{=hcos sample 2=} {=Rec Edn P 94.C2=} {~f61r~} {=Note: +iS, -iLE
are expansions from final S and E respectively with=} {=upward
and back turning stroke from the letter, otherwise recorded as
"=} {(acta parliamentj jacobj t(er)ciij inchoat(i) & te(n)t(i) apud(}
{(edi(n)b(ur)gh xx^m^o noue(m)br(e) a(n)no lxix^o(} {91} (j)N the first (j)t
(j)s statut and ordanit that ye fredome" of haly±kirk be obs(er)uit
& kepit {\} in all ymunit {=sic=} p(ri)uelege and fredome" (j)n like
wis(s) as (j)t has bene" in tymes of mais[t] {\} noble princis p(re)decessouris
& p(ro)genitouris to Oure Sou(er)ane" lorde of hail mynd {\} quham
god assoil(z)e {\\} {92} (j)TEM as to ye Artic(i)le of schireff(is)
and vy(er) (j)ug(is) ordinaris quhilk(is) wil nocht execut {\} thare office
and mi(n)stir (j)ustice to ye pure pepil (j)t is statut & ordanit y^t
ye partij {\} conplen(z)eand in ony part of ye Realme" sall first
cum to his (j)uge ordinare of tem\p(er)ale landis as (j)ustice schireff
Stewart bail(z)e barone" p(ro)vost or bail(z)is of burowis {\} and
mak his conplant and ask admi(n)stracione" of (j)ustice And gif he
gettis (j)ustice dew\ly execut & mi(n)sterit to him he mon Remai(n)
(con)tent And gif ye (j)uge ordinar(e) fail(z)is him {\} and wil nocht
mi(n)stir to him (j)ustice he sal cu(m) to ye king & his consail & tak
l(ett)res and {\} su(m)mond his partij And in like wis(s) his (j)uge
ordinar(e) quhat±eu(er) he be of temp(er)ale la(n)d(is) {\} And gif ye
(j)uge be fundin culpab(i)le & wald nocht mi(n)stir (j)ustice he sal#
#be punyst & {\} put fra his office for c(er)tane" tyme eftir ye
discretioune of Oure Sou(er)ane lorde & {\} his consail and pay
ye expens(s) of ye partij conplen(z)eande And Oure Sou(er)ane {\}
lorde sal ger mi(n)stir (j)ustice to ye said partij conplen(z)eande
in yat case And gif {\} ye (j)uge ordinare mi(n)st(er)is him p(ar)ciale
(j)ustice & dois him wrang in ye admi(n)stracion~ {\} of (j)ustice (j)n
like wis(s) ye partij conplen(z)eande sal su(m)mond him befor(e) ye king
& {\} his consail And gif before yame he be fundin culpab(i)le
or p(ar)ciale in ye admi(n)stra\cioune of (j)ustice be (j)t a s(er)ef bail(z)e
or vthir officiare of fee he sal# #be put fra his {\} office for
thre (z)eris And gif he be a s(er)ef or ony vthir (j)uge ordinar(e) for
a tyme he {\} sal# #be put p(er)petualy fra his office & pay ye
expens(s) of ye partij & his p(er)sone" pu\nist at ye king~ will {,}
and like±wis(s) ye officiaris of fee And gif ye partij conplen\(z)eand
vpone" his (j)uge ordinare be fundin be ye king & his consail in
ye wrang {\} he sal pay ye expens(s) of ye said (j)uge ordinare for
his vexacioune" & his p(er)soune" {\} punyst at ye king(is) will in
like And gif ony persone" hafe ony p(ro)pir actione" agai(n) {\}
ye s(er)ef or ony (j)uge ordinare (j)t sal# #be leful to him to cum
to ye king and othir su(m)mond {\} his partij before ye king[?] or
mak ane"±vthir officiare i(n) yat part to mi(n)stir (j)usti[c] {\} to
him And yat (j)lka (j)uge ordinar(e) s(er)ef or ony vy(er)is sal# #be haldin
to a(n)suer(e) for yair {\} deput(is) as yame±self Neu(er)±ye±les (j)t
sal# #be leful to ye king(is) hienes to tak ye desision~ {\} of
ony actioune" yat cu(m)mis before him at his emplesance like±as
(j)t wes wont to# #be {\} of±before {(&c(etera)(} {\\} {93} (j)Tem
as tuiching ye new (j)nue(n)tion(i)s of selling of landis be chartir
& sesing and {\} {~f61v~} takin agai(n) of Reu(er)sion(i)s And (j)t
happin ye byare to sell agai(n) ye samy(n) land to {=r(ec)e(dn) P 95.C1=}
ane"±vy(er) {\} p(er)sone (j)t is now sene" expedient in yis p(rese)nt
p(ar)liame(n)t & according to law & (con)science {\} that ye sellare
sall haue Recours(s) to ye samyn land(is) sauld be him vnd(er) l(ett)re
of Reu(er)sione" to quhatsu(m)eu(er) hand(is) ye said l(ett)re cu(m)mys payand
ye mone & schawand ye {\} Reu(er)sione" and haue sic p(re)uelege
& fredome" aganis ye p(er)sonis yat hald(is) ye said {\} landis as
he suld haue agai(n) ye p(ri)ncipale first byare And becaus(s) sic
Reu(er)sion(i)s {\} may of case be tynt Oure Sou(er)ane lord sall
mak ye said Reu(er)sionis to# #be Regest(er)i[t] {\} in his Registir
gif (j)t be Requerit on~ yair expens(s) that is to say on~ ilk±ane
half {\} a merk ye±quhilk Registir sall haue ye samyn~ force
as ye p(ri)ncipale Reu(er)sione" {\} wer schawing for ye tyme {\\}
{94} (j)Tem as anentis obligation(i)s yat sal# #be folowit in tyme
cu(m)myn except yame" y^t {\} ar dependand in ye law befor(e) ye makin
of yis Act {,} (j)t is avisit yat ye partij {\} to quham ye obligatione"
is maid or yat has (j)nt(er)ess(s) y(ar)in sall folow ye said obliga {=sic=}
{\} within~ ye space of fourty (z)eris & tak docume(n)t y(ar)upone"
And gif he do at no^t (j)t sall {\} p(re)scrife {"lapse"} & be of
nai(n) avail ye said fourtj (z)er(e) beand Ro(n)nyng & vnp(er)sewit be
ye law {\\} {95} (j)Tem as tuiching the electioune" of Ald(er)man
bail(z)is and vy(er)is officiaris of {\} burowis becaus(s) of gret trub(i)le
and (con)tensione" (z)eirly for ye chesing of ye {\} samyn~ throw
multitud & clamor of (com)monis sympil p(er)sonis (j)t is thocht expe\dient
yat nai(n) officiaris na consail be (con)tinuit eftir ye king(is) lawis
of bu\rowis forthir yan a (z)eir And at ye chesing of ye new officiaris
be in yis {\} wis(s) that (j)s to say yat ye Aulde counsail of ye
toune" sall cheis(s) ye new {\} counsail in sic novmyr as accord(is)
to ye toune" And ye new counsail & {\} ye aulde of ye (z)eir before
sall cheis~ all officiaris p(er)tenyng to ye toune" as {\} Ald(er)man
bail(z)is Dene of gild and vy(er)is officiaris And yat (j)lka craft
sall {\} cheis(s) a p(er)sone" of ye samy(n) craft that sall haue voce
in ye said electioune" of {\} ye officiaris for yat tyme in like
wis(s) (z)eir be (z)eir And atoure (j)t (j)s thocht {\} expedient yat na
capitane nor counstab(i)le of the king(is) castellis quhat {\} toune"
yai evir be in sall beir office within ye said toune" as to# #be
Aldir\man bail(z)e Dene of gild thesaurare na nai(n) vthir officiare
yat may be {\} chosing be ye toune" fra ye tyme of ye next chesing
furth {(&c(etera)(} {\\}