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 %oo Icing 'james the s e xt rebellious and inobedient fubje&s, and quyeting of the country. And that the faidis Regents and Nobilitie, and utheris fubjects, their afiiiteris and partakeris , fall incurre na skaith or danger thairthrow , in their per- forics, landes, or g;uddes, nor fall not be called , nor accufed for the famin, criminallie nor civillie , be ony 'icrofwayintimecumming. Difchargeing be this prefent Acl:, all and findrie his Majeilies Judges , nd Minifteris of his Lawes prefent, and to come thereof , and of their offices in that part for ever. And this Act to be amplie extended and interpreted, in the favoures of all fik , as profefled our Soveraine Lordis Authoritie and obedience, againft them quhilkis were difobedient thereto , their affifters and partakers. And in like maner, it is declared and decerned be our faid Soveraine Lord , his deareft Regent , the three E- ftaites and haill body of this prefent Parliament , that all pretended Procefle , Judgementes and executiones ofLawescriminall, orcivili, outher in pretended Parliaments, Councell, or before Schireffes , Stevvar- des, BaiUies , Proveftes , Aldermen , Baillies of Burrovves , or uthers Judges , or Minifters of Lawes quhatfumever, in name, or by cullour of ony uther authoritie , fen our Soveraine Lordis Coronation fore- faid, lies bene, is, and in all time cumming, fall be repute , halden and efleemed as unlauchfull , ufurped, vaine, and ot na force, ftrength , norefledt: and to have na maner execution , for any time by-gane , or to cum , without any procefle of reduction. 51 . i^Anent pur chafing of the Tapes Bulks, or giftes of the Queene our Soveraine Lordis Oflother. Or-fa-meikle, as be Acl of Parliament , halden at Edinburgh , the xxiv. day of Auguft, the zeir of God, anethdufahd, five hundreth, threefcoir zeires ratified, and appreved be adt of Parliament, halden the fir ft zeir of the Reigne of our Soveraine Lord, that now is. It was ftatute and ordained, that the Bifhop of Rome , called the Pape , fuld have na jurifdiclion , nor authoritie within this Realme , in ony time there- after, and that nane of the fubjects of this Realme , in ony time cumming thereafter luld fute , or defire title, or right of the faid Bifhop oiRome, or his feci; , to ony things within this Realme , under the paines of Bar- rarrie, that is to fay, profcription, banifhment, and never to bruik office , honour, nor dignitie within this Realme, like as is conteined at mair length in the faid acl:, fen the quhilk time , diverfe the fubjec c ts of this Realme hes wickedlie , and contempteoufly purchafed the faid Papes Bulles , difpenfations , letters , and priviledges at Rome, or hes caufed counterfacle the famin in Flanders or uthers parts , with ante-daittes, as alfwa, fum uthers hes purchafed , or counterfai&ed giftes , and provifions of benefices, with ante-daittes, or blanks, as maid be the Queene Mother , to our Soveraine Lord , intending be fik fals and culloured meanes, to bruik the ty tie, and poileffion of Benefices, orpenfiones, after the deceafe of the prefent pof- feflburs thereof. And theirthrow, baith to defraud our Soveraine Lord of his richt and Patronage , and alfwa the qualified perfones, profefling the trew Religion , of their livings , quhairupon they fuld be fuftein- ed, if remeid be not provided their-intill. It is therefore decerned, and declared, be our Soveraine Lord , with advife and confentofmy Lord Regents grace, the three Eftaites, and haill body of this prefent Parlia- ment, that all perfones, fulpeeled to have ony falfe countcrfaiifted blankes , and ante-daittes , bulles, pro- vifions, confirmations of fewes, takkes, or giftes of benefices , penfiones foorth of benefices , commotio Kirkes, or landes, annualles and Frier-landes, fall be called , quhen it fall pieafe our Soveraine Lord , and his faid Regent, tocompeir , befoire fik oftheprivie Councell, or uthers, that fall be conftitute Commiffi- oners in Ecclefiafticall caufes, be his hienefie Commiflion , at fik day , or dayes , as they fall appoynt : bringand with them their faidis bulles, provifions , confirmationes of fewes , takkes and giftes of benefices, aad uthers before fpecified, to be feene and confidered gif the famin be lauchfull titles , and orderly paft, and be worthie to ferve, and have faith in time cumming , or not. And in cafe the peeces produced, be found lauchfull and fufficient, the famin to be regiflrat , marked , and to have full faith , and validitie in time cunv ming. And gif the famin fall be foundin to have bene purchafed in Rome, fen the faid xxiv. day of Auguft: , the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth , threefcoir zeiris , or utherwayes , to have bene counter- faicled, ante-daited, or purchafed blank fenfyne, to be decerned and declared be the faidis Commiflioners null, invalide , and infufneient , and to make na faith in time cumming , but ony farther ProcelTe of reducti- on. And in cafe the perfones being charged to compeir for production of their faidis Bulles, provifiones T takkes, confirmationes, giftes, and utheres before fpecified , failzie therein , being lauchfullie charged fa to do, decreit fall be given againft them , declairand the famin Bulles, provifions, takkes, giftes & uthers abone exprimed to be null, invalide , and inefficient in all time cumming , and it fall be lauchfull to difpone the famm of new, notwithstanding , ony allegeance of validitie , that may after be proponed. 51. *ylne approbation of the A5l maid anent the difpofition of Benefices, to the CMiui- jlers of Chrifls Evangell. ITEM, Becaufe there hes bene fum queftion, baith befoire the Lordes of SefTion , and the Commifiares of Edinburgh, anent the declaration of the Queene , our Soveraine Lordis Mother , with advife oi the Lordes of Secreit Councell for the time, and thereafter ratified in Parliament , anent the difpofition of all benefices, not exceeding three hundreth Markes of zeirly rent, or within , to qualified Minifters. Quhilk