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 *7| P A H t R L I A M E N O F KING JAMES THE S E X T 4 llulden at Edinburgh the XV. day of December „ 1567. Be JAMES Eafle of CWV& RAT, &c. Regent to this Realme and Liegis. i. x^Aticntthe conjiitution (/"James Earle of Murray 'in Regent, to our Soveraine Lord, his Realme and Liegis. T E M, It is foundin , declared , and decerned be our S'overaine Lord, with idvife of the three Eftaitis , and haill bodie of this prefent Parliament, that he nominatioun , conftitutioun , and ordination of our faid Soveraine Lords deareftCoufing, JAMES Earle of Murray , Lord Abemet hie ,
 * n Regent to his Hienes, his Realme and Liegis thereof, during the rime

of his Majefties minoritie, and lefle age , fpecified and exprefled in the Queenes Majefties Letters, under her fubferiptioun and pnvie feale, of the date the 14. day ofjulij laftpy-paft, togidder alfwa with the confent and approbation of the Earles, Lordcs , Prelates , Commiffioners of Bur- rowes, Barronnes, andutherisfaithfull fubjects, convened and affem- bled to that effect. And the acceptation of the faid office of Regentriej be the faide JAMES Earle of CMurray, upon the 2z.day of Augufc "laft by-paft, was,is,andinalltimescummingfallbehalden, repute, & efteemedlawfull, fufficient, andperfite. And all and whatfumever things , quhilkshehesdonebcvertew of his faid office of Regentrie , fen his acceptatioun thereof, or quhilks he fall do hereafter , in our faid Sovc- raine Lords name and authoritie , during the time of his hienefle Minoritie , fpecified in the faid commiflTioun and procuratioun produced , advifed and confidered , be the faid three Eftaites, to beasdewlie, lawfullie* Efficiently « and fighteoufly done , and to have als great availl , ftrength, force & effect, in all refpecls and conditions, as ony things done be quhat-fumever Regents, Governours or Proteclours of this Realme , in the minorities and lefle aiges of ony uthers native Princes of the fame. And ratifies < apprevis and confi rrniSj the fame nominatioun and acceptatioun , for now and in time cumming, MARIE Be the Grace of God Queene of Scots, to all and findrie Our judges, & minifiers of our Lawes* liegis & fubje&s, quhom it effeiris , to quhais knawledge thir our letters fall cum, greeting: For-fa- meikle, as after lang,greate and intollerablepaines, and labours taken bee us, fen our arrivall within our Realme, for Government thereof, and keeping of the Liegis of the famin in quietnes * we have not onely beene vexed in our fpirite, body , and fenfes thereby , bot als at length are altogidder fa wearyed thereof, that our habilitie, and ftrength of body , is not abill langer to indure the famin; THEREFOIR, and becaufe na thing earthlie can be mair comfortabiil and happy to us in this Earth , nor in our life time to fee our deare Sonne, the native Prince of this our Realme, placed in the Kingdome thereof, and the Crowne Royall fet on his head ', we of our awin free-will , and fpeciall motive , have dimitted and renounced the Governement, guyding and governing of this our Realme of C c 3 S G O T-