[1605/6/41]¹

²Anent laying of lynt in lochis

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, finding that the laying of lynt in lochis and burnis is nocht onlie verie hurtfull to all fisches bred within the samyn, and bestiall that drinkis thairof, bot also the haill watteris of the saidis lochis and burnis thairby being infectit is maid altogidder unproffitable for the use of man and verie noysum to all the people duelland thairabout; thairfoir, statutis and ordinis that na persone nor persones in tyme cumming lay in lochis and rynnand burnis ony grene lynt under the pane of fourtie schillingis toties quoties for ilk tyme they sall controvene, and als confiscatioun of the lynt, to be applyit to the puire of the parochin within the quhilkis the saidis lochis and burnis lyis, and be the tennour heirof geves power to the sessioun of the kirk of ilk parochin to trye, cognosce and put this present act to executioun, and to uplift the unlawis and to confische and³ dispone upoun the said lynt to the weill of the pure of the parochin as said is; and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to pas heirupoun in forme as efferis.