FOVRTENTH "PARLIAMENT. VIII. of Junij. i>- 94 . 337 the auncient and kindly rennentes, pofleflburs and occupiers of the ground, quha wer infeftbe OUR SOVERAINE LORD, andhispredeceflburesofbefoir, and to all utheris perfones , quhilk hes heri- table infeftment of few- ferme , granted to them be our Soveraine Lord , or ony of his predeceffbures , they feikand their infeftmentes of few-ferme,and payand their compofkiones theirfoir, to be modified be his Hienes Comptroller, with advife dijohn, Lord qiThifleJiane, Chancellar , John Earl ox Mar , Lord Erskin , John Earl oiCMontrofe, Lord Grahame , (^Alexander Lord Levingftouu , Robert Lord Seatoun , Cftfark Lord of New-bottle , Maifter of requeftes , Maifter Thomas Lyon of Balduky , Thefaurer , Sir John Cokburne of OrmiftGitn Knicht , Juftice Clerk, /^2/,terCommendatarofi?//z«£yr<?, keiper of the privie feale , Maifter Robert "Dowglas Proved o£ Linclouden, Colieftor General , Sir John Carmichaellohhat ilk Knicht, Maifter "David Carnegy olCulluthy, Alexander Hay ol Eafter Kemiet , Clerk of Regifter, Alexander Hume of North-berwik Maine s Proveft of Edinburgh , or onie feven of them; The faid Comptroller alwaies being ane, betuixtandthefirftdayof^^/?,thezeirofGod, anethoufand, five hmidreth , fourefcoir, fiftene zeires. Utherwaies, that it be lauchfulko his Majeftie , to fet the faidis annexed landes, now diffblved to quhat-fum-ever perfons his Hienes thinkis expedient. Alwaies on condition of augmentation of his Hienes rentall as faid is. And alfwa ordainis, this prefent aft of diiTclution , to be extended in favour of the Queenes Majeftie, to have fik richts and infeftments of quhat-fum-ever iandes perteining to her, as (lie had of before, 205". Anent leejing-makers and author is ofjlaunders. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of his Eftaites in this prefent Parliament , ratifies , ap- prievis , and for his Hienes and his fucceffours perpetuallie confirmis the Aft , maid be his nobil Proge- nitors, King JAMES the Firft of worthy memorie, againft leefing makers, the Act maid be King JAMES the fecund, Intitulat, Againfileefingmakersandtellerisofthem: The act maid be King James the Fifth, Intitulat , Of leefing maker is , and the Aft maid be his Hienes felfe, with advife of his Eftaites in Parliament, uponthetwentiedayofiV/^, thezeireofGod, anethoufand, five hundreth, fourefcore foure zeires , Inti- tulat, for the puniihment of the authors of flaunders , and untrewe calumnies againft the Kingis Majeftie , his Councellandproceedinges, to the diflionour and prejudice of his Hienefle , hisParentes, Progenitoures, Crown and Eftait : As likewife , the Aft of his Hienes Parliament, halden at Linlithcow, upon the tenth day oiDecember, thezeirofGod, ane thoufand , five hundreth , fourefcore five zeires, Intitulat, Agai;:flthe authouresofflaimderousfpeachisorwrittis. And ftatutis and ordainis all the faidis Aftes to be publifhed of new, and to be put in execution in time camming, with this addition. That quha ever heads the fakls leefmgs, calumnies, or flanderous fpeaches or writtes to be maid, and apprehendis not the authours theirof, if it lye in his power , or reveilis not the fame to his Hienefle, or ane o f his privie Councell, or to the Schirette, Stewart, or Baillie of the Schire , Stewartes in Regalitie or Royaltie , or to the Proveft, or ane oi the Baillies within Burgh , be quhome the fame may cum to the knawledge of his Hienefle or his faide privie Councell, quhair-throw the faid leefing makers , and authors of flanderous fpeaches may be called, tryed, and punifhed according to the faidis Aftes. The hearer and not apprehendcr , and (git it lye in his power) conceiler and not reveiler of the faids leefing makers, and authors of the faidis flanderous fpeaches or writtes , fall incurre the like paine and puniihment , as the principall offendour. 106. t_Anent payment of the dewtie of the wines. IT Is ftatiite arid ordained be our Soveraine Lord , and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , that the dewtie granted be the Eftaites to his Majeftie , upon the Wines , be thankfullie payed to his Majefties Collecrour I in all time dimming , within the fpace often dayis nixt efter their arriving within this Cuntry. And to this effect, ordainis the Proveft and Baillies oi ilk Burgh, within quhais bounds and jurifdiftion ony wines fall arrive in time cumming, to take fufficient caution and foverty of the Merchandes, Mariners, and utheris hame-bringeris of the faidis wines, that they fall thankfullie pay the faid dewtie , granted to our Soveraine Lord theirof, within the fpace foirfaid , to his Hienes Colleftoures appointed for in-gathering theirof. And
- heire-upon ordainis letteris to be direft , gif neid beis , baith to chairge the faids Proveft and Baillies , to tak
• the faid caution, as alio, ather to chairge the caution , or then the hame bringeris , at the pleafure of the Col- leftour, to make payment of the faid dewtie to his Hienes, within the faidis ten dayis nixt, after their arriv- ing within this Realme , under the paine of Rebellion ; And gif they failzie theirin , the faids ten dayes being by-paft, to denunce them rebelles , and put them to the home, and that they be not relaxed theirfra, unto the time they pay the double of the faid dewtie, to the Colleftor for their contemption. %oj. t^Smulling ofPenfiones furth of the erecliones,fen the annexation. OU R Soveraine Lord, wida advife of his Eftaites in diis prefent Parliament, hes united, annexed, and in- corporat ; and be the tenour of this prefent act unitis, annexis, and incorporatis, in his Hienes patrimonie and to his Crown , to remaine theirwith infeparably in all time cumming, all and findrie the few mailles and blenche dewries of all Landes, Lord-fhips, and Barronnies, quhilkis perteined of auld to quhat-fum-ever bene- fice within this Realme, and have bene erefted in temporal livingis befoir, or fen the Act of annexation naidin Julij, 1 5- 8 7. zeires: And therefoir have caffed and annulled, and be the tenour heirofcaflis and Aaa 5 annuliis
