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

THE NEW MILLS CLOTH MANUFACTORY 219
This day reduced the pryces of the cloath following and
ordered to be casten lotts for:—
Mixed 383 q* 27 ells at 14s. reduced to 13s. Id.
46 „ 30i „ „ 10s. „ „ 9s. 6d.
34 „ 23J „ „ 10s.3d.„ „ 10s.
Black 2 „ 26 „ „ 7s. „ „ 6s. 6d.
This day valued the cloaths following viz :—
Mixed No. 39 q1 ells at 7s. 6d.
36 „ „ „ 7s. 6d.
Black 194 „ „ „ 7s. 6d.
Orders the given up of Robertt Cruickshanks bonds granted
for his fidelity not to import cloath. James Bowden.
Edenbrugh, 21th January 1690.
Present Dean of Gild Nicolsone; William Menzies; James
Bowden; and George Home.
Preces Baillie Home.
This day valued the cloaths following viz:—
Blew No. 170 q* 23£ }
167 „ 23 l Three pice 69 J ells
153 „ 23 J @ 7s. 6d.
149 „ 23 at 12s. 6d.
Edenbrugh, 5th February 1690.
Present Dean of Gild Nicolsone; Samuell McClelane; and
James Bowden.
Samuell McClelane, Preces.
Orders the dyeing of six pice of Scarlet and six pice of
Blew of the fynest English wool! cloaths in the work and six
pice of course blewes and two pice of grein and that swatches1
of the most fashionable collours be sent to David Maxwell
that he may dye them conforme therto and that the scarlets
be listed after the English fashione.
Edenbrugh, 25th February 1690.
Present Dean of Gild Nicolsone; Baillie Home; Theasourer
Menzies; and James Bowden.
Black No. 169 q‘ 25£ ells at 9s.
123 „ 26 „ „ 9s. 6d.
1 i.e. patterns.