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 THR1D "PARLIAMENT. XXVI. of Januar. 157*, 201 Quhilk aft, our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confent of his Regents grace , the three Eftaites , andhaill body of this prefent Parliament , ratifies, appreves, and confirmes : ordainand the famin to have full efFeft, fra the day and dait thereof, notwitliiianding , orsy exception proponed , or to be proponed , of none pu- blication of the faid a<ft : Seing the Queene , our Soveraine Lordis Mother was fworne therein , In verbo Trincipis, never to aim in the contrair thereof. And that the laid Acl: lies generalise taken/effect, fen the making of the famin. Providing alwayes , that this prefent a<ft , prejudge not the laick Patrones. 5 3 . Excommunicate perfones, faid be denunced Rebelles. ' THE QJJHILK day, our Soveraine Lord , with advife of his Regents Grace , the three Eftaites, andhaill body of this prefent Parliament, ftatutis and ordainis , that againft all perfones excommuni- cate be ordour of the trevv reformed Kirk, within this Realme , letters fall be direct, be the Lords of Coun- cell, in all the four formes, at the inftance of the partie ; our Soveraine Lords Advocate, or the Procura- tours of the Kirk, chargeing the excommunicate perfones (they being excommunicate fourty dayes) to fatisfie the fentence or decreit pronunced againft them , and to reconcile themfelves to the Kirk , and fubmit themfelves to the Difcipline thereof: under the paine of Rebellion, and gif they failzie, to put them to the home, with letters of Caption , and uthers executorial to pafle thereupon , fik-like, and in the famin maner, as was given in the Reigne of our Soveraine Lordis umquhile Gudfchir, againft them that fufteined the pr d- ceffe of Curfing , attour the fpace of fourtie dayes. 5-4. Anent the reparation of the Taroche Kirkis. FO R-fa-meikle, as there was ane AcT: made in the Parliament halden in the Moneth of Jutiij, thezeirof God 15-63. zeiris, declairand , that whatfumever ordour fuld be maid and fet forth , be the Lords of fe- creit Councell, foruphaldingandreparrellingofKirkes, and Kirk-zairds , and the execution to be declared be them thereupon, tobefufneient, and to have als great ftrength and effect, as and the famin had bene expreflie conteined, in the faid Act of Parliament , as the famin at mair length proportis. According to the quhilk, ane Acl: offecreitCouncel was maid, for the bigging, mending, and reparation of Paroche Kirkes, oi the dait, At Striviling the xiij. day of September, thezeirofGodforefaid. Quhilk Act, aszit, hesnot tane execution in na place, becaufe of the fleuth and unwillingnes of the Parochiners, quhilks were flaw; and refufed to chufe perfones to taxe their Nichtbouris : and that alfwa, there was not Kirk-maifters or Deakons , appointed in the Parochin to receive the taxation appointed. FOR remeid quhairof, our So- veraine Lorde, with advife of his Regents grace, the three Efta'.tes , and haill bodye of this prefent Parlia- ment, ratifies and appreves the forefaidisAcies of Parliament, and of fecreit Councell in alLpoyntes, with this addition : That quhair the Parochiners being required to elect and chufe perfones, for making of the taxation, to the effecl: forefaid , refufis or delayis, or quhair there i« na Kirk-maifters or Deacons appoynted; That then the Arch-bifchop, Bifchop , Super-intendent , or Commiffioner of the Kirkes , in time of their vifitation, quhilk fall be betuixt and the firft day of Junij nixt to-cum : Sail at their difcretioun, nominate and appoint perfones in every Parochin, for making and fetting of the taxation: as alfwa for receiving of the famin. And decernis and declaris the faid nomination and appoyntment to be fufficient,aftd-fik-like execution fall paffe, for compelling of them , as micht have bene given and granted , be vertew of the faid Aft of fecreit Councell, in cafe they had bene elected be the Parochiners. And becaufe, there lies bene diverfe Paroche Kirkes, within this Realme demolifhed, caftendowneanddeftroyed,forthemaift part, and that certaine particular perfones lies applyed the ftanes,tymber,and uther graith perteining thereto, to their awin parncular ufe and proflte. Therefore, ordainis ony ane of the Parochiners offik Kirkes to give their complaint to the Arch-bifchop, Bifchop, Super-intendent, or Commiffioner thereof, upon fik perfones , as they pleafe to compleneupon, and they being lauchfullie called , and juft tryal taken in the faid matter: And according to fufficient probation, to bee led and deduced their-intill, that the faid Arch-bifhop, Bifliop, Super- intendent, or Commiffioner pronunce, and give foorth their decreit their-intill: Quhilk decreit, our Soveraine Lord, with advife of his faid deareft Regent, and the three Eftaites foirfaidis , decernis and declaris, to be als fuf- ficient, as and the famin war given befoir ony Judge Ordinar. Andordainis, the Lordes of Councell and Seffion, to direct letters of horning or poy nding thereupon , at the will and pleafure of the partie , quha fall happen to complene. And fik-like, our Soveraine Lord , with advife of his faid deareft Regent , the three Eftaites, and haill bodie of this prefent Parliament, ordainis the Perfones of ail Paroche Kirkes within this Realme, to furnifh bread and wine to the Communion , how oft the famin fall be miniftrat , within the famin Kirkes. FINIS. — — -■■ ' — ■ . ■ — ■ 1 . . -. - „ ,. ..,■■ ■■■ — .. ...1 H .i ■■ ■■ 1 *■■■ 1 ^^i^—i -■, — ..~—. — -■— .-.-, .....— .., ^ isffie omitted in this thrid TAR L~I AMEN T. ANcnt the eflablifhing of the Regiment, in cafe at Gods pleafure , that charge zit vaik, during the Kings CMajefiies minoritie. FINIS. Gg 3 THE