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Act remitting [David Dunbar], the laird of Durie's supplication to the king's majesty

²Concerning the supplication presented to our sovereign lord and lords of articles by Margaret Stewart, sister and heir to the late George Stewart of Rosyth, and Robert Durie, fiar of that Ilk, her spouse, for his interest, making mention that where Harry Stewart, the said Margaret's uncle, has presented a supplication to his majesty and lords desiring a ratification and confirmation of all pretended tailzies made by his highness's predecessors in their minorities, which are taken away by the general revocation made by his highness's most noble predecessors, and whereupon the said Margaret has summons of reduction instantly depending before the lords of session for annulling of the same for diverse very good, necessary causes, likewise she is served and retoured as heir in general to her said late brother and through that has undoubted right in and to the said whole lands and living of Rosyth, to which her said late brother deceased last invest and seased as of fee, and thereby having special interest as party, no such article or any other thing which may in any way tend to the hurt and prejudice of the said Margaret's heritable right of the said lands until she, as party, and her said spouse, for his interest, be first called to that effect; beseeching therefore his grace and lords of articles that no article concerning the ratification of the said tailzies or any other thing which may any way tend to the hurt and prejudice of her said right be in any way granted to the said Harry until the said Margaret and her said spouse (as lawful party contradictor to him in the said matter) be first lawfully called to that effect, and that thereafter, by production and inspection of her said rights, justice may be indifferently administered therein, according to the law, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being heard, seen and considered by his highness and lords of articles, the said lords of articles remit the aforesaid supplication, contents and desire thereof, to our said sovereign lord, to be decided by his highness according to law, conscience and right, and howsoever his majesty shall pronounce and decree therein, the same to have as great strength, force and effect as if the same had been pronounced and decreed by his highness, with advice of the said estates of this present parliament; and to that effect, the aforesaid lords have interposed and interpose their authority to the premises and to his majesty's proceedings thereupon.