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HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE   
ACT of Sederunt, Anent Renunciations, by Persons inhibited.  
Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of February, 1680.  
THE Lords of Council and Session considering, that it hath been the ordinary custom of debtors, to make payment of Sums, due on Wodset or Annualrent of Infeftment, and to accept Renunciations, or grants of Redemption fra the Wodsetter, or Annualrenter, albeit the Creditor had been Inhibit before payment; which being made, bona fide, the debtors conceived themselves secure, and that they needed not search Registers to find Inhibitions against the Wodsetter, or Annualrenter, which hath tended much to the detriment of Creditors, seing such Sums, secured by Infeftment, were not arrestable: For remeid whereof, The saids Lords declares, that if the user of an Inhibition upon search of the Registers, or otherwise, shall find Infeftments of Annualrent, or upon Wodset, in favours of their debtor, being Inhibit, and shall make intimation by Instrument of a Nottar, to the Persons who have Right to the Reversion of the saids Wodsets, or Annualrents, that the Wodsetter, or Annualrenter stands inhibit at their Instance, and shall produce in presence of the Party and Nottar, the Inhibition duly Registrate; Then and in that case, the Lords will not sustain Renunciations, or grants of Redemption, though upon true payment, not being hona fide, in respect of the Intimation, unless the Redemption proceed by way of Action; The Inhibiter being always cited thereto, or Suspension of double poynding upon Consignation of the Sums, whereupon the Annualrent or Wodset is redeemable. And ordains this Act to be printed, and affixed on the Wall of the Outter-house, that the same be known to all the lieges.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1680.