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( 16 ) conform to the tenour of Our Commiion, and whole heads thereof, particularly, and generally mentioned in the aids general Submiions: And als receiving real-payment of that which Wee have ordained by this Our determination, before they denude themelves either of right, or poeion of the aids Teinds, and that in manner particularly expret in this Our determination, above-pecified. And finally Wee ordain this Our determinatination, with the whole Submiions whereupon the ame proceedeth, to be regitrat in the books of Our Council, & Seion: To have the trength, & force of a Decreet of the Lords thereof, with execution to pas thereupon, in form as effeirs, and the Horning to pas upon a imple charge of Ten dayes aliennerly. And to that effect makes, and contituts

Our Advocat, Our Procuratour, to compear for Us, and conent to the regitrating hereof in manner foreaid. In Witnes whereof Wee have Signed thee preents, with Our hand, At Windore the Second day of September, the year of God 1629 years. Before thee Witnees William Earle of Menteith. Preident of Our Council, and High Jutice of Scotland, Sir William Alexander of Mentry Knight, Our Secretary, Sir Coline Campbel of Lundie Knight, Barronet, Sir James Lockhart younger of Ley Knight, Mater William Elphingtoun, One of Our Cup-bearers, and Mater John Maxwel Miniter at Edinburgh.

HIS MAJESTIES DETERMINATIOAN upon the Submiions made by the Bihops

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 the Arch-Bihops, Bihops, and remanent Clergy within Our Kingdom of Scotland, Subcribers of the Band, and Submiion after-pecified. Conidering that Wee out of Our Royal care, Fatherly, and tender affection to the publick good of all Our Subjects of that Our Kingdom, for freeing them from the extremity, and damage which may enue to them by leading of their Teinds, did intend to take uch coure as hereafter every Heretour may poes, and enjoy the Teinds of his own Lands, for payment of a reaonable rate, and dewty for the ame: And the aids Arch-Bihops, Bihops and Clergy foreaids acknowledging themelves to be bound in duty to advance that Our Royal deigne; & being willing that all uch Heretours as are ubject to the payment of any Teinds to them, or any of them, hall have their own Teinds, being deirous thereof, for payment to them, and their Succeours, of uch a reaonable rate, and contant yearly rent, as Wee mould determine to be the Quota, and rate of Teinds, within the ret of Our aid Kingdom: So as the dewty, and rate in Silver, and Bolls payed at the preent to them, or to the Miniters erving at their particular Kirks, be not in any ort hurt, nor diminihed: And als conidering the great benefit, which the aid coure intended by Us, may import to their Succeours, who are there by to have a certain, and contant yearly rent, which may not be altered by any Titulars in prejudice of their Succeours. Therefore the aids Arch-Bihops, Bihops, and remanent Clergy foreaid, by their Band, and Submiion, ubcribed with their hand, of the date at The year of God 1628 years: Hath bound, and oblidged them; and their Succeours, to grant to every Heretour of the everal Lands, whereof the Teinds doe appertain to them, or any of them, (being deirous of the ame) uch ufficient ecurity thereof as may tand with the Laws of the aid Kingdom: And for uch a reaonable rate, and rent, or Rental Bolls, as Wee hall determine to be the Quota, and rate of Teinds: Submitting themelves thereanent to Our Royal Decreet, and Sentence, to be pronounced at or before the lat day of December,in the year of God 1629. years, And anent what lawful ecurity in manner foreaid, hall be made, or given by them, or any of them to the aids Heretours of their own Teinds belonging to their Bihopricks, or Benefices; For payment to be made by the aids Heretours to them, and their Succeours, of the aid Quota, and rate, or contant rent, or Rental, to be et down by Us, for the aids Teinds out of the aids Lands ubject to the payment thereof yearly in uch manner, and at uch terms, as Wee hall be pleaed to appoint. And anent the making, etting down, and etablihing, of the aid Quota, or rate of the aids Teinds, rent, or rental-bols, payable yearly for the ame, to them, and their Succeours. And anent what ecurity the aids Heretours hall make for the ure, true, timous, and thankful payment to them, and their Succeours of the aid yearly rent, and rental-bols, at uch times, and terms of payment, as Wee hall think fit to be contained in the ecurities of the aids Teinds. And anent the Annuity hereafter payable by the aids Heretours, for encreae of Our Rents, providing that they, and every one of them peaceably enjoy the fruits, and rents of their everal Benefices, as they were poeft by them at the time of the aid Submiion, and that at uch rents as hould thereafter belong, and accrece to them, or any of them, and their Succeours by Our aid Decreet, anent the aid Quota to be payed by the aids Heretours for the remanent of the aids Teinds which were not in their preent poeion, hould be ecured, ana made ure to them, and their Succeours, leaving the aids Heretours of the Lands, out of which the Teinds are due to them, to ubmit themelves to Our Decreet, and Determination, anent the Annuity, and other premies, which concerns them, to be pronounced before the lat day of December, 1629. years. With power to Us to give forth Our Sentence, Pleaure,