[1585/12/70]¹

Ratification to Walter Dundas

Concerning the supplication presented to our sovereign lord and three estates of this present parliament by Walter Dundas, son and apparent heir to George Dundas of that Ilk, making mention that where his highness and lords of secret council, understanding that the predecessors of the house of Dundas, whereunto the said Walter is apparent, were principal founders of the place sometime possessed by the Carmelite friars upon the south side of Queensferry, and endowed the said place and most part of the rents pertaining thereto out of their own proper lands, and specially where the place, kirk and yards thereof are situated with certain acres appointed for the burial of the house of Dundas, in consideration hereof, his majesty, by advice of the lords of secret council, gave, granted and conveyed to the said Walter heritably, his heirs and assignees, by charter and precept under his highness's great seal, all and whole the rents, ferms of feu ferm and other duties whatsoever which pertained of old to the said Carmelite friars and to their place wherever the same lies within this realm, together with the whole kirk and bounds of the said place, with the steeple and houses thereupon, with pertinents whatsoever which pertained to the said friars and place thereof; and for the more corroboration of the said infeftments, requisite it is the same be confirmed in parliament, therefore our said sovereign lord and three estates of this present parliament, in consideration of the premises, ratify, approve and perpetually confirm the aforesaid charter, precept and instrument of sasine granted by his highness, with advice aforesaid, of the forenamed place, kirk, rents pertaining thereto and others above-specified, in all the points, clauses, articles and conditions thereof specified and contained therein.