ander Stables, merchant; Patrick Polson and Henry Polson, sons of the late John Polson; Peter Mellis, clerk, Old Aberdeen Brewery; Joseph Dunn, brewer; John Simpson, merchant.

1852. Apr. 24. James Smith, son of James Smith, burgess; John Nicol, son of Thomas Nicol.

1854. Feb. 12. George Laws, wright, son of William Laws; George Cadenhead, tailor; Robert Clark, painter, son of James Clark. Apr. 24. James Clark, tailor.

Nov. 25. James Daniel, son of John Daniel; George Rae, son of George Rae, flesher.

Dec. 23. John Mitchell, weaver.

1855. Oct. 27.

1856. Sept. 29.

John Milne, baker; Robert Ross, druggist.

William Stewart, a trade burgess; Charles Mathieson, son of Peter Mathieson.

Oct. 25. Alexander Clark, shoemaker; Alexander Linton, baker;
William Leslie, shoemaker.

Dec. 19. William Davidson, cartwright.

1857. Oct. 24. John Dunn, clerk, son of Joseph Dunn; James Fyfe, flesher, son-in-law of John Robertson, flesher.

1858. Feb. 18. David Connon, third son of James Connon.

1859. Feb. 3. James Stevenson, shoemaker; William Calder, tailor; John Thom, son of William Thom, mason.

Oct. 29. William Cromar, gardener, Spital, son of David
Cromar; John Glennie, son of Alexander Glennie.

Dec. 27. John Milne, baker.

1861. Jan. 14.

Alexander Traill, flesher and fisher.

Oct. 3. Robert Shaw, messenger-at-arms.

1864. Oct. 29.

William Cumming, son-in-law of William Laws; Andrew Thomson, Andrew Marshall and George Grub, jun', son of George Grub, town-clerk, merchant burgesses.

1865. Oct. 28. Alexander Allan, cabinetmaker, as a merchant; John Thomson, blacksmith, as a merchant.

1866. Oct. I.

Convener Alexander Smith.

27. John Yeoman, cartwright; James Valentine, in Mount Street.

Nov. 23. David McHardy, junr; Thomas S. Nicol; John Mathie

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son, sons of burgesses, as trade burgesses; George Sinclair and Alexander Garden, tailors.

1867. Mar. 20.

Oct. 26.

1868. Mar. 25.

William Tocher, overseer, Bridge of Don.

William McGregor, baker.

Alexander and James Walker, wine merchants, sons of William Walker, wine merchant.

1870. Mar. 21. James Connon, shoemaker, son of a burgess; William Edmond, tailor, son of a burgess; Alex' Maver, tailor, son-inlaw of John Finlayson, tailor; Charles Robertson and George Dickson, trade burgesses.

Oct. 3. John McDonald Finlayson, son of John Finlayson, tailor; Peter Mathieson, son of Chas. Mathieson, tailor; Charles W. M. Daniel, son of James Daniel, tailor.

1871. Oct. 2. John Arthur, jun', son of Convener Arthur. 1872. Sept. 30. George Sinclair, jun', son of George Sinclair, tailor; Charles Mathieson, jun', son of Charles Mathieson, do. ; James Wm Daniel, son of James Daniel, do. ; Alex' Stewart Garden, son of Alexander Garden, do.; Alexander Clark, son of Robert Clark, wright and cooper; James Clark, jun', son of James Clark, do.

1873. Sept. 29. George M. Clark, son of Robert Clark, wright and cooper; John Erskine Dickson, son of George Dickson, tailor; William James McKessah, son-in-law of Charles Mathieson, tailor; Alexander Smith, son of Alexander Smith, flesher. Charles Grub, son of George Grub, town-clerk. George McLeod Clark, son-in-law of a merchant burgess; Wm Wyllie Clark; Henry Clark; Robert Clark; Robert Forbes, sons of trade burgesses.

1875. Sept. 27. 1876. Oct. 2.

1877. Oct. 1. William Yeoman, son of a burgess, as a merchant; Alexander Logie, son-in-law of a burgess.

1878. Sept. 30. George Nicol, inspector of fisheries; George Thomson, brewer.

1879. Sept. 29.

1884. Nov. 3.

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George Nicol, jun', son of George Nicol, burgess.
William S. Rae, son of a burgess.

William M. Daniel, son of a burgess.

1885. Nov. 12. John Kynoch, son of Ninian Kynoch, burgess.

REGISTER OF HONORARY BURGESSES.

1668. Mar. 7. Jon Ross, Sacrist of the King's Colledge. 1669. Jan. 2. Thomas Tailzeour in Seattoune for his service done to the old toune; James Frost, violer.

May 15. Alex' Zett.

1670. Jan. 15. James Walker, litster: "for reasonable causis ".

July 16. James Arnold, servitor to Jon Ross, sacrist in the
King's Colledge.1

2

Oct. 12. Alex' Gordone, eldest laufull sone to the deceissed
Mr Thomas Gordone, sumtyme in Keithaksmilne.

1671. July 24. George Adam, advocat, caut. Hendrie Adam, his father. Jon Dempster, perriewigmaker.

Dec. 13.

1673. May 17. of Abd.

Lewes Couts, servitor to Mr Jon Scowgall, comissor

1674. Feb. 19. Mr Thomas Crevey, minister at Newhills.

May 16. Androw Thomsone, advocat and comisser deput of
Abd.; James Moir, in Ferriehill; Jon Brabner, in Cottoune;
William Layng, Economus of the King's Colledge; George
Thomsone, servitour to the said Androw Thomsone.
Sept. 26. Hendrie Fowles, lau" sone to Sir James Fowles, lord
Collingtoune, and on of the lords off His majesties Councell
and Sessione; Mr James Elphingstone, Wreitter to his
majesties signet; Mr George Midletoune, on of the regents
of the King's Colledge.

1 "For the respects carried be the magistrates of the toune to the maisters and members of the said Colledge as being speall friends and assistants to the toune."

2 Humanist, King's College, 1695.

3 Eldest son of Principal Alex. Middleton and himself Principal in 1684.

1674. Oct. 21. Keneth, Lord Kintaill, eldest laufull sone to ane noble and potent earle Keneth earle of Seaforth, Lord McKeinzie and Kintaill; Mr George Fraser, governor to the sd. noble lord; James servitour to the same.

1675. Aug. 12.

1678. June 8.

Mr George Scott of Gibliestoune, stewart of Orknay.
John Forbes, merchand.

Aug. 3. Mr Alex' Broune, student in divinite and servitor to my

lo. Bp. of Abd.

1679. Apr. 17. Thomas Innes in Tarbethill, factor and chamberlaine to ane noble earle George earle of Panmuir, lord Maull of Brechin and Navar.

Nov. 21. Robert Murray of Elardoune; Mr William Sinclair,
Comiss' of Cathnes; Robert Innes, yo', of Thurster; William
Younger, servitor to the sd. Robert Murray.

1681. Aug. 8. Mr Robert Ross, servitor to Mr James Scogall, comiss of Abd.

1682. Oct. 16. John Halyburtoune, onlie sone to ane Reverend father George, Bischop of Abd.; James Dowglas, sone to Robert, Bischop of Brechin; Mr Robert Patersone, principal of Marshalls Colledge of Abd.; George Pattone of Grandhame; 3 Mr John Gordone, eldest sone to James Gordone of Seattoune; William Pantone of Watrishmoore, wreitter to his maties Signet; George Spens, pror. fiscall of the Comissariot of Brechin; Maister William Symsone, minister at Navar; Maister William Ratray, minister at Carngill; Maister James Pattone, minister at Cathenes; Maister David Ogilvie, chaplaine to the Bischop of Abd.; William Mackie, servitor to the sd. Reverend father; Lachlane Couper, servitor to the sd. Reverend father.

1683. Apr. 21.

Captaine Patrick Lyon, second sone to ane noble and potent earle Patrick earle of Kinghorne and Strathmore, Lord Lyon and Glames; Maister John Lyon, shereff clerk of Forfar; John Lyon, younger, of Whytwell; Maister Johne Balvaird, preacher of the gospell; Mr William Balvaird, 2 Civilist at King's College, 1687.

1 Afterwards minister at Cabrach.

3 Commissary Clerk and Civilist, King's College, 1696.
'Of Auchterhouse. Killed at Sheriffmuir.

5 Minister of Kirkden.

Son of the preceding, and chaplain to the Earl of Strathmore.

preacher of the gospell; John Gray, sone to Patrick Gray of Wester Braikie; James Ogilvie, sone to Thomas Ogilvie of Litlekethley.

1683. Oct. 22. John Mcklean of that ilk; Keneth Mckeinzie, sone to Sir George McKeinzie off Tarbot; Robert Innes, baillie of Chanonrie off Ross.

1684. July 16. John Scougall, burges of Ed'; William Gordon, do.; Androw Irvine, do.; Mr Charles Gordone, governour to my lord Haddo, sone to the deceissed Robert Gordone of Strathloch; Allex' Fraser, advocat in Old Abd.

Oct. 18. 2 David Halyburtoune of Petcur; William Foullertoune of that ilk; James Halyburtone of Fodrans; James Halyburtoune of Buttrakies; Stewart of Banchorie; M' Archibald Forbes, sone to William, lord Forbes; John Slidders, servitor to Foullertoune; Androw Cuishnie.

1685. Feb. 23. John Montgomrie, measson in Abd.

Apr. 14.

Aug. 20.

Oct. 20.

M' James Gray of Balgownie.

Thomas Forbes, wreitter in Aberdeine.

Maister Robert Halyburtoune, sone to Maister John

Halyburtoune of Densyde.

1686. Feb. 6. John Ross, burgess of Abd., and heritor in Old Abd.; Gilbert Leslie, do.; Patrick Leslie, yo', do.

Mar. 8. Maister James Keyth off Auquhorsk, wreitter to his majesties signet; Walter Gordone, burges of Abd.

June 20. Doctor Allex' Adam, professor of medicine and preacher of the gospell; Mr James Moir, student in philosophie, eldest sone to James Moir in Ferriehill.

of Paus, lait baillie of Elgin; Maister Allexander Grant, Commiss clerk of Murray; Thomas Lyndsay, servitor to the

1 Afterwards Sir Kenneth McKenzie of Cromarty.

2 Killed at Killiecrankie with Dundee in 1689.

3" For the favour and respect the baillie, the provest and rest of the magistrates of the said citie doe bear and carie towards the sd. John Montgomrie and for good service done be him anent the erecting of the deceissed father in god Patrick Bischop of Aberdeine his Tomb in the cathedrall kirk of Old Machar."

Founded in 1691 two bursaries at Marischal College.

Regent in Marischal College, 1686.