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i 7 o <t V E E N E <M A R I E 84. That na coales be had fur th of the Realme. ITEM, Our Soveraine Ladie and Eftaites forefaides, havand cenfideration of the great multitude of coales continuallie caried furth of this Realme, not onlie be ftrangers , bot alfwa be the lieges and inha- bitantes of the famin , quhilk is now becummin the commoun ballad of emptie Sch.ippes , and gives occafione ofmaifl exorbitant dearth, and fcantnefle of fewall within the famin : 'Therefore it is ftatute and ordained, that na maner of perfon, ftranger nor liege , nor inhabitants in this Realm , take upon hand to tranfport, carie or tak furth onie coales be Schippc, Crayer or onie bait , or uther veflell quhat-fum-ever , in onie time hereafter, under the paine of tinfell and confifcation of the Schip, coales and all the guds that the awner of the coales hes witliin the faid Schip , to our faid Soveraine Ladies ufe , except fa monie as are neidfull for fire during the time of their voyage. 85. That beijf and mutton cum to the mercat with skin and birne. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained be our faid Soveraine Ladie with advife of the three Eftaites forefaides : That all beifF, muttoun , veale and like beftial , flaine to land-wart , and Burgh , or prefented to free Burrowesorfrcemercattes, bring with them in all times cum mi ng their hide, skin, and birne, under the paine of confifcation, and efcheitting of fik-like beftial, andgudes, as wantis the faid hide , skin and birne, to be applyed to our Soveraine Ladies ufe. 86. The ratification of the priviledges of Burr owes. ITEM, Our faid Soveraine Ladie , with advife of hir faidis three Eftaites in this prefent Parliament , rati- fies , apprievis , and confirmis all aftes of Parliament , ftatutes , priviledges , and immunities quhat- fum-ever given and granted be our faid Soveraine Ladie, or uthers her predeceflbures quhat-fum-ever, in favoures of the Burrowes , Proveftes , Aldermen , Baillies , Communities , and indweilers within the famin , with all letters and executorialles , that hes paft or may pafle theirupon , givand exprefle command be thir prefentes , to the Lordes of our Soveraine Ladies College of Juftice and Seffion , to give and direct fik reafonable letters, as they or onie of them willdefire, or hes had of before : Commanding and chargeing all our Soveraine Ladies lieges and fubje&es, that nane of them take upon hand to attempt, or pretend to attempt, violate or breake the forefaides Lawes, acles of Parliament , ftatutes, ordinances, immunities, or uthers priviledges quhat-fum-ever , given and granted in favoures of the faides Burrowes, under the paines conteined in the famin , and under all paine and offenfe , that they and everie ane of them may incur, againft our Soveraine Ladies authority royal their-throw. FINIS. THE TENTH PARLIAM ENT O F MARIE, QUEENE OF SCOTLAND, Halden at Edinburgh, the fifteene day of 'December, the zeir of God, ane thou/and, five hun- dreth, and fextie foure zeires. 87. Declaration of our Soveraine Ladies per fite age. N E N T The artickle proponed to the Queenis Majeftie and to the Lordes of the Artickles , makand mention of ane afte of Parliament , maid bee King James the Second of gude memorie, of the dait, the twentie daie of CHarch , thezeirofGod, ane thoufand , foure hundreth , thirty feven zeires , and of ane uther a&e maid be King James the fourth in his Revocation, makand mention of xxj. zeires of his age, of the dait the fifteene day oiFebruar, the zeir of God, ane thoufand., foure hundreth , fourefcore nine zeires, like as the faidis acles rejpeffive, at mair length proportis : Defirand there- fore the faides Lordes of artickles to declair the faides acles and uthers ades follow- ing , anent the lauchfuil and perfite age of the Prince , gif it be at xxj. zeires compleit : Quha hes de- clared