Kirk, dischargeing of Mercattis, and lauboring on Sondayis, and playing or dreinking in tyme of sermone. Anent the zouth, and utheris bezond sey, suspect to haif declinit from the trew religioun. That householderis haif Bybillis and Psalme buikis. ffor punischment of strang and idill beggeris, and releif of the puir and impotent. And declaris the saidis actes, and ewery ane of thame, and all utheris actis of Parliament, maid in favour of the trew Religioun, sen the said Reformatioun, to haue effect in all poyntis, eftir the forme and tenour thairof. VIII. That Ministeris sallbe presentit be the Kingis Maiestie and the lawit Patronis to all benefices of cuir under Prelacyis.[34]--(Ch. 4,) 30 November 1581. _Item_, It is statute and ordanit be our Souerane Lord, with aduise of his thre Estatis of this present Parliament, That all benefices of cuir, under prelacyis, sallbe presentit be our Souerane Lord, and the lawit personis in the fauoure of abill and qualifeit ministers, apt and willing to enter in that functioun--and to discharge the dewtie thairof. And in cace any sall happin to be gevin and disponit wtherwise herefter, decernis and declaris the giftis and dispositiounis to be null and of none availl, force nor effect. IX. Anent the Libertie of the Preching of the trew Word of God, and administratioun of the Sacramentis.--22d May 1584, c. 1.[35] Oure Souerane Lord, with auise of his thrie Estatis convenit in this present Parliament, hes ratefeit and appreuit, and be the tennour heirof ratefeis and apprevis the libertie of the preching of the trew word of God, and administratioun of the Sacramentis in puritie and synceritie, according to the Confessioun of the Faith receavit and auctorizit be Parliament, in the first zeir of his Majestie’s Regnne. X. Anent the Auctoritie of the thrie Estatis of Parliament.--Eo die, c. 3.[36]