[1612/10/37]¹

Ratification in favour of Sir William Oliphant of Newton, knight, advocate to his highness

Our sovereign lord, estates and whole body of this present parliament, for them and their successors, ratify, approve and confirm the letter of pension given and granted by his majesty to his trusty and well-beloved counsellor Sir William Oliphant of Newton, knight, his highness's advocate, during all the days of his lifetime, of all and whole the sum of £1,000 money of the realm of Scotland, to be uplifted and taken at two terms in the year, Whitsunday [May/June] and Martinmas [11 November] in winter, by equal portions, out of the first and readiest of his highness's rents and casualties either of the treasury or comptrollership of the said kingdom, to be paid in manner foresaid by the officers of receipt thereof, in all and sundry points, heads, articles, clauses and conditions of the same, as in the said letter of pension of the date at Royston, 8 April 1611, and of his highness's reign the 44th and 9th years, at more length is contained; and will and declare this present ratification to be of as great strength, force and effect as if the said letter of pension, whole tenor and contents thereof were word by word at length inserted herein; concerning which our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament dispense by this ratification. Likewise our sovereign lord, estates and whole body of this present parliament declare and decree the forenamed letter of pension to be a lawful, valid and sufficient right to the said Sir William for possessing, enjoying and uplifting of the said yearly pension at the terms and in manner specified therein, and that notwithstanding whatsoever acts, constitutions or discharges that may appear or may be extended or interpreted in the contrary, either special or general, to the which and every one of them this present act makes express and full derogation; ordaining also his highness's officers of receipt, present and to come, to make thankful payment to the said Sir William of the foresaid yearly pension at the terms and in manner therein contained during his lifetime as said is.