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The estaits of parliament, taking to thair consideratioun the suplicatioun givine in to them be Williame Ruthven of Dunglas, shewing that quher he hes purchest breivs furth of our soverane lord's chancellarie, direct to the four ordinarie maissers befoir the lords of sessioun (or any tuo of thame conjunctlie) as shireffis in that pairt of the shirefdoms of Edinburgh, Stirling and Perth, speciallie constitut be ane commissioun grantit be his maties umquhile darest faither undir the testimoniall of his hienes great seill; and be wertew of the saids estaits of parliament, thair act of the dait the sext day of Februarii lastbypast, declairing commissions, breivs, letters and uthers writts purchast be whatsumevir persoune or persouns befoir the deceis of his maties said umquhile darest father to be alse valid and to be prosequt and to [be] put to executioun as if the samyne had bein done during the rigne of his majesties said umquhile darest father or had bein obteinit in his maties name, for serving of him as narrest and laufull air to umquhile Sir Johne Ruthven of Dunglas, knyght, his father, of certaine landis and uthers whairin he died last vest and seasit as of fie, quhilks breivis may not suffer delay. Nevir the les, the saids maissers will not proceid and minister justice in the service thairof without the saids estaits of parliament, thair dispensatioun for thair warrand, inrespect sume of the lands and uthers foirsaids halds waird and that the said William Ruthven is minor and not of perfyt aige. Thairfoir humblie suplicating the saidis estaits of parliament that they may be pleasit to tak the premises to consideratioun and witnes the samyne by granting ane act dispensing as use is in the lyk with his minoritie, and to the effect that he may be servit and retourit be the saids breivs as narrest and laufull air to his said umquhile father of certaine lands, baronies and uthers whairin he died last vest and seasit as of fie, haldin immediatlie of his matie be service of waird and releiff, sicklyk and als laufullie in all and be all things as if he wer of laufull and perfyt age of tuentie ane yeirs compleit, notwithstanding of his said minoritie. And for that effect, commanding and chairging the saids maissers (or anie tuo of them conjunctlie as said is) to proceid in the said service of the saids breivs and mak the samyne to be servit befoir them, and lykwayis commanding them and the persouns that happins to be chosine, admittit and sworne upon the inqueist to serve him air to all the saids lands, baronies and uthers whairin his said umquhile father died last vest and seasit as of fie, haldine immediatlie of his matie be service of waird and releiff, notwithstanding of the said waird and his minoritie abonewrittin. And that the saidis estaits of parliament wold be pleasit to dispense with the saids maissers and the persouns of inqueist and haill remanent members of court, and renuncand and dischairging all actioun, cause and clame whilk his matie or his successoris in anywayis hes or may have, aither for willfull or ignorant errour, or utherwayis howsoevir aganis the saids maissers, persouns of inqueist and uthers foirsaids for evir, provyding that the foirsaid dispensatioun be not prejudiciall to his matie nor his donators of the waird of the landis and uthers foirsaids, maills, ferms and dewties of the samyne unto his said laufull age of tuentie ane yeirs compleit, as the said suplicatioun at mair lenth beirs. Quhilk being hard and considerit be the saids estaits of parliament, they have dispensed and be thir presentis dispenses with the said suplicant, his minoritie and less aige, [and] hes ordanit and ordanis the saids maissers (or any tuo of them conjunctlie) to proceid in the service of the said suplicant's breives; and alse ordanis and commands them and the persouns who shall happin to be upon the inqueist to serve the said suplicant to the saids baronies and uthers quhairin his said umquhill father died last vest and seasit as of fie, haldin immediatlie of his matie be waird and releiff notwithstanding of the said [...] and his minoritie foirsaid; and dispenses with the saids maissers and persouns of inqueist and all members of court theranent, and dischairgis all actioun, caus and clame whilk his matie or his successors anywayis hes or may have, aither for willfull or ignorant error utherwayes howsoevir aganis the saids maissers, persons of inqueist and uthers foirsaids for evir. And the saids estaits of parliament declairs that this present dispensatioun shall nowayis be prejudiciall to his matie or his donators of the waird of the saidis lands and uthers foirsaids, maills, ferms and dewties of the same untill the laufull aige of the said suplicant of tuentie ane yeirs compleit.