ACT for inserting all the Defenders names in the Minut-book. December 10. 1687.
THE Lords of Council and Session considering the prejudice the Leidges do sustain, by the custom used in putting up in the Minut-book Decreets obtained by a Party, against several Defenders, expressing only one of their names, and comprehending the rest under the word, and others; Therefore they ordain, that in time coming the keeper of the Minut-book shall set down therein the Names and Designations of all the Defenders, against whom the Decreet is given; with certification, that if any of their names be omitted, the Decreet, as to that person, shall be void and null; excepting Decreets given against Tennents, in Poyndings of the Ground, Removing, and for Maills and Duties, wherein it shall be suffici∣ent to mention them to be Tennents in such a Barrony or Tennendry; but if any of the Defenders Called, or a third Party Compearing, propone upon his Right, and Decreet be given against him, his name is to be insert in the Minut-book: And the Lords Ordain, that in Process against Debitors, where an Advocate Compears for any of the Defenders, for whom he did not re∣turn the Process, that he shall mark with his hand upon the Process, for what person he Compears, and Subscribe the same, conform to the Act of Parl••ament, and that he be not allowed to propone a Defence for the Party, untill he do the same.