The Price of Solan Geese from the Bass, by Mr. Romanes. 91 



1075. " By pryce of 1060 Sollen-Geese, as the product of the 

 Bass the season 1675, sold for lib. 9s. 2d. sterling each 

 score, p. contract accordinglie, dated 11th May, 1675, 

 £77 5s. lOd." 



"To Charles Maitland in the Bass for his expense 

 when he went to London with Sollen-Geese, p. his 

 Grs. Order and his Receipt, dated 19 October, 1675, 

 £20 0s. Od." 



1676. " By pryce of 1150 Sollen Geese as the product of the 

 Bass for 1676, sold as above, p. contract 24 May, 1676, 

 £83 17s. Id." 



1677. " By pryce of 985 Sollen-Geese, sold at lib. 9s. 2d. 

 each score, for the season 1677, p. contract according- 

 lie, £71 16s. 5-|d." 



1678. "For the Sollen-Geese in the Bass for year and season 

 1678, Charles Maitland is settled with, and here is the 

 agreement made with him theranent. 



< At Edinburgh, the 10th day of May, 1678, it is 

 agreed upon and consented to betwixt Sr. William 

 Sharp of Stony hill on the ane part*, and Charles 

 Maitland, son to Robert Maitland keeper of the Bass, 

 on the other part, That is to say the said Sr. William 

 Sharp setts and letts to the said Charles Maitland the 

 whole Sollen-Geese of the Bass for the season 1678, 

 for the sum of three score fifteen pounds sterl., to be 

 payed to the said Sr. William Sharp, his heires, and 

 exrs. free of all charges whatsomever incumbant to 

 the delivery of the said Sollen-Geese, and the said 

 Charles Maitland binds him and his heires and excrs. 

 to content and pay to the said Sr. William Sharp and 

 his foresaids, the said sum of seventy-fyve pound 

 sterling, the one half at the date of thir presents and 

 the other half upon the twenty nynth day of Sep- 

 tember next to come in this instant year 1678, with 

 the sum of ane hundred pounds Scots of failzie, to 

 be payed by the partie failziear to the partie willing 

 to observe the premises. In witness yrof both 

 parties have subscribed thir presents with their hands 

 tyme and place aforesaid before these witnesses, John 



* The Duke had granted a " Great Tack " of nearly all hi3 property to Sir 

 William Sharp. 



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