7)e verbcrum the contrar. Qjtia provifio hominis tollit provifionemlegis. Et paBa con- ver.ta, legem conirahentibmprxfribv.nt. Swa all fucceffion, is either in the richt line defcendent, or in the line collateral!. De linea reBa defcendentium. THey quha ar of the richt line defcedent,fuld be prererred to all utherj; As the fonne,thedauchter,the nepuoy ,the neipce,and fa defcendand in infinitum: obferveand and keipandalwaies the prerogative of the de- gree ; For the Trior degree, excludis thepofterior from all commoditie & title of fucceffion: As the fon in the firft degree, e.xcludis the nepuoy in the fecond; and the nepuoy excludis thepronepuoy in the third degree. DifiUo. Gif ony man havand landes and heretage deceafis, leaveand ane fonne allanerlie behind him, without all diftinction, the fonne fucceedis to all and haill the heretage ; quhilk is in Latine, fuccedere in a(Sem, vel ex affe. lib. 2. c. cum quis. 29. n Slits- Gifony mandeceafis, and leavisbehinde him maa fonnes nor ane, ei- ther he sfoccommannus,snd haldis not his lands be fervice of warde : and then his heretage is divided amangft all his fonnes:or he is M//ej,and haldis his landes per fervitium militare,be fervice of warde & relief.In the quhilk cafe,the eldeft fonne fucceedis in the hail lands ; quhilk heretablie pertein- ed to his father. Lib. z.c.Si quis plares 50. Botthisdiftinftionis not obferv- ed be the prafficque of this realme. Be the quhilk the eldeft fonne fuc- ceedis to his father, ex affe, that is, to all and haill his fathers heretage and landes ; Albeit, findrie uther Nationes hes di verfe la wes hereanent : Like as be the law of God, intheauld teftamcnt, amangft the. Tewes, the firft borne fonne, after the deceafe of his father, reccivis double portion. Deu. 21,17. Thatis (asfomeinterpretis) asmeikleastwaofhisbrether. lo- fephusde-4ntiq.Iitd.li. 4. c- 8- writtis that the eldeft fonne, bereafonof his birth-richt , fuld have duplicem facuhatttmpaternaritm partem , the double parte of his fathers gudes- DtlWiidi- Gifane man had diverfe wives, quhairofane is ane heretrix, havand verftrum lands perteinand to her heretablie ; and hes procreat upon ilk ane of them Hxorv.m. bairn/>s, maillor f email ; the fonne gotten upon her, fucceedis to her he- ritage, lib- zc.Si autem. 31. For as generallie the fonne fucceedis to the father ; Sya in this cafe,the fonne fuld fucceed to his mother. Leg. Foreft. c. Si quis hlbuerit 26- de Iudic. c. *4. Conforme to the commoun rule of the law. T aternapaternis ,maternamaternis. fljahen cny man deceafis, leavand anefon, anddauchtersaneormaa ; The fon alanerlie fucceedis to all his fathers heretage.Li. 2. c. Maritus. ; 2. DcfiHo irfi- Asgifanenan hes procreat with his firftwife, dauchter, ane, ormaa, lit vel fit".- and after kr deceafe, begettis ane fonne, upon ane uther wife, the fonne
- '* onelie fiiceedis to him. Leg. Foreft. c. Si quis habuerit 26. Becaufe the
Sonbornrofthe firft, fecond, orlaftwife, fucceedis as univerfall aire to his father and excludis all his fitters. Vejudic- c. Item nota. 115. As it is writtenn feme buikes,/a?mi«a nonfttccedit cum mafculo. Failseing fonnes and bairnes, lauchfullie gotten of their bodies, the DefiH*. dauchtf fucceedis- For gifthedefuncl: hes ane dauchter allanerlie, fhee fuld fuceede to all her Fathers heritage, in the forme and manner, as the fonne feceedis to his Father. Vejudic'. Cap- Item nota. 1 1 5. Lib. 2. cap. H<erednt.2%. 1TEI, Gif ane man deceafis, leavand behind him maa dauchters nor tie filiabm. ane, gtten upon ane mother, his heritage fuld be divided equallie a- mangftiem, in alsmony partes or portiones, as there is dauchters to fucceed' fiuhilk forme of fucceffion, is called, fuccefiio in capita, cum fcilicet ]ereditas adeunda, dividitur in tot partes quot funt capita, vel Sitceeffio in perfoneeuccedentes. Bot the eldeft dauchter, fuld bave the principallmef- capita. fuage,thoutdivifion, bereafonofherdignitie.and birth-richt,and fatif- fattiomerefore fuld be maid to the remanent dauchters. Lib. z- cap. Si an. em? Ve Iudic. c. Item. Nota. 115, Togidderwiththefuperioritieof thepoones, perteiningtoallherzounger fifters, to quhome their huf- bandes ild make homage, acknawledgeing her to be their fuperiour, and their ais fuld give the relieve of their landes, quhenit fall happen. Lib. z.c-Matus. 32.
- ,■„$„, Gif x man have findrie wives, and of ilk wife, ane or maa dauchters .•
diver farum AH hisauchters fucceedis to him in his heritage equallie, Ter capita, Mxorum. as gif ley were all gotten upon ane mother Libr. 2. c- porrb con- tittgitii 1TFA, Gifmaadochtersnorane, ar procreat upon findrie Wives, of thequlik wives . ane is ane heretrix: Swa that the heretage cummis be hei, ail not be her husband .• The dauchter, or dauchters gotten upon he, ficceedis to her heritage, and excludes all the reft of the dauchters thirfa Leg. Foreft- c. Si quis habuerit. 26- De Jud . ca- 24. BetteLawesoftheBurrowes, gif an Burgeffe have maa wives nor bt libera X) and bairnes procreat of ilk ane of them : All the lands perteiningto txdiverjii k 1 ' bereafonof heretage, or conqueft, in the time of his firftwife, uxoribm. fd perteine to the bairne gotten with her, in the firft marriage : And all t landes conqueft be him, thetimeofhis fecond wife, fall perteine to t bairne gotten with her, in the fecond mariage. Leg- burg. c. Si Bur- gfis. 26. Dc fecund* r ailzieing fonnes and dauchters,quhilkis are neareft and lauchfull aires, gmiy- ncpe- t richt of fucceffion perteinis to the Nep uoy or Neipce, gotten upon the turn vel nep- 5] ne)0r In e dauchter. Hjtia deficientibus proximioribus haredibus,nempe
- ""»• f, velfilia, vocantur hteredes remotieres, ut Nepos vel Neptis exfilioj vel
ft, reBa linea defcendens- 1. 2. c. Haredum. 28. Be neptte mo 'if ony man deceafis, leavand behind him ane Nepuoy or Nepuoyes, ane velplunbm onaa, procreat be his fonne alreadie deceafed- ( Ex filio brxmortuo ) txfilio. t f u ld fucceede to him in the famin manner, as is abone faid, of the fuc- cion of fonnes : That is,gif there be ane Nepuoy allanerlie , he is onelie uierfal! fuccefTour : And gif there be maa Nepuoyes, the eldeft allanerlie Denipnte & feedisto all. I- 2- c. Torro. 3 3- fills/ if ony man deceafis < leavand behind him ane Nepuoy, begotten be fignijicatiom. his eldeft Sonne, alreadie deceafed, And ane fecond fonne, quha "is father brother to the faid Nepuoy : The fecond fonne is excluded from all richt and commoditie of fucceffion to his father. Becaufe the Nepuoy lauch- fully begotten be the eldeft fonne reprefentis the pcrfone of his father, and therefore Jure reprzfentationps fucceedis in his fathers richt : and confe- quentlie is onelie aire to his Gud-fchir : like ashis father wauld have been> gif he had not deceafed before him. Lib. 2. c Torro. 33. The like is to be underftood of ane Neipce,or Neipces, ane or maa, be- Denefte p gotten be the eldeft fonneatreadiedeceafed,quha.fuld be preferred to their fa,. father brother, anent. the fucceffion of their Gud-fchirs heritage: Except fpeciallprovifionoftailziebemaidinfavouiesof the aires maill. duo cafu htredes mdfeuli fuccedunt, non difpofitione juris, fed ex provifi'one hominis. ITEM, AneNeipceormaa, of ane fonne or dauchter, fucceedis to their Gud-fchir or Guddame, in the famin manner as their father or mo- ther fuld have done,gif they were zit living- Lib 2 c- Torro. 3 3 • And in this cafe it is to be obferved, that quhen maa Nepces nor ane, borne of findrie mothers fucceedis, that the heritage fuld be divided ratione ftirpis, in as mony partes, as there is ftockes, of quhom the faidis Neipces de- fcendis and proceedis : As for example, gif there be ane N eipce begotten upon ane dauchter, and twa Neipces begotten upon ane uther dauchter, they all three fuld fucceede to their Gud-fchir ; bot the heritage fuld not be divided in three partes, ratione capitum ; bot in twa partes allanerlie, De MepUilriA ratione ftirpi urn: That is, of the twa fifters quhilkis are the twa ftockes, ^fj",? 1 "*" ofquhom the faidis Neipces defcendis: Andfwa theaneNeipce, gotten ^ l 'jj'° ' upon the ane fifter, fuld have the ane halfe: and the uther twa, the uther halfe allanerlie of the heritage: fijihilk forme of fucceffion , is called fiicceffioinflirpes, quhen the bairnes being maa in number, fucceedis to als meikle allanerlie, as wauld have pcrteined to their mother, gif fchoe had been living, De linea obliqua collaterdliuiri. QUHEN the fucceftion failzies in the richt line defcendent, then they quha arofthe fide line, or collateral fuld fucceed: as quhen the Difratribm fennes and dauchters, and all perfones defcendand of them lineallie, Tail- zies: Swa that there is nane or them ro fucceede: Then the brother of him quha is deceafed, fuld fucceede to him. Lib. 2. c. Veficientibus. 34." Jlli enim qui ex linea reila defendant femper preeferuntur illis qui ex tranf- verfa linea proveniunt, O* Mis deficienuhm , hi ad fucceffionem admitti-de- bent. lib. 2. c. Torro. 3 3. The heretage, and all moveable gudes perteining to the eldeft brother, DefrtttrenAZ deceafed without lauchmllairesof hisbodie, perteinis to the fecond bro- ' um <"""x>i ther, immediatly neareft to him, Quia hareditas gradatim defcenditad immediate preximum- lib. i.e. Si ergo. 23. c. Tr*tered2j. Leg.Burg. f. fciendum. 1 50. Gif thercbethreebrethergermain, borne of ane father, and ane mo- . _ ther; And the fecond brother dectalis without aires, procreat lauchfullie t^la^fi- ' ofhisbodie: His elder brother fucceedis to him in his landes, and im- moveable gudes. And the younger or third brother is alluterlie exclud- ed therefra. djiia conqueftm gradatim afcendit lib. 4- cap. Si tres 50. lib. 2. Cap. Tr&ttrea 2 5. Bot be the pratlicque of this reslme,the aire-fchip of the moveable gudes, perteining to the fecond brother, the time of his de- ceafe, defcendis and perteinis to the younger, and third brother , as lauchfull aire: To quhome likewife perteinis ihe lauchfull tutorie of his faid fecond brothers fonne, quhen it fall happen to fall. Giftherebemaabrethernor ane, three, or maa in number, and DtfratreHM theyoungeftofall happen to deceafe withoOt lauchfull aires , gotten tumimmoi ofhisbodie. His immediat elder brother fucceedis to him as lauchfull aire: Becaufe conqueft afcendisfra ane degree to ane uther immediat- lie to the firft degree. Stat: Rob: 3. Cap: 3: Stat: Wiihelm: Cap: No* tandum. 24. Failziand the brether, and their aires, gotten of their bodics,the fifter, , . or fifters, giftherebemaanorane, fucceedis in Capita, to their brother, 'JtroTitmiy in the famin manner, as the dauchters fucceedis to their father. Lib. z- c. deficientibus 34. de Iudic. cap. Si quis 24. Gif the brother deceafis without aires gotten ofhisbodie , his full fifter Defonribtti gotten with him be ane father , and of ane mother ( quhilk is called foror cxd ' vs rfit germanaex eodem utroque parente) fucceedis to all his heritage, and excludis all uther filters, gif ony be gotten be his father, upon ane uther wife, quhilk in Latine is called_/bror confanguinea, Lib. quart. Capite Si homo 48. After the deceafe of the fifters, their bairnes fucceedis inftirpes, in the famin maner, as their mothers micht have done, keipand alwaies the diftin&ion betuixt the maill and femaill, be the quhilk the fifter fonne ex- &' r^orutij cludis the fifter dauchter. Lib: 2- cap. deficientibus 34- de judic. c. Si ' e "' quis 24. Qj'.ia (utdiBumeft) mulier numqnam cum mafculo partem capit in htereditate aliqua. Failzieing the fifter bairnes, and the aires gotten of their bodies^ The _ . father brother [avunculus, hoc eft patruus) And his bairnes d'efceni jg,r,L e /«?/.«? daild of him , fucceedis. Lib: 2: Cap: Veficientibus 34- De judic. Dc afnttt i- Cap. Si quis 24. Failzieing the father brother, and the aires lauchfullie gotten of his bodie: The father fifter (Matertera , hoc eft ylmitd) and her bairnes "iuhneUinSl fuld fucceede, conforme to the forefaiddiftincfion, betuixt maill and fe- maill. Lib- 2. Cdpite Veficientibus. trigepm, qudrt. deJudicibus- Cdpire. Si quis ztr- Be the quhilk diftinclion, the father fifters fonne, excludis the fathers fifter dauchter. It is to be diligentlie obferved, quherimaaperfohshorarie (fikasrho- rj«* J «* ^ ny fifters or neipces.) fucceedis, and it happen ony ane of them to deceafe etefimdii without aires lauchfullie gotten of their awin bodies ■• the portion arid S> ? tar?
