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 2-4° KING' JAMES THE S E XT upon the pretenfe of fum alledged nullities, found in the precedes, the principal caufes and crimes, for quhilkis the fame perfones were fore-falted, not being purged. For remeid of the quhilk abufe, and that all men may the rather efchewtoincurthefearefullfpotoftreafontothemfelves, their houfes, and pofteririe in time dimming. ,, , ^ n ■ - i - r ™ i. IT IS ftatute and ordained be our ^overaine Lord, and his three Eftaites , in this preient Parliament, that no procefTesoffore-faltour for treafon committed againft the King, and his Eftaite alreadie ftandand in force, or that fall happen to be deduced againft ony perfones , for crimes of Lefe-majeftie, in time cumming, fall at ony time hereafter be reduced for ony pretended caufe of nulh'tie, that may be alledged to be in the proceffe : Quhill firft the caufe and crime, for quhilk the fore-faltour was led , be freelie remitted to him be OUR SOVERAINE LORD: Or that he be purged effectually , and die partie tried , and found acquite theirof. Bot in cafe it fall pleafe his Hienes, or his SuccefTours, at ony time hereafter, to reftore to ony fore-falted perfones, or their pofteritie : that fall onely be granted to them be way of grace: And that na Advocates, writers, or utheris his Hienes lieges prefume, or take upon hand to travel, foliift, or give counfel in contrare the ordour appoynted in this preient Aft, without fpecial warrand of his Hienes, and his three Eftaites in Parliament , under the paine to be repute as favourers, and partakers with traitours • And to underly the paine and punifhment dew theirfoir. xx6. Remiffions and refbettes fuld not be granted for Jlauchter and uther odious crimes : Remijpon fiild conteine fatisfafiion maid be the fiartie. rppfg Kings Majeftie conftddering that flauchters, fire-raifmgs, and uthers odious crimes , hes bene X fa commounly committed, throw all partes of this Realme, and a great part of the occafion theirof fuppofed to be the ready granting of his Hienes refpettes, and .temiiliones to the committers theirof, upon in-opportune fuittes, maid to his Majeftie theirfoir: His Hienes remembring how greivous fi,k (laughters, fire raifmges, and utheris odious crimes ar in Gods fight s and how oitenfive to the Eftate of the commoun weill of his Realme, followand the gude and lovable example ofhismaift Noble Progenitoursin like cafe, at the inftant requeft of his three Eftaites , afiembkd in this preient Parliament : And lor the better efchew- ina of trefpaffes , and enormities againft the fafetie of his Lieges, and commoun profite of his Realme , of his fpecial grace , and favour, hes granted, and in the worde of a King promitred to clofe his hands , and ceafefra granting of onie refpettes , ot remiffiones , for ony maner of flauchters , fire-raifing, or ony uther odious crimes, that fall happen to be committed , for the fpace of three zeires nixt-to-eum , after the dak hereof: That in themeane time his Realme may be put in peace and rule, and his Lieges live in furetie. And gif ony remiffiones beis given or granted for auld aciiones, that it fall be exprimed and provided in the fame : that the trefpalle wes committed before this prefent Parliament, and that his Hienes and his Thcfaurer, hesfenequhairthepartieisaflithed: and git the contrare beis found, theremiffionorrefpet to be of nane availe. 137. An ac~l touching the firovifim to his Hienes of&Gttarde, andfare foment of their ordinar wages. r "pHE Kingis Majeftie, and his three Eftaites , conveened in this prefent Parliament , having confid- JL dcred how neceflare it is to have a reafonable number of Gentil-men to attend cqntinuallie upon his Hienes perfon , as his guarde , hes thocht the number of fourtie perfones meet to be elecled , and interteined for that effecl", able, honeft, and weill horfed , and having fum reafonable livinges of theixawm-. Quhilkis b:ingfvVorne, and admitted in his Hienes fervice, fall be unremoveable theirira, during their life-times , without upon worthie and great caufes, they fall be juftlie deprived. Everie ane of quhilkes fourtie perfones fall havetwahundrethpoundeszeirlie, for their interteinement, thankfullie payed to diem at twa termes in the zeir, whit-funday. and Martine-mes in winter, be equal pprtiones. Beginnand the firft termes payment, at the feaft of Martine-mes nixt to-cum , in this inftant zeir of God, anethoufand, five hundreth, fourfcoirfourzeiris. And for fuir payment of their faidis wages, and inter- teinement, that they fall not in default theirof be compelled to negleft, or leave his Hienes fervice, or his Majeftie to be fruftrat, and deftitute of the famin, his Hienes nawayes willing to lay the burding of their faid interteinement upon his people, be ony taxation, or impofkion to be raifed upon them, quhairofheis maift willing to eafe and releeve them, bot to provide the faid interteinement utherwife. Theirfoir with advifeofhis faidis three Eftaites decernis, and declairis, ftatutis, andordainis, T hat ofall die Prelacies, and utheris inferiour benefices within this Realme (laick patronages excepted) now vakand, or that heirafter fall happen to vaik, his Majeftie and his fuccefioures fall have the firft zeires fruftes, after the deceafe, foirfaltour or deprivation of the laftpofiellbur, according as the fame Benefice fall be valued in his Hienes Checker, be the auditoures theirof Toquhome, or ony five of them, his Hienes givis and grantis lull power, commiflion and authoritie , to make and fct the extent and value of all the benefices fmall and greate within this Realme in money, according to the quhilk the faid firft zeires fru&es fall be payed. And that the haiJl zeir after the vacance be expyred, or then the firft zeires fruites be inftantly payed befoir ony gift, provifion or prefentation of the benefice bee granted. And als decernis, declairis, ftatutis md ordainis, That