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 FOVRTENTH PARLIAMENT. VIII. ofjunij.x^. m ufe, and the uther halfe to the Forefters and keipers. And Iikewife, it is ftatute and ordained , thatnoper- fon nor perfones fall hunt nor halke, within the boundes of fex miles to onie of his Hienes Woods, Parkes, Caftelles, andPalices. And in-cafe ony doe in the contrair, that ilk perfon contraveening , fall pay the fummeofane hundreth pounds money, theanehalfethereoftothedelatouresofthem, and the uther halfe to his Hienes ufe. Andals, quhat-fum-ever perfon fall be deprehended, or tryed till have flane hartes, or oniekindeofwildefouleinfnaw, or onie uther time with gunnes or girnes , orzitbeisfoundto have fhotat duik, draik , or ony uther vvilde-foul with ane hagbut , within onie part oi this Realm , that they fall be i ab- ject to the forefaid penaltie of ane i oo. pounds. And in-cafe they, or onie of them beis not refponfall , to be punifhed in their perfones , at his Hienes will and pleafour. XII. Anent the "Privileges of the College ofjujlice. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of his Eftaites in Parliament, ratifies, apprievis and confirmis all and quhat-fum-ever privileges, liberties, and immunities, granted of before be his Majeftie, and his maift noble Progenitoures , to the Chancellar and haill Senatoures , baidi Spiritual and Temporall, and members of the College of Juftice , for maintenance of them in their perfones, honoures, and dignities , and for bruiking of their landes, rents, Benefices and penfions , in fik forme as is conteined in the firft erection of the faid College , and as they and their Predeceflours hes bruiked and poflefled fenfine, conforme to the Ratification thereof in Parliament, or in onie uther Acts , Lawes, Statutes, maid be his Majeftie , or his Predeceflbures , in favoures of the faid College , Senatoures and members thereof, in all poyntes : Notwithftanding quhat-fum-ever Aetes , or conftitutions that may appeare to dero- gate fra the fame. xix. Ksfnent the declining of the Senatours of the College ofjujlice, quha ar Father, Brother, or Sonne to the parties. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of his Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, ftatutis andordainis, that na Senatoures of the College of Juftice, ordinar or extraordinar, fall fit, or vote in onie adion or caufe intended, or to be intended before them, quhair the parties perfewer or defender , is aither their Father, Brother, or Sonne: fwa that the Father fall in na wife be Judge in the Sonnis cafe , the Sonne in the Fathers cafe, nor the Brother in the Brothers , bot be declined therein. O xi 3. Anent the beginning of the Harveft vac ane e. UR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of the Eftaites of Parliament, confidering the great 'skaidi that the Lieges fufteinis, throw fitting of the Seffion, after the firft day of Auguft , harveft being in monie partes of the cuntrie, alreadie then begun. And underftanding that the Lordes of Sefilon, are content during the haill Summer SeiTion, toenterintheTolbuith, and call maters daylie at audit houres, quhair as their ordinar diet was not quhillny ne: Therefoir ftatutis and ordainis that the harveft vacance fall begin the firft day oii^Auguft ; And the Seifion to fit bot the laft day oijulii inclufiue. xi 4. That nam fall be compelled to produce procuratories or inflrumehtes of refigna- tion, precepts of clarc conftat, or nther precepts of faijingof Lands or annual-rents, poffeffed be them befoir the fp ace of four tie zeiris. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, And Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, underftanding that finctrie oi his Hienes Lieges, are heretablie infeft in divers lands , and annual-rents within this Realme, like as their predeceflbures and authores, fra quhome their richts theirof proceidis, hes bene heretablie infeft in the famin Landes & annual-rentes : And be vertevv of their feveral infeftmentes,& life-rentes theirin referved, they and their Predeceflbures and authoures, hes bruiked the foirfaidis landes and annual-rentes be the fpace of fourtie zeires cogidder • Notwithftanding quhairof, the faids infeftmentes , maid and granted to them and their Predeceflburs and audioures, are fundrie times drawen in queftion, for laik and want of procuratories of refignation, inftruments of refignation , precepts of dare conftat, or utheris precepts of faifing, quhilki? are not extant to be produced and ufed, in refpeft that the famin are tynt and amitted , partlie be iniquitieof time, pardie be perifching of protocolles and fcroiles of notares : partlie for none-delivering of the famin , be the perfones, fellares, and difponeres theirof: pairdie becaufe the evidents of comprifed Landes ufes to be abftrafted and with-halden upon malice of pairties : and pairdie , as eviderttes not thocht neceflare to have bene keiped, after fa lang time : Be reafone diat die chartoures makis mention of the procuratories and in- ftruments of refignationes, and inftruments of faifing makis mention of the preceptes of faifing , quhair-upon the famin proceides. For remeide quhairof, OUR faid SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of his faidis Eftaites, and haill bodieofdiis prefent Parliament, findis, decernis, anddeclaris, that nane of his Hienes Lieges, may be compelled , after the fpace of fourtie zeires , to produce procuratories or inftru- mentcs of refignation, precepts oiclare conftat , or utheris precepts of faifing of landes , or annual-rentes, quhairof