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Act anent presentation of ministers. At Edinburgh, 18. June, 1661
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Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.
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C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ACT Anent Presentation of MINISTERS At Edinburgh 18. June 1661. FOrasmuch as the Kings most excellent Majesty considering how necessar it is for the right and orderly administration of Gods Worship and the exercises of Religion and for keeping of His good Subjects âithin their duties they owe to God to His Majesty to their native Countrey and fellow Subjects especially at this time after so many confusions and distractions both among Church-men and others That more then ordinary care be had in presenting of Ministers to all such Kirks as are or shall be vacand within this Kingdom hath given particular Commission under His great Seal as to all Presentations to all Personages Vicaragâs and other Benefices and Kirks at His Majesties presentation And aâ to all other Benefices and Kirks whereof the presentation belongs to any other Patron or Patrons whatsoever His Majesty with advice and consent of His estates of Parliament statutes and orâains That all Patrons or Persons whatsoever who hath or pretends any right to the Presentatioâs to any Patronages Vicarages or other Benefices of cure Kirks or modified Stipends be carefâll in all time coming that Presentations to these Benefices Kirks or Stipends be granted by theâ to such persons only as shall give sufficient evidence of their Piety Loyalty Literature and peaceâble Disposition And shall in presence of the Patron or his Atturney and of the Sheriff of the Shirâ Stewart of the Stewartrie or heretable Baily or Commissar of the bounds if it be in the Countrey ând of the Magistrates of the Burroughs within the Burgh before the granting and their acceptâng the Presentation take and subscribe the Oath of Alleagiance the said Sheriff Stewart Baily Commissar and Magistrates having first taken the Oath themselves And it is hereby declared That if any person who hath not so taken the Oath of Alleagiance shall be presented by any Patron not only shall the Presentation be void and null of it self but the right of the Patronage as to that vacancy shall belong to the Kings Majesty and the Patrons be repute dis-affected to His Majesties Government and contemners of His Royal Authority And ordains thir presents to be printed and published at the Mercat Crosses that none pretend ignorance A. Primerose Cls. Reg. The OATH of ALLEAGIANCE for testification of my faithfull obedience to my most Gracious and re-doubted Soveraign CHARLES King of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. Affirm testifie and declare by âhis my solemn Oath That I acknowledge my said Soveraign only Supream Governour of this Kingdom over all persons and in all causes and that no Forreign Prince Power State or Person Civil or Ecclesiastick hath any Jurisdiction Power or Superiority over the same and therefore I do utterly renounce and forsake all Forreign Power Jurisâictions and Authorities and shall at my utmost power defend assist and maintain His MAJESTIES Jurisdiction âoresaid against all deadlie and shall never decline His MAJESTIES Power and Jurisdiction as I shall answer to GOD. Edinburgh Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1661.