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Lawes for regulating the societie of husbandmen
within the shyre of Clackmannane.
1°. That everie full plough in the kerss and dryfield may pay
presently four punds scotts, and ane pund ten shilling yeirlie
therefter for the space of three years, and yeirlie efter the said
three years as the societie shall think fitt.
2°. That everie husband man who intends to enter into the
said societie, the [that] he come into William Morisone to list
himself and subscryve for his money, reserving alwayes power to
the managers to determine whether they shall be lyable for full
plough or half plough or under, betwixt and the twentie third
day of Jarii nixt to come, Certiefieing such as shall not come
in betwixt and that day that they shall not be receaved there-
efter, nor have any benefite therof whatever ther necesitie may
be, to the efect the money may be payed in and lent out again
Candlemes if thought fitt.
3°. It is thought fitt that no pairt of the money to be given
in shall be destribute to indigent persones for the space of
three years efter the second day of february nixt to come,
except upon some extraordinary occasion, as the samen shall
be determined by the managers.
4°. It is thought fitt at the expyreing of the saids years the
said money or any pairt therof is only to be destribute to such
who have been diligent Labourers, and fallen back either by
ill cropts or inlakeing of ther bestiall. And that slothful and
negligent people shall have no pairt nor share therin.
5°. It is thought fitt that whatsoever money shall be thought
fitt to be lent out to any indigent persone for the tyme that
ther be all securitie taken therfor that the persone receauer
therof is capable to give, the efect th* if his condition shall
happen to be bettered, that the samen may refounded and
called for by the managers and thesauror at ther discretion.