The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1605/6/30]1
The haill actis following wer red, voitit and concludit be the estaittis in plane parliament.
Act anent the kingis majesteis prerogative
2[...]le as the estaittis and haill bodie of this present parliament, considering [...]full discent in the persone of oure most gratious soverane of the [...] of the famous and renowned kingdomes of England, France and Irland [...] far surpassis the wealth, power and force of the dominionis of ony of his progenitouris kingis of Scotland, God hes also joynit ane wonderfull incresce of cair and burding for discharge, quhairof he hes endewed his majestie with sa mony extraordinar graces and maist rare and excellent vertues as he is nocht onlie knawin by daylie and manifest experiences in materis of greatest difficultie and consequence, to the unspeakable conforte of all his faithfull subjectis, to be capable of the happie governament of his saidis kingdomes, bot be his maist singular judgement, foirsicht and princelie wisdome worthie to posses and habill to governe far greater dominionis and numberis of people; and inrespect thairof, the saidis estaittis of parliament, persaveing that be his majesteis exaltatioun nocht onlie in preeminence and power, bot also in all royall qualiteis requisit for the happie discharge thairof, God hes manifestlie expressit his heavinlie will to be that his majesteis imperiall power, quhilk God hes sa gratiouslie inlarged, sall nocht by thame in ony sorte be impared, prejudged or diminissed, bot rather reverenced and augmented sofar as possible they can; thairfoir the saidis estaittis and haill bodie of this present parliament all in ane voluntar, humbill, faithfull and united hairt, mynd and consent trewlie acknawleges his majesties soverane authoritie, princelie power, royall prerogative and privilege of his crowne over all estaittis, persones and causes quhatsumevir within his said kingdome, and his majestie, with express advyse, consent and assent of the saidis haill estaittis, ratefeis, appreves and perpetualie confermis the samyn, als absolutlie, amplie and frelie in all respectis and considerationis as evir his majestie or ony of his royall progenitouris, kingis of Scotland in ony tyme bigane, possessed, used or exerced the same; and lykwayes, with consent foirsaid, cassis, annullis, abrogattis, retreittis and rescindis all and quhatsumevir thingis attempted, enacted, done or heireftir to be done or intendit to the violatioun, hurte, derogatioun, imparing or prejudice of his hienes soverane authoritie, royall prerogative and privileges of his crowne or ony point or pairt thairof, in ony tyme bigane or tocum. And the saidis haill estaittis, for thame selffis and thair successouris, faithfullie promittis perpetualie to acknawlege, obey, mantene, defend and advance the lyfe, honour, saiftie, dignitie, soverane authoritie and prerogative royall of his sacred majestie, his airis and successouris and privilege of his hienes crowne with thair lyves, landis and gudis, to the uttermest of thair power, and constantlie and faithfullie to withstand all and quhatsumevir persones, poweris or estaittis quha sall presume, preas or intend onywayes to impugne, prejudge, hurte or impair the same, and nevir to cum in the contrair thairof, directlie nor indirectlie, in ony tyme cummyng.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.49v.
- The top right hand corner of NAS, PA2/16, f.49r has been torn away and has resulted in a large amount of missing text.