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The whilk day the missive letter underwrittin, signed be the king's majestie, conteaning his gratious and royall will and pleasure that his majesteis subjects sould be discharged of all penall statuts preceeding the dait heirof, being presented to the saids estaits and read in thair audience and they, with most submissive and dewtifull respect, acknowledging his majesteis gratious favour showin unto the bodie of this estait by the discharge of the saids penall statuts, they thairfoir, in one voice, agreed upon the forme and tenuour of the act following: