[1571/8/16]¹

Concerning the reformation of the chapel royal of Stirling

²Item, [John Erskine, earl of Mar], my lord regent's grace, three estates and whole body of this present parliament, calling to mind how at the coronation of the king's majesty, our sovereign lord, accomplished and solemnized on 29 July 1567, the nobility, prelates, commissioners of burghs and others, his highness's faithful and true subjects, purposely convened for that effect, in no way neglecting the cause of God, but with the first looking thereto, especially to the estate of the chapel royal within the castle of Stirling where his highness's person was then and presently is resident and nourished, thought it tended to God's honour that the said chapel should be purged of all monuments of idolatries or other things whatsoever dedicated to superstition, that the pure word of God might be truly preached and his sacraments rightly and sincerely administered therein; therefore they gave special and express command and charge to John, earl of Mar, lord Erskine, captain of the said castle of Stirling, that he should cause the said chapel without delay to be purged and reformed in manner and to the effect above-written, which commandment he duly put into execution, declaring himself a noble man and a favourer of godliness. And the same being considered by my lord regent's grace, the three estates and whole body of this present parliament aforesaid, they have allowed and approved and, by this present act, allow, approve and find good the said reformation and purgation of the said chapel royal done and accomplished by the said Earl of Mar and others at his [...], the searching and seeking of all monuments, vessels, vestments [...] apparelling whatsoever which were within the said chapel [...] were dedicated or pertaining thereto, and the disposition and away p[...]; decreeing and declaring that the said earl and other persons, makers [...] reformation and purgation of the said chapel royal, for that d[...] incur any hurt or danger in their persons, lands or goods [...] called or accused for the same, criminally nor civilly, by [...] way in time coming, notwithstanding any laws or [...] ever made or to be made which may appear to extend in the [...]; discharging by this present act all judges and ministers of [...] within this realm, present and to come, of all calling, accusing or in any [...] proceeding against the said earl or other persons, makers of the [...] reformation and purgation at his command, their heirs and executors, for th[...] deed or anything depending thereupon and of their offices in that p[art] for ever.

[1571/8/17]³

[...]⁴

⁵Item, forasmuch as [John Erskine, earl of Mar], my lord regent's grace, and three estates and whole body of this present parliament, understanding that John [Lyon], lord Glamis, by act and ordinance made by the late James [Stewart], earl of Moray, late regent to our sovereign lord, his realm and lieges, with advice of the lords of secret council, of the date 3 March 1568 [1569], received from Master James Haliburton, provost of Dundee, the house of Kinnaird pertaining to John Carnegie of Kinnaird, knight, partaker with George [Gordon], earl of Huntly for the time, with certain goods and gear being therein and upon the said Sir John's land adjacent thereto, which house, goods and gear the said Master James had received of before at command of the said late regent and lords of secret council, to be kept and forthcoming to the king's majesty and his said late regent upon the charges and expenses of the self, and that the said Lord Glamis, for himself at the least, his servants and others in his name, kept the said house a certain long space, and, in keeping thereof, intromitted with certain goods and gear for sustenance of the said house; therefore our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of my lord regent and three estates and whole body of this present parliament, willing that the said lord, his servants and other keepers of the said house for the time, their heirs or executors shall incur no danger, damage nor hurt for his service done at command of the said late regent and council as said is, declares that the said lord did good and faithful service to our sovereign lord in the premises and, therefore, the said John Carnegie, or any others pretending or alleging to have any goods in the said house or upon any the said Sir John's lands or rooms, his or their heirs, executors, assignees, shall have no action against the said lord, his servants or [...] being [...] in the said house for keeping thereof for the time as said is, their heirs [...] for keeping of the said house, intromitting with any goods or gear [...] upon the said Sir John's lands, rooms, tacks, steadings and posse[...] thereto taken or intromitted with by them or any of them thereof [...] in any time bygone as said is; discharging all jug[...] realm of all calling or in any way proceeding against the [...] servants or any others aforesaid, their heirs or executors for the f[...] any part thereof, criminally or civilly, by any manner of way in time [...].