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six_o hundred_o and_o forty_o nine_o be_v lose_v whereby_o
prorogation_n be_v grant_v in_o favour_n of_o tacks-man_n and_o the_o extract_v also_o perish_v the_o time_n of_o the_o trouble_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n with_o consent_n foresay_a give_v power_n to_o the_o say_n commissioner_n or_o quorum_fw-la aforesaid_a appoint_v by_o this_o commission_n to_o grant_v recompense_n and_o prorogation_n to_o the_o say_n tacks-man_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o be_v prescribe_v by_o the_o former_a commission_n namely_o by_o the_o commission_n in_o anno_fw-la one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o the_o titular_o always_o be_v cite_v thereto_o and_o whereas_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o some_o of_o the_o say_n commissioner_n now_o appoint_v may_v be_v unable_a to_o attend_v the_o service_n through_o death_n sickness_n or_o some_o other_o notour_n and_o know_a impediment_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n declare_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o fill_v their_o place_n with_o other_o person_n qualify_v who_o oath_n for_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v take_v by_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o in_o his_o absence_n by_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n for_o the_o time_n and_o ordain_v this_o present_a commission_n to_o endure_v ay_o and_o while_o the_o same_o be_v discharge_v by_o his_o majesty_n and_o ordain_v the_o act_n decreet_n and_o ordinance_n thereof_o to_o have_v the_o force_n strength_n and_o effect_n of_o a_o decreet_a sentence_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n to_o grant_v and_o direct_v letter_n of_o horning_n poind_v and_o other_o requisite_a in_o manner_n contain_v in_o the_o foresaid_n former_a commission_n and_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a father_n that_o all_o heritor_n who_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o buy_v shall_v have_v their_o own_o teind_n at_o reasonable_a rate_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n with_o advice_n foresay_a statute_n and_o ordain_v 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who_o offer_v himself_o ready_a to_o buy_v his_o own_o teind_v within_o the_o space_n foresay_a shall_v have_v place_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o impediment_n be_v remove_v to_o buy_v his_o teind_n notwithstanding_o of_o the_o expire_a of_o the_o year_n and_o space_n above-expr_a and_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o the_o heritor_n be_v minor_a and_o his_o tutor_n neglect_v the_o buy_n of_o his_o teind_n within_o the_o foresay_a space_n the_o minor_a shall_v have_v action_n for_o two_o year_n after_o his_o minority_n to_o compel_v the_o titular_a for_o sell_v of_o the_o say_n teind_n lxii_o act_z for_o order_v the_o payment_n of_o debt_n betwixt_o creditor_n and_o debtor_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n consider_v how_o necessary_a and_o essential_a it_o be_v to_o the_o very_o be_v and_o flourish_v of_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o national_a confidence_n among_o the_o people_n themselves_o and_o with_o these_o of_o other_o nation_n with_o who_o they_o have_v correspondence_n and_o traffic_v abroad_o and_o that_o the_o most_o effectual_a and_o proper_a way_n to_o beget_v cement_n and_o maintain_v the_o same_o be_v that_o promise_v paction_n obliegement_n and_o debt_n be_v faithful_o perform_v and_o satisfy_v without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o trust_n and_o consequent_o no_o society_n intercourse_n and_o commerce_n at_o home_n and_o all_o trade_n and_o traffic_n with_o other_o nation_n will_v certain_o decay_v and_o cease_v to_o the_o irreparable_a loss_n ruin_n and_o discredit_v of_o the_o nation_n yet_o the_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o time_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v fit_a some_o breathe_a time_n and_o encouragement_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o debtor_n for_o the_o better_a enable_v they_o to_o keep_v their_o credit_n and_o to_o take_v some_o effectual_a course_n for_o payment_n of_o their_o debt_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n with_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n statute_n and_o ordain_v that_o for_o all_o sum_n and_o debt_n contract_v before_o the_o term_n of_o whitsunday_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o eight_o year_n and_o exceed_v one_o thousand_o pound_n scot_n of_o principal_a personal_a execution_n shall_v be_v forbear_v by_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n to_o begin_v at_o whitsunday_n last_v bypass_a in_o this_o instant_a year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o one_o provide_v that_o the_o debtor_n make_v payment_n of_o one_o year_n annualrent_a at_o candlemesse_n next_o in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o two_o and_o that_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o bygone_a annualrent_n of_o the_o say_a sum_n rest_v unpaid_a at_o whitsunday_n next_o shall_v become_v and_o be_v make_v a_o principal_a sum_n and_o the_o debtor_n shall_v give_v security_n for_o the_o same_o to_o these_o who_o have_v right_a to_o the_o bygone_a annualrent_n when_o they_o take_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o foresay_a 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lord_n of_o session_n with_o the_o clerk_n and_o