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Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, and especially with advice and consent of the commissioners of the whole free burghs royal within this realm, gives and grants full and free liberty, licence and power to Sir George Hay of Kinfauns, knight, clerk of his highness's register, by himself, his servants and others in his name, to transport and carry any iron made by him and his said servants in his name within this realm to any port or harbour of any free burgh royal, or any other place within the same; to unload, weigh and convey the said iron to any person whatsoever within this realm that they shall think expedient, and that notwithstanding of any privileges or liberties whatsoever formerly granted to the said burghs to the contrary hereof; concerning which his majesty, with advice and consent aforesaid, dispenses by this act, providing always that this present act shall in no way hurt nor prejudice the liberties and privileges of the said royal burghs in any other cases and that in regard they themselves have consented to this privilege.