The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2025), date accessed: 12 July 2025

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Act in favour of the skinners

Our sovereign lord and whole estates of this present parliament ratify and approve the act of parliament made in his highness's last parliament held at Edinburgh upon 21 July in the year of God 1593 in favour of skinners and free craftsmen of that occupation regarding the transporters of calf skins, kid skins, heifers and schurlings,2 ordaining the same to have full execution in all times hereafter.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, f.43r.
  2. Defined in DSL as the skin of a recently shorn sheep, also the wool from such a skin.