[1706/10/94]¹

Legislation

Act in favour of George Lockhart of Carnwath

Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard the petition of George Lockhart of Carnwath, humbly showing to them that whereas the petitioner designing to enclose a large piece of ground at Anston in the parish of Dunsyre in the upper ward of Clydesdale he will be mightily obstructed in his said design by a highway which passes through the same, and since the said highway is only a private road, being a shortcut towards Lanark than the principal highway, and that, by rerouting the said highway about the said designed enclosure, it will not be above half a mile further than at present, and the new proposed road, to be made at the sheriff's sight by the petitioner as good as at present, and that no detriment can arise to any person since the whole ground does belong to the petitioner, except a small piece which belongs to one of his vassals whose damages thereby the petitioner is willing, at the sheriff's sight, to repair, the petitioner did, therefore, earnestly beg and entreat that his grace and honourable estates would be pleased to allow and order the said alteration of the said highway upon the petitioner's at the sight of the sheriff, making as good and sufficient a road as at present, and repairing all damages that may arise to any other person by the said highway's passing through and prejudicing their grounds, as has lately been allowed to [George Melville], earl of Melville, [William Ross], lord Ross and Sir David Cunningham, as the said petition bears. And her majesty's high commissioner and the said estates of parliament, having fully considered the said petition and being well and ripely advised therewith, they granted and hereby grant the desire thereof and allowed and hereby allow the petitioner to alter the way above-mentioned, he always making the same as good and sufficient a road as the present way is, and repairing all parties' damages through whose grounds the said way shall go, and that at the sight of the sheriff of the shire.