[1597/11/68]¹

The ratification granted to the burgh of Nairn

Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament ratify, approve and for his highness and his successors ²perpetually confirm the infeftment made, given and granted by our said sovereign lord, after his highness's perfect age, to the provost, bailies, council and community of the burgh of Nairn of the said burgh lands, houses and tenements of the same within the whole customary bounds and borders thereof, with all annualrents and duties whatsoever pertaining thereto, together with all and sundry liberties, privileges, commodities, easements and righteous pertinents pertaining or in any manner of way is known to pertain to the said burgh within all the bounds contained in the foresaid infeftment, and that in all the points, heads, articles, conditions, immunities and circumstances specified in the same infeftment, which is of the date at Leith, 16 October 1589 and our said sovereign lord's reign the 23rd year; inhibiting and discharging expressly by this ratification all the lieges of this realm which are not burgesses and freemen of the said burgh that none of them take upon hand or presume to use or exercise the liberties and privileges pertaining to the said burgh and burgesses thereof within the bounds and limits set down and mentioned in the foresaid infeftment, or any part thereof, under all highest pain and charge that they may incur for doing in the contrary, and ordains letters of publication to be directed hereupon if need be. And wills, decrees and declares that this present ratification of the foresaid infeftment shall be of as great strength, force and effect to the said provost, bailies, community and council of the foresaid burgh of Nairn and their successors as if the same infeftment had been made, given and granted in parliament, and as if the whole tenor thereof were specially inserted in this present act. Commanding also our clerk register and his deputes to extract, draw forth and deliver this present act to the said provost, bailies, council and community and their successors which shall be as valid as if the same infeftment was at length engrossed.