ITEM. It is found, declared, statute, and ordained, be our Soveraine Lord, his Regentes grace, and the three Estaites of this present Parliament, that all giftes and provisionis of benefices elective, pensionis, or uthers quhatsumever, given and disponed under the privie seill, be the Queens grace, our Soveraigne Lordis Mother, in her Reigne, sen {370} the Parliament halden, in the zeir of God 1560. zeiris, unto the Coronation of our saide Soveraine Lord, were, ar, and in all time cumming sall be, to the possessouris, be vertew thereof lauchful, full, and perfite tytles and richtis, and als vailzeabil in all respects, quhair ever they be produced, as gif the saidis provisionis, and giftis had past upon supplicationis, direct to the Court of Rome, and Bullis past thereupon, in maist ample forme.

Providing, that this present Act be not prejudicial to the Act of secreit Councel, granted in favouris of the Ministers, anent the giving to them of all benefices, within zeirlie rent of three hundreth markis, sen the dait of the said Act, nor zit be prejudicial to laick Patronages.