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Legislation: private act

Act in favour of John Oliphant of Bachilton

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the three estates of this present parliament, by this act ratifies and approves the charter made and granted by his majesty under his highness's great seal, of the date at Holyroodhouse, 23 June 1632, to and in favour of John Oliphant of Bachilton, his heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably, of all and sundry the lands and others therein specified, which are all thereby united and annexed in a whole and free barony called the barony of Bachilton, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry points, heads, articles and clauses contained therein after the forms and tenors thereof. Likewise his majesty, with advice and consent foresaid, by this act statutes and ordains that this present ratification is, and shall be, as good and sufficient in all respects as if the foresaid charter, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, were at length and word by word inserted herein, dispensing hereby with the not inserting thereof in this present ratification; and that the foresaid charter, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, with this present ratification of the same, are and shall be sufficient, valid and lawful rights and securities to the said John Oliphant and his foresaids for the peaceable possessing and enjoying of the lands and others foresaid contained in the said charter in all time coming for payment of the duties contained in the same charter; and ordains this ratification to be a sufficient warrant to the clerk register and his deputes for extending of an act of parliament hereupon in due and competent form.