ACT
Against
Tumults
and
Disorders
in
Colledges
and
Vniversities
.
At
Edinburgh
,
the
Twenty
sixth
day
of
December
1693
years
.
THe
Lords
of
Their
Majesties
Privy
Council
,
Ordains
the
Act
of
Privy
Council
of
the
Date
the
ninth
day
of
March
last
,
against
Tumults
and
other
Disorders
of
Students
in
Colledges
,
whereof
the
Tenor
follows
:
At
Edinburgh
,
the
ninth
day
of
March
,
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
three
years
.
The
Lords
of
Their
Majesties
Privy
Council
taking
to
their
Consideration
the
Tumults
and
Disorders
which
frequently
fall
out
amongst
,
and
are
committed
by
the
Students
within
the
several
Colledges
and
Universities
within
this
Kingdom
,
and
having
considered
the
Report
of
a
Committee
of
their
own
Number
,
appointed
in
this
matter
.
The
saids
Lords
for
preventing
of
any
Tumults
or
other
Disorders
in
any
of
the
saids
Colledges
and
Universities
for
the
future
,
Do
hereby
Authorize
and
Impower
the
several
Principals
,
Regents
&
Masters
of
the
saids
Colledges
respective
,
in
case
it
shall
happen
hereafter
any
of
the
Students
of
any
of
the
Colledges
above-mentioned
,
to
commit
,
or
be
guilty
of
any
Tumults
,
or
other
enormous
Disorders
,
against
the
quiet
&
good
Government
of
the
saids
Colledges
;
to
impose
and
exact
Fines
from
such
as
they
shall
find
guilty
,
not
exceeding
the
respective
Rates
and
Proportions
after-mentioned
,
viz.
For
a
Nobleman
,
or
his
eldest
Son
,
an
hundred
and
fifty
Pounds
Scots
,
for
Noblemens
younger
Sons
,
or
Barons
,
themselves
,
or
their
eldest
Sons
,
an
hundred
Pounds
,
for
the
younger
Sons
of
Barons
or
Gentlemen
,
and
for
the
Sons
of
Burgesses
fifty
Pounds
;
and
for
the
Sons
of
Crafts-men
or
Yeamen
fifty
Merks
Scots
,
and
that
by
and
attour
the
Reparation
of
Damnages
:
And
the
said
Lords
do
hereby
require
and
Command
the
Magistrats
of
the
respective
Burghs
,
where
the
saids
Colledges
are
kept
,
to
interpose
their
Authority
to
the
Sentence
of
the
saids
Masters
,
and
to
give
them
their
Assistance
in
executing
the
same
,
by
Imprisonment
,
if
need
be●
;
and
allows
and
appoints
the
Sums
that
shall
be
exacted
for
Fines
,
in
manner
,
and
for
the
Causes
above-mentioned
,
to
be
applyed
for
the
use
of
the
several
Bibliothecks
of
the
saids
Colledges
.
And
the
saids
Lords
having
reviewed
an
Act
of
Council
,
of
the
date
the
first
day
of
February
,
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
seventy
two
years
,
prohibiting
one
Colledge
to
receive
any
Schollar
from
another
Colledge
:
They
do
restrict
the
same
to
such
Schollars
only
as
have
been
removed
for
Misdemeanors
,
or
have
fled
from
Discipline
.
To
be
Printed
and
Published
at
the
Mercat-Crosses
of
Edinburgh
,
New
and
Old
Aberdenes
,
Saint
Andrews
and
Glasgow
,
and
likewise
to
be
publickly
Read
before
the
Students
,
in
the
Common
Schools
,
or
Publick-Halls
of
all
the
Universities
and
Colledges
within
this
Kingdom
,
and
printed
Copies
thereof
to
be
affixed
upon
the
Doors
of
the
saids
Vniversities
and
Colledges
.
Extracted
by
me
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
.
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
GOD
Save
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
.