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20. Afler Ihe minillcr', dmh, his exeeutors llave
.righl lO Ihe aooal; wbich, in lhe Cenfe of Ihe canon law,
\'las a riUhl r&rved 10 lhe Pope, of Ibe firll year's frulIs '
01' tvely bentfice. Upon a Ihrealto<d io"fion from
EnglanJ 0/1/10 1547, Ihe aooal W1Sgiven by our ParJia·
roenl, oOI\\ ilhllaodiog Ihis righl in lhe Pope, lO Ihe
e:mulor~ 01' Cueh churehmen as fhould fall in banle i"
dcfenc~ of Iheir couolry: !lut Ihe 1I'0rd a~nal or ann,
~s il is oow underllooJ, is Ihe ri~hl whieh I.w gives 10
tite eXtCUlorS of minillers, 01' halCa year', beoefice, over
aoJ aboye what wa, due 10 Ihe mioitler hinlCclf for his
iDeumbency.
21 . The exeCUlors of a mininer need make up oOlitle
to Ihe ann by eoolirmalion: Neilher is Ihe righl;lIignable
'by Ihe otiniUer, or afFetlabl< wilh his debl' ; for'il never
~elQogcd 10 hiot; bUI is a mm gratuilY given by laIV 10
lhoCe wltom il is preCúmed Ihe dmaCeJ could 001 Cul!i–
~icntly provid~; Rnd I,¡w has given il expreCsly lO.
t.<~ul",: Aod if il were 10 be goveroed by Ihe rule. of
fuceellion io exeeulory, lhe widolV, ineaCeof no eh,ldren,
would gel one halr, Ihe olh"r woulcl go to Ihe nexI of
lin ; and where Ihere are ch;ldreo, fhe would be inlltled
tOa Ihird. and Ihe olher I\VO Ihirds \Vould fall e9ually.
aOtoog Ihe childrcn. BUI Ihe coun of SeRion, Plobably
!tJ by Ihe geaml pra/lice, have io Ihis hU cafe divided:
l he ano in10 I\VO equal pans, of IVhich ooe goes 10 Ibe
""idolV, and Ihe othu amoog IhechilJ"n in copila.
22 . From Ihe greal cool:deoce Ihal \Vas, in Ihe firIC
' ges of ChriOiaoilY, rep.oCed in churchmeo. dyiog pero
Ions frequeotlycommitted 10 Ihem Ihe careof Iheir e(lms,
. nd of Iheir orphan ebild ,eo : bUI IheCe \Vere fimply
righls of trull, 001 ofjurifditlioo. The clergy Cooo had
,he addrcCs 10 ell~bl,fh 10 IhemCelves a proper jurifdiélioo,
nol confioed 10 pOiOIS ofeccl,fiaflical rithl, bUI eXlending
10 queUioos Ihal had no coocern \Vilh Ihe chureh They
judged. nOI ooly io leiodl, palrJO'ges, teOaments, breach
01' fO\V, (caodal, Oc.; bUI io quellioos uf omriage aod
divorce, beCdufe nmriage \Vas a Cacrameol; io locher"
becauCe ,heCe \Vm givcn io confiJmlion of marriage;
Í1t all ql\dlioos \Vhere ao oalh interven~d, 00 pleleoce '
Ihal oalhs ~'ere a par! of rdigious \Vo,Olip, Oc. As
churchmen eaOle. by ,he means of Ihis eXleofive juriCdic.
lioo, 10 be divemd from Iheir proper Cuotlions, Ihey
eOOlmil1 ed lhe exereiCe of il 10 Iheir or commiC·
fa,ies: Heoee Ihe ComollO:,ry.eroufl was called the BiOlOpS
court, and Curia CI.rifiinllilnliJ; il is alCo flylcd Ihe
Coofiflorial COUII, f, omCo"jijlor,. aname fidl giveo10 Ihe
e:,urt of of lhe Rom,nEmperors aod aflwvards
10 Ihe COUTlS of jlldicature held by churehmco.
23. Al ,he reformation, all . epirCOpdl ju,iCditlion,
exereifed u.·der Ihe , ulhorily of Ihe ll,fhup of Rome,
'\Vas abol,nlcd Al Ihe cOllrCe of juOice io confiOorial
pufes was Ihmby flopped. Q M,ry befidcs naming a
Cornmilf<ry for every ¡JioceCe, did, by a Cpee',1 granl,
eOa hnl' roe;' Commi/f.try, coUTt " Edinburgh, eoor,JIior.
of fonr or eommllf:llics Thi. COUTl is veJltd wllh
a ¿ouolc jurifMlion ; one dioceC,o, which is cxereifed
in Ihe froci..1t< rritOry c ,""iotd io lhe ~"Ol, VIZ Ihe
cnuntÍes of E'eliaburgh, H.ddioglon. LilllilhgolV, P,'e·
1llcs, aod a p.trt par! of Sl1tltn~. fhire; nn' , nolher uoi·
:OCICal, I.y which Ihc judg, a eoofirm lhe Icfl3mCnl' of all
\Vho die ín fortign pms, aod olly reJuce Ihe dccrm of,
all ioCcrior CommiO,'¡,s, providcJ Ihe reduétioo be puro
fued wilhioa y<~r ~fler Ihe decree: BiRlops; upoo Ih<ir
re eU. "nlmtnl in Ihe reign of James VI. \\e,e rellored
10 Ihe righl 01' ndOllllg Iheir Ceveral Commilf.lfles.
·24 . As Ih<clergy 'o limes of Pup,ery .lfumed a ju··
riCJiéti"o indepeodell' oC Ihe mil power or aoy Ceeular '
COUTI, Iheir feo eocescould be rel'itlV<d ooly by Ihe Pope,
or judges rlelegmJ by hlln ; fo lh.., IV,lh reg4fd 10 Ihe
eou "ofScotl,nd. Iheir junfJlélllln was fupreme. But
by ~n ,ft 1¡60, Ihe app<ah Irom our B!lhops coum,
Ihal \Vere thto depeoding bcforc Ihe Romaneoofidories,
were ord.ined 10 be decided by Ihe coun of SeDiJo:
Aod by a po/hior a/\ 1609, lhe S, lIion is declmd Ihe'
K;og's greal CoofiHory, lVilh pOlVer 10 review all Ceo–
lence. prooouoced by Ihe Comottlf.ries. Nevenhl'ieC,,!
fioce Ihal coun had 00 iohereol jllriftliélioo in confillorial'
cauCes, prior tO Ihls.Hdlule; aod lioee Ihe fI'lule gives.
Ihem a po\Ver of jud~iog only by ..ay of advoc.lloo,
Ihey have OOt. 10 Ih,s day, any proper confi:lori.1 jurir.·
diétioo in Ihe firll tOUaoce: oeilher do they prooouocC'
feolence. io .oy conlin~rial cauCe broughl trom lhe
CommiO'arits, bUI remil il back tO Ihem IVllhioUrullions.:
By Ihe pr.tlice immed,alely luhCequenl 10 Ihe a/\ before.
qunled. Ihey did 001 ,dmil advowioos from Ihe infcnor
Commilfaries, till' Ihe caure "as brought before lhe
COOtOlilfaries of Edioburgb i but tllal praftlce is 0011'
in diCuCe.
~ ¡. The Commilf.ries relaio 10 this day ao exclufiro
pOIVer of judging in declmlOrs of mwiage, aod of Ihe:
nulIily oC marriage i io aélioos of divorce aod of 000·
adherence. ot adultery. b,lhrdy. aod coofirmalioo of
len,men,, ; becaufe all Ihefe OIattm are nill cunfidered
10 he properly confillorial Ioferior CoOtm,lf.,ies aro
nOI compeleor 10 qneOioo! of divorce, uoder whidl are
comprehended queHioos of baOardy aod adherenee, IVhen
Ihey a coonetlion wilh Ihe 1,\Vfuloefs of marriagc"
or w~h 1dullery.
26. Commllfaries have OOIV 00 pOlVer to prooouoce
decrees io .bfeoce for aoy Cum aboye L. "o SCOIS. ex·'
cept in cauCes properly coofillorial: bUI ,hey may aUlheo~
lÍcm IUlorial ,nd curalorial ioveolories; aod all boods,·
coolra."s. Oc. whi, h conlaio a clauCe for regiOwioD io
rhe books oC aoy judge cOmpetenl, aod proleUs on bilis,.
may be regiflred 10 Ihe;r books.
Tic. 6. O[ Mnrringe.
PE UOHS, \Vheo coofidered in a privale c.pacilY, are'
chieOy dillioguifhed by Ihw mUlual rel.lIoos; as h\llbaod·
aod lVife, !tllor an<! mioor, (alher aoel child. m. ller and
The rel'lion of hulb,nd aod ",ife isClInlliluled
by ; IVhich is ,he cClOjuollion oC mnoaod wife,
vOlVio~ 10 live inC<pmbly lill <kalh.
2. M.rriage is Iruly a conlr,él, aod fo requ les Ihe
cooCenl of p.trties Ideols. Ihmrore, ,od furiou$ p" .
foos "Onol marry. As 00 perfon 1$ p, tfum,d "p.lhlc
of cOoCenl IVi'hio Ihe years of pnptll,ril )', \\'hlch', byI \lT
law, 1.0s ,illllte age of fmlTICln io 11l,'¡e$, anll,w..t\'e
in fem~l\ s,' n\Arri:,~e (~nnOt "t, conlr., ...chd ~)' rllrils~ 1'lIt
if Ihe marricd pai. OloulJ cut,.lbil aClrr pub ..",·, (,,,h
3(Clui",f\;ll\\'e