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Our sovereign lord, considering that nothing is more necessary and of more universal concern than the administration of justice, and in order thereto that the judges, advocates, clerks and other members of the supreme judicatory should be faithful, able and qualified persons, and for their encouragement to serve the country in their respective stations and places, and to undergo the great toil, trouble and expense of time and otherwise for enabling them for and during their service therein, it has been the wisdom and practice of all princes and nations, and in special of his majesty's royal progenitors, to grant to them diverse liberties and privileges, as is evident by many acts of parliament and statutes concerning the privileges and immunities of the college of justice and members thereof, granted, renewed and ratified from time to time; therefore, his majesty, with advice and consent of his estates in parliament, ratifies and approves all and whatsoever liberties, privileges and immunities given and granted by his majesty's royal predecessors to and in favour of the said college of justice and of the senators, advocates, clerks, writers to the signet and remaining members of the same, or whereof they have been in use and possession in any time bygone, together with all laws, acts of parliament, statutes and constitutions made and conceived in their favour, holding and declaring this present ratification to be as sufficient as if all the foresaid privileges, freedoms and immunities, acts, statutes and grants of and concerning the same were especially and at length expressed herein, and his majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, ordains and declares that the whole privileges, liberties and immunities foresaid granted and belonging to the ordinary lords and senators of the college of justice shall be extended, belong and appertain to and enjoyed by the advocates, clerks and remaining members of the said college of justice in all time coming, notwithstanding of whatsoever act, custom or practise to the contrary.