- De verborum Jignificatione.
rmv enter to the proper tie. Tiie quhilk fo.u'ty d.ii.cs being by-pad, at the intttnce of the vaffil, he may be decerned be decreit of the Lards of the Sedun.to have cynt his fuperiority,an J to fatisfie the pai'tie grieved. la,$ . p:y:C:}y: And in baith the caifes foretaid, theva-ffol, or tennent, falbe eu- tred ani hald of the King, or the uther immediate over-lord, to him quha contempnandlydifobeyed. Laftofall, concerning the giving of failing conforme to brieves ferved and retoured before the judges,cominifiioners the forme and ordour of the Chancellary above written, .fuld be keeped and obferved, andgif the landes .retoured be. halden immediatly of the King : the precept of failing fnld be direct to the Schireff and his deputes. For the Lords auditors of the Checker,(tatute and ordained, 8 .Aug. 1528. that in time comming, the derke of the Chancellarie, upon the brieve fer- ved be an commiflion, fall direft the precept of failing, to the principal fchireffofthefchire , and make the refponfton upon the fchireffs head, notwithstanding the faid commiflion, quhilk is ordained allanerly to have effect, ahem the ferving of the brieve, and not anent the giving of the fai- ling. And true it is, ih.lt all failings part upon precepts of the chancellary, fuld be given be the fchireff clerk or his deputes, for the quhilk the fchi- refffall anfwer. la. 5.P.6.C.77. Mar.p.6.c. 34. BROCCARII, Inflatutisgild<e. fignifies lockers, brockers, meclia- tours,or interceflours in onie tranfaftian,paftion or contract:. As in buy- ing and felling.or in contrafting of mariage. In the civil law they are cal- td,Vroxenet£. Lib:i: cr tot. tit. de Vroxenetis BULLION ane French word, Bilon, fignifies uncunzied filver or gold>quhairof filver or gold is.or may be cunzied or ftriken : fik as Ballu- ca,m greek chryfamenos. h e. aurea arena, qua ex terra ejfoditur lib- i.to de metailar.l-w IntheEnglifhlawesit is called Plate. In the afts of parlia- ment of this realme- it is ftatute and ordained, That merchands fall bring liame Bullion, quhair-anent the Lordes of checker maid this ordinance, At Edinburgh the. 10. day of Janua. 1597. I" prcfence of the Lordes of checker compeired perfonally,the Provc(t,Bailliesand Thefaurer of Edin- burgh, with certaine merchands their nichtbors,and gave in their fupplica- tion, defiringthe ABC of Bullion to be explained, and an folide order to be taken with the expres quantitie of Bullion, quhilk they falbe aftrift- ed to pay prefently,Scin all time heirefter. After confideratio quhairof,5c conference had at length with them, upon the particularities concerning the faid matter of Bullion- The faids Lords of checker,withconfent of the (aids I'rovcft and Baillics, forthemfelves, and their remanent nichtbors, and merchands of this realm; hes ftatute and ordained, that all merchands fall inbring and pay in all time comming, for ik laft of hydes, fex ounces Bullion : For ilk laft of Salmond,four ounce bullion : For ilk 4. hundreth claith.four ounce bullion : For ilk ferplaith of woolle.toui ounce bullion. And for all uther waires and merchandice tranfported be them furrh of this realme, for ilk ferplaith of gudes, or fa-meikle as payis ane ferplaith of fraucht : The faid Merchand fall pay, four ounces of bullion : And untill mairperfiteknawledge, be had of the juft quantitie of the ferplaith, or- dainis twa tun fraucht, to be compted to the fek : And twa fek iraucht to the ferplaith' And the faid bullion to be in-brocht to the Cuinzie-houfe be the merchandes : And payment to be maid to them for the famin, con- Forme to the aft of parliament maid there-anenr, upon the nineteenth day of December, laft by-paft. Ane A. B. C. of the Bullion, fit downe be the Lords of Checker, for glides tranfported furth of the Cuntrie- ^4nd declared be them, to be conforme to the acies of Varliament, ^4nd the aile of Checker, above fpecified- 13. feint- 1597- The laft of drinking beare ij. ounce burnt filver iiij. ounce iij. ounce iij. ounce ij- ounce ij ounce ij. ounce ij. ounce ij ounce iiij. ounce ij. ounce ii ounce ij. ounce ij. ounce if. ounce ij. ounce vj- ounce i- ounce iiij. ounce ij- ounce iiij. ounce iiij. onnce iiij- ounce ij- ounce i- ounce i ounce ij- Ounce i- ounce i- ounce ij- ounce yj- ounce ij- ounce ij ounce if-oiince Thelaftof&uheate The laft of Beare The laft of Malt The laft of Rye, and Rvemeale, The laft of Killing, Codlinge and Ling ThelaftofOlie The laft of Orkney butter The laft of Herring ThelaftofSalmond The laft of Saipe ThelaftofAffe The laft of Pick and Tarre The laft of Lint and Hemp Thelaftoflrne The laft of Copper conteining i4.fchippund The laft of Hart hides, dry hides, and fait hides The tun of wine Ilk four hundreth of claith Ilk feck offcheip-skinnes conteining $00. The ferplaith of lamb-skins conteining 8000. The ferplaith of cunning-ski ns conteining 1 6000. Ilk ferplaith of futfelles conteining 4000. Ilk feck of gait-skins conteining 68o- Ilk three chalder of fait Ilk hundreth of dailies Ilk laft of Narvis talloun llktunneoflead Ilk four chalder of coales Ilk three hundreth of drie fifch Ilk thoufandling or killing in peill For ilk four cradill of glafte For ilk feck of wooll conteining xxiiij- ftanes The laft of wax, couteining xiiij fchip pund BURLAW, ByrLtw. Lawes of Burlaw are maid, and determined be content ofnichtbors.elefted and chofen be common confent,in ihe courts, called the Byrlaw courts.' In the quhilk, cognition is taken of complaints betuixt nichtbourandnichtbour, lib..c. The quhilk men fa chofen, as judger and arbitrators to the effect: forefaid, are commonly called byrlata men. It is an Dutch word, for baur or bturfmania Dutch, is rufttcus, an husband-man. And fa byrla-v burlaw, orbaurlaw, leges rufficorum: Xawes maid be husband-men, concerning nichtbour-heid to be keeped a- mangs themfelves. GADROW,quhairof mention is maid in the aft of P.printed.i 568.I1?. 2.4. ^tn. 14 54-C-4- '• wrangoufly, for c<j<i^otf,becaufe furth of the baro- ny of Cadipit,m zeirlypenfionorannucl-rent of 26. pound 13.fchil-4.perj. was payed to the King in the checker, ns is manifeft in the Schireff-rolles. Iii. 2. 1456. and likewaiesinthe SchhelT-rolles, Itf.3- 14S7. in the quhilk rol,the barronny of Cadtou is called Hammilton, 6c in divers uthers rolles. CANU M,Cana. In findrie charters and inleitments of lands, fpecially halding of the kirk, is commonly ufed, tor the duetv and revenue quhilk is paicd to the fuperiour,or lord of the land, and fpecially to bifchops, or kirk-men,quhidder it be quheat,beir,,aites,or uther kinde ofviftuals: fait, or fummes of mony,as is m.anifeft,«/«./ei. 1 509/rhe King contrare the L. ofBalmonth. Zit neve rtheles,the lands o( Kileonquhair, liand within the fchirefdome of Fyfe, are retoured to be halden be (ervi.ee of ward and re- lieve, payand an certain fum of filver,Hom/Ke cant, to the B. of S. Andrews. JZuhilk to be weil! done, I cannot a ffi.me : for it is certaine, that all lands halden nomine cani, payisane certain fum of filver, or fome uther certain duty.partieularlyexpreflcdintheinfeftment. Sagifthat maner of halding belike to the halding be fcrvice of ward and relieve : ofneceflitie the fa- min mon be ane raxed ward,and during the time thereof, the tennent fuld pay na mair but the particular fiimsor duty conteined in his infeftment. Canum, appcirstobean Irifch word, for Keane fignifles the head, as King Malcolm Kenmoir,gra>;dts Capite,vel ca/>Ho, great head: and likewaies kairt or Chan,ls called tribute.payed be the fervand,or fub jeft to the maifter, as I have red in ane auld authentick regifter of the bifchoprik of Vunkeld, quhair it is called Chan or Cbanum. And amangis the Romaines there was twa kinds of tribute : anereal, quhilk wasimpute be reafon of the quan- tity of the landes and guds immoveable, quhilk is called jugatio, quod pro modojugerum iniponebatur.l.y.C .de agricol. or cenfil.lib. 1 i.Ane uther per-, fonal, quhilk wasinjoyned to the perfon:and is called capita'.io, quod pro capue hBniiiitspr.tftati'.r.d.l.9.cum.i.feq. c° ibi gl.l.facrofa~n&te.S. C. defa. crofanft.ecdef.l.idi.C .de annon.zr tribut.lib.^. And in the Evangel, licetns dare cenfttm defari. Theod. Beta interpretis , licetne dare capita- tionem defari. ^lulns Gellius, and uther latin writers makis mention, of them quha was taxed be the head or pow. In latin capite centfti. Sa this word Cane fignifies the head, or rathertribute or dutie,as Cane fowles,Crf«e cheis,c*He aites, quhilk is payed be the tennent to the martlet as ane duery ottheland, fpecially to kirk-men and prelats, quha in the time of their greatnes and fupremacie.ufed ane forme and ftile.divers from uthers : and the auld form of precepts, given in the time of K. Robert zit extant, anent . the inbringing of the K. revs,Qonte scenfum.Cana,reditiis,cuflumas. And canage of wol,or hyds.is taken for the cuftome theirof,/e. naviumfol. 1,7.1, ( in li.M. Willielmi Skene, commiflarij SanBandre<e fratris mei germam. Spe- cfally, quhilk is given for the mending and up-halding of the haven for fchips. leg. burg. c. ult. in lib. Carbraith. CAMPIONES,ane word commonly ufed in lingular battelhFor in auld times,quhencontroverfies,and debates culd not be utherwife decided, boc be lingular battell : the parties did either fecht in proper perfon, or con- duced, and fled for wage uthers to fecht for them. Quha war called cam- piones, becaufe they faucht in campo.ov in the fields, dejudic.c.93. Albeit fumtime they did fecht in the K. palace, lib. 4. c. flat. 3 8.andfumtimein the common ftreits. quo. attach. c.apud Vumfreis ,<,<>. flat.^llex. c. afudzi. from the quhilk confuctude cummis the common (aying:Do thou richt, do thoumrang,cheis thou a camp.onftrang : for this is the law of Scotland. Be-i caufe in all aftions. and quarrels decided be campions in Angular combat : That pai'tie did win the caufe.quhais campion was victorious, & he quhais campion was vanquifhed and overcum in battel, did .tine his caufe. vi. Vuellumglaiiatores, or duellatores, are forbidden. /. unit. C.degladiata- ribus. CATALA, an French word, C hatte las is commonly taken in the lawes of this realm,forall guds and geare moveable, li.z.c.cum quk.iz.c. ufura- rii, 53.C.55. ubires mobiles dicuntur catalla : and likewife in the lawes of Normandy gadts moveable, fignifies all things, as poffelTionsquhilkis may be removed fra ane place to an uther, and commonlv are called cattel, as. horfe,c!aith,gold,filver,and uther ilk things. Ii. $.c. .l.S.c. 1. Like as h#re- ditas,or heritage, fignifies all lands, & immoveable guds in the faid law of Normand.li.Z.c. i.^indaKo in the lawesofthis realme./*'. 2. c53./?<!?.gj7<£ c item quod qu:cunq; 19.andleg.burg. c.ficontigat.ioq.. gifaneburgesdeceas without an teftament, his aire, and hiscattell, falbe in the keiping of the ,"' "V kinfmen of the mother fide, cilled cognati. And his heritage in the keip-?■'*?' °^ ing of his iinfinen of the fathers fide, called aznati. . . convikin" CATHORIUS, Catherius, quhat it fignifies, I cannot weil declair, al- battel!, or waies it isequiva/ent to the valor of g.K.y,it..^tkx.c.apitd.zi.quo.at. c.apud brenkthe - 59:quhairit is ftatute,thatgif ony perfon beisconvift in fingular battel,or **■!£" f"" utherwaies of breaking of the K.proteftion,or peace: he. fall give to the K. •vigintiduaivaccits, cr tres ctihorios, vel pro quolibet cathorio ttovem vaccm. Itistrue, that canthsrins in latin, fignifies an gelded horte: fra the quhilk turns the latin proverb, cant her ins infofla, againft thern quha being unable,and not qualifkd,feiks and cravis offices, quhair- in theycando namair (ervicenora horfe or horfinan can do, being in- : : , clofed within an fo wfe : and fiklike cantberitg in porta, quhen ane horfe Cxmhirlm. C 2 being
