[1612/10/63]¹

Ratification to [Sir Walter Dundas], laird of Dundas of the patronage of the kirk of Livingston

Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, having seen and considered the infeftment made by his majesty under his highness's great seal, of the date 1 June 1609, to his trusty and well-beloved subject Sir Walter Dundas of that Ilk, knight, his male heirs and of tailzie mentioned therein heritably, of all and whole that portion of of land called the Friars Croft of Queensferry, proceeding upon the resignation of Robert Dundas, son to the late George Dundas of that Ilk, and also of the dissolution and suppressing of the parish kirk of Livingston and parish thereof lying within the sheriffdom of Linlithgow, which pertained of before to the abbacy of Holyroodhouse, from the said abbacy, and erecting of the same in a rectory or parsonage and annexation of the same to the foresaid croft, with the gift and disposition contained in the foresaid infeftment of the advocation, donation and right of patronage of the foresaid rectory or parsonage to the said Sir Walter and his male heirs foresaid heritable; and being ripely advised therewith, his highness and estates foresaid have ratified and approved and, by this ratification, ratify and approve the foresaid infeftment, with the precept and sasine following thereupon, in the whole heads, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditions contained therein and whole contents thereof; and will and declare this ratification to be as effectual in all respects as if the same were at length and word for word inserted herein, decreeing and ordaining the same to be good, valid and sufficient rights and titles to the said Sir Walter, his male heirs and of tailzie therein specified, for holding, enjoying and possessing of the foresaid lands, and of the said advocation, donation and right of patronage of the foresaid parish kirk of Livingston, rectory and parsonage thereof, in all time coming after the form and tenor of the foresaid infeftment and sasine in all points, notwithstanding of whatsoever act, law or statute made or to be made in the contrary.