Procedure: draft legislation
Exceptions from the act entitled 'Annulling of pensions out of the erections since the annexation'

The king's majesty and estates of this present parliament except and reserve from the act touching the annulling of pensions out of the erections since the annexation all pensions and other dispositions made by his majesty to the persons following out of the same, they are to say Ludovic [Stewart], duke of Lennox, William [Melville], commendator of Tongland, Master Peter Young of Seaton, Thomas Erskine of Gogar and his brother, Michael and William Elphinstone, brothers to [Robert Elphinstone], lord Elphinstone, Andrew Melville, master of the household to his majesty, Patrick Murray and Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Alexander Young, one of the ushers of his majesty's chamber, Master Andrew Blackhall, minister at Musselburgh, Master Patrick Galloway and John Dunkieson, ministers to his majesty; and ordain their said pensions and other dispositions foresaid to stand in their full strength notwithstanding the said act.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, immediately after f.58v. This is a single unfoliated sheet, written only on one side. Back
  2. 'erections since the annexation' written in superscript above the deleted 'feu duties and erections made in the same parliament'. Back
  3. 'same' written in superscript above the deleted 'said feu mails and blench duties parliament'. Back
  4. 'this present act' is crossed out. Back
  5. NAS, PA2/15, immediately after f.58v. This is a single unfoliated sheet, written only on one side. Back
  6. The word 'to' is written over with the word 'of'. Back
  7. The word 'by' is written over with the word 'with'. Back
Exceptions from the general act of dissolution

The king's majesty and estates of this present parliament ordain the general act of dissolution made in this present parliament of the property of the crown to be extended, likewise they extend the same in favour of the queen's majesty to the effect his highness may have such rights and infeftments of whatsoever lands pertaining to her as she had before; as also in favour of [Patrick Drummond], lord Drummond regarding the forest of Glen Artney and of Sir John Murray of Tullibardine, knight, concerning the lands and lordship of Balquhidder; and also in favour of Andrew Wood of Largo touching the lands of Schirmure, Largo, Bawicky, King's Mill, with their pertinents, coals and coal-works of the same lands, to the effect the same may be set in feu to them by his majesty, with advice of the persons specified in the said act of dissolution, in manner as the same were possessed by them of before.

  1. NAS, PA2/15, immediately after f.58v. This is a single unfoliated sheet, written only on one side. Back
  2. 'erections since the annexation' written in superscript above the deleted 'feu duties and erections made in the same parliament'. Back
  3. 'same' written in superscript above the deleted 'said feu mails and blench duties parliament'. Back
  4. 'this present act' is crossed out. Back
  5. NAS, PA2/15, immediately after f.58v. This is a single unfoliated sheet, written only on one side. Back
  6. The word 'to' is written over with the word 'of'. Back
  7. The word 'by' is written over with the word 'with'. Back