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The estates of parliament, now convened in the second session of this first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, ratify and approve a charter made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal, dated 26 September 1635, to his majesty's beloved Sir John Veitch of Dawyck, knight, his majesty's master of works (designed in the said charter, John Veitch, younger, of Dawyck), his heirs and assignees whatsoever of all and whole the lands and barony of Dawyck, comprehending all and whole the lands of Easter and Wester Dawyck with manor places, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, mills, mill-lands, multures, outsets, tofts, crofts, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants, parts, pendicles and pertinents thereof whatsoever, lying within the parish of Dawyck and sheriffdom of Peebles, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, together with the decreet of apprising of the said lands led at the instance of the said Sir John Veitch, dated 12 September 1635, and whole grounds thereof upon which decreet of apprising the aforesaid charter follows, in all the heads, articles, clauses and conditions thereof, according to the tenors of the same, and also they declare, statute and ordain this aforesaid ratification to be as valid, lawful, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, decreet of apprising and grounds thereof aforesaid were at length word for word inserted and engrossed herein, dispensing hereby with the not inserting thereof. And likewise they find, declare, statute and ordain the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine, decreet of apprising and grounds thereof upon which apprising the aforesaid charter followed are and shall be sufficient, valid and effectual rights and securities to the said Sir John Veitch and his above-specified for holding and enjoying the said lands and barony of Dawyck comprehending as said is as their own proper heritage at their pleasure in all time coming, according to the same charter, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, decreet of apprising and grounds thereof hereby ratified in all points and according thereto.