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it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o rebel_n be_v cite_v and_o none_o will_v be_v prejudge_v who_o be_v not_o cite_v and_o any_o may_v compear_v that_o please_v for_o their_o entress_n the_o lord_n repel_v the_o defense_n and_o forefault_v the_o amand_n give_v thereupon_o as_o be_v contrair_a to_o the_o common_a custom_n laird_n of_o philorth_n contra_fw-la lord_n fraser_n june_n 28._o 1666._o the_o laird_n of_o philorth_n pursue_v a_o declarator_n of_o property_n of_o land_n lie_v about_o the_o kirk-yard_n of_o rathan_n and_o particular_o that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o land_n within_o the_o kirk-yard-dyke_n be_v his_o property_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o dyke_n ought_v to_o be_v demolish_v and_o special_o the_o lord_n fraser_n arm_n upon_o the_o common_a entry_n of_o the_o kirk-yard-dyke_n it_o be_v allege_v for_o the_o defender_n first_o absolvitor_n because_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi have_v homologat_n the_o right_n of_o the_o kâ—rk_n as_o to_o the_o kirk-yard-dyke_n and_o all_o within_o 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sustain_v stevart_n of_o torrence_n contra_fw-la fevar_n of_o ernock_n june_n 24._o 1668._o james_n stevart_n as_o donator_n to_o the_o ward_n of_o the_o laird_n of_o ernock_n by_o the_o lord_n semple_n of_o who_o ernock_n hold_v the_o land_n ward_n pursue_v the_o possessor_n for_o remove_v who_o allege_v absolvitor_n because_o they_o brook_v their_o land_n by_o feve_n grant_v by_o the_o laird_n of_o ernock_n the_o pursuer_fw-mi answer_v non_fw-la relevat_fw-la unless_o the_o feve_n be_v consent_v to_o or_o confirm_v by_o the_o superior_a for_o by_o the_o feudal_n law_n no_o deed_n of_o the_o vassal_n can_v prejudge_v the_o superior_a when_o the_o land_n be_v ward_n the_o defender_n allege_v their_o feve_n need_v no_o confirmation_n because_o they_o be_v warrant_v by_o law_n by_o the_o 72d_o act_n k._n jam._n 2._o which_o stand_v valide_fw-la until_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1606._o prohibit_v feve_v grant_v but_o by_o immediate_a vassal_n of_o the_o king_n ita_fw-la est_fw-la 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old_a rescinded_a act_n pro_fw-la tanâ—o_fw-la it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o same_o case_n as_o taxation_n and_o maintenance_n which_o be_v ever_o account_v debitum_fw-la fundi_fw-la it_o be_v answer_v that_o these_o burden_n impose_v by_o the_o rescinded_a parliament_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o case_n with_o other_o public_a burden_n especial_o where_o it_o be_v but_o a_o particular_a act_n relate_v to_o particular_a person_n and_o shire_n without_o citation_n of_o they_o for_o if_o they_o have_v know_v of_o this_o act_n they_o will_v have_v petition_v the_o parliament_n that_o singular_a successor_n may_v have_v be_v except_v as_o they_o be_v in_o other_o act_n of_o this_o nature_n the_o lord_n suspend_v the_o decreet_a and_o find_v that_o as_o they_o be_v singular_a successor_n they_o be_v not_o liable_a david_n dick_n contra_fw-la ker._n june_n 26._o 1668._o david_n dick_n as_o donator_n to_o the_o escheat_n of_o ker_n insist_o in_o a_o special_a declarator_n for_o payment_n of_o 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