The actis of Parliament of the maist hie, maist excellent, and michtie prince, and our souerane lord Iames the sext, be the grace of God, King of Scottis, begun and haldin at Edinburgh, the xv. day of Decemb. The zeir of God ane thousand, fyue hundretth lxvii. zeir : Be our said souerane lordis derrest cousing [and] uncle Iames Erle of Murray, Lord Abirnethie [et]c. rege[n]t to our souerane lord, his realme and leigis. Togidder with the prelatis, erlis, barronis, commissioneris of burrowis, specialie comperand in the said Parliament, as the thre estatis of this realme. The saidis actis being oppinlie red, coucludit [sic] and votit in the said Parliament, to remane as perpetuall lawis to the subiectis of this realme in all tymes cuming. - Makgill, Jacobus. (Be Robert Lekpreuik, prentar to the Kingis Maiestie,, 1568)