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11. Article of the Lybell.
Act 45.
Ansuer lltb.
The 45 Act in favours of Sir William Bruce against the Instructions,
and the granting ane hereditary jurisdiction by Act of parliment
without the King against his prerogative and the constant rule of
gifting heretage viz. by his Majestie's signatur and great seall.
What's said against this Act in favours of Sir William Bruce is a
missrepresentation of matter of fact, for Sir William long before the
parliament had right to that sheriffship and others mentioned in the Act
from the King by his Majestie's signatur and great seal, whereof this is
only a ratilication ; and these doe pass in course and are denyed to noe
subject, and besyde- this Act was advised with and approven by the
Secreit Committie, and for which it's conceived the Comissioner was
sufficiently warranted by his Majestie's Instruction, the whole privat
parties concerned having consented.
12. Article of the Lybell.
Act 38.
Ansaer I2tli.
Concerning registration of writts not instructed, and against the King's
prerogative, in so fare as it imposes upon the leideges ane imposition of
money without the King's consent or knowledge.
His Majestie by his Instructions did warrand the passing ane Act for
further securing and preserving the registers and records, in order to
which this Act was aggreed to in the Secreit Committie (as a further
security to the leidges) ; by whom it was lykewayes thought just and
reasonable, that in consideration of the Lord Kegister's additionall pains
and trouble in his office ther should be a small adition made to his fies,
so what's mentioned in the Act was condescended upon and is said to be
a very inconsiderable thing not exceeding 200*^^ sterling a year, and
was most willingly agreed to by the leidges who wer the only persons
concernd. The lyke addition was made to the Kegisters fies in favours
of Sir Archbald Primrose by the parliment 1661, tho the said Sir
Archbuld was then putt to noe additionall trouble, and for passing which
Act the then Commissioner had noe instruction ; and as in this matter
the Secreit Committie wer then very unanimous and doe yet adhere to
ther former opinion, so it was with great zeall and concern managed
and caryed on in the Secreit Committie, Articles and parliment by the
Lord Chanceler, who used all his interest to have it granted, and when
the Register after this noise about it would have past from and dischargd
it dureing his tyme, the Chanceler and others of the Secret Committie
disswaded him.
13. Article of the Lybell anent Acts ommitted.
That of the mint without which it is the generall opinion the kingdom
cannot long subist.
Ausuer 13th. The imposition of one per cent, for a free coyuage (out of the
annual rents) was proposed in Articles conforme to the Instruction
but was vigorously opposed by most of the members ; and therefor
and that in all probabilitie it could not cary, the Secreit Committie,
judged fitt to delay it, and the rather that most of the nobilitie and
gentrie who wer most like to have gone allong in the thing wer then
absent and with the King's host against the rebells, so that the
burrous wer the only intire state at that tyme in parliment, who wcf
resolved as one man to have opposed it.