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A50697 Observations on the acts of Parliament, made by King James the First, King James the Second, King James the Third, King James the Fourth, King James the Fifth, Queen Mary, King James the Sixth, King Charles the First, King Charles the Second wherein 1. It is observ'd if they be in desuetude, abrogated, limited, or enlarged, 2. The decisions relating to these acts are mention'd, 3. Some new doubts not yet decided are hinted at, 4. Parallel citations from the civil, canon, feudal and municipal laws, and the laws of other nations are adduc'd for clearing these statutes / by Sir George Mackenzie ... Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691. 1686 (1686) Wing M184; ESTC R32044 446,867 482

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such_o as_o be_v in_o prison_n there_o need_v no_o solemn_o and_o yet_o for_o the_o more_o security_n inditement_n of_o treason_n be_v also_o execute_v against_o prisoner_n by_o a_o herald_n that_o part_n of_o the_o act_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o deprivation_n of_o messenger_n be_v former_o explain_v act_n 46_o par._n 11_o ja._n 6._o only_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o though_o the_o lion_n by_o this_o act_n be_v ordain_v to_o deprive_v messenger_n by_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n yet_o he_o use_v to_o deprive_v they_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o in_o his_o own_o court_n and_o though_o he_o publish_v the_o deprivation_n at_o the_o m●reat_a cross_n yet_o execution_n after_o that_o publication_n have_v be_v sustain_v if_o the_o messenger_n after_o that_o publication_n be_v habit_n and_o repute_v a_o messenger_n november_n 10._o 1676._o stenart_n contra_fw-la hay_n and_o though_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o this_o publication_n shall_v put_v the_o liege_n 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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 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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 neils●n_n of_o carcassi●_n and_o the_o sheriff_n of_o gall●w●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 a_o 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to_o one_o another_o and_o that_o upon_o six_o hour_n advertisement_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o rebellion_n vid._n the_o council_n register_n july_n 26_o 1582._o and_o which_o be_v a_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o king_n power_n allow_v he_o by_o law_n against_o those_o who_o he_o have_v reason_n to_o suspect_v 271._o the_o rubric_n of_o this_o act_n be_v wrong_a for_o sheriff_n clerk_n bring_v not_o their_o book_n to_o the_o exchequer_n but_o to_o the_o lord_n register_n 272._o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v appoint_v that_o all_o such_o as_o be_v commissioner_n for_o parliament_n shall_v be_v authorise_a by_o the_o subscription_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o baron_n then_o present_a and_o the_o subscription_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o convention_n else_o to_o be_v null_a which_o act_n be_v find_v not_o to_o be_v in_o desuetude_n by_o a_o decision_n in_o the_o convention_n july_n 1678._o where_o it_o be_v find_v likewise_o that_o this_o act_n extend_v to_o commission_n for_o convention_n as_o well_o as_o to_o parliament_n for_o though_o this_o act_n speak_v only_o of_o parliament_n yet_o parliament_n and_o convention_n be_v call_v the_o same_o way_n the_o commission_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o solemnity_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o sheriff-clerk_n subscription_n be_v requisite_a be_v because_o he_o be_v the_o public_a servant_n of_o the_o shire_n and_o so_o it_o be_v presumable_a that_o he_o will_v mark_v exact_o all_o that_o be_v do_v and_o will_v not_o suffer_v counterfit_v subscription_n to_o be_v put_v to_o commission_n be_v to_o be_v liable_a himself_o whereas_o otherwise_o commission_n may_v be_v obtrude_v upon_o the_o convention_n with_o false_a subscription_n as_o be_v do_v in_o that_o same_o meeting_n and_o which_o dangerous_a falsehood_n can_v otherwise_o be_v well_o fasten_v upon_o any_o other_o since_o the_o commissioner_n may_v just_o allege_v that_o the_o commission_n be_v so_o grant_v to_o he_o and_o one_o may_v be_v choose_v a_o commissioner_n who_o be_v absent_a in_o which_o case_n he_o can_v know_v who_o sign_v 273._o burrows_n have_v great_a freedom_n and_o privilege_n from_o the_o king_n be_v therefore_o oblige_v to_o have_v sufficient_a prison_n for_o receive_v such_o as_o be_v attach_v for_o crime_n and_o debt_n which_o act_n be_v find_v to_o oblige_v baily_n of_o burgh_n of_o regality_n as_o well_o as_o burgh_n royal_a july_n 7._o 1668._o and_o stewart_n of_o stewartry_n june_n 18._o 1670._o and_o these_o word_n of_o this_o act_n by_o the_o sheriff_n to_o stewart_n and_o baily_n of_o regality_n be_v wrong_v print_v for_o the_o word_n to_o shall_v be_v or_o but_o this_o act_n be_v not_o find_v to_o oblige_v baily_n of_o a_o burgh_n of_o barony_n march_v 13._o 1623._o nor_o bishop_n baily_n march_v 21._o 1627._o but_o the_o baily_n of_o the_o head_n burgh_n of_o stewartry_n be_v think_v to_o be_v oblige_v by_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o receive_v prisoner_n albeit_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n appoint_v they_o to_o be_v present_v only_o to_o stewart_n and_o baily_n of_o regality_n but_o speak_v not_o of_o baily_n of_o the_o head_n burgh_n of_o the_o stewartry_n june_n 18._o 1670._o cheap_a contra_fw-la the_o baily_n of_o falkland_n where_o it_o be_v likewise_o find_v that_o the_o baily_n keep_v a_o rebel_n eight_o or_o ten_o day_n in_o a_o private_a house_n and_o thereafter_o imprison_v he_o be_v not_o liable_a super_fw-la hoc_fw-la medio_fw-la except_o he_o escape_v by_o their_o negligence_n or_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o prison_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o these_o burgh_n be_v only_o oblige_v to_o have_v prison_n which_o have_v provost_n and_o baily_n for_o the_o act_n appoint_v the_o prison_n to_o be_v uphold_v by_o the_o provost_n baily_n etc._n etc._n though_o the_o rubric_n say_v that_o prison_n shall_v be_v big_v within_o all_o burgh_n and_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n whether_o burgh_n which_o have_v no_o common-good_a shall_v be_v liable_a especial_o see_v magistrate_n be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v prison_n for_o the_o king_n use_n because_o they_o have_v a_o common-good_a from_o he_o if_o the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o receive_v rebel_n or_o have_v not_o sufficient_a prison_n they_o be_v liable_a for_o the_o debt_n and_o that_o without_o call_v the_o principal_a debtor_n since_o the_o magistrate_n be_v liable_a ex_fw-la svo_fw-la delicto_fw-la and_o these_o jail_n be_v find_v not_o to_o be_v sufficient_a which_o want_n cat-band_n and_o outward_a chain_n because_o the_o prisoner_n can_v force_v those_o from_o within_o but_o the_o prison_n be_v sufficient_a and_o sufficient_o guard_v vis_fw-la major_n be_v a_o sufficient_a defence_n and_o though_o this_o act_n say_v only_o that_o they_o shall_v secure_v person_n present_v to_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v oblige_v to_o search_v any_o house_n where_o the_o rebel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v july_n 2._o 1669._o farquhar_n contra_fw-la magistrate_n of_o elgin_n and_o though_o this_o act_n bear_v that_o they_o shall_v detain_v all_o such_o prisoner_n upon_o their_o own_o expense_n yet_o this_o be_v only_o extend_v to_o prisoner_n take_v ob_fw-la vindictam_fw-la publicam_fw-la but_o it_o be_v indulge_v to_o the_o tolbooth_n of_o edinburgh_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o receive_v any_o who_o be_v offer_v to_o prison_n by_o private_a party_n till_o the_o presenter_n find_v caution_n to_o aliment_v they_o this_o act_n appoint_v those_o prison_n to_o be_v make_v for_o sure_o imprison_v keep_v and_o detain_v of_o such_o prisoner_n as_o be_v present_v and_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n can_v let_v they_o out_o either_o to_o church_n or_o to_o go_v about_o any_o of_o their_o affair_n how_o important_a soever_o though_o with_o a_o keeper_n since_o squalor_fw-la carceris_fw-la be_v thus_o elude_v and_o therefore_o in_o such_o case_n the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v authorize_v by_o a_o warrant_n from_o the_o secret_a council_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n and_o that_o by_o a_o act_n of_o sederunt_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la 1671._o and_o if_o the_o rebel_n be_v suffer_v to_o escape_v or_o go_v abroad_o the_o magistrate_n will_v not_o only_o be_v liable_a but_o they_o will_v get_v no_o relief_n from_o the_o cautioner_n though_o they_o take_v assignation_n to_o the_o debt_n since_o tenentur_fw-la ex_fw-la proprio_fw-la delicto_fw-la and_o the_o cautioner_n be_v prejudge_v of_o his_o relief_n by_o that_o their_o delict_n january_n 24._o 1668._o this_o act_n be_v former_o explain_v in_o the_o 1_o act_n par._n 9_o ja._n 6._o 274._o this_o act_n be_v former_o explain_v in_o the_o 153_o act_n par._n 12_o ja._n 6._o 275._o since_o by_o this_o act_n all_o burgess_n be_v to_o be_v stent_v according_a to_o their_o rent_n and_o hold_v within_o burgh_n 276._o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o a_o burges_n have_v no_o actual_a trade_n but_o only_a money_n owe_v he_o by_o person_n without_o the_o burgh_n if_o he_o may_v be_v stent_v according_a to_o that_o estate_n since_o it_o be_v no_o rent_n nor_o hold_v in_o burgh_n but_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o mobilia_fw-la semper_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la personam_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o may_v be_v stent_v according_a to_o that_o money_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o gentleman_n who_o never_o have_v any_o trade_n but_o dwell_v in_o the_o town_n very_o long_o may_v be_v stent_v though_o they_o be_v honorary_a burgess_n only_o item_n if_o they_o can_v stint_v for_o minister_n stipend_n stranger_n within_o burgh_n who_o be_v not_o at_o all_o burgess_n and_o this_o act_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o inhabitant_n as_o well_o as_o burgess_n may_v be_v stent_v according_a to_o their_o estate_n within_o burgh_n and_o that_o all_o who_o have_v advantage_n by_o the_o ministry_n shall_v pay_v minister_n 277._o there_o be_v two_o way_n of_o levy_v subsidy_n in_o scotland_n the_o one_o be_v by_o taxation_n which_o be_v the_o old_a way_n and_o 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be_v elect_v since_o this_o act_n yet_o the_o privy_a council_n may_v name_v they_o and_o some_o think_v that_o