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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the charter and infeftment granted by the king's majesty under his highness's great seal of the date 14 July 1594 to the late Arthur Forbes of Rires, his heirs and assignees, with a gift of novodamus therein, of all and whole the lands, lordship and barony of Rires, with the tower, fortalice, mills, woods, yards, parts and pendicles thereof particularly expressed in the said charter, lying within the sheriffdom of Fife, with the right of patronage of kirks and chaplainries pertaining to the said lordship and barony of Rires, and especially the advocation, donation and right of patronage of the chapel called St Mary Rires; all and whole the lands and barony of Leuchars Forbes, with the pendicles and pertinents thereof contained in the said charter; all and whole the third part of the lands of Rashmyre, with houses, buildings, mills, fishings and pertinents thereof, and especially the fishing, as well salmon as other fishings, called Reid Sands, with the fishing upon the River Eden and coble-net† passage thereof; the lands of Brackmont, with the tower, fortalice, manor place, mills, multures; the lands of Southfield, with the manor place, mill and pertinents thereof, with tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants, all lying within the sheriffdom of Fife, together with the lands of Strathieboyis and Nether Pirnie, lying within the sheriffdom of Perth, all united in a free barony called the barony of Rires, to be held and with the reddendo contained in the aforesaid charter, as the same of the date above-mentioned more fully purports, together with the instrument of sasine of the lands and others above-written given up to Robert Forbes, now of Rires, as son and heir to the said late Arthur Forbes of Rires upon a precept directed out of the chancellery, the sasine is dated 9 November 1610, John Paterson, sheriff clerk of Fife, notary thereto, in the whole heads, articles and clauses of the aforesaid charter, infeftment and instrument of sasine above-mentioned and according to the tenors thereof in all points. And the estates find and declare the same with this present ratification thereof to be good, valid and sufficient rights to the said Robert Forbes of Rires, his heirs and successors for holding and possessing the lands and others respectively aforesaid contained therein according to the tenors thereof as said is, and hold this ratification of the same as valid and sufficient as if the aforesaid charter, infeftment and instrument of sasine above-specified were inserted word for word and at length herein, with the which, and anent all other imperfections and nullities of the said rights, the estates hereby dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify, approve and confirm the charter passed under his highness's great seal of the date 12 November 1642 made and granted by our said sovereign lord, with consent of his highness's treasurer and other lords, commissioners of exchequer for the time, in favour of his highness's right trusty cousin and councillor James, earl of Moray, lord Doune and Abernethy, his male heirs and assignees of all and whole the manse and manor place of Spynie called the castle of Spynie, with the whole houses, buildings, orchards, yards, lochs, green and wood thereof, all lying within the sheriffdom of Elgin, with all right and title which our said sovereign lord had thereto by abolishing and suppressing the bishopric of Moray or otherwise howsoever, to be held of our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors in feu ferm and heritage for ever for yearly payment to our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors of the feu duties mentioned in the said charter, with the instrument of sasine following thereupon of the date 11 February 1642, in all and sundry the heads, points, clauses, articles and conditions contained therein and after the forms and tenors thereof in all points; and decree and ordain this present ratification thereof to be as valid and sufficient as if the said charter and sasine were all at length word by word inserted and contained therein, notwithstanding that the same be not so done, with the which, and anent all other imperfections thereof, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, having considered the gift of pension granted by his majesty to Sir Archibald Johnson, his advocate, of £200 sterling yearly during his lifetime in recompense of the good and faithful service the said Sir Archibald has done to his majesty, and for enabling him to the charge of serving his majesty and his son, the prince, as their advocate, as his majesty's gift under his hand of 30 October 1646 at length bears, and understanding that Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, his majesty's late advocate, had the same pension notwithstanding he had many occasions and means of rouping commodity by that place, which the said Sir Archibald cannot have in respect of his other public employments and various other occasions and reasons which will make that place more burdensome and less beneficial to him, therefore the estates do ratify, approve and confirm the said gift of pension to the said Sir Archibald, together with a former gift of pension granted by his majesty at the desire of the estates to him when he was put on the session, which is of the date 11 November 1641, in the whole tenors thereof, dispensing with all defects and impediments therein if any be. And further finding that it is necessary, in respect of the condition of the said Sir Archibald and that it is conducible also to the public service that the said two pensions and the payment thereof be secured to him and that otherwise he will not be able to serve in those public charges he is entrusted with, therefore the estates of parliament do also hereby seriously recommend that the said two pensions be thankfully and duly paid at the terms of payment respectively mentioned in the gifts aforementioned out of the first and readiest of his majesty's revenues, property or casualty whatsoever, and that the treasurer principal and depute, the lords of exchequer, the receivers of his majesty's rents, and all others whom it concerns be careful according to their several interests that the same be really performed.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify, approve and confirm the three charters, whereof the first two granted by his highness's dearest father King James VI of worthy memory, and the last and third by our sovereign lord King Charles that now reigns, with consent of their highness's treasurers principal and depute and other lords and others of their highness's exchequer of Scotland, their commissioners for the time, all to and in favour of the late Mr William Forbes, sometime of Menie, thereafter of Craigievar, in liferent for all the days of his lifetime, and to William, now Sir William Forbes of Craigievar, knight baronet, his eldest lawful son in fee, their male heirs and of tailzie and assignees particularly designed therein heritably of all and sundry the lands and barony of Logiefintray, comprehending the particular lands, towns, mills, mill-lands and others contained therein and united, annexed and incorporated thereby in the said barony, to be held of their highness and their successors respectively in fee heritage and free barony for ever in manner mentioned and contained in the same charters, which are under their highness's great seal, whereof the first is dated 4 December 1617, the second dated 21 April 1619, and the third and last dated 29 April 1625, 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 the said estates of parliament will and grant, and for his highness and his successors decree and ordain, that the said charters, precepts and sasines following thereupon and this ratification thereof are and shall be good, valid and sufficient in themselves to the said Sir William Forbes, his male heirs and of tailzie and assignees designed therein for holding, enjoying and possessing the same lands, barony and others contained therein heritably and irredeemably, perpetually and in all time coming, notwithstanding of any faults, defects, imperfections or objections that may be proposed or alleged against the same and validities thereof, or against the persons in whose favour the same is granted, or for whatsoever bygone cause, crime or occasion and without any right, action or interest to be acclaimed by his highness or his successors thereto in any manner of way in all time coming, which the said estates of parliament have renounced and by this act renounce from his highness and his successors to and in favour of the said Sir William Forbes and his aforesaids simply for ever. And likewise will and grant and decree and ordain that this present ratification above-written is and shall be of as great force, strength and effect to the said Sir William Forbes, his male heirs and of tailzie and assignees above-designed for their right and security of the said lands and others above-written as if the same three charters hereby confirmed were all particularly word for word here engrossed and ratified, notwithstanding that the same be not so done, with the which the said estates have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever. Declaring always, likewise the said estates do hereby declare that this present ratification shall be in no way prejudicial to his majesty or his highness's lieges so far as may concern the entry of any vassals within the lordship of Lindores or any act made in this present session of parliament, but that his majesty's and lieges' interests and rights therein be reserved as by law.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the letters of gift made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal of this kingdom to his majesty's right trusty cousin and councillor James, earl of Callander during all the days of his lifetime of the office of principal sheriffship of the sheriffdom of Stirling, with all honours, dignities, privileges, immunities, casualties, profits and duties pertaining and belonging thereto, to be held and enjoyed by him during his said lifetime likewise and as freely as any other sheriff principal of any other sheriffdom within this said kingdom has done, does or may do in time coming, fallen and become in the hands of our said sovereign lord and at his highness's gift and disposition by demission and resignation thereof made in his majesty's hands by John [Erskine], earl of Mar, or howsoever the same has become vacant in his majesty's hands by demission, resignation, deprivation or any other manner of way. With power to the said James, earl of Callander during his said lifetime to fence, affix, affirm, hold and continue sheriff courts as often as need be within any part of the bounds of the said sheriffdom, and to that effect to elect, create and cause be sworn deputes under him, clerks, serjeants, dempsters and all other members of court needful, for whom he shall be held to answer, as in the said letters of gift of the date at Newcastle, 4 August 1646 at more length is contained, in the whole heads, articles, clauses, conditions and circumstances specified and contained therein in favour of the said James, earl of Callander; and will and grant that this present ratification of the said letters of gift is and shall be as valid and sufficient to the said James, earl of Callander as if the same were word by word expressed and inserted herein, with the which, and anent all other objections and imperfections whatsoever which may be proposed or alleged against the aforesaid letter of gift and this present ratification thereof, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and dispense by this act for ever.
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The estates of parliament, presently convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the gift granted by his majesty to Mr Robert Mayne during his lifetime of the office of receiving the impost due to be paid to his majesty for all wines that shall happen to be imported within this his kingdom of Scotland within the bounds contained in the said gift, with the whole fees and casualties belonging thereto specified therein, which gift is of the date 9 January 1647, in all and sundry heads, articles and circumstances of the same; and will and grant and also decree and ordain that the aforesaid ratification is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said Mr Robert Mayne as if the said gift were word by word expressed herein, albeit the same be not so done, with the which, and with all defects and imperfections (if any be) that may follow thereupon or that may be moved against the same, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever. And will, determine and declare that the aforesaid gift is and shall be a good and valid right to enjoy, hold and possess the aforesaid office of receiving of the said impost within the bounds aforesaid with all fees and casualties belonging thereto during his lifetime as said is, without any impediment whatsoever to be made to him therein.
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The estates of parliament, presently convened by virtue of the last act of his majesty's second parliament held by his majesty and estates of parliament in 1641, considering that all and sundry the lands of Humbie, with the manor place, houses, buildings, outsets, yards, orchards, tofts, crofts, annexes, connexes, parts, pendicles and pertinents of the same, lying in the parish of Kirkliston and sheriffdom of Linlithgow, were said of old to pertain to the bishopric of St Andrews, and that the same thereafter fell and became in the hands of his majesty's late dearest father by virtue of the act of annexation, and that his majesty's said late dearest father, by his charter under the great seal of the date 26 December 1599 and sasine following thereupon, gave and conveyed to the late Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick and to his heirs and assignees heritably all and sundry the said lands of Humbie, with the manor place, houses, buildings, yards, annexes, connexes, parts, pendicles and pertinents of the same lying as said is, and that upon the said late Alexander's resignation, his majesty's said late dearest father, by a later charter under the great seal of the date 18 October 1603, gave and conveyed to the late Thomas [Hamilton], earl of Haddington, lord Binning etc., grandfather to John, now earl of Haddington and then designed Sir Thomas Hamilton of Monkland, knight, his majesty's advocate, and Dame Margaret Foulis, his spouse, the longest liver of the two in conjunct fee and to his heirs procreated or to have been procreated of his body, which failing, to Thomas Hamilton of Priestfield, his father, and to his male heirs specified therein, which failing, to the heirs and assignees whatsoever of the said late Sir Thomas, all and sundry the said lands of Humbie, with the manor place and pertinents thereof aforesaid lying as said is; and the said late Sir Thomas Hamilton, having acquired the heritable right, kindness and possession of the said lands and others in his person from the late William Hamilton of Pardovan, John Stevenson, elder, of Hirdmansheills† and James Stevenson, his son, and others having right thereto, and that after the restitution of bishops the said late Sir Thomas, having paid to the late George [Gledstanes], archbishop of St Andrews certain great sums of money, therefore and for sundry other onerous causes the said archbishop, with consent of the chapter, by his charter of feu ferm, sealed with his own proper seal and the chapter's seal, containing precept of sasine, of the date 10 January 1607, ratified all and sundry charters, infeftments, precepts and instruments of sasine, instruments of resignation, letters of procuratory, conformation, decreets, writs, rights, titles and securities whatsoever made by his majesty's said late dearest father or any other person to the said late Sir Thomas Hamilton and his said spouse or their aforesaids, and of new gave and conveyed the said lands and others aforesaid to the said late Sir Thomas Hamilton and his said spouse and their aforesaids to be held feu of the said late archbishop and his successors, paying thereof yearly £4 money of Scotland at two terms in the year, Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November], by equal portions, and 13s 4d of augmentation, and doubling the said sum by payment of £9 6s 8d at the entry of the heir in name of feu ferm only; and that his majesty's late dearest father, by his charter of conformation of the date at Edinburgh, 26 November 1607, ratified the aforesaid charter granted by the said late George, archbishop of St Andrews to the said late Thomas, first earl of Haddington (then designed Sir Thomas Hamilton of Monkland) of the aforesaid lands of Humbie and others above-specified, with the pertinents. And likewise the said estates of parliament, now considering that by the abolishing of bishops within the kingdom by the laws and acts of parliament thereof the late Thomas, earl of Haddington, father to the said John, now earl of Haddington and the late Thomas, earl of Haddington, brother to the said John, now earl of Haddington, and also the said John, now earl of Haddington were all three heritably infeft successively after each other in the aforesaid lands and others above-specified with the pertinents, to be held of our sovereign lord the king's majesty and his successors as immediate lawful superiors thereof in feu ferm and heritage in manner specified in their several infeftments, retours and other rights of the same, therefore the said estates of parliament have ratified and approved and by the tenor hereof ratify and approve the aforesaid charters and infeftments respectively, particularly and generally above-specified, with all and sundry their charters, sasines, procuratories and instruments of resignation, conformations, retours, precepts upon retours and sasine following thereupon, and other rights, titles and securities whatsoever made and granted by his majesty and his said late dearest father or by the late archbishops of St Andrews or by whatsoever other person or persons to the said John, now earl of Haddington and the late Thomas earl of Haddington, his brother, the late Thomas, earl of Haddington, his father, and the late Thomas, earl of Haddington, his grandfather, and the late Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick or any of them, or to their or any of their predecessors and authors or introduced or conceived in their or any of their favour, of and concerning the aforesaid lands of Humbie and others respectively above-specified, with the pertinents, of whatsoever date or dates, tenors or contents the same be of, in all and sundry heads, articles and circumstances of the same whatsoever; and will and grant and also decree and ordain the aforesaid ratification shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said John, earl of Haddington and to his male heirs and assignees and successors whatsoever as if the aforesaid charters, infeftments and other writs, rights and securities respectively, particularly and generally above-specified were word by word expressed herein albeit the same be not so done, with the which, and with all that may follow thereupon, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever; and will and declare that the aforesaid charters, infeftments and other rights and securities above-specified shall be good, valid and effectual rights and titles to the said John, earl of Haddington and his aforesaids for holding and possessing the said lands and others above-specified, with the pertinents, heritably and irredeemably in all time coming, notwithstanding of whatsoever impediment, act, statute or objection made or to be made in the contrary, and dissolve the aforesaid lands of Humbie, with the pertinents thereof above-specified, from the crown and patrimony thereof and from the aforesaid late archbishopric of St Andrews and jurisdiction thereof and from all annexations, evictions and benefices whatsoever to which the same was annexed or pertained of before, and that to the effect the aforesaid charters and infeftments may be valid and sufficient rights to the said John, earl of Haddington and his aforesaids for enjoying, holding and possessing the said lands and others aforesaid, with the pertinents, to be held of his majesty and his successors in feu ferm and heritage heritably and irredeemably in all time coming; and also to the effect (if need be) a new infeftment thereof may be passed thereupon after dissolution to the said John, earl of Haddington and to his male heirs and assignees whatsoever, to be held of his majesty and his successors in manner aforesaid.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve a gift granted by his majesty's late dearest father King James VI of blessed memory under his majesty's privy seal of Scotland of the date at Whitehall, 5 November 1611 to Andrew [Knox], sometime bishop of the Isles, whereby his majesty's late dearest father conveyed to the said late Andrew, his heirs and assignees whatsoever all sums of money that should be resting and owing to his majesty by the late Lauchlan MacLean of Duart, Hector MacLean, his son, Domhnall Gorm of Sleat†, Rorie MacLeod of Herish, Lauchlan MacLean of Coll, Lauchlan MacKinnon of Strathordill, Domhnall mac Aonghais mhic Alasdair of Glengarry†, Alexander MacDonnell of Gorgorvauch, Domhnall mac Ailein†, uncle of Eilean Tioram, Lauchlan MacIntosh of Dinnachtan, Alasdair MacGilleChaluim of Raasay†, Ailean mac Ailein of Ardgour†, Alexander MacAlister of Glenevish, Hutcheon MacKay of Far, for their parts of whatsoever taxations granted to his majesty's late father out of their lands at any time preceding 1 July 1606, and likewise ratify and approve the tax rolls of the said taxations imposed upon the said persons above-named and their lands after the form and tenor thereof, subscribed by Archibald Primrose, clerk to the taxations for the time, and acts of parliament made relating thereto upon the grant of the same taxations, together with the assignation of the said gift and taxations contained therein made by the said late Andrew, bishop of the Isles to the late Mr Thomas Knox, his son, of the date 15 September 1616, and the decreet of the lords of council and session interposed thereto, of the date 15 January 1622, together also with the translation of the said gift and assignation aforesaid made by the said late Mr Thomas Knox to James Mowat, writer to his majesty's signet, and to the other persons and in manner contained in the said translation, of the date 24 January 1622, or of whatsoever date or dates, tenor or contents the same be of. Likewise the said estates of parliament dispense with the generality of the said gift, tax rolls, assignation and translation above-written, and by this act admit the generality hereof to be as lawful and valid to the said James Mowat, his heirs and assignees as if the said gift, tax rolls of the taxation aforesaid, assignation and translation thereof above-written were specially engrossed and set down herein word for word; and will and grant that this act shall be to the said James Mowat and his aforesaids a good right and title to the said letters of gift of the taxations above-written and to the tax rolls thereof and to the said assignation and translation thereof and decreets aforesaid of the lords of session interposed thereto of the dates above-mentioned, according to the tenors thereof respectively in all points. With power to him, according to the said gift, tax rolls, assignation and translation made to him thereof as said is, to uplift and intromit with from the persons above-named the particular taxations imposed upon the aforenamed persons and their lands, and to uplift the same taxations for their heirs and successors of the particular lands above-specified, and to intromit with the goods, gear, sums of money and others pertaining to each one of the persons respectively above-named who are alive and of the heirs and successors of so many of the aforenamed persons as are deceased; and (if need be) that letters be directed by the lords of council and session to command and charge the present heritors of the particular lands above-written and possessors thereof out of which the said taxations were appointed to be paid to the king's majesty in manner and for the causes contained in the acts of parliament and tax rolls made relating thereto in general or by their names especially, as shall be given up by the messengers, executor of the said letters enrolled, to make payment of the particular taxations above-mentioned, each person respectively for their own parts, as are contained in the said letter of gift and tax rolls to the said James Mowat, within the space and according to the aforesaid letters of gift, tax rolls and acts of parliament made relating thereto in the appropriate form under the pain of rebellion and of putting them to the horn; and (if need be) to poind and distrenzie the readiest goods and gear being upon the ground of each one of the particular lands above-mentioned out of which the taxations above-specified were appointed to be paid and make penny thereof and make the said James Mowat to be completely paid of the aforesaid taxations imposed upon each one of the lands above-mentioned as is contained in the said tax rolls after the form and tenor thereof, letters of gift, assignation and translation made thereupon and decreet of the said lords of council and session interposed thereto in all points, which the estates of parliament do hereby ratify and approve in the whole heads, clauses, articles, obligations, conditions and circumstances respectively thereof and hold this present general ratification of the same as sufficient as if the said gift, tax rolls, assignation, translation and others hereby ratified were inserted at length herein, with the which, and anent all other imperfections thereof, the estates of parliament hereby dispense, notwithstanding of any act of parliament, law and statute made in the contrary. Providing always that this present act of parliament shall in no way be extended to any taxations imposed upon the lands and earldom of Kintyre, barony of Islay, priory of Ardchattan, lands and barony of Ardanker and lands of Lochiel for the causes and in manner contained in the said tax rolls, acts of parliament and letters of gift aforesaid, but that the same lands and each one of them shall be free of the payment of the said taxations in all time coming.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, have ratified, approved and confirmed and do hereby ratify, approve and confirm the act of the committee of estates of parliament of the date at Edinburgh, 30 July 1646 made in favour of Alexander Brodie of Lethen, finding and declaring that the rebels and common enemies of the kingdom in the north did spuilzie, plunder and take away out of his house of Kinloss the whole writs, rights and evidents of his lands and barony of Lethen, Pitgaveny, Ballivat, Fernochtie, East Grange and others pertaining to him, with several bonds, discharges and other writs, and therefore ordaining a signature to be passed in favour of the said Alexander Brodie of Lethen, his male heirs and assignees by the treasurer principal, treasurer depute and other lords of exchequer upon his own resignation, with a new gift of novodamus therein, of all his lands, teinds and others aforesaid freely without any composition to be paid for that, to be held of the king's majesty and his successors, according to the former holdings of the said lands. As also ordaining the aforesaid signature and infeftment to follow thereupon to be likewise passed and issued through the registers and seals freely without any payment to be taken for the same, as the aforesaid act of the date above-mentioned, containing sundry other heads and clauses therein with the reasons and causes whereupon the same is granted, more fully bears, in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses, conditions and provisions respectively of the aforesaid act and according to the tenor thereof in all points. And declare this present ratification thereof to be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all points as if the aforesaid act above-mentioned was inserted word for word herein, with the which, and anent all defects and imperfections of the same and act aforesaid, the estates hereby dispense for ever. And also the estates find and declare that no decreet nor certification of improbation nor reduction shall be granted at the instance of any party or person whatsoever against the said Alexander Brodie and his aforesaids for non-production of the aforesaid writs and evidents granted to him or his predecessors of the lands and others aforesaid in respect the same was spuilzied and taken away by the rebels in manner specified in the said act.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the act of the general convention of burghs held at the burgh of Kirkcaldy on 10 August 1644 made by them in favour of the burgh of Kinghorn in granting and giving licence and approbation to the said burgh to convey the lands called the Common and Rosses, reserving the superiority of the lands called the Rosses to themselves for defraying those sums of money which they contracted in buying the same, and which sums they are not otherwise able to pay in respect of their inability, as the said act of the date above-written more fully bears, in the whole heads, articles, clauses and circumstances of the aforesaid act and according to the tenor thereof in all points, and interpose the authority of parliament thereto and declare this present general ratification of the aforesaid act to be as sufficient as if the same were inserted word for word, with the which, and with all other imperfections, the said estates have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, not only ratify and approve the charter of disposition and concession made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal, with consent of the commissioner for the treasury, treasurer depute and other lords of exchequer for the time, to Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun, knight, his heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably and irredeemably of all and whole the benefice (as well temporality as spirituality) of Failford, with all and sundry lands, fruits, rents, emoluments, feu ferm duties, superiorities, patronages, property and tenancy, privileges, liberties, immunities, jurisdictions and casualties whatsoever pertaining and belonging thereto or which may be known to pertain to the same (as well temporality as spirituality) property and tenancy thereof, lying within the sheriffdom of Ayr, with his majesty's new gift contained therein, of the date 18 March 1646, with the precept of sasine and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses and conditions contained therein, after the forms and tenors thereof, and statute and ordain this present ratification to be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the said infeftment, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were at length word by word inserted therein; but also the said estates of parliament have dissolved and by the tenor hereof dissolve from the crown all and whole the said benefice of Failford (as well temporality as spirituality) with all and sundry lands, fruits, rents, emoluments, feu ferm duties, superiorities, patronages, teinds great and small, property and tenancy, privileges, liberties, immunities, jurisdictions and casualties whatsoever pertaining and belonging or which may be known to pertain and belong thereto and others whatsoever pertaining of old to the said benefice of Failford and formerly annexed to his majesty's crown, to the effect that the said benefice (as well temporality as spirituality) of Failford and others above-specified may pertain and belong to the said William Cochrane and his aforesaids heritably and irredeemably as said is in all time coming, according to his charter and infeftment thereof above-specified, precept of sasine and sasines following thereupon in all points. And further it is statute and ordained by the said estates that when occasion shall offer of receiving of vassals or changing of tenants who come in the vassals' place, either as heirs by alienation of the vassals or comprising from them or by any other lawful manner, they shall be held and astricted to enter by the said Sir William Cochrane, his heirs and successors as their only and undoubted superiors in all time coming, and to do all duty to the said superior and his aforesaids at their entry as appertains and as he and they can agree.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, have ratified, approved and confirmed and by the tenor hereof ratify, approve and confirm to and in favour of Mr Robert Farquhar of Mounie the charter and infeftment granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal of the date 20 February 1643 of all and whole the lands and barony of Mounie, comprehending the towns, lands, mill and others particularly and generally specified in the said charter, with the manor place, towers, fortalices, houses, buildings and whole parts, pendicles and pertinents thereof, lying within the parish of [...] and sheriffdom of Aberdeen, to be held by the said Mr Robert Farquhar, his heirs and assignees contained in the said charter of the king's majesty in manner and for the reddendo mentioned therein, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following upon the same charter in the whole heads, articles, clauses and conditions of the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine above-mentioned, and according to the tenors thereof in all points. And declare this present general ratification of the same to be as valid and sufficient as if the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine were inserted and engrossed herein at length word for word, with the which, and with all other imperfections thereof, the estates have dispensed and hereby dispense for ever. And declare the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine with this present ratification thereof to be good, valid, effectual rights and securities to the said Mr Robert Farquhar, his heirs and assignees aforesaid for holding and possessing the said lands, barony and others mentioned therein, according to the tenors thereof in all time coming.
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The estates of parliament, presently convened in this sixth session of the 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 letter and gift of pension granted by our sovereign lord to his highness's right trusty and well-beloved cousin and councillor Charles, earl of Dunfermline, lord Fyvie and Urquhart, one of the gentlemen of his majesty's bedchamber, of the date at Newcastle, 26 December 1646, whereby, for the causes specified therein, his majesty has given, granted and conveyed to the said Charles, earl of Dunfermline during the whole space of his natural life a yearly pension of £1,000 sterling to be paid yearly to the said earl, his assignees, factors and others in his name during the space aforesaid, the first year's payment thereof to be and begin at Candlemas [2 February] last and so forth yearly and termly thereafter at two terms in the year, Candlemas and Lammas [1 August], by equal halves during the whole space aforesaid of the said earl's lifetime, to be duly paid by his majesty's treasurer present and to come or by any other intromitters with his majesty's rents out of the first and readiest of his majesty's ferms, feu ferms, customs, imposts or any others of his majesty's rents or casualties within the kingdom of Scotland presently pertaining or which hereafter shall happen to accrue to his majesty or his successors in all and sundry heads, articles and clauses of the said letter and gift of pension, which general ratification aforesaid the said estates of parliament will, declare, statute and ordain to be as valid and effectual to the said earl of Dunfermline in all respects for holding and enjoying the aforesaid pension during the space aforesaid and according to the tenor thereof as if the same gift and letter of pension were word for word inserted in this present ratification, with the which, and anent the non-inserting thereof herein at length, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and hereby dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, taking into their consideration a gift granted by his majesty to Robert Hamilton, servant to [John Lindsay], earl of Crawford [Lindsay], of the place and charge of procurator fiscal of the commissariat of Edinburgh, vacant by the death of Mr John Abernethy who did formerly exercise the same; and, taking into their consideration his abilities and sufficiency for the discharge of the said place of procurator fiscal, they do ratify and approve the said gift in all the heads, clauses and articles thereof in all points in favour of the said Robert Hamilton, that he may hold, enjoy and exercise the said place of procurator during all the days of his lifetime, declaring this to be as sufficient as if the tenor of the said gift were word for word inserted herein, with which the said estates dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the gift of pension given and granted by the king's majesty to William, earl of Lanark, secretary of state of the kingdom of Scotland, of a yearly pension of £600 sterling yearly during his natural lifetime, to be uplifted and paid to him, his factors, servants and others in his name having his power yearly at two terms in the year, Candlemas [2 February] and Lammas [1 August], by equal portions out of the first and readiest of the king's majesty's rents, duties or casualties whatsoever of the kingdom of Scotland, beginning the first term's payment at Candlemas 1643 and so forth yearly and termly thereafter during the said earl's lifetime, as the said gift passed and issued under the privy seal of the date 21 April 1643 more fully purports, in the whole heads, articles, clauses and conditions of the aforesaid letter of pension and according to the tenor thereof in all points; and declare this present general ratification to be as valid and effectual as if the aforesaid gift of pension was at length word for word inserted herein, with the which, and anent all imperfections thereof, the estates hereby dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, according to his majesty's promise in the first word contained in the charter after-mentioned anent the making of this ratification, have ratified, approved and confirmed and by this act ratify, approve and confirm the charter made and granted by his majesty, with consent of his highness's commissioners nominated therein for his highness's treasury and of his majesty's treasurer depute expressed therein and of the other lords of his highness's exchequer of the kingdom of Scotland, his majesty's commissioners, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer, knight, one of the senators of his highness's college of justice, his heirs and assignees mentioned therein, of all and whole the lands and barony of Saltoun, with the tower, fortalice, manor place, yards, orchards, mills, mill-lands, multures, sequels, woods, fishings, dovecots, tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants, parts, pendicles and pertinents of the same whatsoever, all and whole these kirk lands of Saltoun with the manor place, mansion house, buildings thereof and their pertinents which were held of old of the abbacy of Dryburgh, all and whole these two husband lands in the Nethertown of Saltoun and that half of a husband land in the Overtown of Saltoun, with houses, buildings, yards, tofts, crofts, parts, pendicles and pertinents which were held of old of the Trinity College beside Edinburgh or abbot of Sawltrie and were thereafter mortified by his majesty and his highness's predecessors to the provost, bailies, council and community of the burgh of Edinburgh, all lying within the barony of Saltoun, constabulary of Haddington and sheriffdom of Edinburgh; together with all and sundry the teind sheaves and other teinds, parsonage and vicarage, fruits, rents, profits and duties of the parish kirk and parish of Saltoun, parsonage and vicarage thereof, lying within the constabulary of Haddington and sheriffdom of Edinburgh aforesaid; all and whole the lands and barony of Glencorse, with the mills, mill-lands, multures, sequels, woods, fishings, coals, coalworks, tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants, annexes, connexes, parts, pendicles and pertinents whatsoever pertaining to the said barony of Glencorse, lying within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh principal, containing a ratification of the letters of ratification and renunciation made by Alexander, lord Abernethy of Rothiemay and Saltoun and certain of his nearest kinsmen named therein of the date the [...] day of January 1643, whereby they ratified all rights and securities made to the said Sir Andrew Fletcher and his aforesaids of the lands, baronies, teinds and others above-written and renounced in favour of the said Sir Andrew and his aforesaids all right and title which they or any of them, their heirs or assignees might have claim or pretend thereto, and consented that the said Sir Andrew Fletcher and his aforesaids should peaceably hold and enjoy the same heritably and irredeemably in all time coming; and containing a new gift granted by his majesty, with consent aforesaid, to the said Sir Andrew Fletcher and his aforesaids above-written of the lands and others above-specified, and a union of a whole and free barony called the barony of Saltoun, to be held of his majesty and his successors for yearly payment to his majesty and his highness's successors for the aforesaid lands and baronies of Saltoun and Glencorse and for the aforesaid teinds of the said kirk of Saltoun of one penny usual money of the said realm in name of blench ferm if it be asked and for the kirk lands above-mentioned of the feu duties contained therein, whereby his majesty, with consent aforesaid, of his highness's certain knowledge and proper motive, willed and granted, and for his majesty and his successors decreed and ordained that the aforesaid lands and baronies of Saltoun and Glencorse shall be held in all time coming in free blench for payment of the blench duty above-written, notwithstanding that the same lands and baronies were held by the authors of the said Sir Andrew of his majesty and his highness's successors by service of ward and relief or by any other manner of holding, which charter is dated 24 July 1643, with the precept of sasine following upon the said charter and the instrument of sasine given by virtue of the said precept, in all points, articles and clauses contained therein after the forms and tenors thereof. And declare and ordain that this present ratification of the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine respectively shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the same were at length inserted in this present act of parliament, dispensing by this act with the not inserting thereof.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify, approve and confirm the gift granted by the king's majesty under his highness's great seal of the date at Holyroodhouse, 2 September 1641 to and in favour of Sir Archibald Primrose, designed therein Archibald Primrose, lawful son to the late James Primrose, clerk of his highness's privy council, making and constituting the said Sir Archibald Primrose during all the days of his lifetime sole and only clerk of his majesty's privy council, with all liberties, privileges and casualties belonging to that office, and also sole and only writer of the commissions to the justices of peace yearly within the whole bounds, sheriffdoms, stewartries and bailiaries of this kingdom, and giving and conveying to him the aforesaid office and place respectively above-written, with all liberties, privileges and casualties belonging thereto, together with the yearly fee of £1,000 Scots for writing the aforesaid commissions to the justices of peace, as the said gift of the date above-written more fully purports; together with a gift and signature also granted by the king's majesty, bearing date at Newcastle, 30 October 1646, to the said Sir Archibald Primrose of a yearly fee of £100 sterling during his service as clerk to the privy council, together with a yearly pension of another £100 sterling during his lifetime, both payable at two terms in the year, Candlemas [2 February] and Lammas [1 August], by equal portions, beginning the first term's payment at Candlemas 1647 and so forth yearly thereafter during the spaces respectively aforesaid, without prejudice of the payment of any bygone fees or pension owing for any terms preceding Candlemas 1647, as the gift and signature more fully purport and bear, in the whole heads, articles, circumstances, clauses and conditions of the aforesaid gift and signature respectively above-mentioned and according to the tenor of the same respectively in all points; and declare this present ratification thereof to be as sufficient as if the same were inserted word for word herein, with the which, and anent all defects and imperfections thereof, the said estates of parliament dispense for ever, and hereby interpose the consent and authority of parliament to the aforesaid gifts and signature and each one of them. And also find and declare that the same, with this ratification thereof, shall be good and sufficient rights to the said Sir Archibald for holding the aforesaid office and uplifting of the fees and pension respectively above-mentioned in all time coming, according to the tenors of the said gift and signature in all points.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify, approve and confirm the act or decreet of the committee of the estates of parliament given and pronounced by them at Edinburgh upon 20 May 1646 in favour of Alexander Brodie of that ilk, finding and declaring him, his heirs and successors to be free from all action and execution which may be claimed or executed against them by whatsoever persons dwelling within the sheriffdoms of Inverness, Nairn and Elgin, being then within the country at the time of the using of the citations mentioned in the aforesaid decreet given against them and whereupon the said decreet proceeded for the causes and reasons respectively mentioned in the aforesaid decreet, as the same of the date above-written in itself more fully bears, in all and sundry the heads, articles, clauses, conditions and provisions respectively specified in the aforesaid decreet and according to the tenor thereof in all points; and declare this present ratification thereof to be as valid, effectual and sufficient as if the aforesaid act or decreet above-mentioned was inserted word for word herein, with the which, and anent all defects and imperfections of the same, the estates hereby dispense for ever. And also the said estates declare that the aforesaid act or decreet above-mentioned of 20 May 1646 and this ratification thereof shall in no way be extended against Ninian Dunbar of Grangehill, nor his heirs and successors, nor against any rights of multures, nor against any other rights, indentures, actions or other writs or securities personal or real pertaining or competent to him for himself or as heir or apparent heir to any of his predecessors.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, taking into their consideration that the king's majesty, with consent of his highness's treasurer principal and treasurer depute and other lords of exchequer, by virtue of the act of the committee of estates having full power from the parliament to that effect, granted in favour of Alexander Brodie of that ilk, have by his highness's charter under the great seal (containing a gift of novodamus therein) conveyed to the said Alexander, his male heirs and assignees heritably upon his own resignation all and whole the lands and barony of Brodie, comprehending the particular lands and teinds specified therein, erected of old in a free barony called the barony of Brodie, lying in the parish of Dyke and sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres; all and whole the town and lands of Greiship and Browns Crook, with the pertinents, lying within the parish of Forres and sheriffdom aforesaid; all and whole the kirklands of Dyke with the brewery and brewlands thereof, with all the liberties, privileges, parts, pendicles and pertinents belonging to the said lands, barony and others contained in the said charter, and of all and sundry the teind sheaves of the lands and barony of Brodie and others at more length contained in the said charter, as the same of the date 8 July 1646 more fully purports. And herewith also considering the truth and reality of the grounds and causes whereupon the aforesaid charter was granted and whereupon the act mentioned therein of 27 September 1645 did proceed, therefore the said estates of parliament have ratified, approved and confirmed and do hereby ratify, approve and confirm the aforesaid charter and infeftment above-mentioned, with the instrument of sasine following thereupon, together with the act and grounds whereupon the same proceeded, in the whole heads, articles, clauses, conditions and others contained therein, and interpose the authority of parliament thereto, and find and declare this general ratification thereof to be as valid and effectual as if the same were at length word by word inserted herein, with the which the estates dispense. And also find and declare that the charter, infeftment and others aforesaid with this present ratification thereof are and shall be good, valid and sufficient rights to the said Alexander Brodie of that ilk and his aforesaids for holding and possessing the aforesaid lands, baronies, teinds and others specified therein in all time coming, according to the tenors thereof respectively; and find and declare that no certification of improbation or reduction shall be granted for non-production of any of the principal prior infeftments, rights and evidents of the lands and others specified in the said charter and infeftment above-written, in respect the same were burnt and destroyed by the rebels and enemies of this kingdom at the time of the burning of his house of Brodie, as is instructed by the said act of the committee of estates and probation received thereupon.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the charter granted to the late Sir William Cockburn of Langton of the barony of Langton, with the burgh of barony thereof, with the whole offices and liberties contained in the said charter, dated 17 February 1609, with his son's retour to him of the same; and because the market day is blank in the said infeftments and the fair days are designed to be according to the customary time, therefore the said estates of parliament design hereby the said market day of Langton to be weekly upon Tuesday and the first of the said fair days to be yearly upon 20 March and the other of the same fair days to be yearly upon 15 July, and will and grant that the designation aforesaid made hereby shall be as effectual as if the same market and fair days were especially inserted in the aforesaid infeftments.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify, approve and confirm the gift granted by his majesty to Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight, his highness's late advocate, and his son, the tenor whereof follows: Charles Rex. Forasmuch as we were pleased to employ our trusty councillor, Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, our advocate, to be our commissioner at the general assembly of the kirk held and begun at Edinburgh on 2 August 1643 and closed upon 19 August, and that thereby there is due to him the ordinary allowance used to be bestowed by us upon our commissioners to the general assembly of the kirk, which is the sum of £50 sterling to himself and £10 sterling to the bearer of the commission under our great seal before our said commissioner for each day during the time of the assembly (which endured the space of 18 days), extending to the sum of £1,080 sterling, therefore it is our special pleasure that the said Sir Thomas and his said son be paid of the said sum of £1,080 sterling due to them respectively out of the rents and casualties of our exchequer of the said kingdom and that a signature be issued to him thereupon to be passed our privy seal, containing a gift of such duties or casualties as will extend to the payment of the said sums, which shall be as valid as if the same was signed by our royal hand and for which this act shall be a sufficient warrant, and ordain this act to be recorded and registered in the books of our exchequer, given at Newcastle on 10 August 1646, in all the heads, articles, clauses and conditions thereof, declaring that the said gift and this present ratification thereof is and shall be a sufficient and valid right, and dispensing with all defects and imperfections (if any be) in the said gift for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, have ratified and approved and by the tenor hereof ratify and approve the charter and infeftment made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal to Sir Michael Balfour of Denmilne, knight, his male heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably of all and sundry the lands, mills, mill-lands, teinds and others mentioned therein, all thereby united, erected and incorporated in a whole and free barony called the barony of Denmilne, to be held of our said sovereign lord the king's majesty and his highness's successors in fee heritage and free barony for ever, as the said charter of the date at Edinburgh, 24 July 1646 at more length bears, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses and circumstances thereof whatsoever. And the said estates of parliament do hereby ordain and declare that this present general ratification is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said Sir Michael Balfour of Denmilne, knight, his male heirs and successors and assignees for their heritable holding, enjoying and possession of the lands, mills, mill-lands, multures, teinds and others specified in the said charter and infeftment in all time coming as if the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were at length word by word herein inserted and hereby ratified in special, with the which, and with all other defects and imperfections whatsoever which may be objected against the validity of the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine or this present general ratification thereof, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for now and ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, having respect to the true and thankful service done to his majesty and to the country by James Blair, younger, merchant burgess of Irvine, and his predecessors, have ratified and approved and by the tenor hereof ratify and approve the gift granted by our sovereign lord the king's majesty under the privy seal of the date at Edinburgh, 21 November 1636, of the office of cocket clerkship within the whole bounds of the bailiary of Cunninghame to the said James Blair, younger, during all the days of his lifetime in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses, privileges and circumstances whatsoever specified and set down therein. And the said estates of parliament will, grant, declare, statute and ordain that the said James Blair, younger, shall peaceably and freely hold, enjoy and possess the aforesaid office of cocket clerkship within the bounds of the said bailiary of Cunninghame with all profits, casualties and duties whatsoever pertaining and belonging thereto of all ships, crayers, barks, boats, merchandise and others whatsoever, either imported or exported by whatsoever person or persons within the bounds above-written, as freely in all respects as any of his predecessors held and possessed the same in any time bygone, and that during all the days of the said James' lifetime, according to the tenor of the said gift without any stop, trouble or impediment to be made or moved in the contrary. And that this present general ratification of the said gift shall be of as great force, strength and effect to the said James Blair during his lifetime in all respects and conditions as if the same were at length word for word engrossed herein, dispensing forthwith and with all objections whatsoever that may or can be alleged in the contrary; and ordain this act to be published at the market cross of Irvine.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, understanding that there was a signature passed under his majesty's hand of the lands and barony of Pentland, lying within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh, in favour of Mr John Cant of Lowrieston, his heirs and assignees upon the resignation of the late Sir Robert Spottiswood of Dunipace, knight, containing a new gift and a new union to be held of his majesty and his successors, containing likewise a tax duty to be paid for the lands and others aforesaid in time of ward and non-entry and a tax avail to be paid for the marriage of the heirs thereof when the same should happen, appointed to have been modified by the docket of the said signature by the commissioners of treasury and exchequer, as the said signature of the date at Doncaster, 11 July 1642 and docket thereof at length purport. And likewise understanding that Sir John Gibson of Alderston, knight, one of the ordinary clerks to the lords of council and session, has acquired not only the right of the lands and others aforesaid which was competent to the said Mr John Cant but also the right of the reversion thereof which was granted by the said Mr John Cant for redeeming the same from him, therefore, and for the true and faithful service done to his majesty and the said estates of parliament by the said Sir John Gibson, the said estates of parliament by this act ratify and approve the aforesaid signature which was subscribed by his majesty in favour of the said Mr John Cant and his aforesaids above-written in all points, and hereby recommend to his majesty's treasurers principal and depute and other lords and others of his highness's exchequer to pass and issue in exchequer the same signature in favour of the said Sir John Gibson, his heirs and assignees of the lands and others aforesaid, with the same taxed ward, and to fill up the duties appointed to be paid for the lands and others above-written in time of non-entry and the value of the marriage of the heirs thereof, with such a yearly duty and sum of money as the said lords and others of exchequer shall be pleased to modify, according to the aforesaid docket of the said signature which was issued under his majesty's hand in favour of the said Mr John Cant, who is author to the said Sir John Gibson and is named in the right of the lands and others aforesaid, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.
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The estates of parliament, presently convened in this sixth session of the 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 the gift and presentation granted by his majesty for himself and as father, tutor, guardian and lawful administrator to his highness's dearest son, the prince, under the privy seal to Mr William Semple, one of the regents of the college of Glasgow, during his lifetime of all and whole that prebendary called Ayr primo, which is one of the prebendaries of the chapel royal of Stirling and of the teinds great and small, parsonage and vicarage thereof and other teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments and duties of the kirk and parish of Ayr, lying within the diocese of Glasgow and sheriffdom of Ayr, with the power and warrant specified therein for giving of institution and possession thereupon and precept also specified therein, commanding also the lords of council and session to grant and direct letters of horning upon a simple charge of 10 days only and others necessary at the instance of the said Mr William Semple or his factors, servants and others in his name against all and sundry heritors, feuars, farmers, tenants, tacksmen, parishioners, possessors and occupiers of the lands and others belonging to the said prebendary and kirk and parish of Ayr, and others indebted in payment of the teinds great and small, parsonage and vicarage thereof and other fruits, rents, emoluments and duties belonging thereto for causing the said Mr William Semple and his aforesaids be answered, obeyed and paid of the same of the crop and year of God 1644 and of all years and terms bygone resting owed and yearly and termly in time coming during his lifetime, in manner at length specified in the said gift and presentation, which is of the date 8 April 1646, with the instrument of institution following thereupon in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses and circumstances of the same whatsoever; and will and grant and also decree and ordain that the aforesaid ratification is and shall be as effectual, valid and sufficient to the said Mr William Semple and his aforesaids as if the said gift and presentation and institution following thereupon were word by word expressed herein, albeit the same be not so done, with the which, and with all defects and imperfections (if any be) that may be proposed against the same or validity thereof, the estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever; and will, ordain and declare that the aforesaid gift and presentation and institution following thereupon shall be a sufficient, good and valid right and title to the said Mr William Semple and his aforesaids for enjoying the aforesaid prebendary and uplifting of the aforesaid teinds according to the tenor thereof during his lifetime, notwithstanding of whatsoever impediment, act, statute or objection made or to be made in the contrary.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the gift granted by his majesty to Mr Thomas Henderson, advocate, of the date at Newcastle, 26 December 1646, whereby his majesty for the causes mentioned therein has made, constituted and ordained the said Mr Thomas Henderson during all the days of his lifetime to be joint justice depute with Mr Alexander Colville of Blair, present general justice depute, during all the days of the lifetime of the said Mr Alexander, reserving to the said Mr Alexander during his said lifetime all fees, commodities, casualties and others whatsoever pertaining to the said place of justice depute. And also whereby his majesty has nominated the said Mr Thomas Henderson during all the days of his said lifetime, after the death of the said Mr Alexander Colville, to be justice depute to his majesty, and has given, granted and conveyed to him during all the days of his said lifetime as said is the whole liberties, privileges, fees, commodities and other casualties due to the said place held by the said Mr Alexander Colville, with power to the said Mr Thomas to use and exercise the said place of justice depute to his majesty's lieges in all causes which concern the said place of justiciary, and that jointly with the said Mr Alexander during all the days of the said Mr Alexander's said lifetime, or separately by himself as justice depute, succeeding to the said Mr Alexander to the place of the said justice depute held by him as said is, together with all liberties and privileges of deputation and others contained in the gift granted to the said Mr Alexander of before, which, by the aforesaid gift, are held as expressed. As also the yearly pension of £100 sterling granted by his majesty to the said Mr Thomas during all the days of his said lifetime for exercising and discharging the said office, payable at two terms in the year, Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November] in winter, by equal portions by his majesty's high treasurer, comptroller and collector general and their under-receivers present and who shall happen to be for the time, out of the readiest of his majesty's rents, revenues and patrimony of the said kingdom and casualties belonging therein, beginning the first term's payment thereof at Martinmas 1646 and so forth yearly and termly in time coming during all the days of the said Mr Thomas' said lifetime. Reserving to Mr James Robertson of Bedlay his gift of the said office of justice depute, fees and casualties belonging thereto during his lifetime in all and sundry the heads, points, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditions contained therein and after the form and tenor thereof in all points. And it is hereby declared that this present ratification of the said gift is and shall be as effectual and sufficient to the said Mr Thomas Henderson for holding and enjoying the said office, fees and casualties thereto belonging during all the days of his said lifetime as if the said gift had been granted by his majesty to him in open face of parliament.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, have ratified and approved and by this act ratify and approve the letters of gift granted by his majesty to Captain Thomas Lindsay, indweller in Leith, and John Lindsay, his eldest lawful son, the longest liver of the two in liferent during all the days of their lifetimes respectively, of the place and office of giving and sealing of all and sundry cockets of all goods, gear, merchandise and others exportable out of this kingdom at the port and harbour of Leith and other ports, bounds and harbours adjacent and belonging thereto and which were contained in the gift granted to the late James Archibald, indweller in the said town of Leith, of the said cocket, with all fees, casualties, privileges and immunities pertaining and belonging thereto, which letters of gift granted to the said Thomas and John Lindsay of the said office are given under his majesty's privy seal of the date at Oxford, 6 April 1643. And also ratify and approve another letter of gift granted by his majesty under his highness's privy seal of the date at Newcastle, 11 August 1646, whereby his majesty has made and constituted the said Captain Thomas Lindsay during all the days of his lifetime his majesty's master shipwright within this said kingdom and has granted to him the office thereof, with all privileges and liberties pertaining and belonging thereto, with a yearly fee and pension of 500 merks Scots money to be uplifted by the said Captain Thomas at Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November] by equal portions out of the readiest of his majesty's rents and casualties of the said kingdom, with all extraordinary charges he shall disburse for his majesty's service in the said office, beginning the first term's payment thereof at Martinmas last and so to continue termly during his lifetime, as in the said letters of gift of the dates respectively above-written at more length is contained, in the whole heads, articles, clauses, conditions and circumstances thereof conceived in favour of the said Captain Thomas and John Lindsay, and declare the generality of this present ratification thereof to be as valid and sufficient as if the said two letters of gift were at length word by word expressed and inserted herein, with the which, and anent all other defects and imperfections which in any way may be proposed or alleged against the validity of the same two letters of gift or this present ratification thereof, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the charter, with the precept of sasine and infeftment following thereupon, granted by his majesty under the great seal of the date 8 May 1646 to William Law in Edistoune of all and whole the third part of the lands of Bonnington, with the pertinents, lying within the sheriffdom of Peebles, in all and sundry heads, articles and circumstances of the same whatsoever; and will and grant and also decree and ordain that the aforesaid ratification is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said William Law as if the said charter with the infeftment following thereupon were word by word expressed herein, albeit the same be not so done, with the which, and with all defects and imperfections (if any be) that may follow thereupon or that may be moved against the same, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever. And will, determine and declare the aforesaid charter and others aforesaid shall be a good and valid right to the said William Law to enjoy, hold and possess the aforesaid third part of the lands of Bonnington, with the pertinents, lying as said is, without any stop or impediment whatsoever to be made to him therein, according to the tenor thereof in all points.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, ratify and approve the gift of clerkship granted by Sir Alexander Gibson of Durie, knight, clerk register, to William Law, writer in Edinburgh, during his lifetime of the place and office of one of the ordinary clerks of exchequer and writer of all accounts, receipts and rolls of the whole sheriffs, stewarts and bailies of bailiaries and regalities within this kingdom of Scotland, which was last possessed by John Wilson, late clerk thereof, with the whole fees and casualties belonging thereto in manner specified in the said gift, which is of the date 5 March 1646 and is registered in the books of exchequer upon 18 March 1646, with the letter of gift granted by the king's majesty to the said William Law under the privy seal of the date at Newcastle, 4 September 1646 of a yearly salary of £396 13s 4d, payable to him out of the first and readiest of his majesty's rents within the said kingdom of Scotland, for exercising the said office of clerkship in manner specified in the said gift in all and sundry heads, articles and circumstances whatsoever of the said gifts respectively; and will and grant and also decree and ordain that the aforesaid ratification is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said William Law as if the said gifts were word by word expressed herein, albeit the same be not so done, with the which, and with all defects and imperfections (if any be) that may follow thereupon or that may be moved against the same, the said estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever; and will, determine and declare that the aforesaid gifts shall be a good and valid right to enjoy, hold and possess the aforesaid place and office of clerkship with the aforesaid yearly salary and whole other fees and casualties belonging thereto during his lifetime without any stop or impediment whatsoever to be made to him therein, according to the tenor thereof.
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The estates of parliament, now convened in this sixth session of the first triennial parliament, have ratified and approved and by this act ratify and approve the charter granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal to his majesty's beloved Sir Patrick Hamilton of Preston, knight, his heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably of all and whole the lands of Little Preston, with houses, buildings, yards, orchards, corn mill, mill-lands thereof and astricted multures of the said lands of Little Preston, coals, coalworks, parts, pendicles and all other pertinents, lying within the regality of St Andrews and sheriffdom of Edinburgh, and of all and whole the forty shilling land of old extent called the Evarland, with houses, buildings, yards, tofts, crofts, outsets, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants thereof and all their pertinents, lying in the town and territory of Crammond Regis and within the said sheriffdom of Edinburgh, together with free commonty in the common muir of Crammond within the whole bounds thereof at their pleasure, and of all and whole that mill of Crammond, with multures and sequels thereof, sometime pertaining to the late Walter Stewart, son to the late Sir John Stewart of Craigiehall, knight, and of all and whole these two quarters or fourth parts of the town and lands of Cambo, with houses, buildings, yards, pasturage, tofts, crofts, parts, pendicles and pertinents thereof, whereof one quarter or fourth part sometime belonged to the late Ninian MacMorran, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, and the other quarter or fourth part sometime belonged to the late Peter Hay, writer, and his authors, lying within the parish of Crammond and the said sheriffdom of Edinburgh and erected in a free barony called the barony of Little Preston, to be held of our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors in fee heritage and free barony for ever, as in the said charter made thereupon of the date 18 December 1643 at more length is contained, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry heads, clauses, articles and conditions contained therein after the forms and tenors thereof in all points. And the estates declare this present ratification to be as valid and effectual in all respects as if the aforesaid charter and infeftment were at length and word for word inserted herein, with the which, and anent all other defects and imperfections thereof and of the aforesaid charter ratified, the estates of parliament have dispensed and by this act dispense for ever.