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88 DUNNE VED. In the year 13 19 serious quarrels had arisen among the burgesses concerning who of them had the right to elect the mayor: and concerning the occupation of the Hideland. These quarrels were submitted by the " Mayor and Alder- men of the free borough of Dounheved and the tenants of La Hidlonde" on the one part, and "the other Burgesses of the Commonalty of the same borough on the other part," to Sir Robert the son of William the Knight, Magis- ter Marcham of the Castle, John of Burdon, and John of Carnedon. We will presently give a full translation of the award of these gentlemen, but we here cite only their decision with reference to the election of mayor. It runs thus : It is ordered also that, whensoever it shall be necessary that election be made of a Mayor in the borough aforesaid, then the eight Aldermen of the said borough, taking with them twelve burgesses of such borough reputed of the better and more worthy of those who should make such election, may proceed to the Election of the said Mayor; And if it happen that, upon making such election, disagreement arise between them, he shall be pre- ferred for Mayor whom the aforesaid Aldermen, together with four of the aforesaid twelve burgesses, shall elect as Mayor out of the said Aldermen. It is further ordered that anyone of the aforesaid Aldermen may always be elected by the others to any inferior Baliwick in the borough aforesaid. The text of this document is somewhat involved, but we believe we have given its true meaning. The residue of the award is : John Colyn, Mayor of the free borough of Dounheved and the other Burgesses of that borough, To all the faithful in Christ who shall see and hear the present submission and ordinance, Greeting in the Lord everlasting. Whereas a matter of strife and discord having, by the evil instigation of man, lately arisen between the Mayor of the free borough of Dounheved and the Aldermen and tenants of La Hidlonde on the one part, and the other Burgesses of the Commonalty of the borough aforesaid on the other part, concerning the letting and holding to farm of the [arable] land of