1542
20 January 1541-2.
Villa, Malcome.
The quhilk day, in the presens of the prouest and baillies sittand in jugement,
comperit Jhonne Malcome on that ane pairt, with William Elphinstoun
his curatour, end aggreit with the gude toun anent the viij merkis annuell
quhilk the said Jhonne aucht to haue of the gude toun be ressoin of the hous
bocht fra James Prestoun at the eist end of the entres to thair kirk, quhilk wes
detbound to the said Jhonne of before the doun casting thairof, in this maner
that the gude toun sall pay to the said Jhonne the ane half of the avale and
sowme, viz., comptand xvij merkis for the merk betuix this and Pasche nixt
to cum, and that vther half at Witsounday nixt thairefter, and that precepttis
be direct heirupoun, or ellis that he be termelie ansuerit be the thesaurer of
the samyn quhill the said payment be maid, and he till renunce his rycht at the
making of this letter payment ordourlie as efferis.
1 March 1541-2.
Kirk, Grottell
Prebendrie
sett in few.
The baillies connsale and dekynnis consenttis that the few of the landis of
Grottell set be Sir Richert Lausoun thair prebender to Alexander Scott sone of
Walter Scottis for the augmentatioun of iij merkis yeirlie, be past vnder thair
commoun seill, etc.
28 May 1542.
Decree.—
Hob. Ormestoun, the
Kingis donatour,
contra
Burgh of
Edinburgh.
Gif ony man committis slaughter within Edinburgh, and beis apprehendit and convict thairfoir, the escheit of his moveabill gudis aucht and sould
pertane to the burgh and communitie of Edinburgh, ratione criminis commissi infra burgum. But gif ony persoun committis slauchter within the
samin burgh, and is fugitiue and denuncit rebell for non-compeirance to
underly the law thairfoir, in that cais his escheit aucht and sould pertane to
the King, becaus in this cais his escheit fallis not be reasoun of crime committit within the burgh, but by reasouu of his non-compeirance. (fn. 1)
4 October 1542.
Cruvis,
middings,
tar barrellis.
It is statute and ordanit be, etc., That all maner of persouns haifand
ony cruvis for swyne at thair stairis and sydewallis foment the hie streitt or in
commoun venellis, and siclyke that hes middings and fuilyie collectit, or hes
tarbarrellis in the hie streitt, remoue the samyn incontinent within six dayes
nixt heirafter, vnder the payne of xviij s. till be taikin but favour and applyit
to the calsy; certefeand thame and thai failyie thairin, the said xviij s. sall be
tayne of ilk ane of thame and applyit to the said calsay, and thair said cruvis
cassin downe and destroyit with all rigour, thair fuilyie disponit vpoun, and
thair tar barrell heidis strikin vp.