THE Whilk day, compeared personally lang Sandy Tasone, Provost, Tanie Dolers, and Willie on the Know, Bailiffs; with full consent of the Members of the Colledge. TO WIT, Dr. Cristopher Pills Principal, and Mr. William Ells Rector, Walter Pigs, Chirurgion and Apothecary, Zacherias Silver, Gold-smith, John Cosh Black-smith, Thomas Weddall Spurrier, John Spaills Wright, John Stones Masone, little John Kistrell Shoo-maker, John Black Taylor, Robert Tasone Baxter, A­lexander Tasone Habberdasher, John Selch Trunk-maker, Hugh Macgie Mirror Maker, David Grierson Clap-smith, Duncan Mackallum Horner, Thomas Gibson, Constable-conveener, Richard Wood Miller, Jack Bell cryer, Scoure Clear Sword-slipper, Robert Thrippeny White-Iron-man, Thomas Bell Wheel-about, Francis Plates Peuterer, George Pipes Plummer, Lewis La-haire Per­wique-maker, Thomas Scribes Writer, James Lightbody elder, James Tason [...] Hector Aiton, John Colmer, Joshua van Solingen, James Lightfoot yr John Law, & John Griersone Printers, Daniel Gold Imbroiderer, Clay-holes Pipe-maker, James Hydes Tanner, Alexander Tasone, Barber, Lovy Glasier, David Dury Ship-wright, John Main Town Major, William Rae Wobster, William Mitchell, Heriots Cook, Peter Bungs Brewer, John Tasone Gardner, Robert Stirrops Saidler, John Tasone and George Jack Officers, William Daes Gardners Officer, together with the whole Councill of the said Burt, For an new and lawful Election to be made of the Provost, Baillies, Councill, and others thereof. In like manner, compeared personally, Alexander Bryson, who humbly required his Burgess-ship, who was admitted and received for Gild-Burgess of the said Burt, with power and libertie to him. To sell, Canarie, Purle-royal, Pontack, Vine de paris, Ranish Wine, Italian Wine, Vine de Burdeoux, Brandy, Uscube, Strong-waters, Ale, Beer, Sma-drink, Swats, Setlings, Draff, Schirings, Pourings, and all other smaller Liquors, as Lemonado, or Water-solis. And to take and kill all manner and sorts of Fishes, that's within or without their above-named Seas, as is hereafter specified, such as Allegators, Trouts, Eiles, Cross-fish, Brass-Fish, Killing, Ling, Skate, Codlings, Baggaties, Padles, Haddocks, Herrings, Gremhasking-fish, Sea-Cats, Potches, Garveis, Whiteings, Whales, Spirlings, Floocks, Sandeils, Turbets, Stock-fish, Ling, Kipper, Slupes, Carps, Pikes, Mennans, and Watter Paddocks, and all other the like Com­modities. And siklike, to sell and gather Dulse, Tangle, Sea-ware, Hen-ware, Slaack, and Badderlaick: And also, to gather Muscles, Cockles, Wilks, Lugg and Lempets, Pintle-fish, Lobsters, Partens, Buckies, Worms, and all other gray Baite; and there­with to baite the great Line, small Line, hand Lines, Bang-net, and Casting-net. [Page 3] And also to use the Wand for slaying and killing of Fishes, such as Podlays and Potches; and to take Partains, Kavies, Crabs, Palochies, and other Shell-fish, with Crooke and Climpet and all other Engines whatsoever. As also to take and kill Selches, Powarts, Ottars, and suchlike, wherever he can apprehend them either by Sea or Land. And the said Alexander Bryson, binds and oblieges him to watch, waird, scot and lot, and in Skaith keep, that the said Burt be not won or taken in by the Great Turk, the Empe­rour, the King of Spain, the King of Denmark, the King of France, or any other Fu­gitives, Lownes, Vagabounds, Knaves, Whoores, Harlots, Thieves, Limmers, Tin­klers, Lairds, Bairds, Gaberlunȝiemen, and other Sturdie Beggars: And for that ef­fect the said Alexander Bryson be armed with Munsmegs, Morter-pieces, Cannon-royal, Cannon-ordinarie, Cannon Serpentine, French Cannon, Demy Cannon eldest, Demie Cannon, Culvering, ordinary Culvering, Demy Culvering, Demy Culvering something less, Sacker ordinary, Sacker or Minian, Falcon, Falconnet, Blunderbush, Musquet, Carabeine, Hulster Pistols, Side Pistols, Pocket Pistols, Bourtrie Guns, Bane Guns, Quite Guns and Pen Guns; So being provided of all these, ordains him never to want a Hornfull of Powder, and likewise to be furnished with Sting, Thing, Ling, and Pike-staff, and all other engines of War, such as was used by Alexander the Great, by Scanderbeg & Tamerlane, at the Ingagements between the King of Britain, the French, and the Hollander; or that was used at Worster, Dumbar, York, Newcastle, Kilsyth, Inverkeithing, Pinkie Field, Pentland, Bothwel-bridge, or at the Bickering between Lieth and Edinburgh, or at any other Fight since Cain and Abell, to that betwixt Michael Bobin and his Wife with the Rock, to defend the said Burt in time of War and trouble, and not to absent himself in Moss, Muire, Cleuch, Craig, Brae, Know, How, Hill, nor no uther part whatsomever, under the pain of poynding of his readiest goods & gear, and tinsell of his freedom for ever. And gave in his great solemne Oath upon a Skate rumple before the Lords and Council conveened, not to see any wrong or prejudice to the said Burt so far as his strength and power can reach. Whilk Act above written was read and approven in presence of the whole Magistrats and Councill conveened, with many promises to Alexander Bryson of farther preferment & authority, if he did be­have himself according to the uncivil civility of the said Burt. Upon the whilk com­peared Lang Sandy, the most ancient Skipper of the said Burt, and protested against the said Act and Election▪ as not being lawfully Elected without his consent and advice avowing himself to be the eldest blood of the City, that because his Predecessors having evermore the rule and Government thereof these many years bygane, past memory of man: And that he and his Predecessors has been in possession as chief Magistrats of the said Burt, without tineing of Election, and in continual use and custom to trade and traffique after the said manner particularly above-mentioned, And to have the first vote, place of Court, and plainte, and all uther priviledges in all preceedings. And for that effect the said Lang Sandie, as having the eldest right of Provostry, protested and took Instruments in Gideon Wilsons hands, being the Town Clerk for the time, and presented Hendry Tasone, his eldest son and Heir, and desired that he should be admitted and received in his place, in respect he himself was grown, & aged, through much ease, drinking of strong drink, selling of strong Waters, albeit in his youth, he might have gone through a large Curting-ring, yet he was subject to great Travel, row­ing and sailing over high and sandy places in the Sea, and by the Art of Navigation to compass the Seas of soft yird, and hard yird, and west to the Cardown, the soft Buckie yird, and the west ground of the Craig, the out-ground and in ground of Pickletillum, the outmost Channel, and inmost Channel, taking up by marks on the Land, the Fire-bank of Berwick-law, Carlick-muire, and Great-law, Cleuch in Clachan, the little Lomonds, Drupeis, Keley by the Law, the Lumond by the Loch, the Cannongate, the Beacon of the Gallow-lee, the Skinoch Dinghall, and Gridleness. AND there­fore, the said Lang Sandy, as being weak and unable of himself to discharge the Office of Provostry, desiring his sonne to be admitted and received in manner foresaid, whilk [Page 4] made great strife and debate among the head Clans of the said Burt, being all assembled in the said Colledge; TO wit Tom Tomson, alias black-Thomas, Robie Tason in the Closs, Robs Tasone, alias white-Willies, Sandy Tasone and Jamie Tasone in the Know, and Willie Tasone in the Brae, Thumbless Katties Good-man, Davids Tasone, Is­bells Davie, Junie, lang Hendries son, Willy Tasone, Bettys Willy, Tams son, Pate Waker, dainty Nansies son, Junie Walker Lybraes son, and Tanis Dollers lade, all Fishers or Sea Fleshers of the said Burt, whilk desire they would in no wayes grant nor stand to, neither suffer a young Provost to be, in respect his head would not fill his Fa­thers Bonnet: Upon the whilk Lang Sandy Protested and avowed to appeal to a higher Judge. Whereupon the said Alexander Bryson sworn and admitted Burgess, asks Acts of Court, Extracted forth of the Court Books of Buckhaven, be me, Sic Sub­sc [...]bitur. With the Town Seale thereunto affixt.