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Ratification to [George Gordon], earl of Huntly of the lands of Balquhain

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 George, earl of Huntly, lord Gordon and Badenoch, of all and whole the lands and barony of Balquhain, with the tower and fortalice of the same, the mains of Balquhain, Quhit Corse, with the mill and multures of the same, Blanboy, Aletoun of Knoken, Blewis, Nether Town of Knokenblewis, Knokalloquhy, with the mill and multures of the same, the lands of Fyde, with the mill, multures and ale house of the same, Earlsfield, Segy Den, two part and manor place of Wairdis, with the tower and fortalice of the same, together with the mills, multures, pertinents, meadows, forests, yards, orchards, places, tenants, tenantries and service of free tenants of the same, annexes, connexes and outsets whatsoever, together with the commonty, in all and whole the forest of Bannachy; and likewise of all and whole lands of Inverramsay, Petvie and Newlands, with the pendicles and pertinents of the same, of all and whole the shadow half of the town and lands of Drumdurroch, with the pertinents, the shadow half of the shadow half of the croft and chapel town of Garioch, with pendicles and pertinents of the same, lying within the regality of Garioch and sheriffdom of Aberdeen; and also of all and whole the shadow quarter of the sunny half lands of Easter Creuchie, of all and whole the shadow quarter of the sunny half lands of Middle Creuchie, and of the quarter of the sunny half lands of Creichnaleid, together with the quarter of the mill and multures of the same, lying in the barony of Chreuchie and sheriffdom aforesaid, and that in special warranty of the half lands of Littlewarthill; and all and whole the lands of Craigtowie, and also of all and sundry the aforesaid lands of Craigtowie and Craigmilne, with the pertinents; and decree and declare the same infeftment to have full strength, force and effect in all times coming as is contained therein, after the form and tenor thereof, expressly declaring by this act that the aforesaid lands, nor any part thereof, are not, nor shall be, in any way comprehended under our 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 strength, force and effect as if the same had been contained and inserted therein, to the effect the said George, earl of Huntly may peaceably possess and enjoy the said lands and baronies, with their pertinents particularly above-written, according to the articles thereof aforesaid, with letters of publication to pass hereupon, if need be, in the appropriate form.