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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament ratifeis, apprivis and confirmis the act maid at Dundie, the xiij day of Maii the yeir of God jM vC nyntie sevin yeiris anent the retening of woll within this realme, off the quhilk the tennour followis: The quhilk day the kingis majestie, with advyis of his nobilitie, counsale and estatis presentlie convenit, ratifeis, apprivis and confirmis the act of parliament maid be his hienes and his estaitis for the tyme anent the receaveing and detening within this realme of all the woll quhilk growis within the same in all and sindrie poyntis, articlis and clauses thairin contenit, and ordanis the said act to be put to dew executioun in all poyntis aganis the controvenaris thairof, notwithstanding ony licencis or uthair dispesatioun grantit be his hienes in the contrair. Quhilkis licencis and dispesationis, strenthe and effect thairof his majestie annullis and dischargis simpliciter be thir presentis, promitting on nawayis to grant ony sic licencis or dispensationis at ony tym heirefter. And that craftismen, strangearis, be brocht hame within this realme for working of the said woll within the samyn for the commown weill and proffeit thairof in tyme cumming. The quhilk act abonewrittin oure said soverane lord, with advyis of the estaitis in parliament, ratifeis and confirmis in all poyntis efter the tennour thairof, and decernis and declaris the samin to haif the strenthe of ane law and act of parliament in all tym cuming.