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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

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 Paroches where they Serve the Cure according to the Quantities Proportions and Rules contained in the 19 Act of the Par. 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 fit 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 shall be removed to buy his Teinds notwithstanding of the expyring 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 Decreet or Sentence 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 anull 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 Conditions and Provisions exprest in the Submissions made by the Bishops to His Majesties Royal Father of blessed memory of the date the day of 1628. and Registrat in the Books of Commission for Surrenders and Teinds upon the 15 day of Iuly 1631. And whereas it may fall out that some of the 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 faithfull 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 others necessar to be direct upon the said 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 expyred XXIII Commission for Regulation of Iudicatures Iune 14. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD from His Royal and Princely Care of the Good and Welfare of this His ancient Kingdom being desirous to prevent and Redress all abuses and unwarrantable exactions within the same especially in Offices of Publick Trust and in the Dispensation of Justice to the effect the same may be speedily and impartially Administrat with as little trouble and expence to His Subjects as the nature of such Affairs and Proceedings can admit of And His Majesty likewise Considering That His dearest Brother King Charles the Second of blessed memory Having by a Commission under the great Seal of this Kingdom of the Date the 21 of September 1669. For the same end and design Impowered and Authorized the Persons therein-mentioned to make such Rules Orders and Constitutions as might prevent the same in time-coming and who in pursuance of the said Commission did agree upon cetain Articles of Regulation relating to the Session Justice-Court and Exchequer All which are Ratified by the 16 Act of the 3 Session of the 2 Parl K. Ch. the Second But the saids Commissioners were not able through the shortness of time fully to perfect and accomplish so great and necessary a Work as the Good and Interest of the Kingdom requires And His Majesty being now fully Resolved to prosecute so good a Work for the universal good of His Subjects and to perfect the same that His Subjects may be convinced and sensible of their great Happiness and Prosperity under His Protection and Government THEREFORE His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Gives full Power Warrand and Commission to Whereof the number of to be a Quorum to meet and conveen

Coynage aforesaid The which sum of twelve thousand pounds scots for the Officers of the Mint and other expenses thereof is to be payed to the General and Master of the said Mint together with the sum of eighteen Pounds per stone to the Master for the Coynage of the Money at four Terms in the year viz. Candlemass Whitsunday Lambmass and Martinmass yearly and the said payment to commence from and after the first of November next And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament further Statute and Ordain That no Heads Sweeps or Chizel of any Gold or Silver to be Coyned in His Majesties in t shall pass His Majesties Irons without taking a second Essay thereof as if the same were newly brought in to the Mint to be Coyned And to the effect that all matters relating to the Coynage and Mint may be equally Ordered and Regulated according to this present Act and in such further ways and manner as His Majesty and His Privy Council shall think fit It is hereby Recommended to His Majesties Privy Council by some of their number to try every Journal of Coyn by it self distinctly and to take exact tryal of all matters relating to the Coynage both as to the weight and fineness of the money and other matters relating to the said Mint twice every year viz. In the moneths of Iuly and December yearly and to call before them the whole Officers of the Mint and to Examine their Proceedings and to inspect their Books and to sign and subscribe Approbations thereof as they shall see cause And this without prejudice of the said Officers of the Mint their compting yearly to the Lords of His Majesties Exchequer and Thesaury for all matters commited to their Trust. XXV ACT Rescinding a Clause in the Addresse made by the Parliament against the late Earl of Argile Iune 15. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Taking into His Consideration the 36 Act of the first Session of this Parliament Intituled 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 And that His Majesty from His unparalleled Clemencie and Goodness has been Graciouslie Pleased to Pardon and Indemnifie several persons who were accessorie to and involved into the said Rebellion notwithstanding the Estates of Parliament from their zeal to His Majesties Service and Detestation of the said Rebellion Did by their Address humbly Desire they should for ever be incapable of mercie and that any of His Majesties Subjects who should interceed for them any manner of way should incur the pain of Treason and in regard His Majesty did make no signification of His Royal Pleasure as to the said Address THEREFORE His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Casses Annuls and Rescinds that Clause in the same Address as to the exercise of His Majesties Mercy or the Intercessions of any of His Majesties Subjects made or to be made in that behalf And Declares the same Clause to have no strength Force nor effect from the beginning and to be null and void in all time coming XXVI ACT Dissolving the Lands and Estates of Earlestoun Craichlaw and Caitloch from the Crown Iune 15. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Taking to His Royal Consideration that His late Majesty and his Royal Brother of ever glorious Memory by Charter under the Great-Seal of this His Majesties Ancient Kingdom of the date at Windsor-Castle the eleventh day of May 1680 years upon the account of Sir Theophilus Ogilthrop Lieutenant Colonel Main and Captain Hendry Cornowall their Loyalty and Service performed to the Crown Did Give Grant and Dispone to them their Heirs and Assigneys the Lands and Estates of Earlestoun Craichlaw and Caitloch and others more fully specified in the said Charter whereupon they were Infest and the said Right Ratified in Parliament And which Lands and Estates fell in His late Majesties hands by the Forefaultur of Mr. William and Alexander Gordons elder and younger of Earlstoun Iames Gordon of Craichlaw and Mr. William Ferguson of Caitloch Likeas His late Majesty by His Letter of the eleventh of May One thousand six hundred eighty Directed to the Lords Commissioners of His Highness Thesaury upon Information that the saids three Estates did exceed six hundred pounds Sterling per annum which His Majesty was pleased to Promise should be made good unto them Ordered That before the said Gift past in Exchequer the saids Lords should take their Security to pay the superplus if any were that the saids Estates should be found to exceed the foresaid Rent and the Debts payable out of the same by Law in such manner and to such uses as His Majesty should think fit thereafter to direct And in like manner His Majesty by another Letter directed to the saids Lords of the 15th of February 1681. Required them to take sufficient Security of the saids persons for payment of their share of the expence disbursed out of His late Majesties Thesaury towards the suppressing of the Rebellion in the year 1679 not exceeding two years Rent of the saids Forefaulted Estates and accordingly the saids Donatars granted Security to the saids Lords in the Terms foresaids As also OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering That His Majesty by His Letter of the last of October 1685. upon the Consideration that the saids Estates did not exceed but are rather considerably short of the saids six hundred pounds Sterling per annum and of the great trouble and expence the said Sir Theophilus who also acquired the other two Parts from Main and Cornowall was and is exposed to in attaining to the Possession of the saids three Forefaulted Estates and being desirous the same should be made fully effectual to him free of all future trouble and inconvenience THEREFORE as a further Mark of His Favour to the said Sir Theophilus and in Consideration of his great Loyalty and Service Authorized and Required William Duke of Queensberrie His Majesties Thesaurer-Principal for the time Thesaurer-deput and remanent Lords of Exchequer to deliver to him the said Security and Ordained the same to be delet out of the Records of Exchequer which accordingly was done and an Act thereupon past the eight of Ianuary last And further upon Consideration of the said Sir Theophilus his constant loyalty and adherence to the Crown and signal evidence given by him thereof in the late Rebellion of the late Duke of Munmouth Did Order his Right Trusty and Familiar Cousen and Counsellor Alexander Earl of Murray Conjunct-Secretary of State for the Kingdom of Scotland and his Majesties high Commissioner therein for the time to represent the matter in Parliament for a Dissolution of the saids three Forefaulted Estates from the Crown to which the same were Annexed in the last Session of Parliament holden at Edinburgh the sixteenth day of Iune One thousand six hundred eighty five years Which Annexation proceeded upon a Supposition that the yearly Rent

Parliament re integra And found by the saids Estates to be for great weighty and reasonable Causes concerning the Good Wellfare and publict Interest of the whole Kingdom first Proposed and Advised and maturely Pondered and Considered in plain Parliament before any previous Grant Or other Right or Deed Given Made or Done by His Majesty in Favours of the said Lieutenant-General Drummond and his foresaids of the Lands and others above-mentioned or any Part or Portion of the same Does fully satisfie the whole Clauses Conditions and Qualifications contained in the foresaid Act of Annexation and shall have the Force Strength and Effect of a General Law or Act of Parliament and shall be as valid and effectual to the said Lieutenant-General Drummond and his foresaids for their Security of the Lands and Barony of Torwoodlie and others above exprest as any other Act of Dissolution Granted by His Majesty or His Royal Ancestors with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament in Favours of whatsoever person at any time heretofore and that notwithstanding of any former Gift or Grant Given by His Majesties Royal Brother to the said Lieutenant-General Drummond which shall no ways weaken or Infringe this present Act of Dissolution or His Majesties Grant of the Lands and others above-exprest to follow thereupon Likeas His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Finds Decerns and Declares That this present Act of Dissolution shall not be understood to fall under or be comprehended in any Act Salvo Iure To be past in this or any other Session of this current Parliament but is hereby excepted therefra in all time coming VIII Additional Act anent High-Ways and Bridges May 28. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Ratifies and Approves the sixteenth Act of the first Session of the second Parliament of King Charles the Second of blessed memory Entituled Act for Repairing High-Ways and Bridges And the ninth Act of the second Session of the same Parliament and Ordains the same to be duly observed in time coming And for the more effectual Prosecution of these Acts His Majesty with Advice foresaid Doth Authorize and Require the Commissioners for His Majesties Supply in the several Shires to meet with the Justices of Peace and Act in the same manner as they are warranted to do by the foresaid Acts with Power to them at their first Meeting to choose their own Clerk And Declares That any five of the whole number shall be a Quorum excepting the Shires of Clakmannan Kinross and Cromartie wherein three to be a Quorum And Ordains the first Dyet of their Meeting for this year to be the last Tuesday of Iune next And that the Sheriff of the Shire or his Depute cause intimate that Dyet and the first Dyet of Meeting yearly thereafter at each Paroch Kirk upon the Sunday before under the pain of five hundred merks Scots And in case any of the Justices of Peace or Commissioners of Supply residing within the Shire shall be absent the said last Tuesday of Iune next or the first Dyet of meeting yearly thereafter they shall be fined by the Quorum mett in twenty merks Scots for ilk Dyets absence and in case a Quorum of them shall not meet the Sheriff or his Depute is hereby impowered to fine each of the absents in twenty merks Scots which fines shall be applyed for Reparation of the High-Ways and Bridges And whereas by the foresaid Act in the year 1669. The time for the Inhabitants to work at the Reparation of the High-ways is appointed not to exceed six Days yearly the first three years and four days yearly thereafter His Majesty in regard of the present Condition of the High-ways and Bridges Doth with Advice foresaid Ordain that these working Days shall be six yearly for the space of five years from and after the last Tuesday of Iune next and seing it falls out sometimes that Bridges and Ferries are upon the Confines of two Shires and it being just that both Shires in that case should be burthened with the Expence of Reparation His Majesty with Advice foresaid Doth Ordain the Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Supply in both Shires to meet and adjust the Expence of the said Reparation proportionally according to the respective Valuations of these Shires and that the Sheriffs of these Shires or their Deputs Conveen them and in case they do not meet Grants Warrant to direct General Letters for Charging them to that effect And His Majesty with Advice foresaid Declares That the several Shires and Burghs shall be holden to repair the present standing Bridges within their respective bounds and being repaired to uphold the same and if they suffer them to fall His Majesties Privy Council is hereby Impowered to fine them in as much as will Repair or Rebuild these Bridges And it is hereby Ordained That where Customs are Collected at Bridges or Causeys the same shall be imployed in the first place for Repairing these Bridges and Causeys IX ACT Of Annexation of the Baronies of Muir-hall and Melfort to the Crown June 8. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and the Estates of Parliament Considering That by the first Act of the present Session of this current Parliament 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 Bar the Lands and Barony of Castlemains the Lands and Barony of Haining-Ross and the Lands and Baronie of Duchal and Porterfield with all other Lands Teinds and Rights whatsomever which formerly belonged to Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbels sometime of Cesnock and Porterfield sometime of Duchall were Dissolved from the Crown and Patrimony thereof To the end the same might be conveyed and Disponed in Favours of Iohn Lord Viscount of Melfort one of His Majesties Principal Secretaries of State his Heirs and Successors as a just Recompence and Reward of the good and faithful Services Done and Performed by him to the Crown and Kingdom particularly exprest in the said Act and in lieu and place of the Lands and Baronies after-mentioned wherein the said Viscount of Melfort stood Infest under the Great Seal and which were found expedient and necessar by the Estates of Parliament to be Purchast and Acquired from him by His Majesty for the Causes likewise mentioned in the said Act viz. The Lands and Barony of Muirhall comprehending therein the Lands of Inverneil Kilmoir Dounanoltich Craigmoirall Kilbryd Kilmorich Auchinbreck Melfort Kenmore Knaps Kilmorie Kilberrie Auchinsolloch Imstremich Barleamich Dannarderie Eunichan Kildalban Dargachie Cariedale Drumoir Crear Oib Muirhall and several other Lands Teinds and Rights mentioned in the Charter thereof Granted by His Majesty to the said Iohn Viscount of Melfort of the Date the ninteenth day of March One thousand six hundred eighty six years which did formerly pertain to Sir Duncan Campbel of Auchinbreck Iohn Campbel of Melfort Iohn Campbel of Knap Dougall Campbel of Kilberrie Patrick

at Edinburgh the day of years and thereafter at such times and dyets as they shall appoint And with power to the saids Commissioners to take full and exact Tryal of all abuses and other Exorbitancies or Exactions which are practised in prejudice of His Majesties Liedges in any Offices of Judicature or others within this His Ancient Kingdom And to take Tryal and Information by all manner of Probation thereanent and how the saids Abuses have creept in and from what time and to take notice and tryal of the Authors and Committers thereof and to Transmit an exact and perfect Accompt of the same to His Majesty that He may signifie His Royal Pleasure and give what Directions therein He thinks just And for the effectual preventing and restraining the same in time coming His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Does hereby Authorize and Impower the foresaids persons or Quorum thereof to make such Orders Acts and Constitutions for Regulating the same in time coming as they shall find just under such Penalties and Certifications to be incurred by the Contraveeners as the saids Commissioners shall find necessary in that behalf All which Acts Ordinances and Constitutions made by the saids Commissioners and Approven under His Majesties Royal Hand His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Does Ratifie Approve and Confirm And Decerns and Ordains the same to be put to Execution and to have full Force Strength and Effect against the Contraveeners in all time coming As likewise His Majesty with Consent foresaid Does hereby Authorize and Impower the saids Commissioners to prescrive and set down clear and distinct Rules for the Inferiour Judicatures in this Kingdom as to their competency and the Nature of their Jurisdictions that His Majesties Leidges may be at a certainty and not be put to trouble and expence by being called and forced to compear and attend before different Courts for the same cause hereby Inhibiting and Discharging the saids Judges to proceed or determine in any other Actions or Causes than what shall be found by the saids Commissioners to be proper and competent for their Jurisdictions Declaring all such Acts and Decreets to be given and pronounced by them in matters not competent to their Jurisdictions to be null and void and the Judges to be lyable to the damnage and prejudice of the Party grieved and to be punishable at the sight of the Lords of Privy Council for transgressing their Jurisdiction And to the effect so just and necessary a Work may meet with no obstruction from the negligence or not attendance of the foresaids Commissioners His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Statutes Ordains and Declares That the Commissioners who without a just and lawful excuse to be allowed by such of the Commissioners who shall meet shall not attend the dyets of meeting appointed or to be appointed for carrying on of the said Work shall incur the pain of tolies quoties to be disposed of by the Commissioners as they shall think just And for which Letters of Horning and Poynding are hereby granted And it is hereby Declared That this Commission shall continue and endure during His Majesties Pleasure and ay and while the same shall be recalled or discharged by His Majesty XXIV ACT anent an humble Offer to His Majesty for an Imposition upon certain Commodities for defraying the Expence of a free Coynage and other matters relating to the Mint Iune 14. 1686. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and the Estates of Parliament Considering the great advantages that may accresce to this His Ancient Kingdom by encouraging the Importation of Bullion to be Coyned in His Majesties Mint and that a free Coynage is of all others the greatest encouragement for that end And the Estates of Parliament taking into their Consideration That the Charge and Expences of a free Coynage cannot be supported without their giving unto His Majesty a suitable Found for the same THEREFORE They Do out of a due Sense of His Majesties great Care for the Prosperity of this His ancient Kingdom Humbly offer unto His Majesty twelve shillings Scots for each Ounce of Bullion Imposed by the eight Act of the first Session of the second Parliament of King Charles the Second upon the several Commodities therein-specified viz. Spainlsh Rhenish and Brandy Wines of all sorts each Tun fourteen pound and eight shilling scots money French Wines of all sorts every Tun seven pound four Shillings scots Paper for Printing and Writing of all sorts every six Rims twelve shillings scots Gray-paper every twelve Rims twelve shillings scots Dails every thousand three pounds scots Single-Trees every thousand three pounds scots Double-Trees every thousand six pounds scots Double Double-Trees and all other great Fir-Timber every thousand twelve pounds scots Steel every hundred weight twelve shillings scots Iron and Iron-Work beaten of all sorts every Tun one pound four shillings scots Onyons and Apples every two Barrels twelve shillings scots Mum-beer every Barrel two pounds eight shillings scots Prunes every Tun two pound eight shillings scots Raisins Currans and Figs every Tun six pounds scots Iron Pots of all sorts every duzon twelve shillings scots Soap every Barrel one pound four shillings scots Suggar-Candy every hundred weight six pound scots Copper-Kettles Brass-Pans and all other made Work in Brass or Copper yetlin or beaten every hundred weight two pound eight shillings scots Mader every thousand weight three pounds scots Harts of all sorts every three dozen one pound four shillings scots Window-Glass of all sorts every Chest twelve shillings scots Lemons and Oranges every thousand twelve shhillings scots Hopes of all sorts every hundreth weight twelve shillings scots Spanish-Leather Marikin Tanned-Leather Wild-Leather and all other sorts of Leather except Muscovia-Leather every hundred weight twelve shillings scots Gloves of all sorts each duzon twelve shillings scots Whale-bone or Ballen every two hundred weight twelve shillings scots And His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth hereby Rescind and Annull the eight Act of the second Parliament first Session of King Charles the second and in all time-coming Statutes and Ordains That the above-mentioned sums upon the foresaids Commodities Imported into this Kingdom shall be payed in to the Tacks-men and Collectors of His Majesties Customs by the Merchants or other Importers of the saids Goods before they break bulk in the same way and manner that His Majesties Customs upon Forraign Commodities are payed in by the Merchants and others And Ordains the General-Collectors Tacks-men and Farmers of His Majesties Customs to Compt yearly in Exchequer for the whole Imposition above-specified according to the rate of twelve shillings scots per Ounce in stead of the Ounce of Bullion formerly payed in in specie by the Merchants and to make a general AEque for their several Sub-Collectors And His Majesty with Advice and Consent foresaid Doth hereby Annex the foresaid Imposition for ever unto the Imperial Crown of this Kingdom to remain with His Majesty His Heirs and

patent to any that shall require the same gratis under the pain of Deprivation As likewise to receive subscribed Accompts from the Master-Warden Counter-Warden and the Essay-master of all the quantities of Silver Coyned in His Majesties Mint according to the Standart and fineness Which Accompt so given in to him he is to Record in his other Register and the whole Officers of the Mint or their Deputs for whom they shall be answerable are to subscribe the same quarterly to the effect that it may be known what quantities of Silver are past His Majesties Irons from time to time And likewise That the several Officers of the Mint are to keep particular Books of Record in their respective Offices as formerly all which Registers are to be made and keeped upon their highest perril And for the more orderly and clear performance hereof It is hereby Statute and Ordained That the Master of His Majesties Mint for the time-being or his Deput shall at the time of the Delivery and Entry of any Silver in the said Mint give to the Bringer or Bringers in thereof to be Coyned a Note or Recept under his hand Denoting the Weight Fineness and value thereof together with the day and Order of its Delivery in to the said Mint bearing in the Body of it a Clause of Registration It being always hereby expresly Provided That the Master of His Majesties Mint shall be obliged to Deliver back again to the In-bringers any quantitie of Bullion he shall Receive from them in His Majesties Coyn within the space of ten days if the Bullion do not exceed six thousand pound scots and on fifteen days if it do not exceed twelve thousand pound scots And in case the quantity be greater within twenty days and in case of Failzie the Merchants or Importers shall have legal Diligence against him by Charging him with Horning upon Registration of his Note aforesaid with Interest by and attour Cost and Damnage therefore And for the further Encouragement and Assurance of such as shall Import and bring in to His Majesties Mint any quantities of Silver to be Coyned His Majesty and Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That'no Confiscation Forefaulture Seisure Arrestment Stop or Restraint whatsomever shall be made in the said Mint of any Silver brought in to be Coyned or by reason of any Embargo Breach of Peace Letters of Mark or Reprysal or War with any Forraign Nation or upon any other account or pretence whatsoever publick or privat But that all Silver brought in to His Majesties Mint within this Kingdom to be Coyned shall truly and with all convenient speed be Coyned and Delivered out to the In-bringers thereof their Heirs or Assigneys according to the Rules and Directions of this Act. And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament further Enact and Declare That the General or Master of His Majesties Mint shall be obliged to give the Coynage free to any Merchant Strangers or others Importers or In-bringers of Bullion and in case the General or Master of His Majesties Mint shall refuse to accept of Enter and Coyn any quantity or quantities of Bullion to be brought in by the Merchants or others into His Majesties Mint the General or Master for such refusal the Merchant or Importer taking Instruments in a Nottars hand thereupon shall ipso facto be deprived of their Offices respective It being always hereby Provided that in case the quantities of Bullion to be Imported shall exceed the Stock of Money granted to His Majesty for supporting of a free Coynage in that case the General or Master of His Majesties Mint is to make application to the Lords of Privy Council and to acquaint their Lordships therewith to the end that by their appointment the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury Thesaurer-Principal or Thesaurer-Deput for the time being may furnish and advance eighteen pounds Scots money for every Stone that shall be brought in by Merchants or others to be Coyned in the Mint until the next Parliament or Session of Parliament thereafter shall take unto their Consideration the manner of Re-imbursing His Majesty for the said Advance It being always hereby Declared That the Officers of the Mint shall not be lyable to the Obligation aforesaid for refusing to Coyn any such quantities brought in to the Mint to be Coyned in case upon any accident the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury Thesaurer-Principal or Thesaurer-Deput for the time being shall refuse or delay to pay eighteen pound scots per Stone for the Coynage aforesaid And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament for certain weighty Considerations Do hereby Statute Ordain and Declare That in all time coming the species of Current Coyn within this Kingdom shall be five shillings ten shillings twenty shillings fourty shillings and sixty shillings scots pieces to be Coyned of the Standart of fineness and Weight aftermentioned viz. The sixty shillings scots pieces is to Weigh according to the Denomination of Weights used in the Mint twenty one Deniers eighteen Grains ten Primes eighteen Seconds and in the ordinary Denomination of Weights fourteen Drop eighteen Grains And in regard that the sixty shilling scots piece of the Weight aforesaid cannot be brought to a certain number to make up a scots pound weight without Fraction Therefore it is hereby Declared that the lesser species of Coyn shall be Delivered to the Merchant or others Importers of Bullion to make up the just Weights and when it shall fall out that the Fraction is less than a five shilling scots piece in that case the Merchant or Importer shall have such a proportion of a five shilling piece clipped off and delivered to him as may make up the just quantity of a pound weight by which means there will be in a scots pound weight according to the Standart Pile of Weights now in the Mint seventeen sixty shilling pieces one twenty shilling piece one ten shilling piece one five shilling piece and a small Fraction of three shilling four pennies scots The fourty shilling scots piece is to weigh according to the Denomination of Weights used in the Mint fourteen Deniers twelve Grains seven Primes and four Seconds and according to the ordinary Denomination of scots Weight nine Drop twenty four Grains whereof twenty six and one ten shilling piece one five shilling piece and a small Fraction of three shilling four pennies scots makes a pound weight The twenty shilling piece is to weigh according to the Denomination of Weights used in the Mint seven Deniers six Grains three Primes fourteen Seconds and according to the ordinary Denomination of scots Weight four Drop thirty Grains whereof fifty two and one ten shilling piece one five shilling piece and a small Fraction of three shilling four pennies scots makes a scots pound Weight The ten shilling piece is to weigh according to the Denomination of Weights in the Mint three Deniers fifteen Grains one Prime nineteen Seconds and according to the ordinary Denomination of scots Weight two