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†Our sovereign lord and estates presently convened in parliament, ratify and approve the act of parliament made in his highness's minority and first year of his reign upon 15 December 1567, entitled 'Regarding the disposition of provostries, prebendaries and chaplainries to bursars to be founded in colleges pertaining to lay patrons'; and will and declare that the whole points, articles and provisions contained in the said act shall be held as expressed herein, namely, where it specially provided therein that it shall be permissible to the said lay patrons to present bursars or students to their prebendaries or chaplainries to study virtue and letters within the universities of this realm, notwithstanding any foundation or confirmation passed by whatsoever authority in time bygone or provisions contained in the said foundations to the effect letters may be authorised, the youth sufficiently brought up in virtue and learning to the glory of God and comfort of the common welfare, with this addition: that the said bursars, students and titulars lawfully provided to the said prebendaries or chaplainries shall hold, enjoy and possess in all time hereafter, just as they had sufficient rights to possess since the date of their provisions, the whole rents, profits and emoluments contained in the ancient foundations made by the said lay patrons, notwithstanding whatsoever provision or particular use to the which the whole or one part of the same were destined, used or possessed in time of papistry and before the reformation of religion, and notwithstanding whatsoever act, statute, constitution, disposition, gift or presentation following thereupon made by his highness at any time heretofore; likewise his majesty, with advice of the said estates and whole body of this present parliament, expressly declares that it was never his majesty's intention either to prejudice the said lay patrons in their patronages, or the persons provided to the said prebendaries and chaplainries of any part of the fruits and emoluments contained in the ancient foundations made by the said lay patrons, but as of before heartily requests the said patrons to convey and present their said chaplainries and prebendaries to sufficient and qualified persons as they would godliness and good letters to flourish within this realm to God's glory, the profit of this age and the posterity. And moreover, our sovereign lord and his estates in parliament declare that the benefices of cure being lay patronages provided to ministers actually serving and making residence at the proper kirks of the same, benefices shall not be subject in time coming to the payment of any thirds out of the same, but the same thirds to be retained by them as a part of their own living and stipend.