i 9 4 KING JAMES THE S E X T t^Stent the Vaffalles and free tennentes , offik as ar forefalted in this Parliament, ITEM, It is ftatute , ordained, and declared in plaine Parliament , be our Jbveraine Lord , with advife and confentofhisfaid Regent, three Eftaites , andhaill bodie of this prefent Parliament, that all per- forms , our jbveraine Lordis trew and faithiull fubjec~tes , quhilk hes ferved , and ferves his hienes , in main- tenance of his authoritie: having landes , heritage, annual-rentes, life-rentes, penflones, or pofleffiones ouhat-fumever , halden of ony perfones , called and forefalted in this prefent Parliament , of quhat-fumever crymes of treafon , and lefe-majeftie , fall bruik and joys their tenandries quhat-fumever , notwith- ftanding the forefalting of their fuperiouris theirof , and hald the famin of their nixt immediat fu- periour. Providing ahvaies , that in-cafe ony of the faidis Vaflalles , or utheris that fall happen to claime ony bene- fice, be vertew of this Aci , atony time heirafter, make defection fra our <5bveraine Lordis authoritie , & obedience, or cum in the contrair theirof, that they, nor naneofthem fall have, nor bruike the priviledge, and benefice of this prefent Acl , and the famin fall na wife be extended unto them. 38. Aneni Landes , rowmes , and poffeffions halden of Frier es , or Nuunes within this Realme. ITEM, For-fameikle as there ar diverfe lieges , and fubjectes of this Realme , quhiikes hes fundrie landes, rowmes and pofleffiones , obteined be them , or their predecehouris, in fevve and heritage , of the Piioures or Prioreiles , Motheres, and Conventes of fundrie Frieres and Nunnes places, within this Realme, hal- den ol them and their fuccefibures. And now fen the reformation ol Religion the faidis fuperioures , af for the maift part deceahed , and na uthers placed , nor to be placed in their rowmes , fwa that within fchort fpace , they fall all decay , quhairthrow the airis of the faidis feweris , and uthers heritable tennentes of die faides places , fall get naentrie to their lands and heritages, halden of Frieres and Nunnes. For remeid thereof, it is ftatute and ordained in this prefent Parliament , that all perfones , feweris or heritabill tennents of fik Frieres and Nunnes places , and their aires after the deceafe , decay or inlaik of their faid fuperiours , hald , and fall hald their fewes , and tenandries of the famin , of our Soveraine Lord , and his fuccefloures , in all times dimming fik-like , and as freely as they held the famin , of the places ioirfaidis, Prioures, Prio- reffes, or uthers being theirin for the time. And the few mailles fervices and dewties fpecified , andcon- teined in their inteftments, to perteine to our jbveraine Lord , and his fucceflburs , to be intrometted , up- taken , and difponed at their pleafure. And that the aires of the faidis fewares , and heritabill tennentes foirfaidis , fall enter to their fewes and tenandries , be brieves of our Jbveraine Lordis Chappell fik-like , and alsfreelie, and in the famin maner as the fewares , and heritabill tennentes of our Jbveraine Lordis proper^ tie, in all times cumming. 39. r^Anent alienationes , and uthers difpofitioncs , maid be onyBurgeffes , within this Realme , that hes maid defection , fra the Kings authoritie. ITEM, Our Soveraine Lord , with advife and confent of his faid Regent , the three Eftaites , and hail! bodie of this prefent Parliament , hes ftatute, ordained, decerned, and declared, that all and fundrie a- lienations, refignations . and uthers difpofitions , quhat-fumever maid, and given in ony wife , be ony per- fones Burgefies , orinhabitantes, within the Burgh of Edinburgh, or ony uthers Burrowes of this Realme, quhilks hes maid defection fra our Soveraine Lordis authoritie , and afiifted and taken part with the confpira- tours , declared Traitours , to ony perfon or perfones , {en the committing of the faidis crimes be them , or ony of them, of quhat-fumever their landes, heritages, offices, takkes, fteadinges, rowmes or pollefli- ons quhat-fumever , ar and fall be in time cumming , null in themfelves , and of nane avail! , fkength , force, nor eftedt. 40. That na fchippes faill ', without our Soveraine Lordis Cocquet. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained , be our Soveraine Lord , his Regent foirfaid , the three Eftaites , and haill body of this prefent Parliament, that na Schrppes pahe foorth of this Realme , to the Realme of France , or ony others pairtes , without our Soveraine Lordis Cocquet. 4 1 . Anent Kirk-men that happinnis to beflaine in our Soveraine Lordis fer vice , in defenfe of his hienes authoritie. I" T E M , Our Soveraine Lorde with advife of his Regents Grace , the three Eftaites , and haill body of this J_ prefent Parliament, hes ftatute and ordained , that in cafe ony our Soveraine Lordes trew lieges, bene- ficed men happinnis to be hurt, flayne or wounded to the death, and thereafter of the faidis nurtes , or woundes to die in our Soveraine Lordes fervice , and in defence of his Authoritie , at ony time, againft the forefalted and declared Tray tours , prefently being within the Caftell and Burgh of Edinburgh , and uthers his Majefties open and mani felt enemies, renders and confpiratours againft his hienes authoritie, during all
