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 4S 6 KING JAMES THE S E X T AND OUR faid Soveraigne LORD with advife and confent of the faids ESTATES, De- clares, ftatutes, and Ordaines, thatallTack.es, which lhall bee decerned by the faids Commiffioners, to bee wen in recompenfe to any perfon whatfocver, for the caufes above-written : and which Jhall be fet for obe-iience, and conforme to the faid Decreete, andfentence, whatfoeveryeares, or long fpace the faids Tackes lhall comprehend, fhall be good , lawful , and fufficient fecurities , to the perfons in vvhofe favours the fame are appointed to be given, and conceaved. Ney ther mail the fame be any wayes prejudged, by the Act made in the Parliament holden in Anno 1617. By the which it is ftatuted, THAT no Arch-bilhop, Bifhop, or Prelate , mould fette in Tacke any part of their Patrimonie , for longer fpace nor ninteene yeares : AND, That no inferiour beneficed perfons lhall fette in Tacke any part of their Benefice tor longer fpace nor their owne life-times, and five yeares there-after, as the faid ftatute proports : From the which ftatute the faids Tackes fo appointed to bee fet, and given in recompenfe, are, and iliall be excepted , and re- served, and lhall no-wayes come under the compafle of the fame Act and flatute, nor of anything there- in contained. But the fame fhail remaine, and abide, valide, and fufficient rights, for the whole fpace and yeares appoynted therein, according to the Tennor thereof : notwithftanding of the faid Act. and Statute. And becaufe it may fall foorth, That in the recompence t© bee appoynted by the faids Commiffioners, to the Patrones, Tackef-men, andSub-Tackefmen, for the aforefaid burthen to bee impofed upon them, Moe yeares may bee afTigned for prorogation of their prefent Tackes , nor may law- fully, or conveniently be fet, by the prefent beneficed perfons, to whom by Law the fetting oi Tacks of. Teynds belongs. FOR RE ME ED Thereof, OUR Soveraigne LORD, with advife and confent of the faids ESTATES, Declares, Statutes and Ordaines , that it fhail b ^ lawful for the Commiffioners forefaids, to appoynt as many yeares alter the expyring of the prefent Tackes, to the Tackef-men of the faids Kirkes, and Teyndes : Or to the Patrones or Sub-tackef-men (rejpeffive) for bruiking of the faids Teyndes, for recompenfe of the faid Burthen, as they fhall thinke reafonable -. Which {hail be as good, valide , and fufficient Rights, to the faids Patrones, Tackef-men, or Sub-tackef-men, {rejpective) and unto their j Heires and Affignays, for bruiking , pofleffing, and difponing on the faids Teyndes , during the faids yeares of Prorogation : As if good , lawful, and valide Tackes and Rights of the faids Teyndes had been fette, and made to them, by the Titulares of the Benefices , to whom the fame belonged , With confent of all parties having Interefle. WITH exprefie provifion and declaration , That at the expyring of all die faids yeares, the right of the faids Teyndes , and power to fette Tackes thereof, lhall returne , and apper- taine to the aforefaids Titulares of the forefaids Benefices , as they did before the making of this prefent Act. AND OUR faid SOVERAIGNE LORD, with advife of the ESTATES, Declares, and I Ordaines this prefent Commiffion to beginne upon the tenth day of Januarie , next-to-come: with continu- ation of dayes : andtolaft and endure, during the fpace of year and day thereafter. After the which time, i the fame lhall ceafe and expire : And ordaines the Decreete, and Sentence of the faids Commiffioners in all the particulars forefaids, andeverie one of them, to have the ftrength , force, and authoritie of a De- j creete, Sentence, and Act of Parliament. For obedience whereof, the Lordes of Seffion fliall direct and grant Letters in forme as efFeires, and according as fliall be necefiarie, Which Commiffion above-written, i taking force, and full effect, in all the faids particulars therein contained , as the fame are fet downe , and comprehended therein, by pronunciation of decreete andfentence upon the fame, conforme to the powec therein comprehended, given unto the faids Commiffioners. OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD with exprefie confent, and affent of the ESTATES, in that I cafe , findes , and declares , That no perfon , in whofe favours the Teyndes of Kirkes , and Benefices , are erected: nor no other whatofever, bruiking Teyndes , by vertue of rights lawfully made to them of die fame, according to the Lawes of this Realme then Handing, iliall be ever farther altered, or quarreled in i any of their faids rights in any time to come , further then lhall be appoynted by the faid decreet and fentence j to follow upon this prefent Commiffion. But the faids rights and fecurities in- cafe forefaid, fliall remaine in ; their owne ftrength, force, and effect , as good, lawful, and fufficient rights, and fecurities , unto then), and every one of them , for their owne parts, for bruiking and enjoying the iaids Teyndes, conforme to the tennour of the faids rights , lor now, and for ever. ACT VI. tsfnent Comprijings. OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD, and ESTATES of Parliament, confidering that his Ma- jefties Lieges are greatly damnified , and prejudged , by the abufe and evil cuftome , which heretofore hath been obferved in Comprifings : whereby Lordihips , Baronies , and other great portions of Landes are comprifed for fmall fummes of money : and thereby the comprifer hath right to the maiies , duties , and pro- files of the Landes : notwithftanding that they farreexceede the profite of that fumme of money for the which the faids Landes are comprifed. F O R remeede whereof , It is ftatuted and ordained , That the comprifer lhall have no further right to the maiies, fermes, and duties of the comprifed landes , by vertue of