The sett or decreet arbitral of King James the 6th of blessed memory
Subtitle: deciding all differences betwixt merchants and trades anent the government of the city of Edinburgh : as it is registrat in the books of Council and Session and ratified in Parliament : together with the Acts of the Town Council determining the time of the continuation of the Provost, dean of gild and thesaurer to be no longer then one or two years together at one time
Series: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature -- no. 2541; Making of the Modern World
Publisher: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ...
Published: 1683
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Charters, grants, privileges; Early works to 1800; Officials and employees; Selection and appointment
Other titles: Sett of the city of Edinburgh.
Notes: Added t.p. title: The sett of the city of Edinburgh.

Acts has special t.p.: Acts of the Town Council of Edinburgh determining the time how long the Lord Provost, bailies, dean of gild, and thesaurer of the said burgh ought to continue at one time in their respective offices ...

"The magistrats and Council of this city ordains the sett, decreet arbitral, and the same Acts of the Town Council to be printed and published."

The sett is dated April 22, 1583; the Acts are dated Oct. 1, 1678, Oct. 5, 1658, and Mar. 4, 1673.

Includes (5th group): Act anent the town clerks : Edinburgh, the twenty seventh of August, one thousand six hundreth seventy five years.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 02541.

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 2541.

Wing S2647.