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ferior Courtsat Aberdeen, thefe Agents 
itile themfelves Advocates. 
Signet Letters—Writs under his Majefty’s 
Signet. 
._ Writers to the Signet-—The Officers who 
prepare thefe writs and fign them 5 
and who form the moft refpectable clafs 
of Attorneys. 
Adwocates—Countel. 
Lord Advocate—Attorney General. 
Lords of Sefion—Judges of the Supreme 
Civil Court, taking the title of Lord 
by courtefy.---Thus James Barnet of 
Monboddo is ftiled Lord Monboddo. 
Lords of Fufticiary—Judges of the Su- 
preme Criminal Court, appointed 
trom among the Lords of Seflion. 
Lord Fufiice Clerk The Piefident of 
Court of Fuftictery, mn the abfence of 
the Lord Fujtice Gencral, whole office is 
a finecure. 
Commiffaries—Judges of the Ecclefiaftical 
Courts. 
Sheriffs Depute——Deputy Sheriffs, are 
Judges both civil and criminal, ap- 
pointed in every county but they 
have little minifterial duty as in Eng- 
jand. The High Sheriff’s cflices were 



formerly hereditary, and as the noble , 
funGionaries “were feldom lawyers, 
they appointed Deputies. Government 
having purchafed thefe hereditary of- 
fices, have, in like manner, appointed 
Sherif’s Depute, who muft be Advo- 
cates, and are for life——-Under them 
are Sheriffs Subjtitute, named by the 
Deputes, but alto holding their places 
for life. The Lords Lieutenants of 
Counties lately appointed, are alfo 
ftiled High Sheriffs. ‘The writer of this 
article does not Know if this gives them 
any civilemployment. 
Meffengers at Arms—Officers who ex- 
‘ecute Writs they are appointed by 
Lion King at Arms, and are under his 
jurifdiction. 
Letters ef Horning*—A Writ of legal 
Notice to pay adcbt. It may proceed 
upon the decree of a Court, or imme- 
diately upon a bill, bond, or other deed, 
without the neceflity of an action. If 
the party does not pay the debt within 
the limited time, he is put to the Horn 
—that is to fay, A Mefinger at Aris, 



* A pleafant play upon this word appear- 
ed fome time ago in a Londen newfpaper, 
fiating, that, from the multiplicity of actions 
of Crim. Con. in Scotland, it was found ne- 
ceflary to appoint a particular officer for this 
branch, ftiled Regifter of Horniags, with a 
pumber of clerks. © . 
Scottifs Law Terms explained. 
. 
{ Sept. 
by the ceremony of blowing a horn 
the market cro{s, denounces (proclaims) 
him a rebel---(and formerly this pro- 
cefs had literally that efie€t)---after 
which follows cinding, er execution 
againft the goods, and. Caption, in ex- 
ecution again{t the body all or any 
part of which procefs is termed Dzlz- 
gence—W hen it proceeds to Caption, it 
is called Ultzmaiein Diligence. 
An Arrefiment—A Writ (generally con- 
tained ina Horning) to attach the per- 
fonal property of a debtor in the hands 

of a third perfon---it may «proceed | 
not only ona judgement, or eftablifhed 
debt, but even upon a Depending Adtion 
A Locfing of Arrefimeni—A Writ to dif- 
charge fuch attachment, which iffues 
of courfe on the debtor giving fecurity 
for payment of the debt. 
A FProcefs of Further coming—An Aé&ion 
at the {uit of the Creditor to obtain 
payment of his debt from the property 
attached. 
A Procefs of Multiplepoinding—An action 
at the fuit of the 4rrefiee, where there 
are feveral attachments, to afcertain to 
which of the erréffing Creditors he fhali 
' pay the money belonging to the commoz 
Debts, attached in his hands. 
An. Inhibition A Writ to prevent a 
Debtor from felling or otherwile alie- 
nating real pioperty. 
An Ejeétion— An Ejectment. 
A Procefs of Maills and Duties—Ana€tion 
for recovery of Rents and Profits ef 
Land unduly received. 
A Procefs of Redu&ion and Improbation— 
An aétion to fet afide and difprove a 
Deed, which is very common. For 
every Deed ox Writing produced in an 
action is frima facie heid good without 
any evidence whatever ; neither can it 
be immediately or incidentally proved 
to be bad or forged, but it muft be re- 
duced by bringing a ieparate action, 
which is coujoiued with the originad 
action. 
A Ceffio Bonorum.—A Procefs by which 
a Debtor in prifon may obtain his liber- 
ty, on fhewing that he has not atted 
fraudulently, and on conveying all his 
property to his creditors. It is in the 
form of aétion before the Court of Sef- 
fion at the fuit of the Debtor agaipft his 
Creditors. 
An Interdifien—A Precefs to prevent 
a man of weak intelle&ts from doing 
legal aG@s without confent of certain 
perfons called his Interdigfors. Tt may 
either be done by a volun:ary deed, or 
by legal procefé, ‘eos 

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