Legislation

On 4 July of the aforesaid year 1489, and the second year of the reign of the supreme lord our king, in the parliament immediately aforenoted, the lord king present with the three estates of the realm, this act which immediately follows was made and approved in the same parliament by the supreme lord our king and the aforesaid three estates, and proclaimed and published on the same day etc.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, as for the first article, touching the maintenance of the freedom and privilege of the holy church, it is advised and thought expedient by the lords of the articles that it be maintained and observed in the future just as it has been during the times of our sovereign lord's most noble predecessors, whom God absolve, and according to the form of the old laws, acts and statutes made previously.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, as for the sending of the answer to [Henry VII], king of England to the letters brought from him by the Rothesay herald, the aforesaid lords think it expedient and it is concluded that letters be written in due form for that and sent to the said king of England with a herald, that is to say Snowdon.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Also regarding the sending to [Charles VIII], king of France to renew the confederation made between our sovereign lord and the said king of France, it is concluded and ordained that the said sending to France be postponed and delayed until the Spanish ambassadors, who are now in the realm of England, have come here, and after that certain honourable persons can be sent in order to renew the said confederation.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, regarding the sending to [John], king of Denmark in order to renew the alliances made between the realms of Scotland and Denmark, the kings and lieges of the same, it is advised and concluded that three honourable persons be sent to the said king of Denmark - a knight, a clerk and a burgess - to be chosen at the will of the king and his council, and that our sovereign lord's letters be written for them so that the aforesaid things are undertaken, and mention is to be made in the same letters of the reparation and compensation to be made to our sovereign lord's lieges and justice sought from Luthkin Mere and his accomplices who have inflicted heavy injuries within our sovereign lord's waters.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, touching the taking of cawps as is the custom of the heads of kin in Galloway, the king's highness and aforesaid estates think it expedient and conclude that all those who claim to have such cawps be warned by public proclamation to compear in the next parliament, bringing with them such evidence as they will use for the right of the said cawps, warning those that do not do so our sovereign lord, with the advice of his three estates, will annul all such things and will ordain that such cawps are not to be taken in the future under great pains.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, regarding the warden of the West and Middle Marches and Borders opposite England, it is advised and concluded that the king's highness cause [Patrick Hepburn], earl of Bothwell to take on that office and that he chooses good and adequate deputies, such as he will answer for, for the punishment of trespassers and keeping of truce days. And as regards the east border, that Alexander Home be warden of it and have similar deputies that he will answer for.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, it is discussed, advised and concluded by the three estates touching the siege of castles, fortifications and houses that are held against our sovereign lord by his rebels in the west parts of his realm, that for the enforcement of his authority, the common benefit and profit of his lieges in those parts who are oppressed by the same rebels, [it is] thought expedient for the recovery of the said houses and castles under his rule that his highness travels himself, if it pleases him, to the castles of Crookston and Duchal and be there on 19 July current, and all lords, barons, freeholders, gentlemen and others on [the] south side of the water of Forth are to travel with his good grace, as they shall be charged to do by his letters patent, and others to be directed for that. And the same day that the king's highness comes to Glasgow, that immediately after that [Colin Campbell, earl of Argyll], chancellor, shall go and confirm the siege at the castle of Dumbarton and remain there for the period of 20 days after his arrival, and [the men of] the earldoms of Argyll, Lennox, Menteith and Strathearn from the Tay west [are] to be with him, and after 19 of those 20 days, [and] immediately on the 19th day, the lords, barons and men of Angus, Fife, Kinross, Clackmannan and the sheriffdom of Perth from the Tay east, the Stermont, Atholl, Apnadull and Rannoch shall enter the said siege and remain there for another 20 days, and after 19 of those 20 days are past then immediately after that the earls [George Gordon, earl of] Huntly, [William Keith, earl] Marischal, [William Hay, earl of] Erroll, [Alexander Forbes], lord Forbes and all men beyond the Mounth with the sheriffdom of the Mearns shall enter the said siege.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, regarding the article of lords who are to be chosen and be of counsel to our sovereign lord, it is advised and concluded that these undernoted lords be of counsel to his highness until the next parliament, that is to say [David Lindsay], earl of Crawford and [George Gordon], earl of Huntly, when they come, all prelates and great barons similarly at their arrival, and these undernoted lords are to be of continual counsel to his highness, or 6 of them at least, with all the king's officers and they are always to be with the king's highness to decide on all debatable matters and be of counsel to him, that is to say Robert [Blackadder], bishop of Glasgow, William [Elphinstone], bishop of Aberdeen, John [Home], prior of Coldingham and Master Alexander Inglis, archdeacon of St Andrews as for the clergy; and for the barons William [Hay], earl of Erroll, John [Lyon], lord Glamis, Andrew [Gray], lord Gray, Laurence [Oliphant], lord Oliphant, John [Drummond], lord Drummond, William [Borthwick], lord Borthwick, Patrick Home of Fastcastle and Walter Ogilvy; and that none of the aforesaid lords is to attend or leave the king's highness without a special licence from him or his chancellor and that only for a short time, and always at least 6 [men] are to remain [with the king] without variation, with the aforesaid officers.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, touching the article of money, it is concluded and ordained that the act and statute made previously for that in the last parliament be put into execution, and that the king's highness, with the advice of his council, choose a loyal true man to be master coiner and similarly all other officers as appropriate.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, regarding the article touching those who buy and sell gold and silver coins, it is advised and ordained by the three estates that it be a point of dittay in the future, and those who are convicted of it shall escheat their movable goods to the king and they will be personally imprisoned for a year at the will of the king's highness; and that the churchmen and others who buy or sell gold or silver coins, as is said, the lords think it expedient that the bishops make an investigation into it, each one within his diocese, and whoever is convicted of it is to have his fruits that are from his benefice distrenzied by his bishop for £40, for the reparation of the holy church, and of those who are not holding a benefice 10 merks, and their persons to be punished by their ordinaries; and as for the prelates who are found guilty of this, that the king's highness distrenzie their temporalities for the double value of the said sum.

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  7. 'cawpis' (or calps) refers to 'a gift made by a tenant to his superior or chief in return for his support and protection' [DSL]. Back
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Item, it is advised and ordained by our sovereign lord and his three estates that a proclamation be made at the end of this parliament that none of his lieges, no matter what estate or degree they belong to, consort with, help, supply or communicate with any of his rebels now forfeited and denounced at this time, that is to say John [Stewart], former earl of Lennox, Robert [Lyle], former lord Lyle, William [Crichton], former lord Crichton and Matthew Stewart, or with any who join with or belong to them in the future, under the pain of treason and forfeiture of life, land and goods; and if any person or persons will arrest, take or bring any of the said persons to our sovereign lord, that the person who takes or brings them shall have for the said John, former earl of Lennox £40 worth of land, for the said Robert, former lord Lyle £40 worth of land, for the said Matthew £40 worth of land, for the said William, former lord Crichton £40 worth of land, or if it pleases the taker 1,000 silver merks, and for any landed man taking their side or supporting them in the future, the one who captures him shall have a third of their land or else its value in money, and for taking any unlanded gentleman £20 of silver, and for the taking of any yeoman present and remaining with them as is said the taker shall have £10.

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