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In this parliament held and begun at Edinburgh as above, continued etc. to 12 June in the abovewritten year, our same most excellent prince and lord the king, with the advice, deliberation, consent and assent of the three estates of the realm there present as a court, sitting in royal state, granted, gave, approved, ratified and newly confirmed, and by the tenor of the present writing grants, gives, approves, ratifies and newly confirms, all the lands, lordships, castles, customs, burghal fermes, with liberties, pertinents and annexes - namely all of the lordship of Galloway, both above and below the water of Cree, with the great and small customs and burghal fermes of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown, with the castle of Threave; also all the lordship of Ettrick Forest, with the fortalice of Newark; and the lands of the lordships of Stirlingshire and Tillicoultry, with the castle of Stirling and the great and small customs of the same; the whole and entire lordship of Strathearn, with the great and small customs of the burgh of Perth; all the lordships of Menteith, Strathgartney and Balquhidder, with the castle of Doune in Menteith; the lordship of Kinclaven; the lordship of Methven with the castle of the same; the lordship of Linlithgowshire, with the palace, loch and ward of Linlithgow, with the great and small customs and burghal fermes of the same; and with justice and chamberlain ayres, the courts of sheriffs and royal bailies, the profits, benefits and escheats of the said ayres and courts within the said lands and lordships and burghs; and wards, reliefs and marriages as often as they occur; and with the right of patronage to the advowsons and presentations of all benefices, churches, hospitals and chaplainries within the said lands, lordships and burghs, as often as they fall vacant, after and according to the tenor, strength, form and effect of the charters of the same most excellent prince, given and granted by royal authority to the lady Margaret, queen of Scotland, his wife, as her recompense and satisfaction for her third of all the property and revenues of the realm of Scotland, promised and bound, as is more fully contained in those charters. And also the same most excellent lord our king, with the consent, advice and deliberation of the aforesaid three estates, on behalf of himself and his successors, committed to the same most excellent princess, the lady Margaret, queen of Scotland, the rule, governorship and custody of our dearest eldest son James [Stewart], duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick and lord of Cunninghame, for five years, with the keeping of the castle of Edinburgh for the same term, with the customary annual pension for the keeping of the same, and for constables in her name; with the power to appoint constables, janitors, guards, gaolers and the other officers necessary for the keeping of the said castle, as is more fully contained in his letters drawn up thereupon. Which all and sundry things aforesaid, the much-mentioned most excellent prince approved, ratified and newly confirmed, with the same royal authority, and with the aforesaid consent and deliberation; and in the best manner etc., on behalf of himself and his successors, approves, ratifies and newly confirms them in all their points and articles, manners and circumstances, by the tenor of the present writings. Parliament as witness.
Whereupon the reverend father William [Tulloch], bishop of Moray, keeper of our supreme lord the king's privy seal, in the name and on behalf of the same most excellent princess, the lady Margaret, queen of Scotland, urgently sought the witness of notaries there present, in the customary form, upon the foregoing matters; and urgently sought that the seals of the abovewritten most excellent prince, and of other lords, prelates, barons and commissioners be made and affixed to those testimonial letters and charters in respect of the foregoing matters.