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x^. tyfgainft tmnfprting of skinnes foorth of the Realme. UR SOVERAINE LORD With advife of the Eftaites , inhibitis and difchargis, all and fundrie w merchandes, trafficquers, and utheris his Hicnefle Lieges quhat-fum-ever ; Ofa'lltranfportingand carrying foorth of this Realme, of Calve-skinnes , huddrounes, and Kid-skinnes, packing and peilling thereof^ in time cumming , under the paine of confifcationofthefametohisMajeftiesufe; Commanding his MajeftiesCuftomer and Searcher, to fearch and feek the faidis skinnes; And in-cafeoniebeisfoundin rranipoiting , to intromet there-with , and in-bring the fame to his Hienefle ufe. And ordainis letters to be direct , for publication thereof , in forme as effeiris . i>6. Concerning the fireetes and pafiages of Burr owes. UR SOVERAINE LORD And the Eftaites of Parliament, ratifies, apprievis and confirmis the act of Parliament , maid be Queene Marie, Dowager of this Realme , in the moneth of Junij , the zeirofGod; ane thoufand, five hundredi, fiftie five zeires ; Intitulat, i^Anent the commoun pafiages to Bur- rowes: Be the quhilk it was ftamte, that all commoun hie-gates , that free Burrowes lies bene in ufe of , proceeding ather for pafiagefra their Burgh, or cumming thereto : Andinfpecial, all commoun hie-gates, fra free dry Burrowes, to the Portes and havens , nixt adjacent , or proceeding to them , be obferved and kceped -. And nane make them impediment or ftop diere-intill ; And gif onie dois , to be called and accufed for otjpreffion , and punimed therefore, according to the Lawes ; as in the faid aft at mair length is contained: Quhilk aft, with the haillclaufes and conditiones thereof, his Majeftie with advife forefaid , willis that the famin fail be halden , as exprefled herein : And to put to dew execution in all time hereafter , with thir addi- tiones following. THAT For-fameikle as it is fufficientlieunderftand be his Majeftie, that diverfe malicious perfons, up- on deliberat malice , floppis and impedis publick pafiages , perteining to free Burrowes , within this Realme ; namelie to the Portes , quhilkis lies greateft occafion of traflicque , be calling of fowfies , and bigging of dikes, for inter-clofingofthe faidis common pafiages, and will not furfer the inhabitantes of the faidis Bur- rowes, and uthers his Hienes Lieges , and trafficquers towards the faidis fea-portes: to have, or frequent the accuftomed paflage ufed of before , in tranfporting of viftualles, fevvailes, vivers, merchandife, and uthers, for entertainement of the commoun negotiation of die cuntrie: bot compellisthemtopasanemileortwa about , to the great hurt and prejudice of the faidis Lieges. H E I R F O R E his Majeftie with advife fore- faid, in corroboration of the faid former Aft, and to the effeft that the famin may be put to full execution in time cumming ; Statutis and ordainis that nane prefume , or take upon hand hereafter , to ftop, or impede the faids publick and common pafiages , perteining to the faidis free Burrowes , and namelie to the faidis Sea- portes. And gif onie fall happen to doe in the contrarie , the parties grieved fall have their recourfe to the LordesofCouncellandSeiTion, quha fall grant fummar letters in their favoures, upon fex daies warning allanerlie, to caufe and compell the committers of the faid oppreflion, to defift and ceafe thcrefra: and to heare and fee themfelves decerned to have done wrang, in flopping of the faids pafiages : and to finde caution, afted in the faidis Lords buikes , under fik paines , as fall bee modi fied unto them , never to commit the like wrang be themfelves, their men, tennents, or fervandes, and uthers quliom they may let : the ane half of the faid penaltie to appertaine to his Hienes , and the uther half to the partie grieved ; And the probation of the faid wrang in flopping of the faidis pafiages, to be received by famous witnefies allanerlie, and not by ane afilfe : And the tryall thereof to apperteine to the faidis Lordes of Councell , and all utheris inferiour Judges, to be difcharged fra proceeding in the faids caufes : Notwithflanding ony quhat-fum-eve»llatute or conflitu- tion , maid anent moleflationes , in propertie or commontie ; In number quhairof his Hienefie will nawaies that the faidis opprefiiones and flaying of publicke pafiages, fall be comprehended; And ordainis publi- cation to be maid hereof , in forme as effeiris. 157. Concerning certaine abufes in the Admiralles proceeding, FORSAMEIKLE As it is heavelie compleened , be the haill Burrowes of this Realme ; That they andthehailltounes, lyand upon the Sea Coafl, have benegreadieopprefledbetheAdmirall, taking ane cullor upon the new inteftment , maid to Frances, fum-time Erie Both-well , ofthefaidAdmiralitie; In the quhilk infeftment, there is ane great number of ftrange claufes , quhilk were never conteined in ony infeft- ment, given to ony Admirall of before ; For the reprefling of the quhilk oppreflion ; It is flatute and ordained,; be our Soveraine Lord , and the Eftaites of this prefent Parliament ; That the Admirall of this Realme , and his Succeflbrs in time cumming , cxerce nor ufurpe na jurifdiftion ; neidier yet exaft nor crave onie kinde of dewtie, efcheit, nor cafualitie ; Bot according to that, quhilk was ufed to be exercifed or taken be die Admirall, for the time, before the deceafe of King JAMES the Fifth, of noble memorie ; Notwidiftanding, ony greater fpecialirie conteined in ony of the faidis Admirallis inieftmentes , by-gane or to-cum. 158.7/
