Atts of Tarliament, &c. All ereftions granted and Ratified fince the Aft of Annexation of the Tempo- ralities of the Kirk, 1587. and not therein excepted, refcinded, and declared null, Ja. 6. p. r4.c.r9j. The Superiorities of all Kirk-lands,with the Cafualities of the faids Superiorities, not difponed before the Commulion of Surrender, dated 17. Jatmary 1617. And alfo the whole Few-mails and other Rents thereof iince the laid Commiflion , de- clared to belong to the King, referving to the Titulars of Ereftion, as in rhe Aft of Annexation then made, Car. 1. p. 1. c. 10. And that all Right of property the faids Superiours had the time of the faid Surrender , be holden of his Majefty, as it held before the Erection, excepting the Superiorities belonging to Arch-bifliops , and Bifliops, and their Chapters from this Aft, Car: i:p: t: c: 14. Seethe (aid Aft of Annexation, Car: i:p: r:c:io. with the Ratification thereof, Car: 2: p: I. Sefi". 1,0 $3. in ^Annexation. L LABOURING. Men offimpleEftate that fliould be Labourers, fhould either have half an Ox in the Plough, or elfc delve each day feven foot fquare, under the pain of an Ox to the King, Ja. r.p. 2. c.4t. '■'"■'"■' That each man having a Ploughof eight Oxen, fowat Ieaft a Firlot ot wheat, half Firlot ofPeafe, and fouity Beans yearly, under the pain of ten /killings to be exaftedby the Baron who is to low as much on his own Domains, and to exaft the faid Fine from his Tennents, under the pain of fo arty falling! , Ja. 1. p(. c. Si. andja.2.p, 14.C.81. -. LAND-LORDS That every Matter thatis Lord, Baron, and Free-holder, anfwer for his own men dwelling upon his bounds within the Shire, to enter them to the Law, or be lyable for their un-law, la. 5. p. 3C6. That all Matters, and namely Land-lords within Towns, be holden to enter andprefentto Juftice, peifons within their bounds, or dwelling in their houfes, fufpefted to be Thieves, Harlors, refetters ofThieft, orVagabonds, and that therefore the Land-lords within Towns, or their Suburbs, take foverty of their Tennents for their relief, Ja.6.p. 14-c. 227. That Land-lords and Matters be lyable for their Tennents, Cottars, and Servants fentenced for Field Conventicles, or refet of Preachers Intercommuned , or de- clared Fugitive, either to pay their Fines, or to put them oat of their Lands or feivice, orprefent them to Juttice, as in the Aft, Car. 2. p. 3.c. 4- LANTERN. See Fire. LAW-BORROWS When two Parties are aflured by Burrows, if any friend to either (lay the other, he (hall die therefore, and his Goods be efcheat : And if he Fellonioufly hurt, or defoul, affailieand with Edge or Ure, heftiallbeimpriloned, aflith the Party,and make a mends to the King or Lord as ethers, Ja. i.p.6.c. 98. If a man dread another, and ask foverty, and prove his ground ot tear by his own Oath, or otherwife; IftheSheritTdo not his Office, he pays fourty pounds to the King, and afliths the Party, Ja. 1. p. S.cl 29. Thatrn the cafe forefaid, the Sheriffand other Officials take Burrows of peace afterrhctormerAft, Ja:2:p:S:c: 12. The painsofbreaking of Law-borrows declared to be according to the degree and quality ot the perfon on whom they are broken ; But the Aft is only appoint- c d to endure untill the next Parliament, Ja: j:p: 1: c: 5. That upon complaint of a Party Law-borrowsbefound, thathefliall be (larm- iers and skaithlefs in his Perlon or Goods, under what pain the Lord Chancellor or Juftice (hall modifie, Ja:4=P' 3:c; 27. ,,.',. ." , ■ . That the pains ofLaw-honows be divided betwixt the King and the Patty, and thatthe Party have Action therefore, la: 6: p: 6: c: 77. andp:i3: c:i66. That the form of Letters of Law-borrows charge the Perfons complained upon to find Law-borrows that the Chargers, their Wives, Bairns , Tennents and Ser- vants fliall be harmlefs and skaithlefs in their Bodies. Lands, Tacks and Poffefli- ons, Goods and Gear, andonnowifetobemolefted or troubled therein by the Perfons charged , or any other of their caufins, fending, hounding, reletting, command afliftance and Ratihabition, whom they may (top or let, dueftly or in- direftly, otherwife then by order of Law and Juftice, under great pains, to be mo- dified by the Lords of Seflion, and other ludges ordinary, and divided as in the former Aft. Ja.6.p- 7 c. 118. SeePains, and the pains of Law-borrows there fet downbytheAft, Ja.o.p. 13.C i6«. That no Letters of Law .borrows be granted agamft Complices in general , and that Caution be found to the Juftice Clerk and his Depute that they (hall be duly execute, Ja. 6 p. 1 1 • c. 85. See Executions. That the perlon charged by Letters of Law-botrows be lyable to the pains of con- travention, albeithebedenouncedfornot finding Caution, and that in cafe of Caution found, both he and his Cautioner be lyable, Ia.6.p. is.c. :6s. LAW'S. SeeVarliament. That all the Kings Leiges live and be governed by the Kings Laws, and under no particular Laws, nor Laws of orher Countreys, Ja. i.p. 3. c. 48, And this is fpeciallvftaniteforthelfles, Ja.4.p. 6.c. 7S. And thefe Afts Ratified, and all Jurifdiftions not authorized by King and Par- liament, difcharged, la. 6. p. S.c. 13;. Seejurifdiaion. Commiflion for reviling and mending the Books of Law, that isKegi am Maje- Hatim, and Quomam Attachiamcttta, la. 1 . p. 3. c. $4. The fame Commiflion given to four of each Eftate, for examining the Kings Laws, egiamMajeltatem, and other Afts, andBooks, la.s.p. 14.C. 115. Laws (hould be extended adfuturair non adprxterita, la. 6. p, io.c is- See it inFoyndmg. Andla. 6.p. 13. c. 182. Seeitin Prelacies. LEAGUES and BANDS. ThatnoLeaguesnorBandsbemadeamongfttheKingsLeiges, and that fuch asaremadebehotkept, la. 1. p. 2. c. 30. ' That no Leagues nor riling of Commons be made in Burrows , to the inndei- jne of the Law, but at command of the head Officiar, under rhe pain of Confifca- tionofGoods, and their lives to be at the Kings will, la. 2. p. 14. c. 77. Ia:4.p.3- c 34 andp.6.c.S7- Ratified la. 6. p. 18, c. 17. That all Leagues made in time bygone among the Subjefts be null, and that none be made in time coming.under the pain of wairding during the Queens plea- fure Q. M. p. 6.C.43. See Man-rent. And this Aft Ratified, annulling all Leagues and Bands already made in the contrary and difcharging any to be made in time coming without his Highnefs privity and confent, under the pain to the Makers to be holden and execute as mo- versof Sedition, la. 6. p. 10. c. 1 2. Revived and Ratified, and that to explain this Aft fo as not to extend to Leagues
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and Bands made forprefervingthe King, Religion and Laws, for the good of Kirk and Kingdom, isfalfeanddifloyal, Car.' 2:p: 1: Self. i.e. 4. The Kings Authority and true Religion to be maintained againft all enemies, fpecially thofe of the holy League bound to execute the decrees of Trent, la: 6:p: 3 : c: 47. See it in Religion. Thatthe League called T/>i? Solemn League and Covenant, and all that followed thereon, are not obligatory on this Kingdom, tomedleorinterpofeby Arms, or anyfeditiousway, in any thing concerning the Religion and Government of the Churches of England add Ireland, or his Majeflies Government there; and that none require the renewing or fweating, or renew and fwear the faid League and Covenant, or any other Covenant or Oath concerning the Government of the Church or Kingdom, without his Majeftiesfpecialwatrand and approbation., un- der all higheft peril], Car. 2. p. 1. Seff: i;c: 7. And this League and Covenant is thereafter declared null and void, Car. 2. p. 1. Self. 2. c- 2. And appointed to be difclaimed and renounced by the Declaration enjoyned for that effect, iKi. c. 5. and Se(T. 3. c. 2. Sec Declaration. LEASING MAKING. Leafing makets, and Tellers of them, to the ingendering of difcord berween the King and his people, tine life and goods to the King, la. i.p. z.c.43. Exten- ded to fuch as make evil informarion of the King to his Leiges, as well as to thefe that make Leafings to the King of his Leiges, la. s.p. 6.C.S3. Speakeis of unreafonable Communing, to the occafioning of Confpiracy a- gainftthe Trince, or of Sedition, to be puniflied atthe Queens pleafure, andthat rhe hearer make report to the gueen or her Officers, underthe fame pain, Q. M. p. 6.c- 60. TheFrefaceof the Aft mentions the fowing of evil brute anent the French then in the Realm. That all fuch as privatly orpublickly in Sermons, Declamations, or familiar Conferences, utters Slanders, or untrue Speeches, to the reproach of his Maje- fty, his Council and Proceedings, or to the dilhonour or hurt ot his Highnefs, his Parents, orProgenitots, orwhohearthelame and report not with diligence, or who medle in the affairs ofhis Highnefs and his eftare, prelent, bygone, and in time coming, be puniflied as Leafing makers, J. 6. p. s.c. 134. That none deprave his Ma jefties Laws , and Afts of Parliament , or mifconftrue his proceedings , to the moving of any miflike betwixt his Highnefs , and his Sub- jefts, underrhe pain of Death, Ja.6.p. 10. c. 10. And thefe Afts all Ratified, (except that of Q. M. ) with this addition, that Hearers , andnotApprehenders, if in their Power, and Concealers, andnotRe- vealets, be puniflied as the Principal Offenders, la. 6. p. 14. c. 205. And thefe Afts extended againft the Authors , or Publifhers of fianderous fpeeches, orwrits, of the Eftate, People, or Counttey of England , orany Coun- fellour thereof , tending to the remembrance of ancient grudges, or the hin- derance of the then interned union , or whereby hatred may betoftered , ormif- liking raifed , between his Majefties fub|efts of this Ifland , and they are or- dained to be feverely puniflied in theii : Perfons and Gudas, at his Majefties plea- fure, and (iclike of Hearers, and Concealers, la. 6. p. 20. c. 9. L E N T R O N. Thatnomanunlicenfed eat flelh in Lentron , ot other forbidden times, under the pain of Confifcation of all their Moveables, and if they have none, that they be puniflied in their Perfons, Q. M. p. s.c. 36. ThatnomaneatfleftiinLennon, or on Weddenfday , Fryday, and Saturday, underthe fame pain of efcheat, la. 6. p. 9- c. 5. Ratified and that no Licences be granted in the contrary , without the Teftimo- nial of a Doftor of Medicine, or a Minifter, and Tiventie pounds of compofition payed therefore , and that for a Licence to flay, and fell, ot to a Cooke to make ready , be payed, -An Hundred pounds, la. 6. p. 1 r .c. 58. Lentron defined, to be from the firft of March, inclufivi, to the firlt of May, exclufwe , and the former Afts Ratified : But innovating the pains as followes, andthat no Lambs, or young Veals, be (lain, or eaten under the pain of Ten pounds for the fitft , Twentie pounds for the fecond , and Fourty pounds for the third fault: And fo the pain to grow as the offence multiplies, and that in each Burgh, fearches be appointed, one by theThefaurer, another by the Burgh, to perfew Offenders, and the halt of the penalties tothe King, and the other half to the Burgh, and that no Licences be granted, without a Teftimonial of a Mi- nifter , and Doftor of Medicin Aporhecary, or Chirurgion , and that it be of no force , unlefs the TeftimoniU be produced with it, lam. 6. par. 14. cap. 221. LEPER-FOLK. Order anent Lepet- folk, Ja. i.p. 7.C. 106. LICENCES. That Licences granted by his Majefty fot tranfporting forbidden gudes, be fubferibed by the Comptroller , otherwife are of no avail , Jam. 6. par. 10. cap. 15. That all Licences , and Exemptions , from Raides , and Affifes, or for tranfporting forbidden gudes, be lubferibed by the Thefaurer , and regiftrat inhisRegifter, otherwayes are null. Ja. fi.p. 12. C.12S. That all Licences for exporting , or importing ottorbidden gudes, be granted by the Privy Council , and compor.ed , and palt all the Seals , or otherwife they are null, la. 6. p. 16. c. 15. LIFE-RENTER, See Qonjuntt-fier. LINNEN YAIRN, and CLOATH, That no LinnenYairn be exported under the pain of Confifcation , half to the King, and'half to the Attacher, that Linnen Yairn be fold by weight, and that no Reel be (hotter then Ten quarters, under the pain of efcheat of the Yairn brought tothe Mercatofafliorter Reel , to be divided as faid is, that all Lmnen Cloath of the price of Ten /6/fii/ijj the Eln, or above, be made of the breadth of an Eln , and two Inches , under the pain of Iniprifonmentof the Weaver for fourteen dayes, and Twentie pounds at&ie to the Judge Ordinary, and the efcheat of the Cloath to the Attacher, andthat Linnen Cloath be taken up by the Selvedge, and not by the Ridge, andthat it be bleeched without Lime, under rhe pain of Twentie pounds, foreachfault, tobe payed to the Judge Ordinary , Car. 2. par. 1. SefCi. C That all Linnen Cloath brought to Mercat, be made up of peeces, and half neeces the pecce twentie four, and the half peece twelve Eins, and that it con- tain not oiie Lin more or lefs, under pain ot Confifcation, and that Linnen be taken up in folds, Car. z.p.3.c 12. The Aft contains fcveral other things. LINT. ThatnoGieenLintbe laid in Loches, or Burns, under the pain of Founts JhiUiav, and Confifcation of the Lint, toties cjuoties, to the Poore of the Pa roch^and the Kirk Seffioas arc impowcied to Execut the Aft, la. 6. par. is cap. 13. G . par. is. LIT-
