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 za6 KING JAMES THE SEXT THE NINTH P A RLIAMENT, Haiden at Edinburgh the XXII. daie ofxJhwift, the zeir of God, 15-84. zeires. Be the richi Excellent, rkht heigb and meichtie Trince, JAMES the Sext, be the Grace of God, King of SCOTT ES, with advife of his Eftaites. 1 . Trelacie may not be given, bot be the pjfejpmrs deceafe , fore-fa/tor , crfimpk refla- tion with rejervation of his life-rent. ^^3£J5«£^Sjp. T I S Statute and ordained, be our S O V E R A I N E L O R D E , and the three /^^^^i^^^w)! Eftaites, that all giftes, provifiones, and difpofitiones of Succeflburs of Prelacies, §Sfe^ft?^S||^ Abbacies, Priories, and Nunneries, maid and granted be his Htenes , to quhat- ^M<f/^€ Abbacies, Fti =^M^i; fumever perlor T Wf^epotTefW ,„nes, his Hienes fubjectes, upon the refignations or dimifllons , of tw^ll I liWp|!» the polleflbures of the fame Abbacies, Priories, and titulares of the fame with re- a^^^4_JLJ^I^! fervation of their avvin life-rentes , are and fall be of nane availe , ftxength , force &^Wt *■■ nor e ^ ec ^ ' wit ^ a ^ tnat nes foH°wed , or fall happen to follow there-upon , without PI^IIPt) I farther proces ': And that na gift or provifion of ony fik Prelacie , fall be vaiize- ■^a#^J paBa^^tJ able in ony time to cum : except it fall va : ke be deceafe, fore-faltour , or fimple di- miflionol the pofleflbur thereof, and na utherwayes, without prejudice alwayes of the life-renters , and prefent ufu-fractuares. z. T ojfejfion be the fpace of five zeires, isfufficient to the King , er his'Donatour , of landes, takkes, teyndes, cum in his handes, be fore-faltour. FO R S A M E I K L E As be the commoun Law of this Realme, the lands and heritages of all perfones convict of treafon, haiden immediatly of our Soveraine Lord , ar adjudged to perteine to his Hie-nes , & toreturneas propertie to his Crown: Andalshis Hienes, hes richt and power to difpone quhat-fumever utherlandes and heritages, perteining to the perfones convict of lefe-majeftie, quhilkis ar immediatly hai- den of ony of his fubjectes, be prefentation of ane heritable tennent , to the Over-lord. And in like maner lies richt aixl title to all takkes and poflefllones of teindes and landes, bruiked be the faidis perfones before their conviction : and as the crimes of treafon growis within this Realme: Sua the fraudefull inventiones, to the hurt and prejudice of our faid Soveraine Lordis Eftaite, daily mak and mair increafis , beabftracting of the evidentes , infeftmenres , and feafinges of the lands and heritages, takkes , and utheris richtes , apper- rcining to the perfones quhilkis ar convict and fore-faked for lefe-majeftie : Tending thereby to draw our Soveraine I. ord and his Succeflburs, and the perfones to quhom the faidis landes and heritages forefaidis , ar, and fail be hereafter difponed, inqueftionoftheir heritable richtes, and titles of their rowmes and pofleifi- ones; nocht having in their handes the evidentes of the faidis perfones convict, or to be convict, as faid is. For remeid quhairof : It is ftatute and ordained be our faid Soveraine Lord, and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, that all Lands , Lordfhippes , Barronnies , Annual-rentes, milnes, multures, fifchinges, tennentes , tennandries & fervice of free tennentes , and utheris heritages quhat-fumever, quhilks have bene, or hereafter fall be, peaceablie bruiked , andpoflefled be quhat-fumever perfones forfaked , or that hereafter fall be fore-faked for crimes of treafon and lefe-majeftie , committed, or that hereafter fall be committed againft his Hienefle and his Succeflbures : Or be them to quhom our Soveraine Lord and his Succeflbures fuld fucceede, be reafonofthe fore-faltour of their neareft aires, as their heritage , belabour- ing the fame with their avvin guddes, fetting the fame to tennentes, and up-lifting of the mailles thereof, as their heritage : And fwa repute, haiden and efteemed heritable poileflburs thereof, be the fpaceofrlve zeires, immediatly preceeding the proces and fentence of fore-faltour, led, or to be led againft them, be thefpace of five zeires, immediatly preceeding the deceafe of the perfones, to quhom our faid Soveraine Lord, fuld, or may fucceede, as aire throw the fore-faltour , led, or to be led againft their neareft aires: That all and findrie the faidis Landes, Lord-fliippes , Barronnies , annual-rentes , tennentes , tennen- dries, and fervice of free-tennentes, milnes, multures, fifhinges, and utheris heritages , quhat-fumever. hes appertained, and fall appertaine to our faid Soveraine Lord and his Succeflbures , hes becummin, and fall becum in their handes, as efcheit, to be difponed andufed be them, as their propertie, in all times dimming. Swa that hereafter, na queftion fall be mooved to his Hienes and his Succeflbures , nor zit to the pcrfons quhilks have alreadie obteined, or hereafter fall obteine, heritable richt of the faidfs Landes, Lordfhippes, annual-rentes, and uthers above fpecified be their difpofition. Notwithftanding, that they be not able to fchaw, nor produce in Judgement, the heritable richt and title thereof : Or contractes, renunciationes, and utheris fecurities maid thcre-anent, to the perfones fore-faked , or to be fore-faked, as