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Smuggling in tfie Highlands. 263
otiens and clisplosour of God and contempt of law and justice, hot
with that it drawis nvniberis of thame to miserable necessite and
powertie sua that they ar constraynit quhen they want of thair
nichtboiiris. J^'or remeid quhairof the Lords of Secret Counsell
statvtis and ordains, that nane of the tenentis and commonis of
the Yllis sail at ouy tyme heireftor buy or drink ony wynes in the
Yllis or continent nixt adiacent, vnder the pane of twenty poundis
to be incurrit be every contravenare toties quoties. The ane
half of tlie said pane to the King's Maiestie and the vther half
to their maisteris and landislordis and chiftanes. Commanding
heirl)y the maisteris landislordis and chiftanes to the sadis tenentis
and commonis euery ane of thame within tliair awine boundis
to sie thir present act preceislie and inviolablie kept, and the
contravcnaris to be aceordiiiglie pvnist and to vplift the panis of
the contravenaries to mak rekning and payment of the ane halff
of the said panes in Maiesteis exchequir yierlie and to apply the
vther halff of the saidis panes to thair awne vse."
In 1622 a more stringent measure was passed, termed an " Act
that nane send wynes to the His," as follows :
" Forsamckle as it is vnderstand to the Lordis of secreit counsell
that one of the cheiff caussis whilk procuris the continewance
of the inhabitants of the His in their barbarous and inciuile form
of leeving is the grite quantitie of wynes yeirlie caryed to the His
with the vnsatiable desire quhair of the saidis inhabitants are so
far possesst, that quhen their arryvis ony ship or other veshell thair
with wynes they spend bothe dayis and nightis in thair excesse of
drinking, and seldomedo they leave thaii" drinking so lang a", thair
is ony of the wyne rest and sua that being overcome with drink
thair fallis out money inconvenientis amangis thame to the l)rek of
his Maiesteis peace. And quihairas the cheftanes and principallis of
the clannis in the yllis ar actit to take suche ordour with thair
tenentis as nane of thame be sufferit to drink wynes, yitt
so long as thair is ony wynes caryed to the His thay will
hardlie be withdrane from thair evil custome of drinking,
bot will follow the same and continew thairin whensoeuir thay may
find the occasioun. For remeid quhairof in tyrae comeing the
Lordis of secreit Counsell ordanis lettres to be direct to command
charge and inhibite all and sindrie marsheantis, skipparis and
awnaris of shippis and veshells, be op})in proclamation at all
places ncidful, that nane of them presoume nor tak vpon hand
to carye and transporte :)ny wynes to the His, nor to sell the
same to the inhabitantis of the His, except se mekle as is allowed
to the jt»-incipall chiftanes and gentlemen of the His, vnder the
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