The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Anent registratioun of inhibitionis and interdictionis
Item, albeit interdictionis and inhibitionis, for monie greit and weichtie considerationis to diverse intentionis, ar verie necesser and profitabill, nevertheles, it is of lait considerit that the saidis inhibitionis and interdictionis ar greitlie abusit, to the hurt and prejudice of oure soverane lordis leiges, contrarie to the end quhairunto thai wer first directit, insafar as interdictionis for the maist pairt proceidis upoun consent of pairtie, like as the said interdictionis and letteris of inhibitioun oftentymes proceidis upoun licht causes, the executionis quhairof ar sindrie tymes forget and fenyeit, and eftir monie yeris, the executor and witnessis being deceissit, the saidis inhibitionis and interdictionis ar usit aganis oure soverane lordis leigis at the instance of the ressaveris thairof and utheris for rescinding and retreitting of contractis, infeftmentis and utheris richtis upoun allegeance that the samin ar maid fraudfullie eftir the publicatioun of the said interdictioun and inhibitioun, be the quhilk craftie delaying, sic as ar contractit bona fide ar brocht in greit danger, to their greit dampanage and to the advantage of the saidis personis, abusaris of the saidis inhibitionis and interdictionis; for remeid quhairof, and to the effect that everie ane of oure soverane lordis liegis may knaw and understand the conditioun and qualitie of the persoun with quhome he contractis in this heid, quether he be subject and thrall to interdictioun or inhibitioun, or be at his awin fredome and liberte to contract, it is statute and ordanit that all inhibitionis and interdictionis to be raisit heirefter, for quhatsumever caus, with the executioun and indorsatiounis thairof, be within fourtie dayis eftir the publicatioun and executioun of the saidis inhibitionis and interdictionis producit first to the schiref clerk of schire quhair the persoun interdytit or inhibite duellis and makis his residence, and gif the said persoun have his landis and heretage, or the maist thairof, liand in ane uthir schireffdome nor quhair he duellis, that the persoun at quhais instance the uthir is interdytit or inhibite produce the said interdictioun and inhibitioun, dewlie execute and indorsate, to the clerk of the schire quhair the saidis landis lyis within the samyn fourtie dayis, quhilkis lettres of interdictioun and inhibitioun, with the executioun thairof, the saidis schiref clerkis sall insert in thair registeris, takand for everie letter with the executionis thairof five schilling; quhilk letter, with the executioun thairof, they sall singe with thair subscriptioun and deliver the samyn swa signet to the pairtie within xxiiij houris nixt eftir the resait thairof, the extract of the quhilk register salhave als greit faith and strenth as gif the originall wer schawin, except the pairtes havand enteres to oppone aganis the saidis inhibitionis and interdictionis offer to impreve the samyn be way of actioun or exceptioun; in the quhilk cais, the pairte, purchessar of the saidis letteris, and utheris havand enteres to defend the samin, salbe haldin to produce the principallis and originallis, notwithstanding that thei be registrat as said is, and that na interdictioun or inhibitioun to be raisit and execute heirefter be of force, strenth or effect to onie intentioun, bot the samyn to be null and of nane availl, except the samyn be dewlie registrat as said is.
- NAS, PA2/12, ff.73v-74r.