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Ratification to [Alexander Belsches], laird of Tofts

Our sovereign lord, with the advice and consent of the estates of this present parliament, has ratified and approved and, by this legislation, ratifies and approves the charter and infeftment made and granted by his majesty, with consent of his highness's treasurer, treasurer depute and other lords of his majesty's exchequer, under his highness's great seal, to his majesty's beloved Master Alexander Belsches of Tofts, advocate, his heirs and assignees whatsoever heritably, of all and whole the lands of Easter and Wester Plewlands, with houses, buildings, yards, tofts, crofts, parts, pendicles and pertinents thereof whatsoever, lying within the sheriffdom of Berwick, of the date 10 July 1637, with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, together also with all and sundry other infeftments, evidents, rights and securities made and granted to the said Master Alexander Belsches, his predecessors and authors of and concerning the lands and others above-specified, with the pertinents, of whatsoever dates, tenors or contents the same be of, in all and sundry heads, clauses, articles and conditions contained therein after the form and tenor thereof in all points. Likewise our said sovereign lord and estates of parliament will and declare that this present ratification is and shall be as valid and effectual as if the foresaid charters, infeftments and other writs hereby ratified were inserted at length and word for word herein, concerning which our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid dispense for ever.