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†Forsamekill as oure soverane lord having acceptit the governament of his hienes realme in his awin persoun upoun the voluntary dimissioun of James, erll of Mortoun, lord of Dalkeyth, lait regent to his hienes, his realme and liegis, his majestie, be avise of his nobilitie and estaittis, hes now thocht gude to elect and cheis sex of the temporall and thre of the spirituall estate to be of his hienes ordinar secreit counsale, to remane togidder for furthsetting of his majesteis authoritie and administratioun of justice quhill the nixt parlia[...]: [...] ar to say,
Togidder with Williame, lord Ruthven, his majesteis thesaurare, Robert [...] of Dunfermling, secretare, Maister George Buchannane, kepar of the [...], Williame Murray of Tulibardin, knycht, comptrollar, and Maister James [...] Nethir, clerk of register.
The personis underwrittin tobe upoun the counsale quhen thay ar present [...] soverane lord sendis for thame.
And becaus oure soverane lord may oftymes be circumvenit and disshav[...] subscryving of divers signatouris of infeftmentis, donationis, giftis, conductis and remissionis, and siclyke utheris lettres twicheing his majestie in his casualitie or proper[...], it is thairfoir concludit, decernit and ordanit be his hienes, with avise of the saidis nobilitie and estaittis, that na sic giftis, signatouris and remissionis, respettis, conductis or utheris lettres sall pas in tyme cuming without the advise and consent of the saidis lordis of secreit counsale; and that all sic lettres and signatouris be first subscrivit be samony of the said ordinar counsale as salbe present for the tyme, to the nowmer of sex personis at the fewest sittand togidder in counsale, the chancellare alwayis being ane. And gif ony sic lettres salhappin to pas without thair consentis and subscriptionis in maner foirsaid, the samyn tobe of nane avale, force nor effect thaireftir, and ordanis and commandis the kepar of the greit seill, prevy seill and signet that nane of thame ansuer nor pas the saidis seillis or signet to ony lettres bot sic as beis subscrivit in maner foirsaid, as thay will ansuer upoun the contrary. And this ordour to induir quhill the said parliament appointit, the said tent day of Julii nixtocum.