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Book/Printed Material The lavves and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland Lawes and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland / Laws and acts of Parliament, made by King James the First, and his royal successors kings of Scotland

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Title

  • The lavves and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland : visied, collected and extracted furth of the register : the contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe following

Other Title

  • Lawes and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland
  • Laws and acts of Parliament, made by King James the First, and his royal successors kings of Scotland

Names

  • Scotland
  • Skene, John, Sir, 1543?-1617
  • Waldegrave, Robert, 1554-1604, printer
  • Sharp, Charles, 1749-1813, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Edinburgh : Imprinted be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie, 13 Martii. Anno Dom. 1597 [i.e. 1599].

Contents

  • (from 4th preliminary leaf) 1. The actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Queene Marie, and King Iames the Sext, now presently reignand -- 2. Ane large table and repertour of al speciall maters and heades conteined in the saids actes -- 3. Ane chronologie of all the kings of Scotland from the beginning -- 4. Ane almanack for the space of fiftie zeires, of the moueable feastes, and other partes of the kalendar -- 5. The interpretation of the termes and difficill words vsed in the foure buiks of Regiam maiestatem and vthers, in infeftments and practicque of this realme -- 6. Ane catalogue of the buikes conteinand the auld lawes written before King Iames the First of gud memorie.

Headings

  • -  Law--Scotland--Early works to 1800
  • -  Scotland--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800
  • -  Scotland--Edinburgh

Notes

  • -  Signatures: pi⁴ a-z⁶ 2a-2d⁶ A-2C⁶ 2D⁴ 2E-2G⁶ ²A-²D⁴ ²E⁶ ²⁶F ²G² ²H-²S⁶.
  • -  Compiled by John Skene.
  • -  Added engraved title page.
  • -  A 1599 reissue of the 1597 edition, with "De verborum significatione" reprinted. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1264
  • -  Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 1219:08
  • -  English short title catalogue (ESTC), S123343
  • -  National union catalog (pre-1956 imprints), NS 0337361 (vol. 533, p. 604)
  • -  LC copy imperfect: The 4th prelim. leaf (including the table of contents), signatures F⁶-G² at end (including the Table of kings and the Table of moveable feasts), and the genealogical table wanting.
  • -  LC copy has bookplates of Chas. Sharp of Hoddom Esqr. and Howard C. Levis. Inscirption: Arch Sholto Doughlas, Birkhill (Archibald Sholto Douglas).
  • -  LAC ael 2019-10-15 create (3 cards)

Medium

  • [4], 162, 178, [96] leaves : port., folded geneal. table. ; 28 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LAW
  • KDC291

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 54000070

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Scotland, John Skene, Robert Waldegrave, Charles Sharp, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The lavves and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland: visied, collected and extracted furth of the register: the contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe following. [Edinburgh: Imprinted be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie, 13 Martii. Anno Dom. i.e. 1599, 1599] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/54000070/.

APA citation style:

Scotland, Skene, J., Waldegrave, R., Sharp, C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1599) The lavves and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland: visied, collected and extracted furth of the register: the contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe following. [Edinburgh: Imprinted be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie, 13 Martii. Anno Dom. i.e. 1599] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/54000070/.

MLA citation style:

Scotland, et al. The lavves and acts of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First, and his royal successours kinges of Scotland: visied, collected and extracted furth of the register: the contentes of this buik, are expremed in the leafe following. [Edinburgh: Imprinted be Robert VValde-graue prenter to the Kinges Majestie, 13 Martii. Anno Dom. i.e. 1599, 1599] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/54000070/>.