The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2025), date accessed: 15 February 2025
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Act [for] Mr Robert Forbes
The king's majestie, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, gives heirby licence and warrand to Master Robert Forbes, professor of philosophie in Marishall Colledge in the Caroline university of Aberdein, to cause reprint in ane book The Quaeries of the Doctors of Aberdein with the answers, replys and duplyes that past therupon in the yeer 1638, and dischargeth all persons whatsomever from printing, importing or vending the same for the space of ten yeers after the date heirof without the speciall allowance of the said Mr Robert Forbes, wnder the paine of confiscation of the haill books so printed, imported or vended, and such further punishment as the estates of parliament or lords of his majesties' privy councill shall think fit to inflict.
- NAS. PA2/27, f.89v.