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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B05191) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175349) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2730:19) Act for selling of meal by weight. Edinburgh, the twenty fifth day of September 1696. Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates. Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1696. Caption title. Signed at foot of text: Al. Gibson. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng Meal -- Weights and measures -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. eebo Act for selling of meal by weight. Edinburgh, the twenty fifth day of September 1696. Scotland. Parliament 1696 1 414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-03 Sampled and proofread 2009-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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ACT For Selling of Meal by Weight . Edinburgh , the Twenty Fifth Day of September 1696.

OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and the ESTATES of PARLIAMENT , Considering the many Abuses committed in the Measuring of Meal in several Parts of this Kingdom , and that these Abuses may be Obviat , by Selling of Meal by Weight : Do , for remeid thereof , Statute and Ordain ▪ That from and after the first Day of January next to come , all sorts of Meal Bought and Sold within this Kingdom , shall be Sold and Delivered by Weight , at Light Stone Trois Weight , in place of the Boll of Lithgow Measure , and so proportionally , under the Pain of Confiscation of all Meal Sold otherways than is hereby Appointed and Imprisonment of the Seller thereof for a Week , toties quoties : Declaring hereby , that the Meal so Confiscat , shall immediatly Belong to the first Informer ; and Requiring all Sheriffs , Stewarts , Paillies of Regalities , Royalties , or Baronies , all Magistrats of Royal Burrows , Justices of Peace , and all other Judges whatsomever , to cause put this ACT to all due Execution against the Contraveeners within their respective Bounds ; Certifying all such Judges , Magistrats , or others foresaids , who after due Information thereof , shall Neglect to Execute the same , by Delivering the said Meal to the first Informer , and Imprisoning the Seller in manner foresaid , that they shall be Lyable to the said Informer , in the double of the Value of all Meal which shall be Sold within their Bounds , otherways than is Appointed by this ACT ; Reserving their Releif from the particular Transgressors , in sua far as extends to the single Value thereof allanerly . Likeas HIS MAJESTY , with Advice and Consent foresaid , hereby Revives , Ratifies and Confirms all former Acts made anent the sufficiency of Meal , and Ordains the same to be put to all due Execution .

Extracted furth of the Records of Parliament , by me Alexander Gibson , one of the Principal Clerks of Session , as having Commission from Charles Earl of Selkirk , Clerk to His Majesties Council , Registers and Rolls .

AL. GIBSON .

EDINBVRGH , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Excellent Majesty , Anno DOM. 1696.