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A. D. 1707. Anno fexto Ann^e Reglna?. ' C. 27. 321 the Time of the faid Treaty by the Law and Praftice of Scotland was required : Referving neverthelefs full Power to her Majefty, her Heirs and Succeflbrs, to receive Refignations immediately in her or their Royal Hands, and to grant all Signatures, Gifts, and other Things, in the fame Manner as her Majefty could have done at the Time of the aforefaid Treaty. XX. And be it farther enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Barrifters at Law, Advocates or Englifh Counfel- Counfellors, who may plead and practice before the Court of Exchequer in England-, or before the Court *°"' *^'^' "^f^ of Seffion in Scotland, have and fhall have Right and Privilege to plead and pradtice before the faid Court ^J^^^ courrin^' of Exchequer in Scotland. - _ _ _ . Scotland. XXL Provided always, and be it enabled. That the two principal Clerks o( Exchequer in Scotland, and HowOfHcesfor other Officers in that Court, who have Grants of their Offices during Life, or of Inheritance, fhall en- Life /hall be ea- joy their Offices according to the Nature of their Gifts, except in fo far as thefe Offices are inconfiftent joyed, with the Conftitution of Exchequer, as the fame is fettled by this Aft : In which Cafe, Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That any Perfon having Right to any fuch Office, fiiall be provided in one or - other of the Offices eftablifhed by this Aft, ecjual in Value to what they now enjoy, to hold for Life, or in Fee refpeftively, or have fome other equivalent Recompence for the Lofs of fuch Ciftce. XXII. Provided always. That the Validity, or Invalidity and Preference of the Title of the Crown to Crown Title to any Honors, Manors, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, or to Cafualties belonging to the Crown, Lands, &c. to be fhall continue to be tried and decided in the Court of Seffion as was ufed, and of Right ought to have sj'aion^ " °' been by the Law and Praftice of Scotland, at the Time of the Union, and not otherwife ; any thing in. this Aft contained to the contrary notwithftanding. , XXIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Officer, Minifter, Clerk, or; Table of Officers other Perfon imployed in the faid Court oi Exchequer in Scotland, fhall afk, demand, receive, or take from^"s to be hung any of herMajefty's Subjefts, or from any other Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, any greater or other Fee, ^ m /Exchequer Reward, Profit, Advantage, Matter, or Thing whatfoever, for or in Refpeft of any Bufmefs, Matter, or Thing tranfafted, difpatched, made, or done in the faid Court of Exchequer, than fuch only as fhall be fettled r.nd allowed by the Barons of the faid Court of Exchequer, or any three or more of them (whereof the Chief Baron to be one) under their Hands : Which Fees or Allowances fliall be contained in a Table to be hung up in the moft publick and vifible Place of the faid Court of iiAY'/^^jairr, and to which any of her Majefty's Subjefts, or others may have Free Liberty to refort, and to have a View and perufal thereof, without Fee or Reward ; and each of the Mailers or Chief Officers in the Offices of Like Tables to Queen's Remembrancer, Lord Treafurer's Remembrancer, Clerk of the Pipe, and Clerk of the Pleas, be hung up in and Auditor fhall take care, that a Table of the Fees and Allowances relating to their refpeftive Offices offiJer&c""" and Places and Bufmefs therein tranfafted, and fo allowed and figned, as aforefaid, fliall be hung up in ' fome publick and vifible Place in their faid refpeftive Offices, to which any of her Majefty's Sub- jefts, or others, may have free Liberty to refort, and to have a View and Perufal thereof, without Fee or Reward; and if any Perfon or Perfons fhall offend in any the Premifles, the Barons of the penalty on Of- faid Court oi Exchequer, upon Complaint thereof to them made in that Behalf, fhall caufe Right to fsnders. tie done to the Party complaining, and to punifh the Offenders by Fine, Sufpenfion, or Deprivation of Office, or as to them fhall feem juft and reafonable, and to recompence the Complainer with Coils in that Behalf. XXIV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Number of the faid Barons of Number of Ba- her Majefty's faid Court oi Exchequer in Scotland, fhall not at any Time exceed the Number of five. rons not to ex- ceed five. CAP. XXVIL An A£t to inlarge the Time for returning the Certificates of all Ecclefiaftical Livings, not ex- ceeding the yearly Value of fifty Pounds ; as alfo for difcharging all Livings of that Value from the Payment of Firft-fruits j and for allowing Time to Archbilhops and Bilhops, and other Dignitaries, for the Payment of their Firft-fruits. WHEREAS by An Aft made in the fifth Year of the Reign of her prefent Majefty, intituled, Jti Ail for difcharging finall Livings from their Firft-fruits and Tenths, and all Arrears thereof, it is S Annse, c. 24, provided. That the faid Aft, or any Thing therein contamed, fhall not extend to difcharge any Bene- fices, with Cure of Souls, the Tenths whereof were granted away by any of her Majefty's PredecefTors to any Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate, in Perpetuity, before the third Day oi Novetn- ber in the third Year of her Majefty's Reign ; which Claufe was intended only to fave the Rights of fiich Enforced by i Perfons who had Grants of Tenths from the Crown before the faid third Diiy oi November, and not Geo. 1. ftat. 2. otherwife : But forafmuch as the Firft-fruits of the aforefaid Benefices with Cure of Souls, the Tenths "^^ '°' whereof were fo granted, as aforefaid, were notwithftanding the faid Grants, referved to the Crown, and are now granted by her Majefty to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmen- tation of the Maintenance of the poor Clergy, and their Succeflbrs : And forafmuch as the difcharging- of the Firft-fruits and Arrears thereof of fmall Livings, the Tenths of which are not vefted in the faid Go- . . vernors, will be a prefent proper Augmentation of the fame;' Be it therefore enafted by the Queen's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Cpijfent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com- mons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That all Ecclefiailic.al Be-i ^1! Ecclefiaftical nefices with Cure of Souls, not exceeding the clear yearly Value of fifty Pounds by the improved sValua- Benefices not ex- tions of the fame, the Tenths whereof are not vefted in the Corporation of the faid Governors, and the Ann'"&c° ' ^" ' Vol. rV. ' T t Incumbents