Church of Scotland; Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572; Reformation -- Scotland; Theology -- Early works to 1800
and tack and apprehend thame, to the effect that the panis above
wrettin may be execut upon thame.
_Extractum de libro Parliamenti, per me, etc._
(_Sic subscribitur_,)
JACOBUS M^CGILL.[270]
[269] The title in the Acts of Parliament 1567, is, "Anent the Messe
abolischit, and punisching of all that heiris or sayis the
samin.--Cap. v."
[270] Mr. James M^cGill, Clerk Register: see a subsequent note.
THE ACT FOR ABOLISHING THE JURISDICTIOUN OF THE PAPE.[271]
IN the Parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the tent day of Julij, the year
of God J^m V^c lx yearis, and thairefter continewit to the first day
of August nixt thairefter following, with continewatioun of dayes,
upoun the xxiiij of the said moneth of August:[272] The thre Estaitis,
then being present, understanding that the jurisdictioun and
authoritie of the Bischope of Rome, callit the Pape, usit [with]in
this Realme in tymes bypast, hes [not onlie bene contumelious to the
Eternall God, but also] verry hurtsome and prejudiciall to our
Soveranis authoritie, and commoun weall of this Realme: Thairfoir hes
statut and ordainit, that the Bischope of Rome, [callit the Paip,]
have na jurisdictioun nor authoritie [with]in this Realme in tymes
cuming; and that nane of oure said Soveranis subjectis sute or desyre,
in ony tyme heirefter, tytill or rycht, be the said Bischope of Rome
or his sect, to ony thing within this Realme, under the panis of
Barratrie; that is to say, proscriptioun, banishment, and never to
bruik honour, office, nor dignitie within this Realme: And the
contraveaneris heirof, to be callit befoir the Justice or his
deputtis, or befoir the Lordis of the Sessioun, and punist thairfoir
according to the lawis of this Realme: And the furnessaris of thame
with fynance of money, and purchessaris of thair tytle of rycht, or
manteaneris and defenderis of thame, sall incurr the samyn panis: And
that na Bischope, nor uther Prelatt of this Realme, use ony
jurisdictioun in tymes to cum, be the said Bischope of Rome's
authoritie, under the paine foirsaid.
_Extractum, etc._
[271] The title in the Acts of Parliament 1567, is, "Anent the
abolissing of the Pape, and his usurpit authoritie.--Cap. iii."
[272] See note to the preceding Act, which was passed on the same day.
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