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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembering the mony trew and thankfull services done to his grace and his majesteis maist nobill progenitouris of worthie memorie be his hienes darrest cousingis and counsaillouris umquhile Johne, marques of Hammyltoun, father to James, now marques of Hammyltoun, and him self, and be George, marques† of Huntlie, and thair predecessouris, and to gif thame and thair posterioritie the better occasioun to continew in the lyk trew, thankfull and gude service to his majestie and his successouris, oure said soverane lord in the moneth of [...] in the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir nyntene yeiris, creat, institute, erectit and inaugurat the saidis umquhile Johne, than erle of Arran, lord Hammyltoun, and George, than marques† of Huntlie, in marqueses, and than gaif thame the place, honour and dignitie of marqueses, the said umquhile Johne to be stilit in his lyfetyme, and eftir his deceis his airis and successouris, marques of Hammyltoun, erle of Arrane, lord Ewen, and the said George, erle of Huntlie to be stylit in his lyfetyme, and eftir his deceis his airis and successouris, marqueis of Huntlie, erle of Enyie, lord Gordoun and Badyenocht etc., with badge, armes and all utheris solemniteis requisit and than sett doun in thair said creatioun, and they, thair airis and successouris to have fra thyne furth in all tyme cumming voite, place and suffrage in all parliamentis, conventionis, generall counsaillis and utherwayes as marquess, as at mair lenth is contenit in thair said creatioun, institutioun and erectioun, quhilk oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis convenit in this present parliament ratefeis, appreves and perpetualie confermis to, and in favouris of, the saidis marquesses and thair successouris; and statutis and ordanis that they, thair airis and successouris sall in all tyme cumming bruik, joise, posses and use the honouris, places, styles, digniteis and immuniteis quhatsumevir of marqueses according to thair institutioun and creatioun foirsaid in all parliamentis, conventionis, counsaillis and utherwayes as marqueses, but stope, trubill or impediment evir to be maid to thame thairanent; and declaris and ordinis thir presentis to be als sufficient, valide and sufficient and effectuall richt, titill and securitie to thame for bruiking and joising of the places, styles, honouris and digniteis of marqueses as gif thair said creatioun and inauguratioun had bene grantit to thame in plane parliament, and as gif thair said creatioun wer de verbo in verbum insert heirin.