Privy Council Acts 1565 - Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee

the Quenis Majestie, and the thrid to the Conservatour for his laubouris ; and commandis the said Conservatour to
serche and seik with all diligence the brekaris of the statutis maid thairanent, as he will answer.
Item, that nane of hir Majesteis liegis tak upoun hand to bring ony maner of fals cunye within this realme, furth of
ony partis quhair thai hant or frequent, undir the pane of lyfe, landis, and gudis ; and als chargis and commandis the
said Conservatour to serche and seik the saidis faltouris with all diligence, and ah to confisk thair gudis, the twa daill
to the Quenis Majesteis behuif and the third to the Conservatour for his laubouris, and that he keip the faltouris in
captivitie unto the tyme he adverteis hir Majestie.
Item, that the said Conservator sall serche and seik all forbiddin gudis prohibit be the Actis of Parliament, to he
had furth of this realme, in speciall talloun, fiesche, and all kynd of uther forbiddin geir; and in lyke manner all maner
of gudis uncustumat, and nocht contenit in the cocqueit, and escheit the samyn forbiddin and uncustumat gudis, the
twa part to the Quenis Majesteis use and the thrid to his awin.
Providing, alwayis that the said Conseervatour adverteis the Quenis Majestie and hir Thesaurare, fra tyme to ttme
of his procedingis eftir the apprehensioun of qhatsumevir transgressouris, with all diligence.
Item, that na marchand tak on hand to tak his nychtbouris marchand fra him, quhome he hes in hand to by his
geir, owthir be himself or ony brokar or immediat persoun, owther in tyme of bying or selling, sa lang as thai ar
togidder in cumpany, undir the pane of v S. of unlaw to the Conservatour, and x S. greit to the Dene of Gild to the toun
quhair the offendar dwellis, quhilk pane the Conservatour sall uptak, and deliver the samyn to the awnar of the schip,
swa that he may carie it to the Dene of Gild.
Item, it is ordanit be the Quenis Majestie that the Conservatour sall haif for his labouris of euer ilk sek of gudis twa
sturis, and quho dissobevis the samyn sall pay the said unlaw of v S. greit.
Quhilk actis and ordinances the Quenis Majestie ordanis to be actit and insert in the bukis of hir Secreit Counsall
to lestand memorie, and the samyn being registrat, ordanis hir Hienes greit signet to be appendit to the samyn.
Apud Abirdene, octavo die mensis Julii, anno etc. lxix°
Anent the complaint maid to my Lord Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale be Robert Moreis burges of the
Campheir, makand mentioun, that quhair Johnne Erll of Sutherland the tyme of his exyle and banisement in the partis
of Flanderis, in his greit neid the said Robert furneist to him diverse marchandice gudis and sowmis of money,
quhairof, he wald thankfullie haif maid the said Robert payment gif it had plesit God to continew his lyff; and to that
effect, eftir his hame cuming within this realme, compt and reknyng being made betuix him and Andro Bak burges of
Abirdene in name of the said Robert, the said Erll wes restand awand to the said Robert de claro the sowme of twelf
scoir ten pundis, and subscrivit ane compt and writting thairupoun, quhilk he directit to George Gordoun of Correchne
his chalmerlane, commandand him to mak the said Robert payment of the said sowme, and the samyn sould be
thankfullie allowit to him; quha ressavit the said compt and the said umquhile Erllis precept and acceptit the add det
upoun him, and hes maid the said Robert payment of the sowme of sevin scoir fyve pundis aucht schillingis, and
ressavit ane acquittance thairupoun. And albeit the said Robert hes twa sindry tymes cumit within this realme
belevand to haif gottin payment of the said sowme, and this last tyme hes remanit thairin be the space of xi monethis;
the said George hes maid him na payment of the said sowme, quhairthrow he being ane stranger be that occasioun and
wanting of utheris dettis in this cuntre, is put fra all trade of marchandice, and he uttirlie wrakkit without support be
providit to him. The said Robert comperand personalie, and the said George Gordoun of Correchne Baillie, and
Johnne Stewart of Bonty officiar, of the lordschip of Obyne comperand alsua personalie, and confessand and
produceand the precept charge and commandiment of the said umquhile Erll of Sutherland; as alsua that thair wes
mair restand in the tenentis handis nor wald pay the said Robert Moreis the det awand to him. In respect he is a
strangear and of his lang troubill awayting in this cuntre during the troublous tyme bipast quhairin our Soverane
Lordis authoritie wes nocht dewlie reverencit nor obeyit; thairfoir my Lord Regentis Grace, with avise of the saidis
Lordis of Secreit Counsale, ordanis lettres to be direct to charge the said George Gordoun Baillie and the said Johnne
Stewart officiar, to content and pay, and thankfullie deliver to the said Robert Moreis the said sowme of fyve scoir
[blank] restand awand de claro of the said sowme of xiixx ten pundis, within xv dayis nixt eftir thai be chargeit
thairto, under the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to the borne; and gif thai failye thairin, the saidis xy dayis
being bipast, to denunce thame rebellis and put thame to the horne, and to escheit, etc.
Anent the complaint maid to my Lord Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale be Robert Moreis strangear,
burges in the Campheir, inakand mentioun, that quhair Maister Johnue Chene being student in Lovenne, and
destitute of furnissing and finance for setting furth of his neidfull adois, come to the town of Campheir, and thair
meaning his necessitie, ressavit fra the said Robert in borrowing upoun his obligatioun the sowme of sex pundis five
schillingis Flemis money, lyke as in his obligatioun subscrivit with his awin hand at mair lenth is contenit. Nochttheles
the said Maistir Johnne on na wayis will mak payment of the said sowme, albeit his day of payment be of lang tyme
bipask And anent the charge gevin to the said Maister Johnne Chene personalie apprehendit, to compeir befoir my
Lord Regent and Lordis of Secreit Couonsale this day, to answer to the said complaint; the said Robert Moreis
comperand persononalie, and the said Maister Johnne Chene being oftymes callit and nocht comperand, my Lord
Regentis Grace, with avise of the saidis Lordis, eftir inspectioun and considderatioun of the said Maister Johnnes
obligatioun, having regaird to his unthankfulnes and wilfull absence and contumacy, ordanis lettres to be direct,
chargeing the said Maister Johnne Chene, to content and pay the said sowme of sex pundis fyve schillingis Flemis
money to the said Robert Moreis within sex dayis nixt eftir he be chargeit thairto, under the pane of rebellioun and
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