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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament ratify and approve the letters of pension underwritten, the one thereof granted by his majesty to Sir Henry Wardlaw of Pitreavie, knight, giving to him yearly during his lifetime the sum of £1,000 Scots money to be uplifted yearly out of the readiest of his majesty's rents, either property or casualty, within the said kingdom, as the said letter of pension of the date at Theobalds, 20 September 1615, at more length bears; and the other granted by his majesty to James Baillie of Lochend, giving to him yearly during his lifetime the sum of another £1,000 money foresaid to be yearly uplifted also out of his majesty's proper rents and casualties of the said kingdom, as the said letter of pension of the date at Whitehall, 6 November the year of God 1615 at more length bears; in all and sundry heads, articles, clauses and contents thereof after the form and tenor of the same in all points. And our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid will and grant that this present ratification of the said pensions is and shall be as sufficient and valid to the said persons as if the foresaid letters of pension were word for word at length inserted in this present act; concerning which, his majesty and estates foresaid have dispensed and dispenses for ever.