[1585/12/68]¹

Ratification in favour of Alexander Wood

²Concerning the supplication presented by Alexander Wood, son lawful to James Wood of Lambieletham, making mention that where it has pleased our sovereign lord to grant and convey to the said Alexander the prebendary of Lambieletham, sometime founded within the college haugh beside the city of St Andrews, with the teinds and fruits thereof during his lifetime, and also by his highness's letters and gift has united, annexed, incorporated and mortified the said prebendary, with the teinds and fruits thereof, after his decease, when it shall happen, to the college of St Leonard's founded within the city of St Andrews, to remain perpetually with the college for sustenance of a bursar therein in all time coming, and modifying the fruits and rents thereof to the sum of £20 money yearly in common years, and making, constituting and ordaining James Wood of Lambieletham and his male heirs procreated or to be procreated of his body, which failing, Andrew Wood of Largo and his male heirs whatsoever, patrons and presenters of the said bursary to the said college in all time coming, which bursary is ordained to be called in all time coming the bursary of Lambieletham, as in the letters of gift under his highness's privy seal made thereupon at more length is contained; and because it is a matter of weight and conscience and concerns the sustenance and provision for a bursar and help of the³ poor, it is necessary that the same gift be confirmed in parliament; in consideration of the premises, our said sovereign lord and three estates of this present parliament ratify, approve and confirm the aforesaid gift and mortification to the said college therein contained, with the presentation of the said bursary in all time coming, after the form and tenor of the said gift in all points.