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Gif ony persoun obtene of the King ane gift of tutorie dative, and according thairto findis sovertie for lauchfull administratioun, and is in poesessioun of the pupillis gudis and geir, or of the keiping of his persoun, and zeir and day being bypast fra the deceis of the pupillis father, befoir the narrest agnat be servit and retourit be ane breif as tutor of law to the samin pupill, and findis cautioun for leill and trew administratioun of his gudis and geir; in this cais the tutor dative aucht and sould be preferrit to the tutor of law; albeit utherwayis, and be the law, the tutar of law is preferrit to the tutor dative.
