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 TJVELFTH "PARLIAMENT. T^ofjumj i? 9 x. *oi faidis Kirks or Kirk-zairds, declaratour being firft pad upon their faid receipt. The receipters of them fall incur the fame paine and tinfall of their lyfe-rentes. 119. Erection ofKirk-landes and teindes in temporal! Lord-fbipfies , is forbidden. TH E Kingis Majeftie and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , for efchewing of the great inconvenientes likelie to arife , throw ereclion of temporalities and teindes of Kirk-land, in temporall Lord-fhippes , andlivingesto the prejudice of the Kirk, and hurt of his Majefties Eftaite, and priviledge of his Crown: Ordainis and declaris that na ereftiones of the forefaides Lands and teindes , maid fen the Aft of annexation, fall be ratified or given in this Parliament , nor in na time hereafter -. And in-cafe ony erection happenis to be obteined in onie time cumming, The Kings Majeftie and Eftaites forefaids , declairis the fame to be null , and of nane erred in the felfe, exceptand alwayes , like as our faid Soveraine Lord , and Eftaites a'oone writ- ten, exprefly exceptis and refervis all ereftiones , charters , and infeftmentes. granted be his Hienes, of fik pairties and portiones of the Kirk-landes, alreadie erected in temporall Lord-fhippes and Barronnies , to fik perfon, orperfones, as hes alreadie, fen the faid lait Aft of annexation, received the honours , ordours and Eftaites of Lords of Parliament, bethefolemne forme of belting, and uthers Ceremonies obferved in fik caufes, and hes fenfine entered and fitten in Parliament , as temporall Lordes voited in Parliament , and Ar- ticles,received and admitted to that effeft. iio. Sayers ofMo&, Jefuites, Seminarie-Prieftes, trafftcquing Papiftes , andreceip- tcres of ony of them, commit t is treajon. THE Kingis Majeftie, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , ratifies and appreivis, all and quhat- fumever Aftes of Parliament, fecret Councell and Proclamations , maid of before ', againft Jefiites, Seminarie- c Prieftes, and trafficquing Fapifes , and receipters of onie of them : And decernis and declaris , that in all time cumming, the faying of CMeffe , receipting of Jefuites , Scmhiarie-Tricfles , ti afficquing Tapifles, againft the Kingis Majeftie , and Religion prefentlie profefied within this Realme ; Is , and fail be ane juft caufe , to infer the paine and crime of treafon, baidi againft the Jefuites, Mefe-'Priefcs, trafficquing Papiftes, and receipters of them. Providing howfoone the Iefaites and Semiuarie-Triejies, fatiffies the Prince and the Kirk, the forefaid pcnaltie na-v ife to ftrike againft the faidis receipters. 1 1 1 . Ratification of the t^Aci maid in Febr u ar, 1 jr 8 7. In favour es of the ^Minifters , T/jeir ftipendes and rentes. OUR Soveraine Lord, and haill Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, ratifies, apprievis, and confir- mis die Aft maid be his Hienes, with advife of the Lordes of fecreit Councell, Seffion and checker, upon the xiv. day of Februar, thezeirofGodi^S/.zeires ■ In favours of the Miniftery , their ftipendes and rentes : And decernis and declaris, die famin to have the ftrength , force and effect, of ane Law and Aft of Parliament, in all times cumming : And al Judges within this Realme, toproceede, decide, and Mi- nifter Juftice in all aftiones and caufes, concerning the faidis Minifters, their affignationes , ftipendes and rents; According to die forme, tenour and contents of the faid Aft in all poyntes, quhairof the tenour fol- lowis. At Edinburgh, the xiv.daye of Februar , the zeir of God , ane thoufand , five hundreth , fourfcore fevenzeires -. For-fameikle as in the Moneth of December, the zeir of God, 1 56 1. zeires, foone after the arriving of our Soveraine Lordis deareft Mother, out of the partes of France , within this Realme : Conful- tation being tane be her Majeftie, with the advife of the Lordes of her fecreit Councell, and utheris of the Nobility then prefent, anent the provifion of the Minifters , to reafonable and competent livings and fupport of the publick affaires of the Realme : And to that effeft, conference being had with the Prelates , & utheris of the Ecclefiafticall Eftaite : Quhais offeres being heard and confidered; It was concluded, decerned and ordained ; That gif the feird part of the fruites of the haill benefices Ecclefiafticall, within this Realme, might befuflicientto fufteine the Minifters, throw-out the haill partes thereof , and fupport of the Prince : Toen- terteine and fet for-warde the commoun affaires of the Countrie : And failzieng thereof, the thrid part of die faidis fruites andmair: quhillitwere fufficicnt to the effect forefaid, fuld be zeirly up-taken in time cum- ming, to be imployed to the twa ufes abone fpecifled allanerlie. And thereafter, in the Parliament hal- den die firft zeir of our Soveraine Lordis Reigne ; It was ftatute and ordained, diat the haill thriddes of Benefices within this Realme, fuld then inftantlie in all times cumming, thereafter , firft be payed to the Minifters of the Evangell, and their SucceOours : And they firft being anfwered of their ftipendes, perteining to everie ane of them, the reft and fityer-plus , fuld be employed to our Soveraine Lordis ufe, quhair-throw the famin become , as an inviolable Law. And be vertew thereof, his Hienes , and his umquhile deareft Mother, was in peaceable pofleffion of the faidis thriddes of Kirkes and Friers- landes : Swa that thereby the Minifters of Gods word, was reafonably provided and ane gude part of the pu- blick affaires, honeftlie fufteined. And albeit the plaine wordes of the faidis Afts, manifeftHe declaris the ufe, effeft" and mention thereof, to have tended to na uther fine, bot that the Minifterie fuld be rea- fonablie fufteined, and the charge of the publick affaires fufflcientlie entertained : Zit nevertheles , throw inoporcune fuites of fum perfones , mair refpefting their awin particular profites , then ather V y the