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A92568	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 23. of April 1685, by His Grace William Duke of Queensberry ... His Majesties high commissioner for holding this parliament, by vertue of a commission uder 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 ...; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.; Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1637-1695.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1252A; ESTC R42763	56,992	46

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 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 set 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-anent Find and Declare that the same shall have the Force Strength and Power of an Act of Payment 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 conesequutively 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 Justice 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 Sovereign 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 June 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

And the Accompts being stated and fitted that they be payed or allowed by the respective Collectors in the first end of what is due by the Shire or Burgh 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 Life-renters and Others having Right to Liferents Jure Mariti Wodsetters Tacksmen having Tacks for longer time than for Eighteen Years All Masters of Ships and such other Burgesses and Inhabitants of Burghs 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 January 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 Spulȝies 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 Execution XVI ACT Anent Justices 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 Justices for keeping of the Kings Peace and Constables The 25. Act of the Parliament 1633. And the 38 Act of the Parliament 1661 Intituled Commissions and Instructions to the Justices 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

Declared that if any of the saids Lands hold of a Sub-altern Vassal That it shall be Lawful to His Majesty to present a Vassal to the Intermediat Superiour To the end His Majesty may thereby apply the Mails and Duties 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 respectivsegravè 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 Measuting 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 James 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 John 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 James 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

persons before the making of the saids Acts All which are hereby Exponed and Declared to have been made Salvo jure Cujuslibet XLVI ACT of Adjournment to the last Tuesday of October June 16. 1685. THE Kings Majesty Declares this Parliament Currant and Adjourns the same to the last Tuesday of October next 1685. And Ordains all Members of Parliament to attend that Day And that there be no new Elections of Commissioners from Shires or Burghs except upon the Death of some of the present Commissioners Collected and Extracted from the Registers and Records of Parliament by TARBAT Cls. Reg. A TABLE Of the Printed ACTS 1 ACT For Security of the Protestant Religion Pag. 1 2 A Declaration and Offer of Duty by the Kingdom of Scotland with an Annexation of the Excise to the Crown Pag. 2 3 Act concerning Citations in Processes for Treason Pag. 3 4 Act concerning Witnesses in Processes for Treason Ibid. 5 Act Declaring it Treason to Take or Owne the Covenants Ibid. 6 Act Obliging Husbands to be lyable for their Wives Fines Ibid. 7 Act anent Porterfield of Duchal and Concealing of Supply given to Rebels Pag. 4 8 Act against Preachers at Conventicles and Hearers at Field-Conventicles Ibid. 9 Act for the more effectual Payment and Inbringing of His Majesties Rents and Revenues Ibid. 10 Act concerning Judicial Confessions before the Commissioners of Justiciary Pag. 5 11 Act Obliging Persons to accept Offices Ibid 12 Act of Supply Pag. 6 13 Act for Taking the Test Pag. 15 14 Act Explaining the 9th Act of the Parliament 1669. concerning Prescriptions Ibid. 15 Act Explaining the 10th Act of the Parliament 1669 anent Interruptions Pag. 16 16 Act anent Justices of Peace Ibid. 17 Act for Taking the Oath of Allegiance Pag. 17 18 Act concerning Vacant Stipends Ibid. 19 Act Ratifying the Priviledges of the Senators of the Colledge of Iustice Pag. 18 20 Act for preserving Game Ibid. 21 Act against stealing of Dogs and Hawks Pag. 21. 22 Act concerning Tailȝies Ibid. 23 Act Ratifying the Opinion of the Lords of Session anent these who refuse to Depone anent the late Treasonable Proclamation 1684. Pag. 22 24 Act Ordaining that Tennents be obliged by their Tacks to live Regularly Pag. 25 Act 25 Act Ratifying two Acts of Parliament and a Proclamation of Council anent apprehending of Rebels Pag. 23 26 Act concerning Adjudications for Fines Pag. 24 27 Act for securing Sea passengers Pag. 25 28 Act and Commission for Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds Ibid. 29 Act concerning Citations before Circuit Courts Pag. 27 30 Act approving the Narrative of the Plot. Ibid. 31 Act for security of the Officers of State and others Ibid. 32 Act concerning the Militia Pag. 28 33 Act for security of the Records Ibid. 34 Act for Poll-mony Ibid. 35 Act anent Messengers Fees Pag. 29 36 Act anent the Address of the Estates of Parliament of His Majesties ancient Kingdom of Scotland to His Sacred Majesty against the Arch-Traitor Archibald Campbel sometime Earl of Argile Ibid. 37 Act for the Clergy Pag. 30 38 Act concerning the Registration of Writs in the Books of Session Pag. 31 39 Act in Favours of Planters and Inclosers of Ground Pag. 32 40 Act of Annexation of the Offices belonging to the late Earl of Argile Ibid. 41 Act Declaring the Green-land-fishing to be a Manufactory Pag. 33 42 Act of Annexation of several Lands to the Crown Ibid. 43 Act in Favours of the Inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland Pag. 36 44 Act For a Standart of Miles Ibid. 45 Act in Favours of Sir William Bruce for enlarging the Shire of Kinross Ibid. 46 Act Salvo Jure Cujuslibet Pag. 38 47 Act of Adjournment Pag. 39 A TABLE Of the Acts and Ratifications past in the First Session of His Majesties First Parliament and which are not here Printed PRotestation by some Noblemen and Others Commissioners from Shires and Burghs concerning their Precedency in the Rolls of Parliament His Majesties Letter to the Parliament With the Parliaments Answer Record of the Production of the Patent of Honour granted by His Majesty to the Viscount of Tarbat and his Admission Act for several Yearly Fairs and Weekly Mercats to some Noblemen and Others Act in favours of the Viscount of Tarbat Act in favours of the Lord Advocat Act Ratifying and Approving the late Earl of Argiles Forfaulture Act Ratifying and Approving the Sentence of Forfaulture against the late Mr. Robert Baillie of Jerviswood Act Ratifying and Approving the Sentence of Forfaulture against Hamilton of Monckland Act for a Commission anent the Estate of the late Earl of Argile Act in favours of the Viscount of Tarbat for changing an High-Way Remit from the Parliament to the Kings Majesty concerning the Earls of Roxburgh and Lothian Act Concerning Trade and Manufactories Act for a Commission of Trade Commission for Regulation of Inferiour Judicatories Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against Sir John Cochran Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against Sir Patrick Home of Polwart Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against _____ Pringle of Torwoodlie Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against Mr. Robert Martine sometime Clerk to the Justice Court Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against Thomas Stuart of Cultness Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against Mr. Robert Ferguson Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against the late Lord Melvill Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against the Lairds of Cessnock elder and younger Decreet and Sentence of Forfaulture against David Montgomery of Langshaw Act in favours of the Children of Sir William Primrose Act Remitting the Processes of Treason Depending before the Parliament to the Justice Court Act Reducing the Conversion of the ancient Few-Duties of the Estate of Argile Act for Sowing Pease and Beans and Inhibiting the Casting up of Ground within the Shire of Aberdeen Act in favours of the Burgh of Innerness Act in favours of the Burgh of Aberdeen Act in favours of David Areskine of Dun. Act in favours of the Town of Dalkeith Act in favours of Sir Patrick Frazer of Doors Act in favours of the Town of Linlithgow Act for Exacting a Petty Custom at several Bridges Ratification in favours of the Duke of Gordon Protestation the Earl of Marischal against the same Protestation the Bishop of Aberdeen against the same Protestation the Earl of Finlater against the same Protestation the Laird of Drum against the same Protestation Sir John Gordon in behalf of the Duke of Gordon against the foresaids Protestations Ratification in favours of the Earl of Mar. Ratification in favours of the Earl of Monteith Three Ratifications in favours of George Viscount of Tarbat Ratification in favours of the Royal Colledge of Physicians Protestation the Town of Edinburgh against the same Ratification in favours of Mr. Roderick Mackenȝie of Prestounhall Ratification in favours of the Earl of Southesk Ratification in favours of Hugh Wallace of Inglistoun Ratification in favours of Mr. John Richardson and John Drummond Protestation Sir James Rocheid and James Hamilton against the same Ratification in favours of Aeneas Mcleod Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Lowrie of Maxweltoun Ratification in favours of Duncan Toshich of Monyvaird Ratification in favours of Collonel James Dowglas and Robert Bartoun Ratification in favours of the Apothecaries in Edinburgh Protestation the Chirurgian-Apothecaries against the same Ratification in favours of Christopher Irving Ratification in favours of Collonel Barclay of Ury and his Son Ratification in favours of the Trades of Edinburgh Protestation the Trades of the Cannongate against the same Ratification in favours of the Bonet-Makers and Litsters or Edinburgh Protestation the Weavers of the Cannongate against the same Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Innerness Ratification in favours of John Scot of Comistoun Ratification in favours of James Miln Ratification in favours of Mr. David Dewar Advocat Ratification in favours of Donald Mcdonald of Moydart Ratification in favours of Sir William Bruce of Kinross Ratification in favours of Sir John Murray of Drumcairn Ratification in favours of the Laird of Drum Ratification in favours of Sir George Mackenȝie His Majesties Advocat Ratification in favours of James Caddel of Muirtoun with an Erection of the Lands of Blackstoh in an Burgh of Barony Ratification in favours of the Baxters of Edinburgh Protestation the Baxters of the Cannongate against the same Ratification in favours of Mr. David Grahame Tutor of Gorvy Ratification of an Act of Convention of the Burrows in favours of the Burgh of Barony of Cromarty Ratification in favours of Mr. Roderick Mackenȝie of Dalvenan Ratification in favours of John Lawder of Fountainhall and Sir John Lawder his Son Ratification in favours of Sir John Gordon of Rothemay Protestation the Town of Forrest against James Caddel of Muirtouns Ratification Act in favours of the Bishop of the Isles Decreet of Precedency in favours of the Earl of Strathmore FINIS