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1x6 KING JAMES THE FIFTH mentes, acres, or notes to ony perfones defirand the famin , he fall tine his office, and fall be called and pu- niihed in his peribu and gude's at the Kingis Grace will. 8x. For giving of ComrniJJiones , in prejudice of the Or dinar. TEM, Anentthearticklegiveninbethe SchirefFes, that quhair they have their offices in heritages, L and greatumlie hurte be giving of Commiffiones to uthers Officiares , in cafes perteinand to their offices : And for remeid therefore : I he Kingis Grace , withtheadvifeofhisEftait.es, lies ordained, that na com- miffion be given in times dimming, for ferving of brieves, apprifiug of landes , bot to the Judge Ordinar : And gif ony partie fall happen to give in ony complainte , for the getting of commiffiones , for ony caufe that is reasonable , the faid commiffion fall not be granted , unto the time the faide Schireffe , Steward and Baillie be warned to heare the Commiffion given , or elfe to alleage ane reafonable caufe , quhy the famin fuld not be given. 83. Of leafing-makers. ITEM, Touching the artickle of leafing-makers to the Kingis Grace , of his Barronnes , Greate men and Lieges, and for puniiliment to be put to them therefore: The Kingis Grace , with advife of his three E- ftaites, ratifies and apprievis the aftes and ftatutes maid thereupon ofbefore, and ordainis the famin to be put to execution in all poyntes : And als flatutis and ordainis , thatgifonymanerofperfon makisonie evill information of his hienes to his Barronnes and lieges , that they fall be puniihed in fik maner , and be the famin paines, as they that makis leafinges to his Grace 01 his Lordes, Barronnes, and lieges. 84. The acte of annexation of landes to the Crowne. "J T E M , Becaufe it is underftandin , and weill advifedlie confiddered be the Kingis Grace , and three E- %_ ftaites of his Realme , beand ailembled in this preient Parliament , that the patrimonie of his Crowne , & revenues thereof beand augmented , is the great weili and profite , baith to the Kingis Grace , and his Lieges : And therefore it is tliocht expedient , that our Soveraine Lorde , followand the gude example of his prede- cellbures , fuld annex to his Crowne , for the honourable fupporte of his Eftaite Royall , in all adventures and cafes , baith in weere and peace , fik landes and Lordihippes , as ar now prefenthe in his handes , that arnot annexed of before, and thefaidis lands being annexed, to remaine perpetuallie with the Crowne , maynoutherbegivenawaieinfee, nor franck-tenement , to ony perfones , quhat ever Eftaite or degree they be of, without advife , decreete, and deliverance of the haill Parliamente , and for the great reafona- ble caufes, concerning the vveil-fare of the Realme , firft to be advifed and digefthe confidered, be the haill Eftaites. And albeit it fall happen OUR SOVERAINE LORDE, that now is , or onie his Suc- ceflbures, Kingis of Scotland, to annalie and difpone the faidis Lord-fhippes , Landes, Caftelles, Townes, donationes, and advocationes of Kirkes and Hofpitalles , with their pertinentes to the Crowne, as faid is annexed, that the alienation and difpofition , fall bee of nane availe : Botitfallbeleiffulltothe King for the time, to receive thay landes to his awin ufe , quhenever it likis his Grace , but ony procefle of Lawe , and the takers fall refounde and pay e all pro fites, that they have tane up of thay landes againe to the Kinge, for all the time that they have had them, with fik uther reftricliones , as is conteined in the A dies of Parlia- mente , maid bee his maift Noble Predeceflbures , Kingis of S C O T L A N D , in the Annexation to the Crowne. AND Therefore his Hienefle , with advife and Counfell of his three Eftaites , lies annexed to his Crowne, to remaine there-with , in maner forefaid , thir landes after following. I N The firft , the Landes and Lordihippes of all his lies , South, and North: ThetwaKyntires, with the Caftelles pefteining thereto, and their pertinentes ; The lands and Lordihippe of Orknay , Zetland, and the lies perteining thereto, and their pertinentes. The Landes and Lordihippe of Tiowglajfe , with the Caftell , Towre , and fortalice thereof, donationes, and advocationes of Kirkes and benefices , and their pertinentes : The Landes and Lordihippes of Craw fur d-Lind fay , and Crawfurd-John : The Landes and Lord (liippes oiBonkill, Tre- jloun , and Tempt alloun , with Towres , Fortalices , landes , rentes , advocationes and donationes of Kirkes: The Lands of 'Dun/ire : The Landes and Lordihippe of Jedburgh Forreft-. The Lands and Lord- jfhippe ofKefymure , with all their pertinentes : The fuperioritie of all and haill the Earledome of ^yfngus , and all utheris landes , rentes and poileffiones , quhilkis perteined to Archebald , fume-time Earle of Angus , the time of the faid Earles fore-faltour , and now being in our Soveraine Lordis handes, be reafon thereof: The Landes and Lordihippe oiGlamm'is , that ar not halden of the Kirk : The Landes otBafcy , Balmuket- iies, Tannades , T>rumgiies , Lang-fbrguud and Balhekvies with the Towres, Fortalices, advocationes, and donationes of Kirkes , and their pertinentes : The Landes oiRaclewch , ^uhite-campt , over and nether How-clewch : The Landes , Lordihippe, and Barronnie oiAvaudaill, with the towre and Fortalices there- of, advocationes and donationes of Kirkes, their annexes and connexes , and all their pertinents , fik-like asumquhite James Hammiltoun o{ FiumrtKnicht , had, and bruiked the famin, before the time of his fore-faltour ; The Landes and Lordihippe of ' Liddefdaile , with the Caftell o{t_Armitage, advocation and donation