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Forsamekle as be the lawis of this realme, specialie be ane act of parliament haldin in the reignne of umquhile King James the Fyft, oure soverane lordes guidsir of worthy memory, it is found that the use in tymes bigane hes bene that the males and deweties of the landes of thame that hes bene yeir and day at the horne haldin of utheris superioris then the king, yeir and day being bipast, returnit agane to the superiouris of the saidis landes for the lyftyme of thame that sustenit sic process of horne yeir and day as said is, except crymes of tressoun and lesmajestie, and that the law suld sa be interprete and usit, like as at mair lenth is contenit in the said act, quhilk hes gevin great feir and terrour to all heritouris of landes to incur† the said process of horning, quhilkis, for saulftie of their lyfrent, hes done diligence and usit all gude meanys to obtene thame spedelie relaxit, quhenevir thay happinit to incur the said pane; yit, becaus the law wes not equall, at leist had not ressavit the like executioun aganis the possessouris of benefices, pensionis, portionis or uther sic eccliasticall rentes, the gretair contempt of horning hes bene in sic personis quhilkis, thinking thair levingis in na dangear throw thair dissobedience, continewit in thair rebellioun and usit na diligence to get thame selffis relaxit, quhilk maid the said pane of horning contemptible in tyme bipast. For remeid of quhilk abuse heirefter, oure soverane lord, with avise of my lord regentis grace, the thre estates and haill body of this present parliament, declairis, statutis and ordanis that gif ony possessoure of benefices, pensionis, portionis or uther sic ecclesiasticall rentes, being ordourlie denuncit rebellis and put to the horne remanis thairat attoure the space of yeir and day, thay sall thairby tyne thair lyfrent of thair benefices, pensioun, portioun or ony uther eccliasticall rent, siclik and in the same maner† as the temporall men dois and† according to the act maid aganis thame thairanent† in our soverane lordis derrest gudschiris regne.†
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