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128 CHARTERS AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITS [1563-
123. Act against stopping the passage of Loch Ness, and against the cutting and carrying
off of green wood and growing timber from the woods belonging to John Grant of
Grant and others. 17th October 1563.
Actum apud Inuernes, xvij die mensis Octobris, anno Domini
millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo tertio.
The QUHILK day, vpon the complaint gevin in [be] Donald M c Ynnes moir vpon William
Fraser of Strwye, for stopping, as the said Donald allegit, of the passaige of the Loucht of
Ness, and the said Williame his ansuer vpon the samyn, allegeing the woddis pertenyng to
him, to my Lord Lowet and the laird of Grant, of the quhilkis he beris chairge, continuallie
cuttit, pelit and distroiit be the travelloris vpon the said loucht, and thairupon onlie
challengit his awin wod, and sic as he haid chairge of ; vpon the quhilk considerations my
Lord and his Weill advysit counsale, finding the greit hurt and preiudice doun to the
commoun weill be continuall cutting, distroyng and peling of the haill wodis vpon Loucht
Ness and thairabout, hes ordanit and statut, and be this present act ordanis and statutis
that the passaige of the locht be frie and onstoppit be onye man in tymis cuming, conforme
to wse and wont, so that no latt nor impediment be maid heireftir to onye persone or
personis, the Quenis frie legis, passing or repassing on the said loucht : And for awoding of
the said destructione of and peling of the saidis wodis, lies ordanit and statut, and be thir
presentis ordanis and statutis that fray this day furtht the provest and bailzees of Inuernes,
and all vthiris that sail hawe speciall powar off serciarie in the case within expremit, sail
arrest and stope all greyne tymmer and bark that salbe broucht within the toun of Inuernes
to niercat or zit sauld or to be sauld, frome quhatsumewyr place, or be quhatsurnewyr way,
on to sic tyme as the bringar of the samyn to the niercat, or vther ways produce to the saidis
provest and bailzeis or serciar speciallie deput thaironto ane certificat frome the baroun fray
quhome he broucht the said tymmer and bark, vnder his signet and hand writt bering the
day and dayt of the selling and cwtting of the said tymmar and bark, and quantitie thairof,
to remaine with the saidis provest and bailzeis for than- warrand of the beraris : And failzeing
that presentlie with the tymmer or bark the inbringars thairof produce not the said certificat,
in that cace that the samyn tymmer and bark be eschetit be the saidis provest and bailzeis and
sercearis speciallie deput thaironto, as thay will ansuer vpon thair office vnder all heest
payne and charge : And gyf onye person or personis sail by the said tymmer of bark befoir it
be declarit be inspectioun of the said certificat be the provest and bailzeis, and serciaris
deput thaironto, to be laufull merchandreiss and weill cum geir that it salbe followit and
eschetit be provest and bailzeis or sercear foirsaid out of the handis of the saidis byaris, and
thai nevir to hawe recurss aganis the sellaris for recouering of thair moneye gyffin thairfor
as onlaufull merchandreis and stowin gwdis : And ordanis this present act to be proclamit