FIFTH PARLIAMENT. XXV. ofjulij. 15-78. zo S Burrowes. Providing alwaies for efchewing of turaultes, that there be prefent, at the faidis conventiones for everie Burgh in number, ane : except the Towne of Edinburgh, to have ane maa, nor the uther Burrow es. 65". The ratification of the act maid of 'befoir , anent the alienation of landes and di- miffion of Benefices , be them that ar , or fall happen to be convict, ofthemurtheres of our Soveraine Lordis Father, ana of his two. Regents. OUR Soveraine Lord , with advifeofhis three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, hes ratified and ap- preved, andbethetenourheirof, ratifies and appreves the aft of Parliament under-written, maid in the Parliament halden at Striviling, upon the xxviij. day of Auguft, thezeirofGod, anethoufand, five hundreth, threefcoir and elleven zeiris , and ail poynts , claufes and artickles conteined therein, after the forme and tenour theirof , of the quhilk , the tenour foliowes. ITEM, It is decerned and declared, be our Soveraine Lord , with advife of his Regents Grace , and the three Eftaites , that all Alienations, refignations, dimiliions, and uthers difpofitions quhat-fum-ever , maid be ony perfon or perfones convict, or that fall happen in ony waies heirafter to be convict, or fore-faked , for airt and pairtofthetreafonabilmurthersand ilauchters , of umquhile our Soveraine Lordis lieareft Father, or Regents of quhat-fum-ever landes, heritages, offices, benefices, rowmes or pofleffiones , fen the times reflective , of the committing thereof: ar, and fall . be null of themfelves , and of nanc avail , force nor effect in all times cumming , with all that followed , or fall happen to follow thereupon, with this addition : that our faid Soveraine Lord, with advife of his faidis three Eftaites of Parliament, hes declared and decerned , and prefentlie declaris and decernis , that the foir- faidAct of Parliament, isandwasgudeandvaliabil, fra the beginning , and diat the famin fuid hive had in times by -gane , and fall have in all times cumming, full effect: and that all things (gif ony be done in the contrair) is and fall be null , and of nane avail, force nor effect, notwithstanding ony alledged practjcque, maid in the contrair. 6 6 . t^Anent dowbil confirmation of f ewes of Kirk- landes , and landes halden immediattie of our Soveraine Lord. FORSAMEIKLE as it is ftatute and ordained , be aft of Parliament , maid in our Soveraine Lordis deareft Mothers time . that na infeftment of Kirk-landes , fet fen the viij. day of March , the zeir of God, anethoufand, five hundreth, lviij. zeiris, fuld be of ony force or effect , without the famin war dewlie and lauchfullie confirmed be our Soveraine. Andals, ior-fameikle as ic happenis , thatdoubilinfeftmentesof few-ferme, of ony portion of land, is given be ane Ecclefiaftical perfon , to divers perfones: and fum times be divers Ecclefialtical perfones , to wit, diepredeceilburandfucceffour, to divers perfones in few-ferme, and zitnoutherofthe faidis intettments can take ertect, orbeotavaill, without they be dewlie and lauch- fullie confirmed be our Soveraine Lord. Andalfwa, it is oftimes feene, that confirmations ar granted of baith , the faidis divers infeitment.es , at divers times be the fute of the parties -. like as it is founden be fundry ordinances of the privie Councel , that our Soveraine Lord , and his Hienefie Compofitours , audit not to deny his confirmation , upon the reafonabil expenfes of the partie , fuitand upon their awin peril. Andlikewife, divers alienationes of landes, halden lmmediathe of our Soveraine Lord, being maid be ane perfon , to divers perfones , double confirmationcs ar granted be our Soveraine Lord thereto, quhair as , ane of the faidis confirmations aucht , and can only take effect in all claufes above fpecified , And nor.vithftanding, it is the occafion ofgreatdebaitamangis the lieges, to their great expenfes, alfweill in payment of their compofitiones , as that the famin breadis the occafion of great pley. FOR remeid there- of , it is concluded , ftatute and ordained , be our Soveraine Lord , and the three Eftaites of Parlia- ment , that quhafaever obteines , or hes obteined , the firft confirmation of ony infeftment , outher of Kirk-lands, or uther landes, halden of our Soveraine Lord: that the firft confirmation fall be of availl, force and effect, and fall prevail the fecund. The faid firft infeftment, quhilk is confirmed, being vailzeeableiis the felfe , and lauchfully do.ie. And in this caie , the lalt confirmation fall not be refoe&ed , .albeit the famin confirme the firft infeftment, bot the firft confirmation ofthelafteinfeftmentfallprevaile, the laft confirmation of the firft infeftment, be way of exception Or reply , without ony SummondsorProcefle of reduction. It is alwayes provided , that gif the principal infeftment firft confirmed , or ony uther fubftantial caufe, be the foirfaid confirmation , be of nane avail or unlauchfuilie maid, to the prejudice of ony uther pairtie , Jiavand interefie to the landes therein conteined , and quha may be excluded be reafon of the firft confirmation , the faid partie havand interes , fall be heard to accufe or reduce the faid in' feftment firft confirmed, or utherwayes, to move action, againft the famin, as accordes of the Law, uuhidder they have obteined confirmation of their infeftment, or not. It is alfwa ftatute and ordained, that nadowble confirmations ofinfeftments of Kirk-landes, or uthers, halden of our Soveraine Lord, be granted heirafter, and difcharges the keipers of the Signet, Privie and great Seilles , that tbey paffe not double confirmations : And gif the faidis double confirmations paffe in time cumming, our faide Soveraine Lord, with advife of his faidis three Eftaites, decernis and declaris, the laft connrmation to be of nane availl: Providing, as is above fpecified. H b 67. <~Ane
