The Tenth Parliament of James the Sixth, Act 12.
FOrasmuch as there was an Act made in the Regi∣ment of Mary, late Queen Dowager and Regent of this Realm, Our Sovereign Lords Grandmother, of worthy memory, concerning Leagues and Bands, as being thought against all Law and Obedience of Sub∣jects towards their Princes; The not observation of which Act since the making, hath given occasion of many troubles which have occurred since: Wherefore Our Sovereign Lord, with the advice of his Three Estates, conveened in this present Parliament, ratifi∣eth, approveth, and for His Successours perpetually confirmeth the said Act of Parliament, and ordain∣eth the same to have full effect and execution in all time to come: And also of new, with the advice of His said Three Estates, dischargeth and annulleth all Leagues and Bands made between his Lieges and Sub∣jects at any time by-past preceeding the date hereof: And statuteth and ordaineth, That in time to come no Leagues nor Bands be made amongst His Subjects, of any degree, upon whatsoever colour or pretence, with∣out His Highness or his Successors privity and consent had and obtained thereunto, under the pain of being held and executed as movers of sedition and unquiet∣ness, to the breach and trouble of the Publick peace of the Realm, and to be cited and pursued therefore with all rigour to the example of others.