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Item, the king's grace, with the advice and consent of the three estates of parliament, forasmuch as there were diverse statutes, constitutions and acts made in the last parliament for the honour of God and Holy Kirk, welfare of our sovereign lord, zeal of justice and concerning the common welfare of this realm and lieges thereof, which remained at that time unpronounced and authorised by his grace and the three estates, therefore, has devised, statute and ordained that the said acts be now pronounced in his highness's presence and the three estates, so that the same may be kept in time to come as law in this realm, with the authority of the whole body of parliament, of which statutes the tenors are preceding.