[1612/10/49]¹

Act for changing the market day of Glamis

Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, understanding that the town of Glamis, lying within the sheriffdom of Forfar, pertaining heritably to his highness's right trusty cousin and councillor Patrick [Lyon], earl of Kinghorn, lord Lyon and Glamis, was erected by his majesty's most noble progenitors of worthy memory in a free burgh in barony, with the privilege of a weekly market day upon the Friday, and with all other privileges and liberties belonging to a free burgh in barony, as the charter of erection made and granted relating thereto to the late John [Lyon], lord Glamis [...], to the said Patrick, now earl of Kinghorn, of the date at Edinburgh, 20 October 1491, at more length bears; and because it is known to his majesty and whole estates of this present parliament that Friday is the weekly market day of Coupar in Angus, not far distant from the said town of Glamis, whereunto the whole country people weekly resort the said day, through which the foresaid weekly market of the same burgh of Glamis, being upon the market day of the said town of Coupar in Angus, is altogether incommodious and unprofitable, as well to the said Patrick, earl of Kinghorn and to the inhabitants and burgesses of the said burgh of Glamis and to all others our sovereign lord's lieges resorting and frequenting thereto; in respect and for remedy whereof, and for the well and commodity of all his highness's lieges resorting and frequenting to the said burgh of Glamis, our said sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament discharge the foresaid weekly market day of the said burgh of Glamis which was of before held upon the Friday, and statute and ordain that Thursday shall be the weekly market day of the said burgh of Glamis in all time coming, to be used, possessed and enjoyed with all calls, customs and liberties pertaining thereto, in the same way and as freely in all respects as the said market day was or might have been held or used upon the Friday of before by virtue of the infeftment above-written or any other rights and securities made and granted in any time bygone to and in favour of the said Patrick, earl of Kinghorn, or any others, his predecessors.