Poser 337 - Privy Council papers, 1620

This poser is taken from Privy Council papers (Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, PC10/12/35/XII), and consists of the signatures of five baillies of the burgh of Anstruther in 1620.

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Image of the signatures of five baillies of the burgh of Anstruther in 1620, (National Records of Scotland, PC10/12/35/XII).

Question: what are the names of the five baillies of Anstruther? The last name is particularly difficult because a blemish on the page interferes with the first two letters of the surname.

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