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 30 THE SECOND

Or COVNCELL, of

KING JAMES THE SECOND,

Halden at Striviling, the XIII. daie of the Moneth of March, the eir of God, ane thousand, four hundreth, threttie aucht eires.

3. Anent Rebelloures and unreasonable men, being receipt and halden within Castelles.

TEM, It is statute and ordained, that quhair there is ony rebelloures or unrule-ful men within Castelles or fortalices halden or receipt, or quhair there be ony presumption violent of rebellion, or spoilling of the Countrie : it is advised and ordained, that the Lieu-tenent raise the countrie, and passe to sik houses, and arreist their persones, quhatsumever they be, to die Law, and take sovertie of thay persones, being within thay houses, that the Countrie and all the Kingis lieges be unharmed and unskaithed of the saids houses, and of them that inhabitis them, fra thine foorth. And gif onie makis difficultie to be arressted and finde sovertie, as law will, they fall be streinied thereto.

FINIS.

THE THIRD

Or COVNCELL GENERALL of

KING JAMES THE SECOND,

Halden at Striviling, the second daie of the Moneth of August, the eir of God, ane thousand foure hundreth, and fourtie eires.

4. Kirk-men suld not be troubled in their bodies nor gudes.

HE Frydaie the fist daye of the Moneth, and eir before written: The haill three Estaites nane dissentand, hes ordained, that halie Kirke be keiped in freedome, and na-man vexe Kirk-men in their persones nor gudes, under all charge, that they nay in-rin against God and our Soveraine Lorde the Kingis Majestie.

5. Justice aires suld be halden twise in the eir. TEM, The samind daye the haill three Estaites hes ordained, that the Justices on the South side of the Scottis Sea, let their Justice aires, and hald them twise in the eir, and alswa on the North side of the Scottis Sea, as auld use and custome is. And richtswa Lordes of Regalities within their Regalities, & alswa the Kingis Bailiies of his Regalities. And that the King himselfe, quhill Justice be anis halden in the Realme, be in ilk Toune, quhair the aire sall be halden, or neir theirby, quhair his Councel thinkis it speidfull.

6. Of remeid and Munition of divers crymes.

TEM, The three Estaites hes concluded the said daie, that our Soveraine Lord the King ride throw all the Realme incontinent after their be send word to his Councel, quhair onie rebellion, slauchter, burning, reise,