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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

for qualifying Magistrats and persons in publick trust such as these that treats of Kingdoms and Common-wealths c and Laws thereof and Histories Geographie that treat of the manners of Nations our own Acts of Parliaments Regiam Majestatem and generally all other such like Books that may become Civil Rulers to be acquainted with But it may be there are but few acquainted with the Latin-Tongue or French-Language that afford severall such as Bodin that writs copiously of a Common-Wealth in French So Franciscus Patricius Senensis that writs of the Institution of a Common-Wealth and of the Institution of a Kingdom Wendilini Polititia but these are in Latine and are old but there are many Modern that may be found at London Also books fit for a Dean of Gild and his Assessors as Lex Mercatoria Roberts Map of Commerce the knowledge of the Sea-Laws as the Roll of Oleron or Consolato of Barcellona c. which being keept in some Publick Place where the Magistrats and Counsellours by the persons that had the trust of them under inventour might at all occasions have access unto Sure I am it were a very commendable thing to have such a Liberary in your Council-house which would be at hand and continually under your eye and care and might be made use of at any time convenient Sixthly Ye are with the rest of your Neighbours of the Town once every year to ryde your Land-Marches both outward and inward Marches the outward is that ye see that none of your Neighbour-Heritours encroach upon your Freedom-Land nor upon the properties of your Fewers And the inward Marches is that ye may see none of the Heritors of the Burrow-Roods encroach upon the High-Wayes or beyond the bounds of your March-stones and while I mention this it were fit ye should take some effectuall cou●se with the High-Wayes or Avenues that come into the Town that horses with loads may come into the Town all the Seasons of the Year in Winter as well as in Summer and the rather that ye have the advantage of the publick Acts and Orders for your assistance therein Seventhly Were it not worth your serious consideration to fall upon some suitable way to stirr up all Magistrats and privat persons to perform notable services to the wellfare of the Town and to bethink your selves what may be of greatest efficacie to encourage all sorts of persons thereto I think amongst many other wayes which ryper judgements may fall upon it might be a good one to imitate the LORDS own way set down in Mal. 3.16 Then they that feared the LORD spoke often one to another and the LORD hearkened and heard it and a Book of Remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD and thought upon his Name See vers 17. And they shall be mine saith the LORD of Hosts c. This was a bad time for they that wrought wickedness were set up and they that tempted GOD were delivered and the proud were called happy and because it was rare to hear any speaking aright of the Wayes of GOD yet they that feared the LORD did speak often together and GOD hearkened and heard it and insert it in a Book of Remembrance for time to come For they shall be mine saith the LORD of Hosts in that day when I make up my Jewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him This was the way the LORD took even to record notable Service that in due time he might reward them So when the LORD blesses any man to do any notable Act for the common Good of the Town either for profit or reputation I think such an Act ought to be recorded even in a Register apart that they and theirs may find the more respect if there fall an opportunity to manifest it in t●me to come The puting Mordecai's good Service on record was the occasion of his exaltation the Jews preservation and Hamans destru●tion Esther 2.23 And 6.1 2 3. The Romans and Graecians had their own wayes for stirring up their Citizens to all Heroick Acts but they were deeply tainted with vain glory as their Triumph and Lawrel-Crowns as their Corona Ovalis of Myrtle for a victory gotten with little hazard Corona Civica made with leaves of Oake for him that saved a Citizen from the Enemie so also Corona Populea for Young men that were found industrious and studious in the exercise of Vertue which was made of Poplar leaves These were but triviall things but much intended to gratifie vain glorious humours But the puting notable Services and Acts upon record is for the encouragement of the Posterity and others that may be observers thereof and therefore may be done with such solemn circumstances as may be thought fit and most consistent with modesty and sobriety so as the posterity may be influenced to the same or such like exercises Rom. 13.3 4. They that do good are to have Praise and Rewards from Rulers as well as evil doers are to be punished by them who are to be a terrour to such If these had been recorded there had been Honourable mention made of many stately Buildings and Monuments in many of our Royall-Burghs which long ere now or shortly will be quyte forgotten Neither these Artists and privat persons that do good Service or find out good inventions for profit or ornament to the Town should be neglected CHAP. XXVI Concerning Iustice of Peace Courts to be holden within Burgh by the Magistrats thereof IN the foregoing Chapters I have presumed to suggest severall particulars which may conduce to advance the Polilcy good Government and prosperity of a City or Common-wealth as men and in his I am to mind the Rulers more particularly ●ow they shall order it as Christians in evi●enceing their zeall against sin for the honour ●nd Glory of Him who is the PRINCE of ●he KINGS of the Earth and upon whose ●houlders the government is laid from whom ●lone all blessings of peace prosperity and pre●ervation can be expected and without whose ●racious favour no skill power wisdom or ●eans that men shall use can profit according ●o Psal. 127.1 Except the LORD build the ●ouse they labour in vain that build it Except the LORD keep the City the watch-men waketh ●●t in vain Then seeing all our mercies spring from this fountain it concerns all Magistrats very near to be carefull that no gross sin be indulged amongst them such as Whoring Drunkenness and Swearing these are the most common Scandalls unsuitable to the Gospel and such as profess it that are to be found in Cities and Towns These are sufficient to provock GOD to withdraw his mercies and to send sad Plagues and Rods and to confound all your Counsells and blast your best Endeavours for suppressing whereof I know no better outward mean then a conscientious faithfull and diligent Court of Justice keeped by well principled Magistrats assisted by pious honest and zealous Constables weekly Now I