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 2,70 KING JAMES THE S E X T home, fall be repute for abfentes, and incurre the fame paines, as gif they were abfent. And letters fall be directed to poynd and diftreinzie their lands or guddes therefore : Or to pay the fame within ten dayes, under the paine of" Rebellion, and gif they failzie , to put them to the home, that the fame paines may be inbroueht to our Soveraine Lorcles ufe. 35. Herauldes, Purjevauies, Mai feres, Trumpettors committ and fault. GI F Onie of the ordinar Herauldes, MaiiTers, or Trumpettors, fall be noted abfent from the Parliament : Or being prefent, performis nocht that quhilk becummis them of dewties , without lauchfull excufe maid and allowed , asfaidis, everieaneofthem being noted, fall amitte and tyne ane aeires fee, for the firlt fault : and for the fecond fault fall be deprived. 56. Of apparell of the Eft ait es. THAT everie Eftait fall have three feveral apparelles in feemelie fafhion, conforme to the patron there- of: Quhilk the Kingis Majeftie fall caufe make, and command to be obferved , under the paine of twa hundreth pundes, of the perfone failzieand , and debarring of them furth of the Parliament houfe. 37. The number of the Lordes of the Artickles. ITEM, That the number of the Lordes of Artickles, be equall in ilk Eftaite , and that the fewefl number of everie Eftaite be fex, and the maift number ten. 3 8. Procuratours may compeir for all per fins accufed. ITEM, That na Advocate, nor Prseloquutour , be nawaies flopped , tocompeir, defend, andreafon for onie r erfon, accufed in Parliament for treafon , or utherwaies : Bot that quhat-fum-ever partie ac- cufed. fall have full lihertie to provide himfelfe of Advocates, and Praeloquutoures, in competent number, to defend his life, honour and land, againft quhar-fum-ever accufation : Seing the intending thereof , fuld nor prejudge the partie of all lauchfull defenfes: as gif it were/n? confejfo, that the accufation were trew, annulling all aftes maid in the contrair hereof before. 39. T>eoifon in Parliament, may not be impugned be infer iour Judges. NA Fore-faltour, lauchfuUie and ordourlie led in Parliament , nor na decifiones paft in Parlia? ment, betuixt partie and partie be proces , after cognition of the caufe , fall be called in qucftione be ony inferiour Judge. 40. The or dour of Parliament, fuld be inviolablely obferved. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, with advife forefaid, declaris, ftatutis and ordainis , that the ordour abone written, fall be inviolablie obferved in all time cumming , as the neceflar and lauchfull ! forme of all Parliamentes, and faithlullie promittis to do , or command na thing , quhilk may direcldy, or indirecily, prejudge the libertie oi free voiting and reafoning of the faidis Eftaites, or ony of them in ony time cumming. 41.' Contention for prior it ie of 'place, or vote in Parliament , fuld be puuijhed. "pORSAMEIKLE As in divers Parliamentes, halden be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, jH And his mail! Noble Progenitoures , findry queftiones hes bene amangft Noble-men , and uthersofthe Eftaites for prioritie of places, and voites in Parliament , and there-upon fum-times querrelling to the dillurbance of the fupreeme Courte of Parliament , quhilk aucht to proceede with greateft honour and quiet- neiTe. F O R remeid quhairof in times cumming : It is ftatute and ordained , be OUR SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of his three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament : That nane of his Eftaites , fall pre- fume in time cumming , to make querrell or provocation of trouble to uther , for prioritie of places , or voites in Parliament , utherwaies nor be fupplication : And content them with the ordour and dire- ction of his Hienes, and his faidis Eftaites, ay and quhill their final decifionofcontroverfie,. under the paine to be repute and halden, as difturbers of the publick peace and quietnes of theRealme, And to be grievouflie punifhed theirfore, at the difcretion of his Hienes, and Lordes of the Artickles aflembled , at that Parliament. 4 tz. Acliones-ofmoleftation, andutheris poffeffoures, fildbe decided before the inferior Judges. UR SOVERAINE LORD, And the three Eftaites conveened in this prefent Parliament, rati- fies, apprcevis, and for his Hieneile and his Succcflbures , perpetuallie confirmis the Aft of the Lordes of