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Our soverane lord and estates of parliament, presentlie conveened be his majesties' spetiall authoritie, have ratified and approven and, be thir presents, ratifies and approves ane act of his majesties' exchequer, made and past at Edinburgh, the tuentie-fourt day of Junii 1661 yeers, whairby the saids lords, haveing taken to consideration the petition, with the instructions thairof presented to them be Sir Johne Aitoun of that ilk, beareing that the said Sir Johne payes yeerly to his majestie, for the fewdewties of the lands of Drumtennent with the pertinents thairof, lyand within the stewartrie of Fyff, fourtie bolls horse oats, with other dewties particularly mentioned in the said Sir Johne and his predecessors thair infeftments of the samen, and that the chamberlane of Fyffe refuised to accept of any other price for the saids horse oats then such pryce as the best oats that are payed in his majesties' rentall within the said stewartrie gives, and the saids lords finding, by inspection and reiding of the said Sir Johne and his authors infeftments of the saids lands, that the fourtie bolls oats payable furth of the saids lands are only horse oats, thairfor, they declared that, for bygones restand and in tyme comeing the said Sir Johne is and should be lyable for the halff prices that the best oats of the shirreffdome of Fyffe yeelds yeerly, and for that effect required the chamberlane of Fyffe and his subcollectors to receave payment from him accordingly, in maner specified in the said act, in the haill heids, clauses, circumstances, tenors and contents therof. And his majestie and estates of parliament forsaid wills and grants and, for them and their successors, decerns and ordains, that the forsaid generall ratification is and shall be als valeid, effectuall and sufficient to the said Sir Johne Aytoun, his airs and successors, as if the said act wer heirin spetially insert; wheranent and with all other exceptions or objections that may be proponed or alledged against the said ratification, they have dispensed and heirby dispenses for ever.