The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1
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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ITEM, Forsameikle for the abolishing of great quantitie of false cunzie, quhairwith the common weill of this Realme is greatlie troubled, to the heavie damnage, and skaith of the haill lieges thereof: THEREFOIRE, It is devised, statute, and ordained, be our Soveraigne Lorde, with advise of his Regent, and the three Estaites of this present Parliament, that certaine men of Judgement, having understanding of cunzie, be chosen and elected, within everie Burgh of this Realme. Quha being sworne thereto, all summes of money sall bee delivered in their presence, & quhair ever they apprehend, or finde any false money, to clip the samin. And the deliverer to tyne the said false money, and the clipper to have ane penny of ilk pound, for his labouris of the receiver of the money, quhilk sall be received. And to that effect, ordaines the Provest and Baillies, & all uthers officiaris of Burrowes, to make sufficient clipping houses, in sik places of their Burgh, as sall be sufficient for the premisses. And the personis, quhom to they commit that charge, that they be abil to answer for their office in that behalfe. |
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