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Ratificatioun to Archibald Douglas, sone to the commendater of Melros

²Oure soverane lord and his estaitis of parliament, now efter his perfite aige of xxv yeiris compleit, for the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his hienes be his weilbelovit James, commendater of the abbay of Melros, in his continwall attendance upoun oure said soverane lordis persoun, having na allowance of his hienes for his chargis and expensis, hes ratifiet and approvit and, be the tennour heirof for his hienes and his successouris, ratifies and apprevis the gift maid be oure said soverane lord, with avise of his thesaurair to Archibald Douglas, sone lauchtfull to the said commendater, for all the dayis of his lyftyme, off sex monkis portionis furth of the said abbay of Melros and of the superplus of the thrid thairof efter the forme and tennour of oure soverane lordis lettrez of gift maid to the said Archebald thairupoun ofbefoir, quhilkis ar of the date the [...] day of Juli, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscoir ellevin yeiris. Attour, oure said soverane lord, for the causis foirsaidis of new, with avise of his saidis estaitis of parliament, hes gevin, grantit and disponit and, be the tennour of thir presentis, gevis, grantis and disponis to the said Archebald for all the dayis of his lyftyme as said is, the saidis sex monkis portionis and superplus foirsaidis; and will and grantis that the said dispositioun salbe effectuall to the said Archebald for all the dayis of his lyftyme, nochtwithstanding ony act, statute, ordinance or revocatioun maid in this present parliament, or at ony tyme befoir the dait heirof.