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effect tliey may be informedhow they ought to behave them
selves as alsoo understandif there be any unfree men or
unfree mens goods amongst them, contrary to the acts off
Parliament and Burrows, under the penaltie as aforsaid; and
every merchant, young or old, at his first voyadge to be
incorparate and pay his pound Fliemsif he be a burges son
if not, to pay double; and that all merchands, factors and
skippers are to answier tho what the Conservator or deputy
shall enquire of them, to their best knouledge.
5. Item that whosoever is warned to court or other-
ways to compear before the Conservator or deputy and com
pears not, shall pay accordingh to ancient acts. And if any
wilfully or contemptoussy disobey, he shall be imprisoned and
pay according to demerit 1), and shall acknouledge his fault
before the court, craving pardon for the same And whoso
ever injures the Conservator or deputy by word or deed,
directly or indirectly, shall be punished and pay to thee Con
servator and poore according to ancient acts and aclcnovledge
his fault before the court and crave pardon for his offence.
6. Item that no Scotsman call one another before any
judge but the Conservator or his deputy, under the penalty
according tot ancient acts, and to be ruled by the laws of
Scotland; as also that every skipper at his first landing hier
shall come presentely to the Conservators house or his deputy
delivering over his cocquet, and to declare before them, if he
lies any unfree goods more in his ship, then stands in the
cocquet, and to give up every mans name, that comes along
with himand not to permit any thing less or more to be
landed, untill he have thus come to the Conservator or his
deputyunder the penalty as aforsaidand that all merchands
and factors are hierby warned te custome their goods justly,
as they aught to doe for their own reputationthat there may
no complaints be made to the contrary.
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