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<P>LAWS and ACTS Pa&s;t in the &s;econd SESSION of the fir&s;t PARLIAMENT, Of our mo&s;t High and Dread SOVERAIGN, CHARLES THE SECOND, By the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Scotland, England, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith. Holden at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> from the eighteenth of <HI>June,</HI> 1663. to the ninth of <HI>October</HI> thereafter, on which day the Parliament was di&s;&s;olved; <HI>By a Noble Lord,</HI> John <HI>Earl of</HI> Rothes, <HI>Lord</HI> Le&s;ly <HI>and</HI> Bambreith, <HI>His</HI> MAJESTIES <HI>Commi&s;sioner for holding of the &s;ame, by vertue of a</HI> COMMISSION <HI>under His</HI> MAjESTIES <HI>Great Seal of this Kingdom.</HI></P>
<P><HI>With the &s;pecial Advice and Con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament.</HI></P>
<P><HI>EDINBURGH,</HI> Printed by <HI>Evan Tyler,</HI> Printer to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent MAjESTY, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1663. <HI>CUM PRIVILEGIO.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>LAWS and ACTS pa&s;t in the third Se&s;sion of the fir&s;t <HI>PARLIAMENT,</HI> of our mo&s;t High and Dread Soveraign, <HI>CHARLES</HI> the Second, by the grace of GOD, King of <HI>Scotland, England, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland, Defender of the Faith.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Begun at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> upon the eighteenth of <HI>June, 1663.</HI> and continued to the ninth of <HI>October</HI> thereafter.</HEAD>
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<HEAD><HI>I.</HI> ACT again&s;t &s;eparation and di&s;obedience to Eccle&s;ia&s;tical Authority.</HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much as the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> con&s;i|dering the prejudices which did en&s;ue to the Church and Prote&s;tant Religion, to the Prerogative of the Crown, to the Authority of Parliament, to the Liberties of the Subject, and to the publick Laws and Peace of the King|dom, by the inva&s;ions made upon Epi&s;|copal Government during the late trou|bles; And finding that Government, to be the Church-government, mo&s;t agreeable to the Word of GOD, mo&s;t convenient and effectual for pre&s;ervation of Truth, Order and Unity, and mo&s;t &s;uteable to Monarchy and to the
<PB N="4" REF="3">Peace and Quiet of the State; Hath therefore, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, by &s;everal Acts pa&s;t in the &s;econd Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament, re&s;tored the Church to it's an|cient and right Government by Archbi&s;hops and Bi&s;hops, and hath redintigrated the e&s;tate of Bi&s;hops to the exerci&s;e of their Epi&s;co|pal Function, and to all the Priviledges, Dignities, Juri&s;dictions and Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ions due and formerly belonging thereunto. And in fur|ther order to the &s;ettlement of the Church, and bringing the Mini|&s;ters to a due acknowledgment of, and complyance with, the Government thereof thus e&s;tabli&s;hed by Law, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore&s;aid, hath al&s;o Statute and Ordained, That all the&s;e Mini&s;ters, who entered to the Cure of any Paroch without Right or Pre&s;entations from the lawfull Patrons, in and &s;ince the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty nine, and &s;hould not betwixt and the twentieth of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, obtain Pre&s;entations from their &s;everal Patrons, and Collation from the Bi&s;hop of the Dioce&s;s where they lived, &s;hould have no right to the uplifting the Rents of any Benefice or Stipend for the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty two, but that their Places, Benefices and Kirks &s;hould be <HI>ip&s;o jure,</HI> vacand: And that what ever Mini&s;ters &s;hould, without a lawfull excu&s;e to be admitted by their Ordi|nary, ab&s;ent them&s;elves from the dioce&s;ian A&s;&s;embly, or who &s;hould not concur in all the Acts of the Church-di&s;cipline, as they &s;hould be thereunto required by the Archbi&s;hop or Bi&s;hop of the Dioce&s;s, &s;hould be for the fir&s;t fault &s;u&s;pended from their Office and Benefice till the next dioce&s;ian Meeting; and if they amend not, &s;hould be deprived, and the Church and Benefice to be provided as in other ca&s;es of vacancies. And the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> having re&s;olved to con&s;erve and maintain the Church in the pre&s;ent State and Government thereof by Archbi&s;hops and Bi&s;hops, and others bearing office therein, and not to endure nor give way or connivance to any variation therein in the lea&s;t, Doth therefore, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates conveened in this third Se&s;&s;ion of His Parliament, Ratifie and Approve the aforementioned Acts, and all other Acts and Laws made in the two former Se&s;&s;ions of Parliament, in order to the &s;ettling of Epi&s;copal Dignity, Juri&s;diction and Authority within this King|dom; and Ordains them to &s;tand in full force as publick Laws of the Kingdom, and to be put to further execution in all points, conform to the tenor thereof. And in pur&s;uance of His <HI>Ma|je&s;ties</HI> Royal re&s;olution herein, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice afore|&s;aid, doth recommend to the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, to take &s;peedy and effectual cour&s;e, that the&s;e Acts receive ready and due obedience from all His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Sub|jects; And for that end, that they call before them all &s;uch Mini&s;ters, who, having entered in or &s;ince the year, one thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty nine, and have not as yet obtained
<PB N="5" REF="3">Pre&s;entations and Collations, as afore&s;aid, yet dared to preach in contempt of the Law, and to puni&s;h them as &s;editious per|&s;ons and contemners of the Royal Authority. As al&s;o, that they be carefull, that &s;uch Mini&s;ters, who keep not the dio|ce&s;ian Meetings, and concur not with the Bi&s;hops in the Acts of Church-di&s;cipline, being for the &s;ame &s;u&s;pended or deprived, as &s;aid is, be accordingly, after deprivation, removed from their Bene|fices, Glebs and Man&s;es; and if any of them &s;hall notwith&s;tand|ing offer to retain the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of their Benefices or Man&s;es, that they take pre&s;ent cour&s;e to &s;ee them di&s;po&s;&s;e&s;t; and if they &s;hall thereafter pre&s;ume to exerci&s;e their Mini&s;try, that they be puni&s;hed as &s;editious per&s;ons, and &s;uch as contemn the Authority of Church and State.</P>
<P>And as His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth expect, from all His good and dutifull Subjects, a due acknowledgment of, and hearty complyance with, His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Government, Eccle&s;ia&s;ticall and Civil, as it is now e&s;tabli&s;hed by Law within this Kingdom, and that in order there|unto they will give their chearful concurrence, countenance and a&s;&s;i&s;tance to &s;uch Mini&s;ters, as by publick Authority are or &s;hall be admitted in their &s;everal Paroches, and attend all the ordinary Meetings for divine Wor&s;hip in the &s;ame; So His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth Declare, That He will, and doth, account a with-drawing from, and not keeping and joyning in, the&s;e Meetings, to be &s;editious, and of dangerous example and con&s;equence. And therefore, and for preventing the &s;ame for the future, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, doth hereby Statute, Ordain and Declare, That all and every &s;uch per&s;on or per&s;ons, who &s;hall hereafter ordinarily and willfully with|draw and ab&s;ent them&s;elves from the ordinary Meetings of divine Wor&s;hip in their own Paroch Church on the Lords-day, (whether upon account of Popery or other di&s;affection to the pre&s;ent Government of the Church) &s;hall thereby in|cur the pains and penalties under-written, <HI>viz.</HI> Each Noble|man, Gentleman and Heretor, the lo&s;s of a fourth part of ilk years Rent, in which they &s;hall be accu&s;ed and convicted; and every Yeoman, Tennent or Farmer, the lo&s;s of &s;uch a pro|portion of their free moveables (after the payment of their Rents due to their Ma&s;ter and Land-lord) as His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Council &s;hall think fit, not exceeding a fourth part thereof; and every Burge&s;s to lo&s;e the liberty of Merchandizing, Trad|ing, and all other Priviledges within Burgh, and fourth part of their moveables. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore&s;aid, doth hereby authorize and require the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, to be carefull to &s;ee this Act put to due exe|cution; and for that end, to call before them all &s;uch per|&s;ons as after admonition of the Mini&s;ter, in pre&s;ence of two &s;ufficient witne&s;&s;es, and by him &s;o atte&s;ted, &s;hall be given up
<PB N="6" REF="4">to the Council as tran&s;gre&s;&s;ors of this Act, in with-drawing from their Paroch Churches as afore&s;aid; and the &s;ame, after hearing of the parties, being duly found, to decern and in|flict the cen&s;ures and penalties above-mentioned, and &s;uch other coporal puni&s;hment as they &s;hall think fit, and direct all execution nece&s;&s;ary for making the &s;ame effectual, and to do every other thing they &s;hall find nece&s;&s;ary, for pro|curing obedience to this Act, and putting the &s;ame to pun|ctual execution, conform to the tenor and intent thereof.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>II.</HI> Additional ACT concerning the Declaration to be &s;igned by all per&s;ons in publick Tru&s;t.</HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much, as by an Act, pa&s;t in the &s;e|cond Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament, on the fifth of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, concerning the Declaration to be taken by all per&s;ons in publick Tru&s;t, It is remitted to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Commi&s;&s;ioner to take &s;uch cour&s;e as he &s;hould think fit, how the&s;e, who are pre&s;ently in Office, may &s;ub&s;cribe the Declaration; And the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> being re&s;olved, that all in publick Tru&s;t, &s;hould, without further delay, &s;ign the &s;ame; But con&s;idering, that in this vacand time, many of the Courts of Ju&s;tice do not &s;it, &s;o as &s;ome longer time mu&s;t be allowed unto them. Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, Statutes and Ordains all per&s;ons, who enjoy or po&s;&s;e&s;s any publick Tru&s;t or Office within this King|dom, as, Officers of State, Members of Parliament, Privy Coun|cellors, Lords of the Se&s;&s;ion, Commi&s;&s;ioners in Exchequer, all Members of the Colledge of Ju&s;tice, Sheriffs, Stewarts, Bailies of Regalities, Commi&s;&s;aries, Ju&s;tices of Peace and their re&s;pective Deputes and Clerks, and all who enjoy any other publick Charge, Office or Tru&s;t within the Kingdom, to &s;ub&s;cribe the Declara|tion hereunto &s;ubjoyned, in pre&s;ence of the &s;everal Courts they relate to, betwixt and the eleventh of <HI>November</HI> next to come, or &s;ooner, as they &s;hall have occa&s;ion or be required thereto by His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Council; Di&s;charging hereby all &s;uch of them, who &s;hall not &s;ign the &s;ame, as &s;aid is, to exerce any publick Tru&s;t or Office within the Kingdom, after the &s;aid eleventh of <HI>Novem|ber.</HI> And that a &s;peedy account may be returned hereof, It is hereby Ordained, that the Sheriffs in the &s;everal Shires be care|full in requiring due obedience to this Act, and that they and all others concerned therein, make report thereof to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI>
<PB N="7" REF="4">Council, betwixt and the fir&s;t of <HI>January</HI> next to come. And &s;eing the election of the Magi&s;trates and Council of Burghs will occur about <HI>Michaelma&s;s</HI> next, and that &s;ome di&s;affected per&s;ons in Burghs, having none or &s;mall advantages by their Magi&s;tracy, may, upon account of this Declaration, refu&s;e to accept any Charge or Tru&s;t; It is therefore, by His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore&s;aid, Statute, That at the next en&s;uing election of Magi&s;trates within Burgh, all &s;uch per&s;ons who &s;hall continue in, or be of new elected to be Magi&s;trates, Clerks, or of the Council of Burghs, &s;hall at &s;uch their elections, if they be pre&s;ent, or otherwi&s;e, how &s;oon thereafter they &s;hall be required thereto by tho&s;e who did elect them, &s;ign the Declaration afore&s;aid; Declaring hereby, all who &s;hall refu&s;e or delay the &s;ame, to be from thenceforth not only in|capable of, and to have forfaulted, the priviledges of a Magi&s;trate, but al&s;o all the priviledges of Merchandizing, Trading, and others belonging to a Burge&s;s; And that the &s;everal Burghs make re|port of their proceedings therein to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Council, be|twixt and the fore&s;aid eleventh of <HI>November,</HI> as they will be an&s;werable upon their duty and alleagiance: And for &s;uch as &s;hall hereafter be admitted to any publick Tru&s;t or Office, they are to &s;ign the Declaration in the maner, and under the certifications, expre&s;t in the former Act of Parliament of the fifth of <HI>September.</HI> And His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth hereby recommend to the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, to be carefull that the&s;e Acts be put to due execution, and receive obe|dience conform to the tenor thereof.</P>
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<P><HI>_I</HI> Do &s;incerely af|firm and declare, that I judge it unlawfull to Subjects, upon pretence of Reformation or other pretence what&s;oever, to enter into Leagues and Covenants, or to take up Armes again&s;t the King or the&s;e Commi&s;sionate by Him: and that all the&s;e Gatherings, Convocations, Petitions, Prote&s;tations, and erecting and keeping of Council-tables, that were u&s;ed in the be|ginning, and for carrying on, of the late troubles, were unlawfull and &s;editious. And particularly, that the&s;e Oaths, whereof the one was commonly called, <HI>The National Covenant,</HI> (as it was &s;worn and explained in the year one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty eight, and thereafter) and the other entituled, <HI>A Solemen League and Covenant,</HI> were, and are, in them&s;elves, unlawfull Oaths, and were taken by, and impo&s;ed upon, the Subjects of this Kingdom, again&s;t the fundemental Laws and Liberties of the &s;ame: And that there lyeth no obligation upon me, or any of the Subjects, from the &s;aids Oaths, or either of them, to en|deavour any change or alteration of the Government, either in Church or State, as it is now e&s;tabli&s;hed by the Laws of the Kingdom.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>III.</HI> ACT again&s;t Protections.</HEAD>
<P>_THe King's mo&s;t Excellent <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> being carefull, that the benefit of the Law in the admini&s;trations of Ju&s;tice, be free to all His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> good Subjects; And con&s;idering the prejudices many have for|merly &s;u&s;tained, in the &s;topping of the cour&s;e of Ju&s;tice, by the too frequent granting of Protections again&s;t per&s;onal execution. Therefore, and for prevent|ing of the like for the future, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con|&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, Doth Ratifie, Approve and Renew all former Acts of Parliament, made again&s;t the granting of Protections; And Di&s;chargeth the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, Se&s;&s;ion and Exchequer, to grant Protections to any per&s;ons again&s;t per&s;onal execution, certifying &s;uch as &s;hall grant the &s;ame, they &s;hall be liable for the debt again&s;t which they grant the Protection; and all execution &s;hall pa&s;s again&s;t the havers thereof, as if the &s;ame had not been granted.</P>
<P>It is alwayes hereby Declared, That notwith&s;tanding hereof, it &s;hall be free to the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Privy Council, Lords of Se&s;&s;ion and Exchequer, and to the Ju&s;tice-general and his Deputes, when any per&s;on or per&s;ons are &s;ummoned and appointed to appear per&s;onally before them, to give order now, as they have been in u&s;e formerly to do, for &s;u&s;pending per|&s;onal execution again&s;t the per&s;ons &s;o &s;ummoned and appoint|ed to appear, for &s;uch few dayes, as they may come to give their appearance, and during their nece&s;&s;ar &s;tay, and &s;ome few dayes for their return, and that according as the &s;aids re|&s;pective Judges &s;hall find rea&s;on, upon the particular applica|tions to be made thereupon,</P>
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<HEAD><HI>IV.</HI> ACT for the e&s;tabli&s;hment and con&s;titution of a National Synod.</HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much as the ordering and di&s;po&s;al of the external Government of the Church, and the nomination of the per&s;ons, by who&s;e advice matters relating to the &s;ame are to be &s;etled, doth belong to His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> as an inherent right of the Crown, by vertue of His Prero|gative-royal, and &s;upream Authority in cau&s;es Eccle&s;ia&s;tical: And in pro&s;ecution of this Tru&s;t, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> con&s;idering how fit and nece&s;&s;ary it is, for the honour and &s;ervice of Almighty God, the good and quiet of the Church, and the better Government thereof in unity and order, that there be a National Synod and A&s;&s;embly duly con&s;titute within this Kingdom, Hath therefore Appointed and Declared, and by the&s;e pre&s;ents Appoints and Declares, that there &s;hall be <HI>a National Synod of the Church of</HI> Scotland: And that this Synod, for the lawful Members thereof &s;hall con&s;i&s;t and be con&s;titute of the Archbi&s;hops of St. <HI>Andrews</HI> and <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> and the remanent Bi&s;hops of the&s;e two Provinces, of all Deans of Cathedral Churches, Arch-deacons, of all the Moderators of Meetings for exerci&s;e, allowed by the Bi&s;hops of the re&s;pective Dioce&s;&s;es, and of one Presbyter or Mini&s;ter of each Meeting, to be cho&s;en and elected by the Moderator and plurality of Presbyters of the &s;ame; and of one or two from the Univer|&s;ity of St. <HI>Andrews,</HI> one from <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> one from the Kings Col|ledge, one from <HI>Mar&s;hals</HI> Colledge, of <HI>Aberdeen,</HI> and one from the Colledge of <HI>Edinburgh;</HI> And this Synod, thus con&s;titute, is to meet at &s;uch times and places as His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> by His Proclama|tion, &s;hall appoint; and is to debate, treat, con&s;ider, con&s;ult, conclude and determine upon &s;uch pious matters, cau&s;es and things, concerning the Doctrine, Wor&s;hip, Di&s;cipline and Government, of this Church, as His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> &s;hall from time to time, under His Royal hand, deliver, or cau&s;e be delivered, to the Archbi&s;hop of St. <HI>Andrews,</HI> Pre&s;ident of the &s;aid National A&s;&s;embly, to be by him offered to their con&s;ideration. The E&s;tates of Parliament do humbly recogno&s;ce and acknowledge His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Power and Prerogative afore&s;aid, with the piety, ju&s;tice and prudence of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> re&s;olution herein; Likeas His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with their advice and con&s;ent, doth hereby E&s;tabli&s;h, Ratifie and
<PB N="10" REF="6">Confirm this con&s;titution of a National A&s;&s;embly, as the law|ful con&s;titution of the National Synods and A&s;&s;emblies of this Church, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> or His Commi&s;&s;ioner (without who&s;e pre&s;ence, no National Synod can be kept) being al|wayes pre&s;ent: And Declares, That no Act, Canon, Order or Ordinance &s;hall be owned as an Act of the National Synod of the Church of <HI>Scotland,</HI> &s;o as to be of any effect, force or validity in Law, to be ob&s;erved and keeped by the Archbi|&s;hops and Bi&s;hops, the inferiour Clergy, and all other pe&s;ons within this Realm (as far as lawfully, being Members of this National Church, it may concern them) but that which &s;hall be con&s;idered, con&s;ulted and agreed upon by the Pre&s;ident and major part of the Members above-&s;pecified. It is alwayes hereby provided, that nothing be enacted or put in execution, by Authority of a National Synod within this Kingdom, which &s;hall be contrary to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Prerogative or the Laws of the Kingdom; And that no Act, Matter or Cau&s;e be debated, con&s;ulted and concluded upon, but what &s;hall be allowed, approven and confirmed by His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> or His Com|mi&s;&s;ioner, pre&s;ent at the &s;aid National Synod.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>V.</HI> ACT anent ruinous hou&s;es in Royal Burghs.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord being informed, that upon the high Streets of &s;everal of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Burghs-royal, and in the vennels and other pa&s;|&s;ages within the &s;ame, there be many hou&s;es in the publick view of all people re&s;orting thereto, very ruinous and not inhabited the&s;e divers years by-gone, nor likely to be repaired by any, to the great opprobry of the &s;aid Burghs, and common &s;candal of the Kingdom, as being altogether defective of that policy and good order which is, and ever hath been, &s;o earne&s;tly intended in the many whol&s;om and laudable Laws already made, by His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and His Royal Progenitors of mo&s;t worthy memory. And finding the Burroughs very de&s;irous to have the&s;e many dan|gers and inconveniences prevented and remeeded, which the inhabitants of the&s;e Burghs, and the re&s;t of the Lieges fre|quenting the &s;ame, do continually fear from &s;uch ruinous build|ings; Doth therefore, with advice of His E&s;tates of Parlia|ment, Ordain the Provo&s;t and Bailies of the Burgh where &s;uch ruinous hou&s;es are, to cau&s;e warn and charge all per&s;ons, that
<PB N="11" REF="6">have or pretends right to the property of &s;uch Lands and Build|ings, or any Annual-rents forth thereof, to cau&s;e build and repair in a decent way, within year and day, &s;uch Hou&s;es and Buildings as have been wa&s;t and not inhabited three years be|fore the date of this pre&s;ent act, or &s;hall be wa&s;t and not in|habited thereafter by the fore&s;aid &s;pace of three years, or el&s;e to &s;ell the &s;ame to others, to be builded within the &s;ame &s;pace of year and day: And to charge all known per&s;ons, per|&s;onally or at their dwelling places, and by open Proclama|tion at the Paroch-kirk or Mercat-cro&s;s of the Burgh; and all others by open Proclamation at the &s;aid Mercat-cro&s;s and Pa|roch-kirk. And in ca&s;e of their ab&s;ence out of this Realm, at the Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and Peer and Shoar of <HI>Lieth,</HI> upon three&s;core dayes; with certification to them if they failzie, the &s;aid Provo&s;t and Bailies &s;hall cau&s;e the &s;aid Lands and Tene|ment to be valued by certain per&s;ons, to be cho&s;en and &s;worn by them for that effect, and &s;ell the &s;ame to any per&s;on that will buy them, and pay the price of the &s;ame to the&s;e owners, if they be known; and if they be not known, to con&s;ign the prices thereof in the hands of the Provo&s;t, one of the Bai|lies, or Dean of Gild of the &s;aid Burgh, to be forth-coming to the&s;e who have intere&s;t thereto: And if no man will buy them, it &s;hall be lawfull to the &s;aid Provo&s;t and Bailies, after appri&s;ing thereof, as &s;aid is, and payment or con&s;ignation of the prices of the &s;ame, to ca&s;t down the &s;aid ruinous Hou&s;es, and cau&s;e build the &s;ame of new. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore&s;aid, Declares, That it &s;hall not be lawfull in time com|ing, to any manner of per&s;on to pur&s;ue them nor their &s;ucce&s;|&s;ors therefore, nor pretend any right or intere&s;t therto, but that the &s;aid right &s;hall be a perfect &s;ecurity to the builders thereof and their &s;ucce&s;&s;ors.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="6" TYPE="act">
<PB N="12" REF="7">
<HEAD><HI>VI.</HI> ACT di&s;charging the importation of Strong-waters, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord and E&s;tates of Parliament, un|der&s;tanding, that there are divers Strong-waters, Mum-bear and other Beer for drinking, brought in|to this Kingdom from Forraign places, which might be more conveniently made within the Kingdom, to the benefit of the natives thereof. Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with con&s;ent of the &s;aids E&s;tates, Di&s;charges all in-bringing of <HI>Aqua-vitae</HI> or Strong-waters, Mum-beer and other Beer for drinking (except Black-beer, called Spruce-beer) within this Kingdom, under the pain of e&s;cheat thereof.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="7" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>VII.</HI> ACT di&s;charging the mixing of Tin with Lead.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord and E&s;tates of this pre&s;ent Par|liament con&s;idering, the great hurt &s;u&s;tained by His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Lieges, by the fraudulent dealing of Pewterers, in mixing the finer &s;ort of Tin brought from <HI>England, France, Flanders</HI> and other parts beyond &s;ea, with ba&s;er and cour&s;er mettal of Tin and Lead, and their exacting greater prices betwixt the new Pewter ca&s;ten by them, and the old which they receive from the Lieges. For remeid thereof, it is Statute and Ordained, that the Pewterer or Founder of Tin, &s;hall put the mark of the Thi&s;tle, and the Deacons mark; with his own name, upon every peece of work that he happens to ca&s;t, and that the &s;ame &s;hall be of the fine&s;t of the Pewter marked with the Ro&s;e in <HI>England;</HI> And in ca&s;e the &s;ame be under the fine&s;t of the &s;aid Pewter of <HI>England,</HI> that the &s;ame &s;hall be confi&s;cat, and he puni&s;hed in his per&s;on at the di&s;cretion of the Magi&s;trates of the Burgh where he dwels: And to that effect, that there be a Say-ma&s;ter appointed by the Magi&s;trates in each Burgh, for trying of the &s;ame. As like|wayes, that he &s;hall take, betwixt the pound of old Pewter and Tin, marked with the Ro&s;e fore&s;aid, and the pound of new ca&s;ten by him, two &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> allanerly, under the pain fore&s;aid.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="8" TYPE="act">
<PB N="13" REF="7">
<HEAD><HI>VIII.</HI> ACT anent the di&s;charging of Advocations for &s;ums within two hundred merks.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord and E&s;tates of Parliament con|&s;idering, the manifold prejudices and troubles ari&s;|ing to divers of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Lieges, in pur&s;uing of maters of &s;mall importance, by the too frequent granting of Advocations from inferiour Judges. Therefore, our &s;aid Soveraign Lord, with advice and con&s;ent of the &s;aids E&s;tates, Di&s;charges the Lords of Se&s;&s;ion from giving and granting Letters of Advo|cation, of any actions intended or to be intended before what&s;o|ever inferiour Judicatories, which may competently, by the Laws of the Kingdom, be decided by the &s;aids inferiour Judges, before whom the &s;aid Action is or &s;hall be intended, for &s;ums of money within two hundred Merks; or for any other cau&s;e, whereunto by the Laws of the Kingdom, the &s;aids inferiour Judges are ex|pre&s;ly appointed Judges.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="9" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>IX.</HI> ACT in favours of Minors, anent the duties of the Lands compri&s;ed from them.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord con&s;idering, the favourable condition of Minors, who are often-times de&s;ti|tute of Tutors and Curators; and though they have them, yet in re&s;pect of their minority, they are not in capacity or credit to rai&s;e &s;ums of money for &s;atisfaction of their Creditors: And it being unrea&s;onable, that their Creditors compri&s;ers of their E&s;tate, &s;hould, during the not expiring of the legall rever&s;ion, which, according to Law, continues during their minority, have more advantage by their E&s;tate then corre&s;ponds to the Annual|rent of the true &s;ums owing to them by vertue of their com|pri&s;ings; Doth, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Par|liament, Ratifie and Approve the act of Parliament, made in <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and twenty one, <HI>Cap.</HI> 6. in &s;o
<PB N="14" REF="8">far as the &s;ame concerns Minors; And Declares, that the true meaning thereof was, and is, that Minors, having right to the legal rever&s;ion, &s;hould be no further oblieged during their mi|nority of twenty one years of age, but allanerly for the An|nual-rent of the &s;ums contained in the compri&s;ings; and that they lo&s;e not the right of the <HI>&s;uper-plus</HI> of the mailes and duties of the Lands, &s;o far as the &s;ame exceeds the &s;aid Annual-rents, during their &s;aid minority.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="10" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>X.</HI> ACT again&s;t exportation of Money forth of the Kingdom.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, how much the Kingdom is impove|ri&s;hed by the daily exportation of mo|ney forth of the &s;ame; and that the making u&s;e of our own native Com|modities, for furni&s;hing us with the&s;e things which formerly were brought to us from Forraign places, is, by the commendable indu&s;try of &s;everal de&s;erv|ing Countrey-men and ingenuous Arti&s;ts, much improved: And that in order to their encouragement, and that our own native Commodities may go the better off, nece&s;&s;ar it is, that &s;ome more &s;evere re&s;traint then formerly be laid upon the exporta|tion of money. Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Statutes and Ordains, That no per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;oever, &s;hall trade or u&s;e mer|chandize with any other Nation, till fir&s;t they take an Oath before the Lord Thea&s;urer or Thea&s;urer-depute, or before &s;uch per&s;ons as they &s;hall appoint for that effect, that they &s;hall not export by them&s;elves or others, directly or indirectly, by Sea or Land, any Gold or Silver, coyned or un-coyned, except &s;uch a &s;um as they &s;hall declare upon oath before the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer, The&s;aurer-depute, or the&s;e appointed by them, as &s;aid is, to be nece&s;&s;ar for making of their voyage to the Port where they are going; and that if he know any money tran&s;|ported by any other per&s;on, he &s;hall delate the &s;ame to the Lord The&s;aurer, Principal or Depute, or to the fore&s;aid per&s;ons appointed by them. As likewi&s;e, every Skipper &s;hall, before he make any voyage after the publication hereof, to any other Kingdom or Nation, take an Oath before the &s;aid Lord The|&s;aurer
<PB N="15" REF="8">or The&s;aurer-depute, or the&s;e appointed by them for that effect, that he &s;hall not him&s;elf tran&s;port, nor &s;uffer any Gold or Silver, coyned or un-coyned (except as is above-excepted, and except the &s;um of three &s;core pounds at mo&s;t, which every Pa&s;&s;enger is hereby allowed to carry forth of the Countrey for his nece&s;&s;ar &s;pending) to be tran&s;ported in the Ship wherein he is Ma&s;ter, and that he &s;hall u&s;e his utmo&s;t endeavour for di&s;covery of the &s;ame, if any be: And that if after he hath made &s;ail, it &s;hall come to his knowledge, that there is any money concealed in his Ship, or in any other Ship, he &s;hall, at his return, delate the &s;ame to the Lord The&s;aurer, Prin|cipal or Depute, or to the&s;e appointed by them for that ef|fect: and which per&s;ons appointed by them, are hereby re|quired, to give timous notice thereof to the &s;aid Lord The|&s;aurer or The&s;aurer-depute, under the penalty of the half of the money informed to have been tran&s;ported. And &s;icklike, the &s;aids Oaths &s;hall be renewed and taken before the &s;aids Lord The&s;aurer or Depute, or the&s;e appointed by them, as &s;aid is, by all Skippers and Merchants, at the making of every par|ticular voyage; and both the &s;aids Oaths &s;hall be &s;ub&s;cribed by the re&s;pective parties, and in&s;ert in the Books of Exche|quer, or in the Books of the&s;e per&s;ons appointed by the Lords The&s;aurer or Depute for that effect; for which Extracts, they &s;hall pay to the keepers of the&s;e Regi&s;ters twelve &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> allanerly, the one thereof to be carried to the Cu&s;tomer, and in|&s;ert in their Books <HI>gratis;</HI> the other to be carried to the keeper of the Cocquet, and in&s;ert in his Books <HI>gratis.</HI> And it is fur|ther Statute and Ordained, That in ca&s;e any Merchant or Skip|per, &s;hall, after the publication hereof, trade with, or make any voyage to any other Kingdom or Nation, before the taking of the &s;aids Oaths, and production of the Extracts thereof to the Cu&s;tomer and keeper of the Cocquet, that then they &s;hall forfeit the fifth part of their moveables and be incapable, the Merchant of all trading, and the Skipper of having any charge of any Ship within this Kingdom in all time coming. Pro|vided alwayes, that the taking of the Oaths above-mentioned &s;hall be without prejudice of &s;earch for, or &s;ei&s;ure of, any export|ed money: And if any Gold or Silver, coyned or un-coyned, &s;hall, after publication hereof, be di&s;covered carrying out of the Kingdom, by any per&s;on who hath taken the &s;aid Oath, the &s;ame not only to be confi&s;cat, but the per&s;on or per&s;ons owners thereof, to be proceeded again&s;t as perjured per&s;ons, and further lyable to &s;ix moneths impri&s;onment. As al&s;o, it is hereby De|clared, that notwith&s;tanding of the &s;aid Oaths, if it &s;hall at any time thereafter be legally proven, money hath been carried out of the Kingdom by the per&s;ons takers of the &s;aid Oath, the &s;aids per&s;ons &s;hall be proceeded again&s;t as perjured per&s;ons, and
<PB N="16" REF="9">by and attour, be fined in the value of the money exported; and what&s;oever money &s;hall be di&s;covered or &s;eized upon, the one half thereof to be for His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> u&s;e, and the other half to the informer. And the Lord The&s;aurer and The&s;aurer-de|pute are hereby required, to appoint &s;ufficient hone&s;t men, to be found at the re&s;pective Ports of this Kingdom, or Royal Burghs next adjacent thereto, for taking of the &s;aids Oaths; And that they take Bond, with &s;ufficient caution, from each of the per&s;ons &s;o appointed, under the pain of &s;ix thou&s;and pounds <HI>Scots,</HI> that they &s;hall not &s;uffer any Merchant or Skipper to u&s;e trade or merchandize with any Forraign Kingdom or Na|tion, before they have taken the &s;aid Oaths; and &s;hall do their utmo&s;t endeavours for di&s;covery and &s;eizure of all money carryed out of the Kingdom: And that if it &s;hall be informed to them, that any money hath been carryed out of the King|dom, they &s;hall give &s;peedy and timeous notice of their infor|mation to the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer or The&s;aurer-depute, the one half of the fore&s;aid &s;um of &s;ix thou&s;and pounds, in ca&s;e of failzie, to be for His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> u&s;e, and the other half to be given to the delator, and to be further liable to &s;ix moneths impri&s;onment for breach of their tru&s;t. And &s;icklike, the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer principal, and The&s;aurer-depute, are hereby required, to cau&s;e the Farmerers and Collectors of the Cu&s;tom, and keepers of the Cocquet, to take an Oath, that the &s;aids Farmerers and Collectors of the Cu&s;tom &s;hall u&s;e their utmo&s;t endeavours, for the di&s;covery and &s;eizure of all money carrying out of the Kingdom by Sea or Land, either by Merchant, Skipper, or by any per&s;on of what&s;oever quality or degree, ex|cept as is above excepted; and that they &s;hall not give warrand to any Skipper to receive a Cocquet, unle&s;s they have received, both from the Skipper and Merchants in the Ship, extracts of the re&s;pective Oaths, as &s;aid is; and that the keepers of the Cocquets &s;hall give no Cocquet, unle&s;s they have likewi&s;e received extracts of the Oaths above-mentioned, both from Skipper and Mer|chants; and both Cu&s;tomers and keepers of the Cocquet to give Bond, with &s;ufficient Caution, under &s;uch &s;ums of money as the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer principal, and The&s;aurer-depute &s;hall think fit, for fulfilling of the premi&s;&s;es. And in ca&s;e the &s;aids Farmerers, Collectors and keepers of the Cocquet, or either of them, &s;hall refu&s;e to compear, or compearing, refu&s;e or delay to take the Oath, and give their Bond as afore&s;aid, then their Tack, Commi&s;&s;ion, Gift, or any other Title by which they enjoy their Places and Charges to be void and null, and they to be further lyable to &s;uch cen&s;ures, as the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer principal, and The&s;aurer-de|pute &s;hall think fit for their contumacy. And if it &s;hall be made appear to the &s;aid Lord The&s;aurer principal, and The&s;aurer-depute, that any of the Farmerers or Collectors of Cu&s;tom, or keepers of
<PB N="17" REF="9">Cocquet, &s;hall tran&s;gre&s;s the Oath and Bond above-mentioned in any part, then their Tack, Commi&s;&s;ion, Gift, or any other Title by which they enjoy their &s;aids Places, to be void and null, and they to have incurred the &s;ums and penalties contained in their re&s;pective Bonds (the one half thereof to be given to the informer or delator) and to be further proceeded again&s;t as perjured per&s;ons; Di&s;charging hereby, all granting of Licences for exporting of money; except to &s;uch per&s;ons allanerly as &s;hall make faith in Exchequer, or the&s;e appointed by the Lord The&s;aurer or The&s;aurer-depute; and give &s;ufficient Bond, that the money which they are to carry out, is to be be&s;towed upon Timber in <HI>Norway,</HI> or in order for bringing in of Victual in time of extream dearth, and that they &s;hall return, <HI>in &s;pecie,</HI> what part of the money &s;hall not be &s;o be&s;towed.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="11" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XI.</HI> ACT for encouragement of Tillage and Pa&s;turage.</HEAD>
<P>_OUR Soveraign Lord con&s;idering, how nece&s;&s;ar it is, for the encouragement of the tillage of this Country, which is &s;ubject to &s;o much toil and expence, though the improvement thereof be mo&s;t advantagious to the whole King|dom, That liberty be granted for the exportation of Corns, after the Na|tives are &s;ufficiently provided for. Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, Statutes and De|clares, That it &s;hall be lawful to export Corns of all &s;orts, when they are under the prices following, at the Ports or re&s;pective places of exportation; <HI>viz.</HI> ilk Boll of Wheat, under twelve pounds the Boll, Beir and Barley, under eight pounds the Boll, Oates and Pea&s;e, under eight merks the Boll; notwith&s;tanding of any former Acts, Laws or Practice to the contrary, they pay|ing the u&s;ual Cu&s;tom and Bullion as formerly: with this provi&s;i|on, That when the Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Secret Council &s;hall judge it nece&s;&s;ar, for the good of the Kingdom and preventing of dearth, they may di&s;charge the exportation of Victual of all &s;orts, for &s;o long time as they &s;hall think fit. As al&s;o, for im|provement
<PB N="18" REF="10">of the Pa&s;turage of this Kingdom, and for encourage|ment of the breeders of the Be&s;tial thereof, It is Statute and Ordained, with advice and con&s;ent fore&s;aid, that the exportation by Sea, of all &s;orts of Be&s;tial, either Nolt, Sheep or Swine, and barrelled Fle&s;hes of all &s;ort, &s;hall be free of Cu&s;tom, Bullion, and all other impo&s;itions, for the &s;pace of nineteen years next after the date hereof.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="12" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XII.</HI> ACT for a new Impo&s;ition upon Engli&s;h Com|modities.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, how much it concerns the credit and wealth of the Kingdom, that our own native Commodities be manufactured among&s;t our &s;elves, and that the en|deavours of &s;uch per&s;ons as are &s;etting up Manufacturies and Trades, have been, and are much retarded, by the importation of &s;uch forraign Commo|dities as may be made within the King|dom. Therefore, and for their due encouragement, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Statutes and Ordains, That from and after the fir&s;t day of <HI>Sep|tember</HI> next, twelve pounds <HI>Scots</HI> upon ilk ell of broad Engli&s;h Cloath; &s;ix pounds upon ilk ell of <HI>York-&s;hire</HI> and all narrow Cloath; two pounds eight &s;hillings upon ilk ell of Searge; thirty &s;hillings upon ilk ell of Ca&s;tilians; forty eight pounds upon ilk Beaver-hat; twenty four pounds upon ilk Demy-beaver and Vi|gon; and three pounds upon the peece of ilk common Hat; thirty &s;ix pounds upon the dozen of wor&s;tead Stockings; twenty four pounds upon the dozen of Stag-gloves; and twelve pounds upon the dozen of &s;ingle Stags, Cordivans, Kid or Shiverings; and twenty four &s;hillings upon ilk pound of Tobacco, imported either for &s;ale or private u&s;e into this Kingdom from <HI>England,</HI> all <HI>Scots</HI> money; Be exacted, levied and collected; and four&s;core <HI>per cent.</HI> upon all other &s;orts of Commodities imported into this King|dom from <HI>England,</HI> and not particulary named in this Act, and upon all the growth and Manufactury of that Kingdom, though imported from any other place, and that over and above all other impo&s;itions put upon the &s;ame already. And to the ef|fect this pre&s;ent Act may be the more exactly put to execu|tion,
<PB N="19" REF="10">It is Statute and Ordained, That all Goods imported from <HI>England,</HI> or of the growth and manufactury of <HI>England,</HI> not above particularly expre&s;t, &s;hall be valued, after &s;ighting, by two skilfull hone&s;t men, upon oath, to be nominate by the Dean of Gild or his A&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors, or Magi&s;trates of the Burgh, or next adjacent Burgh to the Cu&s;tom-office, where the &s;aids Goods are entered, or by the oath of the party to whom the &s;aids Goods belongs, and accordingly pay the &s;aid four&s;core <HI>per cent.</HI> And the Lords The&s;aurer and The&s;aurer-depute, and Lords of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Exchequer, are hereby required to take an Oath, and Bond with &s;ufficient Caution, from the Farmers or Col|lectors of the &s;aids impo&s;itions, that they &s;hall exactly collect the &s;ame, without any abatement thereof, directly or indirectly; and that they &s;hall not &s;uffer any of the &s;aids Goods to pa&s;s or be conveyed away un-entred, and that under the penalty of the worth of the &s;aids Goods, if the contrary &s;hall be made appear, the one half thereof to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> u&s;e, and the other half to the informer, and under the pain of forfaulting their Tacks and Commi&s;&s;ions, and being declared incapable to farm or col|lect, in any time hereafter, any Cu&s;tom, Exci&s;e, or other Impo|&s;ition what&s;oever within this Kingdom. And if any of the fore&s;aids Goods or Commodities &s;hall be informed and made appear to be brought in, or &s;hall be &s;eized upon, not being entered in the Cu&s;tom-office, or any other Office appointed for that effect, then the &s;ame to be wholly confi&s;cat, the one half to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> u&s;e, and the other half to the fir&s;t informer or &s;eizer thereof.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="13" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XIII.</HI> ACT impo&s;ing a Cu&s;tom upon Corn imported from <HI>Ireland</HI> into this Kingdom.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, what great &s;ums of money are carryed out of the Kingdom, by per&s;ons, impor|ters of Corn hither from <HI>Ireland,</HI> who having &s;old their Corns, export the mo|ney without battering any of the Com|modities of this Kingdom; whereby the whole Nation, particularly tho&s;e near adjacent parts of the Kingdom, are much impoveri&s;hed of money: And that it is ju&s;t and rea&s;onable that the &s;aid Corns &s;hould bear Cu&s;tom, toward the increa&s;e of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Revenue, proportionably with other imported
<PB N="20" REF="11">Commodities, e&s;pecially when the Corns of this Kingdom are &s;old at ea&s;ie rates. Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Doth hereby impo&s;e three pounds <HI>Scots</HI> of Cu&s;tom upon ilk boll, <HI>Linlithgow</HI> mea&s;ure, of Corn imported into this Kigdom from <HI>Ireland,</HI> after the fir&s;t day of <HI>Seplember</HI> next; and appoints thirty &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> to be rai&s;ed upon ilk boll already imported, and not yet retailed, con|form to an Act of the Committee of E&s;tates made there-anent, in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty. But, lea&s;t the more indigent &s;ort of people might be prejudged, by highting the prices of the &s;aids Corns in time of dearth, under pretence of the &s;aid Cu&s;tom; Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent fore&s;aid, doth hereby give power to the Lords of His Privy Council, to remit and di&s;charge the exacting of the &s;aid Cu&s;tom, when they &s;hall find the prices of the Victual of this Kingdom, Meal and Barley <HI>re&s;pective,</HI> to exceed eight pounds the boll; And appoints the Lords of His Exchequer to cau&s;e put this Act to full execution, and cau&s;e the fore&s;aid Cu&s;tom be ex|actly levied, with power to them to allow &s;uch fies to the Col|lectors thereof as they &s;hall think fit.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="14" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XIV.</HI> ACT for in-bringing of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents.</HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much, as His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parlia|ment, taking to their con&s;ideration, the great contempt and neglect of the &s;everal Fewers and others lyable in payment of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents, where-through (notwith&s;tanding of the dili|gence and endeavours of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> The&s;aurer principal, The&s;aurer-depute, and others his <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Officers ap|pointed for the management of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Revenue) the &s;ame are not payed, or otherwi&s;e &s;o un&s;ea&s;onably payed, that it proves a great hindrance and prejudice to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Affairs. And finding &s;everal Acts of Parliament made for the timeous and &s;ea|&s;onable payment of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents, as well con&s;tituting the time and &s;itting of Exchequer, to the effect that the per&s;ons lyable in payment, might know both the time, place and per&s;ons, where, when, and to whom they &s;hould compt and make payment of the &s;aids Duties, as al&s;o &s;uch cen&s;ures and penalties as might induce them to due obedience thereto: Particularly, the &s;ixty third Act, <HI>Par.</HI> eleventh, holden by His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Grand|father
<PB N="21" REF="11">of ble&s;&s;ed memory, in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and five hundred and eighty &s;even, Ordaining the Exchequer to &s;it down the fir&s;t day of <HI>July</HI> yearly, and to continue to the la&s;t day of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> thereafter; requiring not only the The&s;aurer, Comptroller, Collector, their Deputes and other Officers, to be pre&s;ent and give their attendance during the &s;aid time; but al&s;o, all per&s;ons lyable in payment, who ought to make compt in Exchequer, to be charged by Precepts to compear thereat, under the pain of fourty pounds, to be uplifted by the The&s;aurer; Ordaining Let|ters of Horning to be directed again&s;t them for payment there|of, and that the &s;aids per&s;ons do attend for making of the &s;aids accompts to the clo&s;e thereof; and in ca&s;e of di&s;obedience to the &s;aid Precept, that they be charged of new at the Mercat-cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and in ca&s;e of their di&s;obedience to the &s;aid Charge, to be denounced Rebels at the &s;aid Cro&s;s; which denounciation is declared to be as &s;ufficient, as if the &s;ame were at the head Burgh of the Shire where the per&s;on liveth, and that the Horn|ing be regi&s;trat in the The&s;aurers Books or Sheriff Books of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI> And &s;icklike, by the &s;ixty fifth Act of the &s;aid Parliament, All Chamberlains and other Receivers of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents, as well heretable as moveable, are ordained to find cau|tion to the The&s;aurer in <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> for making compt at the or|dinar time of Exchequer, and payment within twenty dayes af|ter the terme. And al&s;o, by the eighty Act of the &s;aid Par|liament, it is Ordained, that Letters be directed, charging the Sheriffs, under the pain of rebellion; with certification, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> to find caution, Burges Indwellers in <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> that they &s;hall yearly make their accompts in Exchequer, and pay all things re&s;ting owing to the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> by vertue of their Office. And &s;icklike, by the two hundred and thirty Act, Parliament fourteenth, <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and five hundred and ninety four; not only the fore&s;aid Act is ratified and approven; but al&s;o, all Chamberlains, Fewers, Cu&s;tomers, Bailies of Burroughs, and Sheriffs, and others intromettors with the fore|&s;aids Rents, are ordained to find caution Burge&s;&s;es of <HI>Edin|burgh,</HI> for yearly compearing and making compt in Exchequer. And &s;icklike, by another Act, Parliament fifteen, Act two hun|dred and &s;ixty two, for preventing of the prejudice that did then ari&s;e, through the not timeous payment of the fore&s;aids Rents, payable out of the High-lands and I&s;les, the &s;aids Fewers are Ordained to find caution to the Exchequer, for yearly and thank|full payment of the yearly Rents, Duties and Services due and payable forth of the Lands po&s;&s;e&s;t and occupied by them, or any other in their names; wherein if they failed, their pretended In|fe&s;tments, and other Rights and Titles they have to any of their Lands, either property or &s;uperiority, are declared forfault and null. Which whole Acts of Parliament <HI>re&s;pective</HI> above-men|tioned,
<PB N="22" REF="12">The King's <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parliament, taking of new to their con&s;ideration; and finding no means could have been more probable and conduceable, for preventing of the&s;e preju|dices and ob&s;tructions that have ari&s;en to His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Affairs, through the not timely payment of His Rents; and that the neglect of the exact putting of the &s;aids Acts to execution, hath been the only fountain from whence the&s;e have &s;prung. Therefore, and for preventing of the &s;ame in the future, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Par|liament, doth Revive, Renew, Ratifie and Approve the fore|&s;aids Acts, re&s;pectively and particularly above-written, of the dates, tenors and contents thereof in all points, in &s;o far as the &s;ame are or may be extended to the payment or &s;ecuring of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents; and Ordains the &s;ame to have force, and be punctually obeyed and extended again&s;t all Chamberlains, Few|ers, Sheriffs, Stewards of Stewartries, Bailies of Regalities, Bailes of Burroughs, and others lyable in payment of any of His <HI>Ma|je&s;ties</HI> Rents, for finding caution in Exchequer to the The&s;aurer principal and The&s;aurer-depute, who are hereby required to cau&s;e charge the fore&s;aids per&s;ons, particularly above-mentioned, at the Mercat-cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> to compear before them, to the effect above-written; with certification, not only under the pains contained in the re&s;pective Acts of Parliament, but al&s;o, in ca&s;e of their di&s;obedience, to denounce them Rebels at the &s;aid Mer|cat-cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and to be regi&s;trate in the The&s;aurers or general Regi&s;ters of Hornings: Which charge, denounciation and regi&s;tration <HI>re&s;pective,</HI> the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Par|liament Declares to be as &s;ufficient, to all purpo&s;es and intents, as if the &s;ame charge were given to them per&s;onally at their dwelling-hou&s;es, and the denounciation at the head Burgh of the Shire where they live, and the &s;ame regi&s;trate in the Sheriff Books thereof. And &s;ick like, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parliament taking to their con&s;ideration, that &s;everal of the &s;aids Fewers, charged and de|nounced for not compearing, compting and paying of their &s;aids Duties, do ly under the Proce&s;s of Horning, apprehending them|&s;elves (from the di&s;tance of the place) &s;ecure, both as to their per&s;ons and goods, to the great contempt of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Authority, &s;lighting, contemning and vilipending His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Laws: And His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, by the nature, duty and office of each Sheriff, Stewart and Bai|lies of Regalities within their re&s;pective Juri&s;dictions, they as His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Officers are oblieged, and by &s;everal Acts of Parliament, (<HI>viz.</HI> the 30. <HI>Act</HI> JA. 4. <HI>Par.</HI> 3. <HI>Par.</HI> 6. <HI>Act</HI> 69. <HI>Act</HI> 97. JA. 5. <HI>Par.</HI> 7. <HI>Act</HI> 74. <HI>Par.</HI> 6. JA. 6. <HI>Act</HI> 75. JA. 6. <HI>Par.</HI> 6.) Ordained, to execute His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Laws, and put Letters of Poinding and Caption to execution, take and apprehend the Rebels, uplift their e&s;tates and compt for the &s;ame to the Comptroller and The|&s;aurer
<PB N="23" REF="12">and to cau&s;e their Clerks give in the Regi&s;ters of Horn|ings, and to uplift His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> retoured Duties, blench Duties, Taxations, and other Duties payable to His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> as not only the &s;aids Acts of Parliament, but al&s;o the &s;everal Rolls of Ex|chequer bears; Whereby it appears, both by Law, and the nature, and duty of their Office, that they ought to execute His <HI>Ma|je&s;ties</HI> Letters, and cau&s;e His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> be payed of His Rents by the per&s;ons lyable on payment thereof within their bounds, and that the contemners of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Authority be duly puni|&s;hed, and His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Laws put to execution by them as His proper Officers. Therefore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parliament Ordains, when any of the fore&s;aids per&s;ons, for di&s;|obedience to the charges given to them for payment of the Mails, Farmes and Duties, as &s;aid is, are denounced Rebels and put to the horn, Letters be directed to charge the Sheriff of the Shire and his Deputes, Stewart of the Stewartry, Baily of the Regali|ty <HI>re&s;pective,</HI> within tho&s;e bounds where the &s;aids per&s;ons dwells or lands lyes, to take and apprehend their per&s;ons and put them in warde, ay and while payment be made to the The&s;aurer and The&s;aurer-depute, or others appointed by them, and an <HI>eque</HI> retired thereof, or to poind and de&s;trinzie the readie&s;t goods and geer, and make &s;ale of &s;o much thereof; and to cau&s;e His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> The&s;aurer and The&s;aurer-depute, and others appointed by them for that effect, to be compleatly payed of the &s;aid &s;um charged for, or to in&s;truct &s;ufficient and exact diligence for the &s;ame, with|in twenty one dayes next after they be charged: With certifi|cation, if they failzie, the &s;aids twenty one dayes being by-pa&s;t, Letters &s;hall be directed to charge them or their re&s;pective cau|tioners to make payment thereof them&s;elves, under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to the horn; and if they failzie, to denounce them rebels, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> in manner above-&s;pecified.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="15" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XV.</HI> ACT concerning Beggars and Vagabonds.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord, con&s;idering the many lau|dable Acts of Parliament, made by His <HI>Maje|&s;ties</HI> Royal Predece&s;&s;ors for relief of the Poor, and for con&s;training of Beggars, Vagabonds and idle Per&s;ons to take them&s;elves to lawful Cal|lings, that they might not be burden&s;om and di&s;-gracefull to the Kingdom; E&s;pecially the &s;eventh Act of the &s;ixth Parliament of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Grand-father King <HI>James</HI>
<PB N="24" REF="13">the &s;ixth of happy memory; Ordaining the names of the Poor of ilk Paroch, and &s;uch as mu&s;t be nece&s;&s;arily &s;u&s;tained by almes, to be taken up, and to tax and &s;tint the per&s;ons within the Paroch according to the e&s;timation of their &s;ub&s;tance, without excep|tion of per&s;ons, to &s;uch weekly charges and contributions, as &s;hould be thought &s;ufficient to &s;u&s;tain the &s;aid poor People: And the hundred and &s;ixty eight Act of the fifteenth Parlia|ment King <HI>James</HI> the &s;ixth, Ratifying the former Act; with this addition, That &s;trong Beggars, with their Bairns, be imployed in common Works, and that they &s;hall continue &s;ervants there|in during their life times. And con&s;idering the tenth Act of the two and twentieth Parliament of His &s;aid Royal Grand|father King <HI>James</HI> the &s;ixth, Recommending to all His good Subjects, to take into their &s;ervice poor and indigent Children, declaring that they &s;hall be &s;ubject to their &s;aid Ma&s;ters, their Heirs and A&s;&s;ignes, in all kind of &s;ervice that &s;hall be enjoyned to them, untill they pa&s;s their age of thirty years compleat, and that they &s;hall be &s;ubject to their Ma&s;ters correction and cha|&s;ti&s;ement in all manner of puni&s;hment (life and torture except|ed) and that if it &s;hall happen, the &s;aid per&s;ons to ab&s;ent them|&s;elves from their Ma&s;ters &s;ervice without their licence, not on|ly to be lyable to bodily puni&s;hment at their Ma&s;ters di&s;cre|tion, but that all recepters of them &s;hall be oblieged to re&s;tore them to their Ma&s;ters, within twenty four hours after they be required, otherwayes, to pay to their &s;aid Ma&s;ters, ten &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> for ilk dayes ab&s;ence till they be re&s;tored. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> con&s;idering, that the chief cau&s;e, whereby the fore&s;aids Acts have proven in-effectual, and that Vagabonds and idle Per&s;ons do yet &s;o much abound, hath been, that there were few or no common works then erected in the Kingdom, who might take and imploy the &s;aid idle Per&s;ons in their &s;ervice; and that now, by His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Princely care, common Works for Ma|nufacturies of divers &s;orts, are &s;etting up in this Kingdom; Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, Ratifies and Approves the fore&s;aids Acts of Par|liament; with this addition, That it &s;hall be lei&s;um to all Per|&s;ons or Societies, who have or &s;hall &s;et up any Manufacturies within this Kingdom, to &s;eize upon and apprehend the per&s;ons of any Vagabonds, who &s;hall be found begging, or who being Ma&s;terle&s;s and out of &s;ervice, have not wherewith to main|tain them&s;elves by their own means or work, and to imploy them for their &s;ervice as they &s;hall &s;ee &s;it, the &s;ame being done with the advice of the re&s;pective Magi&s;trates of the place where they &s;hall be &s;eized upon; And Ordains the Paroches where &s;uch Vagabonds or idle Per&s;ons, as &s;hall be found begging, were born; or in ca&s;e the place of their nativity be not known, the Paroches where they have any re&s;idence, haunt, or mo&s;t re&s;ort,
<PB N="25" REF="13">for the &s;pace of three years immediately preceeding their being &s;o apprehended, who thereby are relieved of the burden of them, to make payment to the Per&s;ons or Societies that &s;hall happen to imploy them, of two &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> money <HI>per diem,</HI> for the fir&s;t year after they be apprehended, and one &s;hilling <HI>Scots per diem</HI> for the next three years thereafter; the one half thereof to be payed by the Heretors of the &s;everal Paroches <HI>re&s;pective,</HI> and the other half thereof to be payed by the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors and Inha|bitants dwelling upon the ground of each Heretor <HI>re&s;pective.</HI> Likeas, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent fore&s;aid, Ordains the Heretors of each Paroch, or as many of them as &s;hall happen to meet, upon publick intimation, made at the Paroch-kirk upon any Sabbath at the di&s;&s;olving of the Church from the fir&s;t Sermon, by any of the Heretors of the Paroch, or by the imployers of the Poor, to make up a &s;tent Roll for maintenance of the Poor in their Paroch, who &s;hall be employed, as &s;aid is, at the rate afore&s;aid, the one half thereof to be payed by the Heretors, either conform to the old extent of their Lands within the Paroch, or conform to the va|luation by which they la&s;t payed a&s;&s;e&s;sment; or otherwayes as the major part of the Heretors, &s;o meeting &s;hall agree, Life-renters and Wod-&s;etters alwayes being lyable, during their Rights as Heretors; and the other half thereof to be laid upon the Tennents and Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors, according to their means and &s;ub&s;tance. And in ca&s;e the &s;aids Heretors, being required by any Per&s;on or Society, imploying the Poor as &s;aid is, &s;hall failzie to make up and deliver a &s;tent Roll in manner fore&s;aid, with power to the Per|&s;ons, Society or others intru&s;ted by them, to charge the Here|tors of each Paroch for the &s;um of two &s;hillings <HI>Scots per diem,</HI> for each one of their Poor, whereof they &s;hall be relieved in manner fore&s;aid, conform to the old extent or valuation fore&s;aid, at the option of the per&s;on or Society imploying, or the&s;e in|tru&s;ted by them; which &s;tent Roll &s;hall continue and &s;tand for one year after the making up thereof, either by the Heretors, or in ca&s;e of failzie, by the Per&s;ons or Societies imploying the Poor. as &s;aid is, and &s;hall then be renewed from year to year, during the years above-written. Providing al&s;o, that the Heretors, in ca&s;e they failzie to make a &s;tent Roll, as &s;aid is, and be charged conform to the old extent or valuation of their Lands, that they &s;hall have relief of the Tennents and Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors of their Lands, for the one half of what they &s;hall be di&s;tre&s;&s;ed for. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with con&s;ent fore&s;aids, Ordains Letters of Horning to be directed hereupon, at the in&s;tance of the Per&s;ons or Societies imployers of the Poor, or per&s;ons intru&s;ted by them, again&s;t the Heretors and others for payment of the &s;aid daily allowance for the Poor, or again&s;t the recepters of them, being &s;o imployed, for ten &s;hillings <HI>Scots</HI> money <HI>per diem,</HI> upon fifteen dayes only: Pro|viding alwayes, that after examination of the ca&s;e, the Lords of
<PB N="26" REF="14">the Privy Council &s;hall find cau&s;e for directing &s;uch Letters; And Ordains all Sheriffs, Stewarts, Bailies of Regality, Principality, Magi&s;trates of Burroughs, or Ju&s;tices of Peace and their Con|&s;tables, to be a&s;&s;i&s;ting in the apprehending of the &s;aids Vaga|bonds, or in the bringing of them back to their &s;ervice, after they &s;hall be employed: And &s;trictly Prohibits and Di&s;charges all per&s;ons what&s;oever, to oppo&s;e or hinder the taking or bring|ing back of them in manner fore&s;aid <HI>re&s;pective,</HI> under the pain of deforcement. Likeas, it is hereby Declared, That the Poor &s;o imployed &s;hall continue in the &s;ervice of the employers, and under their direction and correction, in manner fore&s;aid, not only during the &s;pace of the maintenance to be payed for them by their Paroches, in manner above-written; but al&s;o for the &s;pace of &s;even years thereafter for meat and cloath only; Declaring alwayes, likeas it is hereby expre&s;ly Declared, that the Burgh of <HI>Air</HI> nor their Inhabitants &s;hall no wayes be comprehended here|in, but are excepted here-from in all points. And recommends to the Lords of the Privy Council, to &s;ee this Act, and all former Acts of Parliament made again&s;t &s;turdy Beggars and Vagabonds, put to execution, with power to them to &s;upply by their order what &s;hall be deficient, as to the execution of the &s;aids Acts.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="16" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XVI.</HI> ACT anent the mea&s;ure of Coal.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord con&s;idering, that &s;everal que&s;tions and debates do ari&s;e, betwixt the buyers of Coal, and the Cu&s;tomers and Re|ceivers of the Bullion, anent the mea&s;ure of the Chalder, by which the Cu&s;tom and Bul|lion impo&s;ed upon the Coal &s;hould be paid; Doth therefore, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Par|liament, Statute and Declare, That the rates of Cu&s;tom and Bul|lion, impo&s;ed upon the Chalder of Coal, is, and &s;hall be under|&s;tood of the <HI>Culro&s;s</HI>-chalder; and the &s;aids rates exacted and paid according to that mea&s;ure allanerly, notwith&s;tanding of any for|mer Cu&s;tom to the contrary.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="17" TYPE="act">
<PB N="27" REF="14">
<HEAD><HI>XVII.</HI> ACT anent the Foot-mea&s;ure.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, that not|with&s;tanding by the ancient Laws of the King|dom, the ell is de&s;igned to be thirty &s;even inches, yet many u&s;e inches by which the ell is divided into fourty two inches, and of the&s;e &s;mall inches, make the Foot-mea&s;ure of a &s;maller proportion then it ought to be, to the great preju|dice of the Lieges; and that the occa&s;ion of this Liberty hath been, becau&s;e, that hitherto there hath no Standard been ap|pointed for Foot-mea&s;ures, as well as other mea&s;ures. There|fore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Statutes and Ordains, That from and after the fir&s;t day of <HI>June</HI> next, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred &s;ixty four, no Work|man nor other per&s;on &s;hall make u&s;e of any other Foot-mea|&s;ure, then &s;uch as con&s;i&s;ts of twelve of the&s;e inches, whereof the ell contains thirty &s;even: And that this may be the bet|ter made practicable to the Lieges, Ordains an exact Standard|foot to be made by the Magi&s;trates of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> before the fir&s;t of <HI>January,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty four, of Iron or Copper, and pre&s;erved by the City of <HI>Edinbugh</HI> for all time coming. And that all Burghs &s;hall have a mea&s;ure made according to it, and hung at their Tolbooth doors or upon their Mercat-cro&s;&s;es, before the fir&s;t of <HI>March,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hun|dred and &s;ixty four; and any Burgh that &s;hall fail in this, &s;hall be lyable to the penalty of one hundred pounds <HI>Scots.</HI> And Ordains, That all Wrights, Gla&s;iers, Ma&s;ons, and all other &s;orts of publick Workmen, &s;hall work by this Foot-mea&s;ure allanerly, that the Lieges may not be abu&s;ed by variety of mea&s;ures. Providing alwayes, that this do infer no further pri|viledge to the Burgh of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> in ju&s;ting of the Stan|dard to the Shires and Burghs within the Kingdom, then the keeping of the &s;ame; nor to any others that have Standards of the like nature.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="18" TYPE="act">
<PB N="28" REF="15">
<HEAD><HI>XVIII.</HI> ACT di&s;charging Monday and Saturday Mercats in Royal Burghs.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord con&s;idering, that there is much oc|ca&s;ion given for profanation of the Lords-day in the Royal Burghs, by keeping their weekly Mercats on Monday and Saturday, and that the &s;ame may be as conveniently kept on other dayes of the week; Doth therefore, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Parliament, Inhibit and Di&s;charge, all the Royal Burghs, from keeping any Mercats, in time coming, upon the Monday or Saturday, under the pain of one hundred Merks, to be payed by each of the Royal Burghs for every contravention <HI>re&s;pective:</HI> And allows them to change and keep their Mercats on other dayes of the week as they have done formerly, &s;ince the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty four, and that they make time|ous intimation of the change to the next adjacent Burghs. It being alwayes Declared, that this Act is not to be extended again&s;t Fle&s;hers in Royal Burghs, who may keep Mercat of Fle&s;hes in their re&s;pective Burghs upon the&s;e dayes, this Act notwith|&s;tanding.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="19" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XIX.</HI> ACT anent Lint-&s;eed, Hemp-&s;eed and Steel.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament, taking to con&s;ideration, the manifold mi&s;takes and differences that do and may ari&s;e, betwixt the Farmers of Exci&s;e and Merchants, anent the exacting of Exci&s;e upon Lint-&s;eed, Hemp|&s;eed and Steel, which &s;eems to be occa&s;ioned becau&s;e the&s;e Com|modities are not particularly excepted, in the Act of the Annuity, from payment of Exci&s;e: And being certainly informed, that the pre|&s;ent Farmers of Exci&s;e and their Collectors, do require and exact duty of Hemp-&s;eed, Lint&s;eed and Steel, contrary to the meaning of the &s;aid Act of Annuity, and of the fourtieth Act of this pre&s;ent Parliament, made for encouragement of Manufacturies. There|fore our Soveraign Lord, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Doth Declare, all Hemp-&s;eed, Lint-&s;eed and Steel, to be included in the generality of the provi&s;o of the &s;aid Act of Annuity; as al&s;o of the &s;aid fourtieth Act, whereby all materials for Manufacturies are exempted from Exci&s;e.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="20" TYPE="act">
<PB N="29" REF="15">
<HEAD><HI>XX.</HI> ACT anent Man&s;es and Glebs, and poinding for Mini&s;ters Stipends.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord, con&s;idering the great diffi|culties which often-times the Mini&s;ters of the Go&s;pel do meet with, in the due payment of their Rents and Stipends; So that they are &s;ometimes forced to u&s;e legal execution by poinding, and in &s;o doing are nece&s;&s;itate to carry the Goods poinded, to be appri&s;ed at the Mer|cat-cro&s;s of the head Burgh of the Shire, Stewartry, Bailery or Regality, many miles di&s;tant from the place where the Goods are poinded, to the great prejudice of the party and of the Goods al&s;o. Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Declares, That it &s;hall be &s;ufficient to the Mini&s;ters fore&s;aid, in poinding, appri&s;ing and de&s;trenzying the Goods of the per&s;ons deficient in payment of their Rents and Stipends, to compri&s;e the &s;aids Goods, by hone&s;t &s;worn men, upon the ground of the Lands and place where the Goods are, which &s;hall be as &s;ufficient, as the &s;ame were done at the &s;aids Mercat-cro&s;&s;es. And becau&s;e, notwith&s;tanding of divers Acts of Par|liament made of before, divers Mini&s;ters are not yet &s;ufficiently provided with Man&s;es and Glebs, and others do not get their Man&s;es free at their entry: Therefore, our Soveraign Lord, with advice fore&s;aid, Satutes and Ordains, That where competent Man&s;es are not already built, the Heretors of the Paroach, at the &s;ight of the Bi&s;hop of the Dioce&s;s, or &s;uch Mini&s;ters as he &s;hall appoint, with two or three of the mo&s;t knowing and di&s;|creet men of the Paroach, build competent Man&s;es to their Mi|ni&s;ter, the expences thereof not exceeding one thou&s;and pounds, and not being beneath five hundred Merks: And where compe|tent Man&s;es are already built, Ordains the Heretors of the Pa|roch to relieve the Mini&s;ter and his Executors of all co&s;t, charges and expences, for repairing of the fore&s;aid Man&s;es; De|claring hereby, that the Man&s;es being once built and repaired, and the building or repairing &s;atisfied and payed by the Here|tors in maner fore&s;aid, the &s;aids Man&s;es &s;hall thereafter be up|holden by the incumbent Mini&s;ters during their po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion, and by the Heretors in time of vacancy, out of the readie&s;t of the vacand Stipend. In like-maner Ordains, that every Mini&s;ter have fewel, foggage, feal and devots, according to the Act of Parlia|ment, made in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and five hundred and ninety three.
<PB N="30" REF="16">As al&s;o, that every Mini&s;ter (except &s;uch Mini&s;ters of Royal Bur|roughs, who have not right to Glebs) have gra&s;s for one hor&s;e and two kine, over and above their Gleb, to be de&s;igned out of Kirk-lands, and with relief according to the former Acts of Par|liament &s;tanding in force; And if there be no Kirk-lands lying near the Mini&s;ters Man&s;e, out of which the gra&s;s for one hor&s;e and two kine may be de&s;igned, or otherwayes, if the &s;aids Kirk-lands be arable Land, in either of the&s;e ca&s;es, Ordains the Heretors to pay to the Mini&s;ter and his Succe&s;&s;ors yearly, the &s;um of twen|ty pounds <HI>Scots,</HI> for the &s;aid gra&s;s for one hor&s;e and two kine, the Heretors alwayes being relieved according to the Law &s;tanding, of other Heretors of Kirk-lands in the &s;aid Paroch. And becau&s;e &s;everal Kirks have no Glebs as yet de&s;igned to them, it is here|by &s;pecially provided, that in all de&s;ignations of Glebs, Incorpo|rat-acers, in Village or Town where the Heretor hath hou&s;es and gardens, the &s;ame &s;hall not be de&s;igned, he alwayes giving other Lands neare&s;t to the Kirk. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore|&s;aid, for &s;pecial cau&s;es and con&s;iderations, Declares, that this pre|&s;ent Act, as to the Man&s;es, is to have force, as the &s;ame had been made and dated the fourteenth of <HI>March,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hun|dred and fourty nine.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="21" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XXI.</HI> ACT anent compri&s;ings.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord, con&s;idering, that &s;ince the fir&s;t day of <HI>January,</HI> one thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred and fifty two, before the making of the &s;ixty two Act of the fir&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament, enti|tuled, <HI>Act for ordering the paiment of Debts betwixt Creditor and Debitor,</HI> di|vers per&s;ons, having right by po&s;terior Compri&s;ings to the legal rever&s;ion of the fir&s;t Compri&s;ing deduced of their Debitors E&s;tate, have, according to the Law then in force, re|deemed or &s;atisfied the fir&s;t Compri&s;ing, and acquired the right thereof for their own better &s;ecurity, le&s;t the legal rever&s;ion of the fir&s;t Compri&s;ing &s;hould have expired to their prejudice. And whereas, by an Clau&s;e of the fore&s;aid Act of Parliament, it is Ordained, That all Compri&s;ings, led &s;ince the &s;aid fir&s;t day of <HI>January,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fifty two, within year and day of the fir&s;t effectual Compri&s;ing, &s;hall come in <HI>pari pa&s;&s;u</HI> to|gether,
<PB N="31" REF="16">in maner, and upon the provi&s;ions, mentioned in the &s;aid Act: Which Clau&s;e, as it is mo&s;t ju&s;t as to all Compri&s;ings led, and &s;tanding un-redeemed and un-&s;atisfied by the &s;ub&s;equent Compri&s;ers having right to the legal rever&s;ion; So it were un|ju&s;t to prejudge tho&s;e, who, for their own &s;ecurity, have redeemed or &s;atisfied the fir&s;t Compri&s;ing, as &s;aid is, according to the Law then &s;tanding. Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Declares, That albeit the fore&s;aid Act was made <HI>ad praeterita,</HI> to regulate the diligence u&s;ed by Com|pri&s;ings at the in&s;tance of the Creditors: Yet, it was no wayes their meaning to prejudge po&s;terior Compri&s;ers, who, <HI>bona &s;ide,</HI> for their own &s;ecurity, and for preventing the hazard of the ex|piration of the legal rever&s;ion of the fir&s;t Compri&s;ing, did re|deem or &s;atisfie the &s;ame; And therefore it is Statute and Or|dained, That the &s;aids &s;econd Compri&s;ers &s;hall no wayes be pre|judged of the right of the fore&s;aid fir&s;t Compri&s;ing, redeemed and &s;atisfied by them; Declaring neverthele&s;s, that as to the &s;econd or po&s;terior Compri&s;ing, &s;tanding in the parties per&s;on who &s;atisfied the fir&s;t, the &s;ame &s;hall only come in with the re&s;t of the Compri&s;ers, <HI>pari pa&s;&s;u,</HI> as it is provided by the fore|&s;aid Act. As likewayes Declaring, That the&s;e pre&s;ents be no wayes extended to any Compri&s;ings &s;atisfied by the &s;econd Com|pri&s;ers, &s;ince the making of the fore&s;aid Act of Parliament, or to be &s;atisfied in time coming.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="22" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XXII.</HI> ACT anent Sentences of Excommunication.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord con&s;idering, that the pro|vi&s;o in the twenty fifth Act of the fir&s;t Se&s;|&s;ion of Parliament, entituled, <HI>Act for denounce|ing of excommunicate per&s;ons,</HI> anent the exhi|biting the Proce&s;s and Sentence of excommu|nication before the Lords of Se&s;&s;ion, to the end they might con&s;ider the legality of the Proce&s;s, and grounds whereupon the Sentence proceeded, before any Letters of de|nunciation &s;hould pa&s;s again&s;t excommunicat per&s;ons, was con|cluded before the re&s;tauration of the Bi&s;hops, and is prejudi|cial and derogatory to the juri&s;diction of Eccle&s;ia&s;tical Authority, as it is now e&s;tabli&s;hed; Doth therefore, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Retreat and Re&s;cind the &s;aid pro|vi&s;o, and Declares the &s;ame to be void and null.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="23" TYPE="act">
<PB N="32" REF="17">
<HEAD><HI>XXIII.</HI> ACT for additional provi&s;ion in favours of the &V;niver&s;ities.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord, and the E&s;tates of Parliament, taking into &s;erious con|&s;ideration, the condition of the &s;everal Univer&s;ities of this Kingdom; And finding, that the pre&s;ent mean and in|competent provi&s;ion of the Ma&s;ters and Profe&s;&s;ors thereof, is &s;o prejudi|cial to the flouri&s;hing of the&s;e Semi|naries of Church and State, that un|le&s;s &s;ome con&s;iderable Augmentation be &s;etled upon them for their encouragment, the able&s;t and fitte&s;t per&s;ons of ingenious &s;pirits and education, will &s;hun and avoid the undertaking of Functions in Univer&s;ities, for want of &s;uch in|genuous means as &s;hould invite, entertain, encourage and obliege men &s;ufficient for &s;uch laborious imployments, to the great de|cay of Learning, and detriment of all ranks of Per&s;ons in the Kingdom: For preventing and remeeding whereof, there be|ing an expedient propo&s;ed, that the Archbi&s;hops and Bi&s;hops, and the re&s;t of the inferiour Clergy, may allow &s;ome part yearly of their Rents, Benefices and Maintenance, for the &s;pace of five years to come, as an exemplary te&s;timony of their piety and zeal, for the advancement of Learning and Religion. Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Doth Statute and Ordain, That for the cropts and years, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty four, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty five, one thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty &s;ix, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty &s;even, and one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty eight, there be rai&s;ed yearly, out of the Rents of ilk Archbi&s;hop and Bi&s;hop, the &s;um of fifty pounds for every thou&s;and merks of the &s;aid Revenues, and the &s;um of fourty pounds out of every thou&s;and merks of the Sti|pends or Benefices of every Mini&s;ter, and &s;o proportionable &s;ix of the hundred, as the Benefice or Stipend &s;hall be valued to be more or le&s;s by the Bi&s;hops of the Dioce&s;&s;es; And that the &s;aids &s;e|veral proportions, payable by the Bi&s;hops, &s;hall be yearly given in to the Archbi&s;hops of the re&s;pective Provinces, or &s;uch as &s;hall have warrand from them; and that the &s;aids &s;everal pro|portions, payable by Mini&s;ters, &s;hall be yearly given in to the Bi&s;hops of the re&s;pective Dioce&s;s, or &s;uch as &s;hall have warrand from them, and for whom the &s;aids Bi&s;hops &s;hall be countable:
<PB N="33" REF="17">Which &s;ums &s;o to be rai&s;ed, &s;hall be di&s;tributed to the &s;everal Uni|ver&s;ities, according to tho&s;e proportions which &s;hall be a&s;&s;igned by His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> by a Committee to &s;it at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> con&s;i&s;t|ing of the Archbi&s;hops of <HI>St. Andrews</HI> and <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> and the Bi|&s;hops of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> and <HI>Aberdeen,</HI> and four others, whereof one to be nominate by the Vi&s;itors of the Univer&s;ity of <HI>St. Andrews,</HI> and another by the Vi&s;itors of the Univer&s;ity of <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> the third by the Vi&s;itors of <HI>Aberdeen,</HI> the fourth by the Council of <HI>Edinburgh;</HI> Hereby authorizing the Archbi&s;hop of <HI>St. Andrews,</HI> and in his ab&s;ence the Archbi&s;hop of <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> to pre&s;ide in the &s;aid Committee, and to appoint their diets of meeting from time to time; and the Committee to take care, that the &s;ums thus allotted, &s;hall be put into a Stock and &s;etled upon Land or other|wayes, by advice of the re&s;pective Bi&s;hops, who are Chancellors of the &s;aids Univer&s;ities; and Ordains the Annual-rent of the &s;aid Stock to be proportioned to the Ma&s;ters and Profe&s;&s;ors of each Univer&s;ity, as the Vi&s;itors thereof &s;hall appoint. And fur|ther, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates fore&s;aid, do Ordain, that Stipends, and all Benefices of Kirks that &s;hall vaik after the fir&s;t day of <HI>February,</HI> in this following year of God, one thou&s;and &s;ix hun|dred and &s;ixty four, for the &s;pace of &s;even years next there-after, &s;hall be up lifed by</P>
<P>Collector thereof, and imployed by him in the maner, and accor|ding to the proportions above-&s;pecified, for encrea&s;ing of the Stock of each Univer&s;ity: Declaring, that the fifty two Act of the fir&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament, <HI>Concerning the di&s;po&s;al of vacand Stipends,</HI> &s;hall be of no force during the &s;pace of the years fore&s;aid; And Ordains Letters of Horning and Poinding, and all other execution nece&s;&s;ary, to be directed at the in&s;tance of the &s;aids Bi&s;hops, or any to be appointed by them; and at the in&s;tance of the &s;aid Collector, for the more &s;peedy in-bringing of the &s;ums <HI>re&s;pective</HI> above-mentioned. Further, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and the E&s;tates of Parliament, do recommend to the Lords of the Privy Council, to entertain and promote any voluntary offer or con|tribution, for the ends afore&s;aid, to be made by Noble-men or Gentelemen, for a work &s;o worthy of the publick wi&s;dom, piety and honour of this Kingdom. It is alwayes Declared, that this Act &s;hall be without prejudice of Acts pa&s;t in this Parliament, for allowing the vacand Stipends of the Dioce&s;s of <HI>I&s;les</HI> and <HI>Ar|gyl</HI> for breeding of young Schollars, the &s;um being regulate by the Committee above-named; and that this Act &s;hall be no pre|parative for laying on any burdens on the Clergy hereafter, with|out their own con&s;ent.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="24" TYPE="act">
<PB N="34" REF="18">
<HEAD><HI>XXIV.</HI> ACT regulating the proportions of Exci&s;e in the &s;everal Shires and Burghs.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament, taking to their con&s;ideration, the grievances repre&s;ented to them by &s;everal Shires and Burghs, anent the exce&s;&s;ive proportions of Ex|ci&s;e laid upon them by the late Act of Parliament, and what great burthen the Land-rent of the &s;aids Shires and Burghs lyes under, for making up the &s;aids pro|portions, and the great ea&s;e which &s;e|veral other Shires have in their proportions; And it being ju&s;t and rea&s;onable, that all publick impo&s;itions of that nature, &s;hould be equally di&s;tributed upon tho&s;e lyable in payment thereof. There|fore, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Statutes and Ordains, that the &s;everal Shires and Burghs of this Kingdom, &s;hall, for the moneths of <HI>November</HI> and <HI>December</HI> next, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty three, and <HI>January,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty four years, and in all time thereafter, be lyable in the monethly payment of the re|&s;pective proportions under-written, <HI>viz.</HI> The Shire of <HI>Edin|burgh</HI> principal, in the &s;um of two thou&s;and one hundred and fourty pounds <HI>Scots</HI> money; The Town of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> in the &s;um of two thou&s;and nine hundred thirty two pounds; The Shire of <HI>Haddingtoun,</HI> in the &s;um of one thou&s;and two hundred four&s;core and eleven pounds; The Shire of <HI>Berwick,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;ix hundred and ten pounds &s;ixteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Roxburgh,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;even hundred three&s;core twelve pounds &s;ixteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Selkirk,</HI> in the &s;um of one hundred fourty &s;even pounds ten &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Peebles,</HI> in the &s;um of one hundred thirty &s;even pounds ten &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>La|nerick,</HI> in the &s;um of nine hundred three&s;core eight pounds eight &s;hillings; The Town of <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> in the &s;um of one thou&s;and three&s;core &s;ixteen pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Dumfrie&s;e,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;ix hundred fifty &s;ix pounds; The Shire of <HI>Wig|toun</HI> and <HI>Kirkcudburgh,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;even hundred thirty two pounds twelve &s;hillings, whereof the Stewartry of <HI>Kirkcudburgh</HI> is to pay the &s;um of four hundred three&s;core one pounds, and the Shire of <HI>Wigtoun</HI> the &s;um of two hundred three&s;core eleven pounds twelve &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Air,</HI> in the &s;um of one
<PB N="35" REF="18">thou&s;and &s;ix hundred thirty nine pounds &s;ixteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Dumbartoun,</HI> in the &s;um of two hundred fifty four pounds; The Shire of <HI>Bute,</HI> in the &s;um of fifty &s;even pounds; The Shire of <HI>Renfrew,</HI> in the &s;um of four hundred fifty &s;even pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Stirling,</HI> in the &s;um of nine hundred and three&s;core pounds eight &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Linlithgow,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;even hundred four&s;core nine|teen pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Perth,</HI> in the &s;um of two thou&s;and three hundred three&s;core fourteen pounds &s;ix|teen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Kincardin,</HI> in the &s;um of three hun|dred three&s;core three pounds twelve &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Aber|deen,</HI> in the &s;um of two thou&s;and four hundred and eighteen pounds nineteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Bamff,</HI> in the &s;um of four hundred fourty &s;even pounds three &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Innerne&s;s,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;even hundred four&s;core fourteen pounds eight &s;hillings; The Shires of <HI>Elgin</HI> and <HI>Nairn,</HI> in the &s;um of five hundred four&s;core &s;ixteen pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Cromarty,</HI> in the &s;um of twenty four pounds; The Shire of <HI>Argyl,</HI> in the &s;um of four hundred fourty three pounds &s;ixteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Fife</HI> and <HI>Kinro&s;s,</HI> in the &s;um of three thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and eight pounds eight &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Forfar,</HI> in the &s;um of one thou&s;and twenty four pounds four &s;hillings; The Town of <HI>Dundee,</HI> in the &s;um of &s;even hundred and eighteen pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Sutherland,</HI> in the &s;um of three&s;core twelve pounds twelve &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Caithne&s;s,</HI> in the &s;um of one hundred fifty three pounds four &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Orknay</HI> and <HI>Zetland,</HI> in the &s;um of two hundred fourty three pounds &s;ixteen &s;hillings; The Shire of <HI>Clackmannan,</HI> in the &s;um of two hundred and &s;ix pounds two &s;hillings; And the Shire of <HI>Ro&s;s,</HI> in the &s;um of two hun|dred and four pounds, money fore&s;aid; Any thing in the &s;aid Act of Parliament to the contrary notwith&s;tanding, which is hereby Declared to be of no force or effect, as to the pro|portions of the &s;aid Exci&s;e, after the &s;aid fir&s;t day of <HI>November</HI> next.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="25" TYPE="act">
<PB N="36" REF="19">
<HEAD><HI>XXV.</HI> An humble Tender to His Sacred <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> of the duty and loyalty of His ancient King|dom of <HI>Scotland.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_FOra&s;much, as the E&s;tates of Parliament, upon con|&s;ideration of the great ble&s;&s;ings this Kingdom enjoyeth, under the protection of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Authority and the admini&s;trations of His Royal Government; being thereby not only deliver|ed from their former troubles, and all the evils which attend &s;uch u&s;urpations, but being fully re&s;tored to, and po&s;|&s;e&s;t of, all the liberties and priviledges of a free people; Have, by their &s;everal addre&s;&s;es to His Sacred <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> made offer of their lives and fortunes, and all that is deare&s;t to them, for the advancement of His Royal Honour, Authority and Greatne&s;s. And this Kingdom being &s;till more and more &s;en&s;ible of this their happine&s;s, by the often and renewed expre&s;&s;ions of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> grace and favour, and of His tenderne&s;s and care of their per&s;ervation, in the peaceable and &s;ecure enjoyment of their Religion, Laws, Liberties and Properties; Do find them&s;elves the more oblieged to renew the expre&s;&s;ions of their duty and loyalty to His <HI>Maje&s;ty.</HI> And therefore, the E&s;tates of Parliament, of this His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> an|cient Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> do, in name and behalf of all His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> good Subjects within the &s;ame, by the&s;e pre&s;ents, re|new the dutifull tender of their lives and fortunes, for the pro|moving of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Service and the advancement of His Royal Authority. And as they do chearfully recogno&s;ce His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Royal Prerogative and undoubted Right, of the &s;ole power of rai&s;ing, arming and commanding of His Subjects; So, in a further acknowledgement of their duty, they do make humble and hearty offer to His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> of twenty thou&s;and Foot-men and two thou&s;and Hor&s;e-men, &s;ufficiently armed, and furni&s;hed with fourty dayes provi&s;ion, to be rai&s;ed from the &s;everal Shires of the Kingdom, according to the proportions following, <HI>viz.</HI> From the Shires of <HI>Roxburgh</HI> and <HI>Selkirk,</HI> one thou&s;and three hundred thirty three Foot, and one hundred fourty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Berwick,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and &s;eventy four Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and &s;eventy four Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Haddingtoun,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and &s;eventy four Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Peebles,</HI> two hundred &s;ixty &s;ix Foot, and twenty nine Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Linlithgow,</HI> three hundred thirty three Foot,
<PB N="37" REF="19">and fourty two Hor&s;e. From the Burgh of <HI>Edinburgh, Lieth</HI> and <HI>Canongate,</HI> eight hundred Foot. From the Shire of <HI>Dum|fries,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Wigtoun,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Air</HI> and <HI>Renfrew,</HI> one thou&s;and three hun|dred thirty three Foot, and one hundred &s;eventy &s;ix Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Lanerick,</HI> one thou&s;and Foot, and one hun|dred fourty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Stirling</HI> and <HI>Clack|mannan,</HI> &s;ix hundred &s;ixty &s;ix Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Fife</HI> and <HI>Kinro&s;s,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred Foot, and one hundred &s;eventy &s;ix Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Perth,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred Foot, and one hundred &s;eventy &s;ix Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Forfar,</HI> one thou&s;and Foot, and one hundred and three Hor&s;e. From the Shire of <HI>Kincardin</HI> and <HI>Mar|&s;hals</HI> part of <HI>Aberdeen,</HI> eight hundred Foot, and &s;eventy four Hor&s;e. From the re&s;t of <HI>Aberdeen</HI> and Shire of <HI>Bamff,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ixty &s;ix Foot and one hundred &s;eventy &s;ix Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Elgin, Nairn,</HI> and this &s;ide of <HI>Ne&s;s,</HI> one thou&s;and Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Earl of <HI>Seafort</HI> and Lord <HI>Lovat,</HI> their divi&s;ion of <HI>Innerne&s;s,</HI> &s;ix hundred &s;ixty &s;ix Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Sutherland</HI> and <HI>Caithne&s;s,</HI> and the re&s;t of <HI>Inner|ne&s;s,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ixty &s;ix Foot, and eighty eight Hor&s;e. From the Shires of <HI>Argyl, Dumbartoun</HI> and <HI>Bute,</HI> eight hundred Foot. From the Shire of <HI>Orknay,</HI> &s;ix hundred &s;ixty &s;ix Foot. Which For|ces are to be in readine&s;s, as they &s;hall be called for by His <HI>Ma|je&s;ty,</HI> to march to any part of His Dominions of <HI>Scotland, Eng|land</HI> or <HI>Irland,</HI> for &s;uppre&s;&s;ing of any forreign inva&s;ion, inte&s;tine trouble or in&s;urrection, or for any other &s;ervice, wherein His <HI>Ma|je&s;ties</HI> Honour, Authority or Greatne&s;s may be concerned. And for the better pro&s;ecution hereof, the E&s;tates of Parliament do humbly entreat, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> may be graciou&s;ly plea&s;ed to give Commi&s;&s;ions to &s;uch per&s;ons to be general Officers, Colonels, Lieutenant colonels, Majors and Rute-ma&s;ters, as His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> in His Royal judgment, &s;hall think &s;it; and for the other Officers, or any other thing fitting to be done for perfecting of the Levies and carrying on of this bu&s;ine&s;s, they do humbly recommend to His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> to give His direction therein to His Privy Council, who are hereby impowered with Commi&s;&s;ion and Authority, for the ordering, di&s;po&s;ing and &s;ole managing of this Affair, in &s;uch a way, as this dutifull offer of the Parliament of His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> may be made mo&s;t effectual, and according to the in&s;tructions and com|mands they &s;hall receive from His <HI>Maje&s;ty.</HI> And the E&s;tates of Parliament do Declare, that if His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> &s;hall have further u&s;e of their &s;ervice, this Kingdom will be ready, every man betwixt &s;ixty and &s;ixteen, to joyn and hazard their lives and fortunes, as they &s;hall be called for by His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> for the &s;afety and pre&s;er|vation of His &s;acred Per&s;on, Authority and Government.</P>
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<DIV2 N="26" TYPE="act">
<PB N="38" REF="20">
<HEAD><HI>XXVI.</HI> ACT a&s;&s;erting His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Prerogative in the ordering and di&s;po&s;al of Trade with forraigners.</HEAD>
<P>_THe E&s;tates of Parliament con&s;idering, that during the late troubles, divers inva&s;ions were made upon the Royal Prerogatives of the Crown; and that in a ju&s;t abhor|rence thereof, and in a due &s;en&s;e of the happine&s;s they enjoy under His <HI>Maje|&s;ties</HI> Government, they are oblieged in all occa&s;ions to vindicate and a&s;&s;ert the &s;ame, in the &s;everal branches thereof: And &s;ince the ordering and di&s;po&s;al of Trade with forraign Coun|tries, and the laying of re&s;traints and impo&s;itions upon forraign imported Merchandizes, is, by the Law of Nations, acknow|ledged to be proper to, and inherent in, the per&s;ons of all free Princes, as an undoubted Prerogative of the Crown. They therefore, in a dutifull and humble recognizance of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Prerogative-royal, do Declare, That the ordering and di&s;po&s;al of Trade with forraign Nations, and the laying of re&s;traints and im|po&s;itions upon forraign imported Commodities, doth belong to His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and His Succe&s;&s;ours, as an undoubted Priviledge and Prerogative of the Crown; and that by vertue thereof, they may lay &s;uch impo&s;itions and re&s;traints upon imported forraign Commodities, and &s;o order and di&s;po&s;e upon the Trade of them, as they &s;hall judge fit for the good of the Kingdom. Likeas, the King's <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates in Par|liament, doth hereby Re&s;cind and Annull all Acts, Statutes, Con|&s;titutions and Cu&s;toms to the contrary; and Declares the &s;ame void and null in all time coming.</P>
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<DIV2 N="27" TYPE="act">
<PB N="39" REF="20">
<HEAD><HI>XXVII.</HI> COMMISSION for the plantation of Kirks and valuation of Teinds.</HEAD>
<P>_THe King's mo&s;t Excellent <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> being de&s;irous to pro&s;ecute the work of valuation of Teinds and plantation of Kirks, in reference to His own intere&s;t for the annuity, and the univer&s;al good of His people, e&s;pecially for the incouragement of the Mini&s;ters of the Go&s;pel; Doth, with advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, Ratifie and Ap|prove the nineteenth Act of the Parliament, holden at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> by His Royal Father of ble&s;&s;ed memory, in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty three, (entituled, <HI>Commi&s;sion for valuation of Teinds,</HI>) in the whole heads, clau&s;es and conditions thereof, except in &s;o far as there hath been any alterations made therein, by Acts and Commi&s;&s;ions made and granted by His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> &s;ince the date of the &s;aid Act, or granted by any pretended Parliaments &s;ince, and which are Ratified, Salved or Re&s;erved by this pre&s;ent Parliament; and which alterations are not de&s;tructive of, and con|trary to, this pre&s;ent Act, or any clau&s;e thereof. And &s;icklike, Ra|tifies and Approves the &s;ixty one Act of the fir&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this pre|&s;ent Parliament, entituled, <HI>Commi&s;sion for plantation of Kirks,</HI> &amp;c. in the whole Heads, Articles and Clau&s;es thereof, except in &s;o far as the &s;ame may be contrary to this pre&s;ent Act, as &s;aid is. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con&s;ent fore&s;aid, gives full power and commi&s;&s;ion to <HI>James</HI> Archbi&s;hop of <HI>St. Andrews; William</HI> Earl of <HI>Glen|cairn,</HI> Chancellor; <HI>John</HI> Earl of <HI>Rothes,</HI> The&s;aurer; <HI>Alexander</HI> Archbi&s;hop of <HI>Gla&s;gow; William</HI> Earl <HI>Mar&s;hal,</HI> Privy-Seal; Duke of <HI>Hamiltoun;</HI> Marque&s;s of <HI>Montro&s;e;</HI> Earl of <HI>Landerdail,</HI> Secretary; Earl of <HI>Eglinton;</HI> Earl of <HI>Linlithgow;</HI> Earl of <HI>Kelly;</HI> Earl of <HI>Haddington;</HI> Earl of <HI>Annan|dail;</HI> Earl of <HI>Leiven;</HI> Earl of <HI>Tweddail; George</HI> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Edinburgh; Iames</HI> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Galloway; George</HI> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Dunkell;</HI> <GAP DESC="blank"> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Aberdeen; Iohn</HI> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Ro&s;s; Robert</HI> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Dumblane;</HI> <GAP DESC="blank"> Bi&s;hop of <HI>Orknay; William</HI> Lord <HI>Bellenden,</HI> The&s;aurer-depute; Sir <HI>Iohn Gilmore,</HI> Pre&s;ident of the Se&s;&s;ion; Sir <HI>Archibald Primro&s;e,</HI> Clerk Regi&s;ter; His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Advocat; Sir <HI>Iohn Home</HI> of <HI>Renton,</HI> Ju&s;tice Clerk; Sir <HI>Iames Lockart</HI> of <HI>Lee;</HI> Sir <HI>Iohn Scougal</HI> of <HI>Whitkirk; Charles Mait|land</HI> of <HI>Halton;</HI> Sir <HI>Thomas Hamiltoun</HI> of <HI>Pre&s;ton;</HI> Sir <HI>Iohn Wachop</HI> of <HI>Nidrie;</HI> Sir <HI>Robert Fletcher</HI> of <HI>Salton;</HI> Sir <HI>Henry Wardlaw</HI> of <HI>Pitrevy; William Scot</HI> of <HI>Ardro&s;s;</HI> Sir <HI>Andrew Ram&s;ay,</HI> Provo&s;t of <HI>Edin|burgh;</HI> Sir <HI>Robert Murray</HI> there; Sir <HI>Archibald Syd&s;erf;</HI> Sir <HI>Alex|ander Wedderburne;</HI> Sir <HI>William Thom&s;on; John Miln; Robert Lentron,</HI> Provo&s;t of <HI>St. Andrews;</HI> Mr. <HI>John Pater&s;on,</HI> Provo&s;t of <HI>Perth; Wil|liam Seatoun,</HI> Provo&s;t of <HI>Haddington;</HI> or any fifteen of them; where|of
<PB N="40" REF="21">three of the Clergy, three of the Nobility, three Officers of State, three Commi&s;&s;ioners of Shires, and three of Burghs; of which number, the Archbi&s;hop of <HI>St. Andrews,</HI> or the Chan|cellor, or the The&s;aurer, or the Archbi&s;hop of <HI>Gla&s;gow,</HI> or the Pri|vy. Seal, or the Secretary, or the Duke of <HI>Hamiltoun,</HI> or the Earl of <HI>Haddingtoun,</HI> or any of them, being alwayes one, to meet and con|veen at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> the <GAP DESC="blank"> day of <GAP DESC="blank"> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty <GAP DESC="blank"> years; and at &s;uch other place or places, times and diets as they &s;hall appoint, to value, and cau&s;e be valued, what&s;oever Tends, great or &s;mall, Per&s;onage or Vi|carage, of what&s;oever Lands within this Kingdom, lyable to the paiment of Teinds, which are yet un-valued; Excepting al|wayes the Teithes of the Archbi&s;hops, Bi&s;hops and other bene|ficed per&s;ons, whereof they were in real and actual po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion, by leading and collecting the &s;ame, in the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hun|dred and twenty eight; and with provi&s;ion, that they be not prejudged of the Fruits and Rents of their &s;everal Benefices, as the &s;ame was po&s;&s;e&s;t by them, <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty &s;even, conform to the Submi&s;&s;ion made by the Bi&s;hops to His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> in the &s;aid year, and Decreet arbitral following thereupon: With power to the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;ioners, or <HI>quorum</HI> fore&s;aid, to appoint Sub-commi&s;&s;ioners, conform to the former Acts and Commi&s;&s;ions for valuation of Teinds, and receive re|ports from them. And with power to them, where Mini&s;ters are not already &s;ufficlently provided, or have not Localities a&s;&s;igned to them for their Stipends, out of the Teinds within the Paroch where they &s;erve the Cure, to modifie, &s;ettle and appoint con|&s;tant local Stipends to ilk Mini&s;ter, out of the Teinds of the Pa|roch where they &s;erve the Cure, in &s;o far as the &s;ame will amount to, according to the quantities of victual or money mentioned in the &s;aids Acts and Commi&s;&s;ions, and to decide and proportion the &s;aids Localities. And with power to di&s; joyn too large and &s;pacious Paroches, to cau&s;e erect and build new Churches, to di&s;|member and annex Kirks, as they &s;hall think ju&s;t; and to take order, that every Heretor and Life-renter &s;hall have the leading and buying of their own Teinds, if they be willing, according to the rates pre&s;cribed by former Commi&s;&s;ions; Particularly, by the Commi&s;&s;ion granted by His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with con&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thrity three; with power to them to determine all que&s;tions con|cerning the prices of Teinds, betwixt Titulars and others having right thereto, and the Heretors; and to appoint &s;uch &s;ecurities, in favours of the Titulars and others having right to the Teind, for the prices to be granted by the Heretors, payers of the va|lued duties, or buyers of the &s;aids Teinds; and in favours of the Mini&s;ters, as to their maintenance, as the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;io|ners &s;hall think fitting, according to the rule &s;et down in the
<PB N="41" REF="21">&s;aids former Acts, namely in the &s;aid Act, <HI>anno,</HI> one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty three. Declaring, That where the Vica|rage of any Paroch is a &s;everal Benefice and Title from the Per|&s;onage, the &s;ame &s;hall be &s;everally valued; to the effect, the Titulars or Mini&s;ters &s;erving the Cure, having right to the &s;aid Vicarage, be not fru&s;trat of the true worth thereof; And that Titulars, and others having right to Teinds, &s;hall not be forced to di&s;pone any Teinds, valued or to be valued, which &s;hall be a&s;|&s;igned, di&s;poned and allocat to the Mini&s;ter &s;erving the Cure of the Paroch. As al&s;o, with power to the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;ioners or <HI>quorum</HI> fore&s;aid, to rectifie what&s;oever Valuations, led or to be led, to the enorm prejudice of the Titulars, and to the hurt and detriment of the Kirk, and prejudice of the Mini&s;ters mainte|nance and provi&s;ions, or of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Annuity. Provided alwayes, likeas it is hereby expre&s;ly provided, that where Valua|tions are lawfully led, again&s;t all parties having intere&s;t, and al|lowed by former Commi&s;sions, the &s;ame &s;hall not be drawn in que&s;tion, nor rectified upon the pretence of enorm le&s;ion, at the in&s;tance of the Mini&s;ter (not being Titular) or at the in|&s;tance of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Advocat, in re&s;pect of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> An|nuity; except it be proven, that collu&s;ion was u&s;ed betwixt the Titulars and Heretors, or betwixt the Proctor-fi&s;cal and Here|tors and Titulars; which collu&s;ion is declared to be, where the Valuations are led with the diminution of the third of the ju&s;t Rent, which diminution &s;hall be proven by the parties oaths. And albeit all the Acts of the pretended Parliaments, in the years, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty, one thou&s;and &s;ix hun|dred and fourty one and thereafter, are declared, by an Act of this Parliament, null and of no avail in all time coming: Yet, it is hereby Declared, That all and what&s;oever Valuations, Acts, Sen|tences and Decreets, done and pa&s;t by any Commi&s;&s;ions granted by the &s;aids pretended Parliaments, with all executions u&s;ed or to be u&s;ed thereupon, are and &s;hall be as valide in all time com|ing, as if the &s;aids Valuations, Acts, Sentences and Decreets, had been given and pronounced by per&s;ons legally impowered to that effect, any thing in the fore&s;aid re&s;ci&s;&s;ory Act to the contrary notwith&s;tanding; Excepting &s;uch Decreets of valuation, modi|fication of Stipends, or augmentations thereof, pa&s;t and granted &s;ince the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty &s;even, where|by the &s;aids Archbi&s;hops or Bi&s;hops are prejudged of any part of their Rents, whereof they were in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion in the &s;aid year thirty &s;even. And although, by a &s;pecial Act of this pre&s;ent Parliament, the pretended Parliament, holden in <HI>anno,</HI> one thou|&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty nine, and in the beginning of the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fifty, is, from the beginning, Declared void and null, and all that hath followed thereupon Yet neverthele&s;s, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth, with advice fore&s;aid, autho
<PB N="42" REF="22">rize all Valuations, Acts, Decreets and Sentences, led, deduced and pronounced by the Commi&s;&s;ions, one or moe, appointed by the &s;aid pretended Parliament, for plantation of Kirks and va|luation of Teinds, and all execution competent thereupon; Ex|cepting &s;uch Decreets and Sentences, given in favours of Mini|&s;ters for their Stipends, or for dividing, uniting, annexing or building of Kirks, which &s;hall be found to have been unju&s;tly or exorbitantly decerned: The determination whereof is hereby re|ferred by His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with con&s;ent fore&s;aid, to the &s;aids Com|mi&s;&s;ioners, that they, after hearing of parties and con&s;ideration of particulars, may take &s;uch cour&s;e, for altering, annulling or allowing of the &s;aids Acts, Decreets and Sentences, as they &s;hall think fitting, conform to the Laws, Practick and Cu&s;tom ob&s;erved pre|ceeding the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fourty nine; And Ordains Proce&s;&s;es, upon &s;upplications, to be &s;ummarily granted, parties alwayes being cited, and that without any reduction. And it &s;hall be lawfull to the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;ioners, or <HI>quorum</HI> fore&s;aid, to proceed in all Summons and Actions to be intended for that effect, within the &s;pace of two years after the fir&s;t down-&s;itting of the Commi&s;&s;ion. And whereas it may fall out, that &s;ome of the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;ioners may be un-able to attend the &s;ervice, through death, &s;ickne&s;s, or other known impediment; Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> Declares, that He &s;hall be carefull to fill their places with other per&s;ons qualified, who&s;e oaths for faithfull di&s;charge of the &s;ame &s;hall be taken by the Lord Chancellor, or in his ab|&s;ence, by the Pre&s;ident of the &s;aid Commi&s;&s;ion for the time; And Ordains this pre&s;ent Commi&s;&s;ion to endure ay and while the &s;ame, be di&s;charged by His <HI>Maje&s;ty;</HI> and the Acts, De|creets and Sentences thereof, to have the force, &s;trength and effect of a Decreet and Sentence of Parliament, and the Lords of Se&s;&s;ion to grant and direct Letters of Horning, Poinding and others requi&s;it, in maner contained in the fore&s;aids Commi&s;&s;ions. And con&s;idering, that it was the will and plea&s;ure of His <HI>Maje|&s;ties</HI> Royal Father, that all Heretors, who &s;hould be willing to buy, &s;hould have their own Teinds at rea&s;onable rates; there|fore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice fore&s;aid, Statutes and Ordains, That all Heretors, who&s;e Teinds are not valued, (excepting as is for|merly excepted in this Commi&s;&s;ion) &s;hall have liberty to value and buy the &s;ame, at &s;uch rates as is contained in the Acts of Par|liament, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and thirty three. With power to the &s;aids Commi&s;&s;ioners, to augment the &s;aids rates according to the burden of augmentation, and others &s;u&s;tained by the Ti|tulars &s;ince the &s;aids Acts; and the &s;aids Heretors to have the liberty of buying, as &s;aid is, within the &s;pace of three years after the valuation. With this Declaration alwayes, That in ca&s;e the impediment, during the time fore&s;aid, flow from the Titular, by rea&s;on of his minority or other inability, in that ca&s;e, the He
<PB N="43" REF="22">retor who offers him&s;elf ready to buy his own Teind, within the &s;pace fore&s;aid, &s;hall have place, &s;o &s;oon as the impediment is re|moved, to buy his Teinds, notwith&s;tanding of the expiring of the years and &s;pace above-expre&s;t. And it is Declared, that if the Heretor be Minor, and his Tutors neglect the buying of his Teinds within the fore&s;aid &s;pace, the Minor &s;hall have action for two years after his minority, to compell the Titular for &s;elling of his &s;aids Teinds; And His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with con&s;ent fore&s;aid, here|by di&s;charges all former Commi&s;&s;ions, Declaring the &s;ame to be expired.</P>
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<DIV2 N="28" TYPE="act">
<HEAD><HI>XXVIII.</HI> ACT annent penal Statutes.</HEAD>
<P>_THe King's mo&s;t Excellent <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> having, out of His grace and goodne&s;s to His Subjects, granted an full and free Act of Indempnity, Pardon and Oblivion, for all crimes and offences com|mitted by them, relating to the late troubles, and more fully expre&s;t in the tenth Act of the &s;econd Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament. And con&s;idering, that be&s;ides the&s;e, there be divers arbitrary and pe|cunial pains adjected to penal Statutes, which being &s;trictly ex|acted, would prove an heavy burden to the Subjects who may be lyable thereto. And His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> being de&s;irous, now at the clo&s;e of this His fir&s;t Parliament, that all His good Subjects may find the effects of His mercy, as to exceed all former pre&s;idents, &s;o to be beyond their own expectation; Hath therefore thought fit, with the advice and con&s;ent of His E&s;tates of Parliament, by the&s;e pre&s;ents, to Di&s;charge, Pardon and Remit all contraveeners of any penal Statutes, for all deeds heretofore done by them, contrary to the tenor thereof; Excepting the Statutes concer|ning the unlawfull taking of U&s;ury, tran&s;porting of Silver and Gold, &s;laying of red and black Fi&s;h, and all Acts and Statutes pa&s;t in this pre&s;ent Parliament, which are no wayes di&s;charged by this pre&s;ent Act.</P>
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<DIV2 N="29" TYPE="act">
<PB N="44" REF="23">
<HEAD>XXIX. <HI>ACT</HI> Salvo jure cuju&s;libet.</HEAD>
<P>_OUr Soveraign Lord and E&s;tates of Par|liament, con&s;idering, that in this la&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this pre&s;ent Parliament, many particular Acts and Ratifications have been pa&s;t, wherein divers Clau&s;es may be in&s;erted, prejudicial to the rights and intere&s;ts of &s;everal per|&s;ons, albeit it hath alwayes been His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> purpo&s;e and meaning, and the purpo&s;e and meaning of the E&s;tates of Parliament, in this, as in all preceeding Parliaments, That all par|ticular Acts and Ratifications, general or &s;pecial, how&s;oever con|ceived (where per&s;ons concerned have not been heard for their Intere&s;t before the pa&s;&s;ing thereof) &s;hould not prejudge private Rights of parties. Therefore, His <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> with advice and con|&s;ent of the E&s;tates of Parliament, Statutes and Ordains, That all particular Acts and Ratifications what&s;oever, pa&s;t in this la&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this pre&s;ent Parliament, &s;hall be interpreted <HI>Salvo jure cuju&s;libet;</HI> Excepting alwayes, an Act and Ratification pa&s;t in this Se&s;&s;ion of Parliament, in favours of the Duke and Dutche&s;s of <HI>Buccleuch,</HI> of their Contract of Marriage, which is Declared by His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> and E&s;tates of Parliament, no wayes to be comprehended herein.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Extracted from the Records of Parliament, by me Sir</HI> ARCHIBALD PRIMEROSH <HI>of</HI> Che&s;ter, <HI>Knight and Barronet, Clerk of His</HI> MAjESTIES <HI>Council, Regi&s;ters and Rolls.</HI></SIGNED>
<SIGNED><HI>A. Primerose,</HI> Cls. Reg.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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</DIV1>
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<BACK>
<DIV1 TYPE="table">
<PB REF="23">
<HEAD>ATABLE of the Printed ACTS.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM><HI>1.</HI> _ACt again&s;t &s;eparation and di&s;obe|dience to Eccle&s;ia&s;tical Autho|rity. <HI>Page 3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>2.</HI> Additional Act concerning the Declaration to be &s;igned by all per&s;ons in publick Tru&s;t. <HI>Page 6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>3.</HI> Act again&s;t Protections. <HI>Page 8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>4.</HI> Act for the e&s;tabli&s;hment and con&s;titution of a National Synod. <HI>Page 9</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>5.</HI> Act anentruinous hou&s;es in Royal Burghs. <HI>Page 10</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>6.</HI> Act di&s;charging the importation of Strong|waters, <HI>&amp;c. Page 12</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>7.</HI> Act di&s;charging the mixing of Tin with Lead. <HI>ibid.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>8.</HI> Act anent the di&s;charging of Advocations for &s;ums within two bundred merks. <HI>Page 13</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>9.</HI> Act in favour of Minors, anent the duties of the Lands compri&s;ed from them. <HI>ibid.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>10.</HI> Act again&s;t exportation of money forth of the Kingdom. <HI>Page 14</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>11.</HI> Act for encouragement of Tillage and Pa&s;turage. <HI>Page 17</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>12.</HI> Act for a new Impo&s;ition upon Engli&s;h Com|modities. <HI>Page 18</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>13.</HI> Act impo&s;ing a Cu&s;tom upon Corn imported from <HI>Ireland</HI> into this Kingdom. <HI>Page 19</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>14.</HI> Act for in-bringing of His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Rents. <HI>Page 20</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="24">
<ITEM><HI>15.</HI> Act concerning Beggars and Vagabonds. <HI>Page 23</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>16.</HI> Act anent the mea&s;ure of Coal. <HI>Page 26</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>17.</HI> Act anent the Foot-mea&s;ure. <HI>Page 27</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>18.</HI> Act di&s;charging Monday and Saturday Mer|cats in Royal Burghs. <HI>Page 28</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>19.</HI> Act anent Lint-&s;eed, Hemp-&s;eed and Steel. <HI>ibid.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>20.</HI> Act anent Man&s;es and Glebs, and poinding for Mini&s;ters Stipend. <HI>Page 29</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>21.</HI> Act anent Compri&s;ings. <HI>Page 30</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>22.</HI> Act anent Sentences of Excommunication. <HI>Page 31</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>23.</HI> Act for additional provi&s;ion in favours of the &V;niver&s;ities. <HI>Page 32</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>24.</HI> Act regulating the proportions of Exci&s;e in the &s;everal Shires and Burghs. <HI>Page 34</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>25.</HI> An humble Tender to His Sacred <HI>Maje&s;ty,</HI> of the duty and loyalty of His ancient King|dom of <HI>Scotland. Page 36</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>26.</HI> Act a&s;&s;erting His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Prerogative, in the ordering and di&s;po&s;al of Trade with for|raigners. <HI>Page 38</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>27.</HI> Commi&s;sion for plantation of Kirks and va|luation of Teinds. <HI>Page 39</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>28.</HI> Act anent penal Statutes. <HI>Page 43</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>29.</HI> Act <HI>Salvo jure cuju&s;libet. Page 44</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="table">
<PB REF="24">
<HEAD>A Table of the &s;pecial Acts and Ratifications, pa&s;t in the &s;everal Se&s;sions of this Parliament, which are not printed.</HEAD>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>FIRST SESSION.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>_PRote&s;tations by &s;ome Noble-men, Commi&s;&s;io|ners from Shires and Burghs, concerning their precedencies in the Rolls of Parliament.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act di&s;charging Sir <HI>Archibald John&s;toun</HI> of all publick Tru&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Burial of the Corps of the late Marque&s;s of <HI>Montro&s;e</HI> and Laird of <HI>Dalgety.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ions for the Lords of the Articles and Bills.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Exoneration to Mr. <HI>John Young,</HI> concerning the Regi&s;ters.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Record of the production of the Patents granted by His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> to His Officers of State, and their Admi&s;&s;ions.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Record of the production of &s;ome Patents of Honour.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Earl of <HI>Dalhou&s;ie</HI> and others, again&s;t Mr. <HI>Robert Hodge.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Laird of <HI>Mackclean.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Precognition in favours of the Ma&s;ter of <HI>Bamff.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion to Mr. <HI>John Wilkie,</HI> to collect the vacand Stipends.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of the Marq; of <HI>Montro&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act allowing Me&s;&s;engers to execute Summons of Trea&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Exoneration in favours of the Earl of <HI>Crawfurd</HI> and <HI>Lind&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Magi&s;trates of <HI>Kirkwall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for an Impo&s;ition at the Bridge of <HI>Mu&s;leburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for vi&s;iting the Univer&s;ity of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the election of the Magi&s;trates of <HI>Monro&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Archibald Lamont</HI> contra <HI>Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for an Impo&s;ition at the Cal&s;ees of <HI>Cowie-month.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Reference <HI>Mackenzie</HI> contra <HI>Mackpher&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Earl of <HI>Perth</HI> contra Sir <HI>George Mouat.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Acts in favours of &s;ome Mini&s;ters for their Stipend.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Col. <HI>Weymes,</HI> Col. <HI>Le&s;ly</HI> and <HI>James Scot.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Letter and Act in favours of the Laird of <HI>Renton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a Bridge at <HI>Ramal-well-craig</HI> on <HI>Clyd.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Town of <HI>Wigtoun</HI> concerning a Bridge.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Lockhart</HI> contra <HI>Bonar.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Mackenzie</HI> of <HI>Redca&s;tle,</HI> contra <HI>Gilbert Ker</HI> and others.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Elizabeth Dutchy</HI> contra <HI>Henry Denni&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act annent the Cu&s;tom and Price of imported Tobacco-pipes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Carnaigie</HI> contra <HI>Carnaigie.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="25">
<ITEM>Ratification to the Earl <HI>Mar&s;hall</HI> of the Sheriff-&s;hip of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Earl of <HI>Roxburgh,</HI> in name of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Huntly,</HI> again&s;t the &s;ame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>Adam Cunningham</HI> of <HI>Wood-hall,</HI> of the Commi&s;&s;ariot of <HI>Dumfries.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the new Colledge of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Town of <HI>Aberdeen</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>John Urqhuart</HI> of <HI>Cromarty.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. Mr. <HI>Hary Hay,</HI> of the Commi&s;&s;ar-clerk&s;hip of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to <HI>John Ram&s;ay</HI> of his Office from the Lord Regi&s;ter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Elgin.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Thomas Man&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification of the erection of the Kirk of <HI>Kinlo&s;&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to Mr. <HI>Tho Young.</HI> of the Commi&s;&s;ar-clerk&s;hip of <HI>Lauder.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. of the erection of the Town of <HI>Findorn</HI> in a Burgh of Barony.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation Town of <HI>Forres</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <GAP DESC="blank"> <HI>Wat.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to Mr. <HI>James Nichol&s;on</HI> of the Commi&s;&s;ariot of <HI>Brichen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to <HI>John Newel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Hary Blaickwood.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to <HI>Alexander Monro</HI> of the Commi&s;&s;ariot of <HI>Stirling.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Town of <HI>Kirkwall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to the Town of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> of the regality of the <HI>Cannongate.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to the Town of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> of the mark upon the Tun.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. Town of <HI>Edinb.</HI> of the Land called <HI>The Kings work in</HI> Leith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. Town of <HI>Edinb.</HI> of the Cu&s;toms at the hou&s;e in the <HI>Mure.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. of the Town of <HI>Edinburghs</HI> new Charter of Confirmation.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Mr <HI>James Daes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for tryal of the burning the Gates of <HI>Drumlanrig.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Earl of <HI>Perth</HI> and Lord <HI>Drummonds</HI> lo&s;&s;es.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning Sir <HI>Thomas Hamiltoun</HI> of <HI>Pre&s;toun</HI> his Writes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Huntly.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of <HI>Mackdonald</HI> of <HI>Largy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeitur of Sir <HI>John Gordoun</HI> of <HI>Haddo.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a contribution for repairing the Harbour of <HI>Peterhead.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Town of <HI>Dunce.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>George Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Modifications to &s;uffering Mini&s;ters out of the vacand Stipends.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Eail of <HI>Mar.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Town of <HI>Nairn,</HI> and Prote&s;tation by the Laird of <HI>Caddel</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Panmure,</HI> and Prote&s;tation by the Burgh of <HI>Arbroth</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Innerne&s;s,</HI> and Prote&s;ta|tion for <HI>Redca&s;tle Dunean,</HI> and the Burghs of <HI>Fortero&s;s, Cromarty</HI> and <HI>Dingwal</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Linlithgow.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="25">
<ITEM>Ratification to the Earl of <HI>Callander.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Town of <HI>Mu&s;leburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Robert Thom&s;on,</HI> and Prote&s;tation by the Earl of <HI>Athol</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>Thomas Murray.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>John Finlay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Wigtoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a weekly Mercat and two Fairs yearly in <HI>Bouden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Royal Burroughs.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Weymes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Kirkcaldy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ions for trying &s;ome per&s;ons &s;u&s;pected of witch-craft.</ITEM>
<ITEM>His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> nomination of the Lords of Se&s;&s;. and their Admi&s;&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for the &s;itting and diets of the Se&s;sion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>The Lord Regi&s;ters nomination of the Clerks to the Se&s;&s;ion, to the regi&s;tration of Sea&s;ings and admi&s;&s;ion of Notars, and their admi&s;&s;ion, conform to their Gifts from the Lord Regi&s;ter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act e&s;tabli&s;hing the Sheriffdom of <HI>Ro&s;s</HI> and the bounds of it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ions for the Fi&s;hings on the waters of <HI>Ugie</HI> and <HI>Itham.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act to <HI>James Weymes</HI> for a new invention of Milnes, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Lauderdaile,</HI> anent the Lord&s;hip and Regality of <HI>Mu&s;leburgh,</HI> and Superiority thereof.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Lord <HI>Colintoun,</HI> that the &s;aid Act &s;hould not prejudge him of his Right to the Teind of the Paroch of <HI>Hales.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Laudeidaile.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Lauderdaile,</HI> concerning the Writes and Securities of his Lands.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Earl of <HI>Ca&s;sils.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the Lights on the <HI>May.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of the Laird of <HI>Glengairy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of <HI>Macklean</HI> of <HI>Lochbouy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of <HI>Macklean</HI> of <HI>Kingerloch.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Earl <HI>Southesk</HI> and Lord <HI>Burghly,</HI> again&s;t the Shire of <HI>Fife.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Marque&s;s of <HI>Montro&s;e</HI> again&s;t the Marque&s;s of <HI>Argly.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Laird of <HI>Dury,</HI> contra Duke <HI>Hamiltoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for two Fairs and a weekly Mercat in <HI>Strathaven.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>Patrick Dumbar.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Laird of <HI>Edger&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for three Fairs to the Town of <HI>Le&s;ly.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a weekly Mercat and two Fairs in the Town of <HI>Tullith.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a yearly Fair in <HI>Aldeir.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Plu&s;carden</HI> contra <HI>Mackpher&s;on</HI> and others.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Clan-<HI>Gregor.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet E. <HI>Roxburgh</HI> con. E. <HI>Lothian,</HI> anent the Title of Lord <HI>Ker.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Earl of <HI>Airly</HI> again&s;t <HI>Mackenzie</HI> and others.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for repairing the Bridge of <HI>Sanchar.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for two fairs and a weekly Mercat in <HI>Hamiltoun.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="26">
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of <HI>David Graham</HI> of <HI>Gorthy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Doctor <HI>Gleg.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Record of the lo&s;&s;es of &s;ome Noble-men for their loyalty.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Acts for ordering the precedency of the Officers of State.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet of forfeiture again&s;t Sir <HI>Archibald John&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of the Lord <HI>Heries.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Roxburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Univer&s;ity of St. <HI>Andrews.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Lauder.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Major <HI>Ram&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Laird of <HI>Hayning.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>John Stirling</HI> of <HI>Orther-field.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Leiven.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>John Campbel</HI> of <HI>Ardchattan.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Linlithgow.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the old Town of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. of the mortification of a Ho&s;pital in the Paroch of <HI>Largo.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Laird of <HI>Monymusk.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Earl of <HI>Aboyn,</HI> in name of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Huntly,</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Dumbartoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation of the Town of <HI>Gla&s;gow</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Town of <HI>Gla&s;gow.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Dukes of <HI>Lennox</HI> and <HI>Hamiltoun,</HI> and the Burghs of <HI>Dumbartoun</HI> and <HI>Renfrew,</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Fortero&s;e,</HI> and Prote&s;ta|tion by the Town of <HI>Innerne&s;s</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Officers of the Mint.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation for the Burgh of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for coyning of Copper-money.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for providing a Stock to the Mint-hou&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreets of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>William Dunda&s;s</HI> of <HI>Magdallans,</HI> and <HI>John Home</HI> of <HI>Kello.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the redemption of Infeftments of Fee granted under rever&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of <HI>Robert Spot&s;wood.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding all Decreets of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>Archibald</HI> and <HI>Mackgile&s;pik Mackdonal</HI> of <HI>Colin&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the forfeiture of <HI>Archibald Mackdonal</HI> of <HI>Sands.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tation by the Creditors of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Argyl,</HI> that they be not prejudged by any &s;entence to be given again&s;t him.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet and Sentence of forfeiture again&s;t the Marque&s;s of <HI>Argyl.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet and Sentence of forfeiture again&s;t Mr. <HI>James Guthry.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet and Sentence of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>William Govan.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet L. <HI>Cochran,</HI> again&s;t the Executors of the Earl of <HI>Buccleuch.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for Two Fairs to the Burgh of <HI>Ruthglen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for Impo&s;ition for upholding a Bridge on the Water of <HI>Fleet.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="26">
<ITEM>Acts concerning the Town of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> and their Annuity out of the Hou&s;e-mails, and the Impo&s;ition granted to them of two pence upon the pint of Ale, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Duke of <HI>Hamiltoun</HI> contra <HI>Ardkinla&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for a Council of Trade.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet in favours of the E. of <HI>Callander</HI> again&s;t the E. of <HI>Leiven.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for changing an High-way at <HI>Abbot&s;hall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>William Purve&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Sir <HI>William Baily</HI> of <HI>Lamintoun</HI> contra Mrs. <HI>Whaley.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for the ordinar allowance of the Clerk Regi&s;ters Sub&s;cription.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Montro&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act ratifying the union of the Paroches of <HI>Logy-montro&s;e</HI> and <HI>Perth.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent &s;laying of Fi&s;h in forbidden time.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl <HI>Ca&s;sils,</HI> Earl <HI>Lothian, Brody,</HI> &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion concerning the Annual-rents due by per&s;ons forfeited by the U&s;urpers.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet in favours <HI>Mackinto&s;h</HI> again&s;t <HI>Lochyel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Murdoch Mackclean</HI> again&s;t <HI>John Mackalle&s;ter,</HI> &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Prote&s;tations by the Earl of <HI>Arrol,</HI> Earl <HI>Craufurd</HI> and <HI>Lind&s;ay,</HI> the General of the Mint, and the Provo&s;t of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> in name of the Royal Burroughs, again&s;t the power of the Ju&s;tices of Peace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Commi&s;&s;ars of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Middleton</HI> and Sir <HI>John Smith.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Middleton</HI> and Sir <HI>John Weymes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for two Fairs to the Burgh of <HI>Culro&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for rai&s;ing a moneths maintenance, impo&s;ed in the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and fifty one, for the Kings u&s;e, and eighty thou&s;and merks due by the Burroughs.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Dundee.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Hat-makers in <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and Prote&s;ta|tion by the Town of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>John Mackdowgal</HI> contra <HI>Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>John Swintoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture of the Earl of <HI>Branfurd.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Panmure.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for the Fi&s;hings of <HI>North</HI> and <HI>South-esks.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Lord <HI>Rollo.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Murray.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification of the Rights and Liberties of the Burgh of <HI>Dundee.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Kintor.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Tweddal.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Alexander Thom&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Athol.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>John Gilmor,</HI> Pre&s;ident of the Se&s;&s;ion, of his Rights of the Barrony of <HI>Craigmillar.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Dunkell,</HI> and Prote&s;tation by the Town of <HI>Perth</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<PB REF="27">
<ITEM>Two Ratifications to the Earl of <HI>Craufurd</HI> and <HI>Lind&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Earl of <HI>Lauderdaile</HI> of the regality of <HI>Thirl&s;tane</HI> and Lord&s;hip of <HI>Mu&s;leburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to the Earl of <HI>Lauderdaile</HI> of the gift of <HI>Swintouns</HI> forfeiture.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>James Dougla&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>John Gilmor</HI> of his gift of Pen&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>James Hope</HI> of his rights to the Mines.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Laird of <HI>Calder.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>John Herbert&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Home.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>Alexander Home.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>John Cunningham.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>James Innes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>James Cunningham.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>Robert Murray</HI> of <HI>Camron.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl <HI>Mar&s;hal.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>SECOND SESSION.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>ACt for calling in the Bi&s;hops to the Parliament.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for &s;etling the Orders in the Parliament-hou&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning Members of Parliament who do not attend.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Recommendation for the Creditors of the late Marque&s;s of <HI>Argyl.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for tryal of the burning the Gates of <HI>Drumlanrig.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Modification and Recommendations for &s;ome &s;uffering Mini&s;ters.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Proclamation for the anniver&s;ary Thank&s;-giving.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Earl of <HI>Mortoun</HI> and Town of <HI>Kirkwall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for yearly Fairs in <HI>Cor&s;torphin.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Lord <HI>Fra&s;er,</HI> for his Title of Lord <HI>Fra&s;er.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act betwixt the Lord <HI>Burghly</HI> and Shire of <HI>Fife.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>Alexander Bruce,</HI> Brother to the E. of <HI>Kincarden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the Chapter of <HI>Argyl,</HI> and <HI>Glenorchies</HI> Prote&s;tation again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Inhabitants of <HI>Orknay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for relief of tho&s;e who were over-burdened in their Levies, in <HI>anno,</HI> 1649. for their concurrence in the Engagement, in <HI>anno,</HI> 1648.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Mini&s;ters of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding the pretended forfeiture again&s;t <HI>Harthill.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earl of <HI>Perth</HI> and others, and &s;ome monies due to them by the Shire of <HI>Perth.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for the Creditors of forfeited per&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for keeping the Regi&s;ters of Se&s;&s;ion in the Parliament-hou&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Marque&s;s of <HI>Huntly</HI> cont. <HI>Innes Cromarty, Rob. Foulis,</HI> &amp;c.</ITEM>
<PB REF="27">
<ITEM>Decreet Laird of <HI>Haddo</HI> contra <HI>Le&s;ly.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act of di&s;&s;olution of the Earldom of <HI>Orknay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Mackclaud</HI> contra Mr. <HI>David Drummond,</HI> &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Sir <HI>James Mackdonald</HI> contra <HI>Mackconochie Inera.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for changing the Way betwixt the &s;outh <HI>Ferry</HI> and <HI>Cramond.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Town of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet again&s;t <HI>Archibald Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>Ardkinla&s;s</HI> and <HI>Orm&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Lord Lyon.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for an Arch-deanry in the <HI>I&s;les.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Sir <HI>Robert Fletcher.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet Mrs. <HI>Whaley</HI> contra <HI>Lamintoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for changing the Mercat-day in <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Town of St. <HI>Andrews.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for yearly Fairs to the Earl of <HI>Kinghorn,</HI> the Lord <HI>Tarbet,</HI> the Lairds of <HI>Glenorchie</HI> and <HI>Haddo.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for two Fairs yearly, and a weekly Mercat in <HI>Dalmeny.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Earles of <HI>Queensberry</HI> and <HI>Annandail.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet in favours of Mr. <HI>Thomas Mackenzie.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for building a Meal-mercat in <HI>Dumfries.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Declaration.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act containing exceptions from the Act of Indempnity, for <HI>Fines.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the Children and Po&s;terity of forfeited Per&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Counte&s;s of <HI>Branfurd</HI> and Lady <HI>Forre&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Lord <HI>Mackdonald.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>Lamont.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act freeing Bi&s;hops Va&s;&s;als from the charge of Commi&s;&s;ioners to the Parliament.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for rectifying the Valuations of <HI>Aberdeen</HI> Shire.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Recommendation in favours of <HI>John Mein.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet <HI>Dunolich</HI> again&s;t <HI>Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Su&s;pen&s;ion of publick Debts, with References in favours of the Lord <HI>Burghly</HI> and Lord <HI>Carden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Archbi&s;hop of St. <HI>Andrews.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Edinburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Galloway.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Brichen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Argyl.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Craufurd</HI> and <HI>Lind&s;ay.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Two Ratifications in favours of the Duke of <HI>Lenox.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Two Ratifications in favours of the Earl of <HI>Athol.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Tullibarden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>John Gilmor</HI> of his Lands of <HI>Craiglockhart.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Laird of <HI>Morphie.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Laird of <HI>Allardice.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="28">
<ITEM>Ratification to the Laird of <HI>Glenorchie.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Two Ratifications to the Laird of <HI>Cromarty.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to <HI>John Beaton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Burgh of <HI>Linlithgow.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>John Strachan.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to <HI>Paul Symer.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Earl of <HI>Annandail.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to the Earl of <HI>Newburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification to Sir <HI>Robert Innes</HI> of <HI>Muretoun.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 N="3" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>THIRD SESSION.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>ACt concerning the con&s;titution and election of the Lords of the Articles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrands for per&s;onal Protections again&s;t Captions, for &s;ome time, to the Lord <HI>Sinclar</HI> and others.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for trying of the contrivance and carrying on of the Act of Billeting.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet and Sentence of forfeiture again&s;t <HI>Archibald John&s;toun,</HI> &s;ome time of <HI>Wari&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act ratifying the Remi&s;&s;ion granted to <HI>George Campbel.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for annexing &s;ome Kirks to the Deanry of St. <HI>Andrews.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Record of the production of the Duke of <HI>Monmouth</HI>'s Patent to be Duke of <HI>Buccleuch.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act allowing to the Mini&s;ters who &s;erved before and in the year, one thou&s;and &s;ix hundred and &s;ixty two, the half of the Stipend due for that year.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>Peter Wedderburn.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act re&s;cinding a former Act pa&s;t in the la&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of Parliament, annent &s;ome Fees acclaimed as due to the Lyons Office.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the matter of Billeting, and a Letter directed to His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> thereupon.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for repairing the High-wayes at the Town of <HI>Pre&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for three Fairs to the Town of <HI>Newburgh.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the pardoning and re&s;toring the Children of for|feited per&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Angus</HI> and <HI>Donald Mackclauds</HI> declared Fugitives.</ITEM>
<ITEM>An Impo&s;ition for repairing and upholding a Bridge in <HI>Clid&s;dail.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for changing the Fair-day of the Town of <HI>Clackmannan.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Reference to His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> concerning the Proce&s;s again&s;t <HI>A&s;sint.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Impo&s;ition laid on Engli&s;h Commodities.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act pa&s;t in favours of <HI>Printers, Stationers, Silk weavers,</HI> &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for changing of the name of <HI>Souter,</HI> of late u&s;ed by &s;ome of name of <HI>John&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for an Impo&s;ition for repairing the High-way betwixt <HI>Cor|&s;torphin</HI> and the <HI>Cow-bridge.</HI></ITEM>
<PB REF="28">
<ITEM>Warrand for changing the Fair-day of the Town of <HI>Nairn.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion concerning the Annual-rents due by per&s;ons for|feited by the U&s;urpers.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act Re&s;cinding, Annulling, and for Razing out of the Records, two Acts pa&s;t in the &s;econd Se&s;&s;ion of this Parliament; one for excepting per&s;ons from publick Tru&s;t, and the other for the manner of voting it by Billets.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Doctor <HI>Colvil.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the riding of the Parliament, and the Penalties of &s;uch as &s;hall be ab&s;ent from it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet betwixt Sir <HI>Arthur Forbe&s;s</HI> and the Lord <HI>Cochran.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of Mr. <HI>John Wilkie.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act anent the vacand Stipends in <HI>Argyl</HI> and <HI>I&s;les.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for repairing the Bridge of <HI>Tullibody.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for the di&s;po&s;al of &s;ome vacand Stipends.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for the Bridge of <HI>Dalkeith.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for upholding the Bridge of <HI>Kippon,</HI> and for two Fairs at the Kirk of <HI>Kippon.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for changing the weekly Mercat of <HI>Pettenweym.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of <HI>John Halybrunton,</HI> concerning his Writes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act appointing the Fines to be paid in to any per&s;on His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> &s;hall appoint.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act in favours of the Captain of <HI>Dun&s;taffnage</HI> and others.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Two Fairs yearly to be kept in the Barony of <HI>Pre&s;ton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Fairs ganted to the Town of <HI>Whitehorn</HI> changed in the dayes and dyets thereof.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Decreet the Earl of <HI>Roxburgb</HI> contra Sir <HI>John Weymes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for two Fairs and a weekly Mercat in <HI>Stanehyve.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the making of Cairds.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Recommendation in favours of the Marque&s;s of <HI>Montro&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for two Fairs and weekly Mercat to the Laird of <HI>Drum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for paying of &s;ome debt due by the Shire of <HI>Dumfries.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>An Act and Ratification of the Contract of Marriage betwixt the Duke and Dutche&s;s of <HI>Buccleuch,</HI> and Warrand for regi&s;trating the Contract.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the Stipend of the Mini&s;ters of the <HI>Cannongate.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Remit the Duke of <HI>Hamiltoun</HI> contra Lady <HI>Forre&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for two Fairs, and for changing the Mercat-day of the Barony of <HI>Skirling.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for a yearly Fair on the Brae of <HI>Athol.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a Fair and weekly Mercat on the Lands of <HI>Kinudy.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning <HI>Broomhalls</HI> Writes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for an Impo&s;ition, for repairing and keeping up the Bridges of <HI>Sauchtonhall</HI> and <HI>Clegorn.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Remit to the Se&s;&s;ion concerning the eighty thou&s;and merks claimed from the Burroughs.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lamonts</HI> Proce&s;s again&s;t <HI>George Campbel</HI> remitted to the Se&s;&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Recommendation in favours of &s;ome &s;uffering per&s;ons.</ITEM>
<PB REF="29">
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ion for ordering the prices of Offices, Writes and Seals.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act &s;u&s;pending execution for publick Debts untill the next Par|liament.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act concerning the <HI>Zetland</HI> Company of White-fi&s;hing, re|mitted to the Council.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a yearly Fair in <HI>Pai&s;la.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for a yearly Fair in the Barony of <HI>Caskibon.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Remit to the Council anent the Act for Trade.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Warrand for changing a Way near <HI>Ledintoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Act for renewing the Ju&s;tices of Peace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>Andrew Aiton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Lords of the Se&s;&s;ion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>David Souter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>Alexander Foulis</HI> of <HI>Ratho.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Aberdeen.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>Robert Sinclar</HI> of <HI>Stein&s;toun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>Robert Sinclar</HI> of <HI>Longformacur.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Thomas Hamiltoun</HI> of <HI>Bathgate.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>William Pre&s;toun</HI> of <HI>Valifield.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Mr. <HI>Robert Pre&s;toun</HI> of that ilk.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Michael Balfour</HI> of <HI>Pitmedden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>James Campbel</HI> and his Son.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>John Malcolm.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification of a mortification in <HI>Perth.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>George Home</HI> of <HI>Kames.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earls of <HI>Craufurd</HI> and <HI>Lauderdaile,</HI> the Lord <HI>Parbroth,</HI> the Lairds of <HI>Hatton</HI> and <HI>Ardro&s;s,</HI> Colonel <HI>Le&s;ly</HI> and <HI>James Scot,</HI> of their Gifts of Mines and Minerals.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>James Dickson.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Burgh of <HI>Whitehorn.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>John</HI> and Mr. <HI>Alexander Gib&s;on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Rothes.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of the Earl of <HI>Dumfermline.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Sir <HI>John Home</HI> of <HI>Rentoun,</HI> Lord Ju&s;tice Clerk, and Prote&s;tation for Sir <HI>Alexander Home</HI> and <HI>Wedder|burne</HI> again&s;t it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>Charles Maitland</HI> of <HI>Haltoun.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of <HI>William Scot</HI> of <HI>Ardro&s;s.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rat. to the Town of <HI>Edinburgh</HI> of their right to the Citadel.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ratification in favours of Captain <HI>Lockhart.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
</DIV2>
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