Ane Act confirming the Kingis Maiesties Royall Power over all
Statis and Subiectis within this Realme--Act 1584, c. 2.[37]
Forsamekle as syndrie personis, being laitlie callit befoir the
Kingis Majestie and his secreit Counsell, to answer upon certaine
pointis to have bene inquirit of thame, concerning sum treasounable,
seditious, and contumelious spechis, utterit by thame in Pulpet,
Scolis, and utherwayis, to the disdane and reprooche of his Hienes,
his Progenitouris, and present Counsell, contemtuouslie declinit
the jugement of his Hienes and his said Counsell in that behalf, to
the evill exemple of utheris to do the like, gif tymous remeid be
not providit: Thairfoir our Souerane Lord, and his thrie Estatis
assembled in this present Parliament, ratifeis and apprevis, and
perpetuallie confirmis the royall power and authoritie over all
statis, alsweil Spirituall as Temporall, within this Realme, in the
persoun of the Kingis Majestie, our Souerane Lord, his airis and
successouris: And als statutis and ordainis, that his Hienes, his
said airis and successouris, be thameselffis and thair counsellis,
ar, and in tyme to cum sallbe, juges competent to all personis
his Hienes subjectis, of quhatsumever estate, degrie, functioun,
or conditioun that ever they be of, Spirituall or Temporall, in
all matteris, quhairin they, or ony of thame, sallbe apprehendit,
summound, or chargeit to answer to sik thingis as sallbe inquirit of
thame, be our said Soverane Lord and his Counsell. And that nane of
thame, quhilkis sall happin to be apprehendit, callit, or summound,
to the effect foirsaid, presume, or tak upoun hand to decline the
jugement of his Hienes, his airis or successouris, or thair Counsell,
in the premisses, under the pane of treasoun.