i 9 6 KING JAMES THE S E X T THE THRID PARLIAMENT, Halden at Edinburgh, the XXVI. daie of J annar , thezeirofGod, i^i. zeire s; Be JAMES the Sext , be the Grace of God , King of SCOTT ES; with advife andconfentof JAMES, EarleofCMORTOVN, Lord "DALKEITH, ®e. Regent to his CMajeftie , his Realme and lieges. 44. Anent the approbation and confirmation of the Regiment. ^QQHE quhilkdayitisfundin, declared and decerned , be our Soveraine Lord, with ||i|p advife of the three Eftaites , and haiil body of this prefent Parliament , that the no- mL.via, nibiveaime, aau nc^es raereoi , aunng the time onus Majelties Minontie ,Jj)I and lefTe age. Togidder with the confent and approbation , of the Earles , Lordes, i^Srf^ Prelates, CommiflionersofBurrowes, Barronnes, and uther faithfuli fubje&es, ||^ convened and aflembled to that effecl:. And the acceptation of the faid office of ^J^gg^l'Regentrie, be the faid JAMES Earle oi Mortoun , upon the xxiiij. day of No- vember lafl by paft , was, is, and in all time dimming fall be halden , repute and efteemed lauchfull , fufficient, andperiite. And ail, and quhat-fumever things , quhilks hee lies done , be vertewofthefaide office of Regentrie, kn the acceptation thereof , or quhilks he fail do hcirafter, inour Soveraine Lordis name and authoritie , during the time of his hienes minoritie , to be as dewlie , lauchfullie, fufficientlie, and richteoufly done, and to have als great availl , ftrength, force and effeft , in all refpec'ts and conditions , as any thing done be quhat-fumever Regentes , Governours or Proteclours of this Realme, In the minorities and lefle ages of ony uthers native Princes of the famin. Quhilkes confirmation , nomi- nation, election, conftitution , acceptation, a&cs and proceedings: Our faid Soveraine, with advife, & confent ofthefaides three Eftaites, and haill bodie oi this prefent Parliament , ratifies, appreves and con- firmes , for now and in all time cumming. 45". Tapiftes relaffe , and Not -commnnic antes , fit Id be admonifked ', and they, remaining objiinate ar infamous. ITEM, For-fameikle as there was ane Atfte maide in the Parliament , halden in the firfl zeir of our S O- VERAINE LORDIS Regent that now is , Intitulat; Anent the trew andhalie Kirke , and of theme that ar declared not to be of the fame Kirke. Quhilk Act , our Soveraine Lord , with advife and con- fent of his Regentis grace, the three Eftaites , and haill body of diislprefent Parliament, ratifies, apprevis, and for his hienefle and his fucceflburs , perpetually confirmes. And feeing the education of our Soveraine Lord , is in the trew Religion of Jefus Chrift , and that the famin Religion be Lawes and Acls of Parliament, made in his hienefle Reigne , is eftablifhed : and that it is baith godlie and expedient , that all his hienefle fub- jeftes , worfhip the only trew God , in the uniformitie of Religion , and his hienes obedience. Therefore it is ftatute and ordained , be our faid Soveraine , with advife of his faid Regent , the three Eftaites and haill body of this prefent Parliament, that the lauchfull Arch-bifchoppes, Bifchoppes, Supejr-intendent.es j and and Commiifioneres of Diocefes , and Provinces of this Realme , be themfelves , and the Minifters and Rea- ders, fervingattheKirkes, within their charges , rejpeclrue , with all diligence, after die publication of this prefent act , note the names of the perfons , afweill men as wemen , fufpecled to be Tapiftes , or that lies not communicate with the Sacramentes , as they ar now trewlie miniftrat , in the reformed Kirkes of this Realme , and with the like diligence , lauchfullie admonifh them , according to the ordour of the Kirk, And in cafe , they be foorth of the Realme , upon threefcoir dayes warning , to recant their Papifticall er- rours , give their Confeffion of their faith , according to the forme approved , in our Soveraine Zordis Par- liament , be participant with the Sacramentes , and fubmit themfelves to the difcipline of the trew Kirk , with- in certaine reafonable fpace , under the paine of excommunication. And if they failzie, to pronunce the fentence of excommunication againft them. And in cafe of the contumacie and none-comperance , of ony perfones, fwaadmonilhed, or compeirand , gif they refufe ro obey the admonition : Or quha lies returned to their erroures , after their confeflion anes given, that everie lauchfull Arch-bifchop , Bifchop, Super-in- tendent or Commiffioner , prefent ane Roll and Catalogue , of the names of the difobedientes , obftinat, or relapfe perfones , to our Soveraine Lord , and his Regent, betuixtandthefkftdayof Julij nixt-to-cum , to the effect that the famin may be imprented , divulgat , and affixed on the Tol-buith oi Edinburgh , & uthers Tol-buithes, and publick places of judgement , within this Realme , under the paines following : That is to,
