of brunt maltman, John Cuik, to tak survey of the haill houssis as is aforesaid on For sighting the eist syd of the Saltmercat and southsyd of the Gallowgat; item, Johne landis. Herbertsoun, Johne Hall and William Stewart to tak a survey of the haill burnt lands above the cros as is above wrytin; item, Patrick Park, Robert Merschell, John Wilson and John Kilpatrick ar to visie the haill houssis in Trongait on both sydis that ar burnt; and all of thame ar to tak vpe the names of the heretouris and occupyers of these burnt landis, and to report thair dilligence this day betwixt and twa houris efternoon. pryces. The foirsaidis magistratis and counsall, takeing to thair consideratioune Warkmenis the present hard conditioune of the towne, and for the better encouradgement to everie man to helpe to repaire his awne, seeing the work is lyklie to be great anent the building vpe and repaireing againe of the decayit pairts of the towne, and that the work is of suche a necessitie that it must be presentlie gone about, the necessitie of many poore people requyreing the samyne, they have thairfor statute and ordanit that the haill wreichtis and maissounes of the towne shall serve and work according to the pryces fallowing, viz., the maisterman his waidges to be threttein schilling four penneis ilk day, and the servand being fund ane sufficient qualefeit craftisman for ten schilling a day, and vther prenteisses according to thair worth. And seeing that the wreichtis and maissouns of this citie, for the better preservatioune of thair liberteis, ar first to be imployit in the said work, the samyne is granted to them wpon thair observatiounes of the cautiouns fallowing and no otherwayes, viz., gif so be they cannot get that work they sall be imployit in be the townes people tymeouslie wroght, according as they wha imployes them may get it done by others not exceiding the pryces foirsaid, it sall be lisome to the townes people to imploy any countreymen or others for working of thair said work, Item, that everie craftisman of the qualitie foirsaid sall work out and compleit the haill work they ar imployed to work within the towne and shall not leive the samyne, quhither it be task wark or dayes wark, or seick any augmentatioune of thair pryce and workmanschipe, aither for task or daylie waidges, quhill first the samyne be fullie compleit according to thair aggreement with the pairtie. Item, that none of the saidis craftismen, naither maissounes or wreights, tak any mair work in hand nor that quhilk they ar able to performe within the pryces. Warkmenis dayes aggreit vpone betwixt them and the pairteis. Quhilkis cautiones gif any of the saids craftismen does transgresse it sall be lisome to any of the townes people to imploy any others for working of thair wark. And as for the exorbitancie of all task wark or insufficiencie of any work quhatsomever to be wroght be any of the saidis persounes, vpon ane complaint maid be any pairtie quhatsome wir, the present magistratis ar to decyde thairwpone and the samyn to be done according as they sall modifie. And this present act to stand and indure till the first day of October nixttocome. Pollok and ryd. Brunt houssis. For cleiring red. 28 June 1652. James Pollock, balyie, and Mr. Robert Govane ar appoynted to ryde to Edinbrugh, with all dilligence, and thair to learne the way the best to goe about for seiking supplie to helpe to mak vpe the desolate condition of the towne, and appoyntis James Bell, Mr. Johne Dunlope and John Bell, to meit and sett downe instructiounes for them. Appoyntis these quha formerlie touk vpe the number of the brunt houssis to tak vpe now the value of them also and of other losses sustenit be the laite suddent fyre. The counsell, taking to thair consideratioune the grit number of red the calsay of quhilk is to be takine, and that it is verie necessar that the streit be red thairof and maid patent, they have thairfor maid choyce of Mr. John Dunlope, Johne Bell, Robert Merschell, Piter Cumyng and Thomas Pollok, to wryt out lettres to the countrey to sik places and to sik tymes as they sall think convenient for getting in of some horsses out of the countrey for helpeing away of the said red, and to mak choyse of such persones of the towne wnder them as they think convenient for attending the saids horsses quhen they come in and giveing ordours to such men quha comes in for cleanseing the haill streitis. Kirk dooris oppinit. The saidis magistratis and counsell, taiking to thair consideratioun how that many honest people does now want, throw occasioun of the lait suddent. fyre, chalmbers and vther places to reteir to for making of thair divotioune, they have thairfor appoynted John Andersoune, balyie, to send for the bedellis of the severall kirks and to cause them mak patent and oppin the kirk doires as they wont to be of befoire. Appoyntis the thesaurer to pay to Walter Neilsoune, bailyie, threttie Warrand, seivine markis quhilk he debursit to the townes advocattis for drawing vpe horse hyre. petitioune, of ane petitioune for obteining ane commissioune to hold our people at home who wer summondit anent the tobacco; as also to pay him four pundis for his horses hyre that James Pollok, balyie, raid vpon the last tyme he was at Aire. Recommendis to James Bell to get quarreouris and put them in the Quarriouris, towns quarrell for the guid of the townes people. 3 July 1652. It is statute and ordainet that nae windskews or hallens above doir Windskewis. heidis be sufferrit to be put out heirefter, and that the deane of gild present and to come tack speciall notice therof, except that it fall out that some buithes be betwixt twa hinging stairis, in that cais the awneris of which buithes ar licentiat to put out ane windskew or hallen above thair buith doirs, bot the samyne to come no farder out nor the saids hinging stairis sall be, and no hallen at all to be sufferrit to be farder out without hinging stairs. And seeing now that the maist pairt of the foir landis in Saltmercat will be re-edifeit againe, it is statute and ordainet that nae maner of persoune be sufferrit to come farder out then another, and that all houssis on both the sydes of the gait be buildit conform to ane straicht lyne and none to come farder out then another, and that the foirsaid dein of gild present and to come tak speciall heid therto. meassounes The magistratis and counsell, taking to thair consideratioune the desolate All sort of conditioune of the towne throw the lait suddent fyre, and that sundrie of the and wrightis inhabitantis ar of intention to repaire some places for thair dwelling befoir to be imthe winter come on, and knowing perfectlie that the haill maissounes and ployed. vthers of that kynd ar not sufficient for that work, they, haveing respect to the guid of the place, doe heirby licentiat all maner of persounes quha hes ony work or building to performe to imploy any wreicht, maissones and vtheris, fitt for the work, quherewer they can get them, in the countrey or ellis quhair; and this to stand dureing the counsellis will allanerlie; and ordains intimatioun to be maid heirof be sound of drume. Ordanis the thesaurer to pay schilling for the cureing of one ... . . . to William Clydisdaill fyve punds ten Warrand, Jonet Wood quha was deidlie woundit fyre. Warrand, factorie. Report, Commissionar. Compt, communalitie. Wallace, commissionar. Stockwell calsay. in helpeing to quench the fyre quhich brak vpe in the north syd of the Trongait. The tack that was subscrivit of befoir betwixt the towne and Simon Pickersgill of the manufactorie is of new againe subscrivit this day to James. Hammilton, Thomas Allane and John Neill, vpon the same conditiounes. 8 July 1652. James Pollok, bailyie, and Mr. Robert Govane maid report of thair dilligence in goeing to Edinbrugh anent the seiking supplie for making vpe again the desolatioun of the town, quhilk was allowit and approvin, and appoynts them to produce the accomptis of thair charges, and the samyne to be allowit and payed. 10 July 1652. Appoyntis ane proclamatioune to be maid on Maunonday nixt befor noone to warne the haill neichbouris and burgessis of this brugh to meit that same day at twa efternoon in the tolboothe for the electing of anè deputie or commissionar for attending the great meitting to be at Edinburgh in August nixt. Appoyntis James Bell, Mr. Johne Dunlope, the deane of gild and Johne Bell to meit againe the committee of the communalitie and to tak the comptis of moneyis they have aff thair handis, to the effect that these honest men wha wantis thair moneyis may be repayed. 13 July 1652. Ane great number of the burgessis and neichbouris of this brugh being conveined, conform to the invitatioun maid for electing of thair deputie and commissioner to keip the great meitting quhilk is to be at Edinburgh vpon the (blank) day of August nixt, be pluralitie of vottis, Daniell Wallace, present proveist of this brughe, was electit and chosine for that effect, and the electouris did subscryve or mark his commissioun. It is recommendit to the deine of gild to imploy the maister of work for to cause mend and repair the most ruinous pairt of the casey in Stockwellgait, and that with the best convenient dilligence, and to cause all wha hes staines on the said casey remove the same for that effect. 17 July 1652. missionar, The proveist is nominat and electit commissionar to the general assemblie, Provest, comand appoyntis him to have ane commissioune seallit and subscryvit for that Young. effect, conforme to the commoune ordour; and Mr. George Young is chosin to goe with him; and they ar bothe ordanit to attend the said assemblie and to contribute thair best diligence for the helpe of the towne in relatioun of the great desolatioune maid therin be fyre . . . And siklyk the said proveist is electit and chosine commissionar to attend the meitting of the burrowis in August nixt; and appoyntis thair clerk to give him ane commissioun for that effect; and John Wilsoun, cordoner, is chosine to be assessour to him. custome. Recommendis to the balyeis [and others] to resolve the best way for Pittie rectifieing the table of the pittie customes for the guid of the towne, and that all the takismen be wairnit to bring in thair severall brods for that effect. 19 July 1652. Recommendis to James Bell, Mr. John Dunlop, and the deane of gild, to Summondis, agitat the mater anent the summondis givin to the towne at the instance of ministeris. the ministers, and to inform the towns ordinar procuratouris theranent the best they can. 23 July 1652. The teinds of the aickers about the towne that ar in vse to be drawin Teyndis sett. yeirlie ar set for this present croppe 1652, efter lauchfull ropping, to Alexander M'Kinnie, merchand, and William Fleyming, maltman, for payment of the sowm of twa thowsand fyve hundreth merkis money. The teyndis of the lands of Gorballis, with the teyndis of the landis of Tyndis sett. Kelvinghauche, ar sett to John Young, merchand, Robert Robiesoun, baxter, and Johne Mitchell, maltman, for the crop foirsaid, efter lauchfull ropping, viz., twa thowsand thrie hundrethe merkis for the landis of Gorballis and twa hundrethe fourtie fyve merkis for the teyndis of the saidis lands of Kelvinhauche. 24 July 1652. It is inactit, statute, and ordainet that nae maner of persone to be chosine Commis. sionars, commissionar to goe abroad in the townes affaires vplift any money befoir compts. hand fra the thesaurer, or fra any vthers wha hes the townes moneyis, till |