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Act in favours of Maister Robert Craige

Oure soverane lord and estates of parliament, having considerit ane petitioun and desyre givin in in parliament be the colledge of justice and Maister Robert Craige, advocat, sone to umquhile Maister Thomas Craige, advocat, creaving that command and warrand micht be grantit for imprinting of the thrie volumes writtine be the said umquhile Maister Thomas Craige intitulat De Feudis, inrespect that the samyne wald be verie usefull to the cuntrie and for the instructioun of these quha aspyres to the knawledge and practick thairof, as the said petitioun at mair lenth beires; oure said soverane lord and estates forsaidis ordaines the saidis thrie volumes writtine be the said umquhile Maister Thomas Craige intitulat De Feudis to be visite and overseine be Sir Thomas Houp of Craighall, knicht baronett, his hienes advocat, Sir Alexander Gibsone of Duirie, knicht, Sir Andro Fletcheor of Innerpeffar, knicht, tuo of the ordinar senators of the colledge of justice, and Maister Lues Stewart, advocat, befor the saidis lords, and thaireftir ordaines the saidis thrie volumes intitulat De Feudis as said is to be imprinted, and grants the sole priveledge for imprinting thairof to the said Maister Robert Craige, his airs and executors, to quhome ordaines the haill benefeit, commoditie and seall of the saidis volumes to perteine for the space of tuentie ane yeirs eftir the dait heirof; and ordaines nane of the saidis buikes to be imbrocht and sauld during the said space of tuentie ane yeirs bot be the said Maister Robert, his tollerance, wnder the paine of confiscatioun of the samyne to the use and behove of the said Maister Robert and his forsaids.