Edinburgh Versus Leith

In 1485, it was ordained, that no merchant of Edinburgh presume to take into partnership an inhabitant of Leith,
under a penalty of forty shillings to the church, and of being deprived of his freedom of the city for a year.
And, as if this were not considered sufficient, it was at the same time enacted, that none of the revenues of
Edinburgh should be let to an inhabitant of Leith, nor should any of the Edinburgh farmers take an inhabitant
of Leith as a partner, or even employ him as a servant relative to that business.

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