The lavves and actes of Parliament
Subtitle: maid be King Iames the First, and his svccessovrs kinges of Scotland
By: visied, collected and extracted furth of the register ; the contentes of this bvik, are expremed in the leafe following.
Contributors: Skene, John, Sir, 1543?-1617.; Halyburton, John, fl. 1602.
Publisher: Imprented be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie, 15. Martii. anno dom.
Published: 1597
Place of publication: At Edinbvrgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Law -- Dictionaries; Law -- Scotland
Genres: Dictionaries.
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Laws and acts : 1424-1597)
Notes: Signatures: 5 leaves unsigned, a-z⁶, aa-dd⁶, A-Z⁶, Aa-Cc⁶ Dd⁴ Ee-Gg⁶, ²A-D⁴ ²E-F⁶ ²G² ²H-S⁶ ²T⁴ [d₂, g₁, g₂, l₁, Cc₁ Dd₂ signed D₂, G₁, G₂, L₁, C₁, D₂, D₃]

Leaves 25, 46 and 74 of 1st sequence, 160 of 2d sequence and [22] of 3rd sequence are blank.

Added t.p., engraved, with full-length portraits of King James VI and his Queen, and his son Prince Henry; also medallion portraits of the first five James's and Queen Mary of Scots.

"In libri frontispicivm" signed Tho. Cragivs: verso of 1st unsigned leaf.

Title vignette (coat of arms); ornamental border at head of title; head-pieces; initials.

"The contentes of this bvik" (recto of 4th unsigned leaf) lists 6 items.

Latin dedication signed: Johannes Skene.

"The race of the Kings of Scotland, since Malcolme the second, Kenneth the thrids sonne": folded chart bound between ²F₄ and ²F₅.

"Ane table of the principall maters ..." signed at end in ms.: Jo: Skene.: ²A-E₅ recto.

"Faultes escaiped in the printing": ²E₅ verso.

Item 5 of contents has special t.p. with title: De verborum significatione ..., collected and exponed be M. John Skene: ²H-T⁶recto.

Item 6 of contents wanting; never printed? Cf. J.F.K. Johnstone. Bibliographia aberdonensis, 1929. p. 101.

Leaves 12, 144, 146, and 153-154 of 1st sequence; 73 and 172 of second sequence are wrongly numbered 11, 142, 149, and 152-153; 67 and 170.

Inscription on T₄ verso: This buik pertems to the richt honourable Johne Halyburtoun of Murhouse? 2: Sept: 1602.

STC (2nd ed.) 21877.