An ordinance for erecting courts baron in Scotland

An ordinance for erecting courts baron in Scotland

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An ORDINANCE for Erecting COURTS BARON in SCOTLAND.

BE it Declared, Established, and Ordained by his Highness the Lord Protector, by and with the advice & consent of his Council, That in every place or circuit of Land which really is, or hath commonly been called, known or reputed to be a Mannor, within the Nation of Scotland, there shall be one Court, which shall be in the Nature of a Court Baron, or Court of a Mannor here in England, to be holden every three weeks; which Court shall have power, order, and jurisdiction of all Contracts, debts, promises, and Trespasses, whatsoever arising within the said Mannor, or precincts thereof; Provided that the Matter in demand exceed not the value of fourty shillings sterling, and that in any such action of Trespass, the Freehold or Title of the Land be not drawn into question; And it is further declared and Ordained, That every the said Court Baron shall be held in manner following, That is to say, the style of the Court shall be, The Court[?] of A. B. held the [...] day of one thousand six hundred [...] by K.D.C. Sutors[?] of the said Court and the homage or Sutors to be named in the entry, then after three O yes made, the Sutors, or their Clerk, or Steward shall say, If any will be assoigned, or enter any plaint, let them come in and they shall be heard, then the lury are to be impanelled and sworn, and then a short charge is to be given concerning the severall matters and things to be done there, and after presentment and enquiry made, the Sutors shall proceed in the severall matters presented, and give order and Relief, as the Case shall require and make execution by attachment upon the goods of the party within that Mannor.

And it is here by further declared and ordained, That the Sutors in every the said Court Baron may from time to time, as there shall be occasion, make by-laws for the publick VVeal, Rule and Government of the persons within such Mannor, and all and every such by-law shall be binding to every party within the Mannor; And the said Sutors shall have power and authority to amerce such persons as infringe any of the said by-laws, and may give VVarrant to the Bayliff of the Mannor to dist [...] [...] suc [...] [...] amercement by attachment upon the goods of the party offending. Provided that such by-laws [...]e not extended to bind the Inheritance of any person who is not party to the same and agrees not thereunto.

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Wednesday Aprill, 12. 1654.

ORdered by his Highness the Lord Protector, and his Councill, that this Ordinance be forthwith Printed and Published.

Henry Scobell, Clerk of the Councill.

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Printed at London, and re-printed at Leith, 1654.

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An ordinance for erecting courts baron in Scotland

England and Wales. Council of State.

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1654

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B02493

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Wing C7129

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ESTC R171608

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52528785

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ocm 52528785

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178751

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— An ordinance for erecting courts baron in Scotland, England and Wales. Council of State..

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1 sheet ([1] p.)

[s.n.],. Printed at London ;, and re-printed at Leith :: 1654.. (With seal of Council of State at head of text.) (Blank spaces left in text, to be filled in with dates.) (Order to print dated: Wednesday Aprill 12, 1654. Signed: Henry Scobell, Clerk of the Council.) (Imperfect: torn with slight loss of text.) (Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.)

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