{~f13r~} {(Predicto xxij^o die mensis Marcij qui(n)to die Parliamenti
antedicti(} {(Anno d(omi)ni &c(etera) \ Lxxxj^o Et Regni Supremi
d(omi)ni n(ost)rj(} {(Regis xxij^o Presen(tibus) eod(dem) d(omi)no n(ost)ro
Rege & tribus \(} {(Statib(us) sui regni Hec acta que immediate
sequ(n)tur facta fuerant et(} {(appro\bata per eosdem in parliamen(n)to
prescripto(} {\\} {=Rec Edn P 138.C2=} {37} Oure souerane Lord
the King and THe thre ESTaitis of his Realme being gaDerit
{\} and assemblit in this pr(rese)nt parliament has vndirstandin
and knawis wele that {\} this i(n)sta(n)t were (j)s movit apon~ oure
souerane lord and his Realme {,} agane the {\} will mynde & entencioun~
of his hienes {,} quhilk send his writing with a herald {\} &
persewant {,} offerand to haue made for his parte {,} a Redress(s)
of all atte(m)ptat {\} done agane the trew±is {,} that stude for
the tyme {,} Sa that simylab(i)le & sic±like {,} {\} micht haue
bene had {,} And thareftir the said(is) herald & persewant being
{\} lang haldin and taryit in (j)ngland {,} be the Revare Edward
calland him king {\} of (j)ngland {,} thai war send agane but ansuere
{,} owy(er) in wourd or writ {,} (j)n {\} Lichtlying of oure souerane
lord {,} and of the saide Ressonable~ desir±is {,} quhilk {\}
was alan(er)ly to haue had pece {,} and to haue kepit his trewis
{,} as apperit {\} wele eftir the hame# #cu(m)m#yn~ of the said(is)
herald and persewant quhen yar(e) {\} was ane hoist of the hale
grete powere of Scotland gaderit to haue past {\} for the resistence
& (j)nvasioun~ of oure ennemyis of (j)ngland {,} Oure souerane {\}
Lord at the Requeist and monycion(i)s of oure haly faid(er) the
papis bullis {,} schewi(n) {\} to him in the tyme {,} Skalit his
grete hoist {,} (j)n hope and traist y^t his enne\myis suld haue
bene in like wise obedient to oure haly faidir {,} vndir the±quhilk
{\} traist {,} and be skaling of ye powere foresaide {,} thare
was incontine(n)t grete {\} byrnyng(is) hereschip and distructioun~
done apon~ oure saide souerai(n) Lord {\} his Realme & Liegis
And nochtwithstanding all this {,} his hie maiestee {\} (z)it desiris
and wald haue pece {,} Sa that (j)t micht be had according {\}
to the woureschip and honoure of his hienes {,} and his Realme
be ye {\} sicht of his saide thre estait(is) {,} as his excellence
has now offerit {\} the sammyn~ {\\} {~f13v~} AND becaus (j)t
is verraly traistit and supponit {,} that the saide Revare {\}
Edwarde {,} throu birnand averice {,} and for fals Reif and
conqueist {,} {\} Nocht dredand god nor the effusioun~ of c(ri)stin
blude {,} nor havand respect {\} or Remembrance {,} that he was
oblist and sworne to haue kepit the {\} trewis foresaide Bot
postponand the band of his lawtee & honoure {\} that he suld haue
had {,} (j)s alut(er)ly set to (con)tinew in this were {,} that he {\}
has movit and begu(n)nyn~ {,} and be all his powere tendis and schapis
to {\} (j)nvaid & distroye {,} and in±sa±fer as he may to conquest
this Realme {\} The thre estait(is) foresaide has tharefore hertfully
of yare avn~ free {\} will~ {,} grantit & promittit to oure saide
souerane lord {,} to Remane {\} & abide {,} at the co(m)mand of
his hienes {,} with thare person(i)s and all yar(e) {\} substa(n)ce
of Landis & gudis {,} {=Rec Edn P 139.C1=} (j)n the defence of
his maste nob(i)le persoun~ {\} his successioun~ Realme & lieg(is)
{,} as thai and thare forbearis {,} has of all {\} tymes done
of±before {\\} {38} Oure souerane lord now knawand and vndirstandand
wele {,} the grete {\} affectioun~ & hertfull lufe {,} but dissimilacioun~
{,} that his prelat(is) lord(is) {\} baron(i)s {,} and all vy(er)is his
liegis sp(irit)uale and temp(er)ale {,} has to his p(er)son~ {,} {\}
he has now schewin and declarit his mynde opinly {,} that his
maiestee {\} sall with help of god {,} and with gude and trew
(con)sale of his p(re)latis {\} lordis & wise discrete person(i)s {,}
ger (j)ustice be evinly mi(n)sterit to all his lieg(is) {,} and apply
him {,} to the puttin of gude Reull in all partis of his {\}
Realme {,} to ye co(m)mon~ proffit and gude thareof {,} quharethrou
all his trew liegis {,} sal haue caus(s) {,} to be of gude (com)fort
{,} & take (con)solacioun~ & {\} curage {,} to the grete disconfort
& (con)founding of his ennemyis & of all {\} fals tratour(is) and
vntrew hert±is {\\} {39} AND for the Resisting and agane#
#stand#ing of the saide Revare {\} Edwarde {,} quhilk schapis
to (j)nvaid this Realme with~ grete {\} armey and powere {,} baith
be sey and Land {,} (j)t is avisit & sene proffi\tab(i)le {,} be
oure souerane lord and the thre estait(is) {,} yat all delige(n)ce
lauboure & solicitacioun~ possib(i)le be had {,} to get knaulage
& vndirsta(n)\ding {,} of the (con)sale and disposicioun~ of ye said
Revare Edward {\} of (j)ngland And quhat tyme he schaipis to
(j)nvaid yis Realme {\} {~f14r~} owy(er) in propir persoun~ {,} or
be his wardanis And in the mene that l(ett)res {\} be w(ri)tin {,}
to all s(er)effis {,} chargeing all oure souerane lordis Lieg(is)
{,} to be {\} redy with~ certane dayis victalis {,} to cu(m) wele
abil(z)eit for were {,} to his hienes" {\} in all possib(i)le haist
eftir as thai sal# #be chargit {,} And to caus(s) wapi(n)schawing(is)
to be haldin eu(er)y xv dayis And boundis to be ly(m)mit apon~ the
sey coist {,} eu(er)y {\} vj myle of Lenth {,} and a myle of breid
{,} and capitanis to be ly(m)mit eu(er)y vj myle {,} {\} to gadir
the cu(n)tre {,} and to awayte thar(e)uppoun~ {,} quhen yare is na
grete hoisti(n)g" {\} be land And than all person(i)s in generall
{,} to cu(m) thareto And that al p(er)son(i)s {\} within thai bound(is)
{,} geif (j)t sall happin oure ennemyis to (j)nvaid the realme be
{\} sey in thai partis to be redy for the Resisting & (j)npugnacioun~
of yame {,} Sa {\} that geif the saide Revare Edward happi(n)nis
to cum in propir persoun~ {,} to be {\} Resistit be oure sou(er)ane
lord in prop(er) persoun~ {,} and with~ ye hale body of the {\}
Realme {,} to leyf and dee with his hienes in his defence {,}
And geif ye saide {\} Revare sendis wardanis {,} thai to be
Resistit be wardanis & lieute(n)nand(is) stuffit with sufficient
powere {,} according for the tyme {\\} {40} AND becaus the
Currouris has bene and ar sleuthfull {,} in the p(rese)ntacioun~
& gevin {\} of oure souerane lordis l(ett)res {,} to the lordis
and s(er)effis quham to thai ar direkit {,} {\} his hienes has ordanit
{,} that incontine(n)t eftir that l(ett)re(z) be w(ri)tin {,} owy(er) vnd(er)
p(ri)ue\Sele or signete {,} that thare sal# #be ly(m)mit a sufficient
persoun~ of his thesaurary {,} to {\} Ressave thame stuffit with
money to mak the expensis {,} {=Rec Edn P 139.C2=} of the person(i)s
{.} {\} beraris of the saide l(ett)res {,} quhilk(is) sal# #be autentik
person(i)s {,} and wele horsit {\} me(n) {,} to warne his lieg(is) in
the ferrest partis of the Realme {,} before vy(er)is y^t ar nerrare
{\\} {41} (j)Tem as twiching the Resisting and staynching of the
tresoun~ of the trato(ur) {\} (j)ames of Dowglace quhilk is now cu(m)myng
to the bordour(is) {,} (j)t is gra(n)tit {\} & ordanit be oure sou(er)ane
lord and the thre estait(is) for the {\} caus(s) abone exp(re)mit {\}
That gen(er)ale proclamacioun~ be made {,} that quhatsu(m)euir persoun~
or p(er)son(i)s {\} that wil sla or bring {,} ye saide (j)ames persoun~
{,} to his hienes sal haue {\} tharefore {,} and be infeft heretab(i)ly
in (j)^c m(ar)k(is) worth of land {,} and als haue (j)^m m(ar)k(is) of money
of the Realme {,} and sal y(ar)eftir stand in lufe & tend(er)nes
to his gude grace {\} in all tyme cu(m)myng And for the slaying
takin or bringin to his hienes {,} of {\} ony tratour(e) being w^t
him {,} cu(m)my(n) of gentill blude {,} thare sal# #be payit xx li~
{\} And for a (z)ema(n) ma(n) x li~ And quhatsu(m)euir p(er)son(i)s {,}
that now assistis to ye {\} saide tratour(e) Douglace {,} that
will w^tin xxiiij dayis {,} cu(m) to our(e) souerane {\} Lord {,}
and byde at the faith and Lawtee of his hienes {,} sal haue full
re(m)issioun~ {\} {~f14v~} and forgeifnes {,} of all tressoun~ and
vthir trespass(s) {,} (com)mittit be yai(m) of tyme {\} bi# #gane And
quhai±y^t will nocht cu(m) {,} within the tyme abone exp(re)myt {,}
sal neu(er) be Ressavit to fauour(is) nor grace And als to proclame
y^t gen(er)al {\} Respitt and Remissioun~ sal# #be gevin to all
bordourar(is) & vy(er) person(i)s {,} of ye {\} Realme {,} that has
(com)mittit ony tressoun~ or trespass(s) in tyme bi# #gane {,} Ex\cept
ye persons~ that plesis his hienes to excep That is to say the
{\} tratour(is) (j)ames of Douglace {,} alexr"-(j)arding s(s)^r Richard±holland
and {\} maist(er) pat(ri)k±haliburtoun~ preist(is) {,} and vthir sic±like
tratour(is) that ar {\} sworne (j)nglis(s)me(n) and Remanys in (j)ngland
{\\} {42} ALSA the thre estait(is) {,} now (con)siderand and vndirstandand
{,} the honorab(i)le {\} and Curageous opinioun~ {,} of oure sou(er)ane
Lord {,} (j)n the halding vp of {\} the tovn~ of berwik {,} and
the grete cost and expens(s) that his hienes has {\} made {,} in
the fortifying strenthing & biggin {,} of the wallis of ye sa(m)my(n)
{\} & Rep(ar)acioun~ of the castell {,} and stuffing yareof be
artil(z)ery {,} And als {\} the grete charge & coist {,} yat his
maiestee has now takin apon~ him {,} {\} to hald & lay on~ his
avn~ expe(n)s(s) garnysoun~ of v^c me(n) of were {,} in the {\} saide
tovn~ {,} for the keping & defens y(ar)of {,} to ye grete hono(ur)
& proffit {\} of ye Realme {,} and harme & skaith~ to oure ennemyis
{,} The saide {\} estait(is) of yar(e) avn~ free will {,} has {\}
gra(n)tit to oure souerane Lord to send {\} & wage on~ yar(e) expens(s)
vj^c me(n) of were {,} to be layd in garnysoun {\} in plac(is) vndir#
#writ#i(n) on~ the bordouris {,} for the defence of the sa(m)myn~
{,} {\} & Resisting of oure saide ennemyis {,} And the sovme
that sal# #be payit to {\} yare wag(is) {,} sal# #be devidit & gevin
be the thre estait(is) {,} eftir the {\} forme of ye ald vse and
(con)suetude of divisioun~ made of±befor(e) {,} yat {\} (j)s to say
xij^x^x of me(n) of were to be furnyst be the clergy {,} xij^x^x
{\} be the baron(i)s vj^x^x be the burowis {,} and to entir in the
plac(is) vnd(er)# #w(ri)t#in {\} that {=Rec Edn P 140.C1=} is to say
the garnysoun~ on~ the bordour(is) the first day of the {\} moneth
of maij {,} and fra thine±furth~ to Remane to ye (com)pleting of
thre monethis And the garnysoun~ for(e)said to ent(er) in berwic
{,} the {\} first day of (j)unij and fra thine±furth~ to Remai(n)
for thre monethis {,}\\ {~f15r~} (j)TEM (j)t is ordanit {,} that
ye saide me(n) of were {,} sal# #be Layd in the plac(is) eft(er) folowi(n)g
{,} {\} that is to say in berwic {,} v^c as saide is {,} of ye±quhilk(is)
{,} thare sal# #be eu(er) ij^c Redy {\} to vsch~ at ye (com)mand
of the wardane of ye est m(ar)chis {,} & his lieute(n)nand(is) {,} &
{\} obey to yai(m) and ride als(s) oft as thai sal# #be chargit {,}
(j)tem to be layd in blacat(er) {,} {\} xx me(n) and in Wed(er)burn~
xx {.} and in hume~ {,} Lx {,} (j)tem on~ the myddil m(ar)chis {\}
(j)n cesfurde Lx (j)n (j)edworth lx {.} (j)n ormystoun~ xx {.} (j)n egar(e)stoun~
xx {.} (j)n cok\law xx {.} (j)n dolphi(n)stoun~ xx {.} (j)tem in ye Ermtage
(j)^c me(n) quhilk sal# #be {\} Redy to support baith ye myddil and
the West bordour(is) in tyme of nede {,} {\} and as yai sal# #be
warnit & chargit (j)tem on~ the west bordour(is) {,} (j)n loch\mabane
(j)^c me(n) (j)n castelmylk xl me(n) (j)n Annand xl me(n) {,} (j)n bellis±tour(e)
xx me(n) {\\} (j)TEM of the j^c me(n) of were {,} that sal ly in
blacat(er) Wed(er)burn~ & hume~ {,} {\} (j)ames of borthwik sone to
ye lord borthwik {,} to be Capitane and he {\} to cheis(s) ye saide
(j)^c me(n) sic as he wil ansuer(e) for to ye king(is) hienes {\} And
in like wise he to cheis(s) & depute twa gentilme(n) to be capitanys
vnd(er) {\} him ane to Remane in blacat(er) {,} and ane in Wed(er)burn~
{,} & him±self to Remai(n) {\} i(n) hume~ (j)tem of ye myddil m(ar)ch
{,} (j)n cesfurde ormystoun~ & egar(e)stoun~ {\} the larde of edmo(n)stoun~
to be capitane {,} and to cheis(s) ye (j)^c me(n) as saide is {\} &
to cheis(s) and depute twa Capitanys vnd(er) him {,} and hi(m)±self
to remai(n) {\} in ane of ye saide thre plac(is) {,} and the±toy(er)
twa {<PLACis<} capitanys in ye\±toy(er) twa plac(is) (j)tem of ye (j)^c
me(n) in (j)edworth Coklaw & dolphi(n)stoun~ {\} ye larde of Cra(n)stoun~
to be Capitane {,} and cheis(s) ye (j)^c me(n) and twa ca\pitanys vnd(er)
him as saide (j)s (j)Tem to be Capitane of ye (j)^c men in {\} the
ermtage the larde of La(m)myntoun~ {,} and he to cheis(s) yai(m) as
saide is {\} (j)tem to be Capitai(n) in lochmabane of ye (j)^c me(n)
& to cheis(s) yai(m) as saide {\} is {,} ye larde of Closebern~ (j)Tem
of ye (j)^c me(n) & to cheis(s) yai(m) and twa {\} Capitanys as saide
is for castelmylk a(n)nand & bellis±tour(e) the larde {\} of amysfeild
{,} and he to Remane in ane of the thre plac(is) {,} and {\} his
twa Deput(is) in the±toy(er) twa plac(is) {\} {~f15v~} (j)Tem the principale
Capitanys foresaide {,} sal Ressave the hale waig(is) for yame\±self
and the capitanys vndir yame {,} and for al the p(er)son(i)s (com)mittit
to yare {\} gov(er)nance as said is And thareftir pay ilk ma(n) as
thai wil ansuer(e) to the {\} king(is) hienes {,} and ilk p(er)sone
foresaide to haue for his wage on~ the day {\} (j)lk spere {,} ij
s" vj d {\\} {=Ms text ends here and on f16r a new parliament
begins=} {=The Rec Edn (and hcos) text at this point is not in
the ms and=} {=the source of it I have not yet discovered. This
portion in the=} {=Rec Edn covers P 140.C2, P 141.C1, P 141.C2,
P 142.C1=}