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 xi6 KING JAMES THE SEXT next adjacent Burrowes and Townes, quhair the perfones flayeris theirof dwellis, to the effeft that our Soveraine Lords lieges may be firft ferved, and gif abundance occurred , that they micht be faked and tranf- portedbe free Burgefles. And that the faidis Afts, throw negligence and overfichts , hes nocht received execution : Quhairthrow our Soveraine Lord hes bene greatlie defrauded in his Cuftomes, and his Hienes Lieges wanted the fruit of the Sea, appointed be God for their nurilhment , and the Burgefles and Free-men of Burrowes dif- appointed of their trafheque and commoditie. THEREFOIR, Our Sove- raine Lord, and the three Eftaites of Parliament , ratifies and apprevis all the faidis Aftes and Confutations, maid anent the faidis Herring and quhite fifche, and ufing theirof: Speciallie the Aftes made in the times of umquhile his Hienes deareft Grandfchir King James the Fourth, of gude memory, and be his Majeftie, the time of the Regiment of his richt treft Coining James Earle otCfrlortoun, Lord o{ c Dalkeith , Regent to his Hienes, his Realme and Lieges for the rime. And ordainis all and findrie the faidis Afts to be obferved and keiped in all poyntes, after the forme and tenour theirof, and the contraveneris of the famin tobepu- nifchea according thereto. And that all Schireffes, Stewartes, Baillies, Lordes of Regalities, Proyeftes, Aldermen, and Baillies of Burrowes , and Judges ordinar quhat-fumever , put the faidis Aftes to execution, upon the contraveneris theirof. And to that efFeft grantis and gives to them power and commillson of Juiti- eiarie, every ane within the boundes of their awin liberties and jurifdiftiones , and to uptake the efcheittes of the contraveneris being convift, the twa part to the Kingis Majefties ufe , and to make compt theirof zeirlie in his Hienes Checker , and the thrid part of the fame to the faidis judges executoures , for their travelies and iaboures. 87. For execution of the t_s4fi of Parliament, maid anent bearing, wearing, andfihuitting of ' Culver inges and ^Dagges. ORSAMEIKIL, As be Act of Parliament, maid in the firft zeir oi our Soveraine Lordis Reione , IT WAS Statute and ordained, that namanerofperfon nor perfones, of quhat-fumever Eftait, decree or condition, fchuit with Culveringes , Dagges , Piftolettes , or ony uther gunnes or ingines of fire-wark , in ony part of this Realme, nouther to Burgh nor to land , norbeare, weare, nor ufe, ony Culveringes, Dagges, Piftolettes , or ony uther fik ingine of fire-warke , upon their perfones , or in their comoanie with them, privatlieoropenlie, out-with houfing, without licence of our Soveraine Lord, under the paine of cutting of their richt hand , and farther paines fpecified in the faid Aft of Parliament , as the famin at ftia.it length proportis. Quhilk hes not bene put to dew execution in time by-gane, be reafon of the troubles in- tervening : Andtherethrow, mony hes taken libertie to beare, weare, and ufe Culverings , Dagoes, Pi- ftolettes, and uthers ingines of fire-wark , within Burrowes , and uther partes of this Realme, quhair throw, divers his hienes lieges hes bene fchamefullie and cruellie murthered, llaine and hurt , in redding; , & uther- wayes, quhilkes war able enouch to have maid defenfe fufficientlie for themfelves , at all times of perfute , & fum part of the occafion, quhy the faid Afte lies not tane execution , was be reafon of the paine ofdeath , or demembring , quhilk the ordinar Judges was laith to execute. THEREFOIR Our Soveraine Lord, and the three Eftaites foirfaidis, Ord ainis the faid Act to be new- lie published, and that na maner of perfon nor perfons beare , weare , ufe nor fchuit Culverings , Dagges , or Piftolettes , within Burrowes or without the fame , in time dimming , utherwife nor the faid Aft and excep- tions thereof proportis, under the paine often pundes, money of this Realme , and the Gunne and armour they beare, to be payed be ilk perfon contravenand , and doand in the contrair, without prejudice of the uther paines, gif the Kings Majeftie will have the fame execute. AND For execution theirof, makis and conftitutis the Proveftes, Aldermen and Baillies within Burgh, hisMajeftiesJufticesinthatpairt, everie an within their freedomes and jurifdiftions, with power to them to fearch, take and apprehend the offenders and contraveners , and put them to ane AihTe , ami being con- vict, to kald them in waird, quhill the paine foirfaid be payed, and to take ficker fovertie of the perfones convict, tofor-beare, intimecumming, under the double of the faid paine. And the paines quhilkis beis uplifted, to be employed , to the fupport of the pure. And this Aft to ferve for fufneient commiffion to the faidis Proveftes, Alder-men, and Baillies of Burrowes , to the efFeft foirfaid. 8 8 . For pmijhment of Regraters and Fore-ftallers. IT E M, Our Soveraine Lord , and the three Eftaites of Parliament , hes ratified and appreved , and be this Aft, ratifies and apprevis, all Aftes and conftitutions, maid be his hienes maift Noble Progenitours, in time by-gane, fpeciallie the Aftes maid be umquhile his hienes deareft Gudfchir, King James the fifth, of worthie memorie : Anent Foirftallers and regraters of viftualles, flefch, pultrie, and uthers vivers, cumandtoMercattes. And makis and conftitutis, theProvefts, Alder-men, and Baillies of ail his hie- nefle Burrowes, his Majefties Juftices for execution of the faidis Aftes , within the boundes of their awin free- domes and jurifdiftions, and to up-take the paines conteined therein , tobeapplyedafter the forme and te- nour theirof. 89. Annet