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FLESHER TRADE BOOK 1820 – 1842

At Dundee the twenty ninth day ofNovember in the year one thousand

Eight hundred and twentyPresent 18 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that he had convened them for the purpose of settling the accounts of the Trade for the bygone year. Thereafter the Trade proceeded to audit these accounts and being found correctly stated were approved of and discharged Conform to docquet subjoined, thereto in Cash Book.

The Trade then elected Samuel Addison Boxmaster for the ensuing year. James Constable was continued Officer fore the ensuing year.

The Committee of the Trade appointed at last Meeting to meet with the Committees from the other eight Trades to endeavour to effect an adjustment of the processes presently in dependence in the Court of Session among the Trades stated that they had three Meetings, at the first and second of which Certain Resolutions were suggested and nearly agreed to but at the

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third Meeting other Resolutions were substituted and attempted to be palmed on the Meeting as the original ones, and seeing that a want of sincerity prevailed on the party of the Defenders and that it was unsafe to have further correspondence with their Committees the Members of Committee of this and the Co-pursuing Trades of Glovers and Dyers had withdrawn themselves – declared the negotiations at an end and that proceedings were to be resumed. of all which the Trade approved.

at Dundee the twenty seventh Dayof September One Thousand Eight Hundred

and twenty one

which day the flesher trade met & proceeded to the election of a Deacon when after leeting and voting John Watson Junr was duly re-elected Deacon of the said Flesher trade for the ensuing year.

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At Dundee the sixth day of NovemberOne Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty

one year. At a General Meeting of theFlesher Trade of Dundee held within their Common

place of Meeting.Present 13 members

Which day the Trade heaving met to deliberate about the ordinary affairs of the trade & amongst other matters to take into consideration the propriety of Appointing a Clerk in room of Mr James Simpson, their former one, who has now removed from the Town. They did therefore unanimously elect and make choice of David McEwen Writer in Dundee to be their Clerk and entitle him to the usual emoluments for that office, and the said David McEwen having appeared in the face of the trade he accepted of the office & promised to be faithful.

A Summons of removing a the instance of the Town of Dundee vizt; the trade to have them removed as at the term of Martinmas next from the Market & Slaughter house having been served on the trade, Mr McEwen was appointed to enter Appearance in thtis Action

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On the part of the trade, in order that they may have an opportunity of deliberating about the most proper course to be afterwards pursued.

At Dundee the twenty first day of November Eighteen Hundred and twenty

one years. At a General Meeting ofthe Flesher trade

present 12 Members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that he had called them together inconsequence of he Magistrates of Dundee having given the trade a Summons of removing from the premises occupied by the trade and that they had made it a condition that unless the rent is raised to One Hundred pounds Sterling per year, they would not consent to the trade continuing longer in the occupancy.

The trade unanimously agreed to take the premises from the Magistrates and Town Council at the sum offered by them, and that for such period as the Committee to be Appointed as after mentioned shall be able

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to agree upon.

The trade Appointed Deacon Watson, Robert Small & Samuel Addison as a Committee to treat with the Magistrates and to endeavour to obtain such necessary repairs upon the premises a s may be required.

The trade agreed that should the premises not be taken for less than One Hundred pounds that the rent should be made up in the following according to the proportions occupied by the Members respectively.

Robert Small £15. 0. 0Samuel Addison £15. 0. 0John Watson £12. 0 .0James Lawson £ 5. 0. 0James Smith Jun £ 7. 0. 0Jas Smith Senr & A Reid £ 5. 4. 0Andrew Hood £ 5. 0. 0Samuel Matters & Jas Mathew £ 6.10. 0(Jas Mathew being only £1)John Watson & James Watson £ 5. 0. 0

£71. 14. 0And the balance being £28. 6. 0

£100. 0. 0

or such other sum as may be necessary to be taken from the funds of the trade. In testimony whereof the Deacon by Appointment of the Trade subscribes this minute place and date foresaid.

At Dundee the first day of July EighteenHundred and twenty two years. Ata Meeting

of the Flesher Trade of DundeePresent 5 members

The Clerk stated in terms of the instructions given him by the Deacon & Boxmaster he had intimated to (blank) Watson in Nethergate of Dundee that the Trade would

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prosecute him for encroachment on the privileges of the Trade, and having received no satisfactory answer, the Trade directed a prosecution against him ot be instantly raised before the Burgh Court.

Mr Lawson proposed that James Ruxton Overgate and James Hill and Peter Crichton Senior and Junior Bakers in Dundee should also be prosecuted for encroaching on the privileges of the Trade by killing meat within the Town, and that the same shall be taken into consideration at the next Meeting of the Trade.

John Wilson a Member of the Trade being in arrears of his entry money, it was proposed by Convener Lawson that he should be compelled to pay the same at the rate of two pounds Sterling per month, which being seconded, was unanimously agreed to and the Clerk was directed to look after the recovery of the debt at that rate accordingly.

The Clerk was directed to apply to Mr

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William Hutchison Writer in Forfar for a perusal of the Process between the Trade and James Hill and William Wilson, and to lay the same before the Trade at their next Meeting for consideration.

The Clerk was directed to procure for the use of the Trade a Copy of the Act of Parliament for exaction of duty on Hides. In testimony whereof the Deacon by Appointment of the Meeting subscribes the Minute place and time foresaid.

At Dundee the seventh day of January1823 years. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Trade of Dundee

It was resolved that the Weekly allowance payable to infirm and aged Members of the trade should be reduced according to the following statement, on account of the low price of provisions &c it being understood that the Trade was to raise the allowance again to the former rate if it was thought necessary.The trade also agreed to allow James Smith Senior 2/6d monthly, and to pay a rent for him at the rate of £4 per annum, on account of his old age and inability to earn a livelihood.

It was also agreed by the trade to give Catherine Black an allowance of £2 per annum, and that per advance.

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It was further resolved that David Watson should receive an allowance of 1/6d per week.

former weekly present weeklyallowance allowance

Mrs Matters 2. 6d 1. 6dMrs Gray 2. 6 2. 0D Lowson 2. 6 1. 6Mr Dempster 2. 6 1. 6Janet Smith 2. 6 1. 6James Constable 4. 0 2. 6Mrs Smith 1. 6 1. 6Euphan Lindsay 1. 0 1. 0James Smith (rent equal of £4) & 2. 6

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At Dundee the seventeenth day of

November Eighteen Hundred and twentyFour years. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Trade of Dundee Present 10 members

It was represented to the Meeting by Mr Lawson Senior that he was desirous of obtaining at the term of Martinmas in the present year, a Conveyance by the trade of the properties purchased by them some years ago from the Trustee upon his Sequestered Estate, and that he was willing to repay the trade the full amount of the sum advanced by them and interest up to the term of Martinmas, and to relieve the trade of all obligations of whatever nature they were in any way responsible on account for their proprietorship in the subjects in question, and in general that they should receive full recompense for the sum advanced by them, and be completely reinstated into the situation in which they originally stood in the same way as if the transaction hadnot taken place.

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The trade having taken the subject into consideration unanimously agreed, and hereby authorised the Deacon presently in Office and the Boxmaster to be appointed in terms of the usual practice of the trade at this tern, to subscribe the necessary Conveyance of the properties in favor of such individuals as Mr Lawson may require.

The Trade took into their consideration that Andrew Hood, their present Boxmaster had been unfortunate in his circumstances, and that upon an investigation into the state of his affairs with the trade it was ascertained that their would be a deficiency upon the amount of intromissions with the funds of the trade, and that this Deficiency would probably be from £30 to £40 Stag, and a question having arisen among the members of the trade present whether or not the Deacon was responsible to the trade for the aforesaid deficiency, the trade were unanimously of opinion that he was in of shape responsible, and they exonered him thereupon accordingly.

The Clerk was directed to procure from the Deacon and Boxmaster a state of their respective accounts with the Trade, in order that they might be brought forward, entered in the Books and balanced at the Meeting.

Mr Hood the Boxmaster mentioned that although he had been unfortunate in the World, and Deficiency arose upon

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his intromissions with the funds of the trade yet to pledge himself to refund to the trade as soon as his circumstances would admit of it; And he stated that he would grant the trade sufficient security for the payment of the Debt, provided they would give him some time within which he should be required to pay up said deficiency.

The trade agreed to grant Mr Hood every reasonable indulgence in point of time to pay the debt, provided he found security, and the referred the matter to the Deacon, the Boxmaster to be elected, and the Clerk; And the Meeting farther allowed Mr Hood fourteen days or three weeks to procure the security. In testimony whereof the Deacon by Appointment of the Meeting subscribes this Minute place and date foresaid.

At Dundee the 25 Nov 1824 at a Meeting of the Flesher TradePresent 8 members

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The Minute of Meeting held upon 17th inst having been read it was stated by the Clerk that until this forenoon he had been unable to procure form the Boxmaster’s state of the accounts, and even then as furnished by him were not of such a satisfactory nature as in the opinion of the trade to warrant them to approve of them at this Meeting, and the trade accordingly deferred the consideration and approval of them to a day to be afterwards fixed by the Deacon. In the meantime the Clerk was directed to make up a proper state of the Boxmaster’s intromissions, showing the exact balance due by him, and to procure the attestation thereof previous to next Meeting of the trade.

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The trade proceeded in terms of the resolution contained in the Minutes of last Meeting, and agreeably to the practice of the trade to Elect a Boxmaster for the ensuing year, when Mr John Watson, Flesher was unanimously chosen Boxmaster.

And in order effectually to provide against the possibility of the funds of the trade being in future in any way encroached upon by the Boxmaster it was agreed upon (that except for the current and ordinary expenses in the Business of the trade) that all sums belonging to the trade should be deposited in the Dundee Banking Co in the name of the Incorporation of Fleshers, and that it should not be competent to draw any of the fund from the Bank unless with the Approbation & signature of the Dean and Boxmaster & two of the Members appointed as a Committee with them in the management of the financial department of the trade, and Mr Samuel Matters Sen and Mr James Lawson Sen Members of the trade were named as the Committee for that purpose. In testimony whereof the Deacon by Appointment of the Meeting subscribed the Minute place and date foresaid.

In reference to the Minute of seventeenth current, Mr James Lawson Senior laid before the Deacon and Boxmaster the draught of a power and authority by him to execute in favor of his wife in liferent exclusive of his jus marti (right of a husband) for her liferent use allenarly and in favor of his son James Lawson Junior in fee a conveyance of the subjects contained in the Back Bond in his favor, approved of by the trade & engrossed in their Sederunt Book on the 14th September 1820.

Mr Lawson stated that as the Back Bond alluded to had not been executed by the trade, it would not be necessary that the present Deed should be extended upon stamped paper, and that it would be sufficient to have it engrossed, like the Bond to which it relates, in the Trade’s Sederunt Book, and subscribed by him, he being bound to execute the same to the trade, shout that afterwards be required.The Deacon and Boxmaster approved of the proposal; and the power and authority here follows.

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“I James Lawson, Senior, Flesher in Dundee Considering That by Disposition dated the fifth and seventh days of June Eighteen Hundred and seventeen and recorded in though Court Books of Dundee the fourth day of April Eighteen Hundred and twenty, I the said James Lawson, with consent of Patrick Anderson Merchant in Dundee, Trustee and David Miln Cashier of the Dundee Union Bank, John Calman Shipbuilder in Dundee, and Samuel Matters, Flesher there, Commissioners upon my sequestered Estate, I consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and thirty one pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence as the purchase money of the subjects therein specified, sold alienated and disponed to and in favor of me the said James Lawson, then Deacon, and Samuel Addison Flesher on Dundee, then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Trade of Dundee, for behoof of the said trade and to his and my successors in office, also for behoof thereof, and to our and their assignees heritably and irredeemably, Allow Whole the back and fore shops on the south side of the passage or entry leading from Crichton street to Henry Ogilvies Close, with the two cellars communicating with

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each other under the said shops, and the second flat from the ground, or first flat above the shops, with the south east Garret, all in that tenement of Land built by

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me the said James Lawson on the West side of Crichton Street; as the said Back and fore shops, Cellars, flat and Garret presently possessed by me; As Also the East half of the Garret story of he foresaid tenement as the same is divided from the west half by a passage leading south & north through the said Garret story, and was sometime occupied by John Sutherland Tide Waiter in Dundee; which tenement of Land was built by me the said James Lawson upon the site of the property which was Disponed to me by William Gordon of Woodhaven, only son and heir served and restored cum beneficio inventarii ( with the benefit of inventory ) to the Deceased William Gordon his Father, by disposition dated the seventeenth Day of May Eighteen Hundred and three and recorded in the Burgh Court Books of Dundee the twenty eighth Day of the said month and year. Which new tenement of Land is now bounded and described or mentioned in the said Disposition executed by me with consent foresaid; together with the privileges and under the declarations therein mentioned; and the same containing all usual Clauses and itself more fully bears. And further considering that by another disposition, dated and recorded as aforesaid, I the said James Lawson, with consent foresaid in consideration of the sum of four Hundred and fifty six

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pounds three shillings and three pence Sterling as the price of the subjects therein specified, Sold alienated and disponed to and in favor of me the said James Lawson, then Deacon and the said Samuel Addison then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Trade of Dundee, and to his and my successors in Office for behoof of the said Flesher trade, and to our and their successors, heritably and irredeemably All and Whole the several subjects therein particularly described. Conform to the original titles thereof, but which are now described as All and Whole that tenement of Land formerly occupied by John Thomson Baker and others, built by David Mitchell, Merchant in Dundee and disponed by him, with consent of Margaret Robertson, his spouse, to me the said James Lawson; and bounded by the subjects belonging to the successor of James Nicol Mason and of Alexander Cook Maltman on the East; by Fish street on the south; by Common Close leading from Fish street to the Nethergate of Dundee on the West, and by the subjects belonging to the successors or Robert Reid on the north parts; And Also All and Whole these three houses or tenements lying of the East side of Whitehall Close, and presently occupied as a Brew house Bake house & dwelling house, which three tenements

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lye contiguous, and are bounded by the Common Close Commonly called the Calendar Close, on the East; by Fish street in the south, by vacant ground belonging to (blank) on the north and by Whitehall’s Close on the West parts; as the same were lately occupied by the said John Thomson and others: as the said Disposition containing all the usual clauses more fully bears; In virtue of which two Dispositions before narrated and procurators of resignation therein contained, the said Samuel Addison, then Deacon and John Watson then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Trade for themselves and as representing the said trade were duly infeft and seized in the said several subjects, as the two Instruments of Sasine taken thereon dated headfirst and recorded the twentieth Days of April Eighteen Hundred and twenty more fully bears; And further considering that at a Meeting of the said Flesher trade, held on the Eighth Day of December Eighteen Hundred and seventeen, a Back Bond was authorised to be executed by the said trade in my favor, Declaring that the sum of Eight Hundred and forty seven pounds eleven shillings and eight pence only, had been advanced by them and that the remainder being three Hundred

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and forty pounds Eight shillings & four pence had been advanced by me as an individual and that the said subjects should be redeemable by me upon certain conditions, therein mentioned; Which Back Bond though not executed was at my Desire and that for the said trade engrossed in their Sederunt Book. And further Considering that at a subsequent Meeting of the said Flesher trade held on the fourteenth Day of September Eighteen Hundred and twenty, another Back Bond was authorised and executed by the said trade in my favor cancelling the former Bond, declaring that a further advance of One Hundred and fifty two pounds Eight shillings and four pence had been made by the said trade to making their total advance One Thousand pound Sterling; And inter alia binding themselves, at the expiry of ten years from the dates of the said purchases, to denude themselves in favor of me,, my Heirs or Assignees, of the said Heritable subjects particularly before Disponed and of the Dispositions and heritable rights thereto, and for that purpose to grant subscribe and Deliver to and in favor of me and my presents formal and valid Dispositions and Conveyances of the said subjects before mentioned, and for establishing the same in the person or me and my presents, under the

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penalty to two Hundred pounds Sterling over and above performance, but under this express condition that I and my foresaids should, at or previous to the expiry of the foresaid ten years from the date of the said purchase, have made payment to the said trade of the foresaid sum of One Thousand pounds Sterling actually advanced by the trade towards the purchase money of the said subjects with the total interest effeiring to the same up to that date, and other advances by the trade on my account; And also shall have relieved them from payment of taxes, Cess, Insurance & all burdens, and from the expense of keeping the property in repair, and the expanses of the necessary tithes for completing their right to the property, as well as all expenses that the incorporation had been or might be put to in purchasing, and afterwards re-disponing the said subjects to me or my foresaids. Which Back Bond, containing various other clauses was engrossed in the Sederunt Book of the said trade, and an obligation subscribed by both parties that the same should at my expense be extended and executed when necessary, and when required by either party; And further considering that the foresaid sum of Three hundred and forty pounds Eight shillings and four pence was advanced out of funds belonging to James Lawson Junior Flesher in Dundee; that the trade never entered into possession of the foresaid subjects; that they lately expressed their willingness instantly to denude themselves of the foresaid subjects and re-dispone the same

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to me, or convey them to any person or persons to be named by me upon payment to them of the said sun of One Thousand pounds Sterling, interest thereof as aforesaid and expenses, which payment has accordingly been made; And that the said James Lawson Junior is desirous that the Disposition to be obtained from the said trade should be conceived as aftermentioned. Therefore I do hereby Authorise & empower the said Samuel Addison, present Deacon and John Watson, present Boxmaster of the said Flesher trade for behoof and as representing the said trade to make grant, extract and deliver at my expense, a formal and valid Disposition in favor of Mrs Elizabeth Smart or Lawson my Wife in life rent for her liferent use allenarly exclusive of my jus martii and in favor of the said James Lawson Junior his heirs or assignees whomsoever in fee heritably and irredeemably if All and Whole the several subjects before specified, as the same are more particularly Described in the Dispositions, before narrated and in the Instruments of Sasine following thereon; together with the privileges and under the declarations therein mentioned; Such Disposition, containing an obligation to infeft more burgi (according to custom in the burgess holdings)a procuratory of resignation, a clause of Warrandice from fact & Deed, an Obligation to

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the rents and writs of the subjects, a Claim of registration, and any other usual and necessary Clause. And, upon such Disposition being granted I here by declare that the said Back Bond and whole clauses

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thereof and to all right, title and interest Competent to me in virtue thereof are extinguished and discharged. I Witness Whereof these presents written on this ad the seven preceding pages by John Scott, Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee are subscribed by me at Dundee the nineteenth day of November Eighteen hundred and twenty four years, before these Witnesses, David McEwen, Writer in Dundee and the said John Scott.

Jas LawsonWitnesses D McEwen, John Scott

At Dundee the twenty first day of DecemberEighteen hundred and twenty four years

At a Meeting of the Trade Present 9 members

The Clerk stated that he had now received from Mr Lawson the Amount of the Debt due by him to the Trade, being with Interest One Thousand and forty pounds. The trade therefore directed him to lodge tomorrow with the Dundee Banking Company the sum of One Thousand pounds in the name of the Flesher Incorporation in terms of the

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resolutions contained in the Minute of the Meeting of the trade held on the twenty fifth Ultimo, and to pay over the remaining Forty pounds to the Boxmaster, the Bank Receipt for the said sum being left with the Clerk along with the other papers belonging to the trade.

the Clerk stated that until the Action between the Flesher trade and James Simpson late Clerk to the Incorporation was finally negotiated and the trade put to no trouble regarding it, he would retain in his hands funds of Mr Lawson to meet these engagements.

The Clerk was directed to collect the arrears of rent from the different individuals due by them for the Slaughterhouse and Shambles, and failing them making payment to report to a General Meeting of the trade.

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At Dundee the Eighteenth Day ofJanuary Eighteen Hundred and twenty

Six years. At a General Meetingof the Trade

present 8 members

The Boxmaster's Accounts from Martinmas 10824 to Martinmas 1825 were Audited and Approved of by the Trade, and the balance of twenty nine pound one shilling and three pence due by him to the Trade was directed to be put to his debit in his next years accounts.

The Deacon represented that he had sometime ago, in conformity to instructions from the Trade caused a purchase to be made at a Public Roup of a ruinous tenement and piece of ground lying between the Overgate and the Ward burn belonging to the

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Patrons of Brown’s Mortification at a ground annual or yearly feu duty of £60 per annum.That his purchase was made in the View of Erecting Slaughterhouse for the use of the members; but it having been found that it would not answer this purpose, it became necessary to dispose of the ground, and he had been successful in getting Mr John Morton Merchant in Dundee to take

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it off the Trades hands, on condition that the trade should be Cautioner for him to the Patrons of the Mortification. And the Deacon further represented that if a Conveyance had been taken direct from the Patrons to the Trade, the trade would have remained bound for the ground annual or feu duty in the first instance, and therefore he considered that the transaction with Mr Morton was a favourable one for the trade particularly as Mr Morton had become bound to Erect buildings on the ground of the Value of £1,200 within five years and had procured Caution to this effect.

The Deacon then produced the Contract which had been entered into between the Patrons and Mr Morton in terms of the foregoing transaction.

And the trade having considered what is above represented, and the said Contract, they hereby Authorise and empower the Deacon and Boxmaster to subscribe the Contract in name of the Trade.

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In reference to the preceding Minute the Clerk was instructed to make the proper enquiry as to the state of a process which depended before the Sheriff Court of Forfar about six years between the trade and James Hill Tenant at Benvy and William Watson late tenant of Balgay about the rent of the Dung collected at the Shambles for one year.

And also to look after the following Debts due to the Trade vizt: the sum due by John Watson, the balance arising upon the late Boxmaster’s intromissions, and two years rent of the Shambles due by Mr Robert Small, besides any other outstanding Debts which may be represented to him as Due to the Trade. and the Clerk was further Directed to make out an Abstract in order that it may be inserted in the Sederunt Book shewing distinctly all sums due to the trade as well as any obligation which they may lye under.

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At Dundee the twenty second dayOf February One Thousand eight hun-

dred and twenty six.At a General Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee Present 6 members

The Meeting unanimously agreed to allow the Widow of the late James Watson the sum of Three pounds sterling per quarter. This sum to be paid by the Boxmaster as he shall consider it necessary. This allowance to be raised or lowered at any further Meeting of the trade.

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At Dundee the seventeenth day of JulyEighteen hundred and twenty six

At a General Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

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The Deacon produced to the Trade a letter which he had received from the Towns Chamberlain offering the Trade a lease of one year after Martinmas next of the Slaughterhouses exclusive of the Fleshmarkets at the rent of One hundred pounds.

The Trade authorised the Deacon to write Mr Thoms in reply offering the Town Eighty pounds of rent for both Slaughter houses and fleshmarkets as previously possessed by the Trade for one year after Martinmas first and to request an early answer.

It was represented by the ‘#Deacon that the action which lately depended in the Court of Session between the Trade and the Glovers and Dyers on the one part and the remaining six Trades (out of the Nine Incorporated Trades) and that the proportion of the expenses which would fall to be borne by the Flesher Trade must be paid on an early day. The Meeting therefore authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster along with (blank) to draw from the Dundee Banking Company such a sum as would be sufficiently to clear all the expenses and the Deacon in conjunction with the Clerk were

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requested to see that the Accounts due to the different parties are regularly audited and approved of prior to their being settled.

At Dundee the fifth day of OctEighteen Hundred and twenty six years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade

A letter was laid before the Meeting from David Knight wishing to become a member of the Trade; in which he proposed to pay one half of the Entry money at present and the other half at two yearly instalments, with interest on these instalments at the rate of five per cent.

After taking this proposal into consideration, the Meeting agreed that upon his paying on half of the entry money he should be (admitted) allowed the privileges of killing and selling within Burgh, the same as a free Member of the Incorporation; but that until the Entry money be fully paid up, he should have no right at attend or vote at any Meeting of the Trade; and that should he fail to pay either of the Instalments when they should respectively become due, he should then lose all right to any privilege which he might have enjoyed in virtue of this arrangement; and whatever sum may have been advanced by him to the trade should be forfeited, and belong to them

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as part of the Trades funds.

The Clerk was requested to communicate to Mr Knight the resolution of the Meeting

At Dundee the Tenth day of OctoberEighteen Hundred and twenty six years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporation

The Deacon represented to the Meeting that the Police Commissioners had requested the Trade to make them an offer of the dung belonging to the Trade for a year after

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Martinmas next and the subject having been taken into consideration the Clerk was authorised to offer at the sum of Eight nine Pounds Stg.

The Deacon was requested to call another Meeting of the Trade so soon as he received an answer.

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At Dundee the seventeenth ofOctober 1826, at a Meeting ofthe Incorporation of Fleshers

The Deacon laid before the Meeting a Letter from the Clerk to the Police Commissioners making the trade an offer of £80 for a Lien for one year from Martinmas first of the Dung collected at the Slaughter house.

The Meeting after taking the offer into consideration, resolved not to accept of it, and instructed their Clerk to write to the Clerk to the Commrs of Police to this effect.

The Meeting thereafter agreed to advertise the Let of their Dung to be sold on Friday the 27th Current.

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At Dundee the twentieth day of DecemberEighteen Hundred and twenty seven years

At a Meeting of the Incorporation of Fleshers ofDundee

Present 9 members

Alexander Watson was continued in the office of Boxmaster to the Trade for the ensuing year.

The list of Pensioners for the ensuing year was fixed as follows:

Mrs Watson continuedJames Smith continuedDavid Lawson £2 for rentMrs Smith continuedJanet Smith 2/6d per weekMrs Matters daughter 1/3d per weekMrs Gray continuedEuphemia Lowson 1/- per weekEuphemia Lindsay continuedBetty Constable 1/9d per weekKathi Black 2/6d per week Gray 1/3d per week

It was unanimously resolved and agreed upon that from and after this date the entry

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money of all apprentices to the Trade for whatever length of period they may be engaged shall be Twenty guineas – Excepting only that all apprentices bound for a shorter period than three years shall be liable in full entry money.

The Deacon, Boxmaster, Mr Addison and Mr Watson were appointed a Committee to inspect the Trades Seats in the Church and to get the same divided by running a

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passage through them: as also to get the three front Seats covered with green cloth and such other improvements made upon them as may seem proper.

It was agreed unanimously that no rent should be exacted from Individual Members of the Trade for the public Slaughterhouse from Martinmas 1826 to Martinmas 1827. But that former arrears should be exacted without delay; for which purpose the Boxmaster was requested to hand to the Clerk a note of the persons in arrears and of the sums due by them.

It was agreed to require Mr Niven to pay up the five pounds of arrears of rent due by the late Mr Lowson, he having got possession of the tackle and other articles in the Slaughterhouse which Mr Lowson occupied and over which the Trade had a claim for that Rent.

James Murray was appointed Officer to the Trade for the ensuing year; his remuneration to be a guinea a year with a pair of shoes and the other perquisites attached to the situation.

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At a General Meeting of the Flesher Trade heldAt the House of John Sturrock, Fish street of

Dundee on Tuesday the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty eight at

2 pm

It was resolved that all the Seats belonging to the Trade in the South Church shall be let for the benefit of the Trade’s Funds except the two backmost which shall be reserved for the accommodation of the servants of Members & the one before it for the accommodation of Members themselves.

At a General Meeting of the Flesher TradeHeld in the House of John Sturrock, Brewer

In Dundee on Thursday the seventeenthday of March Eighteen hundred and

twenty eight years

The Trade took into consideration that there were several persons indebted to the Trade and unless legal measures are resorted to they will not make payment. The Clerk was therefore instructed to prosecute such individuals without delay upon being furnished with a note of the arrears from the Boxmaster.

The Trade considering that it would be highly expedient & necessary for the Trade to look out for a proper place for Slaughtering their

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Cattle as it is not likely that the Trades will be allowed to possess the present premises under the Town beyond the current lease. The Trade therefore remitted to the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk to make the purchase of a place which was considered upon mature deliberation to be a very eligible situation and to report the result if they are successful to the Trade at a future Meeting.

At Dundee the twenty fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and twentyEight years. At a General Meeting of

The flesher IncorporationPresent 12 members

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The Deacon stated that he had Called the present Meeting to receive the Report of what had been done in consequence of the resolutions of the Trade held at their Meeting on the seventeenth ultimo; And the Clerk stated that he had raised actions against the parties in arrears in terms of the instructions. He was ordered to follow out the necessary

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legal measures for ultimate recovery.

The Dean & Boxmaster reported that they had through the medium of the Clerk succeeded in purchasing a property in the Long wynd of Dundee from the Trustees of the late David Blair Esq. Merchant in Dundee at the price of three hundred pounds Stg. and upon the other terms & conditions specified in the Missive of Sale copy of which is hereto annexed.

The Meeting unanimously approved of the purchase and directed the titles to be made out with all possible dispatch in name of the Deacon & Boxmaster & their successors in office for behoof of the Incorporation; And the Deacon & Boxmaster along with Samuel Addison were appointed a Committee to get the transaction finally settled by payment of the price and adopting such measures as may seem requisite for completing the title to the property.

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At Dundee the eighth day ofJuly Eighteen hundred and twentyEight years. At a Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of Dundee

Present 6 members

The Clerk stated that the transaction as to the purchase of the property from Mr Blair’s Trustees was now formally settled and it was therefore unanimously resolved upon that a plan of the property would be got from Mr James Black Architect under the direction of the Deacon & Boxmaster shewing the size and dimensions of the various houses which would be necessary for the Trades accommodation provided it shall be finally resolved upon to convert the property for the use of the Trade.

The Clerk was directed to insert a copy of the disposition in favor of the Trade into the Sederunt book & to get the Trades infeft.

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Copy Disposition referred to in preceding Minute

We John Luke, Merchant in Dundee , Edward Baxter Merchant there and Henry Baxter younger of Idvies Considering that the now deceased David Blair Junior Merchant in Dundee by His Trust Disposition and Settlement dated the Fourth day of March Eighteen hundred and Eleven conveyed to and in favor of me the said John Luke and the now deceased William Wilson of Whitfield and also now deceased Paterson Saunders Writer in Dundee and the survivors of them and me his whole heritable and moveable estate in trust as therein mentioned Which disposition and Settlement was so far altered by a Codicil on the back thereof dated the Twenty eighth day of August Eighteen hundred and twenty four, whereby the said David Blair Junior inter alia, appointed as the said Edward Baxter and Henry Baxter to be Trustees under the said disposition and Settlement in place of the said deceased William Wilson & Paterson Saunders: And further considering that by e Supplementary Trust Disposition executed by the said deceased David Blair junior

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dated the Tenth day of September Eighteen hundred and twenty four, and registered in the Sheriff

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Court Books of Forfarshire the twenty fourth day of November Eighteen hundred and twenty six, he specially gave, granted and disponed to and in favor of us the said John Luke, Edward Baxter and Henry Baxter and the survivor or survivors, acceptors or acceptor of us, the Major Member of us for the time surviving and accepting being a quorum as Trustees for the purposes mentioned in the deeds before narrated, and referred to in the said Supplementary deed, inter alia, All and which the subject herein after disponed with power to us to sell and dispone of his Means and Estate thereby conveyed heritable as well as moveable at pleasure: declaring that the purchaser or purchasers from us, or the Survivor or Survivors of us should no way be concerned with the application of the price or prices of his said means and Estate, or with any of the conditions declared or reservation contained in the said Supplementary disposition or in the foresaid disposition and Settlement and Codicil thereto upon which supplement and in virtue of the procuratory of resignation therein contained, in the said Trustees

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We duly infeft in the subjects after disponed conform to Instrument of Sasine in our favor dated the Seventeenth and Registered in the Register of Sasines the Twenty third day of February Eighteen hundred and twenty seven. And Considering further that by Missive of Sale entered into and exchanged between us the said John Luke and Edward Baxter a quorum of the Trustees of the said Deceased David Blair, and David McEwen Writer in Dundee dated respectively the first and second days of April in this present year. We the said John Luke and Edward Baxter agreed to sell to the said David McEwen either for himself or for any party he might afterwards name as the purchaser of the piece of ground after disponed, at the price and upon the terms and conditions therein set forth: And now seeing that the said David McEwen has declared that he made the said purchase for behoof of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee, and that we the said Trustees have received payment from the funds of the said Incorporation of the sum of Three hundred pounds sterling as the agreed on price of the subjects before mentioned of which we hereby acknowledge the

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Receipt and discharge all concerned for ever. Therefore in implement of our past of the agreement before narrated and with consent of the said David McEwen testified h his subscription of these presents, We the said John Luke, Edward Baxter and Henry Baxter Trustees foresaid have sold and disponed as we do hereby Sell, alienate and dispone to and in favor of James Smith junior Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Alexander Watson flesher in Dundee present Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and to their successors in office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation and to their assignees heritably and irredeemably but under the restriction after inserted. All and whole that piece of ground forming the north part of the ground on the north side of the Nethergate street of Dundee disponed by the said David Blair to us as Trustees foresaid, and not hither to conveyed situated behind the house and office houses in the Nethergate street of Dundee formerly occupied by the said David Blair and now occupied by his relict entering from Long Wynd and containing, according to a measurement by David Nave Architect

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Dundee about Seven hundred and eighty eight square yards, bounded on the east by the Long Wynd in the older title deeds of the property is called Cyrus or Fleming’s Wynd, on the north by a property formerly belonging to the said deceased David

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Blair, thereafter disponed by him to James Donaldson, now belonging to Andrew Pitcairn Esquire; on the West by a property belonging to Doctor John Maxwell; and on the South by the remainder of the ground belonging to us as Trustees foresaid declaring that the wall erected on the said Southern boundary is to continue our exclusive property and is not comprehended in the present Disposition, and that the right of our said disponees to the property of the wall on the east and west boundaries of the ground hereby disponed shall be exclusive, together with free ish and entry such as we as Trustees foresaid can give to the said piece of ground by the said Wynd, now the Long Wynd; which piece of ground before disponed is part of those three different subjects on the northside of the Nethergate of Dundee which were sometime since transformed and rebuilt by Robert Ramsay Merchant in Dundee afterwards in Leith and were converted into a large dwelling house with office houses draw well and other conveniences, an are or closs before the said house, and a large garden

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or yard at the back thereof, and were all enclosed by a stone dyke and formerly possessed by the said deceased David Blair, Bounded by the yards disponed by him to James Donaldson Coach Maker in Dundee and now belonging to Andrew Pitcairn Esquire as aforesaid on the North, the same vennel called Cyrus or Fleming’s Wynd on the East, by the tenements and yards which belonged to the Mason trade in the west, and by the said Nethergate street on the south part, all as more particularly described in the foresaid supplementary Trust Disposition by the said deceased David Blair and infeftments thereon in our favor; declaring that it shall not be lawful to our said disponees to their foresaid to erect any Steam Engine, Soap Work, Candle Work, Gas Work or Smithy upon the piece of ground before disponed, or any part thereof; and the are hereby accordingly specially restricted from doing so together with all right, title and interest which we the said Trustees have or can pretend to the said piece of ground. In which piece of ground before disponed, we the said Trustees, hereby Bind and oblige ourselves our heirs and successors to infeft and seize the said James Smith Junior and Alexander Watson Deacon and Boxmaster fore-

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said and their successors in office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaids upon their own charges and expenses to be holden of His Majesty in free Burgage for service of Burgh used and wont and for that purpose We Constitute.

And each of them jointly and severally out lawful and irrevocable procurators, with full power to Compear before the Provost or any one of the Bailies of the Burgh of Dundee for the time being and there for us and in our name purely and simply by Staff and Baton as use is resign and surrender as we do hereby resign and surrender up give over and deliver all and whole the piece of ground before disponed, lying bounded and described as aforesaid, subject to the restriction before written with free ish and entry thereto, and all right title and interest which we or our predecessors or authors had been or can pretend to the same. In the hands of the said Provost or any of the Bailies of the said Burgh for the time, as in the hands of His Majesty immediate, lawful superior thereof in favor and for new Infeftment of the same to be made given and granted to the said James Smith Junior present Deacon and the said Alexander Watson present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee, and their successors in office for the use and

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Behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaids heritably and irredeemably in due and competent form as effeirs. Acts instruments and documents in the premises which we could have done ourselves if personally present or which to the office of a

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procurator in such cases belongs, which piece of ground before disponed, with this disposition thereof and Infeftment to follow hereon. We as Trustees foresaid, bind and oblige ourselves to warrant from our own proper facts and deeds only. And we bind and oblige the heirs representatives and Legatees of the said deceased David Blair Junior to warrant the same at all hands and against all mortals; but that only to the extent of their respective interests in his successors, excepting always from the said absolute warrandice the exclusive right before conveyed of the saids East and West walls on the boundaries of the piece of ground before disponed which is warranted from fact and deed only: And further, we as Trustees foresaid hereby make and Constitute the said James Smith Junior and Alexander Watson, deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaid lawful cessioners and

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assignees not only in and to the whole writs titles and securities of and concerning the piece of ground above disponed made and granted in favor of us our predecessors or authors with all that had followed or may be competent to follow thereon. But also in and to the rental mails and duties of the said piece of ground from the term of Lammas next, at which time the entry of our said disponees to the said subjects is declared to commence, and in all time thereafter. Which Assignation above written we bind and oblige ourselves, as Trustees foresaid to warrant from our own facts and deeds only; herby obliging the heirs representatives and Legatees of the said David Blair to warrant the same absolutely to the extent of their respective interests in his succession. And further, we oblige ourselves, as Trustees foresaid, to free and relieve our said disponees of all cess, stent, Ministers Stipend, and other public burdens exigible furth of the said piece of Ground at and preceding the said term of Lammas next they being bound to free and relieve us and our foresaids of the same in all time coming. And in respect the title deeds of the piece of ground before disponed convey right to other subjects of greater value and so cannot be delivered up we the said Trustees bind and oblige ourselves and our foresaids to make the same forth

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coming to our said disponees and their foresaids on all necessary occasions on the receipt and obligation to redeliver the same within a reasonable time and under a suitable penalty. And we consent to the Registration hereof in the books of Council and Session or others Competent for preservation and that letters of horning on six days charge and all other execution necessary may pass and be directed upon a decree to be interponed hereto in Common form, and thereto we Constitute(blank) our predecessors &c In Witness whereof these presents written by John Gardiner apprentice to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee upon this and the five preceding pages conform to Law are subscribed by us, the saids John Luke and Edward Baxter being quorum of the Trustees of the said deceased David Blair as follows vizt: By me the said John Luke at Dundee the seventh day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty eight years before these witnesses Charles Walker, Writer in Dundee, and James Wilson Hamilton his clerk and by me the said Edward Baxter at Dundee the eight day of the said month of Jolly and year foresaid before these Witnesses the said Charles Walker and James Cargill Guthrie, Clerk to William Baxter & Son

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Merchants in Dundee and by the said David McEwen at Dundee the Tenth day of the said month of July and year foresaid before these Witnesses the said Charles Walker and James Easton his Clerk.

(Sgd) John Luke, Edw Baxter, D McEwenWitnesses James C Guthrie, Chas WaklerWitnesses Charles Walker, James Easton

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At Dundee the nineteenth day of August Eighteen hundred &Twenty eight years. At a General

Meeting of the Flesher IncorporationPresent 5 members

In terms of the instructions given them at last Meeting the Deacon & Boxmaster laid before the Meeting two plans of the property in the long Wynd lately purchased by M Black under their direction and shewing the size & dimensions of the various buildings intended

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to be erected on the premises & which plans M Black now appeared to explain.

The Meeting then approved of one of the foresaid plans marked No 2 and instructed M Black to make out the Specifications of the proposed erections agreeably to he same. M Black was also directed to take in sealed estimates for the work according to the said plans and specifications after which another Meeting of the trade would be called when the estimates of the offerers for the work would be opened and the trade would decide whom the preference should be given.

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At Dundee the 17th dayof September Eighteen hun-dred and twenty eight years.At a General Meeting of the

Flesher Trade within thehouse of John Sturrock

Brewer in DundeePresent 9 members

The Deacon stated that the present Meeting had been called for the purpose of opening estimates for the Trades proposed new erections in Long Wynd which M Black had received in terms of the instructions given him at last Meeting and which he now appeared and produced.

On opening these it was found that the following persons were the lowest offerers vizt:

Mason work – Thomas Rattray £330. 0. 0Slater work - David Low Junior £107.14. 0Wright work – John Fleming £215. 0. 0The whole expense being £658.14. 0

The persons were accordingly preferred to the different parts of the

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works which they had respectively offered for but as the trade were uncertain whether or not any apposition might be made by the neighbouring proprietors to these proposed operations they deemed it expedient not to enter into any contract with the persons preferred until they should see the issue of a Petition which the Clerk was now appointed to present with all dispatch to the Dean of Guild for a Warrant to build in terms of the agreed on plan & specification.

The Trade directed a new Mortcloth for children to be purchased as the present one was entirely done.

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At Dundee the Thirtieth dayof September Eighteen hundredand twenty eight . at a GeneralMeeting of the Flesher Trade

held within the house ofJohn Sturrock Brewer there

Present 8 members

The Clerk stated that he had presented a petition for leave to make the erections contemplated by the Trade and that answers had been lodged by the proprietors of the properties around objecting to the Trade using the buildings in the way proposed. The Clerk was instructed to prepare the necessary replies & to lodge them without delay.

The Deacon stated that he had received a letter for the Town Clerk of Dundee a copy of which follows:“Dundee 26 Sep 1828, I am directed by the Town Council to state that the Flesher Trade are contemplating the erection of a place

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to be used by Members of the Trade as Shambles. The Council trust that if this be the intention of the Trade they are keeping in recollection that there are dues liable by the Council on all Animals killed whether in the public Shambles, that is in the Shambles provided by the Council or in any other place tho’ provided at the expence of the Trades or private parties. In consequence of the rent paid by the Trade to the Town these dues have not been directly levied for a very long period; but they are not therefore lost; and the Council trust that no cause arise for a question on the subject. The Council however hope that the Trade well see the propriety of there being only one place in use as heretofore, of which they may be the Tacksmen including the dues and so save discussion and the expence of collection the Town Council also have in view that it is only the Dung Collected in the public Shambles, and that collected in other places tho’ used for other similar purposes, which is excepted from the general right of the Police Commissioners under the Police Act. I am, &c (Signed) Chris Kerr.”

The Trade directed the Clerk to send an answer to Mr

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Kerr of the following import. “Dundee 31 Sep 1828. The Flesher Incorporation of Dundee have requested me, as their Clerk, to reply to your letter of the 26th Current addressed to Deacon Smith

The Flesher Incorporation do not admit that the Town Council have any right to exact dues, excepting upon such bestial as are killed in the public Shambles; but it seems unnecessary at present to enquire into this point seeing that my Clients instructed me to say that they have no wish whatever to deprive the Town Council of the dues which the are entitled to exact if they provide Slaughter houses and other necessary accommodations to the Trade; but if the Town do exact those dues the Trade conceive it incumbent upon the Town to furnish Slaughter houses &c as formerly within the Burgh and at a convenient place. My Clients understand that the sale of the present Slaughterhouses, or at least a part of it is included in the Bill for the improvement of the streets of the Town, and that they will soon be deprived of it. It was natural therefore for the Trade to look out for themselves, but they will be happy to meet with the Town Council on the subject of your letter, and it at all possible to secure a good understanding.

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mentioned in your letter namely the Dung collected at the Shambles, my Clients conceive that it is the province of the Police Commissioners to decide upon it and not the Town.I will be glad to hear from you again when you shall have communicated with your constituents. I remain &c.

James Smith Jn Deacon

At Dundee the twentyfirst day of October Eighteen

hundred and twenty eightyears. At a Meeting of the

Flesher IncorporationPresent 9 members

Also Mr James Watson

The Trade having taken into consideration a voluminous correspondence between the Agent for Mr David Knight (who had been allowed to practice and carry on his trade as s Flesher within Burgh) and the Clerk to the Incorporation, the Incorporation unanimously agreed to admit and receive the said David Knight as a

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Member of the said Trade upon payment of the full balance of his entry money and complying with all the usual exactions and privileges belonging to the Incorporation.

The said David Knight appeared in face of the Meeting, and was admitted and received a Member of the Trade upon payment of the balance of his entry money, with interest up to this date, and has declared his readiness to give an entertainment to the Trade, according to usual custom at any time within a month from this date, at which time the said David Knight will be regularly entered in the Locked Book belonging to the Incorporation.

The Trade upon further Consideration agreed to Enter the said David Knight in the Locked Book of this date; pursuance to his own assurance usages of the Incorporation with regard to payment of the admission dues & in giving a dinner or supper referred to.

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The following minute should have been entered before the one immediately preceding.

At Dundee the sixteenth day of OctoberEighteen hundred and twenty eight years.At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationwithin the house of John Sturrock Brewer

present 9 members

an application from Mrs Smith Widow of the late James Smith Flesher for further aid from the Trade, on consequence of her extreme old age and indisposition having been taken into consideration it was agreed to heighten her allowance to two shillings per week and to continue the same during the pleasure of the Trade.

the Clerk laid before the Meeting a letter which he had received from Mr Kerr, Town Clerk of which the following is a Copy:

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“Dundee 16 October 1828. Dear Sir, I have laid your letter dated 30 Septr last before the Town Council, and am directed to inform the Flesher Trade, which you will be so good as do, that there is no present intention on the part of he Town Council to change the site of the public Slaughter House, and the Council have remitted to their Committee for general purposes to arrange with the Trade for renewing their Current lease or otherwise as may be found expedient. I am Dear Sir Yours Truly (Signed) Chris Kerr.”

The Trade appointed the Deacon & Boxmaster along with Mr Samuel Addison, Mr Robert Small and the Clerk to the Trade as a Committee to treat with the Committee of the Town Council

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Upon the subject referred to, and to report the result to the Trade as soon as possible.

It was resolved to advertise the Trades dung tomorrow fortnight at (blank) for sale by Public Roup the upset price to be Ninety pounds but with power to the Deacon, Boxmaster & Clerk to alter the upset price if they shall consider it necessary.

The Clerk submitted to the Trade a correspondence hw had had with Mr John Bell, Writer in Dundee Agent for David Knight relative to his Admission to the Trade as a Member which was approved of: The Trade fixed Tuesday next t seven o’clock evening in the house of John Sturrock Brewer in Dundee for receiving him as Member of the Trade and requested the Clerk to intimate the same to Mr Bell accordingly.

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At Dundee the eleventh day of December Eighteen hundred & twenty

eight yearsat a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock

BrewerPresent 10 members

The Boxmaster’s Accounts were audited and approved for the bypast year, and Mr Alexander Watson unanimously re-elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year.

The Pension List for the ensuing year was gone over and regulated in the following manner:

Mrs Watson continuedJanet Smith doDavid Lawson £3 for rentMrs Smith 2/- per weekJanet Smith 2/6 per weekMrs Matter’s daughter 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lowson 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lindsay continuedBetty Constable doMrs Gray do

James Murray was continued ads Officer for the ensuing year.

At Dundee the nineteenth day ofOctober Eighteen hundred & twenty nine

years

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At a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Meeting remitted to the Dean and Samuel Addison as a Sub Committee to wait on the Police Commissioners or Mr Deuchars their Inspector to see what sum that body will pay to the Trade for another year’s lease on the Slaughterhouse dung, and if such offer shall appear reasonable to conclude a bargain for the same, and if otherwise to expose the same by public roup, at such upset price as shall by the Trade be considered proper.

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At Dundee the first day ofDecember Eighteen hundred and

twenty nine yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Meeting proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster when Mr Samuel Addison was unanimously elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year, and James Murray was continued as Officer.

The Meeting resolved that in future the Clerk shall be instructed to apply to the different Members of the Trade who have rent to pay for Slaughterhouse for the sum that shall be respectively due by them, and he is hereby empowered and directed to use every measure necessary for enforcing punctual payment of their rents at the terms which they severally fall due.

The Clerk was also instructed to see that any sums due to the Trade which may be outstanding shall be immediately paid up.

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At Dundee the third day of DecemberEighteen hundred and twenty nine

yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Boxmaster’s Accounts were audited and approved of for the bypast year and the Balance being Sixteen pounds ten shillings & ten pence de by the Boxmaster was appointed to be paid over to Samuel Addison the newly elected Boxmaster, as also the sum of Seven pounds received from Mrs Smith as the rent due by her to the Trade and which had been paid by her subsequent to the date of the Boxmaster’s accounts.


Mrs Watson continuedJanet Smith 2/6 per week & 12/6 for rentEuphemia Lowson 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lindsay 1/6 per week & £1 rentWidow Gray 1/3 per week

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David Lawson £3 for rent do while in Infirmary 2/6 per weekBetty Constable 1/6 per week

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At Dundee the sixteenth day ofMarch Eighteen hundred and

Thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Meeting took into consideration the circumstances of the different sums outstanding to the Trade for rents of the Slaughter houses & when the Clerk was instructed again to intimate to Mrs Smith, Mr Small, David Niven, and John Wilson that if the sums due by them respectively be not paid to the late Boxmaster Alexander Watson, on or before Saturday first a Summons will be executed against them to enforce payment, and if payment be not made by that time that a Summary removing be immediately thereafter also executed against them.

the clerk was also directed to send a similar intimation to Alexander Matter that if he do not pay the sum of £2 being the arrears of rent due by him that legal measures be immediately adopted against him.

The Clerk was directed to apply to Mr I M Christie for payment of the sum of £2.10/- due by him at the

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Term of Whitsunday last for seat rents and to prosecute him for this sum if necessary.

The Clerk was again directed to apply to John Wilson for payment of the sum due by him to the Trade in terms of the instructions formerly given him.

The Meeting adjourned to Monday first the twenty second instant at six o’clock evening to hear the result of these applications.

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At Dundee the twenty third dayof March Eighteen hundred and

thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Clerk was instructed to call on David Niven and get him to sign an obligatory letter from him to the Trade, to remove from the Slaughterhouse occupied by him at the term of Whitsunday first, and if he should refuse to grant such a latter the Clerk was further instructed to take the necessary measures to force his removal.

The Trade directed the Clerk immediately to proceed in raising a summons against the persons mentioned in last Minute as being in arrears. On further consideration however, the Meeting were of opinion that the matter should be allowed to lie over till Monday first to give the outstanders a further opportunity.

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At Dundee the first day of AprilEighteen hundred and thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Deacon stated that the present Meeting had been called for the purpose of deciding as to the receiving of William Dun as a Member of the Trade, in terms of his application.

The Meeting on taking the subject into consideration agreed to accept the said William Dun as a Member of the trade and to admit him to the benefit of all their privileges on his paying too the Trade the sum of Forty Guineas as the dues of his entry. With the other usual and accustomed dues and directed the Clerk to give William Dun notice of this resolution.

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At Dundee the first day of JuneEighteen hundred and thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


With reference to what had taken place formerly as to the admission of William Dun as a Member of the Trade, and the intimation given to that person by the Clerk that if he did not enter a free Member and pay the ordinary dues of admission, he would be prosecuted. The said William Dun appeared at the Meeting and declared his readiness to become a full member of the Trade, and that he was liable in the ordinary dues. The Trade in respect of the admission agreed to suspend any legal proceedings against him upon his paying down to the Boxmaster the sum of Twenty Guineas being one hall of his entry money on or before the twenty fourth current, and the other half within twelve months from this date with sufficient security, but it was expressly understood that if William Dunn shall fail to pay his last instalment when due, he forfeits all claim to what he shall have previously paid and that he is not to be admitted a Member until his whole dues are

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paid. In witness whereof this Minute is inscribed by the said William Dunn and by the Deacon and Boxmaster if the Trade place and date above written by David McEwen Clerk to the trade before these witnesses the said David McEwen and John Watson his Clerk, weir also witness to the signing of the two marginal notes written and subscribed at the same time with the body.

William Dunn(Signed) Alex Watson D

Small Addison BMD McEwen WitnessJohn Watson Witness

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At Dundee the second day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and

thirty years

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At a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Meeting directed the Clerk to raise a prosecution against William Dunn for the amount past due by him in terms of his obligation to the Trade of date the first day of June last; and also concluding against him for the sum specified in the said obligation to be paid at the end of a twelve month from the said first day of June last – he having as yet omitted to come forward and become a full Member of the Trade.

The Trades also resolved to raise prosecutions against the following persons for the sums due by them respectively vizt:

Mrs Smith £7Robert Small 14David Niven 14I M Christie for two years rent ofChurch seat due at Whitsunday last

The Trade requested the

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Clerk to lose no time in bringing the above prosecutions.

At Dundee the fifth day of OctoberEighteen hundred and thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Tradewithin the house of John Sturrock


The Deacon stated that Alexander Matters had requested him to call the present Meeting for the purpose of considering his application to be admitted a Member of the Trade, on considering which the Trade were of opinion that the application should be granted on his fulfilling all the conditions incumbent on a new Member.

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At Dundee the twenty ninth day ofNovember Eighteen hundred and

thirty yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade

within the house of Alexander HeanPresent 9 members

The Meeting having examined the Deacon and Boxmaster’s Accounts for the preceding year, and compared the same with the Vouchers, found them correct, and that there was a balance due to them of Five pounds three shillings and one halfpenny for which the office bearers for the current year were appointed to debit their next Accounts.

The Meeting proceeded to elect a Boxmaster according to the custom of the Trade for the ensuing year when Samuel Addison was unanimously elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year and the thanks of the Trade were unanimously given to him for his past exertions.

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It was unanimously resolved that in future no Michaelmas supper shall be paid to the Members of the Trade out of the funds, but that each person shall pay for his own entertainment, it being however understood that the allowance made to the servants

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in employment of the Members of the Trade shall continue as formerly.

It was further resolved to reduce the rent of the present Slaughterhouses from the term of Martinmas last in the following manner vizt: those who pay seven pounds to pay only Five, and those paying Five pounds to be reduced to Three pounds, but this resolution only to continue during the pleasure of the Trade.


Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekJanet Smith 2/6 per week & 12/6 of rentEuphemia Lawson 1/3 per weekJames Smith 2/6 per week & £4 of rentEuphemia Lindsay 1/- per week & £1 of rentBetty Constable 1/9 per week

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At Dundee the twenty fourth day ofMarch Eighteen hundred and thirty one

yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade

within the house of Alexander HeanBrewer

Present 8 members

The Trade on considering that David Niven had not paid any sum to account of the amount due by him for the rents of slaughterhouse occupied by him under the Trade, as contained in a decree at the Trades instance against him, directed the Clerk to take the necessary measures for recovering payment under the superintendence of the Deacon, who were empowered to settle with him on such terms as he shall deem most expedient, by agreeing to accept of such partial payments as he may consider D Niven able to pay and at such intervals as he may deem reasonable.

The Deacon stated that Alexander Burns Flesher had called on him wishing to get the process between him and the Trade arranged in some way or other, but that Burns had at the same time stated that he was not able to settle the whole matter at once. The Meeting on considering this appointed the Deacon and Mr David Knight to call on Burns and see what proposal he meant to make to the Trade for an arrangement and to report the same to a

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Meeting of the Trade to be held on Monday first at seven o’clock in the evening.

The Clerk was instructed to apply to William Dunn for payment of the expense of the actions and diligence raise at the Trades instance against him and to intimate that if the same is not settled within three days an action will be raised against him for the amount.

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The Clerk was instructed and empowered to collect the rents due to the Trade (for Slaughter houses occupied by the Members of the Trade) at the term of Martinmas last.

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At Dundee the Thirtieth day ofMarch Eighteen hundred and thirty

one At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade


Present 6 members

On considering the case of Alexander Burns, the Meeting resolved that he could not be admitted upon other conditions than those of David Knight a Copy of which the Clerk was ordered to sent to him.

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At Dundee the twenty ninth day ofNovember Eighteen hundred and thirty

one At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade


Present 7 members

The Meeting having examined the Dean and Boxmaster’s accounts for the preceding year, and compared the same with the vouchers, found them correct, and that there was a balance due too the Trade of Eleven pounds one shilling and a halfpenny, for which the office bearers for the current period were appointed to take credit in their new accounts.

The Meeting proceeded to elect a Boxmaster according to the custom of the Trade for the ensuing year, when Mr Alexander Watson was unanimously elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year.

The following Excerpt from a Minute of a Meeting of a Committee of the Town Council held on the twelfth instant was read to the Meeting:

“The Committee are of opinion that it would be desirable for this Committee to meet & confer with a Committee of the Flesher Trade regarding the remit as to the Shambles mentioned inn the Council Minutes of 3d current; and the Committee

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accordingly resolved to recommend to the Flesher Trade to name a Committee for the above purpose and requested the Clerk to communicate this to the Clerk of the trade.”

On the said excerpt being taken into consideration the Meeting appointed the Deacon, Boxmaster and Mr Robert Small as a Committee along with the Clerk to meet with the Committee of the Town Council in regard to the matters therein mentioned and instructed the Clerk of the Trade to give notice of the appointment of this Committee to the Town Clerk and to intimate that the Committee now appointed by the Trade will be ready to meet with the Council Committee at any time they may find convenient.

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The Pension list for the ensuing year was gone over and regulated in the following manner@

Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekJanet /smith 2/6 per week & 12/6 of rentMrs Watson continuedDavid Lowson £3 of rentEuphemia Lawson 1/3 per weekJames /smith 2/6 per week & £4 of rentEuphemia Lindsay 1/- per week & £1 of rentBetty Constable 1/9 per week &

Alexander Reid £2 of rent and liberty to kill in the public Slaughterhouse free of rent, but to be subject to the trades orders.

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At Dundee the eighteenth day of OctoberEighteen hundred and thirty two At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade

within the house of John Kinnimont Innkeeperin Dundee

Present 7 members

The Dean was authorised to sign Articles of Roup agreeing to expose the Dung belonging to the Poor of the Incorporation on a lease for one year from and after the term of Martinmas Old Style, and fixed the price at which the lease of the dung should be exposed, at the sum of Ninety five pounds Stg per annum.

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At Dundee the eighteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and

thirty two yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee within the house of DavidChisholm Vintner Dundee

Present 7 members

The Meeting having examined the Deacon and Boxmaster’s Accounts for the preceding year and compared the same with the Vouchers, found them correct and that there was now a balance due to the Trade of eighteen shillings and eleven pence, for which the office bearers in the current year were appointed to take credit in their next year’s accounts.

The Meeting proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster according to the custom of the Trade for the ensuing year, when Mr Alexander Watson was unanimously re-elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year.

The Pension list for the ensuing year was gone over and regulated in the following manner:

Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekJanet Smith 2/6 per week & allowance of rent to be discontinuedMrs Watson (£12) Twelve pounds per year

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Euphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekJames Smith 2/6 per week & £2 of rent being the half of what

was allowedhim last year. The Deacon & Boxmaster being

authorised to increase the rent to the former allowance if upon enquiry they shall deem it proper

Euphemia Lindsay 1/- per week & £1 of rentBetty Constable 1/-per week instead of 1/9 per week as previously allowedAlexander Reid £4 of rent payable half yearly

The Dean and Boxmaster along with Mr David Knight, James Lawson and John Wilson were empowered to examine an account for law business due to the Clerk and to pay the sum which may be found due to him by them.

At Dundee the seventeenth day of JulyEighteen hundred and thirty three years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of Dundeewithin the house of David Chisholm Vintner

DundeePresent 6 members

The Trade resolved to dispose upon the property belonging to them situated in Long Wynd purchased from the late Mr Wilson’s Trustees and that by public roup upon the seventh day of August next if no offerers should previously appear to give such a price as the Trade would be willing to

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accept of by private bargain. The Clerk was instructed to advertise it in the local Newspapers accordingly. The Trade empowered the Deacon and Boxmaster in conjunction with the Clerk and Messers James Lawson and David Knight to arrange as to the sale either by public roup of private bargain and to sell the property at such a price as they may deem proper.

At Dundee the sixth day of AugustEighteen hundred and thirty three

yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of


Present 7 members

The Clerk produced to the Meeting a draught of the Articles of Roup of the Trades property at Long wynd, which were approved of and marked as relative hereto; the sale being to take place within the Trades Coffee room tomorrow.

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At Dundee the twenty eighth day of Sep-tember Eighteen hundred and thirty three

yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of


Present 8 members

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The Meeting took into consideration a letter addressed by Messers Shaw & Thomson Writers in Dundee, the Agents of Mr Smellie who lately purchased the property in the Long Wynd, to the Clerk of the Trade wishing the price to remain a real burden on the property at the rate of four per cent interest; And the Trade unanimously came to the resolution to reject the proposal and instructed the Clerk to intimate to Mr Smellie’s Agents that the price behoved to be paid at the term of Martinmas first agreeably to the conditions under which the property was sold.

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At Dundee the fourteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and

thirty three yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee within the house of DavidChisholm Vintner there

Present 6 members

The Trade instructed the Clerk to get the process at the Trade’s instance against Alexander Burns Flesher awakened and proceeded with without delay, and to endeavour to get a decision on the merits as soon as possible.

The Deacon along with Mr Samuel Addison were appointed as a Committee to treat with the present lessees of the Dung belonging to the Trade for another year after the current lease, but if the Committee cannot come to any agreement betwixt this and Thursday first the Trade empowered the Deacon to advertise the dung for sale by public roup the same as usual,

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At Dundee the twenty fifth day of November Eighteen hundred and



Present 8 members

The Meeting having examined the Deacon and Boxmaster’s Accounts for the preceding year and compared the same with the vouchers, found them correct, and that there was a balance due to the Trade of Nineteen pounds one shilling & eight pence, for which the office bearers were appointed to take credit in their next year’s Accounts.

The Meeting proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster according to the custom of the Trade for the ensuing year when Mr David Knight was unanimously elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year.


Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekJanet Smith 2/6 per weekEuphemia Watson £6 pounds per year to be paid to Mr WatsonMargaret ‘Watson £6 per year to be paid quarterly to David Chisholm

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Euphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekJames Smith 2/6 per week & £3 of rent Euphemia Lindsay 1/- per week & £1 of rentBetty Constable 1/-per week Alexander Reid 2/6 per week and £2 of rent Mrs Smith £6 as at present

The Meeting resolved to sub-let such part of the Shambles as the Trades at a future Meeting shall fix on, and on any offer being made the Deacon was instructed to call a Meeting of the Trade to take the same into consideration and adopt such measures as may be deemed expedient.

At Dundee the nineteenth dayof December Eighteen hundred and



Present 9 members

The Meeting resolved that in future any operations on the Bank account, the orders shall be signed by Messers Samuel Addison and John Wilson besides the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk as at present.

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At Dundee the twentieth day of JanuaryEighteen hundred and thirty four years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of Dundeewithin the house of David Chisholm Vintner there

Present 9 members

The Meeting authorised the Members (appointed at last Meeting of the Trade for the purpose of signing orders on the account kept in the Dundee Bank for the Trade) to sign an order for the sum of Five hundred and twenty two pounds ten shillings and to advance the same to Messers Alexander Kay Merchant in Dundee, Adam Symon, Machine Maker there, William Christie and David Guthrie Banker in Dundee and David McEwen & Gabriel Miller Writers in Dundee on a promissory note to be granted by these individuals conjunctly and severally, payable to the Trade twelve months after date.

The Boxmaster was authorised to pay David Loot Flesher One pound as Charity.

Mrs Matthew was added to the pension list at the rate of 1/9 per week. (six words deleted before signing).

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At Dundee the eleventh dayof February Eighteen hundred

and thirty four yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee within the house of DavidChisholm Vintner there

Present 5 members

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The Deacon stated to the Meeting that the resolution as to the loan of Five hundred pounds contained in the preceding minutes had been rescinded at a Meeting of the Trade held on the 21st Ulto of which no Minute was taken at the time.

The Clerk was instructed to write the individuals to be specified in a list to be furnished by the Boxmaster stating that the Trade had resolved to prosecute them for infringing on the privileges of the Trade in the event of their not coming forward within four days and settling with the Incorporation.

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At Dundee the seventh day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty

four years At a Meeting of theFlesher Trade of Dundee within

the house of DavidChisholm Vintner Dundee

Present 8 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that Robert Woodcock Flesher in Dundee had requested him to say that he was wishing to become a Member of the Trade.

On taking Robert Woodcock’s proposal into consideration the Meeting agreed that upon his paying one half of the entry money, he should be allowed the privilege of killing and selling within Burgh, the same as a free Member of the Incorporation, but that until the entry money be fully paid up, he should have no right to attend or vote at any Meeting of the Trade and that should he fail to pay the other half by two equal yearly instalments from this date he should then lose all right to any privilege which he might have enjoyed under this arrangement, and whatever sum may have been advanced by him to the Trade should be forfeited and belong to them as part of the Trades funds and moreover that he shall not be considered a Member of the Trade till the money be paid.

The Clerk was instructed to

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communicate to Mr Woodcock the resolution come to by the Meeting.

At Dundee the fourteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty four

Years At a General Meeting of the Flesher Trade Present 7 members

The Present Meeting was called in consequence of an application having been made by David Pennycook flesher to be admitted a Member of the #trade. the Trade considering that they bad been under the necessity of taking measures to compel Mr Pennycook’s entry in consequence of his encroachments on the Trades privileges and that in the Action raised against him two other parties Alexr Man and Thomas Low had been included, it was socially conditioned that Mr Pennycook should in the first place pay one third of the expenses incurred by the Trade; and when this being done the Trade agreed to admit Mr Pennycook upon the following terms first that he shall immediately pay dues on each one half of the entry money and the other half by two equal yearly instalments from and after this period; but it is expressly understood that unless the last maity of the entry money shall be

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Paid, David Pennycook shall not be considered to be able to exercise the free privileges of the Trade. in the meantime however he is to be allowed Killing and selling within the Burgh until the last maity of his entry money becomes due.

At Dundee the first day of September Eighteen hundred

and thirty four yearsAt a General Meeting of the Flesher

Trade of Dundee within thehouse of David Chisholm Vintner

therePresent 6 members

Mr Thomas Dick residing in Dundee having applied to be admitted a free Member of the Trade and hiving lodged with the Deacon the sum of Ten shillings & sixpence being the ordinary sum to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade on his admission, the Trade came to the determination to admit him to the Trade as a free Member upon payment of the sum of Forty two pounds, the entry money payable by a stranger & under compliance with the other rules of the Trade & the Clerk was instructed to intimate this to Mr Dick accordingly.

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The Meeting instructed the Clerk immediately to intimate to Mr John Morton Merchant in Dundee that the Trade would immediately insist upon the conditions stipulated in the Contract betwixt him & the patrons o Brown’s Mortification being fulfilled by erecting buildings upon the property to the value of £1200 Stag or to give the Trade ample security in relief of his obligation for the annual rent or feuduty to the satisfaction of the Trade.

It was moved by Mr Samuel Addison that as there was an admitted balance of upwards of Twenty pounds due by the Boxmaster on his intromissions at this date, the Boxmaster be instructed to lodge in the Bank Twenty pounds to act of said balance within eight days from this date. This motion was seconded by Mr David Niven and unanimously agreed to.

At Dundee the fourth day of September Eighteen hundred &thirty four years. At a General

Meeting of the Flesher Incorpora-tion of Dundee within the

house of David Chisholm Vintner there

Present 7 members

The Deacon stated that William Small Flesher in Dundee son of Robert Small Flesher in Dundee a free Member of the Trade had lodged ten shillings and sixpence for admission, the Trade agreed to admit Mr Small upon payment of the ordinary dues and in compliance with the other regulations of the Trade.

The Trade instructed the Clerk to write to the Town Chamberlain hat the Trade would give up the right to the Flesh Market at Martinmas first and to know what decoction of rent would be allowed, the Trade only keeping the Slaughter houses from the Town.

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At Dundee the fourth day of December Eighteen hundred and

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thirty four years. At a GeneralMeeting of the Flesher Tradeof Dundee within the house ofDavid Chisholm Vintner there

Present 7 members

The Trade examined the Boxmaster’s Accounts for the preceding year and compared the same with the vouchers, found them correct, and the Clerk was directed to extend the Accounts from the Boxmaster’s Scroll Ledger into the regular Ledger of the Incorporation to be docqueted and approved of at a future Meeting of the Trade.

The Clerk stated that in consequence of the instructions given in at last Meeting he had written to the Town Chamberlain stating the Trade’s willingness to give up the right to the Flesh market but he had received an answer stating that the Town of Dundee would not accept of a renunciation of the Flesh Market unless the Trade would likewise give up their let of the Slaughter houses.

The Trade proceeded to the election

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of a Boxmaster according to the custom of the Trade for the next year when Mr David Invent was unanimously elected to that office by a majority of five votes to two and Mr Niven accepted of the office accordingly, but it was specially conditional and agreed upon that no drafts upon the Bank can be made unless subscribed by Messers John Milne, and James Lowson Members of the trade along with the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk of the Trade.


Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekJanet Smith 2/6 per weekEuphemia Watson £6 pounds per year Margaret Watson £6 per year Euphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekJames Smith 2/6 per week & £3 of rent Euphemia Lindsay 1/- per week & 30/-of rentBetty Constable 1/-per week Widow Raitt 2/6 per week & £3 of rentWidow Matthew 2/6 per weekJean Matthew 1/6 per weekMrs Smith £12 per year and to be paid quarterly

The Clerk was instructed at the request of Mr Dick to issue extracts to him of all Minutes of the Trade which he may require.

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At Dundee the third day of February Eighteen hundred

and thirty five years. Ata General Meeting of the Flesher

Trade of Dundee held withinthe house of George Crammond

Vintner in Dundee Present 8 members

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The Deacon stated that he had received on the thirty first Ultimo Ten pounds to Account from Alex Burns of the first moiety of his entry money to the Trade; the Deacon also stated that Burns craved indulgence for a month for the balance which was agreed to.

The Clerk was instructed to write James Geodes Murraygate and James Mustard King Street and David Milne Murraygate requesting them instantly to enter free of the Trade & pay the dues exigible therein: and it was remitted to the Deacon and Boxmaster to do in the matter as the shall think proper on answers being received from these individuals.

The following were appointed a Committee to look out for a suitable place on which to erect Slaughter houses and to enter along with the Clerk into communications with the Town Council on the subject viz: The Boxmaster, Thos Dick, John Wilson, Wm Small and the Deacon

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three to be a quorum and the Deacon Convener.

At Dundee the twenty third day ofFebruary Eighteen hundred and thirty

Five years. At a General Meeting of the TradePresent 5 members

The Clerk stated that agreeably to the instructions of the Trade, he had raised actions against David Milne and James Mustard for damages for encroaching on the privileges of the Trade and had obtained decrees against each of them before the Sheriff.

The Deacon stated that the said David Milne had now applied for admission as a free Member and had lodged ten shillings and six pence for a hearing – the said David Milne being a free apprentice his entry money is Twenty Guineas. The trade agreed to accept of the One half of this sum at present and to take David Milne’s bill with security to the Trades satisfaction for the other half payable at Seventeen months from this date including interest: but it is expressly understood that the said

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David Milne is not to be entered as a free Member in the Trades Locked Book nor enjoy any of the privileges of a free Member unless the bill for the balance of his money is paid punctually when die, and that he likewise pays the expenses incurred by the proceedings against him before the Sheriff Court.

At a General Meeting of the TradeTuesday 16 AugustPresent 5 members

The Clerk was instructed to follow up the individuals proceedings already adopted against Thomas Mustard should he fail to make the satisfactory settlement with the Deacon

And considering that James Geddes Tobacconist in Dundee had encroached on the exclusive privileges of the Trade, the Clerk was instructed to write him immediately to enter with the Trade & to pay damages amounting to the entry money as a Stranger & failing of his doing so within three days to raise an action against him.

In consequence of the distressed bodily complaints of David Knight a free Master Member of the Trade and late Boxmaster & on considering an application from him

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for pecuniary relief, the Deacon was empowered to advance him Two pounds for temporary relief till Whitsunday ensuing.

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At Dundee the twenty first dayof April Eighteen hundred andthirty five years. At a General

Meeting of the Trade heldWithin the house of David Chisholm

OvergatePresent 6 members

In consequence of Mr Geddes having paid no attention to the application of the Trade as to entering as a Member, the Clerk was instructed to raise an action against him without delay.

The Boxmaster stated that Mr Alexander Lawson Flesher in Dundee son of David Lawson likewise a Flesher in Dundee a free Member of the trade had lodged ten shillings & sixpence to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade for his admission. The Trade agreed to admit Mr Lawson upon payment of the ordinary dues and in compliance with the other regulations of the Trade & further that he should perform an essay piece to the satisfaction of a Committee of the Trade.

Mr Alexander Guild, Flesher Perth Road Dundee having applied to be admitted a free Member of the Trade and having lodged with the Boxmaster the sum of Ten shillings & sixpence being the ordinary sum to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade in the subject of his admission

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the Trade came to the determination to admit him a free Member upon payment of the sum of Forty pounds Sterling the entry money exigible by the Trade & payable by a stranger and under compliance with the other rules of the Trade & further that he should perform an essay piece of the satisfaction of a Committee of the Trade & the Clerk was instructed to intimate these resolutions to Mr Guild and Mr Lawson accordingly.

The Clerk was instructed to draw out an advertisement in terms of the resolution of a Meeting of the Cattle Dealers & others in this district as to the alterations of the days on which the weekly markets were to be held & to get the same inserted at the expense of the Trade in all the Dundee Newspapers and likewise to get a number of handbills thrown off for distribution.

At Dundee the twenty eighth day ofApril Eighteen hundred and thirty

five years. At a Meeting of the FlesherTrade held in David Chisholm’s

Present 7 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that Mr James Geddes Tobacconist in Dundee had come forward in consequence of the application against him with the following proposal namely that he should be allowed to exercise the Trade of

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a flesher within the Royalty during his lifetime for the sum of Twenty pounds Sterling – It being expressly conditional that he shall not be entitled to exercise any of the free privileges of the Flesher Incorporation nor having any claim over the inconveniences

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arising to Members – Mr Geddes being bound to pay the expenses of the proceedings against him and if at any time afterwards the said James Geddes wishes to become a free Member he will only be admitted on payment of the sum of Forty pounds Stg the ordinary entry money payable by a stranger.

The Trade in departing from the ordinary rule of admitting Members in this instance wishes it to be expressly understood and Minuted that this will not be considered as establishing any precedent.

The Deacon stated that Mr Robert Lawson Flesher in Dundee son of David Lawson likewise Flesher in Dundee a free Member of the Trade had lodged ten shillings and sixpence being the ordinary sum to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade re the subject of his admission. The Trade agreed to admit Mr Lawson upon payment of the ordinary dues and in compliance with the other regulations of the Trade, and further that he should perform an essay piece to the satisfaction of a Committee of the Trade.

The Clerk was instructed to intimate these resolutions to Mr Geddes and to Mr Lawson.

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At Dundee the seventh day ofMay Eighteen hundred and thirty

five years. At a Meeting of theFlesher Trade held in the house

of David Chisholm Vintner Overgateat eight o’clock evening

Present 7 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting to consider of the propriety of purchasing the property belonging formerly to the Dundee Soap Work Company and now to Patrick Scott Esquire residing in Nethergate street of Dundee with whom the Deacon and Messers Thomas Dick and John Wilson had this afternoon an interview along with the Clerk. The property Mr Scott was willing to dispose of at the price of Two thousand one hundred pounds Sterling.

The Trade having deliberated considered this subject remitted to the Deacon, Boxmaster & Clerk to make suitable enquired regarding the property which they had hitherto not been able to obtain and to make enquiries at the Town of Dundee regarding the respective rights betwixt the Town and the Flesher Trade and to report the result of the whole to a Meeting of the Trade to be called on an early date.

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At Dundee the twelfth day of MayEighteen hundred and thirty five years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationheld within he house of David Chish-

olm Vintner Overgate at six o’clock eveningPresent 7 members

The Trade met for the purpose of considering and determining of the subject of the purchase of the property from Patrick Scott Esquire referred to at the last Meeting of the Trade held o the seventh current.The Clerk stated that he had received a letter from Mr Scott of date the eighth current a copy of which follows:

“Nethergate 8th May 1835., Dear Sir, In reference to the conversation I had yesterday afternoon with you and some of your clients in regard to the Soap work, and to

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prevent any misunderstanding in future, I beg to mention in writing, my understanding as to the offer I made to you then viz:

That your clients shall have the whole of the ground, all the Wells, and all the buildings of every description, with the exception of such of the Furnaces or other parts as my require to be taken down for the removing of such of

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the utensils or other iron work as are built into masonry – All agreeable to the Title deeds and articles of Roup, which you can see by applying to Messers James and John Ogilvie; for the sum of Two thousand one hundred pounds Sterling (£2100) the purchaser paying one half of the expense of conveyance, and the term of entry to the rents, and to such parts of the premises as are unoccupied at Whitsunday first, if required, and to other parts at Martinmas next, or even sooner, should any of them become unoccupied before that term the before mentioned offer does not include any of the utensils, either of wood or metal of any kind, or whether the said utensils are lying loose, or built into Masonry, nor any leaden pipes.

Five hundred pounds of the price to be paid when the bargain is concluded – and the remainder at Martinmas next – with interest at four per cent per annum from Whitsunday first.

I shall however be willing to enter into any other reasonable arrangement as to the payment of the balance, should the above be inconvenient to the purchaser.

There are some temporary erections on the piece of vacant ground which are not included in the before mentioned offer – as they belong to the tenants – I remain dear Sir Your mo ob servt (signed) P Scott (addressed) T David McEwen Esquire Writer.

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In answer to which the Clerk stated that he had written to Mr Scott in the following terms:

“9th May 1835 Dear Sir, I received your letter of yesterdays date and hope to be able in the course of eight days to give you a definite answer on the part of the Flesher Incorporation to your offer. I would have done so sooner had it not been necessary to make some arrangements with the Town Council of Dundee regarding the present Shambles & Markets occupied by the Fleshers from that body. In the meantime ii acknowledge receipt of the plan of the property which I shall make forthcoming to you I remain Dear Sir Your most ob ser (signed) D McEwen to Patrick Scott Esq.”

In reply to this last mentioned letter the Clerk mentioned that he had received the following letter from Mr Scott:

“Nethergate 9th May 1835 7 o’clock P.M. Dear Sir I was favoured with your letter of this date about 4 o’clock this afternoon and I am somewhat at a loss how to reply to it. In my letter of yesterday when I mentioned that should consider the offer I made of the Soap Work building on me till twelve o’clock at noon on Wednesday next, I was not aware that any other purchaser was likely to appear before that or. Today however between one and two o’clock a person who had formerly been on terms for it, and who I had considered as out of the field, called on me and said he came to endeavour to conclude a bargain for the Soap Work. I told him I would not enter into any arrangement with him till after twelve o’clock on Wednesday next; but I should then be at liberty t treat with him provided my offer to your clients should not be accepted

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of. You will therefore see the necessity I am under of requesting you and your clients to endeavour to make your arrangements with the Town Council somewhat earlier than is mentioned in your letter and let me have your answer as before stated on Wednesday at or before twelve o’clock at noon – because after that hour I must consider myself bound to treat with person before mentioned.Had your requested the whole of next week to make your arrangements before any interview with the other person I should not have had the least difficulty in complying, but unfortunately your letter came too late and I have no alternative.I remain Dear Sir, Your obed (Signed) P Scott.”

The Trade having taken the whole of the before mentioned correspondence into consideration unanimously agreed to accept of the offer for the property upon the terms stipulated in Mr Scott’s letter of the eight and ninth current and they empowered the Clerk of the Trade this night to address a letter to Mr Scott accepting of the offer accordingly in the following terms:

“Dundee 12 May 1835 Patrick Scott Esq. Dundee 8 o’clock p.m. Dear Sir I this evening communicated your

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Letter to me of 8h and 9th current to the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee at a General Meeting held by them his evening, and in terms of the authority given by them to me I hereby as their Clerk and on their behalf accept of the offer for the Dundee Soap Work property upon the terms stated on your letter of the 8 th. You omitted to state in this letter that your offer was only to be binding upon you until to morrow Wednesday at 12 o’clock noon; but as you did so in your other letter of the 9th this acceptance is of course in good time.Please acknowledge receipt of this communication and I remain Dear Sir your obt serv (signed) D McEwen clerk to the Flesher Incorporation”.

The Clerk read to the Trade a letter which he had with the concurrence and approval of the Deacon addressed to Bailie Andrew Symon the Convener of the Town of Dundee’s Committee on Property of date the ninth current and although no written answer had been received as yet it was promised to be sent tomorrow. The Clerk explained fully what Mr Symon had stated to him what he thought would be the views of the Town Council regarding their right to exact dues from the Flesher Trade, and all this matter having been considered the Trade resolved to go into the purchase before mentioned but at the same time they protested against any right on the part of the Town of Dundee to exact any dues whatsoever from the Flesher

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Incorporation unless upon clear cause shewn and the Trade reserved to themselves all competent objections to any renewal of a claim to be made by the Town upon the Incorporation in virtue of any renunciation on their part of the premises now occupied by the Incorporation now or hereafter.

At Dundee the twenty third day of MayEighteen hundred and thirty five years

At a General Meeting of the Trade Present 6 members

The Trade approved of a payment of six hundred pounds which had been made by the Deacon and Boxmaster on the 15th current to Mr Scott to account of the price of the Soap Work.

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And in order that the Trade may form a proper judgement of what alterations should be made upon the property with the view to converting it into suitable Slaughter houses, they appointed James Paterson

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Architect in Dundee to examine the property and to draw a sketch of what improvements should be made after consulting with the office bearers of the Trade and Thomas Dick and John Watson Members of the Trade.

At Dundee the sixteenth day of JuneEighteen hundred and thirty five

Years. At a General Meeting of theFlesher Trade held within the house of

George Crammond Vintner Butcher Rowat seven o’clock evening

Present 6 members

In consequence of the bodily distress of David Knight one of the embers of the Trade the Meeting empowered the Boxmaster to allow him four shillings per week during the pleasure of the Trade.

At Dundee the twenty first day of JulyEighteen hundred and thirty five years. At

a General Meeting of the Flesher Trade heldwithin the house of George Crammond

Vintner Butcher Row at seven o’clock eveningPresent 8 members

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The Deacon stated to the Meeting that he had received a letter from Mr Kerr regarding the ground annual payable to the Patrons of Browns Mortification for the property sold in the Overgate to the late Mr Morton, and for which they are security for the ground annual. The Clerk stated to the Meeting that he would call on Mr Kerr on the subject and explain how matters stood to him.

The Trade instructed Mr Paterson Architect (who was present at the Meeting) to accept of an offer by Mr Low Slater to him for the old slate & tiles hat are to be taken off the Soap Work at his expenses for the sum of Sixteen pounds 10/- Stg provided no misunderstanding arises between Mr Paterson & Mr Low as to the tiles & slates to be removed.

It the event of this offer not being accepted the Trade instructed Mr Paterson to accept of Mr Dand Davidson’s offer for the same at Fifteen pounds Stag.

Mr Paterson laid before the Meeting a Sketch of a plan of the new Slaughter houses &c proposed to be built at the Soap work by the Trade, and which sketch is marked by the Deacon as relative hereto; As also the sketch of two flats at the West end of the area & which is also marked as relative hereto. The Trade approved

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of these sketches and directed Mr Paterson forthwith to prepare a plan agreeably thereto and specifications for the whole work to be submitted to the Trade previous to circulating the same for offers to be lodged for completing the work.

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The Meeting re-considered the allowance made to David Knight by the Trade and the Trade resolved by a majority of six votes against three to reduce his weekly allowance from four shillings to two shillings per week, and that this reduced allowance shall only be paid during the pleasure of the Trade.

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George Crammond VintnerButcher Row the eleventh day of

August Eighteen hundred andthirty five years

At a General Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee at seven o’clock evening

Present 9 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that on Friday last the seventh current a Schedule of Intimation and Protest was served on him and the Boxmaster at the instance of William Powrie Esq. of Reswaldie & other proprietors of property adjacent to the Soap Work purchased by the Trade, against the operations to be commenced by the Trade in the shape of erecting Slaughter houses. This Protest was read by the Clerk to the Trade, who was instructed to prepare and answer to the same to be submitted by the Clerk on behalf of the Incorporation.

A Draft of the Disposition to be granted by Patrick Scott Esquire in favor of the Incorporation for the property purchased by them by their Clerk in terms of the

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Minutes of the Incorporation of date 12th May last was approved of, and the Members now present engaged and bound themselves on behalf of the Incorporation to subscribe the personal bond required by Captain Scott for the punctual payment of the interest of Fifteen hundred pounds declared to be a real burden on the property purchased: but under this express condition that the property so purchased, and the whole Incorporated fund of the Trade is to be held by them in relief of the said obligation. In witness whereof all the Members present subscribe this Minute of Sederunt of the said Flesher Incorporation consisting of this and the preceding page, written by James McEwen, Apprentice to McEwen and Miller Writers in Dundee. At Dundee aforesaid before these Witnesses David McEwen and James Paterson Architect in Dundee.

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Eodem die.

The Trade having again met and resumed their business a petition from Dand Knight a free Member of the Incorporation craving to be allowed an additional aliment from the funds of the Trade, to that which was sanctioned at the last general Meeting. The Trade after coming to a vote declared by a very great majority that the said David Knight should be allowed four shillings and six pence per week until the term of Martinmas first out of the funds of the Incorporation: and at that time his case is again to be brought under the consideration of the Trade.

Copy Schedule of Intimation andProtest referred to in the preceding

Minute of Sederunt

I, Oliver Gourlay Miller, Writer in Dundee Procurator and Attorney for and in name and on behalf of William Powrie Esquire of Reswaldie, John Duff Junior Merchant in

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Dundee, James Banks Writer in Dundee, Thomas Kidd residing in Magdalen Yard road Dundee, Mrs Mary Armit or Miller Relict of the deceased John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee & David Miln Cashier of the Dundee Union Bank accepting and acting Trustees under the said late John Blair Millers Trust Disposition and deed of

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Settlement, David Lindsay Merchant in Dundee, John Banks Spirit Dealer Chapel shade Dundee and Miss Mary Ritchie Merchant Barrack street Dundee Proprietors or occupiers of Houses and other Premises in the Neighbourhood of that property situate in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the north side of the road leading to the back of the premises formerly occupied by Mr (blank) Bell as a Tan yard above the north East part of the Meadows, which property was formerly used as a Brewseat, and afterwards as a soapwork, do hereby represent to you Alexander Watson, Present Deacon and you David Niven present Boxmaster of the Flesher Trade or Incorporation of Dundee that the said William Powrie and others proprietors and occupiers foresaid, understand that you or others on your behalf and for Behoof of the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation have lately purchased the fues and property: and that it appears from certain operations and circumstance s that you the said Alexander Watson and David Niven Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid, and the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation or others in your and their name and for your and their behoof intend to convert the said property into Shambles for the purpose of Slaughtering Cattle; and that the said property being situate in a large and populous district of the Town the nuisance of a Slaughter House in such a situation

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would render the Dwelling Houses and other Premises in the neighbourhood belonging or occupied by the Representors and others who may adhere to them intolerable for human life owing to the effluvia arising from the carcases or remains of the slaughtered animals and from many other causes unavoidably connected with a Slaughter house whereby the health & comfort of the Representors, and of the Tenants and Occupiers of the said property would be seriously affected and the property itself greatly deteriorated: and I as procurator foresaid further represent to you that there being no access to the said property from the public road, excepting two narrow and confined lanes through which the cattle would necessarily lave to be driven to the Shambles, these Lanes besides being in a state of continual filth, would in consequence be rendered altogether unsafe for passage and so much is this dangerous nuisance dreaded that many of the Tenants of the Representors have already intimated that if the foresaid property is used as a Slaughterhouse, they will be under the necessity of giving up their Houses and Premises for now and more especially no frail persons or children could with any safety pass through these narrow lanes without their very

page 115lives being put in imminent danger from the Cattle all which would render the Houses and other property in the neighbourhood of little or no comparative value; Therefore and for other reasons and causes to be propounded at an after period I the said Oliver Gourlay Miller Procurator and Attorney foresaid for and on behalf of the said William Powrie, John Duff Junior, James Banks, Thomas Kidd, Mrs Mary Armit or Miller, David Miln for themselves and such as may adhere to them in this Representation and Protest, do hereby Protest that as the converting into and using of the foresaid property as a Slaughter House in the situation described would be an intolerable nuisance and contrary to Law you are not and shall not be entitled to do so. And I as Procurator and attorney foresaid do farther protest that if the foresaid property be so converted and used the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation and you the said Alexander Watson and David Niven Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and the other Members or Brethren of the said Trade or Incorporation and such person or persons

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as may be concerned therein, shall be liable jointly and severally to all loss, Damage and Expenses which the Representors, or any of them or those who may

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adhere to them may sustain or incur by and through the said operations or use of the said property as a Slaughter House or in any other way connected therewith and on the expenses which they have already incurred or will hereafter incur in preventing the sae; and I as procurator and #Attorney foresaid do farther Protest that the Representors and such as may adhere to them, shall not be held as acquiescing in any operations had by you or the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation or in your or their name for preparing the foresaid property for an or converting the same into a place for Slaughtering Cattle or in any other way which may be prejudicial to the Representors or others who may adhere to them; and I do also Protest that you the said Alexander Watson and David Niven Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid, or the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation shall not plead ignorance of this Representation and moreover I as Procurator and attorney foresaid do hereby intimate to you as Representing the said Flesher Trade or Incorporation that if the foresaid property be converted and used as aforesaid the Representatives or such as my concur with them intend to present an application to a competent Court for Interdict, for any

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Damages the Representors and such others may sustain and for such expenses as they may be put to in the premises.Whereupon I Procurator and Attorney foresaid ask and take Instruments in the hands of James Miln Notary Public residing in Dundee. This I do at Dundee the seventh day of August in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty five before these Witnesses James Howie Miln Apprentice to Messers John Bell and James Miln Writers in Dundee and Joseph Ainslie also Apprentice to the said John Bell and James Miln.

To which protest the followingAnswers were given in

Answers for Alexander WatsonPresent Deacon and David

Niven Present Boxmaster ofThe Flesher Incorporation for

Behoof and a representingThe said Incorporation to the

Protest for William Howie Esquire of Reswaldie, John Duff Junior MerchantIn Dundee, James Banks,

Writer in Dundee, ThomasKidd residing in Mag-dalen yard road Dun-

dee, Mrs Mary Armit or

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Miller relict of the deceased JohnBlair Miller Merchant in Dundee

and David Miln Cashier ofThe Dundee Union Bank accept-ing and acting Trustees under

the said John BlairMillars Trust DispositionAnd Deed of SettlementDavid Lindsay, Merchant

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in Dundee, John BanksSpirit Dealer Chapelshade

Dundee and Miss Mary Ritchie Merchant Barrack

Street Dundee

That it was altogether incompetent for the Representors to object to any use into which the Respondents meant to convert the property acquired by them seeing that the Representers had on rights of servitude restriction or other rights whatever over said property that the alleged nuisance was altogether nuisance in District in which the property was situated being a suburb of the Town wherein Tan Pits, soap and Carrier works & similar Manufactories abound and have for time immemorial abounded: that it had long been a consideration for the public of Dundee that the Shambles should be in as remote a place as possible consistent with the

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convenience of the public, and the premises in question seemed fortunately to be the most eligible of any in the whole Town or neighbourhood that could have fixed upon for the purpose, add to this that their Premises be within the bounds of Police, and every operation performed would be made and conducted under suitable and sanitary regulations, which must protect the neighbourhood from all injury incompatible with the lawful use of the property in question.In these circumstances, the respondents did not dread the ultimate result of any Application for Interdict and Damages which the Representors might make in any Court of law whatsoever; but as it might tend to settle the point in dispute more speedily the sooner the threatened proceedings were made so much the better; and these answers would be founded on in such proceedings. In conclusion the Respondents beg to protest on their part that they had already suffered damage & loss by the unfounded clamour which had been set up by the protesters for which the respondents would look for recompense: and would keep a careful watch over the (blank) and unfounded measures contemplated. These answers su (at this point he entry ends without explanation)

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At Dundee the thirty first day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and

thirty five years at six o’clock inthe evening

At a General Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee held inTheir room in the Trades Hall

Present 10 members

The present Meeting was called for the purpose of considering the offers which had been advertised to be made to the Deacon for the Mason Work on the Chapelshade property agreeably to plans specification prepared by Mr James Paterson Architect, and sealed offers from the following persons viz: Messers Macintosh and Company, William Alexander, John Thomson and John Croll all Masons in Dundee having been opened by the Deacon in face of the Meeting, the Trade preferred the offer made by the said John Croll, which was the lowest offer and was at the price of Five hundred and forty pounds Sterling. The Clerk was instructed to intimate to Mr Croll hat the same had been accepted of

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and to enter into an Agreement with him to have the work finished by Martinmas first and particularly the North and East wings by the end of October so as that the Trade

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may be enabled to accommodate themselves with Slaughterhouses at any rate by Martinmas if it should be impossible to get the whole work completed by that time. At this stage of the business Mr Small left the Meeting.

The minutes of last meeting were read over previously to the above offer being accepted of and the answer which had been prepared by the Clerk to the Protest served on the Trade was read over and approved of.

The Trade hereby especially authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster, the legal representatives of the trade to grant the personal bond required by Captain Scott for the Fifteen hundred Pounds which is to be declared a real burden over the property, and for the regular payment of the interest thereof, and which Bond as it obligates the whole Members of the Trade in their Corporate capacity the Meeting considered it should be satisfactory to Mr Scott.

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Copy Offer made by Mr John Croll to theDeacon referred to in the previous Minute

“£540GentlemenI make to build houses at Chapelshade agreeable to plans and specifications made out by Mr James Paterson Architect furnishing materials of Mason work that is specified for the sum of Five hundred and forty pounds SterlingYour ser

(signed) John Croll21st August Dundee 1835”

Copy letter by David McEwen ClerkTo the Incorporation to Mr Croll

Dundee 31st August 1835SirI am requested as Clerk to the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee to inform you that the Trade at a Meeting held by them tonight accepted of your offer for the Mason work of their property in Chapelshade agreeably to the plans and specifications prepared by Mr James Paterson Architect.You will therefore please call at my office along with Mr Paterson and the Deacon Mr Watson when the plans and specifications can be signed and the necessary agreement entered into. I am (signed) J D McEwen

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Copy letter D McEwen Writer Dundeeto Mr Alexander Watson Flesher Deacon

of the Flesher Incorporation

“Dundee 1 September 1835Dear SirThis morning I sent Mr Ogilvie the Agent for Mr Scott and Extract of the Minutes of the Trade held last night and I previously called upon Captain Scott myself to explain to him the views which the Trade had regarding the proposed security which he asked and endeavoured to prevail upon him to go into the transaction agreeably to what the Trade wished.Annexed you will have the copy of a letter addressed by Mr Scott to Mr Ogilvie with Mr Ogilvie's letter to me and it now remains with the Trade to determine upon what they are to do by either acceding to Mr Scott’s proposal or by endeavouring to borrow money from another quarter which will be very expensive.

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For my own part I have no hesitation in advising the Trade to adopt Mr Scott’s view by you and the other Members who are accustomed to take the charge of the Trades business entering into the obligation required for by doing so they run no risk whatever so long as the property stands for their relief and supposing the money were required tomorrow they could easily get it. while I give this opinion I do so unhesitatingly and would readily if the trade thought it any favor join such an obligation myself.I am &c (signed) D McEwen,”

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Copy letter from Patrick ScottEsq Dundee to James Ogilvie

Writer Dundee dated 1 Sept 1835

Dear SirI have just had a call of Mr D McEwen urging me not to insist on the personal security of the more wealthy of the Members of the Flesher Incorporation in regard to the recruit over the soap work. I have not agreed to this & I have told Mr McEwen, if they do not agree to the terms proposed I am quite willing to receive payment of the £1500 at the ensuing term of Martinmas and perhaps they may easily borrow the sum they require from some other person that may be more easily satisfied with the security they offer them, I remain &c (signed) P ScottP.S. I am not selling off to the Bridge of Earn

Copy letter Messers Jas & John OgilvieWriters Dundee to David McEwenClerk to the Incorporation dated

1 Septr 1835 2 P.M.

Dear SirWe have just received your letter of yesterday with an Extract of a Minute of the Flesher Trade held that day. We observe the Minute

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authorises the office bearers of the Corporation to subscribe a bond on behalf of the Trade to Mr Scott for the balance of the price but we regret it contains no resolution by the Members to grant their personal obligation too, We beg to send you prefixed a copy of a letter to Mr Scott on this subject from which you will see he relies on getting the obligation of the Members personally for repayment of the money. And we beg you will satisfy the Members that this is proper and necessary, Being vested in the property they can easily, that is the Office Bearers, sell the subjects in case of being called on for the money, and can do it better than Mr Scott under a power of Sale. We are &c (signed) Jas & John Ogilvie.

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At Dundee the second day of Sep-tember Eighteen hundred and

Thirty five yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

poration of Dundee held in their roompresent 6 members

The Deacon stated that the present Meeting was called on a requisition by Mr Dick & others to consider what was to be done in consequence of the Boxmaster having refused to shew the Books to Mr Dick.

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Mr Dick moved That this Meeting order the Boxmaster to lodge the Books along with his Accounts and also the Bank book with the Deacon on Monday in order that they may be seen & examined by the Trade – and this motion was unanimously carried.

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Copy letter David McEwen Clerk toThe Flesher Incorporation to MessersJames & John Ogilvie Writers Dundee

Dated 2 Septr 1835

There has been another Meeting of the Flesher Incorporation tonight which was called partly in consequence of your letter to me of yesterday. At that Meeting nothing definite was resolved on regarding the personal responsibility which Capt Scott requires, but I am of opinion that a number of the Members of the Trade amongst whom are some of the most responsible ones will join me in the obligation. Please therefore send me tomorrow a Dft of the Bond leaving the names of those who are to sign it blank in the meantime and likewise forward the Dft of the conveyance and we will revise both the deeds in reference to each other.

As the Trade cannot apply for a warrant to build without the deeds being executed I am desirous that as little delay should take place as possible, but if the Trade shall not accede to Capt Scott’s proposal the Members will of course have themselves to blame. I am &c

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At Dundee the seventh day ofSeptember Eighteen hundred and

thirty five yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-poration of Dundee held in their

Room in the Trades Hallpresent 11 members

the Minute of last Meeting held on the second current was read by the Clerk and the Boxmaster appeared and stated that he did not consider it his duty to shew the Books of the Trade until the Annual balancing – and the Trade having again fully considered the subject agreed with the exception of Mr Dick Snr to call for exception of Mr Dick vizt: to call for exhibition of the Books as at present as the Boxmaster stated he had never refused to shew them.There was read to the Meeting by the Clerk a letter by him to the Deacon of date the 1st Current with the letter referred to and a copy of which are engrossed in the Sederunt Book. A the same time there was read

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To the Meeting a letter by the Clerk to Mr Scott’s Agents dated the second Current and the Meeting having again taken the whole of these letters into serious consideration came to the determination to defer the consideration of them until Wednesday night at seven o’clock at which time the Deacon was instructed again to call another Meeting.

At Dundee the ninth day of Septem-ber Eighteen hundred and thirty five

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of Dundee held in their room above the Trades Hallpresent 12 members

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on the seventh current was read over.

The Deacon and Boxmaster and the other Members present agreed to enter into the personal security required by Captain Scott in terms of the Draft of the Bond which was read by the Clerk, and they have severally signed the Draft in terms of their acceptance & the Clerk was instructed to get the Dft of the Disposition and the Bond extended as soon as possible and the requisite Petition for warrant to build presented without delay.

The Meeting instructed the Clerk to get the Contract with the Mason also completed.

A Petition to the Sheriff of Forfarshire by William Powrie & others against the operation to be commenced by the Trade was instructed to be answered.

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We Alexander Watson, Flesher in Dundee present Deacon, and David Niven Flesher there present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for ourselves and in name and behalf of and as representing the whole Members and brethren of the said Incorporation, and as specially authorised and empowered to grant these presents by Minute of the said Incorporation dated the thirty first day of August One thousand eight hundred and thirty five, engrossed in the Sederunt Book of the said Incorporation. And we the said Alexander Watson and David Niven and also James Lawson, John Mill, John Wilson, Robert Woodcock, William Gibbs, Thomas Dick, Alexander Mathew, Robert Lowson, Alexander Lawson & Andrew Hood all Fleshers in Dundee, individual Members of the said Incorporation, and I David McEwen Writer in Dundee Clerk to the said Incorporation, Whereas we the said Deacon and Boxmaster for behoof of and as representing the said Flesher Incorporation and as specially authorised by them at the Meeting of the said Incorporation held on the 12th day of May last lately purchased from Patrick Scott Esquire, residing in Dundee certain subjects lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee at the price of £2100 Stg bearing interest from Whitsunday last and whereas we

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the said Deacon and Boxmaster advanced and paid to the said Patrick Scott our of the funds of the said Trade the sum of £600 Stg part of the said price and the said Patrick Scott had agreed that the sum of £1500 being the remainder of the said price should remain a real burden affecting the said property on our granting Bond therefore in manner underwritten. Therefore in the said Alexander Watson Deacon and David Invent Boxmaster of the said Incorporation bind and oblige ourselves and our successors in place & office & the said Incorporation and whole Members and Brethren thereof and we the said Alex Watson, David Niven, James Lawson, John Mill, John Wilson, Robert Woodcock, William Gibbs, Thomas Dick, Alexander Mothers, Robert Lawson, Alexander Lawson, Andrew Hood and David McEwen also bind and oblige ourselves individually, conjunctly and severally and our heirs, executors and successors whomever to pay and deliver to the said Patrick Scott his heirs, executors as assigned aforesaid sum of £1500 Stg and that & against the term of Whitsunday 1840, with a fifth part more of liquidate penalty in case of failure; and the due and legal interest of the said principal sum from the term of Whitsunday last to this said term of payment, and thereafter during the non payment payable the said interest at two terms in the year Whitsunday

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and Martinmas by equal portions beginning the first term of payment thereof at the term of Marts next for the half year preceding that term and the next payment thereof at the term of Whits thereafter, and do on half yearly during the non payment of the said principal sum, with a fifth part of each terms payment of liquidate penalty in case of failure. But providing always as it is hereby expressly provided and declared that when and so oft as we shall make payment to the said Patrick Scott or his foresaids of the interest on the said principal sum at the rate of four per Centum per annum at the said term of Whitsunday & Martinmas regularly as it falls due or within 134 days next thereafter the and so oft as the said interest shall be so paid the said Patrick Scott shall in consideration of such prompt payment by be bound to accept thereof in lieu and satisfaction of the legal interest of the said principal sum; providing always that after the said term of Whitsunday 1840, the full legal interest upon the said principal sum shall be exigible in terms of the personal obligation above written. Declaring always that these presents shall not hurt or prejudice the real security created over the foresaid subjects for the foresaid sum of £1500 Stg being the balance of the price thereof with interest and penalty continue to affect and burden the said subjects until full payment thereof in terms of this Bond and the Disposition

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granted or to be granted by he said Patk Scott in favor of the said Incorporation Declaring also that the expense of any Discharge and Renunciation or Deposition and assigt necessary to be granted by the said Patrick Scott or his foresaids on our making payment of the foresaid sums of money including the revising and recording thereof shall be paid by the said Incorporation. And farther we do hereby bind and oblige the said Incorporation and also Members individually, conjunctly and severally and our foresaids to Keep the foresaid subjects insured agt loss by fire in name of the said Patrick Scott to the extent of the said sum of £1500 during the non payment thereof, and annually to report the payments of the premium and duty to the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids, or in case the said Patrick Scott or his foresaids chose to effect sun Insurance themselves which they are hereby empowered to do we oblige ourselves to repay to them the premium and duty of Insurance paid out by them & that on demand. And we consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session or others competent for preservation, and that letters of horning on Six days charge and all other execution necessary may pass upon a Decreit to be interponed hereto in Common form & to that effect Constitute.

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In witness whereof these presents written on stamped paper by James Dacres Clerk to James and John Ogilvie Writers in Dundee are subscribed by us.

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I Patrick Scott Esquire residing in Dundee; Whereas after due advertisement in the Dundee Newspapers I exposed the subjects after mentioned to Sale by public roup at the upset price of Two Thousand four hundred pounds sterling upon the tenth day of October One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two conform to certain Articles and Conditions of Roup executed by me of date the Ninth day of October same year, but no offerers having appeared the sale was adjourned sine die as appears by a Minute of Exposure and adjournment annexed to the said Articles and subscribed by the Judge of the Roup. And whereas the said subjects have been purchased from me by private bargain by Alexander Watson Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and David Niven Flesher the present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for behoof of the said Incorporation and as specially authorised by them at a Meeting of

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the said Incorporation held on the Twelfth day of May last engrossed in the Sederunt Book of the said Incorporation at the price of Two

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thousand one hundred pounds Sterling bearing interest from Whitsunday last. And Whereas the said Alexander Watson, Deacon and David Niven Boxmaster foresaid advanced and paid to me out of the funds of the said Incorporation the sum of six hundred pounds Sterling part of the said price and for which I granted a separate receipt and that they have along with other individual members and the Clerk of the said Incorporation granted a Bond to me for the sum of One thousand five hundred pounds Sterling, being the remainder of the said price bearing interest since Whitsunday which is to be declared a real burden on the property hereby disponed in manner after mentioned, of Which sum of Six hundred pounds Sterling so paid in hereby of new acknowledge the receipt renouncing all exceptions to the contrary. Therefore I have sold and Disponed and I do hereby with and under the real burden, reserved power and faculty provisions and Declarations after inserted Sell Alienate and dispone from my heirs and successors to and in favor of the said Alexander Watson present Deacon & David Niven present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and to their successors in office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation and to their Assignees heritably and irredeemably All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of seventy falls of thereby with the two houses lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the north

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side of the road leading by the Back of Mr Bell’s tan yard being part of these forty falls of ground or thereby purchased by George Murray formerly Baker in Dundee afterwards residing at Letham near Perth from John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and by progress belonged to Patrick Taylor Soap Manufacturer in Dundee Bounded by John Niven’s property on the East, by the ground and houses next after disponed formerly disponed by the said George Murray to James Martin Mason on the West, by the remainder of the said forty falls feued to Andrew Mills Weaver, Thomas Davidson Mason and Peter Anderson Wright on the North, and by the said road leading from the said Tan yard on the South parts, with the well in the said piece of ground and the small house or tenement of Land high and laugh formerly a kiln now converted into a dwelling house feued by John Roger Porter in Dundee from the said George Murray by feu Disposition dated the twenty fourth day of February Seventeen hundred and ninety seven being part of those subjects which were disponed to the said George Murray by the said John Blair Miller, reserving always to those having interest the privileges of the foot road along the east side of the said property hereby disponed as

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at present. Secondly, All and Whole the South part of that piece of ground purchased by William Robertson Weaver in said Chapelshade from Thomas Anderson Weaver in Dundee, with the house on the South east side thereof built by the said William Robertson on the same, which piece of ground and houses hereby disponed were feued out by the said William Robertson to John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and afterwards belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor which piece of ground consists of thirteen and almost one half ells at the South end is thirteen ells at the middle and twelve ells and five inches at the North end, Bounded by a stone dyke in the South, the property still belonging to the said William Robertson afterwards to George Banks on the north and the subject formerly belonging to the said George Murray and Peter Anderson thereafter to the said deceased Patrick Taylor on the east parts, and which piece of ground hereby disponed is in length from South to North thirty three and one third ells and the same breadth all the way with the said James Martin’s property, leaving part of an area of land in the East Chapelshade feued by the said Thomas Anderson from the

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Town of Dundee lying in the Burgh of Dundee and Shire of Forfar, with the privilege of the Cart road on the South side of the said property, which leads to the Water Wynd and the privilege of the well along with the said Thomas Anderson and William Robertson; my said disponees and their foresaids being always obliged to pay a proportion of the expense of upholding the same with the privilege also that the said William Robertson and his successors in terms of the original Disposition from him are not at liberty to erect any buildings within five ells of the north march of the piece of ground herby Disponed; and it is hereby declared that my said Disponees & heirs aforesaid shall not be at liberty in all time coming to erect any buildings whatever above six feet high or to lay any Dunghill or any other nuisance upon the ground before mentioned within eighteen feet of the north wall of the tenement of Land belonging to Charles Miller in the said Chapelshade; nor shall the houses on the South east side of the said piece of ground be at any future period raised higher than they are presently are within the

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Distance aforesaid. Thirdly All and Whole the middle part of the North half of that piece of ground purchased by John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee from John Webster Tenant at Scotstown of Auchterhouse which piece of ground hereby disponed was feued by the said John Blair Miller to Thomas David Mason and thereafter belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor and consists of six falls and one third of a fall or thereby and is bounded by the middle road leading from the Burnt Barns to Dud hope road on the north; By that piece of ground feued out by the said John Blair Miller to John Stewart porter in Dundee on the South, by that piece of ground feued out be the said John Blair Miller to Andrew Mills Weaver in the East Chapelshade on the East, and by that piece of ground also feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Patrick Anderson Wright in the East Chapelshade on the West, with the privilege of the foot road from north to south on the east side of the ground feued out to the said John Blair Miller by the said John Webster; but reserving always the Dominium utile of the property of that piece of ground consisting of four falls and eighteen ells or thereby being part of the said subjects sub-

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feued by John Duff Junior Tanner in Dundee and James Millar Baker there to Thomas Kidd Ropemaster in Dundee for which he pays a feuduty of Fifteen shillings yearly at the term of Whitsunday. Fourthly All and Whole that piece of ground part of the seven falls and almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee feued by Andrew Mills Weaver there from the said John Blair Miller, which piece of ground hereby disponed measures two falls and two ells or thereby, and s bounded by the property lately belonging to the said deceases Patrick Taylor and afterwards conveyed to me on the South, and West by the ground still belonging to the said Andrew Mills on the North; and by the said road leading south and North through the Chapelshade on the East parts; and the said piece of ground is now enclosed in a house. Declaring that my said Disponees and their foresaids shall not be at liberty to raise the north side wall of the above house or of any other building hereon they may erect on the said ground higher than seven feet. Fifthly All and Whole that piece of

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ground now forming part of the ground upon which a house has been erected; which piece of ground is bounded by the property sometime belonging to the said Patrick Taylor thereafter to me on the East, West and South and by the property formerly belonging to the said Peter Anderson now to the said Thomas Kidd on the North, and measures one fall and thirty ells or thereby and is part of the ground feued to the said

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Peter Anderson by the said John Blair Miller and Sixthly All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of Ten falls and two ells or thereby situate in the said East Chapelshade being part of All and Whole that piece of ground in the East Chapelshade consisting of about thirteen and one half ells in breadth, conveyed to the before named John Stiven by the said John Webster Tenant in Carlungie, by Disposition dated the Twelfth day of October Seventeen hundred and Seventy and recorded in the Sheriff Court Books of Forfarshire the fifteenth day of May Seventeen hundred and seventy two, Bounded by the said piece of ground hereby disponed by a mutual road six feet in breadth on the West, by the property belonging to the said John Stiven divided from the property hereby disponed by march stones on the North, by the Cart road leading form the Water Wynd on the South and by he

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garden commonly called the Ladywell Garden belonging to Alexander Morison, John Duff and others on the east. All and which subjects were acquired by the said Deceased Patrick Taylor from Robert Stirling Graham Esquire of Kincaldrum and afterwards belonged to me the said Patrick Scott conform to Disposition by John Morton Merchant in Dundee, and William Christie Banker in Dundee Trustee on the sequestrated Estate of the said Patrick Taylor and Charles Johnstone Merchants in Dundee and Andrew Dempster Brickmaker (therein) in Dundee two of the Commissioners on the said Patrick Taylor’s sequestrated Estate, in favor of me the said Patrick Scott, dated the Twenty fifth and Twenty Sixth days of November Eighteen hundred and Thirty and Infeftment following thereon for the purposes therein mentioned; and all which subjects lie in the said East Chapelshade of Dundee and County of Forfar, Together with All rights and title and Interest which I and my predecessors or authors had, have or can any way claim or pretend to the several subjects before Disponed. Declaring always as it is hereby expressly provided & Declared that

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the said subjects above described are hereby disponed with and under the express burden of the said sum of One thousand five hundred Pounds Sterling part of the purchase money remaining unpaid with a fifth part more in name of penalty in case of failure in the punctual payment thereof, from the term of Whitsunday in the year Eighteen hundred and forty and likewise of the legal interest of the said principal sum of One thousand five hundred Pounds Sterling from the term of Whitsunday last to the term of Martinmas next, and thereafter half yearly termly and proportionally at Whitsunday and Martinmas in all time thereafter, during the non payment subject to the restriction mentioned in the said Bond, with a fifth part more of each terms payment in case of failure, all payable to me the said Patrick Scott my heirs & assignees conform to a Bond of or about this date and before reponed to granted by the said Alexander Watson Deacon and Alexander Niven Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation and also by them as individuals and by Lames Lawson, John Milne, John Wilson, Robert Woodcock, William Gibbs, Thomas Dick, Alexander Mathers, Robert Lawson, Alexander Lawson and Andrew Hood all Fleshers in Dundee individually Members of the said Trade and David McEwen Writer ion Dundee, the Clerk thereof in my favor & which the sum of One thousand five hundred Pounds interest they

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liquidate penalty at the termly failures are here by declared real and preferable burdens on the subjects above disponed. Providing also and Declaring as it is hereby expressly provided and declared that if the said Alexander Watson, Deacon and David Niven Boxmaster to their Successors in office, or the other Members of the said Incorporation shall fail to make payment of the whole sums that shall be due and

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payable by them under the said Bond within three months after a demand of payment shall have been intimated to the Deacon and Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for the time being personally or at their dwelling places if within Scotland or if furth thereof at the office of Edictal Citation Register House Edinr in presence of a Notary, Public & Witnesses there and in that case full power & faculty is hereby reserved to me and my foresaids notwithstanding these presents & accordingly it shall be lawful to and in the power of me and my foresaids (notwithstanding these presents) immediately after the expiration of the said three months and without any other invitation or process of Law for the effect to sell and dispose of the said respective subjects by public & upon previous advertisement weekly of at least three week & in any one or more or the newspaper or newspapers to be published in Dundee at the time. We being always bound on

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payment of the price to hold just count & reckoning with them and their foresaids for the same after deduction of the said sum of One thousand five hundred pounds Sterling whole interest that shall be due thereof liquidate penalties and termly failures that may be incurred and all expenses that may be incurred in the sale of the said subjects and in keeping the said subjects insured against fire to the extent of One thousand five hundred pounds and in renouncing and discharging or conveying this security including the revising and recording thereof and for that end to enter with article of Roup grant Dispositions containing Procuratory of Resignation, assignation to the writs & evident and to the rents and duties, Receipt of Sasine & a clause binding the said Flesher Incorporation and the whole Members thereof in and absolute warrandice of such Disposition and obliging them if required to corroborate and confirm the same and to grant all Deeds & Securities that may be deemed necessary. Declaring that the purchaser or purchasers shall be nowise concerned with the application of the price or with any of the conditions herein mentioned; and Declaring also that in carrying the said sale or sales into execution it shall be lawful to me and my foresaids to prorogate and adjourn the day of sale from time to time as we shall think proper notice being always given of such adjournments at least twice in the said Newspaper or newspapers. And which real burden before written with the said reserved power faculty and whole provision and declaration before written

page 148 are hereby appointed to be engrossed in Infeftments to follow hereon and in all the future transferences and Investitures of the said subjects under this express condition that these Infeftments in which the same shall be omitted shall be void and null & which condition shall remain in force until the sums due by the said Bond shall have been paid up. Declaring always that in the event of the said sums being paid up by the individual Members of the said Incorporation and the Clerk thereof before raised and designed grantees of the said Bond or by any of them or their foresaids they shall be entitled to demand and I and my foresaids shall be bound to execute and deliver to and in favor of such party or parties their heirs and successors at their own charges as formal and valid conveyance of the foresaid real burden and reserved power & faculty with all the Clauses before written in regard thereto. In which subjects above disponed I hereby Bond and Oblige myself and my foresaids to infeft and seize the said Alexander Watson present Deacon and the said David Niven present Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and their successors I office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaids under the foresaid real burden upon their own charges & expenses and that by the several infeftments and manner of holding are thereof to be holden

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of me and my foresaids in free clesch for payment of a penny Scots in name of clesch farm at Whitsunday yearly upon the ground of the said Lands as if asked only and

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freely and relieving us of all feu duties and other duties & services exigible out of the Lands or others by our immediate lawful superiors thereof; and the other of the said infeftments to be holden from me and my foresaids of and under our said immediate lawful superiors in the same manner that I hold or might have holden the same, and that either by resignation or confirmation to both, the one without prejudice to the other: And for completing the said Infeftment by Resignation Hereby Make and Constitute.and each of them jointly and Severally my lawful and irrevocable procurators with full power to them to compear before my immediate lawful superiors of the lands and others above disponed or their commissioners in their names having power to receive Resignations and to grant new Infeftments thereupon: and there for me & in my name to resign & surrender as I by these presents Resign, Surrender, Upgive, Overgive and Deliver All & Whole that piece of ground consisting of twenty falls or thereby with the two houses thereon lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the north side of the road leading by he back of Mr Bell’s Tan yard and being part of these forty falls of ground or thereby purchased by

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the said George Murray from the said John Blair Miller with the small house or Tenement of Land all described as in the Dispositive clause hereof with the well on the said piece of ground but under the reservation before specified. As Also All and Whole the South part of that piece of ground purchased by the said William Robertson from the said Thomas Anderson with the houses on the South side thereof which piece of ground consists of thirteen and almost one half ells on the South and thirteen ells at the middle and Twelve ells and five inches at the North end, and is bounded and described as in the disposition clause hereof with the privileges and under the burden and restriction before mentioned. As Also All and Whole the middle part of the north half of that piece of ground purchased by the said John Blair Miller from the said John Webster, which piece of ground consists of six falls and one third of a fall or thereby and is bounded and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof with the privilege and under the reservation before specified. As Also All and Whole that piece of ground part of the seven falls & almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee feued by the said Andrew Mills from the said John

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Blair Miller which piece of ground measures two falls and two ells or thereby and is bounded and described as in the dispositive clause hereof; And Also All and Whole that piece of ground now forming part of the ground upon which the said James Pullar and Company erected a house which piece of ground is bounded as in the Dispositive clause hereof and measures one fall and thirty ells or thereby and is part of the ground feued to et said Patrick Anderson by the said John Blair Miller and also as All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of two falls and two ells or thereby situated in the East Chapelshade of Dundee all lying and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof and here holden as repeated brevitatis causa, with all right, title and interest, which I my predecessors or authors had, have or could pretend thereto in the hands of my Superiors or their Commissioners authorised as aforesaid, in favor & for new Infeftment of the same to be made, given and granted to the said Alexander Watson present Deacon & David Niven present Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation and their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaids heritably and irredeemably in due & competent form, but always with and under the foresaid real burden of the foresaid sum of One thousand five hundred Pounds Sterling interest thereof and liquidate penalty in case of failure, payable to me in terms of the Bond above mentioned but under the reserved power

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and faculty provisions and Declarations foresaid & have, hold as repeated brevetatis causa: Acts, Instruments and Documents in the premises to ask and take & generally to do everything concerning the premises which I could have done myself on which the office of Procuratory in such cases is known to belong Ratifying hereby & confirming whatever my said Procurator shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises in virtue hereof. Which Subjects above disponed with this right & Disposition of the same and Infeftment of follow hereon I Bind and Oblige myself and my foresaids to warrant to the said Alexander Watson, Deacon & Alexander Niven Boxmaster foresaid & their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation & their foresaids from all facts and Deeds Done or to be Done by me in prejudice hereof. And further I hereby Make and Constitute the said Alexander and David Niven Deacon & Boxmaster foresaid and their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation & their foresaids, my Cessionary & Assignees not only in and to the whole units, title, & securities of the said subjects made & granted in favor of me or my predecessors or authors and whole clause therein contained with all that has followed or may be competent to follow thereon for ever, but also in and to the rents, mails & duties of the said subjects due and payable for & furth thereof since the term of Whitsunday last, Surrogating hereby & substituting the said Alexander Watson & David Niven Deacon & Boxmaster foresaid and their Successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation & their foresaids in my full right & place of the premises

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forever: Which Assignation above written Bind and Oblige myself my heirs & successors to warrant both as respects the units and rents from my own proper facts and Deeds only. And further I hereby oblige me my heirs & successors to free & relieve the said Alexander Watson & David Niven Deacon & Boxmaster foresaid and their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and their foresaids of all feu duties, cess, Ministers Stipend and other public burdens exigible furth of the said subjects at and preceding the said term of Whitsunday last which is hereby declared the terms of their entry thereto, they being bound to free & relieve me of the same since that term and in future and I herewith delivered up to my said Disponees the Title Deeds of the said subjects conform to Inventory subscribed by me of this date as relative hereto. And I consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council & Session or others competent therein to remain for preservation, and that all necessary execution may pass on a decree to be interponed hereto in common form & for that purpose I Constitute.My Procurators &c Moreover to the effect that my foresaid Disponees may be infeft and seized in the said subjects & others Hereby desire & require youAnd each of you my Bailies in that part hereby specially constituted that on sight hereof ye pass to the ground of the said several subjects and there give and deliver to the said Alexander Watson present Deacon and the said David Niven present Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation & their successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation & their foresaids heritable stated sasine real, actual and corperal possession of All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of Twenty falls or thereby and the Two houses thereon lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the North side to the road leading

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by the back of Mr Bell’s Tan yard being part of these forty falls of ground thereby purchased by the said George Murray from the said John Blair Miller with the small house or tenement of land all described in the dispositive clause hereof with the Wall in the said piece of ground, but under the reservation before specified. All and Whole the South part of that piece of ground purchased by the said William Robertson from the said Thomas Anderson with the houses on the South side thereof, which piece of ground consists of thirteen and almost one half ell at the South end, thirteen ells at the middle & twelve ells and five inches at the north end and is bounded and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof with the privileges & under the burden

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restriction before mentioned. And Also All and Whole the middle part of the north half of that piece of ground purchased by the said John Blair Miller from the said John Webster, which piece of ground consists of six falls and one thirds of a fall or thereby & is bounded & described as in the Dispositive clause hereof, with the privileges and under thee restriction before specified. As Also All and Whole that piece of ground part of the seven falls & almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee feued by the said Andrew Mills from the said John Blair Miller winch piece of ground measures two falls and two ells or thereby & is bounded and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof. And Also All and Whole that piece of ground now forming part of the ground upon which the said James Pullar & Company built a house, which piece of ground is bounded and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof & measures one fall thirty ells or thereby

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and is part of the ground feued to the said Peter Anderson by the said John Blair Miller. And All and Whole that pieced of ground consisting of ten falls and two ells or thereby situated in the said East Chapelshade lying bounded and described as in the Dispositive clause hereof but always with and under the foresaid real burden of the foresaid principal sum of One thousand five hundred pounds Sterling interest thereof & liquidate penalty in case of failure, payable to me in terms of the Bond above mentioned &under the reserve power & faculty provisions & Declarations before written, All which are here held as repeated brevitatis causa; And that by delivery to the said Alexander Watson and David Niven Deacon & Boxmaster foresaid and their successors in office for behoof of the said Flesher incorporation and thief foresaids or the their certain Attorney or Attornies in their names bearers hereof of earth & stone of the ground of the said subjects & all other symbols usual & necessary: and this in nowise ye leave undone; which to do I commit to you jointly & severally full power by this my Precept of Sasine directed to you for that effect, in Witness whereof I have subscribed these presents written on this and the fourteen preceding pages of stamped paper by William Ure, Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee At Bridge of Earn in the County of Perth the Eleventh day of September in he year One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty five before these Witnesses James McEwen Apprentice to the said McEwen & Miller & Peter Murray Baker at Bridge of earn & David Menzies his servant the word “by” on the ninth line of page first, the words “have been” on & the word “on” on the twenty second line, both of page Eighth having been written an Erazines before signing (signed) P Scott, Jas McEwen Witness, Peter Murray Witness, Donald Menzies Witness

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at Dundee the twenty third day of September Eighteen hundredand thirty five years

at a General Meeting of the Flesherincorporation of Dundee held intheir room adjoining the TradesHall at six o’clock in the evening

Present 9 members

The Clerk was instructed to summon out James Geddes and George Gillespie and others from the Slaughterhouses if this should be thought necessary.

The Clerk was instructed to intimate to James Mustard that if he does not come forward and settle with the Trade the diligence would be execute within six days from this date and if not then settled to put the diligence into execution.

It was remitted to the Deacon to enquire whether or not David Doig could be summoned out at the ensuing term and if so to summon him to remove if the rent was not received.

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The Clerk was instructed to enter with a formal stamped extract with the Mason Mr Thomson

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Mr W W Baxter’s letter to the Clerk dated the 7th instant was read, and the deacon stated that six months was never mentioned and to reply yo Mr Baxter’s letter.

The Meeting adjourned until to-morrow at nine o’clock to proceed with the election of a Deacon for the ensuing year.

At Dundee the twenty eighth day ofOctober Eighteen hundred andThirty five years. At a General

Meeting of the Flesher IncorporationOf Dundee held in their room at

Six o’clock in the eveningPresent 7 members

The Trades resolved to expose the Dung for sale for six months from Martinmas next by public roup at the Shambles on Friday the 13th Nov at one o’clock afternoon, and the Clerk was instructed to get advertisements of this inserted twice in each of the Dundee Chronicle and Dundee Advertiser & also to circulate handbills. He was likewise instructed to get the Articles of Roup drawn up at the sight of the Deacon.

The Clerk was instructed to Advertise

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the piece of vacant ground for sale by private bargain, and that the Trade would be ready to treat with offerers on application to the Deacon & Clerk. The advertisement to be inserted as often as that of the dung.

At Dundee the first day of DecemberOne thousand eight hundred & thirty

Five years, at six o’clock in the Evening. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation of Dundee heldIn the house of James Profit Vintner

Present 10 members

The Boxmaster produced to the Meeting a Book containing a statement of his intromissions with the funds of the Trade. the debit side of which was examined, but upon reference to the Credit side the Trade found it impossible to cheque the account properly as the Bank Book had not been brought forward since last year and there appeared at any rate an apparent omission of the last instalment of Robert Woodcock’s entry being Twenty one pounds and the Boxmaster stated that he would explain as to this error at to any other particulars. The

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Trade remitted to the Deacon, along with Mr Alex Watson, James Lowson and the Clerk to examine the Boxmaster’s Accounts & to report to another Meeting of the Trade. in the meantime the said Book was given to Mr Niven to be returned to the Clerk.

Before proceeding to the election of a Boxmaster the Trade unanimously resolved that the Boxmaster’s accounts should be at all times patent and open to the individual Members of the Incorporation in all time coming, and that it should be in the power of

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any Member of the Trade to call for inspection of the Boxmaster’s Books & Accounts upon giving him twenty four hours previous intimation, and if it shall at a Meeting of the Trade be found that the Boxmaster refuses to allow the Books to be examined the Trade reserve it to themselves to take such steps as they may deem necessary and it was further resolved that the Boxmaster shall not at any time have more than Ten pounds of the Trades funds in his hands without being put in the Bank. The Trade further resolved that a Meeting shall be held four times in the year viz: in the last Mondays of February, May, August and November for the purpose of examining the Accounts of the Trade without prejudice to other General Meetings being called in the immediate periods for the dispatch of such business as may be required.

The Trade then proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster for the ensuing year when they unanimously made choice of Mr Robert Woodcock one of their Members to be Boxmaster who accepted of the Office.

The Trade authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster to pay to Copt Scott Thirty pounds as

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the half years interest due to him from Whitsunday to Martinmas last being at the rate of four per cent on the £1500 due by the Trade to him and secured upon the Trades late purpose.

At Dundee the seventh day of January One thousand eight hundred

& thirty five years at six o’clockin the evening. At a General

Meeting of the Flesher Trade held In their room adjoined the Trade

HousePresent 5 members

The Deacon reported too the Meeting that he had along with the Clerk and Mr Watson & James Lowson gone over the Boxmaster’s Accounts in terms of the last Minutes of the Trade & that they found the same correct with some variations & that the balance due by the Boxmaster was Eighteen pounds 15/8d. the Vouchers of the Accounts were likewise gone over.

At this stage of the business & after the Accounts, as they had been entered in the Ledger were going over, Mr Dick protested that the sums entered under dates December 18, 1834 and 22 November 1885 bearing to be for Law expenses connected with the dispute which existed

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Between Mr David Niven on of the Members of the Trade and Mr George Gillespie shall form no charge against the funds of the Trade, and he further protested against the appropriation of the funds for such purposes and took instruments in the hands of the Clerk, and protested that the Deacon & Boxmaster & Members that sanctioned the payment of these sums be held personally responsible fee repetitum (presumably the return) of them.

Mr Watson moved that in the event of Mr Dick persevering in his protest, that charges to be incurred by the Members that Mr Dick prosecutes shall be paid by the Trade & out of its funds & that they shall not be individually liable for these, which motion was unanimously agreed to by the Members present excepting Mr Dick who adhered to his protest and again took Instruments in the hands of the Clerk.

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The Clerk reported that in terms of instructions given to him by the Deacon he had prescribed an application against James Tuck & Timothy Hayter who were still keeping possession of their dwelling house after the warning to remove & that he had been successful in getting them ejected.

The Meeting agreed to take ten shillings per week from Mr Niven the old Boxmaster until the debt due by him be paid up, but if the sum is not regularly paid the Trade reserve liberty to themselves at once to prosecute Mr Niven fort the full sum.

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At Dundee the tenth day ofFebruary One thousand eight hundred

and thirty six years. At a GeneralMeeting of the Flesher trade held intheir room adjoining the Trades Hall

at six o’clock in the eveningpresent 5 members

The Boxmaster's accounts since entering office were gone over & compared with the vouchers and the Trade found them correct, shewing a balance due by him to the Trade at his date of Eight pounds & eight pence.The Accounts were ordered to be engrossed in the Trades Cash Book.

The Meeting resolved to expose for sale the ground to the East Ward of the shambles for sale by public roup within the Trades Hall on Saturday the 12 th March next, if not previously disposed of by private bargain at the upset price of Two hundred and seventy pounds Stg and the Deacon was authorised to enter into the requisite Articles of Sale.

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At Dundee the fifth day of AprilEighteen hundred and thirty six years.

At a General Meeting of the FlesherTrade held in the house of William

Anderson Jr Dundee at seven o’clockin the evening

present 6 members

The Meeting met for the purpose of opening and considering various offers for the executing of Slater and Plumber work at the new Slaughter houses. Letters from the following Tradesmen were read viz:

William Craigie Slater £93David Davidson Slater £92Cooper & Balbirnie Slaters £93.10/-David Low Slater £89. 9/-

The Meeting preferred David Low in respect that his offer was the lowest and the Deacon was authorised to subscribe a minute on the Specification in terms of this Minute preferring Mr Low as the lowest offerer.

The Meeting also opened and considered offers for executing the plumber work on the new Shambles when they found they were as follows viz:

Sutherland & Murdoch £44.10/-John C Low £44. 9/-

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Andrew Daer £47. 0. 0

The Meeting agreed to accept the offer of Andrew Daer and appointed the Deacon to subscribe

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a Minute of Specification referring to Mr Daer’s offer & taking him bound to execute the work conform to the same.

The Meeting agreed to defer executing the Spouts & Pipes till a future period.

At Dundee the eighth day ofApril One thousand eight hun-

dred and thirty six years.At a General Meeting of the Flesher

Incorporation held in the Trade’sroom adjoining the Trades Hall

at half past seven o’clock inthe evening

present 11 members

The Trade considering that Captain Scott declined to consent to the sale of the property lately made by the Trade to Mr Alexander Neish Manufacturer at the price of Three hundred and five pounds unless the Three hundred and five pounds were paid to him, in part extinction of the heritable Bond, due by the Trade to him and as it was necessary for the Trade to raise funds to complete the buildings now carrying on by them, the Trade agreed

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to grant a promissory note to the Cashier of the Dundee Commercial Bank at Twelve months date for Three hundred and fifteen pounds, to be subscribed by the Deacon and Boxmaster of the Trade as Representing the Trade and by them & other Members of the Trade binding themselves individually and conjunctly and severally for the said sum.

The Trade authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster to execute the necessary conveyance of the property sold to the said Alexander Neish to receive the price from him & to pay Captain Scott Three hundred pounds thereof.

At Dundee the ninth day ofMay Eighteen hundred and

thirty six years. At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporation

held within the house ofWilliam Anderson Vintner

Thorter Row present 8 members

The Trade met for the purpose of examining the quarterly accounts of the Boxmaster but before proceeding to do so the Deacon moved that it be specially understood that the individual Members of the Trade who had subscribed the Bill for Three hundred & fifteen pounds to the Dundee Commercial Bank as sanctioned at last General Meeting to enable the Trade to carry on the improvements at the Chapelshade & to pay to Captain Scott the Three hundred pounds in part of his Bond from the price to be obtained from Mr Neish should be specially relieved of the said debt out of the property belonging to the Trade and which motion was unanimously adopted, and the relief of the Trade declared accordingly.

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The quarterly accounts of the Boxmaster were then examined and

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compared with the vouchers when a balance of Seventeen shillings & nine pence halfpenny was due to him up to the second current & the Accounts were ordered to be engrossed in the Ledger.

The Trade approved of the payments made by the Boxmaster to the pensioners since his entry on Office, and having carefully gone over the pension list they regulated it in the following manner to continue until Martinmas next viz: until again revised

Widow Gray 1/3 per weekKatherine Matters 1/3 per weekMargaret Watson £6 per yearEuphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekBetty Constable 1/- per weekWidow Reid 2/6 per weekWidow Matthew 1/6 per weekWidow Smith 2/6 per weekDavid Knight 2/6 per week

The Clerk was instructed to write Angus Beaton who was carrying on business in the Overgate to desist otherwise an application would be presented against him.

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At Dundee the seventeenthday of May One thousand eighthundred and thirty six years. At

a General Meeting of the Flesher Incor-poration held within the house

of Mrs Hood Vintner Vaultat seven o’clock in the

eveningpresent 10 members

The Deacon and Boxmaster in face of the Trade and by the Trade’s direction this day executed the Disposition to the property sold to Mr Alexander Neish which had at his request been conveyed in favor of Mrs Susanna Hunter or Neish his wife. A copy of the deed was appointed to be engrossed in this Book.

The Trade unanimously approved of a letter of obligation granted by the individual embers of the Trade (engrossed at the end of this Minute) to Patrick Scott regarding the Bond for the sum of Fifteen hundred pounds formerly granted to him by which it is declared that the payment of £300 to him in part dies not affect the validity of the said Bond for the balance of twelve hundred pounds but it is especially understood & agreed on by the Trade that by subscribing the said letter or obligation to Mr Scott it shall

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likewise in no manner affect the security which the individual Members of the Trade who subscribed the said Bond have over the property belonging to the Trade and that all claim of relief by the individual Members against the funds of the Trade remains in the same way as if the said obligation had not been granted.

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The Clerk was instructed to advertise the Dung to be sold by Public Roup on Friday the 27th current for six months from the 26th at one o’clock and to insert and advertisement twice to that effect in the Advertiser & once in the Courier & to circulate hand bills. The Articles of Roup were ordered to be entered into by the Deacon of behalf of the trade.

The Deacon reported to the Trade that he and some others of the Trade had been summoned to the Court of Session at the instance of Mr Thomas Dick who complains of the late Boxmaster having been allowed at the Meeting of seventh January last to take credit for two sums of expenses incurred by him the late Boxmaster in a process with a person of the name of Gillespie amounting to Thirty one pounds ten shillings & five pence and that he, the Deacon and the others who had been advised that it was illegal to allow such credit, although it had been allowed by all of the trade present at the time, with the exception of Mr Dick, and it was known

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to the Trade that the Boxmaster, Mr Niven had gone into arrear with the Trades funds to the extent of the said sum, and an additional balance of Eighteen pounds fifteen shillings & eight pence which he was at the time unable to pay. It was sure however necessary that the Trade should take some steps to recover this money from Mr Niven the late Boxmaster.

The Meeting having considered this matter direct the present Boxmaster to apply to Mr Niven for payment of this money; and should he not be in a situation to pay at present, they authorised the Boxmaster to take a Bill from Mr Niven payable 12 months after date with interest.

Mr Niven expressed his willingness to grant his acceptance to the Deacon and Boxmaster for the said sum with the Interest thereon since the accounts were settled in November last, up to the time the Bill falls due.

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Patrick Scott Esq.DundeeSir,We John Wilson the present Deacon & Robert Woodcock present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and Alexander Watson, David Niven, James Lowson, John Milne, William Gibb, Thomas Dick, Alexander Matters, Robert Lowson, Alexander Lawson, Andrew Hood, the said John Wilson and Robert Woodcock all Fleshers in Dundee and David McEwen Writer in Dundee Clerk to the said Incorporation acknowledge to have requested you to execute a deed of Restriction over part of the property situated at Chapelshade of Dundee which was sometime ago conveyed by you to the said Flesher Trade and burdened with sum of £1500 Sterling due to you by the said Trade and as we have executed a personal Bond in your favor upon the 10th & 211th days of September last for the said sum of £1500 & interest to become due thereon we declare that by your having executed the said deed of Restriction in favor of Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish wife of Alexander Neish Manufacturer inn Dundee and received the sum of £300 Sterling from us in part of the said sum of £1500 that this does not affect our liability to you for the balance and we become bound to pay you the difference

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between Bank interest and 4 per cent Interest on the said sum of £300 from and after the term of Whitsunday in present year till the term of Whitsunday 1840 when the whole amount of the said principal sum of £150o is only payable and that half yearly as the interest becomes due. In witness thereof these presents written by David Inglis

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Walker Clerk to McEwen & Mille Writers in Dundee are subscribed as follows vizt: by the said William Gibb, Thomas Dick, David McEwen and Andrew Hood at Dundee the fourteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty six years before these Witnesses James McEwen Clerk & Peter Kerr apprentice to the said McEwen & Miller by the said John Wilson as Deacon & Andrew Dually, Robert Woodcock as Boxmaster individually and by the said David Niven, Robert Lawson, Alexander Lowson, Alexander Watson, James Lawson, & Alexander Matters at Dundee the eighteenth day of May and year foresaid before the same Witnesses; and by the said John Milne at Dundee the nineteenth day of the said month of May and year foresaid also before the same Witnesses. The words of John Wilson in the Third line hereof having been deleted.

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At Dundee the seventh day ofJune One thousand eight hundred & thirty six years. At a Meeting of

the Flesher Incorporation of Dundeeheld in their room adjoining the

Trades Hall at eight o’clock eveningpresent 10 members

The Deacon reported to the Meeting that the Dung for the half year from Whitsunday last to Martinmas next had been sold at the sum of Eighty pounds Sgt to John McDonald Vintner of Dundee and the Meeting approved of the Deacon taking the one half of the rent in Cash at present & Mr McDonalds Bill for the other half payable at Martinmas next, instead of a Bill for the full and payable at Martinmas with security in terms of the articles of Roup.

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At Dundee the twenty firstday of September One thousand

right hundred & thirty fiveYears. At a Meeting of

the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held in theirhall at four o’clock in

the afternoonpresent 5 members

The Deacon reported that he had called this Meeting to report to the Trade that funds would require to be provided to carry on the work and they remitted to the Clerk to call on the Cashiers of the Dundee Comml Bonk and request them to discount a bill for Three hinders & fifty pounds to be granted by the Deacon and Boxmaster & other individual Members of the Trade in the same manner as the former Bill and if they agree to discount the said Bill to get the same drawn up & subscribed.

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At Dundee the twenty secondday of September One thousand

eight hundred & thirty five years.At a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

poration of Dundee held in the house ofMrs Hood Vintner at six o’clock

in the eveningpresent 8 members

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the Meeting proceeded to dispose of certain offers which had been made to Mr Paterson the Architect to finish the plaster work of the new buildings at the Chapelshade and they having been opened the one of John Suttie was preferred he being the lowest offerer, at the sum of Twenty pounds 16/-, provided he becomes bound to have the plaster work of the dwelling house finished by the first day of November next.

The Clerk reported that he had called on the Cashier of the Dundee Commercial Bank to day and that they had agreed to discount the Bill mentioned in last Minute for Three hundred and fifty pounds Stg and the Meeting authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster of the Trade as representing the Trade to subscribe the Bill which was also to be subscribed by them and other Members of the Trade

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binding themselves individually, conjunctly and severally for the said sum, it being specially understood and agreed upon that those Members who subscribe the Bill shall be specially relieved of the said debt out of the property belonging to the Trade.

At Dundee the twenty seventh dayof September eighteen

hundred and thirty six years.At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee held in their own Hall inthe Trades Hall of Dundee at 6 o’clock in the evening

present 8 members

The quarterly accounts of the Boxmaster were examined and Compared with the vouchers when a balance of Sixteen pounds seventeen shillings & 8 pence was due by him as at the Twenty third current and the accounts were ordered to be engrossed in the Ledger, the same having been found correct.

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At Dundee the fifteenth day ofOctober Eighteen hundred and thirtysix years. At a Meeting of the Flesher

Incorporation of Dundeeheld in a room of the Trades

Hall o’clock at twelve o’clock noonpresent 5 members

To enable the Boxmaster to vote at the Meeting of the Nine Trades on Monday first he was appointed Assessor to the Flesher trade so long as he holds the Office of Boxmaster.

At Dundee the Twentyfourth day of October

Eighteen hundred and thirtysix years.

At a Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee held

in their room adjoining the TradesHall

present 9 members

The Trade approved of the lease which had been entered into by the Deacon & Boxmaster

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of the Trade as respecting the Trade on the one part and George Tosh Engineer in Dundee on the other part for a Tack for ten years after the term of Martinmas next at a rent of Eighty pounds per annum of certain premises at Chapelshade belonging to the Trade. A Copy of the lease was ordered to be engrossed in this Sederunt Book.

“It is contracted and agreed on between the parties following viz: the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and John Wilson Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Robert Woodcock also Flesher in Dundee present Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for themselves and their successors in office as representing the said Incorporation and as duly authorised by the said Incorporation to enter into these presents on the one part and George Tosh Founder in Dundee on the other part in manner following That is to say the said Incorporation has Set and in consideration of the rent or Tack duty after specified in Task and assidation lets to the said George Tosh and his heirs excluding Assignees and Subtenants legal or Conventional Except such as may be approved of by the said Incorporation or its Successors

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and for which Assignees or subtenants the said George Tosh & his foresaids shall be answerable All and Whole that portion of the property belonging to the said Incorporation situate at the Chapelshade of Dundee presently occupied by the said George Tosh consisting of that house or building with toofall connected therewith Extending from the Western side of the covered entry ot passage leading into the open Court or area of the Shambles in course of being erected by the said Incorporation and reaching as far West as the Western boundary of the property belonging to the said Incorporation together with the privilege of taking water form the well in the said Court or Area by means of a pipe communicating therefrom to the premises hereby let and also with the privilege of using the Stalls at or near the North East corner of the premises hereby let as at present and that for any lawful purpose whatsoever not interfering with the proper use of the neighbouring premises belonging to the said Incorporation; And for the space of ten years from and after the term of Martinmas in this present year subject to the declaration and provision underwritten with right to continue in the occupation of the premises until the said term of Martinmas next, his term of entry having commenced in July last. Declaring always that the said Incorporation shall be bound

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and hereby become bound to remove the Stone Stair presently leading up from the said Court or Area to the Western division of the house or building hereby let. As also to build up with Mason work the three large square open Spaces or doors serving at present as access to the said Court or Area. As also to put into a proper and sufficient state of repair the roof of the said Toofall All at the Expense of the said Incorporation. But with power to the said George Tosh and his foresaids to construct windows in the said open spaces presently serving as doors and to be built up as aforesaid. As also to convert into windows such of the spaces left out for windows in the said house or building as presently closed up with wood. Declaring that the wood so to be removed shall belong to the said Incorporation; As also to strike out and make up such additional windows as he and his foresaids shall think proper; as also if they think proper to remove the Wooden Stairs and partitions at the top of the Stone Stair to be removed as aforesaid, and to lay flooring at that portion of the building. As also to build and construct furnaces and forges in the premises and

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generally to make such other alterations upon the premises ad shall be necessary for the purposes of their trade and not injurious to the said Incorporation; All at the

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expense of him and his foresaids; But declaring that the said George Tosh and his foresaids shall have no right of access to the premises hereby let from the said Court or Area or covered passage or entry leading thereto. Which Tack before written the said Incorporation and the said office Bearers thereof as taking burden on them for the said Incorporation bind and oblige themselves to Warrant to the said George Tosh and his foresaids from all facts and deeds done or to be done by the said Incorporation in prejudice hereof For Which Causes and on the other part the said George Tosh binds & obliges himself his heirs and executors and others foresaid to make payment to the said Incorporation and to the said Deacon and Boxmaster thereof for the time for behoof thereof or to any person to be appointed by the said Incorporation the sum of Eighty pounds Sterling of yearly rent for the premises hereby let and that at two terms in the year, Whitsunday and Martinmas by Equal portions beginning the first terms payment thereof at the term of Whitsunday next

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for the half year preceding (no rent being chargeable for the period from June last to the term of Martinmas next) the next terms payment at Martinmas thereafter and do forth half yearly and termly during the currency of this lease with a fifth part more of each payment of penalty for each terms failure and the legal interest of the said rent after the respective terms of payment until paid. Providing always as it is expressly hereby provided and declared that notwithstanding what is before written it shall be in the option of the said George Tosh of his foresaids or the said Incorporation and their foresaids respectively to break up and put an end to this lease at the term of Martinmas Eighteen hundred and forty one by giving Six months previous notice in writing the one party to the other if the resolution so to do in which case the said lease shell expire at the said term but failing which intimation the option reserved to either party shall cease and the said George Tosh binds and obliges himself & his foresaids to keep the said premises hereby let wind and water tight and in proper tenantable condition during the whole currency of this lease and to leave

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them so at his removal. But declaring that the said Incorporation shall be bound either to allow the said George Tosh and his foresaids to remove the windows already put in or to be put in by him or them or to pay the value thereof as the same shall be determined by neutral Tradesmen mutually chosen but the said George Tosh and his foresaids shall not be entitled to remuneration for any other alterations or improvement on the premises at their removal. And the said George Tosh binds and obliges himself and his foresaids to remove from the premises herby let without any process at law for that effect. And both parties oblige themselves and their foresaids to perform the premises to each other under the penalty of Fifty pounds Sterling to be paid by the party failing to the party performing or willing to perform over and above performance. And they consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session or others competent therein to remain for preservation that Letters of Horning on six days charge and all other Execution needful may pass on a Decree to be interponed hereto in common form and for that purpose Constitute.Their Procurators &c In Witness whereof these presents written on this and the two proceeding pages of

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Stamped paper David Inglis Walker Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee are subscribed by the said Deacon and Boxmaster and the said George Tosh at Dundee the Twenty second day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty six years. Before these Witnesses James McEwen Also Clerk to the said McEwen & Miller and the said David Inglis Walker (signed) John Wilson, Deacon and Robt Woodcock BM, George Tosh, Jas McEwen, Witness, D I Walker Witness.”

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“We John Wilson Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Robert Woodcock Flesher the present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for behoof of and as representing the said Incorporation and as specially authorised to grant these presents in terms of a Minute of Sederunt of the said Trade dated the Eight day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty six heritable proprietors of the subjects aftermentioned. In consideration of the sum of Three hundred and five pounds Sterling instantly advanced and paid to us for the use of the said Trade by Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish Wife of Alexander Neish Manufacturer in

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Dundee out of her own proper funds as the price and value of the said subjects, with which we declare ourselves fully Satisfied and of which we hereby acknowledge the receipt, and discharge her and her heirs and successors for ever, have Sold and disponed as we hereby sell alienate and dispone to and in favor or the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish but Exclusive of jus mariti (the right of a husband) and power of administration of the said Alexander Neish and of any other husband who she may hereafter marry and of his debts and deeds and the diligences of his Creditors And to her assignees whom failing to the Children born or to be born of her present marriage with the said Alexander Neish equally among them and to the survivors of survivor of them and the issues of such of them as may predecease bearing issue share equally heritably and irredeemably All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of Ten falls and two Ells or thereby Scots measure of twelve poles and twenty yards or thereby imperial measure situate in the East Chapelshade of Dundee being part of All and Whole that piece of ground in the east Chapelshade consisting of about thirteen and one half Ells in breadth conveyed to John Steven residing at Hyndfaulds (Kyndfallds?) by the late John Webster Tenant in Carlungie by Disposition

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dated the Twelfth day of October one thousand Seven hundred and seventy and recorded in the Sheriff Court Books of Forfarshire the fifteenth day of May Seventeen hundred and seventy two Bounded the said piece or ground hereby Disponed by a mutual road six feet in breadth on the West by the property now or lately belonging to the said John Stiven divided from the property hereby disponed by March Stones on the North by the Cart Road leading from the Water Wynd on the South and by the garden commonly called the Lady Well Garden belonging to Alexander Morrison, John Duff and others on the East which subjects were acquired by the deceased Patrick Taylor Soap Manufacturer in Dundee from Robert Stirling Graham Esquire of Kincaldrum and afterwards belonged to Patrick Scott residing in Dundee conform to Disposition by John Morton Merchant in Dundee and William Christie Banker in Dundee Trustees on the Sequestrated Estate of the said Patrick Taylor and Charles Johnston Merchant in Dundee and Andrew Dempster Brickmaker in Dundee two of the Commissioners on the said Patrick Taylor’s Sequestrated Estate in favor of the said Patrick Scott dated the twenty fifth and twenty sixth days of November Eighteen hundred

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and thirty and Infeftment following thereon for the purposes therein mentioned and which subjects were disponed by the said Patrick Scott to Alexander Watson Flesher in Dundee then Deacon and David Niven Flesher there then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation and to their successors in office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation conform to Disposition in their favor of date the Eleventh day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty five on which they were duly infeft and which subjects lie in the said East Chapelshade of Dundee and County of Forfar Together with All right, title and interest claim of right property and possession petitory or possessory which we or the said Flesher Incorporation our predecessors and authors

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had, have or can any time claim or pretend thereto in time coming In which subjects above Disponed. We Hereby bind and oblige the said Flesher Incorporation and ourselves as office bearers foresaid and our Successors in office for behoof thereof, duly and validly to infeft and seize the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish exclusive or her husbands jus marti power of administration and debts and Deeds as aforesaid and her foresaids upon their own charges and Expenses and that by two several infeftments and manners of holding. One thereof to be holden of us and our foresaids in free Bleuch (reddendo a termly duty such as a penny or a rose) for payment of a penny Scots in name of

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Bleuch farm at Whitsunday yearly upon the ground of the said subjects if asked only and freeing and relieving us of all feuduties and services exigible out of the said subjects by our immediate lawful Superiors thereof. And the other of the said Infeftments to be holden from us and our immediate foresaids of and under our said immediate lawful superiors in the same manner that we our predecessors and authors held, hold or might have olden the same, and that either by resignation or confirmation or both, the one without prejudice to the other; And for completing the said Infeftment by resignation We for behoof of and by as representing the said Incorporation hereby make and Constitute.And each of them jointly and severally our lawful and irrevocable procurators with full power to them to compeer before our immediate and lawful Superiors of the Subjects above disponed, or their Commissioners in their names having power to receive resignations and to grant new Infeftments thereupon, and there for us and in our names to resign and surrender as We by these presents Resign, Surrender Simplicities upgive, overgive and deliver All and Whole

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the foresaid piece of ground situated in the East Chapelshade of Dundee before disponed lying and described as aforesaid and here holden as repeated brevatatis causa with all right, title and interest, which We or the said Flesher Incorporation our predecessors and authors had, have or could pretend thereto in the hands of our said Superiors or their Commissioners authorised as aforesaid in favor and for new Infeftment of the same to be made, given and granted to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish exclusive of her husbands jus marti power of administration and debts and deeds as aforesaid and her foresaids heritably and irredeemably in due and competent form; Acts instruments and documents thereupon to ask and take and generally do every thing concerning the premises which we or our successors in office as representing the said Flesher Incorporation could have done ourselves or which to the office of procuratory in such cases is known to belong ratifying hereby and conforming whatever our said procurators shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises in virtue hereof. Which subjects above disponed with this right and Disposition of the same and Infeftments to follow hereon We as office bearers foresaid bind and oblige ourselves and our

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Successors on office and the said Flesher Incorporation to warrant to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish and her foresaids at all hands and against all mortals. And further We as office bearers foresaid hereby make and Constitute the said Mrs Susan Hunter of Neish and her foresaids the Cessioners & Assignees of the said Incorporation and of us and our successors in office fore their behoof not only in and to the whole writs, titles and securities of the said subjects made and granted in favor of our predecessors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and their predecessors and authors and whole clauses therein contained, which all that has followed or may be competent of follow therein for ever. But also in and to the rents, mails and duties of the said Subjects falling due from and after the term of

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Whitsunday next. Which Assignation above written We as office bearers foresaid Bind and Oblige ourselves and our Successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and the said Incorporation itself to warrant as follows vizt: in so far as concerns the writs & evidents at all hands and against all mortals and in so far as concerns the rents, mails and duties from our own proper facts

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and deeds only. And further we hereby bond and oblige the said Incorporation to free and relieve the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish and her foresaids of all feu duties, Cess, Ministers Stipend and other public and parochial burdens exigible furth of the said subjects at and preceding the said term of Whitsunday next,, which is hereby declared the term of her entry to the said subjects in virtue hereof, she and her foresaids relieving us of the same thereafter in all time coming. And we have herewith delivered to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish the original Disposition of the foresaid subjects by the said John Stiven in favor of the said Robert Stirling Graham dated the Twenty third day of May Eighteen hundred and seventeen together with the Instrument of Sasine thereon dated the Twenty Sixth Day of May and Registered the Nineteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and seventeen And we hereby bind & oblige ourselves and our successors in office and the said Flesher Incorporation to make the writs enumerated in and Inventory subscribed in reference hereto forthcoming to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish and her foresaids upon all necessary occasions upon a receipt and obligation for redelivery thereof within a reasonable time and under a suitable penalty. And we also assign her and her foresaids in and to the obligation under-

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taken by the said John Stiven in the said Disposition by him in favor of the said Robert Stirling Grahame to make the prior titles of the said piece of ground forthcoming upon tall necessary occasions in manner specified in the said Disposition. And We consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session or others competent therein to remain for preservation And that all necessary execution may pass upon a decree to be interponed hereto in common form. And for that purpose we constitute.

Our Procurators &cMoreover to the effect that the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish and her foresaids may infeft and seized in the said subjects We as office bearers and for behoof foresaid hereby desire and require youand each of you the Bailies of us and of our said Incorporation in that part hereby specially constitute That upon sight hereof ye pass to the ground of the said subjects and there give & deliver to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish but exclusive of the said Alexander Neish and of any other husband whom she may marry and of his debts and deeds and the diligence of his Creditors and to her Assignees whom failing

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to the Children born or to be born of her said present marriage equally among them and to her survivors or survivor of them and to the issue of such of them as may predecease leaving issue such issue being entitled to their deceased parents share equally as aforesaid heritable state and Sasine real and actual and Corporal possession of All and Whole the foresaid piece of ground situated in the East Chapelshade of Dundee before disponed lying and described as aforesaid and here holden as repeated brevatatis causa And that by delivery to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish or her foresaids or to her of their certain Attorney or Attornies in her or their name, bearers hereof of earth and state of and upon the ground of the said subjects and all other symbols usual and necessary and this in nowise ye leave undone Which to do we for behoof foresaid commit to you jointly and severally full

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power by this our precept for Sasine directed to you for that Effect. In Witness whereof these presents written on this and the three preceding pages of Stamped paper by Alexander Soutar Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee were subscribed by us the said John Wilson Deacon and Robert Woodcock Boxmaster foresaid at Dundee the seventeenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty

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six years Before these Witnesses David McEwen Writer in Dundee and James McEwen also Clerk to the said McEwen & Miller (signed) John Wilson Deacon, Robert Woodcock BM Dd McEwen Witness, Jas McEwen Witness.”

At Dundee the Seventeenth Day of November Eighteen hun-

dred and thirty six years. Ata Meeting of the Flesher Trade

of Dundee held within thehouse of George Crammond

Vintner Dundee at six o’clockin the evening

Present 6 members

The Deacon stated that he had caused the Dung to be advertised n the Newspapers and by hand bills and that the sale was to take place at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The Clerk produced and read to the Meeting the Article of Roup of the Dung for six months after the term of Martinmas next old style, which were approved of and the Deacon was authorised to subscribe the same in name of the Trade.

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At Dundee and within the houseOf George Crammond Vintner DundeeThe fourteenth day of December OneThousand eight hundred and thirtySix years. At a General Meeting of

The Flesher Incorporation of DundeePresent 9 members

The quarterly accounts of the Boxmaster were examined & compared with the Vouchers, and found correct the balance due by the Boxmaster being (blank)

The Trade then proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster for the ensuing year when Mr Robert Woodcock the former Boxmaster was unanimously re-elected to that office.

The Pension list was accordingly revised and the Boxmaster was instructed to make the following payments until Martinmas next or until the list should again be revised:

Widow Gray 1/3 per weekBethamie Matters 1/3 per weekMargaret Watson £6 per annumEuphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekEuphemia Lindsay 1/- and 20/- for rentBetty Constable 1/- per week

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Widow Raitt 2/6 per weekWidow Matthew 1/6 per week

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Widow Smith 2/6 per week

At Dundee the twentieth day ofFebruary eighteen hundred andthirty seven years. At a General

Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held in their roomadjoining the Trades Hall at

seven o’clock eveningPresent 8 members

There was read to the Meeting a letter from Mr Alexander Beny the Agent for the Insurance Company of Scotland to the Clerk of date the 17 th current declining to continue the Insurance on the property for £1200 in favor of Capt Scott. The Clerk stated that in consequence of this letter he went this day with the Agent for the Royal Exchange Insurance Company & pointed out the property to him and he was agreeable to insure the Shambles and dwelling houses above the same at 1/6 PC the building on the east side of the Court

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used as a warehouse at 2/6 pc & the Foundry at 4/6 pc

the Deacon appeared at this stage of the Meeting & Mr John Milne.

The Meeting instructed the Clerk to get the Insurance affected in favor of captain Scott for the £1200 being the amount of his Bond, at the above rates and to get Insurance affected for Eight hundred pounds on the property in favor of the Trade.

There was read to the Meeting a Draft of an Heritable Bond of Relief to be executed by the Deacon and Boxmaster in favor of the individuals Members of the Trade who had signed the promissory notes in favor of the Cashier of the Dundee Commercial Bank for £315 Stg & £350. A copy of this Bond is engrossed at the end of the present Minute and the Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised to subscribe the same when extended on stamped paper.

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“WE John Wilson Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Robert Woodcock Flesher there present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for behoof of and as representing the said Incorporation and as specially authorised to grant these presents in terms of a Minute of Sederunt of the said Trade dated the twentieth day of February Eighteen hundred and thirty seven Considering that the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee sometime ago purchased from Patrick Scott Esquire residing in Dundee the subjects after described and other subjects, since sold to Mrs Susan Hunter of Neish wife of Alexander Neish Manufacturer in Dundee, at the price of Two thousand one hundred pounds Sterling and that the sum of six hundred pounds Sterling had been paid by the said Incorporation as part of the said price and a Bond granted by the then Deacon and Boxmaster along with other individual Members & the Clerk of said Incorporation for the sum of Fifteen hundred pounds being the remainder of the said price bearing interest as therein mentioned which is by the said Disposition in favor of the said Incorporation declared a real burden of the property And further Considering That sometime after the said purchase the said Incorporation having sold part of the said subjects to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish at the price of Three hundred and five pounds Sterling we paid to the said Patrick Scott the sum

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of three hundred pounds sterling in part extinction of the foresaid burden in which he executed a discharge in our favor, whereby he released the subjects so sold of the said real burden. and further considering that the said Incorporation have erected extensive buildings on the subjects not sold as aforesaid and to enable them to raise the funds for completing, the same at the least possible expense. We the present Deacon and Boxmaster as authorised by the said Incorporation by Minute in their Sederunt Book if date the Eighth day of April last and also as individuals and Messers Alexander Mather, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne all Fleshers in Dundee by our promissory Note of date the (blank) day of said month of April promised twelve months after date conjunctly and severally out of the funds of eh said Incorporation and individually conjunctly and severally to pay William Christie and David Guthrie Esquires Cashiers of the Dundee Commercial Bank at the Office of the said Bank the sum of Three hundred and fifteen pounds Sterling and of another promissory Note of date the (blank) day of September last We the said Deacon And Boxmaster as authorise by the said Incorporation by Minute in the said Sederunt Book of date the twenty second day of September last and We the said Deacon and Boxmaster as individuals and the said Alexander Mather, James Lawson, William

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Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne promised twelve months after date conjunctly and severally out of the funds of the said Incorporation and individually. Conjunctly and severally to pay the said William Christie and David Guthrie at the Office of the said Dundee Commercial Bank the sum of Three hundred and fifty pounds the proceeds of both of which bills were received by us as office bearers foresaid and applied or to be applied for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation in erecting the said buildings. And now seeing that the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne along with us as individuals are truly mere Cautioners for the said Incorporation in the said promissory Notes and that the said Incorporation are bound to relieve us from the Consequences of signing the said Bills and have been required to grant in our favor the Heritable Bond of Relief underwritten Therefore WE the said John Wilson ands Robert Woodcock as office bearers foresaid Bind and oblige ourselves and our successors in office on behalf of the said Incorporation and the said Incorporation itself to warrant free and relieve the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne, and ourselves as individuals and their and our respective heirs, Executors and Successors of and from payment of the Pro-

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missory Notes above mentioned or any renewals of the same by or any us interest thereof and all damages and expenses which they may happen to sustain from the said engagements in any manner of way and for that propose to make payment of the said Promissory Notes as they respectively fall due to the said William Christie and David Guthrie or to those who may have right to the same, and to deliver up the same that they may be cancelled. And in case of the said Incorporation failing to do so We oblige ourselves as office bearers foresaid and our successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and the said Incorporation itself to make payment to the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne and ourselves individually and our and their respective Securities conjunctly and severally of the foresaid several Sums of money contained in the said Promissory Notes at the dates at which they respectively become payable whole interest that may become due thereon and damages or expenses aforesaid in order that we & they may operate our relief ourselves by paying the said Promissory Notes interest, damages and expenses and that under the penalty of one hundred pounds Sterling over and above performance.

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And for our and their further Security and relief of the said engagement we hereby bind and oblige ourselves as office bearers foresaid and our Successors in office for behoof thereof upon

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the proper charges and Expenses of the said Incorporation duly and lawfully to infeft and seize the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne and us the said John Wilson and Robert Woodcock and our and their foresaids heritably, but under the conditions and provisions after mentioned; All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of Twenty falls or thereby with the two houses thereon lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the north side for the road leading by the back of Mr Bell’s Tan yard being part of these forty falls of ground or thereby purchased by George Murray formerly Baker in Dundee afterwards residing at Letham near Perth from John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and by progress belongs to Patrick Taylor Soap Manufacturer in Dundee Bounded by John Stiven’s property on the East, by the ground and houses next after disponed formerly disponed by the said George Murray to James Martin Weaver on the West; by the remainder of the said forty falls feued to Andrew Mills Weaver, Thomas David Mason and Peter Anderson Wright on the North and by the said road leading form the said Tan yard on the South parts; with the well in the said piece of ground, and the small house or tenement of land

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high and laigh formerly a Kiln now converted into a dwelling house feued by John Roger Porter in Dundee from the said George Murray by feu Disposition dated the Twenty fourth day of February Seventeen hundred and ninety seven being part of these subjects which were disponed to the said George Murray by the said John Blair Miller, reserving always to those having interest the privilege of the foot road along the East side of the said property hereby disponed as at present. Secondly All and Whole the South part of that piece of ground purchased by William Robertson Weaver in the said Chapelshade from Thomas Anderson Weaver in Dundee with the house on the South East side thereof built by the said William Robertson on the same. Which piece of ground and houses hereby disponed were feued out by the said William Robertson to John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and afterwards belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor, which piece of ground consist of thirteen and almost one half Ells at the South end, thirteen Ells at the middle and twelve Ells and four inches at the North end. Bounded by a Stone Dyke on the South the property still belonging to the said James Martin on the West, the ground formerly belonging to the said William Robertson afterwards to George Banks on the North, and the subjects formerly belonging to the said George Murray and Peter Anderson thereafter to the said deceased

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Patrick Taylor on the east parts; ad which piece of ground hereby disponed is in length from South to North thirty three and one third Ells and the same breadth all the way with the said James Martin’s property, being part of an acre of land in the East Chapelshade feued by the said Thomas Anderson from the Town of Dundee lying in the parish of Dundee and Shire of Forfar with the privilege of the cart road on the South side of the said property which leads to the Water Wynd and the privilege of the well along with the said Thomas Anderson and William Robertson our said Disponees and their foresaids being always obliged to pay a proportion of the Expense of upholding the same with the privilege also that the said William Robertson and his Successors in terms of the original Feu Disposition from him are not at liberty to erect any buildings within five Ells of the North march of the piece of ground hereby disponed and it is hereby declared that our saids Disponees and their foresaids shall not be at liberty in all time coming to erect any buildings whatever above six feet high or to lay and dunghill or any other nuisance upon the ground before mentioned within eighteen feet of the North wall of the tenement of land belonging to Charles Miller in the said

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Chapelshade: nor shall the houses on the South West side of the said piece of ground be at any future period raised higher than they at presently are within the distance aforesaid, thirdly All and Whole the middle part of the north half of that piece of ground purchased by John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee from John Webster Tenant in Scotstown of Auchterhouse which piece of ground hereby disponed was feued by the said John Blair Miller to Thomas David Mason and thereafter belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor and consists of Six falls and one third of a fall or thereby and is bounded by the middle road leading from Burnt Barn to Dudhope road on the North by that piece of ground feued out by the said John Blair Miller to John Stewart Porter in Dundee on the South by that piece of ground feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Andrew Mills Weaver in the East Chapelshade on the east: and by that piece of ground also feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Patrick Anderson Wright in the East Chapelshade on the West; with the privilege of the foot road from north to South on the East side of the ground feued out to the said John Blair Miller by the said John Webster; but reserving always the dominium utile if the property of the property of that

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piece of ground consisting of four falls and Eighteen Ells or thereby being part of the said subjects subfeued by John Duff Junior Tanner in Dundee and James Pullar Baler there to Thomas Kidd Shipmaster in Dundee for which he pays the feuduty of fifteen shillings yearly at the term of Whitsunday. Fourthly All and Whole that piece of ground part of the seven falls an almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade feued by Andrew Mills Weaver there from the said John Blair Miller which piece of ground hereby disponed measures two falls and two Ells or thereby and is bounded by the property lately belonging to the said deceased Patrick Taylor and afterwards conveyed to the said Patrick Scott on the South and West by the ground still belonging to the said Andrew Mills on the North and by the road leading South and north through the Chapelshade on the East parts and the said piece of ground is now enclosed in a house. Declaring that our said Disponees and their foresaids shall not be at liberty to raise the North side wall of the above house or of any other building they may erect on the said ground higher than Seven feet. Fifthly All and Whole that piece of ground now forming part of the ground upon which a house has been erected. Which

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piece of ground is bounded by the property sometime belonging to the said Patrick Taylor and thereafter to the said Patrick Scott on the East, West and South, and by

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the property formerly belonging to the said Peter Anderson now to the said Thomas Kidd on the North and measures one fall and thirty Ells or thereby and is part of the ground feued to the said Peter Anderson by the said John Blair Miller. All which subjects were acquired by the said deceased Patrick Taylor from Robert Stirling Graham Esquire of Kincaldrum and afterwards belonged to Patrick Scott residing in Dundee conform to Disposition by John Morton Merchant in Dundee and William Christie Banker in Dundee Trustee of the Sequestered Estate of the said Patrick Taylor and Charles Johnston Merchants in Dundee and Andrew Dempster Brick maker in Dundee two of the Commissioners on the said Patrick Taylor’s Sequestrated Estate in favor of the said Patrick Scott dated the Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth days of November Eighteen hundred and thirty and Infeftment following thereon for the purposes therein mentioned And all which subjects were disponed by the said Patrick Scott to the said Alexander Watson, then Deacon and the said David Niven then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation and to their Successors in office for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation conform to Disposition in their favor

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dated the Eleventh day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty five on which they were duly infeft; and all which subjects be in the said East Chapelshade of Dundee and County of Forfar Together with All right, title and interest which we the said Flesher Incorporation our predecessors or authors had have or can any way claim to pretend to the several subjects before disponed and pertinent in all time coming. Declaring always as it is the Disposition by the said Patrick Scott expressly provided and declared that the said subjects above described are thereby disponed with and under the express burden of the said sum of One thousand five hundred pounds Sterling part of the purchase money remaining unpaid with a fifth part of the purchase money more in name of penalty in case of failure in the punctual payment thereof at the term of Whitsunday in the year Eighteen hundred and forth and likewise of the legal interest of the said principal sum of One thousand five hundred pounds Sterling from the term of Whitsunday to the term of Martinmas in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five and thereafter half yearly termly and proportionately at Whitsunday Martinmas as in all time thereafter during the non payment subject to the restriction mentioned in the said Bond, with a fifth

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part more of each terms payments in case of failure all payable to the said Patrick Scott, his heirs and assignees conform to a Bond of or about the date of the said Disposition and before referred to granted by the said Alexander Watson then Deacon and David Niven then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation as representing the said Incorporation and also by them as individuals and by Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne all Fleshers in Dundee individual Members of the said Trade, and David McEwen Writer in Dundee the Clerk thereof in favor of the said Patrick Scott and which sum of fifteen hundred pounds interest, thereof, liquidate penalty and termly failing are hereby declared real and preferable burdens on the subjects above disponed. Providing also and declaring, as it is thereby expressly provided and declared that if the said Alexander Watson Deacon and David Niven Boxmaster or their Successors in Office or the other Members of the said Incorporation, should fail to make payment of the whole sums that shall be due and payable by them under the said Bond within three months after a demand of payment shall have been intimated to the Deacon and Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for

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the time being presently or at their dwelling places if within Scotland or if furth thereof at the Office of Edictal Citations Registry House Edinburgh in presence of a Notary Public and Witnesses then and in that case full power and faculty is thereby

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reserved to the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids notwithstanding the foresaid Disposition and accordingly it should be lawful to and in the power of him and his foresaids immediately after the expiration of the said three months and without any other intimation or process of law for that effect to sell and dispose of the said respective subjects by public roup on previous advertisement weekly for at least three weeks in any one or more of the Newspapers to be published in Dundee at the time; the said Patrick Scott being always bound on payment of the price to hold just Count and reckoning with them and their foresaids for the same after deduction of the said sum of Fifteen hundred pounds Sterling Whole interest that should be due thereupon, liquidate penalties and termly failures that might be incurred and all expenses that might be incurred in the Sale of the said subjects and in keeping the said subjects insured against fire to the extent of One thousand

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five hundred pounds, and in renouncing and discharging or conveying this security including the revising and recording thereof and for that end to enter into Articles of Roup. Grant Dispositions containing Procuratory of Resignation, Assignation to the writs and Evidents and the rents and duties, Precept of Sasine and a clause binding the said Flesher Incorporation and the whole Members thereof in a absolute warrandice of such Dispositions and obliging them if required to corroborate and confirm the same and to grant all deeds and Securities that may be deemed necessary Declaring that the Purchaser of purchasers should be nowise concerned with the application of the price or with any of the conditions therein mentioned; and Declaring also that in carrying the said sale or Sales into execution it should be lawful to the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids to prorogate and adjourn the day of Sale from time to time as they should think proper, notice being always given of such adjournments at least twice in the said Newspapers or Newspaper And which real burden before mentioned with the said reserved power and faculty and whole provisions and declarations before written are by the said Disposition appointed to be engrossed in the Infeftments to follow thereon and in all the future

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transferences and investitures of the said subjects under the express condition that those Infeftments in which the same should be omitted should remaining force should be void and null and which condition should remain in force until the sums due by the said Bond should have been paid up. Declaring always that in the event of the said funds being paid up by the individual Members of the said Incorporation and the Clerk thereof before named and designed granters of the said Bond or by any of them or their foresaids they should be entitled to demand and the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids should be bound to execute and deliver to and in favor of each party or parties their heirs and successors at their own charges a formal and valid Conveyance of the foresaid real burden and reserved power and faculty with all the clauses before written in regard thereto And that in real Security and relief to the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne and ourselves as individuals and their and our foresaids jointly and severally to the sums of money above mentioned contained in the promissory Notes above mentioned subsequent renewals thereof aforesaid interest thereof and any damage or expenses which they or their foresaids

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may happen to sustain by interponing their Security as aforesaid, so that if it shall happen that the said Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood, Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne and ourselves as individuals and their or our foresaids or any of us shall pay the foresaid promissory Notes or renewals thereof or be distressed for the same or any part thereof, then and immediately thereafter they shall have free access to the foresaid subject, with power

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to enter into the full and uninterrupted possession of the subjects and to draw the rents from the tenants and possessors thereof, and that to the extent of the sums so paid by them, or for which they shall be distressed as aforesaid, and to the extent of the Expenses and damages that they may have sustained after satisfying and paying the interest on the said burden to be from thenceforth peaceably possessed by them until they shall be sufficiently relieved of the said Promissory Notes or renewals thereof with power also to them or their foresaids to set leases of the said subjects and to output and input tenants when necessary declaring that they shall not be answerable for omissions or not doing diligence nor for insolvency of tenants. But only accountable for their actual receipts and intromissions. And that by two several infeftments and manner; one thereof to be holden of us and our foresaids

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in free Bleuch for payment of a penny Scots in name of Bleuch duty, at Whitsunday yearly if asked only and freeing and relieving us of the duties and services payable to our superiors thereof and the other of the said infeftments to be held from us and our foresaids of our immediate lawful Superiors thereon in the same manner that we or our Authors hold or might have held the same ourselves; and that by resignation or confirmation or both the one without prejudice to the other And for Completing the said Infeftment in security by resignation We hereby make and Constitutejointly and severally to be our lawful and irrevocable procurators for us and in our names to compear before our immediate lawful Superiors of the subjects above disponed or before their Commissioners, having power to receive resignations and therefore to grant new Infeftments and there duly and lawfully by staff and baton as use is to resign and surrender As We by these presents resign and surrender upgive, overgive and deliver All and Whole the subjects particularly above described with all right, title, interest, claim of right property and possession which we our predecessors or Authors, heirs or successors had have or

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can pretend thereto but under the real burden foresaid and whole conditions in relation thereto before written in the hands of our said Superiors or of their Commissioners foresaid in favor and for new Infeftment of the same to be made given and granted to our said Disponees heritably but under the conditions suspensive of their entry and by which thy are bound to renounce and overgive the said subjects to us and our foresaids as particularly expressed in the precept of Sasine herein contained and which conditions our said Disponees become bound by acceptance hereof to insert in the infeftments to follow hereon and in the future titles of the said heritable security Acts instruments and documents thereupon to ask and take and generally every other thing in the premises to do which we could have done ourselves or which to the office of procuratory in such cases is known to belong Ratifying hereby and Confirming whatever our said Procurators shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises by virtue hereof Which subjects with these presents and infeftments to follow hereon We as office Bearers foresaid Bind and Oblige ourselves and our Successors in Office for behoof of the said Incorporation and the said incorporation itself to warrant to our said Disponees to be free from all burdens and encumbrances excepting the said real burden above mentioned at all hands:

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And WE consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session or other Judges Books competent therein to remain for preservation, and that Letters of horning on six days charge and all other Execution necessary may pass on a Decree to be interponed hereto in common form And thereto WE Constitute.Our Procurators &c And further WE herby desire and require youJointly and severally our Bailies in that part hereby specially Constitute that on sight hereof ye pass to the ground of the foresaid subjects and there give and deliver to our

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said Disponees or their foresaids or to their Certain attorney or Attornies in their names bearers hereof of earth and stone of and upon the ground of the said subjects with all other symbols is usual and necessary. But always with and under the conditions before and after specified, that is to say providing always and declaring as it is hereby Expressly provided and declared that at entry of our said

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Disponees to the subjects above mentioned and the uplifting of the rents thereof under this conveyance shall stand suspended until such time as our said Disponees shall pay the said sums before mentioned or be disrupted for the same or any part thereof. Bur from the time that they shall pay or be distressed as aforesaid they shall be entitled to enter into possession of the said subjects in manner before mentioned and to continue the possession thereof until they be fully relieved of the promissory Note above mentioned or renewals thereof And also of all damages or Expenses which they may happen to sustain thereby in any manner of way. And which promissory or renewals as aforesaid being repaid either by their intromissions with the said rents or by payments from the said Incorporation our said Disponees shall be bound and obliged as by accepting hereof they bind and oblige themselves to renounce, release and make over to and in favor of the said Incorporation the subjects before described with warrandice from their own proper facts and deeds only; and which Conditions and provisions are hereby appointed to be engrossed in the infeftments to follow hereon, and this in nowise ye leave undone, which to do we commit to you jointly and severally our full power by this our precept of Sasine directed to you for that effect In Witness

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Whereof these presents written on this and the (blank) pages of Stamped paper by (blank) Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee are subscribed.

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At Dundee the seventeenth day ofApril One thousand eight hundred

and thirty seven years. At a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

poration of DundeePresent 9 members

The Boxmasters accounts for the bye past quarter from December last were examined and compared with the Vouchers and a balance of One pound one shilling & eight pence found due to him.

The Clerk reported to the Trade the precise state of the process with the parties attempting to Interdict the use of the new Slaughterhouses and the proof on the part of the Trade was about to be concluded. The Trade unanimously resolved to take possession of the Slaughterhouses on an early day and remitted to the following individuals Members of the trade as a Committee to report to a Meeting to be held on Thursday first at two o’clock afternoon on the ground of the premises the principle on which the different Slaughterhouses are to be given over to the Members viz: the Deacon & Boxmaster, Alexander Burns, Alexander Watson & Thomas Dick, and it was resolved to hold a General Meeting of the Trade on that day & at the said premises for the purpose of apportioning the Slaughterhouses to the different Members.

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At Dundee the twentieth day of Aprileighteen hundred and thirty seven years

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At a Meeting of the Flesher TradePresent 12 members

The Trade met upon the premises of the new Slaughterhouses and unanimously agreed to divide the Slaughterhouses in the following manner vizt:

No 1. To be occupied jointly by Robert Lawson & Alexr MattersNo 4. To be occupied by Thos DickNo 5. To be occupied by David Niven and John MillNo 6. To be occupied by Alexr WatsonNo 7. To be occupied by Alexr Lawson and David LawsonNo 8. By the Deacon & Boxmaster jointlyNo 9. To be occupied by Wm GibbNo 10. By Robert SmallNo 11. By Alexander Burns and David Knight jointly

It was further agreed upon that Nos 2 and 3 shall remain

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at present empty subject to the power of the Trade to let them unless other free Members not yet provided shall require them, the rent of each to be five pounds a year and not to allow more than two unfreemen to Kill in each at one time.

At Dundee the fifteenth day of MayEighteen hundred and thirty sevenyears. At a General Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation Present 6 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting for the purpose of considering two subjects vizt: the Letting of the Dung belonging to the Trade & the letting of the Seat Rents in the South Church the leases of which expire at Whitsunday next old Style. And with reference to the former the Trade agreed to advertise the Dung to be let upon Friday the 26 current at two o’clock afternoon on the ground of the premises at the upset price of Sixty pounds Sterling & that the Seats shall be exposed by public roup for three years to the highest bidder and that upon Monday afternoon the 22d current at three o’clock and the Clerk was instructed to advertiser the same Once in the Dundee Advertiser & Courier

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next Friday & by hand bills.

At Dundee the First day of Junein the year One thousand eight hun-

dred and thirty seven. At a Meeting of the Flesher

Incorporation of Dundee held in their roomPresent 6 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that he and the Boxmaster had called on George Tosh the Tenant of the Trade at the old Soap Work for payment of the rent, and as he had refused to pay the Clerk was directed to adopt proceeding for its recovery without delay.

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The Meeting agreed to employ Mr Thomas Hardy Town Officer to uplift the rents of the Trades property and the Boxmaster was empowered to met with Mr Hardy and arrange with him about this.

Mr Watson Mr Watson moved that the old Flesh Market should be let, which was agreed to. And the Deacon having laid before the Meeting a letter which he had received from Mr James Smith Coal Agent offering to take it; the Deacon was authorised to treat with W Smith for a let to him of the premises, to be occupied as a Coal Shed for the ensuing Six months.

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remove to the new Slaughterhouses on Monday next and the Deacon was authorised to intimate this resolution to the absent Members. The Trade instructed the Deacon to intimate to those taking an interest in the repair of the road bounding their property on the South that they are willing to bear an equal proportion along with the other properties for the repair of that road so far as it bounds their properties.

The Deacon reported to the Meeting that the Dung which had been exposed to sale on the 26th Current had not been sold by public roup, but that he had afterwards sold it by private bargain with the approbation of the Boxmaster & other Members of the Trade to James Wynton Cowfeeder in Dundee for the sum of Sixty pounds & had received a Bill therefore.

The Trade instructed the Clerk to adopt immediate proceedings against James Mustard to prevent him encroaching upon the privileges of the Trade.

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At Dundee the thirteenthday of June Eighteen hundred

and thirty seven At a Meeting of the Flesher

Trade Present 5 members

The Deacon stated that he & the Boxmaster had been interdicted by the Sheriff on an application from Paurie & Muir from using the new Slaughterhouses for Killing till parties shall be heard. The Clerk was directed to prepare the necessary answer to this petition.

The Clerk was instructed to present petn for sequestration against the Trades Tenant George Tosh for payment of the last half years rent due at Whitsunday last of the premised occupied by him amounting to forty pounds and likewise for three pounds fifteen shillings as the half years rent by past due of his dwelling house Reserving to him to Constitute any claim he may have against the Trade which he may have agt the Trade which at present the Trade does not admit.

The Clerk was further

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Requested to endeavour to negotiate and additional loan of One thousand pounds or thereby upon the Trades property to Defray their current engagements & that with as much dispatch as possible

At Dundee the twenty second day

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of July Eighteen hundred and thirty sevenyears. At a General Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of Dundee

Present 5 members

George Tosh the Tenant of the Trades property appeared at the Meeting and produced a copy of our Assignation of the Lease by him with consent of the Trade in favor John and Robert Davidson Merchants in Dundee. The Trade approved of the assignation & authorised the Deacon & Boxmaster to subscribe the same after it has been revised and approved of by the Clerk, on the understanding that Mr Tosh is to pay all the expenses incurred by the Trade in regard to the matter which he obliges himself to do by subscribing the present Minute along with the Deacon. A Copt of the Assignation is appointed to be engrossed in this Sederunt Book.

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“I George Tosh Machine Maker in Dundee considering that by Minute of Lease dated the 22d day of October 11836 entered into between the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee & John Wilson Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Robert Woodcock present Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for themselves and their successors in office as representing and as duly authorised by the said Incorporation on the one part & me on the other part, the said Incorporation set in tack and assedation let to me & my heirs excluding assignees to subtenants except such as might be approved of by the said Incorporation or its successors and for which assignees or sub tenants I & my foresaids should be answerable. All & Whole that portion of the property belonging to the said Incorporation situate at the Chapelshade of Dundee consisting of that house or building with toofall connected therewith extending from the Western side of the Covered entry or passage leading into the Open Court or Area of the Shambles now erected by the said

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Incorporation and reaching so far West as the Western boundary of the property belonging to the said Incorporation; With the privileges of taking water from the Well in the said Court or Area by means of a pipe Communicating therefrom to the premises thereby let and also with the privileges of using the Stair at or near the North East Corner of the premises thereby let and that for any lawful purpose whatsoever not interfering with the proper use of the neighbouring premises belonging to the said Incorporation. And for the space of two years from & after the term of Martinmas 1836 subject to the declaration therein underwritten, for which Causes I bound and oblige myself by heirs and executor & they foresaid to make payment of the sum of £80 Stg of yearly rent for the premised thereby let at two terms in the year Whitsunday and Martinmas be equal portions during the Currency of the lease with penalty in case of failure as therein specified. Providing always in terms of the said lease that it should be in the option of me or my foresaids or the said Incorporation & their foresaids respectively to put an end to the said lease at the term of Martinmas 1841 by giving six months previous notice in writing the one party to the other of the resolution to do so, in which Case the said lease should expire at the said term; but failing which Intimation the option reserved to either party should Cease; As

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the said Minute of lease containing Clause of Warrandice and other clauses providing obligations in itself more fully bears. And now seeing that for certain onerous causes & considerations specified in a back letter granted or immediately granted in my favor by John Davidson and Robert Davidson both Merchants in Dundee I have agreed to grant these presents in manner underwritten, therefore I have made and Constituted as I do hereby with consent of the said Incorporation and the said John

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Wilson, Deacon and Robert Woodcock Boxmaster of the said Incorporation and as duly authorised by the said Incorporation to consent hereto but without prejudice to the liability of me & my heirs on terms of the said Minute of lease for my assignees under mentioned and their subtenants if any make & constitute the said John Davidson and Robert Davidson and the survivor of them as Trustees or Trustee for the firm of John & Robert Davidson Merchants in Dundee my lawful Cessioners and assignees in and to the Tenants part of the foresaid Minute of lease during the whole space & terms thereof yet to run & to all the Clauses and obligations therein contained, profits and emoluments

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which may arise therefrom and to all action and execution competent to me therefrom with power to them or either of them as Trustees or Trustee foresaid to possess the said subjects or to sublet the same or assign the said lease under the condition in the said Minute of lease but not otherwise And to intromit with and uplift the rents & profits thereof During the space yet remaining of the foresaid lease’ Declaring that the hole which has been made for a pond within the area of the property belonging to the said incorporation is only left open at the pleasure of the said Incorporation And is to be removed by them at pleasure. And further I have assigned & made over as I do herby assign, dispone convert and make over to and in favor of the said John Davidson and Robert Davidson and the survivor of them As Trustees or Trustee foresaid the whole machinery and apparatus, tools, moulding boxes, patterns in the premises used in the different departments of machine making and founding. And particularly and without prejudice to the said generality the following articles All in the said premises vizt: A steam engine of four horses power, Lead pipes to engine, Fanners driving shaft & pipes, A small set Fanners, Two forges, one pair of bellows, Two anvils, Three forehammers, Eighteen pair of Smith tongs, two water casks, and two anvil blocks, Fourteen

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bores for smiths, Twenty cresses and set hammers, Seventy one Mandrels & punches, One Cress block, Three hand hammers, Gauger &c, Beam scales and weights, One wheel Carrier, a vive board, a Timepiece, Three water Casks, Tublie building brick, Taping bars, Scimers &c A brass furnace, A Stove, three ladles & one hand ladle.Three moulding boxes 3 ft long 1 ft 8 in broadOne do 4 ft log 2 feet broadOne do 5 ft 3 in long 2 ft 5 in broadOne do 6 feet long 6 ft 6 in broadOne do 2 feet long a foot 1 in broadOne 3 feet long 1 foot 1 in broadFour do 8 feet long 10 in broadOne do 1 foot 3 in long 10 in broadOne do 2 feet squareTwo do 1 foot 6 in squareSeven do 1 foot long squareThree do 1 foot 3 in squareOne do for loan with plateOne do 3 feet 10 in broad wt mid partOne do 3 feet 10 in broad wt mid partTwelve Omal moulding boxes, Eight small wood Moulding boxes, Three sieves and four shovels, Fifty eight wrought Iron Mandrels, forty one combs, sixty tapes from one & one fourth of an inch to one eighth of an inch, Die stock and four pair of dies, Five files thirteen inches half bound bastards, Twelve files ten inches

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half round bastards, Twenty two files fourteen inches flat bastards, Four files ten inches bastards, Sixty files seven inches flat bastards, Forty nine files six inches flat bastards, Twenty four flies five inches flat bastards, Eight files Eleven inches square, Seven files Eleven inches round, Six files nine inches round, Six files Twelve inches smooth flat, Nine files nine inches smooth flat, Six files eight inches smooth half round, Forty files of various sizes in use, Twenty flat boring Drills, forty four cast steel turning tools, Forty one Cast steel chisels, None fluted swarfs, Twenty swarfs spin drills, Twenty boring drills, Four flat nimblers, 1 pair of belt pliers, Three cutter bars & lock with cutters, a Cramp brace & clams and 2 hand Cramps, A universal boring chuck with eight pair of bits, Twelve tap runches, one line of shafting & 3 side shafts 60 feet long, Coupling brackets & bolts, Fourteen pulleys, Belts, Nine vices, Three vice, Boards and turning lathe shears, one ten inch turning lath & Slide, Two seven inch turning lathes, Two new seven inch turning lather, One small turning lathe with framing

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one seven feet card slide, a vertical boring machine, One grindstone with stock and four Wood pulleys, Gas fittings, Six straight Edges & straighting sheers, Ten drawing boards & two traces, One double bench, Fifteen boards of American fir also cut twigs of various kinds, Various patterns, Twelve chipping hammers, Two hand screws & two Augers, A set of blocks with ropes, A desk and store room furniture, Oil cans, flasks, lamps &c A slide boring machine, Eighteen crucibles, twenty three Windows, Twelve catches for turning lathes, one bow saw, one hand saw, one hand vice & one small handbress, one set of types, Five brick, One screw plate five eights of an inch.One screw plate 3 eights of an inch.One do 3/8 & 1/16 of an inch.One do ½ & 1/16 of an inchOne do ½ of an inchOne 1/4th & 1/16 of an inchOne do with tapesFifty four wheels & pinions Gill pitch & patterns, four large wheel & ten pinions, Eleven pulley patterns, four set of pulley patterns for turning lathes, two set of pulley patterns for slides, one set of pulley patterns for boring,

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One set pf pulley patterns for pinning. One set of pulley patterns for pinning.Surrogating hereby and Substituting the said John Davidson & Robert Davidson and the survivors of them as Trustees or Trustee foresaid in my full right & place of the premises for ever with full power to them to do every thing requisite and necessary concerning the promises which I could have done before granting hereof. Providing always that they as Trustees or Trustee foresaid shall be obliged as by acceptation hereof. They oblige themselves (for whom conform to the said Minute of Lease If my heirs shall be answerable)to pay to the said Flesher Incorporation of Dundee or to the said Deacon & Boxmaster thereof for the time for behoof thereof or to any person to be appointed by he said Incorporation of the foresaid sum of £80 of yearly rent stipulated by the foresaid Minute of lease to be paid by me & my foresaids for the property foresaid. And also to perform and fulfil the whole other obligations thereby incumbent on me during the whole space yet to run thereof at the terms therein specified. Which Assignment I oblige myself and foresaids to warrant to the said Assignees from all facts & deeds done or to be done by me in prejudice hereof, and such consent foresaid consent to the said regulation hereof in the Books of Council & Session or other Judges Books competent therein

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To remain for preservation that letters of Horning on six days charge and a;; execution necessary may pass upon a decree to be interponed hereto on common form and for that purpose with consent foresaid Constitute.

My Procrs &c be Witness whereof these presents

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At Dundee the twenty sixth day ofSeptember One thousand eight hundred

and thirty seven years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Incorporation of Dun-

dee held in their own room ad-joining the Trades Hall at seven

o’clock in the eveningPresent 11 members

The present General Meeting was called by the deacon to report the final decision of the Sheriff in the question at the instance of Messers Powrie and others against the Incorporation and which was that he had granted Interdict against the Incorporation from using the property for the Slaughtering of Cattle as proposed by them and had subjected the Incorporation in the pursuers expenses.

The Clerk laid before the Trade the whole process and read over in their hearing the reclaiming Petition lodged by the Incorporation against the Sheriff Substitutes Judgement (to which the Sheriff had adhered( together with the Answers to that Petition which papers extracted the whole facts of the case.

Mr Alexander Watson moved that the decision of the Sheriff should be acquiesced in by the Trade and that the same should not be

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brought under review by the Court of Session and this motion was seconded by Mr Thomas Dick.

The Deacon moved as a amendment on Mr Watson’s motion that the Clerk should advise with the Council and Agents who prepared the Reclaiming Petition for the Incorporation as to the propriety of the Trade following out the case further and alternately in the shape of reduction of the Sheriff’s decree but that in the meantime the Trade should not carry the case by Advocation to the Court of Session, which amendment was seconded by Mr Alexander Burns and the amendment having been first put there voted for the amendment 7 Members present and 4 for the motion and the amendment was declared carried accordingly.

At Dundee the third day ofOctober eighteen hundred andthirty seven years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Incorporation ofDundee held in their own room

Present 10 members

The Boxmaster’s accounts since

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they were last examined were gone over and compared with the vouchers and the Clerk was instructed to get the same entered into the Trades Ledger.

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There was laid before the Meeting a letter from Mr John Kerr the Agent for the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification threatening to raise an action against the Trade if the arrears of feuduty were not paid on Friday first. The Clerk stated that it was proposed to sell the property for payment of the arrears of feuduty & that he would make a representation on the subject to the representatives of the deceased Mr John Morton and endeavour to get the matter arranged with Mr Kerr so as to keep they Trade free from trouble.

The Boxmaster was instructed to ascertain before next Meeting all the debts due by the Trade & to make up a list thereof, in order that the Trade may take proper steps for raising money on the security of the property for paying the same, off to the Dundee Commercial Bank & the other Creditors of the Trade.

The Meeting was then adjourned until Monday evening next at seven o’clock in the Trade’s room

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At Dundee the ninth day ofSeptember eighteen hundred andthirty seven years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Incorporation heldin their room adjoining the Trades

Hall Present 6 members

The Ledger containing the Boxmaster’s accounts was laid before the Meeting and docqueted as correct.

The Meeting appointed the Deacon, Boxmaster & Messers Gibb, Burns & Watson as a Committee to wait along with the Clerk on Mr William Christie one of the Cashiers of the Dundee Commercial Bank to see if the Bank would be agreeable to give the Trade some additional accommodation, they giving a security over the property for payment thereof & of the other debts due to the Bank by the Trade.

The Clerk reported that in terms of the instructions given to him at last |Meeting he had got an arrangement made with Mr Morton’s Representatives, by which the property was to be advertised for sale on the 8th November.

The Meeting authorised the Deacon and Boxmaster to procure the Alledged Discharge by Thomas Guthrie and Alexander Black from them to lay before the Trades Law Gent for their opinion & to report the same to the next Meeting of the

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Trade.

The Clerk was instructed to present an application to the Town Council to get them to repair the present Killing house doors & the inside of the houses and likewise to put a new outside door on the Slaughterhouse yard. He was further instructed to ask leave of the Council to remove the present necessary which was erected by the Incorporation, and to erect a copper as it was an intolerable nuisance, arising from the disturbance from the cattle on Sabbath.

The Clerk was instructed to get an advertisement inserted in Friday’s paper that the eleven new Slaughterhouses & several dwelling houses & warehouses were to be let.

At Dundee the eighteenth day of

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October eighteen hundred and thirtyseven years. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation heldin their own room Present 10 members

The Clerk was instructed to cause an action against Thomas Guillan, the Deacon and Boxmaster being satisfied after consulting with their Agents that he had no right to carry on business without entering with the Trade. in regard to Alexander Black they found that if he proved himself to be the son of the person

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mentioned in the Discharge shewn to the Dean and Boxmaster he had a right to carry on business.

The Committee appointed at last Meeting to wait upon the Cashiers of the Dundee Commercial Bank intimated that they had waited upon Mr Christie but he had refused to give any additional accommodation to the Trade. In consequence they had instructed their Law Agents to apply for a loan of £1200 both by advertisements and by verbal application.The Clerk stated that the Title Deeds valued and rental were at present in Forfar and they would be returned tomorrow and they were then to be laid before two parties in Dundee who were enquiring as to the particulars of the loan, and if this was declined he was instructed to get a conveyance executed by the trade in favor of the Cashier of the Dundee Commercial Bank in security for the debts due to them, and the Deacon was instructed to see that no time was to be lost in laying the papers before the parties who were enquiring for the loan and if he saw that there was any unnecessary delay to cause the Bond in favor of the Dundee Commercial Bank be immediately prepared.

The Clerk was instructed to present a Petition of Sequestration at the Trades instance against David Doig for payment of the half years rent due at Whitsunday & to become due at Martinmas.

At Dundee the twenty seventh dayof October eighteen hundred andthirty seven years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Incorporation of Dun-dee held in their room adjoining the Trades

Hall Present 10 members

The Clerk sated that he had applied to both of the parties mentioned in the preceding Minute for the loan wanted by the Trade, and laid the Title Deeds valuation and rental before them, but they had both declined to give the loan. In consequence he had communicated this to the Deacon and prepared the necessary Bond in favor of the Dundee Commercial Bank which he laid before the Trade, as mentioned in last Meeting. This Bond of Corroboration & Disposition in security was read over to the Meeting and they instructed the Deacon and Boxmaster to subscribe the same when extended on stamped paper which the Clerk was requested to do without the leas possible delay & get it signed by the individual Members of the Trade who were consenting to the Bond. A copy of the Bond was appointed to be engrossed at the end of the present Minute for the use of the Trade.

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month or beginning of December, and the Clerk was instructed to prepare the Dft of an Advertisement to be submitted to a Meeting of the Trade to be held on Monday first at three o’clock afternoon to which time this Meeting was adjourned.

“We Thomas Dick Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Robert Woodcock Flesher the present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for behoof of and as representing the said Incorporation, and as specially authorised to grant these presents in terms of a Minute of Sederunt of the said Trade dated the 27 th day of October Eighteen hundred and Thirty seven years, Considering that the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee sometime ago purchased from Patrick Scott Esquire Dundee the subjects after described, and other subjects since sold to Mrs Suisan Hunter or Neish wife of Alexander Neish Manufacturer in Dundee at the price of £2100 Sterling, and that the sum of £600 had been paid by the said Incorporation as part of the said price, and a Bond granted by the then Deacon and Boxmaster along with other individual members and the Clerk of the said

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Incorporation for the sum of £1500 being the remainder of the said price bearing interest as therein mentioned which is by the said Disposition in favor of the said Incorporation declared a real burden over the property; and further considering that sometime after the said purchase the said Incorporation having sold part of the said subjects to the said Mrs Susan Hunter or Neish at the price of £305 Sterling we paid to the said Patrick Scott the sum of Three hundred Pounds Sterling in part extinction of the foresaid real burden on which he executed a Deed of Restriction and Discharge in our favor whereby he released the subjects to be sold of the said real burden and further considering that the said Incorporation having erected extensive buildings nib the subjects not sold as aforesaid and to enable them to raise the funds for completing the same as the least possible expense John Wilson Flesher in Dundee the then Deacon and I the said Robert Woodcock the then Boxmaster as authorised by the said Incorporation by Minute in their Sederunt Book of day the Eight day of April Eighteen hundred and Thirty six and also as individuals and Messers Alexander Mathers, James Lowson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Andrew Hood (now deceased), Alexander Lawson, David Niven and John Milne all Fleshers in Dundee by their promissory notes of date

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the seventh day of the said month of April promised twelve month after date conjunctly and severally out of the funds of the said Incorporation and individually and conjunctly and severally to pay to William Christie and David Guthrie Esquires Cashiers of the Dundee Commercial Bank at the office of the said Bank the sum of Three hundred and fifteen Pounds and by another promissory note of date the thirtieth day of September One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty six, the said John Wilson and I the said Robert Woodcock the then Deacon and Boxmaster of and as authorised by the said Incorporation by Minute in their Sederunt Book of date the Twenty first day of September Eighteen hundred and Thirty six and also as individuals, and the said Alexander Mathers, James Lowson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, David Niven and John Milne promised twelve months after date conjunctly and severally out of the funds of the said Incorporation and individually, conjunctly and severally to pay to the said William Christie and David Guthrie at the Office of the said Dundee Commercial Bank the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds Sterling, the proceeds of

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both of which Bills were received by the then Office bearers and were applied for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation: And further considering that the said Incorporation are due to the said Dundee Commercial Bank the sum of Forty six

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Pounds seven shillings and two pence, being the amount overdrawn on a deposit account kept in the Books of the said Bank in name of the said Incorporation including interest to this date hereof, and the further sum of Twenty Pounds, three shillings and nine pence Sterling being the amount of a Bill dated Third day of March Eighteen hundred and Thirty seven drawn by McEwen & Miller, Writers in Dundee upon and accepted by the said John Wilson then Deacon and me the said Robert Woodcock the then Boxmaster of the said Incorporation, for value of the said McEwen & Miller in accounts against the said Incorporation, which bill was endorsed by the said McEwen & Miller to the said William Christie and David Guthrie Esquires Cashiers foresaid the holders, and the said Bill not having been retired when due the same was protested at the instance of the said holders against the acceptor for non payment of the contents and against the drawers and endorsed for records &c in common form and the dishonour duly intimated to the drawers & endorsers: And further considering that the said Cashiers

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have with the approbation of the Directors of the said Bank, and the consent of the said John Wilson and me the said Robert Woodcock and also of the said Alexander Mathers, James Lowson, William Gibb, Alexander Watson, David Niven and John Milne and the said McEwen & Miller (testified by their subscribing these presents) agreed to suspend the payment of the said Bill and the interest due thereon, and of the sum overdrawn on the foresaid deposit account until the term of Whitsunday next so far as regards the said Incorporation in consideration of our accumulating the said sums into one and granting the Bond of Corroboration and Disposition in Security underwritten, and that they have likewise advanced and paid to their agents the sum of Twenty Pounds two shillings Sterling, the amount of their account for preparing these presents, therefore WE the said present Deacon AND Boxmaster of the said Incorporation as Office Bearers foresaid and with consent foresaid in farther corroboration and security of the said Bills and overdrawn deposit account et accumulando jura juritas and without prejudice to their operating payment on the said Bills against the said parties other than the said Incorporation quam premiun, have bound and obliged ourselves as Office bearers aforesaid, and our successors

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in office for behoof of the said incorporation itself and whole Members and brethren thereof to make payment to the said William Christie and David Guthrie present Cashiers and also Directors of the said Bank and to John Keay Merchant in Dundee, Peter Kinmond and William McGavin, Merchant there three of the other Directors of the said Bank and the survivors or survivor of them, and the heirs of the last survivor of them; and the heirs of the last survivor in trust for behoof of themselves and the whole other present partners of the said Bank or of those persons who shall for the time be partners thereof according to their respective rights and interest in the Stock of the same (the major part of the said Trustees alive at the time and in Scotland being a quorum) and to the assignees or disponees of the said Trustees of survivors of them the sum of Eight Hundred and thirteen pounds and Two pence Sterling being the amount of the principal sum contained in the said three Bills and interest thereon since the same fall due, together with the said sum due of the foresaid deposit account and the sum of Twenty Pounds ten shillings Sterling presently advanced as aforesaid accumulated into one sum: And that at the said term of Whitsunday next with the one fifth part more of the said accumulated sum of liquidate penalty in case of failure: with the due and legal Interest of the said accumulated sum from the date hereof to the foresaid term of payment, and half yearly, termly and proportionally during the not payment at two terms in the year Whitsunday & Martinmas

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by equal portions beginning the first terms payment of the said Interest at the said term of Whitsunday next for the interest due preceding that date and the next terms payment thereof at the term of Martinmas following for the half year preceding and so forth half yearly, termly and proportionally thereafter during the not payment of the said accumulated sum with a fifth part more of liquidate penalty for each terms failure in payment of the said interest at the terms above mentioned: and for the further security and more certain payment of the foresaid sums of money and without hurt or prejudice to the foregoing personal obligation but in corroboration thereof We the said Thomas Dick Deacon and Robert Woodcock Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for behoof of and as representing the said Incorporation do by these presents sell, alienate and dispone to and in favor of the said William Christie, David Guthrie, John Keay, Peter Kinmond and William McGavin and to the survivors or survivor of them and the heirs of the last survivor in Trust as aforesaid and to their foresaids heritably but irredeemably always and under reversion in manner after mentioned. All and Whole that piece of ground consisting of Twenty falls or thereby with the two Houses therein lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on the North side of the Road leading by the Back of Mr Bell’s Tan yard

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being part of these forty falls of ground or thereby purchased by George Murray formerly Baker in Dundee afterwards residing at Letham near Perth from John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and by progress belonged to Patrick Taylor Soap Manufacturer in Dundee, bounded by John Stiven’s property on the East by the ground and houses next after disponed formerly disponed by the said George Murray to James Martin Weaver on the West by the remainder of the said Forty falls feued to Andrew Mills Weaver, Thomas David Mason and Peter Anderson Wright on the North and by the said road leading from the said Tan yard on the South parts, with the well in the said piece of ground and the small house or tenement of land high and Leigh formerly a Kiln now converted into a dwelling house feued by John Roger Porter in Dundee from the said George Murray by feu Disposition dated the Twenty Fourth day of February Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Seven being part of these subjects which were disponed to the said George Murray to the said John Blair Miller reserving always to those having interest the privilege of the foot road along the East aside of the said property hereby disponed as at present. Secondly All and Whole the south part of that piece of ground purchased by William Robertson Weaver in said Chapelshade from Thomas Robertson Weaver in Dundee with the house on the South east

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side thereof built by the said William Robertson on the same, which piece of ground & houses hereby disponed were feued by the said William Robertson to John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee and afterwards belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor which piece of ground cosmists of thirteen and almost one half ells at the South end, thirteen ells at the middle and twelve ells and five inches at the north end Bounded by a Stone Dyke on the South, the property still belonging to the said James Martin on the west, the ground formerly belonging to the said William Robertson afterwards to George Banks on the North and the subjects formerly belonging to the said George Murray and Peter Anderson thereafter to the said deceased Patrick Taylor on the East parts, and which piece of ground hereby disponed is in length from South to North thirty three and one Third ells and the same breadth all the way with the said James Martin’s property being part of an acre of Land in the East Chapelshade feued by the said Thomas Anderson from the Town of Dundee in the Parish and Shire of Forfar with the privilege of the Cart Road on the South side of the said property which leads to the Water Wynd end the privileges of the

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well along with the said Thomas Anderson & William Robertson our said Disponees and their foresaids being always obliged to pay a proportion of the expense of upholding the same with the privilege also that the said William Robertson and his Successors in terms of the original feu Disposition from him are not at liberty to erect any buildings within five ells of the North march of the piece of ground hereby disponed, and it is hereby declared that our said Disponees and their foresaid shall not be at liberty in all time coming to erect any buildings whatever above six feet high or to lay any dunghill or any other nuisance upon the ground before mentioned within eighteen feet of the North wall of the tenements of land belonging to Charles Miller in the said Chapelshade; nor shall the houses on the South East side of the said piece of ground be at any future period raise higher than they at presently are within the distance aforesaid. Thirdly All and Whole the middle part of the North half of that piece of ground purchased by John Blair Miller, Merchant in Dundee from John Webster Tenant at Scotstown of Auchterhouse which piece of ground hereby disponed was feued by the said John Blair Miller to Thomas David Mason and thereafter belonged

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by progress to the said Patrick Taylor and consists of six falls and one third of a fall or thereby and is bounded by the middle road leading from the Burnt Burn to Dudhope road on the North by that piece of ground feued out by the said John Blair Miller to John Stewart Porter in Dundee on the South and by that piece of ground feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Andrew Mills Weaver in the East Chapelshade on the East and by that piece of ground also feued out to the said John Blair Miller to Andrew Mills Weaver in the East Chapelshade on the East and by that piece of ground also feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Patrick Anderson Wright in the East Chapelshade on the west, with the privilege of the foot road from North to South of the East side of the ground feued out to the said John Blair Miller by John Webster but reserving always the dominium utilie of the property of that piece of ground consisting of Four falls and Eighteen ells or thereby being part of the said subjects sub-feued by John Duff Junior Tanner in Dundee and James Pullar Baker there to Thomas Kidd Shipmaster in Dundee for which he pays Feuduty of Fifteen shillings yearly at the term of Whitsunday. Fourthly All and Whole that piece of ground part of the seven falls and almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee feued by Andrew Mills Weaver there from the said John Blair Miller, which piece of ground hereby disponed measures two falls and two ells or thereby and

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is bounded by the property lately belonging to the said deceased Patrick Taylor and afterwards conveyed to the said Patrick Scott on the South and west by the ground still belonging to the said Andrew Mills on the North and by the road leading south and North through the Chapelshade on the East parts; and the said piece of ground is now enclosed in a house; Declaring that our said Disponees & their foresaids shall not be at liberty to raise the North side wall of the above house or any of the other buildings they may erect on the said ground higher than seven feet: Fifthly All and Whole that piece of ground now forming part of the ground upon which a house has been erected. Which piece of ground is bounded by the property sometime belonging to the said Patrick Taylor and now to the said Incorporation of the East, West South and by the property formerly belonging to the said Peter Anderson now to the said Thomas Kidd on the North and measures one fall and thirty ells or thereby and is part of the ground feued to the said Peter Anderson by the said John Blair Miller; All whole subjects were acquired by the said deceased Patrick Taylor from Robert Stirling Grahame Esquire of Kincaldrum and afterwards belonged to the said Patrick Scott conform to Disposition by John Morton Merchant

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in Dundee and the said William Christie Trustee on the Sequestrated Estate of the said Patrick Taylor and Charles Johnstone Merchant in Dundee and Andrew Dempster Brickmaker in Dundee two of the Commissioners on the said Patrick Taylor’s Sequestrated Estate on favor of the said Patrick Scott dated the 25 th and 26th days of November Eighteen hundred and Thirty and Infeftment following thereon for the purposes therein mentioned and were disponed by the said Patrick Scott to the said Incorporation conform to Disposition in their name dated the Eleventh day of September Eighteen Hundred and Thirty five in which they were duly Infeft; and all which subjects lie in the said East Chapelshade of Dundee and County of Forfar, Together with all rights, title and interest which we or the said Incorporation our predecessors had, have or can any claim to pretend to the several subjects before disponed and pertinent in all time coming and that in real security and for payment to our said Disponees and their foresaids of the said sum of Eight hundred and thirty three Pounds Ten shillings and Five pence interest thereof liquidate penalty and termly failures above specified if incurred: Declaring always as it is by

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the Disposition by the said Patrick Scott expressly provided and declared that the said subjects above described were, and hereby are disponed with and under the express burden of the said sum of One Thousand five Hundred Pounds Sterling (deducting now as aforesaid) part of the purchase money remaining unpaid with a fifth more in name of penalty in case of failure in the punctual payment thereof at the term of Whitsunday in the year Eighteen Hundred and Forty and likewise of the legal interest of the said principal sum of one thousand five hundred and Thirty five and thereafter half yearly termly and proportionally (now deducting as aforesaid at Whitsunday and Martinmas in all thereafter during the non payment subject to the restriction mentioned in the said Bond with a fifth part more of each terms payment in case of failure all payable to the said Patrick Scott his heirs and assignees conform to a Bond of or about the date of the said Disposition and before referred to granted by the said Alexander Watson then Deacon and David Niven then Boxmaster of the said Flesher Incorporation as representing the said

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Flesher Incorporation, and also by them as individuals and by James Lawson, John Milne, John Wilson, Robert Woodcock, William Gibb, Thomas Dick, Alexander Mathers, Robert Lowson, and Andrew Hood all Fleshers in Dundee individual Members of the said Trade and David McEwen Writer in Dundee the Clerk thereof in favor of the said Patrick Scott and which sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds deducting interest thereof liquidate penalty and termly failures were thereby are hereby declared real and preferable burdens on the subjects above disponed; deducting now as aforesaid: Providing also and declaring as it is hereby expressly provided and Declared that if the said Alexander Watson, Deacon and David Niven Boxmaster or their successors in office or other Members of the said Incorporation shall fail to make payment of the whole sums that shall be due and payable by them under the said Bond within three months after a demand of payment shall have been intimated to the Deacon and Boxmaster of the said Incorporation for the time being personally or at their dwelling places of within Scotland or if forth thereof at the Office of Edictal Estates Register House Edinburgh

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in presence of a Notary Public ad Witnesses there and in that case full power and faculty is thereby and hereby is removed to the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids immediately after the expiration of the said three months and without any other intimation or process of Law for that effect to sell and dispose of the said respective subject by public roup on previous advertisement weekly for at least three weeks in any one or more of the Newspaper or Newspapers to be published in Dundee at the

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time; the said Patrick Scott being always bound on payment of the price to hold just count and reckoning with the said Incorporation and their foresaids for the same after deduction of the said sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds Sterling or balance thereof whole interest that shall be due thereupon of liquidate penalties and termly failure that may be incurred and all expenses that may be incurred in the sale of the said subjects insured against fire to the extent of One Thousand Five Hundred Pounds and in renouncing and discharging or conveying the said security including the revising and recording thereof and for that end to enter into Articles of Roup grant Dis

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positions containing procuratory of Resignation Assignation to the Writs and Evidents and the rents and duties, Precept of Sasine and a Clause binding the said Flesher Incorporation and the whole Members thereof in an absolute warrandice of such Disposition, and obliging them if required to Corroborate and confirm the same and to grant all deeds and securities that may be deemed necessary: Declaring that the Purchaser or Purchasers shall be nowise concerned with the Application of the price, or with any of the Conditions therein mentioned: And Declaring also that in carrying the said sale or sales into execution it shall be lawful to the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids to prorogate and adjourn the day of sale from time to time as they shall think proper, notice being always given of such adjournment at least twice in the said Newspapers or Newspaper. And which real burden before mentioned with the said reserved power and faculty and whole provisions and declarations before written are by the said Disposition by the said Patrick Scott appointed to be engrossed in the Infeftments to follow thereof, and in all the future transferences and investitures of the said subjects under the express condition

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that these infeftments in which the same should be remitted should be void and null and which condition would remain in force until the sums due by the said Bond should have been paid up, Declaring always that in the event of the said sums being paid up by the individual Members of the said Incorporation and the Clerk thereof before named and designed granters of the said Bond or by any of them or their foresaids they should be entitled to demand and the said Patrick Scott and his foresaids should be bound to execute and deliver to and in favor of such party or parties their heirs and successors at their own charges a formal and valid conveyance of the foresaid real burden and reserved power and faculty, with all the Clauses before written in regard thereto. In which subjects above disponed but redeemable always and under reversion in manner aftermentioned, We bind and oblige ourselves and our successors in office upon the proper charges and expenses of the said Flesher Incorporation duly and validly to infeft and seize the said William Christie, David Guthrie, John Keay, Peter Kinmond and William McGavin and their survivors or survivor of them as Trustees foresaid & they or his foresaids and that by tuo several infeftments and distinct manner of holding, the one thereof to be holden of

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us and our foresaids in free Bleuch for payment of a Penny Scots money on the ground of the said subjects at the term of Whitsunday yearly in name of Bleuch farm if asked fully and of the other if the said infeftments to be holden from us and our foresaids of our immediate lawful superiors of the said subjects in the same manner and as freely in all respects as We or the said Incorporation hold or may hold the same, and for that purpose We bind and oblige ourselves & our foresaids at any time when required at the expense of the said Incorporation to grant all necessary deeds in favor of our said Disponees and their foresaid with procuratories of resignation and precepts of Sasine and in case it shall please our said Disponees and their foresaids to hold the said subjects of us and our foresaids We bind and oblige ourselves and them

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not only to be out unentered with our superiors but also to enter and receive our said Disponees vassals to us in the foresaid subject disponed to them in security as aforesaid and to infeft them in the same gratis and without any composition, and We do hereby assign to them the non entry duties and other causalities that may fall due during the non entry: Which Disposition under the reversion in manner after mentioned subjects hereby disponed, Infeftment to

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follow hereon the sale or sales to be made in virtue of the powers herein after granted for that purpose if the same shall take place & ratifications and Dispositions to be granted by us or our foresaids in consequence thereof. We as office bearers foresaid bind and oblige ourselves and our successors in office for behoof of the said incorporation and the said Incorporation itself and whole members thereof to warrant to our said Disponees and their foresaids at all hands and against all mortals as law will: Excepting from that warrandice the real burden, power and facility in favor of the said Patrick Scott before mentioned. Moreover We do hereby make, constitute and appoint the said Disponees and their foresaids our lawful cessionary and assignees not only in and to the rent, maills and duties of the said Subjects that shall fall due from and after this date during the not payment and non redemption with full power to them to intromit with and uplift the same they being always accountable to us and our successors and in the office for their intromissions as the same shall be instructed by their writ or oath, after deduction of the feu duties, public and parish burdens and expenses in levying the rents insurances or otherwise: Declaring that they shall not be liable for their omissions or the insolvency of Tenants and that they shall be entitled to enter into quiet and

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resume possession at pleasure: And also Declaring that we and our foresaids shall be bound to free and relieve our said Disponees of the Dundee Goal or Bridewell Tax and other local taxes imposed or to be imposed offering to the said heritable debt. But also in and to the rents and evidents, rights , titles and securities of and concerning the subjects above disponed in security, conceived in favor of us our predecessors and authors whole clauses therein contained, and all action and execution competent thereupon. Surrogating and Substitution our said Disponees and their foresaids in our full rights and place of the premises: Which assignation so far as concerns the rents and evidents We oblige ourselves and our foresaids to warrant at all hands and as to the rents and duties from our own facts and deeds only; And WE oblige ourselves and our foresaids to insure the houses on the foresaid subject to the extent of Eight Hundred Pounds Sterling at least in name of our said Disponees in some established insurance office against fire and annually to pay the premiums of such insurance and regularly to report Discharges thereof to my said Disponees or their foresaids or in case they shall make the said Insurance which they are here empowered to do. We oblige ourselves and

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our foresaids to repay to themselves not only the charges of the policy, but the whole remissions they may advance, And that on demand: And we assign to them any Policy of Insurance effected or to be effected by or in name of us or our foresaids over the premises in security as aforesaid. And we consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session or others competent therein to remain for preservation: And that letters of Horning on six days charge and all other execution necessary may pass upon a decree to be interponed hereto in Common form and for that purpose We constituteOur procurators &c Att ourWe hereby declare and require youAnd each of you conjunctly and severally our Bailies in that part to the effect after specified specially constitutes That on sight hereof ye pass to the ground of the said

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subjects, respectively and successively and there give and deliver heritable state and Sasine, real, actual and corporeal possession to the said William Christie, David Guthrie, John Keay, Peter Kinmond and William McGavin and the survivors or survivor of them as Trustees foresaid or their or his foresaids of All and Whole the several subjects above disponed all lying bounded and described as in the dispositive clause hereof here held as repeated brevitatis causa, but under the real burden and reserved power and

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faculty provisions and declarations foresaid: In real security and for payment to our said Disponees and their foresaids of the foresaid sum of Eight Hundred and Thirty three Pounds Ten shillings and Five pence Sterling, Interest thereof and liquidate penalty with the termly failures above specified if incurred, and that by delivery to them or their foresaids or to their Certain attorney or attornies in their names bearers hereof of earth and stone of and upon the ground of the said subjects and all other symbols usual and necessary. But declaring always as it is hereby expressly provided and declared that the said subjects are and shall be redeemable by the said Incorporation and us and our foresaids at the term of payment before written, or at any term of Martinmas and Whitsunday thereafter we or our foresaids shall please upon premonition of three months to be made by is and our foresaids to our said Disponees and their foresaids personally or at their dwelling places if within Scotland, and if furth thereof at the tome the by leaving a Schedule of intimation at the office appointed by the Act passed in the Sixth year of the Reign of his late Majesty George the Fourth Chapter One hundred and twenty for receiving Edictal

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citations and that by payment to them of the foresaid sums of money, interest due thereon, liquidate expenses and termly failures before specified if incurred together with the necessary charges in infefting or otherwise securing themselves in the said subjects, and in case of their absence or refusal to receive the same by consignation thereof in the hands of the Cashiers of the Dundee New Bank or Dundee Bank for the time to be made forthcoming at the peril of the Consequences, the place of redemption to be within the office of the Dundee New Bank or Dundee Bank and declaring that an Extract hereof or of the Instrument of Sasine to follow hereon shall be as sufficient for the above purpose as if a particular letter of Reversion were granted by our said Disponees and their foresaids; and Declaring that any discharges, renunciation Disposition and Assignation or other Deed necessary to be granted by our Disponees and their foresaids upon our making payment and redeeming & recording thereof shall always by at the expense of us and our foresaids; Declaring also as it id hereby expressly provided and declared that if we or our foresaids shall fail to make payment of the sums that shall be due by the said obligation before written within three months after the a demand of payment as intimated to or our successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation

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or to our or their foresaids personally or at our dwelling places if within Scotland or if furth of the Kingdom by leaving a schedule of intimation at the office appointed by the foresaid Act for receiving Edictal Citations &c then and in that case the said subjects shall be no longer redeemable and it shall be lawful to and in the power of our said Disponees & their foresaids immediately after the expiration of the said three Months and without any other intimation or process at Law for that effect, to sell and dispose whole or in lots of the foresaid subjects before disponed by Public roup on previous advertisement weekly for at least three weeks in the Dundee Advertiser or in any of the Newspapers published in Dundee at the time the first advertisement being inserted at least one month preceding the sale, our said Disponees and their foresaids being always bound upon payment of the price to be given therefore to hold Count

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and Reckoning with us and our foresaids for the same after deduction of the foresaid accumulated sum, whole interest thereof that shall become due thereupon, liquidate penalties and termly failure that may be incurred and all expenses that may be laid out by them as aforesaid, or in insurances or other necessary disbursements in relation to the promises or in the sale of the said subjects or in paying off preferable debts or burdens

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thereon and for that end to enter into Articles of Roup, Grant Dispositions, containing Procuratory of Resignation, Assignation to the Writs and Evidents and the rent and duties precept of same, and a clause binding us and our Successors in office for behoof of the said Incorporation and the said Incorporation and our and their foresaids in absolute warrandice of such dispositions and obliging us and them to Corroborate and Confirm the same and to grant all other Deeds and securities requisite and necessary by the Laws of Scotland for rendering the said sale or sales effectual in the same manner, and as amply in every respect as we or the foresaid Incorporation or foresaids could do ourselves: Declaring that the Purchaser or Purchasers shall be nowise concerned with the application of the price, or any of the conditions herein mentioned, but that the sale or sales shall be equally good to him or them as if we ourselves or the said Incorporation or foresaids had made them. And also Declaring that in carrying the said sale or sales into execution it shall be lawful to our said Disponees and their foresaids to prorogate and adjourn the day of sale from time to time, and from place to place as they shall think proper, notice being always given in the said Dundee Advertiser or any of the other said Newspapers the first advertisement being at east a fortnight prior to the

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roup and WE oblige ourselves and our successors in office and the said Incorporation and foresaids to ratify, approve and confirm any sale or sales that shall be made in consequence hereof and to grant absolute and irredeemable Dispositions of the foresaid subjects so to be sold to the purchaser or purchasers their heirs and assignees & to execute and delay all other Deeds and Writings that shall be thought necessary for rendering their right to complete. And this in nowise ye leave undone. Which to do We commit to you jointly and severally our Bailies in that part foresaid full power by this our precepts of Sasine directed to you for that effect: In Witness whereof these presents written on this and the seventeen preceding pages of Stamped paper by John Miller, Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee are subscribed (along with our marginal additions on page Fourth, one on Page fifth, one on Page Eighth and on Page Eleventh, and one on Page Fourteenth all written by the said John Millar) by the said parties as follows videlict By the said Thomas Dick as Deacon and the said Robert Woodcock as Boxmaster of the said Incorporation also by the said Robert Woodcock as an individual and by the said John Wilson, Alexander Mathers, James Lawson, Alexander Watson, John Milne, David Niven and McEwen & Miller as Consenters foresaid all at Dundee the Thirtieth day of October

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Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Seven years before these Witnesses James McEwen and William Ure both Clerks to the said McEwen & Miller and the said John Millar and by the said Alexander Lawson and William Gibb at Dundee the thirty first day of the said month and year foresaid before these witnesses the said James McEwen, William Ure and John Millar, the words “Watson” in the second line of page second “the said” on the twenty first line of Page Tenth & “us and our” on the Fifth, and “writs” on the sixteenth lines of page fourteenth having been respectively written on erasures and the words “John” on the Eighteenth line of Page Third & “Dundee” on the ninth line of Page Eighteenth having been deleted before signing.

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At Dundee the thirtieth day ofOctober Eighteen hundred and thirty

seven years. At a Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of Dundee held

in their Hallpresent 8 members

The Members present subscribed the Bond in favor of the Dundee Commercial Bank and the Clerk was instructed to get it subscribed by the other Members & Infeftment taken without delay.

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The Clerk laid before the Meeting a Dft of the Advertisement of the heritable property for sale, which he was instructed to get inserted, but in the meantime the Trade delayed fixing the day of the sale.

At Dundee the seventh day ofNovember Eighteen hundred and thirty seven

years. At a Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation held in their Hall

present 9 members

the Trade instructed the Clerk to get the Dung advertised for sale on Friday the 17 th

Current at one o’clock by advertisement & handbills and the Deacon was authorised to subscribe the articles; The upset price was fixed at Sixty Pounds.

The Trade resolved that the day of sale of the property should be fixed for Wednesday the Thirteenth day of December next, and that it should be set up on one lot in the meantime, but if not sold at that time, it was resolved to be again exposed in lots in the beginning of January next in three lots according to a plan prepared

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by Mr James Black Architect. Lot 1st To consist of the range of buildings fronting the mid road. Lot 2d Of the new dwelling house and four Shambles below the same and Lot 3d to consist of the seven remaining Slaughter houses, and the old building presently used as Warehouses at the back of the house occupied by David Doig. The Deacon was instructed to call another Meeting previous to the sale to fix the upset price of the property. The Trade resolved that the advertisement shall be inserted once in the North British Advertiser and in the Dundee Advertiser until the day of the sale.

There was laid before the Meeting a letter from Mr John Bell Writer in Dundee wishing payment of the Trades acceptance to Mr John Thomson endorsed to the Dundee Union Bank, the Clerk was instructed to intimate to Mr Bell that the property had been advertised for sale, and he would get payment of the Bill as soon as funds were got from that source, but that the Trade would make him a payment of the Fifty Pounds out of the rents which fall due at Martinmas.

There was laid before the Meeting answers which had been given for David Doig to the Petition at the Trades instance. On reference to the records of the trade it was found that he entered to the premises under a new bargain ay Whitsunday Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six, but that the other Statements in the Petition were (blank, but probably intended to read ‘correct’)

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At Dundee the twenty first

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day of November One thousandEight hundred and thirty seven

years. At a Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee held

in their own roompresent 9 members

The Deacon stated that he had called this Meeting in consequence of a Communication received by him from the Clerk to the Trade dated the 2oth Current which he read to the Trade together with the correspondence referred to in the Clerk’s letter with the different parties therein enumerated. The Trade approved of the correspondence & with reference to the Sequestration against Doig they empowered the Clerk to allow Doig to remove his furniture from the premises to-morrow (the Term day) provided he consigned £10.10/- in the hands of the Clerk of Court for the half years rent from Whitsunday last, and the Trade empowered the Clerk to endeavour to settle the case out and out with Doig’s Agent upon the most favourable terms possible.

The Clerk stated that Mr McDonald who purchased the lease of the Dung for

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the current half year from the old term of Martinmas to Whitsunday next had granted his acceptance to the trade for the price being Sixty pounds Stg at six months Date.The Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised to discount the Bill and out of the proceeds to pay the half year’s interest due to Captain Scott & the balance to be applied in liquidation of the rent due to the Town.

At Dundee the twenty eighth dayof November One thousand Eight hun-

dred and thirty seven years. Ata General Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee held in

their own Hallpresent 11 members

The Boxmaster’s accounts since they were last audited by the Trade were compared with the vouchers and were found correct shewing a balance due by the Boxmaster of Ten pounds seventeen shillings Sterling. The Clerk was instructed to get the accounts inserted on the Ledger for presentation to next Meeting of the Trade.

The Trade then proceeded to the

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election of a Boxmaster for the ensuing year when Mr Alexander Watson moved that Mr William Gibb be appointed Boxmaster, which motion was seconded by Mr Alexander Burns. Mr John Watson moved as an amendment that Mr Alexander Mathers be elected Boxmaster, which amendment was seconded by Mr Robert Woodcock and the motion and amendment having been respectively put to the vote, there voted for the amendment Messers Woodcock, James Lowson, John Milne, John Wilson and David Niven and for the motion the Deacon and Messers William Gibb, Alexander Watson, Alexander Burns, Alexander Lawson and Robert Lawson. Mr Alexander Mathers having declined to vote. The motion was therefore declared carried by a majority of one and Mr Gibb was accordingly elected Boxmaster of the trade for the ensuing year.

The balance due by the former Boxmaster was then paid over to his successor in office.

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The pension list for the ensuing year was then revised by the Trade and the Boxmaster was authorised to pay the under noted pensions weekly until the same is altered by the Trade

Catherine Mathers 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekEuphemia Lindsay 1/- per week and 20/- for rentBetty Constable 1/- per weekWidow Reid 2/6 per weekWidow Matthew 1/6 per weekWidow smith 2/6 per weekJames Thomson Children £1.10/-per annum

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The Meeting considering that David Knight is due a balance to the Trade on his account with the Incorporation resolved to recover payment of the same and instructed the Clerk to apply to him by Letter for payment, and to report to the next Meeting of the Trade. at same time to intimate to Mr Knight that he would not be allowed the use of the Slaughter house if payment was not made.

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At Dundee the fifth day of DecemberEighteen hundred and thirty seven

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held within their own

room in the Trades Hallpresent 8 members

The Meeting remitted to the Deacon and Boxmaster along with the Clerk to fix the upset price at which the property in the Chapelshade is to be exposed and they empowered these parties without the necessity of calling another Meeting of the Trade for the purpose to determine the same, the Trade being satisfied that due enquiry with local circumstances will be made and the interests of the Trade attended to.

The Clerk reported that the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk had settled the process with Doig in terms of an agreement entered into between the Deacon and Mr Flowerdew Doig's Agent.

The Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised to subscribe the Articles of Roup of the Chapelshade property for and in behalf of the Incorporation, at the upset price to be fixed as above and

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terms of payment and other conditions of Sale to be regulated by the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk.

At Dundee the fourteenth day ofDecember One thousand Eighthundred and thirty seven years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held in their Hall

present 4 members

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The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting to inform the Trade that the property had been exposed to sale yesterday at the upset price of £2200 Stg under burden of Captain Scott’s Bond of £1200 Sterling, but that no offerer had appeared.

The Trade resolved to expose the property again in total before doing so in lots at a reduced upset price on the 27 of January next. The Meeting approved of a Short advertisement for insertion which was laid before the Meeting and it was ordered to be inserted in the Advertiser only to the day of Sale.

The Meeting appointed the Deacon & Messers Watson & Gibb as a Committee to inspect the property in Overgate belonging to Mr Morton and to report to a future Meeting of the Trade.

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At Dundee the twenty eighthday of December Eighteen hun-

dred and thirty seven yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher

Incorporation of Dundee heldin the House of Mrs Anderson

Nethergatepresent 9 members

Upon the application of William Brown who had lodged the usual fee of 10/6 for a hearing of the Trade upon the term of which the Trade was willing to admit him a free Member, the Trade agreed as follows: 1st That the Said William Brown shall pay to the Boxmaster in cash one moiety of the usual entry money which moiety is Twenty one pounds Sterling 2nd That he shall grant his bill at twelve months within Twelve months from this date pay the other Moiety of Twenty one Pounds to the Trade and 3d That it shall be expressly stipulated in the receipt to be granted to him for the first Moiety that he is not to be considered a free Member of the Trade or entitled to vote at any of their Meetings until the 2d moiety is paid & further that if it be not paid within the said twelve months he shall

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forfeit the first moiety & lose any right of entry or privilege of entry to the Trade (six months deleted)

At Dundee the second day ofJanuary Eighteen hundred andthirty eight years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Incorporation ofDundee held in their own room

present 6 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting to consult the Trade in regard to the arrears of ground annual due to the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification, as Mr Kerr would not give a days longer delay & threatening to raise Inhibition against the Trade. the Meeting agreed to authorise the Deacon & Boxmaster to grant a Bill to Mr Kerr for the amount of the arrears payable four months after date.

The Clerk was instructed to write Bailie Thain as Convener of the Improvement Committee of the Town Council that the door at the Slaughterhouses had fallen down requiring the same to be repaired otherwise the Trade would do so at the expense of the Town.

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The Clerk was further instructed to intimate to William Brown that if he did not come forward & pay his Twenty guineas

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in terms of the resolution of last Minute that proceedings would be adopted against him.

At Dundee the twenty sixthday of January Eighteen hundred

and thirty eight yearsAt a General Meeting of the Flesher

Incorporation of Dundee heldin their own room present 5 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting to consult the Trade what should be the upset price of the property at the sale to-morrow; and the Meeting having deliberately considered the matter resolved that the upset price shall be reduced to Eighteen hundred pounds Stg under burden of Captain Scott’s bond for Twelve hundred pounds and the Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised to sign a Minute of Alteration on the Articles of Roup to this effect.

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At Dundee the first day of FebruaryEighteen hundred and thirty eight years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held in the house of Mrs

Anderson Vintner Nethergatepresent 6 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that he had called the present Meeting in consequence of the Trade having had to grant their bill for One hundred and twenty nine pounds being Amount of arrears of ground annuals at Martinmas last due by the late Mr John Morton for which arrears the Trade appeared to be liable.

The Meeting agreed to instruct Messers Shaw & Thomson Writers Dundee to apply to the Clerk of the Trade for the Title deeds of the property purchased by the Trade from the patrons of Brown’s Mortification.

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At Dundee the thirteenth dayof February Eighteen hundred

and thirty eight years. At aMeeting of the Flesher Tradeof Dundee held in the house

of Mrs Anderson VintnerNethergate

present 8 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that agreeably to the resolution of last Meeting he had waited on Messers Shaw & Thomson and instructed them to apply to Mr McEwen for the Title deeds of the Brown’s Mortification, and that Messers Shaw & Thomson had received these Titles form Mr McEwen, from which it appears that Mr William Morton Merchant in Dundee is bound to free the Incorporation from the Feu duties

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mentioned in last minute. The Trade authorised Messers Shaw & Thomson to adopt legal measures in order to compel Mr Morton to implement the Agreement according to the Title deeds without delay.

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At Dundee the twenty secondday of February Eighteen hundredand thirty eight years. At a GeneralMeeting of the Flesher Incorpora-

tion of Dundee held in their own room present 7 members

The Deacon stated that he ad seen and conversed with Mr Powrie relative to the process which had depended before the Sheriff at Mr Powrie’s instance against the Trade, and the Meeting resolved on the representation of the Deacon to employ Messers Shaw & Thomson to draw up a representation to Mr Powrie and others to induce them to allow the Trade the sue of their property notwithstanding the decision of the Sheriff, on the Trade paying them any sum which might be agreed on; and the Deacon and Boxmaster were employed instructed to see this done.

The Deacon stated that William Brown Flesher Tay Street had agreed to pay to the Boxmaster in the end of next week five pounds Sterling, and five pounds at Whity next, five pounds every half year thereafter till the whole of his entry money as a free Member of the Trade shall be

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paid up. The Trade instructed the Deacon & Boxmaster to agree to these terms it being expressly understood that Brown is not to be considered a free Member of the Trade until his whole entry money is paid up, and if he shall fail a prosecution shall be raised.

The Trade instructed the Deacon & Boxmaster to employ some person properly qualified to overhaul the books of the accounts of the Trade for the last f since the year Eighteen hundred and thirty four inclusive.

The Deacon laid before the Trade a letter from the Clerk to him prefixing Copy of a letter which he had received from Messers Baxter & Miller the agents of Messers R & G Gray and Mr Powrie stating that unless a satisfactory arrangement was made by the Trade steps would be adopted to compel a settlement. The Deacon & Boxmaster were instructed to wait upon Baxter & Miller and endeavour to effect an arrangement with them

The Deacon & Boxmaster were instructed to take our small debt complaints against the various tenants of the Trade who were in arrears of their rents and to endeavour to recover these arrears as speedily as possible.

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At Dundee the Fifth day of MarchOne thousand and Eight hundred and

thirty eight. At a General Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of Dundee held within

their own room in Trades Hallof Dundee at six o’clock in the

eveningpresent 8 members

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The Deacon laid before the Meeting a letter from Messers Baxter & Miller stating that unless they received a satisfactory obligation or guarantee for payment of the sums for which the held Decree against the Incorporation within a reasonably short period from this date, or else a Bill for the amount signed by such of the Members as may be agreed on, they should without farther notice proceed to raise a process of Adjudication, which they should accompany with such other action and diligence as may be proper for attaching the property and funds of the Incorporation and these steps would be followed up by Wednesday first in these circumstances the Trade resolved present responses to adjourn the present Meeting until tomorrow evening at half past eight o’clock in the evening in the house of Mrs Anderson Nethergate. Five words deleted before signing.

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At Dundee the sixth day of MarchEighteen hundred and thirty eight

At a Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee at halfpast eight o’clock in the evening

present 6 members

There was read an application from Robert Lowson a Member of the Trade praying for support in respect that he was in a bad state of health and unable to support himself. the Deacon and Boxmaster were instructed to grant a line in order that Lowson may be admitted an in patient of the Infirmary.

The Meeting took into consideration the subject mentioned in the last Minute of the Trade, and the Deacon & Boxmaster were instructed to wait on Messers Baxter & Miller and state to them the Amount of the surplus rents received by the Trade after paying Interest on Bonds, and to propose to them that they should accept of a guarantee letter to them by the Members of the Trade for the ultimate payment of the debts due to them and Messers Gray and that a proportion of the revenue as recovered by the Trade would be

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paid to account of these debts.

At Dundee the Ninth day of MarchEighteen hundred and thirty eight years

At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held within their own room

in the Trades Hall at seven o’clock p.m.present 6 members

The Boxmaster stated that he had in the absence of the Deacon, waited in Messers Baxter & Miller as directed at the last Meeting of the Trade, and had communicated to them the views of the Trade as to their ability to discharge in whole or in part the debts due to Baxter & Miller and their clients Messers Gray; and the Boxmaster farther reported that Messers Baxter & Miller would only agree to stay proceedings on condition that they received £100 at Whitsunday first to account of their own and Messers Gray’s debt, and the Trades Bill at Six months for the balance; And if it was not convenient for the Trade to retire the bill when it fell due, they were willing to renew the bill on receiving part when it fell due payment.

The Trade resolved to agree to instruct the Deacon and Boxmaster to grant their obligation to pay Messers Baxter & Miller the sum of one hundred pounds at the term of Whitsunday next and

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to grant their bill to Messers Baxter & Miller at six months for the balance on receiving an obligation that they would renew the said Bill if the Trade were unable to retire the same when due, provided a part was paid when it becomes due.

The Trades resolved on maturely considering the state of the Trades affairs, to lay on a rent on the Slaughter houses at the rate following, videlict, Five pounds each for each of the five large Slaughter houses; and Three pounds of each of the four small Slaughter houses, and it was farther agreed that the rents above stated should be payable at the term of Whitsunday next. It was also farther resolved that it should not be incumbent on any free Member of the Trade to admit an unfree person to the use of the Slaughter houses occupied by him, but if any free Member should do so , whatever rent should be paid by such unfreemen should go to encrease the funds of the Trade; the rent to be paid by such unfreemen being Three pounds for the half year after Whitsunday next.

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At Dundee the second day ofApril Eighteen hundred and thirtyeight years. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation of Dundee heldwithin their own room in the Trades

Hall at seven o’clock in theevening

present 6 members

The Deacon stated that he called the present Meeting in order that instructions should be given to have those Members of the Trade who may refuse to agree to subscribe a letter binding themselves to pay the rent mentioned in the last Minute for the Slaughter houses, Summoned out, and the Deacon and Boxmaster were instructed to get such an obligation from the absent Members of the Trade.

There was remitted to the Deacon & Boxmaster and extract from a Minute of the Town Council dated fourth January last relative to the intention of the Council to remove the Trade from the Slaughter houses at the Craig and they were instructed along with the Clerk to make enquiry into the rights of the Trade as to occupying the Slaughter houses.

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At Dundee the third day ofMay Eighteen hundred and

thirty eight years. At a General Mee-ting of the Flesher Trade of Dundee

held within the houseof Mrs Anderson Vintner Nether-

gate present 6 members

The Trade resolved again to advertise the property in the Chapelshade for sale either by private bargain or by Public Roup and if no offers were received previous to the Twenty second current then the property should be exposed to Sale on Tuesday the Twenty second current at a reduced upset price to be afterwards fixed. It was also resolved to let the new Slaughter houses for six months, and to advertise the same in the same advertisement as the Sale of the property.

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The Trade also resolved to expose the Slaughterhouse Dung belonging to the Poor of the Trade for sale on Friday the Twenty fifth Eighteenth current at two o’clock afternoon and the Clerk was directed to get an advertisement inserted in tomorrows Dundee Advertiser and the Dundee Chronicle of the Tenth current announcing the sale.

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The Trade instructed the Deacon & Boxmaster to wait on Mr John Kerr the Agent for the patrons of Brown’s Mortification and Mrs Paterson the widow of the late Jas Paterson Architect Dundee who held bills from the Trade, and which fall due in a few days, and endeavour to get these parties to let their bills lye over until it shall be seen whether the Trade can effect a sale of their property on the Twenty second Current.Two words deleted.

At Dundee the twenty thirdday of May Eighteen hundred

and thirty eight years. Ata Meeting of the Flesher

Trade held in their own room present 5 members

The Deacon was authorised to let the Trades Room in the Trades Hall to the Eastern Bank of Scotland for five years from Whitsunday at the rent of Five Pounds.

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At a Meeting of the Flesher In-corporation of Dundee held within

the house of Mrs Anderson onWednesday the sixth day of June

Eighteen hundred and thirtyeight years

present 7 members

The Trade resolved that as William Brown who had agreed to pay his entry money as a Member of the Trade by instalments had neglected to pay up his instalments, the Clerk be instructed immediately to apply to the Sheriff for an Interdict Decree for the dues exigible on persons exercising the calling of a Flesher within the burgh of Dundee and to prosecute the said action to a conclusion with all dispatch, and the Clerk was instructed to intimate this resolution of the Trade to Mr Brown.

The Clerk was also directed to apply to David Pennycook and David Milne for payment of the balances respectively due by them to the Trade and to state that unless these sums were paid to the Boxmaster on or before Tuesday next an action would immediately thereafter be raised against them.

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At Dundee the nineteenth day ofJune Eighteen hundred and

thirty eight years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundeeheld within the house of ThosReid Vintner Dundee at eight

o’clock in the eveningpresent 8 members

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The Clerk stated that in terms of instructions from the last Meeting of the Trade he had written the individuals mentioned in the last Minute for payment of the sums due by them respectively but that they had not settled. The Clerk was instructed to raise actions against Messers Brown, Milne and Pennycook without delay and to prosecute the same to a conclusion with all possible dispatch.

The Deacon and Boxmaster reported that they had called on Robert Kerr who had commenced business in the Murraygate as a Flesher without being free of the Trade, but that they had not seen the discharge of Mr Kerr’s father as a soldier which would protect Robert Kerr in the exercise of his calling as a Flesher. the Clerk was directed to write Kerr that unless he exhibited the Discharge which he said he held, an Action would be raised

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against for the dues exigible to the Trade and to conclude in the said Action John Kerr the brother of the said Robert for the dues exigible from him and also for Interdict against these parties.

In regard to the case at the instance of the Trade against Thomas Guillan there was laid before the Meeting a Copy of a correspondence which had occurred betwixt the agents for the Trade and Guillan’s Agent, in which he wished the Trade to admit certain allegations as to Guillan’s being the son of John Guillan and other facts regarding Thomas’s propinquity. The Trade to save the expenses of such a proof on the part of the defender authorised the Clerk judicially to admit them and to allow the proceeds to go to the Sheriff for a decision on the meaning and interpretation of the Acts of Parliament.

The Clerk was instructed to raise an action of Ejection against John Kerr for his removal from the Slaughter houses occupied by him in respect that he had refused to comply with the stipulations of the Trade as contained in their Minute so date the ninth day of March last.

The Clerk was farther instructed to write to David Brown Flesher Tay street requesting him to enter as a free Member of the Trade.

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At Dundee the fourteenth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and

thirty eight years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee held

within the house of Mrs HoodVintner Dundee at eight o’clock

in the eveningpresent 6 members

The Clerk communicated to the Trade a letter which he had addressed to Mr James Peddie WS of date the 14th day of July last which he had done under the special direction of the Deacon and Boxmaster relative to the hope of redress against the decision of the Sheriff in the late case betwixt the Incorporation and the adjoining proprietors (pursuers) together with the answer received from Mr Peddie of the date 11th of July the same month.

The Trade agreed to defer the Consideration of any ulterior measures to be adopted by them for the purpose of setting aside the decision of the Sheriff until the result of Mr Peddie’s action with the Stockbridge proprietors is ascertained.

The Clerk laid before the Meeting the

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Correspondence betwixt McEwen & Miller and the agents for William Brown who had lately been prosecuted for an encroachment upon the Trades exclusive privileges within the Burgh and provided the Clerk cannot make a more favourable arrangement for the interest of the Trade in an adjustment of the case he was authorised to accede to the terms stated in the latter by Brown’s Agents to McEwen & Miller of date the 14th current.. but upon this express condition that the said Defender Brown shall not be entitled hereafter to resume the Trade of a Flesher within the Burgh or to plead in Law or otherwise his previous payment to the Trade to obtain that object.

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At Dundee the Twenty first day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and thirtyeight years. At a General Meeting of

the Trade present 7 members

The Boxmaster laid before the Meeting a letter from John Kerr Flesher who had been summoned to remove from the Slaughterhouses at last Whitsunday, wishing to be relieved of the Expenses of the action on the grounds stated in that letter. the Trade upon considering the circumstances agreed to bear one half of the Expense and authorised the Boxmaster to discharge Mr Kerr for the other half thereof.

The Deacon next submitted to the Meeting a letter from Mr John Kerr Writer in Dundee waiter for the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification threatening to “enforce the diligence” if the arrears of annual rent were not paid & for which the Trade had granted Bill. The Trade remitted to the Deacon & Boxmaster along with the Clerk to wait upon Mr Kerr to morrow at 2 o’clock afternoon, to explain the circumstances in which the Trade is at present placed in regard

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to that delay and to endeavour to obtain delay for a short time until it should be seen if the property is sold.

With regard to the sale, the Trade unanimously agreed to recommend the immediate disposal of the property of Brown’s Mortification by the Representatives of the late John Morton the Trade continuing bound as heretofore for the annual rents; and the Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised on behalf of the Trade to subscribe the Articles of Roup.

At Dundee the thirtieth day of OctoberEighteen hundred and thirty eight years

present 5 members

The Deacon stated to the Meeting that a Summons before the Sheriff Court of Forfarshire had been raised against the Incorporation and the Office Bearers for payment of the Ground Annuals due to the Trustees of Brown’s Mortification at Whitsunday last; and likewise of all future ground annuals as they become due; and that upon dependence of this action Letters of Inhibition had been taken out by the Trustees to prevent the Incorporation from burdening

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or disposing of their heritable properties until their Ground Annuals should be arranged.As it is of great consequence to prevent further expenses being uncured respecting the Ground Annuals, the Meeting instructed the Deacon & Boxmaster to wait upon the Trustees of John and William Watson and endeavour to arrange as to getting the property in the Overgate sold. The Meeting likewise empowered the Deacon and Boxmaster to take what steps they might find necessary for procuring a recall of the Inhibition against the Incorporation with the view of borrowing such a sum not exceeding three hundred pounds as might be required for clearing off the arrears of Ground Annuals and any other pressing claims. It was also agreed that so soon as the Inhibition should be recalled the Deacon & Boxmaster should negotiate a loan not exceeding the above amount. And they are hereby authorised to grant the requisite Security over such of the properties belonging to the Incorporation as they may consider advisable, and to bind the Incorporation for the sum borrowed.

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At Dundee the fifth dayof November Eighteen hundred

and thirty eight years. Ata General Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation held inthe house of Wm Anderson

present 6 members

There was laid before the Meeting a letter from Messers Shaw &Thomson to the Deacon, from which it appeared Mr Kerr, declined to withdraw the Inhibition & insist upon payment of the Bill to-morrow. The Clerk was directed to wait upon Mr Kerr to-morrow morning and endeavour by every means in his power to arrange the matter so as to prevent trouble to the Deacon & Boxmaster.

The Clerk was directed to advertise the Dung to be let for the ensuing six months on Friday the 16th prox at half past two o’clock in the Dundee Advertiser & also by handbills. The Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised to subscribe the requisite articles of Sale and the upset price was fixed at Sixty pounds Sterling.

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At Dundee the Twentieth dayof November Eighteen hundred

and thirty eight years. At aMeeting of the Flesher In-

corporation of Dundee heldin the house of Mrs AndersonVintner Nethergate Dundee

present 8 members

The Deacon and Boxmaster submitted to the Trade for their consideration and approval an agreement entered into betwixt them and Mr George Scott the Lessee pf the Police Manure of date the Sixteenth current, whereby Mr Scott has the right to the whole dung created at the public Slaughter houses of Dundee and belonging to the Incorporation until the term of Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty one upon the terms therein stated, a copy of which is engrossed at the end of this Minute.

The trade after deliberation hereby fully approve of the transaction and dispense with any security from the said George Scott, excepting to this extent, that is shall be conditional in reference to the Bill to be granted by him for the periodical payments to become due after the term

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of Whitsunday next that if he shall fail to pay any of those instalments the Incorporation shall have it in their power either to insert insist the said George Scott for payment or to resume possession of the dung belonging to the Incorporation; and the said George Scott being now present he agreed to the above stipulation and subscribed this Minute in face of the Meeting which was also subscribed by the Deacon and Boxmaster and the other Members of the Incorporation now present and before and in presence of the following Witnesses Gabriel Miller Writer in Dundee and William Ure Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee the writer hereof.

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Minute of Agreement betweenThomas Dick Flesher ion Dundeepresent Deacon and William Gibbpresent Boxmaster of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee as acting

for and taking burden upon thesaid Incorporation on the one

part and Mr George ScottGrocer in Dundee the present

Tacksman of the Police Manureof Dundee on the other part inmanner following: that is to say

In respect that the said George Scott has this day taken a lease for six months from Martinmas in the present year till Whitsunday next old style to the Dung belonging to the said Incorporation created at the public Slaughterhouse at the rent of One hundred and ten pounds Sterling, and that he had a lease for the immediately preceding half year at the rent of fifty two pounds Sterling thereby computing the rent for the whole year at One hundred and sixty two pounds and the said Incorporation being desirous to avoid the expense of a public sale for two years after Whitsunday next at which period the lease held by the said George Scott under the General Commissioners of Police of Dundee expires, the before designed parties have agreed & become bound

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reciprocally to each other. That the said George Scott’s lease of the Dung created at the public Slaughterhouses of Dundee and belonging to the said Incorporation shall continue form the expiration of his present lease, that is at Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, until the term of Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty one Old Style, and that at the rent of One hundred and Sixty six pounds Sterling per annum payable half yearly at Whitsunday and Martinmas in each year beginning the first payment of the extended lease at Martinmas in that year and the last payment at Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty one, for all of which half yearly payments being at the rate of Eighty three pounds Sterling for each half year, the said George Scott becomes bound to grant Bills to the said Incorporation payable at the periods, respectively before mentioned and the said George Scott hereby binds himself to Comply with all the Police Regulations of the Burgh which may be made from time to time by the General Commissioners of Police for the time

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being, and to adhere in all respects to the Articles of Roup under which he purchased the Dung from the said Incorporation this day, and in respect it is specially understood between the said parties that as the Flesher Incorporation are only tenants under the Town of Dundee of the present Shambles and Slaughterhouses the

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said Incorporation cannot warrant the lease of the present Slaughterhouses beyond the term of Whitsunday next at which period it might be possible for the Town of Dundee to remove them thereupon but the said Incorporation hereby specially warrant to the sad George Scott the whole dung which may be created to collected by the said Incorporation at any place to which the Town of Dundee may remove the said Incorporation to, during the currency of this lease; or should the said Incorporation use their own premises situated at the Chapelshade of Dundee for the purpose of Slaughtering Cattle at any time during the currency of this lease the said George Scott shall in that event have the right to the whole dung there created, and both parties become bound to implement this agreement the one to the other in all respects

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under the penalty go Fifty pounds Sterling over and above performance and as this agreement has not been written upon stamped paper as required by Law each party becomes bound at the request of either and at mutual expense to get the agreement stamped & mutually to pay any penalty which the Law may render necessary: In Witness whereof the said Thomas Dick and William Gibb as Deacon & Boxmaster foresaid and the said George Scott subscribe these presents consisting of this and the four preceding pages written by James McEwen Clerk to McEwen & Miller Writers in Dundee At Dundee the sixteenth day of November One thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight years before these Witnesses David Budge Auctioneer in Dundee and James Webster Brickmaker in Dundee and the said James McEwen, the word “first” on the sixth line of page second having been deleted before signing (signed) Thomas dick, Deacon, William Gibb, BM, George Scott, James Webster, Witness, David Budge, Witness, Jas McEwen Witness.

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At Dundee the thirtieth day ofNovember Eighteen hundred &

thirty eight years. At aGeneral Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee held

in the house of Mr WilliamAnderson at seven o’clock

in the evening present 5 members

The Boxmaster’s accounts since he entered upon his office were then gone over and compared with the Vouchers and found correct shewing a balance due to him of Eight pounds 9/10 Stg. the Clerk was instructed to get the same entered in to the Ledger.

It was moved by Mr Woodcock & unanimously agreed to that Mr William Gibb the former Boxmaster be re-elected to that office for the ensuing year & Mr Gibb accepted of the office.

The pension list for the ensuing year was then revived by the Trade and the Boxmaster was authorised to pay the undernoted pensions weekly until the same is altered by the Trade.

Catherine Mathers 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lawson 1/6 per weekEuphemia Lindsay 1/- per week

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Betty Constable 1/- per week

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Widow Reid 2/6 per weekWidow Matthew 1/6 per weekWidow Smith 2/6 per weekJames Thomson’s Children £1.. 1/- per annum.

At Dundee the Twenty sixthday of December Eighteen hun-dred and thirty eight years. At a

Meeting of the Flesher Tradeof Dundee held within the house

of Mrs Anderson Vintner Nethergate present 6 members

The Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised to appear at the Sale of the property in the Overgate held under the patrons of Brown’s Mortification which is to take place on Wednesday the Second proximo and to purchase the same provided the upset price shall not exceed the Annual rent of Sixty pounds Sterling.

The Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised to take the Anti-room of the Ancient Mason Lodge in the Murraygate at the annual rent of Thirty shillings.

At Dundee the second day ofJanuary Eighteen hundred &

thirty nine years. At aGeneral Meeting of the Flesher Inc-orporation of Dundee held withinthe house of Mrs Hood Vintner

present 5 members

There was produced to the Meeting Article of Roup of the subjects purchased by the Incorporation from the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification and sold to the late John Morton together with Minute of alteration therein in which the Mortification are made parties to the effect of becoming bound to relieve the purchaser of the ground annuals &c exigible from the said subjects at & preceding Whitsunday next reserving their recourse against Mr Morton’s Estate and William Morton as an individual. The Meeting approved of the Minute and authorised the same to be subscribed on behalf of the Incorporation by the Boxmaster for himself in the absence of the Deacon as taking burden for the Deacon & Trade.

At Dundee the Twenty fourth day ofJanuary Eighteen hundred &

thirty nine years. At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade ofDundee held within the house of

Mrs Hood Vintner Dundee atseven o’clock in the evening

present 7 members

The Trade took into consideration the sums and account due by the Trade (s0 far as hitherto ascertained) when they found these accounts were as follows viz:

Keay & Rattray Ironmongers Dundee £25. 7. 1Moyes & Kidd do £26. 0. 0

Gill Gray Wood Merchant Dundee £77. 0. 0£128. 7. 1

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The Deacon and Boxmaster war instructed to pay to the Creditors of the Trade above named at the rate of eight shillings per pound which the Trade found would, after deducting preferable claims, exhaust the funds in the hands of the Boxmaster.

There was read a letter from Mr John Bell Agent for the Dundee Union Bank stating that the balance due by the Trade to the Bank must be settled immediately, but that the Bank had no objection to take a new bill by all the parties payable at Whitsunday next.

Page 312 The Trade resolved to instruct the Deacon and Boxmaster to wait on Mr Bell and to grant their acceptance as Deacon & Boxmaster for the balance provided Mr Bell will agree to renew the bill when it becomes due on the Trade paying a proportion of the bill.

The Boxmaster was instructed to pay Mr David Budge Auctioneer in Dundee Five pounds ten shillings being the duty claimed by the Excise on the Sale of Manure belonging to the Trade for the year from Martinmas last to Martinmas next, but the Trade agree to this resolution under protest that they are not liable in Auction duty on the Roup of the Lease of the Manure; and Mr Budge was directed to take the necessary protest when he pays the Auction duty to the Collector of Excise.

At Dundee the Eighth day ofMarch Eighteen hundred and

thirty nine years. At aMeeting of the Flesher In-

corporation of Dundee heldin the house of Mr WilliamAnderson at seven o’clock

in the evening present 5 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration a recommendation of the General Fund Court of the Nine

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Incorporated Trades in regard to the Sale of the Hall belonging to the Trades to the eastern Bank of Scotland preparatory to a General Meeting of the Trades to be held on Monday first, having taken the matter into consideration the Trade resolved to adjourn till to-morrow at three o’clock.

At Dundee the Ninth day ofMarch Eighteen hundred

and thirty nine yearsAt a Meeting of the

Flesher Trade of Dundee present 5 members

The Meeting was adjourned again till Monday first at two o’clock afternoon, and it was remitted to the Deacon and Boxmaster and the Clerk to make proper enquiry previous to that tome as to the Value of the Trade’s Hall and other matters connected therewith and to report to the adjourned Meeting.

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At Dundee the Eleventhday of March Eighteen hun-

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dred and thirty nine At a Meeting of the Flesher

Trade of Dundee present 4 members

For the purpose of regulating the Trade as to the price at which the Hall belonging to the Nine Trades might be disposed of to the Eastern Bank of Scotland, the Deacon stated that the had this day applied to Mr James Black Architect in Dundee (a competent judge of the value of heritable property within the Burgh of Dundee) who had given the Deacon a report which is engrossed at the end of the present Minute.

The Trade resolved to instruct the Deacon not to give his consent to the Sale of the Hall unless a price was obtained therefore not under nine thousand five hundred pounds and if the Majority of Trades shall decide against this course the Deacon on behalf of the Incorporation was instructed to protest against the Sale and to refuse the consent of the Incorporation to any transfer of the property.

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At Dundee the Seventeenth day ofJune Eighteen hundred and thirty

nine years. At a Meeting of theFlesher Trade of Dundee heldat seven o’clock in the evening

present 7 members

The Meeting had laid before them a ground plan of the new Slaughter houses to be erected by them from Messers Carmichael Engineers which with some improvements which were suggested by Mr Black in regard to the width of the Doors &c was approved; and the following, along with the Deacon and Boxmaster were appointed as a Committee to Superintend the work viz: Mr Alex Watson, Mr Woodcock, Mr Milne and Mr Lawson five three to be a quorum and the Deacon, Convener.One word deleted before signing.

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At Dundee the Eighteenth dayof June Eighteen hundred and

thirty nine years. At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade of

Dundee present 5 members

The Deacon stated that he and the Boxmaster had concluded a bargain with Messers James and Charles Carmichael Engineers for a piece of ground at Dudhope Nursery consisting of 71 poles 20 yds or seventy poles at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum and the Trade approved of and hereby approve of the said purchase and directed the Clerk to get the necessary title to the said property completed without delay.

Mr Black laid before the Meeting a plan corrected in terms of the Minute of the Meeting held last night which was finally approved of, and it was remitted to the Committee appointed at last Meeting to get the work executed in terms thereof. The said plans subscribed by the Members present as relative to the present Minute. One word deleted before signing.

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At Dundee the Thirtieth day of

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July Eighteen hundred andthirty nine years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Tradeof Dundee

present 6 members

The Deacon stated that the present Meeting was called for the purpose of considering the subjects aftermentioned.

It was then moved by Mr Watson that for the space of one year from this date, if not more than the Deacon for the time being and any two Members of the Trade shall be present, such two Members and Deacon shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Trade, that at such Meeting where less than five Members of the Trade appear, the Deacon shall not have a Casting Vote that no Meeting of the Trade shall be called upon shorter notice than seven hours prior to the hour of Meeting, that the hour at which Meetings of the Trade shall be held shall not be earlier than nine o’clock in the morning and not later than nine o’clock in the evening; that fifteen minutes shall be allowed for the Members of the Trade assembling after the hour of Meeting mentioned in the Notice calling the Meeting, but on the expiry of fifteen Minutes the business shall be proceeded with provided the Deacon

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and any two Members along with the Clerk or his assistant shall be present; and this motion was seconded by Deacon Dick.

It was moved as an amendment by Mr Lawson that the present practice of the Trade in regard to the calling and holding of Meetings be adhered to, and this as seconded by Mr Wilson.

And the motion & amendment having been put to the vote there voted for Mr Watson’s motion four; only the mover and seconder have voted for the amendment, and the motion was accordingly declared to be carried.

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At Dundee the Ninth day of AugustEighteen hundred and thirty nine. At

a Meeting of the Flesher Tradepresent 7 members

The Meeting proceeded (after viewing and inspecting the new Slaughter houses) to lay on the rents to be paid by those occupying these houses when it was unanimously resolved to lay on the rents as follows viz:

No 1 (counting from the West gate) Seven poundsNo 2 do £5.10/-No 3 do £5.10/-No 4 do £5.10/-No 5 do Seven poundsNo 6 do Four poundsNo 7 do Four poundsNo 8 do Four poundsNo 9 do Four poundsNo 10 do Four pounds

The Meeting resolved that the above mentioned rents shall be exact for twelve from the term of Whitsunday last, in order to raise funds to enable the Trade to pay the

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ground rent of the piece of ground taken in lease from Messers & Charles Carmichael Engineers; the rents to be paid half yearly in advance.

The Trade resolved unanimously that it would be advisable to adopt the following

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Regulations for the better government of the parties occupying the Slaughter houses belonging to the Trade; this regulation to remain in force till altered or amended at any subsequent Meeting of the Trade to be called for the purpose.

1. That if any two freemen agree together to use our Slaughter house betwixt them, the rent thereof shall be paid betwixt hem in equal proportions, and both shall be liable for the rent to be paid to the Trade, reserving recourse to the party praying against his co-tenant for the Sums due by him.

2. That the freeman becoming Tacksman of the Slaughter houses shall be entitled to the exclusive use of the house so taken by him.

3. That a freeman who becomes Tacksman of a Slaughter house shall be permitted to allow an ufreeman to kill along with him, provided such unfreeman shall pay to the Boxmaster the sum of twenty shillings per annum for the use of the Trade, over and above the proportion of the rent payable for the use of the said Slaughter house.

4. That not more than two freeman nor more than one unfreemen shall be permitted to use one Slaughter house; and in the event of an unfreeman taking a house, the rent shall be twenty shillings more than the rates before specified, payable by freemen

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5. That unfreemen who are not Tacksmen or co-tacksmen of a Slaughter house shal;l, if he kills in any of the houses belonging to the Trade, pay to the Boxmaster for behoof of the Trade according to the following rates, videlict:

For each Cow or Ox Two shillingsFor each Pig One shillingFor each Calf SixpenceFor each Sheep & Lamb Two pence

6. That Freemen shall be permitted to allow Unfreemen the use of their Slaughter houses occasionally (but only those unfreemen who kill occasionally and not regularly), on paying to the Boxmaster for the use of the Trade according to the rates mentioned in the immediately preceding Article.

7. That neither freemen nor unfreemen shall be permitted to use the Slaughter house rented by them for rending tallow or any other purpose, save and except that of Slaughtering bestial.

8. That the boiler belonging to the Trade shall be fitted up at the South west corner of the new Shambles (when the funds belonging to the trade shall allow of this being done) for the purpose of Slaughtering pigs and rending tallow; but persons having pigs to Slaughter shall have the preferable use of the boiler to those having tallow to rind.

9. No person whether a freeman or unfreeman shall be allowed to leave his cattle at large in the area of the Shambles without having

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A proper person in charge of the same, and the owner of any cattle found at large in the area an hour before sunrise or an hour after sunset shall pay for each offence a sum of not less than two shillings and six pence and not more than five shillings at the option of the Deacon and Boxmaster which sum shall be recovered and applied for the good of the Trade.

At Dundee the Twelfth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred andthirty nine years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee

present 7 members

The Trade met this day on the ground of the premises of the new Slaughter houses when these houses were let to the following individuals at the rents and under the Conditions mentioned in the Minutes of last Meeting

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of the Trade

No 1 Thomas Dick Seven poundsNo 2 Alex Lawson Five poundsNo 3 Robert Small Five poundsNo 4 John Wilson Five poundsNo 5 Wm Gibb Seven pounds lNo 6 John Kerr (unfreeman) Five poundsNo 7 Alex Watson Four poundsNo 8 Alex Burns Four poundsNo 9 Robt Woodcock Four poundsNo 10 David A Milne Four pounds

At Dundee the Twentieth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred andthirty nine. At a Meeting of the

Flesher Incorporation of Dundee present 8 members

The Deacon stated that the present Meeting had been called for the purpose of considering as to the Debts due by the Incorporation and the best means of clearing off the same.

The following resolutions were

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moved by Mr Alexander Watson and seconded by the Boxmaster and carried and are in future to be engrossed and adopted as the Laws of the Trade until altered with consent of the parties who have undertaken obligations for behoof of the Trade.

1st That those Members who take on to discharge the Trades debts shall have the whole control of the Revenue Expenditure of the Trade until such time as the Debts of the trade are paid up.

2nd That out of these Members who thus take on personal responsibility the Deacon & Boxmaster shall be elected at the usual periods when these offices are filled up and that practice to prevail until it can be shewn that no responsibility lies on these individuals.

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3rd No person to be allowed to vote either for the election of Deacon or Boxmaster who can be shewn to be in arrears of the Trade.

4th In the event of a Member dying on who responsibility lies, the heirs of that individual shall be relieved of any responsibility on the Election of another member satisfactory to the responsible Members.

6th No Member who keeps back the refuse of his Slaughterhouse from the Trade r any Member who has not a Slaughter house and refuses to

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pay Quarter accounts (according to such rate as shall be afterwards fixed) shall have a Vote.

The Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised to grant their Bill to Messers G Gray Wood Merchants Dundee payable at Martinmas and Whitsunday next for the amount of the debt due by the Trade to them.

The Members present agreed to subscribe a Bond for £800 to be advanced to the Trade by William Fairweather at Preston in order to enable the Trade to erect the new Slaughterhouses on the piece of ground taken in Lease from Messers J & C Carmichael at Dudhope.

At Dundee the Twentieth sixth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and thirty nine

At a Meeting of the Flesher Trade present 6 members

The Clerk was instructed instantly to apply to Messers Carmichael to cause to open up the whole roads by which the Trade have access to the new Slaughterhouses by their titles and the Deacon & Boxmaster were empowered to procure at the Trades expense stones or other rubbish for levelling the road on the

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south of the property which appears to be most needed for practical purposes at present.

The Trade approved of an offer made by James Scroggie dyer for three of the Houses in Chapelshade Nos 1,2 & 3 at Eighteen pounds for one year from Marts next, and directed the /Clerk to write him that his offer was accepted o upon satisfactory security being given for the rent.

At Dundee the Fifth day ofSeptember Eighteen hundred and

thirty nine. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee

duly convened byletters addressed by the Deaconto each Member and delivered

by the Officer of the Incorporationpresent 6 members

The present Meeting was called for the purpose of authorising the Deacon and Boxmaster for and on behalf of the Incorporation

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to borrow a sum of money not only for the purpose of enabling the Trade to defray the expense of erecting new Slaughterhouses upon the ground situated in Dudhope Park lately acquired by the Incorporation from Messieurs James & Charles Carmichael Engineers in Dundee but also to provide for payment of various debts due by the Incorporation, and in particular for sundry balances on Accounts due for buildings erected by the Trade on their property in Chapelshade.

The Trade therefore empowered the Deacon and Boxmaster to borrow from William Fairweather Farmer at Preston the sum of Eight hundred pounds Sterling and to grant Bond or Bonds and all other necessary deeds therefore binding the funds of the Incorporation in security of the said sum, and in particular to grant an Assignation to the Trades right to the Church Seats belonging to the Trade in the South Church of Dundee to the said Trades right in the General Fund of the Nine Trades of Dundee and Trade’s Hall Buildings and any interest they have in Saint Andrews Church of Dundee or the funds arising out of it; As Also

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to assign the lease held by the Incorporation under the said James & Charles Carmichael and right to the Dung collected in the Slaughterhouses and whatever the said Office bearers do or perform the Incorporation fully warrant in the premises at all hands.

The present Meeting having been duly called by circular addressed to each Member, the Clerk was authorised to issue a regular extract thereof along with a Certificate by the Officer of the Incorporation that he had delivered the said circular to each of the Members.

The above minute is subscribed by the Deacon and Boxmaster as representation the Incorporation and by the other Members present.

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“I James Murray the Officer of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and as such the person to whom all letters are delivered to the Members of the said incorporation issued by the Deacon officially. Do herby certify that the Meeting held by the Incorporation this evening was duly convened in consequence of letters delivered by me to each Member of the Incorporation and subscribed by the Deacon, and further certify that the said Letters were delivered to each Member either personally or left at his place of Business more than seven hours previous to the Meeting of this Evening at Six o’clock in terms of the Standing Regulations of the Trade: Given under my hand this fifth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty nine years.”

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At Dundee the Tenth day ofSeptember Eighteen hundred

and thirty nine. Ata Meeting of the Flesher In-corporation of Dundee held

at Seven o’clock in theevening

present 6 members

There was produced and read to the Meeting by the Clerk to the Trade a Bond Disposition and Assignation in Security by the Trade in favour of William Fairweather farmer in Preston for Four hundred Pounds Sterling and which was subscribed by the Members of the Trade present at this Meeting, and the Clerk was directed to call on the absent Members of the Trade to get their signatures to the Bond.

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The said Bond is engrosses at the end of the present Minute for the information of the Trade.

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“We Thomas Dick Flesher in Dundee present Deacon of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and William Gibb Flesher there present Boxmaster of the said Incorporation grant us instantly to have borrowed and received from William Fairweather Farmer in Preston in the Parish of Tealing the sum of Four Hundred Pounds Sterling for the use and behoof of the said Incorporation and by their express desire and request conform to Minute of Meeting of the said Incorporation held on or about the Fifteenth day of September Eighteen hundred and thirty nine By which Minute we are specially authorised and Empowered to grant these presents in manner underwritten of which sum of Four Hundred Pounds Sterling we do hereby acknowledge the receipt renouncing all exceptions to he contrary and which sum We Bind and Oblige ourselves and our successors in office as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and the said Flesher Incorporation and whole individuals themselves thereof, And also we and the whole other partied hereto subscribing and named and designed in the Testing Clause hereof Bind and oblige ourselves personally and individually and our respective heirs executors and successors All Conjunctly and Severally to repay to the said William Fairweather and his heirs, executors and assignees whomsoever and that at the term of Martinmas in the year 1840 with one fifth part more of liquidate penalty in case of failure and the legal interest of the said principal sum

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from the date hereof to the foresaid term of payment and thereafter during the non payment at two terms in the year Martinmas and Whitsunday by equal portions beginning the first terms payment of the said interest at the term of Martinmas next Eighteen hundred and thirty nine for what shall be due and the next terms payment thereof at the term of Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty for the half year immediately preceding and so forth at the said two terms in all time coming during the non payment of the said principal sum Together with one fifth part more of each terms non payment of the said interest in name of penalty in case of non punctual payment thereof. Declaring always as it is hereby expressly provided and declared that if the said William Fairweather or his foresaids shall wish payment of the said principal sum at the said term of Martinmas 1840 or at any time thereafter he and they shall be bound (at the expense of the said incorporation) to intimate such wish to us the said Thomas Dick and William Gibb as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid or our successors in office for the time being personally or at our dwelling places if within Scotland and if furth thereof then at the Register of Edictal Citations in Edinburgh five months at least before the term or time at which payment is wanted and at same time make a demand for payment all in presence of a Notary Public and #witnesses and which intimation shall be sufficient without

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any notice to the other obligants herein. And for the said William Fairweather and his foresaids their farther security and more certain payment of the foresaid sums of money and without hurt or prejudice to the before written Personal Obligations but in Corroboration thereof We the said Thomas Dick as Deacon and William Gibb as Boxmaster foresaid and as Specially authorised by the foresaid Minute of Meeting of the said Incorporation in manner before sanctioned have sold and disponed as we do hereby Sell Alienate Assign and dispone from us and our successors in Office as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and from the said Incorporation and whole Members thereof present and future but redeemably always and under reversion in manner aftermentioned and with and under the whole conditions and declarations hereinafter inserted. First All and Whole those six Seats or Pews in the South Church of Dundee

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belonging to the said Flesher Incorporation marked 68, 69 and 74 in the Books of the Kirk Fabric and now or lately tenanted by Peter Miller Spirit dealer Dundee, Alexander Tendell Plasterer there, Joseph Doctor Merchant there, James Spankie Junior Merchant there Mrs (blank) Jamieson Widow of the late Joseph Jamieson Brass founder there and Andrew Wallace of the Royal Hotel Dundee And which Pews are the first six counting from the West Wall of the said Church on the Southside of the Entry or Passage leading to the lower part of said Church from the Common Passage situated between

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the said Church and the Steeple Church of Dundee with power to the said William Fairweather and his foresaids to enter into possession of the said Pews and let the same to Tenants and uplift the rents thereof as freely as we the said Office Bearers or as the said Incorporation could have done before granting hereof. Secondly All right and interest competent to the said Flesher Incorporation in any manner of way as Members of the Nine incorporated Trades of Dundee or otherwise in and to that Building commonly called the Trades Hall of Dundee with the shops and others in said Building which is erected upon that Area 78 feet of ground from East to West measuring from the east end of what was formerly the Flesh Shambles of Dundee and Thirty seven feet of ground from North to South measuring from the Southside wall of what was formerly the said Shambles. And in and to that building commonly called Saint Andrews Church Dundee and pertinents thereof and the ground adjacent thereto. And in and to any other funds, properties or Income of any Description or denomination heritable or moveable belonging to or forming part of the General Fund for behoof of the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee whereof the said Flesher Trade forms a part and particularly and without prejudice to the said generality in and to all right and interest competent to the said Flesher Incorporation under or by virtue of a Disposition granted by the Town of Dundee dated the twelfth and recorded in the Burgh Court

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Books of Dundee Twenty Eight day of April Seventeen hundred and twenty six whereby for the causes and considerations therein mentioned the said David Ford as Treasurer foresaid and by virtue if authority specially committed to him for that effect as therein set forth for and in name and on behalf of the Magistrates and Town Council of Dundee for themselves and as representing the whole body and Community of the said Burgh and with consent of the Deacons of Crafts sold alienated and disponed from the said Magistrates, Council and Community of the said Burgh of Dundee and their successors in office and assignees to and in favour of William Bisset Founder in Dundee as the Convener and George Wilson Glover there as then Boxmaster of the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee and their successors in office and assignees for the behoof of the said General Fund of the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee and their successors in office and assignees whomsoever heritably and irredeemably without any manner of Reversion, Redemption or Regress All and Whole the foresaid area containing twenty eight feet from east to west measuring from the east end of the Flesh Shambles and Thirty Seven feet of ground from North to South measuring from Southside wall of the said Flesh Shambles and under and by virtue of the Instrument of Sasine following on the said Disposition in favor of the said William Bisset and George Wilson as Convener and Boxmaster foresaid dated the twenty seventh day of April and recorded in the Register

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of Sasines &c kept for the Burgh of Dundee the tenth day of May both in the year Seventeen hundred and twenty six. And further we as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid make and constitute the said William Fairweather and his foresaids our Cessioners and Assignees in and to the whole writs and evidents, rights, titles and securities of

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and concerning the said Pews and right and interest in the said General Fund and Trades Hall and St Andrews Church in any manner of way. And likewise in and to the rents, profits and income arising there from. Surrogating hereby and substituting the said William Fairweather and his foresaids in the full right and place of the said Flesher Incorporation and of us and our successors in office as office bearers foresaid in the haill Premises with full power to him and them to sue for exhibition and delivery of the said writs and for payment of the said rents and profits and income grant receipts and discharges therefore as fully and freely in every respect as we or the said Incorporation could have done before granting hereof. Declaring that he and they shall not be liable for omissions or diligence of any kind regarding the same but for their own actual Intromissions only as the same shall be instructed by their writing or oath and that in real security and for more sure payment to the said William Fairweather and his aforesaids of the foresaid principal sum of Four hundred pounds Sterling interest thereof and liquidate penalty termly failures and expences

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before and after specified if incurred. But declaring always as it is hereby expressly provided and declared that the several subjects and others before assigned are and shall be redeemable by the said Flesher Incorporation and by us the said Thomas Dick and William Gibb and our successors in office bearers foresaid at the said term of Martinmas Eighteen hundred and forty or at any time thereafter before the same are brought to sale in virtue of the powers hereinafter granted upon premonition always of five months at least to be made by us or our foresaids personally or at their dwelling places if within Scotland and if furth thereof then at the Registry of Edictal Citations in Edinburgh in presence of a Notary Public and Witnesses and that by payment making to him or them of the foresaid principal sum of Four Hundred Pounds Sterling interest due thereon and liquidate penalty and termly failures and expenses before and after specified if incurred. Together with the expence of any discharge & Renunciation re-conveyance or other deed (including the revision and recording fees thereof) necessary to be granted by the said William Fairweather or his foresaids on such payment and redemption and all other necessary charges and expences incurred and disbursements of every kind made by him or them in relation to this transaction as also declaring that if we as office bearers foresaid or our successors in office of the

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said Flesher Incorporation or the personal obligants hereto shall fail to make payment of the foresaid sums of money at the said term of Martinmas Eighteen hundred and forty or at any time thereafter at which we the said office bearers or our successors in office may be required to do so in manner herein before pointed out than and in that case the present right and Conveyance in security shall ipso facto become absolute and irredeemable unless with consent of the said William Fairweather or his foresaids and he and they shall have full power immediately thereupon and without any other intimation or Process of Law to that effect to sell and dispose of the subjects and others before conveyed by Public Roup at such times and places and upon such conditions as he or they shall think proper and upon previous advertisement weekly for at least four weeks in any or one or the Dundee Newspapers . And for that purpose and for rendering such date effectual it shall be lawful to the said William Fairweather or his foresaids to enter into Articles of Roup and Minutes of Sale containing such clauses and stipulations as he or they may think proper and to grant valid and regular Conveyances to the Purchaser or purchasers containing all usual and necessary clauses and in particular a clause binding the said Flesher Incorporation in absolute warrandice thereof and likewise to grant the other deeds necessary for rendering the said sale or sales as

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execution it shall be lawful to the said William Fairweather and his foresaids to expose the pews interest in general fund and others before conveyed either together in one lot or separately in different lots also to lower the upset price or process and adjourn the sale from time to time and from place to pace as they or he shall think proper, notice being always given of each lowering of the upset price and adjournment at least twice in the said Newspapers. And we oblige ourselves and our successors in office and the said Flesher Incorporation to ratify, approve and confirm an sale or sales that shall be made in virtue hereof and to grant absolute and irredeemable conveyances in favour if the purchaser or purchasers with all usual and necessary clauses for rendering their title complete . But Declaring that upon payment of the price or process the said William Fairweather and his foresaids shall be bound to hold just Count and reckoning with us and our successors in office for their intromissions and to pay over the balance (if any) which shall remain in their hands after deduction of the foresaid principal sum of Four Hundred Pounds Sterling interest due thereon penalties incurred expences of the sale and necessary deeds for completing the same and all other sums necessarily disbursed by him or them in relation

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to this transaction. But the purchaser or purchasers shall have no concern with the application of the price nor with any of the conditions or provisions herein contained but he or they shall be sufficiently exonered by the receipt of the said William Fairweather or his foresaids for the price which Conveyance before written we oblige ourselves and our successors in office to warrant from fact and deed only and we bind the said Flesher Incorporation and whole Members thereof present and future in absolute warrandice thereof excepting in regard to they rents profits and income of the pews and others before assigned which the said Incorporation shall be bound to warrant from their own proper facts and deeds only and we also oblige ourselves and our successors in office and the said Incorporation to insure the several subjects before conveyed in some established Insurance office against losses by fire to the extent of Three Hundred pounds Sterling at least and annually to pay the Premium of such Insurance taking the Policy and receipts therefore in name of the said William Fairweather and his foresaids or in case he or they shall make such Insurance which they are hereby empowered to do we oblige ourselves and foresaids to repay them the whole charges of the Policy and whole Charges of the Policy Premiums they may advance and that on demand. And we and also the said other parties hereto subscribing All consent to the Registration hereof in the books of Council and Session or others competent therein to remain for preservation and that Letters of Horning and all other legal execution

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needful on six days charge pass and be direct hereon mom form as effeirs and thereto ConstituteOur Successors In Witness whereof”

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At Dundee the Twentiethday of September Eighteen

hundred and thirty nineyears. At a Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of


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There were laid before the Meeting Estimates for executing the various works aftermentioned, all agreeable to Specification furnished to the proposed Contractors viz:

1. For Macadamizing the road leading to the New Slaughter houses.2. For sinking a well; andLastly. For driving away the earth and rubbish from the New Slaughter houses.

After opening offer from Various Parties in presence of the Trade they preferred the lowest offerers, being Mr Neil McDonald for New road for Thirty four pounds Sterling.For the Well, James Peeble, at the Sun of Five pounds Seven shillings for every additional foot below the depths aftermentioned in the

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Specifications, the Trade furnishing the frames necessary below the said depth. And for removing the rubbish, Mr David Crighton for the sum of Twenty shillings Sterling.

In addition to the authority formerly given to the Deacon and Boxmaster to grant Bill to the Messers Gray for their debt, the Trade authorised the Deacon & Boxmaster to bind themselves personally, provided the Messers Gray are not willing to accept of a bill or bills otherwise, and the Trade become bound to relieve the Deacon & Boxmaster out of the funds of the Trade for their personal obligation. And in respect that the election of office-bearers of the Trade takes place next week, it was resolved that, on the election of office-bearers other than the present, that the persons so elected shall be bound to grant an obligation to relive the office-bearers who come under the said obligation to the said Messers R & G Gray.

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At Dundee the Seventh day ofOctober Eighteen hundred and

thirty nine. At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade Present 6 members

It was remitted to the Deacon to make enquiries into the propriety of procuring a wooden frame to sink the well at the new Slaughter houses to the depth of twenty feet and to get the same done provided the expence shall not exceed Two pounds.

The Deacon was instructed to employ Mr Wm Scott Inspector of Works to prepare a valuation of the buildings at the new Slaughter houses, preparatory to getting a loan over them for four hundred pounds.

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At Dundee the Fourteenthday of October Eighteen hun-

dred and thirty nine yearsAt a Meeting of the Flesher

Trade of DundeePresent 6 members

The Deacon stated that the had called the present Meeting in consequence of Mr Hughes the Contractor for executing the Wright work of the new Slaughter houses, having refused to take the Trades Bill for a sum to account of his claim against the Trade for executing the said work at the new Slaughter houses. It was stated by the

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Deacon that he had offered to grant the Trade’s Bill to Mr Hughes to the extent of Eighty pounds to account.

The Meeting approved of the course followed by the Deacon in regard to this matter; and the Deacon was instructed to employ Mr Black to examine and report to the Deacon whether or not the work had been executed in terms of the Specifications: And in the event of Mr Black reporting that the work had been

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executed strictly in terms of the Specification the Deacon was authorised to grant the Trade’s acceptance for the full amount of his claim.

The Deacon was authorised to procure a pipe and pump for the well in the new Slaughter houses on the most reasonable terms he can procure the same.

The Deacon was authorised to purchase the Small house belonging to Mr Alexander Rowan Junior to the Eastward of the property rented by the Trade at Dudhope for the use of the Watchman to be employed by the Trade for the protection of their premises, provided the cost thereof shall not exceed four pounds.

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At Dundee the Twenty eighth dayof October One thousand Eight

hundred and thirty nine years At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade

of DundeePresent 7 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting in consequence of the following letter which he had received from Messers Shaw & Thomson Dundee 25 October 1839.Before proceeding further with the proposed loan

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The Meeting was informed by Deacon Dick and the late Boxmaster, Mr Gibb that the rental referred to in the letter of Shaw & Thomson was given to them long before anything was said about the loan of Eight hundred pounds, and for the propose of procuring a temporary loan of One hundreds pounds for the use of the Trade, which transaction however was not gone into. The Trade unanimously resolved to refuse to assign the Chapelshade property in addition to the property of the new Shambles. The Clerk laid before and read to the Meeting the Correspondence which had passed betwixt the Clerk & Shaw & Thomson in regard to the loan from which it appeared that it had been distinctly agreed that the Amount of the loan was to be Eight hundred pounds. In these circumstances the Clerk was directed to write Messers Shaw & Thomson mentioning these Circumstances & to press upon them the necessity & propriety of giving the additional £400 At the same time the Trade unanimously and to hold them and their clients bound unequivocally for the distinct sum of (£800) Eight hundred pounds in terms of the correspondence entered into between Messers Shaw & Thomson & McEwen & Miller the Agents of the Trade and while the Trade formerly agreed to the Security of the Church seats and the Trades share of the General Fund of the Nine Trades in addition to the security over the new Shambles they never would have done so for one moiety of the loan unless it had been a concluded agreement agreeable to the stipulations contained in the foresaid correspondence

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The Trade desired it to be entered on the Minutes that Mr Thomas Dick a Member of the Trade should be charged rent for the house in Chapelshade occupied by him for rinding Tallow from the term of Whitsunday last at the rate of six pounds per Annum.Seven words deleted.

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At Dundee the Thirteenth dayof November Eighteen hundred

and thirty nine At aMeeting of the Flesher In-

corporation of DundeePresent 3 members

The Trade had laid before them an application from John Watson a Member of the Trade stating that he was in very bad health & wishing the Trade to grant him a weekly allowance from the funds of the Trade. The Meeting resolved to authorise the Boxmaster to pay to John Watson two shillings and sixpence per week until directed otherwise by a Meeting of the Trade.

The present Meeting was adjourned until to morrow evening at the same time place and hour in order to dispose of business of importance which should have been settled at the present Meeting.

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At Dundee the Fourteenthday of October Eighteenhundred and thirty nine

At a Meeting of theFlesher Incorporation of


The Clerk laid before the Incorporation agreeably to instructions the whole correspondence which had passed between Messers Mc Ewen & Miller Writers in Dundee and Messers Shaw & Thomson Writers there, referring the Loan of £800 agreed to be given by the latter parties on behalf of Mr William Fairweather Farmer at Prieston to the Incorporation commencing from the 20th of July 1839 by a Letter from Shaw & Thomson and ending with a Letter from these Gentlemen dated the 9 th

November current. And while the Incorporation express their extreme regret that Messers Shaw & Thomson should have carried so prematurely to the conclusion to reject the other moiety of the

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Loan they instructed the Clerk to write them a reply to their last Letter pointing out the indefinite objection come under to advertise the whole £500, otherwise the Trade never would have agreed to have accepted of the half of it upon the Security already given. And further to point out to Messers Shaw & Thomson that the Trade never proposed to give a Security over the Chapelshade property. That the proposal itself was only made by themselves and that in their Letter to McEwen & Miller dater the 23d of August last, they distinctly say the “the better course appears to us to be to take a conveyance in the meantime to the Church seats and share of the general fund for £400 and afterwards to take a separate conveyance to the subtact for the other £400”.

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After the Clerk shall have received Shaw & Thomson’s answers (and he was recommended to see them personally) it was Resolved to call another Meeting of the Trade to determine upon the course to be pursued.

The Clerk was instructed

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to answer Mr Mitchell’s Letter of date the 12th Current, addressed to Thomas Dick deprecating any intention or sanction on the part of the Incorporation to violate the Stipulations in the agreement entered into with the late Mr Scott and to state to Mr Mitchell that if there be any foundation for the complaints contended in his Letter,, the Incorporation are ignorant of it as a body. And the deacon gad got instructions to Warn the individual Members of the Incorporation against such practices which it exercised would be a breach of faith on the part of the Incorporation.

At Dundee the Twentyfirst day of November Eigh-

teen hundred and thirtynine years

Present 4 members

The Clerk laid before the Meeting a Copy of (his Letter) McEwen

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& Miller’s Letter to Shaw & Thomson dated the 18th Current and of their reply of date the 19th Current. The Trade expressly denied that any one of the Members had promised the Chapelshade property to form one of the Securities to Mr Fairweather, as expressed by Messers Shaw & Thomson in their last communication; And before determining finally what course should be adopted as to Messers Shaw & Thomson’s refusal to complete the Loan, the Clerk was instructed to wait upon them, along with Deacon Gibb and Mr Thomas Dick, the late Deacon, who alone had any conversation with Messers Shaw & Thomson as to the Loan, - and who are prepared to give a flat denial to the Statements contained in Messers Shaw & Thomson’s Letter.

The Trade agreed to rescind as they hereby do, that part of the Minute of their Meeting held upon the 28th of October last relative to the Rent to be paid by Mr Thomas Dick for rending Tallow in the Chapelshade property for reasons assigned to the Meeting

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and the Trade agreed to allow Mr Dick to continue the same usage from and after the Term of Martinmas in the present year at the rate of Three Pounds per annum, but under the Special Declaration that Mr Dick should only be entitled to such use during the pleasure of the Trade, - and that he shall only be considered as a Tenant at Will.

The Deacon was authorised to procure keys for all the Slaughterhouses at the Chapelshade, and to prevent any person from using the same without permission from the Trade under an agreement to be made.

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December Eighteen hundredand thirty nine years. At a

Meeting of the Flesher Trade ofDundee

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Present 8 members

The Boxmaster’s accounts for the bye past year were gone over by the Trade, but before closing these accounts finally, it was remitted to the following Members of the Trade to investigate them more particularly than a general Meeting had an opportunity of doing viz: Messers Alex Watson, Alexr Lawson, Robert Woodcock, Thomas Dick, and two a quorum and to report quam primium, Mr Watson Convener.

The Trade proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster to the Trade for the ensuing year, when Mr Thomas Dick was unanimously elected to that office, and declared his acceptance thereof, in token whereof he subscribes the present Minute along with the Deacon of the Trade.

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At Dundee the Twelfth dayof December Eighteen hundred

and thirty nine years. At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade


The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting in consequence of the pressing demands presently made on the Trade for discharging the claims of the pursuing parties viz:

Messers Patrick Scott for interest on Trade’s Bond.Messers Carmichael for feuduty.Messers John Bell for balance of John Thomson’s Bill.The Town of Dundee for balance of rent of Old Slaughter House.

The Meeting directed the Boxmaster to make out receipts for the amount of rents agreed to be paid by the Members of the Trade and others to be paid by Members for the new Slaughter House and to present the same immediately for payment, the Receipts to be made out in the following form “Dundee (blank) 1839 Received from ((blank) pounds (shillings) being twelve months rent of Slaughter House occupied by him from Whitsunday last to Whitsunday 1840 of which he is hereby discharged

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The Deacon & Boxmaster were instructed to get a wooden pump erected on the yard of the New Slaughter House on the most reasonable terms; and also to accept of the offer of Mr Hughes to erect a wooden gate at the Slaughter houses the Expenses being according to his Estimate Two pounds nineteen shillings. The work to be done at the sight of the Deacon & Boxmaster.

It was remitted to the Deacon & Boxmaster along with Mr Watson to revise the list made according to which the Trade could under present circumstances raise sufficient funds to meet the engagements of the Trade, and to report to another Meeting of the Trade to be called specially for the purpose.

The pension list was revised by the Trade and the same was as follows during the pleasure of the Trade:

Catherine Mathers 1/3 per weekEuphemia Lindsay 1/- per weekBetty Constable 1/- per weekWidow Reid 2/6 per week

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Widow Matthew 1/- per weekWidow Smith 2/6 per weekJames Thomson’s children 30/- per annumJohn Watson 2/6 per week

It was remitted to the Deacon to make enquiry and report whether David Mustard Purser in the Royal Navy, who was pretending an interloper on the privileges of the Trade was dead or alive.

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At Dundee the nineteenth dayof December Eighteen hundred

and thirty nine years. At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade


The Deacon stated that ten shillings and sixpence had been paid to the Boxmaster by John Kerr Flesher in Dundee in order to obtain a hearing of the Trade previous to his being admitted a free Member of the Trade. the Trade unanimously resolved to admit the said John Kerr on the following conditions viz: That he shall pay presently to the Boxmaster the Sum of Twenty one pounds Sterling to account of his entry money, and Second That he shall immediately grant his acceptance to the Office bearers of the Trade for the balance of his entry money being Twenty one pounds Sterling besides the usual dues to the officer & Clerk, - the bill to be payable at six months and the Office bearers being authorised to grant a renewal when due provided Mr Kerr shall require this, and on condition that he shall find Security to the satisfaction of the Deacon & Boxmaster.

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At Dundee the Twenty fifth day ofDecember Eighteen hundred andthirty nine years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee

Present 6 members

The Deacon stated that he had seen Mr John Kerr flesher who wished, in place of the terms of last Minute to the Trade regarding his entry money, to grant his bill for the full amount of the same payable at twelve months, with security to the satisfaction of the Trade. The Trade resolved to agree to these terms provided Mr Kerr shall pay the Stamp and discount of the bill.

The Office-bearers stated that they had made an arrangement with the Cashier of the Dundee Union Bank, through the medium of Mr John Bell his Agent, by which Mr Miln had agreed to grant a Cash amount to

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the Trade to the extent of Four hundred pounds, provided that Trade shall give an Assignation to the new Slaughter houses and that the Members of the Trade shall grant their individual security. The Trade unanimously resolved that it would be expedient and very desirable and hereby resolve to grant their individual security on the terms above stated.

The Clerk was directed to get the Letter by Messers Dick, Milne & Burns of which a Copy is annexed to the present Minute, recorded as a probative writ, and to get the principal obligation put up among the Trades other papers.

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At Dundee the twentyEighth day of December oneThousand Eight hundred and

thirty nine years. Ata Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee

Present 4 members

It was resolved with reference to the last Minute and to the Cash Account on Credit for Four hundred Pounds to be granted by the Dundee Union Bank that the Boxmaster and Deacon shall grant a Bond in proper form binding the Incorporation and whole individual Members thereof in payment of the sum to become due upon the Account in which Bond the whole Members of the Trade, or such of them as the Bank may require should individually concur and become bound conjunctly and severally – And that in the meantime and until required by the Bank no special assignation to the new Slaughter houses should be required.

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At Dundee the second dayof January Eighteen hundred

and forty. At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade of Dundee

Present 6 members

There was read to the Meeting a Bond for Cash credit by the Trade to the Dundee Union Bank to the extent of Four hundred Pounds which was subscribed by the Members present, and a Copy of the said Bond is engrossed at the end of the present Minute.

It was resolved that the Account shall be operated on only by those parties who subscribe the Bond or a clear majority of them the Deacon & Boxmaster. Twelve words deleted before signing.

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“We William Gibb Flesher in Dundee present Deacon and Thomas Dick Flesher the present Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee for behoof of and as representing the said Incorporation; And we the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick and Alexander Watson Flesher in Dundee, Alexander Burns Flesher there and John Wilson Flesher there as individuals. Considering that the Directors of the Dundee Union Bank have agreed to allow us credit on a Current or Cash Account with the said Dundee Union Bank to the extent of Four hundred Pounds Sterling in name of us the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid or of our successors in office for behoof of the said Flesher Incorporation in the Books and at the office of the said Dundee Union Bank at Dundee, or such other office thereof as the said Directors ,may appoint from time to time. Therefore we the said Wiliam Gibb Deacon and Thomas Dick Boxmaster for the said Flesher Incorporation for behoof of and as representing the said (Flesher) Incorporation, and as specially authorised to grant these presents in terms of two Minutes of Sederunt of the said Incorporation dated respectively the twenty fifth and twenty Eighth days of December Eighteen

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hundred and thirty nine hereby bind and oblige ourselves as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and our respective successors in office for behoof of and as representing the

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said Incorporation and the said Incorporation itself and whole Members and Brethren thereof, and also we the said William Gibb, Thomas Dick, Alexander Watson, Alexander Burns and John Wilson hereby bind and oblige ourselves personally and individually and our respective heirs Executors and successors whomsoever, all conjointly and severally to make payment to David Miln Esquire Cashier of the said Dundee Union Bank or to the said assignees of the Cashier of the said Bank for the time being of such sums not exceeding Four hundred Pounds Sterling as shall have been advanced by or for the said Dundee Union Bank on orders or Receipts of us the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid, or of our respective successors in office, or as we the said William Gibb and Thomas Gibb as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid or our respective successors in office, shall have become liable for to the said Bank by Bills, Promissory notes or other obligations, accepted drawn endorsed or granted by us the said present office Bearers of the said Incorporation, or our successors in office, With all or any of

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which We the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid and as representing the said Incorporation, and We the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick, Alexander Watson, Alexander Burns and James Wilson as Individuals and as parties conjunctly and severally personally bound therein, hereby consent that the said Cash Account may be debited at any time during the liability foresaid, and to make such payment whenever the same shall by demanded, with legal interest of the said sums, and one fifth part more of the Balance of principal as liquidate penalty in case of failure. Which Balance and the Interest due shall be sufficiently ascertained by a Certificate thereof signed by the Cashier or Accountant of the said Bank for the time, or by the Agent for the said Bank, at the place at which the said Cash Accounts may be kept for the time, and which Certificate with these presents, shall warrant all lawful Executorials for the sums so certified to be due, and no suspension but on consignation only, and the Expenses of assignations and Discharges hereof shall always be borne by is the parties hereto and our foresaids. And farther the said William Gibb

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and Thomas Dick as Deacon and Boxmaster foresaid bind and oblige ourselves and our respective successors in office as well as the said Incorporation itself and haill Members and Brethren thereof, and we the said William Gibb, Thomas Dick, Alexander Watson, Alexander Burns and John Wilson as Individuals hereby bind and oblige ourselves and our foresaids to notify to the Cashier of the said Dundee Union Bank for the time being, the Election of the Office Bearers hereafter appointed and elected by the said Flesher Incorporation during the liability foresaid, and that by delivering free of Expenses to the said Cashier a Copy certified by the Clerk of the said Incorporation for, the Books of the said Incorporation of the Minutes of the Meetings of the Members thereof electing a Deacon and Boxmaster, or either of these officers, and that immediately upon such Meetings being held, it being hereby specially provided and declared that until a certificated Copy of the said Minutes is so delivered to the said Cashier of the said Bank as aforesaid he and the said Bank shall be entitled to debit the said cash account with the sums in all orders or receipts and in all Bills promissory notes and other obligations passed in the said Bank as aforesaid, and signed by us the said present Deacon and Boxmaster of the said Incorporation

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by our successors in office whose Election shall have been regularly notified to the said Bank as aforesaid all as herein before written, and that altho’ the said Orders or Receipts and Bills, promissory Notes or other obligations may be subsequent in date to the ‘Election of successors to us the said present Deacon and Boxmaster or our

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successors in office, whose Elections shall have been regularly notified to the said Bank as aforesaid subscribed thereto and obligations therein. And We Consent to the Registration hereof and also of the said stated and certified Account to be made out as aforesaid from the Books of the said Bank, in the Books of Council and Session or other Books competent herein to remain for preservation and that Letters of Horning on six days charge and all other executions may pass upon a Decree to be interponed hereto in common form and for that purpose We Constitute.Our Procurators &cIn Witness whereof these presents written on stamped paper by John Smith, Clerk to John Bell Writer in Dundee are subscribed by us as follows Videlict: by us the said William Gibb Deacon and Thomas Dick Boxmaster foresaid of the said Incorporation and by us the said William Gibb and Thomas Dick as individuals and

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by us the said Alexander Watson and Alexander Burns all at Dundee the second day of January Eighteen hundred and forty before these Witnesses James Milne and James Rae both apprentices to the said John Bell and by me the said John Wilson at Dundee the Fourth day of the said month of January and year before mentioned before these Witnesses the said James Milne and James Rae. The words “during the liability foresaid” on the thirty fifth line hereof counting from the top having been deleted before signing.

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At Dundee the Twenty eighthday oif January Eighteenhundred and forty years

At a Meeting of the FlesherTrade

Present 5 members

The Meeting instructed the Deacon and Boxmaster to get wooden spouts erected in front of the Slaughter houses at Dudhope belonging to the Trade in order to carry off the water from the same.

The Deacon was instructed to lay before the next Meeting of the Trade a State showing the arrears of rent due from the Chapelshade property.

The present Meeting was adjourned till the evening of Monday first at the same place and hour.

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At Dundee the Fourth day ofFebruary Eighteen hundred and

forty years At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade of Dundee held

within the house of Mrs HoodVault Dundee at seven o’clock p.m.

Present 7 members

A petition from Mr David Crighton the party who contracted for taking away the rubbish in the yard at the New Slaughterhouses was read; in which he Complained that from the badness of the roads he was unable to fulfil his bargain and requested that an additional sum should be allowed by the Trade in consequence.

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The Boxmaster was instructed that, so soon as the work for which Mr Crichton contracted to perform shall have been done to the satisfaction of the Deacon and Boxmaster he should be allowed Two pounds ten shillings in addition to the sum mentioned in his offer. But on condition only that the whole work shall be executed before the money is paid.

The Commercial Bank having threatened to sell the property in Chapelshade belonging to the Trade under the trades Bond to the Bank in consequence of the Notorial Intimation given by the Bank requiring payment. The Trade in order to avoid

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expense resolved that the property should be advertised by public Voluntary roup upon the principles contained in the Draught of an advertisement ;aid before the present Meeting and at the upset price of Two thousand five hundred pounds, but before inserting the advertisement in the first Dundee Advertiser Newspaper a Special remit is hereby made to the Deacon & Boxmaster to examine and report to the Clerk of the Trade in writing and signed by them the precise amount of rental and a description of such parts of the property as are not occupied. The Report to be lodged with the Clerk in Thursday in time to be inserted in next day’s advertiser.

On considering a petition of Mrs Robert Small, the widow of the deceased Member of the Trade for relief from the funds of the Trade, the Trade resolved to allow Mrs Small the sum of two shillings and sixpence per week until otherwise directed by the Trade.

The Clerk was directed to take the necessary proceedings against James Mustard

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a party who had encroached on the privileges of the trade for breach of interdict, and also that the expense of the previous diligence should be recovered from the Cautioners.

The Clerk was directed to write Robert Kerr flesher Murraygate that unless he entered with the Trade and paid the accustomed dues to the Trade within ten days from this date, he would be prosecuted therefor and the Clerk was directed to follow forth legal proceedings without delay. In the event of Robert Kerr alleging that the business was not his but his fathers, the Clerk was directed to include booth of these parties in the Action.

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At Dundee the Twenty firstday of February Eighteen hundred

and forty years At aMeeting of the Flesher Trade ofDundee held within the houseof Mrs Hood Vault Dundee atseven o’clock in the evening

Present 6 members

In consequence of the statement by the Deacon that Mr Robert Kerr had mentioned to him that the business carried on in the Murraygate was not his but his fathers, the Clerk was directed, in conformity with the resolution of the last Meeting of the trade to adopt instant measures for compelling Robert Kerr to enter with the Trade, or at all events to stop the Trade carried on in the Murraygate in name of John Kerr of his father, who has no right whatever to carry on the Trade of a Flesher within the Ancient Burgh of Dundee.

There was read a letter from Mr Patrick Scott of the following tenor:“Dundee 14 February 1840 Sir, it will doubtless be in your recollection that when I sold the old soap work to the Flesher Incorporation it was agreed that £1500 of the purchase money should be allowed to remain on the Security of the property at

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the rate of four per cent per annum of interest, for five years from Whitsunday 1835. £300 of this sum was paid up on 2 May 1836, so that £1200 thereof still remains unpaid. As the foresaid period of five years will terminate at Whitsunday next, and as there has been a general rise of the rate of interest of borrowed money throughout the Country, I shall expect the interest on that £1200 to be raised to four and one half per cent per annum from and after the term of Whitsunday next, and so to continue till further notice shall be given of any other alteration of the rate. I make this offer on the express Condition that the interest shall be regularly paid on each term day as it falls due, or within ten days thereafter, failing of which regular payment I shall insist on having five per cent per annum for the half year preceding the term at which the delay beyond ten days may have taken place.I have farther to state that the Policy of Insurance against fire to the extent of the foresaid £1200 is in my possession and you may peruse it when you find it convenient. I am,SirYour mo obdt St(Signed) P Scott”.

On considering the said Letter, the Clerk was instructed to write Capt Scott agreeing to the proposals contained in his letter.

The Clerk was instructed to

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write the Representatives of the late George Scott the Lessee of the Manure belonging to the Trade that they could not be allowed to drive gutters or any other wet substances into the Area of the Slaughter houses at Dudhope as hitherto, as in consequence of their operations in that way hitherto the area had become a complete nuisance and the interests of the Trade were greatly impaired, and unless attention is paid to this intimation, the Clerk was directed to state to Mr Scott’s Representatives that steps would be taken to put an end to this nuisance. The Clerk was also directed to state that the Trade were surprised that the Lessee had allowed such a quantity of dung to accumulate and to request that the same should be removed forthwith.

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Copy Letter sent to Patrick Scott Esq Nethergate in answer to his engrossed in the previous Minutes.

“Dundee 22 February 1840SirIn answer to your letter of 14th current relative to the rate of Interest payable to you by he Flesher Incorporation of Dundee on the sum of £1200 contained in your Bond over the property in Chapelshade, I am directed by the Trade to state that they are quite willing that the rate of interest should be four and a half per cent from and after the term of Whitsunday next. The Trade also agrees to the other terms mentioned in your Letter.I amSirYour Mo obt Sert(Signed) Willm Gibb”

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At Dundee the Sixth day of

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March Eighteen hundred and fortyyears At a Meeting of the FlesherTrade of Dundee held within thehouse of Mrs Hood Vault Dundeeat seven o’clock in the evening

Present 4 members

In reference to the last Minute of the Trade relating to the Lessee of the Manure, there was produced and read to the Meeting a letter which had been received from the Representative of the late George Scott a copy of which is engrossed at the end of this present Minute.

The Deacon stated that the property in Chapelshade had in terms of the resolutions of the Trade been exposed to Sale on the fourth Current but that no offerers had appeared. The Trade resolved again to advertise the property for Sale at a considerably reduced upset price; the Sale to take place on the ground of the premises on an early day in April. The Trade instructed the Advertisement to be inserted in the north British advertiser as well as the Dundee Advertiser.

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At Dundee the Thirtieth day of MarchEighteen hundred and forty years At a

Meeting of the Flesher Trade of Dundeeheld within the house of Mrs Hood

Vault at seven o’clock in the eveningPresent 5 members

The Trade resolved that the property in Chapelshade belonging to the Trade should in terms of previous Advertisements be exposed again to Sale at a reduced upset price: And the Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised if they should see cause to do so to reduce the upset price to £2300.

With regard to the prosecution formerly directed to be executed against James Mustard, the Clerk laid before the Meeting a petition to the Sheriff for breach of Interest. Before executing the petition the Trade resolved to institute a precognition as to the facts which could be proved against Mustard, and it was remitted to the Deacon and Boxmaster along with the Clerk to make the necessary investigation to be reported to the Trade.

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At Dundee the Fourteenthday of April Eighteen hundredand forty years At a Meeting

of the Flesher Trade of Dundee Present 5 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting in consequence of a communication from Alexander Wilson Flesher Dundee to the effect that he wished to become a Member of the Trade of the following Conditions, videlict that he should pay Five Pounds at present and five pounds each year thereafter till the whole entry money was paid up, on condition that the Trade should admit him a free Member. The Trade unanimously resolved to reject the said offer; but the Clerk was directed to intimate to Mr Wilson that he would be allowed to carry on the business of a Flesher within the Ancient Burgh of Dundee during his lifetime only, on his paying in Cash to the Boxmaster immediately Ten guineas and granting bill for Ten guineas payable twelve months after date, provided satisfactory security shall be found. But in

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agreeing to this resolution, it is expressly understood that the said Alexander Wilson shall not be entitled to any of the privileges

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of the said Trade other than that of killing bestial and selling butcher meat during his life as aforesaid.

At Dundee the Twentyfourth day of April One

thousand Eight hundredand forty years At a

Meeting of the Flesher Trade ofDundee

Present 7 members

The Deacon stated that he had called the present Meeting as to the letting of the Seats in the South Church, the Leases of which expire at Whitsunday next old Style, and the Meeting resolved that the Seats be exposed by public roup for three years to the highest bidder, and that upon Monday the fourth May at three o’clock afternoon. And the Clerk was instructed to advertise the same once in the Dundee Advertiser Newspaper and likewise by hand bills previous to the Roup.

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At Dundee the Fourth day ofMay Eighteen hundred andforty years At a Meeting of

the Flesher Trade of Dundeeheld within the house ofMrs Hood Vault Dundee

Present 8 members

The Office-bearers reported that the Seats in the South Church belonging to the Trade had been this day let to the following individuals at the following rents for three years from the term of Whitsunday next old style viz:

No 1. Mr Tho Dick £2. 2/- per annumNo 2. Mr Alex Burns £2. 9/- per annumNo 3. Mr James Spankie £3 per annumNo 4. Mr Wm Sime £3.11/- per annumNo 5. Mr Geo Crammond £3. 5/- per annumNo 6. Mr Andw Wallace £4. 7/- per annum

£18.14. 0 per annum

The Accounts of the Boxmaster from the date of his appointment to this date were exhibited by him to the Trade and the Trade examined the same and compared the Vouchers which were generally produced, with the exception of two by Mr Hughes Wright. Before the Trade approving of the

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Boxmaster’s accounts it was remitted to Mr Watson to take the Boxmaster’s accounts along with him and after examining the same to report to another Meeting of the Trade. the Boxmaster’s Book of Intromissions and the Vouchers was handed over to Mr Watson in presence of the Meeting.Three words deleted before signing.

At Dundee the Twenty ninth

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day of May Eighteen hundredand forty years At a Meeting

of the Flesher Trade of Dundee Present 4 members

The Deacon laid before the Meeting a letter which he had received from the law agents of the Dundee Commercial Bank of the following tenor:

“Dundee 26 May 1840. We have been instructed as agents for the Dundee Commercial Bank to intimate to you that the Bank cannot allow the sum due by the Trade & the individual Members to lye longer over unsettled. No payment has been made towards the interest on the Bond, although the rents have been regularly drawn by the Trade. In these circumstances the Bank have resolved to enter into possession of the property and to prosecute the Members of the Trade of some

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exertion is not made to liquidate the debt. In these circumstances we think you should call a Meeting of the Trade and lay the present communication before them in order that they may adopt some measures so as to prevent being incurred. We will delay until Monday first so as to give an opportunity of calling a Meeting Of the Trade. we are &c (signed) McEwen & Miller.”

In relation to this communication the Trade resolved to authorise the Deacon and Boxmaster to endeavour to effect a Sale of the property in the Chapelshade belonging to the Trade by private bargain, and the Clerk was directed to communicate this resolution of the Trade to the Bank, and to request delay fore a short period in order that t may be seen whether or not a Sale can be effected.

The Trade resolved on considering the state of the funds to pay the Pensioners of the Trade as follows, videlict:

James Thomson 15/- per yearJohn Watson £1. 6/- per yearMrs Smith £1.6/- per yearEuphemia Lindsay £1. 6/- per yearMrs Small £1. 6/- per yearWidow Matthew £1. 6/- per yearBetty Constable £1. 6/- per yearJohn Milne £1. 6/- per yearWidow Reid £1. 6/- per yearAnd that during the pleasure of the Trade.

The Clerk was directed to take the necessary steps to have Alexander Ferrier one of the Tenants

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of the Chapelshade property ejected in respect that he has paid no rent for a considerable time past.

At Dundee the Twenty third dayof June Eighteen hundred and fortyyears At a Meeting of the FlesherIncorporation of Dundee at seven

o’clock in the eveningPresent 6 members

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Mr Watson gave notice that at next Meeting of the Trade he would move that the resolution or bye-law that three Members of the Trade shall form a quorum in terms of the said resolution dated the thirtieth day of July last, shall be continued and that the same shall be re-enacted.

The subject of the non-entry of James Kerr and of his son Robert Kerr booth or one for other of them carrying on trade within the Burgh to the prejudice of the rights of the Incorporation referred to in the Minutes of the trade of date the Twenty first February last was again taken into consideration, and the Clerk was specially directed to raise actions against both of the Kerrs’ without delay, and the Clerk was likewise instructed to prosecute James Mustard for his entry in terms of the resolutions of date the Thirtieth March last.

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At Dundee the first dayof July Eighteen hundred

and forty years At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade

Present 3 members

The Trade having resolved to dispose of the Chapelshade property, the Meeting directed that an Advertisement should be inserted in the Newspapers stating that the property was now for Sale by private bargain, but before finally disposing of any offer the office-bearers were directed to call a Meeting of the Trade, to consider and dispose of the same.

There being so few Members present, Mr Watson intimated that he would not bring forward the motion of which he had given notice at last Meeting but that he would do so at the next Meeting.

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At Dundee the Sixth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and

forty years At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade of Dundee

Present 5 members

The Clerk was directed instantly to obtain the decree at the instance of the Trade extracted against James Kerr and Robert Kerr and to recover the sums therein contained without any delay.

On the motion of Mr Watson the Trade unanimously re-enacted the Bye Law passed at the Meeting of the Trade held on the Thirtieth day of July last, and the same to continue for twelve months from this date. That Bye-law is as follows viz: That for the space of one year from this date if not more than the Deacon for the time being and any two Members of the Trade shall be present, such two Members and Deacon shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Trade; that at such Meetings when less than five Members of the Trade appear, the Deacon shall not have a casting vote, that no Meeting of the Trade shall be called upon shorter notice than seven hours prior to the hour of Meeting; that the hour at which such Meetings of the trade shall not be earlier than nine o’clock in the morning nor later than nine o’clock

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in the evening,, that fifteen Minutes shall be allowed for the Members assembling after the hour of Meeting mentioned in the Notices calling the Meeting, but on the

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expiry of fifteen minutes, the business shall be proceeded with, provided the Deacon and any two Members along with the Clerk or his assistant shall be present.

At Dundee the Twenty eighthday of August Eighteen hundred

and forty years At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee

held within the house ofMrs Hood, Vault

Present 6 members

The office-bearers stated to thee Meeting that the person with whom they were in treaty for the Sale of the property in Chapelshade had declined the transaction. The office-bearers were directed to meet with Mr McGavin and to offer him the property at the price of Two thousand pounds; and they were likewise directed to wait on the Directors of the Bank to get an extension of the time in which to settle the claim of the Bank.

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The Clerk was directed, in the even of Robert Kerr not settling for the dues of his entry as a Member of the Trade on the expiry of the days of Charge, to present an Application to the Sheriff for a warrant to shut his shop and have him fined for contempt, and also to follow up against Kerr with the necessary measures to enforce payment of the dues for which Decree had passed against him in absence.

At Dundee the fifth fourth day of SeptemberEighteen hundred and forty years At

a Meeting of the Flesher Trade ofDundee held within the house

of Mrs Hood Vault Present 5 members

The office-bearers stated that they had had an interview with et Directors of the Dundee Commercial Bank who had agreed to allow the Trade till Martinmas next to endeavour to sell the Chapelshade property. It was resolved to advertise the property to be sold on a day to be fixed by the office-bearers at the farther reduced upset price of Two thousand pounds.One word deleted.

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At Dundee the Fourteenthday of September Eighteen

hundred and forty yearsAt a Meeting of the FlesherTrade of Dundee held within

the house of Mrs Hood Vault Dundee atseven o’clock in the evening

Present 7 members

The Deacon laid before the Meeting a plan for the house for the gate keeper proposed to be erected at the Slaughterhouses together with a Specification prepared by James Cunningham Wright Dundee and an estimate from which it appears that the Wright and Plaster work would cost Sixteen pounds fifteen shillings. The Meeting were of opinion that it would be for the interest of the Trade to purchase old timber of which the Trade understand there are plenty in the market just now, for the erection of the said house and the Deacon and Boxmaster were instructed to make the purchases of wood and to enter into the necessary agreement fort the erection of the said house.

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The Deacon stated that he

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had been waited on by Robert Kerr (the person referred to in previous Minutes) who stated that he was willing to become a free Member of the Trade on the following conditions viz: that he should grant his bill for the amount of his dues payable the one moiety thereof at twelve months and the other at two years, Kerr paying the stamp discount and expenses incurred. On Considering the proposal, the trade resolved to reject the same. But the Clerk was directed to write Mr Kerr that they would admit him a Member of the Trade provided he paid Twenty guineas in cash and granted bill at twelve months with sufficient security for the balance of his entry-money and paid all expenses. The Deacon and Boxmaster along with Mr Watson and Mr Burns were appointed to see that the Sureties proposed by Robert Kerr were satisfactory to them on behalf of the Trade.

At Dundee the Twenty fourthday of November Eighteen hundred

and forty years At aMeeting of the Flesher In-

corporation of Dundee Present 5 members

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The Deacon reported to the Meeting that Robert Kerr had granted bill along with Messers John Kerr Flesher and William Anderson Jr Brewer in Dundee for the dues exigible from him as a Member of the Trade, payable at twelve months, on the understanding that the Bill would be renewed for one half provided the bill was subscribed by the same securities.

At Dundee the Eighth day ofDecember Eighteen hundred andforty years At a Meeting of the

Flesher Trade of Dundee Present 3 members

The Boxmaster’s accounts for the bye past year wee examined by the Trade, but before finally closing these accounts, it was remitted to the following Members to investigate the Accounts more particularly than could be done at the present Meeting and to report viz the Deacon and Boxmaster Mr Alexander Watson.

The Trade proceeded to the election of a Boxmaster for the ensuing year when Mr Alexander Watson

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was unanimously elected to that Office, and in token of his acceptance of office he subscribed this Minute along with the Deacon. Four words deleted before signing.

At Dundee the Eighteenthday of January Eighteen hundred

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Mr Watson reported that he had gone over the Boxmaster’s Accounts for the past year in terms of the instructions given him in the Trades Minutes of date the 8 th Ult and that he had found the accounts justly stated and properly vouched to the best of his judgement or belief and that the balance due by the Boxmaster mounted to £4. 4.10. the Clerk was instructed to get the accounts engrossed in the Ledger & when that is done they will be docqueted by the Trade.

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19th January 1841At Dundee the Nineteenth

Day of January one thousandEight hundred and forty one

Years. At a Meeting ofThe Flesher Incorporation of


The Deacon stated that the Dundee Union Bank had agreed to advance to the Trade the sum of one Thousand pounds on obtaining an assignation to the Security held by the Dundee Commercial Bank, and that the Agents had put into the hands of Messers Walker & Ferguson (the Union Bank’s Agents) the necessary titles etc & to enable them to prepare the assignation. The Trade approved of what the Deacon had done, and he was instructed to proceed with the Assignation of the Loan, and if Union Bank insist on searches for Encumbrances for the Last forty years, being exhibited power was given to the Clerk upon consultation with the Deacon and learning the Banks final dates renunciation to order such Searches.

The Deacon & Boxmaster were instructed to subscribe a

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Discharge in favor of Alexander Mitchell Coal dealer Overgate for the sum arrested in his hands and on the action which was some years ago received at the instance of the Trade, against William Morton Merchant in Dundee and heir of his brother John Morton.

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I. Search Of Incumbrances on All and Whole That piece of ground consisting of 20 falls or thereby, with the two houses thereon, lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee, on the north side of the Road leading by the back of Mr Bell’s Tan yard, being part of these 40 falls of ground, or thereby purchased by George Murray formerly Baxter in Dundee, afterwards residing at Letham near Perth from John Blair Millar Merchant in Dundee & by progress belonged to Patrick Taylor Soap manufacturer in Dundee, bounded by John Stewart’s property on the east, by the ground and houses west after described, formerly disponed by the said George Murray to James Martin Weaver on the west, by the remainder of the said 40 falls, feued to Andrew Mills Weaver, Thomas David, Mason and Peter Anderson Wright, on the North & by the said Road leading from the said Tan yard on the South parts, with the well in the said piece of ground, and the small house or tenement of land high and laith, formerly a Kiln now converted into a dwelling house feued by John Roger Porter in Dundee, from the said George Murray, by feu disposition, dated the 14 th day of February 1797, being part of these subjects which were disponed to the said George Murray by the said John Blair Millar, Reserving always to those having interest the privilege of the foot road along the East side of the property thereby disponed as at present.

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II. All and Whole the South part of that piece of ground purchased by William Robertson Weaver in said Chapelshade

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from Thomas Anderson Weaver in Dundee with the house on the South East side thereof, built by the said William Robertson on the same; which piece of ground and houses thereby disponed, were feued out by the said William Roberson to John Blair Millar Merchant in Dundee, and afterwards belonged by Progress to the said Patrick Taylor, which piece of ground consists of 13 and almost one half ells at the South , 13 ells at the middle and 12 ells and 5 inches at the North end, bounded by a Stone Dyke on the South, the property still belonging to the said James Martin on the east, the ground belonging to the said William Robertson afterwards to George Banks on the North, and the subjects formerly belonging to the said George Murray and Peter Anderson, thereafter to the said deceased Patrick Taylor on the east parts, and whole piece of ground thereby disponed is in length from South of North 331/3 ells, and the same breadth all the way with the said Thomas Watson’s property, being part of an area of land in the East Chapelshade, feued by the said Thomas Anderson from the Town of Dundee, lying in the Parish of Dundee and Shire of Forfar, with the privilege of the cart road on the South side of the said property which lead to the Water Wynd, and the privilege of the well along with the said Thomas Anderson & William Robertson, the Disponees of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee, and their foresaids being always obliged to pay a proportion

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of the expence of upholding the same, with the privilege also that the said William Robertson and his successors, in terms of the original feu Disposition from him were not at liberty to erect any building within five ells of the North march of the piece of ground thereby disponed it is thereby declared that their said Disponees and their foresaids shall not be at liberty in all time coming to erect any buildings whatever above six feet high, or to lay any Dunghill or any other nuisance upon the ground before mentioned, within 18 feet of the North wall of the tenement of land belonging to Charles Millar, in the said Chapelshade, nor should the houses on the South east side of the said piece of ground be at any future period raised higher than they at present are, within the distance aforesaid.

III. All and Whole the middle part of the north half of that piece of ground purchased by John Blair Millar Merchant in Dundee from John Webster Tenant at Scotstoun of Auchterhouse which piece of ground thereby disponed was feued bye the said John Blair Millar, to Thomas David Mason & thereafter belonged by progress to the said Patrick Taylor and consists of 61/3 falls or thereby and is bounded by the middle road leading from Burnt Barns to Dudhope Road on et North, by that piece of ground feued bout by the said John Blair Millar to John Stewart Porter in Dundee on the South by that piece of ground feued by the said John Blair Millar to

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Andrew Mills Weaver in the East Chapelshade on the east and by that piece of ground also feued also feued out by the said John Blair Miller to Patrick Anderson Wright in the East Chapelshade on the west, with the privilege of the foot road from north to south, on the east side of the ground feued out to the said John Blair Miller by the said John Webster; But Reserving always the dominium utile of the property of that piece of ground, consisting of 4 falls or 18 ells or thereby being part of the said subjects subfeued by John Duff, Junior Farrier in Dundee and James Pullar Baker there to Thomas Kidd Shipmaster in Dundee fort which he pays a feuduty of 15/- yearly at the term of Whitsunday.

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IV. All and Whole that piece of ground part of the 7 falls & almost one third of a fall lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee feued by Andrew Mills Weaver there, from the said John Blair Miller, which piece of ground thereby disponed, measures 2 falls and 2 ells or thereby, and is bounded by the property lately belonging to the said deceased Patrick Taylor, and afterwards conveyed to Patrick Scott residing in Dundee, on the South and West by the ground still belonging to the said Andrew Mills on the North and by the road leading south and north, through the Chapelshade on the east parts, and the said piece of ground is now enclosed in a house; Declaring that their said Disponees and their foresaids should not be at

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liberty to raise the north side wall of the above house, or of any other building the might erect on the said ground higher than 7 feet.

V. All and Whole that piece of ground now forming part of the ground upon which a house has been erected; Which piece of ground is bounded by the property sometime belonging to the said Patrick Taylor and now to the said Incorporation on the east, west and south and by the property formerly belonging to the said Peter Anderson now to the said Thomas Kidd on the North, and measures 1 fall and 30 ells or thereby, and is part of the ground feued to the said Peter Anderson, by the said John Blair Miller.

General Register of ScotlandFrom 1st January 1801

24th Decr 1824 L1346F262Seis: dated 16th Curt, Patrick Scott residing in Dundee of certain pieces of ground lying in the east Chapelshade of Dundee &c In security of £1150 Stg. on Bond and Disposition under Reversion by Patrick Taylor Soap Manufacturer in Dundee.

6th Decr 1825L139½ F 200Seis: dated 30th Novr last the said Patrick Scott of subjects lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee In Security of £850 Stg on Bond and Disposition under reversion by said Robert Taylor.

16th May 1826L1413F234Seis: dated 8th Currt, John Morton Merchant in Dundee, of certain subjects lying in the east Chapelshade of Dundee &c on Disposition by the said Patrick Taylor.

Seis: dated 31st Octr last. The Trustees for the Dun-

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dee Commercial Bank of subjects in the east Chapelshade of Dundee &c In security of £823.10/5 Stg on Bond of Corroboration and Disposition in Security by the Office Bearers of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee.

Searched the General Register of Sasines & from the first day of January eighteen hundred and one, to the fifth of February (11 a.m.) Eighteen hundred and forty one years; and found as on this and the preceding page.(signed) Willm Robertson

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Part Regt of SeisinesFrom 1st Jany 1801

1st Octr 1816F 13Seis: dated 16 ulto George Murray Esq of Letham of 40 falls of ground, with the houses thereon in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on Disposition by John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee,

Edem dieF136Seis: dated as above John Duff Junior Merchant in Dundee of a piece of ground consisting of 13 and almost ½ ells at the South end, and 12 ells 5 inches at the North end lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee, on Disposition by William Paterson Weaver in the East Chapelshade to John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee on Disposition and Assignation by the said John Blair Miller to George Murray Baker in Dundee, to James Martin Weaver in Chapelshade on Disposition by said James Martin, with consent of said George Murray

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1st Octr 1816F 145Seis: dated 116th Ulto John Duff Junior Merchant in Dundee of the subjects of search first decreed on Disposition by George Murray Baker in Dundee, to said John Duff Junior on Disposition & Assignation by the said John Duff Junior to Thomas Wright Merchant in Dundee & James Pullar Senior Baker there, both now deceased, as partners of the Company of James Pullar and Co Brewers Dundee Disposition and Assignation by James Wright Brother germain and apparent heir of said Thomas Wright and Retour of the General Service of said James Wright as heir foresaid.

Edem dieF 161Seis: dated as above, said John Duff Junior of the subjects of Search third described on Feu Disposition by John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee to Thomas David Mason there, on Disposition & Assignation by said Thomas David, to William Horn Weaver in Hilltown and on Disposition & Assignation to said William Horn.

Edem dieF 156Seis: dated as above, said John Duff Junior of the subjects of search fourthly described, on the Disposition by Andrew Mills Weaver in Chapelshade to said John Duff Junior & James Pullar as partners of the firm of James Pullar & company Brewers in the Chapelshade of Dundee.

Edem dieF 169Seis: dated as above said John Duff Junr of the subjects of search fifth described on Feu Disposition by Peter Anderson Wright on East Chapelshade with consent of George Gray Merchant in Dundee to said John Duff Junr and James {Pullar partners of the firm of James Pullar and Company Brewers in the Chapelshade.

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25th Feby 1817F 48Seis: darted 13th Ulto, Thomas Mitchell Merchant in Dundee of a small tenement of land in the East Chapelshade of Dundee on Disposition by George Murray sometime Baker in Dundee to John Roger porter in Dundee Trust Disposition by said George

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Roger to Convener Charles Roger Manufacturer in Dundee Retour of the service of said Charles Young Roger as heir of said Charles Roger his father and on Disposition by the said Charles Young Roger.

Edem dieF 53Seis: dated 22d Curt Robert Stirling Graham residing in Dundee of the whole subjects of search on Disposition by said John Duff Junr partner of said James Pullar and Company with consent as therein mentioned to Thomas Mitchell in Dundee and on Disposition by said Thomas Mitchell.

4th Decr 1824F 128Seis: Instrut of Resig dated 3d curt Robert Stirling Graham Esq. of Kincaldrum of that small house or tenement of land formerly a Kiln now converted into a dwelling house lying in the East Chapelshade of Dundee and Procuratory of Resignation contained in a Disposition by the said Tomas Mitchell.

20th Decr 1824F 258Seis: dated 15th Curt Patrick Taylor Manufacturer in Dundee of the whole subjects of search &c on Disposition by the said Robert Stirling.

17th March 1831F 248Seis: dated the 12t Ulto Patrick Scott residing in Dundee of the whole subjects of Search on Disposition by John Morton Merchant in Dundee and the Trustee & Commissioners on the

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Sequestrated Estate of said Patrick Taylor.

28th Septr 1835F 19Seis: dated 12th Curt The Deacon and Boxmaster of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee of the whole subjects of Search &c on disposition by said Patrick Scott.

20th May 1836F 168Deed of Restriction and Disch and Ren by the said Patrick Scott, to the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee of part of a piece of ground in East Chapelshade of Dundee and of £1500 Stg affecting the same, dated 19th Curt.

Searched the Particular Register of Seisines for the Shire of Forfar from the first day of January eighteen hundred and one to the seventeenth of November eighteen hundred and forty year, and found as on this and the three preceding pages.(Signed) Willm Robertson

Register of AdjudnsFrom 1st Jany 1801

Against

1. John Blair Miller Merchant in Dundee.2. George Murray Sometime Baker in Dundee, afterwards (George Murray) Esq. of Letham near Perth3. Thomas Wright Merchant in Dundee.4. James Wright Merchant in Dundee.5. William Horne Weaver in Dundee.

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6. James Pullar late Baker in Dundee afterwards residing in Chapelshade.7. James Pullar & Company Brewers in Chapelshade.8. Andrew Mills Weaver in Dundee.9. Peter Anderson Wright in Dundee.

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10. John Duff or John Duff Junr sometime Tanner, afterwards Merchant in Dundee.11. Charles Roger Manufacturer in Dundee.12. Charles Young Roger Merchant in Dundee

To 25th February 181713. Thomas Mitchell Merchant in Dundee

To 4th December 182414. Robert Stirling Graham Esq.

To 20th December 182415. John Morton Merchant in Dundee.16. Patrick Taylor Soap manufacturer in Dundee & William Christie as his Trustee.

To 17th March 183117. Patrick Scott residing in Dundee.

To 28th Septr 183518. The Flesher Incorporation of Dundee and all their Deacons & Boxmasters in 1835 & since vizt:1835 Alexander Watson Flesher Dundee DeaconDavid Niven Flesher there Boxmaster1836 John Wilson Flesher Dundee DeaconRobert Woodcock Flesher there Boxmaster1837-8 Thomas Dick Flesher Dundee DeaconWilliam Gibb Flesher there Boxmaster1839 said William Dick DeaconSaid Thomas Gibb Boxmaster1840 said William Gibb DeaconSaid Alexander Watson Boxmaster

To date of search

31st March 1807Adjudcn Paterson Saunders Writer in Dundee Trustee upon the sequestrated Estate of John Duff Merchant there agt said John Duff.

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31st Jany 1811Adjudcn Archibald Crighton Merchant in Dundee as Trustee upon the Sequestrated Estate of Webster & Mitchell Merchants there, and Alexander Webster & Thomas Mitchell the individual partners of the said Company against the said company & the said individual Partners thereof.

29th June 1819Adjudcn James Saunders Writer in Dundee against Thomas Mitchell Soap Manufacturer in Dundee.

23 Septr 1828

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Decrees conferring and adjudicn William Christie Esq one of the Cashiers of the Dundee Commercial Bank Trustee upon the Sequestrated Estate of the now deceased Patrick Taylor Merchant & Soap Manufacturer in Dundee agt said Patrick Taylor.

Searched the Register of debreviates of Adjudications from the forsaid day of January eighteen hundred and one, to the fifth of February (11 a.m.) eighteen hundred and forty one years and found as above during the foresaid periods.(signed) Willm Robertson.

Gen Regr of InhibnsFrom 1st Jany 1801

AgainstThe parties and Incorporation for the periods foresaid

23d March 1815Inhibns Thomas Gardner in Liverpool, & Hugh Corrie and James Gilchrist WS his Mandatories against John Duff in Dundee.

26th Jany 1807Petition of John Duff Merchant in Dundee

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and of Donald Smith & Company Bankers in Edinburgh and Deliverance thereon dated 21st inst Sequestrating the Estate and effects of the said John Duff.

18th Septr 1812Inhibn Messers William Prest and Son Merchants in London and William Inglis WS their Mandatory agt John Duff Merchant in Dundee marked “This delibn dischd per Dis dated 5th & Reg in Books of C & S 8th June 1826 WR”.

15th May 1819Petition of Thomas Mitchell Soap Manufacturer in Dundee with concurrence of William Forbes Merchant in Aberdeen a Creditor to the extent required by Law with Deliverances thereon by the First Division dated 13th and 14th May Curt.

23 July 1828Petition of Patrick Taylor Merchant and Soap Manufacturer in Dundee with concurrence of Robert Gray Esq late Captain in His Majesty’s Sixth Royal Western Batallion presently residing in Dundee a creditor to the extent refused by Law with deliverances thereon by Lord Mackenzie Ordinary dated 16th Curt Sequestrating the Estate and Effects of the said Patrick Taylor.

Searched the General Register of Interlocutors &c from et foirst day of January eighteen hundred and one to the fifth of February (11 a.m.) eighteen hundred and forty one years And found as on thsoi and the preceding page during the foresaid periods.(signed) Willm Robertson

Part Regr of Inhibns

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From 1st June 1804against

The parties and Incorporation for the periods foresaid

25th July 1803

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Inhibn and Arrest Roger Hunter in Liverpool and Hugh Corrie and James Gilchrist WS his mandatories against John Duff in Dundee as one of the owners of the Sloop John Bull.

16 Jany 1812Inhibn Alexander Wilson Farmer at Ingliston agt John Duff Merchant in Dundee.

29th March 1813Inhibn George Robertson Plasterer in Dundee against John Duff Merchant in Dundee, residing at the house of Friends.

12th April 1813Inhibn Robert Scott Wright in Dundee against said John Duff.

29th Octr 1839Inhibn and Arrest: the Patrons of Mortification made by the deceased George Brown of west house sometime Provost of (Dundee) against The Flesher Trade or Incorporation of Dundee, and William Morton Merchant in Dundee &c the Trustee on his Sequestrated Estate.

Searched the Particular Register of Inhibition for the Shire of Forfar from the first day of January Eighteen hundred and on to the twenty seventh day of July Eighteen hundred and forty years and found as on the preceding pages during the foresaid periods.(Signed) Willm Robertson.

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At Dundee the Eleventhday of February one Thousand

Eight hundred and fortyone years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held within

the House of Mr CrammondVintner there at Eight

o’clock Eveningpresent 5 members

The Minutes of last Meeting of the Trade were and in reference thereto, the Clerk stated that he had now received the searches for Incumbrances a Copy of which are engrossed preceding this Minute.

The Deacon was requested to call upon the Union Bank’s Agents and urge them to proceed with the Transference of the security.

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At Dundee the Sixteenth dayof March Eighteen hundred and forty one. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Incorporation ofDundee held within the House

of Mrs Hood Vault at Seveno’clock in the Evening

present 6 members

The Clerk stated that in consequence of Mr Shaw having refused to pay up the balance of feu duty in his hands to the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification on the ground

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that his Security over the Church property was lessened thereby, if it was possible to clear off the Incumbrance to the Dundee Commercial Bank, and execute a new Bond in favor of the Dundee Union Bank for One thousand pounds unless the Inhibition was cleared and seeing that the Trade were not in funds to pay the debt to the Patrons of Brown’s mortification it was necessary and properly for the safety of the Trade that instead of a new Bond being executed and the incumbrance in favor of the Commercial Bank paid off a simple Assignation to the latter

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should be taken. The Clerk stated that in this way the principal sum in the Bond to the Commercial Bank would be advanced by the Dundee Union Bank and that the interest and expenses incurred by the Commercial Bank would require to be provided for by the Members of the Trade individually who were as such personally liable and against whom the Commercial Bank held a Decree for the whole debt. The Trade unanimously approved of the suggestions made by the Clerk, and directed that the Assignation should be forthwith prepared, and it was remitted to the Deacon & Boxmaster to wait on the Cashier of the Commercial Bank and arrange with them to take the bill by the individual Members for the interest and expenses payable at such period as can be agreed on.

It was remitted to the Deacon, Boxmaster and Clerk to wait on the Members not present at this Sederunt to procure their consent to this arrangement in testimony whereof they subscribe their names to the present Minute.

The Boxmaster stated that at the next meeting of the Trade he would move that the Bye law Number three passed at the Meeting of the Trade held on the Ninth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty nine should be altered as follows: That no unfreeman shall be allowed the use of the Slaughter houses belonging to the Trade unless such unfreemen shall have

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previously settled with the Office bearers of the trade for the rent of the same.

At Dundee the Nineteenthday of March Eighteen hundredand forty one. At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade of Dundeeheld within the House of MrsHood Vault Dundee at Eight

o’clock p.m. present 6 members

In reference to the destruction of the Town’s Churches there was read to the Meeting a Copy of a letter & Report by Burn Architect in regard to the restoration of the Churches in terms of a plan submitted by Mr Burn. The Deacon & Boxmaster along with Messers Dick and Burns were appointed to attend the Meeting called by the Town Council for Monday first at seven o’clock, but the Trade unanimously resolved that the said Committee should not

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have power to agree to any thing final in regard to the Churches. Before reporting to the Trade and received their instructions there anent.

The Trade resolved that the right of the whole Dung collected at the Public Slaughter house of Dundee situated at Dudhope and belonging to the Trade for Twelve or six months as may be agreed should be exposed to Sale on Friday the Ninth day of April

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next at one o’clock afternoon, and the Clerk was directed to prepare the necessary advertisement and Articles of Roup. He was also directed to get the usual number of hand bills printed and circulated as formerly. The upset rent to be afterwards fixed by the Trade.

The office bearers stated that they had considered it for the interest of the Trade to appoint a person to collect the rents of the Chapelshade property with the exception of that portion let to Mr Davidson at the rate of five per cent on the amount collected by him and that the person so appointed was Mr William Ramsay Cabinetmaker in Dundee. The trade unanimously approved of what the office bearers had done in this respect.

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At Dundee the Seventhday of April one ThousandEight hundred and fortyone years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held within thehouse of Mr Crammond

Vintner Overgate Dundeeat Eight o’clock evening

present 4 members

The Meeting resolved that a Lease of the Dung at the present Slaughterhouses shall be exposed to Sale by public roup upon the ground of the premises on Friday first the 9th current and that for one year at the upset price of One hundred and fifty pounds Sterling. A draft of the Articles of Roup was submitted to the Trade which were approved of. Should it turn out contrary to the expectations of the Trade that the upset price will not be offered the Deacon and Boxmaster were authorised

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to revise the upset price to such a sum as to invite competition.

The Clerk stated that the Assignation in favor of the Union Bank was now ready for signature but that their Agents would not settle the Transaction until they received an obligation. Declaring that the Accounts of the Agents for the Trade were requested and declaring that their hypothec over them discharged as a farther Security to the Union Bank. The Meeting was therefore adjourned till tomorrow at half past ten o’clock within the Clerk’s office to adjust the accounts, so as delivery may be made of the Titles.

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At Dundee the thirteenth dayof April Eighteen hundredand forty one years. At a

Meeting of the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee held within the house of

Mr Crammond Vintner OvergateDundee at seven o’clock evening

present 5 members

there was laid beofre the Meeting a letter form Messers Shaw & Thomson the Agents for Mr Fairweather, a Copy of which is engrossed in the Sederunt Book AT the end of this Minute. In reference to which it was remitted to the Deacon and Boxmaster to wait upon Messers Shaw & Thomson and state the Trades determination to join in the

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rebuilding or the repairing of the Churches along with the other public bodies and private parties having property therein and should Messers Shaw & Thomson not be satisfied with the present resolution without adopting of other proceedings as stated in their letter, the Deacon was instructed to Call another Meeting of the Trade.

the Deacon stated that the dug had been let in lease to Mr Pat McDonald at the roup for one year at the rent

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of £270 Sterling. The Boxmaster was instructed to obtain Mr McDonald’s Bill for the rent payable in terms of the Articles of Roup.

The Deacon laid before the meeting the accounts due to the agents up to March last amounting to £242. 9.11d. These Accounts were deliberated, gone over by the Trade and they considered that £15.11/2d should be deducted and that the interest amounting to £9. 3/- should not be charged. The Clerk agreed to the said reductions being made from the Account and the Trade resolved to give a bill for £200 to account payable at twelve months date on the understanding that a back letter is to be granted to renew the bill for a half or one hundred and twenty pounds when it falls due. The Trade paying the stamps and discount on the bills, and renewals. In reference to the balance it was left to the Clerk to adjust the matter with the Trade looking at the account which had been rendered previous to the present account.

“WE agree to renewal the Bill in terms of the Minute. A letter will be given to that effect.Jas Mc Ewen p McEwen & Miller.”

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Copt Letter referred to in the Preceding Minutes

Dundee 13th April 1841We beg that you will communicate to the Flesher Trade that we can on no account allow the matter of their debt to William Fairweather to be lodged on the present unsatisfactory footing, it is now upwards of three months since their Church seats were consumed; and we at that time made them aware that it was absolutely necessary that they should either pay up the money or find satisfactory security for the Debt, or at all events find satisfactory security that they would within a certain Date restore the deals.

Our Client has spoken to us several times on the subject & we are nor disposed to have any more reflection where he has really no good ground for them. We beg therefore that you will understand that unless we are put in possession of the names of the proposed Cautioners to the above effect betwixt & Thursday first at six o’clock we will that night direct Mr Fairweather’s Bond to be recorded preparatory to giving a Charge thereupon. To save trouble we think it right to add that no proposal will be listened to which we does not amount to one

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or other of those above stated, and that in particular no farther delay will be granted as we feel that we have already given more than we can justify to our clients

We areDear SirsYours &c

(signed) Shaw & ThomsonMessers McEwen & Miller

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Writers Dundee

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At Dundee the EighteenthDay of May Eighteen hundredand forty one. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Trade of Dundeepresent 6 members

Certain Accounts claimed against the Trade were examined and the Boxmaster was authorised to pay the same.

At Dundee the fifteenth dayof June Eighteen hundred and

forty one years. At a Meeting ofthe Flesher Trade of Dundee

present 9 members

The Trade unanimously resolved that in order to defray the expense of maintaining a Watchman for looking after the interest of the Trade at the new Slaughter houses erected by the Trade the sum of Two pence half penny shall be paid to the person killing each beast in the new Slaughterhouses and that either by freemen of unfreemen,

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The said sum to be paid to the person to be afterwards appointed as Watchman to collect the said sum and to keep an account of the same and to report thereanent weekly to the Boxmaster, this arrangement to remain in force for the period of six months from Saturday the Nineteenth current. And it being specially understood that should there be any deficiency from the said fund to meet the mans wages the same shall be made good from the funds of the Trade, and any excess shall go to the benefit of the Trades Funds.

The Trade having farther considered the matter and having heard the Report of the Deacon and Boxmaster as to the qualifications of (blank) Moon lately Turnkey in the Goal of Dundee unanimously resolved to instruct the Deacon & Boxmaster to appoint the said (blank) Moon to be Watchman at the said Slaughterhouses for such period (not exceeding six months) and at such wages (not exceeding Twelve shillings per week) as they shall find to be most for the interests of the trade.

The Deacon and Boxmaster were farther requested (with the assistance of the Clerk) to draw up a set of Regulations for the government of the said Watchman and the Trade and themselves to pay

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At Dundee the fourteenth day ofJuly Eighteen hundred andforty one. At a Meeting of

the Flesher Trade present 4 members

The Deacon stated that the house for the Watchman had now been completed, but that it would require a stone floor for the outer room as the rats would get thro’ a

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clay floor. The Meeting instructed the Deacon to get the floor laid with pavement at as Cheap a sum as possible, which is at present being sold at the old

Page 424sugar house and he was likewise instructed to get a wicket made as it was found inconvenient to be constantly opening the large gate.

The Boxmaster laid before the Meeting a letter from Mr Russell of the Gas company agreeing to bring the gas pipes into the Slaughter houses Yard on payment of the sum of Seven pounds 10/-. The Meeting instructed the Deacon & Boxmaster to agree to pay the Company this sum provided the Police Commissioners will erect a certain number of Lamps to their satisfaction.

The Boxmaster moved that Mr Ramsay shall be instructed to collect the outstanding Slaughterhouse rents & that he shall be allowed 5 p.c. for doing so, which was unanimously agreed to.

The Boxmaster stated that he was to move at next Meeting that the Bye laws made on 30 July 1829 whereby the Deacon & two Members of the Trade are declared to constitute a quorum shall be made a standing regulation until otherwise altered by the Trade, and he also stated that at the same Meeting he meant to move that the third resolution of the Trade regarding the regulations of the

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Slaughter houses shall be allowed to them as follows viz: “that a freeman of the Trade who becomes tacksman of one or more of the Slaughterhouses shall be allowed to let any unfreeman Kill along with him, provided that unfreeman shall have satisfied the Deacon or Boxmaster as regards the rent.”

At Dundee the fifth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and

forty one. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade

present 6 members

in terms of the notice given by Mr Watson at last Meeting he moved that for the period of twelve months from this date the Deacon and any two Members of the Trade shall Constitute a quorum of the trade in terms of the resolution of the Trade of date 30 July 1839, and his motion was seconded by the Deacon and carried by a Majority, Mr Lawson alone dissenting.

On tem option of Mr Watson the Trade unanimously resolved that a freeman of the Trade who comes Tacksman

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of one or more of the Trades Slaughter houses shall be allowed to let an unfreeman kill along with him, provided such unfreeman shall have previously satisfied the Deacon of Boxmaster in regard to the rent to be paid by his for the same.

It was moved by Mr Woodcock that no rent should be exacted by the Trade from Members of the Trade for the use of the Slaughterhouses belonging to the Trade from and after the term of Whitsunday last, and this motion was seconded by Mr Lawson. the Boxmaster moved as in Amendment that as the motion was contrary to the laws of the Trade it was illegal & improper to put the same to the Vote, and this amendment was seconded by the Deacon. And the Vote having been taken four voted for the motion and two for the amendment, whereon the motion was declared to be carried.

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Mr Watson protested that the resolution was illegal and contrary to the Rules of the Trade and took instruments in the hands of the Clerk.

It was unanimously resolved that the sum to be exacted in future for each beast killed in the Slaughter house shall be three pence in place of two pence half penny, the sum thereto exacted for paying the wages of the Watchman at the Slaughterhouse.

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At Dundee the thirtieth day ofAugust Eighteen hundred and forty

one. At a Meeting of theFlesher Trade of Dundee

present 7 members

In reference to that part of the last Minute in regard to the rent to be exacted for the use of the Members of the Trade in Slaughtering bestial at the new Slaughterhouses, it was moved by the Boxmaster that the rent to be exacted for these Slaughter houses shall be at the following rates from and after the term of Martinmas next for the year thereafter viz:

No 1. Thos Dick £3.10. 02. Alex Lawson £2.15. 03. Alex Watson £2.15. 04. John Wilson £2.15. 05. Wm Gibb £3.10 .06. John Kerr £2. 0. 07. (Empty) £2. 0. 08. Alex Burns £2. 0. 09. Robt Woodcock £2. 0. 010. David Miln £2. 0. 0Which motion was seconded & carried unanimously – with the exception of Messers Lawson & Miln who dissented.

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At Dundee the Thirty firstday of August Eighteen hundred

and forty one. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade of Dundee

present 5 members

The Trade unanimously agreed that, provided the Gas Company laid pipes in the Lane leading to the Slaughter houses of the Trade and lamps be lighted therein by the Police the Boxmaster should be authorised to pay seven pounds ten shillings towards the expense of laying the pipes by the Gas Company, in terms of the letter to the Trade by the Manager of the Gas Company.

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At Dundee the Eighteenth dayof October Eighteen hundred and

forty one years. At a Meetingof the Flesher Trade

present 4 members

The Deacon laid before the Meeting two letters and relative state which letters and State were ordered to be engrossed at the end of this Minute.

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In reference thereto the Deacon and Boxmaster along with Mr Lawson, were appointed to wait on Captain Scott in regard to the claim of Mr Webster refereed to in Mr Kerr’s letter, and to report Mr Scott’s determination whether he would pay his proportion of the feu duty to another Meeting of the Trade.

The Meeting unanimously agreed to reappoint Robert Moon the person formerly employed by the Trade as a Watchman at the Slaughter houses, for the period of six months from and after this date.

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At Dundee the ninth day ofNovember Eighteen hundred &forty one years. At a Meeting

of the Flesher Trade of Dundee present 5 members

The Boxmaster was instructed to pay to Mr Kerr the Agent for Mr Webster the balance of feu duty and the expense of the Charter being Thirteen pounds nineteen shillings & sixpence after deducting the sum paid by Captain Scott for the years for which he is liable.

The Clerk was directed to return the documents given to the Deacon by Mr Robert Kyd Flesher Dundee and to state that the Trade was advised that these were utterly worthless as a protection to him against the exclusive privileges of the Trade, and that unless he immediately settled with the Officers of the trade for the dues of his entry as a free Member of the Trade or ceased to encroach on their exclusive privileges, an action at Law would be raised against him.

The Clerk was also directed to write in Similar terms to Charles Lesslie Flesher Dundee.

The Trade agreed to accept of an offer by Robert Langlands Mechanic Dundee of Four Eight pounds Sterling per Annum for a Workshop consisting of one apartment situated

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in the second flat above the Foundry belonging to the Trade and situated in Chapelshade, and that for the half year from Martinmas next to Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty two.

The Trade also resolved to accept of an offer by David Binnie Moulder Dundee of Fifteen pounds Sterling per Annum for the lower flat formerly occupied as a Foundry and the Loft situated immediately above the premises now occupied, and that for twelve years months from and after Martinmas next. Two words deleted.

The person attending on behalf of the Clerk to the Incorporation having left the Meeting at the request of the Members of the trade present, he retired to another room and was called in again in a few moments and directed to record that a motion had been made by Mr John Kerr that Mr James Forgan Writer Dundee be in future the Clerk to the Incorporation which motion was seconded by Mr William Gibb & carried unanimously.

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At Dundee the thirteenth day

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of November Eighteen hundredand forty one years. At aMeeting of the Flesher


The Minute of last Meeting was read and approved and the election of Mr James Forgan as Clerk to the Incorporation Meeting was homologated and approved of.

The Boxmaster laid his Accounts before the Meeting which were examined & audited & compared with the Vouchers, and found to be justly and accurately stated: And on striking a balance it was found that the balance in the Boxmaster’s hands being was Nine pounds fourteen shillings & four pence halfpenny Sterling which he was instructed to pay over to his Successor.

Mr Alexander Watson was unanimously elected

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Unanimously elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year.

Mr Dick moved that Mr Alexander Watson be re-elected Boxmaster for the ensuing year and Mr Kerr seconded the Motion.

Mr David Miln moved that Mr Alexander Maters be elected Boxmaster & Mr Alexander Lawson seconded that motion.

On a division Messers William Gibb, Thomas Dick, John Kerr & Mr Alexander Watson voted for the re-election of Mr Watson And Messers David Milne, Alexander Lowden, Alexander Matters & Robert Lawson voted for the election of Mr Matters. The votes being equal the Deacon voted for Mr Watson who was declared duly elected as Boxmaster fore the ensuing year.

Mr Woodcock had left the Meeting before the above decision had taken place, but he returned before any other business was done.

The Deacon was instructed to obtain delivery from the late Clerk of all documents in his possession belonging to the Incorporation.

The Boxmaster was instructed to settle the Account due by the Incorporation to the Executors of the deceased

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James Black Architect in Dundee. Fifteen words deleted before signing.

At Dundee the fourteenth day ofJanuary Eighteen hundred & forty

two years. Meeting of the Flesher Trade of Dundee

present 6 members

The Minute of last Meeting was read and approved of.

The Box Master reported that he paid the claim of Mr Black’s executors in terms of the instructions of last Meeting.

The Clerk was instructed to enquire into the grounds upon which Charles

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Lesslie & Robert Kid claim the right of exercising the rights of freemen & particularly their rights to exercise the privileges of the Trade. and in the event of them or either of them producing documents that their fathers had served in the Army or Navy the Clerk was instructed to make enquiries whether the persons named in these documents were really the fathers of Lesslie & Kid.

The Box Master stated that Robert Niven Son of David Niven Flesher in Dundee a free Member of the Flesher Incorporation of Dundee had lodged ten shillings & sixpence to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade for has a Member. The Meeting agreed to admit the said Robert Niven upon payment of the ordinary dues of admission as the son of a free member, and on Compliance with the other regulations of the Trade. Further that he should perform an Essay piece to the satisfaction of a Committee of the Trade. the Deacon & Mr Alexander Lawson were appointed a Committee for the Essay piece, the Deacon Convener.

The Clerk was instructed to enquire as to who are bound to put the road to the Shambles in proper repair and to report to next meeting; and he was instructed to distinguish between the portion of the road which is held off the Town of Dundee & the portion held from the Estate of Dudhope or Lord Douglas.

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At a Meeting of the Flesher TradeAt Dundee the twenty seventh day

Of January 1842 yearsPresent 5 Members

The Minutes of last Meeting were read and approved.

The Deacon as Convener of the Committee appointed for seeing the performance of the Essay Piece by Robert Niven reported that the Essay Piece had not been performed in consequence of Mr Niven not being in the practice of Killing Cattle at present. Mr Lawson offered to allow the applicant to Essay upon an Ox of his upon to be killed on Monday morning: and that day was fixed for the performance of the Essay at an hour to be arranged with the Committee.

The Box Master then stated that David Niven Junior another son of David Niven Flesher in Dundee a free Member of the Flesher incorporation of Dundee had lodged ten shillings and six pence to entitle him to a hearing of the Trade for his admission as a Member. The Meeting agreed to admit the said David Niven Junr upon payment of the ordinary dues of admission as the son of a free Member & on compliance

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with the other regulations of the Trade & farther that he should perform an Essay Piece to the satisfaction of a Committee of the Trade. Mr Alexander Lawson & the Deacon were appointed a Committee for the purpose . The Deacon Convener.

Dundee 31 January 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

poration of Dundeepresent 5 members

The Convener of the Committees appointed for seeing the Essay pieces of Robert Niven and David Niven Junr performed reported that they were satisfied with the performances of these persons. And the said Robert Niven & David Niven Junr were duly admitted Members of the Trade.

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Dundee 9 February 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher In-

Corporation of DundeePresent 4 members

There was laid before the Meeting a letter and relative Account from Messers Shaw & Thomson Writers Dundee with reference to the sum lent to the Incorporation by Mr Fairweather of Prieston. Of which letter & Account Copies are inserted in this Book.

The Meeting resolved to delay consideration of this matter in the meantime.

Dundee 14 February 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher In-

Corporation of DundeePresent 6 members

The Deacon laid before the Meeting a letter from Mr Walter Shaw Writer

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Dundee dated 11th instant regarding Mr Fairweather’s claim, which letter was ordered to be inserted in this Book, and the consideration of it was delayed in the meantime.

Copy letter by Messers Shaw & ThomsonReferred to in Minute of Meeting of 9th Feby 1842

“Dundee 7th February 1842GentlemenYou must surely now admit that it is more than time that your debt to Mr Fairweather of Prieston was settled, and we now beg to make you aware that if you do not betwixt and Friday first make some satisfactory arrangement for a settlement at an early day, we shall on Saturday proceed with legal measures to enforce speedy payment, and if we are compelled to do so the Trade must blame themselves for the expenses thereby incurred.We are &c (Signed) Shaw & Thomson.”

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Copy Account referred to in MS of thepreceding letter

Account The Flesher Trade of Dundeeto

Shaw & Thomson Writers.

1838 Feby 3. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller for sight of Title deeds of property in Overgate purchased from Trustees of Brown’s Mortification £0. 3. 4

Examining do acknowledging receipt of Titles against Messers John Morton & William Morton £0. 6. 8

6 Writing do acknowledging receipt of Titles and for cautionary obligation referred to in Minute of Trade of 18 January 1826 &c £0. 3. 4

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Writing Mr Dick that we have received the Titles and requesting to see him and Mr Gibb in regard to Trades relief from their obligation for the grounds annual of property purchased from Brown’s Trustees £0. 3. 4

Attendances with the Deacon & Boxmaster on 4th & 5th Current as to claim of Relief against Morton and trouble examining Sederunt Book of Trade as to Minute regarding sale of property to Mr M £0.10. 6

7. Making Copy Excerpt from Contract of Sale between the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification & John Morton £0. 7. 0

8. Writing Mr William Morton Merchant as to steps to be taken for you obtaining relief from the cautionary obligation granted to the Trustees for Brown’s Mortification and as

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to payment of arrears of ground annual and erection of buildings on the property &c£0. 6. 8

attendance with Mr William Morton on the subject £0. 3. 6

9. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller for an answer to an letter to Mr Morton as Mr M stated they were to give one and returning the Title Deeds sent us £ 3. 4

10. Again writing Mr William Morton that we have not yet heard from McEwen & Miller and that it will be necessary to transmit any proposal but he has to make immediately as the matter must be settled one way or other £0. 3. 4

12 Writing Mr Dick that we have not as yet got any satisfaction from Mr Morton or McEwen & Miller and requesting him to call upon is along with Mr Gibb as to steps to be taken. £0. 3. 4

Attendance wtith Mr Dick and Mr Gibb £0. 5. 0

14. Writing Mr John Kerr for particulars of Debt due by you to Brown’s Mortification with a view to securing your relief against the late Mr Morton’s Estate & Cautioners

£0. 3. 4

Attendance with Mr Kerr, promising State of Debt and examining same £0. 6. 8

16. Drawing Summons of Relief at your instance against William Morton – above £50£2.10. 0

Fair Copy do £0.13. 0

Copy for revise £0.12. 0

Paid signing same £0.12. 0

17 Instructing Colin McEwen to execute do £0. 3. 6

Instructing do to arrest in the hands of the Cashiers of the Commercial Bank against do £0. 3. 6

20. Paid do for arresting £0. 3. 6

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20. Paid Colin McEwen for executing Summons £0. 2. 6

21. Agency bringing Action against Morton in to Court, attendance at calling, appearance entered. £0. 7. 0

22. Paid taxing Account of expenses £0. 1. 0

27. Attendance with the Deacon & Boxmaster as to getting concurrence of neighbouring proprietors to using New Slaughterhouse £0. 5. 0

Sundry attendances with Mr William Powrie and Mr John Duff &c on same subject£0. 6. 8

March 3. Attendance wit the Deacon inspecting Morton’s property Overgate in order to ascertain what part of subjects purchased from Brown’s Trustees was occupied for the purposes of Morton’s Will £0. 5. 0

Paid for Caption for process against Morton which had been borrowed by Mr McEwen £0. 1. 0

31. Attendance with Mr Kerr as to settlement of ground annual for Morton’s property and evidence of you having granted Bill therefore £0. 5. 0

April 2. Drawing Replies for you to Defences for Mr Morton £1. 2. 0

Fair Copy £0. 5. 0

4. Procurator fee on Interlocutor ordering Condescendence and Answers £0. 3. 6

6. Borrowing process £0. 1. 6

Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to do and wishing to be informed of the particulars of the settlement of the ground annual alleged to have been made by them on the Defences £0. 2. 6

7. Instructing Colin McEwen to assist on Summons against Morton in the hands of John McDonald and others £0. 3. 6

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April 7. Paid Colin McEwen for arresting £0. 3. 6

Drawing Condescendence for you £1.11. 0

16. Fair Copy £0. 8. 0

17. Copy Letter by us to McEwen & Miller dated 5 Curt to be produced with do£0. 1. 0

May 2. Procurator fee on Interlocutor decerning against Morton in respect of his failure to lodge answers to Pursuers condescendence and finding him liable in expenses £0. 3. 6

18 Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to uplifting the rent arrested in the dependence of the Actions against Morton and deposition same in Bank &c £0. 3. 4

26. Writing Mr John McDonald as to arrestment used in his hands against Morton and that if he pays the rent to Morton or his Agents he will be held liable for the same to you. £0. 3. 4

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Writing Messers McEwen & Miller for an answer to an letter of 18th Current £0. 2. 6

June 1. Writing do that of the expence decerned for against William Morton 23 Current was not settled b 12 o’clock tomorrow Decree will be extracted. £0. 0. 0

6. Borrowing process £0. 1. 6

11. Drawing Revised Condescendence for you in process against Morton £0.15. 6

Fair Copy do £0. 8. 0

12. Writing Mr James Cunningham Writer that we are to move the Court tomorrow to grant Commissions & Diligence to recover Contract of Sale between Brown’s Mortification and John Morton &c £0. 2. 6

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June 13. Procurator fee in Interlocutor granting Commission & Diligence for recovery of extract Contract of Sale £0. 3. 6

15 Borrowing process £0. 1. 6

16 Writing Mr James Cumming that the Commissioner has fixed Whitsunday the 20th

at 12 o’clock to examine Houses £0. 0. 0

18. Instructing Colin McEwen to cite D McEwen this day as a Haver £0. 5. 0

Paid Commissioners fees £0. 5. 8

July 5. Paid for Caption £0. 1. 0

27 Writing Mr Dick with Copy letter received from Messers McEwen & Miller as to ground in Overgate and requesting to meet with the office bearers as to do

£0. 3. 4

Copy letter sent £0. 1. 0

Afterwards meeting with the Trade in regard to do £0. 5. 0

Augt 1. Intimating Interlocutor allowing addition to Revised Condescendence in consequence of addition to Morton’s Revised answers £0. 3. 6

Making necessary additions £0. 3. 6

Attendance with Messers Gibb & Dick relative to Action of poinding the ground raised by Brown’s Trustees £0. 5. 0

Writing Mr John Kerr that no instructions were given by you to enter appearance in the Action of poinding the ground for ground annual of property in Overgate and that we are instructed to write

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Messers McEwen & Miller disavowing any Defence on your part £0. 3. 4

Writing Messers McEwen & Miller disavowing the Defence to the above process and as to settlement of matter between you and Mr Morton £0. 3. 4

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15. Procurator fee on Interlocutor closing record in Action against Morton £0. 3. 6

Do allowing Pursuers a proof of payment of arrears of ground annual £0. 3. 6

Attendances with Mr Kerr as to claims of Trustees for Brown’s Mortification and as to Summons of poinding the ground £0. 5. 0

Borrowing process £0. 1. 6

21. Drawing Reclaiming Petition for you in process against Morton £1. 8. 0

Fair Copy £0. 7. 0

Paid lodging do £0. 0. 6

27 Writing Mr Alexander Robertson to obtain a valuation of your property in Chapelshade & to call on Mr Dick who would point out the property £0. 3. 4

Writing Mr John Kerr that we had written Mr Robertson to value your property in the view of borrowing as much money as would pay off the Debt due to him and some other parties and requesting he would delay any proceedings in the meantime

£0. 3. 4

29. Paid Alex Robertson for valuing your property £1. 1. 0

31. Writing Mr Kerr with valuation by do with a view to a Loan from Dundee Bank and as to do £0. 3. 4

Septr 20. Writing Mr Dick that we had Carried that William Morton had been sequestrated and

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Requesting to see him as to same and also as to proposed Loan from Dundee Bank£0. 3. 4

Sept 20. Attendance with him and Mr Gibb as to same £0. 5. 0

Writing McEwen & Miller for answers to certain queries to state of Wm Morton’s affairs &c and his connection with those of his Brother John and recommending on immediate sale of the property for which the ground annual is paid £0. 3. 4

Attendance with Mr Kerr as to the Loan from Dundee Banking Company when he requested that the proposal should be stated in writing £0. 3. 6

21. Writing Mr Boase Dundee Bank with proposal for Loan of £1500 over your property £0. 3. 4

Drawing proposal of Loan & 2 fair copies £0.10. 6

23. Writing Mr John Kerr again as to proposal of Loan from Dundee Bank of £1500 in consequence of is holding Diligence against you £0. 3. 4

25. Writing Mr Christie Eastern Bank with proposal for Loan and requesting him to lay the same before the Directors for their consideration £0. 3. 4

28. Attendance with Mr John Kerr as to his claims also with Mr Christie eastern Bank as to Cash Credit and with Messers Dick & Gibb as to same £0. 6. 8

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29. Writing Mr John Kerr as to Loan to you of £300 on the security of Church Seats and as to state of titles £0. 3. 4

Octr 11. Procurator fee in Interlocutor in Morton’s action allowing proof on advising Petition & Answers £0. 3. 6

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Entering appearance in case the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification against you £0. 3. 6

30. Writing Mr Hammond for Copy of Minute of Meeting of 9 Trades so far as regards the annual payment f £5 by the Eastern Bank for Fleshers room in old Trades Hall £0. 3. 4

Borrowing summons the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification against the Trade£0. 1. 0

Procurators fee entering appearances therein £0. 3. 4

Writing Mr John Kerr that an object in borrowing up do more to lay it before the Meeting to be held tonight £0. 2. 6

Attendance with Deacon & Boxmaster as to do and Inhibition raised therein, also afterwards attending Meeting of the Incorporation in the evening and writing Minutes as to do £0. 7. 6

Examining Inhibition used against the Trade and the Action on which the same proceeds £0. 6. 8

Novr 3. Writing Mr John Kerr as to restricting the Inhibition taken out by his Clients with a view to a Loan £0. 3. 4

5. Writing Mr Dick with letter from Mr Kerr declining to withdraw the inhibition and as to impossibility of obtaining a Loan in the circumstances £0. 3. 4

By Cash from Messers McEwen & Miller expense decreed for against William Morton£3. 0. 0

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July 20. Writing Mr McEwen as to properties over which the Security is to extend in reference to Loan wanted by you £0. 3. 4

23. Attendance with Members of Trade and with Tradesmen working to them when we agreed to advance £100 on bill of Messers Dick, Watson & Gibb and making that advance, Writing Bills &c £0. 7. 6

Commission of Loan from Mr Fairweather £400 £2. 2. 0

Writing Messers McEwen & Miller very fully as to state of Titles of property over which the security is proposed to extend and as to properties to be conveyed &c

£0. 5. 0

31. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller very fully as to Lease in favor of Messers Carmichael and Lease by them to the Trade with a view to Loan and returning same with notandum of certain alterations which occur to us £0. 6. 8

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Examining these Deeds, revising Draft Lease to the trade and making various alterations on same £1. 1. 0

Augt 16 Drawing Bond & Disposition & Assignation in Security by you in favor of Mr Wm Fairweather Prieston £400 £2. 8. 0

Stamp for do £5. 0. 4

Extending do £0.17. 6

23. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to form of Conveyance to be taken meantime in regard to Loan £0. 0. 0

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Augt 31 Writing Messers McEwen & Miller with Draft Bond Disposition and Assignation in favour of Mr William Fairweather for revisal £0. 0. 0

Sept 2. Writing does in answer to their Letter as to sum proper to be advanced in the meantime - also in regard to Insurance of property &c £0. 3. 4

3. Revising Drafts proposed Minute of Meeting of Trade authorising Office Bearers to effect Loan £0. 5. 0

10, Writing Messers McEwen & Miller with Bond & Disposition & Assignation in security legal signed £0. 0. 0

20. Writing do as to Discharge of Inhibition used against the Incorporation at the instance of the Patrons of Brown’s Mortification £0. 3. 4

30 Writing Messers McEwen & Miller returning search of Inhibitions against the trade to be completed and as to Mr Kerr’s letter withdrawing Inhibitions at rte instance of Brown’s Mortification £0. 3. 4

Oct 2. Again writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to Inhibition at instance of Brown’s Mortification and amount of Me Kerr’s claim &c £0. 3. 4

8. Making Copy Bond Disposition & Assignation in security ion favour of Wm Fairweather £0.11. 0

21. Drawing Schedule of Intimation & Protest by Wm Fairweather to nine Incorporated Trades of Bond Disposition and Assignation in Security £1. 6. 0

Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to Valuation & Rental of Slaughterhouse and that if the Loan is to be proceeded with the Chapelshade property must be included, and to sand us the Titles &c £0. 3. 4

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Again writing do in answer to their letter as to security to be granted and that we cannot agree to the same unless the Chapelshade property be included £0. 3. 4

Writing Nr Alex Small Plasterer intimating that by the Bond Disposition & Assignation in security that six pews in the South Church have been assigned to Mr Fairweather and that the rents of the same are now to be paid to him &c £0. 3. 4

Writing 5 of the other holders of the pews to same effect £0.12. 6

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25 Writing Mr Gibb to know whether the proposal made by him as to security to be granted for Loan wanted was to extend on the Chapelshade property &c £0. 3. 4

Writing Mr Thomas Dick to same effect £0. 0. 0

Making Copy of Schedule of Intimation of Bond and Disposition &c by you to Mr Fairweather £0. 8. 0

Another Copy does £0. 8. 0

Novr 5 Writing Mr D Jobson Baker to know if he has yet arranged a Meeting of the Trade that intimation of the Assignment by you may be given to him & Mr Thomson

£0. 2. 6

11. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller very fully in regard to terms on which we agreed to advance the Loan in answer to their Letter and declining to close the transaction without the security of Chapelshade property £0. 6. 8

19. Writing do very fully in answer to their letter as to the fact that the Chapelshade property was to be included in Security

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if thought necessary £ 0. 6. 8

Novem 28 Writing Mr Baxter Town Chamberlain intimating that the Bond Disposition & Assignation had been granted in favour of Mr Fairweather and requesting him to address any communications he may have to make to the proprietors of the Pews to him or to us his Agents £0. 3. 4

Decr 4 Instrument money serving Intimation to Nine Trades at their Meeting£0. 3. 6

9. Extending & attaching Instrument of Intimation £0.13. 0

Paid Stamp for Do £0. 5. 1

11. Making Copy Excerpts from Minutes of Meeting of Nine Trades 3rd Current£0. 3. 0

13 Writing Messers McEwen & Miller with Declaring the Security granted by you of the Hall and St Andrews Church illegal and invalid and to know if the Deacon of the Flesher trade was resent at the Meeting £0. 3. 4

1841 January 5 Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to loss of the seat property in the South Church by fire belonging top the Flesher Trade and requesting them to call a Meeting of the Trade to resolve on what is to be done relative to Security £0. 3. 4

Attendance with Mr Gibb and Mr Watson last night as to additional security to Mr Fairweather in consequence of burning of the Church, also attendance in the Messers McEwen & Miller on same subject £0. 6. 8

April 12, Waiting on Messers McEwen & Miller as to necessity of paying the loan unless satisfactory security

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Is give and threatening to send off the Bond to Edinburgh by Thursday to be recorded if some arrangement is not made £0. 3. 4

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April 30. Writing Mr Gibb Flesher that Mr McDonald declines to become security for the Incorporation and that unless the money is paid up or Security found by Monday Diligence will be raised upon the Bond &c £0. 3. 4

June 15. Writing Messers McEwen & Miller as to necessity of an immediate settlement of Interest and arrears due by you £0. 2. 6

23. Writing Mr Gibb as to Mr McDonalds refusal to sign obligation relative to Church Seats and that unless some arrangement is made as to Security in favour of Mr Fairweather in the course of this week the parties are to be charged upon the Bond £0. 3. 4

Octr 13. Making out State of Accounts between you and us as to money advanced by Mr Fairweather, calculating interest and fair Copy of same £0. 7. 6

£21. 5. 7Amount at end of 1838 £23. 3. 2

£44. 8. 9

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Cash AccountBetween

The Flesher Trade of DundeeAnd

Shaw & Thomson Writers Dundee

1839 July 23 To Cash paid you £10021 By Cash from Mr Fairweather to be lent you upon obtaining satisfactory heritable security £800

Augt 14 To Cash paid you farther £100

Septr 7 do 50

Octr 5 To paid Mr Gibb farther to Account of Loan 50

Novr 22 To Interest on £800 to this term from 31 Julky last when same advanced by Mr Fairweather 114 days £12. 9.10Less Bank Inter4est on that part thereof not advanced you £4. 7. 7 8. 2. 3

To Expenses of Bond &c for Account 10. 7.10

To sum returned to Mr Fairweather in consequence of Loan to you being now limited to £400 400.

To balance at this date 51. 9.11£800. 0. 0 £800

By Balance due to Trade at Martinmas 1839 retained until Inhibition affecting their property should be discharged 81. 9.11

May 26 To Interest on above balance for past half year 10. 0. 0

Less Bank Interest on above balance for past year 1. 8. 6 8.11. 6

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Novr 22 To Interest on £400 to this term 10. 0. 0Less Bank Interest on above 1. 5. 3 8.14. 9

64. 3. 8

1841 May 26 To Interest on £400 to the Term 10. 0. 0Less Bank Interest on above balance for past half year 1. 2. 9 8.17. 3

55. 5. 5

To amount of Business Account per account 44. 8. 9Less Expance of Bond already entered 10. 7.10 34. 0.11

By Balance due to Flesher Trade at this time £12. 4. 6

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Copy Letter by Mr Walter Shaw WriterDundee referred to in Minute of Meeting

Of 14th February 1842

“Dundee 11 Feby 1842GentlemenMr Fairweather has been with me and communicated to me the conversation which he this day had with some of your Members as to the sum owing by the Trade to him, and he has desired me to write you that he will still allow four or six months for payment provided that on Friday next he gets a Bill subscribed by the different Members of the Trade and by at least one good Cautioner. But he expects that the Bill will be ready for him on Friday and you must not be surprised if a charge of horning is given on the Bond on Saturday for I have made so many applications to you and granted so much indulgence in point of time that I cannot agree to grant any more.I am &c(Signed) Wal Shaw”

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Dundee 30 March 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher trade

Present 6 members

The Meeting resolved that a lease of the dung at the Slaughterhouses shall be exposed to public roup on Friday the fifteenth day of April next upon the premises and that for one year from and after the term of Whitsunday next Eighteen hundred and forty two at the upset rent of One hundred & fifty Pounds and the Meeting empowered the Deacon and Boxmaster to alter and lessen the upset rent as they may think fit in the event of there being Any hesitation by officers in giving the upset rent. The Clerk was instructed to prepare Articles of Roup &t to arrange with the Deacon & Boxmaster as to the terms thereof: And the Deacon & Boxmaster were authorised to subscribe the Articles of Roup in name & for behoof of the incorporation.

The Clerk was instructed to apply by petition to the Police Commissioners for some Metal to be laid upon the road to the Slaughterhouses.

The Boxmaster was empowered to

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to re-engage the watchman but only as a Monthly Servant and on Condition that he shall adhere strictly to certain Regulations with reference to his duty which have been subscribed by all the Members present at this Meeting, in the event of the Trade resolving to dispense with the services of the Watchman without having a good cause for discharging him he shall be entitled to a Months notice.

Dundee 4th April 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

poration of Dundee present 5 members

The Deacon stated that (blank) Chalmers was carrying on business as a Flesher in Seagate without having interest with the Trade. The Clerk was instructed to write to him asking him to exhibit his rights as a King’s freeman if he has any, and failing his doing to the Clerk was instructed to prosecute him.

The Deacon made a similar statement regarding (blank) Cruickshanks

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and the same instructions were given to the Clerk with reference to him as were given with reference to Mr Chalmers.

The Meting resolved that two pence per head shall be extracted from and paid by freemen for all pigs that they may kill within the Slaughter houses or within the Area at the Slaughterhouse; such fees to be payable to the Boxmaster and Watchman to collect the same and account for them o the Boxmaster.

Dundee 12 April 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher


The Clerk read to the Meeting a Correspondence between him and Messers D & J McEwen regarding the Account due to McEwen & Miller by the Trade: of which Correspondence and the Account therein referred to Copies one inserted at the end of this Minute.

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intimate to Messers McEwen that so soon as the Accounts are audited provision will be made for payment of the balance due if any.

The Clerk was instructed to raise prosecutions against (blank) Cruikshank and (blank) Chalmers and also (blank) Traill for infringing on the privileges of the Trade.

The Boxmaster stated that James Wilson son of John Wilson Flesher Dundee a free Member of the Trade had lodged ten shillings and six pence for a hearing of the Trade with the view to his being admitted a Member of the Trade. the Meeting agreed to admit the said James Wilson upon payment of the ordinary dues of admission as the son of a free Member & on Compliance with the other regulations of the Trade and farther that he should perform an Essay piece to the satisfaction of the Deacon & John Kerr as a Committee of the Trade nominated for that purpose. And upon this express condition that he shall previously pay all arrears of rent due by him to the Incorporation.

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Copy Letter to Messers D & J McEwenTo the Clerk

Dundee 7th April 1842Dear SirWe beg to enclose account due by the Flesher Trade of Dundee to the late firm of McEwen & Miller amounting to the sum of £52. 3.10. This account we trust you will be able to settle in the course of the present week, as it is one which under the circumstances should at once be settled. We trust that we are to obtain a Settlement betwixt and Saturday first.Sigd D & J McEwen

Copy letter by the Clerk in answer

Dundee 9th April 1842Dear Sirs I have received yours of yesterday enclosing Messers McEwen and Millers acct. agt. the Flesher Trade which I shall lay before a Meeting of the Trade to be held early next week.Yours &c Signed J Forgan

Copy letter D & J McEwen in reply

Dundee 9 April 1842

Dear SirWe have your letter of yesterday as to the Flesher Trades account. We will not object to allow the matter to lie over until Wednesday first, but if the account is not settled on that day We then raise an action & endeavour to secure the debt Yours &cD & J McEwen.

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Copy AccountReferred to in the preceding letter

The Flesher Trade of DundeeTo

McEwen & Miller Writers Dundee

1841 March 1. To amount of Account rend of this date £242. 9.11By deduction agreed to from act as per Minutes of Trade £15.14. 3By do Interest charged passes £ 9. 3. 0 £ 24.17. 2By Bill for £200 to account £200 £217.12. 2By less discount charges Eastern Bonk 6 P C from 11 April 1841 to 4th June 1842 £12.13. 6 £186. 6. 6

£ 31. 6. 820 Attending Meeting of the Trade yesterday and Writing Minutes £ 0. 0. 023 Paid Post of Letters enclosing Bills of Sale of Dung to Mr McDonald, Mr Stewart and Mr Wighton £ 0. 0. 327 Writing Mr Gibb as to Union Bank insisting on delivery of the Title deeds which are hypothecated for your accounts &c £ 0. 3.1130 Writing Robert Geekie Sheriffs Officer to warn out several of the tenants from the Chapelshade property £ 0. 3. 431 Attending Meeting of the trade & Writing Minutes £ 0. 0. 0

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April 2 Writing Messers Walker & Forgan that the Trade had now arranged to get delivery of the Title Deeds and to extend the Assignation £ 0. 3. 4Writing Officer to cite Alexander Ferrier and other Tenants from the

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Chapelshade property £ 0. 3. 43 Writing the Deacon that the Union Bank wished an obligation from me declaring our act’s to be settled and that Titles free from any hypothetic & post £ 0. 3. 57 Attending Meeting of the Trade as to Sale of Dung &c £ 0. 0. 0Instructing auctioneers to attend sale & give notice to excise £ 0. 3. 48 Drawing articles of roup of manure £ 1. 8. 0Engrossing same £ 0.10. 09 Attending sale of Manure £ 0.10. 6Drawing minute of exposure, offers by purchasers & Minute of enactment 2sh & engrossing £ 0.16. 0Attending Meeting this evening £ 0. 0. 0Instrument money on Sale £ 1. 1. 013 Writing the Deacon with Copy letter from Messers Shaw & Thomson threatening Diligence for sum in Mr Langlands Rent £ 0. 3. 4Copy letter sent £ 0. 1. 0Attending Meeting of the Trade this evening & Writing Minutes 3 hours £ 0. 0. 014 Attendance upon the Deacon, the Boxmaster & Mr McDonald and writing out Bill for the Lease of the Dung to prevent the rent being attached by Mr Fairweather £ 0. 5. 0Paid Bill stamp £ 0. 6. 119 Attending Meeting of Trade £ 0. 0. 020 Writing Messers Walker & Forgan the Union Banks Agents as to Bill to be granted by the Individual Members to save the expense of personal Bond £ 0. 3. 4

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21 Revising obligation by the Trade giving delivery of the Title Deeds to the Union Bank £ 0. 4. 0Writing the Deacon with Copy letter from Union Banks Agent as to bill to be granted by the individual Members who were to subscribe the personal Bond £ 0. 3. 422 Attending Meeting of the trade £ 0. 0. 0Trouble waiting of the various Individual Members of the Trade at their shops and dwelling houses getting the Bill to the Union Bank subscribed £ 0.10.0 30 Attending Meeting of the Trade £ 0. 0. 011 To Cash paid Mr John M Beatts attending sale of Manure on the 9th April last £ 1. 1. 016 Attending Meeting £ 0. 0. 017 Writing Deacon Gibb with copy letter from Messers Shaw & Thomson relative to Interest due to Mr Fairweather £ 0. 3. 4Copy Letter £ 0. 1. 0July 14 Attending Meeting and writing Minutes £ 0. 0. 0

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August 31 To Cash paid advertising property in Chapelshade for Sale in North British Advertiser 12th

September £ 1. 6. 0October 14 Writing Mr Jn Kerr Writer in Dundee in reply to his letter to the Deacon as to Charter by Mr Webster of Edinburgh in favor of the Trade and post £ 0. 3. 5

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13 Attendance thus morning at the Eastern Bank of Scotland to ascertain if James Mustard kept an account there in terms of instructions from the trade at their Meeting held last night when we found he kept an account there in name of his brothers David Mustard of the Royal Navy £ 0. 3. 4Instructing Officer to arrest £ 0. 3. 4Writing the Manager of the Eastern Bank in reference to arrestment and stating that he was not at liberty to part with the money although deposited in David’s name £ 0. 3. 416 Writing Mr Burns the Deacon with copy letter from Mr Westland stating that money has been drawn out & also with copy letter from Mr John Kerr £ 0. 3. 4Copy Mr Kerr’s letter £ 0. 1. 0Copy Mr Westland’s letter £ 0. 1. 019 Vs Mustard. Instructing Officer to arrest in the hands of Jno Campbell, Peter Duff and George Batchellor £ 0. 3. 620 Writing Mr John Anderson Writer Dundee in reply to his letter demanding delivery of Decree against Mustard in terms of an order signed by some of the Trade & report £ 0. 3. 5Novr 19 Writing Mr Robt Kidd Flesher Dundee returning him Certificate on his fathers favor relating that they were utterly worthless in the vie of exemption him from the exclusive privileges of the Incorporation & report £ 0. 3. 6

Writing the Deacon with Copy Letter from Kidd & Report £ 0. 3. 5

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23 Copy letter sent £ 0. 1. 030 Vs Mustard Paid Officer arresting against Mustard in yje hands of John Capbell, P M Duff and Geo Batchelor £ 0. 8. 3To paid Officer arresting in the hands of F & G Batchelor £ 0. 3. 4To paid Officer summoning McDonald, McKay, Thomson, Grubb & Pjhilip to remove of 31st March last £ 0. 7. 6To paid do summoning Alex Ferrier to remove on 3d April £ 0. 1. 6

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Vs Mustard Paid Officer arresting agt Mustard in the hands of the Eastern Bank £ 0. 2. 61842 January To cash remitted Mr Jas Peddie W S amot of his expenses aas to his cases and paid fpr Post Office credit £ 0.12.11Procuring Order and writing him with same and Post £ 0. 3. 5To Clerks salary from Martinmas 1834 to Martinmas 1841 @ £1. 1. 0 per Annum £ 7. 7. 0

£52. 3.10

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Dundee 21 April 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher Incor-

porationPresent 3 members

The Deacon & Boxmaster reported that the Dung had been let for the ensuing twelve months from Whitsunday next (old style) to Mr Neil McDonald at the rent of £229. They reported farther that Mr McDonald had granted Bill for the rent & in respect of his known responsibility they had dispensed with him finding Cautioner.

The Conduct of the Deacon & Boxmaster was approved of.

The Clerk reported that he had not raised prosecution against Cruikshank, Chalmers & Traill in consequence of having received a letter from the Deacon which is annexed to this Minute. The Meeting instructed the Clerk not to proceed in the meantime & resolved that the subject of there prosecutions shall be taken up at next Meeting.

The Clerk reported that in consequence of instructions from the Deacon & Boxmaster he had

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prepared a process of Sequestration against David Pirrie a tenant of the Incorporation. This was approved of by the Meeting.

Dundee 2d May 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher Incorpora-

tion of Dundee Present 3 members

The Deacon & Boxmaster laid before the Meeting Copies served on them of Summons at the instance of McEwen & Miller concluding agt the Trade for payment of £52. 3.10 Stg as the balance of their account. The Clerk was instructed to enter appearance on the summons and to report to another Meeting before any thing farther was done.

The Clerk reported that he had raised a process of Sequestration against Pirrie and that he had received a letter from Messers D & J McEwen offering to become bound to ;ay Billie’s rent as it becomes due. The Clerk was instructed to insist upon obtaining judicial Security before loosing the Sequestration.

The Deacon intimated that he intended to move at next Meeting that a Committee of the Trade shall be appointed for the purpose

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of managing the money matters of the Trade during the ensuing three months.

Before the Minute was signed Mr Alexander Lawson left the Meeting.

Article and Conditions of RoupOf a lease of the whole manure to be

Collected at the public Slaughter houseof Dundee situated at Dudhope and

belonging to the Flesher Incorporationof Dundee for the period of twelvemonths from and after the term of

Whitsunday old style Eighteen hundredAnd forty two by public roup by

James Dick Flesher in Dundee present Deacon andAlexander Watson Flesher there present

Boxmaster of the said IncorporationAnd as having authority from the said

Incorporation to that effect, uponFriday the Fifteenth day of April current

At two o’clock afternoon on the ground of the said Slaughter house.

First. The said Lease of the said Dung for the year before mentioned shall be entered and set up at the upset price of one hundred and fifty pounds sterling or at

such other sum as the said Deacon & Boxmaster at the time may see fit to fix: and on the

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Upset price being offered each subsequent offer shall exceed that immediately preceding at least one pound Sterling; and the last and highest offerer shall be preferred to the Lease and shall take Instruments on the hands of the Clerk of the Roup with the usual fee, which shall belong to him as dead ernest. But always with and under this special condition that notwithstanding of the Auctioneer declaring the preference there shall be no completed bargain between the parties until a Bill for the rent shall have been granted as aftermentioned, and in the event of the party preferred refusing or delaying to grant the Bill upon the pretence of arrestment or any other pretence whatever the exposers shall be entitled either to expose the subject of new public roup or dispose thereof by private bargain.

Secondly. The Tacksman shall have the benefit and use of the area of the said Slaughter House for the year above mentioned not only for depositing the dung from the said Slaughter Houses themselves, but also for lodging other dung from the different Liking houses at his own expense and shall be obliged to carry the same off the ground, when a sufficient quantity is collected and he shall deposit & build the same within the area in such a manner as not to interrupt the several passages and for that purpose not to come nearer any door or walls that may be built on the ground

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of the Incorporation during the currency of this lease than 15 feet: And the Tacksman hereby becomes bound to all the regulations for cleansing already made or that may be made during the currency of this lease.

Third. The person preferred to the lease shall have entry to the premises as at Whitsunday first Eighteen hundred and forty two old style, and shall occupy the same till Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty three old style.

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Fourth. The person preferred to the lease shall grant Bill with sufficient Caution to the satisfaction of the Exposers within six days after the roup for the rent offered payable by equal instalments at Martinmas and Whitsunday thereafter to the said expressed for behoof of the Incorporation; and in case of his failing to do so he shall forfeit and pay to the said Exposers for behoof foresaid one fifth part of the price offered by him in name of damages and penalty and shall over and above in the option of the Exposer forfeit his right to the subject to Lease, which shall be again at the disposal of the Exposers; or the same may be the option of the exposers be declared to belong to the immediately preceding offerer who shall be subject to all the obligations provided by these articles in the same way as if he had been the highest offered and as such referred to the lease Declaring always that with a Bill shall have been granted the bargain shall not have been completed to any effect

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whatever. The Tacksman shall remove the whole dung collected by him off and from the premises of the Incorporation on or before the said term of Whitsunday Eighteen hundred and forty three old style and if he fail to do so he shall forfeit to the Incorporation to the Incorporation all the dung that shall remain on the premises at the expiry of the Leas.

Fifth. The Tacksman shall be obliged to keep a Servant for collecting and carrying off the dung in the Slaughter house as practised by former Tacks men and he shall be bound and by his signature herby binds and obliges himself to implement these articles under a penalty of Fifty Pounds sterling to be paid to the Exposers for behoof of the poor of the Incorporation.Lastly. Mr George Dodds Auctioneer Bullion who failing (lank) is hereby appointed Judges of the Roup with power to adjourn the roup from time to time and form place to place as he shall think fit to determine who is the highest bidder and to decide whatever questions or differences may arise betwixt the Exposers, the person or persons who shall be preferred to the purchase and whole other offerers consent to the registration hereof and of the offers and whole procedure to follow hereon, in the Books of Council and Session or other Judges Books competent for preservation and if

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Necessary that Letters of Horning on six days charge and other legal execution may pass upon a decree to be interponed hereto. And for that purpose we constitute.

The Boxmaster &c In Witness whereof these presents written upon this and the preceding page by Thomas Davidson Lee Clerk to Walker & Forgan Writers Dundee are along with the addition on the margin of each page also written by the said Thomas Davidson Lee subscribed by the said Exposers at Dundee on the Fifteenth day of April in the year Eighteen hundred and forty two before these Witnesses James Forgan Writer in Dundee and William Walker Clerk to the said Walker & Forgan.

Signed Alex Burns DAlexr Watson Boxmaster

Witnesses J ForganWm Walker

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Dundee 18 may 1842At a Meeting of the Flesher

IncorporationPresent 3 members

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The Clerk reported that he had lodged a defence to McEwen & Millers Action principally upon the grounds that the Accounts should be audited & that the pursuers should produce vouchers for the sums they allege to have paid on Account of the Incorporation. This was approved of.

The Clerk was instructed to get a new Minute Book.

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