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Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, taking to consideration a supplication given in by the provost, bailies and council of the burgh of Rutherglen bearing the said burgh to have been erected a free burgh by King David in the year 1126, and so has continued until this day, but in a very mean and low condition these many years bygone by reason of its contiguity with the city of Glasgow, which has all the commerce and trading in those parts, so that their ancient royal burgh is like to decay and ruin; and therefore, craving that in regard the said burgh has but two fairs in the year, namely, Trinity Tuesday† and Lukesmas [18 October], there might be two fairs more added to the said burgh, the one to be held and begin upon 28 April and the other upon 20 August yearly, each of them to continue for the space of four days, as the supplication bears; therefore our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament recommends to the lords of his majesty's exchequer to pass a new signature in favour of the said burgh of Rutherglen adding two new fairs to the said burgh, the one to begin upon 28 April and the other upon 20 August yearly, and each of them to continue for the space of four days.