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

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COURT BOOK OF THE
searj an of Cornell Hayes haveing packets of letters from
Edinburgh to the lord generall we furnished him a horse in
post unto Glasgow and thaire he put the horse in some house
that the poore man that aught him could not find him till
he caused the skillet bell goe through for him, and the horse
will doe no more good. And we the toune of Kirkintilloch
hath that horse to paye to the poore man.
Thaire wes so many baggage horse castine upon us that
they drew all our staks to our great hershipe so that the
commanders saw our case wes to pitie and caused some
corne and strae to come in for our help out of some neigh¬
bours.
(h) Upon Thursday the 28 day of March 1667 Kirkintilloch
wes pressed with fyve horse to carrie munitioune and armes
of the generalls unto Glasgow.
Upon the last weike of Apprylle 1667 my lord Com-
missionners troupe under my Lord Montgumries command
goeing east the on halffe of the troupe wes quartered in
Kirkintilloch.
(i) An exemptioune
Heir folio wes ane just coppie of the principall letter that
wes writine and subscryvit be his grace the Lord Com¬
missioner.
Right honourable.1 Februari 8 1667.2
I did formerlie grant ane ordore of exemptioune of the
landis belonging to the Earle of Wigtoune and the toune of
Kirkintilloch in your shyre, in respect of the trouble by
transient quarters, and being informed that their is
incroachments made upon that ordore, by your late
divisione, I shall thairfor desire that yow may prevent any
trouble to me anent it, by proportioneing the locallityes as
the said proppertie of the Earle of Wigtoune and towne of
Kirkintilloch may be frie. This I hope yow will not faille
in, as yow wold oblidge. Sic subscribitur upon the right
hand at the close of the lettir : Right honorable your
1 A note, wes writine at the left nooke, seems to refer to these words.
2 A note, wes writine at the right nooke of the lettir, seems to refer to these
words.