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( 17 ) Pleaaure, and Determination anent the premies, betwixt the date hereof and the aid lat day of December 1629. years. As in the aid Band, and Submiion of the date foreaid at more length is contained. And Wee having at great length conidered, and advied, what is mot fit to be done by Us, in the premies Submitted to Us, both for the well of the aids Bihops, and their Succeours, and for etablihing of a contant Victual Rent to them, after the expiring of the preent Tacks, wherewith the ame are burdened: And for better plantation of Kirks pertaining to them: And als for the peace, and quietnes, of Our aid Kingdom, that no peron have the leading of any Other mens Teinds, but the Heretours of the Lands allennerly: 'Pronounceth Our Sentence, and Determination therein as followeth. IN THE firt Wee find the Quota, or rate of all Teinds pertaining to the aids Bihopricks, and other Benefices foreaids, which falleth within the compas of the aid Submiion, To be the Fifth part of that which each Land payeth of contant rent of Stock, and Teind, where the ame are jointly valued, conform to the coure, and order taken, or to be taken for the valuation of the ame. And where the Teinds are valued everally, and apart, Findeth that the rate, and quantity thereof is, and hall be uch as the ame hall be valued to by Our Commiioners appointed, or to be appointed to that effect: Deducing alwaies the fifth Part thereof, to make the ame equal to contant rent communibus annis. And Finds, and Declares, that if in the valuation of the aids Teinds, either joyntly to be made with the Lands, or everally, there be any enible hurt, greivance, and prejudice committed, in exces, or diminution, which hall require to be rectfied by Us: That it hall be lawful to the parties greived to appeal to Us, or to Our Parliament, to the effect Wee may ee orderput thereto as effeirs. And Decerns and Ordains, the aids Submitters, and their Succeours, to grant to every Heretour of the everal Lands, whereof the Teinds appertaineth to the aids Submitters, or any of them being deirous of the ame, and to their Heirs, and Succeours, Heretours of the aids Lands, uch ufficient ecurity thereof as may tand with the Laws of Our aid Kingdom, for payment of the aid rate, and rent, determined by Us, as aid is; And that of the Cropt, and year of God 1629. years, and yearly thereafter, the aids Heretours alwaies who hall deire to have the right of their aids Teinds in manner foreaid, their Heirs, and Succeours, making, and ubcribing uch lawful ecurities to the aids Submitters, and their Succeoburs, for payment of the aid Quota, and Rate yearly, betuixt uile, and Candlemes, after the Cropt, with the deduction alwaies of Our Annuity forth of the excreee of the Bols, and rent ariing to the aids Submitters, and their Succeours, after the expiring of the preent Tacks, in manner after-pecified: And that in uch lawful, and perfect manner, as may tand by the Laws of Our Kingdom, and hall be devied by Our Advocat; To whom Wee referre both the manner of right,and ecurity, to be made by the aids Submitters, to the aids Heretours of the aids Teinds: And als of the ecurity to be made by the aids Heretours to the aids Submitters, & their Succeours, for ure payment of the rent, and dewty above-pecified, together with Our Annuity dew to Us, for encreae of Our Rent, to be payed by the aids Heretours, and their Succeours, to Us, and Our Suceours, for uch part of the aid rent, and Bols as hall aecrece to the aids Submitters by the valuations foreaids, after the expiring of the preent Tacks of the Teinds of their aids Lands, pertaining to their aids Bihopricks, and Benefices. Which Annuity hall be allowed, and defeaed to the aids Heretours off the firt end of the aid rent, which hall aecrece to the aids Submitters, and their Succeours as aid is, but prejudice alwaies to the aids Submitters, and their Succeours, and to the Miniters provided to the everal Kirks under them: To bruik, and poes the fruits, and rents of their everal benefices, whereof payment was made to them, the time of the making of the aid Submiion, and that without all burden of Our aid annuity. AND Wee Find, and Declare That it hall not be lawful to the aids Submitters, and their Succeours, to be provided to the aids Bihopricks, and Benefices, to et any Tacks long, or hort, or to make any other dipoition of the aids Teinds pertaining to the aids Bihopricks, and Benefices, after the expiring of the preent Tacks thereof, but allennerly for payment of the aid rate, rent, and Quota now determined by Us, which hall remain whole, entire, & unhurt in quantity, or quality, and o tranmitted to the Succeours for ever, whithout any change, alteration, dimunition, converion in money, or other prejudice whatoever: Reerving to Us Our Annuity of that which hall aecrece after the expiring of the preent Tacks in manner foreaid. And Wee Ordain this Our Determination, with the aid Submiion whereupon the ame proceeds, to be Regitrat in the Books of Our Council, and Seion, to have the trength, and 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 allenerly. 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 of Ley Knight, and Mater William Elphingtoun, One of Our Cup-bearers. HIS