Miscellaneous Transcripts 1513-1770 (336KB PDF) - Dundee City ...

Februari 1604
Quhilk day the Baillies Counsall & Dekynes of Craftis considering that Anthoni Court comune
pyipper his pleyet sum Springis throw yis burt to ye Miscontentment of sum honest Nich bours
and irritating of yame provoking to gryt anger ye Inhabitants of yis burt & apperandlie liklie to
breid greter siditioun wtin yis burt – Thairfoir his suspendit & discharget ye said Anthoni fra
using of his comoun office throw yis burt in ye evenig & Mornig ay & qll he get a New warrand
fra ye provost Baillies C’sall & Dekynis of Craftis for ysing yrof– And forder inhibits ye said
Anthoni to play that spring call’d ‘Tabacco’ or ‘The Laird tint his gunflet’ under qtsoever vyr
name Ither privislie in Menis houss or publictlie upon ye streittis at any time heirafter under ye
pane of banishment –
Die Iovis.
Decimo Octavo die Mensis Septembre 1604
Quhilk day the provost Baillies & C’sall of ye burt of Dundie being Convenit in the Counsall
house thairof Viz (All the Several Members Councill) for Nominatioun and Electioun of ye New
Counsall of ye said burt for ye zeir to cum & forme to ane decrit Arbitral Proceed be certane
Ministers & Comissionaris of the burrows anent the forme of ye Electioun of ye said burt
Zeirlie in tyme Cumig of ye dait at Perth ye Sevent of Julii last bypast comperet James Low
One of the C’sall for ye Craftes & in name of ye said hail Craftes (As he declares) dissentit to
all poytis off ye foirsad Decriet And All that May Follow Yrupon qlk may prejudge any Richt
libertie privilige & Imunitie grantit to ye Free Craftsmen of ye said burt under Dekynirie or if
any of yame And any tyme befoir ye dait heirof. And yrupon askit Actis – And William Hill ane
uyr of the C’sall for the said Craftes Lykwayes dissassented to the said decriet.
Decimo nono die Mensis Septembris 1604
Qhlk day he provost Baillies and Council being convenit in ye C’sall house t’rof for Electioun
of ye New C’sall of ye said burt – Comperet Robert Goldman collector of ye Craftes ye Zeir
p’cedig and for himself & in name of ye Dekynes of Craftis of ye said burt – Declaring yt yae
haid dene Nething in yr tymes preicudiciall to the stait of ye said Craftis And thurfoir In caiss
Ony thing precudiciall to yr Ancient privilidges be done in ye Electioun of ye C’sall &
Magistrates at yis tyme p’testit yt yai may be frie yrof & yrupon askit Actis.
The foirsaid Day Robert Flescher Baillie diclaird that the Electioun of the council and
Magistrates should be conforming to the decreat Arbitral pronounced by the amicable friends
chosen betwixt Sir James Scrmzuor of Dudhop Knicht, Wm Auchinleck Baillie and Certain of
the Counsell for themselves and taking burden for the remanent counsel and Deacons of
Crafts on the one part & the said Robert Flescher and certain other their assenters on the
other part of the date the day of July last by past – And likways conforming to the Acts
of parliament wherunto the said decreit is relative viz The 29 Act of the 5 parl’t of King James
3d And to the Lve Act of the 7 th par’t of he same King – And in case the provost baillies and
Coun’s proced to Elect other ways nor is preseryvet to the said Decreit and Acts foresaid
protested for Remedy and Reduction.
The same day compeared Wm Auchinleck Baillie and asked Act that Robert Flescher Baillie
affirmed that the Crafts said that they had an Warrant to have four of their number upon the
Council.
Anent the desire made by the collector and Deacons of Crafts on the said Burgh Craving that
four of their number may be of the Council of the said Burgh conforming to some Ancient
Rights which they alledge has been granted to them and their predecessors – The foirsaid
provost Baillies and Council has answered that because the foresaid Rights are not known to
them that presently not agree to the said desire but that they will keep to them their privilidges
thereof they are in possession reserving to the said Crafts their rights giff any be as accords.
The provost and Baillies after long reasoning Anent the number that Should be upon the
Council concluded that their be only twelve persons whereof ten of the Gild and two of the
crafts by and outour the Provost and Baillies Treasurer and dean of Gild that shall be elected
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