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 Iao KING JAMES THE FIFTH $6. Of 'the giving of 'votes, and ordour thereof. ITEM, All argumentes and difputations beand maid, and the Lords haldand filence , my Lorde Chan= cellar or Prefident, fall aske or require everie Lordis vote in chat mater, as they ar in the ordour be the ades and buikes of Councell : Quhais names the Clerk of Councel fall reade and name : And fa ordourly the Chancellar or Prefident to aske everie Lords vote : And that nane argune ane uther in the giving thereof. 5-7. That ten Lordes fall remaiue with the^ref dent. T E M • in advifing and giving of all fentences and decreetes, there be ten Lordes at the leaft , with the _ Chancellar or Prefident : And that nane of the Lords chofen and admitted, departe , or bide awaie, without licence asked and obteined f ra the Chancellar or Prefident, in prefence of the haiii Councell, for rea- fonable caufes : And that they returne againe at the day affixed to them. ITEM, that all publications of witnefle, and uthers atteftations, and examination of proces, be maid before the hail Auditour. 5 8 1 . Execution offentence to be maid be Herauldes, Turfevantes , and Maiffers. TEM, That all fentences and decreetes of the Lordes, be execute in times cuntming be the ^chirerle __ of the Schire, or his deputes, quhair the parties d^ellis , againftquhom the faidis decreetes ar given, or all happen to be given : Or elfe be Herauldes , Purfevants, or Maiffers : And that nane take mair for the execution of their office, bot after the forme of theacte of Parliament, botgif it be of benevolence of the partie, under the Paine of deprivation of their office : And that they deny not to do their office , under the paineforefaid, alfweiil to pure, asriche. 5- 9 . Oft he Clerkes of the Signet. TEM, That all Clerkes of the Signet be fworne to exerce their offices lauchfullie and diligently. And _ that nane of them fall reveale nor make manifeft to ony man, quhat they write or dois for ane uther , bot fall keip all clofe and fecreit. 60. t^Sient payment for Billes of complaint, and the Kings letters. JT E M, That na Clerk of the Signet tak mair for the writing of ane bill bot aucht pennies. And for the writing of ane letter upon ane decreit of the Lordes & deliverance, bot twentie pennies, nor for nane uther letter, mair then was ufed in our Soveraine Lordis time, quha lail deceafed, quhom God afibilzie , under the paine of tinfel of his office. 6 1 . _Anent the delivering of Billes. TEM, That na Gierke of the Signet enter in the Councel-houfe, for delivering of ony Billes , bot that the deliverance be written be ane writer of the Councel : And to provide, that nane iruftrate ane uther of his laboures and proflte •. T hat everie ilk Gierke of the Signette, that writtis onie Billes , marke the famiu with his awin name in the Bill, writtin within, andthefaminfallbe delivered to him againe, orthepartie, quhilk of them cummis to aske the faid Bill, they pay-and to the writer of the deliverance , foure pennies. 62. That Maifferes keepe Councel. TEM, That all Maiffers be fworne to execute their office f aithlullie and diligentlie, and they fall reveale na thing, that they fall happen to heare commoned amangft the Lords , under the paine of deprivation and infamie. 63 . ' Quhat CMaiffersfall take for their laboures. ITEM, That na Maiffers take mair fra ony partie, that happenis to obtaine ane decreete in the Seffion, bot twa ihillinges : Bot gif the parties gives mair of their awin benevolence, under the paine fore-faid. 6 4 . The number of ^Advocates, and their names. TEM, It is fhtute and ordained, that there be ane number of Advocates and Procuratoures chofen, and to be chofen, to the number often perfones , that fall be called general procuratoures of the Councel, of bed name, knawledge, and experience, admitted to procure in all aftiones , of quhom the names fol- lowis: They ar to fay, Mziftev Robert Galbraith y Maimer Robert Lefly, Maifter Henry Spittle, Maifter John Letham, Maifter Henry Ladder , Maifter Thomas Kincragy , Maifter Thomas CMarjoribankes, Maifter IVilliam Johnftoun : And gif ony uthers cunning men will defire to be admitted to the office of Ad- vocation and Procuration, they fall be received with advife of the faids Lordes , for completing of the