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Act for three fairs and a weekly mercat in favors of John Drummond of Pitkellony

Our sovereign lady, with the special advice and consent of the estates of parliament, ordains and appoints three fairs to be kept yearly in all time comeing, one thereof to begin on the last Tuesday of July, another to begin on the eighteenth day of October and the other to begin on the fourteenth day of April, and each of them to continue two dayes, and a weekly mercat on Tuesday, in all time comeing, at the Kirktoun of Muthill, in the steuartry of Strathern and shire of Perth, and belonging to John Drummond of Pitkellony; and gives and grants to the said John Drummond, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said yearly fairs and weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties, priviledges and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom.