THE BURGESS TICKET OF BUCKHAVEN, Given to ALEXANDER BRYSON: Within the College thereof, upon the 32, day of Julius Caesar, 1698. years.  
Suits called, and the Court lawfully Fenced.  
By Mother Greg.  
EDINBURGH, Printed in the Year 1682.   

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THE BURGESS TICKET OF BUCKHAVEN.  
THE Whilk day, compeared personally long Sandy Tasone, Provost, Tanie Dolers, and Willie on the Know, Bailiffs; with full consent of the Members of the College. TO WIT, Dr. Christopher Pills Principal, and Mr. William els Rector, Walter Pigs, Chirurgeon and Apothecary, Zacherias' Silver, Goldsmith, John Cosh Blacksmith, Thomas Weddall Spurrier, John Spaills Wright, John Stones Masone, little John Kistrell Shoemaker, John Black Tailor, Robert Tasone Baxter, Alexander Tasone Haberdasher, John Selch Trunk-maker, Hugh Macgie Mirror Maker, David Grierson Clap-smith, Duncan Mackallum Horner, Thomas Gibson, Constable-conveener, Richard Wood Miller, Jack Bell crier, Scour Clear Sword-slipper, Robert Thrippeny White-Iron-man, Thomas Bell Wheel-about, Francis Plates Pewterer, George Pipes Plumber, Lewis La-haire Perwique-maker, Thomas Scribes Writer, James Lightbody elder, James Tason● Hector Aiton, John Colmer, Joshua van Solingen, James Lightfoot your John Law, & John Griersone Printers, Daniel Gold Imbroiderer, Clay-holes Pipe-maker, James Hides Tanner, Alexander Tasone, Barber, Lovy Glazier, David Dury Shipwright, John Main Town Major, William Rae Wobster, William Mitchell, Heriots' Cook, Peter Bungs Brewer, John Tasone Gardner, Robert Stirrups Saidler, John Tasone and George Jack Officers, William Daes Gardener's Officer, together with the whole Council of the said Burt, For an new and lawful Election to be made of the Provost, Bailies, Council, and others thereof. In like manner, compeared personally, Alexander Bryson, who humbly required his Burgessship, who was admitted and received for Gild-Burgess of the said Burt, with power and liberty to him. To sell, Canary, Purle-royal, Pontack, Vine de paris, Ranish Wine, Italian Wine, Vine de Burdeoux, Brandy, Uscube, Strong-waters, Ale, Beer, Sma-drink, Swats, Settle, Draff, Schirings, Pouring, 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  Seas, as is hereafter specified, such as Alligators, Trout, Eiles, Cross-fish, Brass-Fish, Killing, Ling, Skate, coddlings, Baggaties, Padles, Haddocks, Herrings, Gremhasking-fish, Sea-Cats, Potches, Garveis, Whiteings, Whales, Spirlings, Floocks, Sandeils, Turbets, Stockfish, Ling, Kipper, Slupes, Carp, Pikes, Mennans, and Water 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 grey Bait; and therewith to bait the great Line, small Line, hand Lines, Bangnet, and Casting-net. 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 Shellfish, with Crook 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 obliges 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 Emperor, the King of Spain, the King of Denmark, the King of France, or any other Fugitives, Lownes, Vagabounds, Knaves, Whores, Harlots, Thiefs, 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, Culverin, ordinary Culverin, Demy Culverin, Demy Culverin something less, Sacker ordinary, Sacker or Minian, Falcon, Falconnet, Blunderbush, Musket, 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 Pikestaff, and all other engines of War, such as was used by Alexander the Great, by Scanderbag & Tamerlane, at the Engagements 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 Abel, 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 poinding of his readiest goods & gear, and tinsel of his freedom for ever. And gave in his great solemn Oath upon a Skate rumple before the Lords and Council convened, 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 Magistrates and Council convened, 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 Magistrates of the said Burt, without tineing of Election, and in continual use and custom to trade and traffic after the said manner particularly , And to have the first vote, place of Court, and plaint, and all uther privileges in all precedings. And for that effect the said Lang Sandie, as having the eldest right of Provostry, protested and took Instruments in Gideon wilson's 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 son to be admitted and received in manner foresaid, whilk made great strife and debate among the head Clans of the said Burt, being all assembled in the said College; 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 Goodman, David's Tasone, Isbells Davie, Junie, long Hendries son, Willy Tasone, Bettys Willy, Tams son, Pate Waker, dainty Nansies son, Junie Walker Lybraes son, and Tanis Dollars lad, all Fishers or Sea Fleshers of the said Burt, whilk desire they would in no ways grant nor stand to, neither suffer a young Provost to be, in respect his head would not fill his Father's 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 Seal thereunto affixed.  
GIDEON WILSON. Cls. Burgide Buckhaveno.  
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