Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729

other of gild of this brugh yat was within ye ship wherof he was factor to ye effect yat ye
saides inventaries may charge be said Deane of gild and his collector at yr comptis making
whilk inventaries ye said Deane of gild sall be holden to produce to ye auditors of ye saidis
compts vpon ye day yrof under ye paines rex’ne contained in ye act maid for ye compts
making.
Item it is statut and ordained yat ye water mett ye joug ye wechtis elvands and wthers mettis
and measuris appointed and ordained for ye tryall of ye whole wechtis mettis and measures of
this brugh be put in ye Deane of gilds handes in keeping and yat ye watter mett be lent nor
given furth to nane but when as shippes is discharging and losing yaire laidinings and yat
yaire be no greate salt nor wther geare accustomed to be mett yairent sald to be delivered with
ye said watter mett except it be betwixt ane frie brether of ye gild and ane wther and yat in
greate and to ye effect yat yis act micht be ye better keeped It is ordained yat ye Deacone of ye
watter met sall on nawayis use ye nor mett ony sort of geare and in speciall great salt yrwt
whout ye command of ye Deane of gild and at ewerie tyme yat ye said metter hes to doe wt ye
said watter mett he sall receave ye same fra ye said Deane of gild vpon sick injunctions as sall
be given him and delyver it agane to him ewerie nicht at alewen under ye paines of tinsell of
his office.
And we ye merchandis and brether if gild undersubscryved for us and ye rest of ye merchands
and brether of gild of yis brugh and or successors merchands and frie to ye gild wtin ye same
all in ane voice but discrepance admitted and granted an by ye kinges grace confirmation of
old and sicklyk consents confirmes ratefies and approves ye foirsaid acts and statutis together
with ye hail rest of ye acts contained in yis book to be conforme yairto and to ye old lawes and
priviledges of ye gild and yat ewerie clauss article and point contained yrintill be ws and or
successors foirsaides be received obeyed observed and keeped without respect of any persone
under ye paines contained in ye said actis. And wills and consents yat gif neids beis ye provest
and baillies of this brugh yair authoritie to be interponed yairto. And further executorias be
yem to pass yrupon. In witness of ye whilk and in tocken of ws and or successors obedience
yairto we have subscryved as followes at Dundie ye 12 day of November ye yeare of god ane
thousand five hundredth thriescour and sexteine yeiris.
Decimo tertio novembris anno præscripta
The whilk day ye said Deane of gild and his assessors with ye bodie of ye merchands and
brether of gild of yis brugh conveined in ye counsel house yrof considering ye estaite present
of ye common weilth of merchandis daylie decayand and small remid vsed for defence of yaire
ancient liberties and priviledges yrof as yai have bene of old and alsua for support of thaire
decayed brether of gild when it sall happen and for remeid yrof yat not wtstanding according
to ye old lties of gild granted be ye whole bodie of merchands and brether of gild afor our
dayes confirmed and approved be or soueraine most noble progenitors at all tymems sensyne
for collection of ye gild silver of all wares passand furth of yis brugh in france flanders and all
wther countries for causes foirsaid and now fund yat ye said collectione is neglected and
orsighted be one and wther yat sould collect and pay ye samen sua it is cum to none effect for
ye relief foirsaid wherfor it is statut and ordained be ye whole merchandis and brether of gild
foirsaid yat ye collectione in wther countreys sall cease for ye space of thrie years nixt
following and to be collected and wptaken heir at home be ye Deane of gild collector or wthers
havand his power of all waires passand furth of yis countrie in flanders france denmark
dansskene kewill and all wther countries as followes yat is ilk barrel salmond ij d. ilk Daker
fyes ii d. ilk seck cloth ij d. ilk barrel oilie and butter ij d. ilk barrel heiring or keiling j d. ilk
hunder skynes vi d. ilk huner steirleins or goates skynnes ij d. ilk hunder furfell and whyt
ledder ij d. item of ilk hunder lamb skynnis and countrie warres j d. if ilk dozen otters ij d. ilk
dozen coddis 1 d. and sicklyk of all wther waires effeirand to ye valour and who refuses to mak
instant payment beand required be ye said Deane of gild or havand his power to incurre ye
paines contained in actes maid yrannent afoir and yis ordinance to remaine as said is fir ye
thrie yeares following and fra thence furth ay and while ye whole bodie of ye merchandis or ye
most part yairof discharge ye samen and this without prejudice or hinderance to yaire old lties
or priviledge given yame and yat ye rest of ye heads and ordinance continued in ye said old
lties to tak effect and be put to execution be ye said Dean of gild and his officer in all pointes
and we ye merchandis and brether of gild undersubscryvand of us and ye rest of ye
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