1560, Aug. 24.--Anent the Abolitioun of the Messe.
Forasmeikle as Almichtie God, be his maist trew and blessit Word,
hes declarit the reuerence and honor quhilk suld be gevin to him,
and be his Sone Jesus Christ, hes declarit the trew vse of the
sacraments, willing the same to be vsit according to his will and
Word; Be the whilk it is notoure and perfitelie knawin that the
sacramentis of baptisme, and of the body and blude of Jesus Chryst,
hes bene in all tymes bipast corruptit be the papistical kirk and be
their ministeris. And presentlie, notwithstanding the reformatioun
already maid according to Goddis Word, ʒit, nottheless, thair is
sum of the same papis kirk that stubbornlie perseueris in thair
wickit idolatrie, sayand mess and baptizand, conforme to the papis
kirk, prophanand thairthrow the sacramentis foirsaid in quiet and
secreit places; regardand thairthrow nather God nor his holie Word.
Thairfoir, it is statute and ordanit in this present Parliament, that
na maner of persone or personis, in ony tymes cuming, administrat ony
of the sacramentis foirsaids secreitlie, or in any vther maner of
way bot thai that ar admittit, and havand power to that effect; and
that na maner of personis say mess, nor ʒit heir mess, nor be present
thairat, vnder the pane of confiscatioun of all thair guds, movable
and vnmovable, and pvneissing of thair bodeis at the discretioun of
the magistrat, within quhais jurisdictioun sik personis happynis
to be apprehendit ffor the first falt, Banissing the realme for
the second, Justifying to the deed for the third falt. And ordainis
all shreffis, stewartis, baillies, and thair deputis, provestis and
baillies of burrowis, and vtheris jugeis quhatsumever, within this
realme, to tak diligent sute and inquisitioun within thair bounds,
quhair any sik vsurpit ministrie is vsit, mess saying, or thai that
beis present at the doing thairof: Ratifyand and approvand the
samyn, and tak and apprehend thame, to the effect that the panis
abovewritten may be execut vpoun thame.