Legislation

On which day our sovereign lord ratified, approved and, by the authority of parliament, confirmed the donation and gift of our sovereign lady, the queen's dowry and morning-gift,2 according to the form of the charters etc. At the eleventh hour.

On which day our sovereign lord, with the authority of parliament, dissolved the annexation of the church of Kirkandrews from the lord of Galloway and his crown to the priory of Whithorn, there to remain in the future in full for Kirkinner to be annexed to the chapel royal etc., for which Master James Henderson, advocate to the king, and [George Vaus], bishop of Galloway requested instruments etc. At the eleventh hour.

On which day our sovereign lord revoked, with the consent of the three estates of parliament, all donations, gifts, acts, statutes of parliament or general council, and all other things made by him in the past, either hurting his soul, his crown or the holy church, and the said said donations, gifts, acts, statutes or other things thus revoked [are to] be had as not made and [are] to be removed from the books and writings.

On which day our sovereign lord, with the authority of parliament, ratifies and approves the establishing and infeftments made to the college of Stirling, called his chapel royal, both of the churches, prebends, chanonries and lands and the unions of the same, according to the form of foundation, writs and evidence made for that, despite any annexations or union previously made of the said lands, prebends or churches.

  1. NAS, PA2/7, f.3r.
  2. 'A settlement or endowment of money or property given by the husband to the wife on the morning after the marriage' [DSL].
  3. NAS, PA2/7, f.3r.
  4. NAS, PA2/7, f.3r.
  5. NAS, PA2/7, f.3r.