The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1579/10/44]1
For punishment of those that lose a lawsuit within burgh, chapter 25
2Item, our sovereign lord and three estates, understanding that diverse and sundry his lieges, namely within burgh, are become so wilful, obstinate and malicious that they will not be content to pay and satisfy their neighbours and creditors of such debts as are owing justly to them without calling and compulsion of the law and extremity thereof, therefore statute and ordain that the party against whom decreet being given in burgh shall pay to the support of the poor 12d of every pound pertaining to that which is obtained and recovered before the judge, and also the expenses of the party, obtainer of the decreet, at the modification of the said judge; and if any party alleges, produces or gives in before the judge within burgh any defence or exception which has been of before proposed to the delay of his party, the producer thereof shall pay the sum and pain of 20s to be employed to the help of the poor, and that so often as failure be made, and this to extend as well to the procurator as principal party in time coming.
- NAS, PA2/12, f.29v.
- 'P' written in margin.