334 KING JAMES THE S E XT THE FOURTENTH PARLIAMENT, Halden at Edinburgh, the aucht day ofjunij, the ze'ir of God ', ane thoufand ', five hundretk , four [core fourtene zeires. Be the richt excellent , high , and michtie Prince , J AMES the Sext , be the grace of God, King of SCOTT ES ; With advife of his Eflaites as followis. 193. Againfl willfull hearers of Meffe. ^^gMlp UR SOVERAINE LORDE, With advife of his Eflaites of Parliament, ^plii^^fe flatutis and ordainis , that in all time cumming , all willfull hearers oi Meffe and
- §f^3|p conceilersofthefame, bee execute to the death, and their guddes and geare efcheit-
j|£fte||^ ted to his Hienes ufe , fa foone as they fall be founde guiltie and convidl thereof, or declared fugitive for the fame, before the Juflice Generall , or his deputes , or die Lordes of his Majeflies privie Councell. o 194, Anent fatisfabTion to the Kirk be Papiftes. UR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of his Eflaites in this prefent Parliament • Ordainis all Presbyteries within this Realme, to caufe lauchfully I fummound, and charge quha:-fum-ever perfones 'Ptf/i/fer, or fufpecled ol Tapiftrie within the boundes of I their Presbyteries , perfonally, or at their dwelling places, To compeir before the faidis Presbyteries , and I fatisfie the Kirk and Presbyterie, quhair they remaine and makis refidence, betuixt and the firfl daie of I i_Auguft nixt-to-cum : And in-cafe of their not-compearance , or compearing , fall refufe to give odedience I and make fatisfaction, as faidis, betuixt and the faid day ; His Hienefle with advife of his Eflaites fore- 1 faidis, ordainis fignifl cation thereof, to be maid be the Presbyterie to his Hienes privie Councell : and upon the faid figniflcation, the privie Councell to direct letters , chargeing the faidis perfones Tapiftes, or fufpe&ed j otTapiftrie , to compeir before them , and produce fuflicient teflimoniall of the Presbyterie quhair they re- I maine, of their fatisfadion as faid is , under die paine of rebellion, and putting ofthem to the home: Andl gif they failzie , todenunce them thereto: Bee the quhilk denunciation, our faide Soveraine Lorde and I the Eflaites forefaid , declares that not only their moveable guddes, mall fall in efcheit , and be confifcat to his I Hienes ufe; but the lyfe-rent of quhat-fum-ever their landes , rowmes, poflefliones , and utheris belanging I unto them, fall appertaine to his Hienefle as efcheitte : To be intrometted-with, and difponed upon , ashel thinkis gude. Ancl in like maner declaris ; that quhat-fum-ever perfon or perfones fall receipt , fupplie or I interteine the faidis 'Papifies, after the intimation of their difobedience, and denunciation, as faid is, fall in- 1 curre the fame penaltieoftinfell of ther guddes, geare, and life- rent : And to the efTecl that the premiflesl may be the better accomplifhed : His Hienefle and Eflaites forefaidis declaris; that in-cafe the faidis Pres- 1 byteries, beis found remifle or negligent in citation of the faidis Perfones before them, to the efrecl abone written: The Miniflersofthe faid Presbyterie, or onie ane perfon of the Miniflerie thereof , inquhomthe | fault fall be tryed , fall amit and tyne the ane halfe of their benefice or flipend that zeir : And the Colleclour t| and his depute, fall up-lift the famin , to be difponed be the advife of the Lordes , modifiers of the Mini- i flers flipends , to the help, fupplie, and interteinement of udier Minifters , as yet not provided to fuffi- cient flipendes. 195-. Ksfgainfl erecJiones after the Annexation. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, With advife of his Eflaites in Parliament, retreatis, refcindis, and declaris , all ere&iones granted and ratified, fen the a&e of Parliament , maid in the zeir of GOD, ane thoufand , five hundreth , four-fcore feven zeires , anent the annexation of the Temporalities to die Croun (quhilkisar not fpeciallie excepted in the faid acle, from the faid annexation) to be null and of nane availe , force nor effect. 196. For provifion of commoun Kirkes. OUR SOVERAINE LORD, And his Eflaites in this prefent Parliament , decernis and declaris, all commoun Kirkes to be of the fame nature of uther Parfonages and Vicarages : And ordainis the fame commoun Kirkes to be conferred be prefentation of the lauchfull Patrone, and fufiicient collation to Mini- fters, ferving thereat , feeing they ar benefices of Cure. 197. tyfnent
