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habere_fw-la tamen_fw-la possunt_fw-la decanum_n suum_fw-la ibid._n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la act_n 86._o p_o 6_o jac_fw-la 4._o 40._o be_v much_o innovate_v by_o the_o book_n of_o rate_n 41._o be_v in_o desuetude_n 42._o have_v or_o thigster_n who_o be_v gentle_a beggar_n shall_v have_v a_o token_n from_o the_o sheriff_n or_o magistrate_n of_o burgh_n else_o they_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o cheek_n this_o act_n ratify_v only_o the_o 25_o the_o act_n par_n 1_o jac_fw-la 1._o and_o add_v to_o it_o that_o the_o chamberlain_n shall_v inquire_v in_o his_o air_n concern_v this_o but_o all_o this_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o 18_o the_o act_n par._n 2_o d_o sess_z 3_o ch._n 2._o 43._o this_o act_n be_v extend_v to_o hearer_n of_o such_o leasing-making_a act_n 134._o par._n 8._o jac._n 6._o by_o this_o act_n lease_v maker_n lose_v life_n and_o good_n and_o this_o act_n be_v make_v to_o determine_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o cap_n 21._o stat_fw-la rob._n 1._o whereby_o the_o inventor_n 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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 of_o bothwel_n he_o suffer_v by_o collusion_n a_o decreet_a of_o parliament_n to_o pass_v in_o anno_fw-la 1621._o whereby_o john_n stuart_n be_v not_o only_o rehabilitat_a as_o to_o his_o blood_n but_o the_o forefaulture_n rescind_v in_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v his_o right_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o coldinghame_n upon_o a_o pretext_n that_o he_o have_v a_o commendam_fw-la of_o it_o settle_v in_o his_o person_n before_o his_o father_n be_v forefault_v whereupon_o dowglass_n of_o evelaw_n pursue_v the_o laird_n of_o wedderburn_n for_o a_o spuilzie_n of_o teind_n in_o anno_fw-la 1627._o he_o obtain_v a_o decreet_a notwithstanding_o of_o very_o unanswerable_a ground_n then_o allege_v because_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n will_v not_o call_v in_o question_n the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1621._o notwithstanding_o of_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la subjoin_v to_o the_o act_n of_o that_o parliament_n for_o the_o lord_n find_v that_o the_o session_n as_o a_o inferior_a judicature_n can_v 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 signify_v nothing_o for_o these_o who_o have_v the_o interest_n to_o obtain_v private_a act_n of_o parliament_n will_v likewise_o have_v the_o interest_n to_o get_v they_o except_v from_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la and_o upon_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v doubt_v and_o not_o decide_v whether_o exception_n from_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la make_v in_o private_a right_n though_o not_o repeat_v in_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la be_v sufficient_a to_o secure_v these_o right_n against_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la for_o though_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o in_o these_o there_o be_v a_o speciality_n from_o this_o case_n since_o the_o act_n salvo_fw-la be_v posterior_n and_o simple_a annul_v and_o derogat_n from_o the_o former_a reservation_n yet_o even_o there_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o it_o can_v derogat_n since_o in_o the_o former_a special_a act_n the_o parliament_n declare_v their_o special_a inclination_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o derogat_n nota_fw-la the_o act_n salvo_fw-la jure_fw-la be_v never_o vote_v in_o parliament_n because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o act_n in_o course_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n ratification_n be_v not_o voted_n now_o since_o no_o man_n can_v be_v concern_v in_o either_o albeit_o of_o old_a i_o find_v that_o ratification_n be_v pass_v in_o parliament_n in_o the_o form_n of_o decreet_n and_o so_o must_v have_v be_v vote_v but_o it_o seem_v strange_a why_o act_n for_o grant_v of_o mercat_n and_o impose_v custom_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o bridge_n shall_v not_o be_v voted_n and_o in_o the_o parliament_n 1681._o the_o report_n of_o the_o article_n thereof_o as_o to_o these_o past_o the_o last_o dâ—y_n without_o be_v voted_n which_o be_v oppose_v by_o some_o as_o irregular_a because_o there_o the_o consent_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v requisite_a but_o i_o conceive_v that_o this_o likewise_o proceed_v from_o the_o numerousness_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v bring_v in_o and_o the_o general_a acquiescence_n of_o the_o member_n and_o the_o time_n they_o be_v to_o sit_v be_v so_o short_a and_o it_o seem_v secure_a to_o settle_v these_o by_o a_o vote_n k._n charles_n ii_o parliament_n i._n session_n first_o albeit_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o do_v hold_v a_o parliament_n at_o saint-iohnstoun_a in_o anno_fw-la 1650._o yet_o this_o parliament_n be_v the_o first_o after_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n be_v by_o the_o inscription_n entitle_v the_o first_o parliament_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o though_o that_o parliament_n 1650._o be_v not_o rescind_v by_o the_o general_a act_n rescissory_a which_o be_v the_o fifteen_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o special_a act_n and_o so_o that_o parliament_n stand_v still_o in_o force_n so_o that_o this_o inscription_n seem_v unwarrantable_a the_o rebellious_a parliament_n in_o the_o former_a age_n 1._o do_v choose_v their_o own_o precedent_n though_o the_o chancellor_n ought_v to_o have_v preside_v in_o all_o court_n as_o be_v 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from_o the_o power_n of_o nominate_v a_o precedent_n since_o he_o have_v mandatum_fw-la cum_fw-la libera_fw-la and_o middleton_n do_v nominat_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o crawfurd_n to_o preside_v in_o this_o parliament_n when_o glencairn_n than_o chancellor_n go_v to_o london_n obseru._n 3_o that_o the_o chancellor_n be_v to_o preside_v not_o only_o in_o the_o parliament_n but_o in_o all_o other_o public_a judicature_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v pretend_v by_o the_o thesaurer_n that_o notwithstanding_o of_o this_o act_n the_o chancellor_n can_v not_o preside_v in_o exchequer_n though_o he_o be_v name_v in_o the_o commission_n because_o the_o exchequer_n be_v rather_o the_o king_n chamberlain_n court_n than_o a_o public_a judicature_n in_o which_o the_o thesaurer_n be_v chief_o entrust_v because_o he_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v answerable_a yet_o this_o pretence_n be_v groundless_a since_o the_o exchequer_n be_v a_o judicature_n which_o hear_v and_o discuss_n cause_n relate_v to_o 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18_o act_n par._n 1_o ch._n 1._o but_o by_o a_o letter_n in_o anno_fw-la 1663._o the_o chancellor_n be_v discharge_v to_o preside_v in_o exchequer_n and_o this_o show_v his_o innate_a power_n to_o dispense_v with_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o relate_v only_o to_o government_n and_o his_o own_o service_n obseru._n 4._o that_o though_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n it_o may_v be_v pretend_v that_o the_o chancellor_n may_v preside_v in_o the_o justice_n or_o admiral_n court_n if_o he_o please_v to_o be_v present_a yet_o i_o conceive_v he_o can_v come_v to_o any_o of_o these_o court_n without_o a_o special_a nomination_n and_o even_o this_o act_n say_v that_o the_o chancellor_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v nominat_fw-la by_o his_o majesty_n shall_v preside_v this_o act_n likewise_o set_v down_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n wherein_o the_o king_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v supreme_a over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o 2_o act_n par._n 18_o ja._n 6._o and_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o act_n of_o supremacy_n which_o be_v the_o first_o act_n of_o the_o 2_o par._n ch._n 2._o 2._o the_o parliament_n 1641._o have_v take_v from_o the_o king_n the_o nomination_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o state_n counselor_n and_o judge_n and_o therefore_o by_o this_o act_n the_o power_n of_o nominate_v these_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o king_n royal_a prerogative_n which_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n l._n unica_fw-la ff_n ad_fw-la l._n jul._n de_fw-fr ambitu_fw-la haec_fw-la lex_fw-la hodie_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la cessat_fw-la quia_fw-la ad_fw-la curam_fw-la principis_fw-la magistratuum_fw-la creatio_fw-la pertinet_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la populi_fw-la favorem_fw-la by_o this_o act_n also_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o our_o king_n hold_v their_o royal_a power_n over_o this_o kingdom_n from_o god_n which_o be_v express_v here_o to_o condemn_v that_o fundamental_a treason_n of_o the_o last_o age_n which_o teach_v that_o the_o king_n be_v subject_a to_o his_o people_n because_o he_o derive_v his_o power_n from_o they_o and_o from_o that_o they_o infer_v their_o power_n of_o reform_v and_o at_o last_o of_o depose_v the_o king_n but_o lest_o it_o may_v have_v be_v obtrude_v that_o though_o by_o this_o act_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o king_n hold_v his_o power_n from_o god_n alone_o yet_o the_o hold_v it_o from_o god_n do_v not_o exclude_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n for_o all_o man_n hold_v of_o god_n whatever_o they_o hold_v of_o other_o therefore_o by_o the_o 5_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o our_o king_n hold_v their_o crown_n from_o god_n almighty_a alone_o and_o lest_o it_o may_v still_o have_v be_v say_v that_o though_o the_o king_n hold_v his_o power_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o derive_v his_o power_n from_o his_o people_n therefore_o the_o convention_n of_o estate_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n 1678._o and_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o 2_o act_n 3_o par._n ch._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1681._o acknowledge_v that_o he_o derive_v his_o power_n from_o god_n alone_o and_o though_o convention_n of_o estate_n can_v make_v law_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o they_o may_v declare_v and_o acknowledge_v their_o obedience_n as_o full_o as_o parliament_n may_v obseru._n that_o these_o word_n to_o hold_v the_o crown_n from_o god_n be_v ill_o express_v for_o by_o our_o law_n he_o that_o hold_v from_o i_o hold_v not_o of_o i_o for_o a_o i_o &_o de_fw-mi i_o be_v diametrical_o opposite_a in_o matter_n of_o holding_n the_o former_a rebellious_a parliament_n 3._o especial_o the_o convention_n of_o estate_n 1643._o do_v sit_v without_o a_o special_a warrant_n from_o his_o majesty_n and_o therefore_o by_o this_o act_n the_o power_n of_o call_v hold_v proroge_a and_o dissolve_v of_o parliament_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v inherent_a only_o in_o his_o majesty_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o therefore_o the_o 6_o act_n of_o this_o parliament_n annul_v in_o special_a term_n the_o say_a convention_n 1643._o be_v unnecessary_a i_o conceive_v that_o the_o word_n prorogue_v here_o be_v use_v for_o adjournment_n only_o though_o the_o word_n in_o its_o property_n signify_v only_o to_o adjourn_v so_o as_o to_o make_v all_o the_o overture_n pass_v in_o that_o session_n to_o be_v null_a which_o distinction_n be_v unknown_a to_o and_o unnecessary_a with_o we_o the_o impunger_n or_o contraveener_n of_o this_o act_n be_v declare_v by_o this_o act_n guilty_a of_o treason_n by_o this_o the_o former_a act_n against_o convocation_n and_o league_n 4._o or_o bond_n be_v ratify_v and_o discharge_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o sedition_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o all_o assembly_n and_o meeting_n upon_o pretence_n of_o preserve_v the_o king_n majesty_n or_o for_o the_o public_a good_a be_v declare_v unlawful_a notwithstanding_o of_o these_o gloss_n except_o in_o the_o ordinary_a 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suffer_v the_o rebel_n to_o possess_v three_o year_n have_v be_v find_v to_o be_v presumptio_fw-la juris_fw-la for_o infer_v simulation_n june_n 1666._o oliphant_n contra_fw-la oliphant_n there_o be_v a_o title_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n de_fw-fr collusione_fw-la detegenda_fw-la which_o though_o it_o run_v there_o only_o against_o collusion_n inter_fw-la dominos_fw-la &_o seruos_fw-la yet_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o collusion_n be_v there_o treat_v by_o the_o doctor_n and_o it_o be_v define_v to_o be_v sub_fw-la specie_fw-la litis_fw-la lusus_fw-la vide_fw-la barthol_n caâ—oll_n de_fw-fr simulationibus_fw-la where_o this_o subject_n be_v full_o treat_v by_o the_o last_o clause_n in_o this_o act_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o thesaurer_n or_o his_o depute_n may_v cause_n secure_v the_o house_n of_o the_o committer_n of_o the_o crime_n upon_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o ready_a of_o the_o escheat_n good_n that_o be_v like_o that_o annotatio_fw-la bonorum_fw-la allow_v by_o the_o 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lesk_n and_o by_o the_o 275_o act_n 15_o par._n ja._n 6._o all_o such_o as_o have_v a_o hundred_o pound_n of_o yearly_a rent_n may_v be_v stent_v but_o by_o 276_o act_n of_o that_o parliament_n they_o be_v only_o to_o be_v stent_v according_a to_o the_o value_n of_o what_o rent_n they_o have_v within_o that_o burgh_n and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o they_o be_v worth_a elsewhere_o but_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o by_o the_o 275_o act_n all_o who_o have_v a_o hundred_o pound_n to_o spend_v aught_o to_o be_v stent_v that_o therefore_o indweller_n be_v to_o be_v stent_v though_o they_o have_v not_o a_o hundred_o pound_n of_o rent_n in_o house-mail_n or_o trade_n for_o the_o act_n say_v if_o they_o may_v spend_v and_o not_o if_o they_o have_v and_o therefore_o that_o the_o person_n who_o come_v in_o accidental_o to_o live_v in_o town_n shall_v not_o pay_v yet_o if_o they_o have_v no_o other_o constant_a dwelling_n save_v in_o burgh_n that_o in_o that_o case_n they_o ought_v to_o pay_v because_o it_o be_v just_a all_o subject_n shall_v bear_v some_o burden_n and_o they_o bear_v none_o elsewhere_o to_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v answer_v but_o that_o the_o act_n ordain_v only_o such_o to_o be_v stent_v as_o have_v rent_n and_o live_n copulative_a obseru._n that_o by_o this_o act_n one_o of_o every_o craft_n be_v to_o be_v exeme_v as_o his_o majesty_n servant_n from_o all_o taxation_n watch_v and_o ward_n such_o as_o the_o king_n tailÈour_n his_o smith_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o this_o act_n do_v not_o exeem_v they_o actual_o but_o only_o allow_v his_o majesty_n to_o exeem_v if_o he_o please_v so_o that_o except_o these_o be_v actual_o exeme_v by_o their_o gift_n this_o act_n will_v not_o exeem_v they_o this_o privilege_n be_v renew_v act_n 275_o par._n 15_o ja._n 6._o and_o his_o majesty_n by_o his_o gift_n to_o his_o workman_n declare_v they_o to_o be_v exeem_v conform_v to_o these_o act_n whereupon_o the_o council_n in_o anno_fw-la 1680._o do_v find_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v stent_v and_o all_o these_o privilege_n be_v again_o ratify_v in_o the_o parliament_n 1681._o but_o there_o be_v a_o declarator_n raise_v of_o these_o privilege_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o session_n in_o anno_fw-la 1684._o it_o be_v object_v first_o that_o because_o these_o act_n be_v make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n whilst_o our_o king_n live_v in_o scotland_n and_o they_o actual_o tie_v to_o service_n the_o say_n act_n shall_v not_o now_o take_v place_n but_o shall_v cease_v with_o the_o service_n whereupon_o they_o be_v sound_v 2._o though_o wright_n mason_n etc._n etc._n who_o be_v actual_o at_o present_a tie_v to_o serve_v may_v plead_v this_o privilege_n yet_o the_o same_o can_v be_v crave_v by_o the_o king_n barber_n shoemaker_n etc._n etc._n who_o never_o serve_v 3._o the_o say_a exemption_n can_v extend_v no_o further_o than_o to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o employment_n they_o have_v from_o the_o king_n but_o if_o the_o king_n smith_n etc._n etc._n have_v from_o the_o people_n the_o employment_n that_o other_o poor_a smith_n shall_v have_v it_o be_v not_o just_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v exeem_v which_o be_v to_o make_v they_o pay_v the_o value_n of_o the_o imposition_n that_o shall_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o 4._o that_o these_o law_n can_v not_o exeem_v from_o pay_v for_o their_o other_o trade_n so_o that_o if_o the_o king_n mason_n be_v likewise_o a_o vintner_n he_o shall_v pay_v for_o his_o gain_n in_o that_o trade_n 5._o these_o act_n of_o parliament_n can_v only_o free_v from_o watch_v and_o ward_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o personal_a attendence_n but_o shall_v not_o be_v extend_v to_o stent_n and_o imposition_n which_o be_v not_o usual_a before_o these_o act_n since_o the_o general_a word_n of_o law_n be_v ordinary_o restrict_v to_o what_o ordinary_o happen_v in_o the_o time_n 6._o though_o these_o exemption_n can_v secure_v against_o imposition_n lay_v on_o by_o the_o town_n yet_o they_o can_v secure_v against_o imposition_n lay_v on_o in_o parliament_n by_o voluntar_n offer_v make_v by_o the_o subject_n themselves_o in_o which_o those_o tradesman_n must_v be_v consider_v as_o voluntary_a offerer_n as_o well_o as_o other_o since_o they_o be_v re-presented_n in_o parliament_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o in_o which_o act_n college_n and_o hospital_n be_v only_o exeem_v and_o not_o they_o this_o debate_n be_v as_o yet_o come_v to_o no_o decision_n by_o this_o act_n the_o craftsman_n live_v in_o suburb_n of_o free_a and_o royal_a burrow_n be_v discharge_v to_o work_v 154._o and_o their_o work_n declare_v conâ—â—â—â—able_a but_o this_o act_n be_v not_o extend_v to_o suburb_n that_o be_v erect_v in_o a_o burgh_n of_o barony_n for_o these_o be_v privilege_v by_o their_o erection_n and_o be_v not_o mere_a suburb_n but_o distinct_a jurisdiction_n july_n 21._o 1629._o and_o there_o be_v a_o decreet_a arbitral_a betwixt_o edinburgh_n and_o the_o suburb_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o liberty_n allow_v to_o these_o who_o live_v in_o their_o suburb_n to_o work_v to_o stranger_n but_o not_o to_o townsman_n this_o act_n of_o parliament_n have_v likewise_o be_v extend_v not_o only_o to_o suburb_n but_o to_o all_o who_o be_v within_o the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o burrows_n royal_a though_o the_o say_n place_n be_v not_o proper_o suburb_n and_o that_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n discharge_v only_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o craft_n in_o suburb_n adjacent_a to_o the_o say_n burrows_n july_n 7._o 1671._o town_n of_o stirling_n contra_fw-la polmais_fw-fr who_o tenant_n and_o tradesman_n in_o saint_n ninian_n live_v a_o mile_n from_o the_o town_n of_o stirling_n vid._n etiam_fw-la durie_n march_v 21._o 1628._o and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o decision_n be_v because_o such_o un-free_a man_n as_o live_v within_o the_o privilege_n do_v as_o well_o abstract_a the_o trade_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o
those_o who_o live_v within_o the_o suburb_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o since_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n allow_v only_o the_o provost_n and_o baily_n or_o the_o officer_n to_o intromet_n with_o and_o escheat_n the_o material_n so_o wrought_v if_o therefore_o the_o craftsman_n within_o town_n may_v intromet_n they_o be_v neither_o name_v in_o this_o allowance_n and_o because_o they_o be_v too_o interest_v to_o have_v have_v this_o power_n commit_v to_o they_o it_o may_v be_v also_o doubt_v whether_o though_o they_o may_v escheat_n the_o good_n when_o they_o be_v actual_o take_v if_o they_o may_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n pursue_v the_o un-free-man_n for_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o warrant_n in_o this_o act_n yet_o it_o seem_v that_o without_o they_o have_v this_o allowance_n the_o privilege_n grant_v by_o the_o act_n will_v be_v useless_a since_o it_o will_v put_v they_o to_o keep_v more_o servant_n to_o catch_v the_o inbringer_n than_o the_o privilege_n 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very_o presumable_a that_o they_o will_v be_v purchase_v for_o money_n yet_o that_o be_v think_v necessary_a because_o if_o our_o tradesman_n know_v that_o no_o skin_n can_v be_v export_v they_o will_v lessen_v the_o price_n as_o they_o please_v and_o sometime_o the_o tradesman_n can_v make_v use_n of_o all_o the_o skin_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o skin_n be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o some_o man_n rent_n nor_o shall_v the_o exchequer_n give_v licence_n in_o any_o other_o case_n this_o act_n renew_v the_o 54_o act_n 6_o par._n queen_n mary_n discharge_v all_o person_n to_o stop_v the_o way_n to_o free-burrow_n 156._o or_o sea_n port_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o be_v pursue_v as_o oppressor_n and_o allow_v the_o lord_n of_o session_n to_o pursue_v the_o contraveener_n summary_o without_o any_o assize_n which_o act_n be_v necessary_a because_o all_o action_n of_o molestation_n such_o as_o this_o be_v former_o ordain_v to_o be_v try_v by_o assize_n and_o before_o inferior_a judge_n 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