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00 a e.1I (rom lhe herilOrS aod ddas. or upoo lbeir DIVO
iUJ ¿, , eompl..olS die oll"iller's riSkl 10 lhe b~.
ncr.~c.
10. Soona(,er t:,e reformation, ,hc PopiO. ehurehmen
\l'cre Pilv.,led upon 10 r, fisn 111 the fvrereiso's h,"ds, a
IhirJ 01thcir bwclecs, ,,'llIch \\ as ' in Ihe
fidl pl..ee, for dI< f"bfillcoee o( thc relorm,d clerSY.
To this (lino elT~.!Iual, paniculAr lo.alilies werc
afligned in e.'ery benefi" , to ,he ex,eot. of a .hird,
ulled Ihe alfunlplion of third. ; and for the (mher fup'
pon o( n.inillm ~:eo M..y a cranl io lheir la
.our uf , finall benefiees 001 exeeedlOg 300 nlelks.
Bifb¡,ps, by Ihe ,8 \\Ihieh rellored thenl lO ¡he \\Ihol. o(
Iheir benefices, IVere obliccd tO m,inlain the miniOers
...ithin their dioee(es, OUI of Ihe IhirQs; ano in I,ke mano
oer, the hie lilUbl!, who got graot. of the leinds,
beeame bound, "y lhei, aee' pmion lhmo(, lO provide
Ihe kirk. \\Iithin .hei, mOioos in eompetent lIipends.
11 . BUI alllhefe expedien.s for the nI.intenanee of
Ihe clercy having proved ioe!feaual, a eomOlrOion o(
fHli,meol \\las appoimd in the reicn of Jame. VI. (or
plaolioe kirk" aod modifying Oipcnds 10 miniOer, OUt o(
Ihe teinds; anJ afltrWards f<veral olher eomnliflions \l/ere
appointed, _ith Ihe more ample po,' ers o( di,idinC large
parilhes, m,~ingoew ones, ée. all o(whiehI'.'ere, in 11°1,
traos(crred 10 the court o( S,fli oo, wilb Ihis limitallon, '
Iha( no parilh Ihould be di.joioed, nor oe\\l ehureh eree·
led, nor old ooe removed ID a oe\\l place, \\Iilhout .he
coñ(enl o( lime (ounh. o( the heritors, eomputing Ihe
YOleS, not by Iheir numbtrs, bUI hy Ihe ..Iualion o(
Ihe;, renlS wi.hin Ihc pa,ifh. The Judge. o( Seffion,
'l/hen fiuing in thal eOU'l, areeonfidered ' s aeomnllffion
o( P.rliam:nl. and hare Iheir proper clerks, maeers, 20d
olhc, ~lflecrt o( eourt. a. (ueh.
•~ . The 1"\\Idl llipend thal e, uld bc modified lO a
..iniHer hy Ihe firH eoOlOl flion \\las ¡ OO merks, or fiye
chalders o( l'iau,I, unl& \\Ihe,e .he .ohole leinds o( lhe
parifh did nol eXlend (o fdr: And lhe high,O.oas ¡ OOO
m" k•. or len ehalder.. T he p"liament 1633 ralf,d
Ihe minimulII IDcighl ehaldm of l·iau.I, and propor·
lionaLlyinfilver; bUI as neilher Ihe commiffion appoint·
ed by Ihal aa . nor any o( Ih, fubfequent or.." IV",
~mil<d as ID lhe maxi7lIl/III, Ihe eOOlmlffioners been
in ore 10 auglOenl Olpenrls eunfidmbly above Ihe ..lo
",.ximufII, \\Ihere lhere is fullieienty o( (,ee Iciods, and
Ihc cure is bu,den(ucle. or living expcofi... .
13 Whm amia," qU'OIity o( lIireoJ is OIodíS,tI 10
I mlOIO" OU IO( he leinds o( a parifh. 11 i.hoJI propur·
tionln~ Ihal fl ipend among Ihe (e",.1 herilors , Ihe de·
crCe i. calleo a ¿u,u DI IImJ!fcaIlM : Hllt _he" dIe
eormmffioners ,Ifo fix Ihe partirular plnpoJliors r.•y~hle
bye3th hcrilO', i. i. a decrce of I/If dijlcn:iln nudl,cnli
/.J. Whcre. Oipend is only mooifieJ. il is (ecllred nn
Ihe \'Ih"le lelOd o( Ihe parilh. fJ ll\AI Ihe m:niiler cao
iflfiO ag.inO ..ny one h' rllO' ID Ih. fuI! " tInI n( hls
leind. furh herilOr belny al\\l"V5 enlllled 10 ,elilf ,.
gainOIhe reO (or \\Ih,t he fh. 1I have patO ¡huve 1", jun
/h., e: HUI "hcr, rhe nilenrl is .¡ro IIle.lleo. eJeh hu .
lor" liAIIJ,. in no morr Ih. n his o\\n pI! puniun.
14. rr v 011 ' ". Id"rOl' rl I1l1n.11r •• ·\,'Ie. ~t firll, P'o
,jdw IVllh d~ dl¡nG hcuf,:: m~n of lh, ¡'opiO. cluZy
h3ving. ur(ln Ihe fi,n appr..rancc u( Ihe ,,(orma:ion, Ict
Iheir manl;'s in ftu, or rll 160g IACks : ~ l ioiO(fS .here–
(ore gOl . lighl, by 156J. 10 di murh of d',& lOanfes
a\ 1V0uld (erve t"em, nOI \\lilhll. nlin~ fueh rc..s or l~eks.
\Vilue Ihere IVas nu padon's nor "iear's manfe, one \\'a.
lO be bui" by Ihe herilors, al Ihe fight o( Ihe biOlOp,
(now Ihe PrelhYlcry,) lheclw ce n(lt exceetling L. 1000
Scots, nor below ¡eo rtlcrks . Under a are eom.
prehendcd fI,blc, bJln, and by", .oilh a garden; (or all
\\Ihieh, il i, lOallow lO acre of ground
15 . E'ery incumbenl i9 inlitled al his entry 10 have
his manle pUl inlo good eondilion; (o, \\Ihid. purpo(e.
Ihe prelbylery m, y 'ppoinl avlfiladon by Iradofmen, .nd
order cO.mates lO bc I¡id be(ore Ihem o( Ihc (IIms . ne;
eelfJly (o, Ihe repairing, whieh Ihey may p-oponion a•
mong Ihe herilors a:eording la .heir n luOIions. 'fhe
prefbylery, afler Ihe manee i. made (ullicienl, ouglll, up'
on applicatioo o( Ihe heritors, il a (rce manfe,
\\Ihieh lays Ihe ineumbenl under ' n obligalion 10 uphold–
il in good eondilio. during 1". ineuOIbcney ; olherwi(e,
he o, hi. exeeUlors 0,,11 be liablc in dam'ges: BUI Ihey
are nOI bound up lhe lols ,rifing (r(lm Ihe ncect~
f. ,y deeay of lhe building by lhe ",.lIe o( lime.
16 AII minillcrs, whcre lhm is ' nyland.oard oreouo.
Iry.parilh, are, 09t r and ahove Iheir llipend. intitled 10 a
glebe, hich eomprcheods (our acres o( arable land, oc
fixleen fowm. o( pallu,e.g,ound IIhere Ihe,e is no ara·
ble !and, (~ (owm is \\Ihal will grne len O.eep or one
eolV), ano is 10 be defigned o, m"ktd by Ihc or
prdbyle,y OUI o( lueh kirk la .ds wilhin the parllh as.
lie nmeO 10 Ihe kirk. and, in de(ault of kirk · ., oue
of lemporal ,.
11. A riChl o( relie( i, rompelenl lO Ihe herilors,
whole tanrls are (el off (or Ihe nlAnfe or glebc, ac¡infl:
Ihe olher he,iror. o( Ihc pariO.. M~nfes and glcbes,
being once reg.u"ly deficned , cannnl be (eued "r lold
by lhe :ncllmbent in rr< jlldiee of his lueeelfo" , .ohieh ir
in plAaiee eXlcndeo even lO Ihe e,le ",herc ¡'11th alien.tio~
evidently app<ars prnfilObl,! \1> lhe ben"fiec.
18. MiOlllers. ~lfidcs 111m clebe, ;le intitl.d lograr.
(or , llUrre and l ' o eo",s . IInu. ir Ihe I.ncls oUlof
\\Ihieh Ihe ~ra(, m,y b~ d~figned , e.ther lie at a d,lldnec.
or are nOI lil (or p.lll urc, Ihe he,ilnrs are 10 p.y 10 .he
0I11110er L ~o Seon ycarly ,,,n equivalenl. Minill",·
have.lfofreerlomo( locgage p.IIlIIT'ge, (ell'cI, (cal , di,o••
loaning, ,"d (rce ifh .nd en"y ace",tllng lO u(e and
"onl: \VII'I Ih& priy"eg~...e, milObe dete,mined by
Ihe lucal ·.ulloOl of Ihe (everal p"ilh,s.
19 T hc 11'&." term, :rt whidl lIirend. h('(ome due 10
miniO, ,, al< Whllfilncl.y and ",lm... J( .he
inellml,cnl Le .dmitred 10 his ehllr~h befo,. \\,hir(un,¡'y,
1111 \l/hielo I,·,n••he corns are n,,1 prelllmctl 10 he full y
(o\\ln, he has IIChl .In .h•• wl",l,. yrar'! n,l"" ; and,
if he is ICt<i"rl .(,er WI,,(IIntl.v, h,f"re lIheh,cI·
Olas, he IS inllllto 10 rhl' h,,¡r ul ;hOl y!.lr; Lecan(c, Iho'
the clllns VItre fOl' n hrftllO IH~ (nlrr. hl! \\'~! .. rllliiul.:d
bdnrc: tht tCI:t\ iU \\'hilh d,,~v oH" pldllmclllo I~ r{':¡r~d.
Byti... I.III1C Ir,I,,", if he ,llel nr is ".nlj,om.J h,fo,e
WIIIIfUIIII..\. h, 11" ,,!:III \el nll ran uf Ih" ",,; I( be·
fOil ~III l..elOII!, 10 th, h.u(; ':l~ if OUllill ,hel flkh.d .
rcas, lO II.~ \\ buJe.
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