The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Act in favoris of the Archbischope of Sanctandrois
Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that for mantenance and intertenement of the persounes continewallie attending upoun the keiping of the castell of Edinburgh by uther monie and victuell assignit for that effect furth of uther pairtis, thair wes likwayis certane victuell assignit furth of the archebischoprik of Sanctandrois, to wit: the haill third of the quheit of the said archbischoprik, extending to sevin chalderis, tua bollis, thrie firlottis, ane peck; and out of the third off beir of the said archibischoprik, aucht chalderis, fyve bollis, third pairt peck beir; and the third of the meill of the said archbischoprick of Sanctandrois, extending to four bollis meill; and the third of the peis and beanis of the said archbischoprik, ane boll, third pairt boll, as the nynt act of oure soverane lordis parliament maid thairanent in the yeir of God jM vC fourescore foure at mair lenth proportis. And his majestie, willing that the said archibischoprik be fred and exonerit of the burding of payment of the foirsaid victuell in tyme cuming in regarde the smalnes of the victuelrent of the said archbischoprik, thairfore oure soverane lord, with advyse of the estaitis foirsaidis, cassis and annulles the foirsaid act of parliament sua far as concernis the assignatioun foirsaid of the victuell foresaid furth of the said archbischoprik of Sanctandrois; and decernis and declairis the same to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect in tyme cuming; and ordanis the samen victuell to be upliftit be the archebischope present and his successouris in all tyme heirefter for suppleing of the necessar chairgis requisit in the attendantis upoun his hienes service and in awaitting upoun the effairis off the kirk of this realme.
- NAS, PA2/19, f.19r-v.