Anent the declyning of the senatouris off the college of justice quha ar father, brother or sone to the pairties

Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis in this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that na senatouris of the college of justice ordiner or extraordiner sall sitt or vote in ony actioun or caus intendit or to be intendit befoir thame quhair the parties, persewer or defender, is ather thair father, brothair or sone, sua that the father sall on nawys be juge in the sones caus, the sone in the fatheris caus, nor the brothair in the brotheris, bot be declynit thairin.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, f.36v. Back