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

COURT BOOK OF THE
abuseing of the Bailyies for giving a laufull decreit upon his
owne acknowledgment. Robert Wolsone is ordained to
produce his dischairges to instruct quhat Johne Plaine hade
receaved from him of the last yeirs dutie befor the Court
ryse or else not to be heard thairanent heirafter. Robert
Wolsone dischairge beares for no duties bot preceiding the
Whitsonday Jm vjc sevintie and thrie years.
Bailyies ordaines all that have interest to conveine upon
Fryday the twentie day of November instant for devydeing
and dealling of the Gallow muire1 according to everie mans
interest and proportioune.
The Bailyies . . . ordained and decerned that no maner of
indwellars within the fyve pound lands of Kirkintilloch shall
not truble nor present no bread nor cheis to them that
conveines for the burialls befor once the corps be interred
and hurried under the paine of . . .2 Scots money. And all
burgesses and persones who are to attend and accompanyie
the corps is to conveine perremptorilie for burieing betuixt
allevine and twell hours or else ilke a persone to paye a twell
shilling peice of fyne to the Bailyies in caise of absence of
any persone after laufull wairning the night befor. And
that by reasone of former bussinesses intendit.
{64) [4 December 1674; Bailies as before; Assize:
James Flemyng of Oxgang, Maister James Flemyng,
William Hendrie, James Findlay; Johne Gudding,
James Findlay, Johne Andirsoune, James Conyburghe ;
David Dalrymple, Johne Findlay, Walter Bull, Robert
Wolsone.]
The Bailyies decernes decreit against all the persones
that is owing thaire Toune fyne for their infefting in their
housses and Borrowrude aikers of land conforme as the old
Court booke beares. And ordaines poynding in caise of
failyie of payment thairoff within fyftein dayes nixt after
1 Gallow muir no doubt lay to the south of the town, in the direction of
Gallowhill.
2 Blank in MS.