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 soS KING JAMES THE FIFTH H O N D P A R L I A M T F KING JAMES THE FIFTH. Halden at Edinburgh, the twentle fourth day of July the zeir of God, am thoufand ', five hnn- dreth, twentie twa zeires. t_/fneM the waird, rellefe, and mariage of the aires of them that deceafe in the hoafi moved contrair Engliih-men, or the trait ours of the Realme. H E Quhilk day my Lord Governour, with advife of the three Eftaites of the Realme, lies ftatute and ordained in this prefent Parliament : That gif ony man be flaine or hurt to death, in hoaft or army, againft our auld enemies of En- I gland, or traitoures of Scotland, in perfewing or defending now in time of weir moved, or to be moved , betuixt this Realme , and the Realme of England: In that cafe , the aires of them that ar flaine , fall have the waird , reliefes , and ma- nages of the Kingis grace, and my Lord Governour, free, difpenfand with their age, quhateild that ever they be of: To be applyed to the utilitie of the wives, aires, and bairnes of them that ar flaine , for the up-hald and fuftentation of die 'faidis wives, aires, and bairnes : Swa that throw the deceafe of their husbandes, they remaine not alluterlie in povertie and diflblution. And in likewife, all the Lordes , Spiritual and Tem- poral, lies confented , and confentis , diat all perfones that haldis lands of them , that beis flaine or hurt to death, as faidis, fall have, and bruik the priviledge of the Adte : And alfwa , all vafiailes, and fub-vaffalles, that haldis landes of Barronnes, or uther their Over-lordes, and happenis to be flaine or hurt to die death, in the laid hoift or armie, their wives, aires and bairnes , to bruik die effeft and priviledge of the faid Acle, as is before written. And that letters he direft thereupon in dew forme, as effeiris. 4. Anent the tackes und Jleadinges of them that ar flaine, as faid is. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, be the haill three Eftaites of Parliament, that quhat-fum-ever ten- nent, Gentle-man unlanded , or zeaman , havand tackes or fteadjnges , of ony Lordes or Lairdes , Spiritual or Temporal, that happenis to be llaine be Englijh-men , in our Soveraine Lordis armie or fervice, or gettis deathis woundes, in the famin: The wives and bairnes of them that fall happen to be flaine of wounded to the death, as faid is, fall bruik their tackes , maillinges, or fteadinges, for their fuftentation, during the fpace of five zeires, nixt after the flauchter or wounding to death, of the faidis tennents, gref- foumefree: Payand allanerly but mailles, dewties, and fervice audit and woont. N I THE