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

Arbitral as to mode of Election
1604 do Town Council to be Chosen conforming to
do do
Decret Arbitral, and act of Parliament relative thereto
The Conveener and Deacons of Crafts require 4 of
their number to be Councilors from Ancient Privlidge
do do Act of Council that it be composed of Ten Members
of the Guildry and two of the Crafts conforming to Act
46 in parliament of James the 2 nd – this disented to
by Robert Fletcher
do March 26 David Gray Convicted of Contempt to a proclamation
fined by the Privy councill – for discharging the
Collector (Conveinar) and five of Deacons of Crafts
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do March Peter Gourlay Cordwainer convicted of similar
Complaint to the said proclamation
26
do May 2d Baillie Ramsay in complaint against John Fairne
Baxter (puniched)
27
do do Act anent the misbehaviour of others & thir
expressions on the occasion and penalties
27
do May 7 Act debarring the Inhabitants from wuering Swords,
Cutlashes, or daggars
30
Do do Side arms confined to a certain length 30
do do Inhabitants punished for visiting St Andrews during
the plague
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1605 May Regulation as to passing the Ferrys during the 31
plague in St Andrews
do May Minute ordering a part of the Ports to be shut and the
passages on the North side of the Town during the
plague
do do Minute of Council as to the Trades requiring four of
their number to be admitted Councillars
do Sept Protest – Goldman for the Crafts – and Dean of Guild
protest
do Sept Craftsmen admitted to have four of their number
upon production of their rights
do do Minute of Council that it be composed of 12 persons
– three to be Craftsmen – Robert Goldman protests
at the Election and a farther protest for the Craftsmen
to Chose their own Councellers
37
do do Protests not to be burdened as to any Officer inferior
to the Provost
39
do do Election held on Sunday in the Vestry 39
do do Money arising from the Burgeships to be applied in
payment of the Town debt
41
1606 do Punishment inflicted on two persons for going to St
Andrews during the plague
42
do Feby Petty Customs Lett for One year at 1600 Merks and
anchorage petty Custome for 340 Merks
42
do Aug 18 John Larson punished for comtempt to – Baillies 44
Goldman and Lyenan. Vide page 48 and 49
1606 Septmeber Dean of Gild protests against the Crafts that two
members only should be Admitted to council and 3 to
be conditionally admitted
44
1607 Febry 3 As to visiting the sick during the plague 45
1608 Feby 2 Towns duty upon Malt – And the Fish & Flesh Stocks
lett for 50 Mks
46
do do Anent the Plague 47
1609 do Minute as to the Gildry having One member too
many in Council and protest against more than Nine
being Nominate or that the councillors for the Crafts
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