Manuscripta juridica

Ordo iudiciarius Scotiae - Injunctions to the Commissars of Edinburgh: 1610/3/2 .

Original document, signed by three bishops: 'Sanctandrois', 'Glasgow', 'B. Cathness'. Printed by the Historical Manuscripts Commission in its volume of 1914 (= report on the Laing Collection), p. 114-121.

[{i}Short title, on a piece of paper glued to page 8:{/i}] Injunctionis for the Commissaris and clarkis and uthers memberis of court

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Rubric: Injunctiones and rewles sett doun and appointit be the reverend fathers archbishopes and bishopes of this kingdome, assemblit at Edinburgh the secund day of Marche the zeir of God i. m. vi. c. and ten zeiris, for the Commissares, clerkis, procuratour-fiscallis and utheris memberis of court of the haill eclesiasticall judgementis haveand commission of the said reverend fathers

Incipit:

• Ye ar be vertue of zour commissioun to decyde in causses beneficiall, materis of teyndis, causses matrimoniall sic as nulliteis and reductiones of mariages of impotency, adherences (except only actiones of divorcement and decisiones of bastardeis quhen the samen sal be conexit witht the question of lauchfulnes of mariage or adultrie, quhilk ar reservit to the Commissares of Edinburgh thar judicatorie).

  (Pag. 3) Ordour to be observit in the confirmatioun of all testaments. Ye sall have ane cair that edictis sal be servit generalie at all the paroche kirkis.

  (Pag. 6) Injunctiones to the clerks. Ye sall have tua register buikis, ane for the actis and sentences and ane uther for testamentis.

  (Pag. 7) Injunctionis sett doun ... quha ar ordinit to continew all the prices belanging to thair offices

Explicit:

• Item the procuratour-fiscallis and clerkis of all commissariattis ... for augmentation of thir feis for the want of gryt testamentis