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 >4- K I N <? J A M E S T H E S EXT F they fail think gud. Quhilk act, our faid Soverainc Lord and Edaites forefaidis, ordainis to be put to execution in time cuniming without exception or pretenfe of ony former licence graunted before the dait hereof, 'alfweill againft the eaters; as againd flefchoures, cuikes, hoftellares, and uthers preparers thereof. And that na licence be gt anted hereafter, without ane fufficient tedimoniall be fchawen to our Soveraine Lordis Thefaurer , be ane Minider of Gods word, and Doclour of Medicine, Apothecarie or Chirurgian, of the infirmitie of the per- fon that finds and cravis the fame, utherwife the licence to be null. And in-cafe the perfone obteiner of the faid licence, be challenged for contraveening of this prefent aft , the licence fall not be fufficient to abfolve the perfon accufed, except the fame , togidder with the forefaid tedimonial , be likewaies produced and fchawen in judgement. 'ixz. For pmijhment of committers of ijfiirit. ORSAMEIKLE As Ufurie and ocker is an great crime, condemned be the Lawes of God and all commoun wealthes, and zit hes bene over frequentlie ufed within this Realme , thirdiverfezeiresby- gane, tlirow want of a certaine paine and punifhment : Therefore our Soveraine Lordc, with advifeofhis Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, datutis and ordainis, That quha ever commirtis ufurie , or ocker in time cumming, dire&lie or indire&iie (that is to fay) takis mair pro rate for the leane of money, norasitcummis to ten pundes in the zeir for a hundreth pundes, or five holies victual, And fwa/ro rata ; quhidderrhe fame be great or fmall, uponwedde, pledge, or obligation, ad or contract afore hande , or after the zeir or time, fall be counted and efteemed Ufurers and ockerers , and the partie payer , or oblift for the faid Un- lauchfull profite, reveiland the lame , fall have repetition of his pledge , wedde , or difcharge of his obliga- tion, acle or contract, forhisrevvarde: And if the partie payer concCalis the payment thereof, quhat-l fum-ever uther man that rcveiilis and verefies the faide ocker, fall have the faide benefite and richtrothe I fummes of money given for ocker.as the giver might hahad,in-cafe heve had reveilcd it hinrfelfe : & the partie receiver of the (aid unlawfull profit, or contrader thereanent, to tine the principallfum and dock, quhiik was employed be him for payment of the faid unlawfull profit and ocker. t%l . For pumjhment tfjuni difwders offtudents and burfares. ITEM, BeeaufetheBuriares s Studentes and Maiders of Colleges, ar greattumlie drawen from their ftudies , and oftimes incurris greate skaith and perrell themfelves , and dois damnage unto utheris, tlirow their licentious hbertie , in reforting night and daie to free Burghes, armed with fwordes , piflolettes, and uther weapones : Therefore OUR SOVERAINE LORDK, and Eftaites of this preient Parlia- ment , ordainis the Proveftes and Baillies of his Majefties free Burghes , in-cafe ihey finde the forelaidis per- -fones, or ony of them, vagand nicht or day , within their faidis lownes , armed in maner aboneipetincd': To take and intromct-with their armour , and to drfpone upon the fame, as they thinke gude. ax4. For execution of the Attes, anent the flanchter of black or red fifb, mdfry of Salmond. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, And Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, underftanding that the acf es of Parliament, maid againft flayets of blackc or red fiihe in forbidden time, deftroyers of Smokes and fry of Salmound, hes not bene put to execution in times by-gane, be reafon of the jurifdicrion of die Schireffes of everie SchirefFedome, impedmg the Proved and Baillies of Burrowes, to profecute Juftice there-anent : Hes therefore ratified, and appioven the former act es, maid anent flaying of Salmound fifli in forbidden time , anddeftroying of fmoltes, &c. And declaris, that it fall be lauchlull to the Proved and Baillies of everie Burgh in time cumming, to proceede againft the contraveeners of the faidis Acls, gifthey fall happen firft to attache and apprehend them, before they be challenged be the SchirefFe or his deputes : Notwithftanding that be the former a&es, the faid power was reftrieled to the faidis Schireffes- nxj. Anent the Vrivi ledge of burrowes. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, with advife of his Edaites in this prefent Parliament, ratifies, apprievis and confirmis, the ac~te and datute maid in his Hienes Parliament, halden at Edinburgh, upon the fifth daie oi'Juni/, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth, fourfcoir twelve zeires : In favours of the free Burrowes of this Realme, and their liberties and priviledges, againd un-free trafScquers : and anent ufing of craftes in all the fub-urbes of the faidis Burrowes': fpeciallie bearing, That all maner of perfones , inhabi- tants of the faidis Burrowes, exerceand ony maner of traffick in merchandice, or having exchange within die fame: fall beare their pairt of all dentes and taxationes, watching and warding, in alldewtiesperteiningto our Soveraine Lord, the weill of the Realme , and utilitie of the Burgh, as at length is conteined in the faid act, and all claufes and conditiones therein conteined : with this addition , that the famin fall be extended to all merchandes or Craftef-men, alfweill free as unfree , that hes na uther dwelling place but within Burgh, and hes their commoditie within the fame Burgh, and b*ari§ na burden of taxation without the fame Burgli ix 6. lyinen