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Ratification to [Patrick Leslie of Pitcairlie], commendator of Lindores of the lands of Pittendreich and others

Our sovereign lord and his three estates in parliament ratify, approve and confirm the infeftment given and granted to a reverend father in God, Patrick, commendator of Lindores, his heirs and assignees heritably, all and whole the third part of all and sundry the towns and lands after-specified: that is to say, the third part of the town and lands of Roseisle, Inschteill, Starwood, Cruikmure, Blakat, called the Kirkhill, Unthank, Balgra, Brownside, Kirkton of Duffus, Saltcots, Levings, Hauch, Darkclene, Sheriffton, Cauldcots, Bruchsie, Keam, with all and sundry their pertinents, lying within the sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres, which whole third parts of the said lands of Duffus, containing all the third parts of the towns and lands respectively aforesaid, with their pertinents, pertaining of before to Archibald Douglas, sometime of Pittendreich, natural son to the late James [Douglas], sometime earl of Morton, etc., and now pertains to our sovereign and coming in his hands by reason of escheat through the process and doom of forfeiture, orderly led and deduced against the said Archibald for certain crimes of treason and lese-majesty committed by him, whereof the said Archibald was convicted in parliament, as in the said process and doom of forfeiture orderly led against at more length bears; and decree and declare the same infeftment to have full force, strength and effect in all time 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, excepts the same by the tenor hereof 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 and inserted therein, to the effect the said Patrick, commendator of Lindores and his aforesaids may peaceably possess and enjoy the said third part lands and towns, 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