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SEVENTH "PARLIAMENT. XXIV. of October. 15-81. zit in default of the execution of the paines conteined in the faidis Aiftes upon the contraveners thereof, the faidis Cruves and Zaires are not haldendowne, norony uther tlungin eftecl: , (appointed to be done be the faidis A els) put in execution , throw the default and negligence of the ordinar Omciares , to quhome the exe- cution thereof wes committed. THEREFOIR, Our Soveraine Lord , with advife of his faidis three Eftaites , hes maid , conftitute and ordained, and be the tenour of this prefent Acf, makis, conflitutis and ordainis the pcrfones after fpe- cified , within the bounds particulate followand, his Hienes Juftices in that pairt, to the effecT: underwrit- ten. 1 hey are to fay : George Earle of Caithnes , for the boundes of Caitlmes and Strathnaver. ^Alex- ander EzxlcoiSoutherland, for the boundes of Southerland , and all Rivers therein. Thefaid Earle of Sou- therland , George RojZ appeirand oiBalnagowne , and Robert Cfrlonro oiFowlles conjuncHie and feverallie for the water of Killofochell. Thefaid Robert CMonrooiFowlles, Baillie and Chamberlaine of Rajs', for the water of Conan. James Earle of Arran , and his Deputes for the water of Ferrar. The Schireffe of Innernes , and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of/#wnz£j for die water of A%7£. The SchirefTe oiNarne , and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies otNarne , for the water otNarne. The Schireffe of Elgyne and ForeJS, and his Deputes , and the Baillies of the Earledome oiCMurray, and of the Abbay of Kinlos , and Priory of Tin [car den , and the Provefts and Baillies of the Burrowes of Elgyne and ForeJS, for die waters of Spey , Findome and Lojfey. The Schireffe olBamfFwd his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of the Burgh of Bamff, for the water of T)oveme. The Laird of EJfilmont for the water of Tthane. The Earle olCMarJchcllfor the water of Ugy. The Schireffe oiAbirdene and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies oiAbirdene for the waters oFDee and T)on. The Schireffe oiKinkardin and his Deputes for the waters of Cowy and Bering. The Earle oiCMont-rofe , and the Proveft a nd Baillies of Mont-roje for the wa- ters oiNorth-Esk and South-Esk. The Schireff es oiBerth and Forfare , Stewart of Stratherne , & their Deputes , and Proveftes and Baillies of Berth and Tiundieiox. the waters of T-ay and Erne and their graines. The Schireffe oiFife , and his Deputes , for the South-fyde of Toy , lyand within the Schirefdome of Fife, and for the water of Levin. 1 he Proveft and Baillies of Cowper, for the water of Eden. The Stewart of Cfrlentcith and his Deputes , for the heades of the waters oiTeith and Forth. The Schireffe of Striviling and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of Striviling , for the remanent of the waters of Forth , Teith, Gndie, Carron, Allon andDovane , and their graines. The Schireffe o{ Linlithcow and his Deputes, and the Proveft and Baillies of Linlithcow for the water of Avane and South-fyde of Forth , within the bounds of that Schirefdome. The Schireffe of Edinburgh yrincvpaM , and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies oiEdinbnrgh for the waters of Ammond, Leith , North and South-Esk. The SchirefTe of Edinburgh within the Conftabularie o{ Hadingtonn and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of Hadingtotm , for the waters oi'Tyne and Beill. The Schireffe oiDumfreis and his Deputes , The Earle oiCMortoun , War- daneofthe Weft Marches, and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of T)umjreis , Kirkcudbricht & Annand, for the waters of Annand, Nyth, T)ee , Cree and Lace, The Baillie of Carrie! and his Deputes , for the waters o{Stinchell, and Girvane. The Schireffe oiAir and his Deputes , and the Proveft and Bail- lies of Air , for the waters o{ c Dune and x^Air. The Baillie of Cnnninghame and his Deputes , and the Pro- veft and Baillies of Irving , for the waters of Irwing and Garnok. The SchirefTes of Lanark, Renfrew, and their Deputes , and the Proveft and Baillies of Glafgow , Renfrew, and Lanark, for the water of Clyde and graines thereof. The Schireffe of'Dumbertane and his Deputes , and Baillies of the Burgh oiDumber- tane , for the waters of Levin and Ainrik. The Schireffe olArgyle and Tarbart , and his Deputes , for the boundes of thefaid Schirefdome, and Lome, to the March of die Schirefdome of Innernes, and the faid SchirefTe of Innernes , and his Deputes , for all the boundes of the faid Schirefdome on the Ncrtb-weft coaft , fra the Marche of die Schirefdome oiArgyle to Strathnaver. G I V A N D , grant and , and committand. to the faidis Juftices in that pairt, conjuncflie and feverallfe , within the bounds patticularlie abone written, full power , fpeciall command , expreffe bidding and chairge : To inquire , and take up dittay of all per- fones , contraveners of the faidis Acles of Parliament , within the boundes particularlic abone written , Alf- weill the principall offenders , as their Maifters , Landis-lordes , and receipteris , And to call them to un- derlie the Law therefoir, in the Tolbuith of the head Burgh of every Schire , or uther place convenient, at the difcretionofthe faidis Juftices, and put them to the knawledge of ane Affife : And as they be foundin culpable or innocent , to Mmifter Juftice upon them , conformetotheLawesofthis Realme. The paines conteined in the faidis Adtes, to raife and uplift , andofthefamin,tomakecompt, reckoning and payment to our Soveraine Lord, and his Hienes Thefaurer in his Checker. And to the effect , that the execution of the faidis Adtes fall not be neglecfed , as in times by-paft : Ordainis twa ordinar Juftice Courtes to be hal- den zeirlie. The ane die firft day oiFebrnar , and the uther at the flrft day oiAuguft , or the nixt lauchfull dayes thereafter following , befide uther Courtes to be halden at uriier dayes , quhen occafion fervis , at the dilcretion of the faidis Juftices. And in cafe the faidis Juftices , or ony of them failzic in doing of their exacl: diligence, for execution of this prefent commiffion , at twa times every zeir , as faid is, being called and convict thereof be OUR SOVERAINE LORDIS Juftice principall or his deputes, at the inftance of his Hienes Advocate , Every ane of them fall incurrc the paine of twa hundreth pundes , to be uplifted of them be his Hienes Thefaurer, to his Majefties ufe. Be it alwayes underftand , that this prefent Ac~t , nor nathing therein conteincd, fall be prejudiciall to his Hienes ^ubjecles , being dewlie infeftand in pofTefllon of halding of Cruves, Lines, or loupes within frefch water % , Bot that dieymay ufe, joife, bruik and eccupie