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

BURGH OF KIRKINTILLOCH
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Patrick and his wyfe both to their face and behind their
backes. Compierd both perseuer and defender and
defender requyred that the said perseuer should inact him¬
self by finding cautione to make out his lybell against hir
and to insist hier in perseuing of his proces and befor no
vther judicatouris quhich he refuised to doe. And then the
defender requyred of the Baillies and Inquist that the said
perseuer sould insist in his proces vtherwayes to be absolved
from the poynts of his cleam in all tyme coming. Thairupon
the said Baillies and Inquist efter requyrie of the said
perseuer to doe the same and upon his negative thairto,
they have absolved and asulyied and be thir presentis
asulyies the said Margaret Robertsoune from the poynts
of the said lybell in all tyme coming. [Instruments and act
of court asked and taken.]
[31 October 1684 ; Bailies as before, with rest of
town council and burgesses; Assize: Mr. James
Fleyming, John Calder, David Dalrumple, Thomas
Calder, John Gooding ; William Scott, Robert Wilsoune,
James Henrie, Georg Stirling, Robert Dollour; James
Coniburgh, William Boock, Walter Bull, John Ander-
soune, Robert Forsyth.]
{120) The said Asysa and haill remnent Burgesses of
Kirkintilloch conforme to pluralitie of vottes hes voattit and
choysen John Gooding in Tounheid and James Findley of
Boigsyde to be Baillies in the said Toune wntill this day
tuelve moneth. [Oaths de fideli, etc.]
The haill voatt of Courte decernes Agnes Fleyming, relict
of William Baillie of Oxgang, to pey to John Coniburgh
oficer his fie for his yeiris service last bypast being betuixt
Mertyme 1683 till Mertyme 1684 conforme as the same
is modified and agried upon betuixt the Baillies and
him.
Creatis and ordaines Alexander Baxter to be visitur in
the meill mercat and he is to make just and true acompt to
the Baillies when requyred of his intaking, uplifting,
exacting and outgiving and depursementis thairanent and