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192 XXII.

ACT Appointing the Quorum of the Jutice Court in time of Vacance.

September 17. 1681.

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD, and Etates of Parliament, DOE STATUTE and ORDAIN, that in time of Vacance of the Seon, Three of the Commiioners of Judiciary, hall be a ufficent Quorum, who hall meet at Edinburgh in the Moneth of July yearly, anything contained in the ixteenth Act of the Third Seion of his Majeties econd Parliament contrary thereto notwithtanding.

XXIII.

ACT Infavours of the Univerity of Sanct-Andrewes, Appointing halfe a Moneth' s Ces to be raied for their ue.

September 17. 1681.

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Conidering the mall and incompetent proviions and allaries, at preent poeft by the Maters, and Profeours, in his famous and Ancient Univerity of Sanct-Andrews; Whereby learning is in great hazard to languih, and decay: DOETH for encouragment,and advancement of Learning, with advice and conent of his Etates of Parliament, STATUTE and ORDAIN, That halfe a Moneths Ces be Impoed upon the Land-rent of this Kingdom, to be payed into the Cah-keeper, with the econd terms payment of the Ces in the years 1682 and 1683; And the money being payed in as aforeaid, hall be flocked in for the ue of the Univerity foreaid, and divided in it's jut proportions, to the everal Maters, and Profeours in the everal Colledges therein, by the advice and authority of his Majeties Privy Council.

XXIV.

ACT Ordaining Bread, and Butcher-Fleh, to be old by Weight.

September 17. 1681.

QUR SOVERAIGNE LORD, and Etates of Parliament, Conidering how neceary it is for the good of the ubjects, That Bread and Fleh, hould be within Burgh and Land old in retail by; Weight, and no otherwayes. DOE THEREFORE Statute and Ordain that in all time coming, Bread, and all Butcher-Fleh, as Beeff, Veall, Lamb, and Swine-fleh, hall be old by Weight, when the ame is old in retail, and no otherwayes, under the pain of One hundred pounds Scots, toties quottes.

XXV.

Additional ACT, Concerning the Tet.

September 17. 1681.

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Etates of Parliament DOE hereby STATUTE and ORDAIN that the Tet appointed by the ixth Act of this Parliament, to be taken by all perons in publick Trut, hall be taken by the Admiral-deputs, Judges of the High Court of Admirality, and all Members of that Court, and all particular Admiral-deputs within the Kingdom: The Director of the Chancellary, and all Writters in that Office; The Writter to, and under keeper of the Privy Seale, Surveyers, Waiters for the King's Cutoms and Excie through the Kingdom, The King's Sollicitor, the Lyon Clerk, and by all uch as hall be commiionated to the Convention of Burrows, at their firt Sederunts in their Courts, and in the aid convention; And ORDAINS all Captains and other Commiionat Officers of the Train-bands in Burghs, and uch as have any voice in Electing of Deacons of Trades within Burghs, and the Clerks to Trades, to take the aid Tet before the Magitrats of the repective Burghs, and the Deacons of the aids Trades repective before their repective Elections. And alo ORDAINS all perons who hall be named Commiioners for revaluations, or rectifying valuation of Lands, to take the foreaid Tet, under the pains contained in the aid Act of Parliament: And that all perons who have heretable Offices from the King, not mentioned in the foreaid Act, hall take the foreaid Tet, in preence of the Lords of Exchequer betwixt and the firt of January, wherein if they faill, They hall loe their Offices, and caualities thereof during their lifetime. {{right|ACT}