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 T H RETT E NTH PARLIAMENT. XXI. of Julij. 1593. tures; with advocation and donation of Benefices, tennentes, tennendries, and fervice of free*tennentes , annexed and connexed landes, partes, pendickles, and pertinences qimat-fumever, alfweiil not named as named ; lyand within the SchirefTe-dome oiFife , and hail! contentes thereof, according to the faid Char- tour, ofthedait, at Haly-rude-hotife, the Elleventh day of Mai/, the zeir of God, ane thoufand , five hundreth, fourfcore ten zeires. Andfurder, decernand and declarand, that the faid contract of Mariage, haill claufes and contentes thereof, die faid Morning gift, the faid Lord-fhippe of T)umfermelhie renewed , as faid is , abone fpecified : The Chartoures , precepts , and inftrumentes of faifing of the faid Earledome , Lord-fhippe, and utheris abone fpecified : To have bene maid and done , to the honour, weill and profite of his Majeftie, and his Hienefie Crown, and to the weill and commoditie of the haill Realme: Ana there- fore decernand and ordainand , the fame to ftand effesftuall , and to be inviolablie and faithfullie obferved , keeped and fulfilled , in all poyntes , and in all time cumrning : And that the faid decreete and fentence of Parliament, fuld be extracted , under the great feale , and feales of the haill Nobilitie , Barronnes , Clergie, and Commiifioners of Burro wes, Lordesot Articles of the faid Parliament, gif need were, quhair-throvv his Hienefie, and his Eftaites , reprefenting the haiiibodie of this Realme, ar oblifhed to the accomplifh- ment and fulfilling of the faid contract, Morning gift , infettmentes and titles , maid to O U R faid SOVE- RAINE LADIE, in maner before fpecified. Neverthelefie becaufe throw occafion of findrie unprofitable difpofitior.es, maid of findrie partes , of die fruites and rentes of the faide Lord-fhippe oiT)umfermelinc, panlie before , and partlie after the faid Morn- ing gift; the full rentes of the faid Lord-fhippe, according as it is valued, could nocht be gotten , and tim- ouflie brocht in to her Majefties proper ufe : OUR faid SOVERAINE LORDE, hes bene diverfe times mooved be his deareft Brother , coufing, andallia, theKiagoil^eHptark , and his EmbaiTadoures , in his name, fentin this Realme ; That the faid Morning gift might be maid gude, to the Queenes Hie- nefie; and ilieentred in reall pofleflion thereof, to her awin proper ufe , Qubairanent treatie being had, betuixt his Majeftie , and certaine of his Councell in his name, and the Embaffadoures of his faid deareft Brother coufing , and allia the King of Denmarke ; Refolution is taken, that her Majeftie, and her Chamb- merlane in her name , fall have full & reall pofleilion of the faid Lordihippe oi ( Dumfermcline, and fa monie of the rents and fruites thereof, asar prefentlie free and unviriat : And Jail have alfwa compenfation out of the rentes and properties of the Crown , be infeftment of fpeciall landes and poflefllones , as will extend in certaine and free rent , all chairges deduced , to the fumme of fex thoufand punds money of this Realme , zeirlie to be intrometted with and uptaken be her Hienes awin Chambmerlane in her name, & to hir behoove and proper ufe, quhill fik pairtes of the rents of c Dumfermcluie , as are now pofiefled be fum in lyfe-rentes , may accrefle be their deceas; and die pretended titles now ftandand upon the rents and fruites of the faid Lord- fhip oiDumfermeline, may be annulled and taken away be ordour of Law and Juftice. And the fame rentes recovered and maid peaceablie to be intrometted-with, be her Hienes & her Chambmerlane, to her proper ufe and behoove, quhilk God willing is to be performed , within the fpace of ane zeire and ane halfe , quhiik will bee maift acceptable unto her Majeftie, and aye as onie pairt of the rent oi'Dumfermeline now vitiat fall be recovered, and her Hienes in peaceable pofleffion diereof , als meikie of the faide compenfation out of the propertie fall be relieved and returne, to be received and intrometted-with bee his Hienes Comptroller, to his Majefties awin ufe. Mair-over our faid Soveraine Lord, confidering that the haill Lord-fhippe oi c Dumfermeline , alfweill lan- des as teindes, dirid as twa part , is conferred to our faid Soveraine Ladie, his deareft Spoufe , in her Mor- ning gift, as faid is : And that it is alreadie found be his Majeftie, be ane act maid , with advife of the Lordes, and utheris of his privie Councell, Seffion and Checker , authorized , allowed and approoved fenfine be his Hienefie Eftaites in Parliament : That the thriddes of Benefices, and fi'.per-flus thereof, being deftinat for fupport of the publick affaires, and fuftentation of the Minifterie , micht be difponed , given , or employ- ed na utherwayes, bot to the faid ufe and effeft , for the quhilk they were appoynted at the beginning •. And fik-like, thatnapenfiones, tackes, or lyfe-rentes of the fodjufer-flus, micht, or may be difponed in time cumrning, for onie langer fpace, nor the fpace of ane zeir : And that after the making of the zeirlie affig- j cernand and declarand, all and quhat-fumever penfiones , lyfe-rents, and tackes, pur chafed, or to be purchased, quhairby the thriddes fitper -flits thereof , Or the firft and beft rentalles thereof, hes bene I uiminifhed or altered, fen die firft affamption of the faidis thriddes , granted aither be O U R faid SOVE- RAINE LORDIS deareft Mother, or be his Hienefie felfe, to quhat-fum-everperfon or perfones, upon wrang report or importune fuite, without cognition preceeding of the fuftentation of the Minifterie, and ! fufneient provifion for fufteining of his Majefties Houfe, to have bene fra the beginning , and to bee in all time i cumrning of nane availe, force nor effect : Notwithstanding quhat-fum-ever ratificationes or confirma- tiones following there-upon : And like as the generall Collectour, be himfelfe, his Chambmerlaines, & un- der-receivers in his name, ar ordained to aske , crave, receive, intromette, and up-take all and haill the diriddes of Benefices, within this Realme, unaffigned to the Minifterie, quhairthe firft and beft rentalles of the fame ar altered or diminilhed, fen the firft aflumption of the faidis thriddes , of the croppe and zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth , fourfcore feven zeires : And fiklike zeirlie in time cumrning; accor- ding to the rentalles maid compt of, in the zeir of God, ane thoufand , five hundreth , fourfcore four zeires, and laft thereof : And gif the faidis thriddes be diminilhed, or hurt ony wayes , be the faidis laft rentalles, and
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