Series 3 > Court book of the Burgh of Kirkintilloch 1658-1694

BURGH OF KIRKINTILLOCH
59
It is ordainit and decernit that no maner of persoune
shall dight no maner of graine upon the Peill lands1 under
the paine of Twa Pounds Scots money becaus that dighting
fyles the Peill with goole.
Robert Plaine and Marie Plaine being befor and to this
Court day laufullie wairnit for duties owing be them to
James Hendrie hot they compeired not.
[8 January 1674 ; Bailies as before ; Assize : James
Flemyng of Oxgang, Maister James Flemyng, Robert
Burns, James Dalrymple, William Muire; Johne
Calder, Johne Dollore, Andrew Dollore, David Dal¬
rymple, Robert Dollore ; William Hendrie, Walter Bull,
Johne Findlay, Johne Smyth, James Conyburghe.]
Annent ane complaint givine in befor the Bailyies sittand
in judgement be James Hendrie portiouner of Kirkintilloch
complaineing and humblie requeisting for ane decreit of
bypast duties addebtit be Marie Plaine viz. the sowme of
Ten Merks Scots money and the sowme of Foure Pounds
xiij s. iiij d. Scots money addebtit be the said Robert Plaine
from Beltan in anno Jm vjc sevintie thrie to Bel tan in
anno Jm vjc sevintie foure. And for a decreit of removeing
of the said Robert Plaine in respect that he hade possest
that house violentlie those tua years bypast. And being
foure tymes laufullie wairnit be the officer befor and to this
Court day also, and personalli apprehendit and wairnit
away from the saids house befor Yuile in due tyme at tua
severall years before, and now laufull tyme of day bidine
and many tymes called be the officer at the Tolbuith doore.
And none of the saids Robert and Marie Plains compeired
nor none to answer in their names. All which contempt and
violent possessione and refuiseing to make payment and re-
fuiseing to remove being publictlie knowne to the saids
Bailyies and all the Inqueist. Thairfor the saids Bailyies,
Johne Gudding and James Findlay, ordains and decerns
1 For ‘ the Peel ’ as the name given locally to Kirkintilloch, see Watson,
Kirkintilloch, Town and Parish, 78-9,145. The lands of Peel, mentioned in
the charter of 1670 (ib., 152), lay to the north-west of the town.