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7. Ilefidcs Ihe HleeO ordioal'Y ju,lgc~, Ihe kioa IVas
allo",cd to name Ihl'~e or four lord! of his grcal council,
",ho mighl lil aoJ vole wilh tluo,. Th& <x,,~ordiodry
10rJ, wm fupprelfcd io lhe reigo of Cco. 1.
S. Though Ihe jurirtliaion uf Ihe fcni"o be properly
JiO\il~d 10 civil e.ufes, th~ jud¡:cs have allVays fufiaioed
themfdve, as COIll?CICnl 10 Ihe erime of falCehood.
Where the falfehooJ d&rves < or d~meO\bralioo,
lhey, afler findiog lhe ~rime proveu, remil the erimioal
10 th: court of juiliciary. SpeciJI (Jatute has given to
tlle eour! of fenioo juriCditlioo io cootraveotions of law.
burro'vs, ddureemeots, aoJ breleh of arrellllleot; aod·
th:y hll'e beeo in ufe to judge io bat~ery ptnd(IJ/t lilt,
aod io ufury.
9. lo cemio civil caufes, Ihe jurifditlion of Ihe (emoo
is exelufive of all iof",ior juri(ditlioos ; as in declaralors
of plopeny, aod other competitioos of. heritaJ,le right!,
proviogs of Ihe lellor, .u!Jiontl honor"m, rellilulioo of
mioors, redu.tlioos of deerees or of wriliogs, (ales of the
e(Jms of Olioors or baokrupts, cre. In afeeond eI.(s of
caufes, th:ir juriCditlioo cao be ooly exerciCed io the
wa.y of revicw, after th~ caufe is brought from Ihe io·
ferior eour!; as in maritime aod confillorial cauCes,
lI'hich mull be purfued io the 6rfl iofiaoce before the au·
miral or commilfary; aod io atlions below twelve pouod~
Slerliog, which mufi be comm~oced before lhe judge·
ordioary. lo all ei"il atlioos, which fa:! under oeilhcr
of theCe c1,lfes. the juriCciiélion of the fdfioo is eoocur·
rent, eveo in Ihe r.rli l'Iith rhal cf the judge·
orrlioary. Thr (emoo may proeeed as a eour¡ of equuy
by the rules of cooCeieoce, io : bating Ihe li~our of J:;w,
aod giviog aid io proper caf" 10 fuch as io a coun of
IAw rao have no remedy: and lhis pOlVer is inherenl in
the fupreme C(¡~r1 of eI'<ry eouotry, where Ccparale courts
are Dor efi,blilhed jur Iaw aod for equilY.
C.OURT of ]u STleIARv .
Crown ), are to b~ rdcr./d t~ 1ft,! I:io,:'$ eoun of
Jullici.try; Imt lhe uoly crim~ io whi.:h, ¿( proJxi, the
jurifJiaioll uf Julliciary bcc;une at 1."1 of .11
inf«ior c rimi~.1 junCJlélion, IVas Ihat of "igh trcaCoo.
Tho cOUr! of Julliciary, wheo fittiog at Edillburgh, has
a po\Ver of atl,ocaling eaufes from aH iofeno r crimioal
judges, anu of fU(¡leodiog th~ir fentences.
13, The eircuil -coun can ,ICo judge io all erimi oal
eaules which tlo oot iofer dealh or dcmembralion, upon
appeal from aoy inferior coun withio lheir dillritl; and
has a fuprellle civil jurifdiaioo, hy lVay of appeal, io alt
cauCes 001 ex:eediog t~'elve pounds Serling, io whieh
lheir decrees are nOl fubjetl 10 review; bUI 00 appeal is
10 lie to lhe eircuit, till the caufe be fioally dmrmined
iD the inferior court.
COURT ofEKCHEctuER.
'4. Tite eour! ofExchequer, as the Kiog's chlmber.
lain eour!, juoged io all queílioos of the reveoue. lit
purfuanee of lhe lrealy of Uoíon, that coun was abo·
lifhed, and a oew cOUr! ereéled, eoofilliog of the Lord
High Treafu rcr of Creat Brilaio, aod a chicf Baron.
wilh fotlr olher Buoos of Exehequér; whi, h Barons are
10 be made of Cerjeams at law, E;ngliflt barri(Jers, or
Seots advocatCs of five years flaodiog. 1'his ~our! has a
priva tive jurlfditlioo cooferred upoo il, as 10 lhe dUlies
of cuíloms, excife, or olher reveoues appertaioing tO the
Kiog or ·Prioee of Seotlaod, aod as 10 all honours aod
efiJleS thal may accrue 10 lhe erolVo; io which maners,
lhey are 10 judge hy the forllls of proeeedio~ uCed io lhe
EOAliflt eour! of Exehequer, uoder the followiog limila·
lions ; Ihal no debl due 10 lhe Crowo ntall afl'ctl lhe
debtor's real ellale io aoy olher manoer than fueh eílate
may be affeéled by lhe faws of Scodaod, Rod Ihat Ihe
validity of the Cro,"o's tide. tO aoy hooours or laods
fhall coolioue 10 be tried by Ihe coun of Seniuo. The
Baroos have the pOIVers of lhe Scots court lraosferred to
llJem, of pafling Iheaceounts of fherilfs, or other offieers
W:IO have lhe execulioo of wri., in"iog from, or muro.
tble lOIhe coun of Exehequer, aoo of receil'iog refig.
natioos, and pamng figoatures of charters, gifls of ca·
lit.hies, cre. BUI thoug" .11 thefe mu(J io Ex·
ehequer, it is the cour! of Senioo ooly who can judge of
their preferenee afl« Ihey al e complclcd.
AD~IIRAL CouR·r.
JO. The fuprel!l~ erimio,1 ju~ge lVas ílylcd lhe
Juílieiar; aod he 1,30 an{ieody .~ uoiver(al ciril ju.
ri(diélion, eveo in ",auers of hcrilage. He was ohli·
ged 10 hold two julliee couns or ayres yearly al E·
dinburgh or Peebles, wh~re all lhe fm·holders o( Ihe
kingdom IVtre obligcd 10 alteod, Iltfides lhis univerf,1
court, fpecial jufiice.ayres were hcld io .11 lhe dillmr.t
Ihirel of Ih~ kio~dom twice in Ihe year. ThrCe' l,d1
h¿vioCgone inlo diCufe, Cigftl derutics were appo:o'ed ,
1"'0 for C\'ery quarter of Ihe kinf,dom, who n",uld OI.lke
their.circuits over lhewhole io /lplil aod Oaober.
J J. Th:oflice of depuli:! was Cupp" fi'ed io 1<,7'; ~orl
nve lord! of (enion nre added, a' eOOlnll(íi~uers 01'
Ju(Jiciary, 10 IhcjJfiice·geoer.d an" jufiiú' cl, rk . Tite
julliee.&eoer.l, if preCenl, is coollaol (<<f.'kot of Ihe
court, and in ftisabfcoce lhe juniC,·.cbk, ' Tft~ kingdoOl
is di,idl'd iOlO Ihree din,itl~, aoo two 1,( lile jurlr,'" are
appoiolCd lO hold eircuil! io cerraio ho:·our.1\l ",. C;lCft di·
I\,itl lwic: io lI,e ye.r; one judge III"Y prom,] 10 "uli·
/lefs io Ift~ ;.h(. oc'' oC his colll'~"e,
J2. By.o "Id fI,,,,,e, Ihe crim("~ 0f r1 1,1'.ry, r¡p~,
tnurder, and \'III~uf fi.. r;:i:',,~, (Ihe ~ ' Ir r'!.:,'~ of Ih~
1¡. The jurifditlioo of Ihe AJmiral io manllme
cau(es w~s of (lId eoncurreot wilh thal of Ihe Selfioo.
The Jligil.admiral is ,Iedarrd (heKiog's Julliec.Ceoeral
upon rhe CC~~. 00 frefll IV.ler ~,ilhin flood Olark, aotl io
all h",hour~ aud cr~eks. tl is cil'il juriCoitl,on extcuds
10 all maritr11le c"ul.s, and Cu cOOlprrhcllds qucfiiolls of
charter partir" frei.;:!tts, C:tl l'a~es, b"tlOlllrt"~, ce. H~
excrcifes lhis fu rreme jUl irJltlioo by a dcl"g"e, Ihe
judgc of Ihe high ,cour! of atlllliralty; and h~ m~y al(o
io(u ior drrluies, ,Í'" il,l:tl:(,o is liol;I"cllO
partieu!." ,¡,n,io1~, ,od ".h.,Cc f~ol,,":es ~re CuJ,J"él IO lhe
rcviclV of lhe high Cllllrt. lo e.lults wh,ch ale rI~darc,1
lOf,dl ,,,,,Ier th" 1\"mir.I '5 r"I:lIIf~"ce, his juriCdlalllo is
nolV Cule; in (o mudl ti).)! thc S 11"", ill~ lf, IhUIl¡:h Iltey
ItI,IY rU'icw h;1 dcerccs by ru"r",,~iuo o:' r,Judío:!, ·
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