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H E O N D PARLIAM ENT O F KING JAMES THE SEXT, Halden at Striviling , the i%. dale of^Auguft , 15-71. and the fifth z-eir of his Reigne : Be hit Gudfcbir of 'gude memorie , CM ATT HEW Earle of LENNOX &c. And ended the 7. day of September followand their after, be JOHN Earle of CHAR , &c. Regents to his hienejfe , Realrne and lieges. 34. Anent the nomination , election , acceptation , and approbation , of the Earle of CM AR in Regent. T I S found , declared , and decerned , be our Soveraine Lord , with advife of the three Eftaites , and haili body of this prefent Parliament, that the nomination , confutation , election , . and ordination of the Nobill & michtieLord, John, Earle ot MAR, Lord ERSKIN, &c. in Re- gent to our Soveraine Lord , this his Realme and liegis theirof , during the time of his Majefties minontie and lefle age , fpecified and exprefled in the Queene his hienefle mothers letters , under hir fuhfeription and privie- feale, of the dait the xxiij. day of Julij , thezeirof God, 15-67. zeiris. Togidder alfwa with die confent , and approbation of the Earles , Lordes, Prelates , CommifTioneres of Burrowes , Barronnes , and utheres faith- full fubjects , conveenedandaflemblcdto that effect. A nd the accepta- tion of the faid office ofRegentricbethefaid Earle of MAR, upon the vj. dayeof&^wforinftant, wes, is, and in all time dimming fall be lialden , repute , and efteemed lauchfull , fufneient , and perfite. And all , and quhat-fumever things quhilkes he hes done , be vertew of his faid office of Regentrie , fen his acceptation theirof, or quhilkes he fall do heirafter , in our Soveraine Lordis name and authoritie , during the time of his hieneffe minontie , fpecified m the faid Commiffion, to be als dewlie , lauchfullie, fufhcientlie, and richteoufly done , and to liave als great avail! , ftrength, force and effecl:, in all refpecls and conditions, as ony thing done, be quhat-fumever Regentes , Governers, or Proteclxmres of this Realme , in the minorities and les ages of ony uthers native Princes of the fame. And ratifies, appreves, and confirmes the fame nomination , election,; conftitution , and acceptation for now , and in time cumming. 35". Ratification of the freedome , and libertie of the trew Kirk of God. ITEM, Our Soveraine Lord, with advife and confent of his faid Regent , the three Eftaites , and hail! bodie of this prefent Parliament , hes ratified , and be this prefent acle ratifies and appreves , all , and quhat-fumever a<ftes , andftatutes made of befoir, be our Soveraine Lord , or his predeceffoures , anent the freedome and libertie of the trew Kirk of God , and Religion , now publicklie profefled within this Realme. 3 6. t^Ahent Alienationes , and difpofitiones ofperfinesforefaltedfbr the flauchteris of our Sove- raine Lordis Father , or Regentes. ITEM, It is decerned, and declared be our Soveraine Lord , with advife of his Regentis Grace, and the three Eftaits , that all Alienationes , Refignationes , dimifliones , and uthers difpofitiones quhat-fum- ever, maid or to be maid, beanyperfon, or perfones convict , or that heirafter fall happen in ony wife to be convict, or forcfalted for airt and pairt of die treafonabill murtheres , and flanchteris ot umquhile our So- veraine Lordis dcareft Father , or Regentis, of quhat-fumever landes , heritages, offices, benefices , row- mes, orpofleffiones, fen the times refpetfive , fra the committing thereof , ar, and fall be null of them- felves, and of nanc availl , ftrength, force, nor effeel: in all times cumming, with all that followed , or fall happpen to follow thereupon. Ff «7- Anent
