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Halden at Edinburgh, the XIII. day of March, the zeir of God, ane thouand, five hundreth, fourtie and twa zeires: Be JAMES Earle of ARRANE, Lord HAMMILTOUN, Tutour and Goveruour to her, the Realme and Lieges.

 1.Paing of ignatoures throw the eales, after the Kingis deceae.

HE Lord Goveruour, with advie of the three Elaites of Parliament; ririfies and apprievis the acte maid at Edinburgh, the auchteenth day of Januar, lat by-pait, touching the paing of all ignatoures, concerning ineftmentes throw the feales: And ik-like of repectes, remiiones, and uthers, as is conteined in the aide acte, and after the forme and tenoure of-the fame: And prorogatis the terme conteined in the aid acle, for raiing of the aids eales: ik-like all ummoundes to be raied under the quarter eale, quhill the firt day of Augut nixt-to-cum. Of the quhilk acte, the tenour followis: AT Edinburgh the auchteenth day of Januar, the zeir of God, ane thouand, five hundreth, fourtie twa zeires: The quhilk day it is thoucht necear and expedient, be the Lords of Councell, at the command oi the aide Lord Governour, for the commoun weill, and weill of indrie Lordes, Barronnes, and Landed-men, and uthers our Soveraine Ladies Lieges, quha obteined before the deceae ol our Soveraine Lord, quhom God aoilzie, ignatoures of new infetmentes of their landes be reignation, alienation, confirmation, and als remiiones, and maid compoitiones therefore, with conent and advie of the Theaurer, and was ubcrived be our aid umquhile Soveraine Lord, and his Theaurer, quhilkis as zit ar not pat the eales: Quhairfore the aidis Lordes ordainis and tatutis, that all newe infetmentes and ignatoures foreaidis, all pae orderly throw all our aide umquhile Soveraine Lordes Seales, and to be of als greate trength, valour and effect, as and they had bene raied afore his Grace deceae. And albeit the great Seale, and privie eale ar now changed, and divere precepts were direct of before, That is to ay, to David, Cardinal of Saint-Andrewes, keiper of the privie Seale, and fra the aid privie Scale, direct to Gawin, Arch-Bihoppe of Glagow, Chancellar for the time: That the aidis precepts be anwered be the keipers of the aidis eales, and they to be of als great trength, valour, and effect, as they were direct to John, Abbot of Palay, now keiper of the privie eale: And to the aide David, Cardinal of Saint-Andrewes, now Chancellar and keiper of the great Seale: And als ordainis, that all precepts of aiirige els raied, upon infetmentes, granted be umquhile our aid Soveraine Lorde, that ar ele pat: the great eale, and ik-like that ar to be pat upon the ignatoures and precepts foreaidis, all be ufficient, and of als great valoure, trength, and effect, for giving and taking of the aidis aiinges (notwithtanding our aid umquhile Soveraine Lordis deceae) as they had bene put to execution, and aiing taken thereupon, afore his Grace deceae: And that letters bee direct throw all the Realme, to publihe this contitution, and to Rh Y