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Clauses 5 to 14

5. Wee also consent by these presents that those of the Scotts staple may take in ther service, vse, and employ such ane docter of phisick, master barbor, surgeane and appothecare, as they shall think good without any mans contradictione, and that the said doctor, chirurgiane and appothecarie shall lykwayes hawe and enjoy such immunities and priviledges as the doctors, chirurgianes and appothecares in this citie duelling and practiseing of right belongeth; nevertheless that all other doctors, chirurgians, and appothecars in this citie be freelie permitted to practise among such of the Scotts staple and natione as are therin resident.

6. And wheras it will be necessarie that the saids Scotts staple court should be provydit for and furnisched with faithfull and fitting messengers, officers, and servands, and lykwayes with broackers, also with weighers and measurers, that therefore wee, togider with the said lord conservatour, shall and will therwnto put and place so many and such honest persones, als weill out of the Scotts natione as inhabitants of the citie, as shall by them be judged and deemed to belong, all the which shall and most doe or tak the dew of alsweill to this citie as to the lord conservatour.

7. And wee shall and will provyd a fitting and convenient duelling house for the lord conservator his deputie, also for the thesaurer, secretarie or clerk, and lykways for the minister or preacher, in which houses the lord conservatour or his deputies at ther pleasures shall and may call and keep conventiones and assembles (as occatione shall requyre) of merchant factors, ship masters, mariners, retainers, and all other persones belonging to the said Scotts staple, without any impediment, hinderance, or molestatione, which said hous shall be gratis or without paying any thing, and shall and most be repaired at the charges of this citie.

8. And to the intent that the goods and merchandize may be stored, housed, and preserved, and lykwayes that all merchants, factors, shipmasters, seamen, collectors, and others above-mentioned, subalterne or inferior officers and persones belonging to the said staple, shall and may enjoy and have good accomodatione, that therefore wee shall and will furnish and provyd therwnto convenient duelling houses and chambers, warehoussis, and cellaris, and garretts, at a reasonable raite or pryce, and in caice any citizen or inhabitant should chance to ask ane unreasonable pryce than then wee shall and will moderate the same.

9. Further wee hawe promised and ingadged unto those of the Scotts staple ane fair and lairge hous, or more if it should be necessarie, weel accomodated [consergerie] or inne; in which said house all persones frequenting the Scotts staple, and being of the same natione, may adres themselves to eat, drink, and lodge, bot that no member of the said staple may hawe libertie or be permitted to provyd the same with meat and drink or lodgeing without consent of the lord conservatour, yet nevertheless that the citizens and inhabitantrs of this citie shall and may be permitted to take wnto ther houses such persones who frequent the staple, and also to furnish and provyd them with meat, drink, and other necessares.

10. Wee lykwayes promise to prepare for those of the said Scotts staple a safe, large or spatious heaven for their shippis, furnished and provydit with kayes and cranes for the lading and inlaiding of ther goods and merchandize, and to this end that those of the said staple may hawe the better conveniencie we will give ordour to the heaven master that ther ships and wessellis may lade and inlade at the kayes without any let or hinderance, lykeas wee also at ther reasonable charges shall and will furnish and provyd they be served and accomodated with such covered and tented barks, boats, lighters, more especiallie in tyme of frost, when the ships cannot approach or come neir the citie, and also with a good quantitie of sledds, cairts, and labourers for the more tymelie and convenient lading and inlaiding of ther shipps and goods, thair respective wages or dewes whereof shall be regulated be ws and the lord conswervator joyntlie, and in caice any of the said labourers should [use] any bad and uncivill words or language towards or against any merchants, factors, ship masters, and seamen, or caus eany other persones belonging to the staple, wee shall and will speedilie cause the same to be punished or corected according to the exegence and demerit of the mater.

11. We also take care and provyd that with the verie first ane bank of exchange shall be established in this citie for the remiting of moneys wnto all places, and we doe also promise to furnish the merchants and factors of the said staple court with so much moneys as they shall hawe occatione to vse, and that wpone the securitie or assureance of ther goods for so long tyme and untill ther goods may or can be sold, provyding they in the meane tyme pay reasonable vse or intrest, namelie, as ten stivers per cent. by the month, and the days, weeks and moneths proportionallie according to the same raite.

12. Those of the Scotts staple aforsaid shall and may at the pleasur also frequent and resort wnto the borse or exchange which wee hawe caused to be placed or built wpon the mercat field of this citie.

13. Were doe also promise to provyd and appropriat to the vse of those of the Scotts staple ane pleasant and delightfull place within or neir this citie for ther bodilie recreatione pastyme, and pleasur, and also a convenient place for the merchants and factors to dry and air their sheip skins, hyds, or other goods which should be in danger to be damnified be water or other wayes.

14. Wee also promise and agree unto that wee in the night tyme will caus guid and sufficient watch to be keepit in the streets,and more especiallie in those places wher the greatest pairts of the warehouses of the said staple court are, and also take care that the citizens shall and most carie and demaine themselves peaceably and in ane friendly maner wnto those who are members of the said staple court.

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Transcribed by Innes A. Duffus, Honorary Archivist to the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee, from Dundee Town Clerk's copy of Extracts from the Records of the Convention of Royal Burghs (published by the Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1878-1918).