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Oure soverane lord, with expres advyse and consent of his thrie estaittis of this present parliament, for the guid, trew and thankfull service done unto his hienes be umquhill Hew, lord Fraser of Lovat and Symon, now lord Fraser of Lovat, his sone and air, and for utheris greit and wechtie considerationis moving his majestie, ratefeis, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the infeftment and chairtoure of fewferme maid be the priour and convent of Bewlie for the tyme to the said umquhill Hew, lord Fraser of Lovat, his airis maill and assignais quhatsumevir, of all and haill the landis underwrittin: they ar to say, all and sindrie the baronie, townis and landis of Bewlie underwrittin, viz., the village and landis of Ardingrosk, Rewindoun, Incherorie, Alter, Craigscorie, Plathaycht, Grome, Ferinelie, with the forrestis and woddis of the samine, Thaynok, with the pendiclis, viz., Ovircroarsis, the relict and grene fauld, with the cottage of the samine, the landis of Urquhany, with the woodis of the samine, the landis callit the Half Dawaucht, the landis of Boycht, Couharbrie, the thrid pairt of the landis of Mekle Culmulang, the thrid pairt of the landis of Eister Glen of Conveth and quarter of the landis of Faynblair, ferrie hous, with the croft of the samine, Ainocht auld toun callit the Commoun Pasture, Thatfrische, with the cottage of the samine, the landis callit Masoun Land, the landis callit Johnne Cuikis land, ane croft of land callit Machucheonis Croft and commoun cottage, the landis callit the Manis of Bewlie, with all and haill the yairdis, orcheardis pertening or that in ony wayis may pertene to us and the pertinentis of the foirsaidis landis, lordschippis and croftis of the samine, ane croft callit Deane James Papis Croft, ane croft of land callit Merschellis Croft, ane croft callit MacAlesteris Croft, now occupiit be David Lowsoun, and alswa twa mylnis callit Thaynok and Bewlie Mylnis, with the thirlat multuris of the haill baronie of Bewlie, and all and sindrie landis abonewrittin, with thair sequelis, and also all and haill the salmound fischeingis in and upoun the water of Sorne, merchand fra Cairncot to the sea, or ony uther pairt on the said water amang the fischeingis of ane noble lord Hew, lord Fraser of Lovat, of Kilmarok, with cruvis and uther commoditeis within the priorie of Bewlie and schirefdome of Invernes, to be haldin of the saidis priour and convent and thair successouris for the yeirlie payment of the sowme particularlie contenit in the said infeftment, extending in the haill to the sowme of twa hundreth ellevin pundis, fyiftene schillingis, as the said chairtoure mair fullelie proportis; togidder with the seasing following thairupoun gevin to the said umquhile Hew, lord Fraser of Lovat, and the uther seasing gevin thairefter to the said Symon, now lord Fraiser of Lovat, as sone and air of his said umquhile father. And mairour, oure said soverane lord ratefeis, apprevis and, for him and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the chairtoure of confirmatioun maid and gevin under his greit seill at his castell of Striviling, the tent day of August, the yeir of God jM vC lxxix yeiris, ratifeand, apprevand and confermand the said first chairter and infeftment of fewferme in all pointis, heidis and circumstances thairof, and speciallie in that claus thairof contening the payment of the said yeirlie dewitie to the saidis priour and convent specifiit in the said infeftment, and that the thrid of the said benefice of Bewlie, in sa far as concernis the rentall of the landis and fischeingis particularlie foirsaidis, salbe payit proportionallie efter the forme and tennour of the said infeftment and to na gritter quantitie, dischairgeing the collectour generall than present and quha sould be for the tyme of all further craving and collecting of the thrid of the said abbacie for the landis and fischeingis foirsaidis and in sa far as concernis the samine, bot efter the proportioun of the said yeirlie dewitie; quhilk claus and provisioun oure said soverane lord, in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis, togidder with the decreit gevin be the lordis of his hienes counsall and sessioun in favour of the said Symon, lord Fraser of Lovat, and his tutour for the tyme aganis Robert, lord Boyid, than collectour generall of the thriddis, decernand and ordinand the thrid to be payit efter the rait and quantitie of the dewiteis contenit in the said infeftment and na utherwayis; and decernis and ordanis the said decreit gevin be the saidis lordis of sessioun to haif the force and effect of ane decreit of parliament in all tyme cuming, but ony questioun or querrell to be movit aganis the samine, and dischairgeing the collectour generall now present and quha salhappin to be for the tyme off all trubling and molesting of the said Symon, lord Fraser, and his airis for ony gritter quantitie for the thrid of the dewitie of the saidis landis and fischeingis forther nor according to the rait of the said infeftment of fewferme, and that notwithstanding ony heare, rentall or use of ony gritter payment at ony tyme preceding.