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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.