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 ls6 £ V E E N E <JM A R I E time. Furder, gif oiiie Notars beis convict of falfed, and not admitted be the Lordes, in mailer forefaid, and ufe the office of Notarie, they fall be puniihed as followis : That is to faye, their haill moveable gudes to be efcheit, and applyed to our Soveraine Ladies ufe , and thay to want their richt hande , and to be banifhed the Rcaime for ever: And further, they fall be puniihed to the tinfell of their life inclufive, as the qualitie of the caufe requiris , bee fight and difcretion of the Judge : And the caufers of thay falfettes to be done to re- ceive the famin puniihment in their perfones and gudes. And becaufe in the acle maid be our Soveraine Ladie, in her Parliament forefaid, all Notars were lufpended fra the laft day of March thereafter , unto the time of their admiffion, be the Lordes forefaidis, it being confiddered, that the faid acie tooke not as zit dew execution: Therefore the Queenis Grace Regent, with the advife of the three Eftaites, difpenfis and fup- plies ony fault be that part of the faid aft, in all inftrumentes given fenfine , and all inftrumentes to be given unto the feaft oilVhit-funday nixt to-cum forefaid. 45". Wooll, and uther ft aple gudes customable fuldnot be caryed in England. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that naperfon nor perfons, fend nor cary wooil, skin, hides, or uther ftaple gudes cuftomable , furth of this Realme be land , into the Realme of England; under the paine of efcheirting of the famin, to be in-brocht to our Soveraine Ladies ufe. And als the breakers of this afte , to be puniihed in their perfones, at her Grace's will , and gif thay gudes caryed , cannot be apprehended, the away taker and haver thereof furth of the Realme , as faid is , fall pay als meikle as the valour of thay gudes caryed, to our Soveraine Ladie, hee being convicl of the crime, and to be puniihed in maner abone written. 46. i_Aueutis the giving of faifing upon precepts not paft foorth of the Chancellarie. ITEM, Anent the giving of faifinges upon precepts , that paffis not foorth of the Chancellarie , to quhat- fum-everperfon or perfones: IT IS Statute and ordained, that the takers of the faifing, either aire, vafial or fub- vafial, within zeir and day prefent his faifing to the SchirerTe Gierke of the Schire , quhair the landes iyis, he to infert the famin in his Court buikes, at the icaft the day and Moneth of the giving of the faid faifing, the name of the landes conteined in the famin : The name of the Notar and witnefie conteined there- in-till : And that the faid Clerk bring with him in everie-ilk Checker the faid court buiks, and give the double in that pairt thereof, fubfcrived with his hande and figne manual, to remaine in the regifler, togidder with the double of his awin protocoll, conforme to the acl maid be King James the Fifth , that all perfons havand iri- rereffe, may have recourie thereto : Providing alwayes that the Clerke take na mair for the inferring of the laid iniirument in his court buik, bot twa fhillinges for his laboures. 47. t^Anent punijhment offalfe witnejfe. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, quhair ony witnefie deponis falfelie , or ony manner of perfonne or per- fonnes inducis them to beare falfe witnefie, that all fik perfones in times cumming, be puniihed be pearfing of their tounges, and efcheiting of all their gudes to our Soveraine Ladies ufe , and declared never to be able to bruik honour, office , or dignitie fra thine foorth , and furder punifhment to bee maid in their perfones , at the fight and difcretion of the Lordes, according to the qualitie of the fault. 48. t_Anent the Woodde 0/" Falk-land. ITEM, For-fa-meikle as be our Soveraine Ladies letters, direct to the SchirerTe si Fife and his deputes, for taking of cognition, gif the woodde of Falk-land was auld , failzied and decayed in the growth thereof, and able to faill alluterlie : I T Was foundin be ane affife , that the faid woodde of Falk-land for the maifl parte thereof was auld, failzied, and decayed, and meete to be cut downefor the commoun weill of the Realme , and to be parked , haned and keiped of new , for policie thereof: Therefore it is ftatute and ordained bee the Queenis Grace, and the three Eftaites forefaidis , that the faid Woodde of Falk-land 'be cutted , and of new parked againe , keiped and haned tor rifing of zoung growth thereof, to the great policie and weill of the famin. 49. Anent the liberties and priviledges of Burr owes. ITEM, The Queenis Grace Dowager and Regent of this Realme, with advife of the haill three Eftaites of Parliament, underftanding clearelie, that the Eftaite of Burgefles thir mony zeires by-gane, be great trouble of weires hes fufteined infinite skaith baith in their landes and gudes, and als that their priviledges granted to them, be our Soveraine Ladies maift Noble Progenitoures , and aftes of Parliament maid there- upon, hes not bene obferved nor keiped to them , as accordis : Therefore the Queenis Grace Regent , with advife of the three Eftaites forefaidis, hes ratified and apprieved, and ratifies and apprievis all privi- ledges and acles of Parliament, granted and maid in favoures of Burrowes, Burgefles and Merchandes : And hes ftatute and ordained, that letters be direft be the Lordes of Councell, at the inftances of all Burrowes, upon their priviledges and aftes of Parliament maid thereupon in all times to-cum,