[1581/10/24]¹

For punishment of the blasphemy of Goddis name and utheris horribill aithis

²Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thre estatis of this present parliament, ratifeis and apprevis the act of parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the first day of Februar, the yeir of God j^M d lj yeris, intitulat 'The act aganis thame that sueiris abhominabill aithis', and ordanis the same to haif effect and execusioun in tyme cuming efter the forme and tenoure thairof under the fourt and last pane specifeit in the same, that is to say, for the first falt, everie prelate of kirk, erle or lord, iiij s.; ane barone or beneficit man constitutit in dignitie ecclesiastik, xij d.; ane landit man, frehalder, wassell, fewer, burges and small beneficit men, vj d.; ane craftisman, yeman or servand man, iiij d.; the puir folkis that hes na geir to be put in the stokis, joggis or presonit for the space of foure houris; and wemen to be weyit and considerit conforme to thair blude and estate of thair pairteis that they ar copulat with. For the³ falt, everie prelat, erle or lord, viij s.; everie barone or beneficit man in dignitie, ij s.; everie landit man, frehalder, wassell, fewer and small beneficit men, xij d.; and everie craftisman, yeman or servand, viij d.; the space of the puir folkis imprisonement to be dowbillit. And for the thrid falt, the saidis secund panis to be dowblit. And for the fourt and last falt, the offendaris to be banisit or put in waird for the space of yeir and day at the kingis will, and sicklike all utheris estaittis eftir thair qualitie to be puneist efferandlie, and the foirsaidis panis to be uptakin and applyit to the use of the puir folkis. And for the bettir execusioun heirof, that censouris be appoyntit in the merkat places of all burrowis and uthir publict fairris, with power to put the swerairis of sic abhominabill aithis in ward quhill thai have payit the saidis panis and find souertie to abstene in tyme cuming, and that be directioun and commissioun of the schireffis, stewardis, bailyeis, provestis, aldermen and bailyeis of burrowis, lordis of regaliteis and utheris ordinar officiaris; and that all houshalderris delait to the magistratis the names of all sic personis as transgressis this present act, that, upoun complaint thairof to be maid to the kingis magestie and his privie counsaill, they salbe callit and committit to waird during his hines will and find souertie under greit panes at his hines sicht for exact diligence to be schawin in executing of the said act thairefter.