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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis of parliament, statutis and ordanis that in all tyme cuming all wilfull heiraris of messe and concellaris of the same be executed to the death, and thair guidis and geir escheatit to his hienes use sasone as thay salbe fund giltie and convict thairof or declarit fugitive for the same befoir the justice generall or his depuittis or the lordis of his majesties privie counsell.
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Oure soverane lord, with advise of his estaitis in this present parliament, ordanis all presbiteriis within this realme to caus lauchtfullie summond and charge all personis papistes or suspect of papistrie within the boundis of thair presbiteries, personallie or at thair duelling places, to compeir befoir the saidis presbiteries and satisfie the kirk and presbiterie quhair thay remane and makis residence betuix and the first day of August nixtocum. And incace of thair not comperance or compering sall refuis to gif obedience and mak satisfactioun as said is betuix and the said day, his hienes, with avise of his estaites foirsaidis, ordanis significatioun thairof to be maid be the presbiterie to his hienes privie counsell, and upoun the said significatioun, the privie counsell to direct lettres chargeing the saidis personis papistes or suspectit of papistrie to compeir befoir thame and produce sufficient testimoniall of the presbiterie quhair thay remane of thair satisfactioun as said is, under the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to the horne; and gif thai failyie, to denunce thame thairto; be the quhilk denunceatioun, oure said soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis declaris that not onlie thair moveable guidis sall fall in escheat and be confiscat to his hienes use, bot the lyverent of quhatsumevir thair landis, rowmes, possessionis and utheris belanging unto thame sall apertene unto his hienes as escheat, to be intromettit with and disponit upoun as he thinkis gods. And inlikemaner declaris that quhatsumevir persoun or personis sall resset, supplie or interteney the saidis papistes efter the intimatioun of thair disobedience and denunceatioun as said is sall incur the same penaltie of tinsell of thair guidis, geir and liferent. And to the effect that the premises may be the better accomplischit, his hienes and estaitis foirsaidis declaris that incace the saidis presbiteries beis fund remise or negligent in citatioun of the saidis personis befoir thame to the effect abonewrittin, the ministeris of the said presbiterie, or ony ane persoun of the ministerie thairof in quhome the fault salbe tryit, sall amit and tyne the ane half of thair benefice or stipend that yeir, and the collectour or his depuittis sall uplift the same to be disponit be advise of the lordis modifearis of the ministeris stipend, to the help, supplie and interteynement of uthair ministeris as yit not provydit to sufficient stipendis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in parliament, retreitis, rescindis and declaris all erectionis grantit and ratifiit sen the act of parliament maid in the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir sevin yeiris anent the annexatioun of the temporalities to the croun (quhilkis ar not speciallie excepted in the said act frome the said annexatioun) to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect.
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Oure soverane lord and his estaitis in this present parliament decernis and declaris all commoun kirkis to be of the same nature of uther personages and vicarages, and ordanis the same commoun kirkis to be conferrit be presentatioun of the lauchtfull patrons and sufficient collatioun to ministeris serrving thairat, seing thai ar benefices of cure.
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Forsamekle as thair is dyvers personis denuncit rebellis, quha being suspectit of papistrie of befoir and fearing the sentence of excommunicatioun to have followit aganis tham, hes procurit the giftes of their eschaetis and lyfrentis disponit be oure soverane lord to their barnis or utheris conjunct personis upoun horningis execute aganis thame for civile causes, and nevirtheles hes retenit the possessioun of thair haill guidis, geir, landis, possessionis as gif thai had remanit his hienes faithfull and obedient subjectis, quhilk hes gevin thame occasioun to continew in thair rebellioun, as alsua in thair superstitious opinioun of papistrie and remaning under the said sentence of excomunicatioun in manifest contempt of God, his trew religioun and lawes of this realme. For the repressing of quhilk contempt and remeid thairof, oure said soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis in this present perliament, decernis and declaris all and quhatsumevir giftes of escheate and liferentis grantit to the saidis barnis and conjunct personis of ony of the foirnamit personis, denuncit rebellis and put to the horne for quhatsumever caus, quha being suspectit of papistrie ofbefoir hes sufferit the sentence of excomunicatioun to pas aganis thame, and quhais guidis, geir, landis and possessionis may be verifiet to have remanit in thair awin possessionis as gif thai had remanit faithfull and obedient subjectis, to have bene fra the beginning and to be in all tyme cuming null and of nane availl with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir decreittis or declaratouris gevin and past in favouris of the saidis rebellis, thair barnis or conjunct personis; and the richt of the said eschaet guidis, geir and liferentis to have pertenit and to pertene to oure said soverane lord and to be at his gift and dispositioun als frelie as gif the saidis pretendit giftes and dispositionis thairof had nevir bene grant nor disponit to thair saidis barnis and conjunct personis, and as declaratour had nocht past thairupoun.
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Item, oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament ratifies and apprevis the actis maid be his hienes ofbefoir anent the dischargeing of halding of mercattis on the Sabboth day with this additioun: that quhasoevir prophanis the Sabboth day be selling or presenting and offering to be sauld upoun the said day ony guidis or geir or quhatsumevir uther merchandise, be thame selffis or ony uther in thair name, and beis thre severall tymes lauchtfullie convict thairof, ather befoir the provest and baillies within burgh quhair the prophanatioun salhappin to be committit, or befoir certane commissionerris and justices in everie presbiterie to be appointit be the kingis majestie, with avise of his privie counsell, thair haill guidis and geir salbe escheatit to his hienes use and thair personis punist at the will of his majestie, with avise of his secreit counsell.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, understanding thair ar sindrie fewaris and possessouris having kirklandis neir adjacent to the kirk quhair thair hes bene na mansis nor gleibis of auld, nor yit designit of new, and considdering [that it wer baith against reasone and gude conscience]† that thair suld be ane gleib designit onlie of the saidis kirklandis that pertenis to ane feuar and possessour and nocht of the rest, and speciallie quhair the haill landis within the parochin or ane greit pert of the saidis landis ar alyk haldin of the kirk and payis the like dewtie, thairfoir, to the effect that the ministeris may be the better answerit of thair manses and gleibis in tyme cuming and enter thairto but ony truble or contentioun, conforme to the former act of parliament maid anent manses and gleibis of the ministeris, statutis and ordanis that quhair designatioun of manse and gleibis beis maid and tane of kirkland (the haill parochin or ane greit pert thairof being kirkland, and the minister notwithstanding designit to the kirkland maist ewest and adjacent to the kirk), that the fewares, possessouris and takismen out of quhais landis the manses or gleibis ar designit salhave thair releif of the remanent parochineris quha ar fewaris, possessouris and takismen of kirklandis liand within the said parochin pro rata.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, findis and declares that na beneficit man under a prelat within this realme may in tyme cuming set langer takis of teyndis, or utheris pertinentis of thair benefices, without the consent of thair patronis, bot for the space of thre yeiris allanerlie.
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Oure soverane lord and estatis of this present parleament cassis, annullis and abrogates the act of parliament maid at Edinburgh, the fift day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir tuelf yeiris in favour of the vassellis of the personis foirfaltit, and decernis and declares the said act to have na strenth, force nor effect and to be deleit furth of the buikis of parliament.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, understanding that divers personis quha hes committit the cryme of tressone and lesemajestie in defraud of his hienes and his donatouris hes maid dyvers bandis, obligationis, lettres of takis, assignationis, giftes of pensionis, lettres of factorie and divers utheris giftes and dispositionis as gif the same had bene maid and grantit be thame betuix† the cryme of tressone attemptit be the saidis personis foirfaltit, for remeid quhairof, it is statute and ordanit that na lettrez of pensioun, factorie, bandis, obligationis or assignationis maid or grantit be ony persoun foirfaltit salbe valide, effectuall, sufficient nor gif ony actioun without the samyn be ether lauchtfullie confermit be his majestie or auctorizit be ane decreit of the ordiner juge obtenit befoir the saidis personis foirfaltit wer first summonit and challengit for the crymes of tressone for the quhilkis thai wer foirfaltit, notwithstanding quhatsumevir confirmatioun or decreit obtenit and following thairupoun sen thair said first citatioun upoun the crymes of tressone laid to thair charge. And in speciall oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, statutis, decernis and declaris quhatsumevir contract, obligatioun or dispositioun of landis, guides and geir onywayis maid be Williame, sumtyme erll of Angus, George, sumtyme erll of Huntlie, Frances, erll of Errole and Schir Patrik Gordoun of Auchindoun, personis foirfaltit in this present perliament, in prejudice of his hienes and his donatouris sen the saidis personis foirfaltit wer first summonit to heir and sie thame foirfaltit, to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament ratifies and apprevis the actis of parliament maid be King James the secund and King James the fyft intitulat 'Anent the annexatioun of landis to the croun', and speceallie the act maid be the said King James the secund upoun the fourth day of August jM four hundreth fiftie fyve yeiris, and als ane uther act maid be the said King James the fyft upoun the thrid day of December the yeir of God jM vC and xl yeiris and haill pointis, articles and clauses specifiit thairin, and all utheris actis maid be ony oure soverane lordis predicessouris concerning the keping of the annexit propirtie to remane with the croun. And further, oure said soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in parliament, declares that all personis quha hes upliftit, ressavit and intromettitwith or sall heireftir intromettwith at his hienes speciall command ony of the kingis annexit propirtie be vertew of the saidis actis of parliament sall incur na danger of ejectioun, spuilyie or wrangous intromissioun, and declares that thai salbe quite and free thairof and all actioun that may follow thairupoun. And siclyk oure soverane lord and estaitis in this present parliament findis, decernis and declares the act of dissolutioun maid be oure soverane lord in his hienes minoritie in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir four, and all utheris actis of dissolutioun maid be his hienes or his saidis predicessouris in thair minorities, althogh the samyn actis and infeftmentis following thairupoun be ratefiet in parliament in thair majoritie, to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present perliament, statutis and ordanis that it salbe lesum to his hienes to sett all his auld propre landis, baith annexit and unannexit, in fewferme, sua that it be not in diminutioun of his rentall, gressumes or uther dewties bot in augmentatioun of the samyn, with sic clauses and condicionis as he thinkis expedient, to the effect foirsaid; and that the landis that he settis in his tyme stand perpetuallie to the airis efter the forme of thair condicioun; and that this dissolutioun indure for the lyvetyme of the king, oure soverane lord that now is, allanerlie, sua that the landis quhilkis he settis in his tyme with the condicionis foirsaidis sall stand perpetuallie; and efter his deceis, the annexationis maid ofbefoir to returne agane to the awin nature, sua that his successoris sall not have power to annalie nor sett in few mair nor thay had befoir the making of this statute, provyding that this statute sall not extend to the setting in fewferme of ony of oure soverane lordis castellis, palices, yardis, woddis, parkis, forrestis, pastures for scheip and nolt, and in speciall the Lowmondis of Falkland, coilheuchis and offices, bot the same to remane inseparablie annext to the crown nochtwithstanding this present dissolutioun. And oure soverane lord and his estaitis foirsaidis decernis and declaris that this present dissolutioun is and salbe onlie to this effect: that the saidis annext landis salbe sett in few to the ancient and kyndlie tennentis, possessouris and occupearis of the ground quha wer infeft be oure soverane lord and his predicessouris ofbefoir, and to all utheris personis quhilkis hes heretable infeftment of fewferme grantit to thame be oure soverane lord or ony of his predicessouris, thai seikand thair infeftmentis of fewferme and payand thair compositionis thairfoir to be modifiit be his hienes comptroller, with avise of Johnne, lord Thirlestane, chancellair, Johnne, erll of Mar, lord Erskin, Johnne, erll of Montrois, lord Grahame, Alexander, lord Levingstoun, Robert, lord Seytoun, Mark, lord of Newbotle, maister of requestes, Maister Thomas Lyoun of Baldukie, thesaurair, Schir Johnne Cokburne of Ormeistoun, knicht, justice clerk, Walter, commendater of Blantyre, kepair of the privie seill, Maister Robert Dowglas, provest of Lincluden, collectour generall, Schir Johnne Carmichaell of that Ilk, knicht, Maister David Carnegie of Culluthie, Alexander Hay of Eister Kennet, clerk of register, Alexander Hume of Northberuik Manys, provest of Edinburgh (or ony sevin of thame, the said comptroller being alwayes ane), betuix and the first day of August jM vC fourscoir and fyftene yeiris; utherwayes that it be lauchtfull to his majestie to sett the saidis annext landis now dissolvit to quhatsumevir personis his hienes thinkis expedient, alwayes on condicioun of augmentatioun of his hienes rentale as said is. And alsua ordanis this present act of dissolutioun to be extendit in favour of the quenis majestie, to have sic richtis and infeftmentis of quhatsumevir landis pertening to hir as scho had befoir.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, ratifies and apprevis and for his hienes and his successouris perpetuallie confirmis the act maid be his noble progenitouris King James the first of worthie memorie aganis lesing makaris, the act maid be King James the secund intitulat 'Aganis lesing makaris and tellaris of thame', the act maid be King James the fyft intitulat 'Off lesing makaris', and the act maid be his hienes selff, with avise of his estaitis in parliament, upoun the xxij day of Maii the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir four yeiris, intitulat 'For punisement of the authouris of slanderis and untrew calumnies aganis the kingis majestie, his counsell and procedingis, to the dishonour and prejudice of his hienes, his parentis, progenitouris, crown and estait'; as likwayes the act of his hienes perliament haldin at Linlithgw upoun the tent day of December the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris intitulat 'Aganis the authouris of slanderous speichis or wreittis'. And statutis and ordanis all the saidis actis to be publeist of new and to be put in executioun in tyme cuming with this additioun: that quha evir hearis the saidis lesingis, calumnies or slanderous speichis or wreittis to be maid, and apprehendis not the authoris thairof, gif it ly in his power, or revelis not the same to his hienes or to ane of his previe counsell or to the schiref, stewart or baillie of the schire, stewartrie or balliarie in regalitie or ryaltie or to the provest or ane of the baillies within burgh, be quhome the same may cum to the knawlege of his hienes or his said privie counsaill, quhairthrough the saidis lesing makaris or authouris of slanderous speichis may be callit, tryit and punissit according to the saidis actis, the heirar and not apprehender, and (gif it ly in his power) conceilar and not reveilar of the saidis lesing makaris and authouris of the saidis sklanderous speichis or wreittis, sall incur the like pane and punisement as the principall offendour.
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It is statute and ordanit be oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament that the dewtie grantit be the estaitis to his majestie upoun the wynes be thankfullie payit to his majesties collectour in all tyme cuming, within the space of ten dayes nixt efter thair arryving within this cuntrie; and to this effect, ordanis the provest and baillies of ilk burgh within quhais boundis and jurisdictioun ony wynes sall arryve in tyme cuming to tak sufficient cautioun and souirtie of the merchandis, marinaris and utheris hamebringaris of the saidis wynes, that thay sall thankfullie pay the said dewtie grantit to oure soverane lord thairof within the space foirsaid to his hienes collectouris appointit for ingaddering thairof, and heirupoun ordanis lettrez to be direct (gif neid beis) baith to charge the saidis provest and ballies to tak the said cautioun; as also ather to charge the cautioun or then the hamebringaris at the plesour of the collectour to mak payment of the said dewtie to his hienes within the said ten dayes nixt efter thair arryving within this realme, under the pane of rebellioun. And gif thay failyie thairin, the saidis ten dayes being bypast, to denunce thame rebellis and put thame to the horne, and that thay be not relaxit thairfra unto the tyme thay pay the double of the said dewtie to the collectour for thair contemptioun.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis of this present parliament, hes unite, annexit and incorporat and be the tennour of this present act unitis, annexis and incorporattis in his hienes patrimonie and to his croun, to remane thairwith inseparablie in all tyme cuming, all and sindrie the few males and blenche dewties of all landis, lordschippis and baronies quhilkis pertenit of auld to quhatsumevir benefice within this realme and have bene erectit in temporall levingis befoir or sen the act of annexatioun maid in Julii jM vC fourscoir sevin yeiris. And thairfoir have cassit and annullit and be the tennour heirof cassis and annullis all and quhatsumevir pensionis and uther dispositionis maid be his majestie heirtofoir sen the said act of annexatioun to quhatsumevir persoun or personis of ony pert or pertinent thairof ar of ony temporalities of vacand benefices fallin in his hienes handes at ony tyme sen the said act of annexatioun, and that be estemit in all tyme cuming null and of nane availl, notwithstanding quhatsumevir confirmatioun or grant thairof in perliament or utherwayes.
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Item, becaus that the souirties of all officiaris of armes admittit be lyoun king of armes ar fund to him and his clerk, it is thairfoir statute and ordanit that thai be chargit twys in the yeir to produce thair buikis of souirties, to the effect oure soverane lord and his thesaurair be not defraudit of the halff of the penalties for the deprivit officiaris; and this to be usit be the thesaurair in sic sort as the schireff clerkis ar ordanit to produce thair horningis, to the effect that executioun may follow thairupoun and the thesaurair to be chargit with his ressett of the foirsaidis penalties in his comptis. And furder ordanis all the saidis officiaris that hes [not]† fund sufficient cautioun for dew administratioun in thair office, or quhais cautiounaris ar deceissit or ar not sufficient, to find cautioun of new betuix and the first day of August nixtocum; utherwayes, the not findingof the said cautioun is presentlie declarit to be caus of thair deprivatioun. Quhilk deprivatioun salbe immediatlie publissit at the mercat croces of the schirefdomes quhair the saidis officiaris remanis, and all thair executionis fra thence furth to be unautentik and null.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, understanding that in tymes bygane his hienes and his thesaurair hes bene grytumlie prejugeit anent the escheatis of sic personis as hes bene ordourlie denuncit rebellis and put to the horne; and that throw collusioun of perties efter thair lauchfull denunceatioun, the escheatis being cum in his hienes handis, aggreis with the perties at quhais instance thai ar denuncit, and intendis reductioun aganis the pertie, the kingis thesaurair and advocat for annulling of the process of horning and denunceatioun led aganis thame and obtenis decreit thairintill be productioun of antedaitit dischargis and acquittances, as gif the sowmes or caus thai wer chargit for had bene payit, done and fulfillit lang befoir the denunceatioun. For remeid quhairof, it is statute and ordanit that quhensoevir ony pairtie grounds thair ressonis of suspensioun or reductioun for annulling of horningis upoun payment or satisfactioun maid befoir the denunceatioun, and producis acquittances and dischargis thairupoun, the producear thairof salbe haldin in presence of the lordis to mak faith, sollempnitlie suorne that the acquittances and dischargis producit ar trew in thame selffis, maid and subscryvit off the samyn dait as thai wer producit; utherwayes the usaris of the saidis acquittances not to be hard to ground ony ressonis of suspensionis for annulling of horningis upoun sic acquittances and discharges, nor to use the same aganis his hienes and his thesaurair.
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Oure soverane lord and his estaitis in this present parliament, foirseing that his haill woiddis, forrestis, parkis, haningis, da, ra, hartis, hyndis, fallow deir, phesane, fowlis and utheris wyld bestis within the same ar greitlie distroyit and dalie decressis be ressone the actis and statutis quhilkis ar sett doun aganis the distroyaris of the saidis woddis, forrestis, parkis, haningis and slayaris of the saidis wyld beistis hes not bene put to executioun, sua that all men hes tane libertie to distroy and slay at thair awin appetites. For remeid quhairof, and better interteynement of his hienes royall pastyme in tyme cuming, it is statute and ordanit that quhatsumevir persone or personis at ony tyme heireftir salhappin to cut ony tymmer or grene woid within his hienes woddis or parkis, or salhappin to slay deir, hartis, phesanis, foullis, partrikis or ether wildfoull quhatsumevir, ather with gun, cors bow, hand bow, doggis, halkis or girnis or be uther ingyne quhatsumever within the same, or that beis fund schutting with ony gun thairin without speciall licience and tollerance of his majestie haid and obtenit thairto, or that slayis ony of his hienes deir strayand in tyme of stormes to barne yardis or uther partis maist ewest seikand thair fude, or beis fund tryit to have schot with hagbute in the winter nicht within ony of the foirsaidis woddis or parkis, or within the space of ane myle thairabout, quhether thai be apprehendit slayand the deir or not, that thair haill guidis and geir salbe escheit and inbrocht to his hienes use, and thair personis punist at his hienes will; and this to be ane ordiner point of dittay, and the offendour to be criminallie accusit heiron in all tymes heireftir. And also it is statute and ordanit that gif ony persone or personis salhappin to put ony of thair guidis within the saidis woddis, forrestis, parkis or haningis, the same salbe confiscat and eschetit; and that it salbe lesum to the keparis to intromett thairwith at thair awin handis but ony further process of law, and thay to be frie of all danger and actioun that in onywayis may follow and ensew thairupoun, the ane half to be employit to oure soverane lordis use and the uther half to the forsteris and keiparis. And likwayes it is statute and ordanit that na persoun nor personis sall hunt nor halk within the bounds of sex myles to ony of his hienes woddis, parkis, castellis and palices; and incaice ony do in the contrair, that ilk persoun contravening sall pay the sowme of ane hundreth pundis money, the ane half thairof to the dilators of thame and the uther half to his hienes use; and als quhatsumevir persoun salbe deprehendit or tryit till have slayne hartis or ony kynd of wyld foullis in snaw or ony uther tyme with gunnis or girnis, or yit beis fund to have schot at duik, drak or hair or uthar wildfoull with ane hagbute within ony pert of this realme, that thai salbe subject to the foirsaid penaltie of ane hundreth pundis. And incace thai or ony of thame beis not responsall, to be punissit in thair personis at his hienes will and plesour.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estatis in parliament, ratifies, apprevis and confirmis all and quhatsumevir privilegeis, liberties and immunities grantit ofbefoir be his majestie and his maist noble progenitouris to the chancellair and haill senatouris, baith spirituall and temporall, and memberis of the college of justice, for mantinance of thame in thair personis, honouris and dignities and for bruiking of thair landis, rentis, benefices and pensionis in sic forme as is contenit in the first erectioun of the said college and as thay and thair predicessouris hes bruikit and possest sensyn, conforme to the ratificatioun thairof in parliament or in ony uther actis, lawis or statutis maid be his majestie or his predicessouris in favouris of the said college, senatouris and memberis thairof in all pointis, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir actis or constitutionis that may appear to derogate the same.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that na senatouris of the college of justice ordiner or extraordiner sall sitt or vote in ony actioun or caus intendit or to be intendit befoir thame quhair the parties, persewer or defender, is ather thair father, brothair or sone, sua that the father sall on nawys be juge in the sones caus, the sone in the fatheris caus, nor the brothair in the brotheris, bot be declynit thairin.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis of the parliament, considering the greit skaith that the leigis sustenis throw sitting of the sessioun after the first day of August, harvest being in mony partis of the cuntrie alreddy then begun, and understanding that the lordis of sessioun ar content during the haill somer sessioun to enter in the tolbuith and call materis dalie at aucht houris, quhair as thair ordiner dyett wes not quhill nyne, thairfoir statutis and ordanis that the harvest vacance sall begin the first day of August and the sessioun to sitt bot the last day of Julii inclusive.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, understanding that sindrie of his hienes leigis ar heretablie infeft in divers landis and annuelrentis within this realme; lyk as thair predicessouris and authouris fra quhome thair richt thairof proceidis hes bene heretablie infeft in the same landis and annuelrentis, and be verteu of thair severall infeftmentis and lyfrentis thairin reservit, thay and thair predicessouris and authouris (fra quhome thair richt thairof proceidis) hes bruikit the foirsaidis landis and annuelrentis be the space of fourtie yeris togidder, nochtwithstanding quhairof the saidis infeftmentis maid and grantit to thame and thair predicessouris and authouris ar sindrie tymes drawin in questioun for laik and want of procuratories of resignatioun, instrumentis of resignatioun, preceptis of clare constat or utheris preceptis of sasing quhilkis ar not extant to be producit and usit in respect that the same ar tint and amittit, partlie be iniquitie of tyme, pertlie be perisching of prothogollis and scrollis of notaris, pertlie for not delivering of the samyn be the personis, sellaris and disponeris thairof, pairtlie becaus the evidentis of comprysit landis usis to be abstractit and withhaldin upoun malice of perties, and pertlie as evidentis not thot necessair to have bene kepit efter sa lang tyme, be ressone that the charteris makis mentioun of the procuratories and instrumentis of resignationis, and instrumentis of sasing makis mentioun of the preceptis of sasing quhairupoun the samyn proceidis. For remeid quhairof, oure said soverane lord, with avise of the saidis estaitis and haill body of this present perliament, findis, decernis and declaris that nane of his hienes leigis may be compellit efter the space of fourtie yeiris to produce procuratories or instrumentis of resignatioun, preceptis of clare constat or utheris preceptis of sasing of landis or annuelrentis quhairof the present heretable possessouris and thair predicessouris and authouris and utheris personis be verteu of lyfrentis reservit in the saidis infeftmentis ar and wes in possessioun be the space of fourtie yeiris togidder, and that the wanting and inlak thairof, nor nane of thame, salbe na caus of reductioun of the infeftmentis grantit to the proprietaris or thair predicessouris or authouris of the landis or annuelrentis quhairof the charter or charteris (makand mentioun of the resignatioun or resignationis to have bene maid, and the instrument of seasing makand mentioun of the preceptis of sasingis be verteu quhairof the sasingis wer gevin) ar extant. And willis, statutis and ordanis that this act salbe extendit to all procuratories and instrumentis of resignatioun, preceptis of clare constat or utheris preceptis of sasingis, the wanting and inlaik quhairof and nane of thame salbe na caus of reductioun nor other quarrell quhatsumevir efter the space of fourtie yeiris quhair infeftmentis hes tane effect be possessioun be the said space of fourtie yeiris in maner abone rehersit, and quhair the charteris and instrumentis of sasing ar extant as said is.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present perliament statutis and ordanis and declaris that na ratificationis grantit in favour of particuler parties in this present perliament salbe hurtfull or prejudiciall to ony of the leigis of the realme not hard nor callit speciallie thairto, bot all the ratificationis salbe understand and interpreit salvo jure cujuslibet.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present perliament statutis and ordanis that in tyme cuming it sall not be lesum to ony lordis of sessioun, ordiner or extraordiner, advocattis, clerkis, writtaris, thair servandis or ony uther member of the college of justice, or ony inferiour jugementis within this realme, thair depuittis, clerkis or advocattis, directlie or indirectlie be thame selffis or ony utheris in thair names to thair behuif or utilitie, to by ony landis, teyndis, rowmes or posesionis quhilkis ar dependand in contraversie or questioun betuix ony perties, or hes bene dependand and not as yit decydit, quhilkis gif thai or ony of thame do and contravenis the premissis, the saidis lordis of sessioun, advocattis, clerkis, writtaris, thair servandis or ony uther member of the college of justice or ony inferior jugementis within this realme, thair depuittis, clerkis and advocattis sall amit and tyne thair office, place and all privilegies and immunities bruikit or that may be bruikit be thame be verteu thairof.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis of this present parliament, understanding the greit disordour quhilk hes arysen and daly dois arys among his hienes leigis quhair as personis wrangouslie intrusing thame selffis in the rowmes and posesionis of utheris be bangstre and force being altogither unresponsall thame selffis, mantenis thair posesioun thairof, and quhen thai ar challengit befoir the lordis of the sessioun or uther jugeis ordiner be the pairtie grevit, the personis, intrusaris of thame selffis in sic possessioun, delayis the mater be proponing of peremptour exceptionis quhilkis ar not of veritie, and delayis upoun the probatioun thairof; and efter lang pley, quhen as the pairtie grevit hes gottin decreit ordaning him to be repossessit to his rowme and proffittis thairof, his pertie being unresponsall altogider, gettis na commoditie thairof; for remeid of the quhilk, it is statute and ordanit that in all tyme cuming the pertie persewit be ane uther for ejectioun sall find cautioun for the violent proffittis as in caus of removing the first dyet of the litiscontestatioun, or utherwvyis decreit to be gevin ordinand the pertie to be repossessit.
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Oure soverane lord and his estaitis in this present parliament, having consideratioun of the greit faischerie and inconvenience at sindrie perliamentis throu presenting of a confusit multitude of doubtfull and informall articles and supplicationis, for remeid quhairof in tyme cuming, statutis and ordanis that quhen evir the perliament is appointit and ordanit to be proclamit, thair sall ane conventioun be appointit of four of everie estait to meit xx dayes befoir the perliament to ressave all maner of articles and supplicationis concerning generall lawes or tuiching perticuler pertiis; quhilkis articles and supplicationis salbe delyverit to the clerk of registerie and be him presentit to the personis of the estaitis to be considerit be thame, to the effect that thingis ressonable and necessarie may be formallie maid and presentit in a buik to the lordis of articles in the perliament tyme, and all impertinent, frivolous and impropre materis rejectit, and that na article or supplicatioun wantand a speciall title or unsubscryvit be the presentar salbe red or answerit in that conventioun or perliament following the same. It is alwayes provydit that his majestie may present sic articles as he thinkis guide concerning him self or the commoun weill of the realme at all tymes quhen he thinkis expedient.
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Oure soverane lord, having consideratioun of the manifald oppressionis done within this realme and for the maist pert occurring betuix parties contending in justice be proud and undantonit braggaris, boisteris and oppressouris, and understanding that thair wes ane act of perliament maid of lang tyme bypast first in the dayis of umquhile Marie, quene dowrier, his hienes guidame of worthie memorie, quhilk wes onlie temporall for the space of thre yeiris nixt following, and approvin be his hienes in his perliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of Maii jM vC fourscoir four yeiris, quhairby it wes fund and declarit that gif ony persoun, ather persewar or defendar, suld happin to slay or wound to the effusioun of blude or utherwayes to invaid ane of thame, ane uther in ony sort quhairupoun thai micht be criminallie accusit, efter the rasing of the summondis or preceptis and lauchtfull executioun thairof or in ony tyme befoir the compleit executioun to be recoverit thairupoun, the committer of the slauchter, blude or invasioun in maner foirsaid, or being airt, pert, red or counsaill thairof, gif it be the defendar, he salbe condampnit at the instance of the persewar, gif he be on lyff; or incais of his deceis, the narrest of his kin quha is slane, without ony probatioun of the libell, except summar cognitioun to be tane of the slauchter, bludsched or invasioun befoir the justice or ony uther juge competent thairto. And gif the persewar slayis, woundis or invaidis the defendair as said is, or be airt, pert, red or counsaill thairof, cognitioun being tane incace the defender be on lyve, or incace of his deceis, the narest of the kin salhave absolvitour fra the persewaris libell. And gif the slayair, schedder of blude or invader as said is hes landis or lyfrentis and beis denuncit rebell and put to the horne for non finding of souirtie, or non comperance to underly the law for the said slauchter, bludsched or invasioun, in that cace the slayer, schedder of blude or invader incontinent efter the denunceatioun sall tyne the benefite of his lyfrent of quhatsumevir his landis, offices or commodities as in the saidis actis and statutis maid thairupoun at mair lenth is contenit, quhilk last act wes also temporall, to indure for the space of sevin yeiris. And now it being knawin to his hienes and the saidis estaitis how necessair the same is to be alwayes observit and kepit in continwall observance as ane universall law in all tyme cuming for repressing of the saidis invasionis, thairfoir his hienes, with avise of the saidis estaitis and haill body of this present perliament, ratifies, apprevis and affirmes baith the saidis first and secund actis, with the haill pointis, articles and conditionis contenit thairintill, and ordanis the same to stand as ane perpetuall law in all tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estatis of this present parliament, understanding the abhominable and odious crueltie that hes bene at sumtymes heirtofoir usit within this realme be children aganis thair parentis in murthering of thame and takand of thair lyves maist unnaturally, hes thairfoir statute and ordanit that quhatsumevir he be that hes slayne or sall heireftir slay his father or mother, guidschir or guddame and hes bene alreddie or salbe heireftir convict be ane assyis, the committaris of the said cryme and his posteritie in linea recta salbe disheresit in all tyme heireftir fra thair landis, heretages, takis, possessonis and the samyn sall apertene to the nixt collaterall and narrest of blude quha utherwayes micht succeid falyeing of the richt lyne.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis in this present parliament, in respect of the greit derth and skarsitie off all kynd of flesches, statutis and ordanis that in all tyme cuming the tyme of Lentren salbe certane fra the first day of Merche inclusive to the first day of Maii exclusive, and that na lambis nor young weillis within yeir auldis be slayne or eattin befoir Witsonday yeirlie under the panis following. And als ratifies, apprevis and confirmis the actis of perliament maid ofbefoir aganis the eittaris of flesche in Lentrone or on the Wadnisday, Fryday or Seterday in everie oulk, except the penaltie appointit in the saidis actis aganis the contravenaris thairof, quhilk oure soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis cassis, annullis and haldis that point of the same as deleit and reservis the said penaltie as followis to the effect the same may be the better execute: That is to say, quhasoevir salbe tryit to have contravenit the same, for the first fault, salbe adjugeit in the sowme of ten pundis money; for the secund falt, in the sowme of tuentie pundis; and for the thrid, in the sowme of fourttie pundis; and sua ordanis the pane to be multipliit according to the contempt and oft contravening of the saidis actis. And that the same may tak the better effect, oure soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis ordanis that within burrowis, his hienes thesaurair nominat ane sufficient persone, and that everie burgh nominat ane uther quha salhave pouer to try, serch and seik quhatsumevir personis, contravenaris of this present act, and persew thame befoir the justice generall or his depuittis monethlie for the same. And incace of convictioun of ony persone or personis, ordanis the ane half of the penaltie to apertene to oure soverane lord, and the uther half to the burgh quhair the convictioun salhappin to be, to be employit by thame as thai sall think gude. Quhilk act oure said soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis ordanis to be put to executioun in tyme cuming without exceptioun or pretence of ony former licience grantit befoir the dait heirof, alsweill aganis the eittaris as aganis the fleschouris, cuikis, oistellaris and utheris prepararis thairof, and that na licience be grantit heireftir without ane sufficient testimoniall be schawin to oure soverane lordis thesaurair be ane minister of Goddis word and doctour of medicine, apothecar or chirurgiane of the infirmitie of the persoun that suittis and cravis the same, utherwayes the licience to be null. And incace the persoun, obtenar of the said licience, be challengeit for contravening of this present act, the licience sall not be sufficient to absolve the persoun accusit, except the same, togidder with the foirsaid testimoniall, be likwyis producit and schawin in jugement.
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Forsamekle as usurie and ocker is ane greit cryme condempnit be the lawes of God and all commoun welthis, and yit has bene ovre frequentlie usit within this realme this dyvers yeris bygane throw want of ane certane pane and punisement, thairfoir oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present perliament, statutis and ordanis that quha evir committis usurie or ocker in tyme cuming directlie or indirectlie, that is to say takis mair proffite for the len of money nor as it cummis to ten pundis in the yeir for ane hundreth pundis, or fyve libs. wictuall, and sua pro rata, quether the same be greit or small upoun wed, plege or obligatioun, act or contract afoir hand or efter the yeir or tyme, salbe countit and estemit usuraris and ockararis, and the pertie, payar or obleist for the said unlawfull proffite, reveilland the same salhave repetitioun of his plege, wed or discharge of his obligatioun, act or contract for his reward. And gif the pertie, receavar, conceilis the resset thairof, quhatsumever uther man that revelis and verefeis the said ocker salhave the said benefite and richt to the sowmes of money gevin for ocker as the gever micht† had incace he had revelit it him self, and the pertie, resaifar of the said unlauchtfull proffite or contracter thairanent, to tyne the principall sowme and stok quhilk was employit be him for payment of the said unlauchtfull proffite and oker.
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Item, becaus the bursaris, studentis and maisteris of collegis ar grytumlie drawin frome thair studies and oftymes incurris greit skaith and perrell thame selffis and dois damnage unto utheris throw thair licentious libertie in resorting nicht and day to frie burghis armed with suordis, pistolettis and utheris wapynnis, thairfoir oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament ordanis the provest and ballies of his majesties frie burghis, incace thai find the foirsaidis personis or ony of thame vagand nicht or day within thair saidis townis armed in maner abonespecifiit, to tak and intromett with thair armour and to dispone upoun the same as thai think gude.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, understanding that the actis of parliament maid aganis slayaris of blak or reid fische in forbiddin tyme, distroyaris of smoltis and fry of salmond hes not bene put to executioun in tymes bygane be ressone of the jurisdictioun of the schireffis of everie schirefdome impeiding the provest and baillies of burrowis to prosequute justice thairanent, hes thairfoir ratifiet and approvin the former actis maid anent slaying of salmond fische in forbiddin tyme and distroying of smoltis etc., and declaris that it salbe lauchtfull to the provest and baillies of everie burgh in tyme cuming to proceid aganis the contravenaris of the saidis actis, gif thay salhappin first to atteich and apprehend thame, befoir thai be challengeit be the schireff or his deputtis, notwithstanding that be the former actis the said power wes restrictit to the saidis schireffis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, ratifies, apprevis and confirmis the act and statute maid in his hienes perliament haldin at Edinburgh upoun the fyft day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir tuelf yeiris in favouris of the frie burrowis of this realme and thair liberties and privilegeis aganis unfrie traffickeris and anent using of craftis in all the suburbis of the saidis suburowis,† speciallie bering that all maner of personis, inhabitantis of the saidis burrowis, exerceand ony maner of traffiquing in merchandise, or having exchange within the same, sall beir thair pairt of all stentis and taxationis, watching and warding in all dewties and suites pertening to oure soverane lord, the weill of the realme and utilitie of the burgh, as at lenth is contenit in the said act and all clauses and condicionis thairin contenit, with this additioun: that the samyn salbe extendit to all merchandis or craftismen, alsweill frie as unfrie, that hes na uther duelling place bot within burgh and hes thair commoditie within the same burgh and beris na burding of taxatioun without the same burgh.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, ratifies and apprevis the actis and statutis maid be his hienes maist noble progenitouris of worthie memorie concerning the uphalding of landis gevin in conjunct infeftment, alsweill to burgh as land, and for the better executioun thairof and reparatioun of the decayed policie within burgh, statutis and ordanis that the provest and baillies of ilk burgh sall at the instance of the heretouris of the landis within the same, upoun citatioun of pairtie, tak summar cognitioun of the estait of the landis, houses or tenementis within the burgh be ane condigne inquest of the nichtbouris thairof. And gif the samyn be found auld, decayed and ruinous in ruif sklattis, durris, windois, fluringis, loftis, tymmer wark and wallis, or ony of thame, and ane lang† biggit of auld and throw lang tyme decayed in sic sort that it be alreddie inhabitable, or that within schort tyme may becum inhabitable, in that cace to decerne that the conjunctfear or lyfrenter sall repair the saidis landis and tenementis in the partis thairof decayed as salbe fund be the said inquest within the space of yeir and day nixt efter thai be requirit thairto be the heretouris; and falyeing thairoff, declaris that it salbe frie to the saidis heretouris to enter to the possessioun of the same, to have the setting, rasing, using and disponing thairupoun in all tymes cuming as gif thair wer na lyfrent or conjunctfie standing thairof, provyding alwyes that sufficient securitie† quhair the landis or tenementis lyis be tane for termelie payment to the conjunctfearis or lyfretaris thairof induring thair lyftyme of sic maill and dewtie as the same presentlie gevis the tyme of the said cognitioun or micht ressonablie gif in that estait incace it be nocht presentlie sett, deduceand alwayes the annuellis and uther burding lyand thairupoun, and this to be extendit to all brunt and waist landis and aganis all conjunctfearis present and to cum within burgh.
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Oure soverane lord and his estaitis in this present parliament, considering that nochtwithstanding the sindrie actis maid be his hienes and his mair noble progenitors for punischement of the authoris of thift, reif, oppressioun and sorning and masteris and sustenaris of thevis, yit sic has bene and presentlie is the barbarous cruelties and dalie heirschippis of the vickit thevis and lynmaris of the clannis and surnames following inhabiting the hielandis and iles, thay ar to say Clangregour, Clanfarlane, Clanlawren, Clandowill, Clandonochie, Clanchattane, Clanchewill, Clanchamron, Clanronald in Lochaber, Clanranald in Knoydert, Modert and Glengarie, Clanleyid of the Lewis, Clanlewid of Harriche, Clandonald south and north, Clangilliane, Clanayioun, Clankinnoun, Clanneill, Clankenzie, Clanandries, Clanmorgun, Clangun, Cheilphale and als mony brokin men of the surnames of Stewartis in Athoull, Lorne and Balquhidder, Campbellis, Grahames in Menteith, Buchannanis, McCawlis, Galbraithis, McNabbis, McNabrichis, Menzeis, Fergusonis, Spadingis, McIntosches in Athoill, McThomas in Glensche, Ferquharsonis in Bra of Mar, McInphersonis, Grantis, Rossis, Fraseris, Monrois, Neilsonis and utheris inhabiting the schirefdomes of Ergyle, Bute, Dumbartane, Striviling, Perth, Forfar, Abirdene, Bamf, Elgin, Forres, Narne, Invernes and Cromertie, stewartries of Stratherne and Menteith and likwyis a greit nowmer of wickit thevis, oppressouris and pece brekaris and ressettaris of thift of the surnames of Armstrangis, Ellottis, Niksonis, Crosaris, Grahames, Irwingis, Bellis, Carleillis, Batisonis, Litillis, Thomesonis, Glendonigis, Carutheris, Johnnestonis, Jardanis, Moffettis, Latimeris and utheris inhabiting the bordouris foiranent England in the schirefdomes of Roxburgh, Selkirk, Peiblis, Dumfreis and stewartrie of Annerdaill, in the murthour, heirschip and dalie oppressioun of his hienes peceable and guid subjectis in the haill cuntries adjacent to the hielandis and bordouris, to the displesour of God, contempt and dishonour of his hienes persoun and authoritie and to the wasting and desolatioun of a guid pairt of the plentifull ground of the cuntrie, gif spedie remeid be not providit. And understanding that this mischeif and schamefull disordour increscis and is nureschit be the oursicht, hounding out, ressett, mentinence and not punischement of the thevis, limmeris and vagabundis pairtlie be the landislordis, maisteris and baillies of the landis and boundis quhair thai dwell and resortis, and pertlie throw the counsellis, directionis, ressett and pertaking of the chiftanis, principallis of the branches, and houshalderis of the saidis surnames and clannis quhilkis beris quarrell and seikis revenge for the leist hurting or slauchter of ony ane of thair unhappie races, although it wer be ordour of justice or in reskew and following of trew mennis geir stollen or reft, sua that the saidis chiftanis, principallis of the branches, and houshaldaris worthelie may be estemit the verie authouris, fosteraris and mantenaris of the wickit deidis of the vagabundis of thair clannis and surnames. For remeid quhairoff, and that thair may be anys a perfite distinctioun be names and surnames betuix thame that ar and desiris to be estemit honest and trew men and thame that ar and escheamis not to be estemit thevis, reifaris, sorneris and ressettaris and sustenaris of thift and thevis in thair wikit and odious crymes and deidis, it is statute and ordanit that thair be ane roll and catologue maid with all possible diligence of all personis of the surnames foirsaidis suspectit of slauchter, thift, reif, ressett of thift or thevis or sorningis within the saidis schirefdomes and stewartries, in quhat townis and parochinis and under quhat landislordis, maisteris or baillies thai dwell, that all landislordis and baillies be chargit to find suirtie to releve the king and wardane in the bordouris and over all quhair to mak thair men, tennentis and servandis answerable to justice, and to redress parties skaithit quhilkis hes not fund the said souertie alreddie, that the haill personis suspectit and dilatit of the saidis crymes salbe gevin in valentynes to thair maisteris, landislordis or baillies to be presentit befoir his hienes justice and his deputtis and utheris commissionerris or assessouris to be appointit at certane dayes and places, that it may be understand quha wilbe obedient and quha inobedient and fugitive, sic houshaldaris of the saidis clannis as comperis to find cautioun for releif of thair landislordis, sic as comperis not to be denuncit rebellis and fugitives. The chiftanis, principall of the branches, and houshalderis to be chargit to enter pleiges for releif also of the landislordis. The pleges to be deliverit in keping to the noble men, baronis and gentilmen that hes ressavit grytest and latest harmes of the saidis thevis and sornaris of clannis and thair assistaris in thair awin houses, or with thair freindis in the cuntrie quhair thai think maist sure. Gif the personis complenit upoun comperis and findis guid souirtie for releif of thair masteris and landislordis, to bruik thair takis and titles. Gif thay compere not, or comperand findis not the said souirtie, to be denuncit rebellis and thair escheatis of takis to be disponit to thair landislordis. For thair better releif, the complener to have actioun, criminall or civile, aganis the landislordis, masteris or baillies or thair souirties for the attemptat to be committit efter the souirtie fund. The availl and quantitie of the guidis stollen or reft or uther skaith done salbe referit to the aith of the complener, the treuth of the fact being provin be tua witneses. Or gif the pairtie complenit on comperis not personally befoir the justice to mak his defence, or excuses him not be the aith of his maister personallie comperand, na landislord to sett his land or to suffer his land to be occupiit and possessit with his consent or resaif males, gressume or dewtie fra the occupear thairof that being of a clan findis not souirtie to releif his landislord betuix and the first day of August nixt, quhilk gif the landislord omit to seik for his releif, he to be answerable to the complener, criminallie or civilie, as gif he had done the deid him selff. Nane of the saidis clannis or uther brokin men, thair wyffis, barnis, heiris, executouris or assignais salhave actioun, criminallie or civilie, aganis quhatsumevir personis for effecting spulyie, slauchter, fire rasing or uther alleagit violent deid committit aganis thame be ony of his hienes leygis, except thai instruct with thair summondis that the persoun alleagit hurt, spulyeit, slayne or ejectit wes the kingis fre leige man the tyme of that deid, and had fund souirtie to be answerable to justice for releif of his landislord. And to redress pertiis skaithit, everie theif and sorner salbe estemit the man and servand of him quhom of he hes land in tilage and pasturage, or quhome the said theif, sorner or reivar accumpanies at conventionis, gatheringis or at ony violent deidis, or on quhais ground the theif or rever is ressett and taries tuell houris togidder with the knawlege of the landislord being of habilitie and power to aprehend him, or quha hes ressavit band of manrent or gevin band of mantinence to the thevis or reivaris or receavis thair cawlpis and hereyeldis, or quha hes had the saidis thevis and revaris under thair assurance or exemptioun. Tua justice courtis to be haldin yeirlie for the ordiner executioun of this present act and statute within everie ane of the saidis schirefdomes and stewartries at leist, at Jedburgh for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peiplis; at Drumfreis for the schirefdome thairof and stewartries of Kircubreich and Annerdaill; at Striviling for Ergyle, Bute, Dunbartane and Perth, stewartries of Menteith and Stratherne; at Abirdene for the schirefdome thairof and Bamf; at Elgin or Inverness for the schirefdomes of Elgin, Forres, Narne, Invernes and Cromertie. And the expenses of officiaris, clerkis and utheris thingis neidfull to be tane of the reddiest unlawis and escheatis of the saidis courtis, ane band to be maid, suorne and subscryvit be all noblemen, baronis and landit men within the boundis of the saidis schirefdomes and stewartries, obleissand thame to seik the trew executioun of this present act for thair awin pertis and to concur aganis the saidis thevis, rebellis and sornaris, and to keip ordinar watching and warding and to contribute to that effect in sic sort as salbe thocht metast among thame selffis. Certefeing thame that salbe fund not to convene and further this gude wark, thay salbe haldin infamous and favoraris and partakaris with the saidis thevis and sornaris in thair evill deidis. And oure said soverane lord, with advise of his saidis estatis, declaris that this present act of parliament sall extend not onlie aganis all inhabitantis of the saidis speciall schirefdomes and stewartries bot aganis the landislordis, maisteris and baillies of all personis that ar or salbe suspectit and dilatit of thift, reif, oppressioun and sorning ower all pertis of the realme, and namelie aganis the heretouris and lyfrentaris of landis within townis and suburbis thairoff quhilkis salbe haldin to enter and present to justice personis duelland within thair tenementis and houses suspectit to be harlottis, thevis, ressettaris of thift or vagabundis; siclyk as landislordis in hielandis or borderis for thair men and tennentis that ar thevis and sorneris. And thairfoir that the saidis heretouris or lyfrentaris in townis or suburbis thairof tak souirtie of thair tennentis quhome unto thay sett thair houses, for thair releif at thair awin prell. And further, oure soverane lord, with avise of his saidis estaitis, ratifies and apprevis and for his hienes and his successouris perpetuallie confirmes all former lawis and actis maid be his hienes and his maist noble progenitouris in ony tymes bygane anent punischement of thift, reif, sorning and oppressioun, not rising and following to effray, sitting under assurance of thevis, or taking or paying of blak maill, and ordanis the same actis to be put to executioun with diligence efter the forme and tennour thairof. And finallie that as thevis and sornaris concurris, assistis and mantenis utheris in wickit deidis aganis trew men without feir of God, the king or the lawes, sua it salbe lauchtfull to trew and honest men to concur and joyne thame selffis in counsaillis and actionis for defence of the lyves and guidis of thame selffis and thair tennentis aganis thevis and sornaris, and to follow and persew thame and all of thair races, clannis and names duelland within the boundis of the hielandis and bordouris (not subject be guid and sufficient souirties and pleigis to be answerable to the lawes and redress of parties skaithit), and to tak and apprehend thair personis and guidis, keip thame selffis in prisone or execute thame to the deathe, makand all oure soverane lordis officiaris and ministeris of justice to burgh or land and all his frehaldaris remaning at his hienes faith, peace and obedience conjunctlie or severallie his hienes justice to that effect, with power to hald courtis, creat memberis thairof, summond assys, ilk persoun under the pane of ten pund, als oft as neid beis. And incace ony of the saidis thevis, sornaris of the saidis clannis or thair assistaris duelland in the hielandis or bordouris (quhilkis sall not be under guid souirtie and plegeing as said is, betuix and the first day of August nixtocum) happynnis to be tane hurt, slayne or mutilat, thair guidis to be taken and intromettit with, thair houses to be brunt, distroyit or cassin to the ground, oure soverane lord, with avise of his said estaitis in this present parliament, willis, grantis and declaris that the same sall nevir be impute as ony cryme or offence to quhatsumevir trew men, authouris or executouris thairof, nor thay nor nane of thame salbe callit nor accusit thairfoir criminallie nor civilie be ony maner of way in tyme cuming, axonerand and dischargeand thame of the same for evir. And ratifies and apprevis all utheris actis abonespecifiit and ordanis thame to extend ower all the realme.