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 KING JAMES THE S E X T 336 ■ o jfand, five hundreth, fourefcore twelve zeiris, in favour of die Vafialles of the perfones foirefalted, and de- ernis and dedans die faid Afte to have na ftrength, force , nor effect , and to be deieit furth of the buikis of Parliament. xox. tjfnent fraudfidl dijpofitiones maid be perfones forefault ed. jrSUR SOVERAINE LORDE, And Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, underftanding that di- vJ verfc perfones, qulia lies committed the crime of treafon and Lefe-majeftie; In defraud of his Hienefle, andhisDonatoures, lies maid diverfe Bandes, obligationes,. letters of tacks, affignationcs, giftesofpen- fiones, letters of fattourie, and diverfe uthergiftes and difpofitiones : as gif the lame had bene maid and granted be them, before the crime of treafon attempted, be the faides perfones fore-faulted : For remeid quhairof, it is ftatute and ordained; that na letters of penfion, factourie, bands, obligationes or affignati- ones, maid or granted be onie perfon forefaulted, fall be valide , effecfuall, fufficient, nor give onie ad ion Without the famin, be ather lauchfullie confirmed be his Majeftie, or authorized be ane decreete of ane or- Sinar iud«e, obteined before the faidis perfones fore-faulted , were fir ft fummounde , and challenged for the crimes dftreafon, for the quhilkis they were forefaulted; Notwithftanding quhat-fum-ever confirmation or decreit obteined and following thereupon, fen their faid citation, upon the crimes of treafon, laid* to their chanie. Ratification of the aEi anent the Bullion. UR Soveraine Lord, with advife of his Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, ratifies and appreivis , the acles maid aifweill be Ins Majefties maift Noble Progenitoures, as alfwa m his awin time, anent the hame- bringin? of Bullion. And to the effect that the mair diligence may be done, for iri-gaddering thereof, aifweill for byganis as in time dimming, the Thefaurar , his deputes and uthers admitted to the cure thereof, to make comptand reckoning to the auditoures of the next checker, and fiklike in time cumming. %o- Ratification of the atJes maid for annexation of the propertie, and annulling of the difi- pofiticnes maid in 'Princes minorities. OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, ratifies and appreevis die Acres of Parliament, maid bee King James the Second; And King lames the Fifth, intitulatc, Anent the annexation ofLandes to the Crown : And fpeciailie, the act maid be the faid King lames die Second, upon the fourth daye of Aiiguft, ane thoufand, jfotfre hundreth , fiftie five zeires. And als ane uther Acl:, maid be the faide King lames the Fifth, upon the thrid daye ^'December , the zeir of God , ane thoufand , five hundreth, and lourtie zeires , and haill poyntes , artickles and claufes fpecified therein : And all utheris afres, maid be onie our Soveraine Lordis PredeceiToures, concerning die keeping of the annexed propertie to remaine with the Crown. And further, our faid Soveraine Lord , with advifc of his Eftaites in Parliament, declaris, that all perfones quha lies uplifted, received, and imrometted-with , or fall hereafter intromet- with, at his Hienes fpeciall command, onie of the King is annexed propertie, bevertew of the faidis Aftes of Parliament, fall incurrenadaunger of ejection, fpuilzie, or wrangous intromiflion : And declaris , that they fail be quite and free thereof, and all action that may followe there-upon. And fik-like, our Soveraine Lord and Eftaites in this prefent Parliament, findis , decernis , and declaris the Act of diftblution , maid be our Soveraine Lord in his Hienes minoritie , In the Parliament balden at Edinburgh , in the zeir of God , ane thoufand, five hundreth, fourfcoire foure zeirs, and ail uther acls of difiolution maid be his Hienes , or his faids Preuecefiburs in their minorities, althocht the famin Acfes and infeftmentes following thereupon, be ratified in Parliament in their majoritie, To be null and of nane availl, force nor efiecf , with all that lies followed, or may follow there-upon. 204. Genera 11 dijfolution of the propertie. OU R Soveraine Lord, with advife of his Eftaites in this prefent Parliament , Statutis and ordainis , that it fall be leafum to his Hienes, to fet all his auld proper landis, baith annexed, and un-annexed in few- ferme, fa that it be nocht in diminution of the rentall, gerfiummes or uther dewties, botin augmentation of the famin , with fik claufles and conditionis , as he thinks expedient to the effect forefaid, and that the Landes that he fettis in his time, ftand perpetually to the aires after the forme of their condition , and that this diflolu- lutionindure for the life-time of the King our Soveraine Lord, that now is allanerlie. Swa that the Landes quhilkis he fettis in his time, with the conditiones forefaidis, fall ftand perpcmallie. And after his deceafe the annexationes maid of before, to returne againe to the awin nature. Swa that his Succeflburs fall not have power to annalie nor fet in few, mair nor they had before the making of this ftatute. Providing, that this fta- tute fall not extend to the fetting in few-ferme of onie of our Soveraine Lords Caftelles, Palaces , zairdes, wooddes, parkes , forreftes , paftures for fcheip and nolt, and in fpeciall, the Lowmondes of Falkland , coal- heuches, & offices. Bot the fame to remane infeperablie annexed to the Crown, notwithftanding this prefent ditToludon. And OUR SOVERAINE LORDE and his Eftaites forefaidis, decernis and declaris, that this prefent difiolution, is, and fall be onlv to this efTecf, that the faidis annexed lands fall be fett in few, to the