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 i 4 i ^ V ■ E E N E CM A R I E of, their affifters, favourers, mainteiners, receiptors, fortifiers, and partakers of all fik Traitoures , and their compatiie, and to avoide the companie of uthers , OUR SOVERA1NE LADIES trew and faithiull iubjeclcs : It is devifed, ftatute and ordained be the Lord Governour, and three Eftaites of Parliament, that in cafe ony fik declared traitour, or traitoures , happenis to be handled , taken , apprehended or fiaine upon fud- dantie, or uther waies put to death: then and in that cafe, it lhall not be leirtull to the kin , friendes, affi- fters, fortifiers, mainteiners, favourers, or airt and part-takers with fik traitoures on na wife, fra the time that fik-like traitour or traitoures happenis too bee handled, apprehended or flaine fra thine foorth , to moove oniequeftion, pick, grudge or querrell, or beare onie rancour, hatred , or envie againft the perfon or perfones, committers of the flauchteroffik-like perfones traitoures, nor to perfew nor invade them for bo- dielyharme, flauchter, orutherwife, to injure them in word or deed for that caufe, nouther for times by- gane, nor to cum, under the pain of treafon, with certification to qubatfumever perfon or perfones, that cumrnis in the contrair of the premiiTes, that he fall be called and accufed upon treafon , like as the committar ol the principall crime fall be in likemaner puniihed, conformeto theLawes of the Realme, with all rigour. 9 . t^Anent them that fchuttis with giinnis at 'Deare and wilde-fowle. H E Samin daye, for-fa-mcikle as it was devifed , ftatute and ordained of before , that nane of O U R SOVERA1NE LADIES Lieges , fulde take upon hande to fchutte with the halfe-hag , Culver- ing, or Piftolet , at Deare , Rae , wilde-beaftes , or wilde-fowles , under the paine of death : Notwith- ftanding OUR SOVERAINE LADIES Lieges, daylie and continuallie in-contrair the tenour of the aftes maid thereupon , incurrand the paines conteined in the famin , fchuttis with the halfe-hag , culver- ing, and Piftolette at the faidis wilde-beaftes, and wilde-fowles, quhair-throw the Noble-men of the Re- alme, can get napaftimeofhalking and hunting, like as lies bene had in dmes by-paft, bee reafon that all fik wilde-beaftes and wilde-fowles ar exiled and banilhed, be occafion forefaide : And for remeid hereof: It is devifed, ftatute and ordained be the Lorde Governouris Grace , and the three Eftaites of Parliament , zit as of before, that nane of OUR SOVERAINE LADIES Lieges , of quhat-fum-ever degree hee be of, take upon hande to fchutte at Deare , Rae , or uther wilde-beafts or vvilde-fowls , with half-hag , culvering or piftolet in ony times to cum, under the paine of death , and conflfcation of all their gudes , for their contemption, and quhat perfon or perfones , that happenis to take or apprehend ony maner of perfones, cummand in-contrair this prefentacl:e and ftatute, andbringishimtotheSchireffeofthe Schire, or his de- putes, the taker fall have the efcheitofall the perfones gudes hee apprehendis, and fall be rewarded uther- waies, as accordis tor his laboures. 10. The ac~i maid anent the annueUes oflandes burnt be our auld enemies cf England , within Burrowes. AT Edinburgh, the eleventh day of September, thezeirofGod, ane thoufande , five hundreth , and fiftie ane zeircs, inprefence of the Lordes of Councell, compeired ane maift Reverand Father in GOD, John , Arch-Biihop of Saint- Andrewes , Commendator ol the Abbaie of Taflay &c. For him- felfe, and the remanent of the Clergie of this Realme on that ane part : And the Proveft and Baillies of the Burgh of Edinburgh, on that uther parte , and gave in thir artickles under-written , fubferived be the hande of Maifter John Lawder, Arche-Deane oi'Teviotdale Notar publicke , and defired the famin to bee infert in the buikes of Councell, and the faidis Lordes to interpone their authoritie to the famin. The quhilk de- fire, the faidis Lordes thocht reafonable , and ordained the faidis artickles to be regiftred in the faid buikes of Councell, and to have the ftrength of ane ad and decreet of the Lords thereof, and lies interponed, and interponis their authoritie to the famin .- Anddecernisandordainis letters executorialles to be given here- upon, for dew execution of the faidis artickles , and everie poynt thereof. as efieiris. Quhairof the tenour followis. Of the ^ARTICKLES and FOVNT>AMENTS to be advifed upon, touching the burnt landes and tenemetites, within the Burgh of Edinburgh , and uthers Burghs and Townes within the Realme (^Scotland, burnt be the auld enemies of England. TEM, Theflrftartickle, quhair the Chaplaine be the fight of the Maifoun, wricht, and maifter of warke , and uthers difcreit men fworne thereto , will contribute and pay the part of the expenfes , for the rate of their annuell , and maill of the houle , as it payis prefentlie, that they fall have their haill annuell , after the biggins of the houfe. ITEM, The ground annuell appeiris to be payed, quha ever big the grounds , &fail- zieing thereof, that the annuellar may recognoice the ground. ITEM.