APPENDIX.
I. Ratification by the Dean of Guild and whole Merchants of the Burgh and
City of Glasgow of the Suckening of the Inhabitants to their own Mills.
Glasgow, 22 September 1608. [Original in the Archives of the City.
Inventory, Vol. I., b. 14, No. 2.]
Apud Glasgw, vigesimo secundo die mensis Septembris, anno Domini millesimo
sexcentesimo octauo. The quhilk day, William Skynner, dean of gild of the said
burghe and citie of Glasgow, and haill merchandis thairof, vndersubscryvand, being
convenit to consult and advys vpone sindrie effairis of the commoun weill of the
said burghe, and speciallie anent the lawfull and lawdable agriement and conclusioun sett doun be the provest, bailleis and counsall, with advys and consent of
ws the said dean of gild, merchandis, deakin conveiner, deakins of craftis, and
vtheris of that rank, concerning the sukning of the said burghe and inhabitantis
thairof to thair awn milvis, and vther milvis provydit be tham for serving of the
burgessis and inhabitantis of the sam, als thankfullie and als guid chaip as ever thay
wer servit of befoir, and that for certen yeiris to cum, for releif of the great debt
contractit on the tounis heid be sik personis quha bwir charge and office in the said
burghe of biefoir, and that the said burche may be the mair hable to serve his
Majestie in conventionis, parliamentis, and vtheris his Majesteis service; and seing
the foirsaidis personis, contracteris of the said dett, be thair instigatioun and persuasioun nocht only intysis and persuadis sindrie of the inhabitantis of the said
burghe to oppoin tham self against the said sukin and to gif thair names and
consentis to the rasing of suspensiounis against the sam, bot also ontreulie informis
the lordis of his Hienes counsall and sessioun that the said sukin is nocht sett doun
for the commoun weill of the said burghe, with full advys and vniform consent in
maner as said is, bot to the hurt of the friemen and inhabitantis of the same,
and for the privat proffeit and commoditie of thais our present provest and bailleis,
and sua done without the applaud and consent of ws the said dean of gild, haill
merchandis, deakin conveiner, deakins of craftis, masteris thairof, haill communitie
of the sam, and vtheris of that rank: For removing of the quhilk calumnie and
falsiefieing of the quhilkis reportis, we the said dean of gild, merchandis of this
burghe, and vtheris vndersubscryvand, as the haill body of that pairt and rank of
this commoun weill, having swir and certan knawledge that the said work for
agriement of the said sukin is nocht done be the privat power and autoritie of the
provest, bailleis and counsall of the said burghe, and for thair privat proffeit and
particular commoditie, bot be matuir advys and deliberatioun, and with consent of
ws the said dean of gild and haill merchandis of this burghe, and with advys and
consent of the deakin conveiner, deakins of craftis, masteris thairof and vtheris
of that rank concurrand with tham and haill communitie, that thairby the said
contractit debt mycht be releivit, and the said burghe the mair hable to serue his
Majestie in conventionis, parliamentis and vtheris his Hienes services, and als the
mair hable to beir the commoun burding of the said burghe: Thairfoir, be thir
presentis, now as than and than as now, with ane applaud, assent and consent,
willinglie of our awn propper consentis, and with deliberat advyse and consultatioun
had and taikin thairanent, ratifeis and apprevis the said sukin to be for the
commoun weill of this burghe and haill particular inhabitantis thairof, and nocht
for the privat gain of ony our foirsaidis magistratis, present or to cum; promittan
also to assist, fortiefie, and defend the sam frielie without ony compulsioun in all
tyme cuming. And for the better effectuating of the premissis, we the said dean
of gild, and vtheris of the merchand rank within the said burghe, frielie and
willinglie bindis and obleissis ws and our successouris to gif the multour dewtie
to the taksmen of the mylvis of all and quhatsumever victuall bocht be ws ather
in burghe or landwart heirefter during the space speciallie agreit vpone, sua that
we may be disburdynit of the dett lyand on the said burghe as said is. And
siklyk, for the better and heistier releif thairof, of our awin consentis, ar content
and bindis and obleissis ws to gif the custome dewtie of the leadill of all maner
of cornis and victuall that we sall happin to by within this burghe or without the
same the space of aucht mylis distant thairfra, and that during the space agreit
vpone. In witnes quhairof, we have subscryvit thir presentis, with our handis, at
day, yeir, and place foirsaid. [Subscribed by sixty persons, and also subscribed by
notaries on behalf of forty-three persons who could not write.]
II. Ratification by the Deacon-Convener, Deacons of Crafts, Chief Masters of the
Crafts, and whole Craftsmen of the Burgh and City of Glasgow of the
Suckening of the Inhabitants to their own Mills. Glasgow, 22 September
1608. [Original in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 14,
No. 2.]
Apud Glasgw, vigesimo secundo die mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo
sexcentesimo octauo. The quhilk day, Ninian Andirsoun, deakin conveiner of the
said burghe and citie of Glasgw, Jhone Sterling, deakin of hemmirmen, Gabriell
Listoun, deakin of cordoners, Stevin Hammiltoun, deakin of tailyouris, Alexander
Calwall, deakin of skinneris, Thomas Morsoun, deakin of coupers, Thomas Fawsyd,
deakin of baxteris, John Stewart, deakin of measonis, Archibald Reed, deakin of
wrychtis, Robert Watsoun, deakin of fleschouris, Mr. Robert Hammiltoun, deakin
of chyrurgeinis, Archibald Patirsoun, deakin of wobsteris, and John Brounsyd, deakin
of bonet-makeris, assistit and accumpaneit with the chief masteris of the crafts respectiue foirsaid, haill craftismen and vtheris of that rank, vndersubscryvand, bieing
convenit to consult and advys [etc., in same terms as in the foregoing Ratification by
the Merchants. Subscribed by thirty-eight persons writing their names; by six
writing monograms or initials; and by notaries for the other craftsmen who could
not write,—neither the names or number of whom are given].
III. Act by the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow, with consent of the
Deacons of Crafts, ordaining that the whole Burgesses and Inhabitants
should, in all time coming, be astricted and thirled to the Town's Mills.
Glasgow, 29 June 1615. [Original in the Archives of the City. Inventory,
Vol. I., b. 14, No. 3.]
Apud Glasgw, vigesimo nono Junij millesimo sexcentesimo decimo quinto.
The quhilk day, the proveist, bailleis and counsell of the burgh and citie of
Glasgow, wndersubscryweand, wnderstanding that our gracious Souerane the Kingis
Majestie, be his Hienes chartour wnder the great seale, of the dait the aucht day
of Aprile, the yeir of God jm vjc and allewin yeiris, by the earnest desyre of the
rycht reverend father in God, Johne archbischope of Glasgow, ratifeit, apprevit
and perpetuallie confermit the rychtis, priueledgis, liberteis and immuniteis of the
said burgh, and als, with consent of the lordis of his Hienes secreit counsell, gave,
grantit and in few for ever disponit to the proveist, bailleis, counsell and communitie
of the said burgh, and thair successouris, the said burgh and citie, with houssis
biggingis, yairdis, land, alsweill outfeild as infeild, labourit as wnlabourit, customes
be sie and land, rychtis, liberteis, priveledgis and donatioun of patronagis of chaiplanreis, prebendareis and alteragis, mylnis, multuris, suckin and knaveschip of the
samyn, with certane vther liberteis and priueledgis at lenthe contenit in the said
chartour, quhilk is ratifeit be our said Souerane Lord and estaitis of parliament,
haldin at Edinburgh the twentie thrie day of October the yeir of God jm vjc and
twelf yeiris; and als calling to rememberance that be the advyse of the said rycht
reverend fathir in God, Johne archbischope of Glasgow, for releif of the sowme of
saxtein thowsand merkis quhairwith this said burgh and citie was burdenit, it was
fund meit and expedient that the inhabitantis thairof sould be thirlit and astrictit
to bring thair malt and vther cornis to the mylnis perteining to the said burgh to
be grinned thairat, during the space of ten yeiris, hoiping that within the said space
the said debt sould haif bein releifit; and knawing that the said debt of saxtein
thowsand markis and vther sowmis debursit for the weill and commoditie of the
said burgh can not be convenientlie payit within thee said space, nor the vther
warkis done quhilk ar purposit, sick as the bigging of prisonis for malefactouris,
the repairing of streitis and hie wayis within and without this burgh, the building
of portis and claring the watter of Clyde of sandis, craig, stanis, and vther lyk
impedimentis, quhilk makis the said river almaist vnprofitabill and hinderis the
tred and traffique of the merchandis thairof; and wnderstanding sufficientlie that
thair is na vther meanes to accomplische the said warkis except the thirlage of the
inhabitantis of the said burgh contenew in all tyme cuming to the mylnis perteining
to this burgh, according to the accustomit and laudabill forme obseruit within the
haill burrowis of this realme: Thairfoir, foirseing the weill and vtilitie of this burgh
and for the perpetuall florisching thairof, the saidis proveist bailleis and counsell,
with advyse and consent of the deaconis of craftis of the said burgh, statutis and
ordanis that the haill burgessis and inhabitantis of the said burgh salbe thirlit and
astrictit to the mylnis perteining to this burgh and bring thair malt and vther
cornis to be grinned thairat perpetuallie in all tyme cuming; inhibiting and
discharging be thir presents the said burgessis and inhabitantis to carie thair cornis
to ony vther mylne or mylnes, or to buy ony malt, brew or mak drink thairof,
except the samyn be ground at the said townis mylnis, wnder the paine of fyve
pund of wnlaw and paying of dowbill multir to the fermoureris, toties quoties.
And for the better obseruatioun heirof, ordanis the deane of gild, present and [to]
cum, to tak the ayth of ilk burges to be resauit heireftir the tyme of his admissioun
thairto, that he his wyfe nor servantis shall brew na malt bot sick as sall happin
to be ground at the saidis townis mylnis; and that thir presents be insert in the
counsell buikis of this burgh, thair to remain ad perpetuam rei memoriam. [Here
follow subscriptions. Four councillors and the deacons of the baxters, smiths,
tailors, bonnetmakers, masons, chirurgeons, being unable to write, were subscribed
for by notaries.]
IV. Agreement between the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow and James
King and John Algeo, for giving up their tack of Partick Mill. Glasgow,
10 May 1608. [Extract Act of the Town Council of Glasgow in the
Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 1.]
The provest and bailyeis convenit to appoint and aggrie with James King and
John Algeo anent the tack grantit to thame of Partickmylne be my lord of
Glasgow, quhairof thair is nyne yeiris yit to rin, hes condischendit and aggreit
with the said James and Johne Algeo in this maner, to witt, that the said Johne
sall have and receave of the toun the sowme of thrie hundrethe markis money
betuixt the dait heirof and the feist of Lambes nixttocum, and that becaus he
leifis the said mylne and his service thair; and the said James King the sowme of
twa hundrethe markis money, betuixt and the feist of Mertimes nixt therefter;
and that for the renunciatioun and overgiving of thair said tak of the said mylne
in favoris of the toun that tak may be grantit to the toun thairof be my lord of
Glasgow, and for recompans and satisfactioun of four hundrethe pundis money
debursit be thame in entres silver to my lord of Glasgow; during quhilk thair
tack the saidis provest, bailyeis and counsall, hes grantit that the said James King
sould be myllar in the said mylne, with thir conditiounes that at the repairing of
the mylne the toun and inhabitantis therof to be als thankfully and als easillie
servit att the said mylne be the said James as they sall be servit in ony vther thair
mylnis, and if he be found to doe ony falt atthir to the townis men, barronie men
or takismen of the said myln worthie to be depryvit of his service, the same being
fund and tryit be the provest, bailyeis, and counsall, for his falt done to the saidis townsmen, and be my lord of Glasgow for his falt done to the baronie men, the said James
sall tyne his service and ane vther myllar placit in the said mylne at the pleasour of
the provest, bailyeis and counsall and thair fermoureris; quhilk sowmes of money
respectiue above wryttine of thrie hundrethe and twa hundrethe markis money
promeist to the saidis James King and Johne Algeo att the termes forsaid, for the
causses above wryttine, the saidis provest, bailyeis, and counsall bind and obleisses
thame and thair thesaurer and successouris in office present and to cum to content
and pay to the saidis James and Johne the foirsaids sowmes of money ilk ane of
thame for thair awin pairtis at the termis foirsaid.
V. Decreet by the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow, following on Complaint
by the Farmers of the Town's Common Mills against James King, Miller
of the Mill of Partick. Glasgow, 23 April 1611. [Extract in the Archives
of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 2.]
The quhilk day, in presens of the proueist, bailleis and counsell of the said burght
and citie of Glasgw, anent the complaint givin in befoir thame be Georg Andersoun,
Thomas Pettigrew, Walter Dowglas, James Lychtbodie, fermoureris of our commoune
milnes, contrair James King, thair miller of the milne of Partick, now in the tounis
handis, beiring in effect that the said James King, as miller foirsaid, sould big and
lay in the dam of the said milne of Partick vpon his awin chairgis and expensis,
and siclyk to furneis thrie hors with ane sufficient seruant, abill to lay on and tak
aff laidis for service of the said milne, to the weill of the inhabitantis of this burght,
and to abyd and mak his residence at the said milne nicht and day, as ane miller
aucht to do, and to provyd and furneis the said milne with stainis in dew tyme and
seasoun with all vther gangane grayth for the better service of the said milne and as
vther milnes is provydit and furnischit, and that the said James held his hors in
the said milne and maid ane stabill thairof to the hurt and hinder of the nychtbouris
and inhabitantis of the said burght, and for that effect to find sufficient cautioun and
souertie actit in the toun buikis of this burght as vtheris milleris vsis to do, for the
souirtie of thankfull service, and quhilk the said James King nathir hes thankfullie
done in tyme bypast and refuisis to do the samyn in tyme cuming and find cautioun
to that effect without he be compellit: In the term assignit be the said proueist and
bailleis to pronunce and give thair decreit in the said mater, the rychtis, ressounis and
allegatiounis of the saidis compleineris and of the said James King, baytht personallie
present, hard, sein, and considderit, decernis and ordanis the said James King to lay
in the dam of the said milne and big the samyn sufficientlie in all tyme cuming,
during all the tyme that he is miller of the said milne, and siclyk to furneis thrie hors
with ane servant abill to lay on and tak aff laidis for the seruice of the said milne, to
the weill and furthour of the nychtbouris of this burght, and to abyd at the said mill
nicht and day, and to prouyd and furneis milnestanis in dew tyme and seasoun with
all vther gangane grayth for the bettir service of the said milne as the rest of the
toun milnis is provydit and seruit, and nocht to put his hors in the said milne bot to
haif thame in ane vther stabill neir besyde for the better preseruatioun of the nychtbouris seckis and stuff within the said milne; and for perfyting and doing of the
premisses during the tyme of his service ordainis the said James to find sufficient
cautioun actit in the toun buikis of this burght; and als decernis and ordanis the
said James King to content and pay to the foirsaidis fermoureris the sowme of
twentie merkis sevin s. viij d. as expensis maid and debursit be thame vpon the
biging and laying in of the said dam in this instant yeir of God jm vjc and ellewin
yeirs, and that becaus with consent of the said James it was referrit to the said
fermoureris probatioun to prive that the milleris of the said milne in tyme bygaine
was subject and in vse to lay in the said dam for the bannock, and in cace of priving
thairof was content to mak the expensis of the said dam; and diuers terms assignit
for priving thairof privit the samyn sufficientlie, as was cleirlie wnderstuid be the
saidis bailleis; and that the said James King being personally present grantit and
consentit to hald the said thrie, and to abyde nicht and day at the said milne during
his service, and to provyd and furneis milne stanis with all vther gangan grayth for
the better service of the said milne, and as the rest of the said toun milnes is provydit
and furnishit, and to hald his hors in ane vther stabill without the milne to the
effect foirsaid; and therfoir the saidis proveist and bailleis decernit in manir abouewrittin. Extractum de libro actorum consilii dicti burgi et ciuitatis, per me,
Archibaldum Heygait, notarium ac dicti burgi clericum, sub meis signo et subscriptione manualibus.—A. Heygait.
VI. Act of Caution by Alexander Pollock, cordiner, for the fulfilment by James
King of the foregoing Decreet, No. V. Glasgow, 4 May 1611. [Extract
in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 3.]
The quhilk day, the provest, bailyeis and counsall of the said brught being convenit for the tyme within thair counsall hous, compeirit Alexander Pollock, cordoner,
and is becum cautioner and sovertie for James King, myllar att Partick mylne,
that he sall filfill all and sundrie the heidis, poyntis and conditiounes of the decreit
pronuncit by the provest and bailyeis att the instance of the fermoureris of thair
commoun mylnis against him, vnder the paine of ten pundis for the first that he happens to controvein the samen or ony heid thairof, the secound falt xx li. to be furthe
cumand to the commoun vse of this toun, the thrid falt depryving of him of his
millarschip; without prejudice allwayes of the damnadge and intrest quhilk the said
fermoureris may incur throw the said James his negligence or refuissal to fulfill the
heidis of the said decreit, to be recoverit be thame against the said James, speciallie
in laying in and vphalding of the dame of the mylne of Partik and provyding of
hir in mylne staines and vther graithe, as the decreit beiris in all poyntis; and the
said James is decernit of his awin consent to warrand and relieve his said cautioner
of his becuming caution for him as said is, and of all damnadge, intrest, cost, skaithe
and expenssis that he may incur thair throw in all tyme cuming. Extractum per
me.—G. Hutchesoun, Cl.
VII. Act by the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow as to Complaint against
James King, miller of Partick. Glasgow, 30 September 1615. [Extract
Act in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 1.]
The provest, bailyeis and counsall being convenit, James King, myllar of Partick
mylne, being accusit for nocht serving of the toun thankfully, and speciallie for
casting the malt pertinning to Walter Dowglas af the hors, the samein being detenit
be him in the mylne twa dayes of befoir vngrinned, and castin out of the happer the
day befoir, the saidis provest, bailyeis and counsall, having tryit the samein by the
said James awin declaratioun, haith thairfor fundin that the said James hes transgressit the act of counsall maid in the monethe of Maij 1608, and hes incurit the
paine of deprivatioun thairin conteanit, yit they have continuit the samein quhill
the twenty ane day of October nixt.
VIII. Act by the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow as to Complaint against
James King, miller of Partick. Glasgow, 21 October 1615. [Extract
Act in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 1.]
The provest bailyeis and counsell of the said brucht, being convenit, James
King, myller att Partick mylne, is fund in the wrang of his awin confessioun for
vsing of ane vther misor nor wes givin him, and thairfoir hes vnlawit him in the
sowme of ten markis, and ordaines him to find cautioun for keiping of the former
misour givin to him, vnder the paine of ane hundrethe pund and deprivatioun from
his millerscheip.
IX. Act of the Mill Court of the Old Mill of Partick. Glasgow, 21 June 1625.
[Extract in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 4.]
Mylne Court of the auld mylne of Partik, within the baronie and regalitie of
Glasgow, haldin in the castell and palice of Glasgow the twentie ane day of Junii
jm vjc twentie fyve yeiris, be the richt reverend father James Archbischop of
Glasgow, lord of the lordschip and regalitie therof, and Sir Waltir Stewart of
Mynto knycht, ballie and justice depute of the said regalitie court. Confirmit—
Dempstar, Johne Purdoun.
The quhilk day, the said reverend father and his said ballie hes concludit,
statut and ordanit, that thair salbe twa mylne courtis haldin yeirly anent the said
mylne to try all faultis and wrangis betuixt the suckin of the said mylne and the
millar therof; ane of the saidis courtis to be haldin at Witsounday and the vther
at Martimes yeirlie, or within the space of (blank) thairefter as my lord of
Glasgow and the ballie foirsaid sall appoint; the tennentis of the suckin and the
miller to be warnit to that effect.
Secundlie. It is statut and ordanit that thair salbe no servandis in the said
mylne bot onlie the maister miller, the vndermiller, and ane servand to serve for the
hopper, and he to be payit be the maister miller. Lykas, it is statut and ordanit
that sua lang as James King, present miller of the said mylne, remaynis in service
as maister miller he salbe ansuerable for the dewtie and gud service of the vnder
miller and vther servand foirsaid, and that he sall not suffer ony vther fellowis,
laidis or vagaboundis (by the tua ordinar servandis foirsaidis) to cum and abyd in
the said mylne, vnder ony cullour or pretext of service, or vtherwayis to seik or
receave ony thing fra thais that cumes to the mylne.
Thridlie. It is statut and ordanit that the maister miller of the said mylne
sall haif for his service and mentenance, and for payment and satisfactioun of the
twa vnderservandis foirsaidis, for thair service onlie, ane peck of siftit meill of ilk
thrie bollis schilling, for grinding therof, according to vse and wont, vnles somthing
be givin to thame of mere benevolence without ony exactioun as dew to thame in
ony sort. Item, ordains that na mair be takin be the maistir miller, nor the twa
servandis foirsaidis, fra ony persounes of the burgh or baronie of Glasgow for
grinding of fyve firlottis malt bot onlie according to the missour seillit be the toun
of Glasgow.
Item, the said James King, miller, being present, vndertuik vpoun him to
vphald the said mylne and mylnedame in tyme cumyng, and to furneis the said
mylne in all gangand graith sufficientlie, and to hald the mylne wattirticht and
vphald the wallis and ruif thairof, and to mak ane skew abone the mylne-quheillis,
and to theik and vphald the same, and to haif ane ingle of collis thairin in tyme of
frost in winter for thowing the yse af the mylne quheillis, that the mylne may gang
in tyme of frost, and to mak dorres of the said mylne to be sufficient and lokfast,
and that the mylnestaines salbe sufficient and all vther necessaries furneist and
vphaldin be him to the said mylne, and to mak guid and thankfull service thairat,
baith to burgh and baronie, that thair salbe na caus to complein, the tennentis
alwayis furneissand the thak yeirlie dew by thame to the said mylne in dew tyme
betuix Yuill and Candilmes for theiking of the said mylne.
Item, it is aggreit and concludit, for ease of the tennentis of the suckin, and
for ease of the fermoureris of the said mylne, lykas it is heirby appointit for this
present yeir till farder ordour be takin, that Tyisday and Furisday ilk ouk salbe
imployit in grinding of malt fra the soonerysing till the doungoing therof, alsweill
for burgh as baronie, and the suckines meill to be grind at all vther tymes of
the ouk.
Extract out of the act and court buikis of the baronie and regalite of Glasgow
be me, George Huchesone, notar, court clerk of the said regalitie; witnessing heirto
my signe and subscriptioun manuall.—G. Hutchesone.
X. Obligation by James King, miller of Partick, following on Complaint against
him by the Provost, Bailies, and Council of Glasgow. Glasgow, 26 April
1638. [Original in the Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11,
No. 5.]
Att the castill of Glasgow, the twentie sex day of Apryll the yeir of God
jm vjc threttie aught yeiris; being present the right reverend father in God, Patrik
Archibischope of Glasgow, anent ane complent maid be the provest, bailleis and
maist part of the counsall thairof, being present, agens James King, present myllar
at the mylne of Partick, being also personallie present himself in the said Castill,
for that the said James had transgressit ane act maid and set doun at ane mylne
court of the said mylne of Partick haldin at the said castill vpoun the twentie ane
day of Junij jm vjc twentie fyve yeiris be the Archibischop of Glasgow for the tyme,
and Sir Walter Stewart of Mynto, knycht, baillie deput of the regalitie therof, that
na mair be takin be the maister myllar nor his servandis vnder him fra any persones
of the brught and baronie of Glasgow for grindding of fyve firlotis malt bot onlie
according to the missour seillit be the toun of Glasgow; and seing befoir the said archibischope it is cleirlie provin that the said James King hes transgresit the foirsaid
act and hes takin mair nor the missour appoyntit to him thairby, speciallie hes
takin of everie seck of malt grund at the said mylne ane loik vpoun the back of
ane bonnet, callit ane pickle, vnder pretence of voluntarie gifting thairof to him
or his servandis attour his appoyntit missour, to the grait prejudice of the people
repairing to the said mylne for grinding of thair malt, extorting far abone his
allowit missour, as seamis guid to him and his servandis; for repairing of the whilk
abvse the said James King, with consent of the said archbischope, bindis and obleissis
him for himself his servandis and vnder myllaris in the said mylne, not onlie to
mak guid and thankfull service to the haill inhabitantis of this brught reparing to
the said mylne of Partick for grinding of the malt and wther victuall, conforme to
the actis sett doun in the said mylne court, bot also that na mair malt sall be takin
or receavit be him or them fra any persone or persones within the brughe or
baronie of Glasgow whilk sall be broght to this brught to be browin, nather
pickle nor na vther quantitie of malt, les or mair, except the missour foirsaid
appoyntit to him, and that nather vpoun pretence of voluntarie gifting thairof to
him or his servandis for thair moir readie service, or ony wther pretext whatsumevir, bot onlie the full of the missour seillit be the said brught and delyverit
to him out of ilk fyve furlottis malt happins to be grund at the said mylne; and in
cais he or they do in the contrair the said James King bindis and obleissis him his
airis and executoris to content and pay to the parteis intrest fra whom mair nor the
missour foirsaid of malt sall be takin or receavit be them, or ony ane of them
heirefter, to ilk ane of them, for the first fault ten pundis, for the secund fault
twentie pundis, and for the thrid fault, in cais he or ony of his vnder myllaris or
servandis transgres the said act furthe and fra the dait heirof, he sall be absolutlie
depryvit out of the said mylne and service thairof; and in that cais obleissis him
frilie to renunce and give over the same immediatlie thairefter, with the mylne hous
and pertinentis, in favouris of the said reverend father and his successouris sua that
they may mak choyse of ane sufficient myllar in the said mylne who will observe
the said act of the dait the xxj day of Junij 1625 yeiris foirsaid to the said brught.
In witnes quhairof, thir presents writtin be William Yair, notar, servitour to Mr. Johne
Hutchesone of Scottistoun, toun clerk of the said brught, and is subscryvet at day
yeir and place foirsaid, befoir thir witnessis James Lyndsay of Scheillis, Patrik
Watsone, fleschour, Robert Mur, wrycht, burgesseis of Glasgow, and Richard
Murrey, servitour to the said Archbischope.
(Sic subscribitur) Glasgow consentis.
I the said James King. with my hand at the pen led be the notaries following,
at my command, becaus I cannot wrytt myself. (Here follow docquets of two
notaries and witnesses' signatures.)
XI. Renunciation by the Provost, Bailies, and Council to the Archbishop of
Glasgow, of the Mill of Partick, with all casualties and duties belonging
thereto. Glasgow, 26 April 1638. [Original in the Archives of the City.
Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 6.]
Be it kend to all men be thir present lettres, we, James Stewart, provest, Johne
Andersone, Coline Campbell, Niniane Andersone, bailleis of the burgh of Glasgow,
[dean of guild, deacon-convener, and] councillouris of the said brught, to have renuncit
and overgivine, as we by the tennour heirof renunce and frilie and simpliciter
for ever overgive, to and in favouris of ane reverend father in God, Patrik Archibischope of Glasgow, all and haill the mylne of Partick, with all dewties and
causualiteis belonging thairto, quhilk we had in verball tack of his predecessouris
thir divers yeiris bygane, with full power to the said Archibischope and his
successouris to enter thairto, bruik, joys, sett, vse and occupay the same at thair
pleasour, but ony impediment in the contrar, be thir presentis, written be Williame
Yair, notar, servitour to Mr. Johne Hutchesone of Scottistoun, our clerk, and
subscryvet with our handis att Glasgow the twentie sex day of Apryll the yeir of
God jm vjc threttie aught yeiris, befoir thir witnesses Gilbert Merschell, notar in
Glasgow and the said William Yair. (Here follow signatures.)
XII. Obligation by James King, miller of Partick, to repair the Mill and otherwise
implement his contract. Glasgow, 24 July 1639. [Original in the
Archives of the City. Inventory, Vol. I., b. 11, No. 7.]
Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres, me, James King, myllar att
Partick mylne, forsameikle as I wnderstand the great benefeit I reape and injoy
be the bonnock of all malt grund att said mylne and broun within the brughe of
Glasgow and boundis of the suckin thairof, quhilk is the od and speciall benefeit
I receave for my service in the said mylne, and in regaird that the samein mylne
is now becum altogidder rowinous in the wallis and ruif thairof, quhilk is obleist
to be vpholdin be me sufficientlie vpon my awin chargis, conforme to ane act
conteanit in ane mylne court haldin thairanent of the dait the twenty ane day of
Junii jm vjc twenty five yeiris, and now becaus
the present takismen to whom the
said mylne with vtheris mylnes belonging to the said brught is sett be the provest,
bailyies and counsall thairof, ar greatlie prejudgit throw the insufficiencie of the
forsaid auld mylne of Partick; tharfor witt ye [me] to be bundin and obleist, lykas I
be the tennor heirof bind and obleis me to Patrik Bell, provest, Henrie Glen, Mathow
Hamiltoun and William Neilsoun, bailyies of the said brught, haill toun counsell
of the samein and thair successouris, to mend, beit and repair the said mylne
sufficiently, conforme to the forsaid act conteanit in the said mylne court, and that
betuixt the dait heirof and the first day of August nixttocum sufficientlie in all
thingis, conforme to my obleisment conteanit in the said mylne court, and keip nae
mae servandis in the said mylne, nor tak nor suffer to be takine nae farther dewtie
for or service in the said mylne nor is appoyntit be the samein mylne cowrt; and if
I failyie in any of the premissis, the samein [being] provine befor the saidis provest,
bailyies and counsall, and thair saidis successouris, I heirby declair that it sall be
leissum to them to remove me fra that pairt of my service in the said mylne in swa
far as concernis thair suckine, and to place and imput ane vther myller in my place
within the said mylne for serving of thair farmorers and vthers thair inhabitantis
and vther persones wha brings malt to the said mylne thair to be grund, and thairefter to be broun within the said brughe, and that immediatlie efter the said failyie.
In witnes quhairof, [etc.].