The pane of beraris, usaris or schutaris, culveringis, daggis or ingynis of fyre wark†

Oure soverane lord ratifeis and apprevis the actis of parliament maid of befoir be his hienes, with consent of the thrie estaitis, in the monethe of December jM vC lxvij yeiris anent schuting and bering of culveringis and uthairis ingyne of fyre wark, and ordanis the same to be put to executioun with all rigour and the controvenaris thairof to be punishit conform to the panis contenit thairin, and mairowir be confiscatioun of all thair guidis moveable, sua that the ane pane sall nocht stop nor stay the uthair except it be utherwayis thocht expedient be his hienes, the ane half thairof to appertene to the apprehendar for his travell and laboris and the uther half to be applyit to oure soverane lordis use; and for executioun thairof, makis and constitutis ilk schiref, stewart, baillie, baroun and provestis, aldermen and bailleis within brughe his majesteis justicis in that pert, everie ane within thair fredomis and jurisdictionis, with powar to thame to serche, seik, tak and apprehend the offendaris and controvenaris and put thame to ane assyis; and being convict, to put tham in ward quhill the pane foirsaid be payit and untill they find siker souertie to forbeir in tyme cumming. And this act to serve for ane sufficient commissioun to the effect foirsaid.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, f.67r. Back
  2. APS heading reads 'The pane of beraris, usaris or schutaris with pistolettes, culveringis, daggis or ingynis of fyre wark', which is taken from the contemporary printed collection of acts, Sir John Skene, Lawes and Actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First and his successors Kings of Scotland - The XV Parliament of King James the Sext, halden at Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of December, the yeir of God, ane thousand, five hundreth, ninetie seven yeirs (Edinburgh, 1597), p.165. Back