The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Anent the kingis aith to be gevin at his coronatioun
Item, because that the incres of vertew and suppressing of idolatrie cravis that the prince and the peple be of ane perfyte religioun, quhilk of Goddis mercie is now presentlie professit within this realme, thairfoir it is statute and ordanit be our soverane lord, my lord regent and thre estatis of this present parliament that all kingis and princes or magistratis quhatsumever halding thair place, quhilkis heirefter in ony tyme sall happin to regne and beir reule over this realme, at the tyme of thair coronatioun and ressavit of thair princely authoritie, mak thair faithfull promise be aith in presence of the eternall God that, induring the haill cours of their lyfe, thay sall serve the samin eternall God to the uttermaist of thair power according as he hes requyrit in his maist haly word, revelit and contenit in the New and Auld Testamentis; and according to the samin word, sall mantene the trew religioun of Jesus Christ, the preicheing of his haly word and dew and rycht ministratioun of the sacramentis now ressaifit and preichit within this realme; and sall abolische and gainstand all fals religioun contrare to the samin; and sall reule the pepill committit to thair charge according to the will and command of God, revelit in his foirsaid word and according to the lovabill lawis and constitutiounis ressaifit in this realme, nawyse repugnant to the said word of the eternall God; and sall procure to the uttermaist of thair power to the kirk of God and haill Cristiane pepil trew and perfyte peice in all tyme cuming, the rychtis and rentis, with all just privilegeis of the crowne of Scotland to preserve and keip inviolatit, nouther sal thay transfer nor alienat the samin; they sal forbid and repres in all estatis and degreis reif, oppressioun and all kynde of wrang; in all jugementis thay sall command and procure that justice and equitie be keipit to all creatures, without exceptioun, as the Lord and father of all mercyis be mercifull to thame; and out of thair landis and empyre thay salbe cairfull to ruite out all heretykis and enemeis to the trew worschip of God that salbe convict be the trew kirk of God of the foirsaidis crymis; and that thay sall faithfullie affirme the thingis abone written be thair solempnit aith.
- The Actis of King James the Sext, printed by R. Lekprevick (Edinburgh, 1568), ff.11v-12r. 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.