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(1907) [MARC] Author: Thomas Alfred Fischer
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never forgot the poor. There are in the Rådhus Archives
two very interesting volumes, dating from 1639 to 1649,
in which the donors with their own hand entered their
contributions towards the poor of Stockholm. Among many
names famous in Swedish history we also find those of
Scottish settlers. “ Of what God has granted me,” writes
Robert Rind on the 28th of June 1639, “I shall give to
the Poor eight hundred Thaler.” In later years the sum
becomes less and the hand more shaky; he contributes
50 Thaler in 1642, and 20 in 1649. Then follow many
of our old acquaintances: Hans Kininmund, Patrick
Ogilvie (1640, July 2nd), Magister Johan Jacob Pfeif,1
Halliday, Robert Smith, Jacob Maclear,1 Jacob Feif,
Donat Feif, Sander Clerck, the goldsmith, Johannes
Laurinus (Maclaurin), Walter Guthrie, and others.

Of their fondness of going to law, which was perhaps
not owing so much to their own inclination as to the
uncertain condition trade and commerce were in, I have
already spoken. The cases mostly arose out of last wills,* 1 2
debts, ship’s freights, and very often out of pupillary
moneys.

Now and then cases of violence of temper are recorded,
as in 1620, on the 13th of December, when Peter
Ugleby, Ogilvie, an officer, stands accused of having
suddenly attacked some students in “ Abel Brokikare’s
house,” and of having murderously assulted one of His

and Pfeif as officers and sergeants in the town militia. William
Barclay was the Town Colonel. As such he had a salary of 750 Thaler.
We are told that he was not satisfied with this, but demanded a free
house as well. The magistrates very properly refused (Protokoll of
1660).

1 Both these entries are made in the German language.

2 So in 1657, on the 8th of July, when Alexander Frazer from
Dundee puts forth his claims on the inheritance of Robert Rynd, deceased.
His wife’s mother had been Robert’s sister. Protokoll. R. A.

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