causes ecclesiasticall: quhilk his Majesty and Estaites foresaidis, declairis to be expyrit in the self, and to be null in tyme cuming, and of nane availl, force, nor effect. And thairfoir ordanis all presentationis to benefices, to be direct to the particular presbiteries, in all tyme cuming: with full power to thame to giff collationis thereupon; And to put ordour to all materis and causes ecclesiasticall, within thair boundis, according to the discipline of the Kirk: Providing the foirsaidis presbiteries be bund and astrictit to ressaue and admitt quhatsumeuir qualifiet minister presentit be his Majestie, or uther laic patrounes. XV. Vnqualified persones being deprived, the Benefice vaikis, and the Patron not presentand, the richt of Presentation pertaines to the Presbytery, but prejudice of the tackes, set be the person deprived.--Act 1592, c. 117.[41] Our Souerane Lord Considering the greit abuses quhilkis ar laitlie croppen in the Kirk, throw the misbehaviour of sik personis as ar providit to ecclesiasticall functionis: sic as personages and vicarages within any parrochin, and thairefter neglecting thair charge, ather levis thair cure, or ellis committis sik crymes, faultis, or enormities that they are fund worthie of the sentence of deprivatioun, ather befoir thair awin presbiterie, or ellis befoir the Sinodall and Generall Assemblies. Quhilk sentence is the less regardit be thame, Because, albeit they be deprivit of their functioun and cure within the Kirk: zit thay thinke they may bruike lawfully the profites and rentes of their saids benefices, enduring their lyfetymes, Notwithstanding the said sentence of deprivatioun: Thairfore, our Soverane Lord, with avice of the Estaitis of this present Parliament, declaris, that all and quhatsumever sentence of deprivatioun, ather pronouncit already, or that happenis to be pronouncit hereafter, be ony Presbyterie, Synodall or General Assemblie, agains ony persone or vicare within their jurisdictioun, provydit sen his Hienes coronation: (All personis provydit to personages and vicarages, quha hes voit in Parliament, Secreit Councill, and Sessioun, or providit thairto of auld, befoir the Kingis coronatioun, And Maister _George Young_, Archidene of _Sanct Androis_, being specially exceptit,) is and sal be repute in all jugementis, ane just cause to seclude the persone befoir providit, and than deprivit frome all profites, commodities, rentis, and deweties of the said personage and vicarage, or benefice of cure: And that ather be way of actioun, exceptioun, or reply. And that the said sentence of deprivatioun salbe ane sufficient cause to mak the said benefice to vaike thereby. And the said sentence being extractit and presentit to the Patroun, the said Patroun sal be bund to present ane qualifiit persone of new to the Kirk, within the space of sex monethis thairefter: And gif he failzie to do the same, the said