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The Queen's Advocate asked letters, by deliverance of the Lords of Council, to make inhibition to the Lord Crawford, to sell or annalzie any lands, or reversions of the said Earldom; and also, that none should contract thereupon in defraud of the Queen, and that, because he was obliged to reserve to the King, and his heirs, and him or them, all the reversions, how soon he were by him or them required; and, for the doing whereof, he was now under summons at the Queen and Governor's instance.——The Lords, of long disputation, delivered the said letters against him; notwithstanding that such Lords and great Barons (are said to be privileged), quia videbantur tales literæ quasi defamatoriæ, ut ipsi allegebant; but the mair party of the Lords said nay, for they were conform to the practique and common law; and therefore no man should think him hurt or defamed where there is nothing against him done but by law and reason.
