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 F I FT E NTH "PARLIAMENT. XIX. of December. i 597 . 3SS Porte, under the paine of ten poundes Flemiflo to bee taken up fra the contraveeners, be the Confervatour, and he to bee comptable thereof, to the Thefaurar. AND Ordainis, the Confervatour in time cumming, to take the aith of the Skipper and Merchandes here-anent , before the lofling of ony of their guddes and geare. 15- 9. The Confervatour fuld punijh ufurers. IT Is likevvife ftatute and ordained , That the Confervatour fall put the acts of Parliament to execution, anent ocker and ufurie upon all Scottes Merchandes , Skippers , and Fa&oures , within the Law-cuntries ,, conforme to the tenour of the faidis aftes in all poyntes : As he wijl anfvvere upon his office, and make compt anis in the zeir of his intromhTion to his Hienefle Thefaurar. %6q. t^AJl CMerchandes fuld give ane inventare of their merchandke and guddes , to the Confervatour. ITEM, Everie particular Merchande cummand foorth of the Law-cuntries to this Realms, fall give up to the Confervatour , the fpecial quantitie of his guddes, and the qualitie thereof, before the in-barking of the famin guddes, under the paine of confutation thereof: And the Confervatour to vifie and trie the lame, at his pleafure, to the effecf that he may fend hameaneCockquetofthefame, particularlie to his Majefties Thefaurer, fubfcrived be himfelfe or his depute : < For efchewing of the fraud quhilk may be ufed towardes his Majeflie in his cuflomes. 161. Of flayers of read fifb, Smokes, frie , and S almond in. forbidden time. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, undcrftanding that there lies bene diverfe acles of Parliament maid anent the flayers of black fiihe in forbidden time, Smokes, and fry of all Salmond filhe, and for halding downe of cruves and zaires , quhilk lies not tane efTecl:, throw the iniquitie of the time, and confiddering that the greateft hurte and skaith is fufteined bee his Majeflie, throw want and in-lack of ane great pairt of his Hienefle patrimonie, of the cuftome of Sal- mound : Therefore his Grace, with confent of the three Eftaites , lies ratified and apprieved , and be thir prefentis, ratifies and apprievis, the former aftes maid for punifliing of flayers of read fifli, fmoltes, and try of all fifties in forbidden time, commiffion and power therein conteined : Making the particuj ar perfones therein mentioned, Juftices in that parte , with this addition : That all and findrie Earles , Lordes, Bar- ronnes. Gentle-men, and Free-halders, havand land] nixt adjacent to the waters and rivers.quhairin Salmonde filh ar taken and flaine, within all the partes and boundes of this Realme, fall according to the General I bande,finde caution and fovertie, acf ed in the buikes of Councell, that they, and everie ane of them fall be anfwerable for their awin tennentes and in-dvvellers within their landes : And for all uthers within their boundes, fa farre as their landes extendis, quhome they may flop or let, conforme to the generall bande, that they fall not flay ony Salmond filhe, in forbidden time, with cobill, net, fpeare, wand, creil, pock , or ony utherkindeofingine: The Earle and Lord, under the paine of ane thoufand markes : The Barronne and Gentle-man, and uthers quhat-fum-ever awners of waters and landes, under the paine of five hundreth markes : The ane halfe of the faidis paines, in-cafe of contravention to be up-lifted to his Majefties ufe : And the uther half to the Judges conteined in the former afts : And that letters of homing be directed at the inftance of the faids Judges, and charge the faidis Earles , Lordes , Gentle-men , and Free-halders , to rinde the faid foverties , a&ed in maner forefaid , exceptand furth of this prefent aci , the waters oi ^Annand and Tweid. ■3.61. The inhabit antes of the lies and Hielandes fitld fchaw their haldinges. fUR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of the Eftaites of this prefent Parliamente, Coil- ^J fiddering that the in-habitantes of the Hie-landes and lies of this Realme, quhiikis ar for the niaift parte [If his Hienefle annexed propertie : Hes nocht onelie fruftrate his Majeflie of the zeirlie payment of his proper fintes, and dew fervice properlie addebted be them to his Majeflie , foorth of the faidis Landes : Eot that pey have likewife throuch their barbarous in-humanitie, maid , and prefentlie makis , the faidis Hie-landes m&Iles, (quhiikis armaift commodious in themfelves, aifweill bee the iertilitie of the grounde, as be rich ffliinges bee Sea) altogidder un-profitable , baith to tliemfelves , and to all utheris his Hienefle Lieges ridiin this Realme : They neither interteyning ony ci vill or honefl focietie amangft themfelves, neither zit Emitting utheris his Hienefle Lieges, to trafheque within their boundes, with fafetie of their lives and pddes. FOR Remeid quhairof, and that the faidis in-habitantes of the faidis Hie-landes and lies, may ne better bee reduced to ane godlie, honefl, and civill maner of living: IT IS Statute and ordained, that ULandes-lordes; Chieftaines, and leaders of Clannes, principalf Houfe-halders, heretoures, and utlieris oflefloures, or pretend and richt to ony landes, within the faidis Hie-landes and lies, fall betuixt this and iiexv.dayeofcJ%zi;nixt-to-cum, compeir before the Lordes of his Hienefle Checkef, at Edinburgh, or ulmir it fall happen them to fit for the time, and there bring and produce with them , all their infeftmentes, richtes