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those_o vast_a land_n jurisdiction_n and_o superiority_n just_o forfault_v to_o his_o majesty_n by_o the_o crime_n of_o your_o decease_a father_n prefer_v your_o family_n to_o those_o who_o have_v serve_v his_o majesty_n against_o it_o in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n but_o also_o pardon_v and_o remit_v to_o you_o the_o crime_n of_o leasing-making_a and_o misconstrue_v his_o majesty_n and_o his_o parliament_n proceed_n against_o the_o very_a law_n above-written_a whereof_o you_o be_v find_v guilty_a and_o condemn_v to_o die_v therefore_o by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n the_o 25_o of_o august_n 1662._o and_o raise_v you_o to_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o earl_n and_o be_v a_o member_n of_o all_o his_o majesty_n judicature_n notwithstanding_o of_o all_o these_o and_o many_o other_o favour_n you_o the_o say_v archibald_n earl_n of_o argyle_n be_v put_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy-council_n to_o take_v the_o test_n appoint_v by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o 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argyle_n be_v ground_v concern_v raiser_n of_o rumour_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n chap._n 20.1_o statute_n of_o king_n robert_n 1_o it_o be_v defend_v and_o forbid_v that_o no_o man_n be_v a_o conspirator_n or_o inventor_n of_o narration_n or_o rumour_n by_o the_o which_o occasion_n of_o discord_n may_v arise_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n and_o if_o any_o such_o man_n shall_v be_v find_v and_o attaint_v thereof_o incontinent_a be_v shall_v be_v take_v and_o put_v in_o prison_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v sure_o keep_v up_o ay_o and_o while_o the_o king_n declare_v his_o will_n anent_o he_o act_n 43._o of_o par._n 2._o king_n james_n 1_o march_n 11._o 1424._o leasing-maker_n forfault_n life_n and_o good_n item_n it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o king_n and_o whole_a parliament_n that_o all_o leasingmaker_n and_o teller_n of_o they_o which_o may_v engender_v discord_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n wherever_o they_o may_v be_v get_v shall_v be_v 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they_o that_o make_v leasing_n to_o his_o grace_n of_o his_o lord_n baron_n and_o liege_n act_n 134._o par._n 8._o james_n 6._o may_v 22._o 1584._o anent_o slanderer_n of_o the_o king_n his_o progenitor_n estate_n and_o realm_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v understand_v to_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o his_o three_o estate_n assemble_v in_o this_o present_a parliament_n what_o great_a harm_n and_o inconveniency_n have_v fall_v in_o this_o realm_n chief_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o civil_a trouble_n occur_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o highness_n minority_n through_o the_o wicked_a and_o licentious_a public_a and_o private_a speech_n and_o untrue_a calumny_n of_o divers_a of_o his_o subject_n to_o the_o disdain_n contempt_n and_o reproach_n of_o his_o majesty_n his_o council_n and_o proceed_n and_o to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o highness_n his_o parent_n progenitor_n and_o estate_n stir_v up_o his_o highness_n subject_n thereby_o to_o mislike_v sedition_n 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approve_v and_o for_o his_o highness_n and_o successor_n perpetual_o confirm_v the_o act_n make_v by_o his_o noble_a progenitor_n king_n james_n the_o first_o of_o worthy_a memory_n against_o leasing-maker_n the_o act_n make_v by_o king_n james_n the_o second_o entitle_v against_o leasing-maker_n and_o teller_n of_o they_o the_o act_n make_v by_o king_n james_n the_o five_o entitle_v of_o leasing-maker_n and_o the_o act_n make_v by_o his_o highness_n self_n with_o advice_n of_o his_o estate_n in_o parliament_n upon_o the_o 22d_o day_n of_o may_n 1584._o entitle_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o author_n of_o slander_n and_o untrue_a calumny_n against_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o council_n and_o proceed_n to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o highness_n his_o parent_n progenitor_n crown_n and_o estate_n as_o also_o the_o act_n make_v in_o his_o highness_n parliament_n hold_v at_o linlithgow_n upon_o the_o 10_o of_o december_n 1585._o entitle_v against_o the_o 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