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Ony persoun beand accusit criminallie befoir the judge criminal, the saidis Lordis (of Session) are judgeis competent to cognosce and tak inquisitioun, quhidder the samin judge hes procedit ordourlie or not, in sic thingis as concernis thair office in leiding and deducing of the proces: And gif he be fund culpabill, or convict to have unordourlie or unjustly procedit, thay may de decern him to be punist thairfoir, and als reduce the proces led, done, and pronuncit be him. And gif the Judge, in ony actioun of blude, as is persewit of foirthocht felone committit, takis inquisition, or makis accusatioun, of troublance, and makis the persounis committaris of the said blude quyte of the troublance, intending thairby, in defraud of justice, to mak thame quyte of the blude, and foirthocht felonie, in sa far as he may, the saidis Lordis may likewayis cognosce thairupon.
