The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Legislation
Anent informers aganis breakers of arreastments and deforcments
The kingis majestie and estaittis presentlie convenit statutis and ordanis that in all tyme cuming the partie informer of his majesties thesaurare and advocat and persewar with thame aganis the committaris of ony deforcementis or brekaris of ony arreistmentis sall haif for thair part the equall half of the escheit guidis of the personis that salbe fundin giltie be the saidis persutes, to the effect thai may be the mair better incourageit to geif thair informatioun and concurrence to the tryell and punischement of the saidis offenses.
- NAS, PA8/1, f.31v.