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Act in favour of Sir John Charteris of Amisfield

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament presently convened, ratifies, approves and perpetually confirms the charter underwritten made, given and granted to Sir John Charteris of Amisfield, son to the late Sir John Charteris of Amisfield, knight, styled in the said charter John Charteris, eldest lawful son and apparent heir to the said late Sir John Charteris of Amisfield, knight, his father, and his male heirs, by his majesty's late dearest father, King James VI, of eternal memory, of the date at Edinburgh, 17 March 1613, of all and whole the lands and barony of Amisfield, comprehending the particular lands and others mentioned in the said charter, together with the burgh of barony, erection thereof, whole liberties, freedoms and privileges of the same, with the union and erection of the said lands and others above-written in a free barony, to be called in all time coming the barony of Amisfield, and the town and village of Amisfield to be the burgh of the said barony, with sasine to be taken at the manor place of Amisfield for the said whole lands, barony and others foresaid to be held of our said sovereign lord and his highness's successors in free heritage and free barony for ever, together with the castles, towers, fortalices, manor places, houses, buildings, dovecots, yards, orchards, parks, meadows, muirs, mosses, marshes, commonties, pasturages, privileges, mills, woods, fishings, parts, pendicles, outsets, annexes, connexes, dependencies, tenants, tenancies and service of free tenants of all and sundry the lands, barony, burgh of barony and others respectively foresaid, with the pertinents, all lying within the sheriffdom of Dumfries, with the precept and instrument of sasine following upon the said charter, in the whole heads, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditions thereof whatsoever, after the forms and tenors of the same in all points, saving always and reserving to his majesty and his highness's successors the rights, duties and services of the lands and others above-mentioned owing and accustomed to his highness and his predecessors before this present confirmation. Moreover, our said sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of this present parliament convened as said is, decrees and ordains that this present confirmation is and shall be of as great value, force, strength and effect to the said Sir John Charteris of Amisfield, knight, his male heirs, successors and assignees as if the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were word by word and expressly inserted herein, regarding the which, and all and sundry other defects, imperfections and impediments (if any be) that may be objected against the validity of the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine following upon the same or this present confirmation thereof, our said sovereign lord, for his highness and his successors, with advice and consent above-written, has dispensed and by this act dispenses for ever.