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Rh or Generall Councell, but the aid habite furred, all foorth-with pay there-after ten pound to the King un-forgiven. And that in ilk Burgh quhair Parliament or Generall Councell all be halden, there be ordained quhair the Barre ues to Hand, a eate of three eges, ilk ane hiare then other, to the Commiionares to it on, under the paine often pound to be rayed of the Towne, quhair the Parliament or Generall Councell all be halden, and the aid eges un-maid, als oft as they ar halden.

ITEM, That all men that are fore-peakers for the coit, to have habits of greene, of die fahion of a tunikil, and the leeves to be open as a Talbert. And quhilk of the Fore-peakers that wantis it in that time of the aide Parliament or Generall Councelles, the aids habites, and afterwardes peakis for meed, all pay five pound to the King.

THE TWELFTH

OF KING JAMES THE SECOND,

Halden at Striviling, the thretteenth dale of October, the eir of God, ane thouand, foure hundreth, fiftie five eires.

48. The matter of taikening, for bailes making.

TEM, It is eene peedefull, that there be coit maid at the eat paage, betuixt Roxbrugh and Berwick. And that it be walked at certaine fuirds, the quhilk is gif miter be, all make taikenings be bailes burning & fire. In the firt, a baill to be maid at Hume, be the walkers at that fuird, quhair it may be eene at Hume: And als that the amin perones may come to Hume in proper peron, and their bailes to be maid in this maner. Ane Baile, is warning of their dimming quhat power that ever they bee of twa bailes togidder at anis, they are cumming in deed: four bailes, ilk ane beide uther, and all at anis as foure candelles, uith fat knawledge, that they ar of great power and meanis far, as to Hadingtoun, Dumbar, Dalkeith, or thereby. The amin taikeninges to be watched and maid at Eggerhope Cartel, fra they ee the fire of Hume, that they fire richtwa. And in like maner, on Sowtra edge fall ee the fire of Eggerhope Catel, & mak taikening in like maner. And then may all Louthiane be warned, and in pecial the Catel of Edinburgh, and dieir foure fyres to be maid in like maner, that they in Fife, and fra Striviling eat, and the eat parte of Louthiane, and to Dumbar all may ee them, and cum to the defene of the Realme. And they will not be leuthfull themelfe, for to be warned of thir fyres, they all wit of thir cumming over Tweede, and then conidering that their far paage, we all god-willing be als oone reddie as they, & all people be wet Edinburgh to draw to Edinburgh, and fra Edinburgh eat to Hadingtoun. And all Merchandes of Burrowes to perew the Eat quarter, quhair it pais, and at Dumpender-law and North-Berwick-law Bailes to be brunt in forme before written, for warning of the eacoat. And gif onie Scottiman dois onie treaon, that is to ay, warnis of die ryding of ane hoit, or onie Scotti-men to do harme in England, or to English-men, and that may openly be knawen upon him, he all have furth-with the commoun Law, & be hanged and drawen, and his gudes echeit to the King.

49. Of perones clandered or upect of treaon. TEM, Gif onie peron or perones be clandered or upect of treaon, they all be tane and remaine in firmance, and their gudes under ure Borrowes, quhill the time they have thoiled ane Aye, quhidder they be quite or foule.

50. That nane pae in England in time of weir. TEM, That na man pae into England without leave of the King, the Wardane, or of them he gives power to, in that part, in time of weir, under the painc of treaon. 51. That