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A70912	The history of the five wise philosophers: or, The wonderful relation of the life of Jehosaphat son of Avenario King of Berma in India. To which is added, meditations on the seven stations of life, with the three great stepts [sic] to eternal salvation: as faith; to be our guide: hope, to be or comfort; and, charity to hide a multitude of faults. Also, instructions for children to be obedient to their parents. A treatise both pleasant, profitable, and pious, / by H.P. Gent.	H. P., Gent.; Parsons, H.; Peachum, Henry.	1672 (1672)	Wing P946	155,713	206

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

said tenth part as for the burthens hereafter to be imposed And for that effect the valuers to take particular notice of such summes and in case any delay or refuse to send in their saids valuations to the Clerk of the same at Edinburgh betwixt and the saids dayes respective in that case it is declared that the delayers or refusers shall bee esteemed and valued conforme to their retoures or otherwayes as the Committee at Edinburgh shall thinke fit and a proportion layed on accordingly which they shall be holden to pay without any deduction or favour in time comming And such like for in-bringing of the monys conforme to the saids valuations it is appointed that there be collectors chosen in every presbyterie where there are none chosen as yet by the Gentle-men and heritors and that the Commissioners of shires see the same done and cause the saids collectors so to be chosen subscribe bands for doing of their diligence and making payment of the collection to the generall collector and send the same into Edinburgh to him And where the valuations are already brought in and collectors already made it is ordained that the saids collectors shall with all possible diligence send all the money they have to the principall Collector at Edinburgh and shall use all possible diligence for the rest and give in their diligence to the said principall Collector With certification if any lyable in payment of the said tenth part shall not pay to the saids Collectors the summes due by them conforme to the saids valuations the said principall Collector or his deputes shall use all lawfull execution against them where the bands are subscribed and where the bands are not subscribed they shall be repute and used as non-Covenanters And to take away all objections for not paying of the said tenth part it is appointed that every Presbyterie and burgh shall send in their moneys due for the tenth part without deduction of any part of it except what is allowed for pay to their officers before the first of February last and prices of victuall delivered to Commissars for the publick use or by warrant from the Committee And if they have not ready money they shall borrow the same from any person or persons to burgh or land-ward where it may be had upon their owne security And if any person or persons of whatsoever ranke degree or calling shall refuse to lend the same reserving alwayes so much thereof as may reasonably serve his owne private use and his family according to his estate and quality upon the said security It shall bee liesome to them to conveene them before any ordinary Judge or Committee of the shire or Presbytery which being lawfully proved by writ witnesse or oath of party that they have money and refuse to lend the same They shall be holden as opposites to the common cause and the money to bee confiscate the one halfe to the apprehenders and the other to the publick use And because there is a present necessity of moneys by and attour the said tenth part Therefore it is appoynted and ordained That every presbyterie within this kingdome shall lend to the publick use the twentieth part of the rent contained in the valuations and that by and attour the said tenth part upon declaration and Act to bee made by the Committee from the Estates that the same is given and lent by them for the publick businesse to bee repayed together with the annuall rents thereof when a common course is laid downe and prosecute for reliefe of the common burthens to bee ended with all possible diligence And the furthest shirs to returne their bands or money betwixt and the first day of July next Or otherwayes it shall bee liesome to the said Committee from the Estates to find out the money in manner and with certification foresaid and to designe to the havers of the said money any Noble-men Gentlemen Burgesses or substantious wealthy men within each presbytery one or moe who shall be oblisht to give band or security to the saids lenners for repayment thereof and annuall rents for the same in the ordinary forme the summe not exceeding the said proportion of the said twentieth part of the valuation of the said presbytery For reliefe of the which persons one or moe who shall give band or security foresaid the whole heritors of the said presbytery as well to burgh as landward shall be bound conforme to the proportion of their rents and dueties and for that effect shall have action of reliefe against them in case of distresses And such like it is declared That all the Bands Contracts and other oblishments for summes of money already borrowed for the publick use shall be relieved and payed by all the heritors within this Kingdome as well to Burgh as land-ward conforme to the valuations proportionally And that these who have subscribed the saids bands contracts and other oblishments foresaids shall have their reliefe of the whole Shires and Burghs conforme to the severall proportions as well these who have subscribed as these who have not subscribed the saids bands and other foresaids And where the valuers and collectors chosen or to bee chosen refuse to go on and perfect the saids valuations or collect the tenth part in manner above specified in that case they or any of them shall bee holden and repute as enemies to the common cause without prejudice alwayes in case after their sayd refusall to the heritors and magistrates to doe any of the other two alternatives and in case the sayd Heritors or Magistrates delay after the saids dayes respective the foresayd certification to be valide against them in manner foresaid And it is hereby declared that if any person or persons within or without Burgh shall upon their oathes declare to the saids Valuers or Auditours that they pay annuall rent to strangers dwelling without this Kingdome of whom they cannot have the retention of the proportionall part of the contribution due out of the said annuall rent in that case the saids valuers or auditours shall defaulk proportionally to the saids person or persons contribution of their trade craft rent and estate as they shall finde agreeable to equity and reason And such like it is hereby declared that this present Act nor no clause therein shall bee any ground of Suspension to any debtour for retention of the principall summes adebted by him and by-run annuall rents But that every creditour may sute crave and charge for the same after the day of payment as accords of the law As also it is statute and ordained that these debtors who shall not pay their annuall rents termly at least within six moneths after each terme of payment of the said annuall rent shall have no retention of the said proportionall part of the said contribution And such like it is hereby declared that this present manner of stenting for the said collection and contribution shall no wayes prejudge any person whatsoever in succeeding

power commission to the persons after following viz. Iohn Lord Lowdoun Chancellour Archbald Earle of Argyle Alexander Earle of Eglintoun Iohn Earl of Cassils William Earle of Glencairn Iohn Earle of Lauderdail William Earle of Lothian David Earle of Southesk Iames Earle of Findlater Iohn Lord Lindesay Iohn Lord Sinclair John Lord Balmerino Robert Lord Burghly George Lord Forrester Sir George Dundas of that ilk Sir Iohn Wauchope of Nidrie Sir David Home of Wedderburn Sir William Forbes of Craigievare Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Balymayn Sir William Cunyngham of Caprintoun William Rig of Ethernie Sir Duncan Campbel of Auchinbrek Sir Alexander Erskene of Dun Sir Charles Erskene of Bandeth Sir Robert Innes of that ilk Alexander Gordoun of Earlstoun Sir Robert Griersone of Lag Master George Douglas of Bonjedburgh Iohn Binnie for Edinburgh Thomas Durham for Pearth Patrik Leslie for Aberdene George Bell for Linlithgow James Sword for Saint Andrews Patrik Bell for Glasgow John Kennedy for Air John Semple for Dumbartan William Glandoning for Kirkcudbright Iames Scot for Montrose Master Robert Barclay for Irving Iames Anderson for Couper George Gardine for Bruntiland Master Alexander Douglas for Bamff Robert Earle of Roxburgh Lord Privie-Seal Sir Alexander Gibson younger of Durie clerk Register Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall Advocate Sir James Carmichael Thesaurer Depute Sir John Hamiltoun Justice clerk Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer Sir Thomas Hope of Kers and Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie three of the Senatours of the Colledge of Justice To meet and conveene at Halyrude-house or Edinburgh or such other places as shall be appointed by them at such times and dyets as they shall appoint And to value and cause value whatsoever teinds great or small Personage or Viccarage of whatsoever Lands and others within this Kingdome liable to the payment of teinds of whatsoever nature and quality the famine be of which are yet unvalued Providing the Ministers serving the cure who doe lead tithes be secured of good and thankfull payment of so much victuall or money answerable to the worth of the saids tithes as the tithes shall be valued to And al 's to receive the reports from the Sub-commissioners appointed within ilk Presbyterie of the valuations of whatsoever teinds of lands and others lyable to teind as said is led and deduced before them according to the tenor of the Sub-commissions direct to that effect And to allow or disallow the famine according as the same shall bee found agreeable or disagreeable from the tenor of their Sub-commissions And for the better expeding and advancing of the saids valuations with power to appoynt Committees or Sub-committees of their owne number to receive the reports of the saids valuations made or to bee made and to receive admit and examine witnesses And to take parties oath with their depositions where the same is referred to oath and to give such farther power to the saids Committees or Sub-committees of their owne number as they shall think fit for the good of the work and speedy finishing of the same And siclike with power to them if need bee to appoynt Sub-commissioners who are not of their owne number within any Parochine or Presbyterie of the Countrey for leading and deducing of the saids valuations and to receive the reports thereof allow or disallow of the samine And generally with power to them to set downe whatsoever other order or course which shall be thought fit and expedient for dispatch of the faids valuations rectifiying thereof and for finall closing of the same And siclike with power to the saids Commissioners or any fifteene of them there being foure thereof for every Estate after closing and allowance of the valuations of ilke Kirke and Parish or at least the exact diligence of the Ministers done to that effect to appoynt modifie and set downe a constant and locall stipend and maintenance to ilke Minister his present stipend being allowed in the first end thereof to bee payed out of the teinds thereof And to grant augmentations to ilke Ministers of other Kirks nor Bishops Kirkes who got not the benefit of the former Commission and have not the full quantity of eight chalders victuall or eight hundred markes according to the tenor of the Acts of Parliament made in anno 1633. wherein that is found to bee the lowest proportion for the maintenance of the Ministers except such particular Kirkes occurre wherein there shall bee just reasonable and expedient causes to goe beneath the said quantity which is hereby also referred to the conscionable consideration of the Commissioners before exprest And to grant augmentations to Ministers of Kirkes which were provided by the former Commission but to a lesse quantity nor eight chalders victuall or eight hundred markes in the cases after following allanerly viz. where the teinds in whole or in part are fewed with the lands cum decimis inclusis whereby the Ministers were debarred of the full quantity foresaid or where the valuations already led the time of the provision of these Kirkes shall happen to bee reduced as unjustly valued or where it can be proved by writ or oath of party that the lesse quantity foresaid proceeded from pactions betwixt the Titular and the Ministers or Titular and Parochiners in prejudice of the Ministers Successors or where the honest Incumbents for the time were impeded by the Prelates for their never practising conformity to obtaine the full quantity in the former Commission albeit there was sufficiency of teinds within the Paroch In the which cases or any of them it is hereby declared that the Ministers provided by the former Commission shall bee supplied to the full quantity foresaid Like as hereby it is declared that all Bishops Kirkes whether or not provided at all or provided by the former Commission but beneath the quantity foresaid shall bee supplied to the full quantity of eight chalders victuall or eight hundred marks out of the tithes of their owne Parish and where the same cannot bee had then out of the teinds of the other Kirkes of that Bishoprick And that all Kirks that had greater quantity of stipend before the restitution of Bishops nor they now have except they have beene diminished by just valuations shall bee supplied and brought to the same quantity whereof they were in possession before the said restitution to bee payed out of their owne Paroch and where it is in-lacking to bee payed out of the tithes of the Bishops Kirkes For the which effect the Kings Majesty and Estates of Parliament grants power to the Commissioners foresaid or any Quorum of them and al 's gives power to the saids Commissioners to dis-joyne too large and spacious Kirks and plant them severally and to cause build and erect new Kirks and appoynt competent provisions for the Ministers to change Kirks incommodiously situate to a more commodious part of the Paroche to dis-joyne and dismember such parts and portions of parochins lying contigue and whereof ane part is farre

borne and bred within this Kingdome known and esteemed to be of the qualitie foresaid without exception and who before their entrie and admission to whatsoever charge place or service within the said Castles or any of them either as Captaines Constables Commanders Souldiers or Servants within the same shall be bound and oblisht by a solemne oath to be given and made by them and every one of them to make faith that they shall faithfully employ whatsoever power charge or service committed or that shall be committed to them within the saids Castles or any of them so far as they can or in them lyes to the Kings Majesties honour and safetie to the peace safetie good and prosperitie of this Kingdome and common-wealth and to the preservation and advancement of the true reformed Religion therein presently established and professed as they will answere to God Like as incase it shall happen any of the persons foresaids to doe or attempt any thing contrarie to the premisses or any part thereof It is statute and declared that they shall be punished with all rigour as Traitours and common enemies to the King and Countrey And farther That the Captaines and Commanders of the saids Castles shall be chosen by his Majestie from time to time by advice of the Estates of Parliament and that such as shall happen to be placed therein betwixt Parliaments shall be first tryed and found by his Majesties Councell to be of the qualitie above-exprest and shall have the charge thereof only to the next ensuing Parliament by the which they shall of new be tryed and allowed or otherwise his Majestie shall place others therein by the advice of the Estates as said is Alwayes without prejudice of the Earle of Mar his heritable right of the keeping of the Castle of Striviling ACT XIX ANENT PRODUCTION OF THE REGIsters and Records of Parliament to the first Session of each Parliament THe Estates of Parliament now presently conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Considering that for the better clearing and resolving of all doubts and difficulties which may arise in Parliaments anent such matters as shall be brought in before them It is very necessar that they have inspection of the Books Registers and Records of Parliaments as they shall have occasion to make use thereof Have statute and ordained that in all times comming the Clerke of Register and his Deputes and such others who for the time shall happen to have the charge keeping or power of any of the saids Registers or Records shall be holden to exhibite and produce the same as they shall be required by the Estates in time of Parliament that they may have the use and inspection thereof upon all occasions as they shall thinke expedient for clearing of whatsoever difficulties And siclike that the Clerk of Register or some having power from him and intrusted with the keeping of the Registers shall be present at all times and shall be ready to give extracts to the Lieges in their particular affaires upon their reasonable charges and expenses and both these under the paine of deprivation of the party contraveening any of the saids members of the Acts or to be otherwayes more mildely or severely punished as the Parliament shall finde the fault to demerit ACT XX. DISCHARGING ALL PROXIES TO BE Admitted in Parliament and that no forraine Noble-man shall have place and voice in Parliament unlesse they have ten thousand merkes of land rent within the Kingdome THe Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Considering how farre the dignity honour and authoritie of the high and supreme Court of Parliament which is the great Councel of this Kingdom hath been and is yet likely to be farther diminished weakened by two reasons one is the giving of power of voicing and reasoning to Proxies and Procurators in absence of such as are al 's much tyed to give their personall judgement as their personall presence and hath all these honours riding sitting reasoning and voicing in Parliament only onferred on them and their Successours personally so that it is as absurd that they should give power to any to reason or voice for them as to give any power to ride and to sit in their place of honour and dignitie And it might tend to the weakning and utter overthrow of Parliaments For thus the absence of the most part of the best qualified and experienced might be supplied by Proxies granted to a few and of lesse abilities The other is the granting to strangers having titles of honour conferred on them without any other interest in this Kingdome power of sitting riding reasoning consulting and voicing in this Court of Parliament whereas none should be members of this Court but such as have enterest by Birth Bloud or Inheritance within this Kingdom and so may be sensible of the prejudice or advantage following the lawes and constitutions thereof Therefore the saids Estates statutes ordains that hereafter all Noblemen viz. Dukes Marquesses Earles Vicounts and Lords shall give their personal presence in all Parliaments so being personally present reason and advise voice and no wayes by proxies or procurators but dischargeth any such procurator and commissions in all time comming and that no persons shal hereafter have any place or voice in Parliament as said is but such Noblemen before specified and Commissioners from Shyres and Burrows as have enterest either by Birth Bloud or by Inheritance within this Kingdome and that proportional to the honor and dignity they carry which in the least proportion for every Nobleman must be ten thousand marks by yeare of land rent And that notwithstanding any gifts or patents granted or to be granted to any person whatsoever Such-like the estates foresaid casses and annulls all acts and constitutions any wayes derogatory to this present Act or any part thereof ACT XXI ACT DISCHARGING THE GRANTING Of Protections by the Lords of Councell and Exchequer FOrsameekle as the Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Considering the great prejudice and hurt sustained by his Majesties Highnesse lieges by the frequent granting of Protections and Supersederes and remembring herewithall that his Highnesse Umwhile dearest Father of worthie memorie by the 47. Act of his eleventh Parliament anno 1587. intituled All Supersederes as contrair to the furtherance of justice are forbidden Of the which Act the tenour followeth Forsameekle as our Soveraign Lord and the Estates of this present Parliament understanding great contempt to be done to his Highnesse Lawes and great hurt to his lieges by passing of Licences and Supersederes which daily uses to be granted to such as either by themselves or other friends have credit of his Majesty they being at his Highnes Horne either for causes of Treason or not satisfying of their debts to their creditours for not obtempering decreets and charges Therefore our Soveraigne Lord with advice foresaid statutes and ordaines that no such Licences and Supersederes be granted

in any time comming And in case any happens to be purchased declares the same to be null of the Law and not admissable by any Judge nor effectuall to the purchaser in any wayes And ordaines all Judges within this Realme to proceed and doe justice to all parties suchlike and in the same manner as if the saids Supersederes had never been purchased nor produced And also by the 13. Act of his 23. Parliament in anno 1621 intituled Anent the discharging of Protections Of the which Act also the tenour followes Our Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament understanding that there may sundry Protections be sought by bankrupts and others who are adebted in great summes of money whereby the execution due unto the creditours by the Lawes of the Countrey against the debter may bee frustrate to the great damage of the creditour FOR REMEED whereof it is statute and ordained that hereafter the Lords of Session shall grant no Protection from any execution due and competent against any man of the Law And declares that if any shall bee hereafter granted the granter of the same shall be subject and lyable of the Law for the summe from the which hee hath granted Protection And the saids Estates of Parliament foresaid being carefull that the prejudices and evills incurred and sustained by his Highnesse Lieges by the granting of the saids Protections be helped and remeeded Have therefore renewed ratified and approven and by these presents renewes ratifies and approves the foresaids two particular Acts of Parliament above mentioned in the whole heads and clauses thereof before rehearsed conforme to the tenour of the samine which are insert hereintill ad longum ut supra And ordaines the saids Acts and every one of them to have the strength of a Law with full force and execution conform to the tenour thereof in all time comming with this addition That the certification of the foresaid last Act made in anno 1621. against the Lords of Session shall also be extended against the Lords of Secret Councell and Exchequer AND THEREFORE of Estates of this present Parliament statutes and ordaines that hereafter the Lords of Privie Councell Session or Exchequer shall grant no protection from any Execution due and competent against any man of the Law and declares that if any shall be hereafter granted the granter of the same shall bee subject and lyable of the Law to the Creditor for the summe from the which he hath granted protection And ordaines all Sheriffes Stewarts Bailiffs of Regalities Provests and Bailiffs of Burrows and other Officiars of Justice in all time comming to proceed in discharge of their duty and execution of the command of our Soveraign Lords Letters notwithstanding of any Protection or Supersedere ACT XXII ACT ANENT THE EXCHEQUER DECLARING The famine to be onely Judges to matters concerning the managing of the Kings Rents and Casualities THe Estates of Parliament now presently conveened by his Majesties speciall authority for the explanation of the 18. Act of the late Parliament holden at Edinburgh in the moneth of June 1633. year intituled Anent the Exchequer Finds declares statutes and ordaines that the validity or invalidity of Infeftments of his Highnesse property or of any other Infeftments may not be discust nor decided in Exchequer neither by way of Action Exception or Reply but that the discussing and decision thereof is onely proper to the Lords of Session It is added that the Exchequer are onely Judges to matters concerning the managing of the Kings Rents and Casualities ACT XXIII IN FAVOURS OF THESE WHO HELD their lands of Arch-bishops Bishops or of their Chapters THe Estates of Parliament presently conveened by his Majesties special Authority considering that the Offices of Arch-bishops Bishops Archdeanes Deanes and others the members of their Chapters are now abolished out of this Kirke and Kingdome And herewith also taking to their consideration that there is sundrie Noble-men Gentle-men and others within this Realme who held their lands of the saids Archbishops Bishops Archdeanes Deanes and others members of Chapters who are now abolished forth of this Kirke and Kingdome as said is for payment of certaine yearely few dueties and fulfilling of certain clauses irritant and performing of other conditions contained in their Infeftments Takes and Rights And who not knowing to whom they shall now pay their saids dueties and fulfill the other conditions of their Infeftments and Rights may be prejudged by incurring of the failȝie and danger of the clause irritant of their saids Rights for not payment of their few and other dueties therein specified And by the incurring of the certification contained in the Acts of Parliament set downe anent the payment by Vassels of their few dueties to their Superiours The saids Estates for remeed hereof and for eschewing of the prejudice and danger that may come hereby Findes and declares that these Noble-men Gentle-men and others who by their Infeftments Takes and Rights are adebted in payment of few and Take dueties or oblisht in fulfilling of any other conditions to the saids Archbishops Bishops Archdeanes Deanes or other beneficed persons members of their Chapters now abolished as said is are not and shall not be in mora for not payment of their saids dueties and not fulfilling of the other conditions of their Rights And that the clause irritant of their Infestments Takes and other Rights shall not runne against them Nor yet the certification of the saids Acts of Parliament militat against them for not payment of their saids dueties and not fulfilling of the other clause of the Rights during the intervall of time betwixt the first day of April 1638. yeares and sensyne and in time coming while order be taken by the Estates of Parliament anent the way and manner of payment of the foresaids few and other dueties for the sayds Noble-men Gentlemen and others foresaids their security for the payment thereof and while the same order so to be taken by the Estates hereanent be publickly notified to all the Lieges notwithstanding of any clause irritant contained in the foresaids Infeftments and Rights And notwithstanding of the certification of the Acts of Parliament set downe against these who payes not their few dueties to their Superiours ACT XXIIII ANENT VASSALS OF ERECTIONS THAT They be not subject in double payment nor the superiours defrauded of their few dueties THE Estates of Parliament conveened by his Majesties speciall Authoritie Considering that whereas by the generall surrender of Kirke lands and erections made by the Superiours and Titulars thereof in favours of the Kings Majestie It is specially provided that the saids Superiours and Titulars notwithstanding their surrender foresaid shall have right to the Few-fermes and duties of the Vassals and Fewars of the said Kirk lands and erections till the Kings Majesty make paiment to them of the prices of the said Few-firmes and duties modified by the Lords and others of the Commission for surrenders and teinds And siclike the Fewars