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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that thair hes bene diverse actis of parliament maid of befoir anent the slaying of harte, hynd, da, ra, hairis, cuningis and utheris wyld beastis with culveringis, corsbowis and handbowis, and specialie the actis maid in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh in December, the yeir of God jM vC lxvij and in November lxxxj yeiris, quhilkis actis hidderto hes tane na effect, and that in default of the magistratis quhilkis wer appoyntit to put the same to executioun; thairfoir his hienes, with avise of his thre estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratifiet and apprevit the saidis haill actis in all poyntis, pass, claussis and articles thairof, with this additioun: that the slayeris and schuittaris of hart, hynd, da, ra, hairis, cuningis and utheris beistis without licence or allowance of the awneris salbe lyk cryme to the committaris as the steillaris of hors and oxin, and the committaris thairof sall incur the pane and punisement dew to the cryme of thift.