SEVENTH TARLIAMENT. XIV. of CMarch. 1^40. iz§ THE SEVENTH PARLIAMENT O F KING JAMES THE FIFTH. Haldm at Edinburgh, the fourteenth day of March, the zeire of God t ane thoufimd , five hun- dreth , andfourtie zeires, Ratification of the inflitution of the College ofjuftice. HE Kingis Grace, with advifeofhis three Eftaites of Parliament, undemanding that the inflitution of his College ofjuftice, andadts maid thereupon, ar riclit profitable to his Grace, and all the haill Realme : And therefore now after his per- fite age of twenrie five zeires , lies ratified and apprieved , ratifies and apprievis, for I him and his Succeffoures , the inftitution of the laide College of Juftice , and Acles maid for adminiftration ofjuftice therein : And likewife ratifies & apprievis the con- firmation, ratification, approbation of the Taxpe , of the erection of the faid College, and of the gift of all benefices, rentes, given & to be given , affigned, & to be affigned, I to the honeft fuftentation of the laid College ofjuftice : And all priviledges , quhat- fum-ever graunted , and to bee graunted thereto , bee the Taipe , and his hienefle : Andwils, and ordainis for the caufes forefaid , that the laid College and inftitution thereof , remaine perpe- tuallie ■ for the adminiftration ofjuftice , to all the lieges of this Realme , and to be honoured fik-like, as ony uther College of Juftice in uther Realmes. Andattour, gives and grantis to the Prefident, Vice-prefident, and Senatoures power to make fik aftes , ftatutes, and ordinances , as they fall thinke expedient , foror- douringofproces, and haiftie expedition ofjuftice-. And in abfence of Prefident and Vice- prefident , wils-, that the eldeft in ordour of the faidis Senatoures, be Prefident for the time, totheeftecl , that there may be na ftop ofjuftice ony time , throw abfence of the faid Prefident , and Vice-prefident: 9 4 . Hagbuttes and uther fin all artaillarie , to befurnijhed within the Realme; ALSWA, Becaufe the fchot of gunnes , hagbuttes, handbowes, and uther fmall artaillarie ,. nowe commounlie ufed in all Cuntries , baith be Sea and Lande in their weeres , is fa felloun and un-efchew- able to the pith of high courage of Noble and vailziea.it men, quhais acles and deedes cannot be fchawin, without contrairprovifion bee had of inftrumentes of weere and battel : IT IS Herefore ftatute and or- dained be the Kingis Hienefle , with advife and confent or the three Eftaites of his Realme , that everie landed- man within the famin , fall have ane Hagbutte of Founde , called Hagbutte of Crochert i with their Calmes,- Bullettes, andpellockesofleedorirone, widi powder convenient thereto, for everie hundreth pound of land , that hee hes of newe extent : And he that lies bot ane hundreth marke land,fall have t va Culveringes: And ilk man havand fourtie pound land , fall have ane Culvering , with Calmes , Leede , and Powder; gainand thereto, with treaftes to be at all times reddie, for fchutting of the faide Hagbuttes : And that everie man of living forefafde , fall have-ane man or maa , as hee may furnifh , for lchutting of the faide Hag- buttes and Culveringes , and to learne udiers to fchutte the famin : Arid that everie man have the faid ar- taillarie efleirand to his living , fubftantiouflie furnifhed , as faide is , reddie within auchteene Moneths 1 nixt after the publication of this afte , under the paine of doubling the price , that will bye ilk peice of the faid artaillarie , to be applyed to the Kingis Grace ufe , for by eing of the famin to himfehe : And the faidis auchteene Monethes being pafte, that everie man make his muftures with the faid artaillarie, weill furniihed , as faid is , at die nixt weapon-fchawinges. The quhilk being done , they fall not be bundirt to bring their faid artaillarie to ony weapon-fchawings thereafter , bot gif they be fpeciallic required thereto; bee the Kings Grace writing , or be the SchirefFe, or uthers Judges Ordinar , under the Kingis Grace-; And that this afte be extended , alfweill to the Lordes of Regalitie , and their tennentes , as to them of Royaltie : And that everie Kirk-man furnifh , fik-like artaillarie in maner abone written , to bee fchawirf at weapon-fchawinges , as faid is , after the availe and quantitie of their Temporall landes : And that their artaillarie remaine at die CafteJl, Abbay, or Manfion of the Bifhoppe, Prelate, Or Kirk-man , tribe ke ped there and left to his Succefioure , quha fall bee halden to up-hald the famin , for the defenfe of the Re- alme : And becaufe it cannot be nowe clearely underftandin of the availe and quantitie of everie Burgh , quhat artaillarie , and how meikle they may furnifh : THEREFORE It is ftatute and ordained , that X letters
