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²Act anent saisingis to be gevin on preceptis of the chancellarie

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratefeis and appreves the act maid of befoir be King James the Fyft of gude memorie, quhairby it was statute and ordanit that all seasingis gewin be vertue of ony preceptis direct furth of the chancellarie suld be gewin be the schireffs of the schires, baillie or stewart quhair the landis lyis, thair deputtis and clerk, as in the said act of the date the tent day of December, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourtie yeiris, at mair lenth is contenit, in all and sindrie pointis, heidis, articlis, clauses and conditionis of the samin safar as the samin extendis, or may be extendit, to seasingis past upoun preceptis direct furth of the chancellarie upoun retouris alanerlie. And the saidis estaittis of parliament decernis and declaris the samin act maid be King James the Fyft of the date abonewrittin to have been onlie maid for sic seasingis as ar gewin be vertue of preceptis that passes upoun retouris and to nane utheris seasingis direct upoun ony uther precept direct furth of the chancellarie.