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B00661	Certaine acts particularlie recommended by our most gratious and sacred soveraine to the Estates of Parliament of the Kingdome of Scotland, and by them, after graue and mature advisement and deliberation hartilie imbraced, concluded: and the 20. day of Iune 1609. inacted to stand for perpetuall lawes in all time to come: with most humble thanks to God for so wise & carefull a prince and ruler, and most earnest prayer for His most excellent Majesties long raigne in all prospetitie [sic]..; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1609 (1609)	STC 21892.7; ESTC S95076	13,099	18

fitting proper as well for Lords of Session being the suprem● Iudges in civill actions as for all other inferior Iudges of the like causes as also for the criminall and Ecclesiasticall Iudges and for Advocates Lawyers and all others living by law and practise thereof that so everie one of these people may be knowen and dignosced in their place calling and function and may be accordinglie regarded and respected Attover his Maiestie and estares foresaids considering what slander and contempt hes arisen to the Ecclesiasticall estate of this kingdome by the occasion of the light vndecent apparell vsed by some of that profession and chiefly these having vote in Parliament It is therefore statute that everie Preacher of Gods word shall hereafter weare blacke graue and comelie apparell beseeming men of their estate and profession As likewaies that all Pryors Abbots and Prelates having vote in Parliament and speciallie Bishops shall weare graue and decent apparell agreable to their function and as appertaines to mē of their rank dignity place And because the whole estates humbly thākfully acknowledges that God of his great mercie hes made the people and subiects of this countrie so happy as to haue a King raigne over vs who is most godly wise and religious haring al erroneous and vaine superstition just in governement and of long experience therein knowing better then anie King living what appertaines and is convenient for everie estate in their behaviour and dewtie Therefore it is agreed and consented to by the saids estates that what order so euer his Maiestie in his great wisdome shall thinke fit to prescriue for the apparell of Churchmen agreable to their estate moyen The same being sent in write by his Maiestie to his Clarke of Register shall be a sufficient warrand to him for inferting thereof in the books of Parliament to haue the strength and effect of an act thereof with executorials of horning to be direct thervpon against such persons as within the space of fourtie dayes after the publication or intimation to them of the saide act or charges vsed against them therevpon shall not provide themselues of the apparell to be appointed by his Maiestie for men of their vocation and estate to be vsed and worne by them and their successors at the times and in manner to be expressed in the said Act to be made by his Highnes thereanent Act of skandalous speeches and libels OVr Soverain Lord foreseing that there is nothing so necessare for the perpetuall well quietnes of al his subiects of this monarchy as the furtherance accōplishment of the vniō of his two famous most ancient kingdomes of Scotland England whereof his Maiestie out of his fatherlie care of the peace and happines of his good faithfull people having most instantly earnestly solicited the perfection and by the assistance of the worthiest members of both kingdomes so effectuallie advanced the same as he hopes God willing in his raigne to see the wished end of that great work which in his royal person hes received so miraculous happy a beginning And nevertheles finding therein such malicious lettes as the divell his supposts doe vsually suggest to the hinderance of al iust godlie interprises Speciallie by the false calumnious brutes speeches writes craftily vttered dispersed by some lawles souleles people of this realm aswell in private conferences as in their meettinges at tavernes ailehouses playes by their pasquils libels rymes cockalins comedies such like occasions wherby they slāder maligne revile the people estate country of England and divers his Maiesties honorable Counsellors magistrates worthy subiects of that his Maiesties kingdome the cōtinuance wherof being able to incense the people of England to iust grief miscontentment may not only hinder the intended vnion of all the good subiects of this monarchie but stir vp in them such irreconciliable evil wil as with time might bring forth most dangerous harmeful effects For remeede preventing whereof his Maiesty remembring how straite severe punishment hes by the lawes acts of his most royal progenitors kings of this realme heretofore bene ordained to be inflicted vpon such as should devise or vtter false slanderous speeches writes to make dissentions between the Prince his subiects or raise sedition in the realme and considering that al such purposes writes as may breed disliking betweene the inhabitantes of the saids kingdomes of Scotlād Englād being now al become his Maiesties liege-people equally subiect and equally beloved of his Highnes Tends to most dangerous dissention sedition amongs his subiects Therfore his Maiesty with advise consent of the whole estates of this Parliament statutes and ordaines That who so ever shall hereafter by word or write devise vtter or publish any false slanderous or reprochfull speeches or writes of the estate people or countrie of England or of any Counsellour thereof tending to the remembrance of the ancient grudges borne in time of bypast troubles the occasion whereof is now happilie abolished by the blessed conjunctiō of the saids kingdomes vnder his Maiesties soveraignity obedience or to the hinderance of the wished accomplishment of the perfect vnion of the saids kingdomes or to the slander or reproch of the estate people or countrie of England or dishonor or prejudice of anie Coūsellor of the said king dome wherby hatred may be fostered intertained or misliking raised betweene his Maiesties faithfull subiects of this I le The authors of such seditious slanderous iniurious speeches or writes or dispersers thereof after tryall taine of their offence either before his Maiesties iustice or the Lords of his Highnes privie Counsell shall be severelie punished in their persons and goods by inprisonment banishment fyning or more rigorous corporall paine as the qualitie of the offence shall be found to merite at his Maiesties pleasure And all such as hearing or getting knowledge of anie such speeches or writes shal conceale the same and not reveile them to his Maiesties ordinare officers magistrats or Counsellors wherby the authors and dispersers thereof may be punished shal vnderly the like tryall paine Act anent fugitiue persones of the borders to the in-countrie FOrasmuch as the Kings Maiestie is resolved to purge the middleshires of this I le heretofore called the borders of Scotland England of that barbarous cruelty wickednes incivilitie which by inveterate custom was almost become naturall to many of the inhabitants thereof and to reduce them to the knowledge loue and feare of God reverence of his Maiesties authority obedience of his lawes and dutie to their nighbors For accōplishing of that most royall designe made chose of one to be Commissioner in these bounds whom by manie assured proofes in former imployments of greatest consequence his Maiestie knew to be indued with all qualities necessarie for so weightie a charge who following preciselie the rules of

said Thesaurer Director of the Chancellarie and their deputes will be answerable to his Maiestie vppon the dewtie of their office And likewise our said Soveraine Lord and Estates foresaids Declares that it shall be lawfull to all Lords of Regalities and to all superiors whatsomever within this Kingdome To refuse breeues and preceptes of clare-constat in favors of anie person or persons whose names shall be insert in the said Roll As also to refuse the entrie of Tennents vppon comprysing whose names are insert in the same Roll. Act against Iesuites Seminarie Preefts and resetters of them OVR Soveraine Lord and Estates of this present Parliament Considring the impunitie of Iesuites Seminarie Preests and other papists adversaries to the trew Religion professed in this realme and their resetters in times bygone hes bene the cause as well of their increase as of their insolence in all the parts of this realme And that the same hes proceeded partlie vppon the negligent execution of the Actes of Parliament made against the said Papists Iesuites and Seminarie Preestes and their resetters and partlie vpon some obscuritie of words in the saids acts Therefore our said soveraine Lord and Estates foresaids most willing to haue the saids acts put to dew execution in all points and Papistrie and superstition vtterly suppressed according to the intention of the same Hes ratified approued and confirmed and by the tenor of this present act Ratifies approues confirmes all whatsomever acts of Parliament eyther made in his Highnes minoritie and lesse age or else since his acceptation of the governement in his own person against Iesuites Seminarie Priests Papists sayers hearers of Masse resetters of the saids persons or any of thē decerns and ordaines the same to haue full strength force and effect and to be put to dew execution in all time comming with these explanations after following That the saids acts made against hearers and sayers of masse shal be put to dew execution and be extended to all hearers and sayers of Masse without any exception or restriction As likewaies that all acts made of before against the resetters of the saids persons haue their full force strength and effect and be put to dew execution against the said resetters after lawfull intimation and denunciation be made of the saids persons which denūciation and intimation his Highnes and the estates foresaids declares to be sufficient to cause the saids resetters of the saids Papists Iesuites Seminarie Priests and others conteined in the saids acts Incur the paines therein conteined if the same be made at the head burgh of the shyre where the saids persons remaines and at the mercat crosse of Edinburgh without anie farther intimation to be made thereanent After the which denunciation and Intimation to be made as saide is Our said Soveraine Lord and Estates foresaids Declares that who soever thereafter shall wittinglie willinglie reset anie of the saids persones eyther privatlie or publictlie that the saids resetters shall incur the paines conteined in the saids acts they being lawfullie convict thereof And that the act made in his Highnes first Parliament bearing that none that professe not the trew religion presentlie professed within this realme may be Iudge Procurator or member of court Be extended to all and whatsomever offices without any exception or restriction in all time comming And for the better execution of the saids acts Our said Soveraine Lord and Estates foresaids Commands ordaines all Arch-bishops Bishops and Presbytries to call before them the saids papists Iesuites Seminarie Priests and their resetters everie one within their owne bounds And to take tryall and cognition if they haue contraveened the saids acts or anie part thereof And according as they finde after dewe tryall and probation That they report the same to his Highnes Advocate and secreete counsell To the effect they may be called and conveened before them and punished according to the saids acts in all points Act of the Commissariates and iurisdiction giuen to Arch-bishops Bishops OVr Soverain Lord vnderstanding that in all wel governed republicks the iurisdiction civil ecclesiastick are severall distinct divers iurisdictiōs which oght to be administrat by the persons to whom the same properly belongs and according to his Highnes most loving princely affection borne alwaies to the christian reformed Church within this realme beeing most willing that the said Church should brook and ioise their liberties priviledges fredome and iurisdiction granted vnto them by his Maiestie from whom onlie their temporall iurisdiction doth flow and in that regarde belonging to them as being one of the estates of Parliament most necessare to be maintained for giving of their advise counsell and assistance in all his Maiesties great and weightie affaires Hes with expresse advise and consent of the estates of Parliament restored and redintegrate the Arch bishops and Bishops of this Realme to their former authoritie dignitie prorogatiue priviledges and iurisdictions lawfullie pertaining and shal be known to pertaine to them alwaies flowing from his Maiestie aswell as anie other ordinar iurisdiction doth and speciallie to the iurisdiction of commissariates and administration of iustice by their commissioners and deputies in all spirituall and ecclesiastical causes contraverted betwene any persones dwelling within the bounds diocees of their prelacies and bishopricks with ful power to the saids Arch-bishops Bishops and their successors in all time hereafter to nominate creare sufficient wise discreet and learned men best acquainted with the law and practick of this realme to serue and administrate iustice in the saids places of iudicatorie to constitute clarks and all other vnder-officers so oft as the same shal valk by dimission decease deprivation or otherwaies and to provide others in their places with as great freedome and libertie as anie Arch-bishops or Bishops in this realme formerlie hes done Which commissares to be nominate and create by them shall iudge and decide in all causses belonging to their iudicatorie and wherein the commissares presentlie in office are in vse to decide keeping the same style and forme which is presentlie observed and that manner of proceeding which shall be prescrived and inioyned to them by speciall iniunctiones without anie alteration of the present lawes or introduction of new and vncouth practicks vpon the subiects and lieges and shall haue power of confirmatiō of testaments every one of them within their own boūds the quotes thereof to be payed to the Arc-hbishops Bishops their chamberlaines factors and vnder-receivers appointed by them For the better affectuating whereof his Maiestie and estates of Parliament ordaines letters of horning to be given and granted by the Lords of Session in that same verie sort that the Commissares present hes it for executiō of al their sentences decrets which shall happen to be pronounced by them compelling of persones to enter and confirme the testaments of their defuncts in the very same maner that formerlie hes bene done And