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1403, October 3. |
Election of officers of the guild, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 2.] |
1 |
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1406–7, March 17. |
A woman made sister of the guild, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
2 |
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1407, November 15. |
Various persons made guild brethren, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
2 |
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1416, October |
Officers of the guild, [Ib. fol., 3.] |
2 |
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1418, October |
The dusane called "duodecim consules et limitatores,"
[Ib. fol. 3.] |
2 |
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1426, October |
The dusane called "duodene et limitatores terrarum
burgi,"[Ib. fol. 3.] |
3 |
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1428, December 31. |
Table of tolls exigible from ships and boats entering
the port and harbour of Leith, [Inventory of Writs,
1653, No. 94.] |
3 |
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1431, October 1. |
Unlaw for absence from the meetings of the dusane,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.3.] |
4 |
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1431–2, March 16. |
Closing of the common vennell, [See note to ordinance
of 24th February 1436,—Ib. fol. 181.] |
4 |
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1436, December 18. |
Distribution and buying of victual coming in at Leith,
[Ib. fol. 132] |
4 |
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1436–7, February 24, |
Closing of the common vennell,[Ib. fol. 181.] |
5 |
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1437–8, January 22. |
Frauchtsmen of ships to condition in charter party, that
no goods be spakit, [Ib. fol. 136.] |
5 |
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1439, June 1. |
Regrating of victuals coming in at Leith, [Ib. fol. 132.] |
6 |
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1442. November 24. |
Anent watching the town and closing the gates, [Ib.
fol. 181.] |
6 |
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1442, December 4. |
Custom of boats coming into Leith granted for a year,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 94.] |
6 |
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1443, April 9. |
When baxters may bake and sell mayne bread, [Ib. fol. 80.] |
7 |
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1445, September 25. |
Grant by King James II. during pleasure, of the tolls
exigible from ships and boats entering the port and
harbour of Leith, [Inventory of Writs, 1653, No. 95.
Inventory of City Charters, Vol. Iv., fol. 4.] |
7 |
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1450, December 1. |
Dues on admission of burgesses, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 25.] |
8 |
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1450–1, January 12. |
Obligation by the skinners in favour of the altar of
St Christopher in the kirt of St Giles,[Ib. fol. 38.] |
9 |
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1450, |
Statues anent the keeping of swine, the price of ale, the
selling of merchandise by weight, and the tanning of
leather by cordiners,[Ib.fol. 181.] |
12 |
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1451, May 12. |
A barber made burgess and guild brother, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
12 |
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— — 18. |
A dyer made burgress, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
13 |
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— June 14. |
Unlaws for wrongously occupying the freedom. A second
son made burgess,[Ib. fol. 25.] |
13 |
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— November 9. |
Exemption from custom of salt, skins, &c., [Original
Charter in the Archives of the City. Inventory of
City Charters, Vol. I., fol. 27.] |
13 |
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1452, |
Election of office-bearers, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 1.] |
14 |
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1453, October 30. |
A burges made in right of his mother's brother, [Ib.
fol. 25.] |
14 |
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— |
Sett of customs and water mett of Leith, [Ib. fol. 97.] |
14 |
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1454, November 4. |
Tolls exigible from ships and boats coming into Leith made
perpetual, [Original Charter in the Archives of the City. Guthrie's Inventory, fol.7, No.4.Inventory
of City Charters, Vol. IV., p.5.] |
14 |
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1456, September 13. |
Burgesses or freemen of the craft of baxters, how to
be made, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 35.] |
14 |
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— — — |
Annual granted for repair of St Vbert's altar in
St Giles, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 35.] |
15 |
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1456, October 6. |
Electing of magistrates, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.1.] |
15 |
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1457, November 10. |
Setting of the common rents, [Ib. fol.96.] |
15 |
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1458, |
Election of office-bearers, [Ib. fol.1.] |
18 |
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1459, October 3. |
A guild brother made gratis, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
19 |
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1461, |
Setting of Leith customs, [Ib. fol.97.] |
19 |
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1462, October 7. |
A guild brother made in right of his wife, [Ib. fol.25.] |
19 |
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— — |
Election of office-bearers, [Ib. fol.1.] |
19 |
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1462, |
Distribution and buying of victuals coming into
Leith, [C.R. Vol. I., fols. 2, 35, 78.] |
19 |
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1463, |
Election of office-bearers, [C.R. Adv. fol.1.] |
20 |
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— October 7. |
Various persons made brethren of the guild, [Ib. fol.25.] |
20 |
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— December 13. |
Feeing of a miller to the mills, [Ib.fol.94.] |
20 |
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— |
Rental and set of a tenement pertaining to the town,
[Ib. fol.97.] |
21 |
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1466, September 13. |
Burgesses or freemen of the craft of baxters, how to be
made, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.42.] |
14 |
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— |
Setting of the mills, [Ib. fol.97.] |
22 |
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1467, March |
The common clerk, [Ib. fol.1.] |
23 |
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1468–9. February 15. |
Table of the customs and anchorage of ships pertaining
to the town, [Ib. fol. 94.] |
23 |
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1468, March 20. |
Letter of advice to the Burgh of Aberdeen, as to a
doubtful legal question, [From the Council Records
of the Burgh of Aberdeen.] |
24 |
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1471, November 16. |
Table of customs and duties at Leith, [Original Charter
in the Archives of the City. Inventory of City Charters,
Vol. IV., fol.7.] |
25 |
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1472, July 3. |
Anent complaints of farmers of mills, [C.R. Vol. I., fol.s.
36, 78.] |
26 |
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— |
Several persons made burgesses, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.25.] |
26 |
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— October 6. |
Election of office-bearers, [Ib. fol.1.] |
26 |
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1473–4, February 15. |
Two persons made burgesses, [Ib. fol.25.] |
26 |
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1473–4, February 18. |
Seal of cause in favour of the hatmakers, [Transcript
the Archives of the City. Inventory of Writsm, 1847, Vol. I., p. 1.] |
29 |
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1474, October 5 |
Election of office-bearers, [C.R. Adv. fol. 1.] |
28 |
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— December 2. |
Seal of cause to the skinners, [Original Seal of Cause in
the possession of the Incorporation of slcinners.] |
28 |
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1475, October 15, |
Grant of the Aisle and Chapel of St John the Baptist to
the wrights and masons, [Reg. Mag. Sig., Lib. 22, No. 62.] |
30 |
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— — — |
Seal of cause to the wrights and masons, [Ib. Lib. 22, No. 62.] |
31 |
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1745–6, January 31. |
Seal of cause to the websters, [Original Seal of Cause in
the possession of the Incorporation of Websters.] |
33 |
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1477, October 3. |
Ratification by King James III. of ordinances by the
magistrates as to places at which the markets should
be held, [Original Ratification in the Archives of the
City. Inventory of City Charters, Vol. I., fol. 16.] |
34 |
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1477–8, January 29. |
Burgess and guild brother made in right of his wife,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 25.] |
36 |
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1478–9, February |
Aneut market days for victual, regratters, and keeping
of the town's statutes, [Ib. fol. 80.] |
36 |
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— — |
Common good to be accounted for, [Ib. fol. 94.] |
36 |
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— — |
Burgh mails to be ingathered, [Ib. fol. 94.] |
36 |
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— — |
Anent stallengers occupying the freedom of the town,
[Ib. fol. 94.] |
36 |
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— |
Anet the provost's fee, [Ib. fol.s. 1, 94.] |
37 |
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1479, December 18. |
Ordinance against mealmen, [Ib. fol.s. 1, 94.] |
37 |
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— — |
The common clerk, [Ib. fol. 1.] |
37 |
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1479–80, January 5. |
Election of frauchtsmen, [Ib. fol. 1.] |
37 |
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— — |
Anent selling and distribution of victual coming into leith, [Ib. fol. 132. C.R. Vol. I., fol.s. 34, 75.] |
37 |
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1480, November 10. |
Setting of the lands and annual rents of the town,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 96.] |
38 |
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1481, October 17. |
Ordinance anent stallengers, [Ib. fol. 26.] |
40 |
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— |
Anent the provost's fee, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 76.] |
40 |
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1482, November 10. |
Baxters buying flour to pay multure; and merchants
not to sell flour in small but in great, [Ib. fol.s. 31, 77.] |
40 |
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— — |
Unfree craftsmen. Who shall occupy freedom, [Ib. fol.
31.] |
41 |
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— — |
Setting of the mills, petty customs, wild adventures, and
rents of the burgh, [Ib. 31.] |
41 |
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— — 16. |
Table of duties and customs exigible at Leith, [C.R.
Vol. I., fol.s. 23, 24. Original Charter in the Archives
of the City. Reg. Mag. Sig., Lib. 10, No. 97. Inventory of City Charters, Vol. I., fol. 39; Vol. IV.,
fol. 8.] |
43 |
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1483, May 2. |
Seal of cause to the hammermen, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 48.
|
47 |
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1484, October 5. |
Anent meetings of council; unlaws for absence, [C.R.
Adv. Lib. fol. 1.] |
50 |
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— — |
Election of commissioners to Parliament and to the
Court of Four Burghs, [Ib. fol. 1.] |
50 |
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— — |
Election of a master of works, [C.R. Vol. I., fol.s. 19, 20, 78.] |
50 |
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1485, November 7. |
No merchant to be in patnership with a man of Leith, [Ib. fol. 98. C.R. Vol. I., fol.s. 19, 20, 78.] |
50 |
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— — |
Town's rents not to be set except to famous men, inhabitants
of the burgh, [Ib.]
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50 |
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— — |
Common rents of the town not be set to any man in
Leith, [Ib.] |
50 |
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— — |
Anent reft goods, [Ib.] |
51 |
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— — |
Anent setting of the common mills, [Ib.
|
51 |
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— — 10. |
Setting of the mills customs, and rents of the burgh,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 20.] |
51 |
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1486, October 3. |
Crames or boards with merchandise not to be exposed
upon the streets, except on market days or free fairs,
[C.R. Adv. Lib.,fol. 181.] |
52 |
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1487, August 8. |
President elected, [Ib.fol. 1.] |
52 |
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— — 15. |
Feeing the common piper, [Ib.fol. 1.] |
52 |
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— November 10. |
Of customs pertaining to Edinburgh,[Balfour's Practicks,
p. 84.] |
53 |
|
— — 16. |
Meal-market. Against regratting meal, [C.R. Vol.I.,fol.77.] |
53 |
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1488, April 11. |
Seal of cause to the fleshers, [Ib.fol. 51.] |
54 |
|
1489, August 26. |
Seal of cause to the Coopers, [Reg. Mag. Sig., lib. 22,
No. 62.] |
57 |
|
1490 June 25. |
Assedation of the Boroughmuir, [C.R. adv. Lib.fol. 94.] |
58 |
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— February 1. |
Against swyne being on the streets or throughfares,
[Ib. fol. 181.] |
58 |
|
— |
Anent holding water courts in Leith, [Ib. fol.132.] |
59 |
|
— |
Anent victuals and timber coming into Leith, [Ib. fol.132.] |
59 |
|
— |
Out marrows discharged. No burgess to be in Partnership
with indwellers in Leith. No Leither to buy
victual or timber in great, except from freemen of
Edinburgh, [Ib. fol.132.] |
60 |
|
1491, August 28. |
Persons put to the horn for slaughter, [Ib. fol. 95.] |
60 |
|
— January 17. |
Assise of wheat and malt, [Ib. fol. 80.] |
61 |
|
— — |
statute anent the masons of St Giles, [Ib. fol. 2.] |
61 |
|
1492, April 12. |
Assise of bread and malt, [Ib. fol. 80.] |
62 |
|
— — 19. |
Proclamation as to price of ale, [Ib. fol. 80.] |
62 |
|
— — |
Keepers of the common seal,[Ib. fol. 2.] |
62 |
|
— May 24. |
Bailies and others charged to pay sums due by them to
the common good, [Ib. fol. 95.] |
62 |
|
— October 6. |
Peremptory Court of twenty-one days to be observed,
[Ib. fol. 95.] |
63 |
|
— — 12. |
Escheats to be recovered by the bailies, and paid over to
the treasurer, [C.R. Vol. I.,fol.s. 32,75. C.R. Adv. Lib.
fol. 2.] |
64 |
|
1492, October 19. |
Treasurer to intromit with rents and profits of the town,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 2.] |
64 |
|
— — |
Meetings of the dusane; Penalty for being late, [Ib. fol. 2.] |
64 |
|
— November 10. |
Baxters to pay multure in respect of imported flour,
and not to sell flour in small but in great, [Ib. fol. 81.] |
65 |
|
— — — |
Craftsmen and indwellers not to occupy the freedom of
the town except they be free burgesses, [Ib. fol. 25.] |
65 |
|
— — 22. |
Poinding for not setting furth fires, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 32.] |
65 |
|
— December 12. |
Statute anent stallengers, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 26.] |
65 |
|
1493, April 26. |
Abbot of Narent, [Ib. fol. 3.] |
66 |
|
— — |
Setting of the mills, petty customs, and wild adventures
of the burgh, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 19.] |
66 |
|
1494, July 18. |
Anent the frauchting of ships, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 137.] |
66 |
|
— October 20. |
Anent the sale of poultry. Fleshers not to powder flesh
for sale, [Ib. fol. 82.] |
67 |
|
— — 23. |
Tax of browsters for the common wells, [Ib. fol.149.] |
67 |
|
— November 8. |
Anent weapons in buiths, [Ib. fol. 184.] |
68 |
|
— — |
Treasurer's accounts, when to be given in, [Ib. fol. 3.] |
68 |
|
1494–5, January 2. |
Town rents to be paid, [Ib.fol. 102.] |
69 |
|
1495–6, February 24. |
Assise of wheat. Persons convicted for buying French
flour, and selling and regratting it, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 36.] |
69 |
|
1496, November 10. |
Entry of ships how to be made. Unentered goods to be
escheat. Setting of common rents and mills, [Ib.
fol. 2.] |
70 |
|
1496–7, March 8. |
Order of setting of the mills and common rents, [Ib.
fol.s. 2, 75. C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 97.] |
70 |
|
1497, September 22. |
Ane grandgore act, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 33.] C.R. Adv. Lib.
fol. 204.] |
71 |
|
1497–8, February 22. |
Freighting of ships, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 136.] |
72 |
|
— — 27. |
Encroachment on street in Leith to be removed, [C.R.
Vol. I., fol. 34.] |
72 |
|
1498, March 28. |
Precautions against the pest, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.209.] |
72 |
|
— August 10. |
Anent having weapons in buiths, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 32.] |
73 |
|
— November 10. |
Freighting of ships, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 98.C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 75.] |
73 |
|
— — 17. |
Pest. Harbouring infected persons. Watching town.
Against bringing in English cloth. Against bairns
vagand. Against nightwalkers. Anent taverns and
schools, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.209.] |
74 |
|
1498–9. January 8. |
Fifty browster wives convicted, [Ib. fol. 170.] |
75 |
|
— — 11. |
Sixty browster wives convicted, [Ib.] |
75 |
|
— February 6. |
Pest. Anent bringing merchandise into the town, [Ib. fol.209.] |
75 |
|
1499, April 26. |
Anent burials, [Ib. fol.112.] |
75 |
|
— — 27. |
Price of beer, [Ib.fol. 83.] |
75 |
|
— — |
Pest. Anent harbouring persons from Haddington or
Kelso. Anent passing to Peebles, [Ib. fol.209.] |
76 |
|
— June 8. |
Against dogs and swyne being found in street. Against
bairns vagand. Against keeping schools. Against
keeping booths open or holding markets. Anent
victuals in Leith, [Ib. fol.210.] |
76 |
|
— November 27. |
Penes mundationem ville. Clengers, [Ib. fol. 204.] |
76 |
|
1499–1500. Feb. 19. |
Clengeing. Regulations for clengers, [Ib. fol. 210.] |
77 |
|
— — 26. |
Pest. Anent servants. Against bringing in goods and
harbouring persons from suspect places. Against
going to or coming from Leith without license, [Ib.] |
78 |
|
— |
Anent frauchting of ships, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 35.] |
78 |
|
— |
Anent the bedrents of the hospital in St Mary's
Wynd, [Ib.] |
79 |
|
1500, April. |
Assize of wheat and malt, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 80.] |
79 |
|
— August 20. |
Seal of cause to the walkers, [Original Seal of Cause in
the possession of the Incorporation of Walkers.] |
80 |
|
1500, August 26. |
Seal of cause to tailors, [Maitland's History of Edinburgh,
p. 301.] |
82 |
|
— October 11. |
Pest. Anent carrying goods to ships in Leith, [C.R.
Adv. Lib. fol. 211.] |
84 |
|
— — 14. |
Clenging of infected goods. Anent sick or dead persons.
Watching of town, [Ib.] |
84 |
|
— — 16. |
Against neighbours of certain towns coming to Alhallow
fair, [Ib.] |
86 |
|
— — 20. |
Persons convicted for disprysing and invading Bailie
Todrig, [Ib. fol. 169.] |
86 |
|
— November 10. |
Act of the court of Four Burghs against craftsmen
using merchandise, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 28.] |
86 |
|
— December 4. |
Statute against skinners using merchandise, [Ib.] |
87 |
|
— — 8. |
Merchants made burgesses, [Register of Burgesses, &c.,
Vol. I., fol. 8.] |
87 |
|
1500–1, January 8. |
Charge by King James IV. to put the act of the court
of Four Burghs against craftsmen using merchandise
to execution, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 28.] |
88 |
|
— — 21. |
Anent frauchting of ships to Flanders, [Ib. fol. 29.] |
89 |
|
— — 28. |
Anent meetings of the guild court, [Ib. fol. 29.] |
89 |
|
— March 19. |
Contract for building the tower of the old Tolbooth,
[Ib. fol. 36] |
89 |
|
1501, April 22. |
Anent passing to Leith with the water bailie [Ib. fol. 29, 37.] |
90 |
|
— — 30. |
Anent the down-casting of houses at St Paul's Hospital,
[Ib. fol. 37.] |
90 |
|
— July 30. |
Notarial instrument taken on behalf of the Earl of
Erroll, as High Constable of Scotland,[John Foular's
prot. Book, Vol. I., fol. 11.] |
91 |
|
— August 14. |
Notarial instrument for Thomas Constane, containing
assignation of household furnishings and utensils,
[Ib. fol. 12.] |
91 |
|
1500–1, November 20. |
Prebendaries required to observe their due service in the
church of St Giles, [John Foular's Prot. Book, Vol. I.,
fol. 19.] |
92 |
|
1501–2, January 25. |
Contract of espousals between King James IV. and the
Princess Margaret of England, [lb. Vol. III., fol. 1.] |
93 |
|
— February 23. |
Privilege of Edinburgh anent merchandise brought
home by strangers, [Balfour's Practicks, p. 51.] |
95 |
|
1502, April 22. |
Anent freighting of ships, [CR. Vol. I., fol. 29.] |
95 |
|
— May 12. |
Pest. Against persons coming from suspect places,
[C.B. Adv. Lib. fol. 212.] |
95 |
|
— August 18. |
The gatheriug in of the extent [C.B. Vol. I., fol. 29.] |
95 |
|
— — 20. |
Pest. Against communing with infected persons, passing
on the hie-gait at night, and harbouring suspect persons. [C.B. Adv. Lib. fol. 210, 211.] |
96 |
|
— November 9. |
Pest. Against setting of lands except to persons of
honesty and fame, [Ib. fol. 212.] |
96 |
|
— |
December 31. One Harvy convicted and banished for ryving of the
acts of the town, [C.B. Vol. I., fol. 30.] |
96 |
|
1502–3, January 3. |
Tokens to be given to certain poor failed fol.ks sustained
by alms. Beggars without such tokens to be
banished, [C.B. Adv. Lib., fol. 212.] |
97 |
|
— — 13. |
Persons convicted for flyting and scaldrie, [Ib. fol. 170.] |
97 |
|
— — — |
A vagabond and others convicted and banished, [lb.
fol. 170.] |
97 |
|
1503, April 4. |
Persons convicted for regraiting meal, [C.B. Vol. I.,
fol. 30.] |
97 |
|
Baxters convicted for baking cakes under weight, [lb.
fol.30.] |
97 |
|
— September 2. |
The town denouncing a rebel, and putting him to the
horn for slaughter, [Ib. fol. 30.] |
98 |
|
1503–4, February 9. |
Priests to gather alms only one day in the year for each
altar, [C.B. Adv. Lib. fol. 110.] |
98 |
|
1503–4, February 14. |
Anent the chaplainry of St Eloyes altar, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 110.] |
98 |
|
March 2. |
Contents of water-measures, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 37.] |
98 |
|
Act for eschewing of pleas before the counsale of the town, [Ib. fol. 37.] |
98 |
|
1504, April 2. |
Act against the colouring of unfreemen's goods, [Ib. fol. 30.] |
99 |
|
Act that no goods be sold to strangers custom free, [/Ib. fol. 30.] |
99 |
|
18. |
Acts anent, absentees from dirges and soul-masses, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 110.] |
99 |
|
May 31. |
Acts anent furnishing of implements for cleansing the haven of Leith, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 30.] |
99 |
|
Act anent price of ale, [Ib. fol. 30.] |
99 |
|
August 2. |
Mills. Thomas Bartilmo fined and ordained to ask forgiveness for his comtempt, [Ib. fol. 30.] |
100 |
|
September 10. |
Against selling of certain merchandise in the market for fifteen days, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 213.] |
100 |
|
— October 9. |
Statutes anent the pest; ports keeping; persons put forth to clenge; clenging; burials; enclosed persons, &c., [Ib. fol. 213.] |
100 |
|
October 11. |
Neighbours to be answerable for ruling their servants, [Ib. fol. 213.] |
101 |
|
1505, July 1. |
Seal of caue to the surgeons and barbers, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 50.] |
101 |
|
4. |
Persons visited with pest to keep their houses, and to reveal their sickness,[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 204.] |
104 |
|
Statute for the clenging of the calsay, [Ib. fol. 181.] |
105 |
|
— October 3. |
Statutes anent the pest; to reveal sickness; harbouring strangers; inter-communing; weddis; vaga-bonds; melting of tallow on the high gait; dichting or shaking of skins on the high gait; and setting of lands to vagabonds, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.. 204–5.] |
106 |
|
1505, October 3. |
Assise of wheat and malt. Price of ale. Baxters, [Ib. fol. 81.] |
107 |
|
1505–6, January 17. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of John Francis, in re gard to the conservatoiy of the privileges of Scots mer
chants, [John Fouter s Prot. Book, Vol. L, fol. 169.] |
108 |
|
1506, May 10. |
Letters by King James IV. discharging paking and pelying in Leith and Canongait, [C.R. Vol I., fol.. 24] |
109 |
|
— September 25. |
Continuation of day for choosing officers, [Ib. fol.. 25.] |
110 |
|
— — 26. |
swine found in the high streets or vennels to be slaughtered, [C.B. Adv. Lib. fol. 182.] |
110 |
|
— October 6. |
Price of wheat and ale. Against regraiters of fowl and fish. Proclamation against buying malt in Leith, [Ib. fol. 81.] |
110 |
|
1506–7, February 20. |
Anent preparations for celebrating the birth of the Prince, [C.R. Vol I., fol. 25.] |
111 |
|
1507, April 21. |
Anent the price of ale, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 81.] |
111 |
|
— October 6. |
Regraiters not to buy till neighbours are served. Market hours fixed. All victuals to be sold in open market, [fol.. 82.] |
112 |
|
1507–8, March 23. |
Act anent the admission of burgesses and guild brethren, [Register of Burgesses, &c., I., fol. 115.] |
113 |
|
1508, March 29. |
Act against the colouring of unfreemen's goods, [Ib. fol. 114; C.R. Vol L, fol. 25.] |
113 |
|
— April 10. |
Contract for clenging the haven of Leith, [C.R. Vol. I. fol.] |
113 |
|
— May 5. |
Statute anent the fleshers, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 39.] |
114 |
|
— — |
Fish market to be held beside the dyke of the Trinity College, [Ib. fol. 39, 82.] |
114 |
|
1508, June 8. |
Notarial Instrument taken on behalf of William Ker, as to salt bought in Walsand, [Vincent Strathauchin's Protocol, Vol. I., fol.5.] |
114 |
|
— July 18. |
Against certain unfreemen, and freemen unincorporated, occupying the flesher craft,[C.R. Vol. I., fol.25.] |
116 |
|
— September 9. |
Bailies and officers to punish breakers of the statute as to ale,[Ib.] |
117 |
|
— — 30. |
Contract for roofing of hospital in St Mary's Wynd, [Ib. fol.26.] |
117 |
|
— October 30. |
Statute anent stablers, candlemakers, furriers, and walkers,[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 39.] |
117 |
|
— November 29. |
Anent the measures of victuals,[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 26,49.] |
118 |
|
Anent craftsmen being on the council of the town,[Ib.] |
118 |
|
— December 3. |
Order anent the buying of wines, [Ib. fol.26.] |
119 |
|
— — 6. |
Letters of marque to John Bartoun and Robert Bar toun,[Ib. fol.27.] |
119 |
|
1509, May 15. |
The crafts of websters, walkers, and shearers to be incorporated under one banner,[Ib. fol.27.] |
122 |
|
— July 19. |
Notarial Instrument on behalf of Andrew Bertoun, |
|
— September 27. |
Contract for the cleansing of the calsay, [C.R. Adv. Lib. .fol.182] |
124 |
|
1509–10, January 2. |
Letter by King James IV. as to letting a house and booth to Maister Stephane, apothecary,[Inventory of City Charters, Vol. I., fol.85.] Original letter in the archives of the city.] |
125 |
|
— — 26. |
Notarial Instrument on the lining of a tenement in the Cowgate, [John Foular's Protocol, Vol. I., fol.224.] |
126 |
|
1509–10, February 4. |
Seal of cause to the cordiners, [Original Seal of Cause in thepossession of the Incorporation of Cordiners.] |
127 |
|
1510, April 30.s |
Act oblinging the tenants of the Boroughmuir to build upon their lands, [C.R. Vol. I., fol..10] |
127 |
|
— July 12, |
Agreement betwixt the farmers of the Common Mills and the masters of the baxters craft as to grinding at the mills.[C.R. Adv. lib. fol.. 101.] |
129 |
|
1510–11, February 27. |
Nottarial Instrument as to the celebration of mass in St Giles' Church, [John Foular's protocol, Vol. I., fol.. 247] |
130 |
|
1511, April 24. |
Sasine in lands in the common muir given to the provestand bailies of the burgh and others,[Ib. fol.3.] |
131 |
|
— May 3. |
Constable court held before the provest and bailies, [C.R. Vol. I., fol..3] |
133 |
|
— — |
Statute anent weights, [ib] |
133 |
|
— — June 19. |
Pioneers at the port and havin of leith admitted and sworn,[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.. 102] |
134 |
|
— — —, |
Petty custom of cord and canvas,[Ib. fol.. 102] |
134 |
|
— August 10. |
The Walker statutes produced before the bailies and counsel, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 3.] |
134 |
|
— — 28 |
bigging of two lands in the Buthraw, [Ib. ] |
135 |
|
— September 30. |
Certain persons denounced rebels for not compearing to answer to a charge of slaughter,[lIb. ] |
135 |
|
— October 8. |
Seriands to wait upon bailies for the statutes in the fishmarket and other places,[Ib. ] |
135 |
|
1511–12, january 4. |
Ravelston quarry to Robert Cynyngham,[Ib. ] |
136 |
|
1512, July 23. |
Lawburrows by David Layng for his spouse,[John Foular's Protocol, Vol. II., end of volume. ] |
136 |
|
1512, October 14. |
Statutes anent the pest. The town divided into three
parts, [C.R. Adv.Lib.fol.. 206–7.] |
136 |
|
— |
Farmers of the mills and wild adventures, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol.. 4.] |
139 |
|
1512–13, January 17. |
Letter by King James IV. anent the pest, [C.R. Adv.
Lib.fol.. 205.] |
139 |
|
1513, June 15. |
Persons dwelling in the Dene or other infected places
not to enter the town, [Ib. fol.. 207.] |
141 |
|
— August 19. |
Flodden. President and bailies chosen to have full
jurisdiction after the passage of the provest and others to the Kingâ__s army. Nightly watch to be kept, [C.R. Vol. I., fol.. 4.] |
141 |
|
— — 25. |
Anent fruit sellers and persons vagand on the hiegait
at night, [Ib.] |
142 |
|
— — — |
All persons remaining at home from the army to have
thair names put in the watch book, [Ib.] |
142 |
|
— — 29. |
Statute anent the pestilence, [Ib.] |
143 |
|
— September 5. |
All persons coming from the army to return; and all
Sensible persons to pass to the army, [lb.] |
143 |
|
— —10. |
Proclamation made when the rumour arises regarding
the battle of Flodden, [Ib.] |
143 |
|
— —13. |
Banishment for disturbance and drawing of blood,
[C.R. Adv. Lib.fol.. 169.] |
144 |
|
— —30. |
A priest made burgess, [C.R. Vol. I., fol.. 5.] |
144 |
|
— October 4. |
Swine to be kept in band. No fruit to be sold on the
hie streets, [C.R. Adv. Lib.fol.. 207–8.] |
144 |
|
— December 4. |
Nightly watch of twenty-four persons to be had, [C.R.
Vol. I., fol.. 5.] |
144 |
|
— —6. |
Seal of cause to cordiners, [C.R. Vol. VIII., fol.. 71.] |
145 |
|
1513–14, January 27. |
Expenses of Unicorne Herald to Flanders for the
common weal of merchandise, [Ib. Vol. I., fol.. 5.] |
145 |
|
1513–14, March 17. |
Extent to be gathered for the walling of the town,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol.. 5.] |
146 |
|
1514, May 24. |
Extent for the defence of the town and resisting the
enemies of England, to be immediately gathered, [Ib.] |
146 |
|
— July 28. |
Anent the masters of the baxter craft grinding at the
mills, [Ib.] |
146 |
|
— — 29. |
Goods bought by an indweller of Leith, against the
privileges of the burgh, [Ib.] |
147 |
|
— August 21. |
Anent the down-getting of the custom in France, [Ib.] |
147 |
|
— October 2. |
Notarial instrument on the purchase of goods,[John
Foular's Protocol, Vol. II., fol. 4.] |
148 |
|
— — 4. |
Division of the town. Town to be closed about.
Barrels and pipes to be removed from the hiegait,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.208.] |
149 |
|
— — 6. |
Cleansing of the hiegait,[Ib. fol.183.] |
150 |
|
— — 7. |
Thomas Paterson to ask forgiveness for disobedience to
a bailie, [Ib. fol. 169.] |
151 |
|
— — 14. |
Head dykes to be built up,[Ib. fol.208.] |
151 |
|
— — 23. |
Thomas Paterson banished,[Ib. fol.169.] |
151 |
|
— — 24. |
Alexander Levington quit of slaughter done in his own
defence,[C.R. Vol. I., fol.6.] |
152 |
|
— — 26. |
Unfree fleshers to sell their goods on free market days,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 39.] |
152 |
|
— — 27, |
Answer to the Secretary anent the custom of his goods,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol.6.] |
152 |
|
— November 6. |
No person to come in or pass furth of the town, except
at the common ports,[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.208.] |
153 |
|
— — |
Candlemakers and stablers breaking statutes convicted,
[Ib. fol.169.] |
153 |
|
— December 21. |
Anent wine selling in Leith,[C.R. Vol. I., fol.6.] |
153 |
|
— — 28. |
Act ordaining certain goods to be escheat to the town,
[Ib.] |
153 |
|
1514, December 28. |
Unlaw for buying victual from Frenchmen in the
port of Leith, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 7.] |
154 |
|
1514–5, February 28. |
Anent the gathering in of the extent, [Ib.] |
154 |
|
— March 22. |
Part of proceeds of escheat goods employed on the
town's common works, [Ib.] |
154 |
|
1515, March 26. |
Wool bought by James Maccalzeane to be sold, and
profit applied to the common works and walling of
the town, [Ib.] |
154 |
|
— June 20. |
James Maccalzeane ordained to pay 120 marks for
profit on sale of the wool, [Ib.] |
155 |
|
— August 11. |
A burgess deprived of his fredome for intromitting
with strangers, [Ib.] |
155 |
|
— — 14. |
Persons to underly assise for hurting the privileges of
the town, [Ib.] |
156 |
|
— — |
Protestation that statutes against Flemings and
strangers be put to execution, [Ib. fol. 8.] |
156 |
|
— September 4, 12. |
Justice courts held by the town; punishments of
death, stricking through the hand, and banishment,
inflicted, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 169.] |
156 |
|
— October 5. |
Act against regraiters of meal, and against strangers
selling before the market hour, [Ib. fol. 82.] |
156 |
|
— — |
Anent keeping the ports; admitting of strangers;
watching and defence of the town, [Ib. fol. 183.] |
157 |
|
— — 16. |
Provost and treasurer elected, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 8.] |
157 |
|
— — 17. |
Another provost elected with consent of the Lord
Governor, [Ib.] |
158 |
|
— November 15. |
Letter of the Lords of Council to the provost and
bailies anent the keeping of the town's statutes, [Ib.] |
158 |
|
— — 28. |
Regraiters punished, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 169.] |
158 |
|
1515, December 22. |
Punishment for theft; ear nailed to the gallows, [Ib.] |
159 |
|
1516, April 2. |
Frenchmen convicted of dealing with unfreemen,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol.8.] |
159 |
|
— — 3. |
Anent the buildings on the burrowmuir,[Ib.] |
159 |
|
— — 18. |
Inquest to be held concerning the tenandries of the
burrowmuir,[Ib. fol.9.] |
160 |
|
— May 22. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Francis Touris,
referring to delivery of certain writs and goods,
[John Foular's Prot. Book, Vol.II., fol.27.] |
161 |
|
— August 7. |
Act anent the sailing of merchants; office of searcher,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol.9.] |
163 |
|
— — 22. |
Porter at the West Port punished for oppression,[Ib.] |
163 |
|
— September 5. |
Act against burgesses colouring the sailing of chapmenmen,[Ib.] |
163 |
|
— — 6. |
Dues to be paid King's metters for cloth exported,
[Ib.] |
163 |
|
— October 3. |
Anent the convening of the council,[Ib.] |
164 |
|
— December 12. |
Anent the price of ale, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.82.] |
164 |
|
1516–7, January 5. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of the Sisters of St
Katherine of Senis, referring to the foundation and
mortification of St John's Kirk of the burrowmuir,
[John Foular's Prot. Book, Vol. II., fol.14.] |
164 |
|
— — 24. |
The flesh stock rowme to be sold, and the price to be
applied to the walling of the town, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol.9.] |
165 |
|
— — |
The grammar school in St Mary's Wynd disponed to
the town, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.123.] |
165 |
|
— February 6. |
Wheat bought in the market to be met with common
firlots, so that farmers of petty customs may get
their duties, [C.R. Vol. I., fol.10.] |
166 |
|
1517, May 27. |
Act anent drawing water at draw-wells within the
burgh, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.183.] |
166 |
|
1517, June 30. |
Nortarial instrument on behalf of Sir Thomas Halkerston,
of the College Kirk of Crichton, referring to a
sale of goods, [Vincent Strathauchin's Prot, Book,
Vol. I., fol. 109.] |
166 |
|
— July 4. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Robert Glen, reforring
to contract, whereby he set his office of
searcher of skins to others,[Ib.fol.110.] |
167 |
|
— —7. |
Decree of the Lords of Council as to privileges of
Edinburgh in Leith, [Act. Dom. Con., Vol. XXX.,
fol. 65.] |
168 |
|
— September 5. |
Seal of cause to candlemakers, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 53.] |
170 |
|
— —20. |
Anent the price of claret, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 82.] |
172 |
|
— November 16. |
Burgesses to reside and hold stob and staik in burgh,
[Ib.fol.25.] |
172 |
|
—December 18. |
Regraiters ordained not to sell meal till Pasche in
consequence of dearth,[Ib.fol. 82.] |
172 |
|
1517–8, February 3. |
Notarial instrument anent the election of a depute
common clerk, [Vincent Strathauchin's Prot. Book,
Vol. I., fol. 121; Foular's Prot. Book,
Vol. II., fol 33. |
173 |
|
1518, April 17. |
Dispensation from the office Littlejohn, [John Foular's
Prot. Book, Vol.II.,fol.56.] |
176 |
|
—May 4. |
Anent the abbot of Narent, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 3.] |
176 |
|
— September 22. |
Act anent the post, ordering cleansing of house, &c.,
[Ib. fol.212.] |
176 |
|
—October 8. |
Act anent good rule in the College Kirk of St Giles,
[Ib. fol. 182.] |
177 |
|
— — — |
Causeway to be cleaneed. No fulyie or rubbish to
be laid near the town walls, [Ib. fol. 183.] |
177 |
|
— — — |
Bread sold by unfreemen to weigh more than bread
baked within burgh, [Ib. fol. 42.] |
178 |
|
1518, October 22. |
Escheating of wine and dealing thereof to the poor,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 82.] |
178 |
|
— November 16. |
Decree of the Lords of Council against Robert Bertoun
and others, indwellers in Leith, [Acta Dom. Com.,
Vol. XXXI., fol. 184.] |
178 |
|
— December 10. |
Seal of cause to merchants, [Official Transumpt in
the Archives of the City. Inventory of City Charters,
Vol. I., fol. 88.] |
181 |
|
— — |
Privileges granted to the fraternity of merchants, [C.R.
Adv. Lib. fol. 100.] |
186 |
|
1518–9, January 5. |
The manner of freighting ships to Flanders, [Ib. fol.
136.] |
186 |
|
— February 7. |
The manner of freighting ships to Deip in France,
[Ib.] |
187 |
|
— — 18 |
The manner of freighting ships to Flanders, [Ib.] |
187 |
|
1519, June 7. |
Anent the biggings in the burrowmure, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 10.] |
187 |
|
— — 8. |
Inquest at the instance of the town against persons
having interest in the acres of the Burrowmure, and
protests of certane feuars thereanent, [Ib.] |
188 |
|
— August 27. |
Pest. No person from suspect places to enter town;
persons on the high street at night to carry lanterns
and not to bear weapons, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 208.] |
190 |
|
— — — |
Anent the buying of meal, [Ib. 83.] |
190 |
|
— September 8. |
Signet letters anent false placks, [Original Letters in
the Archives of the City. Inventory of City Charters,
Vol. I., fol. 93.] |
190 |
|
— November 10. |
Anent the action betwixt the Earl of Arran and the
town, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 11.] |
192 |
|
— — 19. |
Decree anent privileges of Edinburgh against Leith,
[Balfour's Practicks, p. 51.] |
192 |
|
1519, November 20. |
Archibald Douglas, provost, to be refunded expenses
borne by him in the action moved by the Earl of
Arran against the town, [CM. Vol. I.,fol. 11.] |
193 |
|
— — 22. |
Water bailie to wait upon all ships entering the port
of Leith,[lb.] |
193 |
|
1519–20, January 10. |
No children to be sent to any other school but the
principal grammar school, [Ib.] |
193 |
|
— February 21. |
Letters of the Lord Governor commanding that none
of the name of Douglas or Hamilton should be provost,
[Ib.] |
194 |
|
— — — 28. |
Tax to defray expense of downgetting of the custom
in France,[lb. fol. 12.] |
194 |
|
— — — |
Anent the staple in Flanders, [Ib.] |
195 |
|
1520, March 30. |
Anent the choosing of a provost, [Ib.] |
195 |
|
— April 3. |
Pestilence. Barns on the Burrowmure to be removed,
[Ib.] |
196 |
|
— — 26. |
Four men with halberts to pass with the provost for
stanching disturbances, [Ib.] |
196 |
|
— May 10. |
Supplication of the baxters, [Ib.] |
196 |
|
— — — 19. |
Booths of the Tolbooth laid in wadset, [76. fol. 13.] |
196 |
|
— — 23. |
Margarit Atkynson to desist from selling wax in
Leith, [Ib.] |
197 |
|
— June 9. |
Anent the price of wine and ale, [Ib.] |
197 |
|
— — — 14. |
Symon Ker not to buy more wool than he can work
in his own house, [Ib.] |
197 |
|
— — 27. |
Anent the fees to be paid to the common pynours,
[Ib.] |
197 |
|
— August 9. |
Act touching the order of the grinding by the baxters
in the common mills to be put to execution,
[Ib.] |
198 |
|
— — — |
Unlaw exacted for selling wine in Leith, [Ib.] |
198 |
|
1520, September 22. |
Seal of cause ratifying contract betwixt the walkers
and shearers and the bonnetmakers, [Original Seal of
Cause in the possession of the Incorporation of Bonnetmakers]
|
198 |
|
— October 6. |
Anent the selling of oats and horse corn, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 13.] |
201 |
|
— — — |
Grant of 100 merks to provost for sustentation of four
servants, with halberts, to attend him for year to
come, [Ib. 14.] |
201 |
|
— — 18. |
Anent the buying of wyne coming to Leith, [Ib.] |
201 |
|
— — 23. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Henry Lille, referring to assignation by him of certane goods, [John
Foular's Protocol Book, Vol. III., fol. 56.] |
202 |
|
— December 5. |
Ground of Greenside granted to the Carmelite friars,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol.. 14.] |
203 |
|
1520–1, January 19. |
Common seal given to contract betwixt the town and
Lord Hamiltone, [Ib.] |
203 |
|
— February 5. |
Earl of Errol to be paid one hundred pounds out of
common good for office of constabulary, [Ib.] |
203 |
|
— — 27. |
Seal of cause to websters, [Original Seal of Cause in
the possession of the Incorporation of Websters.] |
203 |
|
1521, May 13. |
Beggars, able to work, to leave the town; filth to be
removed, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 183.] |
204 |
|
— — 27. |
Bessye, Symontoun to be burned on the cheik and
banished,for hiding infected gear, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 14.] |
204 |
|
— June 5. |
Gift formerly given to an altar in St Giles' Kirk
renounced, [Ib.] |
204 |
|
— — |
Besse Broun banished for her demerits, [Ib.] |
204 |
|
— July 16. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Robert Gray, containing protest against building on his ground, [John
Foular's Prot. Book, Vol. III., fol. 93.] |
204 |
|
1521 July, 20. |
Notarial instruments on behalf of various persons,
anent resistance to be given to the King's rebels and
broken men, [Ib.] |
205 |
|
— — 21. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of the flesher craft, [Ib.
fol.. 94.] |
207 |
|
— February 7. |
Water bailie elected by the common voice, [C.R. Vol.
I., fol. 14.] |
208 |
|
— March 21. |
Anent the common weal of the Kirk, [Ib. fol. 15.] |
208 |
|
1522, May 2. |
Persons unlawed for selling wine, [Ib.] |
208 |
|
— June 14. |
Lands to be apprised for the common weal of the town,
[Ib.] |
208 |
|
1522–3, January 9. |
Act for keeping good rule betwixt the farmers of the
the common mills and the baxters of the burgh,
[Ib.] |
209 |
|
— — 14. |
Unlaw for refusing to serve the bailies when warned,
[Ib.] |
210 |
|
— — 24. |
Notarial instrument anent the breakers of fredom
within the town of Leith, [Vincent Strathauchin's
Prof. Book, Vol. I., fol. 182.] |
210 |
|
— — — |
Decree, the community of the town of Edinburgh
against the town of Leith, [Act Dom. Con., Vol.
XXXIII., fol. 125.] |
210 |
|
— February 27. |
Anent the bying of merchandise in Leith, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 15.] |
213 |
|
— March 20. |
Seal of cause to baxters, [Print of Seal of cause and
other documents granted to the Incorporation of
Bakers, 1825.] |
214 |
|
— — 21. |
Act ratifying certain statutes made by the baxters
anent the common mills, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 15.] |
215 |
|
1523, June 3. |
Parish clerkship resigned in favour of Sir Robert
Hopper, [Ib. fol.. 16.] |
216 |
|
1523, July 30. |
Horses of carriage to be furnished to the King's army,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 16.] |
216 |
|
— — |
Multures to be paid by the baxters to the farmers of the
mills, [Ib.] |
217 |
|
— — |
Ordinance anent the baking of bread, [Ib.] |
217 |
|
— December 5. |
Ordinance anent the price of ale, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 82.] |
217 |
|
1523–4, January 9. |
Helene Bayne banished for regraiting; all regraiters
to be banished and goods escheit, [C.R. Adv. Lib.
fol. 170.] |
217 |
|
1524, August 9. |
Licence to fleshers to kill in their own houses, and sell in
the market on market days, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 46.] |
217 |
|
— — 13. |
Search to be made for unfremen of the flesher craft
who sell in their own houses, and justice administered,
[Ib.] |
218 |
|
— — 18. |
Robert Lord Maxwell, at command of the king elected
provost, in room Mr Francis Bothuell, [Ib. fol. 16.] |
218 |
|
— — 19. |
Act ordaining all the neighbours to pass with the provost
to make the king service; and to be ready for war
at all times at the ringing of the bell, [Ib. fol. 17.] |
219 |
|
— September 6. |
Actions to be brought before the provost and bailies
and not before the consistorial court, [Ib.] |
219 |
|
— October 29. |
Anent the water bailie of Edinburgh, [Balfour's Practicks,
p.52.] |
220 |
|
1524–5, January 24. |
Anent the skinner's places and stands in the market,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 17.] |
220 |
|
— February 4. |
Old acts made betwixt the baxters and the farmers of
the mills to be put to execution, [Ib.] |
220 |
|
— — 20. |
Allowance to farmers of the mills for expenses upon
the standing graith, [Ib.] |
221 |
|
— — 25. |
Act of Parliament anent firing of guns from the Castle,
[A. P. S. Vol. II., fol.290, § 11.] |
221 |
|
1524–5, March 4. |
William Andersoun accused of colouring unfremen's
[C.R. Vol. I. fol.17.] |
221 |
|
1525, — 28. |
No man to be received in ships to sail in merchandice
without licence, [Ib. fol. 18.] |
221 |
|
— — — |
Anent selling merchandise in the hie-gait, [Ib.] |
222 |
|
— October 11. |
Sasine of the Rude of the Greenside given to the Carmelite
friars, [Ib. fol. 17.] |
222 |
|
— — 20. |
All ships to be freighted in the Tolbooth, [Ib.] |
222 |
|
— — 21. |
Anent the farmer of the petty customs and wild adventures
of Leith, [Ib.] |
223 |
|
— — 26. |
Anent the selling of wine, [Ib. fol.18.] |
223 |
|
— December 1. |
Accounting with the farmers of the common mills,
[Ib.] |
223 |
|
— — — |
James Jhonestoun to pay custom of wool to the treasurer,
[Ib.] |
224 |
|
— — — |
Assignation of an altarage at St Eloyis altar, [Ib.] |
224 |
|
— |
Gait dichting and duties thereof set to Alexander
Pennecuik for this year, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol.98.] |
224 |
|
1525–6, January 27. |
Remission by the King to the town for insurrection,
[Original Remission in the Archives of the City.
Inventory of City Charters, Vol. I., fol. 85, 97.] |
224 |
|
— February 27. |
Act ordaining no neighbour to purchase any lordships
for defence of causes depending before the town,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 18.] |
227 |
|
— March 6. |
Act ordaining John Forster to pay custom on goods
brought from Flanders, [Ib.] |
227 |
|
1526, May 4. |
Candlemakers to be stented with the fleshers as formerly,
[Ib. fol. 19.] |
227 |
|
— July 14. |
Act ordaining payment of the town's annual to the
Trinity College; treasurer to poind yearly a land
behind the kirk for an annual owing to the town, [Ib.] |
227 |
|
1526, November 24. |
Acts of Parliament anent the market days for selling
bread and flesh; execution of justice against a
pirate; oppression committed by maltmakers of
Leith, [A.P.S. Vol. II. fol. 314, 5, § 2, 3, 6, 8.] |
228 |
|
— |
Beir hill of Leith and profit thereof set to Jhone Dalmahoy,
[C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 99.] |
229 |
|
1526-7, February 28. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of James Forstar, referring
to donation of the graith of a ship, [John
Foular's Prot. Book, Vol. III., fol. 299.] |
229 |
|
— March 5. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Edward Thomson,
referring to discharge of legacy of clothes and furnishings.
[Ib. fol. 298.] |
230 |
|
1527, May 4. |
Notarial instrument on behalf of Thomas Ramsay, refering
to privileges granted him to his house in
Forester's Wynd, [Ib. fol. 308.] |
230 |
|
— July 20. |
Notarial instrument, referring to sale of hull of ship to
certain indwellers in Leith, [Vincent Strathauchin's
Prot. Book, Vol. II., fol. 55.] |
231 |
|
— August 2. |
Act ordaining payment of customes by unfreemen,
[C.R. Vol. I., fol. 51.] |
231 |
|
— — |
Gait dichting and duties thereof set to Alexander
Pennecuik, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 99.] |
232 |
|
1527–8, January 22. |
Act anent lepers, [C.R. Adv. Lib. fol. 204, 212.] |
232 |
|
— — 24. |
Pint stoup measure to be adjusted, [Ib. fol. 162.] |
232 |
|
— February 1. |
Decreit decerning the skinners and furriers to be put
in possession of an annual, [Ib. fol. 110.] |
232 |
|
— — — |
Act fixing the weight of bread, [C.R. Vol. I., fol. 73.] |
233 |
|
— — 22. |
Waste land to be filled up and causewayed, [C.R.
Adv. Lib. fol. 101.] |
233 |
|
— — 28. |
Act ordaining treasurer to pay for redemption of two
of the town's booths held in wadset; and to pay
twenty pounds for a silver chandler, [C.R. Vol. I.,
fol. 34, 73.] |
233 |
