A. D. 1747, 257. 



largely done by voyagers long fince) but merely to point out the general 

 extent of their commerce in that remote part of the world. 



After the rebellion of the years 1745 and 1746, the legiflature at 

 length wifely determined to ena<5l, what fliould undoubtedly have been 

 made an eflential preliminary of the confolidating union of the two 

 kingdoms of England and Scotland, concluded 40 years before, where- 

 by, and not till now, the true and folid liberty of the people of Scot- 

 land was ellabliflied, not only in thole parts of that country called the 

 Highlands, where clanfhip, or an abjcd fubmiflion of the bulk of the 

 people to the fovereign will of their chieftains, had prevailed from the 

 earliefl times, but even, though in a lefler degree, in fundry parts of the 

 low country of Scotland ; that is to fay, it was now legally determined 

 to put all the people of Scotland upon the fame equitable and rational 

 footing of liberty and property with their fellow-lubjeds of England, 

 by an ad of parliament, for taking away and abolifhing the heritable 

 jurifdidions in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and for mak- 

 ing iatisfadion to the proprietors thereof; and for reftoring fuch jurif- 

 didions to the crown ; and for making more efFedual provifion for the 

 adminiflration of juftice throughout that part of the united kingdom, 

 by the king's courts and judges there, Sec. The preamble fets forth, 

 that for remedying the inconveniences that havearifen, and mayarifc, 

 from the multiplicity and exteiit of heritable jurifdidions in that part 

 of Great Britain called Scotland ; for making fatisfadion to the pro- 

 prietors thereof; for reftoring to the crown the powers of jurifdiclion 

 originally and properly belonging thereto, according to the conflitu- 

 tion ; and for extending the influence, benefit, and protedion, of the 

 king's laws and courts of juftice to all his majefty's fubjeds in Scot- 

 land ; and for rendering the union more complete ; itwasenaded, ift, 

 that all heritable jurildidion of jufticiary, and all regalities and heri- 

 table baillieries, and all heritable conftabularies, other than the oflfice 

 of high conftable of Scotland, and all ftewartrics, being parts only of 

 lliires or counties ; and all flieritFships, and deputy-flieriffships of dif- 

 trids, being parts only of ihircs or counties in Scotland, polfelfed or 

 claimed by any fubjcd ; and all jurifdidions, powers, authorities, and 

 privileges, thereunto appurtenant, annexed, or dependent thereupon, 

 fhall be hereby, from lady-day 1748, abrogated, taken away, and to- 

 tally dilli)lvcd and extinguilhed. 



' Provided, that all lands annexed to the faid heritable baillieries, 

 ftewartries, and conftabularies, and the rents and duties, confifting in 

 money, vidual, cattle, or other goods, fliall remain, and belong to, 

 them, and their heirs and fucceirors, and continue to be enjuyed by, 

 and paid to, them, notwithftanding the extindion of the laid oihces. 

 ' 2dly, That all the before-named jurifdidions, powers, &c. belong- 

 ing to fuch offices, Ihall thenceforth be vcfted in, and exercifed by, 

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