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In action of declarator of bastardy pursued by one Roy against Roy, the Lords found this exception, that the person alleged to be bastard was eighty years of age, and was reputed lawful; except the pursuer would condescend upon the name of the bastard's father and mother, and allege certain circumstances, that they were never married, or that the defunct was esteemed bastard.
The like decided of before betwixt Ninian Churnside and Williamson, supra.
