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[^THE ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENTS OF SCOTLAND, 1124-1707, VOLS.  
I-XII. 
EDINBURGH 1814-1875. 
SAMPLE 1: PP. II,44.11 (1ST COLUMN) - 52.34 (2ND COLUMN) 
SAMPLE 2: PP. II,94.1 (2ND COLUMN) - 101.4 (2ND COLUMN) 
SAMPLE 3: PP. II,132.31 (1ST COLUMN) - 145.19 (1ST COLUMN) 
SAMPLE 4: PP. II,158.22 (2ND COLUMN) - 163.9 (2ND COLUMN)^] 
 
<S SAMPLE 1> 
<P 44.C1> 
[} (\APUD STRIVILLING. 
XIII DIE OCTOBRIS, A.D. M,CCCC,LV.\) }] 
(\Parliame~tu~ excelle~tissimj pri~cipis et dn~j nr~i 
metue~dissimj 
dn~j Jacobj Secundi dei gratia scoto~ Regis 
Illustrissimj tentu~ apud strivilling xiij=o= die me~s 
Octobr~ Anno dn~j M=mo= cccc=mo= lv=to= c~g=e=gat~ t~b~ Regnj 
statibus\) 
 
ITEM it is sene spedfull +tat thar be cost maide at +te  
est passage betuix Roxburghe and berwik and +t=t= it  
be waukyt at c~tane furd~ +te quhilk~ gif myst~ be sall  
mak taky~nis be balys birnyng & fyre In +te first a  
baill to be maide be +te waukar~ of +te furd~ quhar  
it may be sene at hvme And als at +te sa~myn waukar~  
may cu~ to hvme in p~pir persoun Ande +tar +te balys  
to be maide on +tis man~ A baile is warnyng of +t~  
cu~yng~ quhat power~ +t=t= eu~ +taj be of Twa balis togidd~ 
at anis thay ar cu~ing~ i~ deide four~ balis ilkane  
besyde v+t~ and all at anys as four~ ca~dill~ salbe  
suthfast knalege +t=t= +tai ar of gret power~ and menys  
als far as hadingtowne du~bar dalkeithe or tharby  
+tir sa~myn taky~nis to be wachyt and maide at Eggerhop 
castell fra +taj se +te fyr~ of hvme +t=t= +taj fyr  
ry~sa Ande in lik man~ at soltray ege fra +taj see  
+te fyr of Eggerhop castell ande mak takyn in lik  
man~ And than may all lothiane be warnyt ande in  
speciall +te castell of Edinburghe And +tar four~ fyr~ to  
be maide in lyke maner +t=t= +taj i~ fyf and fra strivilling  
est ande +te est p~t of louthiane and to du~bar all may  
se +tame and cu~ to +te defence of +te lande Ande +taj  
will no=t= be sleuthfull +tai self for to be warnyt of thir  
fyris +taj sall wit +t~ cu~yng o=r= tweide Ande +tan consid~ing 
+tar fer passage we sall god willing be als~ sone  
redy as thaj And all pepill drawe +t=t= ar on +te west  
half of Edinburgh +t~to And all fra Edinburghe est to 
hadingtone And all m~chand~ of burowys to p~sew  
the hoist quhar~ it pass~ And at Du~pe~d~lawe ande  
northberwyk lawe balys to be brynt for warnyng of  
+te cost syde of +te see in forme before writyn~  
<P 44.C2> 
ITEM gif ony Scott~ ma~ dois ony tresone +t=t= is to say 
warnys of +te riding of ane hoist or ony scott~ ma~ to 
do harme in Inglande or to Inglisme~ and it may be 
opinly knawyn~ apon him he sall furthwithe haif +te 
c~mon law ande be hangyt and drawyn and his gud~ 
eschet to the king 
 
ITEM gif ony p~sone or p~so~is be scland~it or suspect  
of tresone thai salbe tane and remane in firmance  
and +t~ gud~ vnd~ sikkir borowis quhill +te tyme +tai  
haif tholit ane assise quhe+t~ +tai be quyt or foule  
 
ITEM +t=t= na ma~ nor woma~ pas~ in Inglande w=t=out leif 
of +te king +te wardane or of thame +t=t= he giff~ power~  
to in +t=t= p~t i~ tym of weir vnd~ +te payne of tresone  
 
ITEM gif ony Inglisma~ cu~is in the kinrik of scotlande  
to kirk or m~cat or ony v+t~ place w=t=outyn conduct  
or assou~ance of +te king +te wardane or +tame +t=t= power~  
has he salbe lauchfull presonar to quhat p~sone that  
lik~ to tak him  
 
ITEM gif ony scott~ ma~ bring~ in +te Realme ony  
Inglisme~ or met~ +tame at ony tristys haifande na  
power +taj salbe tane and put i~ firmance +t~ gud~ takin  
and arestyt to +te tyme +t=t= +taj be punyst at +te kingis  
will ande +te wardanys  
 
ITEM +t=t= na scott~ ma~ sit apon na speciale assou~ance  
of ony Inglisma~ but leif of +te king or of +te wardane  
vnd~ +te payne of treson  
 
ITEM +t=t= na scott~ ma~ supple bervyk nor Roxburghe  
w=t= na wittaill fewell nor nan~e v+t~ supportacion vnd~  
+te payne of tresone  
 
ITEM quhe~ +te wardan rid~ or ony v+t~ chiftane and  
w=t= him gret falloschip or small +t=t= na ma~ gang away 
w=t= na man~ of gud~ quhill it be thriddyt and p~tyt  
befor +te chiftane as vse and custu~ is of +te Merchis  
vnd~ +te payne of tresone to be hangyt and drawin  
and his gud~ eschet  
 
ITEM +t=t= na ma~ reif ane v+t~ ony man~ of gud~ no+t~  
p~sonar nor v+t~is quhilk~ +taj ar in possessione of in  
Inglis erde or in scott~ vnd~ +te payne of dede  
 
ITEM gif ony ma~ raisis effray in +te hoist in willfull  
man~ withoutin caus~ he salbe accusit of tresone  
<P 45.C1> 
ITEM it is statute and ordanyt +t=t= quhair sa euir ony  
rad~ ar maide in Inglande +t=t= +tir saide statut~ be deliu~yt 
to be hed~ me~ And at +tai opinly ger +tame be  
maide knawin till all +tame +t=t= pass~ w=t= +tame +t=t= nane of 
+tame may haif esson+ge nor excusacion~ of +t~ necligens~  
 
ITEM +te king sall tak Inquisicion quhar~ he cu~is till  
ony hede burghe of +te cu~tre gif thar be ony w~=t=in +t=t=  
schyr~ sornour~ or oppressour~ of +te king~ lieg~ or  
the pur~ pepill or disobeyar~ of his l~res And +tai p~son~s  
+te king sall punys~ as effer~  
 
ITEM as tuiching the laying of garnison~is apone +te  
bordour~ It is avysit ande ordanit be o=r= sou~ane lorde  
+te king and +te thre estat~ +t=t= +tair be laid iij            #
garnison~is 
+t=t= is to say ij=c= sper~ and ij=c= bowis apon +te Est and  
midill m~chis and apon +te west m~chys to be laide j=c=  
sper~ and j=c= bowis And for +te makyn and fyndyn of  
+t~ expens~ +tar salbe furthwith~ w~tyne l~res to all +te       #
s~reff~ 
to sende in writ to o=r= sou~ane lorde +te namys of all  
and sindry lord~ baronys ande frehaldar~ alsueill  
duellande w~=t=in +te bond~ of Regaliteis as Rialte  
ande +te auale of ilke ma~is land~ rentis and possession~is 
ande +te auale of +t~ mouable gud~ alsone as +tai  
may be extentyt And +t~eft~ +te lord~ +t=t= sall sit eft~ +te  
cu~yng of +te said writtis fra +te s~ref~ sall avys~ how  
mony ilk lorde ande frehaldar sall fynde quhen and  
quhar And +taj +t=t= ar ner hande +te bordour~ ar  
ordanyt to haif gude houshaldis ande weill abeil+geit  
me~ as effer~ And to be redy at +tar principale plac~  
and to pas~ w=t= +te wardanys quhe~ and quhar +taj salbe  
chargyt  
 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGHE, 
XIX DIE OCTOBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LVI.\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
ITEM as to +te first artikyll quhar~ it spek~ of +te deliu~ance 
and decret +t=t= +te king sulde gif ane~t~ debat~  
betuix diu~se p~son~is of +te Realme of the taking of presonar~ 
in wy~nyng of tour~ and fortalicis that artikill 
is referryt to +te baronys for +te decisione +t~of p~tenis to 
thame for +taj haif experience thar~of 
<P 45.C2> 
ITEM as to +te secunde artikill tuichande +te supple of 
+te bordour~ The p~uisione of +te defence of +te Realme 
agane +te su~myr sesone &c~ The thre estat~ think~ at 
+te bordourar~ myst~is no=t= sa mekill supple as +taj dyde 
in the tyme +t=t= +tis mat~ was lade to +te king and at +taj 
may +tis +ger~ gode be lowyt defende +tame self bett~ +tan 
fern+ger for diuers~ causs~ first thai ar bett~ cornyt +tan 
+tai war fern+ger~ and +t~ innemys war cornyt Secu~ndly 
+tai haif specialte and peax at +te lest at twa bordour~ 
quhill ca~dilmes~ On +te west bordour~ +te wynt~ dois 
seyndill skaithe Ande +te clergy p~sumys +t~ may be 
specialte gottin to +tame and it be desiryt And +tai 
trow +te Inglisme~ will alsueill consent till a specialte 
fra candilmes~ till wedd~ dais as thai dide now till 
ca~dilmes~ Consid~ande als~ +t=t= +te Inglisme~ has hade +tis 
som~ bygane and traist~ to haif +tis som~ to cu~ surfet 
coist and travell ande +taj be no=t= suppleit be +te wint~ 
weir~ and be redy to +te som~ weir~ And all thing~ 
c~sid~it +tai haif had mekill mair travell and charg~ of 
weyr in +tis som~ bigane +tan o=r= bordourar~ hade 
Tharfor +taj think +te bordourar~ sulde be c~ntent at  
+tis tyme And quhe~ ony gret ourset is lik to cu~ on 
+te bordourar~ +tai think +te Inland me~ sulde be redy  
in +t~ supple 
 
ITEM it is ordanyt +t=t= all man~ of ma~ +t=t= has land~ or 
gud~ be redy horsit and geryt eft~ +te faculte of his 
landis and gud~ for +te defence of +te Realme at +te 
c~ma~dme~t of +te king~ l~res be balys or ovt hornys And 
quha sa beis no=t= he will be punyst in his p~sone and 
gud~ And at all man~ of man betuix sextj and sextene 
be redy on +t~ best wys~ to cu~ to +te bordour~ 
for +te defence of +te lande quhe~ ony witt~ing cu~is of 
+te incumming of ane gret Inglis~ hoist And at na pur~ 
man na vnbodyn be chargyt to cu~ to ony rad~ in 
Inglande And at ilk ma~ +t=t= his gud~ extend~ to xx=tj= 
m~k~ be bodyn at +te lest w=t= ane Jak w=t= slevys to +te 
hande or ellis a payr of splent~ a sellat or a prikit 
hatt a suerde and a buclar~ a bow and a schaif of 
arrowis And gif he can no=t= schut +t=t= he haif ane ax 
and a targe o+t~ of ledd~ or of fyrne burde w=t= twa 
band~ on +te bak And throu out all schyr~ +taj be 
warnyt to p~uyde for sik thing~ and to cu~ & mak +t~ 
wapinschawing~ befor +te s~ref~ bail+geis or stewart~ of 
Regaliteis on +te morn eft~ +te lawe dais eft~ +gule 
And quha +t=t= cu~is no=t= bodyne as effer~ eft~ his faltis 
to be punyst in his gud~ And sa furthe +t~ wapinschawingis 
to be maid and co~tinuyt fra xxx dais to 
xxx dais 
 
ITEM it is tho=t= spedfull +t=t= +te king mak request to 
c~tane of +te gret baronys of +te lande +t=t= ar of ony my=t= 
to mak cart~ of weir~ and in ilk cart twa gu~nys and  
ilkane of thame to haif twa chawm~ys w=t= +te remane~t 
of +te graith +t=t= effer~ +t~to and ane cu~nande ma~ to 
schut +tame And gif +taj haif na craft in +te schuting~ 
of thame as now +tai may leir or +te tym cum +t=t= will 
be nedfull to haif thame 
<P 46.C1> 
ITEM as to +te thride artikill belangande +te sending 
to france The thre estat~ think~ it sufficie~tly p~uidyt 
at +tis tyme ane~t~ the mat~ ffor thai ar c~tent of +te 
l~res and Instruccion~is +tat ar passyt 
 
ITEM as to the feird artikill belangand +te pestilence 
and gou~nance +t~of The clergy think~ +t=t= +tar sulde na 
ma~ to lande nor to burghe +t=t= hais gud~ to serf hi~ self 
ande his me~+ge be put out of his awn~ hous~ les~ +tan he 
will no=t= remane nor may no=t= be closyt w=t=in his awne 
hous~ And gif he disobeyis his ny=t=bour~ in +t=t= cais~ he 
sall be c~pellyt to pas~ out of +te towne Ande gif +t~ be 
ony pur~ folk~ +t=t= hais na gud~ to fynde +tame self or 
put fur=t= of +te towne +taj of +t=t= town~ suld fynde +tame 
and no=t= lat +tame pas~ away fra +te place quhar +taj war 
depute to remane to fyle +te cu~tre about thame And 
gif ony sik folk~ put fur=t= of ony towne walde steyle 
away +taj of +te towne +t=t= put +tame out sulde ger folow 
+tame and bring +tame agane and compell +tame to 
remane and punys~ +tame for +t~ away passing And that  
na ma~ sulde byrne ane v+t~ ma~nys hous~ bot gif it may 
be done but hind~ing~ or skathing of his ny=t=bour~ 
And at +te p~lat~ mak gen~ale p~cession~is throu out +t~ 
dyoceis twys~ in +te wolk for stanching of +te pestilence  
and grant p~done to +te preist~ +t=t= gang~ in +te said 
p~cession~is 
 
ITEM as to +te artikill belangande +te mone It is 
statute +t=t= +te ordinance of +te p~liame~t maide of befor 
ane~t~ +te inbryngyn of Bul+geon be bett~ kepit and 
punyst +tan it has bene in tym bygane And at +t~ be 
mone of v+t~ cu~treis c~yt till haif cours~ in +te Realme 
sik as +te he~ry Inglis~ noble of pais~ to be c~yt to xxij s~ 
+te salute +te ridar +te crowne +te dalphyn to xj s~ +te 
Rens~ gulding to viij s~ Ande to the entent +t=t= +te 
Demyis +t=t= ar kepit in hade sulde cu~ out and haif 
cours~ throu +te Realme and syne to remane in +te 
Realme and no=t= to be hade out of it It is tho=t= spedfull 
+t=t= +te demy be c~yt to x s~ And +te new lion to haif 
cours~ for x s~ as it hais Ande +te new xij d~ grot to be 
c~yt to xij d~ no=t=gansta~ding it was ordanyt to haif 
cours~ for viij d~ fra c~tane tyme fur=t= Ande +te vj d~ 
grot till haif cours~ as it hais And at +t~ be cu~+geit of 
ilk pvnde in small pe~nys j s~ And at +te wardane se at 
+t=t= be done to +te fy~nes of +te mat~ +t=t= is cu~+geit as he 
will ansuer~ +t~for And at +te Inglis grot and half grot 
and pe~ny haif cours~ as +tai hade of befor Ande at +te 
lord~ and Auditour~ of +te chekar~ ernystly pryis~ ande 
examyn the fynnes ba=t= of golde and silu~ +te quhilk is  
pn~t to thame apone +te chekar in a buist be +te wardane 
of +te cun+ge And at +te cu~+geour~ vnd~ the 
payne of dede no+t~ cu~+ge demy nor vthir +t=t= is c~yt till 
haif cours~ in +te lande nor +git vj d~ grotis 
 
ITEM as to +te last artikill belangande Justice +te 
clergy think~ +te artikill is weill maide of +te self and 
beseik~ o=r= sou~ane lorde to ger it be c~tinuyt and 
<P 46.C2> 
execute Ande that furthwithe +te lord~ be chargyt 
to begyne and sit in su~ cleyne place and m~istyr Justice 
and decide c~playnt~ eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act~ And +t=t= 
+taj be sworn~ in +te king~ pn~s to m~ist~ +te lawe iustly 
and ewynly And thir ar +te p~son~is chosyne 
 
   The first monethe for +te clergy 
The bischope of du~keldin +te abbot of paslay +te abbot 
of melros~ 
   ffor +te baron~is 
+Te lorde grah~me Schir pat~k of hepburn~ +te larde of 
carnbe 
   ffor +te co~missar~ of burowys 
Will+game of cranstone of Edinburghe Robert narne 
of Strevilling ande Robert m~sar of perthe 
   The secunde monethe for +te clergy 
The bischope of brechin +te abbot of Du~fermlyng~ +te 
abbot of lu~dor~ 
   ffor +te baron~is 
The lorde abernethy +te larde of Calderwod s~=r= Robert 
of levinston~e 
   ffor +te c~missar~ of burowis 
Wil+game bonar of sanct Andr~ Dauid spaldyn of 
du~dee and thomas And~sone of cowp 
   The thride monethe for +te clergy 
The bischope of m=r=ray +te abbot of halirudhous~ +te 
dene of m=r=ray +te clerk of +te Regest~ 
   ffor +te baron~ys 
The lorde lindissay of +te bir~ +te larde of murthle 
and +te constabill of du~dee 
   For the c~missar~ of burowys 
Joh~ne of mar Joh~ne of fyf of abyrdene John~e of 
heytone of hadington~e 
 
And +te lord~ think~ spedfull +t=t= +t~ lord~ begyn to syt 
on +te monu~day +te viij day of noue~ber in Edinburghe 
And all caus~ +t=t= can no=t= be rede at +tis tyme be +te 
auditour~ of complaynt~ to be c~tinuyt to +t=t= day but 
p~iudice of p~ty And fra Edinburghe to pas~ quhar +te 
auditour~ think~ maist spedfull 
 
ITEM as tuiching +te c~playnt maide be +te uniu~sale 
burowys of +te Realme +t=t= pur~ co~monys ar gretu~ly 
i~iuryt and opprest be +te king~ s~ref~ constabl~is and 
<P 47.C1> 
+t~ m~ist~is in tymis of far~ takande distress~ of +t~ gud~ 
of litill qua~tite quhilk +taj bring on +t~ hed~ or +t~ 
bakk~ or in +t~ armys in lik man~ of kerr~ sledd~ ande 
small tym~ It is sene speidfull +t=t= of sik gud~ of litill 
qua~tite or p~ce +t~ be na distress~ tane in tyme to cum 
for aulde vse and custum The s~ref sulde haif bot +te 
best ox or kow or vnriddyne hors~ quhilk~ ar stallit 
and bro=t= to sell Item of gret stall~ of m~chandice +te 
quhilk~ cu~is on hors~ bakk~ or cou~yt cramys +t=t= occupyis 
+te far~ of +te quhilk~ +taj haif vse to tak +t~ 
distres~ for the co~tinuacione of +te far~ The quhilk 
distres~ aw to be deliu~yt agane at +te court of +te fayr 
gif +te p~sone has done na defalt nor distrubling in 
+te fayr 
 
ITEM quhar~ +te constabill deput~ and his m~ist~is in 
+te tyme of +te Sessione and gen~ale consale and p~liame~t 
tak~ distress~ for constabill feis of all man~ of gud~ 
gret and small +t=t= cu~is to +te m~cat to sell baith           #

merchandice 
and vittail It is sene spedfull at +t=t= vse be 
laide done and forborn~ in tym to cum bot gif +te 
constabillis feftment beir him till it and at +t=t= be 
schawin to +te king and +te thre estat~ at +te nixt p~liame~t 
or gen~ale consale Ande at in +te meyne tyme +te 
constabill ces~ for +t~ can na lawe be fu~dyne accordande 
to +t=t= vse 
 
ITEM it is sen~e spedfull +t=t= Restrictione be maide of 
vittalys passande to berwik Roxburghe and Inglande 
vnd~ sik panys as effer~ 
 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGHE, 
VI DIE MARTII, A. D. M,CCCC,LVII.\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
IN PRIMIS as to +te artikill of the Sessione it is seyne 
speidfull to +te king ande +te thre estat~ +t=t= it be          #
co~tynuit 
to +te nixt p~liame~t in man~ as eft~ folowys That 
is to say +te lord~ of the Sessione sall syt thrys~ in +te 
+ger~ ilk tyme xl dais in +tir thre plac~ Edinburghe 
perthe and abyrdene +Te nowm~ of +te p~so~is +t=t= sall sit 
salbe ix haifande power and votis in +te deliu~ance of  
caus~ of ilke Estate thre and +te clerk of +te Regest~ 
+Te Sessione nowe nixt to begin & be haldin at abirdene 
+te xv day of Junij and co~tinuande xl dais The 
secunde Sessione to begyne at perthe +t~eft~ +te v day 
of october and co~tinew v+t~ xl dais +Te thride Sessione 
<P 47.C2> 
to begyn in Edinburghe +te xiij day of februare next 
+t~ eft~ and c~tinew xl dais The lord~ +t=t= ar chosyne to 
+te first Sessione in abyrdene ar +tir +Te Bischope of  
Ros~ catnes~ or m=r=ray +te abbot of der~ dene Dauid bane 
and maist~ walt~ ydyll for +te clergy +te Erle of Errole 
+te lorde gla~mys ande +te lorde forbes~ for +te baron~ys 
Jhone of fyffe Andro me~+geis and walt~ thomsone of 
Inu~nes for +te burowys +Te lord~ +t=t= sall sit in +te secunde 
Sessione in perthe +te bischope of du~keldin +te 
abbot of lu~dor~ +te archdene of sanctandr~ for +te 
clergy +te lorde gray pat~k of Rettray thomas of 
abyrcru~my of +t=t= Ilk for +te baron~is Archebald stewart 
Robert m~s~=r= & Dauid spalding for the burrowis +Te  
lord~ for +te thride Sessione i~ Edinburghe to be haldyne 
+te bischope of glasgw or galloway or ane v+t~ 
bischope +te quhilk +te king sall charge +t~to +te abbot 
of haly rudhous~ +te p~vest of linclowdane for +te 
clergy +te lorde lindissay & +te lorde halys for +te baronys 
William~e of cranstone Alex~ nap~ and Robert 
narn~e for +te burowis And at +te s~ref of +te schyr~ at 
+te lord~ sitt~ in be redy by thame for +te tyme of +t~ 
sitting till vnd~gang sik charg~ as +taj sall put till him 
togidd~ w=t= a masare to m~ist~ in his office 
 
THE causs~ +t=t= +te lord~ of +te Sessione sall knaw apone 
In +te first all spoliacione done fra +te first day of Januar~ 
+te +ger~ of o=r= lorde J=m= iiij=c= xlix +ger~~ be caus~ +t=t= 
+te act of spoliacione was maide +t=t= +ger~ And all v+t~ 
spoliacion~ +t=t= salbe done enduring +te +ger~ and termis 
of +te haldin of +te Sessione Item +te saidis lord~ 
of +te Sessione sall haif full power~ to knawe and 
decide all spoliacion~is maide fra +te day of +te  
coronacione of o=r= sou~ane lorde +te king to +te saide 
first day of Januar~ for +te space of a +ger nixt to cu~ 
The quhilk +ger~ gane and outrvn all sik spoliacion~ 
maide befor +te said first day of Januar~ salbe decydit 
and det~myt befor +te ordinar Jug~ of +te Realme 
the lord~ of +te Sessione haifande na power~ to 
knaw apone thame eft~ +t=t= +te saide +ger~ be outru~yn 
+Te quhilk~ accion~is of spoil+ge consist~ in twa man~is 
+te first is spoliacion~ of movabill gud~ no+t~ tuiching~ 
fee nor he~tage +te quhilk indifferentle salbe decidyt  
befor +te lord~ of +te Sessione +te secu~de spoliacione +t=t=   #
is 
to say done becaus~ of land~ or possessionis debatabl~e 
or grondyt apone fee and he~tage and apone sic spoliacione 
+te lord~ of +te Sessioun sall p~cede thus +t=t= is 
to say quhe~ +te p~ty spoil+geit complen+geis befor +te lord~ 
of +te Sessione on ony persoun +te lord~ sall call +te s~ref 
ande furthw=t= sall ger restor~ +te grovnde w=t=out p~iudice 
of ony p~ty tuichande +t~ fee ande he~tage Ande recognis~ 
+te land~ in +te king~ hand~ apon +te quhilk spoliacione 
is maide on to +te tyme +taj be lowsyt be +te 
king And +te king to mak Inquisicione to be tane be 
+te s~ref quha was last lauchfull possessour~ of +taj land~ 
And that inquisicioun to retoure agane to the king 
and thairefter lat thame to brogh to that last lauchfull 
possessour of thay landis And als +te saidis lord~ 
sall knawe apone all spoliacion~e of tak~ ande maling~ 
Ande alsua to knawe apone all obligacion~is contract~ 
<P 48.C1> 
and all man~ of dett~ ande v+t~ ciuile accion~is +te 
quhilk~ c~c~nys no+t~ fee nor he~tage Ande +te p~teis 
c~plen+geande to haif full fredome to folow +t~ accion~is 
befor +te saidis lord~ of +t~ ordinar Jug~ And for till 
eschew malicious~ vexacionis of ony p~ty folowande or 
defendande befor +te Sessione +te saidis lord~ sall furthwithe 
ger +te expe~s~ be payit to +te p~ty wranguis~ly 
vexit be +te modificacione of +te saide lord~ 
 
THE manere at +te caus~ salbe bro=t= befor +te lord~ of 
the Sessione is this The s~reff~ of +te schyr~ quhar~ +te 
saide lord~ sall syt salbe new warnyt to p~clame in  
ilkane of +t~ plac~ thre monethe of befor +te sessione to 
be haldin at dayis and place befoir writtin And gif 
ony persounis has ony accion~is to folow he sall warne 
+tame to pas~ to +te king~ chapell and rais~ Su~mond~ 
p~empto=r= apone xl dais And call his p~ty befor +te lord~ 
of +te Sessione +te quhilk~ sall m~ist~ thame Justice as 
effer~ Ande +tis su~mond~ to be vnd~stande apone 
accion~is done befor +te p~clamacione of +tis Sessione 
The p~ty sall ansuer~ p~empto=r=ly apon schort~ tyme 
eft~ as he beis su~monde sua +t=t= +te tyme of the Su~mond~ 
extend to xv dais And gif ony accion~e 
p~tening to +te saide lord~ knawlege be co~tinewit in 
+te tyme of +te saide Sessione in +te schyr quhar +te 
Sessione sitt~ be ony p~sonis thay person~is to be 
arestyt furthwithe w=t= a masare and Justice to be 
done +t~apone as effer~ And all vthir caus~ p~tenande  
to +te knawlege of the saide lord~ salbe vtt~ly decidyt 
and det~myt be thame but ony remeide of appellacione 
to +te king or to +te p~liame~t Ande quhat p~son~e 
+t=t= eu~ p=r=chess~ a su~mond~ apone his p~ty ande he haif 
ony prevys to leide at the rais~ than a Su~mond~ apone 
his prevys and bring thame w=t= him to +te Sessione as 
he will be s~uit 
 
ITEM as tuiching +te expens~ of +te lord~ befor w~tyne 
and +te plac~ +t=t= +taj sall syt in and +te gret gude of +te 
Realme c~sid~yt The lord~ of +te thre estat~ think~ +t=t= 
+te saidis lord~ of +te Sessione of +t~ awne benevolence 
sulde beir +t~ awne cost~ consid~ing +te schortnes~ of +te 
tyme of +t~ sitting +te q=lk= is bot xl dais and p~aue~to=r= in 
vij +geir no=t= to cu~ agane to thame And to support 
sum p~t of thair expens~ +taj sall haif +te king~ vnlawe 
of +t~ awn~ court +te quhilk salbe xl s~ vnforgiffyne to 
be devidit betuix thame and +te clerk of +te Regest~ 
be ewynly porcion~is 
 
ITEM +te saide thre Session~is endit o=r= sou~ane lorde 
and his consale sall ordane and name v+t~ lord~ to syt 
at tymis and plac~ sene speidfull to him and his saide 
consale on to +te tyme of +te nixt p~liame~t w=t= sik lyke 
power as thai hade of befor 
 
ITEM it is decretyt and ordanyt +t=t= wapinschawing~ 
be haldin be +te lord~ ande baronys spu~ale and temp~ale 
<P 48.C2> 
four tymis in +te +ger~ And at +te fut ball ande +te golf 
be vtt~ly c~yt don~e and no=t= vsyt Ande at +te bowe m~k~ 
be maide at ilk p~roch kirk a pair~ of butt~ and 
schuting be vsyt ilk su~day And +t=t= ilk ma~ schut sex 
schott~ at +te lest vnd~ +te payne to be raisit apone 
thame +t=t= cu~is no=t= at +te lest ij d~ to be giffin to +tame 
+t=t= cu~is to +te bowe m~k~ to drink And this to be vsyt 
fra pasche till alhallomes~ efter And be +te nixt mydsom~ 
to be reddy w=t= all +t~ graith w=t=out fail+ge And 
that +t~ be a bowar and a fleg~ in ilk hede towne of 
+te schyr~ And at +te towne furnys~ him of stuf and 
graithe eft~ as ned~ him +t~to +t=t= he may s~ve +te cu~tre 
w=t= And as tuichande +te futball and +te golf we ordane 
it to be punyst be +te baronys vnlawe And gif 
he tak~ no=t= the vnlaw that it be takin be +te king~ 
officiar~ Ande gif +te p~rochin be mekill +t=t= +t~ be iij or 
iiij or fyue bow m~k~ in sik plac~ as ganys +t~ for And 
that ilk ma~ w=t=in +t=t= p~rochin that is w=t=in fyfte and 
passit xij +ger~ sall vse schuting and +t=t= me~ +tat is        #
outw=t= 
and past thre scoir +geir~ sal vse v+t~ honest ga~mys as 
effer~ 
 
ITEM as to +te mone +tir ar +te lord~ +t=t= ar chosyne +t~ 
apone The bischope of murray Ros~ or catnes~ +te 
abbot of Du~fermling +te abbot of halyrudhous~ maist~ 
pat~k +gong~ +te lorde grahame +te lorde lindissay 
+te lorde ha~myltone +te larde of cranston~e John~e of 
Dalry~pill archibalde stewarde alex~ nap~ george of 
fawla and Jhon~e of fyffe And thir p~so~is to be 
chargyt be +te king~ lr~es to co~vene in +te tyme of  
+te nixt chekar in +te place quhar~ +te chekar~ is haldin 
or ony v+t~ place sene speidfull till o=r= sou~ane lorde to 
co~mone and p~uyde apon +te mat~ of +te mone for +te 
p~fet of +te Realme And in +te meyn tyme it is sene 
speidfull +t=t= +te st~kin of +te cu~+ge ces~ quhill v+t~       #
p~uisione 
be maide +t~for 
 
ITEM as ane~t +te reformacione of golde and silu~ wro=t= 
be goldsmythis ande to eschewe +te desaving done to 
+te king~ lieg~ +t~ salbe ordanyt in ilk burghe quhar~ 
goldsmy=t=~ wirk~ ane vnd~sta~dande and cu~nande man 
of gude conscience quhilk sall be dene of +te craft 
And quhe~ +te werk is bro=t= to +te goldsmy=t= and it be 
golde quhat golde +t=t= eu~ it beis bro=t= till him he sall gif 
it fur=t= agane in work na wer +tane xx granys And of 
silu~ quhat eu~ be bro=t= him he sall gif it fur=t= agane na 
wer~ 
na xj granys And +te said goldsmy=t= sall tak his werk 
or he gif it furthe and pas~ to +te dene of +te craft and 
ger him examyn +t=t= it be sa fyne as is befor w~ttyn 
And +te said dene of +te craft sall set his merk and 
takyn +t~to togidd~ w=t= +te said goldsmy=t=~ And gif faute 
be fundyne +t~in eft~wart~ +te dene forsaide and goldesmy=t=~ 
gud~ salbe in eschet to +te king and thar~ liff~ 
at +te king~ will Ande +te saide dene sall haif to his 
fee of ilk vnce wro=t= j d~ And quhar~ +t~ is na goldsmy=t= 
bot ane in a towne he sall schawe +t=t= werk taki~nit w=t= 
his awne merk to +te hede officiar~ of +te towne  
quhilkis sall haif a merk in lik man~ ordanyt +t~for 
<P 49.C1> 
and salbe set to +te saide werk And quhat goldsmy=t= 
+t=t= giff~ furth his werk v+t~wayis +tan~ is befor w~tyne 
his gud~ salbe confyskyt to +te king and his life at +te 
king~ will 
 
ITEM it is sene speidfull +t=t= lit be c~yt vp and vsyt as 
it was wont to be And +t=t= na litstar be drapar nothir  
to by clay=t= nor +git tholyt to sell vnd~ +te payne of 
eschet +tair of &c~ 
 
ITEM anent +te estat of m~chandice and restriccione 
of the multitude of sailar~ It is sene speidfull to +te 
estate of clergy and +te baronys and statute be +te  
king That thar saill na p~son~is bot habl~e and of gud 
fame and at he haif at +te lest thre serplar~ of his 
awne gud~ of ell~ c~mittyt till him or +te availl +t~of  
And at the saylar~ in m~chandice be fre men of 
burowis and Induellar~ w=t=in +te burghe 
 
ITEM ane~t~ +te habit~ of Erlis and lord~ of p~liame~t 
c~missar~ of burowis and me~ of lawe it is sene spedfull 
at thai be maid and vsit eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act maide 
+t~apone And +t=t= +te king mak a patrone of ilk habite 
and all +te laif be maide +t~eft~ 
 
ITEM ane~t~ +te reformacione of hospitalys it is sene 
spedfull +t=t= o=r= sou~ane lorde charge his chancellar~ quhilk 
of lawe aucht to vesy the hospitalys fu~dyt be +te king 
And +taj iune to him +te ordinar of ilk diocese and 
v+t~is twa p~sonys of gude conscience to vesy +te saide 
hospitalys And quhar +tai can get +te fu~dacion~ of 
thame to ger thame be kepyt And quhar na fu~dacione 
can be gottin to tak ane Inquisicione of +te cu~tre 
and refer~ to +te king to se remeide +t~for Ande this to  
be put to execucione and to be done betuix +tis and 
m~ty~mes Thir ar +te p~so~is folowande +t=t= salbe iunyt to 
+te chancellar~ +te ordinar of +te diocese of sanctandr~ 
Robert of levinstone and +te archdene of sanctandr~ 
In +te diocese of glasgw +te larde of el+gotstone and +te  
archdene of glasgw In +te diocese of du~keldin +te dene 
of du~keldin and thomas of abircru~my In +te diocese 
of brechin s~ Jhon~e of ogilby ande +te dene of brechin 
In +te diocese of abyrdene +te lorde forbes~ and +te 
abbot of der~ In +te diocese of m=r=ray +te larde of dufhous~ 
ande +te abbot of kynlos~ In +te diocese of galloway 
+te lorde maxvell and maist~ John olyu~ In +te  
diocese of Ros~ +te chancellar~ of Ros~ and william~ 
vrquhard in crumbathy Ande for +te laif of +te dioces~ 
+te chancellar~ and quha~ he will tak w=t= hi~ 
 
ITEM +t=t= sen +te Realme in ilk estate is gretu~ly puryt  
throu su~ptuos~ clething ba=t= of me~ and weme~ and in 
speciall w=t=in burowis and co~monys to landwart +te 
lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= rest~ccione +t~of be maide in 
+tis man~ That na ma~ w=t=in burghe +t=t= levys be m~chandice 
<P 49.C2> 
bo=t= gif he be a p~sone c~stitute in dignite as auld~ma~ 
bail+ge or v+t~ gude worthi me~ +t=t= ar of +te consale 
of +te towne and thar~ wif~ weir~ clathis of silk nor 
costly scarlat~ i~ gownys nor furring~ of mertrik~ 
And at +taj mak +t~ wif~ and docht~is in lik man~ be 
abeil+geit ganeande and corespondande for thar estate 
that is to say on +t~ hed~ schort curches~ w=t= litill hud~ 
as ar vsyt in fland~is Inglande and v+t~ cu~treis And as 
to +t~ gownys +t=t= na woma~ weir mertrik~ nor letvis~ 
nor talys of vnsittande lenthe nor furryt vnd~ bot on 
+te haliday And in lik man~ w=t=out +te burowis of w+t~ 
pur ge~tillme~ and thar wif~ +t=t= ar w=t=in xl l~i of aulde 
extent And as ane~t~ +te co~monys +t=t= na lauborar~ nor 
husband~ weir on +te werk day bot gray and quhit 
and on +te haliday bot lycht blew or grene or rede and  
+t~ wif~ ry=t=sa and curches~ of +t~ awne making And 
at it excede no=t= +te p~ce of xl d~ +te Elne And at na 
woma~ cu~ to +te kirk nor m~cat w=t= hir face musalyt or 
cou~it +t=t= scho may no=t= be kende vnd~ +te payne of 
eschet of +te curche And as to +te clerk~ +t=t= nane sall 
weir gownys of scarlat nor furring of m~trik~ bo=t= gif 
he be ane p~sone c~stitute in dignite in cathedrale or 
college kirk or ellis +t=t= he may spende ij=c= m~k~ or gret 
nobl~es or doctour~ And +tis to be now p~clamyt and  
put to execucion~ be +te first day of maij vnd~ +te pane 
of eschet of +te habite +t=t= is to say of +te clerk~ be +te 
ordinar~ and +te laif be +te king~ officiar~ 
 
ITEM it is sene speidfull +t=t= Justice ayr~ be haldin 
and co~tinewyt +gerly out throu +te Realme for gude 
of +te c~movnys 
 
ITEM ane~t~ feuferme +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= +te 
king begyne and gif exempill to +te laif And quhat 
prelate barone or frehaldar~ +t=t= can accorde w=t= his  
tenande apone setting of feuferme of his awin lande 
in all or in p~t o=r= sou~ane lorde sall ratify and appreif 
+te said assedacion~ Sa +t=t= gif +te tena~dry happy~nis to be 
in warde in +te king~ hand~ +te saide tenande sall remane 
w=t= his feuferme vnremovyt payande to +te king 
siklik ferme endurande +te warde as he dide to +te 
lorde sa +t=t= it be set to a competent auail w=t=out preiudice 
to +te king 
 
ITEM as to +te Regaliteis it is statute and ordanyt +t=t= 
all p~uileg~ and fredomys be kepit as +taj war fovndyt 
And gif ony lorde haifande Regalite abuse it in p~iudice 
of +te king~ lawis and brekin of +te cu~tre +t=t= +taj 
be punyst be +te king and be +te lawe as effer~ 
 
ITEM it is sene speidfull and statute +t=t= na beggar be  
tholyt to beg no+t~ within burghe nor to lande betuix 
xiiij and lxx +ger~ bot +taj be sene be +te avys~ of +te  
c~movnys of +te cu~tre +t=t= +taj may no=t= wyn +t~ leving v+t~ 
wayis And thai +t=t= sa beis fundyn haif a c~tane takyn 
to landwart of +te schiref and in burowis of +te auld~man~ 
<P 50.C1> 
ande bail+geis vnd~ +te payne of byrnyng on +te 
cheik and banysyng of +te cu~tre And +tat +tis be done 
be +te s~ref~ to landwart and be +te auld~ma~  
ande bail+geis vnd~ +te payne of byrnyng on +te 
cheik and Banysyng of +te cu~tre And +tat +tis be done 
be +te s~ref~ to landwart and be +te auld~man~ and bal+geis 
in +te burowis 
 
ITEM ane~t mett~ and mesur~ it is sene speidfull +t=t= 
sen we haif bot a king and a lawe vniu~sale throu 
out +te Realme we sulde haif bot a met and mesur~ 
gen~ale to s~ue all +te Realme That is to say ane pynt 
q=lk= was giffin be +te ordinance of +te thre estat~ s~ Jhon~e 
forester +t=t= tyme beande chavm~lane to +te burgh of 
striuelling as for standart sall remane vniu~sale throuout 
+te Realme And +te f~lot salbe maide +t~eft~ That is 
to say ilk f~lot sall co~tene xviij pynt~ of +te sa~myn 
mesur~ rovnde and elik wyde vnd~ and abvne +te 
twa burd~ c~tenande evyne o=r= in thiknes~ ane inche 
and a half ande +te breide o=r= w=t=in +te burd~ xvj inchis 
ande a half Ande +te half f~lot and pek to folowe 
+t~eftir in +te sa~myn kinde And of thir saide mesur~ +t=t= 
is to say pynt and ferlot +t~ salbe new maide iij standart~ 
ane to be sende till abyrdene ane v+t~ to perthe  
and +te thride to Edinburghe to remane and now to  
be p~clamyt +tat fra +te fest of sanct michaell nixt to 
cu~ +t~ mesur~ of pynt and f~lot haif cours~ and nane 
v+t~ Sua +t=t= in +te menetyme all man~ of p~son~is +t=t=       #
think~ 
to vse +te said mesur~ may cu~ to +te saide plac~ and 
furnys~ thame w=t= +te saide mesur~ beande brynt and 
selyt w=t= +te selys of +tai sted~ as +taj will vse and be      #
s~uit 
+t~eftir And gif ony p~son~is eft~ +te saide termis vsys 
v+t~ mesour~ than +tir and +t~ may be taynt gottin +t~of  
be dittay or v+t~ wayis +tai sall pay +te vnlawe of +te 
chavm~lane ayre doublyt And gif ony man be foundyt 
of aulde or of newe of fyrmes~ of v+t~ mesur~ +tan +tir 
abone w~tyne +t~ foundacione sall stande in effect no=t= 
ganestanding +tis statute And +te mesour~ of +t~ fu~dacion~ 
salbe p~porcionyt to +tis mesur~ +t=t= now is sua +t=t= +te 
sa~myn~ qua~tite sall remane w=t= +te giffar~ and the ressauer~ 
but p~iudice of ony of +tame 
 
ITEM ane~t~ +te co~tentacion~e of p~teis plen+geande of 
diu~se p~so~is quhilk~ has remission~is of +te king It is 
sene speidfull for ony accione +t=t= is to be c~mittyt in 
tyme to cum quhe~ su~ eu~ +t=t= +te p~ty quhame it is 
plen+geit of alleg~ till his remissione as for spul+ge of 
gud~ o+t~ be thift or reif +te p~ty allegeande till his         #
remissione 
sall fynde fou~ borowis to c~tent +te p~ty plen+geande 
w=t=in xl dais nixt folowande And gif he dois 
no=t= he sall remane i~ +te king~ presone quhill +te saide 
xl dais be ru~nyn~ And +tan his remissione to be expiryt 
and of nane avale And as of action~is c~myttit in tymis 
bigane +te p~ty plen+geande sall haif recours~ to +te lord~ 
of +te Sessione the quhilkis sall haif power~ to ger +tame 
be restoryt eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act of spoliacion~ maide 
+t~apone Or gif it ples~ +te p~ty to folow to +te ferde ayr 
eft~ +te aulde vse and custu~ And +t~eft~ gif +te p~ty be no=t= 
c~tent his remissione to be expiryt and of nane avale 
as is befor saide 
<P 50.C2> 
ITEM ane~t~ the Reformacione of chavm~lane ayr~ be 
+te quhilk~ all +te estat~ and specialy +te pur~ c~mownis 
ar fairly grevyt The lord~ in +te name of +te thre 
estat~ exhort~ o=r= sou~ane lorde +t=t= it ples~ him w=t= the 
saide consale of +te thre estat~ beande now pn~t to haif 
piete and c~sid~acion~ of +te mony and gret i~co~ue~ient~ 
+t=t= fallys vpone his pur~ lieg~ +t~ throu and of his grace 
to p~vyde suddane remeide and reformacion~ +t~of 
 
ITEM +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= na frehaldar~ +t=t= 
hald~ of +te king vnd~ +te sovme of xx l~i be c~stren+geit 
to cum to p~liame~t or gen~ale consale as for pn~s bot 
gif he be a barone or ell~ spe~aly of +te king~ c~mandme~t 
be warnyt o+t~ be officiar~ or be wryte 
 
ITEM quhar~ +te king~ constabl~e deput~ and his m~ist~is 
in tyme of Sessione gen~ale consale or p~liame~t tak~ 
distress~ for constabl~e feis of all man~ of gud~ gret ande 
small +t=t= cu~is to +te m~cat to sell ba=t= m~chandice and 
vittalys It is sene speidfull at +t=t= vse be laide don~e 
and forborn~ in tym to cum bot gif +te constabl~is infeftme~t 
beire him +t~to and at +t=t= be schawin to +te 
king and +te thre estat~ at +te nixt p~liame~t or gen~ale 
consale And at in +te mentyme +te constabill~ ces~ for 
+t~ can na law be fu~dyn accordande to +t=t= vse 
 
ITEM o=r= sou~ane lorde and his thre estat~ ordanys and 
det~mys +t=t= gif ony of his officiar~ as s~ref~ mar~ bail+geis 
crownar~ s~iand~ p~vest~ of burowis and +t~ m~ist~is 
ba=t= to lande ande to burghe be fu~dyn negligent or 
fautyce in +te execucione of +tar office and it may be 
lauchfully p~vit on him or notourly kende gif +te saide 
office p~tenys to him in fee and he~tage he sall tyne 
his office and +te p~fett~ +t~of for ane +ger and a day 
ande be punyst be +te king in his person~e and gud~ 
eft~ +te qua~tite of his trespas~ And gif his office p~tenys 
no=t= to him i~ fee and he~tage he sall tyne his office for 
all +te tyme he has it and be punyst in his p~son~e eft~ 
+te qua~tite of +te trespas~ at +te king~ will 
 
ITEM it is sene speidfull to +te lord~ +t=t= w=t=in +te 
burowis throu out +te Realme na band~ nor lig~ be 
maide nor +git na commotioun nor rysing of c~mownys 
in hind~ing of +te c~mon lawe bot at +te c~mandme~t of 
thar hede officiar~ And gif ony dois in +te co~trary 
and knawlege and taynt may be gottin +t~of +tair gud~ 
+t=t= ar fu~dyn gilty +t~in to be c~fyskit to +te king and +t~ 
lif~ at +te king~ will And at na man duellande w=t=in 
burghe be fu~dyn in ma~rent nor ride nor rowt in feir 
of weir w=t= na man bot w=t= +te king or his officiar~ or 
w=t= +te lorde of +te burghe +t=t= +taj duell in or w=t= thar~ 
officiar~ vnd~ +te sa~myn pane And in lik man~ +t=t= na 
induellar~ w=t=in burghe nor landwart purches~ ony 
lordschipe in oppressione of his ny=t=bur~ in lik man~ 
vnd~ +te sa~myn~ payne 
<P 51.C1> 
ITEM ane~t maist~full men +t=t= schapis thame to occupy 
maist~fully lord~ land~ ba=t= spu~ale and temp~ale The 
lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= the p~so~is complen+geande 
vpone sik maisterfull men sall cu~ to +te king~ s~ref or 
bail+ge and ask his grovnde to be devodyt or to ask 
+te p~ty +t=t= occupyis +te grovnde quhat resone he pretend~ 
for him And gif +te s~ref fynd~ na resone in +te 
occupacione of +te grovnde he sall devoide +te grovnde 
ba=t= of him and his gud~ and charge him in +te king~ 
name +t=t= he mak na mare distribulance to +te lorde 
nor his grovnde in tym to cu~ und~ +te payne of +te 
king~ warde And gif he dois ony thing +t~atto=r= fur=t=w=t= 
to arreist his p~soun & send him to the kingis ward 
 
ITEM the lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= in all Justice ayr~ 
+te king~ Justice ger tak Inquisicione of sornar~ bard~ 
maist~full beggar~ or fen+geit fulys and o+t~ ba~nys~ 
+tame +te cu~tre or sende +tame to +te king~ presone 
 
ITEM ane~t plantacione of wodd~ and hegg~ and 
sawing of brovm~ +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= +te 
king charge all his frehaldar~ ba=t= spu~ale and temp~ale 
+t=t= in +te makyng~ of +tair witsu~dais set +taj statute and 
ordane +t=t= all +t~ tenand~ plant wodd~ and treis mak 
hegg~ and sawe brvme eft~ +te faculteis of +t~ maling~ 
in plac~ co~ue~iente +t~for vnd~ sik payne and vnlawe as 
+te barone or lorde sall modify 
 
ITEM ane~t the sawing of quheit peys~ and benys~ it 
is sene speidfull +t=t= ilk man erande w=t= a plewche of 
viij oxin sall sawe at +te lest ilk +ger ane firlot of quheit 
half ane firlot of peys~ and xl benys vnd~ +te payne of 
x s~ to +te barone of +te lande +t=t= he duell~ in als~ oft as 
he beis fundin fautice And gif +te barone sawis no=t= +te  
said corn~ in his demanys he sall pay to +te king x s~ 
And gif +te barone beis fundin negligent in +te rasing 
of +te saide payne on his husband~ +tar salbe raisit 
on him xl s~ als~ oft as he defalt~ to +te king but 
remissione 
 
ITEM it is ordanyt and decretyt +t=t= in all Justice ayr~ 
s~ref court~ and gen~aly all court~ spu~ale and temp~ale 
all p~so~is +t=t= sall cu~ +t~to lord~ spu~ale and temp~ale 
frehaldar~ and all v+t~is +te king~ lieg~ sall cu~ in sobyr 
and quiet man~ And at na man bring w=t= him ma 
p~son~is +tan ar in his daily houshalde and familiar~ 
And fra he be cu~in intill his innys~ he and +taj sall 
lay +tar wapy~nis and harnes~ fra +tame gif thaj bring 
ony w=t= +tame and vse na wapy~nis for +t=t= tyme bot 
his knyf And gif ony ma~ be fedyt or alleg~ feide or 
dreide of ony p~ty +te s~ref sall furthwithe of ba=t= +te 
p~teis tak law borowis and forbide thame in +te king~ 
name to distrubl~e +te king~ pece vnd~ +te payne of law 
+te quhilk payne +te king sall execute w=t=out remissione 
apone +te brekar~ of +te king~ pece forsaide Ande gif 
+te s~ref be negligent +t~in he salbe punyst eft~ +te forme 
<P 51.C2> 
of +te statute maide of +te reformacion~ of faut~ and 
neglige~t officiar~ w=t=in +te Realme 
 
ITEM it is ordanyt +t=t= na ma~ mak +gard~ nor hegg~ 
of dry staik~ na Rys~ or styk~ nor +git of na hewyn 
wode bot allan~ly of lyffand wode +te quhilk may 
grow & plenyss~ 
 
ITEM ane~t~ +te keping of bird~ and wylde foulys +t=t= 
ganis to eit for +te suste~tacione of ma~ as pert~k~ pluvar~ 
wilde duk~ and sik lik fowlys it is ordanyt +t=t= na 
ma~ distroy +tar nest~ nor +tar egg~ nor +git sla wilde 
foulys in movting tyme quhe~ thai may no=t= fle And 
+t=t= all men eft~ +tair power~ distroy nest~ egg~ and bird~ 
of foylys of reif 
 
ITEM ane~t~ ruk~ crawys and v+t~ foulys of reif as 
ernys bussard~ gledd~ and myttall~ +te quhilk~ distroyis 
ba=t= cornis and wilde foulys sik as pert~k~ pluvar~ 
and v+t~is And as to +te ruk~ and crawys bigande in 
orchard~ kirk +gard~ or v+t~ plac~ it is sene speidfull +t=t= 
+tai +t=t= sik treis p~tenys to let +tame to big and distroy 
+tame w=t= all +t~ power~ and on na wys~ +t=t= +t~ bird~ fle 
away And quhar~ it is tayntit at +tai big and +te bird~ 
be flowyne and +te nest~ fundin in +te treis at beltan +te 
treis salbe forfaltit to +te king bot gif thaj be redemyt 
agane And thaj +t=t= aucht +te saide treis in v s~ of 
wnlaw to +te king And at +te saide foulis of reif be 
vtt~ly distroyit be all man~ of man be all ingyne and 
man~ of way +t=t= may be fu~dyne +t~to for +te slaucht~ of  
+tame sall caus~ gret multitude of diu~s~ kynd~ of 
wilde foulys for ma~nis suste~tacion~e 
 
ITEM ane~t~ rede fische it is ordanyt +t=t= quha sa beis 
c~uickit of slaucht~ of rede fische in tyme forbodyn be 
+te lawe +te doar and he +t=t= bidd~ it be done sall pay 
x l~i for +te vnlawe but remissione And at +te thride 
tyme ande he be c~uickit of sik trespas~ he sall by his lyf 
And gif ony ma~ be infeft of fredome to fische in forbodyn 
tyme sik p~uilege sall ces~ quhill +te nixt p~liame~t 
And gif ony dois +te co~trary he sall pay ane vnlawe 
befor +te Justice apone +te quhilk trespas~ +te Justice 
clerk sall inquyr~ at +te resaving of +te dittay as of v+t~ 
poyntt~ belangand h~ offys~ 
 
ITEM +t=t= na ma~ in smolt tyme set veschellis crelys 
wer~ or ony v+t~ ingyne to lat +te smolt~ to pas~ to 
+te see vnd~ +te payne of x l~i to +te king And at +te  
s~ref of +te lande distroy +tame +t=t= ar maide 
 
ITEM it is ordanyt for +te distruccione of wolf~ +t=t= in 
ilk cu~tre quhar ony is +te s~ref or +te bail+geis of that 
cu~tre sall gad~ +te cuntre folk thre tymis in the +ger~ 
betuix sanct m~k~ day and la~mes~ for that is +te tyme 
of +te quhelpis And quhat eu~ he be +t=t= ryss~ no=t= w=t= +te 
<P 52.C1> 
s~ref or +te bail+ge or barone w=t=in him self he sall pay 
vnforgeuin a wedd~ as is c~tenyt in +te aulde act 
maide +t~apone And he +t=t= slays ane wolf +tan or 
ony v+t~ tyme he sall haif of ilk hous~ hald~ of +t=t= 
p~rochin +t=t= +te wolf is slayne w=t=in j d~ And gif it        #
happy~nis 
ony wolf to cu~ in +te cu~tre +t=t= witting is gottyne 
+t~of +te cu~tre salbe redy and ilk houshald~ to hvnt 
+tame vnd~ +te payne forsaide And he +t=t= slays ane 
wolf sall bring +te hede to +te s~ref bail+ge or barone 
and he salbe detto=r= to +te slaar for +te sovme forsaide 
And quha eu~ he be +t=t= slays a fox and bring~ +te hede 
to +te schiref lorde barone or bail+ge he sall haif vj d~ 
 
ITEM ane~t~ +te slaar~ of har~ in snawe tyme and 
distruccione of cu~ny~gis +te thre estat~ declarys +t=t= it 
salbe a poynte of dittay 
 
ITEM quhar~ it was actit and statute of befor in +te  
p~liame~t in o=r= sou~ane lord~ tyme +t=t= last descessit +te   #
+ger 
of o=r= lorde J=m= iiij=c= xx & iiij +ger~ +tat all lesyng 
makar~ and tellar~ of +tame +te quhilk~ ingen~is discorde 
betuix +te king and his pepill quhar~ eu~ +t~ may 
be taynt gottin of +tame +taj salbe chalangyt befor 
+tame +t=t= power hais~ and tyne lyf~ and gud~ to +te  
king +tat act be +tis pn~t p~liame~t is confirmyt apprevyt 
and ordanyt to be cons~uyt and execute in tyme 
to cum 
 
ITEM quhar~ it was statute in a p~liame~t of o=r= sou~ane 
lord +t=t= last decessyt +te xxvj day of may +te +ger~ of o=r= 
lorde J=m= iiij=c= & xxiiij +ger~ +t=t= na ma~ mak mur~byrne 
eft~ +te monethe of m~che quhill all cornys be schorn~ 
vnd~ +te payne of xl s~ to be raisit to +te lorde of +te  
lande of +te byrnar~ And gif he has no=t= to pay at he be 
p~sonyt xl dais And gif +te lorde of +te lande rais~ no=t= 
<P 52.C2> 
+te payne na punys~ no=t= +te trespassouris as is befor  
saide +te Justice clerk be indictme~t sall ger sik              #
trespasso=r=~ 
as is befor said be correkit befor +te Justice and 
punyst as is befor w~tyne In +tis p~liame~t +te thre estat~ 
appreuys +tis statute and ordanys it to be kepit in 
tyme to cum 
 
ITEM +te lord~ think~ speidfull +tat our~ sou~ane lorde 
c~mande all his s~ref~ ande c~missar~ of burowis to  
cum to +te clerk of his Regestre and ger copy all +tir 
articul~ act~ and statut~ abone writtyn~ and ger 
p~clame +tame opinly throu out +tar schyr~ and burowis 
sa +tat nane of his lieg~ allege ignora~ce of +tame in tyme 
to cum And alsua +tat all +te act~ and ordinancis abone 
writtyn~ +te quhilk~ ar necessary till his baron~is and 
frehaldar~ to be schawin at +t~ witsu~dais making~ or in 
+t~ baron~e court~ ry=t= sa be takin and copyit and schawin  
to his tenand~ sa +tat no+t~ +te frehaldar nor +te tena~d~ be 
negligent nor p~t~myt +te obs~uyng~ of +te saidis decret~ 
and at +te paynis set +t~apone be sa deuly raisit +tat +te 
said~ act~ and decret~ be obs~uyt and kepit as effer~ 
 
ANDE +t~ attour~ sen~ gode of his he grace has send our~ 
sou~ane lorde sik p~gres~ and prosp~ite +tat all his rebellys 
and brekar~ of his Justice ar removit out of his 
Realme and na maist~full p~ty remanande +tat may 
caus~ ony breking in his Realme sa +tat his hienes~ be 
inclinyt i~ himself and his m~ist~is to +te quiet & c~mon~e 
p~fett of +te Realme and Justice to be kepit amang~ 
his lieg~ his thre estat~ w=t= all hu~ilite exhort~ ande 
requir~ his hienes~ to be inclynit w=t= sik diligence to +te 
execucion~e of +t~ statut~ act~ and decretis abone writtyn~ 
+t=t= god may be emplesit of him and all his lieg~ 
spu~ale and temp~ale may pray for him to gode and  
gif thankyng~ to him +tat sende +tame sik a p~nce to +t~ 
gou~no=r= and defendo=r= 
 
<S SAMPLE 2> 
<P 94.C2> 
[} (\ACTA PARLIAMENTJ JACOBJ T~CIIJ INCHOAT~ & TE~T~ APUD 
EDI~B~GH XX=MO= NOUE~BR~ A~NO LXIX=O=\) }] 
 
IN the first It Is statut and ordanit that +te fredome 
of haly kirk be obs~uit & kepit in all ymunit p~uelege 
and fredome In like wis~ as It has bene in tymes of 
maist noble princis p~decessouris & p~genitouris to Oure 
Sou~ane lorde of hail mynde quham god assoil+ge 
 
ITEM as to +te Article of schireff~ and v+t~ Jug~ ordinaris 
quhilk~ wil nocht execut thare office and mi~stir 
Justice to +te pure pepil It is statut & ordanit +t=t= +te 
partij conplen+geand in ony part of +te Realme sall 
first cum to his Juge ordinare of temp~ale landis as 
Justice schireff Stewart bail+ge barone p~vost of bail+gis 
of burowis and mak his conplant and ask admi~stracione 
of Justice And gif he gettis Justice dewly 
execut & mi~sterit to him he mon Remai~ c~tent And 
gif +te Juge ordinar~ fail+gis him and wil nocht mi~stir 
to him Justice he sal tu~ to +te king & his consail & 
tak lr~es and su~mond his partij And in like wis~ his 
Juge ordinar~ quhat eu~ he be of temp~ale la~d~ And 
gif +te Juge be fundin culpable & wald nocht mi~stir 
Justice he salbe punyst & put fra his office for c~tane 
tyme eftir +te discrecioune of Oure Sou~ane lorde & his 
consail and pay +te expens~ of +te partij conplen+geande 
And Oure Sou~ane lorde sal ger mi~stir Justice to +te said 
partij conplen+geande in +tat case And gif +te Juge 
ordinare mi~st~is him p~ciale Justice & dois him wrang 
in +te admi~stracion~ of Justice In like wis~ +te partij 
conplen+geande sal su~mond him befor~ +te king & his 
consail And gif before +tame he be fundin culpable 
or p~ciale in +te admi~stracioune of Justice be it a s~ef 
bail+ge or vthir officiare of fee he salbe put fra his 
office for thre +geris And gif he be a s~ef or ony vthir 
Juge ordinar~ for a tyme he salbe put p~petualy fra his 
office & pay +te expens~ of +te partij & his p~sone punist 
at +te king~ will / and like wis~ +te officiaris of fee And 
gif +te partij conplen+geand vpone his Juge ordinare 
be fundin be +te king & his consail in +te wrang he sal 
pay +te expens~ of +te said Juge ordinare for his vexacioune 
& his p~soune punyst at +te king~ will in like 
And gif ony persone hafe ony p~pir action~e agai~ +te 
s~ef or ony Juge ordinare It salbe leful to him to cum 
to +te king and othir su~mond his partij before +te king 
or mak ane vthir officiare i~ +tat part to mi~stir Justice 
to him And +tat Ilka Juge ordinar~ s~ef or ony v+t~is 
salbe haldin to a~suer~ for +tair deput~ as +tame self Neu~ 
+te les It salbe leful to +te king~ hienes to tak +te 
desision~ of ony actioun~e +tat cu~mis before him at his 
emplesance like as It wes wont tobe of before &c~ 
 
ITEM as tuiching +te new Inue~tion~s of selling of 
landis be chartir & sesing and takin agai~ of Reu~sion~s 
And It happin +te byare to sell agai~ +te samy~ land to 
<P 95.C1> 
ane v+t~ p~sone It is now sene expedient in +tis pn~t p~liame~t 
& according to law & c~science that +te sellare sall 
haue Recours~ to +te samyn land~ sauld be him vnd~ 
lr~e of Reu~sione to quhatsu~eu~ hand~ +te said lr~e cu~mys~ 
payand +te mone & schawand +te Reu~sione and haue 
sic p~uelege & fredome aganis +te p~sonis +tat hald~ +te 
said landis as he suld haue agai~ +te p~ncipale first byare 
And becaus~ sic Reu~sion~s may of case be tynt Oure 
Sou~ane lord sall mak +te said Reu~sionis tobe Regest~it 
in his Registir gif It be Requerit on~ +tair expens~ that 
is to say on~ ilk ane half a merk +te quhilk Registir 
sall haue +te samyn~ force as +te p~ncipale Reu~sione wer 
schawing for +te tyme 
 
ITEM as anentis obligation~s +tat salbe folowit in tyme  
cu~myn except +tame +t=t= ar dependand in +te law befor~ 
+te makin of +tis Act / It is avisit +tat +te partij to quham 
+te obligatione is maid or +tat has Int~ess~ +t~in sall folow 
+te said obliga within +te space of fourty +geris & tak 
docume~t +t~upone And gif he dois no=t= It sall p~scrife & 
be of nai~ avail +te said fourtj +ger~ beand Ro~nyng & 
vnp~sewit be +te law 
 
ITEM as tuiching the electioune of Ald~man bail+gis 
and v+t~is officiaris of burowis becaus~ of gret truble 
and c~tensione +geirly for +te chesing of +te samyn~ 
throw multitud & clamor of c~monis sympil p~sonis It 
is thocht expedient +tat nai~ officiaris na consail be 
c~tinuit eftir +te king~ lawis of burowis forthir +tan a 
+geir And at +te chesing of +te new officiaris be in +tis 
wis~ that Is to say +tat +te Aulde counsail of +te toune 
sall cheis~ +te new counsail in sic novmyr as accord~ 
to +te toune And +te new counsail & +te aulde of +te 
+geir before sall cheis~ all officiaris p~tenyng to +te toune 
as Ald~man bail+gis Dene of gild and v+t~is officiaris And 
+tat Ilka craft sall cheis~ a p~sone of +te samy~ craft that 
sall haue voce in +te said electioune of +te officiaris for 
+tat tyme in like wis~ +geir be +geir And atoure It Is 
thocht expedient +tat na capitane nor con~nstable of the 
king~ castellis quhat toune +tai evir be in sall beir 
office within +te said toune as to be Aldirman bail+ge 
Dene of gild thesaurare na nai~ vthir officiare +tat may 
be chosing be +te toune fra +te tyme of +te next chesing 
furth &c~ 
 
ITEM It Is thocht expedient that sen Oure Sou~ane 
lord has ful Jurisdictioune & fre Impire within his 
Realme +tat his hienes may mak notaris & tabellionis 
quhais Instrume~t~ sal haue ful faith in all c~tract~ 
Ciuile within +te Realme And in tyme cu~myn +t=t= na 
notaris maid nor to be maid be +te Imp~ouris Autorite 
haue faith in c~tract~ Ciuile within +te Realme les +tan 
he be examinyt be +te ordinare & app~uit be +te king~ 
hienes And +tat ful faith be gevin to +te papale notaris 
in tymes bygane & to cum In all thare Instrume~t~ 
And als +t=t= ful faith~ be gevin to all Instrument~ 
gevin of before be +te Imp~iale notaris like as +tai ar of 
<P 95.C2> 
vail And atoure +tat +te notaris tobe maid be Oure 
Sou~ane lorde be examinit before +tair ordinaris 
bischopis and haue c~tificacioune of +tame +tat +tai ar 
of faith gude fame science & lawte according for +te 
said office 
 
ITEM to eschew +te dissate & skaith +tat Oure Sou~ane 
lord~ liegiis dayly and at all tymes sustenis be +te metting 
of woln~ clath be +te selwich It Is thocht expedient 
+tat in tyme cu~myn all woln~ clatht be met be +te Rig 
and nocht be +te selwich &c~ 
 
ITEM as twiching +te Indorsing of +te king~ breuis & 
lr~es that ful faith may be gevin +t~to It is sene expedient 
in +tis pn~t p~liame~t that s~eff~ bail+geis or ony vthir 
officiar~ o+t~ of fee or in +tat part +tat executis +te said~ 
breuis & lr~es sett +tair Selis or signetis before witnes 
and p~cure gif +tai haue nai~ to all executione & Indorsing 
of +te saidis breuis & lr~es Sua +tat faith may be 
gevin +t~to And vthir ways +tair Indorsing to haue na 
faith~ &c~ 
 
ITEM becaus~ +tair Is abusione fundin in +te keping of 
faris p~liament tymes and gen~ale counsalis that +te gret 
constablis of castellis s~eff~ or bail+geis of burowis tak~ 
gret extorsion~s of +te king~ pure liegiis quhilk +tai 
call +tair dewit~ and feis +tat Is nocht aucht to +tame 
like as of Ilk laid of flesch fisch vittalis meil or malt 
or sic like burding~ of foulis on~ me~nis bakkis and 
vthir thing~ borne in me~nis hand~ to +te quhilk +tai 
haue na Resone It Is sene expedient and statute in 
+tis pn~t p~liame~t +tat all sic thing~ be forborn~ in tyme 
tocum And na sic extorsionis be takin of +te king~ 
liegiis vnd~ +te payn of punycioune of +tair personis 
at +te king~ will and to be put fra +te executione of 
+t~ office for a +geir &c~ 
 
ITEM becaus~ of +te kepin of +te haly day and devyne 
s~uice quhilk~ ar gretly brokin and nai~ly for pu~ding 
of malis & a~nualis incasting and owt casting of tennandis 
quhilkis makkis gret discensioune and caus~ 
oft ty~mes gret gad~ing~ and discordis vpone +te 
solempnit days of witsonday and martymes / for +te 
eschowing of +te quhilk It is thocht expedient in +tis 
pn~t p~liament +tat +te said pundin for malis and a~nualis 
Incasting & owt casting of tenandis be deferrit to +te 
thrid day eftir witsunday or martymes without 
p~iudice of ony p~sonis And in like wis~ +tat +tair be na 
faris haldin on~ haly days bot on~ +te morne +t~eft~ 
 
ITEM becaus~ of +te eschowing of gret slacht~is quhilk~ 
has bene Richt c~mone ymang +te king~ liegiis now 
and of late baith of fore thocht felony and of sudda~te 
And becaus~ mony personis c~mittis slachteris vpone 
forthocht felony in trast +tat +tai salbe defendit throw 
+te Immunite of haly kirk and girth / and pass~ & Remanis 
<P 96.C1> 
in Sanctuaris It Is now thocht Richt expedient  
in this pn~t p~liament for the stanching of +te said slachtir 
in tyme cu~myn quhare slachtir Is c~mittit of forthocht 
felony / and +te c~mittare of +te said felony puttis him 
in girth for saift of his p~sone / the schireff sall cum 
to +te ordinar~ in placis +t=t= Is vndir +tair Jurisdiction~e 
and in placis exe~pt to +te lorde maist~is of +te girtht 
and lat him wit +tat sic a ma~ has c~mittit sic a cryme of 
forthocht felony (\tanq~ Incediator via~ et p~ Industriam\) 
for +te quhilk +te law grantis nocht nor levis sic p~sonis 
to Jois~ +te Immunite of +te kirk And +te schireff sall 
Requere +te ordinare to lat a knawlege be takin be 
ane assis~ on~ xv days quhethir It be forthocht felony 
or nocht And gif it be fundin forthocht felony tobe 
punyst eftir +te king~ lawis And gif It be fundin suddante 
tobe Restorit agai~ to +te fredome & Immunite 
of haly kirk and girth And +t~upone to set gude sou~te to 
+te ordinar~ And that sou~te beand fundin +te said ordinare 
& maist~ of +te girth~ sall suffir +te p~sone tobe had 
to +te said knawlege And +tat +te schireff sall put in 
executione +tai Act~ of king James +te first maid vpone 
slachtir and fugitouris fra +te law quhilk~ beris in effect 
+tat quhat tyme ony s~eff be c~tifit of ony slachtir o+t~ be 
+te partij or ony vthir way he sall in c~tinent Rais~ +te 
king~ horne & his liegiis within +te bound~ of his 
office and pass~ and seik +tat p~sone and do Justice 
vpone him eftir +te lawis of +te Realme And gif he 
be fugitive and eschape owt of his s~efdome he sall 
send ane officiare to +te s~eff in quhais s~efdome he 
ent~is In And denu~ce and signify to him +tat sic a ma~ 
has done sic a trespas and felony agai~ +te king within 
+te boundis of his schire and has eschapit out of +te 
samyn and cu~myn within +te bound~ of his office 
chargeing him in +te king~ name and be +te virtu of  
this Act to Rais~ +te king~ liegiis and his horne in like 
wis~ and p~sew +tat trespassoure quhil he be ouretane 
or put him out of his schire And in like wis~ send 
his officiaris to +te next schiref in quhais schire +te said 
trespassoure ent~is In to p~sew him quhil he be our~taki~ 
or ellis put out of +te Realme And atoure that Ilka  
s~ef of +te schire quhare +te said fugitoure Is socht and 
nocht ourtane sal pass~ to +te hed burgh of his schire 
and p~clame vpone +te king~ behalf +tat sic a ma~ has 
c~mittit sic a slacht~ & felony & Is fugitive fra +te law 
and chargis all +te king~ liegiis that na man tak vpon~ 
hand to hous~ herbery Resset nor help +te said trespassoure 
be ony man~ of waye vnd~ +te pai~ of tynsail 
of life and gudis And her~upon~ +tat +te king~ dittay 
be takin in his Justice Are and to be punyst as Is 
abone writtin And gif ony s~eff be fundin culpable 
her~upon~ in +te executioune of his office +te said s~ef 
salbe punyst at +te king~ will And be Removit fra his 
office for thre +geris And gif +te s~ef be fundin diligent 
in +te executioune of his office or ony vthir p~sone +tat 
labouris for +te takin of +te said trespassoure salbe Rewardit 
& thankit +t~for be +te king as efferis &c~ 
 
ITEM to eschow +te gret herschip and distruction~s 
of +te king~ c~monis malaris and Inhabitaris lord~ 
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landis throw +te force of +te brefe of distres that quhar~ 
ony sovmes ar optenit be virtu of +te said brefe vpon~ 
+te lord Awnare of +te ground that +te gudis and catal 
of +te pur~ me~nis In habitaris of +te ground ar takin & 
distren+geit for +te lord~ dettis quhare +te malis extendis 
nocht to +te avail of +te det It Is avisit and ordanit in 
+tis pn~t p~liame~t that fra hyne furth +te pure tenand~ 
sal nocht be distren+git for +te lordis dettis forthir +tan 
his t~mes mail extendis And gif +te sovme optenit be 
+te brefe of distres excedis +te termis mail +te officiare 
sal at +te Instance of +te partij +tat optenis +te det / gang 
to ony v+t~ gud~ p~pir of +te dettour~ and pay +te Remanent 
of his det gif he has samekle within +te schire 
And gif he has nocht samekle gudis na landis within 
+te said schire the creditour~ sal cu~ to +te king and bring 
certificatioune of +te schiref how mekle he want~ of 
+te sovme Recou~it be +te brefe of distres and may 
nocht get his p~pir gudis within +tat schire And +te 
king sal gif him his lr~es to ony v+t~ s~eff~ quhar~ +te        #
dettoure 
has ony gud~ or malis within +te Realme and 
ger +tai~ be p~cit and pay +te said credito=r= within xv days 
eftir +te forme of law And quhare +te dettoure has na 
moueble gudis bot his lande / the schireff befor~ quham 
+te said sovme Is Recou~it be +te brefe of distres sall 
ger sell +te lande to +te avail of +te det and pay +te 
credito=r= Sua that +te Inhabitantis of +te said land~ be 
nocht hurt nor grevit for +tair lordis dettis Neu~ +te les 
It salbe leful to +te p~sone +tat aucht +te lande first to 
Redeme and qwit out +te samyn agai~ within vij +geris / 
payand to +te byar +te mone +tat It was sauld fore and 
+te expens~ maid on~ +te Oure lorde for chartir sesing 
and Infeftment And +te Redempcioune and lousing 
tobe maid within vij +geris as said is or nocht And 
gif +te creditour takk~ +te termes mail be virtu of +te 
brefe of distres It sall nocht be leful to +te lorde to 
tak It agai~ And gif +tair can nocht be fundin a byar 
to +te saidis landis the s~eff of +tat schire or ony vthir 
quhar~ he has lande sall cheis~ of +te best and worthiast 
of +te schire and lest suspect to ony of +te partiis to +te 
nowmyr of xiij p~sonis and apprice +te said landis and 
assigne to his creditoure to +te avail of +te said sovme 
within vj moneth~ eftir at +te said sovme be Recou~it 
befor~ +te schireff And al~s +te Oure lorde sall Ressaue +te 
creditour~ or ony vthir byar tennande to him / +tai payande 
to +te Oure lorde a +geris mail as +te lande Is set 
for +te tyme And fail+geing +t~of that he tak +te lande 
to him self and vndirgang +te det &c~ 
 
ITEM for +te multiplicacioune of fisch salmonde grils~ 
and trowtis quhilkis ar distroyit be cowpis narow 
mass~ nettis and pri~nis set in to Reu~is that has~ cours~ 
to +te sey or set within +te flude merk of +te seye It Is 
avisit in +tis Instant p~liament +tat all sic cowpis & pri~nis 
be distroyit and put away for thre +geris And quha sa 
hald~ +tai~ vp salbe Inditit & punyst be +te king~ Justice 
in til his Justice Are as +te distroyaris of Red fisch 
eftir +te tenor~ of +te Act of slacht~ of Red fisch last 
maid of befor~ And in like wis~ all myllaris +tat slais 
Smotis with crelis or ony vthir maner of way salbe 
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punyst be +te king~ lawis eftir +te tenor of +te forsaid 
Act last maid vpone +te Red fisch And +tat Ilka schireff 
within his schire sal distroy and cast doune +te saidis 
Instrume~t~ cowpis pri~nis narow mass~ nettis crelis or 
ony sic like &c~ 
 
ITEM It is sene expedient that +te court of p~liament 
Justice Are chawm~lane Are or sic like courtis that 
has c~tinuatioune nede nocht tobe c~tinuit fra day 
to day bot +tat +tai be of sic strinth and fors~ as +tai 
had bene c~tinuit fra day to day vnto +te tyme +tat 
+tai be dissoluit / +te p~liament be +te king +te Justice Are 
be +te Justice +te chawm~lane Are be +te chawm~lane & 
vtheris sic like courtis And that nai~ exceptionis to 
be p~ponit be ony p~sonis be admittit in +te contrare &c~ 
 
ITEM for samekle as +te sett~day and vthir vigillis ar 
nocht of law biddin haly day bot fra evin sang to 
evin sang that +t~for masonis wricht~ and vthir craftis 
men +tat ar set for lang tyme or schort for +te werk 
sall wirk on~ +te settirday and vthir festuale evi~nis 
quhil foure houris eftir none vndir pai~ of tynsail of 
his wolk~ fee / and +t=t= [{thay{] keip na ma haly days na 
Is biddi~ of halykirk of gret solempnit festis And gif 
ony dois in +te c~trar~ +tat +te ordin~ lede p~cess~ of cursing 
vpone +tame &c~ 
 
ITEM becaus~ +tat in +te last p~liame~t +tair wes a notable 
Act maid vpone +te reduction~s of hospitalis to +tair 
first fundatione and na executioune maid +t~upone 
her~tillis It is thocht expedient in +tis pn~t p~liament 
+tat +te said Act maid of before for +te Reductione of 
+te said hospitalis of +te Realme be put to executione 
and at +te thre estatis of +te Realme Requere +te king~ 
hienes & +te ordinaris to mak +te said Act be execut 
obs~uit & kepit And that maist~ Richard guthre be 
p~ncipal confessoure to +te king and gen~ale elemosinar~ 
and +tat he be stuffit be +te king~ autorite and +te 
ordinaris for Reformatione of +te samyn~ &c~ 
 
ITEM in like wis~ the statute maid vpone +te feriaris 
for brigg~ to be maid for the saifte of hors~ be put til 
executioune and +te personis punyst +t=t= has bene 
neglegent in +te kepin of +te samyn~ &c~ 
 
ITEM It Is thocht expedient +tat +te king~ Rollis and 
his Registir be put in bukis and haue sic strinth~ as +te 
Rollis had of befor~ &c~ 
 
ITEM It is statut and ordanit that +tair be na deneris 
of frans~ mail+gis cort~ mytis nor nai~ vthir cont~fetis 
of blac mone tane in payment in this Realme bot 
Oure Sou~ane lordis awne blac mone strikkin & prentit 
be his cu~+gour~ And that na man~ of p~sonis bring ony 
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strang~ blac mone of v+t~ Realmis in +tis lande or cont~fete 
+te king~ mone vndir pai~ of deid And attoure 
+tat na ma~ i~ tyme tocum tak in payment nor offir 
for payment ony blak mone bot Oure Sou~ane lord~ 
awne cu~+ge for quha +tat +tai be fundi~ with salbe dettoure 
of +tame &c~ 
 
ITEM +te hail thre estatis has c~mittit ful power to 
thir p~sonis vnd~writtin of +te haill p~liament to auise 
c~mone and Refer agai~ to +te next p~liament or gen~ale 
consail of thir mat~is vnd~writtin &c~ 
 
In +te first to auise vppone +te Inbringing of bullion~ 
in +te Realme and of +te kepin of +te mone in +te 
Realme and to auise vpon~ +te cours~ +t=t= +te mone sal 
hafe &c~ 
 
Item of +te Reductione of +te king~ lawis Regia~ 
maiestate~ act~ statut~ & v+t~ buk~ to be put in a volu~ 
and tobe autorizit & +te laif to be distroyit 
 
Item to auise for Reformatione for mane sworne 
Athis & to set punytion~ +t~upo~ 
 
Item to auise vppone all vthir Articulis that salbe 
thocht spedful for +te honor~ of Oure Sou~ane lorde 
and +te c~mone gude of +te Realme 
 
And thir personis to c~vene togiddir in Edinburgh 
+te first monu~day of lentern~e &c~ 
 
   ffor +te p~latis 
my lorde of Ab~dene 
+te Abbot of halirudhous~ 
+te Officiale maist~ John~ ott~burn~ 
& maist~ martyne Wan~ 
 
   ffor +te baronis 
+te lorde ha~miltoune 
+te lorde lile 
maistir dauid guther~ 
& maist~ Ada~ of cokburn~ 
 
   ffor +te c~issaris of burowis 
Walt~ Stewart 
Wat +Gong 
Androu Ala~sone 
& Androw chart~is 
 
ITEM +te p~lat~ ar accord=t= for to mak +te cost~ of +tair 
iiij clerk~ & +te baron~s to mak +te cost of +t~ iiij p~son~s 
& +te c~i~ssaris for +tar~ for twa moneth &c~ 
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IN oure souu~ai~ lord~ p~liame~t haldi~ & begu~nyn~ 
At Edinburgh~ +te tue~ty day of +te moneth~ of Noue~ber 
+te +ger~ of our~ lord a thousand four hundreth~ 
sexty & nyne +ger~ It is act and~ statute be our~ souu~ai~ 
lord~ & +te thre estat~ In +te said p~liame~t that for alsmekle 
as our hali fad~ the pape & +te sege of Rome has gra~t=t= 
a p~uilege & ane Indult p~petuale to +te p~lat~ bischopis 
of sai~tand~ to Conferme +te p~soun~s +tat salbe chosin 
or postulat be c~ue~t~ to be abbot~ or p~our~ within +te 
diocy of Sai~tand~ quhilk~ indult & p~uilege Is ry=t= 
honorabl~e in +te selue And tend~ to +te Comoun~ p~ffit 
of +te Realme And our~ souu~ane lord~ lieg~ +t=t= +t~for 
+te said Indult & p~uilege salbe obs~uit & kepit be 
our~ souu~ai~ lord~ his successour~ & lieg~ In ty~ tocu~ 
without violacioun~ or breking of +te sa~my~ And +t=t= na 
p~soun~s his liegis or subdit~ of quhatsu~eu~ stait deg=e= or 
ordour~ +tai be of to our souu~ai~ lord~ be ony man~ of 
menys or wayis In tyme tocu~ tend~ In +te co~trar~ of +te 
said Indult or p~ueleg~ / And purches~ ony Abbasys or 
p~ouryis +t=t= sall vaik withi~ +te diocy of Sai~tand~ In 
tyme cu~mi~g p~teni~g to +te c~firmacioun~ of +te said p~late 
bischop of Sai~tand~ beand~ for +te tyme bot be +te said 
Indult & p~uilege Or rais~ ony c~missioun~ aganis +te 
p~soun~s now p~movit or to be p~mouit c~fermit & tobe 
co~fermit be +te said p~late bischop of Sai~tand~ for +te 
tyme vnd~ +te pai~ of Banysing p~petuale & p~sc~pcioun~ 
of +te Realme And vnd~ all +te hiest pai~ of tresoun~ 
And cryme of oure souu~ai~ lord~ hurt maieste & his 
successour~ And In likwis~ It Is ordanit +t=t= na p~soun~s 
lieg~ to our~ said souu~ai~ lord~ purches~ ony Benefice 
without +te Realme quhilk Is of Auld vse and c~suetude 
/ & was eu~ obs~uit & vsit tobe p~sent gevi~ or conf~mit 
within +te Realme be +te patron~s or ordinar~ of 
+te diocy / or Rais~ ony Co~missioun~ +t~uppoun~ vnd~ sic 
lik pai~ and Incurri~g of +te king~ hie Indignacioun~. 
And +t=t= +te Abbasys and p~ourys withi~ the said diocij 
of sai~tand~. +t=t= Is to say +te p~oury of sai~tand~ +te 
abbasy of kelso +te abbasy of du~fermlyng +te abbasij 
of Abbirbrothok +te abbasij of hali Rud hous~ +te abbasy 
of Scone +te abbasij of lundor~ +te abbasij of Ca~busky~neth~ / 
+te abbasij of driburgh~ +te abbasij of Balmerenach~ / 
+te abbasij of Coupir / +te abbasij of Newbotle / 
+te p~oury of Coldinghame / +te p~oury of Rostinot +te 
p~oury of Portmollok / And all v+t~ p~lasijs and p~ouris 
p~teni~g to +te sege of Sai~tand~ be p~uilege ald~ c~suetud~ 
or be +te said Indult / sall haf +tis act & statut of p~liament 
with~ +te said Indult fullily Insert vnd~ our~ 
souu~ane lord~ gret Sele gif It be Requirit to p~petule 
memo=r= . of +te said c~stitucion~ Act & deliu~a~s of p~liame~t 
In +te c~s~uasion~ & keping of +te c~mon~ gud~ of our~ 
souu~ai~ lord~ Realme & lieg~ And +t=t= our~ souu~ai~ 
lord & his successour~ togidd~ w=t= +te thre estat~ of his 
Realme sall . be his auc~te Ryall defend~ +te said p~uilege 
& Indult as said Is . agai~ all & sind~ his lieg~ +t=t= 
wald~ do / or attempt In +te c~trar~ +t~of In tyme cu~mi~g 
And execut detfully +te panys of p~sc~pcion~ & treson~ 
aganis +te said~ p~son~s / attemptand i~ +te c~trar~ of +te 
said Indult In +te maist Rigourus~ wis~ / 
 
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[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, 
VI DIE MAII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXI.\) }] 
[^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
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IN +te first It is statut & ordanit +tat +te fredom~e and 
p~uilege of halikyrk be obs~uit & kepit without violacione 
as It has beyne obs~uit in +te tymis of our 
sou~ane lordis noble p~genitour~ of be foir~ 
 
AS to +te Articulys of france Inglande and burgu~+ge 
Because of +te tend~ alyans +tat is be twix +te king~ of  
france our Sou~ane lorde and +te duk of burgu~+ge +te 
lordis think~ expedient sa It ples~ +te king~ heenes +tat 
ane ambaxate be sende with~t Instrucc~onys & gud 
lr~es to +te kyng~ of france & +te duc of burgu~+ge and 
+te said ambaxate to labour delygently for trety & 
concorde be twix +tam for +te quhilk our sou~ane lord 
sal Report gret [^GAP IN ORIGINAL^] of god & honor and virchip 
to his heenes Considir +te tend~ alians of +tam baitht 
And +te estat~ of +te Realme to mak +te expe~s~ of +te said 
ambaxat And +te said ambaxatour~ may avise vith~t 
+tar gret visdomys a co~uenient place for +te mariage of 
my +gong~ lady our sou~ane lord~ sistir And as to +te 
tyme of +te passing~ of +tis ambaxate +te lord~ think~ 
expedient at +tai be redy to +te sey be +te first day of 
Junij As [\to\] +te nowm~ of +te p~sonis +te lord~ think~ 
c~sid~ing +te estat~ of ane bischop an~e Erle an~e lorde of 
p~liament a knycht & ane clerk ane herrald xxx p~sonis 
quhilk~ sal have til +tar expensis iij=m= cronis quhilk~ 
+te thre estat~ has grantit to pay at mydsu~m~ +tat is to 
say Ilk state J=m= cronis As to +te ansuer of +te lr~es 
because +tat +te mat~is mo~ be secret & nocht be opy~nit 
in plane / befor al +te p~lyment +te lord~ think~ expedient 
+tat +te mat~is be maid in credens & instrucco~nys 
to +te said ambaxate And +te lord~ of +te secret consal 
& v+t~is lord~ +te vil cheis~ +tarto / to have powar of +tis 
hail p~lyament to mak +te instrucco~nis co~cernyng~ +te 
mat~is of +te kyng~ of france & +te duc of burgu~+ge 
with~t power to co~moune avis~ & co~clude eftir as +tai 
fynde +te mat~is disposit 
 
ITEM anent~ +te stanchyn~ of sclachtir quhilk~ is sa 
co~mone in +te cu~tre baitht in sanctuare plac~ & 
v+t~is +te lord~ think~ expedient +tat +te act of +te last 
p~lyment maid +tar apone be kepit with~t +tis addicion~ 
+tat quhar ony sclachtir is co~mittit & +te p~ty c~mittand 
+te said sclachtir be put to +te horn~ of +te p~tij And syn 
+t~eft~ cu~ & bynde +tai~ to +te law +te s~ref sal no=t= resave 
him to +te law na gyf him dilatour~ of xl dais with~tout 
+tat he bryng~ with him sufficiande borowis +tat he 
sal c~peir p~emptur~ly +te said day til vnd~ly +te law And 
fail+geande tharof +tat +te c~mittar of +te said sclachtir be 
put to +te king~ horn at +te said day p~emptour & all 
his gud~ eschetit to +te king~ & his borowis to pay 
xx lib~ to +te king~ for +te vnlaw And fra thin furth~t to 
be demanit be +te s~ef as is co~tenit in +te actis maid of 
befor in +te last p~liament And to hawe knawlaig~ 
quhat s~ef has beyn~ necligent in +te execucion~ of +te 
last act maid apon~ sclachtir sen~ +te last p~lyament +tat 
now +tar be a day ly~myt to +te s~ef at +te plesance of 
our sou~ane lorde quhar +te s~ef sal c~peir & byid his 
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acc~one +t~apone / And quha +tat beis fundyn~ culpable 
to be punyst eftir +te teno=r= of +te act of +te last 
p~lyment And in +te mentyme +tat +tar pas~ lr~es of +te 
king~ in al schir~ to be p~clamyt at +te heid burghis 
+tat quhar ony p~ty conplen+geis vpon sclachtir sen +te 
said tyme +tat +tai cu~ to +te king~ +te said day witht +tar 
c~plant~ & +te king~ sal mastir +tam Justice with~t out 
fauour~ 
 
ITEM as to +te article of +te gret dampnage and skaith~ 
dayli don~e to al +te Realme be clerk~ religious~ & 
secularis quhilk~ purches~ abbasyis & v+t~ benefice at +te 
court of Rome quhilk~ was neu~ +tar at of befor 
And purchesis be menis offic~ of collectory & tak~ 
apon +tam to ras~ hevy & gret taxac~onis of p~lat~ 
& clerk~ & mak~ informacion~ of +te availe of +te 
bn~ficis in +te court of Rome mar +ta~ vse & custu~ was of 
befor or +tat eu~ was done i~ ony kyng~ tyme by gane 
And for to p~vyde remeide of +te makyn of vnyownys 
of bn~ficis in +te court of Rome mar +ta~ vse & custu~ was of 
befor or +tat eu~ was done i~ ony kyng~ tyme by gane 
And for to p~vyde remeide of +te makyn of vnyownys 
of bn~ficis p~teni~g to abbays or v+t~ anext & vnit to 
bischoprik~ or v+t~is in herchip & distruccione of 
religious~ plac~ & agayn~ +te co~mone gud of +te Realme 
+te quhilk thing~ caus~ vnestimable dampnage & 
skaith~t considering +te in nowm~able riches +tat Is had 
out of +te Realme +tar throw The lord~ think~ expedient 
+tat na sic abbasyis na v+t~ benifice quhilk~ was 
neu~ at +te court of Rome of befor be purchasit be na 
secular na religiose p~son~s bot at +te said plac~ haf fre 
eleccion~ of +te samyn~ as vse & custum has~ beyn~ in +te 
said plac~ And at nane of our sou~ane lordis leig~ 
spu~ale nor temp~al tak apon~ +ta~ to be collectour~ to 
+te seige of Rome of na hiear nor gretar taxatioun~ of 
bischoprik~ abbassyis p~ories p~uest~is na w+t~ bn~fic~ +t=t= 
aw taxatioun~ bot as +te vse & custum of ald taxac~onis 
has~ beyne of befor as is contenit in +te p~ui~cialis buk 
or +te ald taxacione of bagemon~de And atour +tat +tar 
be na vnyownys nor annexacionis maid in +te tyme 
cu~myn~g to bischoprik~ abbasyis nor p~oure~ of ony 
benifice nor +tat na vnyownis nor a~nexac~onis maid 
now of +te lat sen~ our sou~ane lorde tuk +te crowne be 
of strenth valew nor effec nor be sufferit with~tin +te 
Realme bot at +te said bn~fice +tat war vnyit be put 
agayne to +te first fu~dacione to +te place +tat +tai war 
takyn fra and at sic reule & gou~nance as +tai war att 
of befor +te tym of +te vnyowne And +te said vnyovnis 
to be Reput of na force strentht nor effec in tym 
cu~myn~ And gif ony p~son~s our sou~ane lord~ leig~ 
spu~ale or temp~al wald attempt or has attempit in +te 
contrare of +tir poi~t~ abowne writtyn~ salbe demanit 
as tratour~ to our sou~ane lorde & his successour~ & 
neu~ to bruk benefice nor vse worschip with~tin +te 
realme Neu~ +te les~ It salbe leful to lord~ and baronys 
to purches~ a~nexacion~s & vnyovnis of ony bn~fice +tat 
+tai can purches~ ou+t~ +tar awn~ patronage or v+t~is to be 
vnyit to secular collegis fon~dit or to be fundit 
 
ITEM as to +te Article +tat gif It happy~nis our auld 
enimys to invaide +te Realme +tat it war expedient to 
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gar certan~ cart~ of weir be maide be prelat~ baron~s 
eftir +te faculte & power of +te person~s for +te defens 
of +te Realme The lord~ think~ expedient +tat +te 
said cartis of weir be maid be +te said person~s as for 
+tis tym~e 
 
ITEM it is thocht expedient +tat na m~chand~ bryng~ 
sper~ in +tis Realme out of ony v+t~ cu~t=e= bot gif +tai 
conten sex el~n & of a clyft Na at na bowar within  
+te Realme mak ony sper~ bot gif +tai conten +te samyn~ 
lentht and quha +tat dois in +te contrare +tat +te sper~ be 
eschetit & +te p~son~s punyst at +te king~ wil Alsua +tat 
ilk +gema~ +tat ca~ no=t= deil witht +te bow +tat he haf a 
gud ax & a targe of leddyr to resist +te schot of ingland 
quhilk is na cost bot +te valew of a hide And 
+tat ilk s~ef stewart bail+ge & v+t~ officiar~ mak              #
wapy~schawing 
within +te bond~ of +tar office eftir +te tenor 
of +te act of p~liament Swa +tat in defawt of +te said 
wapinschawyn~ our Sou~ane lord~ leig~ be nocht destitut 
of harnes quhe~ +tai haf neid / and at futbal  
& golf be abusit in tym cu~myng~ & +te butt~ maid vp 
& schuting vsit eftir +te tenor of +te act of p~lyament 
 
ITEM it is statut & ordanit in +tis pn~t p~lyament +tat 
c~sid~ing~ +te gret pow~te of +te Realme +te gret expens~ 
& cost mad apon~ +te brynging~ of silk~ in +te Realme 
+tat +t~for~ na ma~ sal weir silk~ in tyme cu~myng~ in gown~ 
doublate & clok~ except knycht~ me~strallis & herrald~ 
without +tat +te werar of +te samy~ may spend a hwndreth~t 
pund~ wortht of land~ rent vnd~ +te payn~ of 
am~ciament to +te king~ of x lib~ als~ oft as +tai ar fundyn~ 
& eschetin of +te samyn~ to be gevyn~ to +te herrald~ 
or menstrallis except +te clathis +tat ar mad befor +tis 
p~lyament And at +te s~ef of ilk schir aldirma~ & bail+geis 
of burrowis tak inquisicione +tar of & send it to +te 
king~ And at me~nis wiff~ within a hwndreth pwnde 
wer~ na silk~ in lynyng~ bot alan~ly in colar & slevis 
vnd~ +te samyn payn~ 
 
ITEM as twechin +te mat~ of +te mone sen~ +te mat~ is gret 
& twechis +te hail body of +te Realm~ in gret nernes 
And +te lord~ heir pn~t can no=t= hastely be avisit to 
tak a final det~minac~on +tar of It is statut & ordanit +tat 
+te mone have course as it dois now vnto +te co~tinuacion~  
of +tis p~lyament And +te lord~ +tat sal have +te 
powar in al v+t~ mat~is for +te comon~ gude of +te Realme 
at +tat tym to avise determy~ & conclude apon~ +te said 
mater of the mone +t=t= now ry~nis And in lik wis~ gif it 
be sen spedful to mak Innouacion~ of ony new mone 
ow+t~ gold or silu~ +te said lord~ sal have power to avis~ 
& co~clude +t~apon~ And as ane~t~ +te new allayt grot of 
vij d~ It is ordanit be our sou~ane lorde +tat fra hin 
furth~t It sall have cours~ for vj d~ & +te half grot of +te  
samy~ for iij d~ & +te con+geing~ & +te cours~ +tar of to be 
co~tynuit quhill +te co~tinuacion~ of +te next p~lyament 
<P 100.C2> 
ITEM for +te eschewyn of maneswering of fals~ Inquest~ 
& assis~ in gret hurtyn of our sou~ane lord~ leig~ 
And specialy be +te inquest~ in +tar heretage It is 
statut & ordanit +tat in tym cu~myn~ quhar a p~ty find~ 
him grevit be ony assis~ or i~quest~ be p~cial malice 
or ignorance of +te assis~ or +te inquest saffand & excepand 
+te assis~ of breves pledabile quhilk +tis statute 
sal no=t= extend apon~ It salbe leful to +te said p~tij 
grevit to cu~ to our sou~ane lorde and his consal & tak 
a su~mond~ of +te said inquest to compeir befor +tai~ at 
certane day & place p~empturly & +tar p~duce his 
evident~ of Ignorance or falset of +te said inquest 
And gif it hapnis him to preiff +te said falset +te p~tij 
grevit salbe reducit to +te c~dicione +tat he was in of 
befor or +te said inquest or assis~ p~cedit & +te det~minacione 
of +te said assis~ or inquest to be of na vaile 
And +te said p~son~s of +te assis~ or Inquest to be punyst 
eftir +te forme of +te king~ lawis in +te first buk of 
his maieste (\contra teme~ Jurantes sup~ assisam\) And 
giff +te said p~tij plen+geand be fundyn~ in +te wrang~ 
he sal pay ane vnlaw of x lib~ to +te king~ & mak al 
+te expens~ of +te p~son~s +tat ar su~monyt 
 
ITEM +te lord~ think~ expedient for +te comone gud 
of +te Realme & +te gret encres~ of riches to be bro=t= 
within +te Realme of v+t~ cuntreis +tat c~tai~ lord~ spu~ale 
& temp~ale & burowis ger mak or get Schippis buschis 
& v+t~ gret pynk bot~ with~t nett~ & al abil+geme~t~ 
gani~g +tarfor for fysching~ And +tat +te execucione of 
+tis mater & +te forme & +te nowm~ of +te samyn~ be had 
at +te continuacione of +tis p~liament 
 
ITEM it is statut & ordanit +tat quhar ony p~tijs folowis 
ony acc~one befor +te lord~ of consail in tym to cum 
+tat +te p~tij +tat beis fundyn in the wrang~ & at +te sentence 
is gevyn~ agayn~ sal pay ane vnlaw of xl s~ to 
+te lordis to be disponit be +te chancelar & +te expens~ 
of +te p~tij +tat wy~nis +te cause be +te modificacione of 
+te lordis 
 
ALSUA It is avisit at +tis pn~t p~liament be continuyt 
to +te secunde day of August nixt to cum At +te 
quhilk day +tir lord~ vnd~vrytin +tat is to say for +te 
prelat~ +te bischopis of glasgw dunkelden~ & abirden~ 
+te abbot~ of halirudhouse newbotil & lindor~ +te 
archiden~ of glasgu & +te officiale of lothiane ffor +te 
baron~s my lorde of Albany +te Erlis of huntle Craufurde 
Ergile menteth m~chale & erole +te lord~ ha~milton~e 
Erskyn~ lile kilmawr~ lyndissay Oliphant gla~mys 
setone forbas & borthwik for +te burrowis Schir 
Alex~ Naper of marcha~stone kny=t= & Waltir +gong~ for 
Edinburgh . Andro chart~is for p~th~ Andro Alanesone 
for aberdene mathow forstar for streveling~ James 
ogilby for dunde Archibald hepburn~ for hadintone 
Wil+game bonar for sanct Androwis & Alexander 
foulys for lithqw And +te maist parte of +tame & al 
v+t~ lord~ p~lat~ baron~s & c~missar~ +tat ples~ +tame to 
<P 101.C1> 
cal to +tam sal have +te ful power & strentht of +te hale 
thre estat~ of +tis Realme beand gad~it in +tis pn~t 
p~liament to avis~ determy~ tret & conclude eftir as +tai 
fynde in +tar wysdomys +te mat~is disposit apon~ al 
mat~is c~c~ni~g +te weilfair of our sou~ane lorde +tat ar 
now opy~nit in +tis pn~t p~liament & vnendit & v+t~ir 
mater~ +tat sal occur for +te tyme for +te weilfair of 
our sou~ane lorde & +te co~mone gud of +te Realme 
[^AN ENTRY IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
<S SAMPLE 3> 
<P 132.C1> 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, 
II DIE APRILIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
[^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 132.C2> 
In pn~s of our~ sou~ane lord Archibald~ erl~e of Anguse 
tuke w=t= +te office of wardanery of +te est m~chis / and 
was sworn~e +t~to In pn~s of +te thre Estait~ / And Alane 
lord Cathkert tuke with~ +te office of wardanery of 
+te west m~chis and sworne +t~to in like wise / And oure 
Sou~ane lord ordanit +tar~ c~mission~s to be made In 
dew forme enduring his wil +t~uppone 
 
   HERE folowis the statut~ made and appruvit 
be our~ sou~ane Lord~ & his thre estait~ In +te 
p~liame~t foresaide 
 
IN +te first It is statute & ordanit that all our~ Sou~ane 
lord~ lieg~ baith to burgh~ and~ to land~ spu~ale lord~ 
land~ & temp~ale be warnyt & chargit to be Redy to 
cu~ to our~ Sou~ane lord~ bodin in +tar~ best wise with~ 
bowis sper~ axis & v+t~ abil+geme~t~ of were quhat tyme 
+t=t= thai be chargit on~ aucht dayis warnyng or son~ 
gife nede be and w=t= vittale to endur~ & lest for xx=tj= 
dayis eft~ +tai cu~ to +te king vnd~ +te pane of law 
 
ITEM It is ordanit +tat thar~ be na sper~ made in 
tyme tocu~ nor sald~ +t=t= Is schortar~ +ta~ five elne & a half 
or v elne at +te leist before +te bur / & of gretnes according 
+t~to vnd~ +te pane of eschete of al his gud~ +t=t= 
mak~ & sell~ +tai~ Alsa It is ordanit +t=t= al p~son~s +t=t=    #
wil 
wer~ Jakk~ for +te defence of +tar~ body / +t=t= +tai ger 
make +tare Jakk~ syde to +te knee +tai +t=t= wa~t~ leg 
harnes / and +tai +t=t= has leg harnes +t=t= thar~ Jakk~ be 
made sa lang as to covir +te ovir p~te of +tar~ leg harnes 
 
ITEM +t=t= eu~y aixma~ +t=t= has now+t~ spere nor bow sal 
hafe a targe of tree or led~ eft~ +te fassoun~ of +te  
example +t=t= salbe send to Ilk s~ef 
 
ITEM It is statute & ordanit +t=t= na p~son~s cu~mand~ to 
our~ sou~ane lord~ Oist waiste or distroye medow or  
Cornys / or spul+ge ony man~ of gud~ i~ +tar~ cu~myng or 
ganging w=t=in +te Realme of Scotland~ vnd~ +te pane of 
punysing of +tar~ p~son~s as brekar~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ 
p~clamacioun~ of his Oist / & Refounding of +te skaith~ 
+t=t= thai do And +t=t= Ilk lord~ & p~sone salbe Responsale 
& a~suere for +te p~son~s +t=t= ar vnd~ +tar~ leding / & deliu~ 
+te p~son~s +t=t= dois +te skaith~ to +te king or his           #
lieute~nant~ 
or wardanis / or ell~ Refounde +te skaith~ +t=t= Is done 
+tai~self 
<P 133.C1> 
ITEM It is statute & ordanit +tat +te Act~ and statut~ 
made of before ane~t +te wapi~schawin and abil+geme~t 
for were to be made be al p~son~s Salbe put to dew 
execucioun~ eft~ +te forme c~tenit i~ +te saide Act~ / & 
+t=t= the panys c~tenit in +te sa~my~ be scharply Raisit but 
fauour~ of +te brekar~ +t~of 
 
ITEM oure Sou~ane lord has ordanit to ger purway 
and stuff his castell~ of dunbar & lochmabane with 
vittale and artil+gery / and quhar~ +tai ar fail+geit In 
ony p~te / to ger +tame be haistely Rep~alit and fortifijt 
And als his hienes c~ma~d~ & charg~ al +te lord~ of +te 
Realme baith spu~ale and temp~ale that has castell~ ner~ 
+te bordour~ or on~ +te sey coist sic as sancta~dros abirdene 
Temptallone halys du~glas~ hume Edringtoune 
& spea~ly +te hermetage +t=t= Is in maste dangere / and sic 
v+t~ castell~ and strenthis as may be kepit & defendit 
fra our~ Ennemyis of Ingland~ / +t=t= Ilk lord stuff his avn~ 
hous~ & strenth~ w=t= me~ vittale and artil+gery / & to 
amend & Reparale +tame quhar~ It myst~is sa +t=t= thai 
may be kepit & defendit as saide Is 
 
ITEM It is statut and ordanit be +te king & his thre 
estat~ anent the p~uilege of +te croun~ vsit and obs~uit 
in all tymes bigane / tueching +te pn~tac~ons of bn~fic~ 
+te tyme of +te vacac~oun of +te sege of bischoppis +tat 
o=r= sou~ane lord~ & his successo=r=~ sal in ty~ tocu~ +te tyme 
of +te vacac~oun of seg~ haue power~ to pn~t to bn~fic~ 
all tymes quhil +te bischop & prelat mak his bullis of 
prouisioun~ to be schewin to +te king~ hienes & his 
chapto=r= And~ in case +t=t= oure sou~a~ lord~ of his spa~le 
grace & fauo=r=~ admytt Ony prelait to his temp~alite 
befor +te schewi~ of his bullis / as said Is / +t=t= sic        #
admissioun~ 
salbe na preiudice / nor sca=t= to his hienes anent 
his said p~uilege / & Richt of patronage / 
 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
Ane~t the Complaynte made to +te thre Estait~ of our~ 
sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t be Alex=r= the sone and ayre of 
vmquhile c~stiane Joffrason~e patrik Cant Johne of 
<P 133.C2> 
douglace hary Nap~ and henry Cant / twiching a decrete 
& deliu~ance gevin be +te Auditour~ of Caus~ and 
c~playnt~ in oure sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t haldin at Edi~burgh~ 
+te xx=tj= day of marche the +ger~ of god &c~ 
lxxviij +ger~ / betuix s~=r= matho Joffrasone chaplane 
ayr~ of vmquhile Johne Joffrasone his grants~=r= aganis 
+te saide pat~k Cant & vmquhile the saide c~stiane / 
ane~t +te clame of a land~ & teneme~t liand in +te saide 
burgh~ on~ +te north syde +te strete of +te sa~my~ betuix 
+te land~ of Nicoll spedy & Johne patonsone clamyt 
be +te saide s~=r= matho & vmquhile +te saide c~stiane & 
v+t~ diu~s~ p~son~s The lord~ abone w~tin chosin be +te 
hale thre estat~ to declare +te saide mat~ ane~t +te gevin 
of +te saide decrete Decret~ & deliu~is +t=t= becaus +te said~ 
Auditour~ ordanit i~ +tar~ deliu~ance +t=t= +te grund Richt 
of +te saide teneme~t & +te decisioun~ +t~uppone suld be 
put to a grete assise but c~se~t of +te p~tijs It nocht being 
p~cedit ordour~ly +t~to be +te king~ lawis / & v+t~ p~tijs 
having ent~ess~ +t~in no=t= being callit / her~fore +te said~ 
lord~ decret~ & deliu~is / +t=t= +te saide decrete Is of nane 
avale force nor effect to +te Recou~ of +te saide land~ 
And dec~nys & declar~ +te deliu~ance of +te saide assise 
& all +t=t= Is folowit +t~uppon~e to be of na strenth force 
nor effect i~ tyme tocu~ Bot alut~ly Cassate & adnullate  
as saide Is 
 
[} (\XIJ=O= AP~LIS SEDERU~T DN~J ANTEDC~J\) }] 
 
The accioun~ and Caus~ movit be Jonet hume the 
spous of James of Douglace / aganis Elizabeth nesbit 
alex=r= chernside & patrik hume Ane~t +te halding of a 
Court of purprusioun~ apon~ +te land~ of Rathburne 
wra~gwisly haldin without powere / and +te wrangwis~ 
calling of +te saide Jonete to +te saide Court as was 
allegit / Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ Auditour~ of +te p~liame~t 
to +te thrid day of +te c~tia~cioun~ of +tis p~liame~t +t=t= 
salbe next haldi~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis And attoure +te 
lord~ has ordanit +t~ p~son~s vnd~w~tin +t=t= Is to say / +te 
bischop of glasgw / the bischop of du~keldin / the bischop 
of abirdene / the erl~e of ergile / +te erl~e m~schell 
the lord lile / +te secretar~ / +te clerc of Regist~ / mast~ 
Wil+gai~ elphinstoun~ +te larde of stobhall Johne +te Ross~ 
mast~ Richard~ lawsone / alex=r= scot & alex=r= fowlis / to 
c~vene togidd~ / and avise apon~ +te lawis +t=t= Is made 
apon~ p~prusioun~ / & mak int~p~tacioun~ +t~of / and declar~ 
quhat lord~ or p~son~s be +te vnd~standi~ of +te saide 
lawis has powere to hald~ Court~ of p~prusioun~ And 
quhar~ +te law +t=t= Is made / Is vncler~ & mysty +t=t= the 
said~ p~son~s devise +te Reformacioun~ +t~of / & Refer 
agane to +te hale body of +te p~liame~t +tar~ c~sale & avise / 
And as salbe statute & ordanit +ta~ be +te body of +te 
p~liame~t / to be kepit & haldin as for law baith~ i~ +tis 
mat~ & v+t~ sic like i~ tyme tocu~ And i~ +te mene tyme 
quhil +te saide day +t=t= +te saide Jonet hume & his spous 
sal broike & Joise +te possessioun~ of +te saide land~ 
vndistrublit / & but p~iudice of +te saide alex=r= chernside 
& Elizabe=t= his spous or of pat~k hume / ane~t +tare 
Clame & Richt 
<P 134.C1> 
[} (\EOD~ DIE\) }] 
 
The lord~ c~tinewis the takin of +te deposicioun~ &             #
declaracioun~ 
of +te abbote of kelsow / In +te accioun~ betuix 
thomas diksone and~ Roger~ diksone twiching +te 
freithing of Roger of selby i~glis~ma~ to +te secund~ day 
of maij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis in +te sa~my~ 
forme as It now Is / & baith~ +te p~tijs ar p~sonaly su~mond~ 
(\ap=d= act~\) / & +te abbote of kelsow Is warnyt & chargit 
p~sonaly to c~pere +te saide day to make his aith~ &            #
declaracioun~ 
eft~ +te forme of +te Act gevi~ her~uppone of 
before / to +te quhilk +te abbote has gra~tit to cum / 
 
[} (\DIE P~DC~O POST MEREDIEM\) }] 
 
The Accioun~ and caus~ p~sewit be pat~k lord halys 
agane pat~k of knoll~ for +te wrangwis~ w=t=halding of 
+te malis of +te land~ of monynett~ / And~ als +te accioun~ 
p~sewit be +te saide pat~k of knoll~ agane dauid ledebetar~ 
& Johne m~tine for +te taki~ of dowble male fra 
him of +te saide land~ / ane of +te behalf of +te lord~ 
halys / & ane v+t~ on~ +te behalf of Eline hume +te Spous 
of alex=r= Erskin / Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ of p~liame~t to 
+te xviij day of Junij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis 
And i~ +te mene tyme ordanis +te saide pat~k of knoll~ 
to Remai~ w=t= +te occupacioun~ of +te saide land~ & kepe 
+te malis i~ his hand~ but p~iudice of p~tij And becaus 
+te su~mond~ Raisit be +te saide Eline & hir spous was  
made to +te p~liame~t & +tar~ Is no=t= p~son~s i~ sufficie~t    #
novm~ 
having powere of +te p~liame~t to det~myn~ & deliu~ apon~ 
+t=t= accioun~ / the lord~ ordanis +t=t= new su~mond~ be 
gevin to +tai~ to +te saide day And als +te lord~ assignis 
to +te saide pat~k knoll~ +te saide day to prefe how 
mekl~e gud~ Is taki~ fra him be ow+t~ of +te saide p~tijs 
or +tar~ officiar~ / & he take lr~ez to su~mond~ his witnes 
 
The lordis decretis and deliu~is +tat dauid sinclar~ sal 
Restor~ & deliu~ agai~ to Edwarde sinclare the brovne  
hors~ +t=t= he tuke fra +te saide Edwarde Becaus It is 
p~vit +t=t= +te saide hors~ was dik of Rowlis / & +t=t= +te     #
saide 
Edwarde had him fra thomas of Cochrane be c~posicioun~ 
made betuix +tame And +t=t= lr~ez be w~tin to 
distre~+ge +te saide dauid for +te Restorance of +te saide 
hors~ or +te p~ce of him als gude as he was quhe~ he 
was tane And +te maist~ of halys +t=t= bocht +te eschete 
of dik of Rowlis to hafe his accioun~ agane +te saide 
thomas Cochrane i~ sa fer as law will 
 
[^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 134.C2> 
The lordis abone w~tin has for +te plesance of +te king~ 
hienes c~se~tit as for +tai~ self +t=t= a c~t~bucioun~ of       #
vij=m= m~k~ 
be Raisit be +te hale thre estait~ & to be gad~it to +te 
vittaling of +te tovne of berwic for xl dayis / And +tis 
no=t= to be tane bot of beneficit me~ la~dit me~ & burgess~ 
In sic man~ as c~t~bucioun~ & taxt has bene payit of before 
/ & to be devidit on~ +tis wise +t=t= Is to say ii=m= viij=c= 
m~k~ of +te clergy / als~mekl~e of +te baron~s / except +te 
la~dit me~ +t=t= pass~ i~ +tar~ avn~ p~son~s to berwic / & of   #
+te 
borowis j=m= iiij=c= m~k~ And~ als +te c~i~ssar~ of burowis 
except montrose gra~tit of before to +te vphald~ of 
berwic / & to help w=t= +tar~ gud~ +t~to / 
 
Ane~t +te Accioun~ and debate betuix Arthure of forbes 
on~ +te ta p~te / & Johne of Wemys on~ +te to+t~ p~te / 
twiching +te possessioun~ of +te land~ & place of Rerase 
Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ chosin be +te p~liame~t to +te 
xx=tj= day of Junij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis / to 
be declarit be +te p~liame~t quhai suld be Juge i~ +te saide 
mat~ betuix +t~ p~tijs / and als to declare quhilk of +tai~ 
salbe foloware & quhilk defendar~ / & ordanis +te said~ 
p~tijs to bring sic evide~t~ & docume~t~ to +te saide day 
as +tai wil vse for +te aski~ to borgh~ of +te saide la~d~ & 
place / And i~ +te mene tyme / +t=t= oure sou~ane lord~         #
Recognise 
+te said~ land~ & place of Rerase in his hand~ / 
for staynchi~ of debate betuix +te saide p~tijs / Nocht 
latti~ +tai~ to borgh~ to now+t~ of +tame quhil +te saide 
day / & baith~ +te p~tijs for~saide ar su~mond~ (\ap=d= act~\) 
 
The quhilk day the c~missar~ foresaide / of spea~le c~mand~ 
of oure Sou~ane lord~ chargit Johne of m~ray of tuchada~ 
c~stable depute / to call Alex=r= duc of albany erl~e 
of marche &c~ Andro hume Andro Jakson~e dauid 
chernside John~e trottare alex=r= trottare / vmfray alaneschaw 
/ Wil+gai~ ler~month~ Wil+game hume pat~k diksone 
Wil+game dikson~e dauid Jacson~e thomas diksone / 
george Wynrahame Johne Wy~rahame Ryn+geane 
Wra~ghame James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone 
Johne the haye Wil+game Sandirssone & vmfray sandirssone 
To c~pere the saide day in our~ sou~ane Lord~ 
p~liame~t to a~suere to his hienes apon~ the crymys 
<P 135.C1> 
poynt~ of tresson~ & v+t~ offens~ c~tenit in the lr~ez of 
su~mond~ and p~ces~ led apon~ thame withi~ w~tin c~tinewit  
to +te saide daye The saide Alex=r= duc of albany 
erl~e of marche &c~ & +te Remane~t of the p~son~s abone 
exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchfull tyme of 
day byddin The said~ c~missar~ / be +te autorite of +tare 
c~missioun~ & of spea~le c~mand~ of oure saide sou~ane 
lord~ c~tinewit the saide su~mond~ & proces~ made & 
led apon~ +te saide p~son~s to giddir with~ +tis pn~t           #
p~liame~t / 
and als all su~mond~ & accion~s depending +t~uppon~e to 
+te Secund day of maij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of 
dayis In all form~e strenth~ & effect as effer~ and as It 
is +tis day 
 
[} (\II DIE MAII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
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The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne of 
murray of Tuchadam c~stabl~e depute / to call Alex=r=  
duc of albany erl~e of march~e &c~ Andro hume Andro 
Jaksone dauid cherneside Johne trottare alex=r= 
trottare / vmfray alaneschaw / Wil+game ler~month~ / 
Wil+game hum~e pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone 
dauid Jaksone / thomas dikson~e george Wynrahame 
Johne Wynrahame Ryn+geane Wranghame James 
Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne the haye Wil+game 
Sandirssone and vmfray Sandirsson~e To Comper~ 
the saide day in oure Sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t to a~suer~ 
to his hienes apon~ the crymys point~ of tressone & 
v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & p~ces~ led      #
apon~ 
+tai~ withi~ w~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide 
alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of march~e &c~ & +te Remane~t 
of the p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= 
c~perit lauchfull tyme of day biddin The said~ c~i~ssar~ 
be +te autorite of +tare c~i~ssioun~ & of spea~le c~mand~ of 
our~ sou~ane lord~ for~saide c~tinewit +te saide su~mond~ 
& proces~ made & led apone +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ w=t= 
+te saide p~liame~t / and als all Su~mond~ & accion~s depe~ding 
+t~uppone vnto +te xviij day of Junij next tocu~ 
w=t= c~tia~cion~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as 
effer~ & as It was +te saide secund~ day of maij 
 
[} (\XVIII DIE JUNII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
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<P 135.C2> 
The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne of  
murray of tuchada~ c~stable depute / to call Alex=r= duc 
of albany erl~e of marche &c~ Andro hume Andro 
jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottare alex=r= trottar~ 
vmfray alaneschaw Wil+gai~ ler~month~ / Wil+gai~ hume / 
pat~k diksone / Wil+gai~ diksone / dauid Jaksone Thomas 
diksone / george Wynrahai~ Johne Wynrahai~ / 
Ryn+geane Wra~ghai~ James Wranghame dik ethinton~s  
sone Johne the haye / Wil+gai~ sand~ssone & vmfra 
sandirssone To c~per~ the saide day i~ our~ sou~ane lord~ 
p~liame~t to a~suer~ to his hienes apon~ the c~mys point~ 
of tressoun & v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & 
p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inwriti~ c~tinewit to +te saide day 
The saide alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ & +te 
Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit 
& no=t= c~perit lauchful tyme of day biddi~ The saide 
c~i~ssar~ be +te autoritee of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ & of spea~le    #
c~mand~ 
of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te saide su~mound~ 
& p~ces~ made & led apone +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ with~ 
+te saide p~liame~t and all Causis su~mond~ & querell~ als~wele 
+tai +t=t= depe~d~ apon~ +te p~liame~t as v+t~is to +te first 
day of octob~ next tocu~ with~ c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all 
forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide 
xviij day of Junij 
 
[} (\I DIE OCTOBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Andro 
Wardelaw c~stabl~e depute i~ +t=t= p~te to call Alex=r= duke 
of Albany erl~e of march &c~ Andro hum~e Andro 
Jaksone dauid cherneside Johne trottar~ alex=r= trottar~ 
vmfray alaneschaw Wil+gai~ ler~month~ Wil+gai~ hume / 
pat~k diksone Wil+gai~ diksone dauid Jaksone Thomas 
diksone george Wynrahame / Johne Wy~rahai~ / Ryn+geai~ 
Wranghame James Wranghai~ dik ethinton~s sone 
John~e the haye Wil+gai~ sandirsson~e & vmfray sandirsson~e / 
To c~pere +te saide day in our~ sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t 
to a~suere to his hienes apon~ the c~mys point~ of 
tressoun~ & v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~es of su~mond~ &     #
p~ces~ 
led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The 
saide Alex=r= duke of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ +te 
Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit 
& no=t= c~perit lauchful tyme of day biddin The said~ 
c~missar~ be +te autoritee of +tar~ c~missioun~ & of spea~le 
c~mand of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te saide 
su~mond~ & p~ces~ made & led apon~ +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ 
with~ +te saide p~liame~t & al Causis su~mond~ & 
querell~ als~wele +tai +t=t= depe~d~ apon~ +te saide p~liame~t 
as v+t~is / Except +te mat~is c~c~nyng spea~ly our~ sade 
sou~ai~ lord~ vnto +te v . day of Noue~ber next tocu~ w=t= 
c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as 
effer~ & as It was +te saide first day of October 
<P 136.C1> 
[} (\V DIE NOVEMBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne +te 
Bruse of Erth c~stable depute in +t=t= p~te / to call Alex=r= 
duke of albany erl~e of marche &c~ Andro hum~e 
Andro Jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottar~ alex=r= 
trottare vmfray alaneschaw Wil+game ler~month~ Wil+game 
hume pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone dauid 
Jaksone Thomas diksone / george Wynrahame Johne 
Wy~rahame Ryn+geane Wranghame James Wranghame 
dik ethinton~s sone Johne +te haye Wil+gai~ sandirssone 
& vmfray sandirssone To c~pere the saide day 
in our~ sou~ai~ Lord~ p~liame~t to a~suere to his hienes 
apon~ +te c~mys point~ / of tressoun~ and v+t~ offens~ c~te~it 
in +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin 
c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide Alex=r= duke of 
albany erl~e of marche &c~ & +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s 
abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchfull 
ty.. of day biddin The said~ c~missar~ be +te autoritee 
of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ & of spe .... c~mand~ of our~ saide        #
sou~ane 
lord~ c~tinewit +te said su~mond~ & p~ces~ made ... led 
apon~ +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ w=t= +te saide p~liame~t / & 
al caus~ su~mond~ & querell~ als~wele +tai +t=t= depend~ 
apon~ +te saide p~liame~t as v+t~is Except +te mat~is c~c~nyng 
spea~ly o=r= saide Sou~ane lord~ vnto +te ferd day of februar~ 
next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In al forme 
strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide . v . day 
of Noue~ber 
 
[} (\IV DIE FEBRUARII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Alex=r= 
lesly . of Wardr~ c~stable depute in +t=t= that p~te / to call 
Alex=r= Duk of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ Andro hume 
Andro Jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottar~ alex=r= 
trottar~ vmfray alaneschaw Wil+game Lermonth~ Wil+gai~ 
hume pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone Dauid Jaksone 
thomas diksone george Wyrahame Johne Wynrahame 
Ryn+geane Wranghai~ James Wranghame dik 
ethinton~s sone Johne +te hay / Wil+gai~ sandirssone and 
vmfray sandirssone To c~pere +te saide day i~ our~ sou~ane 
<P 136.C2> 
lord~ p~liame~t to a~suer~ to his hienes apon~ +te c~mys 
point~ of tressoun~ & v+t~ offens~ c~tenit i~ +te lr~ez of      #
su~mond~ 
& p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin c~tinewit to +te 
saide day The saide alex=r= Duk of albany erl~e of 
march &c~ & +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~mit 
oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauch~ful tyme of day 
biddi~ The said~ c~missar~ be +te autorite of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ 
& of spea~le c~mand of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit 
+te said~ su~mond~ & p~ces~ made & led apon~ +te 
saide p~son~s Togidd~ with~ +te saide p~liame~t & al caus~ 
su~mond~ & querell~ +t=t= depend~ +t~apon~ vnto +te xj day 
of mar .. next tocu~ with~ c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all 
forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide 
ferd day of februar~ 
 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, 
XVIII DIE MARCII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] 
 
[^PASSAGES IN LATIN AND LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED.^] 
 
<P 138.C1> 
OURE souerane lord the king in this pn~t p~liame~t In 
pn~s of his thre estait~ Declar~ Ane~t +te takin & Intrometting 
had of before of +te Castel of Edi~burgh be 
his vncl~is Johne erle of Athole & James erle of buchane / 
in our~ sou~ane lord~ tend~ age / was taki~ & 
done of the c~mand of his hienes gevin to +tai~ +t~apon~ 
The quhilk~ his vncl~is alsa deliu~it fra +tai~ +te sa~my~ 
castell than incontine~t at his c~mandme~t And this our~ 
sou~ane lord foresaide declarit of before And now at 
his p~fite age i~ this p~liame~t declar~ +te sa~my~ and +t=t=   #
his 
saide vncl~is and the p~son~s being w=t= +tai~ for +te tyme 
has no=t= Inru~ny~ ony c~mez~ blame nor offence in +t=t= 
mat~ agane his hienes / bot +t=t= in tyme tocu~ the saide 
Johne & James his vncl~is and the said~ p~son~s being 
with +tai~ / & +tar~ aer~ salbe qwite of al dangere & p~ell 
i~ tyme tocu~ / i~ +tar~ lyf~ land~ & gud~ ane~t +te saide      #
accioun~ / 
And neu~ to be folowit accusit nor chala~git +t~of 
be our~ saide sou~ane lord nor his successour~ i~ tyme tocu~ / 
And +t~fore orda~is / a lr~e of declaracioun~ vnd~ his 
grete Sele in +te best forme to be made her~apoun~ / and 
vnd~ the Selis of diu~s~ p~lat~ baron~s & c~i~ssar~ of burowis 
of +tis p~liame~t now gad~it for +te mar~ sikk~ & 
evide~t witnessing her~apon~ And +t=t= a p~cept be direct 
vnd~ +te p~ue Sele i~ +te saide mat~ in dew forme as effer~ 
 
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<P 138.C2> 
OURE souerane lord the king and the thre Estaitis 
of his Realme being gaderit and assemblit in this pn~t 
parliament has vndirstandin and knawis wele / that 
this i~sta~t were Is movit apon~ oure souerane lord and 
his Realme / agane the will mynde & entencioun~ of 
his hienes / quhilk send his writing with a herald & 
persewant / offerand to haue made for his parte / a 
Redress~ of all atte~ptat~ done agane the trewis / that  
stude for the tyme / Sa that simylabl~e & sic like / 
micht haue bene had / And thareftir the said~ herald 
& persewant being lang haldin and taryit in Ingland / 
be the Revare Edward calland him king of Ingland / 
thai war send agane but ansuere / ow+t~ in wourd or 
writ / In Lichtlying of oure souerane lord / and of the 
saide Ressonabl~e desiris / quhilk was alan~ly to haue 
had pece / and to haue kepit his trewis / as apperit 
wele eftir the hame cu~myn~ of the said~ herald and 
persewant / quhen +tar~ was ane hoist of the hale grete 
powere of Scotland gaderit / to haue past for the resistence 
& Invasioun~ of oure ennemyis of Ingland / 
Oure souerane Lord at the Requeist and monycion~s 
of oure haly faid~ the papis bullis / schewi~ to him in the 
tyme / Skalit his grete hoist / In hope and traist +t=t= his 
ennemyis suld haue bene in like wise obedient / to 
oure haly faidir / vndir the quhilk traist / and be 
skaling of +te powere foresaide / thare was incontine~t 
grete byrnyng~ hereschip and distructioun~ done 
apon~ oure saide souerai~ Lord~ his Realme & Liegis 
And nochtwithstanding all this / his hie maiestee / +git 
desiris and wald haue pece / Sa that It micht be had 
according to the woureschip and honoure of his 
hienes / and his Realme / be +te sicht of his saide thre 
estait~ / as his excellence has now offerit the sammyn~ 
 
AND becaus It is verraly traistit and supponit / that  
the saide Revare Edwarde / throu birnand averice / 
and for fals Reif and conqueist / Nocht dredand god / 
nor the effusioun~ of c~stin blude / nor havand respect 
or Remembrance / that he was oblist and sworne to 
haue kepit the trewis foresaide / Bot postponand the 
band of his lawtee & honoure / that he suld haue 
had / Is alut~ly set to c~tinew in this were / that he 
has movit and begu~nyn~ / and be all his powere tendis 
and schapis / to Invaid & distroye / and in sa fer as he 
may to conquest this Realme The thre estait~ foresaide 
has tharefore hertfully of +tare avn~ free will~ / 
grantit & promittit to oure saide souerane lord / to 
Remane & abide / at the co~mand of his hienes / with 
thare person~s and all +tar~ substa~ce of Landis & gudis / 
<P 139.C1> 
In the defence of his maste noble persoun~ / his successioun~ 
Realme & lieg~ / as thai and thare forbearis / 
has of all tymes done of before 
 
OURE souerane lord now knawand and vndirstandand 
wele / the grete affectioun~ & hertfull lufe / but 
dissimilacioun~ / that his prelat~ lord~ baron~s / and 
all v+t~is his liegis spu~ale and temp~ale / has to his p~son~ / 
He has now schewin and declarit his mynde opinly / 
that his maiestee sall with help of god / and with 
gude and trew c~sale of his p~latis lordis & wise discrete 
person~s / ger Justice be evinly mi~sterit / to all his 
lieg~ / and apply him / to the puttin of gude Reull 
in all partis of his Realme / to +te co~mon~ proffit and 
gude thareof / quharethrou all his trew liegis / sal haue 
caus~ / to be of gude c~fort / & take c~solacioun~ & 
curage / to the grete disconfort & c~founding of his 
ennemyis & of all fals tratour~ and vntrew hertis 
 
AND for the Resisting and aganestanding of the saide 
Revare Edwarde / quhilk schapis to Invaid this 
Realme with~ grete armey and powere / baith be sey 
and Land / It is avisit & sene proffitabl~e / be oure 
souerane lord and the thre estait~ / +tat all delige~ce 
lauboure & solicitacioun~ possible be had / to get knaulage  
& vndirsta~ding / of the c~sale and disposicioun~ of 
+te said Revare Edward~ of Ingland And quhat tyme 
he schaipis to Invaid +tis Realme ow+t~ in propir persoun~ / 
or be his wardanis And in the mene that lr~es 
be w~tin / to all s~effis / chargeing all oure souerane 
lordis Lieg~ / to be redy with~ certane dayis vittalis / 
to cu~ wele abil+geit for were / to his hienes in all possibl~e 
haist eftir as thai salbe chargit / And to caus~ 
wapi~schawing~ to be haldin eu~y xv dayis And boundis 
to be ly~mit apon~ the sey coist / eu~y vj myle of Lenth / 
and a myle of breid / and capitanis to be ly~mit eu~y 
vj myle / to gadir the cu~tre / and to awayte thar~uppoun~ / 
quhen +tare is na grete hoisti~g~ be land 
And than all person~s in generall / to cu~ thareto / And 
that al p~son~s within thai bound~ / geif It sall happin 
oure ennemyis to Invaid the realme be sey in thai 
partis to be redy for the Resisting & Inpugnacioun~ 
of +tame / Sa that geif the saide Revare Edward happi~nis 
to cum in propir persoun~ / to be Resistit be oure 
sou~ane lord in prop~ persoun~ / and with~ +te hale body 
of the Realme / to leyf and dee with his hienes / in 
his defence / And geif +te saide Revare sendis wardanis / 
thai to be Resistit be wardanis & lieute~nand~ 
stuffit with sufficient powere / according for the tyme 
 
AND becaus the Currouris has bene and ar sleuthfull / 
in the pn~tacioun~ & gevin of oure souerane lordis lr~es / 
to the lordis and s~effis quham to thai ar direkit / his 
hienes has ordanit / that incontine~t eftir that lr~ez be 
w~tin / ow+t~ vnd~ p~ue Sele or signete / that thare salbe 
ly~mit a sufficient persoun~ of his thesaurary / to Ressave  
thame stuffit with money to mak / the expensis / 
<P 139.C2> 
of the person~s . beraris of the saide lr~es / quhilk~ salbe 
autentik person~s / and wele horsit me~ / to warne his 
lieg~ in the ferrest partis of the Realme / before v+t~is 
+t=t= ar nerrare 
 
ITEM as twiching the Resisting and staynching of 
the tresoun~ of the trato=r= James of Dowglace quhilk 
is now cu~myng to the bordour~ / It is gra~tit & ordanit 
be oure sou~ane lord and the thre estait~ for the 
caus~ abone exp~mit That gen~ale proclamacioun~ be 
made / that quhatsu~euir persoun~ or p~son~s that wil sla 
or bring / +te saide James persoun~ / to his hienes sal 
haue tharefore / and be infeft heretably in j=c= m~k~ 
worth of land / and als haue J~ m~k~ of money of the 
Realme / and sal +t~eftir stand in lufe & tend~nes to 
his gude grace in all tyme cu~myng And for the slaying 
takin or bringin to his hienes / of ony tratour~ 
being w=t= him / cu~my~ of gentill blude / thare salbe 
payit xx l~i And for a +gema~ ma~ x l~i And quhatsu~euir 
p~son~s / that now assistis to +te saide tratour~ Douglace / 
that will w~in xxiiij dais / cu~ to our~ souerane Lord / 
and byde at the faith and Lawtee of his hienes / sal 
haue full re~issioun~ and forgeifnes / of all tressoun~ and 
vthir trespass~ / c~mittit be +tai~ of tyme bigane And 
quhai +t=t= will nocht cu~ / within the tyme abone exp~myt / 
sal neu~ be Ressavit to fauour~ nor grace And 
als to proclame +t=t= gen~al Respitt and Remissioun~ salbe 
gevin to all bordourar~ & v+t~ person~s / of +te Realme / 
that has c~mittit ony tressoun~ or trespass~ in tyme bigane / 
Except +te person~s that plesis his hienes to except 
That is to say the tratour~ James of Douglace / alex~r 
Jarding s~=r= Richard holland~ and maist~ pat~k haliburtoun~ 
preist~ / and vthir sic like tratour~ that ar sworne 
Inglis~me~ and Remanys in Ingland 
 
ALSA the thre estait~ / now c~siderand and vndirstandand / 
the honorable and Curageous opinioun~ / 
of oure sou~ane Lord / In the halding vp of the tovn~ 
of berwik / and the grete cost and expens~ that his 
hienes has made / in the fortifying strenthing & biggin / 
of the wallis of +te sa~my~ / & Rep~acioun~ of the 
castell / and stuffing +tareof / be artil+gery / And als 
the grete charge & coist / +tat his maiestee has now 
takin apon~ him / to hald & lay on~ his avn~ expe~s~ 
garnysoun~ of v=c= me~ of were / in the saide tovn~ / 
for the keping & defens +t~of / to +te grete hono=r= & 
proffit of +te Realme / and harme & skaith~ to oure 
ennemyis / The saide estait~ of +tar avn~ free will / has 
gra~tit to oure souerane Lord~ / to send & wage on~ 
+tar~ expens~ vj=c= me~ of were / to be layd in garnysoun~ 
in plac~ vndirwriti~ on~ the bordouris / for 
the defence of the sa~myn~ / & Resisting of oure saide 
ennemyis / And the sovme that salbe payit to +tare 
wag~ / salbe devidit & gevin be the thre estait~ / 
eftir the forme of +te ald vse and c~suetude of divisioun~ 
made of befor~ / +tat Is to say xij=xx= of me~ of were to 
be furnyst be the clergy / xij=xx= be the baron~s / vj=xx= be 
the burowis / and to entir in the plac~ vnd~w~tin that 
<P 140.C1> 
is to say the garnysoun~ on the bordour~ the first day 
of the moneth of maij / and fra thine furth~ to Remane 
to +te c~pleting of thre monethis And the 
garnysoun~ for~said~ to ent~ in berwic / the first day of 
Junij / and fra thine furth~ to Remai~ for thre monethis / 
 
ITEM It is ordanit / that +te saide me~ of Were / salbe 
Layd in the plac~ eft~ folowi~g / that is to say in berwic / 
v=c= as saide is / of +te quhilk~ / thare salbe eu~ ij=c= 
Redy to vsch~ at +te c~mand of the wardane of +te est 
m~chis / & his lieute~nand~ / & obey to +tai~ and ride als~ 
oft as thai salbe chargit / Item to be layd in blacat~ / 
xx me~ / and in Wed~burn~ xx . and in hum~e / lx / 
Item on the myddil m~chis In cesfurde lx / In Jedworth 
lx . In ormystoun~ xx . In egar~stoun~ xx . In 
coklaw xx . In dolphi~stoun~ xx . Item in +te Ermtage 
j=c= me~ quhilk salbe Redy to support baith +te myddil 
and the West bordour~ in tyme of nede / and as +tai 
salbe warnit & chargit / Item on~ the west bordour~ / 
In lochmabane j=c= me~ / In castelmylk xl me~ In Annand 
xl me~ / In bellis tour~ xx me~ / 
 
ITEM of the j=c= me~ of were / that sal ly in blacat~ 
Wed~burn~ & hum~e / James of borthwik sone to +te 
lord borthwik / to be Capitane / and he to cheis~ +te 
saide j=c= me~ sic as he wil ansuer~ for to +te king~ hienes 
And in like wise he to cheis~ & depute twa gentilme~ 
to be capitanys vnd~ him ane to Remane in blacat~ / 
and ane in Wed~burn~ / & him self to Remai~ i~ hum~e 
Item of +te myddil m~ch / In cesfurde ormystoun~ & 
egar~stoun~ the larde of edmo~stoun~ to be capitane / and 
to cheis~ +te j=c= me~ as saide is & to cheis~ and depute 
twa Capitanys vnd~ him / and hi~ self to remai~ in ane 
of +te saide thre plac~ / and the to+t~ twa capitanys in 
+te to+t~ twa plac~ Item of +te j=c= me~ in Jedworth Coklaw 
& dolphi~stoun~ +te larde of Cra~stoun~ to be Capitane / 
and cheis~ +te j=c= me~ and twa capitanys vnd~ him 
as saide Is Item to be Capitane of +te j=c= men in the 
ermtage the larde of La~myntoun~ / and he to cheis~ 
+tai~ as saide is Item to be Capitai~ in lochmabane of +te 
j=c= me~ & to cheis~ +tai~ as saide is / +te larde of           #
Closebern~ 
Item of +te j=c= me~ & to cheis~ +tai~ and twa Capitanys as 
saide is for castelmylk a~nand & bellis tour~ the larde 
of amysfeild / and he to Remane in ane of the thre 
plac~ / and his twa Deput~ in the to+t~ twa plac~ 
 
ITEM the principale Capitanys foresaide / sal Ressave 
the hale waig~ for +tame self and the capitanys vndir 
+tame / and for al the p~son~s c~mittit to +tare gov~nance 
as said is And thareftir pay ilk ma~ as thai wil ansuer~ 
to the king~ hienes / and ilk p~sone foresaide to haue 
for his wage on~ the day Ilk spere / ij s~ vj d~ [{and ilk 
bow . ij . s~ And that the tane half of the said wageouris 
salbe speiris / and the tother half bowis .{] ... 
<P 140.C2> 
ITEM Our Souerane Lord hes ordanit the Lord 
Dernly to be wardane on the west Bordouris / and 
co~mandis and chargeis / that all his liegis answer and 
obey to him / and his Lieutennentis in the said office 
in tyme tocum . 
 
ITEM Attour for the defence and supplie of our 
Souerane Lordis liegis / that remanis on the Bordouris 
and punitioun of the vntrew persounis / quhilkis 
fauouris and suppleis the fals and tressonabill opinioun 
of the tratour James of Dowglas / our Souerane 
Lordis hienes hes committit full and haill power to 
all his wardanis to exerce thair officis on all sic persounis 
within thair boundis without ony exceptioun . 
and hes reuokit all exceptiounis grantit to ony persounis 
of befoir except allanerly sa mony persounis / 
as remanis within the Towne and Castell of Berwyk . 
And gif ony exceptioun be desyrit / thair salbe nane 
grantit without a speciall and ressonabill cause vnderstandin 
and declarit be the Lordis of counsall befoir 
the geuing thairof . 
 
ALSUA It is auisit / ordanit / and concludit be our 
Souerane Lord and his thre Estatis / that ane honorabill 
Ambaxat be send fra our Souerane Lordis hienes 
& fra the Estatis of the Realme to the King of France 
and to the Parliament of Paris / desyrand the King of 
France / as his brother and confederat to help and 
supplie his hienes and his Realme now in his weiris 
mouit be thair commoun Inimie of Ingland aganis 
thame / lyke as our Souerane Lord hes euer and will 
be reddy to his brotherheid / quhen he salbe requyrit / 
making mentioun alswa / that he hes diuers tymes 
writtin to the King of France thairupone / and gottin 
nane answer . 
 
MEMORAND~ +te sext day of m~che +te +geir of god 
J=m= iiij=c= lxxxj +geir~ Robert Dan+gelstoun was persewit 
be ane woma~ callit Glen befoir +te lordis of counsale 
And scho wald~ haue cu~in aganis hir aith +t=t= scho maid 
in Jugement befoir +te officiall of glasgw And +tair 
was schawin ane Instrument vnder +te seill of +te said 
officiale +tat scho consentit to +te alienation~ of sic landis 
and swoir that scho suld~ neu~ cu~ in +te contrair heirof 
And wald haue had +te said~ landis allegeand +tat It 
was hir co~iunctfeftment and maid reuocatioun eftir 
hir husband~ deceis~ sayand +tat he compellit hir +t~to 
The actioun~ was deliu~it aganis +tis woman 
 
ITEM our sou~ane lord and his thre estatis hes In +tis 
pn~t parliament apprevit / ratifyit / and confermyt all +te 
actis & statutis of parliament maid of befoir / tuicheing 
+te obs~uatioun & keiping of +te Indult and p~uilege 
grantit be o=r= haly fader +te paip to the Archibischop 
and sege of Sanctandr~ anent +te co~firmatiou~ of electioun~  
of abbotis electis and postulatis The quhilk~ 
<P 141.C1> 
actis and panis contenit in +tame salbe alswele extendit 
upoun~ +te brekaris of +tame +t=t= assistis or gevis help 
supple fynance or supportatioun~ +t~to as on~ +te principall 
And als with extentiou~ of +te sami~ actis till all v+t~ 
placis of +te realme w=t=in +t~ diocyis +t=t= hes bene in vse 
consuetude or possessioun~ of confirmatioun~ of electionis 
postulationis of abbacyis p~oryis or p~lacyis of 
tymes bigane in +t~ diocyis And in likewis~ +tat all v+t~ 
p~uilegeis and Indultis grantit be o=r= haly faderis +te 
papis of befoir to oure sou~ane lord and his progenito=r=~ 
to +te proffet and availl of +tair successo=r=~ or pepill 
be Inlikewis~ obs~uit & kepit in all punctis and articl~is 
contenit in +te sami~ Insafer as salbe sene proffitabl~e to 
+te gude publict of +te realme And spea~lie be papis 
Celestyn~ and Innocent~ to kingis of gude mynde 
William~e and Alex~r his progenito=r=~ And +t=t= lr~es be 
writtin to o=r= haly fader +te paip heirupoun~ And +tis 
tobe extendit be +te caus~ as is c~tenit in +te act of          #
p~liame~t 
maid +t~upoun~ of befoir 
 
ITEM It is statute and ordanit be +te king and his 
thre estatis anent +te p~uilege of +te croun~ vsit and obs~uit 
in all tymes bigane anent +te pn~tacioun~ of bn~fices 
in the tyme of the vacacioun~ of +te segis of bischopis 
that o=r= sou~ane lord and his successo=r=~ sall in tyme 
tocum +te tyme of +te vacacioun of +te sege haue pouer 
to pn~t to bn~fices all tymes quhil +te p~late and bischope 
mak his bullis of prouisioun~ be schawin to +te king~ 
hienes and his chepto=r= And in caise +tat o=r= sou~ane lord 
of his spea~le grace and fauouris admitt ony p~late to 
his temporalitie befoir +te schawing of his bullis as 
said is that sic admissioun salbe na p~iudice nor skaith 
till his hienes ane~t his said p~uilege and rycht of  
presentacioun 
 
ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act of Parliament 
maid of befoir for punitioun of the persounis 
that laubouris and dois ony thing contrare to the 
said priuilege salbe extendit alsweill vpone thame / 
that takis officis of procuratioun on thame or supportis 
or suppleis thay persounis with money and 
fynance to be punist as the principall doaris And 
attour gif ony person~ or persounis in tyme tocum 
rasis or purchessis ony commissioun of the sege of 
Rome to be prouydit of ony benefice that beis 
fundin vacand the sege of the Bischop vacand for 
the tyme the persounis that rasis purchessis or vsis 
sic co~missiounis salbe repute and haldin as brekaris 
and violatours of our Souerane Lordis priuilegis / and 
transgressouris agane the act of Parliament and incur 
the panis contenit in the samin 
 
ITEM oure sou~ane lord of his spea~le grace and his 
thre estatis hes ordanit and commandit +t=t= in tyme 
tocu~ all freind~ strangear~ and alienaris of v+t~ cu~treis 
+t=t= cu~is heir with~ m~chandice and vittalis to +te           #
supportatioun 
of +te realme salbe fauorablie tretit and cheresit 
<P 141.C2> 
in tyme cu~ming to +te Intent and effect to cause thame 
tocum w=t=in +te realme considering +t=t= +te m~chand~ of 
+tis realme ar throw weir~ stoppit to exerce and vse 
+te cours~ of m~chandice and specially to gar vittalis be 
bro=t= in sen~ +t~ is now skantnes +t~of 
 
[} (\XXIII DIE MARCII\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN AND A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED^] 
 
Anent the halding of a Court of purprusioun~ apon~ 
the land~ of Rathburn~ be Elizabeth nesbit alex=r= 
chernside and pat~k hum~e +tar~ bail+ge on~ the ta p~te / 
agai~ Jonete hum~e the spous of James of dowglace on~ 
the to+t~ p~te / for +te wra~gwis~ calling of +te saide Jonete 
to +te saide court of p=r=prusioun~ as was allegit & c~tinewit 
to +te p~liame~t // The lord~ auditour~ foresaide 
chosi~ be the thre estait~ al i~ a voce Int~pret~ and declaris 
that na vassall nor subvassall na v+t~ te~nand~ vnd~ 
the barone / has power~ nor Jurisdiccioun~ to hald~ a 
Court or knaw on~ +te questioun~ of p=r=prusioun~ and 
tharefore dec~nys & deliu~is that +te saide court of  
p=r=prusioun~ halding be +te saide Elizabeth~ alex=r= and 
pat~k twiching +te saide land~ of Rathburn~ / Is of nane 
avale force strenth nor effect in Iugeme~t nor vtouth 
i~ tyme tocu~ / 
<P 142.C1> 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, 
II DIE DECEMBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXII.\) }] 
[^PASSAGES IN LATIN AND LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED^] 
<P 143.C1> 
[^PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
Befor~ the hale lord~ of the thre estat~ gad~it in the 
tolbuth of Edi~burgh~ p~sonaly Comperit Wil+gai~ lord~ 
sinclar~ foloware on~ the ta p~te & s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik 
sone & apperand ayr~ to Wil+gai~ lord~ borthwik & alex=r= 
hepburne s~ef of Edi~burgh~ with c~tane v+t~ p~son~s 
quhilk~ past of befor~ on +te s~ving of a breif of our~ 
sou~ane lord~ chapel p=r=chest on~ +te said Wil+gai~ of 
fatuitee be +te said s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik defendour~ 
on the to+t~ p~te Baith~ the said~ p~tijs beand pn~t & +tar~ 
Reson~s & allegacion~s at lenth~ sene herd & vnd~standi~ 
The hale body of +te p~liame~t be a se~seme~t decretit & 
deliu~it +t=t= the said breif p=r=chest apon~ the said Wil+gai~ 
lord~ si~clar~ was owt of +te dew forme of our~ sou~ane 
lord~ chapell / & als +t=t= It is no=t= formaly execute be 
+te said s~ef And atto=r= +t=t= the p~son~s +t=t= past apon~    #
+te 
s~ving of +te sa~my~ errit i~ +tar~ deliu~ance & Retouri~g 
And +tfor~ dec~nis the Retour~ / +te office of Curatry 
c~mittit to +te said s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik / & +te         #
int~dictioun~ 
put apo~ +te said Wil+gai~ lord~ si~clar~ & al v+t~ 
thi~g +t=t= folowit apo~ +te said breif / to be of nane avale 
force nor effect in Jugeme~t nor vtouth~ i~ tyme tocu~ 
 
[^PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
It Is ordanit avisit and Concludit be oure souerane 
lord and his thre estaitis being assemblit in this pn~t 
parliame~t that pece be takin with Ingland gif It can 
be had with hono=r= but inco~uenie~t / and that the 
Aliance and mariage appointit of before be obs~uit & 
kepit in al point~ for the parte of oure sou~ane lord 
gife the king of Ingland wil do the sa~myn~ for his 
parte And for to get sikkir certificacioun~ and knaulage 
of the king of ingland~ mynde and intencioun~ 
in the p~miss~ / that thare be a king of armys or a 
herald of wisdome and knaulage send with autentik 
w~ting fra the king~ hienes my lord of albany and 
the hale estait~ of the Realme be autoritee of p~liame~t / 
and with~ Instruccion~s The quhilk~ writing & 
instruccion~s / sal c~tene and bere in effect That the  
trewis takin and c~fermit of before / betuix baith the 
king~ be thare grete selis / ar violate & hurt / be 
<P 143.C2> 
diu~s~ grete attemptatis c~mittit & done be the partij 
of Ingland / co~trar~ the mynde wil & entencioun~ of 
oure souerane lord and the estait~ of his Realme / 
Considering +t=t= his hienes at al tymes desirit the            #
obs~uacioun~ 
of the trewis / and for his parte / to haue 
made reformacioun~ of all attemptat~ done agane the 
sa~my~ / Sa +t=t= he micht haue had sic like / and +t~apone 
the last +gere send his herald~ to +te king of Ingland 
with aute~tik w~ting And that +git in tyme tocum / 
oure saide souerane lord~ and his hale estait~ Desiris 
and wald haue pece obs~uit / & Reformacioun~ of atte~ptat~ 
made And for his parte wil send his grete 
co~missionar~ tharefore ow+t~ in Ingland vnd~ c~duct or 
grant c~duct to c~i~ssionar~ of Ingland to cu~ in +tis land / 
Sa +t=t= +te king of Ingland wil assent +t~to Y And in like 
wise that oure souerane lord~ & +te estait~ of his 
Realme desiris that +te aliance & mariage appointit of 
before betuix oure lord the p~nce & +te docht~ of +te 
king of Ingland be fulfillit in al poyntis Praying 
tharefore the king of Ingland that he wil geif his 
c~sent / & apply him to +te pece to be had betuix +te 
Realmes / and fulfilling of +te saide aliance / for +te 
plesur~ of god and c~mon~ wele of baith +te Realmes / 
and +t=t= he wil send his mynde & ente~tioun~ in w~t aute~tik  
+t~apone / And geif sa be +t=t= +te king of Ingland 
wil no=t= apply him to +te pece / bot c~tinew in his wer~ / 
Oure sou~ane lord~ tak~ witnes of god / +t=t= it is aga~is 
his will / & +t=t= he sal no=t= be +te caus~ nor occasioun~ of 
effusioun~ of c~sti~ blude / bot i~ his Ry=t=wis querel & 
defens And sal god willing defend his Realme in 
hono=r= & fredome as his noble p~ge~itour~ has done in 
tymes bigane 
 
SECUNDLY that sen~ the bordouris ar daily Inuadit 
and oure sou~ane lordis Liegis gretely oppressit and 
oureset be +te partij of Ingland And sen~ It accord~ 
nocht to +te honour~ of his hienes to put his nobl~e 
persone daily to danger~ That +t~fore and It ples~ gude 
grace to speke to his bru+t~ the duke of albany to tak 
apon~ him to be lieute~nent gen~ale of +te Realme / and 
to defend the bordouris / and Resist his ennemyis 
baith of Ingland & vtheris in al tymes of nede And 
to avise how he salbe supportit to bere the grete 
charge & cost~ of the saide office &c~ according to +te 
king~ wour~schip 
 
ITEM It is avisit and concludit that oure souerane 
lord~ inco~tine~t dispone him and all his liegis with all 
his extreme powere for were of ingland and for the 
defence of his Realme baith be sey & land / and als 
for Inuasioun~ of his ennemyis And that but delay he 
caus~ lr~es of oppi~ p~clamacioun~ vnd~ his p~ue Sele to 
be send to all s~effis and vthir officiar~ in al p~tis of his 
Realme Chargeing al his liegis to dispone +tai~ & mak 
+tai~ Redy as said is for were / and purvay +tame of  
hors harnes & v+t~ abil+geme~t nedefull & of victalis Sa 
+tat +tai be redy at al tymes to cu~ to o=r= saide Sou~ane 
lord~ & his lieute~nent gen~ale in al possible haist eft~ +tai 
be warnit & chargit +t~to / for defens of +te Realme 
<P 144.C1> 
Resisting & i~pug~yng of his ennemyis And +t=t= ilk s~ef 
and officiar~ withi~ +te bound~ of his office tak               #
wapi~schewing~ 
eftir +te forme of the act of p~liame~t maide 
of before / and Rase +te vnlawis and punys~ the faltouris 
eftir +te forme of +te sa~my~ act~ but ony fauour~ 
 
ALSA Becaus It is oppin and ma~ifest / that the bordouris 
ar wastit & distroyit / and in like wise a grete 
parte Inwarde in the land be tressoun~ and thyft It is 
ordanit that the wardanis on~ al +te m~chis ger set and 
hald~ wardane court~ als~ oft as thai may of +te Law 
and punys~ trespassouris baith tratouris and theyf~ 
with~ all Rigoure but fauouris according to Justice / 
And in like wise that s~effis provestis and bail+geis of 
burowis and vthir officiaris baith to burgh & to land 
execute & mi~ster thare offic~ / and do Justice to all 
oure souerane lord~ liegis in Ciuile accion~s and +t=t= thai 
punys~ c~mi~ale accion~s as thyft slaucht~ and spule+ge in 
safer as p~tenis to +tare Jurisdiccioun~ & office eftir +te 
forme of the king~ lawis & of the act~ & statut~ of 
p~liame~t made +t~apon~ as thai will ansuer~ to o=r= sou~ane 
lord~ / and vndir the pane of punysing of +tame baith 
in thare p~son~s gud~ & offic~ eftir +te forme of the 
said~ act~ and statutis 
 
ALSA It is statute and ordanit that in al tymes to 
cu~ / the wardanis Courtis be of c~tia~cioun~ that is to 
say / that the wardanis sal haue powere to hald +tar~ 
courtis / and end +tai~ the first day / or c~tinew +tame as 
plesis +tame for thre dayis or within / 
 
ALSA It is statute and ordanit that in tyme tocu~ for 
the hono=r= of oure sou~ane lord~ / nane of his liegis 
breik his sauf conduct nor his wardanis within the 
boundis of thare offic~ vndir the pane of Dede 
 
ALSA that in tyme tocum nane of oure sou~ane lord~ 
liegis bring Corrupt or mixt wyne within the 
Realme / And gif ony sic happi~nis to be send hai~ / 
that na ma~ sell nor tap It / fra it be declarit be the 
bail+geis and gustaris of wyne that it is mixt or Corrupt / 
Bot send it agane furth of +te Realme vndir 
+te pane of dede And that na persoun~ within the 
Realme tak apo~ hand~ in tyme tocu~ to mix wyne or 
beir~ vnd~ +te pane of dede as saide is 
 
ALSA It is statute and ordanit that the act~ and statut~ 
made of before ane~t +te halding of money within 
the Realme / be put to execucioun~ and the panys 
Raisit but fauouris And +t=t= gude and trew serchouris 
be set at al portis eftir the forme of the actis and 
statutis made of before 
 
ALSA It is statute and ordanit that the Actis of p~liame~t 
made of before ane~t the purchesing of pension~s 
furth of benefic~ secular~ or Religious be put to execucioun~ 
And that na ma~ vse ony process~ of ony pensioun~ 
<P 144.C2> 
impetrate c~trare the saide actis vnd~ +te panys 
c~tenit in +te sa~my~ act~ that is to say Rebellioun~ & 
prosc~pcioun~ of the Realme 
 
AND attoure for the co~mone proffit of the hale 
Realme / and to caus~ strangearis of vthir Realmes to 
cu~ within the sa~myn~ with victalis and nedefull~ 
m~chandise to +te supportacioun~ of +te king~ liegis / It 
is statute & ordanit that in tyme tocum al strangear~ 
be tretit honorabl~y with~ all fauouris quhare eu~ +tai 
cu~ to ony port of +te Realme And that nane of o=r= 
sou~ane lord~ officiaris nor v+t~is his liegis distrubl~e +tai~ 
nor put +tai~ self schippis nor gudis vndir arreist / bot 
+t=t= +tai haue ful lib~tee & fredome / to dispone apon~ 
+tar~ avn~ gudis / and sel +tai~ to fre men~ / without          #
co~pulsioun~ 
or violence And that na price be set apon~ +tar~ 
gud~ bot be bying & selling with +tar~ avn~ c~sent and 
that na new Custumes Impo~icion~s nor exaccion~s be 
Raisit nor takin of +tame / bot eftir +te ald~ vse and 
c~suetude And quhare ony victalis or m~chandise cu~mys / 
ganyng for o=r= sou~ane lord~ / +tat his comptrollar~ 
or Ressauo=r= / eftir +t=t= the p~ce be made w=t= +te           #
stra~gearis / 
sal haue samekle of +te first & best as Is nedeful 
to oure sou~ane lordis propir vse / for +te quhilk +tai 
sal mak tha~kfull payme~t but delay/ that in defalt 
+tareof / the strangear~ be no=t= taryit And +t=t= in tyme 
tocu~ na p~sone vnd~ colo=r= of bying to oure sou~ane 
lord~ vse tak or Ressave mar~ gudis fra strangear~ / 
to Regrate and sel agane / vnd~ +te pane of ba~nysing 
the Realme & tinsale & eschete of +tar~ movabl~e gudis / 
And mar~ oure +t=t= strangear~ now being within +te 
Realme +t=t= ar playntuous of ony gudis takin fra +tame / 
or Iniuris done to +tai~ / sal haue inco~tine~t payme~t 
made to +tai~ / & Reformacioun~ accordi~g to Justice 
And in like wise gife ony strangearis +t=t= are now absent 
cu~mys her~eft~ to comple~+ge / +t=t= +tai sal haue             #
Reformacioun~ 
and Justice of ony p~son~s within the 
Realme but delay Sa +t=t= throw mi~stracioun~ of Justice 
& fauorable treting of al strangear~ / +tai sal haue 
occasioun~ to cu~ and Repar~ in the Land in tyme tocu~ 
to +te grete vtilite of +te hale Realme 
 
THE thre estaitis has ordanit to w~te to +te king of 
france and to +te p~liame~t of paris~ vnd~ the Chancellaris 
sele procurit for +tame all in +te hale p~liame~t 
schewing +te Complaynt made be diu~s~ m~chandis of 
this Realme / +t=t= +tare gudis ar arrestit and haldin fra 
+tai~ i~ france be c~mand of +te king as is allegit / but caus~ 
or forme of Justice And +t=t= +tai ar no=t= demanyt as 
freyndis / bot +tare gudis maist~fully Reft & haldi~ fra 
+tai~ c~trare to +te aliance & band betuix +te Realmes And 
+t=t= m~cha~d~ & v+t~is of +te Realme / has bene sekand Justice 
at +te king of france & at his c~sale / & cowth get 
nane / of +te quhilk +tai m~vale gretely Considering +t=t= 
thare was neu~ sic like breik of before Exhorting & 
prayi~g +tame +tarefore of Remede Sa +t=t= we haue caus~ 
to trete +tai~ as oure freyndis i~ tyme tocu~ like as has  
bene done i~ tymes bigane And gife +tar~ be ony franch 
<P 145.C1> 
ma~ +t=t= Complenis / +t=t= +tai wil cu~ to schew +tar~         #
complaynt / 
& +tai sal haue Justice And als to expone +t=t= 
franchme~ quhe~ +tai cu~ here desiris to haue galyais & 
c~duct~ or +tai cu~ on~ land inco~trar~ to +te aliance & 
freyndschip made of before ffor +te quhilk~ the thre 
estait~ has chosin Walter bertram~e and ordanis him 
to pas to +te king of france & to +te p~liame~t of paris~ 
with +t~ lr~es / and with~ Credence in al +t~ mat~is            #
foresaide / 
and ansuer~ to be gevin to him / to be brocht 
agane to +te thre estait~ 
 
ALSA oure souerane lord and the thre estaitis has 
c~tinewit this p~liame~t to +te first Day of March next 
tocu~ with c~tia~cioun~ of dayis And ordanit +t=t= al p~latis 
lord~ and grete baron~s and all c~i~ssaris of burowis / 
Compere agane +te saide day p~sonaly / Lattand +tame 
wit that na p~curatouris salbe admittit for ony ma~ +t=t= 
is of j=c= l~i of life late or abone And as for +tai~ +t=t= ar 
within j=c= l~i / the p~liame~t gra~t~ +tai~ leif / to Remane 
away as for +tis tyme 
 
<S SAMPLE 4> 
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THE QUHILK day in p~lme~t sittand~ o=r= sou~ane lord 
the king his thre estat~ being assemblit & gad~it William~ 
Cumy~ masar s~ef in +tat p~t pn~t a lr~ of Su~mond~ 
vnd~ the quhit walx & +te testimoniale of +te grete sele 
of +te quhilk the teno=r= folowis 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 159.C1> 
Execut be the said masar~ hand w~te & testimoniale 
vnd~ his sele togidd~ w=t= +te Indorsing of 
Alex=r= hepburn~ of quhitsum s~ef of Edinburgh~ pn~t & 
Red in Jugeme~t as eft~ folowis THE XI day of +te 
moneth~ of +te moneth~ of decembre the +gere of our 
lord a thousand~ four hundreth~ four skore & thre +ger~ 
And of the Regnne of our~ Souu~a~ lord king James 
the thrid~ the xxiiij +gere / I Williame Cumy~ masar 
& s~ef in +t=t= p~t be oure Souu~ane lord spa~ly c~stitut be 
his lr~ez direct to me / past w=t= +te samy~ / & +t~ Witnes 
Symon sp~do=r= messingere / Thomas Scot Johne Cowy 
with~ v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors~ of Aberdene / And in 
likewis~ the xviij day of +te samy~ moneth~ and +gere 
forsaid~ I past w=t= the said lr~ez and +t~ witnes Tho=s= Scot 
Johne fres~ & Johne Cowy patric prat ane of +te baillies 
of banf patric blith~ & patric duncansoun~ burges 
of +te samy~ to +te m~ket cors~ of banf And the xx day 
of +te said moneth~ & +gher~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ 
witnes Symon sp~do=r= Thomas Scot Johne fres~ & 
Johne of Cowy with~ v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of 
elgin The xxij day of +te said moneth~ & +gher~ I past 
with~ +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Thomas Scot Johne 
fresar Johne Cowy Archbald broun~ & Johne terres 
w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of fores The xxiij day 
of +te moneth~ & +ger~ forsaid~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ 
witnes Thomas Scot Johne fres~ Johnne Cowy William~ 
Caldor & Alane thomsoun~ burges of narne / 
w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of narne / And +te samy~ 
xxiij day I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Thomas 
scot Johne fres~ Johne Cowy Alex=r= flemi~g Alex=r= Rede / 
& Johnne pat~soun~ burges of Inu~nes to +te m~kat cors~ 
of +te samy~ And becaus~ I cowth no=t= get c~tane verificac~oun 
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nor knaulage quhar to fynd nor app~hend 
p~sonaly William~ lord crechtoun~ / I past to all +te 
borowis forene~myt and at +te m~ket cors~ of +te samy~ 
at dais & befor Witnes abone exp~mit I su~mond 
p~emptourly be opin proclamc~oun the samy~ Willia~ 
lord crechtoun And mar~ atto=r= the pe~ult day of +te 
moneth~ & +gere forsaid~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~       #
witnes 
Thomas Scot Johne fres~ Johne Cowy Willia~ John~soun~ 
ane of +te baillies of thane Thomas Rede a 
bailze of cromaty Mawnis vans burges of Inu~nes & 
Alex=r= su+t~land~ bru+t~ & famuliar s~uit=r= to +te said lord 
c~chto~ to +te tovnn of thane in Ross~ within the s~efdome 
of Inu~nes forsaid~ quhar~ the samy~ lord crechtoun~ 
had his duelling / as I was informyt in the vicar~ 
hous~ of thane / And at all +te m~ket cors~ of +te borowis 
befor ne~myt & vicar~ hous~ in thane als forsaid~ I 
Su~mond~ lauchfully & p~empto=r=ly in the name & autorite 
of our sou~a~ lord the king the said William~ lord 
crechtoun~ To compere p~sonaly befor o=r= forne~myt 
Souu~a~ lord in his nixt p~liame~t to be haldin At Edinburgh~ 
on thur~da the xix day of +te moneth~ of februar 
nixt tocu~ And +t~ to a~suer to his hienes in his 
said p~liame~t for the tresonable art p~t consale & 
assistence don~ & gevin to Alex=r= vmquhil duc of Albany 
in the tressonable missioun~ & sending of James 
of liddale vmquhil of halk~stoun~ knicht in Ingland~ 
w=t= tressonable writ~ mi~met~ & Instrucc~ons to +te            #
tressonable 
c~federac~oun w=t= inglismen~ in the said Alexr~is 
tressonable opinion~ aganis our Souu~a~ lord~ hienes & 
Realme And for the tressonable counsale & assistence 
done & gevin to +te said alex=r= in the tressonable Ressaui~g 
halding & deliu~ing of a pursewant of +te king 
of ingland~ callit blewmantle with~ tressonable writ~ & 
Instrucc~ons to +te i~imyis of Ingland~ And for +te tressonable 
art p~t & counsale gevin to +te said Alex=r= in 
his tressonable ganging & away passing in Ingland~ 
w=t=out licence of o=r= said souu~a~ lord to +te tressonable 
Inbringing of +te said i~ymyis of ingland~ for +te tressonable  
destrucc~oun of o=r= said sou~a~ lord~ p~son~ & Realme 
And for +te tressonable sending of diu~s~ lr~ez in Ingland~ 
to +te said alex=r= be ane thomas dicsoun~ chaipla~ 
sen~ the forfatur~ of +te said Alex=r= And for +te tressonable  
fortifiyng & stuffing of +te castell of crechtoun~ 
and for +te tressonable counsale & assistance gevi~ to +te 
p~sonis being in the said castell tressonably w=t=haldand 
the samy~ castell aganis the c~mandme~t of our Souu~a~ 
lord to +tai~ direct / be +te said William~ lord crechtoun~ 
tressonably done / eft~ our souu~a~ lord~ grace grauntit 
& gevin to +te said Willia~ lord crechtoun~ apon~ the 
mony & diu~s~ tressonable acc~ons & Rebellion~s aganis 
o=r= souu~a~ lord~ & his Realme be him tresonably c~myttit 
& done / & for +te said~ tresonable trespassez & c~mez~ 
at day & place ly~myt to vnd~ly +te law And in al +te 
abone w~tin execuc~oun I made Inti~ac~oun that quhe+t~ 
the said lord crechtoun~ comp~it or nocht at day & 
place to him ly~myt w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais Our Sou~a~ 
lord neu~ +te les Justice passand~ befor~ wald p~cede / 
And als of our souu~ane lord~ lr~ez to me direct in +tis 
mat~ as said Is / I gaif the copy to +te forsaid~ Alex=r= 
Su+t~land~ quhilk Requirit me +t~of on the behalf of +te 
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said lord~ crechtoun~ at thane +te pe~ult day of dece~ber 
abone writti~ In witnes hereof to this my lett~ of execuc~oun~ 
& Record~ w~tin w=t= my avne hand~ I haue 
affixt my Sele / 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
THE XJ DAY of decembre I Alex=r= hepburn~ 
of quhitsum s~ef of Edinburgh~ at +te biddin & c~mand 
of +t~ o=r= sou~a~ lord~ lr~ez becaus~ I couth~ no=t= app~hend~ 
Willia~ lord crechtoun~ p~sonally I past w=t= +te said lr~ez 
& +t~ witnes vnd~w~tin to +te castell of crechtoun~ / & +t~ 
I su~mond~ the said William~ lord crechtoun~ to Comper~ 
p~sonali in o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ Parlme~t nixt to be haldin 
at Edinburgh~ apon~ thur~da +te xix day of februar~  
nixt tocu~ with~ c~tia~c~oun of dais & +t~ to ansuer~ to o=r= 
souu~a~ lord in his said p~lme~t for his tressonable art 
<P 160.C2> 
p~t counsale and assistence gevin to Alex=r= su~ty~ Duc of 
Albany in his tressonable sending of s~=r= James of liddale 
vmquhil of halk~stoun~ knicht in Ingland~ w=t= tressonable 
w~ting~ mynyme~t~ & Instrucc~ons to +te tressonable 
c~federac~oun of inglisme~ in the said Alex~ris tressonable 
opi~on aganis o=r= said sou~a~ lord & his Realme 
And for the tressonable consale & assistence gevin to 
+te said alex=r= in the tressonable Ressaui~g haldi~g &         #
deliu~ing /  
of a pursewant of +te king of ingland~ callit 
blewmantle w=t= tressonable w~ting~ & Instrucc~ons to o=r= 
said sou~a~ lord~ Inymyis of ingland And for the tressonable 
art p~t & consale gevin to +te said Alex=r= in his 
tressonable passing in Ingland~ without leif of our~ 
Souu~a~ lord~ to +te tressonable Inbringing of inglisme~ / 
in to his tressonable opinioun~ for the tressonable             #
destrucc~oun 
of o=r= sou~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme And for 
+te tressonable sending of diu~s~ & mony lr~ez to +te said 
Alex=r= he beand~ in Ingland~ be a chaipla~ callit s~=r= thomas 
dicsoun~ eft~ +te forfatur~ of +te said alex=r= And for 
+te tressonable stuffing w=t= men~ & wittale / of +te castell 
of crechtoun~ and for the tressonable consale & assistence 
gevin to +te p~sonis being in the said castel of 
crechtoun~ in the tressonable halding of the said castell 
aganis o=r= said lord~ w~ting~ & act~ of p~lme~t eft~ o=r= 
souu~a~ lord~ grace / to +te said lord crechtoun~ gevin & 
gra~tit eft~ +te mony & diu~s~ c~mez~ Rebellionis & trespassez~ 
c~trar~ o=r= souu~a lord & his Realme be him c~myttit 
and done & +t~ to vnd~ly +te law for +te samy~ Makin 
Inti~ac~oun to +te said Willia~ that quhe+t~ he comper~ or 
no=t= / the said day & place w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais our 
Souu~a~ lord wald p~cede eft~ +te forme of Justice / 
And +tis I did befor~ +t~ witnes / & for +te mare witnessing 
I haue set to my sele / gawa~ of crechtoun~ george 
of crechtoun~ James of cokburn~ george Sinclar~ And~ 
archbald~ Johne of stermonth~ & Willia~ Johnnsoun~ 
s~iand~ w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ And atto=r= apon~ the vij da of        #
decembre 
 / I past to +te m~kat cors of edinburgh~ & +t~ I su~mond~ 
be opin proclamac~oun Willia~ lord crechtoun~ 
becaus~ I couth~ no=t= app~hend~ himself to comp~ p~sonaly 
in o=r= said souu~a~ lord~ p~lme~t day & place abone w~tin 
to a~suer~ to his hienes apoun~ all point~ and articl~is 
abonexp~myt / & +tis I did befor +t~ witnes / Alex=r= 
thomsoun~ ad~ archbald~ Johne of Carnis William~ 
Johnsoun~ pat~k wald~stoun~ s~iand~ pet~ of m~ch~ & James 
+gung public notar~ & for +te mar witnessing to +tis my~ 
execuc~oun I haue set to my sele THE QUHILK citac~oun 
of su~mond~ & execuc~oun being Red & lauchfully 
provit be diu~s~ notable and famous witnes / 
lauchfull ty~ of day biddin the ordre of process~ of 
c~tia~c~on of the said sumond~ at lenth~ sene herd~ & 
vnd~stand~ procedit lauchfully to +tis day / the said 
William~ lord~ crechtoun~ oftymes callit & no=t= comperit 
In the name & behalf of o=r= Souu~a~ lord the king 
Johnne the Ross~ of montgrena~ as aduocat to his 
hienes / askit & Requirit in his name & autorite and of 
his spa~le c~mand~ at +te lord~ baron~s & c~miss~is of borowis 
 / +t~ ward~ & sensime~t p~lme~t / gif the said William~ 
lord crechtoun~ had c~myttit & done tressoun~ to 
our souu~a~ lord & his Realme in the punct~ and 
articl~is abone w~tin The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ being 
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deligently & Riply avisit awardit faund~ & deliu~it that 
+te said William~ lord crechtoun~ / had c~m=t=tit & done / 
oppin & manifest tressoun~ agane our souu~a~ lord & his 
Realme in all punct~ and articl~is forsaid~ and +t~eft~ 
It was gevin for dome / be +te movth~ of Johne dempst~ 
dempst~ of p~lme~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis 
 
THIS COURT of P~lime~t schewis for law and I gif for 
dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t 
of p~lme~t / that William~ lord crechtoun~ has c~mittit & 
done / tressoun~ agai~ o=r= souu~a~ lord~ and his Realme / 
in the tresson~s and c~mez forsaid~ c~tenit in the su~mond~ . 
for the quhilk~ / he has forfatit to our souu~a~ 
lord his lif his land~ his gud~ offic~ and al v+t~ his          #
possession~s 
quhatsu~eu~ he had of o=r= souu~a~ lord w=t=in the 
Realme of scotland~ eu~mar~ to Remai~ w=t= o=r= souu~a~ lord 
his air~ & successo=r=~ as prop~te for his tressoun~ & offence 
and that I gif for dome / 
 
THE QUHILK Day in p~lme~t sittand our Souu~a~ lord 
the king his thre estat~ beand~ assemblit & gad~it 
Thomas simsoun~ s~ef of fif pn~t a lr~ of su~mond~ vnd~ 
the quhit walx & testimoniale of +te grete sele of +te 
quhilk the tenour folowis 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 161.C2> 
Execut & Indorsit be +te said s~eff~ deput~ that 
Is to say Alane dempst~ & paule of kinloch~ as eft~ 
folowis THE XV day of decembre +te +gere of o=r= lord~ 
J=m= iiij=c= lxxxiij +ger~ I Alane dempst~ s~eff deput of fif 
spa~ly constitut in +tis p~t past at +te bidding & c~mand 
of +t~ o=r= souu~a~ lord~ lr~ez to +te land~ of lochgelly 
within +te said s~efdome / And becaus~ I couth~ no=t= 
app~hend Johne of liddale p~sonaly +t~ / vpoun~ +te ground~ 
& ful+ge of +te samy~ land~ / I su~mond the said Johne 
of liddale eldest sonn~ to su~tyme s~=r= James of liddale 
of halk~stoun~ knicht to c~pere p~sonaly in o=r= Souu~a~ 
lord~ p~lime~t nixt to be haldin At Edinburgh~ on 
thur~da +te xix da of februar~ nixt tocum w=t= c~tia~c~oun 
of dais / and +t~to ansuer to our forsaid~ Souu~a~ lord~ in 
+tis said p~lme~t / for the tressonable art p~t counsale & 
assistence / gevin to Alex=r= vmquhil duc of Albany in 
the tressonable sending of s~=r= James of liddale / in ingland~ 
w=t= tressonable w~t~ mi~me~t~ & Instrucc~ons to +te 
tressonable confederac~oun w=t= inglis me~ in the said 
Alex~ris tressonable opinion~ And for +te tressonable 
c~sale / & assistence gevin to +te said Alex=r= in the          #
tressonable 
Ressaui~g & deliu~ing of a p~sewaunt of +te king 
of ingland~ callit blewmantle / with~ tressonable w~t~ 
mi~me~t~ & Instrucc~ons And for +te tressonable art p~t consale 
& assistence gevin to +te said Alex=r= in his tressonable 
passing in Ingland~ without leif of o=r= souu~a~ lord~ to +te 
tressonable Inbringing of Inglis~me~ / to +te tressonable 
distrucc~oun of our souu~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme And 
als vpoun~ the tressonable stuffing / of +te hous of            #
halkerstoun~ 
w=t= me~ vittale & artil+ger~ And for +te tressonable / 
art p~t c~sale & assistence gevin to +te p~sonis being in 
the said hous~ haldand the samy~ tressonably aganis o=r= 
Souu~a~ lord~ ma~dme~t~ & charg~ vnd~ his p~ue Sele / 
to +tai~ direct for +te deliu~ing of +te samy~ / with           #
Inti~ac~oun 
to +te said Johne that quhe+t~ he compere or no=t= 
the said day & place / our said souu~a~ lord wald~ p~cede 
in +te said caus~ eft~ +te forme of law And +tis I did 
befor +t~ witnes dauid Stanehous Johne Cole+gear Willia~ 
Cole+gear Ala~ mylesoun~ Willia~ boisuile with v+t~ diu~s~ 
w=t= my Signet / I PAULE of kinloch~ s~ef deput of fiff 
apoun~ the ferd~ day of dece~ber +te +ger~ of o=r= lord~        #
forsaid~ / 
becaus~ I couth~ no=t= get +te pn~s of Johnne of liddale 
eldast sonn~ to s~=r= James of liddale kny=t= / I su~mond 
+te said~ Johne be opin proclamac~oun at +te m~ket cors 
of Cowp~ in fiff to comper~ p~sonaly in o=r= souu~a~ lord~ 
p~lme~t nixt to be haldin at Edinburgh~ on thur~day 
the xix day of februar w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais And +t~ to 
ansuer to o=r= forsaid~ souu~a~ lord apoun~ all point~ 
& Articlis abonexp~myt And apon~ Ilk ane of thai~ 
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spa~ly eft~ +te forme / of +t~ o=r= sou~a~ lord~ sumond~ w=t= 
Inti~ac~oun to +te said~ Johnne as effer~ And~ +tis I did befor 
+t~ witnes / Johne lindissay symon~ greg Alane 
dempst~ Willia~ cowp~ Johne Rede / Nichol m~ra / & 
dauid Wricht public notar THE QUHILK citac~oun 
of su~mo~d~ and execuc~oun being Red~ & lauchfully 
provit in Jugeme~t be diu~s~ notable and famous witnes / 
the said Johne of liddale oftymez~ callit and no=t= 
comp~it lauchfull tyme of day biddin the ordo=r= process 
of c~tia~c~oun of +te said su~mond~ at lenth~ sene herd 
& vnd~stand~ p~cedit lauchfully to +tis said day In the 
name & behalf of o=r= sou~a~ lord~ the king / Johne the 
Ross~ of montgrena~ as aduocat to his hienes / askit & 
Requirit in his name / and autorite / and of his spa~le 
c~mand~ at +te lord~ baron~s and c~missar~ of borowis +t~ 
ward~ & sensime~t of p~lme~t / gif +te said Johne of liddale  
had c~myttit & done tresoun~ to o=r= souu~a~ lord & 
his Realme in the point~ and articlis abone w~tin 
The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ beand Diligently & Ripely 
avisit / awardit fand~ & deliu~it that the said Johnne of 
liddale had c~mittit & done oppin & ma~ifest tressoun~ 
agai~ o=r= souu~a~ lord the king & his Realme / in all 
point~ and articl~is forsaid~ And +t~eft~ It was gevin for 
dome / be +te mouth~ of Johne Dempst~ / dempst~ of 
p~lime~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis 
 
THIS COURT of p~lime~t schewis for law and I gif 
for dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t 
of p~lme~t that Johne of liddale eldest sonn~ to s~=r= James 
of liddale vmquhilk of halk~stoun~ knicht / had c~mittit 
& done tresoun~ agane o=r= souu~a~ lord & his Realme 
in the tressonis & c~mys forsaid~ . c~tenit in the su~mond~ 
for the quhilk he has forfaltit to our Souu~a~ lord his 
lif his land~ his gud~ offic~ and all v+t~ possession~s 
quhatsu~eu~ he had of our Souu~a~ lord within +te 
Realme of scotland~ / eu~mar to Remane w=t= our said 
souu~a~ lord his air~ & successo=r=~ as prop~te for his         #
tressoun~ 
& offence / And +t=t= I gif for dome / 
 
THE QUHILK day in p~lme~t sittand~ our Souu~a~ lord 
the king his thre estat~ being assemblit & gad~it Oliu~ 
of laud~ of +tat Ilk s~ef deput to ane Noble lord~ patric 
lord halis s~ef of Berwic pn~t a lr~ of su~mond~ vnd~ 
the quhite walx and testimoniale of +te grete sele / of 
+te quhilk +te tenno=r= folowis 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 162.C2> 
Execut & Indorsit be +te said s~ef 
deput as eft~ folowis / THE TUENTI day of decembre / 
+te +ger~ of god J=m= iiij=c= lxxxiij +ger~ I Oliu~ of laud~ of #
+t=t= 
ilk s~ef deput to ane Noble lord patric lord halis s~ef of 
berwic at +te c~mand~ of o=r= souu~a~ lord~ lr~ez of su~mond~ 
direct to me as deput forsaid~ past to the land~ of 
Smaleha~ & chennis of +te samy~ p~teni~g to dauid purves / 
& becaus~ I couth~ nocht app~hend~ the said dauid~ 
p~sonaly / I past to +te m~ket croce of laud~ +te samy~ 
day / & at +te said land~ & m~ket croce / be opin p~clamac~oun 
as be aperance / It micht cu~ to +te knaulage 
of +te said dauid~ / I su~mond~ lauchfully and p~emptourly 
+te said dauid to compere p~sonaly befor o=r= 
Souu~ane lord in his nixt p~lme~t to be haldin at Edinburgh~ 
in the tolbuth~ of +te samy~ on thur~da the xix 
day of +te moneth~ of februar nixt tocu~ w=t= c~ti~ac~oun of 
dais to ansuer to o=r= souu~a~ lord in his said p~lment for 
his tressonable art p~t consale & assistence gevin & 
schawin to Alex=r= vmquhile duc of Albany in his tressonable 
stuffing and fortifiying / of +te castell of dunbar / 
and for +te tressonable gevin of +te said castell to our 
Souu~ane lord~ Inymyis of ingland~ And for his tressonable 
passing & gangin in Ingland~ with the said 
Alex=r= In his tressonable opinioun~ to +te tressonable 
Inbringin of inglisme~ to +te tressonable distrucc~oun of 
o=r= souu~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme / & +t~upoun~ to vnd~ly 
his lawis w=t= al point~ and articl~is c~tenit in +te su~mond~ 
forsaid~ And I made Inti~ac~oun to +te said dauid~ that 
quhe+t~ he comperit or no=t= / our~ Souu~a~ lord wald~ 
p~cede in the forsaid~ thing~ insafer as he my=t= of Justice / 
And +tis I did befor +t~ witnes / Thomas tait 
Alex=r= Jardin george bowo Johne crak george of laud~ 
s~=r= Willia~ bowe / chaipla~ . & s~=r= James thin notar~       #
public 
And for +te mar~ witnessing to +tis my Record~ execuc~oun 
& Indorsing I haue affixt to my sele / at day 
& place forsaid~ . 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 163.C1> 
THE QUHILK 
Citac~oun of su~mond~ & execuc~oun being Red & 
lauchfully p~vit in Jugeme~t / be diu~s~ Notable and 
famous witnes / The said dauid~ oftymes callit & no=t= 
comp~it / lauchfull ty~ of day biddin / The ordo=r= p~cess~ 
of c~tia~c~oun of +te said su~mond~ at lenth sene herd~ & 
vnd~stand~ p~cedit lauchfully to +tis said day / In the 
name & behalf of o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ Johne +te Ros of 
montgrena~ as aduocat to his hienes / askit & Requirit 
in his name & autorite / & of his spa~le c~mand~ at +te 
lord~ baron~s & c~missar~ of borowis / +t~ ward~ & sensime~t 
of p~lme~t / gif the said dauid~ had c~myttit & done 
tresoun~ to o=r= sou~a~ lord & his Realme / in the point~ 
and articlis abone w~tin The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ 
beand~ diligently & Ripely avisit awardit fand~ & deliu~it / 
that the said dauid~ had c~mittit & done / opin 
& manifest tresoun~ agai~ o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ & his Realme / 
in all point~ and articlis forsaid~ And +t~eft~ It was 
gevi~ for dome / be +te movth~ of Johne dempst~ 
dempst~ of p~lme~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis 
 
THIS COURT of p~lme~t schewis for law & I gif for 
dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t 
<P 163.C2> 
of p~lme~t that dauid purves had c~myttit & done tresoun~ 
agai~ o=r= Souu~a~ lord & his Realme in the tresonis 
& c~mys forsaid c~tenit in the su~mond~ for the quhilk 
he has forfatit to o=r= sou~a~ lord his lif his land~ his 
gud~ offic~ & al v+t~ his possessionis quhatsu~eu~ he had 
of o=r= Sou~a~ lord within the Realme of scotland 
eu~mare to Remai~ with o=r= Souu~ane lord his air~ & 
successo=r=~ as prop~te / for his tressoun~ and offence / 
And that I gif for dome / 
 
 
 
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