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†Our sovereign lord and three estates of this present parliament, understanding that the burgh of Crail is infeft of old by his highness's late dearest predecessor, Robert, king of Scots, in the liberty, privilege and freedom of a free burgh, bounded between the middle water of Leven to the burn of Putekin, with a free market to be held upon Sunday, as the extract of their infeftment under the great seal at more length purports; and his majesty, having consideration that all markets held upon Sundays are discharged by act of parliament, therefore our said sovereign lord, with advice of the three estates of this present parliament, alters and changes the said market of Crail, which was held upon Sunday of before, to be held now and in all time coming upon Saturday, discharging by this act all other markets to be held to burgh or to land between the said middle water of Leven and the burn of Putekin aforesaid outwith the said burgh of Crail forever, which bounds are the proper liberty and privilege of the said burgh of Crail, granted thereto of old by the said infeftment and now found and declared by this present act to be sufficient in all time coming, under the pain of escheating of all manner of goods that shall be apprehended to be sold at any part within the said bounds upon any day whatsoever outwith the said burgh of Crail forever, the one half to his highness's use and the other to the common good of the said burgh; and ordains letters to be directed thereupon in the appropriate form.