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" Item, a lass or young maid who can spin or card in the 

 winter season, and herd in summer, shall have any fee agreed 

 on, not exceeding 16s. 8d. sterling yearly, or 13s. 4d. and two 

 pairs of shoes. 



" Which respective fees above mentioned are hereby 

 declared to be in full satisfaction to men and women ser- 

 vants of all that can be asked or craved or shall be given 

 to them for their year's fees as above mentioned. Declaring 

 that where the master gives or the servant receives any 

 gi-eater fees than those above expressed, such feeing is 

 hereby declared not only void and null, but also both masters 

 and servants who shall presume to contravene the premises 

 shall be liable in ten pounds scots each to be paid to the 

 procurator-fiscal upon their being convicted thereof before 

 the Justices of the Peace either by their own oaths or by 

 witnesses, and that toties quoties : which fines shall be 

 applied by the said Justices as they shall think proper, and 

 declaring that where any surplus or bounty such as grazing 

 or wintering of nolt or sheep, shoes, shirt, linen apron, or 

 any other additional bounty whatsoever shall be given and 

 received by any master servant more than what is particularly 

 above appointed, the same shall be accounted a transgression 

 of this Act, and the parties transgressors fined and punished 

 conform thereto as above : and because there may be several 

 private pactions and underhand dealings between masters 

 and servants which may be so privately transacted that 

 neither the Justices of the Peace or constables can have any 

 knowledge thereof. Therefore for redressing such abuse it is 

 hereby declared and ordained that whatever person or per- 

 sons shall dilate any master or servant who have contra- 

 vened the premises by giving or receiving greater fees than 

 those mentioned, and shall prove or make otit the same by 

 witnesses or oath of party, the informer shall have one-half 

 of the fine incurred for any such transgression Avith his 

 expenses off the other half of the fine to be modified by the 

 Justices. And whereas great inconvenience happens by 

 servants feeing at any time they please and Ijy their feeing 



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