[1641/8/166]¹

Procedure: protest, asking of instruments

Protestation by [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton, [George MacKenzie], earl of Seaforth, [Alexander Stewart], earl of Galloway, [James Livingstone], lord Almond, the lairds [Sir Robert Campbell] of Glenorchy, [Sir William Forbes of] Craigievar and [Humphrey Colquhoun of] Balvie

The which day the said noblemen and others above-named protested that the clause underwritten contained in the act of commission regarding the provision of kirks and this day agreed to in parliament, namely: likewise it is hereby declared that the teinds and teind duties which belonged to chapters, deaneries, sub-deaneries and other dignities of their chapters shall be liable to the provision of the kirks which are annexed thereto, according to the proportion of eight chalders of victual or 800 merks out of the teinds of the own parish only, according to the act of parliament, be not prejudicial to their rights of teinds or teind duties belonging to chapters, deaneries, sub-deaneries and other dignities, and thereupon asked instruments.