Having understood that the Lord Amont , and thereafter the Earl of Aboyn had appealed from the Lords of Our Council and Session to Us , and Our Estates of Parliament ; And that this being a strange and unaccustomed practice , The saids Lords did require the Advocats that did appear for the parties in those Causes , to give their Oaths , whether they had given advice for giving in those appeals ? Which they refused to do , though by their Oaths , at their admission , they have sworn obedience to the saids Lords ; But in stead of answering what was by them proposed , the saids Advocats did offer a paper , not in Relation to the Appeals in question , but stating another kind of Appeal , having only the effect of a Protestation for remeed of Law without sisting Process : This they did assert upon several reasons , which were presented unto Us from them , and in their name , and were considered by us , together with the account of that affair communicate to Us by a Letter from the saids Lords of Our Session under all their hands : And upon the whole matter , We did clearly perceive , that those Advocats had stated themselves in an unreasonable and unnecessary opposition to the saids Lords , of very pernicious consequence , giving occasion to beget jealousie in Us and Our Estates of Parliament , as if the saids Lords did assume greater power to themselves , than We and Our Royal Progenitors , with advice of their Estates had invested them with : In which we were fully cleared by the express Statute of Our Royal Predecessor King James the Second , declaring , That all Causes cognoscible by the Lords of Session should be utterly determined and decided by them without any remeed of Appellation to the King or to the Parliament : And by the institution of the Colledge of Justice , by King James the Fifth , communicating to the Senators thereof the same power ; And by a Letter from Our Estates of Parliament to Us of the eight of October , One thousand six hundred and sixty three , bearing , That they could not proceed to the review of a Decree given by the Lords of Session upon the hearing of parties , especially upon the reasons debated and determined by the Lords , as never having been done by any Parliament authorized by Us , or any of Our so numerous Progenitors , since the reversing any such decree , must needs be upon the iniquity of the Judges of the Supream Judicatory of that Kingdom in matters Civil , from whom there is no Appeal by the Laws of the Nation , the constitution of which being in great prudence so ordered , and such qualifications in the Judges required , that if their Sentences be not ultimatly desinitive , it may open a way to unsecure Our Subjects in their rights and properties : Wherewith We were abundantly satisfied , and do fully approve Our Lords of Session , their rejecting those and all such Appeals ; and do acquit all and every one of them from any question that can be moved upon that account . Upon this occasion , We did by Our Letter to them of the nineteenth of May last , declare , That we found it indispensably necessar for Our service , and the maintenance of Our Authority , and for the quiet and security of Our Subjects in their Fortunes and Estates , that the Honour and Authority of Our Colledge of Justice be inviolably preserved , and that there be an entire confidence in , and deference to all the Decreets and Sentences thereof : And We did , and do again assure the saids Lords , that we will constantly maintain Our Authority exercised in that Court against all incroachments , indignities and reproaches ; And did declare Our dissatisfaction with , and abhorrence of those Appeals ; And , did strictly prohibit the charging of any of the Decreets or Sentences of Session with injustice , whether in the tearms of Appeals , Protestation , Supplication , Information , or any other way , publickly or privatly , under the pain of being utterly secluded from exercing any office in , or depending upon the Colledge of Justice . And We were graciously pleased , that the saids Lords should proceed no further against those Advocats , who refused to give their Oaths concerning their accession to these Appeals , if they did solemnly disown the same , and all other Appeals and Protestations which might any wise import the charging of the Sentences and Interloquitors of the Lords with injustice ; And in case , they did refuse to disown the same , We did peremptorily command the Lords to debar them from any part of their function , as Advocats in time coming : And though the saids Lords , by a Letter to Us , of the fourth day of July last , did explain Our Letter , and take off all pretences that might seem to straiten them and others in their employments ; Yet not only they did refuse to disown Appeals , But when thereupon they were debarred , about fourty more Advocats ( of whom nothing was required ) did desert the house that very day . We did by Our last Letter to the saids Lords of the fourteenth day of July last , approve , what they in pursuance of Our Royal pleasure had done in Relation to those Advocats , who had deserted their station ; Since which time , understanding their Factious Practises , We have by Our Letter to Our Privy Council ordered , that none of those Advocats be within twelve miles of Edinburgh , till they give satisfaction to the Lords of Our Session ; yet none of them hitherto hath made application . Whereby , and by their whole carriage in this matter , We are convinced , that in a factious way , they do forbear to give or offer satisfaction , each for himself severally , until they all come in joyntly together upon such tearms as they shall think fit , which is a very dangerous preparative , and highly prejudicial to our service . We doubt not , but most of them are abused in this combination by the threats and perswasions of others , who , no doubt , have used the same endeavours with those who have adhered to Our service . It is therefore Our Royal pleasure , that Our Lords of Session give to these Advocats , who have remained in their duties , all encouragement and countenance in their Employment . And We do declare , that We will not allow a greater number of the with-drawers to be re-admitted than the number of those who did continue in their Station : And We do declare , in the word of a Prince , that such of those Advocats who have withdrawn , as shall not betwixt and the twenty eighth day of January next , make application to the saids Lords of Session , for their re-entry ( to be presented to Us in manner formerly prescribed by Us ) shall never be re-admitted to that Function at any time hereafter . And to the end that this Our Royal pleasure may be made known to all Our Subjects , We have thought fit that Publication should be made thereof . OUR WILL is herefore , and We command and charge you , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye passe to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and other places needful ; And there , by open Proclamation , make publication of Our Royal pleasure in the Premisses , with the usual Solemnities , that none may pretend ignorance . The which to do , We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full Power , by these Our Letters , delivering them by you duely execute and indorsat again to the Bearer . Given at Our Court at Whitehall , the twelfth day of December 1674. years , and of Our Reign the twenty sixth year .

God Save the King .