Relict of Mr Thomas Linning v. Mr William Gustard.
Date: 20 February 1736 Case No. No. 53.
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Found, That the legal terms did not regulate the rents of the chapel-royal, gifted, to his Majesty's chaplains, but that the same were due de die in diem, by a clause in the gift, bearing, “ bygones from the period of the death of the former donatar.” It was also suggested, That salaries paid out of the civil lists run de die in diem; as also the Lords of Session's salaries, and all Exchequer gifts.—See Appendix.