LR57 - Edinburgh City Archives - Town Council Minutes, 1617-1626 - SL1/1/13 vol. 8, fols. 38, 39, 41v, and 42

Relating to Jonson 's journey on foot to Scotland , a notice that he has been made a guild brother of Edinburgh , 25 Sept. 1618 , with a payment, 16 Oct. , for a dinner in his honour. The notice appears in a bound series of Town Council Minutes , 10 Oct. 1617- 26 May 1626.
Eugene Giddens


[fol. 38]
Vigesimo quinto Septembris J m vj c Decimo Octauo.
[Trans.: 25 Sept. 1618]

[fol. 39]
Precept Gild Jonsoun burges and gildbrother

Ordanis the Deyne of gild to mak Benjamyn Jonsoun inglisman burges and gildbrother in communi forma.

[fol. 41v]
Decimo sexto Octobris J m vj c Decimo Octauo.
[Trans.: 16 Oct. 1618]

[fol. 42]
Precept ainslie Thesaurer

Ordanis the thesaurer to pay to James ainslie Laite baillie twa hundreth twentie ane pund sex schillingis four pennyis debursit be him vpone the denner maid to Benjamin Jonstoun conforme to the act maid yairanent and compt givin in of the same

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