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Rh Erections and for the Teinds, Paronage, and Viccarage, pertaining to the aids Erections and anent the rate, and price of the aids Teinds; THE SAIDS COMMISSIONERS be their Act of the date the 29. day of June, lat by-pat, Found, that all Superiorities of Erections, hould be freely reigned, and urrendered, in his Majeties hands, without any compoition. And becaue the aids Commiioners could not uniformly agree anent the compoition to be payed for the Few-ferms, Few-mails, and other contant Rent of the faids Superiorities, nor yet anent the true eftimation, in the rate, quantity, and prices of the ame, Therefore, be another Act of the date the 29. day of May lat by-pat, It was condeended that the determination thereof hould be refered to his Sacred Majety. AND all the aids perons acknowledging in all humility, his Majeties Royal and Princely care, providence, and widom, with his Fatherly and tender affection, tending to the removing of all thee quetions, and contravefies, and to the publick well, and good of the Kingdom; THEREFORE, All the aids Perons, have with one conent, and aent, of certain knowledge and proper motive, Ratified, and Approven the aid Act made be the aids Commiioners, anent the aid contant Rent, and Dewty, to be payed to his Majety, and His Succeours, forth of the Rents of the Kingdom, except, as is excepted in the faid Act, and with the quality, retrictions, and proviions, mentioned in the aid Act, which is of the date the 29. of May lat by-pat, Together with the aid other Act made upon the aid 29. of June lat by-pat: Whereby It is Ordained, That all Superiorities of Erections hall be freely reigned, and urrendered in his Majeties hands: Likeas the aids Perons, and every one of them, for all Right, and Title, which they have, or may pretend to the Superiorities of whatoever Lands pertaining to whatoever Benefices erected, of whatoever Title, name, or deignation, the ame be, Are content in all humility, promptitude, and alacrity of mind, To make urrender of the aids Superiorities, in manner after-mentioned. And therefore They, and every one of them, of certain knowledge, and proper motive, have made, contitute, and ordained, and be their preents makes, contituts, and Ordains, Mater William Elphingtoun, Cup-bearer to his Majety, and Their Procuratours: With power to them, and ilk ane of them, conjunctly, and everally, to compear before their Gracious, and Dread Soveraign, his Sacred Majety,and his Succeours, or before their Commiioners, having power to receive Reignations, whatoever day, and place convenient, and there, with all humility and reverence as becomes, To Reign, up-give, and Surrender, in the hands of their aid Gracious, and Dread Soveraign, his Sacred Majety, and his Succeours, or in the hands of their Commiioners foreaids, Ad perpetuam remanentiam: Likeas they and every one of them, for their own right, for them, and their Succeours, Reigns, and Surrenders in his Majeties hands, Ad perpetuam remanentiam, The Right and Title of Superiority, of all and undrie Lands, Barronies, Milnes, Woods, Fihings, Towers, Fortalices, Mannour-places, and other Pertinents, pertaining to whatoever Erections, and Temporalities of Benefices, of whatoever Title, name, or deignation, the ame be, to which, they, or any of them, have, or may pretend to have, or pretend right of Superiorly, at the day and date of their preents, and which are holden of them, as Lords of Erection be Reerving unto them, and every one of them, the Few-mails, and Few-ferms, of their aids Superiorities, at and while they receive payment, and atisfaction, of that which hall be ordained to be payed to them for the ame, in manner after-mentioned. LIKEAS, It is exprely provided, and declared, that they hall ue, bruick, and poes, the aids Few-mails, Few-ferms, of the aids Superiorities, at and while they receive payment, and atisfaction, of the compoition which hall be ordained, and appointed to them, be vertue of the Submiion after-mentioned, and that by vertue of their preent Rights, and Infetments of the ame; Notwithtanding of the urrender, and reignation above-pecified, or any thing that hall follow thereupon. And als it is exprely declared, that under the Surrenders, and Reignations above-pecified, hall no wayes be comprehended, the right of property of whatoever Lands, Barronies, Woods, Fihings, Manour-places, Milns, Multers, and Others of the aids erected Benefices, pertaining to the aids Surrenders in property, and whereof they have had, or acquired the right of property of before, or ince the aids Erections, be whatoever manner of way, according to the Law of the Kingdom, To be holden of his Majety, and His Succeours, as the ame were holden before the date of the aids Erections: And alo reerving to them, the whole proviions, reervations, and other favours, and Benefites, granted, and reerved to them, be his Sacred Majety, be vertue of the aid Commiion: And pecially, but prejudice of the generality foreaid, Reervingthe particular claues following, whereby his Sacred Majety hath declared, That it is not his Majeties intention, nor pleaure, to quarrel, and annull, any of the confirmed Fewes, or other lawfull Rights of any of the Lands, Temporalities of Benefices, formerly et be the Ancient Titulars thereof, without diminution of the Rentals, or Fewes granted be his Majeties late Father, to any of the Lords of Erection before their Erections, without diminution of the Rentals, or Fewes bought bona fide, be any of the Lords of Erection, or by any other from them, before His Majeties late Revocation, from any Heretour thereof, without diminution of the Rentals, nor yet to quarrel, nor annul, any of the aids Fewes, et be the aids Lords of Erection, before his Majeties late Revocation, to any of their own Vaals,without diminution of the old Rental. And whereby it is declared, That it is his Majeties pecial will and pleaure, That the Manions, Circuits, Places, Orchards, and Gardens, of all the aids erected Benefices, hall be fewed unto uch of the aids Lords of Erections,as are in preent actual poeion thereof, without any other compo-