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represent_v the_o three_o estate_n since_o the_o reformation_n begin_v no_o high_a than_o the_o year_n 1579._o in_o which_o the_o reader_n must_v note_v that_o the_o abbot_n be_v secular_a man_n who_o have_v get_v the_o abbey-land_n but_o yet_o retain_v their_o name_n and_o place_n in_o parliament_n parliament_n 23._o octob._n 1579._o sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la archb._n s._n andrews_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la glasgow_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la dunkell_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la murray_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la orknay_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la brechin_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la abbot_n 15._o parliament_n penult_n octob._n 1581._o sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la archb._n s._n andrews_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la brechin_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la orknay_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la abbot_n 12._o parliament_n 2._o octob._n 1583._o sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la archb._n s._n andrews_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la dunkell_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la aberdene_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la brechin_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la orknay_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la dumblane_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la argyl_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la iles._n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la abbot_n 13._o parliament_n 22._o may_v 1584._o sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la archb._n s._n andrews_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la dunkel_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la brechin_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la orknay_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la abbot_n 11._o parliament_n 26._o august_n 1584._o sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la archb._n s._n andrews_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la dunkel_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la brechin_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la aberdene_n sederunt_fw-la pro_fw-la clero_fw-la abbot_n 4._o parliament_n 1._o decemb._n 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