GEORGE I, 1, c. 5, PUBLIC every Perfon and Perfons who fhall at any time be Convicted of any the Offences afore-mentioned, within that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, fhall for every fuch Offence Incur and Suffer the Pain of Death, and Confifcation of Moveables: And also, That all Prosecutions for Repairing the Damages of any Church or Chapel, or any Building for Religious Worship, or any Dwelling-House, Barn, Stable, or Out-Houfe, which fhall be Demolished or Pulled down in whole, or in part, within Scotland, by any Damage, Perfons Unlawfully, Riotoufly, or Tumultously Affembled, how repa fhall and may be Recovered by Summar Action, at the obtained in Inftance of the Party Aggrieved, his or her Heirs or ExScotland. ecutors, against the County, Stewartry, City, or Borough respectively, where fuch Disorders fhall happen, the Magiftrates being Summoned in the Ordinary Form, and the feveral Counties and Stewartries called by Edictal Citation at the Market Cross of the Head Borough of such County or Stewartry respectively, and that in general, without mentioning their Names and Defignations. ration is Scottish places of worship. § XI. PROVIDED, and it is hereby Declared, That this At fhall extend to all Places for Religious Worship, in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, which are Tolerated by Law, and where His Majesty King George, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and their Iffue, are Prayed for in Express Words. Duells. No. XX. JAMES VI, Parl. 16, 1600, c. 12. Anent fingular Combats. OUR SOVERAINE LORD E, and Estaites of this present Parliament, confidering the great liberty that fundry perfons takes in provoking of others to fingular combats, upon fuddaine and frivole quarrels whilk hes ingendered great inconvenients within this Realme. PUBLIC Therefore, ftatutes and ordaines, that no perfon in tyme JAMES VI, comming, without his Heighnes licence fight any fingular 16, c. 12, combat, under the paine of death, and his movable geare PEACE efcheat to his Heighnes ufe. And the provoker to be pu--DUELLS. nished with a more ignominious death nor the defender, at the pleasure of his Majesty. No. XXI. WILLIAM, Parl. 1, 1696, c. 35. Act against Duells. OUR Soveraign Lord, with Advice and Confent of the Eftates of Parliament, Statutes and Enacts, That whofoever Principal or Second, or other interpofed Perfon, gives a Challenge to Fight a Duell, or fingle Combat, or whofoever accepts the fame, or whofoever either Principal or Second on either fide ingages therein, albeit no Fighting enfue, fhall be punished by the pain of Banishment, and Efcheat of Moveables, without prejudice to the Act already made against the Fighting of Duells; Which His Majefty with Confent forefaid hereby Ratifies and Confirms. No. XXII. JAMES I, Parl. 1, 1424, c. 2. Peace fuld be keeped within the Realm. ITEM, That firme & ficker peace be keeped and halden throw all the Realme, and amang all and fundrie Lieges and fubjectes, to our Soveraine Lord the King, and that na man take on hand in time to cum, to moove or make JAMES 1, weir against uther, under all paine that may follow be courfe of commoun law. I, C. 2, PUBLIC PEACE. No. XXIII. JAMES I, Parl. 9, 1429, c. 129. Of sovertie asked be onie partie of uthers. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that gif onie of the Kingis lieges hes ony doubt of the life, outher be deed or mannance, or violent prefumption, and he ask fovertie of partie, that the plaint is maid upon, fa that the partie plantife mak pruif of the deed, or mannance, or of the violent prefumption maid or done till him be his aith, or uther fufficient pruife, and the Schireffe do not that effeiris till his office in that cafe, he fall be in fourtie pund to the King, and affyith the partie. Lawbur rows. No. XXIV. JAMES II, Parl. 6, 1449, c. 13. The Proclamation of general peace: Of law-burrowes: Of minifters of Law. ITEM, It is ordained, that general peace be proclaymed and keiped out-throw all the Realme, that all men may travel furelie & fickerlie in merchandice, & utherwaies in all places throw the land, fwa that na man neede till have afsurance ane of uther, bot that the Kingis peace be affurance till all men. And quha that offendis therein, to be punished by the King or his Officiares. And that the King make fik Officiares, that can weill & may weill punish fik trefpaffours. And attour, gif ony perfon dreadis PUBLIC ane uther, that he paffe to the Schireffe, or to the Offi- JAMES I, ciares, that it effeiris to, and make that knawn, or fweare 6, c. 13, that he dreadis him, and they fall take borrowes of peace, PEACE. after the actes maid thereupon of before. And that just men be maid Juftices, that kennis the Lawe, and that will minister eavenlie, alfweill of the greate, as of the small. And right fwa of uther officiares. And gif they be negligent to minifter their officer, that they be punished be the King. And that the juftice paffe twife throw the countrie in the zeir, after the auld lawes. No. XXV. JAMES IV, Parl. 3, 1491, c. 27. Anent finding of Law-borrowes. ITEM, It is advised, ftatute, and ordained, for the efchewing of flauchter fore-thought fellonie, and debait, that fall happen betuixt onie persons in time to cum, be complaint maid to our Soveraine Lord, his Chancellar, or Juftice, that the Chancellar or Prefident beand for the time, with advise of the Councel and Juftice, with advife of his Affeffoures, fall put-quhat paine of fumme of money, that they think expedient, the parties and their actiones beand confiddered, that the partie compleinzieand fall be harmeles and fkaithles in his perfon or gudes, but fraude or guile utherwaies then law will. And quhat Judge or Judges that takis this fovertie, that they act the famin, or put in remembrance in their buik, that it may be fchawin to our Soveraine Lord and his Councel, and fiklike paines to be put in flauchter, rebellion, and uther crimes. PUBLIC Lawbur rows, to other than bodily harm. No. XXVI. JAMES VI, Parl. 7, 1581, c. 117. The Forme and Paine of Law-borrowes. FORSAMEIKLE, as findrie gude Actes hes bene maid anent finding of Law borrowes, for preservation of the trewe and obedient Subjectes from injuft force and violence; and laitlie for their greater comfort, it was weill ordained, that the paines of Law-borrowes fuld be divided betwixt the King and the Pairt e offended unto. Nevertheleffe, feeing the paines of Law-borrowes hes extended only in time by gane, for fafetie of bodielie harme from the perfon of the compleener: the malice of the wicked fa increaflis, as they cease not be indirect meanes, and hounding out of Limmars, Vagaboundes, and uthers not refponfal, to invade the innocent perfones, not onlie in their bodies, bot to rieve, feale, houch, or flay, their Oxen, Horfes, and uther Cattel, cut or deftroy their Cornes, or to caufe eate the fame with Bestial; to hound and flay their fcheepe with dogges, boaft themfelves in fik forte, as they dare not lie in their awin Houfes, or to minace their fervandes to lieve their fervice, quhairthrow their ground may be layed waist, to the utter wrack and depauperating of the Inno centes. QUHAIRFOIR, our Soveraine Lord, with advife of his Three Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, Ordainis, That all Letters of Law-borrowes fall be direct in time cumming, at the inftance of the pairties compleenand, Chairgeing the perfones compleened upon to finde ficker fovertie and Law-borrowes, that the compleeners, their wives, bairnes, tennentes, and fervandes, fall be harmeles and fkaithless in their bodies, Landes, Takkes, Poffeffiones, Gudes, and Geare, and on na wayes to. be molested or troubled theirin, be the perfones compleened upon, nor na uthers of their caufing, fending, hounding-out, receipting, |