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pt in manner forme and effect as efter followis 
that is to say fforsamekle as her majestie consider- 
ing wt hirself how almycte God hes not onlie 
placit and constitut hir hienes to reigne over this 
realme and during hir liftyme to governe ye peple 
and inhabitantis y‘of hir native subjects bot als 
that of hir royall persoun succession my* be pro- 
ducit to enioy and posses yis kingdome and do- 
minionis y‘of quhen God sall call hir hienes to his 
mercie out of yis mortale life and how grecousle 
it hes plesit him alredy to respect hir hienes and 
yis hir realm in geving vnto hir maistie of her mest 
deir and onlie sone ye prince baith her heines self 
and hir heill subjects are detbond to render vnto 
God immortale prayss and thankis and now hir 
maistie being destitute of ane husband levand soli- 
terie in ye estate of wedoheid and yet young and 
of flurisshing aige apt and able to procreat and 
bring furth ma childreyn hes been pressit and 
humble requirit to yeild ynto sum mariege quhilk 
petitioun hir erece weying and teking in gud pairt 
bot cheifle regarding ye preservyatioun and con- 
tinewance of hir posteritie hes condescendit y"to 
and mature deliberatioun being had _ towert 
psonage of him wt quhome hir heines sall joyne in 
marriage ye maist p' of hir nobilite be way of 
adviss hes humblie preyit hir maistie and thocht 
bettir that she sculd sefar humble hirself as to 
accept ane of hir awin borne subicctis in y* state 
and place that war accustomet wt ye manneris 
lawis and consuetud of yis cuntre rether yan ony 
foreyne prince and hir maistie preferrand their 
aduyse and preyeris with ye welfeir of hir relm to 
the avansment and promotion qlk hir heines in 
pticuler mycht heve be foreyn marriage hes in 
that point likwis inclinit to ye suit of hir said 
nobilitie and yai nemand ye said noble prince 
now duke of Orkney for ye speciall personage 
hir maistie well aduisit hes allowit yair motioun 
and nominatioun and gratiouslie accedit y"vnto 
having recent memorie of the notable and wor- 
thie actis and gude service done and performit 
be him to hir matie als weill sen hir return- 
ing and arivall in this realme as of befoir in 
hir hienes minoritie and dureing the tyme of 
governament of umq’! hir dearest moder of gude 
memorie in the furth setting of her maties authoritie 
agains all impugnaris and ganestanders y* of quhais 
magnanimitie couraige and constant trewth towert 
her matie in preservation of hir awn person from 
mony evident and greit dangers and in conducting 
of heich and profitable purposes tending to her 
hienes avancement and establissing of this countre 
to hir profite and universall obedience hes sa fer 
movit her and procurit hir favour and affectioun 
that abuist the common and accustomat gude grace 
and benevolence quhilk princesses usis to bestow 
on noblemen thair subjectis weill deserving hir 
matie wil be content to resaue and tak to hir 
husband the said noble prince for satisfaction of 
the hearts of hir nobilitie and people and to the 
effect that hir matie may be the mair able to 
govern and rewill this realme in tyme to cum 
dureing hir liftyme and that issue and succession 
at Goddis plesure may be producit of hir maist 
noble persoun quhilkis being sa dear and tender 
to hir said dearest son eftir hir maties deceas may 
befoir all oyris serve ayd and comfort him 
Quhairfore the said excellent and michtie princesse 
and queene and the said noble and potent prince 
James duke of Orknay sall God willing solemnizat 
and compleit the band of metrimony aither of them 
with vther in face of haly kirk w* all gudly dili- 
gence and als hir matie in respect of the same 
metrimony and of the succession at Goddis plesure 
to be procreat betwix thame and producit of hir 
body sall in her nixt parliament grant ane ratifi- 
eatioun wt aviss of hir thrie estates quhilk hir 
matie sall obtene of the infeftment maid be hir to 
the said noble prince then erll Boithuill and his 
airis maill to be gottin of his body quhilkis failze- 
ing to hir hienes and hir crown to returne off all 
& haill the erlldome landis and ilis of Orknay and 
lordship of Zetland with the holmes skeireis 
quylandis outbrekkis castells towrs fortalices man- 
ner places milns multures woddis cunninghares 
flishingis as weill in ffresh watters as salt havynis 
portis raidis outsettis parts pendicles tennentis 
tennendries service of frie tennents adyocation 
donation and richt of patronage of kirkis benefices 
& chaplanries of the samyn lyand wtin the sherif- 
dom of Orknay and ffowdry of Zetland respective 
with the toll and customs within the saidis boundis 
togidder with the offices of sherifship of Orknay 
and ffowdry of Zetland and office of justiciarie 
win all the boundis als weill of Orknay as 
Zetland with all priviledges fies liborties and 
dewities perteining and belanging y'to and all 
thair pertinentis erectit in ane haill and frie 
dukrie to be callit the dukrie of Orknay for evir 
and gif neid be sall mak him new infeftment thair- 
vpoun in competent and dew form quhilk hir 
matie promittis in verbo principis and in caiss as 
God forbid thair beis na airis maill procreat betwix 
hir matie and the said prince he obleiss his other 
airis maill to be gottin of his body to renunce the 
halding of blenchferme contenit in the said in- 
feftment takand alwyis and ressavand new infeft- 
ment of the saidis landis erlldome lordships ilis 
toll customs and offices abovewryten and all thair 
pertinentis erectit in an dukrie as said is quhilk 
name and titill it sall alwyis retene notwithstand- 
ing the alteratioun of the halding his saidis airis 
maill to be gottin of his body payand zeirlie thair- 
fore to our said soverane ladies successoris yt 
comptrollaris in y™ name the soume of twa thou- 
sand pundis money of this realme lykas the samyn 
wes sett in the tyme of the kingis grace her gra- 
cious ffader of maist worthie memorie Mairowir 
the said noble and potent prince and duke obleiss 
