Old Aberdeen 8 January 1796 Attested by the Valuators appointed by Head Court held 30 Novem. 1795 Signed. Hugh Leslie; James CCC Smith Alex Smith, George Fiddes, Andrew Lawson, Alex. Clark, George Jaffray. IV. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION FOR 1.-Petition for the Magistrats of Old Aberdeen. Unto the Right Hon" the Lord High Chancellor and remanent Lords and others of the Commissione for regulating the trade betwixt the Burghs Royall and Burghs of Regallity and Barronie. The Petitione of the Magistrats of Old Aberdeen for themselves and in name of the Community y'of. Humbly Sheweth, That wher we being informed that the Burghs Royall have given in a Memorial to yo' Lo, by qch they insinuat that we should pay a pairt of the Stent Roll, Albeit it cannot be condishended, that any liveing within our toune have had any foraigne trade except such as ar Burghers of Aberdeen who ar Stented by the Magistrats y'of, and so falls not under the compass of unfree traders, so that it wer very hard to impose any quota upon yo' petitioners who ar content to renunce the benefite of the Act of Parliat. except yo' Lo, allow us such ane easie quota as we ar able to bear. May it y'for please your Lo, to consider the premissis And befor any quota be stented upon us that yo' Lo., would allow us to be heard in your oune presence, And your petitioners shall ever pray. Edinb: 16 March 1699. Wm Black. The Commissione of Parliat for setling the communica°n of trade haveing considered this petitione and heard the petitioners Advocats y'upon they modifie tuo shift Scots monethly to be payed by the toun of Old Aberdeen and approves the report of the Committee y'anent. Marchmont Cancellar. I.P.C. 1 Acts of Parliament, x. 113. -- 2. Report from the Commissioners of Supply of the Shyre of Aberdeen to the Commission of Parlia of what wes offered before them be Burghs of Barony and Regality and other unfree Traders for the benefite of Communication of Trade with the Com's opinion anent the sds. offers. 25th Day of April, 1700.1 The saids Commissioners of Supply of the Shire of Aberdeen at least a quorum of them having met at Aberdeen the said twenty fyfth day of Aprile did in the first place nominat and elect Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran to be their Preses. Thereafter Andrew Fraser of Kinmundie Shirref Depute of Aberdeen one of their number did produce the Act of the Com's of Parliat anent unfrie Traders dated the tuentie day of March last, whereby the Com's of Supply of the seall Shires are appointed to meet at their ordinary places of meeting this day to receive and hear what every Burgh of Regality Baronie and others unfree Traders within the rexive bounds will offer and undertake to pay of the taxt roll of ane hundreth punds of the Burghs Royall for obtaining the communication and freedome of trade conform to the Acts of Parlia' made theranent, As also to hear what the Burghs Royal within their rexive bounds shall object agt the saids offers and to receive and consider what arguments probation and other evidents may be adduced hinc inde for the better stating and adjusting of the said quota. Lykewayes compeared Mr John Robertsone one of the Baillies of Old Aberdeen and produced a Commission dated the tuentie tuo day of Aprile instant granted to him be the Baillies and Councill of the City of Old Aberdeen for compearing befor the Com's of Supplie at this tyme and making offer in favors of the said citie for their communication of trade, which Commission being publictlie read, the sd. Mr John Robertsone made offer of tuelfe pennies Scots of the taxt roll for the said Toun of Old Aberdeen and freedome therof including the whole inhabitants and wes content to bear burden accordingly, declaring the freedome to be from the Key stone at John Setons house in the Spithill to Thomas Cassies house in the head of the Seaton in the North end of the Old Toun, and protested that this may be reported to the Commission of Parlia and that he might have ane extract therof; Lykeas it wes 1 Acts of Parliament, x. 143. |