Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729
Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729
Gildrie Book Of Dundee Anno 1570 Vivas Rex 1729
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have ony of ye saidis measuris wechtis or mettis or elvands wrong of falss sall pay for ye first<br />
falt to ye common wark cl s. by ye destroying of ye fals measure or wechtis or elvand for ye<br />
nixt falt tinsell of yaire fredome and for ye third falt banishing of yis brugh.<br />
Item it is statut and ordained in respect of great misorder of persons resorting to yis brugh<br />
pretending to be friemeen burgesses and brother of gild yrof yai nather being qualified to use<br />
ye trade of merchandise nor zet able to sawe yair oaths given ye tyme of yr receaving to<br />
fredome yairfor yat na persone be admitted efter yis pnt daite to be received burges fremen<br />
and brother of gild of this brugh without yair honest consideration and manner be notarlie<br />
knowen and alsua sall pay for yaire admission ye soume of x lib. with yair accidents use and<br />
wont and als be ye tenor heirof ordaines officaris to pass and warne all and sundrie persons<br />
pretending to be burgess and brother of gild of this brugh dwelland without ye samen be open<br />
proclamation at ye market croce yr of to compeare dwell inhabite and beare charge sick as any<br />
wther nichbouris dois nixt efter charge wt certification and yai faillie yat ye locked buik sall be<br />
opned and yaire names blotted furth of ye samen and nane of thaire posteritie to bruik or use<br />
yrefter any fredome within yis brugh.<br />
Alsua yat ye act maid for frachting of shippes in pns of ye Deane of gild be published and put<br />
till execution with yis addition yat ye Deane of gild subscryve ye samen charter pairtie and yat<br />
ye principall headis heirof be registrat in his buikis and yis to avoid process question and<br />
debait whilkis commonlie are used betuixt awners of shippes and merchandise daylie in ye<br />
tolbuith of yis brugh.<br />
Item becaus it is notarlie knowen yat ye merchandis are heavily hurt defrauded and damnaged<br />
in drinking and drawing of thaire wines coming furth of boirdeous not only at ye losing and<br />
laidning but also upon ye sea principally. Thairforo it is statut and ordained yat ye old actis<br />
maid yr anent be observed and keeped with yis addition yat in caice ony man whose punsion<br />
is drawen can prove if ye mariners of ye said ship drew or drank ye samen yat ye mr of ye ship<br />
cause yat preuelation or punscons whilk are drawenn to be mad full with sufficient wine of gif<br />
it be wanted or spoiled in ye defalt of ye said drawing ye skaith to be recompensed be ye said<br />
mr.<br />
Item it is statut and ordained yat ye actis maid of befor annent any persones whilk uses fal<br />
measures or wechtis within is brugh be published and put till execution wt yis addition yat if<br />
any freman be fund havane falss measures or wechts efter yis pnt day he to tyne his fredome<br />
for ever of yis brugh and his measures or wechts to be destroyed and broken and if any<br />
unfremen be convicted in ye said falt yat ye saidis wechtis and measures be broken and<br />
destroyed and yam selffis banished yis brugh for ever.<br />
Item yat ye act maid anent foirstallers regrators and cowpers of skinnes hydes and all wther<br />
stapill goods be published and put till execution in all points.<br />
Item it is statut and ordained yat if any person or persons of ye counsell of this brugh sall<br />
reveill or oppin ye secretis or communications to whilk he heiris in ye counsel to any manner<br />
of person yat ye person revealer sall never bruik siclyk place within yis brugh in tyme coming<br />
and yai to be discharged of further place in ye counsel as ane mensworne person.<br />
Item for sameckle as divers fremen in contraire yaire oath and fidelitie transportis and<br />
traffectis continuallie with unfriemens goods whereby ye estaite of fremen is greatlie hurt.<br />
Thairfor it is statut and ordained yat if any freman of yis brugh caries with him under colour<br />
of his own or transportis to or fra yis brugh ony geir pertaining to unfremen ye offender tyne<br />
his fredome for ever within yis brugh and yat it sall not be leasum to him to redeime his<br />
fredome because hee is yrby perjured and als ye common customes yairof greatumlie<br />
defrauded.<br />
It is statut and ordained for avoiding of ye greate fraud and falsed daiylie used be ye fleshors<br />
both to brugh and land yat bringes yaire skinnes and hydis of ye flesch slaine be them pulled<br />
cuted and larleddered in sick scrandfull manner yat not onlie obtainess our merchandise great<br />
skaith yrby and in samine in wther countries but alsua divers ship stolen can not be be tried<br />
be yaire markis when yai cum to ye market. Thirfor it is statut and ordained yat na flesher<br />
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