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statute and ordanit that our said Soverane Lord sail use
and exercess his awin autoritie, and haif the full reule and
governance of his Realme, liegis, and subditis, in time to
cum, be aviss of his said deirest Moder the Queinis Grace,
and Lordis of his Counsale, and that honest writings in this
matter be devisit and send to the King of France and the
said Duke, to the excuse of our said Soverane Lord his
Lordis, and thair accusation.
Same day. — Item, Because the Queinis Grace, be natural
lufe, affectioun, and inclinatioun, is maist tender, sure and
traist, for the gude and weil of our Soverane Lord her deir-
est sonis persoun ; it is statute and ordanit that she sail
haif the keping and reule of his maist noble Persone, with
wyse vertuous men of gud inclinatioun and conversatioun,
that may and will instruct him in vertewis, bountie, and gud
manneris, to be chosin be aviss of the Quenis Grace and
Lordis of Counsale ; and that all Officiaris of his maist noble
Persone houshald, with otheris his Officiaris, he chosin suffi-
cient, abill and convenient men thairto, be aviss of the
Queinis Grace and Lordis of Counsale, sche beand principale.
Same day. — It is devisit and ordanit, That the Arch-
bischop and Bischop of St Andrews and Abirdene, the Erlis
of Arane and Ergile, be Lordis of our Soverane Lordis Secret
Counsale, to deviss and conclude the matteris betwix Realm
and Realm, the striking of cunze, setting of Justice-Airis,
and all utheris gret matteris belangand the commoun wele
of our Soverane Lord and his Realm, be aviss of the Quenis
Grace, sche beand principale.
25. February 1524-5. 1 — The quhilk day, the Lordis of
Articklis has chosen and ordanit, That thir Lordis under-
written, that is to say, my Lord of Saint Andrews, my Lord
of Glasgow, 2 my Lord of Aberdene, and my Lord of Dun-
blaine, 3 for the Spiritualitie ; and my Lords Erie of Anguss, 4
1 [Acta Pari. Scot, folio, vol. ii. p. 289.— E.j
2 [Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow. — E.]
3 [James Chisholm, Bishop of Dunblane, half-brother of his successor,
William Chisholm.— E.J
1 [Archibald Douglas, sixth Earl of Angus, grandson of Archibald fifth
Earl, who was celebrated as the " Great Earl," and popularly known as
" Bell-the-Cat." This sixth Earl married Queen Margaret, widow of James
IV.— E.]