The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 20 April 2024

[1706/10/410]1

Petitions: recommendations

Thereafter the following petitions, namely petition of Thomas Lockhart, surveyor at Leith, petition of Ensign William Dick, petition of [Robert]2 Henderson, librarian of the college of Edinburgh, were all moved and recommended to her majesty in the terms of the deliverance on their respective petitions.3

Petition: read and granted

Petition of Alexander Black and partners of a starch manufactory for enduing their work with the privileges of other manufactories, and for imposing a duty on foreign starch, read and the desire thereof granted in part conform to a deliverance on the petition.4

Petitions: recommendations

James Finlayson, servant to Mr Robert Alexander, one of the clerks of council and session, recommended to her majesty's treasury conforming to a deliverance on his petition.5

Petition of John Hamilton, town clerk of Irvine, moved and recommended to her majesty in the terms of a deliverance thereon.6

  1. NAS. PA6/36, f.88/265 (note parallel folio system).
  2. APS interpolation.
  3. APS has this title 'Recommendation for ...' but no text. Full text not yet discovered. See additional sources A1706/10/52-4 for all three in extract form.
  4. APS has this title 'Act in favour of Alexander Black ...' but no text. Full text not yet discovered. See additional sources A1706/10/55 for extract.
  5. APS has this title 'Recommendation for ...' but no text. Full text not yet discovered. See additional sources A1706/10/56 for extract.
  6. APS has this title 'Recommendation for ...' but no text. Full text not yet discovered. See additional sources A1706/10/57 for extract.