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-J-— K f NQ " j A ME S THE FIFTH faid is : except crimes of treafon , and lefe-raajeftie. And findis that the faidis Lawes fuld be fa interpreted and ufed in times cumming. 33 . Juftice aires ar peremptour at the fecond diette. ITEM, Our Soveraine Lord , with ad vife of his three Eftaites of Parliament, ratifies and apprievis the afte and ftatute maid of before in his Hienefie Parliament , halden at Edinburgh , the tenth day oljulij, the zeir of God, anethoufand, five hundreth , and twentie five zeires , anentis die Feitihg of juftice aires to the feconde aire , as aire and court peremptour and uther poyntes conteined in the famin , with -correction and addition, as after follow is. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordamed in this prefent Parliament , becaufethe proces of juftice aires , isfalangandprolixt, that in mony zeires , parties that ar hurte and grieved , gcttis na juftice , trefpalTes and crimes paflis unpunifhed , quhiik is occafion of mony perfones to commit crimes, traifting na haftie punition or correction : That therefore in time to cum , the proces of juftice aires and Ju- ftice Courtes be peremptour at the feconde aire or Courte , fvva that fugitives not compeirand at the feconde aire or court, fulde be,and fall be denunced the Kings Rebelies,& put to his Horne,& all their gudes his efcheit. 3 4. The Crowner may arreift fugitives at their dwellingplaces, and the Taroch Kirk. ND ALS, Becaufe mony perfones indicled to Juftice aires , ar charged with fovertie to Juftice ^Courtes, ufis to abfent them and flee, and may abfent them and flee, fwCthat Crowners cannot ap- piehende them perfonally to arreift them : In that cafe in all times to cum , it fa'- Hirfice the Crowner to cum to the duelling place of the perfones indicted , and there make them warning and charge , that they cornpeir in the Juftice aire , then nixt to follow , to anfwere to fik accufations of crimes as fail be impute to them : And thereafter upon the nixt Sunday or Feftival day following the faide charge , that the Crowner make open and publicque intimation of his warning, charge , and premonition , maid to the faidis perfones be their names, in their Paroch Kirkes , quhilkis charges , premonitions, and intimations fall ftande to them for fufEcienr arreiftmentes , the Crowner pricvand the famin be his aith , and ane witnefle , as auld confuetude is. And in likewife , the Kings Offkiares makand warning to private Juftice courtes of ony perfones , for ony crimes not defervand rebellion : In cafe of none-finding of fovertie , that they keipe the famin ordour and proces , quhiik fall be halden and repute for fufficient fovertie foundin , under the paine of lawe, theadfionnotbe- and for flauchter nor mutilation : And ordainis the Juftice Generall , upon ony maner of crimes, committed, or to be committed, to fet Juftice courtes particular , quhen neede is , for punition of particular faultes and crimes that occurris , fik as recent flauchter, mutilation , fire , ravilhing of women. And as for depreda- tions , maifterfull riefes , and fpuilzies , that particular diettes be fet therefore , at the difcretion of the Lordes , the mater being firft civilie decided before them. 35-. The per fewer fidd finde caution far reporting the letters. N D Becaufe divers perfons in times by-gane , lies raifed fiklike letters to particular'diettes , and lies _ abfented baith themfelves and the letters and hes not cum to perfew their actions , and there -throw lies abufed the Juftice , and brocht the cuntrie to greate expenfes. For remeid hereof : It is ordained , that in times cumming , the keipers of the Signet , fall anfwere na letters for calling oi ony perfones and parties , to fik particular diettes : bot gif the famin be fubferived with the Clerke , writer to the Signet, and Juftice Clerk, and his deputes : And that the Juftice Clerk, or his deputes , fall take ficker fovertie oi the parties purchafiers of fik letters , that they fall bring the famin againe to them , or the day fet thereto , dewlie execute and in- dorfat , under the paines conteined in the letters , that the partie is called upon. AND Gif ony perfones be called upon mutilation , and the famin be foundin na mutilation : The partie perfewer, fall content and pay the unlaw often pound, lefleormair, to the partie perfewed , and expenfes totheaflife, at the difcretion of the Juftice , and his aflefioures. And gif ane partie callis ony multitude for flauchter, mutilation , or uther crimes at fik particular diettes , quhair by the innocentes , ar put to great trouble, charge, and expenfes, and it be foundin that the faid multitude is innocent of the dead, the partie perfewer fall pay ane unlaw often poundes , lefle or mair , to the partie perfewed , and expenfes to the afiife, at the fight and difcretion of the Juftice , and his aflefioures , as they diinke caufe : And gif the purchafiers of fik letters , be not refponfal in gudes , for payment of the faid expenfes , their perfones iall be put in prifon, and there to remaine , zeir and day , and further induring the Kingis Grace will. 3 6. The addition of the able ofcurfing. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained , for augmenting, ftrengthening and helping of the a<fte maid upon curfed folkes, and giving of the Kingis letters thereupon, and to meete frivole appellations: That the Kingis letters fall have place to poy nd and diftreinzie &c. Suppofe it be dewlie appealed, zeir and day being by-pail; the appellant not bringand hame his Commjflion, within zeir and day , Ceffautejufto impedimento. Ana the partie quhome fore the Kingis letters fall happen to be given , findand fufficient caution before the Lordes of Councel , to refound the gudes and geare , that fall happen to be poynded , be vertue of the faidis letters ,