The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Anent the reparatioun of the paroche kirkis
Forsamekle as thair was ane act maid in the parliament haldin in the moneth of Junii, the yeir of God ane thousand fyve hundreth thre scoir thre yeiris, declarand that quhatsumever ordour suld be maid and set furth be the lordis of secreit counsall for uphalding and reparrelling of kirkis and kirkyairdis, and the executioun to be declarit be thame thairupon, to be sufficient and have als greit strenth and effect as and the samin had bene expresly contenit in the said act of parliament, as the samin at mair lenth proportis. According to the quhilk, ane act of secreit counsall was maid for the bigging, mending and reparatioun of paroche kirkis, of the dait at Striviling, the xiij day of September, the yeir of God foirsaid, quhilk act as yit hes not tane executioun in na place because of the sleuth and unwillingnes of the parochinneiris, quhilkis war slaw and refusit to cheis persounis to taxt thair nichtbouris, and that alswa thair was not kirkmaisteris or deaconis appointit in the parochinnis to ressave the taxatioun appointit. For remeid quhairof, our soverane lord, with avise of my lord regentis grace, the thre estatis and haill body of this present parliament, ratefyis and approvis the foirsaidis actis of parliament and of secreit counsall in all pointis, with this additioun: that quhair the parochinneris being requyrit to elect and cheis persounis for making of the taxatioun to the effect foirsaid, and gif thay refuse or delayis or quhair thair is na kirkmaisteris or deaconis appointit, that than the archebisehop, bischop, superintendent or commissionar of the kirkis, in tyme of thair visitatioun, quhilk salbe betuix and the first day of Junii nixt tocum, sall, at thair discretioun, nominate and appoint persounis in everie parochin for making and setting of the taxatioun; as alswa for ressaving of the samin. And decernis and declaris the said nominatioun and appointment to be sufficient and siclyke executioun sall pas for compelling of thame as mycht have bene gevin and grantit be vertew of the said act of secreit counsall, in case they had bene electit be the parochinneris. And becaus thair hes bene divers paroche kirkis within this realme demolischit, cassin doun and destroyit for the maist part, and that certane particular persounis hes applyit the stanis, tymber and uther graith pertening thairto to thair awin particular use and profite, thairfoir ordanis ony ane of the parochinneris of sic kirkis to gif thair complaint to the archebischop, bischop, superintendent or commissionar thairof upon sic persounis as thay pleis to complene upon; and thay being lauchfully callit and just tryall takin in the said mater, and according to sufficient probatioun to be led and deducit thairintill, that the said archebischop, bischop, superintendent or commissionar pronunce and gif furth thair decreit thairintill; quhilk decreit, our soverane lord, with avise of his said derrest regent and thre estatis foirsaidis, decernis and declaris to be als sufficient as and the samin war gevin befoir ony juge ordinar, and ordanis the lordis of counsall and sessioun to direct letteris of horning or poinding thairupon at the will and plesure of the partie quha sall happin to complene. And siclyke our said soverane lord, with avise of his said derrest regent, the thre estatis and haill body of this present parliament, ordanis the persounis of all paroche kirkis within this realme to furneis breid and wyne to the communioun how oft the samin salbe ministrat within the samin kirkis.
- The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (St Andrews, 1573), ff.11v-12r. Bound with earlier parliamentary material at NLS, Black Acts, 1566-94, H.33.c.21, Scots Acts of Parliament, H.33.c.23 or Scots Acts, H.33.c.25. See also NAS, PA6/1, 1572/3.