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 THRID PARLIAMENT. IV. of ^Auguji. i H 6. 139 H H R D A R L I A M E N T O F MARIE. CLUEENE OF SCOTLAND, Halden at Edinburgh, the fourth daye of t_Augvft^ the zeire of God, ane thoufand, five hun- dreth, and four tie fex zeires. 3. Tennentes Juld be removed in quiet maner, without convocation. ^n^^l^^*!^^ H E Quhilk day the Lord Governour and the three Eftaites of Parliarrierite, rati- )^^%^^ft>^^^| fies and apprievis in this purffe) t Parliament, die a&e maid at Striviling , the elle- ■ l ventti day of Junij, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth, fourty fex I zeires, maid anentis the laying furth of tennentes be their Over-lordes , as at mair E of for I putting and laying of men furth of their tackes and fteadinges, and fik-like, to refill I to the Lordes of the ground, their Baillies and Officiares to lay them foorth, quhilk is the occafion of great trouble and flauchter amangfl our Soveraine Ladies Lieges : SsF Therefore it is ftatute and ordained, that letters be dired to all SchirefFes , Stevvardes, Baillies, and their de- putes, and to uthers Officiares of the Queenis ; SchirefFes in that parte,to pafle to the mercat croce of the head BurrowesoftheSchires, and there be open proclamation, commande and charge, all and findrie our Sove- raine Ladies lieges, of quhat-fum-ever degree they be, that nane of them tak upon hand to make ony convo- cation, for putting and laying furth of ony tennentes, bot that they be their Baillies and Officiares , lay furth the faidk; tennentes glides orderly, conforme to the Lawes of the Realme , obferved and keiped in times by- gane : Nor zit drat na maner of tennentes make ony convocation or gaddering, for refiflance to their Lords of the ground, their.Baiiiies and Officiares, under the paines contained in the actes of Parliament , maid againfl them, that makis ony gadderinges or convocations, w ith ceitification to them that dois in the contrair , that they fall be called at particular diets, and fail be punilhed therefore with all rigour, as accordis. And gif ony perfon thinkis them offended be uthers, ordainis that they fall be called outlier criminally or civilly , and juil ice fall be miniftred , as accordis. The DTSPOSITIONof BENEFICES, wardes, reliefes, and manages, and of poflefc fiones of them that happenis to die in the armie : the zeir of God, ane thoufand * five hundreth, and fourtie feven zeires. 4. t^Anent Kirk-men. T C^lonk-toun-Hall ', die audit day of September, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth, and fourtie feven zeires : The quhilk day , my Lord Governour , with advife and confent of the Prelats, Kirk-men, Earles, Lordes, Barronnes, andallutheni Patrones of benefices, baith Spiritual and Temporal underftandand that the haill bodie of the Realme, is pafland forwarde at diis time, to refill our aulde enemies of England, cumming in this Realme to invade the famin: Ordainis, that quhat-fum-ever Kirk- man that happenis to be flaine in this prefent armie, hurte to the death, or takis feicknes in the famin, and dies in the faid feicknes gangand, remainand , or cummand therefra : That the nearefl of the faid Kirk-mennis Kin, fall have the prefentation , provifion and collation of his benefice for that time allanerly: And the famin to be difponed to the nearefl of his Kin, diat happenis to be flaine, or deceafe, in maner forefaid, maifl able therefore: And theprofites of their benefices., with the fruites fpeciallie on the grounde, with the annat theirafter to perteine to them and their executoures, alfweill Abbottes, Priores, and all udiers Religious men, as all uther Kirk-men. Y x Anent