47. Anentis deliverance of cognition to Schireffes.
ITEM, It is devised and ordained fra thine foorth, that it be eiked in all deliverances direct to Schireffes, or uthers judges ordinares, that they admit to the parties their lauchfull defends, and to minister Justice equallie to baith the saidis parties.
48. The Councel-house to be rep ar relied.
ITEM, That seates be honestlie maid and covered with greene claith, flocked on the Kingis expenses, quhair the Lordes sall sit, and sall be maid ane buird , quadrangular, or round, about the quhilk there may sit auchteene persones easilie: And that there be maid seate upon seate, and ane Bell to be hung to call in the Maisters, or parties, as the Lords requiris.
49. That all hordes enter in the Tolbuith at aucht houres.
iTEM, That all die Lordes sall enter in the Tolbuith and Councell-hjouse at aucht houres in the morning dailie, and sall sit, quhill elleven houres be stricken.
50. That the Councel-house be isched after the entrie of the Lordes.
ITEM, Aldoone as the Lords be entred in the Tolbuith, that an Maisser ische the Councel-house , and himselfe sall stande at the dure, and let na man enter. And gif ony Lord, or uther man cummis to the dure, and desiris entresse, that he advertife the Lordes thereof. And gif they have ony mater they will propone, that silence be had, quhill they have done, and then to remoove.
51. That na man pley hot parties and their procuratoures.
ITEM, That na man enter to pley, bot parties conteined in their summoundes, and their procuratoures, gif they will ony have.
52. That Billes and continuation be first red, and fine the Table.
ITEM, Incontinent after the Lordes be entred and sittin downe , and all the house be isched: That all Billes be first red and exped. And gif there be ony actes of continuation of proces begun, that the samin be nixt called : And fra thine the Lordes beginnis to call ony mater, or act of continuation, that na Bill be received nor red; And fra time that ony fummoundes be called be the Table , that na actes of continuation be called for that day: And that all parties, or their Procuratoures, deliver to the Chancellar , or president their Billes, Actes, and Letters of continuation, or they enter in the Tol-buith, or incontinent thereafter, at die charge or warning of ane Maisser.
{{c|53. For examination of witnesse.
ITEM, That oulklie there be depute three of the Lordes of the feate in dieir towre: That is to say , the first oulk twa Spiritual, and ane Temporal, and thereafter twa temporal , and ane Spiritual: And fwa foorth oulklie, as they ar put in Bill and ordour, to examine all witnesse: The quhilkis Lordes sall conveene everie day , as neede requiris, in the Councel house, at twa after noone, with the Clerke of the Councell, or ane of his Clerkes or writers, sworne and admitted be the Lordes, and sall remaine quhill foure houres in the examination of witnes, or schorter or langer, as neid beis: And all the parties, or their Procuratoures, be warned to bring their witnesse, at the saidis houres.
54. That all maters be called be the ordour of the Table.
ITEM, That na mater be called, bot be the Table, conforme to the statute abone written, maid and devised thereupon.
55. Tha silence be had in the Councel-house.
ITEM, That the Lordes beand sittin downe, and billes begun to bee red, that silence be had amangst the Lordes: And that na man commoun, or speake of ony mater, or rownd with his marrow, bot as lie sall be required, and speired at be the Chancellar or Presiden : And as they command ony twa Lords of the seate to argunne or dispute ony mater, that nane uther interrupt them, quhill they have done: And then the Chancellar or president, to require onie uther to argune the mater. And quhen they have done, gif there be ony uther of die Lordes, that lies ony opinion, or argument to make, that they aske leave fra the Chancellar or President, and the to argune, as they thinke expedient.
