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 1x6 KING JAMES THE FIFTH mentes, acres, or notes to ony perfones defirand the famin, he fall tine his office, and fall be called and pu- niihed in his peribu and gude's at the Kingis Grace will. 8x. For giving of ComrniJJiones, in prejudice of the Or dinar. TEM, Anentthearticklegiveninbethe SchirefFes, that quhair they have their offices in heritages, L and greatumlie hurte be giving of Commiffiones to uthers Officiares, in cafes perteinand to their offices : And for remeid therefore : I he Kingis Grace, withtheadvifeofhisEftait.es, lies ordained, that na com- miffion be given in times dimming, for ferving of brieves, apprifiug of landes, bot to the Judge Ordinar : And gif ony partie fall happen to give in ony complainte, for the getting of commiffiones , for ony caufe that is reasonable, the faid commiffion fall not be granted , unto the time the faide Schireffe , Steward and Baillie be warned to heare the Commiffion given, or elfe to alleage ane reafonable caufe , quhy the famin fuld not be given. 83. Of leafing-makers. ITEM, Touching the artickle of leafing-makers to the Kingis Grace, of his Barronnes , Greate men and Lieges, and for puniiliment to be put to them therefore: The Kingis Grace, with advife of his three E- ftaites, ratifies and apprievis the aftes and ftatutes maid thereupon ofbefore, and ordainis the famin to be put to execution in all poyntes : And als flatutis and ordainis , thatgifonymanerofperfon makisonie evill information of his hienes to his Barronnes and lieges, that they fall be puniihed in fik maner , and be the famin paines, as they that makis leafinges to his Grace 01 his Lordes, Barronnes, and lieges. 84. The acte of annexation of landes to the Crowne. "J T E M, Becaufe it is underftandin , and weill advifedlie confiddered be the Kingis Grace , and three E- %_ ftaites of his Realme , beand ailembled in this preient Parliament , that the patrimonie of his Crowne , & revenues thereof beand augmented , is the great weili and profite , baith to the Kingis Grace , and his Lieges : And therefore it is tliocht expedient , that our Soveraine Lorde , followand the gude example of his prede- cellbures , fuld annex to his Crowne , for the honourable fupporte of his Eftaite Royall , in all adventures and cafes , baith in weere and peace , fik landes and Lordihippes , as ar now prefenthe in his handes , that arnot annexed of before, and thefaidis lands being annexed, to remaine perpetuallie with the Crowne , maynoutherbegivenawaieinfee, nor franck-tenement , to ony perfones , quhat ever Eftaite or degree they be of, without advife , decreete, and deliverance of the haill Parliamente , and for the great reafona- ble caufes, concerning the vveil-fare of the Realme, firft to be advifed and digefthe confidered, be the haill Eftaites. And albeit it fall happen OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, that now is, or onie his Suc- ceflbures, Kingis of Scotland, to annalie and difpone the faidis Lord-fhippes, Landes, Caftelles, Townes, donationes, and advocationes of Kirkes and Hofpitalles, with their pertinentes to the Crowne, as faid is annexed, that the alienation and difpofition , fall bee of nane availe : Botitfallbeleiffulltothe King for the time, to receive thay landes to his awin ufe, quhenever it likis his Grace , but ony procefle of Lawe , and the takers fall refounde and pay e all pro fites, that they have tane up of thay landes againe to the Kinge, for all the time that they have had them, with fik uther reftricliones, as is conteined in the A dies of Parlia- mente, maid bee his maift Noble Predeceflbures , Kingis of S C O T L A N D , in the Annexation to the Crowne. AND Therefore his Hienefle, with advife and Counfell of his three Eftaites , lies annexed to his Crowne, to remaine there-with, in maner forefaid , thir landes after following. I N The firft, the Landes and Lordihippes of all his lies, South, and North: ThetwaKyntires, with the Caftelles pefteining thereto, and their pertinentes ; The lands and Lordihippe of Orknay, Zetland, and the lies perteining thereto, and their pertinentes. The Landes and Lordihippe of Tiowglajfe, with the Caftell , Towre , and fortalice thereof, donationes, and advocationes of Kirkes and benefices, and their pertinentes : The Landes and Lordihippes of Craw fur d-Lind fay, and Crawfurd-John : The Landes and Lord (liippes oiBonkill, Tre- jloun , and Tempt alloun , with Towres , Fortalices , landes , rentes , advocationes and donationes of Kirkes: The Lands of 'Dun/ire : The Landes and Lordihippe of Jedburgh Forreft-. The Lands and Lord- jfhippe ofKefymure , with all their pertinentes : The fuperioritie of all and haill the Earledome of ^yfngus , and all utheris landes , rentes and poileffiones , quhilkis perteined to Archebald , fume-time Earle of Angus , the time of the faid Earles fore-faltour , and now being in our Soveraine Lordis handes, be reafon thereof: The Landes and Lordihippe oiGlamm'is , that ar not halden of the Kirk : The Landes otBafcy , Balmuket- iies, Tannades , T>rumgiies , Lang-fbrguud and Balhekvies with the Towres, Fortalices, advocationes, and donationes of Kirkes , and their pertinentes : The Landes oiRaclewch , ^uhite-campt , over and nether How-clewch : The Landes, Lordihippe, and Barronnie oiAvaudaill, with the towre and Fortalices there- of, advocationes and donationes of Kirkes, their annexes and connexes, and all their pertinents , fik-like asumquhite James Hammiltoun o{ FiumrtKnicht, had, and bruiked the famin, before the time of his fore-faltour ; The Landes and Lordihippe of ' Liddefdaile, with the Caftell o{t_Armitage, advocation and donation