za6 KING JAMES THE SEXT THE NINTH P A RLIAMENT, Haiden at Edinburgh the XXII. daie ofxJhwift, the zeir of God, 15-84. zeires. Be the richi Excellent, rkht heigb and meichtie Trince , JAMES the Sext, be the Grace of God , King of SCOTT ES, with advife of his Eftaites. 1 . Trelacie may not be given , bot be the pjfejpmrs deceafe , fore-fa/tor , crfimpk refla- tion with rejervation of his life-rent. ^^3£J5«£^Sjp. T I S Statute and ordained , be our S O V E R A I N E L O R D E , and the three /^^^^i^^^w)! Eftaites, that all giftes, provifiones, and difpofitiones of Succeflburs of Prelacies, §Sfe^ft?^S||^ Abbacies, Priories, and Nunneries , maid and granted be his Htenes , to quhat- ^M<f/^€ Abbacies, Fti =^M^i; fumever perlor T Wf^epotTefW ,„nes, his Hienes fubjectes, upon the refignations or dimifllons , of tw^ll I liWp|!» the polleflbures of the fame Abbacies, Priories, and titulares of the fame with re- a^^^4_JLJ^I^! fervation of their avvin life-rentes , are and fall be of nane availe , ftxength , force &^Wt *■■ nor e ^ ec ^ ' wit ^ a ^ tnat nes foH°wed , or fall happen to follow there-upon , without PI^IIPt) I farther proces ': And that na gift or provifion of ony fik Prelacie , fall be vaiize- ■^a#^J paBa^^tJ able in ony time to cum : except it fall va : ke be deceafe , fore-faltour , or fimple di- miflionol the pofleflbur thereof, and na utherwayes , without prejudice alwayes of the life-renters , and prefent ufu-fractuares. z. T ojfejfion be the fpace of five zeires , isfufficient to the King , er his'Donatour , of landes, takkes, teyndes, cum in his handes , be fore-faltour. FO R S A M E I K L E As be the commoun Law of this Realme , the lands and heritages of all perfones convict of treafon , haiden immediatly of our Soveraine Lord , ar adjudged to perteine to his Hie-nes , & toreturneas propertie to his Crown: Andalshis Hienes, hes richt and power to difpone quhat-fumever utherlandes and heritages, perteining to the perfones convict of lefe-majeftie, quhilkis ar immediatly hai- den of ony of his fubjectes , be prefentation of ane heritable tennent , to the Over-lord. And in like maner lies richt aixl title to all takkes and poflefllones of teindes and landes, bruiked be the faidis perfones before their conviction : and as the crimes of treafon growis within this Realme: Sua the fraudefull inventiones, to the hurt and prejudice of our faid Soveraine Lordis Eftaite , daily mak and mair increafis , beabftracting of the evidentes , infeftmenres , and feafinges of the lands and heritages, takkes , and utheris richtes , apper- rcining to the perfones quhilkis ar convict and fore-faked for lefe-majeftie : Tending thereby to draw our Soveraine I. ord and his Succeflburs , and the perfones to quhom the faidis landes and heritages forefaidis , ar, and fail be hereafter difponed, inqueftionoftheir heritable richtes , and titles of their rowmes and pofleifi- ones; nocht having in their handes the evidentes of the faidis perfones convict, or to be convict, as faid is. For remeid quhairof : It is ftatute and ordained be our faid Soveraine Lord , and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, that all Lands , Lordfhippes , Barronnies , Annual-rentes, milnes, multures, fifchinges , tennentes , tennandries & fervice of free tennentes , and utheris heritages quhat-fumever, quhilks have bene, or hereafter fall be , peaceablie bruiked , andpoflefled be quhat-fumever perfones forfaked , or that hereafter fall be fore-faked for crimes of treafon and lefe-majeftie , committed, or that hereafter fall be committed againft his Hienefle and his Succeflbures : Or be them to quhom our Soveraine Lord and his Succeflbures fuld fucceede , be reafonofthe fore-faltour of their neareft aires, as their heritage , belabour- ing the fame with their avvin guddes, fetting the fame to tennentes , and up-lifting of the mailles thereof, as their heritage : And fwa repute, haiden and efteemed heritable poileflburs thereof , be the fpaceofrlve zeires, immediatly preceeding the proces and fentence of fore-faltour, led, or to be led againft them , be thefpace of five zeires, immediatly preceeding the deceafe of the perfones, to quhom our faid Soveraine Lord, fuld, or may fucceede , as aire throw the fore-faltour , led, or to be led againft their neareft aires: That all and findrie the faidis Landes , Lord-fliippes , Barronnies , annual-rentes , tennentes , tennen- dries, and fervice of free-tennentes , milnes, multures, fifhinges, and utheris heritages , quhat-fumever. hes appertained , and fall appertaine to our faid Soveraine Lord and his Succeflbures , hes becummin, and fall becum in their handes, as efcheit, to be difponed andufed be them, as their propertie, in all times dimming. Swa that hereafter , na queftion fall be mooved to his Hienes and his Succeflbures , nor zit to the pcrfons quhilks have alreadie obteined , or hereafter fall obteine, heritable richt of the faidfs Landes, Lordfhippes, annual-rentes, and uthers above fpecified be their difpofition. Notwithftanding , that they be not able to fchaw, nor produce in Judgement, the heritable richt and title thereof : Or contractes, renunciationes, and utheris fecurities maid thcre-anent , to the perfones fore-faked , or to be fore-faked, as
