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16. Additional Instructions, Six in number, to pass an Act warranting
the justices to pursue in absence such persons as shall be excepted
out of the act of indemnity. The marginal notes are holographs of the
Duke of Queensberry, commissioner. Giv^en imder the hand and signet
of King James, 14 May 1685, and countersigned by the Earl of
Morray.
(Superscribed) James R.
Additionall Instructions to William, Duke of Queensberry, our Commissioner.
1. You shall passe an act of parliament warranting the Justices to
persue in absence, such persons as shalbe excepted by us out of
the act of indemnity.
2. You shall passe a law securing innocent creditors in summes due
to them by personall obligations, against the forfeiture of their
debitors, for payment of twenty merks Scotts to the crowne,
and twenty shillings Scotts to our clerk register for every
thousand merks of principall summes so secured, at the lime of
the registration of the said obligation.
3. You are allowed to nominate commissioners for the supply,
justices of our peace, commissioners for the commisfjion for teinds
and plantation of churches.
4. You are allowed to disjoine particular lands from one shire and
to joine them to another at the request of heretors, and with
consent of the sheriffs, where sheriffs are heretable.
5. You are to consent to such acts as the parliament shall find
reasonable for adjusting the differences betwixt the Burghs
Royall and those of barony and regality.
6. You are to consent (at close of the'parliament) to the act salvo jure
cujuslibet in common form.
For doing all which this shalbe your warrant. Given under our
royall hand and signett, at our court at Whitehall, the 14th day of May
1685, and of our reigne the 1st year.
By his Majesties command
(Signed) Morray.
17. Additional Instruction not to make use of the former Instruction
relating to the Indemnity, seeing there has a new rebellion since
intervened. Given under the hand and signet of King James, 25
May 1685, and countersigned by the Viscount of Melfort.
(Superscribed) James B.
An additional Instruction to William, Duke of Queensberry, our
Commissioner.
You are not to make use of that our former Instruction relating to
the Indemnity, seing there has since a new rebellion intervened.
And for your so doing, this shalbe a sufficient warrant. Given
under our royall hand and signett, at our court at Whitehall, the
25th day of May 1695, and of our reigne the 1st year.
By his Majestie's command
(Signed) Melfort.
18. An Additional Instruction to adjourn the parliament to the last
Tuesday of October next to come Superscribed by the King. 25 May
1685.
(Superscribed) James R.