The actis and constitutiounis of the realme of Scotland : maid in Parliamentis haldin be the rycht excellent, hie [and] mychtie princeis kingis Iames the First, Secund, Thrid, Feird, Fyft, and in tyme of Marie now Quene of Scottis, viseit, correctit, and extractit furth of the registers be the Lordis depute be speciall commissioun thairto. Anno Do. 1566.
Scotland.Parliament.
Henryson, Edward.
Balfour, James,Sir,approximately 1525-1583.
Primerose, William,active 1723,former owner.StEdNL
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose,Earl of,1847-1929,former owner.StEdNL
Chalmer, James,of Gadgirth,active 1560,former owner.StEdNL
Dunlop, John,17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Young, Duncan,17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Young, Agnes,17th century,inscriber.StEdNL
Forrester
Imprintit at Edinburgh : be Robert Lekpreuik,
the xxviii. day of Nouember the zeir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth thre scoir sax zeiris [1566]
Signed at end by compiler: Jacobus Balfour [xylographic].
A reissue, with cancel title page, of the edition with the date: 12 Oct.1566 in colophon (STC 21875).
Title page is engraved.
Imprint from colophon.
Gathered in 4's.
In this edition, title page line 3 ends: "First".
This item should also have cancels for fols. 113, 118, 132, and 145, fol. 145 followed by an unnumbered leaf; 2 unnumbered leaves following 158 and 168; 181 replaced by 2 leaves, including the nw colophon; fol. 133 cancelled and not replaced--STC.
With variant setting of title-page - title in 6, not 7 lines, and 'Privilege'
Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Manuscript inscription at the head of the front pastedown "W Primerose" and below that "K.3. Register". Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Rosebery in the centre of the front pastedown and below that the manuscript inscription "A fine copy cost 5 lib ster:". Two letters from Charles Green to the Earl of Rosebery from October 1900 presenting the book to him on account of the Primrose inscription slipped in before the title page. Two flyleaves, one with manuscript inscriptions, have been torn out. A manuscript inscription at the head of the title page is too faint to be decipherable. Manuscript inscription further down on the title page "James chalmer of gaitgirth". Manuscript inscription at the foot of the Commission page "Forrester". Several of the pages have been reinforced or patched with early modern letters. Manuscript inscriptions at the top of most pages provide the dates for the acts, some marginalia in the same hand throughout the text. Manuscript inscription on Folio 113 "Liber J[?] Dun[lop]". Manuscript inscription at the foot of folio 145 "Johne Dunlop est meus herus Janat Pollok". Manuscript inscription at the foot of the last page of text "This book pertenis to ane hon[ourab]le man James Chalmer of gaitgirth". Manuscript inscriptions on the last flyleaf "In my beginning god be my serd / in grace and uertu to thrend", "I had ane pennye and ane frund one af my emby/ I lent my pennye to my frund for huest ernest desyer / I went too sole my pennye agen which I had / wan sed long I lost my pennye and my frund / got I not toubel urong", "Anes young witch my hand Anes young witch my hand", "vriten be me Douncan young vitch my hand [?] af the bene god giue me grace for to doe[?] comand", "Duncan young aght thous boch the grace of god upon ane flock the or shue that stelech that bock from me god nor he be hanged on ane true and she be drund un the fei / amen for me amen for me / amen for al good combeni". Manuscript inscription on the rear pastedown "Primerose".
Scotland Edinburgh.