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Act changing a weekly market in favour of Sir Robert Forbes [of Learney], advocate

Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that the changing and altering to Wednesday a weekly market formerly appointed to be held on Friday at the town of Kincardine O'Neil, in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Sir Robert Forbes, advocate, will tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof, and to the ease and benefit of her majesty's other lieges dwelling near thereto, do therefore, at desire of the said Sir Robert Forbes, by this act, appoint a weekly market on Wednesday, in all time coming, to be kept at the said town of Kincardine O'Neil, and that in place of the said market formerly held there every Friday; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Robert Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and privilege of keeping the said weekly market on the foresaid day for all kinds of merchandise, with all the tolls, customs and casualties thereof and all other liberties and advantages used and wont to belong to any having the privilege of keeping fairs and markets within this kingdom. Extract.