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Subject_1 JURISDICTION.
Belchies
v.
The Governor of Edinburgh Castle
1751 ,July 4 .
Case No.No. 55.
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This was a complaint for the sentry at the Castle refusing access to a messenger to the Castle to execute letters of second diligence against the Lieutenant. The answers admitted, that the King's letters behoved to have course and be executed in the Castle, but seemed to import, that in fact it was impracticable, or behoved to depend on the pleasure of the Governor for the time. As no fact was directly charged on the Deputy-Governor and Lieutenant, if it was not that they had not given general orders when any such officer of the law demanded admittance either to admit him or to acquaint the Governor that he might admit him, or show cause why he did not; therefore we assoilzied the Deputy-Governor and Lieutenant, but found, that the Commander of the Castle for the time is bound to give access to the officers of the law to execute the King's letters in the Castle.
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