The actis and constitutiounis of the realme of Scotland maid in Parliamentis haldin be the rycht excellent, hie and mychtie princeis kingis James the first, secund, thrid, feird, fyft, and in tyme of Marie now quene of Scottis, viseit, correctid, and extractit furth of the registers by the Lordis Depute be hir Maiestieis speciall commissioun thairto. Anno Do. 1566.
Scotland., Henryson, Edward., Balfour, James, Sir, Lord Pettindreich, d. 1583.
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Of the pryce gudnes and fynes of victuallis and all vther maner of stuffe wrocht. Ca. lxxxix.

ITEM It is statute and ordanit for the remeid of the greit hurt, and oppressioun done to our Souerane Lordis liegis throuch disproportioun of prycis maid be craftismen and wark∣men vpone all maner of stuffe, that thay wirk and sellis far excedand the pryce of the stuffe, thay by: ¶ That thairfoir all Barronis, Pro∣uestis, and Baillies of Burrowis, and vthers, that hes the reule and directioun of throuchfairis, and hostillaris throw all the Realme, mak deligent inquisitioun and tak knawlege of the price of victuallis, and all vther stuffe wrocht be ony maner of warkmā, according to the price of the said victuallis and stuffe, That thay set and ordane certane price gudnes, and fynes vpone breid, aill, and all vther necessare thingis, that is wrocht and daylie bocht, and vsit be the Kingis liegis. And that thay mak certane preuaris and examinatouris, to wait daylie vpone the ke∣ping heirof. And quhair ony warkman beis notit takand exhorbitant prycis for his stuffe aboue the price and ouer far disproportionate of the Page  Lii stuffe, he byis, that he be punist be the saidis Barronis, Prouestis, and Baillies, and vthers hauand the directioū and reule of the said throuch∣fairis, and hostillaris be the taking of ane vnlaw of the court, that he is vnder, for the first tyme. And ane vnlaw and escheiting of the stuffe, that beis exorbitantlie sauld, the secund tyme. And the thrid tyme de∣priuing and suspending of thame fra thair craft, and escheiting of the said stuffe sauld ouer deir, as said is.

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