1573, 30 April, Holyrood, Parliament†

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[30 April 1573]

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In the parliament haldin at Halyruidhous, the last day of Aprill, the yeir of God ane thousand five hundreth threscoir threttene yeiris, thir lawis, statutis and constitutionis ar devisit, concludit, statute and ordanit be the richt hie, excellent and michtie prince, our soverane lord James the Sext, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, with avise and consent of ane nobil and michtie lord, and his richt traist cousing James, erle of Mortoun, lord Dalkeith etc., regent to his majestie, his realme and subjectis and thre estatis of this realme, assemblit and convenit to that effect, of the quhilkis lawis and constitutiounis the tennouris followis:

  1. Goodare discusses evidence that the pacification of Perth, concluded on 23 February 1573, was ratified by this parliament. It is missing from the register, but mentioned in TA, xii, p.341. The text of the pacification is at RPCS, ii, pp.193-200. See J. Goodare, 'The Scottish parliamentary records, 1560-1603', Historical Research, 72 (1999), p.262. English reports state that other acts, for which no text survives, were also passed in this parliament: 1. The restoration of George Gordon, earl of Huntly, Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, David Seaton of Parbroath and Alexander Stewart, captain of Blackness; 2. The forfeiture of James Beaton, archbishop of Glasgow, William Chisholm, bishop of Dunblane, John Home, lord Home, Henry Echline, laird of Pettadro, Mr John Home, bastard son to Lord Home, Cuthbert Ramsay, Patrick Thompson, James Mossman, goldsmith, and William Henderson (called Bludwytte); 3. Ratification of the king's authority and the invalidity of all things done by any other authority; 4. The recovery of Edinburgh Castle. See CSP Scot., iv, p.555. Pitscottie also mentions another potential act passed in this parliament, requiring all ministers to have two or three parish churches, when they had but one before. See R. Lindsay of Pitscottie, Historie and Cronicles of Scotland, ed. Æ. J. G. Mackay (3 vols, Scottish Text Society, 1899-1911), ii, pp.302-3. Back
  2. The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (St Andrews, 1573), f.14r. Bound with earlier parliamentary material at NLS, Acts 1566, Ry.II.b.7. Back