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 FOVRTH TARLIAMEJXT. XXX. of lAfrti. 1573. --03 to be maid heirafter, fall conteine twelve gallones , of the Striviling pynte, and that everie Barrel of Herring andquhke-fifch, conteine nine gallones of the famin ftope. And that the Cowper, maker of the Barrel, fail barne and marke the famin with his awin proper marke, fwa that the buyer may be affured the famin con- teinesfik quantities. And quha ever failzies.heirin, being called, and convict thereof, fall Jbe puniflied ac- cording to the L.awes maid thereupon of befoir. 58. t_Anent the anuuallesofburnt and demolijhedhoufes and tenements, within t foe Burgh of Edinburgh, Cannongate , and uthers Sub-urbes there about s. ITEM, For-fa-meikleasitisconfiddered, the heavie damnage and skaith , fufteined be the Neighbours pf Edinburgh, Cannongate, and uthers the Sub-urbes thereabout, quha left their landes, heritages, and guddes, for acknowledging our Soyeraine Lordes maift juft authoritie : be the quhilk, their landes and heritages, was demoliihed, wracked and burnt , be his Hienefle declared tray tours and rebelles , beik* Within the Caftle and Burgh of Edinburgh, and their afliftares. The faidis landes being addeked in fundrie annuai-rents. Quhilks perfons, heritours of the faidis annualles, ar now perfewaud the faidis lands , tor the. by-run ties awand them, notwithftanding, diey ar demoliflied and burnt , as faidis. Therefore, our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confentofhis Regents Grace, the three Eftaites , and haill bodie of tliis prefent Parliament, dedans the faidis iandes burnt and demoliihed, as faidis, not to be oblifhed to make compleit payment of the annuallcs awand foorth tliereof, bot the famin to be defalked, according; to the acts maid of befoir, anent the payment of the annualles awand foorth of the lands, lyand within the faid Burgh, burnt of befoir, be the power ol England, then enimies to this Realme. And the parties awneris of the faidis annual-rents, not to have farther action, but according to the acle of Parliament, maid anent the payment of annuallcs awand foorth ol the faidis burnt landes. Seing the demolition foirfaid, is done be our Soveraine Lordis declared Tray tours, quhilk is alike to the perfonnes damnaged , as gif the famin had bene done be forreine enimies. Providing this act extend to nane, bot to fik as alfiited and tuke part with our Soveraine Lord, during the time ofthirlait troubles, and continues therein. % 5-9. t^Anent the tranjporting of forbidden guddes out of this Realme. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, be our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confentofhis Regents Grace, the three Eftaites, and haill bodie of this prefent Parliament , that the acles and ftatutcs , maid of befoir, againft the carying of forbidden guddes foorth of this Roalme,be dtligentlie put to execution in time dimming. And ilk-like, that nane of the fubjeCts of diis Realme, take upon hand, to carry or tranfport foorth of tins Realme, otiy maner of Linning daith , Linget feed , maid Candel , or uther Talloun quhat-fum-ever, eatting butter, cheefe, barked hydes, ormaidfehoone, under the paine of efcheit thereof, and the haill remanent guddes of the buyers, and tranfporters thereof, to our Soveraine Lords ufe. 6 o. Herring and quhite fifch, Jitld be brocht to free Tortes within the Realme. ITEM, For-fa-meikle as it is heaviely complened, how that the haill flayers of all kind of flfches within this Realme, not regarding the Actes maid be our Soveraine Lordis deareit PredeceiTburs of befoir, quhilk is, that quhen herring and quhite- fifh is flayne , they aucht to bring the famin to the nixt adjacent Burrowes and Townes, quhair the perfones flayers thereof, dwelles, to the eff eel: that our Soveraine Lordis lieges may befirftferved, and gif aboundance occurred, that they micht be falted, and tranfported , be free Burgefies. Throw none-doing of the quhilk, our Soveraine Lord is greatlie defrauded of his cuftomes , and his Hienefle lieges wants the fruit of the Sea, appoynted be God for their nurifchement, and the Burgefies and free-men of Burrowes dif-appoynted of their trafHcque and commoditie. Therefore our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confent of his Regents Grace , the three Eftakcs , haill body of this prefent Parliament; Ordaines that all maner of fifcheres, that occupyes the Sea, uthers perfones quhat-fum-ever, that happenis to flay herring, or quhite-fifch upon the Coaft, or within the lies, or outwith the famin, within the Firthes , bring them to free Portes, there to bee faulde commounlie, to all our Soveraine Lordis lieges, and the reft to free-men, quhairby his Majefties Cuftomes be not defraud- ed, and his Hienefle lieges not fruftrat of the commoditie appoynted to them be God, under the pained confifcation, and tinfell of the vefchelles of them , that cummes in the aontrair heirof , and efcheitting of all their movabil guddes, .to our Soveraine Lords ufe. FINIS. A8e omitted in this fourth ^PARLIAMENT. t^Anent the hame bringing of Wine, and prices thereof. N I S. THE