306 Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 



2oth July, 1524. — " The samine day the alderman baillies 

 and hale commonete of the burgh of Drumfress hais statuit 

 and ordanit that giff John ranying or thome ranying his sone 

 maks ony prouocation or failze till gilbert huchonsone or 

 purchesses ony maner of man till failze till hym qlk of tham 

 that is the deid doar or causer to content and paye to the 

 Kyrk werk five merks, to the brig werk five merks and to the 

 party ammends wtout favors and to be dischargit of thar 

 fredovm for euer . . [similar penalties on Gilbert Hut- 

 chonson] . . and this statuit and act to be keepit for all 

 burgesses and inhabitors of this burghe wtout ony fawors." 



The above imposes penalties on three men who had quar- 

 relled if they should attack one another or cause others to 

 attack any of them, and the following act imposes penalties 

 on anyone borrowing money for the purpose of extending his 

 purchasing capacities to the injury of the other burgesses by, 

 we imagine, raising prices : 



3 October, 1527. — " The same day it is statuit and 

 ordaint be the alderman baillies and hale commonite of the 

 burghe of Drumfress that gif it happyins ony nychbor of the 

 burghe of Drumfres to tak money of ony uthers men to waur 

 and by merchandice in prejudice of the gude toun that beand 

 sperit and provit it is ordaint that thar be taine appon the said 

 nychtbors quha so ever he be five lib for the first fait, x lib 

 for the second fait but fawors to the brigwerk, the thrid fait 

 to be deprevit of his freedoum for euer and expellit owt of the 

 said toun." 



The following is an early admission to the burgh of a 

 stallanger, one who while not a burgess was granted permis- 

 sion to trade within the town : — 



3 October, 1527. — " The samine day Andro Bell pottar is 

 maid stallangar for ane zer payand to brigwerk ij sh." 



In March, 1533/4, ^'^ burgesses were admitted on similar 

 conditions to the following, indicating that repairs were then 

 being carried out on the bridge : — 



" Quo die Dauid Stoddart the sone of Rob Stoddart is 

 maid fre burgess and sworn therto payan to the brig maister 

 40 sh ane stane of Irn in hand and 40 d to Sanct Michael werk 



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