Concerning the privilege granted to burghs

Item, our sovereign lord, with advice of [James Stewart, earl of Moray], my lord regent, and three estates of this present parliament, has ratified and approved and, by this act, ratifies and approves all acts and constitutions of parliament made by whatsoever our sovereign lord's predecessors of before in favour of the burghs and burgesses of this realm and inhabitants of the same, with all privileges, freedoms, immunities and liberties granted and given to them, and every one of them, in any time past; and decrees and declares the same to have full strength, force and effect in all times hereafter, so that the same may be put to full and due execution in all points, and to stand as a perpetual law to them and their successors.

  1. The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (Edinburgh, 1568), f.20v. Bound with earlier parliamentary material at NLS, Black Acts, 1566-94, H.33.c.21, Scots Acts of Parliament, H.33.c.23 or Scots Acts, H.33.c.25. Back