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A58628	The laws and acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign James VII by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden at Edinburgh the twenty third day of April 1685, by His Grace William Duke of Queensberry ..., His Majesties High Commissioner for holding this Parliament, by vertue of a commission under His Majesties great seal of this kingdom : with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George Viscount of Tarbet, Lord McLeod, and Castle-haven, &c. ...; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.; Scotland. Parliament.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1252; ESTC R472631	57,189	47

all such Clerks as shall not before the first-day of November next to come report in Exchequer the Lists under their hands of all such bygone Casualities fallen preceeding the date hereof and thereafter from time to time within six moneths after the same shall happen to fall and vaik if the persons die within the Kingdom That they shall amit lose and tyne their Office of Clerk-ship to be immediately disposed on by these who shall have right thereto without any Declarator or other Process whatsoever And to the effect they may the better know the tenor of the holding of all Lands within their respective Jurisdictions His Majesty with Advice forsaid Ordains the saids Sheriffs Stewarts Baillies of Bailliaries and Regalities and their Deputs at the next Michaelmass Head-Court and at such other Dyets as they shall think convenient to cause all the Vassals within their respective Jurisdictions produce before them their Charters to the effect the Clerks may record the Reddendoes thereof in their Books who are ordered immediately thereafter to return them to the Parties without payment of any money for the same And Ordains Letters of Horning to be directed against those who shall fail to produce their Charters as said is And it is hereby declared that in all time coming when poynding is used for the Kings proper Rents the Apprising of the Goods poynded may be al 's Legally done upon the Ground of the Lands allenarly as if the samine were Apprised at the Mercat Cross of the head Burgh of the Jurisdiction notwithstanding of any Law or Practice in the contrary X. ACT Concerning Iudicial Confessions before the Commissioners of Iusticiary May 8. 1685. THE KINGS MAJESTY and Estates of Parliament Do hereby Statute and Declare all Confessions of Parties after they have received an Indictment in the Case of Treason against the Kings Person or Government allenarly Emitted before the Commissioners of Justiciary Sitting in Judgment and Subscribed by the Pannal or by the saids Judges in the Case where the Pannal owns the Confession as it is Reduced in Writ and yet either cannot or refuses to Subscribe shall be Considered as a Judicial Confession and shall be as Probative to Assizes as if the same had been Emitted in presence of the Assize notwithstanding of the 90. Act of the 11 Parliament of King Iames the Sixth and that if Assizers Assoilzie notwithstanding of such Confessions they shall be lyable to a Process of Errour and this Law to be of force only to the next Session of Parliament and the 90. Act of the 11. Parliament of King Iames the Sixth is to continue in its full force as to all the rest of its Tenor and Contents XI ACT Obliging Persons to Accept Offices May 8. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Do hereby Statute and Declare That if any of His Majesties Subjects within this His Ancient Kingdom shall Refuse to Accept the Office of Magistrats Justices of Peace Constables Officers in the Militia or any other Employment laid on them by the King or Council They shall be Fyneable for their said Contempt unless they can propone such reasonable Excuses as may satisfie the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council to whom the Execution of this Act is Remitted And this without Prejudice of any former Right or Priviledge given to the Royal Burrows for Obliging Burgesses to Accept of Offices and Employments within Burgh XII ACT of Supply May 8. 1685. THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT Calling to mind the many great Blessings they have and do enjoy under the Protection of the Royal Government and especially by the many Deliverances from the Rebellious Insurrections and Designs of Fanatical Traitors from whom they could expect no less then Confusion in Religion Oppression in their Estates and Cruelty against their Persons and Families And that the terrour of His Majesties Forces hath been very Instrumental for procuring our present Security But considering that not only these Enemies continues their inveterat hatred against King and People but that their frequent Disappointments have heightned their Melice to Despair and that the present Forces may be too few to undergo all the Fatigue which His Majesties Service or the Protection of the Countrey doth Require And to demonstrat to all Seditious Men that this Nation is resolved to bestow all they have in the Kings Service rather than to be exposed to the least of their Insults Do therefore for themselves and the Nation represented by them Make a hearty and dutiful Offer to His Majesty of Two Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Pounds yearly payable at two Terms viz. Whitsunday and Martinmass each year beginning at Whitsunday next 1685 and so furth Termly and that over and beside the Five Moneths Cess already Imposed on this Kingdom by the 3. Act of the Parliament 1681 whereby there will be Four Moneths Cess payable at each Term hereafter beginning at Whitsunday next 1685. And as a further evidence of their entire Affection to the Sacred Person of His present Majesty they humbly and heartily offer a Continuation and Prorogation of the said Four Moneths Cess termly from the said Term of Whitsunday 1685 inclusivè during all the Terms of His Majesties Lifetime which God Almighty long preserve that being the greatest of our Earthly Wishes as it is the chief of our Temporal Felicity and Glory And for the better and more speedy inbringing of Payment of the saids Eighth Moneths Cess the Kings Majesty with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Nominats Appoints and Ordains the Persons underwritten to be Commissioners within the respective Shires for Ordering and Uplifting of the saids Eighth Moneths Cess viz. For the Shire of Edinburgh The Earl of Lawderdale the Earl of Lothian the Viscount of Oxfuird the Viscount of Tarbet the Lord Torphichen the Master of Balmerinoch the Lord Advocat the Lord Justice Clerk the Lord Reidfuird the Lord Edmingstoun the Lord Newbyth Sir Iohn Maitland of Ravelrig Sir Iohn Dalmahoy of that ilk Sir William Nicolson of that ilk Sir Iohn Fowlis of Ravelstoun Sir Alexander Gibson of Pentland Sir Iohn Clerk of Pennycook Sir William Drummond of Hathorndean Sir Patrick Nisbet of Dean Sir Iohn Young of Leny Sir William Murray of Newtoun Hugh Wallace of Inglistoun Sir Iohn Ramsey of Whitehill Sir Robert Baird of Sauchtounhall Sir William Sharp of Stony-hill Sir William Binning of Wallyford Sir Iames Dick of Priestfield Henry Trotte●… of Mortounhall Thomas Craig of Riccartoun Alexander Nisbet of Craigintinny Robert Miln of Barntoun Patrick Hamilton of Falla Iohn Cunninghame of Woodhall Mr. Walter Pringle of Graycruik Mr. Iames Deans of Woodhouslie Mr. Rodorick Mackenzie of Prestounhall Mr. David Watson of Sauchtoun Iohn Fowlis of Ratho Iames Baird younger of Sauchtounhall Iames Murray younger of Deuchar Charles Murray of Hadden Sir William Hope of Grantoun Mr. Iames Hunter of Murrayes the eldest Baillie of Musselburgh for the time the eldest Baillie of Dalkeith for the time

the pain of Deprivation And His Majesty with Advice foresaid allows the Justices to Nominat their own Clerks at their first meeting Attour His Majesty and Estates foresaid Give full Power Authority and Commission to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council upon the Deceass of any of the Justices of Peace to nominat others in their place and to ●…et down and Impose Penalties upon such of the Justices as shall not keep and observe the Dyets prefixed for their several and particular Meetings according to former Acts and an Act made in this Parliament And with power likewise to the saids Lords of Privy Council to Enlarge and Amplify the Power and Authority of the saids Justices of Peace if they shall find it necessary and expedient And what the Council shall Decreet and Determine there-an●…nt Find and Declare that the same shall have the Force Strength and Power of an Act of Parliament It is alwayes Declared That Sheriffs Stewarts and Baillies of Bailliaries Regalities and Barronies are to Remain in the Possession and Exercise of their former Rights according to the Laws of the Kingdom Any thing in this Act notwithstanding XVII ACT For Taking the Oath of Allegiance May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie Confirm and Approve what hath been done by His Majesties Privy Council Justice Court and these Commissionat by them In Banishing Imprisoning or Fyning such as Refused to Take and Swear the Oath of Allegiance And to Assert the Royal Prerogatives mentioned in the 11. Act Parliament 1. of King Charles the Second And further Ordains all the Subjects of this Kingdom to Take and Swear the Oath of Allegiance and to Assert the said Prerogatives whenever they shall be Required either by the Privy Council Justice Court or any Commissionat by them and that under the pain of Banishment Imprisonment or such other Pains and Punishments as shall be Determined by the Privy Council Justice Court or Commissioners foresaid not reaching to Life or Limb. XVIII ACT Concerning Vacant Stipends May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Declares That the Vacant Stipends of all Churches in time coming shall be Employed on pious Uses within the respective Paroches by the Patron and more particularly for the Building and Repairing of Bridges Repairing of Churches or Entertainment of the Poor as the Patron shall determine Yearly and if he fail therein he shall lose his right of Presentation for the next Vice It is always Provided that the Vacant Stipends in the Diocesses of St. Andrews Edinburgh Dunkel Dumblain and Breichen for Five Years shall be Employed for Repairing of the Gair-bridge Crawmond-bridge and New-Liston-bridge and for the use of the University of St. Andrews The Vacant Stipends of the Diocesses of Glasgow and Galloway for the same number of Years to the use of the Colledge of Glasgow And these Vacant Stipends within the Diocess of Aberdene and Diocesses be-north the same for the use of the Old and New Colledges of Aberdene and Repairing of the Bridges within these Diocesses Excepting the Vacancies of the Diocess of Orknay which are hereby Ordained to be Applyed for Reparation of the Cathedral Church of Kirkwall during the the said Five Years And that at the Determination and Appointment of such Persons as shall be Nominat by the Privy Council for Overseeing thereof Which Five Years aforesaid shall Commence from this present Year 1685 and so Continue consequutively during the said Space And His Majesty With Consent foresaid Declares that after Expiring of these Five Years the Vacant Stipends do belong to the Patrons to be Employed by them for pious Uses within the respective Paroches aforesaid But prejudice always of the Maintainance of the Ministers Manse during the time of the Vacancy out of the first and readiest of the Vacant Stipends Conform to former Acts of Parliament and that not only during the said Five Years but in all time coming It is always hereby Declared That this Act is not to be extended to the Vacancies of these Churches whereof the Kings Majesty is Patron nor to Mensal and Patrimonial Churches belonging to Bishops XIX ACT Ratifying the Priviledges of the Senators of the Colledge of Iustice. May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie Approve and Confirm all Priviledges Liberties Freedoms and Immunities Given and Granted by His Majesty's Royal Predecessors to and in Favours of the Ordinary Senators of the Colledge of Justice and whereof they are in Possession and all Acts of Parliament Made and Conceived in their Favours and speciallie but prejudice of the Generality foresaid doth Ratifie the 8. Act of the 2. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the second Concerning the Immunity of the Ordinary Lords of Session from all Burdens Imposed or to be Imposed by the Parliament And Declares that this Ratification shall be as sufficient and effectual as if all these Priviledges and Immunities and Acts of Parliament concerning the same were specially exprest and at length insert herein XX. ACT For Preserving Game May 27. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD And Estates of Parliament now presently Conveened Taking to their Consideration the great Decay of Game in this His Ancient Kingdom especially in the Low Countries notwithstanding of all the Laws and Acts of Parliament and Acts of Privy Council made thereanent by His Royal Predecessors which does principally proceed through the not vigorous Execution of the saids Laws and Acts and not Exacting of the Fines and Penalties therein-contained THEREFORE Our Soveraign Lord With Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament now presently Conveened Does Revive Renue Ratifie and Approve all the former Laws and Acts of Parliament made for preserving of the Game and the Act of His Majesties Royal Brother of blessed Memory King Charles the Second with the Advice of His Privy Council of the date the 9. day of Iune 1682 years with the whole Laws and Acts of Parliament therein-narrated of which Act the Tenor follows A Proclamation Reviving the Laws anent Hunting Hawking Fishing and appointing Masters of the Game CHARLES by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council or Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting We taking to Our Consideration the great prejudice the Kingdom doth sustain in the Decay of Deer Roes and Wild-fowl and that there is not only danger of an utter decay of so useful Creatures but the Manly exercises of Hunting and Hawking is like to be altogether neglected And albeit Our Royal Progenitors have made many good Laws to prevent and repair this great evil and mischief and against the destroying of Smolts and Trouts with Creels and other Engines anent Cruives and Zairs steeping of Lint in Rivers Lochs and Burns where Fishes are which good Laws although they be

of these Lands so holden to His Majesties own use It is always hereby Declared That the Annexation of the Lands of North-berwick as belonging to the said Thomas Stuart sometime of Cultness shall not prejudge the Senators of the Colledge of Justice as to their Right and Interest in these Lands who are hereby Declared preferable for the same Reserving also Lieutennant Collonel Theophulus Ogilthrop and Major Mayn and Captain Cornwal his Authors the Rights and Grants made to them respectivè by His late Majesty in so far as concerns the Lands Gifted to them to be bruiked and enjoyed by them ay and until they be satisfied by His Majesty or by their own Intromissions XLIII ACT in favours of the Inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland June 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering the great distance of the Islands of Orkney and Zetland from the Town of Edinburgh the ordinary place of Justice and the uncertainty of Passage by Sea and the many fresh Waters and other Ferries in the way by Land Doth with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain That all Summons to be intented against the Inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland before the Lords of Privy Council the Lords of Session and before the Commissioners of Justiciary and Letters of Horning and Law-borrows upon their Decreets or by their Warrand shall be execute in time coming upon fourty days but prejudice always of Letters to be raised upon Writs Registrated of consent of parties where by the Clause of Registration the party consents that execution should pass on a shorter time XLIV ACT for a Standart of Miles June 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Thinking it fit that there should be a fixed Standart for Measuring and Computation of Miles and that the whole Isle of Britain should be under on certain kind of Commensuration Doth therefore with Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain That three Barley Corns set lengthways shall make an Inch as it is already used That twelve Inches shall make a Foot of Measure which is to be the only Foot by which all Work-men especially Masons Wrights Glasiers and others are ordained to measure their Work in all time coming under the pain of an hundreth pounds toties quoties Three of these Foot 's are to make a Yard as three Foot and one Inch makes a Scots Eln And a thousand seven hundreth and sixty Yards are to make a Mile which is to be made the Standart of Computation from place to place in all time coming XLV ACT in favours of Sir William Bruce for enlarging the Shire of Kinross Iune 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Considering the smalness and extent of the Sheriffdom of Kinross and Jurisdiction thereof to support and maintain the State and Rank of a distinct Shire as it is and anciently has been and that it will be of great advantage and ease to His Majesties Lieges the several Heretors Residenters and Inhabitants within the Parochs of Portmock Cleish and Tilliboal excepting alwayes and reserving the Jurisdiction of the Lands of Carnboe Bridge-lands Cruick and Cruick-miln lying in the said Paroch of Tilliboal and Stewartry of Strathern whereof Iames Earl of Perth Lord high Chancellour is Heretable Stewart out of this present Act which is hereby Declared to be without prejudice thereunto Infringement thereof or Incroachment thereupon or to the detriment of the said Heretable Stewartry in any manner of way whatsomever and to the Heretors of these several parts and portions of Land lying in the Paroch of Kinross and in the Shires of Fife and Perth and of the Barony of Cuthilgourdy lying in the Shire of Perth and belonging to Sir William Bruce of Kinross Baronet Heretable Sheriff of the said Shire of Kinross be Disjoyned from the saids Shires of Fife and Perth and Jurisdictions thereof and Joyned Annexed and United to the Shire of Kinross and Jurisdiction thereof unto which the saids Parochs and Lands ly contigue and most conveniently And that Iohn Marquess of Athol Sheriff principal of the Sheriffdom of Perth and Margaret Countess of Rothes and the Deceast Charles Earl of Hadingtoun her Husband Heretable Sheriff of the Shire of Fife have for their respective Interests consented to the Disjunction of the saids Lands and Parochs above-mentioned from the saids Shires of Fife and Perth and to the Uniting them to the said Shire of Kinross and Heretable Jurisdiction thereof in favours of the said Sir William Bruce Heretable Sheriff of the same with the burthen of the Valuation and all other publick burthens laid on or to be laid on the same THEREFORE His Majesty and Estates of Parliament upon the Considerations foresaid hereby Dismember and Disjoyn the saids several Parochs of Portmock Cleish and Tilliboal and whole Lands contained therein Reserving the Jurisdiction of the saids Lands as is above reserved and the saids parts and portions of Land in the Paroch of Kinross lying within the saids Shires of Fife and Perth and the saids Lands and Barony of Cuthilgourdy from the saids Shires of Fife and Perth and Jurisdictions thereof for now and ever And Adjoyn Unite Annex and Incorporat the same to the said Sheriffdom and Heretable Sheriff-ship of Kinross And Statute Ordain and Declare them in all time coming to be a part of the Shire of Kinross in and to all effects and purposes and in particular in point of Jurisdiction Judicatures Civil and Criminal and in all matters privat and publick whatsoever and in the ordering casting and collecting of Cess Excyse Militia Out-reeks of Levies and mending of High-wayes as amply and freely as any other Shires do or may do within this Kingdom Discharging hereby all other Sheriffs and their Deputs and Justices of Peace within the saids Shires of Fife and Perth from exercing any Power of Jurisdiction over any of the saids Lands and Parochs foresaids Heretors and Inhabitants thereof in any time coming as being now only answerable to the Sheriff-Court of Kinross and Justices of Peace within the same Reserving alwise to the said Iames Earl of Perth and his Heirs the Jurisdiction of the saids Lands of Cruik Cruik-miln Carnboe and Bridg-lands as Heretable Stewart of the said Stewartry of Strathern And in respect that formerly the publick Burthens Cess Excise Militia and mending of High-wayes and other publick Concerns were because of the smalness of the Shire of Kinross and that for many years the Right and Interest thereof was broken and divided in the hands of many Creditors casten in and mannaged with the publick Concerns of Fife And the Shire of Kinross being now enlarged and that Interest brought in and made intire again in the person of the said Sir William Bruce THEREFORE His Majesty with Consent foresaid separates the said Shire of Kinross from Fife as to all these publick Concerns and Actings as well the Lands contained therein formerly as these Annexed thereto by this present Act and from the Shires of Fife and Perth

where the saids Quarters are owing Providing the saids Quarters exceed not two parts of their Pay And which stated Accompts are to be allowed to the respective Collectors by the Collector-general and to be by him retained off the first end of the Troops or Companies Pay And in case the Officers remove before their Accompts can be stated In that case the Collectors of the Shires and Burghs are to retain what after tryal the saids three Commissioners shall find resting till the Accompts be stated in manner foresaid And His Majesty with Advice of His Estates Doth Declare That no persons lyable in any part of this Supply shall be holden to produce their Discharges or Recepts of the same after ilk fifth year Commencing from the Date of this Act unless where Diligence hath been done by Denunciation before elapsing of the said fifth year XIII ACT For Taking the Test. May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all Protestant Heritors Liferenters and Others having Right to Liferents I●…re Mariti Wodsetters Tacksmen having Tacks for longer time than for Eighteen Years All Masters of Ships and such other Burgesses and Inhabitants of Burgh●… whether of Royalty Regality or Barrony as are not Heretors and who shall be Appointed by the Privy Council shall take the Test Prescrived by the sixth Act of the Parliament 1681. Before the First Day of November for all such as Live be-south the River of Tay and before the first day of Ianuary next for all be-north Tay. And for that end that all Noblemen and their Eldest Sons above the Age of Eighteen Years shall Compear before His Majesties Privy Council All Masters of Ships and Burgesses aforesaid shall Compear before the Provost or Bailliffs of the Burgh to which they belong and all others foresaid before the Sheriff of the Shire where they live at some time before the said Days And there shall Swear and Subscrive the said Test before the Judge and Clerk of the Court with Certification that such as fail in Swearing and Subscribing the Test as said is shall be Punished in such Pecunial Sums as the Secret Council shall Determine To be Disposed of by His Majestie at His Royal Pleasure It is alwayes Declared that this Act Extends not to Women And all Clerks are hereby Ordained to send in Lists of such as have taken the Test within their Respective Jurisdictions to the Clerks of His Majesties Privy Council before the First Day of February next to come under the pain of losing their Office and to be Punished otherwayes as the Privy Council shall Determine But such as have already Sworn and Subscribed shall not be Obliged to Renew it on this Occasion And further His Majesty with consent foresaid Doth Ratifie and Approve what is already done in offering the Test by His Majesties Privy Council Justice Court or any Commissionate from any of them or by Sheriffs and other Magistrats Declaring the same to have been good Service to the King and Countrey XIV ACT Explaining the Ninth Act of the Parliament 1669 Concerning Prescriptions May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering That at making of the Ninth Act of the 1. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the 2. Concerning Prescriptions in that part of it relating to Actions proceeding upon Warnings Spulzies Ejections Arreistments or for Ministers Stipends and others foresaid the Cases that existed before that Act were not taken into Consideration Therefore His Majesty with Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all such Actions proceeding upon any Diligence mentioned in that Act already intended either before the said Act 1669. or since shall prescribe within five Years after the Date of this Act if they be not Wakened within that time And all Actions to be raised hereafter upon the foresaids grounds shall prescribe in five Years if they be not Wakened within that time And His Majestie Wills and Declares the foresaid 9th Act to stand in full force as to the rest of the tenor thereof XV. ACT Explaining the Tenth Act of the Parliament 1669 Anent Interruptions May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering that the Clause concerning Citations used for Interruption mentioned in the 10. Act of the 1. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the 2. Hath left the Case of such Citations before the said Act undetermined His Majesty therefore with Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains that all Citations used for Interruptions preceeding that Act shall prescribe within seven Years after the Date of this Act if they be not Renewed within that time And further Statutes and Ordains that in Citations for Interruption as to Rights of Lands and Wakenings thereof Copies of the Citation shall be affixed on the most patent Door of the Paroch Church and that over and beside what is required by the said Act anent these Executions XVI ACT Anent Iustices of Peace May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering the many Advantages which His Leiges might have had if the Justices of Peace had exerced their Function with that diligence which the Law required and the many Evils especially in Ecclesiastick Disorders and Irregularities which might have been prevented by their care For Remeid whereof in time to come His Majesty with the Consent of His Estates in Parliament Doth hereby Ratifie Approve and Confirm the 8. Act of the Parliament 1617 Intituled Act anent the Iustices for keeping of the Kings Peace and Constables The 25. Act of the Parliament 1633. And the 38 Act of the Parliament 166●… Intituled Commissions and Instructions to the Iustices of Peace and Constables in the whole Heads Articles and Clauses contained in them And further His Majesty Gives full Power Authority and Commission to the saids Justices to put the Laws in Execution against all who shall be Guilty of Conventicles Irregular Baptisms and Marriages withdrawing from Church Ordinances and other such Disorders in so far as they are not Capital Conform to the Laws made thereanent And where the Crime is Capital they are to secure the persons and acquaint the Sheriff or other Judge ordinary thereof And it is Declared That in their proceedings against Church Irregularities Baptisms Marriages and Conventicles The Justices may proceed immediately without waiting any time after the Crimes are committed and their Clerk is appointed to send Information of their proceedings once in the Quarter to the Clerks of the Council as they will be answerable And for their further Encouragement His Majesty allows unto the saids Justices of Peace the Fynes of all except Heritors which shall arise from these Delinquencies judged by them to be employed for Explicating of their Jurisdiction as they shall think fit and for Discovering of what the Fynes of Heritors shall amount to The Clerks of these Courts are hereby appointed to send a subscribed List of them to the Clerks of Exchequer in the first week of November yearly under