Manuscripta juridica

Acta Parliamenti Scotiae (digest, alphabetical) 'Absentes rei publicae causa' , ending with keyword 'Yairne'.

Abstracts of Acts up to the reign of King Charles II. The year 1649 is mentioned on fol. 49v and 61v

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No. of pages: Fol. 49r-72r

Rubric: Ane abridgement of the principall acts of Parliament, sett downe ordine alphabetico

Incipit:

• A. Absentes rei publicae causa are priviledged in order of proces. And dureing the absence in publick employment, proces should not be sustained against them: Act 32, Parl. 6. Qu. M.

  Adhaerence of maried persons, and the way of prosecuting the same: Act 55, Parl. 4, J. 6, after 4 years absence, ibidem;.

  [{i}Sample, fol. 61v:{/i}] Marying in England or privatly in Scotland without proclamation of banns is unlaufull. The paines of contraveineing, in a noble man 1000 lib., a landed gentleman 1000 merks, a burges 500 lib., any other substantious person 500 merks, ane woman 200 [or 100?] lib., any other person of inferior qualitie 100 merks, the one halfe to the king, the other halfe to the parishes where the persons dwells. Act 8, Parl. 2, ses. i, Charles 2. The penalty is afterwards hightened, Act 22, Parl. 4, sess. 2, Charles 2, a nobleman's fyne to 5000 lib., a baron's to 5000 merks, a gentleman or burges to 1000 lib., each other person's to 500 merks, and to be imprisoned till he pay it. And the minister that maries them to be banished out of the country under the pain of death, Act 22, Parl. 4, sess. 2, Charles 2