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%6 _A11 Abridgement of the LITSTER. That no Litfter be Draper, or a Cloath Merchant, under the pain of efcheat, Jam. 2 p.. 14. c. 66. LOCALITY. All Localities for furnifhing and carrying Corn , Straw , Hay , or Grafs , Op SouldiersHorfes, discharged ^ as in the Aft, Car. 2. p. 3 c. 3. LOCH-LEVEN. That none flay Ticks, Fearches, Trouts, or any other Fifhes, in the Watte-rs , ftripes , or burns that tall into, or run from Lochleven, within the fpace of five miles thereto, under the pain of Twentie founds , toties cjuottes , Declared to ap- pertain to the Earl of Mortoun , and his Son Proprietars of the faid Loch . and their Airs , and Succeflbrs , and for that end they are impowered by themfelves , or theiiBaillies, toconveen, and try Offenders, within the Town of Kjnrofcher, and Letters of Horning on Sex dayes , are ordained to be diraft on their Sentences, Car. 1. p. r.c. 25. LOOSING of ARRESTMENT , See Arreftment. LOW -COUNTRIES, See Confer- vator. That an Incorporation be made of the Scot s, in the Low-Countries, and their Friviledges, ordaining the Scots refiding there , and pretending to the faids Pri- viledges, togive theirOath of obedience tothe King, and his Laws, as if they were dwelling in Scotland, and that they pay for their entries; Tin pounds Flmijli, andtheFerfonsrefufers, to be deprived of all Benefit of, or commerce with, his Highnefs Lieges, la. 6. p. 6.c. 96. Thatno Ship paffand to the Low-Countries , land any mans gudes but at Camp- vere, or the ordinary ftaple , and thatno Ferfon goon Laud, or take any thing out of the Ship, untillhis arivahhere, under the pain of Ten founds Flemifls, and theconfervator, fhould take the Merchant, and Skippers Oaths thereanent, Ia.6_ P.15.C25S. That Merchantscoming from the Low-countries, give to the Confervator an accompt of the quantity , and quality , of their gudes , under the pain of Con- firmation thereof , and that a fubferibed Cocquet thereof be fent home to the Thefaurer, Ibid. cap. 260. LYON King of ARMES. That he hold two Peremptour Courts in the year in Edinburgh, upon the Sexth of Mny, and Sexth of November , and call Officiars of Armes. and their Caution- ers, upon complaints, and try them, and if culpable, that he not only deprive them , but that the Cautioner incurre the pain , wheteof a third to the -Lyon , and that his Decreers be regiftrat , and that Letters conform pafs thereupon , as effeires, la. 6. p. 1 r. c. 46. See Meffengers. Theivon, and his Brethren, theHeraulds, are impowered to vifit the whole Armes of Noble-men , and Gentle-men, and to diftinguifli them with congruent differences, and matriculat them in their Books, as alfo to inhibit fuch to beat Armes, as by the Law of Arms, ought not to bear them, under the pain of cicheating the thing whereupon the faids Arms are found to the King, and of an Hundred founds to the Lyon and his Brethren, or of Imprifonment, during the Lyons pleafure, that by the advice of the Lords of the Seffion, he deprive fuch. Officiars of Arms, as he finds unworthie , and take Soverty of the reft, with power to add to their In junftions , by advife of the faids Lords , that all Magiftrats (as re- quired ) concurre with the Lyon to execut the Afts in his favours, under the pain of Rebellion, with Certification , that Letters fhall be direft againft them fintpli- eiter. la. 6. p. 12. c. r25. That the Lyon deliver to the Thefaurer , or his Clerk the Names of the Officiars ftanding , and of their Cautioners , as alfo thoie deprived , Ibid. cap. 126. . ThattheLyon, and his Clerk, be charged twife a year, to produce their Books oftheSovertiesofOfficiariesof Armstothe Thefaurer, for geting in the half of the penalties of fuch as are deprived. Jam. 6. p. 14- c. 209. Aft Ratifying the Aft Ia.s.p. 1 2. c.i 24. As to the Lyons power of vifiting of Arms, & ordering all Arms 8c lignes Armorial,to be produced to him,to bematriculat,& duly diftinguiihed, that he may give extrafts, for which to be payed by Prelats,and Noble-men, Twentie merkj,by Knights and Barrons Ten merks , andby every other Ferion bearing Arms. Five merks , and who ufts Armes otherwife , to be lyable in the pains of the faid former Aft, the Lyon, and his Brethren, are likewayes de- clared Judges, astothe malveifafionofMefiengers, andtohaveall otherFiivi- ledges belonging to their Offices, Car. 2. p. 2. Seff. 3. c. 21. M M A DE-WORK. That no Tradfman import made work belonging to his Trade, or vend tlief. me, or any fuchWare brought home by Merchants, in their Shops . or other- wife, under the pain of Confifcation, half to the King , half to the Appiehender, andPerfewer, Car. 2. p. 1. SefT. i.e. 47. See Craft, sadTrade. MAI RES, SttCMeffingers. M A C E R S. That Macersbe fworn, to be faithful, andfecret. and the price of their labours, T-wofiiUmgs, Ja. 5. p. 5. cap. 62, and 63. See it in cT<i//W. MALT-MEN. That allM.ilc-makers prefent their Malt to the Mercat, and fell none till nine houres, under the pain of efcheat of the Malt, and that they take no more then an Boll of the Beir , for making the chalder of Malt, under the pain of Oppreffion, Ia.4. p. 6. c.92, That Malt-makers take only Two Jlsillings more for the Boll of Malt, then the Boll of Beir is fold for, under the pain of elcheatof theMalt, and of Oppreffion, la. 5. p. 4- cap. 29. That Malt-men have no Deacons, norbcrepute 1 Craft for ever , la. 6. par. 1. cap, 29. Ratified, abrogating an Aft of the Town of FJinburih, ^Anno 1646 , whereby Malt-meH, and Brewcrswere made one of their Trades, and they aredifcharged all meetings, orcorrefpondenceinany Burgh, under the pain of Five Hundred merks the man, toties, csmties , half to the Informer, and what farther Per- fonal pains the Privy Council iliall pleafe infiift , Car. 2. par. 2. Seff. 1. cap. 1 j. MAN-RENT. All BandsofMan rent, or maintenance, olreadie given, declared null, ex- cept hcretable bands given of before, or given forth:: Affithrnent of Slaughrerin time bygone , and all fuch bands are difchsrged for die future, and that all deeA done , or given therefore, return to the Givers, and that the Givers, or Tak- ers of fuch bands in time coming, be puniihed by wailding, Q. M. par.*, cap. 43. MANSE, and GLEIB. That no Parfon, Vicar , or Other Kirk-man, fet in Few, or longTacks, their Manfes, orGlcibs, without the Queens Licence. That the Minifter ferving the Cure, havetheprincip.il Manfe of the Parfon-or Vicar, or fomuch of it as may ftaickhim , whether the Gleib be (et of before , or not , or that a rea- sonable Houfe be built him, by the Parfon, or Vicar, or their Fewers, orTackf- men , and fo much Land thereto annexed , aslhallbe appointed thereafter,!^, M. p. 9.C. 72. And for explanation of this Aft, it is appointed, that the Parfon, or Vicars Manfe, mofteweft tothe Kirk , with four aikers , or fomuch as there is of the Gleib mofteweft to the Manfe , lhall pertain to the Minifter, or Reader ferving at the Kirk, to be defigned hythe Sifhop, with advice of two h'oneft men of the Paroch, and that on the BiihopsTeflimonial , and the parties Bill , Lettersbedf- reftonTen daye3, charging the Poffcflburs to remove, that their Manfes, and Gleibes be notannailzied , or fet in Few, or Tack, in prejudice of the Suc- ceflor. That. if the Fewer, or Tackfman, have made fumptuous Biggings, or be un- willing to remove, then the Biihop agree the matter, by geting rhe Minifter ano^ ther Manfe, as good as rhe Manfe fet was the time of the feting, with certain aikers of Land adjacent thereto, or otherwayes, that the Fewer, 01 Tackf-man, lemovejimfliciter , butthe Fewer, or Tackf-manremoved , is to have a deduc- tion of his Maill , and alfo of his entries Silver , Secundum ratafn^ Ja. 6. p. 3. cap. 48. Thefe Aftsexrended to all Abbacies, and Cathedral Kirks, where no other Parfon , or Vicars Manfe was of before , fo that the Minifter ferving the Cure „ isto have a fufficient Manfe within the precinft, (or els the Abbot, or Fewer is to give him one alseweft, and commodious) together with four aikers of the belt and moft commodious Land lying contigue , and moft eweft to the Manfe, which pertained to the Abbacie, or any Member thereof , Ja. 6. p. 12. cap. 11S. That where of old there hes been no Gleib, or the Gleib lefs then rhe four aikeTt tharthedefignation be made of the Tarfon , Vicar, Abbot, or Priorefs Lands, and failzieing thereof , out of the Bifliops Lands, Friers Lands, or any other Kirk Lands within the Paroch; And that Gleibs be defigned , with freedome of Fog- gage, Fewel, Faill, Deviot, loaning, free ifch, and entry , and other Friviledges according to ufe and wont Ja. 5 p. 13. cap. 161. That the Fewers, Pofiefibrs, and Tackf-men , outofwhofe Lands as moft eweft tothe Kirk, Manfes and Gleibs are defigned, have releif of the other Fewers, Foffefibrs, and Tackf-men, within the fame Paroch , pro rata, Jam. 6. p. 14. cap. 199. That where there is no arrable Land adjacent to the Kirk, four foums grafs of the bed, and moft commodious Pafturage of Kirk-lands, within the Paroch , be de- figned , in manner forefaid , for each of the faids four aikers , Ja. 6. P. 1 g» cap. 7 And as Gleibs are Teind free, Ja. 6: pi 5. c. 63. (in Gleibs,) fo are thir foums Grafs, Ja.6 p.'23- cap: 10. SeeGleibs. That all Bifhops, and other Ecclefiaftick Perfons, build, and repaire their Manfes,, and it they fufrer them todecay , that their Execurors be lyable totheir Suc- ceffours, as alfo that their SuccefTours be oblidged to give fatisfaftion rothejt Executors for the expences of reparation they ifiallmake, at the fight of two or three Bifliops, not exceeding a Thoufimd pounds, if they be Prelaw, MidFhe Hundredmerks if they be Inferior Minifters, Ja:6. p. 2r cap: 8. That where competent Manfes are not, the Heretors of the Paroch , at figrit of the Biihop, or fuch Minifters as he fhall appoihr, with two or three difcreet men, of the FarocJi, build compleat Manfes, not exceeding a Thousand founds , nor under Five Hundred merii_! value , and where competent Manfes are already , that the Heretouts relieve the Minifter, or his Executors of the expences of repairing the fame, and thefe things being once done , the Manfe to be upheld by the In- cumbent, during his time, andby the Heretours in time of Vacancy, out of the readieft vacand Stipends, and that Minifters have Fewel, Foggage , Faill, and Diviots , according to the Aft, Ja: 6. p: 13. cap: I6r. (above) And that Mini- fters (except Minifters in Burghs , that have no right to Gleibs) have Grafs for one Horfe, and two Kye to be defigned . and with releif, as above, and if there be no Kirk-land near the Manfe, or the fame be arrable , that then the Heretors pay the Minifter Twenty pounds yearly for his Grafs , and be releived as faid is. That no Sncorporat aikers in Village , or Town, where the Heretor hath Houfes , and Gar- dens, be defigned for Gleibs, and this Aft is drawn back to the fourteenth of March 1649. Car: 2. p. 1 SefT' 3 cap: 21. MANUFACTORIE. Aft for erefting of Manufactories, granting feveral Powers, Immunities, and Friviledges, in their behalf , as in the Aft, and particularly that all materials ufelul for Manufactories, that fhall be Imported , be free of Ciiftom, Excife, and other publick dues, and that no Native, or Stranger export any materials . ufe- fulforManufaftorieS, until made in work or put to the beft avail, under the pain of the value , half to the King, halftothe Informer , audPurfuer, and fuch farther punifhment, as the Exchequer lhall appoint, Car:<2 p: I. Soil": t. cap: 40. And Lint feed , Hemp feed, and Steel Imported , are Declared to be exempted from Publick Dues, as materials ufeful for Manufactories, conform to the pro- vifion contained in the faid Aft, Car: 2. p: r. Sell: 3. cap: 20. Aft for erefting Companies for profeciuing the faids Manufactories , with feveral Powers , and Friviledges, in the Aft, and generally with all Friviledges gwnted,or that fliall be granted,to the Societies of Fiihers,Car:2.p. 1, Sell: 1. c. 42. That Matters of Manufactories may feize , and imploy Vagabonds, and idle Poor Perfons in their Works, forTen years, in manner fet down in the Aft, Car: 3. p. r. Seff: 3. cap. 16. See it in Poor. Ratification of all Afts for encouraging of Manufactories, as in the Aft, fpeci- ally, the Aft Car: 2. p: 1. Sell} i.eap: 43. (See it in Linnen) and Car: r. p: r. Sell: 1. cap: 46. (SeeitinforbiddenGoods)Czr. 2. p: 3. cap: t2. MARRIAGE. That who Marries two Wives, or two Husbands, both living , nvdivorced , bepunifhed as perjured , by elcheatof moveables, wairding year, and day, and Infamy, Q:M: p: 5- cap. 19: Tliat