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Rh 12. The Proclamation of general lpeace: Of Law-burrowes: Of Ministers of Law. TEM, It is ordained, that generall peace be proclaimed and keiped out-throw all the Realme, that all men may travel urely & ickerly in merchandice, & utherwaies in allplaces throw the land, wa diat na man neede till have aurance ane of uther, bot that the Kingis peace be assurance till all men. And quha that offendis therein, to be punihed by the King or his Officiares. And that the King make ik Officiares, that can weill & may weill punih ik trepaoures. And attour, gif ony peron dreadis ane uther, that he pae to the Schireffe, or to the Officiares, that it effeiris to, and make that knawin, or weare that he dreadis him, and they all take borrowes of peace, after the actes maid thereupon of before. And that jut men be maid jutices, that kennis the Lawe, and that will minuter eavenlie, alweill of the greate, as of th emall. And richtwa of uther officiares. And gif they be negligent to miniter their office, that they be punihed be the King. And that the Jutice pane twie throw the countrie in the eir, after the auld lawes.

13. That none rebell againt the Kingis peron nor his authoritite.

TEM, It is ordained, that nane rebell againt the Kingis peron, nor his authoritie : and quha a makis ik rebellion, to be punihed after the qualitie and quantitie of ik rebellion, be the advie of the three E- taites. And gif it happenis ony within the Realme openly or notourly to rebell againt the King, or makis eir againt the Kingis Lieges againt his forbidding, in that cae the King to gang upon them with aitance of the haill landes, and to punih them after the quantitie of the trepae.

14. Of them quha eekis revenge for trepaoures jutified. ND Attoure, gif it happenis ony man till ait in red, comfort, or councell or maintenance to them that ar jutified be the King in his preent Parliament, or all happen to be jutified in time cumming, for crimes committed againt the King, in the contrair of the act maid: Fra it be notour, or the trepaour be convict thereof, he all be punihed in like maner, as the principal trepaoures.

15. Trewes on the Bordoures, ulde be keeped be the Wardane. TEM, It is ordained, that the Wardane chooe ik deputes and officiares under him, as he will tand for, for the keeping and oberving of the trewes, en hee lies the charge. And that the King gar ait to him, in the upplying of him and his officiares, gif ony walde take on hande to diobey or gaine-tand.

16. Of Munition of Officiares trepaand in their office wilfullie. TEM, It is ordained, that gif ony Officiar wilfully trepais in die minitration of his office of the Law, that beand over-tane or proved on him, before die King or his Councell, he all tyne his office for an eir and day at die Kingis will, and ayith the parrie, as effeiris.

17. The byer of Landes uld keepe the tackes et before the bying. TEM, It is ordained, for the afetie and favour of the puir people that labouris the ground, that they and all uthieris, that lies taken, or all take landes in time to come fra Lordes, and lies termes and eires thereof, that uppoe the Lordes ell or annaly that land or landes: the takers all remaine with their tackes, unto the ichew of their termes, quhais handes that ever thay landes cum to, for iklike maill, as they tooke them for.

18. Tackes of wed et Landes, et within the Jut valour, uld nocht be keiped after the Redemption. OT Quha fa takis, or lies tane landes in wedet, and yne for maill lang time after the land be quite out, for halfe maill or neir thereby, that diay tackes all not be keeped nor halden, after the quiting out of the aid land, bot gif they be et for the verry maill or neir theirby.

19. The committer of puilie uld make retitution: pay the expenes, and one unlaw to the King. TEM, It is tatute and ordained, that onie man, that beis puilzied, and cummis before the King, and his Councell, and compleinzies of poliation, & the puilie may be proved, there the partie preent or ummond lauchfullie, & not compeirand : or appeirand, the puilie beand proved, the Schireffe of the Schire all be commanded be the King to mak him, that is puilied, bee retored but delaie. And gif the plein- eour of the puilie have na proofe reddie before the King, the King all write to the Schireffe, at his in- tance, to et him a peremptour day of fifteene daies at the fardet, to the quhilk he all warne the parties to cum. At the quhilk day quhidder they cum or not, the puilie beand proved, the Schireffe all make him, that