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 i 9 4 KING JAMES THE S E X T t^Stent the Vaffalles and free tennentes, offik as ar forefalted in this Parliament, ITEM, It is ftatute, ordained, and declared in plaine Parliament , be our Jbveraine Lord , with advife and confentofhisfaid Regent, three Eftaites, andhaill bodie of this prefent Parliament, that all per- forms, our jbveraine Lordis trew and faithiull fubjec~tes , quhilk hes ferved , and ferves his hienes , in main- tenance of his authoritie: having landes, heritage, annual-rentes, life-rentes, penflones, or pofleffiones ouhat-fumever, halden of ony perfones , called and forefalted in this prefent Parliament , of quhat-fumever crymes of treafon, and lefe-majeftie , fall bruik and joys their tenandries quhat-fumever , notwith- ftanding the forefalting of their fuperiouris theirof, and hald the famin of their nixt immediat fu- periour. Providing ahvaies, that in-cafe ony of the faidis Vaflalles , or utheris that fall happen to claime ony bene- fice, be vertew of this Aci, atony time heirafter, make defection fra our <5bveraine Lordis authoritie , & obedience, or cum in the contrair theirof, that they, nor naneofthem fall have, nor bruike the priviledge, and benefice of this prefent Acl, and the famin fall na wife be extended unto them. 38. Aneni Landes, rowmes , and poffeffions halden of Frier es , or Nuunes within this Realme. ITEM, For-fameikle as there ar diverfe lieges, and fubjectes of this Realme , quhiikes hes fundrie landes, rowmes and pofleffiones, obteined be them , or their predecehouris, in fevve and heritage , of the Piioures or Prioreiles, Motheres, and Conventes of fundrie Frieres and Nunnes places, within this Realme, hal- den ol them and their fuccefibures. And now fen the reformation ol Religion the faidis fuperioures, af for the maift part deceahed, and na uthers placed , nor to be placed in their rowmes , fwa that within fchort fpace, they fall all decay , quhairthrow the airis of the faidis feweris , and uthers heritable tennentes of die faides places, fall get naentrie to their lands and heritages, halden of Frieres and Nunnes. For remeid thereof, it is ftatute and ordained in this prefent Parliament, that all perfones , feweris or heritabill tennents of fik Frieres and Nunnes places, and their aires after the deceafe , decay or inlaik of their faid fuperiours , hald, and fall hald their fewes , and tenandries of the famin , of our Soveraine Lord , and his fuccefloures , in all times dimming fik-like, and as freely as they held the famin , of the places ioirfaidis, Prioures, Prio- reffes, or uthers being theirin for the time. And the few mailles fervices and dewties fpecified, andcon- teined in their inteftments, to perteine to our jbveraine Lord, and his fucceflburs , to be intrometted , up- taken, and difponed at their pleafure. And that the aires of the faidis fewares, and heritabill tennentes foirfaidis, fall enter to their fewes and tenandries , be brieves of our Jbveraine Lordis Chappell fik-like , and alsfreelie, and in the famin maner as the fewares, and heritabill tennentes of our Jbveraine Lordis proper^ tie, in all times cumming. 39. r^Anent alienationes, and uthers difpofitioncs , maid be onyBurgeffes , within this Realme , that hes maid defection, fra the Kings authoritie. ITEM, Our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confent of his faid Regent , the three Eftaites , and hail! bodie of this prefent Parliament, hes ftatute, ordained, decerned, and declared, that all and fundrie a- lienations, refignations. and uthers difpofitions, quhat-fumever maid, and given in ony wife , be ony per- fones Burgefies, orinhabitantes, within the Burgh of Edinburgh, or ony uthers Burrowes of this Realme, quhilks hes maid defection fra our Soveraine Lordis authoritie, and afiifted and taken part with the confpira- tours, declared Traitours , to ony perfon or perfones , {en the committing of the faidis crimes be them , or ony of them, of quhat-fumever their landes, heritages, offices, takkes, fteadinges, rowmes or pollefli- ons quhat-fumever, ar and fall be in time cumming , null in themfelves , and of nane avail! , fkength , force, nor eftedt. 40. That na fchippes faill ', without our Soveraine Lordis Cocquet. ITEM, It is ftatute and ordained, be our Soveraine Lord , his Regent foirfaid , the three Eftaites , and haill body of this prefent Parliament, that na Schrppes pahe foorth of this Realme, to the Realme of France , or ony others pairtes , without our Soveraine Lordis Cocquet. 4 1 . Anent Kirk-men that happinnis to beflaine in our Soveraine Lordis fer vice, in defenfe of his hienes authoritie. I" T E M, Our Soveraine Lorde with advife of his Regents Grace , the three Eftaites , and haill body of this J_ prefent Parliament, hes ftatute and ordained , that in cafe ony our Soveraine Lordes trew lieges, bene- ficed men happinnis to be hurt, flayne or wounded to the death, and thereafter of the faidis nurtes , or woundes to die in our Soveraine Lordes fervice , and in defence of his Authoritie , at ony time, againft the forefalted and declared Tray tours , prefently being within the Caftell and Burgh of Edinburgh , and uthers his Majefties open and mani felt enemies, renders and confpiratours againft his hienes authoritie, during all