FOVRTH TARLIJMENT. XXVL of June. 1493. 9 x THE FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF KING JAMES THE FOURTH, Halden at Edinburgh, the twentie fext day of June, the zeire of 'God ', am thoufand ', four* hundreth , ninetie three zeires. t 3 8 . That benefices ofauld, ufedto be difponedwitbin the Realme, be difponed within the famin. ^^plff^-g^f TEM, Anent the benefices Religious and Secular , quhilkis paffis now to the court qJ Rome, and were disponed in the Realme be elections, and utherwaies , in the time of King James the Firft , of maifl Noble minde : That all Prelacies , Abbacies „ Priories, and uther benefices remaine and be difponed in all times to cum, within the Realm , lifc, as they were in the time of the faid King James the Firft. And that naperfones at- tempt to doe in the contrair , under the paine of profcription and banifhing, and never to bruik honour, dignities nor benefices within the Realme pf Scotland- 39. Of taxation of Benefices to be maid after the auld taxation. ITEM, Becaufe there is ane notable acT: maid be our Soveraine Lordis Father, quhom God aflbilzie , that nane of his Lieges of his Realme , Spiritual nor Temporal , make , nor caufe to be maid higher taxation of Prelacies , Abbacies, or uther benefices quhatfumever, at the getting of promotions and contentions for pror motions in die court oiRome , bot after the auld taxation, as is conteined in the buike oiBagimontis taxt, and na higher : Therefore conformand to the faid ac"te : It is flatute and ordained in this prefent Parliament , that gif ony Spiritual perfon labouris or attempts in the contrair of this adte , they beand knawin to our Soveraine Lord and his Councell , that perfon Spiritual, fall be unable to brink diat benefice, or ony uther within the Realme of Scotland, and not to be difpenfed with the bruiking of benefices : And Temporal men that dois in the contrair, to tine their life and gudes. 40. The trouble of the money and it be cracked. ITEM, Anent the trouble and debait , that is amangft our Soveraine Lordis Lieges , oftherefufingof the money , for the crackes and flawes being in the gold , or the filver , quhilk is fufficient of fines, and of our Soveraine Lordis prent, and for the diverfitie of clivers cuinzies of filver, ftricken be diverfe cuinzieours, the faid filver and groates beand fufficient of fines, bearandprent of our Soveraine Lordis flraik: IT IS be the advife of the Lordes of the articles charged and commanded be our Soveraine Lorde , and the Eftaites of the Parliament , that all the Kingis Lieges of his Realme , but impediment receive and take die faid money, gold and filver, as faid is, for ony merchandice or viftualles , or uther thing being to fell: Notwithftanding the diverfitie of prentes of the ftraike of findrie cuinzieoures , alfweill die ftraike of Gilbert Fi/h , quhilk the commoun people callis Berwick-gwatts , as of umquhile Levingtoun, and John Currour : And gif ony per- fon or perfones refufis the famin, contrair the flatutes maid thereupon, in die lafl Parliament : The haver of the (aid money, fall cum to the Officiares or Bailiies of the Towne , and fchaw the faid money , quhilk beand gud and fufficient , the faid Officiares fall gar him have the merchandice or penny-woorthes fra the perfon, that refufis the faid money : And fa-meikle of gude money as he refufis , the feller fall tine to be the Kingis efcheit, and deliver die penny-woorthes to the byer : And gif die money diat was offered , gold or filver De falfe cuinzie and evil ftuffe , fene and underflandin be the Officiares of the Towne , be the advife of the men, havand knawledge of the money , the faidis Officiares fall clip and breake the faid falfe money and cuinzie of evil ftuffe , gold and filver ; Swa that it make na mair trouble nor dif-friendfhip amangft the Kings lieges. an4 deliver the famin clipped money againe to die awner. 41. Thatflrangersmerchandes, that cummis with Schippes , cumtothefl-incipalTowne: They field pay cufiome , and carry na money away. TEM, It is advifed be the Lordes of the Artickles , diat for the defraud done to our Soveraine Lorde in his cuftomes be ftrangers , and alicnares of uther Realmes , quhilkis cummis to this Realme , and takis O^x dieir I
