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B02809
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Duplies to the petition and replyes given in to the Commission of Parliament for Fines and Forefaultures, by Alexander Munro of Bear-Crofts
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Monroe, Alexander, fl. 1691.
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Wing D2647A; ESTC R174884
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duply_n to_o the_o petition_n and_o reply_v give_v in_o to_o the_o commission_n of_o parliament_n for_o fynes_n and_o forefaulture_n by_o alexander_n monro_n of_o bear_n crofts_n this_o petition_n be_v a_o pretence_n to_o a_o office_n impetrate_v contrare_fw-la to_o the_o express_a term_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o without_o payment_n of_o a_o sixpence_n and_o whereof_o the_o petitioner_n have_v reap_v the_o profit_n for_o six_o year_n together_o he_o thereafter_o free_o renounce_v and_o overgave_v it_o in_o favour_n of_o haystoun_n upon_o payment_n of_o seven_o thousand_o mark_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v now_o urge_v and_o debate_v with_o as_o little_a reason_n and_o argument_n as_o the_o claim_n itself_o be_v first_o intent_a with_o regard_n to_o law_n and_o justice_n for_o the_o print_a reply_v resume_v the_o defence_n and_o cite_v the_o text_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n with_o so_o much_o disingenuity_n make_v such_o gross_a and_o affect_a misapplication_n and_o unreasonable_a and_o illiterate_a inference_n first_o set_v up_o a_o shadow_n of_o fear_n and_o force_n and_o then_o adduce_v a_o nauseous_a volume_n of_o impertinent_a citation_n against_o it_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o petitioner_n who_o can_v have_v reply_v much_o better_a himself_o have_v refer_v they_o to_o some_o of_o his_o lawyer_n who_o have_v only_o the_o advantage_n to_o read_v more_o catalogue_n and_o profess_v more_o law_n of_o design_n to_o embroile_v the_o case_n and_o to_o teach_v the_o lawyer_n employ_v for_o the_o clerk_n no_o other_o point_n of_o learning_n then_o to_o mistake_v their_o defence_n by_o his_o example_n it_o will_v be_v needless_a to_o trouble_v the_o commission_n by_o repeat_v here_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o the_o answer_n see_v the_o answer_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o honourable_a member_n nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o resum_fw-la the_o dilator_n defence_n already_o propon_v but_o only_o to_o add_v this_o far_a which_o may_v be_v consider_v as_o a_o dilator_n viz._n that_o since_o the_o petitioner_n have_v neither_o consign_v nor_o offer_v the_o price_n he_o receive_v his_o lybel_n shall_v be_v cast_v and_o the_o defender_n not_o oblige_v to_o answer_v to_o it_o as_o be_v solemn_o decide_v on_o the_o 6_o of_o july_n 1543._o the_o laird_n of_o waughtoun_n against_o sinclair_n of_o steinstown_n and_o on_o the_o 26_o of_o june_n 1576_o mackilvain_n against_o crawford_n and_o therefore_o the_o defender_n shall_v endeavour_v short_o to_o duply_v to_o what_o be_v allege_v in_o the_o reply_n against_o the_o perremptor_n defence_n where_o 1mo_n it_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o government_n can_v dispose_v of_o private_a man_n right_n for_o the_o public_a utility_n upon_o give_v the_o private_a party_n a_o reasonable_a recompense_n for_o their_o loss_n which_o be_v never_o before_o deny_v by_o any_o doctor_n and_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o and_o all_o other_o nation_n especial_o as_o to_o the_o dispose_v or_o regulate_v of_o public_a office_n be_v not_o the_o office_n of_o justice_n depute_v suppress_v and_o the_o justiaciary_n turn_v in_o a_o commission_n to_o five_o of_o the_o ordinary_a senator_n of_o the_o college_n of_o justice_n when_o mr._n william_n murray_n and_o mr._n john_n preston_n have_v gift_n of_o the_o say_a office_n of_o be_v justice_n depute_v during_o life_n without_o allege_v any_o crime_n against_o they_o or_o give_v they_o any_o recompense_n for_o their_o loss_n and_o twenty_o other_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v of_o the_o like_a case_n even_o when_o there_o be_v no_o pretence_n of_o any_o law_n against_o the_o constitution_n as_o there_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o positive_a act_n of_o parliament_n found_v on_o in_o this_o case_n if_o it_o be_v not_o destroy_v by_o the_o double_a canonshot_n at_o it_o by_o the_o reply_n viz._n 1mo_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la nor_o act_n of_o parliament_n because_o the_o defender_n acknowledge_v the_o record_n contain_v the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la be_v a_o way_n and_o consequent_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n must_v fall_v be_v only_o relative_a to_o the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la creditur_fw-la referenti_fw-la nisi_fw-la constiterit_fw-la de_fw-la relato_fw-la this_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o reason_v unworthy_a of_o a_o schoolboy_n much_o less_o of_o a_o doctor_n of_o law_n as_o the_o replier_n pretend_v to_o be_v for_o see_v the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la subscribe_v by_o the_o whole_a lord_n be_v extant_a the_o abstract_n of_o the_o record_n will_v not_o make_v it_o null_a 2do_fw-la esto_fw-la that_o both_o the_o record_n and_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la be_v abstract_v will_v that_o extinguish_v the_o force_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o do_v not_o only_o ratify_v the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la but_o declare_v the_o same_o to_o have_v the_o force_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o none_o may_v pretend_v ignorance_n the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o it_o be_v verbatim_o repeat_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o same_o but_o the_o reply_o find_n that_o this_o will_v not_o do_v the_o business_n the_o act_n of_o parliament_n must_v be_v find_v null_a by_o it_o be_v not_o be_v insert_v in_o the_o index_n of_o the_o unprint_v acts._n which_o 1mo_n be_v most_o irrelevant_a 2do_fw-la it_o be_v most_o false_a as_o any_o that_o will_v be_v at_o the_o trouble_n to_o read_v the_o index_n will_v find_v and_o as_o his_o last_o effort_n against_o the_o say_a act_n he_o will_v have_v it_o in_o desuetude_n and_o prescrive_v by_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o piece_n with_o the_o rest_n viz._n that_o on_o the_o 25_o of_o july_n 1632_o mr_n alexander_n gibson_n and_o john_n gibson_n his_o brother_n be_v present_v conjunct_a clerk_n in_o one_o office_n by_o sir_n john_n hamiltoun_n clerk_n register_n and_o according_o admit_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o upon_o the_o 1_o june_n 1636_o mr_n john_n and_o mr_n william_n hay_o his_o son_n be_v present_v conjunct_a clerk_n in_o one_o office_n by_o sir_n john_n hay_o clerk_n register_n and_o according_o admit_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o ever_o since_o there_o have_v be_v two_o clerk_n in_o each_o office_n the_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n be_v that_o mr_n alexander_n gibson_n in_o the_o 1632_o be_v sole_a clerk_n design_v to_o have_v his_o brother_n john_n gibson_n join_v with_o he_o and_o do_v dimite_v the_o office_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o sir_n john_n hamilton_n to_o the_o effect_n he_o may_v grant_v a_o new_a gift_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o brother_n john_n gibson_n and_o he_o the_o long_a liver_n of_o the_o two_o which_o be_v according_o do_v and_o in_o the_o year_n 1636._o mr_n john_n hay_o and_o mr_n alexander_n hay_o his_o elder_a son_n be_v conjunct_a clerk_n mr_n alexander_n the_o son_n die_v and_o mr_n john_n the_o father_n make_v a_o dimission_n of_o the_o office_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o sir_n john_n hay_o clerk_n register_n for_o his_o grant_v a_o new_a gift_n in_o favour_n of_o himself_o and_o john_n hay_o his_o other_o son_n the_o long_a liver_n which_o be_v according_o do_v both_o which_o gift_n proceed_v express_o on_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o incumbent_n in_o the_o term_n of_o the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la and_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o consequent_o be_v very_o foolish_o bring_v in_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o say_n act_n be_v in_o desuetude_n and_o prescribe_v and_o the_o first_o instance_n that_o can_v be_v give_v of_o place_v two_o clerk_n in_o one_o office_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o incumbent_n be_v in_o june_n 1649._o when_o the_o english_a be_v invade_v the_o kingdom_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o disorder_n that_o sir_n archibald_n johnstoun_n of_o wariston_n do_v present_a mr._n david_n and_o mr._n john_n hayes_n conjunct_a clerk_n in_o one_o office_n and_o to_o infer_v by_o that_o single_a instance_n that_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v in_o desuetude_n or_o that_o it_o do_v prescrive_v betwixt_o the_o 1649._o and_o 1661._o or_o 1669_o argue_v more_o confidence_n than_o judgement_n so_o that_o the_o great_a foundation_n of_o the_o reply_n viz._n that_o the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la and_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v in_o desuetude_n and_o prescrive_v fall_a all_o the_o superstructer_n must_v fall_v in_o consequence_n and_o the_o king_n letter_n appoint_v the_o clerk_n to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o say_n act_n will_v not_o import_v injustice_n much_o less_o concussion_n the_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o reply_n be_v in_o a_o mistake_n to_o pretend_v that_o the_o answerer_n allege_n the_o lord_n tarbat_n be_v the_o first_o that_o procure_v a_o liberty_n to_o admit_v more_o clerk_n than_o one_o in_o each_o office_n for_o all_o along_o its_o
its_o own_o nature_n be_v of_o the_o great_a import_n and_o the_o most_o involve_a that_o be_v know_v in_o law_n since_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o know_v distinctlie_o the_o vniversum_fw-la jus_o quod_fw-la defunctus_fw-la habuit_fw-la before_o he_o enter_v heir_n and_o for_o which_o cause_n the_o dies_fw-la cretionis_fw-la and_o au_o nus_fw-la deliberandi_fw-la be_v introduce_v to_o lessen_v that_o danger_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o probable_a that_o the_o roman_n be_v more_o prone_a and_o ready_a to_o allow_v restitution_n against_o the_o aditio_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la and_o upon_o more_o slender_a ground_n then_o against_o any_o other_o obligation_n in_o their_o law_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o our_o decision_n the_o lord_n do_v frequent_o sustain_v defence_n to_o elide_v a_o odious_a passive_a title_n which_o they_o will_v repel_v in_o other_o cause_n for_o the_o whole_a context_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n anent_o the_o edict_n quod_fw-la metus_fw-la causa_fw-la make_v that_o paragraph_n altogether_o eccentric_a and_o irregular_a but_o 2do_n the_o great_a cujace_n who_o never_o man_n after_o justinian_n time_n equal_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n be_v so_o conscious_a to_o the_o absolute_a inconsistency_n of_o this_o text_n with_o the_o whole_a title_n quod_fw-la metus_fw-la causa_fw-la both_o in_o the_o digest_v &_o cod._n that_o he_o be_v force_v in_o his_o comentar_n ad_fw-la l_o 21._o §_o 5._o digestis_fw-la quod_fw-la metus_fw-la causa_fw-la to_o correct_v it_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o verborum_fw-la to_o read_v it_o verberum_fw-la for_o say_v he_o metus_fw-la est_fw-la futurorum_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la dicimus_fw-la metum_fw-la verberum_fw-la qui_fw-la iustùs_fw-la est_fw-la metus_fw-la non_fw-la verborum_fw-la so_o that_o this_o text_n be_v thus_o restore_v will_v not_o meet_v the_o case_n see_v if_o the_o alique_fw-la timore_fw-la which_o follow_v the_o word_n verberum_fw-la be_v not_o likewise_o corrupt_v it_o must_v be_v understand_v habili_fw-la modo_fw-la &_o necessary_o suppose_v to_o be_v always_o a_o iustùs_fw-la timor_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ex_fw-la justa_fw-la causa_fw-la and_o it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o replyer_n can_v not_o find_v one_o single_a grue_a in_o all_o the_o body_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o can_v be_v wre_v so_o much_o to_o favour_v the_o petitioner_n case_n save_o this_o corrupt_a text_n only_o and_o yet_o though_o it_o be_v sincere_a as_o it_o can_v be_v he_o can_v not_o subsume_v in_o the_o term_n of_o it_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o the_o lord_n have_v by_o word_n or_o write_v threaten_v the_o petitioner_n to_o accept_v of_o the_o money_n or_o to_o grant_v the_o renunciation_n the_o other_o citation_n be_v the_o l_o 11._o cod._n de_fw-fr his_o quae_fw-la vi_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi per_fw-la impressionem_fw-la quis_fw-la aliquem_fw-la metueus_fw-la saltem_fw-la in_o mediocri_fw-la officio_fw-la constitutum_fw-la rei_fw-la suae_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la provincia_fw-la vel_fw-la loco_fw-la ubitale_fw-it officium_fw-la peragit_fw-la sub_fw-la venditionis_fw-la titulo_fw-la fecerit_fw-la cessionem_fw-la quod_fw-la emptum_fw-la fuit_fw-la reddatur_fw-la upon_o which_o text_n the_o replyer_n most_o insipid_o subsum_n that_o in_o the_o petitioner_n case_n there_o be_v aliquis_fw-la metus_fw-la for_o a_o child_n will_v have_v advert_v that_o the_o word_n aliquem_fw-la in_o the_o text_n can_v not_o construe_v with_o impressionem_fw-la and_o do_v refer_v only_o to_o the_o concustor_n and_o he_o be_v please_v to_o add_v that_o the_o petitioner_n can_v not_o have_v disobey_v the_o king_n command_n in_o his_o letter_n without_o the_o hazard_n of_o be_v construct_v a_o seditious_a contemner_n of_o authority_n so_o that_o his_o take_v the_o money_n be_v a_o act_n of_o necessity_n it_o be_v reply_v that_o the_o impression_n mention_v there_o behove_v to_o have_v be_v a_o just_a one_o from_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n and_o albeit_o in_o this_o text_n which_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v sincere_a the_o word_n aliquem_fw-la have_v be_v write_v aliquam_fw-la as_o the_o replyer_n will_v have_v it_o yet_o the_o law_n even_o in_o that_o case_n will_v regulate_v the_o extent_n of_o that_o general_a term_n and_o restrict_n it_o only_o to_o a_o just_a impression_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v fix_v and_o know_v in_o law_n and_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o cause_n of_o just_o fear_v define_v in_o the_o text_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o l_o 10_o cod_n hoc_fw-la tit_n in_o these_o word_n accusationis_fw-la institutae_fw-la vel_fw-la futurae_fw-la metu_fw-la alienationem_fw-la seu_fw-la promissionem_fw-la factam_fw-la rescindi_fw-la postulantis_fw-la improbum_fw-la est_fw-la desiderium_fw-la that_o the_o hazard_n of_o be_v construct_v a_o seditious_a contemner_n of_o authority_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n to_o which_o the_o roman_a law_n will_v allow_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o edict_n unless_o he_o shall_v thereby_o have_v run_v the_o hazard_n of_o be_v true_o guilty_a of_o sedition_n so_o it_o be_v gross_a to_o allege_v that_o the_o king_n letter_n bear_v a_o command_n to_o the_o petitioner_n for_o accept_v of_o money_n or_o relate_v to_o he_o otherwise_o then_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n shall_v find_v just_a to_o apply_v it_o but_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n to_o understand_v that_o the_o petitioner_n be_v abundant_o secure_a from_o the_o hazard_n of_o contemn_v authority_n by_o his_o forbear_n to_o intrude_v any_o more_o upon_o that_o office_n and_o suffer_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v put_v to_o execution_n whether_o he_o have_v accept_v of_o money_n for_o so_o do_v or_o grant_v any_o such_o renounciation_n or_o not_o by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o none_o of_o these_o citation_n that_o be_v adduce_v out_o of_o baldus_n anchoranus_n fulgosius_n geminus_n pappon_n caldas_n natta_n alexander_n arretinus_n menochius_fw-la and_o bartolus_n be_v to_o the_o purpose_n and_o in_o the_o case_n the_o lady_n grace_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o lauderdale_n the_o right_o transmit_v by_o the_o lady_n be_v a_o legal_a right_o consistent_a with_o law_n the_o concussor_n be_v call_v and_o insist_v against_o and_o there_o be_v act_n of_o force_n and_o violence_n libel_v and_o prove_v such_o as_o that_o the_o earl_n violent_o enter_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o these_o land_n dispone_v before_o any_o sentence_n in_o his_o favour_n or_o right_o make_v to_o he_o be_v the_o lady_n whereas_o in_o this_o case_n though_o the_o petitioner_n right_a have_v not_o be_v null_a by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o force_n or_o violence_n do_v for_o remove_v he_o much_o less_o be_v he_o any_o way_n compel_v to_o accept_v of_o money_n or_o give_v such_o a_o express_a renunciation_n of_o his_o right_n and_o if_o he_o have_v be_v intimidate_n by_o the_o lord_n to_o accept_v of_o the_o money_n as_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o a_o receipt_n of_o the_o seven_o thousand_o mark_n have_v answer_v the_o term_n of_o the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la by_o which_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o ordain_v to_o renunce_v and_o he_o may_v upon_o offer_v to_o consign_v such_o a_o receipt_n without_o the_o renunciation_n have_v oblige_v haystoun_n to_o pay_v the_o sum_n by_o a_o charge_n on_o the_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la upon_o which_o albeit_o it_o be_v plain_o and_o positive_o urge_v that_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n no_o manner_n of_o execution_n can_v have_v follow_v against_o the_o petitioner_n if_o he_o have_v not_o voluntarly_a both_o give_v obedience_n and_o renunce_v yet_o nevertheless_o there_o be_v no_o reply_n make_v to_o this_o but_o that_o in_o those_o day_n he_o dare_v not_o offer_v to_o repossess_v himself_o of_o his_o office_n as_o it_o be_v humble_o conceive_v he_o dare_v not_o now_o a_o day_n albeit_o he_o may_v then_o as_o well_o as_o now_o refuse_v or_o accept_v money_n and_o grant_v renunciation_n or_o not_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a the_o second_o allegiance_n against_o the_o concussion_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o interest_n to_o concuss_v get_v no_o better_a reply_n for_o to_o say_v the_o king_n concuss_a especial_o in_o a_o affair_n wherein_o the_o petitioner_n particular_a interest_n be_v not_o consider_v and_o which_o may_v have_v take_v full_a effect_n without_o his_o accept_n of_o money_n and_o all_o without_o his_o give_v any_o such_o renunciation_n do_v not_o at_o all_o take_v it_o off_o and_o therefore_o need_v no_o far_o duply_v to_o the_o three_o on_o the_o special_a case_n of_o singular_a successor_n it_o be_v reply_v that_o the_o action_n of_o restitution_n competent_a to_o the_o party_n laese_v be_v in_o rem_fw-la scripta_fw-la and_o follow_v the_o thing_n extort_a whatever_o bona_n fides_n the_o possessor_n have_v in_o the_o acquisition_n it_o be_v duply_v that_o this_o allegiance_n do_v not_o grant_v but_o only_o suppose_v the_o concussion_n and_o if_o the_o replyer_n have_v be_v ingenuous_a enough_o in_o cite_v the_o