OF THE

ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENTS

OF SCOTLAND,

FROM THE REIGN OF JAMES THE FIRST IN 1424

TO THE UNION WITH ENGLAND IN 1707;

INCLUDING VERBATIM

ALL THE ACTS NOW IN FORCE AND USE:

WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES,

AND AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
OF THE TITLES OF THE WHOLE ACTS AND STATUTES
PASSED BY THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTS.

BY

WILLIAM ALEXANDER,

WRITER TO HER MAJESTY'S SIGNET, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH,

MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND, AUTHOR Of an

ABRIDGEMENT OF THE ACTS OF SEDERUNT OF THE LORDS OF

COUNCIL AND SESSION, AND OF A DIGEST OF THE

BANKRUPT ACT FOR SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH :

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK;

LONGMAN, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS, LONDON.

MDCCCXLI.

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD PRESIDENT,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD JUSTICE-CLERK,

AND

THE SENATORS OF THE COLLEGE OF JUSTICE;

MY LORDS.

When the LORD PRESIDENT communicated to me the approbation of your Lordships to my proceeding with a publication of an Abridgement of the ACTS of SEDERUNT, containing only such of them as remained in force and use, his Lordship did me the honour to inform me that the Court recommended that I should extend my plan, by preparing and publishing a similar ABRIDGEMENT of the ACTs of the PARLIAMENTS of SCOTLAND, and of the BRITISH STATUTES affecting Scotland since the Union.

I have, accordingly, now most respectfully to place before your Lordships an ABRIDGEMENT of the ScoTS ACTs, containing verbatim the whole Statutes of the Parliaments of Scotland that appear to me to be at present in force and use, along with such notes and references as seem required.

I shall endeavour to follow out the remaining part of the suggestion of the Court as soon as possible; and have the honour to be,

19 WINDSOR STREET,

14th October 1841.

MY LORDS,

YOUR LORDSHIPS'

Most obedient humble Servant,

W. ALEXANDER.