1908-1909.] Old Dovecots {Scotland). lOi 



stokkes, prison or irones auct dayes, on bread and water : And for 

 the second fault, fifteene dayes : & for the third fault, ane moneth 

 to lye in the stokkes, as saidis, and to be scourged at the end of said 

 Moneth : And this but prejudice, to be called at Justice courts, at 

 our Soveraine Lords instance, conforme to the former use and auld 

 Actes, And that the paines for breaking Dowcattes, Cunningaires 

 and Parkes, be according to this present Act and addition abone 

 written. And in case the offendours be not responsall in guddes, 

 for the saidis paines for the first fault to be punisched, as is above 

 written, for the second fault the paine likewise abone expressed, and 

 for the third fault hanging to the death. 



James YI. Par. 19, c. 3 (1607). — Our Soveraigne Lord and 

 Estaites of this present Parliament, considdering how Woods Parks 

 and all sort of Planting and haning decayes within this Realme ; 

 and how Dowcats are broken. Bees stollen, mens proper Lochs and 

 Stankes harried, to the great hurt and prejudice of the Country and 

 decay of Policie. Therefore, Eatifies and approves all acts of Par- 

 liament made of before, for conservation of planting and policie, and 

 against breakers of Dowcats, stealing of Bees, and of fishes forth of 

 mens stanks and proper Lochs, in the haill poynts, articles and clauses 

 thereof. And ordeins the samine to be put to execution against the 

 contraveners thereof. And farther, the Estaites foresaids, statutes 

 and ordeines, that whasoever shall be found hereafter to break 

 down his neighbours woods and park - dykes, fenses, stankes or 

 closours, to pastour within the said fenses, cut trees, broome, or 

 sheare grasse within the samine, or yet breaks Dowcats, steals 

 Bees and Fishes in proper mens stankes and lochs, shall be con- 

 veined and called therefor as ane breaker of the Law, either before 

 the privie Councill, or any other ordinare Magistrat within this 

 Realme, at the option of the partie complainer, and the penaltie 

 to be imposed and taken of the contraveiners, before the saids 

 ordinare inferiour Judges, not to exceed the summe of fourtie 

 punds money of this Realme. And the secret Councell to impose 

 sik penalties against the contraveiners of this present Act, as after 

 tryell taken in the cause, they shall finde the off'ence to merite and 

 deserve. But prejudice alwyse of putting of all former Acts of 

 Parliament made thereanent to execution, and the tennour thereof 

 in all poynts to the whilk this present act shall make na 

 derogation. 



James YL Par. 22, c. xix. (1617). — Anent Doucats. Our Sover- 

 aigne Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of this present 

 Parliament, considering the great inconvenients sustained by the 

 Lieges of this Realm, through the frequent building of Doucats, 

 by all manner of persons, in all the parts thereof, statutes, declares, 

 and ordaines that hereafter no person nor persons shall have power, 

 libertie or priviledge, to build a Doucat upon any Lands within this 



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