The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1605/6/78]1
2Ratificatioun in favouris of the Lord Lyndesay
Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considering the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie and his predecessouris of worthie memorie be his grace traist cousing and counsaillour Johne, lord Lyndesay of the Byres, his umquhile father, gudschir, grandschir and thair predecessouris, and willing that the said Johne, lord Lyndesay, his airis and successouris be in sum measour gratefeit for the said gude, trew and thankfull service that heireftir they may continew in the lyk for all ages to cum, and for sindrie utheris sene and proffitable causes digestlie considerate, throuchlie advysit and concludit be his majestie, with advyse of all the saidis estaittis, have thairfoir ratefeit, approvin and perpetualie confermit, and be the tennour heirof ratefeis, appreves and perpetualie confermis, the chartour and infeftment under the great seall grantit be his majestie to the said Johne, lord Lyndesay, his airis maill and of tailyie mentionat in the said chartour and thair assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, off all and haill the landis of Auchter Utherstruther, with the castell, toure, fortalice, maner place, mylnis, multuris, woddis, fischeingis, cunyngeris, pairtis, pendielis and pertinentis thairof quhatsumevir, and of the landis of Kirkforther, superiouritie of the landis of Lethame and utheris quhatsumevir, alsweill specialie as generalie sett doun and exprest in the said chartour, in all and sindrie heidis, pointis, clauses, articlis, circumstances and conditionis thairof, quhilk is of the date at Halyrudhous, the fyft day of Aprile the yeir of God jM vjC and thrie yeiris, togidder with the seasing and utheris wryttis and securiteis following thairupoun gevin and grantit to, and in favouris of, the said Johne, lord Lyndesay and his foirsaidis; and declairis and ordinis this present ratificatioun to be als gude, valide, effectuall and sufficient as gif the said chartour and infeftment de verbo in verbum [word for word] had bene exprest and sett doun heirintill; and als decernis and declaris the said infeftment to be gude and sufficient richt, titill and securitie to the said Johne, lord Lyndesay and his foirsaidis to bruik, joise, posses and use the landis and utheris quhatsumevir contenit in the said chartour and infeftment as thair heretage at thair plesure, nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir law, statute, act or ordinance maid, or to be maid in this present parliament, bot that the said infeftment sall stand in the full force, strenth and effect nochtwithstanding thairof in all tyme cumming.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.67r-v.
- 'P 49' written in margin beside heading.