Series 3 > Selections from the Monymusk Papers, 1713-1775

MONYMUSK PAPERS
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Compeared before the sd baily Ja: Adam, Wm Wright,
Al. Thomson, William Adam, Androw Cooper, George
Clerk, John Anderson, all crofters in Mains & Dykeheed,
and purged ymselves by oath that they nor none in their
families were guilty of stealing of grase or peats from the
laird’s hay parks or his peat stacks preceeding this date
and were assoilied. But the bailly finding that the sub¬
joined persons were warned to attend this court on y*
suject yet have not compeared therefor the baily ordeans
Wm Lumsden, Charles Cooper, Ro* Anderson, Elspet
Lesley, Agnas Mill, Geo: Dickie, Jo. Reed, Ro1 Reed, Jo.
Lunan absent from this Court in the sume of fourtie
shillings Scots for their coutumacy & ordeans the officer
to pound yrfor instanter.
Tho: Winter, Bailey.
Compeared Alexr & James Midleton in Abersmitheck &
purged ymselves by oath for their not outing the timber
in the water side of Saughton & not only for ymselves
but families, the bailie amercies Rob Midleton, Wm
Henderson, Jo. Reed, Jo: Davidson all in Abersmithack
& Ramston to pay fourtie shilling Scots for their coutu¬
macy in bydding away from this Court each, and ordeans
the officer to pound yrfor.
Compeared James Thomson in Delab, James Gellen yr,
Wm Craigmill yr, Jo. Coupland, John Masson, and purged
ymselves by oath of the sd fault of cutting timber & like-
ways their families, and the baily amercies Alexr Sharp,
James Idle, Peter Grant, Ja: Tailor in the sume of fourtie
sh: Scots for their wilful absenting ymselves from this
Court and ordeans the officer to pound ym yrfor. (Peter
Grant assoilized, Al: Sharp assoild, as were James Idle,
John Davidson & James Tailor having depond likeways
assoilized.)
Compeared Wm Donald in Cowly, Ja: Crombie yr, '
Francis Wat, Wm Skene, Jo: Walker, Ja: Farqrs, Alexr
Hill, Wm Smith, Alexr Tailor all yr and purged ymselves
& families of the above fault.
Compeared Wm Roch, Alexr & Peter Forbs in Cowly,