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 SEXf "PARLIAMENT.. XX. of October. 1579.] 207 H E PARLIAMENT 9 Halden and begun at Edinburgh, the XX. dale of October, the zeir of God, 1579. - Be JAMES the Sext, be the Grace of God, King of SCOTT ES, and the three Efiaites of this Realme. zeires 6 8 . LsAnent the trew and hay Kirk , and them that ar declared not be ofthefamin. U R Sovcraine Lord , with advife and confcnt of his three Efiaites , and haill bodie ' of this prefent Parliament , ratifies and apprevis , all and quhat-fum-ever actes and flatutes maid of befoir , be his Hienes , with advife of his Regentis , in his awin ^reigne, orhispredeceflbures, anent the libertie and freedome of the trew Kirk of mi God and Religion , now prefently profefled within this Realme ; And fpecially rati- 'fies and apprevis, die fext aft of his Hienefie Parliament , halden the firft zeir of his Majefties reigne , intitulat , Anent the trew andhalie Kirk, and of them that ar jp^pof fum defection and informalitie of words in default of the Prenter) in this forme. OUR Soveraine Lord, with advife of his three Efiaites, and haill bodie of this pre- fent Parliament, hes declared and declaris the Minifters of the Milled Evangel of Jefus Chrift , quhome God of his mercie hes now raifed up amangs us, or heirafter fall raife, agreeing with them that now lives, in doctrine and adminiflration of die Sacraments, and the peopil of the Realme that profeffis Chrift , as he is now offered in his Evangel, and dois communicate with the halie Sacraments (as in the reformed Kirkcs of this Realme ar publicklie adminiftrate) according to the confefiion of the faith , to be the trew and halie Kirk of Jefus Chrift, within this Realme, and decernis and declaris, that all and findrie , quha outlier gainfayis the word of the Evangel, received, andappreved; As ttaheadesofthe Confefiion of the faith, profeffed in Parliament of befoir, in the zeir of God , 15-60. zeires : as alfwa fpecified and Regiflrat in the actes of Parliament, maid in the firfl zeir of his Hienefie Reigne, mair particulate doisexpreffe, ratified alfwa and appreved in this prefent Parliament ; Or that refufis the participation of the halie Sacraments, as they ar now miniftrat ; to be na members of die faid Kirk, within this Realme, and trew Religion now prefendy profefled. Sa lang as they keip themfelves fa divided, from the focietie of Chrifls body. 69. Ghihairin confiftis the jurifdittion of the Kirk. OU R Soveraine Lord, with advife of his three Efiaites of this prefent Parliament , hes declared and granted jurifdiclion to the Kirk, quhilk confiftis and ftands in the preaching of the trew worde of JESUS CHRIST, correction of maners , and adminiflration of the halie Sacraments , and declairis that there is na uther face of Kirk, nor uther face of Religion , then is prefentlie be the favour of GOD eflabliflied within this Realme, and that there be na uther jurifdiction Ecclefiaflical acknowledged within this Realme , uther, then that quhilk is, and fall be within the famin Kirk , or that quhilk flowis their-fra , concerning the premifles. 70. "Difchargc of CMercattes, and labouring on Sabboth-dayes , or playing and drink- ing in time of Sermon. ITEM, For-fa-meikle as it is flatute and ordained , be a gude and Godlie Act , maid in the dayes of King JAMES the fourth , our S O V E R A I N E L O R D I S Grandfchir , of worthie memorie , that there be na Mercattes nor Faires halden upon Haly dayes , nor zit within Kirkes , or Kirk-zairdes upon Halie dayes or udier dayes , under the pay ne of efcheitting oftheguddes; Quhilk Act, our Soveraine Lord, and his three Efiaites, ratifies and apprevis, and ordainis the fame to have effect and execution in timecumming. And feeing that the Sabboth-day, is now commounly violate and broken, alfweill within Burgh , as to Landwart , to the great difhonour of G O D , be halding and keiping of the faidis Mer- cattes and Faires , on Sabboth-dayes , ufing of handie-labour , and woorking thereon , as on the re- manent dayes of the oulk, and be gamming and playing, paflingtoTavernesandAile-houfes, and wilfull remaining from their Paroche Kirk, in time of Sermon or prayers on the Sabboth. T H E I R F O I R his Majeftie, and his three Efiaites, in this prefent Parliament flatutis and ordainis, diat there be na Mercattes nor Faires halden upon the Sabboth-day, nor zit within Kirkes or Kirk-zairdes , that day or ony uther day , under the paine of efcheitting of the guddes , to the ufe of the pure within the ^Paroche. And fik-like, that na handie-labouring , nor woorking , be ufed on the Sabboth-day , nor na gamming H h x and
 * declarednot to be ofthefamin. Ordaining the fame to be heir infert of new (becaufe