The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1

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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.

Nation:Scotland
Reign:James VI
Parliament:The First Parliament of King James the Sixth (1567-12-15 — 1567-12-29)
Session:Only Session of the First Parliament of James VI

27. Saisines within Burghs, should be given by a Baillie, and the Clerk.

ITEM, Forsomuch as the great hurt, done of before within Burgh, by giving of saisines privately, without any Baillie, and a common Clerk of Burgh, where-through our Sovereign Lord’s lieges, may be defrauded greatly: THEREFORE it is statute, and ordained by our Sovereign Lord, with advice and consent of his Regent, and the three Estates of this present Parliament, that no saisine be given within Burgh of any manner of land, or tenement within the same, in any time coming, but by one of the Baillies of the Burgh, and common Clerk thereof. And if any saisine is otherways given hereafter to be null, and of none avail, force, nor effect.