Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him.—Rev. 1.7
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LAWS AND ACTS: That is, Excerpts from the Laws, Acts, Constitutions, & Public Declarations of Sundry Nations ONCE FAVOURED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments... But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments .—Nehemiah 9.13,16. |
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22. That na horse be caried furth of the Realme, as common Merchandice. |
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ITEM, For-sa-meikle as albeit there was divers Actes and ordinances maid of before, inhibeting the carying of ony Horse foorth of this Realme, zit thir twa zeiris last bypast, divers persones, partlie under pretence of priviledges and licences: and partlie without ony leife, hes transported Horse foorth of this countrie, to Bourdeaux, and utheris partes bezond sea, and maid an common trade & mercat thereof, to the great skaith of the common weill, {373} and raysing of dearth of Horse, gif remeid be not provided. |
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THEIRFOIR, It is statute and ordained, by the Kings grace with advise of his dearest Regent, and the three Estaites of Parliament, that nane of the liegis of this Realme, take upon hand, privatlie or openlie, to carry or transport foorth of the samin by Sea, ony maner of Horse in time cumming. And in likewise, that na skipperis and maisteris of Schippis, indwelleris of this Realme, or strangers, receive within their Schippes ony Horse, to bee transported to uther Countreis, under the paine of confiscation of the Horse, Schippes and remanent gudis movabil, of the transporteris, and punishing of their persones, at the Kingis Majesties will, and his said Regentis. |
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