To collect and publeis the names off hornaris and to admoneis thame to obtene thame selffis relaxt

And becaus thair is a grite noumer standing and denunceit rebellis and at the horne within the saidis boundis, landit men and utheris, sum for dissobedience of his hienes authoritie, for not finding of souirtie to undirly the law in criminall causes or as fugitives fra the law, nouther thair landislordis nor na utheris offering tobe cautionaris that thay salbe answerable to his hienes lawis, and sum for civile causes, thairfoir ordanis the justice clark for all thame at the horne for criminale causes and the schireff clerkis for all personis standing registrat in thair buikis for quhatsumevir causes sen the said first day of November 1585, to caus collect and publishe thair names at the marcat croceis of the heid burrowis of the schirefdomes within the quhilk thai dwell, admonisheing thame that betuix and the said tuentie day of October nixttocum thay mak thair obedience to his hienes and his authoritie be obtening of thame selffis ordourlie relaxt fra the proces of horne for the quhilk thay wer denunceit, according to the lawis and custum of the realme be satisfactioun of pairteis and his hienes thesaurair for the escheitis, certifeing thame that failyeis, the said day being bipast, that thay salbe persewit as publict rebellis to his hienes and his authoritie and enemeyis to the commoun wele with fyre, swerd and all uther extremitie, thair cornis and guidis rigorouslie mellit and intromettitwith or disponit to thair greitest unfreindis, and the stanehouses of the landit men cassin doun to the ground; as alswa thair personis exponit in pray tobe apprehendit and slane, not onlie be the ordinair jugeis and thair deputis, bot be all uthiris sall pleis be executouris, without pane, cryme or danger tobe incurrit be thame thairfoir. And in the meantyme, to command and charge all schireffis, stewartis, baillies, lordis and baillies of regaliteis within quhais boundis and jurisdictioun thay duell, and the provestis and baillies of burrowis to arreist and mak inventair of the cornis, cattell, guidis and debtis of the saidis rebellis, scheir, win and stak the same upun the expenses of the landis and teyndis quhilkis pertenit to the saidis rebellis and hald the same undir arreistment quhill the same may be convenientlie uptakin and inbrocht to his hienes use, at the leist ay and quhill sufficient cautioun and souirtie be found that the samin salbe furthcumand to his hienes and his thesaurair as law will, and to charge the landislord or baillie upoun quhais ground or within quhais power and jurisdictioun the saidis escheat cornis, cattell or guidis ar or salbe arreisted as said is to answer for the same, eftir the forme and tennour of the generall band and undir the panes contenit in the same. And inlykmaner, to command and charge all and sindrie oure soverane lordis liegis that nane of thame tak upoun hand to ressett, supplee or intercommoun with the saidis rebellis and utheris fugitives obstinatelie continewing dissobedient to his hienes authoritie and lawis or giff thame meit, drink, house or harborie, or mell or intromettwith thair cornis, cattell, guidis or geir, or ressave the same in custodie and keiping, unreveillit in defraude of oure soverane lord and his escheit; with certificatioun and thay failyie, or giff ony of the escheit guidis salbe found hurdit and conceillit amangis thairis, all salbe intromettitwith togidder to his hienes use or exponit in pray togidder in example of uthairis.

  1. NAS, PC1/15, 245. Back