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46 67. Quhat men suld faill in Merchandice. TEM, Anent the Estaite of Merchandice, and restriction of the multitude of faillers, it is seene speidful be the Estaite of Clergie and the Barrones, and statute be the King, that their faill na persones, bot abill and of gude same, and that he have at the least three serplaithes of his awen guddes, or else the availe thereof committed till him. And that the Saillers in Merchandice be free-men of Burrowes, indwellares within Burgh.

68. The habites for Lordes of Session and men of Law. TEM, Asanent the habites of Earles, Lordes of Parliament, Commissioners of Burrowes, and men of Law, it is seene speedful, that they be maid and used after the tenour of the act maid thereupon. And that the King make a patron of ilk habit, and all the lave to be maid thereafter.

69. Reformation of Hospitalles. TEM, As anent the reformation of hospitalles: It is seene speedefull, that our Soveraine Lorde charge his Chancellar, quhilk of Law aught to visie the Hospitalles, founded be Kings, and they joyne to him the ordinar of ilk diocesie, and other twa persons of good conscience to visit the said Hospitalles. And quhair they can get the foundations of them, to garre them bekeiped. And quhair na foundation can be gotten, to make inquisition of the cuntrie, and refer to the King to see the remeid therefore.

70. Of coastly claithing, and that na woman cum to the Kirk musaled. TEM, That sen the Realme in ilk Estaite is greatumlie pured throwe sumptuous claithing, baith of men and women, and in special within Burrowes and commouns of Landwart: The Lordes thinkis speidful, that restriction be thereof in this manner: That na man within Burgh that livis be merchandice, bot gif hee be a person constitute in dignitie, as Alderman, Baillie, or uther gude Worthy men, that ar of the Councel of the towne, and their wives; weare claithes of silk, nor costly scarletts in gownes, or furringes with mertrickes. And that they make their wives and dauchters in like manner be abiuizied, gangand and correspondant for their estaite, that is to say, on their heads mort curches, with little hudes, as ar used in Flanders, England, and uther cuntries. And as to their gowns, that na women weare Mertrieks nor letteis, nor tailes unfit in length, nor furred under, bot on the Halie-day. And in like manner the Barronnes and uther puif Gentlemen, and their wives, that ar within fourtie pound of auld extent. And as anent the commounes, that na Laborers nor husband men weare on the warke daye, bot gray and quhite, and on the Halie-daie bot light blew, greene, redde, and their wives right swa, and courchies of their awin making, and that it exceed not the price of xl. pennyes the elne. And that na woman cum to Kirk, nor mercat with her face mussalled, or covered, that sche may not be kend, under the paine of escheit of the courchie. And as to the Clerkes, that nane weare gownes off scarlet, nor furring of mertricks, bot gif he be ane person constitute in dignitie in Cathedral or Colledge Kirk: or else,that he may spende two hundreth markes,or greate Nobiles,or Doctoures. And this to be now proclaimed, and put to execution be the first day of Maij, under the paine of escheit of die habite, that is to say, of the Clerkes be the ordinar Judge, and the lave be the Kinges Officiares.

TEM, It is seene speid full, that justice Aires be halden, and continued zeirlie through-oute the Realme, for gude of the commounes.

71. The King, Lordes, Prelates, Barronnes, and Free-halders may set their Landes in few-ferme. TEM, As anent few-ferme, the Lordes thinkis speidfull, that the King beginne and give example to the lave. And quhat Prelat, Barronne, or Free-halder, that can accord with his tennent, upon setting of few-ferme of his awin land in all or in part, our Soveraine Lord sall ratifie and apprieve the said assedation, sa that gif the tennandrie happenis to be in waird in the Kingis hands, the said tennent sall remaine with his few-ferme unremooved, payand to the King siklike ferme, induring the waird, as he did to the Lord, sa that it be set till a competent availe without prejudice to the King.

72. That the freedomes of Regales be keeped, and nane abused in prejudice of the Kinges Lawes. TEM, As to the Regales; It is statute and ordained, that all priviledges and freedomes be keeped, as they are founden. And gif onie havand Regal, abuse it in prejudice of the Kingis Lawes and breaking of the cuntrie, that they be punished be the King and the Law, as esfeiris.

73. Ane universal measour to be maid and standart. TEM, Anent mettes and measoures, it is seene speidfull, that sen we have bot a King and a Law universall throw out the Realme, we suld have bot a mette and measour generall to serve all the Realme, that