The lavves and actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his svccessovrs kinges of Scotland
Subtitle: visied, collected and extracted furth of the Register. : The contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe following
Contributors: Waldegrave, Robert, 1554-1604, printer; Skene, John, Sir, 1543?-1617, editor; De Peyster, J. Watts (John Watts), 1821-1907, donor; Scotland. Sovereign (1424-1437 : James I); Scotland. Sovereign (1437-1460 : James II); Scotland. Sovereign (1460-1488 : James III); Scotland. Sovereign (1488-1513 : James IV); Scotland. Sovereign (1513-1542 : James V); Scotland. Sovereign (1542-1567 : Mary); Scotland. Sovereign (1567-1625 : James VI); Mary, Queen of Scots Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Imprented be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie
Published: 1597
Place of publication: At Edinbvrgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Sources; Early works to 1800; History; Law; Dictionaries; Kings and rulers; Genealogy; Scotland. Parliament; Scotland
Other titles: Lawes and actes of Parliament, maid be King James the First, and his successours kinges of Scotland
Work titles: Laws, etc
Description: Includes acts from 1424 through the fifteenth Parliament of James VI (1597), including those of kings James I to V and Queen Mary.
Notes: Compiler: Joannes Skene.

With an additional engraved title page. One of the title pages is generally missing.

TItle of geneal. table: "The race of the Kings of Scotland, since Malcolme the second, Kenneth the thirds sonne."

Privilege: verso of table of contents (3rd prelim. leaf).

With royal English arms in ornamental band as head pieces; other ornamental head pieces; tail pieces, initials (some as in Plomer, H.R., English printers' ornaments #166, most initial "I"). Title device of full royal arms. Leaves printed on both sides.

The first leaf contains explanatory verses.

"The first Parliament of King Iames the Sext" (caption title) has separate foliation and register. "Ane table of the principall maters conteined in this buik" (caption title) begins separate unfoliated register A-E⁴ F⁶ G² H-S⁶ T⁴ (N3 misprinted M3); within this register, "De verborum significatione . be M. Iohn Skene" has separate dated title page.

Many leaves misnumbered.

Rare Book copy: Because title page is wanting, could be either STC 21877 or STC 21877.5

Rare Book copy: Title page wanting ; title supplied in manuscript, "Parliaments of Scotland in the reign of Queen Mary 1542-1564"

Rare Book copy: All but leaves Y3-2D6 wanting

Includes index.

¹K2 and 2B4 are cancels.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 21877.5

English short title catalogue, S123343

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.

Skene's dedicaton in Latin.