Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729

Item yat na huckster nor unfreman wtin yis brugh tapt great salt nor buy in great but to be
debarred yrfra and for ewerie tyme yat yai transgresse being inhibit to pay two shillings
Item it is declared yat ye Deane of gild and his officer pas throughout yis brugh four tymes in
ye yeare or oftner as he sall find occasion or think it expedient and try and examin ye whole
weichtes measuris and elvands within ye same and gif any beis found less or within ye
common stone wecht and measure ye samen to be broken and ye owner yairof to pay for
unlaw aught shillingis for ye first falt and for ye second falt pay 5 lib. to be put in ye said box.
And ye third falt ye owner of ye wecht elwand or measure to tyne and forfault yaire libertie
and freedome within yis brugh for ever and never heirefter to be reckoned or estimed amongst
ye number of honest and famous merchandis but to be repudiate for ever.
Item anent ye ordinance contained in our confirmation yat ye officer of ye gild sall have power
to poynd and distresse ye with halders of all duties and unlawis pertaining to ye gild without
any officer of law and na cryme to be input to him yrfor ratefie and approve ye samen in all
pointes with yis addition yat alsweill he have being commanded be ye Deane of gild to poynd
for any decreit betwixt merchand and merchand given and permitted be ye Deane of gild and
his assistants merchandis as for any wther unlaw or deuties pertaining yrto and who deforces
him in his office pay 5 lib. to ye box and to be counted and reckned ane contemner and
despysor of all good order if merchandis and to mak ane mends yairfor at ye sicht and
discretion of ye Dean of gild and his assessors.
Item it is desired and ordained yat ye Deane of gild once ewerie yeare or ofter as he thinks
expedient sall call snd conveine befor him and his assessoris ye whole merchandis and brether
of ye gild of yis brugh. And try and examen yem vpon yaire conscience be yair handes
upholden and ye great suorne gif yai have trafected handled or vsed merchandise or any
unfremen or any unfremens goods to ye effect ye persone fund to transgress may be punished
conforme to our old tres and actis yrvpon yat yrby yr be na good order perverted. And we ye
merchandis and brether of gild undersubscryved for us and ye rest of ye merchandis and
brother of ye gild of yis brugh and our successors merchandis and frie to ye gild of ye samen
consentis confirmes and approves ye foirsaid ordinances pointes and articles in all thinges for
ye causes foirsaid and mantenance of our liberties and priviledges haid of old. In witness of ye
whilk thing and in tocken of ye ratification and confirmation and als in sure token of our good
obedience heirto we have subscryved ye samen with our handes as efter followes at Dundie ye
fyft day of September ye yeare of god jai vc thriescoir threttieune yearis.
The 10 Day of October 1576
The whilk day ye Deane of gild and his assessors above written conveined in ye counselhous
and yaire hes visited read ratified and approves ye whole actis and statutis concerning ye gild
and fredome yairof with thir additions as followes.
Item in ye first anent ye order of ye election of ye Deane of gild it is added yrto at everie yeare
ye Deane of gild on office sall cause warne ye whole merchands and brether of gild of this
brugh to conveine in ye kirk and revestrie upon ye Monday nixt efter ye election of ye provest
and baillies at aucht houres before noone and yaire be common voice sall leit and elect sick as
sall be thocht meit to be in ye office of Dean of gild and wthers to beare office with him for ye
next yeare yrefter and gif ye Deane failles to command to his officer to mak ye warning
lawfullie to ye said day sall pay ten pound money and gif ye officer failles yairin he getting
command he sall pay fourtie shillingis and ewerie brother of gild being warned and conveines
not at ye said day and hour appointed sall pay ten s. whilk sall be put in ye box to be applied
with ye rest of ye gild silver.
Item it is statute and ordained yat vpon ye same day of ye election of yeDeane of gild thaire be
elected and chosen with him ane merchand to be ane collector or thesaurer to ye gild to pass
be leit and voice conforme to ye order whose office sall be to collect and gather in ye whole
dewties and silver pertaining to gild and sicklyk to deburse and give furth as he sall be
directed be ye Deane of gild and his assessors receaving ye Deane of gild his precept yrvpon
and vpon ye thurisday befor ye day of election ye Deane of gild and collector in office sall mak
yr comptis of yaire intromission and debursements in pns of assessors and sick wther auditors
as sall be adjoined unto them and upon ye day of ye election ye rests found awane be them to
be delivered to be put in ye box in presens of ye brether of gild conveined and who disobeyis to
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