“ In travailing wherein, not only is our body, spirit, and senses so vexed, broken, and unquieted that longer we are not of ability by any mean to endure so great and intolerable pains, and travails wherewith we are altogether wearied, but also great commotions and troubles, by sundry occasions in the meantime has ensued therein to our great grief. ”

“ We of the motherly affection we bear toward our said only Son, have renounced, & demitted, and by these our letters, freely, of our own motive will renounces, and demits the government, guiding & governing of this our Realm of Scotland, lieges, and subjects thereof, & all intromission & disposition of any casualities, property, benefices, offices, & all things appertaining, or heretofore is known, or hereafter shall happen to appertain thereto, in favours of our said dearest Son. ”

“ Promising to hold firm, and stable, in the word and faith of a Prince, to whatsoever things our said trustworthy cousins do in the premises. Charging herefore you all and sundry our Judges, and Ministers of Law, lieges, & subjects foresaids, to answer, and obey to our said trustworthy cousins, Regents foresaids, in all and sundry things concerning the said office of Regentry, during our said dearest Son’s minority, and ever and until he be of the age of seventeen years complete. ”