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He then describes how he reared a young wild rock pigeon 

 and made a great pet of it, and narrates in an exceedingly 

 pathetic manner its untimely end at the hands of some village 

 boys. Mr Andrew Duncan, Sheriff-Substitute of Shetland, 

 mentioned to him that he had seen one tamed which lived in 

 that state fully twenty years. 



Laws and Acts of Parliament (Scotland) relating to Dove- 

 cots : — 



James I. Par. II. c. 33 (1424). — Item. It is ordained, that the 

 Justice Clerks, inquire at the receiving of inditements, of them that 

 be night steallis greene woodde, or pealis the bark off trees, de- 

 stroiand wooddes. And quha sa be convict before the Justice of 

 sick trespasse, they sail paie fourtie shillings to the King for the 

 unlaw and assyith the partie skaithed. And als the said Gierke 

 sail inquire of the breaking of mennes Orchardes, steallers of frute, 

 destroyers of Cunningaires and Dowcattes, the quhilkis sail be pun- 

 ished, as it is ordained of the steallers of woodde. 



James III. Par. VII. c. 61 (1474). — Item. That na man slaie 

 Daes nor Kaes, nor Deare in time of storm, or snaw, or slaie onie 

 of their Kiddes, quhill they be ane zeir auld, under the pain of 

 X punds. And it to be a point of dittay. And in likewise that 

 na man hunte, schutte, nor slaie Deare nor Eaes in utheris closes 

 or Parkes, or take out Cunninges out of utheris Cunningaires, or 

 ony foules of utheris Dowcattes, or fish out of utheris puiles or 

 stanckes, but special licence of the owners, under the paine of dittay, 

 and to be punished as thieft. 



James lY. Par. VI. c. 69 (1503).— 7^em. Anent steallers of 

 Pykes out of stanckes, breakers of Dowcattes, Orchardes or Zairds, 

 or stealers of hives, and destroyers thereof : And als anent them, 

 that slais Parked Deare, Eaes or Rae-buckes, of Lordes proper 

 wooddes, that that be a poynt of dittay in time to cum. And that 

 the unlaw thereof be ten pound, to-gidder with ane amendis to the 

 partie, according to the skaith. And gif ony Children within age, 

 commit ony of thir things foresaid, because they may not be 

 punished for none-age, their Fathers or maisters sail pay for ilk 

 ane of them, ilk time committing ony of the said trespasses foresaid, 

 threttene shillinges four pennies or else deliver the said child to the 

 Judge, to be leisched, scourged and dung according to the fault. 



James IV. Par. VI. c. 74 (1503). — Item. It is statute and 

 ordained, anent policie to be halden in the cuntrie, that everilk Lord 

 and Laird make them to have Parkes with Deare, stankes, cunnin- 

 gares, dowcattes, Orchardes, hedges, and plant at the least, ane aicker 

 of Woode, quhair there is na greate Wooddes nor Porrestes. 



Mary, Par. VI. c. 58 (1555). — Item^ It is statute and ordeined be 



