The benefite of pacificatioun grantit to Maister Johne Crawmond

Oure soverane lord, of his speciall grace, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, for wechtie and guid considerationis tending to the establissing of peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his hienes aucthoritie within this realme, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, giffis and grantis to Maister John Crawmound the like grace and benefite of pacificatioun sua that he may bruik and enjoy the privilegeis and conditionis specefeit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perth, the xxiij day of Februare, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, and sensyne ratefeit and apprevit in his hienes parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the monethe of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeris, and declaris the said pacificatioun to be als largelie and favorablie extendit and interprete in favouris of the said Maister Johne, for the suirtie of his lyf and bruking of his leving, honouris, offices, rowmis and possessionis, as gif he had bene speciallie nominat and comprehendit thairin, or as gif the saidis articles, clausis and conditionis of the samyn pacificatioun wer heirin expreslie specefeit and contenit. And for his better securitie, our said soverane lord, with avise and consent thairof, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the foirsaid benefeit of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said Maister Johne Crawmound in maner abonewrittin, in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the same to have full strenth, force and effect in tyme cumming, and extendis the samyn pacificatioun to him in all respectis as the samyn is extendit to ony uther persoun or personis obtenar of befoir of the like benefite, providing alwayis that the samyn extend not to the murthouris of our soverane lordis father and twa regentis, nor to the crymis of wichecraft and incest, bot be thir presentis speciallie and expreslie exceptis the samyn, and ordinis lettres to be direct heirupoun be the lordis of counsell, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.

  1. NAS, PA2/12, f.110r.