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A58629 The laws and acts made in the second session of 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 29 of Apr. 1686 by a noble earl, Alexander, Earl of Morray, Lord Doun and Abernethie, &c., Secretary of State for the kingdom 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 Tarbat ...; Laws, etc. Scotland.; Moray, Alexander Stewart, Earl of, d. 1701.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714. 1686 (1686) Wing S1253; ESTC R15416 44,285 34

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Pag. Ibid. 5 Act anent the Session Pag. Ibid. 6 Act for the Christmas Vacans Pag. Ibid. 7 Act of Dissolution of the Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie in Favours of Lieutenant General Drummond Pag. 7 8 Additional Act anent High-Ways and Bridges Pag. 8 9 Act of Annexation of the Baronies of Muir-hall and Melfort to the Crown Pag. 9 10 Act Ordaining Pursuers to furnish the Act to the Defenders whereon they are to Depone Pag. 11 11 Act for Winter-Herding Pag. Ibid. 12 Act for Cleansing the Streets of Edinburgh Pag. Ibid. 13 Act of Dissolution in Favours of the Duke of Gordon Pag. 12 14 Act against Importing Irish-Victual or Cattel Pag. 13 15 Act Declaring that Inhibitions shall not be prejudged by Recognition Pag. Ibid. 16 Act for Burying in Scots Linen Pag. 14 17 Act for Writing Seasins by way of Book Pag. Ibid. 18 Act appointing the publication of the Testimonies of Witnesses Pag. 15 19 Act anent the Registration of Seasins and Reversions Pag. Ibid. 20 Act anent the Nomination of Clerks to the Justices of Peace Pag. Ibid. 21 Act in Favours of Iohn Adair Geographer for Surveying the Kingdom of Scotland and Navigating the Coasts and Isles thereof Pag. 16 22 Act and Commission for Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds Pag. 17 23 Act for Regulation of Judicatures Pag. 18 24 Act anent an humble Offer made to His Majesty for an Imposition upon certain Commodities for defraying the expence of a free Coynage and other matters relating to the Mint Pag. 20 25 Act Rescinding a Clause in the Address made by the Parliament against the late Earl of Argile Pag. 24 26 Act Dissolving the Lands and Estates of Earlstoun Craichlaw and Caitloch from the Crown Pag. 25 27 Act of Dissolution of the Lands of Grange in favours of Sir Thomas Kennedy Lord Provost of Edinburgh Pag. 26 28 Act Dissolving the Lands of Cultness North-Berwick and Goodtries from the Crown Pag. 27 29 Act of Dissolution in favours of the late Earl of Tarras Pag. 28 30 Act anent the Measure of Bark Pag. 29 31 Act in favours of Iohn Meikle Founder and others of that Trade Pag. Ibid. 32 Act Salvo Iure Cujuslibet Pag. Ibid. 33 Act of Adjournment Pag. 30 A TABLE Of the Acts and Ratifications Past in the second Session of His Majesties first Parliament and which are not here Printed PRotestation by some Noble-men and others concerning their Precedency in the Rolls of Parliament His Majesties Letter to the Parliament with the Parliaments Answer Act for several yearly Fairs and Weekly Mercats to some Noble-men and others Act of Dissolution of the Lands of Ochiltrie in favours of William Cochran Act Dissolving from the Crown Lands which held of other Superiours than the King Act in favours of the Dutches of Hamilton anent the Office of Justice-General in the Isle of Arran Act and Reference to the Council anent the Importation of Prohibited Goods Act in favours of the Shire of Ross. Act Rescinding a Commission Granted the last Session of Parliament anent the Estate of Argile Act Rescinding the 33 Act of the first Session of this Current Parliament Act adding some Commissioners of Supply and Justices of Peace to several Shires Act in favours of Monsieur Culbert Marchio de Schanko Act in favours of Sir Alexander Gibson Act for Rebuilding the Bridge of Ugie Act in favours of Robert Cuninghame of Achinhervie Act in favours of the Duke of Gordon Act in favours of Mr. Walter Birnie Minister Act appointing the Earl of Morray and Lord Doun in his absence Conveener in the Shire of Inverness Ratification in favours of the Duke of Gordon Ratification in favours of the Earl of Perth Lord High Chancellor Two Ratifications in favours of the Dutches of Buccleugh Ratification in favours of the Earl of Middletoun Ratification in favours of the Earl of Dumbartoun Two Ratifications in favours of the Viscount of Melfort Two Ratifications in favours of the Viscount of Tarbat Ratification in favours of General Drummond Ratification in favours of the Laird of Balnagoun Ratification in favours of Sir Thomas Stuart of Gairntullie Ratification in favours of Sir Iames Stuart of Bute Ratification in favours of Sir Iames Caddel of Muirtoun Ratification in favours of Sir Colin Campbel of Aberurquhile Ratification in favours of Sir Archibald Cockburn of Langtoun Ratification in favours of Sir Thomas Kennedy Lord Provost of Edinburgh Ratification in favours of Sir Charles Stuart and Sir William Ker. Ratification in favours of Sir William Sharp of Stonny-hill Ratification in favours of Sir Iohn Gordon Advocat Ratification in favours of the Laird of Inverneity Ratification in favour of Hugh Mcleod of Cambiscurrie Ratification in favours of Mr. Alcxander Mclean of Ottar Ratification in favours of Iohn Reid of Bara Ratification in favours of Captain Edward Burd Ratification in favours of Mr. William Gordon Advocat Ratification in favours of George Keith of Criechie Ratification in favours of Iames Urquhart of Knockleith Ratification in favours of Robert Miln his Majesties Mr. Mason Ratification in favours of Lady Mary Bruce and William Cochran FINIS
Decreets unless the Interlocutors which are the Warrands thereof be Signed as said is Declaring hereby the Extracts which shall be given out otherways to be void and null IV. ACT Ordaining all Executions to be Subscribed by the Witnesses without necessity of Stamping May 26. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That in time coming all Citations before the Lords of Session and Citations before any other Judges Civil or Criminal which formerly by Law or Custom used to be in Writ and all Executions of Letters of Horning Inhibition and others whatsoever be Subscribed by the Executer thereof and the Witnesses Otherwise to be null and void And that the same shall not be quarrellable for the want of stamping any Law or Practick to the contrary notwithstanding V. ACT Anent the Session May 26. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statute and Ordain That the ordinary Dyets for Sitting of the Session shall be thus Regulated for the future viz. The Winter-Session shall Sitt down the first of November and Rise the last of February And the Summer-Session shall Sitt down the first day of Iune and Rise the last of Iuly And that this present Act shall take effect from the first of November 1686. And that notwithstanding of the seventh Act of the third Parliament of King Charles the Second of ever Glorious Memory which is hereby Rescinded VI. ACT For the Christmas Vacans May 26. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of His Majesties Three Estates Assembled in Parliament Statutes Ordains and Declares That the Christmas Vacation of the Session or Colledge of Justice shall yearly and in all time-coming Continue and endure from the Twentieth of December to the Tenth day of Ianuary inclusivè Any former Law Act or Custom to the contrary Notwithstanding VII ACT Of Dissolution of the Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie in Favours of Lieutenant-General Drummond May 28. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and Estates of Parliament Taking into Their serious Consideration That His Majesties Commissioner as having special Warrand and Instruction from His Majesty Having Proposed and Expounded in plain Parliament The great and faithful Services done and performed to His Majesties Royal Father King Charles the First and His Royal Brother King Charles the Second of ever Blessed memories and to His Majesties Self since His accession to the Crown by Lieutenant-General Drummond Commander of all His Majesties Forces within the Kingdom of Scotland And Considering the particular Services Done by him in his ready and chearful joyning with the Forces Levied in the Year 1648. For Rescuing the Sacred Person of His Majesties Royal Father out of the hands of His Rebellious English Subjects by whom He was then kept Prisoner And with the Forces Levied in Ireland for the Service of the Crown in the year 1649. under the Command of the Duke of Ormond then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland And his brave and chearful Concurring with the Royal Armies both in Scotland and England in the year 1651. which was the occasion of his suffering great loss and a grievous long Imprisonment And his Resolute and Couragious appearing in Arms against the Usurpers in the year 1653. being Cloathed with a Commission of Major-General And Considering also That after the hopes of the Loyal Party were absolutely cut off by the prevalency of the Usurpation The said Lieutenant General Drummond having indured the greatest hardships and miseries under the influence of Tyrannical Powers made a generous choice rather to undergo Exile and Banishment from his own Native Countrey than submit upon any Terms to or comply with an Unlawful and Usurped Authority and that upon a Call from His Majesties Royal Brother after His Restauration he left a Splendid and Honourable Imployment under the Emperour of Russia to give Obedience to His Native Prince and that since his Return to this Kingdom he did Good and Signal Service as Major-General in the Defeat of the Rebels and Suppressing the Rebellion raised in the year 1666. And in his painful and Faithful Performance of the Office of Master-General of the Ordnance for divers years And in his Good and Successful Conduct of His Majesties Forces as Lieutennant-General against the late Rebells and Conspirators who under the Command of the late Earl of Argile Designed to Overturn the Government of this Nation And upon many other occasions hath given pregnant proofs of a firm and steady Loyalty And all the saids great and memorable Services and Sufferings being proposed and laid open in plain Parliament to the end the Three Estates might give His Majesty Their Judgement Advice and Determination re integra whether the same were True Good and Reasonable Causes of publict Government for Dissolving the Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie formerly pertaining to Pringle sometime of Torwoodlie with all other Lands Heretages and Rights which belonged to him from the Crown and which came in His Majesties hands through the Crimes of Treason and laese Majestie Acted Committed and Done by the said Pringle and the Doom and Sentence of Forefaulture given and pronounced against him for the same upon the day of One thousand six hundred eighty five years and were Annexed to the Crown by the fourty two Act of the first Session of this current Parliament And the said Estates of Parliament after long and mature Deliberation and Treating and Consulting anent the Premisses being fully satisfied and convinced That the particular Services and Sufferings above-mentioned Done Performed and Undergone by the said Lieutenant-General Drummond The Truth whereof is clearly known and did appear to them are Just Weighty and Important Reasons concerning both His Majesties Interest and the publict Good and Welfare of this Kingdom That they should Advise and Consent to His Majesties Giving and Disponing the saids Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie and others above-exprest to the said Lieutenant-general Drummond his Heirs and Assigneys And for that effect that the saids Lands should be Dissolved from the Crown and from the said Act of Annexation THEREFORE His Majesty with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Decerns Ordains and Declairs That the saids Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie and all other Lands Heretages and Rights sometime belonging to the said Pringle late of Torwoodlie and which came in His Majesties hands and were Annexed to the Crown in manner foresaid may be be Disponed to the said Lieutenant-General Drummond and his foresaids And for that Effect has Dissolved and hereby Dissolves the same from the Crown and Patrimony thereof And from the foresaid Act of Annexation made the sixteenth day of Iune One thousand six hundred eighty and five years and from all other Acts of Annexation and from all Clauses Qualities and Conditions therein contained And His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Finds Decerns and Declares That this present Act of Dissolution having proceeded upon the Advice and Deliberation of the Estates of