Z9 ( KING JAMES THE S E X T utheris • Botfail be free fiaall warrandice in time cummins; , Notwithlknding ony contract , penfion , or affixation thereof, maid in times by-paft. Providing alwayes, that quhair the faidis Bifhoppes, Abbotes and Prelates be their awin deede , hes maid double richtes , ather tackes , penfiones, alugnationes , ,or uther difpofitiones of onie thing , difooncd forth of the faid Temporal! landes , fermes or profkes thereof to tvva or maa fcvwall perfones , DofTeffoures of the faidis Temporal! Landes , or utheris quhat-iumever : t hey fall be hidden to warrand the faidis double richtes , maid to them, for their awin deede and difpofiaon alla- nerly . And ordainis the Lordes of Seffion and CounceU , to Judge according to this Aft , as ane of the Lawes ©f our Realms. in. Tte taxation of the Burr owes fiild not he altered. OUR SO'YERAINE LORD, And three Eltaiws of Parliament, underftanding that be the late annexation oi Kirk-landes to the Crown , die taxt of the Clergie mon be altered , and ane great parte thereof, layde upon die faidis Temporall annexed landes. And becaufe the free Burrowes of this Realme , abidis in the fame Eftaite , quhairin they were of before : Therefore our faid S O V E R A 1 N E LORD, now after his perfke ape of twentie ane zeires complete, with advife and confent of the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , fiatutis and ordainis , that the taxation of Free- Burrowes , fall na- wayes be altered , but fall ftandas the fame ftude , in all times proceeding : That is to fay , their part of all generall taxationes in time cumming , fail extend to the fext part thereof allanerlie. 1 1 i . Na Burgh may 'fell 'their free dome , without confent of the Parliament. FO R S A M E I K L E As it is not lauchfull to onie of die Kingis vaflalles , to fell and annalie their lands; in prejudice of his Majeftie, their fuperiour : Even la it is found expedient, ftatute and ordained , be OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and three Eftaites in this prefent Parliament : That it fall not be lauchfull to onie of his Hienefle free-Burrowes , to fell or annalie , their freedome -and priviledge , in haill or in part, to onie uther Burgh, or utherwayes quhat-iuni-ever, without expres licence and confent of his Hienefle , and three Eftaites in Parliament , under the paine of arnifLon and tinfeli of the free-dome of the Burgh: Outlier by and or feiiand the faidis free-domes, in haill or in part, as faid is. 113. The Qommijfioners of fmall Barronnes , mid Free-halders , hes voite in Tarliament. UR SOVERAINE LORDE, Considering the Acte of his Hienefle Parliament , halden at Lifrfithcow, the tenth day of 'December , thezeiroiGod, anethouland, five hundreth , fourfcore five zeires : Makand mention , how neceflar it is to his Hienefle , and his Eftaites , to bee trewlie informed oftheneedes and caufesperteining to his loving fubjedtes in all Eftaites, fpeciaiiie the Commounes of the Realme. And remembring of ane gude and lovable Acte , maid be his Hienefle Progenitour , King JAMES theFirft, of vvorthie memorie , in the Parliament halden at 'Perth , the firft day of CUarch , the zeir of God, anethoufand, four hundreth, twentie feven zeires , anent the commiffioners of fmall Barronnes in Parliament: That his Majeftie , and his faidis Efjaites , wald rati fie and appreeve the fame to have full effect, and to be put to execution in time cumming: and of new, ftatute and ordaine, for the mair full ex- planation ot the fame act , and certaine execution thereof ; that precepts fuicl be directed foorth of the Chan- cellarie , to ane Barron of ilk Schire flrft , To conveene the free-halders within the fame Schirc , for chu- fingof the Commiffioners ; asisconteinedinthefameActe : Qiihilkis Commiflloners , being anis choo- fen, and fend to Parliament, the Precepts of Parliament , for conveening of free-halders , to the effect forefaid , to be directed to the lafl Commiflioners of ilk Schire , quhilkis fail caufe elieife twa wife men, being the Kingis Free-halders , refident indwellers of the Schire, of gude rent, and weill efteemed , as Commifli- onersoftlie fame Schire, to have power and to be authorized, as the Act proportis , under the Commifli- oners Seale, in place of die Scliireffes : And that all Free-halders of the King, under the degree of Pre- lates and Lords of Parliament , be warned be Proclamation , to be prefent at the choofing of the faidis Com- miffioners: and nane to have voit in their election, bot fik as hes fourtie lhilling land in free-tennendrie, halden of the King , and lies their actual! dwelling and refidence within the fame Schire. Quhilk mater, being remitted be the faidis Eftaites , conveened in the faid Parliament at Unlithcew , to the will and good confiderationofourfaidSoveraineLord, to doe and ordaine therein , as his Hienefle fuld think maid expe- dient and requifite , betuixt and his nixt Parliament : And now his Majeftie intending, God willing , to take ordour for the final! fettingandeftablifhingofthatgu.de forme and ordour, maiftmeete and expedient to ftand in perpetuitie in this behaife, according to the effect of the faid Acte of Parliament, maid at Lin- • lithcow, in confederation of die great decay of the Ecclefiafticall Eftait , .and udiers maift neceflar & weigh- tie confiderations mooving his Hienefle : Therefore his Majeftie , now after his lawfull and perfite age of | xx). zeires complete , fittand in plane Parliament, declaris and decernis , the faid Act maid be King James theFirft, to take full effect and execution, and ratifies and apprievis , the fame be thir prefentes : And for die better execution thereof, ordainis the Commiflioners of all the Schirefle-domcs of this Realme , accord- ing to the number prefcrived in the faid Act of Parliament , to be elected be the Free-halders forefaidis , at die firft
