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 i34 KING JAMES THE FIFTH as neede beis, to furnifh and ende foorth the faide warke, for policie of the Realme : And that na impediment be maid to fik Craftef-men, ufand their Craft , as faide is , be ony uther of the faide craft vvi thin this Realme, under the paine of tinfell of their freedome, and breaking of the acles of Parliament: And that the Proveft and Baillies of all Burrowes, take inquifition hereupon, and put this a&e to execution in all poyntes. 1x2. For drawers of Claith. ALSWA, It is ftatute and ordained, anentis drawers of claith , and Litftars of falfe coullours : That in everie Burgh, there be an qualified man chofen , to feale ail claith , and fall have for his laboures, of ilkfteikfealling, twelve pennies. And gifony drawers of claith, beis apprehended, that ane halfe of the faidis gudes, to be our Soveraine Lords efcheit , and the uther halfe to the Burgh , and the faid drawers with- in Burgh, for the firft faulte, to tine their freedome for zeirandday : And for the feconde fault for ever. And fik-like, of them out-with Burgh, dingand calk, creifche, flailland , or cardand claith , that the famin be efcheit , and they halden to refound the skaith to the awners : And gif the faide fellar beis foundin culpable, fealland un-fufficient coullour, or drawen claith , he to tine his freedome , and to be punifhed in his perfon and gudes. 113. Fore-ftaliers within Burgh. TEM, It is ftatute and ordained, gifony Fore-ftaliers be apprehended, fore-ftalland onymanerof Merchandice, victualles, pultrie, or gudes quhat-fum-ever, within the freedome of Burgh, that the OfF.ciares of the faide Burgh, efcheit the famin, the ane halfe to our Soveraine Lordis ufe, and the uther halfe to the Burgh, conforme to the acle of Parliament maid hereupon of before : And that na uther Officiar have power thereto, within the boundes of free Burgh. 114. t^Anentis weichtes. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that na Burgh have ane weicht to bye with , and ane uther to fell , dif- ferent in weicht therefra, bot that all Burrowes have ane univerfall weicht of the Itane , baith for byeing and felling of all ftuffe in time to cum. 115-. ^Annexation of landes to the Qrowne. UR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife and confent of his three Eftaites, lies annexed the Landes under written, to remaine perpetuallie with his Grace , and his Succeilbures, as patrimonie of his Crowne, with all claufis , reftri&iones and provifiones , fik-like as is conteined in the annexations of uthers landes , maid be his Hienefle in his laft Parliament , and be his Predecefioures , Kingis of Scotland: And wills that the famin be halden as for exprehe in this prefent afte : Of the quhilkis landes the names followis : That is to fay, All and haill the latads of Cro-mar and Braa of Mar : All and findrie, the landes of 'Hmder-laud, with the Towre and Fortalice of the famin, and their pertinentes , advocationes and dona- tiones of Kirks and Chaplanaries : All and findrie, the lands and Barronnie of Eaft-weemes , Towre and Fortalice of the famin, advocation and donation of Kirkes, tennents, tennandries , partes, pendickles, an- nexes, connexes, and pertinentes thereof: And all uther and findrie landes , quhilkis perteined to umquhiie James Colvillo{ Eaft-weemes Knicht, the time of his deceafe, and nowe perteining to OUR SOVE- RAINE LORDE, be reafon of doome of forefaltour given thereupon : And als the landes oiBtick.' haven, except fa- meikle thereof, as pleafe the Kingis Grace, to give to the Abbot , and convent of T)um- fermeling , in excambium , for ane parte of their landes of IVefter-Kinghorne befide the Brint-Ilande , con- forme to the Chatters to be maid thereupon. And als except it fall be leafum to our faid Soveraine Lorde, to fet his faide annexed landes in few , for augmentation of his zeirlie rente , conforme to the a<fte of diflblu- tion maid in this prefent Parliament. 116. The diffblution of the union , for fitting offewes. ITEM, Becaufe it is thocht be the Kingis Grace, and the haill three Eftaites of this Realme, that the fetting of his landes , baith annexed and un-annexed in few , is to the great profite of his Crowne , fwa the ianiin be maid in augmentation of his rentall : It is therefore ftatute and ordained be our Soveraine Lorde, and his three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, that it fall be leafum to his Hienefle , to fet all his proper landes, baith annexed, and un-annexed in few-ferme, to ony perfon or perfons, ashepleafis, fwa that it be not in diminution of his rentall, grahumes, or ony uther dewties, bot in augmentation of the famin, and to fet them with fik claufis, as he thinkis expedient , and to be given, according to the condition forefaide. And that the landes, that he fettis in his time , as faid is, ftand perpetualiie to the aires , after the forme of their condi- tion: And that this ftatute indure for the life-time of the King, our Soveraine Lord that now is, allanerly: fwa that the landes that he fettis in his time, with the conditions forefaidis , fall ftand perpetuallie : And after his deceafe, the annexations quhilkis ar maid of before , fall returne againe to the awin nature , fwa that his Succeilbures fall not have power to annalie nor fet in few, mair then they had before the making of this ftatute. 117. That