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bridge to the lionscalled the Olipliantand that the same be
keeped free only for the use of the Scotts nation, provyded
with key-crans, good help and assistance with boattsdick-
boattslightersespeciallie in tyme of frostwhen shipps cannot
come to the haven; that there be appoynted a good number
of sledds, waggons and labourers for the tymelv loading and
unloadiug of their shipps and goods, which labourers byre shall
be regulate by the Conservator and magistratts of this toun.
And if it shall so happen, that the haven, so appoynted by
the magistrattsbe not sufficient to conteine all the number of
the Scotts shipps, that shall happen to come, in that case the
magistratts shall caus accomodate them with so much more
place, as shall be neidfull, by causing their haven-master re
move all other shipps from the shoire, to the end there may
be no contraversie fall out betuixt the mariners of the Scotts
nation and those of other nations; and the magistratts shall
take such ordor in this point, that these of the Scotts nation
may have no caus to compleane. And the shoir-masters shall
by the magistratts be ordained to keep the saids havens and
keyes voyd and cleare, that the shipps of the Scotts nation
may the more comoduously unload and reload without any hin-
derance or molestation The haven-master shall lykwayes have
a caire, that at all occasions, when the Scotts shipps are
comeing in and goeing out, the haven shall be patent and
open to them without any impediment. And if at any tyme
the shoir-master or any in his name shal maliciously cast louss
or cutt any cable or any other rope upon the shoir of any of
the Scotts shipps, he shall be punished therefore by the ma
gistratts at the sight of the Conservator or his deputie. And
if the magistratts or shoir-master faill in any of this article,
the magistratts to be lyable for all coast, skaith and damnage.
9 That the merchands of the Scotts nation, coming to
this toun in their negotiationsmay be weill served with pioners
l) Vgl. 1668 art. 8.
