ITEM Forsomuch as there is divers and sundry articles presented and given in by divers lieges, and subjects of this Realm, to our Sovereign Lord, my Lord Regent, Lords of articles, and Estates of this Realm; And specially an article of James Lord of saint Johns, anent the confirmation of his privileges; An article concerning the act of adultery; An article of the learned men of this Realm, desiring letters to flourish; An article touching ejection [legal expulsion], and spulyies [spoils, plunders]; An article anent reduction of decrees, for the causes contained in the first libel; An article concerning warrants in redemption of lands; An article for punishment of them that wilfully passes to the horn, & lies thereat; An article for them that passes to the horn for liquidat sums; An article for them that passes to the horn, & enters into the girth [refuge]; An article for them that puts their sons or friends in their lands, or makes assignations of their goods in defraud of the execution of decrees; An article for superiours that gives private saisines, after the decease of their vassals, in defraud of the heir of the said vassals; An article anent dearth of victual, & beasts [cattle]; An article for ganging [carrying] of fish forth of the Realm; An article for choosing of Commissars in every shire, to keep order amongst craftsmen; An article for slaughter; An article for assythment [compensation] of party; An article for thieves taken robbing; An article for slaughter of veals, and lambs, and for passing forth of the country, and inbringing of wine, iron, tar, lint [flax, linen], and lit [colour, dye], And also concerning the merchants, that raises the price of gear that it was first sold for after the home-bringing; An article for confirmation of the gifts of annuals, and Chaplainries to Burrows; An article of the Burgh of Cowper, anent the down-taking of their customs, as in the articles given in thereupon at more length is contained. ¶ Our Sovereign Lord, with advice of my Lord Regent, & three Estates of this present Parliament, has given, and gives power, and commission to the Lords of the articles underwritten, that is to say, Alexander Bishop of Galloway, Adam Bishop of Orkney, Robert Commendatour of Dunfermling, Mark Commendatour of Newbottill, John Commendatour of Balmerinoch, And Sir James Balfour Prior of Pettinweme, for the spiritual estate; George Earl of Huntley, Archibald Earl of Argyle, John Earl of Atholl, {folio xviii. verso} John Earl of Mar, Alexander Earl of Glencairn. And Patrick Lord Lindsey of the Byres for the Barons; Sir Simon Prestoun of that ilk Knight, Provost of Edinburgh. Master James Halyburtoun tutor of Petcur, Provost of Dundie. William Lord Ruthven, Provost of Perth. John Erskin of Dune, Provost of Montrose. Thomas Menzies of Pitfodels, Provost of Aberdeen. And Patrick Learmonth of Dairsie Knight, Provost of Saint Andrews, for the commissars of Burrows: Or any four of every one of the Estates above written, with our Sovereign Lord’s officers underwritten, that is to say, the Chancellor, the Treasurer, the Comptroller, the Lord privy seal, the Clerk of Register, the Justice Clerk, & the Advocate, with such others Senators of the College of Justice, as they please name, to concur with them. Which persons shall vesy [inspect], & consider the saids articles, and take order what they think best to be done therein, for the common weal of this Realm, & lieges thereof. And as they think best to be done, to declare the same to our Sovereign Lord, my Lord Regent, & three Estates of this Realm in the next Parliament, to the effect that they may make such Laws, and constitutions thereupon, as accords with equity, and Justice, and reason.