IN the Parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the tent of Julij, the year of
God J^m fyve hundreth threscoir yearis, the said Parliament being
continewed to the first of August nixt thairafter following, with
continewatioun of dayis, upoun the twenty-four day of the said moneth
of August, the Thre Estaitis then being present: The whiche day,
forsamekle as Almychtie God be his maist trew and blessed worde, hes
declaired the reverence and honour quhilk should be gevin to him: and,
be his Sone Jesus Christ, has declaired the trew use of the
Sacramentis, willing the same to be used according to his will and
worde: Be the quhilk it is notour and perfitlie knawin that the
Sacramentis of Baptisme and of the body and bloode of Jesus Christ,
hes bene in all tymes bygane corrupted be the Papisticall Kirk, and be
thair usurpit ministeris; and presentlie, notwithstanding the
Reformatioun allreaddy maide according to Goddis worde, yit nottheless
thair is some of the same Papis Kirk that stubburnelie perseveris in
thair wicked idolatrie, sayand Messe, and Baptizand conforme to the
Papis Kirk, prophanand thairthrow the Sacramentis foirsaidis, in
quyett and secreatt places, regardand thairthrow nowther God nor his
worde: Thairfoir it is statut and ordeaned in this present Parliament,
that na maner of persone nor personis, in ony tyme cuming, administrat
ony of the Sacramentis foirsaidis secreatlie, or ony other maner of
way, but thei that ar admitted and havand power to that effect; nor
say Messe, nor yit hear Messe, nor he present thairat, under the paine
of confiscatioun of all thair goodis, [movabill and unmovabill,] and
punisheing of thair bodyis at the discretioun of the Magistrattis,
within whais jurisdiction sick personis happynnis to be apprehended,
for the first fault; banisching of the Realme, for the secound fault;
and justifieing to the dead, for the thrid falt: And ordainis all
Schireffis, Stewartis, Bailleis, and thair deputtis, Provestis, and
Bailleis of Burrowis, and otheris judges whatsumever, within this
Realme, to taik diligent suyt and inquisitioun within thair boundis,
whair ony sick usurped ministerie is used; Messe saying, or thei that
beis present at the doing thairof, ratifeand and apprevand the samyn,
and tack and apprehend thame, to the effect that the panis above
wrettin may be execut upon thame.
_Extractum de libro Parliamenti, per me, etc._
(_Sic subscribitur_,)
JACOBUS M^CGILL.[270]
[269] The title in the Acts of Parliament 1567, is, "Anent the Messe
abolischit, and punisching of all that heiris or sayis the
samin.--Cap. v."
[270] Mr. James M^cGill, Clerk Register: see a subsequent note.