This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...Act, within their houses, to the effect, that the saidis paines may be exacted of them, vnder the paine to be esteemed as offendours themselues, and punisched accordinglie. And in case the saidis Magistrates be found remisse or negligent in execution of this present Act, that vpon complaint theirof to be maid to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...Act, within their houses, to the effect, that the saidis paines may be exacted of them, vnder the paine to be esteemed as offendours themselues, and punisched accordinglie. And in case the saidis Magistrates be found remisse or negligent in execution of this present Act, that vpon complaint theirof to be maid to the Kingis Majestie, and his privie Councell, they sail be called and committed to Waird, during his Hienes will, and find sovertie vnder great paines, at his Hienes sicht, for exact diligence to be schawen in executing of the saide Act thereafter."--P. 7, c. 103. On August 23, 1597, the Presbytery of Glasgow passed the following: "Ordeins that sum ordour be tane with the sweiraris and baneris within the toun and citie of Glasgu, and specialie on the Hie Streittis thairof; and that the Ministeris and Sessioun of Glasgu be diligent to see ordour tane thairwith with expeditioun."--David Laing, vol. ii. p. 251. In Sir David Lyndsay's ' Ane Satyre' oaths are used upwards of two hundred times. Here are some of them: --"I haue great meruell, be the Mes."--LI. 120, 475, 2690, 3653. "Be God, I see him, at the last."--L1. 134, 782, 924, 944, 1008, 1312, 1325, 1512, 1703, 2151. See 11. 2938,4152,4454. "I wait not, sir, be sweit Saint Marie."--LI. 191, 4377. See 11. 422. 663, 696, 710, 714, 719, 849, 853, 857,912, 1303, 1311, 1339, 1959, 2436, 2648, 3059, 4285, 4322, 4385, 4504, 4600. "I trow, sir, be the Trinitie."--LI. 331, 640, 902, 922, 1289, 2210, 2739. See 11. 3053. 3643. "I sweir you, be the Rude."--LI. 344, 727, 841, 926, 956, 2149, 2921, 3183, 3757. 4044. 4456. See 1. 3222. "The Devill mak cair for this vnhappie chance." "ForGodssaik.--L. 4013. "DuiU fell me, that I ma...
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