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 32,0 KING JAMES THE S E X T THE THRETTENTH PARLIAMENT, Halden at Edinburgh, the XXI day of July, the zeir of God , ane thoufand, five hundreth, four/core threttene zeires. Be the richt excellent, high , and michtie Tr'mce , J AMES the Sext, Kmg of SCOTT ES; t^And three Eftaites of the Realme. ico. cMercattes and Faires ar forbidden on the Sabbotb-day. UR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of the Eftaites of this prefentPar- • liament, ratifies and apprievis the Aftes maid anent the difchargeing of Faires and Mercattes, halden on Sabboth-dayes; And becaufe the famin Aftes in manie re- jcll^ fpeftes, ar na-wayes obferved in Land-wart; T H E R E F O R E His Majeftie, pwitli advife forefaid, expreflie commandis and chargis , all Schireffes , Stewardes,' / Baillies, Provefles, and Baillies of Burrowes; And all uthers quhom it fall pleafe everie particular Pi eshyterie to nominate, within their awin bounds , to that iefFecl:; Todifcha^ge, remoove, and put awaie all Faires and Mercattes, halden S^ion Sabboth-dayes, a^ they will anfwere to his Majeftie; And in-cafe they be found negligent, ordainis letters oi horning , upon an fimple charge of ten dayes to be di- rect, to charge them thereto , at the inftance of the laid Presbytery. 1 60. Contemners of the decreet es of the Kirk, Juld be denunced Re be lies. FORSAMEIKLE As the Kingis Majeftie, with advife of his Eftaites in Parliament, lies confirmed and eftabliihed, the jurifdiftion and judicatours of the Kirk, in the generall and Synodall aflemblies, Presbyteries, and particular Seffiones of everie Kirk and Paroche, willing and ordaining their fentencesand decreetes, in maters perteining to their judicatour, to be put in execution , and take full efTecl: : And it is of veritie , that a number of obflinat and flubborne people , in divcrfe Paroches of this Land , hath contemned, and daylie contemnis the fentences and decreetes of the faidis aflemblies and judicatures of the Kirk; Na- melie in Land- wart Paroches, quhair there is little, or na concurrence of Magiftrates , to punifh obflinat and difobedient perfones : And the faid Kirk having na uther puniihment in their handes bot Spirituall; the quhilk the faid obflinate people (being altogether flelhlie and beaftlie) feelis not, nor fettis not by. There- fore OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of the faidis Eftaites, for rcmeid hereof , hes fta tute and ordained, that in-cafe ony of his fubjecles within this Realme, refufis to obey the ordinances and decreetes of the faidis Aflemblies andjudicatoures of the Kirk, in ony time to cum , the faidis Aflemblies and judicatoures, fall dired their Bedle to the perfone orperfonnes difobedient, chargeing and commanding I them in the name of God and the King , to obey their decreete and ordinance : The quhilk charge , gif the i faid perfon or perfones contemne , and remaine obflinat; 1 he Minifler of the Paroche, quhair the laid perfon or perfones remainis, fall three feverall Sabboth-dayes from Pulpit, charge and command the faid perfon or perfones, in the name of God and the King, to obey the famin ordinance and decreete : And in- cafe notwithflanding, all the faidis charges , the faid perfon or perfones remainis flill obflinate and rebelli- ous; Then fall the faide Aflemblie or judicatoures, quhilk hcs maid the faid ordinance and decreete, meane the mater be their fupplication, to the Lordes of Selfion , conteiningthe fubflanceof the Procefle, the fentence and decreete pronunced againfl the faidis perfone or perfones, with a complaint of their con- tempt and difobedience : Quhair-upon the partie compleined on, being firfl cited and heard to propone their lauchfull defenfes, in-cafe they compeir : And gif they compeirnot, propter contumaciam, The faidis Lordes of Seffion, orfecreitCouncell, fall give out letters , to put the faid perfon or perfones to the home, within ten dayes nixt after the charge, in-cafe of difobedience, and continuing in their former con- tempt and rebellion. 161. (JMinifters glebes fuld be defigned foorth of onie Kirk-landes. ITEM, It is flatute and ordained, quhair there hes bene na glebe of auld , or quhair hes bene fum of auld , zit it be farre within the quantitie of four aikers of Land , that the defignation be maid oi theParfon, Vicar, Abbot or Priorelie Landes : And failzieng thereof, out of the Bifhoppis iandes, Friers landes , or ony uther Kirk-landes , lyand within the boundes of the faid Paroche , ay and quhill foure aikeris of lantl be compieit. ITEM