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32,0 KING JAMES THE S E X T THE THRETTENTH PARLIAMENT, Halden at Edinburgh, the XXI day of July , the zeir of God , ane thoufand, five hundreth, four/core threttene zeires. Be the richt excellent , high , and michtie Tr'mce , J AMES the Sext , Kmg of SCOTT ES; t^And three Eftaites of the Realme. ico. cMercattes and Faires ar forbidden on the Sabbotb-day. UR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of the Eftaites of this prefentPar- • liament , ratifies and apprievis the Aftes maid anent the difchargeing of Faires and Mercattes , halden on Sabboth-dayes; And becaufe the famin Aftes in manie re- jcll^ fpeftes , ar na-wayes obferved in Land-wart; T H E R E F O R E His Majeftie, pwitli advife forefaid , expreflie commandis and chargis , all Schireffes , Stewardes,' / Baillies , Provefles, and Baillies of Burrowes; And all uthers quhom it fall pleafe everie particular Pi eshyterie to nominate , within their awin bounds , to that iefFecl:; Todifcha^ge, remoove, and put awaie all Faires and Mercattes , halden S^ion Sabboth-dayes , a^ they will anfwere to his Majeftie; And in-cafe they be found negligent , ordainis letters oi horning , upon an fimple charge of ten dayes to be di- rect , to charge them thereto , at the inftance of the laid Presbytery. 1 60. Contemners of the decreet es of the Kirk, Juld be denunced Re be lies. FORSAMEIKLE As the Kingis Majeftie , with advife of his Eftaites in Parliament, lies confirmed and eftabliihed , the jurifdiftion and judicatours of the Kirk, in the generall and Synodall aflemblies, Presbyteries, and particular Seffiones of everie Kirk and Paroche , willing and ordaining their fentencesand decreetes, in maters perteining to their judicatour , to be put in execution , and take full efTecl: : And it is of veritie , that a number of obflinat and flubborne people , in divcrfe Paroches of this Land , hath contemned, and daylie contemnis the fentences and decreetes of the faidis aflemblies and judicatures of the Kirk; Na- melie in Land- wart Paroches , quhair there is little, or na concurrence of Magiftrates , to punifh obflinat and difobedient perfones : And the faid Kirk having na uther puniihment in their handes bot Spirituall; the quhilk the faid obflinate people (being altogether flelhlie and beaftlie) feelis not , nor fettis not by. There- fore OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of the faidis Eftaites , for rcmeid hereof , hes fta tute and ordained , that in-cafe ony of his fubjecles within this Realme, refufis to obey the ordinances and decreetes of the faidis Aflemblies andjudicatoures of the Kirk , in ony time to cum , the faidis Aflemblies and judicatoures , fall dired their Bedle to the perfone orperfonnes difobedient, chargeing and commanding I them in the name of God and the King , to obey their decreete and ordinance : The quhilk charge , gif the i faid perfon or perfones contemne , and remaine obflinat; 1 he Minifler of the Paroche, quhair the laid perfon or perfones remainis , fall three feverall Sabboth-dayes from Pulpit, charge and command the faid perfon or perfones , in the name of God and the King, to obey the famin ordinance and decreete : And in- cafe notwithflanding , all the faidis charges , the faid perfon or perfones remainis flill obflinate and rebelli- ous; Then fall the faide Aflemblie or judicatoures, quhilk hcs maid the faid ordinance and decreete, meane the mater be their fupplication , to the Lordes of Selfion , conteiningthe fubflanceof the Procefle, the fentence and decreete pronunced againfl the faidis perfone or perfones , with a complaint of their con- tempt and difobedience : Quhair-upon the partie compleined on , being firfl cited and heard to propone their lauchfull defenfes , in-cafe they compeir : And gif they compeirnot, propter contumaciam, The faidis Lordes of Seffion , orfecreitCouncell, fall give out letters , to put the faid perfon or perfones to the home, within ten dayes nixt after the charge, in-cafe of difobedience , and continuing in their former con- tempt and rebellion. 161. (JMinifters glebes fuld be defigned foorth of onie Kirk-landes. ITEM, It is flatute and ordained , quhair there hes bene na glebe of auld , or quhair hes bene fum of auld , zit it be farre within the quantitie of four aikers of Land , that the defignation be maid oi theParfon, Vicar, Abbot or Priorelie Landes : And failzieng thereof, out of the Bifhoppis iandes, Friers landes , or ony uther Kirk-landes , lyand within the boundes of the faid Paroche , ay and quhill foure aikeris of lantl be compieit. ITEM