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Nation:Scotland
Reign:James VI
Parliament:The First Parliament of King James the Sixth (1567-12-15 — 1567-12-29)
Session:Only Session of the First Parliament of James VI

18. ¶ Anent the act of Parliament, maid of befoir, of the declaratioun of our Souerane Lordis Motheris perfyte age. Ca. xviii.

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18. ¶ Anent the act of Parliament, made of before, of the declaration of our Sovereign Lord’s Mother’s perfect age. Ca. xviii.

ITEM Anent the act maid in Parliament, haldin at Edinburgh, the .xv. day of December, the zeir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth, thre scoir foure zeiris. Quhairin it was declairit be act, and authorisit be our Souerane Lordis derrest Mother, in the foirsaid Parliament, declairand, and findand hir grace, and hir predecessouris, and posteritie, Princes of this Realme, to haue bene, and to be at lauchfull and perfyte age, of .xxj. zeiris compleit. Nottheles the said act being prentit, the Prentar thairof hes negligentlie left furth the forme of act of Parliament. ¶ Thairfoir our Souerane Lord, with aduyse of my Lord Regent, and thre Estatis of this present Parliament, hes fundin the fault in the Prentar of the said act, and thairfoir ordanis the samin to be of new prentit, conforme to the principall act in the Register, of the said Parliament, haldin the day, and zeir abone written. Of the quhilk the tennour followis.

ITEM Anent the act made in Parliament, holden at Edinburgh, the 15th day of December, the year of God one thousand five hundred, threescore four years: Wherein it was declared by act, and authorized by our Sovereign Lord’s dearest Mother, in the foresaid Parliament, declaring, and finding her grace, and her predecessours, and posterity, Princes of this Realm, to have been, and to be at lawful and perfect age, of 21 years complete. Nonetheless the said act being printed, the Printer thereof has negligently left forth the form of act of Parliament. ¶ Therefore our Sovereign Lord, with advice of my Lord Regent, and three Estates of this present Parliament, has found the fault in the Printer of the said act, and therefore ordains the same to be of new printed, conform to the principal act in the Register, of the said Parliament, holden the day, and year above written. Of the which the tenour follows.

¶ Anent the artickle proponit to the Quenis Maiestie, and thre Estatis of Parliament, makand mentioun of ane act of Parliament, maid be King James the Secund, of gude memorie, of the dait, the .xx. day of Marche, the zeir of God ane thousand foure hundreth threttie seuin zeiris. And of ane vther act maid be King James the feird, in his reuocatioun, makand mentioun of .xxj. zeiris of age, of the dait, the .xv. day of Februar, the zeir of God ane thousand foure hundreth, threttie {folio xv. recto} nyne zeiris. Lyke as the saidis actis respectiue, at mair lenth proportis. ¶ Desyring thairfoir our Souerane Lady, and thre Estatis of this present Parliament, to declair the saidis actis and vtheris actis following, anent the lauchfull and perfyte age of the Prince, gif it be at .xxj. zeiris compleit. Quha hes declairit, and declairis, that the Quenis Maiesteis predecessouris, Kingis of this Realme, war be the saidis actis, of lauchfull and perfyte age, at .xxi. zeiris compleit, lyke as hir hienes being of .xxj. zeiris of age compleit, is of perfyte and lauchfull age. Swa that hir hienes, hir predecessouris, and successouris efter the said age, of .xxj. zeiris compleit, mycht haue done, and may do all thingis, that thairefter ane Prince of lauchfull, and perfyte age, mycht haue done, or may do of the Law.

¶ Anent the article proponed to the Queen’s Majesty, and three Estates of Parliament, making mention of an act of Parliament, made by King James the Second, of good memory, of the date, the 20th day of March, the year of God one thousand four hundred thirty-seven years. And of another act made by King James the fourth, in his revocation, making mention of 21 years of age, of the date, the 15th day of February, the year of God one thousand four hundred, thirty-nine {folio xv. recto} years. Likeas the saids acts respective, at more length purports. ¶ Desiring therefore our Sovereign Lady, and three Estates of this present Parliament, to declare the saids acts and others acts following, anent the lawful and perfect age of the Prince, if it be at 21 years complete. Who has declared, and declares, that the Queen’s Majesty’s predecessours, Kings of this Realm, were by the saids acts, of lawful and perfect age, at 21 years complete, like as her highness being of 21 years of age complete, is of perfect and lawful age. So that her highness, her predecessours, and successours after the said age, of 21 years complete, might have done, and may do all things, that thereafter a Prince of lawful, and perfect age, might have done, or may do of the Law.