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Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, statutes and ordains that no ratification of the abbacy of Jedburgh or any part thereof be completed in favour of Sir John Kerr of Littledean, knight, or his assignees until first he have given assurance for setting of the Laird of Ferniehirst in his own teinds of Ferniehirst, Oxnam, Hobkirk, Fewrule, Over and Nether Wells, Over Crailing, Swinside and the pertinents pertaining to the said Sir Andrew heritably, in such manner as the said Sir Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst and his heirs may hereafter enjoy and possess the said teinds for payment to the said Sir John, his heirs and assignees whatsoever of some reasonable duty, and to the ministers serving the kirks where the said lands lie likewise some reasonable duty proportionally according to the modification that is already or hereafter shall be made for stipends to the same.