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THRID PARLIAMENT. IV. of ^Auguji. i H 6. 139 H H R D A R L I A M E N T O F MARIE. CLUEENE OF SCOTLAND, Halden at Edinburgh, the fourth daye of t_Augvft^ the zeire of God, ane thoufand, five hun- dreth, and four tie fex zeires. 3. Tennentes Juld be removed in quiet maner , without convocation. ^n^^l^^*!^^ H E Quhilk day the Lord Governour and the three Eftaites of Parliarrierite , rati- )^^%^^ft>^^^| fies and apprievis in this purffe) t Parliament , die a&e maid at Striviling , the elle- ■ l ventti day of Junij, the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth , fourty fex I zeires , maid anentis the laying furth of tennentes be their Over-lordes , as at mair E of for I putting and laying of men furth of their tackes and fteadinges, and fik-like, to refill I to the Lordes of the ground, their Baillies and Officiares to lay them foorth, quhilk is the occafion of great trouble and flauchter amangfl our Soveraine Ladies Lieges : SsF Therefore it is ftatute and ordained , that letters be dired to all SchirefFes , Stevvardes, Baillies, and their de- putes, and to uthers Officiares of the Queenis ; SchirefFes in that parte,to pafle to the mercat croce of the head BurrowesoftheSchires, and there be open proclamation, commande and charge , all and findrie our Sove- raine Ladies lieges, of quhat-fum-ever degree they be , that nane of them tak upon hand to make ony convo- cation , for putting and laying furth of ony tennentes, bot that they be their Baillies and Officiares , lay furth the faidk; tennentes glides orderly , conforme to the Lawes of the Realme , obferved and keiped in times by- gane : Nor zit drat na maner of tennentes make ony convocation or gaddering, for refiflance to their Lords of the ground , their.Baiiiies and Officiares, under the paines contained in the actes of Parliament , maid againfl them, that makis ony gadderinges or convocations , w ith ceitification to them that dois in the contrair , that they fall be called at particular diets, and fail be punilhed therefore with all rigour, as accordis. And gif ony perfon thinkis them offended be uthers , ordainis that they fall be called outlier criminally or civilly , and juil ice fall be miniftred , as accordis. The DTSPOSITIONof BENEFICES, wardes, reliefes, and manages, and of poflefc fiones of them that happenis to die in the armie : the zeir of God , ane thoufand * five hundreth, and fourtie feven zeires. 4. t^Anent Kirk-men. T C^lonk-toun-Hall ', die audit day of September , the zeir of God, ane thoufand, five hundreth , and fourtie feven zeires : The quhilk day , my Lord Governour , with advife and confent of the Prelats, Kirk-men, Earles, Lordes, Barronnes, andallutheni Patrones of benefices, baith Spiritual and Temporal underftandand that the haill bodie of the Realme , is pafland forwarde at diis time, to refill our aulde enemies of England, cumming in this Realme to invade the famin: Ordainis, that quhat-fum-ever Kirk- man that happenis to be flaine in this prefent armie , hurte to the death, or takis feicknes in the famin , and dies in the faid feicknes gangand, remainand , or cummand therefra : That the nearefl of the faid Kirk-mennis Kin , fall have the prefentation , provifion and collation of his benefice for that time allanerly: And the famin to be difponed to the nearefl of his Kin, diat happenis to be flaine, or deceafe, in maner forefaid, maifl able therefore: And theprofites of their benefices., with the fruites fpeciallie on the grounde , with the annat theirafter to perteine to them and their executoures, alfweill Abbottes, Priores, and all udiers Religious men, as all uther Kirk-men. Y x Anent