2)(? verborumjigritficatione. landes, the famin not being ftiled ane barronnie, in the infeftment the Beichcft price for the fignet, fall not exceed 1. fhillings Forane ormaa barronnies of land, conteined in the fignatour.quhilks are nocht unite in ane Earle-dome, nor Lord-fchip, for the haile figna- tour • iij poundes For halfe ane baronnie, fwa ftyled in the fignatour xxx millings For ane Earl-dome, or ane Lord-fchip of dignitie, having vote in par- liament, including never fa monie baronnies. vj pounds For ane comprising , quhilke exceedis nocht ane thoufand markes. vj millings viij pennies And if the fame exceed that fum, to paye proportionally , providing that the heicheft price exceed nocht I. fhillings For ane bifchoprick, abbacie, or priorie,exceeding an thoufand pounds of zeirly rent to the pofleifour vj poundes Being within ane thoufand poundes 1, fhillings Nathing to be tane for refervations of life-rentes, conteined in the fignatoures. In refpect the refervation is na newe benefite to the recea- ver> except quhair the refigner is a baftarde. In the quhilk caife, refpe- ctinghis Majefties prejudice be the refignation: quha uthcrwife micht fucceedtothelandesrefigned, be the prefent pofleflburs deceafe, with- out lauchfull aires : fik refervations fall pay according to the price before fet downe for the landes refigned, comptandalwayes, the man and wife to be ane perfon. Nathing to be tane hereafter for onie tailzies, except the forefaid price, accordingto the quantitie of the lande refigned, in refpect the Fear mav alter his tailzie at his pleafure, except quhair the Fear that refignis the lands is baftarde. In quhilke caife, the like price may be tane for every perfone conteined in the tailzie, asitisfetdowne for the quantitie of the land refigned. For infeftmentesconteining patronages of benefices never before dif- poned, nor annexed to thay landes or newe infeftmentes of heritable of- fices: The land is to paye according to the quantitie and rate, before fet down, and the patronage gifit be of ane onelie benefice, the ane halfe of the duetie of the landes. Gif their be maa, topaythefaid hail! price of the landes for the faides patronages, fijuhilk price, the keeper of the fignet fall not exceed. Sik-likefornewand heritable offices. Trices fet downe to his HienefsTrivie Jeale, to be tane hereafter, offikgiftesand uther fignatours, quhilk paffis the faid feale allanerly. FOr efcheits of zeemen men, and uther mean perfons xx millings For efcheits of landed gentlemen and fubftantious burgefles xxx fhil. For efcheits of Baronnes xl. fhillings For efcheits of Earles and Lordes iij pounds For their life-rents, refpeBivi -dowble price- For prefentations to Vicarages xx (hillinn-s For prefentations to Parfonages I. millings For refpettes to zeamen men, and uther meane perfones xxx fhillings For refpets to landed gentlemen, and fubftantious burgefles xl fhil. For refpettes to Baronnes ii j poundes For refpettes to Earles and Lordes v. poundes _ And git" there be ma perfons conteined in the fignature, to pay per ca- pita, according to their rankes- For the wardes and marriages.non-entrefles and relieves of landed men, under Baronnes, included in ane fignatour iij poundes For the wardes,mariages, non-entreflcs, and relieves of Barons vjpun. x. poundes xxx millings iij poundes v. poundes xxx millings iij poundes v. poundes xx fhillings xl millings iij poundes xxx fhillings xxxfhillinss For the like of Earles and Lordes For the wardeallane of gentlemen Of Baronnes Of Earles and Lordes For the manage allane of fimple gentlemen OfBarrones Of Earles and Lordes For the non-entrefTes allane of meane landed men OfBaronnes Of Earles and Lordes For giftes of prebendaries or chaplanaries Fortutories For the multitude of denuntiations included in ane fionatour of ef- cheitte, or life-rent, na payment, but for the gift only, fn refpeft they can import but ane gift of efcheit allanerly. For prefentations to prelacies, legitimations, fignators of infeftments of Baronnies,and uther landes,remiffions, and fik uther writtes.as paffis firft the fignet : The keeper of the privie feale.fall take for them allanerlie, the double of the price, quhilk ilk ane of them payed to the fionet. In tailzies, refervations, patronages, heritable offices, ereftions in free Burrowesandfiklike, to take payment, according to the order and pro- portion o f the fignet. v4nent the Chalmer-fees. TTis ordained,That na fignatoures hereafter, fall pay Chalmer-fee, ex- J-cept refignations,and confirmations, irredemable allanerly : and of fik landes as are neither of his Majefties property, nor temporality annexed, qunilks are declared to be free of all fik fees, in time cumming. Trices fet dotpneto the great feale. THat the keeper of the great feale, exceedenot the quadruple of the fignet, or double of the privie feale, under the forefaid paine. That to this effect the keiper of the-fignet, fall upon the back-fide of the prent of the fianet, fet downe the price quhilk he receives for everie precept, and for all uthers letters after his name. Likewaies the keiper of the prievie feale, his price for precepts, and uther letters afterfe rfigna- turatn: that theirby the keiper of the greate feale, pretend na occafion of ignorance. Sik-likethatthefaidkeiperofthegreatefeale, fetdown his price in the fore-face of everie tag, quhairunto the faid feale falbe ap- pended. And that theirafter their be na drink filver exacted fra the partie, uther nor he will be eontente to give at his pleafure and difcreti- on. And ordains ane herauld, maifler, or uther officiar of armeS,to pafle to the mercat Croce of the faid burgh of Edinburgh, and their be open pro- clamation mak publication,and intimation of the premifTes, to all and fin-> drie his Hienes lieges, quhairthrow nane pretend ignorance theirof. As alfwa.to command and charge the keipers of the fignet,privie, and greate feales, Ifchers of his Hienes chalmer, andalluthersquhomeitefFeiris, to conforme themfelves to the will and direction of the faides commiffio- ners, fignified to them inmannerforefaid: and on nawaies tak upon hand to alter or contravene the fame in onie point hereafter, as they and ilke ane of them will anfwer to his majeftie, upon their obedience at their uttermoft charge and perrel, and under the pain of deprivation of them fra their offices, certifieing them and they tailzie, that they falbe deprived fra their faides offices, and utherwaies punifhed in their perfones as e& feiris. . i4pkd Edinburgh quarto Junij, ^nnoiigy. THe Lords offecreitCouncell and Checker,following the commiiTTora given to them be his Hienes and his Eftaites , laitlie convecned at Vundie, anent the ordour taking with the exorbitant prices of all forts of writes and letters, ufu'all amang the lieges , and likewaies of the feales, regifters and chalmer fie, quhilk a greate number of the fame mon pafle, procuring dayliebaith private grudges and publick exclamations againft the tolerance and with gang, given to fik fhamefull extorfion 5c abufe, highlie to his Majefties difhoncur and offenfe, and to the manifeft: undoing of the puireanis of this Realme, conftrayned to have adoe with the faides writes : Have for remeid of that abufe, decerned and ordaned in time comming, and quhill a mair particular and folide ordour may be taken theirin. That all and quhatfoever CJcrkes of feffion Juftice, fecrer. Councell and checker, Clerkesto quhatfoever Commiflar^ Admirallef, Schireffis,Stewartes, Baillics of regalitie, and royaltie, Proveftes and Bail- lies of quhat-fum-ever his Hienes burrowes, and of all uther courtes OC Tfudgementes within this Realme, all writers to the fignet, privie & great feales, all keipers of quhatfoever rolles, Regifters and recordes, all pub- lick notares, and uthers writers quhatfoever, quha fall hereafter regifter andinroli, forme, extract, writ, or give out for payment, toonv of his Hienes leiges, ony fignatour, conaact, obligation, decreet, actot ordinance of ane courte or judgement,chartour, failing, or uther evident, billcs, letters, or uther writtes quhatfum-everofany importance to the receiver: Sail fubferive with their handes the faid writ, and fubjoyne to theirnames, the juftand ordinar price; quhilk they receive fra the partie for their paines. To be a teftimonieof their dtfcretion; in valueing of their travelles taken in the faidis writtes, and to give further licht to the faids Lords, quhatconftant prices they may fet upon the like in time to come, under the paine of deprivation from their offices, and punimmenc of their perfones at his Hienes further pleafure, incaife of (ailzie. And ordainis letters to be directe, To make publication of the premiffes toall and findrie his Hienes lieges, quhairthrowe nane pretende ignorance thereof. FERCOSTA, ane Italian worde: Anekinde of fchippe or little Boate. InanepriviledgegrantedtotheBurali of Vundie, for reparati- on and bigging of their Powe and Haven.be King James the fecond, in the zeir of God, an thoufand four hundred, fifty aucht zeires, and of his reign, the twentie twa zeire : Mention is maid of ane Fercofl, quhilk is inferioui* in birth and quantitie to an fchip, becaufe the impofte and taxation laid! upon ilke fchip is ten fchillings, and upon the F erro/?,twelve pennies, and of everie Crear, bufch, barge, and ballinger, five fchilling, and ilke great boat fix pennies. FERDINGMANNUS, ane Dutch word, ane penni-maifter, or The- faurar. Stat. gild. c. f- FIDELIT1E, maidtofuperiours, and over-lords. md.Homagium'. FINIS, finance, or compofition maid with theeves. Statut. 2. Ro- ben Sruyfe. Item 9. In the quhilk place,it is called rachetum, or thift boar. Finis curite, ane compofition quhilk onie man givcsinanecourt,fikasthe juftice aire, to the King, In regifiro 28. December, ane thoufande,five hun- dred fourty ane zeirs.the Thefaurar contrar the burgh of Perth. Finem fa- cere cum rege : to fine with the King : Or to make ane finance.and fatisfie him for ony trefpafle committed againft him or his lawes, ^Ifi. «.t, Va. cap- z. lib .4. cap- s.c.fi-vir-16. or finem reddereregi ,to pay an fine orcom- pofition to the King for ane crime, fik as thift-boat. St. z.Ro.Sr. c. item or- dinate- Finem facere cum molendinario de multura,To agree and compone with the miliar for themulter. Statu. Wilb. cap- item ftatuit quod de- tent or. ii- FIRMARKJS, ane mail-payer,ane mailer, or maii-trfen- teg. burg, c- ft firmarius 56. quo. attach- c-nullus 26. Fnma fignifies the dutie quhilk the tennentpaiestothelandif-lord, quhidderit be lilver-maill, victual!, or uther duetie. InfiatutU gild- e.48. In the quhilk fignification, itiscom- monly ufed in the French lawes. FORENSIS, from the French word Foraine. In the burrow-lawes of this realme. fignifies ane un-free-man , quha dwellis not within burgh, orout-dwellandman. And therefore is called ruremanens, quha .. dwelland aland-ward, lies na priviledge, or immunitie within Burgh. * ^ Commonlie all ftrangers are called Forinfeci, or foreines; uther- wales »,*,'
- advents.
