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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, for diverse good causes moving his majesty and estates aforesaid and for the good, true and thankful service done to his majesty by a reverend father in God, Adam, bishop of Dunblane, ratify and approve the charter, donation and concession therein contained with the precept of sasine inserted in the same made, given and granted by the late George [Gledstanes], archbishop of St Andrews, with consent of the chapter of the metropolitan kirk of the said archbishopric, to the said Adam, bishop of Dunblane, therein designed Master Adam Bellenden of Kilconquhar, parson of Falkirk, his male heirs and assignees, of all and whole the lands and [...] of Kilconquhar, with the loch thereof and fishings of the same loch, with liberty and privilege of a yearly free fair upon 3 May in the town of Kilconquhar, with all tolls, customs and privileges of the same fair, all and whole the lands of Pitcorthie, the lands of Balgrummo, the lands of Caldcoats and the lands of Kilmux, with all and sundry towers, fortalices, manor places, mills, mill lands, multures and sequels thereof, woods, fishings, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants, advocation and donation of benefices and chaplainries of the same, parts, pendicles and all their pertinents whatsoever lying within the regality of St Andrews and sheriffdom of Fife, to be held of the said late George, archbishop of St Andrews and his successors for the yearly payment of service of ward and relief when it shall happen, and of the sum of 6 merks usual money of the realm of Scotland at two terms in the year, Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November] in winter, by equal portions in name of kane, with common suit in the courts of the said regality of St Andrews to be held at the city of St Andrews yearly, and for the aforesaid liberty of the said fairs, with tolls, customs and privileges thereof, of the sum of 30s money aforesaid at the said terms only; by the which charter the ward and non-entry of the lands and others aforesaid are taxed yearly to the sum of £163 and the marriage of the heir to the sum of £208 of the date at Leith, 2 July 1609, with the instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry points, articles, clauses and conditions therein contained, after the form and tenor thereof. Likewise his majesty and estates aforesaid declare that this present ratification of the said charter and instrument of sasine following thereupon is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the same charter and instrument of sasine above-mentioned were at length inserted herein, notwithstanding the not inserting of the same, concerning which his majesty and estates aforesaid have dispensed and, by this ratification, dispense for ever. And likewise his majesty and estates aforesaid declare the aforesaid charter, precept of sasine therein contained and instrument of sasine following thereupon with this present ratification thereof to be good, valid and sufficient rights and titles to the said Adam, bishop of Dunblane, his male heirs, assignees and successors in the said lands, for possessing and enjoying of the same lands and others aforesaid, with the aforesaid privileges and liberties of free fairs and taxing of the said ward and marriage, and with all other privileges and liberties therein contained as their own proper heritage at their pleasure in time coming; without prejudice to Sir William Scott of his rights and possession of the lands and barony of Ardross and loch above-mentioned adjacent thereto; as also to Master Alexander Gibson of his lands of Balgrummo and [Master John Lindsay], laird of Balcarres of his rights to the lands of Pitcorthie and patronage of the kirk of Kilconquhar, all which rights are in no way to be prejudiced by this present act according to the law.