be foreyn marriage hes in that point likwis inclinit to ye
suit of hir said nobilitie and yai bemand 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'r vnto having
recent memorie of the notable and worthie actis and gude service done
and performit by him to hir ma'tje als weill sen hir returning and
arivall in this realme as of befoir in hir hienes minoritie and dureing
the tyme of governament of umq'll hir dearest moder of gude memorie in
the forth setting of her ma'ties authoritie agains all impugnaris and
ganestanders y'r of quhais magnanimitie couraige and constant trewth
towert her ma'tie 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 ma'tie 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 ma'tie 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 hit said
dearest son efter hir ma'ties 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't all gudly diligence and als hir
ma'tie 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 ratificatioun w't aviss of hir thrie estates
quhilk hir ma'tie 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 failzeing to hir hienes and hir crown to returne off all &
haill the erldome landis and ilis of Orknay and lordship of Zetland with
the holmes skeireis guylandis outbrekkis castells towrs fortalices