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Act for a weekly mercat in favors of Alexander Forbes of Ludquhairn

Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that fairs and mercats in convenient places tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof and of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, and that it is very fit for these ends to authorize a weekly mercat on the day following at the toun of Ludquhairn, in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Alexander Forbes of Ludquhairn, do therefore, by thir presents, appoint a mercat to be kept weekly on Thursday, in all time comeing, at the toun of Ludquhairn abovementioned; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Alexander Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof, and all other liberties and advantages used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping weekly mercats within this kingdom. Extract.