THE FIRST
PARLIAMENT
OF
KING JAMES THE THRID,
Halden at Edinburgh, the IX. Day of October: The zeir of God, Ane thousand, foure hundreth, three scoir six zeires: And of his Reigne the first zeir.
1. For observing of the honour of haly Kirk.
TEM, In the first, it is statute and ordained, that the priviledge and honour of halie Kirk, & Spiritual persones be observed, keiped, mainteined, and defended in honour and libertie, be our Soveraine Lordis authoritie, or the time of his reigne, as it hes bene in the time of his Noble Predecesoures & Progenitoures of before, after the forme and statute maid thereupon.
2. Anent the Queenis Dowrie.
ITEM, As to the Dowrie of the Queene: it is ordained, that the thrid of the Kingis rentes of assise, that is to say, of landes and customes, be assigned till her tierce and dowrie allanerly, and no furder.
3. That na commendes be purchased.
ITEM, Anentis commendes, it is statute, that na commendes of newe or aulde be susteined, or suffered within the Realme, nor that commendes purchased of before be halden. And that nane of our Soveraine Lordes Lieges take upon hand to purches or take any commendes, nor to hald commendes purchased of before, outher of Religious or Secular benefice, under the paine of tinsel of his temporalitie for his time, and under the paine of Rebellion utherwaies, then is lauchfull to the ordinar to commend for sex monethes.
4. That na pension of benefice be taken.
ITEM, That na pension of new or auld be purchased nor taken out-with the Realme nor within, of ony Benefice Religious or Secular, without the consent of the possessour, giver and taker, under the samin paine.
5. The paine of the breaking of the Law-burrowes.
ITEM, As anent Law-burrowes: It is statute, that gif Law-burrowes be broken upon ony Bishop, Abbot, or Prelate of haly Kirk, Erle, Lord of Parliament: That is to say, in the hurting of their awin persones or their servandes, the burgh or burrowes of him, that findes thay burrowes, and breakis the samin, sall pay to our Soveraine Lord for amerciament, the summe of ane hundreth pounds. And gif Law-burrowes be broken upon Knight, Barronne, Squier, or great beneficed Clerkes, the summe of fiftie pounds. And gif they be broken upon Burgesses, zeamen, or Priestes, the summe of xxx. punds, togidder with amendis to the partie, les then the Law-burrowes bring the trespassoures to the King, or the Schiresse of the Schire, within fourtie daies, or els pay the summe, as effeiris, for the person, as is before written. And the King to have the unlawes of all Law-burrowes broken, that is tane be his awin officiares, outher to land or to burgh. And the Lordes of the Regalities and Barronnies, sall have the unlawes within their landes,quhair
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