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have_v not_o be_v secure_v by_o this_o act._n though_o this_o act_n discharge_v all_o continuation_n of_o justice-court_n and_o ordain_v the_o justice_n to_o proceed_v 79._o notwithstanding_o of_o such_o precept_n yet_o both_o king_n and_o council_n use_v to_o command_v the_o justice_n to_o continue_v their_o diet_n though_o this_o act_n be_v object_v in_o the_o process_n for_o william_n halyburton_n murder_n june_n 1676._o but_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o in_o such_o case_n the_o king_n shall_v be_v inform_v by_o the_o justice_n what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v on_o both_o side_n before_o they_o continue_v such_o diet_n in_o process_n at_o the_o instance_n of_o private_a party_n for_o the_o king_n and_o the_o party_n have_v different_a interest_n and_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o party_n may_v pursue_v without_o the_o king_n it_o seem_v very_o reasonable_a that_o the_o party_n process_n shall_v not_o be_v stop_v upon_o surreptitious_a warrant_n without_o acquaint_v the_o king_n i_o find_v in_o the_o council_n register_n july_n 1582_o that_o because_o his_o majesty_n have_v be_v trouble_v by_o the_o importunity_n of_o such_o as_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v try_v before_o the_o justice-air_n but_o at_o particular_a diet_n whereby_o they_o eschew_v ordinary_o all_o punishment_n that_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n do_v in_o council_n statute_n and_o ordain_v this_o be_v ofttimes_o the_o style_n in_o act_n of_o council_n as_o well_o as_o in_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o justice_n shall_v proceed_v without_o respect_n to_o such_o warrant_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o that_o act_n of_o council_n have_v give_v occasion_n to_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o general_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n have_v be_v at_o first_o act_n of_o council_n which_o show_v likewise_o what_o power_n the_o king_n have_v in_o his_o council_n of_o this_o nation_n 80._o this_o act_n appoint_v that_o sheriff_n shall_v yearly_o give_v in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o depute_n and_o clerk_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n and_o find_v caution_n in_o the_o book_n of_o council_n be_v in_o desuetude_n as_o to_o both_o the_o part_n for_o they_o neither_o find_v caution_n nor_o give_v in_o the_o name_n of_o their_o depute_n but_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la i_o think_v letter_n of_o horning_n may_v be_v direct_a upon_o this_o act_n for_o both_o effect_n it_o be_v most_o reasonable_a that_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n shall_v know_v whether_o the_o depute_n be_v able_a and_o this_o caution_n will_v keep_v they_o in_o awe_n and_o secure_v the_o people_n if_o they_o do_v injustice_n the_o caution_n require_v by_o this_o act_n be_v burgess_n indweller_n in_o edinburgh_n caution_n burgeoise_n as_o the_o french_a call_v the_o best_a caution_n by_o this_o act_n the_o form_n of_o hold_v justice-air_n be_v set_v down_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v more_o full_o in_o the_o iter_fw-la justiciarii_fw-la 81._o and_o upon_o the_o word_n justice-air_n de_fw-fr verb._n signif_n and_o so_o need_v not_o be_v repeat_v but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n fit_a to_o be_v observe_v because_o innovate_v obseru._n 1._o that_o commission_n of_o justiciary_a be_v to_o be_v under_o the_o testimonial_a of_o the_o great-seal_n by_o this_o act_n but_o now_o they_o be_v always_o under_o the_o great-seal_n when_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n but_o seldom_o or_o never_o under_o the_o quarter-seal_n which_o be_v call_v the_o testimonial_a of_o the_o great-seat_n and_o when_o they_o be_v grant_v by_o the_o council_n they_o be_v only_o sign_v by_o a_o quorum_fw-la but_o under_o no_o seal_n obseru._n 2._o that_o albeit_o the_o stevartry_n or_o bailliry_n be_v here_o appoint_v to_o come_v to_o the_o head_n burrows_n of_o the_o shire_n where_o dittay_n be_v to_o be_v take_v up_o yet_o it_o have_v be_v find_v that_o the_o council_n may_v ordain_v they_o to_o come_v to_o other_o place_n for_o the_o public_a conveniency_n when_o the_o diet_n be_v so_o short_a that_o the_o justice_n clerk_n can_v stay_v at_o every_o shire_n and_o thus_o the_o constabulary_a of_o hadingtoun_n be_v ordain_v to_o give_v up_o dittay_v at_o edinburgh_n observe_v 3._o that_o albeit_o by_o the_o old_a form_n panel_n be_v to_o be_v cite_v to_o justice-air_n upon_o forty_o day_n iter._n just._n num_fw-la 6._o yet_o now_o they_o use_v to_o cite_v upon_o fifteen_o or_o more_o day_n and_o then_o as_o now_o they_o be_v not_o cite_v peremptorly_a to_o one_o day_n as_o in_o ordinary_a justice-court_n but_o to_o any_o one_o of_o the_o day_n in_o which_o the_o court_n be_v to_o sit_v in_o that_o place_n to_o which_o they_o be_v cite_v and_o all_o the_o panel_n be_v call_v every_o day_n at_o that_o place_n and_o if_o they_o compear_v at_o any_o one_o of_o the_o day_n they_o be_v not_o declare_a fugitive_n at_o the_o first_o day_n of_o justice-air_n all_o who_o be_v call_v must_v find_v caution_n to_o appear_v at_o all_o the_o diet_n of_o the_o justice-air_n which_o some_o complain_v of_o albeit_o by_o the_o form_n of_o our_o old_a brieve_n and_o the_o constant_a practic_n only_a miller_n brewer_n smith_n and_o officer_n of_o court_n be_v cite_v to_o give_v up_o dittay_v upon_o oath_n because_o it_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o best_a intelligence_n be_v to_o be_v have_v from_o such_o public_a person_n yet_o the_o council_n do_v late_o ordain_v that_o nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n shall_v likewise_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v up_o dittay_v because_o the_o crime_n be_v treason_n and_o art_n and_o part_n thereof_o it_o be_v presume_v that_o they_o shall_v understand_v the_o same_o better_a than_o mean_a people_n and_o for_o detect_v of_o so_o great_a a_o crime_n person_n of_o all_o quality_n shall_v concur_v and_o the_o former_a custom_n be_v not_o exclusive_a of_o call_v person_n of_o quality_n likeas_n by_o the_o 94._o act_n par._n 13_o ja._n 3._o the_o king_n be_v to_o call_v the_o lord_n and_o headman_n of_o the_o part_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o to_o take_v dittay_n of_o they_o id_fw-la est_fw-la by_o they_o of_o notour_n trespasser_n 82._o by_o this_o act_n hogher_n or_o slayer_n of_o horse_n destroyer_n of_o plough-graith_a grow_v corn_n etc._n etc._n be_v punish_v as_o thief_n to_o the_o death_n vid._n crim_n pract_n tit._n theft_n obseru._n 1._o that_o this_o act_n prove_v theft_n to_o be_v capital_a by_o our_o law_n though_o we_o have_v no_o express_a law_n for_o make_v theft_n capital_n general_o obseru._n 2._o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v doubt_v whether_o cut_v of_o corn_n etc._n etc._n in_o landed-man_n be_v treason_n since_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v so_o for_o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v declare_v punishable_a as_o theft_n and_o theft_n in_o landed-man_n be_v by_o the_o 50_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n declare_v to_o be_v treason_n but_o yet_o i_o conceive_v that_o these_o statutory_a theft_n be_v not_o punishable_a as_o treason_n since_o that_o be_v but_o fictio_fw-la fictionis_fw-la &_o dvae_fw-la fictiones_fw-la non_fw-la cadunt_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la subjectum_fw-la likeas_n the_o punishment_n be_v dedetermine_v here_o to_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o simple_a theft_n viz._n death_n whereas_o if_o the_o law_n have_v design_v forfalture_n it_o will_v have_v name_v forfalture_n here_o as_o in_o the_o former_a act._n it_o have_v be_v doubt_v upon_o this_o act_n whether_o the_o cut_n of_o corn_n sow_v by_o a_o strangâ—â—_n who_o have_v no_o right_n be_v a_o crime_n in_o the_o heretor_fw-la who_o may_v pretend_v that_o satum_fw-la cedit_fw-la solo_fw-la and_o it_o be_v think_v that_o if_o the_o heretor_fw-la suffer_v a_o stranger_n to_o possess_v for_o any_o considerable_a time_n he_o can_v not_o have_v cut_v they_o down_o summary_o no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v have_v remove_v that_o strange_a summary_o from_o his_o possession_n though_o unjust_a 84._o these_o act_n be_v explain_v crim_a pract_n tit._n deforcement_n vid._n act_n 150_o par._n 12_o ja._n 6._o and_o statut._n will._n cap._n 4._o v._n 5._o 85._o it_o appear_v by_o this_o act_n that_o letter_n of_o lawburrow_n be_v of_o old_a grant_v by_o several_a clerk_n and_o by_o this_o all_o caution_n for_o lawburrow_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v find_v to_o the_o justice-clerk_n which_o be_v indeed_o most_o reasonable_a because_o bodily_a harm_n be_v there_o dread_a and_o the_o prevent_n of_o that_o shall_v belong_v to_o the_o justice-court_n but_o now_o the_o council_n session_n and_o criminal_a court_n have_v the_o power_n of_o cause_v party_n find_v caution_n for_o lawburrow_n but_o the_o act_n in_o so_o far_o as_o it_o discharge_v lawburrow_n to_o be_v grant_v against_o complice_n in_o the_o general_n be_v yet_o in_o observance_n and_o very_o just_o for_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o leave_v it_o arbitrary_a to_o the_o party_n to_o charge_v any_o they_o please_v 86._o though_o this_o act_n appoint_v all_o court_n to_o be_v fence_v
these_o law_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o in_o england_n the_o paroch_n be_v liable_a for_o the_o robbery_n commit_v therein_o betwixt_o sun_n and_o sun_n and_o thus_o these_o who_o have_v power_n of_o jurisdiction_n from_o the_o emperor_n be_v liable_a vias_fw-la publicas_fw-la a_o latronibus_fw-la purgare_fw-la gail_n observe_v 64._o lib._n 2._o vid._n etiam_fw-la l._n 3._o l._n congruit_fw-la ult_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr officio_fw-la praesidis_fw-la it_o have_v be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o council_n can_v in_o other_o case_n not_o warrant_v by_o express_a act_n of_o parliament_n oblige_v the_o subject_n to_o give_v bond_n to_o live_v peaceable_o conform_v to_o law_n and_o particulary_a that_o their_o tenant_n shall_v not_o keep_v conventicle_n but_o shall_v go_v to_o church_n and_o pay_v 50_o pound_n sterling_n for_o every_o conventicle_n keep_v upon_o their_o ground_n or_o shall_v present_v their_o delinquent_n and_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o the_o council_n can_v because_o regular_o one_o man_n be_v not_o liable_a for_o another_o man_n crime_n nor_o can_v this_o inversion_n of_o property_n and_o natural_a liberty_n be_v introduce_v by_o a_o less_o power_n than_o a_o parliament_n nor_o have_v act_n of_o parliament_n in_o this_o case_n be_v necessary_a if_o the_o king_n and_o council_n can_v have_v do_v the_o same_o by_o their_o own_o authority_n but_o yet_o since_o the_o king_n have_v by_o express_a act_n of_o parliament_n the_o same_o power_n here_o that_o any_o prince_n or_o potentat_fw-la have_v in_o any_o other_o kingdom_n and_o that_o government_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o property_n do_v to_o we_o nor_o can_v the_o peace_n be_v secure_v otherways_o than_o by_o allow_v he_o to_o take_v all_o course_n for_o secure_v the_o peace_n and_o prevent_v disorder_n that_o therefore_o this_o join_v with_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o council_n be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o exact_v such_o bond_n the_o practice_n of_o our_o king_n and_o council_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o the_o prerogative_n especial_o where_o the_o thing_n for_o which_o band_n be_v to_o be_v take_v be_v not_o contrary_a to_o express_v law_n and_o it_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o alledgiance_n that_o landlord_n shall_v entertain_v none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v live_v regular_o and_o if_o they_o transgress_v the_o master_n can_v not_o in_o common_a law_n thereafter_o recept_n they_o without_o be_v liable_a as_o we_o see_v in_o spuilÈy_n or_o if_o the_o king_n please_v he_o may_v denounce_v the_o transgressor_n rebel_n and_o so_o may_v put_v the_o master_n in_o mala_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o particular_a law_n warrand_a the_o take_a of_o such_o bond_n yet_o it_o will_v appear_v by_o many_o instance_n in_o this_o book_n that_o law_n be_v extend_v de_fw-la casu_fw-la in_o casum_fw-la and_o thus_o this_o power_n seem_v inherent_a in_o the_o crown_n likea_n the_o matter_n of_o property_n be_v sufficient_o secure_v by_o the_o alternative_a foresay_a of_o either_o present_n or_o pay_v the_o damnage_n which_o alternative_a seem_v to_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o same_o principle_n of_o justice_n with_o actiones_fw-la noxales_fw-la mention_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n domino_fw-la damnato_fw-la permittitur_fw-la aut_fw-la litis_fw-la aestimationem_fw-la sufferre_fw-la aut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la servum_fw-la noxae_fw-la dedere_fw-la vid._n tit._n 8._o lib._n 4._o institut_n i_o find_v many_o instance_n in_o the_o register_n of_o council_n wherein_o the_o subject_n be_v charge_v to_o secure_v the_o peace_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o treason_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n yester_n bond_n be_v give_v by_o cautioner_n for_o break_a man_n do_v oblige_v the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o the_o cautioner_n 98._o though_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o band._n obseru._n 1._o in_o law_n he_o who_o oblige_v himself_o to_o pay_v a_o sum_n oblige_v his_o heir_n for_o as_o in_o law_n qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la providet_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la providet_fw-la sic_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la obligat_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la obligat_fw-la and_o therefore_o a_o man_n have_v bind_v himself_o and_o his_o heir_n male_a it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o creditor_n be_v not_o thereby_o exclude_v from_o pursue_v the_o heir_n female_a or_o any_o other_o heir_n but_o that_o he_o be_v only_o bind_v to_o discuss_v first_o the_o heir_n who_o be_v special_o name_v in_o the_o obligation_n 18_o february_n 1663._o blair_n contra_fw-la anderson_n but_o yet_o obligation_n for_o perform_v a_o deed_n such_o as_o to_o present_v a_o thief_n be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n personal_a and_o therefore_o this_o act_n be_v necessary_a the_o take_n of_o surety_n from_o chief_a of_o clanns_n do_v not_o loose_v the_o obligation_n take_v from_o landlord_n 99_o &_o e_fw-la contra_fw-la and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o act_n seem_v necessary_a be_v because_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o innovation_n and_o it_o seem_v not_o just_a that_o both_o the_o chief_n and_o landlord_n shall_v be_v liable_a since_o they_o can_v not_o both_o have_v absolute_a command_n over_o the_o person_n to_o be_v present_v but_o yet_o this_o act_n be_v most_o suitable_a to_o law_n since_o novatio_fw-la non_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ubi_fw-la hoc_fw-la express_v actum_fw-la est_fw-la l._n ult_n cod._n de_fw-fr nou._n and_o the_o tenant_n in_o the_o highland_n be_v influence_v both_o by_o chief_n and_o landlord_n but_o to_o make_v this_o law_n more_o just_a the_o council_n give_v action_n of_o a_o relief_n against_o the_o landlord_n if_o the_o landlord_n harbour_n or_o to_o the_o landlord_n against_o the_o chief_a if_o the_o chief_a recept_n he_o by_o this_o act_n if_o good_n be_v take_v away_o by_o any_o clanned_a man_n and_o recept_n in_o the_o country_n of_o their_o chief_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 12_o hour_n to_o his_o knowledge_n 100_o the_o chief_a shall_v be_v liable_a in_o solidum_fw-la for_o all_o the_o good_n take_v away_o though_o there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o of_o his_o man_n present_a as_o be_v find_v in_o a_o case_n pursue_v by_o francis_n irw_v against_o glenurchie_n before_o the_o council_n all_o such_o chief_n be_v liable_a in_o solidum_fw-la and_o not_o pro_fw-la ratâ_fw-la only_a for_o the_o wrong_n commit_v by_o their_o clann_n by_o this_o act_n no_o magistrate_n may_v keep_v a_o thief_n 101._o or_o malefactor_n in_o arm_n with_o he_o albeit_o he_o pretend_v he_o be_v his_o prisoner_n but_o he_o must_v deâ—ain_v he_o in_o a_o close_o house_n both_o because_o squalor_fw-la carceris_fw-la be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o malefactor_n and_o because_o if_o this_o be_v allow_v magistrate_n may_v by_o collusion_n suffer_v malefactor_n to_o enjoy_v their_o liberty_n be_v explain_v crim._n pr._n tit_n theft_n 102._o this_o act_n ordain_v master_n to_o present_v their_o tenant_n upon_o the_o king_n close_o valentine_n or_o order_n in_o little_a paper_n like_o valentine_n be_v observe_v in_o the_o whole_a register_n of_o council_n 103._o these_o two_o act_n discharge_v the_o borderer_n of_o scotland_n to_o marry_v with_o the_o borderer_n of_o england_n or_o to_o labour_v their_o land_n 105_o be_v abrogate_a by_o the_o union_n by_o this_o act_n the_o landlord_n do_v diligence_n by_o obtain_v decreet_a of_o remove_v use_v horning_n 107._o and_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o his_o power_n after_o the_o fact_n come_v to_o his_o knowledge_n be_v no_o further_a liable_a nota_fw-la by_o this_o act_n the_o landlord_n must_v be_v put_v in_o mala_fw-la fide_fw-la by_o intimation_n of_o his_o tenants_n crime_n 2._o dubitatur_fw-la whither_o this_o privilege_n shall_v not_o likewise_o extend_v to_o chief_n of_o clann_n since_o they_o have_v less_o interest_n in_o the_o delinquent_n than_o the_o landlord_n by_o the_o 100_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n such_o as_o commit_v slaughter_n mutilation_n or_o other_o hurt_n upon_o thief_n be_v not_o liable_a 108._o but_o by_o this_o act_n a_o indemnity_n be_v likewise_o grant_v to_o such_o as_o raise_v fire_n against_o they_o that_o be_v there_o forget_v this_o act_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o observation_n upon_o the_o 29_o act_n of_o this_o same_o parliament_n 110._o by_o this_o act_n the_o burrows_n pay_v the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o scotland_n which_o be_v yet_o in_o observance_n 111._o and_o because_o of_o this_o burden_n they_o have_v the_o only_a privilege_n of_o trading_n and_o therefore_o they_o just_o pretend_v that_o their_o privilege_n of_o trading_n can_v not_o be_v communicable_a to_o the_o burgh_n of_o barony_n and_o regality_n who_o bear_v no_o part_n in_o this_o burden_n nota_fw-la that_o though_o by_o this_o act_n the_o taxation_n of_o the_o burrows_n be_v not_o to_o be_v alter_v that_o be_v only_o mean_v of_o the_o 6_o part_n which_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v by_o the_o burrows_n in_o general_a for_o notwithstanding_o of_o this_o act_n the_o convention_n of_o burrows_n do_v
alter_v the_o taxation_n of_o any_o particular_a burgh_n according_a as_o the_o number_n of_o burgh_n increase_v or_o according_a as_o any_o particular_a burgh_n grow_v unable_a and_o they_o divide_v this_o six_o part_n among_o themselves_o according_a to_o the_o total_a of_o 100_o pound_n scot_n which_o be_v the_o imaginary_a standard_n or_o assis_n and_o each_o burgh_n pay_v according_o some_o be_v value_v at_o 6_o ss_z some_z at_z 12_o ss_z etc._n etc._n and_o if_o any_o burgh_n resign_v its_o privilege_n they_o must_v also_o resign_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o burgh_n royal_a their_o common_a good_a after_o which_o resignation_n and_o not_o otherways_o their_o proportion_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o rest_n for_o it_o be_v unjust_a that_o they_o shall_v retain_v their_o common_a good_a which_o be_v to_o pay_v the_o proportion_n of_o public_a burden_n and_o yet_o be_v free_a from_o the_o burden_n itself_o 112._o by_o this_o act_n a_o burgh_n sell_v any_o part_n of_o their_o freedom_n without_o consent_n of_o his_o highness_n and_o his_o three_o estate_n lose_v their_o whole_a freedom_n obseru._n 1._o that_o the_o reason_n give_v by_o this_o act_n be_v because_o they_o as_o vassal_n can_v sell_v without_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n their_o superior_a and_o so_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o recognition_n and_o it_o will_v have_v appear_v reasonable_a that_o therefore_o the_o king_n consent_n may_v have_v seem_v sufficient_a because_o he_o be_v only_o superior_a but_o the_o reason_n why_o by_o this_o act_n the_o parliament_n consent_n be_v declare_v necessary_a seem_v to_o be_v because_o burghs-royal_a bear_v a_o part_n of_o the_o taxation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o so_o alienate_v any_o part_n of_o their_o freedom_n they_o seem_v to_o lessen_v the_o subject-matter_n out_o of_o which_o the_o taxation_n be_v pay_v obseev_n 2._o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o a_o posterior_n confirmation_n or_o ratification_n by_o the_o parliament_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a consent_n obsrru._n 3_o that_o magistrate_n and_o council_n can_v alienat_fw-la the_o privilege_n of_o a_o burgh_n and_o therefore_o alienation_n make_v by_o they_o will_v not_o infer_v this_o forfeiture_n or_o recognition_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n behove_v to_o be_v cite_v by_o touck_n of_o drum_n to_o such_o alienation_n as_o they_o be_v per_fw-la sonitum_fw-la campanae_fw-la in_o the_o civil_a law_n tit_n cod._n de_fw-fr venditione_n bon._n civit._n 113._o by_o this_o act_n the_o parliament_n have_v refer_v to_o the_o king_n to_o determine_v who_o shall_v represent_v the_o baron_n which_o show_v what_o great_a deference_n our_o predecessor_n have_v to_o their_o king_n his_o majesty_n determine_v that_o none_o but_o such_o free_a baron_n as_o be_v freeholders_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o reside_v within_o the_o shire_n shall_v represent_v the_o shire_n but_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliamant_n 1669._o it_o be_v declare_v that_o such_o as_o be_v free_a baron_n may_v elect_v or_o be_v elect_v though_o they_o be_v not_o actual_a residenter_n and_o that_o notwithstanding_o of_o this_o act_n which_o be_v thereby_o abrogate_a as_o to_o that_o point_n and_o most_o reasonable_o for_o their_o interest_n in_o the_o shire_n cease_v not_o by_o their_o not_o residence_n and_o conform_v to_o this_o act_n the_o convention_n decide_v in_o all_o election_n june_n 1678._o nota_fw-la all_o election_n be_v to_o be_v subscrive_v by_o six_o baron_n at_o least_o and_o though_o in_o controvert_v election_n these_o who_o have_v six_o will_v be_v prefer_v to_o these_o who_o have_v five_o and_o if_o neither_o of_o the_o competition_n have_v six_o a_o new_a election_n will_v be_v order_v because_o both_o be_v unlawful_a yet_o if_o all_o the_o baron_n be_v cite_v and_o few_o than_o five_o be_v only_o present_a a_o commission_n by_o these_o five_o may_v seem_v sufficient_a because_o the_o absence_n of_o baron_n shall_v not_o prejudge_v the_o shire_n yet_o in_o the_o convention_n 1678._o many_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o a_o new_a election_n shall_v be_v order_v in_o that_o case_n because_o of_o this_o act_n and_o that_o that_o shire_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v a_o vote_n who_o will_v not_o send_v legal_a commission_n though_o by_o this_o act_n the_o missive_n for_o call_v parliament_n or_o convention_n which_o be_v here_o call_v general_a council_n shall_v be_v direct_v to_o such_o as_o be_v the_o last_o commissioner_n in_o place_n of_o the_o sheriff_n yet_o now_o they_o be_v ordinary_o direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o sometime_o to_o any_o the_o king_n please_v as_o in_o the_o parliament_n 1661._o by_o this_o act_n the_o commissioner_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v at_o michaelmass_n head_n court_n and_o fail_v thereof_o at_o any_o other_o time_n the_o freeholders_n meet_a or_o when_o his_o majesty_n require_v they_o and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o every_o shire_n be_v oblige_v to_o choose_v at_o michaelmass_n since_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v order_v here_o and_o the_o other_o diet_n be_v only_o order_v to_o be_v fail_v of_o that_o head_n court_n but_o yet_o many_o shire_n in_o scotland_n use_v not_o to_o choose_v at_o michaelmass_n but_o delay_v election_n till_o they_o be_v require_v though_o by_o this_o act_n the_o name_n of_o such_o as_o be_v elect_v be_v ordain_v to_o be_v notify_v in_o writ_n to_o the_o director_n of_o the_o chancery_n by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o last_o year_n yet_o that_o be_v not_o now_o in_o observance_n since_o his_o majesty_n use_v no_o more_o to_o call_v parliament_n and_o convention_n by_o precept_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n but_o by_o general_a proclamation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o where_o there_o be_v election_n at_o michaelmass_n the_o shire_n can_v choose_v of_o new_a as_o be_v find_v in_o the_o convention_n 1678._o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o shire_n of_o perth_n and_o ordinary_o the_o proclamation_n bear_v as_o it_o do_v there_o that_o the_o shire_n shall_v choose_v where_o they_o have_v not_o former_o choose_v at_o michaelmass_n and_o so_o these_o election_n be_v make_v without_o warrant_n but_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o such_o election_n will_v be_v invalid_a if_o the_o proclamation_n mention_a nothing_o as_o to_o this_o point_n it_o be_v there_o allege_v that_o the_o shire_n may_v make_v a_o new_a election_n because_o the_o commissioner_n then_o choose_v be_v denude_v and_o be_v become_v no_o baron_n to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o this_o shall_v have_v be_v represent_v to_o the_o council_n who_o will_v have_v order_v a_o new_a election_n but_o the_o shire_n can_v not_o proceed_v to_o elect_v by_o their_o own_o authority_n contrary_a to_o the_o proclamation_n though_o this_o act_n have_v adjust_v the_o weight_n and_o measure_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n 114._o and_o ordain_v the_o linlithgow_n furlot_n to_o be_v the_o standart_n as_o to_o that_o measure_n yet_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o this_o act_n that_o if_o any_o person_n be_v found_v by_o infestment_n tack_v or_o contract_n in_o a_o different_a measure_n that_o measure_v contain_v in_o their_o private_a right_n shall_v stand_v but_o shall_v be_v proportion_v to_o the_o linlithgow_n measure_n without_o prejudice_n to_o either_o party_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v right_a to_o the_o old_a measure_n full_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v pay_v according_a to_o the_o new_a measure_n as_o for_o instance_n the_o boll_n of_o galloway_n be_v six_o furlot_n the_o master_n shall_v have_v six_o furlot_n pay_v in_o to_o he_o which_o exception_n be_v most_o just_a because_o of_o the_o intrinsic_a value_n of_o the_o land_n to_o which_o the_o old_a tack_n etc._n etc._n be_v proportion_v but_o yet_o the_o lord_n sustain_v in_o milns_n a_o moulter_v though_o much_o great_a than_o the_o ordinary_a four_o part_n of_o a_o peek_n because_o of_o constant_a possession_n and_o find_v that_o this_o act_n do_v not_o extend_v to_o milns_n since_o therein_o different_a measure_n be_v use_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o service_n nor_o be_v this_o act_n ever_o observe_v in_o any_o part_n of_o scotland_n as_o to_o milns_n in_o conjunct-fee_n and_o life-rent_n also_o the_o husband_n be_v oblige_v to_o provide_v the_o wife_n to_o particular_a land_n which_o he_o oblige_v himself_o to_o make_v worth_a so_o many_o chalder_n of_o victual_n it_o have_v be_v find_v that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v they_o worth_a so_o many_o chalder_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o country_n where_o the_o land_n lie_v because_o his_o own_o rent_n be_v so_o pay_v and_o minister_n in_o galloway_n and_o other_o place_n where_o great_a measure_n be_v use_v will_v get_v their_o stipend_n according_a to_o these_o measure_n the_o reason_n of_o all_o which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v that_o these_o measure_n be_v make_v great_a at_o first_o because_o of_o
appoint_v four_o for_o they_o and_o four_o for_o the_o town_n for_o value_v the_o land_n that_o the_o price_n may_v be_v pay_v according_o but_o to_o prevent_v all_o such_o debate_n it_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o 6_o act_n 3_o sess._n par._n 1_o ch._n 2._o that_o the_o magistrate_n of_o burgh_n royal_a shall_v cause_n cite_v all_o such_o as_o pretend_v right_o to_o any_o such_o waste_n or_o ruinous_a land_n as_o have_v not_o be_v inhabit_v for_o three_o year_n or_o shall_v be_v waste_n and_o not_o inhabit_v for_o other_o three_o year_n to_o repair_v the_o say_n land_n with_o certification_n to_o they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o the_o magistrate_n will_v cause_n value_v the_o same_o by_o certain_a person_n to_o be_v choose_v for_o that_o effect_n and_o to_o sell_v the_o same_o which_o sale_n shall_v never_o thereafter_o be_v quarrel_v so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o after_o this_o act_n the_o privy_a council_n can_v grant_v no_o warrant_n to_o sell_v except_o in_o the_o term_n of_o this_o act_n at_o the_o least_o they_o can_v grant_v any_o such_o warrant_n to_o build_v or_o sell_v upon_o any_o private_a account_n or_o even_o for_o beautify_v the_o town_n but_o the_o privy_a council_n have_v since_o this_o act_n grant_v a_o warrant_n to_o force_v private_a heretor_n to_o sell_v and_o accept_v their_o price_n for_o make_v the_o entry_n to_o the_o parliament-house_n more_o large_a and_o convenient_a though_o it_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o this_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v do_v than_o after_o three_o year_n and_o in_o the_o way_n prescrive_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o have_v make_v no_o exception_n of_o any_o such_o case_n as_o this_o and_o if_o the_o council_n can_v do_v this_o they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v make_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n itself_o for_o the_o power_n grant_v to_o magistrate_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n proceed_v upon_o the_o same_o motive_n of_o public_a good_n it_o may_v likewise_o have_v be_v allege_v that_o whatever_o the_o council_n may_v have_v do_v in_o case_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n as_o if_o the_o parliament-house_n have_v want_v a_o entry_n altogether_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o invert_v property_n mere_o for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o enlarge_a the_o entry_n beyond_o what_o former_o serve_v in_o our_o predecessor_n time_n 227._o by_o this_o act_n chief_n of_o clan_n be_v not_o make_v liable_a but_o all_o landlord_n and_o baily_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v their_o men-tennent_n and_o servant_n answerable_a to_o justice_n and_o to_o redress_v the_o party_n skaithe_v which_o obligation_n be_v not_o alternative_a and_o therefore_o the_o council_n in_o the_o case_n of_o leith_n and_o grant_v august_n 1680._o do_v find_v that_o the_o landlord_n be_v liable_a for_o the_o skaith_n though_o he_o shall_v present_v his_o man_n king_n james_n the_o six_o parliament_z 15._o by_o this_o act_n bishop_n be_v in_o effect_n restore_v to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n though_o the_o act_n be_v cautious_o conceive_v in_o favour_n of_o minister_n 231._o who_o shall_v be_v provide_v to_o bishopric_n by_o the_o king_n but_o yet_o the_o bishop_n themselves_o be_v not_o restore_v to_o their_o jurisdiction_n in_o spiritualibus_fw-la till_o the_o 2_o act_n 18_o par._n ja._n 6._o in_o anno_fw-la 1606._o this_o act_n give_v occasion_n of_o call_v a_o general_n assembly_n at_o dundee_n to_o who_o the_o king_n propose_v several_a overture_n and_o it_o be_v condescend_v on_o that_o fifteen_o minister_n shall_v sit_v in_o parliament_n because_o so_o many_o re-presented_n the_o church_n in_o time_n of_o popery_n but_o remit_v to_o a_o committee_n to_o consider_v what_o revenue_n each_o churchman_n shall_v have_v for_o defray_v that_o expense_n and_o who_o shall_v be_v elect_v in_o this_o act_n likewise_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o this_o restitution_n shall_v be_v without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o general_n and_o provincial_a assembly_n and_o presbytery_n and_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n here_o relate_v to_o establish_v these_o be_v the_o 114_o act_n 12_o par_fw-fr ja._n 6._o it_o be_v observable_a that_o kirk-yeard_n have_v in_o many_o thing_n in_o our_o law_n the_o same_o privilege_n as_o kirk_n and_o therefore_o the_o kill_a 232._o or_o wound_v of_o man_n within_o kirk_n and_o kirk-yeard_n be_v punishable_a in_o the_o same_o way_n 118_o act_n 12_o par._n ja._n 6._o and_o the_o raiser_n of_o fray_n in_o kirk_n and_o kirk-yard_n be_v punish_v in_o the_o same_o way_n 27_o act_n 11_o par._n ja._n 6._o and_o by_o the_o 83_o act_n 6_o par._n ja._n 4._o fair_n and_o mercat_n be_v prohibit_v to_o be_v keep_v within_o kirk-yard_n as_o well_o as_o within_o the_o kirk_n as_o also_o by_o the_o 86_o act_n quon_n attach_v court_n civil_a or_o criminal_a within_o kirk_n or_o kirk-yard_n be_v forbid_v all_o which_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o canon_n law_n cap._n 5._o de_fw-la immunitate_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la &_o cap._n 2_o h._n t._n in_o sexto_fw-la decretal_a by_o this_o act_n letter_n of_o horning_n be_v to_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n for_o big_v of_o kirk-yard-dykes_a and_o for_o make_v style_n and_o entry_n to_o kirk_n and_o kirk-yard_n by_o which_o last_o clause_n it_o will_v seem_v also_o that_o heretor_n will_v get_v letter_n of_o horning_n against_o any_o heretor_fw-la who_o lie_v betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o kirk_n to_o give_v he_o a_o sufficient_a way_n to_o the_o kirk_n through_o his_o land_n albeit_o the_o word_n bear_v only_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a style_n and_o entry_n in_o the_o say_n kirk-yard-dykes_a but_o when_o any_o thing_n be_v allow_v in_o law_n all_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v allow_v without_o which_o that_o which_o be_v express_o allow_v can_v be_v useful_a yet_o i_o find_v by_o a_o decision_n june_n 27._o 1623._o betwixt_o neilsâ—n_n of_o carcassiâ—_n and_o the_o sheriff_n of_o gallâ—wâ—y_n that_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o grant_v a_o servitude_n through_o a_o private_a man_n land_n even_o for_o 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august_n this_o proclamation_n allow_v they_o to_o be_v kill_v from_o the_o first_o of_o july_n this_o act_n ordain_v all_o english_a cloth_n to_o be_v seal_v by_o a_o seal_n 24._o the_o form_n whereof_o be_v here_o condescend_v on_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v in_o desuetude_n but_o now_o find_v not_o to_o be_v so_o in_o anno_fw-la 1666._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o customer_n may_v enter_v the_o shop_n and_o seal_n or_o confiscate_v what_o be_v not_o so_o seal_v this_o seal_v be_v former_o appoint_v by_o the_o 129_o act_n par._n 12_o ja._n 6._o this_o act_n appoint_v 25._o that_o no_o letter_n of_o horning_n shall_v be_v direct_a against_o person_n dwelling_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o dee_n upon_o short_a space_n than_o fifteen_o day_n which_o act_n be_v find_v only_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o action_n before_o the_o privy_a council_n but_o not_o to_o charge_n before_o any_o other_o court_n because_o the_o narrative_a of_o this_o act_n say_v that_o 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warrant_n but_o this_o be_v not_o in_o observance_n but_o consent_n by_o advocat_n must_v be_v subscribe_v by_o advocat_n else_o decreet_v give_v thereupon_o be_v null_n july_n 20._o 1664._o and_o execution_n be_v sufficient_a by_o a_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n july_n 10._o 1643._o and_o thereupon_o the_o defender_n will_v be_v hold_v pro_fw-la confesso_fw-la the_o commissioner_n do_v of_o old_a appoint_v sub-commissioner_n in_o every_o presbytry_n who_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o presbytry_n itself_o and_o five_o to_o be_v a_o quorum_n for_o try_v the_o valuation_n of_o every_o man_n teind_n and_o before_o they_o process_n be_v intent_a at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o procurator-fiscal_a or_o the_o heretor_n and_o their_o report_n be_v return_v to_o the_o commission_n be_v allow_v the_o injunction_n give_v to_o they_o than_o be_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v witness_n before_o they_o who_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o hundred_o pound_n of_o free_a gear_n that_o such_o as_o dwell_v 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though_o the_o person_n against_o who_o the_o comprise_v be_v lead_v be_v dead_a and_o the_o sixty_o day_n be_v expire_v and_o find_v that_o notwithstanding_o thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v prefer_v to_o a_o comprise_v whereof_o the_o allowance_n be_v registrate_v after_o its_o registration_n obseru._n 2._o that_o by_o this_o act_n a_o comprise_v be_v not_o declare_v thursday_n for_o not_o be_v allow_v and_o so_o be_v not_o exclude_v by_o a_o posterior_n appryse_v first_o allow_v but_o both_o be_v bring_v in_o pari_fw-la passu_fw-la which_o last_o part_n of_o the_o decision_n may_v seem_v strange_a since_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v by_o this_o act_n that_o the_o not_o allowance_n shall_v be_v with_o certification_n that_o a_o posterior_n comprise_v first_o allow_v shall_v be_v prefer_v according_a to_o the_o date_n of_o the_o allowance_n november_n 29._o 1672._o maxton_n contra_fw-la cunninghame_n and_o so_o they_o can_v not_o come_v in_o pari_fw-la passu_fw-la but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o decision_n must_v be_v that_o by_o the_o posterior_n act_n 62._o of_o this_o same_o parliament_n all_o comprysing_n lead_v within_o year_n and_o day_n of_o other_o be_v ordain_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o pari_fw-la passu_fw-la and_o these_o comprising_n have_v be_v lead_v within_o year_n and_o day_n though_o the_o decision_n mention_v not_o this_o and_o this_o i_o find_v decide_v july_n 17._o 1668._o stuart_n contra_fw-la murray_n obseru._n 3_o that_o if_o the_o appryser_n have_v obtain_v infeftment_n without_o allowance_n he_o will_v be_v prefer_v because_o as_o i_o think_v his_o infeftment_n be_v registrate_v in_o that_o case_n supply_v the_o not_o registration_n of_o his_o allowance_n and_o certiorat_n singular_a successor_n sufficient_o obseru._n 4_o this_o act_n narrat_n that_o it_o be_v ordain_v former_o by_o act_n of_o secret_a council_n that_o the_o whole_a comprising_n and_o not_o a_o breviat_fw-la shall_v be_v registrate_v which_o not_o be_v authorise_a by_o any_o 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of_o his_o movable_n and_o the_o council_n have_v by_o this_o act_n a_o very_a full_a and_o undetermined_a power_n to_o inflict_v corporal_n beside_o the_o former_a punishment_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o 〈…〉_z those_o punishment_n can_v be_v inflict_v upon_o withdrawer_n except_o where_o they_o have_v first_o be_v admonish_v by_o their_o minister_n in_o presence_n of_o two_o witness_n but_o since_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o paroch_n be_v not_o here_o specify_v it_o be_v think_v that_o person_n may_v be_v fine_v after_o a_o admonition_n give_v by_o any_o minister_n appoint_v by_o the_o privy_a council_n or_o presbytry_n this_o part_n of_o the_o act_n be_v not_o express_o abrogate_a but_o the_o fine_n be_v alter_v by_o the_o 7_o act_n of_o the_o 2_o sess._n par._n 2_o ch._n 2._o by_o which_o every_o protestant_a with-drawer_n whereas_o this_o act_n extend_v both_o to_o papist_n and_o protestant_n be_v to_o be_v fine_v thus_o viz._n a_o heritor_n in_o the_o eight_o part_n of_o his_o value_v rend_a a_o tennent_n in_o six_o pound_n scot_n a_o cottar_n in_o forty_o shilling_n scot_n every_o person_n above_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o tennent_n but_o have_v no_o real_a estate_n in_o twelve_o pound_n every_o considerable_a merchant_n in_o twelve_o pound_n every_o inferior_a merchant_n and_o considerable_a tradesman_n in_o six_o pound_n and_o the_o other_o inhabitant_n within_o burgh_n in_o forty_o shilling_n and_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n be_v by_o this_o last_o act_n allow_v to_o force_v all_o who_o shall_v withdraw_v from_o their_o paroch_n church_n for_o a_o year_n together_o to_o give_v bond_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o rise_v against_o the_o king_n nor_o his_o authority_n and_o to_o banish_v or_o secure_v they_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n whereas_o by_o this_o first_o act_n there_o be_v a_o general_a power_n give_v to_o the_o council_n by_o the_o parliament_n to_o do_v every_o thing_n that_o they_o shall_v find_v necessary_a for_o procure_v obedience_n to_o this_o act_n and_o put_v the_o same_o to_o punctual_a execution_n upon_o which_o clause_n be_v found_v the_o council_n put_v heretor_n to_o give_v bond_n for_o their_o wife_n tenant_n and_o servant_n keep_v the_o church_n for_o since_o the_o parliament_n may_v have_v exact_v such_o a_o bond_n for_o that_o effect_n it_o be_v think_v the_o council_n may_v since_o they_o have_v by_o this_o clause_n a_o parliamentary_a power_n by_o the_o other_o act_n also_o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v continue_v for_o three_o year_n except_o his_o majesty_n shall_v think_v fit_a it_o continue_v long_o and_o it_o be_v think_v that_o this_o power_n of_o fine_v may_v be_v continue_v by_o the_o council_n without_o any_o new_a express_a order_n from_o the_o king_n since_o his_o majesty_n do_v not_o command_v the_o contrary_a as_o also_o upon_o this_o clause_n be_v found_v the_o indulgence_n 1679._o the_o parliament_n have_v put_v it_o in_o his_o majesty_n power_n to_o punish_v withdrawer_n or_o not_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a after_o three_o year_n be_v elapse_v 3._o this_o act_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o 5_o act_n of_o the_o former_a session_n this_o act_n against_o protection_n be_v explain_v full_o in_o the_o act_n 47_o par._n 11_o ja._n 6._o 4._o 5._o this_o act_n declare_v the_o king_n to_o have_v the_o only_a power_n of_o call_v or_o dissolve_v synod_n and_o that_o his_o majesty_n have_v not_o only_o a_o negative_a voice_n in_o stop_v act_n to_o be_v make_v in_o such_o synod_n but_o even_o a_o negative_a in_o not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v treat_v or_o debate_v there_o except_z what_o be_v contain_v in_o his_o proclamation_n or_o instruction_n this_o meeting_n of_o the_o church_n be_v with_o we_o call_v a_o convocation_n though_o it_o be_v here_o only_o call_v a_o synod_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o emperor_n do_v of_o old_a call_v the_o synod_n and_o the_o formula_fw-la be_v visum_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o jussi_fw-la thus_o euzeb_n speak_v of_o constantine_n say_v cum_fw-la per_fw-la varia_fw-la loca_fw-la exorirentur_fw-la inter_fw-la episcopos_fw-la dissentiones_fw-la ipse_fw-la seu_fw-la communis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la constitutus_fw-la synodos_fw-la ministrorum_fw-la dei_fw-la indicebat_fw-la and_o thus_o leo_n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n si_fw-la pietas_fw-la vestra_fw-la suggestioni_fw-la ac_fw-la supplicationi_fw-la dignaâ—ur_fw-la annuere_fw-la ut_fw-la intra_fw-la italiam_fw-la haberi_fw-la jubeatis_fw-la episcopale_n concilium_fw-la cito_fw-la poterunt_fw-la omne_fw-la scandala_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o perturbationem_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sunt_fw-la commota_fw-la resecari_fw-la this_o act_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o 10_o act_n par._n 4_o queen_n mary_n and_o and_o in_o the_o observation_n upon_o the_o 226_o act_n par._n 14_o ja._n 6._o 6._o by_o this_o act_n all_o strong-water_n be_v discharge_v to_o be_v import_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o escheat_v thereof_o 7._o because_o it_o prejudge_v the_o sale_n of_o barley_n which_o be_v the_o great_a native_a commodity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o yet_o by_o the_o second_o act_n of_o the_o 4_o session_n of_o the_o 2_o par._n ch._n 2._o all_o these_o act_n against_o strong-water_n be_v rescind_v and_o a_o imposition_n thereon_o be_v impose_v but_o yet_o it_o be_v think_v by_o the_o council_n that_o notwithstanding_o of_o that_o last_o act_n his_o majesty_n may_v by_o his_o prerogative_n in_o the_o order_v and_o disposal_n of_o trade_n with_o foreigner_n assert_v by_o the_o 27_o act_n of_o this_o session_n of_o parliament_n discharge_v again_o the_o importation_n of_o brandy_n and_o other_o strong-water_n and_o according_o a_o proclamation_n be_v issue_v out_o discharge_v they_o in_o march_n 1680._o and_o it_o be_v urge_v that_o the_o parliament_n think_v that_o the_o king_n may_v dispose_v upon_o these_o against_o a_o express_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o though_o by_o this_o act_n the_o importation_n of_o they_o be_v absolute_o discharge_v yet_o the_o king_n have_v
101._o act_n parl._n 7._o jam_fw-la 5._o all_o the_o visiter_n be_v to_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o king_n and_o by_o our_o present_a practice_n all_o action_n intent_a for_o cause_v patron_n or_o other_o compt_n for_o their_o intromission_n with_o the_o rent_n of_o hospital_n be_v still_o intent_a at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o chancellor_n by_o the_o canon_n law_n curis_n hospitalitatis_fw-la &_o hospitalium_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopi_fw-la solicitudinem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la sed_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la aedificantur_fw-la hospitalia_fw-la cum_fw-la permissione_n episcopi_fw-la locus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sacer_fw-la nec_fw-la est_fw-la sub_fw-la episcopi_fw-la cura_fw-la 28._o heretic_n be_v by_o this_o act_n to_o be_v punish_v as_o law_n of_o haliâ—_n kirk_n require_v id_fw-la est_fw-la by_o excommunication_n with_o we_o they_o be_v burn_v and_o by_o act_n 46._o parl._n 3_o jam._n 6._o churchman_n who_o be_v heretic_n be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o depose_v if_o they_o revock_n not_o their_o heresy_n the_o punishment_n by_o the_o common_a law_n be_v burn_v and_o confiscation_n of_o movable_n clar._n num._n 13._o this_o act_n be_v make_v against_o the_o first_o of_o our_o reformer_n call_v then_o lollard_n for_o the_o rubric_n in_o the_o black_a impression_n bear_v of_o heretic_n and_o lollard_n obser._n from_o this_o act_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o kirk_n be_v judge_n to_o heresy_n in_o prima_fw-la instantia_fw-la and_o clarus_n make_v the_o trial_n so_o far_o ecclesiastic_a that_o the_o cognition_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o punishment_n to_o the_o secular_a judge_n but_o with_o we_o the_o justice_n be_v judge_n in_o prima_fw-la instantia_fw-la it_o may_v be_v allege_v from_o this_o act_n that_o all_o transgression_n of_o law_n be_v not_o punishable_a as_o contempt_n of_o authority_n 29._o where_o there_o be_v no_o express_a sanction_n in_o the_o law_n since_o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v appoint_v that_o the_o breaker_n of_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v after_o the_o form_n and_o ordinance_n thereof_o by_o which_o word_n also_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v with_o we_o stricti_fw-la juris_fw-la and_o not_o to_o be_v extend_v de_fw-la casu_fw-la in_o casum_fw-la but_o yet_o with_o we_o law_n be_v extend_v by_o parity_n of_o reason_n and_o by_o analogy_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o make_v man_n answerable_a for_o their_o wife_n not_o go_v to_o church_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o act_n be_v that_o judge_n shall_v not_o have_v liberty_n commutare_fw-la paenam_fw-la lege_fw-la definitam_fw-la express_v for_o the_o best_a lawyer_n acknowledge_v that_o though_o a_o statute_n shall_v say_v and_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o this_o statute_n shall_v be_v understand_v exact_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n yet_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o even_o a_o extensive_a interpretation_n if_o no_o unjustice_n follow_v on_o that_o extension_n but_o much_o more_o if_o without_o this_o it_o will_v be_v unjust_a bald._n de_fw-fr stat_fw-la num_fw-la 3._o voet._n de_fw-fr statut_fw-la sect_n 7._o cap._n 1._o and_o a_o declaratorie_n interpretation_n be_v by_o all_o lawyer_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o literal_a interpretation_n voet._n ibid._n albeit_o in_o general_a it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o these_o who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v statute_n must_v by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n have_v power_n to_o modify_v and_o qualfie_v they_o as_o they_o please_v and_o as_o they_o may_v allow_v inferior_a judge_n a_o power_n to_o interpret_v statute_n in_o general_a so_o they_o may_v discharge_v they_o in_o a_o particular_a statute_n to_o use_v that_o their_o power_n and_o in_o that_o case_n a_o inferior_a judge_n can_v extend_v or_o interpret_v otherways_o than_o in_o the_o term_n foresay_a 30._o have_v and_o bond_n be_v by_o this_o act_n only_o declare_v null_n but_o by_o the_o act._n 12_o parl._n 10._o jam._n 6._o and_o act_n 4._o parl._n 1_o ch_n 2._o they_o be_v declare_v punishable_a as_o sedition_n and_o be_v punishable_a by_o ward_n act_n 43._o parl._n 6._o q._n marry_o if_o any_o carry_v horse_n under_o three_o year_n old_a 31._o to_o be_v sell_v out_o of_o the_o country_n they_o eâ—cheat_n they_o by_o this_o act_n and_o by_o the_o 22_o act_n parl._n 1_o jam._n 6_o if_o horse_n without_o make_v difference_n as_o to_o their_o age_n be_v carry_v beyond_o sea_n the_o horse_n and_o ship_n and_o good_n of_o the_o owner_n be_v escheat_v and_o their_o person_n to_o be_v punish_v arbitrar_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o that_o act_n that_o there_o be_v several_a act_n before_o discharge_v the_o exportation_n of_o horse_n whereas_o i_o see_v none_o save_o this_o and_o therefore_o these_o behove_v to_o have_v be_v act_n of_o council_n or_o unprint_v act_n of_o parliament_n though_o general_o all_o act_n infer_v escheat_n shall_v be_v print_v for_o certioration_n these_o act_n be_v now_o in_o desuetude_n carry_v horse_n out_o of_o the_o country_n be_v a_o improvement_n of_o rent_n though_o that_o be_v then_o discharge_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o war_n with_o england_n but_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o carry_v horse_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n till_o they_o be_v three_o year_n old_a be_v not_o discharge_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o war_n but_o to_o the_o end_n the_o horse_n shall_v be_v keep_v till_o they_o give_v a_o great_a price_n and_o so_o shall_v bring_v in_o more_o money_n therefore_o this_o prohibition_n it_o seem_v shall_v still_o last_v by_o this_o act_n tallow_n transport_v be_v escheat_v 32._o and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v give_v by_o the_o 123._o act._n parl._n 7._o ja._n 5._o because_o by_o the_o transportation_n thereof_o it_o become_v very_o dear_a at_o home_o and_o therefore_o the_o escheat_n of_o the_o transporter_n whole_a movable_n be_v add_v but_o the_o ill_a increase_v the_o movable_n of_o the_o master_n and_o skipper_n of_o such_o vessel_n in_o which_o it_o be_v transport_v be_v declare_v to_o fall_v under_o confiscation_n act._n 40._o parl._n 6._o q._n m._n and_o this_o act_n extend_v the_o former_a to_o stranger_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o though_o this_o act_n discharge_v all_o person_n to_o export_n yet_o all_o other_o act_n mention_n stranger_n when_o it_o be_v design_v that_o the_o prohibition_n shall_v be_v extend_v to_o they_o as_o be_v also_o clear_a by_o the_o act._n 22._o parl_v 1_o ja._n 6._o and_o the_o 31._o act._n parl._n 7._o ja._n 2_o d._n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o such_o penal_a act_n shall_v be_v extend_v to_o stranger_n where_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v and_o if_o the_o word_n all_o person_n be_v not_o in_o our_o act_n to_o be_v restrict_v to_o native_n though_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o owner_n be_v liable_a for_o the_o skipper_n fault_n in_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o prejudice_n do_v in_o the_o ship_n yet_o it_o seem_v hard_a that_o a_o owner_n escheat_n shall_v fall_v for_o the_o skipper_n take_v in_o tallow_n else_o rich_a man_n will_v not_o be_v owner_n and_o skipper_n may_v malicious_o ruin_v their_o owner_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o by_o master_n here_o shall_v only_o be_v mean_v skipper_n and_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o skipper_n be_v call_v magister_fw-la navis_fw-la though_o this_o act_n punish_v only_a stealer_n 33._o or_o cutter_n of_o green_a wood_n in_o the_o night_n time_n yet_o they_o be_v punishable_a for_o such_o fault_n at_o all_o time_n the_o punishment_n be_v express_v act._n 84._o parl._n 6._o ja._n 6._o but_o thereafter_o cut_v of_o green_a wood_n be_v punish_v as_o thift_v with_o death_n act._n 82._o parl._n 11._o ja._n 6._o and_o yet_o i_o find_v none_o ever_o punish_v capitaly_n for_o this_o crime_n and_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o pursue_v be_v by_o process_n before_o the_o sheriff_n or_o the_o lord_n for_o pecuniary_a mulct_n 34._o by_o the_o common_a law_n no_o judge_n can_v cite_v a_o malefactor_n without_o his_o own_o territory_n and_o 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of_o peace_n by_o this_o excellent_a act_n such_o as_o have_v peaceable_o possess_v their_o land_n for_o forty_o year_n be_v secure_v by_o prescription_n 12._o as_o to_o this_o act_n it_o be_v observable_a first_o that_o prescription_n be_v only_o competent_a to_o such_o as_o have_v bruike_v by_o virtue_n of_o heritable_a infeftment_n and_o therefore_o he_o who_o allege_n prescription_n must_v allege_v a_o heritable_a title_n but_o though_o the_o possessor_n be_v not_o express_o infest_v yet_o if_o he_o have_v possess_v the_o subject_n as_o part_v and_o pertinent_a it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a and_o therefore_o a_o salmond-fishing_a be_v find_v to_o be_v prescrive_v though_o it_o be_v allege_v to_o be_v inter_v regalia_z since_o the_o prescriver_n be_v infest_v cum_fw-la piscationibus_fw-la in_o general_n february_n 7._o 1672._o but_o if_o the_o prescriver_n be_v infest_v upon_o a_o bound_a evident_a it_o will_v not_o furnish_v he_o a_o valid_a title_n for_o prescrive_v as_o part_v and_o pertinent_a any_o land_n that_o be_v without_o the_o bound_a november_n 14._o 1671._o this_o act_n be_v also_o extend_v to_o heritable_a office_n as_o to_o patronage_n pension_n and_o all_o servitude_n though_o not_o express_o mention_v and_o though_o heretor_n and_o wodsetter_n be_v enumerate_v sometime_o as_o different_a from_o one_o another_o act_n 6_o sess._n 2_o par._n 1_o ch._n 2._o yet_o heretage_n in_o this_o act_n comprehend_v wodset_n and_o it_o be_v even_o extend_v to_o long_a tack_n so_o that_o it_o be_v find_v that_o after_o forty_o year_n they_o can_v not_o be_v quarrel_v as_o grant_v without_o consent_n of_o the_o patron_n july_n 7._o 1677._o this_o want_n of_o a_o title_n likewise_o and_o of_o bona_fw-la fides_fw-la hinder_v a_o vassal_n to_o prescrive_v against_o his_o superior_a since_o the_o reddendo_fw-la of_o that_o same_o charter_n whereupon_o he_o find_v his_o prescription_n oblige_v he_o still_o to_o know_v his_o superior_n right_a and_o by_o this_o act_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n a_o wodset_n can_v prescrive_v where_o the_o reversion_n be_v incorporat_a in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o own_o infeftment_n since_o this_o act_n appoint_v that_o his_o majesty_n liege_n bruike_v for_o 40._o year_n shall_v have_v right_o by_o prescription_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o prescription_n can_v run_v in_o favour_n of_o stranger_n who_o have_v not_o be_v naturalize_v obseru._n 2._o that_o these_o forty_o year_n be_v only_o to_o run_v from_o the_o date_n of_o their_o infestment_n by_o this_o act_n and_o yet_o in_o warrandice_n it_o be_v only_o to_o run_v from_o the_o date_n of_o the_o distress_n but_o from_o both_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o till_o then_o they_o who_o have_v such_o right_n non_fw-la valent_fw-la agere_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o exception_n allow_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o non_fw-fr valen_n agere_fw-la be_v allowable_a in_o we_o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o this_o act_n as_o minority_n be_v whereby_o it_o seem_v that_o exceptio_fw-la firmat_n regulam_fw-la in_o non_fw-la exceptis_fw-la likeas_n it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o lauderdail_n case_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o tweddel_n that_o lauderdail_n be_v forefault_v by_o the_o usurper_n prescription_n can_v not_o run_v against_o he_o during_o that_o forefaulture_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o title_n prescription_n may_v run_v albeit_o the_o defender_n be_v absens_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la causa_fw-la at_o the_o least_o dare_v not_o come_v home_o in_o the_o usurper_n time_n for_o allege_v crime_n commit_v against_o they_o as_o be_v find_v in_o white-foord_n case_n the_o 24_o of_o july_n 1678._o he_o have_v kill_v in_o holland_n dorislaus_n one_o of_o the_o king_n murderer_n for_o the_o lord_n think_v that_o he_o may_v have_v transfer_v his_o title_n to_o another_o and_o if_o this_o reason_n hold_v it_o seem_v that_o
&_o seq_n 15._o this_o act_n be_v full_o explain_v in_o act_n 200._o parl._n 14._o ja._n 6._o 16._o this_o act_n be_v full_o explain_v in_o the_o 114_o act_n par._n 11_o ja._n 6._o this_o act_n discharge_v that_o a_o peck_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o the_o boll_n though_o with_o consent_n of_o party_n 17._o be_v make_v to_o prevent_v extortion_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o usury_n be_v discharge_v but_o yet_o it_o not_o have_v be_v observe_v for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o council_n stop_v a_o gift_n that_o be_v grant_v thereof_o as_o to_o bygone_n till_o his_o majesty_n shall_v be_v acquaint_v this_o act_n concern_v disposition_n make_v by_o bankrupt_n be_v full_o explain_v by_o i_o 18._o in_o a_o treatise_n apart_o already_o print_v upon_o this_o single_a act._n this_o act_n regulate_v the_o price_n of_o all_o writ_n and_o seal_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n either_o in_o desuetude_n 19_o or_o be_v innovate_v by_o the_o 16_o act_n sess._n 3_o par._n 2_o ch._n 2._o wherein_o new_a regulation_n be_v set_v down_o and_o from_o this_o act_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o secret_a council_n may_v make_v price_n in_o all_o such_o case_n for_o this_o act_n ratify_v only_o their_o act_n and_o though_o the_o act_n ratify_v bear_v this_o act_n to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o the_o secret_a council_n and_o session_n yet_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o do_v ratify_v that_o act_n ratify_v it_o only_o as_o a_o act_n of_o privy_a council_n and_o so_o insinuat_v that_o the_o privy_a council_n have_v power_n to_o regulate_v both_o the_o price_n of_o session_n and_o exchequer_n these_o regulation_n of_o price_n in_o our_o law_n be_v like_a to_o the_o notition_n mention_v cod._n de_fw-fr ann_n &_o cap._n lib._n 1._o tit._n 52._o quae_fw-la singulis_fw-la offiâ—iis_fw-la delegabantur_fw-la quibus_fw-la continebatur_fw-la quantum_fw-la singuli_fw-la pro_fw-la dignitate_fw-la &_o â—fficio_fw-la pro_fw-la libellis_fw-la mandatis_fw-la codicillis_fw-la accipiendis_fw-la 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annualrent_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o in_o the_o civil_a law_n usurae_fw-la debentur_fw-la ex_fw-la mora_fw-la in_o bonae_fw-la fidei_fw-la contractibus_fw-la l._n 32._o §_o 2._o ss_z de_fw-fr usuris_fw-la so_o that_o as_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n they_o be_v due_a ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la mora_fw-la they_o be_v due_a only_o with_o we_o ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n almost_o since_o lex_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la casu_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la sundatur_fw-la in_o mora_fw-la for_o though_o there_o may_v be_v mora_fw-la sine_fw-la usuris_fw-la yet_o by_o this_o act_n there_o be_v never_o usurae_fw-la sine_fw-la mora_fw-la but_o this_o denunciation_n must_v be_v at_o the_o head_n burgh_n of_o the_o shire_n where_o the_o debtor_n live_v denunciation_n at_o the_o mercat_n cross_n of_o edinburgh_n be_v a_o warrant_n only_o for_o caption_n but_o not_o infer_v annualrent_a which_o may_v seem_v strange_a since_o 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casu_fw-la before_o marriage_n the_o lord_n find_v that_o annualrent_n be_v due_a since_o matrimonia_fw-la debent_fw-la esse_fw-la libera_fw-la but_o yet_o regulariter_fw-la annualrent_fw-la be_v not_o due_a in_o case_n alimentary_a and_o a_o father_n provide_v his_o daughter_n to_o a_o sum_n for_o her_o portion_n without_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o annualrent_a the_o lord_n will_v not_o decern_v annualrent_a though_o annualrent_n be_v only_o say_v to_o be_v omit_v there_o through_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o notar_n but_o because_o of_o the_o presume_a will_n of_o the_o father_n they_o modify_v the_o aliment_n equal_a to_o the_o annualrent_a but_o so_o unfavourable_a be_v usurae_fw-la usurarum_fw-la call_v usurae_fw-la judaicae_fw-la by_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n that_o a_o obligation_n to_o pay_v annualrent_a for_o annualrent_a if_o it_o be_v not_o pay_v at_o the_o term_n be_v not_o sustain_v though_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o here_o pactum_fw-la &_o mora_fw-la be_v join_v with_o equity_n the_o woman_n to_o who_o they_o be_v due_a be_v a_o poor_a widow_n who_o behove_v to_o borrow_v money_n to_o live_v upon_o if_o her_o annualrent_n be_v not_o pay_v and_o to_o pay_v annualrent_a for_o that_o money_n which_o she_o so_o borrow_a january_n 26._o 1669._o lady_n braid_v contra_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o kinghorn_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o know_v that_o the_o statute_n 2._o robert_n 3_o appoint_v annualrent_n not_o to_o run_v against_o minor_n be_v now_o in_o desuetude_n though_o it_o will_v seem_v reasonable_a that_o their_o mora_fw-la shall_v not_o prejudge_v they_o but_o minor_n money_n do_v still_o bear_v annualrent_a by_o our_o law_n the_o king_n use_v to_o pay_v annualrent_n for_o the_o balance_n of_o his_o account_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o be_v not_o oblige_v thereto_o by_o law_n 22._o this_o act_n be_v explain_v crim._n pract_n do_fw-mi falshood_n 23._o nota_fw-la that_o usury_n be_v except_v from_o this_o commission_n to_o uplift_v money_n due_a by_o penal_a statute_n etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la act_n against_o usury_n seem_v penal_a statute_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o though_o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o commission_n for_o penal_a statute_n be_v not_o put_v to_o execution_n till_o they_o be_v authorise_a by_o the_o lord_n of_o secret_a council_n yet_o this_o be_v too_o much_o in_o desuetude_n but_o the_o lord_n of_o secret_a council_n do_v use_v to_o discharge_v they_o till_o they_o acquaint_v the_o king_n 25._o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n contain_v several_a sumptuary_n law_n though_o there_o be_v then_o little_a luxury_n and_o particular_o at_o burial_n and_o saint_n chrisostom_n condemn_v feign_v mourner_n who_o we_o call_v saulies_n because_o they_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a vid._n 14_o act_n par._n 3_o ch._n 2._o this_o act_n appoint_v house_n in_o edinburgh_n to_o be_v sklate_v and_o letter_n of_o horning_n to_o be_v direct_a to_o that_o effect_n 26._o show_v that_o the_o parliament_n may_v dispose_v upon_o private_a estate_n ob_fw-la bonum_fw-la
former_o observe_v that_o they_o be_v in_o use_n to_o regulate_v the_o mint_n also_o 29._o vid._n observe_v on_o act_n 13_o par._n 18_o ja._n 6._o though_o by_o this_o act_n the_o clangrigor_n be_v abolish_v and_o they_o ordain_v to_o alter_v their_o surname_n 30._o because_o of_o their_o bangstry_n yet_o because_o of_o their_o good_a service_n do_v to_o his_o majesty_n during_o the_o late_a rebellion_n they_o be_v restore_v in_o anno_fw-la 1661._o it_o have_v be_v always_o believe_v that_o no_o clan_n or_o family_n can_v change_v its_o surname_n in_o scotland_n without_o express_a act_n of_o parliament_n or_o act_n of_o council_n for_o that_o may_v occasion_v great_a confusion_n and_o may_v be_v a_o ground_n of_o cheat_v the_o people_n in_o their_o evident_n and_o security_n but_o any_o private_a man_n may_v as_o we_o see_v daily_o in_o taily_n and_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o because_o the_o parliament_n only_o can_v force_v man_n to_o change_v their_o surname_n that_o therefore_o they_o can_v do_v it_o voluntary_o themselves_o 31._o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v express_o declare_v that_o because_o particular_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o act_n of_o ratification_n be_v make_v without_o hear_v of_o party_n that_o therefore_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n shall_v judge_v in_o these_o case_n without_o respect_n to_o those_o act_n according_a to_o the_o private_a interest_n of_o party_n the_o immediate_a occasion_n of_o make_v this_o act_n be_v the_o case_n betwixt_o john_n stuart_n of_o coldinghame_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o hume_n which_o be_v this_o the_o earl_n of_o bothwel_n have_v be_v forefault_v the_o priory_n of_o coldinghame_n be_v dispon_v by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o hume_n which_o earl_n of_o hume_n set_v in_o tack_v apart_o of_o the_o teind_n of_o the_o say_a priory_n to_o the_o laird_n of_o wedderburn_n but_o thereafter_o the_o earl_n of_o hume_n have_v enter_v in_o a_o transaction_n with_o john_n stuart_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n 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not_o canvas_v special_a act_n of_o parliament_n but_o because_o the_o subject_n may_v be_v extreme_o prejudge_v in_o their_o private_a right_n by_o such_o act_n of_o parliament_n therefore_o the_o foresay_a clausâ—_n be_v insert_v in_o this_o act_n and_o that_o it_o may_v extend_v to_o this_o case_n though_o anterior_a it_o be_v express_o declare_v in_o this_o act_n that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o all_o former_a act_n salvo_n and_o according_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n do_v in_o february_n 1679._o repone_n the_o laird_n of_o wedderburn_n to_o debate_n upon_o his_o just_a right_n notwithstanding_o of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1621._o by_o this_o act_n several_a private_a right_n and_o ratification_n be_v except_v from_o this_o act_n salvo_fw-la but_o since_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la proceed_v upon_o the_o principal_a of_o natural_a reason_n and_o justice_n it_o seem_v that_o even_o these_o exception_n be_v questionable_a for_o else_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la shall_v 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