i62 EXTINCT BRITISH ANIMALS. 



Woolfes four times a year, and als oft as onie Woolfe 

 beis seen within the barony. And that na man seek 

 the Woolfe with schott, but allanerly in the time of 

 hunting them." The duty of summoning the people 

 for a Wolf- hunt devolved upon the " schireffs" or 

 "baUyis," three times a year, between St. Mark's Day 

 (April 25th) and Lammas (August ist), for, as the 

 Act states, "that is the tyme of their quhelpes." 

 The penalty for disregarding this summons was " ane 

 wedder," " quhatever he be that rysse not." On 

 the other hand, it was enacted that whoever slew a 

 Wolf " saU haif of Uk householder of that parochin 

 that the Woolfe is slayne within, a penny," 



The Act of James II. 's time (1457), provided 

 that "they that slayis ane Woolfe sail bring the 

 head to the schirefFe, baillie, or baroane, and he sail 

 be debtour to the slayer for the summe foresaide. 

 And quhatsumever hee bee that slayis ane Woolfe, 

 and bringis the head to the schireffe, lord, baUlie, or 

 baronne, he sail have sex penny es."* 



In some active instances, the exertion of these 

 statutes might have cleared local districts, and a 

 remarkable example of success was given by a woman 

 — Lady Margaret Lyon, Baroness to Hugh third 

 Lord Lovat. This lady having been brought up in 

 the low country, at a distance from the Wolves, was 

 probably the more affected by their neighbourhood, 

 and caused them to be so vigorously pursued in the 



* "Laws of the Parliament of Scotland," folio, 1781, pp. 18, 19. 

 See also Glendook's Scots Acta, 7 James I. c. 104, and 14 James II. 

 c. 88. 



