LAWS and ACTS Past in the Third SESSION of the First PARLIAMENT Of our most High and Dread SOVERAIGN CHARLES THE SECOND By the Grace of GOD King of SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Defender of the Faith Holden at Edinburgh from the eighteenth of June 1663. to the ninth of October thereafter on which day the the Parliament was dissolved By a Noble Lord John Earl of Rothes Lord Lesly and Bambreith His MAJESTIES Commissioner for holding the same by vertue of a COMMISSION under His MAJESTIES Great Seal of this Kingdom With the special Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament EDINBURGH Re-printed by Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent MAJESTY Anno DOM. 1674. CUM PRIVILEGIO LAWS and ACTS past in the third SESSION of the first PARLIAMENT of our most High and Dread Soveraign CHARLES the Second by the Grace of GOD King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Begun at Edinburgh upon the eighteenth of June 1663. and continued to the ninth of October thereafter I. ACT against separation and disobedience to Ecclesiastical Authority FOrasmuch as the King's Majesty considering the prejudices which did ensue to the Church and Protestant Religion to the Prerogative of the Crown to the Authority of Parliament to the Liberties of the Subject and to the publick Laws and Peace of the Kingdom by the invasions made upon Episcopal Government during the late troubles and finding that Government to be the Church government most agreeable to the word of God most convenient and effectual for preservation of Truth Order and Unity and most suteable to Monarchy and to the Peace and Quiet of the State Hath therefore with advice and consent of his Estates of Parliament by several Acts past in the second Session of this Parliament restored the Church to it 's ancient and right Government by Archbishops and Bishops and hath redintigrated the estate of Bishops to the exercise of their Episcopal Function and to all the Priviledges Dignities Jurisdictions and Possessions due and formerly belonging thereunto And in further order to the settlement of the Church and bringing the Ministers to a due acknowledgment of and complyance with the Government thereof thus established by Law His Majesty with advice foresaid hath also Statute and Ordained That all these Ministers who entred to the Cure of any Paroch without Right or Presentations from the lawful Patron in and since the year one thousand six hundred and fourty nine and should not betwixt and the twentieth of September last obtain Presentations from their several Patrons and Collation from the Bishop of the Diocess where they lived should have no right to the uplifting the Rents of any Benefice or Stipend for the year one thousand six hundred and sixty two but that their Places Benefices and Kirks should be ipso jure vacand And that whatever Ministers should without a lawfull excuse to be admitted by their ordinary absent themselves from the diocesian Assembly or who should not concur in all the Acts of the Church-discipline as they should be thereunto required by the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocess should be for the first fault suspended from their Office and Benefice till the next diocesian Meeting and if they amend not should be deprived and the Church and Benefice to be provided as in other cases of vacancies And the King's Majesty having resolved to conserve and maintain the Church in the present State and Government thereof by Archbishops and Bishops and others bearing office therein and not to endure nor give way or connivance to any variation therein in the least Doth therefore with advice and consent of His Estates conveened in this third Session of His Parliament Ratifie and Approve the afore-mentioned Acts and Laws made in the two former Sessions of Parliament in order to the setling of Episcopal Dignity Jurisdiction and Authority within this Kingdom and Ordains them to stand in full force as publick Laws of the Kingdom and to be put to further execution in all points conform to the tenor thereof And in pursuance of His Majesties Royal resolution herein His Majesty with advice aforesaid doth recommend to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council to take speedy and effectual course that these Acts receive ready and due obedience from all His Majesties Subjects And for that end that they call before them all such Ministers who having entred in or since the year one thousand six hundred and fourty nine and have not as yet obtained Presentations and Collations as aforesaid yet dared to preach in contempt of the Law and to punish them as seditious persons and contemners of the Royal Authority As also that they be carefull that such Ministers who keep not the diocesian Meetings and concur not with the Bishops in the Acts of Church-discipline being for the same suspended or deprived as said is be accordingly after deprivation removed from their Benefices Glebs and manses and if any of them shall notwithstanding offer to retain the possession of their Benefices or Manses that they take present course to see them dispossest and if they shall thereafter presume to exercise their Ministry that they be punished as seditious persons and such as contemn the Authority of Church and State And as His Majesty doth expect from all His good and dutifull Subjects a due acknowledgment of and hearty complyance with His Majesties Government Ecclesiasticall and Civil as it is now established by Law within this Kingdom and that in order thereunto they will give their chearfull concurrence countenance and assistance to such Ministers as by publick Authority are or shall be admitted in their several Paroches and attend all the ordinary Meetings for divine Worship in the same So His Majesty doth Declare That He will and doth account a with-drawing from and not keeping and joyning in these Meetings to be seditious and of dangerous example and consequence And therefore and for preventing the same for the future His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament doth hereby Statute Ordain and Declare That all and every such person or persons who shall hereafter ordinarily and willfully withdraw and absent themselves from the ordinary Meetings of divine Worship in their own Paroch Church on the Lords day whether upon account of Popery or other disaffection to the present Government of the Church shall thereby incur the pains and penalties under-writren viz. Each Nobleman Gentleman and Heretor the loss of a fourth part of ilk years Rent in which they shall be accused and convicted and every Yeoman Tennent or Farmer the loss of such a proportion of their free moveables after the payment of their Rents due to their Master and Landlord as His Maejesties Council shall think fit not exceeding a fourth part thereof and every Burgess to lose the libertie of Merchandizing Trading and all other Priviledges within Burgh and fourth part of their moveables And His Majesty with advice foresaid doth hereby
the former Act with this addition That strong Beggars with their Bairns be imployed in common Works and that they shal continue servants therein during their life-times And considering the tenth Act of the two and twentieth Parliament of His said Royal Grand-father King James the sixth Recommending to all His good Subjects to take into their service poor and indigent Children declaring that they shall be subject to their said Masters their Heirs and Assignes in all kind of service that shall be enjoyned to them untill they pass their age of thirty years compleat and that they shall be Subject to their Masters correction and chastisement in all manner of punishment life and torture excepted and that if it shall happen the said persons to absent themselves from their Masters service without their licence not only to be lyable to bodily punishment at their Masters difcretion but that all recepters of them shall be obliged to restore them to their Masters within twenty four hours after they be required otherwise to pay to their said Masters ten shillings Scots for ilk dayes absence till they be restored And His Majesty considering that the chief cause whereby the foresaids Acts have proven in-effectual and that Vagabounds and idle Persons do yet so much abound hath been that there were few or no common Works then erected in the Kingdom who might take and imploy the said idle Persons in their service and that now by His Majesties Princely care common Works for Manufacturies of divers sorts are setting up in this Kingdom Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament Ratifies and Approves the foresaids Acts of Parliament with this addition That it shall be leisum to all Persons or Societies who have or shall set up any Manufacturies within this Kingdom to seize upon and apprehend the persons of any Vagabonds who shall be found begging or who being Masterless and out of service have not wherewith to maintain themselves by their own means or work and to imploy them for their service as they shall see fit the same being done with the advice of the respective Magistrates of the place where they shall be seized upon And Ordains the Paroches where such Vagabonds or idle Persons as shall be found begging were born or in case the place of their nativity be not known the Paroches where they have any residence haunt or most resort for the space of three years immediately preceeding their being so apprehended who thereby are relieved of the burden of them to make payment to the Persons or Societies that shall happen to imploy them of two shillings Scots money per aiem for the first year after they be apprehended and one shilling Scots per diem for the next three years thereafter the one half thereof to be payed by the Heretors of the severall Paroches respective and the other half thereof to be payed by the Possessor and Inhabitants dwelling upon the ground of each Heretor respective Likeas His Majesty with advice and consent foresaid Ordains the Heretors of each Paroch or as many of them as shall happen to meet upon publick intimation made at the Paroch-kirk upon any Sabbath at the dissolving of the Church from the first Sermon by any of the Heretors of the Paroch or by the imployers of the Poor to make up a stent Roll for maintenance of the Poor in their Paroch who shall be imployed as said is at the rate aforesaid the one half thereof to be payed by the Heretors either conform to the old extent of their Lands within the Paroch or conform to the valuation by which they last payed assessment or otherwayes as the major part of the Heretors so meeting shall agree Life-renters and Wod-setters alwayes being lyable during their Rights as Heretors and the other half thereof to be laid upon the Tennents and Possessors according to their means and substance And in case the saids Heretors being required by any Person or Society imploying the Poor as said is shall failÈie to make up and deliver a stent Roll in manner foresaid with power to the Persons Society or others intrusted by them to charge the Heretors of each Paroch for the sum of two shillings Scots per diem for each one of their Poor whereof they shall be relieved in manner foresaid conform to the old extent or valuation foresaid at the option of the Person or Society imploying or these intrusted by them which stent Roll shall continue and stand for one year after the making up thereof either by the Heretors or in case of failÈie by the Persons or Societies imploying the Poor as said is and shall then be renewed from year to year during the years above-written Providing also that the Heretors in case they failÈie to make astent Roll as said is and be charged conform to the old extent or valuation of their Lands that they shall have relief of the Tennents and Possessors of their Lands for the one half of what they shall be distressed for And His Majesty with consent foresaids Ordains Letters of Horning to be directed hereupon at the instance of the Persons or Societies imployers of the Poor or persons intrusted by them against the Heretors and others for payment of the said daily allowance for the Poor or against the recepters of them being so imployed for ten shillings Scots money per diem upon fifteen dayes only Providing alwayes that after examination of the case the Lords of the Privy Council shall find cause for directing such Letters And Ordains all Sheriffs Stewarts Bailies of Regality Principalitie Magistrates of Burroughs or Justices of Peace and their Constables to be assisting in the apprehending of the saids Vagabounds or in the bringing of them back to their service after they shall be imployed And strictly Prohibits and Discharges all persons whatsoever to oppose or hinder the taking or bringing back of them in maner foresaid respective under the pain of deforcement Likeas it is hereby Declared That the Poor so imployed shall continue in the service of the imployers and under their direction and correction in maner foresaid not only during the space of the maintenance to be payed for them by their Paroches in maner above-written but also for the space of seven years thereafter for meat and cloath only Declaring alwayes likeas it is hereby expresly Declared that the Burgh of Air nor their inhabitants shall no wayes be comprehended herein but are excepted here-from in all points And recommends to the Lords of the Privy Council to see this Act and all former Acts of Parliament made against sturdy Beggars and Vagabonds put to execution with power to them to supply by their order what shall be deficient as to the execution of the saids Acts. XVI ACT anent the measure of Coal OUr Soveraign Lord considering that several questions and debates do arise betwixt the buyers of Coal and the Customers and Receivers of the Bullion anent the measure of the chalder
ordering and disposal of the external Government of the Church and the nomination of the persons by whose advice matters relating to the same are to be setled doth belong to His Majesty as an inherent right of the Crown by vertue of His Prerogative-royal and supream Authority in causes Ecclesiastical And in prosecution of this Trust His Majesty considering how fit and necessary it is for the honour and service of Almighty God the good and quiet of the Church and the better Government thereof in unity and order that there be a National Synod and Assembly duly constitute within this Kingdom Hath therefore Appointed and Declared and by these presents Appoints and Declares that there shall be a National Synod of the Church of Scotland And that this Synod for the lawfull Members thereof shall consist and be constitute of the Archbishops of St. Andrews and Glasgow and the remanent Bishops of these two Provinces of all Deans of Cathedral Churches Arch-deacons of all the Moderators of Meetings for exercise allowed by the Bishops of the respective Diocesse and of one Presbyter or Minister of each Meeting to be chosen and elected by the Moderator and plurality of Presbyters of the same and of one or two from the University of St. Andrews one from Glasgow one from the King's Colledge one from Marshals Colledge of Aberdeen and one from the Colledge of Edinburgh And this Synod thus constitute is to meet at such times and places as His Majestie by His Proclamation shall appoint and is to debate treat consider consult conclude and determine upon such pious matters causes and things concerning the Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government of this Church as His Majesty shall from time to time under His Royal hand deliver or cause be delivered to the Archbishop of St. Andrews President of the said National Assembly to be by him offered to their consideration The Estates of Parliament do humbly recognosce and acknowledge His Majesties Royal Power and Prerogative aforesaid with the piety justice and prudence of His Majesties resolution herein Likeas His Majesty with their advice and consent doth hereby Establish Ratifie and Confirm this constitution of a National Assembly as the lawfull constitution of the National Synods and Assemblies of this Church His Majesty or His Commissioner without whose presence no National Synod can be kept being alwayes present And Declares That no Act Canon Order or Ordinance shall be owned as an Act of the National Synod of the Church of Scotland so as to be of any effect force or validity in Law to be observed and keeped by the Archbishops and Bishops the inferiour Clergy and all other persons within this Realm as far as lawfully being Members of this National Church it may concern them but that which shall be considered consulted and agreed upon by the President and major part of the Members above-specified It is alwayes hereby provided that nothing be enacted or put in execution by authority of a National Synod within this Kingdom which shall be contrary to His Majesties Royal Prerogative or the Laws of the Kingdom And that no Act Mater or Cause be debated consulted and concluded upon but what shall be allowed approven and confirmed by His Majesty or His Commissior present at the said National Synod V. ACT anent ruinous houses in Royal Burghs OUr Soveraign Lord being informed that upon the high Streets of several of His Majesties Burghs-royal and in the vennels and other passages within the same there be many houses in the publick view of all people resorting thereto very ruinous and not inhabited these divers years by gone nor likely to be repaired by any to the great opprobry of the said Burghs and common scandal of the Kingdom as being altogether defective of that policy and good order which is and ever hath been so earnestly intended in the many wholsom and laudable Laws already made by His Majesty and His Royal Progenitors of most worthy memory And finding the Burroughs very desirous to have these many dangers and inconveniences prevented and remeeded which the inhabitants of these Burghs and the rest of the Lieges frequenting the same do continually fear from such ruinous buildings Doth therefore with advice of His Estates of Parliament Ordain the Provost and Bailies of the Burgh where such ruinous houses are to cause warn and charge all persons that have or pretends right to the property of such Lands and Buildings or any Annual-rents forth thereof to cause build and repair in a decent way within year and day such Houses and Buildings as have been wast and not inhabited three years before the date of this present Act or shall be wast and not inhabited thereafter by the foresaid space of three years or else to sell the same to others to be builded within the same space of year and day And to charge all known persons personally or at their dwelling places and by open Proclamation at the Paroch-kirk or Mercat-cross of the Burgh and all others by open Proclamation at the said Mercat-cross and Paroch-kirk And in case of their absence out of this Realm at the Cross of Edinburgh and Peer and Shoar of Leith upon threescore dayes with certification to them if they failÈie the said Provost and Bailies shall cause the said Lands and Tenement to be valued by certain persons to be chosen and sworn by them for that effect and sell the same to any person that will buy them and pay the price of the same to these owners if they be known and if they be not known to consign the prices thereof in the hands of the Provost one of the Bailies or Dean of Gild of the said Burgh to be forth-coming to these who have interest thereto And if no man will buy them it shall be lawfull to the said Provost and Bailies after apprising thereof as said is and payment or consignation of the prices of the same to cast down the said ruinous Houses and cause build the same of new And His Majesty with advice foresaid Declares That it shall not be lawfull in time coming to any maner of person to pursue them nor their successors therefore nor pretend any right or interest thereto but that the said right shall be a perfect security to the builders thereof and their successors VI. Act discharging the importation of Strong-waters c. OUr Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament understanding that there are divers Strong-waters Mum-beer and other Beer for drinking brought into this Kingdom from forraign places which might be more conveniently made within the Kingdom to the benefit of the natives thereof Therefore His Majesty with consent of the saids Estates Discharges all in bringing of Aqua vitae or strong-waters Mum beer and other Beer for drinking except Black beer called Spruce-beer within this Kingdom under the pain of escheat thereof VII ACT discharging the mixing of Tin with Lead OUr Soveraign Lord and Estates of this present Parliament considering the great
hurt sustained by His Majesties Lieges by the fraudulent dealing of Pewterers in mixing the finer sort of Tin brought from England France Flanders and other parts beyond sea with baser and courser mettal of Tin and Lead and their exacting greater prices betwixt the new Pewter casten by them and the old which they receive from the Lieges For remeid thereof it is Statute and Ordained that the Pewterer or Founder of Tin shall put the mark of the Thistle and the Deacons mark with his own name upon every peece of work that he happens to cast and that the same shall be of the finest of the Pewter marked with the Rose in England And in case the same be under the finest of the said Pewter of England that the same shall be confiscat and he punished in his person at the discretion of the Magistrates of the Burgh where he dwels And to that effect that there be a Say master appointed by the Magistrats in each Burgh for trying of the same As likewayes that he shall take betwixt the pound of old Pewter and Tin marked with the Rose foresaid and the pound of new casten by him two shillings Scots allanerly under the pain foresaid VIII ACT anent the discharging of advocations for sums within two hundred merks OUr Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament considering the manifold prejudices and troubles arising to divers of all His Majesties Lieges in pursuing of maters of smal importance by the too frequent granting of Advocations from inferiour Judges Therefore our said Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of the saids Estates Discharges the Lords of Session from giving and granting Letters of Advocation of any actions intended or to be intended before whatsoever inferiour Judicatories which may competently by the Laws of the Kingdom he decided by the saids inferiour Judges before whom the said Action is or shall be intended for sums of money within two hundred Merks or for any other cause whereunto by the Laws of the Kingdom the saids inferiour Judges are expresly appointed Judges IX ACT in favours of Minors anent the duties of the Lands comprised from them OUr Soveraign Lord considering the favourable condition of Minors who are often-times destitute of Tutors and Curators and though they have them yet in respect of their minority they are not in capacity or credit to raise sums of money for satisfaction of their Creditors And it being unreasonable that their Creditors comprisers of their Estate should during the not expiring of the legall reversion which according to Law continues during their minority have more advantage by their Estate then corresponds to the Annual rent of the true sums owing to them by vertue of their comprisings Doth with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Ratifie and Approve the Act of Parliament made in August one thousand six hundred and twenty one Cap. 6. in so far as the same concerns Minors And Declares that the true meaning thereof was and is that Minors having right to the legal reversion should be no further obliged during their minority of twenty one years of age but allanerly for the Annual-rent of the sums contained in the comprisings and that they lose not the right of the super-plus of the mailes and duties of the Lands so far as the same exceeds the said Annual-rents during their said minority X. ACT against exportation of money forth of the Kingdom THe Estates of Parliament considering how much the Kingdom is impoverished by the daily exportation of money forth of the same and that the making use of our own native Commodities for furnishing us with these things which formerly were brought to us from forraign places is by the commendable industry of several deserving Countrey-men and ingenious Artists much improved And that in order to their encouragement and that our own native Commodities may go the better off necessar it is that some more severe restraint then formerly be laid upon the exportation of money Therefore the King's Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That no person or persons whatsoever shall trade or use merchandize with any other Nation till first they take an Oath before the Lord Thesaurer or Thesaurer-depute or before such persons as they shall appoint for that effect that they shall not export by themselves or others directly or indirectly by Sea or Land any Gold or Silver coyned or un-coyned except such a sum as they shall declare upon oath before the said Lord Thesaurer Thesaurer-depute or these appointed by them as said is to be necessar for making of their voyage to the Port where they are going and that if he know any money transported by any other person he shall delate the same to the Lord Thesaurer Principall or Depute or to the foresaid persons appointed by them As likewise every Skipper shall before he make any voyage after the publication hereof to any other Kingdom or Nation take an Oath before the said Lord Thesaurer or Thesaurer-depute or these appointed by them for that effect that he shall not himself transport not suffer any Gold or Silver coyned or un-coyned except as is above-excepted and except the sum of threescore pounds at most which every Passenger is hereby allowed to carry forth of the Countrey for his necessar spending to be transported in the Ship wherein he is Master and that he shall use his outmost endeavour for discovery of the same if any be And that if after he hath made sail it shall come to his knowledge that there is any money concealed in his Ship or in any other Ship he shall at his return delate the same to the Lord Thesaurer Principal or Depute or to those appointed by them for that effect and which persons appointed by them are hereby required to give timeous notice thereof to the said Lord Thesaurer or Thesaurer-depute under the penalty of the half of the money informed to have been transported And sicklike the saids Oaths shall be rene wed and taken before the saids Lord Thesaurer or Depute or these appointed by them as said is by all Skippers and Merchants at the making of every particular voyage and both the saids Oaths shall be subscribed by the respective parties and infert in the Books of Exchequer or in the books of these persons appointed by the Lords Thesaurer or Depute for that effect for which Extracts they shall pay to the keepers of these Registers twelve shillings Scots alla nerly the one thereof to be carried to the Customer and infert in their Books gratis the other to be carried to the keeper of the Cocquer and insert in His Books gratis And it is further Statute and Ordained That in case any Merchant or Skipper shall after the publication hereof trade with or make any voyage to any other Kingdom or Nation before the taking of the saids Oaths and production of the Extracts thereof to the Customer and keeper of the Cocquet that then they
narrow Cloath two pounds eight shillings upon ilk ell of Searge thirty shillings upon ilk ell of Castilians fourty eight pounds upon ilk Beaver-hat twenty four pounds upon ilk Demy-beaver and Vigon and three pounds upon the piece of ilk common Hat thirty six pounds upon ilk dozen of worstead Stocking twenty four pounds upon the duzon of Stag-gloves and twelve pounds upon the dozen of single Stags Cordivaâ—s Kid or Shiverings and twenty four shillings upon ilk pound of Tobacco imported either for sale or private use into this Kingdom from England all Scots money Be exacted levied and collected and fourscore per cent upon all other sorts of Commodities imported into this Kingdom from England and not particularly named in this Act and upon all the growth and manufactury of that Kingdom though imported from any other place and that over and above all other impositions upon the same already And to the effect this present Act may be the more exactly put to execution It is Statute and Ordained That all Goods imported from England or of the growth and manufactury of England not above particularly exprest shall be valued after sighting by two skilfull honest men upon oath to be nominate by the Dean of Gild or his assessors or Magistrates of the Burgh or next adjacent Burgh to the Custom-office where the saids Goods are entered or by the oath of the party to whom the saids Goods belongs and accordingly pay the said fourscore per cent And the Lords Thesaurer and Thesaurer-depute and Lords of His Majesties Exchequer are hereby required to take an Oath and bond with sufficient Caution from the Farmers Collectors of the saids impositions that they shall exactly collect the same without any abatement thereof directly or indirectly and that they shall not suffer any of the saids Goods to pass or be conveyed away unentered and that under the penalty of the worth of the saids Goods if the contrary shall be made appear the one half thereof to His Majesties use and the other half to the informer and under the pain of forfaulting their Tacks and Commissions and being declared incapable to farm or collect in any time hereafter any Custom Excise or other Imposition whatsoever within this Kingdom And if any of the foresaids Goods or Commodities shal be informed and made appear to be brought in or shal be seized upon not being entered in the Custom-office or any other Office appointed for that effect then the same to be wholly confiscat the one half to His Majesties use and the other half to the first informer or seizer thereof XIII ACT imposing a Custom upon Corn imported from Ireland into this Kingdom THe Estates of Parliament considering what great sums of money are carryed out of the Kingdom by persons importers of Corn hither from Ireland who having sold their Corns export the money without battering any of the Commodities of this Kingdom whereby the whole Nation particularly those near adjacent parts of the Kingdom are much impoverished of money And that it is just and reasonable that the said Corns should bear Custom toward the increase of His. Mjesties Revenue proportionably with other imported Commodities especially when the Corns of this Kingdom are sold at easie rates Therefore the King's Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth hereby imposs three pounds Scots of Custom upon ilk boll Linlithgow measure of Corn imported into this Kingdom from Ireland after the first day of September next and appoints thirtie shillings Scots to be raised upon ilk boll already imported and not yet retailed conform to an Act of the Committee of Estates made thereanent in anno one thousand six hundred and sixty But least the more indigent sort of people might be prejudged by hightning the prices of the saids Corns in time of dearth under pretence of the said Custom Therefore the King's Majesty with advice and consent foresaid doth hereby give power to the Lords His privy Council to remit and discharge the exacting of the said Custom when they shall find the prices of the Victual of this Kingdom Meal and Barley respective to exceed eight pounds the boll And appoints the Lords of His Exchequer to cause put this Act to full execution and cause the foresaid Custom be exactly levied with power to them to allow such fies to the Collectors thereof as they shall think fit XIV ACT for in-bringing of His Majesties Rents FOrasmuch as His Majesty and Estates of Parliament taking to their consideration the great contempt and neglect of the several Fewers and others lyable in payment of His Majesties Rents where through notwithstanding of the diligence and endeavours of His Majesties Thesaurer principal Thesaurer-depute and others His Majesties Officers appointed for the management of His Majesties Revenue the same are not payed or otherwise so unseasonably payed that it proves a great hindrance and prejudice to His Majesties Affairs And finding several Acts of Parliament made for the timeous and seasonable payment of His Majesties Rents as well constituting the time and sitting of Exchequer to the effect that the persons lyable in payment might know both the time place and persons where when and to whom they should compt and make payment of the saids Duties as also such sensures and penalties as might induce them to due obedience thereto Particularly the sixty third Act Par. eleventh Holden by His Majesties Grand-father of blessed memory in anno one thousand five hundred and eighty seven Ordaining the Exchequer to sit down the first day of July yearly and to continue to the last day of August thereafter requiring not only the Thesaurer Comptroller Collector their Deputes and other Officers to be present and give their attendance during the said time but also all persons lyable in payment who ought to make compt in Exchequer to be charged by Precepts to compear thereat under the pain of fourty pounds to be up-lifted by the Thesaurer Ordaining Letters of Horning to be directed against them for payment thereof and that the saids persons do attend for making of the saids accompts to the close thereof and in case of disobedience to the said Precept that they be charged of new at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh and in case of their disobedience to the said charge to be denounced Rebels at the said Cross which denuonciation is declared to be as sufficient as if the same were at the head Burgh of the Shire where the person liveth and that the Horning be registrate in the Thesaurers books or Sheriff books of Edinburgh And sicklike by the sixty fifth Act of the said Parliament All Chamberlains and other Receivers of His Majesties Rents as well heretable as moveable are ordained to find caution to the Thesaurer in Edinburgh for making compt at the ordinar time of Exchequer and payment within twenty dayes after the terme And also by the eighty Act of the said Parliament it is Ordained that Letters be directed charging the
Sheriffs under the pain of rebelion with certification c. to find caution Burgesses Indwellers in Edinburgh that they shall yearly make their accompts in Exchequer and pay all things resting owing to the King's Majesty by vertue of their office And sicklike by the two hundred and thirty Act Parliament fourteenth anno one thousand five hundred and ninety four not only the foresaid Act is ratified and approven but also all Chamberlains Fewers Customers Bailies of Burroughs and Sheriffs and others intromettors with the foresaids Rents are ordained to find caution Burgesses of Edinburgh for yearly compearing and making compt in Exchequer And sicklike by another Act. Parliament fifteen Act two hundred and sixty two for preventing of the prejudice that did then arise through the not timeous payment of the foresaids Rents payable out of the High-lands and Isles the saids Fewers are Ordained to find caution to the Exchequer for yearly and thank full payment of the yearly Rents Duties and Services due and payable forth of the Lands possest and occcupied by them or any other in their names wherein if they failed their pretended Infeftments and other Rights and Titles they have to any of their Lands either property or superiority are declared forfault and null Which whole Acts of Parliament respectivè above-mentioned The Kings Majesty and Estates of Parliament taking of new to their consideration and finding no means could have been more probable and conduceable for preventing of these prejudices and obstructions that have arisen to His Majesties Affairs through the not timely payment of His Rents and that the neglect of the exact putting of the saids Acts to execution hath been the only fount in from whence these have sprung Therefore and for preventing of the same in the future the King's Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament doth revive Renew Ratifie and Approve rhe foresaids Acts respectively and particularly above written of the dates tenors and contents thereof in all points in so far as the same are or may be extended to the payment or securing of His Majesties Rents and Ordains the same to have force and be punctually obeyed and extended against all Chamberlains Fewers Sheriffs Stewarts of Stewartries Bailies of Regalities Bailies of Burroughs and others lyable in payment of any of His Majesties Rents for finding caution in Exchequer to the Thesaurer principal and Thesaurer-depute who are hereby required to cause charge the foresaids persons particularly above-mentioned at the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh to compear before them to the effect above written with certification not only under the pains contained in the respective Acts of Parliament but also in case of their disobedience to denounce them Rebels at the said Mercat-cross of Edinborgh and to be registrate in the Thesaurers or general Registers of Hornings Which charge denounciation and registration respective the King's Majesty and Estates of Parliament Declares to be as sufficient to all purposes and intents as if the same charge were given to them personally at their dwelling houses and the denounciation at the head Burgh of the Shire where they live and the same registrate in the Sheriff Books thereof And sicklike His Majestie and Estates of Parliament taking to their consideration that several of the saids Fewers charged and denounced for not compearing compting and paying of their saids Duties do ly under the Process of Horning apprehending themselves from the distance of the place secure both as to their persons and goods to the great contempt of His Majesties Royal Authority slighting contemning and vilipending His Majesties Laws And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament considering by the nature duty and office of each Sheriff Stewart and Bailies of Regalities within their respective Jurisdictions they as His Majesties Officers are oblieged and by several Acts of Parliament viz. the 30 Act JA. 4. Par. 3. Par. 6 Act 69 Act 97. JA. 5. Par. 7. Act 74. Par 6. JA. 6. Act 75. JA. 6. Par. 6. Ordained to execute His Majesties Laws and put Letters of Poinding and Caption to execution take and apprehend the Rebels uplift their estates and compt for the same to the Comptroller and Thesaurer and to cause their Clerks give in the Registers of Hornings and to uplift His Majesties retoured Duties blench Duties Taxations and other Duties payable to His Majesty as not only the saids Acts of Parliament but also the several Rolls of Exchequer bears Whereby it appears both by Law and the nature and duty of their Office that they ought to execute His Majesties Letters and cause His Majesty be payed of His Rents by the persons lyable in payment thereof within their bounds and that the contemners of His Majesties Authority be duely punished and His Majesties Laws put to execution by them as His proper Officers Therefore the King's Majesty and Estates of Parliament Ordains when any of the foresaids persons for disobedience to the charges given to them for payment of the Mails Farmes and Duties as said is are denounced rebels and put to the horn Letters be directed to charge the Sheriff of the Shire and his Deputes Stewart of the Stewartry Bailie of the Regalitie respective within those bounds where the saids persons dwells or lands lyes to take and apprehend their persons and put them in warde ay and while payment be made to the Thesaurer and Thesaurer-depute or others appointed by them and an eque retired thereof or to poind and distrenÈie the readiest goods and geer and make sale of so much thereof and to cause His Majesties Thesaurer and Thesaurer-depute and others appointed by them for that effect to be compleatly payed of the said sum charged for or to instruct sufficient and exact diligence for the same within twenty one dayes next after they be charged With certification if they failÈie the saids twenty one dayes being by-past Letters shall be directed to charge them or their respective cautioners to make payment thereof themselves under the pain of rebellion and putting of them to the horn and if they failÈie to denounce them rebels c. in manner above-specified XV. ACT concerning Beggars and Vagabonds OUr Soveraign Lord considering the many laudable Acts of Parliament made by His Majesties Royal Predecessors for relief of the Poor and for constraining of Beggars Vagabounds and idle Persons to take themselves to lawfull Callings that they might not be burdensom and dis-gracefull to the Kingdom Especially the seventh Act of the sixth Parliament of His Majesties Royal Grand-father King James the sixth of happy memory Ordaining the names of the Poor of ilk Paroch and such as must be necessarily sustained by almes to be taken up and to tax and stint the persons within the Paroch according to the estimation of their substance without exception of persons to such weekly charges and contributions as should be thought sufficient to sustain the said poor People And the hundred and sixty eight Act of the fifteenth Parliament of King James the sixth Ratifying
by which the Custom and Bullion imposed upon the Coal should be payed Doth herefore with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Statute and Declare That the rates of Custom and Bullion imposed upon the Chalder of Coal is and shall be understood of the Culrosschalder and the saids rate exacted and paid according to that measure allanerly notwithstanding of any former Custom to the contrary XVII ACT anent the Foot-measure THe Estates of Parliament considering that notwithstanding by the ancient Laws of the Kingdom the ell is designed to be thirty seven inches yet many use inches by which the ell is divided into fourty two inches and of those small inches make the Foot-measure of a smaller proportion then it ought to be to the great prejudice of the Lieges and that the occasion of this liberty hath been because that hitherto hath no Standard been appointed for Foot-measures as well as other measures The refore His Majesty with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That from and after the first day of June next one thousand six hundred sixty four no Workman nor other person shall make use of any other Foot-measure then such as consists of twelve of these inches whereof the ell contains thirty seven And that this may be the better made practicable to the Lieges Ordains an exact Standard foot to be made by the Magistrates of Edinburgh before the first of January one thousand six hundred and sixty four of Iron or Copper and preserved by the City of Edinburgh for all time coming And that all Burghs shall have a measure made according to it and hung at their Tolbooth doors or upon their Mercat-crosses before the first of March one thousand six hundred and sixty four and any Burgh that shall fall in this shall be lyable to the penalty of one hundred pounds Scots And Ordains That all Wrights Glasiers Masons and all other sorts of publick Work men shall work by this Foot-measure allannerly that the Lieges may not be abused by variety of measures Providing alwayes that this do infer no further priviledge to the Burg of Edinburgh in justing of the Standard to the Shires and Burghs within the Kingdom then the keeping of the same nor to any others that have Standards of the like nature XVIII ACT discharging Munday and Saturday Mercats in Royal Burghs OUr Soveraign Lord considering that there is much occasion given for profanation of the Lords-day in the Royall Burghs by keeping their weekly Mercats on Monday and Saturday and that the same may be as conveniently kept on other dayes of the week Doth therefore with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament Inhibit and Discharge all the Royal Burghs from keeping any Mercats in time coming upon the Monday or Saturday under the pain of one hundred Merks to be payed by each of the Royal Burghs for every contravention respective And allows them to change and keep their Mercats on other dayes of the week as they have done formerly since the year one thousand six hundred and fourty four and that they make timeous intimation of the change to the next adjacent Burghs It being alwayes Declared that this Act is not to be extended against Fleshers in Royal Burghs who may keep Mercat of Fleshes in their respective Burghs upon these dayes this Act notwithstanding XIX ACT anent Lint-seed Hemp-seed and Steel THe Estates of Parliament taking to consideration the manifold mistakes and differences that do and may arise betwixt the Farmers of excise and Merchants anent the exacting of Excise upon Lint-seed Hemp-seed and Steel which seems to be occasioned because these Commodities are not particularly excepted in the Act of the Annuity from payment of Excise And being certainly informed that the present Farmers of Excise and their Collectors do require and exact duty of Hemp-seed Lint-seed and Steel contrary to the meaning of the said Act of Annuity and of the fourtieth Act of this present Parliament made for encouragement of Manufacturies Therefore our Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth Declare all Hemp-seed Lint-seed and Steel to be included in the generality of the proviso of the said Act of Annuity as also of the said fourtieth Act whereby all materials for Manufacturies are exempted from Excise XX. ACT anent Manses and Glebs and poinding for Ministers Stipends OUr Soveraign Lord considering the great difficulties which often-times the Ministers of the Gospel do meet with in the due payment of their Rents and Stipends So that they are sometimes forced to use legal execution by poinding and in so doing are necessitate to carry the Goods poinded to be apprised at the Mercat-cross of the head Burgh of the Shire Stewartry Bailery or Regality many miles distant from the place where the Goods are poinded to the great prejudice of the party and of the Goods also Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Declares That it shall be sufficient to the Ministers foresaid in poinding apprizing and distrenÈying the Goods of the persons deficient in payment of their Rents and Stipend to comprise the saids Goods by honest sworn men upon the ground of the Lands and place where the Goods are which shall be as sufficient as the same were done at the Mercat-crosses And because notwithstanding of divers Acts of Parliament made of before divers Ministers are not yet sufficiently provided with Manses and Glebs and others do not get their Manses free at their entry Therefore our Soveraign Lord with advice foresaid Statutes and Ordains That where competent Manses are not already built the Heretors of the Paroch at the sigh of the Bishop of the Diocess or such Ministers as he shall appoint with two or three of the most knowing and discreet men of the Paroch build competent Manses to their Minister the expences thereof not exceeding one thousand pounds and not being beneath five hundred merks And where competent Manses are already built Ordains the Heretors of the Paroch to relieve the Minister and his Executors of all cost charges and expences for repairing of the foresaid Manses Declaring hereby that the manses being once built and repaired and the building or repairing satisfied and payed by the Heretors in manner foresaid the saids Manses shall thereafter be upholden by the incumbent Ministers during their possession and by the Heretors in time of vacancy out of the readiest of the vacand Stipend In like manner Ordains that every Minister have fewel foggage feal and devots according to the Act of Parliament made in anno one thousand five hundred and ninety three As also that every Minister except such Ministers of Royal Burroughs who have not right to Glebs have grass for one horse and two kine over and above their Gleb to be designed out of Kirk-lands and with relief according to the former Acts of Parliament standing in force And if there be no Kirk-lands lying near the Ministers Manse
out of which the grass for one horse and two kine may be designed or otherwayes if the saids Kirk-lands be arable Land in either of these cases Ordains the Heretors to pay to the Minister and his Successors yearly the sum of twenty pounds Scots for the said grass for one horse and two kine the Heretors alwayes being relieved according to the Law standing and of other Heretors of Kirk-lands in the said Paroch And because several Kirks have no Glebs as yet designed to them it is hereby specially provided that in all designations of Glebs Incorporatacres in Village or Town where the Heretor hath houses and gardens the same shall not be designed he alwayes giving other Lands nearest to the Kirk And His Majesty with advice foresaid for special causes and considerations Declares that this present Act as to the Manses is to have force as the same had been made and dated the fourteenth of March one thousand six hundred and fourty nine XXI ACT anent Comprisings OUr Soveraign Lord considering that since the first day of January one thousand six hundred and sixty two before the making of the sixty two Act of the first Session of this Parliament entituled Act for ordering the payment of debts betwixt Creditor and Debitor divers persons having right by posteriour Comprisings to the legal reversion of the first Comprising deduced of their Debitors Estate have according to the Law then in force redeemed or satisfied the first Comprising and acquired the right thereof for their own better security lest the legal reversion of the first Comprising should have expired to their prejudice And whereas by ane Clause of there foresaid Act of Parliament it is Ordained That all Comprisings led since the said first day of January one thousand six hundred and fifty two within year and day of the first effectual Comprising shall come in pari passu together in maner and upon the provisions mentioned in the said Act Which Clause as it is most just as to all Comprisings led and standing un-redeemed and un-satisfied by the subsequent Comprisers having right to the legal reversion So it were unjust to prejudge those who for their own security have redeemed or satisfied the first Comprising as said is according to the Law then standing Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Declares That albeit the foresaid Act was made ad preterita to regulate the diligence used by Comprisings at the instance of the Creditors Yet it was no wayes their meaning to prejudge posterior Comprisers who hona side for their own security and for preventing the hazard of the expiration of the legal reversion of the first Comprising did redeem or satisfie the same And therefore it is Statute and Ordained That the saids second Comprisers shall no wayes be prejudged of the right of the foresaid first Comprising redeemed and satisfied by them Declaring nevertheless that as to the second or posterior Comprising standing in the parties person who satisfied the first the same shall only come in with the rest of the Comprisers pari passu as it is provided by the foresaid Act. As likewayes Declaring That these presents be no wayes extended to any Comprisings satisfied by the second Comprisers since the making of the forsaid Act of Parliament or to be satisfied in time coming XXII ACT anent Sentences of Excommunication OUr Soveraign Lord considering that the proviso in the twenty fifth Act of the first Session of Parliament entituled Act for denuncing of excommunicat persons anent the exhibiting the Process and Sentence of excomunication before the Lords of Session to the end they might consider the legality of the Process and grounds whereupon the Sentence proceeded before any Letters of denounciation should pass against excommunicat persons was concluded before the restauration of the Bishops and is prejudicial and derogatory to the jurisdiction of Ecclesiastical Authority as it is now established Doth therefore with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament Retreat and Rescind the said proviso and Declares the same to be void and null XXIII ACT for additional provision in favours of the Vniversities OUr Soveraign Lord and the Estates of Parliament taking into serious consideration the condition of the several Universities of this Kingdom And finding that the present mean and incompetent provision of the Masters and Professors thereof is so prejudicial to the flourishing of these Seminaries of Church and State that unless some considerable Augmentation be setled upon them for their encouragement the ablest and fittest persons of ingenious spirits and education will shun and avoid the undertaking of Functions in Universities for want of such ingenuous means as should invite entertain encourage and obliege men sufficient for such laborious imployments to the great decay of Learning and detriment of all ranks of Persons in the Kingdom For preventing and remeeding whereof there being an expedient proposed that the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the inferior Clergy may allow some part yearly of their rents Benefices and Maintenance for the space of five years to come as an exemplary testimony of their piety and zeal for the advancement of Learning and Religion Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Doth Statute and Ordain That for the cropts and years one thousand six hundred and sixty four one thousand six hundred and fixty five one housand six hundred and sixty six one thousand six hundred and sixty seven one thousand six hundred and sixty eight there be raised yearly out of the Rents of ilk Archbishop and Bishop the sum of fifty pounds for every thousand merks of the saids Revenues and the sum of fourty pounds out of every thousand merks of the Stipends or Benefices of every Minister and so proportionably six of the hundred as the Benefice of Stipend shall be valued to be more or less by the Bishops of the Diocestes And that the saids several proportions payable by the Bishops shall be yearly given into the Archbishops of the respective Provinces or such as shall have warrand from them and that the saids several proportions payable by Ministers shall be yearly given in to the Bishops of the respective Diocess or such as shall have warrand from them and for whom the saids Bishops shall be countable Which sums so to be raised shall be distributed to the several Universities according to those proportions which shall be assigned by His Majesty by a Committee to sit at Edinburgh consisting of the Archbishops of St. Andrews and Glasgow and the Bishops of Edinburgh and Aberdeen and four others whereof one to be nominat by the Visitors of the Univerfitie of St. Andrews and another by the Visitors of the Universitie of Glasgow the third by the Visitors of Aberdeen the fourth by the Council of Edinburgh Hereby anthorizing the Archbishop of St. Andrews and in his absence the Archbishop of Glasgow to preside in the said Committee and to appoint
And although by a special Act of this present Parliament the pretended Parliament holden in anno one thousand six hundred and fourty nine and in the beginning of the year one thousand six hundred and fifty is from the beginning Declared void and null and all that had followed thereupon Yet nevertheless His Majesty doth with advice foresaid authorize all Valuations Acts Decreets and Sentences led deduced and pronounced by the Commissions one or more appointed by the said pretended Parliament for plantation of Kirks and valuation of Teinds and all execution competent thereupon Excepting such Decreets and Sentences given in favours of Ministers for their Stipends or for dividing uniting annexing or building of Kirks which shall be found to have been unjustly or exorbitantly decerned The determination whereof is hereby referred by His Majesty with consent foresaid to the saids Commissioners that they after hearing of parties and consideration of particulars may take such course for altering annulling or allowing of the saids Acts Decreets and Sentences as they shall think fitting conform to the Laws Practick and Custom observed preceeding the year one thousand six hundred and fourty nine And Ordains Processes upon supplications to be summarily granted parties alwayes being cited and that without any reduction And it shall be lawful to the saids Commissioners or quorum foresaid to proceed in all Summons and Actions to be intended for that effect within the space of two years after the first down-sitting of the Commission 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 carefull to fill their places with other persons qualified whose oaths for faithfull discharge of the same shall be taken by the Lord Chancellor or in his absence by the President of the said 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 and Sentence of Parliament and the Lords of Session to grant and direct Letters of Horning Poinding and others requisit in manner contained in the foresaids Commissions And considering that it was the will and pleasure of His Majesties Royal Father that all Heretors who should be willing to buy should have their own Teinds at reasonable rates Therefore His Majesty with advice foresaid Statutes and Ordains That all Heretors whose Teinds are not valued excepting as is formerly excepted in this Commission shall have liberty to value and buy the same at such rates as is contained in the Acts of Parliament one thousand six hundred and thirty three With power to the saids Commissioners to augment the saids rates according to the burden of augmentation and others sustained by the Titulars since the saids Acts and the saids Heretors to have the liberty of buying as said is within the space of three years after the valuation With this Declaration alwayes That in case the impediment during the time foresaid flow from the Titular by reason of his minority or other in-ability in that case the Heretor who offers himself ready to buy his own Teind 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 above-exprest And it is Declared that if the Heretor be Minor and his Tutors neglect the buying of his Teind within the foresaid space the Minor shall have action for two years after his minority to compell the Titular for selling of his saids Teinds And His Majesty with consent foresaid hereby discharges all former Commissions Declaring the same to be expired XXVIII ACT anent penal Statutes THe King 's most Excellent Majesty having out of His grace and goodness to His Subjects granted an full and free Act of Indempnity Pardon and Oblivion for all crimes and offences committed by them relating to the late troubles and more fully exprest in the tenth Act of the second Session of this Parliament And considering that besides these there be divers arbitrary and pecunial pains adjected to penal Statutes which being strictly exacted would prove an heavy burden to the Subjects who may be lyable thereto And His Majesty being desirous now at the close of this His first Parliament that all His good Subjects may find the effects of His mercy as to exceed all former presidents so to be beyond their own expectation Hath therefore thought fit with the advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament by these presents to Discharge Pardon and Remitall contraveeners of any penal Statutes for all deeds heretofore done by them contrary to the tenor thereof Excepting the Statutes concerning the unlawfull taking of Usury transporting of Silver and Gold slaying of red and black Fish and all Acts and Statutes past in this present Parliament which are no wayes discharged by this present Act. XXIX ACT Salvo jure cujuslibet OUr Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament considering that in this last Sossion of this present Parliament many particular Acts and Ratifications have been past wherein divers Clauses may be inserted prejudicial to the rights and interests of several persons albeit it hath alwayes been His Majesties purpose and meaning and the purpose and meaning of the Estates of Parliament in this as in all preceeding Parliaments That all particular Acts and Ratifications general or special howsoever conceived where persons concerned have not been heard for their Interest before the passing thereof should not prejudge private Rights of parties Therefore His Majesty with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all praticular Acts and Ratifications whatsoever past in this last Session of this present Parliament shall be interpreted Salvo jure cujuslibet Excepting alwayes an Act and Ratification past in this Session of Parliament in favours of the Duke and Dutchess of Buccleuch of their Contract of Marriage which is Declared by His Majesty and Estates of Parliament no wayes to be comprehended herein Extracted from the Records of Parliament by me Sir ARCMIBALE PRIMEROSE of Chester Knight and Barronet Clerk of His MAJESTIES Council Registers and Rolls A. Primerose Cls. Reg. A TABLE of the printed ACTS 1. ACt against separation and disobedience to Ecclesiastical Authority Page 3 2. Additional Act concerning the Declaration to be signed by all persons in publick Trust Page 6 3. Act against Protections Page 7 4. Act for the establishment and constitution of a National Synod Page 8 5. Act anent ruinous houses in Royal Burghs Page 9 6. Act discharging the importation of Srong-waters c. Page 10 7. Act discharging the mixing of Tin with Lead Page 11 8 Act anent the discharging of Advocations for sums within two hundred merks ibid. 9. Act in favour Minors anent the duties of the Lands comprised from them Page 12 10. Act against
the Gates of Drumlanrig Modification and Recommendations for some suffering Ministers Proclamation for the anniversary Thanks-giving Act concerning the Earl of Mortun and Town of Rirkwall Act for yearly Fairs in Corstorphin Act in favours of the Lord Fraser for his Title of Lord Fraser Act betwixt the Lord Burghly and Shire of Fife Act in favours of Alexander Bruca Brother to the E. of Kincarden Act anent the Chapter of Argyl and Glenorchies Protestation against it Act in favours of the Inhabitants of Orknay Act for relief of those who were over-burdened in their Levies in anno 1649 for their concurrence in the Engagement in anno 1648. Act concerning the Ministers of Edinburgh Act rescinding the pretended forfeiture against Harthill Act in favours of the Earl of Perth and others for some monies due to them by the Shire of Perth ☞ Commission for the Creditors of forfeited persons Act for keeping the Registers of Session in the Parliament-house Decreet Marquess of Huntly cont Innes Cromarty Rob. Foulis c. Decreet Laird of Haddo contra Lesly Act of dissolution of the Earldom of Orknay Decreet Macklaud contra Mr. David Drummond c. Decreet Sir James Mackdonald contra Mackconochie Inera Act for changing the Way betwixt the south Ferry and Cramona ☞ Act in favours of the Town of Edinburgh Decreet against Archibald Campbel Decreet of forfeiture against Ardkinlass and Ormsay Act in favours of the Lord Lyon Act for an Arch-deanry in the Isles Act in favours of Sir Robert Fletcher Decreet Mrs. Whaley contra Lamintoun Act for changing the Mercat-day in Aberdeen Act in favours of the Town of St. Andrews Act for yearly Fairs to the E. Kinghorn Glenerchie Tarbet Haddo Act for two Fairs yearly and a weekly Mercat in Dalmeny Act in favours of the Earles of Queensberry and Annandail Decreet in favours of Mr. Thomas MackenÈie Act for building a Meal-mercat in Dumfries ☞ Act concerning the Declaration ☞ Act anent the manner of voting by Billets ☞ Act for excepting some persons from publick Trust Act containing some exceptions from the Act of Indempnity Act anent the Children and Posterity of forfeited Persons Act in favours of the Countess of Bransurd and Lady Forrester Act in favours of the Lord Mackdonald Act in favours of Lamont ☞ Act freeing Bishops Vassals from the charges of Commissioners to the Parliament Commission for rectifying the Valuations of Aberdeen Shire Recommendation in favours of John Mein Decreet Dunolich against Campbel ☞ Suspension of publick Debts with References in favours of the Lord Burghly and Lord Carden Ratification in favours of the Archbishop of St. Andrews Ratification in favours of the Bishop of Edinburgh Ratification in favours of the Bishop of Galloway Ratification in favours of the Bishop of Brichen Ratification in favours of the Bishop of Argyl Ratification in favours of the Earl of Craufurd and Lindsay Two Ratifications in favours of the Duke of Lenex Two Ratifications in favours of the Earl of Athol Ratification in favours of the Earl of Tullibarden Ratification to Sir John Gilmor of his Lands of Craiglockhart Ratification to the Laird of Morphie Ratification to the Laird of Allardice Ratification to the Laird of Glenorchie Two Ratifications to the Laird of Cromarty Ratification to John Beaton Ratification to the Burgh of Linlithgow Ratification to Sir John Strachan Ratification to Paul Symer Ratification to the Earl of Annandail Ratification to the Earl of Newburgh Ratification to Sir Robert Innes of Muretoun THIRD SESSION ACt concerning the constitution and election of the Lords of the Articles Warrands for personal Protections against Captions for some time to the Lord Sinclar and others Commission for trying of the contrivance and carrying on of the Act of Billeting Decreet and Sentence of forfeiture against Archibald Johnstoun sometime of Waristoun Act ratifying the Remission granted to George Campbel Act for annexing some Kirks to the Deanry of St. Andrews Record of the production of the Duke of Monmouth's Patent to be Duke of Buccleuch Act allowing to the Ministers who served before and in year one thousand six hundred and sixty two the hall of the Stipend due for that year Ratification in favours of Sir Peter Wedderburn Act rescinding a former Act past in the last Session of Parliament anent some Fees acclaimed as due to the Lyons Office ☞ Act concerning the matter of Billeting and a Letter directed to His Majesty thereupon Act for repairing the High-wayes at the Town of Prestoun Warrand for three Fairs to the Town of Newburgh Act concerning the pardoning and restoring the Children of forfeited persons Angus and Donald Mackclauds declared Fugitives ☞ An Imposition for repairing and upholding a Bridge in Claidsdail Warrand for changing the Fair-day of the Town of Clackmannan Reference to His Majesty concerning the Process against Assint Act concerning the Imposition laid on English Commodities Act past in favours of Silk-weavers c. ☞ Act for changing of the name of Souter of late used by some of the name of Johnstoun Act for an Imposition for repairing the High-way betwixt Corstorphin and the Cow-bridge Warrand for changing the Fair-day of the Town of Nairn Commission concerning the Annual-rents due by person forfeited by the Usurpers ☞ Act rescinding the Acts past in the second Session of this Parliament for excepting from publick 〈◊〉 and voting it by Billets Act in favours of Doctor Colvil ☞ Act concerning the riding of the Parliament and the Penalties of such as shall be absent from it Decreet betwixt Sir Arthur Forbess and the Lord Cochran Act in favours of Mr. John Wilkie Act anent the vacand Stipends in Argyl and Isles Act for repairing the Bridge of Tullibody Act for the disposal of some vacand Stipends Act for the Bridge of Dalkeith Act for upholding the Bridge or Kippon and for two Fairs at the Kirk of Kippon Act for a yearly Fair in the Barony of Caskibon Act for changing the weekly Mercat of Pettenweyms Act in favours of John Halybrunton concerning his Writes ☞ Act appointing the Fines to be payed into any person his Majesty shal appoint Act in favours of the Captain of Dunstaffnage and others Two Fairs yearly to be kept in the Barony of Preston The Fairs granted to the Town of Whitchorn changed in the dayes and dyets thereof Decreet the Earl of Rexbrugh contra Sir John Weymes Act for two Fairs and a weekly Mercat in Stanbyve Act concerning the making of Cairds Recommendation in favours of the Marquess of Montross Warrand for two Fairs and weekly Mercat to the Laird of Drum Warrand for paying of some debt due by the Shire of Dumfries ☞ An Act and Ratification of the Contract of Marriage betwixt the Duke and Dutchess of Buccleuch and Warrand for registrating the Contract Act concerning the Stipend of the Ministers of the Cannongate Remit the Duke of Hamiltoun contra Lady Forrester Warrand for two Fairs and for changing the Mercat-day of the Barony of Skirling Warrand for a yearly Fair on the Brae of Athol Act for a Fair and weekly Mercat on the Lands of Kinudyâ— Act concerning Broomhalls Writes Act for an Imposition for repairing and keeping up the Bridge of Sauchtonhall and Clegorn Remit to the Session concerning the eighty thousand marks claimed from the Burroughs Lamonts Process against George Campble remitted to the Session Recommendation in favours of some suffering persons Commission for ordering the prices of Offices Writes and Seals Act suspending execution for publick debts untill the next Parliament Act concerning the Zetland Company of White-fishing remitted to the Council Act for a yearly Fair in Paisla Remit to the Council anent the Act for Trade Warrand for changing a Way near Leiainton Act for renewing the Justices of Peace Ratification in favours of Sir Andrew Aiton Ratification in favours of the Lords of the Session Ratification in favours of David Souter Ratification in favours of Mr. Alexander Foulis of Ratho Ratification in favours of the Bishop of Aberdeen Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Sinclar of Stâ—iustoun Ratification in favours of Mr. Robert Sinclar of Longformaeus Ratification in favours of Thomas Hamiltoun of Bathgate Ratification in favours of William Prestoun of Valifield Ratification in favours of Mr. Robert Prestoun of that ilk Ratification in favours of Michael Balfour of Pitmedden Ratification in favours of James Campbel and his Son Ratification in favours of John Malcolm Ratification of a mortification in Perth Ratification in favours of George Home of Kames ☞ Ratification in favours of the Earl of Craufurd and Lauderdail the Lord Parbroth the Lairds of Hatton and Ardross Colonel Lesly and James Seot of their Gifts of Mines and Minerals Ratification in favours of James Dickson Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Whitehorn Ratification in favours of Sir John and Mr. Alexander Gibson Ratification in favours of the Earl of Rothes Ratification in favours of the Earl of Dumfermliur Ratification in favours of Sir John Home of Remon Lord Justice Clerk and Protestation for Sir Alexander Home and Wedderburne against it Ratification in favours of William Soot of Ardross Rat. to the Town of Edinburgh of their right to the Citadel Ratification in favours of Captain Lookhart FINIS