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 35 8 KING JAMES THESE XT xjz. Barronnes fuld fend to the Parliament CommiJJloners with fiifficient commijftones. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, And Eftaites of Parliament, ftatutis and ordainis, that na Barron- nes be received as Commiffioners, for ony Schireftedome within this Realme , at ony Parliament , to be halden hereafter : Except the faidis Barronnes bring and produce with them fufficient Commiffiones, granted to them in ane full convention of the haill Barronnes of the faid Schireffedome : Quhilk Commiffion fall be authorized, with the fubfcription of ane great number of the Barronnes then prefent, togidder with the Gierke of the faid convention, his fubfcription : And gifthe faid Commiffion be not pad in dew forme, in maner forefaid, his Hienelle and Eftaites , difchargis the Clerk of Regifter , in all time hereafter , of ony receiving of their faidis Commiffiones. z -J 3. Trifen-houfes fuld be bigged within all Burr owes. OUR Soveraine Lorde, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , underftanding that tor want of fuffi- cient and fure prifones, jailles, and warde-houfes , findrie rebclles and tranfgrefibures of the Lawes, alfweill criminall, ascivill, efcapis un-punifhed , and Juftice contemned : For remeid quhairof, our Sove- raine Lorde and Eftaites, hes ftatute and ordained , that within the fpace of three zeires, in all Burghes with- in this Realme, there be fufficient and fure jailles and warde-houfes bigged , up-halden and mainteined be the Proved, Baillies, Councell, and Communities of the faidis Burrowes, upon their awin commoun gude, or utherwayes upon the charges of the Burgh : And that for fure imprifoning, warding, keiping and de- teinmg of all fik perfones, tranfgrefloures of his Hicneffe Lawes, upon their awin expenies, alfweill crimi- nal] as civill, as fall be prefented unto them, be the Schireffe of theSchire : To Stewards and Baillies of Regalities, within the quhilk the faids Burghes arfituate, and fpeciallie quhair their judicatorie fittis : And alfwa all uthers perfones prefented ather to warde, be vertew of their awin authoritie within Burghes , or utherwayes , upon letters of caption directed to them. X74. t^Sient dimijfion of Benefices conteining refervation of the life-rent of the re- fignant. FO R S A M E I K L E As in the Parliament halden at Edinburgh, in the Moneth of Auguft , the zeir of God , ane thoufand , five hundreth, fourcfcore , foure zeires , All Succeffburies and Provifiones to Ab- bacies, Commendataries , Priories , and Nunries within this Realme , maid be the titulars thereof for the time, in favour of their Succefloures, nominate bee them, and giftes graunted to them there- upon , bee OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, conteining refervationes of the dimitteris life-rent of the fame, in refpecleofthemanifefteabufe and corruption thereof, are retreated , refcinded and declared to bee null in. thefelfe. QUHILK ACTE Of Parliament, is declared be ane utherAcle of Parliamente, maid in the Moneth of lulij, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth , fourefcore threttene zeirs , to be extend- ed to fik provifiones allanerly, as fuld happen to be purchafed , after the making of the faid firft Ad: : Andnochttofikprovifions as was dewlie and lauchfullie paft, before the making of the faid firft Acle, , quhairupondiverfe perfones hes taken occafion to purches and obteine giftes and provifiones of the faidis Benefices, as Succefloures nominate thereto , bee their PredecefToures : And upon their dimiffion , with refervation of their life-rentes : And hes antedated the fignatoures thereof, as gif the famin had bene paft, before the making of the faid firft afte of Parliamente : And zit hes nocht paft the famin , throw the greate feale, quhill lang after the making of the faid laft act of Parliament : quhilk declaris plainelie, the manifeft fraude and falfed of the faidis provifiones. Quhilks provifiones, ar nocht onlie maill wrangeouflie and furreptitiouflie purchafed, as faid is : Bot alfwa ar maift prejudicial to his Hienes in his rente, and commoditie of the Temporal landes thereof: Quhilk perteinis to OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, bee the Acle of Annexation, as ane parte of the patrimonie of his Crowne : And there- fore OUR faid SOVERAINE LORDE, and Eftaites forefaidis, confiddering the manifeft fraud and falfed committed in the purchasing of the faidis pretended provifiones: AND FOR OB- V I AT I N G Of the famin, retreads , refcindis , caffis and annullis all fik provifiounes of Abbacies, Priories, and Nunries, and uthers benefices maid, or to bee maid, be quhat-fum-ever perfon orper- fons, paft upon the dimiffion of their Predeceflbures, and conteining the refervation of their life-rentes, as faidis: Quhiikis were nocht dewlie and lauchfullie paft and exped, with all folemnities : And fpeciallie quhilkis were nocht pafte and exped throuch his Hieneile greate feale, before the making of the faid firft aft of Parliament maid there-anent, quhilk was in the moneth of Auguft, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth, auchtie foure zeires : And before the acl of annexation : Bee the quhilk, the Temporal Landes was annexed to his Majefties Crowne: And declaris the famin to have bene from the beginning , and to be null in all time cumming, of nane availe , force , nor effect , with all that hes followed , or j may follow thereupon. 2-75- Qf