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 â—…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-anâ—…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
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 Marquess of Dumfreis-Shire Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanqhuar Viscount of Nith Torthorwald and Ross Lord Dowglas of Kinmount Midlebie and Dornock c. Lord High Thesaurer of Scotland 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 M c Leod and Castle-haven c. Clerk to His Majesties Council Registers and Rolls c. EDINBURGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1685. Cum Privilegio GOD SAVE KING JAMES THE SEVENTH 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. I. ACT For Security of the Protestant Religion April 28. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Consent of the Estates of Parliament Convâ—…ned Ratifies and Confirms all the Acts and Statutes formerly past for the Securitie Liberty and Freedom of the true Church of GOD and the Protestant Religion presently professed within this Kingdom in their whole Strength and Tenor as if they were here particularly set down and exprest II. A Declaration and Offer of Duty by the Kingdom of Scotland with an Annexation of the Excise to the Crown April 28. 1685. THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT now Conveened by His Majesties Soveraign Authority Taking into their Consideration how this Nation hath continued now upwards of Two Thousand Years in the unaltered Form of Our Monarchical Government under the un-interrupted Line of One Hundred and Eleven Kings whose Sacred Authority and Power hath been upon all signal Occasions so owned and assisted by Almighty GOD that Our Kingdom hath been protected from Conquest Our Possessions defended from Strangers Our Civil Commotions brought into wished Events Our Laws vigorously Executed Our Properties legally Fixed and Our Lives securely Preserved so that We and Our Ancestors have enjoyed those Securities and Tranquillities which the greater and more flourishing Kingdoms have frequently wanted Those great Blessings we owe in the first place to Divine Mercy and in dependance on that to the Sacred Race of Our Glorious Kings and to the solid absolute Authority wherewith they were Invested by the first and fundamental Law of Our Monarchy nor can either Our Records or Our Experience instance Our being deprived of those happy Effects but when a Rebellious Party did by Commotions and Seditions Invade the Kings Soveraign Authority which was the cause of Our Prosperity yet so far hath Our primitive constitution and fundamental Laws prevailed against the Innovations and Seditions of turbulent Men as that these Interruptions never terminated but either in the Ruine or at least the Suppression of these who at any time did Rebel or Rise in Opposition to Our Government And since so many Ages hath assured to Us the great advantages which flow down to all Ranks of People from the happy Constitution of Our Monarchy and that all Our Calamities have ever arisen from seditious Invasions upon these Sacred Rights THEREFORE The Estates of Parliament for themselves and in name of the whole Kingdom judge themselves obliged to Declare And they Do Declare to the World that they abhor an detest not only the Authors and Actors of all preceeding Rebellions against the Soveraign but likewise all Principles and Positions which are contrary or derogatory to the Kings Sacred Supream Absolute Power and Authority which none whether Persons or Collective Bodies can participat of any manner of way or upon any Pretext but in Dependance on him and Commission from him And as their Duty formerly did bind them to owne and assert the just and legal Succession of the Sacred Line as unalterable by any Humane Jurisdiction So now They hold themselves on this occasion obliged for themselves and the whole Nation Represented by them in most humble and dutiful manner to 〈◊〉 the hearry and sincere Offer of their Lives and Fortunes to Assist Support Defend and 〈◊〉 King Iames the Seventh their present Glorious Monarch and His Heirs and lawful Successors in the possession of their Crowns Soveraignty Prerogatives Authority Dignity Rights and Possessions against all Mortals And withall to assure all His Enemies who shall aâ—…venture on the Disloyalty of disobeying his Laws or on the Impiety of Invading his Rights that such shall sooner weary of their Wickedness then they of their Duty and that they firmly Resolve to give theiâ—… intire Obedience to His Majesty without Reserve and to concur against all His Enemies Forraign or Intestine And They solemnly Declare That as They are bound by Law so they are voluntarly and firmly Resolved that all of this Nation betwixt Sixty and Sixteen Armed and Provided according to their Abilities shall be in readiness for His Majesties Service where and as oâ—…t as it shall be His Royal Pleasure to Require them And since the Excise of Inland and Forraign Commodities granted to King Charles the Second of ever Blessed Memory by the 14. Act of the Parliament 1661 during all the days of his Lifetime and Prorogate by the 8. Act of the Parliament 1681. for Five Years thereafter will shortly Terminat And the Estates of Parliament Considering the usefulness of this Grant to Support the Interest of the Crown Do as the first Evidence of their Sincerity in the foresaid Tender of their Duty Humbly and Unanimously Offer to His most Sacred Majesty King Iames the Seventh their present Monarch and to His Lawful Heirs and Successors in the Imperial Crown of Scotland the said Excise of Inland and Forraign Commodities exprest in the said 14. Act of Parliament 1661 to be Collected in the manner prescribed by the said 8. Act of the Parliament 1681. for ever And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament by the force of this Act have United Annexed and Incorporated and Unites Annexes and Incorporats the same to the Crown of this Realm to Remain therewith in annexed Property in all Time coming And in respect that the alteration in the method of Collecting the Inland Excise from what it was by the Act 1661 to that prescribed by the 8. Act Parliament 1681. will require some time to Establish it in Collection THEREFORE His Majesty with Consent of the Estates Continues the Collection prescribed by the 14. Act Parliament 1661 for the said Inland Excise for Six Moneths from the first of May next allanerly III. ACT Concerning Citations in Processes for Treason May 1. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of
OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering the great and acceptable Services done to His Majesty by the Secret Committee His Majesties Privy Council and His other Judges and Officers And being desireous to Secure them for their Actings and Omissions in His Majesties Service in most ample Form Doth therefore with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Indemnifie and Secure all and every one of His Majesties present Officers of State the Members of the Secret Committee Lords of the Privy Council and all His Majesties Judges both Civil and Criminal the Officers of the Army and all others who have Acted by His Majesties Commissions or by Commission from His Privy Council against all Pursuits or Complaints that can be raised against them any manner of way for their Actings in His Majesties Service As likewise for their Omissions and wherein they have fallen short of their Duty and that as fully as if every particular Crime or Misdemeanour were particularly specified in a Remission under His Majesties Great Seal or contained in an Act of Indemnity Requiring all His Majesties Judges to Interpret this Indemnity in the most ample and favourable Sense as they will be answerable XXXII ACT Concerning the Militia June 4. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Consent of His Estates of Parliament Considering that it may contribute for the ease of the people to have the ordinary Rendezvouzes of Militia Discharged unless extraordinary occasions should otherwise require THEREFORE they Discharge all Rendezvouzes of the Militia in time coming during His Majesties Royal Pleasure and until His Pleasure be so Declared that no Leaders nor Assisters shall be lyable for furnishing and contributing to buy or maintain Horse or Foot on that account And they Recommend to the Secret Council to take such courses for disposing of the Militia Arms in the respective Shires as shall seem most expedient for His Majesties Service But prejudice alwayes of the continuance of the former and present Constitution of the Militia during the present Rebellion XXXIII ACT for Security of the Records June 4. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Considering of how great Importance it is to the Leidges That the Records and Registers be securely Keeped Do therefore Ordain That all Clerks within the Kingdom who keep such Registers as are or have been in use to be delivered in to the Clerk Register to be preserved in His Majesties General-Register-house shall give in all their Registers and Books preceeding the first of August 1675 before the first of November 1685. To be keeped by the Clerk of Register And that hereafter they shall keep only ten years Records in their own hands for the use of the Leidges With Certification that these who failzies shall incur such pains and penalties as the Lords of Session shall think fit And it is hereby Declared That no privat Grant made by any Clerk Register shall excuse them from obedience to this Act which tends so much to the security of the people and preservation of the Records XXXIV ACT for Poll-Money June 4. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains that for relief of Heretors and others lyable in the Supply Granted to His Majesty by this present Parliament that their Vassals who pay no part of the Cess and also their own and their Vassals Tennents Sub-tennents and others living upon their Land shall be Taxed and pay in to the saids Heretors yearly during the said Supply the sums of Money following viz. Each Gentleman above the quality of a Tennent a proportion to be appointed by the Heretor not exceeding six pounds Scots yearly for himself his Wife and Children Each Tennent and other Inhabitant above the quality of a Trades-man or Cottar a proportion not exceeding four pounds for themselves their Wives and Children And each Trades-man Cottar or Servant a proportion not exceeding twenty shilling Scots yearly for themselves their Wives and Children And it is Ordained that the Heretors shall have the same execution for raising of the saids sums as for their Mails and Duties XXXV ACT anent Messengers Fees June 4. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain That it shall be in the power of the Sheriffs Stewarts Bailies of Regalities Justices of Peace and Magistrats of Burghs Royal respective within whose bounds any Legal Diligences shall be used to modifie the Prices and Charges craved by Messengers for execution of their Offices from any of His Majesties Leidges upon the Complaint of the Parties either for or against whom the Messengers were Imployed XXXVI 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 June 11. 1685. THE ESTATES of PARLIAMENT Taking to their Consideration the great happiness conferred on this Nation by Almighty GOD in having been for so many Ages Governed and Protected by a long and continud Succession of Glorious and Just Monarchs and when they had very just reason to expect a further continuance and increass in this happiness from the auspicious Entry of Your Sacred Majesty to the Possession of Your undoubted Right and from your extraordinary Justice Prudence Courage and Conduct They cannot but with horror reflect on the unparalelled Treachery of that Hereditary and Arch-Traitor Archibald Campbel late Earl of Argile who after that Our late Merciful King had restored His Family notwithstanding it had been guilty of a dreadful tract of Rebellion Bloodshed and Oppression and had raised it to a greater Lustre and Estate than ever it had formerly arrived at Yet he did imploy that Power the King had invested him with to support that Traiterous and Fanatical party and to oppress all who had served the King against His Father in the late Rebellion And being more led by the inveterat Treachery in which he had been educated then remembring the great favours so undeservedly bestowed upon him he committed these Crimes for which he was justly forefaulted And in prosecution of them he has at last absolutely pluckt off the mask by Invading this Your Majesties ancient Kingdom and his own Native Countrey and by endeavouring to defame in a publick Proclamation the late King and Your Sacred Majesty Robbing and spoiling such Innocent and Loyal men as would not joyn with him and associating to him these barbarous Miscreants who did undertake to assassinat Your Majesty and Your Royal Brother as Rumbold the Maltster now passing by the Name of Bowls who at the Ry was to have committed the said horrid Assassination These also who actually murdered Iames late Arch-bishop of St. Andrews as Iohn Balfour of Kinloch George Fleming in Balbuthy and these other Assassins who have rendered almost every mans life unsecure From all which just Resentments We judged it our Duty in all humility to Address to Your most Sacred Majesty and with all earnestness to Implore that
the Estates of Parliament Do hereby Ratifie and Approve the former Custom used by His Majesties Commissioners of Justiciary in proceeding against Pannals already in Prison and Indicted for Treason upon Twenty Four Hours but for the future His Majesty allows such Pannals to be Cited on Fourty Eight Hours And if the Pannals Represent such Defences to the Commissioners of Justiciarie within that time as may need an Exculpation His Majestie with Advice foresaid allowes the saids Commissioners to delay the Trial till the days elapse to which the Exculpation is to be rais'd IV. ACT Concerning Witnesses in Processes for Treason May 1. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Do Statute and Ordain That such as being Cited to be Witnesses in the Cases of Treason Field or House Conventicles or Church Irregularities do refuse to Depone they shall be Lyable to be Punished as Guilty of these Crimes respectively in which they refuse to be Witnesses It being alwayes hereby Declared that these Depositions so emitted shall not militate against the Deponent himself any manner of way V. ACT Declaring it Treason to Take or Owne the Covenants May 6. 1685 OUR SOVERAION LORD and Estates of Parliament Do hereby Declare that the Giâ—…ing or Taking of the National Covenant as Explained in the Year 1638. Or of the League and Covenant so commonly called or Writing in Defence thereof or Owning of them as lawful or Obligatory on themselves or others shall infer the Crime and Pains of Treason VI. ACT Obliging Husbands to be liable for their Wives Fynes May 6. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering that the Lords of His Privy Council and otherâ—… Commissionated by His Majestie and them have Fyned Husbands for their Wives withdrawing from the Ordinances Doth with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Declare the said Procedure to have been Legal and Ordains the same to be Observed in all time coming And Ratifies all Decreets and Sentences granted against Husbands for such Fynes Reserving alwayes Power to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council to Absolve or Mitigat the Fynes of such Husbands as are known to be of Loyal Principles VII ACT Anent Porterfield of Duchall And Concealing of Supply given to Rebels May 6. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Do Ratifie Approve and Confirm the Sentence of Forfaulture pronounced by the Commissioners of Justiciary against Iohn Porterfield sometime of Duchall and the Interlocutors and whole Procedure of the saids Commissioners in that Process And Declares that the same was conform to the Laws of this Kingdom And in general Statutes and Declares that the Concealing and not Revealing of Supplys Given to or Demanded for Traitors Forfaulted for Treason against the Kings Person or Government is Treason and to be Judged accordingly VIII ACT Against Preachers at Conventicles and Hearers at Field-Conventicles May 8. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering the Obstinacy of the Fanatical Party who notwithstanding all the Laws formerly made against them Persevere to keep their House and Field-Conventicles which are the Nurseries and Rendezvouzes of Rebellion THEREFORE His Majesty with Consent of His Estates in Parliament Doth Statute and Ordain That all such as shall hereafter Preach at such Fanatical House or Field-Conventicles As also such as shall be present as Hearers at Field-Conventicles shall be Punished by Death and Confiscation of their Goods IX ACT For the more effectual Payment and Inbringing of His Majesties Rents and Revenues May 8. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and the Estates of Parliament Considering the great Neglect and Remissness of the Sheriff Stewarts Baillies of Bailliaries and Regalities and their Deputs in their Discovering Collecting and Inbringing of His Majesties Rents and Revenues Constant and Casual And of the Feuars and other Vassals who are lyable for the Rents and Duties of His Majesties Property and the Chamberlains thereof whereby the Payment of the same is fallen very much in arrear And the Compting yearly in the moneth of Iuly according to former Acts of Parliament is greatly neglected THEREFORE the better to prevent the same for the future His Majesty with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament not only Ratifies and Approves all former Laws and Acts of Parliament made for In-bringing His Majesties Rents and particularly the 15th Act 3d Session of the first Parliament K. Charles the 2d Ordaining the same to be put in full Execution Conform to the Tenor thereof But likewise further Statutes and Declares That in all time coming whatsoever Sheriff Stewart Baillie of Bailliarie or Regality or their Deputs or Chamberlains of His Majesties Proper Rents respectivè shall delay or neglect to Compear and Compt yearly in Exchequer in the Moneth of Iuly and accordingly receive their Aeques and Exoneration of all that can be Charged on them as due and payable by them to His Majesty That immediatly after they shall be Charged and Denunced for the same at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh Conform to the former Laws and Practice And the Horning and Denunciation shall be duely Registrat that Persons so Denunced and Registrat shall ipso sacto amit loss and tyne during their life-time their Offices of Sheriff-ship Stewartry Bailliary or Chamberlanry whether the same be Heretable or during Life or Pleasure And it shall not be lawful for them by themselves or their Deputs to Exerce or Officiat therein at any time thereafter but the same shall vaik and fall in His Majesties hands without any Declarator or Process of Law As also that all Feuars and other Vassals of His Majesties Property who shall neglect or delay to compear yearly in the said Moneth of Iuly in Exchequer and make Compt and Payment of the Feu Blench or Taxt-ward-duties and others due and payable by them and receive their Aequies and Exonerations thereof accordingly So as two years thereof shall run together unpayed and that they shall be therefore Charged Denunced and Registrat as is abovementioned that immediately after the said Denunciation and Registration they shall be lyable for the double of the whole â—…eu Blench Taxt-ward or other Duties then due and payable by them and all Execution shall passe against them therefore Sicklike as if the same were mentioned and contained in the Reddendoes of their Infeftments And that by and attour and but prejudice of the penalties formerly Imposed and payable by the said Non-accomptants conform to former Laws And it is further Statute and Ordained That all Sheriffs Stewarts Baillies of Bailliaries and Regalities their Clerks and Clerk-deputs shall be holden and obliged to send Lists from time to time to the Lord High Thesaurer Thesaurer Deput or Clerks of Exchequer of all Wairds and Marriages as well Simple as Taxt that shall happen to fall and vaik in time coming or that are already fallen within their respective Jurisdictions bearing the time of the Decease of the Person by whom the same vaiks and of the Successor and their Age and whether Married or not Certifying
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 Trotteâ—… 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
these Clauses otherwise to remove summarly such Tennents as refuse to accept them on the saids conditions notwithstanding of any former Tacks which in this case are hereby Declared void and null And in case the Tennents will not immediatly Remove that the Master may commit them to Prison And it is hereby Statute and Ordained That if any Tennent shall refuse to renew his Tack enact himself or give Bond in the Terms foresaid he shall be lyable to pay to his Master an years Rent of the Lands set to him And this but prejudice or derogation to all former Acts of Parliament whereby Masters are obliged for their Tennents in the manner therein-specified XXV ACT Ratifying two Acts of Parliament and a Proclamation of Council anent apprehending of Rebels June 2. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Ratifies and Approves the 124 Act Par. 12 of King Iames the sixth Entituled Act Anent the Duty of Sheriffs and Iudges ordinary their Deputs and Clerks As also the 144 Act of that same Parliament Entituled Act for punishing the Resetters of Traitors and Rebels in the whole Heads Clauses and Contents of them Together with a Proclamation by His Majesties Privy Council Dated the eight of Iuly 1682. Entituled Anent the Discovery of persons in Arms and Apprehending of Rebels in the whole Contents thereof of which Proclamation the Tenor follows A Proclamation anent the discovery of persons in Arms and apprehending Rebells and Fugitives Charles by the grace of God King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers of Our Privy Council Pursevants and Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting Albeit by the blessing of Almighty God upon Our Royal Endeavours the many Attempts of His and our Enemies made most impiously under pretence of Religion and Zeal against the Laws of God of Nature of Nations and of this Our Kingdom designing the overthrow of Religion Government Liberty and Property have been frequently Disappointed and Defeated and their malice turned upon their own heads and that the many Acts both of Mercy and Justice exerc'd by Us conform to the Laws of God and the Kingdom and the great Prudence Vigilance Moderation and Justice of Our dearest and only Brother during his abode in and Government under Us of this Our ancient Kingdom have had such happy success as to bring Our good Subjects to further abhorrence of Fanaticks and their Impieties and most of these who were misled by the lying Spirit of some of their pretended Ministers are shrunk from these wayes whereof they are justly ashamed so that Our people are brought nearer to that Dutiful and Peaceable Deportment which becomes Christians and Subjects Yet some are so indefatigable in malice as to continue and stir up others to Disturb that Peace and Tranquillity which Our people may enjoy under Our Reign In so much as of late some Traitors Runnagates and Fugitives have Convocat towards the number of eighty with forbidden Weapons and in unlawful manner near to Tala-lin in the Shire of Peebles And the people in that Countrey have been so Defective in the Duties of Loyal Subjects or good Countrey-men as to neglect giving timeous notice of such Meetings or Actings either to Our Council the Sheriff of the Shire or the Commanders of Our Forces who were nearest to them and this neglect of theirs being not only a breach of Duty in them but of very bad example and dangerous consequence if practised by others on such Emergments We therefore by Our Royal Authority and also in conformity to the whole course of Our Laws particularly to the 144 Act of the 12 Parliament King Iames the 6. And 7 Act Parliament 1 King Iames 1. Do hereby strictly Require and Command all the Subjects and Inhabitants within this Our Kingdom whether in Burgh or Land upon Knowledge or Information that any number of men do Convocat unlawfully in Arms or appear in company in any place or where any one or two of such as are Declared Traitors or Fugitives from Our Laws on Treasonable accounts shall repair that they shall with all Diligence give Intimation therof to Our Chancellour and such others of Our Secret Council as shall be at Edinburgh As also without delâ—…y that they give Information to any Commander of Our Forces who shall be nearest to the place where the said unlawful Convocation or such Traitors and Fugitives are and to the Sheriff of the Shire Stewart of the Stewartry Bailie of the Regality or Magistrates of Burrows where the said Meeting or persons appear or are informed to be and that within the space of one hour at most for every three miles distance they are at the time from Edinburgh or from the nearest Commander of the Forces Sheriffs and other Magistrates foresaid And farder We do hereby Require and Command Our saids Sheriffs Bailies and Magistrates upon any such Information given to them that they call together competent numbers of Our good Subjects and with these do exact Diligence at the utmost of their power to Search seek and Apprehend these who are so met and to present them to Justice and to follow them until they be apprehended or expelled out of their Jurisdiction and on their flight they are immediatly to acquaint the Magistrates of the next Shire whither they are fled who are hereby required to do the like Diligence and so from Shire to Shire until they be apprehended or expelled forth of this Realm And in case any hurt or skaith fall out in the Pursuit or in apprehending of these so unlawfully convocat the Actors thereof are to be free and unpunished in any manner of way With Certification that these whoever fails in their said respective Duties whether it be the Magistrats in not pursuance or Our other Subjects in not giving timeous Information within the space foresaid or in not rising with and assisting the Magistrats in their forementioned Duties they shall be held and repute as Disaffected to Our Government and Service and as Art and Part and connivers with them in their said unlawful Designs and Convocations and undergo the punishment due to these who were of the said unlawful Convocation by the Laws of this Our Kingdom And We hereby of new Intimat to all Our Subjects that whoever shall Intercommune with Reset supply shelter or give any comfort to any declared Traitors or Fugitives or who shall conceal reset or shelter any who do Convocat in manner foresaid that such Resetters or Assisters shall be proceeded against as if they were guilty of the Crimes whereof these Traitors and Fugitives are guilty according to the just rigor of Our Laws Our Will is herefore and We Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and the whole Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs and whole Paroch Kirks
the said Archibald Campbel late Earl of Argile that execrable Traitor should be for ever secluded from Your Majesties favour and that Your Majesty would be pleased to Declare that he his Family and the Heretors Ring-leaders and Preachers who have joyned with him in this Rebellion should be for ever Declared uncapable of Mercy and bearing any Honours or enjoying any Estate within this Kingdom and to Discharge under all highest pains all Your Majesties good Subjects to interceed for him or them any manner of way And that all such as shall interpose for their Restauration shall incur the pain of Treason and that Your Majesty would be pleased in Your Royal Prudence to Inquire who have been the Assisters and Abaters either at home or abroad of this Treasonable Invasion by which Your Majesties Government has been so highly injured and maliciously arraigned and this your Kingdom so Disturbed and Harrassed to the end Your Majesty may Declare Your high Displeasure against them and every one of them to the Terror and Example of others In Return of all which We the Estates of this Your Majesties ancient Kingdom Do hereby most Cordially and Sincerely Offer with ouâ—… Lives and Fortunes to assist Your Majesty against this and all other Traitours their Adherents and Associats XXXVII ACT for the Clergy June 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering how just and necessary it is and how much it imports the honour of His Government That the persons of the Arch-Bishops and Bishops and all others the Orthodox and Loyal Clergy be protected from the Sacrilegious Assaults Violence Outrages and Assassinations of Fanatical Impious and Bloody-men who to the scandal of Religion and Humanity do maintain the pernicious and horrid Principles of Rebellion Violence Murther and Assassination and to practise accordingly Doth with Advice and Consent of His Estates in Parliament Not only Ratifie and Confirm all former Laws and Acts of Parliament made for the Security of the persons of the Clergy particularly the fifth Act first Session second Parliament Charles the Second Fourth Act second Session second Parliament Charles the Second And fifteenth Act third Parliament Charles the Second But further His Sacred Majesty from His just abhorrence of and Indignation against all such horrid and inhumane Principles and Practices Doth with Advice and Consent foresaid of new Statute and Ordain That whatsoever person or persons shall be found guilty of Assaulting the Lives of Bishops or other Ministers or of Invading or Robbing their Houses or actually attempting the same shall be punished with Death and the Confiscation of all their Goods And if any regular Minister shall happen to be Assassinated or Murthered the Parochioners of that Paroch wherein he is Assassinated shall pay such sums as the Privy Council shall determine which sum shall be bestowed to the use and behove of the Wife and Children of the said Minister at the sight of the Privy Council and if he hath neither Wife nor Children It is hereby Declared to belong to the nearest of the said Ministers Kindred and the Legal and Conform Parochioners are to have relief and to be Re-imbursed by the Noneconform Parochioners or others who shall be proven to have had accession thereunto at the sight of the Privy Council And the Estates of Parliament make their humble Address to His Majesty for conferring a competent encouragement and Reward to such persons as shall make effectual Discoveries or shall apprehend any who commit any of the violences foresaid either upon Bishops or Ministers in their persons or goods respectively and if there shall shappen any Slaughter or Mutilation to be committed in apprehending such persons His Majesty with Consent foresaid Doth hereby Indemnifie the persons Imployed and all such as shall assist in apprehending of them and Declareth them free of all question or trouble for the same in all time thereafter And His Sacred Majesty being firmly Resolved to Conserve and Maintain the Church in the present State and Government thereof by Arch-bishops and Bishops and not to endure nor Connive at any Dâ—…rogation from or Violation of it Doth therefore with Advice and Consent of His Estates Assembled in this Parliament Ratifie Approve and Confirm all former Laws and Acts of Parliament made and passed in the Reigns of His Royal Grand-father King Iames the Sixth His Royal Father King Charles the First and Royal Brother King Charles the Second of Glorious Memories Restoring the Church to its ancient and right Government by Arch-bishops and Bishops and Redintegrating the Estate of Bishops to the Exercise of their Episcopal Function and to all the Priviledges Immunities Dignities Jurisdictions and Possessions which was enjoyed by or by the Laws of the Kingdom was due to their Predecessors in the year 1637. And Ordains them to stand in full force as publick Laws of the Kingdom and to be put in execution in all points conform to the Tenor thereof as if they were herein all specially repeated and expressed And in pursuance of His Majesties Royal Resolution therein His Majesty with Advice foresaid Doth recommend to all His Ministers of State Lords of His Privy Council and all other Judges and Magistrats to take the Persons and Interests of the Loyal and Orthodox Clergy under their special Care and Protection That all Laws Acts and Statutes made in their favours may receive due and ready obedience from all His Majesties Subjects XXXVIII ACT Concerning the Registration of Writs in the Books of Session June 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Considering That there have been in all Time by-past only three Offices of the Ordinary Clerks of Session and that the Erection of any moe of these Offices is unnecessary and may be prejudicial to the Leidges THEREFORE Statutes and Ordains That there be only three Offices of Ordinary Clerks of Session in time coming and that there be no moe then two Persons conjoyned in each of these Offices which shall remain intire in the full extent thereof without Alteration Division or Dismemberation of any part of the same And Statutes and Declares That they as Clerks to the Session and their Successors have the only Right to be Clerks as Deputs to the Lord Register to all Processes which are competent before the Lords of Session and to the Registrating and Extracting of all Writs Registrat in the Books of Council and Session and have right to all Priviledges Profites and Emoluments whereof the saids Clerks are in Possession And for the better securing of the Leidges both as to the Registration and Preservation of Principal Writs Statutes and Ordains That the Clerks of the Session keep an exact Register a part in every one of their Offices for Registration of all Writs and that they appoint one or two fit diligent and faithful Persons in every Office to receive in the Writs given in to be Registrat from whom they are to take Caution for their Registrating Recording and safe Preserving of these
Writs And Appoints That there shall be two Minut-Books kept in every Office in the One whereof there shall be set down the Title of Writs given in to be Registrat the Name of the Giver in and the Date of the ingiving which is to be subscribed by the Clerk or his Substituts foresaids and all Writs so given in shall be booked within the space of one year after the ingiving and if any Party or one employed by him shall desire up a Writ given in within the space of Six Moneths after its ingiving then the Title of the Writ the name of the Party and the Date of both ingiving and outgiving of the said Writ shall be insert in the other Minut-Book and be subscribed by the Receiver thereof that as the one Minut-Book doeth Charge so the other Minut-Book may Discharge the Clerk of such Writs And that no Writ given in shall be taken out after the same is Booked And the Clerks are to begin the foresaid Method of the saids two Minut-Books from the first day of August next ensuing And when the time comeâ—… that these Registers are to be given in to the General Register House the two Minut-Books are likewise to be given in with them subscribed by the Clerk And the Deput appointed by the Lord Register for keeping of the saids Registers shall subscribe other Doubles of the saids Minut-Books which are to keeped by the Clerks for Information of the Leidges in their Offices And the Clerk of Register or his Deput are hereby Ordained to keep all Principal Writs in a secure Room distinct from the Room where the Registers are keeped As also Further Ordains the Clerk of Register once in the year to visite the Registers in every Chamber as he shall be answerable And because many Writs are Registrat incompetently outwiâ—…h the Jurisdiction to the great prejudice of the Leidges such Registrations being void and null and consequently all Execution following thereupon THEREFORE Statutes and Ordains That no Clerk of Inferior Court for the future presume to Registrat any Writs in his Books either for Conservation or where Execution is to pass against any Party that dwells without the Jurisdiction under the pain of Deprivation and of Five Hundred Merks of Penalty the one half to His Majesty and the other half to the Party Pursuer Likeas His Majesty with Consent foresaid Ratifies and Approves the Gifts granted by the Clerk Register to the present Ordinary Clerks of Session of their respective Offices in the whole Heads Tenors and Contents of the same Declaring these Presents to be as effectual as if the saids Gifts were verbatim here insert And in respect that by this Act there is a great addition to the Clerk Register his Care and Trouble as well as to the Peoples Security THEREFORE It is Ordained That there shall be Twenty Shilling Scots payed to the Clerk Register in place of the Merk formerly payed to him and his Predecessors for each Subscription XXXIX ACT In Favours of Planters and Inclosers of Ground June 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of the Estates of this present Parliament for the Encouragement of Inclosing of Ground and Planting of Trees Does Ratifie and Approve all former Laws and Acts of Parliament made in favours of Inclosers of Ground and Planters of Trees and particularly the 41 Act Parl. 1. Charles 2. Intituled Act for Planting and Inclosing of Ground And because the time Prescribed in the said Act is now elapsed They Statute and Ordain That the whole Heads contained in the said Act be observed for the space of Nineteen Years next to come Commencing from the Date hereof And Likewise Ratifies and Approves the 17 Act Parl. 2. Charles 2. Intituled Act for Inclosing of Ground And Ordains the same to be observed in all time coming And further Statutes and Ordains That hereafter no Person shall Cut Break or Pull up any Tree or piel the Bark of any Tree under the pain of Ten Pounds Scots for each Tree within Ten Years old and Twenty Pounds Scots for each Tree that is above the said Age of Ten Years and that the Havers or Users of the Timber of any Tree that shall be so Cut Broken or Pulled up shall be lyable to the same Penalty except he can produce the Person from whom he got it and if the Person that shall be so convicted be not able to pay the Fine then he shall be decerned to work a Day for each half Meâ—…k contained in the said Fine to the Hereâ—…or whose Planting shall be so Cut or Broken As likewise Statutes and Ordains That no Person shall break down or fill up any Ditch Hedge or Dike whereby Ground is Inclosed and shall not leap or suffer their Horse Nolt or Sheep to go over any Ditch Hedge or Dike under the pain of Ten Pounds Scots toties quoties the half whereof to be applyed to the Heretor and the other half for the Mending and Repairing of Bridges and Highways within the Paroch at the sight of the Sheriff Stewart or Justices of Peace before whom the Contraveeners shall be pursued XL. ACT Of Annexation of the Offices belonging to the late Earl of Argile June 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Considering how dangerous it hath always been to the Peace and Quiet of this Kingdom to bestow too many Heretable Jurisdictions Officeâ—… and Superiorities upon any of His Majesties Subjects living in the remot High-lands and that by such helps as these the Family of Argile did in the last Age as well as this commit and maintain their Execrable Treasons and oppress and enslave His Majesties faithful and Loyal Subjects and that the Jurisdictions Offices Superiorities and Constabulaties after-specified are now fallen in His Majesties hands by the Sentence and Doom of Forfaulture given and pronounced against Archibald Campbel late Earl of Argile by the Commissioners of Justiciary upon the day of THEREFORE His Majesty with Consent foresaid Do Unite Annex and Incorporat to His Crown of this His Ancient Kingdom to remain inseparably with the same in all time coming the Offices of Justice General of all the Isles of Scotland except Orkney and Zetland of the Shires of Argile and Tarbet and of all the remanent Lands and Estate belonging to the said late Earl in Scotland the Heretable Lievetenandâ—…y of Argile and Tarbet Shires the Heretable Chamberlainry of both these Shires the Office of Admirality of all the Lands belonging to him the said Archibald Campbel the Right of the Commissariot in so far as it belong'd to the late Earl the Office of the Kings Master-Houshold within Scotland the Heretable Sheriff-ship of Argile and Tarbet Shires the Heretable Crownership and Toshdorich or Mayorship in these Shires as also that half of the Casualities belonging to the King and Prince formerly dispon'd by His Majesty and His Predecessors to the Earl of Argile and his Predecessors viz. The half of the Wairds
Reliefs Marriages Non-Entries Escheats Amerciaments and of all Casualities whatsoever belonging to the King and Prince within the saids Shires And sick like the Patronage of all Kirks and Prebandries which any manner of way did belong to the said late Earl and his Predecessors And in like manner the Constabularies of the Castles of Craignish Tarbâ—…t Carrick Duniâ—…e Swine and Dunstaffnige with the Profits Rents and Emoluments belonging thereto As also the Superiorities of all and whatsoever Lands belonging to the Earl of â—…road-Albion Lord Lovat Iohn M cleod of Herreis the Heirs of the late Lord M cdonald of Donald Mâ—…donald of Moydart of the Laird of Mâ—…lean Mclean of Lochbuy M clean of Torlosk and of the other Heretors holding of the late Earl of Argile in the Isles of Mull Iura Tirâ—…e of the Lands belonging to the Lairds of Calder Locheall Achinbreck M cnaughtan Arkinless Mâ—…alaster of Tarbat Arbruchell Duncan of Lundy Campbel of 〈◊〉 the Lairds of Ormsâ—…y and Lochnell together with the Superiority of the Burgh of Inverary and the Property of the House Castle and parks of Inverary Declaring that the generality hereof shall be as sufficient as if each part of the saids Lands and every Patronage were particularly herein exprest And that this present Annexation is affected with all the Conditions and Provisions as to the way and manner of Alienation and Dissolution mentioned and exprest in the former Act of Parliament Annexing to the Crown the Lands of the Earl of Tarras Lord Melvill and others XLI ACT Declaring the Greenland-Fishing to be a Manufactory June 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of His Estates of Parliament Considering the great Advantage which may accrew to this Kingdom by encouraging the Greenland-Fishing whereby vast Sums of Money will be kept within the Kingdom and by the export of Oyl and Whale-bone considerable Sums of Money brought into the Kingdom Do therefore Declare the Greenland-Fishing an Manufactory and to have all the Priviledges and Immunities made in favours of any other Manufactory or Fishing-Company And that all Aâ—…l or Drinking-Beer made use by the Ships to be sent to Greenland and an Butt of Brandy for each Ship yearly shall be free from Excise Imposition Custom or any Dues whatsoever And the Greenland-Fishing being much prejudged by the importing of Forraign Soap or Whalebone the Customers quitting the one half of the Duty imposed by Act of Parliament upon Imported Soap Do therefore expresly Prohibite and Discharge the Fermorers of His Majesties Custom or others from quitting or abating any of the said Duty due by Law upon Imported Whale-bone or Soap and if it be discovered that they shall quite or abait any of the said Duty that the said Soap or Whale-bone shall be Confiscate the one half to His Majesty and the other half to the Discoverer and the Tacksmen or Collector who shall be found so guilty to be Censured by His Majesties Privy Council or Exchequer as they judge fit XLII ACT of Annexation of several Lands to the Crown June 16. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Considering that the Traitors after-mentioned have of late been Forefaulted upon Processes of Treason Intented at the Instance of Sir George M ckenzie His Majesties Advocat against them both before the high Court of Parliament and the Commissioners of Justiciary viz Sir Iohn Cochran of Ochiltry Sir Patrick Hâ—…me of Polwart Thomas Steuart of Cultness Pringle of Torwoodlie George late Lord Melvil David Montgomery of Lainshaw Sir Hugh Campbel of Cesnock Sir George Campbel younger of Cesnock Mr. Robert Martin sometime Clerk to the Justice-Court Walter late Earl of Tarras Mr. Robert Bailie of Ierriswood Thomas Kenedy of Grange Porterfield of Duchal Mr. William and Alexander Gordons late of Earlstoun elder and younger Iames Gordon younger of Craâ—…en And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament being desirous to Annex the whole Lands Barronies Teinds Annualrents Roums Possessions Milns Woods Fishings and others which pertained to the fore-named persons any manner of way to the Crown for the better Supporting the Dignity of His Royal Estate and the expenses of His Government His Majesty Does therefore with Advice and Consent foresaid Ratifie and Confirm the saids Decreets of Forefaulture And Ordains the same to be of full force strength and effect in all time coming holding and willing this their Ratification to be as sufficient and effectual as if the saids Decreets and whole Tenors thereof were insert herein And further His Majesty with Consent foresaid Doth Unite Annex and Incorporat to His Crown of this His ancient Kingdom to remain inseparably therewith in all time coming all and whatsoever Lands Lordships Baronies Heretages Roums Possessions Milns Woods Fishings Tacks Steedings Teinds Annualrents Patronages Wodsets expired Apprysings and Adjudications Castles Towers Fortalices Houses Biggings Yairds Orchyairds Annexis Connexis Tennents Goods and Aikers and all other Heretages Lands and Estates whatsomever pertaining and belonging to the fore-named persons Rebels and Traitors above-mentioned or any of them by whatsomever manner of way Right or Title and wherein they or any of them have been or might have been in Possession or to which they or any of them have succeeded or may succeed as Representing any person and where the same ly within this Realm of whatsomever Name Title Bounding or Designation the same be of Dispensing with the foresaid generality And Declaring the same to be as sufficient as if every particular Roum Land or Barony pertaining to the fore-named forefaulted Rebels and Traitors or any of them and which can any manner of way fall under their Forefaultries were herein particularly condescended on and exprest And particularly but prejudice of the foresaid Generality the Lands Baronies and others after-mentioned which formerly pertained to these of the saids Traitors after-named viz. The Lands and Barony of Ochiltry the Lands and Barony of Trabeanch the Lands of Chalmerstoun the Lands of Kinowdouns and Flownstoun the Lands of Craigman The Lands of Brownstoun Beaches the Lands of Green-hill and the Superiorities and Feu-duties of the twenty pound Land of Carbel all lying within the Sheriffdom of Air with the whole Pertinents thereof which pertained to the said Sir Iohn Cochran sometime of Ochiltrie The Lands and Barony of Polwart the Lands and Barony of Greenlaw Red-path with the Rights of Patronages and whole Pertinents thereof and Lands of pertaining to the said Sir Patrick Hume sometime of Polwart lying within the Sheriffdom of Berwick The Lands and Barony of Cultness lying within the Sheriffdom of Lanerk And the Lands of North-Berwick lying within the Constabulary of Haddingtoun which pertained to the said Thomas Steuart sometime of Cultness The Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie with the Pertinents thereof lying within the Lordship of Ettrick-Forrest and Sheriffdom of Selkirk sometime pertaining to the said Pringle of Torwoodlie The Lands Lordship and Barony of Mony-mail comprehending the Lands Patronages and Baronies mentioned in the Infeftments thereof lying within the Sheriffdom of
Fife and particularly comprehending the Lands and Baronies of Raith and Balweirie sometime pertaining to the said George Lord Melvil The ten merk Land of Lainshaw and Teinds thereof the ten merk Land of Kirkbryd with the Miln and Pertinents the five pound Land of Milnstoun-fleet the five merk Land of Over and Nether Peacock Lands with the Miln and Pertinents with the Tower and Fortalice called Castlesturt and Lands of Brockholmer all lying within the Bailiary of Cunningham and Sheriffdom of Air the Lands of Over-Cassilioun extending to a three merk Land with the Teinds and Pertinents lying within the said Bailiary and Sheriffdom all formerly pertaining to the said David Montgomery sometime of Lainshaw The Lands and Barony of Riccartoun the Lands and Barony of Cesnock and Galstoun with the Tower of Cesnock and Pertinents the Lands and Barony of Bair the Lands and Barony of Castlemains the Lands and Barony of Hayningress all lying within the Sheriffdom of Air and the Lands of Newhal lying within the Sheriffdom of Fife formerly pertaining to the said Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbels sometime of Cesnocks The Lands and Barony of Hughchester the Mains of Borthwickshiels lying within the Shire of Roxburgh the Lands of Robertoun and Howeleuch-miln and Pertinents thereof lying in the Sheriffdom of Selkirk the Lands and Steedings of Alemuir lying in the said Shire the Lands of Cassock Tameucher and Glenderig lying in Eskaldemuire the Lands of Harden Mabenlan Hichchester and Borthwick-walls lying in the Sheriffdom of Roxburgh formerly pertaining to the said Walter sometime Earl of Tarras The Lands and Barony of Ierviswood lying within the Sheriffdom of Lanerk the Lands and Barony of Mellerstains lying within the Sheriffdom of Roxburgh formerly pertaining to the said Mr. Robert Bailie sometime of Ierviswood The Lands of Grange and Heretable Office of Bailiary of Monkland lying within the Bailiary of Carrick and Sheriffdom of Air formerly pertaining to Thomas Kennedy sometime of Grange the Lands and Barony of Duchal and pertaining to Porterfield sometime of Duchal the Lands and Barony of Earlestoun the Lands and Barony of Kenmuir and others formerly pertaining to the said William and Alexander Gordons late of Earlestoun lying within the Sheriffdom of Wigtoun and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright respective The Lands and Barony of Craiglaw and others formerly pertaining to the said Iames Gordon younger of Craiglaw together with all other Lands Teinds and Rights whatsomever belonging to the Remanent of the saids Traitors or to all or any of them or whereof they were in Possession or to which they might have succeeded any manner of way with all Lands Teinds and others Castles Towers Fortalices Milns Multures Fishings Annualrents Reversions Patronages of Kirks and Teinds Personages and Viccarages and all and whatsomever Mines of Gold Silver Copper and other Minerals within the foresaid bounds and belonging to the saids Forefaulted Traitors with all other Parts Pendicles and Pertinents Casualities Priviledges Jurisdictions Offices and others whatsomever pertaining to the same All which His Majesty with Consent foresaid Doth Unite and Annex to His Crown Declaring the Generality foresaid to be as sufficient to the intent and effect foresaid as if each Part Parcel and Pertinents of the saids Lands Offices Patronages Priviledges and others belonging to the saids Traitors or any of them and whereof they were in Possession were herein exprest And it is Statute and Declared That the saids Lordships Lands Baronies Teinds and others respectivè above-mentioned Annexed to the Crown in manner-foresaid shall remain therewith in all time-coming And that the same or any part thereof shall not nor may not be given away in Fee and Heretage nor in Frank Tenement Liferent Pension or Tack except for the full Duty which may be gotten from and payed by the Tennents or by any other manner of Alienation Right or Disposition whatsomever to any person or persons of whatsomever Estate Degree or Quality they be without Advice Decreet and Deliberation of the whole Parliament and for Great Weighty and Reasonable Causes concerning the good welfare and publick Interest of the whole Kingdom First to be proposed and to be Advised and maturely pondered and considered by the Estates re integrâ before any previous Grant Right or Deed be given made or done by His Majesty or His Successors concerning the Disposition of the saids Lordships Baronies and others or any part thereof which may any wayes predetermine them or the Estates of Parliament and prejudge the freedom of their Deliberation and Consent And if at any time hereafter it shall be thought fit to Dispone or Grant any Right of any part of the saids Lands Superiorities Offices Teinds and others It is Declared That the general Narrative of good Services weighty Causes and Considerations shall not be sufficient But the particular Causes and Considerations whereupon His Majesty and His Successors may be Induced to grant and the Estates to Consent to such Rights are to be expressed that it may appear that the same is not Granted through Importunity or upon privat suggestions or pretences but for True Just and Reasonable Causes and Considerations of publick Concernment And further It is Declared That if any general Act of Dissolution of His Majesties Property shall be made at any time hereafter the saids Lands and others above-mentioned and Annexed shall not be understood to fall or be comprehended under the same And if the saids Lands and others foresaid or any part thereof shall be Annalzied or Disponed or any Right of the same shall be Granted otherwise then is Appointed and Ordained in manner above-mentioned His Majesty with Consent foresaid Doth Statute and Declare That all Dispositions Infeftments and other Rights of the saids Lands and others foresaid or any part thereof which shall be Granted contrary to this present Act with all Acts of Dissolution and Ratification and other Acts of Parliament concerning the same shall be from the beginning and in all time-coming void and null and of no effect and notwithstanding thereof It shall be lawful to Our Soveraign Lord and His Successors for the time to take back and receive at their Pleasure for their own use without any Process of Law the Lands and others above Annexed or any part thereof which shall be Annalzied or Disponed and these in whose favours any such Rights or Alienations shall be made shall be accomptable for and lyable to refound and pay all Profits Intromission or Benefit taken uplifted or enjoyed by them in the mean time And it is Declared That all other Clauses Articles and Provisions contained in any former Act or Acts of Annexation to the advantage of His Majesty and His Crown are and shall be holden as repeated and insert herein But it is hereby always 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
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 Pag. Ibid. 5 Act Declaring it Treason to Take or Owne the Covenants Pag. Ibid. 6 Act Obliging Husbands to be lyable for their Wives Fines Pag. 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 Pag. Ibid. 9 Act for the more effectual Payment and Inbringing of His Majesties Rents and Revenues Pag. Ibid 10 Act concerning Judicial Confessions before the Commissioners of Iusticiary Pag. 5 11 Act Obliging Persons to accept Offices Pag. 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 Pag. Ibid. 15 Act Explaining the 10th Act of the Parliament 1669 anent Interruptions Pag. 16 16 Act anent Iustices of Peace Pag. Ibid. 17 Act for Taking the Oath of Allegiance Pag. 17 18 Act concerning Vacant Stipends Pag. Ibid. 19 Act Ratifying the Priviledges of the Senators of the Colledge of Iustice. Pag. 18 20 Act for preserving Game Pag. Ibid. 21 Act against stealing of Dogs and Hawks Pag. 21 22 Act concerning â—…ailzies Pag. 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. Ibid. 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 Pag. Ibid. 29 Act concerning Citations before Circuit Courts Pag. 27 30 Act approving the Narrative of the Plot. Pag. Ibid. 31 Act for security of the Officers of State and others Pag. Ibid. 32 Act concerning the Militia Pag. 28 33 Act for security of the Records Pag. Ibid. 34 Act for Poll-mony Pag. 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 Pag. 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 Pag. Ibid. 41 Act Declaring the Green-land-fishing to be a Manufactory Pag. 33 42 Act of Annexation of several Lands to the Crown Pag. Ibid. 43 Act in Favours of the Inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland Pag. 36 44 Act For a Standart of Miles Pag. Ibid. 45 Act in Favours of Sir William Bruce for enlarging the Shire of Kinross Pag. Ibid. 46 Act Salvo Iure 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 Ierviswood 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 Iohn 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 Shiâ—…e 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 Iohn 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 Mackenzie of Prestounhall Ratification in favours of the Earl of Southesk Ratification in favours of Hugh Wallace of Inglistoun Ratification in favours of Mr. Iohn Richardson and Iohn Drummond Protestation Sir Iames Rocheid and Iames Hamilton against the same Ratification in favours of Aeneas M cleod Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Lowrie of Maxweltoun Ratification in favours of Duncan Toshich of Monyvaird Ratification in favours of Collonel Iames 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 of Edinburgh Protestation the Weavers of the Cannongate against the same Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Innerness Ratification in favours of Iohn Scot of Comistoun Ratification in favours of Iames Miln Ratification in favours of Mr. David Dewar Advocat Ratification in favours of Donald M cdonald of Moydart Ratification in favours of Sir William Bruce of Kinross Ratification in favours of Sir Iohn Murray of Drumcairn Ratification in favours of the Laird of Drum Ratification in favours of Sir George Mackenzie His Majesties Advocat Ratification in favours of Iames 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 Mackenzie of Dalvenan Ratification in favours of Iohn Lawder of Fountainhall and Sir Iohn Lawder his Son Ratification in favours of Sir Iohn Gordon of Rothemay Protestation the Town of Forrest against Iames Caddel of Muirtouns Ratification Act in favours of the Bishop of the Isles Decreet of Precedency in favours of the Earl of Strathmore FINIS
Minister not being Titular or at the instance of His Majesties Advocat in respect of His Majesties Annuity except it can be proven that Collusion was used betwixt the Titulars and Heretors or betwixt the Procurator-Fiscal and the Heretors and Titulars which Collusion is declared to be when the Valuations are led with the diminution of the third part of the just Rent which diminution shall be proven by the Parties Oath and with Power to the saids Commissioners or Quorum foresaid where Ministers are not already sufficiently Provided or have not Localities already assigned to them for their Stipends out of the Teinds within the Paroch where they serve the Cure in so far as the same will amount to according to the Quantities Proportions and Rules contained in the 19 Act of the Parliament 1633 to Modifie Settle and Appoint constant Local Stipends to each Minister out of the Teinds of the Paroch where they serve the Cure With Power also to the saids Commissioners to grant recompence by prorogation of Tacks to Parties for all Augmentations of Stipends which are granted since the Year 1630 or shall be granted and that effeiring to the Augmentations already granted or to be granted as the saids Commissioners shall think sit And sicklike To disjoyn too large and spacious Paroches to cause erect and build new Churches to annex and dismember Churches as they shall think convenient and to take order that every Heretor and Liferenter shall have the leading and buying of their own Teinds if they be willing according to the Rules prescribed by the 19 Act and Commission granted by His Majesty with Consent of His Estates of Parliament in anno 1633 and the Acts of Parliament therein-mentioned with Power to Determine all Questions concerning the prices of Teinds betwixt Titulars and others having Right thereto and the Heretors and to appoint such Securities in favours of Titulars and others having Right to Teinds for their prices to be granted to the Heretors and others lyable in payment of valued Duties or Buyers of the saids Teinds and in favours of the Ministers as to their Maintainance as the saids Commissioners shall think fitting according to the Rules set down in the said Act 1633 And each Heretor whose Teinds belongs to Titulars of Erection to have power and liberty to buy the Teinds of his own Lands whether valued or not within the space of three years after the date of this Act With this Declaration always that in case the impediment during the time foresaid flow from the Titular by reason of his Minority or other inability in that case the Heretor who offered to buy his own Teinds within the space foresaid shall have place so soon as the impediment is removed to buy his Teinds notwithstanding of the expiring of the years and space after-exprest And it is Declared That if the Heretor be Minor and his Tutor neglect the buying of his Teinds within the foresaid space the Minor shall have Action for two years after his Minority to compell the Titular to sell his saids Teinds And generally with Power to the saids Commissioners to Decide and Determine in all other points which may concern the Drawing or Leading of Teinds the Selling or Buying of the same or payment of the Rates thereof contained in the former Acts of Parliament or set down in the general Determination given out by His Majesties Royal Father of blessed Memory And if any Person or Persons shall find themselves grieved and complain of the injustice or exorbitancy of any Decreets or Sentences given in any of the Commissions during the time of the late Troubles With Power to the saids Commissioners to take the same to their Consideration and Alter Annul or Allow the saids Decreets and Sentences as they shall find just And it is always Provided and Declared That the Arch-Bishops and Bishops and other Beneficed Persons being Ministers and their Successors shall not be prejudged of the Rents whereof their Predecessors were in actual and real Possession and which by the Laws of the Kingdom were due to them in anno 1637 or whereof they are presently in Possession And that they shall be no further bound but according to the Provisions and Conditions exprest in the Submissions made by the Bishops to His Majesties Royal Father of blessed Memory of the Date the day of 1628 years and Registrat in the Books of Commission for Surrenders and Teinds upon the Fifteenth day of Iuly 1631. And whereas it may fall out that some of the saids Commissioners may be unable to attend the Service through Death Sickness or other known Impediment THEREFORE His Majesty Declares That He shall be careful to fill their places with other Persons qualified whose Oaths for faithful discharging of the same shall be taken by the Lord Chancellor or in his absence by the Lord President of the Commission for the time And Ordains this present Commission to endure ay and while the same be discharged by His Majesty and the Acts Decreets and Sentences thereof to have the force strength and effect of a Decreet or Sentence of Parliament and the Lords of Session to grant Letters of Horning Poynding and other necessars to be direct upon the saids Decreets and Sentences in manner contained in the foresaids Commissions And His Majesty with Consent foresaid hereby Discharges all former Commissions Declaring the same to be expired XXIX ACT Concerning Citations before Circuit Courts June 2. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Do hereby Ratifie and Approve the practice of the Circuit Courts in citing persons even for Treason upon Porteous Rolls by Messengers or Sheriff-officers without imploying Heraulds or Pursevants which because of the Circumstances of the time place and number of the Pannals cannot be done in Circuit Courts And Declare that for the future it shall be lawful to cite before Circuit Courts after that manner It is alwayes hereby Provided that in cases of Treason the Messenger or Sheriff-officer and Witnesses to the Citation shall be Sworn upon the verity thereof XXX ACT Approving the Narrative of the Plot. June 4. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Having Read Seen and Considered a Narrative of the late horrid inhumane Conspiracy by that Execrable Traitor Archibald Campbel sometime Earl of â—…rgile and others and the Papers Ciphers and Instructions whereon the same is founded They Do Find and Declare that there has been a pernicious and treacherous Conspiracy carried on by him and others And they THEREFORE Approve the Discovery of the said Plot by the extraordinary Pains Exactness and Industry of the Lords of the Secret Committee Together with the Narrative Drawn and Printed by Authority of the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council as good and acceptable Service done by them for the Security of His Sacred Majesty and this His ancient Kingdom XXXI ACT for Security of the Officers of State and others June 4. 1685.