IIX KING JAMES THE FIFTH bein-brochttotheKingisufe, ay and quhill the faid caution befufHciently foundin. And than the Lordes Auditoures of the Checker, and Thefaurer for the time , inquire diligently in everie Checker, that all Schi- refTes and uthers Officiares fore-faid , at the making of their compts , gifthefaid caution be fufficientlie foundin , and get certification thereof. i(5. Ofread-Jijb, Smokes, and offlayingofS almond in forbidden time. ITEM, OurJbveraineLorde, ordainis the actes maid upon them that flayis reade fifh , Smokes, and iSalmonde in forbidden time , and the paines contained in the fame , to be put to iharp execution , with this addition following : that is to fay , it fall not be lefum to the thefaurer and compofitoures in times cum- ming, to compone or fine in Judgement, or out of Judgement , with the breakers ol the faidis acles, for lefle then the paine and unlaw conteined in the famin. And that dittay be tane upon all theni that ar airt and pairt , caufers or receipters of the flaying of the faid reade fifh , Smokes and Salmonde in forbidden time , fik- like as upon the principall flayers thereof. And becaufe the lang delay of Juftice aires , gives greate occafion of the breaking of the faidis acles: Therefore theKingis Grace fall fend ane Commiffion generally , with the Juftice Clerke , and fik uther perfones , as fall pleafe his Grace to depute thereto , for balding of particu- lar diettes zeirlyjn the places quhair the faid fifh ar flaine , & ordainis all fik perfones to be arreifted to the firft aire , to compeir under the paine of rebellioun and putting of them to the home , and gif they compeir not, to pur them to the home, and denunce them our Soverain Lordis rebelles : And that fik ordour of arreiilment of fik perfons be keiped , as it were in a general aire. 1 7 . Of Crimes and zaires. T E M , That the acte maid be our .Soveraine Lordis Father , quhome God afioilzie , and uthers his Pro- genitoures, anent the haldingofcruves and fiih zaires, beoblerved, keiped, and put to execution in all poyntes, with this addition : that the receipters and aflifters to fik perfones ; incur fik-like paine as the prin- cipalles. And that fik-like proces be had againft them , as is devifed and ftatute againft the flayers of read- fifh , <5almond and Smokes. 1 8 . For koftellares and travellers in the Cuntrie. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that the Acles maid of before, be King James the Firft , and uthers our Soveraine Lordis Predeceflbres be obferved, keiped, and put to execution in all poyntes. And for eichewingof exorbitant prices tane of the Kingis lieges , travelland throw the Realnie, and of the prices of victualles, flefh and fiih : It is ordained , that letters be direft, to commande and charge all Proveftes, Al- dermen, Baillies and Officiares of Burrowes, baith to Regalitie and Royaltie, and als Lordes and uthers Barronnes, that hes Burgh in Barronnie, aub hoftellares on their landes : that they caufe hoftellarcs baith to Burgh and to lande , ilk man within himfelfe , and boundes of his Office : To have honeft chalmers and bedding , for receiving of all pailengers and ftrangers , pafiand and travelland throw the Realme, weill and honeftlie accukered , with gude and fufficiente ftables , with heck and manger , corne, haye , and ftraa , for their horfe, flefhe, fifh, breade and aile, with uther furnifhing for travelloures, to be faulde upon ane competent price, and fik-like fturle, as is fauld commounly in the cuntrie about, quhair fik hoftellares dweliis. And that they fet zeirly prices thereupon , as the faid hoftellares may live and fufteine their Judge- inges, under the paine to be called, and punifhed therefore, at the Kingis Grace will. And that dittaybe tane hereupon , upon the breakers of this ftatute, to be called at general Juftice aires , or uther particular diettes , quhen the Kingis Grace pleafis. 19. Of fludes and ftude places*. TEM, It is ftatute and ordained, for the commoun weill of the realme, that all manner of perfones _ havearid ftudes and ftude places , within this Realme , make the famin to be plenifhed with ftude meires, and greate ftallounes , for furnifhing of Horfe to all manner of perfones within the Realme. zo.- That no man fell Nolt nor fcheep to Englifh-men , nor fend viclualks , fijk , nor fait in England. ITEM, Becaufe ane greate part of the Realme, and fpecially neare the Bordoures , hes bene thir mony zeires by-gane , in our Soveraine Lordis lefle age unplenifhed , and ane great part of the In-land fpuilzied of their gudes , and the fame had and fauld in England, be the thieves and traitoures , quhair-throw all maner of ftuffe hes growen to ane great price and dearth : And now our Soveraine Lorde , putting ordour of juftice, reft, and tranquillitie amangft his Lieges , and that plentie of gudes may grow amangft them : Hes ordain- ed and ftatute , with the advife of his three Eftaites in Parliament , that na maner of men in time cumming, fell Nolt, Scheepe, or uther cattle, auld nor zoung , to. ony Engtifh r men be himfelfe', or ony uther me- diate perfon , nor have or fende the famin in England to be fauld : And that na maner of men fend into En- glandviRualles, fifhe, or fait, under the paine ofconfifcation of all their moveable gudes. And that all Wardens
