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SEVENTH PARLIAMENT. XXIV. of Oclober. ±z< meaning of the fame contract, conforme to the tenour theirof. Attoure, his Majeftie be the fame Aft, withadvifeoFthefaidis Eftaites, revokis, caffis and annullis for ever, all aflignations , for payment of fum mes of money , maid be his Hienes , upon the faidis Tafckef-men and Parteneris, to ony perfpne or fcerfones; And difchargis the Lordes of fecreete Councell and Sefiion , to dircft ony letters , or chairges upon, oragainftthem, or ony ane of them. And gif they do , declaris the fame be thir prefents to be of nanc avaiilf force nor effect, Notwithftanding ony Decreetes given , or to be given, quhilk his Majeftie with advife of the faidis Eftaites difchargis Jimpliciter. Ordaining them to have na further force , effect , nor execution in time camming. And further, his Majeftie, with advife of the faidis Eftaites , & confenc alfwa of the faidis Takkef-men and Parteneris , ftatutis and ordainis , That the faid lait Cuinzie , extending to nvahundrethellevenftane and ten pundweicht of Silver, fall be reduced and brocht in againe be them, to be cuinzeit of new, be his Hienes Maifter Cuinzeour , betuixt and the ellevinth day of March nixt-to- cum, intetiihillingpcecesofellevcnpennicfine, eonteinand four in the unce in this forme , That is to fay havandontheaneftdethePortratureofhisMajeftiesbodie, armed with ane Crown upon his head; ind ane fword in his hand , with this circumfcription : JACOBUS V I. D E I G R A T I A , R E X SCOTQRUM. And onthe uther fide, his Hienes Armes in ane Scheild , with ane Crown abone the fameScheild, with the Dait of the Zeir , upon ane of the fides j with this circumfcription .: HONOR REGIS JUDICIUM DILIGIT. For in-bringing and reduction of quhilk money, the faidis Tak- kef-men and Parteners hes prefentlie nominated and appointed William Naper , and Thomas ^Acfjefini qubilkis fall remaine at Edinburgh, to receive all the (aid Cuinzie , be the namber and quantitie forefaid* f ra his Hienes fubjecfts , and deliver them uther money theirfoir , upon the fame prices , that they were given out for, betwixt and the faid cllsvinth day of Marche, unto the quhilk day they fall have courfe ajlanerlie:. And being referved , fall bring and deliver them to his Hienes Maifter Cuinzeour , quha fall Cuinzie them of new in forme and maner abone mentionat, and thereafter deliver baith ftocke and profite againe, in full fecompenfe of their expenfes, charges and travelleselsfuftened be the faid Cuinzie, to fik as fall be ap- poynted in their Names to receive the fame. And the Maifter Cuinzeour prefent and to cum , fall find the faidis Takkef-men and parteneris fuflicient Caution and fovertie, atted in the buikes of Councell , for ran- deriiicr unto them the ftock and profite of fik Summes and Weicht , as they fall deliver unto him to the effect forefSd, unto the quhilk time the faidis Takkef-men and parteneris fall not be aftrided to deliver onyftiver to the faide Maifter Cuinzeour , deduceand alwayis the fees and dewties of the Warke-men and utheris ordi- nar Ofticiaris of the Cuinzie-hous ufed and wount , for their paines and laboures. And becaufe the faid Re- duftioh cannot weill take effect: , without fum ftock to mak the exchange. The faidis Takkef-men and par- teneris theirfoir fall have libertie, lyke as his Majeftie , with advife of the faidis Eftaites, be thir prefentis grantis them licence and libertie, toftrike, and caufe to be ftricken and cuinzeit twentie ftane wecht of Sil- ver , mair nor is ellis cuinzeit , in the Money new deviled , quhilk fall bee delivered to them againe , after the fame be oaft the Irones , in maner forefaid , without deduction of onie profite , or uther dewtie therefore . except the Fees and dewties of the faidis Wark-men and Officiates ufed and wount. Attour OUR S O- VERAINE LORD, with advife of his faidis three Eftaites, gives and grantis full freedome , licence & libertie to his Hienes Maifter Cuinzeour , to breake downe the prefent current money within this Realme , of ellevinpenniefine, fpecially the thirtie , twentie and ten fchillingpeeces and Teftones, and to Cuinzie the fame in the faid new money , devifed at 40. Shillings the unce, of ellev'in pennic fyne. Makand his Hienes dew compt and reakoniwx of the profite thereof, as apperteinis. For the quhilk the faid Maifter Cuinzeour , nor utheris the Oiiciares of his Hienes Cuinzie-hous , fall iricurre na skaith nor danger in their Perfones , Lands, or Guddes. Notwithftanding onie Aftes, Lawes, or conftitutions maid in the con- trair, Anent the quhilkes his Hienes , with advife of his faidis Eftaites , difpenfis, 107. the Cujlomer and Clerk efcocquet [aid tak Caution for in-bringing bfBulzem. OUR SoveraineLord, with advife of his three Eftaites , and haill body of this prefent Parliament, Ra- tifies and apprevis the A&es maid be his maift Nobili Progenitours , Anent the in-bringing of Bul- zeon, with this addition , that every Cuftomer and Clerk of cocquet in time cumming , fall tak fik fuirty or pledges as he will anfwer for. That Bulzeon equivalent to the gudes tranfported , lall be delivered to the Maifter of our Soveraine Lords Cuinzie-hous , betuixt and the nixt Checker thereafter following , and at the hearing of the Cuftomers compts, that he be comptrolled upon the quantity of the Bulzeon, delivered into the Cuinzie hous, according to the letters of receipt of the Maifter Cuinzeour , and quhat rcits abone, that the faid Cuftomer be anfwerabill therefore. Providing, that in cafe ony of the gudes Cu- ftumat happins to pcrifh be chance, or to be taken away/er majorem vim , The Lordes Auditotires of the Checker, being certified and perfwaded of the trueth thereof, fall grant defalcation of the quan- titie of the Bulzeon at their difcretion. And for every unce delivered to the Maifter Cuinzeour of ut- ter fyne Silver, he fall pay to the Merchand fourtie fchillingis , and mak compt oi the profite theirof in Cuinzeit money to eur Soveraine Lordes ufc. Kk ? io8. Am