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magistratts are oblidged to have in their wiehous here iron
weights, that may be conform to the weights of Amsterdam.
30. The Conservator and his deputie may fully and
freely enjoy all such exemptions, immunities, priviledges and
prerogatives, as be law and custome belong to the office of
conservatorshippin als ample maner and forme as any former
Conservator had and enjoyed upon all occassions. And also
it is granted to the saids Scotts nation the freedom from the
imposition of excyse upon wvne, beire and all other sorts of
drink conform to the old contracts; and particularly it is
agreed, that everie master of ane famillie of the Scotts nation
liveing under the staple-court, shall have the freedom and
exemption from payment of the excyse and other taxations
yeirlie upon sex seeks of wlieatt, three lasts of turfl", four
fathoms of wood, sex skaills of coalls, tuo barrells of butter,
tuo barrellis of soap; and the conserjarie-hous to be free of
excyse for vivers, coalls and fyreing, and lykwayes from payment
of all such soums of moneyas may be demanded for goeing
out and coming in at the gates of this toun by eveningand
also from watching and paying the citie-watchmentraining
and haveing souldiers quartred in their housses; the above
mentioned priviledges also to be enjoyed by the widows of the
above said persones, so long as they remaine widowes; and if
any of the above said persons shall have occassion yeirlie to
kill a beast or beasts, the same to be done at the knouledge
of the magistratts.
31. It is by this article mutuallie agreed, that if at
any tyme hereaftir it shall be fund convenienteither by the
magistratts of this toun or the Conservator with consent of
the Burrowsto amplifie or explaine any of the aforesaid ar
ticles or what other poyntt or article shall be fund necessary
for the further benefitt and advantadge of the Scotts staple
1) Vgl. 1612 artt. 16, 18; 1668 artt. 20, 32.
2) Vgl. 1668 art. 48.
