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 T)e verborum Jignificatione. or femaill it Iuiic.c. Maritagium. i 27 : fi,uhilk law hes place in landes and Jieretage, lyand without burgh, hildenofYh.eK.jng or ony uther fupe- riour: Andalfoin landes and tenements lyand within burgh and hal- den in tree burgage. Leg. Burg, c.fialiquis.44. This Law is nocht introdu- ced infavouresof the wife or bairnes, bot is maid infavouresof the liusband allanerlie. And therefore it is nocht neceilar that hehaveonie faifing, infeftmente, or uther richt, to the landes quhilk perteined to his wife heritablie:Bot onelie the benefite and priviledge of the curtefie, quhilk is valiable and fufficietit to him induring his liie-tirae, for brui- fcing-and poflefflng of the landes, and for remooving, out-putting and inputting of tennentes, infikmaner asgif he were proprietare, lyte-ren- tar, taotes-man or rentaller. And maire-over, the Lawe of the curtefie is extended in favour of the Second hus-band. And therefore gif anc man maries ane heretrix, and after his deceafe, fhee marie ane Second hus-band, and beare to him ane fbnne, or ane daughter, and thereafter fhee deceafes, hir fecond hus-band audit and fulde bruike and jois fhe priviledge of the curtefie, in file manner as git the fii'ft hus-band micht have done, incafe his wife had decea'Xed before him. lib. 2. die. cap. 58. de ludic.Cap. 127. As concerning the eftaite and qualitie of the woman that is maried, it is neceilar that fhe be heretablieinfeft and faifedinthe landes as aire to hir father or uther.Uir prediceflbures. Bot it is.nocht neceffar- lie required, that fhebeanevirgineand maiden. Becaufe the curtefie per- teines to the fecond hus-band, quha maries ane widdowasfaide is. Al- waiesqu'iidderthe wife, bewiddow, the time ot hir fecond manage: or virgine and maiden, the time of hir firft marriage, neceflarlie fhee fuld be ane heretrix, aire, or univerfall fucceilbur to hir Father, Mother, or to fum uther of hir predeceflours. For gif the wife hes onlie richt and titill to the landes and heretage, ss fingular fucceffour, be vertue of onie con- tract, veluti titido emptioms: Hir husband after hir deceafe can never clame richt tothelandis, induring his life-time, be the curtefie of Scotland. Twenty aucht Tanuar, an thoufand,five hundred, nintie five. Robert Lun- die of Balgony. contrair Robert Balfoure of Vovane. The curtefie hes nocht place quhen na bairne is borne in lauchfull marriage, for it is neceilar that ane bairne be borne maill or femaill, quick and liveand : And for probation theirof, hemonbeheardcryand, tor the curtefie hes place in puero clamante, ( or as it is written in fum buikes) bra.ya.nd, fqueiland, or loudlie cryand. For in Frenche brayer, in the latin vagire, is to crie or greitewith ane loud voice. Ruhilk word in our language, is alfwa attributted to Hofe. Hartes, and uther beaftes. And gifcontraverfiearife annent the life or crying of the bairne, it is leifum to the Father to pruife thefaminbe twa lauchfull men or wemen, quha heard the bairne c/a- m*re,plorare, vagire feu braya.releg.burg d.cap.4.4. The husband or Father fuld bruike the curtefie after the death of his wife, albeit the bairne be- in" borne quick happen to deceafe immediatelie, or fhortlie after his nativitie. Or albeit the bairne and the Mother baith departe this life; for fuppofe the bairne happen to deceafe before his Mother and fhee deceafe thereafter, or albeit baith the bairne and the Mother deceafe at ane time, or zit gif the bairne levis, and the Mother before the huf-band depart forth of this life, thehuf-band furvivand after her death fall bruike the priviledge of the curtefie of all Landes quhairin his wife was he'-etablie infeft : ninth oflulij, ane thoufand, five hundreth nintie feaven. Martha andEupheme Mackalz^anes, contrar Maiter James Ward-lam advocate, fwa thefubftantiall heades of the curtefie are thir following , quhairof gif onie ane tailzie the curtefie cealis. Fir ft is required ane lauchfull marriage betuixt man and wife. Second- lie, the wife fuld be ane heretrix haveand ius vniverfale , quhairbe fhe fucceids to her Father, Mother, or fome uther her forbeare. Third- lie; She fuld be heretablie infeft and faifed in the Landes. For gif fhe de- ceafe, nocht beand entered and faifed, hir hus-band fuld have na curte- fie. ' Fourthlie; She fuld deceafe before her hus-band, for fa lang as fhee and the husband livis, hehesiKj martin. And after hir deceafe, he hes ius curialitatis. Fiftlie, Bairnes fuld be lauchfullie gotten 5c borne, atthe leaft ane bairne, maill or femaill, quid: and livand. Laftofall the curtefie is als effectuall to the husband, tuiching wairde-landes, per- teininc to his wife, as the Kingis confirmation. For landes halden of the Kinwin chiefe, and confirmed be him, fallis nocht in wairde, in- durinc* the life-time of the perfon toquhome the confirmation is gran- ted. ^He beinc theirby immediat tennenttotheKing. And like- wife, gif onie man maries ane heritrix of waird landes, and after her de- ceafe her aire is Minor, and of lefle aige : Nevertheleffe the landes fallis nocht in the fuperiours handes, be reafoun of warde. Bot the husband fulde bruike and poffes thefamin induring hi? lifetime, be rea- fon of the curtefie of thisRealme. Becaufe the richt of the waird Perteining tothefuperiour, ceafis quhair the curtefie belanged to the hus-band hes place. Tenvlt. Ftbruar, ane thoufand, five hundreth, fiftie three : George Gorthie contrair the Lord Metbven. And zit the huf-bande be- ing onlie life-rentare may nocht fell or annaillie heretablie the faide iandes, or onie pairte theirof, in hurteand prejudice of the richteous aire. leg. bwrgc 44- i> DISCLAMATION is ufed in the law, and pradtick of thisrealme Maiari. clamare idem e p qM i dicere,affirmare: As clamare aliquod tegmentum ,aut aliquam tenant ejfefuam, to claime, and affirme onie heritage or lands to be his awin- Clamare aliquem domiuum to clame, avow, and afnrme onie man to be his maifter or fuperior, to quhom he aucht fervice, &ofquho DifcUmtr,. he haU. s his Iandcs in chie f c _ vifcUmare is to difclame, difavow ordenie as to denie ane uther to be his fuperiour, as quhen the fuperiouraffirmis the lands to be halden of him, and thevaffall denies the famin. In the €3«hilkcafc«if thecontrar be fund of verjtie, the vaffal tines and amitti-s. all the landes quhilk hehaldes of that fuperiour, & the propertie their- of returnis tothefuperiour, demaritag.c, 1$ Stat. Ro. 3. c.primo. 20. QixUak 2, the auld forme and manner of difclamation is declared. Mairover, difcla- mation is quhen theperfewerclaimes landes perteinand to him, and hal- din of an fuperiour: and the defendour affirmis the famin to be haldinof ane uther over-lord. lib. l.c.folet. z6.lib.S.c. tali, 1 8. To the decifion of the quhilk controverfie, baith the faids alleadged over-lordes fuld be called. And he quha tailzies to proove himfelfe fuperiour, fall never be heard to claime the famin afterward, and the vaflall being convict, tynis the land and propertie theirof, quhilk isadjudged to him, quha was wrang- oufiie denied be the fuperiour, Sc is found to have richt theirto, lib. 1. c. (ivero 28. Laft the vaflall tynis & forefaultis his landes, gif he wrangouf- V lie denies his few, or the condition theirof, that is the fervice aucht their- fore, conforme to the French proverbe quifiefdeniefie, [pert. The reafon is becaufe the vaflall denyandhis halding, his maifter or landes, conremnis .and difhonours his maifter. Bot it isneceffar that the vaflall or tennent- denie fraudfuilv,that is wittinglje,ij»ud vaffallusfeudum quodfeiensabnega- vit, amittit: ignoranti verii fubvenitur. Quodfidubitet, dubitanter rtfpon- derepotefl. Cuiachts.lib.4r. defeudth. S. C. Tit. 21. ey.Tif.39. de poena ne~ gantis feudum. DISRATIONARE, from the french word Difrener. In Latin Vuellare, Duello contendere, to fecht in fingular battell, and commonlie is underftand of the appealer, or perfewer, quia cum vadiatur duellum provocans dat vadium difrationandi,c defindens vadium defe xdendi.Sum- time difrationare i j mair generallie taken, for to tine onie thing in judge- ment be forme ot proces, concord oraggrieance. lib. 3.0 cum itaque. 14. lib. z.c.fieri autem.Oy .quon. attach. c.4.Item it fignifies to proove onie thing conforme to the confideratione of the Courte be battell, write, or be ane affife of the cuntrie. lib.i. Cap. (ivero- 1 8. Cap. (ivero Dominus.29. Iter ea- rner. Cap- apparens. 24. Or be the aith of the partie, and certainc conjura- toures quhilks are called Sacrament ales, fl.uha fum-time maa, and Sacramento fum-time, fewer in number makis faith and fwearis in onie caufe with '"■ ane partie haveand -entrelle in perfute or defence. Cuia,lib. 1. defend. And intheLawes of thisRealme, dicitur aliqv.is Jurare cum tenia, (ep- tima, Duodecima manu. fl.uhen three, feaven or twelfe perfones fwearis with him. Quhilk in the Cannon Lawe is called Vurgatio Cano- nica. DlSSASINA , Safna is ane French worde, and fignifies pof- feffion, to the quhilk Diffafi'na is contrare , and fignifies difpoiTeflion, quhair ane perfon beand in pofleilion of onie Landes, as mailler to his maifter. or haveand onie uther title theirto in write, is wrangouflie ejected and put fra the famin, without onie warning or ordour of Law. Like-wife Diffafna is called fpuilize, quhen onie perfon is fpuil- zied violentlie aud wrangouflie of moveable glides and geare, pertai- ^J c ^" n ningto him, as his awin proper glides: and being in his poileffioun cer- l' mz -' e - taine daiesormonethes. For ejection concernis Landes and gudesin- moveable: and fpuilzieis of cattell, and gudes moveable, and baith the ane and the uther is comprehended under Difiafina- afflreg.Da Cap. Statutumfait.s 1. Qjihilk is conforme to the Englifh Lawes. Henries, Stat. deMer10un.c3.and tothe lawes of France. Molwteilsinftil-cur Tarl.part.i. c.i 8- And be the auld law of this realm, Diffajitor, or committer of (puil- zieor ejection, being convict theirof fuld pay ane unlaw of ten pundis to the King. Stat. ^lex.c.Stat.y. And may beaciufed criminallie before the Jufticeand his deputes. Ia.j.p.4.c-33. DISPARAG1UM, like as parage is called equalitie, from the latin word parkas. Sadifparag'um is called inequaliiie in bluid, honour, dignitie.or utherwaics, from the word difparitas , leg. ForreP-c.de haredi- bus.64. cum (eq. DISSOLUTION, an latin word, quhilk fignifies lowfing of that thing quhilk was bound of before. And likeas lowfing iscontrairto bin- ing:Swa diffolution is contrair to annexation, fpeciallie in the Kingis propertie, annexed and united to the Crown. For the famin being dif- folved is maid lowfe, and free of that nature and qualitie. that it may be annaliedand difponed to fik as pleafishis Hienes, with certaine conditi- ons and provifions. Diflblution of the propertie is maid to the effect the famin maie be fauldand annalied be the King, and therefore can nocht belauchfully maid in his minoritie. Ia.6.p.i4.c. 203. Forlikeasthe King being Minor may nocht fel his propertie : evin fa at that time it is nocht rheYiniin lefumto him to doe onie thing that maie be ane preparative to the alie- his minorities nation theirof And likewifegif onie man haveand heritable infeltment mahnocht or uther richt to onie part of the Kings annexed propertie, for the crime aijfolve ins of treafon, isforefalted :and theirafterbethethreeEftaitesin Parliament " r °l cr "• is reftored in the minoritie and lefle age of ane King. Albeit this reftituti- on may rehable his perfon : Zit is na fiifficient richt to repone or reftore him againe to his richt of the faid annexed propertie. For like as an diflb- lution maid in the Kings minoritie is null : Evin fwa, ane reftitution maid in his les aige, concerning his annexed propertie is of naneavaill: for the diflblution, and reftitution ar baith of ane nature, and producis ane effect, g^hen and hi hurtfull and prejudicial! to the King, in Regiflro. iS-Julij- 1597- The? »/»»t dijc- Kingis advocate contrar Alexander, horde Hume, and tennentes of Daw- tatim juldbc bar- And fa it is manifeft that ane diflblution of the annexed propertie "" >ul - fuld be maid be ane King in his maioritie,in an Parliament with confent of the three Eftaits, Ja-6.p. i$-c 233. Bot an annexation may be maid in Parliament in the Kings minoritie, quia rex eodem modo quo qv.ilibet minor conditionemfuampoteflmelioremfacere- It is lefum to the King after the diflblution, to fet his proper lands annexed, or unannexed in few-ferme to onie of his lieges, and fpeciallie to the kindlie tennentes and pofleflburs theirof, as he pleafis- Diflblution induris only for Toquhnm the lifetime of the King, maker and author theirof, and quhen he de- may ' '" Kin£ ceafis, the fame ceafisand endis. And theirforethe famin beand tem- f" /j " /"■<>- porall, and perfonalh his aires and fucceflours may net fet onie annex-?'" B «d