Act in favour of the burgh of Bamffe

Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of parliament now presentlie convenit, ratifies and approves and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmes the chartor and infeftment, ratificatioun and new erectioun thairin contenit grantit be our soverane lords umquhile darrest father, King James the Saxt, of happie and blissed memorie, wnder his hienes great seale, to the proveist, baillies, counsall, commwnitie, burgeses and inhabitants of the burgh of Bamffe and thair successors, of the said burgh of Bamffe, with all and sundrie houses, tenements, biggings, yeards, aikers, waists, toftes, crofts and uthers lyand within the borrow ruides and territorie of the samyne, with the fischings, weiklie mercatts, frie faires, tolles, customes, priveledges, liberties, immwnities, casualities and uthers immwnities speciallie and particularlie at lenth mentionat, insert and contenit in the said chartor and infeftment, as the samyne of the dait at Edinburgh, the fyft day of July, jM vC nyntie tua yeirs, togider with the precept of sasing direct furth of his hienes chancellarie wnder his hienes quarter seale of the dait of the said chartor, with the instrument of sasing following thairupon of the dait the tuentie thride day of December, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir tuelf yeirs, in all and sundrie the heads, pointes, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairin contenit and eftir the formes and tennors thairof in all pointes. Lykas oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estates of this present parliament, wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie decernes and ordaines that this present ratificatioun is and sall be als valide, sufficient and effectuall to the saidis proveist, baillies, counsall, commwnitie, burgeses and inhabitants of the said burgh of Bamffe and thair successors as if the said chartor and infeftment, ratificatioun and new erectioun thairin contenit, with the haill priveledges, liberties and immwnities thairin mentionat, with the saidis precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon, war all heirin at lenth de verbo in verbum speciallie and particularlie ingrossit and contenit; quhairanent oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent forsaid, for his hienes and his successors, hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever.

  1. NAS, PA2/21, f.85r-v. Back