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Edinburgh, 22 of August 1670
Our soveraign lord, taking to consideration that there be many acts of ratifications and others past and made in this session of parliament in favours of particular persons, without calling or hearing of such as may be thereby concerned and prejudged; therefore, his majesty, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, statutes and ordains that all such particular acts and acts of ratification past in manner foresaid, shall not prejudge any third party of their lawful rights, nor of their actions and defences competent thereupon before the making of the said particular acts and acts of ratifications; and that the lords of session, and all other judges within this kingdom, shal be oblieged to judge betwixt parties according to their severall rights standing in their persons before the making of the saids acts; all which are hereby exponed and declared to have been made, salvo jure cujuslibet.