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Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament ratify and approve to and in favour of William, earl of Dalhousie, lord Ramsay etc., the letter of tack and assedation made, set and granted by our sovereign lord, the king's majesty, with advice and consent of his highness's treasurers principal and depute, comptrollers and collectors and other lords of his highness's exchequer of Scotland, to the said William, earl of Dalhousie, his male heirs, assignees and subtenants, one or more, of all and whole the teind sheaves of the town and lands of Abbotshall and Mylnetoune thereof, with all and sundry their pertinents, cottages, outsets and pendicles whatsoever, lying within the regality of Dunfermline and sheriffdom of Fife, for all the days, space, years and terms of two nineteen years, containing 38 crops next after his entry thereto, which was appointed to be and begin at the feast of Lammas [1 August] next, called St Peter's Chains, in this present year 1641, and from thenceforth to be peaceably possessed, enjoyed, teinded, collected, let, used and conveyed upon by the said William, earl of Dalhousie and his foresaids, during the whole space, years and crops above-expressed and until the same be fully complete and together run forth, for yearly payment to be made by the said William, earl of Dalhousie and his foresaids to our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors the sum of £40 usual money of this realm (which was the silver teind duty contained in the former tack of the said teind sheaves) at two terms in the year, Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November] in winter, by equal portions only, as the said letter of tack of the date under the privy seal at Whitehall, 13 February last at more length bears, in all and sundry the heads, points, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditions contained therein, and after the forms and tenors thereof in all points. And will, grant, decree and ordain the said tack to be a sufficient right and security to the said William, earl of Dalhousie, his male heirs, assignees and subtenants foresaid, for possessing of the said teind sheaves of the said lands above-written, with the pertinents, during the whole space, years and terms contained therein, for payment of the foresaid yearly duty mentioned therein, according thereto in all points, notwithstanding of whatsoever objections, defects or imperfections that may be proposed or alleged in the contrary; concerning which, our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament have dispensed for them and their successors and, by this ratification, dispense for ever.