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 ■" / -f KING JAMES THE S E XT -dome of For/are, x. : Within the Schireffe-dome of Fife , x -. Within the SchirefFe-dome oiKinrojfe , twa : Within the Schireffe-dome oi Clackmannan , twa : Within the Schireffe-dome oiTerth , and Stew- zxitizsoiCMenteithandStratljerne^i)-. Within the Schireffe-dome of Striviling , five : Within the Schi* xcffe-domcoi Dumber tane, four: Within the Schireffe-dome of Linlithcew , four: Within the Schi- refi e-dome of Edinburgh principall , xxiiij : Within the Schireffe- dome of Edinburgh , and Ccnfi abularie oi Hadingtoim , four: Within the Schireffe-dome of Ber-wick, four: Within the Schireffe-dome of Roxburgh, viij : Within the Schireffe-dome of Selkirk, twa: Within the Schireffe-dome of Teblis , iij: Within the Schireffe-dome oi Lanark , x : Within the Schireffe-dome oi Renfrew , iiij : Within tfte Schi- reffe-dome of x_Argile and Tarbert , iiij : Within the Schireffe-dome of Bute , twa : Within the Schireffe- dome oit^Air, xij: Within the Schireffe-dome of Wigtoun , iiij : Within the Schireffe-dome of T)um- ,jreis, and Stewardries oiKirk-cudbricht and Annandaill, xij. And to the effect that the ordour now ap- poynted, may take the better effect ; ordainisandcommandis, Lyon King of Amies , that he on nawayes receive ony maner of perfon , to the office of meflengerie in time cumming , except it be in the place of ane of the perfons , thatfallbethouchtmeetetobereteined, after the firft day of November , nixt-to-cum, be his deceafe or deprivation : Notwithstanding ony precept or warrand given , or to be given in the contrair : , Quhairin, gif he failzie, he fall incur the indignation of our Soveraine Lord , and the perfons fa admitted, fall have na place to ufe and exerce the f aid Office , nor his executiones quhat-fum ever , fall nawaies be valide in judgement , or out-with. And for tryal quhilks of the perfons now occupyand the office of meflengerie, ■ar worthie and meet to be reteined in that Office during their life-times. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, ordainis letters to be direct to the Commiflioners, nominar be his Hienelle , iiuhe Schires, quhilks conveening in the Tol-buith of the faid Burgh of the Schire, at the nixt head court after Michael- mes nixt-to-cum, fall returne their advife to the Lordes of Councell and Seffion, upon the firft day oi No- vember nixt-to-cum : Quhat meflengers Within everie Schire, (not exceeding the number above written) they think maid honeft, worthie, and able to be reteined in the office, during their life-times: Or quhill they be deprived for worthie caufes. Quhilks perfones, being thoucht meeteft to be reteined , as faid is, fall be recommended be the faidis Lordes of Seffion to Lyon King, to be continued in their offices , And autho- rized be him, with teftimonialls of new , as found worthie be the judgement of the Schire , quhairin they dwell, and recommended be the Lordes of Councell and Seffion -. And that they have new blafones of Silver, in ane fonne and quantitie, in ane honeft and civil! forme : feeing the commoun Armes, maid be meffengers in times by-paft, wer fa {lender and gude cheape: That the greater number of flichtmen fought to be ad- mitted to that office, quhilk audit indeede to be ufed be perfons of discretion , honeftie and credite : That every perfon fo admitted of new, fall finde gude and refponfable foverties for obfervation of the injunctiones, contained in the end of this prefent aft, under the paine of five hundreth marks, to our Soveraine Lords ufe : with coaftes, skaithes,damnages,andintereftofpartiesgreevedbethefalfed, negligence, or informalitie of onyOfficiar, That the names of the perfones „ alfweill admitted of new, as deprived, be publifhed and im- prented, within the lpace of ane moneth, after the faid firft day oi November, nixt-to-cum-. That nane fall be abufed, or pretend ignorance in defauk thereof. And for all complaintes to bee maid to Lyon King of armes, upon the default of Officiares in time cumming, he fall fett twa peremptour Courtes in the zeir , to be halden in Edinburgh , unon the fext day oiCHaij, and the iext day oi November , gif they be lauchfull : and failzieng thereof, the nixt lauchfull daies. And fall fummound the partie compleined upon, be his precept, conteinand the caufe of the complaint relevantlie libelled. And caufe fummound the perfones accufed, and his cautioner, on fifteene daies warning, and deliver their copies, concludand, in-cafe the officiar be found culpable, nock onelie his deprivation fra his Office , bot his cautioner to incur the paine , quhairof the thrid part fall apperteine to the faid Lyon King of armes for his labours. And that his acts and decreetes, be for- mallie written and regiftrat, and patent to all our Soveraine Lordis Lieges havand intereft. And fik-like let- ters conforme to pas there-upon, as upon the decreetes of quhat-ilim-ever Judges ordinal within this Realme. 47. All Superfederees as contrair to furtherance ofjuflice, ar forbidden. FJORSAMEIKLE As OUR SOVERAINE LORD, And Eftaites of this prefent Parlia- X ment, underftanding great contempt to be done to his Hienefle Lawes, and great hurt to his Lieges , be paffing of Licences and Superfederees, quhilk dailie ufes to be granted to fik as be themfelves , or uther friends, lies credite of his Majeftie, they being at his Hienes home : either for caufes of treafon , ornone- fatisfybg of their debt to their creditoures : or not obtemperand decreetes and charges. THEREFORE OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife forefaid, ftatutis and ordainis , that na fik Licences and Super- federees, be granted in onie time cumming. And in-cafe onie happenis to be purchafed, declaris the fame to be null of the Law, and not admiflable be onie Judge, nor effectual! to the purchafer in onie waies. And ordainis all Judges within this Realme, to proceede and do Juftice to the parties, fik-like, and in the fame maner, as gif the faidis Superfederees had never bene purchafed , nor produced. 48. Requi-