Page:The Laws and Acts of Parliament of Scotland.djvu/18

This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.

4
KING JAMES THE FIRST

Otter skinnes and Tod skinnes, sex pennies. Item for ilke daker of hart and hynde skinnes twelfe pennies. Item of ilk ten Daes and Raes skinnis, foure pennies.

23. Reformation and mending of the money.

ITEM, The Parliament lies determined and ordained, that our Lord the King gar mend his money, and gar stryke it in like wecht and finenes to the money of England. And this money runnand nowe, to have course quhill the King forbid it. And that the King sall garre strike new money, quhen him lykis, and thinkis it speidful and profitable for the Realme.

24. Of Hostillaries in Burrowes and throuch-fares.

ITEM, It is ordained , that in all Burrow Townes of the Realme, and throuch-fares, quhair commoun passages are, that their be ordained Hostillares & receiptors, havand stables and chalmers. And that-men find with them bread and aile, and all uther fude, alsweil to horse as men, for reasonabie price, after the chaipes of the countrie.

25. Of the age and marke of Beggers, and of Idle men.

THE King lies statute be consent of the haill Parliament ripelie advised, that na Thiggeres be thoiled to beg, nouther to Burgh nor Land-wart, betuixt fourteene and threesscore ten zeires bot they be seene be the councelles of the Tounes, or of the Lande, that they may not winne their living uther waies. And they that salbe thoiled to beg, sall have a certaine takin on them to Land-wart of the Schireffe: And in the Burrowes, they sall have takin of the Alder-men, or of the Baillies. And all uther persones havand na takins, nouther of lande, nor of Burgh, salbe charged be open Proclamation, to labour and passe to Craftes, for winning of their living, under the paine of burning on the cheike, and banishing of the Countrie,

FINIS.


THE SECOND
PARLIAMENT
OF
KING JAMES THE FIRST;

Halden at Perth, the twelfth daie of March, the zeir of God, ane thousand, foure hundreth, twentie foure zeires; And of his Kinrik the nineteen zeire.

26. Of the free dome of halie Kirk, and of Kirk-landes wrangeouslie annalied.

IN The First, to the honour of God, that the freedome of halie Kirke be keeped throw all the Realme : And gif ony landes or possessiones of halie Kirke be wrangeouslie annalied, they sulde be restored againe, be lauchful processe of Law.

27. Reformation of Hospitalles.

ITEM, Anient Hospitalles that ar founded of Almous deedes, throw the Kinges, to be uphalden to puir folke, and seik; to be visited be the Chancellar, as they have bene in the Kingis progenitoures times. And they that ar founded be Bishoppes or uther Lords Spiritual or Temporal, to be visited be the Bishop and Ordinars, quhom it effeiris to, and reduce and reforme them to the effect: of their first foundation.

28. Of