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Ratification to [John Graham], earl of Montrose, treasurer

Our sovereign lord and his three estates of this present parliament ratify, approve and confirm the infeftment given and granted by our sovereign lord to his right trusty cousin and counsellor John, earl of Montrose, lord Graham, his heirs and assignees, of all and whole the lands and barony of Cowgask, with the tower, fortalice, mills, multures, woods, forests, fishings, tenants, tenantries, service of free tenants, advocation, donation and right of patronage of kirks and chaplainries of the same, with their pertinents, lying in our stewartry of Strathearn and sheriffdom of Perth, and also the office of the sheriffship, sheriff clerkship and sheriff principal of the said sheriffdom of Perth, with all and sundry privileges, fees and commodities to the same; and decree and declare the same infeftment to have full strength, force and effect as is contained therein in all times coming, after the form and tenor thereof, expressly declaring by this act that the aforesaid lands, with their pertinents, nor part thereof, are, nor shall be, in any way comprehended under our said sovereign lord's revocation made at this present parliament; but that the same is and shall be excepted, likewise our said sovereign lord, with advice aforesaid, by the tenor hereof, excepts the same out of the said revocation, and also decrees this present declaration and exception is, and shall be, of as great force, strength and effect as if the same had been contained or inserted therein, to the effect the said John, earl of Montrose and his heirs may peaceably possess and enjoy the said lands and barony, with their pertinents particularly above-written, according to the titles thereof aforesaid, with letters of publication to pass hereupon, if need be, in the appropriate form.