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Rh THE TENTH

OF

KING JAMES THE SECOND. Halden at Edinburgh, the exteenth daie of Julij, the eir of God, ane thouand, foure hundreth, fiftie foure eires.

40. That in-bringers of victual, old be favorablie treated.

TEM, For infringing of victualles, it is ordained, that trangers that bringis in victualles, be favorably treated, and thankefullie payed for their victualles: And that there be na new cutome tane of them, and that there be na mair victual tane to die Kingis parte, bot allanerly almeikle as will erve his houhalde: And richt-wva, gif Scottis Merchandes bringis in victual to England, that they be favorablie treated, as aid is.

THE ELLEVENTH

OF KING JAMES THE SECOND, Halden at Edinburgh, the fourth date of the Month of Augut, the eir of God, ane thouand, foure hundreth, fiftie five eires. 41 . The Annexation of landes to the Crowne.

TEM, In the firt, for-ameikle as the povertie of the Crowne, is oft-times the caue of the povertie of the Realme, and that manie uther inconvenients ar there throw, the quhilkis were lang to expreeme, be the advie of the full Councell of the Parliament; It is tatute and ordained, that in ilk parte of the Realme for the Kings reidence, quhair it happenis him to be, there be certaine Lord-hippes and Catelles annexed to the Crowne, perpetually to remaine. The quhilk may not be given in fee and heritage awaie, nor in franck-tenement to onie peron, of quhat etaite or degree that ever he be, but advie, deliverance and decreete of the haill Parliament, and for great fee and and reaonable caues of the Realme. And albeit it happenis our Soveraine Lord that now is, or onie of his Succeours Kinges of Scotland, till annaly or dipone upon the Lord-hppes & Catelles annexed to the Crowne, as is before aid, that alienation or dipontion all be of nane avaite. And it all be lauchfull to the King, beand for the time to receive thay landes, quhen ever him likis to his awin ue, but onie procee of Law, and the takers all reound all profites, that they have taken up of thay landes againe to the King, for all the time that they have them, and that our Soveraine Lord, that now is, be worn, and in like maner all his Succeours Kinges of Scotland, into their Coronation, to the keiping of this tatute, and all the poyntes thereof. Thir are the Lord-hippes and Catelles annexed to the Crowne.

IN The firt, the haill cutomes of Scotland, the quhilkis were in our Soveraine Lordis handes the daie of his