The Privileges of Burghs and Burgesses. - Monopolies.
Town of Cupar v. Town of Kinnothy
Date: 24 June 1664 Case No. No 51.
A burgh royal was found entitled to charge a burgh of barony, to find caution to desist from merchant trade.
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The town of Cupar having charged the town of Kinnothy to desist from merchant trade, they suspend and allege, That they have the privilege of burgh of barony, in keeping hostlers and selling wine.—The charger answered, That selling of wine is one of their chiefest and express privileges.
The Lords, considering that this dipped upon the controversy betwixt burgh royal and burgh of barony, which has remained undecided these thirty years, would not discuss this particular; but found the fetters orderly proceeded in general, ay and while the defenders found caution to desist from merchant trade, without determining how far that reached. See Burgh of Barony.
