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

Against the Election of George Dempster Protest was taken by Baillie Balingall in he was at
the preceeding Election chosen Deacon of the Baxter Trade and had accepted &c &c. Also
was chosen Conveener of the Whole Trades. That he wasn’t Residenter in the Burgh & that it
was inconsistant with the Character as Provost of St Andrews to be in the Town Council of
Dundee - That he had been tampering and practising upon Several of the Members
Mentioned in the Protest & therefore protested against the Said Geo Dempster for these
Megull Practices And that he Should Not be put upon the Leet for Gild Counciller Requiring
that the oaths Agst Bribery & corruption should be taken by every Member and that those
members who had Refused to take the same should purge themselves by taking the Said
Oath – taking Instruments Accordingly – The Recording of the protest was outvoted – of
course not Entered.
October 6 1761 Page 139
The Petty Customs & Gett penny £1756 Scotts.
The Pack hous and Pack house Yard 738 Scotts
The weigh house at 81 Scotts
The Salmon Fishings at 51 Scotts
The unfree Flesher dues at 220 Scotts
The Viccarage at 50 Scotts
The other parts of the Revenue do not appear to have been minuted.
19 Oct 1731 Page 139
The Committee Appointed to inspect the ground wanted by James Hallyburton Reported that
they had visited the same and thought that they Might givin him 10 feet to the South of his
South Boundry – Upon him Allowing 8 feet of a Road in the ward – And appoints Baillie
Ramsay to see it staked off.
10 Nov 1761 page 139
Bursary to the Gilds Mortification conferred on Alec Hill son of Alexr Hill Tennant in Drumkilbo
– Hugh Sutherland Appointed to a Bursary in Lowsons Mortification to the College of St
Andrews – (both presented upon Petitions without lying in the Tullie to Admet of other
Applications).
John Ferguson March Obtains by Petition a three years tack of the Shops possessed by him
At the present Rent.
Intimation made as to James Gutherie of Craigie having Made Incroachments upon the Muir
of Craigie upon which the Town had several great servitudes particularly Holding an Annual
Fair called Stobs Fair of Grazing Cattle – of Exercising the Melited of Carting Fial and Divot
and diging Clay All for the use of the inhabitants of the Burgh. – James Dick Treasurer
Appointed to interrupt this Encroachment complained of - And instrumens taken 23 Nov 1761.
1 st December 1761 Page 140
This day the Convr of the Nine Trades compearing in full Council protested that the Town
Council should make no private Bargain of the Town Property As to the Muir of Craigie
without Consent of the Nine Trades And therupon took Instrument in the Clerks hands.
The Council Appoints the Hospital Master to cause repair and sett up as much of the Hospital
of this Burgh as will contain Ten people to be put therein And Appoints the possessor of the
Hospital Yard to be Summond to Remove therefrom at Candlemass next.
19 December 1761 Page 140
The Committee Appointed to Converse Craigie As to the Muir of Craigie reported that they
had been with him And the council agree that before they do anything in this affair A memorial
be drawn up to the Towns Rights to the Muir of Craigie to be laid before the Towns Agent to
have Opinion what right the Town has – whether A Right of Property or servitude And
whether or not they can warrantally Make any agreement or Settlement with Craigie. And to
lay it before Council.
4 January 1762 Page 141
The Council – the Instrumant of Interruption agst Craigie And his petitions to be put into the
Towns press.
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