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licence fra the Forester : be fiftene days before 

 the feast of Saint John the Baptist, and be 

 fiftene days after the said feast, under the paine 

 and unlaw of aucht kye ' ; and a similar fine 

 was payable on the third occasion on which cattle 

 had been allowed to enter the king's forest, 

 the mulct on each of the two previous times 

 being * foure pennies.' If sheep were found 

 grazing in the forest, ' quhither there be ane 

 keiper or nocht, the forester may tak ane scheip 

 to his awne use of the flock ' ; while ' gif goat 

 be found in the forest thrise : it is lesome to 

 the forester for ilk time, to hang ane of them 

 be the homes, upon ane tree. And for the 

 fourt time, to slay ane of them.' Again, 

 ' anent swine, it is ane approuen use and con- 

 suetude, to defend and forbid publickly in 

 paroch kirkes, that they enter nocht within the 

 Forests. And gif they be found within the 

 Forest be the Forester after the said inhibition, 

 it is lesom to him, for ilk time of three times, 

 to tak ane to himself. And gif they be found 

 the fourt time, they sail be all taken, and im- 

 brocht to the King's use.' Pannage was, how- 

 ever, provided for in good mast years. * Gif 



