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A92568	The laws and acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign James VII by the grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith holden at Edinburgh the 23. of April 1685, by His Grace William Duke of Queensberry ... His Majesties high commissioner for holding this parliament, by vertue of a commission uder His Majesties great seal of this kingdom, with the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament / collected and extracted from the registers and records of Parliament, by George Viscount of Tarbet ...; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Cromarty, George Mackenzie, Earl of, 1630-1714.; Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1637-1695.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1252A; ESTC R42763	56,992	46

And the Accompts being stated and fitted that they be payed or allowed by the respective Collectors in the first end of what is due by the Shire or Burgh where the saids Quarters are owing Providing the saids Quarters exceed not two parts of their Pay And which stated Accompts are to be allowed to the respective Collectors by the Collector-general and to be by him retained off the first end of the Troops or Companies Pay And in case the Officers remove before their Accompts can be stated In that case the Collectors of the Shires and Burghs are to retain what after tryal the saids three Commissioners shall find resting till the Accompts be stated in manner foresaid And His Majesty with Advice of His Estates Doth Declare That no persons lyable in any part of this Supply shall be holden to produce their Discharges or Recepts of the same after ilk fifth year Commencing from the Date of this Act unless where Diligence hath been done by Denunciation before elapsing of the said fifth year XIII ACT For Taking the Test May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all Protestant Heritors Life-renters and Others having Right to Liferents Jure Mariti Wodsetters Tacksmen having Tacks for longer time than for Eighteen Years All Masters of Ships and such other Burgesses and Inhabitants of Burghs whether of Royalty Regality or Barrony as are not Heretors and who shall be Appointed by the Privy Council shall take the Test Prescrived by the sixth Act of the Parliament 1681. Before the First Day of November for all such as Live be-south the River of Tay and before the first day of January next for all be-north Tay. And for that end that all Noblemen and their Eldest Sons above the Age of Eighteen Years shall Compear before His Majesties Privy Council All Masters of Ships and Burgesses aforesaid shall Compear before the Provost or Bailliffs of the Burgh to which they belong and all others foresaid before the Sheriff of the Shire where they live at some time before the said Days And there shall Swear and Subscrive the said Test before the Judge and Clerk of the Court with Certification that such as fail in Swearing and Subscribing the Test as said is shall be Punished in such Pecunial Sums as the Secret Council shall Determine To be Disposed of by His Majestie at His Royal Pleasure It is alwayes Declared that this Act Extends not to Women And all Clerks are hereby Ordained to send in Lists of such as have taken the Test within their Respective Jurisdictions to the Clerks of His Majesties Privy Council before the First Day of February next to come under the pain of losing their Office and to be Punished otherwayes as the Privy Council shall Determine But such as have already Sworn and Subscribed shall not be Obliged to Renew it on this Occasion And further His Majesty with consent foresaid Doth Ratifie and Approve what is already done in offering the Test by His Majesties Privy Council Justice Court or any Commissionate from any of them or by Sheriffs and other Magistrats Declaring the same to have been good Service to the King and Countrey XIV ACT Explaining the Ninth Act of the Parliament 1669 Concerning Prescriptions May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering That at making of the Ninth Act of the 1. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the 2. Concerning Prescriptions in that part of it relating to Actions proceeding upon Warnings Spulȝies Ejections Arreistments or for Ministers Stipends and others foresaid the Cases that existed before that Act were not taken into Consideration Therefore His Majesty with Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all such Actions proceeding upon any Diligence mentioned in that Act already intended either before the said Act 1669. or since shall prescribe within five Years after the Date of this Act if they be not Wakened within that time And all Actions to be raised hereafter upon the foresaids grounds shall prescribe in five Years if they be not Wakened within that time And His Majestie Wills and Declares the foresaid 9th Act to stand in full force as to the rest of the tenor thereof XV. ACT Explaining the Tenth Act of the Parliament 1669 Anent Interruptions May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering that the Clause concerning Citations used for Interruption mentioned in the 10. Act of the 1. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the 2. Hath left the Case of such Citations before the said Act undetermined His Majesty therefore with Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains that all Citations used for Interruptions preceeding that Act shall prescribe within seven Years after the Date of this Act if they be not Renewed within that time And further Statutes and Ordains that in Citations for Interruption as to Rights of Lands and Wakenings thereof Copies of the Citation shall be affixed on the most patent Door of the Paroch Church and that over and beside what is required by the said Act anent these Execution XVI ACT Anent Justices of Peace May 13. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD Considering the many Advantages which His Leiges might have had if the Justices of Peace had exerced their Function with that diligence which the Law required and the many Evils especially in Ecclesiastick Disorders and Irregularities which might have been prevented by their care For Remeid whereof in time to come His Majesty with the Consent of His Estates in Parliament Doth hereby Ratifie Approve and Confirm the 8. Act of the Parliament 1617 Intituled Act anent the Justices for keeping of the Kings Peace and Constables The 25. Act of the Parliament 1633. And the 38 Act of the Parliament 1661 Intituled Commissions and Instructions to the Justices of Peace and Constables in the whole Heads Articles and Clauses contained in them And further His Majesty Gives full Power Authority and Commission to the saids Justices to put the Laws in Execution against all who shall be Guilty of Conventicles Irregular Baptisms and Marriages withdrawing from Church Ordinances and other such Disorders in so far as they are not Capital Conform to the Laws made thereanent And where the Crime is Capital they are to secure the persons and acquaint the Sheriff or other Judge ordinary thereof And it is Declared That in their proceedings against Church Irregularities Baptisms Marriages and Conventicles The Justices may proceed immediately without waiting any time after the Crimes are committed and their Clerk is appointed to send Information of their proceedings once in the Quarter to the Clerks of the Council as they will be answerable And for their further Encouragement His Majesty allows unto the saids Justices of Peace the Fynes of all except Heritors which shall arise from these Delinquencies judged by them to be employed for Explicating of their Jurisdiction as they shall think fit and for Discovering of what the Fynes of Heritors shall

THE LAWS and ACTS Made in the FIRST PARLIAMENT Of Our Most High and Dread SOVERAIGN JAMES VII By the Grace of GOD King of SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Defender of the Faith Holden at EDINBURGH the 23. of April 1685. By His Grace WILLIAM Duke of Queensberry Marquess of Dumfreis-Shire Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanqhuar Viscount of Nith Torthorwald and Ross Lord Dowglas of Kinmount Midlebie and Dornock c. Lord High Thesaurer of Scotland His Majesties High Commissioner for holding this Parliament by vertue of a Commission under His Majesties Great Seal of this Kingdom With the special Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament Collected and Extracted from the Registers and Records of Parliament by GEORGE Viscount of Tarbet Lord M c Leod and Castle-haven c. Clerk to His Majesties Council Registers and Rolls c. I7 R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT EDINBURGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1685. Cum Privilegio GOD SAVE KING JAMES THE SEVENTH LAWS and ACTS Made in the FIRST PARLIAMENT Of Our most High and Dread SOVERAIGN JAMES VII By the Grace of GOD King of SCOTLAND ENGLAND FRANCE and IRELAND Defender of the Faith Holden at EDINBURGH the 23. of April 1685. I. ACT For Security of the Protestant Religion April 28. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Consent of the Estates of Parliament Conveened Ratifies and Confirms all the Acts and Statutes formerly past for the Securitie Liberty and Freedom of the true Church of GOD and the Protestant Religion presently professed within this Kingdom in their whole Strength and Tenor as if they were here particularly set down and exprest II. A Declaration and Offer of Duty by the Kingdom of Scotland with an Annexation of the Excise to the Crown April 28. 1685. THE ESTATES OF PARLIAMENT now Conveened by His Majesties Soveraign Authority Taking into their Considerarion how this Nation hath continued now upwards of Two Thousand Years in the unaltered Form of Our Monarchical Government under the un-interrupted Line of One Hundred and Eleven Kings whose Sacred Authority and Power hath been upon all signal Occasions so owned and assisted by Almighty GOD that Our Kingdom hath been protected from Conquest Our Possessions defended from Strangers Our Civil Commotions brought into wished Events Our Laws vigorously Executed Our Properties legally Fixed and Our Lives securely Preserved so that We and Our Ancestors have enjoyed those Securities and Tranquillities which the greater and more flourishing Kingdoms have frequently wanted Those great Blessings we owe in the first place to Divine Mercy and in dependance on that to the Sacred Race of Our Glorious Kings and to the solid absolute Authority wherewith they were Invested by the first and fundamental Law of Our Monarchy nor can either Our Records or Our Experience instance Our being deprived of those happy Effects but when a Rebellious Party did by Commotions and Seditions Invade the Kings Soveraign Authority which was the cause of Our Prosperity yet so far hath Our primitive constitution and fundamental Laws prevailed against the Innovations and Seditions of turbulent Men as that these Interruptions never terminated but either in the Ruine or at least the Suppression of these who at any time did Rebel or Rise in Opposition to Our Government And since so many Ages hath assured to Us the great advantages which flow down to all Ranks of People from the happy Constitution of Our Monarchy and that all Our Calamities have ever arisen from seditious Invasions upon these Sacred Rights THEREFORE The Estates of Parliament for themselves and in name of the whole Kingdom judge themselves obliged to Declare And they Do Declare to the World that they abhor an● detest not only the Authors and Actors of all preceeding Rebellions against the Soveraign but likewise all Principles and Positions which are contrary or derogatory to the Kings Sacred Supream Absolute Power and Authority which none whether Persons or Collective Bodies can participat of any manner of way or upon any Pretext but in Dependance on him and Commission from him And as their Duty formerly did bind them to owne and assert the just and legal Succession of the Sacred Line as unalterable by any Humane Jurisdiction So now They hold themselves on this occasion obliged for themselves and the whole Nation Represented by them in most humble and dutiful manner to Renue the hearty and sincere Offer of their Lives and Fortunes to Assist Support Defend and Maintain King James the Seventh their present Glorious Monarch and His Heirs and lawful Successors in the possession of their Crowns Soveraignty Prerogatives Authority Dignity Rights and Possessions against all Mortals And withall to assure all His Enemies who shall adventure on the Disloyalty of disobeying his Laws or on the Impiety of Invading his Rights that such shall sooner weary of their Wickedness then they of their Duty and that they firmly Resolve to give thei● intire Obedience to His Majesty without Reserve and to concur against all His Enemies Forraign or Intestine And They solemnly Declare That as They are bound by Law so they are voluntarly and firmly Resolved that all of this Nation betwixt Sixty and Sixteen Armed and Provided according to their Abilities shall be in readiness for His Majesties Service where and as oft as it shall be His Royal Pleasure to Require them And since the Excise of Inland and Forraign Commodities granted to King Charles the Second of ever Blessed Memory by the 14. Act of the Parliament 1661 during all the days of his Lifetime and Prorogate by the 8. Act of the Parliament 1681. for Five Years thereafter will shortly Terminat And the Estates of Parliament Considering the usefulness of this Grant to Support the Interest of the Crown Do as the first Evidence of their Sincerity in the foresaid Tender of their Duty Humbly and Unanimously Offer to His most Sacred Majesty King James the Seventh their present Monarch and to His Lawful Heirs and Successors in the Imperial Crown of Scotland the said Excise of Inland and Forraign Commodities exprest in the said 14. Act of Parliament 1661 to be Collected in the manner prescribed by the said 8. Act of the Parliament 1681. for ever And His Majesty and Estates of Parliament by the force of this Act have United Annexed and Incorporated and Unites Annexes and Incorporats the same to the Crown of this Realm to Remain therewith in annexed Property in all Time coming And in respect that the alteration in the method of Collecting the Inland Excise from what it was by the Act 1661 to that prescribed by the 8. Act Parliament 1681. will require some time to Establish it in Collection THEREFORE His Majesty with Consent of the Estates Continues the Collection prescribed by the 14. Act Parliament 1661 for the said Inland Excise for Six Moneths from the first of May next allanerly III. ACT Concerning Citations in Processes

amount to The Clerks of these Courts are hereby appointed to send a subscribed List of them to the Clerks of Exchequer in the first week of November yearly under the pain of Deprivation And His Majesty with Advice foresaid allows the Justices to Nominat their own Clerks at their first meeting Attour His Majesty and Estates foresaid Give full Power Authority and Commission to the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council upon the Deceass of any of the Justices of Peace to nominat others in their place and to set down and Impose Penalties upon such of the Justices as shall not keep and observe the Dyets prefixed for their several and particular Meetings according to former Acts and an Act made in this Parliament And with power likewise to the saids Lords of Privy Council to Enlarge and Amplify the Power and Authority of the saids Justices of Peace if they shall find it necessary and expedient And what the Council shall Decreet and Determine there-anent Find and Declare that the same shall have the Force Strength and Power of an Act of Payment It is alwayes Declared That Sheriffs Stewarts and Baillies of Bailliaries Regalities and Barronies are to Remain in the Possession and Exercise of their former Rights according to the Laws of the Kingdom Any thing in this Act notwithstanding XVII ACT For Taking the Oath of Allegiance May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie Confirm and Approve what hath been done by His Majesties Privy Council Justice Court and these Commissionat by them In Banishing Imprisoning or Fyning such as Refused to Take and Swear the Oath of Allegiance And to Assert the Royal Prerogatives mentioned in the 11. Act Parliament 1. of King Charles the Second And further Ordains all the Subjects of this Kingdom to Take and Swear the Oath of Allegiance and to Assert the said Prerogatives whenever they shall be Required either by the Privy Council Justice Court or any Commissionat by them and that under the pain of Banishment Imprisonment or such other Pains and Punishments as shall be Determined by the Privy Council Justice Court or Commissioners foresaid not reaching to Life or Limb. XVIII ACT Concerning Vacant Stipends May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Consent of the Estates of Parliament Statutes and Declares That the Vacant Stipends of all Churches in time coming shall be Employed on pious Uses within the respective Paroches by the Patron and more particularly for the Building and Repairing of Bridges Repairing of Churches or Entertainment of the Poor as the Patron shall determine Yearly and if he fail therein he shall lose his right of Presentation for the next Vice It is always Provided that the Vacant Stipends in the Diocesses of St. Andrews Edinburgh Dunkel Dumblain and Breichen for Five Years shall be Employed for Repairing of the Gair-bridge Crawmond-bridge and New-Liston-bridge and for the use of the University of St. Andrews The Vacant Stipends of the Diocesses of Glasgow and Galloway for the same number of Years to the use of the Colledge of Glasgow And these Vacant Stipends within the Diocess of Aberdene and Diocesses be-north the same for the use of the Old and New Colledges of Aberdene and Repairing of the Bridges within these Diocesses Excepting the Vacancies of the Diocess of Orknay which are hereby Ordained to be Applyed for Reparation of the Cathedral Church of Kirkwall during the the said Five Years And that at the Determination and Appointment of such Persons as shall be Nominat by the Privy Council for Overseeing thereof Which Five Years aforesaid shall Commence from this present Year 1685 and so Continue conesequutively during the said Space And His Majesty With Consent foresaid Declares that after Expiring of these Five Years the Vacant Stipends do belong to the Patrons to be Employed by them for pious Uses within the respective Paroches aforesaid But prejudice always of the Maintainance of the Ministers Manse during the time of the Vacancy out of the first and readiest of the Vacant Stipends Conform to former Acts of Parliament and that not only during the said Five Years but in all time coming It is always hereby Declared That this Act is not to be extended to the Vacancies of these Churches whereof the Kings Majesty is Patron nor to Mensal and Patrimonial Churches belonging to Bishops XIX ACT Ratifying the Priviledges of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice May 22. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Doth Ratifie Approve and Confirm all Priviledges Liberties Freedoms and Immunities Given and Granted by His Majesty's Royal Predecessors to and in Favours of the Ordinary Senators of the Colledge of Justice and whereof they are in Possession and all Acts of Parliament Made and Conceived in their Favours and speciallie but prejudice of the Generality foresaid doth Ratifie the 8. Act of the 2. Session of the 2. Parliament of King Charles the second Concerning the Immunity of the Ordinary Lords of Session from all Burdens Imposed or to be Imposed by the Parliament And Declares that this Ratification shall be as sufficient and effectual as if all these Priviledges and Immunities and Acts of Parliament concerning the same were specially exprest and at length insert herein XX. ACT For Preserving Game May 27. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD And Estates of Parliament now presently Conveened Taking to their Consideration the great Decay of Game in this His Ancient Kingdom especially in the Low Countries notwithstanding of all the Laws and Acts of Parliament and Acts of Privy Council made thereanent by His Royal Predecessors which does principally proceed through the not vigorous Execution of the saids Laws and Acts and not Exacting of the Fines and Penalties therein-contained THEREFORE Our Sovereign Lord With Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament now presently Conveened Does Revive Renue Ratifie and Approve all the former Laws and Acts of Parliament made for preserving of the Game and the Act of His Majesties Royal Brother of blessed Memory King Charles the Second with the Advice of His Privy Council of the date the 9. day of June 1682 years with the whole Laws and Acts of Parliament therein-narrated of which Act the Tenor follows A Proclamation Reviving the Laws anent Hunting Hawking Fishing and appointing Masters of the Game CHARLES by the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council or Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute Greeting We taking to Our Consideration the great prejudice the Kingdom doth sustain in the Decay of Deer Roes and Wild-fowl and that there is not only danger of an utter decay of so useful Creatures but the Manly exercises of Hunting and Hawking is like to be altogether neglected And albeit Our Royal Progenitors have made many good Laws to prevent and repair this great evil and mischief and against the destroying

Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and the whole Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs and whole Paroch Kirks of this Kingdom and other places needful and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make publication of Our Royal Will and Pleasure in the Premisses that none may pretend ignorance but give chearful and punctual obedience thereto The which to do We commit to you conjunctly and severally Our full power by these Our Letters Delivering them by you duely execute and indorsed again to the bearer Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the eighth day of July One thousand six hundred eighty two years and of Our Reign the thirtieth and fourth year And Declares the same shall have the effect of an Act of Parliament And ordains the saids Acts and Proclamation to be put vigorously in execution XXVI ACT Concerning Adjudications for Fines June 2. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all Adjudications and Apprysings Led or to be Led for Fines Imposed or to be Imposed by His Majesties Privy Council Commissioners of Justiciary or any other His Majesties Judges for the Crimes of Reset Intercommuning Concealing of Treason Conventicles Irregular-Baptisms Marriages or other Church Disorders or Irregularities where the Adjudication or Comprysing does not exceed or shall be restricted to Lands not exceeding the value of the Fines Imposed the Legal shall expire within year and day after Deducing of the Adjudication or Comprysing And it is hereby Declar'd that in case of Competition and Concourse of several Diligences within year and day betwixt the King or His Donator and a Creditor which by the Law comes in pari passu The King or His Donator shall be preferr'd and have His Election of His proportion of the Lands of which the Legal shall expire within year and day in manner foresaid That proportion not exceeding the sum contained in the Adjudication And it is hereby Declared That this Act is only to be extended to Adjudications for Fines already Imposed or to be Imposed betwixt and the next Session of Parliament XXVII ACT For Securing Sea-Passengers June 2. 1685. OUR SOVERAIGN LORD With Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Statutes and Ordains That all Masters of Ships who bring Home any Passenger who is not a Sea-man and of his Ship-Company shall at his Arrival and before he suffer the saids Passengers to depart bring them before the nearest Magistrat that the saids Passengers may give account of themselves so as to free them of all suspition to the said Judge who is to secure them until they give such an account And also Forbids an Prohibites any Master of any Ship to export any Passenger who is not a Sea-man and of their Ship-Company until he bring the said Passenger before the next Magistrat to whom they shall give account of themselves in manner foresaid and the Master of the Ship shall have a Testificate of his so doing under the said Magistrats Hand and Seal before whom he compears for which he shall pay only half a Merk under the pain of such Fines and Personal Punishment as His Majesties Privy Council shall think fit to inflict on the Master of any Ship who contraveens this Law And this to continue during His Majesties Pleasure XXVIII ACT and COMMISSION For Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds June 2. 1685. FORASMUCH As His Majesties Father of ever blessed Memory out of His Royal Care and Zeal for the Reformed Religion within this Kingdom and the Maintainance and Provision of the Ministry and Churches thereof and the Peace of the Kingdom and for preventing and settling all Differences that did or might arise betwixt Titulars and others having Right to Teinds and Heretors concerning the Leading and Drawing of their Teinds And immediatly after His Attaining and Succeeding to the Crown Gave furth and emitted His Royal Declaration anent the Premisses and the other Particulars therein-specified And in pursuance of the ends foresaids divers Laws and Acts of Parliament were made in the Year of Our Lord 1633 His said Majesty being then present in His Royal Person and since divers Acts of Parliament and Commissions have been made given and renewed to that purpose and particularly by the 15 Act of the 3d Session of the 2d Parliament of K. Charles the Second His Majesties Umquhile Royal Brother of ever blessed Memory And His Majesty being resolved and desirous to prosecute so good a Work for the universal good of His Subjects and especially for the encouragement of the Ministers of the Gospel THEREFORE His Majesty with Advice and Consent of His Estates of Parliament Gives full Power and Commission to His Majesties Officers of Estate for the time being and to the Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews the Arch-Bishop of Glasgow the Bishop of Edinburgh the Bishop of Dunkell the Bishop of Galloway the Bishop of Isles the Bishop of Breichen the Bishop of Dumblane the Bishop of Aberdeen the Duke of Hamiltoun the Marquess of Dowglas the Earl of Errol the Earl of Marischal the Earl of Mar the Earl of Strathmore the Earl of Linlithgow the Earl of Southesk the Earl of Tweddale the Earl of Belcarras the Lord President of the Session the Lord Pitmedden the Lord Forret the Lord Reidfoord the Lord Boyne the Lord Drumcairn the Lord Balcaskie Sir William Bruce of Kinross Sir George Lockhart of Carnwath Sir Archibald Cockburn younger of Lantoun Hugh Wallace of Inglistoun Sir George Drummond of Miln-nab Charles Murray of Hadden Alexander Mill of Carrin Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall Sir Patrick Murray James Johnstoun Provost of Glasgow Mr. Robert Innes Writer to the Signet Sir George Skeen Provost of Aberdeen James Fletcher Burgess of Aberdeen John Dempster of P●iliver or any Eleven of them to be a Quorum whereof Two of every Estate to Meet and Conveen at Edinburgh the day of years and such other Place or Places Times or Diets as they shall appoint to value and cause be valued whatsoever Teinds great or small Parsonage or Vicarage within this Kingdom which are yet unvalued Declaring that where the Vicarage of any Paroch is a several Benefice and Title from the Personage the same shall be severally valued to the effect the Titulars of Ministers serving the Oure having right to the said Vicarage be not frustrated of the true worth thereof with Power to the saids Commissioners or Quorum foresaid to appoint Committees or Sub-Committees of their own number and to grant Sub-Commissions and to receive Reports from them and to approve or disapprove the same as they shall find just and to Rectifie whatsoever Valuations led or to be led to the enorm prejudice of the Titulars or the hurt and detriment of the Church and prejudice of the Ministers Maintenance and Provisions Providing always Likeas it is hereby expresly Provided and Declared That where Valuations are lawfully