The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1

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ONCE FAVOURED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE
GOSPEL OF
JESUS CHRIST,
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven,
and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes
and commandments... But they and our fathers dealt proudly,
and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to
thy commandments .—Nehemiah 9.13,16.

Nation:Scotland
Reign:James VI
Parliament:The First Parliament of King James the Sixth (1567-12-15 — 1567-12-29)
Session:Only Session of the First Parliament of James VI

23. The denunciation of the Rebellion should precede the gift [grant] of escheat.

ITEM, our Sovereign Lord, with advice and consent of his dearest Regent, and the three Estates of this present Parliament, has statute and ordained, that in all times coming, no gift of escheat pass, with this clause following, (Or when it shall happen the offender to be denounced rebel, and put to the horn) but that the horning be execute before the gift of the escheat be disponed [disposed], otherwise the gift of escheat to be of none effect.