Hand Made Volume containing two Acts of Parliament relating to the Linen & Hemp Industry in Scotland, Act IV of 1726, i.e. (13 Geo. 1)CAP.XXVI, and its amendment from 1750. Bound in half leather with marbled paper covered boards, with contents label on upper board. Some wear to corners of boards, slight marking to some page margins otherwise contents in very good condition. With added handwritten text and simple watercolour decorations added to four blank leaves by the owner, Duncan McCowan, dated 1818 Act IV of 1726 (also known as the Linen and Hempen Manufactures (Scotland) Act 1726) was designed to prevent frauds and abuses in the linen industry in Scotland. It addressed issues related to the quality of linen yarn and sought to ensure fair practices in its manufacture. It focused specifically on the steeping and watering of flax and hemp. It prohibited the steeping of these materials in boghouses, peat, moss, or turf-pits, and also restricted steeping in standing water for more than one year in the same hole or pit. The act stipulated that if the water source for the steeping pit was a running river or rivulet, it should be frequently supplied with fresh water. Violations of this act could result in the forfeiture of the hemp or lint