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36 THE SEVENTH

Or COVNCELL GENERALL, of KING JAMES THE SECOND,

Halden at Perth, the fourth daie of Maij, the eir of God, ane thouand, foure hundreth, and fiftie eirs, and of his Reigne the fourteenth eire.

30. That na man of this Realme bring hame poyon, under the paine of treaon.

HE Lordes of the three Etaites gathered and aembled in the Friere Kirk, & commonand upon divers matters be-langand the commoun gude of the Realme, it was be the King and als the Lords of the three Etaites, aent and and conentand, ordained: & be the maner of aye letand tatute determined and forbidden, that na kinde of man nor woman of the Realme of Scotland for Silver, nor Gold, nor nane uther merchandice, be na maner of way, ould bye, nor inbring na kind of poyon in the Realme, for onie maner of ue, under the paine of treaon. And gif onie peron of the Realme of Scotland in onie time to cum bring in onie maner of poyon, throw the quhilk onie Chritian-man or woman may take bodelie harme, and that may be kend or they convict theirof, that peron or perones, a declared and convict, all tyne and forefault to the King lyfe, land, and gudes.

31. That na tranger bring hame poyon. TEM, Gif ony tranger, ane or maa, man or woman, of ony uther Realme, cum in this Realme of Scotland and in-bring be ony maner of way poyon, throw the quhilk onie Chritian-man or woman may take bodely skaith, and that may be kende, or they convict thereof, they all underly the amin paines, as is before written of them of this Realme, and na conduct nor remllon to helpe them in that cae.

FINIS.

THE AUCHT

Of our SOVERAIINE LORD, KING JAMES THE SECOND,

By the Grace of God, King of SCOTTES, Halden at Striviling, the twentie fifth date of the Moneth of October, the eir of God, ane thouand, foure hundreth, fiftie ane eir.

32. The adviement of the three Etaites, touching the matter of money.

TEM, In the firt, that they thinke it expedient for divere caues, that they have coniddered, and counellis that there be tricken in this Realme new money, conforme eaven in weight to the money of England, with the quhilk this Realme hes part of commoning. And that there be tricken of the ounce of burnt ilver 8 or Bulzeon of that finnes, aucht groates, and of the amin matter and weight, as effeiris, halfegroate, pennie, halfe-pennie, and farding.

ITEM, That the amin new groate to be tricken, have coure for aucht pennies the halfe groate: for foure pennies, the pennie: for twa pennies the halfe pennie: for ane pennie and the farding, for a half pennie. ITEM.