12 AUGUST 1710. The said day the visitors appointed for the moss and hill did report ther diligence conform to the former act of Counsell and fynds that ther are severall incrotchments made by severall neighbouring tennants, viz. Hiltons and Balgounies especially for preventing of which for the future the Counsell appoints Bailie Fraser Bailie Molysone the thes' and Mr. Andro Aberdeen to meet with the laird of Dyce and John Gray factor for the lands of Balgounie and to commune with them anent their tennants incrotchments as also appoints the thes' in meantyme to raise letters of molestatione agt all persons who have incrotched and that with all conveniency and to report the nixt counsell day. V 203. 30 SEPTEMBER 1710. The sd. day anent ane debat that hade fallne out betuixt the trads of Old Abd. and Mr. Alex' Gordon humanist in the Kings Colledge anent the freedome and priviledges of the city and trads of Old Abd. in his defending and protecting on of his tennants in the Colledge bounds from entring freeman amongst the sds. trads he alledging they hade no power over the Colledge bounds And the trads making the contrary appare by ther Charter from the Colledge members of qch the decist Mr. Patrick Gordon his fa' wes on of the granters and subscrivers to acomodat qch debat the Counsell appointed bailie Fraser bailie Molysone the thes' Wm. Watt and James Duguid to comune wt the humanist theranent and to report the nixt Counsell day. V 205. 7 OCTOBER 1710. The sd. day it is reported by the Comity appointed for meeting w the humanist that they hade agreed wt him and processes destroyed huic inde. V 207. 16 OCTOBER 1710. The sd. day the bailies and Counsell unanimously condescended and agreed ther should be no new electione but adhered all of them to the former electione both as to bailies thes' and Counsellers for the enshewing year. V 208. 24 OCTOBER 1710. The sd. day the Counsell unanimouslie did nominat and elect Mr. William Gordon bailie in Old Abd. to represent them in the election for ane member of the enshewing brittish parliament and that ane commission should be extended to him in ample forme q'in they give him full power to vote for S Alex' Cuming of Culter. V 209. The said day the Counsell appoints the thes' to give to the shoomaker trade in Old Abd. seven pound scots in regard they hade spent a great daill of money anent ane debat wt the humanist concerning the priviledges as weill of the toune as ther trade anent the Colledge bounds and the toune ther being united. V 210. 3 FEBRUARY 1711. The sd. day anent ane grievance given in to the Counsell by the thes agt the trads of the sd. city in gra" as to ther way of receving freemen who does not enter burgeses wt the toune conform to the acts of Counsell made theranent unless they be compelled to the wasting of a great part of the touns comonwealth and many addmitted amongst them so clandistinly that the thes' hes no knowledge theranent To prevent such intollerable practises the bailies and Counsell recomends and ordains the Conveener to call ane Conveener court and advertise the deacons and masters of the sea" trads of the sd. city that they addmitt nor receave no freeman amongst them w'out acquanting the toune thes and in caice the deacons and masters shall not comply herw' and give obedience to ther conveener in the same the conveener in that caice is to fyne them in the conveener court and if the conveener who ever he bees shall doe in the contrary he shall be lyable to the Counsells censor and the thes' is herby ordained to assist the conveener anent the premissis. V 212. 23 FEBRUARY 1712. The sd. day anent the casting the tolbooth bell the bailie and Counsell appoints John Grig Andrew Dyce thes' James Duguid and Mr. Andrew Aberdeen to call for Albert Gelly bell founder and comune wt him anent the same and to see what the charges might be and to report. V 225. I MARCH 1712. The sd. day anent the casting the bell it wes reported that conform to the former appointment the persons appointed hade communed wt Mr. Gelly and efter comuning condescended he would cast her for seventy pounds scots and if when casten she shall be weightier he to have twenty shill. scots for every pound weight of mettall he added over and above the first weight and if lighter to be defalked proportionally. V 225. I JUNE 1719. The magistrats considering that ther have been severall abysis by former clerks in giveing burges tickets not agreeable to the acts therof in the townes books to prevent the lyke in tyme comming they appoynt all burges tickets to be wrytin in Latine bearing the liberties and privileges of the Toune competent to the calling and the Incorporations which they have joyned themselves and the sums payed be them therfor according to the revive. formes. VI 8. 8 JUNE 1719. Ther being a petitione of the Ministers and Kirk Sessione of this toune subs and given in be the clerk complaining on the gross enormities of Sabbath breaking and recepting lowse and scandalous persons which being read and the Magistrats and Counsell finding the desyre therof just They appoynted publict intimatione to be made prohibiting and dischargeing the haill inhabitants of this towne and freedom therof from idle and unnecessary walking in companyes or vegeing thorrow the streets and fields on the Sabbath day in all tyme. herefter Certifieing such that they will be punished as Sabath breakers As also dischareing the saids inhabitants from recepting within ther houses or families any infamous or banished persons vagrant or sturdie beggars or serveants without sufficient testimoniall from the paroch from whence they came last and that under the severall penaltyes ment in the Acts of Parliament and tounes statutes As also intimatione wes appoynted forbidding the cutting or destroying of ther neighbours grass or entering ther yeards without liberty of the owner under the penalty of four punds scots for ilk transgressione. VI 11. 13 JUNE 1719. The said day It was unanimously appoynted enacted and ordained that all entring burgesses whatsomever should at ther reчive. admissions as Burghers (in signe and tokene of ther efter ready complyance with the Magistrats commands) present and delyver to ane of the Baillies ane whyt purse with fyve shilling scots therin (excepting herefrom such burghars as are or shall be receaved ob favorem) The pryce of the purse not exceiding four shilling scots money. VI 12. 4 JULY 1719. The said day ther being a renunciatione of the right of ane elder to the freedome of this City in favours of a younger produced Which being considered by the Magistrats and Counsell they for sea" good and weightie considerationes refused the same and enacted that in all tyme comming no renunciatione granted be any persone in favours of another of his right to the fredome of this place should be sustained. VI 18. 19 OCTOBER 1719.. The Clerk is appoynted to give out advertisement to the inhabitants to clean the cassies befor the merkat and to discharge them from recepting uncustomed goods sturdie or vagrant beggars Kairds theeves gamesters or other persones who may disturb the merkat under the revive. penalties ment in acts of parlia1 and tounes statutes. VI 36. 23 JANUARY 1720. The Theasurer is appoynted to provyde George Moir and Andrew Greig two toune officers in such liveries as shall [be] thought fitt by the Magistrats and to agree with for Drummer and officer and also to mount him at the Magistrats sight. It haveing been overtured that the Magistrats shall sitt herefter in ane seat [in] the kirk for effectuating wherof till a loft be erected conveniently for ther use the Provest hes given his seat for the use of the Magistrats ay and whyll a loft be erected for that end. VI 44. 19 MARCH 1720. The which day Compeared Mr. John Ker preses to the Community of Merchants in Old Abd. and George Mackie Conveener of the Trades of the sd. City for themselves and in name of ther rezive. fraternities in presence of the saids Magistrats and Council and gave in the underwriten articles of agriement past and made betwixt the Community of Merchants of the said City and the revive. Incorporations of the trades of the same upon the fyfeteenth day of March instant Mvjj and twenty years with consent of the Magistrats of the said City desyreing the same might be insert and registrat in the records therof and that the Magistrats forsds. wold interpose ther authority therin that the same may be made effectuall and observed in all tyme comming and that all executione necessar may pass theron conforme therto at the instance of either of the saids pairties against other Which desyre the Magistrats forsds. thought reasonable and ordains the same to be insert and registrat in maner forsaid to the effect above writen of the which the tenor follows-Articles of Agriement betuixt David Forbes of Leslie Alexander Troup late Baillie and James Hay delegats from the Community of Merchants of Old Aberdeen And George Mackie present Deacon Conveener Alexander Sinklair late Conveener John Levie late Deacon of the Taylors Andrew Charles late Deacon of the Weavers Robert Mitchell Tanner in name of the Shoomakers and William Chalmers present Deacon of the Fleshers delegats from the severall Trades of the said City on the ane and other pairt That it shall be optional for any tradesman to enter either Tradesman simply or Tradesman with the privilege of merchandizeing and malting. That he who enters Tradesman simply shall pay only Ten Merks of composition as formerly and that he who enters Tradesman with the privilege of merchandizeing and malting shall pay Twenty punds as other merchants doe including Ten merks of allowance to Tradesmens eldest sones. That such of the Tradesmen who befor the accessione of the present Magistracie to witt befor May last haven burgess ticketts in general terms without bearing a designatione of some speciall trade shall be construced to be as the privilege of merchants als weill as Tradesmen And that the said privilege shall be extended to ther eldest sones allenerly. That burgess ticketts granted befor the said moneth of May last Which denominat a burgher meerly sone to such a man tradesman without denominating himselfe of some speciall trade and without the |