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Item, that all gifts made of our sovereign lord's property to any person since the coming of the king's grace out of the castle of Stirling have no further effect in time to come, but annul and discharge the same forever because it is understood that his highness and household cannot be furnished according to his estate without his property coming in entirely for the furnishing of the same.
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Item, it is statute and ordained that, forasmuch as the lords of council and other lieges of our sovereign lord returning and repairing to the town of Edinburgh may be invaded, pursued or troubled by ill-inclined persons being in the castle of Edinburgh by gunfire, that, therefore, the captain of the said castle suffer no guns to be shot out of the same to the hurt, damage or scathe of any of our sovereign lord's lieges, or that he allow any of the artillery guns, powder, bullets or other munitions now being in the castle foresaid to be removed out of the same to any other place but by the advice and command of the lords chosen of council, under the pain of treason; and that no gunners pass to the castle of Edinburgh without command and charge of the said lords under the pain of death.
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Item, forasmuch as lately in the ninth year of our sovereign lord's reign, at Edinburgh on 28 March [1522] , a summons of treason was directed by sinister information upon James [Douglas], earl of Morton, lord of Dalkeith, and thereafter executed by an officer summoning him for certain crimes of treason allegedly done by him in the harbouring, aid and help of David Home of Wedderburn, his brother, and his accomplices, then traitors and rebels against our sovereign lord, and for his treasonable assistance, counsel and fortification given to them in their diverse treasonable deeds, and also for the treasonable counsel, help, support and assistance given to the late Gavin [Douglas], bishop of Dunkeld, in his treasonable passing to England, like as at more length was contained in the summons made thereupon, which summons towards the day of appearance thereof was clearly made known to [John Stewart, duke of Albany], governor, then in Scotland, and to the lords of our sovereign lord's council, was in all the points contained therein meaningless, untrue and had no verity, wherefore the same summons was then cancelled and delivered to the said earl, never thereafter to have effect. Therefore, now in this present parliament, the king's grace and three estates of this realm declare that the said summons and all the points contained therein were untrue and ordain that no summons in time to come be given thereupon, or accusation or challenges made against the said earl or his heirs for any of the points contained in the said summons, which they declare had no effect or strength, but, as is clearly understood, the said earl has ever been the king's true baron and liege. And also, where lately there was a deliverance written by certain persons in council ordaining a summons of treason to be given upon Archibald [Douglas], earl of Angus, lord Douglas, John [Stewart], earl of Lennox, lord Darnley, and others with them, their accomplices, for their coming to the town of Edinburgh on the night, and for other points then imagined against them allegedly done in contempt and contrary to the king's authority, the king's grace and three estates of this realm in this present parliament, having perfect knowledge that the coming of the said earls to this town of Edinburgh at that time was only to offer their humble service to the king's grace and not to commit any manner of crime of treason, nor to do any hurt or harm to any of our sovereign lord's lieges as clearly appeared by their deeds being then in Edinburgh, therefore, our said sovereign lord and three estates ordain the said deliverance to be deleted out all books and be destroyed and put away, and declare that the said earls and their accomplices at that time committed no crime of treason by any manner of way and, therefore, that there be never an accusation or mention thereof in time to come.