To
His
Grace
John
Marquess
of
Tweeddale
,
His
Majesties
High
Commissioner
for
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
.
The
humble
PETITION
of
Nicholas
Dupin
Esquire
,
Joseph
Blake
,
Peter
Kersteman
,
and
Nathaniel
Wyersdale
of
London
Merchants
,
in
behalf
of
themselves
and
divers
other
Merchants
of
the
City
of
London
,
their
Partners
,
for
WORKING
of
all
sorts
of
MINES
and
MINERALLS
in
this
His
MAJESTIES
ancient
Kingdom
of
SCOTLAND
.
Most
humbly
sheweth
,
THat
Your
Petitioners
for
these
several
years
by-past
,
have
at
their
own
proper
Costs
and
Charges
in
Forreign
parts
,
and
at
home
,
made
it
their
Business
to
find
out
and
discover
,
the
Art
and
Mystery
not
heretofore
used
in
this
Kingdom
,
viz.
The
Art
of
Finding
,
Preparing
,
and
Working
of
Mines
,
and
all
sorts
of
Minerals
,
Oars
and
Mettals
.
And
to
that
end
,
Your
Petitioners
have
provided
and
agreed
with
several
skillful
Outlandish
Ingeneers
,
and
others
,
well
known
to
be
good
and
experienced
Artists
,
in
discovering
all
sorts
of
Mines
,
and
Working
and
Smelting
all
sorts
of
Minerals
,
Oars
and
Mettals
whatsoever
.
And
whereas
Your
Petitioners
have
agreed
,
and
taken
sundry
Leases
or
Tacks
from
several
persons
in
this
Kingdom
,
for
considerable
Terms
of
years
,
of
their
Mines
,
Oars
,
and
Minerals
in
their
Lands
.
And
for
the
establishing
and
better
carrying
on
so
good
and
National
an
Undertaking
,
(
without
the
least
intent
to
hinder
or
prejudice
any
other
person
,
or
persons
whatsoever
,
who
have
already
set
up
the
Working
any
Mines
or
Minerals
in
this
Kingdom
)
have
raised
a
considerable
Joynt
Stock
,
to
be
imployed
in
their
Mines
and
Minerals
here
;
by
means
whereof
,
not
only
their
said
Ingeneers
and
Artists
,
but
also
a
great
number
of
poor
People
and
others
,
are
at
present
actually
imployed
,
which
will
highly
advance
the
Wealth
of
this
Kingdom
,
by
bringing
forth
out
of
the
Ground
,
those
Treasures
that
have
been
so
long
hidden
.
And
whereas
Your
Petitioners
are
credibly
informed
,
that
great
quantities
of
Copper
is
yearly
imported
from
Swedland
,
and
several
other
Forreign
parts
,
into
this
Kingdom
,
to
the
great
prejudice
of
the
Ballance
of
Trade
.
And
Your
Petitioners
being
well
assured
,
of
being
able
out
of
their
several
Mines
,
to
furnish
this
Kingdom
with
Good
Fine
Copper
,
which
for
the
future
will
not
only
be
a
Means
to
prevent
the
Importation
thereof
,
but
will
also
save
great
Sums
of
money
in
this
Kingdom
,
which
hath
heretofore
gone
thence
to
answer
the
same
;
and
will
imploy
many
poor
People
,
improve
Trade
,
and
tend
to
the
enriching
this
Nation
.
Your
Petitioners
therefore
,
in
behalf
of
themselves
and
their
several
Partners
,
humbly
pray
this
Most
Honourable
House
of
Parliament
,
will
be
pleased
to
grant
unto
Your
Petitioners
,
that
the
said
Mines
and
Mineral-Works
,
and
Undertakings
,
may
be
created
a
Manufactory
;
and
from
henceforth
be
called
by
The
Name
of
The
Company
,
for
Working
of
Mines
and
Minerals
in
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
:
With
Priviledge
unto
Your
Petitioners
,
to
make
,
or
cause
to
be
made
,
Pence
,
Half-pence
and
Boadles
,
out
of
the
Copper
of
this
Nation
;
with
a
proviso
therein
,
that
the
same
shall
not
hinder
nor
obstruct
any
person
or
persons
,
who
have
already
set
up
the
Working
Mines
,
Minerals
or
foresaids
in
this
Kingdoms
Provided
also
,
that
the
foresaid
Grant
shall
not
prejudice
His
Majesty
,
His
Heirs
and
Successors
,
in
their
Rents
,
Rights
and
Revenues
,
out
of
any
Royal
Mines
in
this
Kingdom
.
And
Your
Petitioners
shall
ever
pray
:
&c.