The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Act in favour of John Campbell, fiar of Cawdor
Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, considering the many good and thankful services done by John Campbell, fiar of Cawdor, and Sir John Campbell, his father, and others of his predecessors to the king's majesty and his most royal predecessors, and for encouraging of the said John Campbell and his successors to continue in their loyalty to the king's majesty and his successors, therefore to have ratified and approved and, by this act, ratify and approve the charter and infeftment under his majesty's great seal, of the date at Edinburgh, 6 February 1623, made and granted to the said John Campbell, fiar of Cawdor, by his majesty's late father of all and whole the lands and barony of Cawdor and others mentioned therein, with all privileges, offices and jurisdiction therein mentioned, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, of the date 15 March 1623; also the procuratory of resignation whereupon the same proceeded, which is of the date 9 August 1622, with the instrument of resignation following thereupon of the date 6 February 1623; together also with all his authors' and predecessors' infeftments of all the foresaid lands and baronies above-specified. As also the charter and infeftment of the barony of Islay, granted to the said John Campbell upon the resignation of Sir John Campbell of Cawdor, his father, of the date 4 September 1627, with the whole privileges, liberties and offices therein contained, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, of the date 10 November 1627; as also the procuratory and instrument of resignation whereupon the same proceeded, which are of the dates 29 July 1626 and 1 September respectively. As also the original infeftment granted to the said Sir John, his father, of all and whole the foresaid lands and barony of Islay and pertinents, with the whole privileges, office, liberties and others therein specified. Likewise also his majesty, with consent foresaid, ratifies the infeftment granted by the late James [Sandilands], lord Torphichen, to the late Master Thomas Rollock of all and whole the temple lands of Arderseir and others specified in the said infeftment, of the date 26 December 1611, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, of the date 26 January 1612. As also the charter granted by the late Master Thomas Rollock to the said John Campbell, of the date 13 August 1626, of all and whole the foresaid temple lands, with precept and instrument of sasine according thereto, with his majesty's late father of ever blessed memory, his confirmation thereof, of the date 15 February 1627. As also his majesty, with consent foresaid, ratifies and approves the infeftment, charter and precept, with the sasine following thereupon granted by the said Sir John Campbell to the said John, his eldest son and apparent heir, to be held of himself, of the date 9 August 1622, of all and whole the barony of Kilmachronnage, with all privileges, jurisdictions and offices therein mentioned, together with the infeftment granted to the said Sir John, his father, by his majesty's late father of happy memory of the foresaid barony of Kilmachronnage and whole pertinents thereof, in the whole heads, points, articles thereof, privileges, offices and jurisdictions, which is of the date 1 April 1606, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon; together also with all procuratories of resignation granted by the said Sir John in favour and for infefting of the said John Campbell, his eldest son and apparent heir in all the foresaid lands and barony of Kilmachronnage; together also with all his authors' and predecessors' rights, infeftments and securities of the foresaid barony of Kilmachronnage and whole pertinents of the same, in all and sundry heads, points, articles, clauses, privileges, offices and jurisdictions contained in any of the whole foresaid infeftments, rights and securities. And his majesty, with advice of the said estates, statutes, decrees and ordains that the said John Campbell, fiar of Cawdor, his charters, precepts and instruments of sasine and confirmation thereof, together with this act of ratification, to be a valid and sufficient security to him, his heirs and assignees specified therein of the whole lands, baronies and others therein contained, whereby they may possess the same as their proper heritage in all time coming, without any question to be moved against him relating thereto, notwithstanding of any acts, laws or constitutions heretofore made, which may in any way be derogatory hereto, or of any other impediment whatsoever, or of any defect or infirmity which may be alleged against the same if any be; with which, his majesty, with express advice foresaid, dispenses and ordains this present act to serve for a sufficient supplement of all such defects and infirmities if any be.
- NAS, PA2/21, f.115r-v.