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Our soveraign lady, with advice and consent of parliament, statutes and ordains that no person shall hereafter kill or destroy muirfowls from the first of March to the twentieth of June, nor partridges from the first of March to the first of August, under a penalty of 50 lib. Scots, to be payed the one half to the complainer and the other half to be at the disposal of the judges before whom the contraveeners shall be pursued. As also her majesty, with advice foresaid, does hereby strictly prohibit and discharge the inbringing or selling of these fowls within any of the burghs or mercats of this kingdom during the foresaid intervals of time, recommending the diligent execution hereof to all magistrats within their several jurisdictions, and allowing to all apprehenders and discoverers of these fowls within the foresaid burghs or mercats full power and liberty to take and dispose of them at their pleasure, and moreover, declaring that the said inbringers or sellers shall be lyable in 50 lib. Scots, to be disposed of as said is. Lastly, it is hereby statute and ordained that no common fowlers, or others who are servants to noblemen and gentlemen, shall be allowed to hunt in the ordinary seasons, unless they either confine themselves within their master's grounds, or produce sufficient warrands from the proprietors of such grounds wherein they shall be found traveling, or otherways that they shall be lyable in 20 lib. Scots for each failure, by and attour forefaulting their nets, dogs and guns to the apprehender, which prohibitions and restrictions are hereby recommended to all sheriffs and stewarts, lords and baillies of regalities, to be put in punctual execution within their respective jurisdictions.