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Rh XXVI.

ACT Concerning Publick Debts.

September 17. 1681.

UR SOVERAIGNE LORD Conidering that divere Noblemen, Barrens, and Burrowes as well Members of Committees, Commiars-General, and their deputs, as others of this Kingdom, during the time of the late troubles, and Rebellion, did give their bonds for everal great ums of money; Which albeit bearing for Borrowed money, were imployed for the ue of the Publick, and for ecurity whereof, the pretended authority for the time, did by Acts of pretended Parliaments, during thee troubles, bind and oblidge the Etates of the Kingdom, towarrand, and relieve the Members of the aids Committees, and all other Perons whatoever, who had given bonds or ecurity, for any ums imployed for the ue of the Publick, And that upon the recinding of thee pretended Parliaments, HIS MAJESTY and Etates of Parliament, after his happy Retauration, in Anno 1661, for ecurity of all uch perons bound in thee Bonds, did by an Act in that Parliament, upend all execution, as well Real as Peronal againt the aids Perons, or their Heirs upon the foreaid Bonds, till the next Parliament: AND alo in the ubequent Parliament holden in the year 1669, did continue the foreaid upenion, ay and while the foreaids Debts hould be conidered in Parliament. AND HIS MAJESTY now Conidering, that the ums contained in the aids Bonds, granted by the foreaids perons, were imployed for the ue of the Publick, during the time of the aid Rebellion, and that the aids perons by the recinding of the foreaids Parliaments, are cut off from the Benefit of any reliefe granted, or contained, in any of the aids pretended Acts in their favours. THEREFORE, the King's Majety, with advice and conent of the Etates of Parliament, by this preent ACT, Exoners, and perpetually dicharges, the aids Noblemen, Barons, and Burrowes, and all others granters of the aids Bonds, their Heirs, Executors, and Succeours, of the aids Debts, and Bonds granted thereupon, and of all diligence, Purute, Action, or Execution thereupon competent, as well Real as Peronal, bygone or in time coming, And declares them and their foreaids, quit and free thereof for ever. PROVIDING alwaies that no Perons hall have the Benefit of this Act unles they take the Tet appointed by the ixth Act of this preent Parliament. DECLARING that the principal Debitour in thee Bonds taking the Tet, the Cautioner hall be free, and if the Principal refue to take the Tet the Cautioner taking the ame, hall be free as to his part. EXCEPTING alwaies the Heirs, Executors and Succeors of the deceaed Duke of Rothes late Lord Chancellour, who in Repect of his Eminent Loyalty and Service to His Majety, are hereby abolutly exonered and dicharged of the aids Debts, without neceity of taking the foreaid Tet, upon the account foreaid allennarly; AND ALSO EXCEPTING Minors who hall not be oblidged to take the Tet upon the foreaid account, Untill they attain to the years of Majority. And in Regard there were Debts contracted be the Earles of Cails and Louthian and others with them in the year 1650, for his Majeties Service. For which they granted their own Bonds, and which are mentioned in an Act of Parliament pat in their favours, in the year 1661, HIS MAJESTY with conent foreaid Dicharges all Action and Execution for the ums contained in thee Bonds againt the aids Earles and Others, who were bound with them and their Succeours, in Repct the ame is a publick Debt, The money having been Borrowed for His Majetie's ervice as aid is.

XXVII.

ACT Anent the Trices of French and Spanih Salt.

September 17. 1681.

OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD Out of his Princely care to encourage the Manufacturies and other publick Works of this his Ancient Kingdom, and to prevent the Unneceary Importation of forreign commodities and the exorbitant prices that may be exacted from the Leiges. THEREFORE His Majety with advice and conent of the Etates of Parliament, DOETH Erect and Declare All the Salt-works of his Kingdom to be free and publick Manufacturies: Endowing them, with all the Priviledges, Liberties, and Immunities, granted by Law in favours of any Manufactury, within this Kingdom. HAS ALSO HIS MAJESTY Conidering that the In-land Salt of this Kingdom, is ufficient for all other ues except the curing of Fihes, and Beeff exported, And that the forreign Salt which hall be imployed for the ue of the Nation, may be furnihed at the rates following: THEREFORE His Majety with advice and conent foreaid, DOTH Statute, and Ordain, That all Importers of French Salt, or Retailers thereof, at the places, or Ports, where the ame is imported, hall not upon any pretence whatoever, exact more from the Leiges, then Five pounds Scots for the Linlithgow l! Boll