Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,554	5	6.8839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58640	The laws and acts of the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign Charles the Second ... holden at Edinburgh the first of January, 1661 by a noble Lord, John, Earl of Middleton ... with the special advice and consent of the estates of Parliament / extracted and collected from the records of Parliament by Sir Archibald Primerose.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Primrose, Archibald, Sir, 1616-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing S1271; ESTC R30550	109,236	124

enjoy their Lands in all time thereafter free of any such burthen of Marriage Providing alwayes Likeas it is hereby Provided and Declared that if the foresaids Vassals whose holding shall be changed as said is and who shall compone for the renunciation of the Marriage contained in their Few-infeftments or their Heirs or Successors in the saids Lands which once held Ward or Few cum maritagio shall alienate and dispone the saids Lands to any other persons then and in that case the Aliener or His Heirs shall no longer have the benefit of this present Act but that notwithstanding of this present Act if they hold Lands Ward of any other Superior that their Superior shall enjoy all the benefit of his Superiority as if this present Act had never been made And such-like for the greater furtherance of His Majesties Lieges in the way of the changing of the tenours of the said Ward-holdings or renuncing of the Marriage contained in their saids Few-infeftments Our Soveraign Lord with advice and consent foresaid Ordains Signaturs to be past to the Lieges by the Exchequer on the recommendation of the saids Commissioners of the Ward-lands in their favours upon the Lieges their Resignation for new Infeftments to be granted to them bearing the new manner of Few-holding or bearing the renunciation of the said Marriage contained in their old Few-infeftments as shall be Ordained by the saids Commissoners of the Ward-lands LIX Act anent the Exchequer THe Kings Majesty considering that some doubts and debates may arise concerning the meaning of the eighteenth Act of the Parliament holden by His Majesties Royal Father of blessed memory in the year one thousand six hundred and thirty three Anent the deciding and judging in Causes concerning His Majesties Property Doth for explanation thereof with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Find Declare Statute and Ordain that the validity and invalidity of Infeftments of His Majesties Property or of any other Infeftments may not be discussed nor decided in Exchequer neither by way of Exception Action nor Reply but that the discussing and decision thereof is only proper to the Lords of Session Reserving alwayes to the Exchequer to judge in all other businesses concerning His Majesties Rents and Casualities as they might have done before the year one thousand six hundred and thirty three LX. Act concerning Docqueting of Signaturs THe Kings Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie and Renew the twentieth Act of the tenth Parliament of King James the sixth of blessed memory and accordingly Statutes and Ordains That no Signaturs Writs Letters or Warrands shall be presented to be signed by His Majesty but by His ordinary Officers to whose charge the same properly belongs And that His Majesty may the better know what passeth under His Hand and upon what grounds he signs the same It is appointed That any of His Majesties Officers who shall present any Signature Writ Letter or Warrand to be signed by His Majesty shall cause Registrate the Docquet of the same in a Register and then send the just double thereof under their hands to His Majesties Secretary who is to give His Majesty timous notice of any prior Deed differing or contrary to the same that His Majesty may give His further Orders concerning the same LXI Commission for Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds OUr Soveraign Lord considering the great care His Royall Father and Grand-father of ever blessed memory had at all times of the Reformed Religion within this Kingdom and of the Maintenance and Provision of the Ministry and Churches thereof Concerning which and for the publick good of the Nation His Majesties Royall Father did emit a Declaration immediatly after His succession to the Crown and concerning diverse other particulars relating to Teinds and Superiorities of Kirk-lands in order whereunto diverse Acts and Ordinances of Parliament and of Commissions were from time to time made during the Reign of His ever Glorious Father And yet by the unhappy Troubles of the time His Royall purpose hath not got a finall accomplishment so that diverse Churches are as yet unprovided with sufficient Maintenance many Teinds unvalued and diverse other particulars are as yet unperfected And His Majesty being desirous to prosecute this good Work for the universall good of the People and namely for the incouragement of the Ministers of the Gospel His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie and Approve the nineteenth Act of the Parliament holden at Edinburgh by His Royall Father in Anno one thousand six hundred and thirty three Intituled Commission for Valuation of Teinds c. in the whole Heads Clauses and Contents thereof except in so far as there hath been any derogation made thereto by Acts and Commissions made and granted by His Majesty since the date of the said Act or granted by pretended Parliaments since and which are Ratified or Salved or to be Reserved by this present Parliament And His Majesty with advice and consent foresaid Doth give full Power and Commission to the Persons aftermentioned viz. John Earl of Middletoun His Majesties Commissioner William Earl of Glencairn Lord High Chancellor John Earl of Craufurd and Lindsay Lord Thesaurer John Earl of Rothes President of His Majesties Privy Council William Duke of Hammiltoun James Marquess of Montrose John Earl of Lauderdail His Majesties Secretary William Earl of Marishall John Earl of Atholl George Earl of Linlithgow James Earl of Home James Earl of Tullibardin William Earl of Roxburgh John Earl of Haddingtoun James Earl of Annandale William Earl of Dumfries John Earl of Tweddal James Earl of Calendar John Earl of Dundee David Viscount of Stormount John Lord Sinclair David Lord Cardros John Lord Belhaven _____ Lord Halkertoun William Lord Cochran William Lord Bellenden Sir John Gilmor of Craigmiller President of the Session Sir Archibald Primerose of Chester Knight and Barronet Clerk of His Majesties Council Registers and Rolls Sir John Fletcher His Majesties Advocat Sir Robert Murray Justice Clerk Sir James Lockhart of Lee Sir George Mackenȝie of Tarbet Sir James Foullis of Colingtoun Sir Archibald Stirline of Carden Sir James Dalrymple of Stair Sir John Scougal of Whitekirk Senators of the Colledge of Justice Alexander Bruce of Kincairn Sir John Urquhart of Cromartie Sir Robert Fletcher of Salton Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie Sir Robert Innes of that Ilk James Crighton of St. Leonards Sir George Kinnaird of Rossie Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balmayn John Murray of Polmais William Scot of Ardrose Sir James Dundas of Arnestoun Sir John Foullis of Ravilstoun Richard Murray of Broughton Sir Robert Hepburn of Keith Mr. Robert Preston of that ilk Sir Andrew Ramsay Sir Robert Murray Sir Archibald Sydserf Sir William Thomson and John Miln Burgesses of Edinburgh Sir Alexander Wedderburn and Alexander Wedderburn of Dundee Mr. John Paterson of Perth John Bell of Glasgow William Cuningham of Air Andrew Glen of Linlithgow Duncan Nairn of Stirline

granted thereof but upon consignation of the sums contained in the Sentences and by finding Caution for paiment of the charges at the modification of the saids Lords The saids Commissioners at the end of every Quarter Session shall send to His Majesties Council a Catalogue of all such persons as they have either committed or otherwayes put under surety with a short Abbreviate of the cause thereof to the effect that thereupon the Council as they shall think expedient may return to them against their next Session or to the Custos Rotulorum in the mean time their further directions The saids Justices shall put in execution all Acts of Parliament made for punishing all persons whatsoever who shall Curse or prophanely Swear or shall be Mockers or Reproachers of Piety or the exercise thereof and shall require and levy upon every Offender the several penalties following viz. Of a Nobleman twenty pounds each Barron twenty merks each Gentleman Heritor or Burgess ten merks each Yeoman fourty shillings each Servant twenty shillings Scots money each Minister the fifth part of his years Stipend without prejudice to other proceedings against any such Minister for the same And in any of all the cases before specified in this Instruction the saids Justices shall put in execution all such Laws as for Corporal punishments have any provisions mentioned in them for such cases And in case of the inabilities of the parties Delinquents to pay the sum mentioned in this Instruction the saids Justices shall put in execution such Laws as for Corporal punishments have any provision mentioned in them for such cases and that the Wives Delinquents shall be punished according to the quality of their respective Husbands and that their Husbands be lyable for the paiment of their Wives Fines respectively in manner above-mentioned toties quoties for each fault And all others whatsoever not particularly herein nominate are to pay in proportion to their respective qualities and degrees And also the saids Justices are to put in execution the Acts of Parliament made for the punishing of all persons that shall be found guilty of the sin of Fornication and that they levy or cause to be levied the several pecunial sums therein mentioned viz. For each Nobleman for the first fault four hundred pounds each Barron two hundred pounds each other Gentleman and Burgess one hundred pounds every other person of inferiour quality ten pounds Scots money and that these penalties shall be doubled toties quoties according to the relapses and degrees of the Offence and quality of the Offenders And that the said penalties shall be levied not only of the Man but also of the Woman according to her quality and the degree of her offence the one without prejudice of the other All and sundry which penalties so to be levied are to be disposed of as followeth To wit one half to pious uses in the same Paroch where the Offenders live or the offence hath been committed and the other half to be divided in two equal parts one part whereof to be given to the Informer and Prosecutor and out of the other half to satisfie the Constable or other persons who shall be imployed for bringing the person accused to Justice and the remainder to be disposed of to pious uses or to satisfie the Constables for their travel and service in other parts of their office according as the Justices shall think fit That the Justices shall put the Acts of Parliament in execution for the punishing of all persons found guilty of the sin of Drunkenness or excessive Drinking especially under the names of Healths or haunting Taverns or Ale-houses after ten of the Clock at night or at any time of the day except in time of travel or for ordinary refreshments As also against the keepers of the Taverns or Ale-houses that shall sell the drink unto them Which Penalties in the saids several Acts contained the saids Justices are to levy or cause to be levied upon the saids Delinquents and the saids penalties are to be disposed of by the saids Justices in like-manner as aforesaid The saids Justices shall put in execution all Acts of Parliament made against such persons as shall Profane the Lords-day and require or levy the penalties therein contained which penalties foresaid the saids Justices are to dispose of in like-manner as aforesaid And at what time and whensoever one shall accuse another person or persons to be guilty of Treason Murder or other Fellony Blasphemy Incest or any other hainous Crimes in such cases the said Justice or Justices shall forthwith cause such person or persons to be apprehended and after inquiry made in the cause the said Justice or Justices if they find cause shall commit the Offender to prison or take sufficient Bail if the case by the Law be bailable and shall take the information of the Party accusing upon oath and bind him to prosecute and shall take the testimony or deposition of the witnesses likewise upon oath and bind them to give in evidence and shall also take the examination of the party accused All which Recognizances Informations Depositions and Examinations the said Justice or Justices shall certifie to the next Quarter Session Assizes or Criminal Courts respectively to the end the Justice may proceed against them according to the Law And if any Nobleman Barron or Baily or any in their names having power shall acclaim the right of Jurisdiction to proceed against any Delinquent apprehended by a Constable for any Capital crime Then and in that case any of the Justices shall receive security of the said Party who required the Defender to be delivered to him that justice shall be duely ministred and then shall cause delivery of the said person to be made to him and the said Justice of Peace at the next Session shall certifie the whole matter to the Bench to the effect they may enquire whether justice hath been accordingly ministred and if any fault be found to advertise His Majesties Council that order may be taken therewith The saids Justices shall twice in the year at the first of December and the first of June take up a list of the Poor in every Paroch within Burgh or Land into which number there shall no person be received who are any way able to gain their own living and to the effect these Poor may no longer be necessitate to seek their living with such hardship and difficulty by scandalous vaging as hitherto they have been in use of the Justices shall appoint two or more persons of good same and quality in every Paroch to be Overseers for the Poor in each Paroch aforesaid and to authorize the said Overseers to make due tryal and examination of the condition and number of such Poor Aged Sick Lame and Impotent inhabitants of the said Paroch who of themselves have not to maintain them nor are able to work for their living as also of all Orphans and other poor Children within the said Paroch who are

them of the prices of the saids Few-fermes and Duties modified by the Lords and others of the Commission for Surrenders and Teinds And sicklike the Fewers and Vassals of the saids Kirk-lands and Erections are oblieged by their new Infeftments under the great Seal to pay the saids Few-fermes and Duties to the Kings Majesty and His Successors and so against reason may appear to be lyable to double payment thereof It is therefore Statute and Ordained by His Majesty with consent foresaid That the saids Fewers and Vassals of Kirk-lands and Erections their Heirs and Successors shall be oblieged to make thankfull payment of the saids Few-fermes and Duties contained in their Infeftments and whereof the said Superiors and Titulars have been in possession preceeding that Surrender foresaid to the saids Superiors and Titulars their Heirs and Successors ay and while they get paiment of the prices modified by the saids Lords and others of the Commission foresaid according to the Act of Parliament one thousand six hundred and thirty three years And that Letters of Horning and Poynding shall be granted to that effect without prejudice alwayes to His Majesty and His Successors of the superiority of the saids Fewars and Vassals surrendred in manner foresaid and without prejudice to them of their Infeftments taken to be holden of His Majesty and His Successors Likeas it is Declared That the saids Fewers and Vassals of Kirk-lands and Erections have been in bona fide in paiment of the saids Few-fermes and Duties to the said Superiors and Titulars of all times bygone according to the provisions contained in the said general Surrender It is alwayes provided that this Act shall not be prejudicial to an Act past by this Parliament in favours of the Earl of Lauderdail of the Lordship of Musleburgh of the date the ninth day of April last XXXI Act concerning the Registration of Comprisings OUr Soveraign Lord with consent of the Estates of Parliament considering that the Registration of Comprisings was only established by an Act of Secret Council and never authorized by any Law or Act of Parliament and that the Registration thereof did put the Lieges to unnecessar charges neither adding to the validity of the Comprisings nor to the benefit of the Comprisers Hath therefore discharged and by these presents discharges all Registration of Comprisings with all Gifts Acts of Council and other Warrands and Custome whatsomever granted and observed at any time heretofore thereanent and by their presents Ratifies and Approves the Custome observed these many years past whereby in place of the said Registration a short Record of all Comprisings of Lands Teinds and others and of the Comprisers names and designations the Defenders names the Debts for which the Comprising is deduced the Messengers and Clerks names the date of the Executions the Witnesses names thereto and of the Superiors of whom the comprised Lands are holden hath been made in a Book by the Clerk of Register and his Deputs at the allowing of the saids Comprisings for which Allowance and Recording there is only fourty shillings Scots to be paid and which Custome is very usefull and necessar for information of the Lieges And therefore His Majesty with advice and consent foresaid Ratifies and Approves the foresaid Custome and Ordains all Comprisings formerly deduced and not allowed and recorded in manner above-written to be brought in to the Clerk of Register and his Deputs within threescore dayes after the publication hereof and all Comprisings to be led and deduced hereafter to be brought in to the said Clerk of Register and his Deputs within threescore dayes after the date thereof With certification that if they be not allowed and recorded within the said space any other Comprising though posterior in date yet if it be allowed and recorded before the prior Comprising the same shall have preference according to the date of the Allowance and Record but prejudice alwayes to any further diligence by Infeftments or charges against the Superior according to the priority or posteriority thereof pro ut de jure XXXII Act concerning Heritable and Moveable Bonds OUr Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament for many just and reasonable causes moving Him Statutes and Ordains That all Contracts and Obligations for Sums of money payable to Parties at any time made and dated since the sixteenth day of November one thousand six hundred and fourty one or to be made in time coming containing clauses for paiment of Annualrent and Profit are and shall be holden and interpret to be Moveable Bonds except in these cases following viz. That they bear an expresse obliegment to infeft or that they be conceived in favours of Heirs and Assignes secluding Executors in either of which cases Ordains the Sums to be Heritable and to pertain to the Heir otherwayes to be confirmed by the Executor and to appertain to the nearest of Kin and to the Defuncts Executors and Legators according to the Law and practict of Moveables Declaring alwayes that all such Bonds quoad fiscum shall remain in the same condition as they were before the said sixteenth of November one thousand six hundred and fourty one not to fall under the compasse of single Escheat nor shall any part thereof pertain to the Relict jure relictae where the Bonds are made to the Husband nor to the Husband jure mariti where the Bonds are made to the Wife unless the Relict or Husband have otherwayes right and interest thereto Declaring neverthelesse that this provision shall no wayes prejudge Wife nor Husband and their Executors of their respective Titles and Interests to the by-gone Annualrents of the saids Bands resting before either of their deaths XXXIII Act for the right Packing of Salmond OUr Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament understanding that the Salmond-fishings are one of the principal benefits whereby Trade is maintained and Money brought into the Kingdom And that through the evil ordering thereof both in the insufficiency of the Barrels and also in the disloyal packing of the same not only is the Merchants estate damnified thereby but also the Nation is dishonoured abroad and disappointed of what should return thereby Therefore Our said Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of the saids Estates Ratifies and Approves all and sundry Acts of Parliament Laws and Constitutions of this Realm made anent Salmond-fishing and the sufficiency of the Barrels and loyal packing thereof with this addition That the whole Coupers within this Kingdom make the said Salmond Barrels of good and sufficient new Knappel for which they shall be answerable without Worm-holes and White-wood and of sufficient tightnesse for containing the pickle and sufficient tightnesse for enduring all kinde of stresse in the handling and that the Barrels contain no lesse then ten gallons of the Stirling pint conform to an Act of His Majesties Council of the date at Halyrood-house the fifteenth day of July one thousand six hundred and nineteen years which His Majesty with