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Ratification in favour of Sir James Balfour of his infeftment of Kinnaird

Our sovereign lord, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, has ratified, approved and confirmed and, by the tenor hereof, ratifies, approves and confirms, a charter and infeftment of the date at Edinburgh, 12 July 1634, granted in favour of his majesty's beloved Sir James Balfour of Kinnaird, knight baronet, his highness's lyon king at arms, of all and whole the lands and barony of Kinnaird, with the pertinents, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, in all and sundry heads, clauses, articles, points, circumstances and conditions thereof whatsoever admitted. Likewise our said sovereign lord, with advice and consent foresaid, admits the generality hereof to be as good, valid and sufficient as if every head, article, clause and condition specified and contained in the said charter, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were at length and expressly inserted and set down herein; concerning which, our said sovereign lord, with advice and consent foresaid of the said estates of parliament, has dispensed and by this ratification dispenses for ever.