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Rh The following Acts, of James, James. and James. relate to the Proclamation of the Statutes in. The first two are taken from the best Manuscript Copies which remain; the last is extracted from the Records of Parliament in the General Register House at Edinburgh.

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Forsamekill as it is vnderstand to e kingis maiestie and thre estatis of liament, That oftymes doutis questionis arysis tuiching e proclamatioun of e actis of parliament publicatioun airof; It being stime alledg. . be e leigeis, at ei ar not bound to obserue keip e samin as lawes, nor incur onie panes ctenit in, qll e samin be proclamit at cat croces of e heid burrowis of all scherris: For Remeding of qlk dowtes in tyme cing it is statute and ordanit be oure souerane Lord and estatis of is present parliament, That all actis and statutis of liament maid at this tyme, and at sal happin to be maid at onie tyme heirefter, salbe publischit and proclamit at e cate croce of edinburgh onlie. Quhilk publicatioun oure said souerane Lord and estatis foirsaidis, denis and declaris, to be als valiabill and sufficient as e samin wer publischit at e heid burrowis of e haill schires whin this realme. And alswa declaris e haill Leigis to be bundin and astrictit to e obedience of e saidis actis as Lawes fourtie dayis eftir e publicatioun of e samin at e said cate croce of edinburgh being bypast.