The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 17 April 2024
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2Act in favoure of personis quha wer provydit to the successorie of benefices befoir the yeir of God 1584
Forsamekle as in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xxij day of August the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir foure yeiris it was statute and ordanit that all giftis, provisionis and dispositionis of successoriis of prelacies, abbacies, prioriis and nunries maid and grantit be his hienes to quhatsumevir of his subjectis upoun the resignationis or demissionis of the possessouris of the saidis abbacies, prioriis and titularis of the same ar and salbe of nane availl, force nor effect with all that has followit or may follow thairupoun but ony forder process, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said act, the quhilk act and constitutioun being maid aganis the forme of utheris guid actis and constitutionis maid ofbefoir, quhilkis wer onlie extendit ad futurum, lykas of all equitie and ressone all lawes, actis and constitutionis of parliament aucht onlie to have effect in sic caices as happynnis to follow efter the making thairof, thairfoir oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament decernis, declaris and ordanis that the said act and constitutioun salhave na effect, force nor strenth aganis sic giftes, provisionis and dispositionis of prelaciis and abbacies grantit be his hienes at ony tyme preceding the day and dait of the foirsaid act to quhatsumevir persoun or personis barnis or narrest kynnisfolk upoun the resignationis or dimissionis of the possessouris, commendataris or titularis at the tyme of thair dimissioun, with reservatioun of thair awin lyverentis; and decernis, statutis and ordanis the saidis giftis, provisionis and dispositionis to be and to have bene fra the date thairof sufficient richtis and titles to thame to bruik the saidis abbacies and benefices induring thair lyftyme, notwithstanding the reservatioun thairin contenit; and cassis and annullis the foirsaid act of parliament in safar as the samyn may be extendit to ony giftes and provisionis of ony abbacie or prelacie disponit befoir the said xxij day of August the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir foure yeiris, with reservatioun in forme abone exprimit; and decernis the foirsaid acte in that pairt to have na force of law, ather be way of actioun, exceptioun, reply or objectioun aganis the validitie thairof, and that the said act salbe extendit to sic provisionis and dimissionis of abbacies and prelaciis as hes past or gevin and grantit sen the dait thairof allanerlie.
- NAS, PA2/15, f.14r.
- The letter 'V.' written in the margin.