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 FIFTENTH PARLIAMENT. XIX. of December, i S97. H7 THE F I F T E N T it PARLIAMENT b f KING JAMES THE SEXT, r. Halden at Edinburgh, the nineteenth day cf December, the zeir of God, ane thoufand , five huh- dreth, nmetie feven zeires. X3 1. All LMinifters provided to Prelacies, ftild have vote in Parliament. U R SOVERAINE L O R D, A N D His Hienefle Eftaites in Parliamerite, i havand fpeciall confideration and regairde, of the great Priviledges and immunities, granted bee his Hienefle Predeceflbures, of maift worthie memorie , to the halie ^^^ Kirk, within this Realme; And to the fpeciall perfones, exei cing the offices, titles, Ifr/fented ane of the Eftaites of this Realme, in all conventiones of the faidis Eftaites : and freedomes hes bene from time to time renewed ..■gritie, and condition , quhair-in they were at ony >^^* > l >|^^^^^^' time of before : Swa that his Majeftie, acknowledging the famin now to be fal- len and becurrtmiri, under his Majefties maift favourable protection : Therefore his Majeftie of his greate zeale, and lingular affection , quhilk hee alwayes hes to the. advancement of the 'trew Religion, prefentlie profefled within this Realme with advife and confent of his Hienefle Eftaites , fta- tutis, decernis, and decisis, that the Kirk within this Realme, quhairin the famin Religion is profefled, is the trew and halie Kirk : And that fik Paftoures and Minifters within the famin, as at ony time his Ma- jeftie fall pleafe to provide to die office, place , title , and dignitie of ane Biihop , Abbot , or uther Prelate, Hill at all time hereafter, have vote in Parliament , fik-like and als freelie , as ony uther Ecclefiafticall Pre- late had at ony time by-gane : And als declaris, that all and quhat-fum-ever Bilhopprickes, prefentlie vaikand in his Hienefle handes, quhilkis as zit ar un-difponed to ony perfon; or quhiikis fall happen at ony time hereafter, tovaik, fall be onclie difponed be his Majeftie , to actuall Preacheres arid Minifters in the Kirk : or to fik uthers perfones, as fall be toundin apt and qualified , to ufe and exercife the Office and fun- ction of ane Minifter and Preacher : And quha in their provifiones to die faid Bilhopprickes, fall accept in, and upon them, to be a6tuali Paftoures and Minifters : And according thereto, fall practize and exerce tlie famin thereafter. ITEM, As concerning the office of the faidis perfones, to be provided to the faidis Bilhopprickes, in their SpintuallPolicie and governement in the Kirk : The Eftaites of Parliament , hes remitted, and re- mittis the famin to the Kingis Majeftie, to be advifed , cbnfulted , and agreed upon , be his Hienefle , with the Generail Aflemblie of the Minifters, at fik times as his Majeftie fall thinke expedient to treat with them there-upon : But prejudice alwayes in the meane-time, of the jurifdicjtion and difcipline of the Kirk, eftablifhed be A&es of Parliament , maid in onie time preceeding , and permitted be the faidis Acts, to ail Generail and Provinciall Aflemblies , and Uthers quhat-fum-ever Presbyteries and Sefliones of the Kirk. 232. Kirk-zairde dykes Juld be bigged, OUR SoveraineLord, and Eftaites in Parliament, ftatutis, decernis and ordainis : That all Paro'chi- ners of everie Paroch Kirk widiin this Realme, build and repairc die Kirk-zairde dykes of their awin ParochKirk, with ftane and morture, to the hight of twa elnes : And to make fufficient ftiles and entrefie in die faidis dykes, to pas to the Kirk arid' Kirk-zaird diereof -. And ordainis the Lordes of die Seffion to di- rect and give letters and charges thereupon, in forme as effeirfs. 23 3, Alienation of the Kingis annexed firoffertie. TH E Kingis Majeftie, and.Eftaites in Parliament, decernis and declaris , that all heretable infeftmentes of few-ferme, fet , given , and difponed be his Hienefle, or ony of his Progenitoures of gude memorie, of annexed propertie , is null of the Law, be way of action or exception , except fik infeftfricntes & difpofitiones, quhiikis ar fet be his Majeftie, or his Predeceflbures, being of perfite age , after diflblution maid in Parka"- mente, inhisortheirmajoritie, with augmentation of the rentall, 234. The
 * H and dignities of Prelacies, within die famin : Quhiikis perfones, lies ever repre-