Petition of the periwig maker burgesses of Edinburgh
Act concerning widows and unfreemen's abuses
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Act concerning widows and unfreemen's abuses

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Date 1700
Location Edinburgh
Description Act concerning widows and unfreemen's abuses by pretending privilege in barbercraft and prescribing the procedure for unfreemen to "make application for a freedome in Barbercraft" within Edinburgh or its suburbs.
Signed by Patrick Mowbray, clerk.
Appended is a ratification of 7 February 1701, in which Walter Porterfield, their Boxmaster, is empowered to deal as he thinks fit with unfreemen making application for barbercraft on the recommendation of noblemen or gentlemen.
Format Manuscript
Original Index Number RCSEd 1/2/2/33