The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Ratification to Master Henry Keir [of Greenlaw]
2Our sovereign lord, having consideration of the long and true service done by his beloved domestic servant Master Henry Keir of Greenlaw, as well to his majesty's self as to [Mary], his late dearest mother, but especially to his dearest cousin, Esme [Stewart], late duke of Lennox, for whose affairs the said Master Henry made great disbursements and advancements of silver as yet not refunded to him, and whereof he has no security, but only an infeftment made to him and his heirs of the mains and mill of Darnley, lying within the barony of Darnley and sheriffdom of Renfrew, and his majesty, in no way willing that the said Master Henry be prejudiced in the security of his advancements foresaid, which were made for the most part at his majesty's own command, therefore, with advice of the estates of this parliament, ratifies and approves the infeftment made by his said late dearest cousin Esme, duke of Lennox, to the said Master Henry and his heirs contained therein, of all and whole the mains and mill of Darnley lying as said is, together with the sasine following thereupon, in all the points, clauses and articles thereof, and declares that the same neither comes under his majesty's revocation, nor any other revocation made by his highness of before, but that the said infeftment shall stand in the full force and effect from the beginning and in all time coming undisputed or challenged by his highness, or any other having right or power of his majesty in any manner of way; likewise also his majesty, with advice of his said estates, has ratified and approved the other infeftment made by his majesty to the said Master Henry and his heirs foresaid of the said lands after his highness's first general revocation made in the parliament held in July 1587 and his perfect age of 21 years at that time complete; as also ratifies and approves the last infeftment made to the said Master Henry and his heirs above-specified of the same lands in the month of December last, after his majesty's perfect age of 25 years and after the new general revocation made by his majesty in the month of August of before; from the which revocations our said sovereign lord, with advice of the said estates of parliament, declares the said infeftments made to the said Master Henry and his heirs both of before and now, to be expressly excepted and not to be comprehended within the bounds thereof, but the same to be valid and effectual in all time coming as said is, without prejudice always of the reversion of £2,000 granted by the said Master Henry to the said duke of Lennox for redemption of the said lands and mill of Darnley.
- NAS, PA2/14, ff.57v-58r.
- Written in margin: 'P'.