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Ratification to the said Schir Gedeone Murray off the provestrie off Crichtoun

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifies and apprevis the provisioun and lettres of gift made and grantit be umquhile Schir Walter Scott of Branxholme, knight, thairefter styillit Walter, lord Scott of Buckcleugh, undouttit patrone of the provestrie of Crichtoun lyand within the diocie of Sanctandros and schirrefdome of Edinburgh, to his majesties trustie and weilbelovit counsellor Schir Gedeone Murray off Elibank, knicht, during all the dayis of his lyiftyme off² all and haill the provestrie off Crichtoun with all and sindrie³ teindschevis, utheris teindis alsweill personage and viccarage, fructis, rentis, proventis, proffittis, emolumentis and uther dewties pertening and annexit thairto, with all and sindrie landis, manses, houses, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis, maillis, fermes, annuelrentis and uther dewties pertening and richteouslie knawin to pertene and belang thairto quhairevir the same ly within ony pairt of this realme, off the date at Hawick, the tent day of Februare, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscor sextene yeiris, togidder with the chartour maid and grantit be the said Schir Gedeoun Murraye as provest of the said colledge kirk of Crichtoun, with consent of the said umquhile Walter, lord Scott of Buckcleuch, patrone foirsaid, and off the prebendaris off the samen colledge kirk to Williame Murray, brother germane to umquhile Schir Jhonne Murray of Edilstoun, knight, his airis and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie off all and haill the kirklandis pertening and belanging to the said provestrie, with the teyndschevis and utheris teyndis of the samen includit mansioun, houses, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis and all thair pertinentis lyand within the lordschip of Crichtoun and schirrefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of the said Schir Gedeone and his successoures, provestis of the said colledge kirk of Crichtoune, in fewferme and heretage for ever, off the date at Edinburgh, the third day off Merche, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscore sevintene yeiris, with the instrument of seasing following thairupoun, togidder with his hienes confirmatioun of the said chartour of fewferme and instrument of seasing following thairupoun under his majesties gryit seall off the date at Edinburgh, the tuentie day of Junii, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and ellevin yeiris, togidder also with tua tackis and assedatiounes sett be the said Schir Gedeoun Murray, with consent of the said patrone and prebendaris of the said colledge kirk of Crichtoun, to the said Williame Murraye, his airis and assignayis thairinspecifit for the yeiris and spaces thairin expremit, off all and sindrie the teindschevis of the said provestrie quhatsumevir in all pairtis quhairevir the same ly, quhilkis takis are of the date the third day off Merche, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscoir sevintene yeiris, togidder also with ane decreit gevin and pronuncit be the lordis of counsall and sessioun upoun the tuenty thrie day of Julii, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscoir sevintene yeiris, at the instance of the said Schir Gedeoun Murraye off Elibank, knicht, as provest of the said provestrie of Crichtoun, aganis the persounes speciallie and generallie thairin conteanit, for ansuering of him of all fewfermes, maillis, kaynis, customes and dewties of the said provestrie during his lyiftyme conforme to the saidis lettres of gift grantit to him thairupoun, in all and sindrie conditiounes, heiddis, articles and clauses thairin conteanit efter the formes and tennouris thairoff, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that this present ratificatioun and confirmatioun off the rightis and securities abovespecifit is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samen wer at lenth de verbo in verbum insert in this present act.