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 KING JAMES THE S E XT qualified perfon, as they fall think expedient. Providing alwayes, in-cafc the Presbytery refufis to admitt onie qualified Minifter, prefented to them he the Patrone : It fall be lauchfull to the Patrone , to reteine the haill fruices of the faid Benefice in his awin handes. Andfurder, his Hienefle and Eftaites forefaidis, declairis that the deprivation already pronunced, or to be pronunced , be onie Presbyterie , Synodall, or Generall aflemblies, againft onie of the Parfones or Vicars forefaidis , fall na-vvayes hurt , or be prejudicial! to ony tackes, lawfullie fettbe that Perfon deprived, before his deprivation, to quhat-fum- ever perfones. ii 6 . Anent CManfes and glebes in Cathedrall and ^Abbaie Kirkes. UR Soveraine Lord, Withadvifeof die Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, ftatutis and ordainis: That the Acts of Parliament maid of before, anent Manfes and Glebes, to be given to Minifters of Gods halie Evangell, within this Realme , fall be underftand and extended to all Abbayes , and Cathedrall Kirkes, within this Realme , quhair na uther Manfe nor Glebe , perteining to Parfon or Vicar , was of be- fore : Swa that the Minifters prefentlie admitted, or quhilkis hereafter fall happen to be admitted, to the Office or Cure of the Minifierie, within the faid Kirk, fall have ane fufficient Manfe and dwelling place, within the precinct of the Abbaie quhair he fervis : Togidder with foure acres of land, of the beft and maiit commodious, lyand continue , and maift eweft to the laid Manfe , quhilk perteinis , or in onie time of be- fore perteined, to the faid Abbaie , or onie member thereof : Quhidder the famin land lye within the faid precinct, or without the fame, gif there be fa meikle, as may extend to the quantitie of foure acres , to be defigned, inhabit, occupied, laboured, manured; conforme to the tenour of the Acte of Parliament, maid of before, anent Manfes and Glebes, to be given to the Minifters of Gods word, within this Realme : with fpeciall provifion, that it fall be in the option of the Abbotcs , Priores, and utheris Prelates and per- fones quhat-fumever, fewaresofthefaidis Cathedrall, and Abbaie places -. ather to grant ane Manfe to the Minifter, within the precinct of their place : Orelfe, ane fufficient Manfe, lyand als eweft and commo- dious to the Paroche Kirk. 117. Ane woman divorced for her adult erie, may not annalie or difpone her lands orpof feJJIones, in prejudice of the bairnes , gotten the time of her mariage , or of her uther aires quhat-fiim-ever. TT Is ftatute and ordained be our Soveraine Lord, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, that quhen-lb- J, ever ony woman is, or hes bene divorced fra her lauchfull fpoufe, for her awin fault and offenfe of adul- terie : And compieitis unlawfull and pretended mariage with the fame perfon, with quhom fhe committed the faid offence, or plainly and openlie dwellis and refortis in companie with him at bed and buird ; gif me have ony lands, heritage, tackes, rowmes or pofteflions : It fall not be lauchfull for her to difpone, annallie, lot put awaie the famin, in all, or in part, ather to her faid pretended husband and adulterer : or to the fucceflion proceeding of that pretended mariage, or carnal deale : nor to quhat-fum-ever uther perfon or perfons, in pre- judice and hurt of the aires and fucceflion, procreat upon the faid firft lauchfull mariage -. or failzieng of them, of her uther lauchfull aires quhat-fum-ever, nor to do onie deed, directly nor indirectly , that may hurt and prejudge them therein : and declairis and ordainis, that the aires and fucceffours of her, procreat in the faid firft lauchfull mariage ; and failzieng of them, her uther lauchfull aires quhat-fum-ever, ar and fail be able to 1 fucceedetoherafterherdeceafe,inthefaidislandes, heritage, tackes, and poflefliones : Notwithftanding anie alienation or difpofition maid in onie time by-gane, or to be maid hereafter in the contrair , quhilks pre- tended alienations and difpofitions, maid or to be maid, in maner forefaid ; our Soveraine Lord, and Eftaites of Parliament, decernis and declaris to have bene, and to be null from the beginning , and ordainis the faid nullitie to be received and admitted, by way ot exception or reply ; But ony proceile or fummounds of re- duction, alfvveill before the Lordes of Councell and Seflion, as before the inferiour Judges, inferviceof brieves, and all uther actiones and caufes , quhair-ever the famin may occur -. And ordainis this prefent conftitution, to have full effect , anent all drfpofitiones and alienationes forefaidis : gif onie be maid , fen the Parliament halden be our Soveraine Lord, after his perfite age of xxj. zeires compleit, in the Moneth of Julij, the zeir of God , 1587. zeires. 118. All committers of Jlauchter, within Kirkes or Kirk-czairdes , and receivers of them , ajter declaratour , tines their life-rentes. IT Isftatute, ordained and declared, that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfones committis flauchter within onie Kirk or Kirk-zaird, the time of the Prayer, preaching, or miniftration of the Sacramentes ; That per- fon or perfones, committers of the faid flauchter , being ather denunced rebelles, or declared fugitive for the fame; The Kingis Majeftie fall have full power, not onlie to difpone upon them, their Ample efcheit of movables : but alfwa upon the life-rent of all and quhat-fum-ever their iandes, livinges, tackes, teindes, rowmes or poffeftions &c. And declaris, that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfons, fall happen to receipt ony ol the faids perfons, quha beis denunced rebelles or fugitive, for the faids flauchters , committed within the faides