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EXHIBIT 32

July 28, 2009

Via EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mesa Royalty Trust (the "Trust") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, not in its individual capacity but solely as the trustee of the Trust, certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to its knowledge:

        (1)   Except for the failure to timely file the Report, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

        (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust at the dates and for the periods presented.

        The above certification is furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRUSTEE FOR MESA ROYALTY TRUST
By:	/s/ MIKE ULRICH Mike Ulrich Vice President and Trust Officer

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