Thair was subscryvit twelfe severall chairtoures in favouris of the Chartouris subscryvit. deikine conveiner and remanent deikines of craftis off the fourt pairt pro indiviso of the landis of Gorballis and Brigend, conforme to the severall divisiounes contenit in thair respectiue chartouris.

19 July 1650.

Appoyntis Robert Mak and Thomas Broune to collect fra these quha hes Deficients not put out thair pairt of the fitt sojouris fourtie pundis for ilk fitt sojour sojouris. proportionallie.

20 July 1650.

Item, ordaines the thesaurer to pay to the maister of work thrie Warrand. hundreth twa pundis 14 s. debursit be him for sundrie particularis to put out the sojouris, conform to the particular compt, and the money receavit be the master of work for the sojouris clathes that was in the Tolbuith and twa swordis is rebaited, to the quhilk fiftie men ane Ritchard Allane is electit to be leivtenent.

22 July 1650.

Appoyntis Thomas Broune to give Capitane Duncane ane hundrethe Capitane merkis, his leivteinent fourtie pundis, the ensigne threttie pundis.

Duncane.

Appoynts the maister of Hutchisons Hospitall, the towne thesaurer and Gorballis. deikine conveiner, to advance for the Gorballis ane hundreth punds sterling, each according to thair proportions.

It is appoynted that James Elphistoune is appoynted to buy quhat is Hie Kirk. necessar for reparatioune of the Grit Kirk.

27 July 1650.

Yair.

Grantis full power, warrand and commissioune to William Yair, noter, to Deputatioun, exerce the office as clerk of this brugh dureing the absence of Mr. John Spreule, clerk, now at the airmie.

30 July 1650.

Piter Johnstoune is vnanimouslie nominat and chosin to have ane Leivtencharge of drawing out and dreilling the whole companeis in the towne, and the saids baillees and counsell hes chosin thir aught persounes to be leivtennentis wndir him and to receave ordouris fra the said Piter, viz.,

nentis.

Commissioun,

12 August 1650.

It being shawne the danger that the countrey stands in fra the Inglis and associatioun. that thair is ane ongoeing of the shyres of Air, Lanerick, Galloway and Ranfrew,

Warrand,
Mak.

Associatioun.

Gorballis collectour.

Stent.

Landward men.

to associat thair forces for thair continuall saiftie, it was thairfor resolvit to joyne with them thairin, and that the proveist and clerk goe the morne to attend the meiting at Kilmarnock for that effect, with ample commissioune.

Ordaines Robert Mak to advance money to Johne Johnstoune for the manufactorie and walk mylne, and the deine of gild to joyne with him to appoynt quhat sall be for the guid of the house and reparatioun thairof.

17 August 1650.

The proveist made report of thair diligence at Kilmarnok anent the associatioune of the neichbouring shyres, and the overtures being red word by word that wer aggreid vpon thair, they war all assented vnto, and Mr. Johne Spreule to goe to Air on Thruisday nixt, and the commissioune being red was condiscendit to. Item, for furthering the townes proportioune, it is condiscendit the persounes fallowing tak vpe a list of the horse and fencible persons in town, viz., [here follow names].

31 August 1650.

Be pluralitie of vottis Thomas Campbell is nominat and electit to be collector of the few dewties and rentis of the landis of Gorballis and Brigend for this present croppe and yeir 1650 yeiris allanerlie, and it is to be thoght vpone and considerit quhat he sall have for his paynes.

2 September 1650.

It was shawne how the towne was to pay for the publict provisioune of the airmie 1602 li. 18 s. and alse ane monethis meines, inde 1170 li., quhilk was appoynted to be presentlie layd on with the last stent of the 6000 li. to mak it vpe a thrid pairt more, and the baillees, William Dunlope and William Home, to collect it all, and Niniane Gilhagie with the proveistis helpe to see all byganes broght in be Alexander Maxwell.

Item, the landwart mens proportiounes for the second levie to be just as much as they wer for the first leivie besyde thair thrid more.

Appoyntis 1200 bisket breid to be sent east to the sojouris that wer Sojouris. outreikit be the towne.

14 September 1650.

It being reported that Johne Colquhoune hes maid 600 lances, it is Lances. appoynted that the maister of work, with Niniane Andirsone, sould aggree with him for the pryces thairof, and according to thair aggreement that the thesaurer pay the said John Colquhoun thairfor.

Because efter inquyrie it is fund that thair ar not horses in towne Leavie. sufficient for troupe horses above one troupe, and that thair is a necessitie to tak money fra these quhair horses cannot be gottin, and that it is no possible to come to the full lenth of the outreik all at once, tharfor it is condiscendit, inacted, and aggreid that for the present ane hundrethe and fiftie troupe horse, at one hundreth thrie scoir pundis the peice, be cast vpon the towne; and that eache ane hundrethe thriescoir pundis of stent aither put out and mont ane sufficient horse with airms and provisioun or then pay thair money; and the cast to be according to the proportioun of the last stent roll, onlie leiving latitude to goe a litle further for the ease of the poore; and that the magistratis, with the deine of gild and deikine convener, see the cast rycht and it be gatherid be the persouns fallowing, viz., [here follow names;] and that Johne Conyngham [and four others] tak a new view of all the horses, both of thair pryces and sufficiencie, and that each mounted man have xii s. per diem quhill they merche.

16 September 1650.

In regaird that severall honest men, friemen and vthers of this brughe, Trowpperis. quho hes wyfes and childrein, hes vndirtakine to goe furthe in this present service, and as they ar to goe out as a pairt of the townes proportioune of the associat forces throw the townes want of others to supplie thairin, ar vpon conditioun expreslie that they sould be no longer tyme to attend the service nor vntill sik tyme as it sall please God that the countrey be in sik a posture that thair may be frie tredding, and that then the towne sould releive them of that chairge, quhilk conditioun and provisioune was willinglie embraced, and therfor the towne does heirby inact and obleise thame and thair successouris to adhear to the forsaid conditioune and for that effect to releive thame of thair tye.

Troup.

Writtis.

Allowance to widowes and

others.

Provost.

Baillies.

Council.

Act anent election.

Castle.

28 September 1650.

Committs to the baillees to setle with the towne troupe that ar to be quarterit vpon the towne for quhat they ar to have in lieu of thair quarters in money, and Robert Mak to ansuer the money.

It is appoynted that the townes bands and Hutchisoune Hospitallis bands be giwine to James Hammiltoune, to be taine vpe to the castell of Evendaill.

Committs to the baillees, dein of gild and deikine conveiner, to give some considerable chiritie to some poore honest widows that hes grit famileis and losses of thair husbands and wholl fortunes; quhilk theirefter they with the proveist, wha came home in the efternoone, did meit vpone and did condiscend that Robert Mak sould geiwe twa hundrethe and fiftie merks for the saidis widowes; item, xxiiii merks to James Dunlope wha was sojor and taine prissoner and robbit be the enemy. The widows ar Mistres Stewart, latelie come from Ireland with four childrein, whose husband is lost in the service, schoe is to have ane hundrethe pundis thairof; and the vther is Mathow Lins relict wha is to have one hundrethe merks money.

1 October 1650.

[In the absence of the Duke of Lennox, or his commissioner, the provost, bailies and council elected John Grahame to be provost for the year to come.

James Hammilton, Thomas Broune, and William Lychtbody, elected bailies.]

3 October 1650.

[The magistrates of this and the two preceding years elected thirteen merchants and twelve craftsmen to be on the council. "Quhilk electioune was to be done the morne, being Fryday, conforme to the former act maid thairanent, bot becaus the maist pairt of the present magistratis war to be absent the said day anent the publict effaires, it was concludit to be done this day."]

5 October 1650.

[The election of the dean of guild and others was appointed to take place on Monday next, because on Wednesday, the ordinary day of election," the proveist and sundrie vther pryme men of the counsell most be absent that day in respect of the publict effaires."]

Committs to George Porterfeild, William Dunlope, William Home, Piter Johnstoune and James Elphistoune, to think and consider quhat is neidfull

to be done anent the repairing of the castell and anent the garisone to be Castle. placed thairin, and George Porterfeild to be convener quhen he is at hom.

7 October 1650.

[William Dunlope, dean of guild; Piter Johnstoune, deacon-convener; Harie Glen, Election of treasurer; James Kinkaid, water bailie; James Gray, master of work; Thomas Campbell, office-bearers. visitor of maltmen.]

26 October 1650.

[No higher prices than the following to be charged:-7 oz. bread, 1s. 2d.; ale, 2s. 4d. Prices. the pint; tallow, £2 16s. the stone; candle, £3 4s. the stone.]

Gorballis.

The deikine conveiner, be pluralitie of vottis, is electit bailyie of Gorballis Baillie, quhill Michelmes nixt, and appoyntis and grants commissioune to the proveist, baillees, deine of gild, deikine conveiner and maister of Hutchisounes Hospitall, to goe over and receave the lite of the fewars of Gorballis for electing of the bailyie to be presented by thame, conforme to the old ordour betwixt the heretouris of these landis and the fewars thairof.

Ordaines the thesaurer to pay to Mr. Gilbert Wilsoune twentie pundis in Warrand. satisfactioune of his bygane service in the Blakfriar Kirk in taking vpe of the psalmes, and not to be hard heirefter.

15 November 1650.

In regaird that the westerne forces ar lying in thir pairtis, quhairby the Quarteringis. towne hes ane havie pairt of the burdein thairof, it is appoynted that these quha quarter in towne be layd vpon suche as ar due ony of thair bygane publict dues, quhether in towne or landwart, and that these non paymentis be eattin first vpe.

Item, ordaines a dischairge of Mr. William Struthers legasie to the laird Struthers of Minto to be subscryvit. legacie.

16 November 1650.

Struthers

Thair was ane ordinance made and resolution taikin that thair sould be College, ane band subscryvit be the towne for Minto for the colledge accompt, in money. regaird that Minto had givin precept to the towne to secuire and pay to the colledge for him thrie thowsand sax hundrethe fiftie four pundis of vmquhill Mr. William Struthers money, and that he wald allow it, quhilk accordinglie was embraced; and the colledge desyreing 333 li. 6 s. 8 d.