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Act in favour of [David Lindsay], laird of Edzell

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's late dearest father of worthy memory under the great seal, of the date at Edinburgh, 17 August 1588, in favour of the late Sir David Lindsay of Edzell, knight, in liferent for all the days of his lifetime, and of David Lindsay, now of Edzell, his eldest lawful son, and his male heirs and of tailzie specified therein, of all and whole the barony of Glenesk, comprehending the lands, baronies, mills, woods, fishings, patronages, offices, mines, metals, burgh of barony and others mentioned in the said charter, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon; and also the charter made and granted by his majesty of the date 19 March 1632, in favour of Mistress Anna Wemyss, spouse to Alexander Lindsay, fiar of Edzell, eldest lawful son to the said David Lindsay of Edzell, under his majesty's great seal, of certain particular lands therein specified, and of the said Alexander Lindsay and his male heirs and of tailzie therein contained, of the barony of Glenesk, comprehending the lands, baronies, patronages, mines, metals, burgh of barony and others particularly mentioned and expressed in the said charter under the reservations, provisions, conditions and limitations particularly and generally therein mentioned, together also with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry heads, points, articles and clauses contained therein, after the forms and tenors thereof, which charters were both shown and produced to his majesty and estates of this present parliament; and declares, statutes and ordains that this present confirmation of the two charters above-mentioned, and of the precepts and instruments of sasine following thereupon, is and shall be as valid, effectual and sufficient in all respects as if the same were at length and word by word inserted and engrossed herein, dispensing hereby with the not inserting thereof. Likewise his majesty, with consent foresaid, wills, statutes and ordains that the said infeftments with this present ratification thereof are, and shall be, sufficient, lawful and valid rights and securities to the said David Lindsay and his said son, and to their heirs and successors, for the peaceable possessing and enjoying in all time coming of the lands, baronies, patronages, mines, metals, burgh of barony and others mentioned in the said charters, which are and shall be held as particularly inserted and repeated herein, ordaining this act to be a sufficient warrant to the clerk register and his deputes for extending of an act hereupon in due form.