4 34 KING JAMES THE S E X T prefent , and to come , have the faid Office as ane proper part and pertinent of the Clerk, of Regifler his office , make and conftitute particular deputes,ane or moe for all the dayes of their life-times , or otherwife as he fhall think expedient, of good fame, literature, and converfation, for whom he fhall be anfwerable , and who^lhall be refident within the towns and places after-fpecified , at all times to receive fra the parties their Evidents , and to Regiflrat the fame within the fpace of fonrtie eight hours next after the receipt thereof, and to ingrofle the whole body of the writ in the Regifler . under the pain of deprivation of the Clerk of his place and fetvice , and of the office of Notarie in all time thereafter. And within the fame fpace fhall deliver to the prefenters of rhe famine, their Evidents marked by him, with the day, moneth, and year of the Regifrration , and in what leafe of the book the fame is Regiilrate : and mail take allannerly for his paines twenty fix fhillirigs eight pen- nies money of this Realme , as the price of ilk leafe o( his Regifter, containing no leile then is in thisprefent Act : and in cafe the leafe contain lefle to take lefle accordingly , and fo proportionally for every page of the leafe , and part of the page , and according thereto fhall take for Regiftring of every ane of the faids Evidents And the faids Regiflers to bee filled up by the faids Deputes, to be marked by the Clerk of the Regifter and his Deputes to be appointed by him to that effecT:, with ane note of the particular number of the leaves that the fame fhall containe : & the faids Regiflers after the filling up of the fame to be reported to the faid Clerk of Re- gifter, to remain with him and his Deputes, and bee patent to all OUR Soveraigne LORDS Lieges, and extracts thereof to be given by him and his Deputes to be appointed by him , during all the dayes of their life-time?, or otherwayes as he fhall think expedient for that efTe<ft , to all fhall have adoe with the fame , which fhall make as great faith,as the principals , except incafe of improbation. And the faids Regiflers for the grea- ter eafe of the Lieges , to be eftablifhed in the particular places following : That is to fay , Ane in the town of Kirkwal in Orknay , for die whole lands lyand within the bounds Of the Sherifdomes of Orknay and Zet- land : and ane in the Burgh of Innernes , for the whole lands lyand within the Sherifdomes of Innernes and Cromartie -. Ane in the Burgh of Elgine for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherifdome of Forres and Nairn : Ane in the Burgh of Aberdeene for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherif- domes of ^Aberdeene , Bamfe , and Kincardine Ane in the Burgh of T)iindie , for the whole l#nds lyand within the bounds oi the Sherifdome of Forfar : Ane in the Burgh of 'Perth , for the whole lands lyand with- in the Sherifdome of Terth and Stewardry of Sir atherne : ( exceptand the Stewardrie of Monieith ) Ane iri the Burgh of Sterling, ior the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherifdomes of Sterling, Clake- mannan and Stewardry of Monteith : Ane intheBurghofC<w/£rini^/£, for the whole lands Lyand within the boundes of the Shirrefdomes of Fife and Kinrojhire -. Ane in the Burgh of Edin- burgh , for the whole lands lyand within the boundes of the Sherifdomes of Edinburgh principal, Con- ftabularie of Hadingtoun , Linlithgow , aadBathket : Ane in the Burgh of Lawder, for the whole lands lyand within the Sherifdome oi Berwick, and Bailirie of Lawder dale : Ane in the Town of Selkirk , for the whole lands lyand within the Sherifdomes] of Roxburh , Selkirk and Teebks : Ane in the Town of Hammilioun , for the whole lands lyand within the Sherifdome of Lanerk ■■ (exceptand the Burgh and Barronie ofGlafiow) AneintheCityofG/tf/g^, for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherifdome of Renfrew, and Baronie of Glafgow : Ane in the Burgh of Tiunbartan for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of theSherilfdomesofD^riWora, Bute , Argyle , Arrane, zndTarbet: Ane in the Burgh of Air , for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherifdome of Air , Bailierie of Kyle , Carrkk, and Cnninghame: Ane in the Burgh of Wigtoun, for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the SheriffHome of TVigtoum Ane in the Burgh of c Drumfreis,for the whole lands lyand within the bounds of the Sherifdome ofTtntmfrek, Stewardries of Kirkcudbright and Annandale; Or any other place or places more convenient , as the Clerk oi Regifler fhall think moft expedient , due intimation being made to the Lieges of the fame. And the faids Evidents to be Regiflrate in the particular Books appointed for the lands within the bounds of ilk Sherifdome Stewardrie , and Bailierie , as faid is , or in the option of the party in the Books of Regifler or Sef Hon keepec by the faid Clerk Regifler himfelfor his Deputes to be appointed by him, during all the dayes of their life time, or otherwayes as he fhall think expedient to that etfecl:, in Edinburgh. And OUR faid SOVE- RAIGNE LORD with advice and conferit of the Eflates decerns , and declares, this prefent Aclt tc have the force, flrength and effeci: of ane Decreet and Statute of Parliament , which fhall have force and exe- cution , according to the tennour thereof in all time to come. Ordaining publication to be made of the fam« in forme as effeires. ACT XVII. Anent the loofing of Arreftments. OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD confidering the great abufe and corruption ufed in finding of cau- tion to meflengers for loofing of Arreflments in times bygone , whereby his Highnefle Lieges have been heavily prejudged , the receiving of the faid caution being committed to whatfoever Meflenger of Armes the party pleafeth to chufe, who at the defire of the party , iorthemofl part, receiveth irrefponial cautioners: and thereafter , when caution is found , there is no warning thereof given to the party arrefler; but only a ticket , under the Mefiengers flamp and fubfeription , bearing him to have loofed the Arreftment , and tc have received fuch a perfon cautioner : which ticket is not fufheient of the Law , to furnifh action againfl tl fai !
