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 XJ% KING JAMES THE S E X T IN That cafe, the mater being mooved to the faidis Lorcles, and found and declared be them , theuther partie being lauchfulliefummound: they fall appoynt unfufpeel Judges, and ane place competent , for the faidis cognition and determination, for the caufes forefaidis , be commiffion be their Acle and ordinance : Or under the teftimonial of the great Seale, be their deliverance. And the faidis Judges to beappoynted, fall at the acceptation of the faidis commiffiones upon them, make faith , nocht onelie, that they fall dewlie and laudifullieniinifter Juftice in the faidis maters: And that they have nocht taken, nor fall nocht take onie rewarde, profite or gude deede, fra onie of the parties , and that they have nocht made , nor fall nocht make paction or contract with onie of them, for onie certaine fumme, before the pley be intented, or during the dependance thereof, and the aithe of the faidis Judges , to bee tane before the recompenfe of their jufte travel, to bee modified be tvva of the Lordes of Seffion before the pronuntiatioun of the decreete, in the faidis maters, quhilk fall be payed unto them , before the giving of the decreete forefaid : Or at the accepta- tion of the com miffion upon the fupplication, the partie obteinertheirof, fall make the firft payment: bot fall have the famin modified, to be repayed to him , be him that tines the plee : gif it be found quod temere litigaverit, with the utheris expenfes , to be fufteined be him , in the recoverie of the faidis decreete never- theles, gif the perfones to beappoynted Judges to the faidis caufes, fall happin to bee drawin fra their awin dwelling houfe or places, to the ground of the lande or uther place, quhair Juftice fall be miniftred in the faidis mater ; The partie quha fall require them thereto, fall make the expenfes for their voyage , in ganging, abiding, and returning, quhilk fall not be impute to the Judges, as ony fault before the Lordes of Counceil, or before the nearefl Judge adjacent to the landes, quha fall have power of the faidis Lordes to that effecl, be the faid commiffion , and infer t thereintill. And becaufe fum-times the queflion fallis out betuixt pofiefioures of landes, lyand contigue, and zit in diverfe Schirefledomes : And at fum-times the ante land lyand within the Royaltie ; And the uther within the Regalitie : That in the firft cafe, the Schireffe of ane of die Schires : And in the fecund caufe, neither the Schireffe nor Baillie of Regalitie, may be judges competent to baith the Acliones. Therefore quhen fik cafes occurris, the Lordes upon the complaint of the partie having intereft; fall appoynt Judges unfufpeel:, with ane competent place , keepand and obfervand in all uther circumftances the ordour abone written. And further, the faidis Lordes declaris , that this acl and ordinance , on na- waies hurt nor prejudge the Lordes of Seffion, and Colledge of Juftice, and their members : Bot that they have, aisd fall ufe their priviledge , to perfew their acliones, before the faidis Lordes or utheris ©rdinar Judges, according to auld accuftomed ufe, ufed and obferved before the making of this Acl. 43. The paine ofmalltious <Pleyers. ITEM, OUR S O V E R A I N E LORD, And the three Eftaites, undemanding that the maift parte of the lieges of this Realme, ar becum willfull, obftinat and malitious pleyers: Swa that they will nocht bee content to pay and fatisfie their creditoures, of fik debtes as they audit juftlie to them, and do and fulfill all maner of lauchfull deedes, quhair-unto they ar fpeciallie obliflied, without calling and com- pulfion of the Law and extreemitie theirol. Therefore ftatutis and ordainis, that the partie againft quhom decreete beis given, anenc liquid fummes before the Lordes of Seffion, fall pay to the faidis Lordes twelve pennies of everie punde, effeirand to that quhilk beis recovered and obteined before them: And in all de- creetesconfiftandi#/Jz£?0; He quha tinis the pley, fall content and pay to the faidis Lordes, the fumme of five pundes money : And alfwa the expenfes of the partie obteiner of the decreete , at the modification of the Judge, And ordainis the fame forme and ordour to be obferved heirintill: as hes bene keept be the faidis Lordes, in uptaking of 40. fchillinges of ilk decreit of before. 44. The Lordes of Seffion ar Judges to the interpretation of the Law of Oblivion. URSOVERAINELORD, With advife of his three Eftaites of Parliament, ftatutis and or- dainis, that the Lordes of CouiiGell and Seffion, fall in all time cumming be Judges ordinar to the interpretation of the Ade of oblivion and parties compleenand, to intend, perfew and give in the libelles and lupplicationes thereupon to them : And as they decerne and decreete in the faidis maters ; to be als effe- ctual, as gif they had firft bene appoynted ordinar Judges, to the faidis caufes , be the forefaid Acle of Obli- vion. Providing alwaies there be nine ordinares of the faidis Lords of Seffion, at the giving and pronuncing of ilk decreete, and interloquutour in the forefaides caufes : Sik-like as they obferve in all uther maters and acliones, depending before them. 45"- Quhen, quha, and how Notares fuld be admitted, of their Cautioners and ^Protocol/. FORSAMEIKLE As the Kingis Majeftie and Eftaites of Parliament, confidering 'the "great frauds ufed be diverfe Notares, in the Office of Notarie, within this Realme , the hurte and skaith cumming there-through, to his Hienefle Lieges : And that mony perfons within thir few zeires , being admitted to the Office of Notarie, with over (lender tryall taken of their knawledge and qualification, and they being for the maift parte ignorant of the commoun courfe of the Law , forme and praclicke ; Quhilk ordourlie audit