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Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… be maid be the toune to my Lord Hammyltoun efter the forme of the act maid be the lordis thairvpoun. 5 February 15201. … Seal of Cause to Websters. [The provost, bailies, and council granted a seal of cause to the websters, of this … and the said Robert Gray protested as follows, in the common tongue.] I Robert Gray, in presens of you notar …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… (The which day, William Clerk was elected water baillie by common voice.) 21 March 152122. Materis Commoun weill. Kirk. … and counsall decernis and ordanis Adame Hopper dene of gild, James Prestoun, Nicholl Cairnecros, Jhone Adamesoun … ane hour, vpoun the materis concerning the commoun weill of thair kirk, and avys and mak fremen and gild brether, and …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… Baxteris. The quhilk day, the provest counsall and dekyns of craftis decernis and ordains and als statutis and ordanis, for sessing of varience and discorde amangis the fermoraris of thair … michti lordis sittand in cessione, Master Adam Otterburne, common clerk of the tovne of Edinburgh and prolocutour for …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… this day apprehendit byand eggis and brokin the statutes of the town, quhairfore the provest baillies and counsall … to cum thairin quhill scho obtene licence vnder the payne of deid, and to devoyde within xxiiij houris, and als the … the King, chosen provost of the Burgh of Edinburgh by the common voice.] 19 August 1524. Statutum ville. The quhilk …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… [Remission for insurrection.] [JAMES, by the grace of God King of Scots: To the venerable father in Christ and … advice, authority, and consent of the lords of our secret council, chosen thereto by the three estates of our kingdom … royal person, murder, fire-raising, ravishing of women and common theft excepted. And we will and grant that this our …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… leiffes. Tr.) 2 October 1528. [St Anne's Altar. Hospital of St Paul. The quhilk day, the baillies and counsale and communitie, with consent of ane noble and mychtie lord Kobert Lord Maxuell provest of … [Assessores consilii.] (In the lowse leiffes, at the heid court after Michaelmes 6 Octobris 1528, is …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… dischargeit. It is statute and ordanit that na maner of persoun regratouris man nor woman within this burgh … of his own proper confession, confesses as follows in the common tongue]: Johne Mauchane grantis him wele content and … the pane of bannasing for euer. 20 October 1529. [Sheriff Court.] Curia vicecomitatis Burgi de Edinburgh, tenta coram …
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… We do yow to wit, forsamekill as the nychtbouris of Sanctandrois ar reparand to thar tovne and yit pairt of … mensis Februarii anno Domini I m V e xxix. [In the Sheriff-Court of the Burgh of Edinburgh, held before the Provest and … can nocht fynd the said souerte that thai be acit in the common bukis to obserue and keip the said statutis vnder the …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… from the Records 1531 1531 4 January 15301. The Sourteis of the broustaris that has falit, to be poyndit. The quhilk … prescriptis. [Extracted from the book of the Acts of the Court of Council of the Burgh of Edinburgh, by me John Foular, notary public, common clerk of the said burgh, under my sign and …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh
… 24 January 1531. Fleschouris. The quhilk day, in presens of the provest baillies and counsale, Jhonne Lawsoun … premissorum. [Extracted from the book of the Acts of the Court of the Council of the Burgh of Edinburgh, by me, John Foular, notary public, and common clerk of the said Burgh, under my sign and …