Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729

That merchandis and burrowis bruk yaire old priviledges cxix cap
Item it is statut and ordained yat all ye merchandise of ye realme and ye burrowis bruk and
have yaire priviledges and fredomes granted and given yem be our soveraine lords projenators
of most noble mind be observed and keeped to them and yat no persones dwelland with out
burrowes use any merchandise nor zet tap nor sell wine wax silkis spicererie waed nor siclyke
stuff nor zet stapill guides and yat nane pack nor peill in Leith not wther plaices without ye
kingis burrowis under ye paine of ye escheating of ye guides to ye kingis vse yat beis taped sall
packed or peilled against yis statut.
That na burges be maid with out ye consent of ye great counsel of ye toun cxxi
cap.
Item it is statut and ordained yat in tyme to cum na provesr Baillie nor aldermen of ny
burrowis mak burgess nor gild brother without ye consent of ye rfeat counsel of ye town and
yat ye profeit yat is taken for ye making of ilk burges or gild be put to ye common good and
vared on ye common warkis.
That ye old act anent saillers be put to execution cxxij cap.
Item it is statut and ordained for ye weill of merchandis yat ye old act anent sailors be put to
execution and yat ye customers shall to ye officars of ye toun who dois in ye contrair heirof yat
ye said officars mak yis act to be put to dew executioin as yai will ansua to ye king vpon.
That nane house wool skin nor hyddis in Leith cxxiij cap.
Item it is statut and ordained for causing of ye kinges customes to come in whole to him as
accordis to ye eshew ye defrauding yat hes beene done yairof in tymes bygone yat na man
house wool hydis nor skinnes in Leith nor wther places out with frie burrows under ye paine
of escheat.
Priviledges of burrows cxxvj cap
Item our soveraine Lord with advyse and consent of his thrie estaitis of parliament ratefies
and approves ye actis mad of befor granted to merchandis within brugh.
Anent merchandis yat failles contraire to ye actis made of befor xccvij cap.
Item it is statut and ordained be ye kinges grace and thrie estates of parliament yat ye act and
statut mad be vmqll our soveraine Lord king James ye third and als ratfied and approved be
vmqll our soveraine Lord yat last deceased of good mind when god affore tuiching merchandis
passand with yaire merchandise furth of ye realme to franc flanders or any wther part yat na
merchand saill wtout he have ane half last of guides of his own or els in governance of factor
to wther merchandis be put to execution in all pointes in tyme to come efter ye forme and
tenor of ye samen and ordaines ye provest or baillies of burrowes statut at ilk port of ye realme
to search and look seek ye persones brakers of ye saids statutis and yat yai distrenzie ilk
persone braker yrof for ye sowme of twentie pound to be applied on yis wyse yat is to say ye
one half to our soverainee Lords use and ye wther half to ye provest or baillies for yr labouris
and yat yai mak compt yr of yeirlie in ye checker and give ye provest or baillies be negligent in
ye exercising of yr offises and power given to yem yai sall be obleisched to pay ye said paine of
xx lib. for ewerie man yat passes and sailles in contraire to ye said act at yat port where yai
have jurisdiction and als it is ordained yat na skipper mr owners of shippes revealle any
merchand to saille in yr shippis with out yai have ye names of them in ticket subscryved be ye
saides provest and baillies handis under ye paine foresaid for ilk person yat yai revealed in yr
shipps and yat our soveraine Lords customeris or any wther yat pleases accuse ya saids
provest and baillies gif yat be negligent in ye premises yeirlie at ye checker and tres to be
directed heirupon in dew forme as effeiris and als yat tres be written to ye conservator to send
home ye names of all merchandis resortand yairin ewerie ship in contraire ye samen of ye said
act to ye thesaurer under ye paine of tinsell of his office.
That na man molest or trouble provest aldermen baillies and officearis within
brugh xxx cap.
Item it is statut and ordained yat na man earle lord barron or wther of whatsumever degree
about and adiacent nichtbouris to burrowes molest trouble nor inquiet ye provest aldermen
baillies and officers of burrows and merchandis yrof in vsing of yaire fraucheis liberties and
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