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Ratification in favour of the minister at Holyroodhouse

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of this realm convened in this present parliament, ratifies and, by the tenor of the said act, approves and confirms the letter of gift granted under his majesty's privy seal, of the date at Holyroodhouse, 7 July 1632, whereby there is granted and conveyed to the said present ministers of the kirk of Holyroodhouse, and to the elders and deacons of the session thereof, and to their successor elders, deacons and ministers thereof for the time, all and whole the small impost of all wines which have been vented and sold within the burgh of Canongate since 4 January 1630, and which shall happen to be vented and sold within the said burgh in any time coming, extending to £4 money of each tun to be taken up by them and their successors perpetually in all time coming, in the same way and as freely as is uplifted by the burgh of Edinburgh, town of Leith or any others to whom the same was granted by his majesty's late dearest father of happy memory to be employed by the ministers of the said kirk of Holyroodhouse, elders and deacons of the session thereof present and who shall happen to be for the time for maintenance of the second minister at the said kirk and other pious uses, with power therein to the said ministers of the said kirk of Holyroodhouse, elders and deacons of the session thereof and their successors present and who shall happen to be for the time, by themselves, their servants, factors and others in their names to ask, crave, receive, intromit with and take up the said small impost of all wines which have been vented and sold within the said burgh of the Canongate since the said 4 January 1630, and which shall happen to be vented and sold within the said burgh in any time coming extending as said is, to be employed by them in manner above-mentioned perpetually in all time coming, and if need be to call, follow, charge and pursue thereof according to the law, as in the said letter of gift at more length is contained, in the whole heads, articles, clauses, circumstances and conditions thereof. And our said sovereign lord, with advice of the estates, declares the said gift and ratification made thereof in this present parliament to be a sufficient ground and right to the said ministers, elders and deacons for uplifting of the impost of the said wines in manner and to the use above-written.