The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Ratificatioun to Thomas Erskin of Gogar and his brether
2Oure soverane lord and estaitis of parliament hes ratifiit and apprevit and, be thir presentis, oure said soverane lord, for his hienes and his successouris, ratifies, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis the pensioun and lettrez of gift grantit be oure said soverane lord to his hienes lovit servitour Thomas Erskin of Gogar, eldest lauchtfull sone to umquhile Alexander Erskin of Gogar, and to Maistir George, James, and Archebald Erskynnis, also his lauchtfull sonnes, proportionallie amongis thame, as is contenit in the said gift, off all and haill the yeirlie pensioun of money and wictuall thairin contenit, quhilk gift is under the privie seill of the dait the sext day of September, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ellevin yeiris, in all and sindre pointis, articles and clausis thairof; and decernis and declaris that this present ratificatioun of the said gift in this generall forme salbe als sufficient as gif the said lettre of gift wer insert in thir presentis. And forder oure said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis estaitis, for his hieres and his successouris, declaris and decernis that the said lettre of gift salbe ane full richt to the saidis Thomas, Maistir George, James and Archebald Erskynnis, and everie ane of thame, for bruiking of the saidis pensionis proportionallie in maner and forme specefiit in the said gift during thair saidis lyftymes, nochtwithstanding of ony of his hienes revocationis, ather in generall or in speciall, fra the quhilkis, and everie ane of thame, oure said soverane lord and his saidis estaitis hes declarit and declaris the said gift salbe exceptit, as als nochtwithstanding of the act of revocatioun maid in the moneth of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir yeris, to the quhilkis thir presentis sall mak expres dirogatioun.
- NAS, PA2/14, f.55r.
- Written in margin: 'P'.