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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament ratify and approve the infeftment granted by his majesty, with consent of his highness's commissioners, to his majesty's right trusty cousin and councillor Alexander, earl of Dunfermline, lord Fyvie and Urquhart etc., chancellor of this realm of Scotland, his male heirs and of tailzie therein specified, of all and whole the earldom of Dunfermline and lordship of Fyvie and Urquhart, comprehending the lands, baronies, teinds, mills, fishings and others particularly mentioned and set down in the said infeftment of the date at Newmarket, 13 April the year of God 1616, to be held of our said sovereign lord and his successors in manner and for payment of the yearly duty therein contained, in all and sundry conditions, heads, articles and clauses specified in the same charter, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon; and declare that this present ratification shall be as sufficient, valid and effectual in all respects as if the said infeftment, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were at length and word by word inserted herein.