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A58642	The laws and acts of the second Parliament, of our most high and dread soveraign, Charles the Second by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith begun at Edinburgh, the 19. of October, 1669. By a noble Earl, John Earl of Lauderdail, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane, and Bolton, &c. His Majesties Commissioner for holding the same, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties Great Seal of this kingdom: with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament. Extracted from the records of Parliament, be Sir Archibald Primerose of Chester, knight and barronet, clerk to His Majesties Council, Registers and Rolls.; Acts.	Scotland.; Primrose, Archibald, Sir, 1616-1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing S1272; ESTC R217871	33,600	49

THE LAWS AND ACTS OF THE SECOND PARLIAMENT Of our most High and Dread SOVERAIGN CHARLES THE SECOND By the Grace of GOD King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Begun at Edinburgh the 19. of October 1669. By a Noble Earl John Earl of Lauderdail Viscount Maitland Lord Thirlestane and Bolton c. His Majesties Commissioner for holding the same by vertue of a COMMISSION under His Majesties Great Seal of this Kingdom With the special Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Extracted from the Records of Parliament be Sir ARCHIBALD PRIMEROSE of Chester Knight and Barronet Clerk to His Majesties Council Registers and Rolls Edinburgh Re-Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1679. CVM PRIVELEGIO CR HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE LAWS and ACTS made in the second PARLIAMENT our our most High and Dread Soveraign CHARLES the Second by the Grace of GOD King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith I. ACT asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical November 16. 1669. THe Estates of Parliament having seriously considered how necessar it is for the good and Peace of the Church and State That His Majesties Power and Authority in relation to Matters and Persons Ecclesiastical be more clearly asserted by an Act of Parliament Have therefore thought fit it be Enacted Asserted and Declared Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament do hereby Enact Assert and Declare That His Majesty hath the Supreme Authority and Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical within this His Kingdom and that by vertue thereof the Ordering and Disposal of the External Government and Policy of the Church doth properly belong to His Majesty and His Successors as an inherent Right to the Crown And that His Majesty and His Successors may Settle Enact and Emit such Constitutions Acts and Orders concerning the Administration of the External Government of the Church and the Persons imployed in the same and concerning all Ecclesiastical Meetings and Matters to be proposed and determined therein as they in their Royal Wisdom shall think fit Which Acts Orders and Constitutions being recorded in the Books of Council and duly published are to be observed and obeyed by all His Majesties Subjects any Law Act or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid doth Rescind and Annull all Laws Acts and Clauses thereof and all Customs and Constitutions Civil or Ecclesiastick which are contrary to or inconsistent with His Majesties Supremacy as it is hereby asserted And declars the same void and null in all time coming II. ACT concerning the Militia November 16. 1669. FOrasmuch as by divers ancient Laws an Acts of Parliament made in the Reigns of His Majesties Royal Ancestors it is Statute and Ordained That Weapon-showings be holden in ilke Shire several times in the year at which the Lieges are appointed to be harnished and armed according to their qualities and degrees as at length is specified in these Acts. And it being declared by the fifth Act of the first Session of His Majesties late Parliament That it is His Majesties Prerogative-Royal and undoubted Right to have the power of raising in Armes the Subjects of this Kingdom and of the commanding ordering and disbanding or otherwayes disposing thereof as He shall think fit As also the Estates of Parliament of this Kingdom in recognisance of His Majesties Royal Prerogative foresaid and in a further acknowledgement of their duty Having by the twenty fifth Act of the last Session of the foresaid Parliament made offer to His Majesty of twenty thousand Footmen and two thousand Horsemen sufficiently armed and furnished with fourty dayes provision to be raised from the several Shires of the Kingdom according to the proportion exprest in that Act to be in readiness as they shall be called for by His Majesty to march to any part of His Dominions of Scotland England or Ireland for any service wherein His Majesties Honour Authority or Greatness may be concerned And His Majesty finding it expedient that the foresaid number of Foot and Horse should be modelled and trained in military discipline to the effect they might be in greater readiness and fitness for His Majesties Service when they should be called for Having by advice of His Privy Council constituted and settled a Militia of Horse and Foot in many Shires of the Kingdom according to the proportions mentioned in the foresaid Act and in some other Shires a Militia of Horse only having thought fit in this exigent for important reasons to change their Foot into a proportion of Horse suteable to the charge of their proportion of Foot And having nominated and appointed the Collonels and Lieutenant-Collonels of Foot and Captains of Horse And the Lords of Prvy Council having by His Majesties Order and Warrand appointed Commissioners of the Militia in the several Shires ordered the election of the inferiours Officers appointed particular dayes of Rendezvous the way of listing of Foot-souldiers ordered fit allowances to be given to the Foot and Horsemen every day of the Rendezvous That Collours Standarts Drums and Trumpets be provided at the charge of the Shire and having given several other Orders and Instructions concerning the ordering and disposing of the Militia The Estates of Parliament do in all duty acknowledge His Majesties singular Wisdom and tender Care of this His ancient Kingdom in constituting and settling the foresaid Militia Likeas His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament doth Ratifie and Approve the constitution and model of the Militia as the same is established by His Majesty with advice of His Privy Council And particularly their appointing dayes for Rendezvous ordering fit allowances to be given to the Foot and Horsemen the saids dayes of their Rendezvous And all Acts Commissions Orders and Instructiones past and emitted by the Council concerning the Militia and their whole proceedings relating thereto And Statutes and Ordaines that in all time coming there be allowed to each Footman six shillings Scots and to each Horseman eighteen shillings Scots every day of the Rendezvous to be payed be the Heretors And that the said six shillings to be payed to the Footmen be refounded to the Heretors by the men-tennents and servants for whom the Footmen are put out and who are not listed in the Militia And also Statutes and Ordaines that the Rendezvous be punctually keeped that Horse and Foot be duely outreiked and sufficiently armed that Fractions with their proportions of the price of the Collours Drums Standarts and Trumpets be timeously payed Likeas His Majesty with advice foresaid doth give power and warrand to the Commissioners of the Militia in the respective Shires to fine parties for the Souldiers absence from the Rendeizvous not exceeding six pounds Scots for the Horsemen and two pounds Scots for the Footman absent

ilk day of the Rendezvous And likewise such as shall be deficient in the outreik of Horse or Foot or in payment of the fractions thereof or of the proportions of Collours Drums Standart and Trumpets or of the pay allowed by this present Act to the Horsemen or Footmen the men-tennents and servants for whom the Foot-men are put out being alwayes lyable to relieve the respective Heretors of the payment of the fines aforesaid inso far as concerns the deficiency in outreik of Foot or payment of the fractions thereof or absents of the Footmen from the dayes of Rendezvous And to the effect more ready obedienuc may be given to this present Act and Ordinance His Majesty with advice foresaid without derogation from any power already given by the Instructions or Acts of Council doth authorize and impower the Commissioners of the Militia in the respective Shires or any three of them two of the quorum not being Officers alter tryal taken that parties have been absent from the Rendezvous or deficient in the outreiks and payments foresaid to give order and warrand to any one of the Serjants of Foot of the respective Companies or Corporals of Horse to be named by the saids Commissioners to poind and distreinzie the ●a●●iest Goods and Geer of these absent or d●ficient wherever the s●me may be found apprise and make sale thereof towards the payment of the sums specified in the said Warrand and of the charges and expenses of the poinding and apprising these charges alwayes not exceeding al 's much more as the sums for which the poinding shall be used Likeas His Majesly with advice foresaid constitutes the said person to whom the foresaid Order shall be directed Sheriff in that part with power to him by vertue of that Order to poind the Goods without necessity of carrying the same to the Paroch church or Mercat-cross of the head Burgh of the Shire to be apprised and to do and act in the excution of the said Order sicklike as a Mestenger at Armes may do by the Law in execution of Letters of poinding and apprising given under His Majesties Signet Providing alwayes that the goods poinded be valued and appr●s●d by two honest sworn men whose oathes the said Sh●riff in that part is authorized to take to that effect And declares That it shall be leisome to the party from whom the Goods shall be poinded to redeem the same within six dayes after the poinding by payment of the sums for which the poinding shall be used expenses of the poinding foresaid and twelve shillings scots each day during the not redemption And in case the party do not redeem the goods poinped within the space foresaid declares that it shall be lawfull to the said Sheriff in that part to retain the goods or sell the same with deduction of the third of the sum to which they were apprised He alwayes being countable for the price thereof to the Commissioners of the Militia who are to see the party from whom the Goods were poinded satisfied of the superplus of the price if any be of the Goods for which the poinding was used expenses foresaid of the poinding third part of the value to which the Goods were apprised with twelve shilling Scots ilk day during the space that the party had power to redeem being alwayes deduced and declares the said Warrand being signed by three of the saids Commissioners one of them only being an officer to have the force and strength of an Decreet and that there is no necessity of any Precept or Charge to follow thereon And that the poinding and apprising so used by vertue of the said Warrand is and shall be al 's lawfull and valid as if all the solemnities requisite and usual in poindings were observed whereanent His Majesty with advice foresaid doth dispense in this case of the Militia And it is declared that these who are not sufficiently armed or mounted at the Rendezvous shall be holden as absent therefrom and shall be fined and poinded accordingly in manner foresaid And for preveening debates that may arise the time of mustering it is Declared that Lieutenants and Cornets of Horse shall be reckoned of the number of Horsemen appointed to be put out in the respective Shires But prejudice alwayes to any of the saids Officers to claim and sute payment of Fractions if they be Leaders of Horse As also His Majesty with advice foresaid doth authorize and impower the Lords of His Privy Council from time to time to appoint dayes of Rendezvous and to give such further orders as shall be requisite for the full establishmen of the Militia in every particular thereof and to call for an account from the several Shires of their procecure and diligence in settling the same And commands and requires all His Majesties Subjects of whatsoever degree or quality to give due and ready obedience to all such orders and directions as they shall receive from His Majsties Privy Council relating to the Militia under the pains and certification contained in any Acts made or to be made by them thereanent III. ACT for registration of Instruments of Resignation ad remanentiam November 16. 1669. OUR Saveraign Lord with the advice of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all Instruments of Resignation that shall be made in the Superiour hands ad remanentiam fourty dayes after the publication hereof be registrate within threescore dayes after the date thereof in the same manner and way and at the same rates as Renunciations Seisings or Reversions To the effect the Lieges may the better know that the Infeftment which was granted to the Resigners is thereby void and extinct and that they may be put in mala fide to contract with the Resigner thereanent or to comprise the same from him otherwayes the said Resignation to be null It is alwayes hereby Declared That the Instruments of Resignation of Tenements Lands and Fishings holden in free Burgage being registrate in the Town Court Books of the Burgh shall not fall within the certification of this present Act. IV. ACT concerning poinding before the dayes of the Charge expire November 16. 1669. OUR Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains that hereafter it shall not be lawful to poind moveables upon registrate Bonds or Decreets for personal Debts while the parties be first Charged and the dayes of the Charge be expired With certification that poinding otherwayes used shall be null and the poinders shall be punished and proceeded against as spuiliers But prejudice alwayes of any Decreets recovered at the instance of Heretors against their Tennents in their own Courts whereupon it shall be lawful to them to use poinding as formerly And but prejudice to Superiours to use poinding against their Vassals for their Few-duties as they might lawfully have done of before V. ACT for the security of the Persons of Ministers November 30. 1669. FOrasmuch as the Kings Majesty considering how

just and necessar it was that the Orthodox Clergy should be protected from the violence of disaffected and disloyal persons Did therefore with advice of His Privy Council by His Royal Proclamations of the fifteenth of March and thirteenth of June one thousand six hundred and sixty seven command and charge all Heretors Liferenters and others having any real Interest or Rent within the several Paroches of the Kingdom to protect defend and secure the Persons Families and Goods of their Ministers not only in the exercise of the Ministerial Function but in their dwelling Houses or being elsewhere within the Paroch from all injuries affronts and prejudices which they might incur in their Persons or Goods from the violence and invasion of any disaffected disloyal or other wicked person With certification if the actors of such outrages should not be apprehended and brought to tryal by the means and diligence of the Parochioners the Parochioners should be decerned to pay to suffering Ministers for reparation damage and interest such a sum and fine as His Majesties Council should determine as is more fully exprest in the saids Proclamations And the Estates of Parliament having taken to their consideration the proceedings of His Majesties Council herein and finding that the protection of the Orthodox Clergy and the restraining of the insolency of disaffected disloyal and wicked persons at this time did require more nor ordinary means and care from His Majesties Council Have therefore thought fit Likeas His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates doth hereby Ratifie and Approve the two Proclamations aforesaid and the proceedings of His Majesties Council in prosecution thereof and authorizeth them still to prosecute the same as occasion shal offer until His Majesty in His next Parliament give farther Orders therein And it is Declared that this Act is and shall be but prejudice of any former Laws and Acts of Parliament made against the invaders of Ministers and of the pains therein contained And particularly the twenty seventh Act of the eleventh Parliament of King James the sixth and seventh Act of King Charles the first His Parliament in Anno 1633. Which Acts His Majesty with advice foresaid doth hereby Ratifie and Approve and Declares the same to stand in full force strength and effect in time coming VI. ACT. for the ordering of Suspensions of the Benefices and Stipends of the Clergy November 30. 1669. THe Kings Majesty being careful that the maintainance of the Clergy be duely secured unto them and that they be not withdrawn by unnecessar Law-sutes for recovery thereof Doth therefore with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain That no Supension shall be past in time coming against any Archbishop Bishop Minister of the Gospel or Universities and Colledges of any Charges to be given at their instances for payment of the Rents of their Benefices Stipends or Colledge-rents where they have special Decreets against the Heretors or possessors due and lyable in payment thereof to them except upon production of Discharges or consignation of the sums charged for if the Rent of the Benefice or Stipend consist in money or of one hundred merks Scots for ilk Chalder of Victual where the same consists in Victual and proportionally if the Victual charged for be less then a Chalder without prejudice to the Lords of Session to modifie a greater or less sum for the Chalder of Victual as they shall find cause at the discussing of the Suspension And if any Bill of Suspension of a general Charge shal be presented in time of Session That the ordinary Lord upon the Bills before the passing thereof call for the Chargers at the Bar that they may instruct the ground of the Charge And in case it shall be found by the Lords of the Session at the discussing of the Suspension that either the Charge hath been malitiously given or malitiously suspended That the Lords modifie a fifth part of the sum charged for of expenses of Plea to be payed by the malitious Charger or Suspender VII ACT for Naturalization of Strangers December 8. 1669. OUR Soveraign Lord out of His Innate Bounty and Royal Inclination to favour and protect Strangers and for the encrease and promoving of Trade and Manufactories being garciously pleased and willing to give encouragement to Strangers to repair to and dwell and reside within this Kingdom Hath therefore thought fit Likeas His Majesties with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament doth hereby Statute Ordain and Declare That all Strangers being of the Protestant Religion either such who having Estates shall think fit to bring the same to this Kingdom to dwell and inhabite within the same or who shall come to set up new Works and Manufactories therein and shall repair to and settle their abode dwelling and residence within this Kingdom shall be and are hereby naturalized as native born Subjects of the Kingdom of Scotland and are to enjoy His Majesties Royal Protection the benefit of the Law and all other Priviledges which a Native doth enjoy al 's freely in all respects as if they themselves had been born within the same and that they shall have liberty and freedom of Trade and freedom to buy and purchase Lands Heretages and other Goods moveable and immoveable and to enjoy the same by succession purchase or donation or any other way and to dispose thereof and transmit them to their Heirs and Successors who are to succeed thereunto And to enjoy all other Liberties Priviledges and Capacities which do belong to and are competent or may and shall belong to any native Subject born within this Kingdom And further His Majesty doth Declare that upon applications to be made unto Him by these Strangers He will grant unto them the free and publick exercise of their Religion in their own Languages and the liberty of having Churches within this His Kingdom It is alwayes hereby provided that no person or persons shall have the benefit of this act until first by Petition to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council containing an exact designation of their names places of their birth and former residence and that they are of the Protestant Religion it be found by the Council that they are qualified according to this Act and ought to have the benefit thereof And it is hereby Declared that these presents with an Extract of the Act of Council in favours of the saids persons to the effect aforesaid shall be unto them a sufficient Naturalization to all intents and purposes Which Extract shall be given to them freely without payment of any money or composition save only the Fee of nine pounds Scots money to the Clerks of Council and their Servants VIII ACT concerning the Bullion December 8. 1669. OUR Soveraign Lord considering that by divers former Acts of Parliament made by the Kings Majesty and His Royal Ancestors and specially by the thirty seventh Act of the first Session of His Majesties first Parliament it is Statute

for ready and easie Passage Travel and Traffick through the Kingdom and that the care thereof which hath been laid upon the Justices of Peace hath yet for the most part proven ineffectual in regard the saids Justices have not had special Orders and Warrands for that effect For remeid whereof His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Doth Appoint and Ordain the Sheriff of the Shire and one of his Deputies being alwayes an Heretor therein and the Justices of Peace in each Shire to conveen at the head Burgh of the Shire upon the first Tuesday of May yearly for ordering of High-wayes Bridges and Ferries With power to them or major part of them that shall happen to conveen to set down a particular List of the High-wayes Bridges and Ferries within their bounds and to divide the Paroches of the saids bounds as they lye most to the several High-wayes to be repaired and as they may have the most equal burden and to appoint such of their number or other Overseers of such parts and portions of the saids High-wayes as are most convenient and nearest to their ordinary residence and to nominate such of their number as they see fit to survey and give an account of the High-wayes Bridges and Ferries unto the rest with power to them to appoint Meetings from time to time till the said Survey List and Division of the saids High-wayes be closed Which persons or any one of them to whom the particular portions of the saids High-wayes shall be committed are hereby authorized and strictly required to call and conveen all Tennants and Cottars and their Servants within the bounds appointed for their parts of the High-wayes by publick intimation at the Paroch-Kirks upon the Sabbath day immediatly after the first Sermon or any other way that they shall think fit to have in readiness Horses Carts Sleds Spades Shovels Picks Mattocks and such other instruments as shall be required for repairing of the saids High-wayes and to conveen at such places thereof as they shal be required and in such proportion and with such furniture as the saids Justices or Overseers shall appoint and that in the most equal and proportionable way as the saids Justices and Overseers will be answerable With power to them to design such of the saids persons as they find to be most skillful to attend and direct the rest and to appoint them fit Wages for their attendance providing that the dayes they are required to work do not exceed the number of six dayes for Man and Horse yearly for the first three years and four dayes yearly thereafter and that they be only betwixt the Bear-seed yearly and Hay-time or Harvest thereafter With power to the saids Justices or Overseers to poind the readiest Goods of the absents for twenty shillings Scots money for the absence of ilk Man daily and thirty shillings for the Man and Horse without further solemnity but apprising the same upon the ground of the Land and therewith to hire others in place of the absents and in case the saids absents shall have no poindable Goods to punish them in their persons as they shall see cause Which High-wayes shall be twenty foot of measure broad at least or broader if the same have been so of before and shall be so repaired that Horses and Carts may travel Summer and Winter thereupon and if any part of the saids High-wayes cannot well be continued as now they are but require to be changed the saids Justices shall appoint three of their number to visit the places where the High-wayes need to be changed and to set down Meiths for the new Way in place thereof and upon Oath to estimate the damage of the parties prejudged thereby and to deliver the same to them in writing under their hands to the effect the same may be satisfied by the whole Shire in manner after-specified Which Justices are Ordained again to conveen at the head Burgh of the Shire the first Tuesday of June yearly and thence every Tuesday from fourtnight to fourtnight at such places as shal be by them appointed during the Moneths of June and July for three years next ensuing for taking account of the said several Justices and Overseers of the respective proportions of High-way committed to them and to fine those Justices and Overseers who shal failȝie still increasing the saids fines till they give obedience and perform their part and to poind therefore upon the ground of the Lands where their Goods shall be found without further solemnity With power also to the saids Justices to visit the Ferries in their Shire and where the Ferries ly betwixt two Shires that they correspond with the Justices of the other Shire to the end they may appoint fit and sufficient Boats and convenient Landing places and so to regulate all things concerning the Ferries as His Majesties Lieges may be readily and conveniently served and at reasonable rates and to punish all such as shall neglect or transgress the Rules set down by them to the effect foresaid And because the work of the inhabitants within the several bounds will not be able sufficiently to repair the High-wayes and others foresaid Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the said Estates doth hereby authorize and require the whole Free-holders and Heretors of the several Shires to conveen at the respective head Burghs the said first Tuesday of June yearly and to call for an accompt from the Justices of Peace of what is needful for reparation of the High-wayes and others foresaid and what charges and expenses is requisite for promoving thereof and for making or repairing Bridges and Ferries where they shall be found needful and accordingly to stent the Heretors of the said Shire comprehending the Heretors of the Burroughlands therein in what shall be found necessary for the effect foresaid not exceeding ten shillings Scots upon each hundred pound of valued Rent in one year which is to be uplifted be the saids Justices or whom they shall appoint be poinding as said is and imployed for the use foresaid and of which they shall be oblieged to give an accompt to the saids Heretors at the next Michaelmas head Court yearly Likeas His Majesty with consent foresaid prohibits and discharges all persons whatsoever to break or abuse the saids High-wayes by plowing up any part thereof laying stones rubbish or dung thereon or any way breaking or pooling the same or turning in or damming water thereupon and Ordains the Conveener of the saids Justices at their meeting the said first Tuesday of May yearly to take an Oath of the remanent Justices and of the Constables of what damage they know done to the High-wayes Bridges or Ferries since the year preceeding in any of the foresaid particulars prohibited or any other and by whom Upon which the saids Justices shall conveen the transgressors and in case of conviction by oath or witness shal fine them as they shal see just and shall

without calling or hearing of such as may be thereby concerned and prejudged Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all such particular Acts and Acts of Ratification past in maner foresaid shal not prejudge any third party of their lawful Rights nor of their Actions and Defences competent thereupon before the making of the said particular Acts and Acts of Ratifications And that the Lords of Session and all other Judges within this Kingdom shall be oblieged to judge betwixt Parties according to their several Rights standing in their persons before the making of the saids Acts All which are hereby exponed and Declared to have been made Salvo jure cujuslibet XVII ACT of Adjournment December 23. 1669 THE Kings Majesty Declares this Parliament current and adjourns the same to the eight of June next to come Ordaining all the Members of Parliament to attend that day and that there be no new Election of Commissioners from Shires or Burroughs except upon the Death of some of the present Commissioners A LIST of the Printed ACTS past in the PARLIAMENT keeped at Edinburgh in October 1669. ACT asserting His Majesties Supremacy over all Persons and in all Causes Ecclesiastical Page 3 2. Act concerning the Militia Page 5 3. Act for registration of Instruments of Resignation ad remanentiam Page 9 4. Act concerning poinding before the dayes of the Charge expire ibid. 5. Act for the security of the persons of Minister Page 10 6. Act for the ordering of Suspensions of the Benefices and Stipends of the Clergy Page 11 7. Act for Naturalization of Strangers Page 12 8. Act concerning the Bullion Page 14 9. Act concerning presciptions Page 18 10. Act concerning Interuptions Page 19 11. Act concerning the forfeiture of persons in the late Rebellion Page 20 12. Act concerning the Excise and Customs Page 22 13. Act for annexation of Orknay and Zetland to the Crown Page 28 14. Act concerning the Exportation of Corns Page 32 15. Act for regulating the prices of Ale and Drinking-beer and Maltmen Page 33 16. Act for repairing High-wayes and Bridges Page 35 17. Act anent inclosing of Ground Page 39 18. Act concerning adjudications Page 40 19. Act concerning the Confirmation and Quots of Testaments Page 41 20. Act for inbringing of publick Dues from the Northern Shires Page 43 21. Act Salvo jure cujuslibet Page 44 22. Act of Adjournment ibid. A LIST of the Acts and Ratifications past in in this first Session of His Majesties second Parliament and which are not here printed Rotestations by some Noblemen and others Commissioners from Shires and Burghs concerning their precedency in the Rolls of Parliament His Majesties Letters to the Parliament concerning the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England with the Parliaments Answers Act anent the election of Commissioners from Shires Act for continuing the Imposition for upholding the Caussa of Couiemonth Acts for yearly Fairs and Weekly Mercats to some Noblemen and others Protestation by the Earl of Nithisdale that the forfeiture of Mcklelland of Balmagachan should not prejudge him Protestation by the Vassals of Orknay that they be not prejudged be the present annexation thereof to the Crown Protestation in name of the Duke of Lenox that this annexation do not prejudge his right of Admiralty in Orknay Protestation by the Lord Advocate contra these two Protestations Commission anent the regulation of the Commissar and Sheriff-Courts and other inferiour Courts of Justice Act suspending the payment of publick Debts Protection to William Dick. Ratification in favours of the Duke and Dutchess of Hamiltoun Protestation by the Town of Linlithgow against the same Protestation by the Duke of Hamiltoun in the contrair Two Ratifications in favours of the Earl of Argyl Protestations be the Earl of Errol and others against the same Protestation be the Earl of Argyl in the contrair Ratification in favours of the Lord Newbyth Ratification in favours of Mr. John Young of Leny Ratification in favours of Thomas Moncrief of that ilk Ratification in favours of the Earl of Kellie Ratification in favours of the Lord Stair Ratification in favours of Sir Andrew Fletcher of Aberlady Ratification in favours of Mr. Andrew Oswald and his Son Two Ratifications in favours of Sir John Nicolson of that ilk Ratification in favours of Mungo Graham of Gorthie Ratification in favours of the Archbishop of St. Andrews Ratification in favours of the Earl of Perth Ratification in favours of the Earl of Roxburgh Ratification in favours of Sir Alexander Frazer of Dorrs Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Cunningham of Achinharvy Ratification in favours of William Murray of Ochtertyre Ratification in favours of Sir James Drummond Ratification in favours of Sir John Forbes of Wattertoun Protestation in name of the Town of Aberdeen against the same Ratification in favours of the Earl of Tweedale Ratification in favours of Sir Hary Bruce of Clackmannan Ratification in favours of Sir Alexander Don of Newtoun Ratification in favours of Sir Patrick Home of Polwart Ratification in favours of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo Ratification to him of his Office of Lyon King at Arms. Ratification in favours of Sir Philip Anstruther Ratification in favours of David Fothringhame of Pourie Ratification in favours of the Earl os Middleton Ratification in favours of the Earl of Dundonald Ratification in favours of the Lord Lee. Ratification in favours of Sir John Keith of Caskieben Ratification in favours of the Master of Ross Ratification in favours of John Forbes of Cullodin and his Son Ratification in favours of David Blair of Adamtoun Ratification in favours of William Hamiltoun of Wishaw Ratification in favours of George Dundas of that ilk Ratification in favours of Sir William Ker of Hadden Ratification in favours of Thomas Boyd of Pinkill Ratification in favours of the Minister of North Lieth Ratification in favours of Hugh Wat. Ratification in favours of the Town of Bervie Ratification in favours of Sir Adam Blair of Carberry Ratification in favours of George Fullertoun Ratification in favours of David Philp of Overcarnbie Ratification in favours of Mr. Robert Deens of Longhirdmistoun Ratification in favours of the Earl of Annandale Protestation in name of the Viscount of Stormont against it Protestation be the Earl of Annandale in the contrair Ratification in favours of Sir John and Sir Robert Dalyells Ratification in favours of Mr. John Wishart Ratification in favours of the Earl of Linlithgow Ratification in favours of Sir John Nisbet Lord Advocat Ratification in favours of Alexander Brodie of Letham c. Ratification in favours of Sir William Purvess of Woodhouslee Ratification in favours of the Girdle-makers of Culross Ratification in favours of James Stewart of Torrence Ratification in favours of the Lord Drumlanrig Ratification in favours of the Viscount of Stormont Ratification in favours of Lieutenant-General Drummond Ratification in favours of Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie Ratification in favours of the City of Glasgow Protestation be the Town of Ruglin against it Ratification in favours of the Town of Forfar Ratification in favours of Mr. Andrew Burnet of Weristown Ratification in favours of Sir John Aitoun of that ilk Remit for the Viscountess of Stormant Lord Drumlenrig and Laird of Ednem Act for an Imposition to be uplifted at the North-water Bridge Prorogation of the Imposition for the Bridge of Sauchtenhall Act for changing the Way at Walter Chiesties House at Dalry Recommendation for the Heretors of the Sheriffdom of Berwick concerning their fishing on Tweed Commissions for the fishings in the Waters of Spey and Divern Act anent the Fishings on Spey c. Commission for improving of Trade Act discharging the Custom of Books Act anent the Kirks of Kinneil and Burroughstounness Act concerning the Losses of the Town of Dundee Recommendation in favours of the Masters of the Scots Incorporation at London Continuation of the Lady Bramfords business FINIS