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Act in favour of the vassallis of thame that ar foirfaltit

²Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembring the act of parliament maid at Striviling, the xxiij day of August anno etc. lxxj, anent his hienes trew and faithfull subjectis remaning under his majesties obedience having landis, heretage, lyfrentis, annuelrentis, pensionis or possessionis quhatsumevir haldin of ony personis callit and foirfaltit for quhatsumevir crymes of tressoun and lesemajestie sall bruik and joise thair saidis landis, heretage, annuelrentis, lyfrentis, pensionis and portionis quhatsumevir, notwithstanding the foirfalting of thair superiouris thairof, and hald the samyne of thair nixt immediat superiouris of the same; and now his hienes, willing that the samin act and benefite thairin contenit be maid to all trew vassallis of sic personis as ar in this present parliament or that salhappin in ony tyme heirefter to be foirfaltit, thairfoir his hienes, with avise of the estaittis of this present parliament, statutes and ordanis that all sic personis being na wayes culpable of the crymes for the quhilkis thair saidis superiouris salbe foirfaltit, having landis, heretage, annuelrentis, lyfrentis, pensionis and portionis quhatsumevir haldin of ony personis callit and foirfaltit in this present parliament or that salhappin in ony tyme heirefter to be foirfaltit for quhatsumevir crymes of tressoun and lesemajestie, sall bruik and jois thair saidis landis, heretage, annuelrentis, lyverentis, contractis, obligationis, pensionis or portionis quhatsumevir, notwithstanding the foirfalting of thair superiouris thairof, and sall hald the samyne of thair nixt immediat superiouris, providing alwayes that the saidis vassallis and utheris personis foirsaidis quhilkis ar to bruik and enjoy the benefite of this act in tyme cuming salbe haldin to cum to his hienes thesaurare for the tyme and compone with him for new infeftmentis and ratificationis to be takin be thame of thair saidis land, heretage, annuelrentis, lyverentis, pensionis and portionis foirsaidis quhatsumevir, and that betuix and the first day of August nixtocum, utherwayes the samyne to be null.