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Oure soverane lord, of his speciall grace, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, and upoun wechtie and guid considerationis tending to the establissing of peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his hienes aucthoritie within this realme, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis to Johne Foirman, Rothesay herauld, the like favour, grace and benefite of pacificatioun, sua that he may bruik and enjoy the privilege and conditionis as ar contenit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perth, the xxiij of Februar the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, and sensyn ratefeit and apprevit in his hienes parliament haldin at Edinburgh in Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeris, and declaris the same pacificatioun to be als largelie and favorablie extendit and interprete in favouris of the said Johne Foirman, for the suirtie of his lyf and bruking of his leving, honouris, offices, speciallie his said office of Rothesay herauld, and utheris his guidis and possessionis, as gif he had bene speciallie nominat and comprehendit thairin, or as gif the haill articles, clausis and conditionis of the said pacificatioun wer heirin expreslie specefeit. And for his better securitie our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, ratefeit, apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said Johne as is abonewrittin, in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the samyn to have full effect, strenth and force in tyme cumming, and extendis the samyn pacificatioun to him as the samyn is extendit to ony uther of befoir obtenar of the like benefite, providing alwayis that the samyn extend not to the murthouris of our soverane lordis father and tua regentis, nor to the cryme of wichecraft and incest, bot that the samyn sall be speciallie and expreslie exceptit, and ordinis lettres to be directit heirupoun be the lordis of counsall, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.