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The St. Clair Charters
The consummatioun and burneing q of being cleai ^ lie knawin to ws and owr predecessors deacones maisteris and friemen of the saidis vocationnis , and our protectioun of the samyn and priviledgis thereof [ be negligence ] and slouthfulness
being liklie to pass furth of wse q throw not only wald the Lairds of Eosling lyne out of thair just richt bot also our haill craftis wald haif bene destitute of ane patrone protector & oversear quhilk wald ingenner monyfald imperfeotiounes and
cor-¦ ruptiounes baith amangis our selfis and in our craft and give occasioune to mony persones to . conceave evill opinioun of ws and our craft aud to leive af many and grit interpryces of policie q lkis wald be vndertakin if our grit misbehaveour were
sufferit to go on w ' out correctioun . For remeid q of and for keiping of guid ordour amangis ws in all tytne cuming and for advancement of our craft and vocatioun within his hienes kingdome of Scotland and furdering of policie yairintiil . The
maist part of our predecessoris for thamselfis & in name and behalfe of our bretherene and craftismen w' expres advyse and consent of Williame Schaw maistir of wark to hienes um qle darrest father of worthie memorie All in ane voce agreit
consentit and snbscryvet tbat Williame Sinclar of Rosling father to S Williame Sinclar now of Rosling for him self and his airis sould purches & obteaine at the handis of his ma tie libertie friedome & jurisdictioun upon ws & and our predecessoris deacones maiteris & friemen of the saidis
vocatiounes as patrones and judges to ws and the haill professors y of within the said Kingdom y of they had power & commissioun Sua that they and we micht yairefter acknawledge him and his airis as o patrone & judge under our soverane lord
without ony kynd of appellation or declinatoure frome thair judgement forever , As the said agriement snbscryvet be the said va of wark and our predecessors at maire length [ proportis ] In the quhilk office priviledge & jurisdictioun over ws
and our said [ voca ] tioun the said Williame Sinclar of Rosling ever continewit to his going to Ireland q he presently reamanes sen the quhilk [ time ] of his departure furth of this realme thair ar very mony corruptiounes & imperfectiounes
rysin and ingennerit baith amangis ourselfis & in our saidis yocatiounes in defect of ane patrone and oversear over ws and the samyn Sua that our saidis vocatiounes ar altogieter liklie to decay And now for saiftie thairof we haifing full experience of the efauld guid skill and judgement
quhilk the said S ' Williame Sinclar now of Rosling hes in our said craft and vocatioun and for reparatioun of the mines and monyfald corruptiounes and enormities clone be unskilfull persones thairintill We all in ane voce haif ratified
and approven and be thir presentis ratifies & approves the foresaid former l u risdictioun and libertie made and sub' be our bretherene and his hienes umq M of wark for the tyme to the said Williame Sinclar of rosling father to the said
S William quhairby he and his airis ar acknowledget as our patrone and judge under o soverane lord over ws & the haill professors of our said vocatioun w * in this his heines kingdom of Scotlande without any appellation or declinato from , thair judgements in ony [ time hereafter ] forever And further we all in ane voce as said is of new
haif maid constitute & ordainit and be thir presentis makis constitutes & ordanes the said S Williame Sinclar now of Rosling & his airis maill our only patrones protectoris and oversearis under our soverane lord to ws & our successoris deacones
maisteris and friemen of our saids vocatiounes of maissones hammermen w'in the haill Kingdome of Scotland & of o ' haill priviledges and jurisdictionnes belonging thairto q in he his father and yair predecessoris Lairds of Rosling haif bene in
vse of possessioun thir mony aidges bygane With full power to him and thame be thameselns thair waurdenis and deputtis to be constitute be tham e to affix and appoynt places of metting for keiping of guid ord in the said craft als oft and sua
oft as neid sail requyre All and sindrie persones that may be knawin to be subiect to the said vocatioun to be callit absentis to amerciat transgressoris to punish unlawlis casualities and vtheris dewties quhatsomever perteining and belonging
or that may fall to be pait be quhatsomever persone or persones subject to the said craft to aske crave ressave intromet with and uplift and the samyn to thair awn propper vse to apply deputtis under thame in the said office with clerkis
seruandis assisteris and all vtheris officiaris and memberis of court neidfull to mak creat substitute and ordene for quhom they sail be haldin to answer All & sindrie plaintis actiounes & causes perteining to the said craft & vocatioun and againes
quhatsurnever persone or persones professors y ' of to heir discuss decerne & decyde actis decreitis & sentences thairvpoun to pronounce aud the samyn to dew executioun to cause be put And gnallie . all and sindrie vyeris priviledges liberties
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The St. Clair Charters
The consummatioun and burneing q of being cleai ^ lie knawin to ws and owr predecessors deacones maisteris and friemen of the saidis vocationnis , and our protectioun of the samyn and priviledgis thereof [ be negligence ] and slouthfulness
being liklie to pass furth of wse q throw not only wald the Lairds of Eosling lyne out of thair just richt bot also our haill craftis wald haif bene destitute of ane patrone protector & oversear quhilk wald ingenner monyfald imperfeotiounes and
cor-¦ ruptiounes baith amangis our selfis and in our craft and give occasioune to mony persones to . conceave evill opinioun of ws and our craft aud to leive af many and grit interpryces of policie q lkis wald be vndertakin if our grit misbehaveour were
sufferit to go on w ' out correctioun . For remeid q of and for keiping of guid ordour amangis ws in all tytne cuming and for advancement of our craft and vocatioun within his hienes kingdome of Scotland and furdering of policie yairintiil . The
maist part of our predecessoris for thamselfis & in name and behalfe of our bretherene and craftismen w' expres advyse and consent of Williame Schaw maistir of wark to hienes um qle darrest father of worthie memorie All in ane voce agreit
consentit and snbscryvet tbat Williame Sinclar of Rosling father to S Williame Sinclar now of Rosling for him self and his airis sould purches & obteaine at the handis of his ma tie libertie friedome & jurisdictioun upon ws & and our predecessoris deacones maiteris & friemen of the saidis
vocatiounes as patrones and judges to ws and the haill professors y of within the said Kingdom y of they had power & commissioun Sua that they and we micht yairefter acknawledge him and his airis as o patrone & judge under our soverane lord
without ony kynd of appellation or declinatoure frome thair judgement forever , As the said agriement snbscryvet be the said va of wark and our predecessors at maire length [ proportis ] In the quhilk office priviledge & jurisdictioun over ws
and our said [ voca ] tioun the said Williame Sinclar of Rosling ever continewit to his going to Ireland q he presently reamanes sen the quhilk [ time ] of his departure furth of this realme thair ar very mony corruptiounes & imperfectiounes
rysin and ingennerit baith amangis ourselfis & in our saidis yocatiounes in defect of ane patrone and oversear over ws and the samyn Sua that our saidis vocatiounes ar altogieter liklie to decay And now for saiftie thairof we haifing full experience of the efauld guid skill and judgement
quhilk the said S ' Williame Sinclar now of Rosling hes in our said craft and vocatioun and for reparatioun of the mines and monyfald corruptiounes and enormities clone be unskilfull persones thairintill We all in ane voce haif ratified
and approven and be thir presentis ratifies & approves the foresaid former l u risdictioun and libertie made and sub' be our bretherene and his hienes umq M of wark for the tyme to the said Williame Sinclar of rosling father to the said
S William quhairby he and his airis ar acknowledget as our patrone and judge under o soverane lord over ws & the haill professors of our said vocatioun w * in this his heines kingdom of Scotlande without any appellation or declinato from , thair judgements in ony [ time hereafter ] forever And further we all in ane voce as said is of new
haif maid constitute & ordainit and be thir presentis makis constitutes & ordanes the said S Williame Sinclar now of Rosling & his airis maill our only patrones protectoris and oversearis under our soverane lord to ws & our successoris deacones
maisteris and friemen of our saids vocatiounes of maissones hammermen w'in the haill Kingdome of Scotland & of o ' haill priviledges and jurisdictionnes belonging thairto q in he his father and yair predecessoris Lairds of Rosling haif bene in
vse of possessioun thir mony aidges bygane With full power to him and thame be thameselns thair waurdenis and deputtis to be constitute be tham e to affix and appoynt places of metting for keiping of guid ord in the said craft als oft and sua
oft as neid sail requyre All and sindrie persones that may be knawin to be subiect to the said vocatioun to be callit absentis to amerciat transgressoris to punish unlawlis casualities and vtheris dewties quhatsomever perteining and belonging
or that may fall to be pait be quhatsomever persone or persones subject to the said craft to aske crave ressave intromet with and uplift and the samyn to thair awn propper vse to apply deputtis under thame in the said office with clerkis
seruandis assisteris and all vtheris officiaris and memberis of court neidfull to mak creat substitute and ordene for quhom they sail be haldin to answer All & sindrie plaintis actiounes & causes perteining to the said craft & vocatioun and againes
quhatsurnever persone or persones professors y ' of to heir discuss decerne & decyde actis decreitis & sentences thairvpoun to pronounce aud the samyn to dew executioun to cause be put And gnallie . all and sindrie vyeris priviledges liberties