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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, with the declarations always underwritten, ratify, approve and perpetually confirm the charter and infeftment under the great seal dated at St James's, 28 June 1630, made and granted by his majesty to and in favour of the university and college of Glasgow, principal, masters, regents, whole members and incorporation of the same and their successors for ever of the foresaid university and college, mansions, manor places, houses, buildings, yards, orchards and others, as well lying within as without the precinct of the said college, and of all lands, tenements, kirks, teinds, rents, produce, emoluments, duties, privileges, liberties and immunities pertaining and belonging to the said university and college and generally and particularly expressed and set down in the foresaid charter and infeftment in all the heads, clauses and conditions thereof, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, together with the acts of parliament granted in 1617 in favour of the said college of Glasgow, together also with the consents granted by the late Master John Hay, parson of Renfrew, and Master John Hay, younger, his son, then minister at Killellan and now parson of Renfrew, regarding the annexing of the kirk of Renfrew to the said college of Glasgow, which consent is of the date 3 December 1632, registered in the books of council upon 6 December 1632; and with the contract and appointment made between the late James [Law], archbishop of Glasgow, and the rector, dean of faculty and masters of the said college on the one part, and the said late Master John Hay and his son on the other part, of the date 3 August and 9 November 1621, together likewise with the consent granted by Master David Sharp, chanter of Glasgow, parson and vicar and minister of Kilbride and Torrance, which consent is dated 23 November 1626; and with the contract and appointment of the same date made between the said late archbishop and the principal, regents and masters of the said college on the one part, and the said Master David Sharp on the other part, regarding the foresaid kirk of Kilbride and Torrance now united to the said college of Glasgow in all the heads, clauses, articles and conditions mentioned in the said several rights and securities, holding and admitting the same as for expressed and set down herein at length and word for word. And further our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, for great, weighty and seen causes tending to the honour, flourishing and benefit of the said college of Glasgow, university thereof and of the whole members and incorporation of the same have rescinded and annulled the act of parliament made in 1621, whereby that other act passed in 1617 annexing the said kirk of Renfrew to the said college of Glasgow was rescinded upon certain conditions therein specified. And for that effect his majesty and estates foresaid have ordained and ordain the said act of parliament passed in 1617 to stand in full force, strength and effect in favour of the said university of Glasgow, whole members and incorporation of the same as if the said other act of parliament passed in 1621 had never been made and granted; and also rescind and annul that act of parliament passed in 1617 regarding the restitution of chapters in so far only as may concern and be extended to the said kirks of Renfrew and Kilbride and Torrance and to the kirk of Govan, teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments and duties pertaining and belonging thereto (in so far as the same may be prejudicial to the said college of Glasgow), and now united and annexed to the said university and college of Glasgow. Moreover, our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid, for great and weighty causes and considerations moving them tending to the honour, good and flourishing of the said university and college of Glasgow, of new again by the voice, vote and suffrage of this whole parliament have mortified, endowed and conveyed and particularly confirmed to the said university and college of Glasgow, and to the principal, regents, masters, whole members, body and incorporation thereof and their successors for ever, all and sundry lands, teinds, kirks, tenements, houses, yards, privileges, liberties and immunities and others generally and particularly expressed and set down in the said charter and infeftment and declares the same to have been and to be a good, valid and perfect right and infeftment to the said university and college of Glasgow, whole members and incorporation of the same and to their successors for ever for their peaceable and free holding, enjoying and possessing of all and whatsoever expressed and set down in the said charter and infeftment in such form and manner as if the same had been particularly gifted, mortified and conveyed to the said university and college of Glasgow by our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid, by express words, voice and consent of this present parliament with express declaration always. Likewise our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid by this present act and with consent of the principal, masters, regents, whole members and incorporation of the said university and college of Glasgow, declares, statutes and ordains that the charter and infeftment above-written granted by his majesty to and in favour of the said university and college of Glasgow with this present ratification thereof shall in no way be hurtful nor prejudicial to his majesty's dearest cousin and councillor James [Stewart], duke of Lennox, his heirs and successors, regarding his infeftments and heritable rights of the office of bailiary and justiciary of the barony and regality of Glasgow and all the parts thereof, as well within as without the burgh of Glasgow held by him of the archbishop of Glasgow, nor to any other of his rights and infeftments whatsoever granted to him and his predecessors of any of his lands, mills, offices and others lying within this realm of Scotland, but that, notwithstanding of the charter and infeftment above-written and this present ratification thereof, his majesty's said dearest cousin and councillor James, duke of Lennox, and his foresaids shall possess, enjoy, use and exercise the said office of bailiary and justiciary of the barony and regality of Glasgow and all the parts thereof above-mentioned, and hold, enjoy and possess his mills, offices and others lying within this realm without any impediment, burden or opposition whatsoever, likewise and as freely in all respects as if the charter and infeftment above-written and this present ratification thereof had never been made nor granted. And further, with express declaration that notwithstanding this present ratification there is reserved to the provost, bailies and council of Glasgow the chaplainries of St John and St Mary pertaining to the burgh of Glasgow possessed by the said burgh and whereof they have been and are in present possession; as also the privileges of the meal market situated beside the Blackfriar kirk thereof; as also that the university of Glasgow shall be exempt for their own members resident within the same and their servants only and the houses, lands and tenements belonging to them in property but shall in no way exempt other tenants dwelling within the said houses in the said burgh of Glasgow from the taxations and other impositions due to be paid by them as burgesses of the said burgh, and that the said university's exemption granted to them by their late infeftment shall make no kind of derogation to the rights and liberties of the said burgh of Glasgow, whereof they have been in use and possession. And lastly with declaration that this present ratification shall not be prejudicial to the archbishop of Glasgow nor his successors regarding any right which they have to the tron, mets and measures of Glasgow nor to any other thing which lawfully does appertain to the said archbishop and his successors.