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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament ratify and approve the charter made and granted by his highness's late dearest father to Sir John Spottiswood of Dairsie, knight, his male heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably of the kirklands of Dairsie and the parish kirk thereof, together with the parsonage and vicarage teinds of the same manse and glebe thereof, fruits, rents and emoluments whatsoever pertaining to the said kirk, lying within the regality of St Andrews and sheriffdom of Fife, together with the parish kirk and parish of Dalgarno, parsonage and vicarage thereof, with manse, glebe and kirklands of the same and other fruits, rents and emoluments belonging thereto, lying within the sheriffdom of Dumfries, by the which charter his highness's said late dearest father dissolved and dismembered the said two parish kirks of Dairsie and Dalgarno, with their foresaids, from the lordships of St Andrews and Holyroodhouse respectively, to the which they were annexed of before as a part of the patrimony and spirituality thereof, and erected the said two parish kirks in two separate and distinct benefices by themselves. And likewise ratify and approve the new gift and disposition therein contained made to the said Sir John Spottiswood and his foresaids of the said kirklands of Dairsie and the said parish kirks of Dairsie and Dalgarno, with advocation, donation and right of patronage of the said two kirks united and annexed to the said kirklands of Dairsie to be held of our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors in free blench ferm, as at more length is specified in the said charter under the great seal, of the date at Whitehall, 5 June 1621, with the precept of sasine and instrument of sasine following thereupon, procuratories and instruments of resignation and demission whereupon the said charter proceeded in all and sundry the heads, points, passes, clauses, articles circumstances and conditions therein contained. And our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament allow and grant and, for his highness and his successors, decree and ordain that this present ratification of the said infeftments, precept and sasine following thereupon, procuratories and instruments of resignation and demission whereupon the same proceeded, is and shall be of as great force, strength and effect to the said Sir John Spottiswood and his foresaids for possessing of the said kirklands, teinds, kirks and others foresaid, advocation, donation and right of patronage of the same as if the same whole charter were at length specially and particularly herein set down; concerning which, and with all other defects and imperfections that may be proposed or alleged against the same or this present ratification thereof, our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament have dispensed and, by this ratification, dispense for ever, and that the said ratification be further extended in the best form with all clauses necessary.