[1581/10/30]¹

Ratificatioun of the actis anent the inbringing of bulyeoun

Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thre estatis and haill body of this present parliament, ratifeis and apprevis the actis maid be his hines nobill progenitouris anent the inbringing of bulyeoun, with this additioun: that everie custumer and clerk of cokquet in time cuming sall tak sic suirtie or plageis as he will anser for that bulyeoun equivalent to the guidis transportit salbe delyverit to the maister of oure soverane lordis cunye hous betuix and the nixt chekker thairefter following, and at that hering of the custumeris comptis, that he be comptrollit upoun the quantitie of the bulyeoun deliverit into the cunye hous according to the letteris of resait of the maister cunyeour, and quhat restis abone that, the said custumar be answerabill thairfoir; providing that in cais onie of the guidis custumat happinnis to pereis be chance or to be takin away per maiorem vim; the lordis auditouris of the cheker, being certifeit and perswadit of the treuth thairof, sall grant defalcatioun of the quantitie of the bulyeoun at thair discretioun; and for everie unce delyverit to the maister cunyeoure of uttir fyne silver, he sall pay to the marchand fourtie schillingis and mak compte of the profite thairof in cunyeit money to oure soverane lordis use.