[1633/6/85]¹

Act in favour of [Andrew Lamb], bishop of Galloway

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the three estates of this present parliament, by this act ratifies and approves the gift made by his majesty's late dearest father under the great seal of the date at Belvoir Castle, 4 August 1619, in favour of a reverend father in God Andrew, bishop of Galloway, of the said bishopric of Galloway, comprehending therein the priory of Whithorn and abbacies of Tongland and Glenluce united and annexed thereto of before, with all and sundry lands, baronies, mills, fishings, kirks, teinds great and small, rents, emoluments, feu ferms, kanes, customs and others pertaining to the said bishopric, priory and abbacies, and whereof the bishops of the said bishopric, priors of the said priory and abbots of the said abbacies were in possession, as proper parts of the patrimony of the said benefices at any time of before and which pertains, or may be known to pertain, by any manner of way to the said bishopric, priory and abbacies, together with the former acts of parliament whereby the said priory of Whithorn and abbacies of Tongland and Glenluce were annexed, united and incorporated into and with the said bishopric of Galloway in all and sundry points, articles and clauses contained therein after the forms and tenors thereof, and declares, statutes and ordains that this present ratification thereof shall be as valid and lawful as if the same were at length inserted herein, dispensing hereby with the not inserting thereof. And further his majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, by this act of new unites, annexes and incorporates the said priory of Whithorn and abbacies of Tongland and Glenluce, with all lands, baronies, mills, fishings, kirks, teinds great and small, fruits, rents, emoluments and duties pertaining and belonging thereto, or to the spirituality and temporality thereof, into and with the said bishopric of Galloway, to remain in all time coming with the said bishopric as a proper part of the patrimony thereof, ordaining this act to be a sufficient warrant to the clerk register and his deputes for extending an act of parliament hereupon in due form.