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 ! i 4 KING JAMES THE FIFTH fituate at ilk Porte of the Realme, to fearche and feeke the perfones, breakers of thefaidisflatutes: And that they didreinzie ilk perfon breaker thereof, for the fumme of twentie pound, to be apply ed on this wife. That is to fay, th'ane halfe to O U R SOVERAINE LORDS life, and th'other haiie to the Proved or Baillies for their laboures : And that they make compt thereof zeirly in the Checker. And gif the Proved or Baillies be negligent in the exercing of their Offices, and power given to them : they fall be oblifhed to pay the faid paine of twentie pounde for everie man, that paflis and faillis in contrair the faide afte at that Porte, quhair they have jurifdiction ; And als it is ordained , that na Schipper , Maifteres, awners of Schippes, receive onie Merchande to faille in their Schippes , without they have the names of them in Tickettes, fubfcribed be the faidis Proved and Baillies handes , under the paine forefaide for ilk perfoun that they receive in their Schippe, and that OUR SOVERAINE LORDIS Cudomers , or ony uthers, thatpleafis; accufethe faidsProvede and Baillies, gif they be negligent in the premifies , zeirly at the Checker. And letters to be direct hereupon in dew forme, aserfeiris. And als, that letters be written to the Confervatour of the Nation in Flanders, conteinand the effecte of this acte , chargeing him to fend hame the names of all Merchands refortand there in everie Schip, in contrarie the tenour of the faid acte, to the Thefaurer , under the paine of tinfel of his office. 25-. That na Schip faill with Staple gudes fra Simons day tf^Judes, quhil/'Can6e-mes. T E M, Our Soveraine Lord ordainis , the acte maid be King James the Second , be the quhilk it is or- dained, that na Schip be frauchted out of the Realme with ony daple gudes, fra the fead of Simons day and J nde s, unto the fead of the ^Purification of our Lady , called Candle-mes , be obferved , keiped, and put to execution in all poyntes, with this addition .- That the paine of them that cummis in contrair hereof, fall be in times dimming, twentie pound , to be raifed of ilk perfon , breakers of the faid acte : Except it fall be leiffull to fend ony kinde of Merchandice foorth of the Realme , in the time forefaide , in ony Schippes that bringis in Salt or Wine. z6. Of the chujing ofOfficiares in Burgh, and bringing of the compt s, of their commoun gudes zeirly in the Checker. ITEM, Becaufe all our Soveraine Lords Burrowes ar put to povertie, waded, and dedroyed in their gudes and policie, and almaid ruinous throw fault of ufing of Merchandice, and that throw being of Out- landesmen, Proved, Baillies, and Aldermen within Burgh, for their awin particular weill , inconfuming of the commoun gudes of Burrowes, granted to them be our Soveraine Lord , and his Predeceflburs , Kings oi Scot land, for the uphald of honedie and policie within burgh: It is herefore datute and ordained, that na man in time dimming, bechofen, Proved, Baillies, or Aldermen into Burgh, bot they that ar honed and fubdantious Burgefles, Merchandes, and indwellers of the faid Burgh, under the paine of tinfel of their free- dome, quha dois in the contrair. And that na man dwelland within Burgh, purchafe Lordlhip out of Burgh, in ony his action or quarrell, to moled, trouble, or give feare and dreddour to his Nichtbour and partie, under the paine conteined in the actes and datutes maid thereupon of before. And that all Provedes, Baillies , and Aldermen of Burrowes, bring zeirly to the Checker, at the day fet, for giving of their conipts their compt buiks, of their commoun gudes, to be feene and confiddered be the Lords Auditours, gif the famin be fpended for the commoun weill of the Burgh, or not, under the paines forefaids. And that the faidis Proved, Bail- lies, and Aldermen of everie Burgh warne zeirly, fifteene daies bofore their dimming to the Checker , all they quha likis to cum, for the examining of the faidis compts, that they mayargune and impugnethe famin, as they pleafe , fwa that all murmure may ceafe in that behalfe. 2-7- That na man trouble nor moleft Trovejl, Aldermen, Baillies, andOfficiares 'within Burgh. ITEM, It is datute and ordained, that na man, Earle, Lorde, Barronne , or uther of quhat-fiim-ever degree about and adjacent Nichtboures to Burrowes, moled, trouble, nor inquiet the Proved , Aldermen, Baillies and Officiares of Burrowes, and Merchandes thereof, in ufing of their Franchies , liberties, and pri- viledges, granted to them be our Soveraine Lord, and his Predecefioures , Kingis of Scotland, and in con- trair the acts and datutes maid thereupon, under the paine to be called and aceufed as commoun oppref- foures of our Soveraine Lordis Lieges, at Generall Judice aires, or private diettes, and Judice courtes, as fall be thocht expedient be the Kingis Grace : And that the Judice Clerke take inquifition and dittay hereof, as effeiris. 28. That na man ride, bot in fiber maner. ITEM, It is datute and ordained, that becaufe there lies bene great inconvenients and trouble wrocht in the cuntrie, be great perfones , throw convocation of the Kingis Lieges , at courts and gadderings, that therefore na perfons take upon hand to ride to fik courts and gadderings, with maa perfones , then they may fudeine in houflialde dailie, excepte that k fall be leiffull to Schireffes, Stewardes, Baillies, and utheris the Kingis Officiares, to ride with greater number, for the execution of Judice, and foorth- bearing of the Kingis