{=f65 missing from nas ms vol ap 2,2, apparently corresponding
to text in=} {=Rec Edn P 98.C1=} {=change of hand from previous
sample=} {=Rec Edn P 98=} {=apud edinburgh, vi die maii, A. D.
M,cccc,lxxi=} {=passages in Latin omitted=} {=Rec Edn P99.C1=}
{~f66r~} {115} (j)N ye first (j)t is statut & ordanit yat ye fredome~
and p(re)uilege of halikyrk be obs(er)uit & {\} kepit without violacione"
as (j)t has beyne" obs(er)uit in ye tymis of nob(i)le p(ro)genitour(is)
{\} of±be±foir {\\} {116} AS to ye Articulys of france (j)nglande
and burgu(nz)e Because of ye tend(er) alyans {\} yat is be±twix ye
kink {=sic=} of france our Sou(er)ane lorde and ye duk of burgu(nz)e
ye {\} lordis think(is) expedient sa (j)t ples(s) ye king(is) heenes yat
ane" ambaxate be sende {\} witht~ instrucc(i)onys & gud l(ett)res
to ye kyng" of france & ye duc of burgu(nz)e and {\} ye said ambaxate
to labour delygently for trety & concorde be±twix yam for ye\±quhilk
our sou(er)~ane lord sal Report {=or text omitted in ms=} of god
& honor and virchip to his heenes {\} Considir ye tend(er) alians
of yam baitht And ye estat(is) of ye Realme" to mak ye expe(n)s(s)
{\} of ye said ambaxat And ye said ambaxatour(is) may avise vitht~
yar gret visdo\mys a co(n)uenient place for ye mariage of my (z)ong"
lady our sou(er)ane lord(is) sistir {\} And as to ye tyme of ye passing"
of yis ambaxate ye lord(is) think(is) expedient {\} at yai be redy
to ye sey be ye first day of (j)unij As {[to[} {=added to Rec Edn=}
ye nowm(er) of ye p(er)sonis ye {\} lord(is) think(is) (con)sid(er)ing {<of<}
ye estat(is) of ane" bischop ane~ Erle ane~ lorde of p(ar)liament
{\} a knycht & ane" clerk ane" herrald xxx p(er)sonis quhilk(is) sal
have til yar expensis {\} (jjj)^m cronis quhilk(is) ye thre estat(is)
has grantit to pay at mydsu(m)m(er) yat is to {\} say (j)lk state (j)^m
cronis As to ye ansuer of ye l(ett)res because±yat ye mat(er)is mo(n)
be {\} secret & nocht be opy(n)nit in plane {,} befor al ye p(ar)lyment
ye lord(is) think(is) expe\dient yat ye mat(er)is be maid in credens
& in±strucc(i)onys to ye said ambaxate {\} And ye lord(is) of ye
secret consal & vy(er)is lord(is) ye vil cheis(s) yarto {,,} to have
{\} powar of yis hail p(ar)lyament to mak ye instrucc(i)onis co(n)cernyng"
ye mat(er)is of ye {\} kyng~ of france & ye duc of burgu(nz)e witht~
power to co(m)moune" avis(s) & co(n)clude {\} eftir as yai fynde ye
mat(er)is disposit {\\} {117} (j)TEM anent(is) ye stanchyn~ of sclachtir
quhilk(is) {=sic=} is sa co(m)mone in ye cu(n)tre baitht {\} in ye sanctuare
plac(is) & vy(er)is ye lord(is) think(is) expedient yat y^e act of ye
{\} last p(ar)lyment maid yar±apone" be kepit witht~ yis condicion~
yat quhar {\} a sclachtir is co(m)mittit & ye p(ar)ty (com)mittand ye
said sclachtir be put to ye {\} horn~ of ye p(ar)tij And syn cu(m)
& bynde yai(m) to ye law ye s(er)ref sal no^t resave him {\} to ye
law na gif him dilatour(is) of xl dais witht~out±yat he bryng" sufficiande
{\} borowis yat he sal (com)peir p(er)emptur(e)ly ye said day til vnd(er)#
#ly ye law And {\} fail(z)eande tharof yat ye (com)mittar of ye said
sclachtir be put to ye king(is) {=g altered from k=} {\} horn at
ye said day p(er)emptour & his gud(is) eschetit to ye king" & his
borowis {\} to pay xx lib~ to ye king" for ye vnlaw And fra thin±furtht~
to be demanit {\} be ye s(er)ef as is co(n)tenit in ye act maid of±befor(e)
in ye last p(ar)liament And to {\} hawe knawlaig" quhat s(er)ef has
beyn~ necligent in ye execucion~ of ye last {\} act maid apon~
ye sclachtir sen~ ye last p(ar)lyament yat now yar(e) be a day ly(m)myt
{\} to ye s(er)ef at ye plesance of our sou(er)ane" lorde quhar ye
s(er)ef sal (com)peir & byid {\} his {=Rec Edn P 99.C2=} acc(i)one y(ar)apone"
{,} And quhat±yat {=sic=} beis fundyn" culpab(i)le to be punyst
eftir {\} {~f66v~} ye act of ye last p(ar)lyment And in ye {<MENTEMY<}
mentyme yat yar pas(s) l(ett)res of ye king(is) in al schir(is) to be
p(ro)clamyt at ye heid burghis yat quhar ony p(ar)ty conplen(z)eis vpon
sclathir {\} sen ye said tyme" yai cu(m) to ye king" ye said day
witht yar (com)plant(is) & ye king" sal minstir {\} yam (j)ustice witht~±out
fauour(is) {\\} {118} (j)Tem anent(is) ye artic(i)le of ye gret dampnage"
and skaith~ day {=sic=} done~ to al ye Realme" be {\} clerk±(is)
religious(s) & sicular(is) {=sic=} quhilk(is) purches(s) abbasyis & vy(er)
benefice at ye court of Rome" {\} quhilk(is) was {<NEUer<} neu(er)
yar±at of±befor And purchesis be men±is office of collectory
& tak(is) {\} {<YARe vpon~<} a±pon yam to ras(s) hevy & gret taxac(i)onis
of p(re)lat(is) & clerk(is) & mak(is) informacion~ of {\} ye availe of
ye b(e)nfice in ye court of Rome~ mar ya(n) vse & custu(m) was(s) of±befor
{=deletion=} or yat eu(er) was done" {\} i(n) ony kyng(is) tyme" by
gane" And for±to p(ro)vyde remeide of ye makyn of vnyownys of b(e)nfice
p(er)teni(n)g to abbays or vy(er) anixt & vnit to bischoprik(is) or vy(er)is
in heirchip & distruccione" of {\} ye religious(s) plac(is) & agayn"
ye co(m)mone gud of ye Realme" ye±quhilk thing(is) caus(s) vnestima\b(i)le
dampnage" & skaitht~ considering ye in±nowm(er)ab(i)le riches yat
(j)s had out of ye Realme" {\} yar±throw The lordis think(is) expedient
yat na sic abbasyis na vy(er) benifice quhilk(is) vas(s) {\} neu(er) at
ye court of Rome" of±befor be purchasit be na secular na religiosus
p(er)son(i)s bot at ye {\} said plac(is) haf fre eleccion" of ye samyn~
as vse & custum has(s) beyn~ in ye said plac(is) And {\} at nane"
of our sou(er)ane lordis leig(is) sp(irit)uale nor temp(er)al tak apon~
ya(m)~ to be collectour(is) to {\} ye seige of rome" bot as ye vse
& custum of ald taxac(i)onis has(s) beyn~ of±befor as is con\tenit
in ye p(ro)ui(n)cialis {<STATUTE<} buk or ye ald taxacione" of bagemonde~
And at±our yat yar be {\} na {<VNYOWNYS<} vnyownys nor annixacione
maid in ye tyme" cu(m)myn"g to bischoprik(is) {\} abbasyis nor p(ri)oure(is)
of ony benifice nor yat na vnyownis nor a(n)nexac(i)onis maid now
of ye {\} lat sen~ our sou(er)ane" lorde tuk ye crowne" be of strenth
valew nor effec nor be sufferit witht~\in ye Realme" bot at ye
said b(e)nfice yat war vnyit be payt agayn" to ye first fu(n)dicione"
{\} to ye place yat yai war takyn" fra and yat sic reule & gou(er)nance
as yai var att of±be\for ye tym of ye vnyowne~ And ye said vnyovnis
to be Reput of na force strentht nor {\} effec in ye tym cu(m)myn"
And gif ony p(er)son(i)s our sou(er)ane lord(is) leig(is) sp(irit)uale or
temp(er)al wald attempt or has attempit in ye contrare of yir poi(n)t(is)
a±bowne" vrittyn~ sal# #be {\} demanit as tratour(is) to our sou(er)ane"
lorde & his successour(is) & neu(er) to bruk {\} benifice nor vse
virchip witht~in his realme" Neu(er)±ye±les(s) (j)t sal be leful to
lord(is) baro\nys to purches(s) {<PATRONAG" or vy(er)is<} a(n)nexacion(i)s
& vnyovnis of ony b(e)nfice yat yai can {\} purches(s) ouy(er) yar awn~
patronage or vy(er)is to be vnyit to sicul college fon"dit or to
be {\} fundit {\\} {119} (j)T(e)m as to ye Artuc(i)le yat (j)t happy(n)nis
our ald enimys to invaide ye Realme yat it var {\} expedient
to {=Rec Edn P 100.C1} gar certan~ cart(is) of veir be maide be
prelat(is) baron(i)s eftir ye faculte & {\} power of ye person(i)s for
ye defens of ye Realme" The lord(is) think(is) expedient yat ye
{\} said cartis of veir(e) be maid be ye said person(i)s as for yis
tyme~ {\\} {120} (j)T(e)m it is thoch {=sic=} expedient yat na m(er)chand(is)
bryng" sper(is) in yis Realme" out of ony vy(er) cu(n)t^e {\} bot±gif
yai susten sex eln~ & of {[one[} clyft Na at na bowar within
ye Realme" mak ony sper(is) {\} bot±gif yai conten ye said lyntht
and quha±yat dois in ye contrare yat ye sper(is) be eschetit & {\}
ye p(er)son(i)s punyst at ye king(is) wil {.} Alsua yat ilk (z)oma(n) yat
ca(n) no^t deil witht ye bow {\} yat he haf a gud ax & a targe of
leddyr to resist ye schot of ingland and quhilk is na {\} {~f67r~}
cost bot ye valew of a hide And yat ilk s(er)ef stewart bail(z)e
& vy(er) officiar(is) mak wapy(n)schawis {\} within ye bond(is) of yar
office eftir ye tenor of ye act of p(ar)liament {.} Swa yat in
defawt {\} of ye said wapinschawyn" our Sou(er)ane lord(is) leig(is)
be notht destitut of harnes quhe(n) {\} yai haf neid {,} and at
ye futbal & golf be abusit in tym cu(m)myng" & ye butt(is) maid vp
& {\} schot vsit eftir ye tenor of ye act of p(ar)lyament {\\} {121}
(j)T(e)m it is statut & ordanit in yis p(rese)nt p(ar)lyament yat (con)sid(er)ing"
ye gret pow(er)te of ye Realme" {\} ye gret expens(s) {>ins>} & {>end>}
cost mad apon~ ye brynging" of silk(is) in ye Realme" yat na ma(n)
sal veir {\} silk(is) in tyme" cu(m)myng" in gwn~ doublate & clok(is)
except knytht(is) me(n)strallis & herrald(is) {\} vithout±yat ye verar
of ye samy(n) may spend a hwndretht~ pund(is) vortht of land(is) rent
{\} vnd(er) ye payn" of a±m(er)ciament to ye king" of x lib~ als(s)
oft as yai ar fundyn" & eschetittin {=sic=} {\} of ye samyn" to
be gevyn" to ye herrald(is) or menstrallis except ye clathis yat
ar mad {\} befor yis p(ar)lyament {<*AT A<} And at ye s(er)ef of
ilk schir aldirma(n) & bail(z)eis tak inqui\sicione" yar±of & send
it to ye king" And at me(n)nis viff(is) within a hwndreth pwnde wer(e)
na silk(is) in lynyng" bot an(er)ly in color & slevis vnd(er) ye samyn
payn" {\\} {122} (j)TEM as twechin ye mat(er) of ye mone sen~ ye
mat(er) {[?is[} gret {=sic=} & twechis ye hail body of ye Realm"
{\} in gret nernes And ye lord(is) heir p(rese)nt can no^t hastely
be avisit to tak a final det(er)minac(i)on {\} yar±of (j)t is statut
& ordanit yat ye mone have course as it dois vn±to ye co(n)tinuacion~
of {\} yis p(ar)lyament And ye lord(is) yat sal have ye powar in
al vy(er) mat(er)is for ye comon~ p(ro)fet of ye Realme {>ins>} at
{>end>} yat tym to avise determy(n) & conclude apon~ ye said mater
of the mone y^t {\} now ry(n)nis And in lik vis(s) gif it be sen
spedful to mak (j)nuocacion~ of ony new mone owy(er) gold of {=sic=}
silu(er) ye said lord(is) sal have power to avis(s) & co(n)clude y(ar)apon~
And as ane(n)t(is) {\} ye new alayt gret of vij d (j)t is ordanit be
our sou(er)ane" lorde yat fra hin±furtht (j)t to have cours(s) for vj
d & ye half grot of ye samy(n) for iij d & ye con(z)eing" & ye cours(s)
{\} yar±of to be co(n)tynuit quhill ye co(n)tinuacion~ of yis p(ar)lyament
{\\} {=Rec Edn P 100.C2=} {123} (j)TEM as to ye enschewyn" of
maneswering" of (j)nquest(is) & assis(s) in gret hurtyn" of our sou(er)an[e]
{\} sou(er)ane {=sic=} lord(is) leig(is) And specialy be ye inquest(is)
in yar heretage (j)t is statut & ordanit {\} yat in tym cu(m)myn~
quhar a p(ar)ty find(is) him {<GREVIT<} {=v written over t=} grevit
be ony assis(s) or i(n)quest(is) be {\} p(ar)cial malice or in^gorance
{=sic=} of ye assis(s) or ye inquest saffand & excepand ye assis(s)
of brevis {\} pledabile" quhilk yis statute sal no^t extent apon~
(j)t sal# #be leful to ye said p(ar)tij grevit to {\} cu(m) to our sou(er)ane
lorde and or {=sic=} his consal & tak a su(m)mond(is) of ye said inquest
to compeir {\} befor yai(m) a c(er)tane" day & place p(er)empturly &
yar p(ro)duce his avident(is) {=sic=} of (j)gnorance {\} or falste of
ye said inquest And gif it hapnis him to preiff ye said falste
ye p(ar)tij grevit sal# #be {\} {?} reducit to ye (con)dicione" yat
he vas in of±befor or ye said inquest or assis(s) p(ro)cedit & ye
det(er)minacion~ {\} of ye said assis(s) or inquest to# #be of na
vaile And ye said p(er)son(i)s of ye assis(s) or (j)nquest to be {\}
punyst eftir ye forme" of ye king(is) lawis in ye first in ye first
{=sic=} buk of his maieste {(contra ?ten(or)e \ (j)urantes sup(er) &(lt);pre&(lt);
asisam(} And giff ye said p(ar)tij plen(z)eand be fundyn~ in ye vrang"
he sal pay ane" vnlaw of x lib~ to ye king" & mak al ye expens(s)
of ye person(i)s yat ar su(m)monyt {\\} {124} (j)Tem ye lord(is) think(is)
expedient for ye comone" gud of ye Realme" & ye gret encres(s)
of riches to be {\} bro^t within ye Realme" of vy(er) cuntreis
yat c(er)tai(n) lord(is) sp(irit)uale & temp(er)ale & burowis ger mak or
get {\} {~f67v~} Schippis buschis & vy(er) gret pynk bot(is) witht~
nett(is) & al abil(z)eme(n)t(is) gani(n)g yarfor for fysching" {\} And
yat ye execucione" of yis mater & ye forme" & ye nowm(er) of ye
samyn~ be had at ye con\tinuacione" of yis p(ar)liament {\\} {125}
(j)Tem it is statut & ordanit yat quhar ony p(ar)tijs folo^wis ony
acc(i)one befor ye lord(is) of consail in tym {\} to cum yat ye p(ar)tij
yat beis fundyn" in the vrang" & at ye sentence is gevyn~ agayn~
sal pay {\} ane" vnlaw of xl s(s) to ye lordis to be disponit be
ye chanselar & ye expens(s) of ye p(ar)tij {\} yat wy(n)nis ye cause
be ye modificacione" of ye lordis {\\} {126} ALSUA (j)t is
avisit at yis p(rese)nt p(ar)liament be continuyt to ye sycunde day
of august nixt\to±cum At ye±quhilk yir lord(is) vnd(er)# #vryttyne"
yat is to say for ye prelat(is) ye bischopis of glas\gw dunkeldin
& abirden~ ye Abbot(is) of halirudhouse newbotil & lindor(is) ye
archiden~ of {\} glasgu & ye official of lothiane" For ye baron(i)s
my lord(is) of Albany ye Erle {<L<} of huntle {\} ye Erle of
Craufurde Argile menteth m(ar)chale & erole lord(is) ha(m)miltone~
Erskyn~ lile {\} kilmawr(is) lynsay Oliphant gla(m)mys setone" forbas
& borthwik for ye bvrou(i)s Schir Alex"\Naper of marcha(n)stone
kny^t & waltir±(z)ong" for Edinburgh Andro±chart(er)is for p(er)th~
Andro\Alansone for aberdene" mathow±forstar for streveling"
(j)ames±ogilby for dunde Archbald\hepburn~ for hadintone" wil(z)ame~±bonar
for sanct±Androwis & Alexander±folys for ye {=sic=} {\} for
lithqw And ye maist parte of yame & al vy(er) lord(is) p(re)lat(is) baron(i)s
& (com)missar(is) yat {\} ples(s) yame to {=Rec Edn P 101.C1=} cal to
yam sal have ful power & strentht of ye hale thre estat(is) of yis
{\} Realme" beand gad(er)it in yis p(rese)nt p(ar)liament to avis(s)
determy(n) tret & conclude eftir as {\} yai sal conclude eftir as
yhai fynde in yar vysdomys ye mat(er)is disposit apon~ al mat(er)is
{\} (con)c(er)ni(n)g ye weilfair of our sou(er)ane lorde yat ar now opy(n)nit
in yis p(ar)liament & vnendit {\} & {<VND<} vyir mater(is) yat sal
occur for ye tyme" for ye weilfair of our sou(er)ane lorde & {\}
ye co(m)mone gud of ye Realme" {\\}