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The king's majesty and his three estates in this present parliament, understanding the debate between the burghs of Perth, Dundee and Stirling concerning the ordering of them in their own places according to the age of the said burghs, and that there is a convention of the burghs to be in Glasgow on 24 February 1580, at the which time ordain all the aforesaid three burghs to send commissioners fully instructed for them and every one of them, with the rights and privileges whereby every one of them claims their places in parliament, at the which time ordain the said commissioners of burghs to take order with them in that for placing of every one of them in their own places and likewise the rest of the burghs, so that perpetual order may be established amongst the said whole burghs in time coming; and his majesty, with advice of his said three estates, for performing of the premises, has given full power and commission to the said burghs and commissioners thereof to take order therein as is above-written, and as the said commissioners declare and decree, ordains the same to have full effect and they to abide thereat in time coming; with certification to them if they fail, the remaining burghs giving forth their decreet upon their placing in manner aforesaid, their said decreet shall stand and have effect in all time coming.