The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 16 May 2024

[1593/4/78]1

2Act regarding the market day of the burgh of Forfar

Our sovereign lord, understanding that by act and ordinance made regarding the observation of the Sabbath day within this realm the market day of the burgh of Forfar, being the head burgh of the shire, which was Sunday, is taken from them, and his highness not willing that they in any way should be prejudiced hereby, therefore his highness, with advice of the estates of this present parliament, alters and changes their said market day from Sunday to Friday, and wills the same Friday weekly to be their market day to them in all times hereafter, and the same to stand with the same privileges and freedom as the Sunday did of before.3

  1. NAS, PA2/15, f.26r.
  2. The letter 'P.' written in the margin.
  3. The rest of the folio is blank and a further three blank folios (unnumbered) precede the 1594 parliament which begins on f.27.