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

BURGH OF KIRKINTILLOCH
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Bailyies ordaines thatt all yairne and all uther waires
that cometh to the merccat shall first present the merccat
and no persone to resett it in their house or housses under
the pennaltie of fyve pounds Scots money hot come to the
merccat for paying of the merccat customes to the customer.
The Bailyies ordaines William Baillie of Oxgang and
William Scot to come in and give up ane accompt of that
fiftie punds of Brig stint to paye quhat remains of it unto
the present Baillies betuixt and this day fyftine dayes.
Also James Burnsyde got a decreit of 3 peks of eatine
corne in summer 1679 contra Johne Robisoune pry zed be
Johne Gudding and Johne Makandroe.
[27 February 1680 ; Bailies as before ; Assize :
Maister James Fleming, William Baillie of Oxgang,
James Dalrymple, David Dalrymple ; George Ralstoune,
Johne Gudding, William Scot, Robert Wilsoune ; Johne
Wilsoune.]
It wes ordained the absents from this dayes Court to be
poyndit for halff a merke Scots money everie absent want¬
ing a laufull excuse.
Also it wes ordained that the Baillies and uther honest
burgesses speike to the Chalmerlane that the Earle of
Wigtoune and the Toune may decide that mater about the
weiklie visiteing of the meill merccat.
[14 April 1680 ; no reference to Bailies or Assize.]
It is ordained that all and everie inhabiter possessore of
the Toune lands of Kirkintilloche crue in their hens and
keip their catell and sheipe from off their nighbors victualls
of all sorts and keip their nighbors grasse fenciblie hained
from this fourtine day of Appryle furth. And that everie
cottare crue thair henns and that under the paine of twintie
shilling Scots toties quoties.
Sicklyke it is ordained that no persones eat nethir brakes
that is not their owne nor lie grasse nor put no horses nor
beast to the muire that hes no grasse nor yet put no beasts
teddirit nor yet hirdit on the Ion bot on their owne Ion.