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†Forasmuch as there are diverse good laws, acts and statutes made in this present parliament and in the last parliament held at Linlithgow in December 1585, which necessarily would be imprinted, that the effect thereof the better come to the knowledge of the whole lieges, therefore, our sovereign lord, with advice of the three estates, gives and grants full power, commission and authority to [John Maitland of Thirlestane], his highness's chancellor, [Thomas Lyon of Baldukie], treasurer, [David MacGill of Nisbet and Cranstoun-Riddel], advocate, [Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull], justice clerk, [Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet], clerk register, James Meldrum of Seggie, Master John Lindsay, parson of Menmuir, Master David Chalmer, chancellor of Ross, Masters John Sharp, Thomas Craig and John Skene, advocates, or any three of them, the chancellor always being one, to review and consider the whole laws, acts and statutes made in the two last parliaments and how many of them necessarily would be imprinted, that, according to their advice and declaration, the clerk register may give out an extract and copy to the printer, with such goodly diligence as may be used.