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Act in favouris of the Laird of Ruthvenis

33. Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifeis, appreves and confirmes all and sindrie richtis, titillis, infeftmentis and securiteis and seasingis following thairupoun, maid, gevin and grantit to Schir James Creichtoun of Ruthvenis, knycht, and his airis specefeit thairintill, off the richt and patronage of the kirk of Nevay, personage and vicarage thairof, and of the richt and patronage of the personage and vicarage of the paroch kirk of Esse, quhilkis tua kirkis lyis within the schirefdome of Forfar, in all and sindrie heidis, pointis, clauses, articlis and conditionis specefeit and contenit thairintill eftir the forme and tennoure thairof in all pointis, reservand alwayes to the Archibischop of Sanctandrous the yeirlie duetie of four pundis contenit in a contract maid betuix the said archibischop and the said Schir James thairanent of the date at Edinburgh, the fourt day of Julii 1607 yeiris.