TWELFTH ^PARLIAMENT. V. of Jim}. if 9 %- : >oj generall be himfelfe, his Chalmerlaines , and under-receivers in his name ; toaske, crave, receive, in- tromet with , andup-take, all and haill , the thrids of Benefices, within this Realme, un-affigned to the minifterie, togidder, widi the haill commoun Kirks ■, Friers landcs and rentes thereof , quhair the firft and beft rentalles ar altered or diminilhed, fen the firft affumption of the faidis thridcs, of this inftant croppe, and zeir of God 1 5- 8 7. zeires ; And fik-like zeirlie in time cumming , according to the rentalles maid compt of, in the zeir of God , 1 5 8 4. zeires , And laft affumption thereof. And gif the faidis thrides he diminilhed andhurtinonie wife, be the faidis laft rentalles and affumption thereof, fen the firft affumption of the faidis thrides, maid compt of, in the zeir of God , ane thoufand, five hundreth , threefcore ane zeires : Or- dainis the faid Colleftour,. to have recourfe to the firft aflumption: Forfameikle as the famin ar diminilhed be the laft affumption : And to charge for the famin, without refpeft of onie penfion , tack, life-rent, or difcharge of the faidis thriddes , Juper-flus , or onie part thereof , or of the faidis commoun Kirkes , Friers landes , or rentes of the famin , altered or diminilhed in the rentalles, (en the firft aflumption of the tht iddes , as faidis. And fik-like, ordainis, thattheLordesofCouncellandSenlon, fall na-wayes grant onie fufpen- fion or relaxation fra the home , to onie perfon or perfones , charged or denunced for payment of the faidis thriddes, commoun Kirkes , and utheris forefaidis , altered or diminilhed fra the firft and beft rentalles, as laid is , quhill the fummes and viftualies charged for , be fi rft payed to rhe generall Colleftour : Notwith- ftandingof quhat-fumever penfion, tack, liie-rent or difcharge, purchafed , or to be purchafed of the faids thriddes , commoun Kirkis , and Frier-landes , and utheris rentes perteining thereto (quhair the firft and beft rentalles ar altered or diminilhed , as faid is) of this inftant crop , and zeir of God 1 5- 8 7. zeires. And fik-like zeirly , and termely in time dimming: but that they halde , repu r e and efteeme oi the fame , as null in the Mk :. and the faid nullitie to be received , alfvveill be way of exception and action , but prejudice never- theies of quhat-fumever infeftmentes heretablc , granted be our Sovcraine Lord , quhairby the condition of die faids thrides, ar altred or diminilhed. And albeit the tacke maid to die bairns lauchfull & naturall, of Robert Earle oiOrknay , of the thrids of the Abbaie of Halyrude-houfe, fallis , and is declared null : Nevertheles, his Hienes , willis and ordainis , Adam Bifhop oiOrknay , now havand the polTeffion of rhe famin thrids , be tittle of the faids bairnes , ftill to poffefle & bruik the famin thrids, Attour the zeirlie fumme paied lurch of the fame, to the Minifters of the Kirkes oi Halyrude-houfe , thir zeires by-gane : In confideratipn that he hes transferred the ncht of the warrandice, competent to him, in the perfon of our Soveraine Lord : for quhilk his Hienes com- mands the faid Collector, to charge & make compt & payment this prefent zeir Sc crop, 1 5- 8 7. zeirs, & in time cumming. Attour, his Hienes, decernis & ordainis all gifres & difpofitions of benefices of cure,under prelacies, given or prefented ; feri his Hienes Coronation , to fik perfons as ar not in die funftion of the Minifterie , or able to difcharge the dewtie thereof, according to the aft of Parliament maid chereanent: quhidder the faidis benefices vaikisbedeceafe, ordimiffion, to bee likev/ife null fra the beginning ; And to be in all time cumming, of nane availe, force nor effeft: And the faid nullitie, to be received bee quhat-fum-ever Judge, alfweill be way of exception , as action, notwithstanding, ony difpenfation or aft of Parliament , to be maid in the contrair : Exceptand alwaies , the Benefices difponed to the Senatours of the College of Ju- ftice , and quhilkis ar laick patronages, the famin being alwaies provided to qualified perfones ; Conforme to the aft of Parliament , maid thereanent : And the Arch-deanrie oiSahit-CAndrevues , provided to Maifter George Young , his Hieneffe Secretar depute. In. The mercattes quhilkis ar forbidden on the Sab both-day , may be halden upon the oulk dayes. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites of diis prefent Parliament , decernis and declaris, that it fall be leafum to all Tounes and Parochiners to Landwarclquhair mercattes of before were keeped I and halden upon the Sabboth-day (being now prohibite be the Law of God , and Lawes of this Realme , fwa to continue) to eleft and choofe ony uther day in the oulk , for balding of the faidis mercattes , within the faidis tounes , and at Landward Kirkes , quhair diey were accuftomed to have mercattes of before (not being die Mercatte day of the nixt Burgh) And there to buy and fell vivers , and fik uther commodities , as were iufed upon the Sabboth-day , without flop or impediment : Alwaife without prejudice of the richt and ilibertie of his Hienes free Burrowes : And that letters be directed thereupon , gif neede beis , in forme as effeiris. 1 z 3 • Quha hes not given Confeffion of their Faith, fall not enjoy the benefit e of the aB ofT Parliament ': OUR SOVERAINE LORD And Eftaites, remembring the lait civill troubles widiin this Re- alme, and tiiat for pacifieng thereof, there hes bene findrie gud conftitutiones and aftes of Parlia- ment, maid and fetdowne: Sik as the aft of Pacification, concluded at Terth , in the Moneth of Februarie, M. D. LXXII, thereafter ratified in die Parliament, halden at Haly-rude-houfe , in the Moneth of "yipril, M. D. LXXIII. zeires : The aft of Abolition , in the Parliament , halden at Linlithcow, indie Moneth of December , 1585-. zeires : And the aft maid in die Parliament halden at Edinburgh, in the Moneth of Julij , ane thoufand , five hundreth , four fcore feven zeires : Ratifieng the forefaidis afts
- )f Pacification and Abolition. Quhilkis haill aftcs and conftitutiones, were onelie maid and granted , in
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