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A11651	Acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign Charles, by the grace of God King of Great Britane, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. Holden by himself, present in person, with his three estates, at Edinburgh, upon the 28 day of June, 1633.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Hay, John, Sir, 1578-1654.	1650 (1650)	STC 21902.5; Wing S1168A; ESTC S122278	68,062	76

the Kingdome being willing to buy his owne teind from the titulars having power to sell the same shall be obliged to buy the teinds of his owne lands except so much as shall be locally assigned to the Minister serving the cure of the kirke for his maintenance and to pay the prices foresaid betwixt and the terme of Martinmasse in the yeare of God 1635 yeares where the valuation of the teinds is made and approved before the date hereof and where the same is not yet valued and approved within the space of two yeares after the same be valued and approved by the Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie and Estates to that effect after the expiring of the which time his Majestie and Estates declare that the said titulars shall not be compelled to sell the same except they doe it of their own good will and consent with this declaration alwayes that incase the impediment of not selling induring the space foresaid flow from the titular by reason of his minority or other inhabilitie in that case the heritor who offereth himselfe ready to buy his own teind within the space foresaid shall have place so soone as the impediment is removed to buy his teinds notwithstanding of the expiring of the yeares and spaces above-expressed And it is declared that if the heritor be minor and his Tutors neglect the buying of his teinds within the space foresaid the minor shall have action against his Tutors pro Damno interesse but not action to compell the titular after the expiring of the space foresaid for selling of the said teinds And where the said teinds are coft by the heritors as said is finde that the heritor shall bee obliged to give to the life-renter of the said lands having right thereto by contract of marriage life-life-rent infeftment conjunct-conjunct-fee or reservation forth of the infeftment of fee the leading of the teinds of their said life-life-rent lands for payment of the rate of the teind of the same And sicklike finds that in all cases where teinds are not coft that the heritors or life-renters of lands who have the leading of their owne teinds by themselves their tennants and others in their name shall be obliged to pay to the titulars of teinds the yearely rate thereof according to the valuation of the same made or to be made and to give securitie thereof according to the order set downe and prescribed by the Commissioners of surrenders and teinds or to be set downe by the Commissioners appointed or to be appointed by his Majestie with consent of the Estates of this present Parliament deducing so much thereof as shall be assigned to the Minister for his maintenance It is alwayes declared that whether the said teinds be sold or not his Majestie shall have his annuitie forth of the same according to the tenor of the act of annuitie And because sundrie questions may arise both anent the valuation of teinds and price of the same in divers parts of the countrey and anent the securities to be made by the titulars to the heritors who buy their teinds and by the heritors to the titulars of the price to be payed for the same where the teinds are coft or for payment of the rate of teind where the same is not coft And sicklike anent the provision of the Kirkes with competent maintenance and for division of the price of teinds betwixt the heritors and life-renters and rectifying of valuations already led to the enorme hurt and prejudice of these having interest Therefore his Majestie and Estates have referred and refer the determination of the said particulars and all others concerning the teinds to the Commissioners appointed by his Majestie and Estates in this present Parliament It is alwayes declared that this present act shall be no farther obligator against whatsoever Archbishops Bishops Parsons Vicars and other beneficed persons being Ministers nor their successors but according to the provisions conditions expressed in the submission made by the Bishops to his Majestie which is of the date the day of 1628 yeares and registrate in the bookes of commission of surrenders and teinds upon the thirteenth day of July 1631 yeares Which provisions and conditions are holden as expressed herein And also it is declared that the Vicarages of each Kirke being a severall benefice and title from the parsonage shall be severally valued to the effect the titulars or Ministers serving the cure who have right to the said Vicarages be not frustrate of the true worth of the said Vicarages ACT XVIII ANENT THE EXCHEQUER OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD And Estates of this present Parliament ratifie and approve that head and clause of Parliament made upon the twentie two day of May 1584 Whereby his Majesties umwhile Father of eternall memorie with consent of the Estates hath appointed and ordained that all causes concerning his Majesties property whether the same be suspensions letters conforme breaking of arrestment deforcement of Officers in the premisses or any thing depending thereupon shall be discussed before his Majesties Exchequer in the Exchequer-house And sicklike his Majestie with consent of the Estates statutes and ordaines that the Lords of Exchequer appointed or to be appointed by his Majestie shall have undoubted power warrant and authoritie to sit cognosce and decide in all the foresaid causes concerning his Majesties propertie and others depending thereupon And also in all causes concerning his Majesties annuitie forth of the teinds and ordaines them to sit at all convenient times for passing discussing of suspensions and for deciding of all other actions concerning the said propertie and annuitie of teinds And to direct letters of horning and poynding and other execution necessary upon the decretes pronounced by them of or concerning the premisses and the horning to passe upon a simple charge of ten dayes upon this side of the water of Dee And upon twenty dayes by north Dee alennerly at the discretion of the said Lords of Exchequer ACT XIX COMMISSION FOR VALUATION OF Teinds not valued rectifying the valuations of the same already made and other particulars therein contained FOR SO MUCH As our Soveraigne Lord immediately after his happy attaining to the Crown of this his ancient and native Kingdome did out of his Royall and Fatherly care to the publique good thereof give forth his Royall declaration anent the reforming of the abuses used in leading of teinds and for provision and maintenance of Kirkes and other pious uses forth of the said teinds And also for restoring the Crowne to the superiorities of whatsoever benefices and temporalities thereof erected in temporall livings and against other prejudices and detriments done to the Crowne mentioned in the said declaration And albeit his Majestie hath beene still urging and following the performance of the particulars foresaid these five yeares bygone or thereabout by commissions direct by his Majestie under his great Seal to that effect wherein there hath beene good progresse made yet the same could not take

Majesties Patrimony and rent ITEM His Majestie revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all Infeftments alienations dispositions with all takes assedations and any other sort of conveyances whatsoever made by his Majestie or his Majesties dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors Kings of Scotland against the lawes of the kingdome to whatsoever persons of his Majesties Castles and Houses or Places and Roomes whereupon the said Castles and houses were situat although now demolished by injurie done to his Majestie and the said Crowne And sicklike all infeftments alienations and dispositions and all other sort of conveyances whatsoever of any of his Majesties medowes woods and parks with all takes assedations and other dispositions thereof made by his Majestie or his predecessors foresaid against the lawes of the kingdome The same being so found and tryed ITEM His Majestie revokes retreats and rescinds all and sundrie Infeftments alienations gifts dispositions or any other conveyances whatsoever made by his Majesties said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties predecessors kings of Scotland induring their minoritie and lesse age and not thereafter confirmed in their majoritie to whatsoever person or persons in few-ferme or life-rent of all lands and annual-rents which be come in their hands as propertie by right of the crowne through bastardrie or being last heire by recognition or forfaulture or otherwise with all confirmations if any be granted in Parliament thereupon providing that presentation to tennandries fallen by occasion foresaid shall in no wayes come under this present Revocation because the same being casualities could not remaine in his Majestie or his said predecessors hands in prejudice of the Superior of the said tennandries but of necessitie it behoved them to present heritable Tenants to the said Superiours ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls all new Infeftments confirmations and other conveyances whatsoever given by his Majesties said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors kings of Scotland to whatsoever person or persons of any lands baronies Lordships or other heritages whatsomever To be holden in blensh ferme which were holden of his Majestie or his Predecessors of before by service of ward and relief And that in so farre as the same is or may be found and verified to have been granted against the lawes and Acts of Parliament of the Kingdome without prejudice alwayes to the heritable possessers incase of reduction of their changed renors to brooke and hold their said lands heritable as they were holden before the alteration of the said holding ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all Regalities and gifts of Regalities and all confirmations and ratifications of the said gifts and regalities made given or granted or consented to by his Majestie or his said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors Kings of Scotland against the Acts and statutes that no Regalities should be given in heritage without advice and deliberation of the whole Parliament together with all charters infeftments confirmations gifts de novo damus and other rights whatsomever made by his Majestie or his Predecessors above-named of whatsomever heritable offices against the lawes and Acts of Parliament of the Kingdome ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all new creation of lands baronies and annexations and unions of divers lands in free which are made by his Majesty or his said umwhile dearest Father or any other of his Majesties predecessors Kings of Scotland in prejudice of their due service owing of before Together with all discharges given of the said service and sutes of court due of old and that in so farre as the same is or may be found to be unlawfully made or against the lawes of the Kingdome ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats rescinds all new Infeftments made and given by his Majestie or his said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors Kings of Scotland of Creation of Baronies and Lordships annext to the Crowne foresaid in favour of whatsomever person in so farre as the same is or many be verified to have been made and granted unlawfullie and against the Lawes of the Kingdome ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all Infeftments gifts and disposions whatsomever set given and granted by his Majestie or his said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors Kings of Scotland to whatsomever person or persons in fee few-ferme or life-life-rent of whatsomever Hospitals Masondieus lands or rents appertaining thereto in hurt or prejudice of consciences and against the lawes and acts of Parliament of the kingdome to the end that the said Hospitalls may be reduced to the first institution for upholding of the poor so farre as may be done by the lawes of the Kingdome Providing alwayes that the rents of the Trinitie Colledge beside the Burgh of Edinburgh and other rents assigned to the Hospitall and colledge erected by the Provest Baysiffes and Councell of the Burgh of Edinburgh be no wayes comprehended under this present Revocation ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all and whatsoever gifts pensions gifts of sees wages liveries and dispositions out of his Majesties casualities and coffers given by his Majestie or by any of his Majesties noble Progenitors except such as shall be of new granted by his Majestie again together with all Presentations to offices and places which by the laws of the Realme fall under his Majesties Revocation excepting alwayes the presentations fees and pensions given to the ordinary officers of the Crown after specified their Deputes and Clerks and to the other persons after mentioned which are declared no wayes to fall within this present Revocation They are to say The fees and pensions given and assigned to the Thesaurer Comptroller and Collector principall and to his Majesties depute Thesaurer and to their Deputes and Clerks to the Secretary principall and his Deputes To the Clerk of Registery to his Majesties Advocate and the Justice Iustice Clerke and their Deputes and to the Master of Requests and to the proctor for the poore director of the Chancellarie and dictator of the Rolls And also declares the pensions and others underwritten no wayes to fall under his Majesties Revocation viz. The pension of the Duke of Lennox his umwhile Father or Uncle The pension to the Earle of Morton with the tak and assedation of Orknay and Zetland The pension to sir Robert Ker of Ancrum the pension to M. Iohn Sandelands the pension to Sir Iames Lockhart the pension to sir Iames Levingston the pension to sir William Balfour the pension to Halbart Maxwell the pension to sir Iames Carmichaell the pension to sir Iames Ramsay and the pension to sir Iohn Murray of Revilrige which his Majestie and Estates declare shall stand in effect notwithstanding of this present Revocation ITEM His Majestie

impoverishing a number of the said Fermerers labourers and tenants and bringing of them to utter wrack and ruine whereas of reason they should be altogether free from payment of any taxations And the same should be payed by such as have free rents lands and goods of their owne FOR REMEDIE whereof it is staturte and ordained that no persons whatsoever exact or compell his tenants or fermerers removeable who payes ferme and other deare duties for the lands occupied by them to pay any part of this present Taxation or to seek reliefe at their hands of the same And if the same be found done by any persons that they shall be called and conveened therefore before his Majesties Justice and his Deputies or before his Majesties Councell as violent and masterfull oppressors of his Majesties subjects and punished therefore according to Justice AND FURTHER the said Estates beside the ordinarie taxation above-written have for the space of six years next and immediately following the terme of Martinmasse 1634. years freely and voluntarily granted to his Majestie a yearly extraordinary taxation of the sixteenth pennie of all annuall rents which any person or persons within this Kingdome half freely due and payable unto them yearly and termly their own annuall rents wherein they are adebted to others being first deduced The first termes payment thereof shall be and beginne at the said Feast and terme of Martinmasse 1634. yeares and so forth yearly and termely at Martinmasse and Whitsunday untill the said six yeares and twelve termes payment thereof be fully and completely out-run AND whereas his Majestie and Estates have by act of Parliament authorised all and sundrie heretable Sheriffs Stewarts Bayliffs and Bayliffs of regalities and their Deputes and the Provests and Bayliffs of free burrowes within the bounds of their jurisdictions as likewise the Clerks within the jurisdictions where these offices are not heretable which Clerks have their offices ad vitam To collect the said extraordinarie taxation and to make payment thereof to the Collector generall of the some taxation THEREFORE and for inbringing of the said extraordinarie taxation Ordains letters to be direct charging all and sundrie the said heretable Sheriffs Stewards bayliffs bayliffs of regalities and their Deputes and Clerks and the said Provests and bayliffs of free burrowes and their Clerks as likewise the Clerks within the jurisdictions where these offices are not heretable that they and every one of them by North the water of Dee within the space of fifteen dayes after every terme of Martinmasse and Whitsunday and that they and every one of them by South the water of Dee within the space of ten daies after every terme of Martinmasse and Whitsunday deliver to his Majesties said Collector generall a true and just accompt and inventar of the whole summes of money due to be payed by any person within the bounds of their jurisdiction for his part of the said extraordinary taxation And that they give up the same compt inventar upon their oath solemnly sworne that the same is just and true And to make payment to his Majesties said Collector generall or to his Deputes in his name having his power to receive the same of the whole moneys due to be payed to his Majestie conforme to the said compt and inventar within twentie dayes after each terme under the paine of rebellion And in case the said Sheriffs Stewarts Bayliffs Bayliffs of regalities their Deputes and Clerks failye c. To denounce and escheat c. FOR WHOSE RELIEFE that letters be direct charging all and sundrie the said annuall renters to make payment to the said Sheriffs Stewards Bayliffs Bayliffs of regalities their Deputes and Clerks Provests and Bayliffs of free burrowes of the said sixteenth pennie of all annuall-rents freely due and payable to them within twentie daies next after the charge under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce c. And if neede bee That the said Sheriffs Stewards Bayliffes of Regalities Clerkes Provests and Bayliffs of free burrowes poynd and distrenyie therefore as they shall thinke most expedient AND His MAIESTIE and the said Estates ordaine the Lords of Session to bee onely Judges to all suspensions to bee craved and suted by any of our soveraigne Lords Lieges touching the said taxations Which suspensions the said Estates finde may be granted upon lawfull and equitable reasons to bee considered by them And discharge all other Judges within this Kingdome of granting of any suspensions thereanent With power to the said Lords To delegate five at the least of their ordinary number as they shall think expedient To sit cognosce and decide the said suspensions in time of vacance if neede be And sicklyke to depute Commissioners for trying and judging of concealements with als ample and full power to be given to them as the said Lords of Session by vertue of this present Act have ACT III. ANENT HIS MAJESTIES ROYALL Prerogative and Apparell of Kirkmen OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD With advice consent and assent of the whole estates acknowledging his Majesties Soveraigne Authoritie Princely Power royall Prerogative and Priviledge of his Crowne over all Estates Persons and Causes whatsoever within this Kingdome Ratifies and approves the Act of Parliament made in the year 1606. anent the Kings royall Prerogative and perpetually confirms the same for his Highnes his Heires and Successors al 's amply absolutely freely in all respects as ever any of his Majesties royall Progenitors did possesse and exercise the same And withall remembring that in the Act of Parliament made in the yeare 1609. anent the Apparell of Judges Magistrates and Kirkmen IT WAS agreed That what order soever his Majesties Father of blessed Memorie should prescrive for the apparell of Kirkmen and send in Writ to his Clerk of Register should bee a sufficient Warrant for inserting the same in the bookes of Parliament to have the strength of an Act thereof HAVE all consented that the same Power shall remaine with the Person of Our Soveraigne Lord and His Successours that now is And with the same clause for execution thereof as in the said Act is contained ACT IIII. RATIFICATION OF THE ACTS Touching RELIGION OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD With advice and consent of the Estates ratifies and approves all and whatsoever acts and statutes made before anent the libertie and freedome of the true Kirke of God and Religion presently professed within this Realme And ordaines the same to stand in their full force and effect as if they were specially mentioned and set downe herein ACT V. RATIFICATION OF THE ACT OF Councell anent Plantation of Schooles OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD With the Advice of the States ratifies the Act of secret Councell dated at Edinburgh the tenth day of December one thou sand six hundred and sixteene years made anent the planting of schooles with this addition That the Bishops in their severall Visitations shall have power with consent of the heritours and most part of the Parishioners And

Letters of horning and poynding in favour of the said Ministers conforme thereto upon one simple charge of ten daies allennerly And also upon all other Acts to be made for plantation of Kirks by the commissioners appointed by his Majestie Estates for that effect And it is declared that these presents shall be without prejudice to the titulars and others having interest to pursue for rectifying of such valuations as are or shall be enormely undervalued and also without prejudice of the ministers maintenance and augmentation proportionally effeiring to the true and just worth of the Teind c. ACT IX THE KINGS GENERALL REVOCATION FORSOMUCH As our Soveraigne Lord the Kings Majestie shortly after the decease of his Majesties umwhile dearest Father King JAMES the sixt of ever blessed memorie for preserving of the libertie and priviledge due to his Majestie by the common law and by the acts and statutes of the Kingdome And following the laudable custome used before by his Majesties Predecessours in making of their Revocations Did upon the twelfth of October 1625. make and give forth his generall revocation under his privie Seale as the same in the selfe at more length beares AND HIS MAJESTIE being now present in his Royall person within this Kingdome and having by Gods grace favour and blessing and with the generall acclamation joy and comfort of his Subjects acccepted the Crowne thereof wherein he is gloriously inaugurate and now holding the first Parliament of his whole Estates of the said kingdome with whom his Majestie hath advised and resolved anent the said Revocation Therefore his Majestie with consent of the three Estates and whole body of this present Parliament Hath statute enacted and ordained and by these presents statutes enacts and ordaines in manner following IN the first His Majestie and whole Estates of Parliament revokes casses and annuls all Infeftments Charters Precepts Confirmations Alienations Gifts Donations Rights Securities and other Dispositions whatsoever of any rents lands Lordships Baronies Heritages Teinds Patronages of kirks offices priviledges and others whatsoever annexed to the Principality or to the Prince who is second person of the Realme made convoyed signed or consented unto by his Mties selfe in his minoritie and lesle age or by his Mties umwhile dearest Father for himselfe as Prince of Scotland or as Father and lawfull administratior to his Majestie or to umwhile Prince Henrie his Majesties Brother of worthie memorie or by the said umwhile Prince Henrie himselfe or made and granted by his Majesties said umwhile dearest Father or any other his Mies Predecessors kings of Scotland in their times to whatsoever person or persons in hurt and prejudice of the Prince second person foresaid or made and granted by his Majestie at any time preceding the date hereof unlawfully and against the lawes of the kingdome the same being tried and found to be so ITEM His Majestie with consent of the said Estates revokes casses annuls retreats rescinds all sundrie Infeftments grants dispositions confirmations and other rights whatsoever made by his Majestie induring his minorie and lesse age to whatsoever person or persons in fee frank-tenement or otherwise of the lands kirkes teinds patronages offices and others pertaining to the Lordship of Dumfermeling to the which his Majestie succeeded as onely Sonne and Heire to his Majesties umwhile dearest Mother Queene Anna who was heritably infeft in the said Lordship of Dumfermeling And sicklike revokes all gifts alienations dispositions and other rights whatsoever made by his Majestie or his said dearest Mother unlawfully and against the lawes of the kingdome of the said Lordship or of any lands teinds offices kirks patronages and others pertaining to the said Lordship at any time preceding the date hereof the same being so found and verified before the ordinary Judge ITEM His Majestie Estates foresaid revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all sundrie infeftments charters gifts donations confirmations alienations pensions and other dispositions whatsoever made convoyed signed or consented unto by his Majestie or by his Majesties umwhile dearest Father or by any other his Majesties Predecessours in their severall times to whatsoever person or persons in any manner of way in fee few-ferme frank-tenement or otherwise whatsoever of any lands rents Lordships Baronies Patronages of kirks customes annuals fishings liberties of fishings burrow-mails other rents castle-wards or other whatsoever annext to the crowne offices of justitiary stewartrie and bailliarie within the same appertaining thereunto contrarie to the Acts of annexation made thereupon of before And where lawfull dissolution of the said annexation was not made by his Majestie his said umwhile dearest Father and his said Predecessors kings of Scotland in their majoritie with consent of the three Estates of Parliament in their severall times for setting of the same in few-ferme with augmentation of the rentall To the effect the same may be of none availe in time comming after the date hereof by way of action exception or reply ITEM His Majestie with consent foresaid revokes annuls retreats and rescinds all infeftments donations alienations and other dispositions whatsoever made by his Majestie or his said umwhile dearest Father either in their minoritie to their hurt and lesion or in their majoritie against the Lawes and Acts of Parliament to whatsoever person or persons of whatsoever lands rents annuals and revenews not annext to the crown whereof his Majesties umwhile dearest Grandmother Queen Mary was in possession before the coronation of his Majesties umwhile dearest Father of happy memore And of all offices such as Chamberlaneries bailliaries office of customarie made for moe yeares but from the Exchequer till the compt be made in the Exchequer following constableries bailliaries takes and rentals of his Majesties proper lands and rents above the space of five yeares made granted contrary against the Lawes and Acts of Parliament of the Kingdome the same being so found and tryed ITEM His Majestie with consent of the Estates revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all and whatsoever Infeftments rentals and other rights whatsoever of any part of the annext property or of the few-fermes of whatsoever proper lands annext to his Majesties Crowne made to whatsoever person by his Majestie or his umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties Predecessors which are made in diminution of the rentall and hurt of the Patrimonie of the Crowne where the diminution may be proved and verified ITEM His Majestie revokes casses annuls retreats and rescinds all and whatsoever Infeftments alienations and dispositions made by his Majestie or by his umwhile dearest Father or any other his Majesties noble Progenitors of the few-ferme victuall of any lands pertaining to the Crowne which were lawfully set in few of before for payment of the few-ferme victuall and the same few-ferme victuall is set thereafter in few or otherwise for silver payment because such a set or few-ferme being so found and tryed is clearly understood to be to the great abuse hurt and diminution of his

a full end without the authoritie of a Parliament Like as his Majestie out of his earnest and tender affection to the publique good of this his native kingdome And for advancing the said great and glorious works intended by his Majestie as said is hath taken the paines to come hither in his Royall person where his Majestie being present in solemne Parliament with his three Estates of his said ancient Kingdome Have resolved and concluded upon the particular acts and statutes after following tending to the publique good peace ease and comfort of his said Kingdome and subjects thereof Viz. His Majestie and Estates foresaid have ratified the act of commission of surrenders teinds of the date at Holy-rude-house the twentie sixth day of June 1627 yeares whereby it is found meete and expedient that the lowest proportion for maintenance of Ministers shall be eight chalder of victuall or eight hundreth markes proportionally except such particular kirkes occurre wherein there shall be a just reasonable and expedient cause to go beneath the foresaid quantitie And hath referred the consideration of the reasons and causes thereof to the commissioners to be chosen by his Majestie with consent of the Estates in manner contained in the said act Like as also his Majestie and Estates by another act and ordinance hath statute ordained and declared that each heritor and life-renter of lands respective shall have the leading and drawing of their owne teinds the same being first truely and lawfully valued and they paying therefore the price after-specified incase they be willing to buy the same or otherwise for the yearely payment of the rate of teinds after-specified Like as his Majestie and Estates have by the said act found declared that the true and just rate of teind is and shall bee the fifth part of the constant rent which ilk land payes in stock and teind where the same are valued joyntly And where the teinds are valued apart and severally that the just rate thereof is and shall be such as the same is alreadie by vertue of the former generall commission of surrenders and teinds proved and valued to Or else shall be hereafter valued and proved before the Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie with consent of the Estates deducing the fifth part thereof for the ease of the heritors Reserving alwaies libertie to such as shall finde themselves enormely hurt by the leading of the said valuations to pursue for rectifying of the same before the said Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie and Estates foresaid like as his Majestie and Estates have by the said Act found and declared that the price of all teinds which may be sold and annalied consisting eyther in money victuall or other bodies of goods is and shall be ruled and estimate according to nine yeares purchase The prices of victuall and other bodies of goods whereof the teinds consist being redacted in money according to the worth and prices of victuall and goods in ilk part of the countrie To the which the same is and shall be prized and estimate by the said former Commissions of surrenders and teinds or by the Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie with consent of the Estates And also have found and declared that ilk heritor in the Kingdome being willing to buy his owne teind from the titulars having power to sell the same shall be obliged to buy the teynd of his owne lands except so much as shall be locally assigned to the Minister serving the Cure for his maintenance And to pay the prices foresaid to the titulars betwixt and the particular times and diets exprest in the said Act. And also have found that the heritors shall bee obliged to give to the life-r●nter of the lands the leading of their own teinds for payment of the rate of teind of the same And also have found that in all cases where teinds are not coft that the heritors or life-renters of lands who have the leading of their own teinds by themselves their tenants and others in their names shall be obliged to pay to the titulars of the said teinds the yearely rate thereof according to the order set downe and prescribed by the former Commissions or to be set downe by the Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie with consent of the Estates deducing so much thereof as shall be assigned to the Ministers for their maintenance And because sundrie questions may arise anent the valuations of teinds and prices thereof and anent the securities to bee made by the titulars to the heritors who buy their teinds and by the heritors to the titulars of the price to be payed for the same when the teinds are coft or for payment of the rate of teind where the same is not coft And anent the provisions of the Kirkes with competent maintenance and other particulars mentioned in the said act THEREFORE His Majestie and Estates by the said act did referre the determination thereof to the Commissioners to be appointed by his Majestie and Estates With these declarations alwaies that his Majestie shall have his annuitie payed forth of the teinds according to the tenour of the said act of annuitie And that the Archbishops Bishops Parsons Vicars and other beneficed persons being Ministers and their successors should be no farther obliged in any of the premisses But according to the provisions and conditions exprest in the submission made by the Bishops to his Majestie which is of the date the day of 1628 years And registrate in the said bookes of surrenders and teinds upon the thirteenth of July 1631 yeares And that the Vicarages of ilk Kirke being a severall benefice and title should be severally valued to the effect the titulars and Ministers serving the Cure who have right to the said Vicarages should not bee frustrate of the true worth of the said Vicarages and sicklike His Majestie and Estates by another Act have found and declared that his Majestie and his Successors have and shall have undoubted right to the superiorities of whatsomever erections few-mails few-fermes and other casualities thereof Reserving to such Lords and titulars of erection who subscribed the generall surrender the fewamails and few-ferwes of their said superiorities ay and while they receive payment and satisfaction of the summe of one thousand markes usuall money of Scotland for ilk chal●er of few-ferme victuall and for ilk hundred markes of few-mails and for ilk hundred markes of all other constant rent of the said superiorities not consisting in victuall or money and not being naked service of vessals according to the tenour of his Majesties generall determination and conforme to the conditions therein contained as in the said three acts of this present Parliament at more length is exprest AND Forasmuch as it is necessarie for determination of the particulars foresaid and of all such other points which are fit and expedient for the finishing and full perfection of the said glorious worke anent the teinds maintenance