EDINBURGH, the 8. day of January, 1653.  
THe Commissioners for Administration of justice to the People in Scotland, Considering the great prejudice and damnage sustained by the Heirs and Executors of the defunct Creditors, and consequently of Relics and Minors, in being necessitated to raise and prosecute tedious and longsome Actions against the Defuncts Debtors, upon Decreets obtained against the Debtors, or Bands granted by them to the Defunct, and registrat against them in his life-time; And finding it necessary to remedy this in time coming, Have therefore after mature deliberation, Enacted and Ordained, and hereby Enact and Ordain, That in all time hereafter where the Debtors of such Defunct Creditors are living, Letters of Horning shall be directed against them at the instance of the Heirs or Executors of the said Defunct, for payment of the sums whereunto they are liable by their Obligations and Decreets against them, upon the sight of the said registrat Obligation or Decreets, and of the Retours of the said Heirs, bearing them to be served Heirs to the Defunct, or of the Defuncts confirmed Testament, bearing the said Executors to be confirmed Executors to them, and containing the said sums confirmed therein; So that the said Heirs and Executors shall have no necessity to pursue for Decreets of transferring, or other Decreets thereupon, and that notwithstanding of any Laws or practice of this Nation to the contrary. And hereby Ordains and Commands all Clerks, Keepers of the Signet, and Writ●… thereto, and other persons who may be concerned herein, to take notice hereof, and observe the same accordingly. And also these presents to be insert in the said Commissioners their Sederunt-Books, and to be published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and Printed, that none may pretend ignorance.  


Craighall.  
Geo. Smyth.  
Ed. Mosley.     

Printed at Leith, in the year 1653.