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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 Excerpt: ...the stealling of haulkes, houndes, partriches, and duckes, and that none should kill dae, rae, or deare, in tyme of storme, wnder (he paine of 10 lib.; lykwayes, this parliament sett doune the pryce of fraughts to be payed by all the leidges of the kingdome, at Portincraige, Queinsferrey, and Kingorne. 1475. This zeire, 1475, the King, for the wrgent affaires of the kingdome, calls a parliament, to be holdin at Edinbrughe, the 20 day of Nouember; quherin it was enacted, that ciuill complaints be first persewed befor the Judge Ordinar; that bulzeon be brought in; and that no coyned money ordand to passe, be putt to the fyre and made bulzeon offe, or zet broken or melted be goldsmiths, without the Kings especiall licence. In this parliament it was ordanid that the price of gould be heighted--viz: The Rose noble to--, 85sh. The Henrey noble to--21sh. TheAngellto-sh. The French croune to--13sh. 4d. The Demy to 13sh. 4d. The Scotts croune to-13sh. The Salute to 15sh. 6d, The Lewes to 17sh. 6d. The Rydar to---15sh. 6d. At last this parliament did conclude with ane acte, that no Guerra Courts should be haldin be Shrifts, .Steuarts, Balzies, or vther inferior judges. 1476. This zeire the King leuies a grate armey of lande shouldiours, wnder the command of his wnckell Johne, Earle of Athole, in the mounthe of aij, 1476; and a grate fleitt of ships, wnder the comand of the Earle of Craufurd, to reduce Johne, Lord of the Isles, to obedience: bot befor the armey did marche, the generall, Johne, Earll of Athole, by his wisdome and industrey, one certaine conditions caussed Johne submitt himselue in the Kings will, vpone wich submissione the King calls a parliament, to be holdin at Edinbrughe, the 4 day of Julay; and in it, first ratifies his generall reuocatione, and the..