worshipping of Imagerie Relicts and Crosses dedicating of Kirks Altars Dayes Vowes to creatures His Purgatorie Prayers for the dead praying or speaking in a strange language with his Processions blasphemous Letanie and multitude of Advocates or Mediators His manifold Orders Auricular Confession His desperate and uncertain Repentance His generall and doubtsome Faith His satisfactions of men for their sinnes His Justification by works opus operatum works of Supererogation Merits Pardons Peregrinations and Stations His holy-water baptizing of Bells conjuring of Spirits crossing saning anointing conjuring hallowing of GODS good creatures with the superstitious opinion joyned therewith His wordly Monarchie and wicked Hierarchie His three solemne vowes with all his shavelings of sundry sorts His erroneous and bloudie decrees made at Trent with all the subscribers and approvers of that cruell and bloudie Band conjured against the Kirk of GOD And finally we detest all his vain Allegories Rites Signes and Traditions brought in the Kirk without or against the Word of GOD and Doctrine of this true reformed Kirk To the which wee joyne ourselves willingly in Doctrine Faith Religion Discipline and use of the holy Sacraments as lively members of the same in Christ our Head Promising and swearing by the Great Name of the Lord our GOD that wee shall continue in the Obedience of the Doctrine and Discipline of this Kirk and shall defend the same according to our vocation and power all the dayes of our lives under the paines contained in the Law and danger both of Body and Soule in the day of GODS fearefull Judgement And seeing that many are stirred up by Sathan and that Roman Antichrist to promise sweare subscribe and for a time use the holy Sacraments in the Kirk deceitfully against their own consciences minding thereby first under the externall cloak of Religion to corrupt and subvert secretly GODS true Religion within the Kirk and afterward when time may serve to become open enemies and persecutors of the same under vain hope of the Popes dispensation devised against the Word of GOD to his greater confusion and their double condemnation in the day of the LORD JESUS Wee therefore willing to take away all suspicion of hypocrisie and of such double dealing with GOD and his Kirk Protest and call The Searcher of all hearts for witnesse that our mindes and hearts doe fully agree with this our Confession Promise Oath and Subscription so that Wee are not moved for any worldly respect but are perswaded only in our consciences through the knowledge and love of GODS true Religion printed in our hearts by the holy Spirit as wee shall answere to him in the day when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed And because wee perceive that the quietnes and stabilitie of our Religion and Kirk doth depend upon the safetie and good behaviour of the Kings Majestie as upon a comfortable instrument of Gods mercy granted to this Countrey for the maintaining of his Kirk and ministration of Justice amongst us we protest and promise with our hearts under the same Oath Hand-writ and paines that wee shall defend his Person and Authoritie with our goods bodies and lives in the defence of Christ his Evangel Liberties of our Countrey ministration of Justice and punishment of Iniquitie against all enemies within this Realme or without as wee desire our GOD to bee a strong and mercifull defender to us in the day of our death and comming of our Lord JESUS CHRIST To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit be all Honour and Glory eternally LIKE AS many Acts of Parliament not only in generall do abrogat annull and rescind all Laws Statutes Acts Constitutions Canons civill or municipall with all other Ordinances and practique penalties whatsoever made in prejudice of the true Religion and Professours thereof Or of the true Kirk discipline jurisdiction and freedome therof Or in favours of idolatrie and superstition Or of the Papisticall Kirk As Act 3. Act 31. Parl. 1. Act 23. Parl. 11. Act 114. Parl. 12. of K. James the sixt That Papistrie and Superstition may be utterly suppressed according to the intention of the Acts of Parliament repeated in the 5. Act Parl. 20. K. James 6. And to that end they ordaine all Papists and Priests to bee punished by manifolde Civill and Ecclesiasticall paines as adversaries to Gods true Religion preached and by Law established within this Realme Act 24. Parl. 11. K. James 6. as common enemies to all Christian Government Act 18. Parl. 16. K. James 6. as rebellers and gain-standers of our Soveraigne Lords authority Act 47. Parl. 3. K. James 6. and as Idolaters Act 104. Parl. 7. K. James 6. But also in particular by and attour the Confession of faith do abolish and condemne the Popes Authority and Jurisdiction out of this Land and ordain the maintainers thereof to be punished Act 2. Parl. 1. Act 51. Parl. 3. Act 106. Parl. 7. Act 114. Parl. 12. K. James 6. do condemn the Popes erroneous doctrine or any other erroneous doctrine repugnant to any of the Articles of the true and Christian Religion publikely preached and by Law established in this Realme And ordaine the spreaders and makers of Books or Libels or Letters or writs of that nature to be punished Act 46. Parl. 3. Act 106. Parl. 7. Act 24. Parl. 11. K. James 6. do condemn all Baptism conform to the Popes Kirk and the Idolatry of the Masse and ordain all sayers wilfull hearers and concealers of the Masse the maintainers and re-setters of the Priests Jesuits traffiquing Papists to bee punished without any exception or restriction Act 5. Parl. 1. Act 120 Parl. 12. Act 164. Parl. 13. Act 193. Parl. 14. Act 1. Parl. 19. Act 5. Parl. 20. K. James 6. do condemne all erroneous bookes and writs containing erroneous doctrine against the Religion presently professed or containing superstitious Rites and Ceremonies Papisticall whereby the people are greatly abused and ordain the home-bringers of them to be punished Act 25. Parl. 11. K. James 6. do condemn the monuments and dregs of by-gone Idolatry as going to the Crosses observing the Festivall dayes of Saints and such other superstitious and Papisticall Rites to the dishonour of GOD contempt of true Religion and fostering of great errour among the people and ordain the users of them to be punished for the second fault as Idolaters Act 104. Parl. 7. K. James 6. LIKE AS many Acts of Parliament are conceived for maintenance of Gods true and Christian Religion and the purity thereof in Doctrine and Sacraments of the true Church of GOD the liberty and freedome thereof in her Nationall and Synodall Assemblies Presbyteries Sessions Policie Discipline and Jurisdiction thereof as that purity of Religion and liberty of the Church was used professed exercised preached and confessed according to the Reformation of Religion in this Realme As for instance the 99 Act Parl. 7. Act 23. Parl. 11. Act 114. P. 12. Act. 160. Parl. 13. of K. James 6. ratified by 4. Act
Kirks be changed by the Lawes of the Countrey And it is alwaies declared that this admission standing good for the present intrants their time is and shal be without prejudice to the right of patronage belonging to his Majesty or to any other Kirk-patron whatsoever whensoever their Kirks shall fall to vaike ACT VIII ACT ANENT ADMISSION OF Ministers to Kirks which belonged to Bishopricks THE Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority Considering that the right of patronage and power of presenting of Ministers to divers Kirks within this Realme have been acclaimed and possessed by the sometime pretended Bishops and Archbishops within this Kingdome by vertue of the 2. Act of Parliament 1606. anent the restitution of the estate of Bishops or by some other right or pretence of right to the very great grief and prejudice of this Kirk her just liberty and possession since the Reformation by Superintendents and the Commissioners of the Kirk before the erection of Presbyteries And since by Presbyteries themselves who have been respective in possession for providing and planting of all Kirks within this Kingdome belonging to the Bishopricks And that even since their annexation 1587. upon the sute and calling of the Congregations and Paroches where the Ministers were to serve in the function of the Ministerie which is most evident by the 7. act of the 1. Parliament of our dearest father in the yeare 1567. and by the assignation to Ministers of stipends out of the thirds of benefices and letters of horning constantly used to bee direct by deliverance of the Lords of Session upon the provisions and admissions of Ministers to the saids stipends out of the thirds of benefices by Superintendents Commissioners of the Kirk and Presbyteries respectivè without any presentation at all both before and since the act of annexation 1587. whereby the Ministers so provided and admitted did brook and enjoy the fruits and rents assigned and their stipends during their life time and many of them yet living doe still brook and enjoy the same And suchlike the foresaid priviledge and the right of the Kirk is evident by divers Acts of her Generall Assemblies made thereanent and by her frequent grievances against the usurpation of Prelats and others upon her said right and possession and especially by her protestation against the foresaid two Acts of Parliament of King Iames the 6. his Majesties Umwhile dearest father holden in the yeare 1606. whereby the Prelats pretended right of patronages and advocations of Kirks and defrauded the Kirk thereof And now seeing the said Act of that Parliament in the yeare 1606. is rescinded cassed and annulled in this present Parliament and it is most reasonable that the Kirk be restored now after the abolition of the Estate of Bishops to the wonted rights priviledges and liberties which she had and was in possession of before the restitution of Bishops Therefore the saids Estates of Parliament conveened as said is decernes statutes and ordaines that according to the said 7. Act of the first Parliament of the Kings Majesties Umwhile dearest father the full power of providing of all Ministers to Kirks which the saids pretended Bishops have been in use to provide since the said Act of their restitution 1606. shall hereafter belong and appertaine to the Kirk and that in all time coming Presbyteries who are now in place of Superintendents and Commissioners of the Kirk within their severall jurisdictions shall provide and admit Ministers to all these vacand Kirks which before were acclaimed by the foresaids Bishops by the said Act of restitution 1606. to the fruits and stipends thereof but prejudice alwayes to any patronages of Kirks which belong either to the Kings Majesty or to any Laick patron or to any Nobleman Baron or Burgesse right and possession before these late troubles and but prejudice of the interest of the paroches according to the Acts and practise of the Kirk since the Reformation And declares that the said provision and admission with collation and institution following thereupon shall be a sufficient right and title for the Intrant to possesse and enjoy the whole fruits rents and stipends whatsoever belonging to the Kirk and to the Ministers serving the cure thereat And ordaines the Lords of Session and all other Judges competent to give out decreets and sentences letters conforme horning and inhibition and all other executorialls upon the said provision and admission of Ministers by Presbyteries collation and institution following thereupon suchlike as they are in use to doe upon collation and institution following upon presentations from lawfull patrons ACT IX ACT DISCHARGING THE GOING OF Salt-pans and Mylnes upon the Sabbath day FOrsamekle as the Estates of Parliament presently conveened by His Majesties speciall authority Considering that GODS publick worship upon the Sabbath day is hindered and the Sabbath day prophaned by the going of Mylnes and Salt-pans upon the Sunday For remeed hereof the Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority discharges and prohibites all Salt-pans and Mylnes within this Kingdom from all going grinding making of Salt or any wayes working upon the Sunday in any time hereafter And ordaines the Salters Millers and other servants in the saids Mylnes and Salt-pans to attend GODS publick worship every Sunday hereafter under the paines and censures contained in the Acts of the Assembly or other Kirk-Acts set down hereanent To the which Acts the saids Estates of Parliament interpones the civil sanction and authority of Parliament for the better execution thereof ACT X. ACT DISCHARGING SALMOND-fishing on Sunday THe Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority Considering the great abuse and prophanation of the Sabbath day occasioned by the fishing of Salmond upon that day whereby many people are with-holden from divine exercise are imployed in the ordinary works of their calling or other wayes have opportunity to mis-spend their time in unlawfull actions contrary to the Law of GOD and Acts of this reformed Kirk Therefore for remeed thereof in all time comming inhibites and discharges all manner of Salmond-fishing upon the Sabbath day under the paine to the contraveeners to be punished as breakers of the Sabbath day by the confiscation of the nets and fish to the behoofe of the poore ACT XI ACT AGAINST PAPISTS THE Estates of Parliament now presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority ratifies and approves all and whatsoever acts and statutes of Parliament Convention or Secret Councell made against Papists against sayers and hearers of Masse and against Jesuits Seminary Priests and against excommunicate persons for papistry or for resetting of Jesuits and excommunicate Papists and against the resetters of the foresaids persons or any of them in the whole heads and articles thereof And specially but prejudice of the generality foresaid ratifies and approves the Act of Parliament made by his Majesties Father of blessed memory Parl. 13. cap. 164. and Parl. 14. cap. 193.194 and the Act
100 22 Act anent the nomination and election of the Counsellours 101 23 Act anent the nomination and election of the ordinair and extraordinair Lords of the Session 102 15. November 1641. 24 Act anent the Commission for the common burthens of the Kingdom 103 25 Act of approbation in favours of the Committee of Estates 110 26 Act for reliefe of these who have given band for the use of the publicke 112 27 Act for receiving of the remainder of the brotherly assistance from the Parliament of England 113 28 Act discharging the ganging of Salt-pans Mills fishings Kills and other prophanations on the Lords day 115 29. Act anent the nomination and election of Sir James Galloway to bee Master of Requests 116 30 Commission for plantation of Kirks 117 16. November 1641. 31 Commission anent the Articles of the Treatie referred to consideration by the Treatie 123 32 Commission for conserving the articles of the Treatie 124 33 Act anent the five Incendiaries and Plotters with the Kings declaration thereanent 126 34 Commission for trying the Incendiaries and Plotters 127 35 Act for passing from these who are cited to the Parliament as unfriends 130 36 Act anent selling yarne by weight ib. 37 Act anent linnen cloath and breadth thereof 131 38 Act discharging the importation of strong-waters ib. 39 Act anent the excise of herring 132 40 Act anent loyall packing of Salmond 133 41 Act dispensing with the Kings rents uplifted by warrant of the Committee for the publicke use 134 16. November 1641. 42 Act discharging advocations for summes within a hundred pound 135 43 Act for directing of cocquets within the regality of Saint Andrewes in the Kings name ib. 44 Act discharging transportation of eggs 136 45 Act against destroyers of Planting Parks and others ibid. 46 Act ordaining the pursuer of the thiefe to be restored to his owne goods 137 47 Act anent coale-hewens 138 48 Act discharging the mixing of tinne with lead ibid. 49 Act anent presenting and docquetting of signators letters and others 139 50 Act anent the election of the President of Parliament 140 51 Act anent superioritie of lands which held of Bishops and their Chapters ibid. 52 Commission for revising of the Registers 142 53 Act anent Cocquets and entries of Ships 143 54 Act discharging the registration of Comprisings and appointing onely recording and allowing thereof and modifying 40. shillings for both ib. 55 Act discharging the Lords of the Session to exact twelve pennies for the pound and all other exactions imposed upon sentences to be pronounced by them 144 56 Act anent the pardon of penall Statutes 145 57 Act in favours of Orphans fatherlesse children and others ibid. 58 Act in favours of the vassals of ward lands holding of the King and Prince 146 59 Act anent the breadth of plaiding 147 60 Act in favours of the Laicke Patrons of Provostries Prebendaries Chaplainries and Altarages ibid. 61 Act discharging the quotes of Testaments 149 62 Commission for regulating the Commissariats ibid. 63 Act discharging Monopolies 150 64 Commission for the Manufactories ibid. 65 Commission for the Secret Councell 152 17. November 1641. 66 Act discharging the Custome of two and an halfe on the hundred and the impost of foure pound on the Tun. 155 67 Act in favours of Minors anent the duties of the lands comprised from them 156 68 Commission for the Thesaurarie 157 69 Act anent the restitution of the horse and armes to the owners out-putters thereof 158 70 Act Salvo jure cujuslibet 159 71 Act appointing the next Parliament to conveene the first Tuesday of Iune 1644. ibid. THE TABLE OF THE VNPRINTED ACTS AND RATIFICATIONS PAST IN This Parliament which began the last day of August 1639. and did conclude the 17. of November 1641. 1 DEclaration by the Estates of Parliament premitted by them to thir acts and proceedings made in that session of Parliament holden 11. of June 1640. 2 Act in favours of the Lady Loudoun and her children 11. of June 1640. 3 Act and declaration anent the closure of that Session of Parliament 11. of June 1640. 4 Ratification of Generall Lesleys Commission to be Generall 5 Act approving his proceedings as Generall in anno 1639. 6 Ratification of Colonell Hammiltouns commission to be Generall of the Artilerie 7 Ratification of Generall Major Baily his commission 8 Ratification of Generall Major Munros gift 9 Ratification of the Generall Commissars gift 10 Act against the Keepers of the Castle of Dumbartan 11 Act against the Keepers of the Castle of Thrave 12 Decreet of forfeiture against Generall Ruthven and others therein contained 13 Reference in favours of Robert Scot of Dryhoip to the Committee of Estates 14 Reference Laird of Kinhilt to the Committee of Estates 15 Reference for James Arnot to the Committee of Estates 16 Reference for Master William Cunnyngham to the Committee of Estates 17 Protestation by William Dick Provest of Edinburgh anent the custome of ammunition 18 Reference in favours of Sir John Hammiltoun of Reidhouse to the Committee of Estates 19 Instrument and protestation for the Queenes-ferrie 20 Declaration of the Estates anent the Earl of Glencairne his sitting and voycing in this session of Parliament 21 Articles for ordering the house of Parliament 22 Act to the Kings Advocate and Procutors for the Estate for raising summonds against the Earle of Montrose Lord Naper Lairds of Keir and Blakhall 23 Commission for concluding and subscribing the treatie at London 24 Supplications Constable of Scotland and Towne of Edinburgh with the Parliaments deliverance thereupon 25 Declaration of the Assembly anent a Band subscribed by some Noblemen which is now cancelled 26 Warrant for the Kings Advocate his in-coming to the Parliament house 27 Ratification of the act of Exchequer for reliefe of these who are bound for the 100000. marks therein contained 28 Act in favours of the Laird of Lochend for entring of him to his Lands gratis 29 Act in favours of Sir William Dik against Laird Aickin 30 Protestation by the Kings Advocate anent his place liberties and priviledges 31 Declaration by the Paraliament anent the Kings Manifest concerning the Prince Elector Palatine 32 Act and warrant for publishing and printing of the Acts made in June 1640. 33 Act and warrant for causing print his Majesties Manifest anent the Prince Elector with the Parliaments approbation and remonstrance thereupon to the King with the Kings answer 34 Act in favours of the Prince Elector for restraint of Levies and recrues of Souldiers 35 Ratification of the profession of Theologie in the Universitie of Glasgow 36 Commission for the accompts of the three Regiments viz. Lord Sinclaire Munro and Cochrane 37 Act of approbation and exoneration in favours of the Lord Loudun 38 Act of exoneration and approbation Earle of Rothes 39 Act of approbation and exoneration Earle of Dumfermling 40 Act of exoneration Master Robert Barclay 41 Act of exoneration Adam Blair 42 Act of approbation and exoneration Sir John Smith 43 Act of
approbation and exoneration Sir Archbald Johnstoun 44 Act of approbation and exoneration Laird of Wauchtoun 45 Act of approbation and exoneration Sheriffe of Teviotdail 46 Act of approbation and exoneration Laird of Riccardtoun Drummond 47 Act of approbation and exoneration Master Alexander Wedderburne 48 Act of approbation and exoneration Hugh Kennedye 49 Commission for tryall of Helene Moyses anent the murder of her Bainn 50 Act of approbation and exoneration Master Alexander Hendersone 51 Act anent Master Alexander Pitcairne and the Laird of Ogill Ramsay 52 Declaration by the Lord Ker concerning the Marquesse of Hammiltoun 53 Act and declaration by the King and Parliament in favours of the Marquesse of Hamiltoun 54 Exoneration to the Marques of Hammiltoun anent his keeping and delivering of the great Seal 55 Act of exoneration and approbation in favours of the Lord Amont 56 Commission for hearing the Generall Commissars accompts 57 Act in favours of Bannatyne of Kames reponing him against the Commissars decreet 58 Ratification and election of the new Kirk of Kilmarnock 59 Commission by the King and Parliament to the Committee for triall of the late incident concerning the Marques of Hammiltoun and the Earl of Argyle 60 Ratification and act in favours of the School-master of Megle 61 Commission to the Lord Almond and his Bayliff anent the triall of John Jervie 62 Act in favours of Lieutenant Generall King 63 Act and ratification to the Universitie of Saint Andrews of the rents of the Priorie and Bishoprick of Saint Andrews 64 Act in favours of the Burgh of Dornoch anent the change of their Faire 65 Act rescinding generall Ruthvens forfeiture 66 Orders of the Parliament concerning the Irish businesse with a warrant to the secret Councell to give instructions to the Commissioners for the remainder of the Treatie 67 Act in favours of the Prince Elector Palatine anent ten thousand men to be sent to Germanie 68 Act and warrant in favours of the Earl of Rothes and others for letters of reprisall against the Hamburgers 69 Commission for tryall of the murther of Isabel Drymmie 70 Ratification exoneration and approbation in favours of the Marquesse of Argyle 71 Warrant for putting Lieutenant Colonell John Munro to libertie 72 Warrant to the Earle of Crafford for his enlargement 73 Warrant for putting M. John Guthrie to libertie 74 Warrant to sir Robert Spottiswood and Sir John Hay for their libertie 75 Commission for visitation of the Colledge of Saint Andrews 76 Act in favours of the Burrows ratifying the act of the Committee for the reliefe of the gilders therein mentioned 77 Act in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow anent their libertie to nominate and elect their Magistrates 78 Act for re-calling the Marquesse of Hamiltoun and Marquesse of Argyle to the Parliament 79 Ratification in favours of the Town of Saint Andrewes 80 Act in favours of Alexander Cunnyngham for four hundred and thirtie pounds sterling 81 Act to the Earle of Montrose Lord Naper Lairds of Keir and Blakhall for their liberation 82 Act in favours of Captaine William Stewart 83 Act anent the keeping of the Castle of Edinburgh to the Earle of Levin 84 Act in favours of the Earle of Levin for 100000. markes 85 Act of approbation and exoneration to the Earle of Levin Lord Generall and sundry other generall Officers 86 Act anent the liberation of the Earle of Montrose Lord Naper L. Keir L. Blakhall Sir Robert Spotiswood Sir John Hay and Lievtenant Colonell Water Stewart with the Act of caution found by them containing also a warrant to the Councell to take the like caution of the Incendiaries 87 Reference to the Councell anent the incarceration of poore people 88 Act in favours of the Officers of fortune within the Countrey with a reference to the Commission for the common burthens 89 Reference in favours of the Lord Forbes to the famine Commission 90 Act in favours of the Procutors for the Estate with a reference to the said Commission 91 Reference in favours of George Foules to the Exchequer 92 Act anent the pryces of Writts Seales and Registers remitted to the Councell with power to doe therein as the King and Parliament might and their determination to have toe authority of an Act of Parliament 93 Reference in favours of Master Alexander Colvill and Master James Robertoune Justice Deputes to the Exchequer 94 Reference Master Alexander Pitcarne minister to the Commission for the common burthens 95 Reference for these souldiers of fortune who were incarcerate at New-castle to the Commission for the common burthens 96 Referene for the Generall of artillerie to the said Commission 97 Reference for the Earle of Hoome and Countesse of Hoome to that Commission 98 Supplication for the Brittish Subjects remitted to the Kings Majestie 99 Reference for the Earle of Nithisdaile to the Councell 100 Reference for the L. of Edzell to the Commission for the common burthens 101 Reference L. Moynes contra Glengarie to the Councell 102 Reference in favours of Sir William Dik to the Exchequer 103 Reference for the Lord Sinclare to the Commission for the common burthens 104 Reference for Sir James Ramsay to the Commission for the common burthens 105 Act and Reference in favours of the Earles of Mar and Linlithgow to the Councell for recompence of their charges and expenses anent the workes contained in their patents for making powder and tanning leather 106 Supplication L. Blair anent his warde and marriage granted 107 Supplication L. of Cauldwell anent his ward and marriage granted 108 Supplication in favours of the Lady Stormonth granted 109 Supplication L. Mynto Turnble for his ward and marriage granted 110 Supplication L. of Cromlix for his ward and marriage granted 111 Act and warrant for transporting of John and Thomas Blaks from Drumfreis to the tolbuith of Edinburgh 112 Act discharging the confluence of people to Edinburgh in this time of Parliament not being members nor having necessar attendance on Parliament and appoynting strong guardes to be kept 113 Ratification in favours of Sir William Scot of Clarkintoun of the lands teinds and Kirke thereof 114 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Forres of their infeftment 115 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Kilbirnie of his infeftments of the Barronnie thereof and others therein contained 116 Ratification in favours of John Hammiltoun of Boghall of the lands of Boghall and others therein specified 117 Ratification in favours of James Melvil of Hall hill for the lands of Nether-Grange of Kinghorne Wester-Mills and Castle of Bruntiland 118 Ratification in favours of Sir John Prestoun of his gift of pension 119 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lindsay of the Signator granted by the King to him of the lands offices and others therein contained with the precept and seasing to follow thereupon 120 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright 121 Ratification in favours of James Sinclare of Skallaway 122 Ratification in favours of William Maxwell of Kirk-house 123 Ratification in
favours of the Laird of Grenok 124 Act in favours of the Burgh of Lawder appoynting a Faire therein yearely 22. of July 125 Act in favours of the town of Jedburgh for two Faires yearly 126 Ratification in favours of Mart Stewart of her letters of rehabilitation 127 Ratification in favours of Thomas Forbes of Watertoun 128 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Hoome of his infeftment of the Barronie of Dunce 129 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Tofts for the lands of Easter and Wester plew-lands 130 Ratification in favours of Sir Andrew Skene for the Barronie of Auchtertuill 131 Ratification in favours of Sir Thomas Nicolson of the Barronie of Carnok 132 Ratification in favours of Master John Skene of the Baronnie of Halyiars 133 Act in favours of the Weavers freemen Burgesses of Edinburgh 134 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Edinburgh anent the augmentation of their Ministers stipends out of the house-meales thereof 135 Ratification in favours of Heriots hospitall 136 Ratification in favours of the Lord Generall Leslie Earle of Levin for the Baronnie of Balgonie and others therein contained 137 Ratification in favours of Master James Baird for the lands of Little Fiddes 138 Ratification in favours of David Carnagie of Ethie of the Baronnie of Craig-ethie 139 Ratification in favours of Robert Pringle and Master John Pringle his son for the lands of Templehall teinds thereof and lands of Woodheid 140 Ratification in favours of the Masons and Wrights of Edinburgh 141 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dumbartane anent their Fayres and Markets 142 Ratification in favours of the laird of Swintoun anent the Baronnies of Swintoun and Cranshaws teinds thereof and patronage of the Kirk of Cranshaws 143 Ratification in favours of the Lord Forrester for Torwoodheid 144 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Glenbervie for the lands and barronie thereof 145 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Renfrew 146 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Montrose 147 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dundie 148 Two Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lothian of his rights and infeftments of the lands and others therein contained 149 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Colingtoun anent the lands teinds and barronie of Colingtoun 150 Ratification in favours of John Arnot of Wodmylne of his right thereof 151 Act in favours of the house and familie of Ruthven of Bandeane to their surname of Ruthven 152 Ratification in favours of the burgh of Linlithgow 153 Ratification of the decreet arbitrall given by the Kings Majesty betwixt the Earle of Buckleugh and Francis Stewart 154 Ratification in favours of John Moodie of his right of some tenements in Leith 155 Ratification of the gift granted by the Kings Majesty to the Ministers at haly-rudehouse of the impost of all wines vented in the Cannongate 156 Ratification in favours of John Earle of Traquhair of his right of the lands and others therein contained 157 Ratification in favours of Master James Lawson of a tak of the teinds of the Parochins of Badreule 158 Ratification in favours of the sheriffe of Teviotdaill for the Kirk lands of Cavers 159 Ratification in favours of the laird of Frendrant of the two charters and infeftments therein contained of the lands and Baronnie of Frendrant and others therein specified containing a declaration by the King and Parliament in his favours 160 Ratification in favours of Sir John Smith of his rights of his lands in Crawmond 161 Ratification in favours of Master James Scot of his infeftments of the lands of Bonytoun 162 Act anent the erection of the Kirk of Elie. 163 Act for establishing a particular Register of seasings for the shire of Argyle at Innerara 164 Ratification and act anent the erection of the Kirk of Anstruther wester 165 Act anent the dis-uniting of the Kirk of Dennie from Falkirk 166 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow of their infeftment thereof 167 Ratification in favours of John Dikson of his infeftments and rights of the lands of Hartrie and Kilbocho with the patronage of the Kirk and tak of the teinds thereof and annuity of the samine 168 Ratification in favours of the Earle Marshall of his tak of the customes of Aberdene and Bamff 169 Ratification in favours of the old and new colledges of Aberdene of the mortification to them of the rents of the Bishoprick thereof 170 Ratification in favours of Master Peter Ewat of the tak of the abbacie of Croceragnell 171 Ratification in favours of the university of Glasgow of the rents of the Bishoprick of Galloway 172 Ratification in favours of Sir John Seytoun of his pension of two hundred pound stirling 173 Ratification in favours of the schoole-master at Auchtertuill of the few dutie thereof 174 Ratification in favours of the Minister at the North Kirk of Leith of the mortification to them of the victuall therein mentioned 175 Act of erection of the Kirk of Carrestoun in favours of the laird of Balnamoone 176 Ratification of the mortification of the teinds of Over-carestoun and Pitforkie c. 177 Ratification to Master Thomas Michell of his gift of the rents of the Bishoprick of Rosse unpayed cropts 1638.1639.1640 and 1641. 178 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Dumfermling of the patronage of the Kirks of May and Dyke 179 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Mortoun anent Dalkeith Lugtoun and Sheriff-hall 180 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Dumfermling of his tak of the Lordship thereof 181 Ratification to John Semple of his infeftment of the Corne Milne therein mentioned 182 Commission to the Earles of Murray and Dumfermling and the Laird of Innes c. for keeping of the water of Spey 183 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinghorne of the right of his lands within the territorie of Glames and others therein contained 184 Ratification to the Towne of Muscleburgh of their infeftment granted by the Kings Majesty 185 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Glasgow of the new gift and mortification granted to them by the Kings Majestie 186 Ratification in favours of Patrik Ruthven brother to the sometime Earle of Gowrie ratifying the signator and gift granted to him by the Kings Majestie 187 Ratification in favours of Robert Leslie of his tak of the Bishoprick of Orkney 188 Ratification in favours of the Minister of Culros of his gift and mortification therein mentioned 189 Ratification and Commission in favours of the Burgh of Pearth anent the Bridge thereof and of his Majesties new gift granted to them thereanent 190 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Whithorne 191 Ratification to the Lord Amont of his rights of the Baronie of Falkirk and others 192 Ratification to Master Laurence Scot of his rights of the lands of Bavelaw 193 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Hoome of the contract and disposition to him of the living and estate of Hoome 194 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Dumbar
of his infeftment of the lands of Nidrie marshall and others therein contained 263 Ratification in favours of William Seytoun of Grange of his gift of generall post-master of Scotland containing an exception in favours of the burghes of Bruntiland and Kinghorne 264 Ratification in favours of the town of Weik of their infeftment with a declaration declaring the said town to be the head burgh of the sheriffedome of Caithnes 265 Commission to the Earle of Erroll anent the justiciarie of the fishings upon the water of Ithane 266 Ratification in favours of the towne of Bruntiland of an act of exchequer with a declaration that Sir James Melvill his assuming of the style of Bruntiland shall no wayes be prejudiciall to their liberties 267 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Erroll of a pension granted to him by the Kings Majesty 268 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinoull of his right of the lands of Erroll 269 Ratification of the immutuall band amongst the heritours adjacent the Pow of Inchaiffray 270 Ratification in favours of William Gray of Pittindrum and William Master of Gray his son of a tak set by the Kings Majesty to them of the teinds of their lands lying within the Parochin of Fowles and others therein contained 271 Ratification in favours of the minister of Brechin 272 Ratification in favours of the Minister of Navar. 273 Ratification in favours of Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie one of the Senators of the Colledge of justice 274 Ratification in favours of the Master John Cant. 275 Ratification in favours of the Fewars of Kylismure 276 Ratification in favours of the James Dumbar 277 Ratification in favours of the Lord Lorne 278 Two ratifications in favours of the Laird Ackine 279 Two ratifications in favours of Sir James Macgill of Cranstoun Riddle Knight one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice 280 Two Ratifications in favours of Sir James Scot of Rossie 281 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Eglintoun 282 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Queensberry 283 Ratification in favours of the rights of the Canongate 284 Ratification in favours of my Lord Advocate 285 Ratification in favours of Somervell of Drum 286 Ratification in favours of Robert Pringle of Stichell 287 Ratification in favours of John Carstairs 288 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Houstoun 289 Ratification in favours of Doctor Chalmers 290 Ratification in favours of James Maxwell of Innerweek 291 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Lawderdaill 292 Ratification in favours of Master William Cochrane of Cowdoun 293 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Irving 294 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Dalmahoy 295 Ratification in favours of the South Queensferrie 296 Ratification in favours of Sir Richard Grahame 297 Ratification in favours of William Scot and his brethren 298 Protestation Earle of Sutherland anent his place 299 Protestation Lord Borthwik anent his place 300 Protestation L. of Cambo as Commissioner for the Sherifdome of Fife 301 Protestation L. of Cesnok in name of the whole Barons 302 Protestation L. of Wedderburne as Commissioner for the Sherifdome of Bervik 303 Commission and warrant by the King and Parliament to the Exchequer for regulating the Book of Rates 304 Warrant by the King and Parliament to the Councel to dis-band the companies yet on foot and to provide for moneys for that effect 305 Protestation Towne of Kinghorne and Robert Hepburne for the Earle of Dumfermling against Halhils Ratification 306 Protestation for the Kings Veallers against James Sinclars Ratification 307 Protestation Towne of Renfrew against the Laird of Grenocks Ratification 308 Protestation Wrights of the Cannongate against the Wrights of Edinburgh their Ratification 309 Protestation Earle of Argyle against the Ratification for the town of Dumbartan 310 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the same Ratification 311 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the Ratification for the Burgh of Renfrew 312 Protestation Town of Renfrew against the Ratifications of the Burgh of Glasgow 313 Protestation Town of Dumbartan against the Ratifications of the said Burgh of Glasgow 314 Protestation L. Dun against the Ratification of the Towne of Montrose 315 Protestation L. of Houstoun against the Ratification of Renfrew 316 Protestation L. of New-warke against the Ratification of Renfrew 317 Protestation Marquesse of Hammiltoun against the Ratification of the Town of Linlithgow 318 Protestations Earls of Buckleugh and Hadingtoun and Bayliffe of Lochend against the Ratification in favours of Francis Stuart 319 Protestation Towne of Pebles against the Ratification of the Earle of Traquair 320 Protestation Lord Amond against the Act for the Kirk of Denny 321 Protestation L. of Minto against the Ratification of the Town of Glasgow 322 Protestation Towne of Renfrew against the Ratification in favours of the L. of Houstoun 323 Protestation Kirk of Anster against the Ratification of the Kirk of Kilrinnie 324 Protestation Sir William Dik and the whole fishers against the Ratification in favours of the L. Aickine 325 Protestation Town of Edinburgh against the Ratification in favours of the Wrights of the Canongate 326 Protestation Towne of Edinburgh against Robert Lesleys ratification 327 Protestation Earl of Galloway against the Ratification in favours of the Universitie of Glasgow 328 Protestation Earle of Pearth against the Town of Newburgh 329 Protestation and declaration Earle of Dumfermling against the Ratification for the Queenes-ferrie 330 Protestation Towne of Air against the Town of Irvings Ratification 331 Protestation for _____ Hoome against John Carstairs Ratification 332 Protestation Town of Brechin against the act of erection of the kirk of Carrestoun 333 Protestation Earle of Lauderdail against the Towne of Muscleburghs Ratification 334 Protestation and declaration Earle of Kinnoull contra Patrik Ruthvens Ratification 335 Protestation Towne of Edinburgh against the act in favours of the Hat-makers 336 Protestation L. of Haddo against the Ratifications in favours of the L. Fraser and L. Lesley and their protestation in the contrair 337 Protestation Laird Lesley for the shire against the Town of Aberdenes Ratification of their infeftment 338 Protestation Lord Maitland against the Earl of Hooms ratification 339 Protestation Lord Yester against the ratification of the Towne of Pebles 340 Protestation and declaration by the King and Parliament in favours of the Procutor and agent for the Kirk for their fees against the Ratification in favours of the Duke of Lennox of his right to the Bishoprick of Glasgow 341 Protestation Marques of Hammiltoun against the Duke of Lennox Ratification 342 Protestation Colledge of Glasgow against the Town of Glasgows Ratification 343 Protestation Earle of Lanerk for Robert Lesley against the Ratification of the gifts of the Bishops rents of Orknay with his Majesties declaration abiding by the gift of Robert Lesley as being first done and preferring the samine to all other gifts 344 Protestation L. Giffan against the Ratification in favours of the town of Glasgow of the Bishoprick of Galloway their gift therof 345 Protestation Earl of Murray against Innes of Leuchars Ratification 346 Protestation Town of Glasgow against the Town of Rutherglens Ratification 347 Protest L. of Balymayne against the L. of Panmures Ratification 348 Protestation Earl of Argyle against the Earle of Seaforths Ratification of the Lewes 349 Protestation Earl of Sutherland against that Ratification 350 Protestation Marquesse of Hamiltoun against the Towne of Lanerks Ratification 351 Protestation and declaration Towne of Dumbartan against Renfrew their Ratification 352 Protestation and declaration Renfrew against the Town of Dumbartan their Ratification 353 Protest L. of Lawers against the Earl of Tullibardans Ratification 354 Protestation Earl of Seaforth against the Ratification of the town of Weik 355 Protestation Earle of Southesk against the Ratification in favours of the Minister of Brechin with the Commissioners of Brechins protestation in the contrarie 356 Protestation Alexander Urchart against the Ratification in favours of the Town of Cromartie 357 Protestation Marques of Hammiltoun against the Ratification in favours of the Town of Glasgow 358 Protestation Lord Yester against the Ratification in favours of the Earl of Kinnoul 359 Protestation Earl Marshall against the Ratification in favours of the Earl of Kinnoull 360 Protestation in favours of the Earl of Erroll FINIS
of King Charles So that the 6. Act Parl. 1. and 68. Act Parl. 6. of King James 6. in the yeare of God 1579. declare the Ministers of the blessed Evangel whom GOD of his mercie had raised up or hereafter should raise agreeing with them that then lived in Doctrine and Administration of the Sacraments and the people that professed Christ as hee was then offered in the Evangel and doth communicate with the holy Sacraments as in the reformed Kirks of this Realme they were publikely administrate according to the Confession of Faith to bee the true and holy Kirk of Christ Jesus within this Realme and discerne and declare all and sundry who either gain-say the Word of the Evangel received and approved as the heads of the confession of faith professed in Parliament in the yeare of God 1560 specified also in the first Parliament of King Iames 6. and ratified in this present Parliament more particularly doe specifie or that refuses the administration of the holy Sacraments as they were then ministrated to be no members of the said Kirk within this Realme and true Religion presently professed so long as they keep themselves so divided from the societie of CHRISTS Body And the subsequent Act 69. Parl. 6. of King Iames 6. declares that there is none other Face of Kirk nor other Face of Religion then was presently at that time by the favour of GOD established within this Realme which therefore is ever stiled Gods true Religion Christs true religion the true and Christian Religion and a perfect Religion Which by manifold Acts of Parliament all within this Realme are bound to professe to subscribe the articles thereof the Confession of Faith to recant all doctrine and errours repugnant to any of the said Articles Act 4. and 9. Parl. 1. Act 45.46.47 Parl. 3. Act 71. Parl. 6. Act 106. Parl. 7. Act 24. Parl. 11. Act 123. Parl. 12. Act 194. and 197 Parl. 14. of King Lames 6. And all Magistrates Sheriffs c. on the one part are ordained to search apprehend and punish all contraveeners For instance Act 5. Parl. 1. Act. 104. Parl. 7. Act 25. Parl. 11. K. James 6. and that notwithstanding of the Kings Majesties licences on the contrary which are discharged and declared to be of no force in so far as they tend in any wayes to the prejudice and hinder of the execution of the Acts of Parliament against Papists and adversaries of true Religion Act 106. Parl. 7. K. Iames 6. On the other part in the 47. Act Parl. 3. K. Iames 6. it is declared and ordained seeing the cause of Gods true Religion and his highnes Authority are so joyned as the hurt of the one is common to both and that none shall be reputed as loyall and faithfull subjects to our Soveraign Lord or his authority but be punishable as rebellers and gain-standers of the same who shall not give their Confession and make their profession of the said true Religion and that they who after defection shall give the Confession of their Faith of new they shall promise to continue therein in time comming to maintaine our Soveraigne Lords Authority and at the uttermost of their power to fortifie assist and maintain the true Preachers and Professours of Christs Evangel against whatsoever enemies and gain-standers of the same and namely against all such of whatsoever nation estate or degree they be of that have joyned and bound themselves or have assisted or assist to set forward and execute the cruell decrees of the Councel of Trent contrary to the true Preachers and Professours of the Word of God which is repeated word by word in the Articles of Pacification at Perth the 23 of February 1572. approved by Parliament the last of April 1573. ratified in Parliament 1587. and related Act 123. Parl. 12. of K. Iames 6. with this addition that they are bound to resist all treasonable uproares and hostilities raised against the true Religion the Kings Majestie and the true Professors LIKE AS all Liedges are bound to maintain the K. Majesties Royall Person and Authority the Authority of Parliaments without the which neither any lawes or lawfull Judicatories can be established Act 130. and 131 Parl. 8. K. Iames 6. and the subjects liberties who ought only to live and be governed by the Kings lawes the common lawes of this Realm allanerly Act 48. Parl. 3. K. James the first Act 79. Parl. 6. K. James 4. repeated in the Act 131. Parl. 8. K. James 6. Which if they be innovated or prejudged the Commission anent the Union of the two Kingdomes of Scotland and England which is the sole Act of the 17. Parl. of K. James 6. declares such confusion would ensue as this Realm could be no more a free Monarchie because by the fundamentall lawes ancient priviledges offices and liberties of this Kingdom not onely the Princely Authority of his Majesties Royall descent hath beene these many ages maintained but also the peoples security of their Lands livings rights offices liberties and dignities preserved And therefore for the preservation of the said true Religion Lawes and Liberties of this Kingdom it is statute by the 8. Act Parl. 1. repeated in the 99. Act Parl. 7. Ratified in the 23. Act Parl. 11. and 114. Act Parl. 12. of K. James 6. and 4. Act of K. Charles that all Kings and Princes at their Coronation and reception of their Princely authority shall make their faithfull promise by their solemne Oath in the presence of the Eternall GOD that enduring the whole time of their lives they shall serve the same eternall GOD to the uttermost of their power according as he hath required in his most holy Word contained in the Old and New Testament And according to the same Word shall maintain the true Religion of Christ Jesus the preaching of his holy Word the due and right ministration of the Sacraments now received and preached within this Realme according to the Confession of Faith immediatly preceding and shall abolish and gain-stand all false Religion contrary to the sme and shall rule the people committed to their charge according to the will and command of GOD revealed in his foresaid word and according to the laudable Lawes and Constitutions received in this Realme no wayes repugnant to the said will of the eternall GOD and shall procure to the uttermost of their power to the Kirk of GOD and whole Christian people true and perfect peace in all time comming and that they shall be carefull to root out of their Empire all Hereticks and enemies to the true worship of GOD who shall be convicted by the true Kirk of GOD of the foresaid crimes which was also observed by his Majestie at his Coronation at Edinburgh 1633. as may be seen in the Order of the Coronation IN OBEDIENCE to the commandement of God conform to the practise of the godly in former times and according to the laudable example of our Worthy and Religious Progenitors and of many yet
The governement of the Kirk by Bishops The civill places and power of Kirkmen upon the reasons and grounds contained in the Acts of the Generall Assembly declared to be unlawfull within this Kirk Wee subscribe according to the determination foresaid ACT VI ACT RESCISSORIE THE Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties special authority Considering that the office of Bishops and Archbishops and all other prelates the civil places and power of Kirkmen as their voycing and ryding in Parliament are condemned by the Assemblies of this Kirk And considering the severall acts and complaints of this Kirk unto Parliaments from time to time against any persons especially of prelates their attempting to vote or doe any thing in name of the Kirk without either bearing Office in the Kirk or having Commission from the Kirk with her frequent supplications to the Parliament for dissolving of all prelacies Considering also the petition of the Commissioners of the late General Assembly humbly craving the rescission of all Acts of Parliament which grants to the Kirk or Kirkmen of whatsoever sort allowed or disallowed as representing her or in her name the priviledge of ryding voting in parliament as prejudicial to her liberties and incompatible with her spirituall nature declares that the sole onely power and jurisdiction within this Kirk stands in the Kirk of God as it is now reformed and in the General Provincial Presbyterial Assemblies with the Sessions of the Kirk established by act of Parliament in June 1592. cap. 1140. which act the saids Estates now conveened by his Majesties speciall indiction warrant and authority revives and renewes in the whole heads points and articles thereof with this expresse declaration that according to the last clause in the Act of the late Generall Assembly of the 17. of August the necessitie of occasional Assemblies be first remonstrate to his Majestie by humble supplication to stand in full strength as a perpetuall law in all time comming notwithstanding of whatsoever acts statutes made in the contrair thereof in whole or in part which the Estates conveened as said is casses and annuls in all time comming and declares that it is and shall be lawfull to the Presbyteries of this Kirk to exact and receive from subjects of all qualities their Oath of the Confession of Faith and Covenant with the Subscription thereof to examine Pedagogues of the sons of Noblemen passing out of the Countrey to give them Testimonials according to former Acts of Parliament to give and direct admonitions private or publick to persons joyned in marriage for adherence to designe manse and gleibs to ministers to appoint stent-masters for reparation of Kirks and Kirk-yards and for maintenance of the Masters of Schooles and to stent the parochioners conforme to the Act of parliament to admit Ministers upon the presentations from the lawfull Patrons or Jure devoluto which shall happen hereafter Or unto Kirks which fall not under patronages suchlike and as freely as they did or might have done off before And to doe all and whatsoever things which before pertained to Presbyteries and were usurped by the prelates And that notwithstanding of whatsoever acts or statutes made in the contrair in favours of Bishops Archbishops or other prelates which the Estates authorized in manner foresaid casses and annuals And specially the Estates foresaids casses and annuls the 23. Act 1597. anent the Kirk and speciall persons and prelates voycing in Parliament and representing the third Estate the 2. Act 1606. anent the restitution of the state of Bishops and their representing the third estate the 8. Act 1607. anent the Chapter of S. Andrewes the 6. Act. 1609. anent the Commissariats and jurisdiction given to Bishops and Archbishops the first Act 1612. anent the ratification of the Acts of the pretended Assembly of Glasgow 1610. the first and second Acts 1617. anent the election of Bishops and restitution of Chapters without prejudice alwaies to the Ministers serving the cure of any emoluments allowed to them in part of their stipend the first Act 1621. anent the ratification of the Articles of the pretended Assemby holden at Perth And finally the Estates foresaid conveened by authority rescindes and annulls all and whatsoever Acts of Parliament Lawes and Constitutions in so far as they derogate and are prejudiciall to the spirituall nature jurisdiction discipline and priviledges of this Kirk or of her Generall Provinciall Presbyteriall Assemblies and Kirk-sessions and so far as they are conceived in favours of Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors and others Prelates or Kirkmen whatsoever their dignity title power jurisdiction and estate in this Kirk and Kingdome or in favours of the civill places and power of Kirkmen of whatsoever sort allowed or dis-allowed for their riding sitting and voycing in Parliament either as Kirkmen or the clergy or in name of the Kirk or as representing the Kirk either in regard of their Ecclesiastick titles offices places and dignities or in regard of the temporality or spirituality of their Ecclesiastick benefices or other pretext whatsoever with all acts and constitution of convention counsell or session or other Judicatory whatsoever and all practises and customes whatsoever introduced in favours of the saids offices titles benefices or persons provided thereto And declares all persons civill or ecclesiasticall censured deprived confined or banished by vertue of whatsoever acts decreets or sentences given and pronounced by the saids Archbishops and Bishops or others their colleagues and associats in their Ecclesiasticall courts holden by vertue of the acts foresaids or any of them or by vertue of the pretended high Commission and all acts interponed thereto against the persons foresaids for not obedience of the foresaids Acts or any of them which are now repealed as said is or for not acknowledging their saids courts or for their pretended contumacy and not compearance to answer before them To be null and of none avail force nor effect and the foresaids persons to be restored and reponed against the same such like as if the samine had never been given nor pronounced ACT VII ACT FOR PLANTING OF KIRKES Unprovided with Ministers through the Patrons default THE Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority Considering the lamentable condition of a great number of Congregations lying destitute of Ministers since the assembly at Edinburgh and before by the negligence of Patrons and others having interest to the great prejudice of the Gospel Therefore do require the Presbyteries with consent of the Parochins with all diligence to plant these vacant Kirks which by the oversight of any Patrons whatsoever have lyen six moneths unprovided And ordain the Lords of Session to give forth sentences and letters in the ordinary forme for payment of the former stipends of these Kirks to such as the Presbyteries shall admit or have already admitted to the office and cure of the ministery in these Kirks with consent of the Parochins as said is while the samine former stipends of these
taxations But that every mans right and claime anent the prejudice may arise concerning the same and manner thereof whereby any man can instruct enorme lesioun and that he was unequally stented Is hereby specially reserved hinc inde And last It is statute and ordained that the Lords of Session shall bee Judges to all Suspensions to be raised in the said collection and contribution in such forme and manner as they are and have been in matters of taxation ACT XXXV ORDAINING SUMMONDS TO BE DIRECT and execute against the persons who are culpable of the crimes and faults contained in the Act to compeare before the next Session of Parliament THe Estates of Parliament conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Considering the present strait and exigencie menacing the ruine of this Kingdome and how necessary it is for preventing thereof that these who have beene the authors or are the maintainers and assisters of these courses that are destructive to the liberties of this Kirk and Kingdome and that either by their false suggestions and calumnious relations of the Estates of this Kingdome and their proceedings to his Majestie or by their comming in Armes against this their mother Countrey and contributing to further our Adversaries in their intended and professed plots and violences for the subduing and destroying this Kingdome or by their rising in Armes within the Countrey fortifying and keeping of Castles and houses against the Estates who defend the Countrey against all forraigne invasions and subjection or by deserting their native Countrey in such an extreame necessitie and with-drawing from them all the assistance they can That all these and others in the like condition be distinguished and censured according to the severall degrees of their transgression against the State and Kingdome Therefore they grant full power and warrant to the Committee which is to sit at Edinburgh for to direct in their name precepts to the Lion King of Armes and his brethren Heraulds and Messengers to passe warne and charge in name of the saids Estates the persons under-written And all others whom the said Committee upon like probable grounds can suspect to have been the Liesing-makers and tellers and false accusers of the States of this Kingdome and their proceedings to the Kings Majestie as seditious rebellious and treasonable to have beene the instigatours framers and up-drawers of the strange Proclamations and Declarations made against his Majesties Subjects and Estates as Rebels and Traitours or to have risen or rise in Armes and concurre with the adversaries for subduing of this their native Countrey or to fortifie keepe or detaine Strengths or Castles against the Estates of this Kingdome who stand to their Covenant for defending their Religion Crown and Countrey Or wittingly and willingly to with-draw their assistance from their mother Countrey in this extremity and contribute their help and countenance to the adversaries and all others who are either authours abetters maintainers or suppliers or art and part or have any hand in countenancing and concurring with our adversaries to the subduing and destroying of this Kingdome and especially these that have seemed to joyne with us and have subscribed the Covenant for to compeare personally on _____ day at Edinburgh before the Parliament at the next Session thereof to answer unto these and all other crimes of that kinde which may bee layed to their charge and that under the paine of treason and forefaultrie for their contumacie in case of not compearance Like as the Estates declares that these precepts being subscribed by the Praeses and Quorum of the Committee foresaid shall bee as sufficient as if they were subscribed in Parliament ACT XXXVI IN FAVOURS OF THE KINGS VASSELS of ward-lands recommending their prejudice by the Act Anno 1633. to the consideration of the next Parliament and in the meane time while then suspending the force and execution of that Act. THE Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall Authority Taking to their consideration the bounty and benevolence of the Kings Majesties most noble Progenitors King James the second and King James the fourth giving their Vassels liberty to set ward-lands few And likewise considering how the Kings Vassels of ward-lands are secluded from that benefite by the Act 1633. which seemeth to be done by mis-information of the Kings Majesty and contrary to the intention of the Parliament to debarre the Subjects of the bounty and benevolence of the Kings Majesty towards them which was formerly granted by his Progenitours Recommendeth the serious consideration hereof with the meaning and intention of the Kings and the Estates in setting downe of the foresaids Acts and how farre the same Acts can be extended to the prejudice of the Vassels the Act Anno 1633. being only a ratification of a former Act made in favours of the Subjects and appointing the same to be extended to lands holden of the King and Prince and not a direct Act for these lands to the next meeting of the Parliament And in the meane time while the determination thereof the Estates suppresses and suspends the force and execution of the Act 1633. against the Kings Vassels of ward-lands and exeemes them from that Act during the said interim ACT XXXVII APPOINTING THE FEES FOR THE Procurator the Clerk and Agent for the Kirk THe Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Taking to their consideration the desire of the last Assembly and the supplication of the Commissioners of the Kirk craving that the Advocate for the Kirk the Clerk of the Assembly and the Agent for the Kirk may be provided to Fees and Pensions for their service in that charge out of the Kirk rents belonging to the late Bishopricks as they have had their Pensions payed to them out of the same since the Reformation For the Procurator of the Kirk had assigned to him foure last halfe last cost extending to six chalders twelve bowles meal and malt out of the readiest duties of the Bishopricke of Orknay yearly In place whereof after the restitution of Bishops Anno 1606. there was five hundreth pounds ordained to be payed out of the Kings Checker to the Advocate for the Kirk Like as the Clerk of the generall Assembly since the Reformation and before the restitution of Bishops and by the Bishops themselves conforme to their Band in Janu. 1610. yeares had five hundreth markes payed to him yearly and the Agent for the Kirk had a continuall pension payed to him out of the Kirk rents for his charge And herewith also the said Estates considering the necessitie of the saids Officers of Advocate Clerk and Agent for the Kirks businesse with the weight of that charge and continuall attendance requisite thereto ordaines and appoints the summe of a thousand markes of Fee and Pension to be payed yearly to Master Archbald Johnstoun present Advocate for the Kirk and to his successours chosen and appointed by the Assembly in that place for the Fee of that charge as Procurator
or Prince and their Vassals to be free of the said taxe notwithstanding of this present Act or any Act preceding And that letters be direct thereupon by the Lords of Session to charge the Free-holders heritors and life-renters holding of his Majesty and the Prince to conveene at the head Burgh of every shire upon one speciall day for dividing and setting down the proportion thereof in manner foresaid With power also to stent the saids free-holders heritors and life-renters for the tenth peny more of the said whole summe so calculate for the expences of the letters to be raised therefore and others charges in the collection thereof with certification that such as shall conveene shall have power to proceed notwithstanding of the absence of the rest And that letters of horning and pounding be direct thereupon at the instance of the said Commissioners for payment thereof in manner above-written And if payment be not made within the dayes contained in the charge so that the Commissioners be forced to pound therefore Then and in that case it shall be lawfull to pound for the double of the summe charged for by and attour the Sheriffe And that no suspension passe thereupon but upon consignation allanerlie and if the suspension discusse against the suspender in that case the suspender shall be ordained to make payment to the Commissioners of the double of the summe charged for by and attour the Commissioners others charges and expences in discussing the suspension And this Act to take effect for the commissioners of this present Parliament and all Parliaments â—ereafter ACT XIX ACT IN FAVOURS OF THE COMMISsioners for the Sherifdome of Sutherland 11. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament considering that by an Act of the date of thir presents made anent the expences of Commissioners of Shires passing to Parliaments or Generall Councels and Conventions allowance shall be given to the saids Commissioners for their whole charges and expences in manner specified in the said Act And that the daily allowance appointed for ilk Commissioner in manner mentioned and divided in the said Act after the rising of the saids Parliaments or generall Councels shall be calculate and put in a summe by the Clerks of Parliament under their hand to be divided and imposed proportionally upon the whole Freeholders of the Kings Majesty and the Prince according to the stent of their lands lying within the Shire And that letters be direct thereupon by the Lords of Session to charge the saids Freeholders of his Majesty and Prince to conveen at the head Burgh of every Shire upon a special day for dividing setting down the proportion thereof in maner foresaid as the said Act made in favours of the said whole Commissioners of small Barons and Shires at more length bears And his Majestie and the saids Estates considering that in the Parliament in the year of God 1633. a particular Act of Parliament was made in favours of the Free Barons and others Inhabitants within the Sherifdome of Sutherland giving power to them to elect and choose their own Commissioners for the said Sherifdome to compeir at Parliaments meetings and generall Conventions within this kingdom at all occasions And considering likewise that by the said Act made in favours of the saids whole Commissioners the Commissioner chosen and attending this present Parliament for the Sherifdome of Sutherland and the Commissioners who shal be chosen and sent from the said Sherifdome of Sutherland to attend thir Parliaments Generall Councels and other Generall meetings and Conventions of Estates hereafter in all time comming shall have no allowance of their expences and charges to be depurst by them in the said service albeit the said Shire be one of the remotest and farthest distance in the Kingdome Because there is onely two Inhabitants within the said Shire holding Lands of the Kings Majesty the whole remanent heritors being either Vassals to the Earle of Sutherland or holding their Lands of some other Superiour And so according to the said generall Act the allowance of the Commissioner of that Shire cannot be divided not imposed for payment and satisfaction of his charges and expences except the samine be extended against the Heritors Fewars and Freeholders within the said Sherifdome holding lands of other Superiours in manner under written Therefore His Majesty and Estates of Parliament ordains the allowance appointed by the said generall Act in favours of the Commissioners of the said Sherifdome of Sutherland to be extended divided and imposed proportionally upon all and sundry Heritors Fewars Life-renters and Freeholders within the said Shire whether they bee Vassals to his Majesty or holding their lands of any other Superiours whatsoever according to the stent of their lands lying within the said Shire and that letters be direct thereupon by the Lords of Session to charge all and sundry the Heritors Fewars Life-renters and Free-holders within the said Shire holding of any Superiour whatsoever to conveene at Dornoch being the head Burgh of the said Shire upon a speciall day for dividing and setting down the proportion thereof in manner foresaid With power also to stent all and sundry the saids Heritors Fewars Life-renters and Free-holders holding of whatsoever Superiour within the said Shire for the tenth penny more of the saids whole summes so calculted for the expences of the letters to be raised therefore and others charges in collecting thereof With certification that such as shall conveene shall have power to proceed notwithstanding of the absence of the rest And that letters of horning and pounding be direct thereupon at the instances of the saids Commissioners for payment thereof in manner above written And if payment be not made within the dayes contained in the charge so that the said Commissioners shall be forced to pound therefore then and in that case it shall be lawfull to pound for the double of the summe charged for by and attour the Sheriffe And that no suspension passe thereupon but upon consignation allanerly And if the suspension shall discusse against the Suspender in that case the Suspender shall be ordained to make payment to the Commissioners of the double of the sum charged for by and attour the Commissioners others charges and expences in discussing the suspension And this Act to take effect for the Commissioners of this present Parliament and all Parliaments hereafter ACT XX. ACT ANENT THE NOMINATION And election of the Officers of Estate 13. November 1641. THe which day the Kings Majesty with advice and approbation of the Estates of Parliament conveened in Parliament nominated and elected the persons underwritten to the places and offices of Estates of this Kingdome respective after mentioned formerly possest by them viz. Robert Earle of Roxburgh to the place and office of Privie Seale William Earle of Lanerk to the place and office of Secretarie Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall to the place and office of his Highnesse Advocate Sir James Carmichaell to the place and office of
Letters and other Warrants emitted and given forth thereanent to stand in full force And the persons entrusted with the managing and executing therof to do their exact and best diligence thereanent aye and while their warrants be recalled and discharged by the saids Commissioners or their Quorum foresaid It is hereby declared that amongst the rest of the common and publick dues and debts due to the publick that the whole rents of all Bishops and others beneficed persons whether deposed fugitives or opposites to the common cause for the full cropts and years of God 1639. and 1640. yeares are and shal be due to the publike Together with all rests of the saids rents preceding the said two cropts not truly paid nor discharged where there are not true Creditors to affect the saids preceding rests Which Creditors shall have preferance from the saids rests of the cropt 1638. and precedings allanerly And farther if there be any part of the saids rents uplifted by publike order of the cropt 1641. yeares his Majesty and Estates foresaids hereby dispences therewith in favours of the publike And generally our Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament doe hereby grant full power warrant and commission to the saids Commissioners and their Quorum foresaid to do act exerce prescribe prosecute and follow forth all and every thing necessary and behoofeful as well for clearing allowing fitting and closing of the whole common burthens and debts due by the country and contracted and advanced for the publike use foresaid and for reducing them in order and for relief payment and defrayment of the famine and for clearing the accounts of all others who have had intromission or publike charge either within or without the Country and for calling of them and all others a debted to the publike in any summes goods victual or other commodities whatsoever to a full account and to do act and prescribe all other courses orders and waies necessar concerning the whole premisses or concerning any thing which may come in consideration thereanent or which may fall under the counts of the famine And what ever debts and burdens shall be approven and allowed by the saids Commissioners or their Quorum His Majestie and Estates findes and declares the famine to be lawfull debts and burdens To affect and burden the Estates of this Kingdome and oblige the saids Estates and whole body thereof To pay relieve and defray the same Like as whatsoever counts shall be approven and allowed or disallowed by them the famine shall be sufficient for the exoneration and clearing of the persons comptars and others contained thereintill And what ever discharges be is granted by them or any others collectors commissars or others to be substitute authorized and warranted by them shall be sufficient exonerations and securities to the receivers of the famine It is hereby declared That such counts as are already approved and allowed by the late Committees of Estate or either of them shall stand good and vallid and shall not be quarrelled by the saids Commissioners without prejudice to them to call for and peruse the famine accounts for the better ordering and cleering of the common counts and burdens of the Kingdome And with power likewise to the forenamed Commissioners and their Quorum foresaid to prescribe wayes and rules to the particular shires presbyteries and divisions for reliefe stenting and payment amongst themselves of all publike debursments advancements and ingagements contracted undertaken furnished or debursed by the saids shires presbyteries and divisions or by their committees of warre or any particular persons among them for the common use and behoof of the saids shires divisions and presbyteries either for Armes the twentieth penny forty dayes and Officers pay or for any publicke use within the saids Shires or Divisions to the effect that all the Heritors and Inhabitants within the famine may be equally stented and burdened with the common burdens of their own Shire and Division where they dwell and to cause put the saids orders for the said common reliefe to due execution And our Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament finding it just and equitable that the saids Commissioners their charges and expences in attending and exercing of the foresaid trust and commission put upon them should be payed and defrayed by the publick Therefore our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates foresaids doe hereby modifie and allow to the saids Commissioners and ilk one of them in their severall degrees according to the time and space of their attendance respective the like fees and allowance as were formerly allowed by the Estates conveened in January last to the members of the late Committee of Estates conforme to an Act made thereanent of the date the _____ day of the said moneth of January last Which fees and allowances shall be payed to them and every one of them according to the time and space of their exact attendance to be cleered by the sederunt book of the dyets of their meetings testified or subscribed by the Clerk of the said Committee or his deputes under their hands testifying the time and space of ilk person their attendance which shall be a sufficient warrant to the Commissars or Collectors of the publicke dues to pay the same allowance to the saids Commissioners ilk one of them for their owne parts And shall be allowed to the saids Commissars Collectors or their Deputes in their accounts And it being necessary that there be an able qualified and trusty Clerk nominated and appointed for the foresaid Committee and for keeping of all the papers warrants records and registers concerning the whole premisses And his Majesty and Estates foresaids having the proofe and experience of the trust and abilitie of Robert Hepburne Advocate for discharging of the foresaid office and place as Clerk to the said Committee Therefore our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates foresaids doe hereby nominate and constitute the said Robert Hepburne to be Clerke to the said Committee and ordaines the former fee and allowance appointed for the said Robert as Clerk to the said late Committee of Estates residing at Edinburgh to continue and be payed to him during his service in the foresaid office And with power to him to appoint substitutes and deputes for whom he shall be answerable for serving in the foresaid place Granting to him and them all priviledges fees liberties and immunities belonging to the foresaid office Which Clerke and his foresaids shall have the charge trust keeping and ordering of all the papers warrants records and others which concerne the premisses And the Acts extracts records and warrants to be subscribed by the said Clerk and his substitutes shall beare al 's full faith as the acts or extracts of any other Clerk within this Kingdome And in like manner with power to the saids Commissioners or their Quorum to appoint allow and modifie competent fees allowances and recompences to the generall Officers and all others persons who have been employed in the publick
distant from the proper Paroche Kirke and more neere and ewest to the next adjacent and contiguous Paroche Kirke from their owne proper paroch Kirke from the which the parts and portions are farther distant and to unite and adjoine them to the other paroch Kirk to the which they are more ewest And al 's to unite Kirks and parochines lying so neere other and being so little bounds and small number of Parochiners that the union of them shall be found more usefull and conducible for the good and ease of the Parochiners of both the Kirks and their edification Providing that the dividing of large parochs the dis-membring of ane part of the saids parochines in case foresaid and the uniting of Kirks and parochines of the qualitie above specified be done upon the speciall recommendation of the Presbyterie Synod or Generall Assembly given-in in writ and after the Commissioners have cited and heard the Parochiners of both Kirks thereanent and no otherwise And to set down a solid order and take course for furnishing the elements to the Communion twice in the year or oftner where they are not provided at all or not sufficiently provided And al 's to take order for paying of the charges of the Commissioners to the generall Assemblies without burdening the Ministers stipends therewith And siclike with power to them to advise take course and determine in all things referred to them by any particular act or reference from the generall Assembly to this Parliament or from the Parliament to them And because the Kings Majesty considering that the names and titles of Bishops and Bishopricks by the Acts and Statutes of Kirk and Kingdome are abolished and suppressed and that thereby the tithes parsonage and viccarage and teind duties of whatsoever Kirks or Titles pertaining to the saids Bishopricks are become in his Majesties hands and at his Majesties disposing And his Majesty being graciously pleased out of his pious and royall affection to the maintenance of the true Religion and puritie thereof presently established within this his Majesties ancient Kingdome to take such a course with the saids teinds and teind duties pertaining to the saids Bishopricks and of all teinds and Kirks annexed thereto that the famine may be applied to the use and benefit of the Ministers serving the cure of the saids Kirks and to the maintenance and supply of Universities Colledges and Schools Like as his Majesty before his comming to this his ancient Kingdome in his owne royall person sent and directed his letters to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk conveened at Edinburgh in July last whereby his Majesty declared his constant purpose and resolution to imploy the teinds of the saids Bishopricks to the uses above specified And therefore his Majesty according to his royall promise and for performance thereof hath declared and by thir presents declares by advice and consent of the Estate that the teinds and teind duties of all and whatsoever Kirkes parsonage and viccarage thereof and teinds of whatsoever nature pertaining to the saids Bishopricks shall be applied to the maintenance of the Ministrie and of the Universities and Colledges and other pious uses and to no othet use and that according as the same shall be particularly distributed by the Commissioners foresaid to whom his Majesty and Estates grants power for this effect And declares all gifts granted or to be granted by his Majesty to whatsoever person or persons of the foresaid teinds and teind duties or any part thereof except to the uses foresaid to be null in the self Excepting alwaies all gifts already granted by his Majesty to whatsoever person or persons of their own teinds and to the maintenance of Universities and Colledges they and every one of them alwayes being liable to the plantation of the Kirks to the full quantity contained in the Acts made thereanent Likeas it is declared hereby that all teinds and teind duties which belonged to Chapters Deanes Sub-deanes and other dignities of the Chapters shall bee liable to the like provisions of the Kirks which were annexed thereto according to the proportion of eight Chalders victuall or eight hundred marks forth of the teinds of their owne parochins allanerly according to the Act of Parliament And sicklike with power to the saids Commissioners as said is to take order that every heritor and life-renter of land having right thereto by infeftment of life-rent right of terre or by band for infeftment of life-rent shall have the leading of their owne teinds personage and viccarage therof they paying the price contained in the act above-specified Incase they be willing to buy the same from the titular having power to sell or otherwise Paying the rate of teind exprest in the acts made thereanent And to that effect with power to the saids Commissioners to set down the price of sellable teinds according to the worth thereof in each part of the country where the famine grow and are bred And al 's with power to them to set downe such good and ample securities as may stand by law both for the buyers of the teinds to the effect the titulars may be fully denuded in their favours And also for security to the titulars and sellers of the price due to be payed to them for the saids teinds And also to set downe the security in favours of the titulars and of the ministers so far as concernes the maintenance assigned to them for good thankfull and timous payment of the rate of teinds where the famine are not or cannot be sold And siclike with power to the saids Commissioners To discusse and determine all questions which may arise betwixt the titulars and heritors anent the price of teinds according to the nature and quality of the rights to be sold whether the same be heretable or temporall and to proportionate the price accordingly And also to divide the price of teind betwixt the heretors and life-renters thereof betwixt titulars and taksmen and others who have severall and distinct rights to the saids teinds sellable according to the quality of the rights And also with power to them to cause the titulars who sell their saids teinds to exhibit their rights and titles to the effect they may be lawfully denuded thereof in favours of the saids heretors and life-renters respective without prejudice alwayes to his Majesties annuitie to be payed forth of the saids teinds by the saids titulars of teinds or heretors or life-renters of lands according to the tenour of the act of annuity And generally with power to the saids Commissioners to decide and determine in all other points which may concerne the leiding and drawing of teinds the selling and buying of the same or payment of the rates thereof contained in the acts of Parliament made thereanent And whereas it may fall out that some of the Commissioners now appointed by his Majesty and Estates may be unable to attend the service through death sicknesse or some other notar and knowne impediments Therefore his
of his royall favour and bounty that the vassalls of ward lands holding of his sacred Majesty and of the Prince his highnesse may enjoy their former libertie with the benefite of his Majestie and his most noble progenitors their bounty and benevolence foresaid unprejudged or empared by foresaid act 1633. Therefore our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament rescinds and annulls the foresaid 16. Act of his Majesties first Parliament in anno 1633. yeares intitulate Anent vassals holding ward And declares the famine Act to be null of none availe force strength nor effect in all time coming in so farre as the famine Act is or may bee extended to the lands holden ward of the King or Prince as said is And declares the vassals of the ward lands foresaids and others his Majesties Lieges and Subjects to bee in that same estate and condition and have the same libertie concerning ward lands which they had before the making of the said Act and as if the famine had never beene made Which our said Soveraign Lord Estates of Parliament declares to be extinct and of none availe force nor effect in all time hereafter ACT LIX ANENT THE BREADTH OF PLAIDING 16. November 1641. WHereas our Soveraign Lord and Estates presently assembled understanding that the plaiding of this Kingdom is one of the most ancient prime commodities thereof which of late through the inconstancy of the breadth is likely to become of no estimation abroade Therefore our Soveraign Lord with advice of the said Estates ordains the makers thereof to make the same of no lesse breadth then of three quarters of an elne under pain of confiscation of all that shal be found of a lesser breadth And farther understanding that the Lords of his Majesties Councell had for eschewing of the deceit in making thereof ordained the same to bee presented in Folds and not in Rols to the market as it was used of before Therefore his Majesty with consent and advice foresaid ratifies and approves the said Act of Councell dated at Edinburgh the twentie fourth day of March 1635. yeeres in all the heads clauses and circumstances thereof and ordaines the same to takefull execution and to stand as a law in all time coming ACT LX. ACT IN FAVOURS OF LAICK PATRONES Of Provestries Prebandries Chaplandries and Alterages 16. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament Ratifies and approves the Act of Parliament made by King James the sixt His Majesties Father of eternall memory Par. 1. cap. 12. anent Provestries Prebandries Alterages Chaplandries and collegiall Kirks pertaining to laick Patrones together with the act of Parliament 12. cap. 158. ratifying the famine and ordaines the said acts to have full force and effect in all time comming With this declaration alwayes that in respect the vassals which held lands of the saids Provests Prebanders and others foresaids are put to a great uncertainty of their Superiours it not being knowne to them who are provided to the saids Provestries Prebandries Chaplandries Alterages and others foresaids by reason there is no publike Register to the which they may have recourse for knowledge and notice thereof and that the farthest that they can know by any registers is the infeftments and seasings made to these who are laick Patrons holding of His Majestie Therefore for securing of the vassals who hold Lands Mils Fishings Tenements annual rents of others whatsoever of the saids Provestries Prebandries of collegiall Kirks or of Chaplandries Alterages and others of that nature at any time of before It is Stature and ordained that the entry of the saids vassals by retour precept of clare constat resignation comprysing or other wayes whatsoever shall pertaine to the laick Patrones and their successours who stands infest in the said laick patronages holding immediately of His Majesty and that the entrie of the vassals by them shall be al 's vallid and sufficient to the saids vassals receivers thereof as if they were entered by the Titulars of the saids Provestries Prebandries Alterages Chaplandries and others foresaids and that the said laick Patrons shall be in all time comming in their places as superiour to the said vassals and to have the same power to give infeftments to his Majesties Subjects upon retour or by precept of clare constat or by resignation comprising or any other manner of way with gifts de novo damus and that without consent of persons provided or to be provided to the saids Provestries and Prebandries of collegiall Kirks Alterages Chaplandries or others titulars of collegiall Kirks and alse without consent of the chapter or convent of the said Prebandries therof or most part of the same which of before was in use and custome whereanent and anent all acts in the contrair his Majesty with consent foresaid dispences for ever reserving alwayes to the titulars of the saids Provestries Prebandries Alterages Chaplandries and others foresaids the fruits rents and emoluments of the saids Provestries Prebandries and others foresaids which are no wayes prejudged by this present Act. It is hereby father statute and ordained where there is any Prebandries Chaplandries Alterages or others foundations of that nature above mentioned founded and situate within any burgh royall of this Kingdome that the Provest Bayliffes and Councell of that Burgh where the famine are founded are and shall be in all time comming only indoubted Superiours by whom and by no others the vassals and tenants enter in manner above specified the Provest and Bayliffes being alwayes Patrons ACT LXI ACT DISCHARGING QUOTES OF Testaments 16. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament taking to consideration the great burden hurt and prejudice his Majesties lieges have sustained thir many years by-gone by exacting of great quote the time of the confirmation of the defuncts Testaments to the wasting and consuming of the means and estates of Minors in speciall and to the generall grievance of persons of all sorts Therefore our Soveraign Lord with consent foresaid out of his Highnesse gracious care and fatherly affection to the weal and ease of all his Majesties subjects statutes and ordains that no quote shall hereafter be payd by any of his Majesties subjects for any Testament of whatsoever qualitie to be confirmed by them And for that effect discharges all Commissars Commissars Clerks Fischals and others whom it effeirs not to exact nor uplift any quote for whatsoever Testament to be confirmed hereafter the party confirmer paying allanerly the other ordinar dues as appertaine ACT LXII COMMISSION FOR REGULATING OF Commissariates 16. November 1641. OUr Soveraign Lord with advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament hath given and granted and by the tenour hereof gives and grants full power and Commission to these persons who shall be nominate by the Lords of secret Councell to whom his Majestie and Estates of Parliament remits and refers the nomination of the Commissioners to the effect after specified or any five of the saids
absence of the said Lord Chancellour it is declared that it shall be lawfull to any nine or moe of the Councell conveened in the ordinar place and at the indicted time of meeting to choose one of the number conveened who shall preside at the meeting al 's oft as the Lord Chancellour shall be absent And his Majesty and Estates considering that the often absence of the most part of the Councell and their not attendance upon the charge and trust concreded unto them will be a great impediment and hinderance to his Majesties service Therefore his Majesty with advice foresaid declares that it is his speciall pleasure and command that the Lord Chancellour or President of the Councell to be elected as said is doe see and provide that the Councell be frequent specially in great and weighty matters of Estate And if upon occasion that requires the number of the Councell to be more full then the said Quorum the Lord Chancellour or President to be elected in manner foresaid shall write to such others of the Councell as they think fit to be present and give their attendance In which case if any disobey without a licence obtained from his Majesty or the Quorum of the Councell or without some reasonable cause either of which shall excuse their absence then and in that case his Majesty with advice foresaid wils that the absent shall be censured by the said Councell as a neglecter of his Majesties service and that his Majesty be advertised thereof And it is declared that if any of the saids Councellours places vaiks by decease dimission or deprivation that his Majestie in the interim shall nominate another of the same degree and quality in the vacant place with advice of the most part of the Lords of Privie Councell they being all present at the said election at the least lawfully warned to that effect upon fifteene dayes warning conforme to the Act of Parliament made thereanent Which election made in the interim as said is shall be allowed or disallowed by his Majestie with consent of the Estates in the next ensuing Parliament as they shall think expedient And al 's his Majesty with consent of the saids Estates gives power to the saids Lords of Secret Councell or any nine of them as said is to set down such rules and orders for their meetings and attendance and spaces and times thereof as they shall resolve appoint and ordaine amongst themselves And wils and declares that the saids Lords of Secret Councell now nominate as said is and these who shall be surrogate in their places in the interim in manner foresaid shall have bruik and enjoy their places ad vitam vel ad culpam and shall be liable to the censure of his Majesty and the Estates of Parliament anent their proceedings therein firme and stable holding whatever by the saids Lords or any nine of them as said is shall be lawfully done in the premisses And decernes and ordaines all his Majesties lieges and subjects to reverence acknowledge and obey the saids Lords of his Majesties councell in all things concerning the charge and trust committed to them as said is under all highest paine and charge which after may follow And this Commission to indure to the next Parliament and longer ay and while the same be expresly discharged ACT LXVI ACT DISCHARGING THE CUSTOME Of two and an halfe of the hundred and the Impost of foure pounds on the Tunne 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament considering that the prices of all Merchandize doe daily rise to exceeding great dearths which is alledged to bee occasioned through extraordinary Customes and Impositions For remeed whereof his Majesty with advice and consent of his saids Estates doth discharge all and sundry whatsoever Customes and Impositions exacted by the Customers which are not allowed and approved by the Acts of Parliament and especially the late Custome of two and an halfe per Centum and late new Imposition of foure pound upon the Tunne of wine and all raising of his Majesties Customes directly or indirectly without consent of Parliament And because that the too much troubling of Merchant estate and drawing of Masters and Mariners from their ordinary charges doth much impede the trade Therefore his Majesty with advice and consent foresaid discharges the taking of Merchants Masters and Mariners oaths in the matter of Customes and to the end that the subject of trade may not be restrained with unnecessary customes therfore his Majesty with consent foresaid declares that all goods and Merchandize imported from forraine places to this kingdome and out paying inward Custome shall be free of all outward Custome according as is used in England and Ireland Like as his Majestie declares that he consented to the Act above written upon this condition that commission and warrant be granted to the Exchequer to establish the Booke of Rates according as the prices of merchandize now rules and his Majesty permitted the option to the Burrowes Whereupon the Burrowes having advised they made choice to be ruled by the Booke of Rates anent the Customes and consented that Commission should be granted to the Exchequer to establish the Booke of Rates according as the prices of Merchandize now rules In respect whereof our Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament ordaine a Commission to be drawne up to the Exchequer to the effect foresaid and extracted thereupon for establishing the Booke of Rates according as the prices of Merchandize now rules And therefore our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament ordaines the Act above mentioned to stand as a law in manner and to the effect before rehearsed ACT LXVII ACT IN FAVOURS OF MINORS ANENT The duties of the lands comprised from them 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord with advice of Estates of Parliament ratifies and approves the Act of Parliament made in August 1621. cap. 6. in so farre as the famine concernes Minors and declares that the true meaning thereof was and is that Minors having right to the legall reversion should be no further obliged than during their minoritie of 21 yeares of age but allanerly for the annuall rent of the summes contained in the comprisings and that they tyne not the right of the superplus of the mailes and duties of the lands so farre as the famine exceeds the said annuall rents induring their said minoritie ACT LXVIII ACT ORDAINING THE COMMISSIONERS For the Thesaurarie 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord Considering that His Majesty was lately pleased to condescend to the humble desire of His Majesties Estates of Parliament to nominate by their advice and approbation His Officers of Estate of whom his Majesties high Thesaurer is one And that His Majesty for the present is not resolved upon the nomination of any particular person to enjoy the said place but hath with advice of the saids Estates taken present course to supply the want of a principall Thesaurer by a Committee Therefore His Majesty with consent
of the saids Estates makes nominates and constitutes John Earle of Loudoun High Chancellour of this Kingdome Archbald Earle of Argyle Lord Campbell and Lorne William Earle of Glencairne Lord Kilmars John Lord Lindesay of Struther and Sir James Carmichael of that ilk Knight Thesaurer Depute his Majesties Commissioners to the effect under-written And gives and grants to them or any three of them the full place and power of His Majesties high Thesaurer Comptroller Collector and Thesaurer of his Majesties new augmentations with all liberties priviledges immunities benefits and emoluments whatsoever pertaining to the said place of high Treasurer Comptroller Collector and Thesaurer of his Majesties new augmentations and that in as ample manner and quality as the famine was in the Persons of any of His Majesties high Thesaurers in any time of before With power to them or any three of them to uplift gather and intromet with all and sundry His Majesties rents revenewes customes imposts casualities commodities dueties and others whatsoever any wayes belonging to his Majesty within this Kingdome or to his Majesties dearest Sonne the Prince and that of all years and termes by-gone and yearely in time comming and with power to them or any three of them with advice of the remanent Commissioners of Exchequer contained in his Majesties Commission under the great Seale and according to the tenour thereof to compone passe and subscribe signators gifts confirmations escheats liferents remissions tutories gifts by forfeiture recognition wards marriages reliefe non-entresses legittimations presentations taks rentals licences dispensations and others dispositions writs and securities whatsoever pertaining to the saids Offices or any of them or to the power and priviledges thereof But prejudice alwayes to the said Sir James Carmichael Thesaurer Depute of his gifts of the office of Thesaurary Depute whole liberties power and priviledges therein contained which are holden as herein exprest but adding or paring to him in the point of receiving and without derogation in any sort to this present act and commission And it is declared that the yearly fees and other casualities due to his Majesties principall Thesaurer and especially the summe of foure thousand pounds scots money shall bee divided equally amongst the saids first foure of the said commissioners by the said Thesaurer Depute who hath right to his owne fee and casualities by vertue of his gifts granted to him thereupon And His Majesty with consent foresaid ordains the Lords of His Majesties Privie Councell Session or Exchequer to grant and direct letters at the instance of the saids Commissioners for answering and obeying them their chalmerlands under receivers and officers of all and sundry of His Majesties rents casualities customes imposts and duties belonging to the said office and that enduring the time of this present Commission which shall endure to the next Parliament ACT LXIX ACT ANENT RESTITUTION OF HORSE And Armes to the Owners out-putters thereof 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraign Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that diverse Souldiers aswell foot as horse who were imployed reiked out sent forth with the Armies and Regiments levied during the time of the late troubles Having at their going forth and outreiking received troup-horses arms ammunition horses and baggage horses from the heritors of lands and others who did reik and send them forth and that the saids Souldiers keepers up and withholders or have put away the saids horses and armes intrusted to them from the owners thereof Therefore Our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament doe hereby grant full power and warrant to the Committee appointed from the Parliament for regulating and setling of the common burdens and debts of the Kingdome and to all other Judges ordinair aswell to Burgh as Land within this Kingdome within whose bounds any such persons dwell or can be found who have keeped or detained either horses or armes That the saids Judges do forthwith upon complaint of the partie owner of the saids horses and armes call the receivers and detainers or out-putters of them before them and to discern and ordain them to deliver the saids horses and armes to the saids owners or the prices of same their receit of them being lawfully proven And with power to the saids judges to do every thing as lawfull and necessair anent the premisses agreeable to Justice and the Lawes of the Country ACT LXX ACT SALVO JURE CUIUSLIBET 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that in the present Parliament there are many particular Acts and Acts of ratifications made in favours of particular persons which may be prejudiciall to parties having intrest and not heard albeit the meaning of the Estates be at this time as it was ever in all preceding Parliaments That by no particular Act or Act of ratification granted to any particular person any other parties should bee hurt or prejudged of their lawfull rights and defences competent to them of the Law For remeed whereof it is statute and ordained that no ratification nor other particular Act whatsoever made in favours of any particular person in this present Parliament be prejudiciall to any other parties rights or defences competent to them of the law But that the saids particular Acts and Acts of Ratification made in favours of particular persons be alwayes understood salvo jure cujusâ—ibet ACT LXXI ACT APPOINTING THE NEXT PARliament to conveen the first Tuesday of June 1644. 17. November 1641. OUR Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament Considering that forsameikle as by the Act of Parliament made in the Session of this present Parliament holden at Edinburgh in June 1640. anent trienniall Parliaments It is statute and ordained that before the closure of every Parliament the day of the next subsequent Parliament shall be condescended upon And because this present Parliament is this day by the assistance of God Almighty and his Majesties great wisedome to be brought to an happy conclusion Therefore his Majestie and Estates foresaids appoint and ordaine the first Tuesday of the moneth of June in Anno 1644. yeares to be the day of meeting and conveening of the next trienniall Parliament But prejudice alwayes to his Majesty to appoint any diets of Parliament betwixt and that day as his Majesty shall think fitting And ordaines all the Members of Parliament to meet and conveene at Edinburgh the said first Tuesday of June 1644. and all other persons interessed without any other or farther warning and premonition to be made for that effect declaring hereby that the publication of this Act with the rest of the Acts of this present Session shall be al 's sufficient for meeting and conveening of the whole Members of Parliament as if all former solemnities were used whereanent his Majesty and Estates hereby dispenses FINIS A TABLE OF THE PRINTED ACTS DONE IN THE SESSION Of the second Parliament of our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES c. Holden at EDINBURGH upon the eleventh day of June 1640. And in what Leafe
and Page the same is to be found 1ACT anent the choosing of Robert Lord Burghly to be President in this Court and Session of Parliament in respect of the absence of the Kings Commissioner pag. 3. 2 Act anent the constitution of the Parliament and all subsequent Parliaments pag. 4. 3 Act anent the choosing of Committees out of each Estate pag. 5. 4 Act anent the ratification of the acts of the assembly pag. 6. 5 Act anent the ratification of the Covenant and of the Assemblies Supplication act of Councell and act of Assembly concerning the Covenant pag. 9. 6 Act Recissorie pag. 20. 7 Act for planting of Kirks unprovided with Ministers through the Patrons default pag. 22. 8 Act anent admission of Ministers to Kirks which belonged to Bishopricks pag. ib. 9 Act discharging the going of Salt-pans and Mils on the Sunday pag. 24. 10 Act discharging Salmond fishing on the Sunday pag. ibid. 11 Act against Papists pag. 25. 12 Act discharging Zule vacance and appointing the Session to sit down the first day of November and rise the last of February and thercafter to sit down the first of June and rise the last of July yearely pag. 26. 13 Act discharging the Munday Market in Edinburgh Jedburgh Drumfreis Brechin and Glasgow pag. 27. 14 Act for taking order with the abuses committed on the Sunday by the confluence of people for hiring of Shearers pag. 28. 15 Act for directing Letters of Horning and Caption by the Lords of Session against excommunicate Prelates and all other excommunicate persons pag. 29. 16 Act anent the large Declaration or Manifesto pag. ibid. 17 Act statutarie appointing Parliaments to be holden once every three yeare pag. 30. 18 Act anent the keepers of the Castles of Edinburgh Striviling and Dumbartane pag. ibid. 19 Act anent the Production of the Registers and Records of Parliament to the first Session of each Parliament pag. 31. 20. Act discharging all Proxies to be admitted in Parliament and that no forraine Noblemen shall have place and voice in Parliament unlesse they have ten thousand marks of land-rent within this Kingdome pag. 32. 21. Act discharging the granting of Protections by the Lords of Councell and Exchequer pag. 33. 22. Act anent the Exchequer declaring the same to be onely Judges to matters concerning the managing of the Kings rents and casualities pag. 34. 23 Act in favours of those who held their lands of Archbishops Bishops or of their chapters pag. 35. 24. Act anent Vassals of erections that they be not subject in double payment nor the Superiours defrauded of their few duties pag. 36. 25. Act appointing all grievances to be given in plaine Parliament pag. 37. 26. Act for suppressing the distinction of spirituall and temporall Lords of Session pag. ibid. 27. Act against liesing-makers of whatsoever qualitie office place or dignity pag. 38. 28. Act anulling all unlawfull and unjust Proclamations made under the pain of treason against the disobeyers pag. 39. 29 Act explaining the preceding Acts of Parliament made against Bands and Conventions amongst the Subjects as also declaring the Bands and Conventions made and keeped since the beginning of the present troubles to be legall and lawfull pag. ibid. 30. Act anent the ward and marriage of these who shall happen to be killed in the defence of the Religion and liberties of Kirk and Kingdome pag. 40. 31 Act ratifying the act of the Lords of Session made for supplying of the absence of the Signet and discharging the transporting thereof or any other Seale in time comming pag. 41. 32. Act discharging all custome of Ammunition brought home to the Lieges to their owne use for defence of Religion and liberties of Kirk and Kingdome pag. 43. 33. Act for the Committees of Estates pag. ibid. 34. Act anent the common reliefe pag. 48. 35. Act ordaining Summonds to be direct and execute against the persons who are culpable of the crimes and faults contained in the Act to compeare before the next Session of Parliament pag. 52. 36. Act in favours of the Kings Vassals of ward-lands recommending their prejudice by the Act anno 1633. to the consideration of the next Parliament and in the meane time while then suspending the force and execution of that Act. pag. 53. 37. Act appointing the fees for the Procuratour the Clerk and Agent for the Kirk pag. 54. 38 Act ordaining the whole Subjects and Lieges of this Kingdome to obey maintain and defend the Conclusions Acts and constitutions of this present Session of Parliament and to subscribe the band appointed for that effect pag. 55. 39. Act declaring the Parliament current and continuing the same while the nineteenth day of November next pag. 59. A TABLE OF THE PRINTED ACTS WHICH WERE DONE IN THIS Session of the Parliament which began the 15. of July 1641. and concluded the 17. of November 1641. With the Acts of continuation of the said Parliament interveening betwixt the last Session thereof holden in June 1640. and the said 15. day of July 1641. 19. November 1640. 1ACT of continuation of the Parliament from the 19. of November 1640. to the 14. of January 1641. 61 14. Januarie 1641. 2 Act of continuation of the Parliament to the 13. of April 1641. 62 13. April 1641. 3 Act continuing the Parliament to the 25. of May 1641. 64 25. May 1641. 4 Act continuing the Parliament to the 15. of Iuly 1641. 65 18. August 1641. 5 Act containing the Oath ordained to be taken by every Member of Parliament before they proceed to any act or determination 67 26. August 1641. 6 Act ratifying the Articles of the Treatie 68 Ultimo Augusti 1641. 7 Act discharging James Bannatines Patent of pearling and wearing thereof 87 1. September 1641. 8 Act discharging unlawfull marriages 88 2 September 1641. 9 Act anent non-covenanting Patrones appointing the right of presentation to their Kirks to pertain to the Presbyterie ibid. 10 Act for freeing of Viccarages provided to Ministers for their stipends of all payment of taxations 89 9 September 1641. 11 Act against suspensions for Ministers stipends duties of Colledges Hospitals and Schooles ibid. 10. September 1641. 12 Act for abolishing the monuments of idolatry 91 13 Act anent non-communicants and excommunicate persons 92 14 Act anent the Bullion 93 16. September 1641. 15 Act anent the election of the Officers of Estate Counsellours and Sessioners 94 Ultimo Septembris 1641. 16 Act anent the nomination and election of the Lord Lowdoun to be Chancellour 95 29 October 1641. 17 Act anent the change of the termes from Whitsunday and Martinmas to Candlemas and Lammas ibid. 11 November 1641. 18 Act anent the charges of the Commissioners for the Barons 96 19 Act anent the charges of the Commissioners for the Sherifdome of Sutherland 98 13. November 1641. 20 Act anent the nomination and election of these Officers of Estate retained in their places 99 21 Act anent the nomination and election of Sir Alexander Gibson younger of Durie to be Clerk Register
195 Ratification to the Marquesse of Hammiltoun of his infeftment of the Baronie of Monkland and patronage of the Kirks of Calder and Monkland 196 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Dunkeld 197 Ratification in favours of James Maxwell and the Laird of Barnes anent the light upon the May. 198 Ratification to the Earle of Dalhoussie of his tak of the teind sheaves of Abbots-hall 199 Ratification in favours of Alexander Gordoun of Earlestoun anent the right of his lands therein specified 200 Ratification to the Earle of Rothes of his pension of ten thousand pound Scots yeerly 201 Ratification to the Chirurgions and Barbers of Edinburgh of their liberties 202 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Pebles 203 Ratification to the L. of Dun of the two taks set to him of the Customes of Montrose 204 Act in favours of the Hat-makers of Edinburgh anent thâ—â—â—bertie of an Overseer or Quarter-master 205 Ratification to John Forbes of Leslie of his decreet against the Laird of Haddo 206 Ratification to the Lord Fraser of his decreet against the Laird of Haddo 207 Ratification of the Sheriff-clerkship of Stirling in favours of John Williamson and Master David Forrester 208 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Aberdene of the gift granted to them of the Kirk of Saint Nicolas teinds and patronage thereof 209 Ratification of the decreet dis-uniting Kirkmabrek and Kirkdail from Anveth 210 Ratification to the Laird of Keir of his tak of the teinds therein specified 211 Ratification to Master William Wardlaw of the gift of chalmerlanrie therein contained 212 Ratification to William Gordoun of Kirkconnell of his right of the lands of Drumconkrie 213 Ratification to the Minister at Donoone of the mortification of twelve hundred marks yeerly 214 Ratification to the Duke of Lennox of his gift and right of the temporalitie of the Bishoprick of Glasgow Baronie and Regalitie thereof 215 Ratification in favours of the Minister of Dornoch of the gift of eight hundred marks yeerly out of the rents of the Bishopricke of Caithnes 216 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Findlater of the Signatour granted to him of the office of Bayliarie of the Baronie of Strathzlay 217 Ratification in favours of the Burgh of Aberdene of their rights and infeftments 218 Ratification of the mortification of 1000. marks to the Minister at Glenluce and 200 marks to the School-master thereat 219 Ratification to John Malcome of the gift of Chalmerlanrie of the Stewartrie of Fife 220 Ratification in favours of Colonell John Leslie of his infeftment of the Myres 221 Act anent the election of the Hospitall of the Baronie of Barhalgardie 222 Ratification in favours of Alexander Maxwel of the lands of Dechmont 223 Ratification to master Hary Chaip of his infeftment of the lands of Ormestoun 224 Ratification in favours of the Towne of Edinburgh of the gift granted to them of the patronage of the Kirks of Halyrudhouse and North Leith 225 Ratification in favours of the Laird of Balfore of his infeftment of the teinds of Kilrinnie and others therein contained 226 Ratification in favours of John Innes of Lenchars of his gift of the bailliarie of Spynie and constabularie of the Castle thereof 227 Ratification to the minister of Dunkell of the Kings gift of a thousand Marks yearely 228 Ratification in favours of James Gordoun of his infeftment of the lands of Seatoun 229 Ratification in favours of the Parochioners of Markinsche of a decreet before the Commissioners for surrenders and teinds 230 Ratification in favours of the L. of Kinhalt of the lands of Drummoir and patronage of Kirkmadine 231 Ratification in favours of the burgh of Rutherglen 232 Ratification to Colonell Hammiltoun of his gift to be generall of the Artillery and gift of pension 233 Ratification to the beidmen of the Magdalene chappell of the mortification to them of an hundred and nine pounds sterling yearly out of the Bishoprick of Dunkell 234 Ratification to the Earle of Tullibardine of his rights and infeftments of the lands therein contained 235 Ratification to Master Alexander Wedderburne of his tak of the customes of Dundie 236 Ratification in favours of Sir William Dik of his right and infeftment of the lands and teinds of the Baronnie of Northbervik 237 Ratification to Sir William Dik of his tak of the viccarage teinds salmond herring and other fish teind betwixt Tyne and Skaitraw 238 Ratification to the L. of Wedderburne of his tak of the teind sheaves of kello c. 239 Ratification of the contract betwixt the Kings Majesty and the Earle Marshall anent the woodset of the Lordship of Deire 240. Act anent the erection of the Kirk of Longsyd 241 Ratification in favours of the laird of Panmure of his infeftment of the Lordship of Briechen and Navar and others therein contained 242 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinnoull of his infeftment of the Baronnie of Duplin with a dissolution 243 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Kinnoull of his infeftment of the Baronnie of Kinfawms 244 Ratification to the Earle of Kinnoull of a tak set by the Kings Majesty to him of the teinds of Consland 245 Ratification in favours of the Earle of Sea-forth of his Baronnie of the Lewes with a dissolution 246 Ratification in favours of James Pierson of his infeftment of the lands of Auchtermeggets 247 Ratification in favours of Sir John Hammiltoun of Orbestoun knight Justice Clerk of the lands of Orbestoun and others therein contained 248 Ratification in favours of William Gray of his infeftment of the Baronnies of Fouls and Forgund and of the patent of honour in favours of William master of Gray his son 249 Commission to the Earle of Montrose and Laird of Panmure of the Justiciarie of the fishings of the waters of North and South-esks 250 Ratification of an Infeftment in favours of the towne of Cromarty 251 Ratification of an Infeftment in favours of the towne of Innernes 252 Ratification of an Infeftment in favours of the towne of Rosmarkie 253 Ratification in favours of the towne of Breichen of their infeftment with a novo damus 254 Ratification in favours of the towne of Lanerk of their infeftment 255 Reference in favours of the Parishioners of Bers to the Commission for plantation of Kirkes 256 Ratification in favours of the Lord Couper of his lands of Cassiltown and Englishtown and others therein contained 257. Act in favours of the burgh of Selkirk anent a Faire to be holden therein yearely on the fourth of July 258 Ratification in favours of Sir James Balfoure of his infeftment of the Baronnie of Kinnaird 259 Ratification in favours of the laird of pluscardine of his infeftment of the lands of pluscardine and others therein contained 260 Ratification of the infeftment of the erection of the Lordship of Cardrose 261 Ratification in favours of Sir William Stewart younger of Gaimtullie of his infeftment of the lands of Strabrand 262 Ratification in favours of the L. of Nidrie