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 FOVRTH PARLIAMENT. XXIX. of Maij. x 5$1. 141 H O U R H PARLIAMENT O F MARIE, QUEENE OF SCOTLAND, Halden at Edinburgh, the XXIX. daye ofCMay, the zelre of God , ane thoufand , five hunt drew, and fiftie ane zeires. tylll the gudes moveable of them quha Jujieinis the froceffe of cur/kg ane zeir, or communi- catis, being excommunicate Jail perteine to the King, the creditonr being firfl fatisfied. ^91 H E Quhilk daye, the Lorde Governour , with advife of the three E- 'iament, havand refpecl: to the Noble , Catholick and Chri- 5g®aT(| v ^^}pi! ftaitesofParlia ^■W^W^^^rW^Wih^l ^ ian a< ^ es anc ^ ^ atut:es ' mai ^ bee umquhile our Soverain Lord, Kin<r ^^00 ^^^^^Vwo3^S ^ ervarion an< ^ hiding of his Lieges in the treve and godlie faith ever hid- yjjjdertils, not onely be him , bot alfo be his maiit Noble Progenitoures , in- violablie obferved and keiped , fen they firfl: received thefamin : And in G)| fpeciall , fik ftatutes , ordinances and a&es maid anentis them that vvilful- (f^.'i^^^|) j)| maner of way, and lyis under that damnable ftait lang time, fchawand f—i^Js^^y Jj their ungodlie life to uthers the faithfull lieges of this Realme , havand na <|§s regard to be participant of the merite of the bioud of CHRIST , quha throwe their arrogancie , obftinacie , and in-obedience , wilfullie , throw coullour and pretenfe of devotion, to fchawe their hie hypocrifie , cummis to the halie buirde of C H R I S T, and receivi s the Sacramente , lyand under the faide Cenfures of curfing , to the evill example , of uthers the gude, trew, fimple Catholick people : And for remeid hereof , and for efchewingoffik evill, abominable, perverfe, & deteftable vices in times cumming , to the erred that the lieges of this Realme may live in trew faith in our Soveraine Ladies time , that now is , as they have done in her maift Noble Progenitoures times ; Hes ftaaite and ordained , thatquhatfumeverperfon or perfones, ar denunced curfed , for ony maner of caufeintlieirParochKirkopenlieandpublicklie, on ane folemned daye, in time of divine fervice before noone, before die Parochin, or perfonally quhair-ever they be , before famous vvitnefie , and lyis therein obftinadiebethefpaceofanezeir, or receivis the bodie of C H R I S T, biefled and halie Sacrament, un- der the faide curfing, un-reconciied to the bofome of halie Kirk, that all their gudes moveable throw that deede, fall fall in our Soveraine Ladies handes, be reafon of efcheit, and that the famin be in-brocht to her ufe, quhair-ever they may be apprehended, to be difponed at her graces pleafure : Providing alwaies, that they atquhais inftance fik perfones ar denunced curfed, for fummes of money , for fulfilling of ony deede , fall be firfl fatisfied and payed of all fummes, or utherthinges that they may crave, be vertevv of the faidis letters of curfing, of the faidis efcheit gudes , and thereafter the remanent to perteine to our Soveraine Ladie, And that letters be direct to make publication hereof at all places needefull, 8. c Declared'Iraitotcresmaybefaine : t^And quha quarrellis the famin, committis treafon. THE Quhilk day, Forfameikle as the Lorde Governours Grace, and three Eftaites of Parliament , havand refpecl: to the great, heavy, and abhominable crime of treafon and lefe-majeftie , committed bediverfeandfindrie OUR SOVERAINE Ladies lieges within this Realme, and out-with the famin, for quhilkis fik traitoures hes bene called, accufed, and be the three Eftaites declared traitoures in Parlia- ment: Notwithftanding fik traitoures, fwa baniihed and fugitive , without licence or tolerance of our Sove- raine Lady, or the Lord Governours refpecl: , remiffion , or fuperfedere , cummis and refortis againe within this Realme, and hands and repairis amangft our Soveraine Ladies lieges , like as they , nor nane of them had committed ony ofTenfe againft our Soveraine Lady, the Lord Governour , the Realme , nor the autho- rise, and ar receipt, fortified and mainteined be OUR SOVERAINE LADIES Lieges, their affifters, favourers, mainteiners, and airt and part-takers with them in their treafonable deeds, havand.'na re-* gard toward our iSbveraine Lady, the Lorde Governour , nor the authorise : And in times cumming , to fchaw that foule, abhominable crime of lefe-majeftie and treafon , and for puniftiment of the committers there- Y }. 9f.
 * ^^^J^^^#MpjjjAMES the Fifth, that laft deceafed, quhom God aflbilzie , for con*
 * ^^^^a^-ilie, obftinatelie, or arrogantly incurris the paines of curfing , be ony