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<_AfVCHT PARLIAMENT. XXII of CUaij. 15-84. 143 1 40. Addition to the AcJes maid of before , anent the camming to Courtes , and comJ>eiring at the Barre, in fiber maner, inperfiite and defence of criminall caufes. U R S O V E R A I N E LORD, and his three Eftaites , conveened in this prefent Parliament , , ratifies and apprcivis , and for his HienefTe and his Succeffoures , perpetually confirmis the Aft maid be Kincr TAMES the Second, ofworthie memorie, Intirulate ; That na man cum to Courtes, hot iv fiber waves : As alfo the uther Act , maid in the Regiment of his deareft Gud-dame MARIE, Queene Dowrier and Regent of this Realme, anent the cumming to the Barre for perfute, and deienfe in I criminal! caufes, and ordainis the faidis Aftes to be inviolablie keeped , and to be put to execution in time cummin* with this addition : That nane of his HienefTe Subjetfes repair to Courtes , and in fpeciall , to his Hienes Juftice Court, orutheris Juftices quhatfumever , for criminall caufes, bot be fik number and compa riy as the faidis actei providis , under the paine of incurring of the crime of convocation of our So- veraine Lordis lieges, to be execute alfweill upon the perfones, quhafall happen to make the faid convo- cation or quha fall be con vocate , with aU rigour. And further , for reformation of the troubles and tu- nwltes quiikis lies fallen out , and continuallie growis be the alTembling of our Soverainc Lordis lieges , to forrificand aflgft", the perfute and defence of criminall caufes , mowed before our Soveraine Lordis Ju> ftkc quhair-upon *reat inconvenientes lies follow ed , to the contempt of Juftice , hinder of the courfe of the commoun Law, and punifchment of offences. IT IS ftatute and ordained, that in all time cum- mine quhen onie letters fall happen to be direct for onie crime or offenfe to ane particular diet, that the pairtic rajas and purchefTares thereof, at the finding ot their caution, to report the letters dewlie execute & indorfatatthedayappoynted, fall alfo finde caution to the juftice Clerke , and his deputes afted in the buikes of adiomaU That they fall not enter within the Tolbuith or place , quhair the faide Juftice court fall be haldeh bor accumpanied with the number of perfones fpecifled in the former Ad of Parliament maid tHciranent, comptand therein dieir preloquutores , quha allanerlie faU remaine with them to their depart- ing forth of the place of Juftice , under the like paine , quhilk tiiey wald and fuld have incurred, in-cafe the faidis ietteris had nccht bene reported at the day dewlie execute andindorfat. Andfik-like, mat the faidis letters to be raifed to particular diettes , for caufes criminall , beare this claufe : Commanding the officiar to charge the perfones delated and compleened upon, to finde fikker foveroe to the faid ofnciar executor, within fixe dayesnixt after they be charged, that they fallcompeir the day and place concerned in the faidis letters , accompanied in fober maner , with their domefticque and houihald iervandes. And that in die Town of the reforte of the faid Juftice, they fall behave diemfelves in quiet maner , onely accompanied , as faid is : And enter in the Tol-buith , or place quhair Juftice fall be halden , accompa- nied with the number of perfones allanerly fpecifled in the former Aft of Parliament, comptand there- in , three preloquutores, quha fall onely remaine with them in the faid Tol-buith , or place quhair Juftice fall be halden , quhill the Court be ended. Quhilk foverty fall be taken under this condition ■. That crif the partie defender , utherwayes compeir or prefent himfelfe in the place of Juftice , and be round with ony greater number, nor is before fpecifled , their foverties fall be unlawed, as gif they had not com- peted : And the parties defenders, quhahes found the faid fovertie fall be adjudged fugitive fra the Law andputtothehorne, and their efcheit in-brocht, be reafon of the exceffe of the rfaid number, mthe famin maner. asgif they had not compeired. Andfik-Iike, quhatfumever perfones fall be found in the faid Tol-buith orplace, quhair Juftice fall be halden, the Juftice and his deputes for the time , fall make record in the buikes of adjornall of their prefence , in company with ony of the panties , attour the faide number a-opoynted. And immediatly thereafter, faU direft his precepts to denunce the faidis perfones re- belles andputthem to the home, and ordeine dieir movable guddes to be efcheited and in-brocht to O U R S 6 V E R A 1 N E LORDIS ufe , for their contemption. And als it is ftatute and ordai ned , that in all the premises , the denuntiationes to be maid at the mercat-croce of the head Burgh of the mire , quhair the faid Juftice court fall be halden allanerly. And the proceffe of horning regiftratinthe buikesoi adjornall, failbeals fufficient, as gif die faid denuntiation were maid at the mercat croce of the head Burgh, andasgifthefaidprocesofhorningwereregiftratintheSchireffesbuikesof the Sclure quhair the perfones denunced dwellis : Notwithftanding the Aft maid of before, anent the regiftration of horning, in the Parliament halden at Edinburgh , the xxiv. day ol Oftober. 1 5 7 9- 1 41 : i_Anent the gage andftandard ofSalmond, Herring aud qidoite-fijh , andfrinci- fall jlaples thereof ITEM OURSOVERAINELORD, with advife of the three Eftaites of this prefent Parlia- ment, ratifies and appreivis, all and findrie Aftes and ftamtes maid be his Hienes , and his predeccuou- res, concerning the meafure ofSalmond, Herring, and quliite-fifhe ; gageing, burning and meaiuring thereof. And to the effcel the faidis Aftes may be the better keeped, andforefchewing of defraud of the faidis meafures, and of falfe and uniuft packing of Salmond, Herring, and qulnte-fifh , quhilk is meikic ufedbeunfree-men, fifliers and utheris flayers of the faid fifli , to the great hurt of the free-men , tfur- gefles and Merchandes , and haill commoun weill of this Realme. Therefore it is ftatute and ordained.