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 FIFTENTH PARLIAMENT. XIX. of December. i S97. 3S i the partie, his aires, executoures, and afilgnayes ; with concurrence of the Kings Advocate, againll the creditour, his aires and executoures : Notwithftandingquhat-fum-ever ratification of the bandeandinfeft- ment, or renuntiation of the faid action, granted be the partie , quhairin it fall nocht be leafum to him to tranfacl: , without his Majefties confent and licence granted to that effect : And the faid infeftment , band , and obligation being reduced : the Kingis Majeftie and his donatour to have undoubted richt to the principall fumme quhilk was delivered, togidder wit h the ordinar annualrent , of all zeires and termes bygane unpayed: and the partie to have repetition of quhat-fum-ever exorbitant profite he hes payed, exceeding the ordinar annuall forefaid, in-cafe he concur with his Hienes Advocat , in the faid reduction , utherwayes to be debar- red from the repetition of ony fummes payed be him : The Kingis Majeftie alwayes, his Advocat and dona- tour to have full richt in their perfones, to perfew the reduction , and annulling of the faidis fecutities , for the caufes forefaidis, albeit the principall partie refufis to concur with them therein. £48. The paine of Bearers, ufers, or fchntters with Tijlolettes , Cuherings ,dagges, or ingines of fire-war he. OUR Soveraine Lord, ratifies and apprievis the Acre of Parliament, maid of before be his Hienefle, with confent of the three tftaites, in the Moneth of 'December, 1^67. anent fchutting and bearing of Culveringes, and uther ingines of fire-warke, and ordainis the fame to be put to execution with ail rigour. * And the contraveeners thereof, to be punifhed , conforme to the painesconteinei therein : Andmairover, be confifcation of all their guddes moveable : Swa that the ane paine fall not ftop or (lay die uther, except it be utherwayes thocht expedient be his Hienes ; 1 he ane halfe thereof, to ap perteine to the apprehender, for his travell and laboures : and the uther halfe to be applyed to our Soveraine Lordis ufe : And for execu- tion thereof, makis and conftitutis , ilk Schirefte , Steward, Baillie, Barronne, and Provefles , Aldermen and Baillies within Burgh , his Majefties Juftices in that parte , everie ane within their Freedomes and Jurif- di&iones : with power to them to fearch , feek , take and apprehend the offenders and contraveeners , and put them to ane affile , and being convict , to put them in warde , quhill the paine forefaid be paid, anduntill they finde ficker fovertie to forbeare in time cumming : And this acte to ferve for ane fufficient commiffion, to die effect forefaid. X49_ 7 he prices of gold and filver : Of foreine Cuinzie, and Btilzieon. OUR Soveraine Lorde and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, ratifies, apprievis, andconfirmis the the ade maid zx.'Dundie, the fourteenth day of Mai; , 1597. anent die downecrying of the filver: of the quhilk the tenour followis. The quhilk day the Kingis Majeftie, his ,obilitie , Councell and Eftaites prefentlie conveened : confiddering the prefent fcarcetie of cuinzied money, now current within this Realme: And the great dearth and exorbitant prices, quhairunto all fortes of golde and filver, alfweill foreine , as of his Hienefle awin Cuinzie , ar prefentlie redacted , be the libertie , quhilk all fortes and degrees of perfones takis at their awinhandes, in raifingofthe prices of all Golde and Silver at their pleafure, farrc abone die jufte availle, prefcrived in his Hienefle Lawes , Actes , and Proclamations , maid thereanent ; Bee the quhilk forme of doing, and bee the un-lauchfull tranfporting of the Cuinzie at all times foorth of this Realme, great dif-ordoure and confufion hes bene interteined, and is lykelie daylie to in-creafe, to the hurte of the commoun weill, and greate contempt of his Hienefle , and his authoritie , gif the Lawes alreadie maid here- anent, fall not bee put to dew execution in all poyntes , according to the tenour thereof, with ail convenient expedition, AND THEREFORE, his Majeftie, with advife of his faidis Nobiliae, Councell, and Eftaites forefaidis, hes concluded and ordained , and bee thir prefentes ratifies and apprievis , the Lawes al- readie maid, anent die difchargeing of the daylie raifingofthe prices of Golde ond filver. AND OR- DAINIS, that all and findrie perfones, tranfgreffoures of the faidis Lawes, in raifingofthe faidis prices, fall bee called, tryed, and punifhed therefore , with all extremitie. AND FORDER, That his Hienefle, with advife of his faidis Nobilitie , Councell , and Eftaites fore-faidis, lies thocht meete to declare and make it manifeft : THAT Fra the feventeenth daye of Mai/ inftant , The ounce of filver cuinzied in ten fhilling peeces , and the uther fmaller peeces of elie- ven pennie fine, cuinzied according to the lafte acfte of Parliament, fall ftande at fiftie fhillinges : And I the aulde threttie fhilling peeces, being of the like weicht and finefle, at the fame price : And the newe threttie fhilling peeces, being three quarters of ane ounce, at threttie feven fhillinges fex pennies : And 1 the aulde and newe twentie and ten fhillinge peeces, according thereto, pro rata : And the ounce of Golde, of twentie twa Carret fine being his Hienefle awin Cuinzie, offivepounde and fiftie fhillinge pee- ces, fall alfwa ftande at threttie pounde the ounce : AND FORDER, That the fpeces oi money , , and finefle thereof : To wittc, of clleven pennie fine in filver : And twentie twa Carrette fine in Gold, fall bee Cuinzied, and have courfe hereafter, conforme to the Actes of Parliaments , maid there-anent: AND THAT All Merchandes, or utheris perfones , tranfportersofthefamefoordiof diis Realme, be tryed and punifhed according to the faidis Lawes and Acles forefaidis : And fik-like , that na foreine Cuinzie of Golde or filver fall have courfe amangft his Hienefle lieges hereafter : Bot halilie in-brocht to ferve as Bulzieon to his Majefties Cuinzie-houfe. And that all Golde, filver, or uther Cuinzie , quhilk fall be Ccc i brocht