The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1605/6/82]1
2Ratificatioun of the erectioun of the schole of Dunkeld
Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considering that his majestie, upoun gude and godlie respectis tending to the publict weill of this realme, hes erectit ane grammerschole within the citie of Dunkeld and, for the sustentatioun of the maister and teacher of the youth within the samin, his hienes hes dotit and disponit certane annuallis rentis and dueteis specefeit in the foirsaid erectioun, quhilk erectioun his majestie, be his hienes chartour under the great seall maid with advyse of his officiaris of estait, hes ratefeit and appreveit, as in the said erectioun and chartour of ratificatioun at lenth is contenit. And as the said erectioun wes maid for gude respectis to the glorie of God and commoun weill of the realme, sua his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ar nawayes willing that his hienes godlie deid sall be alterit or diminissit ony maner of way in tyme cumming, thairfoir oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes ratefeit and approvin and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and appreves the foirsaid erectioun and his hienes confirmatioun thairof abonespecefeit, in all and sindrie the heidis, clauses, articlis and circumstances thairof thairin mentionat, eftir the forme and tennour of the samyn in all pointis; and his majestie and estaitis foirsaidis willis, grantis and declaris that the erectioun and gift abonespecefeit is and sall be ane sufficient richt to the maisteris of the foirsaid grammer schole present and to cum for ressaveing and uplifting of the rentis and dueteis dotit thairto, conforme to the tennour of the said erectioun in all pointis, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir act or statute maid in the contrair, declaring all actis and statutis maid to the hurte and prejudice of the yeirlie rent dotit to the sustentatioun of the said grammer schole in that point thairof to be null.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.68r.
- 'P 53' written in margin beside heading.