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ELLEVENTH "PARLIAMENT. XXIX. of July. ij8 7 . '/■ . *y> 48. Requifition ofteynding, may be done upon twa feverall Sabboth-dayes. ITEM, OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife and confent of his three Eftaites , ratifies and appreevis, the Acleoi Parliament, maid at Edinburgh, in the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hun- dred}, three-fcore nineteenc zeires : For reliefeofthe labourers of the ground, troubled fonvantoftimous teinding of their Cornes. And ordainis the fame to be obferved , and" to be put to execution in all poyntes, after the forme and tenour thereof , with this addition: That it M be fufficient to all labourers and awners of the Cornes, in time cumming , to require teinding of the parne, having die title , tack, orrichttothe faidis teind-fcheeves , openlie in the Paroche Kirk , upon twa feverall Sabboth-dayes, before noone, after the fcheeringofthefaidis Cornes ; Providing that there be xiiij. dayes interjected fullie , betuixt the daie of die firft requifition, and before it fall be lauchfull to the awners of the faidis Cornes, to teind the fame, and lead the ftocke therefra , in maner conteined in the faid former Act. 49. He that accufis another of treafon , quha is acquit e thereof ', co?nmiitisTreafin. FO R S A M E I K L E As the cryme of Treafon is maift odious , and defervis the higheft puniihment in all perfones culpable thereof: Swa on the uther part, the malicious accufers of innocent pcrfones , ar nocht to be credited , bot feverelie punifhed : THEREFORE kis ftatute and ordained , be OUR S O V E R A I N E LORDE, and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament : That quha-ever accufis ane uther perfon of treafon, the partie calumniate being called , accufed, and acquite of the faid crime of treafon, his accufer fall incur the fame crime of treafon , quhairof he accufed the uther. 5-0. Landed-men convict of 't hi eft, riefe, or receipt thereof , commit tis treafon. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained , be our S O V E R A I N E LORDE, and his three Eftaites , in this prefent Parliament , that in-cafe it fall happen onie Landed-men , to be lauchfullie and ordourlie con- vict of the crimes of commoun rhicft , receipt of rhieft , or ftouth riefe in time cumming: They fall incur the crime and paine of treafon: That is, tinfellandfore-faltouroflife, landesandguddes. 5" 1. CMurther or flauchter tinder credite , is treafon. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that the murther or flauchter of quhat-fum-ever OUR SOVE- RAINE LORD1S lieges, quhair the partie flaine is under the traift , credite, affarance and power oi the flayer: Al fik murther and flauchter , to be committed in time cumming, after the daite hereof , the fame being lauchfullie tried, and the perfon delated loundguikie, be ane Affife thereof, fall be treafon, and the perfones found culpable , fall fore-fault life, landes and guddes, $%. It is not lefim to take ane greater annual-rent , for the 100. pundes, nor ten poundes , or five bolles vicJua/I. OU R Soveraine Lord , with advife and confent of his three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , ftatutis, ordainis, anddeclaris, that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfones , in time cumming , be onie block or bargahe, upon pledge or annual-rents alfweill of victual, as of money, fall take or receive mair for the Jeane, intereft, profile of zeirlie annuall of ane hundreth pundes money , during the haill fpace of ane zeir, nor ten pundes money: Or five bolles victeiall -. Swa of greater or fmaller fummes proportionallie. That all fik perfons , takers or .Takers of fikblockes and conditiones, for greater or mair profite , intereft, com- mcditie, or annuall, for the fpace of ane zeir , or for langer or fhorter fpace , after the proportion of the zeir , then ten punds money , or five bolles vi&uall , for ilk hundreth pundes be zeir , fall be halden repute, perfewed and punifhed as ockercrs and ufureris , and receive and incur puniihment and Judgement of the fame: Conforme to the Lawes of this Realme , alreadie maid and eftablifhed thereupon. Providing al- wayes that this prefent Act of Parliament , force and execution thereof , on-nawaies fall beextendedtoonie lauchfull bandes , contractes, obligationes , infeftmentes , or uther fecurities quhat-fum-ever, maid upon annual-rentes of money or victuall , preceedand the dait of thir prcfents : bot they to ftand and abide in their I awen ftrength and efiecl in all pointes , after the forme and tenour thereof , as they were maid from ! the beginning. 5- 3. Anent the making of the prices oflVines and Tymmer. T IS Statute and ordained be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of his three Eftaites of _ this prefent Parliament , that nane bearand charge or office within Burgh, beand Merchant , hame-bringer, or portioner of Wines and Tymmer, fall be fetters of prices on the fame, during the time of their Office, and their-upon they fall be fubject to fuffer ane affife of their neightboures , within fifteene dayes nixt after die expyring of their office , before the Proveft and Baillies of the Burgh , to be newlie chofen , havand the KingesCommiffionerfittand in Judgement with them to that effect, without quhome it fall not be lefum to procecde :