The said day the aldirman grantit and consentit to minister Justice apon the craftismen with fauoris be the auisment of the consale eftir the tenor of our Souerane lordis lavis and with avis' of the merchandmen and to ger' warne thame to cum to se Justice ministerit et cetera

xxij Augustj anno Dominj Millesimo iiijC lxxxxviijo

1 It is avisit ande thocht expedient be the commissaris of burrowis videlicet Edinburgis Abirdene pertht Dunde hadington' that thar be direct ane scherp clerk and' tua brges merchandis of fasson' to the archeduk of austrie et cetera with our souerane lordis autentyve writtingis and parfit Instructionis of remed tueching the mater of the lettrez of marque ande the dukis proclamacion' tueching the stapill gif thar ony sic be The personis diuisit to pas' at our souerane lordis Emplessur ar thir videlicet for the mercheandis ser thomas tod provost of Edinburgh ser Jonhne ruthirfurd' aldirman of Aberdene' ffor the clerkis m Master Dauid seton' parsone of fethircarne M gawan' Dunbar' dene of murray failye of ony vtheris siclik clerkis of wisdome to be chosin in thar stedis 2 Item it is avisit ande thoch expedient be the saidez commissariis of burrowis that devisit Ramed' may be had tueching the multitud of sailaris videlicet that na man saile within 3 last of gude of his awine or samekle' in sterage according to the act of parliament maid' tharapon' vndir the pament of x li' as Is contenit in the saide act of parliament to be rasit till our souerane lordis ws' 4 Item in likwis' that the act of parliament be obseruit ande kepit tueching the craftismen videlicet that nane' of thame occupy merchandice and thar craft to giddir sa that gif thai occupy the merchandice that thai leif thar craft and in the contrair' eftir the forme of the saide act maid' tharapon' and the provest and bailyheis within burgh' as sereffis in that part to reis' the brekaris of thir actis and' to rais' the pane' of x' li' of the persone' brekand' ony of thame als' oft as It happinnis tile our souerane lordis ws' and compt tharof yer'ly to be gevin in the chekar 5 Item that na fre man within burgh' Colour ony vnfremannis gudis nor yet na craftismennis gudis fre nor' vnfre within burgh' nor vteucht vndir the pane' of x li' to be Rasit in likwis' tile our souerane lordis ws' Ande compt tharapone' in likwis' to be gevin to the chekar yerlie 6 Item anentis chepman' and duellaris without burght that tappis and sellis stapill gudis and merchandice that pertenis to the burgh' and gild tharof that at it be forborn' in tyme' tocum and that na chapman pas' with sic stuff in gret to wont in the Cuntre but als'mekle' as he maj beir one his bak and that to be tappit in smallis vndir the pane of eschet And that market be maid' of sic merchande gude nor' kepit be chepmen' at kirkis bot withtin the kingis burrowis vndir the saide pain of eschet and' at our souerane lordis lettrez be writtin to proclayme s thir forsaid' Articulis at ale kirkis necessar herfor be sereffis to be diuisit be provest ande baillieis within the kingis burrowis at the emplesur of his grace It is avisit alsua and thocht expedient be the saides commissaris first for our souerane lordis honour ande proffit of his Realme' and merchandis tharof that na schip saile in merchandice to the portis of flandris holand' nor' zeland' bot allanerly ij videlicet ser thomas toddis schip for the having of the saidez personis direct fra our souerane lord' as said' Is to the saide dux for the Intent abevin writtin The quhilk schip tonagis salbe abandonit to my lord duk Archebischop of Sanct Androwis for his finance to be maide and expedicion' of his materis befor ale vthiris ffor the saidez commissariis vndirstandis that that and' ony may schippis saile befor thar returning agane or at thaj send word' for the expedicion' of thir materis and how thai ar passit thar passage Is in wane the expensis tynt Ande tharthrow the inconstance ande dishonour of the Realme to be delatit Item It is consentit be the saidez commissaris that the Some' of iiijc pundis be Rasit of the haile burrowis ande the merchandis and tharof allanerlie and of nan' vtheris and this to be gadirit in continent Ande tharof to be gevin for the expensis of the saide iij personis that pass' and thar seruitouris iijc and lx li' for the space of iij monetht Ande the tothir lx li' or alsmekle or alsmekile as may be gottin tharof to be for the expensis and trawaile of thame that gadiris in the samyn And' ale thir fornemmyt Articlis to be formit ande autorist be the kingis grace and as salbe thocht maist xpedient be his hienis for his his honour and the common weile of his Realme and' at his lettrez be autertely for the ingadiring of the said' expensis of the said' burrowis as Is modeficat be the saidez commissaris batht in the southt and northt

And that market be maid' of sic merchande gude nor' kepit be chepmen' at kirkis bot withtin the kingis burrowis vndir the saide pain of eschet and' at our souerane lordis lettrez be writtin to proclayme s thir forsaid' Articulis at ale kirkis necessar herfor be sereffis to be diuisit be provest ande baillieis within the kingis burrowis at the emplesur of his grace It is avisit alsua and thocht expedient be the saides commissaris first for our souerane lordis honour ande proffit of his Realme' and merchandis tharof that na schip saile in merchandice to the portis of flandris holand' nor' zeland' bot allanerly ij videlicet ser thomas toddis schip for the having of the saidez personis direct fra our souerane lord' as said' Is to the saide dux for the Intent abevin writtin The quhilk schip tonagis salbe abandonit to my lord duk Archebischop of Sanct Androwis for his finance to be maide and expedicion' of his materis befor ale vthiris ffor the saidez commissariis vndirstandis that that and' ony may schippis saile befor thar returning agane or at thaj send word' for the expedicion' of thir materis and how thai ar passit thar passage Is in wane the expensis tynt Ande tharthrow the inconstance ande dishonour of the Realme to be delatit Item It is consentit be the saidez commissaris that the Some' of iiijc pundis be Rasit of the haile burrowis ande the merchandis and tharof allanerlie and of nan' vtheris and this to be gadirit in continent Ande tharof to be gevin for the expensis of the saide iij personis that pass' and thar seruitouris iijc and lx li' for the space of iij monetht Ande the tothir lx li' or alsmekle or alsmekile as may be gottin tharof to be for the expensis and trawaile of thame that gadiris in the samyn And' ale thir fornemmyt Articlis to be formit ande autorist be the kingis grace and as salbe thocht maist xpedient be his hienis for his his honour and the common weile of his Realme and' at his lettrez be autertely for the ingadiring of the said' expensis of the said' burrowis as Is modeficat be the saidez commissaris batht in the southt and northt

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