Touching the recovering and collecting of the king's majesty's jewels and moveables

Forasmuch as the jewels, household stuff, ammunition and moveable goods whatsoever, sometime pertaining to [Mary], the queen, our sovereign lord's mother, and now pertaining to his majesty since his highness's coronation, are dispersed and fallen in the hands of diverse subjects of this realm and others which have the same, and daily sell and convey or have sold and conveyed thereupon to their private uses, greatly to the damage and prejudice of his highness, that therefore it may be found expedient and convenient by the three estates and whole body of this present parliament that [James Douglas, earl of Morton], my lord regent's grace, cause pursue the possessors, resetters, sellers and intromitters with the said jewels, household stuff, ammunition and moveable goods, now pertaining to our sovereign lord, as said is, and recovering and collecting of the same again to his highness's use and behalf, declaring and decreeing that my lord regent grace's acquittal thereupon shall be a sufficient discharge and warrant for deliverance of the said jewels, household stuff, ammunition and moveables presently and in all time coming.†

  1. This act is not included in The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (St Andrews, 1573). 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. A version at NAS, PA6/1, 1572/3 appears to be a draft and may not have been passed by parliament. Back
  2. In the margin of PA6/1: '20 January 1572 [1573], the lords [of the] articles have agreed to this act. 26 January 1572 [1573], this voted in parliament and agreed thereto'. Back