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The Lords advised James Row's petition again Grange Dick's two daughters, as heirs to Lessly of Newton; and inclined once to examine his prentices ex officio before answer, and the women-witness, and to have considered his count-books, and taken his oath in supplement on the verity of them: But considering this was offered in the act extracted by himself, and repelled, they would not introduce such a dangerous preparative as to encourage merchants to furnish prodigal minors lavishly; and that our count-books had not the faith and credit of the Mercatorian books abroad, which were kept with that exactness, that they were almost equal to public registers: And they found a holograph letter, bearing date in his majority, could not prove its own date.
