XXII. "PARLIAMENT. XXVIII of June, i6i 7 . 4 i 7 And to that efTecl; his Majeftie with advife of the faids Eftates , diffolves fra the Crowne and patrimonie hereof, the forefaids Manfes, Gleibes, Rents and Dueties formerlie annexed : to the effect the fame nay hereafter be injoyed and peaceablie poflelled be the Mimfters that are, and hereafter ihallbe provyded hereto. Without prejudice ahvayes of the fewes, tacks, penfions atid uther rights lawfullie made of w hat- Itmever Manfes , Glebes , Lands and Teynds of any part of the faids Chapter Kirks to the parties having right
- o the fame. And fiklyke but prejudice to laick Patrons of their Patronages granted to them be the Kings
Klajeitie with confentofthe Titulars for the tyme albeit the fame be not ratified in Parliament, which fhall no wayes be prejudged be this prefent Act. And with exprefle refervation of the Rights of the Priorie of S anct- Andresjes , now erected in a Temporal Lordlhip in favours of Ludovick Duke of Lennox and his Heires, (vhich ihall remaine in the awne ftrength and integritie , notwirhftanding of the Act of Reftitution above- written , and any thing therein comprehended. And als with refervation of the Houfe and place of Hamlltonn , Biggings and Orchards , Yeards , and ivhole pertinents of the fame, info far as the fame or any part thereof per teined of before to the Deanrie of SGlafgow , which his Majefty and Eitates referves furth of this prefent Act: , to his truftie Coti f
JAMES,
UVIarques of Hamiltoun , and his Succeflburs , to be haldenofhis Majefty and his Hghnes Succeflburs, as [heir immediate fuperiours thereof for ever. And without prejudice to the Burgh of Edinburgh , of what- fomever rents , profits, tenements, annualrents , teind-fheaves , and other commodities given , granted land difponed to them for entertainment of their Hofpitals , Coiledge and Minifterie. And fiklike but preju- dice of whatfomever teinds , few-mail; or annualrents which perteined of auld to the faids Chapters in com- mon, or to any Prebendar in particular, difponed by his Majefty to any Coiledge within theUmverfitieof z£.-Andrewes , Mailers or Burfers thereof, which his Majefty with advice of the Eitates , declares fhall pot be prejudged by this prefent Ad. And als according to the reitriclions , exceptions and limitations con- ceived in favours ofFewars, Tackf-men, and others havand right particularly fet down and exprefled in M:he fccond Act of his Majefties eighteenth Parliament, concerning the reftitution of the Eftate of Bifhops. Uwhich reftne'tions , exceptions and limitations , are halden as repeated and exprcft in this prefent Aft. And fo the effect that all fick perfons who are and have been Tenents and Vaflals to Deanes and other Members hi Cathedral Kirks may be in certaintie known and by whom they ihould be entred and received in the lands land others halden by them of the faids Deane and Members , or any of them. Therefore it is Statute and ordeined by Our Soveraigne LORD andEftates, That when anyfik oc- eafion fhall offer of receiving or entring of Vaflals, or of changing of Tenents who comes in the Vaflals (places, either by alienation of the Vaflals, orcompryfingfromhim, or by any other lawfull manner, the (direct fuperiour of whom the faid Vaffall immediatly held , fhall be aftricled and halden to do the fame , and lo enter all fik perfons by himfelf (they doing their duetie to their fuperiours as apperteins.) In the which cafe, loUR SOVERAIGNE LORD and Eftates declares the confent of the Prelate , or remanent Mem- bers of his Chapter , no wayes to be neceffar to the faid entry or change of i ennents. And becaufe the Prio- Irie of SanCt- And/ ewes is now erected in ane Temporal Living and Lordlhip, the Prior whereof in former Itimes was ahvayes Deane of the Chapter of Si-jiS:- Jndrewes , and the Channons thereof were the Mem- Ibers of the faid Chapter which are now all abohihed , and to the effect there be not wanting ane Chapter to the faid Kirk. OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD, with advice forefaid , declare? that the Miniftcrs ferving the I cure at the Kirks under- written, prefent and to come, fhali be efteemed the Chapter thereof. They are | to fay, The Prior of Tortmook, who is principal of S.Lra«#r^.r Coiledge and Dcaneof the Chapter. The i Arch-dean of S. hfidrewes. The Vicar ot S. t^Andrewes. The Vicar oiLeuchers. 1 he Vicar otLcivpcr. I The Proveft of A'ir^fo//. The Parfon of Dyfert. The Vicar of Forgond. The Vicar of lujhture. The Vicar of Kincaird. The Vicar of Fogies. I he Vicar of Eglijhgreig. The Vicar of Ro/Jie. The Vi- car of Linhthgo. The Vicar of Scoone. The Vicar of Fordun. The Vicar of forgund in Fyfe. The
- Deane of Rejialrig. The Deane of Dumbar. The Vicar of Kettill. "f he Vicar of Kennowuy. The
Vicar oiCMerkmch. Vhe Vicar of Falkland ', and the Vicar of Ahercrombie ; being all twenty foure perfons, Which perfons lhall have the adminiftration , doing and performing of the affairs belonging to the faid Bilhoprick , and for the wealeofthe faid Cathedral Kirk, which were done of before by the Prior and his Chanons. And concerning the election of the Arch-bifhop of the faid Sea, whenfoever the fame fhali hereafter vaik. OUR SOVERAIGNE LORD, with advice forefaid , declares, ftatutes and ordeines the faid Arch biihop to be elected by eight Bifhops of his Diocie. They are to fay , The Bifhop of 'Dunkeld. 1 he Biihop oiAberdein. The Bifhop of Brechin. The Bifhop of Dumblaw. The Bifhop of Rofs. The Biihop of CfrLurray. The Biihop oiOrkney , and the Bilhop oiCaithnes. And by five Minifters ferving the Cure of the Kirks under- written, to wit. The Principal of S. Leonards Coiledge. The Arch-deane of %:And-rewes, The Vicar of S.Andrewes. The Vicar of Luchars , And the Vicar of Cowper. Which Bifhops and Minifters , or the moft part of them, ihall have power in all time to come, to elect the Arch- piihop a hen ever the Sea fhall vaik, and fhall remain hereafter the Chapter appointed by our Soveraigne LORD, and Eftates, for the election forefaid. The Vicar general for conveining of the which Electors, our SOVERAIGNE LORD & Eitates declares to be now and in all time commingthe Bifhop oCDunkeld, who Lll 3 ihall
