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†Our sovereign lord and his said estates of this present parliament have ratified, approved and confirmed and, by the tenor, with advice foresaid, for him and his successors, ratify, approve and perpetually confirm the heritable infeftment and charter granted to the late William [Ruthven], earl of Gowrie, lord Ruthven and Dirleton, his heirs and successors therein specified, of the title, earldom and whole living of Gowrie, lands, lordships, baronies, annexes and connexes thereof, specially mentioned and contained in the said infeftment thereof, with all honours, liberties, freedoms and privileges of the same, with the confirmation thereof granted in the parliament held at Edinburgh, [...] November 1581. And further our said sovereign lord, now after his perfect age of 25 years complete and general revocation, has of new erected and, by this ratification, erects the lands, lordships and baronies foresaid with all annexes, connexes, dependancies thereof in the said earl of Gowrie, with the same honours, liberties, privileges that are contained in the said infeftments; and, for him and his successors, wills and grants that the same shall remain with John, now earl of Gowrie, lord Ruthven and Dirleton, his heirs and assignees, after the form and tenor of the said infeftment, and others of his rights and titles made to him thereupon as heir to the late James [Ruthven], earl of Gowrie, his brother. And also our said sovereign lord, with advice of his said estates, declares that the foresaid lands, lordships and baronies, annexes and connexes of the said earldom are not, nor shall not be, comprehended in the general annexation of kirklands to the crown, but are, and shall be in all time coming, entirely excluded therefrom, to remain with the said John, earl of Gowrie, his heirs and successors forever; and ordains the same to be extended in the best form with all clauses needful.