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214 HISTORY OF CORN MILLING: vol. iv.
JEDBURGH
CORPORA-
TION MILLS.
2. Creating
a Soke,
1670.
2. In this projected fee-farme lease of the whole
of the common effects of the town, the mills consti-
tuted a conspicuous item, and it was to give practical
effect to their value that the council proceeded at the
same meeting to bind the burgesses, with their
consent, to grind at them, thus for the first time
creating a soke or thirl over the town of Jedburgh.
For the better improving of the said Mylnes, the foirnamed haill
inhabitants and everie ane of them has thirled, astricted, and heirby
thirles and astricts them and everie of them their airs and successors
to grind at the saids thrie corn mylnes or any uther mylnes qlk sail
happen to be erected or built be the said broughe of Jedbrughe in
any part of the water of Jed, betwixt the Towerburyfoot on the eist
and the landes called the Virgine on the west, all and quhatsomever,
particularlie wheat, beands, peis, ry, beir, aits, malt or any uther sort
of grain qever quilk they sail make use of; and that yeirlie, con-
tinuallie, and perpetuallie in all tyme coming.
And that they sail not abstract the samen cornes nor any pairt
thairof from the said mylnes, but sail grind and suffer the same to
be ground thairat ; and sail pay the multors, knafesips, and uther
deuties underwritten thairfor, viz. :—
for ilk boll of clad shilling, thrie capfulls of multor ; or for ilk
six furlots, ane peck ; and for the knafesipe of ilk boll of
meill, twa capfulls.
Item. Ilk boll of wheat, twa capfulls of multor, and for the
knafesipe thairof ane capfuU of flour.
Item. Ilk boll of humble corn, peis, beinds, and ry, to rait all
alyke to the boll of wheait.
Item. Ilk half boll or thrie fulls pay ane capfull of multor; or
six fulls of malt, twa capfuls ; and six furlots or nyne fulls,
thrie capfuls and a ; laid, ane peck.
And that under the paine of payment of doubell moultor of
whatever cornes they sail abstract or such soumes as the
;
sail think fit to modifie
Toun Counsell from tyme to tyme
for abstracting of ilk boll of victuall from the saids mylnes.
The tacksmen, fermorers of the saids Mylnes sail, upon thair
owne expensse, carie and transport the malt and cornes of the haill
inhabitants from thair houses, and uther pairts within and adjacent
to the said broughe, to and fra the said mylns ; and sail deullie and
reddilie answeir everie inhabitant as they sail be requyred upon
tymous advertisment ; and sail grind everie one's seek, pock, or
others according to thair several advertisments and incoming,
without respect of persons.
The Toune Counsell and others foresaids sail not ferme or roupe
the said mylnes, nor grant taks thairof to any person or persons
without it be speciallie provydet be them, as it is hereby speciallie
provydet be the haill inhabitants abouenamed and underscryband.