Series 1 > Records of a Scottish cloth manufactory at New Mills, Haddingtonshire, 1681-1703

48 MINUTE BOOK OF THE MANAGERS OF
Item ane other of Inglish thrids ab and warp.
Item ane other of dito for warp and 2d abb then Mr. Marr is
to place those peeces as he gives them out to the spinners and
weavers in his book in the same manner and with the same
distinctionis as is above mentioned with their numbers as alsoe
he is to observe what ells are laid in warping of one or other
of the peeces above mentioned with there numbers as above to
follow this method with the silk stocken weavers.
312. When you receive silk you to give of all silk of a
collour if it be 3 or 4 5 or 6 lbs to one man and weight it out
to him and when the stockens of that silk comes back you are
to weightt it back and know if you receive back the silk
allowing the waste which you are likewise to keep by you till
you discharge yourselfe thereby.
313. You are to pay for every pair of hose 2s. 6d. per pair
and to Mr. Pike 2s. lOd. per pair and for womens hose two
shillings per pair and if any stockens be desyred whose weight
shall come to foure or more ounces the stocken weaver is to
have ten pence per ounce for every ounce above three besyde
his ordinary price.
To weightt every peece of cloth as it comes in.
314. To dey the master’s daughter’s peece stuff and your
own remnants.
315. Pay the master of the boyes weekly as you doe our
servants.
316. Item you are ordered to tell the stocken weavers not
to make stockens for ordinary above 2f oz. or at most not
above 3 oz. and if they doe in the contraire he is to rebate 4d.
per pair off the work.
317. Orders James Marr to give the masters daughter ten
dollars for numbering the clothes in times past and for other
services done for the companey when they are out. Ro.
Blackwood.
Edenbrough, 17th Aprill 1683.
Present James Row, Hugh Blair, Robertt Blackwood, John
Littill.
Process James Row.
318. Being advertized by a letter from Alexander Ross of