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[^THE ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENTS OF SCOTLAND, 1124-1707, VOLS.  
I-XII. EDINBURGH 1814-1875. 
SAMPLE 1: PP. II,291.6 (2ND COLUMN) - 308.19 (1ST COLUMN) 
SAMPLE 2: PP. II,482.16 (1ST COLUMN) - 501.22 (2ND COLUMN)^] 

<S SAMPLE 1> 
<P 291.C2> 
[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, 
VI DIE JULII, A. D. M,D,XXV.\) }] 
 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN AND A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED^] 
 
<P 292.C2> 
ITEM It is diuisit and ordanit ane~t +te Sessioun~ +tat +te 
lordis ne~mit & writtin of befor~ in +te counselhous~ sall 
p~ceid apon~ +te mat~is of +te sessioun~ togidd~ w=t= remane~t 
of +te lord~ quhen +tai ar present 
 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN WITH LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED^] 
 
The erle of angus~ askit Instrm~t~ +tat +te quenis grace 
gaif In ane supplica=on~= to +te lordis makand me~tioun~ in 
a p~t +t~of / desirand~ +tat sen~ scho had +te said erle vnd~ 
su~mond~ & p~ponit +te accioun~ of diuorce betuix +tai~ / 
+tat +tai wald~ modefy c~petent expens~ for hir~ according 
to hir~ hono=r= / becaus +te said erle Intromettis w=t= 
hir lifing and placis 
 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
<P 293.C1> 
[} (\VNDECIMO JULII 
DN~O REGE PN~TE\) }] 
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] 
 
Maist~ Jhone dauidsone In Name of James erle of 
Arane askit docume~t~ +tat +te thre Estatis of p~liame~t 
dec~nit be sentence Int~locuto=r= +tat +tai wald~ p~ceid apon~ 
+te su~=d=~ rasit be Jhone somervale aganis maist~ Adam 
ottirburn~ aduocat~ to our souerane lord James erle of 
arane hew lord som~vale and s~=r= James ha~miltoun~ for 
reducing of +te p~ces~ of forfalto=r= led aganis him 
 
Jhone som~vale askit Instru=t=~ of +te said~ Int~locuto=r= 
 
Jhone som~vale p~testit +tat sen~ +te lord som~vale was 
lauchfully su~mond~ in +tis mat~ & p~so=ly= pn~t +tat geif he 
wald no=t= p~pone & allege his defens~ quhy +te p~ces~ of 
forfalto=r= led aganis +te said Jhone / he suld no=t= be 
admittit nor herd~ In +te said~ mat~ in tyme tocu~ 
 
The said Jhone askit docume~t~ & p~testit +t=t= sen~ +t~ was 
co~p~mitt~ maid for concord~ to be had~ betuix +te erlis 
of angus~ & aran~ +t~ kyn~ & freynd~ And +t=t= +te said erle 
of arane hew lord som~vale & s~=r= James ha~milton~ gaif 
In p~testatioun~s to mak delay +t=t= +te said Jhone suld~ no=t= 
haif Justice ane~t +te reducing of +te said p~ces~ of           #
forfalto=r=
gangand~ In co~trar~ +te teno=r= of +te said co~p~mitt 
& In +t~ p~t had~ brokin +te sami~ as he allegit ho~ x~ 
 
The said maist~ Jhone p~ducit p~cu=r=~ for Ja=es= erle of 
arane & s~=r= James ha~milton~ of fy~nart gevand~ him 
power alan~lie to pn~t +t~ p~testatioun~s & to p~test eft~ +te 
forme and teno=r= of +te sami~ & na for+t~ 
 
In pn~s of +te king~ grace and thre estat~ of p~liame~t 
comp~it Maist~ Jhone dauidsone p~curato=r= for James erle 
of arane & In his name p~ducit ane p~testatioun~ subscriuit 
w=t= +te said erlis hand~ p~testand~ eft~ +te forme of 
+te sami~ & +t~upon~ ask=t= Instru=t=~ of +te q=lk= +te teno=r= #
followis
I James erle of arane lord ha~miltoun~ p~test~ sole~ptlie in 
+te face of +tis pn~t p~liame~t +tat quhat beis done In +te 
samy~ In favo=r=~ of Jhone som~vale ane~t +te su~=d=~ rasit be 
him apon~ +te retreting of his forfalto=r= & restoring of 
hi~ aga~ to +te sami~ turn~ me to na p~iudice nor scai=t= ane~t 
+te gift of his eschete bai=t= of his gud~ & land~ maid 
to me by my lord gou~no=r= and ane~t all v+t~ clame & 
ry=t= +t=t= I haue to +te sami~ for diu~s~ causis q=lk~= I sall #
schaw
& assigne resoun~s at tyme & place ganand +t~to And 
+tis my p~testa=on~= I desir~ to be put In public form~ & 
<P 293.C2> 
ask~ Instru=t=~ & docume~t~ +t~upon~ of +gow & +go=r= notar~ 
subscriuit w=t= my hand at lithqw +te vij day of Julij 
+te +ger~ of god~ J=m= v=c= and xxv +geris 
 
Comp~it hew lord som~vale & gaif In ane w~ting in  
forme of p~testa=on~= of +te q=lk= +te teno=r= followis /       #
fforsamekle
as I hew lord som~vale Is he~tablie Infeft In ane p~t of 
+te land~ In +te quhilk Jhone som~vale was possest befor 
+te forfalto=r= led apon~ him & has pait sowmes of 
money for +te sami~ / heirfor I p~test sole~ptlie In +t=t=      #
cais~
+te said~ forfalto=r= be reducit +tat I may haif my actioun~ 
& releif for +te said~ land~ And q=t=eu~ be done ane~t +te 
su~=d=~ rasit be +te said~ Jhone for retreting of +te said 
forfalto=r= be na hurt nor p~iudice to me ane~t +te said~ 
land~ In +te q=lk=~ I am he~tablie Infeft as said Is or 
v+t~wais & heirapon~ I ask instru=t=~ ho~ xj 
 
Comp~it Maist~ Jhone dauidsone p~cu=r= for Ja=es= ha~miltoun~ 
of fy~nart kny=t= and in +te nai~ of +te said~ s~=r= James 
p~ducit a w~ting In forme of p~testa=on~= subscriuit w=t= his 
hand~ p~testand~ eft~ +te forme of +te sami~ and +t~upon~ 
askit Instru=t=~ of +te q=lk= +te teno=r= followis I James      #
ha~miltoun~
of fy~nart kny=t= p~test~ sole~ptlie In +te face of +tis 
p~liame~t +tat quhat beis done In +te sami~ in favo=r=~ of 
Jhone som~vale ane~t +te su~=d=~ rasit be him for +te retreting 
of his forfalto=r= & restoring hi~ agane +te sami~ turn~ 
me to na p~iudice nor scai=t= ane~t +te gift of his eschete 
bai=t= of his gud~ & la~d~ And ane~t +te app~sing of his 
land~ maid to me befor~ +te said forfalto=r= and ane~t all 
v+t~ clame & ry=t= +t=t= I haif to +te sami~ becaus I may no=t= 
co~per in +te said p~liame~t i~ my defence at +tis tyme for 
diu~s~ causis q=lk=~ I sall schaw at tyme & place ganand~ 
And for diu~s~ v+t~is causis & resoun~s quhilk~ I sall 
assigne & allege at tyme & place ganand~ +t~to And +tis 
my p~testa=on~= I desire to be put in public forme & askit 
Instrm~t~ +t~upon~ of +g~ & +go=r= notar~ subscriuit w=t= my 
hand~ At lithqw +te vij day of Julij +te +ger~ of god~ J=m= 
v=c= and xxv +geris 
 
In pn~s of +te king~ hienes and thre estat~ of p~liame~t 
c~p~it Archibald~ erle of angus~ and offerit to find cautioun~ 
to +te quenis grace for Indempnite of hir~ p~soun~ 
& hir~ honest hous~hald~ vnd~ sic panis as +te king~ 
hienes & lord~ wald diuis~ & think expedie~t sua +tat 
hir~ grace may saiflie and surlie cu~ & gang to +tis 
toun~ of Edi~burgh~ & fra +te sami~ w=t= hir~ said houshald~ 
during +te tyme of +tis pn~t p~liame~t & thre dais +t~eft~ 
and eft~ +te forme & teno=r= of +tis writing gevin In be 
+te said erle +t~upoun~ Off +te quhilk +te teno=r= followis 
My lord~ of c~sale +tis Is +te ansuer~ +tat I archibald~ erle 
of angus~ mak~ to +te quenis grace In +te first q=r= scho 
desiris surtie of me of bodelie harme / My lord~ I traist 
It is no=t= vnknawin to all +go=r= L~ +tat I neu~ as +git did 
hir~ grace ony harme In hir~ p~soun~ nor neu~ tend~ to 
do And as I traist It has no=t= bene vse +t=t= men~ has gevin 
cautioun~ to +t~ wif~ No=t=+teles~ for +te ples~=r= of hir~     #
grace
<P 294.C1> 
& to geif hir~ occasioun~ to adheir~ to me as to hir~ husband 
for +te wele of bai=t= our~ c~science / I am c~tent to do 
all thing~ +tat Is no=t= hurt to my saule or +tat I may do 
of gud zele And according +t~to I sall bind me vnd~ 
gret sowmez~ +tat hir~ grace sall be harmeles of me and 
all +tat I may lett as +te law will +t=t= a ma~is spous be 
harmles of hir~ husband~ / and sall treit hir~ grace at my 
power~ sa lang as we ar~ vndiuorcit as law co~science & 
honestie of hir~ grace requiris And geif +go=r= L / will 
requeist or c~sell me to find v+t~ man~ of assouerance / 
quharthrow hir~ grace may tak occasioun~ no=t= to adheir~  
to me hir~ husband lik as scho Is bundin & oblist 
be +te law of god~ & halikirk my lord~ at +go=r= L / & In 
spe~ale spu~ale will pleis~ to avis~ geif +ge may geif me 
+tat c~sale And geif I may vse +te sami~ saiflie / for I am 
adu~tist be men~ of religioun~ & v+t~is of c~science +tat sic 
thing~ may no=t= be lefully gra~tit w=t=out disples~=r= of god 
and Incurring of deidlie syn~ quhilk na ma~ suld~ do 
c~sid~ing all hir~ desiris Intend~ to abstract hir~ grace 
fra me hir~ husband q=lk= as I vnd~stand~ I may na way 
do lauchfullie for & hir~ grace be wele c~salit scho suld~ 
no=t= refus~ +tis my resonable desiris 
 
ITEM It Is Statut~ and ordanit +tat +te hono=r= & fredom~ 
of halikirk and p~uilege gra~tit +t~to be obs~uit & keipit 
i~ o=r= sou~an~ lord~ tyme +tat now Is siclik and In +te 
sami~ stait as It was in our~ sou~ane lord~ maist noble 
p~decesso=r=~ tymes of gud mynde quhem god assol+ge 
 
ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit +tat all act~ & statut~ 
maid aganis +tai~ purchessand~ benefice at +te court of 
rome c~trar~ our~ sou~ane lord~ auctoritie be obs~uit and 
kepit In tyme tocu~ eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te samy~ 
 
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<P 294.C2>
[} (\XVIJ JULIJ A~NO &C~ V=C= XXV=TO= 
SEDERU~T DN~J ELECTI AD ARTICULOS\) }] 
 
THE lord~ of +te secret counsale dec~nis +tat howbeit 
James erle of arane has gotti~ ane respit to him his 
kyn~ & frend~ / +tat w=t= c~sent of +te said erle of arane 
hary stewart and James stewart beand w=t= +te quenis 
grace / and Wille Weir~ at was put to +te horn~ for +te 
slaucht~ of maist~ James haliburtoun~ sall no=t= be co~p~hendit 
in +te said respitt And +tat +te said respitt sall 
In na man~ of way hurt +te actioun~ of p~ty ciuilie bot 
+te said~ ciuile actioun~s to haif place at all tymes as 
accord~ of Justice 
 
ITEM as to +te artikle tuiching +te halding of Justice 
air~ The lord~ think~ expedient +tat Justice airis be 
haldin vniu~salie out throw all +te realme And to begyn~ 
at abirdene +te v day of februar~ nixt tocu~ And 
fra thyne fur=t= to forfair~ p~th~ and v+t~ p~t~ neidfull       #
be+gond~
forth~ And +t~eft~ at +te schyris on~ +tis syde +te 
wat~ quhar~ maist mist~ Is of halding of Justice airis 
And at +te Justice clerk and his deput~ pass~ and ressaue 
dittay w=t=in all schyris as accord~ 
 
Thir~ ar~ +te lord~ chosin to remane w=t= +te king~ grace 
quart~lie as eft~ followis +tat Is to say fra +tis day furth~ 
quhill allhallowmes~ nixt tocu~ The archibischop of 
glasgw and erle of angus~ and w=t= +tai~ in cumpany +te 
bischop of Orknay / +te erle of mortoun~ +te abbot of 
halirudhous~ +te lord setoun~ & +te abbot of arbro=t= 
 
The secund quart~ +tat is to say fra all hallowmes~ to 
ca~dilmes~ +te bischop of abirdene +te erle of Arane and 
w=t= +tai~ +te bischop of brechin +te erle of eglintoun~ / 
+te abbot of paslay +te lord forbes 
 
The thrid q=r=t~ +t=t= Is to say fra ca~dilmes~ to beltane +te 
archibischop of Sanctandr~ / +te erle of ergile & w=t= +tai~ 
<P 295.C1> 
+te bischop of dunkeld~ +te abbot of ca~busky~ne=t= +te 
lord erskin +te lord flemyng 
 
The ferd and Last quart~ fra beltane to la~mes~ +te 
bischop of dunblane +te erle of levinax and w=t= +tai~ +te 
bischop of cathnes +te erle of gle~carn~ +te erle of 
mo~tros~ & +te abbot of Scone 
 
ITEM +te hail lordis referris +te ex~citioun~ of +te king~ 
maist nobl~e p~soun~ to +te discrecioun~ of +te lord~ being 
w=t= him for +te tyme 
 
ITEM as to +te artikle to avise apoun~ +te ordouring of 
+te king~ houshald~ +te lord~ will c~sidir~ and ordo=r= +te 
samyn~ Inco~tine~t eft~ +tat +tai haue concludit apon~ +te 
pu~ct~ c~c~ni~g +te p~liame~t & or~ +te ending of +te chekker~ 
 
ITEM as to +te artikle tuiching +te quenis grace +te 
lord~ will p~vyde +t~for as accord~ or +te c~clusioun~ of 
+te p~liame~t 
 
ITEM +tat su~=d=~ of tresoun~ be maid aganis +te gret lord~ 
+tat war~ chargit be our~ sou~ane lord~ lr~ez to haif 
cu~in to +tis pn~t p~liament for sic vrgent necessiteis as 
occurr~ to be su~mond~ aganis +te nixt p~lia=t= for sic causs~ 
as +te ki~g~ aduocat~ sal thi~k expedie~t to libell aganis 
+tai~ &c~ 
 
ITEM ane~t +te eschewing of attemptat~ or truble to 
be maid besyde +te king~ grace +te lord~ ordanis +te 
lawis in sic caiss~ to be kepit in tyme to cu~ And +te 
lord~ being w=t= +te king~ grace for +te tyme to put +te 
sami~ to executioun~ w=t= certificatioun~ to +tai~ and +tai~ 
do no=t= +tai sall be accusit as assistaris to +tai~ co~mitt~is #
of
+te said c~mes 
 
ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit +tat becaus me~is selis 
may of avento=r= be tint quharthrow gret hurt may be 
gen~it to +tai~ +tat aw +te sami~ and +tat me~is selis may be 
fen+geit or put to w~ting~ eft~ +t~ deceis~ In hurt and 
p~iudice of our~ sou~ane lord~ liegis That +t~for~ na faith~ 
be gevin in tyme cu~ing to ony obliga=on~= band or v+t~ 
writing vnd~ ane sele w=t=out subscriptioun~ of him +tat 
aw +te sami~ & witnes / or ellis geif +te p~ty can no=t= wryte 
w=t= +te subscriptioun~ of ane notar~ +t~to 
 
ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit That forsamekl~e as +te 
dampnabl~e opu~+geoun~s of heresy ar~ spred in diu~s~ cu~treis 
be +te heretik luther~ and his discipillis And +tis 
real~m and lieg~ has fermelie p~sistit in +te halifaith~ sen~ 
+te sami~ was first ressauit be +tai~ and neu~ as +git admittit 
ony opu~+geoun~s co~trar~ +te c~stin faith~ bot eu~ has 
<P 295.C2> 
bene clene of all sic filth~ & vice Therefor~ +tat na man~ 
of p~soun~ strangear~ +tat hapnis to arrife w=t= +t~ schippis 
w~in ony p~t of +tis real~m bring w=t= +tai~ ony buk~ or 
werk~ of +te said lutheris his discipillis or s~uand~ desputt 
or rehers~ his heresyis or opu~+geoun~s bot geif It 
be to +te c~fusioun +t~of vnd~ +te pane of escheting of 
+t~ schippis and gud~ and putting of +t~ p~soun~s in presoun~ 
And +tat +tis act~ be publist and p~clamit out 
throw +tis realme at all port~ and burrowis of +te sami~ 
Sa +tat +tai may allege na Ignorance +t~of (And all v+t~ 
+te king~ lieg~ assistar~ to sic opu~+geon~s be pvnist in 
semeible wise And +te effect~ of +te said act~ to strik 
apon~ +tai~ &c~)


Ratifyis and apprevis +te gift and admissioun~ of +te
office of s~=r=efschip of fiffe maid be +te king~ grace w=t=
avis~ of my lord gou~no=r= for +te tyme To patrik lord
lindesay of +te byr~ Jhone lindesay of petcruvy kny=t=
his sone & apperand air~ and Jhone lindesay sone and
apperand air~ to +te said Jhone vnd~ +te p~ue sele In all
punct~ and eft~ +te forme & teno=r= of +te sami~ Off +te
dait at dunbertane +te xxx day of maij +te +ger~ of god
J=m= v=c= and xxiiij +geris and of +te king~ regne +te
xj +ger~

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Ratifyis and apprevis +te chart~ of fewferme maid to
maist~ Jhone campbell thesaurar~ of our~ souerane
lord~ land~ of teling and polgavy vnd~ his gret sele
In all pu~ct~ eft~ +te form~ & teno=r= of +te sami~

Ratifyis and apprevis +te chart~ maid vnd~ +te gret
sele to Jhone striueling of +te keir~ kny=t= of +te la~d~ of
ratherne liand w=t=in +te L / of strathern~ gra~tit & gevi~ to
him i~ fewferm~ eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te sami~
<P 296.C1>
[} (\XXVIJ JULIJ\) }]
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

Comperit Jhone betoun~ of creich~ and p~testit +tat sen
he has +te keping of +te palice of falkland and +te samy~
Is rivin +te thak +t~of brokin and will tak gret skai=t=
w=t=out It be hastelie remedit / Therfor~ to caus~ +te falt~
be mendit or ellis gif him co~mand~ to do +te sami~ on~
+te king~ expen~ and mak him allowance +t~of / and geif
+tai fail+geit heirin +tat na thing be laid~ to his charge
(\ho~ q~ta p~ m~ed~\)

The lordis ordanis +tat becaus +te king~ officiaris
quhen +tai ar~ chargit be +te the=r= to do s~uice to +te
king~ grace in his erand~ alleg~ +tat +tai haif na hors~
nor +t~ wag~ no=t= sufficient quharthrow diu~s~ mat~is
c~c~ni~g +te c~moun~ wele of +te realme ar~ postponit That
+t~for~ +te said~ thesaurar~ sall haue power~ to tak +te
armys fra ony of our~ sou~ane lord~ officiaris vnd~
harrald~ / +tat refusis to pas~ sic erand~ as he lais to +t~
charge in +te king~ nai~ In tyme tocu~

[} (\PE~ULTIMO JULIJ\) }]

[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

In pn~s of +te said~ lord~ Comperit robert bertoun~ of
ovirberntoun~ comptrollar~ & schew how +te expens~ of
+te ki~g~ houshald~ Is risin sa gret +tat his p~pirtie may
no=t= beir~ +te sami~ and daly apperis to rise gretar~ becaus
na ordo=r= Is put +t~to be +te lord~ havand auctoritie
of +te sami~ Certifying to +te lord~ forsaid~ +tat w=t=out
+tai p~uidit sum gud~ ordo=r= and reule to his houshald~
It Is no=t= possibl~e +tat his grace may be sustenit to his
hono=r= as efferis Protestand~ +t~for~ +tat sen~ he has oft and
mony tymes adu~tist +te lord~ heirof prayand +t~ L / to
avise and c~clude ane gud and hon~abl~e way heirintill
for +te king~ hono=r= That quhateu~ my=t= happin tocu~
+t~throw in tyme tocu~ suld~ no=t= be laid~ to his charge
sen~ he has done his exact~ diligence spendit his awn~
geir~ & may sustene na forrar~ / +t~upon~ askit Instru=t=~
ane or ma (\testibz dn~is vt sup~\) /
<P 296.C2>
[} (\VLTIMO JULIJ\) }]
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

Colyne erle of Ergile for himself & In name and behalf
of all +te temporale estate of +tis realm~ beand pn~t
Protestit +tat forsamekle as +tai war~ pn~t heir~ to p~vyde
for +te defence of +te real~m & to spend +t~ lif~ & gud~
+t~upoun~ And +tat diu~s~ v+t~is of +te lord~ war~ send for
to tak +t~ part +t~intill or to avise apoun~ +te taking of 
pece vnd~ diu~s~ panis and last vnd~ +te pane of lese
maiestie and wald~ no=t= cum to assist w=t= +tai~ ane~t +te
p~miss~ That +t~for~ quhat Ruyne hapnis to +tis real~m be
+te sustentatioun~ of +te weris / +te said~ lord~ no=t= cu~and
to tak +t~ p~t to +te effect~ abone writtin It suld~ be laid
to +t~ charge no=t= comperand and +tai to be accusit +t~for~
And Inlikwise geif pece war~ takin throw +te causs~ of
necessiteis +tat +te lord~ abonewrittin wald~ no=t= cu~ to
tak +t~ p~t in defence of +te real~m nor to geif +t~ counsale
+t~in / +tat geif +te said~ pece war~ had~ be +te quhilk we
tynt o=r= freynd~ & confederat~ +tat +te charge +t~of suld~
be Imputt to +te said~ lord~ and +te sami~ laid to +t~
charge & +tai to be accusit for +te sami~

Gawyne archibischop of glasgw in nai~ of +te sp~uale
estate p~testit in maner~ abone writtin

ANENT +te artikle of pece +te lord~ all w=t= ane avise and
c~sent think~ expedient for +te gret necessiteis +tat occurr~
als~wele be Inuasioun~ of our~ Inemyis of Ingland~
as be +te diuisioun~ standand~ w=t=in +te real~m
Quharthrow apperandly ruyne and distructioun~ sall
hastely cum to +te real~m w=t=out gud ordo=r= be maid
+t~in be way of pece That +t~for pece be takin betuix
+tir tua realmes be see and be land for +te space of
thre +geris w=t= certane c~ditioun~s as sall be tho=t=          #
expedient
for gud of bai=t= +te realmes and send in artikl~is
w=t= +te c~missionar~ +t~upoun~ w=t= comprehencioun~ in spea~le
of france gif It can~ be gottin or as followis
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And geif It can~ no=t= be gottin to tak It w=t= gen~ale         #
c~p~hensioun~
of our~ frend~ and c~federat~ alwayis +tis
<P 297.C1>
artikle beand adionit That It sall be lefull to ws to
help fortify and supple o=r= co~federat~ +te king of france
his realm~ & lieg~ w=t= men~ schippis vittalis and all v+t~
necessar~ out w=t= +te realme

Item +te king of Ingland~ sall p~cur~ solist and caus~ +te
king of span+ge emp~o=r= to entir w=t= siclik amitie and
kyndnes w=t= ws for +te realmes of span+ge & flandr~ as
+tai war~ of befor~

ITEM +tat ane artikle be maid +tat It sall be lefull to +te
king~ lieg~ of baith~ +te realmes to travale throw v+t~is
w=t=out c~duct~

ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit +tat It sall no=t= be lefull
to +te lord~ havand +te king~ auctoritie to vse +te sami~
bot be all +te lord~ togidd~ or +te maist p~t of +tai~ / +te
laif being req~rit +tat ar~ pn~t And in sic thing~ as sall
happin to occur~ / to c~vene and c~moun~ +t~upoun~ and w=t=
all v+t~ avisis c~clude and subscriue as accord~ & no=t=
v+t~wais

[} (\TERTIO AUG=TJ=
SEDERUNT DN~J VT IN DIE P~CEDEI~T\) }]

ITEM It Is statude and ordanit +tat becaus mony and 
diu~s~ +te king~ lieg~ of +tis realme lyis vnd~ +te horribl~e
sentence of cursing seperat~ fra +te suffrage & prayer of
+te kirk & merite of +te blude of criste / to +te da~pnacioun~
of +t~ saulis evill exemple p~rell and danger~ of
+te v+tir~ gud subditt~ of +te realm~ Therfor quhen ony
of our~ sou~ane lord~ lieg~ sustenis da~pnablie +te said
horrible sentence of cursing for +te space of xl dais
quharvpon~ capcioun~ auch~t to be gevin be +te law / +te
p~ty at quhais Instance +tai p~son~s ar~ cursit sall haif our~
sou~ane lord~ lr~ez to pvnde prise and distre~+ge +t~ gud~
movable & vnmovable for payme~t of +te sowmes for
+te quhilk~ +tai ly vnd~ +te said sentence And geif +te
said~ p~soun~s lyis vnd~ cursing be +te said~ space for no=t=
doing or fulfilling of ony act~ or deid~ In +tat cais~ +te
p~souns +t~ credito=r=~ sall haif lr~ez In +te first secund
thrid & ferd formes according to +te ordinaris lr~ez of
cursing And +tis act~ alwayis to be na p~iudice to +tai~
at lykis to tak capcioun~s (and albeit ane p~son~e may be
ondir his appellatione +tat may stop +te gevin off sic
lr~es as is abone writtin it is ordanit +tat ane appellacione
fra des~cione off appellacionis sal no=t= stop +te
gevin of sic lr~es)

ITEM It Is diuisit and ordanit +tat ane c~missioun~ be
maid vndir~ +te gret sele makand ane maist Reu~end
fadir~ in god gawyne archibischop of glasgw archibald~
erle of angus~ lord douglace wardane & lieutene~t
of +te Est & medle m~chis george abbot of halirudhous~
<P 297.C2>
Robert abbot of paslay Willia~ scott of balwery
kny=t= & Maister~ Adam ottirburn~ of auldhame aduocat~
to our~ sou~ane lord~ Co~missionar~ / gevand +tai~ or ony
four~ or thre of +tai~ power~ to meit +te co~missionaris
of Ingland for treting of pece eft~ +te teno=r= of +te          #
artikleis
maid +t~upoun~ And +te said co~missioun~ to be
extendit In +te maist ample and large forme And w=t=
power~ In +te sami~ to +te said co~missionar~ to mak and
tak redres~ of all maner~ of attemptat~ co~mittit be +te
lieg~ of a+t~ of +te realmes aganis v+t~is In tyme bigane
baith~ be see and be land~ And to meit heirapoun~ at
sic dais and plac~ as salbe tho=t= expedient

ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit In +tis pn~t p~liame~t becaus
+te p~ces~ of Justice airis Is sa lang and p~lixt +tat
in mony +geris p~tyis +tat ar~ hurt and grevit gett~ na
Justice trespassis and c~mes passis vnpvnist / quhilk Is
occasioun~ of mony p~soun~s to co~mitt crymes traisting
na haisty pvnicioun nor correctioun~ That +t~for~ In
tyme tocu~ +te p~cess~ of Justice airis and Justice court~
be p~empto=r= at +te secund air~ or co=r=t sa +tat +te          #
fugitivis
no=t= comperand at +te secund air~ or court suld~ be and
sall be denu~cit +te king~ rebellis & put to his horn~ and
all +t~ gud~ his eschete And als becaus mony p~soun~s
Indytit to Justice airis ar~ chargeit w=t= souirtie to Justice
courtis vsis to absent +tai~ and fle / and may absent
+tai~ & fle sa +tat crovn~is can~ no=t= comp~hend~ +tai~        #
p~sonaly
to arrest +tai~ In +t=t= cais~ in all tymes tocu~ / It sall     #
suffice
+te crovnar~ tocu~ to +t~ duelli~g place of +te p~soun~s        #
Inditit
& +t~ mak +tai~ warni~g & charge +tat +tai co~peir~ In
+te Justice air~ +tan nixt to follow to a~s~=r= to sic          #
accusa=on~s=
of crimez~ as salbe i~put to +tai~ And +t~eft~ apon~
+te nixt sonday or festuale day following +te said charge
That +te crovnar~ mak opin and public Inti~acioun~ of
his warni~g charge & p~mu~icioun~ maid to +te said~
p~soun~s be +t~ names In +t~ p~roche kirk~ quhilk~ charg~
p~mu~icioun~s & Inti~acioun~s sall stand~ to +tame for          #
sufficient
arrestme~t~ / +te crovnar~ prevand +te samyn~ be his
aith~ and ane witnes as auld c~suetude Is And Inlikwise
+te king~ officiaris makand warni~g to p~vate Justice
court~ of ony p~soun~s for ony crymes no=t= des~uand~
rebellioun~ in cais~ of nonfinding of sovirtie +tat +tai
keip +te sami~ ordo=r= and p~ces~ quhilk sall be haldin and
reput for sufficient souirtie finding vnd~ +te pane of
law / +te actioun~s no=t= beand for slauchtir~ nor mutilacioun~
And ordanis +te Justice gen~ale apon~ ony maner~
of crymes c~mittit or to be c~mittit / to sett Justice
court~ p~ticular~ quhen neid Is for pvnicioun~ of p~ticular~
falt~ and crymes +t=t= occurr~ (sic as recent~ slauchter        #
mutilation~ fyr revising off woman~ depredatioun~s maisterful   #
reiffis and al o+t~ siclyk crymes at +te discretion~ of +te     #
lord~) [^WORDS IN BRACKETS IN MARGIN^] for stanching of         #
trespasso=r=~ 
and bri~ging of +te real~m to pece and quiet /
becaus at all tymes Justice airis gn~ale can~ no=t= be redy
And delay of pvnicioun~ gen~is & gevis new occasioun~
of trespass~

ITEM It Is diuisit statut~ and ordanit +tat becaus mony
evill disposit p~soun~s vsis apoun~ cruele malice & fortho=t=
fellony to lay wachis and besett gait~ quhar~ +tai
<P 298.C1>
vnd~stand men~ ar~ to ryde and pas~ w=t= evill folk~ for
+te slauchtir~ & Inuasioun~ of +te p~soun~s +tat +tai hait and
has Inemytie aganis +tai~ / That +t~for~ In tyme tocu~ It be
ane spe~ale punct of dittay sa +tat +te co~mitt~is +t~of sall
be Indytit And geif ony p~soun~s beis o=r=tane be ane
assise of setting +te gait Laying wachis for men~ to do
+tai~ scaith~ or byding men~ at +te wait to mak slauchtir
or to do bodely harme or art or p~t +t~of The co~mittaris
or doaris +t~of sall be pvnist to +te deid albeit +te
p~soun~ or p~souns +tat +tai laid waching for~ eschaip +t~
scaith~ And at +tis cryme be callit to private diet~ or
Justice courtis or at gen~ale Justice airis as pleis~ +te
Justice for stanching of sic cruell dedis

ITEM It Is statut~ and orda~t +tat +te co~mittaris of +te
crymes of fire rasing / & revesing of weme~ be put vnd~
souirtie to +te law lik as +te c~mes of slaucht~ & mutila=on~=
And In cais~ of Nonfinding souirtie to denu~ce +tai~ rebellis
lik as men~ slaaris And als becaus +te birni~g of
cornis In bern+gardis Is sa gret offence aganis +te c~moun~
wele That +t~for~ +t~ be nevir~ respitt nor remissioun~
gevin In na tyme tocu~ to ony p~soun~s at birnis cornis 
in stakkis or bernis bot +te co~mitt~is +t~of to be Justifyit
to +te deid~ or banist +te realme for euir~

The thre estatis In +tis p~nt p~liame~t ratifyis and apprevis
all gift~ dispo~itioun~s donatioun~s act~ & statut~
resignatioun~s c~firmatioun~s and v+t~is quhatsu~euir maid
& done be +te lord~ of +te secret counsale in our~ souerane
lord~ nai~ and of his auctoritie In absence of +te
quenis grace No=t=w=t=standing +te auctoritie gra~tit & gevin
to hir~ hienes in +te Last p~liame~t haldin at Edinburgh~
+te xv day of februar~ +te +ger~ of god~ J=m= v=c= & xxiiij
+geris Atto=r= +te said~ thre estatis for certane               #
c~sid~acioun~s
moving +tai~ / and for +te co~moun~ wele of +tis realm~
dec~nis & ordanis +te said aucto=te= gra~tit & gevin to +te
quenis grace in +te said p~liame~t to ceis~ in tyme tocu~
and deprivis hir~ +t~fra No=t=+teles~ at +te requeist of +te
king~ grace The lord~ Ordanis +tis act~ to stand~ o=r= for
xx dais sa +tat geif +te quenis grace cu~is In +te meyntyme
& vsis +te c~sale of +te lord~ scho to haue hir~ auctoritie
& to vse +te sami~ w=t= +te said~ lord~ And geif
scho cu~is no=t= to +te effect~ forsaid~ +tis act~ abone        #
writtin
to be of strenth~ & effect~ In all punct~

Ratifyis and apprevis +te chart~ of fewferme maid
vnd~ +te gret sele to James campbell of lawer~ & marioun~
forest~ his spous of xl m~k~ wor=t= of land~ of
lawaris of +te fourty m~k~ wor=t= of +te land of +te thre       #
lawar~
+tat Is to say lawarmor~ lawar~ manach~ & clene lawar~
w=t= +te p~tinen~ liand in dischyre & lochtay w=t=in +te        #
s~refdom~
of p~th~ In all punct~ eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of
+te sami~ of the dait At Edinburgh~ the xvj day of
Junij +te +ger~ of god~ J=m= v=c= & xxv +ger~ & +te king~
Regne +te xij +ger~
<P 298.C2>
Anent +te Su~mond~ rasit at +te Instance of Jhone
somervale sumtyme of ca~busnethame aganis Maist~
Adam ottirburn~ of auldhame aduocat~ to our~ souerane
lord And aganis James erle of arane hew lord
som~vale & James ha~miltoun~ of fy~nart kny=t= allegit          #
donato=r=~
to o=r= said~ souerane lord and Jhone duke of
albany his tuto=r= & gou~no=r= of his realme for +te tyme
in +tat p~t of all & sindry land~ gud~ movable & vnmovable
of +te said Jhone som~valis be resoun~ of +te
dome of forfalto=r= gevin aganis +te said Jhone and Ilk
ane of +tai~ for +t~ Int~ess~ To heir~ & see +te said dome of
forfalto=r= gevin aganis +te said Jhone in +te p~liame~t
haldi~ at Edinburgh~ apon~ monu~day +te vij day of +te
moneth~ of aprile +te +ger~ of god~ J~ v=c= & xxij +geris be
+te said Jhone Duke of albany &c~ gou~no=r= of +tis
realme for +te tyme Adiugeand and dec~nand~ +te said
Jhone som~vale to haue co~mittit and Incurrit +te crymes
of Lese maiestie In diu~s~ punct~ c~tenit in +te said
dome of forfalto=r= That Is to say In art & p~t of +te
cruell & tresonable Inuasioun~ of +te p~soun~s of ane maist
Reu~end fadir~ in god James +tan archibischop of glasgw
chancelar~ and of James erle of Arane lord ha~miltoun~
tua of +te regent~ of +tis realme in absence of +te
said Jhone Duke of albany gou~no=r= +tai beand passand~
fra +t~ houss~ In +te said toun~ of Edinburgh~ to +te tolbuyth~
of +te sami~ for admi~stracioun~ of Justice apon~
monu~day +te Last day of aprile in +te +ger~ of god~ J=m=
v=c= and xx +geris Aganis quham +te said Jhone w=t= his
complicis arrayit batell apon~ +te public streit / tresonablie
w=t= wapins Inuasiue And for +te tresonable art and
part of +te expulsioun~ of +te said~ regent~ and +te laif
of +te lord~ furth~ of +te said toun~ +tai beand deput~ for
admi~stratioun~ of Justice And for +te tresonabl~e resistance
and Impedime~t making to +te said~ regent~ &
lord~ being w=t= +tai~ Sa +tat +tai my=t= no=t= do Justice to
o=r= sou~ane lord~ liegis / becaus +tai war~ be +te said Jhone
and his c~plic~ be way of armes compellit furth~ of
+te said toun~ And for +te tresonable art and p~t of +te
c~vocacioun~ of certane trato=r=~ and rebellis of +te realme
as dauid hume of Wedd~burn~ & his bre+t~ w=t= a multitude
of thevis & v+t~ Ill doaris / +te first day of maij +te
+ger~ of god~ forsaid~ arrayand batell in +te sich~t of our~
said sou~ane lord apon~ +te burrowmur~ of Edinburgh~
And for +te tresonable assistance and favo=r=~ gevin to
+te said~ dauid hume of Wedd~burn~ & his complicis
trato=r=~ & rebell~ In +te taking of +te castellis of hume
& Wed~burn~ & furnissing of +te samy~ c~trar~ +te said regent~
& our~ sou~ane lord~ aucto=te= And for +te tresonable
c~vocatioun~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ liegis passand~ be
way of batale in our~ said~ Souerane lord~ sy=t= to +te
townys of linlithqw & Striueling / No=t=w=t=standing +te
said Jhone and his complicis war~ forbiddin to do +te
sami~ be our~ sou~ane lord~ lr~ez vnd~ +te pane of tresoun~
And at his returni~g in +te tresonable arraying of batale
aganis +te said James erle of arane & i~uasioun~ of him /
as Inuasioun~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ p~soun~ he beand ane
of +te rege~t~ of +te realme & lieutene~t of +te Est m~chis
aganis Ingland~ & lothiane slayand diu~s~ of +te king~
lieg~ beand vnd~ his baner~ w=t= +te said James erle of 
arane Dec~nand +t~for +te said Jhone to haue forfaltit
<P 299.C1>
his life and all & sindry his heretag~ a~nuel rentis            #
posses~ioun~s
sup~ioriteis w=t= +t~ p~tine~t~ & offices w=t= all &
sindry his gudis movabl~e & vnmovabl~e to our~ Souerane
lord~ vse & his successo=r=~ to be assignit & p~petualie
applyit or v+t~wayis at +te will of +te said Jhone
duk of Albany p~tecto=r= and gou~no=r= of +te realm~ for +te
tyme to be disponit as In +te said dome of forfalto=r= Is
at mair~ lenth~ c~tenit / w=t= all +tat followit +t~upoun~ to   #
be
cassat~ adnullit retretit dec~nit and declarit of na
strenth~ force nor effect~ fra +te begyni~g and In tyme
tocu~ And als to heir~ & see +te said~ Jhone somervale
declarit be our~ said souerane lord~ w=t= +te counsale and
avise of +te thre Estatis of his realme to be restorit to
+te faith~ & pece of his hienes & to all and sindry his
land~ a~nuell rent~ do~inioun~s p~petuale & te~porale offices
sup~ioriteis Juris actioun~s fame hono=r= & digniteis and
to all & sindry his gud~ movable & vnmovable & In
+te sami~ stait & place +tat he was In befor~ +te geving of
+te said dome of forfalto=r= aganis him for diu~s~ reson~s
& causis c~tenit In +te said su~mond~ Our~ sou~ane lord
comperand~ in p~liame~t be Maist~ Adam ottirburn~ his
aduocat~ hew lord som~vale being p~so=ly= pn~t James erle
of arane & James ha~miltoun~ of fy~nart kny=t= lauchfully
su~=d= to +tis actioun~ oft timez~ callit and no=t= comperit
The ry=t=~ resoun~s & allegacioun~s for our~ sou~ane lord
being allegit & schewin be +te said Maist~ Adam The
forsaid~ su~=d=~ & punct~ +t~of was put to +te senseme~t &
deliberacioun~ of p~liame~t And +tai +t~w=t= being at lenth~
riplie auisit all In ane voce w=t=out variance gaif +t~         #
sentence
and decreit of p~liame~t resindand & retretand
+te dome of forfalto=r= gevin agai~ +te said Jhone somervale
At Edinburgh~ +te day & +ger~ abone w~ttin And
fand & deliu~it +tat +te sami~ was Iniustlie and wra~guislie
led~ aganis +te said Jhone / becaus eft~ +te execu=on~= of +te
su~=d=~ quhairvpon~ +te said dome was gevin / and befor~
+te geving +t~of +te said Jhone was remittit of all +te
crymes c~tenit In +te forsaid~ su~mond~ & dome / Lik as
his remissioun~ gevin to him +t~upoun~ schawin & p~ducit
i~ face of p~liame~t p~portit & bure And +t~for rescindis
ret=e=t~ cassis and adnullis +te said dome of forfaltour~ led
& gevin agane +te said Jhone somervale And dec~nis
+te sami~ of nane avale force nor effect~ w=t= all +tat         #
followit
+t~upoun~ And reponis reintegrat~ & restoris +te
said Jhone till his hono=r= heretag~ land~ rent~ possessioun~s
offices actioun~s and gud~ movable & vnmovable
siclik and in als ampl~e manere as he was befor~ +te
geving of +te said~ dome And +tat lr~ez of publicatioun~
be gevin heirapoun~ In dew forme as efferis

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<P 299.C2>
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[}XV DIE JANUARII, A. D. M,D,XXV.}]
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THE quhilk day In pn~s of +te king~ hienes It is diuisit
ordanit and concludit be +te said~ lord~ +tat all actis &
statut~ maid of befor~ anent the gyding of o=r= sou~ane
lord~ maist nobl~e p~son~e / his auctorite / & mat~is conc~nyng
+te weil of his Realm~ be ordourit be +te lordis
of his secrete counsale chosin in p~liame~t & to be obs~uit
& kepit in all punct~ eftir +te form & teno=r= of +te sa~myn~
vnto +te nixt parliame~t to be begu~nyn~ and haldin at
Edinburgh~ +te xij day of Junij nixt tocu~ Sua +tat in
<P 300.C1>
+te said parliame~t ordour may be put in +te p~miss~ be
+te haile thre estat~ of +te Realm~ And in +te menetyme
+tat na man attempt~ nor cu~ in c~trar~ +te said~ act~ and
statut~ ony maner~ of way vndir +te payn~e of treson~

The quhilk day the king~ grace w=t= auis~ of +te lord~
of his Secrete counsale for diu~s~ mat~is conc~ni~g +te         #
vniu~sale
weile of his Realm~ has diuisit & ordanit his
parliame~t to begyn at Edinb=r=gh~ +te xij day of Junij
nixt tocu~ & precept~ of +te chancelary to be direct~ to
su~mond~ all p~sonis +tat aw pn~s in +te parliame~t to comper~
+te said &c~ in form~ as effer~

[} (\APUD EDINBURGH,
XII DIE JUNII, A. D. M,D,XXVI.\) }]

[^PASSAGES IN LATIN AND LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED^]
<P 301.C1>
The quhilk day the king~ graice has tan~e & acceptit
in his awn hand~ all his officis to be disponit to sic
p~sonis as his graice and counsale sall think expedient
And +t~for ordanis +tat all his selis of +te said~ offic~ be
deliu~it to his graice to morn~
<P 301.C2>
[}XIIIJ=O= JUNIJ 3=A= P~LIA=TJ=}]
[^LATIN OMITTED^]

IN +te first for hono=r= of god and halikirk Our souerane
lord~ Ordanis +tat +te fredome liberteis p~uileg~ & Immunteis
of halykirk & v+t~ spu~ale p~son~s be obs~uit and
kepit in hono=r= worschip and dignitie for +te tyme of
our~ sou~ane lord~ +tat now Is lik as has bene in +te
tyme of his mast nobl~e p~genitouris of gud~ mynde
off befor~

ITEM +te thre Estatis of +te realm~ gaderit in +tis pn~t
p~liame~t seing and vnd~standing +tat our~ sou~ane lord~
Is be +te grace of god~ now cu~in to his aige of xiiij
+geris Therfor declaris and dec~nis +tat his auctoritie
riale Is in his awn~ hand~ / and to be ex~cit & vsit be
his hienes In tyme tocum out throw his realm~ liegis
and subdit~ And dec~nis all v+t~ auctoritie gevin and 
vsit in tymes bipast now to be expirit & ceis~ in tymes
cu~ing &c~

THE kingis grace vnd~standing +te lang and trew s~uice
done to his grace his grants~=r= and fader quham god
assol+ge be his auld~ and afald~ s~uand~ s~=r= Jhone quhyte
and is throw his lang s~uice broch~t in age Therfor
his grace w=t= auise and c~sent of +te thre Estatis of his
realm~ In +tis pn~t p~liame~t will +tat +te said s~=r= Jhone
stand~ in siclik s~uice in his chancelary vnd~ his selis
be him self and his s~uand~ wrytar~ to him as he has
done in all tymes bigane and na v+t~ to be admittit +t~to
during his liftyme for +te causis forsaid~

ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit in +tis pn~t p~liame~t +tat
becaus our~ souerane lord w=t= avis~ of his derrest moder
+te quene & lord~ of his c~sale +tan being w=t= him for +te
tyme / wrait his gracius lr~ez of c~me~datioun~ of +te abbacy
of melros~ +tan vacand~ for his devote & weil
belouit orato=r= Dene Jhone maxwell abbot of dundrynan~
to be p~movit to +te said~ abbacy of melros~ And
now his hienes Is informit +tat diu~s~ evill disposit
p~soun~s be surreptioun~ has gottin his lr~ez by his knawlege
he not knawand +t~of directit to our~ said~ haly fad~
+te paip for Maist~ Andro Dury to be p~movit to +te
said abbacy of melros~ direct~ c~trar~ to +te lr~ez gevin
of befor~ to his said devote oratour~ causand~ +te papis
halynes to vnd~stand~ +te variance of +te king~ grace
and +te lord~ of his counsale direckand~ diu~s~ lr~ez c~trarius
In ane mat~ Therfor our~ sou~ane lord~ now being
at his p~fite age declaris all sic lr~ez direct~ in favo=r=~ of
+te said Maist~ Andro dury p~cedit be surreptioun~ & by
his knawlege & witting / And as apperis be +te purchessar~ 
of +te said~ lr~ez to his grac~ schame & scland~
& +te weil auisit lord~ of his counsale in sa fer~ as in
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+tai~ was ffor +te quhilk he revok~ and adnullis all sic
lr~ez in +tis pn~t p~liame~t gevin in favo=r= of +te said~      #
Maist~
Andro / & will at +tai be of nane avale force nor effect~
in tyme tocu~ / And ratifyis and apprevis +te lr~ez gevin
in favo=r=~ of his said~ devote orato=r= +te abbot of           #
dundrynan~
And +tat new lr~ez be gevin in favo=r=~ of him
geif neid be / his grace now being at his p~fite age w=t=
auctoritie of his thre estat~ of p~liame~t Becaus his
grace has of befor~ declarit his mynde in +te said
mater to +te effect~ forsaid~ / apon~ our~ said~ haly fader~
+te papis breif send~ to his grace in +tat behalf And
+t~for Inlikwise ratifyis and apprevis his said declaratioun~
+t~of in all punct~

THE king~ grace w=t= auise and~ c~sent of his thre estatis
Inlikwise ratifyis and apprevis +te lr~ez of co~mendatioun~
direct to our~ haly fader +te pape ffor Maister
donald~ campbell to be promouit to +te abbacy of
Couper in all pu~ct~ eft~ +te form~ & teno=r= of +te samy~
And +tat new lr~ez be direct~ geif neid~ beis w=t= auctoritie
of p~liame~t

[} (\XIX JUNIJ
SEDERU~T DN~J ELECTI AD ARTICULOS\) }]

In pn~s of +te said~ lord~ comperit Maist~ Alex~r kingorn~
dene of rosscheld~ ambassado=r= to ane ry=t= hie and my=t=tie
prince Cristiarn~ king of de~mark as p~curato=r= and
facto=r= for Jhone mathisone & Cleme~t androsone capitanys
& gou~no=r=~ vnd~ god~ of ane schip callit +te petir~
hull And p~ducit his lr~ez of p~curatory in form~ of
Instrume~t vnd~ +te signe & subscriptioun~ of Maist~
Jhone chepman~ togidd~ w=t= ane lettir~ of su~mond~
vnd~ our~ sou~ane lord signet rasit apon~ +te p~vest and
com~itie of abirdene & v+t~is for diu~s~ gud~ and artil+gery
being in +te said~ schip callit +te petir~ hull +te tyme scho
brak besyde abirdene And desirit +te said~ lord~ to
p~ceid~ apon~ +te said~ su~mond~

Comperit Jhone skri~geo=r= mas~=r= and askit Instrm~t~ +tat
he adu~tist +te lord~ forsaid~ how +tat +te tyme of his
being in de~mark he knawis +tat +te discharge of Orknay
and schetland~ my=t= haue bene had~ sovirly to +te
king~ grace And +tat +t~for +te lord~ suld~ now laubo=r=
for +te samyne (\hora decima\)

Anent +te Su~mond~ maid at +te Instance of Maist~
Alex~r kingorn~ ambassato=r= and s~uand~ to ane my=t=tie
p~nce Cristiarn~ king of de~mark and as p~curato=r= and
facto=r= for Cleme~t androson~ capitane & skippar of ane 
schip callit petir~ hull & Jhone mathoson~ also capitane
of +te said schip Aganis gilbert me~+geis of sindone s~=r=ef
deput~ of abirdene Thomas me~+geis his sone ald~man~
of +te said~ burgh~ of abirdene Willia~ rowane Alex~r
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ru+t~furd~ ballies of +te sami~ Maister Andro tulidaff
Andro crawfurd~ burges of +te said~ burgh~ Alex~r setoun~
of meldru~ Willia~ lyon of bahelwis~ and henry
Irwyn~ To ansuer~ at +te Instance of +te said~ Maist~ Alex~r
ffor +te wra~guis violent and maist~full spoliatioun~
away taking Intrometting and w=t=halding be +tai~ self
+t~ s~uand~ and complicis of +t~ causing co~mand and
ratihabitioun~ fra +te said~ capitane skippar~ quart~
maist~is and marynaris of +t~ said~ gret schip of +t~ ankirris
cabillis salis artil+gerie powdir~ money and v+t~ gud~
being in +te said~ schip As at mair~ lenth~ Is c~tenit in
+te su~mond~ +t~upoun~ The said~ maist~ Alex~r p~cu=r= forsaid~
beand p~sonaly pn~t And als +te said gilbert me~+geis
Thomas me~+geis his sone Willia~ rowane Alex~r
setoun~ of meldrum beand p~sonaly pn~t for +tai~ self and
as p~curato=r=~ for +te remane~t of +te p~soun~s abone writtin
And Inlikwise +te lordis being at lenth~ riplie auisit w=t= 
diu~s~ writing~ send~ to +tai~ be fredrik king of de~mark
allegiand +te said~ schip and gud~ w=t= +te artil+gerye &
mu~itioun~s being +t~in p~tenit to him and desirit              #
restitutioun~
to be maid~ to him +t~of As at mar~ lenth~ Is
c~tenit in his lr~ez +t~upoun~ The said~ lord~ ordanis lr~ez
be writtin to charge Alex~r ru+t~furd~ and Maist~ Andro
tulidaff to deliuer +te kist~ and gud~ being in +t~             #
possessioun~
or Intromettit w=t= be +tame quhilk was in +te
said~ schip callit +te petir~ hull And +tat all gud~ and
artil+gery specifyit in ane Inue~tour~ deliuerit to +te said
Maister Alex~r and all v+t~ gud~ and artil+gery +tat can~
be gotti~ knawlege of In quhais hand~ at eu~ +tai be
In till / or at can~ be won~ or recou~it w=t=in +te sey sand~
or v+t~ placis sall be put in +te hand~ of +te p~vest of
abirdene +te lard of meldru~ & Willia~ rolland~ burges
of +te said~ burgh~ be auctentik Inue~to=r= Inde~to=r=ly maid~
and befor~ witnes Quhilk sall be haldin to ansuer~ to
+te king and lord~ of counsale for +te said~ gud~ to
be deliuerit to +tai~ havand ry=t= +t~to And Continewis
+te said~ su~mond~ in +te sami~ form~ force and effect~ as
It Is now but p~iudice of ony p~ty onto +te xx day of
october~ nixt tocu~ w=t= c~tia~tioun~ of dais And +te p~tijs
abone w~ttin be +tai~ self and +t~ p~curatouris ar~ warnit
of +tis c~tinuatioun~ (\apud acta\) And +tat our Souerane
lord~ lr~ez be direct~ for wptaking & Inbringing of +te
said~ gud~ and artil+gery baith~ to burgh~ & land~ quhar~
evir +tai may be fundyn~ to +te effect~ forsaid~

[} (\XX JUNIJ\) }]
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

THE king~ grace w=t= auise and c~sent of +te thre estatis
of his realm~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t ratifyis apprevis and
co~fermis The charter of fewferm~ maid to his louit
familiar~ s~uitour~ Willia~ Wod~ of bony~toun~ of all &
hail +te land~ of pettintoskell liand w=t=in +te lordschip
of brechin in all pu~ct~ and artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and
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teno=r= of +te sami~ / becaus It Is vnd~stand~ to +te king~
grace and thre estatis +tat he has doublit his re~tale +t~of

In +te p~liame~t haldin At Edinburgh~ +te xx day of
+te moneth~ of Junij +te +ger~ of god J=m= v=c= and xxvj
+geris Anent +te su~=d=~ of tresoun~ rasit at +te Instance of
our~ sou~ane lord~ Aganys george lord hume To co~per~
p~sonaly in his p~liame~t to be haldin at Edinburgh~ +te
xiiij day of Junij Instant befor~ our~ said sou~ane lord~
and his Justice +te said~ day To ansuer~ to his hienes
or his Justice forsaid~ ffor +te tresonabl~e art & part of
+te Inobedience and c~temptioun~ maid & done No=t=
assistand~ p~sonaly w=t= his men~ counsale & help to
Archibald~ erle of angus~ lewtene~t and wardane of
our~ sou~ane lord~ Est and mydle m~chis fornent Ingland~
at dais of Trewis haldin be +te said~ wardane for
reformatioun~ of attemptat~ to be maid & ressauit for
mutuale obs~uatioun~ of pece & trewis laitly c~tractit
betuix our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ & his derrest vncl~e +te
king of Ingland~ / differrand~ alsua his men~ and tene~t~
c~vict~ befor~ +te wardanis & leuetene~t~ of +te said~
m~chis to bring to +te dais of trewis appu~ctit and to
deliuer +tai~ according to +te law and c~suetude of +te
bordo=r=~ And for +te tresonabl~e art & part rebellioun~
Inobedience and co~tempcioun~ maid & done to our~
said~ sou~ane lord~ no=t= c~perand~ p~sonaly bot be c~tumax
& tresonably absentand~ him w=t= his pleg~ fra +te pn~s of
our~ said~ souerane lord~ & his lord~ of c~sale differrand~
to geif his c~sale help and suple for reformatioun~ of
atte~ptat~ to be maid~ betuix +tir tua realmys                  #
No=t=w=t=standing
+tat be his faith~ & allegiance Is oblist +t~to
And als +tat he was su~mond~ be our~ said~ sou~ane lord~
lr~ez to haue co~perit +te xxvj day of februar~ last bypast
And v+t~is diu~s~ dais to +te effect~ forsaid~ vnd~ +te panis
of treson~ howbeit Indempnite of +t~ p~soun~s was p~mist
& offerit to +tame of +te said~ wardane & all v+t~is +tat +tai
wald~ allege dredo=r= of vnd~ gret panys and vnd~ +te
pane of lese maiestie And alsua for +te tresonabl~e art
and p~t of +te making~ of da~pnabl~e and waryit factioun~s
aganis our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ his auc~te and realm~ makand~
co~ue~ticulis and c~ve~tioun~s calland & p~vokand~ our~
sou~ane lord~ lieg~ to seditioun~ and w=t= his laubo=r= c~sale
& evill dissait passand~ and entrand~ in c~sale be +te
quhilk reforma=on~= of attemptat~ suld~ no=t= be maid~ be
+tai~ nor +git ressauit for +te p~ty of Ingland~ eft~ +te form~
of +te said~ c~trak and abstinence of weir~ Thinkand~
wirkand~ and lauborand~ in sa fer~ as was In +tame +tat
our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ auctoritie suld~ be scornit &
ly=t=leit als~ weil be +te lieg~ of Scotland~ as Ingland~ and
+tat +te said~ abstinence quhilk was c~tractit and c~cludit
for +te co~moun~ wele of +tis realm~ & for sauftie wele &
securitie of our sou~ane lord~ & his realm~ suld~ be brokin
violat~ or distroyit to +te scai=t= da~pnage & det~ment
& schame of our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ his realm~ & liegis
lik as at mar~ lenth~ Is c~tenit in +te said~ su~mond~ In
pn~s of +te king~ hienes and +te thre Estatis of his
realm~ sittand~ in p~liame~t The said~ george lord hume
being p~sonaly pn~t and~ accusit be our~ sou~ane lord~
aduocat~ of +te pu~ct~ and artikl~is c~tenit in +te said~
<P 303.C2>
su~mond~ quhilk he denyit And +t~eft~ +te samy~ put to
+te decisioun~ and senseme~t of p~liame~t It was fund~ and
deliuerit be +te estat~ of +te p~liame~t forsaid~ +tat +te      #
said~
georg~ lord hume was and Is clene & Innocent of all
+te punct~ and artikl~is c~tenit in +te said~ su~mond~
And +t~for our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ w=t= auise and c~sent of
his thre estatis forsaid~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t Assol+geis +te
said~ george lord~ hume fra +te punctis c~tenit in +te said
su~mond~ and declaris him quyte +t~fra in tyme tocu~
And lr~ez to be direct~ +t~upoun~ in +te best form~

In +te p~liame~t haldin at Edinburgh~ +te xx day of +te
mone=t= of Julij +te +ger~ of god~ J=m= v=c= & xxvj +geris
Anent +te Su~=d=~ of Tresoun~ rasit at +te Instance of our
sou~ane lord~ aganis Andro ker~ of farnyhirst to co~per~
p~sonaly in his p~liame~t to be haldin at Edinburgh~ +te
xiiij day of Junij Instant befor~ our said~ sou~ane
lord~ & his Justice +te said day to ansuer~ to his hienes of
his Justice forsaid~ ffor +te tresonabl~e art and p~t of +te
Inobedience and c~temptioun~ maid & done No=t= assistand~
p~sonaly w=t= his men~ counsale and help to archibald~
erle of angus~ lewtene~t & wardane of Our~ souerane
lord~ eft and mydl~e m~chis fornent Ingland~ at dais of
trewis haldin be +te said~ wardan~ for reformatioun~ of
attemptat~ to be maid & ressauit for mutuale obs~uacioun~ 
of pece and trewis laitly c~tractit betuix our~
said sou~ane lord and his derrest vncl~e +te king of Ingland~
differrand alsua his men~ & tene~t~ c~vict~ befor~
+te wardanys & lieutene~t~ of +te said~ m~chis to bring
to +te dais of trewis appu~ctit And to deliuer +tai~ according
to +te law and c~suetude of +te bordo=r=~ And
for +te tresonabl~e art and part rebellioun~ inobedience
and co~temptioun~ maid and done to our~ said~ sou~ane
lord~ no=t= c~perand~ p~sonaly bot be co~tumax and tresonably
absentand~ him w=t= his pleg~ fra +te pn~s of our~
said~ sou~ane lord~ and his lord~ of counsale differrand~
to geif his c~sale help and suple for reformacioun~ of
attemptat~ to be maid betuix +tir tua realmys no=t=w=t=standing
+tat be his faith~ & allegiance he Is oblist +t~to
And als +tat he was su~mond~ be our~ said~ sou~ane lord~
lr~ez to haif co~perit +te xxvj day of februar~ last bipast
& v+t~ diu~s~ dais to +te effect~ forsaid~ vnd~ +te panys of
treson~ howbeit Indempnite of +t~ p~soun~s was p~mist
and offerit to +tame of +te said~ wardane and all v+t~ +tat
+tai wald~ allege dredo=r= of vnd~ gret panys & vnd~ +te
pane of leis~ maiestie And alsua for +te tresonabl~e art
and p~t of +te making of dampnabl~e & wareit factioun~s
aganis our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ his auctoritie & realm~
makand~ co~ue~ticulis and co~ue~tioun~s calland~ & provokand~
our~ souerane lord~ lieg~ to seditioun~ and w=t=
+t~ laubo=r= counsale & evill dissait passand~ and entrand~
in counsale be +te quhilk reformatioun~ of atte~ptat~
suld~ no=t= be maid~ be +tai~ nor +git ressauit for +te p~ty of
Ingland~ eft~ +te form~ of +te said~ c~tract~ and abstinence
of weir~ Thinkand~ wirkand~ & lauborand~ in safer~ as
was in hyme +tat our~ said~ sou~ane lord~ auctoritie suld~
be scornit & ly=t=lyit als wele be +te lieg~ of scotland~ as
Ingland~ and +tat +te said~ abstinence quhilk was c~tractit
and concludit for +te co~moun~ weil of +tis relm~ & for
<P 304.C1>
salftie wele and securitie of our~ sou~ane lord~ & his
realm~ suld~ be brokin violat~ or distroyit to +te scai=t=
da~pnage and det~ment and schame of our~ said~ sou~ane
lord~ his realm~ & liegis lik as at mar~ lenth~ Is c~tenit
in +te said~ su~mond~ In pn~s of +te king~ hienes and
the thre estat~ of his realm~ sittand~ in p~liame~t The
said~ Andro ker~ of farnyhirst being p~sonaly pn~t and
accusit be our~ sou~ane lord~ aduocat~ of +te punct~
and artikl~is c~tenit in +te said~ su~=d=~ quhilk he denyit
And +t~eft~ +te samy~ put to +te decisioun~ & senseme~t of 
p~liame~t It was fund~ and deliuerit be +te estatis of
p~liame~t forsaid~ +tat +te said~ Andro ker~ of farnyhirst
was & Is clene & Innoce~t of all +te punct~ and artikl~is
c~tenit in +te said~ su~=d=~ And +t~for our said~ sou~ane lord~
w=t= avise & c~sent of his thre estatis forsaid~ in +tis pn~t
p~liament Assol+geis +te said Andro fra +te punct~ c~tenit
in +te said su~=d=~ & declaris him quyte +t~fra in tyme tocu~
And lr~ez to be direct~ +t~upoun~ in +te best form~ &c~

[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

[} (\XXJ JUNIJ
SEDERU~T DN~J ELECTI AD ARTICULOS\) }]

THIR~ ar~ +te lordis at +te kingis grace will and ordanis
to be of his counsale of +te quhilk~ he will at +tar~ be
ay watand~ on~ his grace ane certane part of +te said~
lordis as he sall co~mand~ of quhilk nomer he will at
his ples~=r= / and as his grace sall think caus~ and tyme
cheis~ ane certane to +te nomer~ of iiij v or vj as he
sall think expedient to be of his secret counsale w=t=
quham he will avis~ apoun~ diu~s~ his mat~is as +tai occur~
and as for +te expeditioun~ and subscriui~g of lr~ez
his grace will +tat nane be ansuerit at +te selis bot +tai
+tat ar~ subscriuit be him his thesaurar~ & thre co~po~itouris
chosin be his grace ane~t mat~is concernyng his
casualitie / and in mat~is c~c~ni~g his propirtie his           #
compttrollar~
and +te thre compo~ito=r=~ as said~ Is That Is
to say
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[^A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED^]

Thir ar +te lord~ +tat +te king~ grace will and ordanis
to be of his secret counsale & ne~mit be himself +tat Is
to say for +te spu~ale stait The archibischop of glasgw
+te bischop of abirdene The bischop of galloway And
for +te temporale stait +te erle of angus~ +te erle of
ergile +te erle of levinax The erle of mortoun~ +te erle
of glencarn~ +te lord maxwell quhais counsale his
grace will vse for +te weil of his realm~

OUR souerane lord~ w=t= auis~ of his thre estatis in +tis
pn~t p~liame~t ratifyis and apprevis all gift~ donacioun~s
of casualities respect~ remissioun~s and all v+t~ maner~ of
act~ maid gra~tit & gevin be his hienes to quhatsu~euir~
p~soun~ or p~soun~s sen~ our~ sou~an~ lord~ age of xiiij        #
+geris/
quhilk~ was +te xj day of aprile last bipast and will at
all sic gift~ donacioun~s of casualiteis lr~ez respet~          #
remissioun~s
writing~ and suplicatioun~s to our~ haly fader~
+te paip be of strenth~ and effect~ in Jugeme~t and outw=t=
No=t=w=t=standing ane act~ of p~liame~t maid at Edinburgh~
+te xiiij day of m~che last bipast w=t= +te quhilk act~ +te
king~ hienes & estat~ of p~liame~t dispensis And will
+tat +te sami~ be of nane avale force nor effect~ in tyme
tocu~ / bot to be alutirly abrogat~ and cancellat~ fur~
of +te buk~ of p~liame~t And alsua declaris +tat na man~
of p~soun~s sall Incur~ ony maner~ of cryme pane or
disples~=r= throw breking of +te said~ act~ And geif ony
p~soun~s +tat has purchest sic donatioun~s of casualiteis
gift~ writing~ or v+t~ thing~ c~trar~ +te said~ act~ of         #
p~liame~t
Ordanis +te sami~ to be gra~tit & gevin to +tai~ of
new geif +tai pleis~
<P 305.C1>
ITEM +te lordis temporale think~ expedient +tat
su~mond~ of tresoun~ sall be rasit in dew form~ aganis
+te Erle of eglintoun~ +te lord Simpl~e Nele of mu~gu~ry
and Jhone Striueling of +te keir~ kny=t= eftir~ +te form~
of +te king~ mynde for sic crymes as Is aduocat~ pleis~
to libell aganis +tame

[} (\EOD~ DIE POST M~ED~
SEDERU~T DN~J ELECTJ AD ARTICULOS VT AN~ M~EDIEM\) }]

In pn~s of +te lordis of artikl~is Comperit James Coluile
of vchiltre comptrollar~ to our~ souerane lord~ and
at +te desire & request of +te said~ lord~ tuk apon~ him
to furnis~ the king~ hous~ hon~ably as It Is now onto
thur~day +te xxviij day of Junij Instant Sua +tat in +te
meyntyme +te lord~ of +te artikl~is and secret counsale
sall p~vyde ane sur~ way +tat all +te king~ p~pirtie w=t= v+t~
help of Casualitie to +te sowm~ of iij=m= l~i be deliu~it to
him / quhilk being p~uidit & done he sall furnis~ his
houshald~ q=ll= la~mes cu~ ane +ger~ his expens~ extending
daly to xiiij scor~ of breid~ w=t= +te p~tine~t~ +t~to or       #
w=t=in
And fail+geing heirof +te said xxviij day being past and
+te said p~uisioun~ no=t= maid~ & concludit That +te said
comptrollar~ sall no=t= be haldin to furnis~ +te king~
hous~ ony ferrar~ And als +tat he sall haf +te witsonday
malis & for+t~ payme~t for his sup~expensis vnd~ compt
to +te lord~ audito=r=~ of +te chekker~

Anent +te Supplicatioun~ gevin In befor~ +te lord~ of
artikl~is & of c~sale in +te behalf of +te burrow mast~is
scabynis and c~sale of +te toun~ of mydl~eburgh~ in Zeland~
tuichand~ +te residence and stapl~e of +te m~chand~ and
m~chandice of +tis realm~ of scotland~ to be haldin at
+te said toun~ of mydl~eburgh~ for certane +geris tocu~
c~form~ to ane c~tract allegit to be maid be +te c~missionar~
havand co~mand~ & p~curatioun~ spe~ale als wele
of our~ sou~ane lord~ w=t= avise of +te duk of albany and
lord~ of counsale / as p~curatioun~ and consent of +te
p~ncipale townis of m~chandice of +tis realm~ That Is
to say Edinburgh~ abirdene Striueling Sanctandr~
Sanct Jho~ston~ and dundee to treit w=t= +te said toun~ of
mydl~eburgh~ apoun~ +te said~ stapl~e lik as at mar~ lenth~
Is c~tenit in +te said~ suplicatioun~ The said~ burrow
maist~is and c~sale of +te toun~ of mydl~eburgh~ comperand~
be Cornelius bertelsone ane of +te burrow
maist~is of +te said~ toun~ & Maist~ James foulis And
archibald~ douglas p~vest of Edinburgh~ Thomas me~+geis
p~vest of abirdene Robert bertoun~ of ovirberntoun~
gilbert me~+geis Willia~ rolland~ w=t= diu~s~ v+t~ burgess~
of Edinburgh~ being p~sonaly pn~t The lordis of Counsale
Continewis +te said mat~ in form~ force and effect~
as It Is now onto +te xiiij day of Julij nixt tocu~ w=t=
c~tia~tioun~ of dayis And ordanis +tat +te co~missionaris
of all +te burrowis of +tis realm~ be warnit to co~per~
+te said~ day for +t~ Int~ess~ in +te mat~ forsaid~ And         #
Inlikwise
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+te said~ Cornelius bertelson~ & Maist~ James
comperand~ for +te said~ burrow maist~is as said Is
p~duce +te p~ncipale c~tract~ tuiching +te said stapl~e allegit
to be selit w=t= +te said~ selis agane +te said~ day geif
It be possibl~e at It may be had~ in +tir p~t~ at +tat tyme
Sua +tat Justice may be done & mi~strat~ in +te said
mater as efferis And lr~ez to be direct~ heirapoun~

The king~ grace w=t= auise and c~sent of +te thre estatis
of his realm~ in +tis pn~t p~liament ratifyis and apprevis
+te lr~ez of co~mendatioun~ direct~ to our~ haly fader +te
pape for p~motioun~ of george abbot of halyrudhous
to +te bischopry of dunkeld~ And Inlikwise +te lr~ez of
co~mendatioun~ direct~ to his halynes for p~motioun~ of
Maist~ Willia~ douglas p~vest of methven~ to +te abbacy
of halyrudhous in all punct~ and artikl~is eft~ +te form~
and teno=r= of +te samy~ And +tat new lr~ez be direct~
geif neid~ beis w=t= auctoritie of p~liament

The kingis grace with~ avise and c~sent of +te thre
estatis of his realm~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t ratifyis and
apprevis now at his age of xiiij +geris The decret
gevin in p~liame~t of befor~ for~ Jhone somervale of
Cambusnethame aganis James Erle of Arane hew
lord somervale James ha~miltoun~ of fy~nert kny=t= &
v+t~is tuiching +te said~ Jhone somervalis landis quhatsu~euir~
in all punct~ and artikl~is eftir~ +te form~ and
teno=r= of +te samyne

The king~ grace w=t= avis~ of his thre Estatis Ratifyis
and apprevis +te gift and charter of fewferm~ maid to
his familiar~ s~uitour~ henry kempt of +te land~ of
dowywra pottertoun~ Robertland~ cult~wra and clerkland~
liand w=t=in +te lordschip of Stewartoun~ in all
pu~ct~ and artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te said~
charter quhilk Is co~siderit to be in agme~tacioun~ of
his rentale 

Ratifyis and apprevis +te lr~ez of co~mendatioun~ send~
to our~ haly fader +te paip for p~motioun~ of Maist~
Cristofer boyd~ to +te abbacy of dundrynan~ in all
punct~ and artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te samy~
And new lr~ez to be direct~ geif neid~ be

Ratifyis and apprevis +te chart~ of lifrent maid of
befor~ to Willia~ spitehous~ al~s dru~mond~ of +te fife
pund land~ of galtwalmo=r= v l~i land~ of fordone and
tua m~k land~ of glentarkan~ of auld~ extent for all +te
dais of his life vnd~ +te gret sele Off +te dait At Edinburgh~
+te xxiiij day of december~ +te +ger~ of god J=m=
v=c= and vj +geris and of our~ sou~ane lord~ regne
quhem god assol+ge +te xix +ger~ In all pu~ct~ and artikl~is 
eftir~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te said~ charter

The quhilk day +te lord~ of artikl~is ordanis +tat na
lr~ez co~pulsatouris be gevin apoun~ Maist~ Jhone campbell
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thesaurar~ at +te Instance of ony p~soun~s for sealis
awing to +tai~ sa fer~ as Is no=t= allowit to him in his
compt~ quhill he get payme~t of his sup~ expensis 
Except~ +te dettis awing to m~chand~

ITEM ane~t +te artikl~e maid tuiching +te gyding of +te
king~ mast nobl~e persone It Is diuisit ordanit and
concludit +tat the lord~ to be chosin be our souerane
lord~ to be of his secret counsale or +te mast p~t of
+tame sall await apoun~ his grace And geif him counsale
anent +te giding and ordouring of his hienes in
his p~soun~ ffor +te sure c~s~uatioun~ +t~of in hele hono=r=
and prosperitie And all v+t~ thing~ conc~ni~g +te gyding
of his realm~ and co~moun~ wele of +te sami~ Quhais
counsale his grace of his humylitie has p~mist to exerce
and vse & no=t= to pas~ +t~fra

ITEM our Souerane lord~ w=t= auise and auctoritie of
+te thre Estatis of his realm~ pn~tly revokis all gift~
sealis donatioun~s and pensioun~s gevin to ony p~soun~
or p~soun~s quhatsu~euir~ of his p~pirtie sen +te deceis~ of
his mast nobl~e fader quham god assol+ge Sa +tat his
hale propirtie sall be Inbroch~t to our said~ sou~ane lord~
comptrollar~ for +te hon~abl~e furnesing of his houss~ as
accordis for +te estait royale

ITEM anent +te artikl~e tuiching +te cours~ of money
bringing hame of bul+geoun~ gold and siluir~ and +te
having furth~ of +te gold of +te mynd~ Ordanis +te act~
& statutis maid +t~upoun~ of befor~ to haue effect~ and
to be put to execucioun~ in +te scharpest form~ and
sercho=r=e to be deput +t~to as accord~ That Is to say
Archibald~ douglace p~vest of Edinburgh~ to be sercho=r=
principale at +te port of leith~ w=t= sic deput~ as he plesis
to deput vndir him to serche and seik all maner~ of
p~soun~s passand~ furth~ of +tis realme at +te said~ port / sa
+tat nane of +tame tak fur=t= money gold~ or siluir~ w=t=
+tame cu~+geit nor vncu~+geit And siclik +te said~ archibald~
to deput~ vnd~ him sercho=r=~ at every port of +te
realm~ to +tat effect~ +tat +te money may remane in +te
sami~ vncareit fur=t= of +te realm~ c~forme to +te auld~ act~
of p~liame~t maid +t~upoun~ of befor~ And +te said
sercho=r=~ to eschet and tak all sic money to be had
away And +tat ane half of +te money eschetit to be
Inbro=t= to our~ sou~ane lord~ vse And +tat v+t~ half to
remane w=t= +te sercho=r=~ for +t~ laubo=r=~

ITEM ane~t +te artikl~e maid to provyde how +te auld
act~ and statut~ maid~ aganis +tame +tat dois c~trar~ +te 
kingis p~uilege gra~tit to his predecessouris and successo=r=~
be +te sege of rome And spe~alie temporale men~
+tat ar~ c~trar~ +te said~ act~ in ly=t=lying of +te kingis
auctoritie mak~ fina~ce & furnesing to +te p~soun~s brekand~
and hurtand~ our souerane lord~ p~uilege And
quhat ordour~ sall be takin aganis scottis clerkis remanand~
in Rome +tat stand~ c~trar~ our~ said~ souerane
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lord~ preuelege It Is statute and ordanit in +tis pn~t
p~liament +tat +te act~ and statut~ maid of befor~ aganis
+tame passand c~trar~ our~ said~ souerane lord~ p~uilege
And ane~t +te ordour~ sall be takin aganis scottis clerkis
+tat stand~ in Rome aganis our~ souerane lordis
p~uilege That +te act~ and statut~ maid~ +t~upoun~ of
befor be obs~uit and kepit in tyme tocum And +tat
dittay be takin apon~ +te brekaris of ony of +te said~
act~ till vnd~ly +te law for +te sami~ +te thrid~ day of +te
nixt Justice air~ of +te schire quhar~ +te brekaris duellis
or apoun~ xv dayis warnyng befor~ our souerane lordis
Justice p~ncipale or his deputis quhen and quhar~ +tai
sall be su~mond +t~to be our said~ souerane lord~ lr~ez /
Sa +tat Justice sall extremly be done apon~ +tai passand
in c~trar~ +te p~uilege gra~tit to +te king~ hienes and
brekand~ +te act~ and~ statutis maid~ +t~upoun~ eft~ +te
form~ and~ teno=r= +t~of

ITEM anent +te artikl~e maid~ ane~t +te mariage of our
soueran~ lord and quhat diligence sall be maid +t~in It
Is tho=t= expedient be +te thre estatis in +tis pn~t p~liame~t
+tat honest ambassato=r=~ be send~ Intill france and Ingland~
as It sall pleis~ +te king~ grace to treit apon~ his
mariage according to his estate riale

ITEM anent +te artikl~e p~ponit to put sum ordour~ for
+te keping of +te auld~ act~ of p~liame~t +tat ar~ penale
Throw breking of +te quhilk~ +te realme tak~ gret
scaith~ and no~ pvnitioun~ of +te samyn~ causis +te king~
grace to want gret p~fitt~ It Is statut~ and ordanit in
+tis present p~liament +tat +te said~ act~ and statut~
penale maid of befor~ be obs~uit and kepit in tyme
tocu~ And +tat +te p~soun~s brekaris +t~of be callit be our
souerane lord~ lr~ez at p~ticular~ diet~ befor~ +te king~
grace & his c~sale To her~ +tai~ be decernit to haif Incurrit
+te panis c~tenit in said act~ And to be pvnist
+t~for eftir~ +te form~ & tenour~ of +te samy~ &c~

ITEM ane~t the artikl~e proponit forsamekle as oft
tymez~ +gong p~soun~s deis +tat may no=t= mak testame~t~
+te ordin~is vsis to geif execu=tor~= dativis to +tare gud~
quhilk~ Intromett~ +t~w=t= and w=t=drawis +te gud~ fra +te
ky~nis folk and freynd~ +tat suld~ haue +te sami~ be +te
law It Is statut~ and ordanit be +te thre Estatis in +tis
pn~t p~liame~t That quhar~ ony sic p~souns deis w=t=in age
+tat may no=t= mak +t~ testame~t~ The nerrest of +t~ kyn~
to succeid~ to +tai~ sall have +t~ gud~ w=t=out p~iudice to +te
ordin~is ane~t +te cote of +t~ testame~t~

ITEM It Is statut~ and ordanit +tat na legat~ nor legatioun~
be ressauit in +tis realm~ bot be +te avise of our~
souerane lord~ and his thre Estatis And vnd~standing
be +tai~ for +te c~moun~ wele of +te sami~ c~form~ to +te auld~
act~ of p~liame~t maid +t~upon~ of befor~

ITEM ane~t +te artikl~e maid to provyde remeid~ aganis 
+te crueltie & falsett of +tai~ +tat vnd~ traist w=t= dissait
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co~mitt~ cruell slaucht~is And aganis +tai~ +tat apon~ +te
nych~t co~mitt~ slauchtir~ birni~g of housis corn~+gard~ &
cornis And +tat slais ony of +te king~ counsale or watis
men~ in +t~ awn~ houss~ & slais +tame It Is statut~ and ordanit
be +te thre estat~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t for eschewing
of sic crueltie in tyme tocu~ +tat na respit nor remissioun~
sall be gevin quhill our~ sou~ane lord~ age of xxv +geris
to ony maner~ of p~soun~ or p~soun~s quhatsu~euir~ +tat
vndir~ traist w=t= dissait co~mitt~ slauchtir~ Nor to +tame
+tat vpon~ +te ny=t= makis slauchtir~ birnys housis cornis
corn~ +gardis or slais ony of +te king~ c~sale or watis
men~ in +t~ awn~ houss~ & slais +tame / bot all sic p~soun~s
to be callit c~form~ to +te lawis of +te realm~ and extreme
Justice done apon~ +tame w=t= all rigour~ sa +tat in cais~
sic c~mitt~is of Crueltie my=t= be circu~ue~tioun~ optene
respet~ or remissioun~s +te sami~ geif ony beis gevin to
be of nane avale force nor effect~ in tyme tocu~

The king~ grace declaris +tat he gaif c~mand~ to +te
erlis of angus~ and levinax +te lord~ maxwell flemyng
& maist~ of kilmawris to pas~ and tak certane rebellis
beand~ i~ cu~pany w=t= +te maist~ of halis in boltoun~ And
+t~for his hienes & thre Estatis of p~liame~t declaris +tat
+te said~ lord~ nor nane beand~ in +t~ cu~pany c~mittit
ony cryme In rasing of fire or takin of +te said~ Maist~
halis / & rebellis bot be senseme~t of p~liame~t dec~nis +ta~
Innocent & [^GAP IN ORIGINAL^] and to Incur~ na accusatioun~
+t~for
in tyme tocu~

The king~ grace and thre estatis of p~liamet ordanis
respect~ be maid & gevin to +te erlis of angus~ ergile
and levinax glencarn~ lord maxwell +t~ kyn~ frend~
men~ tene~t~ & s~ua~d~ and v+t~is +t~ p~t takaris to be
namyt and spe~fyit be +tame for all maner~ of crymes /
tresoun~ in our~ sou~ane lord~ p~soun~ alanerly except
And +te said respect~ for +te space of xix +geris to endur~
Providing +tat digne satisfaction~ be maid~ to all
p~tyis complenand on +te p~souns to be namyit in +te
said respect~ And attour~ his grace will +tat +te said~
gen~all respect gra~tit be him in p~liame~t to +te said~
erlis of Angus levinax Ergile glencarn~ & lord maxwell
& +t~ frend~ be to +te dait +te xij day of Junij in +te +ger~
of god for~said~ quhilk was +te begy~ni~g of +te p~liame~t
And +te said~ respet~ to haue na place fra +tinfurth~
bot for actioun~s co~mittit befor~ +te dait +t~of Providing
Inlikwise +tat +te erle of eglinton~ +te lord simpill Nele
mu~gu~ry +te lard of keir~ nor +te p~soun~s +tat co~mittit
+te last slauchtir~ in fiff apoun~ +te lard of lochlevi~nis
s~uand~ sall on~ na wise be c~prehendit in +te said~ respect~
And +te said~ lord~ to geif In +te names of
p~soun~s +tat +tai will haif Namyt in +te said~ respect~
w~in xx dais nixt tocu~
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[} (\XX DIE JUNII\) }]
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN AND A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED^]

The king~ grace w=t= auise and c~sent of +te thre Estatis
of his realm~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t ratifyis and apprevis
+te gift of lifrent maid~ of befor~ be our souerane
lord~ at last decessit of gud mynde quhem god~ assol+ge
to his louit Marioun~ bonkill of +te land~ of anstreoch~t
clon+gark glenstokan~ & v+t~ land~ w=t=in +te lordschip of
galloway In all pu~ct~ and artikl~is eft~ +te form~ of +te
said~ gift / No=t=w=t=standing ony act~ maid~ in +te c~trar~

The king~ grace ratifyis and app~vis +te gift of pe~sioun~
of +te sowm~ of xl l~i maid~ of befor~ to Maist~ Jhone
chesholm~ of +te gret custu~is of +te burgh~ of Edinburgh~
in all pu~ct~ & artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te
said~ gift No=t=w=t=sta~ding ony act~ or reuocatioun~ maid~
in +te c~trar~

The king~ grace w=t= auise and~ c~sent of his thre Estatis
forsaid~ Ratifyis and apprevis +te gift of +te office of
directo=r= of his chancelary maid to his louit familiar~
Patrik houstoun~ of +tat Ilk w=t= all feis and dewiteis
p~teni~g +t~to In all pu~ct~ & artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and
teno=r= of the said~ gift of +te dait +te xix day of Junij
+te +ger~ of god~ J=m= v=c= and xxvj +geris

Ratifyis and apprevis +te gift maid~ of befor~ to archibald~
erl~e of angus~ of +te sowm~ of xvj=c= l~i for his gud~
s~uice maid & done apon~ +te bordo=r=~ In all pu~ct~ &
artikl~is eft~ +te form~ and teno=r= of +te said~ gift maid~
+t~upoun~
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Our sou~ane lord~ w=t= avise c~sent and auct~e of his thre
Estatis In +tis pn~t p~liame~t ratifyis apprevis and
c~fermis +te gift maid~ be his hienes of befor~ w=t= avis~
of Jhone duk of albany his tuto=r= for +te tyme to
george lord hume of all and hail +te land~ possessioun~s
takk~ steding~ gud~ movable and unmovabl~e p~teni~g
to vmq=le= Alex~r lord hume his brod~ In all pu~ct~ and
artikl~is eft~ +te teno=r= of +te said~ gift and geif neid~     #
beis
of new gevis him +te samy~ eft~ +te teno=r= of +te said~
auld~ gift and to be extendit in +te best form~

The king~ grace w=t= auise and c~sent of +te thre Estatis
of his realm~ in +tis pn~t p~liame~t has requirit & requyris
ane maist Reu~end~ fader in god~ James archibischop of
sanctandr~ co~mendito=r= of dunfermling That he ceis~
fra all p~ceding aganis our sou~ane lord~ liegis +tat has
tak~ of ony p~t of his landis be him self or his co~missar~
be v~tu of ony c~missioun~ v+t~wayis +tan c~form~ to
+te c~moun~ law and vse and c~suetude of +tis realme
And +tat lr~ez be direct~ heirapoun~ &c~

<S SAMPLE 2>
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[} (\APUD EDINBURGH,
XXIX DIE MAII, A. D. M,D,LI.\) }]

[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

THE quhilk day my Lord Gouernour with auise of
the thre Estatis of Parliament hauand respect to the
Nobill Catholick & Christin actis and statutis maid be
vmquhile our Souerane Lord king James the fyft
that last deceissit quhome God assol+gie for conseruatioun
and halding of his liegis in the trew and godlie
faith euer hiddertillis not onelie be him bot also be
his maist Nobill progenitouris inuiolablie obseruit
and keipit sen thay first ressaifit the samin and in
speciall sic statutis ordinancis and actis maid anentis
thame that wilfullie obstinatlie or arrogantlie incurris
the panis of cursing be ony maner of way and lyis
vnder that dampnabill stait lang tyme schawand
thair vngodlie lyfe to vthers the faithfull liegis of
this Realme hauand na regarde to be participant of
the merite of the blude of Christ nor of the suffrage
of halie kirk quha throw thair arrogance obstinance
and inobedience wilfullie throw colour and pretence
of deuotioun to schaw thair hie Ipocresie cummis to
the halie buird of God and ressaifis thair Sacrament
lyand vnder the said Censuris of cursing in the euill
exempill to the vthers gude trew simpill Catholick
pepill And for remedie heirof and for eschewing of
sic euill abominabill peruersit and detestabill vicis in
tymes cumming to the effect that the liegis of this
Realme may liue in trew faith in our Souerane Lady~
tyme that now is as thay haue done in hir maist
Nobil progenitouris tymis Hes statute and ordanit
that quhatsumeuer persoun or persounis ar denuncit
cursit for ony maner of cause in thair paroche kirk
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oppinlie and publiclie on ane solempnit day in tyme
of diuine seruice befoir nune befoir the parochin or
personallie quhair euer thay be befoir famous witnes
and lyis thairin obstinatlie be the space of ane +geir or
ressaifis the body of God blist and halie Sacrament
vnder the said cursing vnrecounsallit to the bosum of
halie kirk that all thair gudis mouabill throw that
deid sall fall in our Souerane Ladyis handis be ressoun
of escheit and that the samin be inbrocht to hir vse
quhair euer thay may be apprehendit to be disponit
at hir grace plesure Prouyding alwayis that thay at
quhais instance sic persounis ar denuncit cursit for
sowmis of money for fulfilling of ony deid salbe first
satifeit and payit of all sowmis or vther thingis that
thay may craif be vertew of the saidis letters of cursing
of the saidis escheit gudis and thairefter the remanent
to pertene to our Souerane Lady And that
letters be direct to mak publicatioun heirof at all
placis neidfull

THE quhilk day forsamekill as my Lord Gouernouris
grace and thre Estatis of Parliament hauand respect
to the greit heuy and abominabill cryme of treson
and lese maiestie committit be diuers and sindrie our
Souerane Ladyis liegis within this Realme and outwith
the samin for quhilkis sic tratouris hes bene callit
accusit and be the thre Estatis declairit tratouris in          #
Parliament
Notwithstanding sic tratouris swa banist and fugitiue 
without licence or tollerance of our Souerane
Lady or my Lord Gouernouris respect remissioun or
supersedere cummis and resortis agane within this
Realme and hantis and repairis amangis our Souerane
Ladyis liegis lyke as thay nor nane of thame had committit
ony offence aganis our Souerane Lady my Lord
Gouernour the Realme nor the autorite and ar resset
fortifeit and mantenit be our Souerane Ladyis liegis
thair assistaris fauouraris mantenaris and art and part
takaris with thame in thair tressonable deidis hauand 
na regaird towart our Souerane Lady my Lord Gouernour
nor the autoritie And in tymes cumming to
schaw that foule abominabill cryme of lese maiestie
and treson and for punischement of the committaris
thairof thair assistaris fauouraris mantenaris ressettaris
fortifiaris and part takaris of all sic tratouris and thair
company and to auoide the company of vthers our Souerane
Ladyis trew and faithfull subiectis It is deuisit
statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour and thre
Estatis of Parliament that in caice of ony sic declairit        #
tratour
or tratouris happinnis to be handillit takin apprehendit
or slane vpone suddantie or vtherwayis put to
deid than and in that caice it sal not be leiffull to the
kin freindis assistaris fortifiaris mantenaris fauouraris or
art and part takaris with sic tratouris on na wyse fra
the tyme that siclyke tratour or tratouris happinnis
to be handillit apprehendit or slane frathyne furth to
moue ony questioun pikgruge or querrell or beir ony
rancour hatrent or inuie aganis the persoun of persounis
committaris of the slauchter of siclyke persounis
tratouris nor to persew nor inuaid thame for
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bodylie harme slauchter or vtherwayis to iniure thame
in word or deid for that cause nouther for tymes bygane
nor tocum vnder the pane of treson with certificatioun
to quhatsumeuer persoun of persounis that
cummis in the contrare of the premissis that he salbe
callit and accusit vpone treson lyke as the committar
of the principall cryme salbe in lyke maner punist
co~forme to the Lawis of the Realme with all rigour

THE samin day forsamekill as it was deuisit statute
and ordanit of befoir that nane of our Souerane
Lydyis liegis sould tak vpone hand to schute with
half hag culuering or pistolate at Deir Ra wylde
beistis or wylde foulis vnder the pane of deid Notwithstanding
our Souerane Ladyis liegis daylie and
continuallie incontrare the tenour of the actis maid
thairupone incurrand the panis contenit in the samin
schutis with half hag culuering and pistolate at the
saidis wylde beistis and wylde foulis quhairthrow the
Nobill men of the Realme can get na pastyme of
halking and huntin lyke as hes bene had in tymes
bypast be ressoun that all sic wylde beistis and wylde
foulis ar exilit and banist be occasioun forsaid And
for remeid heirof It is deuisit statute and ordanit be
my Lord Gouernouris grace and thre Estatis of Parliament
+git as of befoir that nane of our Souerane
Ladyis liegis of quhatsumever degre he be of tak
vpone hand to schute at Deir Ra or vther wylde
beistis or wylde foulis with half hag culuering or
pistolate in ony tymes tocum vnder the pane of deid
and confiscatioun of all thair gudis for thair contemptioun
and quhat persoun or persounis that happinnis
to tak or apprehend ony maner of persounis cummand
incontrare this present act and statute and
bringis him to the Schiref of the Schire or his Deputis
the takar sall haue the escheit of all the persounis
gudis he apprehendis and salbe rewardit vtherwayis
as accordis for his laubouris

[} (\APUD EDINBURGH,
I DIE FEBRUARII, A. D. M,D,LI.\) }]
[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

THE quhilk day forsamekill as my Lord Gouernour
and thre Estatis of Parliament being remembrit of
the monyfald actis of Parliament and diuers vthers
actis and statutis maid in generall counsall & vtherway~
for suppressing of derth in this Realme of viuers
& wynis lyke as in the saidis actis and statutis maid
thairupone is at mair lenth contenit Nothwithstanding
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the multiplie of wynis daylie cummand within this
Realme at the eist and west seyis the prices thairof
decayis not bot the said derth remanis & the occasioun
thairof is vnderstand to consist in our Souerane
Lady~ liegis that foirstallis and byis the samin in
priuie maner & how sone the samin ar coft puttis
the samin in secreit housis and not in oppin tauernis
selland the samin vpone hiear prices nor the commoun
tauerne dois And besyde the samin sic wynis as ar
sauld in co~moun tauernis ar commounlie be all
tauernaris mixt with auld corrupt wynis and with
watter to the greit appeirand danger and seiknes of
the byaris and greit perrell of the saulis of the sellaris
And for remeid heirof and to eschew sic inconuenientis
in tyme cumming It is deuisit statute and
ordanit be my Lord Gouernour and thre Estatis of
Parliament That nane of our Souerane ladyis liegis
tak vpone hand to by ony wynis that is cummin or
sall happin to cum at the eist and northland seyis fra
this day furth of ony derrar prices nor xx . pund the
twn of Burdeous wyne and the Rochell wyne for
 . xvj . pund the twn and that nane of thame sell the
samin of ony derrar price nor . x . d~ . the pynt of Burdeous
wyne and the Rochell wyne for viij . d~ . the
pynt within the boundis foirsaidis And that na wynis
that is cum in at the west seyis or is to cu~ in be bocht
of ony derrar price nor . xvj pund the twn of Burdeous
wyne & the Rochell wyne for . xij . or . xiij
pund the twn and that nane of thame sell the samin
of ony derrar price nor . viij . d~ . the pynt of Burdeows
wyne and . vj . d~ . the pynt of Rochell wyne
vnder the pane of escheting of all the saidis wynis
that thay sall happin to by togidder with the rest of
thair gudis mouabill for thair co~te~ptioun And that
na maner of tauernaris tak vpone hand to mak ony
mixtiou~ with ony auld wynis & new wynis of this
+geir or put ony watter in the samin vnder the pane
of escheting of the punschoun +t=t= sic auld wyne or
watter salbe put into togidder with the rest of all and
sindrie the wynis being the awnaris of sic ane tauerne
and tinsall of thair fredome for euer And in lyke
maner that nane of our Souerane Ladyis liegis byaris
of sic wynis and hauaris of tauernis tak vpone hand
to huird or hyde ony sic wynis coft be thame in
thair housis and priuie placis bot that thay put the
samin in thair commoun tauernis and woltis thairof
to be sauld indifferentlie to our Souerane Ladyis
liegis vpone the pricis befoir expremit vnder the
panis foirsaidis Prouyding alwayis that the Burgh of
Sanct Johnstoun sall haue licence to sell the wynis
coft be thame . ij . d~ . of the quarte derar nor vther
Burrowis adiacent vnto thame

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act and ordinancis
maid vpone the prices of all wylde foulis and
tame foulis be obseruit and keipit and vpone the
byaris and sellaris thairof to be put to executioun in
all punctis efter the forme and tenour thairof and
the panis contenit in the samin to be execute vpone
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thame of the quhilk the tenour folowis The quhilk
day forsamekill as the Quenis grace my Lord Gouernour
and Lordis of secreit counsall hauand respect to
the greit and exhorbitant derth rysin in this Realme
vpone the wylde and tame foulis for putting of ordour
heirto and remedie heirof It is deuisit statute
and ordanit be the Quenis grace my Lord Gouernour
and Lordis of secreit counsall That the wylde
meit and tame meit vnder writtin be sauld in all
tymes cumming of the prices following That is to
say in the first the cran . v . s . The swan . v . s . The 
wylde guse of the greit bind . ij . s . the claik quink
and rute the price of the peice . xviij . d~ . Item the
pluwer and small mure foule price of the peice .
iiij . d~ . The blak cok and the gray hen price of the
peice . vj . d~ . the dosane or poutis . xij . d~ . Item the
quhaip . vj . d~ . Item the cuning . ij . s . vnto the Feist
of Fasterniseuin nixt tocum and fra thine furth . xij . d~ .
Item the laproun . ij . d~ . Item the wodcok . iiij . d~ .
Item the dosane of lauerokis and vthers small birdis
the price of the dosane . iiij . d~ . Item the snype and
qual+gie price of the peice . ij . d~ . Item the tame
guse . xvj . d~ . Item the capone . xij . d~ . Item the
hen and pultrie . viij . d~ . Item the chikin . iiij . d~ .
Item the gryse . xviij . d~ . And for obseruing and
keiping of this act quhatsumeuer persoun or persounis
alsweill byar as sellar that brekis the samin and
dois in the contrare heirof That all his gudis salbe
takin and eschetit to our Souerane Ladyis vse and
thair persounis punist at my Lord Gouernouris will
and plesoure

ITEM It is desyrit to be concludit in this present
Parliament quhair Scottismen vnassurit with Ingland
raid vpone Scottismen assurit with Ingland the tyme
thay war assurit and tuke thair gudis and geir
quhether gif thay assurit persounis spul+geit haue iust
actioun and place to ask restitutioun of thair gudis
and amendis for the dampnageis done to thame or
not? It is concludit decernit and declairit be the
Quenis grace my Lord Gouernour with aduise of
the thre Estatis of Parliame~t That quhair our Souerane
Ladyis chargeis & proclamatiounis or my Lord
Gouernouris priuate letters or command was direct
chargeing all and sindrie assurit persounis of this
Realme with Ingland and that sat vnder thair assurance
to discharge thame of the said assurance & leif
the opinion of Ingland and to cum to the obedience
of our Souerane Lady my Lord Gouernour and the
autoritie within ane certane terme prefixt thairto
contenit in the said letters and wald not leif the opinioun
foirsaid bot assistit to Ingland Inglismen and
thair companie That thay Scottismen assurit in maner
foirsaid sall haue na place nor actioun to persew the
persounis Scottismen vnassurit for the spoliatioun of
thair gudis or satisfactioun of ony vther dampnageis
done to thame thairefter And quhair na letters chargeis
proclamatiounis nor vthers priuate wryttingis
nor command of my Lord Gouernouris grace war
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direct chargeing sic assurit persounis to leif the opinioun
of Ingland and to cum to the obeysance of our
Souerane Lady my Lord Gouernour and the autoritie
nor na sic chargeis come to thair eiris that thay Scottisme~
assurit as said is sall haue place and actioun to
persew the persounis vnassurit that spul+geit for restitutioun
of thair gudis and amendis for the dampnage
and skaith sustenit be thame gif the spul+gearis
had na speciall command nouther in writ nor word
of my Lord Gouernour to ryde vpone sic assurit
persounis

ITEM To the resolutioun maid vpone the secund
article makand mentioun quhair men assurit or vnassurit
raid in particular pin+geounis and small companyis
of Inglismen the Scottismen being the greitest
number and inuadit the Scottisme~ vnassurit brint
thair housis spul+geit thair gudis and hereit thame
thairthrow quhether gif the persoun spul+geit and
hereit hes iust actioun to persew sic Scottismen spul+gearis
for restorance of thair gudis agane and satisfactioun
for the dampnageis done to thame or not? It
is decernit and declarit be the Quenis grace my Lord
Gouernour with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
foirsaid that all sic persounis spul+geit hurt or
dampnageit in maner foirsaid hes iust actioun and
place to persew the spul+gearis and to desyre restorance
of thair gudis and satisfactioun of thair dampnageis
as accordis of the law

ITEM As to the resolutioun to be tane vpone the
thrid article beirand in effect quhair ony Scottismen
assurit be Ingland and raid with the armie thairof
vpone ony Scottismen vnassurit for birning of thair
placis slauchter of thame selfis thair wyfis and barnis
and spul+geit thame of thair gudis or birning of thair
cornis downcasting of thair housis and vthers destructiounis
quhether gif it be leiffull to ony Scotisman
spul+geit in that sort with the armie of Ingland
to persew ony Scottisman being in companie with
the armie of Ingland the tyme of the spoliatioun and
destructioun foirsaid for spoliatioun of thair gudis
and satisfactioun for the dampnageis sustenit be
thame or hes iust cause and actioun to sute thairfoir
It is concludit and declairit be the Quenis grace my
Lord Gouernour and thre Estatis foirsaidis That sic
persounis vnassurit brint hereit and destroyit be Scottismen
assurit and being in companie with the armie
of Ingland and come with thame and war with
thame the tyme of the spoliatioun birning and destructioun
foirsaid hes iust actioun and cause to persew
all assurit persounis Scottismen that raid in maner
foirsaid for restitutioun and deliuerance of thair gudis
spul+geit fra thame and satisfactioun and amendis for
the dampnageis and hurtis as accordis

ITEM It is declairit in this present Parliament that
forsamekill as Archibald Erle of Anguse George
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Dowglas of Pettendreich Knycht his brother vmquhile
Archibald Dowglas of Kilspindie thair Eme
and thair part takaris was be our Souerane Lord
that last decessit banist forfaltit and declairit thairthrow
Inimeis to this Realme and thaireftir thay
remanit for saiftie of thair lyfis in the Realme of
Ingland and was with the Lieutennentis wardanis
and Capitanis of Ingland in tyme of weir and vthers
tymes inuaidand this Realme and liegis thairof be
fyre and sword & peax being tretit was comprehendit
in the samin And now thay being restorit and
thair forfaltour reducit in caice of ony of the liegis
of this Realme wald persew thame for heirschippis
slauchters skaithis or dampnageis done the tyme thay
war forfaltit and being with Ingland or vtherwayis
It is declairit that thay nor nane of thame nor thair
part takaris and complices being forfaltit with thame
ar not nor sall not be haldin to answer to ony liegis
of this Realme for na inuasioun of thame be fyre
sword slauchter heirschippis nor dampnageis done be
thame the tyme foirsaid that thay war forfaltit nor
the lieg~ foirsaidis may not nor sall not haue actioun
to persew thame for ony of the premissis And this
to remane as act of Parliament declairand the cause
foirsaid to remane as Law in tyme cumming Prouyding
that this act be not extendit to na vthers Rebellis
of tymes bygane nor tocum bot to the saidis
Erle of Anguse George Dowglas and thair vmquhile
Eme Archibald because thay war speciallie comprehendit
in the peax

ITEM Because notwithstanding the oft and frequent
prechingis in detestatioun of the greuous and abominabill
aithis sweiring execratiounis and blasphematioun
of the name of God sweirand in vane be his
precious blude body passioun & woundis Deuill
stick cummer gor roist or ryfe thame and sic vthers
vgsume aithis and execratiounis aganis the command
of God +git the samin is cum in sic ane vngodlie vse
amangis the pepill of this Realme baith of greit and
small Estatis that daylie and hourlie may be hard
amangis thame oppin blasphematioun of Godis name
and maiestie to the greit contemptioun thairof and
bringing of the Ire and wraith of God vpone the
pepill heirfoir and for eschewing of sic inconuenientis
in tymes cumming It is statute and ordanit that
quhatsumeuir persoun or persounis sweiris sic abominabill
aithis and detestabill execratiounis as is afoir
reheirsit sall incur the panis efter following als oft as
thay fail+gie respectiue That is to say ane Prelate of
Kirk Erle or Lord for euerie fault to be committit
for the space of thre monethis nixt tocum That is to
say vnto the first day of Maij exclusiue . xij . d~ .
Ane Barrone or beneficit man constitute in dignite
ecclesiastick iiij . d~ . Ane landit man frehalder wassall
fewar Burges and small beneficit men . ij . d~ . Ane
craftisman +geman a seruand man and all vthers . j . d~ .
Item the pure folkis that hes na geir to pay the
pane foirsaid to be put in the stokis or presonit for
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the space of four houris and wemen to be weyit and
considderit conforme to thair blude or estate of thair
parteis that thay ar cuplit with And this pane to be
dowblit vpone euerie committar efter the outrinning
of the saidis thre monethis for the space of vther
thre monethis thairefter That is to say fra the first
day of Maij vnto the first day of August exclusiue
and from the first day of August vnto the first day
of Nouember exclusiue the pane to be triplit that
is to say for euerie penny . iij . d~ . And fra the saide
first day of Nouember to the first day of Februar
thairefter quhilk makis the +geir co~pleit the pane to
be quadruplit that is to say for euerie penny . iiij . d~ .
effeirand to thair estate And fra the completing of
the said +geir the first fault of ane Prelate Erle or
Lord to be . iiij . s . the secund fault . viij . s . and the
thrid fault . xvj . s . and for the feird fault to be banist
or put in waird for the space of +geir and day at the
will of the Prince and siclyke of all vther estatis efter
thair qualitie foirsaid to be punischit effeirandlie And
this foirsaid pane to be applyit to the pure folkis be
thame that salbe depute collectouris thairof

ITEM It is statute and ordanit aganis all persounis
quhilkis co~tempnandlie makis perturbatioun in the
Kirk the tyme of deuine seruice and precheing of the
worde of God stopand the samin to be hard and
sene be the deuote pepill and will not desist and ceis
thairfra for na spirituall monitioun that the Kirkmen
may vse vpone thame Thairfoir quhatsumeuer persoun
makis perturbatioun or impediment in the Kirk
in maner foirsaid sall incur the panis as efter followis
That is to say for the first fault ane Prelate Erle or
Lord ten pund ane Barrone or persoun constitute in
dignitie ecclesiastik fyue pund ane wassall frehalder
Burges or small beneficit man fourtie schillingis and
vthers . xx . schillingis and pure folkis that hes na
gudis to be put in presoun for . xv . dayis to fast breid
and watter and for the secund fault the dowbling
thairof and for the thrid fault warding of thair persounis
or banissing for +geir and day and ordanis the
Dene of Gilde Kirk maisters and rewlaris to gar leische
barnis that perturbis the Kirk in maner foirsaid

ITEM That because mony persounis wittanlie knawand
thame selfis vnder the proces of cursing and
beand chargeit to remoue fra deuine seruice wilfullie
enteris thame selfis thairto and will not remoue
quhairthrow thay stop the remanent Christin pepill
fra deuine seruice and incurris the greit cursing of
the Law fra the quhilk nane may absolue bot the
Papis halines Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit that
quha sa euer beis notit and conuictit to haue remanit
in the Kirk in the tyme of deuine seruice efter that
he haue bene warnit & chargeit to remoue beand
vnder proces of cursing denuncit vpone him dewlie
outher oppinlie in his paroche Kirk or personallie to
be punist as perturbaris of the Kirk of God and to
incur the panis of the foirsaid last act
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ITEM Quhatsumeuer persoun beand vnder proces of
cursing dewlie denuncit vpone him in maner foirsaid
compellis ony Kirkman to say Messe in his presence
quhilk knawis the compellar to be vnder proces of
cursing and wald not say Messe in his presence without
he war compellit thairto The compellar for his
said contemptioun efter that he be notit and conuict
thairof to tyne all his mouabill gudis and the samin
to be applyit to our Souerane Ladyis escheit

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that quhatsumeuer
persoun maryis twa sindrie wyfis or woman maryis
twa sindrie husbandis leuand togidder vndeuorsit
lauchfullie contrare the aith and promes maid at the
solmepnizatioun and contracting of the matrimonie
and swa ar of the Law periure and infame Thairfoir
that the panis of periuring be execute vpone thame
with all rigour That is to say confiscatioun of all thair
gudis mouabill warding of thair persounis for +geir
and day and langar induring the Quenis will and as
infame persounis neuer habill to bruke office honour
dignitie nor benefice in tyme tocum

ITEM Anent persounis that ar maryit and ar oppin
manifest commoun and incorrigibill adulteraris and
will not desist and ceis thairfra for feir of ony spirituall
iurisdictioun or Censuris of halie Kirk to the
greit perrell of thair awin saulis Thairfoir it is statute
and ordanit in this present Parliament that all sic
incorrigibill adulteraris efter that the proces of halie
Kirk sa far as the samin may extend to be vsit vpone
thame for thair inobedience and contemptioun be
denuncit our Souerane Ladyis Rebellis and put to
hir horne and all thair mouabill . &c . And swa na
appellatioun interponit fra the said Censuris of halie
Kirk to suspend the horning

ITEM Anent the article proponit twiching the greit
exhorbitant derth rasit in this Realm be malt makaris
and the greit oppressioun maid be thame daylie
and continuallie vpone our Souerane Ladyis liegis
quhairthrow this Realme is not gudlie seruit lyke as
the samin hes bene in tymes bygane and for remedie
heirof and stanching of the pretendit murmure maid
be sic malt men anent the making of the prices of all
malt sauld commounlie in this Realme It is deuisit
statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour with
auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament That because
of the greit derth of fewall presentlie occurrand euerie
malt man sall haue of euerie boll of malt maid be him
for his laubouris and fewall . iiij . s . of ilk boll of
malt mair nor the boll of beir is commounlie sauld
to the effect that our Souerane Lady my Lord Gouernour
and liegis of this Realme may be honestlie and
substantiouslie seruit as accordis vpone the prices
foirsaidis And the said act and ordinance for the
space of ane +geir to indure
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ITEM Forsamekill as the Quenis grace my Lord
Gouernour and thre Estatis of Parliament hauand
respect to the greit and heuy oppressioun done to the
liegis of this Realme and speciallie be ferryaris of
Kinghorne Quenis Ferry and Dundie in taking of
thair fraucht fra thame and that the Quenis lieg~
notwithsta~ding the wechtie chargeis and expensis
debursit to sic ferryaris ar not seruit as appertenis to
be done and for remedie heirof in respect of the
derth of viuers dispensis with the act maid heirupone
of befoir for ane +geir It is statute and ordanit that
na maner of persoun awnar of ony boitis at the ferryis
foirsaid tak vpone hand to tak ony fraucht fra
ony of our Souerane Ladyis liegis for their portage
bot as efter followis that is to say gif ony persoun
wald haue ane boit be him self at the ferrie of Kinghorne
that he tak for his fraucht and portage . x . s .
And quhair company conuenis at the said ferrie the
hors and man to pay for thair portage . xij . d~ . and
the man or woman be him self but hors to pay for
thair portage . vj . d~ . And at the ferryis of the
Quenis ferrie and Dundie gif ane man desyris ane
boit be himself to pay for his portage . iiij . s . And
euer ilk man and hors . viij . d~ . And ilk man or
woman be thame self . iiij . d~ . vnder the pane of
deid and confiscatioun of all thair gudis with certificatioun
to thame and thay do the contrare that thay
salbe callit to particular diettis and Justice courtis
and salbe punist thairfoir with all rigour as brekaris
of the actis of Parliament

ITEM Forsamekill as the derth of scheip cuningis
and wylde meit daylie incressis & that throw the
slauchter of the +goung Lambis Lapronis and +goung
poutis of pertrik or wylde foule and to eschew sic
derth in tyme cumming It is deuisit statute and ordanit
be my Lord Gouernour with auise of the thre
Estatis of Parliament That na maner of persoun or
persounis tak vpone hand to by ony Lambis to slay
and bring to mercat to be sauld and that na Lambis
be slane be quhatsumeuer persounis except in Nobillis
and greit Barronis housis to thair meit for the space
of thre +geiris and vnder the pane of confiscatioun
of all sic persounis gud~ and punissi~g of his persoun
at my Lord Gouernouris will And that na maner
of persoun tak vpone hand to slay ony Lapronis or
+goung poutis except gentilmen and vthers Nobillis
with halkis or by the samin in mercat or vtherwayis
during the said space vnder the pane foirsaid

ITEM Forsamekill as thair hes bene diuers and sindrie
actis maid of befoir and speciallie be King James
the Fyft of gude mynde quhome God assol+gie for
stanching of beggaris Notwithstanding in default of
dew executioun of the said act the beggaris daylie
and continuallie multipleis and resortis in all placis
quhair my Lord Gouernour and vthers Nobillis
conuenis Swa that nane of thame may pas throw the
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streittis for raming and crying vpone thame contrare
the tenour of the saidis actis for eschewin of the
quhilk It is deuisit statute and ordanit be my Lord
Gouernour with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
that the said act maid thairupone of befoir be
put to dew executioun in all punctis efter the forme
and tenour of the samin and that letters be direct to
mak publicatioun be oppin proclamatioun at the
mercat croces of all Burrowis of this Realme chargeing
all officiaris contenit in the said act to do the
samin betuix this and the last day of Marche nixt tocum
conforme to the said act and vnder the panis
contenit in the samin of the quhilk the tenour
followis Item for refraning of the multitude of
maisterfull and strang beggaris It is ordanit that the
act maid thairupone of befoir be King James the
First appreuit and ratifeit be vthers our Souerane
Lord~ predecessour~ be obseruit & keipit and put to
scharp executiou~ in all punctis with this additioun
That na beggarris be tholit to beg in ane parochin that
ar borne in ane vther and that the heidismen of ilk
parochin mak takinnis and gif to the beggaris thairof
and thay to be sustenit within the bou~dis of that
parochin and that nane vthers be seruit with almus
within that parochin bot thay that beiris that takin
allanerlie vnder the panis co~tenit in the said act And
that the Justice Clerk mak inquisitioun and tak dictay
heirupone at euerie Justice Air and ordanis letters
to be direct to command and charge the Prouest
and Baillies of Edinburgh and al vthers Prouestis
Baillies of Burrowis Schireffis and vthers Officiaris
of the Kingis to put this act to executioun in all
punctis and that the samin be publist at all placis
neidfull swa that na man sall pretend Ignorance or
allege he knew not the samin in tyme tocum

ITEM It is statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament that
the actis and statutis maid of befoir aganis fals Notaris
and witnes corruptaris and seducearis of thame
in writ temporall or spirituall courtis to be obseruit
and keipit in all punctis and ratifeis and appreuis the
samin of new with this additioun That all sic persounis
salbe punist in thair persounis and gudis with
all rigour videlicet prescriptioun banissing and dismembring
of hand or toung and vthers panis prouydit
be the dispositioun of the commoun Law baith
Canoun Ciuile and statutis of the Realme And this
act to be extendit to all maner of euidentis actis              #
obligatiounis
acquittancis or vther wryttingis quhatsumeuer
and the makaris fein+gearis vsaris seducearis
corruptaris and falsaris thairof alsweill as to fals
Instrumentis

ITEM Forsamekill as my Lord Gouernour and thre
Estatis of Parliament regardand the exhorbitant
prices that euerie craftisman within Burgh rasis
vpone our Souerane Ladyis liegis in all sic thingis as
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pertenis to thair craft swa that the prices ar dowblit
and triblit be mony of thame to the greit hurt of 
the saidis liegis quhilk is considderit to be of practick
be the Dekinnis of euerie craft and the fault thairof
is alway in the Prouest and Baillies of euerie Burgh
that ouerseis the saidis Dekinnis craftismen and correctis 
thame not conforme to the act of Parliament
Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit that all Prouestis
and Baillies of fre Burrowis with all diligence conuene 
the saidis Dekinnis and craftismen afoir thame
and thair on euerie thing pertening to craftismen to
statute and ordane ressonabill prices effeirand to thair
craft & that the samin be put in writ and producit
afoir the Lordis of the articlis in the nixt Parliament
to be haldin the thrid day of Aprill nixt tocum to be
considderit be thame gif thay be ressonabill and gif
swa be to be authorisit and gif thay be vnressonabill
to be reformit And siclyke that effeirand to the prices
of victuallis that the saidis Prouest and Baillies cause
the hostillaris to tak ane ressonabill price for ane manis
dennar and suppar that thay may hald thair awin
and the Quenis liegis be not sa greuit and hurt throw
the greit prices takin far abone all custume and vse as
hes bene in this Realme afoir thir dayis and as beis
statute heirupone in Burgh that the samin be deliuerit
to the Schiref of the Schire to gar the saidis prices be
keipit to landwart And gif ony of the saidis Dekinnis
or hostillaris obeyis not the ordinance of the saidis Prouest
and Baillies that thay depriue thame of thair officis
and priuilege and efter thay be depriuit gif thay
mell farther thair with to be callit to vnderly the Law
to particular diettis afoir the greit Justice as for            #
contempning
and breking of the actis of Parliament and to
be punist in thair persounis and gudis with all rigour

ITEM Because the act concerning Notaris maid be
the Kingis grace King James the Fyft quhome God
assol+gie hes not hiddertillis bene put to dew executioun 
Thairfoir it is thocht expedient be my Lord
Gouernour and thre Estatis of Parliament that the
said act be put to executioun in all punctis efter the
forme and tenour of the samin betuix this and the
last day of Marche nixt tocum with this additioun
following That is to say that euerie Schiref within
the boundis of his office betuix this and the said day
bring or send all Notaris temporall men and the Ordinaris
to bring or send all spirituall Notaris to the
Burgh of Edinburgh and thair present thame to the
Lordis of counsall to be examinat be thame gif thay
be habill worthie and qualifeit for the said office of
Notarie and thair to be admittit be thame thairto
suspendand fra the said last day of Marche furth all
Notaris vnto the tyme of thair admissioun foirsaid
with certificatioun to thame that vsis the office of
Notarie fra the said day furth befoir thay be admittit
in maner foirsaid That thair Instrumentis sall haue
na faith and thame selfis sall be punist as falsaris
of the Law
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ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act maid of
befoir for slaying of Hairis in forbodin tyme be obseruit
& keipit in all punctis efter the tenour thairof

ITEM It is statute & ordanit be my Lord Gouernour
with auise of +te thre Estatis of Parliame~t +t=t= the act
maid be King James the thrid & ratifeit be our
Souerane Lord of gude mynde quhome God assol+gie
aganis thame that slayis Dais or Rais thair calfis or
kiddis be put to executioun in all punctis efter the
forme and tenour of the samin

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act and ordinance
maid befoir in counsall anentis the eschewing
of derth and the ordouring of euerie mannis hous in
his coursis and discheis of meit be obseruit and keipit
in all punctis efter the forme and tenour thairof and
vnder the panis contenit in the samin of the quhilk
the tenour followis The quhilk day forsamekill as
the Quenis grace my Lord Gouernour and Lordis of
secreit counsall hauand respect to the greit and exhorbitant
derth ryssin in this Realme of victuallis
and vther stuffe for the sustentatioun of mankynde
and dailie encressand and vnderstandand that the occasioun
thairof is because of the superfluous cheir
vsit commounlie in this Realme alsweill amangis
small as greit men to the greit hurt of commoun
weill of the samin and dampnage to the bodie quhilk
makis ane man vnhabill to exerce all leifull and gude
warkis necessare And for remeid heirof and stanching
of sic derth and exhorbitant prices foirsaidis It is
deuisit and ordanit that na Archibishop Bischop nor
Erlis haue at his meis bot . viij . discheis of meit nor
na Abbot Lord Priour nor Deine haue at his meis
bot . vj . discheis of meit nor na Barrone nor frehalder
haue bot four discheis of meit at his meis nor na
Burges nor vther substantious man spirituall nor
temporall sall haue at his meis bot . iij . discheis and
bot ane kynde of meit in euerie dische And for obseruing
and keiping of this act and ordinance foirsaid
it is deuisit and ordanit that quhatsumeuer
Archibischop Bischop or Erle beis fundin brekand the
samin that he sall content and pay to my Lord
Gouernour and the autoritie at euerie tyme he fail+geis
ane hundreth pund for euerie fail+gie And gif
ony Lord Abbot Priour of Deine fail+gies and brekis
the said act he sall content and pay for euerie fail+gie
ane hundreth markis and gif ony Barrone or frehalder
fail+gie he sall pay at euerie tyme and fail+gie . xl .
pund And gif ony Burges or vther substantious man
spirituall or temporall fail+gies he sall pay at euerie
tyme and fail+gie . xx . markis in maner foirsaid And
gif ony vther small persoun or persounis wald presume
to brek this present act and ordinance or do in
the contrare thairof he salbe takin and punist in his
persoun and gudis at my Lord Gouernouris will for
thair contemptioun And quhatsumeuer vther persoun
or persounis of quhatsumeuer estate degre or conditioun
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that euer thay be of that fail+gies and brekis
this act and ordinance that he salbe repute and haldin 
as ane man geuin to his voluptuositie and contempnar
of the autoritie and not to the commoun
weill and howbeit that ony man of greiter Estate
nor ane Bruges cum in Burgh to ony Burges ludgeing
It sall not be lesum to the said Burges to mak
ony maa discheis bot effeirand to the Estate of the
maister awnar of the said ludgeing without that the
Lord Barrone or strangear mak his awin prouisioun
and tabill alwayis within the ordinance foirsaid
Prouyding alwayis that this present act and ordinance
stryke not vpone +Gule and Pasche patroun dayis
mariageis nor bankettis to be maid to strangearis of
vther Realmes and the said bankettis to be maid
allanerlie be Archibischoppis Bischoppis Erlis Lordis
Abbotis Priouris Deinis Barronis Prouestis and Baillies
of Burrowis And in lykewyse prouyding that na
Scottisman mak banket to ony vther Scottisman bot
in maner foirsaid And for the mair sure keiping of
the said act and ordinance Ordanis that the Schiref
of the Schire and thair Deputis Prouestis Aldermen
and Baillies of Burrowis ilk ane within his awin
boundis and iurisdictioun to tak inquisitioun of the
brekaris of the samin and roll thair namis and deliuer
the samin to my Lord Thesaurar to the effect
that the persounis brekaris and contempnaris of the
said act may be callit to Justice Airis or particular
diettis as my Lord Gouernour and counsall sall think
maist expedient and punist in maner foirsaid

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the actis maid
of befoir anentis paking and peling be our Souerane
Lord quhome God assol+gie and his progenitouris be
obseruit and keipit in all punctis efter the forme
and tenour thairof

ITEM It is statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
that the actis and statutis maid of befoir aganis
regrataris and foirstallaris of mercatis be obseruit
and keipit in all punctis efter the forme and tenour
of the samin and vnder the panis contenit thairintill

ITEM It is statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
That all actis and Statutis maid be our Souerane
Lord and his predecessouris anentis the hauing of
quhite fische furth of the Realme be obseruit and
keipit in all punctis efter the forme and tenour
thairof

ITEM Forsamekill as thair is diuers Prentaris in this
Realme that daylie and continuallie prentis bukis
concerning the faith ballattis sangis blasphematiounis
rymes alsweill of Kirkmen as temporall and vthers
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Tragedeis alsweill in latine as in Inglis toung not
sene vewit and considderit be the superiouris as
appertenis to the defamatioun & sclander of the liegis
of this Realme and to put ordour to sic inconuenientis
It is deuisit statute and ordanit be my Lord Gouernour
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
That na Prentar presume attempt or tak vpone hand
to prent ony bukis ballattis sangis blasphematiounis
rymes or Tragedeis outher in latine or Inglis toung
in ony tymes tocum vnto the tyme the samin be
sene vewit and examit be sum wyse and discreit persounis
depute thairto be the Ordinaris quhatsumeuer
And thairefter ane licence had and obtenit fra our
Souerane Lady & my Lord Gouernour for Imprenting
of sic bukis vnder the pane of confiscatioun of all
the Prentaris gudis and banissing him of the Realme
for euer

THE quhilk day It was put in remembrance to my
Lord Gouernouris grace & thre Estatis being present
in Parliament how that Monsieure Dosel the maist
Christin Kingis Lieutennent and Ambaxatour was
haistelie to depart of this Realme to his maister and
that his gude seruice done in thir partis baith in
tyme of peax and weir sould be writtin to the said
maist Christin King not allanerlie thankand his grace
of the samin bot alswa suppleand to thank and reward
the said Monsieure Dosell And thairfoir it was concludit
be the thre Estatis that my Lord Secretar sould
mak letters in our Souerane Ladyis name my Lord
Gouernouris and thairis to the said maist Christin
King in ampill and effectuous maner to the effect
foirsaid

ITEM The thre Estatis of Parliament hes ratifeit and
appreuit the contract maid betuix my Lord Gouernouris
grace and Schir James Hammiltoun of Craufurde
Johne Knycht quhilk is Registrate in the
bukis of counsall in all punctis and ordanis the samin
to haue the strenth of ane act of Parliament

THE quhilk day the thre Estatis of Parliament hes
ratifeit and appreuit and be the tenour heirof ratifeis
and appreuis the act maid betuix the Quenis grace
mother to our Souerane lady on that ane part & my
Lord Gouernouris grace on that vther part of the
dait at Striuiling the . xviij . day of Nouember the
+geir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth . xliiij .
+geiris in all punctis and articlis quhairof the tenour
followis AT Striuiling the . xviij . day of Nouember
the +geir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth . xliiij .
+geiris The quhilk day my Lord Gouernour the
Quenis grace and haill counsall hes dischargeit cassit
and annullit dischargeis cassis and annullis all actis and
ordinancis maid of befoir at quhatsumeuer conuentiounis
at Striuiling of quhatsumeuer vther place
suspendand my Lord Gouernour fra administratioun
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of his office of gouernament and tutorie and decernis
the samin to haue bene fra the beginning and to be in
all tymes cumming of nane auale force nor effect togidder
with the pretendit summoundis rasit aganis my
Lord Gouernour for depriuatioun of him fra his office
of gouername~t and tutorie and dischargeis the samin
for now and euer Attour my Lord Gouernour with
auise of the Quenis grace and counsall Hes declairit
and declairis that the Nobill men and all vther persounis
that was at the making of the saidis actis
ordinancis and summou~dis or hes bene with hir grace
sensyne in counsall or vtherwayis aganis my Lord
Gouernour and his autoritie he committit na fault
nor cryme and thairfoir my Lord Gouernour and
counsall foirsaid dischargeis thame thairof for now
and euer and that thay neuer sall be callit nor accusit
thairfoir nor incur ony dampnage skaith or hurt in
thair persounis landis beneficis and gudis and gif his
grace hes consauit ony displesure or rancour aganis ony
maner of persoun or persounis for the causis foirsaidis
he remittis the samin hartfullie and forther ordanis
ane declaratioun heirof to be maid in Parliament

AT EDINBURGH the elleuint day of September the
+geir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth and . ij . +geir~
In presence of the Lordis of counsall compeirit ane
maist Reuerend Father in God Johne Archibischop
of Sanctandros Commendatour of the Abbay of
Paslay &c~ for him self and the remane~t of the clergy
of this Realme on that ane part And the Prouest and
Baillies of the Burgh of Edinburgh on that vther part
and gaif in thir articlis vnderwrittin subscriuit be the
hand of Maister Johne Lauder Archidene of Tewiotdale
Notar publique and desyrit the samin to be insert
in the bukis of counsall & the saidis Lordis to interpone
thair authoritie to the samin The quhilk desyre
the saidis Lord~ thocht ressonabill and ordanit
the saidis articlis to be Registrate in the saidis bukis
of counsall and to haue the strenth of ane act and
decreit of the Lordis thairof and hes interponit and
interponis thair autoritie to the samin And decernis
and ordanis letters executorialis to be geuin heirupone
for dew executioun of the saidis articlis and
euerie punct thairof as efferis Quhairof the tenour
followis

[}OF THE ARTICLIS AND FUNDAMENTIS TO BE
AUISIT VPONE TWICHING THE BRING LANDIS AND
TENEMENTIS WITHIN THE BURGH OF EDINBURGH
AND VTHERS BURGHIS AND TOWNIS WITHIN THE
REALME OF SCOTLAND BRINT BE THE AULD INIMEIS
OF INGLAND}]

ITEM The first article quhair the Chaplane be the
sycht of the masoun wricht and maister of wark and
vthers discreit men sworne thairto will contribute
and pay the part of the expensis for the rait of thair
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annuall and +te maill of the hous as it payis presentlie
that thay sall haue thair haill annuell efter the bigging
of the hous

ITEM The ground annuall appeiris ay to be payit
quha euer big the ground and fail+geing thairof that
the annuellar may recognosce the ground

ITEM In all vther annuellis to auise gif the awnaris
lattis the ground to be vnbiggit quhat salbe the
Chaplanis part gif he may recognosce the samin or
not or compel the awnar to big the samin And gif he
may do nouther gif he may call for warrandice efter
the forme of his fundatioun

ITEM Gif samekill restis vnbrint of the haill tenement
that aw the annuell as will pay the samin gif
the annuell may be craifit compleitlie

ITEM To auise gif the Chaplane hes the annuell vnder
reuersioun and contributis with the biggar conforme
to the first article to considder how lang thairefter
the annuell salbe vnredimabill or samekill as is
contribute to be eikit in the reuersioun

ITEM Quhair the Chaplane was Laird of the tenement
and the samin haillelie brint and the patrone
requyrit to big the samin refusis and will not and
may not siclyke the Chaplane may not quhether it
salbe lesum to the Chaplane to set the samin tenement
in few and requyre the patrone for his consent
and gif he refusis gif he may be compellit thairto or
gif the Chaplane may set the samin by his auise and
consent or not

ITEM Quhair the haill tenement efter it be biggit
be set in few within the auale thairof for the vphald
of the samin and beis brint gif the fewar may be
compellit to big the samin vpone his awin expensis
or not and quhat salbe the Chaplanis part in that
caice &c~

ITEM Gif the coniunctfear or lyferentar of tenementis
quhilkis payis annuell to the kirk and is brint as
said is gif they may be compellit be the Chaplane &
airis of the said tenement to concur and big the
samin for thair interes and gif thay be disassentand
thairto quhat salbe lesum to the air and Chaplane to
do in that behalf
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   HEIR FOLLOWIS the prouisioun ordinance
and conclusioun maid to the articlis abone expremit
and to be in all tymes cumming obseruit
and keipit anentis all annuellis of the
brint landis and tenementis be the auld Inimeis
of Ingland within the Burgh of Edinburgh
and vthers burghis and townis within the
Realme of Scotland awand alsweill to spirituall
men as temporall men concordit and aggreit
vpone betuix the Lordis of the articlis of Parliament
and the Prouest and Baillies and counsall
of the said Burgh of Edinburgh for thame
and the remanent Burghis and townis of this
Realme to haue the strenth of actis statutis
and ordinancis of Parliament in all tyme tocum
The quhilk conclusioun my Lord Gouernour
and the thre Estatis of Parliament vpone
the first day of Februar the +geir of God 1551
+geir ratifeit and appreuit

ITEM In the first anent the first article geuin in be
the annuellaris of the Burgh of Edinburgh and
vthers Burghis within this Realme It is concordit
statute and ordanit that gif the annuellar be the
Jugement or sycht of the masoun wrycht and maister
of wark craftismen in the reparrelling of the tenement
quhilk is astrictit to the annuell and vthers
discreit men sworne thairto will contribute and pay
the part of expensis according to the rait of the
annuell and the male of the housis quhilkis it geuis
now presentlie that the samin annuellar~ quhatsumeuer
thay be spirituall or temporall sall haue the haill
annuell of the nixt terme immediatlie following the
bigging and reparing of the tenement or hous and
salbe fre to poynde and distren+gie fra that tyme alsweill
for the bygane as tocum call and recognosce
thairfoir according to Justice Prouyding alwayis that
gif ony questionn or pley sall happin to ryse anent
the expensis of the bigging betuix the annuellar and
the heretour the samin salbe decydit and discussit
befoir the Lordis of our Souerane Ladyis fate of
Justice vpone ane simpill supplicatioun but outher
diet or tabill

ITEM Anent the secund and seuint articlis quhilkis
ar coincident It is statute and ordinat that quhether
the annuell be redemabill or vnredemabill the annuellar
hauand the ground annuell vpone ony brint land
quhilk is or beis reparellit be the awnar thairof that
makis na contributioun to the bigging of the samin
sall want the saxt part of the annuell the few annuellaris
sall in lykewise want the fyft part of thair annuellis
the tope annuellaris sall in lykewyse want the
fourt part of thairis and the awnar of the brint land
quha hes biggit and reparrellit the samin sall not be
haldin to pay mair of the saidis annuellis respectiue
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than cummis to the residew thairof the saidis saxt
fyft and fourt partis respectiue being defasit Prouyding
alwayis that it salbe lesum to the annuellaris notwithstanding
the defaisance maid presentlie gif thay
pleis to by in agane and redeme fra the said awnar
of the samin land samekill of the said annuell as thay
sall happin to want be particular redemptioun as the
saidis annuellaris may cum to and it war neuir sa
lytill payand proportionablie for ilk merk geuin
downe to the proportioun and rate thairfoir the
sowme of ten pundis Scottis money but ony langar
proces allanerlie the awnar being requyrit to ressaif
his money salbe sufficient warning and the annuellar
to be answerit fra the nixt terme of samekill as he
payis money for as effeiris reallie and with effect
the awnar being requyrit and refusand And in that
caice the money to be deponit in the Prouest and
Baillies handis of the towne gif thay be baith temporall
Bot gif thay be spirituall and temporall or
baith spirituall in the Officiallis handis of Loutheane
being for the tyme and thair to remane to his vtilitie
and proffeit that sould haue the samin and defaysance
of payment in maner foirsaid to be maid continuallie
fra the bigging of the tenementis astrictit to the
annuellis

ITEM Anent the thrid article It is ordanit that gif the
awnaris of the brint landis and tenementis tholis the
samin to ly vnbiggit twa +geiris efter the dait of thir
presentis It salbe lesum to the annuellaris to persew
thair annuellis respectiue conforme to the nature and
rate of euerie annuell as is abone expremit Or to
recognosce the tenement for non payment of the
samin the saidis twa +geiris being furthrunning and
to vse thair proces for non payment thairof as accordis
of the Law and practik of this Realme

ITEM Anent the fourt article It is ordanit that quhat
kynde of annuell that euer it be the samin lyand vpone
the haill tenement gif samekill restis vnbrint of the
haill as will pay the samin annuell the awnar hauand
by the annuell twyse als mekill as the annuell extendis
to of +geirlie proffeit the haill annuell salbe payit
Vtherwayis it salbe proportionabill effeirand to the
thrid penny of the +geirlie auale of the tenement that
standis and quhair the laif beis biggit to haue siclyke
interpretatioun conforme to thir present articlis

ITEM Anent the fift article it is deuisit and concludit
that in caice the annuellar contribute with the awnar
of the brint tenement to the reparatioun thairof
conforme to the first article of the samin the annuellar
sall haue the reuersioun augmentit to the quantitie
extending to the thrid part of the sowme vpone the
quhilk the annuell is wodset Swa that quhill the
principall sowme and half samekill with it be payit
the annuell to be vnredemabill That is to say in caice
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the annuell ly vpone twa hundreth merkis it is not
to be redemit quhill thre hundreth merkis be payit
in caice foirsaid

ITEM Anent the saxt article It is prouydit and concludit
that gif ony Chaplane be haill Laird of the
brint tenement vnit to his Chaplanrie as patrimonie
thairof and the patrone of the Chaplanrie being requyrit
to big the samin and outher will not or els
may not and in lykewyse the Chaplane is not of
puissance to do the samin It salbe lesum for policie
and eschewing of deformitie of the towne to set the
samin in few to the vtilitie and proffeit of his Chaplanrie
to ony that will offer maist thairfoir without
the patronis consent gif he refusis to gif his consent
Prouyding alwayis that the patrone be first requyrit
to tak the samin in few him self and he to be in that
caice preferrit to ony vther geuand als mekill to the
Chaplane thairfoir to the euident vtilitie of the Chaplanrie
as ony vther will without collusioun and the
patrone refusand the Chaplane to be fre to do thairwith
as is abone writtin

ITEM As to the seuint article It is answerit and concludit
as is contenit in the response and conclusioun
maid to the secund article abone writtin because thay
war coincident togidder

ITEM As to the aucht article It is statute and ordanit
that gif thair beis ony coniunctfear of lyferentar of
ony brint land considderatioun being tane and had be
the Prouest and Baillies of the Burgh quhat fre male
the samin payit befoir the birning It salbe lesum to
the proprietar of the land to big the samin gif he
plesis payand the said coniunctfear or lyfrentar during
thair lyfetyme the thrid part of the fre male the
quhilk the said land payit befoir the birning Bot gif
the coniunctfear or lyferentar pleis to big the samin
thay to be preferrit to the proprietar and to bruke
the samin during thair lyfe And thairfoir sall the
proprietar and land baith be bundin and oblist to
thame for to refound the thrid part of the money
quhilkis thay deburse in bigging of the saidis tenementis
in necessare and proffitabill expensis to be furth
cummand to be gevin to thame the tyme of thair
deceis and thairefter to thair executouris and assignayis
the land being alsweill biggit as of befoir and
nychbourlyke
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[} (\APUD EDINBURGH,
XX DIE JUNII, A. D. M,D,LV.\) }]

[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

INPRIMIS It is statute and ordanit be the Quenis
grace Dowriar and Regent with auise of the thre
Estatis of Parliament that the fredome of halie Kirk
and immuniteis and priuilegeis of the samin be obseruit
keipit and defendit be our Souerane Lady with
all liberteis in honour and worschip thairof siclyke
and als frelie as thay haue bene in tymes of hir
maist Nobill progenitouris Kingis of Scotland and the
brekaris and offendaris thairof to be punist with all
rigour

ITEM In lykewyse it is statute and ordanit that all
reuersiounis to be maid in tyme tocum and all bandis
and obligatiounis for making seiling and deliuering
of reuersiounis be maid vnder the seill and subscriptioun
of the promittar and geuar thairof And gif
the partie can not subscriue to subscriue the samin
with his hand led at the pen be ane Notar And gif
ony Instrument or vther kynde of wrytting be maid
for geuing of reuersiounis or beirand and contenand
reuersioun That wrytting or Instrument sall mak
na faith bot gif it be insert with consent of the parteis
in Jugement in the bukis of sum ordinar Juge
Except gif it happinnis within Burgh that the tyme
of resignatioun of landis in the Baillies handis the
Clerk of the Burgh Notar to the sesing geuing be the
said resignatioun be requyrit than instantlie of Instrument
in his handis of the reuersioun befoir the samin
witnes requyrit in the Instrument of sesing and gifis
his Instrument thairupone Quhilk sall mak faith as
sufficient reuersioun And als that all dischargeis of
reuersiounis in all tymes to cum be seilit and subscriuit
in maner abone writtin And gif the partie
can not subscriue to subscriue the samin with his
hand at the pen led be ane autentik Notar and seilit
with his seill as is abone writtin

ITEM In lykewyse It is statute and ordanit that gif
ony persoun~ hauand rycht be reuersioun to redeme
land~ or vther possessiounis makis or causis mak
lauchfull warning to all parteis fra quhome the saidis
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landis or vther possessiounis aucht and sould be
redemit to compeir at ane certane day in the place
nemmit in the said reuersioun for ressaifing of the
sowmes of money and takkis gif ony be specifeit
thairin and at the day warnit fulfilling all thingis as
accordis conforme to the reuersioun for his part gif
the parteis warnit as said is compeiris and refusis to
grant the saidis landis or possessiounis lauchfullie
redemit or absentis thame selfis gif thair be na takkis
to rin efter the redemptioun of the landis or possessiounis
or the takkis being run out the haifar of the
rycht to the reuersioun causand lauchfull warning to
be maid to the parteis foirsaidis and all vthers occupyaris
befoir ony witsonday terme efter the redemptioun
to flit and remoue fra the saidis landis and
possessiounis the redemptioun in maner abone specifeit
being fundin lauchfull  and the landis be vertew
thairof decernit lauchfullie redemit In that caice the
parteis quha sould haue grantit the redemptioun of
the saidis landis refusit and absentit salbe callit as
violent possessouris thairof fra the terme of witsonday
befoir the quhilk lauchfull warning was maid to
remoue as said is siclyke as the landis and possessiounis
had bene grantit lauchfullie redemit the day of the
redemptioun

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that gif ony persoun
or persounis slayis ane vther the persoun being
chargeit to find souertie within sax dayis and findis
not the samin or souertie being fundin compeiris not
at the day and swa he put to the horne and ony
tyme thairefter within +geir and day he offeris of
new to vnderly the Law and to find souertie thairupone
the panis salbe dowblit souertie being fundin
and he relaxit And gif he compeiris not at that day
and of new beis denuncit Rebell his relaxatioun
maid and geuin be vertew of the last souertie fundin
sall na wyse help him anent the tinsall of the lyferent
of his landis bot he sall tyne the samin as he
had not bene relaxit fra the first horning And this
to be extendit to all relaxatiounis maid within +geir
and day efter the first horning and to art and part
of the slauchter with the panis ay dowblit And attour
all alienatioun contract obligatioun and vthers
thingis quhatsumeuer that salbe done be him to be
null and of nane auale in the self without ony proces
of reductioun during the tyme of his relaxatioun
vpone his souerteis fundin efter the first horning Swa
that he compeir not at the day and entre to the
quhilk he findis souerties siclyke as and he had annalyit
contractit oblist or done vther thingis beand
Rebell and at the horne And this act to be extendit
in the fauoris of vthers superiouris alsweill as vnto
the Quenis grace And gif it happinnis ony persoun
or persounis committaris of slauchters for non finding
of souerteis or souertie being fundin for non
comperance beis denuncit Rebellis and put to the
horne and thairefter passis to gyrth and offeris to
find souertie to abyde the Law for the forthocht fellony
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in that caice souertie being fundin and thay
compeirand at the day and acquit of the forthocht
fellony to be restorit agane to the gyrth and the act
foirsaid to haue na place aganis thame bot vpone the
secund horning

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that gif ony persoun
or persounis beis summound and warnit lauchfullie
aucht dayis befoir thair departing furth of the
Realme and passis furth of the samin thairefter (\Nisi
reipublice causa\) the partie persewar sall haue proces
vpone his first summounding be continuatiounis in
siclyke maner as and his partie had not past of the
Realme be warni~gis on . xv . dayis langar or schortar
as the persewar sall desyre makand warning at
the dwelling place of the defendar gif he ony hes
And fail+geing that he haue na dwelling place nor hes
not constitute procuratouris to be warnit at the mercat
croce of the heid Burgh of the Schire quhair he
had maist resort befoir his departing And this act to
haue place in ciuile actiounis allanerlie bot not aganis
witnes

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that ony persoun
summound to compeir befoir the Justice his Deputis
or vthers Jugeis within this Realme hauand powar
of Justiciarie in criminall causis the copie of the saidis
letters or precept quhairby he is summound salbe
deliuerit to him gif he can be personallie apprehendit
and fail+geing thairof salbe deliuerit to his wyfe
or seruandis or affixt vpone the +get of his dwelling
place gif he ony hes and thairefter oppin proclamatioun
being maid at the heid Burgh of the Schire
ane vther copie to be affixt vpone the mercat croce
Prouyding alwayis that gif thair be maa persounis
nor twa contenit in the letter being all callit vpone
ane deid and cryme in that caice twa copyis to be
deliuerit to twa of the principall nemmit in the
saidis letters or than geuin to thair wyfis seruandis
or affixt vpone thair +gettis or dwelling placis gif
thay ony haue and ane copie left and affixt vpone the
mercat croce quhair the publicatioun is maid to be
sufficient to the haill persounis quhatsumeuer thay
be contenit in the saidis letters

ITEM Forsamekill as in vmquhile our Souerane
Lordis tyme that last deceissit It was statute and ordanit
that all sesingis quhilkis passis vpone preceptis
of the Chancellarie to be geuin be the Schiref Clerk
or his Deputis Sen the quhilk act thair is be occasioun
of weir and greit troublis diuers sesingis geuin
be vthers Notaris vpone preceptis past furth of the
said Chancellarie Thairfoir the thre Estatis of Parliament
dispensis with that fault of all sesingis geuin be
vthers Notaris sen the making of the foirsaid act
and ordanis the said act to be publist and haue effect
in tyme cumming with this additioun That vpone
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all preceptis past furth of the Chancellarie the Schiref
Stewart or Baillie alsweill the Regalitie as Rialtie or
vther Deputis salbe requyrit to pas to gif sesing with
the Schiref Clerk and his Deputis And gif the
Stewart Baillie or thair Deputis refusis to pas and gif
sesing than the partie haifar of that precept to put
ony vther Baillie to gif sesing as he sall think maist
expedient

ITEM Because it is vnderstand that be the geuing of
curatouris to minouris be sindrie Jugeis thair hes
bene gret skaith sustenit be the saidis minouris Thairfoir
it is statute and ordanit that in all tymes cumming
quhen ony minor passis the +geiris of his tutorie
and desyris curatouris That he cum befoir his Juge
Ordinar and desyre of him ane summoundis or
edict to warne twa at the leist of the maist honest
and famous of the minouris kin and all vthers hauand 
interes quhilk salbe warnit lauchfullie That is to
say the speciall persounis personallie or at thair dwelling
placis geuand ane copie to thair wyfis or seruandis
or affixand it on thair +gettis or duris and
vthers haifand interes generallie at the mercat croce
of the heid Burgh of the Schire quhair the saidis
minouris hes thair landis or gudis to compeir at ane
certane day vpone . ix . dayis warning at the leist to
heir & see the curatouris desyrit be the said minour
to be geuin to him vnto his perfite age of . xxj . +geiris
and cautiou~ fundin (\de fideli administratione\) quhilkis
beand geuin in maner foirsaid thay sall not be reuokit
nor dischargeit nor vthers chosin to the minour
vnto the tyme thay be callit befoir the Lordis of
counsall or vthers Jugeis Ordinar at the will of the
barne to heir and see thame dischargeit and reuokit
for ressonabill causis Quhilkis being fundin of veritie
thay than to be dischargeit and vthers curatouris
geuin in thair placis be the ordour foirsaid with cautioun
and na vtherwyse

ITEM Forsamekill as thair is diuers insolent and euill
geuin persounis not regardand the Law of God and
constitution of halie kirk bot in hie contemptioun
thairof and to the greit sclander of the Christin
pepill eittis flesche in Lentrene and vthers day~ forbiddin
be our halie mother the kirk and Lawis thairof
Thairfoir for the repressing and punischement of
the quhilk it is statute and ordanit that na persoun
nor persounis contempnandlie and wilfullie without
dispensatioun or requyring of licence of thair Ordinar
thair Persoun Vicar or Curat eit flesche planelie
or priuilie in the saidis dayis and tymes forbiddin
vnder the pane of confiscatioun of all thair gudis
mouabill to be applyit to our Souerane Ladyis vse
and gif the eittaris hes na gudis thair persounis to be
put in presoun thair to remane +geir and day and
forther induring the Quenis grace will but preiudice
of the spirituall punitioun conforme to the commoun
Law
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ITEM Because thair is diuers & sindrie reuersiounis
maid and geuin for redemption and outquyting of
landis beirand and contenand gold and siluer of certane
speciall valour and price and the said gold and
siluer is not now to be gottin quhairthrow the
haifaris of sic reuersiounis hes bene oft tymes differrit
fra redemptioun of thair landis Thairfoir it is
deuisit statute and ordanit anent all reuersiounis beirand
and contenand gold and siluer of ather of thame
of certane speciall valour and price or cuin+gie that
gif sic gold and siluer can not be had nor gottin within
the Realme the haifaris of thay reuersiounis may
redeme the landis specifeit thairin be vertew of thair
saidis reuersiounis geuand gold and siluer haifand cours
for the tyme beand of the samin valour wecht and
fynes as the gold and siluer specifeit in the saidis            #
reuersiounis
conforme to the commoun Law And this act
to be extendit to all and quhatsumeuer reuersiounis
bygane and tocum &c~

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that all resignatiounis
to be maid be vassallis in tyme tocum of thair propirteis 
in the superiouris handis (\ad perpetuam remanentiam\)
beand maid be procuratorie to the said procuratorie
salbe seilit and subscriuit be the vassallis handis
and gif he can not wryte to be subscriuit with his
hand at the pen led be an autentik Notar and seilit
as said is And gif the said resignatioun beis maid be
the vassall personallie (\ad perpetuam remanentiam\)
That the Instrument thairof be seilit with the seill of
the resignar and subscriuit with his hand at the pen
led be ane Notar in maner foirsaid and na resignatioun
(\ad perpetuam remanentiam\) to haue faith in
tyme tocum vtherwayis than is abone specifeit

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that in all tymes cumming
the warning of all tennentis and vthers to flit
and remoue fra landis mylnis fischingis and possessiounis
quhatsumeuer salbe vsit in maner following
That is to say lauchfull warning being maid ony
tyme within the +geir . xl . dayis befoir the Feist of
witsonday outher personallie or at thair dwelling
placis and at the ground of the landis and ane copie
deliuerit to the wyfe or seruandis and fail+geing thairof
to be affixit vpone the +gettis or duris of the
dwelling placis of the saidis landis gif ony be and
thairefter the samin precept of warning to be red in
the paroche Kirk quhair the landis lyis vpone ane
Sonday befoir nune the tyme of the hie Messe & ane
copie left and affixit vpone the maist patent dure of
the Kirk . xl . dayis befoir the terme and na forther
laying furth of stressis and remowing vpone wednisday
to be vsit in tyme tocum And gif the partie
warnit in maner foirsaid remouis not at the terme in
that caice the warnar sall incontinent or sa sone as
plesis him cum to the Lordis of counsall or to the
Schiref of the Schire or vthers Jugeis Ordinaris hauand
iurisdictioun schawand his precept of warning
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ordourlie execute and indorsat & sal haue letters or
precept to charge the parteis warnit and possessouris
of that ground to compeir befoir the saidis Lordis
Schireffis or thair Deputis or vthers Jugeis Ordinaris
foirsaidis hauand iurisdictioun vpone sax dayis warning
or langar at the will and desyre of the persewar
to heir and see thame decernit to remoue desist and
ceis conforme to the precept of warning and executioun
thairof or els to schaw ane ressonabill cause
quhy thay sould not do the samin with certificatioun
to thame and thay fail+gie that letters salbe direct
simpliciter vpone thame in the said mater At the
quhilk day gif thay compeir not the Lordis Schireffis
or vthers Jugeis Ordinar hauand iurisdictioun sall
decerne thame to remoue desist and ceis fra thay
landis And gif thay compeir and instantlie schawis
sufficient tytill to bruke the landis in that caice the
samin Juge to proceid and do Justice as accordis of
the Law And gif the partie compeiris and schawis na
thing bot makis allegeance and offeris him to impreif
the indorsingis in that caice he sall not be
hard in Jugement bot gif he find sufficient cautioun
to the warnar than instantlie that gif his allegeance
being fundin releuant be not sufficientlie verifeit and
prouin be him that the proffeittis dampnage and interes
quhilkis the said warnar or ony vthers hauand
interes hes sustenit or sall happin to sustene be the
dilay of the foirsaid allegeance be refoundit to him
And to the effect that this ordour may haue sufficient 
proces in all tymes tocum It is deuisit statute and ordanit
that all Schireffis and vthers Jugeis Ordinar
hauand iurisdiction as said is be thair selfis or thair
sufficient Deputis be reddy to sit be fensit courtis all
the lauchfull . xv . dayis efter immediatlie the Feist
of Trinitie Sonday for doing of Justice in the saidis
causis in maner abone specifeit And gif the Schireffis
or Jugeis Ordinaris hauand iurisdictioun in maner
foirsaid and thair Deputis fail+geis to be reddy in
granting of preceptis and doing of Justice for obseruing
of this ordour in that caice thay sall pay to the
partie thair haill dampnage interes and expensis but
preiudice of the actioun aganis the violent occupyaris
and possessouris foirsaidis And als that na aduocatioun
of causis be takin be the Lordis fra the Juge Ordinar
except it be for deidlie feid or the Schiref principall
or the Juge Ordinar be partie or the causis of the
Lordis of counsall and thair Aduocattis Scribis and
members

ITEM Because of the odious crymes of slauchters
daylie committit within this Realme and speciallie
the slaying of parteis persewand and defendand thair
actiounis For punischement of the quhilk the thre
Estatis of Parliament hes declairit statute and ordanit
abone the panis contenit in the actis of Parliament
maid for slauchters of befoir That gif outher the
defendar or persewar slayis vthers efter the rasing of
the summoundis or precept and lauchfull executioun
thairof during the tyme of the pley dependand befoir
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the geuing of the decreit the committar of the
slauchter gif it be the defendar salbe condempnit in
the hail actioun at the instance of the nerrest of the
kin of him that is slane hauand richt thairto without
ony probatioun of the libell persewit except summar
cognitioun to be takin of the slauchter And gif the
persewar slayis the defendar in that caice the nerrest
of the kin of the defendar that micht be persewit for
that actioun sall haue absoluitour fra the libell of the
persewar and the proces of transferring respectiue in
this cause to be vpone . xxj . dayis warning without
diet tabill or continuation of vther summondis And
gif the slayar hes landis or lyfrentis and beis denuncit
Rebell and put to the horne for the said slauchter
the slayar incontinent efter the denunciatioun sall
tyne his lyferent of his landis for his lyfetyme without
ony forther dilay for +geir and day thairefter
And gif the slayar hes na landis the Quenis grace
Regent promittis to gif na respect nor remissioun in
our Souerane Ladyis name to the slayar during hir
tyme Prouyding alwayis that the actioun be not coft
or vtherwayis purchest or maid be the persewar for
cummer of partie bot be thair awin proper actioun
proceidit vpone ane gude ground and foundament at
the sycht and discretioun of the Lordis of counsall
And this act vnto the Feist of Martymes the +geir of
God ane thousand fyve hundreth . lvj . +geiris to indure
allanerlie

ITEM Because ane greit part of the liegis of this
Realme and vthers strangearis hes thir diuers +geiris
bygane caryit furth of the samin victuallis and flesche
quhairthrow greit derth daylie incressis Thairfoir it is
statute and ordanit now that nane of our Souerane
Ladyis liegis nor strangearis in tyme cumming cary
ony victuallis talloun or flesche furth of this Realme
to vther partis except samekill at salbe thair necessare
victualling for thair veyage vnder the pane of escheting 
of the said victuall or flesche to our Souerane
Ladyis vse togidder with the rest of all thair gudis
mouabill to be applyit and inbrocht to our Souerane
Ladyis vse as escheit Prouyding alwayis that it salbe
leiffull to the inhabitantis of the Burrowis of Air
Iruin Glasgow Dumbertane and vthers our Souerane 
Ladyis liegis dwelland at the west seyis to haue bakin
breid browin aill and aquauite to the Ilis to bertour
with vther Merchandice And this act to be extendit
to the maisters and skipparis of sic veschellis as ressaifis
sic victuallis flesche and talloun as to the awnaris
of the saidis gudis

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that gif ony persoun
or persounis being callit to vnderly the Law befoir
the Justice his Deputis or vther hauand powar to sit
in criminall actiounis compeirand at the day thay ar
callit to quhat number that euer thay be of being all
callit on ane cryme Thay sall haue allanerlie with
thame at the bar sax of thair maist honest wyse substantious
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freindis habill to gif counsall with thair
Aduocattis to defend And the partie persewar of
that cryme to haue with thame foure of thair freindis
allanerlie Swa that be multitude of frendis cummand
to the bar the getting of ane assyse sall not be stoppit
And the brekaris of this act to be punist in this
maner That is to say the Justice or vthers Jugeis
foirsaidis to charge the brekaris to enter thair persounis
in waird vnder the pane of Rebellioun and
putting of thame to the horne and gif thay disobey
to put thame to the horne And gif thay obey and
enteris in waird thair to remane during the Quenis
grace will

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that all nulliteis be
ressaifit and haue proces be way of exceptiounis or
replyis and all tytillis contractis infeftmentis or
vthers thingis quhatsumeuer that ar null of the Law
to be declairit in tyme cumming null and of nane
auale be exceptioun or reply in that samin instance
thay ar producit Proudying alwayis that the partie
aganis quhome the said exceptiounis or reply of nullitie
is proponit haue siclyke day to call his warrand
befoir the answering thairto as he mycht or sould
haue had in caice he had bene callit be way of actioun
to haue hard his tytill contract infeftment or
vther thing producit be him declairit null of the
Law

ITEM Because it is thocht aganis all Law and obedience
of subiectis towart thair Princis the making of
particulare liggis outher in Burgh or to land and
geuing and taking of bandis of manrent and mantanance
respectiue Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit
that all liggis maid in tymes bygane be null & of
nane auale And all bandis of manrent and mantenance
in lykewyse be null & of nane auale except
heretabill bandis geuin of befoir or geuin for asythment
of slauchters in tyme bygane And dischargeis
all making of ligg~ or bandis in tyme tocu~ and that
the ressaifaris & gifaris thairof in tymes bygane be
fre ather of vther in tyme cu~ming & of ony proffeit
be lyferent of landis takkis teindis bailliereis or +geirlie
payment grantit or geuin for the saidis bandis of
manrent to returne to the gifaris as the samin had
neuer bene geuin For the declairing heirof the
brukaris of the saidis lyferentis of landis takkis
teindis bailliereis or +geirlie proffeit for bandis of
manrent sall answer to the gifar thairof for the said
band vpone . xxj . dayis warning but diet or tabill
befoir the Lordis of counsall to heir and see the saidis
lyferent of landis takkis teindis baillieries or +geirlie
proffeit geuin for the saidis bandis be decernit to
returne agane to him be this act Quhilkis being declairit
be the saidis Lordis to returne to the gifaris
Thay sall mak thair lauchfull warning . xl . dayis
befoir the Feist of witsonday nixt thairefter and intromet
with thair awin as accordis And quhatsumeuer
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persoun or persounis that makis liggis or geuis
or takis band of manrent and mantenance respectiue
in ony tyme cumming thay salbe punist be putting of
thair persounis in waird thair to remane during the
Quenis grace will

ITEM The Quenis grace Dowrear and Regent of this
Realme and the thre Estatis of Parliament of the
samin considdering the greit and mony falsettis daylie
done within this Realme be Notaris and that our
Souerane Lord King James the Fyft and in lykewyse
our Souerane Lady in hir Parliament haldin at Edinburgh
the first day of Februar the +geir of God ane
thousand fyue hundreth . lj . +geiris maid actis for
ordouring of Notaris and punischement of falsaris
quhilkis as +git hes tane na dew and effecfull executioun
Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit that all Notaris
within this Realme baith spirituall and temporall
be causit to cum be thair Ordinaris Schireffis Stewartis
and Baillies respectiue to the Burgh of Edinburgh
thair to compeir personallie befoir the Lordis of
counsall or that the saidis Lordis direct thair letters
requyring and chargeing all Notaris within this
Realme to compeir befoir thame as said is bringand
with thaim thair creatiounis and haill protocollis
betuix this and the Feist of witsonday nixt tocum at
sic dayis as salbe appointit and assignit be the saidis
Lordis to be examinat and thair creatiounis viseit
be thame thair protocollis producit to be markit be
the saidis Lordis and the leuis numberit and the
blankis markit and the said protocoll buikis not to
be sene nor red bot to be markit in presence of the
said Notar and deliuerit agane to him but ony inspectioun
And as thay be fundin qualifeit and admittit
be the saidis Lordis of counsall to vse the office of
Notarie thairefter And that na Notar be quhatsumeuer
power he be creat vse the office of Notarie
within this Realme in tyme cumming bot gif he first
present him self to the saidis Lordis schawand his
creatioun and be admittit be thame as qualifeit
thairto And that na Notaris that sall happin to be
dischargeit be the saidis Lordis or not admittit be
thame heirefter vse the office of Notarie vnder the
pane efter specifeit And attour it is ordanit that all
Notaris to be admittit as said is geuand Instrumentis
and requyrand witnes thairto thay sall requyre the
saidis witnes quhair thay dwell or tak sum vther
euident takin of thame and insert the samin in thair
saidis Instrumentis that the witnes may be knawin
being present at that tyme Forther gif ony Notaris
beis conuict of falset and not admittit be the Lordis
in maner foirsaid & vse the office of Notarie thay sall
be punist as followis that is to say thair haill mouabill
gudis to be escheit and applyit to our Souerane
Ladyis vse and thay to want thair rycht hand and to
be banist the Realme for euer And forther thay salbe
punist to the tinsall of thair lyfe inclusiue as the
qualitie of the cause requyris be sycht and discretioun
of the Juge and the causaris of thay falsattis to be
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done to ressaif the samin punischement in thair persounis
and gudis And because in the act maid be
our Souerane Lady in hir Parliament foirsaid all
Notaris war suspendit fra the last day of Marche
thairefter vnto the tyme of thair admissioun be the
Lordis foirsaidis it being co~sidderit that the said act
tuke not as +git dew executioun Thairfoir the
Quenis grace Regent with the auise of the thre
Estatis dispensis and suppleis ony fault be that part
of the said act in al Instrumentis geuin sensyne and
all Instrumentis to be geuin vnto the Feist of witsonday
nixt tocum foirsaid

ITEM It is statute & ordanit that na persoun nor persounis
send nor cary woll skin hydis or vther stapill
gudis customabill furth of this Realme be land in the
Realme of Ingland vnder the pane of escheting of the
samin to be inbrocht to our Souerane Layis vse And
als the brekaris of this act to be punist in thair persounis
at hir grace will and gif thay gudis caryit can
not be apprehendit the away takar and hauar thairof
furth of the Realme as said is sall pay als mekill as
the valoure of thay gudis caryit to our Souerane
Lady he being conuict of the cryme and to be punist
in maner abone writtin

ITEM Forsamekill as be vmquhile our Souerane
Ladyis maist Nobill predecessouris Kingis James the
First and Feird It was statute and ordanit that all
mesouris baith pynt quart fyrlot peck elnwand stane
and pund to be of ane quantitie to by with and that
na Burgh haue ane wecht to by with and ane vther
to sell different in wecht thairfra bot that all wechtis
mesuris and mettis for buying and selling to be vniuersall
baith to Burgh and to land in all tymes thairefter
quhilkis actis as +git hes not bene put to dew executioun
Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit in this present
Parliament that thir persounis vnder writtin or
ony thre of thame that is to say Williame Bischop of
Dumblane Robert Bischop of Orknay Maister Abraham
Creichtoun Prouest of Dunglas Schir Williame
Hammiltoun of Sanchar Knycht Schir Richard Maitland
of Ledingtoun Knycht Maister Thomas Marioribankis
of Ratho and Thomas Mein+geis Prouest of
Abirdene conuene in the Burgh of Edinburgh and
cause the elnwand the quart pynt fyrlot pek stane
and pund be brocht to thame fra the townis of Striuiling
Linlithquo Lanerk and be the samin as thay find
to mak an vniuersall wecht of the stane and pund ane
vniuersall mesoure of the quart pynt fyrlot peck elnwand
conforme to the act maid be King James +te
Feird thairupone except the watter met to remane
according to the vse of the cuntrie to be direct furth
to the haill liegis of this Realme with the quhilkis
thay salbe haldin to by sell met mesoure wey ressaif
and deliuer and be na vther met mesoure nor wecht
and quha dois in the contrare heirof salbe punist for
falset conforme to the Law And this ordour to be
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maid be the persounis foirsaidis or ony thre of thame
betuix this and the Feist of Allhallowmes nixt tocum
but ony forther dilay and thairefter publicatioun to
be maid in all partis of this Realme as accordis

ITEM Anent the geuing of sesingis vpone preceptis
that passis not furth of the Chancellarie to quhatsumeuer
persoun or persounis It is statute and ordanit
that the takaris of the sesing ather air vassall or subuassall
within +geir and day present his sesing to the
Schiref Clerk of the Schire quhair the landis lyis he
to insert the samin in his court bukis at the leist the
day and moneth of the geuing of the said sesing the
name of the landis contenit in the samin the name
of the Notar and witnes contenit thairintill and that
the said Clerk bring with him in euerilk Checkar
the said court buik~ and gif the dowbill in that part
thairof subscriuit with his hand & signe manuall to
remane in the Register togidder with the dowbill of
his awin protocoll conforme to the act maid be King
James the Fyft that all persounis hauand interes may
haue recours thairto Prouyding alwayis that the
Clerk tak na mair for the inserting of the said Instrument
in this court buik bot . ij . s for his laubouris

ITEM It is statute and ordanit quhair ony witnes
deponis falslie or ony maner of persoun or persounis
inducis thame to beir fals witnes That all sic persounis
in tymes cumming be punist be peirsing of thair
toungis and escheting of all thair gudis to our Souerane
Ladyis vse and declairit neuer to be habill to
bruke honour office or dignitie fra thine furth and
forther punischeme~t to be maid in thair persounis at
the sycht and discretioun of the Lordis according to
the qualitie of the fault

ITEM Forsamekill as be our Souerane Ladyis letters
direct to the Schiref of Fyfe and his Deputis for
taking of cognitioun gif the wod of Falkland was
auld fail+geit and decayit in the grouth thairof and
habill to faill allutterlie It was fundin be ane assyse
that the said wod of Falkland for the maist part
thairof was auld fail+geit and decayit and meit to be
cuttit downe for the co~moun weill of the Realme
and to be parkit hanit and keipit of new for police
thairof Thairfoir it is statute and ordanit be the
Quenis grace and the thre Estatis foirsaidis that the
said wod of Falkland be cuttit and of new parkit
agane keipit and hanit for rysing of +goung grouth
thairof to the greit policie and weill of the samin

ITEM The Quenis grace dowrear and Regent of this
Realme with auise of the haill thre Estatis of Parliament
vnderstanding cleirlie that the Estate of Burgessis
thir mony +geiris bygane be greit trubill of
weiris he sustenit infinit skaith baith in thair landis
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and gudis & als that thair priuilegeis grantit to thame
be our Souerane Ladyis maist Nobill progenitouris
and actis of Parliame~t maid thairupone hes not bene
obseruit nor keipit to thame as accordis Thairfoir
the Quenis grace Regent with auise of the thre
Estatis foirsaidis hes ratifeit and appreuit and ratifeis
and appreuis all priuilegeis and actis of Parliament
grantit and maid in fauouris of Burrowis Burgessis
and Merchandis And hes statute and ordanit that
letters be direct be the Lordis of counsall at the instancis
of all Burrowis vpone thair priuilegeis and
actis of Parliament maid thairupone in all tymes tocum
for putting of the samin to dew executioun with
all rigour aganis thame that dois or cummis in the
contrare of thair saidis priuilegeis and actis foirsaidis
without calling of ony partie

ITEM Forsamekill as in vmquhile our Souerane
Ladyis maist Nobill progenitouris tymes speciallie
King James the First the Secund and the Thrid and
als our Souerane Ladyis maist Nobill father King
James the Fyft and now in hir gracis awin tyme
diuers actis of Parliament hes bene maid for stanching
and repressing of the slaying of wylde foulis and
wylde beistis and schuting at thame with culueringis
half hag and pistolate Quhilkis actis the thre Estatis
of Parliament hes ordanit to be publist and put to
executioun with all rigour in tymes cumming with
this additioun That na man tak vpone hand to ryde
or gang in thair nychtbouris cornis in halking or
hunting fra the Feist of Pasche vnto the tyme that
the samin be schorne And that na man ryde nor
gang vpone quheit na tyme of the +geir And that na
pertrik be takin vnto the Feist of Michaelmes And
that na persoun range vther mennis woddis parkis
haningis within dykis of browmis without licence of
the awnar of the ground vnder the pane of refoundiment
of the dampnage and skaith to the parteis
vpone quhais cornis thay gang or rydis or quhais
woddis parkis haningis within dykis or browmis
thay sall happin to range And . x . pund for the first
fault to our Souerane Lady . xx . pundis the nixt and
the thrid fault escheting of thair gudis mouabill and 
all vther panis anentis the punctis contenit in our
Souerane Ladyis actis and hir maist Nobill progenitouris
maid of befoir to be execute with all rigour
conforme to the samin

ITEM Because it hes bene cleirlie vnderstand to the
Quenis grace Regent and the thre Estatis that the 
chesing of Dekinnis and men of craft within Burgh
hes bene rycht dangerous & as thay haue vsit thame
selfis in tymes bygane hes causit greit troubill in Burrowis
commotioun and rysing of the Quenis liegis
in diuers partis and be making of liggis and bandis
amangis thame selfis and betuix Burgh and Burgh
quhilk deseruis greit punischeme~t Thairfoir the
Quenis grace Regent with auise of the thre Estatis
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foirsaidis hes statute and ordanit that thair be na
Dekinnis chosin in tymes cu~ming within Burgh bot
the Prouest Baillies and counsall of the Burgh to
cheis the maist honest man of craft of gude conscience
ane of euerie craft to visie thair craft that thay laubour
sufficientlie and that the samin be sufficient stuffe
and wark And thir persounis to be callit visitouris of
thair craft and to be electit and chosin +geirlie at
Michaelmes be the Prouest Baillies and counsall of
Burgh And that thay thairefter gif thair aith in
Jugement to visie leililie and trewlie thair said craft
without ony powar to mak gaddering of asse~bling of
thame to ony priuate conuentioun or making of ony
actis or statutis bot all craftismen in tymes cumming
to be vnder the Prouest Baillies and counsall And
thir visitouris chosin sworne and admittit to haue
voting in chesing of Officiaris & vthers thingis as the
Dekinnis votit in of befoir And that na craftismen
bruke office within Burgh in tymes cumming Except
twa of thame maist honest and famous to be chosin
+geirlie vpone the counsall And thay twa to be ane
part of the auditouris +geirlie to the compt of the
commoun gudis according to the actis of Parliame~t
maid thairupone of befoir And quha sa euer cummis
in the contrare of this act to be punist be warding of
thair persounis be the space of ane +geir and tinsall of
thair fredome within Burgh and neuer to be ressaifit
thairefter as fre men vnto the tyme thay obtene the
fauour and beneuolence of the Prouest Baillies and
counsall quhair the fault is committit and the thrid
part of thair gudis to be eschetit and applyit to our
Souerane Ladyis vse for thair contemptioun

ITEM It is statute and ordanit be the Quenis grace
Dowrear and Regent with the auise of the thre
Estatis of Parliament that all commoun hie gaittis
that fre Burrowis hes bene in vse of precedent outher
for passage fra thair Burgh or cumming thairto and
in speciall all commoun hie gaittis fra fre dry Burrowis
to the Portis and hauinnis nixt adiacent or
procedant to thame be obseruit and keipit and that
nane mak thame impediment or stop thairintill And
gif ony dois to be callit and accusit for oppressioun
and punischit thairfoir according to the Lawis

ITEM The haill Burrowis of the west cuntrie sic as
Irwin Air Dumbertane Glasgow and vther Burrowis
at the west partis hes +geirlie in all tymes bygane
resortit to the fisching of Loch Fyne and vthers
Lochis in the north Ilis for making of hering and
vthers fischeis and efter the completing of thair
besynes at thair plesour partit frelie but payment of
ony maner of exactioun Except the payment of the
fischearis allanerlie nottheles certane cuntrie men
adiacent and dwelland besyde Lochfyne hes rasit ane
greit custume of euerie last of maid hering that ar
tane in the said Loch of als greit valour as the Quenis
grace custume Suppois the saidis Burrowis bring the
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said hering for furnessing of thair awin housis and
the cuntrie Quhilk custume was neuer payit of befoir
Quhairthrow the saidis fre Burrowis ar heuylie
hurt And for remedie heirof It is deuisit statute and
ordanit that all sic custumis and exactiounis be dischargeit
and not rasit nor vpliftit fra the persounis
foirsaidis of ony hering or fischeis takin be thame in
the Lochis foirsaidis for furnissing of thair housis
bringing of the samin within this Realme allanerlie
vnder the panis to be callit as oppressouris and punist
thairfoir conforme to the Lawis of this Realme

ITEM Forsamekill as in tyme bygane the Kirkmen
and spirituall Estate of this Realme hes bene requyrit
to mak payment of thair part of the taxt grantit be
the Estatis of this Realme to our Souerane Ladyis
predecessouris and hir hienes in hir tyme for the
furth setting of the commoun weill of this Realme
vnder the pane of Rebellioun and putting of thame
to the horne and for non payment thairof sum of
thame was denuncit Rebellis and put to the horne
neuertheles the Quenis grace for mantenance of the
libertie of halie Kirk and priuilegeis of the spirituall
Estate with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament
hes statute and ordanit That na proces of horning pas
vpon ony Kirkman for non payment of thair taxtis
to be grantit in tymes cumming Prouyding alwayis
that the Lordis of the spiritualitie prouyde and find
sum vther sure and ressonabill maner how the samin
salbe inbrocht to our Souerane Lady and hir grace
payit thairof

ITEM For the eschewing of the derth of scheip
quhilk daylie incressis within this Realme in tyme
to cum It is statute and ordanit be the Quenis grace
and thre Estatis foirsaidis That na Lambis be slane
within this Realme nor na maner of persounis tak
vpone hand to by ony Lambis to slay and bring to
mercat to be sauld for the space of thre +geiris nixt
tocum vnder the pane of confiscatioun of all the persounis
gudis doand in the contrare and punischement
of thair persounis att the Quenis grace plesoure

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act maid
anent feryaris at the portis and passageis of this
Realme be put to dew executioun in all punctis and
the brekaris thairof to be punist according to the
panis contenit in the samin with all rigour

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that na poutis pertrik
pluwer mure foule duke draik teill or goldeine be
slane vnto the Feist of Michaelmes +geirlie vnder the
pane of . x . pund~ to be takin and payit be the
doar and brekar of this act to our Souerane Lady
and applyit to hir vse And that euerie Erle Lord
Barrone frehaldar and vthers gentilmen ilk ane within
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thair awin bou~dis tak the brekaris of this act and
hald thame vnto the tyme thay find cautioun for
payment of the said soume and this act for the
space of thre +geiris to indure

ITEM it is statute and ordanit be the Quenis grace
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament that the
actis maid be vmquhile our Souerane Lord of gude
mynde quhome God assol+gie anentis planting of
woddis forrestis orchardis and parkis and the panis
of destroyaris of woddis committaris of mureburne
in forbodin tyme and for keiping of the forrestis to
be of new publist ouer all partis of this Realme and
be put to dew executioun in all punctis And the
brekaris thairof to be punist according to the panis
contenit thairintill

ITEM Forsamekill as thair is greit fraude and hurt
done vnto the liegis of this Realme be goldsmythis
that makis siluer and gold of na certane fynes bot at
thair plesoure quhairthrow thair is sum siluer wark
maid and set furth of sic basnes of alay videlicet of
sax and seuin pe~ny fyne expresse agan~ the honour
& publique weill of the Realme Thairfoir it is statute
and ordanit be the Quenis grace with auise of
the thre Estatis of Parliament That na goldsmyth
mak in wark nor set furth outher of his awin siluer
or vther mennis siluer vnder the iust fynance of
elleuin penny fyne vnder the pane of deid and confiscatioun
of all thair gudis mouabill And that euerie
goldsmyth mark the siluer wark that he makis with
his awin mark and with the townis mark And gif
he makis ony siluer abone the said fynes that he
with his mark mak ane prent of the iust puncte of
the fynes that it is that it may be kend till all men
quhat fynes it is of And als that na goldsmyth mak
in wark or set furth outher of his awin gold or
vther mennis gold vnder the iust fynes of . xxij .
carate fyne vnder the panis foirsaidis

ITEM Forsamekill as it was statute and ordanit of befoir
be ane act of Parliame~t maid be vmquhile our
Souerane Ladyis derrest father that the Prouest
Baillies and counsall of Burrowis quhen ony Schippis
happinnit to arriue at ony portis ladin with wyne
salt and tymmer sould conuene with the Merchandis
that aw the saidis wyne salt and tymmer and by or
set ane price of the samin ressonabill that na maner
of man fre man nor vnfreman by ony of the saidis
wynes salt or tymmer bot fra the saidis Prouest or
Baillies or awnaris thairof And the prices maid be
thame as said is the Prince for the tyme to be first
seruit and thair Officiaris co~tentit of samekill as thay
tak to the Princis vse allanerlie And all Prelatis Erlis
Lordis Barronis and vthers gentilmen to be seruit of
the samin prices lyke as the said act mair largelie
proportis Nottheles the Nobill men sic as Prelatis
Erlis Lordis Barronis and vthers gentilmen ar not
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seruit according to the said act bot ar constranit to
by the samin fra Merchandis vpone gretar prices incontrare
the tenour of the said act Thairfoir it is
statute and ordanit be the Quenis grace Regent with
auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament that the prices
beand maid in maner foirsaid that thay sall incontinent
pas to the mercat croce of that Burgh and
thair be oppin proclamatioun declair the prices of
the gudis foirsaidis as thay ar maid And that nane
of the gudis foirsaidis be disponit be the space of
foure dayis to the effect that thay may be aduertist
and seruit according to the said act

ITEM It is statute and ordanit be the Quenis grace
with auise of the thre Estatis of Parliament that the
actis maid be King James the Thrid and Fyft anentis
the steiling of Halkis Hundis Pertrikis Dukis and
slauchter of Dais Rais hu~ting of Deir taking of Cuningis
and soulis be of new publist and the samin be
put to dew executioun and the brekaris thairof to
be punist co~forme to the panis contenit thairintill
And this act to be extendit alsweill vpone the steilaris
of Behyuis frute treis peilaris of barkis of treis within
woddis and the foularis lyand at wait with thair
nettis as to the slayaris of Dais and Rais foirsaidis
And the samin panis to be execute vpone thame
with all rigour accordinglie

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act maid be
King James the Feird anentis the cumming of Schippis
to fre Burrowis at the west seyis be publist of
new and the samin to be put to executioun in all
punctis efter the forme and tenour thairof and the
brekaris of the samin to be punist conforme to the
panis contenit thairin with this additioun That na
persoun tak vpone hand to by ony Merchandice fra
the saidis strangearis bot fra fremen at fre portis of the
Burrowis foirsaidis vnder the pane of confiscatioun
of all the gudis that thay by togidder with the rest
of thair mouabill gudis to be applyit to our Souerane
Ladyis vse gif thay do in the contrare

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act of Parliament
maid be King James the First and eikit be
vmquhile our Souerane Lord King James the Fyft
quhome God assol+gie for stanching of maisterfull
beggaris be obseruit and keipit in all tyme cumming
and to be of new publist at the mercat croces of
euerie Schire within this Realme And that euerie
Schiref Stewart Baillie alsweill Regalitie as Rialtie
and thair Deputis Prouestis Aldermen and Baillies of
Burrowis gar put the samin to dew executioun ilk
ane of thame within the boundis of thair officis vnder
the panis contenit in the saidis actis

ITEM Forsamekill as diuers seditious persounis hes in
tymes bypast rasit amangis the co~moun pepill murmuris
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and sclanders speiking aganis the Quenis grace
and sawing euill brute anent the maist Christin King
of Frances subiectis send in this Realme for the commoun
weill and suppressing of the auld Inimeis furth
of the samin tending throw rasing of sic rumoris to
steir the hartis of the subiectis to hatrent aganis the
Prince & seditioun betuix the liegis of this realme &
the maist Christin Kingis liegis foirsaidis And for
eschewing of sic inconuenientis as mycht follow
thairupone It is deuisit statute and ordanit that gif
ony persounis in tymes cumming be hard speikand 
sic vnressonabill commoning quhairthrow the pepill
may tak occasioun of sic priuie conspiracie aganis the
the Prince or seditioun aganis the maist Christin
kingis subiectis foirsaidis the samin being prouin
salbe punist according to the qualite of the fault
in thair bodyis and gudis at the Quenis grace
plesoure And in caice the heirar thairof report not
the samin vnto the Quenis grace or hir Officiaris to
the effect that the samin may be punist as accordis
that he sall incur the saidis panis quhilkis the principall
speikar or rasar of sic murmuris deseruis

ITEM It is statute and ordanit that in all tymes
cumming na maner of persoun be chosin Robert
Hude nor Lytill Johne Abbot of vnressoun Quenis of
Maij nor vtherwyse nouther in Burgh nor to landwart
in ony tyme tocum And gif ony Prouest Baillies
counsall and communitie chesis sic ane Personage
as Robert Hude Lytill Johne Abbottis of vnressoun
or Quenis of Maij within Burgh the chesaris of sic
sall tyne thair fredome for the space of fyue +geiris
and vtherwyse salbe punist at the Quenis grace will
and the acceptar of siclyke office salbe banist furth of
the Realme And gif ony sic persounis sic as Robert
Hude Lytill Johne Abbottis of vnressoun Quenis of
Maij beis chosin outwith Burgh and vthers landwart
townis the chesaris sall pay to our Souerane lady x . 
pundis and thair persounis put in waird thair to remane
during the Quenis grace plesoure And gif ony
wemen or vthers about simmer treis singand makis
perturbatioun to the Quenis liegis in the passage
throw Burrowis and vthers landwart townis the
wemen perturbatouris for skafrie of money or vtherwyse
salbe takin handellit and put vpone the Cukstulis
of euerie Burgh or towne

THE quhilk day in presence of the Quenis grace
Marie Quene Dowariar and Regent of the Realme
of Scotland and thre Estatis in this present Parliame~t
compeirit Maister Henrie Lauder Aduocat to our
Souerane Lady and presentit vnto hir grace and thre
Estatis foirsaidis our Souerane Ladyis reuocatioun
subscriuit with hir hienes hand at Fontane Bellew of
the dait the . xxv . day of Aprill the +geir of god ane
thousand fyue hundreth fyftie fyue +geiris and of hir
Regne the threttene +geir the priue Seill hungin
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thairat intimat insinuat and declairit the samin Desyrand
the Quenis grace & thre Estatis abone mentionat
to cause the said reuocatioun to be insert and
Registrat in the buikis of Parliament and the samin
to haue the strenth and effect of act of Parliame~t in
all tymes tocum and thay to interpone thair authoritie
in and to the samin The quhilk desyre the Quenis
grace Dowariar and Regent foirsaid and thre Estatis
of Parliament thocht ressonabill and hes ordanit and
ordanis the said reuocatioun to be insert and Registrat
in the saidis buikis of Parliament and the samin to
be of als greit stre~t valour force and effect in all
tymes tocum as ony reuocatioun maid be ony our
Souerane Ladyis predecessouris Kingis or Quenis of
this Realme in ony tymes bygane in thair les age
befoir thair co~pleit perfyte age And thairupone hes
interponit and interponis thair authoritie to the
samin conforme to the said reuocatioun Off the
quhilk the tenour followis WE MARIE be the grace
of God Quene of Scottis hauing now be the thre
Estatis of our Realme declarit the full administratioun
and rewling thairof to be in our awin handis efter
the demissioun maid be our right traist cousing James
Duke of Chastellarault Erle of Arrane Lord Hammiltoun
 . &c . Than in our les age Tutour and Gouernour
of our Realme foirsaid of his office of Tutorie
and gouernament considderand that be the priuilege
of the co~moun Law and als that our maist Nobill
progenitouris Kingis of Scotla~d of gude mynde be
thair actis and statutis maid in thair Parliamentis hes
reuokit cassit and annullit all thingis done be thame
in thair minoriteis and les ageis in hurt & detrime~t
of thair conscience of Crowne landis rentis possessiounis
and vthers thingis quhatsumeuer pertening to
the samin quhairintill thay war dampnageit and
skaithit be alienatiounis donatiounis presentatiounis
venditiounis or be ony vthers quhatsumeuer Thairfoir
we now being furth of our said Realme hauing
compleit the twelft +geir of our age reuokis all maner
of infeftmentis and dispositiounis quhatsumeuer we
or our said cousing as our Tutour and Gouernour
haue maid during the tyme that he had the Gouernament
of our said Realme in our les age and all
vther thingis that hes bene done in hurt and detriment
of our said Crowne landis rentis possessiounis
patronageis of beneficis and offices pertening to the
samin and in speciall we reuoke cassis and annullis all
infeftmentis donatiounis alienatiounis and dispositiounis 
maid be vs with auise of our said Tutour and
Gouernour or be him in our name in our les age ony
maner of way in fee fewferme frank tenement or
lang takkis of ony landis Lordschippis custumis
annuellis fischingis Borowmaillis Castell wairdis or
vther thingis quhatsumeuer annexit to our Crowne
or ony part thairof alsweill geuin be our said vmquhile
father quhome God assol+gie as be vs to ony persou~
or persounis contrare the actis maid thairupone of
befoir To be reducit to vs agane and our Crowne be
vertew of the actis and statutis maid vpone annexatiounis
and efter the forme of the samin Item we
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reuoke all alienatiounis of ony rentis landis and heritageis
annexit to principalitie and to the Prince
secund persoun of the Realme maid be vs in maner
foirsaid Item inlykewyse we reuoke cassis and
annullis all donatiounis alienatiounis fewferme & giftis
quhatsumeuer in lyferent of vtherwayis in our nonage
of the landis rentis annuellis or vther reuenewis
that our said vmquhile Father had in his possessioun
the tyme of his deceis be gift of vtherwayis and of all
officis lyke as Chalmerlanereis Bailliereis and custumareis
maid for ma +geiris bot fra ane Checkar quhill
the compt be maid in the nixt Checkar efter following
and of takkis and assedatiounis maid for la~gar
termis nor fiue +geiris Item inlykewyse we reuoke
cassis and annullis all tailleis maid fra the airis in
generall to airis maill of ony landis within our 
Realme aganis the Law and gude conscience Item
we reuoke all new infeftmentis of landis geuin in
blanscheferme that war haldin of vs of befoir be
seruice of waird and releif Item we reuoke all Regaliteis
confirmatiounis of Regaliteis & of all officis
geuin be vs in heritage or be our Father aganis the
actis and statutis that na Regaliteis sould be geuin in
heritage without auise and deliberatioun of the haill
Parliament Item we reuoke all maner of alienatiounis
be infeftmentis of ony vtherwayis maid or grantit of
ony heritageis in our nonage that become lauchfullie in
our handis be ressone of forfaltour bastardrie or vther
rycht and lyferent~ geuin thairof in our minoritie
Item we reuoke all new creatioun~ of landis in Barronyis 
annexatiounis and vnionis of diuers landis in
fee in preiudice of our dew seruice aucht to vs and
our maist Nobill progenitouris of befoir And siclyke
we reuoke all dischargeis of seruice of suitis of courtis
aucht of auld to our progenitouris foirsaid Item we
reuoke all new infeftmentis geuin of creatioun of
Barronyis in landis and Lordschippis annexit to our
Crowne Item we reuoke all giftis and confirmatiounis
geuin be vs of quhatsumeuer landis and
heretageis be fals suggestioun be expreming of fals
causis quhair gif thair had bene expremit ane trew
cause and the veritie we had not geuin the samin
and thairthrow we ar gretumlie and enormlie hurt
And generallie we reuoke cassis and annullis all and
quhatsumeuer thingis done be vs in our les age foirsaid
in detriment and harme of our saule and conscience
hurting of the priuilege of our Crowne preiudiciall 
to the samin and to vs in our patrimonie
thairof and all and sindrie thingis that the law & consuetude
of our Realme leuis vs to reuoke And als
will and declaris that this our reuocatioun extend to
all thingis alsweill not specifeit as specifeit thairin
quhilkis pertenit to vs and our said Crowne be deceis
of our said derrest Father and to be extendit fra his
deceis in all thingis foirsaidis to vs and our behuif als
largelie as the reuocatioun maid be our said maist
Nobill Father mycht be extendit to fra the deceis of
our maist Nobill Gudschir King James the Feird to
the tyme day and dait of his said reuocatioun and as
the reuocatioun maid in King James the secundis
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tyme mycht haue bene extendit to fra the deceis of
our maist Nobill progenitour King James the First to
the making thairof Declaring that albeit we of our
fauour & beneuolence suffer ony persoun or persounis
to vse posseid or bruke ony priuilegeis possessiounis of
landis rentis and offices of of ony thing quhatsumeuer
falland vnder this our reuocatioun It sall mak na
rycht to the vsaris haldaris or possedaris thairof bot
it salbe leiffull to vs to put our handis thairto quhen
we pleis but ony contradictioun and that be vertew
of this our reuocatioun actis and constitutiounis of
our Realme Protestand solempnitlie that our absence
furth of our said Realme at this tyme and the solempniteis
requyrit in that behalf (gif ony be) not
being done be na preiudice to vs anent our foirsaid
reuocatioun with the quhilkis we dispens and suppleis
all faultis thairof gif ony be be our Quenelie
powar and authoritie Royall And that thai reuocatioun
be intimat insinuat and declairit in the nixt
Parliament to be haldin in our Burgh of Edinburgh
within our Realme in the Moneth of Maij or Junij
nixt thairefter



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