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Act inhibiting the burrowis to sell or dispone thair fredomes without consent of the estates in parliament

²Forsamekle as it³ not lauchfull to ony of the kingis vassallis to sell and annalie thair landis in prejudice of his majestie, thair superiour, evin sa it is fund expedient, statute and ordanit be oure soverane lord and thre estaittis in this present parliament that it sall not be lauchfull to ony of his hienes frie burrowis to sell or annalie thair fredome and privilege, in haill or in pairt, to ony uther burgh or utherwyse quhatsumevir, without expres licence and consent of his hienes and thrie estaittis in parliament, under the pane of amissioun and tinsall of the fredome of the burgh othir byand or selland the saidis fredomes in haill or in part as said is.