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Our sovereign lord, for himself and as father and administrator to his highness's dearest son, Charles, prince of Scotland and Wales, stewart of Scotland and superior of the lands underwritten, and estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the three separate charters particularly underwritten, namely: the first thereof made, given and granted by his highness's late dearest father of worthy memory, James [VI], king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith etc., for himself and as lawful administrator to his highness's son Henry, then prince and stewart of Scotland for the time, to the late James [Elphinstone], then lord Balmerino, then his highness's secretary and president of his highness's college of justice, his male heirs and of tailzie contained therein, of all and whole the lands of Bonnington, with the mansions, manor places, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, mills, multures, woods, fishings, parts, pendicles, annexes, connexes, dependencies and feu ferm thereof, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants and all their pertinents, lying within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, and by annexation within the barony and sheriffdom of Renfrew, and of certain other lands contained in the said charter to be held of the said late Henry, then prince and stewart of Scotland, and his successor princes and stewarts of Scotland, in fee and heritage in manner specified in the said charter, of the date at Whitehall, 2 May 1608, with the procuratory and instrument of resignation whereon the same proceeded and precept and sasine following thereupon, of whatsoever dates, tenors or contents the same be of. The second of the said charters made, given and granted by his highness's said late dearest father, King James of worthy memory, for himself and as lawful administrator to his highness's dearest son, Charles, then prince of Great Britain, stewart of Scotland, now king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, with advice and consent of his highness's treasurer, comptroller and collector depute and lords of his highness's secret council, his highness's commissioners for the time, to his highness's right trusty cousin and councillor John [Maitland], then lord Thirlestane, now earl of Lauderdale, his male heirs and of tailzie contained therein and their assignees whatsoever heritably of all and whole the said lands of Bonnington, extending to a ten pound land of old extent, with the mansions, manor places, houses, buildings, orchards, yards, mills, multures, woods, fishings, parts, pendicles, annexes, connexes, dependencies and feu ferm thereof, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants and all their pertinents, lying as said is, upon the resignation of his highness's right trusty cousin Alexander [Montgomery], earl of Eglinton, lord Montgomery, and of the late Sir Alexander Drummond of Midhope, knight, and the new gift and disposition contained in the said charter, to be held of the said prince and his successor stewarts of Scotland in fee and heritage in manner specified in the said charter, which is of the date under the great seal at Edinburgh, 8 July 1613, with the procuratory and instrument of resignation whereon the same proceeded and precept of sasine and sasine following thereupon of whatsoever dates, tenors or contents the same be of. And the third of the said charters made, given and granted by our sovereign lord, the king's majesty that now reigns, for himself and as prince and stewart of Scotland, with advice and consent of his highness's treasurers, comptrollers and collectors principal and depute of this realm for the time and of the other lords of his highness's exchequer, his majesty's commissioners, to the late Laurence Scott of Harperrig, thereafter of Clerkington, advocate, in liferent for all the days of his lifetime and to Master James Scott, his second lawful son, now of Bonnington, his heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably in fee, of all and whole the said lands of Bonnington, extending to the said ten pound land of old extent with the mansion, manor places, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, mills, multures, woods, fishings, parts, pendicles, dependencies and feu ferm thereof, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants and all their pertinents, lying as said is, upon the resignation of his highness's right trusty cousin and councillor John, earl of Lauderdale, to be held of our said sovereign lord as then prince and stewart of Scotland and his highness's successor princes and stewarts of Scotland, in fee and heritage in manner specified in the said charter, which is under the great seal of the date at Holyroodhouse, 19 February 1629, with the procuratory and instrument of resignation whereon the same proceeded and precept and sasine following thereupon, of whatsoever dates, tenors or contents the same be of, in all and sundry the heads, points, clauses, circumstances, articles and conditions contained therein, after the forms and tenors thereof in all points in so far as the same concerns and may be extended to all and whole the said lands of Bonnington extending as said is, with the mansions, manor places, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, mills, multures, fishings and other pertinents thereof foresaid, now pertaining to the said Master James Scott heritably. And our said sovereign lord, for himself and as father and lawful administer to his highness's said dearest son, the prince, for their highnesses and their successors, and estates of parliament, will, grant, decree and ordain that this present ratification of the said charters and rights specially and generally above-written, is and shall be as valid and effectual and of as great force, strength and effect to the said Master James Scott and his foresaids for holding, enjoying and possessing of all and whole the foresaid lands of Bonnington, extending as said is, with the mansions, houses, buildings and other pertinents thereof foresaid heritably and perpetually in all time coming in manner and form mentioned in the said charters and according thereto, as if the said charters and other rights specially and generally above-written were all at length word for word engrossed, inserted and contained in this present ratification, notwithstanding the same be not so done; concerning which and with all other defects and imperfections and objections which may be proposed or alleged against the said charters and rights specially and generally above-written, or any of them, or this present ratification thereof and validities of the same, our said sovereign lord, for himself and as lawful administrator to his highness's said dearest son, the prince, for their highnesses and their successors, and estates of parliament have dispensed and by this ratification dispense for ever.