The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 2 May 2024

[1597/11/41]1

Anent the bigging of burrowes townes in the iles and hielandis

Oure soverane lord, [with advise]2 of the estaitis of this present parliament, for the bettir intertening and continuing [of]3 civilitie and polecie within the hielandis and iles, hes statut and ordanit that thair be erectit and buildit within the boundis thairof thre brugheis and burrow tounes in the maist convenient and commodius pairtis meit for the samyn, to wit: ane in Kintyre, ane uthair in Lochaber, and the thrid in the Lewis, to the quhilk brughtis and inhabitantis thairof oure soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis sall grant and be thir presentis grantis all privelegeis quhilkis his hienes or predicessouris hes grantit to onie uthair brughtis or inhabitantis thairof within this realme. And that it salbe lesum to oure soverane lord, be the advise of the lordis of his majesties cheker, to gif, grant and dispone to everie ane of the saidis brughtis samekill land and grund furthe of his hienes annexit propertie as may serve to beig the saidis tounis upoun the samyn with samekill land and fischeingis nixt adjacent thairto in commoun gude to everie ane of the saidis thre tounes as may sustene the commoun chairgeis thairof, to be haldin in frie burgage of his hienes in sic forme and maner as his majesteis maist nobill progenitouris of worthie memorie hes grantit of auld to the erectioun of uthair brughtis of this realme.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, f.69v.
  2. APS interpolation, taken from the contemporary printed collection of acts, Sir John Skene, Lawes and Actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First and his successors Kings of Scotland - The XV Parliament of King James the Sext, halden at Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of December, the yeir of God, ane thousand, five hundreth, ninetie seven yeirs (Edinburgh, 1597), p.170.
  3. APS interpolation, taken from the contemporary printed collection of acts, Sir John Skene, Lawes and Actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First and his successors Kings of Scotland - The XV Parliament of King James the Sext, halden at Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of December, the yeir of God, ane thousand, five hundreth, ninetie seven yeirs (Edinburgh, 1597), p.170.