Currie Community Council

An Act of the Scottish Parliament (1705)

Act for a weekly mercat and two fairs


Our Sovereign Lady with the special advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Ordains and Appoints a mercat to be kept weekly on Friday And two fairs yearly . in all time Comeing to be holden at the Toun of Currie in the Barony of Riccartoun and Shire of Edinburgh . and Does by thir presents Give and Grant . the right and priviledge of keeping the said weekly mercat and yearly fairs for all kinds of merchandice with all the tolls Customes and Casualties 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.

Ref: "The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland" [APS], edd. T. Thomson and C. Innes, vol. XI, p 274