THe Lords of Council and Session taking to their serious consideration , that by several Acts of Sederunt , the Lords have formerly prohibited all Solicitations in Causes depending before them , whereby Parties did endeavour and expect Favour by the credit and moyen of themselves or their friends interposing with the Lords , and personal respects not relating to the Cause , to the great discouragement of others who had not the like friendship or moven , and to the great trouble of all , conceiving it their interest , and that it might be looked on as a slight or neglect if they did not upon all occasions , by themselves or their friends , solicite the whole Lords at their houses , lying scattered through the several places of the City , imagining thereby to have much promoved their Interest , and payed respect to the Lords , who have no regard to , but are troubled with such Solicitations , it being their duty and design to do Justice to all impartially , without respect of Persons . Notwithstanding of which Acts and Endeavours of the Lords against Solicitations , the same have been revived , upon pretence of giving information in the Cause ; But now seing written Informations are become ordinary , and that all that ought to be represented to the Lords in any case , may easily and without trouble be done by written Informations sent to the Lords by a servant , which they will heartily accept , and will not faile to peruse ; and finding it infeasible to hinder Solicitations , so long as they admit of verbal Informations : Therefore , the Lords do declare , that they will admitt of no Solicitation , or verbal Information in any Cause depending , or that shall depend before them , during the dependance thereof , either by the Parties themselves , or any other person : And to the end the same may be effectual against all importunity , the saids Lords do enact and declare , That it shal be a relevant reason of Declinator against any of the saids Lords ordinary or extraordinary , that they have received or heard any Solicitation or verbal Information in the Cause during the dependance thereof , but upon the first observing that the matter offered to be spoken to them did bear or import any Solicitation or verbal Information in a Cause depending , if they did not use all the means they could to stop or withdraw to hear any further thereof ; or in case any Solicitation or Information in a Cause depending be offered by a missive Letter , if they do not present the same to the Lords . Like as the saids Lords do strictly prohibite all Advocats , Clerks , Writers , and others depending on the Colledge of Justice , or their servants , to offer to any of the Lords any Solicitation or Information by word or letter , by only by written Informations , Bills , or Tickets for calling , under the pain of deprivation , and being secluded from the house , excepting the Clerk of the Process , for clearing any Interloquitor or Minute in the Cause . Likeas , the saids Lords do declare , That if any Party or others of the Leidges , offer any Solicitation or Information , by Word or Missive , that they will amerciat them as followes , viz. Every Nobleman , in three hundred Merks scots ; every Baron or Knight , in two hundred Merks ; every other Heretor , Gentleman , or chief Burgess , in one hundred pounds ; and every other person in one hundred Merks toties quoties , to be applyed for the use of the poor . It is alwayes hereby declared , That the verbal Information of any party , or other person for him when required or allowed judicially , or before Auditors , in Dyets appointed for both parties to be heard , or before the Ordinaties upon the Bills , in relation to the passing of Bills of Suspension or Advocation , or before any of the Lords to whom either by consent of Parties , or by appointment or Recommendation of the Lords , an Accommodation in any Process is referred , is no wayes hereby prohibited : And to the effect the Leidges may be secured against any prejudice which they may apprehend by debarring them from Solicitation or verbal Information , the Lords do declare , That there shall be free access for all persons to inform them by written Informations only , to be delivered by servants , and that in all cases from time to time . And for the more sure delivery of Informations , they ordaine , that every one of the Lords shall have a servant attending in his house from five a clock to eight a clock at night , who shall be holden to receive any Informations , doubles of Bills , or Tickets for calling , that shall be given in , without payment of any money , under such pain or punishment as the Lords shall think fit : And which Informations , Bills , and Tickets shall be delivered by the servants of Advocats , or of the Parties , or other servants , and by none others . And ordains this Act to be affixed on the wall of the utter House , and to be printed , that none pretend ignorance thereof . Extracted out of the Books of Sederunt by ,