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 A. D. iy57» Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II. C. 17. 185 tual the good and valuable Purpofes intended by the faid in Part recited Aft made in the twenty-fifth Year of his Majefty's Reign;' Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice of the' Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the Court of Seflion in Scotland^ fhall, and is hereby authorized and required to proceed Couit of ?.-/Toii upon and determine all Claims entered, or that fhall be entered, by virtue of and in Terms of the before- '^ proceed on mentioned A 61 of the twentieth Year of his Majefty's Reign, by the Creditors of the faid Donald Cameron gf/clv""''"* of Lochiel^ Charles Stewart of Ardj}-}eil^ Donald Mack Donald of Kinlochmoydart^ Evan Macpherfon of Clunie^ tered bythtfc'?- Tranc'ts Buchanan of Ampri or, Donald Mack Donald of Lochgarry^ Allan Cameron ofCallart^ Francis Farquhar- ditorsotth? for- fon of Monaltry, and Alexander Mack Donald of Keppoch, upon the Lands and Eftates of the faid forfeiting tsited Eftates. Perfons, or upon any other Lands and Eftates vefted in his Majefty by the aforefaid A6t of the twentieth Year of his Majefty's Reign, held of Subject Superiors, according to the Rules and Regulations, and in the Manner and Form prefcribed by the above-mentioned A£l of the twentieth Year of his Majefty's Reign, for determining Claims entered upon the Eftates of forfeiting Perfons holding of the Crown. of SeflTion, at the Inftance of his Majefty's Advocate, for proving the faid annual Value and Rental, and ™"?'^' ^^""^ alfo the Value of the faid Lands and real Eftates; which Aftions fhall be ferved againft the Defendants, o,,j°g'j',^p°g^_ and fhall otherways be proceeded in before the Court of Seflion, in the fame Way and Manner, and agree- nual Rental and able to the Rules and Regulations prefcribed by the faid A6t of the twenty fifth Year of his Majefty's Reign, Vjiue. concerning the Valuation of the other forfeited Eftates annexed to the Crown. III. And be it further ena6fed by the Authority aforefaid, That every Decree or Determination of the decree of the Court of Seflion in the faid Matters and Things, fliall be final and binding upon the Subjeft Superiors, and Conn to be final, all other Perfons and Parties concerned, in cafe Application for reverfing or amending fuch Decrees is not "'^^^.5 ^pphca- duly made in the Manner prefcribed, and within the Time limited, by the faid laft-mentioned Aft of the thefamrbr""^ twenty-fifth Year of his Majefty's Reign. made within a IV. And, to the End that the Intereft of the Subjeft Superiors may no ways be prejudged, it Is hereby limited Time. further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That it fhall and may be lawful to the faid Subjeft Superiors, ^"''J^*-'^ Superi- by themfelves, or by their Counfel, to appear in the faid Court when the Claims entered upon the faid 'incJ'J^r^^^°r Eftates refpcftlvely held of them, or when the faid Aftions of Valuation are heard and determined, and to oh]ca, w'he'n the objeft thereto as they fliall fee Caufe. Chims are en- tered, or Actions of Valuation heard. "th V. Provided always, and be It enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That nothing in this Aft fhall be con- Rights of i„c ftrugd to hurt or prejudice the Right accruing to his Majefty, by the Forfeiture of the forefaid Perfons, or Crown and of to invalidate or deftroy the Claim of the faid Subjeft Superiors duly entered in the Court of Seflion to the ''^'^.S'l^JJ'^'^Su. Property of the faid Eftates. P"^"°^^ '"^^"^'=''- C A P. XVIL An A61 to expli.in, amend and render more effc6lual an A61 pafTed in the twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, Jn j£f for appointing a fuffi.ient Number of Conflahles for the Seriice of the City and Liberty of Weftminfter; and to compel proper Perfons to take upon them the Office of Jurymen^ to prefent Nuifances and other Offences ivithin the faid City and Liberty. ' fpefts been found infufficient to anfwer the feveral Purpofes thereby intended :' Therefore, to render the Repairs of Pave-, fame more effectual •, Be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and '^'^"- -i"*^ R"^- Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflcmbled, and "^°^*' ?*J^""°^" bv the Authority of the fame. That a!l Pavements, within the faid City and Liberty, belonging or oppo-to"'^pIrim""^'"^ fite to Churches, or other publick Buildings or Grounds, whkh are the Property of any Parifli, and which Churches, pub- of Right ouf^ht to bs repaired by fuch Parifti, (hall, from tim€ to time be repaired, and kept in Repair, li^k Buiidi'is? or Vo;-. VIII. B b and ^'■"'^ ^" ''=
 * before-mentioned A<3: of the twentieth Year of his Majefty's Reign, and of the faid Perfons Attainder of
 * High Treafon, became vefted in his Majefty, were holden of SubjeiSt Superiors, who had entered Claims
 * in the Court of Seflion to the Property thereof j it is, amongft otlicr Things, enacted, That it (hali and
 * may be lawful for his Majefty, his Heirs and Succelfors, by proper Perfons to be appointed for that Pur-.
 * pofe, under his or their Sign Manual, to tranfadl or compound with fuch Subje6l Superiors, concerning
 * their Claims to the Property of the faid forfeited Eftates held of them refpe6tively : And whereas his Ma-
 * jefty has been pleafed, by his Royal Sign Manual, dated the twentieth Day of March one thoufand fcjen
 * hundred and fifty-five, to appoint James Wejl and Nicholas Harding^ Efquires, to tranfadl and compound
 * with the faid Subje(5l Superiors, and confiderable Progrefs has been made therein : And whereas Claims
 * have been entered in the Court of Seflion, in Terms of the faid A6t of the twentieth Year of his Ma-
 * jefty's Reign, by fundry Creditors of the faid forfeiting Perfons, upon the faid forfeited Eftates: And
 * whereas the laid TranfacStions and Compofitions cannot be concluded, and the Price to be tiaid to the Sub-
 * jedl Superiors afcertained, until the faid Claims, entered in the Court of Seflion by the Creditors of the-
 * faid forfeiting Perfons, are enquired into, and the Extent of them afcertained, which cannot be done
 * without the Authority and Interpofition of Parliament:' For Remedy whereof, and for rendering efFec-
 * IL And whereas it is necefl'ary to determine and afcertain the annual Produce or Value of the faid
 * Eftates ;' Be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That AtSlions may be brought before the Court Aftronsmay be
 * other Offences within the faid City and Liberty : And whereas Difficulties have arifen in afcertaining, who
 * ought, in many Cafes, to repair Pavements and remove Annoyances, and the faid Aft hath in other Rc-