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 334 KING JAMES THE S E XT THE FOURTENTH PARLIAMENT, Halden at Edinburgh, the aucht day ofjunij, the ze'ir of God ', ane thoufand ', five hundretk , four [core fourtene zeires. Be the richt excellent, high , and michtie Prince , J AMES the Sext, be the grace of God, King of SCOTT ES ; With advife of his Eflaites as followis. 193. Againfl willfull hearers of Meffe. ^^gMlp UR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of his Eflaites of Parliament, ^plii^^fe flatutis and ordainis, that in all time cumming , all willfull hearers oi Meffe and j|£fte||^ ted to his Hienes ufe, fa foone as they fall be founde guiltie and convidl thereof, or declared fugitive for the fame, before the Juflice Generall , or his deputes , or die Lordes of his Majeflies privie Councell. o 194, Anent fatisfabTion to the Kirk be Papiftes. UR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of his Eflaites in this prefent Parliament • Ordainis all Presbyteries within this Realme, to caufe lauchfully I fummound, and charge quha:-fum-ever perfones 'Ptf/i/fer, or fufpecled ol Tapiftrie within the boundes of I their Presbyteries, perfonally, or at their dwelling places, To compeir before the faidis Presbyteries , and I fatisfie the Kirk and Presbyterie, quhair they remaine and makis refidence, betuixt and the firfl daie of I i_Auguft nixt-to-cum : And in-cafe of their not-compearance , or compearing , fall refufe to give odedience I and make fatisfaction, as faidis, betuixt and the faid day ; His Hienefle with advife of his Eflaites fore- 1 faidis, ordainis fignifl cation thereof, to be maid be the Presbyterie to his Hienes privie Councell : and upon the faid figniflcation, the privie Councell to direct letters, chargeing the faidis perfones Tapiftes, or fufpe&ed j otTapiftrie , to compeir before them , and produce fuflicient teflimoniall of the Presbyterie quhair they re- I maine, of their fatisfadion as faid is , under die paine of rebellion, and putting ofthem to the home: Andl gif they failzie, todenunce them thereto: Bee the quhilk denunciation, our faide Soveraine Lorde and I the Eflaites forefaid , declares that not only their moveable guddes, mall fall in efcheit , and be confifcat to his I Hienes ufe; but the lyfe-rent of quhat-fum-ever their landes , rowmes, poflefliones , and utheris belanging I unto them, fall appertaine to his Hienefle as efcheitte : To be intrometted-with, and difponed upon , ashel thinkis gude. Ancl in like maner declaris ; that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfones fall receipt, fupplie or I interteine the faidis 'Papifies, after the intimation of their difobedience, and denunciation, as faid is, fall in- 1 curre the fame penaltieoftinfell of ther guddes, geare, and life- rent : And to the efTecl that the premiflesl may be the better accomplifhed : His Hienefle and Eflaites forefaidis declaris; that in-cafe the faidis Pres- 1 byteries, beis found remifle or negligent in citation of the faidis Perfones before them, to the efrecl abone written: The Miniflersofthe faid Presbyterie, or onie ane perfon of the Miniflerie thereof, inquhomthe | fault fall be tryed, fall amit and tyne the ane halfe of their benefice or flipend that zeir : And the Colleclour t| and his depute, fall up-lift the famin , to be difponed be the advife of the Lordes , modifiers of the Mini- i flers flipends , to the help, fupplie, and interteinement of udier Minifters , as yet not provided to fuffi- cient flipendes. 195-. Ksfgainfl erecJiones after the Annexation. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of his Eflaites in Parliament, retreatis, refcindis, and declaris, all ere&iones granted and ratified, fen the a&e of Parliament , maid in the zeir of GOD, ane thoufand, five hundreth , four-fcore feven zeires , anent the annexation of the Temporalities to die Croun (quhilkisar not fpeciallie excepted in the faid acle, from the faid annexation) to be null and of nane availe, force nor effect. 196. For provifion of commoun Kirkes. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, And his Eflaites in this prefent Parliament, decernis and declaris, all commoun Kirkes to be of the fame nature of uther Parfonages and Vicarages : And ordainis the fame commoun Kirkes to be conferred be prefentation of the lauchfull Patrone, and fufiicient collation to Mini- fters, ferving thereat, feeing they ar benefices of Cure. 197. tyfnent
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