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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of parliament, understanding that ane greit pairt of his hienes rentis off the propirtie, thesaurarie and collectarie is restand in the tennentis handes and utheris addettit in payment thairof for dyvers yeiris bygane, be ressone of certane suspensionis rasit at the instance of dyvers personis quhilkis lyis owr undecydit and of horningis execute aganis ane greit nowmer of rebellis quha contemptuuslie hes lyne at the horne thir mony yeiris for non payment of his hienes dewties be and throw the default of the negligent and slaw prosequutioun of the saidis horningis according to the lawes of this realme; and considdering that for remeid of the saidis suspensionis and decisioun thairof thair wes ane speciall act of parliament maid in the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiiij yeiris gevand full power and commissioun to the lordis auditouris of his hienes chekker to decyd all the saidis suspensionis summarlie, to the effect his hienes rent micht be reducit to the former integritie and best estait, thairfoir his hienes and estaitis foirsaidis ratifies and apprevis the said act of perliament and commissioun thairin contenit, and of new gevis, grantis and committis full power and authoritie to the lordis auditouris of his hienes chekker, viz: [...],† and to the senatouris of the college of justice abone writtin, or to ony sevin of thame (thair being alwayis fyve of the saidis senatouris of the college of justice of the said nowmer), full power, jurisdictioun and aucthoritie to decyd all and quhatsumever suspensionis of his hienes propirtie, thesaurarie or collectorie rasit or to be rasit be quhatsumevir persoun or personis, and to pronunce thir finall sentence and decreit thairintill, quhilk salbe of greit force and effect and haif the lyk execution as gif they were gevin and pronuncit be the lordis of the sessioun, commanding the saidis senatouris of the college of justice and lordis auditouris of his hienes chekker, commissionaris foirsaidis, to convene everie oulk, twyis at the leist, in the efternune, and to attend upon the decisioun of the saidis causes, and to minister justice thairin as accordis of the law.
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The kingis majestie and estatis of this present parliament gevis and grantis full power and commissioun to Schir Thomas Lyoun of Auldbar, knicht, thesaurair to oure soverane lord, Walter, commendater of Blantyre, lord privie seill, Edward, commendater of Kinloss, Maister Robert Douglais, provest of Lincluden, collectour generall, Maister Johnne Lindsay, persoun of Memmure, Schir Patrik Waus of Barnebarrauche, knicht, Alexander Hay of Eister Kennet, clerk of register, Maister David McGill of Cranstoun Riddell, advocat to oure soverane lord, Maister David Carnegie of Culluthie, Johnne Arnot and Henrie Nysbit, burgess of Ediburgh, or ony sevin of thame conjunctlie (my lord thesaurair or his depute being alwayis ane of the said sevin), to meit and convene togidder quhen and quhair his hienes sall gif directioun, and thair to consult, treat and conclude anent the mater of the cunyie presentlie current within this realme. With power to thame, efter dew consultatioun, gif thay find the same ressonable and expedient for his majesties profite and commoun weill and utilitie of the haill cuntrie, to resolve and conclude anent the reformatioun of the said cunyie in ane better estait and conditioun. And for this effect, to mak proclamationis in his hienes name and authoritie for inbringing thairof to the cunyiehous, that the same may be brokin and command gevin to the memberis of the cunyiehous for stryking and making of new cunyie of better forme and availl as salbe fund metaist be the saidis commissionaris, quhais conclusioun and procedings thairanent, oure soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis ratifies and apprevis siclyk and in the same maner as gif the same wer done and concludit in this present parliament.