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 T)e verborum fignificatione. SCOTIA, Sume-time fignifies that part of Scotland, quhilk is on the North pa'rtofthe water of Hub. -4$. reg. David, c. flatuit. 21. And Is opponed [ o Lodonehim; quhilk now wecall Loudiane. For King David the Firft.in the third zeir of hi? reigne, *4nm Domini 1 1 26. Be his Charter maid, Omnibus Scottis & ^inglis , tarn in Scotia quam in Lodoneio confli- /«m,gaveanddifponedtoS. Cutbbert and his A/onkcsin Durham ( Du- nelmenfi Ecclefit ) The landes of Coldmgbame, Lummefden, Reningtoun, Elton, fiflewik,^uld-Cambm,SWintoun, Frendre-geifi,znd uthers lyand in Lodoneio quhilk now lyis in theMers, and Schireffdomeof Berwick. Andintheaftesof Parliament, juftices generall ar ordained to be, ane or twa , on the South fide of the water ot forth : And ane or twa, on the North tide thereof. Ia.2,p.i 4 . ca.97. Quhilk agrieswith the aft maid be King lames the Second par. j.c. 5. Ouhairlt is ftatute, thatthejufticeon the South fide of the Scottifhfea, fet their juftice sires, and halde them twifeinthezeir- Andalfoon the North fide of the Scotifhfea, asauld ufe and cuftome is. And in the la ws ot Malcome Mac-kenneth. ca. 4. Mare £coti. Lib.z.c. Dicitur autem. 72. In the quhilk place, fro Seriantenjs, mendose legttur, Suggefloribm. Serimtena a fenando, as miniflerium a mm.ftro, or jervitium dfervo; Signifies an manner ot haldingot landes, fpeciallie in the lawes of England, quhair Grande feriantye, is quhen an man haldis his lands of the King : For the quhilk he fuld pane wuh him in hishoift, orto beare his banner with him inhiswarres-, Or to lead hishoift or armie- And hereto belangis warde, mariage, and relieve, quhilk is anemaift fpeciall Knjchts.fervicc. petitfer- iantye, is quhen ane haldis his landes otthe King; yeeldingtohimane knite or buckler, anefcheifeofarrowes , ane bow, oruther fik fervice conformeto hisinlefrment: fluhair-untona-waiesbelanga warde, mari- age, or relieve; quhiU we may call,blench-ferme, or albatyrma.Resd the ftatute, maid be King Edward theFirft, King otEngland. t8.zeireof hisreigne, anent wardesand relieves. "SERiANT, sergeant, ane French worde. For like asmefiengers, cummis fra the french worde Metiers Swa Sergeant likewaiescummis fraSergent, Qjtseflvoxcompofita, deSerrer, quodeflincludere,<?> gent, quod pro gente, plebe,veipopido ufurpatur. ltaque Seriandtu dicitur qui juffii magtflratus, qitemlibet de populo ream crimints , in carcerem conjicit, feuincludit: That is, hequha at command otthe JWagiftrate, inclufis, or lockis in pnfon, guiltie perfones dc!ated,or fufpeft of ony crime. Seriandus Cttri<e orfervtens emit, the Seriante of the courte, official-, executor ot let- ters or fu nmondes, quha be the interpretoures ofthecivilllaw, is called, UuntikS- vid.Recordum. SERPLATH. Jam. 1. p. 2.x. 3 8. lam. 2.p.i4.c.68..Conteinisfoure- fcore ftanes. For the Lordesuf Councel, in^inno, 1527. decerned four ferplaithes of packed wooll, to conteine fexteene fcors ftanes ofwooll. rfUrmToV Bethe tl 'affi c que of merchandes now ufed , The merehandesufistopay fiauchte tor their gudes to Flanders, be the Sek : To France, Spayne, and England, bt the Tunne: And to Danskjne, and theEafter Seas, be the ferplath. As 1 underftande, ane Serplaith of gudes , is onelie counted betuixt merchand and skippers, for furing of gudes to the Eafter Seas, and frathine hameto this realme. Swa that for everie Serplaith of gudes, fined, orpromifed to be fured Eaftward ; theskipper isoblimed tofuir hameto this realme, twa laft of gudes : And this .Serplaith ofgudes is of nagreater quantitie, nor the fek ofgudes to Flanders. And ilk Sek, be the aft of Parliament, ia.6. p.7. cap. 108 Suld conteine twentie foure ftaneof wol: And be the dailie calculation of merchands, fourtieTrois ftane. Ilk Trois ftane, conteinis fexteene pound Trois. And ilk pound weicht thereof, conteines fexteene ounce Trois. The fck of wooll, iscommounliefet bethe Skippers, toane Tune: Ilk Tun conteinis, Sex hundreth pound Trois weicht. Ilk hundreth weicht conteines five fcore pounde weicht; qwhilkisfex ftane, and ane quarter Trois. The wooll, quhen it is bocht be merchandes, is bocht be the Trone ftone, quhilk conteinis commounlie , xix. pound and ane halfe Trois: Alwaies concerningthe fck of wool; Ifindcnafolid or conftant weicht thereof: For fome feckes will be mair, and fome will be lefle nor fourtie Trois ftane; Bot communlie the fek ofwooll, conteinis fourtie Trois ftane, as faidis. ' Ane Laft. of guds fured hame > conteinis commonlie twelve Barrelles. Andtheauld forme ot furing ofgudes, fra Danskene to this Realme, was for every ferplaith, asitiszit, twa Laft. Bot ror this Laft, the Skip- persfuirishame, fourteene barrelles, Ilk Barrell being of weicht , ane fchippound. And of licht glides, fikas lint and hempt, thereisfured for the ferplath, twa laft. Ilk Laft is twa packs: Andilkpakisals greatals halfe ane fek ofwooll Skinnes, and conteinis in weicht threttie fex Sprufle ftanes. HkSprulTe ftane, conteinis twentie audit pound Trois weicht. Swa the laft exaftlie weyed, will conteine of our Trois weicht, (ex fcore fex ftanes. And for ane laft ofwalx, that is fined hame be (hangers, fiafle nfiuttx fourteen fchip pounde. And be Scotifh skippers.twelve fchip pound. Alfoi of Tar, pick , and fiklike wares , twelve great barrelles for the laft, and fourteene fmall Earelles. Thir great barrelles, ar called Hamburgh trees, andaringreatneflc, nocht unlike to our Salmond trees, and fulde conteine fourtclne Gallcunes: and the fmall barrelles, ar fome what greater, nor our herring trees. LikewaiesofRye meill, fome times twentie foure barrelles ar fured for the Laft, fpeciallie be grangers ; and be our awin Skippers, auchteene barrelles for the Laft thereof. And ane Laft of Rye,isfome-time auchtene ■*,* colles, andfometimesnine-teenebollcsinmeafure. Item, ten feckes of wooll, makisane Laft ofwooll. likewaies, ten hides makisanedaiker, and twentie daiker, makisan Da, hr lait: Twelve dowzane of gloves, or Ledder poyntes, makis ane "><*• And likewaies the Sek, albeit it be counted in Flanders to twelve Bar- re es; zit twelve of their barrelles, conteinis fexteene commoun Bar- *'«»<<" relies. 'Barrell. The Fidder of lead, conteinis neere by fexfeore and aucht ftane. Ane fchippound, conteinis fexteene ftanes and ane halfe, ofScottiur fMeroflead Trois weicht. Scbippe pound Sexfcore of skinnes, is reckoned to the hundreth. As likewaies, fex-fcoreelnes of woollen claith is counted for ane hun- dreth Ia.6.p. 7 .c.io8. Quhilk is conformeto the auld ufe, obferved inthedaies of King David the Seconde; as is mamfeft bethe cuftome mpt, maid be the Cuftomer of the Burgh of Striving, the zeir of God, three hundreth, fextie aucht zeires. ane thoufand. Serplaith. 2 The Sek* Trouftane Seksfvjoot Tunne. Hundreth tjeichr. Trone ftane furing of gv.- ties be the Laft Barrell Sfrafe ftane. Oftarre Great and lit- tit barelle$. J^X met!!. Weichtes andmeafures in Orknay. THe malt, meill, & beare, are delivered in Orknay, be wecht in this mi- ner. 1 mprimis 24. marks makisan fetting. Item 6. fettings makisan meall. Item 24. meales makis ane Laft. Item ot meille and malt called Coift ane laft makisan Scottiffi chalder: Item ane Laft and ane halfe cf beare conteinis 36 meales: 36. meales makis ane chalder- Itemthe butteris delivered in barrelles, quhair the quantitie is great, bot quhair the quantity is fmall, it is delivered in markes, and lefh poundes. That is to fay, ' xxiiij marks, makisane fetting. asfaidis.and 6. fettings makes ane lefh pound' Item, ane ftane and twa pound Scottilh , makis ane lefh pound. Item 1 < lefh poundes makis ane barrel. Item, 12. barrells makis an laft. ItemVhi fleftisdehvered be apprifing- vi^. 10. meales makis ane fufficientCow, and an fumcient Oxe. Alfo ane gild Oxeisapprifcd to 1 j.meales, and ane wedder is four meales. Item an Goufe is twa meales. Item an Capon is half ane Goufe, f;^. ane meale. ' SERVlCIvM Militare, Knichtes fervice, and fpeciallie concernis warde and relieve. Vide Senanteria. ride Han- ben. Vide warde SERPENS CurU.ferianduscurU. Leg. Male. Mak.cap. 5 . Aneferi- and, or official' of Courte, the executour of fummoundes, quhafum- mondisandattachisony perfone to compeare in ane court, to anfwere to ane uther, conformeto law and reafon. Molin<ewinftdofupr cur par i.e. 20. Quha is called ferviens, becaufehe fuldfweare to ferve leallelie and trewhe the King, in execution of his office. Ov.on.attach c NhHh? <v SETTER-DAYIS flop. flat. ^lex. cap. 'h<ec ^jflija. 27. Leg. 3urg. cap. hac efl ^tfifa. 113. Jam. 1. Pailia. 1 . 26. Maij. cap. 1 1 . lam 4. Parlia 2. cap- 1 5. quhilk ftatute maid, as is alleaged be King Alexander, is afcrived to King David, be King lames the Fourth, in the place forefaide: The ietterdayis flop, is ane fpaceoftime, within the quhilk it is nocht leafumtotake 5almondefi(h; that is, ira the time of Even-fan" after noone on Setterday, untill meriting oftheSunne on Mononday. ^ flat. z. Rob. cap- Item ordinatum. 12. (fat. i.Rob.Br.cap.S. Leg. forefl.cap. Om- nes aqiue, 85. Iter. Camer.c. calumniabtmtur. 16. S1MINELLUS, Leg.Burg.c. 122. From the Latine Worde, Similia, quhilk fignifies the befte and fmalleft parte of the Quheate , or flowre, quhite bread, or maine bread : In the quhilk fignificationintheDutche toungue, it is commounlie called Semmell. SOK, Lib. 1, it. 3. Ane auld worde ufed in Chartoures and infeft- mentes, quhilk in findrie auld buikes conteinand the municipall lawes of this realme , is called jetia de hominibus fuis , in curia, fecundttm corfue- tudinemRegni. Swaafter my opinion, he quhais inteft with S, k(quhilk now we call Soyt, from the French worde Suite, h, e.fequela } lies power andlibertieto hald courtes within his awin Barronie or landes : In the quhilks courtes, homines ui , or his vaflalles fuld give foyt, and fend for them, ane quha is called Soytor, or Senator, afequendo; Becaufe he fuld follow the courte, in the quhilk he fuld compeare. This office was verie profitable, for furthering otjuftice. Andfiift, hee quha is oblifhed to give Soy te in the Courte ot his Over-lorde, fuld do the famin, conforme tothetenourofhisinfeftment, and nautherwaies. Leg. foreft. c. mdlm 6S.ca.Sihieredit.ts.6g- And gifheaucht three Soytcs be hisinfeftment : he fall compeare bot at three head Courtes in the zeire, without Sum- mondes or warning. Mod. ten. cur. c. 1. c. 3 1. Na judge aucht of law, or of reafon, toacceptony manincourtasSoytour. Botgif he can make fuf- Soytor efali ficient and lauchfull reporte, ofprocefle, doomes, judgemente, and in be l"* !l fi'* lauchfull forme , give and pronunce doome of Mutes , and pleyes in Court , followed and defended before him in court. Mod ten.cur.cap.iS. Ouon. attach, c. Nullum feBator. 20. And ilk Soytour before he be admitted be the Baillie, or judge, fuld be examined in three courtes oifl lcecat , make recordes of the courts,and give fufficientlie ane warde,or ane doome of wardes or doomes ; asked in the court or not. And then quhen he is be hisfellowes admitted, he may may not afterward forweaknefleofknaw- ledge be rejefted. Qjioniam. attach, nullus. 20. Ane Sovtour, is oblifhed to make faith, that hee (all leallelie, and trewlie make recorde of Courte (that isoftheclaime, libell and ptoces ) T '" a ' ,l "'f in and fal pronounce lauchful and trew femence, according to the knawled^e ytHre given to him be God : And fall after his underftanding,'leal!elie and trew- lie f«YC, induring the time of his office. Stat. Gild. c. 50. The court bcand I s fenfed, SeSator. iij. Soytes.