The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1

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ONCE FAVOURED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE
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JESUS CHRIST,
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven,
and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes
and commandments... But they and our fathers dealt proudly,
and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to
thy commandments .—Nehemiah 9.13,16.

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

32. Anent the printing of the Acts, made in this present Parliament, and of the Act made in our Sovereign’s Gudschirs [Grandfather’s] time, anent the raising of fire & burning.

ITEM, The 29th day of December, the year of God, 1567 years, which was the last day of this Parliament, the same being continued, to the 11th day of July next-to-come: Our Sovereign Lord, with advice of his Regent, and the three Estates of Parliament, has ordained, and ordains, all and sundry the foresaids Acts of Parliament, to be authentically imprinted: As also, ordains the Act of Parliament, made in our Sovereign Lord’s umquhile [late, deceased] dearest Gudschirs [Grandfather’s] Parliament, holden at Edinburgh, the 22nd day of January, the year of God 1528 years, made anent burning of houses, and others specified therein, to be also imprinted; So that none of our Sovereign Lord’s lieges, may pretend ignorance of the same. {378}