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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

of Orkney Anent the Vassalls of ward lands 12 Commission to the Councell anent the Ministers stipends of Edinburgh Anent the rebells within the Sheriffdomes of Elgine Forres Nairne and Innernesse Anent the erection of Stranraver in a free burgh and the burgh Wigtouns petition in the contrary Anent directing of letters against the inhabitants of the west and north Yles Anent the articles given in by the inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland Anent the prices of these writes that paste the Chancellarie Anent erecting of a Colledge of Physitians in Edinburgh 13 Commission to the Commissioners of surrenders anent the Kirks of Nisbet and Crailing 14 Act anent the dissolution of the Abbacies of Holy-rude-house and New-abbey 15 Act of rehabilitation of Frances Stewart with provision therein in favour of the Marques of Hamiltoun and sir Thomas Thomson 16 Protestation Bishop of Dunblane 17 Protestation sir Patrick Murray of Elibanke 18 Protestation Marquesse of Dowglas 19 Protestation Laird of Wauchtoun 20 Protestation sir Iames Lokhart younger of Ley. 21 Protestation sir Iames Maxwell of Calderwood 22 Act in favour of the Earles of Roxburgh Buckeleuch 23 Act in favour of Master Robert Craige for printing the booke called De feudis 24 Act in favour of William Dowglas of Cavers 25 Act of naturalization of certaiue noblemen and gentlemen of England 26 Act in favour of George Earle of Kinnoull Chancellor 27 Protestation Archbishop of Saint Andrews 28 Act in favour of the Duke of Lennox 29 Protestation Lord Lindesay 30 Act in favour of the Marques of Hamiltoun 31 Act in favour of the Marques of Hamiltoun 32 Act in favour of the Earle of Sutherland anent the regalitie and sherifship of Sutherland and making thereof a distinct sherifdome and erecting Dornoch in a free burgh Royall 33 Act in favour of the Earle Marshall 34 protestation Bishop of Murray 35 Act in favour of the Earle of Buchane for precedencie before certaine other Earles 36 Act in favour of the Earle of Buchane 37 Act in favour of the Earle of Galloway 38 Act in favour of Alexander Lord Gairlies 39 Act in favour of the Earle of Annandaill 40 Act in favour of the Earle of Annandaill 41 Act in favour of the Archbishop of Glasgow 42 Act in favour of the Bishop of Rosse anent annexation of Ferne to Rosse 43 Act in favour of the Bishop of Galloway 44 Act in favour of the Bishop of Dunblane 45 Act in favour of the Vniversitie of Saint Andrews 46 Act in favour of the Kings Colledge of Aberdeene 47 Act in favour of the Colledge of Glasgow 48 Act in favour of the Lord Lorne 49 Act in favour of the Lord Lorne 50 Act in favour of the Lord Lorne 51 Act in favour of the Lord Lorne 52 Act in favour of the Lord Yester 53 Act in favour of the Lord Lowdoun 54 Act in favour of the Lord Lowdoun 55 Act in favour of the Lord Napeir 56 Act in favour of the Lord Lindesay 57 Act in favour of the Burgh of Aberdeene 58 Act in favour of the Burgh of Glasgow 59 Protestation Chapter of Glasgow 60 Act in favour of the Burgh of Culrose 61 Act in favour of the Burgh of Hadingtoun 62 Act in favour of the Burgh of Bruntiland 63 Act in favour of the Burgh of Bamffe 64 Act in favour of the Burgh of Pittinweyme 65 Protestation Earle of Kelly 66 Act in favour of the Burgh of Selkirk 67 Protestation Marquesse of Dowglas 68 Protestation Earle of Roxburgh 69 Protestation Sheriffe of Forrest 70 Protestation Andrew Riddell 71 Act in favour of the Burgh of Air 72 Act in favour of the Burgh of Innernes 73 Protestation Earle of Murray 74 Protestation Lord Gordoun 75 Act in favour of the Burgh of Carraill 76 Protestation sir Iames Learmonth of Balcomy 77 Protestation Laird of Barnes 78 Act in favour of the Burgh of Kinghorne 79 Act in favour of the Burgh of Dumbartane 80 Act in favour of the Burgh of New-Galloway 81 Protestation Burgh of Kirkcudbright 82 Act in favour of the burgh of Lawder 83 Act in favour of sir Robert Dowglas of Spot 84 Act in favour of sir William Anstruther 85 Protestation Earle of Kellie 86 Protestation towne of Pittenwyme 87 Act in favour of the Laird of Panmoor 88 Act in favour of James Livingstoun of Beill 89 Act in favour of James Maxwell of Innerweik 90 Act in favour of the said James Maxwell and his spouse 91 Act in favour of the heires of Master Patrick Murray 92 Act in favour of William Murray 93 Protestation Vicount of Stormonth 94 Act in favour of sir Thomas Hope of Craig-hall Knight Baronet 95 Act in favour of sir James Lockhart younger of Ley. 96 Act in favour of the said sir James Lockhart 97 Act in favour of sir Patrick Murray of Elibank 98 Act in favour of six John Dalmahoy 99 Act in favour of the Laird of Glenurquhy 100 Act in favour of Doctor Beatone and his spouse 101 Act in favour of Henrie Nisbet 102 Protestation Lord Balmerinoch 103 Act in favour of John Oliphant of Bachiltoun 104 Protestation Duke of Lennox 105 Act in favour of sir Iames Mac-Gill of Cranstoun Riddell Knight Baronet 106 Act in favour of sir Thomas Thomson of Dudinstoun Knight 107 Act in favour of the Laird of Swynton 108 Act in favour of Master Walter Quhytfuird 109 Act in favour of Master Walter Quhytfuird 110 Act in favour of the Laird of Philorth younger 111 Act in favour of the Laird of Cors-hill 112 Act in favour of Master Iames Bannatine of Newhall 113 Act in favour of Master Andrew Aytoun of Logy Advocate 114 Act in favour of sir Iames Hamiltoun of Preist-field 115 Protestation sir Thomas Thomson 116 Act in favour of Iohn Campbell Fear of Calder 117 Act in favour of sir Iohn Spottiswod of Darsie 118 Act in favour of the Laird of Pitsligâ— 119 Act in favour of the Laird of Edzell 120 Act in favour of the Laird of Rouchlaw 121 Act in favour of Iohn Sinklar of Stevinson 122 Act in favour of Thomas Crombie of Kemno 123 Act in favour of Patrick Mac-Gie of Larg 124 Protestation Archibald Stewart of Phintilloch 125 Act in favour of the Ministers of Port-Patrick 126 Protestation Laird of Kinhilt 127 Act in favour of sir Arthur Dowglas of Quhittinghame 128 Act in favour of Master william Drumond 129 Act in favour of the Skinners of Edinburgh 130 Act in favour of Master Iames Nicolson of Colbrandspeth 131 Act in favour of the Fewars of Innerask 132 Act in favour of Iames Scot of Gallowshiells 133 Protestation Earle of Roxburgh 134 Protestation Sheriffe of Forrest 135 Act in favour of the Laird of Bishoptoun 136 Protestation Earle of Lauderdail contra the Earle of Annandaill for prioritie of place 137 Act in favour of Master William Cuninghame of Broome-hill 138 Act in favour of Master Iames Raith of Edmistoun 139 Act in favour of the Laird of Tindall 140 Act in favour of Iohn Erskyne of

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. EDINBURGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie Anno 1633. The Right Honble. Patrick HuÌ„me Earl of Marchmont ViscouÌ„nt of Blasonberry Lord Polwarth of Polwarth c. Lord High Chancelor of Scotland 1702. GOD AND MY RIGHT IN MY DEFFENCE ACT 1. ANENT THE TAXATION GRANTED TO His MAIESTIE of thirtie shillings Tearmly upon the pound Land and the sixteenth pennie of all Annuall-rents IN THE PARLIAMENT holden at Edinburgh the twenty eighth day of June the yeare of God 1633. THE THREE ESTATES of Parliament being assembled having taken to their consideration the many blessings which this nation doth enjoy under his Majesties most wise happy and peaceable government whereof each Estate is most sensible his Majesties royall zeale for propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ his care for providing sufficient maintenance for the Clergie his extraordinary paines taken for uniting the disjoynted members of this Common-wealth and extirping of all roots of discords releeving the oppressed and with so eaven and fatherly a hand curing the wounds of this Common-wealth as the wisest eye can finde no blemish in the temper of all his royall actions And last the great comfort they have by enjoying his Majesties royall presence paines taken and expences disbursed by his Majestie in this his Majesties journey with a most thankfull acknowledgement are most earnestly and humbly to entreat his sacred Majestie to accept of this their voluntary offer of one taxation to be imposed collected and payed to his gracious Majestie in manner and at the termes following That is to say The Dukes Marquesses Earles Vicounts Lords and Commissioners of Shires for the temporall Estate have granted that there shall be uplifted of every pound land of old extent within this Kingdome pertaining to Dukes Marquesses Earles Vicounts Lords Barons and Freeholders and Fewers of his Majesties proper lands the summe of thirty shillings money at every one of the six severall termes following viz. The summe of thirty shillings money at the feast terme of Martinmas in the year of God 1634. The summe of other thirtie shillings mony at the feast and terme of Martinmas in the year of God 1635. The summe of other thirty shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmas in the yeare of God 1636. The summe of other thirty shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmas in the year of God 1637. The summe of other thirty shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmas in the yeare of God 1638. And the summe of other thirty shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmas in the yeare of God 1639. AND the Archbishops and Bishops for the spirituall Estate have granted that there shall be up-lifted of all Archbishopricks Bishopricks Abbacies Pryories and other inferiour â—enefices within this Kingdome at every one of the six termes above-specified the just taxation thereof as they have beene accustomed to be taxed unto in all time by-gone whensoever the Temporall lands of this Kingdome were stinted to thirty shillings the pound land of old extent And the same taxation to be payed at every one of the six severall termes above-specified AND the Commissioners of Burrows for their Estate have granted that there shall be uplifted of all the Burrows within this Kingdome at every one of the six termes above-specified the just taxation thereof as they have been accustomed to be taxed unto in all time by-gone whensoever the Temporall Lands of this Kingdome were stinted to thirty shillings the pound land of old extent And the said Taxation to be payed at every one of the six severall termes above-written AND in regard that his Majestie hath erected sundry Prelacies in temporall Lordships whereby the owners thereof may claime to be taxed with the Barons of the Temporall Estate and thereby his Majestie will be defrauded of a great part of the said Taxation THEREFORE THE SAID ESTATES ordaine that all erections of Prelacies and other small Benefices in whole or in part in Temporall Lordships shall in payment of the said Taxation pay to the Collectour thereof so much of the same Taxation pro rata as if they were no wayes erected and as they were subject to do before the erection of the same AND such like it is statute and ordained that all dissolved Benefices within this Kingdome in whole or in part shall be subject in payment of so much of the same taxation pro rata as they would have beene subject to pay though the same had not beene dissolved And that those parties who have gotten any part or portion of any Prelacies or other inferior Benefices dissolved new securities made unto them by his Majestie of that part and portion thereof so dissolved shall be subject in payment of the Taxation thereof to the Prelate or other beneficed person for his reliefe of the same Taxation as they would have been so the same had not beene dissolved notwithstanding of any condition contained in the infeofments and securities made by his Majestie to them in the contrary thereof AND FURTHER his Majestie and the said Estates annull and discharge all priviledges and immunities whatsoever whereby any persons may think themselves free of payment of this present Taxation The priviledges granted to the ordinary Lords and Senators of the Colledge of Justice and the taxation of Benefices given disponed and mortified for entertainment of the Universities Colledges and Hospitalls within this Kingdome onely excepted AND further the said Estates for a more ample testification of their exceeding great affection to his Majesties service have beside and attour the ordinary taxation above-written made a free and willing offer to his Majestie of one yearly extraordinarie taxation of the sixteenth penny of all annual rents which any person or persons within this Kingdome hath freely due and payable to them yearly or termly Their own annuall rents wherein they are adebted to others being first deduced The first termes payment whereof shall bee and begin at the Feast and terme of Martinmasse in the yeare of God one thousand six hundred thirty foure years and so forth yearly and termly at Whitsunday and Martinmasse for the space of six years while the said six years and twelve termes payment thereof bee full and completely out-run AND for the better triall of every man his annuall-rents which hee hath yearly or termly due to him It is ordained that this act be published at the Market Crosse of Edinburgh and of the whole head burrows of the Sheriffedomes Stewartries bayleries and Regalities within this Kingdome whereby all his Majesties Lieges may have true notice thereof AND therewithall the said Estates will command and ordaine all his Majesties subjects that have

incase that none shall conveen with them the said roll being then set downe by the Prelate Lord of erection Patron or other beneficed person or their lawfull Procuratours or incase of their absence being set down made and subscribed by the most part of the said Vassals Fewers Taks-men and Pensioners by themselves or their Procuratours as shall conveen themselves for this effect His Majestie and the said Estates discerne to be as lawfull in all respects as if the whole number of persons having interest therein had conveened made set down and subscribed the same which taxt-roll being set down made and subscribed in manner above-written and no otherwise and delivered to the Clerk of the taxation His Majestie and the said Estates ordaine him to give warrant for giving of letters of reliefe thereupon discharging him in any case to give warrant for giving of letters of reliefe upon any roll presented unto him not made and authentickly subscribed in forme above-written as he will answer to the contrarie upon his perill It is likewise statute and ordained that Taks-men of teynds shall have their reliefe of their subtaks-men pro tanto respect being had to the gersome payed by the said sub-taks-men AND â—OR INBRINGING of the Barrons and free-holders part of the same taxation and of the fewers and rent-tellers of our soveraigne Lords proper lands their parts thereof Ordaine letters to be direct charging all and sundrie Sheriffs Stewarts Bayliffs their Deputes and Clerks Fewers Chamberlanes and Rent-tellers of our Soveraigne Lords proper lands that they and every one of them within the bounds of their proper offices raise and uplift the summe of thirtie shillings money of this Realme of every pound land of old extent lying within the bounds of their jurisdictions for every one of the six termes above-specified And inbring and deliver the same to the collector foresaid or to his Deputes and Officers in his name having his power to receive the same at the particular tearmes above specified under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye at the by-passing of every one of the said tearmes to denounce and escheat c. And for their relief that letters be direct charging all sundrie Dukes Earls Lords Barons Free-holders Fewers and Rentellers of our Soveraigne Lords proper lands personallie or at their dwelling places and by open proclamation at the Market crosse of the head burgh of the Sheriffdome Stewartrie Baylerie where their lands lye if they bee within the Kingdome and if they be without the Kingdome by open proclamation at the market crosse of Edinburgh peir and shore of Leith upon threescore dayes warning to make payment to the said Sheriffs Stewarts and Bayliffs their Deputes and Clerks Chamberlanes and receivers of our Soveraigne Lords proper lands every one of them for their own parts respectivÃ¨ of the said summe of thirtie shillings money foresaid for every pound land of old extent pertaining to them for everie one of the said six termes payment Within twentie daies next after they bee charged thereto under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce and escheat c. And if neede bee that the said Sheriffs Stewarts Bayliffs their Deputes and Clerkes Chamberlanes and Receivers of our Soveraigne Lords proper lands poynd and distrenyie the readiest goods and geare being upon the said lands therefore as they shall think most expedient And that the said Earles Lords Barons and Freeholders Fewers and rent-tallers of our soveraigne Lords proper Lands have letters for their reliefe to charge their Vassals Subvassals Ladies of Terce Conjunct-feears Life-renters to make payment of their parts of the said Taxation within twentie daies next after the charge under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce c. And escheat c. And if need bee that they poynd and distrenyie therefore Providing alwaies that the first terms payment of the said Taxation be ever past before the next terme bee charged for AND for inbringing of the burrowes part of the same taxation ordains letters to be directed charging the Provest and Bayliffs of ilk Burgh to make payment of the taxt and stent thereof to the Collector generall aforesaid his Deputies and Officers in his name having his power to receive the same at the particular termes above-specified under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce and escheat c. And for their reliefe that letters be direct charging the Provest Bayliffs and Councell within each burgh to conveene and elect certaine persons to stent their neighbours And the said election being made to charge the persons elected to accept the charge upon them in setting of the said stent upon the inhabitants of every burgh and to conveene and set the same and make a stent roll thereupon as effeiris within twentie foure hours next after their charge under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce and escheat c. And such like the said stent Roll being made and set downe as said is To charge the Burgesses In-dwellers and Inhabitants within ilk burgh to make payment of their part of the said stent to the said Provest and bayliffs conforme to the taxt roll to be given out thereupon within three dayes next after the charge under the paine of rebellion c. And if they failye c. To denounce c. and escheat c. And if need be that the said Provest and Bayliffs poynd and distrenyie therefore as they shall think most expedient IT IS alwaies provided that no person whatsoever be stented or taxt within burgh except according to the availe and quantitie of his rent living goods and geare which he hath within burgh no wayes respecting his lands nor possessions which he hath to Landward for the which hee will be obliged to pay taxation to other officers Providing alwaies that the first termes payment of the said taxation be ever past before the next terme be charged for ATTOUR His Majestie and his said Estates decerne and declare that the charges to be given for payment of the said taxation shall bee executed before the terms of payment above-specified for everie terms payment particularly by it selfe And that the denunciation of horning following thereupon shall not be execute untill the termes payment bee by-past and twentie daies thereafter Which denunciation so following upon the charges given before the said termes of payment His Majesty and Estates decerne and declare to be valid and sufficient And his MAIESTIE and the said Estates considering the great abuse which hath been used in all time by-gone by sundrie of the Lieges of this Kingdome against all good conscience in causing of their poore Farmerers Tenants and Labourers of the ground being removeable who are subject in payment of very deare Fermes and other duties to relieve them of the whole burden of by-gone taxations which hath been the occasion of

the victuall in ilk part of the Country compting for ilk hundred markes of the prices of the said victuallbeing redacted in money six markes for his Majesties annuitie Which Act is thereafter upon the twentieth of December 1631. ratified by the Lords of secret Councell And letters of horning and poynding ordained to be direct thereupon and thereafter ratified by the Lords of Exchequer upon the twentie third of the said moneth of December And his Majestie and Estates statute and ordaine the said annuitie forth of the teinds to be payed to his Majestie and his Successors of the said crop and year of God 1628. and of all yeares sensine and in time comming And that aswell out of the unvalued as valued teinds conforme to the tenours of the said Acts of convention secret Councell and Exchequer And ordaines letters of horning and poynding to be direct by the Lords of his Majesties Exchequer at the instance of his Majesties Thesaurer principall and depute for payment of the said annuitie of all years by-gone and in time comming And ordaines the Lords of his Majesties Exchequer to sit at all convenient times for granting and discussing of suspensions touching the said annuitie of teinds It is alwaies declared that the last clause and article contained in the said Act of annuitie whereby the Commissioners thinke fit that the said annuitie of teinds shall bee annexed to the crown is no waies ratified by this present act nor no clause thereof And that his Mie takes to his own gratious consideration what to do thereanent in whole or in part as his Mty in his royall wisdome shall think most expedient And whatever his Mtie shal do now or hereafter thereanent shal be as valid and effectual as if the same had been particularly exprest in this present act ACT XVI ANENT VASSALS HOLDING WARD OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD And Estates of this present Parliament ratifie and approve the Act of Parliament made by his Majesties um while Father of eternall memorie 18. Parliament cap. 12. Intitulate Act anent setting of fewes to sub-vassals of ward lands in the whole heads and articles thereof And farther his Majestie with consent of the said Estates hath extended and doth extend the said act of Parliament and benefit thereof in favour of his sacred Majestie and of the Prince of Scotland and their Successors in all time coming And statutes and ordaines that it shall no wayes bee lawfull to whatsoever Vassals holding lands of his Majestie or of the Prince of Scotland or of any Duke Marquesse Earl Vicount Lord Prelate Baron or any other person whatsoever holding their land of their Superiour by service of war and relief to set their said lands baronies milnes fishings or any other lands or haritages whatsomever holding ward as said is To any other person or persons in Few for payment of a Few-ferme dutie or in any manner of holding in prejudice of the said ward holding without speciall advice and consent of their superious of whom they hold the same respective And rescinds and annuls all former acts of Parliament of whatsomever date or tenor which may in any sort derogate to this present act And findes and declares that all and whatsomever infeftments to be granted otherwise without consent of the said superiours respective or their confirmation abtained thereto doth no wayes stop the ward of the said lands nor hinders the curse of recognition vacand or which shall happen to vake in the superiours hands incase of altenation of the same either of the whole or of the most part thereof according to the curse of the common Law without consent of their superiours but prejudice to their said superiours respective and their successors of the benefit of the said act of Parliament 1606 whereby all such infeftments and grants without consent as said is are declared to be null by way of action exception or reply Which clause shall stand in favour of his Majestie and in favour of the Prince and their Successors and other superious respective foresaid sicklike and in the same manner as if the said clause were insert in this present act and this act shall not be extended to deeds lawfull done in time by-gone before the date of this present act but onely ad futura ACT XVII ANENT THE RATE AND PRICE OF Teinds FOR SO MUCH As our Soveraigne LORD out of his Royall and Fatherly care tendering the publique good of this his ancient Kingdome did immediatly after his happie attaining to the Crown publish and give forth his Royall declaration anent the reforming of the abuses used in leading of teinds wherein his Majesties umwhile Father of eternall and blessed memorie laboured so much in his time and for provision and maintenance of Kirks and another pious uses forth of the said teinds And now his Majestie being by Gods gracious providence present in his Royall Person within this his Majesties ancient Kingdome and holding this his first Parliament of his whole Estates of the same with whom his Majestie hath advised and resolved to put that glorious worke anent the teinds to a full perfection THEREFORE His Majestie with consent of the three Estates by these presents statutes ordaines and declares that there shall be no teind-sheaves or other teinds Personage or Vicarage led and drawn within the Kingdome but that each heretor and life-renter of lands shall have the leading and drawing of their owne teind 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 paying therefore the rate of teinde after specified Like as his Majestie and Estates find and declare that the just and true rate of teinds is and shall be the fift part of the constant rent which each land payeth 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 already or shall be hereafter valued and proved before the said commissioners or subcommissioners deducing the fift part thereof for the ease of the heritors reserving alwayes liberty to such as shall finde themselves enormly hurt by the leading of the said valuations to persue for rectifying of the same before the commissioners appointed by his Majestie and Estates for that effect And also his Majestie with consent of the three Estates finds and declares that the price of all teinds which may be sold and annalied consisting either in money victuall or other bodies of goods is and shall be ruled and estimate according to nine yeers purchase the prices of victuall and other bodies of goods whereof the teind consists being redacted in money according to the worth and price of victuall and goods in each part of the countrey to the which the same is and shall be prized and estimate by his Majesties commissioners already appointed or to be appointed to that effect And findes and declares that each heritor in

sacred Majesty and Estates of Parliament presently conveened Remembring that at the first institution of the colledge of Justice and divers times thereafter in the Parliaments ratifying the same his Majesties royall Antecessors and Estates of the Realme then assembled found the erection of that honourable Consistorie which is a biding monument of the glorie of their reignes not onely to be most usefull for royall service but also necessary and profitable for the peace of the Kingdome and to the seene good and comfort of all the subjects And considering that the provision allowed of before to the Lords of Session was no wayes sufficient for defraying of their charges and that through their continuall attendance their private affaires are neglected and great losses thereby sustained by them THEREFORE and to the effect the said Senators and Lords of Session present and to come may be more encouraged to goe on and to persist as they doe in their zeale and affections to his Majesties service and in faithfull ministration of Justice to the generall weal of the Realme and all the Lieges The said Estates with the speciall approbation and gracious good liking of the Kings sacred Majestie have most freely condiscended statute enacted that a taxation be presently imposed upon their lands and meanes which with his Majesties consent foresaid they ordaine to be collected payed to the effect in manner and at the termes following That is to say The Duke Marquesses Earles Vicounts Lords and Commissioners of Shires for the temporall Estate have granted that there shall be up-lifted of every pound land of old extent within this Kingdome pertaining to Dukes Marquesses Vicounts Lords Barons and Free-holders and Fewars of his Majesties proper lands the sum of ten shillings money at every one of the foure termes following viz. The sum often shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmasse next to come in this instant yeare of God 1633 yeares the sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmasse 1634 yeares the sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmasse 1635 yeares and the sum of other ten shillings money at the feast and terme of Martinmasse 1636 yeares And the Archbishops and Bishops for the spirituall Estate have granted that there shall be up-lifted of all Archbishopricks Bishopricks Abbacies Pryories and other inferior Benefices within this Kingdome at every one of the foure termes above-specified the just taxation thereof as they have beene accustomed to be taxed in all time by-gone whensoever the temporall lands of this Kingdome were stented to ten shillings the pound land of old extent And the same taxation to be payed at every one of the foure termes above-specified And the Commissioners of Burrowes for their Estate have granted that there shall be up-lifted of all the Burrowes within this Kingdome at everie one of the foure termes above-written the just taxation thereof as they have beene accustomed to be taxed unto in all time by-gone whensoever the temporall lands of this Kingdome were stented to ten shillings the pound land of old extent And the said taxation to be payed at every one of the said foure termes above-written And in regard that his Majestie hath erected sundrie Prelacies in temporall Lordships whereby the owners thereof may claime to be taxed with the Barons of the temporall Estate whereby the said Lords of the Session would be defrauded of a great part of the said taxation destinate and appointed as said is Therefore the said Estates ordaine that all erections of Prelacies and other small benefices in whole or in part in temporall Lordships shall in payment of the said taxation pay to the collectors thereof so much of the said taxation pro rata as if they were no wayes erected and as they were subject to doe before the erection of the same And sick like it is statute ordained that all dissolved benefices within this kingdome in whole or in part shall be subject in payment of so much of the same taxation pro rata as they would have beene subject to pay though the same had not beene dissolved And that the parties who have gotten any part or portion of any Prelacies or other inferior benefices dissolved and new securities made unto them by his Majestie of that part and portion thereof so dissolved shall be subject in payment of the taxation thereof to the Prelate or other beneficed person for his reliefe of the same taxation as they would have beene so the same had not beene dissolved notwithstanding of any condition contained in the Infeftments and securities made by his Majesty to them in the contrary thereof And farther the said Estates annull and discharge all priviledges and immunities whatsoever whereby any persons may thinke themselves free of payment of this present taxation the priviledges granted to the ordinary Lords and Senators of the Colledge of Justice and the taxation of the benefices given disponed and mortified for intertainment of the Universities Colledges and Hospitalls within this Kingdome onely excepted Attour our said Soveraigne Lord and Estates foresaid have given and granted and by these presents give and grant full power and authoritie to the said Lords of Session to nominate appoint and elect their owne Collectors one or moe as they shall thinke most expedient for up-lifting of the foresaid taxation to the effect foresaid Which summes of money after they shall be in-gathered as is before appointed Our Soveraigne Lord and the Estates foresaid destinate and ordaine to be mortified by imployment upon land heritably or for annual-rent or other sufficient securitie as may conveniently be found for the use and benefit of the said ordinarie Lords of Session present and to come To the effect that the yearely profit and annuall of the said lands or moneys as the same shall happen to be imployed may be received by them and their successors in their said offices yearely and termely after the termes of payment of the same and applyed to their behove in manner and conforme to the consuetude of the division of the yearely duety presently allowed and received by them and that by and attour the present provision and rents allotted to them by Parliaments heretofore And to that effect the said ordinary Lords of Session shall with all convenient diligence make subscribe and deliver to his Majesties Thesaurer principall deputie a sufficient and valide security by band or contract made by the sight and advice of his Majesties Advocate for imploying of the said taxation and whole benefit thereof in whole or in part as the same shall be up-lifted to the use and effect above-specified And ordaine the particular forme and manner of up-lifting and in-gathering of the said taxation and reliefe of the Prelats Lord of erections and other beneficed persons to be conforme to his Majesties owne taxation granted in this present Parliament in all points except in so farre as concerneth the particular day to be

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