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 w'4"' KING JAMES THE S E X T 77. That the paines ofhaw-borrowes, fall be divided betwixt the King and the partie. FORSAMEIKLE as the paines of breaking of Law-borrowes , hes bene negligentlie raken up in time by-gane , be reafon the partie offended unto , received na commoditie , be the perfute of the action. T H E R E F O I R It is ftatute and ordained , be our Soveraine Lord , with advife of the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament : That the paines of breaking of Law-burrowes to be fund in time cumming , fall be equallie divided , the anc halfe to our Joveraine Lordis ufe , and the uther halfe , to apperteine to the partie offended unto , quha fail have action to perfew therefoir. 7 o - xyfgamjifik as troubles their Nichtbonr.es , be criminall per fitte fake-les. FOrfarrieikle , as findrie perfones of meere malice and envie , calumniatis innocent perfones , and daylie perfewis them befoir the Jufticc, upon paines criminall , quhairof the perfones accufed being innocent, at acquire and maid eleane be the Affile. And iikewife findrie perfones, that outlier in their awin Names, or be the Kingis Advocates upon their information , raifis criminall letteris and fummoundis Affifes , from the far partes of this Realme, oftimes tins to pafle fra the perfute of the letteris at the 3ar , to the great prejudice of our SOVERAINE LORD, and troubili of his hiencs lieges. For remeede quhairof, our Jove-' raine Lord, with advife of his three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament ftaruns and ordainis , I hat the faidis injuft perieweris fall pay the paines and unlaw Rejpeffive following, in cafe the perfones accufed happ'enis to bee'acquiteofthecrymes, layde to their charge , to be equally divided betuixt OUR SOVERAINE LORD and the partie acquite. That is to fay, -gifth; parne acquire be onlie ane perfon or maa, of, or within the number often, the fumme of ten pundes , and gif the number acquite bee paft the number of ten, the fumme of twentie pundis, and that doo> ne be given theirupon betoir the j uftice , "without farther calling, and the perfewer halden in vvaird , quhill he make payment. And gif the Kingis Majefties Advocat be onlie perfewer , his informer to pay the parne foirfaid , And letteris of poinding or horning to be direel , for pay- ment theirof, upon the Act of Adjornall without uther calling or Proces of Law. And that in time cumming, the juftice Clerke and his deputes , at the granting of letteris , take i'overtie for againe-bringing o{ the letteris dcwlie execute and indorfk , and that the raiferis theirof, fail perfew the famin letteris at the day appoy nted, under the paine conteined in the Adts of Parliament. 79. t^Ahent the cheijjing oflnqueiftes in caufes ofTerambulatioun. E CAUSE There is mony and findrie brieves of perambulation, raifed within this Realm, quhairin the raiferis of the faidis brieves foundis themfelf upon na bounded evident, hot intendis to verifie and preive their claime of the meithis una marches of the landes debaitabill, be the perfones of inqueft- being men of fmali rent or living, and fum of them having na heritage , and fik-like be findrie perfones , quha kennis nocht the landes debaitabill, nouthcr zit dwellis in the countrie nearc the famin , thinking na objection may be maid againfl them, fwa tiiat they be Trobi &f deles homines T atria , quhilk as fum think , is honed and faithfull, havandgeir, woorth the Kingis unlaw, and fubjecles of the Realme , quhair ever they dwell far arneare. -Quhilk gif it wertrew, men olna heritages fuld be Judges, and alfwa witnefles to the property ofiandis, and tak away menhis heritages and landes pertcining to them, and adjudge the fame to utheris, quha hes little or na richt to the famin. THEREFOIR It is ftatute and ordainea, That in ail time cum- ming, in caufes of Perambulation, na perfones be received upon the Inquefl theirof, bot honeft fuhftanti- ousmen, having heritage of their awin, and quha bell: knawis the meithes of the faidis landes, and dwellis raaift ewefi the famin, To wit , within the Schirefdomc quhair the faidis landes debaitabill lyis (gif they may be had within the famin) and foure halfis about , orfourenixtSchires, gifthey cannot be convenientiie had within the Schire it felf. And this to be univerfallie obferved, quhen the brieve and clame of Perambulati- oun, cannot be verified be ane bounded Evident , nor uther authentic-k writtes. 80. t_Ahent the fubfeription and infer ting ofWitnefes in Obligations 's, and utheris writtes of importance. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained be our Soveraine Lord, with advife of his three Eftaites in Parliament, that all Contracles, Obligationes , Reverfiones, Affignationes and difcharges of Reverfiones , or eikes theirto, and generallie all writtes importing hcritabill titill , or utheris bandes and Obligationes of great im- portance to be maid in time cumming, fallbefubfcrivedandfeilled, be the principal! parties, gifthey can fubferive, uthervvife be tvva famous Notars befoir four famous witnefles, denominat be tlieir fpeciall dwelling places, or fum uther evident takens, that the witnefles may be k-nawen, being prefent at that time , uther- wife the faidis writs to mak na faith. I % 1. Trefcription in caufes ofjpuilzies and EjeStiones. TEM, It is ftatute and ordained be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of his three Eftaites in Parliament, that all a&ioncsof fpuilzies, Ejeftiones and utheris of that nature be perfewed befoir