[1605/6/76]¹

²Ratificatioun to the Erle of Angus and to the Lord Dowglas, his sone, of thair infeftment

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, for mony great and wechtie causes, ratefeis and appreves and for his hienes and his successouris perpetualie confermis the chartour maid and grantit be his hienes under his majesteis great seall to his richt traist cousing and counsaillour Williame, erle of Angus in lyfrent, and to Williame, lord Dowglas, his eldest sone and apperand air, and his airis maill heretablie, off all and haill the landis, baroneis and lordschippis of Kiremure, Abernethie, Thometaloun, Bothwell, Prestoun, Boncle, Dowglas and of all utheris landis, baroneis, lordschippis, privileges, liberteis and immuniteis generalie and specialie comprehendit in the foirnameit chartour, as the samin of the date at [...] the [...] day of [...] j^M [...] yeiris in the self at mair lenth proportis, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun in all and sindrie pointis, heidis, articlis, clauses, provisionis and conditiounes thairin contenit; and findis, decernis and declaris the foirsaid infeftment to be ane perfyte, valide and sufficient richt and securitie to the said Williame, erle of Angus and Williame, lord Dowglas, and his airis maill for bruiking and joising of all and sindrie landis, baroneis, lordschippis, castellis, touris, fortalices, mylnis, woddis, fischeingis, privileges, immuniteis, liberteis and utheris quhatsumevir, alsweill generalie as specialie comprehendit in the foirsaid chartour, conforme to the tennour thairof in all pointis; and als willis and declaris that this present confirmatioun and ratificatioun is, and sall be, of als great strenth, force and effect as gif the foirnameit chartour, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun wer word be word insert and ingrostit heirin; quhairanent oure said soverane, with advyse foirsaid, for now and evir be thir presentis dispenses.