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Ratification of the mortification of the teinds of Overcareston

Our sovereign lord, with consent of the estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the letters of mortification made and granted by his majesty to the minister of the newly erected kirk of Careston and his successor ministers thereat in all time coming, whereby the teind sheaves of the lands of Overcareston and Pitforkie, with their pertinents, and also the teind sheaves of the lands of Balnabreich, with their pertinents, are given, granted, conveyed and mortified to the said minister of the said newly erected kirk of Careston and his successor ministers thereat, perpetually in all time hereafter, the said teind sheaves extending respectively yearly to 45 bolls, two firlots of victual, two parts of meal and a third part of barley, and £45 Scots money, as the same are and have been in use paid yearly to [Walter Whitford], late pretended bishop of Brechin, as the said letters of mortification of the date at Holyroodhouse, 2 November 1641 at length bear. And ordains the said teind sheaves, teind bolls and teind silver above-written to remain with the said newly erected kirk of Careston, present minister thereat and his successors as a part of their patrimony and benefice in all time coming, and for this effect, our sovereign lord and estates of parliament have dissolved and hereby dissolve the same teind sheaves, teind bolls and teind silver above-written from his majesty's crown and patrimony thereof, and from the said bishopric of Brechin, and from all other benefices whatsoever to which the same was annexed or pertained, to be intromitted with and uplifted by the minister at the said new erected kirk of Careston and his successor ministers thereat according to the foresaid mortification above-mentioned.