[} (\APUD STRIVILLING. XIII DIE OCTOBRIS, A.D. M,CCCC,LV.\) }] (\Parliame~tu~ excelle~tissimj pri~cipis et dn~j nr~i metue~dissimj dn~j Jacobj Secundi dei gratia scoto~ Regis Illustrissimj tentu~ apud strivilling xiij=o= die me~s Octobr~ Anno dn~j M=mo= cccc=mo= lv=to= c~g=e=gat~ t~b~ Regnj statibus\) ITEM it is sene spedfull +tat thar be cost maide at +te est passage betuix Roxburghe and berwik and +t=t= it be waukyt at c~tane furd~ +te quhilk~ gif myst~ be sall mak taky~nis be balys birnyng & fyre In +te first a baill to be maide be +te waukar~ of +te furd~ quhar it may be sene at hvme And als at +te sa~myn waukar~ may cu~ to hvme in p~pir persoun Ande +tar +te balys to be maide on +tis man~ A baile is warnyng of +t~ cu~yng~ quhat power~ +t=t= eu~ +taj be of Twa balis togidd~ at anis thay ar cu~ing~ i~ deide four~ balis ilkane besyde v+t~ and all at anys as four~ ca~dill~ salbe suthfast knalege +t=t= +tai ar of gret power~ and menys als far as hadingtowne du~bar dalkeithe or tharby +tir sa~myn taky~nis to be wachyt and maide at Eggerhop castell fra +taj se +te fyr~ of hvme +t=t= +taj fyr ry~sa Ande in lik man~ at soltray ege fra +taj see +te fyr of Eggerhop castell ande mak takyn in lik man~ And than may all lothiane be warnyt ande in speciall +te castell of Edinburghe And +tar four~ fyr~ to be maide in lyke maner +t=t= +taj i~ fyf and fra strivilling est ande +te est p~t of louthiane and to du~bar all may se +tame and cu~ to +te defence of +te lande Ande +taj will no=t= be sleuthfull +tai self for to be warnyt of thir fyris +taj sall wit +t~ cu~yng o=r= tweide Ande +tan consid~ing +tar fer passage we sall god willing be als~ sone redy as thaj And all pepill drawe +t=t= ar on +te west half of Edinburgh +t~to And all fra Edinburghe est to hadingtone And all m~chand~ of burowys to p~sew the hoist quhar~ it pass~ And at Du~pe~d~lawe ande northberwyk lawe balys to be brynt for warnyng of +te cost syde of +te see in forme before writyn~

ITEM gif ony Scott~ ma~ dois ony tresone +t=t= is to say warnys of +te riding of ane hoist or ony scott~ ma~ to do harme in Inglande or to Inglisme~ and it may be opinly knawyn~ apon him he sall furthwithe haif +te c~mon law ande be hangyt and drawyn and his gud~ eschet to the king ITEM gif ony p~sone or p~so~is be scland~it or suspect of tresone thai salbe tane and remane in firmance and +t~ gud~ vnd~ sikkir borowis quhill +te tyme +tai haif tholit ane assise quhe+t~ +tai be quyt or foule ITEM +t=t= na ma~ nor woma~ pas~ in Inglande w=t=out leif of +te king +te wardane or of thame +t=t= he giff~ power~ to in +t=t= p~t i~ tym of weir vnd~ +te payne of tresone ITEM gif ony Inglisma~ cu~is in the kinrik of scotlande to kirk or m~cat or ony v+t~ place w=t=outyn conduct or assou~ance of +te king +te wardane or +tame +t=t= power~ has he salbe lauchfull presonar to quhat p~sone that lik~ to tak him ITEM gif ony scott~ ma~ bring~ in +te Realme ony Inglisme~ or met~ +tame at ony tristys haifande na power +taj salbe tane and put i~ firmance +t~ gud~ takin and arestyt to +te tyme +t=t= +taj be punyst at +te kingis will ande +te wardanys ITEM +t=t= na scott~ ma~ sit apon na speciale assou~ance of ony Inglisma~ but leif of +te king or of +te wardane vnd~ +te payne of treson ITEM +t=t= na scott~ ma~ supple bervyk nor Roxburghe w=t= na wittaill fewell nor nan~e v+t~ supportacion vnd~ +te payne of tresone ITEM quhe~ +te wardan rid~ or ony v+t~ chiftane and w=t= him gret falloschip or small +t=t= na ma~ gang away w=t= na man~ of gud~ quhill it be thriddyt and p~tyt befor +te chiftane as vse and custu~ is of +te Merchis vnd~ +te payne of tresone to be hangyt and drawin and his gud~ eschet ITEM +t=t= na ma~ reif ane v+t~ ony man~ of gud~ no+t~ p~sonar nor v+t~is quhilk~ +taj ar in possessione of in Inglis erde or in scott~ vnd~ +te payne of dede ITEM gif ony ma~ raisis effray in +te hoist in willfull man~ withoutin caus~ he salbe accusit of tresone

ITEM it is statute and ordanyt +t=t= quhair sa euir ony rad~ ar maide in Inglande +t=t= +tir saide statut~ be deliu~yt to be hed~ me~ And at +tai opinly ger +tame be maide knawin till all +tame +t=t= pass~ w=t= +tame +t=t= nane of +tame may haif esson+ge nor excusacion~ of +t~ necligens~ ITEM +te king sall tak Inquisicion quhar~ he cu~is till ony hede burghe of +te cu~tre gif thar be ony w~=t=in +t=t= schyr~ sornour~ or oppressour~ of +te king~ lieg~ or the pur~ pepill or disobeyar~ of his l~res And +tai p~son~s +te king sall punys~ as effer~ ITEM as tuiching the laying of garnison~is apone +te bordour~ It is avysit ande ordanit be o=r= sou~ane lorde +te king and +te thre estat~ +t=t= +tair be laid iij # garnison~is +t=t= is to say ij=c= sper~ and ij=c= bowis apon +te Est and midill m~chis and apon +te west m~chys to be laide j=c= sper~ and j=c= bowis And for +te makyn and fyndyn of +t~ expens~ +tar salbe furthwith~ w~tyne l~res to all +te # s~reff~ to sende in writ to o=r= sou~ane lorde +te namys of all and sindry lord~ baronys ande frehaldar~ alsueill duellande w~=t=in +te bond~ of Regaliteis as Rialte ande +te auale of ilke ma~is land~ rentis and possession~is ande +te auale of +t~ mouable gud~ alsone as +tai may be extentyt And +t~eft~ +te lord~ +t=t= sall sit eft~ +te cu~yng of +te said writtis fra +te s~ref~ sall avys~ how mony ilk lorde ande frehaldar sall fynde quhen and quhar And +taj +t=t= ar ner hande +te bordour~ ar ordanyt to haif gude houshaldis ande weill abeil+geit me~ as effer~ And to be redy at +tar principale plac~ and to pas~ w=t= +te wardanys quhe~ and quhar +taj salbe chargyt [} (\APUD EDINBURGHE, XIX DIE OCTOBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LVI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] ITEM as to +te first artikyll quhar~ it spek~ of +te deliu~ance and decret +t=t= +te king sulde gif ane~t~ debat~ betuix diu~se p~son~is of +te Realme of the taking of presonar~ in wy~nyng of tour~ and fortalicis that artikill is referryt to +te baronys for +te decisione +t~of p~tenis to thame for +taj haif experience thar~of

ITEM as to +te secunde artikill tuichande +te supple of +te bordour~ The p~uisione of +te defence of +te Realme agane +te su~myr sesone &c~ The thre estat~ think~ at +te bordourar~ myst~is no=t= sa mekill supple as +taj dyde in the tyme +t=t= +tis mat~ was lade to +te king and at +taj may +tis +ger~ gode be lowyt defende +tame self bett~ +tan fern+ger for diuers~ causs~ first thai ar bett~ cornyt +tan +tai war fern+ger~ and +t~ innemys war cornyt Secu~ndly +tai haif specialte and peax at +te lest at twa bordour~ quhill ca~dilmes~ On +te west bordour~ +te wynt~ dois seyndill skaithe Ande +te clergy p~sumys +t~ may be specialte gottin to +tame and it be desiryt And +tai trow +te Inglisme~ will alsueill consent till a specialte fra candilmes~ till wedd~ dais as thai dide now till ca~dilmes~ Consid~ande als~ +t=t= +te Inglisme~ has hade +tis som~ bygane and traist~ to haif +tis som~ to cu~ surfet coist and travell ande +taj be no=t= suppleit be +te wint~ weir~ and be redy to +te som~ weir~ And all thing~ c~sid~it +tai haif had mekill mair travell and charg~ of weyr in +tis som~ bigane +tan o=r= bordourar~ hade Tharfor +taj think +te bordourar~ sulde be c~ntent at +tis tyme And quhe~ ony gret ourset is lik to cu~ on +te bordourar~ +tai think +te Inland me~ sulde be redy in +t~ supple ITEM it is ordanyt +t=t= all man~ of ma~ +t=t= has land~ or gud~ be redy horsit and geryt eft~ +te faculte of his landis and gud~ for +te defence of +te Realme at +te c~ma~dme~t of +te king~ l~res be balys or ovt hornys And quha sa beis no=t= he will be punyst in his p~sone and gud~ And at all man~ of man betuix sextj and sextene be redy on +t~ best wys~ to cu~ to +te bordour~ for +te defence of +te lande quhe~ ony witt~ing cu~is of +te incumming of ane gret Inglis~ hoist And at na pur~ man na vnbodyn be chargyt to cu~ to ony rad~ in Inglande And at ilk ma~ +t=t= his gud~ extend~ to xx=tj= m~k~ be bodyn at +te lest w=t= ane Jak w=t= slevys to +te hande or ellis a payr of splent~ a sellat or a prikit hatt a suerde and a buclar~ a bow and a schaif of arrowis And gif he can no=t= schut +t=t= he haif ane ax and a targe o+t~ of ledd~ or of fyrne burde w=t= twa band~ on +te bak And throu out all schyr~ +taj be warnyt to p~uyde for sik thing~ and to cu~ & mak +t~ wapinschawing~ befor +te s~ref~ bail+geis or stewart~ of Regaliteis on +te morn eft~ +te lawe dais eft~ +gule And quha +t=t= cu~is no=t= bodyne as effer~ eft~ his faltis to be punyst in his gud~ And sa furthe +t~ wapinschawingis to be maid and co~tinuyt fra xxx dais to xxx dais ITEM it is tho=t= spedfull +t=t= +te king mak request to c~tane of +te gret baronys of +te lande +t=t= ar of ony my=t= to mak cart~ of weir~ and in ilk cart twa gu~nys and ilkane of thame to haif twa chawm~ys w=t= +te remane~t of +te graith +t=t= effer~ +t~to and ane cu~nande ma~ to schut +tame And gif +taj haif na craft in +te schuting~ of thame as now +tai may leir or +te tym cum +t=t= will be nedfull to haif thame

ITEM as to +te thride artikill belangande +te sending to france The thre estat~ think~ it sufficie~tly p~uidyt at +tis tyme ane~t~ the mat~ ffor thai ar c~tent of +te l~res and Instruccion~is +tat ar passyt ITEM as to the feird artikill belangand +te pestilence and gou~nance +t~of The clergy think~ +t=t= +tar sulde na ma~ to lande nor to burghe +t=t= hais gud~ to serf hi~ self ande his me~+ge be put out of his awn~ hous~ les~ +tan he will no=t= remane nor may no=t= be closyt w=t=in his awne hous~ And gif he disobeyis his ny=t=bour~ in +t=t= cais~ he sall be c~pellyt to pas~ out of +te towne Ande gif +t~ be ony pur~ folk~ +t=t= hais na gud~ to fynde +tame self or put fur=t= of +te towne +taj of +t=t= town~ suld fynde +tame and no=t= lat +tame pas~ away fra +te place quhar +taj war depute to remane to fyle +te cu~tre about thame And gif ony sik folk~ put fur=t= of ony towne walde steyle away +taj of +te towne +t=t= put +tame out sulde ger folow +tame and bring +tame agane and compell +tame to remane and punys~ +tame for +t~ away passing And that na ma~ sulde byrne ane v+t~ ma~nys hous~ bot gif it may be done but hind~ing~ or skathing of his ny=t=bour~ And at +te p~lat~ mak gen~ale p~cession~is throu out +t~ dyoceis twys~ in +te wolk for stanching of +te pestilence and grant p~done to +te preist~ +t=t= gang~ in +te said p~cession~is ITEM as to +te artikill belangande +te mone It is statute +t=t= +te ordinance of +te p~liame~t maide of befor ane~t~ +te inbryngyn of Bul+geon be bett~ kepit and punyst +tan it has bene in tym bygane And at +t~ be mone of v+t~ cu~treis c~yt till haif cours~ in +te Realme sik as +te he~ry Inglis~ noble of pais~ to be c~yt to xxij s~ +te salute +te ridar +te crowne +te dalphyn to xj s~ +te Rens~ gulding to viij s~ Ande to the entent +t=t= +te Demyis +t=t= ar kepit in hade sulde cu~ out and haif cours~ throu +te Realme and syne to remane in +te Realme and no=t= to be hade out of it It is tho=t= spedfull +t=t= +te demy be c~yt to x s~ And +te new lion to haif cours~ for x s~ as it hais Ande +te new xij d~ grot to be c~yt to xij d~ no=t=gansta~ding it was ordanyt to haif cours~ for viij d~ fra c~tane tyme fur=t= Ande +te vj d~ grot till haif cours~ as it hais And at +t~ be cu~+geit of ilk pvnde in small pe~nys j s~ And at +te wardane se at +t=t= be done to +te fy~nes of +te mat~ +t=t= is cu~+geit as he will ansuer~ +t~for And at +te Inglis grot and half grot and pe~ny haif cours~ as +tai hade of befor Ande at +te lord~ and Auditour~ of +te chekar~ ernystly pryis~ ande examyn the fynnes ba=t= of golde and silu~ +te quhilk is pn~t to thame apone +te chekar in a buist be +te wardane of +te cun+ge And at +te cu~+geour~ vnd~ the payne of dede no+t~ cu~+ge demy nor vthir +t=t= is c~yt till haif cours~ in +te lande nor +git vj d~ grotis ITEM as to +te last artikill belangande Justice +te clergy think~ +te artikill is weill maide of +te self and beseik~ o=r= sou~ane lorde to ger it be c~tinuyt and

execute Ande that furthwithe +te lord~ be chargyt to begyne and sit in su~ cleyne place and m~istyr Justice and decide c~playnt~ eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act~ And +t=t= +taj be sworn~ in +te king~ pn~s to m~ist~ +te lawe iustly and ewynly And thir ar +te p~son~is chosyne The first monethe for +te clergy The bischope of du~keldin +te abbot of paslay +te abbot of melros~ ffor +te baron~is +Te lorde grah~me Schir pat~k of hepburn~ +te larde of carnbe ffor +te co~missar~ of burowys Will+game of cranstone of Edinburghe Robert narne of Strevilling ande Robert m~sar of perthe The secunde monethe for +te clergy The bischope of brechin +te abbot of Du~fermlyng~ +te abbot of lu~dor~ ffor +te baron~is The lorde abernethy +te larde of Calderwod s~=r= Robert of levinston~e ffor +te c~missar~ of burowis Wil+game bonar of sanct Andr~ Dauid spaldyn of du~dee and thomas And~sone of cowp The thride monethe for +te clergy The bischope of m=r=ray +te abbot of halirudhous~ +te dene of m=r=ray +te clerk of +te Regest~ ffor +te baron~ys The lorde lindissay of +te bir~ +te larde of murthle and +te constabill of du~dee For the c~missar~ of burowys Joh~ne of mar Joh~ne of fyf of abyrdene John~e of heytone of hadington~e And +te lord~ think~ spedfull +t=t= +t~ lord~ begyn to syt on +te monu~day +te viij day of noue~ber in Edinburghe And all caus~ +t=t= can no=t= be rede at +tis tyme be +te auditour~ of complaynt~ to be c~tinuyt to +t=t= day but p~iudice of p~ty And fra Edinburghe to pas~ quhar +te auditour~ think~ maist spedfull ITEM as tuiching +te c~playnt maide be +te uniu~sale burowys of +te Realme +t=t= pur~ co~monys ar gretu~ly i~iuryt and opprest be +te king~ s~ref~ constabl~is and

+t~ m~ist~is in tymis of far~ takande distress~ of +t~ gud~ of litill qua~tite quhilk +taj bring on +t~ hed~ or +t~ bakk~ or in +t~ armys in lik man~ of kerr~ sledd~ ande small tym~ It is sene speidfull +t=t= of sik gud~ of litill qua~tite or p~ce +t~ be na distress~ tane in tyme to cum for aulde vse and custum The s~ref sulde haif bot +te best ox or kow or vnriddyne hors~ quhilk~ ar stallit and bro=t= to sell Item of gret stall~ of m~chandice +te quhilk~ cu~is on hors~ bakk~ or cou~yt cramys +t=t= occupyis +te far~ of +te quhilk~ +taj haif vse to tak +t~ distres~ for the co~tinuacione of +te far~ The quhilk distres~ aw to be deliu~yt agane at +te court of +te fayr gif +te p~sone has done na defalt nor distrubling in +te fayr ITEM quhar~ +te constabill deput~ and his m~ist~is in +te tyme of +te Sessione and gen~ale consale and p~liame~t tak~ distress~ for constabill feis of all man~ of gud~ gret and small +t=t= cu~is to +te m~cat to sell baith # merchandice and vittail It is sene spedfull at +t=t= vse be laide done and forborn~ in tym to cum bot gif +te constabillis feftment beir him till it and at +t=t= be schawin to +te king and +te thre estat~ at +te nixt p~liame~t or gen~ale consale Ande at in +te meyne tyme +te constabill ces~ for +t~ can na lawe be fu~dyne accordande to +t=t= vse ITEM it is sen~e spedfull +t=t= Restrictione be maide of vittalys passande to berwik Roxburghe and Inglande vnd~ sik panys as effer~ [} (\APUD EDINBURGHE, VI DIE MARTII, A. D. M,CCCC,LVII.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] IN PRIMIS as to +te artikill of the Sessione it is seyne speidfull to +te king ande +te thre estat~ +t=t= it be # co~tynuit to +te nixt p~liame~t in man~ as eft~ folowys That is to say +te lord~ of the Sessione sall syt thrys~ in +te +ger~ ilk tyme xl dais in +tir thre plac~ Edinburghe perthe and abyrdene +Te nowm~ of +te p~so~is +t=t= sall sit salbe ix haifande power and votis in +te deliu~ance of caus~ of ilke Estate thre and +te clerk of +te Regest~ +Te Sessione nowe nixt to begin & be haldin at abirdene +te xv day of Junij and co~tinuande xl dais The secunde Sessione to begyne at perthe +t~eft~ +te v day of october and co~tinew v+t~ xl dais +Te thride Sessione

to begyn in Edinburghe +te xiij day of februare next +t~ eft~ and c~tinew xl dais The lord~ +t=t= ar chosyne to +te first Sessione in abyrdene ar +tir +Te Bischope of Ros~ catnes~ or m=r=ray +te abbot of der~ dene Dauid bane and maist~ walt~ ydyll for +te clergy +te Erle of Errole +te lorde gla~mys ande +te lorde forbes~ for +te baron~ys Jhone of fyffe Andro me~+geis and walt~ thomsone of Inu~nes for +te burowys +Te lord~ +t=t= sall sit in +te secunde Sessione in perthe +te bischope of du~keldin +te abbot of lu~dor~ +te archdene of sanctandr~ for +te clergy +te lorde gray pat~k of Rettray thomas of abyrcru~my of +t=t= Ilk for +te baron~is Archebald stewart Robert m~s~=r= & Dauid spalding for the burrowis +Te lord~ for +te thride Sessione i~ Edinburghe to be haldyne +te bischope of glasgw or galloway or ane v+t~ bischope +te quhilk +te king sall charge +t~to +te abbot of haly rudhous~ +te p~vest of linclowdane for +te clergy +te lorde lindissay & +te lorde halys for +te baronys William~e of cranstone Alex~ nap~ and Robert narn~e for +te burowis And at +te s~ref of +te schyr~ at +te lord~ sitt~ in be redy by thame for +te tyme of +t~ sitting till vnd~gang sik charg~ as +taj sall put till him togidd~ w=t= a masare to m~ist~ in his office THE causs~ +t=t= +te lord~ of +te Sessione sall knaw apone In +te first all spoliacione done fra +te first day of Januar~ +te +ger~ of o=r= lorde J=m= iiij=c= xlix +ger~~ be caus~ +t=t= +te act of spoliacione was maide +t=t= +ger~ And all v+t~ spoliacion~ +t=t= salbe done enduring +te +ger~ and termis of +te haldin of +te Sessione Item +te saidis lord~ of +te Sessione sall haif full power~ to knawe and decide all spoliacion~is maide fra +te day of +te coronacione of o=r= sou~ane lorde +te king to +te saide first day of Januar~ for +te space of a +ger nixt to cu~ The quhilk +ger~ gane and outrvn all sik spoliacion~ maide befor +te said first day of Januar~ salbe decydit and det~myt befor +te ordinar Jug~ of +te Realme the lord~ of +te Sessione haifande na power~ to knaw apone thame eft~ +t=t= +te saide +ger~ be outru~yn +Te quhilk~ accion~is of spoil+ge consist~ in twa man~is +te first is spoliacion~ of movabill gud~ no+t~ tuiching~ fee nor he~tage +te quhilk indifferentle salbe decidyt befor +te lord~ of +te Sessione +te secu~de spoliacione +t=t= # is to say done becaus~ of land~ or possessionis debatabl~e or grondyt apone fee and he~tage and apone sic spoliacione +te lord~ of +te Sessioun sall p~cede thus +t=t= is to say quhe~ +te p~ty spoil+geit complen+geis befor +te lord~ of +te Sessione on ony persoun +te lord~ sall call +te s~ref ande furthw=t= sall ger restor~ +te grovnde w=t=out p~iudice of ony p~ty tuichande +t~ fee ande he~tage Ande recognis~ +te land~ in +te king~ hand~ apon +te quhilk spoliacione is maide on to +te tyme +taj be lowsyt be +te king And +te king to mak Inquisicione to be tane be +te s~ref quha was last lauchfull possessour~ of +taj land~ And that inquisicioun to retoure agane to the king and thairefter lat thame to brogh to that last lauchfull possessour of thay landis And als +te saidis lord~ sall knawe apone all spoliacion~e of tak~ ande maling~ Ande alsua to knawe apone all obligacion~is contract~

and all man~ of dett~ ande v+t~ ciuile accion~is +te quhilk~ c~c~nys no+t~ fee nor he~tage Ande +te p~teis c~plen+geande to haif full fredome to folow +t~ accion~is befor +te saidis lord~ of +t~ ordinar Jug~ And for till eschew malicious~ vexacionis of ony p~ty folowande or defendande befor +te Sessione +te saidis lord~ sall furthwithe ger +te expe~s~ be payit to +te p~ty wranguis~ly vexit be +te modificacione of +te saide lord~ THE manere at +te caus~ salbe bro=t= befor +te lord~ of the Sessione is this The s~reff~ of +te schyr~ quhar~ +te saide lord~ sall syt salbe new warnyt to p~clame in ilkane of +t~ plac~ thre monethe of befor +te sessione to be haldin at dayis and place befoir writtin And gif ony persounis has ony accion~is to folow he sall warne +tame to pas~ to +te king~ chapell and rais~ Su~mond~ p~empto=r= apone xl dais And call his p~ty befor +te lord~ of +te Sessione +te quhilk~ sall m~ist~ thame Justice as effer~ Ande +tis su~mond~ to be vnd~stande apone accion~is done befor +te p~clamacione of +tis Sessione The p~ty sall ansuer~ p~empto=r=ly apon schort~ tyme eft~ as he beis su~monde sua +t=t= +te tyme of the Su~mond~ extend to xv dais And gif ony accion~e p~tening to +te saide lord~ knawlege be co~tinewit in +te tyme of +te saide Sessione in +te schyr quhar +te Sessione sitt~ be ony p~sonis thay person~is to be arestyt furthwithe w=t= a masare and Justice to be done +t~apone as effer~ And all vthir caus~ p~tenande to +te knawlege of the saide lord~ salbe vtt~ly decidyt and det~myt be thame but ony remeide of appellacione to +te king or to +te p~liame~t Ande quhat p~son~e +t=t= eu~ p=r=chess~ a su~mond~ apone his p~ty ande he haif ony prevys to leide at the rais~ than a Su~mond~ apone his prevys and bring thame w=t= him to +te Sessione as he will be s~uit ITEM as tuiching +te expens~ of +te lord~ befor w~tyne and +te plac~ +t=t= +taj sall syt in and +te gret gude of +te Realme c~sid~yt The lord~ of +te thre estat~ think~ +t=t= +te saidis lord~ of +te Sessione of +t~ awne benevolence sulde beir +t~ awne cost~ consid~ing +te schortnes~ of +te tyme of +t~ sitting +te q=lk= is bot xl dais and p~aue~to=r= in vij +geir no=t= to cu~ agane to thame And to support sum p~t of thair expens~ +taj sall haif +te king~ vnlawe of +t~ awn~ court +te quhilk salbe xl s~ vnforgiffyne to be devidit betuix thame and +te clerk of +te Regest~ be ewynly porcion~is ITEM +te saide thre Session~is endit o=r= sou~ane lorde and his consale sall ordane and name v+t~ lord~ to syt at tymis and plac~ sene speidfull to him and his saide consale on to +te tyme of +te nixt p~liame~t w=t= sik lyke power as thai hade of befor ITEM it is decretyt and ordanyt +t=t= wapinschawing~ be haldin be +te lord~ ande baronys spu~ale and temp~ale

four tymis in +te +ger~ And at +te fut ball ande +te golf be vtt~ly c~yt don~e and no=t= vsyt Ande at +te bowe m~k~ be maide at ilk p~roch kirk a pair~ of butt~ and schuting be vsyt ilk su~day And +t=t= ilk ma~ schut sex schott~ at +te lest vnd~ +te payne to be raisit apone thame +t=t= cu~is no=t= at +te lest ij d~ to be giffin to +tame +t=t= cu~is to +te bowe m~k~ to drink And this to be vsyt fra pasche till alhallomes~ efter And be +te nixt mydsom~ to be reddy w=t= all +t~ graith w=t=out fail+ge And that +t~ be a bowar and a fleg~ in ilk hede towne of +te schyr~ And at +te towne furnys~ him of stuf and graithe eft~ as ned~ him +t~to +t=t= he may s~ve +te cu~tre w=t= And as tuichande +te futball and +te golf we ordane it to be punyst be +te baronys vnlawe And gif he tak~ no=t= the vnlaw that it be takin be +te king~ officiar~ Ande gif +te p~rochin be mekill +t=t= +t~ be iij or iiij or fyue bow m~k~ in sik plac~ as ganys +t~ for And that ilk ma~ w=t=in +t=t= p~rochin that is w=t=in fyfte and passit xij +ger~ sall vse schuting and +t=t= me~ +tat is # outw=t= and past thre scoir +geir~ sal vse v+t~ honest ga~mys as effer~ ITEM as to +te mone +tir ar +te lord~ +t=t= ar chosyne +t~ apone The bischope of murray Ros~ or catnes~ +te abbot of Du~fermling +te abbot of halyrudhous~ maist~ pat~k +gong~ +te lorde grahame +te lorde lindissay +te lorde ha~myltone +te larde of cranston~e John~e of Dalry~pill archibalde stewarde alex~ nap~ george of fawla and Jhon~e of fyffe And thir p~so~is to be chargyt be +te king~ lr~es to co~vene in +te tyme of +te nixt chekar in +te place quhar~ +te chekar~ is haldin or ony v+t~ place sene speidfull till o=r= sou~ane lorde to co~mone and p~uyde apon +te mat~ of +te mone for +te p~fet of +te Realme And in +te meyn tyme it is sene speidfull +t=t= +te st~kin of +te cu~+ge ces~ quhill v+t~ # p~uisione be maide +t~for ITEM as ane~t +te reformacione of golde and silu~ wro=t= be goldsmythis ande to eschewe +te desaving done to +te king~ lieg~ +t~ salbe ordanyt in ilk burghe quhar~ goldsmy=t=~ wirk~ ane vnd~sta~dande and cu~nande man of gude conscience quhilk sall be dene of +te craft And quhe~ +te werk is bro=t= to +te goldsmy=t= and it be golde quhat golde +t=t= eu~ it beis bro=t= till him he sall gif it fur=t= agane in work na wer +tane xx granys And of silu~ quhat eu~ be bro=t= him he sall gif it fur=t= agane na wer~ na xj granys And +te said goldsmy=t= sall tak his werk or he gif it furthe and pas~ to +te dene of +te craft and ger him examyn +t=t= it be sa fyne as is befor w~ttyn And +te said dene of +te craft sall set his merk and takyn +t~to togidd~ w=t= +te said goldsmy=t=~ And gif faute be fundyne +t~in eft~wart~ +te dene forsaide and goldesmy=t=~ gud~ salbe in eschet to +te king and thar~ liff~ at +te king~ will Ande +te saide dene sall haif to his fee of ilk vnce wro=t= j d~ And quhar~ +t~ is na goldsmy=t= bot ane in a towne he sall schawe +t=t= werk taki~nit w=t= his awne merk to +te hede officiar~ of +te towne quhilkis sall haif a merk in lik man~ ordanyt +t~for

and salbe set to +te saide werk And quhat goldsmy=t= +t=t= giff~ furth his werk v+t~wayis +tan~ is befor w~tyne his gud~ salbe confyskyt to +te king and his life at +te king~ will ITEM it is sene speidfull +t=t= lit be c~yt vp and vsyt as it was wont to be And +t=t= na litstar be drapar nothir to by clay=t= nor +git tholyt to sell vnd~ +te payne of eschet +tair of &c~ ITEM anent +te estat of m~chandice and restriccione of the multitude of sailar~ It is sene speidfull to +te estate of clergy and +te baronys and statute be +te king That thar saill na p~son~is bot habl~e and of gud fame and at he haif at +te lest thre serplar~ of his awne gud~ of ell~ c~mittyt till him or +te availl +t~of And at the saylar~ in m~chandice be fre men of burowis and Induellar~ w=t=in +te burghe ITEM ane~t~ +te habit~ of Erlis and lord~ of p~liame~t c~missar~ of burowis and me~ of lawe it is sene spedfull at thai be maid and vsit eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act maide +t~apone And +t=t= +te king mak a patrone of ilk habite and all +te laif be maide +t~eft~ ITEM ane~t~ +te reformacione of hospitalys it is sene spedfull +t=t= o=r= sou~ane lorde charge his chancellar~ quhilk of lawe aucht to vesy the hospitalys fu~dyt be +te king And +taj iune to him +te ordinar of ilk diocese and v+t~is twa p~sonys of gude conscience to vesy +te saide hospitalys And quhar +tai can get +te fu~dacion~ of thame to ger thame be kepyt And quhar na fu~dacione can be gottin to tak ane Inquisicione of +te cu~tre and refer~ to +te king to se remeide +t~for Ande this to be put to execucione and to be done betuix +tis and m~ty~mes Thir ar +te p~so~is folowande +t=t= salbe iunyt to +te chancellar~ +te ordinar of +te diocese of sanctandr~ Robert of levinstone and +te archdene of sanctandr~ In +te diocese of glasgw +te larde of el+gotstone and +te archdene of glasgw In +te diocese of du~keldin +te dene of du~keldin and thomas of abircru~my In +te diocese of brechin s~ Jhon~e of ogilby ande +te dene of brechin In +te diocese of abyrdene +te lorde forbes~ and +te abbot of der~ In +te diocese of m=r=ray +te larde of dufhous~ ande +te abbot of kynlos~ In +te diocese of galloway +te lorde maxvell and maist~ John olyu~ In +te diocese of Ros~ +te chancellar~ of Ros~ and william~ vrquhard in crumbathy Ande for +te laif of +te dioces~ +te chancellar~ and quha~ he will tak w=t= hi~ ITEM +t=t= sen +te Realme in ilk estate is gretu~ly puryt throu su~ptuos~ clething ba=t= of me~ and weme~ and in speciall w=t=in burowis and co~monys to landwart +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= rest~ccione +t~of be maide in +tis man~ That na ma~ w=t=in burghe +t=t= levys be m~chandice

bo=t= gif he be a p~sone c~stitute in dignite as auld~ma~ bail+ge or v+t~ gude worthi me~ +t=t= ar of +te consale of +te towne and thar~ wif~ weir~ clathis of silk nor costly scarlat~ i~ gownys nor furring~ of mertrik~ And at +taj mak +t~ wif~ and docht~is in lik man~ be abeil+geit ganeande and corespondande for thar estate that is to say on +t~ hed~ schort curches~ w=t= litill hud~ as ar vsyt in fland~is Inglande and v+t~ cu~treis And as to +t~ gownys +t=t= na woma~ weir mertrik~ nor letvis~ nor talys of vnsittande lenthe nor furryt vnd~ bot on +te haliday And in lik man~ w=t=out +te burowis of w+t~ pur ge~tillme~ and thar wif~ +t=t= ar w=t=in xl l~i of aulde extent And as ane~t~ +te co~monys +t=t= na lauborar~ nor husband~ weir on +te werk day bot gray and quhit and on +te haliday bot lycht blew or grene or rede and +t~ wif~ ry=t=sa and curches~ of +t~ awne making And at it excede no=t= +te p~ce of xl d~ +te Elne And at na woma~ cu~ to +te kirk nor m~cat w=t= hir face musalyt or cou~it +t=t= scho may no=t= be kende vnd~ +te payne of eschet of +te curche And as to +te clerk~ +t=t= nane sall weir gownys of scarlat nor furring of m~trik~ bo=t= gif he be ane p~sone c~stitute in dignite in cathedrale or college kirk or ellis +t=t= he may spende ij=c= m~k~ or gret nobl~es or doctour~ And +tis to be now p~clamyt and put to execucion~ be +te first day of maij vnd~ +te pane of eschet of +te habite +t=t= is to say of +te clerk~ be +te ordinar~ and +te laif be +te king~ officiar~ ITEM it is sene speidfull +t=t= Justice ayr~ be haldin and co~tinewyt +gerly out throu +te Realme for gude of +te c~movnys ITEM ane~t~ feuferme +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= +te king begyne and gif exempill to +te laif And quhat prelate barone or frehaldar~ +t=t= can accorde w=t= his tenande apone setting of feuferme of his awin lande in all or in p~t o=r= sou~ane lorde sall ratify and appreif +te said assedacion~ Sa +t=t= gif +te tena~dry happy~nis to be in warde in +te king~ hand~ +te saide tenande sall remane w=t= his feuferme vnremovyt payande to +te king siklik ferme endurande +te warde as he dide to +te lorde sa +t=t= it be set to a competent auail w=t=out preiudice to +te king ITEM as to +te Regaliteis it is statute and ordanyt +t=t= all p~uileg~ and fredomys be kepit as +taj war fovndyt And gif ony lorde haifande Regalite abuse it in p~iudice of +te king~ lawis and brekin of +te cu~tre +t=t= +taj be punyst be +te king and be +te lawe as effer~ ITEM it is sene speidfull and statute +t=t= na beggar be tholyt to beg no+t~ within burghe nor to lande betuix xiiij and lxx +ger~ bot +taj be sene be +te avys~ of +te c~movnys of +te cu~tre +t=t= +taj may no=t= wyn +t~ leving v+t~ wayis And thai +t=t= sa beis fundyn haif a c~tane takyn to landwart of +te schiref and in burowis of +te auld~man~

ande bail+geis vnd~ +te payne of byrnyng on +te cheik and banysyng of +te cu~tre And +tat +tis be done be +te s~ref~ to landwart and be +te auld~ma~ ande bail+geis vnd~ +te payne of byrnyng on +te cheik and Banysyng of +te cu~tre And +tat +tis be done be +te s~ref~ to landwart and be +te auld~man~ and bal+geis in +te burowis ITEM ane~t mett~ and mesur~ it is sene speidfull +t=t= sen we haif bot a king and a lawe vniu~sale throu out +te Realme we sulde haif bot a met and mesur~ gen~ale to s~ue all +te Realme That is to say ane pynt q=lk= was giffin be +te ordinance of +te thre estat~ s~ Jhon~e forester +t=t= tyme beande chavm~lane to +te burgh of striuelling as for standart sall remane vniu~sale throuout +te Realme And +te f~lot salbe maide +t~eft~ That is to say ilk f~lot sall co~tene xviij pynt~ of +te sa~myn mesur~ rovnde and elik wyde vnd~ and abvne +te twa burd~ c~tenande evyne o=r= in thiknes~ ane inche and a half ande +te breide o=r= w=t=in +te burd~ xvj inchis ande a half Ande +te half f~lot and pek to folowe +t~eftir in +te sa~myn kinde And of thir saide mesur~ +t=t= is to say pynt and ferlot +t~ salbe new maide iij standart~ ane to be sende till abyrdene ane v+t~ to perthe and +te thride to Edinburghe to remane and now to be p~clamyt +tat fra +te fest of sanct michaell nixt to cu~ +t~ mesur~ of pynt and f~lot haif cours~ and nane v+t~ Sua +t=t= in +te menetyme all man~ of p~son~is +t=t= # think~ to vse +te said mesur~ may cu~ to +te saide plac~ and furnys~ thame w=t= +te saide mesur~ beande brynt and selyt w=t= +te selys of +tai sted~ as +taj will vse and be # s~uit +t~eftir And gif ony p~son~is eft~ +te saide termis vsys v+t~ mesour~ than +tir and +t~ may be taynt gottin +t~of be dittay or v+t~ wayis +tai sall pay +te vnlawe of +te chavm~lane ayre doublyt And gif ony man be foundyt of aulde or of newe of fyrmes~ of v+t~ mesur~ +tan +tir abone w~tyne +t~ foundacione sall stande in effect no=t= ganestanding +tis statute And +te mesour~ of +t~ fu~dacion~ salbe p~porcionyt to +tis mesur~ +t=t= now is sua +t=t= +te sa~myn~ qua~tite sall remane w=t= +te giffar~ and the ressauer~ but p~iudice of ony of +tame ITEM ane~t~ +te co~tentacion~e of p~teis plen+geande of diu~se p~so~is quhilk~ has remission~is of +te king It is sene speidfull for ony accione +t=t= is to be c~mittyt in tyme to cum quhe~ su~ eu~ +t=t= +te p~ty quhame it is plen+geit of alleg~ till his remissione as for spul+ge of gud~ o+t~ be thift or reif +te p~ty allegeande till his # remissione sall fynde fou~ borowis to c~tent +te p~ty plen+geande w=t=in xl dais nixt folowande And gif he dois no=t= he sall remane i~ +te king~ presone quhill +te saide xl dais be ru~nyn~ And +tan his remissione to be expiryt and of nane avale And as of action~is c~myttit in tymis bigane +te p~ty plen+geande sall haif recours~ to +te lord~ of +te Sessione the quhilkis sall haif power~ to ger +tame be restoryt eft~ +te teno=r= of +te act of spoliacion~ maide +t~apone Or gif it ples~ +te p~ty to folow to +te ferde ayr eft~ +te aulde vse and custu~ And +t~eft~ gif +te p~ty be no=t= c~tent his remissione to be expiryt and of nane avale as is befor saide

ITEM ane~t~ the Reformacione of chavm~lane ayr~ be +te quhilk~ all +te estat~ and specialy +te pur~ c~mownis ar fairly grevyt The lord~ in +te name of +te thre estat~ exhort~ o=r= sou~ane lorde +t=t= it ples~ him w=t= the saide consale of +te thre estat~ beande now pn~t to haif piete and c~sid~acion~ of +te mony and gret i~co~ue~ient~ +t=t= fallys vpone his pur~ lieg~ +t~ throu and of his grace to p~vyde suddane remeide and reformacion~ +t~of ITEM +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= na frehaldar~ +t=t= hald~ of +te king vnd~ +te sovme of xx l~i be c~stren+geit to cum to p~liame~t or gen~ale consale as for pn~s bot gif he be a barone or ell~ spe~aly of +te king~ c~mandme~t be warnyt o+t~ be officiar~ or be wryte ITEM quhar~ +te king~ constabl~e deput~ and his m~ist~is in tyme of Sessione gen~ale consale or p~liame~t tak~ distress~ for constabl~e feis of all man~ of gud~ gret ande small +t=t= cu~is to +te m~cat to sell ba=t= m~chandice and vittalys It is sene speidfull at +t=t= vse be laide don~e and forborn~ in tym to cum bot gif +te constabl~is infeftme~t beire him +t~to and at +t=t= be schawin to +te king and +te thre estat~ at +te nixt p~liame~t or gen~ale consale And at in +te mentyme +te constabill~ ces~ for +t~ can na law be fu~dyn accordande to +t=t= vse ITEM o=r= sou~ane lorde and his thre estat~ ordanys and det~mys +t=t= gif ony of his officiar~ as s~ref~ mar~ bail+geis crownar~ s~iand~ p~vest~ of burowis and +t~ m~ist~is ba=t= to lande ande to burghe be fu~dyn negligent or fautyce in +te execucione of +tar office and it may be lauchfully p~vit on him or notourly kende gif +te saide office p~tenys to him in fee and he~tage he sall tyne his office and +te p~fett~ +t~of for ane +ger and a day ande be punyst be +te king in his person~e and gud~ eft~ +te qua~tite of his trespas~ And gif his office p~tenys no=t= to him i~ fee and he~tage he sall tyne his office for all +te tyme he has it and be punyst in his p~son~e eft~ +te qua~tite of +te trespas~ at +te king~ will ITEM it is sene speidfull to +te lord~ +t=t= w=t=in +te burowis throu out +te Realme na band~ nor lig~ be maide nor +git na commotioun nor rysing of c~mownys in hind~ing of +te c~mon lawe bot at +te c~mandme~t of thar hede officiar~ And gif ony dois in +te co~trary and knawlege and taynt may be gottin +t~of +tair gud~ +t=t= ar fu~dyn gilty +t~in to be c~fyskit to +te king and +t~ lif~ at +te king~ will And at na man duellande w=t=in burghe be fu~dyn in ma~rent nor ride nor rowt in feir of weir w=t= na man bot w=t= +te king or his officiar~ or w=t= +te lorde of +te burghe +t=t= +taj duell in or w=t= thar~ officiar~ vnd~ +te sa~myn pane And in lik man~ +t=t= na induellar~ w=t=in burghe nor landwart purches~ ony lordschipe in oppressione of his ny=t=bur~ in lik man~ vnd~ +te sa~myn~ payne

ITEM ane~t maist~full men +t=t= schapis thame to occupy maist~fully lord~ land~ ba=t= spu~ale and temp~ale The lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= the p~so~is complen+geande vpone sik maisterfull men sall cu~ to +te king~ s~ref or bail+ge and ask his grovnde to be devodyt or to ask +te p~ty +t=t= occupyis +te grovnde quhat resone he pretend~ for him And gif +te s~ref fynd~ na resone in +te occupacione of +te grovnde he sall devoide +te grovnde ba=t= of him and his gud~ and charge him in +te king~ name +t=t= he mak na mare distribulance to +te lorde nor his grovnde in tym to cu~ und~ +te payne of +te king~ warde And gif he dois ony thing +t~atto=r= fur=t=w=t= to arreist his p~soun & send him to the kingis ward ITEM the lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= in all Justice ayr~ +te king~ Justice ger tak Inquisicione of sornar~ bard~ maist~full beggar~ or fen+geit fulys and o+t~ ba~nys~ +tame +te cu~tre or sende +tame to +te king~ presone ITEM ane~t plantacione of wodd~ and hegg~ and sawing of brovm~ +te lord~ think~ speidfull +t=t= +te king charge all his frehaldar~ ba=t= spu~ale and temp~ale +t=t= in +te makyng~ of +tair witsu~dais set +taj statute and ordane +t=t= all +t~ tenand~ plant wodd~ and treis mak hegg~ and sawe brvme eft~ +te faculteis of +t~ maling~ in plac~ co~ue~iente +t~for vnd~ sik payne and vnlawe as +te barone or lorde sall modify ITEM ane~t the sawing of quheit peys~ and benys~ it is sene speidfull +t=t= ilk man erande w=t= a plewche of viij oxin sall sawe at +te lest ilk +ger ane firlot of quheit half ane firlot of peys~ and xl benys vnd~ +te payne of x s~ to +te barone of +te lande +t=t= he duell~ in als~ oft as he beis fundin fautice And gif +te barone sawis no=t= +te said corn~ in his demanys he sall pay to +te king x s~ And gif +te barone beis fundin negligent in +te rasing of +te saide payne on his husband~ +tar salbe raisit on him xl s~ als~ oft as he defalt~ to +te king but remissione ITEM it is ordanyt and decretyt +t=t= in all Justice ayr~ s~ref court~ and gen~aly all court~ spu~ale and temp~ale all p~so~is +t=t= sall cu~ +t~to lord~ spu~ale and temp~ale frehaldar~ and all v+t~is +te king~ lieg~ sall cu~ in sobyr and quiet man~ And at na man bring w=t= him ma p~son~is +tan ar in his daily houshalde and familiar~ And fra he be cu~in intill his innys~ he and +taj sall lay +tar wapy~nis and harnes~ fra +tame gif thaj bring ony w=t= +tame and vse na wapy~nis for +t=t= tyme bot his knyf And gif ony ma~ be fedyt or alleg~ feide or dreide of ony p~ty +te s~ref sall furthwithe of ba=t= +te p~teis tak law borowis and forbide thame in +te king~ name to distrubl~e +te king~ pece vnd~ +te payne of law +te quhilk payne +te king sall execute w=t=out remissione apone +te brekar~ of +te king~ pece forsaide Ande gif +te s~ref be negligent +t~in he salbe punyst eft~ +te forme

of +te statute maide of +te reformacion~ of faut~ and neglige~t officiar~ w=t=in +te Realme ITEM it is ordanyt +t=t= na ma~ mak +gard~ nor hegg~ of dry staik~ na Rys~ or styk~ nor +git of na hewyn wode bot allan~ly of lyffand wode +te quhilk may grow & plenyss~ ITEM ane~t~ +te keping of bird~ and wylde foulys +t=t= ganis to eit for +te suste~tacione of ma~ as pert~k~ pluvar~ wilde duk~ and sik lik fowlys it is ordanyt +t=t= na ma~ distroy +tar nest~ nor +tar egg~ nor +git sla wilde foulys in movting tyme quhe~ thai may no=t= fle And +t=t= all men eft~ +tair power~ distroy nest~ egg~ and bird~ of foylys of reif ITEM ane~t~ ruk~ crawys and v+t~ foulys of reif as ernys bussard~ gledd~ and myttall~ +te quhilk~ distroyis ba=t= cornis and wilde foulys sik as pert~k~ pluvar~ and v+t~is And as to +te ruk~ and crawys bigande in orchard~ kirk +gard~ or v+t~ plac~ it is sene speidfull +t=t= +tai +t=t= sik treis p~tenys to let +tame to big and distroy +tame w=t= all +t~ power~ and on na wys~ +t=t= +t~ bird~ fle away And quhar~ it is tayntit at +tai big and +te bird~ be flowyne and +te nest~ fundin in +te treis at beltan +te treis salbe forfaltit to +te king bot gif thaj be redemyt agane And thaj +t=t= aucht +te saide treis in v s~ of wnlaw to +te king And at +te saide foulis of reif be vtt~ly distroyit be all man~ of man be all ingyne and man~ of way +t=t= may be fu~dyne +t~to for +te slaucht~ of +tame sall caus~ gret multitude of diu~s~ kynd~ of wilde foulys for ma~nis suste~tacion~e ITEM ane~t~ rede fische it is ordanyt +t=t= quha sa beis c~uickit of slaucht~ of rede fische in tyme forbodyn be +te lawe +te doar and he +t=t= bidd~ it be done sall pay x l~i for +te vnlawe but remissione And at +te thride tyme ande he be c~uickit of sik trespas~ he sall by his lyf And gif ony ma~ be infeft of fredome to fische in forbodyn tyme sik p~uilege sall ces~ quhill +te nixt p~liame~t And gif ony dois +te co~trary he sall pay ane vnlawe befor +te Justice apone +te quhilk trespas~ +te Justice clerk sall inquyr~ at +te resaving of +te dittay as of v+t~ poyntt~ belangand h~ offys~ ITEM +t=t= na ma~ in smolt tyme set veschellis crelys wer~ or ony v+t~ ingyne to lat +te smolt~ to pas~ to +te see vnd~ +te payne of x l~i to +te king And at +te s~ref of +te lande distroy +tame +t=t= ar maide ITEM it is ordanyt for +te distruccione of wolf~ +t=t= in ilk cu~tre quhar ony is +te s~ref or +te bail+geis of that cu~tre sall gad~ +te cuntre folk thre tymis in the +ger~ betuix sanct m~k~ day and la~mes~ for that is +te tyme of +te quhelpis And quhat eu~ he be +t=t= ryss~ no=t= w=t= +te

s~ref or +te bail+ge or barone w=t=in him self he sall pay vnforgeuin a wedd~ as is c~tenyt in +te aulde act maide +t~apone And he +t=t= slays ane wolf +tan or ony v+t~ tyme he sall haif of ilk hous~ hald~ of +t=t= p~rochin +t=t= +te wolf is slayne w=t=in j d~ And gif it # happy~nis ony wolf to cu~ in +te cu~tre +t=t= witting is gottyne +t~of +te cu~tre salbe redy and ilk houshald~ to hvnt +tame vnd~ +te payne forsaide And he +t=t= slays ane wolf sall bring +te hede to +te s~ref bail+ge or barone and he salbe detto=r= to +te slaar for +te sovme forsaide And quha eu~ he be +t=t= slays a fox and bring~ +te hede to +te schiref lorde barone or bail+ge he sall haif vj d~ ITEM ane~t~ +te slaar~ of har~ in snawe tyme and distruccione of cu~ny~gis +te thre estat~ declarys +t=t= it salbe a poynte of dittay ITEM quhar~ it was actit and statute of befor in +te p~liame~t in o=r= sou~ane lord~ tyme +t=t= last descessit +te # +ger of o=r= lorde J=m= iiij=c= xx & iiij +ger~ +tat all lesyng makar~ and tellar~ of +tame +te quhilk~ ingen~is discorde betuix +te king and his pepill quhar~ eu~ +t~ may be taynt gottin of +tame +taj salbe chalangyt befor +tame +t=t= power hais~ and tyne lyf~ and gud~ to +te king +tat act be +tis pn~t p~liame~t is confirmyt apprevyt and ordanyt to be cons~uyt and execute in tyme to cum ITEM quhar~ it was statute in a p~liame~t of o=r= sou~ane lord +t=t= last decessyt +te xxvj day of may +te +ger~ of o=r= lorde J=m= iiij=c= & xxiiij +ger~ +t=t= na ma~ mak mur~byrne eft~ +te monethe of m~che quhill all cornys be schorn~ vnd~ +te payne of xl s~ to be raisit to +te lorde of +te lande of +te byrnar~ And gif he has no=t= to pay at he be p~sonyt xl dais And gif +te lorde of +te lande rais~ no=t=

+te payne na punys~ no=t= +te trespassouris as is befor saide +te Justice clerk be indictme~t sall ger sik # trespasso=r=~ as is befor said be correkit befor +te Justice and punyst as is befor w~tyne In +tis p~liame~t +te thre estat~ appreuys +tis statute and ordanys it to be kepit in tyme to cum ITEM +te lord~ think~ speidfull +tat our~ sou~ane lorde c~mande all his s~ref~ ande c~missar~ of burowis to cum to +te clerk of his Regestre and ger copy all +tir articul~ act~ and statut~ abone writtyn~ and ger p~clame +tame opinly throu out +tar schyr~ and burowis sa +tat nane of his lieg~ allege ignora~ce of +tame in tyme to cum And alsua +tat all +te act~ and ordinancis abone writtyn~ +te quhilk~ ar necessary till his baron~is and frehaldar~ to be schawin at +t~ witsu~dais making~ or in +t~ baron~e court~ ry=t= sa be takin and copyit and schawin to his tenand~ sa +tat no+t~ +te frehaldar nor +te tena~d~ be negligent nor p~t~myt +te obs~uyng~ of +te saidis decret~ and at +te paynis set +t~apone be sa deuly raisit +tat +te said~ act~ and decret~ be obs~uyt and kepit as effer~ ANDE +t~ attour~ sen~ gode of his he grace has send our~ sou~ane lorde sik p~gres~ and prosp~ite +tat all his rebellys and brekar~ of his Justice ar removit out of his Realme and na maist~full p~ty remanande +tat may caus~ ony breking in his Realme sa +tat his hienes~ be inclinyt i~ himself and his m~ist~is to +te quiet & c~mon~e p~fett of +te Realme and Justice to be kepit amang~ his lieg~ his thre estat~ w=t= all hu~ilite exhort~ ande requir~ his hienes~ to be inclynit w=t= sik diligence to +te execucion~e of +t~ statut~ act~ and decretis abone writtyn~ +t=t= god may be emplesit of him and all his lieg~ spu~ale and temp~ale may pray for him to gode and gif thankyng~ to him +tat sende +tame sik a p~nce to +t~ gou~no=r= and defendo=r=

[} (\ACTA PARLIAMENTJ JACOBJ T~CIIJ INCHOAT~ & TE~T~ APUD EDI~B~GH XX=MO= NOUE~BR~ A~NO LXIX=O=\) }] IN the first It Is statut and ordanit that +te fredome of haly kirk be obs~uit & kepit in all ymunit p~uelege and fredome In like wis~ as It has bene in tymes of maist noble princis p~decessouris & p~genitouris to Oure Sou~ane lorde of hail mynde quham god assoil+ge ITEM as to +te Article of schireff~ and v+t~ Jug~ ordinaris quhilk~ wil nocht execut thare office and mi~stir Justice to +te pure pepil It is statut & ordanit +t=t= +te partij conplen+geand in ony part of +te Realme sall first cum to his Juge ordinare of temp~ale landis as Justice schireff Stewart bail+ge barone p~vost of bail+gis of burowis and mak his conplant and ask admi~stracione of Justice And gif he gettis Justice dewly execut & mi~sterit to him he mon Remai~ c~tent And gif +te Juge ordinar~ fail+gis him and wil nocht mi~stir to him Justice he sal tu~ to +te king & his consail & tak lr~es and su~mond his partij And in like wis~ his Juge ordinar~ quhat eu~ he be of temp~ale la~d~ And gif +te Juge be fundin culpable & wald nocht mi~stir Justice he salbe punyst & put fra his office for c~tane tyme eftir +te discrecioune of Oure Sou~ane lorde & his consail and pay +te expens~ of +te partij conplen+geande And Oure Sou~ane lorde sal ger mi~stir Justice to +te said partij conplen+geande in +tat case And gif +te Juge ordinare mi~st~is him p~ciale Justice & dois him wrang in +te admi~stracion~ of Justice In like wis~ +te partij conplen+geande sal su~mond him befor~ +te king & his consail And gif before +tame he be fundin culpable or p~ciale in +te admi~stracioune of Justice be it a s~ef bail+ge or vthir officiare of fee he salbe put fra his office for thre +geris And gif he be a s~ef or ony vthir Juge ordinar~ for a tyme he salbe put p~petualy fra his office & pay +te expens~ of +te partij & his p~sone punist at +te king~ will / and like wis~ +te officiaris of fee And gif +te partij conplen+geand vpone his Juge ordinare be fundin be +te king & his consail in +te wrang he sal pay +te expens~ of +te said Juge ordinare for his vexacioune & his p~soune punyst at +te king~ will in like And gif ony persone hafe ony p~pir action~e agai~ +te s~ef or ony Juge ordinare It salbe leful to him to cum to +te king and othir su~mond his partij before +te king or mak ane vthir officiare i~ +tat part to mi~stir Justice to him And +tat Ilka Juge ordinar~ s~ef or ony v+t~is salbe haldin to a~suer~ for +tair deput~ as +tame self Neu~ +te les It salbe leful to +te king~ hienes to tak +te desision~ of ony actioun~e +tat cu~mis before him at his emplesance like as It wes wont tobe of before &c~ ITEM as tuiching +te new Inue~tion~s of selling of landis be chartir & sesing and takin agai~ of Reu~sion~s And It happin +te byare to sell agai~ +te samy~ land to

ane v+t~ p~sone It is now sene expedient in +tis pn~t p~liame~t & according to law & c~science that +te sellare sall haue Recours~ to +te samyn land~ sauld be him vnd~ lr~e of Reu~sione to quhatsu~eu~ hand~ +te said lr~e cu~mys~ payand +te mone & schawand +te Reu~sione and haue sic p~uelege & fredome aganis +te p~sonis +tat hald~ +te said landis as he suld haue agai~ +te p~ncipale first byare And becaus~ sic Reu~sion~s may of case be tynt Oure Sou~ane lord sall mak +te said Reu~sionis tobe Regest~it in his Registir gif It be Requerit on~ +tair expens~ that is to say on~ ilk ane half a merk +te quhilk Registir sall haue +te samyn~ force as +te p~ncipale Reu~sione wer schawing for +te tyme ITEM as anentis obligation~s +tat salbe folowit in tyme cu~myn except +tame +t=t= ar dependand in +te law befor~ +te makin of +tis Act / It is avisit +tat +te partij to quham +te obligatione is maid or +tat has Int~ess~ +t~in sall folow +te said obliga within +te space of fourty +geris & tak docume~t +t~upone And gif he dois no=t= It sall p~scrife & be of nai~ avail +te said fourtj +ger~ beand Ro~nyng & vnp~sewit be +te law ITEM as tuiching the electioune of Ald~man bail+gis and v+t~is officiaris of burowis becaus~ of gret truble and c~tensione +geirly for +te chesing of +te samyn~ throw multitud & clamor of c~monis sympil p~sonis It is thocht expedient +tat nai~ officiaris na consail be c~tinuit eftir +te king~ lawis of burowis forthir +tan a +geir And at +te chesing of +te new officiaris be in +tis wis~ that Is to say +tat +te Aulde counsail of +te toune sall cheis~ +te new counsail in sic novmyr as accord~ to +te toune And +te new counsail & +te aulde of +te +geir before sall cheis~ all officiaris p~tenyng to +te toune as Ald~man bail+gis Dene of gild and v+t~is officiaris And +tat Ilka craft sall cheis~ a p~sone of +te samy~ craft that sall haue voce in +te said electioune of +te officiaris for +tat tyme in like wis~ +geir be +geir And atoure It Is thocht expedient +tat na capitane nor con~nstable of the king~ castellis quhat toune +tai evir be in sall beir office within +te said toune as to be Aldirman bail+ge Dene of gild thesaurare na nai~ vthir officiare +tat may be chosing be +te toune fra +te tyme of +te next chesing furth &c~ ITEM It Is thocht expedient that sen Oure Sou~ane lord has ful Jurisdictioune & fre Impire within his Realme +tat his hienes may mak notaris & tabellionis quhais Instrume~t~ sal haue ful faith in all c~tract~ Ciuile within +te Realme And in tyme cu~myn +t=t= na notaris maid nor to be maid be +te Imp~ouris Autorite haue faith in c~tract~ Ciuile within +te Realme les +tan he be examinyt be +te ordinare & app~uit be +te king~ hienes And +tat ful faith be gevin to +te papale notaris in tymes bygane & to cum In all thare Instrume~t~ And als +t=t= ful faith~ be gevin to all Instrument~ gevin of before be +te Imp~iale notaris like as +tai ar of

vail And atoure +tat +te notaris tobe maid be Oure Sou~ane lorde be examinit before +tair ordinaris bischopis and haue c~tificacioune of +tame +tat +tai ar of faith gude fame science & lawte according for +te said office ITEM to eschew +te dissate & skaith +tat Oure Sou~ane lord~ liegiis dayly and at all tymes sustenis be +te metting of woln~ clath be +te selwich It Is thocht expedient +tat in tyme cu~myn all woln~ clatht be met be +te Rig and nocht be +te selwich &c~ ITEM as twiching +te Indorsing of +te king~ breuis & lr~es that ful faith may be gevin +t~to It is sene expedient in +tis pn~t p~liame~t that s~eff~ bail+geis or ony vthir officiar~ o+t~ of fee or in +tat part +tat executis +te said~ breuis & lr~es sett +tair Selis or signetis before witnes and p~cure gif +tai haue nai~ to all executione & Indorsing of +te saidis breuis & lr~es Sua +tat faith may be gevin +t~to And vthir ways +tair Indorsing to haue na faith~ &c~ ITEM becaus~ +tair Is abusione fundin in +te keping of faris p~liament tymes and gen~ale counsalis that +te gret constablis of castellis s~eff~ or bail+geis of burowis tak~ gret extorsion~s of +te king~ pure liegiis quhilk +tai call +tair dewit~ and feis +tat Is nocht aucht to +tame like as of Ilk laid of flesch fisch vittalis meil or malt or sic like burding~ of foulis on~ me~nis bakkis and vthir thing~ borne in me~nis hand~ to +te quhilk +tai haue na Resone It Is sene expedient and statute in +tis pn~t p~liame~t +tat all sic thing~ be forborn~ in tyme tocum And na sic extorsionis be takin of +te king~ liegiis vnd~ +te payn of punycioune of +tair personis at +te king~ will and to be put fra +te executione of +t~ office for a +geir &c~ ITEM becaus~ of +te kepin of +te haly day and devyne s~uice quhilk~ ar gretly brokin and nai~ly for pu~ding of malis & a~nualis incasting and owt casting of tennandis quhilkis makkis gret discensioune and caus~ oft ty~mes gret gad~ing~ and discordis vpone +te solempnit days of witsonday and martymes / for +te eschowing of +te quhilk It is thocht expedient in +tis pn~t p~liament +tat +te said pundin for malis and a~nualis Incasting & owt casting of tenandis be deferrit to +te thrid day eftir witsunday or martymes without p~iudice of ony p~sonis And in like wis~ +tat +tair be na faris haldin on~ haly days bot on~ +te morne +t~eft~ ITEM becaus~ of +te eschowing of gret slacht~is quhilk~ has bene Richt c~mone ymang +te king~ liegiis now and of late baith of fore thocht felony and of sudda~te And becaus~ mony personis c~mittis slachteris vpone forthocht felony in trast +tat +tai salbe defendit throw +te Immunite of haly kirk and girth / and pass~ & Remanis

in Sanctuaris It Is now thocht Richt expedient in this pn~t p~liament for the stanching of +te said slachtir in tyme cu~myn quhare slachtir Is c~mittit of forthocht felony / and +te c~mittare of +te said felony puttis him in girth for saift of his p~sone / the schireff sall cum to +te ordinar~ in placis +t=t= Is vndir +tair Jurisdiction~e and in placis exe~pt to +te lorde maist~is of +te girtht and lat him wit +tat sic a ma~ has c~mittit sic a cryme of forthocht felony (\tanq~ Incediator via~ et p~ Industriam\) for +te quhilk +te law grantis nocht nor levis sic p~sonis to Jois~ +te Immunite of +te kirk And +te schireff sall Requere +te ordinare to lat a knawlege be takin be ane assis~ on~ xv days quhethir It be forthocht felony or nocht And gif it be fundin forthocht felony tobe punyst eftir +te king~ lawis And gif It be fundin suddante tobe Restorit agai~ to +te fredome & Immunite of haly kirk and girth And +t~upone to set gude sou~te to +te ordinar~ And that sou~te beand fundin +te said ordinare & maist~ of +te girth~ sall suffir +te p~sone tobe had to +te said knawlege And +tat +te schireff sall put in executione +tai Act~ of king James +te first maid vpone slachtir and fugitouris fra +te law quhilk~ beris in effect +tat quhat tyme ony s~eff be c~tifit of ony slachtir o+t~ be +te partij or ony vthir way he sall in c~tinent Rais~ +te king~ horne & his liegiis within +te bound~ of his office and pass~ and seik +tat p~sone and do Justice vpone him eftir +te lawis of +te Realme And gif he be fugitive and eschape owt of his s~efdome he sall send ane officiare to +te s~eff in quhais s~efdome he ent~is In And denu~ce and signify to him +tat sic a ma~ has done sic a trespas and felony agai~ +te king within +te boundis of his schire and has eschapit out of +te samyn and cu~myn within +te bound~ of his office chargeing him in +te king~ name and be +te virtu of this Act to Rais~ +te king~ liegiis and his horne in like wis~ and p~sew +tat trespassoure quhil he be ouretane or put him out of his schire And in like wis~ send his officiaris to +te next schiref in quhais schire +te said trespassoure ent~is In to p~sew him quhil he be our~taki~ or ellis put out of +te Realme And atoure that Ilka s~ef of +te schire quhare +te said fugitoure Is socht and nocht ourtane sal pass~ to +te hed burgh of his schire and p~clame vpone +te king~ behalf +tat sic a ma~ has c~mittit sic a slacht~ & felony & Is fugitive fra +te law and chargis all +te king~ liegiis that na man tak vpon~ hand to hous~ herbery Resset nor help +te said trespassoure be ony man~ of waye vnd~ +te pai~ of tynsail of life and gudis And her~upon~ +tat +te king~ dittay be takin in his Justice Are and to be punyst as Is abone writtin And gif ony s~eff be fundin culpable her~upon~ in +te executioune of his office +te said s~ef salbe punyst at +te king~ will And be Removit fra his office for thre +geris And gif +te s~ef be fundin diligent in +te executioune of his office or ony vthir p~sone +tat labouris for +te takin of +te said trespassoure salbe Rewardit & thankit +t~for be +te king as efferis &c~ ITEM to eschow +te gret herschip and distruction~s of +te king~ c~monis malaris and Inhabitaris lord~

landis throw +te force of +te brefe of distres that quhar~ ony sovmes ar optenit be virtu of +te said brefe vpon~ +te lord Awnare of +te ground that +te gudis and catal of +te pur~ me~nis In habitaris of +te ground ar takin & distren+geit for +te lord~ dettis quhare +te malis extendis nocht to +te avail of +te det It Is avisit and ordanit in +tis pn~t p~liame~t that fra hyne furth +te pure tenand~ sal nocht be distren+git for +te lordis dettis forthir +tan his t~mes mail extendis And gif +te sovme optenit be +te brefe of distres excedis +te termis mail +te officiare sal at +te Instance of +te partij +tat optenis +te det / gang to ony v+t~ gud~ p~pir of +te dettour~ and pay +te Remanent of his det gif he has samekle within +te schire And gif he has nocht samekle gudis na landis within +te said schire the creditour~ sal cu~ to +te king and bring certificatioune of +te schiref how mekle he want~ of +te sovme Recou~it be +te brefe of distres and may nocht get his p~pir gudis within +tat schire And +te king sal gif him his lr~es to ony v+t~ s~eff~ quhar~ +te # dettoure has ony gud~ or malis within +te Realme and ger +tai~ be p~cit and pay +te said credito=r= within xv days eftir +te forme of law And quhare +te dettoure has na moueble gudis bot his lande / the schireff befor~ quham +te said sovme Is Recou~it be +te brefe of distres sall ger sell +te lande to +te avail of +te det and pay +te credito=r= Sua that +te Inhabitantis of +te said land~ be nocht hurt nor grevit for +tair lordis dettis Neu~ +te les It salbe leful to +te p~sone +tat aucht +te lande first to Redeme and qwit out +te samyn agai~ within vij +geris / payand to +te byar +te mone +tat It was sauld fore and +te expens~ maid on~ +te Oure lorde for chartir sesing and Infeftment And +te Redempcioune and lousing tobe maid within vij +geris as said is or nocht And gif +te creditour takk~ +te termes mail be virtu of +te brefe of distres It sall nocht be leful to +te lorde to tak It agai~ And gif +tair can nocht be fundin a byar to +te saidis landis the s~eff of +tat schire or ony vthir quhar~ he has lande sall cheis~ of +te best and worthiast of +te schire and lest suspect to ony of +te partiis to +te nowmyr of xiij p~sonis and apprice +te said landis and assigne to his creditoure to +te avail of +te said sovme within vj moneth~ eftir at +te said sovme be Recou~it befor~ +te schireff And al~s +te Oure lorde sall Ressaue +te creditour~ or ony vthir byar tennande to him / +tai payande to +te Oure lorde a +geris mail as +te lande Is set for +te tyme And fail+geing +t~of that he tak +te lande to him self and vndirgang +te det &c~ ITEM for +te multiplicacioune of fisch salmonde grils~ and trowtis quhilkis ar distroyit be cowpis narow mass~ nettis and pri~nis set in to Reu~is that has~ cours~ to +te sey or set within +te flude merk of +te seye It Is avisit in +tis Instant p~liament +tat all sic cowpis & pri~nis be distroyit and put away for thre +geris And quha sa hald~ +tai~ vp salbe Inditit & punyst be +te king~ Justice in til his Justice Are as +te distroyaris of Red fisch eftir +te tenor~ of +te Act of slacht~ of Red fisch last maid of befor~ And in like wis~ all myllaris +tat slais Smotis with crelis or ony vthir maner of way salbe

punyst be +te king~ lawis eftir +te tenor of +te forsaid Act last maid vpone +te Red fisch And +tat Ilka schireff within his schire sal distroy and cast doune +te saidis Instrume~t~ cowpis pri~nis narow mass~ nettis crelis or ony sic like &c~ ITEM It is sene expedient that +te court of p~liament Justice Are chawm~lane Are or sic like courtis that has c~tinuatioune nede nocht tobe c~tinuit fra day to day bot +tat +tai be of sic strinth and fors~ as +tai had bene c~tinuit fra day to day vnto +te tyme +tat +tai be dissoluit / +te p~liament be +te king +te Justice Are be +te Justice +te chawm~lane Are be +te chawm~lane & vtheris sic like courtis And that nai~ exceptionis to be p~ponit be ony p~sonis be admittit in +te contrare &c~ ITEM for samekle as +te sett~day and vthir vigillis ar nocht of law biddin haly day bot fra evin sang to evin sang that +t~for masonis wricht~ and vthir craftis men +tat ar set for lang tyme or schort for +te werk sall wirk on~ +te settirday and vthir festuale evi~nis quhil foure houris eftir none vndir pai~ of tynsail of his wolk~ fee / and +t=t= [{thay{] keip na ma haly days na Is biddi~ of halykirk of gret solempnit festis And gif ony dois in +te c~trar~ +tat +te ordin~ lede p~cess~ of cursing vpone +tame &c~ ITEM becaus~ +tat in +te last p~liame~t +tair wes a notable Act maid vpone +te reduction~s of hospitalis to +tair first fundatione and na executioune maid +t~upone her~tillis It is thocht expedient in +tis pn~t p~liament +tat +te said Act maid of before for +te Reductione of +te said hospitalis of +te Realme be put to executione and at +te thre estatis of +te Realme Requere +te king~ hienes & +te ordinaris to mak +te said Act be execut obs~uit & kepit And that maist~ Richard guthre be p~ncipal confessoure to +te king and gen~ale elemosinar~ and +tat he be stuffit be +te king~ autorite and +te ordinaris for Reformatione of +te samyn~ &c~ ITEM in like wis~ the statute maid vpone +te feriaris for brigg~ to be maid for the saifte of hors~ be put til executioune and +te personis punyst +t=t= has bene neglegent in +te kepin of +te samyn~ &c~ ITEM It Is thocht expedient +tat +te king~ Rollis and his Registir be put in bukis and haue sic strinth~ as +te Rollis had of befor~ &c~ ITEM It is statut and ordanit that +tair be na deneris of frans~ mail+gis cort~ mytis nor nai~ vthir cont~fetis of blac mone tane in payment in this Realme bot Oure Sou~ane lordis awne blac mone strikkin & prentit be his cu~+gour~ And that na man~ of p~sonis bring ony

strang~ blac mone of v+t~ Realmis in +tis lande or cont~fete +te king~ mone vndir pai~ of deid And attoure +tat na ma~ i~ tyme tocum tak in payment nor offir for payment ony blak mone bot Oure Sou~ane lord~ awne cu~+ge for quha +tat +tai be fundi~ with salbe dettoure of +tame &c~ ITEM +te hail thre estatis has c~mittit ful power to thir p~sonis vnd~writtin of +te haill p~liament to auise c~mone and Refer agai~ to +te next p~liament or gen~ale consail of thir mat~is vnd~writtin &c~ In +te first to auise vppone +te Inbringing of bullion~ in +te Realme and of +te kepin of +te mone in +te Realme and to auise vpon~ +te cours~ +t=t= +te mone sal hafe &c~ Item of +te Reductione of +te king~ lawis Regia~ maiestate~ act~ statut~ & v+t~ buk~ to be put in a volu~ and tobe autorizit & +te laif to be distroyit Item to auise for Reformatione for mane sworne Athis & to set punytion~ +t~upo~ Item to auise vppone all vthir Articulis that salbe thocht spedful for +te honor~ of Oure Sou~ane lorde and +te c~mone gude of +te Realme And thir personis to c~vene togiddir in Edinburgh +te first monu~day of lentern~e &c~ ffor +te p~latis my lorde of Ab~dene +te Abbot of halirudhous~ +te Officiale maist~ John~ ott~burn~ & maist~ martyne Wan~ ffor +te baronis +te lorde ha~miltoune +te lorde lile maistir dauid guther~ & maist~ Ada~ of cokburn~ ffor +te c~issaris of burowis Walt~ Stewart Wat +Gong Androu Ala~sone & Androw chart~is ITEM +te p~lat~ ar accord=t= for to mak +te cost~ of +tair iiij clerk~ & +te baron~s to mak +te cost of +t~ iiij p~son~s & +te c~i~ssaris for +tar~ for twa moneth &c~

IN oure souu~ai~ lord~ p~liame~t haldi~ & begu~nyn~ At Edinburgh~ +te tue~ty day of +te moneth~ of Noue~ber +te +ger~ of our~ lord a thousand four hundreth~ sexty & nyne +ger~ It is act and~ statute be our~ souu~ai~ lord~ & +te thre estat~ In +te said p~liame~t that for alsmekle as our hali fad~ the pape & +te sege of Rome has gra~t=t= a p~uilege & ane Indult p~petuale to +te p~lat~ bischopis of sai~tand~ to Conferme +te p~soun~s +tat salbe chosin or postulat be c~ue~t~ to be abbot~ or p~our~ within +te diocy of Sai~tand~ quhilk~ indult & p~uilege Is ry=t= honorabl~e in +te selue And tend~ to +te Comoun~ p~ffit of +te Realme And our~ souu~ane lord~ lieg~ +t=t= +t~for +te said Indult & p~uilege salbe obs~uit & kepit be our~ souu~ai~ lord~ his successour~ & lieg~ In ty~ tocu~ without violacioun~ or breking of +te sa~my~ And +t=t= na p~soun~s his liegis or subdit~ of quhatsu~eu~ stait deg=e= or ordour~ +tai be of to our souu~ai~ lord~ be ony man~ of menys or wayis In tyme tocu~ tend~ In +te co~trar~ of +te said Indult or p~ueleg~ / And purches~ ony Abbasys or p~ouryis +t=t= sall vaik withi~ +te diocy of Sai~tand~ In tyme cu~mi~g p~teni~g to +te c~firmacioun~ of +te said p~late bischop of Sai~tand~ beand~ for +te tyme bot be +te said Indult & p~uilege Or rais~ ony c~missioun~ aganis +te p~soun~s now p~movit or to be p~mouit c~fermit & tobe co~fermit be +te said p~late bischop of Sai~tand~ for +te tyme vnd~ +te pai~ of Banysing p~petuale & p~sc~pcioun~ of +te Realme And vnd~ all +te hiest pai~ of tresoun~ And cryme of oure souu~ai~ lord~ hurt maieste & his successour~ And In likwis~ It Is ordanit +t=t= na p~soun~s lieg~ to our~ said souu~ai~ lord~ purches~ ony Benefice without +te Realme quhilk Is of Auld vse and c~suetude / & was eu~ obs~uit & vsit tobe p~sent gevi~ or conf~mit within +te Realme be +te patron~s or ordinar~ of +te diocy / or Rais~ ony Co~missioun~ +t~uppoun~ vnd~ sic lik pai~ and Incurri~g of +te king~ hie Indignacioun~. And +t=t= +te Abbasys and p~ourys withi~ the said diocij of sai~tand~. +t=t= Is to say +te p~oury of sai~tand~ +te abbasy of kelso +te abbasy of du~fermlyng +te abbasij of Abbirbrothok +te abbasij of hali Rud hous~ +te abbasy of Scone +te abbasij of lundor~ +te abbasij of Ca~busky~neth~ / +te abbasij of driburgh~ +te abbasij of Balmerenach~ / +te abbasij of Coupir / +te abbasij of Newbotle / +te p~oury of Coldinghame / +te p~oury of Rostinot +te p~oury of Portmollok / And all v+t~ p~lasijs and p~ouris p~teni~g to +te sege of Sai~tand~ be p~uilege ald~ c~suetud~ or be +te said Indult / sall haf +tis act & statut of p~liament with~ +te said Indult fullily Insert vnd~ our~ souu~ane lord~ gret Sele gif It be Requirit to p~petule memo=r= . of +te said c~stitucion~ Act & deliu~a~s of p~liame~t In +te c~s~uasion~ & keping of +te c~mon~ gud~ of our~ souu~ai~ lord~ Realme & lieg~ And +t=t= our~ souu~ai~ lord & his successour~ togidd~ w=t= +te thre estat~ of his Realme sall . be his auc~te Ryall defend~ +te said p~uilege & Indult as said Is . agai~ all & sind~ his lieg~ +t=t= wald~ do / or attempt In +te c~trar~ +t~of In tyme cu~mi~g And execut detfully +te panys of p~sc~pcion~ & treson~ aganis +te said~ p~son~s / attemptand i~ +te c~trar~ of +te said Indult In +te maist Rigourus~ wis~ /

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IN +te first It is statut & ordanit +tat +te fredom~e and p~uilege of halikyrk be obs~uit & kepit without violacione as It has beyne obs~uit in +te tymis of our sou~ane lordis noble p~genitour~ of be foir~ AS to +te Articulys of france Inglande and burgu~+ge Because of +te tend~ alyans +tat is be twix +te king~ of france our Sou~ane lorde and +te duk of burgu~+ge +te lordis think~ expedient sa It ples~ +te king~ heenes +tat ane ambaxate be sende with~t Instrucc~onys & gud lr~es to +te kyng~ of france & +te duc of burgu~+ge and +te said ambaxate to labour delygently for trety & concorde be twix +tam for +te quhilk our sou~ane lord sal Report gret [^GAP IN ORIGINAL^] of god & honor and virchip to his heenes Considir +te tend~ alians of +tam baitht And +te estat~ of +te Realme to mak +te expe~s~ of +te said ambaxat And +te said ambaxatour~ may avise vith~t +tar gret visdomys a co~uenient place for +te mariage of my +gong~ lady our sou~ane lord~ sistir And as to +te tyme of +te passing~ of +tis ambaxate +te lord~ think~ expedient at +tai be redy to +te sey be +te first day of Junij As [\to\] +te nowm~ of +te p~sonis +te lord~ think~ c~sid~ing +te estat~ of ane bischop an~e Erle an~e lorde of p~liament a knycht & ane clerk ane herrald xxx p~sonis quhilk~ sal have til +tar expensis iij=m= cronis quhilk~ +te thre estat~ has grantit to pay at mydsu~m~ +tat is to say Ilk state J=m= cronis As to +te ansuer of +te lr~es because +tat +te mat~is mo~ be secret & nocht be opy~nit in plane / befor al +te p~lyment +te lord~ think~ expedient +tat +te mat~is be maid in credens & instrucco~nys to +te said ambaxate And +te lord~ of +te secret consal & v+t~is lord~ +te vil cheis~ +tarto / to have powar of +tis hail p~lyament to mak +te instrucco~nis co~cernyng~ +te mat~is of +te kyng~ of france & +te duc of burgu~+ge with~t power to co~moune avis~ & co~clude eftir as +tai fynde +te mat~is disposit ITEM anent~ +te stanchyn~ of sclachtir quhilk~ is sa co~mone in +te cu~tre baitht in sanctuare plac~ & v+t~is +te lord~ think~ expedient +tat +te act of +te last p~lyment maid +tar apone be kepit with~t +tis addicion~ +tat quhar ony sclachtir is co~mittit & +te p~ty c~mittand +te said sclachtir be put to +te horn~ of +te p~tij And syn +t~eft~ cu~ & bynde +tai~ to +te law +te s~ref sal no=t= resave him to +te law na gyf him dilatour~ of xl dais with~tout +tat he bryng~ with him sufficiande borowis +tat he sal c~peir p~emptur~ly +te said day til vnd~ly +te law And fail+geande tharof +tat +te c~mittar of +te said sclachtir be put to +te king~ horn at +te said day p~emptour & all his gud~ eschetit to +te king~ & his borowis to pay xx lib~ to +te king~ for +te vnlaw And fra thin furth~t to be demanit be +te s~ef as is co~tenit in +te actis maid of befor in +te last p~liament And to hawe knawlaig~ quhat s~ef has beyn~ necligent in +te execucion~ of +te last act maid apon~ sclachtir sen~ +te last p~lyament +tat now +tar be a day ly~myt to +te s~ef at +te plesance of our sou~ane lorde quhar +te s~ef sal c~peir & byid his

acc~one +t~apone / And quha +tat beis fundyn~ culpable to be punyst eftir +te teno=r= of +te act of +te last p~lyment And in +te mentyme +tat +tar pas~ lr~es of +te king~ in al schir~ to be p~clamyt at +te heid burghis +tat quhar ony p~ty conplen+geis vpon sclachtir sen +te said tyme +tat +tai cu~ to +te king~ +te said day witht +tar c~plant~ & +te king~ sal mastir +tam Justice with~t out fauour~ ITEM as to +te article of +te gret dampnage and skaith~ dayli don~e to al +te Realme be clerk~ religious~ & secularis quhilk~ purches~ abbasyis & v+t~ benefice at +te court of Rome quhilk~ was neu~ +tar at of befor And purchesis be menis offic~ of collectory & tak~ apon +tam to ras~ hevy & gret taxac~onis of p~lat~ & clerk~ & mak~ informacion~ of +te availe of +te bn~ficis in +te court of Rome mar +ta~ vse & custu~ was of befor or +tat eu~ was done i~ ony kyng~ tyme by gane And for to p~vyde remeide of +te makyn of vnyownys of bn~ficis in +te court of Rome mar +ta~ vse & custu~ was of befor or +tat eu~ was done i~ ony kyng~ tyme by gane And for to p~vyde remeide of +te makyn of vnyownys of bn~ficis p~teni~g to abbays or v+t~ anext & vnit to bischoprik~ or v+t~is in herchip & distruccione of religious~ plac~ & agayn~ +te co~mone gud of +te Realme +te quhilk thing~ caus~ vnestimable dampnage & skaith~t considering +te in nowm~able riches +tat Is had out of +te Realme +tar throw The lord~ think~ expedient +tat na sic abbasyis na v+t~ benifice quhilk~ was neu~ at +te court of Rome of befor be purchasit be na secular na religiose p~son~s bot at +te said plac~ haf fre eleccion~ of +te samyn~ as vse & custum has~ beyn~ in +te said plac~ And at nane of our sou~ane lordis leig~ spu~ale nor temp~al tak apon~ +ta~ to be collectour~ to +te seige of Rome of na hiear nor gretar taxatioun~ of bischoprik~ abbassyis p~ories p~uest~is na w+t~ bn~fic~ +t=t= aw taxatioun~ bot as +te vse & custum of ald taxac~onis has~ beyne of befor as is contenit in +te p~ui~cialis buk or +te ald taxacione of bagemon~de And atour +tat +tar be na vnyownys nor annexacionis maid in +te tyme cu~myn~g to bischoprik~ abbasyis nor p~oure~ of ony benifice nor +tat na vnyownis nor a~nexac~onis maid now of +te lat sen~ our sou~ane lorde tuk +te crowne be of strenth valew nor effec nor be sufferit with~tin +te Realme bot at +te said bn~fice +tat war vnyit be put agayne to +te first fu~dacione to +te place +tat +tai war takyn fra and at sic reule & gou~nance as +tai war att of befor +te tym of +te vnyowne And +te said vnyovnis to be Reput of na force strentht nor effec in tym cu~myn~ And gif ony p~son~s our sou~ane lord~ leig~ spu~ale or temp~al wald attempt or has attempit in +te contrare of +tir poi~t~ abowne writtyn~ salbe demanit as tratour~ to our sou~ane lorde & his successour~ & neu~ to bruk benefice nor vse worschip with~tin +te realme Neu~ +te les~ It salbe leful to lord~ and baronys to purches~ a~nexacion~s & vnyovnis of ony bn~fice +tat +tai can purches~ ou+t~ +tar awn~ patronage or v+t~is to be vnyit to secular collegis fon~dit or to be fundit ITEM as to +te Article +tat gif It happy~nis our auld enimys to invaide +te Realme +tat it war expedient to

gar certan~ cart~ of weir be maide be prelat~ baron~s eftir +te faculte & power of +te person~s for +te defens of +te Realme The lord~ think~ expedient +tat +te said cartis of weir be maid be +te said person~s as for +tis tym~e ITEM it is thocht expedient +tat na m~chand~ bryng~ sper~ in +tis Realme out of ony v+t~ cu~t=e= bot gif +tai conten sex el~n & of a clyft Na at na bowar within +te Realme mak ony sper~ bot gif +tai conten +te samyn~ lentht and quha +tat dois in +te contrare +tat +te sper~ be eschetit & +te p~son~s punyst at +te king~ wil Alsua +tat ilk +gema~ +tat ca~ no=t= deil witht +te bow +tat he haf a gud ax & a targe of leddyr to resist +te schot of ingland quhilk is na cost bot +te valew of a hide And +tat ilk s~ef stewart bail+ge & v+t~ officiar~ mak # wapy~schawing within +te bond~ of +tar office eftir +te tenor of +te act of p~liament Swa +tat in defawt of +te said wapinschawyn~ our Sou~ane lord~ leig~ be nocht destitut of harnes quhe~ +tai haf neid / and at futbal & golf be abusit in tym cu~myng~ & +te butt~ maid vp & schuting vsit eftir +te tenor of +te act of p~lyament ITEM it is statut & ordanit in +tis pn~t p~lyament +tat c~sid~ing~ +te gret pow~te of +te Realme +te gret expens~ & cost mad apon~ +te brynging~ of silk~ in +te Realme +tat +t~for~ na ma~ sal weir silk~ in tyme cu~myng~ in gown~ doublate & clok~ except knycht~ me~strallis & herrald~ without +tat +te werar of +te samy~ may spend a hwndreth~t pund~ wortht of land~ rent vnd~ +te payn~ of am~ciament to +te king~ of x lib~ als~ oft as +tai ar fundyn~ & eschetin of +te samyn~ to be gevyn~ to +te herrald~ or menstrallis except +te clathis +tat ar mad befor +tis p~lyament And at +te s~ef of ilk schir aldirma~ & bail+geis of burrowis tak inquisicione +tar of & send it to +te king~ And at me~nis wiff~ within a hwndreth pwnde wer~ na silk~ in lynyng~ bot alan~ly in colar & slevis vnd~ +te samyn payn~ ITEM as twechin +te mat~ of +te mone sen~ +te mat~ is gret & twechis +te hail body of +te Realm~ in gret nernes And +te lord~ heir pn~t can no=t= hastely be avisit to tak a final det~minac~on +tar of It is statut & ordanit +tat +te mone have course as it dois now vnto +te co~tinuacion~ of +tis p~lyament And +te lord~ +tat sal have +te powar in al v+t~ mat~is for +te comon~ gude of +te Realme at +tat tym to avise determy~ & conclude apon~ +te said mater of the mone +t=t= now ry~nis And in lik wis~ gif it be sen spedful to mak Innouacion~ of ony new mone ow+t~ gold or silu~ +te said lord~ sal have power to avis~ & co~clude +t~apon~ And as ane~t~ +te new allayt grot of vij d~ It is ordanit be our sou~ane lorde +tat fra hin furth~t It sall have cours~ for vj d~ & +te half grot of +te samy~ for iij d~ & +te con+geing~ & +te cours~ +tar of to be co~tynuit quhill +te co~tinuacion~ of +te next p~lyament

ITEM for +te eschewyn of maneswering of fals~ Inquest~ & assis~ in gret hurtyn of our sou~ane lord~ leig~ And specialy be +te inquest~ in +tar heretage It is statut & ordanit +tat in tym cu~myn~ quhar a p~ty find~ him grevit be ony assis~ or i~quest~ be p~cial malice or ignorance of +te assis~ or +te inquest saffand & excepand +te assis~ of breves pledabile quhilk +tis statute sal no=t= extend apon~ It salbe leful to +te said p~tij grevit to cu~ to our sou~ane lorde and his consal & tak a su~mond~ of +te said inquest to compeir befor +tai~ at certane day & place p~empturly & +tar p~duce his evident~ of Ignorance or falset of +te said inquest And gif it hapnis him to preiff +te said falset +te p~tij grevit salbe reducit to +te c~dicione +tat he was in of befor or +te said inquest or assis~ p~cedit & +te det~minacione of +te said assis~ or inquest to be of na vaile And +te said p~son~s of +te assis~ or Inquest to be punyst eftir +te forme of +te king~ lawis in +te first buk of his maieste (\contra teme~ Jurantes sup~ assisam\) And giff +te said p~tij plen+geand be fundyn~ in +te wrang~ he sal pay ane vnlaw of x lib~ to +te king~ & mak al +te expens~ of +te p~son~s +tat ar su~monyt ITEM +te lord~ think~ expedient for +te comone gud of +te Realme & +te gret encres~ of riches to be bro=t= within +te Realme of v+t~ cuntreis +tat c~tai~ lord~ spu~ale & temp~ale & burowis ger mak or get Schippis buschis & v+t~ gret pynk bot~ with~t nett~ & al abil+geme~t~ gani~g +tarfor for fysching~ And +tat +te execucione of +tis mater & +te forme & +te nowm~ of +te samyn~ be had at +te continuacione of +tis p~liament ITEM it is statut & ordanit +tat quhar ony p~tijs folowis ony acc~one befor +te lord~ of consail in tym to cum +tat +te p~tij +tat beis fundyn in the wrang~ & at +te sentence is gevyn~ agayn~ sal pay ane vnlaw of xl s~ to +te lordis to be disponit be +te chancelar & +te expens~ of +te p~tij +tat wy~nis +te cause be +te modificacione of +te lordis ALSUA It is avisit at +tis pn~t p~liament be continuyt to +te secunde day of August nixt to cum At +te quhilk day +tir lord~ vnd~vrytin +tat is to say for +te prelat~ +te bischopis of glasgw dunkelden~ & abirden~ +te abbot~ of halirudhouse newbotil & lindor~ +te archiden~ of glasgu & +te officiale of lothiane ffor +te baron~s my lorde of Albany +te Erlis of huntle Craufurde Ergile menteth m~chale & erole +te lord~ ha~milton~e Erskyn~ lile kilmawr~ lyndissay Oliphant gla~mys setone forbas & borthwik for +te burrowis Schir Alex~ Naper of marcha~stone kny=t= & Waltir +gong~ for Edinburgh . Andro chart~is for p~th~ Andro Alanesone for aberdene mathow forstar for streveling~ James ogilby for dunde Archibald hepburn~ for hadintone Wil+game bonar for sanct Androwis & Alexander foulys for lithqw And +te maist parte of +tame & al v+t~ lord~ p~lat~ baron~s & c~missar~ +tat ples~ +tame to

cal to +tam sal have +te ful power & strentht of +te hale thre estat~ of +tis Realme beand gad~it in +tis pn~t p~liament to avis~ determy~ tret & conclude eftir as +tai fynde in +tar wysdomys +te mat~is disposit apon~ al mat~is c~c~ni~g +te weilfair of our sou~ane lorde +tat ar now opy~nit in +tis pn~t p~liament & vnendit & v+t~ir mater~ +tat sal occur for +te tyme for +te weilfair of our sou~ane lorde & +te co~mone gud of +te Realme [^AN ENTRY IN LATIN OMITTED^]

[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, II DIE APRILIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^]

In pn~s of our~ sou~ane lord Archibald~ erl~e of Anguse tuke w=t= +te office of wardanery of +te est m~chis / and was sworn~e +t~to In pn~s of +te thre Estait~ / And Alane lord Cathkert tuke with~ +te office of wardanery of +te west m~chis and sworne +t~to in like wise / And oure Sou~ane lord ordanit +tar~ c~mission~s to be made In dew forme enduring his wil +t~uppone HERE folowis the statut~ made and appruvit be our~ sou~ane Lord~ & his thre estait~ In +te p~liame~t foresaide IN +te first It is statute & ordanit that all our~ Sou~ane lord~ lieg~ baith to burgh~ and~ to land~ spu~ale lord~ land~ & temp~ale be warnyt & chargit to be Redy to cu~ to our~ Sou~ane lord~ bodin in +tar~ best wise with~ bowis sper~ axis & v+t~ abil+geme~t~ of were quhat tyme +t=t= thai be chargit on~ aucht dayis warnyng or son~ gife nede be and w=t= vittale to endur~ & lest for xx=tj= dayis eft~ +tai cu~ to +te king vnd~ +te pane of law ITEM It is ordanit +tat thar~ be na sper~ made in tyme tocu~ nor sald~ +t=t= Is schortar~ +ta~ five elne & a half or v elne at +te leist before +te bur / & of gretnes according +t~to vnd~ +te pane of eschete of al his gud~ +t=t= mak~ & sell~ +tai~ Alsa It is ordanit +t=t= al p~son~s +t=t= # wil wer~ Jakk~ for +te defence of +tar~ body / +t=t= +tai ger make +tare Jakk~ syde to +te knee +tai +t=t= wa~t~ leg harnes / and +tai +t=t= has leg harnes +t=t= thar~ Jakk~ be made sa lang as to covir +te ovir p~te of +tar~ leg harnes ITEM +t=t= eu~y aixma~ +t=t= has now+t~ spere nor bow sal hafe a targe of tree or led~ eft~ +te fassoun~ of +te example +t=t= salbe send to Ilk s~ef ITEM It is statute & ordanit +t=t= na p~son~s cu~mand~ to our~ sou~ane lord~ Oist waiste or distroye medow or Cornys / or spul+ge ony man~ of gud~ i~ +tar~ cu~myng or ganging w=t=in +te Realme of Scotland~ vnd~ +te pane of punysing of +tar~ p~son~s as brekar~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ p~clamacioun~ of his Oist / & Refounding of +te skaith~ +t=t= thai do And +t=t= Ilk lord~ & p~sone salbe Responsale & a~suere for +te p~son~s +t=t= ar vnd~ +tar~ leding / & deliu~ +te p~son~s +t=t= dois +te skaith~ to +te king or his # lieute~nant~ or wardanis / or ell~ Refounde +te skaith~ +t=t= Is done +tai~self

ITEM It is statute & ordanit +tat +te Act~ and statut~ made of before ane~t +te wapi~schawin and abil+geme~t for were to be made be al p~son~s Salbe put to dew execucioun~ eft~ +te forme c~tenit i~ +te saide Act~ / & +t=t= the panys c~tenit in +te sa~my~ be scharply Raisit but fauour~ of +te brekar~ +t~of ITEM oure Sou~ane lord has ordanit to ger purway and stuff his castell~ of dunbar & lochmabane with vittale and artil+gery / and quhar~ +tai ar fail+geit In ony p~te / to ger +tame be haistely Rep~alit and fortifijt And als his hienes c~ma~d~ & charg~ al +te lord~ of +te Realme baith spu~ale and temp~ale that has castell~ ner~ +te bordour~ or on~ +te sey coist sic as sancta~dros abirdene Temptallone halys du~glas~ hume Edringtoune & spea~ly +te hermetage +t=t= Is in maste dangere / and sic v+t~ castell~ and strenthis as may be kepit & defendit fra our~ Ennemyis of Ingland~ / +t=t= Ilk lord stuff his avn~ hous~ & strenth~ w=t= me~ vittale and artil+gery / & to amend & Reparale +tame quhar~ It myst~is sa +t=t= thai may be kepit & defendit as saide Is ITEM It is statut and ordanit be +te king & his thre estat~ anent the p~uilege of +te croun~ vsit and obs~uit in all tymes bigane / tueching +te pn~tac~ons of bn~fic~ +te tyme of +te vacac~oun of +te sege of bischoppis +tat o=r= sou~ane lord~ & his successo=r=~ sal in ty~ tocu~ +te tyme of +te vacac~oun of seg~ haue power~ to pn~t to bn~fic~ all tymes quhil +te bischop & prelat mak his bullis of prouisioun~ to be schewin to +te king~ hienes & his chapto=r= And~ in case +t=t= oure sou~a~ lord~ of his spa~le grace & fauo=r=~ admytt Ony prelait to his temp~alite befor +te schewi~ of his bullis / as said Is / +t=t= sic # admissioun~ salbe na preiudice / nor sca=t= to his hienes anent his said p~uilege / & Richt of patronage / [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] Ane~t the Complaynte made to +te thre Estait~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t be Alex=r= the sone and ayre of vmquhile c~stiane Joffrason~e patrik Cant Johne of

douglace hary Nap~ and henry Cant / twiching a decrete & deliu~ance gevin be +te Auditour~ of Caus~ and c~playnt~ in oure sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t haldin at Edi~burgh~ +te xx=tj= day of marche the +ger~ of god &c~ lxxviij +ger~ / betuix s~=r= matho Joffrasone chaplane ayr~ of vmquhile Johne Joffrasone his grants~=r= aganis +te saide pat~k Cant & vmquhile the saide c~stiane / ane~t +te clame of a land~ & teneme~t liand in +te saide burgh~ on~ +te north syde +te strete of +te sa~my~ betuix +te land~ of Nicoll spedy & Johne patonsone clamyt be +te saide s~=r= matho & vmquhile +te saide c~stiane & v+t~ diu~s~ p~son~s The lord~ abone w~tin chosin be +te hale thre estat~ to declare +te saide mat~ ane~t +te gevin of +te saide decrete Decret~ & deliu~is +t=t= becaus +te said~ Auditour~ ordanit i~ +tar~ deliu~ance +t=t= +te grund Richt of +te saide teneme~t & +te decisioun~ +t~uppone suld be put to a grete assise but c~se~t of +te p~tijs It nocht being p~cedit ordour~ly +t~to be +te king~ lawis / & v+t~ p~tijs having ent~ess~ +t~in no=t= being callit / her~fore +te said~ lord~ decret~ & deliu~is / +t=t= +te saide decrete Is of nane avale force nor effect to +te Recou~ of +te saide land~ And dec~nys & declar~ +te deliu~ance of +te saide assise & all +t=t= Is folowit +t~uppon~e to be of na strenth force nor effect i~ tyme tocu~ Bot alut~ly Cassate & adnullate as saide Is [} (\XIJ=O= AP~LIS SEDERU~T DN~J ANTEDC~J\) }] The accioun~ and Caus~ movit be Jonet hume the spous of James of Douglace / aganis Elizabeth nesbit alex=r= chernside & patrik hume Ane~t +te halding of a Court of purprusioun~ apon~ +te land~ of Rathburne wra~gwisly haldin without powere / and +te wrangwis~ calling of +te saide Jonete to +te saide Court as was allegit / Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ Auditour~ of +te p~liame~t to +te thrid day of +te c~tia~cioun~ of +tis p~liame~t +t=t= salbe next haldi~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis And attoure +te lord~ has ordanit +t~ p~son~s vnd~w~tin +t=t= Is to say / +te bischop of glasgw / the bischop of du~keldin / the bischop of abirdene / the erl~e of ergile / +te erl~e m~schell the lord lile / +te secretar~ / +te clerc of Regist~ / mast~ Wil+gai~ elphinstoun~ +te larde of stobhall Johne +te Ross~ mast~ Richard~ lawsone / alex=r= scot & alex=r= fowlis / to c~vene togidd~ / and avise apon~ +te lawis +t=t= Is made apon~ p~prusioun~ / & mak int~p~tacioun~ +t~of / and declar~ quhat lord~ or p~son~s be +te vnd~standi~ of +te saide lawis has powere to hald~ Court~ of p~prusioun~ And quhar~ +te law +t=t= Is made / Is vncler~ & mysty +t=t= the said~ p~son~s devise +te Reformacioun~ +t~of / & Refer agane to +te hale body of +te p~liame~t +tar~ c~sale & avise / And as salbe statute & ordanit +ta~ be +te body of +te p~liame~t / to be kepit & haldin as for law baith~ i~ +tis mat~ & v+t~ sic like i~ tyme tocu~ And i~ +te mene tyme quhil +te saide day +t=t= +te saide Jonet hume & his spous sal broike & Joise +te possessioun~ of +te saide land~ vndistrublit / & but p~iudice of +te saide alex=r= chernside & Elizabe=t= his spous or of pat~k hume / ane~t +tare Clame & Richt

[} (\EOD~ DIE\) }] The lord~ c~tinewis the takin of +te deposicioun~ & # declaracioun~ of +te abbote of kelsow / In +te accioun~ betuix thomas diksone and~ Roger~ diksone twiching +te freithing of Roger of selby i~glis~ma~ to +te secund~ day of maij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis in +te sa~my~ forme as It now Is / & baith~ +te p~tijs ar p~sonaly su~mond~ (\ap=d= act~\) / & +te abbote of kelsow Is warnyt & chargit p~sonaly to c~pere +te saide day to make his aith~ & # declaracioun~ eft~ +te forme of +te Act gevi~ her~uppone of before / to +te quhilk +te abbote has gra~tit to cum / [} (\DIE P~DC~O POST MEREDIEM\) }] The Accioun~ and caus~ p~sewit be pat~k lord halys agane pat~k of knoll~ for +te wrangwis~ w=t=halding of +te malis of +te land~ of monynett~ / And~ als +te accioun~ p~sewit be +te saide pat~k of knoll~ agane dauid ledebetar~ & Johne m~tine for +te taki~ of dowble male fra him of +te saide land~ / ane of +te behalf of +te lord~ halys / & ane v+t~ on~ +te behalf of Eline hume +te Spous of alex=r= Erskin / Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ of p~liame~t to +te xviij day of Junij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis And i~ +te mene tyme ordanis +te saide pat~k of knoll~ to Remai~ w=t= +te occupacioun~ of +te saide land~ & kepe +te malis i~ his hand~ but p~iudice of p~tij And becaus +te su~mond~ Raisit be +te saide Eline & hir spous was made to +te p~liame~t & +tar~ Is no=t= p~son~s i~ sufficie~t # novm~ having powere of +te p~liame~t to det~myn~ & deliu~ apon~ +t=t= accioun~ / the lord~ ordanis +t=t= new su~mond~ be gevin to +tai~ to +te saide day And als +te lord~ assignis to +te saide pat~k knoll~ +te saide day to prefe how mekl~e gud~ Is taki~ fra him be ow+t~ of +te saide p~tijs or +tar~ officiar~ / & he take lr~ez to su~mond~ his witnes The lordis decretis and deliu~is +tat dauid sinclar~ sal Restor~ & deliu~ agai~ to Edwarde sinclare the brovne hors~ +t=t= he tuke fra +te saide Edwarde Becaus It is p~vit +t=t= +te saide hors~ was dik of Rowlis / & +t=t= +te # saide Edwarde had him fra thomas of Cochrane be c~posicioun~ made betuix +tame And +t=t= lr~ez be w~tin to distre~+ge +te saide dauid for +te Restorance of +te saide hors~ or +te p~ce of him als gude as he was quhe~ he was tane And +te maist~ of halys +t=t= bocht +te eschete of dik of Rowlis to hafe his accioun~ agane +te saide thomas Cochrane i~ sa fer as law will [^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^]

The lordis abone w~tin has for +te plesance of +te king~ hienes c~se~tit as for +tai~ self +t=t= a c~t~bucioun~ of # vij=m= m~k~ be Raisit be +te hale thre estait~ & to be gad~it to +te vittaling of +te tovne of berwic for xl dayis / And +tis no=t= to be tane bot of beneficit me~ la~dit me~ & burgess~ In sic man~ as c~t~bucioun~ & taxt has bene payit of before / & to be devidit on~ +tis wise +t=t= Is to say ii=m= viij=c= m~k~ of +te clergy / als~mekl~e of +te baron~s / except +te la~dit me~ +t=t= pass~ i~ +tar~ avn~ p~son~s to berwic / & of # +te borowis j=m= iiij=c= m~k~ And~ als +te c~i~ssar~ of burowis except montrose gra~tit of before to +te vphald~ of berwic / & to help w=t= +tar~ gud~ +t~to / Ane~t +te Accioun~ and debate betuix Arthure of forbes on~ +te ta p~te / & Johne of Wemys on~ +te to+t~ p~te / twiching +te possessioun~ of +te land~ & place of Rerase Is c~tinewit be +te lord~ chosin be +te p~liame~t to +te xx=tj= day of Junij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis / to be declarit be +te p~liame~t quhai suld be Juge i~ +te saide mat~ betuix +t~ p~tijs / and als to declare quhilk of +tai~ salbe foloware & quhilk defendar~ / & ordanis +te said~ p~tijs to bring sic evide~t~ & docume~t~ to +te saide day as +tai wil vse for +te aski~ to borgh~ of +te saide la~d~ & place / And i~ +te mene tyme / +t=t= oure sou~ane lord~ # Recognise +te said~ land~ & place of Rerase in his hand~ / for staynchi~ of debate betuix +te saide p~tijs / Nocht latti~ +tai~ to borgh~ to now+t~ of +tame quhil +te saide day / & baith~ +te p~tijs for~saide ar su~mond~ (\ap=d= act~\) The quhilk day the c~missar~ foresaide / of spea~le c~mand~ of oure Sou~ane lord~ chargit Johne of m~ray of tuchada~ c~stable depute / to call Alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of marche &c~ Andro hume Andro Jakson~e dauid chernside John~e trottare alex=r= trottare / vmfray alaneschaw / Wil+gai~ ler~month~ Wil+game hume pat~k diksone Wil+game dikson~e dauid Jacson~e thomas diksone / george Wynrahame Johne Wy~rahame Ryn+geane Wra~ghame James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne the haye Wil+game Sandirssone & vmfray sandirssone To c~pere the saide day in our~ sou~ane Lord~ p~liame~t to a~suere to his hienes apon~ the crymys

poynt~ of tresson~ & v+t~ offens~ c~tenit in the lr~ez of su~mond~ and p~ces~ led apon~ thame withi~ w~tin c~tinewit to +te saide daye The saide Alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of marche &c~ & +te Remane~t of the p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchfull tyme of day byddin The said~ c~missar~ / be +te autorite of +tare c~missioun~ & of spea~le c~mand~ of oure saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit the saide su~mond~ & proces~ made & led apon~ +te saide p~son~s to giddir with~ +tis pn~t # p~liame~t / and als all su~mond~ & accion~s depending +t~uppon~e to +te Secund day of maij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all form~e strenth~ & effect as effer~ and as It is +tis day [} (\II DIE MAII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne of murray of Tuchadam c~stabl~e depute / to call Alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of march~e &c~ Andro hume Andro Jaksone dauid cherneside Johne trottare alex=r= trottare / vmfray alaneschaw / Wil+game ler~month~ / Wil+game hum~e pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone dauid Jaksone / thomas dikson~e george Wynrahame Johne Wynrahame Ryn+geane Wranghame James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne the haye Wil+game Sandirssone and vmfray Sandirsson~e To Comper~ the saide day in oure Sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t to a~suer~ to his hienes apon~ the crymys point~ of tressone & v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & p~ces~ led # apon~ +tai~ withi~ w~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of march~e &c~ & +te Remane~t of the p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchfull tyme of day biddin The said~ c~i~ssar~ be +te autorite of +tare c~i~ssioun~ & of spea~le c~mand~ of our~ sou~ane lord~ for~saide c~tinewit +te saide su~mond~ & proces~ made & led apone +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ w=t= +te saide p~liame~t / and als all Su~mond~ & accion~s depe~ding +t~uppone vnto +te xviij day of Junij next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cion~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide secund~ day of maij [} (\XVIII DIE JUNII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne of murray of tuchada~ c~stable depute / to call Alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of marche &c~ Andro hume Andro jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottare alex=r= trottar~ vmfray alaneschaw Wil+gai~ ler~month~ / Wil+gai~ hume / pat~k diksone / Wil+gai~ diksone / dauid Jaksone Thomas diksone / george Wynrahai~ Johne Wynrahai~ / Ryn+geane Wra~ghai~ James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne the haye / Wil+gai~ sand~ssone & vmfra sandirssone To c~per~ the saide day i~ our~ sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t to a~suer~ to his hienes apon~ the c~mys point~ of tressoun & v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inwriti~ c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide alex=r= duc of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ & +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchful tyme of day biddi~ The saide c~i~ssar~ be +te autoritee of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ & of spea~le # c~mand~ of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te saide su~mound~ & p~ces~ made & led apone +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ with~ +te saide p~liame~t and all Causis su~mond~ & querell~ als~wele +tai +t=t= depe~d~ apon~ +te p~liame~t as v+t~is to +te first day of octob~ next tocu~ with~ c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide xviij day of Junij [} (\I DIE OCTOBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Andro Wardelaw c~stabl~e depute i~ +t=t= p~te to call Alex=r= duke of Albany erl~e of march &c~ Andro hum~e Andro Jaksone dauid cherneside Johne trottar~ alex=r= trottar~ vmfray alaneschaw Wil+gai~ ler~month~ Wil+gai~ hume / pat~k diksone Wil+gai~ diksone dauid Jaksone Thomas diksone george Wynrahame / Johne Wy~rahai~ / Ryn+geai~ Wranghame James Wranghai~ dik ethinton~s sone John~e the haye Wil+gai~ sandirsson~e & vmfray sandirsson~e / To c~pere +te saide day in our~ sou~ane lord~ p~liame~t to a~suere to his hienes apon~ the c~mys point~ of tressoun~ & v+t~ offens~ c~te~it i~ +te lr~es of su~mond~ & # p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide Alex=r= duke of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchful tyme of day biddin The said~ c~missar~ be +te autoritee of +tar~ c~missioun~ & of spea~le c~mand of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te saide su~mond~ & p~ces~ made & led apon~ +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ with~ +te saide p~liame~t & al Causis su~mond~ & querell~ als~wele +tai +t=t= depe~d~ apon~ +te saide p~liame~t as v+t~is / Except +te mat~is c~c~nyng spea~ly our~ sade sou~ai~ lord~ vnto +te v . day of Noue~ber next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide first day of October

[} (\V DIE NOVEMBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Johne +te Bruse of Erth c~stable depute in +t=t= p~te / to call Alex=r= duke of albany erl~e of marche &c~ Andro hum~e Andro Jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottar~ alex=r= trottare vmfray alaneschaw Wil+game ler~month~ Wil+game hume pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone dauid Jaksone Thomas diksone / george Wynrahame Johne Wy~rahame Ryn+geane Wranghame James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne +te haye Wil+gai~ sandirssone & vmfray sandirssone To c~pere the saide day in our~ sou~ai~ Lord~ p~liame~t to a~suere to his hienes apon~ +te c~mys point~ / of tressoun~ and v+t~ offens~ c~te~it in +te lr~ez of su~mond~ & p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide Alex=r= duke of albany erl~e of marche &c~ & +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~myt oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauchfull ty.. of day biddin The said~ c~missar~ be +te autoritee of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ & of spe .... c~mand~ of our~ saide # sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te said su~mond~ & p~ces~ made ... led apon~ +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ w=t= +te saide p~liame~t / & al caus~ su~mond~ & querell~ als~wele +tai +t=t= depend~ apon~ +te saide p~liame~t as v+t~is Except +te mat~is c~c~nyng spea~ly o=r= saide Sou~ane lord~ vnto +te ferd day of februar~ next tocu~ w=t= c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In al forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide . v . day of Noue~ber [} (\IV DIE FEBRUARII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] The quhilk day the saide c~missaris chargit Alex=r= lesly . of Wardr~ c~stable depute in +t=t= that p~te / to call Alex=r= Duk of albany erl~e of march~ &c~ Andro hume Andro Jaksone dauid chernside Johne trottar~ alex=r= trottar~ vmfray alaneschaw Wil+game Lermonth~ Wil+gai~ hume pat~k diksone Wil+game diksone Dauid Jaksone thomas diksone george Wyrahame Johne Wynrahame Ryn+geane Wranghai~ James Wranghame dik ethinton~s sone Johne +te hay / Wil+gai~ sandirssone and vmfray sandirssone To c~pere +te saide day i~ our~ sou~ane

lord~ p~liame~t to a~suer~ to his hienes apon~ +te c~mys point~ of tressoun~ & v+t~ offens~ c~tenit i~ +te lr~ez of # su~mond~ & p~ces~ led apon~ +tai~ w=t=inw~tin c~tinewit to +te saide day The saide alex=r= Duk of albany erl~e of march &c~ & +te Remane~t of +te p~son~s abone exp~mit oft tymes callit & no=t= c~perit lauch~ful tyme of day biddi~ The said~ c~missar~ be +te autorite of +tar~ c~i~ssioun~ & of spea~le c~mand of our~ saide sou~ane lord~ c~tinewit +te said~ su~mond~ & p~ces~ made & led apon~ +te saide p~son~s Togidd~ with~ +te saide p~liame~t & al caus~ su~mond~ & querell~ +t=t= depend~ +t~apon~ vnto +te xj day of mar .. next tocu~ with~ c~tia~cioun~ of dayis In all forme strenth~ & effect as effer~ & as It was +te saide ferd day of februar~ [} (\APUD EDINBURGH, XVIII DIE MARCII, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXI.\) }] [^PASSAGES IN LATIN AND LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED.^]

OURE souerane lord the king in this pn~t p~liame~t In pn~s of his thre estait~ Declar~ Ane~t +te takin & Intrometting had of before of +te Castel of Edi~burgh be his vncl~is Johne erle of Athole & James erle of buchane / in our~ sou~ane lord~ tend~ age / was taki~ & done of the c~mand of his hienes gevin to +tai~ +t~apon~ The quhilk~ his vncl~is alsa deliu~it fra +tai~ +te sa~my~ castell than incontine~t at his c~mandme~t And this our~ sou~ane lord foresaide declarit of before And now at his p~fite age i~ this p~liame~t declar~ +te sa~my~ and +t=t= # his saide vncl~is and the p~son~s being w=t= +tai~ for +te tyme has no=t= Inru~ny~ ony c~mez~ blame nor offence in +t=t= mat~ agane his hienes / bot +t=t= in tyme tocu~ the saide Johne & James his vncl~is and the said~ p~son~s being with +tai~ / & +tar~ aer~ salbe qwite of al dangere & p~ell i~ tyme tocu~ / i~ +tar~ lyf~ land~ & gud~ ane~t +te saide # accioun~ / And neu~ to be folowit accusit nor chala~git +t~of be our~ saide sou~ane lord nor his successour~ i~ tyme tocu~ / And +t~fore orda~is / a lr~e of declaracioun~ vnd~ his grete Sele in +te best forme to be made her~apoun~ / and vnd~ the Selis of diu~s~ p~lat~ baron~s & c~i~ssar~ of burowis of +tis p~liame~t now gad~it for +te mar~ sikk~ & evide~t witnessing her~apon~ And +t=t= a p~cept be direct vnd~ +te p~ue Sele i~ +te saide mat~ in dew forme as effer~ [^PASSAGES IN LATIN OMITTED^]

OURE souerane lord the king and the thre Estaitis of his Realme being gaderit and assemblit in this pn~t parliament has vndirstandin and knawis wele / that this i~sta~t were Is movit apon~ oure souerane lord and his Realme / agane the will mynde & entencioun~ of his hienes / quhilk send his writing with a herald & persewant / offerand to haue made for his parte / a Redress~ of all atte~ptat~ done agane the trewis / that stude for the tyme / Sa that simylabl~e & sic like / micht haue bene had / And thareftir the said~ herald & persewant being lang haldin and taryit in Ingland / be the Revare Edward calland him king of Ingland / thai war send agane but ansuere / ow+t~ in wourd or writ / In Lichtlying of oure souerane lord / and of the saide Ressonabl~e desiris / quhilk was alan~ly to haue had pece / and to haue kepit his trewis / as apperit wele eftir the hame cu~myn~ of the said~ herald and persewant / quhen +tar~ was ane hoist of the hale grete powere of Scotland gaderit / to haue past for the resistence & Invasioun~ of oure ennemyis of Ingland / Oure souerane Lord at the Requeist and monycion~s of oure haly faid~ the papis bullis / schewi~ to him in the tyme / Skalit his grete hoist / In hope and traist +t=t= his ennemyis suld haue bene in like wise obedient / to oure haly faidir / vndir the quhilk traist / and be skaling of +te powere foresaide / thare was incontine~t grete byrnyng~ hereschip and distructioun~ done apon~ oure saide souerai~ Lord~ his Realme & Liegis And nochtwithstanding all this / his hie maiestee / +git desiris and wald haue pece / Sa that It micht be had according to the woureschip and honoure of his hienes / and his Realme / be +te sicht of his saide thre estait~ / as his excellence has now offerit the sammyn~ AND becaus It is verraly traistit and supponit / that the saide Revare Edwarde / throu birnand averice / and for fals Reif and conqueist / Nocht dredand god / nor the effusioun~ of c~stin blude / nor havand respect or Remembrance / that he was oblist and sworne to haue kepit the trewis foresaide / Bot postponand the band of his lawtee & honoure / that he suld haue had / Is alut~ly set to c~tinew in this were / that he has movit and begu~nyn~ / and be all his powere tendis and schapis / to Invaid & distroye / and in sa fer as he may to conquest this Realme The thre estait~ foresaide has tharefore hertfully of +tare avn~ free will~ / grantit & promittit to oure saide souerane lord / to Remane & abide / at the co~mand of his hienes / with thare person~s and all +tar~ substa~ce of Landis & gudis /

In the defence of his maste noble persoun~ / his successioun~ Realme & lieg~ / as thai and thare forbearis / has of all tymes done of before OURE souerane lord now knawand and vndirstandand wele / the grete affectioun~ & hertfull lufe / but dissimilacioun~ / that his prelat~ lord~ baron~s / and all v+t~is his liegis spu~ale and temp~ale / has to his p~son~ / He has now schewin and declarit his mynde opinly / that his maiestee sall with help of god / and with gude and trew c~sale of his p~latis lordis & wise discrete person~s / ger Justice be evinly mi~sterit / to all his lieg~ / and apply him / to the puttin of gude Reull in all partis of his Realme / to +te co~mon~ proffit and gude thareof / quharethrou all his trew liegis / sal haue caus~ / to be of gude c~fort / & take c~solacioun~ & curage / to the grete disconfort & c~founding of his ennemyis & of all fals tratour~ and vntrew hertis AND for the Resisting and aganestanding of the saide Revare Edwarde / quhilk schapis to Invaid this Realme with~ grete armey and powere / baith be sey and Land / It is avisit & sene proffitabl~e / be oure souerane lord and the thre estait~ / +tat all delige~ce lauboure & solicitacioun~ possible be had / to get knaulage & vndirsta~ding / of the c~sale and disposicioun~ of +te said Revare Edward~ of Ingland And quhat tyme he schaipis to Invaid +tis Realme ow+t~ in propir persoun~ / or be his wardanis And in the mene that lr~es be w~tin / to all s~effis / chargeing all oure souerane lordis Lieg~ / to be redy with~ certane dayis vittalis / to cu~ wele abil+geit for were / to his hienes in all possibl~e haist eftir as thai salbe chargit / And to caus~ wapi~schawing~ to be haldin eu~y xv dayis And boundis to be ly~mit apon~ the sey coist / eu~y vj myle of Lenth / and a myle of breid / and capitanis to be ly~mit eu~y vj myle / to gadir the cu~tre / and to awayte thar~uppoun~ / quhen +tare is na grete hoisti~g~ be land And than all person~s in generall / to cu~ thareto / And that al p~son~s within thai bound~ / geif It sall happin oure ennemyis to Invaid the realme be sey in thai partis to be redy for the Resisting & Inpugnacioun~ of +tame / Sa that geif the saide Revare Edward happi~nis to cum in propir persoun~ / to be Resistit be oure sou~ane lord in prop~ persoun~ / and with~ +te hale body of the Realme / to leyf and dee with his hienes / in his defence / And geif +te saide Revare sendis wardanis / thai to be Resistit be wardanis & lieute~nand~ stuffit with sufficient powere / according for the tyme AND becaus the Currouris has bene and ar sleuthfull / in the pn~tacioun~ & gevin of oure souerane lordis lr~es / to the lordis and s~effis quham to thai ar direkit / his hienes has ordanit / that incontine~t eftir that lr~ez be w~tin / ow+t~ vnd~ p~ue Sele or signete / that thare salbe ly~mit a sufficient persoun~ of his thesaurary / to Ressave thame stuffit with money to mak / the expensis /

of the person~s . beraris of the saide lr~es / quhilk~ salbe autentik person~s / and wele horsit me~ / to warne his lieg~ in the ferrest partis of the Realme / before v+t~is +t=t= ar nerrare ITEM as twiching the Resisting and staynching of the tresoun~ of the trato=r= James of Dowglace quhilk is now cu~myng to the bordour~ / It is gra~tit & ordanit be oure sou~ane lord and the thre estait~ for the caus~ abone exp~mit That gen~ale proclamacioun~ be made / that quhatsu~euir persoun~ or p~son~s that wil sla or bring / +te saide James persoun~ / to his hienes sal haue tharefore / and be infeft heretably in j=c= m~k~ worth of land / and als haue J~ m~k~ of money of the Realme / and sal +t~eftir stand in lufe & tend~nes to his gude grace in all tyme cu~myng And for the slaying takin or bringin to his hienes / of ony tratour~ being w=t= him / cu~my~ of gentill blude / thare salbe payit xx l~i And for a +gema~ ma~ x l~i And quhatsu~euir p~son~s / that now assistis to +te saide tratour~ Douglace / that will w~in xxiiij dais / cu~ to our~ souerane Lord / and byde at the faith and Lawtee of his hienes / sal haue full re~issioun~ and forgeifnes / of all tressoun~ and vthir trespass~ / c~mittit be +tai~ of tyme bigane And quhai +t=t= will nocht cu~ / within the tyme abone exp~myt / sal neu~ be Ressavit to fauour~ nor grace And als to proclame +t=t= gen~al Respitt and Remissioun~ salbe gevin to all bordourar~ & v+t~ person~s / of +te Realme / that has c~mittit ony tressoun~ or trespass~ in tyme bigane / Except +te person~s that plesis his hienes to except That is to say the tratour~ James of Douglace / alex~r Jarding s~=r= Richard holland~ and maist~ pat~k haliburtoun~ preist~ / and vthir sic like tratour~ that ar sworne Inglis~me~ and Remanys in Ingland ALSA the thre estait~ / now c~siderand and vndirstandand / the honorable and Curageous opinioun~ / of oure sou~ane Lord / In the halding vp of the tovn~ of berwik / and the grete cost and expens~ that his hienes has made / in the fortifying strenthing & biggin / of the wallis of +te sa~my~ / & Rep~acioun~ of the castell / and stuffing +tareof / be artil+gery / And als the grete charge & coist / +tat his maiestee has now takin apon~ him / to hald & lay on~ his avn~ expe~s~ garnysoun~ of v=c= me~ of were / in the saide tovn~ / for the keping & defens +t~of / to +te grete hono=r= & proffit of +te Realme / and harme & skaith~ to oure ennemyis / The saide estait~ of +tar avn~ free will / has gra~tit to oure souerane Lord~ / to send & wage on~ +tar~ expens~ vj=c= me~ of were / to be layd in garnysoun~ in plac~ vndirwriti~ on~ the bordouris / for the defence of the sa~myn~ / & Resisting of oure saide ennemyis / And the sovme that salbe payit to +tare wag~ / salbe devidit & gevin be the thre estait~ / eftir the forme of +te ald vse and c~suetude of divisioun~ made of befor~ / +tat Is to say xij=xx= of me~ of were to be furnyst be the clergy / xij=xx= be the baron~s / vj=xx= be the burowis / and to entir in the plac~ vnd~w~tin that

is to say the garnysoun~ on the bordour~ the first day of the moneth of maij / and fra thine furth~ to Remane to +te c~pleting of thre monethis And the garnysoun~ for~said~ to ent~ in berwic / the first day of Junij / and fra thine furth~ to Remai~ for thre monethis / ITEM It is ordanit / that +te saide me~ of Were / salbe Layd in the plac~ eft~ folowi~g / that is to say in berwic / v=c= as saide is / of +te quhilk~ / thare salbe eu~ ij=c= Redy to vsch~ at +te c~mand of the wardane of +te est m~chis / & his lieute~nand~ / & obey to +tai~ and ride als~ oft as thai salbe chargit / Item to be layd in blacat~ / xx me~ / and in Wed~burn~ xx . and in hum~e / lx / Item on the myddil m~chis In cesfurde lx / In Jedworth lx . In ormystoun~ xx . In egar~stoun~ xx . In coklaw xx . In dolphi~stoun~ xx . Item in +te Ermtage j=c= me~ quhilk salbe Redy to support baith +te myddil and the West bordour~ in tyme of nede / and as +tai salbe warnit & chargit / Item on~ the west bordour~ / In lochmabane j=c= me~ / In castelmylk xl me~ In Annand xl me~ / In bellis tour~ xx me~ / ITEM of the j=c= me~ of were / that sal ly in blacat~ Wed~burn~ & hum~e / James of borthwik sone to +te lord borthwik / to be Capitane / and he to cheis~ +te saide j=c= me~ sic as he wil ansuer~ for to +te king~ hienes And in like wise he to cheis~ & depute twa gentilme~ to be capitanys vnd~ him ane to Remane in blacat~ / and ane in Wed~burn~ / & him self to Remai~ i~ hum~e Item of +te myddil m~ch / In cesfurde ormystoun~ & egar~stoun~ the larde of edmo~stoun~ to be capitane / and to cheis~ +te j=c= me~ as saide is & to cheis~ and depute twa Capitanys vnd~ him / and hi~ self to remai~ in ane of +te saide thre plac~ / and the to+t~ twa capitanys in +te to+t~ twa plac~ Item of +te j=c= me~ in Jedworth Coklaw & dolphi~stoun~ +te larde of Cra~stoun~ to be Capitane / and cheis~ +te j=c= me~ and twa capitanys vnd~ him as saide Is Item to be Capitane of +te j=c= men in the ermtage the larde of La~myntoun~ / and he to cheis~ +tai~ as saide is Item to be Capitai~ in lochmabane of +te j=c= me~ & to cheis~ +tai~ as saide is / +te larde of # Closebern~ Item of +te j=c= me~ & to cheis~ +tai~ and twa Capitanys as saide is for castelmylk a~nand & bellis tour~ the larde of amysfeild / and he to Remane in ane of the thre plac~ / and his twa Deput~ in the to+t~ twa plac~ ITEM the principale Capitanys foresaide / sal Ressave the hale waig~ for +tame self and the capitanys vndir +tame / and for al the p~son~s c~mittit to +tare gov~nance as said is And thareftir pay ilk ma~ as thai wil ansuer~ to the king~ hienes / and ilk p~sone foresaide to haue for his wage on~ the day Ilk spere / ij s~ vj d~ [{and ilk bow . ij . s~ And that the tane half of the said wageouris salbe speiris / and the tother half bowis .{] ...

ITEM Our Souerane Lord hes ordanit the Lord Dernly to be wardane on the west Bordouris / and co~mandis and chargeis / that all his liegis answer and obey to him / and his Lieutennentis in the said office in tyme tocum . ITEM Attour for the defence and supplie of our Souerane Lordis liegis / that remanis on the Bordouris and punitioun of the vntrew persounis / quhilkis fauouris and suppleis the fals and tressonabill opinioun of the tratour James of Dowglas / our Souerane Lordis hienes hes committit full and haill power to all his wardanis to exerce thair officis on all sic persounis within thair boundis without ony exceptioun . and hes reuokit all exceptiounis grantit to ony persounis of befoir except allanerly sa mony persounis / as remanis within the Towne and Castell of Berwyk . And gif ony exceptioun be desyrit / thair salbe nane grantit without a speciall and ressonabill cause vnderstandin and declarit be the Lordis of counsall befoir the geuing thairof . ALSUA It is auisit / ordanit / and concludit be our Souerane Lord and his thre Estatis / that ane honorabill Ambaxat be send fra our Souerane Lordis hienes & fra the Estatis of the Realme to the King of France and to the Parliament of Paris / desyrand the King of France / as his brother and confederat to help and supplie his hienes and his Realme now in his weiris mouit be thair commoun Inimie of Ingland aganis thame / lyke as our Souerane Lord hes euer and will be reddy to his brotherheid / quhen he salbe requyrit / making mentioun alswa / that he hes diuers tymes writtin to the King of France thairupone / and gottin nane answer . MEMORAND~ +te sext day of m~che +te +geir of god J=m= iiij=c= lxxxj +geir~ Robert Dan+gelstoun was persewit be ane woma~ callit Glen befoir +te lordis of counsale And scho wald~ haue cu~in aganis hir aith +t=t= scho maid in Jugement befoir +te officiall of glasgw And +tair was schawin ane Instrument vnder +te seill of +te said officiale +tat scho consentit to +te alienation~ of sic landis and swoir that scho suld~ neu~ cu~ in +te contrair heirof And wald haue had +te said~ landis allegeand +tat It was hir co~iunctfeftment and maid reuocatioun eftir hir husband~ deceis~ sayand +tat he compellit hir +t~to The actioun~ was deliu~it aganis +tis woman ITEM our sou~ane lord and his thre estatis hes In +tis pn~t parliament apprevit / ratifyit / and confermyt all +te actis & statutis of parliament maid of befoir / tuicheing +te obs~uatioun & keiping of +te Indult and p~uilege grantit be o=r= haly fader +te paip to the Archibischop and sege of Sanctandr~ anent +te co~firmatiou~ of electioun~ of abbotis electis and postulatis The quhilk~

actis and panis contenit in +tame salbe alswele extendit upoun~ +te brekaris of +tame +t=t= assistis or gevis help supple fynance or supportatioun~ +t~to as on~ +te principall And als with extentiou~ of +te sami~ actis till all v+t~ placis of +te realme w=t=in +t~ diocyis +t=t= hes bene in vse consuetude or possessioun~ of confirmatioun~ of electionis postulationis of abbacyis p~oryis or p~lacyis of tymes bigane in +t~ diocyis And in likewis~ +tat all v+t~ p~uilegeis and Indultis grantit be o=r= haly faderis +te papis of befoir to oure sou~ane lord and his progenito=r=~ to +te proffet and availl of +tair successo=r=~ or pepill be Inlikewis~ obs~uit & kepit in all punctis and articl~is contenit in +te sami~ Insafer as salbe sene proffitabl~e to +te gude publict of +te realme And spea~lie be papis Celestyn~ and Innocent~ to kingis of gude mynde William~e and Alex~r his progenito=r=~ And +t=t= lr~es be writtin to o=r= haly fader +te paip heirupoun~ And +tis tobe extendit be +te caus~ as is c~tenit in +te act of # p~liame~t maid +t~upoun~ of befoir ITEM It is statute and ordanit be +te king and his thre estatis anent +te p~uilege of +te croun~ vsit and obs~uit in all tymes bigane anent +te pn~tacioun~ of bn~fices in the tyme of the vacacioun~ of +te segis of bischopis that o=r= sou~ane lord and his successo=r=~ sall in tyme tocum +te tyme of +te vacacioun of +te sege haue pouer to pn~t to bn~fices all tymes quhil +te p~late and bischope mak his bullis of prouisioun~ be schawin to +te king~ hienes and his chepto=r= And in caise +tat o=r= sou~ane lord of his spea~le grace and fauouris admitt ony p~late to his temporalitie befoir +te schawing of his bullis as said is that sic admissioun salbe na p~iudice nor skaith till his hienes ane~t his said p~uilege and rycht of presentacioun ITEM It is statute and ordanit that the act of Parliament maid of befoir for punitioun of the persounis that laubouris and dois ony thing contrare to the said priuilege salbe extendit alsweill vpone thame / that takis officis of procuratioun on thame or supportis or suppleis thay persounis with money and fynance to be punist as the principall doaris And attour gif ony person~ or persounis in tyme tocum rasis or purchessis ony commissioun of the sege of Rome to be prouydit of ony benefice that beis fundin vacand the sege of the Bischop vacand for the tyme the persounis that rasis purchessis or vsis sic co~missiounis salbe repute and haldin as brekaris and violatours of our Souerane Lordis priuilegis / and transgressouris agane the act of Parliament and incur the panis contenit in the samin ITEM oure sou~ane lord of his spea~le grace and his thre estatis hes ordanit and commandit +t=t= in tyme tocu~ all freind~ strangear~ and alienaris of v+t~ cu~treis +t=t= cu~is heir with~ m~chandice and vittalis to +te # supportatioun of +te realme salbe fauorablie tretit and cheresit

in tyme cu~ming to +te Intent and effect to cause thame tocum w=t=in +te realme considering +t=t= +te m~chand~ of +tis realme ar throw weir~ stoppit to exerce and vse +te cours~ of m~chandice and specially to gar vittalis be bro=t= in sen~ +t~ is now skantnes +t~of [} (\XXIII DIE MARCII\) }] [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN AND A LIST OF NAMES OMITTED^] Anent the halding of a Court of purprusioun~ apon~ the land~ of Rathburn~ be Elizabeth nesbit alex=r= chernside and pat~k hum~e +tar~ bail+ge on~ the ta p~te / agai~ Jonete hum~e the spous of James of dowglace on~ the to+t~ p~te / for +te wra~gwis~ calling of +te saide Jonete to +te saide court of p=r=prusioun~ as was allegit & c~tinewit to +te p~liame~t // The lord~ auditour~ foresaide chosi~ be the thre estait~ al i~ a voce Int~pret~ and declaris that na vassall nor subvassall na v+t~ te~nand~ vnd~ the barone / has power~ nor Jurisdiccioun~ to hald~ a Court or knaw on~ +te questioun~ of p=r=prusioun~ and tharefore dec~nys & deliu~is that +te saide court of p=r=prusioun~ halding be +te saide Elizabeth~ alex=r= and pat~k twiching +te saide land~ of Rathburn~ / Is of nane avale force strenth nor effect in Iugeme~t nor vtouth i~ tyme tocu~ /

[} (\APUD EDINBURGH, II DIE DECEMBRIS, A. D. M,CCCC,LXXXII.\) }] [^PASSAGES IN LATIN AND LISTS OF NAMES OMITTED^]

[^PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] Befor~ the hale lord~ of the thre estat~ gad~it in the tolbuth of Edi~burgh~ p~sonaly Comperit Wil+gai~ lord~ sinclar~ foloware on~ the ta p~te & s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik sone & apperand ayr~ to Wil+gai~ lord~ borthwik & alex=r= hepburne s~ef of Edi~burgh~ with c~tane v+t~ p~son~s quhilk~ past of befor~ on +te s~ving of a breif of our~ sou~ane lord~ chapel p=r=chest on~ +te said Wil+gai~ of fatuitee be +te said s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik defendour~ on the to+t~ p~te Baith~ the said~ p~tijs beand pn~t & +tar~ Reson~s & allegacion~s at lenth~ sene herd & vnd~standi~ The hale body of +te p~liame~t be a se~seme~t decretit & deliu~it +t=t= the said breif p=r=chest apon~ the said Wil+gai~ lord~ si~clar~ was owt of +te dew forme of our~ sou~ane lord~ chapell / & als +t=t= It is no=t= formaly execute be +te said s~ef And atto=r= +t=t= the p~son~s +t=t= past apon~ # +te s~ving of +te sa~my~ errit i~ +tar~ deliu~ance & Retouri~g And +tfor~ dec~nis the Retour~ / +te office of Curatry c~mittit to +te said s~=r= Wil+gai~ of borthwik / & +te # int~dictioun~ put apo~ +te said Wil+gai~ lord~ si~clar~ & al v+t~ thi~g +t=t= folowit apo~ +te said breif / to be of nane avale force nor effect in Jugeme~t nor vtouth~ i~ tyme tocu~ [^PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] It Is ordanit avisit and Concludit be oure souerane lord and his thre estaitis being assemblit in this pn~t parliame~t that pece be takin with Ingland gif It can be had with hono=r= but inco~uenie~t / and that the Aliance and mariage appointit of before be obs~uit & kepit in al point~ for the parte of oure sou~ane lord gife the king of Ingland wil do the sa~myn~ for his parte And for to get sikkir certificacioun~ and knaulage of the king of ingland~ mynde and intencioun~ in the p~miss~ / that thare be a king of armys or a herald of wisdome and knaulage send with autentik w~ting fra the king~ hienes my lord of albany and the hale estait~ of the Realme be autoritee of p~liame~t / and with~ Instruccion~s The quhilk~ writing & instruccion~s / sal c~tene and bere in effect That the trewis takin and c~fermit of before / betuix baith the king~ be thare grete selis / ar violate & hurt / be

diu~s~ grete attemptatis c~mittit & done be the partij of Ingland / co~trar~ the mynde wil & entencioun~ of oure souerane lord and the estait~ of his Realme / Considering +t=t= his hienes at al tymes desirit the # obs~uacioun~ of the trewis / and for his parte / to haue made reformacioun~ of all attemptat~ done agane the sa~my~ / Sa +t=t= he micht haue had sic like / and +t~apone the last +gere send his herald~ to +te king of Ingland with aute~tik w~ting And that +git in tyme tocum / oure saide souerane lord~ and his hale estait~ Desiris and wald haue pece obs~uit / & Reformacioun~ of atte~ptat~ made And for his parte wil send his grete co~missionar~ tharefore ow+t~ in Ingland vnd~ c~duct or grant c~duct to c~i~ssionar~ of Ingland to cu~ in +tis land / Sa +t=t= +te king of Ingland wil assent +t~to Y And in like wise that oure souerane lord~ & +te estait~ of his Realme desiris that +te aliance & mariage appointit of before betuix oure lord the p~nce & +te docht~ of +te king of Ingland be fulfillit in al poyntis Praying tharefore the king of Ingland that he wil geif his c~sent / & apply him to +te pece to be had betuix +te Realmes / and fulfilling of +te saide aliance / for +te plesur~ of god and c~mon~ wele of baith +te Realmes / and +t=t= he wil send his mynde & ente~tioun~ in w~t aute~tik +t~apone / And geif sa be +t=t= +te king of Ingland wil no=t= apply him to +te pece / bot c~tinew in his wer~ / Oure sou~ane lord~ tak~ witnes of god / +t=t= it is aga~is his will / & +t=t= he sal no=t= be +te caus~ nor occasioun~ of effusioun~ of c~sti~ blude / bot i~ his Ry=t=wis querel & defens And sal god willing defend his Realme in hono=r= & fredome as his noble p~ge~itour~ has done in tymes bigane SECUNDLY that sen~ the bordouris ar daily Inuadit and oure sou~ane lordis Liegis gretely oppressit and oureset be +te partij of Ingland And sen~ It accord~ nocht to +te honour~ of his hienes to put his nobl~e persone daily to danger~ That +t~fore and It ples~ gude grace to speke to his bru+t~ the duke of albany to tak apon~ him to be lieute~nent gen~ale of +te Realme / and to defend the bordouris / and Resist his ennemyis baith of Ingland & vtheris in al tymes of nede And to avise how he salbe supportit to bere the grete charge & cost~ of the saide office &c~ according to +te king~ wour~schip ITEM It is avisit and concludit that oure souerane lord~ inco~tine~t dispone him and all his liegis with all his extreme powere for were of ingland and for the defence of his Realme baith be sey & land / and als for Inuasioun~ of his ennemyis And that but delay he caus~ lr~es of oppi~ p~clamacioun~ vnd~ his p~ue Sele to be send to all s~effis and vthir officiar~ in al p~tis of his Realme Chargeing al his liegis to dispone +tai~ & mak +tai~ Redy as said is for were / and purvay +tame of hors harnes & v+t~ abil+geme~t nedefull & of victalis Sa +tat +tai be redy at al tymes to cu~ to o=r= saide Sou~ane lord~ & his lieute~nent gen~ale in al possible haist eft~ +tai be warnit & chargit +t~to / for defens of +te Realme

Resisting & i~pug~yng of his ennemyis And +t=t= ilk s~ef and officiar~ withi~ +te bound~ of his office tak # wapi~schewing~ eftir +te forme of the act of p~liame~t maide of before / and Rase +te vnlawis and punys~ the faltouris eftir +te forme of +te sa~my~ act~ but ony fauour~ ALSA Becaus It is oppin and ma~ifest / that the bordouris ar wastit & distroyit / and in like wise a grete parte Inwarde in the land be tressoun~ and thyft It is ordanit that the wardanis on~ al +te m~chis ger set and hald~ wardane court~ als~ oft as thai may of +te Law and punys~ trespassouris baith tratouris and theyf~ with~ all Rigoure but fauouris according to Justice / And in like wise that s~effis provestis and bail+geis of burowis and vthir officiaris baith to burgh & to land execute & mi~ster thare offic~ / and do Justice to all oure souerane lord~ liegis in Ciuile accion~s and +t=t= thai punys~ c~mi~ale accion~s as thyft slaucht~ and spule+ge in safer as p~tenis to +tare Jurisdiccioun~ & office eftir +te forme of the king~ lawis & of the act~ & statut~ of p~liame~t made +t~apon~ as thai will ansuer~ to o=r= sou~ane lord~ / and vndir the pane of punysing of +tame baith in thare p~son~s gud~ & offic~ eftir +te forme of the said~ act~ and statutis ALSA It is statute and ordanit that in al tymes to cu~ / the wardanis Courtis be of c~tia~cioun~ that is to say / that the wardanis sal haue powere to hald +tar~ courtis / and end +tai~ the first day / or c~tinew +tame as plesis +tame for thre dayis or within / ALSA It is statute and ordanit that in tyme tocu~ for the hono=r= of oure sou~ane lord~ / nane of his liegis breik his sauf conduct nor his wardanis within the boundis of thare offic~ vndir the pane of Dede ALSA that in tyme tocum nane of oure sou~ane lord~ liegis bring Corrupt or mixt wyne within the Realme / And gif ony sic happi~nis to be send hai~ / that na ma~ sell nor tap It / fra it be declarit be the bail+geis and gustaris of wyne that it is mixt or Corrupt / Bot send it agane furth of +te Realme vndir +te pane of dede And that na persoun~ within the Realme tak apo~ hand~ in tyme tocu~ to mix wyne or beir~ vnd~ +te pane of dede as saide is ALSA It is statute and ordanit that the act~ and statut~ made of before ane~t +te halding of money within the Realme / be put to execucioun~ and the panys Raisit but fauouris And +t=t= gude and trew serchouris be set at al portis eftir the forme of the actis and statutis made of before ALSA It is statute and ordanit that the Actis of p~liame~t made of before ane~t the purchesing of pension~s furth of benefic~ secular~ or Religious be put to execucioun~ And that na ma~ vse ony process~ of ony pensioun~

impetrate c~trare the saide actis vnd~ +te panys c~tenit in +te sa~my~ act~ that is to say Rebellioun~ & prosc~pcioun~ of the Realme AND attoure for the co~mone proffit of the hale Realme / and to caus~ strangearis of vthir Realmes to cu~ within the sa~myn~ with victalis and nedefull~ m~chandise to +te supportacioun~ of +te king~ liegis / It is statute & ordanit that in tyme tocum al strangear~ be tretit honorabl~y with~ all fauouris quhare eu~ +tai cu~ to ony port of +te Realme And that nane of o=r= sou~ane lord~ officiaris nor v+t~is his liegis distrubl~e +tai~ nor put +tai~ self schippis nor gudis vndir arreist / bot +t=t= +tai haue ful lib~tee & fredome / to dispone apon~ +tar~ avn~ gudis / and sel +tai~ to fre men~ / without # co~pulsioun~ or violence And that na price be set apon~ +tar~ gud~ bot be bying & selling with +tar~ avn~ c~sent and that na new Custumes Impo~icion~s nor exaccion~s be Raisit nor takin of +tame / bot eftir +te ald~ vse and c~suetude And quhare ony victalis or m~chandise cu~mys / ganyng for o=r= sou~ane lord~ / +tat his comptrollar~ or Ressauo=r= / eftir +t=t= the p~ce be made w=t= +te # stra~gearis / sal haue samekle of +te first & best as Is nedeful to oure sou~ane lordis propir vse / for +te quhilk +tai sal mak tha~kfull payme~t but delay/ that in defalt +tareof / the strangear~ be no=t= taryit And +t=t= in tyme tocu~ na p~sone vnd~ colo=r= of bying to oure sou~ane lord~ vse tak or Ressave mar~ gudis fra strangear~ / to Regrate and sel agane / vnd~ +te pane of ba~nysing the Realme & tinsale & eschete of +tar~ movabl~e gudis / And mar~ oure +t=t= strangear~ now being within +te Realme +t=t= ar playntuous of ony gudis takin fra +tame / or Iniuris done to +tai~ / sal haue inco~tine~t payme~t made to +tai~ / & Reformacioun~ accordi~g to Justice And in like wise gife ony strangearis +t=t= are now absent cu~mys her~eft~ to comple~+ge / +t=t= +tai sal haue # Reformacioun~ and Justice of ony p~son~s within the Realme but delay Sa +t=t= throw mi~stracioun~ of Justice & fauorable treting of al strangear~ / +tai sal haue occasioun~ to cu~ and Repar~ in the Land in tyme tocu~ to +te grete vtilite of +te hale Realme THE thre estaitis has ordanit to w~te to +te king of france and to +te p~liame~t of paris~ vnd~ the Chancellaris sele procurit for +tame all in +te hale p~liame~t schewing +te Complaynt made be diu~s~ m~chandis of this Realme / +t=t= +tare gudis ar arrestit and haldin fra +tai~ i~ france be c~mand of +te king as is allegit / but caus~ or forme of Justice And +t=t= +tai ar no=t= demanyt as freyndis / bot +tare gudis maist~fully Reft & haldi~ fra +tai~ c~trare to +te aliance & band betuix +te Realmes And +t=t= m~cha~d~ & v+t~is of +te Realme / has bene sekand Justice at +te king of france & at his c~sale / & cowth get nane / of +te quhilk +tai m~vale gretely Considering +t=t= thare was neu~ sic like breik of before Exhorting & prayi~g +tame +tarefore of Remede Sa +t=t= we haue caus~ to trete +tai~ as oure freyndis i~ tyme tocu~ like as has bene done i~ tymes bigane And gife +tar~ be ony franch

ma~ +t=t= Complenis / +t=t= +tai wil cu~ to schew +tar~ # complaynt / & +tai sal haue Justice And als to expone +t=t= franchme~ quhe~ +tai cu~ here desiris to haue galyais & c~duct~ or +tai cu~ on~ land inco~trar~ to +te aliance & freyndschip made of before ffor +te quhilk~ the thre estait~ has chosin Walter bertram~e and ordanis him to pas to +te king of france & to +te p~liame~t of paris~ with +t~ lr~es / and with~ Credence in al +t~ mat~is # foresaide / and ansuer~ to be gevin to him / to be brocht agane to +te thre estait~ ALSA oure souerane lord and the thre estaitis has c~tinewit this p~liame~t to +te first Day of March next tocu~ with c~tia~cioun~ of dayis And ordanit +t=t= al p~latis lord~ and grete baron~s and all c~i~ssaris of burowis / Compere agane +te saide day p~sonaly / Lattand +tame wit that na p~curatouris salbe admittit for ony ma~ +t=t= is of j=c= l~i of life late or abone And as for +tai~ +t=t= ar within j=c= l~i / the p~liame~t gra~t~ +tai~ leif / to Remane away as for +tis tyme

[^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] THE QUHILK day in p~lme~t sittand~ o=r= sou~ane lord the king his thre estat~ being assemblit & gad~it William~ Cumy~ masar s~ef in +tat p~t pn~t a lr~ of Su~mond~ vnd~ the quhit walx & +te testimoniale of +te grete sele of +te quhilk the teno=r= folowis [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

Execut be the said masar~ hand w~te & testimoniale vnd~ his sele togidd~ w=t= +te Indorsing of Alex=r= hepburn~ of quhitsum s~ef of Edinburgh~ pn~t & Red in Jugeme~t as eft~ folowis THE XI day of +te moneth~ of +te moneth~ of decembre the +gere of our lord a thousand~ four hundreth~ four skore & thre +ger~ And of the Regnne of our~ Souu~a~ lord king James the thrid~ the xxiiij +gere / I Williame Cumy~ masar & s~ef in +t=t= p~t be oure Souu~ane lord spa~ly c~stitut be his lr~ez direct to me / past w=t= +te samy~ / & +t~ Witnes Symon sp~do=r= messingere / Thomas Scot Johne Cowy with~ v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors~ of Aberdene / And in likewis~ the xviij day of +te samy~ moneth~ and +gere forsaid~ I past w=t= the said lr~ez and +t~ witnes Tho=s= Scot Johne fres~ & Johne Cowy patric prat ane of +te baillies of banf patric blith~ & patric duncansoun~ burges of +te samy~ to +te m~ket cors~ of banf And the xx day of +te said moneth~ & +gher~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Symon sp~do=r= Thomas Scot Johne fres~ & Johne of Cowy with~ v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of elgin The xxij day of +te said moneth~ & +gher~ I past with~ +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Thomas Scot Johne fresar Johne Cowy Archbald broun~ & Johne terres w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of fores The xxiij day of +te moneth~ & +ger~ forsaid~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Thomas Scot Johne fres~ Johnne Cowy William~ Caldor & Alane thomsoun~ burges of narne / w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ to +te m~ket cors of narne / And +te samy~ xxiij day I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes Thomas scot Johne fres~ Johne Cowy Alex=r= flemi~g Alex=r= Rede / & Johnne pat~soun~ burges of Inu~nes to +te m~kat cors~ of +te samy~ And becaus~ I cowth no=t= get c~tane verificac~oun

nor knaulage quhar to fynd nor app~hend p~sonaly William~ lord crechtoun~ / I past to all +te borowis forene~myt and at +te m~ket cors~ of +te samy~ at dais & befor Witnes abone exp~mit I su~mond p~emptourly be opin proclamc~oun the samy~ Willia~ lord crechtoun And mar~ atto=r= the pe~ult day of +te moneth~ & +gere forsaid~ I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ # witnes Thomas Scot Johne fres~ Johne Cowy Willia~ John~soun~ ane of +te baillies of thane Thomas Rede a bailze of cromaty Mawnis vans burges of Inu~nes & Alex=r= su+t~land~ bru+t~ & famuliar s~uit=r= to +te said lord c~chto~ to +te tovnn of thane in Ross~ within the s~efdome of Inu~nes forsaid~ quhar~ the samy~ lord crechtoun~ had his duelling / as I was informyt in the vicar~ hous~ of thane / And at all +te m~ket cors~ of +te borowis befor ne~myt & vicar~ hous~ in thane als forsaid~ I Su~mond~ lauchfully & p~empto=r=ly in the name & autorite of our sou~a~ lord the king the said William~ lord crechtoun~ To compere p~sonaly befor o=r= forne~myt Souu~a~ lord in his nixt p~liame~t to be haldin At Edinburgh~ on thur~da the xix day of +te moneth~ of februar nixt tocu~ And +t~ to a~suer to his hienes in his said p~liame~t for the tresonable art p~t consale & assistence don~ & gevin to Alex=r= vmquhil duc of Albany in the tressonable missioun~ & sending of James of liddale vmquhil of halk~stoun~ knicht in Ingland~ w=t= tressonable writ~ mi~met~ & Instrucc~ons to +te # tressonable c~federac~oun w=t= inglismen~ in the said Alexr~is tressonable opinion~ aganis our Souu~a~ lord~ hienes & Realme And for the tressonable counsale & assistence done & gevin to +te said alex=r= in the tressonable Ressaui~g halding & deliu~ing of a pursewant of +te king of ingland~ callit blewmantle with~ tressonable writ~ & Instrucc~ons to +te i~imyis of Ingland~ And for +te tressonable art p~t & counsale gevin to +te said Alex=r= in his tressonable ganging & away passing in Ingland~ w=t=out licence of o=r= said souu~a~ lord to +te tressonable Inbringing of +te said i~ymyis of ingland~ for +te tressonable destrucc~oun of o=r= said sou~a~ lord~ p~son~ & Realme And for +te tressonable sending of diu~s~ lr~ez in Ingland~ to +te said alex=r= be ane thomas dicsoun~ chaipla~ sen~ the forfatur~ of +te said Alex=r= And for +te tressonable fortifiyng & stuffing of +te castell of crechtoun~ and for +te tressonable counsale & assistance gevi~ to +te p~sonis being in the said castell tressonably w=t=haldand the samy~ castell aganis the c~mandme~t of our Souu~a~ lord to +tai~ direct / be +te said William~ lord crechtoun~ tressonably done / eft~ our souu~a~ lord~ grace grauntit & gevin to +te said Willia~ lord crechtoun~ apon~ the mony & diu~s~ tressonable acc~ons & Rebellion~s aganis o=r= souu~a~ lord~ & his Realme be him tresonably c~myttit & done / & for +te said~ tresonable trespassez & c~mez~ at day & place ly~myt to vnd~ly +te law And in al +te abone w~tin execuc~oun I made Inti~ac~oun that quhe+t~ the said lord crechtoun~ comp~it or nocht at day & place to him ly~myt w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais Our Sou~a~ lord neu~ +te les Justice passand~ befor~ wald p~cede / And als of our souu~ane lord~ lr~ez to me direct in +tis mat~ as said Is / I gaif the copy to +te forsaid~ Alex=r= Su+t~land~ quhilk Requirit me +t~of on the behalf of +te

said lord~ crechtoun~ at thane +te pe~ult day of dece~ber abone writti~ In witnes hereof to this my lett~ of execuc~oun~ & Record~ w~tin w=t= my avne hand~ I haue affixt my Sele / [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^] THE XJ DAY of decembre I Alex=r= hepburn~ of quhitsum s~ef of Edinburgh~ at +te biddin & c~mand of +t~ o=r= sou~a~ lord~ lr~ez becaus~ I couth~ no=t= app~hend~ Willia~ lord crechtoun~ p~sonally I past w=t= +te said lr~ez & +t~ witnes vnd~w~tin to +te castell of crechtoun~ / & +t~ I su~mond~ the said William~ lord crechtoun~ to Comper~ p~sonali in o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ Parlme~t nixt to be haldin at Edinburgh~ apon~ thur~da +te xix day of februar~ nixt tocu~ with~ c~tia~c~oun of dais & +t~ to ansuer~ to o=r= souu~a~ lord in his said p~lme~t for his tressonable art

p~t counsale and assistence gevin to Alex=r= su~ty~ Duc of Albany in his tressonable sending of s~=r= James of liddale vmquhil of halk~stoun~ knicht in Ingland~ w=t= tressonable w~ting~ mynyme~t~ & Instrucc~ons to +te tressonable c~federac~oun of inglisme~ in the said Alex~ris tressonable opi~on aganis o=r= said sou~a~ lord & his Realme And for the tressonable consale & assistence gevin to +te said alex=r= in the tressonable Ressaui~g haldi~g & # deliu~ing / of a pursewant of +te king of ingland~ callit blewmantle w=t= tressonable w~ting~ & Instrucc~ons to o=r= said sou~a~ lord~ Inymyis of ingland And for the tressonable art p~t & consale gevin to +te said Alex=r= in his tressonable passing in Ingland~ without leif of our~ Souu~a~ lord~ to +te tressonable Inbringing of inglisme~ / in to his tressonable opinioun~ for the tressonable # destrucc~oun of o=r= sou~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme And for +te tressonable sending of diu~s~ & mony lr~ez to +te said Alex=r= he beand~ in Ingland~ be a chaipla~ callit s~=r= thomas dicsoun~ eft~ +te forfatur~ of +te said alex=r= And for +te tressonable stuffing w=t= men~ & wittale / of +te castell of crechtoun~ and for the tressonable consale & assistence gevin to +te p~sonis being in the said castel of crechtoun~ in the tressonable halding of the said castell aganis o=r= said lord~ w~ting~ & act~ of p~lme~t eft~ o=r= souu~a~ lord~ grace / to +te said lord crechtoun~ gevin & gra~tit eft~ +te mony & diu~s~ c~mez~ Rebellionis & trespassez~ c~trar~ o=r= souu~a lord & his Realme be him c~myttit and done & +t~ to vnd~ly +te law for +te samy~ Makin Inti~ac~oun to +te said Willia~ that quhe+t~ he comper~ or no=t= / the said day & place w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais our Souu~a~ lord wald p~cede eft~ +te forme of Justice / And +tis I did befor~ +t~ witnes / & for +te mare witnessing I haue set to my sele / gawa~ of crechtoun~ george of crechtoun~ James of cokburn~ george Sinclar~ And~ archbald~ Johne of stermonth~ & Willia~ Johnnsoun~ s~iand~ w=t= v+t~ diu~s~ And atto=r= apon~ the vij da of # decembre / I past to +te m~kat cors of edinburgh~ & +t~ I su~mond~ be opin proclamac~oun Willia~ lord crechtoun~ becaus~ I couth~ no=t= app~hend~ himself to comp~ p~sonaly in o=r= said souu~a~ lord~ p~lme~t day & place abone w~tin to a~suer~ to his hienes apoun~ all point~ and articl~is abonexp~myt / & +tis I did befor +t~ witnes / Alex=r= thomsoun~ ad~ archbald~ Johne of Carnis William~ Johnsoun~ pat~k wald~stoun~ s~iand~ pet~ of m~ch~ & James +gung public notar~ & for +te mar witnessing to +tis my~ execuc~oun I haue set to my sele THE QUHILK citac~oun of su~mond~ & execuc~oun being Red & lauchfully provit be diu~s~ notable and famous witnes / lauchfull ty~ of day biddin the ordre of process~ of c~tia~c~on of the said sumond~ at lenth~ sene herd~ & vnd~stand~ procedit lauchfully to +tis day / the said William~ lord~ crechtoun~ oftymes callit & no=t= comperit In the name & behalf of o=r= Souu~a~ lord the king Johnne the Ross~ of montgrena~ as aduocat to his hienes / askit & Requirit in his name & autorite and of his spa~le c~mand~ at +te lord~ baron~s & c~miss~is of borowis / +t~ ward~ & sensime~t p~lme~t / gif the said William~ lord crechtoun~ had c~myttit & done tressoun~ to our souu~a~ lord & his Realme in the punct~ and articl~is abone w~tin The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ being

deligently & Riply avisit awardit faund~ & deliu~it that +te said William~ lord crechtoun~ / had c~m=t=tit & done / oppin & manifest tressoun~ agane our souu~a~ lord & his Realme in all punct~ and articl~is forsaid~ and +t~eft~ It was gevin for dome / be +te movth~ of Johne dempst~ dempst~ of p~lme~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis THIS COURT of P~lime~t schewis for law and I gif for dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t of p~lme~t / that William~ lord crechtoun~ has c~mittit & done / tressoun~ agai~ o=r= souu~a~ lord~ and his Realme / in the tresson~s and c~mez forsaid~ c~tenit in the su~mond~ . for the quhilk~ / he has forfatit to our souu~a~ lord his lif his land~ his gud~ offic~ and al v+t~ his # possession~s quhatsu~eu~ he had of o=r= souu~a~ lord w=t=in the Realme of scotland~ eu~mar~ to Remai~ w=t= o=r= souu~a~ lord his air~ & successo=r=~ as prop~te for his tressoun~ & offence and that I gif for dome / THE QUHILK Day in p~lme~t sittand our Souu~a~ lord the king his thre estat~ beand~ assemblit & gad~it Thomas simsoun~ s~ef of fif pn~t a lr~ of su~mond~ vnd~ the quhit walx & testimoniale of +te grete sele of +te quhilk the tenour folowis [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

Execut & Indorsit be +te said s~eff~ deput~ that Is to say Alane dempst~ & paule of kinloch~ as eft~ folowis THE XV day of decembre +te +gere of o=r= lord~ J=m= iiij=c= lxxxiij +ger~ I Alane dempst~ s~eff deput of fif spa~ly constitut in +tis p~t past at +te bidding & c~mand of +t~ o=r= souu~a~ lord~ lr~ez to +te land~ of lochgelly within +te said s~efdome / And becaus~ I couth~ no=t= app~hend Johne of liddale p~sonaly +t~ / vpoun~ +te ground~ & ful+ge of +te samy~ land~ / I su~mond the said Johne of liddale eldest sonn~ to su~tyme s~=r= James of liddale of halk~stoun~ knicht to c~pere p~sonaly in o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ p~lime~t nixt to be haldin At Edinburgh~ on thur~da +te xix da of februar~ nixt tocum w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais / and +t~to ansuer to our forsaid~ Souu~a~ lord~ in +tis said p~lme~t / for the tressonable art p~t counsale & assistence / gevin to Alex=r= vmquhil duc of Albany in the tressonable sending of s~=r= James of liddale / in ingland~ w=t= tressonable w~t~ mi~me~t~ & Instrucc~ons to +te tressonable confederac~oun w=t= inglis me~ in the said Alex~ris tressonable opinion~ And for +te tressonable c~sale / & assistence gevin to +te said Alex=r= in the # tressonable Ressaui~g & deliu~ing of a p~sewaunt of +te king of ingland~ callit blewmantle / with~ tressonable w~t~ mi~me~t~ & Instrucc~ons And for +te tressonable art p~t consale & assistence gevin to +te said Alex=r= in his tressonable passing in Ingland~ without leif of o=r= souu~a~ lord~ to +te tressonable Inbringing of Inglis~me~ / to +te tressonable distrucc~oun of our souu~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme And als vpoun~ the tressonable stuffing / of +te hous of # halkerstoun~ w=t= me~ vittale & artil+ger~ And for +te tressonable / art p~t c~sale & assistence gevin to +te p~sonis being in the said hous~ haldand the samy~ tressonably aganis o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ ma~dme~t~ & charg~ vnd~ his p~ue Sele / to +tai~ direct for +te deliu~ing of +te samy~ / with # Inti~ac~oun to +te said Johne that quhe+t~ he compere or no=t= the said day & place / our said souu~a~ lord wald~ p~cede in +te said caus~ eft~ +te forme of law And +tis I did befor +t~ witnes dauid Stanehous Johne Cole+gear Willia~ Cole+gear Ala~ mylesoun~ Willia~ boisuile with v+t~ diu~s~ w=t= my Signet / I PAULE of kinloch~ s~ef deput of fiff apoun~ the ferd~ day of dece~ber +te +ger~ of o=r= lord~ # forsaid~ / becaus~ I couth~ no=t= get +te pn~s of Johnne of liddale eldast sonn~ to s~=r= James of liddale kny=t= / I su~mond +te said~ Johne be opin proclamac~oun at +te m~ket cors of Cowp~ in fiff to comper~ p~sonaly in o=r= souu~a~ lord~ p~lme~t nixt to be haldin at Edinburgh~ on thur~day the xix day of februar w=t= c~tia~c~oun of dais And +t~ to ansuer to o=r= forsaid~ souu~a~ lord apoun~ all point~ & Articlis abonexp~myt And apon~ Ilk ane of thai~

spa~ly eft~ +te forme / of +t~ o=r= sou~a~ lord~ sumond~ w=t= Inti~ac~oun to +te said~ Johnne as effer~ And~ +tis I did befor +t~ witnes / Johne lindissay symon~ greg Alane dempst~ Willia~ cowp~ Johne Rede / Nichol m~ra / & dauid Wricht public notar THE QUHILK citac~oun of su~mo~d~ and execuc~oun being Red~ & lauchfully provit in Jugeme~t be diu~s~ notable and famous witnes / the said Johne of liddale oftymez~ callit and no=t= comp~it lauchfull tyme of day biddin the ordo=r= process of c~tia~c~oun of +te said su~mond~ at lenth~ sene herd & vnd~stand~ p~cedit lauchfully to +tis said day In the name & behalf of o=r= sou~a~ lord~ the king / Johne the Ross~ of montgrena~ as aduocat to his hienes / askit & Requirit in his name / and autorite / and of his spa~le c~mand~ at +te lord~ baron~s and c~missar~ of borowis +t~ ward~ & sensime~t of p~lme~t / gif +te said Johne of liddale had c~myttit & done tresoun~ to o=r= souu~a~ lord & his Realme in the point~ and articlis abone w~tin The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ beand Diligently & Ripely avisit / awardit fand~ & deliu~it that the said Johnne of liddale had c~mittit & done oppin & ma~ifest tressoun~ agai~ o=r= souu~a~ lord the king & his Realme / in all point~ and articl~is forsaid~ And +t~eft~ It was gevin for dome / be +te mouth~ of Johne Dempst~ / dempst~ of p~lime~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis THIS COURT of p~lime~t schewis for law and I gif for dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t of p~lme~t that Johne of liddale eldest sonn~ to s~=r= James of liddale vmquhilk of halk~stoun~ knicht / had c~mittit & done tresoun~ agane o=r= souu~a~ lord & his Realme in the tressonis & c~mys forsaid~ . c~tenit in the su~mond~ for the quhilk he has forfaltit to our Souu~a~ lord his lif his land~ his gud~ offic~ and all v+t~ possession~s quhatsu~eu~ he had of our Souu~a~ lord within +te Realme of scotland~ / eu~mar to Remane w=t= our said souu~a~ lord his air~ & successo=r=~ as prop~te for his # tressoun~ & offence / And +t=t= I gif for dome / THE QUHILK day in p~lme~t sittand~ our Souu~a~ lord the king his thre estat~ being assemblit & gad~it Oliu~ of laud~ of +tat Ilk s~ef deput to ane Noble lord~ patric lord halis s~ef of Berwic pn~t a lr~ of su~mond~ vnd~ the quhite walx and testimoniale of +te grete sele / of +te quhilk +te tenno=r= folowis [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

Execut & Indorsit be +te said s~ef deput as eft~ folowis / THE TUENTI day of decembre / +te +ger~ of god J=m= iiij=c= lxxxiij +ger~ I Oliu~ of laud~ of # +t=t= ilk s~ef deput to ane Noble lord patric lord halis s~ef of berwic at +te c~mand~ of o=r= souu~a~ lord~ lr~ez of su~mond~ direct to me as deput forsaid~ past to the land~ of Smaleha~ & chennis of +te samy~ p~teni~g to dauid purves / & becaus~ I couth~ nocht app~hend~ the said dauid~ p~sonaly / I past to +te m~ket croce of laud~ +te samy~ day / & at +te said land~ & m~ket croce / be opin p~clamac~oun as be aperance / It micht cu~ to +te knaulage of +te said dauid~ / I su~mond~ lauchfully and p~emptourly +te said dauid to compere p~sonaly befor o=r= Souu~ane lord in his nixt p~lme~t to be haldin at Edinburgh~ in the tolbuth~ of +te samy~ on thur~da the xix day of +te moneth~ of februar nixt tocu~ w=t= c~ti~ac~oun of dais to ansuer to o=r= souu~a~ lord in his said p~lment for his tressonable art p~t consale & assistence gevin & schawin to Alex=r= vmquhile duc of Albany in his tressonable stuffing and fortifiying / of +te castell of dunbar / and for +te tressonable gevin of +te said castell to our Souu~ane lord~ Inymyis of ingland~ And for his tressonable passing & gangin in Ingland~ with the said Alex=r= In his tressonable opinioun~ to +te tressonable Inbringin of inglisme~ to +te tressonable distrucc~oun of o=r= souu~a~ lord~ p~soun~ & Realme / & +t~upoun~ to vnd~ly his lawis w=t= al point~ and articl~is c~tenit in +te su~mond~ forsaid~ And I made Inti~ac~oun to +te said dauid~ that quhe+t~ he comperit or no=t= / our~ Souu~a~ lord wald~ p~cede in the forsaid~ thing~ insafer as he my=t= of Justice / And +tis I did befor +t~ witnes / Thomas tait Alex=r= Jardin george bowo Johne crak george of laud~ s~=r= Willia~ bowe / chaipla~ . & s~=r= James thin notar~ # public And for +te mar~ witnessing to +tis my Record~ execuc~oun & Indorsing I haue affixt to my sele / at day & place forsaid~ . [^A PASSAGE IN LATIN OMITTED^]

THE QUHILK Citac~oun of su~mond~ & execuc~oun being Red & lauchfully p~vit in Jugeme~t / be diu~s~ Notable and famous witnes / The said dauid~ oftymes callit & no=t= comp~it / lauchfull ty~ of day biddin / The ordo=r= p~cess~ of c~tia~c~oun of +te said su~mond~ at lenth sene herd~ & vnd~stand~ p~cedit lauchfully to +tis said day / In the name & behalf of o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ Johne +te Ros of montgrena~ as aduocat to his hienes / askit & Requirit in his name & autorite / & of his spa~le c~mand~ at +te lord~ baron~s & c~missar~ of borowis / +t~ ward~ & sensime~t of p~lme~t / gif the said dauid~ had c~myttit & done tresoun~ to o=r= sou~a~ lord & his Realme / in the point~ and articlis abone w~tin The quhilk~ lord~ & estat~ beand~ diligently & Ripely avisit awardit fand~ & deliu~it / that the said dauid~ had c~mittit & done / opin & manifest tresoun~ agai~ o=r= Souu~a~ lord~ & his Realme / in all point~ and articlis forsaid~ And +t~eft~ It was gevi~ for dome / be +te movth~ of Johne dempst~ dempst~ of p~lme~t in man~ & forme as eft~ folowis THIS COURT of p~lme~t schewis for law & I gif for dome / that forsamekle / as It is fundin be sensime~t