SEXf "PARLIAMENT.. XX. of October. 1579.] 207 H E PARLIAMENT 9 Halden and begun at Edinburgh, the XX. dale of October, the zeir of God, 1579. - Be JAMES the Sext, be the Grace of God, King of SCOTT ES , and the three Efiaites of this Realme. zeires 6 8 . LsAnent the trew and hay Kirk , and them that ar declared not be ofthefamin. U R Sovcraine Lord , with advife and confcnt of his three Efiaites , and haill bodie ' of this prefent Parliament , ratifies and apprevis , all and quhat-fum-ever actes and flatutes maid of befoir , be his Hienes , with advife of his Regentis , in his awin ^reigne, orhispredeceflbures, anent the libertie and freedome of the trew Kirk of mi God and Religion , now prefently profefled within this Realme ; And fpecially rati- 'fies and apprevis, die fext aft of his Hienefie Parliament , halden the firft zeir of his Majefties reigne , intitulat , Anent the trew andhalie Kirk, and of them that ar
- declarednot to be ofthefamin. Ordaining the fame to be heir infert of new (becaufe
jp^pof fum defection and informalitie of words in default of the Prenter) in this forme. OUR Soveraine Lord , with advife of his three Efiaites, and haill bodie of this pre- fent Parliament , hes declared and declaris the Minifters of the Milled Evangel of Jefus Chrift , quhome God of his mercie hes now raifed up amangs us, or heirafter fall raife, agreeing with them that now lives, in doctrine and adminiflration of die Sacraments , and the peopil of the Realme that profeffis Chrift , as he is now offered in his Evangel , and dois communicate with the halie Sacraments (as in the reformed Kirkcs of this Realme ar publicklie adminiftrate) according to the confefiion of the faith , to be the trew and halie Kirk of Jefus Chrift, within this Realme, and decernis and declaris , that all and findrie , quha outlier gainfayis the word of the Evangel, received, andappreved; As ttaheadesofthe Confefiion of the faith, profeffed in Parliament of befoir , in the zeir of God , 15-60. zeires : as alfwa fpecified and Regiflrat in the actes of Parliament , maid in the firfl zeir of his Hienefie Reigne , mair particulate doisexpreffe, ratified alfwa and appreved in this prefent Parliament ; Or that refufis the participation of the halie Sacraments , as they ar now miniftrat ; to be na members of die faid Kirk, within this Realme , and trew Religion now prefendy profefled. Sa lang as they keip themfelves fa divided , from the focietie of Chrifls body. 69. Ghihairin confiftis the jurifdittion of the Kirk. OU R Soveraine Lord , with advife of his three Efiaites of this prefent Parliament , hes declared and granted jurifdiclion to the Kirk, quhilk confiftis and ftands in the preaching of the trew worde of JESUS CHRIST , correction of maners , and adminiflration of the halie Sacraments , and declairis that there is na uther face of Kirk, nor uther face of Religion , then is prefentlie be the favour of GOD eflabliflied within this Realme , and that there be na uther jurifdiction Ecclefiaflical acknowledged within this Realme , uther, then that quhilk is , and fall be within the famin Kirk , or that quhilk flowis their-fra , concerning the premifles. 70. "Difchargc of CMercattes , and labouring on Sabboth-dayes , or playing and drink- ing in time of Sermon. ITEM, For-fa-meikle as it is flatute and ordained , be a gude and Godlie Act , maid in the dayes of King JAMES the fourth , our S O V E R A I N E L O R D I S Grandfchir , of worthie memorie , that there be na Mercattes nor Faires halden upon Haly dayes , nor zit within Kirkes , or Kirk-zairdes upon Halie dayes or udier dayes , under the pay ne of efcheitting oftheguddes; Quhilk Act, our Soveraine Lord, and his three Efiaites, ratifies and apprevis, and ordainis the fame to have effect and execution in timecumming. And feeing that the Sabboth-day, is now commounly violate and broken, alfweill within Burgh , as to Landwart , to the great difhonour of G O D , be halding and keiping of the faidis Mer- cattes and Faires , on Sabboth-dayes , ufing of handie-labour , and woorking thereon , as on the re- manent dayes of the oulk , and be gamming and playing, paflingtoTavernesandAile-houfes, and wilfull remaining from their Paroche Kirk , in time of Sermon or prayers on the Sabboth. T H E I R F O I R his Majeftie, and his three Efiaites, in this prefent Parliament flatutis and ordainis, diat there be na Mercattes nor Faires halden upon the Sabboth-day , nor zit within Kirkes or Kirk-zairdes , that day or ony uther day , under the paine of efcheitting of the guddes , to the ufe of the pure within the ^Paroche. And fik-like , that na handie-labouring , nor woorking , be ufed on the Sabboth-day , nor na gamming H h x and
