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Our soverane lord, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, ratifies and approves the signatour and grant past be his sacred majestie in favours of Johne, now earle of Mar, his aires male and assignayes, wherby his majestie, considering that the said Johne, earle of Mar, his great grandfather, wes by infeftment granted be Henry and Marie, king and quein of Scotland, to him and his forsaids heretablie infeft and seased in the office of governour or captane of the castle of Stirline with the parks, yeards, pasturage, fies, rents, dewties and office of forestrie of the said park, and priveledges belonging thairto; lykas the queen's majestie, with consent of the estates of parliament, did ratifie and approve the forsaid right of the offices and other forsaids be ane act of parliament dated the 16 of Aprile 1567, and conforme thairunto the said office and others forsaids, have been continowally enjoyed and possest be the said earle and his predicessours, with the priveledges thairof, wntill that by the late usurped power in this nation they wer debarred therfra; and therfor, his majestie, being willing to restore the said earle to his former rights thairof, did be his gift dated 25 October last ratifie and of new grant the same to the said earle, his aires male and assignayes forsaid, to be holden be him and his successors blensh of his majestie and his successours, conforme to his old rights thairof, in the haill heads, articles and clauses of the said earle his infeftments and new grant, as said is, dispensing with the not inserting thairof; and his majestie and the estates of parliament, considering the constant loyaltie and fidelity of the said earle of Mar and his predicessors in the said office, and the nature of the first grant made be the said Henry and Marie, king and queen of Scotland, thairfor his majestie, with consent of the saids estates, statuts, ordaines and declares that the said earle of Mar and his forsaids shall in all tyme comeing brooke and enjoy the keeping of the castle of Stirline and others above mentioned, conforme to his saids rights, any thing in the late act of parliament past in favours of his majestie and his successors anent strenths and garisons to the contrary notwithstanding.