9. That all collations grantit be men that had no commissione nor ecclesiastical functione in the Kirk, nor of that place and countrie the tyme of the giving of the collatione, to be declarit null, and the fruits sequestred, at the least qwhill the persones claimand right be such collatione, be of new examined, tryed, and admittit, if he be found worthie be them qwho shall be appoynted to that effect, and authorized be this present Assemblie. 10. That the benefices of cure under prelacies, qwhereunto ministers are admittit, may be frie from payment of the first fruits and fyft penny, and may haue their signators of presentatione expede be the Privy Seall, in his Majestie’s owne subscriptione only, and the Secretars, without any payment or cautione found to the Thesaurer; and such poor men as hes alreadie payit or found cautione, for payment quhereof my Lord Thesaurer hes not already chairgit him in his compts, to haue the same refundit to them, or dischargit. 11. Seing the default of non-depryving the unworthie, culpable, and non-resident ministers proceeds of this, that sundrie of the bischops hes been negligent in syndrie places; in some wther parts there is no bischops or commissioners, and so the acts are not execute: the Books of Modification, full of such persones as haue never schawne themselves as ministers; That, therefore, ane commissione be gine to ane or ma qualified persons, ministers, to sit in Edinburgh, and call the non-residents and wthers delatit to be worthy of depryvatione, or depryvit, qwhere there may be consultatione of learnit men had, and the proces may be led without boast or fear. 12. It is heavilie complainit be many poor men, ministers and readers, having personages and viccarages assignit to them for their stipends, that they are exorbitantly and ungodlie used in taxationes, their benefice being lang syne decayed through the want of corps-presents, wpmost cloathes, peace fies, offerands, and such lyke things, wswallie payit in tyme of papistrie, qwhilks was the principall rents of many personages and viccarages; and that they must pay the extreamitie of the old taxatione according to the rate as rentalls war then, at least without any reliefe, qwhair the most part of the prelates exemit from preaching or service in the Kirk, gets the haile relief of the poor feuars and vassalls, and that therefore there may be found more equitable order of taxatione appoyntit for the tyme to come. 13. That it will please his Grace to cause consider what prelacies hes vaiked since the act of Parliament made in October 1581, and that speciall assignatione be made for sustaining the ministers of the Kirk belanging to them, of the readiest fruits of the same Kirks, wtherwayes the provisione according to the act to be declairit null.