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( 18 ) HIS MAJESTIES DETERMINATION, upon the Submiion made by the Burrowes. HARLES By the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To all and undrie Our Subjects, whom it effeirs. For Sameikle, As the Commiioners, of the free Royal Burrowes within Our Kingdom of Scotland, having full Power, and Comrniion from their everal Burghs; Conidering that Wee out of Our Royal care, Fatherly and tender affection, to the Publick good of all Our Subjects, of Our Native, and Ancient Kingdom of Scotland, for freeing them from the extremity, and damage, may enue to them by leading of their Teinds; Intended to take uch coure as thereafter each Man might poes and enjoy the Teinds of the Lands pertaining to him in proper- ty. And they acknowledging themelves to be bound in duty to the advancement of all Our Royal deigns tending to o Publick a good. Therefore, They by their Band, and Submiion, of the date Perth, the Second day of July, the year of God 1628. years, Bound and Oblidged them, and each of them, Sub- cribers of the laid Submiion, and their Succeours, for, and in name of the aids Burghs, to grant unto each Heretour of the everal Lands, whereof the Teinds did to them appertain (after the expiring of the pre- ent Tacks already granted by them to the preent Tack-men) uch rights, and ecurities for perpetual en- joying of their own Teinds, and for payment of uch rates, and Teind, Rental, Bols of Victual, as Wee in Our Royal judgment hould decern: Submitring themelves, & each one of them for their own parts there- anent, to Our Royal Decreet, and Sentence, and what mould be the true rate, etimation, and quantity of the aids Teinds, and what ecurity mould be made to them, by the aids Heretours, for yearly payment to be made to them, each one for their own parts of the aids Teind-Bols of Victu- al, of uch forts as mould grow upon the ground of the aids Lands yearly; As hall be deter- mined by Us betuixt uile, and Candlemes. For payment whereof the famine Lands hall be lyable, and bound in ecurity of the famine: And were content, and conented, each one for their own part, that Wee mould give forth Our pleaure, and Determination, anent the premies referred to Us in manner foreaid, betuixt the date of the aid Submiion, and the lat day of December, in the year of God, 1629. years: As in the aids Submiions of the date foreaid, containing divere other Proviions, at more length is con- tained. And Wee being well, and ripely advied anent the premies, and finding it necear, and expe- dient for the publick well, and peace of that Our Ancient Kingdom, that each Heretour have, and enjoy his own Teinds. Prononnceth Our Sentence, and Determination therein as followeth. IN THE FIRST, Wee Decern, and Ordain, the aids Burrowes Royal, Provets, Baillies, and Council of the ame, and their Succeours, whoe Commiioners have ubcribed the aid Submiion; To grant unto each Heretour of the everal Lands, whereof the Teinds doe appertain to them, their Heirs and Succeours (after expir- ing of the preent Tacks, already granted by them to the preent Tack-men) uch Rights, and Securities, for perpetual enjoying of their own Teind, for payment of the Rates, & Rental-Bolls after mentioned inuch ample form, as may tand by the Laws of the Kingdom: The aids Heretours alwaies, and their foreaids, making, and Subcribing to the aids Royal Burrowes & their Succeours, uch lawful Securities for payment of the Quota, and rate of Teinds after-pecified yearly, betuixt uile, and Candlemes; for payment whereof the famine lands hall be lyable, and bound in ecurity for the ame; And that in uch form, and manner as hall be deviled by the ight of Our Advocat for the time, to whom Wee referre the manner, and form of the Securities to be made by the aids Royal Burrowes, to the aids Heretours of their own Teinds, and by the aids Heretours, to the aids Royal Burrowes, of the rate, and Quota of Teinds after-pecified. And as to the rate, and quantity of Teinds, Wee Find the Quota, or rate of all Teinds pertaining to the aids Royal Burrowes, to be the Fifth part of that which each Land payeth of contant rent in Stock, and Teind, where the ame are joyntly valued, conform to the coure, and order taken, or to be taken for the valuation of the famine: And where the Teinds are valued everally, and a part, 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 famin equal to the contant rent Commumbus annis. And Finds, and Declates, that if in the valuations of the aids Teinds, either joyntly to be made with the lands, or everally, their be any enible hurt, greivance, and prejudice committed in exces, or diminution, which hall require to be rectified by Us, that it hall be lawful to the parties greived, to appeale to Us, or to Our Parliament, to the effect, Wee may ee order put thereto as effeirs. And Decerns this coure, and order that every Heretour hall have his own Teinds, to have the begining in the Cropt, and year of God 1629. years: The Tacks et to the preent Tack-men, being expired, or otherwie lawfully etabihed in the Peron of the Heretour by the aids Tack-men who have right thereto. ATTOUR For ameikle, as by the aid Band, and Submiion, the foreaids Commiioners each one of them for their own parts, hath Bound, and Oblidged their aids Burrowes, and their Succeours, that in cae it hall be found, that the rents of the Teinds great, and mall, Victual, or Silver dewties of the famine, doted for the utentation of Miniters, Rector, and Regents of their Colledges, Mailers of their Schools, and poor of the Hopitals of their everal Burghs payed to them hall exceed the yearly ums of money expended by them for the aids