[1640/6/46]¹

Legislation

Act 28

Act regarding the exchequer, declaring the same to be only judges to matters concerning the managing of the king's rents and casualties

The estates of parliament, presently convened by his majesty's special authority, for the explanation of the 18th act of the late parliament, held at Edinburgh in the month of June 1633, entitled 'Regarding the exchequer', find, declare, statute and ordain that the validity or invalidity of infeftments of his highness's property or of any other infeftments may not be discussed nor decided in exchequer, neither by way of action, exception or reply, but that the discussing and decision thereof is only proper to the lords of session; it is added that the exchequer are only judges to matters concerning the managing of the king's rents and casualties.