{=Burgh Court Book of Dunfermline=} {~p55~} {=change of hand=}
{=hand F=} The court haldyne in ye Tolbuth of dumf(er)mlyne" be
ye bal(z)e Andro±listare ye ferde day of Noue(m)b(er) {\} ye (z)er(e)
of gode (j)^m iiii^c xciiij (z)er(is) ye sut(is) callit ye court aff(er)mit
ye absens patent {\\} {(assisa(} {=list of names in three columns=}
Robyn~±scharp Thom±burn~ &(lt);Riche±pat(er)sone"&(lt); {\} (j)ohne"±blakat
ad±man gilbert±foular {\} &(lt);(j)ames±spens&(lt); (j)oh(n)±grei(n)chell(is) tho(m)±m(ar)chell
{\} Tho^e±malcom (j)oh(n)±angws(s) &(lt);(j)oh(n)±g(er)wes&(lt); {\} (j)ames±malco(m) Rob±throttar
(j)oh(n)-(j)ohnson {\} will±lesile (j)oh(n)±brown~ (j)ame±m(ur)ra {\\} {(acta(}
{=in lh margin=} Ye±quhilk day den~ ioh(n)±wardlaw tutor to sanct
pet(er)is alt(er) (com)perit in iug(is)me(n)t & y(ar) stablit (j)oh(n)±per(e)sone"
pro\curatour for him in p(re)se(n)s of ald(er)ma(n) & bal(z)eis & (com)mo(n)ite
to gad(er) vp all a(n)nuellis w^tin ye burgh~ of du(n)\fermlyne" to
sanct pet(er)is alt(er) ay quhill ye said den ioh(n) discharg(is) ye sad
ioh(n)±peirsone" {\\} {(acta(} {=in lh margin=} ye±quhilk day michell±(j)ohnson
law±borch~ for Co(n)ne±blak till ent(er) till (j)oh(n)±clerk(is) claime"
has he y^t is p(ro)\curatour(e) for (j)onet±wynsist(er) marion~±wynsist(er)
& c(ri)stiane"±wincist(er) to folow ye rest of y(ar) air(e)schip ye for±said
{\} co(n)ne absent as ye first court & till ent(er) to ye nest as
ye secound court {\\} {(acta(} {=in lh margin=} Ye±quhilk day
ye court wardyt & fand norma(n)±be(n)net had tynt his fredome" be
ye ws(s) of burgh {\} for h(is) passyn furth~ of ye tolbuth w^t±outy(n)
leif of ye officiar(is) has he y^t wes schargit be ye officiar(e)
to re\mane wnd(er) ye pane" of tyny(n) of h(is) fredome" as ws(s) is {\\}
{=entry struck through and so rendered difficult to decipher in
parts=} m(ar)gr[?]t±la[m?]b[?] [?] {=in amercement[} for st[ru]bl[ans]
{\\} (j)onet±gyll i(n) am"c" & ilkan~ s[t]rublar of oy(er)is {\\} Tod
(z)e ar i(n) am"c(is) (j)oh(n)±cosyne" {<} & riche±pat(er)son [?] [?] {[in amercement[}
for strublans & ilkan~ of oy(er) {<} i(n)# #am"c" {\} Tho(m)±scharp
i(n) am"c" {\\} {=the following entry has been edited with deletions
and insertions=} {=by another hand=} The±quhilk day (j)t wes statut
& ordanit be ye vniu(er)sall towne" & w^t conse(n)t of all ye cagg(er)is
{>)} of ye samy(n) {)>} y^t yaj sall {\} oukly fynd ye tovn~ {<FISCH<}
{>)} vj lad(is) of fische {)>} y^t (j)s to say ii lad(is) {<In wilk<}
{>)} on vednisday ij lad(is) on friday & ij lad(is) on~ sett(er)day
{)>} & y^t yaj sall~ p(rese)nt ye m(er)cat as gode send(is) ye wy^t
sade fisch {\} & stryk yar lad(is) at ye m(er)cat±cros(s) of yis b(ur)ch
& y(ar) to Remane {<)} y(ar) {)<} ij hour(is) at ye lest & fal(z)eing
herof to pay {\} ane vnlaw {<} of viii s" {<} & secundly ane vnlaw
{>)} siclyk {)>} & ye thrde {=sic=} ty(m) y(ar) lad(is) to be eschetit
& ye ferd {>)} ty(m) {)>} to be banyst {>)} yis tovn~ for (z)er &
daye {)>} & yis {\} statut & act wes {>)} made & {)>} done" be
y(ar) {<?conFESSION<} {>)} awis(s) {)>} & ar Oblist herto {<} be
{<} ye gretht ath&(gt);t&(gt);is ganging betven~ & {=word indecipherable=}