# 1116
{Ayr Burgh Court Book, 1452/53 March 12}
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& BALLIS =sic= EIUSDem XIJ^O DIE MEnSis MarTIJ *ANNO \ DomiNI
MILEsiMO CCCC^M^O L SeCundO *SECTis UOcaTis & CeTera(} {\\} {(QUO
DIE(} {<IS<} IT WAS STATUT^T & ORDIN^T BE ANE~ WORTHY INQUEST
OF Y^E BEST & {\} Y^E WORTHIAST Yir FOUR MEN QuaRTARis-MAISTerIS
OF YE WATTer *ALEX~-OTTerBURN~ {\} {~f63v~} *THOm-WILzAmSON~ {\}
{<WIL OF DREGARN~<} MECHEL-MASON~ & WIL OF BLEnCANOP & TO BY AL
GUDz CUmAND {\} jN BE SE TO Y^E comMON~ ProFETz OF Y^E FREMEN~
OF Y^E TOWN~ FOR A zER NEST FOLOWAND {\} Y^E DATE OF Yir PreseNTis
*AND GIF Yir MEN~ CAN~ NOCHT BY Yar GUDz WORTH SILUer YAI {\}
SAL ASK COUNSEL & BE AVISIT W^T A PART OF Y^E BEST & Y^E WORTHIAST
OF Y^E STAnDAND {\} comNISSon {=sic=} & WIRK W^T COUNSEL OF YAIm
*AND GIF ONY OYerIS MEN~ BYIS ONY GUDz OYer {\} YAn YIR QuaRTARisMAISTer
TO YARis AWiNE ProFETz In FRAUD OF YE TOWN~ YAI SAL BE AREST^T
{\} & BYDE Y^E DYNT {"force"} OF Y^E comMON~ LAW FOR YARis BYING"
*AND ILKE QuaRTARisMAISTer SAL {\} HAF TYL HIS FE OF ILKE BATE
A SKAR TYL HIS FE TOGEDer W^T HIS AWiN SKAR {\} *AND Y^E REFUSs
OF Y^E GUDz SAL BE BOCH TO Y^E ProFETz OF Y^E FRE-MEN~ []ND {=first
letter blotted out=} NAMAN~ {\} OUT DWELLAND W^TOUT Y^E TOWN~
SAL HAF A SKAR OF Yir GUDz BOT YAI Y^T AR {\} IN+ +DUELL+AND AL-ANerLY
In TYME~ CUmING *AND NOWYer MAN~ NA WIF IN+ +DUELL+AND NA W^T\OUT
SAL HAF A SKAR BOT YAI Y^T WALKis & WARDis W^T Y^E TOWN~ AL-ANerLY
& PAIIS {\} Y^E CHALMerLAN~ zELD & KEPIS YE CHARGis OF Y^E TOWN~
jTeM YAI HAF ORDANIT Y^T {\} NA MAN~ HAF A SKAR NA WIF BOT YAI
CUm IN ProPer PerSON~ OR YARis WIF FOR YAIm {\} jN TYME~ CUmING
jTeM Y^E COmonITE HAS GRATT^T {=sic=} TO jOHn-MURE OF CALDWEL
Y^E LAND {\} LYAND NEXT APON~ HIS AWiN LAND W^T-IN HIS DYK Y^E-QWHILK
HE MADE In {\} Y^E SAID GATE Y^T jOHn-Q^T CLAM^T TO [] {=word
illeg=} Y^E AS Y^E SAND [] {=illeg=} SET APON~ KEnDY HIL & ABOUT
SANC" jOHnIS KIRK TO YE FRE-MEN~ OF Y^E TOWN~ *AND GIF ONY {\}
OYer MAN~ YAn YIR MEN~ BYIS ONY GUDz TO YARis AWiN BEHUF In FRAUD
OF Y^E {\} TOWN~ YE GUDz SAL BE ESCHET TO Y^E FRE-MEN~ OF Y^E
TOWN~ & DELT AMANG {\} YAIm & Y^E PerSON~IS CHALANG^T & ABYDE
comMON~ LAW & NA GUDz HOWS^T QUHIL IT BE {\} BOCHT BOT ABIDE In
Y^E BATE VNDer Y^E SAMYn PAYN~ OF YE GUDz & IT BE HOWSIT {\\}