Procedure: protest
The Laird of Merchanstounis protestatioun

2Sir Archebald Naper of Edinbillie, knicht, as commissioner for the schirefdome of Edinburgh principall, be his vote dissasentis fra the dissolutioun of the mynis and setting of the same in few efter the maner proponit, be reasone the same is proponit cum diminutione for payment now allanerlie of ane hundreth stane of ilk thowsand, quhairas the mynis payit of befoir fiftie unce utter fine silver of ilk thowsand stane, quhilk is neirly four tymes alsmekle proffite as the offer proponit; as alsua protestis as generall of his majesties cunyiehous that na collectour be appointit ower the ingaddering of his majesties dewtie of the mynis except the generall of his majesties cunyiehous, and that becaus it is ane pairt of the said generallis office, quhairof he and his predicessouris generallis hes bene hitherto in use.

  1. NAS, PA2/14, f.23r.
  2. Written in margin: 'P'.