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bor with the ballast from his shipp, those of the scouttmen
shall not be permitted to object against the same; and they
shall only demand payment for such quantitie of ballast, as
they shall be ordered to bring aboard, provyding it be no
less as sex last.
27. And that all skippers and masters of shipps, alsweell
as the residenters of the Scotts nation, are hereby holden to
be free of the excvse of the wyne, beare and salt, that they
may have use for thair shipps; and to have constantly bilgets
given them without paying anything for the same.
28. -1) That the magistratts doe yeirlie and everie yeare in
January assemble the cranmasters, weighers, measurers, work
men and other personeswith whom those of the Scotts staple
shall have to doe, and shall caus to be red and published
before them all and every the tables, that shall be agried
upon for the. hyre and sallarie, that may be demanded by
the saids persons, and also to caus read any pairt of these
articleswherin the above mentioned persones may be concer
ned, to the end they the better know how to regulate them-
selfs therein and give all reddy obedience thereto; and incase
any person shall contraveen the samethey are to be punished
by the magistratts according to the demerit of the offence.
29. 2) And whereas it will be necessarie, that the saids
Scotts staple-court should be provyded and furnished with
faithfull and fitting messingers, officers and servands and also
with brookers, weighers and measurers, that therefor the ma
gistratts of this toun with the knouledge of the Conservator
shall choise and place so many honest, good and knowing per
sones, as may be requisite for these offices, to be chosen
alsweill out of the Scotts nation as inhabitants of this citie,
all which persones so admitted are to take ane oath of fidelitie
before the magistratts of this toun and also befor the Con
servator, for doeing right both to the buyer and seller. The
Ygl. 1668 art. 44 2) Vgl. 1668 art. 6.
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