The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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7. Anent the Admissioun of thame that salbe presentit to
Benefices hauand cure of Ministrie.
_Item_, It is statute and ordained, by our Soveraine Lord, with
advise of his dearest Regent, and three Estaitis of this present
Parliament, that the examination and admission of Ministers, within
this Realme, be only in the power of the Kirk, now openlie and
publickly professed within the samin. The presentation of laick
Patronages alwaies reserved to the Just and auncient Patrones. And
that the Patroun present ane qualified persoun, within sex Monethes
(after it may cum to his knawledge, of the decease of him quha
bruiked the Benefice of before) to the Superintendent of thay partis,
quhar the Benefice lyes, or uthers havand commission of the Kirk to
that effect; utherwaies the Kirk to have power to dispone the samin
to ane qualifyed person for that time.
Providing that in caice the Patron present ane person qualified
to his understanding, and failzeing of ane, ane uther within the
said six Moneths, and the said Superintendent or Commissioner of
the Kirk, refusis to receive and admit the person presented be the
Patron, as said is: It sall be lesum to the Patron to appeale to the
Superintendent, and Ministers of that province quhair the Benefice
lyis, and desire the person presented to be admitted, quhilk gif they
refuse, to appeale to the General Assemblie of the haill realme, be
quhome the cause beand decyded, sall take end, as they decerne and
declair.
8. Anent the Kingis Aith to be giuen at his Coronatioun.
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