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

Index
To the following extracts from the Towns Records obtained from
the Town Clerk through the interest of the Conveener from 1756
and Carried up to the Year 1770
1756 July 21 The Town obtained Bond of Baillie Reid of £175 Stg. For 6
years feu duty of Drumgeith
Aug 25 The Towns Treasurer permitted to Vote in Council but not to
uplift the Revenue
1757 May 2 The two pennies of the pint for the year proceeding yeilded
£13060.6s.4d Scotch the outlay £12650.7s.5d Scotch. The
Receipt of that year Amounted to £1088.7 Sterling
June 20 The Town as Superior of the Lands of Duntroon compound
with Capt Graham for £22 Sterling
Sept 27 Charter of Ten Roods of Land to Alexr Watt , Walker for
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twenty pounds to be Carried to the Trades for their revisal
Head Court – Deacons warned to Attend. The Conveener &
Deacons request that the Common Acts of Council be carried
to them and published as in former years
Branches of the Towns Revenue Sett in Tack for £5469 lib
Scotes – And Hospital enclosure set up at £272 Scotes
Further parts of the Revenue lett viz. The Packhouse the
Weigh house &c &c
The Hospital Evacuate and reason given therefore
24 Oct . Page
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21 Novr Page
126
Page Dates of the Several Acts of parliament passed anent the two
126 pennies on the pint form 1707 up to 1797
1758 June 2d The Town wind Mill and Brae lett for £5 Sterling. Amount of
Stent in 1758 £672.4.10
May 1 The Amount of the two pennies on the pint last year to
£673.8.111/2
Augt 16 Page
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An Act declaring the Town a county within itself
Decr 12 Hospital Ground feues to Prov Patrick Yeaman for 37S 10
Scotts
1759 Aug 8 Page
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A piece of Ground feued to John Speed on of the Council
Oct 24 Baillie Crichton Obtains permission to build at the bottom of
the Wellgate – West side for one shilling yearly
1760 April 28 Page Ground at the East Port sold to James Nicoll Mason for £5
132 without selling same by public Sale
May 29 A Calumneous Petition given into the General Assembly by
the Ministers into the Character and behaviour of the
Magistrates of the Burgh
Sept 23 Part of the hospital Grounds on the North Side of the
Overgate feued to James Hallyburton for 15/-
1761 Jany 5 Page Terms proposed by the Nine Trades for an accomodation
135 betwixt them and the Council relative the process against
them before the Court of Session
Trades as Auditors of the Towns revenue particularly of the
two pennies on the pint
Feby 2 Terms of Accomodation proposed by the Trades rejected and
process sontinued
Feby 10 Four and a half Acres feued out to Rollo and McLaushan at
£45 Sterling per Acre Entry Money and 48/- yearly feu duty
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