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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

whereof the Dean of Gild hath in his custody to which every person concerned to know its Vertues and how to use the same is referred CHAP. III. Concerning the Antiquity of ABERDEEN AS for the Antiquity of the City of ABERDEEN it is certain that Ptolomie the most Ancient Geographer who lived about 1500 years since in the dayes of Antonius Pius the Emperor in his Geographicall-Tables making a description of the Isles of Brittain to wit Albion and Ireland with the little adjacent Isles he calls this City Devana and the River adjacent thereto Diva whom Camdenus the English Historiographer in his Britannia cites for proving the Antiquity of Aberdeen whose words are these Devana Urbs per-antiqua a Ptolemeo nunc vero Aberdonia id est Devae ostium Britannica dictione ab ipsis Scotis appellatur So that for Antiquity this CITY may be reckned amongst the most ancient of this ISLE This City was Erected into a Burgh-Royall by Gregorius who for his Justice Temperance and Fortitude was surnamed the Great and was the 73. King of Scotland whose Honorable Acts both in Scotland England and Ireland are at length set down in Hector Boyes History and in Buchannans in the year after the birth of CHRIST 893 years So that since Bon-accord was erected in a Burgh-Royall it is seven hundreth fourscore twelve years this year being the year 1685. After the decease of the said King Gregory the Erection and Infeftments given by him to this City by the iniquity of the times and many incursions were lost for Edward the first King of England called Langshanks made it his work to burn and destroy all the old Evidents and Monuments within this Kingdom where ever he came or his Power could reach Moreover in the time of King David Bruce the City being surprysed with an Army of Englishes sent by Edward the third of England most of the Inhabitants Men Wives and Children were all put to the sword and killed the City burnt for six dayes together as Spotswood and Boyes Histories declare all our Registers and Old Evidents were destroyed about the year 1330 because the Citizens a little before had killed the Souldiers that keeped Garison in the Castle who had sorely opprest them and taken it and rased it to the ground It being then re-built upon the Hills where it is now seated having formerly been cituated from the Green and Eastward under the Hills except the Castle-gate hence it is called the New-Town of Aberdeen and not with relation to that Burgh of Barronie which is now the Bishops seat since is was translated from Mortlick in the time of King David anno 1137 according to Spotswood pag. 101. when Nectanus was Bishop the foundation of which Bishoprick was by King Malcome the second Anno 1010 at Mortlick In King James the fourth his time Bishop William Elphinston builded the KINGS Colledge in the Old Town that Town being seated near the River of Don about a 1000 space from Aberdeen is commonly called the Old Town of Aberdeen not as if it were of greater Antiquity then the Burgh-Royall of Aberdeen for I was informed by a very intelligent Gentleman near that place that there were some old Evidents designing it the Old Town of SEATOUN after the Lands thereto adjoyning But the Bishop of Aberdeen hath had his residence there ever since his Seat was translated from Mortlick where there was a Magnificent Structure of a Cathedrall builded thereafter as also a stately Colledge custome and i●norance calls it the Old-Town of Aberdeen it having been Erected in a Burgh of Barrony in favours of the Bishop of the Diocess of Aberdeen It is reported that some call Aberdeen only Urbs a Town and the Old-Town where the Bishop's Seat is Civitas a City But I take that distinction betwixt a Town and a City as it relates to a Bishop's-Seat to be the spurious product of a Popish-Institution because many Towns were called Cities before there was a Bishop in the world A Town propperly re●ates to the Buildings and Houses a City denotes the Citizens and Free-men that are the Inhabitants But for this let these that would ●ppropriat the name of a City to a Bishop-Seat ●ead the Bishop of Cajetan de Institutione Reipub. ●●b 1. Tit. 3. sub fine and he will show what 〈◊〉 City is CHAP. IV. Concerning the Government of the City of ABERDEEN WE have matter to bless GOD for the equall and just constitution of Government which is in our Ctiy and particular Common-Wealth granted to us by our KINGS and left unto us by our Worthy Ancestors which is thus Our Town-Councill is chosen yearly out of the whole Citizens and Burgesses of the City the Roll of our whole Brethren of Gild being first read at every Election of the Council which holds upon the Wednesday before Michaelmess-day there being a large Catalogue drawn up of all the Brethren of Gild amongst us every Person whom any of the Old-Councill desires to be lifted among these out of whom the New-Councill is to be chosen is presently set down in that new list and when the list is compleated by the reading over the whole Brethren of Gild of the Town there is an indefinit number set down upon a large sheet of Paper with lines drawen after every one of their names and this is given to the present Provest Bailies and whole Old-Councill that every one may make choise of thirteen Brethren of Gild to be named for the New-Councill for the year to come and most Votes or Marks make up the number Next they of the Old-Councill choose out of their own number four who are called the Old-four which being added to the former thirteen make up the number of seventeen Brethren of Gild. And lastly having got the Roll of all the present Deacons of Trades there are two of these Deacons chosen which make up the compleit number of ninteen for the Councill the year ensuing The new chosen Counsellors being all sent for and come in the afternoon the whole Old and New-Council with the six Deacons of Trades and the four Deacons of the Old and New Councill which make up ten Deacons of Trades and thirty Brethren of Gild making up in all the number of 40 Votes they altogether choose first the Provest then four Bailies a Dean of Gild a Thesaurer a Master of the Kirk-work and Bridge work a Master of the Mortified Moneys a Master of the Gild Hospital a Master of the Shoar called Master of the Impost and six single Counsellors who bear no Office but sit and Vote in all Effairs that come before the Councill with the two new Deacons of Trades If in this Election there fall to be one having equall Votes the Provest in this caice hath the casting Vote This way of Election was determined by the Convention of Burghs and ratified and approved by King James the sixth after the difference that ●ell out at the Common-Cause 1593. When any matter of more then ordinary

hostes sensere Bona at Concordia virtue Qua res usquè viget publica culta domi In English thus The threefold Towres the Castle showes regain'd From Enemies who it by force mantain'd The Leopards which on each hand ye view The cruell temper of these foes do shew The Shield and Lillies by the Kings-Command As pledges of his great good-will do stand The Collour calls the Blood there shed to mind Which these proud Foes unto their cost did find And BON-ACCORD by which doth safely come To Common-Wealths establisht was at home I. B. And upon the reverse of the Seal of the said Burgh is insculped in a field Azure a Temple Argent St. Nicholas standing in the Porch Mytered and Vested propper with his Dexter-hand lifted up to Heaven praying over three Children in a Boylling Caldron of the first and holding in the Sinister a Crosier Ore these were the Old-Arms of the Burgh-Royall of Aberdeen as His Majesties Advocat in his book above-mentioned relates After the Castle was thus taken and ruined the English being deeply affected therewith as also with the loss of their men did gather their Forces together to avenge this Injury against Aberdeen The Citizens then following Joannes Fraser who Commanded these Forces that adhered to the Interest of King David Bruce did most stoutly fight the English in their own Church-Yard and although with much Blood and the loss of many of their men yet at last obtained the Victory Hence four years after Edward the third having sent a great Navie to recover his loss in thir Northern-parts his Forces fell upon Aberdeen after they had spoiled the Religious-Houses and the City they coming by surprize and greatly incensed for the loss of their men which they had sustained both in the Garison and in the forementioned Fight did cut off Men Women and Children none being spared except such as had by flight saved themselves they burnt the City six dayes together as hath been touched above and being thereafter re-built is ever after called the NEW-TOWN of ABERDEEN King David Bruce had ever after a great favour and respect for Aberdeen and sometimes dwelt in it and set up a Mint-House here as some peeces of Money not long since extant with the inscription of Aberdeen did testifie and the King did ratifie and approve of all the Donations of Lands Waters Fishings and all other Priviledges which King Robert his Father or any of his Predecessors had formerly given or granted to the said Burgh because of their good Service both to his Father and himself against the common Enemie Also all the King James's 1 st 2 d. 3 d. 4 th 5 th and 6 th did all ratifie and approve all these Priviledges and Donations of what ever any of their Predecessors had done before and some of them witnessed their favourable Respects to the Magistrats thereof upon severall occasions As for instance King JAMES the fourth upon a complaint made against SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD of Tarlane after one of the Elections when he had been chosen Provest having for many years enjoyed that Office The King wrot to the Town Councill desiring an exact account of the ground of the Complaint made against His Loved Familiar SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD as the Kings Letter dated November 5. 1487. recorded in the Towns Books doth bear Again King JAMES the fifth was often in Aberdeen and did singularly shew Favour and Respects to the Familie of the MENZIESES who for many years did wisely and happily Govern our City Also King JAMES the sixth did not onely confirme in Parliament all the Ancient Priviledges and Liberties given to this City by his Royall Predecessors but likewise when ●s by the Laws of this Nation the King might have exacted his Burrow-Mailes in Sterling-Money which would have been nothing else but the utter undoing and extirpation of this Re-publick He out of his Princely Clemency and Favour which he did ever bear to this his Ancient-City did of new again Re-erect and found the samen and did quite abolish and ab●ogat the payment of Sterling-Money by dissolving the same from the Crown in Parliament so far as concerns this City allennarlly the like benefit being denyed to any other Burgh in the Kingdom as also disponning and giving of new the Burgh Common-Lands Fishings and all other Liberties thereof whatsomever for payment of current money allennarly And at the same time honored our then present Provest THOMAS MENZIES of Durne or Cults with the Title of Knight-hood in his own Privy-Chamber in the presence of the best sort of the Nobility of both the Kingdoms whom he acknowledged before them then present worthy of that honour be reason of his Birth besides the good service lately done by Him and the City of Aberdeen to the King by the gentle entertainment of his Honorable Servants who came at that time to visit Aberdeen by the Kings appointment 1617. This SIR THOMAS MENZIES of Cults having procured that Famous Pearl which was found in the Brook or Burne of Kellie as it runs into the River of Ythan which Pearle for beauty and bigness was the best that hath been at any time found in Scotland our said Provest having found by the Judgement of the best Jewelers in Edinburgh that it was most Precious and of a very high Value went up to London and gifted it to the King this was in the year 1620. Who in retribution gave him twelve or fourtteen Chalders of Victuall about Dumfermling and the Custom of Merchant-Goods in Aberdeen during his life But it pleased GOD he dyed at Wooller on the Border in England in his return home Nevertheless this did signifie the speciall Favour the King did bear to our then Provest though he did not live to enjoy the effects of the Kings Royall and Princely Respects This Pearle was reported to be one of the Jewells of the Crown of England Likewise when the King called the Commissioners of both Kingdoms to treat anent the Union betwixt Scotland and England ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD Provest of Aberdeen being one of the four chosen for the State of the Burrowes the King did put it upon Him to speak in behalf of the Burrowes who did acquite himself so satisfyingly to the King that pulling a rich Diamond Ring from his Finger he gave it him as a token of his Royall-Respects I have heard some relate that when he had delivered his discourse in our Scots-dialect which was not so intelligible at that time to the English Commissioners he spoke to the same purpose in Latine that the Bishops might understand then gave a like account to the Nobility amongst the English Commissioners in the French-Language which did affect the King with very much complacency who carried a singular Respect to the Subjects of this his Native-Country and Ancient Kingdom and made every thing acceptable that had a tendency to the repute thereof The Battell of Harlaw did witness the Zeal of Aberdeen against the Enemies of the King and for the