68 KING JAMES THE T H R I T> T H NTH P A R L I A KING J A T O F ES THE I Halden at Edinburgh, the fext daie of Auguft , the zeir of God, one thoufand, four hundreth, feventie feven zeires. ■jy In-bringing of ' viBualles. T E M , Becaufe viclualles ar richt leant within the cuntry, the maift fupportation that this Realm lies , is be ftrangers of divers uther nations, that brings victual : and . becaufe of divers new impofitions and arreiflments, that lies bene put upon them at J* their cumming and entres, they may not have libertie & freedome to difpone upon ^Jp their awin glides, the quhilk caufis divers of them to forbeare to cum in this Realme, MhK L .«-il ymMJ to the S reac alK * lieav y skaitn °^ a11 the Hingis Lieges in all Eftaites t It is ftatute and ^^%^^M^S^ or d aine d,that a ^ Grangers and merchandes cummand in the Realme with viftualles §8^S^31hS anc ' Uther lei ^ ul * mercliandice be honourably received, and favorably treated : and m^M^M. 'ZPPmm fra they have entred their eudes in the Tolbuith . as ufe and cuftome is . rharonr Ifra they have entred their glides in the Tolbuith , as ufe and cuftome is , that our l&». Soveraine Lord be ferved nrft of the beft, and fine the Lordes of his Councell, after the price , that fall be maid with the merchandes , & the remanent to be fauld amangft the Kings Lieges. And that na trouble nor arreift be put upon merchandes, ftrangers, nor their glides, bot that they have libertie to ufe and do their leiffoll merchandice, as ufe and cuftome hes bene in times by-gane. 74. t^Anent Craves. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained , that the a&e maid of before , be King James the Firft , anent craves fet in waters ■, be obferved & keiped. The quhilk beiris in efTecl: , that all craves fet in waters, quhairthe Sea flllis & ebbis , deftroyis the Frye of all fifches , be put away & destroyed forever mair : notwithftanding ony freedome or priviledge given in thecontrair, under the paine of five pund of ilkcruve: And that they that hes craves in frefh waters , that they gar keip the iawes anent Satterdaies flop , and fuller them not to ftand in forbidden time, under the famin paine. And that ilk heck of the faid craves be three inch wide , as the an Id ftatute requiris , maid be King 'David , and that the mid ftreme be left free be the fpace of fex fute. And that it fall be a poynt of dittay , baith of them that dois the contrair , or garris be done : and quha that beis convicl thereof, to pay 5-. pund , as faid is. 75. Anent Ferriers that raifisfmncht. T E M , Anent Ferriers that raifis fraucht upon the Kingis Lieges , and their gudes , mair then is or- dained and ftatute of before be the Parliament , to be given and tane for the man and the horfe and his burden: It is ftatute and ordained that in time to cum, that na Ferriers take mair fraucht of man, horfe or gudes, bot fa meikle as is ftatute and ordained be the Parliament of before to be tane , under the paine of five pounde to be payed to our iSbveraine Lord , and amendis to the partie , fe oft as they trefpafle. And this to be a poynt of dittay in time to cum. 7 6 . The unlaw of Mure-burne. ITEM, Anent mure-burne , that is plainly now done in all Moneths, contrair the actes and ftatutes maid of before , for the punition and ftanching thereof: It is now ftatute and ordained, that the unlaw of mure- burne fall be in time to cum five pound , of them that beis convict before the Juftice in the Juftice air. And that na mure-burne be maid fra the laft day of March, quhill CMichael-mes day, under the paine forefaid. I 77. Of the bind of S almond. T E M , Becaufe it is heavely murmured , and the Realme greatly flandered be ftrangers , and uthers that by is Salmond, of the minifhing of the vefchel and barrelles, that the Salmoud is packed in : It is ftatute and
