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Ratification to [Patrick Hume], young laird of Polwarth and Patrick Murray

²Our sovereign lord, willing that the gift and letter of pension of twenty chalders of victual to be taken out of the surplus of the thirds of the priory of St Andrews made and given by his highness to Patrick Hume, apparent heir of Polwarth, and Patrick Murray, his domestic servant, shall be effectual in all time coming, with advice of the estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the said letter of pension and special assignation therein contained, of the date 18 October 1589, and of new gives and conveys the same to them according to the former gift in all points; and wills, statutes and ordains that the said letter of pension and assignation foresaid be in no way hurt nor prejudiced by any erection of the kirklands of the said priory in a temporal lordship, but they peaceably to possess the same notwithstanding thereof and of all other acts made in the contrary, to the which this ratification makes express derogation. And seeing the said pension has been held and possessed by the said Patrick Hume and Patrick Murray by virtue of their said gift, as a part of the surplus of the thirds of the said priory these diverse years bygone, which was reserved to his highness and unassigned to the ministry, therefore his highness likewise wills and ordains that the same shall at all times hereafter remain as a part of the said surplus, to be free of all assignations made or to be made to the ministry of any part of their stipends and of all other impediments that in any way may stop or trouble them in the peaceable possessing and enjoying of the same.