The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1605/6/33]1
2Act anent the riveris of Tweid and Annand
Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, understanding that in the act maid in his hienes parliament in the yeir of God jM and sex hundreth yeiris, quhairby the slaying of salmond fische in foirbiddin tyme or of kipper smoltis or blak fische at ony tyme wes declarit to be thifte, and the committeris thairof wer ordanit to be punishit for the samyn as for thyfte, the riveris of Tweid and Annand wer than exceptit becaus the saidis riveris at that tyme divydit at mony pairtis the boundis of Scotland and England adjacent unto thame, quhairby the foirberance upoun the Scottis pairt of the slauchter of salmond in foirbiddin tyme and of kipper smoltis and blak fische at all tymes wald nocht have maid salmond ony mair to abound in these watteris gif the lyk ordour had nocht bene than observit upoun the Englische syd, quhilk impediment, throw the infinit mercie of God, being now removeit by the most happie uniting of the empyre of both the kingdomes in the royall persone of his maist excellent majestie, indoubtit and richteous monarche of the samyn, quhairby the inhabitantis of this haill ile ar equaly subject to his sacred persone and lawes, and the remede of thair harmes and redress of thair abuses, punischement of thair transgressionis and estableissing of thair universall weill belangis to his charge; thairfoir our said soverane lord and estaittis of his hienes parliament, cleirlie understanding that the cause of the said exceptioun is now remowed, ratefeis and apprevis the said act of parliament anent the foirbidding of salmond, kipper smoltis and blak fische in maner abonewrittin, and panis of thifte and death decernit aganis the contravenaris thairof, and retreittis and perpetualy annullis and abrogattis the said exceptioun of the saidis watteris of Tweid and Annand, and decernis and ordinis that in all tyme cumming the controvenaris of the said act, or ony pairt thairof in the watteris of Tweid or Annand, or ony pairt of the samin, sall underly the saidis panis of thift and death according to the qualitie, rank and estait of the committeris thairof, and as gif the first act had bene generall and the said exceptioun had nevir bene contened thairin.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.51v.
- 'V 4' written in margin beside heading.