The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Act changeing a weekly mercat in favors of Sir Robert Forbes, advocat
Our sovereign lady and estates of parliament, considering that the changeing and altering to Wednesday a weekly mercat formerly appointed to be holden on Friday at the toun of Kincardine Oneill, in the shire of Aberdeen, belonging to Sir Robert Forbes, advocat, will tend much to the good and advantage of the inhabitants thereof, and to the ease and benefite of her majesties' other leidges dwelling near thereto, do therefore, at desire of the said Sir Robert Forbes, by thir presents, appoint a weekly mercat on Wednesday, in all time comeing, to be keept at the said toun of Kincardine Oneill, and that in place of the said mercat formerly holden there every Friday; and have given and granted and hereby give and grant to the said Sir Robert Forbes, his heirs and successors, the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat on the foresaid day for all kinds of merchandice, with all the tolls, customes and casualities thereof and all other liberties and advantadges used and wont to belong to any haveing the priviledge of keeping fairs and mercats within this kingdom. Extract.
- NAS. PA2/39, f.72.