Extracts from the Records of the Royal Burgh of Stirling 1591-1752 Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...or pretext that their being sons of merchant burgesses of this burgh intitles or allows them to follow and practise the forsaid art and trade of barbarising and pirieweigmaking within the same without entering therewith and with the said society as aforsaid..... After consideration of the petition and representation, the magistrates and council statute, enact, and ordain that in all time coming all barbers or pirieweigmakers, as well entered as to be entered with the said society and with this burgh as burgesses qua barbers or pirieweigmakers, who do not reside themselves with their families att least eight months in the year within the burgh, shall not have the liberty or priviledge of barbarising or pirieweigmaking therein during their not residing within the same as aforsaid notwithstanding of their entries; and that no inhabitant of the burgh who follows and professes the said imploy shall have the liberty or priviledge of taking journeymen or apprentices under them as barber or pirieweigmaker journeymen or apprentices till such time as he who takes them be himself first entered with the said society: but statute, enact, and ordain that in all time coming any person entered or to be entered with the gildry or with any of the seven incorporat trades of this burgh, who follows and practices the forsaid art or trade of barbarising or pirieweigmaking and resides therein as aforsaid, shall still have the liberty and priviledge of following and practising that imploy within the said burgh and of taking barber or pirieweigmaker journeymen or apprentices under him upon his paying in four pound Scots to the said society of barbers and pirieweigmakers; and the saids magistrats and councill furder declare that he shall be free of all other charges or expenses for ...