[1633/6/75]¹

Act in favour of [William Keith], earl Marischal

Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament have ratified and approved and confirmed and, by the tenor hereof, ratify, approve and confirm the charters and infeftments respectively underwritten, with the precepts and instruments of sasine respectively following thereupon, namely: a charter and infeftment made and granted by his majesty's late dearest father, King James of happy and blessed memory, under the great seal to his highness's trusty cousin and councillor the late George [Keith], earl Marischal, lord Keith etc., his male heirs and assignees therein specified, of all and whole the lands, lordship and barony of Inverugie, comprehending the lands, baronies, office of marischalry and other offices, castles, towers, fortalices, mills, woods, fishings, parks, forests, tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants and others respectively, particularly and generally expressed and set down in the said charter, and united, annexed, created and incorporated in the said lordship and barony, all lying by annexation within the sheriffdom of Banff, and also of all and whole the lands, lordship and barony of Dunnottar, comprehending therein the lands, baronies, offices, castles, towers, fortalices, mills, woods, fishings and others respectively, particularly and generally expressed and set down in the same charter, all lying by annexation within the sheriffdom of Kincardine, which charter is of the date 5 August 1587, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon. Item, another charter and infeftment made and granted by his majesty's said late dearest father under his highness's great seal to the said late George, earl Marischal, lord Keith etc., in liferent during all the days of his lifetime, and to his highness's trusty cousin and councillor William, now earl Marischal, lord Keith and Altrie etc., designed therein William Keith, eldest lawful son to the said late George, earl Marischal, and to his male heirs and of tailzie and assignees therein specified in fee heritably, of all and sundry the said lands, lordships and baronies of Inverugie and Dunnottar, comprehending the lands, baronies, offices, castles, towers, fortalices and others particularly and generally expressed and set down in the said charter, which is of the date 26 September 1592, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon. Item, a charter and infeftment made and granted by his majesty's said late dearest father under the great seal to his majesty's said trusty cousin and councillor William, now earl Marischal, designed therein William, lord Keith, master of Marischal, his male heirs and of tailzie and assignees therein specified, of all and sundry the said lands, lordships and baronies of Inverugie and Dunnottar, comprehending the lands, baronies and others expressed and set down in the said charter, which is of the date 21 October 1612, with the precepts and instruments of sasine following thereupon. And with an act made by our sovereign lord, with advice of his majesty's secret council between William [Hay], earl of Erroll, high constable of this kingdom on the one part, and the said William, earl Marischal, on the other part, regarding the privileges, liberties and extent of their offices respectively in guarding of the parliament house during the sitting of the parliament in manner specified in the said act, which is of the date 17 June 1633, in the whole heads, articles, clauses, circumstances and conditions thereof, and wills, grants and declares that this present general ratification and approbation of the said three charters, precepts, instruments of sasine and act respectively is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient to the said William, earl Marischal, his male heirs and of tailzie and assignees therein specified, as if the same three charters, infeftments, precepts and instruments of sasine following thereupon and act respectively and every one of them were at length word by word engrossed and set down herein; concerning which, his majesty and estates foresaid have dispensed and by this act dispense forever.