SEXT PARLIAMENT. X. of December. 1540. 1^7 donation of Kirkes , and their pertinentes • The landes'and Lordfhip of Both-well, with the towre, fortalices, and their pertinents. 8 f. Weapon-fchawinges to be twife in the zeir. TEM, Touching the flrft artickle anentis the weapon-fchawing : It is thoucht neceflar, that weapon- _ fchawinges be maid twife in the zeir , out throw all the Realme , that is to fay , in the monethes of Junij zndOcJcber, at flk day or dayes , and place, as fall pleafe the Schireffe , Steward, Baillies, Proveft, and Aldermen of Burrowes , to afligne after the quantitie of the Schire , gif the multures cannot be all tane on ane day. And that they make warninges thereto , upon the premonition of twentie daies. And that the faids multures be tane be the Schireffe ol the Rehire , Provefl:, and Baillies of Burrowes , and Baillies of Regali- ties , and uthers Commiflioners , quhome the Kingis Grace pleafis to afligne to them. And hecaufe they havebenefalangoutofufe, of making of weapon-fchawinges : It is thocht expedient, that the famin be maid thrife lor the firft zeir. And the firft time to be on the morne after Law-Sunday , nixt- to-cum. %6. That the army of Scotland be un-hor/ed, except great Barronnes. ITEM, Anentis the maner of cumming of our Soveraine Lordis Lieges to weere , horfed and un-horfed : 1 he Kingis Grace underftandis the great hurte , skaith , and damnage done in cumming of multitude of horfe-men, throw deftruclion of cornes , meadowes, andherryingofpurefolkes: And als the greate im- pediment maid be them in the hoift , quhair all men mon fight upon fute : T H E R E F O R E hes flatute and ordained, that na maner of man have horfe with him, bot bee reddie to gang on fute , frathe place that pleafis the Kingis Grace to afligne to be the firft meeting and aflembling of his armie , except cariage horfe allanerlie: Andgifonymancurnmisonhorfe-back, or bringis his horfe with him, except for his cariage, asfaidis, that he incontinent fend his horfe hameagaine with ane rinnand boy, and with na fenfible man, or able of perfon to beare weapons , under the paine of death : Providing alwaies , that albeit this Acle is maid General, the effefte thereof , fall not extend to Earles, Lordes, Barronnes, and greate landed men, bot that they, and fik uthers , as fall be thocht expedient be the Kingis Grace , or his Lieu-tennentes , fall pafle on horfe-back , quhair ever the Kingis Grace movis with his armie. 87. The maner of Hameffe , weapons, and armour. AND As to the maner ofHarnefle and weapones, andhoweveriemanfuld be armed and weaponed: It is ftatute and ordained, that all OUR SOVERAINE LORDIS Lieges have weapones and harnefle, as after followis : IN The firft, that everie Noble-man , fikasEarle, Lorde, Knicht, and Barronne, and everie greate landed-man, havand ane hundreth pounde of zeirlie rente , bee an-armed in quhite harnefle , licht or heavie as they pleafe, and weaponed effeirand to his honour: And that all uthers oflawer rent and degree in the Law-land, have jack of plate , halkrik, or brigitanes , gorget or pefane, with fplentes , panfe of mailzie , with glooves of plate or mailzie : And that all uthers OUR SOVERAINE LORDIS Lieges , Gentle-men unlanded , and zea-men , have jackes of plare , halkrikes , fplentes , fallate , or fteil bonet , with pefane or gorget , and everie man with fworde. And that na maner of weapons be admitted in weapon-fchawings , bot fpeares , pikes , ftarke and lang , of fex elnes of length , Leith axes, halbardes, hand-bowes and arrowes , croce-bowes, culverings, twa handed fwordes : And everie man to beanarmed, asfaidis, under the paine of five pound, to be tane of everie landed-man , fiftie fhillinges , of everie Gentle-man , and xx. ihillinges of everie zea-man : als oft as they be foundin faltous in the premiffes. And becaufe it is underftandin , that their weapones and harnefle may not be compleitlie gotten at the firft weapon-fchawing , that is to fay , on the morne after Law-funday nixt-to-cum ; Therefore it is difpenfed be the Kingis Grace , that they make their fchawinges and multures with fik harnefle and weapones, as they have , or may convenience get againft the faid day. 88. Of armour cenforme to everie matmis rent andfubftance. ITEM, It is ordained for weapon-fchawinges in Burrowes, that everie man havand ane hundreth poundes woorth of geare , be anarmed in quhite harnefle , and weaponed as landed-men forefaide. And everie man within ane hundreth poundes worth of gudes, and that may fpend ten pound , be anarmed as Genle- men landed, and zea-men men , in maner forefaid, and under the paines abone written. 89. That all per fines prefent in weapon-fchawing be written, with the maner of their armour. ITEM, That na fraude be maid in the making of the faidis weapon-fchawinges, and that the Kingis Grace may knaw the ordour of his people: It is ftatute and ordained , that everie Earle, Lorde, Bar- ronne, Laird, and uthers cummand to the faidis weapon-fchawinges , give the names of the perfones that fall
