ACT, restoring the Presbyterian Ministers who were thrust from their Churches since the first of January, 1661.  
Edinburgh, the twenty fifth day of April 1690 years.  
FOrasmuch as by an Act of this present Parliament, relative to, and in prosecution of the Claim of Right, Prelacy and the Superiority of Church Officers above Presbyters, is Abolished, and that many Ministers of the Presbyterian persuasion, since the first of ●anuary One thousand six hundred and sixty one, have been de●●ived of their Churches, or Banished for not conforming to prelacy, and not complying with the Courses of the time; Therefore Their Majesties, with Advice and Consent of the estates of Parliament, Ordain and Appoint, That all those presbyterian Ministers yet alive, who were thrust from their charges, since the first day of January One thousand six hun●●ed and sixty one, or Banished for not conforming to Prelacy, ●nd not complying with the Courses of the time, have forthwith free access to their Churches, that they may presently ex●●cise the Ministry in these parochs, without any new Call ●●ereto, and allows them to bruik and enjoy the Benefices and stipends thereunto belonging, and that for the whole Cropped One thousand six hundred eighty and nine, and immediately to enter to the Churches and Manses, where the Church's are Vacant: and where they are not Vacant, than their ●●try thereto is Declared to be to the half of the Benefice and stipend, due and payable at Michalmals last, for the half year ●mmediatly preceding betwixt Whitsunday and Michalmass; Declaring that the present Incumbent shall have right to the other ●●lf of the Stipend and Benefice, payable for the Whitsunday ●●st by past; And to the effect that these Ministers may meet ●ith no stop or hinderanre in entering immediately to their Char●●…s, the present Incumbents in such Churches, are hereby Appointed upon Intimation hereof, to desist from their Mini●●●y in these parochs, and to remove themselves from the hanses and Gleibs thereunto belonging, betwixt and Whit●●nday next to come, that the Presbyterian Ministers formerly ●●…t out, may enter peaceably thereto; and Appoints the Pri●● Council to see this Act put to Execution.  
Extracted forth of 〈◊〉 Records of Parliament, by me ●. MAY 〈◊〉. Reg. 
 GOD save King William and Queen Mary.   

●●●nburgh, Printed by the H●●● of Andrew Anderson, by Order of Parliament, 1690.