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Anent the propositioun twicheing the povertie of the croun and how unabill it is upoun the present rentis thairof to sustene evin now the estait of oure soverane lord and publict chargeis of the realme, mekill les to beir out his majesteis estait and expense at his mair mature and perfyte aige; and thairfoir, calling to remembeance quhat hes bene the forme observit be oure soverane lordis maist nobill progenitouris in tymes bigane quhen sic caisis occurrit, and considdering the effectis and meaning of sindry actis of parliament bearing that the landis, castellis and rentis annext to the croun may not be gevin in fe and heretage away in franktenement to ony persoun, of quhatsumevir estate or degre that evir he be, but avise, deliverance and decreit of the haill parliament; and for greit seand and ressonabill causis concerning the weilfair of the realme first tobe avysit and digestlie considerit be the haill estaittis, and gif it happynnis the king to annallie or dispone upoun the lordschippis and castellis annext to the croun, as is befoir said, that alienatioun or dispositioun tobe of nane avale, and that it is lefull for the king being for the tyme to ressave thay landis quhenevir him lykis, to his awin use, but ony proces of law, and the takaris to redound all proffeittis that thay have takin up of thay landis agane to the king for all the tyme that thay have thame. The regentis grace, nobilitie and estaittis convenit, eftir lang ressoning and mature deliberatioun, ordanis and commandis oure soverane lordis comptrollar and advocat to considder quhat partis of the landis annext to the croun, or that wer in the handis and possessit be umquhile King James the Ferd and King James the Fyft of worthy memory, the tyme of thair deceis, or ather of thame, ar annaliit, disponit in heretage few or franktenement, in dimunitioun of the rentall; and to libell and caus execute summondis aganis the possessouris of sic landis, to compeir befoir the estaittis of the nixt parliament to heir it be declarit be decreit and sensiament of parliament that oure soverane lord may put to his handis and ressave thay landis agane to his awin use quhen evir him lykis, but ony proces of law; and the takaris and possessouris to heir thame decernit to redound all proffeittis that thay have takin of the same landis agane to his hienes for all the tyme that thay have had thame according to the privilege of his hienes croun and actis of parliament abonespecifiit maid thairanent, as the saidis comptrollar and advocat will ansuer to oure soverane upoun the dewitie of thair offices and diligence.