Concerning the printing of the acts made in this present parliament, and of the act made in [James V], our sovereign's grandfather's time, concerning the raising of fire and burning

Item, 29 December 1567, which was the last day of this parliament, the same being continued to 11 July 1568, our sovereign lord, with advice of [James Stewart, earl of Moray], my lord regent, and three estates of parliament, has ordained and ordains all and sundry the aforesaid acts of parliament to be authentically imprinted; as also ordains the act of parliament made in our sovereign lord's late dearest grandfather's parliament, held at Edinburgh, 12 November 1526, made concerning burning of houses and others specified therein, to be also imprinted, so that none of our sovereign lord's lieges may pretend ignorance of the same.

  1. The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (Edinburgh, 1568), f.22v. 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