[1705/6/148]¹

Act for two fairs at Huntley in favors of the duke of Gordon

Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantadge of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and also to increase trade and commerce in the nation, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize two yearly fairs upon the dayes following at the toun of Huntley, lying in the shire of [...],² and belonging to George, duke of Gordon, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint two fairs to be keeped yearly in all time comeing at the said toun of Huntley, one thereof upon the third Tuesday of August, and the other upon the first Tuesday of October, and each of them to continue four dayes; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said duke, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, with all other liberties, priviledges and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.