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Item, for eschewing of grett inconvenientis and fraude done to oure soverane lordis liegis be summoning of thame at thare duelling places, and oft tymes falslie, and gettis never knawlege therof, it is statute and ordanit that in tymes cuming, quhare any officiar or schireff in that part passis at the command of the kingis lettrez or the schireffis, stewartis, baronis or balyeis precepte to summond any party, geif thai can nocht apprehend thame personalie, thai sall pass to the yett or durr of the principale duelling place quhare the persoune to be summond duellis and has thair actuale residence for the tyme, and thare sall desire to haif enteres, quhilk, gif it be grantit, thai sall first schaw the cause of thare cuming, and gif thai can nocht gett the party personalie, thai sall schaw thare lettres or precepte befor the servandis of the house or uther famouse witness and sall execute thare offices and charge, and thereftir sall offir the copy of the saidis lettrez or precepte to any of the servandis, quhilk, gif thai refuse to do, that thai affix the samin upoune the yett or dure of the personis summondit; and siclik, gif thai gett na enteres, thai first knokand at the dure vj knokis, thai sall execute thare office befor famouse witnesses at the said house and duelling place and affixt the copy upoune the yett or dure therof as said is, quhilk salbe lauchtfull and sufficient summoning and delivering of copy, and the party nor officiar sall nocht be haldin to gif ony uther copy bot at thare awin plesoure; and every officiar in his indorsatioune sall mak metioune of his executioune in maner forsaid; and the party at quhais instance the lettre or precept is directed sall pay to the officiare executour the expense of the copy affixt as said is, and salbe taxt and gevin agane to him at the geving of the decrete or sentence gif he happinnis to optene; and gif the officiar beis fundin culpable in the executioune of his office, he salbe put in oure soverane lordis presoune and punist in his persoune and gudis at the kingis grace will.