Historical memoir of the family of Eglinton and Winton

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Item, it is ordainit be my lord generall, that
the hale auld antient actis and statutis maid of be-
foir be the predecessouris of the masounis of Kil-
wynning, be observit faithfullie and kepit be the
crafts m all tymes cuminge ; and that na prenteis
nor craftis man, in ony tymes heireftir, be admittit
nor enterit bot onlie within the kirk of Kilwynning,
as his paroche and secund ludge ; and that all
bankattis for entrie of prenteis or fallow of craftis
to be maid within the said ludge of Kilwynning.
Item, It is ordainit that all fallows of craft at
his entrie, pay to the commoun bokis of the ludge
the soume of ten pundis mone, with x s. worthe of
gluffis, or euir he be admittit, and that for the
bankatt ; and that he he not admittit without ane
sufficient essay and pruife of memorie and art of
craft, be the warden, deacon, and quarter maisteris
of the ludge, conforme to the foirmer; and quhair-
throw thai may be the mair answerable to the
generall warden.
Item, That all prenteissis to be admittit be not
admittit quhill thai first pay to the commoun bankat
foiresaid, the sowme of sex pundis mone; utherwyes
to pay to the bankat for the haill members of craft
within the said ludge and prenteissis thairof.
Item, It is ordainit that the warden and
deaconis of the secund ludge of Scotland, present
of Killwynning, sail tak the aythe, fidilitie
and trewthe of all maisteris and fallowis of craft
within the haill boundis commit to thair chairge,
zeiiiie, that thai sail not accumpanie with cowans,