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Parliamentum excellentissimi principis et domini nostri domini Jacobi quinti Dei gracia Scotorum regis metuendissimi tentum apud Edinburgh, decimo quarto die mensis Marcii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo.
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Quo die comparuit in judicio Carrik signifer, vicecomes in hac parte, et presentavit quandam summonitionem regiam sub testimonio magni sigilli regei sibi directe super summmonatione Margrete Forestar', relicta quondam Jacobi Colvile de Estwemis, Jacobi Colvile, filio dicti quondam Jacobi et aliorum liberorum suorum, coram dicto domino nostro rege et tribus regni statibus in presenti parliamento congregatis, cuius summonitionis tenor sequitur et est tales:
Jacobus Dei gracia rex Scotorum dilectis nostris Leoni regi armorum, Ros', Marchmond', Rothissay heraldis, Jacobo Jhonstoun', Johanni Perdovyne, Roberto Blak, Thome Hammiltoun', Jacobo Lindesay, clavigeris, Ormond', Bute, Dinguale, Carrik signiferis, Johanni Gourlay, Willelmo Hardy, Archibaldo Heriot et Alexandro Hutoun', nunciis, ac eorum cuilibet conjunctim et divisim vicecomitibus nostris in hac parte, salutem. Mandamus vobis et precipimus quatenus sumoneatis legitime et peremptorie coram testibus Margaretam Forestar', relictam quondam Jacobi Colvile de Estwemis, Jacobum Colvile, filium et assertum heredem dicti quondam Jacobi, personaliter si eorum presencias commode habere poteritis, alioquin ipsos necnon et reliquos, filios et filias dicti quondam Jacobi aliosque quoscunque interesse habentes apud cruces forales burgorum nostrorum de Striveling, Clakmannan' et Cupro, quod compareant coram nobis seu nostro justiciario in nostro parliamento tenendo infra burgum nostrum de Edinburgh in pretorio eiusdem die secundo mensis Marcii proximo futuro hora causarum cum continuatione dierum ad videndum and audiendum dictum quondam Jacobum dum viveret crimen lese nostre majestatis incurrisse per tres regni nostri status decerni pro sua proditoria contravencione nostri mandati dati et contra eundem executi vicesimo primo die mensis Augusti ultimo elapso ex certis rationabilibus causis animum nostrum ad hoc moventibus ad ingrediendum videlicet castrum nostrum de Blaknes' infra certas horas et aliis nostris litteris desuper directe content' sub pena proditionis, cuiquidem nostro mandato dictus quondam Jacobus non solum non obtemperavit qui ymmo incontinenti et contemptibiliter sese associavit et adjunxit Archibaldo, olim Angusie comiti, et Georgio Douglas, eius fratri germano, nostris rebellibus et proditoribus per sentenciam forisfacture desuper latam declaratis, cohabitando, sollicitando, consulendo et agendo cum eisdem infra partes Anglie omnia ea que ad nostram nostrorumque legeorum et regni eversionem et omnimodam exterminationem tendere possunt et ea propter memoriam dicti quondam Jacobi damnandam ac omnia et singula bona mobilia et immobilia terras et res mobiles sibi tempore prescripto et continuo depost usque ad ipsius obitum spectancia seu pertinencia nobis confiscari et perpetuo nobiscum inproprietate remanere, necnon et omnia et singula bona mobilia et immobilia per dictum quondam Jacobum postea dictis sue uxori prolibus aliis ve personis quibuscunque venditas, donatas seu alienatas aut per ipsos eorum ve aliquem quoquo modo intromissas, possessas seu occupatas ab eisdem et eorum quolibet eripi et auferri et nobis ac nostro fisco ad perpetuam remanenciam ut supra adjudicari. Et ulterius in premissis respondend' et juri parend' intiman' prenominatis personis quod sive dictis die et loco cum dicta continuatione dierum comparverunt sive non nos nichilominus et dictus noster justiciarius in premissis justicia mediante procedemus et procedet et presentes litteras debite executas et indorsatas earundem latori reddatis. Et vos qui executi presentes fueritis sitis ibidem dictis die et loco coram nobis aut nostro justiciario portan' vobiscum vestre summonitionis testimonium in scriptis seu idoneos testes ad quod faciend' vobis et vestrum cuilibet conjunctim et divisim vicecomitibus nostris in hac parte plenariam committimus potestatem. Datum sub testimonio nostri magni sigilli apud Edinburgh, decimo die mensis Januarii, anno regni nostri vicesimo octavo.
Post cuiusquidem summonationis lecturam, predictus vicecomes in hac parte probavit in presenti parliamento dictam summonationem legitime executam per indorsaciones suas et certos testes in eisdem indorsationibus contentos et in judicio ad hoc inibi per ipsum vicecomitem productos et juratos, videlicet Alexandrum Hutoun', nuncium, Johannem Cargill, Johannem Rany et Johannem Kery, quarum indorsacionum tenores sequuntur et sunt tales:
The xv day of Januere, the yere of God forsaid, I, Carrik pursevant, ane of the schireffis in that part within constitute, past at the command of thir oure soverane lordis lettres and summond Margrett Forestare, the relicte of umquhile James Colvile of Estwemis, personaly apprehendit, to compere befor oure soverane lord and his justice day and place within writtin, with continewatioune of dais, to the effect within writtin, eftir the form of thir oure soverane lordis lettrez in all punctis and articulis contenit tharintill. And upoune the samin day and the xvj day of the said moneth of Januare, I past to the markett croces of Striviling and Clakmannane and thare, be oppin proclamatioune, summond James Colvile, sone to the said umquhile James Colvile and the remanent of his barnis and dochteris and all utheris havand enteres, to comper before oure soverane lord and his justice day and place within writtin, with continewatioune of dais, to the effecte within writtin, in all punctis eftire the forme of thir lettres. This I did before thir witnes: Alexander Hutoune, messinger, Jhone Cragingelt, provest of Striveling, and Archibald Spittale, Jhone Cargill, Jhone Kere and Jhone Rany, with uthiris diverse.
Upoune the xvij day of the said moneth of Januare, I past to the markett croce of the burgh of Cowpare and thare, be oppin proclamatioune, summond James Colvile, sone to the said umquhile James, and the remanent of his barnis and dochteris and all utheris havand enteres, to compere before oure soverane lord and his justice day and place within writtin, with continewatioune of dais, to the effecte within writtin, in all punctis eftire the forme of thir lettres. This I did before thir witnes: David Lindesay, provest of Cowpare, Alexander Hutoune, messinger, Gilbert Seytoune and Jhone Cargill, with utheris diverse. And for the maire witnessing to thir my executionis and indorsingis, my signet is affixt.
This court of parliament schawis for law and I geif for dome that, for samekle as it is fund be sensement of parliament that umquhile James Colvile of Estwemis, knycht, hes incurrit the panis of crime of lese majeste for the tresonablie inobedience of the kingis grace, command to entir him self in ward in the castell of Blaknes but passand furth of the realme to the cumpany of Archibald, sumtime erle of Anguise, and George Douglace, his broder germane, his gracis rebellis and tratouris, traitand with thame the destructioune of his grace, his lieges and realme, for the quhilkis causes decernis the memoure of the said umquhile James to be deleit and all his gudis, movablie and unmovablie, landis and geire at the said tyme and sensine pertening to him to his deceise to be confiskit and to remane with his hienes as his propertie, with all uther geire disponit be him to his wife and barnis sen the committing of the said crime possest or occupyit be thame to remane with oure said sovirane lord in tyme tocum. And that I geif for dome.
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Quo die Cristena Wardlaw, relicta quondam Roberti Lesly, Magistro Andrea Lesly, Georgio Leslie, Magistro Johanne Lesly, Gilberto Lesly, Elizabeth Lesly et Thoma Hammiltoun', eius spouso pro suo interesse [...] Lesly, moniali, filiis et filiabus dicti quondam Roberti, sepe vocat' per summonitionem regiam sub testimonio magni sigilli regei desuper directe ad respondendum personaliter coram dicto domino nostro rege seu eius justiciario in presenti parliamento et ad videndum et audiendum dictum quondam Robertum dum viveret crimen lese majestatis incurrisse per tres regni status decerni pro certis proditoriis actionibus per eum commissis ut in dicta summonitione continetur et non comparen', excepto Magistro Andrea Leslie, continuatur ad septimum diem mensis Julii proxime futurum cum continuatione dierum, absque prejudicio partium, in forma et effectu ut nunc est.
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Item, to the confusioune of all heresy, that all the sacramentis be haldin and honourit as thai have bene in all tymes bygane within this realme conforme to the lawis and doctryne of Halykirk.
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Item, that the glorius Virgine Mary, moder of oure blissit salvatour Crist Jesu, be ouer all this realme reverendlie worschippit and honourit and that prayeris be maid to hire to mak intercessioune to God almychty, Fader, Sone and Halygaist for the successioune, hele, weilfaire and prosperite of the kingis grace, his quene our soverane lady,†and thare prosperous successes, pece, unite and concord betuix oure said soverane lord and all Cristin princis, and betuix thame all to resist to the inymyis of the faith Catholik, and betuix his grace, his estatis and liegis; and that his hienes and peple may remane constantlie in the faith and follow the law of God conforme to the statutis and doctrine of Halikirk ressavit and kepit be his predecessouris, kingis of Scotland, and peple in all tymes bipast sene thai first ressavit the samyn; and siclike prayeris to be maid to all sanctis, in speciale and generale, and that worschip be had to thame.
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Item, that na maner of persoune argun nor impung the papis autorite under the pane of deid and confiscatioune of all thare gudis, movable and unmovable.
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Item, that becaus the negligence of divyne service, the grett unhoneste in the kirk throw nocht making of reparatioune to the honour of God almychty and to the blissit sacrament of the altare, the Virgyne Mary and all haly sanctis, and als the unhonestie and misreule of kirkmen, baith in witt, knawlege and maneris, is the mater and cause that the kirk and kirkmen are lychtlyit and contempnit, for remeid hereof, the kingis grace exhortis and prayis oppinly all archibischopis, ordineris and uthir prelatis, and every kirk man in his awne degre, to reforme thair selfis, thair obedienciaris and kirkmen under thame, in habit and maneris to God and man, and that thai cause in every kirk within thair diocy under thare jurisdictioune, cure [and] reule reparatioune and reparaling to be honestlie and substantiouslie maid and done to the honour of God almychtie, the blissit sacrament and divine service, every kirk eftire the qualite and quantite of the rentis; and giff ony persoune allegiand thame exemit and will nocht obey nor obtempere to thare superiour in that behalf, the kingis grace sall find remeid therfore at the papis halynes, and siclik aganis the saidis prelatis giff thai be negligent.
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Item, that nane hald nor latt be haldin in thaire housis nor uthir wayis congregationis or conventculis to commone or despute of the Haly Scriptoure without thai be theologis apprevit be famouse universiteis or admittit tharto be thame that hes lauchfull power; and inlikwyise that na man, quhatsumevire stait or conditioune he be, luge, ressave, cherise nor favour ony heretike; and in caise ony ressavis or knawis thaim quhaire thai are, sall incontinent denunce and accuse thaim to the nixt lauchtfull officiare of justice under the pane to be punist as heretikis.
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Item, geif ony heretikis have bene abjurit or uthirwayis haif bene admittit lauchfullie to pennance and grace, nane of thai sall converse nor commone with utheris of ony materis tuiching oure haly faith under the pane to be haldin as relapse; and alswa that na persoune that hes bene suspectit of heresie, howbeit thai be ressavit to pennance and grace, sall in this realme excerse, haif nor brouk ony honest estait, degre, office nor judicatour, spirituall nor temporale, in burgh nor without, nor na wise salbe admittit to be of oure counsale.
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Item, quhaire ony beis suspectit of heresie and lauchtully summond to ansuere of the samin ar fugitive, that thai salbe banist and condempnit as heretikis, and it sall nocht be lefull to na man to solist, procure nor mak supplicatioune for thare purgacioune, reductioune or grace under the pane to be punist as favoraris to the heretikis, and the saidis personis, fugitives, nor to be admittit to purgacioune nor utherwayis to reconsiliatioune nor yit to remane or converse in our realme. Alsua, we forbid to all our subjectis, quhatsumever estait thai be, to present requeistis, mak ony supplicatioune, defend, supple, dyit or writt, counsal, help, procure or mak advocatioune, solicitatatioune, labour or assist ony wayis to na heretikis, fugitives or banist therfor or uthir contamynit personis that ar, or have bene, of the said reprevit sect of heresiis, to have or impetrate ony grace of thare errouris, quhilk we will na way be accordit to thame, under the pane to be punist as assistaris to heresiis.
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Item, to stop the privat congregatioune and conventiculis of heretikis quhair thair errouris ar spred, that ony man that first revelis incontinent or accusis ony that hes kepit the said conventionis, gif he have bene ane of thame him self, for the first tyme he salbe quyit and absolvit therof, swa that he be ane gude Cristin man and have the rycht fait, permittand him never to intromett with the said erroris in tyme cuming; in caise he be nocht of the said congregatioune, than he sall have ane part of the confiscacioune of him that he accusis as the lordis thinkis expedient to statute and ordand, and this to be extendit to all thai that revelis or accusis ony heretikis to have ane part of thare confiscatioune; and that na man may pretend ignorance hereof, that it be commandit under panis to all schireffis, provestis and ballies of burrowis to publis be oppin proclamatioune thir actis at the heid places of thaire jurisdictioune twyis in the yeire.
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And anentis ymagis of haly sanctis canonist and apprevit be the Halykirk, it is statute and ordanit that nane brek, cast doune nor ony utherwayis treit irreverendlie nor do ony dishonour nor irreverence to the saidis images.
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The kingis grace, with avise of his thre estatis of parliament, understanding that the institutioune of his college of justice and actis maid tharupoune are rycht proffitable to his grace and all the haill realme and, tharefor, now eftire his perfite aige of xxv yeris, has ratifyit and apprevit, ratifyis and apprevis for him and his successouris, the institutioune of the said college of justice and actis maid for administratioune of justice therin; and als ratifyis and apprevis the confirmatioune, ratificatioune and approbatioune of our haly fader the pape of the erectioune of the said college and of the gift of all benefices, rentis gevin and to be gevin, assignit and to be assignit, to the honest sustentatioune of the said college of justice and all previlegis grantit and to be grantit thareto be oure said haly fader the pape and his hienes; and will and ordanis, for the caussis forsaid, that the said college and institutioune tharof remane perpetualie for the administratioune of justice to all the liegis of this realme, and to be honowrit siclik as ony uthir college of justice in uthir realmis. And attour gevis and grantis to the president, vicepresident and senatouris power to mak sic actis, statutis and ordinancis as thai sall think expedient for ordouring of processes and haisty expeditioune of justice, and in absence of president and vicepresident will that the eldest in ordour of the saidis senatouris be president for the tyme, to the effecte that thare be na stop of justice ony tyme throw absence of the saidis president and vicepresident.
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Item, becaus the schott of gunnis, hagbuttis, handbowis and uther small artelyerie now comounlie usit in all cuntreis, baith be sey and land, in thare weris is sa felloune and uneschewable to the pith of hie curage of noble and vailyeant men, quhais actis and dedis cannocht be schewin without contrare provisioune be had of instrumentis of were and batell, it is herefore statute and ordanit be the kingis hienes, with avise and consent of the thre estatis of his realme, that every landit man within the samin sall have ane hagbute of found, callit hagbut of crochert, with thare calmis, bullettis and pellokis of leid or irne, with powder convenient thareto, for every hundreth pund of land that he hes of new extent, and he that hes bot ane hundreth merk land sall haif tua culveringis, and ilkman havand fourti pund land sall have ane culvering, with calmyis, leid and pulder ganand tharto, with trestis, to be at all tymes reddy for schoting of the saidis hagbuttis; and that every man of leving forsaid sall have ane man or ma as he may furness for schoting of the saidis hagbutis and culveringis and to leire utheris to schoit the samin; and that every man have the said artelyerie efferand to his leving, substanciouslie furnist as said is, reddy within xviij monethis next efter the publicacioune of this acte, under the pane of dowbling of the price that will by ilk pece of the said artelyerie, to be applyit to the kingis grace use for bying of the samin to himself; and the saidis xviij monethis being past, that every man mak his musteris with the said artelyerie, weill furnist as said is, at the next wapinschawing therefter to the takaris and ressavaris of the saidis wapinschawingis, the quhilk being done thai sall nocht be bundin to bring thare said artelyerie to ony wapinschawingis therefter, bot geiff thai be specialie requirit thareto be the kingis graces writtingis or be the schireff or uther jugis ordinare under the kingis grace; and that this acte be extendit als weill to the lordis of regalite and thair tenentis as to thame of the rialtie, and that every kirkman furness siclike artelyerie in maner aboune written to be schawin at wapinschawingis as said is efter the avale and quantite of thair temperale landis, and that thare artelyerie remane at the castell, abbay or mansioune of the bischope, prelate or kirkman, to be kepit thare and left to his successoure quha salbe haldin to wphald the samin for the defense of the realme. And becaus it can nocht be now cleirlie understandin of the avale and quantite of every burgh quhat artelyerie and howmekle thai may furness, therefore, it is ordanit that lettres be writtin to the provestis, ballies, aldermen of every burgh of this realme signifyand unto thame this statute and ordinance of the maner of furnesing of artelyerie to be maid be the baronis and kirkmen, chargeing thame, tharefore, to convene thare counsale, avise and conclude quhat artelyerie and in quhat manere ilk burgh may perfurness, and refere agane to the kingis grace within xv dais nixt eftir thai be chargit tharto, that his hienes may be avisit tharwith; with certificatioune geiff thai failye tharintill, his grace sall cause thame to be taxt efter the avale and quantite of thare commoune gudis and substance for furnesing of the said artelyerie; and ordanis that ladyis of conjunct fee and lifrent sall furness efferand to the quantite of thare leving for support of the baronis and utheris landit men in the prefurnessing of the said artelyerie.
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Item, becaus nathir artelyerie nor harnesse can be furnist nor maid reddy conforme to the actis maid tharupoune without the samyn be brocht hame be merchandis, tharefore, it is statute and ordanit that every merchand saland forth of this realm, or sendand his gudis extending to ane last of gudis, sall bring hame als oft as he salis or sendis his gudis at every tyme twa hagbutis of crochert or ma as his pak may furness, with poulder and calmys for furnessing of the samin, or ellis als mekle mettal as will mak the saidis hagbutis, with poulder efferand tharto, and siclike harness for furnessing of oure soverane lordis liegis in manere forsaid.
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†Item, for inbringing of oure soverane lordis propirte and casualiteis yeirlie to his chekker, sua that his thesaurare and comptrollare may wele be furnist for prefurnessing of all sic thingis quhilkis pertenis thame to do, and that in tymes cuming sall have na cause to complenye bot in thare awne defalt and negligence, it is herefore statute and ordanit that all schireffis, stewartis, custumaris, chalmerlanis and utheris intromettouris with oure soverane lordis propirtie compere at every chekker quhaire it salbe haldin for the tyme, and mak thare comptis and full payment exchquer with the rollis before thare deperting, ilkane for thare awine part safar as thai intromettit with or mycht intromett be resone of thare office, doand thare diligence thareto under the pane of warding of thare personis, thare to remane during the kingis will; and as for the casualiteis, ordanis all schireffis, stewartis, ballies and utheris that aucht to mak compt, rekning and payment of the samin to compere yeirlie in the chekker be thame selfis, or thare sufficient deputis, at the day assignit to thame be the precepte, and thare mak compt, reknyng and payment of all sic casualiteis and do thare utire diligence thareto be the consideratioune of the lordis auditouris, and depart nocht quhill thai have done the samin under the pane forsaid.
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Item, anentis the executioune of the actis of parliament maid of before be oure soverane lordis progenitouris upoune thame that committis slauchter and mutilatioune, and for apprehensioune of oure soverane lordis rebellis and diligence to be maid therin be schireffis and uthiris officiaris of the realme, baith in regalite and rialtie, it is statute and ordanit that the actis maid thareupoune of befor be put to executioune in all punctis, and that all schireffis, stewartis, ballies and all uther officiaris, baith to burgh and to land, als weill in regalite as in the rialtie, do thare diligence to serche and seik all our soverane lordis rebellis and being at his horne, quhaire evir thai may be apprehendit within thare baillieriis, tak and bring thame to oure soverane lordis justice to be justifyit for thare demeretis under the pane of tinsale of thare offices for thre yeris, geiff thai have the samin in heretage, and geiff thai have the samin for yeris, to tyne the samin for evire, and to be accusit upoune thare diligence in that behalf in the justice airis or at uther particulare diettis as sall pleise the kingis grace; and that na maner of man within this realme wilfullie or wittandlie ressett, supple or manteine or do favouris to ony of oure soverane lordis rebellis and being at his horne within thare housis, landis, boundis or ballieriis under the pane of deid and confiscatioune of all thare movable gudis, and to be callit and accusit hereupoune, owther at justice courtis or perticulare diettis as said is; and geiff the officiaris of the regalite beis fundin negligent, thai being requirit hereto, it sall be lefull to the kingis schireffis to putt the saidis actis to executioune within the said regalite efter the forme and tenour of the samin, and that the justice clerk inquire diligentlie hereupoune and tak dittay as efferis.
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Item, becaus the crymes of thift, stouth and reiff is sa commounlie usit amangis the kingis liegis, and for stanching of the samyn, it is statute and ordanit in this present parliament that quhaire ony of the kingis liegis is planteous and complenis upoune ane theiff that he hes reft or stowne his gere or his mennis, and is in service or obeysance of ony man and schawis the samyn to the man that he is in service with and wald atteche him to the law for the samin, this man that this theiff or revaire is in service with, or findis him with him or under his obeysance, salbe haldin and oblist to produce and bring him to the lawis before the justice, schireffis or ony utheris that hes cognitioune to do justice upoune sic personis, committaris of sic crymes, at dayis and placis affixt to thame to underly the samin, or ellis sall deliver the said theiff or revair to the complenare to be brocht to the law and justifyit as said is; and geiff his maister or sustenare of this theiff or revare refusis to do the samin, he salbe haldin art and part takare of his evill deidis and salbe accusit therfor as the principale theiff or revare, and als sall restoire and satify to the complenare the gudis reft and stowne fra him; and geiff this complenar, eftir that he have attechit this theiff or deliverit to him as said is, wald concord with the said theiff and tak thiftbute and putt him fra the lawis, in that caise he sall underlie the lawis and be accusit therfor as the principale theiff or revare; and giff he attechis and accusis him of the said theft or reiff and beis fundin innocent therof, the said complenare salbe haldin and oblist to giff to the said man that he sclanderis innocentlie ten pundis for amendis of the said sclander.
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It is statute and ordanit that na maner of persoune to burgh nor to land by ony maner of fische in merket nor uther places to pak or pele quhill xj houris of the day, and fra xj houris to twa houris eftir noone it salbe lefull to by fische and pak and pele the samin as thai think maist expedient, and nochttheles, that all oure soverane lordis lieges, cagearis and utheris within this tyme of the day be servit for thare money of fische to the furnessing of the cuntre; and siclik fra twa houris efter none to vj houris at even it sall nocht be lesum to by pak or pele the saidis fische, bocht that all oure soverane lordis lieges at the saidis tymes of day may be servit of all manere of fische and by the samin for thare silvir, for sustentatioune of thare housis and serving of the cuntre about; and that na maner of persoune in this realme, merchand or utheris, send or have ony maner of quhite fische furth of the samyn, bot it salbe lesum to strangearis to cum within this realme to by the samin fra merchandis and fremen of burrowis with reddy gold and silvir, or be bartoring of sufficient merchandice with the saidis merchandis, or with the awnaris therof, for thaire sustentatioune necessaris of thaire housis alanerlie; and quhaire ony personis hes ony fische pakit or pelit, that thai be reddy at all tymes to sell the samin to all oure soverane lordis lieges for furnessing and sustentatioune of thare housis and the cuntre under the pane of confiscatioune of the samin; and to stop the rysing of prices in markettis within burrows, it is statute and ordanit that the provestis, aldermen and ballies of burrowis on every markett day pass and vesy the markettis and sett ane price on all maner of fische according to the tyme, and that thai diligentlie inquire giff ony maner of persoune gevis arlis or money on ony manere of fische that cumis to the market, to the effecte that the samin may be sauld upoune ane hieare price, that thai tak and puniss the saidis personis as coparis, forstallaris and regratouris aganis the commoune weill.
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Item, anentis the artikle makand mentioune that the 'croune of the sone' is commounlie refusit within this realme, it wantand ane grane of the wecht, howbeit the samin hes passage in uthir cuntreis and speciallie in the realme of Franche, it weyand the 'croun of the king', tharefore, it is thocht expedient for the commoune weill that na maner of persoune within this realme refuse to tak the said croun of wecht in pament or for change for uthire money eftire the forme of the kingis grace proclamatioune, suppoise the samin want ane grane alanerlie, under the pane to be callit and accusit as brekaris of the said acte of parliament. And becaus sindry personis havand quhite silvire will nocht change for gold, bot takkis thairfore xij d. or maire for wissilling of the samin, in hie contemptioune of oure soverane lord and his autorite, herefore it is statute and ordanit that all maner of personis havand quhite money, that thai reddely change all manere of gold contenit in oure soverane lordis cry of the prices contenit in the samin, without taking of ony maner of money tharefor under the pane forsaid and to be accusit as oppressouris of oure soverane lordis lieges, and that na maner of man tak upoune hand for to ronge the croune of wecht, or ony uthir gold of wecht, throw pretense of this acte, under the pane to be accusit and punist as falsaris of the kingis grace money, conforme to the commoune law and statutis of the realme.
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Item, tuiching exhorbitant derth and prices of wyne, salt and tymmere, it is statute and ordanit that the provest, ballies and counsale of burrowis quhair ony schippis or strangearis arrivis, or sal happen to arrive in tymes cuming, ladyn with wyne, salt or tymmer, convene with the merchandis that aw the saidis wynis, salt and tymmer and by or sett ane price upoune the samin resonabllie, and that na maner of man, fre man or unfreman, by ony of the saidis wynis, salt or tymmer bot fra the saidis provest and ballies or awnaris therof and the prices being maid be thame as said is, na man to by quhill the kingis grace be first servit and his grace and officiaris being contentit forsamekle as it will pleise thame to tak to oure soverane lordis use alanerlie; that all nobill men of the realme sic as prelates, baronis and and utheris gentilmen of the samin be servit of the samin prices, and thareftire all and sindry oure soverane lordis liegis be servit upoune the saidis prices; and geiff ony man cumis in contrar hereof or forstallis the saidis wynis, salt or tymmer, the samin to be eschetit to the kingis grace; and gif the provest, ballies and counsale beis fundin negligent in the exercyng of thaire offices, thai to tyne the samin and nocht to brouk office nor honour for the space of thre yeris thairefte; and giff ony freman or uther Scottis man duelland in this realme bringis hame ony wynis, salt or tymmer upoune thare awne aventour, that the provest and ballies of burrowis, at the entring of the schippis in the bukis of the toune, see and considder thair merchand billis and how the saidis wynis, salt and tymmer was cost and sauld, and siclik considder thare uncostis and fraucht, and thefter sett ane competent price how the samyn may be sauld, and as thai ordane, that the samin be sauld of the samin price and na hiear; and that the provest and ballies do diligence to inquire and gett witt in dew tyme of yeir how wyne, salt and tymmer is sauld and cost in uthir cuntreis, that thai may mak the prices the bettir efferand to the gudness of the stuff.
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Item, anentis the hospitalis, it is devisit, statute and ordanit that the actis of parliament maid tharupoune of befor be oure soverane lordis maist noble progenitouris be putt to executioune in all punctis and that certane vesitouris be maid, to the effecte that thai may pass and considder the fundatioune of all hospitalis and to cause the samin be kepit conforme to the first fundatioune, and the saidis vesitouris to be namit be the kingis grace.
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Item, tuiching the reparationis and mending of disformychteis within the town of Edinburgh, and specialie quhaire thaire is commoune passagis and enteresse quhairby all strangearis and utheris oure soverane lordis liegis pasis and repassis, it is thocht expedient and als it is ordanit that the provest, ballies and counsale of Edinburgh gar warne and charge all maner of personis that hes ony landis, biggingis and waistis upoune the west syde of Leith Wynde that thai, within yere and day, big and repare honestlie thair saidis waistis and ruynous housis, and that thai begin to the samin within thre monethis, and that thai end the samyn within yere and day or ellis sell the samin to utheris to be biggit within the said space, and to charge thame that ar knawin personalie and all utheris be oppin proclamatioune at the market croce of Edinburgh, with certificatioune to thame and thai failye, the saidis provest and ballies sall cause the saidis landis, tenementis and waistis to be apprisit and sall sell the samin to ony that will by thame and pay the prices therof to the awnaris; and giff na man will by thaim, it salbe lefull to the saidis provest and ballies to cast doune the saidis waist landis and with the stuff and stanis therof big ane honest, substantiouse wall fra the port of the Nethir Bow to the Trinite College; and it sall nocht be lefull in tymes cuming to ony maner of persoune to persew thame nor thaire successouris tharefor, nor pretend ony rycht or enteres thairto, in tyme tocum, nowithir for the principale land nor for annuellis awing furth therof. And becaus the est syde of the said wynde pertenis to the abbot and convent of Halyrudhouse, it is ordanit that the ballies of the Cannongait gar siclik be done upoune the said est syde. And als becaus of the vilite that cumis be slaying of flesche be the flescheouris duelland on the est syde and temyng of interellis of beistis generand corruptioune, it is therefor ordanit that the samin be forbiddin be the provest and ballies of Edinburgh and Cannongait under the pane of confiscatioune of all sic flesche slane be thaim in maner forsaid.
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Item, becaus the markett of mele and utheris wittalis off the toune of Edinburgh is commoune upoune the hie gaitt, to the sicht of all maner of personis, strangearis and uthiris, and that ane multitude of vyle, unhonest and miserable creatouris convenis to the said market daily to gett thair sustentatioune and leving, tharefore, it is thocht expedient that the said meile markett be removit of the hie gaits in sum honest, ganand and convenient place quhaire the nychtbouris of the said toune and utheris the kingis liegis may convene for selling and bying of sic vittalis in tymes tocum.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that, forsamekle as it hes bene hevelie murmurrit to oure soverane lord that his lieges hes bene gretlie hurt in tymes bigane be jugis, baith spirituale and temporale, quha hes nocht bene alanerlie jugis bot plane solistaris, partiale counsalouris, assisteris and part takaris with sum of the partiis, and hes tane grete geire and proffitt, therefor, it is statute and ordanit in tymes cuming that all justices, schireffis, lordis of sessioune, ballies of regaliteis, provest and ballies of burrowis and thair deputis, and all utheris jugis, spirituale and temporale, als weill within regaliteis as rialtie, sall do trew and equale justice to all oure soverane lordis liegis without ony partiale counsale, rewardis or buddis taking forthar than is promittit of the law, under the pane of tinsale of thair honour, fame and dignitie, giff thai be tentit and convictit of the samyn; and giff ony maner of persoune murmouris ony juge, temporale or spirituale, als weill lordis of the sessioune as utheris, and previs nocht the samin sufficientlie, he salbe punist in semblable maner and sort as the said juge or peroune quham he murmouris, and sall pay ane payne arbitrale at the will of the kingis grace or his counsale for the infamyng of sic personis, provyding alwayis geif ane spirituale man failyeis, that he be callit befor his juge ordinare.
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Item, for eschewing of inconvenientis that oft and diverse tymes happinis in this realme of the new inventit craft and falsett committit and done dalie be thame that sellis thare landis or disponis the samin ex titulo oneroso that puttis thair barnis or uther frennd and persoune in stait of the samin before the dait of the selling or geving therof to utheris as said is, herefore, it is statute and ordanit that quha sellis and disponis ony landis or annuell rentis to any maner of persoune for ony cause quhaire warrandice may fall and puttis utheris in private stait therof, nocht be resignatioune in the kingis graces handis, nor be confirmatioune with precept pass furth of the chancelarie, nor be plane resignatioune in the ouerlord handis or confirmatioune of the ouer lord, and the persoune that happynnis to gett thair landis and broukis the samin peceablie yeir and day be labouring, manuring and uptaking of the malis, proffittis and dewiteis and sa kennyt heretable possessour therof yeir and day, the persoune or personis havand privait stait and saising of the saidis landis sall never be hard to clame the samin aganis the secund heretable possessour for ony cause, bot to persew his interesse aganis the principale gevar and his airis, and the persoune, sellar or gevar, to be callit and declarit infayme at the kingis graces instance, and to be punist in his persoune and gudis at the kingis grace will and plesour; and gif the ouerlordis ressavis dowble resignationis wittandlie to the effecte abone writtin, thai to be punist siclik, and this acte to be extendit to thame that makis dowble assedationis and dowble assignationis.
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Item, anent the remeid to be putt to the fraud daly committit be heretouris of thame that ar deid and ar awand grett sowmes of money to sindry personis, thare creditouris, and the saidis airis fraudfully lyis furth and will nocht enter to thare landis swa that thai may be distrenzeit for the saidis dettis in caise thai be nocht distrenzeable in utheris movable gudis, tharefore, it is statute and ordanit that lettres salbe directe be deliverance of the lord of counsale and at the instance of ony complener to command and charge the saidis heretouris, thai beand of perfite aige, to enter to thare landis, yeir and day being past efter the deceise of thare fader or predecessouris quhem to thai succeid, to enter to the samin within xl dais nixt efter thare charge, and failyeing therof, lettres salbe directed to the schireff of the schire and his deputis to apprise the saidis land to the saidis creditouris for the saidis dettis, gif thai be liquid, the quhilk processe of apprising sall have als grett strenthe, force and effecte as the saidis airis ware enterit tharto, and the saidis apprisit landis to be haldin of the imediate superiour therof, providing alwayis that it salbe lesum to the saidis heretoris and thar successouris to redeme the saidis landis within sevin yeris conforme to the acte of parliament maid tharupoune of befor and efter the tenour therof in all punctis.
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Item, it is devisit, statute and ordanit that the auld privilege of burrowis be observit and kepit anentis merchandis and merchandice conforme to oure soverane lordis lawis, statutis and actis of parliament maid of before, and ratifyis and confermis the samin in this present parliament with all privilegis grantit to thame be oure soverane lord and his maist noble progenitouris of gud mynd, quheme God assolye.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that na persoune use pakking nor peling of woll, hidis nor skynnis loise nor laid outwith fre burgh and privilege therof.
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Item, oure soverane lord, with avise of the thre estaitis of parliament, ratifiis and apprevis the actis and statutis maid of before anent the furth having of money utowith† the realme be prelatis, kirkmen and utheris in furnessing of thare expeditionis and besines, bot that the finance therof be maid be merchandis.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that ane kynd and mesour be maid for salmond, hering and keling, and that the samin be kepit throw all the realm, and that the said mesour be conforme to the actis of parliament, and to that effecte that ilk coup haif ane birning irne of his mark to mark ilk barrell, and siclik the toune to have ane sercheour quhilk sall have the tounis mark in keping to birne ilk barrell, sua that oure soverane lordis custome tharof be nocht defraudit; and gif ony fische and salmond be fund in sic barrellis un markit, the samin to be eschete and siclik the tume treis, that ane haif to oure soverane lord and the uther to the toun.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that giff ony persoune persewis ane uthir within burgh, that the tynar of the cause pay the wynaris expensis to be modifiit be the juge conforme to the commoune law and daly practik of the lordis of counsale.
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Item, becaus it is hevely murmourit that all craftismen of this realme, and specialie within burrowis, usis sic extorsiounis upoune utheris oure soverane lordis liegis be resoune of thare craftis and of private actis and constitutionis maid amangis thaim selfis, contrare the commoune weill and in grett hurt, prejudice, dampnage and scaith to all the leigis of this realme, tharefore, it is statute and ordanit that, in all tymes cuming, it salbe lesum to all oure soverane lordis liegis that hes ony biggingis or reparationis to be maid for making of pollecy in this realme, owithir to burgh or to land, to cheise gude craftis men, fre men or utheris as he thinkis maist expedient for ordouring, bigging and ending of all sic werkis; and giff ony craftis man beginnis the said werk and dilayis to end the samin, that the persoune that causis to big the said werk or reparatioune forsaid to cheise and tak utheris in thair placis als oft as neid beis to prefurniss and end furth the said werk for policy of the realme, and that na impediment be maid to sic craftis men usand thaire craft as said is be ony uthir of the said craft within this realm under the pane of tinsale of thare fredome and breking of the actis of parliament, and that the provest and ballies of all burrowis tak inquisitioune herapoune and putt this act to executioune in all punctis.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit anentis drawaris of claith and litstaris of fals coloris that in every burgh thare be ane qualifiit man chosin to seill all claith and sall have for his labour of ilk steik seling xij d., and gif ony drawaris of claithe beis apprehendit, that ane haif of the saidis gudis to be oure soverane lordis eschete and the tother haif to the burgh, and the said drawaris within burgh for the first falt to tyne thare fredome for yeir and day, and for the secund falt forevire; and siclik of thame outwith burgh dingand, calk, cresche or flaland claithe, that the samyn be eschete and thai haldin to refound the scaith to the awnaris, and gif the said seilar beis fund culpable seland unsufficient colour or drawin claith, he to tyne his fredome and to be punist in his persoune and gudis.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit geif ony forstallaris be apprehendit forstalland ony maner of merchandice, victualis, pultre or gudis quhatsumevire within the fredome of burgh, that the officiaris of the said burgh eschete the samin, that ane haif to oure soverane lordis use and the tother haif to the burgh conforme to the acte of parliament maid hereapoune of befor, and that na uther officiar have power thareto within the boundis of fre burgh.
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It is statute and ordanit that na burgh have ane wecht to by with and ane uther to sell, different in wecht thairfra, bot that all burrowis haif ane universale wecht of the stane baith for bying and selling of all stuff in tyme tocum.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of his thre estatis, hes annext the landis underwrittin to remane perpetualy with his grace and his successouris as patrimony of his croune, with all clausses, restrictionis and provisionis siclike as is contenit in the annexatiounis of utheris landis maid be his hienes in his last parliament and be his predecessouris kingis of Scotland, and will that the samin be haldin as for express in this present acte, off the quhilkis landis the names followis: that is to say, all and haill the landis of Cromare and Bray of Mar; all and sindry the landis of Hindeland, with the toure and fortalice of the samin and thare pertinentis, advocationis and donationis of kirkis and chapellanryis; all and sindry the landis and barony of Estwemis, toure and fortalice of the samin, advocatioune and donatioune of kirkis, tenentis, tenandriis, particulis, pendiculis, annexis, connexis and pertinentis therof, and all uther and sindry landis quhilkis pertenit to umquhile James Colvile of Estwemis, knycht, the tyme of his deceise and now pertening to oure soverane lord be resoune of dome of forfaltour gevin tharupoune; and als the landis of Bukhavin, excepte samekle thareof as pleise the kingis grace to gif to the abbot and convent of Dumfermling in excambium for ane part of thare landis of Westir Kingorne beside the Birnt Iland, conforme to the charteris to be maid tharupoune; and als except it salbe lesum to oure said soverane lord to sett his said annext landis in few for augmentatioune of his yeirlie rent conforme to the acte of dissolutioune maid in this present parliament.
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Item, becaus it is thocht be the kingis grace and the hale thre estatis of his realme that the setting of his landis, baith annext and unannext, in few is to the grett proffitt of his croune, swa the samin be maid in augmentatioune of his rentale, it is tharefore statute and ordanit be oure said soverane lord and his thre estaitis in this present parliament that it salbe lesum to his hienes to sett all his proper landis, baith annext and unannext, in fewferme to ony persoune or personis as he pleises, swa that it be nocht in diminutioune of his rentale, gersumes or ony uther dewiteis bot in augmentatioune of the samin, and to sett thaim with sic clausis as he thinkis expedient and to be gevin according to the conditioune forsaid, and that the landis that he settis in his tyme as said is to stand perpetualie to the airis eftir the forme of thare conditioune, and that this statute indure for the liftyme of the king, oure soverane lord that now is, alanerly, swa that the landis that he settis in his tyme with the conditionis forsaidis sall stand perpetualy, and efter his deceise the annexationis quhilkis ar maid of before sall returne agane to the awine nature, swa that his successouris sall nocht haif power to analie nor sett in few maire than thai had befor the making of this statute.
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Item, becaus it is understand to oure soverane lord the grett and lang service to his grace be Thomas Erskin of Brechin, knycht, his secretare, quhay thairfor obtenit off oure said soverane lord the landis of Brechin and Nevaire in few to the grett augmentatioune of his rentale, and now the saidis landis ar fallin under his graces generale revocatioune, and tharefor oure said soverane lord, considerand the service done to his hienes be the said Schir Thomas and als considerand the grett cost maid be him in bigging and planting upoune the saidis landis, his hienes being present, with consent and assent of his thre estaitis in this present parliament, hes ordanit that ane new infeftment be maid to the said Schir Thomas of the saidis landis in few and heretage and in augmentatioune of his rentale, and with sic clause for policy to be had as it sall pleise his grace.
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Here followis certane actis and constitutiounis maid be oure soverane lord King James the Fift, with avise of his thre estatis in diverse his parliamentis in his less aige, and now sene ovir agane be the lordis of his artikulis and fundin be thame gude and resonable and, therefor, ordanit be oure said soverane lord to be collectit and ratifyit and apprevit be his hienes and ordanit to be insert in the bukis of this present parliament to be gevin furth with the laif of his actis of parliament, and nottheles the strenthe and effecte of thame to have bene sene the first constitutioune.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that, becaus mennys selis may of aventure be tint, quhairthrow grett hurt may be generit to thaime that aw the samin, and that mennis selis may be fenyeit or putt to writtingis eftir thair deceise, in hurt and prejudice of oure soverane lordis liegis, that therefor na faith be gevin in tyme cuming to ony obligatioune, band or uther writting under ane sele without subscriptioune of him that aw the samin and witnesses, or ellis, gif the party can nocht write, with the subscriptioune of ane notary tharto.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that the committaris of the crymes of fyre rasing and revesing of wemen be putt under souirtie to the law, like as the crymes of slauchter and mutilatioune, and in caise of nonfinding of souirtie, to denunce thai rebellis, lik as men slaaris. And als becaus the birnyng of cornis in barnyardis is sa grett offence aganis the commoune weill that, therfore, thair be never respitte nor remissioune gevin in tyme to cum to ony personis that byrnis cornis in stakkis or barnis, bot the committaris therof to be justifiit to the deid or banist the realme for evir.
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Item, anent the artikule maid to provyde how the auld actis and statutis maid aganis thame that dois contrar the kingis privilege, grauntit to his predecessouris and successouris be the sege† of Rome, and specialie temporale men that ar, contrar the saidis actis, in lychtling of the kingis autorite, makis finance and furnessing to the personis brekand and hurtand oure soverane lordis privilege, and quhat ordoure salbe takin aganis Scottis clerkis remanand in Rome that standis contrar oure soverane lordis privilege, it is statute and ordanit in this present parliament that the statute and actis maid tharupoune of before aganis thame passand contrare oure said soverane lordis privilege be observit and kepit intyme tocum, and that dittay be takin upoune the brekaris of ony of the saidis actis to underlie the law for the samin the thrid day of the nixt justice air of the schire quhair the brekaris duellis, or upoune xv dais warnyng befor oure soverane lordis justice principale or his deputis, quhene and quhaire thai salbe summond thareto be oure soverane lordis lettres, swa that justice sall extremely be done upoune thame passand incontrare the privilege grantit to the kingis hienes and brekand the actis and statutis maid tharupoune eftir the forme and tennour thairof.
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Item, anent the artikule proponit, forsamekle as oft tymes young personis deis that may nocht mak testamentis, the ordineris usis to gif thair executoriis dativis to thair gudis, quhilkis intromettis tharwith and withdrawis the gudis fra the kyn and freindis that suld have the samin be the law, it is statute and ordanit be the thre estatis of this present parliament that quhair ony sic persoune deis within aige that may nocht mak thair testamentis, the nerrest of thair kin to succeid to thaim sall have thair gudis without prejudice to the ordineris anent the coite of thaire testamentis.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit be the thre estatis of this present parliament that na legat nor legatioune be ressavit in this realme bot be avise of oure soverane lord and understandin be thame for the commoune weill of the samin conforme to the auld actis of parliament maid thairupoune of before.
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Item, becaus of the grete repairs in Edinburgh throw resorting of oure soverane lord, his liegis and utheris strangearis, and it is necessar that thai be providit of breid, gude and sufficient stuff, tharefore it is statute and ordanit that thair be wokly thre market dais for selling of breid within the said toune, that is to say Monunday, Wednisday and Friday owklie, upoun the quhilk dais it salbe lefull to all oure soverane lordis liegis, baith to burgh and to land, to cum upoune the said market dais to the said toune and sell thaire breid for reddy money without truble or injuris to be done to the personis cumand with thair breid to the effects forsaid.
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Item, it is statute and ordanit that thare be thre merket dais owkly in the said toune for selling of flesche, that is to say Sonday, Monunday and Thurisday owkly. All maner of personis, baith to burgh and to land, salbe fre to cum and sell flesche for reddy money for the furnessing of oure soverane lord and his liegis and utheris reparand to the said toune.
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Item, forsamekle as it was statute and ordanit of before that na talloune suld be had furth of the realme for the eschewing of derth of the samin, nottheles the talloune is caryit furth in grett quantite, quhilk has rasit excedand derth in the cuntre, puttand the stane of talloune to ane double price or abone, tharefore, it is statute and ordanit in this present parliament that na persoune nor personis tak upoune hand in tyme tocum to cary ony talloune furth of the realme under the pane of tinsale of all thair gudis movable cumand incontrar hereof, and that all custumaris at every port of the realme quhair schippis ar frauchtit mak sercheouris to serche and seke all schippis, and quhaire ony talloune beis schippit or brocht to the schippis to be caryit furth of the realm, to eschete the samin, that is to say, that ane haif to thair awine use that apprehendis the talloune and that uther haif to oure soverane lordis use; and that the custumaris mak compt hereupoune yeirlie in the chekker and als that thai adverteis oure soverane lordis thesaurar of the personis, awnaris of sic talloune eschetit, sua that he may inbring the remanent of thair gudis movable to oure soverane lordis use for thair contemptioune; and in likwise, that na maner of man, fleschar nor utheris to burgh nor to land tak upoune hand to rynd, melt nor barrell talch under the pane of tinsale of all thair gudis.
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Item, forsamekle as diverse wikkit, evill avisit personis fenyeis and compterfutis oure soverane lordis money, quhilk may returne to the grett dampnage of this realm without remeid be providit tharerfor in tyme, tharefore it is statut and ordanit that all provestis, aldermen, ballies and officiaris of burrowis serche and seik upoune all markett dais and uther tymes necessar all personis that can be apprehendit havand false money or conterfutis the kingis irnis of cunye, and bring or send thame to oure soverane lordis justice to be justifyit for thare demerits efter the forme of the lawis of the realme maid aganis false cunyeouris.
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In the first, for the honour of God and Halikirk, oure soverane lord, with avise of the thre estatis, ordanis that the fredomes, liberteis, privelegis and immuniteis of Halikirk and all spirituale personis be observit and kepit in honour, worschip and dignite for the tyme of oure soverane lord that now is, lik as has bene in the tyme of his maist noble progenitoris of gude mynd of before, with this additioune: that forsamekle as quhene prelaciis, sic as bischoprikis or abbacyis, happinnis to vaik, the nominatioune thereof pertenis to oure soverane lord and the provisioune of the samin to oure haly fader the paip, nevertheles, evill disposit personis in trublus tymes has putt handis and takin bischoppis castellis, palicis and fortalices at thair awne hand, be thair awine autorite and but oure soverane lordis command, consent or lettrez at tymes quhene bischoprikis vaikis and utheris, and inlikwise enteris in abbayis and takis thame and puttis the samin in keping in secular mennis handis but consent, command or lettrez of the kingis grace and als but command, avise or desire of the conventis of sic abbayis, in high displessour of God almychtie, oure haly fader the paip and in his contemptioune of oure soverane lordis autorite, quhairthrow the kirk and kirkmen ar hevelie hurt and dampnagit; tharfore, it is statute and ordanit in this present parliament that quhatsumever persoune or persounis in ony tyme tocum takkis ony bischoppis places, castellis or strenthis, or enteres be thare awine autorite in abbayis, to hald tha places but oure soverane lordis command, lettres or chargis or desire of the conventis therof at tymes quhene sic bischoprikis or abbacyis vaikis, or any uther tyme, tha nocht vaikand, but the kingis autorite, thai sall incure the cryme of tresoune and lese majestie and salbe callit tharefor at the kingis plessour upoune thair forfaltour, and to tyne thair lifis, landis, heretagis and gudis, movable and unmovable, honour and officis, becaus the kingis grace is haldin and bundin to defend Halikirk and kirkmen in thair just causis.
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Item, oure soverane lord hes ordanit that the actis of parliament maid be his hienes be publist outhrowith all his realme and that all schireffis, stewartis, ballies, provestis and ballies of burrowis and utheris his liegis may have the copyis therof and pretend na ignorance throw misknawing of the samin, has ordanit his clerk of registri to mak ane auctenty extracte and copy of all the saidis actis safar as concernis the commoune wele under his subscriptioune manual, to be imprentit be quhat prentar it sall pleise the said clerk of registri to cheise, and it sall nocht be lesum to ony uther prentar nor writar to imprent nor write the samin within this realme or outwith the samin, or bring hame to be sauld, for the space of vj yeris nixt tocum, under the pane of confiscatioune of the samin, providing alwayis that the said prentar to be chosin be the said clerk of registri as said is have oure said soverane lordis speciale licence thairto.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thre estatis of his realme, ratifyis and apprevis and, for him and his successouris, perpetualy confermis the charter and discharge underwrittin maid be his hienes to Jhone Wischart of that Ilk, off his awne propire motive and certane science for his gude, trew and thankfull service done be him to his hienes and for certane grett sowmes of money and compositioune payit be him to his graces thesaurare; that is to say, the said charter to the said Jhone and his airis specifeit therin of all and sindry the landis of Estire Wischart, als Logy Wischart, with the corne mylne, multuris and outseitis tharof, the Den of Logy, dam and damsched tharof, and thaire pertinentis liand contigue at the west syde of the landis of Stormysched, and fra thine passand towart the north to the Wodlache, and fra thyne towart the west be the myddill gait and Cheswart Stane, and fra thyne towart the west to the heid of the Den of Logy; the landis of Westire Logy, with the powis, powlandis and foirbank therof as thai ly towart the north to the heid of the bank riggin callit the Ragingait, the landis of Locarstoune, with the bank croft and Halkdenheid tharof, the landis of Drumsched and Dersy, the landis of Ballindarg, with the corne and walk mylnis therof, the landis of Auchleig, the landis of Stotfald, Braid Grene and Bog, Westire Moss, Estire Moss, Pethillok, Galystripe and Richecruke of Ballindarg; the superiorite of certane tenementis and akeris of landis and annuelrentis therof liand in the toune and burgh of Kerymure, specifiit at lenthe in the said chartere, with commounty in the muris, moss and myris of Ovire and Nether Listy and forest of Listdin, with tenentis, tenandriis and service of fre tenentis, outseitis, muris, moss, lochis and myris of all the landis above writtin and thaire pertinentis, liand within oure schirrefdome of Forfaire, quhilkis pertenit to the said Jhone heretablie of before, haldin be him immediatly of Archibald, sumtyme erle of Angus, and the saidis superioriteis and annuellis siclikwise pertenit to the said Jhone heretablie and resignit be him personaly in oure handis at Sanctandrois, and all rycht and clame etc., and than maid and creat be ws in ane hale and fre barony to be callit in all tyme cuming the barony of Wischart, and hes ordanit the manere place therof biggit or to be biggit to be the principale chymmes of the said barony, and that ane alanerly sesing to be takin at the said principale chymmes sall stand and be sufficient sesing for all and sindry the landis, superioriteis with the tenementis, akeris and annuellis above writtin and commounty in the saidis muris, myris and moss, corne and walk mylnis, tenentis, tenandriis, service of fre tenentis, outseitis, muris, mossis, lochis and myres, and all thaire pertinentis as partis and pendiculis of the said barony, without any uther speciale or particulare sesing to be takin at any uther place therof in tyme cuming, notwithstanding that thai ly nocht contigue togidder, to be haldin of ws and oure successouris, that is to say, the saidis superioriteis and annuellis in fre burgh in barony as of before, and the remanent of the landis above writtin, with the mylnis, muris, moss, myris, tenentis, tenandriis, service of fre tenentis and thare pertinentis in fre barony and fre blanche, notwithstanding any oure actis or statutis maid or to be maid contrare the ratificatioune of charteris of blanchis or tallies as at maire lenthe is contenit in the said charter, off the dait at Sanctandrois, the xxix day of Maii, the yeir of God jM vC and fourty yeris, and the said discharge maid be ws to the said Jhone and his airis of oure rycht, clame and interes quhilkis we have, or may have, to the saidis landis and barony, liand contigue to oure landis of Balmukait and commoune of oure Nether Mure of Listy, and als in and to the landis, marchis and methis under writtin, that is to say at the west to Halkdenheid, als Monkden, passand wp towart the north to the heid of the den, and fra the north heid therof ay towart the est to the sowith syde of the Ryde Moss, and fra thyne passand est towart the north to the heid of Alrinden, als the Den of Logy, and to the stane callit Cheswart Stane, and towart the est to the gait that passis therfra to the Lone of Glaswell quhill it cum fornent the north heid of Stormischeid and passand towart the sowth be the west syde of Stormischeid to the burne of Balmukait and Mylndam of Logy, as at maire lenthe is contenit in the said discharge off the dait at Glammis, the xiiij day of Octobere last bipast, off the quhilk chartire the tenour followis:
Jacobus Dei gracia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos post nostras legitimam et perfectam etatem viginti quinque annorum completam revocationemque generalem ex nostris proprio motu et certa sciencia dedisse, concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse hereditarie dilecto nostro Johanni Wischert de Logywischert pro suo bono fideli et gratuito servicio per ipsum nobis impenso ac pro certis pecuniarum summis et compositione per ipsum thesaurario nostro persolutum, omnes et singulas terras de Estirwischert alias Logywischert cum granorum molendino, multuris et le outseitis earundem, antrum de Logy, lie dam et damsched earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentibus contigue ad occidentale latus terrarum de Stormesched et abhinc versus boream progredientibus ad lee Wodlache et abhinc versus occidentem per le myddill gait ad lee Cheswert stane et abhinc versus occidentem ad caput antri de Logy, terras de Wester Logy cum lie powis, powlandis et foirbank earundem prout jacent versus boream ad summitatem de lee bank rigging et Rigging Gait eiusdem nuncupat', terras de Lokarstoun' cum lee bank, croft et halkdenheid' earundem, terras de Drumsched et Derse, terras de Ballindarg cum granorum et fullonum molendinis, terras de Acheleg, terras de Stotfauld, Braid Grene et Bog, Westir' Mos', Est' Mos', Peithillok, Gawlestripe et Reschecruke de Ballindarg, superioritatem tenementorum et acrarum terrarum subscript', ac anuorum reddituum earundem jacentorum in villa et burgo de Kerymure, videlicet superioritatem tenementi et trium acrarum terrarum que quondam Johanni Crab pertinuerunt, et unius annui redditus triginta solidorum monete regni nostri annuatim ad festa Penthecostes et Sancti Martini in hieme per equales portiones de eiisdem levandi, superioritatem tenementi et duarum acrarum terrarum que quondam Johanni Fettes pertinuerunt, ac viginti solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminos suprascriptos levandi, superioritatem tenementi et trium acrarum terrarum quondam Dauid Alane, et triginta solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminos antedictos leuandi, superioritatem tenementi et unius acre ac dimedietatis acre terrarum quondam domini Johannis Skynnar', ac quindecim solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad eosdem terminos levandi, superioritatem tenementi et acre terrarum quondam Roberti Buttir', ac decem solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminus antedictos levandi, cum frontibus et caudis dictorum tenementorum et acrarum, cum communia in moris et le Moss' de Ouir' et Nethir Listy et foresta de Listdin cum tenentibus, tenandriis et liberetenencium serviciis, lee outsettis, moris, le Moss', lacubus et maresiis cum terrarum suprascriptis et suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Forfare que exceptis prefatis superioritatibus et annuis redditibus prefato Johanni perprius hereditarie pertinuerunt per ipsum de Archibaldo olim Angusie comite immediate tento in capite et nunc nobis pertinent et pertinere debent ratione eschaete ob forisfacturam super prefatum Archibaldum rite diductam pro nonnullis proditorie traditionis et nostre lese majestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis de quibus in parliamento convictus extitit prout in processu et forisfacture decreto contra ipsum rite desuper deducto latius continetur. Et prefate superioritates et annui redditus similiter fuerunt prefati Johannis perprius hereditarie, et quas et quos idem per fustem et baculum in manibus nostris apud Sanctumandream personaliter sursum reddidit pureque et simpliciter resignavit ac totum jus et clameum que in eisdem habuit seu habere potuit pro se et heredibus suis omnino quiete clamavit imperpetuum. Insuper ex autoritate nostra regia et potestate nostra regali tenore presentis carte nostre facimus unimus, annectimus, creamus et in corporamus omnes et singulas prefatas terras de Estirwischert alias Logywischert cum granorum molendino, multuris et lee outsettis earundem, Antrum de Logy, dam et damsched ipsarum terras de Wester Logy cum lie powis, powlandis et foirbank earundem, terras de Lokarstoun' cum lee bankcroft et halkdenheid earundem terras de Drumsched et Dorse terras de Ballindarg cum granorum et fullonum molendinis, terras de Auchlig, terras de Stotfauld, Braid Grene et Bog, Westir' Moss', Estir Mos', Pethillok, Gawlestripe et Reschecruke de Ballindarg, superioritates tenementorum et acrarum terrarum suprascriptarum, ac annuos redditus earundem superius expressatos cum frontibus et caudis predictorum tenementorum et acrarum cum communia in moris et lee Moss' de Ovir' et Nethir Listy et Listdin, cum tenentibus, tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis, outsettis, moris, lee Moss', lacubus et marresiis, cum terrarum suprascriptarum et suis pertinentiis, in unam integram et liberam baroniam omni tempore affuturo baroniam de Wischert nuncupandam, ordinan' maneriem† de Wischert nunc edificat' seu edifican' fore principale messuagium dicte baronie. Ac etiam pro nobis et nostris successoribus volumus, concedimus et pro perpetuo decernimus et ordinamus quod unica sasina nunc per prefatum Johannem Wischert et per eius heredes et assignatos omni tempore affuturo apud prefatum principale messuagium capienda stabit et sufficiens erit sasina pro omnibus et singulis prefatis terris de Esterwischert alias Logywischert cum granorum molendino, multuris et le outseitis earundem, Antro de Logy, le dam et damsched ipsarum terris de Wester' Logy cum lee powis, powlandis et foirbank earundem terris de Lokarstoun' cum le bankcroft et halkdenheid earundam, terris de Drumsched et Derse, terris de Ballindarg cum granorum et fullonum molendinis, terris de Auchlig, terris de Stotfald, Breid Grene et Bog, Westir' Mos', Estir' Mos', Pethillok, Gawlestripe et Reschecruke de Ballindarg, superioritatibus tenementorum et acrarum terrarum suprascriptorum ac annuorum reddituum eorundem superius expressat', cum frontibus et caudis predictorum tenementorum et acrarum, cum communia in moris et lee Moss' de Ovir et Neuyr Listy et Listdin, tenentibus, tenandriis ac liberetenentium serviciis, outseitis, moris, lee Moss', lacubus et maresiis omnium terrarum suprascriptarum et suis pertinentiis tanquam partibus et pendiculis dicte baronie de Wischert absque ulla alia speciali seu particulari sasina per prefatum Johannem heredes suos vel assignatos apud aliquem alium locum dicte baronie de Wischert in futurum sumenda, non obstante quod non jacent invicem contigue. Nec non pro nobis et nostris successoribus libere damus, concedimus et pro perpetuo confirmamus dicto Johanni heredibus suis et assignatis omnes et singulas prefatas terras de Estir Wischert alias Logywischert cum granorum, molendino, multuris et lie outseitis earundem, Antrum de Logy, le dam et damsched earundem, terras de Westir' Logy cum le powis, powlandis et foirbank earundem, terras de Lokartstoun' cum le bankcroft et halkdenheid earundem, terras de Drumsched et Derse, terras de Ballindarg cum granorum et fullonum molendinis, terras de Auchlig, terras de Stotfauld, Breid Grene et Bog, Westir' Mos', Estir' Mos', Pethillok, Gawlestripe et Reschecruke, de Ballindarg, superioritatem tenementorum et acrarum terrarum suprascript' ac anuorum reddituum eorundem superius expressatorum cum frontibus et caudis predictorum tenementorum et acrarum cum communia in mores et lee Moss' de Ouir et Nethir Listy et Listdin cum tenentibus, tenandriis ac libere tenentium serviciis, outseitis, mores, lie Moss', lacubus et marresiis omnium terrarum suprascriptarum et suis pertinentis, cum omnibus jure, titulo, interesse et juris clameo petitorio et possessorio que et quem nos, nostri predecessores aut successores habuerunt, habuimus, habemus seu quovismodo habere vel clamare poterimus vel poterint ad easdem aut aliquam ipsarum partem, firmas, proficua et devoria earundem ratione eschaete, forisfacture, recognitionis tocius aut majoris partis alienationis heredum, nonintroitus, purpresture, disclamationis, recusationis, tentionis predictarum terrarum ostendere seu jura et devoria de eiisdem debit' et consuet' solvere seu alias quovismodo ob quamcunque actionem, titulum seu causam retroact', exonerando, quieteclamando et renunciando eiisdem pro nobis et nostris successoribus dicto Johanni, heredibus suis et assignatis imperpetuum. Ac eciam exoneramus quieteclamamus et renunciamus sibi et ipsis omnibus erroris et nonintroitus summonicionibus ac recognicionis et forisfacture et aliis quibuscunque processibus levatis seu levandis per nos aut nostros successores et ad nostri seu eorum instancias aut ullos alios nostro aut eorum nominibus contra prefatum Johannem, heredes suos aut assignatas aut ullos ob quamcunque actionem seu causam retroactam. Necnon exoneramus consilii nostri dominos et omnes alios judices ac officiarios presentes et affuturos et eorum deputatos et alios quorum interest de omni vocatione et processione super prefatis summonitionibus et processionibus contra prefatum Johannem, heredes suos vel assignatos et alios quorum interest penes predictas tetras aut aliquam ipsarum partem, et de eorum in hac parte officiis imperpetuum exonderando. Eciam omnes nostros advocatos, thesaurarios, presentes et affuturos, et alios, de omni levatione et persecutione prefat' summonitionum et processus et de eorum in hac parte officiis impetuum, cum supplemento omnium defectuum, tam non nominatorum quam nominatorum, quos tanquam pro expressis in hac presenti carta nostra habere volumus. Cum pacto de non petendo ac nunquam placitum nec actionem contra prefatum Johannem heredes suos et assignatos et alios ad dictas terras interesse habentes desuper movebimus. Tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas prefatas tetras de Estir Wischert alias Logy Wischert, cum granorum molendino, multuris et lie outsettis earundem, Antrum de Logy, lee dam et damsched earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentibus ut supra, terras de Westir' Logy, cum lee powis, powlandis et foirbank earundem, jacentibus similiter ut supra, terras de Lokartstoun' cum lee bankcroft et halkdenheid earundem, terras de Drumsched et Derse, terras de Ballindarg cum granorum et fullonum molendinis, terras de Auchlig, terras de Stotfauld, Braid Grene et Bog, Westir' Mos', Estir Mos', Peithillok, Gawlestripe et Reschecruke de Ballindarg, superioritatem tenementorum et acrarum terrarum subscriptarum, ac anuorum reddituum earundem jacentibus in villa et burgo de Kerymure, videlicet superioritatem tenementi et trium acrarum terrarum que quondam Johanni Crab pertinuerunt, et unius annui redditus triginta solidorum monete predicte annuatim de eiisdem ad festa Penthecostes et Sancti Martini in hieme, per equales porciones, de eiisdem levandis, superioritatem tenementi et duarum acrarum terrarum que quondam Johanni Fettes pertinuerunt, ac viginti solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminos suprascriptos levand', superioritatem tenementi et trium acrarum terrarum quondam Dauid Allane, ac triginta solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminos antedictos levand', superioritatem tenementi et unius acre ac dimeditatis acre terrarum quondam domini Johannis Skynnar' ac quindecim solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad eosdem terminos levad' superioritatem tenementi et acre terrarum quondam Roberti Buttir' ac decem solidorum annui redditus annuatim de eiisdem ad terminos antedictos levand' cum frontibus et caudis dictorum tenementorum et acrarum cum communia in mores et lee Moss' de Ouir' et Nethir' Listy et foresta de Listdin cum tenentibus, tenandriis et liberetenencium serviciis, lie outsettis, moris, lee Moss', lacubus et maresiis omnium terrarum suprascriptarum et suis pertinentiis, nunc factis, unitis, annexatis, creatis et incorporatis in unam integra et liberam baroniam omni tempore affuturo baroniam de Wischert ut premissum est nuncupandam, dicto Johanni Wischert et heredibus suis masculis de corpore suo legitime procreates seu procreandis, quibus deficientibus legitimis et propinquioribus heredibus suis masculis quibuscunque, quibus omnibus (quod absit) deficientibus, legitimis et propinquioribus heredibus suis femineis quibuscunque, de nobis et nostris successoribus, videlicet prefatas superioritates et annuos redditus in feodo et hereditate ac libero burgo in baronia ut prius et residuum terrarum suprascriptarum, cum molendinis, lie outsettis, moris, le Moss', maresiis, tenentibus, tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis in feodo et hereditate ac libera baronia imperpetuum. Per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas prout jacent in longitudine et latitudine, in boscis, planis, moris, marresiis, viis, semitis, aquis, stagnis, rivolis, pratis, pascuis et pasturis, molendinis, multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus, venationibus, piscationibus, lie fouling, petariis, turbariis, carbonariis, lignis, lapicidiis, lapide et calce fabrilibus, brasinis, brueriis et genestis cum curiis et earum exitibus, hereyeldis, bludewitis et mulierum marchetis, cum furca, fossa, sok, sak, thole, theme, infangtheiff, outfangtheiff, pitt et gallous, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, cum potestate et libertate dicto Johanni heredibus suis antedictis et assignatis eorum tenentibus et famulis terrarum suprascriptarum occupatoribus presentibus et qui pro tempore fuerunt glebas, cespites, lapides, focalia, fale et duvettis in predictis moris, lee Moss' et marresiis de Listy et foresta de Listdin, pro edificatione et sustentatione domorum super terris suprascriptis lucran', ac casas, caulas et lie reithis super prefatis moris lee Moss' et marresiis de Listy seu foresta de Listdin ad eorum libitum voluntatis pro perpetuo temporibus affuturis haben', facien', edifican' et tenen', ac cum potestate dicto Johanni, heredibus suis ante dictis et assignatis castra, turres, fortalicia super aliquibus partibus terrarum suprascriptarum ubi eiis placuerit cum januis ferreis, le battelling, corbaill, sailye, carceribus et omnibus aliis necessariis pro earundem municione et fortificacione edifican', ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus, commoditatibus, proficuis et asiamentis ac justis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis, tam sub terra quam supra terram, procul et prope, ad supradictas terras cum earundem pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, honorifice, bene et in pace, sine aliqua revocatione aut contradictione quacunque. Reddendo inde annuatim dictus Johannes et heredes sui suprascripti nobis et nostris successoribus duos denarios argenteos apud prefatum messuagium ad festum Penthecostes nomine albefirme si petatur tantum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti nostre carte magnum nostrum sigillum apponi precipimus. Testibus reverendissimo ac reverendo in Christo patribus Gawino, Glasguensis archiepicopo, cancellario nostro, Henrico, episcopo Candidecase nostreque capelle regie Striuelingensis, dilectis nostris fratre naturali et consanguineis Jacobo Morauie comite etc., Archibaldo Ergadie comite, domino Campbell et Lorne etc., Malcolmo, domino Flemyng, magno nostro camerario, dilectis nostris familiaribus Thoma Erskin de Brechin, milite, nostro secretario, Jacobo Kirkcaldy de Grange, nostro thesaurario, magistris Jacobo Foulis de Colintoun', nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, et Thoma Ballenden de Auchnoule, nostrarum justiciarie et cancellarie clerico et directore. Apud Sanctumandream vigesimo nono die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo et regni nostri vigesimo septimo.
Off the quhilk discharge the tenor followis:
Jacobus Dei gracia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes litere pervenerint, salutem. Sciatis, quia nobis clare constat quod terre et hereditas Johannis Wischert de eodem prout baronia de Wischert alias Logy Wischert, Wester Logy, Lokartstoun', Halkdenheid, jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Forfare et baroniam antedictam tenentur de nobis et nostris successoribus Scotorum regibus, ac prefate terre et baronia ex una parte adicent prope et contigue terris nostris de Balmukate, ac communie more inferioris de Listy ab igitur premissa ac pro nonnullis aliis certis causis rationalibus et considerationibus nos moventibus post nostram legitimam et perfectam vigintiquinque annorum etatem completam, revocationemque generalem pro nobis et nostris successoribus quiete clamavimus et exoneravimus ac tenore presetium quieteclamamus et exoneramus totum jus et juris clameum seu interesse que in et ad baroniam et terras antedict' ac terras, metas et limites subscript' habemus seu habere poterimus, videlicet ad occidentem usque ad Halkdenheid alias Monkden' progrediendo sursum versus boream ad summitatem, apicem seu caput dicti antri lie den' vulgo nuncupato et a boriali capite dicti antri semper versus orientem ad australi latus Rubee More et abhinc progrediendo ad orientem versus boream ad apicem de Alrinden' alias lie Den' de Logy, et ad lapidem Cheswart Stane vulgo nuncupato et versus orientem ad vicum qui progreditur' ab eodem usque ad lie Lone de Glaswell donec et quousque pervenerit ex origione borealis apicis seu capitis de Stormysched et progrediendo versus austrum per occidentale latus de Stormysched ad torrentem de Balmukate et ague ductum de Logy. Ac volumus et concedimus per presentes quod prefatus Johannes, heredes sui et successores predictis terris ut premissum est limitat' gaudebunt et easdem prout ipsis et eorum cuilibet expediri videbitur, occupabunt and manurabunt, et ob id minime citabuntur, indictabuntur, attachiabuntur, arrestabuntur, perfecuti erunt accusabuntur nec ullum damnum seu periculum in eorum personis, terris and bonis quibuscunque quovismodo in futurum incurrent, exonerando consilii nostri dominos, justiciarios, justiciarieque clericos, vicecomites, senescallos, coronatores, thesaurarios, compotorum nostrorum rotulatores, ac omnes alios officiarios presentes et affuturos et eorum deputatos et alias quorum interest omni de indictatione, attachiatione, arrestatione, purprusione, adjornatione, vocatione, perfecutione, amerchiatione, namatione, perturbatione et intromessione ob id cum dicto Johanne heredibusque suis et successoribus, tenentibus, famulis ac terrarum suarum laboratoribus, granis, catallis et aliis bonis, mobilibus et immobilibus, ac de eorum in hac parte officiis per presentes imperpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Apud Glamis decimo quarto die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo et regni nostri vigesimo octavo.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his thre estatis in this present parliament, understandand that in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xij day of August, the yere of God jM vC xxij yeris, efter the forfaltoure of umquhile Alexander, lord Home, George, now lord Home, bruther germane to the said umquhile Alexandere, be oure said soverane lord and his thre estatis and Jhone, duke of Albany, his tutoure and governoure for the tyme, was reintegrate, restorit and ordanit to be heretablie infeft in all and sindry landis, rentis, heretage, takkis, stedingis and offices quhilkis pertenit to the said umquhile Alexander and become in his graces handis be resoune of the said forfaltoure, and lettres ordanit to be directe tharupoune to all personis to quhame the landis, heretage, takkis, stedingis, rentis and offices war disponit and to all possessouris tharof to resigne the samin in favor of the said lord, and quhare ony landis war haldin of uther ouer lordis, the said lord and his airis, with consent forsaid, war ordanit to be presentit in heretable tenentis to thame of the samin and heretablie infeft tharintill, and than his grace, eftir his perfite aige of xxv yeris compleit and generale revocatioune, maid and geve to the said lord ane new infeftment of all the forsaidis landis, as the said acte of parliament and new infeftment maid to the said lord tharupoune beris. Herefor, his hienes, with avise and consent of his saidis thre estatis, ratifyis, apprevis and, for his grace and his successouris, perpetualie confermis the said acte of the dait forsaid and lettres past tharupoune, togidder with the said new infeftment, and in sa far as ony lettres has bene directed upoune the said acte in tymes bipast and nocht obeyit, his hienes as yit will that the samin stand in strenthe and haif effecte, now as than and than as now, without prejudice of all mennis rychtis and defencis, and new lettres to be directed to the effecte forsaid, gif neid beis, aganis the personis dissobeyand the samin, notwithstanding ony gift or presentatioune maid to ony persoune or personis of the saidis landis or ony part therof in his grace lese aige, quhilkis his hienes hes ellis revokit for gude cause, as his speciale revocatioune maid tharupoune beris, quhilk revocatioune oure said sovirane lord, with avise forsaid, ratifyis and apprevis in all punctis; and als cassis the said forfaltoure be thir presentis excepte the landis of tynes, quhill his grace be forther avisit, and ordanis the samin to be actit and insert in his graces bukis of parliament and to haif the strenthe of ane acte therof with executorialis to be rasit tharupoune in forme as efferis subscrivit be oure sovirane lord at Edinburgh, the xij day of Marche, the yere of God jM vC and xl yeris. James
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Oure soverane lord, knawin him and his successouris to be grettumlie hurt in gevin in his minorite and lese age of his lettres of regres to Richart Maitland of Lethingtoune, his airis and assignais, to redeme the landis of Thirlstane fra Alexander Forestar of Corstorphin, his airis, assignais and successouris, becaus, be the gevin thareof, he and his successouris ar secludit perpetualie fra the mariage of the said Alexanderis airis and successouris be resoune that thai have na uther landis haldin of him immediatlie be service of ward and releif, and albeit the samin is fallin under his generale revocatioune maid be him in his last parliament, nevirtheles, for the mair speciall declaratioun of his mynd in that behalf, his grace, be the tenour heirof, revokis, cassis and annullis the saidis lettres of regres with all that followit or may follow thairupoune, and decernis the effecte thairof to ceise in tyme cuming and nevire till have strenthe in jugement nor without; and ordanis his clerk of register to insert this, his graces present revocatioune and annullatioune, in the buke of this his present parliament and the auctentik copy thairof to be gevin to the said Alexander under the testimoniall of his graces grett sele and this present writting and precept to be sufficient warrand to him.
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Quo die continuata fuit presens curia parliamenti cum omniibus actionibus inde pendentibus in forma et effectu ut nunc est ad septimum diem mensis Julii proxime futurum cum continuatione dierum absque prejudicio alicuius partis.