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

April 12 1763 Page 152
The Council appoint to Hospital Master not to sett any part therof for putting in victual from
and after Whitsunday- John Black Gardiner – Paid by the Town for the Planting an orchard of
340 Fruit Trees at 1/- each with £*** for planting same in the Chapel Shade.
9 May 1763 Page 152
The Town Council Borrow £100 Sterling of the Gildry. – Further Orders given to Open the
Hospital and provide Furniture.
William Chalmers produced and of the two pennies of the Pint for former year Amt
£16937. 6.10
The Dischage to be 14189. 7. 2
The Balance due to the Town Scotts £ 2747.19.8
21 June 1763 Page 153
An Apartment ordered to be fitted up in the hospital for Mr Skinner Minister as Hospital
Minister & Catechust – not to exceed £20.
The Opinion of a Lawyer Ordered to be taken as to the Towns right to the Tiends parsonage
and vicarage of the Town.
20 July 1763 Page 153
The Council Appoint an Entertainment being given upon the Settlement & to invite the Convr
and Deacons – and to pay him 24 Guins Transportation money. (N.B. Before which upwards
of £100 was expended).
24 August 1763 Page 153
John Stark son of James Stark admitted to Dr Guilds Mortification to St Andrews College.
24 Octr 1763 Page 153
Baillie Chalmers Salary for counting the two pennies on the pint raised from Fifteen to Twenty
pounds Yearly.
Alexr Johnston, Goldsmith London purchases the Lands of Baldovie upon which the Town
appears to have a feu of 500 Merks besides the like Sum at the Entry of a Lineal Heir – which
feu Mr Johnston offers to make purchase of from the Town.
7 November 1763 Page 154
John Rollo (Gild Councillor) proposes to the council to take a two Nineteen Years Tack of that
piece of Ground belonging to the Town lying on the West side of the Hilltown and to Oblige
himself to hedge the same in – which proposal they are to consider and Appoints the Same to
be intimate to the Convener.
The Provost intimates to the Council that the patrons of Stivens Mortification propose placing
their Funds Amtg to £1050 Sterling in the Towns hands at per Centum.
11 Nov 1763 Page 154
The Patrons of the Hospital Borrow of Mssr Reid £215 and a Sum of £60 to pay £214.0.8d of
Bond to John Milne and Pat. Maxwell Acceptance (as Shore Master) to Bro Pat Yeaman of
£60.11.1 Sterling.
The Shore dues regulated by a New Table in consequence of which the Tacksman agrees to
give an Additional £30 per Annum.
An act of Council of due date 3 June 1718 Setts in tack to Thomas Wardroper One of the their
Baillies a Seat in the Old Church to him and his Heirs at 3/4d per Anm which the present
Council having considered they recind the same act and appoints the Seat to be Lett as
others are.
5 December 1763 Page 155
John Milln Ship Master Obtains and angled piece of Ground upon payment of Four pounds
Sterling upon the West End of the Pack House with the privilidge of Erecting Cellars or too
falls on the Gable Wall of the said Pack House And to renounce his ground Annual of three
pound Scots upon payment of two pounds Sterling being the ground Annual on which Capt
Miln errected a Tennement of Lands on the North of the Angled piece of Ground Sold him.
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