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Oure soverane lord and estates of parliament, considering the trew, worthie and faithfull service done to his majestie be his majesties lovitt Sir James Makgill of Cranstounriddell, knicht baronett, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice, togider with the trew and worthie services done be umquhile Maister David Makgill of Cranstounriddell, advocat to his majesties umquhile darrest father of eternall memorie, guidsir to the said Sir James, and be umquhile Maister David Makgill of Cranstounriddell, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice, his father, hes ratifiet and approvine and, be the tennor heirof, ratifies, approves and perpetuallie confirmes the chartor maid and grantit be his hienes said umquhile father of eternall memorie, wnder his great seale, to the said umquhile Maistir David Makgill, his majesties advocate, in lyfrent, and to the said umquhile Maister David Makgill, his sone, his airs and assignais heretablie, of all and haill the lands and baronie of Cranstounriddell and lands of Nisbett, with the advocatioun, donatioun and richt of patronage of the kirk of Cranstoun, personage and viccarage thairof, and uthers thairinmentionat, quhilk is of the dait at Halyrudhous, the tuentie nynt day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoor and tuelff yeirs, with precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon; ane uther chartor maid, givin and grantit be his majesties said umquhile father under his great seale to the said umquhile Maister David Makgill, his airs and assignais heretablie, of all and haill the saidis lands and baronie of Cranstounriddell, Nisbett, Spotscheill, Raburne, Nisbetschillie and Quhinrig, Balvorune, Litle Parklie and Burnsyde, with all thair pertinents, with the said advocatione, donatione and richt of patronage of the said kirk of Cranstoun, personage and viccarage thairof, and uthers contenit in the forsaid chartor, daitit at Halyrudhous, the thride day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vjC ane yeirs, with the precept and instrument of sasing past thairupon; and siclyk, ane uther chartor last maid and grantit be his majesties said umquhile darrest father under the great seale, of the dait the tuentie thride day of Apryll, the yeir of God jM vjC and sevinteine yeirs, to umquhile David Makgill of Cranstounriddell, brother to the said Sir James, his airs and assignais heretablie, of all and haill the saidis lands and baronie of Cranstounriddell, Nisbett and uthers forsaidis and of the said patronage of the said personage and viccarage of the said kirk of Cranstoun, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupon, in all and sundrie pointes, heads, articles, clauses, conditions, priveledges, liberties, immwnities and circumstances expressit and comprehendit in all the saidis thrie chartors, and ilkane of thame, precepts and instruments of sasing past thairupon; and wills and declairs that this present generall ratificatioun and confirmatioun is, and sall be, of als great force, strenth and effect as if the foirnamit thrie chartors of the daits respective, tennors and contents abonewrittine, precepts and instruments of sasing war all at lenth word be word insert heirin; quhairanent oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estates of parliament, be thir presents for now and ever dispenses. Attoure our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estates of parliament, finds, decernes and declairs for his hienes and his successors the foirnamit thrie chartors, with the precepts and instruments of sasing past thairupon, to have beine frome the begining and to be now and in all tyme coming perfyte, lawfull, valide and sufficient heretable infeftments, richts and secuirities to the said Sir James Makgill, now of Cranstoun Riddell, as air and successor to the said umquhile David, his brother, thair saidis umquhile father and guidsir, and to the said Sir James, his airs and assignais, for bruiking and joysing heretablie and perpetuallie in all tyme heirefter of all and haill the saidis lands and baronie of Cranstoun Riddell, annexis, connexis and all thair pertinents abonerehearsit, with the richt of patronage of the said personage and viccarage of Cranstoun and all uthers comprehendit in the saidis chartors or any of thame.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the thrie estates of parliament, ratifies and approves the chartor maid and grantit be his majestie under his hienes great seale to his lovitt Sir Thomas Thomesone of Dudingstoun, knicht, his airs and assignais quhatsumever heretablie, of all and sundrie the lands and townes of Eister and Wester Dudingstounes, with myles, mylnelands, multurs, sequells, coils, coilheuches, wrak, waith, wair, pairts, pendicles, tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents thairof and all thair pertinents quhatsumever, all unitit and erectit in ane frie tennandrie callit the tennandrie of Dudingstoun, lyand within the shirefdome of Edinburgh; and als of all and sundrie the teindscheaves of all and haill the lands of Eister and Wester Dudingstounes, with thair pairts, pendicles, mylnelands and pertinents, except the teindscheaves of the kirklands or viccars lands of Dudingstoun occupyit be the relict of umquhile Johne Ker, burges of Edinburgh and hir tennents, lyand in the parochine of Dudingstoune and within the shirefdome forsaid, the saidis lands, mylnes and pertinents thairof erectit as said is proceiding upon the resignatione of the said Sir Thomas Thomsone and the saidis teindscheaves proceiding upon the resignatione of his hienes richt traist cowsigne and counsallour, Robert, earle of Roxburgh, lord Ker of Cesfurd and Cavertoun etc., to be haldine of our said soverane lord and his hienes successors, of the dait the tuentie thrie day of Februare lastbypast, jM vjC threttie thrie yeirs instant, togider with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon in all and sundrie heads, clauses, articles and conditiones thairof efter the formes and tennors of the samyne. And his majestie, with consent forsaid, wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, decernes and declairs that the said chartor, precept and instrument of sasing ar good and valeid richtes to the said Sir Thomas Thomsone and his forsaidis for bruiking and joysing of the lands, mylne, teinds and uthers abonespecifiet in all tyme coming.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the thrie estates of this present parliament, ratifies, approves and confirmes the chartor grantit be his majesties umquhile darrest father, King James the Saxt, wnder his great seale, in favours of umquhile Robert Swintoune of that Ilk and his airs male and tailyie speciallie designit thairin, of all and haill the lands of Meikle and Litle Swintounes and kirklands thairof, togider with the lands of Cranschaves and patronage of the kirk of the samyne, and unione thairof in ane baronie, to be haldine of his majestie in fewferme and heretage for payment of tuentie merks sterling for the lands of Mekle Swintoune, ane mark for the lands of Litle Swintoune, and fourtie fyve schillings for the kirklands thairof, and for the lands of Cranschaves [...], with the haill clauses contenit in the said chartor, of the dait the tuentie saxt day of Junii, jM vjC [...] yeirs, togider also with ane decreit befor the lords of [...], quhairby the dewtie of the said tuentie merk sterling is explanit and declarit to be onlie tuentie merks usuall money of Scotland, togider also with all and sundrie uthers charteris, precepts, sasings, richts, evidents and secuirities quhatsumever maid and grantit be quhatsumever persone or persones, in favours of Maister Alexander Swintoune, now of that Ilk, or any of his predicessors or authors of or concerning the saidis lands of Meikle and Litle Swintoune kirklands thairof, the lands of Cranschaves, patronage of the kirk of the samyne and haill pertinents thairof, properties and superiorities of the samyne in any tyme bygaine, willing and declaring the generalitie of this present act sall nowayes prejudge the said Maister Alexander and his airs and successors, bot that the samyne sall be als valeid and sufficient to him and thame as if the samyne wer speciallie heirine exprest and haill tennors thairof de verbo in verbum ingrossit in this present act. And ordaines this present act and haill infeftments to be guid, valeid and sufficient to the said Maister Alexander and his airs as thair awin propper heretage in all tyme coming to bruik the samyne.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament ordaines ane ratificatioun to be maid thairine to and in favours of his hienes lovitt Maister Walter Quhytfuird, ane of his majesties chaplanes, ratifiand, approveand and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmand the act maid in his hienes parliament haldine at Edinburgh, the fourt day of August, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie ane yeirs, quhairby our late umquhile soverane lord of worthie memorie and estates of the said parliament not onlie ratifiet and approvit the gift and provisioune grantit be our said umquhile late soverane lord of worthie memorie under the great seale, of the dait at Windsore, the penult day of August, jM vjC and nynteine yeirs, to the said Maister Walter Quhytefuird of the benefeice of the ministrie of Failfurde, with the assignatioun maid to him of the haill maills, fermes, fewfermes, caynes, customes, casualities, proffeitts and dewties of the temporalitie of the said benefice during his lyftyme, bot also hes dissolvit fra the crowne and patrimonie thairof all and sundrie tours, fortalices, lands, mylnes, wodes, fischings, annuelrents, tenements, patronages and uthers quhatsumever perteining of old to the benefice of the said ministrie of Failfurd and formerlie annexit to the crowne as said is, and unitit and annexit the samyne of new againe to the said ministrie of Failfurde in the same maner as they wer befor the said annexatioun of the samyn to the crowne, to the effect the samen, with the maills, fermes, fewfermes, kaynes, customes, superiorities, casualities, proffeitts and dewties quhatsumever may be injoyed and peaciblie possest be the said Maister Walter Quhytfurde, present minister of Failfurde, and efter his deceis be his successors, ministers of Failfurde, as also the letters of gift following thairone, and upon the said Maister Walter, his resignatione, maid, givin and grantit be our said soverane lord that now reignes, with advyse of his hienes thesaurar principall and deputtie and remanent lords of his hienes exchecker of Scotland, his majesties commissioners, to the said Maister Walter Quhytfurd for all the dayes of his lyftyme of all and haill the benefice and ministrie of Failfurd abonespecifiet, with all honors, dignities, priveledges, immwnities, commodities and casualities perteining and belonging to the said benefice, with all and sundrie lands, baronies, tours, fortalices, maner places, houses, biggings, yeards, orcheards, mylnes, wodes, fischings, rents, annuelrents, teinds, kirks, teindscheaves, great and small fermes, fewfermes, kaynes, customes, proffeits, emoluments and dewties quhatsumever perteining and belonging to the said benefice and ministrie of Failfurde, alsweill spiritualitie as temporalitie thairof, quhairever the samyne ly withine this realme, conteining ample powers, liberties and priveledges contenit in the saidis letters of gift, as the samyne under his majesties great seale of the dait at Quhytehall, the tent day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie sevine yeirs, at mair lenth beirs, with the procuratories and instruments of dimissione and resignatioun quhairupon the said gift proceidit, and with the instruments of institutione and possessione following thairupone, and all decreits conforme recoverit thairupon, of quhatsumever daits, tennors and contents the samyn be of, in all and sundrie the heads, pointes, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairin contenit and efter the formes and tennors thairof in all pointes; and wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie decernes and ordaines that this present ratificatioun of the saidis actes of dissolutioun and gift and uthers speciallie and generallie abonewrittine is and sall be of als great strenth, force and effect to the said Maister Walter Quhytfurd for briuking of the said benefice, haill honors, dignities, casualities, lands, heretages, baronies, kirks, teinds and uthers abonespecifiet belonging thairto as if the samyn haill richts speciallie and particularlie abonewrittine war all at lenth ratifiet and contenit heirine; quhairanent our said soverane lord and estates of parliament hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever, and that the said ratificatioun be farder extendit with all clauses necessar.
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Oure soverane lord, being gratiouslie pleased to tak consideratioune of the great paines and chairges that Doctor Walter Quhytfurd, ane of his majesties chaplanes, hes beine at about the evictioun of the patronage of the subdeanrie of Glasgow, and redeiming of the takes of the teinds of the samyn, thairfor, and that the heretors within the said subdeanrie may be secuirit of thair teinds without prejudice to the kirk, oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of this present parliament, hes givin and grantit and, be thir presents, gives and grants power, licence and libertie to the said Doctor Walter Quhytfurde at any tyme during his lyftyme, with consent of the deane and chaptour of Glasgow, to sett takes and assedationes of all and sundrie the teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments and dewties of the said benefice and subdeanrie of Glasgow to the heretors of the lands within the said subdeanrie, thair airs, successors, assignais and subtenents for the space of thrie nynteine yeirs nixt eftir thair entrie thairto, for yeirlie payment of the auld rentall bolles usit and wont to be payit for the saidis teinds of befor, and without diminutioune thairof; to the quhilks takes and assedationes sua to be sett be the said Doctor Walter Quhytefuird at any tyme during his lyftyme for the space and yeirlie dewtie forsaid, our said soverane lord hes givin and, be thir presents, gives his royall consent. As also our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estates of parliament, wills, grants, declairs and ordaines that the saidis takes and assedatiounes sua to be sett be the said Doctor Walter Quhytefuird sall be guid, valeid and sufficient richts of the saidis teinds and fruits of the said benefice to the heretors of the lands to quhome they sall be sett and thair forsaidis for bruiking thairof during the space forsaid, notwithstanding of quhatsumever act of parliament, uther actes, lawes or constitutiones of this realme maid heirtofoir in the contrair or quhilks may be prejudiciall to the saidis takes, and this alwayes but prejudice of any takes sett of befor of the teinds and rents of the said benefice or any pairt thairof to any persone or persones, and ordaines ane act to be exped thairupon in this present parliament.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of parliament now presentlie convenit, ratifies and approves and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmes the chartor and infeftment grantit be our soverane lords umquhile darrest father, James the Saxt, king of Scotland for the tyme, of everlasting memorie, under his hienes great seale, to umquhile Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth and Fraserburgh, knicht, the airs male than lawfullie procreat or to have beine procreat of his bodie and thair assignais, quhilks failyeing, to the neirest and lawfull airs male quhatsumever of the said umquhile Sir Alexander beiring the surname and armes of Fraser, and thair assignais quhatsumever heretablie, of all and sundrie the lands, baronies, mylnes, mylnelands, multures, wodes, fischings and uthers particularlie and at lenth mentionat, insert and contenit in the said chartor, lyand within the shirefdome of Abirdeine, with the haill priveledges, liberties, immwnities, casualities, proffeitts and commodities quhatsumever perteining and belonging thairto lykwayes mentionat in the said chartor, upon the provisiones and conditiones mentionat and contenit in the said chartor; togider with the new gift and dispositione contenit in the said infeftment grantit be his hienes said umquhile darrest father to the said umquhile Sir Alexander Fraser and his forsaidis of all and sundrie the saidis lands, baronies, mylnes, wodes, fischings and uthers forsaidis mentionat in the said chartor, with the haill priveledges, liberties, immwnities, casualities and commodities belonging thairto, all erectit, unite, annexit and incorporat in ane haill and frie baronie callit the baronie of Philorthe, to be haldine of his hienes said umquhile darrest father, his airs and successors in maner mentionat in the said infeftment, as the samyne of the dait at Halyrudhous, the fourt day of Apryll, the yeir of God jM vjC and ane yeirs, with the precept of sasing direct upon the said chartor furth of the chancellarie, under his hienes said umquhile darrest fathers quarter seale, of the dait of the samyne chartor, for giving sasing to the said umquhile Sir Alexander of the lands and uthers thairin mentionat, togider with the instrument of sasing following upon the said precept, of the dait the [...] day of [...], the yeir of God jM vjC [...] yeirs, togidder also with the chartor and infeftment grantit be our said soverane lord under his hienes great seale, with consent of his hienes richt traist cowseine Johne, earle of Marre, lord Erskeine and Garioche etc., his hienes principall thesaurer, collector and comptroller within this his majesties kingdome of Scotland for the tyme, and of his hienes traist cowsigne Archibald, lord Naper of Merchiestoun, his hienes deputte in the saidis offices for the tyme, and of the remanent lords, his hienes commissioners of the said kingdome, to his hienes lovitt Alexander Fraser, oy to the said umquhile Sir Alexander Fraser of Fraserburgh, knicht, and to the airs male lawfullie procreat or to have beine procreat of his awine bodie, quhilks failyeing, to James Fraser, his uncle, and the airs male lawfullie procreat or to have beine procreat of his bodie, quhilks failyeing, to Johne Fraser, brother to the said Alexander, and his airs male quhatsumever beiring the surname and armes of the hous of Philorth, and thair assignais quhatsumever heretablie, of all and haill the lands and baronie of Philorthe, comprehending thairin the particular townes, lands, mylnes, mylnelands, wodes, fischings and uthers particularlie mentionat, insert and contenit in the said infeftment, with the castells, tours, fortalices, loches and stanks of the samyne, with the haill liberties, immwnities, priveledges, proffeitts, asiaments and commodities mentionat in the said infeftment perteining and belonging thairto, all lyand within the shirefdome of Abirdeine; quhilk infeftment proceids upon the resignatioun of the said umquhile Sir Alexander Fraser of Fraserburgh, knicht, guidsir to the said Alexander, and upon the resignatioun of umquhile Simeone, lord Fraser of Lovitt, umquhile George Ogilvie of Carnowsies, Sir George Ogilvie of Carnowsies, his sone, and Williame Forbes of Talquhoune, to be haldine of oure said soverane lord and his hienes successors in fie and heretage for ever, as in the said chartor and infeftment of the dait at Halyrudhous, the fyfteine day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie aucht yeirs, at mair lenth is contenit, togider with the precept of sasing direct furth of his hienes chancellarie upon the said chartor, wnder his hienes quarter seale, togider with the instrument of sasing following thairupon of the dait the [...] day of [...], the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie [...] yeirs, in all and sundrie the heads, points, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones contenit in baith the saidis chartors and infeftments, precepts of sasing and instruments of sasing following thairupon and efter the formes and tennors thairof in all pointes, with the speciall provisiones and conditiones contenit in the samyne infeftments and no utherwayes. Lykas our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estates of this present parliament, wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie decernes and ordaines that this present ratificatioun is and sall be als valide, sufficient and effectuall to the said Alexander Fraser and his forsaidis as if the saidis chartors and infeftments, with the haill priveledges and donationes thairin contenit, with the saidis precepts of sasing and instruments of sasing following thairupon, wer heirin at lenth de verbo in verbum speciallie and particularlie insert and contenit; quhairanent our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent forsaid, for his hienes and his successors, hes dispensit and, be thir presents, dispenses for ever.
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Oure soverane lord, remembring the good, trew and thankfull service maid and done to his majestie and his hienes most noble progenitors be Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill and his predicessors, and wnderstanding that his majesties umquhile deir guidsir, King James the Fyft of worthie memorie, be his chartor and infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie as than prince and stewart of Scotland, wnder his hienes great seale, of the dait at Striveling, the fyft day of August, jM vC fourtie ane yeirs, disponit and sett in fewferme to umquhile Andro Cwnighame, sonne to umquhile Williame, earle of Glencairne, and to Margaret Cwnighame, his spous, the langest leivar of thame tua, thair airs and assignais, all and sundrie the lands and uthers wnderwrittine, to witt: the lands of Cuttiswray, the lands of Clerkland and Hilhous, with the mylne thairof, the lands of Litle Robertland, the lands of the tua Corschills, the lands of Blaklaw, the lands of Hairschaw and the lands of Dowray and Pottertoun, with all thair pertinents, lyand in the lordschip of Stewartoun, bailliarie of Cwnighame and shirefdome of Air. Lykas oure said soverane lord, as being than prince and stewart of Scotland, be his hienes chartor and infeftment wnder his hienes great seale, of the dait the ellevinth day of December, jM vjC tuentie tua yeirs, gave, grantit, disponit and sett in fewferme to the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill, his airs and assignais, all and sundrie the lands and uthers abonewrittine with thair pertinents. And als oure said soverane lord, for the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill and his forsaidis, thair better secuiritie of the saidis lands, be ane new chartor and infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie as than prince and stewart of Scotland, wnder his hienes great seale, eftir his majesties majoritie and perfyte aige, of the dait the second day of Apryll, jM vjC tuentie four yeirs, of new gave, grantit, disponit and sett in fewferme to the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill, his airs and assignais, the lands and uthers abonewrittine, with thair pertinents, to be haldine of the prince and stewart of Scotland and his hienes successors in fewferme and heretage for ever, as the saidis thrie chartors (the last quhairof conteines ane clause de novo damus) at mair lenth beirs. And his majestie, being willing to sattle the said Alexander Cwnighame and his forsaidis in a full and perfyte secuiritie of the lands and uthers forsaidis conforme to his infeftments of the samyne, thairfor, his majestie, with advyse and consent of the thrie estates of this present parliament, hes ratifiet, allowit, approvine and confirmit and, be the tennor heirof, with consent forsaid, ratifies, allowes, approves and confirmes the forsaidis thrie chartors and infeftments respective abonewrittine maid and grantit to the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill and to the said umquhile Andro Cwnighame, his guidsir, of the lands and uthers abonementionat, with the precepts and instruments of sasing following thairupon, and with all uthers chartors, infeftments, precepts, instruments of sasing, services, retours, bands, obligationes and uthers richts, titles and secuirities quhatsumever maid and grantit to the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill or to any of his predicessors, of and concerning the lands and uthers abonewrittine, with thair pertinents, or any pairt thairof, of quhatsumever dait or daitts, tennor or contents the samyne be of, in all and sundrie heads, articles, clauses and circumstances of the samyne quhatsumever, willing and declaring this present general ratificatioun to be als valeid, effectuall and sufficient to the said Alexander Cwnighame of Corschill and his forsaidis for his and thair secuiritie of the lands and uthers abonementionat as if the forsaidis chartors, infeftments, precepts, instruments of sasing, services, retours and uthers wreatts speciall and generall forsaidis, and everie ane of thame, war at lenth heirine insert and ratifiet in speciall; quhairanent his majestie, for him and his successors, with consent forsaid, hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of this present parliament, hes ratifiet and approvine and, for his majestie and his successours, with advyse and consent forsaid, be thir presents ratifies and approves the chartors and infeftments respective wnderwrittine, alienationes, venditiones and dispositiones respective eftirspecifiet contenit thairine, with the precepts of sasing insert in the samyn, maid, givin and grantit be the persones respective eftirmentionat to his hienes trustie and weilbeloved counsallour Maister James Bannatyne, now of Newhall, ane of the senators of his majesties colledge of justice, designit thairine Maister James Bannatyne of Newtyle, ane of the commissioners of Edinburgh, in maner eftirmentionat, viz: the chartor and infeftment, with the precept of sasing insert thairin, maid and grantit be Thomas Cockburne, elder, of Newhall, and Williame Cockburne, younger, of Newhall, his eldest lawfull sone and appeirand air, with advyse, expres consent and assent of certane persones thairincontenit in maner thairinmentionat, and be all the saidis persones, with ane consent and assent, to the said Maister James Bannatyne, his airs and assignais quhatsumever heretablie and irredimablie without any maner of reversione, redemptione, regres, band, promeis or conditione of reversione or redemptione quhatsumever, of all and haill the lands of Newhall, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, orcheards, yeards, pairts, pendicles and pertinents thairof, with the mylne and mylne lands of Newhall, astrict multurs and sequells of the samyne, and of all and haill the lands of Billingruge, Howden, Hiemurecroce, Wodheid and Wodfute, with the houses, biggings, yeards, toftes, croftes, pairts, pendicles and pertinents, all lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and shirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin fra the saidis Thomas and Williame Cockburnes, and thair airs, of George Lawder of Bass, his airs and successors, than thair immediat lawfull superiors of the saidis lands, mylne and uthers abonewrittine, with the pertinents, in fie and heretage for ever, of the dait at Edinburgh, the saxt day of July, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie yeirs; togider with the chartor of confirmatione thairof maid and grantit be James Livingstoun, grwme of his majesties bedchamber, now superior of the saidis lands, mylne and uthers abonewrittin in place of the said George Lawder of Bass, late superior thairof, in favours of the said Maister James Bannatyne, be the quhilk he ratifiet and approvit and confirmit the said chartor aboneexpremit conteining the said precept of sasing, venditione and alienatione contenit thairin, in the haill pointes, articles, conditiones, clauses and circumstances thairof in forme and maner thairincontenit, of the dait at Quhytehall, the thretteine day of July, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie yeirs; with the chartor, infeftment and precept of sasing insert thairine, maid and grantit be the saidis Thomas and Williame Cockburnes, with consent forsaid, and in maner abone contenit to the said Maister James Bannatyne and his forsaidis heretablie and irredimablie as said is, of all and haill the lands of Cokburne, cum bosco et herbagio earundum; and of all and haill that pendicle of the saidis lands of Cokburne, callit the merkland of Boltoun, with the houses, biggings, yeards, pairts, pendicles and pertinents thairof, lyand in the baronie of Boltone, constabularie and shirefdome forsaid, to be haldin fra thame and thair airs of Johne, then vicount and now earle of Lawderdaill, and his successors, thair immediat superiors thairof, in frie blensche, fie and heretage for ever, of the dait at Westnisbet, the fourteine day of August, jM vjC tuentie yeirs forsaid; with the chartor of confirmatione and new dispositione and precept of sasing insert thairin, maid and grantit be the said Johne, then vicount and now earle of Lawderdaill, superior of the saidis lands, in favours of the said Maister James Bannatyne and his forsaidis, be the quhilk he ratifiet, approvit and confirmit the said chartor conteining the said precept of sasing and of new gave, grantit and disponit the samyne lands in favours of the said Maister James Bannatyne and his abonespecifiet in maner thairin contenit, to be haldine in frie blensche, fie and heretage in maner thairinmentionat, of the dait at Edinburgh, the tuentie saxt day of July, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie tua yeirs; and with the haill uther chartors, infeftments and precepts of sasing contenit thairin or a pairt maid and grantit be the said George Lawder of Bass and the said Johne, earle of Lawderdaill and his predicessors, in favours of the said Maister James Bannatyne and his forsaidis, and of the saidis Thomas and Williame Cockburnes, thair authors and predicessors of the saidis lands, mylne and uthers respective abonespecifiet, to be haldin of the said George Lawder of Bass and the said Johne, earle of Lawderdaill, thair airs or successors respective or of thair saidis predicessors, thair airs and successors in fie and heretage, with all chartors of confirmatione of the samyne and uthers richts, titles and secuirities thairof quhatsumever, of quhatsumever dait or daitts, tennor or contents the samyn be of; togider also with his majesties chartor of confirmatione under the great seale grantit in favours of the said Maister James Bannatyne, confirmand all the saidis chartors, precepts, richts, titles and secuirities forsaidis, particularlie and generallie abonerehearsit, of the dait at Halyrudhous, the second day of Apryll, jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, in the haill heads, articles, clauses, conditiones and circumstances thairof respective. And wills and grants and, for his majestie and his successors, with advyse and consent forsaid, perpetuallie decernes and ordaines that this present generall confirmatione, ratificatioun and approbatione is, and sall be, of als great availl, force, strenth and effect to the said Maister James Bannatyne, his airs and assignais forsaidis for the peacible bruiking, joysing and posseding of the saidis lands, mylne and uthers forsaidis, with the pertinents, haldin of the saidis superiors respective as said is, as if the saidis haill chartors, precepts, richts, titles and secuirities particularlie and generallie aboneexprest wer at lenth word be word heirine exprest; anent the quhilks and all that hes followit or may follow thairupon and all faults and imperfectiones that may be proponit or alledgit againes the validitie heirof or this present generall ratificatioun and approbatioun of the samyn, his majestie, for him and his forsaidis, with consent abonenamit, hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for now and ever. And his majestie, with the advyse of the thrie estates, decreits, statuits, finds, declairs and ordaines the forsaidis haill infeftments to be guid, valeid and effectuall richts quhairby the said Maister James Bannatyne, his airs and successors may peaciblie posses, braik, and injoy the saidis lands and uthers in all tyme coming.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the estates of this present parliament, considering that be contract and appointment past betuix his majesties umquhile father and mother of happie and blissed memorie, with advyse and consent of the lords of counsall and officiars of estate for the tyme, takand the burdeine upon thame for umquhile Maistres Margaret Wincester, servetrice to his majesties said umquhile darrest mother, and the said Maistres Margaret, for hirselff one the ane pairt, and umquhile Andro Weymes of Myrcairnie, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice, and umquhile Johne Weymes, his eldest lawfull sonne and appeirand air, upon the uther pairt, of the dait at Halyrudhous and Edinburgh, the thride and saxt dayes of the moneths of November and Marche, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoure thretteine yeirs, anent the mariage than contracted and thaireftir solemnizat betuix the said umquhile Johne Weymes and the said umquhile Maistres Margaret, the said umquhile Andro Weymes was astricted to infeft and sais the said umquhile Johne Weymes, his sone, and the said umquhile Maistres Margaret, than his future spous, and the langer leivar of thame tua in conjunctfie and the airs male to have beine procreat of thair bodies, quhilks failyeing, the neirest lawfull airs male of the said umquhile Johne Weymes quhatsumever heretablie, in all and haill the said umquhile Andro Weymes lands of Myrcairnie, with the mylne, mylnelands, multors and suckine, houses, biggings, yeards, orcheards, pairts, pendicles and all thair pertinents lyand withine the shirefdome of Fyfe; and lykwayes to infeft and sais the said umquhile Johne Weymes, his said sone and his forsaidis in fie and heretage, in all and haill the lands of Wester Cruvie and Brighous, with the pertinents, in all and haill the lands of Logie, with thair mansioun houses, biggings, yeards, orcheards and thair pertinents, lyand withine the said shirefdome of Fyffe, to be haldine of the said umquhile Andro Weymes, his immediat superiors thairof, ather be resignatione or confirmatione as best sould please the said umquhile Johne Weymes and his airs; quhilk resignatioun his majesties said umquhile darrest father promised to receave for new infeftment to follow thairupon, and for to chainge the halding of the lands and uthers forsaidis fra waird to blensche ferme, and the haill lands of estate of the said Andro Weymes to erect, uneite and incorporat in ane frie baronie, as in the said matrimoniall contract of the dait foirsaid registrat in the buikes of counsall upon the fourteine day of Marche, jM vC fourscoir fourteine yeirs at mair lenth is contenit; conforme to the tennor of the quhilk contract, the said umquhile Johne Weymes and the said Maistres Margaret wer infeft and saisit in the lands and uthers respective forsaidis in maner aboneexprest, haldine of his majesties said umquhile darrest father and his successors in frie blensche ferme and frie baronie, callit the baronie of Myrcairnie. Lykas the said umquhile Johne Weymes resignit the forsaidis lands and baronie in the hands of his majesties said umquhile darrest father for new infeftment thairof to be givine to the said umquhile Andro Weymes, conforme to the quhilk resignatioun the said umquhile Andro Weymes was infeft in the forsaidis lands and baronie be his majesties said umquhile darrest father haldine in frie blensche ferme of his majestie. Lykas the said umquhile Andro Weymes sauld, disponit and annailyeit the forsaidis lands and baronie to umquhile Johne Weymes of Craigtoun, quha was also infeft in the forsaidis lands and baronie haldine of his majesties darrest father in frie blensche ferme and frie baronie, quhilk umquhile Johne Weymes and umquhile Sir Johne Weymes of Craigtoun, knicht, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice, having the full richt of the forsaidis lands and baronie establisched in thair persones be dispositioun and alienatioun of the said umquhile Andro Weymes and of umquhile Sir Johne Weymes, sone to the said umquhile Johne and oy to the said umquhile Andro, for the soume of fiftie thousand markes money of this realme of Scotland, payit to the said umquhile Johne Weymes of Craigtoun be his majesties weilbeloved Maister Andro Aytoune of Logy, advocate, befor the lordes of counsall and sessioune, they sauld and disponit the forsaidis lands and baronie of Myrecairnie comprehending all the forsaidis lands to the said Maister Andro Ayttoune, quhilk Maister Andro Ayttoune of Logy is lykwayes infeft in the samyne haldine of his majestie and his successors in frie blensche ferme and frie baronie. Lykas the said Maister Andro is infeft in the teinds, baith personage and viccarage, of the saidis lands of Logy, Cruvie and Brighous, upon resignatione of Johne lord Balmerinoche. Lykas the said Maister Andro is infeft in the lands of Haltounhill, Murieriges, Craigend Medow besyde Ebdie kirk, Clunie and uthers contenit in his infeftment thairof, lyand within the regalitie of Lindores, schirefdomes of Fyffe and Perth respective, with sundrie priveledges, liberties specifiet in the said Maister Andro, his infeftment of the samyne, togider with the teindscheives and viccarage teinds thairof upon resignatione of Patrick, lord Lindores, umquhile Robert Aytoune of Craigfudie and Maister Robert Aytoune, his sonne, and Maister Andro Murray of Balvaird. And siclyk the said Maister Andro Aytoune is infeft in all and haill the lands callit the Staine Haltoune, with the tua dealles of land lyand betuix the lands of Grainge and Haltounehill, with the lands callit Richards Insche besyide the loche of Woodmylne, togider with the haill aikers of land callit the Crofts, with thair pertinents, togider with the teindscheaves of the particular lands abonewrittine includit, lyand within the regalitie of Lindores and shirefdome of Fyffe forsaidis, be dispositioun and alienation of Maister Harie Chaipe of Ormestoun, advocate, and Rebecca Aisone, his spous, with sundrie liberties and priveledges contenit in the said Maister Harie Chaipe, his infeftment of the lands of Ormestoune. Lykas the said Maister Andro hes maid resignatioune of all the forsaidis lands and uthers particularlie abonementionat, quhilks ar all uneite and incorporat in ane frie baronie callit the baronie of Myrcairnie, and that in favours of Johne Aytoune of that Ilk, and his airs male to be procreat of his bodie, quhilks failyeing to the neirest airs male and of tailyie contenit in his said infeftment, and that wnder certane provisiones, conditiones, reservationes, reversiones speciallie contenit in the said procuratorie of resignatioune maid be the said Maister Andro in favours of the said Johne Aytoune and his forsaidis, and pairtlie speciallie and pairtlie generallie contenit in the said infeftment upon the said resignatioun. Thairfor oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates forsaidis, ratifies, approves and confirmes the forsaid contract of mariage abonewrittine, and speciallie that pairt thairof anent the chainging of the halding of the saidis lands of Logie, Cruvie, Brighous, Myrcairnie, mylne and mylne lands thairof, fra waird in blensche; and lykwayes ratifies and approves the haill infeftments abonewrittine, grantit be his majesties father of blissed memorie, and be his majestie himselff, with the haill priveledges, liberties, provisiones, conditiones, reservationes, reversiones contenit in the saidis infeftments and procuratories of resignatioune quhairupon the saidis infeftments hes followit, togider with all uthers infeftments, richts and secuirities maid to the said Maister Andro, his authors and predicessors of the forsaidis lands, baronie, teinds and uthers contenit in the said Maister Andro, his infeftments, in the haill heads, clauses, articles, conditiones, provisiones, reservationes, reversiones contenit in the saidis infeftments generallie and speciallie abonewrittine, and in the procuratories of resignatioun quhairupon the samyne proceidit; and declairs the samyne ratificatioun and confirmatione to be als valeide, guid and effectuall as if everie particular wer insert and ingrossit heirintill, with the quhilk, oure said soverane lord, with the estates forsaidis, hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever. And siclyk his majestie, with consent of the estates forsaidis, declaires the forsaidis infeftments, richts and secuirities generallie and speciallie abonewrittine to be guid, valeid and sufficient richts and secuirities to the said Maister Andro and his successors, in the saidis lands, baronie and uthers abonewrittine, and confirmit in the richts and secuirities abonementionat and als to be guid richts to Elizabeth Lundie, spous to the said Maister Andro, sua far as schoe is provydit to the saidis lands and baronie, for bruiking and joysing of the forsaidis lands, baronie, haill priveledges and liberties contenit in the richts and secuirities thairof, and conforme thairto. And oure said soverane lord renunces all actioune competent or that may be competent to his majestie and his successors for reducing, annulling or anywayes away taking of the forsaid contract of mariage, infeftments following thairupon or of the foirnamit haill infeftments, richts and secuirities speciallie and generallie abonewrittine. And oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates forsaidis, ordaines ane new infeftment to be past and exped be the thesaurar principall, thesaurar deputte and remanent lords of exchecker of the forsaidis lands, baronie, priveledges and liberties thairof and uthers abonewrittine, frilie and gratis to the said Maister Andro and to his successors succeiding in the saidis lands, baronie and uthers abonewrittine.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of his majesties thrie estates of parliament, ordaines ane act of parliament to be maid ratifiand, approveand and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmand, lykas his majestie, be the tennor heirof, with advyse and consent forsaid, ratifies, approves and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmes the actes, decreitts, ratificationes, allowances and uthers eftirspecifiet, viz: ane act of the lords of his majesties high commissioun of the dait the nynteine day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie yeirs, quhairby the saidis commissioners, for the caus specifiet in the said act, dismemberit the lands of Preistfield besyde Edinburgh, perteining heretablie to Sir James Hamiltoun of Preistfield, knicht, frome the kirk and parochine of Sanct Cudberts, and uneit, joynit and annexit the saidis lands of Preistfield to the kirk and parochine of Dudingstoun, and ordanit the heretors, tennents and inhabitants of the lands of Preistfield to resort and repair at all necessar occasiones thaireftir to the said kirk of Dudingstoun as to thair ordinar paroche kirk for heiring of the word, participating the sacraments and receaveing the uther benefeits of the kirk. And als ane act of the presbitrie of Edinburgh, daitit the auchteine day of Maii, jM vjC threttie ane yeirs, quhairby for the ornament and inlarging of the said kirk of Dudingstoun thair was ane ile appointit to be built for the use of the said Sir James Hamiltoun, his familie and tennents of the saidis lands of Preistfield one the north wall of the kirk, frome the chancellar wall one the east to the church doore towards the west, of bread and lenth and hight specifiet and contenit in the said act, quhilk act is allowit, ratifiet and subscryvit be the Archibischope of Sanctandrois at Scoone, the tuentie day of Maii, jM vjC threttie ane yeirs, as the saidis actes and ratificatioun thairof of the daits respective abonewrittine in thameselffes at lenth proports, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupon, in all and sundrie heads, articles, circumstances and conditiones specifiet and contenit thairin. And his majestie wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, with advyse and consent forsaid of his majesties thrie estates of parliament, wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, decernes and ordaines this present confirmatione to be of als great availl, force and effect to the said Sir James Hamiltoun, his airs, assignais and successors as if the forsaidis actes and ratificatioun thairof wer word be word insert heirintill; anent the quhilks, and with all defects and inconvenients that may fallow thairupon, his majestie, with advyse and consent forsaid of his hienes thrie estates of parliament, hes dispensit and, be thir presents, dispenses for ever. And farder his majestie, with advyse and consent forsaid of his hienes thrie estates of parliament, statuites, decernes and ordaines that the forsaidis actes and ratificatioun thairof is and sall be ane good, valeid, effectuall and sufficient richt and secuiritie to the said Sir James Hamiltoune and his forsaidis for bruiking, joysing, using and possessing in all tyme coming of the forsaid ile in the said kirk of Dudingstoun within the bounds mentionat in the forsaidis actes, with the liberties, commodities, priveledges and uthers mentionat and contenit thairin efter the forme and tennor thairof in all pointes. And his majestie, with advyse and consent forsaid, ordaines thir presents to be ane sufficient warrand to the clerk of register for extending of the forsaid act of ratificatioun in dew and competent forme and for inserting the samyne with the rest of the actes of parliament maid and to be maid and sett downe in this instant parliament haldine withine this kingdome of Scotland.