The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

Apud Edinburgh, 12 February, 1561. Forasmuch as by Statute and Ordinance made by the Queens Majesty, and Lords of the Secret Council, and her Highness Letters directed thereupon, all and sundry Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, &c. and other Beneficed men, were charged to produce the Rentals of their Benefices before her Majesty and Lords aforesaid, in manner following (that is to say) The said Beneficed men dwelling on this side of the Water, before the four and twentieth of January last past: And on the other side of the Water, before the tenth of February instant; ⟨p. 323⟩to the effect that order might be taken therein to conform to the Ordinance; With certification to them, that if they failed, the Queens Majesty, and Council aforesaid, would take order therein, as the same Ordinance bears. Notwithstanding of the which the Queens Majesty, and Council, and others appointed, for receiving of the said Rentals, have continually since the said 24 of January aforesaid, waited upon the receiving of them; yet a very small number of them have produced their Rentals, thereby not only contemning her Majesties Ordinance and Proclamation aforesaid, but also her self and her Authority, as they were Princes and not Subjects, express against Equity, Reason, and Justice; For remedy whereof the Queen Majesty ordains, with advice of the Lords of her secret Council, That Factors, Chamberlains or Stewards be appointed to intromit, gather, uplift and receive, to our Sovereign Ladies use, all and sundry mails, tithes or tiends, farms, rents, provents, emoluments, fruits, profits, and due ties of whatsoever benefices, whereof the Rentals are not produced conform to the said Ordinance. And if any Rentals already produced bears not the just value, but is Fraudulently made, to intromit and uptake as much of the profits and fruits of the said benefices, as are omitted forth of the said Rentals, and the In-givers of the Rentals, and Professors of the Benefices thereof, shall never have action to claim, crave or receive from the Tenants and Occupiers further then is contained in the same Rentals, already produced by them; and the Tenants and Possessors shall be holden to pay no more than is contained in the same Rentals, already produced, as aforesaid:

Apud Edinburgh, 12 February, 1561. FOrasmuch as by Statute and Ordinance made by the Queens Majesty, and Lords of the Secret Councell, and her Highnesse Letters directed thereupon, all and sundry Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, &c. and other Beneficed men, were charged to produce the Rentalls of their Benefices before her Majesty and Lords aforesaid, in manner following (that is to say) The said Beneficed men dwelling on this side of the Water, before the four and twentieth of Ianuary last past: And on the other side of the Water, before the tenth of February instant;