1500
19 February 1499–1500.
Clengeing.
The provest baillies and counsale hes statute and ordanit that yitt as
befor, for the commoun weill and proffeitt of the towne, that all the pairts of
the toune be clengeit of all infect guidis and presumit to be infect, in this wyse,— that every person inhabitare within this towne presumit dangerous, as said
is, that within viij dayes next following this day thai and ilk ane of thame
purge and clenge thair said hous and all maner of stufe being thairintill be
watter and fyre as hes bene vsit in tyme bygane, vnder the payne of
destructioun and byrning of thair guids infect or suspect, and banesing thame
selffis the towne for all the dayes of thair lyfes but favouris, and quhat persoun
that beis convict be ane inqueist slewthfaa a heirintill and doand in the
coutrare heirof, nocht fulfilland this statute within the said time, sall be pvnist
as said is to the rigour; and this clengeing to be maid at the rynnand Watter of
Leyth, and na vther place, nother wellis, nor yitt at the Sowth Loch, nor yitt
the North Loch, vnder the said payne.
Clengers.
Item, thai haif devysit to haif fyve persouns, viz. Dauid Halis and iiij
young habill persouns with him, to be berares and clengearis within this toune,
to do and execute their lawbouris thairintill quhen ony sic aventures or cais
occurris and happinis, and thir persouns to haif a signe and taikin, viz a littill
quhyte wand iij quarteris lang with a hupe of quhyte irne at the end, and that
wand to be born in thair hands opinly at thai may be kend, and at thai hald
thame be thameself togidder, and nocht to cum nor vse amangs vther folks
quhill God provyde remeid; and thai to heir mes in the hospitile of St Mary
Wynd; and thir persouns to haif ilk ane of thame in standand waidges vj d. ilk
day; and quhen thai mak ony erding of cors or clengeing of hous thai sall haif
rewaird thairfor at the discretioun of the provest baillies and counsale; and
quhen thair ar vacand for eirding and clenging thai to lawbour vpoun the covering
and casting of the kirk yairds quhair neid is and vther places, considering thai
laif a standard wage.
25 February 1499–1500.
Seruandis.
Item. that na servand bye nor tak na maner of stufe of clething nor
habilyementis without the maister or husy or bayth haif knawlege thairof, vnder
the payne of byrning and banesing the toune.
Marketts; Harberyng; Leyth.
It is statute and ordanit be the provest baillies and counsale, for certane
causes concerning the common weill and proffeitt of this toune, conformand to
dyuers statutes maid of before, that na maner of persoun tak vpoun hand to
bring ony merkett stufe, woll, hyde, clayth, or skin, nor nane vther maner of stufe
except vittalis allanerly, and that they cum furth of vnsupect places of seiknes
to sell and mak merkett of, or till hous it within the toune, vnder the payne of
escheitt; and for that intent thai crye downe the markets nane to be halden
quhill St Geillis day next to cum, and that na nychtboures within this toune
house harbery nor ressett na manner of persoun nor thair guidis cummand fra
the landwart without leiff of the officeris, provest and baillies, vnder the payne
to the men of strikkin throw the hand and banesing the toune, and to the
woman of byrning on the cheik and banesing; and that na nychtbour nor indwellare of this toune, seruands nor vthers, pas to Leyth without leiff of the
officeris foresaidis vnder said paynis; nor that nane of Leyth cum nor
repair in this tound quhill the said terme but leif vnder the said paynes; and in
likewayes this statute teill extend vpoun all perouns dwelland in suspect places
quhatsomever, and till indure quhill the said feist of St. Geillis.
1499.
Anent frauchting of schippis.
It is ordanit be the provest and counsall of the tound, for the commouns
guid of mechandis, at thir persons vnder writtem, that is to say, Patrick
Baroun, William Rynd, James Achesoum, William Dunsyare, James Towris,
Will Thomesoun, Jhone Makcellane be frauchtismen of the toun for hits yeir,
the quhilkis sall fraucht all schippis that sall laid at the port of Leith; and
qubane ony shippis ar to be frauchtit, the saidis frauchtsmen all or four of
thame at the leist, with the commoun clerk and ane baillie, sitt down with the
skipper and na ma merchandis and do thair diligence and cair to fraucht all
bring ony merkett stufe, woll,hyde,clayth,or skin,nor nane vther maner of seiknes
to sell and mak merkett of, or till hous it within the tune, vnder the payne of
schippis of the leist and maist resonable pryces to the commoun proffeitt of all
merchandis, and vpoun the conditioun and frauchting of silk schip the clerk
sal mak ane charter partie vnder his signe manuell, the merchandis haiffand
the ane half the skipper the vther half, contenand in it the pointtis contenit in
our Souerane Lordis act of parliament of frauchting of schippis. (fn. 1) and that the
watter baillie suffer no schip to saill efter he be frauchitt quhill the maister
schaw his charter pairtie vnder the clerkis hand, and failyeand thairof to tak
and pain quhill he bring it; and that the merchandis pay na fraucht nother
heir nor beyound the way quhill the chartour pairtie be schawin and the day
lemmit thairto be obseruit and keipit; and that na merchandis sit with the
frauchtismen vnder the pane of viij s.
Anent the bedrentis of Sanct Mary's Wynd.
It is ordanit be the counsall of the toun that all the almois oblatiouns
and revenewis that cummis [or] may be purchest to the pure bedrentis in the
hospital of Sancht Marye Wynd sall be dispoint and wairit vpoun the said
bedrentis; and the chapellane to haif for his fe to serue thame of mess and
sacramenti of halie kirk x li. of the commoun purs, and to serue thairfore in
the queir as the laif of the college dois; and for helping of the pure bedrentis
to thair sustentatioun, ilk nychtbour of the toun, honest persouns, sall pas his
day about in the toun and procure almois to thame, and the chapellane to gif
compt of his expenssis and waring to the dene of gild ilk xl dayis anys, and
to be written be the dene in his buke; and quha that refusses to pas and
procuris nocht the almois sall pay xl d to thair sustentatioun, and heirvpoun
the chapellane sall begyne at Witsunday nixttocum to his service, and to gif
his bodelye ayth to the fulfilling of thir poynttis.
April 1500.
Assysa
capitalis.
(In the lowse leiffis of the daitt the (blank) day of Aprile 1500 is contenit as
followes.—Tr.):
Assisa capitalis curiae:—Johanne Williamsoun, William Bothuele, Jhone
of Burgoun, Johne of Glen, Will Lokart, Jhone,Jhone Cowpland,Bartilmo Ward
law, Alexander Gally, Walter Young, Alexander Aldoth, Jhone Symsoun,
Jhone Blakstok, Robert Jossy, Thom Otterburne, Jhone of Dey.
The assyse fand the boll of quheitt vj s. viij d. the boll.
Item the pryce of malt, the laid xx s.
20 August 1500.
Seal of Cause
to Walkers.
Till all and syndry quhais knowlege thir present letteres sall tocum, the
provest ballies and counsall of the burgh of Edinburgh greting in the sone of
the glorious Virgine, Sene it efferis till ws of our officis to declair the verite of all
thingis pronuncit desyrit and ordanit befor ws in jugement, heirfor it is that to
youre vniuersiteis we mak it knawin that thare comperit befor ws sittand counsaly
gaderit in to the Tolbuthe of the said burgh the masteris and craftismen of the
Walkaris and Scheraris of claith within the burgh, that is to say, Williame
Steill dekin, Patrik Frry, the spous of vmquhile Johne Balfour, the spous of
vmquhile Johne Yule, James Hog, Johne Gray, Robert Costrall, Robert Bard
and George Weir, for thame self and in the name and behalf of the haill brethir
of the said craft, the quhilkis present till ws thare supplicatioun desyrand for
the lovage of God, worschip and polece of this burgh and commoun proffit of
the nichtbouris thairof and all vtheris reparand thairto, and for Godis seruice
to be done at thare altare of Sanctis Mark, Philip, and Jacob, foundit and
biggit be thame in oure College Kirk of Sanct Geill of the said burgh, and for
the anornyng and reperalling of the samyn, that we wald graunt to thame thir
diuisis priuelegis statutis and reulis vndirwrittin, conformand and syklyke as
vthir faculteis and craftis has within this burgh accordand for thame, and we
wald cause the samyn to be obseruit and kepit amangis thame of the said craft,
and autorist be ws insafer as we haue autorite and powere:— The tenour of the
quhilk suplicatioun followis in this maner, that is to say. In the first that we
may haue faculte and powere yeirlie to cheis our kirkmaister of the said altar
as vthir craftis dois; and at euery freman of our saidis craftis pay for the vpsett
of his buthe five croonis vsuall mony of Scotland, and or he sett wp buthe that
he be examit be foure maisteris of the said craft quhether he be abill and
worthy thairto or nocht to serue the nichtbouris of the toone and vtheris
reparand thairto, and gif he be fundin abill to sett vp buthe that he be
worth of his awin substance thre pair of scheris and of powere to pay
ane steik of hewit claith, swa that gif ony falt standis in him he to satefy
the pairty sustenand the scaith; and at euery master of our saidis craftis
that takis ane prenteis to pay at his entre ten schillingis to the sustentatioun
of Godis seruice to be done at the said alter; and gif it sall happin ony maister
of the saidis craftis to tak or ressave ane vthir masteris prenteis, seruand
or wagit man, he sall pay tuenty schillingis Scottis mony to the said alter;
and gif ony personis of the saidis craftis beis ouertane wyrkand with cardis
notit or previt apone him he sall pay for ilk tyme he beis ouertane or
tayntit thairwith fivetene schillingis Scottis mony, to be distribuit in this wys,
five schillingis to Sanct Gelis werk, five schillingis to our said alter, and five
schillingis to the findar quhat euir he be, and at the kirkmaister for the
tyme and ane honest man of the saidis craftis with him may pas to the nichbouris
tharof in sobir wys for the ingathering of thir dewiteis and sowmes
aboue expremit to the vphald of Godis seruice at our said alter and the ornamentis
of the samyn, buke, challice, vestimentis and siklike neidfull thingis, and
gif neid beis tharfor till poynd and distrenye with ane officiar of the tovne as
efferis; and now becaus the communite of our craft Walkaris and Scheraris within
this tovne walkis wardis extentis and beris all vthir commoun chargis within
this tovne, and the outland walkaris and scheraris duelland vtouth the fredome
of this burgh takkis the werk of the nichtbouris and wynnyn tharof and beris
na portable chargis within this tovne, that thairfor ilk out walkar or scherar of
claith to landward cumand within this tovne and takand the stuf thairof till
wyrk sall pay ilk oulk ane penny, quhilk is bot small valour, till vphald the
devyne seruice at the said altar of Sanct Mark, Philip, and Jacob, to be ingatherit
be the dekin and kirkmasteris of the saidis craftis for the tyme; the
quhilkis desiris statutis diuisis and reulis was thocht expedient and conuenient
for the lovage of God, honour and polecy for the said kirk and this burgh, and
for the commoun proffitt of the samyn and of all our Souerane Lordis liegis, we
be thir our present letteres ratifiis and apprevis, and alslang as it salbe thocht
expedient till ws and our successouris, provest ballies aud counsale of this said
burgh, for the commoun wele and proffitt of the samyn confirmis, interponand
our autorite for the obseruyng and keping of the premissis safer as we haue
powar according to the desyre of the saidis craftismen: And this to all and
sundry quham it efferis or may effeir we mak it knawin be thir our present
letteres, writtin vndir our commoun seill of cause of the said burgh, at Edinburgh
the tuenty day of the moneth of August the yeir of God ane thousand
five hundreth.
26 August 1500.
[Seal of cause
to Taylors.]
Till all and sindry to quahais knawlege thir present letters sall cum.
The provost, baillies, and counsall of Edinburgh, greting in God evirlesting.
Witt zour Universitie, that the day and dait of the making of thir present
lettres, comperit before us in counsall gatherit, John Steill, kirkmaster; George
Bell, William Hockburne, Johne Quhyte, Robert Richartsoun, Johne of
Lauder, William Lamb, Thomas Foulare, William Dick, Morice Slenny, and
the laife of the maisteris of the talzors craft within this burgh, and put till us
thare suplicatioun, contenandt certane statutis and rewles devisit be thame, to
be affirmit be us, for the loving of God Almichty, the honour of the realme,
the worschip and profit of this gude toune, and the profit of all our soverane
lordis, lieges, and utheris reparand thareto; of the quhilk suplicatioun, the
tenore followis:—My Lordis Provest, baillies, and worthie counsale of this
nobill toune, unto zoure honorable discrationis, richt humily menis and schawis
the kirk-mastir, and the laife of the masteris of the talzour craft within this
burgh, that first for the loving (praise) of Almichty God, the honore of the
realme, the worschip and profitt of this gude toune, and the profitt of all oure
severane lordis leigis, and utheris reparand thareto, and in exempill of utheris,
and for the augmentatioun of Divine service at the altar of Sanct An, oure
matrone of the samen, situate within the College Kirk of Sanct Geils of the
said burgh. We desyre that we micht have thir statutis, articulis, and rewlis
followand, grantit and gevin till us be zour autoritie, quarethrow gude rewle
and gyding may be had amangis us of the said craft, baith masteris and servandis,
and oure successoris; considering it is saide be comone auctorite, that
multitude but reull maks confusion, and to eschew the vice thereof, and be
estimit in tyme to cum, thir followand ar oure rationable desyris:—In the
first, That for the several encresments of vertue, practick and knawledge,
standis in gude begyning and foundment, and fra thine furth to continew in
vertue, and persevere to final end: That fra thine furth, all manir of prentice
to be tane at the said craft, sall stand in prenteischip for the space and termes
of sevin zeirs, and na less, without dispensatioun of the principall master of
the said craft, and specialie favour of the sonnys of the said craft; and ilk
prentice to pay at his entrie, to the reparatioun and uphalding of Divine service
and oure said altar, ten schillings; and that nouther thir prenticis, nor
nane othyr persoun of the said craft, be sufferit to set up buth within this said
burgh, without he be fundin sufficient, habill and worthy thairto, in practick
and utherwayis, and admittit thareto, first be the sworne masters of the craft,
and maid freman and burgess of the said burgh; and for his upsett, to pay
forty schillings to the reparatioun and uphalding Divine service at oure said
altar. And that na maner of master of the said craft to houss, harber or resett
any uther master's prentice or servand; and gif he dow, he sall pay ane contribution
and taxt to oure said altare, at the discratioun of oure said sworn
masteris principall of the saids craft, and the causs thereof to be reformit be
thame: And that ilk master haldane buth within this said burgh of
the said craft sall pay his wolkly penny to the reparatioun of the
adhornementis of our saids altare, and to sustene the preistis mete thereof,
as it cummys about; and that the said kirkmaster and certane of the
principall masteris of the said craft, that sall happin to be for the tyme, may
have full facultie, leife and privilege, with ane officare of the toune, to pas
with thame for to poind and distrenzie, gif neid be, for the taking, raising and
inbringing of thir dewities forsaid, to the sustentatioun and uphalding of
Goddis service, as said is, but danger, stop or impediment. Quharfore, as this
our rationable and simpil desyris and petition is conform to equitie, and ar
consonant to honore and pollecey, according to the usis and consuetudis of
great antiquitie in uther realmys and provincis; that ze wald grant till us
thame ratifyit, approvit and confirmit be zow under zowr sele of causs, in perpetuall
memorial of gude rewle to be had in tyme to cum, with zowr answere
hereupon we humily beseik. The quhilks articulis, statutis and rewlis, beand
red, hard and understandin, and diligently considrit be us, that they ar for the
lovage, first of Almichty God and sustentatioun of Divine service, and for gude
rewlis to be had in tym to cum amangis thame of the said craft, in augmentatioun
and suple of the comone profitt, and for till eschew misgydit wayis, that
has bene usit in tyme begane; we have ratifyt, approvit and confirmit; and
be thir presents for us and our successors, ratifys, approvis and confirmis the
samin in all poyntis and articlis to the said masteris and their successoris of the
saide craft, in perpetuall memoriale in tyme to cum for evirmair; and this
to all quham it efferis, we mak knawin by the tenore of thir our lettres. In
witness of the quhilk thing, to thir oure present lettres oure comone sele of
causs of oure said burgh we have gart append, at Edinburgh, the 26th day
of the moneth of August, in the yere ane thousand and five hundreth zeres.
11 October 1500.
Careing of guids to schip in Leyth.
The provest baillies and counsall statutes and ordanis, anent the furnesing
and laiding of the schips that ar laidand, that in tyme to cum na maner of
persoun fra Tyisday furth nixt to cum pas with ony guids to Leyth or send,
becaus of the daynger of seiknes that is in Leyth, but at thai carie thair guids
with karteris of this towne to Leyth hill besyde the Abbay, and discharge the
guds thair, that the cairteris of Leyth may thair resaue the samyn to the port,
to be had to the schips, and this laiding to be maid in the haistiest wyse for
to eschew daynger; and at na persoun indwellare within this towne pas to
Leyth be na maner of way without leif askit and obteint fra the provest and
baillies, vnder the payne of byrning and banesing, siclyke as is imputt to thame
now dwelland in Leyth that thai cum nocht heir within this towne quhill God
provyde remeid.
14 October 1500.
Clenging.
It is statute and ordanit be the provest baillies and counsale, for the
commoun weill and proffeitt, that all maner of persons that hes ony guidis
closit in hous within this towne quhilkis hes bene infect or presumit infect, that
thai pas to the Powburne to morne, and clenge thair guids and geir be fyre and
watter at the rynand burne, with intimatioun that gif thai compeir nocht the
saids provest and baillies will caus the said hous be oppinit, and the said guids
thairintill to be brynt and destroyit; and at na persoun tak vpoun hand
priuatlie be him self to mak ony sic clengeing, bot at thai first schaw it to the
baillies, and at be done be avyse command and ordinance of thame; and at thair
be na geir had fra ane hous to ane vther nor flittet without licence of the
baillies, vnder payne of byrning of the geir and banesing of the persoun berare
thairof.
Clenging; Seik or died.
It is avysit and thocht expedient statute and ordaint be the provest
baillies and counsale, for swamekill as it wes statute of before twicheing the
clenging of the towne of infect guids, or swa presumit, the quhilk sall be on this
wayes, that the baillies convoy and caus be convoyit the saidis guids to the
rynnand water of Leyth and thair purgeit with fyre and watter, and to remane
furth for the space of aucht dayes quhill thai be dryit thairfurth or thai cum
in the towne agane and thair howse to be singit in lykewyis as wont was; and
quhair thair is persouns of greitt honour and fame that will tak vpoun thame
that thair guidis ar clengeit and clene, that he that hes nocht bene seik, handill
all his guidis be him self and his wyfe, and gif he hes bene seik that he caws ane
honest persoun that hes nocht bene seik to handill the samyn; and quhair thai
will nocht that thair guids he clengeit as said is, and this handling to be done in
presens of the baillies, and gif ony perell happinis, as God forbid, throw the said
guids thus handlit, and beis convict thairof be ane inqueist, thai guids to be
brynt and destroyit but favoures; and quhair ony persoun happinis seik, at thai
keip thame quyett for iiij dayes quhill it be vnderstandin quhairto it turnis, or
that ony deceissis, that the persouns of that place observe and keip thame
quyett for xij dayes, and nocht to repair amangs vtheris nor nane with thame
vnder payne of banesing.
Watche.
Item, it is statute and ordanit that thair be nichtlie ane watche of vj
sufficient persouns for the keiping of the toun and guid rewle to be had
thairintill, and quhat persoun chairget heirto that will nocht waik nor furnis a
sufficient persoun sall pay to the baillies viij s. but favouris.
Clenging.
It is avysit and thocht expedient twicheing the clengeing of the towne of
infect guidis with infectioun of pestilence, eikand to the acts and statutes maid
thairvpoun of before, that quhair it wes limit the time of xv dayes to all
persouns als weill dwelland vtowth the towne as within, haiffand sic guidis
closit in hous, that thai suld haif clengeit the samyn, or to haif gart clenge
within the said terme, nochtwithstanding, in favouris of the persouns absent, the
provest baillies and counsale hes limit to thame or thair factouris in thair
name gif ony will appear Fryday at nixtt cummis, quhill the day lestis, for
clengeing of the said guidis after the forme of the statutes maid thairvpoun
abefore as said is, vnder the paynis thairintill contenit; certefeand to thame and
till all vtheris nichtboures and inhabitaries within this towne and boundes
thairof that gif thai clenge nocht thair said guidis swa infectit, or swa presumit,
be the said Fryday thairafter, the provest and baillies will tak diligent inquisitioun,
swa that gif it beis fundin that ony infectioun or danger thairof happinis
to ryse, as God forbid, throw the nocht clengeing of the saidis guids and purgeing
thairof, thai will mak the persouns thus faltand to recompance the haill
skayth that happines thairthrow, and thai and thair guids to be punist after
the forme of the said statutes maid obefore but favouris.
16 October 1500.
(Siclyke is heir contenit ane statue dischargeing the nychtboures of certane
towness about to cum to the Alhallow fair quhill afterwards, and that nane in this
towne ressett or harbery, or pas furth to bye thair guids.—Tr.)
20 October 1500.
Curia vicecomitatis de Edinburgh tenta coram preposito et balliuis.
[The court of the Sheriffdom of Edinburgh, held before the provost and bailies.]
Disprysing and invayding aboide.
The quhilk day William Paterson [and] Patrick Lowiesoun convict be ane
assyse vpoun the disprysing of William Todrig, baillie, invadand him with
cruell wawpouns and drawin swordis, for the quhilk caus thai sall be had to the
trone and thair hands to be straken throch, and that is gevin for dome.
(This contenit in a lowse leif, and in the buik begynand the yeir 1518.—Tr.)
10 November 1500.
Curia parliamenti quatuor burgorum tenta apud Edinburgum, in Pretorio
eiusdem, decimo die mensis Noumbris, anno Domini j m vc., coram nobili
et prepotenti domino Alexandro domino Home, magno camreario Scotie,
secta vocata curia affirmata.
[The Court of the Parliament of Four Burghs held at Edinburgh, in the Tolbooth
of the same, on the tenth day of the month of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand five hundred, before a noble and potent lord, Alexander Lord
Home, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, the suits called, and the Court fenced.]
That na craftismen vse marchandice.
The quhilk day, it is thocht expedient and als statute and ordanit in this
court of parliament of Four Borrowis, be my Lord Chalmerlane, and with avys
of his assessouris and commissaris of borrowis, that because all borrowis hes
been greitly hourt in tymes bygane be craftismen vsand merchandice within
the borrowis, that thairfore the actis of parliament maid in our Souverane Lordis
tyme that last decessit of gude mynd, quhome God assolye, sallbe obseruit and
kepit in all poyntis in tyme tocum, anent craftismen sall vse ony maner of
merchandice within the burgh, bot occupy his awin craft, vnder the pains
contenit in the said actis of parliament, (fn. 2) quhilk is x li., and that thair be
serchouris chosin within ilk burgh, sic as provest eldermen baillies and custumaris,
to serche and seik the personis brekeris of the saidis actis of parliament,
and to rais the painis contenit vpoun thame, and to mak compt therof
in the Chakker. And als it is thocht expedient statute and ordanit be my Lord
Chalmerlane and the saidis commissaris of burrowis, that na persoun pas in
Flanders nor France with merchandice bot he that is burges and induellare
within the burgh, nor that na personis out burgessis occupy the fredome of
the burgh, nor haunt merchandice, without he mak continuall residence
within the burgh and pay his dewiteis that accordis him to do thairfore,
as vtheris nychtbouris dois within the burgh, vnder the pane of x li. to be
raisit vpoun the persoun or personis brekaris of this act and statute; and
that the said pane be raisit vpon thame be the serchouris, and to mak compt
thairof in lykwayis in the chekker. And ordanis that ilk burgh tak the copy
of this act authentikly vnder the clerkis signe and subscriptioun manuell,
and that thai put the samyn to dew executioun as thai will answer to the
Kingis Hienes thairvpoun. Extractum e libro actorum curie parliamenti
quatuor burgorum per me Jacobum Petello clericum dicte curie, sub meis signo
et subscriptione manualibus.
4 December 1500.
Statute. Skyneris vse na merchandice.
The provest in the Kingis name chairgit the hale Skynneris craft that
thai occupie na merchandice and thair craft after the act.
8 December 1500.
Mercatores burgenses.
It was avisit and thocht expedient be Alexander Lauder, provest, Johnne
Williamsoun, Johne Adamsoun, Stevin of Borthwik and William Todrik,
baillies and counsale for the tyme, that the burgessis folowand sude be maid
for the reparing of the toune, the honour and profit of the kirk, in making of
jowelry, siclike as the siluer candilstekis, siluer crowatis and vther anornamentis
for the kirk; and in likwis that in al tymes to cum the toune be serchit of
the personis induelland thairintil that may bere burgesry or gild, that thai
be maid in the profit thairof to be warit apon the honour of the kirk;
quhilk was done at the Mychelmis efter the greit deid.