ITEM. It is found, declared, statute, and ordained, by our Sovereign Lord, his Regent’s grace, and the three Estates of this present Parliament, that all gifts and provisions of benefices elective, pensions, or others whatsomever, given and disponed [disposed] under the privy seal, by the Queen’s grace, our Sovereign Lord’s Mother, in her Reign, since {370} the Parliament holden, in the year of God 1560 years, unto the Coronation of our said Sovereign Lord, were, are, and in all time coming shall be, to the possessors, by virtue thereof lawful, full, and perfect titles and rights, and as vailzeable [availing, valid] in all respects, wherever they be produced, as if the saids provisions, and gifts had past upon supplications, direct to the Court of Rome, and Bulls past thereupon, in most ample form.

Providing, that this present Act be not prejudicial to the Act of secret Council, granted in favours of the Ministers, anent the giving to them of all benefices, within yearly rent of three hundred marks, since the date of the said Act, nor yet be prejudicial to laick [lay] Patronages.