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[1746] Mor 7437      

Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Subject_2 DIVISION IV.

Jurisdiction of the Court of Session.
Subject_3 SECT. VII.

Nobile officium.

Town-Clerks of Edinburgh, Petitioners

Date: 31 July 1746
Case No. No 158.

The Court appointed a Dean of Guild and Council to act in certain respects in the city of Edinburgh.


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The Town-Clerks of Edinburgh gave in a petition, shewing, that by the want of a Dean of Guild, many inconveniencies had arisen in the town, buildings were carried on contrary to law, unfree persons kept shops and traded in the place, to the prejudice of the burgesses, and those who were entitled to have the freedom of the city could not be admitted; and therefore praying the Lords would authorise the old Dean of Guild with his Council, and failing him, the former Dean of Guild, to act as such, till a Magistracy should be established.

The Lords having considered the disturbance of the public police of the city, by irregular buildings and encroachments of unfree men, nominated and appointed Thomas Allan Dean of Guild, Hugh Hawthorn old Dean of Guild, David Rannie, George Gray, merchants, Samuel Neilson and Charles Mack, masons, James Heriot, wright, Dean of Guild Council before Michaelmas last, to exercise the power and office of Dean of Guild, in superintending and restraining the above abuses; and refused the representation as to the admission of burgesses.

Clerk, Forbes. Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 348. Falconer, v. 1. No 140. p. 175.

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