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SEXT TARLIAMENT. X of December. 1540. 12,? ony uthers Revocations maid be our maift Noble Father, or our Progenitoures, Kingis of Scotland: The quhilk our faid general Revocation , We in this prefent Parliament , with die advife and confent of our three Eftaites , ratifies and apprievis , and zit , as after followis , revokis , caffis , and annullis in general , and als in fpecial. IN Thefirft, we revoke, caffis, and annullis, all infeftmentes, donations, alienations, and difpofkions -*»»««j maid be us, our Tutors, Governours , or Regents in our les age , in ony maner of way in fee. few-ferme , or W mt -' franck-tenement of ony lands,Lordihippes,cuftomes, annualles,fifhinges,Burrow-mailles,and Caftel wairdes annexed to our Crowne, or ony parte thereof, alfvveill given be our Father, quhom God aflbilzie, as be us ; to ony perfon or perfones, incontrair the actes maid thereupon of before : to be reduced againe to us, and to our Crowne, be vertevv of the actes and ftatutes maid of annexations, and after the forme of the famin. ITEM, We revoke all alienations of ony rentes, landes, and heritages, annexed to the principalitie , and *»>"'£*& to the Prince , fecond perfon of the Realme, maid be us in maner forefaid. 11 EM, Inlikewife, we revoke, caffis, and annullis, all donations, alienations, few-fermes, and giftes °$ <ts °f quhat-fum-ever , in lite-rent , or uther waies , in our none- age of the landes, rentes, annualles, or ony uthers ut. revenues, that our Father had in his pofleffion, the time of his deceafe, be gift,or uther- waies,and of all offices fik ao Chalmerlanries, ':ailleries,&: Cufromaries,maid for maa zeires, bctfra ane Checker, quhill the compt be maid in the nixt Checker , after followaad . And als, all affedationes and tackes maid lor langer termes nor «4/M*-' five zeires. thns ' ITEM, In likewife , wee revoke and caffis , all tailzies maid fra the aires general , to the aires maill, of *<f'f#Wi ony landes within cur Realme, againft the law and gude confcience. ITEM, We revoke ail new infeftmentes of landes, given in b] anch-f erme , that were halden of us of be- B **"« J - fore , be fervice of warde and reliefe. ***"*' ITEM, We revoke all Regalities and confirmations of the Regalities , and of all offices given be us in he- He- ritage, or be our Father, againft the acles and ftatutes , that na Regalitie fuld be given in. heritage , without ad- ""' vife and deliberation of the haill Parliament. ITEM, We revoke all alienations, maid of ony heritages, in our none-age, that becum lauchfullie in our Ba P ar ~ handes, be reafon of fore-faltour, baftardrie, or uther- waies, and life-rentes given thereof in our minoritie. ITEM, Wee revoke all new creations of Landes , Barronnies , annexations and unions of diverfe landes yi " Mt '■? into fee, in prejudice of our dew fervice, aucht to us, and our Progenitoures of before. And fiklike we revoke, J". "' all difcharges of fervice of fuites of Courtes aucht of auld to our Progenitours. ITEM, We revoke all new infeftmentes given of creation of Barronnies , ] in the lands and Lorde-fhippes r »'°» «/ annexed to our Crowne. *""'*"*. ITEM, We revoke all giftes and confirmations given be us , of quhat-fum-ever landes and heritages , be -*/»>»«- evil and falfe fuggeftion , be the expreeming of ane ialfe caufe , quhair gif they had bene expreemed ane trew 'J '" "£'* caufe , and the veritie , we had not given the famin. And there-throw we ar greatumlie and enormeiie hurte, caufe ven- AND Generailie , Wee revoke, caffis, and annullis, all and quhat-fum-ever things, done be us in our lefle tat f- age, in detriment and harme of our faule and confcience, hurting oi the priviledge of our Crowne , prejudicial to the famm, and to us in our patrimonie thereof. And quhat the commoun Law , and confuetude of our Re- alme leavis us to revoke. And this our Revocation to be of als great eriect , and als largelie extended in Gene- ral and in Special , as ony Revocations-, maid bee ony our Progenitoures, Kingis oi Scot land of before: And The *>»& fpecially be our deareft Father , of gude minde , quhom God aflbilzie , and King JAMES the Second : £™£ f And proteftis , fuppofe we of our favours and benevolence , fuff er ony perfon or perfones , to ufe or poileede r.ot bis Re- ony priviledges or poileffiones of landes, rentes, and offices , that ar fallen under our Revocation : It fall make vo w' 9v - na richt to the ufers or halders thereof. Bot it fall be leiffull to us to put our handes thereto , quhen ever it fall pleafeus, but ony contradiction , be vertueofour faid Revocation, a&es, and conftitutions of our Realme, maid of before. 71. That all Schirejfes and uthers Officiares be prefent per finally , at the three Joe ad Courtes zeirlie. FOR THE Maintaining ofjuilice, and putting ofgudordour thereto, out throuch all this Realme: It is ftatute and ordained, that all Stewardes, Baillies, and Schirefles,hald all their three head Courtes be them- felfe in proper perfon , without they have juft and lauchfull excufe , throw being in the Kingis Grace fervice, and to teftifie the famin be his Grace writing or throw ficknefie,that they may not travel : Aud that the Kingis Grace authoritie be not lichtlied , and his Lieges want debtfull administration of Juftice : It is fiklike ftatute and ordained, that all Barronnes and Free-halders , that awe fute and prefence into the faidis Courtes , to be thereperfonally, and the abfentis to be amerciat with all rigour : And quha that awe bot fute , that they fend theiE futors, honeft and qualified men, able to decide upon ony caufe conformand to the auld Law : And that the faidis SchirerTes, Stewardes, and Baillies, admit nane uthers, as he will anfwere to the Kingis Grace , And quha that cummis to the court , that he anfwere for himfelfe, and remaine quhill the famin be done and ended, and to palle upon inquefts and affiles, and affift to the Kingis Schireffes , Stewardes , and Baillies , in admini- ftration of Juftice, and doing of their offices and fervice, conforme to their infeftmentes , as they will anfwere. to the Kingis Grace, upon their utter-maift charge. 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