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 92. KING JAMES THE F O V RT H their Judging and Innes in the Towne ot Leith, and at uther Portes of the Realme, and chargis their gudes to the Sea , and uthers their merchandice , not payand their cuftomes and dewties to our Soveraine Lord , in that wife, that their gudes arun-entred, aseffeiris, nor their Merchandice fchawen to the cuftomers , and Cierkes of the Cocquet : It is ftatute and ordained, that in time to cum , quhen ony Schip of alienares , or ftrangers of uther Realmes , cummis to the Haven of Leith , or ony uther Porte within the Realme : The maifter or merchandes of the faide Schip fall take his ludging and Innes in the principal Towne of the faid Porte, and enter their gudes, aseffeiris. And to charge na gudes nor Merchandice to the Sea, quhillitbe ieene be the cuftomers and Clerks of the Cockquet, quhat gudes and Merchandice they fend to the Sea , and the cuftomes and dewties payed therefore : And the hoaft of the Innes quhair the faid ftrangers ar fudged, fall anfvvere to the King for their cuftomes and dewties, gif the faid ftrangers paflis away un-cuftomed : And the faid hoaft fall give com pt to the Kingis Officiares and cuftomers, quhat gudes he lies foorth , efFeiring to the quantitie of the gudes that he entered: Sa that it fall be clearly underftandin , that he have away mer- chandice, and na money. And gif ony beis foundm breaking this ftatute, takand the money away , all the faidmoney and his uther gudes, fall be the Burgefles efcheit. And that the Kingis Hienefle depute fearch- ouies thereto, quhilkis fall fearche the famin , as they will ftand therefore to his Hieneffe, and his Eftaites. 41. That na Cor doner, nor uther Craftefmau , take na cuftomes of uther. ITEM, It is thocht expedient, becaufe it is clearly underftandin, that theCraftef-menofBurrowes, fik as Cordoners and uthers, takis of men of the famin Craft , cummand to tz metcat on CMononday , a penny of ilk man , quhilk is the caufe of dearth, and exalting of their penny-worthes, iik as fchoone was wont to be fauld for twelfe pennies, or better cheape, and uther Merchandice, that is exalted lor a penny, to fex, or aucht pennies, quhilk is great skaith to the commoun profit : That thereiore na maner of Craitef-man, nor Cordoner, take ony maner of taxation, penny, nor uther, then was woont to be taken of the auld Lawe. And quha fa dois in the contrair, fall be repute as ane oppreffour of the Kingis Lieges, and to be indicled therefore: And the Clerk of the Juftice aire, to take dittay there-upon. Sa that he that is breaker thereof, fall bye his life therefore, as for commoun oppreflion. 43. Tutting do^jne of 'Deakons of Craftes^ and that na Mat fines nor Wricht.es take payment for Ha lie-dates. ITEM, Becaufe it is clearly underftandin to the Kingis Hienefle, and his three Eftaites, that the ufing of Deakons of men of Crafte in Burrowes is richt dangerous , and as they ufe the famin , may be the caufe of great trouble in Burrowes, and convocation and riling oi the Kingis Lieges, be ftatutes making , contrair the commoun pro fire, and for their fingular profite and avaue, quhilk fervis great punition, and alsbelangand Maifons& uther men of Craft, that conveems togidder, and makis rule of their Craft, fikasMaifons, and Wrichtes, and uthers, that they fall have their fee all w eill on the H alie-day, as for the wark-day , or elfe they fall not woorke : And als that quhat perfon of them, that wauld begin ane uther manniswarke, and he at his pleafure will leave the faid warke, and then nane of the faid Craft dare not compleit , nor fulfill the famin warke : It is herefore advifed, ftatute and ordained, that all lik Deakons fall ceafe lor ane zeir, and have nane uther power, bot allanerly to examine the fines of the ftutfe and warke, that beis wrocht, with the remanent of his Craft : And als belangand Maifons, Wrichtes , and uther men of Craft , that ftatutis , that they fall have fee alfweill for the halie-daie, as for the wark-day : i hat all the makers and ufers of the faid ftatutes, fall be indicated, as commoun oppreflburs of the Kings Lieges be their ftatutes. And that the Gierke of the Jufticiarie, fall take dittay thereupon , and they to be punifhed as oppreflbures : And in likewife , of the makers of the ftatutes, that quhair ony beginnis ane manniswarke, ane uther fall not ende it: That all the makers and ufers thereof, fall be punilhcd as opprelToures of the Kingis Lieges, and dittay to be taken there- upon, as is abone written. 44. t^Sient the taking of multure of flowre, that cummis furth of uther landes. ITEM, Anent the complaint maid upon the taking of multure of the flowre, that cummis furth of uther landes to the Porte and Haven of Leith : It is thocht expedient, advifed, and ordained, that all fik ftatutes fall ceafe unto the nixt Parliament : And that there be na multure taken for fik flowre in times to cum, nor of the flowre that cummis to the mercat. bot that it may cum to the mercat, and be fauld with multure , or ony uther new taxation, that was ufed to be taken of befoir : And that all men be free to bring and fell victual, all the daies of the oulke, alfweill as on the mercat-day : And this afte to be obferved and keiped in all Bur- rowes of the Realme. 45-. That the Juftice-Clerke take foorth all the ftatutes, that hes paine of dittay. ITEM, Becaufe there is mony diverfe ftatutes, quhilkis lies in the end of them the paine of dittay , and lies not bene in time by-gane clearely fpeared at the indiftmentes taking, as they fulde have bene , throw the quhilk drverfe perfones, that lies broken the faid ftatutes lies not bene punilhcd : I T I S advifed , ftatute,