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At Edinburgh, 12 July 1661, the estates of parliament, having heard a supplication presented to them by Adam Newall on behalf of some poor people and tenants in Annandale who, by their industry and toilsome labour, do from sand draw salt for the use of some private families in that bounds, and who in regard of the painfulness and singularity of the work have ever been free of any public imposition or exaction until the year 1656 or thereby, that the late usurper, contrary to all reason, equity or former practice, forced from them an exaction to their overthrow and ruin, and thereby so depauperated them that they are in a starving condition; humbly therefore, desiring that they may be freed of that unwarrantable exaction; as also, having heard and considered the report from the commissioners for trade and bills, with their opinion thereon, the king's majesty, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, declares the said salters, winning and making salt within the bounds above-specified in manner above-written, to be free of any payment of excise therefore, and discharges all collectors or others from any uplifting or exacting of the same from them in time coming.
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At Edinburgh, 12 July 1661, the king's majesty taking to consideration the many good and faithful services done to his majesty's royal father, of ever blessed memory, by the deceased Patrick, earl of Forth, in his employments as one of his majesty's said dearest father's generals in his armies during the late unhappy troubles, and that, for his affection, loyalty and faithfulness in that service, he was forfeited by the estates of this kingdom who usurped the government for the time, and his majesty, conceiving himself bound in honour and justice to have regard to the sufferings of the said deceased Patrick, earl of Forth, does therefore, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, rescind, retreat, cass and annul all and whatsoever sentences of forfeiture given or pronounced against the said Patrick, earl of Forth in the year 1644 or 1645, with all acts, interlocutors, sentences or decreets of parliament, convention or committee of estates, or any other judicatory in any way relating thereto, and declares the same to have been, from the beginning and to be now and in all time coming, null and of no avail, force nor effect, to the end the heirs and executors of the said deceased Patrick, earl of Forth may enjoy, bruik and possess all and whatsoever lands, hereditaments, possessions, goods, gear and others whatsoever pertaining and belonging, or which may be known to have pertained and belonged to him, as such as if the said pretended forfeiture had never been, and this present act to be valid, any act or statute in the contrary notwithstanding.†
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Our sovereign lord,† taking to consideration that there are many acts of ratification and others passed and made in this session of parliament in favour 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 passed 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 shall be obliged to judge between parties according to their several rights, standing in their persons before the making of the said acts. All which are hereby exposed and declared to have been made, salvo jure cujuslibet.
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The king's majesty declares this parliament current, and adjourns the same to 12 March next to come, ordaining all members of parliament, noblemen, commissioners of shires and burghs, and all others having interest, to attend that day, and that there be no new elections in shires or burghs, except upon the death of any of the present commissioners.†