1534
9 January 1533–4.
[Freighting of
ship.]
Henry Cairnis hes lattin his schip, callit the Jhone, commonly till fraucht till
the nychtbouris of the towne for thair guidis to be furit in France, for the fraucht
of v souse and xlv sowse the mortchairge, frie of all vther expenssis except
prymegilt, and that the owerloft be frie, and als sone as the said schip passis
till the raid that the maister and the haill kippage remayne still intill her for
suir keping of the same quhill scho depairt, and that the said schip be weill
furnist with ankers and cabills and vittale to sustene thame in the menetyme,
and gif ony skayth cummis to the merchandis or thair guidis in thair default
in the nocht fulfilling of the thingis aboue written, the said maister to refound
and pay the same to the merchandis, and forther this frauchting is maid after
the forme, etc., soluto decanoxiiij s.
17 March 1533–4.
The toun and
commissaris of
burrois.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies and counsale of the burch of Edinburgh,
togedder with thair commissaris of burrois vnderwrittin, viz., Dauid
Rook and Henry Richertsoun for Dundie; Alexander Lindesay, Adam Ramsay,
for Perth; Dauid Grahame and James Lausoun for Sanctandrois; Walter
Cousland and Duncan Patersoun for Strieuling; granttis till pay the sowme of
iiijc l li. greit to the men of Myddilburch and that the burrois be stentit for
the samyn.
Commissaris
of burrois.
The quhilk day, it is auisit and concludit be the prouest baillies and
counsale of the burch of Edinburgh, togedder with the commissaris of the
burrois of Dundie, Perth, Sanctandrois, Strieuling, that all the burrois within
this realme sall send thair commissaris to this toun, and convene the morn efter
Sanct Iames day in somer and thair till avise and decerne anent all maner of
thingis conter the commoun weill of burrois and of merchandis, and to find
remeid for taxationis and stenttis that may happen to cum aganis thame, and
that ilk burch bring with thame sic articlis and writingis in quhat things thai
ar hurt in, sua that reformatioun and help may be put thairvntill for the vniuersal
weill; and qubat toun sendis nocht thair commissioun the said day for
the effect aboue written sall content and pay to thame that comperis the sowme
of fyve pundis but fauouris; and this is ordanit to be done yeirlie in all
tymes to cum sua it be thocht expedient be the saidis commissaris at thair
meting.
19 March 1533–4.
Nota—Sanct
Rokis akerris.
The quhilk day, Alexander Spens ane of the bailies of the burgh of Edinburgh,
with ane certane of the counsale of the toun, past at the command of the
prouest and baillies of the said burgh and, be the virteu of ane act gevin the
xxiiij day of Nouember the yeir of God jm vc xxxiij yeris, assignit and lemyt
to Sir Jhonne Young chaiplane, and his successouris, thre akerris of land
of thair Burromwre, betuix the landis of James Makgill on the west
pairt and William Hendirsoun on the eist pairt, Braidis burne on the
south pairt, and the commoun passage of the said mwre on the north
pairtt, and till ane aker of land till big his hous and yaird vpoun betuix the
land of Dauid Drouer on the eist pairt and the litill syke on the west pairt,the
landis of Thomas Borthrane on the south pairt, and the kirk and kirkyaird of
Sanct Roke on the north pairt, till be broukit and joysit peciablie be the said
Sir Jhonne and his successouris induring the said prouest baillies counsalis
and communiteis will, efter the forme and tenour of the said act gevin thairupoun,
the said Jhonne and his successouris vphaldand the said kirk wattertycht
in sclatis glassin windois and all vther necesser thingis as efferis, conforme
to the said act.
21 March 1533–4.
The gyft off
Sanct Eloyis
alter.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies counsale and communitie gevis and
granttis [to] chaiplane, the chapellanrie of Sanct Eloyis alter within Sanct
Gelys kirk, vacand now in thair handis as patronis to the samyn be the deces
of vmquhile Sir Dauid Frissell, with all and sindry landis annuell renttis and
proffittis pertenand thairto.
4 August 1534.
Woll arreistit.
The prouestis
ansuer.
The quhilk day, in presens of the prouest and baillies, Alexander Mowbray
desyrit the arreistment maid vpoun vij polkis of woll to be lowsit, and
offerrit souertie till do thairfor as accordis vpoun the law, and the prouest
ansuerit that he could nocht lowse the arreistment for sundry caussis, ane wes
the said woll wes pakit vtouth this burgh in the laird of Nudreis place, and
thairfor it apertenit to the King as escheit, and als the said woll is vnfremennis
guddis and thairfor thay sould nocht vse the samyn in merchandice bot the
samyn sould be sauld to fremen and to merchandis, thridlie the dewtie and
customes thairof wes nocht payit to the toun.
6 October 1534.
Ane alterage
in Leyth
disponit be the
prouest.
The quhilk day, the prouest baillies counsale and communitie gevis and
granttis to Sir Dauid Lausoun the chaiplanrie and seruice of the Magdalen
alter in Sanct Anthonis kirk in Leyth, vacand in thair handis be deceis of
vmquhile Sir Jhonne Henrisoun last chappellane thairof, with all and sundrye
proffittis, etc. for all the dayis of his lyfe, efter the forme of the fundatioun, etc.