The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral - Electric Scotland

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offending, as shall seem good to them, at all times after the said period of six
months, before that the said Sir William Alexander and his heirs and assigns, our
Lieutenants for the time being and their deputies, shall have called to judgment
before them, cited or arraigned, the said persons criminally offending, and they
are to appear before their court of judicature wherever they may be for the time
in the said region of Nova Scotia, without prejudice, however, to the said Sir
William Alexander and his heirs and assigns, being our Lieutenants, and their
deputies, provided that they
shall have been the first to serve the citation after
expiration of the said period. of six months, of sitting, adjudging, taking cognizance
of, punishing or remitting the said crimes and persons criminally offending,
according to their good pleasure as is aforesaid : And in like manner We, by the
honour of our present charter, do ordain that if it shall have happened that the
said Sir Thomas Burnet and his [heirs male and assigns] aforesaid have condoned
and remitted any crimes or any criminal offenders as is aforesaid, that in that case
their remission and letter of forgiveness thus to be to them granted shall be
published within the said boundaries on the same day and date of the grant
thereof by certain ones their own particular officials to be appointed to this effect :
And after publication thereof, that the same remission shall be registered in the
register of the said Sir William or his heirs and assigns, our Lieutenants in the
said region for the time being, within the space of sixty days after publication
thereof, provided that the same shall be tendered and presented before two trustworthy
witnesses to the keeper of the said register, if the clerk or keeper of the
same registry for the time being shall have been in the said region of Nova Scotia :
With plenary power and privilege in like manner to the said Sir Thomas Burnet
and his heirs male, assigns and deputies for ever, of sitting, affirming, holding and
causing to be held in their names, courts of Justiciary, Sheriffdom, free regality,
barons and burghs within and upon all the said boundaries and lands above
described, or upon any part thereof, at all times and occasions as shall appear to
themselves to be expedient; of making and creating clerks, officials, Serjeants,
adjudicators and all other members of the court whomsoever; of ordaining,
exacting, levying and receiving penalties, fines and amercements of court, and of
applying the same to their own proper uses, as shall appear to them expedient ;
With all and singular other the privileges, liberties, advantages and casualties
belonging or able to belong to the said offices and jurisdictions of free regality,
Sheriffdom and other things abovementioned ; With full power also and privilege
to the said Sir Thomas Burnet, his heirs male and assigns, of selling, alienating
and disposing hereditarily or otherwise all and singular the aforesaid boundaries
and lands abovementioned at their will and pleasure, with all and singular the
privileges, liberties, advantages
and immunities hereinbefore and hereinafter
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