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Forsamekill as in the first yeir of oure soverane lordis regnne thair wes ane act maid anent schwithing and bering of culveringis and daggis, contening pane of cutting of the rycht hand of the contravenaris, quhilk act, sen the making thairof, hes tane na executioun throw the troublis and civile weare quhairwith the haill realme hes bene, for the maist part sensyne, inquietit; bot now, althocht God hes restorit peace and quietnes frome all foreyn wearis or civile troublis, yit the wearing, bering and schwithing with culveringis, daggis and fyrewerkis is not left of and forborne, bot rather the unlauchfull use of thame is still hantit and frequentit be all maner of men, throw quhilk hes happynnit divers murthouris and slauchteris of vailyeant and gude men, upoun slendir and licht occasionis, quhilkis utherwayis wer abill anewch to defend thame selffis at sic tymes of tuilye and invasioun; and the regentis grace, nobilitie, estaittis and counsale now convenit, willing to further the executioun of the said act of parliament, and considering that the pane contenit in the same is hard tobe alyke extendit and execute aganis all maner of personis, alsweill for the wering and bering of daggis and culveringis as for schwithing at men thairwith and slaying or hurting of thame; thairfoir ordanis that na maner of persoun or personis, of quhatsumevir estate, degre or conditioun thay be of, beir, weir or use culveringis, daggis, pistolettis or ony sic ingyne of fyrewerk in ony part of this realme, nowithher to burgh nor to land, bot in maner and under the panis respective eftir following: that is to say, it sall not be lefull to beir, weir or use in schwithing or utherwayis the saidis culveringis, daggis, pistolettis or ony sic uther ingyne of fyre werk upoun thair personis or in cumpany with thame oppinlie outwith housis in tyme cuming, under the pane of impresonment of thair personis for yeir and day and farder induring the kingis majestie and his regentis will, togidder with the pane of escheting of the culveringis, daggis or sic uther ingynis of fyre werk to the use and behuif of the juge, executor of the jugement heirefter ordanit. And for executioun heirof, that the offendouris sall not eschape unpuneist, gevis and grantis full power and commissioun, be vertew of this present act, to all schireffis, stewartis, baillies and thair deputtis, lordis of regaliteis and thair baillies, provestis, aldermen and baillies of burrowis, makand thame oure soverane lordis justices in that part, to tak and apprehend the contravenaris heirof being found reidhand, berand or werand the saidis culveringis, daggis, pistolettis or utheris ingynis of fyre werk, and keip thame in ward quhill justice be execute upoun thame, providing the same be done within sic space as be the law and custum is appointit for personis takin reidhand in thift; and the personis delatit for the cryme foirsaid, to charge be precept to find sourtie within sex dayis under the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to the horne, that thay sall compeir at a particular dyet on xv dayis warning and underly the law thairfoir; and at the day appointit, the personis apprehendit or comperand, be dittay to accuse and put to the knawlege of ane assyise; and gif thay be found culpabill of the cryme foirsaid, to pronunce the said dome of impresonment of yeir and day upoun thame, and according thairto to keip and hald thame impresonit in irnis during the said space. And gif it salhappin the personis chargeit for nonfinding of souirtie to underly the law or as fugitive fra the law tobe denunceit rebellis and put to the horne, that the saidis schireffis, stewartis, baillies and thair deputtis, lordis of regaliteis and thair baillies, provestis, aldirmen and baillies of burrowis, serche, seik, intromet and uptak the saidis rebellis, escheit gudis and geir to oure soverane lordis use and mak compt and payment thairof yeirlie in the chekker; and inlykemaner, serche and seik the personis of the saidis rebellis quhairevir thay may be apprehendit within the boundis of thair jurisdictionis quhill thay be gottin and the effect and pane of this act execute upoun thame. And gif it salhappin ony of the personis convictit not tobe abill to sustene thair awin chargeis during the tyme of thair impresonment, in that caise the saidis schireffis, stewartis, baillies, lordis of regaliteis and thair baillies, provestis, aldermen and baillies of burrowis sall furneis and caus ansuer ilk convictit persoun, not having of his awin quhairon to sustene him self, breid and watter, allowand dalie a pund of ait breid to ilk man, the pryce quhairof salbe allowit to thame in thair comptis at the chekker. Providing that nochtwithstanding this present act or ony thing thairin contenit, it is and salbe lefull to oure soverane lord and his regentis domesticque servandis and gaird to beir, weir and use the saidis culveringis, daggis and pistolettis; as alsua to all his hienes liegis in tymes of oistis, raidis and wapinschawingis, being chargeit thairto be oure soverane lordis authoritie. And siclyke that it be lauchfull to the saidis schireffis, stewartis, baillies and thair deputtis, lordis of regaliteis, provestis, aldirmen and baillies of burrowis, thair deputtis and officeris, to beir, weir and use the saidis culveringis, daggis and pistolettis in sercheing, seking and apprehensioun of the personis of quhatsumevir rebellis, being chargeit thairto be oure soverane lordis lettres and authoritie; and inlykemaner that it be lauchfull to all oure soverane lordis liegis to beir, weir and schwithe with daggis, culveringis and uther fyre werk in the resisting and following of thevis and revaris, steland or awaytakand trew mennis gudis; and inlikemaner that it be lauchfull to all nobill men, gentilmen and utheris, oure soverane lordis liegis, to schute for thair pastyme within thair inver clois and yairdis adjacent thairto in landwart and outwith burrowis and citeis, and likewyis to marinaris and utheris hanting the seyis, being actualie upoun the samyn, for defence of thair bodiis and gudis. And in caise ony personis wering and bering the saidis culveringis, daggis, pistolettis and utheris ingynis of fyre werk willinglie schwithis thairwith at ony man or woman, quhidder the persoun sa schote at be hurt be the said schot or not, in that cais the schwithar, being apprehendit or callit and lauchfullie convictit befoir the justice generall and his deputtis, sall suffer the pane and punisement of befoir ordanit in the said act of parliament: that is to say, the cutting of his rycht hand; and gif the persoun schote at happynnis tobe slayne or mutilat, in that caise to suffer the pane of death thairfoir, as the lawis alreddy maid hes appointit and ordanit. And this act and ordour quhill the nixt parliament or conventioun generall and forder, ay and quhill expres dirogatioun be maid thairto, to induir.