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Anent the dissolutioun of the deanry of Restalrig

²Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifies and apprevis the dissolutioun of the deanry of Restalrig and divisioun thairof in the personage of Leswaid and personage of Dalkeith maid be Maister George Ramsay, deane of Restalrig, with the particulare provisioun following thairupoun maid be his hienes to Maister Archibald Sympsoun, minister at Dalkeyth, of the personage of Dalkeyth, quhilk pertenit of befoir to the deanry of Restalrig as ane pairt of the primony thairof; and be the tennour heirof erectis the said personage of Dalkeyth in ane severall and distinct personage be the selff, to remane with the said Maister Archibald and his successouris ministeris of Dalkeith in all tyme cuming; and lykwayes erectis the haill remanent fruitis of the said denery of Restalrig and quhilk pertenit thairto of auld in ane severall and distinct personage to be callit the personage of Leswaid, and unittis and adjoynis thairto the vicarage of Leswaid quhen it salhappin to vaik, to be bruikit and josit be the said Maister George Ramsay, minister of Leswaid, during all the dayes of his lyftyme be vertew of his auld provisioun to the deanry of Restalrig, and to remane with him and his successouris ministeris of Leswaid in all tymes cuming.