LAWS and ACTS Past in the second SESSION of the second PARLIAMENT, Of our most High and Dread sovereign, CHARLES THE SECOND, By the Grace of GOD, King of SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, FRANCE, and IRELAND, Defender of the Faith. Holden at EDINBURGH, from the 28. of July, to the 22. of August, 1670. By a Noble Earl, John Earl of Lauderdail, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane and Bolton, &c. His MAJESTIES Commissioner, &c. EDINBURGH, Re-printed by Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent MAjESTY, Anno DOM. 1674. CUM PRIVILEGIO. LAWS and ACTS past in the second SESSION of the second PARLIAMENT, of our most High and Dread sovereign, CHARLES the Second, by the Grace of GOD, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. Begun at Edinburgh upon the 28. of July, and continued to the 22. of August, 1670. ACT Authorizing certain Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland, to treat with Commissioners of England, for the weell of both Kingdoms. Edinburgh, the 30. day of July, 1670. FOrasmuch as the King's most Excellent Majesty, from His Princely Zeal and Fatherly Care of the Welfare and Happiness of His Subjects( persisting in the same pious and prudent Resolution of His royal Grand-father, King James, of ever blessed memory, to endeavour a nearer and more complete Union between His two Kingdoms of Scotland and England) Hath recommended it to the Parliaments of both Kingdoms, that Commissioners might be nominate to Treat and Consult concerning this Union, to the end, that His Majesties Royal and Gracious purposes therein may be accomplished, and such a further Union may be treated and agreed upon, as may complete and confirm for ever, a constant mutual love and friendship betwixt His Subjects of both Realms. Therefore, His Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament, doth hereby Statute, ordain and Enact, That such Persons, or Quorum thereof, as shal be nominated by His Majesty under His Great Seal of Scotland, are by virtue and authority of this Act, authorised, Commissionate and empowered, to meet and assemble at such times and in such places, as His Majesty shall appoint; And there to Treat and Consult, according to the tenor of their Commission and Authority in that behalf under the Great Seal, with the Commissioners authorised by Authority of the Parliament of England, of, and concerning such an Union of the Realms of Scotland and England, and of and concerning such other matters, causes and things whatsoever, as upon mature deliberation, the greatest part of the saids Commissioners assembled, as said is, and the Commissioners authorised by the Parliament of England, according to the tenor and purport of the Commission in that behalf, shall in their Wisdoms think convenient and necessary for the Honour of His Majesty, and the Well and Common-good of both Kingdoms during His Majesties Life,( which Almighty GOD make long and prosperous) and of His Heirs and lawful Successors for ever. Which Commissioners of both Kingdoms shall, according the tenor and purport of the Commissions in that behalf, reduce their Doings and Proceedings therein into Writings or Instruments tripartite, every part to be subscribed and sealed by them; To the end that one part thereof may in all humbleness be presented to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, another part thereof offered to the consideration of the Parliament of Scotland, and another part to be offered to the consideration of the Parliament of England, at their next Sessions to be held in either Kingdoms respectivè, after such Writings or Instruments shal be subscribed and sealed by the saids Commissioners, that thereupon such further proceedings may be had, as by His Majesty and both the saids Parliaments, shal be thought fit and necessary for the Weel and Common-good of both the said Kingdoms; To whom the entire consideration of the whole, and the allowing or dis-allowing thereof, or any part thereof as they shall think fit, is wholly reserved. Likeas, His Majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, doth hereby Statute and Declare, that no matter or thing to be proposed, treated of, or agreed by the said Commissioners, by virtue of this Act, shall have any force or effect, or be put in execution, until it be confirmed and established by Act of the Parliament of Scotland. II. Act against such who shall refuse to depone against Delinquents. Edinburgh, 3. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as it is the duty of all good Subjects, to give their best concurrence and assistance as they shall be thereunto required by public Authority, for discovery and punishment of all crimes against the public Laws, or which may tend to the breach or disturbance of the public Peace of the Kingdom; And that it is an high contempt of Authority, and a signal evidence of disloyalty and inclination to rebellion, to refuse or shift the same when required thereunto. Therefore, His Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament, doth hereby Statute and Ordain, That all and every Subject of this Kingdom, of what degree, sex or quality soever, who hereafter shall be called by His Majesties Privy Council, or any others having Authority from His Majesty, to declare and depone upon oath, their knowledge of any crimes against the public Laws and Peace of the Kingdom; and particularly, of any Conventicles or other unlawful Meetings, and of the several circumstances of the persons present, and things done therein, or of the ressetting and intercommuning with persons who are, or hereafter shall be declared Fugitives or Rebels: Are obliedged in conscience, duty, and by the alledgiance of Subjects, to declare and depone their knowledge thereof, and of all the particulars relating thereunto. And if any shall happen to be so perversely wicked and disloyal, to refuse or delay to declare or depone, being thereunto required as said is; His Majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, appoints their punishment to be lining and close imprisonment, or banishment, by sending them to His Majesties Plantations in the Indies, or elsewhere, as His Majesties Council shal think fit. Likeas, His Majesty, with advice foresaid, doth require His Privy Council to be careful in trial of the crimes above written, and in the speedy and due execution of the pains foresaids, upon all such, without exception, as shall refuse or delay to declare or depone thereupon, as said is. It is always hereby provided, that no mans declaration or deposition against any other person, shall infer against himself the pain of loss of Life, or Member, or Banishment. III. ACT for the raising a supply of three hundred and sixty thousand pounds offered to His Majesty. Edinburgh, 9. of August, 1670. THE Estates of Parliament taking to their consideration, that His Majesty, from His Princely zeal, and Fatherly care of the good and weel-fare of His Subjects, doth embrace and improve every opportunity which may tend to the further securing of their peace and happiness: They in a due acknowledgement of His Majesties unparalelled grace and goodness, and for defraying the expense which the extraordinary occasions of His Royal Service and Government will at this time require: Do with all humble duty and thankfulness, for themselves, and in name of this His Majesties most ancient Kingdom, whom they represent, make offer to His Majesty of a new Supply of three hundreth and sixty thousand pounds Scots, to be raised and payed out of the Landrent, in the same manner, according to the same proportion, and with the same exceptions that the former Supply granted to His Majesty by the Convention of Estates in January, one thousand six hundred sixty seven years was raised; And whereof one hundred forty four thousand pounds Scots, as being the proportion of two months of the former Supply, is to be payed betwixt and the first day of February, one thousand six hundred seventy one; And seventy two thousand pounds betwixt and the first day of May thereafter; And another seventy two thousand pounds betwixt and the first day of August following; And the last seventy two thousand pounds betwixt and the first day of November thereafter; being all in the year one thousand six hundred seventy one. Likeas, His Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament, doth hereby Ordain the Commissioners for the valuations, nominat by the act of Convention for the late Supply in the year one thousand six hundred sixty seven, to take care and be answerable that this Supply be duly raised and payed in to such as shall be warranded by His Majesty to receive the same, at the particular terms of payment above mentioned; And that all manner of diligence and execution contained in that Act be made use of for raising of this Supply, as fully as if the same were expressly repeated in this Act. IV. ACT against Invaders of Ministers. Edinburgh, 13. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as the assaulting of Ministers, and the invading of their houses be atrocious crimes, often prohibit and discharged by Law under high and severe pains; And yet, such hath been the wickedness of some loose Men, Rebels and Vagabonds, that of late they have, in several places in the night time, invaded and broken in upon Ministers houses, assaulted and wounded their persons, and pursued them for their lives. And the Kings Majesty having a just indignation of such horrid and unchristian villainies, hath thought fit to brand the same with a signal mark of His displeasure: And therefore, His Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament, doth hereby Statute, Enact and Declare, That whatsoever person or persons shall be found guilty of the assaulting the lives of Ministers, or robbing their houses, or actually attempting the same, shal be punished with the pain of death and the confiscation of their Goods. And for the better discovery of these crimes, His Majesty doth, with advice and consent foresaid hereby offer and ensure the sum of five hundred marks to any person who shal discover and seize any of the saids Assaulters, Robbers or attempers: And in case they shall be discovered by one person, and apprehended by another, the discoverer is to have two hundred marks, and the apprehender three hundred marks, to be payed out of His Majesties Thesaury by the Commissioners thereof, who are hereby authorised to pay the same. And if there shall happen any sl●ughter to be committed in the apprehending of such persons, His Majesty, with advice foresaid, doth hereby indemnify the persons employed and all such as shall assist in the apprehending of them; and Declares them free of all question or trouble for the same in time coming. V. ACT against Conventicles. Edinburgh, 13. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as the assembling and convocating of His Majesties Subjects without His Majesties warrant and Authority, is a most dangerous and unlawful practise prohibit and discharged by several Laws and Acts of Parliament, under high and great pains; And that notwithstanding thereof, divers disaffected and seditious persons, under the specious, but false pretences of Religion and religious Exercises, presume to make, and be present at Conventicles and unwarrantable Meetings and Conventions of the Subjects, which are the ordinary Seminaries of Separation and Rebellion, tending to the prejudice of the public Worship of GOD in the Churches, to the scandal of the reformed Religion, to the reproach of His Majesties Authority and Government, and to the alienating of the hearts and affections of the Subjects from that duty and obedience they own to His Majesty, and the public Laws of the Kingdom. For the suppressing and preventing of which for the time to come, his Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates of Parliament, hath thought fit to Statute and Enact, Likeas they do hereby Statute and Command, That no outed Ministers, who are not licensed by the Council, and no other persons not authorised or tolerat by the Bishop of the Diocie, presume to preach, expound Scripture, or pray in any Meeting, except in their own Houses, and to these of their own Family; and that none be present at any Meeting, without the Family to which they belong, where any not licensed, authorised nor tolerate as said is, shall preach, expound Scripture or pray: Declaring hereby, all such who shall do in the contrair, to be guilty of keeping of Conventicles; and that he or they who shall so preach, expound or pay, within any house, shall be seized upon and imprisoned, till they find caution, under the pain of five thousand marks, not to do the like thereafter, or else enact themselves to remove out of the Kingdom, and never return without His Majesties Licence; And that every person who shall be found to have been present at any such Meetings, shall be, toties quoties, fined according to their qualities, in the respective sums following, and imprisoned until they pay their fines, and farther during the Councils pleasure, viz. Each Man or Woman, having Land in heritage, Life-rent or proper wodset, to be fined in a fourth part of his or her valued yearly Rent; each Tennent labouring Land, in twenty five pounds Scots; each Cottar in twelve pounds Scots, and each serving Man in a fourth part of his yearly Fee. And where Merchants or Trades-men do not belong to, or reside within Burghs Royal, That each Merchant or chief Trades-men be fined as a tenant, and each inferior Trades-man as a Cottar: And if any of the persons above mentioned shall have their Wives, or any of their Children living in family with them, present at any such Meeting, they are therefore to be fined in the half of the respective fines aforesaid, consideration being had to their several qualities and conditions. And if the Master or Mistress of any Family, where any such Meetings shall be keeped, be present within the house for the time, they are to be fined in the double of what is to be payed by them for being present at a House-conventicle. And it is hereby Declared, that magistrates of Burghs Royal are liable, for every Conventicle to be keeped within their Burghs, to such fines as His Majesties Council shall think fit to impose; and that the Master or Mistress of the houses where the Conventicle shall happen to be keeped, and the persons present thereat, are to relive the Magistrates as the Council shall think fit to order the same; it being notwithstanding free to the Council to fine the Inhabitants of Burghs, for being present at Conventicles within or without Burghs, or where their Wives or Children shall be present at the same. And Father, His Majesty understanding that divers disaffected persons have been so maliciously wicked and disloyal, as to convocat His Majesties Subjects to open Meetings in the Fields, expressly contrair to many public Laws made thereanent; And considering that these Meetings are the rendezvous of Rebellion, and tend in a high measure to the disturbance of the public Peace: Doth therefore, with advice and consent foresaid, Statute and Declare, That whosoever, without Licence or Authority foresaid, shall preach, expound Scripture or pray at any of these Meetings in the field, or in any house where there be more persons then the house contains, so as some of them be without doors( which is hereby declared to be a Field-conventicle) or who shall convocat any number of people to these Meetings, shall be punished with death, and confiscation of their goods. And it is hereby offered and assured, that if any of His Majesties good Subjects shall seize and secure the persons of any who shall either preach or pray at these fieldmeetings, or convocat any persons thereto, they shall for every such person so seized and secured, have five hundred marks payed unto them for their reward, out of His Majesties Thesaury by the Commissioners thereof, who are hereby authorised to pay the same; and the saids seisers and their assistants are hereby indemnified for any slaughter that shall be committed in the apprehending and securing of them. And as to all heritors and others aforesaid, who shall be present at any of these Field-conventicles, it is hereby Declared, they are to be fined, toties quoties, in the double of the respective fines appointed for House-conventicles; but prejudice of any other punishment due to them by Law as seditious persons, and disturbers of the Peace and Quiet of the Kirk and Kingdom. And seing the due execution of Laws is the readiest means to procure obedience to the same; Therefore, His Majesty, with consent and advice foresaid, doth empower, warrant and Command all Sheriffs Stewarts of Stewartries, Lords of Regalities and their Deputs, to call before them and try all such persons who shall be informed to have keeped or been present at Conventicles within their Jurisdictions, and to inflict upon these who shall be found guilty, the Respective fines expressed in this Act, they being always countable to the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury, for the fines of all heritors within their bounds. And His Majesty, for the encouragement of the saids Sheriffs, Stewarts and Lords of regalities, to be careful and diligent in their duties herein, doth allow to themselves all the fines of any persons within their Jurisdictions, under the degree of heritors; and requires the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council to take exact trial of their care and diligence herein: And if the Sheriffs, Stewarts and Bailiffs shall be negligent in their duties, or if the Magistrates within Burghs shall be negligent in their outmost diligence, to detect and dilate to the Council all conventicles within their Burghs, that the Council inflict such censures & punishments upon them as they shall think fit. And the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council are hereby required to be careful in the trial of all field and House-conventicles, kept since the first day of October, one thousand six hundred sixty nine, and before the date hereof, and that they punish the same comform to the Laws and Acts of State formerly made thereanent. And lasty, His Majesty being hopful that His Subjects will give such cheerful obedience to the Laws, as there shall not be long use of this Act: Hath therefore, with advice foresaid, Declared, That the endurance thereof shall only be for three years, unless His Majesty shall think fit that it continue longer. VI. ACT against disorderly Baptisms. Edinburgh, 17. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as the disorderly carriage of some Persons, in withdrawing from the Ordinances of the Sacraments in their own Parish Churches, and procuring their Children to be baptized by persons not publicly authorised or allowed, is highly scandalous to the Protestant Religion, and tends exceedingly to the increase of Schism and Profanity: Therefore the King's Majesty, with advice and consent of His Estates in Parliament, doth Statute and Prohibit all His Majesties Subjects, that none of them, of whatsoever degree or quality, presume to offer their Children to be Baptized by any but such as are their own Parish Ministers; or else by such Ministers as are authorised by the present established Government of the Church, or licensed by His Majesties Council, upon a Certificat from the Minister of the Parish, if he be present; or in his absence, by one of the Neighbouring Ministers: And declares, that the Father of any Child which shal be otherways Baptized, shall be liable to the pains and penalties following; viz. Every Heretor, Life-renter, or proper Wod-setter, shall be fined in a fourth part of his valued yearly Rent; Every person above the degree of a tenant, having a personal, but no real Estate, in one hundred pounds Scots: Every considerable Merchant in one hundred pounds: Every inferior Merchant, or considerable Trades-man, and every Tenant labouring Land, in fifty pounds: Every meaner Burgess, Trades-man, Inhabitant within Burgh, and every Cottar, in twenty pounds Scots; and every Servant in half a years Fee. And His Majesty, with advice foresaid, requires the Sheriffs, Stewarts, Lords of Regalities and their Deputes, and magistrates of Burghs Royal, within their several Bounds and Jurisdictions, to be careful to put this Act in execution; and that upon Information from the Bishop of the diocese, or any other, they call before them, and judge the Persons contraveners thereof, and uplift the Penalties foresaids. Likeas, His Majesty, for the further encouragement of the saids Sheriffs, and others foresaids, to do their duty herein, doth allow them to retain for their own use, the Fines of the several Persons above mentioned, except these of the heritors, for which they are to be comptable to the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury. VII. ACT against Separation and withdrawing from the public Meetings of Divine Worship. Edinburgh, 20. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as it is the duty of all His Majesties good Subjects, to aclowledge and comply with His Majesties Government, as it is by the Laws of the Kingdom established in Church and State; and in order thereunto, to give their cheerful concurrence and countenance to such Ministers, as by public Authority are, or shall be admitted in their several Parishes, and to attend all the public and Ordinary Meetings of Divine Worship in the same. And seing the Laws of the Kingdom hath declared a withdrawing, and not keeping of, and joining in, these meetings, to be seditious, and of dangerous example and consequence: His Majesty conceives Himself also bound in Conscience and Duty to interpose His Authority, that the public Exercises of Gods Worship be countenanced by all His good Subjects, and that such as upon any pretext do disorderly withdraw, be by the Censures of the Law made sensible of their miscarriages, and by the Authority of the Law, drawn to a dutiful obedience to it. And therefore, His Majesty, with Advice and Consent of His Estates in Parliament, Statutes, Ordains, and Commands all His good Subjects of the Reformed Religion within this Kingdom, to attend and frequent the Ordinary Meetings appointed for Divine Worship, in their own Parish Churches. Declaring hereby, that every such Person who shall three Lords Dayes together withdraw and absent themselves from their own Parish Churches, without a reasonable excuse to be allowed or disallowed by the Judges and magistrates after-mentioned, shall toties quoties be liable to the pains and penalties following, viz. Every person having Land in heritage, Life rent, or proper Wod-set, in the eighth part of his or her valued yearly Rent: Every Tennent in six pounds Scots: Every Cottar or Servant, in forty shilling Scots: Every person above the degree of a Tennent, and who hath a personal, but no real Estate, in twelve pounds Scots: Every considerable Merchant in twelve pounds Scots: Every inferior Merchant, and considerable Trades-man, in six pounds Scots: Every other meaner Burgess, Trades-man, and Inhabitant within Burgh, in forty shillings Scots. And His Majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, doth commit the execution of this Act, and the raising the penalties above-mentioned, to the Sheriffs, Stewarts, Lords of Regalities above-mentioned, to the Sheriffs, Stewarts, Lords of Regalities and their Deputes, and to magistrates of Burghs within their several respective Jurisdictions: And doth hereby Authorize and require them to be careful to see this Act put in due execution; and in order thereunto, that they examine upon Oath such persons in every Parish as they shal think fittest, for discovery of such as shal withdraw, and thereby incur the penalties above mentioned. And for their encouragement herein, His Majesty, with advice foresaid, doth hereby allow to themselves the Fines of all persons within their respective Jurisdictions, below the degree of heritors, they being always comptable for the Fines of the heritors to the Commissioners of His Majesties Thesaury. And in case any Heretor, Life-renter, or proper Wod-setter, shall be so forward and obstinant, as to withdraw from their Parish Churches for the space of one year, notwithstanding of their being fined as aforesaid: It is ordained, That the Sheriffs and other Judges aforesaid, within their several Jurisdictions, dilate them to His Majesties Privy Council, who are hereby authorised to call the saids persons before them, and to require them to subscribe the Bond following: I 〈◇〉 oblige myself, that I shal not upon any pretext or colour whatsoever, rise in Arms against the King's Majesty, or any having His Authority or Commission; nor shal assist nor countenance any who shall rise in Arms. And if any person so called and required, shall refuse or delay to subscribe the Bond, That the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council secure or banish them, as they shall think fit. And it is hereby declared, that upon such refusal or delay to sign this Bond, the single Escheat, and Liferent Escheat of the refusers or delayers shall fall and appertain to His Majesty, and is to be intrometted with, and disposed of, for His Majesties use. Likeas, the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council are hereby required to call from time to time for an account from the Sheriffs, and others foresaids, of their diligence in putting this Act in execution; and if they be found negligent, that they inflict such Censures and Punishments on them, as they shall judge fit. And it is further declared, that this Act is to endure only for the space of three years, unless His Majesty shall think fit it continue longer. And it is further hereby provided, that this Act is to be without prejudice of the Censures of the Church, to be used against such who shall be absent from the public Meetings for Gods Worship, comform to the former Acts and Practices of the Church thereanent. VIII. ACT ratifying the privileges of the Ordinary Lords of Session. Edinburgh, 22. of August, 1670. FOrasmuch as at the first Institution of the college of Justice, the Kings Majesty and Estates of Parliament, considering that the Lords of Session did represent His Majesties Person and Authority, in doing Justice to the Subjects; And in regard thereof and their daily attendance, did by an express Act of Parliament, exeem them, and every one of them, from payment of all Taxes, Contributions, and other extraordinary charges in all time thereafter; which privilege and Immunity hath been fully ratified and approven in all succeeding Parliaments. Therefore, and in consideration that the pains and travels of the saids Lords have been since rather increased then diminished, His Majesty being willing, for their greater encouragement in the discharge of their Trust and Employment, their privileges be preserved entire, with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament, Doth Ratifiie and Approve their whole privileges and Immunities foresaids, granted by their first Institution or any other subsequent Act of Parliament. And for their farther security, His Majesty, with consent foresaid, Statutes and Ordains, That the saids Ordinary Lords of Session shal bruik and enjoy their saids privileges and Immunities, from all burdens imposed, or to be imposed by this or any other Parliament in time coming, als fully as if they were particularly excepted out of the said Acts. IX. ACT concerning highways. Edinburgh, 22. of August, 1670. OUr sovereign Lord considering, that in the sixteenth Act of the last Session of Parliament, anent highways, the time appointed for working thereat is limited betwixt Seed-time and Harvest, whereas it will be much more convenient working at, and repairing several of the highways at other Seasons of the Year; Therefore His Majesty, with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament, doth declare, that the respective Sheriffs and Justices to whom the Execution of the said Act is committed, may require all persons liable to work and repair the said highways, Bridges, and Ferries, to convene, the number of dayes they are liable, at any time or season they shall jduge most convenient, Seed-time and Harvest being always excepted. And sick like, where the ways ly at great distance from those who are liable to repair the same, that it shall be leisome to the saids Justices and over-seers to dispense with those persons who live at such a distance, they paying six shillings yearly for ilk Man, and twelve shillings for ilk Horse which ought to have been employed in the said Work; which sums of Money so to be payed in, shall be expended at sight of the said Sheriff and Justices on Work-men to work in place of those who live at such distances, in manner foresaid. X. ACT Salvo jure cujuslibet. Edinburgh, 22. of August, 1670. OUR sovereign Lord taking to consideration, that there by many Acts of Ratifications and others, past and made in this Session of Parliament, in favours of particular persons, without calling or hearing of such as may be thereby concerned and prejudged: Therefore, His Majesty, with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament, Statutes and ordains, That all such particular Acts and Acts of Ratification past in manner foresaid, shall not prejudge any third party of their lawful Rights, nor of their Actions and Defences competent thereupon, before the making of the said particular Acts and Acts of Ratifications; And that the Lords of Session and all other Judges within this Kingdom, shal be obliged to judge betwixt Parties, according to their several Rights standing in their persons before the making of the saids Acts: All which are hereby exponed, and declared to have been made, Salvo jure cujuslibet. XI. ACT of Adjournment. Edinburgh, 22. of August, 1670. THe King's Majesty Declares this Parliament current, and adjourns the same to the eleventh of May next to come; Ordaining all the Members of Parliament to attend that day, and that there be no new Election of Commissioners from Shires or Burroughs, except upon the death of some of the present Commissioners. A primrose, Cls. Reg. A Table of the Printed Acts. 1 ACT authorizing certain Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland, to Treat with the Commissioners of England, for the weel of both Kingdoms. 3 2 Act against such who shall refuse to depone against Delinquents. 5. 3 Act for the raising a Supply of three hundred and sixty thousand pounds offered to His Majesty. 6. 4 Act against Invaders of Ministers. 7. 5 Act against Conventicles. ibid. 6 Act against disorderly Baptisms. 10. 7 Act against Separation and with drawing from the public Meetings of Divine Worship. 11. 8 Act ratifying the privileges of the Ordinary Lords of Session. 12. 9 Act concerning highways. ibid. 10 Act Salvo jure cujuslibet. 13. 11 Act of Adjournment. ibid. A List of the Acts and Ratifications past in this second Session of His Majesties second Parliament, and which are not here Printed. ACT concerning Legal Executions to be used at the Towns of Lauder and Dunce. Act in favours of the Duke and duchess of Hammiltoun. Act in favours of the Earl of Errol and his Cautioners, &c. Act in favours of the Countess of Bramford and Lady forester. Act in favours of the Earls of Roxburgh and Weymes. Act in favours of the Town of Anstruther. Act uniting the Kirks of Inchsture and Rossie. Act for an Imposition for upholding the Bridge of Dalkeith. Act in favours of the Laird of Ardress. Acts for some new Fairs and Mercats. Act for repairing the Kirks of Dreghorn and Kilmars. Act Ratifying the Tax Roll of the Burroughs. Act in favours of Thomas Rocheid and Thomas Rutherfurd. Act for rectifying some Valuations. Act in favours of the Earl of Caithness. Protestation in favours of the advocates and Writers, &c. Ratification of a Decreet Arbitral concerning the Stipend of the second Minister of South-Leith. Protestation be the Lord Balmerinoch and Paroch of South-Leith against the same Ratification in favours of Robert Baird of Sauchtoun-hall. Protestation the Wrights and Cowpers of the Cannongate. Ratification of the Right of the college of Old-Aberden. Protestation the Lord Gossfoord and others against the Ratification to Sir Andrew Fletcher. Ratification to the City of Edinburgh of the late Imposition upon the Wine and Ale, &c. Ratification in favours of John Wedderburn, fire of Blackness. Ratification in favours of Sir James Mercer. Ratification in favours of Patrick Lesly of Balquhine. Ratification in favours of the Earl of Wintoun. Ratification in favours of General Dalyell. Ratification in favours of the Lord Gossfoord. Ratification in favours of Alexander Monro. Ratification in favours of the Lord Saltoun. Ratification in favours of the Town of Kirkwall. Ratification in favours of the Earl of Eglintoun. Ratification in favours of John Cunninghame of Caldwell. Ratification in favours of James Cockburn of that ilk. Ratification in favours of Sir George Ogilvie of Barras. Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Nairn of Strathurd. Ratification in favours of Sir George Monro of Colrane. Ratification in favours of the chirurgeons and Apothecaries of Edinburgh. Ratification in favours of Sir Robert Sinclair of Longformacus. Ratification in favours of the Lord Haltoun and his Son. Ratification in favours of the Lord Haltoun. Ratification in favours of the Members of the Mint-house. Ratification in favours of James Borthwick of Stow. Ratification in favours of Sir Colin Campbel of Aberurquhill. Ratification in favours of Henry Mcdougal of Mccairstoun. Ratification in favours of Robert Douglas of Bridgford. Ratification in favours of William Blair of Kinfauns. Ratification in favours of Colin Cam●… of 〈◇〉.