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KING JAMES THE S E X T ■2,j6 proceede : To the effecl: that Juftice be not abufed : and to the effecl: that certaine ordour may bee obferyed mall time cummins, anent the fetters of prices of Wines, andTymmer, and of their number , and for efchewing all deceipt and abufes done their-anent. IT IS .Statute and ordained, that zeirlie in time cum ming, there be tvvaBarrones, or uther tvva fuffi- cient landed Gentilmen, nominate at the head Court after Cfrlichael-mes within ilk o~chiref-dome of this Realme , and uther tvva perfones to befceirlie nominate at that fame time be the Kinges Majeftie and hisfecret Councell. Quhilks foure perfones , fall be all acluall inhabitantes within the faidis Burrowes ; Or at the farreft , dwclland within fex mile to ilk Bctrgh : And foure Burgefles that are knawen not to exerce , nor be partenersinfiktradeofMarchandice, to be chofen zeirlie at the faid feaft of CMichael-me s , be the Coun- cell of ilk free Burgh , ofMerchantes, or craftefmen of ilk Burgh , according to their proper Cuftome and priviledges, prefentliecbfervedbe them in zeirlie election of their Councell, and Oirkiares. Quhilkis audit perfones zeirlie to be ekcled and nominated, as is before fpecified , fall be the onelie priceres of all Wines, andTymmer, that cummis within this Realme hereafter. And that they exerce their faid office from the day of their election to that day twelf-month allanerlie , And that zeirlie new election be maid of ftk officiares to indure na langer , bot for the fpace of ane zeir , as is abone written. And ordainis ilk iSehireffe depute , be himfelfe or his Clerk , to intimat and nominate to the Councell of ilk Burgh the names of the faides twa Barrones , zeirelie to be chofen , as faid is, within three dayes nixt after ilk feaft of CMichael-mes : and the Thefaurer and his deputes , zeirlie within fex daxes nixt after ilk CMichael-mes , To advertife and cer- tifie the Councell of ilk free Burgh, of the Kinges twa Commiffioneres , zeirlie to be nominat be him , to that effecl:. With power and licence to the faidis tour Burgelies , zeirlie to be elected , as is abone fpecified ; 1 hat in-cafe the faids twa Barronnes and the Kings Commiffioners being lauchfuliie warned perfonallie, or at their dwelling places, be the Townis Officiar , torepaue to rhe Burgh to that effect , and cummis not within 4 8 . houres nixt after the faid warning ; T hat then it fall be lefum to the faids foure Burgefles of ilk Burgh , be themfelves to fet the prices of the faides Wines and Tymmer , and the famin power and licence is in like maner granted and permitted to the faidis foure Burgefles, zeirlie. quhen it fall happen the Kingis Commiffioners and Barronnes , nocht to be elected and dewlie intimat, to the faidis Burrowes, in maner, and at the fpeciall times above fpecified. And als ftatutis and ordainis, that na Wines be brocht in this Countrie , be quhat-fumever inhabitantes thereof, without ane Teftification of the price of the fame , under the Townes Seale where they were coft : and ane Teftimcaaiall fall be fufficicnt for the haill Wines of ilk Schip , and the price to be maid of the commoun prices that Wines gives, the time of their bying thereof. 5*4. 'VnlaucbfuU Cujlomes of vifluall , and uther guddes ar forbidden. FORSAMEIKLE As ane of die fpeciall caufes of dearth , proceedis from the exorbitant Cuftomcs and impofitiones , layeduponviftualles, cornes and guddes , cummand to mercattes , free-portes or Havens , without onie warrand , and quhairof they have not bene in ufe and cuftome paft memorie of man, quliilk is ane oppreffion of the people , and ane caufe of hr creafe of dearth. THEREFORE OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of the three Eftaites of Parliament , forbiddis and difchargis through the haill Realme , all fik cuftomes and impo fitiones , quhairof there is na warrand , neither have the intromettours and uptakers thereof , and their predecefibures , bene in ufe and pofleffion thereof, paft me- morie of man. And ordainis the takers of the faidis exorbitant impofitions to be called therefore : And quhat-ever they have up-tane, to be adjudged to rander the famin to the Kingis Majelties ufe: And they furder to be puniflied in their perfones and guddes , as oppreiibures of the people ; conforme to the Lawes of the Countrie : And that na cuftome be tane hereafter , bot according to our auid Lawes and Acres of Par- liament, and quhair-upon the up-takers lies fpecial Warrand, at the leaft, bene in pofleffion theirof, paft memorie of man, as faid is. 55. Vifiuall may not be tranfported foorth of this Realme , neither be Land, nor be Sea. ITEM, In confideration that the great increafe of the dearth of vivers,principallie proceedis throw tranfport- ingofthe famin, baith by Sea and Land: Quliilk would be alluterlie abfteined fra , and remeid found theirfore: In refpeft quhairof , OUR faid SOVERAINE LORDE, with advife of the faidis three Eltaites of Parliament , ftatutis, decernis, and ordainis, that the Wardens of the Marches , fall be anfwer- abletotheKing, for all viciualles and guddes tranfported in E NG L ANT) , fyling their Marches. In doing quhairof , they ar na furder oblifhed to their Native Countrie, nor to an Englijh-man, in-cafe his guddes ftollen , fyle his March. And to the effecl: the faids Wardens may be the mair diligent there-anent , decernis and ordainis the equall halfe of the faids guddes and vict ualles , tranfported in England , to apperteine to the faid Warden: And the uther halfe thereof, to apperteine and be maid foorth-cumrnand to OUR SOVE- RAINE LORD IS ufe. And for flaying the tranfporting of viciualles be Sea : It is ftatute and ordained, that the Schippe and haill guddes, and geare belanging to the Maifters thereof, and Clerkes of the fame Schippes tranfporters of the faid viftualles , fall be confifcat , and the faidis Maifters and Clerkes , perfones fubject to imprifonment, at the will of his Majeftie: And for the better execution thereof, OUR SOVE-