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worthy patriots, that even the clergy amafled corn 

 fiderable fortunes, by engaging in it. Bifhop. 

 Kennedy built a trading Ihip, which he called 

 the Bifhop's barge, reckoned one of the largefl 

 mercantile vefTels in Europe. That prelate alfo 

 built St. Salvador's college, in St. Andrew's, and 

 endowed it with revenues and rich ornaments. * 

 In thefe and other public works, he is laid, by 

 Lindfay, who lived in the fucceeding reign, to, 

 have expended no lefs than 30,000!. flerling. 



The former laws againft furred fcarlets not 

 having aniwered the purpofes of fumptuary acls, 

 becaufe they had been fucceeded by filks, which 

 had not been provided againft, it was ordained, 

 " That none but knights, minftrels, heralds, or 

 fuch as could fpend looh of land rent, fhould 

 wear filk doublets, gowns, or cloaks, on pain of for- 

 feiting lol. for every fault, to the king, and the 

 cloaths themfelyes (except fuch as were already 

 made) to the heralds arid minftrels. The fame 

 prohibitions extended to the women, f 



A law was enacted abolilhing the fancluary of 

 the church to all perfons guilty of premeditated 



murder, 



* Within the tomb and monument, which he erected for hirr^ 

 ielf at a great expence, were found, in the reign of Charles II. 

 fix filver maces, one of which weighs feventeen pounds, is gilt, 

 and curiouily chafed. Thefe maces were the gift of the munifi- 

 cent bifhop to his favourite college, and, in all probability, they 

 had been hid at the reformation, in order to preierve them from 

 the Gothic rage of the reformers, who deftroyed or defaced every 

 thing upon which any kind of imagery was reprefented. One of 

 the maces was given to each of the other three Scots univeriities, 

 and three remained here. 



j- The king fet the example in thefe fumptuary laws, as ap- 

 pears in the account oi difouriements, during the year 1474, by 

 John bifhop of Gialgow, treaiurer to the king. 



The particulars of the difburiements are arranged, and fummed. 

 up, under the three following heads, viz. 



Expen 





cea 



