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 FOVRTEtiTH TARLIAMENT. Vlil of Junij. i m. 30 197. ^Anent efcheittes and life-rentes of Excommunicate perfones. FORSAMEIKLE As there is diverfe perfones denunced Rebelles, quha being fufpe&ed oiTafiftrie of before, and fearing the fentence of Excommunication to have followed againft them, hes procured the gifts of their efcheittes and life-rentes, difponed be our Soveraine Lorde , to tlieir bairnes or utheris con- junct: perfones, upon hornings execute againft them for civil caufes. And nevertheleffe hes reteined the pofleffion of their haill guddes, geare , landes , pofleffiones , as gif they had remained his Hienes faithfull and obedient fubje&es, quhilk hes given them occafion to continew in their rebellion : asalfwaintheirfuper- ftitious opinion o£Tapiflrie,and remaining under the faid fentence of excommunication,in manifeft contempt of God his trew religion, and Lawes of this Realme. For the repreffing of quhiikis contempt and remeid theirof: our faid SOVERAINE LORD, with advife of the Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, de- cernis and declairis all and quhat-fum-ever giftes of efcheittes and life-rentes, granted to the faids bairnes and conjunct perfons of ony of the foir-named perfones, denunced rebels and put to the home, for quhat-fum- ever caufe (quha being fufpected olTapiftrie of before, hes fufTered the fentence of excommunication to paffe againft them : and quhais guddes, geare, lands and poffeilions may be verified to have remained in their awin pofleffions , as gif they had remained faithfull and obedient fubjectes) to have bene fra the beginning, and to be in all time cumming, null and of nane availe, with all that hes followed , or may follow their-upon : Notvvithftanding quhat-fum-ever decreites or declarators given and paft in favour of the faids rebelles, their bairnes or conjunct perfones, and the richt of the faid efcheit guds , gear , and life-rentes , to have perteined, and to perteine to our faid Soveraine Lord, and to be at his gift and difpofition , als freelie as gif the faids pre- tended giftes and difpofitiones thereof, had never bene granted nor difponed to their faidis bairnes and con : juncl; perfonis, and as deelaratour had not paft their-upon. 198. For the better obferving of the Sabboth-day.. ITEM, OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, And Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, ratifies and apprievis the Adtes maid be his Hienes of before, anent the difcharging of halding of mercattes upon the Sabboth-day, with this addition ; That quha-foever prophanis the Sabboth-day be felling, or prefenting and offering to be fauld upon the faid day, ony guddes, or geare, or quhat-fum-ever merchandife be themf elves or anie uther in their name, and beis three leverall times lauchfullie convict theirof, ather before the Proveft and Baillies within Burgh, quhair the prophanation fall happen to be committed , or belore certaine com- miliioners, and Juftices in every Preshytery, to be aapoynted be the Kings Majeftie, with advife of his privie Councell, their haill guddes and gear fall be efcheitted » his Majefties ufe, and their perfones punifhed at the will of his Majeftie, with advife of his fecreit Counfeil. 199. For relief e of them, quhais landes are, or fall be defigned for Cfrtdnfes and Glebes to Cftlinijieres. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, underftanding that there are findry fewares and poffeflbrs, having Kirk-landes neir adjacent to the Kirk , quhair their hes bene na manfes nor gleibe of auld, nor zit defigned of new , and confiddering, that it were baith againft reafon and gude confcience, that their fuld be ane gleibe defigned onelie of the faidis Kirk-landes , that perteinis to ane Fewar and pofleffour , and not of the reft, and fpeciailie quhair the haill Lands within the Parochin , or ane great part of the faidis lands are alike halden of the Kirk, and payis the like dewtie. THEREFORE to the effect, that the Minifters may be the better anfwered of their manfes and gleibes in time cumming, and enter theirto but onie trouble or contention , conforme to the former Afte of Parliament, maid anent Manfes and Gleibes of the Mmiiters, ftatutis and ordainis , that quhair defignation of Manfes and Gleibes beis maid and tane of Kiik-iand, (the haill Parochin, or ane greate part thereof being Kirk-land: And the Minifternotvvithfbnding defigned to the Kirk-land, maid eweft and adjacent to the Kirk) That the fewars, poffeflburs and tackef men , out of quhais landes, the Manfes or Gleibes are defigned; fall have tlieir reliefe of the remanent Parochiners, quha are fewars , poflefiours , and tackef- men of Kirkr landes, lyand within the faide Parochin/>n? rata. zoo. Anent Jetting oftackes without confent of the Tatrone. S~ UR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of his Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, ftHdisf V^anddeclaris: That na beneficed man under a Prelate, within this Realme, may in time cumming, fetlangertackesofteindes, or utheris pertinentes of their benefices, without the confent of their Patrones, bot for the fpace of three zeires ailanerlie. %o 1. Annulling ofAcfes of Tarliament maid in favour ofVafalles of perfones foir-fdlted. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, caffis, annullis, and abrogates the A&e of Parliament, maid at Edinburgh the firit day of Junij, the zeire of God , ane A a a- z tlioufand,