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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Off chesing of officiaris in burgh and bringing of thair comptis of thare comoune gudis yerelie to the chekker
2Item, becaus all oure soverane lordis burrowis are putt to povertie, waistit and distroyit in thair gudis and polecy and almaist ruynous throw falt of using of merchandice, and that throw being of outlandis men, provest, ballies and aldermen within burgh for thare awine particular wele in consumyng of the commoune gudis of burrowis grentit to thame be oure soverane lord and his predecessouris, kingis of Scotland, for the uphald of honeste and polecy within burgh, it is herefore statute and ordanit that na man in tyme cuming be chosin provest, ballies or aldermen in to burgh bot thai that ar honest and substantious burgesses, merchandis and induellaris of the said burgh, under the pane of tynsale of thare fredome quham dois in the contrare; and that na man duelland within burgh purchesse lordschip out of burgh in ony his actioune or querrell to molest, truble or gefe feir and dredour to his nychtbour and parti, under the pane contenit in the actis and statutis maid tharupoune of before; and that all provestis, ballies and aldermen of burrowis bring yerelie to the chekker, at the day sett for geving of thare comptis, thare compt bukis of thare commoune gudis, to be sene and considerit be the lordis auditouris gif the samin be spendit for the commoune wele of the burgh or nocht, under the panis forsaidis; and that the saidis provest, ballies and aldermen of every burgh warne yerelie xv dais befor thare cuming to the chekker all thai quham likis to cum, for examyng of the saidis comptis, that thai may argwne and impugne the samin as thai pleise sua that all murmour may ceise in that behalf.
- NAS, PA2/8, II, f.22v-23r; NAS, PA2/8, III, f.17r-v.
- Marginalia: 'Pronuncitur' in PA2/8, II version.