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.

¶ 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.