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 KING *J A M E S THE F OV RT H of benefices : THAT For the remied hereof in time to cum, that nane of our Soveraine Lordis Lieges , S oiritual nor Temporal, pade foorth of his Realme , unto the time the Spiritual perfones intimate the caufe of their pafTage to their Ordinares, and that baith Spiritual and Temporal, cum to his Hienefle , or his Chan- cellar, and fehaw the caufe of their paffage : That they may have licence of him, and get their teftimonialles thereupon. And that they do, nor attempt to doe nathing utherwaies , then is contcined in their faid licence, contrair the commoun profite of the Realme, actes and ftatutes maid thereupon. And that they fchaw and vvarne, quhairin they make finance , and with quhat perfon, that it may be underftandin , that they have na money ioorth of the Realme : And quha fa dois contrair the premiffes, till in-cur the painesof profcription, rebellion, banifhing, and putting of them to our Soveraine Lordis home, and never to bruik nor ufe worfhip within his Realme, bot to be demained as traitour and traitoures , and their benefices, gif they ony have, to be vacant, at the difpofition of their Ordinares ; but gif they be laick Patronages, and then the patrone fall difpone thereupon. And all uther acles maid upon this mater of before, conteinand ony re- ftricf ion for the commoun profite, to be never-theles obferved and keiped. 54. That all Barronnes and Free-halders, that ar of fubftance, pit their eldeft Sonne s and aires to the fchules. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained throw all the Realme, that all Barronnes and Free-halders, that arof fubftance, put their eldeft Sonnes and aires to the fchules, fra they be fex or nine zeires of age , and till re- maine at the Grammar- fchules, quhill they be competently founded , and have perfite Latine. And there- after to remaine three zeirs at the Schules of Art and jure, fwa that they may have knawledge and under- ftandingoftheLawes: Throw the quhilksjuftice may remaine univerfally throw all the Realme: Swathat they that ar Schireffes or Judges Ordinares, under the Kingis Hienefie, may have knawledge to doe Juftice, that the puir people fulde have na neede to feek our Soveraine Lordis principal Auditour, for ilk fmall injurie : And quhat Barronne or Free-halder of fubftance, that haldis not his Sonne at the fchules, as faid is, havand na lauchfull effoinzie, bot failzies herein, fra knawledge may be gotten thereof, he fall pay to the King, the fumme of twentie pound. 5-5". Of the money and bulzieon. • ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that our Soveraine Lord, with advife of his Councell , ordaineand ftatute ane famous and wife man , that is expert , and underftandisthemanerandfafhionofcuinzies, to bemaifterofthemoney, and anent the ftriking thereof, the fines, and the cours , and anent the inbringing of builzieon , and fearching to be maid of the famin, and of the out-paffing thereof off the Realme : That the ftatutes and actes maid thereupon of before be keiped : And that this maifter of money and fearchoures, have upon them the charge of caufing and folifting of the faidis afts , to be put to execution. And gif they be noted of in-diligence or fleuth therein , that they be puniihed be the Kingis gude grace , and his Lordes of Councel, according to their trefpafle , and to be deprived of their Offices , and uthers put in their places. And that the Cuftomers of Burrowes , make compt at this prefent Checker , and in all times to cum , and of the in-bringingof bulzieon , according to the quantitie of their merchandice , paft furth of the Realme, after the forme of the faide acl:e c. And that the maifter of the money, and cuinzieoures under him, pay to the merchandes for the faid buizieon, or to ony uther perfones, that will fell them fine ftuffe tocuinzie, the prices conteined in the faid acfes, and nalefie, under the paine of prifoning of their perfons , and depriva- tion of their offices. 5 6. Of the price, gadnes , andfimsofvitlualles, and all uther maner of fiujfe wrocht. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, for the remeid of the great hurte and oppreffion done to ourSoverain Lords lieges, throw dif-proportion of prices maid be Craftef-men , and warke-men , upon all maner of ftuffe , that they woork , and fellis , far exceedand the price of the ftuffe , they bye : That therefore all Barronnes, Proveftes and Baillies of Burrowes, and uthers , that lies the rule and direction of throch-faires, and hoftellares, throw all the Realme, make diligent inquifition, and take knawledge of the price of viclualles, and all uther ftuffe, wrocht be ony maner of work-man , according to the price of the faide victualles and ftuffe : That they fet and ordaine certaine price, gudnes , and fines upon bread, aile, and all uther neceflarie thinges that is wrocht, and dailie bocht , and ufed be the Kingis lieges. And that they make certaine prievars and examinatoures, to waite dailie upon the keiping thereof And quhair ony warke-man beis noted, tak- and exorbitant prices for his ftuffe, abone the price, and over-far disproportionate of the ftuffe he byes, that he be puniihed be the faidis Barronnes, Proveftes , and Baillies, and uthers havand the direction and rale of the faide throch faires, and hoftellares, be the taking of ane unlaw of the courte, that he is under , for the firft time. And ane unlaw, and efcheiting of the ftuffe , that beis exorbitantly fauld , the fecond time. And the thrid time depriving and fufpending of them fra their Craft, and efcheitting of the faid ftuffe, fauld over-deare , as faid is. 57. That