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IOO KING JAMES THE F O V R T H ony man , be felling or burning in time to-cum , be five pound i And that baith of Regalitie and Royalitie, the auld unlaw of crreene-woode to the deftroyers of it , uthervvaies ftandandin effaft, as of before. And that the unlaw of Mure-burne , after the Moneth of March be in likewife five pound in all times to cum. yz. Ofjlauchterofreddefifhe, or Kipper. ITEM, Anent the flauchter of redde fiihe in fore- bidden time , becaufe the littil unlaw thereof lies bene J|_ the caufe , and occafion , that the redde filh lies bene flaine in great number , to the great heir-fhio of the cuntrie , and the deftruftion of the commoun weill : And als anent the llayers of Smokes in milne-dames, ciowfes , and be nettes , thornes , and cruves : It is ftatute and ordained , that the unlaw thereof in time to-cum be ten pounde for the firft time: The fecond time , twentie pounde: And the third time , tinfel of life to the committer. And als it fall be leiffull to the Barronne, baith Spiritual and Temporal , baith in the Royaltie, and Regalitie, to proceed and fit hereupon in their courtes, and to have ane unlaw of ilk one that beis convict of ony poynt forefaid, of threttie lhiilinges. And gif ony perfon or perfones claimis to have ilk priviledges to flaie fik fifh in forbidden time , be ony of the waies forefaid , that all fik priviledges ceafe, unto the time, that they cum before the King and Lords andfchaw their faid priviledge , that they maybe confiddered , quhidder fik priviledges be for the commoun weill , or not. 7 3 . Of the divifion of Schireffdomes. ITEM, Becaufe there lies bene wanting of Juftice in findrie Schireffedornes , throw the greatneffe of the famin : Therefore it is ftatute and ordained, that there be divifion maid thereof in this w ife : That Cul- ? ojfe , and TuUiaUpm, Clack-mannan, and all the landes beaiixt it and Strivling , quhilk come to the aires of Fife and Terth of before , that all thay lands in time to cum, cum to the aires oi Strivling. And that Tullt- alloun and Cidroffe , cum to the Schireffe rourt of Strivling on this wife , that all the perfones put now to the Juftice aire, and Schirerle courteof Strivling, pay their unlaw , baith in Schireffe court , and Juftice aire, fik-like as they payed before this union , without prejudice to them there-intil. ITEM, That the Lemzie , Loch-bard, Brimmage , Skaith-moir, Ktppane, Garden and Sea-Beg- es, quhdkwasoftheSchireffedome of T>umbartane , Terth, and Edinburgh of before , be fra this time corth, baith of Juftice aire , and Schireffe court of Strivling. Item, that the landes of Buchanane, bin- trie , Campfie , Strablane , Buthrane , T)rymme , Inchcalzeach , and fra thine Wefte , to be of the Sehiriffedome of ^Dumbartane., and compeir there , baith at the Juftice aire, and Schireffe courte , in ail times to cum, with the like condition, that the in-habitants thereof, paye their unlaw, baith in Juftice aire, and Schireffe court , as they did before this union , without ony prejudice thcre-intii , as faid is. f; 74. That hedges, Tarkes, and T)owcattes , and Cunningares be maid. 1"TEM, It is ftatute and ordained, anent policie to be halden in the cuntrie, that everilk Lord and Laird , make them to have Parkes with Deare , ftankes , cunningares , dowcattes , Orchardes, hedges, and plant, at the leaft, aneaickerof Woode, quhair there is nagreate Wooddes nor Forreftes. 7 5- . Olzeirly weapon-Jhawinges to be maid. IT E M , It is ftatute and ordained , for the keiping of armour and harnes, that it be not fpilt nor deftroyed in time of peace, that all Scotland mak their weapon-fchawinges upon Thurf-daymWhit-funday oulk. And that ilk officiar, as Schireffe, Baillie , Steward , oruthers, fee that this acle and ftatute be execute andkeiped. 7 6. The heretoures and aires may be followed at the zeiris end , after the deceflfe of their fore -bears : Caution Jiild be found be the executors , to the aire. ITEM, Anent the exceptions proponed be heretoures, quhen theyar perfewed for debtes of their Fa- thers , or forebears , to quhome they fucceede , allegeand that their Fathers movable gudes fold pay their debtes, and that the executours fuld be called before them : Itisadvifed, ftatute, and ordained, that it fall be leifful to the creditour to follow the aire , after the by-paffing of ane zeir. Becaufe the executors fuld berefponfalforanezeir: at the ende of the quhilk, he fuld give his compt. And gif it pleads the aire , he may, and fuld be diligent , and require the Ordinar within the faid zeir, to aske compt, and he to fee die compt, andquhat beis foundin remanent, over the things perteinand to their office, that he fuld require the Ordinar , that he micht have caution and fovertie for the relieving of his heretage , in fa far as the gudes reftis attour the compt. And that the Ordinar fall caufe him to have fufficient caution thereof And fa at the end of the zeir , die aire fall anfwere to everilk creditour. j y. Anent