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†Item, our sovereign lord and three estates of parliament have ratified and approved and, by this act, ratify and approve all acts and constitutions made by his highness's most noble progenitors in time past, especially the acts made by his highness's late dearest grandfather King James V, of worthy memory, concerning forestallers and resellers of victuals, meat, poultry and other provisions coming to markets, and make and constitute the provosts, aldermen and bailies of all his highness's burghs his majesty's justices for execution of the said acts within the bounds of their own freedoms and jurisdictions and to take up the pains contained therein to be applied after the form and tenor thereof.