bounds or at leist so many off them as sall be advertised to go furth wpon Monday nixt against what tyme of the day they sall be warned for that effect with certificatione that whatsumever person sall be deficient sall pay fourteine shilling scots and be imediatlie poyndit for the same after the said deficiencie. IV 178.

21 MAY 1685.

The said day the baillies haveing mett with divers others of the inhabitants of the toune did call for the ordinar militiamen belonging to the toune viz Androw Lyndsay Patrick Cruikschank William Walker and Thomas Watsone, and as for the fyft man qch was put furth be the toune abefore for Helen Cullen the tyme of hir widowhood and whom she is lyable to put out for hir waters upon Don bot now being cloathed with ane husband the baillies protested the toune might be frie of the sd. fyft man Q'for Allex' Fraser merchand tenent and taxsiman of the sd. water belonging to the sd. Helen Cullen in lyfrent engadged himself to the effect she sould not be fund deficient to furnish ane man for hir sufficientlie mounted And the sds. four militia souldiours for the toune compeirand and being to pas to the privat randevouz to morrow and therafter to the generall randevouz att Turreff The baillies foirsds. ordained the said Allex' Fraser merchand, principall Taxsman of the tounes customes and Patrick Fraser subtaxsman of the samen and Thomas Kilgour in respect of Patrick Kilgour thesaurer his father his absence furth of this kingdome for the tyme to mount the sds. four militia souldiours sufficientlie with new reid coates and shoes against the g'all. randevouz and thair former ordinar armes and for that effect with all expeditione to buy plaideing caus make lilt and shag the samen and caus mack the sds coats for the foirsds. four souldiours in haist and to pay to ilk ane of the sds. four souldiours tuantie dayes loan at v s. per diem conforme to the act emitted theranent The sds. souldiours being alwayes lyable and obleist to delyver up thair armes and coates to the thesaurer and his successors at thair returne home from ilk randevouz and to be keiped be him whill the souldiours be called for againe. IV 182.

II JULY 1685.

The said day it is enacted statute and ordained be the provest and baillies that the haill persones within the toune who hes bene admitted

friemen within the toune since compeir when they sall be called and produce before the magistrates of the toune furnished with ane sufficient Gun aither musket or fyre lock or els with ane sufficient pick as lykwyse that all persones within the toune who sall be admitted friemen and burgesses of the samen in tymes cumeing shall bring with them the tyme of thair admissione ane musket fyre lock or pick and declair wpon thair oathes that the samen armes ar thair owne and doe belong to themselfes properlie to the effect that the tounes men may be the better provyded and furnished with armour when the toune shall happen to have to doe with the same. IV 186.

20 MARCH 1686.

The said day anent ane complaint given in be Matilda Angus relict of the deceissed William Milne book-binder against George Gray flesher mackand mentione that the sd. George Gray hade a mastiffe dog a bytter both of people and beasts and in particular that he hade tuo severall tymes houndit and bitten a cow belonging to the said Mathilda Angus by ryveing both hir lugs casting hir in a ditch and myre and almost killing hir as the complaint bears Thairfor the provest and baillies haveing taken the complaint to consideratione and to the effect that no such enormities and wrongs be comitted be the sd. dog in tymes cuming The said George Gray becam exacted bund and obleist to the foirsds. provest and Baillies that what skaith or damnage his sd. dog sould doe and cōmitt against any persone man woman or chyld or beast within the toune aither by bytting, pulling them doune renting thair cloathes or vther wayes, he sould satisfie for the wrong and damnage to the partie damnified and wronged and mack reparatione to the full for the skaith and wrong . . . and William Sangster fermorer becam enacted as caur for the said George Gray for performing of the premissis. IV 199.

I JANUARY 1687.

The said day forsaemeikill as ther was a complaint given in to the baillies by some of the members of the deacan conveiner court of the trades of Old Abd. against divers others persones and members of the said conveiner court anent the bracking up of the conveiner Box without consent of the haill members of the conveiner court and q complaint

the sds. Baillies haveing sene heard and considdered and being ryplie and at length advysed anent the said wrong and being cairfull that the lyk wrong be not comitted in tyme cuming The Baillies foirsds. hes enacted statute and ordained and be thir pnts. enactes statutes and ordaines for the future that at whatsumever tyme ther sall happen to fall out any debait or controversie amongst the trades anent the opening of the conveiner Box That if they cannot unanimouslie agrie amongst themselfes that none off them upon q'sumever pretext or accompt presume nor tack upon hand to brack up the sd. conveiner Box Bot for decydeing any contraversie amongst the trades anent the sd. box and moneyes contained therin that they sall mack thair adres to the magistrates of the toune that by thair ordor the keyes of the said Box may be conveined and presented be the keipers of the samen and the Box opened as the saids magistrates sall think fitt and conveinent and in caice they sall neglect to call for the magistrates bot contumaciouslie brack or attempt to braik open the said Box of themselfes that than and in that caice it is heirby enacted that each persone contraveining and fund guiltie sall pay the soume of fourtie punds scots money and to be put in firmance and remaine therin ay and whill they pay the sd fyne. IV 206.

23 JULY 1687.

The said day it is enacted statute and ordained be the Baillies that no persone nor persones within this toune colledge bounds nor friedome of the samen presume nor tack upon hand after the day and dait heiroff to resaitt any sorners sturdie or stranger Beggers give assistance mantenance or harborie to any such beggers, Bot allenarlie to such as belong to the toune and paroche and hes lived thairin thir many yeires and ar now become depauperat and ar to be listed in the poores roll of the toune and paroche and shall get and have badges q'by they may be knowen besyde strangers with certificatione to such as shall doe in the contrair they sall be lyable to and pay the fynes and other punishments contained in the acts of parliament maid anent sorners and sturdie Beggers. IV 212.

Lykas the said day forsaemeikill as there [are] many great and greivous complaints given into the magistrates be all the persones within the toune who hes cornes and bear in and about the toune against such persones as hes and mantaines bitches in thair houssis

within the toune By reasone that q" the said bitches ar hot and jollie they conveine a great number of dogs qch comes to them and goes throw mens cornes bracks and destroyes the samen and bracks and destroyes the housses within the toune and Thacking thairoff and bracks and destroyes the kaill and other hearbs within thair yards to the exceiding great damnage and prejudyce of the owners Thairfor and for remeid heirof in tymes cuming the Baillie foirsaid heirby does expreslie enact statute and ordaine that no persone nor persones within the toune nor friedome thairof keip nor maintaine bitches in tyme cuming within thair revive. housses to thair neighbours said prejudice and that such persones as hes any bitches at present that they aither kill them or put them furth of the toune within tuantie four houres nixt after the dait hairoff with certificatione to such as sall contraveine the premissis ilk contraveiner sall pay four punds scot money and be imediatlie poyndit for the same without forgivenes of any pairt thairoff and to the effect that none pretend ignorance heiroff the baillie foirsaid ordores the drumer to goe through the toune with the drum and mack intimatione heirof to all inhabitants of the toune of this pnt. act that so the contraveiners may be unexcuseable. IV 212.

8 OCTOBER 1687.

The said day forsaemeikill as there were divers complaints and greivances given into the magistrates be the trades of Old Abd. against William Walker drūmer and in particular be the deacans of the tailzeor weaver and flescher trades for not doeing duetie within the toune in goeing throw the same with the drum ilk morning and evening conforme as he is bund in duetie to doe and that becaus he hade complained to the magistrates upon them for not payeing him the sallarie qch they hade promeised to him upon conditione allenarlie that he sould doe his duetie as he is obleidged notwithstanding that is notourlie knowen and seine that he in nowayes does the same as was acknowledged by the magistrates themselfes Thairfor and for the sd. drumer his doeing and performing all duetie incumbent to him within the toune anent his sd. office The baillies foirsds to the effect that no such complaints be given in against him for the lyk in tyme cuming hes enacted and be their pnts. enacts for the future that if he shall onnywayes faill in doeing duetie and not goeing throw the toune and beating the drum ilk

morning and evening at the ordinar tymes and seasons vseit and wont the weather being dry and he in health That the trades and ilk trade sall retaine af of his sallarie due be them to him tuell pennies scots for ilk morning and evening he sall not goe throw the toune and beat the drum and that toties quoties for ilk contraventione that sall be maid out against him the weather dry and he in health as sd. is. IV 213.

12 NOVEMBER 1687.

The said day anent ane complaint given in be some off the deacans of the trades against divers of the persones members of the samen for their contumacie and dissobedience to their rezive. deacans, and particular for not conveing to their revive. courts when they ar laufullie chairged by thair officiars, bot wilfullie and contumaciouslie absenting themselves therefrome but any collour of excuse as the complaint bears Thairfor and to the effect that no persone nor member of any of the trades of Old Aberdeine presume to dissobey their revive. deacans for the future in not comeing to their rezive. courts when they sal be chairged laufullie and tymouslie thereto be thair oune officiars the baillies enacts and ordaines that ilk dissobedient persone sall pay to thair oune reчive. boxes and boxmaisters for the vse of the trade seven shilling scots for the first fault fourteine shilling for the second and to be doubled for the third fault and deprvyed of their fredome by and attour wnles they have laufull and relevant excuses and acknowledged and accepted by their deacans. IV 215.

28 APRIL 1688.

The said day the baillies by ordor from my Lord Bischop of Abd. hes enacted and speciallie ordained for eviteing of animosities and troubles betuixt the trades of Old Abd. and trades of New Abd. for the future That no deacan or any other member of any Incorporatione within any of the trades of Old Abd. presume in any tyme cuming to raise any lres. of lawborrowes or others Ires. in tymes cōmeing against any tradesman in Abd. or any other persones whatsumever without the speciall advyce and consent of the Bischop of Abd. or the magistrates of Old Abd. And that whatsumever persone or persones of the trades shall doe in the contrair shall pay fourtie punds scots and be depryved of their fredome both within toune and trade. IV 217.