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( 9 ) As Wee having now after good Advice, and Deliberation, pronounced, and given forth Our Royal Decreet, Sentence, and Determination, in the matters referred, and ubmitted unto Us, by the General Submiions made by the Arch-Bihops, and Bihops, Lords of Erections, Patrons of Kirks, and Benefices, Titulars of Teinds, and Heretours of the Lands out of which Teinds are payed, and by Our Burrowes, and Others Our ubjects, particularly expreed in the aids Submiions, as in the four everal Decreets follow- ing, prononced by Us in these matters, at length is contained. AND Wee finding it neceary, and expe- dient for the good of Our ubjects, that Publication, and Intimation hould be made of Our aids Decreets, to the intent that Our ubjects being acquainted with the Tenour, and ubtance of the ame, they may be the better prepared and reolved, to obtemper, & obey the ame. Wee therefore Recommended to the Lords of Our Privy Council, the Publication of Our aids Decreets, which Decreets being exhibit unto Our aid Council, and Read in their Audience, upon the Eighteenth Day of September intant, and they in all dewtiful Obedience, acquiecing to Our Royal Direction anent the Publication of Our aids Decreets: There- fore they have Ordained, and Ordains, the aids Decreets to be Publihed at the Mercat-Croes of the Head Burrowes of this Our Kingdom, and hath Ordained thee Our Letters to be direct for that effect, as an Act made thereupon bears, OUR WILL IS Herefore, and Wee Charge you traitly, and Commands, that incontinent thee Our Letters een you pas to the Mercat Cros of Edinburgh and to the remanent Mercat Croes of the head Burrowes of this Our Kingdom, and there by open Proclamation, in Our Name, and Authority make Publication, and Intimation of Our aids Decreets, To all, and undry Our Lieges, and Subjects, wherethrough none pretend ignornace of the ame: As you will anwer to Us thereupon: The which to doe, Wee commit to you conjunctly, and everally, Our full power by thee Our Letters, delivering the ame by you duely Execut, and Indored again to the Bearer.

GIVEN under Our Signet, at Holy-rude-house, the Eighteenth Day of September, and of Our Reigne the fifth Year 1629.

Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilij.

HERE FOLLOWETH THE TENOUR OF THE DECREETS. His Majeties Determination upon the firt General Submiions. HARLES By the grace of God King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith. To all and undry Our Subjects whom it effeirs. FOR SAMEIKLE as by the general Submiions made to Us, by all and undry perons, having, or pretending Right to whatoever Erections, and Tem- poralities of Benefices, Superiorities, and Few-dewties of the ame, or to the Kirks, and Teinds, great, and mall, Paronages, and Vicarages, or to Patronages of Kirks pertaining to Erections, or to any Teinds, which they, or any of them have of Other Mens Lands, by whatoever Right or Title: And als by the Heretours, and Poeours of Lands lying within the aids Kirks, and Benefices erected, for themelves, and in name of all Others, who were deirous to have the Right, and Title of the Teinds of their own Lands, at a competent rate, and price, conform to Our gracious Proclamations made to that effect; The aids Per- ons Subcribers of the aids general Submiions did ubmit themelves to Us; And are bound to tand, and abide, at Our determination, & decreet, anent what compoition, and atifaction hall be made, and given by Us, to them, or any of them; for the Few-mails, Few-ferms, and other contant Rent of the Superi- orities, of whatoever Lands, Barronies, Mylnes, Woods, Fihings, Towers, Fortlices, Mannour-places, and their pertinents, pertaining to whatoever Erections, and Temporalities of Benefices, of whatoever title, name, or deignation, the ame be, reigned, and urrendered by them in Our hands: And als did freely, and abolutly ubmit to Us, all and undry Teinds, that they, or any of them have of Other mens Lands, by whatoever Right, or Title, they poes, & enjoy the ame: And how they may be denuded thereof, in Our favours, Omni habili modo quo de jure: and als ubmited to Us, to appoint the rate, and quan- tity of the aids Teinds, & what price hould be given to them for the ame, and what ecurities hould be made there anent, they alwayes being liberat of the burden of the Miniters Stipends Pro rata; As in the aids gene- ral Submiions,containing divere other Heads,and Articles, and bearing full power to Us to pronounce Our determination in the premies, and als to Prorogat the time of giving forth of Our aid determination, be- twixt and the firt day of August then next to come, and now by-gone, to whatoever day, or dayes there- after, at more length is contained. And Wee Having called up to Us a number of Our Nobility, Privy Council, and Others, able, expert, and well affected, to give their Advice to Us , in a matter of o great Importance, in the Moneths of April, and May 1628. years, with whom Wee had divere meetings, and conferences; and heard, and conidered, the Reaons, and Arguments of all Parties having interet, with their Opinions, and Judgments thereanent. And in repect of the conequence of the buines, Wee took the ame to Our farther conideration,and in the meane time Prorogat Our determination to be given upon the aids Submiions, till the lat day of December 1629. years, betwixt and the which time, Wee Declared that Wee would give forth Our Royal determination in the matters ubmited to Us, by the aids general Sub- miions: AND NOW Wee being well, and ripely advied therein, and tendering the Well, and tation