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 hir Maiesteis speciall commissioun thairto. Anno Do. 1566.
Scotland.Parliament.
Balfour, James,Sir,approximately 1525-1583.
Craig, John,-1620,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.23(1a)
Craig, Robert,-1575,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.23(1a)
Guthrie, Alexander,-1582,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.24(1)
Murray, James,of Skirling,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.24(1)
Henryson, Edward,approximately 1510-approximately 1590,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.25(1)
Henryson, Thomas,-1638,former owner.StEdNL: H.33.c.25(1)
Imprintit at Edinburgh : Be Robert Lekpreuik,
the. xxviij. day of Nouember, the zeir of God ane thousand fyue hundreth thre scoir sax zeiris [1566]
Signed at end by compiler: Jacobus Balfour [xylographic].
Editor's preface signed: Eduard Henrison.
Imprint from colophon.
With a title page woodcut.
This entry contains composite copies composed of the first leaves of STC 21875 and the last leaves of 21876a. Title page line 3 ends "the"; colophon is dated 18 November 1566.
Leaves c4, A1, and 2L1 are cancelled; leaves 2F1, 2G2, 2K4 are cancellantia; 2O1 is cancelled by 2O1.[2], 2Z1 by 2Z1.[2] (original 2Z2 unknown); two leaves have been inserted after 2R2.
Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
STC (2nd ed.)
Dickson & Edmond.  Scottish printing,
ESTC
Manuscript inscriptions in late 16th century hand on several leaves "John Craig". Manuscript inscription on folio 81.v "John Craig w t my hand in ed r ye xx day of June [?] ye  zeirs of grace jaj vc". Manuscript inscription also in late 16th century hand on folio 33v "Robert Craig w t".
Manuscript inscription copied three times in different hands on front free endpaper "Judges be war pretend no ignorance Excuse is nane the lawis ar to zow knawin The michty lord quha gevis gouernance His law his word into zour eir is blawin The princis lawis befoir zow heir is schawin Gif ze do wrang do nocht zour self abuse Heir is zour reule Ze can have na excuse". Manuscript inscriptions, copied twice each, in a 16th or early 17th century hand on the front free endpaper "AG," "AGuthre," and "Alexander Guthre". Manuscript insciption in an apparently 17th century hand of the oath of bailies, the oath of burgesses and the oath apparently of Dundee, on the first flyleaf. Manuscript inscription on the second flyleaf "Ex libris Bibliothecae Facultatis Iuridicae Edinburgenae, Et dono Iacobi Murrey de Skirline 1709".
Manuscript inscription of the Oath of a Knight on the front free endpaper. Manuscript inscription on the first flyleaf "Ex Libris Bibliotechae Facultatis Juridices Edinburgi". Manuscript inscription in a contemporary hand on the title page "Eduard Henryson". Manuscript signature "Thomas henryson" in a contemporary hand on at the heads of folios 2 and 111.  Manuscript inscription on folio 110 "perlegi 1° octobris 1593". Manuscript marginalia throughout, apparently in these two hands and in at least one other hand on folio 25, dated 1639.
Scotland Edinburgh.