178 CHARTERS GRANTED TO ANNAN. 
fare-day annually on the day of the Ascension called Alhallow 
Thurisday, and through the week of the same, with a town-hall, 
etc., with power of buying and selling, etc., burgh farms, etc., 
to be paid. 
45th of James VI. At Edinburgh, 10th July, 1612. 
The King, understanding that the town and burgh of 
Annand, then situated in the Middil schyrs of the Kingdom of 
Great Britain, has very often been destroyed, and calling to 
mind that King James V. had erected the said town into a free 
burgh by a charter, in which, through the ignorance of those 
who obtained it, no certain yearly rent was fixed to be paid to 
the King, but he was referred to the old custom of payment ; 
whence it came to pass that it was uncertain what it had been 
the custom to pay; because the old charters had been destroyed ; 
he has ratified the said charter and the others granted to the 
said burgh. Moreover he has again erected the said town into 
a free royal burgh, with all its lands, yearly rents, and fishings 
within the bounds specified, with salmon and other fishings by 
boats, nets, and the Aaljfis and coupis; and from the Alterstane 
in Silway at the foot of Annand-water, with power to the bur- 
gesses of breaking up and filling the common lands, and of 
making mills, mill lands, and damis upon them; also of electing 
annually a provost, bailies, etc., with power of the pack and 
peill, of buying and selling, etc., also building a town-hall, 
prison, and market-cross and of holding a market on Thursday 
and Friday in each week, with free fairs twice a year, namely, 
on Ascension-day, called Allhallow Thurisday, and on St 
Michael’s day, 29th of September, and through the weeks of 
the same, with customs, etc. 40 shillings to be paid, with the 
usual burghal service. 
WATER OF ANNAN. 
22nd of James V. At Striveling, 7th March, 1535. 
The King has granted to John Kennedy, son and heir 
apparent of John Kennedy of Halleaths and to his heirs, 10 
mercats of land of ancient extent of Halleaths, with the fishing 
of the same above the water of Annand between the church of 
Apilgarth and the King’s lands and the lands of Lochmabane, 
in the parish of Lochmabane, stewartry of Annanderdale, 
