The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1584/5/96]1
Ratification granted to [William Stewart], commendator of Pittenweem
Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of his three estates of parliament, for the good, true and thankful service done to him by his trusty and well beloved councillor William, commendator of Pittenweem, captain of his highness's guard, ratifies and approves all and whatsoever infeftments, gifts, dispositions, tacks and assedations of whatsoever lands, lordships, baronies, tenants, tenantries and service of free tenants, superiorities, offices, services and others whatsoever made before the date of this act by his highness to his said trusty and well beloved councillor, and wills and grants, for him and his successors, that the general ratification and approbation aforesaid shall be as effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the whole infeftments, gifts, dispositions, tacks and assedations were herein specially expressed, declaring and, by this act, decreeing the same and every one of them to be excepted, likewise his highness, by this act, excepts the same out of all and sundry his highness's general and special revocations made at any time bygone preceding the date hereof.
- NAS, PA2/13, f.19r.