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†Our sovereign lord, with advice of his three estates assembled in this present parliament, ratifies, approves and, for his highness and his successors, perpetually confirms the letter made by his highness, with advice of the lords of his secret council and of his collector general, making his beloved daily servant Thomas Hudson, musician, master of his highness's chapel royal and commissioner to the effect specified in the said letter, and of the yearly fee contained therein, as the same of the date of 5 June 1586 at length bears, and ordains the said letter to have full effect and execution, not only concerning his highness's chapel royal of Stirling, but his highness's other chantry colleges, whereupon his majesty grants like power and commission to the said Thomas as upon his highness's own chapel royal, saving to all parties their own titles and rights to which they [were]† lawfully and orderly provided, and that this present ratification and commission shall be no prejudice to the order to be taken by the lords modifiers of stipends of ministers concerning the provision of the ministry of the kirks annexed to the said colleges, and discharges all other commissions and gifts toward the ordering of the said colleges or intromission and taking up of any parts of the rents of the same, except that which is conveyed to ministers and readers actually serving at the kirks annexed to the said colleges, or to students for seven years actually remaining at their study, to the condition of the gifts made to them thereupon.