[1593/4/29]¹

²Act regarding benefices conveyed to ministers

Forasmuch as the ministers serving the cure within this realm being lawfully provided to parsonages and vicarages annexed and pertaining of before to prelacies have been this time bygone frustrated of the rents and fruits of the same, notwithstanding their lawful provisions and assignations thereto, for remedy whereof, and to the effect that the whole persons serving the cure of ministry within this realm may peaceably hold and possess their benefices of parsonages and vicarages of their own kirks, fruits, rents and emoluments thereof in all time coming according to their provision and assignation of the same, to remain with them and their successors serving the cure as said is, it is statute and ordained that all gifts, provisions and assignations conveyed to the ministers serving the cure of the parsonages, vicarages and kirks thereof is and shall be now and in all time coming valid and sufficient rights and titles to them and every one of them for holding, enjoying and possessing of the same and intromitting with the fruits, rents and duties thereof in time coming, ratifying and approving the same notwithstanding whatsoever act or constitution made in the contrary; without prejudice always of whatsoever particular parties' rights and especially the queen's majesty's kirks of Dunfermline.