| An Act of the Scottish Parliament (1705) |
Act for a weekly mercat and two fairs |
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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.
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Ref: "The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland" [APS], edd. T. Thomson and C.
Innes, vol. XI, p 274
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