# 1840
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House B20/10/1, p. 53 - p. 54}
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{=Burgh Court Book of Dunfermline=} {~p53~} {=hand D=} {=head
court=} *THE HED CVRT OF MICHAELLISMESs HALDYN IN YE TOLBUCH~
OF DUnFERMLYNE BE YE BALzE *ALANE OF WALLUD YE VIJ DAY OF OCTOBer
YE zERe OF GOD {\} *M IIIJ^C NYNTE & IIIJ zERis {\\} {=list of
names in three columns=} *ROBERT-SCHARP jAMESs-SPENS jAME-DUnCAn
{\} jOHINE"-BLACIT *ROB-PURROK *DAUE-SMY^T {\} WILLE-ROBERTSON~
<jOHINE"-BELL< WILLE-MASTerTOWN~ {\} jOHIN"-BROWNE" jOHIN"-PurROK
jOHINE"-GRENCHILLIS {\} *ADAM-MAn <jOHNE"-ANGNus< *MORES-THOMSON~
{\} THOM-MurRAY GILBERT-FOWLARe {=in 2nd and 3rd columns resepectively=}
jOHIN"-jONSON~ {=last name in 2nd column=} {\\} *THE-QUHILK DAY
WILzAME" OF COKBURNE" comPERIT IN jUGeMEnT AND ASKIT AT YE BALzEIS
*ROBERT-LAME SARGAND & TWA WITNESs {\} W^T HIM WILzAM~-jAKSON~
{=entry ends thus=} {\\} *THE-QUHILK DAY WILzAM~ OF COKBURN~ COMPERIT
IN jUG"MEnT AND ASKIT AT YE BALzEIS *ROBERT-LAM~ SARGAND & TWA
WITNESs {\} W^T HIM WILzAM~-jAKSON~ & WYLzAM~-LYTSTARe YAn YE
FORSAID WILzAM~ PASSIT TILL AN~ TEnMEnT LIAND+ +IN YE CALSA+ +GAIT
ON~ {\} YE SOUCHT~ SYD ON YE SAmMYn BETUIX YE LAND OF WMQUHILL
THOMAS-MASON~ ON~ YE WEST HAND AND YE LAND {\} OF YE FORSAID WILzAM"
OF COKBURN~ ON~ YE EST HAND APON~ YE SAmMYn GRWND HE TUK WP ERD
& STAN~ IN PreseNC OF ROBERT\LAME SARGAND AND His TWA WYTNESs
AS WSs OF BURGH~ IS IN DEFAWT OF PAYMEnT OF AnNUEL & YAn InconTINEnT
YE FORSAID {\} WILzAM~ COMPERIT IN jUG"MEnT & PreseNT ERD AND
STANE TO YE BALzE & ASKIT TO BE SOLIT AS YE VCE OF RECOGNICION~
YSs YAn {\} *AND^O-LYTSTARe BALzE IN DEFAUT {*zero complementizer*}
HE HAD NO SEILL PreseNT OF HIS AWNE" jN jUG"MEnT HE PROCURYT YE
SEILL OF DAUID-COUPer {\} ALDerMAn TO SEILL YE FORSAID ERD & STAN~
& YAn IN-CONTINEnT HE CALLIT ROBERT-LAM~ SARGAND & His TWA {[witnesses[}
{=omitted=} FORSAID WILzAM~\jAKSON~ & WILzAM~-LITSTARe & GERTE
YAM DEPON~ YE GRET ACH~ Y^T Yar WAS NA GUDis APON~ Y^T GRWND TO
BE DISTRINzEIT {\} FOR YE AnNUELL YAn YE SAID WILzAM~ ASKIT YE
BALzE TO Ger ProCLEME OF XL DAY Y^T ONY OF YE AYRis OR OF YE {\}
KYNRENT WALD CUm W^TIN YE XL DAISs & RED YE AnNUELLIS OF YE TerMYSs
BY GANE & jOHN" OF WALLUD SARGAND {\} ProCLAMIT AT YE TOLBUCH~
DURe AT YE comMAND OF YE BALzE YE ProCLAMATION~ AS WCE IS & MAKAND
IN His ProCLAMAC[]ON~ {\} GIF NANE WALD CUm OF YE AIRis NA OF
YE KYNREnT YAI WALD GIF DWME" & POSSESSION TO YE FORSAID WILzAM~
[A]S YE {\} BREF OF RECOGNICION~ IS YIS CVRT AS YE THRID COWRT
{\\} {~p54~} *THE-QUHILK DAY Ss *AND^O-PEIRSON~ CHAPLEn[] OF *SANCT
MARGRETis ALTer comPERIT IN jUG"MEnT BEFOR *AND^O-LITSTARe BALzE
AND ASKIT ROBERT-LAM SARGAND {\} TO PASs WY^T HIM TO BAIR HIM
WITNESs OF ERD AND STAN~ TAKING AS WCE OF RECOGNICION~ *AND YAn
YE+ +FORSAID BALzE COmMAnDIT YE SARGAND {\} *ROBERT TO PASs W^T
YE+ +FORSAID *SCHIRe *AND^O AND TAK IJ WITNESs W^T HYM~ *AND YAn
YE+ +FORSAID ROBERT comMAnDIT WILzAM~-jAKSON~ & WILzAM~\LITSTARe
TO PASs W^T HIM TO BEIRe HIM WITNESs AND YAN~ YE+ +FORSAID Ss^R
AND^O PASSIT TILL AN~ TEnMEnT LIAND IN YE CALSAY GAIT ON~ YE NOR^T+
+SYD {\} ON~ YE SAmMYn BETUIX YE LAND OF DAUID-FYLP~ ON YE WEST
HAND AND YE LAND OF WMQ^LL MASTer DAUID-BARDNARD IN YE EST AND
{\} jTeM OF AN~-WDer TEnMEnT LIAND IN SAmMYn GAIT YE LAND OF YE
AYRis OF LOUREnS-THOMSON ON~ YE EST HAND AND YE LAND YAT IS {\}
NOW IN YE HANDis OF jOHNE"-NYCHOL ON~ YE WOST HAND & Yar APON~
YE GRWND YE FORSAID Ss^R *AND^O TUK WP ERD & STAN~ {\} IN PreseNC
OF YE SARGAND & HIS TWA WITNESs AS WSs OF BURGH~ IS IN DEFAUT
OF PAYMEnT {\} OF HIS AnNUELL & YE SAID Ss^R ANDROW {\} ENTerAND
AGANE IN jUG"MEnT ASKAND AT YE FORSAID BALzE TO SEILL {<j<} Y^T
ERD & STAN~ AS WSs IS *AND YAn YE BALzE BE-CAUSs {\} HE HAD NO
SEILL PreseNT OF HIS AWINE" ProCURIT YE SEILL OF DAUID-COUPer
ALDerMAn & SELIT YE FORSAID ERD & STAN~ IN jUG"MEnT {\} AND YAn
CALLIT YE+ +FORSAID ROBERT & HIS WITNESs & GERT YAM~ IN jUG"MEnT
DEPON~ YE+ +GRET AICH~ Y^T YARe WAS NA GUDis APON~ {\} YAT GRWND
TO BE DISTRINzED FOR YE AnNUELL AND YAn YE BALzE GERT jOHIN~ *OF
WALUD SARGAND OPInLYYE {=sic=} ProCLAME" {\} GIF ONY AIRis WALD
CUM AND RECOUer Y^T GRWND & GIF YAI WALD NO^T W^TIN XL DAISs YAI
WALD GIF DOWME~ & POSSESSION~ {\} TO YE FORSAID Ss^R AND^O & HE

PreseNT BEFOR YAM~ ERD & STAN~ LAUCHKFUILLY AS WSs OF BURGH~ IS
{\\} *THE-QUHILK DAY Ss^R *STEVIN-*STYRLING" CHAPLENE OF YE MORN~
SerUICE COMPERIT BEFOR ALDerMAn & BALzEIS AND COmMENITE IN YE
{\} HED CURT YAT YAR~ YAI HIM zEIRLY ALS LANG AS HE SerUIT YE
MORN~ SerUICE XX Ss TO AN~ MENDMEnT QUHILL HIS {\} SerUICE BE
BETTer YAN~ IT IS OF YE COMON~ PURSs {\\} *THE-QUHILK DAY WILzAM~-jAKSONE
COMPERIT IN jUG"MEnT DESIRIT *ROBERT-LAM~ SerGAND W^T WILzAM~
OF COKBURN~ & WILLE-LI>T>STARe {\} WITNESs AND YAn HE PASSIT TO
AN TEnMEnT LIAND IN YE CALSA+ +GAIT ON~ YE SOUCHT SYD OF YE SAMYn
BETUIX YE LAND OF {\} WILzAM~-STUERT ON~ YE WEST HAND & YE LAND
OF jAME-SPENSs ON YE EST HAND & YAR APON~ YE GRWND HE TUK WP~
{\} ERD {<S<} AND STAN~ BEFOR YE SARGAND & HIS WITNESs IN DEFAUT
OF PAYMEnT OF HIS AnNUELL AS WS OF RECOGNICION~ IS {\} *AND YAN~
YARe-EFTer YE SAM~ ERD AND STAN~ HE PreseNT BEFOR YE BALzE AND^O-LITSTARe
AND ASKIT HIM TO SEILL+ +IT *AND YANE" IN-conTINEnT {\} YE BALzE
BE-CAUSs HE HAD NO SEILL PreseNT OF HIS AWNE~ PROCURIT YE SEILL
OF DAUID-COUPer ALDerMAn & YAn IN-conTINEnT {\} YE FORSAID BALzE
CALLIT ROBERT-LAM~ WILzAM~ OF COKBURN~ & WILzAM~-LITSTARe GERT
YAM~ DEPON~ YE AICH~ Y^T YAT GRWND {\} WAS NAKIT AND NA HABITACiON
TO STRENzE FOR HIS AnNUELL AS YE FYRST COURT {\\} *THE-Q^L^K DAY
DAUID-FO?G WAS MAID BURGESs W^T conSENT OF BALzEIS & COmMENYTE
FOR HALF AN~ MARK {\\} *THE-Q^L^K DAY DONCAn-*BOILL WAS MAID BURGESs
W^T conSENT OF BALzEIS AND comMENITE FOR HALF AN~ MARK {\\} *THE-Q^L^K
DAY DENE THOMAS-COUPer MWNK OF YE ABBAY OF DUnFERMLYn AND MASTer
OF YE PETICOMON~ comPERIT IN jUG"MEnT AND PreseNT {\} YARe ERD
AND STAN~ OF A LAND LIAND IN YE COLzERAW ON~ YE WEST SID OF YE
SAmMYn BETUIX YE LAND OF WMQUHILL AND^O <LITSTAR< {\} BUTLARe
ON~ YE NORCHT HAND AND YE LAND OF jOHIN~-LESLY ON~ YE SOUCH~ HAND
*AND YAn IN-conTINEnT EFTer YE SAID PreseNTTACiON {\} OF ERD &
STAN~ AS A-BOVNE" WRITYN~ THE BALzE ANDRO-LITSTAR GERT CALL ROBERT-LAME
SerGAND AND HIS TWA WITNESs W^T HIM GILBERT\ROSs AND NORMWT"-BEnNOT
AND GERT YAM~ DEPON~ YE GRET AICH~ AS WCE OF RECOGNICION~ IS YE-Q^L^K
ERD & STAN~ YE FORSAID BALzE {\} HESs SELIT AS WCE OF BURGH~ IS
YE SECUND CURT {\\} *THE-QUHILK DAY DENE" jOHn-SPENLUF MOWNK OF
YE ABBAY OF DUnFERMLYn AND TUTOURe TO OURe LADY YILL comPERIT
In jUGISMEnT & PreseNT YARe {\} ERD AND STANE OF CerTANE LANDis
WNDer WRITIn IN FAUT OF PAYMEnT OF YE SAID AnNUELLIS jN YE FIRST
OF A LAND LIAND In YE NEDDer+ +TONE" {\} ON~ YE NOR^T SID OF YE
SAmMYn BETUIX YE LAND OF WILzAM"-STUERT ON~ YE WEST ParTE & YE
LAND WMQUHILL OF AND^O-CANT ON~ YE EST {\} ParTE jTeM AN~ CerTANE
LANDis IN YE NEW+ +RAW ON~ YE EST SID OF YE SAmMYn YE LAND OF
jOHn-ANDerSONE ON~ YE SUCH~ ParTE & YE LAND OF {\} THOM~-MORSE
ON~ YE NOR^T ParTE jTeM OF AN~-ODer TEnMEnT YE LAND OF Ss^R jOHNE"-COKBURN~
ON~ YE SOUCH~ ParTE & YE LAND OF AND^O-CHALMer {\} ONE YE NOR^T
ParTE jTeM AN~-OYer TEnMEnT BETUIX YE LAND OF HENRY-BERBOURe ON~
YE NORCHT SID & YE LAND OF AND^O-CHALMer ON YE {\} SUCH~ ParTE
jTeM TWA TEnMEnTis LIAND IN YE SAmMYn GAIT BETUIX YE LAND OF WMQ^L^L
ANDRO-GerUESs ON~ YE NOR^T ParT & YE LAND {\} OF jOHn-WILSONE
ON~ YE SOUCH~ ParTE *AND YAn IN-conTINEnT EFTer YE SAIDis {=sic=}
PreseNTACIONE" OF ERD & STANE AS IS ABONE" WRITYn YE BALzE {\}
*ANDROW-LITSTARe G" CALL ROBERT-LAM~ SerGAND & HIS TWA WITNESs
W^T HIM GILBERT-ROSs & NORMWT"-BEnNOT & GERT YAM~ DEPON~ {\} YE
GRET AICH~ AS WSs OF RECOGNOCIONE" IS YE-Q^L^K ERD & STANE YE
FORSAID BALzE HAS SELIT AS WSs OF BURGH~ IS YE SECUND {\} COURT

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