1552
26 January 1551-2.
Anent burges sonis.
Vnfremen.
The quhilk day, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that all maner of burges sonis within this burgh efter thay be maryit that
thay outher pay extent with the rest of the nychtbouris of this burgh or than
pay thair custum as vnfremen, and gif thair aithis vpoun thair guidis as vnfremen, and this to be obseruit for ane ordinence in tyme cuming.
[Unfreemen.]
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale ordanis James Carmichaell dene of gild to sfceik wp all maner of personis buith duris that ar nocht
fremen, and thole tham nocht to occupy ony maner of fredome vnto the tyme
thay pay thair dewte thairfore.
10 February 1551-2.
Anent the flesche.
It is statut and ordanitt be the provest baillies and counsale in all tyme
cuming, that na maner of flescheouris within this burgh, bayth land flescheouris
and vthers, tak vpoun hand fra this day furth to sell ony derar flesche nor the best mwttoun bowke for xij.s.,
and werst for viijs., vunder the pane of excheting of the hale mwttoun that beis appewhendit with thame.
Anent the malt
Item, it is statute and ordanitt be the prouest bailleis and
counsale in all tyme cuming, that na maner of maltman this burgh take vpoun hand
to sell ony derar malt fra this day furth nor the ix furlottis for iij li. viij s., in
consideration that the beir is commonle sauld for xxviij s., xxix s. and xxx s.
the boll, and providit be the act of parliament that thai sall haif iiij s. betuix
the boll of malt and beir, vnder the pane of v li.
8 April 1552.
Breid.
It is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that all maner
of baxstaris within this burgh baik thair breid gude and sufficient stufe, and
that the iiij d. laif wey xvj vncis, vnder the pane of xl s. to be tane of thame als
oft as thay failye, and that the outlandis baxstaris have thair iiij d. laif weyand
xx vncis vnder the pane of escheting thairof, and that na breid be bakin nor
brocht to the merket to sell except iiij d. breid, twa pence breid, vj d. breid, and
viij d. breid, vnder the said pane.
11 May 1552.
Penes burgenses.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement
findis and deliueris that all vnfremen nocht beand burgessis sworn and
ressauit aucht to pay thair customes to the customer of the wyld auenturis
and vther customes.
Anent the
mettis in
Leyth.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale ordanis that Johne
Dalmahoy, thair seriand and officer of the port and havin of Leyth, in all
tymes cumyng keip the mesouris callit the watter mettis for salt, ry, quheit
and beir, and siclik the ferlottis for meill and sic victuell, and to vplift the
proffit of the mesowring thairof, viz., viij d. of the chalder, and vther sic dewiteis
as vsit to be takin of befoir; providand alwys that this gift hurt nor preiuge
nocht the fermorar of the wyld auenturis present nor nane tocum tuicheing his
richt of the saidis mesouris.
27 May 1552.
Werkmen
of Leyth.
Thomas Cunynghame, Johne Stewinsoun, Mongo Paterson, James
Robeson, Johne Culros, Mertyne Purdy, Archibald Dikeson, William Richesoun, admittit werkmen be the prouest baillies and counsale and sworn to
be leill and trew to the towne, and to haif allanerly thir prices for thair
laubouris, viz.: fra ane freman for lossing and sellaring of ane twn wyne in
punscheounis xij d., and of ilk twn pype wyne xvj d.; off the vnfreman for the
lossing and sellaring of the twn punscheoun wyne xvj d., and pype wyne ij s.;
and fra fremen for the cairting of the twn wyne on the schore viij d., and gif it
be brocht furth of the sellar towit our vther wyne xij d. and of all strangearis
xij d. the twn.
Anent the
mettaris of
victuall and
salt.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale findis that the chesing
of the mettaris of all victuall and salt inbrocht to Leyth aucht to be be the
counsale and the jugis, and that the commoun mesouris sald be deliuerit to
the fermorar of the wyld auenturis to be vsit be quhame he plesis assigne
thairto, &c.
Anent the
kirk yard dyk.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale ordanis the eister stan
dik of the kirk yard to be tane downe and the proppis tane away vpoun the
expens of the choppis malis at the kirk yard fute.
Breid.
The quhilk day, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that the pace of quheit breid be xiij vncis be our awin baxteris and xvij
vncis be the outlandis, vnder the pane of xl s. to be tane of the baxteris of this
burgh and eschete of the vther baxteris stufe.
Methven
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale findis that the breid
apprehendit with Hercules Methven is fer les nor the pace, and thairfor ordanis
him to pay the vnlaw for xl s.
17 June 1552.
Anent the
wechtis.
The quhild day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement
ordanis Patrik Irland baillie of his consent to caus mak certane stane wechtis of
leid and merk thame with the townis merk, and that thai wey stane, half stane,
and sua; and ordanis the samyn to be deliuerit to the personis that kepis the
buithis at the ovir trone and vtheris that weyis woll, butter, cheis and sic
stuf; and that on thair expens that sall ressaif the samyn wechtis; and thair
for dischargis all the wechtis that the saidis personis hes now presentlie and
gif thai be fundin weyand thairwith to be pvnist.
Anent the woll mercat
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement
statute and ordanit that na maner of woll brocht to the mercat of this burgh
to sell be strikin up other inwith buithis or outwith handillet or weyit quhill
vij houris in the mornyng, and that na vther personis nor fremen of this burgh
by ony thairof quhill xij houris be strikin vnder the pane of eschete.
6 July 1552.
Anent the
baillies
comptis
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale ordanis the foure
baillies of the yeir of God jm vc xl yeris, viz., Alexander Brown, Robert Flemyng,
James M'Gill and Maister Johne Prestoun to gif in thair compt of the extent
of the Gallowis raid maid in that yeir, within xv dayis.
Anent the Borrow Loch.
The quhilk day, the prouest, baillies and counsale ordanis that na personis
wesche ony claithis at the Borrow Loch in tyme cummyng, and dischairgis the
burnmen to tak ony burn at ony wellis in the burgh vnder sic panis that
the jugis ples imput to tham.
15 July 1552.
Ewart. Villa.
The quhilk day, in presens of the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in
jugement, James Ewart confessit and grantit that laitlie he beand in Leyth
desyrit to haif bocht fra Andro Gray, strangear, certane barrellis of irn, and
becaus thai culd nocht aggre thairupoun he desyrit Dauid Thomson induellar in
Leyth to by the samyn, quha bocht the samyn to him, quhairthrow the saidis
prouest baillies and counsale fand that he had broken the statutis of this toune
maid, that na maner of burgessis of this burgh suld mak blok or by gudis in
Leyth, and thairby he had incurrit the pains of xl li. contenit thairintill and
thairfor decernis him to pay the samyn within xxiiij houris nixt heirefter, or
failyeing thairof to enter in ward and remane quhill he pay the samyn to the
thesaurer.
26 July 1552.
Breid.
The quhilk day, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that all maner of baxstaris within this burgh baik thair breid gude and
sufficient stufe weill dryit, and that the iiij d. laif wey xvj vncis, vnder the pane
of xl s. to be tane of thame als oft as thay failye; and ordanis that the outlandis baxstaris frequentand to this merkit haue thair breid weill bakin and
dryit as said is, and that the iiij d. laif wey xx vncis, vnder the pane of escheit
thairof, and that thair be na breid except ij d. breid, iiij d. breid, vj d. breid, and
viij d. breid, vnder the pane foirsaid. Primo Augusti, proclamat.
Maltmen.
It is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that na
maner of maltmen within this burgh tak vpoun hand to sell ony darrer malt
fra this day furth nor iiij li. the nyne furlettis, the grund malt, vnder the pane
of v li. to be tane of thame that failyeis als oft as thay failye; and als that na
brousteris nor dry toppisteris within this burgh sell ony darrer aill fra Setterday
nixttocum furth bot for iiij d. the pynt, vnder the pane of xl s. for the first falt,
dinging out of the calderin bodum for the secund falt, and the thrid falt
spanying of thame fra the occupatioun of brewing.—(Act proclamat xxij Augusti.)
Flesche.
Item, it is statute be the prouest baillies and counsale in all tyme cuming
that na maner of flescheouris within this burgh tak vpoun hand to sell ony
darrer flesche nor the best mwttoun bouk for x s., the secunder for viij s., and
the wors for vj s., vnder the pane of escheting of the mwttoun that sall be
apprehendit with thame, and that nane of the saidis fleschouris blaw nor lat doun
ony of the said mwttoun vnder the said pane.
9 August 1552.
Breid.
(An entry similar to that anent "breid," of 26th July, "the iiij d. laif of the
baxters within burgh to weigh xv vncis," and that of the outlands baxters "xxiiij
vncis.")
2 September 1552.
Customaris.
Item, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that
all maner of personis strangeris that hes ony gudis inbrocht to the port of
Leyth, chairgabill guidis that aucht to be weyit at the ouir trone, that the
samyn be brocht to this burgh and thair weyit at the trone thair and the
dewitie of the weying thairof to be payit to the custumaris of the pittie customes; and gif ony of the saidis guidis happynnis to be bocht be fremen
of this burgh be the Frank pund greit or siclikewyis be weying thairof
that the customar be payit of his dewteis of the heid of the guidis siclik as the
samyn had bene weyit; and that na strangearis be thairselfis or vtheris fremen
of this burgh weyis ony guidis in Leyth or brocht hame be thame self or than
bocht be thame fra straingaris vnder the pane of escheit thairof, and that na
stapill guidis remane langar in Leyth nor thay may be caryit and brocht to
Edinburgh vnder the pane foirsaid.
7 September 1552.
Gudis nocht
enterit;
Birny.
Villa.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement
anent the clame gevin in be Robert Graham thesaurer of this burgh of Edinburgh, makand mentioun that it wes nocht vnknawin to tham that it pertenit
to the priuilege of the said burgh that quhat time ony maner of schippis
arryvit at the port of Leyth ladynnit with gudis the samyn suld be enterit in
thair bukis, and the strangearis and vnfremen gudis being thairin to be insert
and writtin thairin to be gevin vp be the entereris quhatsumeuir of the samyn;
and gif ony of the straingearis and vnfremennis gudis wer fundin vnenterit
the samyn to be eschete to him as thesaurer foirsaid; and quhair onye guidis
hes bene fund vnenterit the samyn in all tymes bygane hes bene decernit
eschete; and howbeit in the moneth of July last bypast, the xxv day thairof,
the schip callit the Grewhound, quhairof, William Gibsoun wes maister, arryvit
at the said port of Leyth enterit in the havin thairof, and the said William
presentit or at the leist his clerk presentit tham self to the customer of the
wyld auenturis, and enterit the said schip in the bukis of this burgh, and left
furth of the said enteris ane punsioun of gudis acclamit to pertene to William
Birny vnfreman induellar in Leyth, quhilkis aucht to haif bene enterit, quhairby
the samyn suld be decernit eschete, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said
clame gevin in thairupon; to the quhilk clame the said William Birny comperand personalie ansuerit and allegit that thair wes na falt done be him
qualyfiit in the said clame nor that he gaif command to the said maister nor
his clerk to leif the said punsioun of gudis furth of the enteres, to the quhilk
Mr Thomas Weddell procuratour for the said Robert thesaurer foirsaid ansuerit
that the samyn wes nocht neidfull to be libellat becaus the enteraris wer oblist
to gif vp the haill guidis in the schip, and quhat wes nocht gevin up pertening
to vnfremen the saymn wes eschete; and thairefter the said William allegit that
he wes nocht suir quhether the gudis libellat pertenit to him or to William
Aikman burges of Deip qua schippit the samyn, nochtwithstanding that his
merk wes put thairon, and denyit alluterlie that the saymn pertenit to him;
and [the] said Mr Thomas procuratour forsaid allegit that the samyn aucht as yit
to be decernit eschete in respect of the enteres buke producit, quhairin thai wer
nocht contenit; and thairefter the saidis prouest baillies and counsale decernit
the said punsioun and gudis thairin to be eschete to the townis vs, and ordanis
the said thesaurer to caus strik vp the samyn on Monunday nixt tocum at the
mercat croce, and thair rowpit to the vitr availl, and to charge him in his
comptis; and thairefter Francis Tennand, fermorer of the saidis wyld auenturis protestit that he war nocht hurt safer as the saidis gudis mycht pertene
to him as fermorar foirsaid bot that he mycht haif place to persew thairfor.
9 September 1552.
Villa.
Portaris.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement
ordanis that in all tymes to cum the auld ordinar wagis of the portaris be
gevin to thame as efter followis alanerlie, without vther occasioun nor is now
occurrit, and dischargis all hiear wagis, viz., that the portar of Nether Bow
quhatsumeuir haif yeirlie vj li. to be payit quarterlie, and the portar of the Kirk
of Feild elikwys, and Johne Weir keipar of the kirk of Gray-frere port to haif
xl s. yeirlie; and anent the wagis bygane ordanis the thesaurer Robert
Grahame to pay to Johne Galloway keipar of the Nether Bow xij d. daylie
sen the thrid day of Junij last bypast to the dait heirof, extending to iiij li.
xix s., and siclik to pay to Johne Baldrany kepar of the Kirk of Feild port vj d.
daylie sen the said dait, extending to xlix s. vj d., quhilk beand payit, etc.
17 September 1552.
Anent the
warkmen of
Leyth.
The quhillk day, in presens of the prouest baillies and counsale comperit
Thomas Cvynghame, Johnne Stevinsoun, Mongo Patersoun, Johne Culros,
Mertyne Purdy, Archibauld Dicksoun, warkmen and penouris of the schoir of
Leyth and become in the townis will for the dissobaying of Richard Trowop Edinburgh, masour, and vtheris seriandis of this burgh, in the refusing to tak doun
James Culanis turnpik vpoun the schore of Leyth; and thairefter the saidis
prouest baillies and counsale decernit, with consent of the saidis personis, gyf
ony of thame failyeit in tyme cuming or war dissobedient to the officeris of
this burgh or ony vtheris nychtbouris thairof to do that thing that is lesum,
thay to be banist the fredome of this burgh of Edinburgh, schore of Leyth, and
neuir to be fund thairin in ony tyme thairefter.
Berwik,
Villa.
The quhilk day, in presens of the prouest baillies and counsale comperit
Chairlis Berwik, Inglisman, and confessit and grantit that he had coft fra
George Clappartoun induellar in Leyth twa lastis salmound, and fra ane man
of this burgh ane last pik, and had schippit the samyn in his schip lyand in
the hewin of Leyth, the samyn schip nocht beand frauchtit be the dene of gild
nor na licence grantit be him to the said Chairlis thairto, nor yit the dene of
gildis dewite payit to him, quhairfore the saidis prouest baillies and counsale
decernit the samyn twa lastis salmound ane last pik and all vther gudis being
in the said schip to be escheit to the townis vse, and deliuerit to the thesawrar
and to be lost incontynent furth of the said schip and the said thesawrar
to be chairgit in his comptis of the awaill thairof.
7 October 1552.
Home,
Villa.
The quhilk day, in presens of the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in
jugement, comperit George Home, sumtyme induellar in Deip, and desyre tham
to prorogat the day quhilk wes assignit to his wif to produce his richt quhairby
it wes allegit that he wes fre and aucht na custome, and thai prorogat the
samyn quhill this day viij dayis, and ordanit the said George to produce his
said rycht that day, with certificatioun and he failyeit he suld be vsit as vnfreman like as he is, and nocht be hard to produce ony rycht thairefter, and dischargit him of ony vsing of thair fredome.
Villa,
Henrisoun.
The quhilk day, in presens of the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in
jugement, James Henrisoun producit certane articlis and ordinances concernyng
the commoun weill of this burgh, desyrit the samyn to be red and ansuer to be
gevin to him thairof, quhilk thai ressuit and declarit thai wald do.
[Proposals by
James Henderson to the Toun
of Edinburgh.]; Ane remembrance for the
faderless and
freyndles.
To the prouest baillies dekynnis and all wtheris honest men of Edinburgh (fn. 1) :—
Seing your wisdomes hes providit that the guidis of all persouns efter
thair deidis salbe roupit, inlykwise till eschew the greit inconvenientis that
dailie cumis apoun your barnis efter your deceissis, that a sworne inventour of
the gudis of all thame that deis in your fredome suld be brocht in before yow
be the intromittouris, that cautioun may be tane for the samin, with the proffit
of x of the hundreth to be furthcuming till thame that hes rycht thairto, and
failyeing thairof the samin to cum in the handis of the tovne that it may be
lattin out to sic as will gif the like cautioun and proffit thairfore, the quhilk is
the vse of nobill tovnis in all wther realmes.
Ane remembrance for
failyeit lamit
and seik
personis.
Alsua, amangis wthiris your statutis and actis it wald be prowidit (for the
help of your beidmen, beidwemen, in the dekeyit hospitalis and all wthir your
nychtbouris dekeyit be the weris) that ane fair hospital suld be maid, seing ye
may haue the samin compleit within vij yeris, and alsua eftir intertenyit with
ane priest, ane surrigiane, ane medicinar, and xl beddis at vj d. the day, almaist
with the thing that costis you nocht quhilk is be ane penny in the wolk of
euery fire hous, and ane furnist bed of him that deis havand jm merkis of fre
gudis, with ane privilegit peis ane or tua dayis in the wolk, and vnlawis prowidit
for sewing and breking of your actis and statutis that be na takin thairof it
offendis God and makis mysrule.
For the commoun welth of
the toun, help
of laboureris.
Alsua, that the toun may fluris in the tyme of my Lord Gouernour mair
nor it did in the tyme of al kingis, gif ye sall nocht interprise the inbringing of
the wattir of Leith till your North Loche (it being samekle to your profittis
and sa lytill till your chargis) the quhilk was first put in heyd be his Grace
gudeschire, and eftir consentit bayth be the king and your predecessouris, than
may ye haue four fontanis our all pairtis of your tovne within vij yeris, takand
na greittar impositioun thairto fra your vyne tapstaris than ye haue hurt be
thair fals mesouris, and quhairvntill strangearis payis double mair nor ye, or
than be sic thing as was gaderit to the lytill pece of calsay and impositioun
that was tane to the pley of Myddilburgh before my discharge, and this sall
rais your rentis.
[For making a
fish market.]
And quhair as ye schrink till mak ane corne mercate and ane fische mercate with your commoun gude and ourcome of stentes that vsis till remane in
the gaderaris handis, gif ye sall grant vnto me and my partynaris bot ane penny
of ilk stand of your hukstaris and laid that cumis to your mercatis, we sall mak
yow als fair ane fische mercate and als wis as is your flesche mercates, and likwise ane corne mercate that the laidis and personis that cumis thairto sall stand
dry, quhair as now thai stand wet, and payis for ane brecham of stra ij d. apone
your commoun streit, ye havand na wther, and the quhilk thing is les nor ye tak
for the stand of your fleschouris.
[For making
grounds for
pastimes.]
And quhair as your commoun landis and pastour groundis is analit and
put away be ane till help ane wther that was gevin yow be kingis for nurssing
of the pepill and bringing of thame vp in lesum pastymes meit for deffence of
the realme and tovne, insamekle that thair is no wther place left to play interludis in to draw pepill till the toune, nor pastyme ground for the induellaris,
quhairthrouch thai ar compellit till greit chargis to seik thair plesour in wther
tovnes; in remeyd quhairof, gif ye sall grant vnto me and my said pertynaris
bot the lytill groundis that lyis betuix the Gray Freyer porte and the Kirk of
Field, with ane penny of ilk hand bow, corsbow, and culvering, bowlis and wther
pastymes, we sall big the said groundis for all sic necessaris and plesouris.
[For building a
school and
clerk's chamber, and completing the
calsay.]
Alsua gif ye sall grant vnto ws for ane commoun weilth the space [blank]
yeris the like impositioun of your maltmen (that sellis thair malt for double the
price of the beir) as ye tak fra your baksteris to your commoun gude, we sall
mak you ane fair scule to mak pepill cum to the toun, and ane clerkis chalmer
to wryte your actis in, and compleit the nev calsay, the quhilk sall nocht hurt
the teynd pairt of the rasing of pryces of the mylk, and for perfourmance heirof
we sall set sufficient cautioun; grantand me, in rewarde of this and wtheris my
seruice done vnto you apone my awin eexpenssis till your proffittis and honouris,
bot the few of your Borrowloche and barrant groundis of the Borrowmvre that
na man wald tak.
And in doing quhairof I sall caus yow haue freindis in France till the
doun getting of all customis ye pay mair nor iiij d. of the frank.
By your oratour,
James Hendersoun.
[Acts anent
bread, &c.]
[Of this date acts were passed relative to "breid," "malt," "aill," "meill," and
"candill," in terms similar to those of 10th October 1551. The "iiij d. laif," baked
by the baxters within burgh was appointed to weigh 26 ounces, and that sold by the
outland baxters 30 ounces. Maltmen within the burgh were forbidden to sell malt
at a higher rate than 9 firlots for 52 s.]
Ratificatioun
of certane
statutis maid
the last yeir.
Item, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that
the ackis and statutis maid the last yeir anent fische, pultre, stabillaris, hay,
aittis, talloun, vagaboundis, flescheouris, myddyngis, assisis, standis on the hie
gait, stoppis of tavernaris and regratouris be proclamit of the samyn form as
thai ar of, and ratifiis the saymn in all poyntis.
10 October 1552.
Statuta penes
officiarios,
Penes
seriandos.
Item, it is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsale that
ilk seriand of the viij seriandis find sufficient cautioun for thir twa poyntis,
viz., that quhat gudis he salhappin to intromett with as seriand other poyndit
for executioun of decreitis or vtherwys deliuerit to him to apprys that he sall
mak just compt and raknyng thairof; secundlie, that gif it salhappin ony maner
of persoun to be enterit within bar or in the tolbuith for nocht finding of souertie
and deliuerit to ane officiar or ma, gif that persone passis furth of ward vndeliuerit
to the javillour his wif or seruandis and without souerte fund for him
that the officiar sall refound to the jugis the skayth that thai may incur
thairthrow.
Item, gif it salhappin ony of the saidis seriandis to ressaue ony [decreitis]
fra ony maner of persoun and haldis the samin vnput to dew executioun within
xv dayis thairefter, swa that he sall mak na payment of the soume specyfyit
thairin to the pairty, that he salbe depryuit fra his office.
Item, gyf it salhappin ony of the saidis seriandis to be fund necligent in
the serching of the brekeris of the statutis of the toun, or quhair thay apprehend
ony thairof and makis nocht opinlie knawin to thair baillie bot conselis
the samyn, thay to be deprivit fra their office.
Item, gyf it salhappin the saidis seriandis or ony of thame to misslippin
or defraude ony pairty in wairnyng of ane vther to the speciall day as he gettis
informatioun, or conforme to the actis of the proces, thay beand deliuerit to him,
that thay salbe deprivit of thair office and the party to haue actioun aganis
thame for his skayth and damnage.
Item, that the saidis seriandis convene daylie in the tolbuith at x houris
and remane thair quhill the court be endit and done, and gyf thay be absent to
be deprivit of thair office or vtherwis pwnist at the jugis will; and gyf thay be
fund sluthfull necligent or fraudfull in ony vther poyntis of thair office to be
deprivit.
Item, in tymes cuming gyf thair happynis ony seriand to deceis, or vtherwis
thair offices to waik be resignatioun or depriving, that thair be nane chosin
in thair rowme and place without he be ane qualifyit persoun and can reid
and write.
21 October 1552.
Villa
assissouris.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement,
vnderstandand that thair assissouris in all tymes bygane hes bene in vs to avis
and voit with the counsale in all besynes concernyng the commoun weill and
vther effairis of the towne; thairfor ordanis tham to haif the samin power in
tyme cumyng conform to thair auld vs.
3 November 1552.
Villa.
Mansioun,
anent the
stallis.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale sittand in jugement,
haiffand respect to the grete expens maid vpoun the bigging of the north syde
of thair stallis of the queir, wes content and consentit that the south syde thairof
safer as is to be biggit be set in task to Andro Mansioun, wrycht; and that the
prouest, the dene of gild, Robert Flemyng and Richard Gray maid price
with him thairanent and ane contract thairupoun and to present the samyn in
jugement eftir the saymn were subscriuit.
9 November 1552.
Anent the
belman.
The quhilk day the prouest baillies and counsale ordanis that Patrik
Guvane belman keipar of the knok haif ane key of the stepill dur to the effect
that he may vesy and keip the said knok and ryng the commoun bell quhen
he beis chargit thairto.
9 December 1552.
Villa
Carmichaell.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale oblissis tham and thair
successouris to releif James Carmichaell dene of gild anent the sowme contenit
in the indentour maid betuix him and Andro Mansioun anent the bigging of
the south syde of the queir, conform to the indentour maid betuix them the
v day of Nouember last bypast.
9 December 1552.
Anent the
extent of vcli.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies counsale and dekynnis consentis that
thair be ane extent and taxt gaddarit and vpliftit vpoun the haill towne of fyve
hundreth pundis to furnis thair pairt of the men of weir that ar to pas to France,
extending to iijxx xv men, conforme to the letteres of the Lordis direct thairupoun;
and to that effect the saidis prouest baillies and counsale nemmit the
personis following to extent the merchandis of this burgh and ordanis tham to
be sworn thairto:—Johne Symsoun, Maister James Lyndesay, Johne Charteris,
Johne Aslowane, James Bassinden, Alexander Ka, Johne Sym, Allane Dikkesoun.