The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1593/4/42]1
2Act concerning the disorders in the West March
Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, taking consideration of the rebellious contempt used by a great number of his highness's subjects, as well as upon the border as in the highlands and various other parts of his highness's realm, who, without regard of their dutiful obedience, pass daily to the horn for not finding of law surety, not subscribing of assurances in matters of hostility and assaults and strikes his majesty's messengers and others of his highness's officers in execution of their offices, and some who nightly and daily robs, forays and commits open theft, robbery and oppression; for remedy whereof, our said sovereign lord ordains the acts and laws made of before regarding theft, thift-bute, reset of theft, entertainers in, intercommuners, harbourers and suppliers of thieves to be put into execution according to the tenor thereof, and ratifies and approves the same in all points. And further our said sovereign lord, with advice of the estates of this present parliament, statutes and ordains that no respite nor remission be granted at any time hereafter to any person or persons that pass to the horn for theft, robbery, slaughter, burning or harrying until the party damaged be first satisfied; and if any respite or remission shall happen to be granted before the party grieved be first satisfied, the same shall be null and of no value by way of exception of3 reply without any further declarator, except the said remissions and respites be granted for pacifying of the broken countries and borders.
- NAS, PA2/15, f.13r-13v.
- The letter 'V.' written in the margin.
- Sic. APS changes this to '[or]'.