Concerning the supplication given in by the lords of session for declaration in parliament, if the said lords of session be judges to any infeftment or gift granted or confirmed in parliament

Item, concerning the petition proposed by the senators of the college of justice, bearing that there are diverse persons that have pursued actions before them for reduction of infeftments which are confirmed by our sovereign lord's predecessors, which are granted and confirmed in parliament; and, against the same, it is alleged that the said senators are in no way competent judges to the reduction of any such infeftment, therefore the said senators have referred the declaration whether they be competent judges to any such reduction or not to our sovereign and three estates of parliament; and therefore, desiring the judgement and declaration of this present parliament what they shall do thereupon. Our sovereign lord, with advice of [James Stewart, earl of Moray], my lord regent, and three estates of this present parliament, declares the said senators of the college of justice to be competent judges to the reduction of all such infeftments as said is, notwithstanding whatsoever confirmation or grant of parliament passed thereupon.

  1. The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (Edinburgh, 1568), f.17r. Bound with earlier parliamentary material at NLS, Black Acts, 1566-94, H.33.c.21, Scots Acts of Parliament, H.33.c.23 or Scots Acts, H.33.c.25. Back