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Procedure: commission to the lords of the articles

Ane commissioun to certaine lordis of the estatis to considder sic articklis as is committit to thame and to report the samin againe in the nixt parliament

Item, forsamekle as thair is divers and sindrie articklis presentit and gevin in be divers liegis and subjectis of this realme to our soverane lord, my lord regent, lordis of articklis and estatis of this realme, and speciallie ane artickle of James, lord of Sanct Johnis anent the confirmatioun of his privilegeis; ane artickle concerning the act of adulterie; ane artickle of the leirnit men of this realme desyring letteris to flureis; ane artickle tuicheing ejectioun and spulyeis; ane artickle anent reductioun of decreitis for the causis contenit in the first libell; ane artickle concerning warrandis in redemptioun of landis; ane artickle for punischement of thame that wilfullie passis to the horne and lyis thairat; ane artickle for thame that passis to the horne for liquidat sowmes; ane artickle for thame that passis to the horne and enteris in the girth; ane artickle for thame that puttis thair sonnis or freindis in thair landis or makis assignatiounis of thair gudis in defraude of the executioun of decreitis; ane artickle for superiouris that gevis private sesings efter the deceis of thair wassallis in defraude of the air of the said wassallis; ane artickle anent derth of victuall and bestiallis; ane artickle for ganging of fische furth of the realme; ane artickle for chesing of commissaris in everie schire to keip ordour amangis craftis men; ane artickle for slauchter; ane artickle for assythment of partie; ane artickle for thevis taine reifand; ane artickle for slauchter of veilis and lambis and for passing furth of the cuntrie, and inbringing of wyne, irne, tar, lint, and lit, nd als concerning the merchandis that raisis the price of geir that it was first sauld for efter the hame bringing; ane artickle for confirmatioun of the giftis of annuallis and chaplanereis to burrowis; ane artickle of the burgh of Cowper anent the downe taking of thair customes, as in the articklis gevin in thairupon at mair lenth is contenit. Our soverane lord, with avise of my lord regent and thre estatis of this present parliament, hes gevin and gevis power and commissioun to the lordis of the articklis underwrittin: that is to say, Alexander, bischop of Galloway, Adam, bischop of Orknay, Robert, commendatour of Dunfermling, Mark, commendatour of Newbottill, Johne, comendatour of Balmerinoch and Schir James Balfour, prioux of Pettinweme, for the spirituall estate; George, erle of Huntlie, Archebald, erle of Argyle, Johne, erle of Atholl, Johne, erle of Mar, Alexander, erle of Glencarne and Patrik, lord Lindesay of the Byris, for the barronis; Schir Symon Preisoune of that Ilk, knicht, provest of Edinburgh, Maister James Halyburgton, tutour of Petcur, provest of Dundie, Williame, lord Ruthven, provest of Perth, Johne Erskin of Dune, provest of Montrois, Thomas Menzeis of Potsoddellis, provest of Abirdene, and Patrik Lermonth of Dersie, knicht, provest of Sanctandrois, for the commissaris of burrowis, or ony four of everie ane of the estatis abone writtin, with our soverane lordis officiaris underwrittin: that is to say, the chancellar, the thesaurer, the comptrollar, the lord previe seill, the clerk of register, the justice clerk and the advocat, with sic utheris senatouris of the college of justice as thay pleis name to concur with thame; quhilkis personis sall vesie and considder the saidis articklis and tak ordour quhat thay think best to be done thairintil for the commoun weill of this realme and liegis thairof, and as thay think best to be done, to declair the samin to our soverane lord, my lord regent and thre estatis of this realme in the nixt parliament, to the effect that they may mak sic lawis and constitutiounis thairupon, as accordis with equitie and justice and ressoun.