[1598/10/4]¹

Act against rebells

Forsamekle as in the lait conventioun haldin at Haliruidhous, the penult day of Junii last, Walter, pryor of Blantyre, thesaurare to oure soverane lord, wes appointit to tak cair and diligence in represing of the grit number of rebellis within this realme, and that be using of sic chargis ather aganis the rebellis thame selffis or aganis the schireffis in the dew executioun of thair offices as ar prescrivit and quhairof he hes warrand be diverse and sindrie actis of parliament maid be his hienes and his predicessoris of befoir. And now the said Walter, in presens of his majestie and estaitis, being inquyrit quhat ordour he had tane anent the directioun gevin to him as said is, he, for significatioun of the cair and diligence tane be him in his office, proponit the meane and overtour underwrittin to be sicht and considerit be his majestie and estaitis; and gif the samyn wer allowit, he than promist to prosequute the samyn with all expeditioun, off the quhilk overtour the tennour followis: Lettres to be formit chargeing the haill schireffis, stewartis and baillies of regaliteis, thair deputis and clerkis to present the autentick copy of thair schiref buikis conteining baith thair horningis and relaxatiounis registrat within the same sen the first day of August 1590 to the first day of August instant, to the thesaurare and his deputis betuix and the first day of Januar nixtocum, to the effect the haill horneris registrat thairin and remaneing unrelaxt may be extractit and chargit according to the ordour following. Nixt, to forme ane proclamatioun to be publist in everie schyre containing the haill names of the rebellis within the samyn, to be insert be the said thesaurare and his deputtis dischargeing thair resset, supplie and intercommoning etc. under the panis contenit in the actis of parliament, certifeing the saidis contravenaris the saidis panis salbe exactit of thame with all rigour. A charge lykwyis to the provest and baillies of the heid burgh within everie schyre to ressave the rebellis names within that schirefdome fra the officiar, executour of the lettres, caus thame be copyit and affixt upoun ane brod and the samyn brod hung up daylie fra the sone rysing to the dounseting at thair mercat croce, and at the seting of the sone tane doun be thame and hung up the nixt morneing agane, and sua continewing sua lang as thair remanis ane rebell unrelaxt within that schirefdome within xxiiij houris nixt efter the charge, under the pane of rebellioun; and failyeing, to denunce etc. A charge to the rebellis within everie schirefdome to rander thair houses within xlviij houris, and to enter thair personis in waird within thrie dayis nixt efter the charge, under the pane of treasoun. Incace thay disobey, a charge to the schiref in everie schyre to sease upoun thair persounis and upoun thair houses within thrie dayis, under the pane of rebellioun; or, being fugitive, to tak thair houses, at the leist inventar thair guidis and geir, send the said inventare to the thesaurare and keip thame in the meintyme fra hanting kirk or mercate or ony publict place or cumpany within thair schirefdome under the lyke pane; and failyeing, to denunce etc. A charge to the schirefis in cace they be denuncit for dissobedience to render thair awin houses and enter thair personis in waird within the foirsaid space, under the pane of treasoun. Lettres to arreist the fermes, teyndis and utheris guidis and geir perteining to the rebellis and to mak inventar thairof and to report the samyn to the thesaurare. A charge to the provest and baillies of the haill grit burrowis within this realme to tak and apprehend the haill registrat rebellis within thair burgh quhais names salbe presentit to thame be the officiar, sease upoun thair houses, inventar thair guidis, arreist the samyn and sie thame maid furthcumand to the thesaurare and thair personis put and detenit in sure waird ay and quhill thay obtene thame selfis ordourlie relaxt within xlviij houris nixt efter the charge, under the pane of horneing; and failyeing, to denunce. To forme ane summoundis, to heir and sie ane declaratour pas upoun the escheitis and lyferentis of the haill registrat horneris within this realme to be execute in everie quarter thairof with all diligence possibill. To forme ane uther summondis chargeing the schirefis to compeir and sie thame decernit to pay the saidis guidis perteining to the rebellis within thair schirefdome to his majestie and his thesaurare for thair neglect of executioun of the actis of parliament maid thairanent. To mak ane tabill of the haill horneris within the realme and affix thame in the tolbuith that thay may be repellit ab agendo, et defendendo. Quhilkis particular articles abonewrittin the kingis majestie, with the estaitis presentlie convenit, ratifeis, approves and confermis as agreable and conformable to his hienes lawis and actis of parliament, and ordanis the thesaurare to put the samyn to dew executioun in all pointis.