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taking eggs * out of Pertricks, or wylde Dukes 

 nestes'; and the same penalty extended to taking 

 partridges, plovers, black-cock, grey-hens, muir- 

 cocks, 'nor sic fowles,' from the beginning of 

 lent till August. Hares and Rabbits, or ' cun- 

 nings ' as they were then called, were not to be 

 slain in time of snow under penalty of six shillings 

 and eightpence. 



Rough but effective protection was also given 

 to the larger wild birds in those days. *Na 

 man sail sell or buy any read of fallow Deare, 

 Daes, Raes, Pertricks, Mure-fowles, Black-cocks, 

 Aith-hennes, Termiganes, wild Dukes, Teiles, 

 Ateils, Gordons, Mortons, Schildernes, Skail- 

 draikes, Herons, Buteris, any sic kinde of fowles, 

 commonly used to be chased with Hawks, under 

 the paine of ane hunder pounds to be incurred, 

 alswell be the buyer as the seller: and in case 

 any of them be inabill to pay the said summe, 

 they sail be scurged be the apprehender, throw 

 the burgh or towne, quhere they are apprehended.' 

 One poor, unfortunate bird, however, was out- 

 lawed and doomed to remorseless destruction. 

 * Ruikes bigand in Kirkyards, Orchards, or tries, 

 sail be destroied, and their birds not suffered 



