1511
27 February 1510–11.
Pro villa et Collegio.
xxvii die mensis Februarii, hora quasi xii diei, anno Domini jm vc decimo,
indictione xiiii, pontificatus Julij Pape secundi anno viii°. Magister Gawinus
Dowglas prepositus ecclesie collegiate diui Egidii de Edinburgh officialis et
omnes prebendarii eiusdem respectu huius diei defectus in celebratione cum
honore solito misse sanctissimi cruoris Domini nostri Jesu Christi de cetero
firmiter promiserunt eandem omni die quarta feria honorabile facere et
decantare sub penis omni die feriali pro personali pena ii d. et die festiuo iiiid.;
et si contingat in toto deficere soluent prebendarii vnam marcam ad commune bonum confraternitatis Sancti Cruoris et quod in illa die non habeatur
synodum priuilegiando quemquam a dicto seruicio; et protestatus est dominus
officialis nomine ceterorum prebendariorum quod si contingat computo facto
super accumulandis denariorum huiusmodi confraternitatis ad magnam quantitatem in summe quod ipsi aliquantulum habeant in suo refrigerio primo
huiusmodi seruicio fiende: Acta erant hec in capitulo capitulariter congregati
hora quasi supra Dominus Alexander Lauder prepositus ville de Blith miles
petiit instrumentum. Testibus Wilemo Hoppar, Adam Carkettil, Patricio
Broun [blank] Elleis.
[On the twenty-seventh day of the month of February, about the twelfth hour
of the day, in the year of our Lord 1510, the thirteenth indiction, the eighth year of
the pontifcate of Pope Paul the Second. Master Gavin Dowglas, provost of the
Collegiate Church of St Giles of Edinburgh, the official, and all the prebendaries
thereof, in respect of the failure today in the celebration with accustomed honour
of the mass of the most holy blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, firmly promised in
future to celebrate and sing the same on every Wednesday, under the penalities for
every week day for each person twopence, and for a festival fourpence; and if all
should fail, the prebendaries should pay one merk to the common good of the confraternity
of the Holy Blood, and they should not have the privilege of synod in any
day to excuse from the said service. And the official, in name of the other prebendaries, protested that if it shall happen, upon taking account of the money which
may be accumulated of the said confraternity, it amounts to a large sum, that they
shall have a little of it for their own refreshment, the service being first done in this
manner. (fn. 1) These things were done in the chapter chapterly convened about the foresaid hour. Sir Alexander Lauder, of Blith, Knight, Provost of the town, asked an
instrument. Witnesses, William Hoppar, Adam Carketill, Patrick Brown, (blank)
Elleis.]
24 April 1511.
Vicini tenentis in communi
mora.
xxiiiito die mensis Aprilis, etc. prescripti, hora vi post merediem. In mei
notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presencia personaliter accessit honorabilis vir, Willelmus Hoppar vnus balliuorum burgi de Edinburgh ad communem moram eiusdem et ibidem virtute officii sui de speciali facultate et
licencia supremi domini nostri regis ad infrascripta precipue exhibitis et concessis preposito et balliuis huiusmodi burgi statum possessionem corporalem et
sasinam hereditariam vnius pecie terre vaste continentis viz secus lacum burgalem eiusdem burgi dimedietatem vnius acre terre pro edificiis desuper' edificandis inter terram [blank] ex parte orientali et terram [blank] ex occidentali
ab vna partibus et alia; etiam vnius particule terre arabilis eidem pecie terre
annexe jacentis versus austrum continentis duas acras et dimediam vnius acre
terre arabilis jacentis cum maiori large mensure quod illa particula in parte
sterilis est et non adeo fertilis et fructuosa sicut cetere sunt terre circa adiacentes. Quia vnaquaque tenandria in huiusmodi mora debet continere in
toto tres acras tantum terre edificantis et arabilis nisi dicta foret racionabilis
causa sterilitantis et infructuosis secundum tenorem carte sub sigillo communi
huiusmodi burgi desuper conficiende.
Similiter actum est nobili viro domino Alexandro Lauder de Blithe militi
preposito Edinburgi.
Etiam Ade Carkettel.
Item magistro Waltero Layng.
Item Waltero Yong, etiam balliuus dicti burgi.
Item Johanni Adamson.
Item Johanni Watson.
Burghmuir.
Item Walterus Yong balliuus similiter dedit sasinam Willelmo Hoppar
de sua parte.
Item Willelmus Hoppar balliuus dedit sasinam Willelmo Rynd.
Item Georgeo Towris.
Item Patricio Rechartson.
Item Ricardo Scot.
Item Johanni Rowat.
Item Waltero Thomson.
Item Willelmo Forsyth.
Item Thome Hathway.
Item Johanni Levington.
Testibus, domino Georgeo Lauder de Halton militi, domino Adam Spens,
domino Johanne Jakson, notariis, magistro Clemente Fernle, Vincentio Strathauchin, Willelmo Paterson, Andrea Gram, Andrea Rowat, et Thoma Arnot,
seriando.
[On the twenty-fourth day of April, etc., at six o'clock afternoon, In presence
of me notary-public and the witnesses subscribing, an honourable man William
Hoppar, one of the bailies of the Burgh of Edinburgh passed to the common muir
of the same, and there, by virtue of his office and of the special faculty and licence
of our supreme Lord the King to the underwritten precept, exhibited and granted to
the Provost and Bailies of the Burgh, gave corporal state and possession and heritable sasine of a piece of waste land containing as follows: —Towards the Burgh
Loch of the said burgh the half of an acre of land for houses and buildings to be
erected thereon, between the lands of [blank]on the east, and the lands of [blank] on
the west. Also of one piece of arable land annexed thereto, lying towards the south,
containing two acres and the half of an acre arable land, lying with the larger measure, because that piece is in part barren, and not so fertile and fruitful as the other
lands lying thereabout. For every tenandry in the said muir should contain in whole
three acres of land only to be built and cultivated, unless there be a reasonable cause
of barrenness and unfruitfulness, according to the tenor of the charter to be made
thereupon, under the common seal of the Burgh.
The like was done to a noble man Sir Alexander Lauder of Blyth, provost
of Edinburgh; also to Adam Carkettel; also to Mr Walter Layng; also to Walter
Young, bailie of the said Burgh; also to John Adamson; also to John Watson.
Also Walter Young bailie in like manner gave sasine to William Hoppar of his
part. Also William Hoppar gave seisin to William Rynd; also to George Towris;
also to Patrick Rechartson; also to Richard Scott; also to John Rowat; also to
Walter Thomson; also to William Forsyth; also to Thomas Hathway; also to
John Levington. Witnesses Sir George Lauder of Halton knight, Sir Adam
Spens, Sir John Jakson, notaries, Maister Clement Fernle, Vincent Strathauchin,
William Paterson, Andrew Gram, Andrew Rowat and Thomas Arnot, seriands.] (fn. 2)
3 May 1511.
Constable court.
(The constable court halden before the provost and baillies of Edinburgh.)—Tr.
6 May 1511.
The mesour of wechtis.
The prouest baillies and counsale ordanis and deliueris, anent the complaynt maid be Richert Patersoun and the laif of the fermorairis of the petie
customes of the toun schewand thai ar greitlie hurt be the nychtbouris at the
ovir trone of woll butter cheis and siclyk stuf, that quhair be the ordinance
of the said bailies and counsale laitlie before this thair commoun wechtis
wer mynnist, becaus thay war to lairge agane the law, and thairthroch the
said customes ar mynnist be the said nychtbouris that haldis the lairge wechts,
yit still and sua the strangeris passis to thame and abusis the commoun
wechtis, that in remeid thairof according to the commoun law that all stane
wechtis sould be equale, they haue ordanit that all the saidis nychtbouris and
vtheris within this toune haue thair stane wecht weyand xvj lib, and enerye
pund to wey xvj vnce, half stane, quartar stane, and pund efferand thairto,
and that thay vse nane vther vnder the pane of escheting of the wechtis and
banessing of the toun quhair the contrair heirof may be vnderstand and apprehendit, and that the said nychtbouris vse their awin wechtis bot to serue thame
selffis within thair awin houssis.
Watter baillies.
(Item, it is to be remembrit that in thir yeris aboue written the watter baillie
wes yeirlie chosen at Mychaelmas with the vther baillies.—Tr.)
19 June 1511.
Sworn pynouris.
The quhilk day, in presens of the baillies and counsale of Edinburgh, thir
persouns pyoneris vnderwritten, viz. Johne Allane, Johne Wilsoun, Jame Gilmor,
Wil Eldare, Jame Robesoun, Jhone Masoun, Jhone Huntare, and Jhone of
Dalmahoy wer admittit to labour and serue the merchants at thair port and
heavin of Leyth, first to serue the Kings Hienes in his lawbouris that happins,
and nixt his Grace, be ordour, the provest baillies counsale and communitie of
the said burgh, and thairafter the strayngeris as accordis vpoun resoun, ilk ane
in thair awin grie, and heirfore the saidis pyoneris ar sworn the holy evangellis
twicheit hes gevin thair bodely aythis and to be leill and trew to the towne and
merchants thairof anentt thair customes and dewteis to be had, and nocht to be
dissauet thairintill in als far as thai may be diligence, and to keip the schore clene
of all middings fuilzie and al sic stufe. (In the convict buik begynand Julij
1505.—Tr.)
Pest. Pettie custome of cord and canves.
The quhilk day, it is ordanit be the provest baillies and counsale anent the
voydour callit cord and canves to be tayne be the petit custumeris within this
burgh of pakkis of lint resortand thairto in tyme to cum and brocht to the
samyn be vnfreemen and strayngeris that in favour of thame till eschew trubill
that thai sall pay for ilk last of lint contendand ane hundreth and four staynis
for the cord and canves thairof iii s. iiij d., and of the paks efferand to the raitt
thairof and quantitie, to the petite customeris of this towne, or ellis to deliuer
the cords and canves thairof as voidouris and all quhat sumeuir thai happin to be
evill and guid beand in ony a merchands handis at the strayngeris will other
the said money or the voider of the said paks, and the said money to be ferit
and modefeit after the quantitie of the last efferand thairto.
10 August 1511.
Walkarris.
The quhilk day, in presens of the baillies and counsall sittand in jugement,
James Hvme, kirkmaister of the scherer and walker craft producit certane
statutis concernand thair craft vnder the commoun seill of cause of the toun, the
quhilk maid mentioun that gif onye persoun of the said craft beis fundin
wirkand with cairdis notit or previt vpoun him he sall pay for ilk tyme he beis
ouretane or tayntit thairwith xv s. to be distributit v s. to Sanct Gelys wark,
v s. to the reparatioun of the alter, and the vther v s. to be gevin to the finder.
28 August 1511.
Villa, Buth
Raw, Mauchane.
The quhilk day in presens of the provest baillies and counsale Alexander
Mauchane consentit forsamekle as the toun wes auisit to tak doun his land in
the Buthraw that he is now bigand ane vther tua landis nixt on the west syde
vpoun compitent prices, for the honour and commoun weill of the kirk and
bigging thairof, thai payand to him thairfor siclike as for the said vther tua
landis mark and mark like, nochtwithstanding the expenssis that he makis
vpoun his said biging in the mene tyme.
30 September 1511.
Hornyng.
Forsamekle as Johnne Muncur [and] Johnne Mortoun wes delatit for the
crewell slauchter of Jhonne Liddell, thairfor thai wer chairgit in oure Souerane
Lordis name the prouest and baillies of this burgh at the mercat croce of
the samyn that thai compeir vpoun Wednisday next tocum to vnderly the law
for the airt and pairt of the said slauchter, with intimatioun that and thay compeir
nocht thay will denunce thame and put thame to the horne as the Kingis
rebellis and fugitiue fra the lawis.
The foresaid personis denuncit.
Forsamekle as Jhonne Mortoun, Jhonne Mortoun his sone, and William
Mortoun, wer chargit be oppin proclamatioun at the mercat croce of this burgh
to haue comperit on Wednisday last bypast to haue vnderlyin the law for airt
and pairt of the slauchter of Jhonne Liddell, with intimatioun that and thay
comperit nocht the said day thay wald denunce thame the Kingis rebellis efter
the tenour of the first proclamatioun and comperit nocht, thairfor thay wer
denuncit the Kingis rebellis and putt thame to his horne as fugitiue fra his
lawis, and all thair movable guddis to be the Kingis escheit.
8 October 1511.
Statuta seriandis.
The prouest ballies and counsale hes statute and ordanit that alwayis ane
seriand or tua sall await and depend vpoun ane of the baillies for the executioun
of the statutis of the toun in the fische merket and vther places neidfull,
quhen and as the cause occurris, sua that the baillies be nocht destitute in
tyme of neid, vnder the pane to the seriand be quhome the falt standis of
dipriuatioun at the will of the prouest baillies and counsale and consideratioun
as thay think convenient.