Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow ... A. D. 1573-17: A. D. 1630-1662

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Scottish Burgh Record Society, 1881

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Communings as to purchase of Gorbals mortification by Zacharias
27
Report as to patronage of Trongait and Blackfriar kirks summons
46
Agreement to purchase Gorbals right of burial in Blackfriars
49
Oct 2 5 10 Election of provost bailies council and officebearers Ib
51
22
52
Officebearers elected C R 164854
54
Recovery of soldiers debts inhabitants to pay what they
67
Arming of inhabitants Kings proclamation thereanent Ib
69
Deputation to William Yair to exercise office of clerk Ib
76
Officebearers elected 16
86
Making port at High Kirk gavil and door of ministers burial
95
Deputation to William Yair to act in absence of clerk commis
101
Proclamation for precaution against pestilence 7b
107
Act of parliament ordering advance of a months maintenance
112
Bridge to be examined 7b
118
Presentation of a minister to Blackfriars Church Ib
124
Arrangements as to Gorbals contract as to the deacons fourth part
128
Set of landward excise Ib
143
Payment to a surgeon for examining those under suspicion of
149
Donations to doctors of Grammar School men to be sought suit
157
house
175
1650
182
Common good set 7b
188
Letter from the King craving a supply of money Original
204
Price of ale beer candle and bread cleansing of houses and streets
209
Remonstrance to King as to condition of town council books
210
Foot and horse to go forth for Gorbals swords bought Ib
214
Report as to apprentices and poor boys committee to settle with
217
Commissioner to convention appointed titles of Puckie and Puckie
219
A woman convicted for maligning a bailie 1b
223
Session house in Trongait granted for a school one having been
239
Oct 3 4 Councillors and officebearers elected 7b
247
Custom on butter and cheese 1b
253
Commission given to those sent to the north coal candle peats
255
Conference to be had with Zacharias Boyd as to his stipend
261
Donation to a surgeon accounts between the town and
264
Commissioner to Edinburgh anent unpaid contribution payment
270
Horses to serve at the trench schoolmasters to attend next council
271
Conference to be had with John Carstairs and Andrew Gray
277
Rials to be sold controversy between town wrights and strangers
281
Common good set b
289
Payment to masters of Grammar School for preaching they
291
Remission of teind tack duty on account of crops being spoiled
294
Baggage and riding horses to be paid for town divided in five
295
Farming excise skellet bell grass for town cattle offer of
312
Proposed let of Puckie liberty to a cordiner to exercise his trade
318
Payment for summoning parishes of Cambusnethan Drysdaill
324
Payment to Lord Blantyre towards price of teinds Ib
325
Contribution craved for burnt lands in Edinburgh proposal
331
Streets to be cleaned as circuit court is to be held proposed
332
Conference to be had with minister of Barony Kirk 16
338
72
352
and May 28 Mortification by Margaret Graham or Boyd Ib No
412
Money to be drawn by commissioner to parliament fiars
414
Repair of Calder and Partick bridges ground for entry to Partick
417
Filling up holes and repairing causeway agreement as to building
423
Excise to be paid over to governor of Stirling master of Hutche
430
Towns foot mantle vitiation of surgeons book vacant stipend
433
Against admission of French coin report by provost meeting with
439
Commissioners to attend presbytery meeting at Irvine as to call
444
Report as to teind tack duty owing to town and apprehension
450
Commissioners sent to Ayr as to association thirty horse
455
Supply of vacant kirks contract with a surgeon for cutting
460
Stipend to a minister certain freemen free from ladle dues
463
Election of provost and bailies water to be conveyed from Bogilles
469
222
478
1662
480
Warrants for sundry payments agreement for building at Bogilles
482
Report that Patrick Gillespie minister accepts call High Kirk
485
Common good set 1b
488
Letter to be written to Silvertonhill as to teinds and money owing
491
Feuars of Gorbals to be called to account for stents and breaking
497
1632
503
1634
504
1642
505
Payment to masters of Grammar School for supplying place
513
Sharp letter to be written to Marquis of Argyle for payment
520
73
525
Wine and tickets furnished for communion license to make
530
Drawn teinds set Ib
531
888
539
88
546
189
551
Ratification by the dean of guild and whole merchants of the burgh
555
Well in Trongait to be reformed account of pews to be brought
559
Act of caution by Alexander Pollock cordoner for the fulfilment
561
Renunciation by the provost bailies and council to the archbishop
566
Consideration of ministers stipends delayed discharge for out
571
Two ministers to be chosen ashlar stones purchased work
572
Correction house to be provided Ib
573
Report to committee of estates as to a case tried by the council
574
5
575
Old acts proclaimed place of fleshmarket as to selling fowls
576
184
578
Expenses on library house Robiestoun Loch tolbooth and kirk b
579
Agreement with a preacher money received for unlaws applied
580
9
581
Commissioner to convention appointed payments for work
582
Report as to manufactory house and booth Ib
583
2775
584
Steeple in Trongait persons named to carry colours at the muster
587
189
588
Raid against pirates 1b
589

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