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they eln conGcmo maOers in Ihe 1I ages dne to their f,,·
They have power to jndhe in o,l1dlions of high·
ways, aod 11> e 11 OUI the leo.olS " ilh Iheir eet ers :,nd fcr·
vaols to per(llrm fix d.l)'s WOI k ye,rly for upholdiog
Ihem .
10 Sioee the Unioo Ol1r junices of the pe~ce, over ,
aoJ abo\'e Ihe p01l'crs eemnllned lO Iheol by Ihe laws of
Seotl¡od , are amhorifcd to exereife ",hatever bclongecl
10 th~ olliec of ao Englifh jnfli ce o( the peaee, in rela–
\ion 10 ti', publie p,'oce, Fromthat time, the Seols aod
Ih Englifh eommimoos have run io Ihe fame flyle, which
conlain powers 10 inquire inlO, aod judge io all capilal
crimes, witehmfl'. (dooies, aod feveral olh", (peei. lly
eo umermd, with Ihis linlilation fubjoioed, o/ 'lJJhichj".
jliu , o/I hr,racc II:IIJ 10-4ul& ir.quif(. Two jull,ees
can eOnnilll1t a eourt . Sp~eial natutehasgive the eogni.
fanee of feveral mallers of excife to tlie junices, in whieh
lbeir f~oteoe~s are fioal.
of a Baroo is reclucc d to Ihe pc.wer d reco,eriog, f,oro
his ls ,nd ltoanlS, Ihertll!S af his bocl" aodufcoo–
dcmning them in mili,felrices; ,,,,el of jlldging in
eaufes where Ihe debt and dalll,'r.~s do not exeCt<140 s,
Slerling. His erimioal jurilJiélton IS, by Ihe '.IIlC 'h·
tUle, limited 10 . ff,uIIS, h' llCries, alld olher fm.lIer of–
fenees, whieh may he puoiOlecl ,by a fi ue not execcJlng
20 S. Slerling, or by fctting the o(fcnd., in the flocks in
the day.time not above tim e hours; the fi ne 10 be Ie–
vied by poinding, or one monlh's imp"foonll'lIt. Theju–
rifdl8 ion f~rmerly cOOlpelent tO prop"ctors of minc',
and coal or falt works, over Iheir work men , is relerl'cd;
and alfo Ihat whieh was eompeleol lO propri"ors who
had the righl o( fa i" or Ola,kels, (or eorrwillg the Ji(.
orders Ih~t might h. pp, n duriog their eonlillll,nce; pro–
vided they fh~1I exerelfe 00 jurifdlélion iofemog the lofs
of li(e or demembratlon.
CONSTABULAklE!.
BOROUGHs. ' 15. The High Confiable ofScotland had no fixed te~-
11 . A borou~h is a body-eorporate, made up of the ritorial jurifdiélion. but (ollowed Ihe coun; .nd haJ,
¡ohabilanls of a cemin Ir ft of ground ereél.d by the jointly with the Mari(chal, Ihe cognifancc of all crim~
Sovereign, with jurifdil~ion annexed to it. Boroughs committeJ wilhin1"'0 leagues of i!. AII olher coon.btt–
:ire ereéled, either 10 be holden o( the Sovereign himliM, laries lVere dependant On him : Thefe h,ld e, nb, aod
which is Ihe general eafeofroyal boroughs; or ofthe fu· fomelimes boroughs fubj eél to their jurifdiltion, as Dun,.
perior o( Ihe la'ods .. eéled, 'as boroughs of iegalilY and ' dee, Montrofe, &c. aod amongfi olher powm, now lit.
barony Borou~hs' roy, l,have power, by Iheir charters, tic kn~wn, theyhad Ihe right o( ex~rclr,og criminal jurif–
lo ehufe annu.l/y eenaio olliee·bearers or magiflrates ; diélion wuhio Iheir refpeélive termories during the con.
and in bor"ughs of ,reg.,lity and barooy, the nominalion tinuance of (airs. By the late jllrlfdiélion·.él, all jurif–
of magiOrms is, by their eh. rter. lodged fomelÍmes io diélioos of eoonabulary are diffolvcd, cxeept Ihat of Higl!
the inhAbilants, fomelimes in Ihe fuperior Bailie, 01 Connable.
boroughs have jurifdi.9ioo io matten of debr, fervices,
aod queOioos of poffdlion betwixt Ihe inhabilanl'. 'T heir
criminal jurifdiélion extend, to pwy riolS, and recklefs
lire.raifing The Dean of Guild is that OIagiOrate of a
royal borough who is head o( the m ..ehant,eompany :
he has theeog~ifance of mereantileeaufes wilhin borough,
aod the infpeélion 0(' buildings, thal thev ineroaeh nei,
Ih" on private property, nor on the public Orem ; and
he may direél infullicit nl houfes to, be pulled dowo, Hi,
jurifdiflioohas 00 depeodaoee 00the eour! of the borougb,
er bailie,cour!.
BAlO NS.
12. A Baron, in Ihe larpe feofe of thal ¡vord, is one
who holds his laods immcdiately o( Ihe Crowo ; aod, as
fueh, hado by our .oeienl coolli\ulioo, right to a fm in
parli~m\'OI, howeyer fmall his (,,(hold might have been,
The leffer Baroos were exemp'ed (rom the bu,deno( al–
leodinn Ihe ferviee of p. rliamco!. This exenlpl íon grew
iofeofibly into ao Uller dtf.bilily io all Ihe Icfrer naroos
{rom filtio~ io par'i. ment, wilhout elel~ion by Ihe coun·
Iy; Ihongh 00 flalule is to be fouod expre(sly excludiog
Ihem,
13 . To eonn inue a Baron in Ihe Oriél lalV,fenfe, his
rand. muO hAve beeo rreéled, or at lean coofirmed by
Ihe Kio~, i. lihrrolll h. " . iam : aod fueh Baroo h,d a
cem io jll nfdiélion, bOlh civil and criminal, Vlhieh he
miRhl have excreiCcd, eilher io hisowo perfoo, or by his
Lailie.
11' By Ihe 1m jnriCdiélion' a8, Ihe eivi! jllriCdi8ion
. No. 61' ~
LVON K'NG of ARMs. ,
16. The ollice o( the Lyoo Kiog of Arms was chieay
mioifleria l, lOcleoouoee IVar, procl.iOl peace, carry pui>–
lic merr.ges, &c. But he has alfoa righ l o( jurifeliélioo,
whcreby he eao puoifh all \Vho ufurp arms eontrary lo
the laIV of arms, aod deprive or fu'peod OleffenKerl, he–
raid" or purCuivant" (who are ofliecrs oamed by himfelf;)
bUI he has 00 eogoifance o( the d: m' ge arifing 10 the pri–
vate party Ihrollgh tbemerrengcr's (ault. Mefr.ngers are
rub:ervieol to the fupremeeoum cf femoo aoel ';
aod lheir proper bufioeCs is to exeeUle all the King's lec-
1m eithcr io civil or crimina! eaoles.
17. Our judges had, for a long time, ooolherfalaries
or appointmeols Ihao ,.hal arofe from Ihe feteoees tbey
prooouoced. Ollr erimioal judges apl'hcd to their own
"fe Ihe lioes or Iffues of Ihlir feveral eouns; ~nd rega–
lilies had a right lO the fing led ,hm 01' all perfoos de–
oouneed, \~ho refided \Vilhio Ihrir jurifdil'lino ; ,nel ollr
civil juJgcs gOl a eCrtaio proponion o( Ihe f,lm co""ined
io the deeree p'ooounced, BU! theCe w, re al! prohilJit(d
upoo regular falaries heing f~ttled "1'00 our judges.
Tit. 5. of Ecctffi{~/licn! i'fI!OIlJ,
THE Pope, or biOlop o( R ~me, W~I lonr. ach.1Ow–
ledgeel , orer Ihe IVeflero P' r! oi' CI"tll,"d"Ol, (01 Ihe
hcael of Ihe Chrilli,n r1l1l1 rh. T ite I"ral j¡;I1f.:,~I,"n
\Vas aboliOled in Scod,lnd "In ) 15M, 'rhe KIO' 11'.1<
byaél 1669, ,Ier/ared 10 h,lve (upIC;wl.l,thNUY ';;" .di
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