THe Lords of Council and Session considering , That whereas His Sacred Majesty , by His Letter direct to them the 19. of May , 1674. did declare , that He found it indispensibly necessar for His service , and maintenance of His Authority , and for the quiet and security of His Subjects in their fortunes and estates , that the Honour , and Authority of the Colledge of Justice be inviolably preserved ; and that there be an intire confidence in , and deference to all the Decreets and Sentences thereof ; And that He will constantly maintain His Authority exercised in that Court , against all incroachments , indignities and reproaches : And did declare His dissatisfaction with , and abhorrence of all Appeals from the Lords ; And did strictly prohibit the charging of any of their Decrets or Sentences with in justice , whether in the terms of Appeals , Protestations , or any other manner of way , publickly or privatly , under the pain of being utterly secluded from any office in , or depending on the Colledge of Justice : Yet by that same Letter , His Majesty is graciously pleased , That the Lords should proceed no further against these Advocats , who refused to give their oaths concerning the Appeals given in by the Lord Almond , if they did solemnly disowne the same , and all other Appeals and Protestations , which might any wayes import the charging the Sentences , or Interloquutors of the Lords with injustice : And in case they did refuse to disown the same , His Majesty did thereby peremptorly command the Lords to debarr them from any part of their function as Advocats , in time coming . And they having refused to disown the same : Therefore , by Sentence of the Lords of the 24 of Juny , 1674. three of the saids Advocats were debarred from their said function , and in like manner , another of these Advocats was debarred by Sentence of the Lords , the 24. of November 1674. And , because fourty other Advocats did desert the house , when the Lords were sitting , that very day that their Sentence against the first three was intimate , and did continue willfully to desert their attendance on the House , though ofttimes required and citted to attend the same with certification , that these Advocats , who , without lawful excuse to be approven by the Lords , should continue to absent themselves , should be debarred from the exercising the office of Advocats thereafter : They were therefore , by sentence of the Lords , the 3. of July , 1674. debarred from exercising the office of Advocats thereafter . Likeas , His Majesty , by His Letter of the 14. of July 1674. did approve what the Lords had done , in relation to all the saids debarred Advocats ; And by His other Letter , the 12. of December 1674. His Majesty did declare , in verbo Principis , That such of these Advocats , as should not , betwixt and the 28 of January , 1675. make application to the Lords for re-entry , to be presented to His Majesty ( in manner formerly prescribed ) should never be re-admitted to that function thereafter : Requiring the Lords forthwith to cause Print , and Publish His Royal Pleasure therein , by way of Proclamation ; which was done accordingly . After which Proclamation , and before the said 28. of January , 1675. Fifteen of these outted Advocats did give in Petitions severally to the Lords , in the terms of His Majesties Proclamation ; which being found satisfactory by the Lords , were sent to His Majesty , and were returned with His Majesties Royal Pleasure , to re-enter them to the exercise of their imployments . And many moe of the saids outted Advocats did give in a joynt Petition to the Lords , before the said 28. of January , 1675. but in general and dubious terms : And therefore the Lords required the same to be cleared , and that each of them should give in a several Petition to that effect , declaring , that untill that were done , they could not transmit the same to His Majestie as satisfactory ; and accordingly , some of the saids Advocats did , after the said day , present new Petitions explanatory of the former . And the Lords continuing in their zeal , ro lay hold on every opportunity for reclaiming these Advocats to their dutie , They , by their Letter , of the 17. of June last , gave His Majesty an account of that affair ; whereupon His Majesty did Authorize , and require the Lords to admit the Petitioners therein named , to the exercise of their function , as Advocats : And likewise , to re-admit such of the rest of the outted Advocates , as should petition in the terms of the foresaid explanatorie Petitions . As also , the Lords having considered His Majesties Letter , of the 11. of December , 1675. together with the inclosed Petition presented to His Majesty , by four of these outted Advocats , whereby they disown , and disclaim all Appeals , which fist process , and stop execution , as being contrar to Law , and in-consistent with the honour of the Lords of Session , and prejudicial to the Subjects in their just rights ; and wherein they declare , that they shall not in their practice advise , or countenance any Protestations for remeed of Law in time coming . And wherein they do acknowledge , that all the Subjects , both Advocats , and others should pay all reverence , submission and respect to the Persons and Sentences of the Lords of Session , and that they shall never quarrel , nor impugne any of their Sentences or Interloquutors , but by Petitions , Suspensions , or Reductions only to be intented before the Lords themselves , as hath been customary in former times , and allowed to be practised by their predecessours . And as His Majesty doth in the said Letter , of new expresse , His fixed and unaterable purpose , inviolably to preserve the Jurisdiction and Authority of the Lords of Session , and severely to punish all designs and courses to the prejudice , or derogation thereof , as indispensibly necessar for His Majesties interest : So , in pursuance of His Majesties pleasure , and commands His Majesty doth of new declare , That he will not suffer or allow any Appeals or Protestations to be made use of against their Acts , Interloquutors , or Sentences : Requiring the Lords to punish all attempts , or designs of that kind , according to His Majesties former pleasure . And albeit His Majesty understands perfectly , that whole affair , and the certifications which these outted Advocats have incurred , yet being now satisfied with their declarations , acknowledgments , and submissions in the said Petition ; He is graciously pleased to dispense with all certifications , and other restrictions , not only as to those who signed the said inclosed Petition : But also , as to all others who shall subscribe the like Petitions betwixt and the 10. of January next , and present the same to the Lords . As also , His Majesty allowes all such Advocats , who have already , or within the said time shal subscribe the like Petitions , to re-enter to their imployments , and to enjoy all Priviledges , and Liberties thereto belonging , as if they had never been debarred therefra And as His Majesty hath manifested extraordinary Grace and Favour , towards these ●dvocats ; So he doth confidently expect , they will demean themselves as becomes dutyful and loyal Subjects , and will henceforth give His Majesty no occasion , to signifie His Royal pleasure against any of them with a due remembrance of what hath past . And His Majesty thereby requires the Lords to give all due Incouragement to these Advocats , who have remained in their dutie , and that these other Advocats , whom His Majesty hath been graciously pleased to restore , live peaceably and in concord with them : And His Majesty ordains the said Letter to be intimat to all these Advocats , and recorded in the Books of Sederunt , as a full declaration of His Majesties pleasure , and as the rule of their practice , whereunto they shall be oblidged to conform themselves . The Lords did immediately , upon the receit of His Majesties Letter , call the four Advocats , whose petition was inclosed , who having adhered thereto , the Lords did declare that , they might return to the exercise of their imployment as Advocats , as fully , and freely ; as they might have done before the Decret and Sentence of the Lords debarring them from any part of their function as Advocats . Which Decreet , the Lords do hereby rescind for the causes forsaid : Likeas , the Lords having received petitions from others of the saids outted Advocats , each for himself severally , before the 10. of January instant ; the Lords did also accept of the same as satisfactory , conform to His Majesties Letter , and did declare , that they might re-enter to the exercise of their imployments , as Advocats , as fully and freely as they might have done before the Decreet and Sentence of the Lords debarring them from exercising the office of Advocats , of the 3. of July , 1674. Which , as to them , the Lords do in like manner rescind , as they did formerly rescind the same : and the sentence of the Lords , the 24. of November 1674. as to the Advocats , who were debarred , and were at several times before re-entered to the exercise of their said office , as Advocats , as fully and freely , as they were before the said Decreet whereby they were debarred , viz. S. George Lockhart , S. John Cunningham , S. George Mackenʒie , S. Robert Sinclair , S. John Harper , S. Colin Campbel , M. Thomas Learmonth , M. David Dunmuir , Walter Pringle , M. William Monnypennie , M. William Hamiltoun , James Broun , M. Archibald Hop , M. John Lander , M. William Murray , M. Colin Mackenʒie , M. Robert Bennet , M. John Baillie , M. Roderick Mackenʒie elder , M. George Rannerman , M. William Weir , M. James Binning , M. William Moor , M. James Hunter , M. Alexander Anderson , M. William Barllie , M. George Dickson , M. Bobert Deans . M. William Clerk , M. David Dewar , M. John Colvill , M. William Dundas , George Gibson , M. James Borthwick , M. James Brisbain , M. David Cunningham , M. Patrick Smith , M. James Grant , M. Richard Dowglas , M. James Falconer , M. Roderick Mackenʒie younger , M. Alexander Campbel , M. Robert Buchannan , M. Edward Wright , M. Robert Stewart , M. John Kincaid , M. John Inglis , M. John Eleis , and M. Hugh Wallace . Likeas the Lords , according to His Majesties Letter , bearing , that all the outted Advocats who had already subscribed the like Petitions , to that inclosed in His Majesties Letter ; Or should subscribe the same before the tenth of January , should enjoy all liberties and priviledges belonging to their office , as effectually to all intents and purposes , as if they had never been debarred . Therefore the Lords do declare , that all the saids Advocats are equally free , in the exercise of their imployments , without any engagement lying upon one more than others of them . And farder , the ●ords do declare , that all the saids Advocats re-entered now and before , have satisfied and fulfilled His Majesties Proclamation foresaid , of the date the twelfth day of December , 1674. As having now severally , and sufficiently explained the petitions given in by them , before the 28. of January , 1675. Likeas , the Lords considering , that it is convenient and proper for them to clear that which may prevent the ensnaring any person , by that expression contained in the petition inclosed in His Majesties Letter , bearing , that these Advocats will not quarrel , nor impugne the Sentences or , Interloquutors of the Lords ; But by Suspensions , Petitions , or Reductions only to be intented before the Lords themselves , as hath been customary in former times , and hath been allowed to be practised by their Predecessors : Therefore the Lords do declare , that it was never allowed by the Lords , to quarrel , or impugne their Sentences , or Interloquutors , upon iniquitie ; and that they will in no wayes suffer , or allow the same , but will severely censure such as shall in any way reproach or defame them , with the most malicious and intollerable brand of injustice ; and that by the authority communicat to them by His Majesty , in their office , and which is also asserted , and cleared by His gracious Letter , of the 19. of May , 1674. Whereof there is no alteration , or derogation in that point , by His Letter of the 11. of December , 1675. bearing expresly , to be in pursuance of His Majesties former pleasure . And the saids Lords ordains this Act to be insert in the Books of Sederunt , and to be Printed .