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4, The Town having thought fit to relinquish the horse miln 

 which cost the Town great Expenses in Anno 1686, and to 

 build a Miln beyond the Water in Anno 1705 or 1706), 

 several sums were borrowed on that head, to which I was 

 not witness, Mr Thomas Rome being then Provost. 



Account of the Toivn's Debts paid from Michaelmas, 1706, to 

 Michaelmas, 170S. 



Mks. 



To the Trades to help to build the Meal Mei-cat conform to 



Act of yl. Community 400 



Spent by B. Barclay £100, and John Neilson of Chapel £100, 

 abt. Margt. Ramsay's Inditement, and £200 given her- 

 self when she went out of the Kingdom, and £200 as the 

 Expences of her Tryal and incident Charges ... ... 900 



All this Tryal being before the Magistrates as Judges, the 

 Expence was an peculate and imposition on the Burgh's 

 Revenue. 



Sept., 1707. — Paid to Barncleugh Maxwell of the Arrears of 

 the 100 merks yearly which John Herries, called Butt, 

 should have paid him and relieved the Town, and which 

 Kelton, as then Provost, and now his heirs, should make 

 good to the Town 900 



To Dr Geo. Archbald 1000 merks and a year's @ rent borrowed 



by Provost Rome towards building the Mill ... ... 1055 



To William Rae in Lintonside another 1000 mks. and a year's @ 



rent for the Mill 1055 



Bought by Coliestoun from Netherwood, 4 Acres of Ground 

 between the Dove-Cote Croft and Castledykes, being a 

 continual bone of contention between him and the Town, 

 they daily poinding one another's Cattle, and more especi- 

 ally on this Motive that Netherwood had a Charter bound- 

 ing said 4 Acres of Land with the Water of Nith, and , 

 having raised a Breve of Perambulation before the Sheriff, 

 by which he designed to have carried away the greatest 

 part of the Dock ; but his perambulation being advocate 

 and made litigious, I forced Netherwood to sell the 4 Acres 

 of Land, whereby the Dock and the same are now worth 

 yearly £240 Scots, and for which 4 Acres of Ground dis- 

 poned to the Town I paid him Eleven Hundred Merks ... 1100 



To Gavin Carlyle for an road thro' his park in prosperity to the 



Town's Mill on the other side of the Water 100 



To John Gilchrist (now Baillie) the balance of his Treasurer 



Accounts 400 



To Mr M'Naught £44 10s as 2 years @ rent of 600 mks. and 



borrowed for the Mill at Whitsunday, 1705 66 10 



To James Gordon and Janet Real, spouses, £168 6s, as 2 years 

 a rent of 2000 mks., and £45 10s as 2 years a rent of 600 

 mks., both borrowed for the Mill at Lammas, 1705, the @ 

 rent being paid to Lammas, 1707 ; both is 320 10 



