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 94 KING JAMES THE F O V RT H fum-ever perfones within the faid time. And in likewife, that all refignations received bee him , and infeft- mentes, that he gave, totheexheredationanddilheriihing and putting of ony lands and pofidliones fra the richteous aires, fall be ofnane availe, force, nor effect, in time to cum: Bot that our Soveraine Lord, and all tubers perfones, that was hurte within the faid time, fall be, and is be vertew of this arte reftored in integrum, to all ri elites, as they were of before the faid daie. And caffis and annullis all donations, gifts and infeftmentes, maid after the refignationswithin the faid time , and decernis them to be ofnane availe , force, nor effecl: in judgemente, nor without in time to cum. j i. That aires may revoke at their lauchfull age, and of oar Soveraine Lordis Revocation. ITEM, Sen it is leaved and permitted be the conftitutions and ordinances of lawes civil and Cannon, that perfons conftitute in zouthead and tender age, quhilkis ar greatly damnaged and skaithed in their heritao-- es, be imprudent alienations, donations, venditions, and permutations of the famin , may at their per- fection ol age make revocation, and reduction of thinges done prejudicial to them in their minorities and tender age. THE K I NG I S REVOCATION. EREFORE We jAMESbethe Grace ofGod King of iV^ter, clearly underftanding that part of alienations, donations, and giftes of our heritages oi our Realme, was maid be our Progenitoures of gude memorie, quhom God aflbilzie: And part in likewife be us in our zouthead and unperfite age, in hurte and prejudice of the Crowne of Scotland: And in likewife, that in the time of our Coronation & taking ol the Scepter of our Realme, We promitted and fwore upon the haly Evangelles of our Lord J E S U S our Saviour, that we fuld obferve and keip the richt, honour, preheminence, and priviledges in lands, rentes, pofleffiones, dewties, and uther thinges thereto perteining, as is mair exprefly fchawinintheLawofhalie Kirke: And als fen itisfene richt profitable to the Eftaites of our Realme, that we have landes, Lord- fhipps, and pofleffiones, to the honourable fuftentation and up-halding of our dignitie royal : And als that we have power, facultie, andfubftance, to the defence of our lieges and Realme , quhilkis lyis on dry Vkk&qxxqs to England, that hes bene our enemies ofauld: And for thir confiderations and uthers in the time of this our prefent Parliament, be the advife and Councel of the Eftaites being in the famin : ri * Ki l gls ^ ^ ^ evo ^e, reducis , caffis , and annullis , all infeftmentes , donations , alienations , and difpofiti- propmie. ones be ony manner of way, in fee or frank-tenement of the lands , Lordfhippes , cuftomes , annuallcs, fllhinges, and burrow-mailes annexed to the Crowne , or ony parte of them , alfwell given be our Father, as be us to ony perfon or perfones to be reduced again to us, and our Crowne, be vertew of the act and ftatute maid of the annexationes, and alter the forme of the famin. rhe princi- Alfwa, we revoke in likewife all alienations maid of ony heritage annexed to the Prince , fecond pe r- fa the ' fon of the Realme. Tbebrobfi. ITEM, Inlikewife, we revoke, caffis and annullis all donations, alienations, few-fermes, andgif- tteind off. tcs quhat-fum-ever in life-rent, or uther-waies, maid in our none-age of the landes, cuftomes, orannual- e ' arsthere - rentes, or ony uther revenues, that our Father had in his pofieffion, the time of his deceafe , giftes of offi- ce s for termes, as Chalmerlanrie , Baillierie, cuftomary, orClerkofCockquet, maid for maa zeiris, bot fra the ta checker, to the compt be maid in the nixt Checker following, with alledation , and tackes maid of our landes for lang rermes. tailzie. IN Likewife we revoke, & cafiis all tailzies maid fra the aires general, to the aires mail of ony landes in our Realme, T °P e f "' ITEM, We revoke all pretended entrefle, faifinges, and pofleffiones obteined and ufed be ony perfon to theAmg of our Realme, of the landes , Lord-lhippes , or polleftiones , that were in our Grand-fchirs, or in our w his pre- Fathers handes , and obteined and taken out of our Fathers handes , or our awin handes : Our Father or our felfe being within age, quhilkis micht not be perfewed, quhillour compleit age, be ftrength of acl:e of Parliament maid thereupon. ■BUnth.fn- AND Attour , we revoke all new infeftmentes of landes given in blanch-ferme , that were halden of us Mair-attour, we revoke all Regalities , or confirmation of Regalitie , that had na poflellionof Regalitic ■Regaimes. ^ zyj ^^ and all offices given be us in heritage , or be our Father , fen the acles and ftatutes maid, thatna Regalitie nor office fuld be given in heritage , without advife and deliberation of the haill Parliament. Baflardw. ITEM, We revoke all alienations maid of ony heritage in our none-age, that were lauchfully cummin in our handes be baftardrie, or ony uther waies fik-likc, and life-rentes given be us in our minoritie, and none-age, as faid is. Mmons of ITEM, Werevoke all the new creations of landes in Barronnies, and annexations , and unions of di- sXrr"/ vers ^ anc ^ es mt0 a f ee ' in prejudice ofourdewfervice auchttous, and our Progenitoures of before. And comes, in likewife, the difcharges of fervice and fuits of courts , aucjit ofauld to our Progenitoures. ITEM,
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