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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, having seen and considered the infeftment made and given by his majesty, for his highness's self and as father and lawful administrator to his majesty's dearest son, the prince and stewart of Scotland, under his highness's great seal of the date 18 January, the year of God 1598 [1599], to his highness's right trusty cousin Walter, lord Blantyre, his male heirs and assignees heritably, of all and whole the lands and barony of Blantyre, comprehending therein the lands, mills, woods, fishings, advocation, donation and right of patronages and others particularly and generally specified and contained in the said infeftment, with their parts, pendicles and pertinents whatsoever; and also the infeftment made and given by his majesty, for his highness's self and as father and lawful administrator to his majesty's dearest son, the prince and stewart of Scotland, under his highness's great seal of the date 12 August, the year of God 1615, to William [Stewart], master of Blantyre and Helen Scott, his future spouse, and their heirs mentioned therein, of the foresaid lands and barony of Blantyre, comprehending therein the lands, mills, woods, fishings, advocation, donation and right of patronages and others particularly and generally specified and contained in the said infeftment, with their parts, pendicles and pertinents whatsoever; and likewise the infeftment made and given by his majesty under his highness's great seal of the date 20 June, the year of God 1616, to the said William, master of Blantyre and Dame Helen Scott, his spouse, and their male heirs specified therein, of all and whole a one merk land of old extent of Blantyre Craig, and of all and whole the place or mansion called the Craig of Blantyre, with houses, buildings, yards, orchards, parks, meadows, woods, fishings, parts, pendicles and pertinents thereof, lying within the barony of Blantyre and sheriffdom of Lanark; and being ripely advised therewith, his majesty and estates foresaid have ratified and approved and by the tenor hereof ratify and approve the foresaid infeftments and each one of them in the whole heads, articles, clauses, conditions and circumstances whatsoever specified and contained therein and whole contents thereof, decreeing and ordaining the generality hereof to be as good, valid and effectual in all respects as if the whole foresaid infeftments respectively were at length word by word inserted herein, dispensing with this by this act, and declaring the said William, now lord Blantyre and his said spouse and their heirs to have the undoubted right to the whole foresaid lands, baronies, mills, woods, fishings, manor places, advocations, donations and right of patronages and others particularly and generally specified and expressed in the foresaid three infeftments, and each one of them with all their parts, pendicles and pertinents whatsoever in all times coming, to be possessed and enjoyed by them after the form and tenor of the said infeftments respectively in all points.