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Forsamekill as it hes pleasit the kingis majestie, our soverane lord, for the gude, trew and proffitable service done to him be his belovit Maistir Petir Young, his hienes preceptor and maister almousser, and that in the educatioun of his hienes vertewouslie in lettres during his minoritie, to have confermit certane infeftmentis quhilkis the said Maister Petir hes obtenit of certane few landis of the abbacie of Aberbrothok, payand thairfore ane dewtie of silver, of the quhilkis landis the dewteis was usit of before to the generall collectour as assumit in the thrid of the said abbacie; oure soverane lord, willing that the infeftmentis obtenit be the said Maistir Petir be one nawayes hurt nor prejugeit for ony caus preceidand the dait of thir presentis, bot that the samyn stand as ane perpetuall rycht to him in all tymes cumming, according to the tennour of the samyn, ordanis thairfore and commandis his collectour generall and lordis auditouris of his hienes chaker to alter the assumptioun of the thrid of the said abbay of that part now pertening to the said Maistir Petir, and to tak proportionablie ane thrid of the remanent rentis of the said abbay according to the dewtie contenit in the said Maister Petiris infeftment, assumand the thrid of the radiest of the rentis, money or victuallis of quhatsumevir kirkis, landis or teindis belongand to the said abbay, begynnand of the crope and yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeiris present, and swa furth yeirlie in tyme cumming, to indure quhill oure said soverane lord of certane knawlege and deliberat mynd have declarit ane contrar will be his expres command and ordinance, and that with the advise of his hienes estatis in parliament; and ordanes lettres of publicatioun to be directit heirupoun, gif neid beis, in forme as efferis.