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 ELLEVENTH "PARLIAMENT. XXIX. of July. ij8 7 . '/■ . *y> 48. Requifition ofteynding, may be done upon twa feverall Sabboth-dayes. ITEM, OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife and confent of his three Eftaites, ratifies and appreevis, the Acleoi Parliament, maid at Edinburgh, in the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hun- dred}, three-fcore nineteenc zeires : For reliefeofthe labourers of the ground, troubled fonvantoftimous teinding of their Cornes. And ordainis the fame to be obferved , and" to be put to execution in all poyntes, after the forme and tenour thereof, with this addition: That it M be fufficient to all labourers and awners of the Cornes, in time cumming, to require teinding of the parne, having die title , tack, orrichttothe faidis teind-fcheeves, openlie in the Paroche Kirk , upon twa feverall Sabboth-dayes, before noone, after the fcheeringofthefaidis Cornes ; Providing that there be xiiij. dayes interjected fullie, betuixt the daie of die firft requifition, and before it fall be lauchfull to the awners of the faidis Cornes, to teind the fame, and lead the ftocke therefra, in maner conteined in the faid former Act. 49. He that accufis another of treafon, quha is acquit e thereof ', co?nmiitisTreafin. FO R S A M E I K L E As the cryme of Treafon is maift odious, and defervis the higheft puniihment in all perfones culpable thereof: Swa on the uther part, the malicious accufers of innocent pcrfones , ar nocht to be credited , bot feverelie punifhed : THEREFORE kis ftatute and ordained , be OUR S O V E R A I N E LORDE, and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament : That quha-ever accufis ane uther perfon of treafon, the partie calumniate being called, accufed, and acquite of the faid crime of treafon, his accufer fall incur the fame crime of treafon , quhairof he accufed the uther. 5-0. Landed-men convict of 't hi eft, riefe, or receipt thereof, commit tis treafon. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, be our S O V E R A I N E LORDE, and his three Eftaites , in this prefent Parliament , that in-cafe it fall happen onie Landed-men , to be lauchfullie and ordourlie con- vict of the crimes of commoun rhicft, receipt of rhieft , or ftouth riefe in time cumming: They fall incur the crime and paine of treafon: That is, tinfellandfore-faltouroflife, landesandguddes. 5" 1. CMurther or flauchter tinder credite, is treafon. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that the murther or flauchter of quhat-fum-ever OUR SOVE- RAINE LORD1S lieges, quhair the partie flaine is under the traift , credite, affarance and power oi the flayer: Al fik murther and flauchter , to be committed in time cumming, after the daite hereof , the fame being lauchfullie tried, and the perfon delated loundguikie, be ane Affife thereof, fall be treafon, and the perfones found culpable , fall fore-fault life, landes and guddes, $%. It is not lefim to take ane greater annual-rent , for the 100. pundes, nor ten poundes , or five bolles vicJua/I. OU R Soveraine Lord , with advife and confent of his three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , ftatutis, ordainis, anddeclaris, that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfones , in time cumming , be onie block or bargahe, upon pledge or annual-rents alfweill of victual, as of money, fall take or receive mair for the Jeane, intereft, profile of zeirlie annuall of ane hundreth pundes money, during the haill fpace of ane zeir, nor ten pundes money: Or five bolles victeiall -. Swa of greater or fmaller fummes proportionallie. That all fik perfons, takers or .Takers of fikblockes and conditiones, for greater or mair profite , intereft, com- mcditie, or annuall, for the fpace of ane zeir, or for langer or fhorter fpace , after the proportion of the zeir, then ten punds money , or five bolles vi&uall , for ilk hundreth pundes be zeir , fall be halden repute, perfewed and punifhed as ockercrs and ufureris, and receive and incur puniihment and Judgement of the fame: Conforme to the Lawes of this Realme, alreadie maid and eftablifhed thereupon. Providing al- wayes that this prefent Act of Parliament, force and execution thereof , on-nawaies fall beextendedtoonie lauchfull bandes, contractes, obligationes , infeftmentes , or uther fecurities quhat-fum-ever, maid upon annual-rentes of money or victuall, preceedand the dait of thir prcfents : bot they to ftand and abide in their I awen ftrength and efiecl in all pointes, after the forme and tenour thereof , as they were maid from ! the beginning. 5- 3. Anent the making of the prices oflVines and Tymmer. T IS Statute and ordained be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of his three Eftaites of _ this prefent Parliament, that nane bearand charge or office within Burgh, beand Merchant , hame-bringer, or portioner of Wines and Tymmer, fall be fetters of prices on the fame, during the time of their Office, and their-upon they fall be fubject to fuffer ane affife of their neightboures, within fifteene dayes nixt after die expyring of their office, before the Proveft and Baillies of the Burgh , to be newlie chofen , havand the KingesCommiffionerfittand in Judgement with them to that effect, without quhome it fall not be lefum to procecde :