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KING JAMES THE S E XT and playing; , palling to Tavernes and Aile-houfes , or felling of meat or drink , or wilfull remaining fra their Paroche Kirk , in time of Sermon or Prayers on the Sabboth-day be ufed , under the paines following : That is to fay, of everie perfon, for rhe handle-labouring and woorking, comrnonlie uied be the pureft lort , ten fchiliincxs, and for gamming , playing, palTing to Tavernes and Aile-houfes, felling of meat and drink, and wilfull remaining from their Paroche Kirk, in time of Sermon or Prayers on the Sabboth-day, of evens perfon twentie fchillings , to be applyed to the helpe and reliefe of the pure of the Parochin. And in cafe of therefufe, or inhability of ony perfon offending in the premifles, to pay the faids paines refpetlive , pre- fentiie and indelaiedlie , upon their apprehenfion or conviction, after lauchfull tryal, he orihe, fall be put and halden in the ftoks , or fik uther engine , divifed for publick puniihment , be the fpace of twenty fourehoures. And for execution heirof, the Kingis MajeftiescommiiTionof Jufticiarie, fall be granted to furn perfone in every Parochin, bell affected and maift abill to performe the fame, at the requefl of the Miniiter, 7 1 . Anent the south & uther s bezondfea , fufpecled to have declined fra the irew Religion, T E M , Becaufe findrie of the zouth of this Realme, palling to the partes bezond fea, becummis corrupted _in Religion, quhairof great inconvenient may follow. THEREFOIR it is flatute and ordained, that all perfones, the fonnes of Nobil-men, Gentil-men, or uthers pretending the caufe of their depar- ture to b« for atteining to farther knawledge in letteris, fall before their faid departure fure , andobteine the Kingis Majefties licence to that effect , conteiningane provifion , that they fall remaine conflant in the profeflion of the trew Religion, publicklie preached , and be Lawe eftabtifched within this Realme, and do, nor procure nathing to the prejudice thereof, or of his Hienes and his Authoritie, under the paine of Barratrie. As alfwa the faidis perfones , within the fpace of twentie dayes, after their returning within this Realme , fall pafle to the Bifchop , Super-intendent , or Commifficner of the Kirks , within the bounds quhate they arrive, or happinis to make refidence, and there offer to make and give the Con- feiFion o their Faith , according to the trew and'Chriftian Religion preached , ami be Law eftabiiiched with- in this Realme, or then within 40. dayes thereafter devoyde and remove themfeives furth of this Realm, quhairin gif they failzie, that they be admonifhed and perfewed, as the Adversaries of the faide trew Religion. And for fik perfones, as are alreadie furth of this Realme, and hes declined fra. the trew Re- ligion, that the order appoynted in the Lawesalreddie maid, be ufed and execute againft them, according to the direction and tenour theirof , inall poyntes. 71. That hottjhalders have Bibles and Vfalme-biuks. T E M , It is ftatute and ordained be our Soveraine Lord , and his three Eftaites in this prefent Parlia- ment, that all Gentil-men , houfhalders, and uthers worth 300. markes of zeirly rentor abone, and all fubftantious Zeamen or BurgefTes , likewife houfhalders efteemed worth 50. poundes in landes or gudes , be halden to have an Bible , and Pfalme-buik in vulgar language in their houfes, for the better inftruction of themfeives and their families , in the knawledge of God , within zeir and day after the date heirof , ilk per- fone under the paine of x.poundis. And that the Proveft and Baillies of ilk Burgh, and fik perfons in every Parochin to landwart , as fall have the Kings Commiflion , fearch , inquire and trye quha failzies herein , and they being convict thereof, to uptake die faid paine of every an that failzies , the thrid part to themfeives for their paines, and the twa part to the help and reliefe of the pure of the Parochin, 7 3. For the releif of the labourers of the ground, troubled for want of timous teinding of their Comes. THE Kings Majeftie , and the three Eftaites of this prefent Parliament, underftanding the great skaith and inconvenient , fufleined be the labourers ofthegrounde within this Realme, throw the default of the Teinding of their comes in dew time, be the malice of fik as hes titles, or takkes of their faidis teindes, of times caufing the faidis labourers of the ground , for default of Teinding of their faidis comes in dew time, to tyne their cornes, or fall in danger of fpuilzie. For remeid quhairof , our laid Soveraine Lord , with advife of his faidis three Eftaites, flatutis and ordainis , That all perfons havand titil or takkes to ony teind fcheves, and being in ufe of Teinding, or intending ony wife to leade the fame, fall pafe or fend, andcauie teind the faidis cornes , ay as the famin is rcadie , within aucht dayes after the fcheering thereof, quhilkgif they delay to do, that at the end of the requifition underwritten, it fall be lauchfull to the aw ner of the faidis cornes , to take twa honed Nichtbouris , fworne in prefence of famous witnefigs , and to teind his faidis cornes , leade the ftok therefra, and place the teind flakked upon the ground , quhilk the awner of the faidis cornes, fall be halden to keip undeftroyed and eaten be beaftcs, quhill ihe firft day of November thereafter. Providing that he require teinding of the panic havand the Titil!, takke cr richt to the faidis teind fcheves , oppenlie in the Paroch Kirk , upon three feveral Sabboth-dayes befcre noonc, after the fcheering of the faidis cornes. Quhilk order being dewlie and faithfullie obferved be the owner of the faid cornes, It fall be fuffkient warrand and defence for him, againft all action of fpuilzie, that may be perfewed againft him, for intromiflion with his faidis cornes, he teind-and thankfullie. with