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Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the charters made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal to and in favour of Thomas MacKenzie of Pluscarden, therein designed brother-german to George [MacKenzie], earl of Seaforth, lord MacKenzie of Kintail, and Jean Grant, his spouse, the longest liver of the two, in conjunct fee, and to their male heirs and of tailzie specified therein, of all and whole the mills of Elgin, called the mills of Mostowie and King's Mill, with the mill lands, astricted multures and other duties and privileges thereof used and wont, and to the said Thomas MacKenzie and to his male heirs and of tailzie mentioned therein of all and sundry the lands, teinds and others after-specified, namely: the mains of Pluscarden, the lands of Whitetree, Barnhill, Overton, Drinkinghill, Crossley, Auchtertyre, Foresterseat, Netherbyre and Easterhill, with all and sundry the teind sheaves of the lands particularly above-written included, which were never wont to be separate from the stock, with castles, towers, fortalices, manor places, parts, pendicles, annexes, connexes, orchards, parks, meadows, wards, woods, mills, fishings, tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants of the lands and others above-written; and also of all and sundry the teind sheaves of the lands after-mentioned, namely: of the lands of Westerton, Inchallon, Incharnock, Croy, Westerhills, Redavie, Balleloun, Aplewaird and of the mill lands of the mill of Pluscarden, with all their annexes, connexes, parts, pendicles and pertinents whatsoever, lying in the Glen of Pluscarden and within the sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres, containing a new gift, made and granted by his majesty after his highness's lawful age of 25 years complete, and after all his majesty's revocations general and special, and after his highness's parliament held at Edinburgh upon 28 June 1633, and after dissolution contained therein, of all and whole his majesty's property and proper lands for setting thereof in feu ferm to and in favour of the said Thomas MacKenzie and his said spouse and their foresaids in manner above-divided, of the lands, mills, teinds and others above-specified, all thereby united in a barony called the barony of Pluscarden, to be held of his majesty and his successors for payment of the feu and blench duties expressed therein, of the date at Edinburgh, 25 July 1636, with the precept of sasine and instrument of sasine following upon the said charter in all points, articles and clauses contained therein after the forms and tenors thereof. And declares this present ratification of the said charter, precept and sasine to be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the same were at length and word by word engrossed and inserted, herein dispensing with the not inserting thereof. Likewise his majesty, with consent foresaid, finds, declares, statutes and ordains that the same charter, precept and instrument of sasine with the other writs, rights and securities made to the said Thomas MacKenzie and his said spouse and their authors and predecessors are, and shall be, sufficient and valid rights and securities to them and to their heirs of tailzie and assignees foresaid for possessing and enjoying of the lands, teinds, mills and others above-specified perpetually in all time coming for payment of the duties particularly mentioned in the said charter.