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and Mr. Ferguson on the Trades Lawyers on the cause and
that he thought it would be necefsary to imploy Mr. Minto to
Conjoine him to the Other two Which
being Considered by the Trades they agreed the same Should
be done and appointed the said David Jobson to write to
Mr. Pitcairn accordingly.
William Stirling (Convr

Saturday 17 July 1756
Convener, Stirling and present & late Deacons being
Convened

The Clerk produced a letter from Mr. Pitcairn intimating
that he was of Opinion that the Trades were pretty well
founded in their plea as to the Calling of Ministers Trewing
or Disposing of the Towns property Both within and
without the Royality and the Choosing of the Clerk & Depute
after reading of which letter the Convenor represented that
as the provosts was now come some Length and the
Expence thereof hitherto payed out of the Generall
funds, he thought it proper the Deacons Should enquir=
=sent to their Diff=what Incorporations what was done
So as they might give ofistance out of their private
pockets for Carrying on the said proces, Which the
Deacons present agreed to and was to report their
succefs. William Stirling (Convr

Friday 23 July 1756 th
The haill Nine Incorporations being mett pro=
=ceeded to Chwise their Stent masters for proportioning
the Stent among the Inhabitants in this Burgh
in Conjunction with the other Stentmasters Chosen
by the Town Councill the Fraternity of Taylors &
Maltman and after voting made Chwise of Thomas
Spuid Shoemaker & Thomas Barclay Weaver who