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Rh followand or defendand before the Seiones, the aid Lordes all foorthwith gar the expenes be payed to the partie wrangeoulie vexed be the modification of the aid Lordes.

61. The maner how the caue all be brocht before the Lordes. HE Maner as the caue all be brocht before the Lordes of the Seion is this. The Schirefres of the Schires, quhair the aid Lordes all it, all be no we warned to proclaime in ilk ane of thir places three Moneth of before the Seion, to be halden at dayesand place before written. And gif ony perfones hes ony actiones to follow, he all warne them to pae to the Kingis Chappel, and raie Summondes peremptour, upon fourtiedaies warning, and call his partie before the Lordes of the Seion, the quhilkis all miniter unto them jutice, as efteiris. And the ummoundes to bee undertood upon actiones done before the proclaime of the Seion. The partie all anwere peremptourlie upon horter time, after as he beis ummounde, fwa that the time of the ummoundes extende to fifteene daies. And gif ony adtion perteining to the aide Lordes knowledge, bee continued in the time of the aid Seion, in the Schire quhair the Seion ittis be ony perones, thay perones to be arreited furth-with, with a Maer, and jutice to be done thereupon, as effeiris. And all uther caues perteining to the knawledge of the aid Lordes, all be utterly decided, and determined be them, but ony remeid of appellation to the King or the Parliament. And quhat peron, that ever purchais a ummondes upon the partie, and he have ony preevis to lead, that he raie then a ummoundes upon his preevis, and bring them with him to the Seion, as he will be erved.

63. The expenes of the Lordes.

TEM, As tuitching the expenes of the Lords before written, and the places that they all it in, and the greate gude of the Realme conidered: The Lordes of the three Etaites thinkis, that the aidis Lordes of the Seion of their awin benevolence, uld beare their awin coates, conidering the hortnee of the time of their itting, the quhilk is bot fourtie daies, and peradventure in feven yeire not to cum again to diem. And to upporte um parte of their expenes, they all have the Kingis unlaw of their awin court, the quhilk all be fourtie ihillinges un-forgiven,to be divided betwixt them, and the Clerk of the Regiter be evenly portions.

64. Weapon-hawings, Fute-ball, Golfe, and Archers. TEM, It it is decreeted and ordained, diat the Weaponchawinges be halden be the Lordes and barronnes Spiritual and Temporal, foure times in the eir. And that the Fute-ball and Golfe be utterly cryed downe, and not to be ued. And that the bow markes be maid, at ilk Parih Kirk a pair of Buttes, and chutting be ued. And that ilk man chutte ex chottes at the leat, under the paine to be raied upon them, that cummis not at the leat, twa pennies to be given to them, that cummis to the bowe-markes to drink. And this to be ued fra Pache till Alhallow-mes after. And be the nixt Midommer to be reddy with all their graith Without failie. And that there be a bower and a fledgear in ilk head town of the Schire. And that the town furnih him of tuffe and graith, after as needs him thereto, that they may erve the countrie with. And as tuitching die fute-ball and the golfe, to be punihed be the Barronnis un-law, and gif he takis not the unlaw, that it be taken be the Kingis Officiates. And gif the Parochin bemeikle, that there be three or or foure, or five bowe-markes in ik places, as gainis dierefore. And that all men, that is within fiftie, and pat twelve eiris, all ue chutting.

65. Of the Deakon of Gold-mithes: and of the marking of their warke. TEM, As anent the reformation of gold and ilver wrocht be Gold-mithes, and to echew the deceiving done to the Kingis lieges, there all be ordained in ilk Burgh quhair Gold-mithes workis ane undertandand and a cunnin gman, of gude coneience, quhilk all be Deakone of the craft. And quhen the warke is brocht to the Gold-mithe, and it be gold, what gold that beis brocht till him, he all give it foorth againe in warke na war, nor elleven graines. And the aid Gold-mith all take his warke or he give it foorth, and pae to the Deakone of the craft, & gar him examine, that it be a fine as is before written. And the aid Deakone all et his marke and taken thereto, togidder with the aid Gold-mithes. And gif faulte be founden therein afterwards, the Deakone foreaid and Gold-mithes gudes all be in echeit to the King, and their lives at the Kingis will. And the aide Deakone all have to his ee of ilk ounce wrocht, an penny: And quhair there is no Gold-mithes, bot ane in a towne, he all hew that warke takened with his awin marke to the head Officiares of the towne, quhilkis all have a marke in like maner ordained therefore, and all be et to the aid warke. And quhat Gold-mith, that givis foorth his warke utherwaies, then is before written, his gudes all be conficat to the King, and his life at the Kingis will.

66. That na litar bye claith to ell. TEM, It is eene peedefull, that lit be cryed up, and ued as it was wont to be. And that na Littar be Draper, nor bye claith to ell againe, nor it thoiled thereto, under the paine of echeit. 67. Quhat