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 FIFTENTHTARLIAMENT. XIX. of December. i 597. 361 AND Furder, I: is ftatute and ordained, that all the Stewardes and Baillies of onie part of his Hienes the Kin ■ propertie, fall with all convenient expedition , caufe retour the haill landes of the famin , everie ane withi n pl^rtif" li^ awin boundes and jurifdidion, and that to the famin availe, quantitie and proportion, as onie uther landes lyand nixt adjacent to the fame, halden of his Majeftie , ar fet or retoured to : having neverthelefTe anc ipeciali regard to the free-rent , that the fewars and rentallers hes of the fame lands , befide their few-fermes and dewties payed be them, to our Soveraine Lord : Quhilks landes being retoured , asfaidis : It is or- dained that letters be dired be the faid Collector of this prefent taxation, charging the faidis Stewardes and Baillies , to raife and up-lift die fumme of fourtie lhillinges of everie pound lande , that his faid Hienefie pro- pertie fall be retoured to, everie ane within his awin jurifdidion , and in-bring and deliver the fame to the laid Colledour , betuixt and the faid fifteenth day oiCMarch nixt-to-cum , under the paine of rebellion, &c. And gif they failzie, &c. to denunce, &c. And for their relieve, that letters be direct , chargeing all ' and findrie fewars, rentallers, tennents, and tackef-menofhis Hienes propertie, to make payment and deli- verance to the faids fewars, Baillies, their deputes and Clerkes, ilk ane of them for their awin partes , the fumme particularlie abone written, for everie pound land , that their faidis landes fall be ftented or retoured to, within xx. dayes, nixt after the charge , under the paine of rebellion &c. And gif chey failzie, &c, To denunce &c. And gif need beis, that die faids Stewards and Baillies poynd and diftreinzie therefore , as they fall think maift meete and expedient. And becaufe his Majefties propertie hereof, hes navvayes bene in ufe and confuetude of payment of ony part of ony taxations granted heretofore, nether did they relieve the refte of the Lieges, of ony parte of the famin. His Hienefle and Eftaites forefaidis, thinkis it maift meete and expedient, that the faid taxation to be up-lifted fra the faidis fewers, tennentes and tackef-men, of his Hienefle propertie, fall be na-wayes accompted nor allowed in part of the faid fumme of twa hundreth thou- iandmarkes; bot the famin fumme to be up-lifted, according to the divifion abone written : Andthefum- mes to be up-lifted of the landes of his Hienefle propertie, to be maid compt of be the faid Colledour , over and befide the fumme of twa hundreth thoufand markes, granted, asfaidis : Providing alwayes that the famin be na-wayes employed nor beftowed to ony ufe quhat-fum-ever, except to the famin erred that the uther great fumme abone written. AND For in-bringing of the Burrowes part of die faid taxation, that letters be direcl:, charrrein<T die Proveft and Baillies of ilk Burgh, to make payment of the taxte and ftent thereof, to the faidis Colledour ge- loLfpm nerall, at the rime abone fpecified, under the paine of rebellion &c, And gif they failzie &c. To denunce •/**««». ttsn. &c. And for their reliefe : That letters be direct, chargeing all and findrie i nhabitantes of ilk Burgh , to conveene and eledcertaine perfones, to ftent their nichtboures : And the faid eledion being maid , to charge the perfones eled , to accept die charge upon them , in fetting of the faide ftent upon the inhabitan- tes oi ilk Burgh : And to convcene and fet the famin, and make ane ftent roll there-upon, as effeiris, within twentie four houres, nixt after they bee charged thereto, under the payne of rebellion &c. And gif. they failzie, to denunce &c. And efcheit &c. And fik-like, the faide ftent-roll being maid and fet , as faia is , to charge the Burgefles , inhabitantes and nichtboures of ilk Burgh , to make payment of their partes of the faid ftent, to the faidis Proveft and Baillies , conforme to the taxt-roll , to be maid and given out there- upon, widiin three dayes , nixt after the charge , under the paine of rebellion &c. And gif neede beis, to tbnunce &c. And efcheit &c. And gif neede beis, that the faids Proveft and Baillies poynd and diftreinzie therefore, as they thinke maift meete and expedient. IT IS ALWAIES Provided, that na perfon quhat-fum-ever be ftented or taxt within Burgh ,- except according to the availe and quantitie of his rente, living, guddes , and geare that he lies widiin Burgh, nawayes refpedand his landes and pofleffiones, quhilkis he lies to Landwart, tor the quhilkis hee will be oblilhed to pay taxation to uthers ofEciers. ATTOUR, THE Saids Eftaites confiddering the manifald abufe that hes bene ufed in all times by-gane, be findrie pf die Lieges, againft allgudeconfcience, incaufing their puir Fermorersand labourers of their ground, Fefm. being removeable, quha was fubjed in payment of verie deare fermes , to relieve them of the haill burden of removeable j:he faide taxation, quhilk hes bene the occafion of the im-poverilhing of ane great number of the faidis Fer- f uldh( f"'- bioreres, and bringing of them to utter wrack and ruin. Quhairas of reafon , the faidis tennentes , fuldbe kktogidder free from the payment of onie taxation : And the famin fuld be payed be fik as lies free-rent, lan- Pes , and guddes of their awin : For remeid quhairof , It is ftatute and ordained , that na perfon quhat-fum- bver , exact or compell his tennentes and Fermorers removeable , quha payis him fexme for the landes occu- py ed be them, to pay ony parte of this prefent taxation, or to fute reliefe for die famin, at their handes. Cnd gif the famin beis found done be ony perfones , that they fall be called and conveened before his Hieneffe uftice and his deputes , as violent and rnaifterfuli opprefToures of his Hienefle fubjectes , and puniihed diere- (ore, according to Juftice. 1 AND TO THE EFFECT That bee the negligence of Collectoures, appoynted for in-gaddering f the faide taxation, in letting time over-flip , the filver be nocht in reddienefle in dew rime , to the iffectuating of the purpofe, quhairfore the fame was appoynted : therefore it is ordained, that the faidis iaillies, and Proveftes, and Baillies of Burrowes, to bee in reddinefie againft the firft day of Jamiar ixt-to-cum; At the quhilk time, the faidis Collectoures fall ufe all poffible diligence , for the dewe exe- ution of the famin. Ddd 3 ATTOUR,
 * tters and charges be directed againft the faidis Prelates, beneficed perfones , Schiretfes , Stewardes,