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Rh 57. That all fummoundes oferrour be raifed andprfewed within the fpace of three zeires.

TEM, It is ftatute and ordained, that all fummoundes of errour, or inordinate Proces , that ar to be raifed be ony perfones, that thinkis them hurte be the determination of inqueftes , or be proces of Schi- refTes led in the ferving of Brieves in time to cum, be raifed and perfewed within the fpace of three zeires , after the faide proces, and making of retoures : The parties that alleagis them hurte , being of lauchfuil age, and within the Realme : S wa that the erroure and in-ordinate procefle, michte cum to their eares : And gif onie perfonnes omittis to raife fik fummoundes, and perfewis them not within the faid termes. T he faid termes being pafte, they fall never be heard in judgement upon that action thereafter : Bot fall tine their priviledge of reduction of the faid Proces and errour, for all time to cum : Nevertheleffe the fummoundes , that ar now dependand and hingand betuixt ony parties, to be proceeded, as they were wont: And quhair that ony perfones thinkis them hurte, be retoures or proces, that ar elfe led and maid in time by-eane: That they raife fummoundes thereupon, within the fpace of three zeires, and perfew the fanun. And failzieing thereof, that they be never heard in judgement, as faid is , bot to tine their privi- ledge of reduction, in all times to cum. j FINIS. H X PARLIAMENT O F KING JAMES THE FOURTH, Haldeu at Edinburgh, the elleventh daye ofCMarch, the zeire of God, ane thoufand, five hun- dreth, and three zeires. 5-8. Of the dailie Councell. TEM, Itisadvifed, ftatute, and concluded in this prefent Parliament, becaufe there lies bene greate confufion of fummoundes, at ilk Sefllon : fa that leafure nor fpace at a time of die zeir, micht not have bene had for the ending of them: And therefore, puir folkes hes bene delayed, & deferred.fra zeir to zeir, throw the quhilk they wanted ju ftice: Therefore,for efchewing of the faid confufion,that there bcane Councell chofen be the Kings Hienefle, quhilk fall fit continually in Edinburgh, or quhair the King makis rendence, or quhair itpleafishim, to decide all maner of fummoundes in civil maters, complaintes, and caufes dailie , as they fall happen to occurre : And fall have the famin power , as the Lordes of Seflion. And quhen they fall beginne, and in quhat place, fall be notified to the people, be open Pro- clamation, at the Kingis pleafure. 5-9. That Juftice and Schirejfes be maid for the lies. ITEM, Becaufe there hes bene greate abufion of Juftice in the North partes and Wefte partes of the Re- alme, fik as die North lies, and South lies , for lacke and fault of Juftice aires, Juftices and SchirefTes, and there-throw the people ar almoft gane wilde : It is therefore ftatute and ordained, for the acquieting of die people be juftice, that there be in time to cum, Juftices and SchirefTes depute in thay parts, as after followis : That is to fay, that the Juftices and SchirefTes of the North lies, have their feate and place, for adminiftration of Juftice, in Innernes or "Ding-well, as the maters occurris , to be decerned be the faid officiares. And that ane udier Juftice and Schireffe , be maid and depute for the South lies, and diay parts , and to have his place and feate for adminiftration of Juftice, in the Tarbar of Loch-kinkerane , at the will and pleafure of the laidis officiares, as the maters occurris. 60. Of the Juftice aires of Trgyle, Lome, Bute, and thay parts. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained , becaufe there hes bene ane parte of the Hie-landes, quhilk ar the landes betuixt Badzienoch and Lome, and ar called Dowart , Glentowart , and als the Lordfhippe of Lome, quhilkis hes bene out of ufe to cum to Juftice aires, And likewife CMawmor , Loch-Aber , zn&Ergyle: R There-