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[^THE ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENTS OF SCOTLAND, 1124-1707, VOLS.  
I-XII. EDINBURGH 1814-1875.

SAMPLE 1: PP. VII,228.1 (2ND COLUMN) - 233.8 (2ND COLUMN)
SAMPLE 2: PP. VII,254.1 (2ND COLUMN) - 264.17 (1ST COLUMN)
SAMPLE 3: PP. VII,303.42 (1ST COLUMN) - 306.35 (1ST COLUMN)
SAMPLE 4: PP. VIII,348.18 (1ST COLUMN) - 359.37 (2ND COLUMN)
SAMPLE 5: PP. VIII,596.39 (1ST COLUMN) - 610.19 (1ST COLUMN)^]


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[}AT EDINBURGH,
MAY XXII, M,DC,LXI.}]

[}ACT FOR DENUNCEING OF EXCO~MUNICAT 
PERSONS.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice and
consent of his Estates of Parliament Considering
the insolencie of exco~municat Papists and others
who slight the dreidfull sentence of exco~munication
to the dishonour of God & obdureing of their oune
hearts Doth therfor Ratifie and Approve all acts
of Parliament and acts of Privie Councill standing
before the yeer 1640 against exco~municate persones
And statuts and Ordaines that in tyme comeing
fourtie dayes being past after the said sentence of
exco~munication letters be direct at the instance of
his Maiesties Advocat for denunceing all exco~municat
persones his Maiesties Rebells and putting
them to the horne And that by warrand of the
Lords of Privy Councill or Session Which denunciation
being vsed be vertew of the saids letters at
the mercate croce of Ed~=r= and Peir & shore of Leith,
is heirby declaired to be sufficient against them
and for vseing of caption thairvpon and takeing of
the escheat & lyverent of the Rebells Conforme to
the standing lawes of this Kingdome Provyding
alwayes that befor the passing of any such letters
of denunciation, The whole processe & sentence of
excommunication be exhibite & produced befor the
Lords of Session in session tyme To the end that
they may consider the legality of the processe &
grounds whervpon the sentence proceided: And
that accordingly they may give forth the saids
letters of denunciation as they shall think iust &
reasonable

[}ACT APPOINTING THE PURSUER OF THE THIEFF TO
HAVE THE GOODS STOLLEN FROM HIM RESTORED.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD vnderstanding that
when thieves are taken and execute for theft or
declaired fugitives, their whole estate and the goods
stollen also doth fall to his Maiestie and to the
Lords of Regalities & others Justiciars pretending
right to the saids goods stollen: For remeid whairof
his Maiestie with advice and consent of the Estates
of Parliament Statuts and Ordaines That any persone
haveing goods or geir stollen from him, and
haveing persewed the Stealler thairof, Shall have
his oune goods agane wherever the same can be
apprehended And wher the stollen goods cannot be
had the persuer of the thieff shall have the iust
value of the goods and geir stollen from him out of
the readiest of the theiffs goods with the expences
waired out by the persuer he alwayes persewing the
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theiff vsq~ (\ad sententiam\) Reserveing alwayes to the
Shirreff or other Magistrats and taker of the theiff
the Expences waired out by them in the takeing &
putting of the theiff to execution.

[}ACT FOR THE PARDON OF PENAL STATUTS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering that the
precise & rigerous exaction of the paine arbitrary
& pecuniall, abiected to penall Statuts heirtofore
made, would prove a burden to his Maiesties
leidges heavy & vnsupportable, if by his Maiesties
grace & favour they should not be eased & liberate
of the same In consideration whairof His Maiestie
being willing to give ease and releiff to his Subiects
of the forsaid burden Hath therfore been
graciously pleased with consent of his Estates of
Parliament To discharge freely pardon and remit
And by these pn~ts discharges freely pardones and
remits all contraveeners of any of the saids penall
statuts for all deids done by them contrare to the
tenor of the same statuts in tyme bygone Except
only the statutes concerneing the vnlaufull takeing
of vsurie, transporting of silver and gold and slaying
of red & blak fishes which are nowayes discharged
be this pn~t act nor comprehended vnder the same.

[}ACT DISCHARGEING THE QUOTS OF TESTAMENTS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice and consent
of his Estates of Parliament for many weightie
considerations moveing his Maiestie Statuts & Ordaines
That no quots of testaments confirmed since
the sexteinth of November 1641 and to be confirmed
in tyme comeing Shall be exacted from any of his
Maiesties leidges by Co~missers Co~misser Clerks ffiscalls
and others whom it effeirs, But preiudice alwayes
of the ordinary fies due vnto them as accords.

[}ACT ANENT THE FEWARS & VASSALLS OF 
KIRKLANDS.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice and
consent of the Estats of this present Parliament Considering
that whairas by the Generall surrender of
Kirk lands and erections made by the Superiors &
titulars thairof in favours of his Maiesties dearest
father of ever blessed memorie; It is specially
provydit that the saids superiors & titulars notwithstanding
their surrender forsaid Shall have right to
the few fermes & dewties of the vassalls and fewers
of the said Kirklands & erections, till the Kings
Maiestie make payment to them of the pryces of
the saids few fermes and dewties modified by the
Lords and others of the Co~mission for surrenders
& teinds And siclyk the fewers and vassalls of the
saids kirklands & erections are obleidged by their
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new infeftments vnder the great seale to pay the
saids few fermes & dewties to the Kings Maiestie
& his successo=rs= And so against reasone may appeare
to be lyable to double payment thairof: It is therfore
Statute & Ordained by his Maiestie with consent
forsaid That the saids fewars & vassalls of kirklands
& erections their aires & successours Shall be
obleidged to make thankfull payment of the saids
few fermes & dewties contained in thair infeftments;
and whairof the saids Superiors & titulars
have been in possession preceiding that surrender
forsaid, to the saids superiors & titulars their aires
& successours Ay & whill they get payment of the
prices modified by the saids Lords & others of the
Co~mission forsaid according to the act of Parlia=t=
1633 yeers And that letters of horning & poinding
shall be granted to that effect, Without preiudice
alwayes to his Maiestie & his successours of the
superiority of the saids fewers & vassalls surrendred
in maner forsaid, and without preiudice
to them of their infeftments taken to be holden of
his Maiestie & his successo=rs= Lykas it is declaired
that the saids fewers & vassalls of kirklands &
erection have been in (\bona fide\) in pay=t= of the saids
few fermes & dewties to the saids superiors &
titulars of all tymes bygone, according to the provisions
contained in the said Generall surrender.
It is alwayes provydit that this act Shall not be
preiudiciall to ane act past by this Parliament in
favours of the Earle of Lawderdale of the Lordship
of Mussilburgh of the date the nynth day of
Aprile last

[}ACT CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION OF 
COMPRISEINGS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with consent of the
Estates of Parlia=t= Considering that the Registration
of appriseings wes only established by ane act of
Secreit Councill and never authorized by any law
or act of Parliament, and that the Registration
thairof did put the leidges to vnnecessar charges
Neither adding to the validitie of the Appriseing
nor to the benefite of the comprisers Hath therfor
discharged, and by these presents discharges all
registration of compriseings, with all gifts, acts of
Councill & other warrands and custome whatsomever
granted & observed at any tyme heirtofore
theranent; And by thir pn~ts Ratifies & Approves
the custome observed these many yeers past wherby
in place of the said registration, a short record of
all compriseings of lands teinds & others and of the
comprisers names and designations, the defenders
names, the debts for which the compriseing is deduced, 
the Messingers & Clerks names, the date of the
executions, the witnesses names thairto and of the
Superiors of whom the comprized lands are holden
hath been made in a book by the Clerk of Register
& his Deputs at the allowing of the saids appriseings
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(for which allowance & recording their is only
forty shilling scots to be payd) and which custome
is verie vsuall & necessar for information of +te
leidges. And therfore his Maiestie with advice &
consent forsaid; Ratifies and Approves the forsaid
custome And ordaines all compriseings formerlie
deduced and not allowed and recorded in maner
above written to be brought in to the Clerk of
Register & his deputs within three score dayes
after publication heirof And all compriseings to be
led and deduced heirafter to be brought in to the
said Clerk of Register & his deputs within threescore
dayes after the date theirof, With certification
that if they be not allowed and recorded within
the said space Any other compriseing tho posterior
in date, yet if it be allowed & recorded befor
the prior Compriseing The same shall have preference
according to the date of the allowance &
Record But preiudice always to any further diligence
by infeftment or Charges against the superior
According to the priority or posteriority theirof
(\prout de jure\)

[}ACT CONCERNING HERETABLE & MOVEABLE
BANDS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice and
consent of his Estates of Parliament for many iust
& reasonable causes moveing him Statuts and Ordaines
That all contracts and obligations for soums
of money payable to parties at any tyme made &
dated since the sexteinth day of November 1641 or
to be made in tyme comeing Containing clauses for
payment of a~rent & proffeit Are and shall be holden
and interpret to be moveable bands Except in these
caces following viz=t= That they beare ane expresse
obleidgement to infeft, Or that they be conceaved
in favours of airs & assignayes secludeing exe~rs In
either of which caices Ordaines the sums to be heretable
& to pertaine to the air, Otherwayes to be
confirmed be the executer and to apperteane to the
nearest of kin and to the defuncts exe~rs and legators
according to the law & practick of moveables
Declareing alwayes that all such bonds (\quoad fiscum\)
shall remaine in the same condition as they
wer before the said sexteinth of November 1641,
nor to fall vnder the compasse of single escheat, nor
shall any parte thairof perteane to the relict (\jure
relictae\) wher the bonds are made to the husband,
nor to the husband (\jure mariti\) wher the bonds are
made to the wiffe wnlesse the relict or husband
have otherwise right & interest therto Declareing
nevertheles that this provision shall nowayes preiudge
wiffe nor husband and their exe~rs of their
respective titles & interests to the bygone a~rents
of the saids bands resting befor either of their
deaths
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[}ACT FOR THE RIGHT PACKING OF SALMOND}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD and Estates of Parliament
vnderstanding That the Salmond fishings
are one of the principall benefits wherby trade is
mantained and money brought into the Kingdome
And that throw the evill ordering thairof, both in
the insufficiency of the barrells and also in the disloyall
paking of the same; Not only is the merchants
estates damnified therby Bot also the Nation
is dishonoured abroad and disappointed of what
should returne therby. Thairfore our said Soverane
Lord with advice & consent of the saids Estates
Ratifies & Approves all & sindrie acts of Parliament
lawes and constitutions of this Realme made anent
Salmond fishing, and the sufficiency of the barrells
and loyall paking thairof With this addition That
the whole Coupers within this Kingdome, make
the said Salmond barrells of good & sufficient new
knappell, for which they shall be ansuerable, without
worme holls and white wood, and of sufficient
tichtnesse for containing the pickle, and sufficient
tichtnesse for endureing all kynd of stresse in the
handling; And that the barrells containe no lesse
then ten gallons of the Stirling pynt (conforme to
ane act of his Maiesties Councill of the date at
Holyrudehouse the fifteinth day of July 1619 yeers
Which his Maiestie with consent forsaid Ratifies
and Approves in all the heids clauses & articles
therof) wnder the paine of fyve pund to be payd
by the Couper for each insufficient barrell & escheat
of the said barrell And that the same be well pinned
in the pickle before the packing; And thairafter
the said barrells to be well tichted and double
girthed before the transporting thairof to forrane
Nations. And that no barrell be sooner made and
bloune but the Coupers birne be set theron, on the
tapon staff thairof in testimony of the sufficiency
of the tree And that every Couper be answerable
& lyable in payment of such losse as happen to be
laid on the fish at the mercat, if it be fund to be in
the default of the Couper by the insufficiency of
the tree or packing or any other meanes in the
Coupers default And that they keep right gage
both in the lenth of the staves, the bilge girth, the
widenesse of the head & deapnesse of the Chine, the
barrell being made, marked and thrice gene in the
paking shall be marked with the marking yron vnder
a verie particular merchant marke as vse is And that
no burgh or any other tradeing with salmond
Shall presume to counterfit the mark or birne of
any other trade vnder the paine of confiscation of
the salmond by & attour the punishment of the
parties Counterfitters, at the pleasure of the Judge
ordinare, and the one halff of the said paine to pertaine
to his Maiestie, and the other halff to the
burgh so wronged And ordaines the Magistrats
within burgh to put this act to execution.
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[}ACT AGAINST CLANDESTINE & VNLAWFULL
MARRIAGES}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD and the Estates of
this present Parlia=t= Considering how necessarie it is
that no mariage be celebrate but according to the
lawdable order & constitution of this Kirk, and by
such persones as are by the Authority of this Kirk
warranted to celebrate the same And that notwithstanding
therof sindrie either out of disaffection to
the Religion presentlie professed within this Kingdome,
or being desireous to eschew the censures of
this Kirk, or to satisfie their promeise of mariage
formerlie made to others, or to decline the concurrence
and consent of their parents, or others haveing
interest or out of some other vnlawfull pretext
Doe procure themselffs to be married and are
married either in a clandestine way, contrary to the
established order of the Kirk, or by Jesuits, Preists,
deposed or suspended Ministers or any others not
authorized by this Kirk Thairfor his Maiestie with
advice of his saids Estates Statuts and ordaines
that whatsoever persone or persones shall heirafter
marie or procure themselffs to be married in a clandestine
and inorderly way, or by Jesuits, Preists, or
any others not authorized by this Kirk, That they
shall be imprissoned for three moneths, and beside
their said imprissonment shall pay each Nobleman
one thousand pund scots; each barron and landed
gentleman one thousand merks; each Gentleman
& Burges fyve hundreth punds; each other persone
one hundreth merks And that they shall remaine
in prisson ay and whill they make payment of these
respective penalties abovementioned, which are
heirby ordained to be applyed to pious vses within
the severall paroches wher the saids persones duells
And that the Celebrator of such marriages be banished
the Kingdome never to returne therin vnder the
paine of death Lykas his Maiestie with advice forsaid
Prohibits and discharges all men and women
haveing both thair ordinar residence within this
Kingdome to get mariage to themselffs with others
within the Kingdome of England or Ireland without
proclamation of Banns heir in Scotland, and
against the order and constitution of this Church
or Kingdome vnder the paines following vi~z for
each Nobleman so maried one thousand punds;
for each landed Gentleman one thousand merks, for
each burgesse fyve hundreth punds, and for each
other substantious persone fyve hundreth m~k~, for
ane yeoman one hundreth punds, for each persone
of inferior qualitie one hundreth merks, The one 
halff of the which penalties shall belong to the
Kings Maiestie, the other to the paroche, or paroches
wher the maried parties did reside And ordaines
his Maiesties Advocat and the Procurator of the
kirk to persue befor the Civile Judge the parties
contraveeners of this act or either parte therof for
payment of the penalties respective abovementioned
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And in caice of the poore condition of any man
married in maner forsaid Ordaines him to be punished
with stocks and yrons Which paines corporall
and pecuniall shall nowayes be prejudiciall to or
derogate from the Order and censures of the kirke
to be inflicted against the delinquents 

[}ACT ANENT THE REDEMPTION OF THE FEE OF 
LANDS GRANTED UNDER REVERSION FROM THE
AIRES & ASIGNAYES OF THE FIARS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering that infeftments
of fie hes been in vse to be and are daylie
granted be Parents and others to their eldest sonnes
and other neir relations Reserving their oune lyverents
& vnder reversion and with power to them
and thair assignayes to redeeme the lands and others
contained in the saids infeftments from the saids
persones to whom the fie is granted at any tyme
dureing the life tyme of the granters for payment
of a rose noble or some such lyk soume, And sometymes
through the informality & vnskilfulnes of
Notters and others Writters of such writts & rights,
mention is not made in the said reversions of the 
airs & assignayes of the receavers of the saids rights 
And that they should be redeemable from them 
and their forsaids Thairfor his Maiestie with advice
& consent of the Estates of Parliament for removeing
and preveening all questions that hes been or
may arise vpon the occasion forsaid Doe Declare
Statute & Ordaine That in all caces wher any infeftment 
of fie hes been alreadie granted or shall be
granted at any tyme heirafter beirand or affected 
with a reversion clause provision or condition of
reversion, and power to any persone & his Assignayes
dureing his lifetyme to redeeme from the
persones to whom the fie is granted It wes and shall
be lawfull to the said persone & his Assignayes
dureing the tyme forsaid to redeeme the lands and
others contained in the saids fie infeftments Not
only from the said fiar himselff but from his aires
& assignayes tho they be not exprest Wnlesse it be
expreslie provydit that it shall be lawfull only to
redeeme from the fiar himselff & not from his aires 
And it is ordained that in all such caces the Lords 
of session and other Judges shall proceid and determine 
conforme to thir presents.

[}ACT RESCINDING THE PRETENDED FORFALTOUR OF
S=R= ROBERT SPOTISWOOD OF NEWABBAY}]

THE KINGS MAJESTIE takeing to his consideration
the many good & faithfull services done to 
his Maiesties Royall goods~=r= and father of ever blessed
memorie by the deceast Sir Robert Spotiswood of
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Newabbay in his employments as one of the Secreit
Councill as Lord of the Sessioun and thairafter president 
thairof and lastly as Secretary for Scotland to
his Maiesties said Royall father And that the said 
Sir Robert Spotswood for his loyaltie and faithfulnes
being forced to flie out of this Kingdome Did
amidst all the confusions in England constantlie
attend vpon his Maiesties Royall fathers persone
in the greatest difficulties And being therafter sent
into Scotland by his Maiesties said Royall fathers
speciall co~mand with a co~mission direct to the late 
Marques of Montrose Did performe his royall
co~mands in the tymes of greatest danger hazarding
his liffe and fortune and leaveing all to the mercy
of his enemyes ffor the which his faithfull service
he wes forfalted and inhumanelie murdered And
his Maiestie conceaveing himselff bound in honour
& conscience to have regaird to the sufferings of the
said Sir Robert Doth therfor with advice & consent
of his estates of Parliament Rescind Retreat & Annull
all and whatsoever sentences of forfaltour given
against the said S=r= Robert in the yeer 1646 with
all acts interloquiturs sentences or decreits of Parliament
or Co~mittie of Estates or any other Judicatorie
any way relateing therto And declares the
same to have been from the begining and to be
now & in all tyme comeing null & of no availl
force nor effect To the end that M=r= Alexander
Spotswood eldest sonne to the said deceast Sir
Robert and all others his aires and exe~rs may enioy
brooke and possesse all and whatsomever lands [{hereditaments
possessions goods geir and vthers q=t=soever{]
perteaning or belonging or which may be
knoune to have perteaned and belonged to the
said deceast Sir Robert or any other his predicesso=rs=
And that the said M=r= Alex=r= Spotiswood or any
others the aires or exe~rs of the said Sir Robert or
his predicesso=r=~ may be served and retoured aires of
lyne maill or tail+gie rex~tive and may be infeft as
airs rex~tive forsaids and that they may be confirmed
exe~rs to them Siclyk as if the said forfaltour had
never been And this present act to be valide any
act or statute to the contrarie notwithstanding.

[}ACT RESCINDING THE PRETENDED FORFALTOUR
OF COLLONELL M=C=GILLESPICK & ARCHIBALD
M=C=DONNELL OF COLINSAY HIS SON}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Takeing to consideration
That Archibald M=c=Donnell of the yles of
Colinsay & Ornsay wes killed in his Maiesties service
And that Collonell M=c=gillespick his father wes
put to ane violent death at Dunstaffnage for his
faithfull and constant adherence vnto and serveing
of his Maiesties dearest father of glorious memorie
in those late troubles And that the said deceast Collonell
M=c=gillespick and the said deceast Archibald
M=c=Donnald his sonne were forfalted at the least
dispossest of their whole estate in the yeer 164 [^BLANK^] for
their good & faithfull service done to their dread
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Soverane by ioyneing & concuring in armes with
the Marques of Montrose for asserting his Maiesties
iust Authority & opposeing the enemies and invaders
therof Which estate hath ever since the decease
of the said Collonell M=c=gillespick & Archibald
M=c=Donnald his sonne who wer put to death &
killed in a~no 16 [^BLANK^] Been brooked & enioyed be
the Marques of Argyle & John M=c=alaster roy or
others to whom they have disposed the same By
which and their debarring of Sara M=c=Donnell only
lawfull daughter & appearand air to the said deceast
Archibald M=c=Donnell and oy and appearand air to
the said Collonell M=c=gillespick from the said estate
ever since their decease, and her suffering therby
She hath been redacted to great extremities &
hardship and as yet continewes so And his Maiestie
being sensible therof and how far it doth concerne
his honor That all and everie such decreit & sentence
of fforfaltour pronunced by Parlia=t= Convention
Co~mittie of Estates or Justice Court and all
acts interloquiturs and others relateing thairto preceiding
the date heirof Be reduced as vnwarrantablie
and illegallie pronunced vpon most vniust
grounds And that the said Sara M=c=Donnell as only
daughter and appeirand air to her said father and oy
& appearand air to her said Grandfather Be reponed
& possest to the said Estate & yles of Colonsay &
Ornsay with the pertinents Notwithstanding of any
such sentence decreit or interloquitur as said is.
Thairfor his Maiestie with advice & consent of his
Estates of Parliament Cassis Annulls Declares &
Decernes all & everie such sentenc or decreit of
fforfaltour pronunced by parliament Convention
Co~mittee of Estates or Justice Court and all acts
interloquiturs or others relateing therto against the
said Collonell M=c=gillespick & Archibald M=c=Donnell
his sonne, and all acts & deids done and past thervpon
in preiudice of the said Sara M=c=Donnald their
appearand air preceiding the date heirof To have
been from the begining To be now and in all tyme
comeing null voyd & of no strenth force nor effect
As if the same had never been pronunced And
that it shall be lawfull to the said Sara Mackdonnell
to serve her selff & enter air to the said deceast
Archibald M=c=Donnell her father or the said Collonell
M=c=gillespick her grandfather or any of her 
predicessours in the said Estate or any other estate
wherin they or any of them died infeft And to
brooke & enioy all freedomes & im~unities as if the
said sentences or acts had never been pronunced or
made And to enter to the peaceable possession of
the said estate im~ediatly but any let obstacle or
gainsaying.

[}ACT RESCINDING THE PRETENDED FORFALTOUR
OF ARCHIBALD M=C=DONELL OF SANDY}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Takeing to consideration
That Archibald M=c=Donnell of Sandy wes
violently put to death at Dunnavertie for his faithfull
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and constant adherence to and serveing of his
Maiesties dearest father of glorious memorie dureing
the late troubles And that [^BLANK^] M=c=Donnell
his sonne did faithfullie serve his Maiestie by ioyneing
and concurring in armes with the Marques of
Montrose for asserting his Maiesties iust Authority
and opposeing the enemies and invaders thairof
And that the said Archibald M=c=Donnell and [^BLANK^]
M=c=Donnell his sonne were forfalted At the least
dispossest of their whole estate in the yeer 164 [^BLANK^] for
their good & faithfull service done to their dread
Soverane Which estate hath ever since the decease
of the said wmq=ll~= Archibald M=c=Donnell who
wes put to death in a~no 16 [^BLANK^] Been brooked
and enioyed be the Marques of Argyll and Alexander
M=c=naughtoun of Dundraw, or others to
whom they have disposed or set the same By which
and thair debarring of Christian Stewart relict of the
said wmq=ll~= Archibald M=c=Donnell from her lyverent
of so much of the said estate As she stands
infeft in And by debarring of Ronnald M=c=Donnell
sonne to the said [^BLANK^] M=c=Donnell and oy
and appearand air to the said deceast Archibald
M=c=Donnell from the possession of the remanent of
the said Estate wherin the said Christian is not
infeft since their deceases And therby have been
reduced to great extremities and hardships, and as
yet continewes so And his Maiestie being sensible
therof and how far it doth concerne his Maiesties
honour That all and everie such decreit & sentence
of forfaltour pronunced by Parlia=t= Convention
Co~mittie of Estates or Justice Courts and all acts
interloquitors or others relateing therto preceiding
the date heirof Be reduced as vnwarrantablie and
illegallie pronunced vpon most vniust grounds
And that the said Christiane Stewart relict of the
said wmq=ll~= Archibald M=c=Donnell and the said
Ronnald M=c= Donnald his oy and appearand air be
reponed and possest in the said estate Conforme to
their respective rights thairof Notwithstanding any
such sentence decreit or interloquitur as said is.
Thairfor his Maiestie with advice and consent of
his Estates of Parliament Cassis An~ulls Declares
and Decernes all and everie such sentence or decreit
of fforfaltour pronunced by Parliament Convention
Co~mittie of estates or Justice Court and all acts
interloquitors and others relateing therto Against
the said deceast Archibald & [^BLANK^] M=c= Donnells
or any deid done in preiudice of the said Christian
Stewart or Ronald M=c= Donnell preceiding the date
heirof To have been from the begining to be now
and in all tyme comeing null voyd and of no
strength force nor effect As if the same had never
been pronunced And that it shall be lawfull to the
said Christian Stewart relict of the said deceast
Archibald M=c= Donnell presentlie to enter to the
peaceable possession of so much of the said Estate
as she stands infeft in And that it shall also be lawfull
to the said Ronnald M=c= Donnell to serve himselff
air to the said deceast Archibald M=c= Donnell
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his goods~=r= or to the said [^BLANK^] M=c= Donnell his
father, or any of his predicesso=rs= in the said estate
or any other estate wherin they or any of them
died infeft And to enter presentlie to the possession
of the same and brooke and enioy all freedomes
priveledges and im~unities therto belonging As if
the said sentence or acts had never been pronunced
or made But any stop or gainsaying.

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[}ACT FOR THE COYNING OF COPPER MONEY}]

AT EDINBURGH the tuelff of Junii 1661
OUR Soverane Lord with advice of the Estates
of Parliament now presentlie conveened by his
Maiesties speciall Authority Considering how necesser
and expedient copper money is for makeing
of change and supplieing the poore of this Kingdome
Orders and Co~mands Charles Maitland of
Haltoun Generall of his Maiesties Mint heer in
Scotland and Sir Johne ffalconer Master of the
Con+giehouse joyntlie & equallie to coyne or cause
to be coyned in Turners Three thousand stane
weight of good poore copper (which is to be provyded
and furnished be the saids Officers equallie
betuix them) without any mixtour of brasse And
the said turners to be of the same intrinsick value
the last iurney of turners wes vi~z Each turner
weightand ane drop and ane halff (four graines
lesse) of Trois weight Which is to be vnderstood
wher one turner is four graines lesse ane other turner
may be four grains more and on the contrare
And that the said three thousand stane weight of
copper be coyned at the rex~tive tymes following
vi~z Tuo thousand stane weight of the said copper
to be coyned within the space of three yeers after
the date heirof And the thrid thousand stane to be
coyned within such tyme & space after the expiration
of the saids three yeers appointed for coyning
of the said tuo thousand stane As the Lords of his
Maiesties Secret Councill shall judge the same to
be meit & necesser which his Maiestie with advice
forsaid Recommends to the saids Lords with the
impression & circumscription to be stamped vpon
the saids haill Turners to be coyned Which impression
& circumscription to be stamped vpon the
saids haill Turners Ordaines and appoints to be as
the saids Lords of his Ma~ties secreit Councill shall
resolve theranent And siclyk his Maiestie with advice
forsaid Recommends to the saids Lords of
Secret Councill that howsoone they shall be informed
by the saids officers of the Mint of the vpsetting
of the Minthouse That they Forthwith therafter
issue forth ane proclamation not only prohibiteing
& dischargeing the importing of all forrane Copper
coyne vnder the paine of confiscation therof But
also the passing of the same after the date of the
said Proclamation And inrespect the said copper is
to be imployed in his Maiesties coyne heir in Scotland
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and to be imported from England or ffrance
or from any place beyond Seas Thairfor his Maiestie
with advice forsaid Statuts & ordaines that the said
quantitie of copper to be coyned at the rex~tive
tymes aforsaid be free of all custome excise or other
burden whatsumever And for that effect Discharges
all fermoures or customers to exact or demand any
custome excise or other burden whatsumever for the
said copper As they will answeir vpon their perrill.

[}ACT FOR PROVYDEING A STOCK FOR THE 
MINTHOUSE}]

AT EDINBURGH the tuelff day of Junii One
thousand Six hundreth threscore one yeers OUR
Soverane Lord with advice of the Estates of
Parliament now presentlie conveened by his
Maiesties speciall Authority Considering how necesser
and expedient it is That ther be a stock
provyded for his Maiesties Minthouse heere in
Scotland Enacts Statuts and ordaines That Charles
Maitland of Haltoun Generall of his Maiesties
Mint and Sir Johne ffalconer M=r= Coyner (and all
other their successo=rs= in their respective Offices)
equallie betuixt them be their oune moyen and
vpon their oune credite Provyde ane stock of
tuentie thousand merks scots money, and that the
a~rent therof be payed yeerly to them be the Lords
of his Maiesties Exchequer Ther not being so much
proffeit of money coyned be them (for which they
are to compt to the saids Lords of his Maiesties
Exchequer) to defray and releive them off the said
a~rent Out of the which proffeit, the dueties due
to the saids Officers & wages due to the workmen &
others vnder officers is first to be deduced And that
the said quantitie of Stock shall be vpholden constantly 
be the saids Officers of the said Mint and
Minthouse the tyme of the exercise of their respective 
Offices And that at either of their removealls
or both, they take payment of their respective proportions
severally or ioyntlie as shall be resolved on
be both the saids officers or partie removed or persons
representing him or them As also considering
how much the con+gieing of the gold or silver oore
digged & fund heer in Scotland would contribute
and tend to the increase of his Maiesties coyne in
Scotland Advancement of Trade & honor & Credite
of the Kingdome Thairfor it is Statute and ordained
That all silver & gold oore & mettall after the
same is refyned that shall happin to be fund &
digged heer in Scotland be con+gied within the said
Minthouse And that none persume to transport the
same furth of the Kingdome vnder the paine of
confiscation thairof and punishing of the transporters
conforme to the paines set doun in preceiding
acts of Parliament made against transporters of
money out of the Kingdome Lykas his Maiestie
with advice forsaid Statutes and Ordaines That the
saids officers of the Mynt pay and delyver to the
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ouners & inbringers of the said gold & silver mettall
for ilk ounce of gold of tuentie four carretts
fyne (and being baser to be considered be weight &
reckoning) one ounce of coyned gold of his Maiesties 
coyne of tuentie tuo carrets fyne being his
Maiesties standard of gold And siclyk for each
ounce of silver mettall of tuelve deneir fyne (and
being baser to be considered by weight & reckoning)
one vnce of coyned silver of eleven deneir
fyne being his Maiesties standard of silver And to
the effect the saids officers of the Mynt may be
warranded what species of money to coyne and
what impression & circumscription to stamp vpon
the same Thairfor his Maiestie with advice forsaid
Statuts & ordaines the species afterfollowing to be
con+gied vi~z one pennie of silver of the value of four
merks and another pennie of silver of the value of
tuo merks, And another pennie of silver of the value
of one merk, [{And another penny of silver of the
value of halfe ane marke{] and another pennie of silver
of the value of fourtie pennies all scots money And
as to the impression & circumscription to be stamped
vpon the aforsaid rex~tive pennies of silver His
Maiestie with advice forsaid Remits the same to be
considered & ordered be the Lords of his Maiesties
Secret Councill which is declared to be als valeid
& sufficient as if the same had been done be his
Maiestie & Estates of Parlia=t= now conveened.

[}ACT ESTABLISHING COMPANIES & SOCIETIES FOR
MAKEING LINING CLOTH STUFFS &C.}]

OURE SOVERANE LORD Considering that all
the lawdable lawes and Statuts made be his Maiesties
Ancestors anent Manufactories for inriching of
his Maiesties antient kingdome putting of poore children
ydle persons and vagabounds to work for the
mantenance & releiff of the Cuntrie of the burden of
such vnproffitable persones, have been hitherto rendered
ineffectuall And that many good spirites haveing
aimed at the publict good, have for want of sufficient
stocks councill & assistance been crushed by
such vndertakeings Doe conceave it necessar to
create & erect companies and societies for manufactories
That what wes above the capacity of single
persones may be caried on by the joynt assistance
Councill & means of many And therfor his Maiestie
with advice & consent of his Estats of Parliament
Doth establish particular societies & companies
in the persones of such as shall enter themselffs
in the said societies within any Shire or burgh
one or moe of this Kingdome, and after their decease
in the persons of their successo=rs= (it being
alwayes declared heirby that not any of them shall
be represented but by one persone allenerlie) or any
other who shall lift & enter themselffs therin betuixt
& the [^BLANK^] day of [^BLANK^] as the #
first
moderne societies & companies for makeing of
lining cloath worstead stockings searges baises sayes,
cottons, sempeternums, castilians, perpetuanaes and
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all other wollen stuffs and cloath; And for their encouragement
and good of his hienes Kingdome His
Maiestie with advice and consent forsaid Prohibites
and discharges any of his Maiesties leidges to carie
& transport into Spain Portugall Biscay Russia
ffrance or any place beyond seas any lining cloath
bases says cottons, sempeternums castilians perpetuanaes
or any other wollen stuffs or cloths except
they be frie and of one of the societies forsaid; And
it is heirby declared that all materialls imported
for the vse of the said manufactories; and that all
the saids stuffs or cloaths exported by the said
Companie shall be frie of all custome excise or any
other imposition whatsoever for the space of nyntein
yeers after the [^BLANK^] day of [^BLANK^] all other
merchants not frie in one or other of the saids
companies paying the vsuall customes excise or any
other impositions for any of the saids co~modities
exported by them As also his Maiestie with advice
forsaid for the good & encouradgement of those who
shall enter themselffs in the saids companies Doth
discharge the saids companies rex~tive wherever the
same shall be erected to receave any within the
same except these who shall contribute and bring in
to make vp a stock to the saids manufactories the
sume of fyve hundreth merks scots, and doth grant
libertie to the saids members of the saids societies
rex~tive to choise and elect a certane number of their
oune incorporation & societie to be a councill for
makeing of lawes for the better regulateing & ordering
of the said company and manufactorie and things
belonging therto Provyding alwayes that no person 
elected have lesse of stock in the said companie
or societie nor one thousand merks scots money.
And that this pious charitable & proffitable designe
may be no longer frustrat, nor poore childreen, vagabounds
or idle persons continew to be burdensome
to their Cuntrie It is Statute & ordained That ther
be in each paroche one or moe persons provided &
appointed vpon the charges & expences of the
heritors thairof for instructing of the poore childreen
vagabounds and other idlers to fine and mix wooll
spin worstead & knit stockings And for the more
speedie perfecting of the lawdable designe and policie
so much aimed at by his Maiesties Royal predicesso=rs=,
and now prosecute by his Maiestie in his prudence
and condescending care for the meanest of his
subiects It is Statute and ordained that within
[^BLANK^] moneths after the dissolveing of this pn~t
Parlia=t= The Co~missioners of Shyres doe conveen
the whole heritors within their respective shires
for electing of some of the heritors within each
paroche to sie this present act made effectuall and
persones appointed for instructing of the childreen
and others forsaid to fyne & mixe wooll, knit stockings,
& spin worstead and to sie a mantenance satled
in everie paroche vpon the saids instructors And
within the space of [^BLANK^] next after
the said first meiting That they convocat the persones
elected within the severall paroches of the
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respective Shires to take ane accompt of them &
of their care & diligence in the matters aforesaid;
And in caice they shall be fund to have failled +t=r=in,
That the saids Commissioners now attending this
present Parliament doe sie this present act put in
execution after the tyme forsaid in all the saids
paroches wher the saids persons elected shall be
found to have been deficient And ordaines Magistrats
of burghs to be carefull that the same be made
effectuall within their burghes and liberties. And
in caice all or any of the saids Co~missioners or
Magistrats aforesaid doe faill heirin after the forsaid
tyme His Ma~tie with advice and consent of the
Estates aforesaid Doth co~mit the care heirof to the
Lords of his Maiesties secret Councill that the
lawes may be no longer frustrat nor the Kingdome
burdened with idle persones vagabounds or poore
childreen And that manufactories may be promoved
And for the encourageing of skillfull artizans 
to come from abroad for traneing vp the persones
forsaids & workeing for the vse of the saids
companies It is heirby declared that all such as
shall be brought home & imployed for the saids
companies Shall be frie to set vp & worke in burgh
& landward wher the companies shall think fit
without payeing any thing whatsoever to any persone
or persones vnder whatsoever culour or pretext
for their freedome, and shall be frie of taxes publict
burdings or exactions dureing their lifetyme Notwithstanding
of any law statute priveledge or indulgence
made or granted in the contrair be his 
Maiestie or any of his predicessours in favours of any
Co~mittie or incorporation whatsoever which are all
heirby cassed rescinded & declared voyd & null in
so far as they may be conceaved to derogate from
the priveledges and im~unities granted by this pn~t
act in favours of tradsmen natives or strangers belonging
to or brought home by the saids companies
for workeing in the sd~s manufactories And to the
end that the forsaids stuffs & cloaths may be more
vsefull at home and have the better vent abroad
His Maiestie with advice forsaid doth prohibite &
discharge any weaver belonging to the saids companies
or private tradsman to make any searges
vnder the breadth of an ell & a naill perpetuanaes
& sempiternums vnder the breadth of three quarters
and a halff nor no wollen cloath vnder ane ell and
ane halff broad; Wnder the paine of tuentie punds
to be payd by the weiver thairof, and the saids
stuffs and cloaths to be confiscat, the one halff to his
Maiesties vse and the other halffe to the vse of the
discoverers therof. ffurther his Ma~tie with advice
forsaid for encouragement of these who shall enter
into the saids companies or manufactories Doth
grant to ilk one of the saids companies all the
priveledges & im~unities that are or shall be heirafter
by the Kings Maiestie indulged to the companies
or societies of fishers as if the same wer heirin
exprest Wheranent his Maiestie with consent forsaid
hath dispensed and heirby dispenses forever
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[}ACT DISCHARGEING THE EXPORTATION OF LINING
YEARNE & REGULATEING THE BREADTH OF LINING
CLOATH &C.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Conceaveing it necessary
for the good and wellbeing of his Maiesties
Subiects to project and endeavour the improvement
of all the native co~modities of this his Maiesties
antient Kingdome and to make lawes and ordinances
for eveiting and preventing of all fraud and
deceit vsed heirtofore in makeing sale of the saids
Co~modities And considering that it would tend
more to the advantage of his Maiesties subiects and
promoveing of manufactories To restraine the
libertie that merchants have taken to export lining
yearn [{one of the choicest co~modities of this his
Majesties auncient Kingdome{] then still to suffer
them to carie the same into other places and
Kingdomes. Thairfor his Maiestie with advice
and consent of his Estates of Parliament Discharges
any merchant or others whatsoever to
transport out of this Kingdome any lining yearne
vnder the paine of confiscation of the same The
one halffe to his Maiesties vse and the other halff
to the vse of the attatcher & apprehender of the said
Yearn And Statuts and Ordaines that all yearne
be sold be weight And that no reill be made vse of
within this Kingdome vnder the measure & lenth
of ten quarters and that vnder paine of confiscation
of any yearn brought to the mercat of a
shorter reill the one halff to his Maiesties vse, and
the other halffe to the vse of the dilaters and apprehenders
of the said yearn. And also his Maiestie considering
that lining cloath is one of the most vsefull
co~modities of the product of this Kingdome wherby
much money in antient tymes wes brought home;
And that now to the great preiudice of the said
Co~moditie the same is brought in contempt abroad
and become hardlie vendible throw the deceatfull
makeing evill bleitching & vnequall breidth thairof:
Thairfor his Maiestie with advice & consent of
the saids Estats Doth Discharge and Prohibite all
Weavers to make any lining cloath of the price of
ten shilling scots the ell or above vnder the breadth
of ane ell and tuo inches after the first day of
November next to come vnder the paine to be
imprisoned for the space of fourtein dayes and of
tuentie pund scots to be payed for each fault to
Magistrats of burghs Shirreffs of Shires Lords of
Regalities and Barrons within their respective
bounds, and of the confisca=o=n of the same to the vse
of the attatchers and discoverers thairof; And Statuts
that all lining cloath be taken vp by the selvage
and not by the rig And so to be presented to
the mercat, and that all lining cloath be bleitched
without lyme vnder the paine of tuentie punds for
each fault to be payed to the Magistrats forsaid
within their respective bounds. And lastlie it is
heirby declared That all flax and lining yearne imported
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and all lining cloath exported by such as
shall enter into the companies and manufactories for
makeing of lining cloath Shall be free of custome
and all other imposition for the space of fiftein yeers
after the saids manufactories shall be established in
the persons of such as shall enter themselffs in the
saids companies betuixt and the first day of January
next conforme to ane other ordinance of Parliament
for establishing the said companies.

[}ACT FOR ENCOURAGEING OF SHIPING AND
NAVIGATION.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering that
the wealth safety and strenth of this his Kingdome
are very much concerned in the increase of shiping
and encouradgement of trade & navigation, both
which are much decayed if not wholly rwined by
the late vnhappie wars, and the sad effects that
have followed thervpon, And perceaveing the present
low condition of trade and the small number
of Ships & seamen within this Kingdome Hath
thoght expedient out of his Princely zeale for the
publict good with advice & consent of his Estates
of Parliament now presently conveened to Statute
and Ordaine And by these presents Statuts and 
Ordaines That from & after the [^BLANK^] day of
[^BLANK^] and thenceforward no goods nor co~modities
whatsoever that are of forrane grouth product
or manufactorie which are to be broght into
Scotland or any of the yles therto belonging shall
be shiped or brought from any other place or places
Cuntrie or Cuntries But only from those places
wher the saids Co~modities doe grow are produced
or made or from the ports wher the saids goods &
co~modities co~monly ar or vsually have been first
shipped for transportation, and from no other place
or Cuntrie, and in no other ships or vessells but
such as doe truely & only belong to his said Kingdome;
and whairof the Master and three fourt
parts of the mariners are natives and inhabitants
within the same, Or at least in such ships & vessells
as doe truely and only belong vnto, and are of the
build of these Kingdomes or Cuntries wher the
saids Co~modities doe grow, are made or produced,
and whairof the Master and three fourt parts of
the mariners are natives and inhabitants within the
same. All which is to be verefied and attested
vnder the Seale of the City or place from whence
they come, & oath of the parties to whom the said
ships or vessells doe belong wnder the paine of confiscation
of all such goods as shall be imported
from any other place or Cuntrie or in any other
ship or vessell contrair to the true intent and meaning
of this act; As also of the ship in which they
shall happin to be imported, with all her guns furniture
takle a~munition & appereling the one halff
to his Maiestie and the other halff to the vse of
those who shall discover the contraveeners of this
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present act and persue for the same befor the Lords
of his Maiesties exchequer And further it is Statute
& ordained by his Maiestie with advice and consent
forsaid That all goods or co~modities whatsoever
produced or shipped as is above exprest which from
& after the said day and thenceforward shall be
imported into this Kingdome or any Ilands therto
belonging in any ships or vessells that shall not
truely and only belong to the Natives and inhabitants
thairof (except in English or Irish vessells
Provyding alwayes that Scots vessells enioy the
lyke benefite of trade within the Kingdomes and
dominions of England & Ireland and no otherwayes)
Shall be lyable to double custome and pay accordinglie
whither the saids goods perteane to natives
or aliens. And further it is Statute & Ordained
that from and after the said day and thenceforward
all goods and co~modities whatsoever belonging to
aliens exported or imported in whatsoever ships or
vessells whither forrane or scotish shall be lyable to
double custome and pay accordingly. And it is
further Statute and ordained that from and after the
said day and thence fordward, all goods or co~modities 
whatsoever, exported in any other ships or
vessells then such as doe truely and only belong to
the natives & inhabitants of this Kingdome shall
be lyable to double custome and pay accordingly
whither the saids goods apperteane to Natives or
aliens. And it is further enacted and ordained by his
Maiestie with advice & consent forsaid That at and
after the said day and thence fordward all ships &
vessells belonging to this Kingdome Shall be navigated
only by Scotismen duelling in Scotland at
least the master and three fourt parts of the seamen
being such, wnder the paine of being esteemed forraigne 
vessells and paying double custome for all
the goods and co~modities imported or exported
within the same. And for preventing of all fraud
which may be vsed in the buying of forrane ships,
It is Statute and ordained by his Maiestie with
consent forsaid That from and after the said day
No ship whatsoever shall be deemed or passe as a
ship belonging to Scotland, or enioy the benefite of
such a Ship or vessell vntill such tyme that he or
they, clameing the same to be theirs, Shall make
appeare to the cheeff Officer or Officers of the Customehous
at Leith he or they resideing in any
place betuixt Berwick & Stirling on the southside
of fforth, and to the cheiff Officer of Officers at
Bruntilland he or they resideing in any place betuixt 
Stirling & ffifeness vpon the north side of
fforth And in caice of their aboade in more remote
places To the Officer or Officers of the port next to
the place of his or their aboad That he or they are
not strangers, and shall have taken an oath before
such Officer of Officers who are heirby authorized
to administer the same, that such ship or vessell
wes (\bona fide\) and without fraud bought by him or
them for a valuable consideration, expressing the
sume tyme place and persones from whom it wes
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bought, and who are his partners (if any he have)
All which partners shall be lyable to take the said
oath befor the cheiff Officer of Officers of the customes
rex~tive as said is And that no forraner directlie
nor indirectly hath any parte interest or
share therin And that vpon such oaths he or they
shall receave a certificate vnder the hand or seall of
the said cheiff Officer or Officers of the port next
the aboad of the persones so makeing oath, Wherby
such a ship may for the future passe and be deemed
as a ship belonging to the said port and enioy the
priveledges of such a ship or vessell And the said
Officer or Officers shall keep a register of all such
certificats as he or they shall so give, and returne a
duplicate therof to the Cheeff Officers of the Customes
at Leith, for such as shall be granted in all
the other ports of this Kingdome, Together with
the names of the persone or persones from whom
such ships wer bought, and the sume of money
which wes payd for the same; As also the names
of all such persones as are partners if any such be;
And it is further enacted be his Maiestie with consent
forsaid That if any Officer of the Customes
Shall from and after the said day allow to any forrane 
ship or vessell the priveledges due to a Scots
ship till such certificat be by them produced, or
such prooff & oath taken befor them Or such as
they shall appoint to receave the same And to
examine whither the Master and three fourt parts
of the mariners at least be Natives and inhabitants
within this Kingdome That for the first offence
such officer or officers shall be put out of their
offices or places And it is further Statute and
Ordained that no merchants belonging to this
Kingdome shall imploy any alien or persone not
borne within this Nation or naturalized or made a
frie Denizen therof from and after the said day as
factor in any place beyond seas for the vse and
accompt of the merchants of this Kingdome wnder
paine of a pecuniary mulct, to be payed by him or
them that shall imploy him Which sume shall be
imposed at the discretion of the Councill of trade
The one halff thairof to his Maiestie & his successo=rs=
and the other halff to him or them that shall informe
& pursue for the same. It is alwayes heirby
provydit that this act nor any clause thairincontained
extend not to or be meaned to restraine or
prohibite the importation of any of the co~modities
of Asia Africa or America, as also of the co~modities
of Musco and Italie from such ports and places and
in such ships & vessells as may be gotten most conveniently
wntill such time as the merchants of this
Kingdome have actuall trade to these respective
places; and that the same be prohibited be act of
Parliament Privy Councill or Councill of Trade.
It is heirby declared That it shall be lawfull to
import any sort of cornes in tyme of dearth from
any place or places in any ship or vessell whatsoever
without being lyable to confiscation double custome
or any other penaltie contained in this present act;
<P 259.C1>
The dearth & necessity of import being alwayes
congnosced & declared by a publict act of the Privy
Councill or Councill of Trade

[}ACT DISCHARGEING THE EXPORTATION OF SKINES
HYDS &C.}]

THE Kings Maiestie Considering how necesser it
is that all former lawes for improveing of native
Co~modities be revived And vnderstanding That
the Deacons and remanent tradsmen of the Skinners
have vpon their oune charges brought from
forrane places perfumers makers and preparers of
lether, by whose pains & arte the Kingdome may
be furnished with gloves at easier rates and able to
furnish other Nations abroad with made worke
Doth therfor with advice & consent of the Estates
of Parliament Ratifie & Approve the 178 act of the
13 Par: of K: Ja: 6: of blessed memorie, dischargeing
the exportation of skins and others thairin contained
And ordaines the same to be put to execution
conforme to the tenor thairof in all points,
And also considering how vsefull goat skins, hart,
Deer & other wilde beasts skins might be, if they
wer prepared and improven by Skinners within
the Kingdome His Maiestie Doth therfor with
advice forsaid Discharge all Merchants tradsmen
and others to transport any calff skin kid skin
hudderon or shorling skins or any goat skins hart
buck deer or any other wilde beasts skins forth of
the kingdome vnder paine of confiscation of the
same And for the further encouragement of the
Skinner trade and manufactorie Licence is heirby
given to export gloves made within the Kingdome
frie of all custome and excise for the space of Nyntein
yeers after the date heirof Reserveing alwayes
to the Lord Thesaurer and Co~missioners of Exchequer
to give licences for exporting of skins as
they shall find cause after one yeer from the date
heiroff.

[}ACT FOR THE FISHINGS & ERECTING OF COMPANIES
FOR PROMOTEING THE SAME.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering the best
and readiest means for improveing the benefite and
advantages which propperlie belong vnto him by
the fishes which are or may be taken within the
Seas, Channells firths and loches adiacent and surrounding
this his antient Kingdome, And perceaveing
the same may be of advantage many wayes
especially in that the said trade will not only be a
nursery for seafairing men and a speedie occasion of
building ships for his Maiesties & his subiects vse
both in peace and war; But likewise will set many
poore & idle persones awork, and furnish the matterialls
of a great native export for the continuall
enritching of his Maiesties Kingdomes by a sure
fundation of trade & co~merce. ffor which ends
<P 259.C2>
and that the said trade of fishing may be more
effectually advanced and promoved within this his
Maiesties antient Kingdome His Sacred Maiestie
with consent of his Estates now conveened in this
present Parliament Hath erected and be the tenor
heirof Erects Creats and Establishes particular societies
& companies of his Maiesties oune frie borne
naturalized inhabitants in Scotland; and of all others
who shall be taken and enrolled in any of the
same Companies & societies and admitted to the
priveledges thairof, and shall enter themselffs
in the said Societies within any Shire or Burgh
of this said Kingdome one or moe betuixt and the
[^BLANK^] day of [^BLANK^] as the first #
moderne societies
and companies to the effect afterspe~it, Constituteing
& createing such persones who shall enter themselffs
and their successo=rs= in a bodie and incorporation
pollitick to exerce the trade underwr~in. And ordaines 
that none be accepted therin except he who
shall enter the sume of fyve hund=th= merks scots at
least of stock in the said societie And wills & grants
that whosoever are of the forsaid societies or companies
to be constitute their airs of assignayes, Shall
enioy the yeerly benefite of the Stock to be given
by them, in all tyme after the ingiveing thairof,
but to have no power to vplift the stock, except by
consent of the company of Councill thairof afterspe~it
Granting and Co~mitting Lykas his Maiestie
be the tenor heirof Gives grants and Co~mitts to the
saids Companies and societies to be constitute, and
to all such whom they or their successours shall
admit to receave therin full power to take and fish
herrings and white fish in all and sundrie seas channells
firths rivers floods laiks & lochs in this his
Maiesties said antient Kingdome of Scotland and
yles thervnto belonging whersoever herring or
white fishes may be taken, and to bring in
and disburthen the saids herrings and other white
fishes to all and sindrie ports, harbours, shoars, and
to lay the same on the land and to pikle them with
salt, and to dry and load the same in barrells &
punshons; and for conservation of the saids herring
& fishes to build houses and litle cottages and other
things necessarie for the vse of the said fishing trade
in whatsoever places shall be convenient vpon the
payment of the allowance vnderwr~in vnto the Lord
or master of the ground; or otherwise to sell vse
and dispose vpon the saids herrings and other fishes
to the inhabitants or to keep and conserve the same
in their ships & boats, and to make & prepare them
therin, and to cary and transport the same to forrane
parts beyond seas in Ships and other vessells
belonging to them or his Maiesties other Subiects
and to sell vse and dispone thervpon to such who
shall be in freindship and amitie with his Maiestie
& his successours. With power also to the saids
companies & societies rex~tive, to elect & make choise
of such of their oune number as they shall think fit
for makeing & frameing of laws statuts & rules for
the right regulateing manageing and carieing on
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of the said trade of fishing (the saids lawes being
alwayes approven & allowed by the Councill of
trade) and to punish transgressours accordingly.
And that none be admitted to be councellers of the
saids Societies, except such who shall enter of stock
the sume of one thousand merks money forsaid And
that they be scotsmen or naturalized strangers and
residenters within the said Kingdome. And to the
which Councill so to be nominate & constitute, the
said companies rex~tive shall submit, and to all their
acts statuts & rules Especially but preiudice of the
generalitie forsaid to the particular rules vnderwr~in
To wit first that none after the erecting & setling
of the said companie or societie may enter of come
in but by consent of the companie or the Councill
thairof after the said [^BLANK^] day of [^BLANK^] next
Except they be appointed to be enrolled & taken
in by the Councill of trade, to whom any persone,
incaice of exclusion may make his addresse. Secondlie
that the returne from forrane places vpon
this stock may be all sold in frie burghs and to frie
burgesses within this Kingdome by the saids companies
or any of them or their factors without any
previous offer to the burgh Provyding they doe
not retaill by selling lesse quantities nor fyve tun of
wyne or the equivalent in value in other co~modities
And if the import & returne shall be of lesse quantities
Then and in that cace these co~modities shall
only be sold in whole sale without any retaill whatsoever.
Thridly that no herring of white fish taken
by Scotsmen in the said Kingdome or yles therto belonging
be sold fresh or salt to any but to natives,
except by the companies rex~tive. And that no
stranger vnnaturalized shall have libertie to make
and prepare herrings or white fish vpon the land
or to make booths for that effect vnder the paine
of confiscation of what shall be seized vpon, and the
double thairof to be exacted of the Seller, except
they be frie of one of the companies forsaid With
power also to the said Councill to vse and have a
Seale & gadge for ilk companie rex~tive wherwith
all their barrells or punshions may be marked, and
that ilk barrell of grein fish containe tuelve gallons
which is to be the ordinar gage betuixt buyer &
seller. And also to make vse of and imploy all &
sindrie tollbooths and warding places wher necessity
requires for holding of Courts, wardeing or punishing
of trangresso=rs=, the burghs being alwayes frie of
the charges of the prissoners And further to depute
such of their number as they shall think fit concerning
all bussinesses and affairs, and to cognosce & determine
in all questions & debates relateing to the
trade of fishing; And to cause execute such decreits
& sentences as shall be pronunced thervpon: And
for that effect to make choice of officers & servands
and to administer oaths to them and amongst themselves
for the goode of the trade; And if neid be 
with power to the said Councill to designe certane
Judges vnder them in convenient places to administer
justice in the mater of the trade of fishing allenerlie.
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And our said Soverane Lord being most
willing to chirish & encourage the forsaids societies
and companies in the said trade Hath out of his
innate beneficence and Royall bounty Ordained,
And by the tenor heirof Decernes & Ordains that
salt, cordage, hemp, cork, pitch, tar, clapboard
knaple Skew hoops and holland nets imported for
the trade of fishing forsaid by the forsd~s companies
rex~tive, is and shall be frie of any Custome or other
imposition whatsoever And that the herring and
white fish taken made or prepared therwith are and
shall be frie of any maner of taxation or burden in
the exportation of the same. And also that all strangers
fishers who shall repair to this his Maiesties
antient Kingdome and will come & make their
residence within the same shall be naturalized by his
Maiestie vpon the desire and application of any of
the saids Councills and shall be entered burgesses
in any Citie wher they shall reside And shall be
freed of all maner of taxation for the space of seven
yeers next after their arryveall And further his
Maiestie hath released & discharged and by the
tenor heirof simpl~r releases and discharges the teind
herring & teind fish of all such herring & fish which
shall be taken by the boats & fishers of the saids
companies rex~tive or such as shall be hired be them
in all tyme heirafter. And also exoners and discharges
the excise herring due to his Maiestie (except
the herring of Dumbar) for all the dayes space
yeers & terms of nyne yeers next after the date
heirof. And in lykmaner his Ma~tie Declares That
all ale, beir, strong waters and other provisions for
outreiking of any vessell for the saids fishings of the
saids companies, is, and shall be free of all maner
of impositions whatsomever Co~manding heirby the
Lords and masters of the ground in all places
through the said Kingdome wher ther is loch or
other fishings, not only to protect mantaine and
defend the said Company and society and all masters
of ships fishers and others whatsoever goeing
about the said trade and belonging to the rex~tive
companies of fishing, from all harme trouble or
da~mage whatsoever or els to satisfie and resound
their losses & da~mage which they shall sustaine
vpon their land; but also that they Nor none of
them presume nor take vpon hand to exact or
levey any more from the saids fishers Merchants or
their servants belonging to the saids companies for
ground leave but only tuelve shilling scots for
everie last And that in full satisfaction of the saturdayes
fishing of any maner of dues whatsoever.
And for the greater encouragement of merchant
fishers, Masters of ships and other vessells and their
servants to attend the said trade of fishing, His
Maiestie by his Soverane Authority & prerogative
Royall, not only by these presents Declares the
Ships boats & other vessells with their furniture
provyded for, and in exercise of the said trade of
fishing nowayes to be arreistable by any Creditor,
bot that the same and those that shall serve therin
<P 261.C1>
shall not be pressed to any publict service without
his Maiesties particular co~mand. And that the
fishers masters & servants in the saids vessells and
makers of herring & whyte fish, dureing the whole
tyme of the said fishing & their imployment therin
shall be frie from all actions, and nowayes conveenable
befor any Judge or Judicatorie whatsoever for
any cause or causes civill which may be intended
against them; But also by the tenor heirof Declares
the saids fishers Masters and their servands abovewritten
shall be frie of all captions areistments or
other attatchments on their persons or against their
materialls & instruments of fishing dureing the
tyme & season of fishing they being actually
serveing therin allenerlie. And further that none
who shall be vpon the Councill or any of the Societies
of trade forsaid shall be lyable to Cess, stents
or taxations for what stock they have entered or
shall enter in the saids companies or societies rex~tive
or for the benefite and proffite ariseing therby
in tyme comeing. And it is heirby declared that
it shall be licent to any of the Councill or societies
of the said trade of fishing respective for the good
thairof to duell and reside in any parte or place of
this said Kingdome albeit they be burgesses in any
burgh royall, and not therby losse their freedome
notwithstanding of any act or acts in the contrare
And in lykmaner it is heirby declared that no persone
or persones shall have libertie to export herring
or fish nor vse or have the priveledges liberties and
im~unities abovewr~in but those that shall enter
themselffs & be frie in one or other of the saids
companies & societies And finally it is heirby Statute
& ordained that those in the severall shires &
burghs of this Kingdome who shall enter in the
saids companies & societies conforme to the tenor
of this pn~t act Shall give an accompt thairof to the
Parliament or his Maiesties privy Councill for the
tyme within [^BLANK^] after the erection
thairof that the same may be recorded (\ad futuram
rei memoriam\) .

[}ACT FOR ERECTING MANUFACTORIES.}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering how
many great advantages this Kingdome and the
subiects thairof may have by the erecting cherishing
& mantaining of manufactories therby keeping
in the Cuntrie great sumes of money dayly exported
by bringing in such co~modities as may be
made at home and bringing in money for such
co~modities as may be made and wroght within the
same, and exported to forrane Nations, Besids that
therby many poore people & idle persones & vagabounds
will be set at work and intertained Wherby
vertew will be increased and idleset crubed &
restrained And that vpon this account and for this
end severall acts have been past by his Maiesties
royall predicesso=rs= in their Parliaments conventions
& councills And espe~ally the 113 act of the 7 Par.
<P 261.C2>
& the 250 & 252 acts of the 15 Par. of K. James
the 6 And acts of Councill in the yeers 1600. 1601.
1612. 1614. 1616. 1620. 1623 And acts of Convention
1625 & 1626. yeers. And his Maiestie 
being resolved to prosecute what hath been formerly
intendit and to give such new encouragements
as is necessary for advanceing of manufactories;
Hath therfor thought fit with advice &
consent of the Estates of Parliament heirby to grant
to all such persones as have or shall vndertake to
set vp any manufactories the priveledges following
vi~z If any stranger shall come or be brought into
this Kingdome by Natives to set vp work and
teach his arte in makeing cloath stuffs stockings
soap or any other kynd of manufactorie, he shall
enioy the benefite of the law & all other priveledges
that a native doth enioy With power to erect manufactories
either in burgh or landward as they
shall think fit And ther to duell and exerce their
trade without any stop or trouble: And for their
further encouragement Declares all oyll, dying
stuffs forrane wooll pottashes or any other materialls
whatsoever vsefull for manufactories that shall be
imported to be frie of custome Excise and other
publict dues, And that all cloath, stuffs stockings
or any other co~modity to be made and exported
by them be frie of custome and excise for nyntein
yeers after January 1662 yeers And if any stock
shall be imployed for erecting or intertaining of
any manufactories of any kind The same is to be
frie of all publict and private taxes whatsoever
Lykas all Customers Collectors fermerers of customes
or excise and others are heirby discharged to
demand any Custome excise or any other imposition
whatsoever for such materialls befor mentioned
and belonging to manufactories As they will be
ansuerable. And inregaird of the great preiudice to
the Kingdome by exportation of wooll, and skins
and wooll vpon them, and of other native co~modities
& materialls fit for manufactories; Thairfor his
Maiestie with advice forsaid Doth heirby discharge
all and everie persone whatsoever native or stranger
to export out of this Kingdome any wooll or skins
with wooll vpon them or skins of any kynd or any
materialls vsefull for manufactories vntill they be
made in work or put to the best availl for the good
of the Kingdome; Certifieing such as doe in the
contrare they shall forfeit such wooll skins and other
materialls or the just value therof the one halff to
his Maiestie and the other halff to the informer
who shall discover apprehend and prosecute the
same before his Maiesties Exchequer; besides that
the persones & estates of such contraveeners shall
be lyable to such punishment & fyne for the same
as his Maiesties Exchequer shall appoint; And
also his Ma~tie with advice forsaid Discharges all
regraters and forestallers of mercats of wooll And
that no merchant or persone whatsoever buy &
keep vp wooll to a dearth bot that they bring the
same to be sold in open mercats vnder the paines
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contained in the acts of Parliament made against regraiters
& forestallers And inregaird ther is much
deceat by wrapping vp of wooll in the fleice by putting
stones sand and other insufficient stuff in the
same It is heirby declared that all such wooll shall be
confiscat, the one halff to his Maiesties vse and the
other halffe to the vse of those who shall apprehend
discover & persue the same. Lykas his Maiestie for
the further encouragement of the saids manufactories
Doth with advice forsaid discharge all quarterings 
or leveying of souldiers vpon manufactories
of the masters therof And that no persone whatsoever
intyse resset or interteane any of the servants
or apprentises of the manufactories without consent
of their master vnder the paines contained in the
acts of Parliament against coallhewers salters & their
resetters. And for the further improveing of the 
saids manufactories his Maiestie with consent forsaid
Doth heirby impower the Masters erectors or
interteaners of manufactories to meit by themselffs
for makeing of ordinances for the good & advancement
of their trade for the right ordering of their
servants and for the sufficiency of their stuffs cloath
and others; and choise one of the most expert of their
number for visiteing of their work, That a mark or
seall may be put vpon it distinguishing what is sufficient
& what not. And because many things may
occur heirafter which may be necessary for advancement
of manufactories Thairfor his Maiestie with consent
forsaid Doth impower the Lords of his Maiesties
Privy Councill or Exchequer or such as shall be
appointed by his Maiestie dureing this pn~t Parlia=t=,
or therafter To consider such overtures as shall be
offered for the good of manufactories And to make
such orders and grant such further liberties and
priveledges to them as they shall think iust. It is
alwayes declared that it shall be frie & lawfull to
his Maiesties Thesaurer and Co~missioners of Exchequer
as they shall find cause to grant licence for
exporteing of wooll & skins any thing in this act to
the contrarie notwithstanding

[}ACT FOR THE DUE OBSERVATION OF THE SABBOTH
DAY}]

THE Kings Maiestie Considering how much it
concernes the honour of God that the Sabboth day
be duelie observed and all abuses thairof restrained,
and that notwithstanding of severall acts of Parliament
made in that behalffe particularlie the thrid
act of the sext Parlia=t= of K: Ja: 6: of blessed memorie
the said day hath been much prophaned by
salmond fishing goeing of Salt pans milnes & kills,
hireing of shearers & vseing of merchandice on that
day & otherwise Thairfor our Soverane Lord with
advice & consent of his Estates of Parliament, Ratifies
and Approves all former acts of Parlia=t= made
for observation of the sabboth day and against the
breakers thairof And by these pn~ts Inhibites and
<P 262.C2>
discharges all salmond fishing going of salt pans
milnes or kills; all hireing of shearers carieing of
loads keeping of mercats or vseing any sorts of
merchandice on the said day and all other prophanation
thairof whatsoever vnder the paines and
penalties following, vi~z the su~me of Tuentie pund
scots for the goeing of ilk salt pan milne or kill on
the said day to be payed by the heritors and possessours
thairof, and the su~me of ten punds for ilk
sheirer & fisher of salmond on the said day, The
one halff thairof to be payed by the hyrers & conducers,
and the other halffe by the persones hyred,
and the said sume of ten punds for everie other
prophanation of the said day And which fynes &
penalties are to be vplifted and disposed of in maner
contained in the act & instructions anent the justices
of peace And if the partie offender be not able
to pay the penalties forsaid then to be exemplarly
punist in his bodie according to the merite of his
fault.

[}ACT AGAINST SUEAREING AND EXCESSIVE DRINKING}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD being desireous that
all his Subiects within this Kingdome may leid a
quyet & peaceable liffe vnder his Government in
all godlienesse and honestie; and in order therto
haveing resolved to curb & suppresse all sort of sin
& wickednesse and especially these abhominable
and so much abounding sins of drunknesse and all
maner of cursing and sweareing. Thairfor our said
Soverane Lord Ratifies and Approves all acts of
Parliament made in former tymes against the saids
crymes or either of them. And further declares
that each persone who shall blaspheame sweare or
curse and whosoever shall drink into excesse shall
be lyable in the paines following according to the
qualitie of the offenders vi~z each Nobleman tuentie
pund scots, each barron in tuentie merks, each
gentleman heritor or burges in ten merks, each
yeman in fourtie shillings each servant in tuentie
shillings toties quoties each minister in the fift
parte of his yeers stipend; And that the saids syns
and penalties be vplifted and disposed vpon in
maner contained in the act & instructions anent
the Justices of peace. And in the partie offender
be not able to pay the penalties forsaid, then to be
exemplarlie punished in his bodie according to the
merite of his fault.

[}ACT ANENT ARREISTMENTS}]

OUR SOUERANE LORD Considering the
great Charges that Creditors are put to by compriseing
of su~ms owing to their debitors be vertew
of heretable bands contracts and other writs beareing
payment of a~rents: which in respect of the
obleidgement for a~rent wer not in former times
areistable Therfor the Kings Maiestie with advice
& consent of his Estates of Parliament finds & declares
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that all su~ms of money which are adebted
be bonds contracts & other personall obleidgements
whervpon no infeftments have followed are and
shall be areistable at the instance of any Creditor,
Notwithstanding that the bonds contracts and other
obleidgements beare payment of a~rents. And the
Kings Maiestie with advice & consent forsaid
Declares that this shall nowayes change the nature
of the saids su~ms Nor preiudge the air nor any
other persone their rights to the same as being
heretable Which are heirby declared to remaine in 
their oune nature vnchangeable be this act prout
(\de iure\) except that only the same are areistable
And it is heirby expreslie provydit that all areistments
and executions thairof since the 29 day of
July 1644 yeers vsed conforme to the tenor of this
act, shall be als valeid & sufficient as if this pn~t act
had been of the said date But preiudice alwayes to
the Creditors to comprise the said heretable sums if
they shall choose rather to comprise then to areist.

[}ACT FOR PLANTING & INCLOSEING OF GROUND}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering how
many lawdable lawes have been made by his Maiesties
Royall progenitors for parking and incloseing
of ground and planting of wood and for preserveing
of the same, And finding the greate preiudice
hath followed vpon the not due observance of
notable and necesser lawes And how expedient fit
and necesser it will be for the good of his Maiesties
antient Kingdome especially for shiping and building
that timber be planted; and how advantageous
it is for the incresse of cornes & cattell and the sowing
of lint and hemp for manufactories that parking
and incloseings be made. Doth therfor with
consent and advice of his Estates of Parliament Revive
the nynt act of the fourt Parlia=t= of King James
the first of blessed memorie entituled Ane act for
planting of woods forrests & orchyeards and all
other acts made for that effect by his Maiestie or
any other his Royall predicesso=rs= and ordaines the
same to be put to execution in tyme comeing Conforme
to the tenor thairof in all points With this
addition Lykeas his Maiestie with advice of his
saids estates of Parliament Doth heirby Statute &
ordaine that everie heritor lyverenter & wodsetter
(according to the qualifications vnder written) within
his said antient Kingdome of Scotland worth
one thousand punds of yeerly valued rent Shall
inclose four aikers of land yeerly at least and plant
the same about with trees of oak, elme, ash, plaine,
sauch or other timber at three yeards distance, And
that all other heritors of greater or lesse rent nor the
said sume of one thousand pund money forsaid Doe
plant inclose and ditch yeerly moe or fewer aikers
according to their rex~tive rents for the space of ten
yeers next ensueing; and that of such lands as the
heritors shall think most fit for planting & capable
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for incloseing to be also planted, ditched or inclosed
in maner forsaid; And that the saids heritors begin
to plant ditch and inclose the said ground at the
feist of Michaelmes nextocome and vphold the
same in tyme comeing. And for the further encouragement
of the saids heritors wodsetters & liverentars
to goe about the readie observance of the
said act Libertie & power is granted to them at the
sight of the Shirreffs Stewarts Lords of Regalities
Barrons and Justices of peace in their respective
bounds to cast about the heigh wayes to their conveniency
Provyding they doe not remove them
above tuo hundreth ells vpon their whole ground;
Excepting alwayes heirfrom burrow and incorporat
aikers, which are nowayes to be parked or inclosed
Wnlesse the heritors therof shall think it meit &
expedient. And wher ther are liverenters vpon
lands, It is heirby declared that the same shall be
done vpon the equall charges & expences of the
lyverentar & heritor. And in caice of propper
wodsets, It is also heirby specially declared, that the
same shall be done by the wodsetter, and the charges
thairof is and shall be added to the reversion and
nowayes redeimable while they make payment
therof as well as of the su~ms for which the lands
are wodset. And for the better encuragement of
heritors and for preserveing of the said planting &
inclosours, It is statute and ordained, that whosoever 
shall cut or break any of the saids tries (not
being the heritors themselffs) shall pay vnto the
heritors or persons wronged tuentie punds for everie
trie, or if he be not able to pay the said tuenty
punds, It shall be in the power of the partie therby
wronged to make him worke sex weeks giveing
him meit & drink allenerlie. And further it is ordained
that whosoever shall break doun the hedges
or dyks of the saids parks or inclosours or be fund
within the same being a stranger shall be holden &
repute a breaker doun thairof and pay fyve pounds
for everie fault; Or if he be not able to pay the
said fyve pounds, to work ten dayes to the ouner
of the saids grounds for meit & drink as said is
And for the greater encouragement of all persons
who shall be vertuouslie inclyned to ditch inclose or
plant their ground in maner forsaid His Maiestie
with consent abovespe~it, hath declared and by thir
pn~ts Declares such parts & portions of their said
ground as shall be so inclosed & planted to be frie
of all maner of land stents taxations or impositions
of whatsoever nature, or quarterings of horse in the
saids inclosours for the space of nyntein yeers next
after the date heirof and that at the proportionateing
of the saids burdens the same inclosours shall be
exempted and made frie therof accordinglie. And
also for the better preserveing of the saids inclosours,
and of the trees and planting to be set about the
same It is statute and ordained that ilk heritor,
tennent & cotter keep their cattell and goods out
of their nighbours inclosours at all times that their
trees planting & ditching be nowayes damnified nor
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preiudged vnder the penaltie of fyve punds for ilk
contravention toties quoties to be payed to the
partie damnified. And further Statuts & Ordaines
that wher inclosours fall to be vpon the border of
any persons inheritance, the next adiacent heritor
shall be at equall paines & charges in building
ditching and planting that dyk which parteth their
inheritance. And reco~mends to all Lords Shirreffs
and baillies of Regalities Stewarts of Stewartries
and Justices of peace Baillies of Burrowes & other
Judges whatsoever to sie this act put in execution
And to grant processe at the instance of the partie
damnified & preiudged and to sie them repaired
after the forme and tenor of this act abovewr~in in
all points
   THE Lord Co~missioner continewes the Parlia=t=
till the morne at tuo hours in the afternoone.

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[}ACT CONCERNING THE DISPOSALL OF VACAND
STIPENDS}]

FORASMUCH as by diverse acts it is fund That
stipends & benefices of vacand kirks or which therafter
should vaik by decease deposition suspension,
transportation of Ministers, disvnion of kirks or any
otherway should dureing the vacancie thairof be
imployed on pious vses And the Kings Maiestie
considering that dureing these troubles many learned
and religious persons in the Ministerie and Vniversities
for their expressions of duety and loyaltie
to his Maiestie, or not concuring in the confusions
of the tyme, have been deposed or suspended from
their charge and ministerie, and have been otherwayes
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put vnder great sufferings and they and thair
families redacted to extreame miserie and want
And conceaveing it to be ane act of great pietie
and iustice to have regaird to the sufferings of those
honest and faithful Ministers and others and in
some measure to provide for them and repair thair
losses Thairfor his Maiestie with advice of his Estates
of Parliament Ordaines all stipends or benefices of
kirks that are vacant and not alreadie disposed of
Or which shall vaik by decease, deposition, suspension 
transportation or otherwayes To be imployed
for the supplie & mantenance and towards the reparation
of the sufferings and losses of the persons
aforesaids, and of the wives & bairnes of such of
them as are dead And that in such maner and wayes
as after tryell of their merits and sufferings and the
causes & grounds thairof shall be thought fit by the
Lords of his Ma~ties Privie Councill To whom his
Maiestie with advice and consent forsaid co~mits the
care of this bussinesse And doth heirby impower
and require them to vse all diligence that the favour
and justice heirby intendit by his Ma~tie to these
suffering persons and thair families may be made
effectual and that notwithstanding of any thing contained
in any of the saids acts to the contrare It is
alwayes provydit that this act is without preiudice
of any benefite which by the law and custome of
this Kingdome falls to the relict bairnes of exe~rs of
a minister after his decease And that this act is to
endure for the space of seven yeers and longer as
his Maiestie shall think fit

[}ACT IN FAVOURS OF LAIK PATRONS OF PROVOSTRIES
PREBENDARIES CHAPLANRIES & ALTARAGES}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice and consent
of his Estates of Parliament Ratifies and Approves
the act of Parlia=t= made by King James the
sext his Maiesties Grandfather of eternall memorie
Par. first chap. 12 Anent Provestries Prebendaries
Alterages Chaplanries and Collegiat kirks pertaining
to Laik Patrons Together with the act of
Parlia=t= 12 chap. 158 ratifieing the same; And
ordaines the saids acts to have full force & effect
in all tyme comeing With this declaration alwayes;
That inrespect the vassalls which held lands of the
saids Provests prebendars & others forsaids are put
to great vncertantie of their superiors, it not being
knoun to them who are provyded to the saids Provestries
Prebendaries Chaplanries Alterages and
other forsaids by reason ther is no publict register
to the which they may have recourse for knowledge
and notice therof, and that the most that they can
know by any register is the infeftments and sasines
made to these who are laik Patrons holding of his
Maiestie Therfor for secureing of the vassalls who
hold lands milnes fishings tenements a~rents of others
whatsoever of the saids Provostries Prebendaries
Collegiat kirks, or of Chaplanries Alterages & others
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of that nature at any tyme of before; It is statute
& ordained that the entrie of the saids vassalls by
retour, precept of clare constat, resignation compriseing
or otherwise whatsoever shall pertaine to
the laik Patrons and their successo=rs= who stand infeft
in the saids laik patronages holding im~ediatly
of his Maiestie; and that the entrie of the vassalls
by them shall be als valid & sufficient to the saids
vassalls receavers therof as if they wer entered by
the Titulars of the saids Provostries, Prebendaries,
Alterages Chaplanreis and others forsaids And
that the said laik Patrons shall be in all timecomeing
in their place as superior to the said vassalls
and to have the same power to give infeftments to
his Maiesties subiects vpon retour or by precept of
clare constat or by resigna=o=n compriseing or any
maner of way With gifts (\de novo damus\) , and
that without consent of persones provyded or to be
provyded to the saids Provestries and Prebendaries
of Collegiat kirks alterages, chaplanries or other
Titulars of Collegiat kirks and also without consent
of the chapter or convent of the saids prebendaries
thairof or most parte of the same Which
of befor wes in vse and custome. Wheranent and
anent all acts in the contrare his Ma~tie with consent
forsaid dispences for ever Reserveing alwayes
to the Titulars of the saids Provostries Prebendaries,
Alterages Chaplanries & others forsaids the fruits
rents & emoluments of the saids Provestries Prebendaries
and others forsaids which are nowayes
preiudged be this pn~t act. It is heirby further
Statute and ordained with advice & consent forsaid
Wher ther are any prebendaries chaplanries alterages
or other foundations of that nature abovementioned
founded & situated within any burgh
royall of this Kingdome That the Provest Baillies
& Councill of that burgh wher the same are founded
are and shall be in all tymecomeing only vndoubted
superiors by whom and by no others the
vassalls & tennents shall enter in maner abovespe~it
The saids Provest Baillies & Councill haveing been
formerly Patrons of these Chaplanries.

[}ACT ANENT COCQUETS & ENTRIES OF SHIPS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Vnderstanding ther
are diverse abuses co~mitted by the Customers and
receavers of entries of ships and by the keepers of
the cokquet in sumtyme exacting from Masters of
Ships greater sums of money then is due to them,
and sometymes absenting themselffs to the great
preiudice of the merchants estate & to the hazard
of the losse of their voyage. Thairfor our Soverane
Lord with advice & consent of the Estates of Parliament
Ordaines that ther be no greater price
exacted for entering their ships & goods then the
sume of tuentie three shillings four pennies; and
for the said Cockquet then the su~me of fourty
shillings And that the keepers of the said Cockquet
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attend by themselffs or their servants diligently &
readily to ansuer & give out Cockquets to all Merchants
and Masters of Ships wnder pain of loseing
their place whensoever they shall be fund either to
exact more then the said sume abovewr~in, or shall
occasion to the saids Merchants & Masters more
delay nor is neidfull for writeing the same.

[}ACT ANENT COALHEWERS}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD with advice & consent
of his Estates of Parliament Ratifies the elevent
act of the 18 Par: of K: Ja: 6: of worthie memory
made anent Coallhewers & salters with this addition
That because watermen who laves & drawes
water in the Coalheugheid and gatesmen who work
the wayes & passages in the saids heughs, are as
necessar to the owners & Masters of the said Coalheughs
as the Coalhewers & bearers It is therfor
Statute and ordained by our Soverane Lord with
advice & consent forsaid That no person shall hire
nor seduce any watermen windsmen and Gaitesmen
without a testimoniall of the Master whom they
serve vnder the paines contained in the former acts
in all points. And because it is fund by experience
that the giveing of great fies hath been a mean and
way to seduce and bring Coalhewers from their
Masters It is therfor also Statute and ordained
That it shall not be lawfull for any Coalmasters in
this Kingdome to give anie greater fee then the
sume of tuentie merks in fee or bounteth vnder
any culour or pretext And becaus the saids Coalhewers
and salters & other workmen in coalheughs
within this Kingdome doe ly from their work at
pasch +gule witsunday and certane other times in
the yeer which times they imploy in drinking &
debaushrie to the great offence of God and preiudice
of thair master It is therfor Statute and ordained
that the saids coalhewers and salters and
other workmen in coalheughs of this Kingdome
work all the sex dayes of the week except the
time of Christmasse vnder the paine of tuentie
shilling scots to be paid to their master for ilk dayes
fail+gie (by & attour the preiudice sustained by thair
saids Masters) and other punishment of their bodies

[}ACT DISCHARGEING THE CUSTOM OF TUO & A 
HALFF OF THE HUNDRETH & THE IMPOST OF FOUR
PUNDS ON THE TUN}]

OUR SOVERANE LORD Considering that the
prices of all merchandice doe daylie rise to exceeding
great dearth which is alledged to be occasioned
throw extraordinary customes and impositions. For
remedy whairof his Maiestie with advice and consent
of his estates of Parliament Doth Discharge
all and sindrie whatsoever customes and impositions
exacted by the Customers which are not allowed
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be the acts of Parliament, and especially the
late custome of tuo and a halff per cent. and the
late new imposition of four punds vpon the tun of
wyne and all raiseing of his Maiesties Customs,
directlie or indirectlie without consent of Parliament
And because that the too much troubleing of
merchants and drawing of Masters & Mariners
from their ordinary charges doth much impede
the trade; Therfor his Maiestie with advice and
consent forsaid Discharges the takeing of Merchants
Masters and Mariners oaths in the mater of Customes.
And to the end that the subiect of trade
may not be restrained with vnnecessarie customes
His Maiestie with advice and consent forsaid Declares
that all goods and merchandice imported
from forrane places to this Kingdome and out of
the same paying inward custome Shall be free of
all outward custome according as is vsed in England
& Ireland Lykas his Maiestie Declares that
he consented to the act abovewr~in vpon this condition
That Co~mission & warrand be granted to
the exchequer to establish the book of rates according
as the prices of merchandice now rules And
his Maiestie permitted the option to the burrowes
Whervpon the Burrowes haveing advised They
made choise to be ruled by the book of rates anent
the Customes and consented that Co~mission should
be granted to the Exchequer to establish the book
of rates according as the prices of merchandice now
rules Inrespect whairof our Soverane Lord Ordaines
a Co~mission to be draune up to the Eschequer to the
effect forsaid and extracted thervpon for establishing
the booke of rates according as the prices of
merchandice now rules; And therfor Our Soverane
Lord with advice and consent forsaid Ordaines the
act abovementioned to stand as a law in manner
and to the effect aboverehearsed.

[}ACT IN FAVOURS OF THOSE WHO GET THAIR WAIRD
HOLDING CHANGED BY THE KING'S MA~TIE}]

THE Estates of Parliament haveing taken to consideration
that some difficultie hath occurred in the
prosecution of his Maiesties royall fathers intention
of changeing of waird holdings in few for the well 
of his Subiects conforme to the tuo Co~missions granted
by his said Maiestie theranent vnder the great
Seale of this Kingdome; And that the said difficultie
hath risen vpon this ground That diverse of
his Maiesties subjects holding lands of his Ma~tie or
of the Prince, ward or few (\cum maritagio\) , holds
also other lands of other superiors ward; Who
whilst their vassalls held lands waird or few (\cum
maritagio\) of his Maiestie or of the Prince, could
pretend no right to the mariage of the vassalls heir
when the same shall be changed in few and composition
& a yeerly few dewtie being granted to his
Maiestie or the Prince for the said waird & mariage,
the other superiors of the saids vassalls of whom he
holds ward may contend for the benefite of the
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casualitie of the mariage of his vassalls heir when
the same falls out he being the vassalls eldest superior
of whom he holds waird; Which wes greivous 
to the vassalls who by this new course of
changeing of his holding hath componed both for
waird & mariage. Thairfor it is Statute and ordained
by the Kings Maiestie, with advice and
consent of his Estates of Parliament That all vassalls
holding waird of his Maiestie or the Prince
or holding few (\cum maritagio\) who shall heirafter
compone and agree with the Co~missioners to be
appointed by his Maiestie, for changeing of their
holdings from ward to few, or for renunciation of
the mariage contained in their few infeftments,
their heirs and successo=rs= in the saids lands shall be
free of the mariage that can be acclamed by their
superiors of the lands holden by them of their said
other superiors ward; And that the saids other
superiors shall have no right to the mariage of their
heirs when the same falls out, no more then they
would have had, if the lands holden waird of his
Maiestie or the Prince had continewed still ward
But that the saids vassalls whose holding shall be
changed, or who shall compone for their mariage
as said is their heirs and successours, Shall inioy
their lands in all tyme therafter frie of any such
burthen or mariage; Provyding always Lykas it is
heirby Provyded & declared, that if the forsaids
vassalls whose holding shall be changed as said is
and who shall compone for the renunciation of the
mariage contained in their few infeftments or their
heirs or successo=rs= in the saids lands which once held
ward or few (\cum maritagio\) , Shall alienat and dispone
the saids lands to any other persons Then and
in that cace, the aliener or his airs shall no longer
have the benefite of this present act, [{but that 
notwithstanding of this present act{] if they hold
lands ward of any other superior that their superior
shall enioy all the benefite of his superiority as if
this present act had never been made. And siclyk
for the greater furtherance of his Ma~ties leidges in
the way of the changeing of the tenors of the said
ward holdings or renunceing of the mariage contained
in thair saids sew infeftments Our Soverane
Lord with advice and consent forsaid Ordaines
Signatours to be past to the leidges by the Exchequer
on the reco~mendation of the saids Co~missioners
of the ward lands in their favo=rs= vpon the leidges
their resignation for new infeftments to be granted
to them beareing the new maner of few holding,
or beareing the renunciation of the said mariage
contained in their old few infeftments as shall be
ordained be the saids Commissioners of the ward
lands.

[}ACT ANENT THE EXCHEQUER}]

THE Kings Maiestie considering that some doubts
and debates may arise concerning the meaning of
the eighteinth act of the Parliament holden by his
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Maiesties royall rather of blessed memorie in the
yeer 1633 Anent the decideing & iudgeing in
causes concerning his Ma~ties proppertie Doth for
explanation thairof with advice and consent of his
estates of Parlia=t= find Declare Statute & ordaine
That the validitie and invaliditie of infeftments
his Ma~ties proppertie or of any other infeftments
may not be discussed nor decydit in Exchequer
neither by way of exception action or reply But
that the discussing & decision thairof, is only propper
to the Lords of Session Reserveing alwayes to
the Exchequer to judge in all other bussinesses concerning
his Ma~ties rents and casualities as they
might have done befor the yeer 1633.

[}ACT CONCERNING DOCQUETING AND PRESENTING
OF SIGNATOURS}]

THE Kings Maiestie with advice and consent of
his Estates of Parliament, Doth ratifie and renew
the tuentieth act of the tent Parlia=t= of King James
the sext of blessed memorie, And accordingly Statuts
& Ordaines That no writs Signatures ler~es or
warrands shall be presented to be signed by his
Maiestie but by his ordinary Officers to whose
charge the same propperlie belongs. And that his
Maiestie may the better know what passeth vnder
his hand and vpon what grounds he signes the
same It is appointed that any of his Maiesties Officers
who shall present any Signature writ letter
or warrand to be signed by his Ma~tie Shall cause
registrat the docquet of the same in a register and
then send the double therof vnder their hands to
his Maiesties Secretarie who is to give his Ma~tie
tymeous notice of any prior deid differing or contrarie
to the same, that his Maiestie may give his
further orders concerning the same

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[}AT EDINBURGH,
SEPTEMBER XIII, M,DC,LXXXI.}]


[}ACT FOR ENCOURAGING TRADE AND
MANUFACTURIES}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD from his Princely
cair for the Wealth and flourishing of this his
ancient Kingdom, Considering that the importation
of forreign Co~modities (which are superfluous,
or may be made within the Kingdom by encouragement
given to the Manufacturies thereof)
had exceidingly exhausted the money of the Kingdom,
and hightned the Exchange to forraign 
places, So that in a short time the stock of money
behooved to be exhausted and the trade thereof to
fail; For remeid whereof, His Majesties Privy
Councill after long and serious deliberation and
advice of the most judicious and knowing Merchants
of the Kingdom, Did by tuo Acts of Councill
of the dates the first of March and Eleventh of
April last and publick proclamations following
therupon Give encouragement to Manufacturies
erected or to be erected in this Kingdom in manner
and to the effect under written: Therefore
His Majestie with advice and consent of the Estates
of Parliament strictly prohibits and discharges All
Merchants & other persons whatsoever, To import
into this Kingdom any Gold or silver threed, Gold
or silver lace, ffringes or Traceings, All Buttons of
Gold or silver threed, all manner of Stuffs or
Ribbands in which ther is any gold or silver threed,
All philagram of Gold or silver to be worne upon
Apparrell, and all Counterfeits of any of them, All
flour'd strip'd figur'd, chequer'd, painted or printed
silk stuffs or Ribbands (noways comprehending
changing colloured or wattered Stuffs or Ribbands)
All Embroideries of Silk upon Wearing Cloaths;
With certification that all such goods as shall be
imported contrary hereunto in any time coming
Or which have been imported contrary to the saids
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Proclamations, shall be burnt and destroyed, And
the importers or Resetters fined in the value thereof:
Likeas His Maiestie with advice & consent
foresaid, strictly prohibits & discharges the wearing
of any of the saids prohibited goods and Commodities
within this Kingdome by any of his Majesties
Subjects or others dwelling and residing therin
After the first of April nixt Under the paine of
ffive hundred Merks scots money toties quoties by
and attour the Confiscation of the Cloaths upon
which any of the saids prohibited Goods shall be
found; Allowing hereby to Officers and Souldiers
of the kings whole standing forces the space of tuo
yeers after the first of November nixt to wear out
their Cloaths upon which ther is any gold or silver
lace threed or Buttons. Likeas His Majestie with
consent foirsaid strictly prohibits & discharges all
Merchants and other persons whatsoever to import
into this Kingdom, Any forraigne Holland Linnen,
Cambrick, Lawn, Dornick, damesk, tyking, bousten
or Damety, tufted or stripped holland, Calligo,
Selesia or East India Linnen And all other forraigne
Cloaths and stuffs made of Linnen or
Cottoun wooll or lint (noways comprehending
fflannen, Arras hangings, forreigne Carpets and
made beds of Silk Damesk-hangings, Chairs and
stools conform therto) All forreign silk or Woolen
stockings, All forraign laces made of Silk, Gimp
or threed, All forraign Laces or point of any Sort
or Colour, All forreign made Gloves, schoes, boots,
or Slippers, All wearing Cloaths made abroad for
men women or Children (excepting wearing Cloaths
and Linnings brought home by persons for their
oun use who have been abroad and used by them
And made of such Cloaths Stuffs and furniture as
are by this Act allowed to be worne within this
Kingdom) With certification that all such Goods
as shall be imported contrary hereto and contrairy
to the saids Proclamations, shall be burnt and destroyed,
And the Importers or resetters therof fyned
in the value of the saids goods. And the Tacksmen
or Collectors of the Customs, Surveyers, Collectors,
Waiters or their servants, are heirby strictly
required and commanded to search for, seize upon,
apprehend, burn & destroy any of the saids prohibited
goods that shall happen to be imported contrary
to this Act; With certification to them if
they fail+gie, and suffer the saids prohibited goods to
be imported either by tolerance or Connivance,
they shall not only amitt and lose their places, And
for ever be incapable to serve in that or any such
publict Charge, But also fyned in the value of the
Goods that through their fault or neglect shall
happen to be imported; And any Merchant or
other person who shall inform against any of the
ffarmourers Collectors surveyors or Waiters for
neglect of their duty in the premisses and prove
the same, shall have their fynes for their Reward.
Lykeas His Majesty Ratifies & Approves all Acts
alredy made for the encouragement of the Manufacturies
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of this Kingdom And encouragment of
Strangers to come thereto and set up their several
Callings therin: And anent the weaving and 
bleatching of Linnen-Cloath Declaring that if any
Strangers shall come or be brought into this Kingdom
by natives to set up work and teach his Art
of making of Cloaths Stuffs Stockings Soap or any
kind of Manufactory, That he shall enjoy the benefite
of Law, and all other privileges that a Native
doeth enjoy: With power to set up Manufacturies
either in Burgh or Landward as they shall think 
fit, and ther to dwell and exercise their trade without
any stop or trouble; And that they shall have
Libertie and freedome of Trade, and to buy and
purchas Lands & heretages And all other goods
movable and Immovable, And all other privileges
Liberties and capacities that do belong to any
Native Subject, born within this Kingdom. And
for the farther encouragment of Manufacturies,
All Oyl, dying Stuffs, forraigne wooll, lint and
flax, pot-ashes or any other Materialls whatsoever
usefull for Manufactories, that shall be imported,
Are hereby declared to be free of Custome and
Excise And all other publick dues in all tyme
coming: And that all Cloaths, stuffs, stockings or
any other Commodities to be made & exported by
them, shall be free of all Custom and Excise, for
the space of Nynteen yeers after the date hereof.
And it is farder declared that any Stock imployed 
or to be imployed for erecting and entertaining
any manufacturies, The same shall be free of all
privat and publick taxes whatsoever, And all
quartering and levyeing of Souldiers; And that all
servants of the saids Manufacturies shall be free of
watching, warding, Militia, or Levies during their
Actual service therin for the space of seven yeers
after the date hereof. With power to the Masters,
Erectors, or entertainers of Manufacturies to meet
for making of Ordinances for the right ordoring of
their Servants, sufficiency of their Stuffs Cloaths
and others and appointing Visitors of their works.
And His Majestie with Consent foirsaid Ratifies
& Approves the 43 Act of the first session of His
Majesties first Parliament And the 46 Act of the
same Session of Parliament, Discharging the exporting
of linnen yearne, worsted, woollen yarne
raw or unwalked Cloaths (except Plaiding, ffingram,
and Galloway white) under the pain of Confiscation
thereof: And the Act of Parliament ordaining
That Linnen of the price of Ten shillings Scots
the Eln, or above, be not vnder the breadth of an
Eln and tuo Inshes And that the same be taken
up by the Selvedge and not by the ridge And so
presented to the Mercat And that the same be
bleatched without Lime under the penalty of confiscation
of the Linnen otherways taken up and
bleatched and Imprisonment and fyning of the
persons transgressors Not exceiding the value of
the Linnen. Likeas it is hereby Ordained that
hereafter all Linning brought to mercat for publick
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Sale, be made up of Peeces and half peeces
And that the peece contain Tuentie four elns, &
the half peece Tuelve elns And that it contain not
one elne more or les under the paine of Confiscation
thereof. And that all Fingram, Plaiding,
Linnen, and Woolen drogats to be made in tyme
coming shall be of the breadth of thrie Quarters
and ane Nail, All Searges Ane elne and tuo Inshes
and the lenth of the peece to be fyftie or fyftie tuo
elnes to the whole peece And the half thereof to
the half peece, under the penaltie foirsaid And that
all the saids Peeces whether Linnen or Woolen be
taken up in folds eln or thrie Quarters long, And
that none of them be rolled that therby the sufficiency
of the whole peece may be known, And
that the same be not stretched by the Rolling,
wherby the measure will not hold out; And that
vnder the penaltie foirsaid, for all such Cloath
otherways taken up and presented to the mercat.
And His Majestie with advice and consent foresaid
Doeth authorize the Lords of his Majesties
privy Councill to declare these Manufacturies alredy
set up or that hereafter shall be set up, to be
such, To the effect they may enjoy the priviledges
Liberties and Immunities granted by the saids
Acts of Parliament. And for the more effectuall
execution of this Act, His Majesty with advice
foirsaid Ordains the Collectors of the Assessment
and Excise and their Subcollectors ffarmourers and
Collectors of Customs and Waiters in Burgh or
Land at every term to give up vpon oath to the
Judges ordinary upon the place by Sea or land,
And Justices of Peace, Lists of all those whom
they have seen and observed to transgress this Act.
And it is hereby declared that the one half of the
penalties afoirsd~ shall belong to themselves, And
the other half shall be collected by them for his
Majesties use, trial being first taken and the persons
found guilty by the saids Judges ordinary or
the Justices of Peace And such Contraveeners as
they shall not give Information of, that the one
half of the fynes shall belong to any other person
who will discover them: And in case the saids Collectors
of Assessment and Excise, ffarmourers and
Collectors of Customs or Waiters, shall by connivance
or otherways fal+gie to give up the saids Lists
as afoirsaid, They shall loose their places and be incapable
of that Office for ever. It is always hereby
provided that no persons contraveening this Act
shall be lyable to the saids penalties, unles they be
found guilty within the space of Three Moneths
after Dilation in manner foirsaid; But prejudice
always to any other person who shall discover the
Contraveeners and furnish probation against them,
of the one half of the penalties whensoever they
shall discover them, They being always discovered
and found guiltie within the time and in manner
foresaid. And it is hereby Declared that this present
Act is and shall be in place of any former 
Sumptuary Law in relation to Apparrell.
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[}ACT CONCERNING DECLINATORS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
by the 112 Act 14 Parliament of King James the
Sixth, It is expressly statute and Ordained that no
Senatour of the College of Justice, ordinary or extraordinary
shall sit or vote in the Causes of their
Father, Brother and Son, Doeth with advice and
consent of his Estates of Parliament Statute and
Ordain that this Declinatour shall for the future
be farder extended to degrees of Affinity as well
as Consanguinity, So that in all time coming No
Senatour of the Colledge of Justice Ordinary or
Extraordinary shall sit or vote in Causes wher the
pursuer or defender is either ffather Brother or Son
in Law to him; And also that he shall not sit or
vote in any cause where he is Uncle or Nephew to
the Pursuer or Defender. And it is hereby declared
that this Act shall be extended to the Lords
of Privy Council, and Exchequer, And the Co~missioners 
of the Justiciary And to all other Judges
and Judicatures in the Kingdom, who may be declined
wher they are related to the party pursuer 
or Defender in the Degrees foresaids.

[}ACT RESTRAINING THE EXORBITANT EXPENCE OF
MARRIAGES BAPTISMS & BURIALS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering the
great hurt & prejudice ariseing to this Kingdom
by the superfluous expence bestowed at Marriages
Baptisms and Burials. For repressing of which
abuse in time coming His Majestie with advice
and consent of his Estates of Parliament Does
statute and Ordain that Marriages Baptisms and
Burials shall be solemnized and gone about in sober
and decent manner. And that at Marriages
besids the married persons, their Parents, Children,
Brothers and sisters, and the familie wherin they 
live, Ther shall not be present at any Contract of
marriage, Marriage, or In-fare, or meet vpon occasion
thereof above ffour Freinds on either side with
their ordinary domestick servants, And that Neither
Bridegroom nor Bride nor their Parents or
Relations, tutours or Curatours for them and to
their use shall make above tuo changes of Raiment
at that time or upon that occasion. Certifying
such persons as shall Contraveen, if they be landed
persons, They shall be lyable in the fourth part
of their [{yearly valued rent And those who are
not landed persons in the fourth part of their{]
Moveables, Burgesses According to their condition
and means, not exceiding ffyve hundred
Merks Scots, And mean Craftsmen and Servants
Not exceiding One hundred Merkes: And if ther
shall be any greater number of Persons then afoirsaid
in any house or Inn within Burgh or suburbs 
therof or within tuo myles of the Same wher
Pennyweddings are made, That the Master of the
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house shall be fined in the Sum of ffive hundred
Merks scots. And it is Statut and Ordained that
at Baptisms vpon that Occasion, besids the Parents,
Children, Brothers, and sisters and those of the family,
ther shall not be present above ffour witnesses. 
And farder His Majestie with consent
foirsaid Statuts and Ordaines that ther shall not be 
invited to Burials any greater Number of Persons 
then these following viz To the Burial of Noblemen
and Bishops and their Wyves, not above One
hundred Noblemen and Gentlemen: To the Burial
of a Baron of Qualitie not above Sixtie: and
other landed Gentlemen not above Thirtie. And
that the Mourners at the Burials of Noblemen, and
Bishops and their Ladies doe not exceid Thirty, 
And at the Burials of Privy Councellors, Lords of
Session, Barons, Provosts of Burghs, and their
Wives, The number of Mourners doe not exceid 
Tuenty four, And at the Burials of all other Landed 
Gentlemen and Citizens within Burgh, they
doe not exceid the number of Tuelve. And prohibits
and discharges the vsing or carrying of any
pencils Banners and other Honours at Burials, except
only the Eight Branches to be upon the Pale,
or upon the Coffin wher there is no Pale, under
the foirsaids penalties respective, in case they contraveen.
And it is Statute and Ordained that 
ther be no Mourning Cloaks used at Burials nor
at any other time under the pain of One hundred
Pounds Scots.

[}ACT AGAINST ASSASSINATIONS.}]

THE Kings most Excellent Majestie Considering 
that notwithstanding Assassination be a Crime of
a high nature, inconsistent with and whollie destructive
to all human Society: Yet such are the
pernicious principles and wicked practices of several
persons, That they doe assert and mantein these
Villanous impious and horrid Doctrines and principles:
Therefore His Majestie with advice and
consent of the Estates of Parliament Doe statute
& Ordain That not only all such persons who shall
assassinat, but that all who shall mantein or Assert
that it is lawful to Kill any man vpon difference 
in opinion, or because they have been imployed in
the service of the King or of the Church as it is
presently established by Law, shall incurr the pain
of Treason, And be punished by tinsel of Life
Lands and Goods. And Remembering with horrour,
the execrable murder of that most Reverend
and worthy Prelat James late Archbishop of S=t=
Andrews Lord Primat of Scotland (who deserved
so well of this Church and Monarchy for his eminent
services to both) Doe ordain the sherriff of
ffyffe and his Deputs, to make weekly searches in
these places wher it is or may be suspected these
Assassinats do reside; That they may be brought
to Justice and examplarly punished. And lykwise
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Ordains all other Sheriffs and Magistrats, upon
Information that those Assassines are within their
bounds To make search for & apprehend them,
that they may be brought to Justice. And doe
hereby ratify the former Acts of Council against
such as shall resset these Murderers.

[}AT EDINBURGH,
SEPTEMBER XIV, M,DC,LXXXI.}]

[}ACT CONCERNING THE JURISDICTION OF THE
ADMIRAL COURT.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
the clearing and establishing the Jurisdiction of the
high Admiral of this Kingdom, will greatly tend
to the advancement and encouragement of trade
and Navigation. Therefore His Majestie with advice
and consent of the Estates of Parliament
Doeth ratifie and approve the 15 Act of the 20
Parliament of King James the Sixth, in the whole
heads Clauses and Articles of the same, And decernes
and declares the high Court of Admirality
to be a Soveraigne Judicature in itself, and of its
oun nature to import Su~mar Execution. And
Statuts and Declares that the said High Admiral
As he is his Majesties Leivetenent, and Justice
General upon the Seas, And in all Ports harbours
or Creiks of the same, and upon fresh waters or
Navigable Rivers below the first Bridges, or within
the flood marks so far as the same does or can
at any time extend: So the said High Admiral
hath the sole priviledge and Jurisdiction in all
maritim and sea-faring causes, forreigne and domestick,
whether Civil or criminal whatsoever within
this Realme And over all Persons as they are
concerned in the same. And prohibits and discharges
all other Judges to medle with the decision
of any of the saids causes in the first instance,
except the great admiral and his deputs allenerlie.
And statuts ordains and declares that it is the priviledge
of the said High Admiral to cause parties
become enacted and find Caution, not only for
Compearance, but for Performance of the Acts
and sentences of his Court, And that he may
punish all breakers of his Arreistments and resisters
of his officers in the execution of his precepts, and
apply the fynes and amerciaments to his oun use,
Conform to the Laws of the Kingdom. And
Farther statuts and Declares that the high Court
of Admiralitie is a Supream Court And that the
Decreits and Acts of all other inferiour Courts of
Admiralitie Are subject to the review and Reduction
of the said High Court of Admiralitie. And
for the more ready and quick Dispatch of Justice
in Maritim and Sea faring Causes forreign and
Domestick whether Civil or Criminal within this
Realme, and over all Persons in so far as they
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are concerned in the same both to Natives and
Strangers, Our Soveraigne Lord with advice and
consent foirsaid Prohibits and Discharges all Advocations
in the foresaids Causes, from the said
Court of Admirality to the Lords of Session or
any other Judges whatsoever in all time coming,
And that no Suspension or other stop to the Execution
of the Decreits or Acts of the said Court of
Admirality be past be the Lords of Session, at any
time hereafter except by the whole Lords in presentia,
in time of Session, and by three of the saids
Lords the time of vaccance met together to that
effect: And if any Suspensions or Stops shall
happen to be past in manner foresaid, The same be
summarlie discussed upon A Bill, And be privileged
and exeemed from the ordinary course of
the Roll: And if upon discussing thereof, the same
shall be found to have been unjustly and maliciously
raised, That the said High Court of Admirality,
may upon the application made by the
parties concerned, Modify and decern the da~mages
they have sustained by the saids Suspensions and
stops of Execution of their Acts and Decreets,
attour the expences of plea before the Lords of
Session which is to be modified by the saids Lords 
of Session. As Also His Majestie with advice and
consent foresaid Statuts and Ordains that it shall
be lauful and competent to the said Court of Admirality,
to review their own Decreets and Sentences,
if ther be just occasion for the same. And His
Majestie with advice and consent foresaid Decernes
and Declares that it is the sole right and priviledge
of the high Admiral and his Deputs the Judges
of the High Court of Admirality, to grant Passes
and safe Conducts to all Ships; And Inhibits and
discharges all others to grant the same, as they will
be answerable upon their highest perril. And his
Majesty with advice and consent foresaid Casses,
annulls, and Rescinds all and whatsoever Laws,
Acts of Parliament, or Customs, contrary to or any
ways inconsistent with this present Act.

THE Proveist of Edinburgh in name of the
Toune, Protested that the said Act might not prejudge
the Toun of their right of Jurisdiction, and
wherof they had been in possession.

[}ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF BANKRUPTS 
LANDS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
when the Estates and Lands of Bankrupts are
affected with Adjudications, Comprisings and other
real rights exceeding their value, It oftimes falls
out that the Creditors doe not agrie to sell the
Lands, wherby such as have small sums upon such 
Securities, cannot command any pairt therof, And
such Estates doe oftimes become ineffectuall to
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many Creditors. Therefore His Majestie with consent
of his Estates of Parliament, Doeth authorize
and Impower the Lords of the Session (upon a
Proces at the instance of any Creditor having a real
right) To cognosce and try the value of such Estates,
wher the Heretor is notoriously Bankrupt,
and the Creditors in possession of the Estate, And
to Value the same According to the true worth
thereof, in its rents, casualities, rights, and Holdings,
According to the use and custom of the
Country where the Lands ly. And to commissionat
persons to sell these Lands and Estate or any
pairt thereof at the saids rates or more, as can be
had for the same, with consent of the debitor, wher
ther is a Legal Reversion competent to him, and
without his consent wher ther is no Legal: And
ordains the said Sale to be by a publick roup, not
being under the rate and price appointed by the
Lords of Session; And that the roup be made
after publick Intimation at the mercat Cross of the
head burgh of the Shire wher the Lands ly, And
at the head Burgh of the Bal+gierie Stewartry or
Regality, if they ly within the same, And at the
paroch kirk wher the Lands ly, And at Six other
Adjacent paroch Kirks (to be named by the Lords
of Session) at the dissolving of the Congregation,
on a Sunday after the forenoon Sermon, by Letters
of Intimation under the Signet, upon the
Lords deliverance: Which Letters shall specially
express the time and place of the Roup; And the
Creditors having real rights and in possession shall
be specially cited upon Tuentie one days And all
other persons concerned, whether within or without
the Kingdom, At the mercat cross of the head
burgh of the Shire, Stewartrie, or Regality, And
at the mercat cross of Edinburgh & peer and schoar
of Leith upon Sixtie dayes, And A Copie of the
said Intimation shall be affixed at all the places
foresaids Expressing the Lands to be rouped, the
price appointed by the Lords of Session, and the
time and place of the Roup. Which alienation so
made and reported to the Lords And by their
Warrand registrat in the books of Councill and
Session, His Majestie with consent foresaid Declares
to be as effectual upon payment of the price,
as if the same were made by the Debitor, And all
the Apprysers, Adjudgers, or other Creditors who
are so cited and have any Rights affecting the saids
Lands, And that a Signature shall pass thereupon
in Exchequer, and a warrand for charging the
Superiour to enter the purchaser, upon payment
of a yeers Rent, Declaring always that the price
q=ch= shall be gotten for the saids Lands Conform to
the roup shall be distribut by the Co~missioners appointed
to sell the Lands, or by the purchaser of 
the same amongst the Creditors proportionallie,
According to their severall Sums, rights, and diligences,
As they are or shall be ordored, and found
preferable by the saids Lords, Whether the saids
Creditors have compeared, or not.
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[}AT EDINBURGH,
SEPTEMBER XVI, M,DC,LXXXI.}]

[}ACT ASSERTING HIS MAJESTIES PREROGATIVE
IN POINT OF JURISDICTION.}]

THE Estates of Parliament Considering that all
Government and Jurisdiction, within his Majesties
ancient Kingdom of Scotland, does originally reside
in his sacred Majesty, his Laufull Heirs &
Successours: And though his Majesty and his
Royal Predicessours, have bestowed Offices and
Jurisdictions upon several of his weill deserving
subjects, yet these are not privative of his Jurisdiction,
They doe therefore in a dutiful and humble
Recognizance of his Majesties Royal Right and
prerogative as to this point, Declare that notwithstanding
of these Jurisdictions and Offices, His
sacred Majesty may by himself, or any commissionated 
by him, take Cognizance and decision of any
Cases or causes he pleases.

[}ACT CONCERNING THE OATHS OF MINORS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament taking to their serious Consideration,
the great abuses which may be committed against
Minors within twenty one yeers of Age compleat,
by causing them Subscribe Bonds of borrowed
money, Contracts of Alienation of their Lands,
Dispositions, Discharges, and other writes of Importance,
and ratify the same by Oath swearing that
they shall never come in the contrary, therby depriving
them of all the benefite of Revocation, Reduction,
and Restitution In Integrum allowed to
them by the Laws of this Kingdom, wher such
Oaths are not made: It is therefore Statute and ordained
by the Kings Majesty with advice and consent
of the saids Estates, That no such Oaths shall
be exacted in time coming; And in caice of Contravention,
Declares the Contract to be void and
null, and that no Execution shall pass therupon,
And declares the Elicitor or Exacter of the oath
to be Infamous: And it is hereby declared that it
shall be competent to any person related to the
Minor, to obtain the saids Writs to be declared void
and null, by way of Action, exception, or Reply.

[}ACT CONCERNING BILLS OF EXCHANGE.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering how
necessary it is for the flourishing of Trade, That
Bills or Letters of Exchange be duly payed and
have ready Execution, conform to the custom of
other parts, Doeth therefore with advice and consent
of his Estates of Parliament Statute & Ordain
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that in case of any forraigne Bill of Exchange,
from or to this Realm, duly protested for not acceptance, 
or for not payment, The said Protest
having the Bill of Exchange prefixed, shall be registrable
within Six moneths after the date of the
said Bill, in case of Non-acceptance, or after the
falling due thereof, in case of non-payment, in the
books of Councill and Session, or other competent
Judicatures, at the instance of the person to whom
the same is made payable or his ordor, either against
the Drawer or Indorser, in case of ane protest for
non-acceptance Or against the Accepter, in case of
a protest for Non-payment, to the effect it may
have the authoritie of the Judges therof interponed
therto, That Letters of Horning upon a simple
charge of Six dayes and other executorials necessary
may pass therupon, for the whole Sums contained
in the Bill, as well exchange as principall, in form
as effeirs; Sicklike and in the same manner as
upon Registrat Bonds or Decreets of Registration,
proceiding upon consent of parties. Providing always
that if the saids Protests be not duly Registrat
within Six Moneths in manner above provided,
Then and in that case, The saids Bills and
protests, are not to have su~mar execution, but only
to be pursued by way of Ordinary Action, as accords.
And Farther It is hereby Statute and Enacted 
that the Sums contained in all Bills of Exchange
bear annualrent in case of not acceptance
from the date thereof, And in case of Acceptance,
and not payment, from the day of their falling
due, ay and while the payment thereof. And
Farther His Majesty with advice foresaid hereby
declares That notwithstanding of the foresaid su~mar
Execution provided to follow upon Bills of Exchange,
for the Sums therein contained in manner
above specified, Yet it shall be leisom to the party
charger to pursue for the Exchange, if not contained
in the saids Bills, with re-exchange, da~mage,
Interest, and all expences, before the Ordinary
Judge, or in cais of Suspension, to eek the same to
the Charge at the discussing of the said Suspension,
To the effect that the same may be liquidat,
and Decreet given therfore, either against the party
principal, or against him and his Cautioners as
accords.

[}AT EDINBURGH,
SEPTEMBER XVII, M,DC,LXXXI.}]

[}ACT CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR SHIRES.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering the 
great delay in dispatch of publick Affairs in Parliament
and Convention of Estates, occasioned by
the contraverted Elections of Commissioners for
Shires: For preventing whereof, and for clearing
the orderly way of election of the saids Commissioners
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in time coming: Therefore His Majesty
with advice and consent of his Estates of Parliament,
Statuts and Ordains that none shall have
Vote in the elections of Co~missioners for Shires or
Stewartries which have been in use to be represented
in Parliament and Conventions, But those
who at that time shall be publicklie infeft in property
or Superiority and in possession of a ffourty
Shilling land of old extent holden off the King or
Prince distinct from the ffew duties in ffewlands,
or wher the said old extent appears not, shall be
infeft in Lands lyable in publick burden for his
Majesties supplies for ffour hundred punds of valued
rent, whether Kirk-lands now holden off the
King or other Lands holding ffew, Waird, or blensh
off his Majestie as King or Prince of Scotland, And
that Apprisers or Adjudgers shall have no vote in
the saids Elections during the legal Reversion,
And that after the expireing thereof, The Appriser
or Adjudger first infeft, shall only have vote, And
no other Appriser or Adjudger coming in (\pari
passu\) till their Shares be divided, that the extent
or valuation thereof may appear; And that during
the Legal, the Heretor having right to the Reversion
shall have vote: And lyckwise proper Wodsetters 
having lands of the Holding extent, or
Valuation foresaid, Which rights to vote proceiding
upon expired Compriseing, Adjudication, or
proper wodset, shall not be questionable, upon pretence
of any order of Redemption, payment, and
satisfaction, unles a Decreit of Declaratour, or
Voluntar redemption, Renunciation, or Resignation
be produced; And that appeirand Heirs being
in possession by vertue of their predicessors infeftment
of the holding, extent and Valuation foresaid,
And lykways Liferenters and Husbands for
the freeholds of their wyves, or having right to a
liferent by the Courtesie of the saids liferenters
claime their vote, Otherwayes the fiar shall have 
vote, But that both ffiar and Liferenter shall not
have vote, Unles they have distinct Lands, of the
holding, extent or Valuation foirsaid: But that no
person infeft for releif or payment of Sums, shall
have vote, but the granters of the saids Rights
their Heirs or Successors. Likeas His Majesty
Ordains the whole ffreeholders of each Shire and
Stewartry having election of Commissioners, To
meet & conveen at the head Burghs thereof, And
to make up a Roll of all the ffreeholds within
the same whether lyeing within Stewartries, not
having Co~missioners, or Bal+gieries of Royalty, or
Regality, or without the same, upon the first Tuesday
of May next to come, According as the same
shall be instructed to be of the holding extent or
Valuation foresaid, Containing the names and Designations
of the Fiars Liferenters and husbands
having right to vote for the same in manner above
written And expressing the extent or Valuations
of the saids freeholds, with power to continue or
adjourn their meetings until the said Roll be fullie
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compleat. Likeas the saids free-holders shall meet
and conveen at the head Burghs of the saids Shires
and Stewartries respective at the Michaelmes head
Court yearly thereafter and shall revise the said
Roll of Election, and make such Alterations therein
as have occurred since their last meeting, from
time to time; Which Roll for Election shall be
insert in the Sherif or Stewart books particularlie
appointed for that end; According as they shall 
be stated each Michaelmas Court; and at the election
of Commissioners either at the Michaelmas 
court or at the calling of Parliament or Conventions,
The saids free holders shall meet and conveen
at the head burgh of the Shire or Stewartry, in
that rowm wher the sherif or Stewart Court useth
to be held, betuixt mid-day and tuo afternoon,
Which rowm shall be patent to them And all
others removed, but whom they call, And the first
or second Co~missioner last elected or in their absence
the sherif or Stewart-Clerk shall ask the votes who
shall preside, And who shall be Clerk to the meeting
And in case any alteration have hapned in the
said Roll of Elections since the last meeting, The
persons then coming to have right to vote shall be
insert in the Roll, And ther shall no objection be
admitted against any insert in the said Roll as said
is, but what shall be proponed before they begin
to vote to Election: And if the objecters shall not
be cleared and acquiesce, They shall take Instruments
Containing their Objections against the admitting
to, or excluding any person from the foresaid
Roll: And it is hereby declared that no other
Objection shall be competent in Parliament or Convention
but what shall be contained in the Instruments
taken as aforesaid: And in case Objections
be made when a Parliament or Convention is not
called, a particular diet shall be appointed by the
meeting, and intimat to the parties contraverting,
to attend the Lords of Session for their determination,
Who shall determine the same at the said
Diet summarly According to Law, upon Supplication
without farder Citation. And it is hereby 
declared that Horning for a Civil cause or Non-residence,
shall be no sufficient Objection, but that
Minority being instantly verified shall be a sufficient
objection, or the not taking the Test appointed
by the Sixth Act of this present Parliament,
which is hereby ordained to be subscribed by all
the voters in presence of the meeting before they
proceid to the Election, And recorded in the Sherif
Court books And so returned with the Commission
to the Clerk of Register. And if the persons
objected against shall appear at the Parliament or
Convention, and instruct their right to vote, the
objecter shall pay their expences and be farder
fined in ffive hundred Merks: And if the Objection
be sustained in Parliament, The objecters appearing
shall have their expences, And the party
objected against shall be fined in ffive hundred
Merks. And to the effect that sufficient advertisment
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may be given to all parties having vote in
Election who are to elect at the Calling of a Parliament
or Convention, The Sherifs and Stewarts
are hereby ordained to make publication of the
Call and diet of the saids Parliament and Convention,
and of the Diet appointed for Election, And
that at the head Burgh of the shire or Stewartry
upon a mercat day betuixt Ten and Tuelve in the
forenoon: And also shall make the like Intimation
at each paroch kirk on Sunday im~ediatly therafter
Which diets for election, shall at least be Tuelve
dayes before the meeting of a Parliament or Eight
dayes before the meeting of a Convention, That
the Commissioners elected may have sufficiency of
time to keep the diet of the Parliament or Convention.
Likeas His Majesty with consent foresaid
Statuts and Ordains the whole Heretors Liferenters
and Wodsetters within each shire and
Stewartry, to contribute for the Charges of the
Commissioners thereof, According to their valuation,
except only those who hold of Noblemen or
Bishops, or Lands belonging to Burrows Royal in
Burgage And also to the expences of the 
footmantles.

[}ACT APPOINTING THE QUORUM OF THE JUSTICE
COURT IN TIME OF VACANCE.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD And Estates of
Parliament Doe Statute & Ordain that in time of
Vacance of the Session Three of the Commissioners
of Justitiary shall be a sufficient Quorum who shall
meet at Edinburgh in the Moneth of July yearly,
any thing contained in the Sixteenth Act of the
thrid Session of his Majesties Second Parliament
contrary thereto Notwithstanding.

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF THE UNIVERSITIE OF SAINT
ANDREWS APPOINTING HALFE A MONETHS CESS
TO BE RAISED FOR THEIR USE.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering the
small and incompetent provisions and Salaries at
present possest by the Masters and professours in
his famous and ancient University of Sanct-Andrews;
Whereby Learning is in great hazard to
languish and decay: Doeth for encouragement and
Advancement of Learning, with advice and consent
of his Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain
that half a Moneths Cess be imposed upon
the Land rent of this Kingdom, to be payed in to
the Cash-keeper, with the second terms payment
of the Cess in the yeers 1682 and 1683; And the
money being payed in as afoirsaid, shall be stocked
in for the use of the Vniversity foresaid and divyded
in its just proportions, to the several Masters,
and professours in the severall Colledges therein,
by advice and authority of His Majesties Privy
Councill.
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[}ACT ORDAINING BREAD AND BUTCHER-FLESH, TO
BE SOLD BY WEIGHT}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament, Considering how necessary it is for 
the good of the Subjects, that bread and flesh
should be within Burgh and Land sold in retail by
weight and no otherwayes, Doe therefore Statute 
and ordaine that in all time comeing, Bread and
all Butcher-flesh, as Beeff, Veal, Mutton, Lamb,
and Swineflesh, shall be sold by weight, when the
same is sold in retail, and no otherways, under the
pain of One hundred Pounds Scots Toties quoties.

[}ADDITIONAL ACT CONCERNING THE TEST}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament, Doe hereby Statute and Ordain that
the Test appointed by the Sixth Act of this Parliament
to be taken by all Persons in publict Trust,
shall be taken by the Admiral-deputs, Judges of
the High Court of Admirality and all members of
that Court, and all particular Admiral-deputs within
the Kingdom: The director of the Chancellary,
and all Writers in that Office; The writer to, &
underkeeper of the Privy Seale, Surveyers, Waiters
for the Kings Customs and Excise through the
Kingdom, The Kings Solicitor, The Lyon-Clerk,
and by all such as shall be co~missionated to the
Convention of Burrowes, at their first Sederunts
in their Courts, and in the said Convention; And
Ordains all Captains and other Commissionat officers
of the Train-bands in Burghs, And such as
have any voice in electing of Deacons of Trades
within Burghs, And the Clerks of Trades, to take
the said Test before the Magistrats of the respective
Burghs, And the Deacons of the saids Trades
respective before their respective Elections. And
also Ordains all persons who shall be named Commissioners
for Revaluations, or rectifieing valuation
of Lands, to take the foresaid Test, under the pains 
contained in the said Act of Parliament: And that
all persons who have heretable offices from the
King not mentioned in the foresaid Act, shall take
the foresaid Test in presence of the Lords of Excheq=r=
betuixt and the first of January, wherein if
they faill, They shall lose their Offices and Casualities
thereof during their lifetime.

[}ACT CONCERNING PUBLICK DEBTS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
diverse Noble-men Barons and Burrows as well
members of Committees, Co~missars-General, and
their Deputs as others of this Kingdom, during
the time of the late troubles and Rebellion, did
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give their Bonds for several great Sums of money;
which albeit bearing for borrowed money, were
imployed for the use of the publick, And for Security
whereof, the pretended Authority for the
time, did by Acts of pretended Parliaments during
these troubles, bind and oblidge the Estates of the
Kingdom, to warrand and releive the members of
the saids Committees, and all other persons whatsoever,
who had given Bonds or security for any
Sums imployed for the use of the publick, And
that upon the rescinding of these pretended Parliaments,
His Majestie and Estates of Parliament
after his happie restauration in anno 1661 for Security
of all such persons bound in these Bonds,
did by an Act in that Parliament, suspend all Execution
as well real as personal against the saids persons
or their Heirs upon the foresaids Bonds, till
the next Parliament; And also in the subsequent
Parliament holden in the yeer 1669, did continue
the foirsaid suspension ay and while the foirsaids
Debts should be [{further{] considered in Parliament.
And his Majestie now Considering, that the sums
contained in the saids Bonds granted by the foresaids
Persons, were imployed for the use of the Publick
during the time of the said Rebellion, And that
the saids persons by the rescinding of the foresaids
[{pretended{] Parliaments, Are cutt off from the benefite
of any Releif granted or contained in any of
the saids pretended Acts in their favours: Therefore
the Kings Majestie with advice and consent of the
Estates of Parliament, by this present Act, Exoners
and perpetually discharges the saids Noblemen, Barons,
and Burrows, And all others granters of the
saids Bonds their heirs executors and Successours,
of the saids debts and Bonds granted therupon, and
of all diligence, pursute, action, or Execution therupon
competent as well Real as personall, bygone
or in time coming, And declares them and their
foirsaids, quit and free thereof for ever. Providing
alwayes that no Persons shall have the benefite of
this Act, unles they take the Test appointed by
the Sixth Act of this present Parliament. Declaring
that the Principal Debitour in these Bonds
taking the Test, the Cautioner shall be free; And
if the principal refuise to take the Test, The Cautioner
taking the same shall be free as to his part,
Excepting always the Heirs Executors & Successors
of the deceist Duke of Rothes late Lord Chancellor,
who in respect of his eminent Loyalty and
service to his Majestie, Are hereby absolutely exonered
and discharged of the saids Debts, without
necessity of taking the foresaid Test, upon the account
foresaid allenarly; And also excepting Minors, 
who shall not be oblidged to take the Test
upon the foresaid Account, untill they attain to
the yeers of Majority. And in regaird ther were
debts contracted by the Earles of Cassils & Louthian
and others with them in the year 1650, for
his Majesties Service, for which they granted their
own Bonds, And which are mentioned in ane Act
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of Parliament past in their favours in the year 1661,
His Majestie with consent foresaid Discharges all
Action and execution for the soumes contained in
these Bonds against the saids Earles and others who
were bound with them and their Successors, In respect
the same is a publick debt, The money having
been borrowed for his Majesties service as said is. 

[}ACT ANENT THE PRICES OF FRENCH AND SPANISH
SALT.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Out of his Princely
care to encourage the Manufacturies and other
publict works of this his ancient Kingdom, and to
prevent the unnecessary importation of forreigne
Commodities and the exorbitant prices that may
be exacted from the Leiges, Therefore His Majestie
with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament,
Doeth erect and declare all the Salt works
of this Kingdom to be free and publick Manufacturies,
Endowing them with all the privileges,
Liberties and Immunities granted by Law in
favours of any Manufactory within this Kingdom.
As also His Majestie Considering that the Inland
Salt of this Kingdom is sufficient for all other uses
except the cureing of ffishes and Beeff exported,
and that the forraign Salt which shall be imployed
for the use of the Nation, may be furnished at the
Rates following: Therefore His Majestie with advice
& consent foirsaid, Doeth Statute and Ordain
that all Importers of ffrench Salt or Retailers thereof
at the places or ports wher the same is imported,
shall not upon any pretence whatsoever, exact more
from the Leiges then ffive punds Scots for the
Linlithgow boll of ffrench Salt, Including the Forty
Shillings per Boll [{payable{] to his Majesty for Excise:
And that Importers and Retailers of Spanish
salt shall not exceed Six punds for the Linlithgow
Boll thereof, Including lykwise the Excise, Under
the penaltie of One hundred punds scots Toties
Quoties for each Boll they shall sell above the Rates
foresaids, The one half thereof to his Majesties use,
and the other half to the Discoverer, who shall
have power to persew the Importers who shall contraveen
this Act before the Judges Ordinary. It
is alwaies hereby Declared that this Act shall be
but prejudice of his Majesties prerogative asserted
by the Twentieth & Sixt Act of the Third Session
of his Majesties first Parliament, And that his Majesty
may alter the saids Rates, upon such occasions
as shall seem necessary to him in his Royal
Wisdom.

[}COMMISSION FOR REVISING THE LAWS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering the
many prejudices which arise from the great number
of useles indistinct and vndigested Laws and that
it is worthy of his Princely care, And among the
greatest Advantages to the people to have his Laws
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not only just in themselves, but consonant to one
another, purg'd from what is superfluous or intricat,
and reduced into a free and plaine method,
therby to establish constant and clear Rules for
directing all his Judges Supream and Subaltern:
Doeth therfore with consent of his Estates of Parliament,
Grant by these presents full power and
Co~mission to the persons under written viz:

Or to any [^BLANK^] of them, And in case of the
deceis of any of them, To such others as his Majesty
shall nominat in their vice, as [{oft as{] the same shall
fall out, To meet together at whatsoever times and
places convenient, ffor peruseing and considering
the whole Laws Statuts and Acts of Parliament of
this his ancient Kingdom as weel printed as not
printed, Together with the Customs Consuetuds
and Judiciall Practicks either in the Supream or
Subalterne Courts whether Civil or Criminal,
which are or have been observed as Laws or
Rules of Judgement, by any of these Judicatures;
And for that effect to call for all the Registers
and Records which containe the saids Laws or
Practicks, Either from the Clerk of the Register,
Justice-Clerk, or their Deputs or any other persons
having any such Records or Registers within this
Kingdom, with the Registers of Decreets or Interloquitors
of all or any of the saids Courts: And
after due consideration thereof, To collect and
digest the Laws and Acts of Parliament, Customs,
decisions, and formes of Process, into such order
and methods as shall seem most fit and expedient
to them: As also to determine the true Sense
meaning and Interpretation of all such Laws Acts
and practicks, as are unclear or doubtfull in themselves,
Or have or may receive divers senses or interpretations:
Which Commission is to endure for
[^BLANK^] years or longer if his Majestie in his
Royal Wisdom shall find it expedient to prorogate
the same, Within which tyme His Majesty doeth
hereby Require and command the saids Commissioners
to expead and performe the said Task And
to digest and reduce the same into such convenient
order As they shall judge fitt: Leaving out the
obsolet and abrogat Acts, That the Acts in vigor
in the severall Parliaments may be printed together
and the rest remaine as unprinted Acts, To the
effect that the samen may be delivered to His Majesty
or his Commissioner, with their opinion theranent
That His Majesty and his Estates of Parliament
at some ensueing Convention in Parliament,
May establish and enact the same in forme of Laws,
If His Majesty and the saids Estates shall Judge
the samen just and convenient. It is always hereby
declared that this shall not prejudge his Majesties
Patents in favours of the Lord Register
and others appointed by him for printing the Acts
of Parliament.
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[}ACT ANENT THE LYONE KING AT ARMS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
the Ninth Act of this Parliament doeth ordain the
Lyon King at Armes to depose such Messingers at
Armes as doe not put Captions in execution Notwithstanding
of Protections in manner exprest in
the said Act, Therefore His Majesty with consent
of his Estates of Parliament, Doeth declare that the
Lyon is and shall be sole Judge in the case foresaid
Any thing in the Contrair notwithstanding

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF THE TOWN OF EDINBURGH
ANENT THE CONDUIT OF WATER BROUGHT THERETO.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament Takeing to their serious Consideration
the vigilancy and care of the Magistrats of the
City of Edinburgh & the great and vast pains and
expences bestowed by them in acquireing fountains
wells and springs of water and liberty for
carieing the said water by Pypes and conduits
from severall Heretors through their Lands and
grounds to the Toune of Edinburgh for the generall
good and conveniency of all his Majesties Subjects
resideing in or repairing thereto which might
be rendred ineffectuall by the malice and wickednes
of some persons through their breaking or imbeziling
of the same Unles the same were prevented
and provided against, Therfore Our said Soveraigne
Lord with advice and consent of his Estates of
Parliament for the saids Magistrats further encouragement
to insist in so good and necessary
works, Doeth not only Ratifie approve and confirm
The Rights made to the said City of Edinburgh
thereof, In the haill heads articles Clauses
and conditions thereof and all Acts of Privy Councill
made in their favours for secureing thereof, But
also doeth strictly Prohibit & discharge all persones
whatsomever from taking up, brakeing, imbazelling
or anyways spoiling their saids ffountaines, Cisternes,
leaden and other pipes and conduits belonging or
which hereafter shall be acquired and belong to
the said City of Edinburgh, which are or shall
hereafter be made vse of for conveying the water
to the said City or any part thereof Or doe any
thing which may impead the said work and current
of the water, Certifieing such as shall be found
to transgress, That they shall be lyable to such pains
and punishments as the Law doeth provyd in such
caices which shall be inflicted vpon them with all
rigor; And for their farder encouragement in so
good and necessar a work, Our Soveraigne Lord
with advice and consent foirsaid Doeth Authorize
and Empower the saids Magistrats of Edinburgh,
To beit mend and help the Cisterns pypes and conduits
of the said water wherever the samen shall 
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happen to break or spring without waiting for the
Heretors leave and liberty wher the samen shall
happen (They always paying and satisfieing the
saids Heretors and others for any da~mage and loss
which they shall happen to sustaine therby At the
sight and determination of tuo honest men to be
neutrally chosen be both parties) With power also
to the saids Magistrats of the said City of Edinburgh,
Sheriffs and others in authority within
their respective Jurisdictions, To search for and
apprehend all persons who shall be informed to be
guilty of the said crime, And upon evidence of
their Guilt to co~mitt them to prisone till they be
proceeded against and judged according to Law.

[}ACT ANENT THEIKING OF HOUSES IN EDINBURGH
& SOME OTHER BURGHS ROYALL WITH
LEAD, SCLATES &C.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering the
danger that may ensue from theicking of houses
within the towne of Edinburgh with Straw Bent
or other Combustible matter, The Toun being
thereby exposed to the hazard of fyre And that
the same is nowayes decent to be seen in the Cheif
City of this Kingdom, Therefore His Majesty
with consent of his Estates of Parliament, Doeth
Prohibit and discharge the theicking of any houses
in the said Toun Cannogate and other Suburbs
therof in tyme coming with Straw Bent or heather,
But ordains them to be theicked with lead sclait
scail+gie or tyle, And Statuts and ordains that such
houses within the said Toun as are at present
theicked with strae, be theicked of new with sclait
or tyle within the space of ane yeer after the date
hereof under all highest pain and charge that after
may follow; And lykways ordains all houses that
shall be built in time coming in the Burghs of
Glasgow Aberdeen Dundy & Stirling, to be theiked
with lead, sclait, scail+gie or tyle and no otherways,
under the foresaid penalty, And reco~mends
to His Majesties Privy Councill upon application
to be made to them by the Magistrats of any other
Burgh Royall, to give the like Warrand and ordor
for the theiking of housses within their Burgh.

[}ACT ANENT THE MORTIFICATION MADE BY
THOMAS MUDIE OF DALRY FOR BUILDING A
KIRK IN EDINBURGH.}]

ANENT a Petition presented to his Majesty and
Estates of Parliament be the Magistrats and Councill
of the Burgh of Edinburgh and Sir William
Maxwell of Calderwood as haveing right from the
heir of the deceist Thomas Mudie of Dalry and
Sone in Law to the said heir, Mentioning that the
deceist Thomas Mudie of Dalry having by his Band
the tuenty fyft day of December 1649 Bound and
oblidged him his airs and successors to bestow Tuentie
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Thousand Merkes for building of a Church in
the place called the Grass-mercat within the Burgh
At the sight of the Thesaurer of the Kirk session
of the same And which soume was accordingly
payed to the good Toun in the year I=m= vj=c~= Sixtie
[^BLANK^] years, And sieing this pious & worthy
donation is become altogether ineffectuall, Because
the said Grass-mercat is now absolutly necessar for
want of other places, to be a mercat for pitch, tarr,
grass, herbs, horse, nolt, sheep, and other things
which can be exposed to Sale in no other place.
Likeas His Majesty and his Ministers having taken
from the Petitioners the south bank of the Castle
of Edinburgh which was the ordinary place for
publict executions of Malefactors They have no
other place besids the said Grass mercat for any
such execution, So that the will of the defunct not
being able to take place in the specifick forme designed
by himself, And it being unjust that it
should be altogether ineffectuall, The Laws and
Customs hath therfore provyded that such pious
Donations which cannot take effect in the specifick
termes in which they were at first left, should be
fulfilled by the sight of the Heir and of the Magistrats
of the place in the fittest way and manner
for preserving the memory of the Defunct And
the said Sir William Maxwell having right in
manner foirsaid Hath condescended and agreed
with the Magistrats of the Burgh of Edinburgh,
And with the Thesaurer of the Kirk-Sessions By
whose advice the said publict donation is to be
perfyted, To employ the said Tuentie Thousand
Merkes upon a Pale of Bells and in building a
Steeple at the Westport At which the People of
the West-Country enter, In which West-Country
the said Thomas was borne, And therfore humbly
supplicating That his Majesty and Estates of Parliament
might interpose their Authority to the
bestowing of the said money in manner foirsaid,
To the effect the Petitioners may be secured in all
Events, as having obtemperat the will of the dead
in equivalent terms His Majestie and Estates of
Parliament having heard and considered the foirsaid
Petition and Report of the Lords of the Articles
theranent, Together with the consent of the
Airs, And in regaird the Mortification above mentioned
cannot take effect now in the specifick
termes of the Defuncts Mortification In respect of
the use made of the place wher the Kirk was to be
built, And that the Toun of Edinburgh is alredy
sufficiently provided of Kirks for the use of the
Inhabitants, And that ther was not a Soume mortified
be the Defunct for the mantenance of a Minister
to serve the Cuir at the said Kirk, Doe Find
and declare that the speciall destination of the
sowme mortified may be altered in this caice, And
doe recommend to the Lords of his Majesties Privy
Councill to see the soume employed by the Toune
of Edinburgh as neer the will of the defunct as
can be.
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[}ACT & COMMISSION IN FAVORS OF WILLIAM
EARLE OF QUEENSBERRIE, ANENT THE DELIVERIE
OF ANE BLANK-BAND ALLEDGED TO BE IN BARSKIMINGS
CHARTOR-CHIST.}]

ANENT a Petition presented to the Kings Ma=tie=
and Estates of Parliament by William Earle of
Queensberry Bearing that the deceist Gilbert
Richard of Barskiming being intrusted as the petitioners
Chamberlane And having had the trust of
his Papers & management of his affairs The Petitioner
amongst other things did intrust the said
deceist Gilbert with ane Band granted be him
blank in the Creditors name, to the effect that
therupon he might borrow money for the petitioners
behoove, But before borrowing of any such
money, The said Gilbert did deceis leaving the
said blank Band and other Papers belonging to
the Petitioner amongst his oun writes, which falling
into the hands of James Richard his sone, were
detained be him during his life, And since his deceis
His Children being Minors Are under the Government
of several Tutors, The saids Tutors had
access to the Chartor Chist and Cabinets wher the
said Blank band and other papers belonging to
the Petitioner did lye, and did find the same and
had the said Band with other papers belonging to
the Petitioner in their hands and Custody And
did shift and convey the same from hand to hand,
Wherupon the Petitioner did intent a Proces of
Reduction and Improbation of the said band before
the Lords of Session Against James Richard sone
to the said James Richard & Marion & Elizabeth
Richards his Sisters, And als~ against John Lord
Bargany, Robert Hamilton of Pressmennan John
Hamilton of Barncleugh David Boswell of Auchinleck
and James Johnstone writer to the Signet
Tutours to the said Children of the said deceist
James Richard In whose hands the said blank
Band once was, wherin they have suffered decreit
of Reduction to pass against them But the Petitioner
is noways secured thereby, sieing the foirsaid
Band is yet keept up and conveyed from hand
to hand And may be filled up in the Creditors
name at their pleasure, wherby the Petitioner is 
extreamly prejudged And cannot remeid himself
in the co~mon course of Law before the Judge ordinar,
And sieing the foirnamed persons in whose
hands the said blank Band and other Writes belonging
to the Petitioner once were or who still
have the same or have fraudfully abstracted and
put the same away, At leist they know and were
Accessory to and did [{co~nive{] at the conveyance of
the said Blank band, And did consult and advise as
to the way and manner of keeping of and disposing
upon the said Band, And did common and conferr
theranent, And therfore the foirnamed persons
Ought to condescend as to the Methods and conveyance
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of the foirsaid Blank Band, And in whose
hands and custody the samen now is, And should
exhibit & produce the same Blank-band in the
Creditors name, At the least with ane Assigna=o=n
thereto from the Person whose name is filled up
therin, And the same should be delivered to the
Petitioner to be cancelled or declared void and
null, Or otherways the foirnamed persons As they
who were Accessory and of the designe and knowledge
of the Conveyance and abstracting and away
putting of the said Blank bond should be decerned
& ordained validly to secure the Petitioner against
the same And against all da~mage and prejudice
that he may sustain therthrow, And to find sufficient
Caution to the Petitioner for that effect, And
therfore humbly craving that a Committee might
be appointed to examine the said haill Affair as to
the Conveyance of the said Band And every thing
relating therunto, And that the said Chartor Chist
And haill writes pertaining to Barskiming might
be searched and secured in manner under written,
And Accordingly ther being a Committee appointed
to the effect foirsaid And they haveing made
their Report, The Kings Majestie and Estates of
Parliament having heard and considered the foirsaid
Petition with the depositions of the Lord Bargeny
and James Johnstone Writer taken by the
said Committee and report foirsaid, Doe grant
Warrant and Commission to the sherif principal of
the Shire of Lanerick and his deputs In caice the
said Chartor Chist of Barskiming be in that Shire,
And to the sherif principal of the Shire of Air and
his Deputs if the same be in that Shire, To open
the said Chartor-Chist And to take inspection
thereof, And if the blank-band above mentioned
in the Petition be found in the said Chartor-Chist
doe grant warrant to them to deliver up the said
Blank band to the Earle of Queensberry Petitioner 
And therafter to appoint the said Chartor-chist
to be Sealled by [^BLANK^] Hamiltone of 
Barncleugh.

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF THE SHIRE & BURGH OF
DUMFREIS ANENT A CUSTOME UPON THE WATER
OF NITH.}]

THE Kings Majestie and Estates of Parliament
having considered a Petition presented by the
Noblemen & Gentlemen of the sherifdome of
Drumfries and Galloway for themselves and in
name of the haill Inhabitants thereof, Representing
that the Burgh of Drumfreis have been in use
for a long tyme past to exact custom of all goods
& bestiall that pass the River of Nith Not only at
the Bridge and Toun of Drumfreis, But for the
space of Tuelve myles up & tuelve mylls doune
the same And Ansuers made +t=r=to by the Magistrats
of Drumfreis, Togither with ane signed Agreement
betuixt the saids parties anent the vplifting of the
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saids Customs, Doe Statute and Ordaine that Conform
to the said Agreement the Customs & Impost
of all goods and bestiall as the same hes been in use
to be exacted by the Magistrats of the Burgh of
Drumfreis, Shall be uplifted by them hereafter from
Portractfoord exclusive dounward to the Water
mouth of Nith ffor manteining the Bridge of
Drumfreis, And that at Portractfoord and all upwards
to the March of Kyle shall hereafter be uplifted
by such as shall be appointed by the Earle of
Queensberry And the Commissioners of the Shire
for repairing and manteining the Bridge of Drumlangrig,
wherin the said Burgh of Drumfreis is to
have no Interest.

[}ACT ANENT THE SALMOND-FISHING IN THE
WATER OF NITH.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
the slaying of Salmond in forbidden time is discharged
by several Acts of Parliament And that
the Salmond fishing within the water of Nith
doeth differ much from any other salmond fishing
within this Kingdom In regaird the Salmond within
that River does never begin to spawne till after 
the Tuentieth day of October, And that the only
proper time for salmond fishing within the said
water of Nith is from the first of March to the
first day of November Doe Therefore with advice
and consent of the Estates of Parliament hereby
Statute & Ordain that in all time coming the salmond
fishing within the said water of Nith shall
begin vpon the first day of March and continue to
the first day of November yearly, And prohibits
and discharges all slaying of Salmond within the
said water of Nith from the first day of November
to the first day of March under the pains contained
in the former Acts of Parliament made anent
slaying of Salmond in forbidden times. 


<S SAMPLE 5>
<P 596.C1>
[}AT EDINBURGH,
JUNE XIV, M,DC,LXXXVI.}]

[}ACT APPOINTING THE EARL OF MURRAY & LORD
DOUN CONVEENERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
SUPPLY IN THE SHYRE OF INVERNESS}]

THE Kings Majestie and Estates of Parliament
Considering that the Lord Lovat who was nominat
Conveener of the Commissioners of supply in the
shyre of Inverness is Minor Doe Nominate and
Appoynt the Earle of Morray His Ma~ties Commissioner
and in his absence the Lord Doun his
son to be Conveener of the Commissioners of Supply
in the said shyre
<P 596.C2>
[}ACT OF DISSOLUTION OF THE LANDS OF CULTNESS,
NORTHBERWICK AND GOODTRIES FROM THE
CROWN IN FAVORS OF JAMES EARLE OF ARRAN}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament Takeing into their Consideration That
his Ma~ties Commissioner as haveing speciall warrand
and Commission from his Ma~tie Haveing
proposed and expounded in plain Parliament The
great and faithfull services done to his Ma=tie= and his 
Royal brother of ever blissed memorie by James
Earle of Arran first gentleman of his Ma~ties bed
chamber, and his Constant zeal and faithfulness to
the interest of the Croun And particularly the said
Earle of Arran his extraordinary expences when
imployed by his Ma~ties said dearest brother as
Envoy to +te French King, And of his activeness
against +te late Earle of Argyle and the other Rebells
associat with him in +te year I=m= vj=c~= eightie
five ffor w=ch= he had no allowance at least not suteable
to his expences And that he had faithfully
executed the saids offices And did very weell behave
himselfe +t=r=in and that he was instrumental in
the defait of the saids Rebells and had performed
several other good and acceptable services All
which being proposed and Layed open in plain
Parliament to the end the thrie Estates might
give his Ma~tie +t=r= Judgement advice and determination,
(\re integra\) , whither the samen wer true
good and reasonable Causes of Publick Concernment
for dissolveing the Lands and barrony of
Cultness lyand within the sherifdome of Lanerk
and the Lands of Northberwick lyand within the
Constabulary of Haddingtoun And alse the Lands
of Goodtries with the teynds and pertinents +t=r=of
lyand within the Sherifdome of Edinburgh sometyme
pertaining to Thomas and David Steuarts
late elder and younger of Cultness Togither with
all other Lands a~rents and others pertaining and
belonging to them, ffrom the Croun, And w=ch= fell
and became in his Ma~ties hands through the
Crymes of Treason and laese Ma~tie acted Committed
and don be them and either of them and
the doome and Sentence of forfaulture given and
pronunced against them for the samen upon the
[^BLANK^] and [^BLANK^] dayes of [^BLANK^]
and [^BLANK^] I=m= vj=c~= Eightie five years And
wer annexed to the Croun by the fourty second
act of the first Session of this current Parliament
And by the [^BLANK^] act of this present Session
of Parliament And the said Estates of Parliament
after longe and mature deliberation treating and
Consulting anent the premisses being fully satisfied
and Convinced that the particular Services and expences
above mentioned done performed and expended
by the said James Earle of Arran The
trueth whereof is clearly knoun and did appear to
them as just weighty and important reasons Concerning
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both his Ma~ties interest and the publick
good and weelfare of this Kingdome That they
should advise and Consent to his Ma~ties giveing and
disponing the saids Lands of Cultness Northberwick
Goodtries and the other Lands above written with
the pertinents To the said James Earle of Arran
his aires or assigneys And for that effect That the
saids Lands should be dissolved from the Croun
and from the saids tuo acts of Annexation Therfor
his Ma=ty= with advice and Consent of the Estates
of Parliament Decernes Ordaines and Declares
That the saids Lands and barrony of Cultness and
Lands of Northberwick and Goodtries above written
some tyme belonging to the saids Thomas and
David Steuarts late Elder & younger of Cultness
with all other Lands heretages a~rents and others
belonging to them or either of them which came
in his Ma~ties hands and wer annexed to +te Croun
in maner forsaid May be disponed to the said
James Earle of Arran and his forsaids And for
that effect have dissolved and hereby dissolves the
samen from +te Croun and patrimony +t=r=of and from
+te saids tuo acts of annexation The one made the
sexteinth day of June I=m= vj=c~= eightie five and the
other made the [^BLANK^] day of May I=m= vj=c~=
eightie sex and from all other acts of annexation
And from all Clauses qualities & Conditions therin
Contained And his Ma~tie with advice and Consent
forsaid finds decernes and Declares this present
act of dissolution having proceeded upon advice
and deliberation of the Estates of Parliament
(\re integra\) and found by the sd~s Estates to be for
great weighty and reasonable Causes Concerning
+te good weelfair and publick interest of the wholl
Kingdome first proposed advised and maturely
pondered and Considered in plain Parliament (\re
integra\) and found by +te said Estates to be for
great weighty and reasonable Causes befor any
previous grant or other Right or deed given made
or done by his Ma~tie in favors of the said James
Earle of Arran and his forsaids of the Lands and
others above mentioned or any pairt or portion of
the samyn Does fully satisfie the wholl Clauses
Conditions and qualifications contained in the forsd~s
tuo acts of annexation and shall have the force 
strength and effect of a general Law and act of
Parliament and shall be alse valid and effectual to
the said James Earle of Arran and his forsaids
for their security in the saids Lands of Cultness
Northberwick Goodtries and others above exprest
with the pertinents as any other act of dissolution
granted by his Ma~tie or his Royall ancestors with
advice and Consent of their Estates of Parliament
In favors of whatever Person at any tyme hertofore
Lykeas his Ma~ty with advice and Consent
forsaid finds Decernes and Declares That this present
act of dissolution is and shall not be understood
to fall under or be Comprehended in any act
(\Salvo Jure\) to be past in this or any other Session
of this current Parliament But is hereby Excepted
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+t=r=frae in all tyme comeing. It is always hereby declared
that this act of dissolution of the Lands of
Northberwick w=ch= did once belong to the said Thomas
Steuart sometymes of Cultnes shall not prejudge
+te senators of +te Colledge of Justice as to +t=r=
right and interest in +te said Lands who are hereby
declared preferable for +te same

[}ACT OF DISSOLUTION OF THE LANDS OF ROBERTON
&C. FROM THE CROWN IN FAVORS OF WALTER LATE
EARLE OF TARRAS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament takeing into +t=r= Consideration That his
Ma~ties Commissioner as haveing special warrand
and instruction from his Ma~tie haveing proposed
and exponded in plain Parliament the great benefite
and advantage that did arrise to the Croun and
government of this Kingdome by the full and
sincere Confession made by Walter late Earle of
Tarras of severall matters and Circumstances relateing
to the late horrid Conspiracie, The discovery
whereof did in a great measure contribute
towards the preventing the fatall consequences and
effects which soe apparently threatned the Peace
of his Ma~ties dominions As also the promises and
assureances given to him at the tyme of the said
discovery of his Princes bounty and favor upon 
that account All w=ch= being proposed and layed
open in plain Parliament To the end the thrie
Estates might give his Ma~tie their Judgement
advice and determination (\re integra\) whither the
samen wer true good and reasonable Causes for
dissolving from +te Croun the Lands of Robertoun,
Howcleugh and Borthwickmayns with +te pertinents
which formerly appertained to +te said Walter
late Earle of Tarras and came in his Ma~ties hands
through the doome and sentence of forfalture given
and pronunced against him befor the Lords of
his Ma~ties Justiciary upon +te [^BLANK^] day of
[^BLANK^] I=m= vj=c~= [^BLANK^] years and wer annexed 
to +te Croun by +te fourty second act of the
first session of this current Parliament And +te saids
Estates of Parliament after mature deliberation, and
treating and Consulting anent +te premisses being
fully satisfied & Convinced that +te particular services
done and performed by +te said Walter late
Earle of Tarras in his Confession and discovery forsaid
And +te benefite and advantage +t=r=by accrueing
to the Croun and Kingdome, and the promises and
assureances given to him of his Princes bounty and
favor The truth q=r=of is sufficiently knoun and was
made appear to them, are just weighty & important
Causes Concerning both his Ma~ties interest and the
Publick good & weelfair of this Kingdome That
they should advise and Consent to his Ma~ties giveing
and disponing the saids Lands of Robertoun
Howcleugh and Borthwickmaynes with the pertinents
to +te said Walter late Earle of Tarras his
aires and assigneys And for that effect +t=t= +te samen
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should be dissolved from +te Croun and from +te forsaid
act of annexation Therfor his Ma~ty with advice
and Consent of +te Estates of Parliament Decernes
Ordaines & declares That the saids Lands
of Robertoun Howcleugh and Borthwickmaynes
with the pertinents may be disponed to +te said
Walter late Earle of Tarras and his forsaids, and
for +t=t= effect hes dissolved and hereby Dissolves the
samen from +te Croun and Patrimony +t=r=of and
from +te forsaid act of annexation made +te sexteinth
day of June I=m= vj=c~= Eightie five And from all
other acts of annexation And from all Clauses
qualities and Conditions +t=r=in contained And his
Ma~tie with advice and Consent forsaid ffinds decernes
and declares that this present act of dissolution
haveing proceeded upon +te advice and deliberation
of +te Estates of Parliament (\re integra\) , and
found be +te said Estates to be for great weighty &
reasonable Causes Concerning +te good weelfair and
publict interest of +te whole Kingdome first proposed
and advised, and maturely pondered and
Considered befor any previous grant or other right
or deed given made or done by his Ma~ty in favors
of the said Walter late Earle of Tarras and his forsaids
of the Lands and others above mentioned or
any pairt or portion of +te samen Does fully satisfie
+te wholl Clauses Conditions and qualifications Contained
in +te forsd~ act of annexation And shall have
+te force strength and effect of a generall Law or
act of Parliament and shall be alse valid and effectuall
to +te said Walter late Earle of Tarras and his
forsd~s for +t=r= security of +te lands and o+t=rs= above       #
exprest
as any other act of dissolution granted by his
Ma~ty or his Royall ancestors with advice and Consent
of +te Estates of Parliament in favors of whatever
Person at any tyme hertofore Lykeas his
Ma=tie= with advice and Consent forsaid ffinds decernes
and declares That this present act of dissolution
shall not be understood to fall under or be
Comprehended in any act (\Salvo Jure\) , to be past in
this or any other Session of this current Parliament
But is hereby Excepted +t=r=frae in all tyme comeing

[}ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPORTING OF IRISH
VICTUALL AND CATTLE}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD with advice and
Consent of the Estates of Parliament Does Ratifie
and approve the third act of the third session of
the Second Parliament of King Charles the Second
against the importation of Irish Victuall with this
alteration viz That all the Victuall that shall be
imported shall be sunke and destroyed and the
seazer or discoverer in place of the third pairt of
the victuall alloued him by the forsaid act for his
reward shall have the boat barke or vessell wherein
the said victuall shall be imported to dispose of
at his Pleasure Togither with the halfe of the
fynes by the forsaid act imposed upon the importers,
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recepters and heretors and the other halfe
of the sd~ fynes to belong to his Ma~tie As Lykeways
his Ma~tie with advice and consent forsaid
Inacts and ordaines That no horse maers or Catle
whatsomever shall be imported from Ireland to
this Kingdome under the pain and penalty of forfaulture
of the horse maers or Catle that shall be
imported and farder of paying the soume of ane
hundered merks scots for each beast that shall be
soe imported The one halfe of both the beasts and
fynes to belonge to the seazer and discoverer and
the other halfe to his Ma~tie, As Lykeways That no
person w=t=in this Kingdome Recept or buy any
horse maers or nolt that they know to be imported
out of Ireland under the paine of ane hundered
merks scots for each beast besyds the forfaulture of
the beasts themselves, The one halfe to belonge to
the discoverer, (he always persueing and instructeing
the same, within sex months after importation)
and the other halfe to his Ma~tie and Recomends to
the Lords of Council To nominat and appoynt
such Persons as they shall think fitt for seing this
act putt in execution

[}ACT DECLAREING THAT INHIBITIONS SHALL NOT
BE PREJUDGED BY RECOGNITION}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD with advice and
Consent of his Estates of Parliament Statuts and
Ordaines that in tyme comeing no inhibition duely
execute shall be prejudged or disapoynted by the
debitors doeing deeds after the inhibition inferring
recognition, but that the Lands falling under Recognition
shall be burdened with the prior inhibition
and grounds +t=r=of.

[}ACT FOR BURYING IN SCOTTS LINNEN}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD for the encouradgement
of linen manufactories within this Kingdome
and prevention of +te exportation of +te
moneys +t=r=of, for the buying and importeing of
Linen Doeth with advice and Consent of his
Estates of Parliament Statute and ordaine That
hereafter no Corps of any Person or Persons whatsoever
shall be buried in any shirt sheet or any
thing else except in plaine linen or cloath of hards
made and spunn within the Kingdom without lace
or poynt Dischargeing from hencefurth the makeing
use of Holland or vther linen cloath made in
other Kingdomes all silke hair or woollen gold or
silver or any other stuff whatsoever then what is
made of flax or hards spunn and wrought within
the Kingdome as said is and that under the pain
and penalty of thrie hundered punds scots toties
quoties for a nobleman, and 200 lib~ for each other
Persone wherof one halfe to the discoverer and the
other halfe to the Poor of the paroch where the
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saids corps shall be so interred And for the better
discovery of the contraveeners It is hereby further
statute and ordained that every minister within the
Kingdome shall keep a book containing ane exact
accompt and register of all persons buried within
ther said parish As also that some one or moe of
the relations of the Person deceased or other
Credible Person (tenents in the Countrey and
Cottars being always excepted) shall within eight
dayes after such interment bring a certificat upon
oath in wryteing witnessed by tuo famous persons,
to the minister declareing that the said person was
wind or wrapt in maner herein prescribed which
certificates are to be recorded by the minister or
reader of the Parish gratis without exacting any
money +t=r=for, And if no relation of the Pairtie buried
or other person shall bring such a certificat within
the said tyme of eight dayes that then and in that
caice the goods and gear of the Pairty deceased
shall be and are hereby declared lyable to the forsaid
forfaultur to be pursued at the instance of the
minister of the said parish befor any Judge Competent
and in caice the Pairties prove litigious by
advocateing or suspending the said sentence The
said Judges are hereby authorized and impouered
to modifie expences as they shall find Cause and if
such persones dyed in familia the father and mother
or other Relationes in whose family they die
are hereby declared lyable for the said fyne, And it
is hereby statute and ordained that if the minister
in whose parish any such Corps shall be so interred
prove negligent in pursueing the Contraveeners
within sex moneths after the said buriall
he is hereby declared lyable for the said fyne the
one halfe to the poor, and the other halfe to the
discoverer to be divided in maner forsaid As also
his Ma~tie with advice forsaid, statuts and ordaines,
that no wooden Coffin shall exceed ane hundered
merks scots as the highest rate for Persones of the
greatest quality and soe proportionaly for Persones
of meaner qualitie under the paine of tuo hundered
merks scots for each contravention.

[}ACT FOR WRITEING SASINES BE WAY OF BOOK }]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD takeing into his
Consideration That Seasings doe extend to great
length by reasone of inserting and repeating of the
wholl provisions of the Chartor therin Therfor his
Majesty with advice and Consent of his Estates of
Parliament for the more easy and commodious
perusall +t=r=of Statuts and Ordaines that it shall be
laufull for Pairties if they think fitt to cause wreat
& extend +t=r= sasings by way of book, The attestation
of the notar Condescending upon the number
of the leaves in the book, and each leafe being
signed by the notar and witnesses to the giveing
of the seasing And Ratifies all seasins already
written by way of book by warrand of his Ma~ties
Privy Councill.
<P 599.C2>
[}ACT APPOYNTING THE PUBLICATION OF THE
TESTIMONIES OF WITNESSES}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering how
much it does import & Concerne the good and
interest of his Ma~ties Lieges and the due administration
of Justice that witnesses be distinctly and
fully examined and ther depositions written in
plaine and clear words as they are given Therfor
his Majesty with Advice and Consent of the
Estates of Parliament Statuts and Ordaines that in
all processes presently depending or to be intented
befor the Lords of Privy Council Lords of Session
and all other Judges within this Kingdome, the
witnesses who are made use of and adduced +t=r=in
shall be examined in presence of +te Pairties or
their advocats They being present at +te dyets of
examination And +t=t= +t=r= be publication of +te testimonies
of +te witnesses in +te Clerks hands allowed
to +te Pairties Gratis befor adviseing to the effect
Pairties may have Copies +t=r=of If they think fitt
Any Law or act of Parliament Custome or useage
to +te Contrar notwithstanding.


[}AT EDINBURGH,
JUNE XIV, M,DC,LXXXVI.
(\A MERIDIE.\) }]

[}COMMISSION FOR REGULATION OF 
JUDICATORIES}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD from his Royall
and Princely Care of the good and weelfair of this
his ancient Kingdome being desireous to prevent
and redress all abuses and unwarrantable exactions
within the same, especially in offices of publict
trust, and in the dispensation of Justice To the
effect the samen may be speedily and impartially
administrat with alse litle trouble and expence to
his subjects as the nature of such affaires and proceedings
can admitt of And his Ma~tie lykeways
Considering that his dearest brother King Charles
the Second of blissed memory haveing by a Commission
under the great seall of this Kingdom of
the date the tuenty ane day of September I=m= vj=c~=
Sexty nyne for the same end and designe impowered
and authorized the Persons +t=r=in mentioned
to make such Rules ordors and Constitutions, as
might prevent +te samen in tyme coming And who
in persueance of the said Commission did aggrie
upon certain articles of Regulation relateing to the
Session Justice Court and Excheq=r= All which are
ratiefied by the 16=th= act of the 3=d= Sess: of the second
Parl: K: Ch: 2=d= But the saids Commissioners wer
not able through the shortness of tyme fully to
perfyte & accomplish soe great and necessary a
worke, as the good and interest of the Kingdome
<P 600.C1>
requires And his Ma~tie being now fully resolved
to prosecute soe good a work for the universall
good of his subjects and to perfyte the same That
his subjects may be Convinced and sensible of +t=r=
great happiness and prosperity under his protection
and government Therfor his Majesty with advice
and Consent of his Estates of Parliament Gives
full pouer warrand and Commission To
[^BLANK LINE IN TEXT^]
Whereof the number of [^BLANK^] to be a quorum
to meet and Conveen at Ed~=r= the [^BLANK^] day
of [^BLANK^] years and +t=r=after at such
tymes and dyets as they shall appoynt, And with
pouer to the saids Commissioners to take full and
exact tryall of all abuses and other exorbitancies or
exactions which are practised in prejudice of his
Ma~ties Lieges in any offices of Judicature or others
within this his ancient Kingdome and to take tryall
and information by all maner of probation +t=r=anent,
and how the saids abuses have Creept in, and from
what tyme, and to take notice and tryall of the
authors and Committers thereof and to transmitt
ane exact and perfect account to his Ma~tie of the
samen, That he may signifie his Royall pleasure
and give what directions +t=r=in he thinks Just, And
for the effectuall preventing and restraining the
samen in tyme coming His Ma~tie with advice and
Consent forsaid does hereby authorize and impower
the forsaids persones or quorum therof to make
such ordors acts and Constitutions for regulating
the samen in tyme coming as they shall find Just,
under such penaltys and certifications to be incurred
by the Contraveeners as the saids Commissioners
shall find necessary in that behalfe; All
which acts ordinances and Constitutions made by
the saids Commissioners and approven under his 
Ma~ties Royall hand His Ma~tie with advice and
Consent forsaid Does Ratifie approve and Confirme
and decernes & ordaines the samen to be putt to
execution and to have full force strength and effect
against the Contraveeners in all tyme comeing
And likeways his Majesty with Consent forsaid
does hereby authorize and impower the saids Commissioners
to prescribe and sett doun clear and
distinct Rules for the inferior Judicatories in this
Kingdome as to +t=r= Competencie and the nature of
their Jurisdictions That his Ma~ties Lieges may be
at a certanty and not be putt to truble and expence
by being called and forced to compeir and
attend befor different Courts for the same Cause
Hereby inhibiting and dischargeing the saids
Judges to proceed or determine in any other
actions or Causes then what shall be found by the
saids Commissioners to be proper and Competent
for +t=r= Jurisdictions Declareing all such acts and
decreets to be given and pronunced by them in
matters not competent to +t=r= Jurisdictions to be
null and voyd and +te Judges to be lyable to the
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damnage and prejudice of +te Pairtie grieved and
to be punishable at the sight of +te Lords of Privie
Councill for transgressing +t=r= Jurisdiction, And to
the effect soe just and necessary a work may meet
with no obstruction from the negligence or not
attendance of +te forsaids Commissioners His Ma~ty
with advice and Consent forsaid Statuts ordaines
and Declares that the Commissioners who without
a just and laufull excuse (to be alloued by such of
the Commissioners who shall meet) shall not attend
the dyet of meeting appoynted or to be appoynted
for carieing on of +te said worke shall incurr the
pain of [^BLANK^] toties quoties to be disposed
of by the Commissioners as they shall think just
and for which letters of horning and poynding are
hereby granted And it is hereby declared that this
Commission shall continue and endure dureing his
Ma~ties pleasure and ay and whill the samen shall
be recalled or discharged by his Ma~tie
 
[}ACT OF REFERENCE TO THE COUNCILL ANENT
ALLOWING IMPORTATIONE OF PROHIBITED GOODS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering that
by the 12=th= act of the 3=d= Parliament of K: Ch: the
2=d= intituled, Act for encouradgement of trade and
manufactories The several species of goods therin
mentioned are prohibited and discharged to be imported
into this Kingdome under the paines and
Certifications exprest in the said act And in regaird
the manufactories already established are not
yet able to Provide and furnish the Kingdome
with all the species of goods prohibited to be imported
by the said act And his Ma~tie being still
desireous to give all due encouradgement to the
said manufactories Therfor his Ma~tie with advice
and Consent of his Estates of Parliament Does
hereby authorize and empouer the Lords of his
Ma~ties Privie Council to allow the importation of
such species of goods as they shall find just and
necessary for the interest of the Kingdome notwithstanding
of the prohibition contained in the
forsaid act of Parliament And decernes and declares
that the importers +t=r=of shall be free from
incurring the paynes and certificationes contained
in +te samen act for such tyme and space as the
Lords of his Ma~ties Privie Councill shall think fitt
to allow the samen and no longer

[}ACT ANENT THE REGISTRATION OF SASINES &
REVERSIONS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering That
where Sasines and other wryts and diligences appoynted
to be registrat are duely presented to the
keepers of Registers, It is their duety to Cause
duely and laufully registrat the same for the security
of the Pairty and intimation of +te Lieges
Therfor his Majesty with advice and Consent of
his Estates of Parliament Statuts and ordaines
<P 601.C1>
That where sasines and other wreats are presented
to +te Keepers of Registers, and delivered back to
the Pairty bearing a record and attestation under +t=r=
hand that the same are registrat It shall make the
samen sufficient and valide for +te security of the
Pairty, albeit by the omission or negligence of +te
keeper of the Register or his deputs they should
not be found booked or insert in +te Register And
to +te effect +t=t= all deputs intrusted with the Care
and keeping of +te Registers may faithfully doe
and execute +t=r= office His Ma~tie with advice and
Consent forsaid Statutes and ordaines That in
caice by their omission or negligence any wreats
presented to them and marked with their hands to
be registrat shall not be found booked and insert
in +te Register The sd~s deputs guilty of such omission
and negligence shall be punishable as forgerers
of +te publict Registers and records and shall be
lyable in damnage and prejudice to any pairtie
who shall be prejudged by the said omission or
negligence And his Ma~tie with advice forsaid Statutes
ordaines and declares that thir pn~ts shall no
ways derogat from +te Sexteinth act of the 22 Par:
K: J: the 6=th= entituled Act anent the Registration
of Reversions Sasines and other wryts which shall
remaine in its full force and strength in all poynts
as befor the makeing of this present act.

[}ACT AND COMMISSION FOR PLANTATION OF
KIRKS AND VALUATION OF TEYNDS}]

FORASMUCH as his Ma~ties father of ever blissed
memory out of his Royall Care and Zeall for the
Reformed Religion within this Kingdom and the
mantainance and provision of +te ministery and
Churches thereof and the Peace of the Kingdome
and for preventing and setling all differences that
did or might arrise betuixt Titulars and others
having right to teynds and heretors Concerning +te
leading and drawing of their teynds, And immediatly
after his attaining and succeeding to +te
Croun gave furth and emitted his Royall declaration
anent +te premisses and the other particulars
+t=r=in specified And in pursueance of the ends forsaid
divers Lawes and acts of Parliament wer
made in the year of our Lord 1633 His said Ma~tie
being then present in his Royall person And since
diverse acts of Parliament and Commissions have
been made given and renued to that purpose and
particularly by the 15=th= act of the 3=d= session of the
second Parl: K: Ch: the 2=d= his Ma~ties umq=l~l~= Royall
brother of ever blissed memory And his Ma~tie
being resolved and desireous to prosecute so good
ane work for the universal good of his subjects
and Especially for the encouradgement of the ministers
of the Gospell Therfor his Majesty with
advice and Consent of his Estates of Parliament
Gives full pouer and Commission to his Ma~ties
officers of Estate for the tyme being
<P 601.C2>
[^BLANK LINE IN TEXT^]
or any thertein of them to be ane Quorum whereof
thrie of every State, with one of the officers of
State to meet and conveen at Ed~=r= the [^BLANK^]
day of [^BLANK^] years and such other
place or places tymes or dyets as they shall appoynt
To value and Cause be valued whatsomever teynds
great or small personage or viccarage within this
Kingdom which are yet unvalued Declareing that
where the viccarage of any paroch is a severall
benefice and title from the Personage the samen
shall be severaly valued To the effect the titulars
or ministers serving the Cure haveing right to the
said viccarage be not frustrated of the true worth
+t=r=of with pouer to the saids Commissioners or quorum
forsaid to appoynt Co~mitties or sub-Co~mitties
of their oun number and to grant subco~missions
and to receave reports from them and to approve
or disapprove the same as they shall find just And
to rectifie whatsoever valuations led or to be led to
the enorme prejudice of the titulars or the hurt
and detriment of the Church and prejudice of the
ministers mantainance and provisions. Provideing
always Lykeas It is hereby expressly provided and
declared That where valuations ar laufully led
against all persones haveing interest and allowed
by former Commissiones The same shall not be
drawen in question nor rectified upon pretence of
enorme lesion at the instance of the minister (not
being titular) or at the instance of his Ma~ties advocat
in respect of his Ma=ties= annuity Except it
can be proven that Collusion was used betuixt the
titulars and heretors, or betuixt the procurator
fiscall & the heretors and Titulars which Collusion
is declared to be when the valuationes are led with
the diminution of the third pairt of the just rent
Which diminution shall be proven by the Pairties
oath, and with pouer to the said Commissioners or
Quorum forsaid where ministers are not already
sufficiently provided or have not Localities already
assigned to them for their stipends out of the
teynds within the paroch where they serve the
Cure According to the quantities proportions and
Rules Contained in the 19=th= act of the Parl: 1633
To modifie settle and appoynt constant ocal stipends
to each minister out of the teynds of the
paroch where they serve the Cure With pouer also
to the saids Commissioners to grant recompence
by prorogation of tacks to pairties for all augmentations
of stipends which are granted since the year
1630 or shall be granted and that effeirand to the
augmentations already granted or to be granted as
the saids Commissioners shall think fitt And sicklyk
to disjoyne too large and spacious paroches To
cause erect and build new churches to annex and
dismember Churches as they shall think convenient
And to take ordor that every heretor and
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liferenter shall have the leading and buying of
their oun teynds if they be willing according to
the Rules prescribed by the 19=th= act and commission
granted by his Ma=ty= with Consent of his
Estates of Parliament in anno 1633 and the acts
of Parliament therin mentioned with pouer to determine
all questions Concerning the pryces of
teynds betuixt Titulars and others haveing ry=t= +t=r=to
and the heretors And to appoynt such securities 
in favors of titulars and others haveing right to
Teynds for their pryces to be granted to the heretors
and others lyable in payment of valued duties
or byers of the said teynds, and in favors of the
Ministers as to +t=r= mantainance, as the saids Commissioners
shall think fitting According to the
rules sett doun in the said act 1633 and each heretor
whose teynds belongs to Titulars of erection
to have pouer and Liberty to buy the teynds of
his oun Lands whither valued or not w=t=in the
space of thrie years after the date of this act with
this declaration alwayes That in caice the impediment
dureing the tyme forsaid flow from the titular
by reason of his minority or vther inability In
that caice the heretor who offered to buy his oun
teynds within the space forsd~ shall have place soe
soon as the impediment shall be removed to buy
his teynds notwithstanding of +te expyreing of +te
years and space after exprest And it is declared
that if the heretor be minor and his tutor neglect
the buying of his teynds within the forsaid space
the minor shall have action for tuo years after his
minority to compell the Titular to sell his teynds,
and generally with pouer to the saids Commissioners
to decide and determine in all other poynts
which may concerne the drawing or leading of
teynds the selling or buying of the same or payment
of the rates +t=r=of contained in the former acts
of Parliament or sett doun in +te generall determination
given out by his Ma~ties Royall father of
blissed memory And if any persone or persones
shall find themselves greeved and Complaine of
the injustice and exorbitancie of any decreit or
sentence given in any of +te Commissions dureing
the tyme of +te late trubles With pouer to the saids
Commissioners to take the same to +t=r= Consideratione
and alter, annull, or allow the saids decreets
and sentences as they shall find just And it is always
provided and declared That the Arch-bishops
and Bishops and other benificed persons being ministers
and +t=r= Successors shall not be prejudged of
+te Rents q=r=of their predecessors wer in Reall and
actuall possession And which by the Lawes of the
Kingdom wer due to them in anno 1637 or whereof
they are presently in possession And that they
shall be no further bound but according to +te conditions
and provisions exprest in +te submissions
made by the bishops to his Ma~ties Royall father
of blissed memorie of the date the [^BLANK^] day of
[^BLANK^] 1628 and registrat in the books of Commission
for Surrenders and teynds upon +te fifteinth
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day of July 1651 And whereas it may fall out that
some of the Commissioners may be unable to attend
the service through death sicknes or other
knoun impediment Therfor His Ma=ty= declares that
he shall be Carefull to fill their places w=t= other
persons Qualified Who's oaths (for faithfull dischargeing
of +te same) shall be taken by +te Lord
Chancellar or in his absence by the Lord President
of +te Commission for the tyme, and ordaines this
present Commission to endure ay and whill the
same be discharged by his Ma~tie And the acts
decreets and sentences +t=r=of To have the force
strength and effect of ane decreet or sentence of
Parliament And the Lords of Session to grant lr~es
of horning poynding and others necessar to be direct
upon the saids decreets and sentences in maner
contained in +te forsaids Commissions And his Majesty
with consent forsaid hereby discharges all former
Commissions Declareing the same to be expyred

[}ACT ANENT THE NOMINATION OF THE CLERK
TO THE JUSTICES OF PEACE}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament Considering that by a Clause in +te
Sexteinth act of the last Session of this Current
Parliament Anent Justices of Peace The saids Justices
are allowed to nominat their oun Clerks which
is a right and priviledge belonging to +te Secretaries
of State The Clerkships of the Justices of Peace
being dependences of +te Secretaries office Therfor
his Majesty with advice and Consent of the Estates
of Parliament hes repaled Cassed and annulled
and hereby repales Casses and annulles the forsaid
Clause in the 16=th= act of the last session of this
Current Parliament allowing the Justices of Peace
to nominat +t=r= own Clerks and declares the samen
to have no force strength nor effect from +te beginning,
and to be null and voyd in all tyme comeing.

[}ACT RESCINDING ANE FORMER ACT ANNEXING
LANDS IN ROSSSHYRE TO CROMARTY}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament doe hereby Rescind and annull ane
unprinted act past the first session of this present
Parliament whereby se~all Lands in +te barrony of
Delnie belonging to his Ma~tie in Property and
certain other Lands Specified in the said act wer
dissolved from +te Sherifdome of Ross and annexed
to +te heretable Sherifdome of Cromarty And declares
and ordaines the sd~ act and haill Clauses +t=r=of
to be null and void in it selfe and to be razed and
expunged out of the Records of Parliament And
doe hereby Redintegrat the said Sherifdome of
Ross and Statuts ordaines and declares that the
bounds extent and Jurisdiction +t=r=of shall remaine
and Continue in all tyme coming as the samen
was bounded and established by act of Parliament
in anno 1661 In and to all intents and purposes
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[}ACT IN FAVORS OF JOHN ADAIR GEOGRAPHER
FOR SURVEYING THE KINGDOME OF SCOTLAND
AND NAVIGATING THE COASTS AND ISLES THEREOF}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament taking into their Consideration that
exact Geographical descriptions of the severall
shyres within this Kingdome will be both honourable
and usefull to the inhabitants and the Hydrographical
description of the sea Coast, Isles, Creiks
firths and Lochs, about +te Kingdome, are not only
honourable and usefull but most necessary for navigation,
and may prevent severall Shipwraks, The
want of such exact maps haveing occasioned great
losses in tyme past, And Likeways thereby forreigners
may be invited to trade with more security
on our Coasts; And Considering That John
Adair hath given notable experiments of his great
skill diligence, and qualifications for performing
soe good a worke, and haveing signified his willingness
to performe the same on allouance of Competent
expence Therfor his Majesty with consent 
of the Estates of Parliament Doeth ordain and
Enact That one shilling Scots be exacted out of
ilke tun, from all the ships and other Vessels above
eight tuns within this Kingdom (excepting Lighters,
and fisher boats) and tuo Shilling Scots out of
each forreigne Ship yearly for the Space of five
years next ensueing Commencing from whitsunday
this year I=m= vj=c~= Eightie sex And this for defraying
the charge of hydrographical maps for the
use of the seamen which one shilling and tuo shilling
respective per tun is hereby ordained to be
Collected by the severall Collectors of his Majesties
Customes who are to deliver the same to the
generall Collector or fermer of his Ma=ties= Customes
yearly upon oath at the terme of Martimes, and
the same to be payed in to any the Lords of his
Ma~ties Privie Council shall appoynt to receave the 
same, to be given to the said John Adair as the
saids Lords shall appoynt at the said terme ilke
year dureing the space above written; and the
saids Collectors are also to deliver to the said John
Adair subscrived Lists of the saids Ships with
their respective burdens as the ground of their
charge yearly, And the said John Adair is to give
account yearly at Martinmas of what progress he
hes made as to the hydrographical maps, to his
Ma=ties= Privy Council or such as they shall Commissionat
for inspecting the same; As also, for
defraying his expence for drawing of the maps of
the Several Shyres It is Statute and ordained that
the Sherifs of each respective shyre, bail+gies of Regality,
Steuarts of Steuartry, shall at the desire of
the said John Adair when he Comes to +t=r= Shyre
or bounds for +te end forsaid Call the heretors in
the said Shyre: and it is hereby recommended to
them to appoynt a suitable encouragement for
defraying the expence of surveying the said Shyre
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to be Collected by the Collector of his Ma~ties supply
immediatly after the said meeting As Likeways
that they appoynt one or tuo knowing men in each
paroch to goe allongst with the said John Adair
when he is actually surveying the same to designe
unto him the particular places of each paroch for
the more exact performance of the said worke
And ordains the Collector therof to deliver what
shall be Collected, to +te said John Adair upon his
presenting the draught of the map to the respective
sherifs or others forsaid. And Likeways the
said John Adair giveing account yearly to his 
Ma~ties Privy Council of his diligence +t=r=in, and
when the said Geographical and hydrographical
maps are perfected the Caire of haveing the same
printed in a good edition is recommended to his
Ma~ties Privy Council

[}ACT ANENT ANE HUMBLE OFFER TO HIS MAJESTY
FOR ANE IMPOSITION UPON CERTAIN COMMODITIES
FOR DEFRAYING THE EXPENCE OF A FREE COYNAGE
& OTHER MATTERS RELATEING TO THE MINT}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament Considering the great advantages that
may accresce to this his ancient Kingdome by incurradgeing
the importation of Bullion to be
Coyned in his Ma=ties= Mint, And that a free Coynage
of all others, is the greatest encouradgement
for that end, And the Estates of Parliament takeing
into their Consideration That the charge and
expences of a free Coynage can not be supported
without their giveing to his Ma=tie= a suitable found
for the same Therfor they doe out of a dew sence
of his Ma=ties= great Care for the prosperity of this
his ancient Kingdome humbly offer unto his Ma~tie
tuelve shilling Scots for each ounce of bullion, imposed
by the eight act of the first Session of the
second Parliament K: Ch: 2=d= upon the severall
Commodities +t=r=in speciefied viz Spanish, Rhenish,
and Brandy wynes of all sorts each tun fourtein
pound and eight shilling Scots mony, French wynes
of all sorts every tunn seaven pound four shillings
Scots, Paper for printeing and wreating of all sorts
every Six Rimes tuelve shillings Scots, Gray paper
every tuelve rims tuelve shilling Scots, Daills, every
thousand thrie pound Scots, Single trees every
thousand three pound scots, Double trees every
thousand sex pound Scots, double double trees and
all other great firr timber every thousand tuelve
pound Scots, Steell every hundered weight tuelve
shilling Scots, Iron and iron worke beaten of all sorts
every tun one pound four shillings Scots onions
and aples every tuo barrells tuelve shilling Scots,
Mum bear every barrell tuo pund eight shilling
Scots, Prunes every tun tuo pound eight shilling
Scots Rasines Currants and figgs every tun sex
pound Scots, Iron pots of all sorts every duzon
tuelve shillings Scots, Soap every barrell one pound
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four shilling Scots, Suggar Candy every hundered
weight sex pound scots Copper Ketles brass panns
and all other made worke in brass or Copper yetlin
or beaten every hundered weight tuo pound eight
shilling Scots, Mader every thousand weight thrie
pound scots, hats of all sorts every thrie duzon one
pound four shilling Scots, Window glass of all
sorts every chist tuelve shilling Scots Leamons
and oranges every thousand tuelve shilling Scots,
hopes of all sorts every hundred weight tuelve
shilling Scots, spanish Leather, marikin, tanned
Leather, wild leather and all other sorts of Leather,
except Muscovia Leather, every hundered weight
tuelve shilling Scots, gloves of all sorts each duzon
tuelve shilling scots, whalbon or balen every tuo
hundered weight, tuelve shilling Scots, And his
Majesty with advice and consent of his Estates of
Parliament doeth hereby rescind and annull the
forsaid eight act of the second Parliament first
Session K: Ch: 2=d= and in all tyme comeing statutes
and ordains that the above mentioned Soumes of
the forsaid Commodities imported into this Kingdom
shall be payed in to the taxmen and Collectors
of his Ma=ties= Customes by the merchants or other
importers of the said goods befor they break bulk
in the same way and maner that his Ma~ties Customes
upon forreigne Commodities are payed in
by the merchants and others, And ordaines the
generall Collectors, Taxmen or fermers of his Ma=ties=
Customes To compt yearly in Excheq=r= for the wholl
imposition above spe~it according to the rate of tuelve
shilling Scots per unce instead of the ounce of bullion
formerly payed in in specie by the merchants,
And to make a general AEque for their severall subcollectors
And his Ma~tie with advice and Consent
forsaid doeth hereby annex the forsaid imposition
for ever unto the imperial Croun of this Kingdome
To remaine with his Ma~tie his ayres and laufull
successors in all tyme comeing for supporteing the
Charge and expence of a free coynage and for
paying the sallaries of the officers of the Mint;
And his Ma~tie with advice and consent of the
Estates of Parliament doeth hereby appropriat and
sett a pairt the forsaid imposition allennerly for
the use of the said Mint and the Supporting the
charge of a free coynage And his Ma~tie with advice
and consent forsaid doeth hereby command
and require the taxmen and Collectors of his Ma~ties
Customes and their deputes to keep the said imposi=o=n
a pairt by it selfe and to pay the same quarterly
to the Lords Commissioners of his Ma~ties
Thesaurie Thesaurer prin=l~l~= and Thesaurer deput
for the tyme being who are hereby required to
keep the saids moneys and impositions a pairt by
it selfe separat and distinct from all others his
Ma~ties Customes and revenues And his Ma~ties
Cashkeeper or receavers are hereby co~manded to
keep a pairt the said moneys in a secure chist by
it selfe whereof the generall or master of the Mint
is to have one key and the Cashkeeper or receavers
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ane other key, and the said chist is not to be opened
without the generall or master of the mint be
present, Nor shall the said moneys be delivered
but at such tymes as his Ma~tie or his Privie Councill
shall thinke fitt, to the generall and master of
his Ma~ties Mint for payment of the Sallaries of the
officers +t=r=of and for defraying the expence and
charges of a free coynage; And for the further
encouradgement of merchants and others to import
bullion his Ma~tie with advice and Consent of his
Estates of Parliament Statutes and ordaines That
any merchant or other persone alse weell strangers
as natives who shall import into this Kingdom and
bring in to his Ma~ties Mint any quantities of
bullion or silver of the fynnes of Eleven deniers
tuo graines, which is hereby declared to be the
standart of fynnes of this Kingdome in all tyme
comeing they shall receave out againe from the
General or master of his Ma~ties Mint for all such
quantities imported by them weight for weight in
his Ma~ties Coyne of the standart of fynnes and
the species efter mentioned That is to say for each
pound Scots of sextein ounces Conforme to the
standart pile of Scots weight now in his Ma~ties
Mint, one pound of sextein ounces of his Ma~ties
Current Coyne without being lyable to any charge
or expences whatsoever for essaying melting or
supporteing of waist in coynage of the said quantities
of bullion or silver of the standert of eleven
deniers tuo graines fyne aforsaid, and for every
pound of silver that shall be brought in to the
Mint to be essayed melted doune and coyned as
aforsaid that shall be fyner upon essay then the
standart of eleven deniers tuo graines aforsaid,
there shall be delivered for the same to the merchants
or other importers thereof, by the officers
of the Mint soe much more then a pound as the
samen doeth in proportion and value amount unto
the fynnes and value: And for every pound of
Silver that shall be brought in to the Mint to be
Essayed melted doun and Coyned as aforsaid that
shall be Courser or baser then eleven deneirs tuo
graines fyne There shall be delivered by the officers
of the Mint soe much less then a pound as the
same doeth fall short in fynnes and value It is
always hereby declared That it shall not be laufull
to the officers of the mint to import or bring in to
be Coyned any bullion aither in their oun name or
in the name of others with certification if they
contraveen, It shall be holden a malversation in
their office and punished according to the Laues
of the Kingdome And statutes and ordaines that
there shall be thrie pyles of weight whereof one to
be keeped in Excheq=r=, one by the Dean of gild of
Ed~=r= and the third in the Mint house And Lykeways
That there shall be a standart or printed
table keeped in the Mint house of the value of
money or bullion according to the denominationes
of weights used in the Mint, of deniers, graines,
prymes and seconds, and the ordinary denominationes
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of pounds ounces drops and graines By
which merchants or others may know what they
are to give in or gett out when their bullion doeth
arrise above or fall below the standart appoynted,
And his Ma~tie and Estates of Parliament doeth
hereby statute and ordaine that there shall be no
preference in poynt of Essaying or Coynage but that
all silver brought in and delivered in to the Mint
to be Essayed and coyned shall be Essayed coyned
and delivered out to the rex~ive importers according
to their ordor and tymes of bringing in and
delivering the same to the Mint, and not otherways,
soe as he that shall first bring in and deliver
any silver to be Coyned shall be holden and Counted
the first person to have the same Essayed
coyned and delivered, and he or they That shall
bring in the Silver next To be counted the Second
person to have the same Essayed coyned and delivered
and soe successively in course, and that the
silver brought in and coyned as aforsaid shall be
in the same ordor delivered to the rex~ive bringers in
thereof their aires ex~ers and assigneys successively
without preference of one befor another and not
otherways, and if any undue preference be made
in entering of any silver or delivering out of coyned
money contrar to the true intent and meaning
of this act by any officer or officers of +te Mint
or their deputs and servants Then the pairtie or
pairties offending shall be lyable to legal execution
as for a just debt, and to pay the value of +te silver
brought in and not entered and delivered according
to the true intent and meaning of this act with
interest besydes coast and damnages, to the pairtie
or pairties grieved, and shall over and above (\ipso
facto\) be deprived, loose and amitt their office or
offices Provideing always That it shall not be interpreted
any undue preference to incurr any
penalty in poynt of delivery of moneys coyned, if
the officer or officers their deputs or servants shall
deliver out or pay any moneys coyned to any person
or persons that doe come and demand the same
upon subsequent entries befor others that did not
come to demand their moneys in +t=r= ordor and
course soe as there be soe much money reserved as
will satisfie them which shall not be otherways
disposed of but keept for them. And for the better
clearing of what quantities of bullion are from
tyme to tyme delivered in to his Ma~ties Mint, as
lykeways what quantities of silver doe pass his
Ma=ties= Irons, his Ma=ty= with advice forsaid Does
Statute and Ordaine That there shall be a Clerk or
Book keeper in the Mint office who shall be obleidged
to keep tuo Registers or Records in fair
parchment books, and in one of them sett doun the
tymes of ingiveing the severall quantities of bullion
by the merchants and others in presence of the
ingiver, Which book shall be made patent to any
that shall require the same gratis under the pain
of deprivation As lykeways to receave subscrived
accompts from the master Warden Counter Warden
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and the Essay master of all the quantities of silver
Coyned in his Ma~ties Mint according to the
standart and fynnes Which accompts soe given in
to him he is to record in his other Register and
the wholl officers of the Mint and their deputs for
whom they shall be answerable, are to subscrive
the samen quarterly To the effect That it may be
knoun what quantities of silver are past his Ma~ties
Irons from tyme to tyme And Likeways That the
severall officers of the Mint are to keep particular
books of record in their rex~ive offices as formerly
all which registers are to be made and keeped upon
their highest perrill, And for the more orderly and
clear performance hereof It is hereby Statute and
Ordained That the master of his Ma~ties Mint for
the tyme being or his depute shall at the tyme of
the delivery and entry of any silver in the said
mint, give to +te bringer or bringers in +t=r=of to be
Coyned, a note or recept under his hand denoteing
the weight fynnes and value +t=r=of Togither with
the day and ordor of its delivery in to +te said mint
bearing in +te body of it a Clause of registration It
being always hereby expressly provided That the
master of his Ma~ties Mint shall be obleidged to
deliver back again to +te inbringers any quantity of
bullion he shall receave from them, in his Ma=ties=
Coyne within +te space of ten dayes, if the bullion
doe not exceed sex thousand pounds scots; and on
fiftein dayes if it doe not exceed tuelve thousand
pounds, and in caice the quantity be greater within
tuenty dayes, and in caice of fail+gie the merchants
or importers shall have legal diligence against him
by chargeing him with horning upon registration
of his note aforsaid with interest by and attour
coast and damnage therfor, And for the farder encouradgement
and assureance of such as shall import
and bring in to his Ma~ties Mint any quantities
of silver to be Coyned His Ma~tie and Estates 
of Parliament Statute and Ordaine That no Confiscation
forfeiture seazure arreastment stop or restrent
whatsoever shall be made in the said mint of
any silver brought in to be Coyned, or by reasone
of any embargo breach of peace Letters of mark
reprisall or warr with any forreigne nation or upon
any other account or pretence whatsoever publict
or privat but that all silver brought in to his Ma~ties
Mint within this Kingdome to be Coyned, shall
truely and with all Convenient speed be Coyned
and delivered out to the inbringers +t=r=of +t=r= aires or
assigneys according to the rules and directiones of
this act And his Ma=tie= and Estates of Parliament
further enact and declare That the General or 
master of his Ma~ties Mint shall be obleidged to
give the Coynage free to any merchant, strangers
or others importers or inbringers of bullion, and in
caice the General or master of his Ma=ties= Mint shall
refuse to accept of enter and Coyne any quantity
or quantities of bullion to be brought in by the
merchants or others to his Ma~ties Mint, The Generall
or master for such refuseall (the merchant or
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importer takeing instruments in a notars hand
+t=r=upon) shall (\ipso facto\) be deprived of +t=r= offices
rex~ive, It being always hereby provided That in
caice the quantities of bullion to be imported shall
exceed the stock of money granted to his Ma~tie
for supporteing of a free Coynage, In that Caice
the general or master of his Ma~ties Mint is to make
application to the Lords of Privy Council and to
acquaint +t=r= Lo. +t=r=with To the end that by their 
appoyntment the Commissioners of his Ma~ties
Thesaurie Thesaurer prin=l~l~= or Thesaurer depute for
the tyme being may furnish and advance eightein
lib~ Scots mony for each stone that shall be
brought in by merchants or others to be Coyned
in the Mint untill the next Parliament or Session
of Parliament thereafter shall take into their Consideration
the maner of reimburseing his Ma~tie
for the said advance, It being always hereby declared
that the officers of the Mint shall not be
lyable to the obligation aforsaid for refuseing to
Coyn any such quantities brought in to the Mint
to be Coyned In caice upon any accident The
Commissioners of his Ma~ties Thesaurie Thesaurer
prin=l~l~= or Thesaurer depute for the tyme being
shall refuse or delay to pay eightein lib~ Scots per
ston for the Coynage aforsaid, And his Ma~tie and
Estates of Parliament for certain weighty Considerations
Doe hereby Statute and Ordaine and
Declare That in all tyme comeing the species of
Current Coyne within this Kingdome shall be,
Five shillings, ten shillings, tuenty shillings, fourty
shillings and sixtie shillings scots pieces to be
Coyned of the standart of fynnes and weight efterment~
vi~z The sexty shillings Scots pieces is to
weigh according to the denomination of weights
used in the mint, Tuenty one deniers, eighteen
graines, ten prymes, eightein seconds, and in the
ordinary denomination of weights, fourtein drope
eightein graines, And in regaird That the sexty
shillings Scots piece of the weight aforsaid can not
be brought to a certain number to make up a scots
pound weight without fraction Therfor it is hereby 
declared that the lesser species of Coyne shall
be delivered to the merchant or others importers
of bullion to make up the just weights and when
it shall fall out that the fraction is less then a five
shilling Scots piece In that caice the merchant or
importer shall have such a proportion of a five
shilling piece Clipped of and delivered to him as
may make up the just quantity of a pound weight 
by q=ch= means there will be in a scots pound weight
according to the standart pile of weights now in
the Mint, seaventeen sixtie shilling pieces, one
tuenty shilling piece one ten shilling piece, one five
shilling piece and a small fraction of three shilling
four pennies Scots, The fourty Shilling scots piece
is to weigh according to +te denomination of weights
used in the Mint fourtein deniers tuelve graines
Seaven primes and four seconds, and according to
+te ordinary denomination of Scots weight nyne
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drope, tuenty four graines, whereof tuenty sex, and
one ten shilling piece, one five shilling piece and
a small fraction of thrie shilling four pennies scots
make a pound weight, The tuenty shilling piece is
to weigh, according to +te denomination of weights
used in +te mint, seaven deniers, sex graines, three
prymes fourtein Seconds, and according to +te ordinary
denomination of Scots weight four drope,
therty graines, whereof fifty tuo and one ten shilling
piece, one five shilling piece, and a small
fraction of thrie shilling four pennies Scots makes
a Scots pound weight, The ten shilling piece is to
weigh, according to the denomination of weights
in +te mint Thrie deniers, fiftein graines, one pryme
nyntein seconds, and according to +te ordinary denomination
of scots weights tuo drope fiftein
graines, whereof one hundered and five, one five
shilling piece and a fraction of thrie Shilling four
pennies Scots makes a scots pound weight The five
shilling piece is to weigh according to the denomination
of weights used in +te mint, one denier, nyntein
graines, tuelve primes tuenty one Seconds, and
according to +te ordinary denomination of Scots
weights one drope seaven graines and a halfe,
whereof, tuo hundered and Eleven and a fraction
of thrie shilling four pennies Scots make a Scots
pound weight. It is always hereby provided that
if upon tryall it shall be found that the weight of
the se~all species of the money appoynted by this
act shall be prejudicial any way to the interest or
trade of this Kingdome That in that caice his
Ma~tie with advice of his Privie Council may rectifie
or alter the same as they find Cause, But because
it may fall out sometyme casualy That
money be not Coyned and fabricat exactly in all
things to +te true standerts of weights and fynnes
above and efter spe~it Therfor his Ma~tie and Estates
of Parliament Statute and Ordaine That if it shall
casualy fall out that any species of Coyne to be
Coyned for the future within this Kingdome be
lighter or heavier then the standart of weight
aforsaid The officers of +te Mint may deliver the
same Provideing always it be meerly accidental
and Casual and doe not exceed the quantities efter
spe~it viz tuo graines over or under the true
weight of every sixtie or fourty shilling piece or
grain over or under the true weight of every
tuenty shilling piece ten shilling and five shilling
Scots pieces abovespe~it appoynted to be Coyned by
this present act, As alsoe if the money in the species
forsaid to be Coyned shall fall out accidentaly to
be a grain fynner or courser then +te true standart
of eleven deniers tuo graines upon every tuelve
ounces weight soe to be Coyned, The officers of
the mint may deliver out the money to the merchants
or others according to these remeeds of
weight & fynnes abovespe~it, It is hereby always
expressly provided That the officers of the mint
shall be no means worke and fabricat the money
with regaird to the remedies forsaid as they will be
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ansuerable at their highest perrill. And it is Statute
and Ordained That they shall keepe ane exact record
of all these remedies both of weight and
fynnes and Compt for the same yearly in Excheq=r=
for his Ma~ties use, and appoynts and ordaines in
all tyme comeing That the Essay master shall take
tuo pieces of every Jurnal That he shall Cutt of
soe much of one of the pieces as will make ane
Essay and shall putt up the remainder and +te other
wholl piece with the Reported Essay all which
shall be putt in to the Pix The warden or Counterwarden
being always present which is to be opened
once every year in the moneth of December at the
sight of the Privy Council, And it is hereby declared
That the tryal of the Pix being made the
wholl silver in the Pix is to be returned to +te
master as his oun and the Essay master is to have
no pairt of it The Pix shall have thrie keyes, One
to be keept by the Lords of Thesaury or Thesaurer
for the tyme being, one by the General and one by
the warden prin=l~l~= of the Mint, And his Ma~tie with
advice and Consent forsaid Doeth Statute and ordaine
That all the money to be Coyned for the
tyme to come within this Kingdom shall be lettered
and grained round the edges That is to say the
sexty and fourty shilling pieces shall be lettered,
the tuenty, ten shilling, and five shilling Scots
pieces shall be grained round the edges The particular
impression, inscription, and reverses As likeways
what proportion of each species of money shall
be Coyned in each ston weight of silver are hereby
left and recommended to +te Lords of his Ma~ties
Privy Council who are by this present act fully
empowered to Consider and Cognosce upon the
fynnes and weight of +te gold Coyne when his
Ma=tie= shall think fitt to grant warrand for the same,
and to regulat appoynt and determine the fynnes,
weight, and species of +te said Gold Coyne and to
ordain and appoynt such impression inscription and
reverse as they shall see cause: And his Ma~tie and
Estates of Parliament doe further Statute and Ordaine
That no Copper shall be Coyned without
his Ma~ties express warrand, and that all copper
which shall be Coyned conforme to his warrand
shall be Coyned in tuo pence and sex pence Scots
pieces, And +t=t= fourty of the sex penny pieces, and
sex score tuelve of the tuo pennie pieces shall
make a pound And recommends to +te Lords of
Privie Council to appoynt tryal to be taken of +te
weight of every Jurnal of Copper befor it goe out
of the mint house, and what profite shall arrise by
the Coynage of +te Copper The officers of +te Mint
shall be lyable to compt for the same to +te Excheq=r=,
And his Ma~tie and Estates of Parliament doe hereby
further Statute and Ordaine That the soume of
tuelve thousand pounds Scots of the imposition aforsaid
imposed by this present act upon the Commodities
abovespe~it shall be all in tyme Coming sett a
part for payment of the officers fies, mantaining of +te
fabrick of +te Mint and Provideing new tools and
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other incident Charges relateing to +te mint in
maner afterspe~it viz The General of +te said Mint
The soume of thrie thousand sex hundered lib~
Scots as his fee and Sellarie The Soume of tuo thousand
four hundered pound Scots to +te master of +te
mint, and this over and above the soume of eightein
lib~ Scots money for every Ston of Silver that shall
be Coyned and past his Ma~ties Irons to be payed to
him out of +te Remander of +te said imposition for
supporteing a free Coynage as aforsaid The soume
of ane thousand tuo hundered punds Scots money
to +te prin=l~l~= warden, The soume of one thousand
tuo hundered punds Scots to +te Essay master, The
soume of Seaven hundered and tuenty punds
Scots money to +te Counterwarden The soume of
sex hundered pounds Scots to +te Sinker or graver,
The soume of four hundered and Eightie lib~ Scots
money to +te Clerk or book keeper, The soume of
thrie hundered therty thrie lib~ sex shilling eight
pennies Scots to the Clerk of the bullion who is to
be Clerk for the tyme to come to this new imposi=o=ne
as he was formerly to the bullion or tuelve
shilling p~ ounce payed in liew +t=r=of To the master
Smith The soume of thrie hundered and sextie lib~
Scots As +t=r= fies and sallaries, And the soume of
Eleven hundered sex lib~ therteen shilling four
pennies scots to be payed in to +te General and
master for mantaining the fabrick of +te mint house
Provideing of new tools and other incident charges
relateing to the Mint for w=ch= they are to compt
yearly to his Ma=ties= Excheq=r= and the overplus (if
any shall be) to goe to +te stock of free coynage
aforsd~ The w=ch= soume of tuelve thousand lib~ Scots
for the officers of +te mint and other expences +t=r=of
is to be payed to +te general and master of +te said
Mint Togither with the soume of Eightein lib~ p~
ston to +te master for +te Coynage of +te money at
four termes in +te year viz Candlemes, Whitsunday,
Lambas and Martinmas yearly and +te said
payment to Commence from and after +te first of
November next And his Ma~tie and Estates of Parliament
further Statute and Ordaine That no heads,
sweeps, or Chizell of any gold or silver to be Coyned
in his Ma=ties= Mint shall pass his Ma=ties= Irons
without takeing a second Essay +t=r=of as if +te samen
wer newly brought in to +te Mint to be Coyned;
And to +te effect +t=t= all matters relateing to +te
Coynage and Mint may be equally ordored and
regulated according to this present act and in such
further ways and maner as his Ma=tie= and his Privie
Council shall think fitt It is hereby recommended
to his Ma=ties= Privie Council by some of +t=r= number
to trye every Jurnall of Coyne by it selfe distinctly
and to take exact tryal of all matters Relateing to
+te Coynage both as to +te weight and fynnes of +te
money and other matters Relateing to +te said
Mint tuice every year viz in +te moneths of July
and December yearly and to call befor them +te
wholl officers of +te mint and to examine +t=r= proceedings
and to inspect +t=r= books and to Signe and
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subscrive approbationes +t=r=of as they shall see
Cause, and this without prejudice of +te said officers
of +te mint their compting yearly to +te Lords of his
Ma~ties Exchequer and Thesaurie for all matters
Committed to their trust.

[}AT EDINBURGH,
JUNE XV, M,DC,LXXXVI.}]

THE Laird of Lamond in name of the Lord
Sempill did protest +t=t= +te Calling of +te Lord Sinclar
and other Lords before him in +te Rolls may
not prejudge the Lord Sempill of his Right of
precedencie befor +te Lord Sinclair and any other
Lords interveening in the Rolls

[}ACT RESCINDING A COMMISSION GRANTED
ANENT THE ESTATE OF ARGYLE}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of 
Parliament Considering that forasmuch as there
was ane act past +te last Session of this Current
Parliament for a Co~mission anent the Estate of +te
late Earle of Argyle w=t= +te Parliamentarie powers
+t=r=in mentioned, and that his Ma~tie hath not
thought fitt to make any nomination of +te saids
Commissioners soe as the said act hes taken no
effect Therfor his Ma=ty= with advice and Consent of
the Estates of Parliament Retraits Repales and
Rescinds the forsaid act and Commission anent +te
Estate of Argyle and declares the samen to be null
and void in all tyme comeing

[}ACT RESCINDING A CLAUSE IN THE ADDRESS
MADE BY THE PARLIAMENT AGAINST THE LATE
EARLE OF ARGYLE}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD takeing to his
Consideratione the 36 act of the first Session of this
Parliament Entituled Act anent the address of +te
Estates of Parliament of his Ma~ties ancient Kingdom
of Scotland to his Sacred Ma=tie= against +te arch
traitor Archbald Campbell sometyme Earle of
Argyle And that his Ma~tie from his unparalelled
Clemencie and goodnes hes bein graciously pleased
to pardon and indemnifie severall persones who wer
accessory to and involved in +te said Rebellion Notwithstanding
the Estates of Parliament from +t=r=
zeal to his Ma=ties= service and detestation of +te said
Rebellion did by +t=r= address humbly desire they
should be for ever incapable of mercie, and that
any of his Ma=ties= Subjects who should interceed for
them any maner of way should incur the pain of
treason. And in regaird his Ma=tie= did make no signification
of his Royal pleasure as to +te said address
Therfor his Ma=tie= with advice and Consent of his
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Estates of Parliament, Casses, annulls, and Rescinds
that Clause in +te samen address as to +te Exercise
of his Ma=ties= mercie or +te intercessiones of
any of his Ma~ties Subjects made or to be made in
+t=t= behalfe And declares +te samen Clause to have
no force strength nor effect from +te begining And
to be null and voyd in all tyme coming.

[}ACT ANENT THE MEASURE OF BARK}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament takeing to +t=r= Consideration the great
prejudice that does arrise through the uncertainty
of the measure of bark within this Kingdome
Doe Statute and Ordaine That the constant measure
of bark in all tyme comeing shall be as folloues
viz That tuenty tuo gallones shall be the
measure of ane boll of unbeaten bark and soe proportionaly
for lesser measures, And that the Linlithgow
barley measure shall be the measure for all
beatten small Mallowe barke; and Prohibites and
Discharges all persones whatsomever to make use
of any other measures then the measures aforsaid
in buying or Selling of barke in tyme comeing
under +te paine of ane hundered punds Scots toties
quoties besyd the forfaulture of +te bark soe
bought or sold

[}ACT RESCINDING ANE ACT ENTITULED ACT FOR
SECURITY OF THE RECORDS.}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Considering how
much it does import the good and interest of his
Subjects That +t=r= be Registers keept in +te particular
Shyres of this Kingdome As is Established by
Law and Custome to +te effect his Ma~ties subjects
may have free access therto for Registrateing of
their writes and diligences And for extracts of +te
same without being putt to +te truble and Expence
of Repairing to Edinburgh for Searching the general
Registers Therfor his Ma~tie with advice and
Consent of his Estates of Parliament Casses Annulls
and Rescinds the therty third act of +te first
Session of this Current Parliament Entituled Act
for security of the Records and Declares the samen
to be null and voyd in all tyme comeing

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF JOHN MEIKLE FOUNDER}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament takeing to Consideration the great advantage
that the nation may have by the trade of
founding lately brought in to this Kingdom by
John Meikle for Casting of bells Cannons and
other such usefull instruments Doe for encuradgement
to him and others in +te same trade Statute 
and ordaine That the same shall enjoy the benefite
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and priviledges of a manufactorie in all points as
the other manufactories newly erected are alloued
to have by the Lawes and acts of Parliament and
that for +te space of nyntein years next following
+te date hereof

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF M=R= WALTER BIRNIE PREACHER}]

ANENT the petition presented to his Majesty
and Estates of Parliament by M=r= Walter Birnie
preacher of the Gospell mentioning That where
being blind since his infancie yet God haveing
been pleased to bestow upon him Education as liberall
as to those whom he hes blissed with eyes,
being bread in divinity at Oxfoord after he had
past his Course of Philosophy and Grammar in
Scotland, This talent bestowed upon him (such as
it is) he hes by Gods assistance, these many years
bygain employed in preaching the Gospell in this
his native Countrey, And is yet resolved God willing
to employ it soe, but never being endued with
a setled stipend, and now groun old and poor,
though still able to preach the Gospell If any way
encouradged by the bounty of his Majesty and
Estates of Parliament And therfor humbly requesting
and supplicateing his Ma=tie= and said
Estates to take his indigent condition to their gracious
Consideration and to Commiserat his Caice
soe fare as to lett ther poor Petitioner have some refreshing
taste of ther bounty, in ordoring such
a yearly annuity to be payed to him out of the
vacand stipends of this Kingdome as may affoord
the Petitioner a livelyhood, and encouradge him
to deliver his message of the Gospell in the same
maner as he hes done formerly in this Kingdome 
That he may have constant occasion to pray for
his Majesty and Estates of Parliament The Kings
Ma=ty= and Estates of Parliament haveing heard the
forsd~ petition together with the report of the
Lords of +te articles theranent have ordained and
hereby ordaines the petitioner to have four hundered
merks payed him out of the first of the
vacand stipends gifted to the Colledge of Glasgow
for his aliment yearly dureing his life or untill
he be better provided Commenceing the first
termes payment at martinmas next and therafter
yearly and termely in tyme comeing at the termes
of martinmes and whitsunday be equal portiones
dureing his said liftyme.

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF ROBERT CUNINGHAM OF
AUCHINHERVIE FOR UPLIFTING AN IMPOSITION ON 
BEER & AILE FOR BUILDING ANE HARBOUR AT
SALTCOATS}]

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Estates of
Parliament Understanding how profitable and usefull
ane harbour at Saltcoats within the pariochins
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of Stevenson and Ardrossan, Bailiary of Cuningham
and Sherifdoom of Air as weell to strangers
as those of the Kingdom, and for exporting
the native Commodities of that Countrey, and
Especialy Coall & Salt wherewith it abounds And
That Robert Cuningham of Auchinhervie hath
already Employed and is to employ much money
and charges for building of +te said harbour And
that ane small imposition upon the aill and beer
broun and vended within these parochins, And
which for the most pairt is bought and drunk by
those who come to, and goe from the harbour,
may in some measur repair the said Robert of his
expenses of the said building Therfor Our Soveraigne
Lord with Consent of the Estates of Parliament
Statutes and Ordaines That four pennies Scots
money be uplifted be the said Robert Cuningham
his aires and Successors from brewars and venders
of aile or beer within the saids parochines of
Stevenson and Ardrossan out of each pynt thereof,
and that for +te space of Tuenty years immediatly
ensueing the date of this act With full power warrand
and liberty to +te said Robert and his forsaids
To uplift Levie and Collect the same from
+te persons lyable therfor dureing the space forsaid,
In the same way and maner as his Ma~ties Excyse
is uplifted, And which four pennies Scots to be uplifted
in maner and space forsaid The said Robert
hes accepted and hereby accepts in satisfaction to
him and his forsaids of their expenses employed
and to be employed upon the forsaid building
which by the acceptation hereof he is obleidged to
apply to +te building, at +te sight of +te sheriff of +te
shyre and bailie of Regality of Cuningham, who
are to give ane accompt To +te Lords of Privie
Council of that mater when called for It is always
hereby provided that in Caice by the forsaid imposition
His Ma=tys= Excyse of beer and aile within
the saids parochins be diminished That the said 
Robert and his forsaids shall be bound to take +te
same and to pay as much therfor as any fermers or
Collectors gott out thereof any year thir seven
years bygain.

[}ACT IN FAVORS OF GEORGE DUKE OF GORDOUN
FOR BUILDING A BRIDGE ON THE WATER OF
BOGY}]

ANENT The Petition presented to his Ma=ty= and
Estates of Parliament by George Duke of Gordoun
Mentioning That where for the Conveniencie
of the Lieges It is necessary That a bridge be built
on the watter of Bogy and the inhabitants of the
Shyres of Inverness, Nairne Murray Banfe and
Aberdeen ordinarly passing south and north by
the said river which in the tyme of winter and
great raines is unpassable, soe that there is great
danger to the people, And the petitioner intending
to Cause build a sufficient Ston bridge on the
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said River, and that it will be necessary soe much
of the ten shillings Scots by the former Laws on
each hundereth punds of valued rent appointed for
building and repairing of bridges may be alloued
for building thereof Therefor humbly Craveing
his Ma=ty= and Estates of Parliament wold be pleased
to ordaine soe much of the said ten shillings
Scots to be uplifted out of the saids rex~ive shyres
as may build the said bridge and to recomend to
+te Commissioners of the Supply or their quorum
to see the same effectualy done The Kings Majesty
and Estates of Parliament haveing considered this
petition Doe ordaine soe much of the ten shillings
Scots imposed by act of Parliament upon the hundereth
punds of valued rent to be uplifted out of
the respective shyres above mentioned as may
build the bridge a~spe~it And Reco~mends to the
Commissioners of Supply or quorum of them to
see the same effectualy done.



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