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perrons, anu in

~II

ea"rcs eeclcfi;¡niea!; bUI llais

~!l

1'/,1;

collcgi'le c1wLhes , Ihe 1I:1d of

hieh gnl Ihe nante of

rep"alcd by I690,

inconfi llcnl wilh Preíbylerian l'ruvufl, und<r whom were een,.in l'rdleno.tries or Ca.

ehureh.governmcnl, whieh was ¡htll upon Ihe poinl uf nons , who had Iheir feveral nalls in Ihe ehurch, where

being eU.bliftled.

they fung man;,s, Ollaers of

Idr~r

fununes foundcd

eh~.

Before Ihe

reformalio~

fror,: Popery, Iheclcrgy lVas pl.inries, I'.'ithin Ihe preeinlls of a paroehial chureh

di l'idcd imo f,'eular

~nd

ttgular,

he fteu lar had a pani· almages, ",hieh were donalions cranled for Ihe finging

eulartra,!l of ground givLn Ihem in eharge, wi.hin whieh of n)Jlres for deeeolfcd (rienes al particular allars io a

they excrcifcd Ihe pdUoral ofliee ofbifllOP, preroyler,or chureh. Though all Ihefe were fupprclreu upoo Ihe re·

o;her chureh ofiieer. T he regular c1ergy had no cureof formalion, Ihei r founders eooliryued palroos of Ihe .

e~.

fouls, IUI lVere tied dOl'ln lOreGdenee tn Iheir abbaeies, dowmcnts ; OUI of whieh tlley wer< allowcd lO provide

priorics, or olher mona!!e,ies: Aod Ihcy gOl the oame burr:trS, lObe edueated io aoy of the uoiverfilies.

of regular, froOl Ihe rub of monifimioo lOwhich Ihey

7. Where a fuoJ is gifted for Ihe e(l.bliO,menl of a

IVere bound , aecordiog lO Ihe innilulioo of Ihei r f(veral feeonu m;oiner in a parilh " here the cure i, thought lOO

ord~rs.

Upoo Ihe vaeaoey of aoy Ilenefiee, whelherfe· he.1'y for ooe, the palronage of fueh bene6ee does not ,

eular or regular, Commendators IVere frequently appoint. belong to the dooor, but lOhim Il'ho was pmoo of Ihe

ed to levy the

fr~:l s,

as f.aors or (lewards duriog Ihe chureh, uolefs (ither where Ihe dooor has referved to

"moey. The Pope alone eould give Ilre higher b.eoe· himfclf Ihe right of pauooage io Ihe donation, or where

Jices

j¡;

cOlRl/undan:;

20d at la(l, from the plenilude of he and his fuceelrurs have beenin the eonfla ol ufe of

pre~

bis pOl'let, he carne lO 03me eommen.dators for life, aod fenting Ihe

f~eond

mioi'ler, wilhoul ehalleoge from the

wilhout any obligatioo lO nceouot. Afler the refo·rina· pmon. The righ! of prefeoliog ioeumbeotS was by

,ioc,

[~veral

abbaeies aod priories IVere giveo by James 1690,

23 .

taken from pauons, and vened io Ihe he·

VI.

1~:rp(IUOln

cowlIIwdollJ,

lO Jaic!.

riloes and elders of the plrifh, upon paymeot tobe made

;¡.

Upoo abolifhing the Pope's aUlhority, the regular by' Ihe herilors to the patroo of 600 merks ; but il was

clergy

,,;as

lotally fupprelred; aod, io place of all the agaio renored to patrons, 10.

An. c.

12.

wilh the ex·

difrmol degrees whieh diflinguifhed the fecular clergy, eeptioo of Ihe prefeomioos fold io purfuanec of the foro

' I'e oad al 6,fl ooty parochi.1Preíbylers or Mini{lers, aod mer aa.

fuperinteodams, IVho had the overGght of Ine ehurch ,8. Patrons were not fimply admioinrators of tbe

wilhio a eertaio di(lrid: Souo thereafter Ihe ehureh. ehureh

for they held the fruits of the vacaol beoefice

governmeot became epifeopaJ, by Arehbilbops, Bifhops, s their 0"0, for (ome time after the reformation. But

6c.

20d afler (ome inlermediate turos, is dOIV Preíby. that right is oow 00more Ihana trufl in the patron, who

miao by kirk·fdlioos, preíbyteries, fyoods, aod general mufl apply them tO pious ufes IVilhin lhe parifh , al the

Ircmblies.

fight of Iheheritoes, ymlyas Ihey fall due. If he faiJ,

4. Pre!ate, io our natutes, figoifies a Bilbop, Abbot, he lofes his righl of adminWring the vaeaOI flipend for

'or other digoified clergymao, who io .inue of his ollice that aod the next vaeancy, T he kiog, who is exempted'

had afeat io radiament. Every Bilbop had his Chapter, fromthis rule, may apply Ihe vacaot nipeod of his ehureh·

'lVhieh eooGned of a eenain oumber of the mioiflers of es to aoy

pio~s

.ufe, though not within Ihe pariOI.

,the dioeere, by whoCe affi(laoee he maoaged the alfaies

~ne lboul~

be ordaioed 10 • ehureh, in oppofilion to the

of Ihe church witbio Ihat di(lria. The nomination prefenlee, Ihe patroo, whofecivil right eanoot be .tr.a·

of Bilbors

vacaol fees has been in Ihe erowo finee ed by any fentence of a ehurch·eourt, may retaio the.

1540, Ihough under Ihe appearaoce 'of eootiouiog tne' Ilipeod as vaeaot. Patroos are to Ihis day intitled lO a

ancient righ! of cleaioD, whieh was in Ihe Chapter. feat and burial.plaee io the ehurches of whieh they are

T he cOl\firOlatioo by the Crowo under Ihe great CeaJ, of patroos ; aod to the right of all Ihe teinds of the panlh'

theChapler's eleélion, eoolirmed a righl tothe fpi riluality oOt heritably difpoo:d. .

of the beocfiee; and a fecond grant, upoo Ihe eonfeera· . 9. That kirks m"1 oot cominue too long vacaot, the

tion of Ihe Bilbop·clea, gave a litle to Ihe temporalilY

palroo mutl prefent lO Ihe prelOylery, (formerly to Ihe

but this feeood graot fdl foon ioto Mufe,

Bifhop), a fil perfoo for fupplying Ihe cure, wilhin

fix.

5. He \Vho fouoded or endowed a ehureh was intided

moOl~s

from hi, kno·.vledge of tI,e vaeaney,

olher~i(e

Ihe righl of

palroo~ge

thereof, or

Ildvocctio

udtji.e;

the rtght of prefenlatlon aeerues lO the preíbytery

Jurt

whereby, .moog olher pri"ileges, he might prtfent a

d(vo/"t..

Upoo preCcnlalioo by Ihe patroo, Ihe B,lbop

churehmao to Ihe cure, in eafe of a vaeaney. The pre· eollated or ieooferred Ihe beoefiee upon the prerentee by

fe nlee, .fler he

W;!S

reeeived into Ihe ehureh, had a a wriliog, iD whieh he

appoiol~U

eeuain mllli(lm of Ihe

right tOIhe ben:fiee

proprio jllr(;'

and if the ehu!eh

?ioeer~

tO induce or

io~itu~e

hiO) il1lo Ihechureh; which

IVas paroehial, ke was called

~ parfo~

. .The Pope

~Iatm. ,nd~.'!,oo .

eom?let:d h,s

rrg~t,

and \las r"fornleo by

cd Ihe right of patronage of every krrk, tO wh,eh no thcrr plaClng h,m 'n Ihe pUlplt, and

delrvrrrn~

h'm Ihe

Ihird party

eo~ld

fhew a Cpecial tide; 2nd Goce Ihe re·

bi~le

ood Ihe keys of.the

~hureh,

The bin",p

wl~

..ed

form ation, Ihe Crown,

eoming in place of Ihe Pqpe, lO Ih,: churehes of \Vhreh h,mC.!r

IV.IS

ral~vn,. P~"".

J;¡rr,

is cOllfidered as uoiverf.1pmon. w:lere 00 righl of pa· or \V!lhout pr&nI3uon: \Vhleh he allo d,d 'n I11\'0r.1

tronag. arpears in a Cuhjea. Where t\Vo ehurehes are ehurehes,

wh~(e patrona~es

lI'ere (unk, hy Ihe ehurehes

united, wl,ieh hau dilfcreol pauons, caeh palrOOrr&nts be og approprralc? to

h~m, ~'

prrl uf

Im~"rr"",,,y.

by mros.

Sroce the revolUt"lo, a. jud'CI.I a,'l of arl,lIIoo'lll

th,

6. G:ntleme!l ofe!lms frequendy founded eolleges or preíbylery, pro;cedloJ t,ther upoo'a p,dcntJltOn, or

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