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Oure soverane lord, remembring the good, trew and thankfull service maid and done to his majestie and his most noble progenitors be Maister William Cwnighame of Brownehill and his predicessors, 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 chartor and infeftment maid, givin and grantit be Maister Walter Quhytefurd, minister of Failfurd, to the said Maister Williame Cwnighame of Brownhill, his airs and assignais quhatsumever heretablie, of all and sundrie the lands of Brownehill, Byrehill, Spittlesyd, Bourtrie, Mailling and of the uthers lands, teinds, office of bailliarie and uthers exprest and sett downe in the said chartor, quhilk chartor is of the dait at Edinburgh, the nynteine day of December, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie aucht yeirs, with the precept of sasing thairincontenit and instrument of seasing following thairupon, and with all uthers chartors, infeftments, precepts, instruments of seasing, confirmationes, new giftes and uthers richtes, titles and secuirities quhatsumever maid and grantit to the said Maister Williame Cwnighame of Brownhill, or to any of his predicessors or authors, of and concerning the lands and uthers contenit in the said chartor, with the pertinents or any pairt thairof, of quhatsumever dait or daits, tennor or contents the samyne be of, in all and sundrie heads, articles, clauses, conditiones and circumstances thairof quhatsumever, willing and declaring this present generall ratificatioun to be als valeid, effectuall and sufficient to the said Maister Williame Cwnighame of Brownhill, his airs and assignais, for thair securitie of the lands and uthers contenit in the said chartor, as if the forsaidis chartors, infeftments, precepts, instruments of sasing, confirmationes, new giftes and uthers wreatts, speciall and generall, forsaidis and everie ane of thame, wer at lenth heirin insert and heirby ratifiet in speciall; quhairanent his majestie, for himselff and his hienes successors, with consent forsaid, hes dispensit and, be thir presents, dispenses for ever.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the thrie estates of this present parliament, hes ratifiet and approvine and, be thir presents, ratifies and approves the chartor grantit be his majestie, wnder his hienes great seale, to Maistir James Raith, advocat, and Eliza Fouller, his spous, and to the langest leivar of thame tua in conjunctfie, and to thair airs and assignais specifiet thairine, of all and sundrie the towne and lands of Edmonstoun, callit the Maynes of Edmonstoun, with maner place, mansioun houses, biggings, yeards, orcheards, medowes, dowcatt, cwninghair and all thair pertinents; and als of all and haill the lands of Cauldcoattes, with houses, biggings, yeards, toftes, croftes, pairts, pendicles and all thair pertinents, lyand within the regalitie of Mussleburgh and shirefdome of Edinburgh as principall, and of all and haill the thride pairt of the lands of Nuddrie Marschell, with the thride pairt of the mylne thairof, and that in speciall warrandice of the saidis lands of Cauldcoattes; and siclyk of all and haill the ile or buriall place situat within the kirk of Natoune within the parochine quhairof the saidis lands of Edmonstoun lyes, with the seat and dask within the said ile, biggit be umquhile Andro Edmonstoun of that Ilk and umquhile Sir Johne Edmonstoun, his sone, authors to the said Maister James Raith and his spous, of the dait the fyfteine day of July, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie yeirs, in all and sundrie heads, clauses, articles and conditiones contenit thairintill efter the forme and tennor thairof. And his majestie, with consent forsaid, wills, grants, decernes and declairs that the said chartor and infeftment sall be gude, valeid and sufficient richt to the said Maister James Raith, his said spous, thair airs and assignais for bruiking and joysing of the saidis lands and uthers abonewrittine in all tyme coming.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament, considering that umquhile Williame Maxwell, appearand of Tynwald, in ane justice court haldine within the towne of Drumfreis be umquhile George, earle of Dumbar, upon the tuentie fyft day of July, jM vjC nyne yeirs, was convict and foirfaultit for the crymes of lesimajestie committed be him and particularlie mentionat and contenit in the proces, sentence and doome of foirfaultrie led and deduicit againes him thairanent; and that his hienes umquhile darrest father, King James the Saxt, of worthie memorie, upon certane knawledge of the good gesture, fidelitie and affectione givin be umquhile Edward Maxwell, sone lawfull to the said umquhile Williame, towards his said umquhile hienes and peace of this his kingdome, of his grace and mercie, not being willing that the posteritie of the said umquhile Williame for the saidis offences sould be farder punischit, thairfor, his hienes said umquhile darrest father, of his hienes authoritie, regall favour, clemencie and kinglie benevolence, restorit and rehabilitat the said umquhile Edward Maxwell, his airs and successors and all uthers, the airs and posteritie of the said umquhile Williame, his father, againes the said foirfaultrie and maid and declarit thame worthie, able and capable to conqueis, acquire, posses, joyse and use benefices, teinds with quhatsumever lands, heretages, steidings, possessiones, honors, dignities and offices within the said kingdome of Scotland siclyk and als frilie as any uther faithfull and obedient subject, and as gif the said proces and doome of foirfaltor had never beine led and deduicit againes the said umquhile Williame; and for the said umquhile Edward and posteritie of the said umquhile Williame, thair better secuiritie, his hienes said umquhile father promitted in verbo regis to ratifie and approve to the said umquhile Edward or posteritie of the said umquhile Williame the said letter of grace, favour and rehabilitatione, as in the samyne wnder the great seale, of the dait the tuentie nynt day of Apryll, jM vjC nynteine yeirs, at mair lenth is contenit. And siclyk our said soverane lord, wnderstanding perfytlie that the crymes for the quhilk the said umquhile Williame Maxwell was convict and foirfault was not against his majesties said umquhile father, his sacred persone nor estate of the kingdome, bot onlie committed upon ane certane grudge againes certane persones with quhome he was standing in enmitie, and that the samyne being well knawine to his hienes said umquhile darrest father, he did not onlie rehabilitat the airs and successors of the said umquhile Williame, bot also did promitt to doe the samyne in this nixt parliament; and thairupon his majestie, being willing to follow that course intendit be his hienes said umquhile darrest father and to give the successors of the said umquhile Williame occasione to continew in thair dewtifull service in tyme coming, thairfor his majestie and estates forsaidis of this present parliament ratifies and approves the said letter of grace, favour, rehabilitatione, restitutione and restauratione thairin contenit in all and sundrie the heads, pointes, clauses, articles and conditiones thairof, and efter the forme and tennor thairof in all pointes, sua that it is or sall be leasome and lawfull to the airs and successors quhatsumever of the said umquhile Edward and posteritie of the said umquhile Williame quhatsumever peaciblie to bruik, joyse and posses all and quhatsumever lands, heretages, places, offices and dignities quhatsumever falling and perteining, and quhilks anywayes may fall and perteine to thame, enter thairto, sell, use and dispone thairupon at thair pleasure siclyk, als frilie and in all respects and conditiones as if the forsaid sentence, proces and doome of foirfaultrie had never beine led nor pronuncit, nor the crymes thairinspecifiet had never beine committit, or as if the said proces, sentence and doome of foirfaultrie and causes quhatsumever thairine contenit wer lauchfullie reduicit and takine away, notwithstanding of quhatsumever uther gift, presentatione and richt, if any be grantit in favours of any uther persone or persones upon the foirfaltor of the said umquhile Williame Maxwell of quhatsumever his lands or uthers perteining to him, or quhairwnto he was to succeid, and of quhatsumever actes of parliament, secreit counsall, uther actes, statuites or constitutiones, if any be, quhilks may be extendit in the contrair. And farder, for the airs and successors of the said umquhile Williame Maxwell, thair better secuiritie, his majestie and estates forsaidis of this present parliament rehabilitates, restores and reintegrates and als accepts, receaves and repones the saidis airs and successors of the said umquhile Williame Maxwell of new in and to his hienes mercie, favour and grace againes the said proces, sentence and doome of foirfaltour, haill occasiones and crymes contenit thairintill, and in and to all and sundrie lands, baronies, annuelrents, takes, steidings, rowmes, possessiones, guids, geir and uthers quhatsumever fra the quhilks they war debarrit or micht have beine debarrit be the said foirfaltour of the said umquhile Williame Maxwell; and wills and grants that they, thair airs and assignais may enter thairto, persew, thairfor bruik, joyse, use and dispone thairupon at thair pleasure, and makes and declairs the airs of the said umquhile Edward Maxwell and the posteritie of the said umquhile Williame able, worthie and capable to receave, bruik, joyse and use honors, dignities and offices in quhatsumever judgments and outwith the samyne in all tyme coming, siclyk and als frilie in all respects and conditiones as if the forsaid sentence, proces and doome of foirfaltour had never beine led nor pronuncit againes him nor the crymes thairin specifiet had never beine committit be him, notwithstanding quhatsumever actes of parliament, secreit counsall and uthers actes, statuites and constitutiones, if any be maid, quhilks may be extendit or interpretat in the contrair thairof; anent the quhilks, his majestie, for his hienes and his successors, with consent abonewrittine, dispenses for ever, and for that effect declairs the said proces and sentence and doome of foirfaltour to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect siclyk and as if the samyne had never beine led and deduicit. With power to the airs and successors of the said umquhile Williame and of the said umquhile Edward, his sone, to rais breives, proclame the samyne and thairupon obteine thameselffes servit and retourit airs to thair predicessors and infeft in thair lands and uthers haldine of the immediat lawfull superiors siclyk and in the same maner and als frilie in all respects as if the said umquhile Williame Maxwell had never beine foirfault, and as if thair had never beine gift, presentatione, infeftment or uther richt grantit upon his said forfaltour.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the haill estates of parliament presentlie convenit, hes ratifiet, confirmit and approvine and, be the tennor heirof, for his majestie and his successors, ratifies, confirmes and approves ane chartor and infeftment wnder the great seale, of the dait at Edinburgh, the tuentie day of Februar, jM vjC and auchteine yeirs, maid, givin and grantit be umquhile King James, his majesties father, of eternall memorie, to umquhile Johne Erskeine of Balhagardie, his airs male and assignais quhatsumever, of all and haill the lands and baronie of Balhagardie, comprehending thairine the particular townes, lands, mylnes, fischings, chaplanries, advocatione, donatione, richt of patronage, with the teindscheaves of all and haill the lands of Balhagardie, Pitscurie, thrie pleuches of land of Drumdurno, with the haill croftes lyand at the chappell of Garioche, and of the lands of Dorlethine, Pittodrie, the croft of the mylne of Inverramsay, and of the land of Knokinglas, with thair outsetts and insetts specifiet in the said chartor, with the precept of sasing following thairupon and seasing of the same, togider with the service and retour, precept of sasing following thairupon and instrument of sasing of the foirnamit lands, teinds and uthers abonewrittine, grantit to his majesties lovitt Thomas Erskeine, now of Balhagardie, as eldest lawfull sone and air to the said umquhile Johne Erskeine, his father; togider also with all uther chartors, infeftments, richts, titles and secuirities quhatsumever maid and grantit be our said soverane lord or his hienes said umquhile father or any of his majesties predicessors or be any uther persone or persones to and in favours of the said Thomas Erskeine, now of Balhagardie, or of the said Johne Erskeine of Balhagardie, his father, or of his umquhile guidsir, gransir, foirgrandsir on any uthers his predicessors of the saidis lands and baronie of Balhagardie, teinds and uthers mentionat in the said chartor, in the haill heads, articles, clauses, conditiones and circumstances thairin contenit, admitting this present ratificatione to be als valeid and sufficient in all respects as if the forsaid chartor and infeftment and uthers richts and secuirities forsaidis wer at lenth ingrossit heirine; quhairanent his majestie, with consent of the saidis thrie estates of parliament, be thir presents, dispenses for ever, and ordaines ane act of parliament to be extendit heirupon with all clauses neidfull, and thir presents to be ane sufficient warrand thairanent and for inserting thairof in the register and bookes of parliament.
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Oure soverane lord, with consent and advyse of his hienes thrie estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the chartor and infeftment maid and grantit be his majesties umquhile darrest father, of most happie and eternall memorie, with consent and advyse of James, earle of Mortoun, regent and governor of this realme for the tyme, wnder his majesties great seale, to umquhile Archibald Makclachine of that Ilk, and the airs male lawfullie gottine of his awine bodie, quhilks failyeing to umquhile Lauchlane oig Makclauchlane, his brother sone, and his airs male lawfullie gottine of his bodie, of all and sundrie the lands wnderwrittine, viz: all and haill the lands of Kilbryde, with the castell and fortalice of the samen, the lands of Kilmorie, the lands of Portindryne, the lands of Letterkethen, the lands of Leaniche, the lands of Scrone and Foirling, the lands of Leffennemore, the lands of Leffenneryoch, the lands of Garwoill, the lands of Leffenkyboill, the lands of Leffendrysicht, the lands of Barnacoirrie, the lands of Kwnochane, the lands of Auchinelethame, the lands of Midewning, the lands of Ewningover, the lands of Callow, the lands of Overchirvane, the lands of Midchirvane, the lands of Kellenewchane, the lands of Struarthour, the lands of Dunoid, the lands of Barnakill, the lands of Dunmuk, the lands of Kilchoane, the lands of Auchnassallycht, the lands of Nether Kaymes, the lands of Over Kaymes, the lands of Dirrelocht, the lands of Dowkennane, the lands of Drynelie, the lands of Gartingour, the lands of Nether Brancalyie and lands of Over Brancalyie, with mylnes, multors, wodes, fischings, pairts, pendicles, tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents of the samyne and all uther pertinents, lyand withine the lordschip of Cowell and shirefdome of Ergyle, of the dait the tuentie fourt day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir thretteine yeirs, with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon. As also ane uther chartor and infeftment maid and grantit be his majesties umquhile darrest father to his hienes lovitt Lauchlane Makclauchlan, now of that Ilk, as sone and air to the said umquhile Lauchlane oig, and his airs male quhatsumever, of all and sundrie the foirnamit lands, with thair pertinents, and with the advocatioun, donatioun and richt of patronage of the kirk of Kilmorie, personage and viccarage of the samyne, of the dait the tent day of November, jM vjC and fourteine yeirs, with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon in all and sundrie heads, articles, clauses, conditiones and circumstances thairof quhatsumever. And wills and declairs that this present ratificatione and generalitie thairof is and sall be als valeid, effectuall and sufficient to the said Lauchane Makclayne†, now of that Ilk, and his airs male forsaidis for bruiking and joysing of all and sundrie the foirnamit lands and uthers abonespecifiet, with thair pertinents, perpetuallie in all tyme coming, as if the forsaidis chartors, precepts and instruments of sasing following thairupon, haill heads, articles, and clauses thairof wer at lenth word be word ingrost and insert heirintill; quhairanent, and with all that may be objectit thair againes, oure said soverane lord and his hienes estates forsaidis hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament have ratifiet and approvine and, be the tennor of this present act, ratifies and approves the band and obligatioun maid and grantit be umquhile Alexander, lord Fentoun to the baillies and counsall of the burgh of Pittinweyme, quhairby he band and obleist him, his airs and successors to perfyt, subscryve and deliver to thame or to the minister at the kirk thairof ane sufficient secuiritie in sick ample forme as micht stand be law, be the quhilk he sould provyde the said minister serving the cure at the said kirk of Pittinweyme and his successors to ane yeirlie stipend of four hundreth merks and fyve hundreth merks money of this realme respective to be uplifted furth of the personage and viccarage teinds of the lordschip of Pittinweyme, or any pairt thairof, at the termes and in maner as is specifiet and sett downe in the said band, quhilk is of the dait the saxt day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, and registrat in the buikes of counsall and sessioun and ane decreit of the lords thairof interponit thairto upon the first day of Januar lastbypast, togider with the contract and appointment maid and perfyted betuix the baillies and counsall of the said burgh of Pittinweyme thairof, subscryvers for thameselffes and takand burdeine one thame for the commountie of the said burgh one the ane pairt, and Maister Johne Melvell, minister at the said kirk of Pittinweyme, one the uther pairt, of the dait the tuelf day of July, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, and registrat in the saidis bookes of counsall and sessioun and ane decreit of the lords thairof interponit thairto upon the tuentie saxt day of Februar lastbypast, quhairby the saidis baillies and counsall of the said burgh of Pittinweyme provydit the said Maister Johne Melvell and his successors ministers at the said kirk thairof to ane yeirlie dewtie of ane hundreth and tuentie merks money forsaid farder nor the provisione abonespecifiet contenit in the said band, to be uplifted at the terme of Mertimes yeirlie furth of the reddiest of the grass, mealles, customes and commoun good of the said burgh, and designit to him the gleib specifiet in the said contract boundit in maner thairin contenit; quhairby the said Maister Johne Melvell, for him and his successors, accepted the provisione forsaid contenit in the said contract and band, with the designatione of the said gleib, in full satisfactione of all farder stipend, manse or gleib that could be cravit be him or his successors in any time thairefter, as the said band and contract in thameselfes at lenth beares. Attour, oure said soverane lord and estates of this present parliament statuites and ordaines the forsaidis tua provisiones of money contenit in the saidis band and contract and designatioun of the gleib designit be the said contract to stand and be ane perpetuall and sufficient locall stipend to the said Maister Johne Melvell and his successors ministers at the said kirk, and to serve him and thame in contentatione and full satisfactione of thair manse and gleib at the samyne kirk. And farder, forsameikle as his majesties wmquhile deirest father, King James the Saxt, of eternall memorie, be his letters of gift wnder the privie seale of the dait the last day of Junii, jM vC fourscoor and nyne yeirs, gave, grantit and disponit to umquhile Maister Nicoll Dalgleiss and his successors ministers at the said kirk of Pittinweyme certane quantities of victuall, silver and salt thairinmentionat, and that for yeirlie provisioun and stipend to the said umquhile Maister Nicoll, than minister at the said kirk, and his successors ministers thairat, quhilk gift beirs that the said kirk was than laitlie erectit in ane paroche kirk and sua ratifiet in the preceiding parliament, lykas the said umquhile King James the Saxt, be his signature superscryvit with his hand, beirand dait the saxteine day of August, the yeir of God jM vjC and ellevine yeirs, ratifiet and approvit the erectione of the said kirk in ane paroche kirk, notwithstanding quhairof, throw negligence of the pairties intrusted in the managing of the townes effairs, the said act of erectione is amissing, lykas the said signatur, be the lyk slaknes of thes quha wer imployed thairine, wes never prosecute nor exped; quhairwnto his majestie and estates of this present parliament, being most willing and cairfull to provyde remeid, thairfor they have of new erectit, creatt and constitute and, be thir presents, of new erects, creatts and constituites the said kirk of Pittinweyme in ane severall paroche kirk and designes the bounds of the parochine thairof to comprehend the burgh of Pittinweyme and haill lands lyand betuix the burgh of Anstruther Wester one the eist, the lands of Sanct Monance and Abercromie one the west, and the lands of Balcaskie and Grangemure one the north (exceptand alwayes fourscoor aikers of land perteining to the fewers of Anstruther and Mylnetoune, with thair commounties, be east the march stanes quhilk lyes in the parochine of Anstruther Wester); and to the effect that the said kirk of [...]ittinweyme may be ane severall paroche kirk, oure said soverane lord and estates of this present parliament have disjonit and dissolvit the said burgh of Pittinweyme and haill lands lyand within the bounds forsaidis quhilks ar comprehendit within the said parochine of Pittinweyme fra the said kirk and parochine of Anstruther Wester, to the effect they may remaine in all tyme coming heireftir tua severall and distinct paroche kirkes and parochines.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of his hienes thrie estates of parliament, hes ratifiet and approvine and, be the tennor heirof, ratifies and approves the letter and gift of dissolutione and erectione grantit be oure soverane lords umquhile darrest father of eternall memorie, wnder his hienes great seale, of the dait the tuentie sevint day of Januar, jM vjC and auchteine yeirs, whairby his majestie, with advyse and consent of the lords of his hienes secreit counsall of the kingdome of Scotland, dissolved and dismemberit fra the paroche kirk and parochine of Coldinghame and fundatione thairof all and haill the towne of Eymouth, with all lands, aikers, tenements and cottages thairof, togider with the mylne of the samyne, with the lands now callit Beinrighous lyand within the territorie of the said towne of Eymouth, togider lykwayes with all uther lands, pairts, pendicles and pertinents quhatsumever of the said towne of Eymouth within the bounds, jurisdictione and territorie thairof, and than creat and erectit the kirk biggit in the said towne of Eymouth in ane frie paroche kirk to be callit in all tyme heirefter the paroche kirk of Eymouth, sua that the induellers and inhabitants thairof sould nawayes thaireftir be astricted to the paroche kirk of Coldinghame nor discipline thairof in no tyme thaireftir; and than willit, ordanit and decernit that the said kirk of Eymouth sould have, bruik and injoy the lyk priveledges, liberties and immwnities as the said paroche kirk of Coldinghame, fra the quhilk the samyne was dissolved, had and bruikit be the fundatione thairof in any tyme bygaine, with power to the inhabitants and parichioners of the said kirk of Eymouth and minister thairof, present and to come, to elect elders and deacones and to keip thair sessiones for conserving of discipline and good order in all things belonging thairto als frilie in all respects as any uther paroche kirk hes or may use in the lyk, and thairfor discharging the minister, elders and deacones of the said kirk of Coldinghame of all ceitting and conveining befor thame of the parichioners and inhabitants of the parochine of Eymouth, or any of thame, or any wayes proceiding againes thame for thair not compeirance, as the said letter and gift of dissolutione and erectione at mair lenth beirs, in the haill heads, articles, priveledges and conditiones of the samyne, conforme to the tennor thairof in all pointes. And als our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of his majesties estates of parliament forsaidis, renunces simpliciter all actione and instance competent to his majestie or his hienes successors for reduicing and annulling of the forsaid letter and gift of dissolutione and erectioune of the said paroche kirk of Eymouth in any tyme coming. And farder, oure said soverane lord and thrie estates of parliament forsaidis, considering the necessitie of the forsaid dissolutione and erectione of the forsaid kirk of Eymouth in ane severall and frie paroche kirk and cure fra the said paroche kirk and parochine of Coldingham, quhairof it was ane pendicle of befor in respect of the far distance of the said towne of Eymouth fra the paroche kirk of Coldinghame, thairfor, oure said soverane lord and thrie estates of parliament of new dissolves all and haill the forsaid towne of Eymouth and all lands, aikers, tenements, cottages and mylne of the samyn, with the lands now callit Beinrighous lyand within the territorie of the said towne, togider with all uther lands, pairts, pendicles and pertinents thairof quhatsumever lyand within the bounds, jurisdictione and territorie of the samyne fra the forsaid paroche kirk and parochine of Coldinghame and fundatione thairof, and of new creatts and erects the said kirk of Eymouth in ane frie paroche kirk to the inhabitants thairof to be callit in all tyme heireftir the paroche kirk of Eymouth, with the haill priveledges, immwnities and liberties befor rehearsit, contenit in the former letter of dissolutione and erectione abonementionat, and ordaines thir presents to be inacted and registrat in the buikes of parliament.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament, considering that the augmentatione of the stipend eftermentionat is grantit to Maister Cristopher Knowes, minister at Coldinghame, and his successors, for thair service of the cure at the said kirk, thairfor they have ratified and approvine and, be the tennor heirof, ratifies and approves the letters of assignatione and augmentatione of the stipend wnderwrittine maid, givine and grantit be Johne Stewart of Coldinghame, Alexander Cranstoun of Morestoun and Robert Dowglas of Blaikerstoun, heretable proprietars and haveand sufficient richt and title to the lands and lordschip of Coldinghame, kirk and teinds belonging thairto, with expres advise and consent of Johne Home of Rentoun, procutor, factor and commissionar for the said Johne Stewart, for augmentatione of the samyne stipend, as the procuratorie, commissioun and power givin be the said Johne Stewart to him thairanent, of the dait the nynteine day of July, jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, and registrat in the buikes of counsall and sessione upon the nynteine day of July, the yeir of God forsaid, at mair lenth beirs. As als with advyse and consent of Francis Stewart, sone to umquhile Francis, sumtyme earle of Bothuell, and of the uther persones, subscryvers of the said assignatione and augmentatione of the stipend eftirspecifiet, in favours of the said Maister Cristopher Knowes, minister at Coldinghame, and his successors ministers at the said kirk, of the dait at Blakerstoun, Edinburgh and Canongate, the nynt, thretteine and sevinteine and auchteine dayes of July, jM vjC threttie tua yeirs forsaid, and registrat in the saidis buikes of counsall and sessioun and decernit to have the strenth of ane act and decreit of the lords thairof upon the thride day of Junii, jM vjC threttie thrie yeirs instant, be the quhilk, for the causes thairinspecifiet, they condiscendit and agriet to give to the said Maister Cristopher Knowes and his successors ministers at the said kirk, in augmentatione of thair present stipend of tua chalder victuall, half aites, half beir of the mett and measure usit of auld in Dunse, payit to him furth of the teinds of the towne of Coldinghame and teind barneyeard thairof, with the viccarage teinds of the said parochine ipsa corpora yeirlie in tyme coming, all and haill thrie chalders victuall, half beir, half mukitland aittes of the mett and measure usit of auld in Duns, to be payit to the said Maister Cristopher and his successors furth of the teinds of the said parochine in maner efter specifiet, by and attoure the saidis tua chalders victuall of the said auld mett and measure of Duns quhilk he hes to be uplifted out of the teinds of the towne of Coldinghame and teind barneyeard thairof and viccarage teinds of the said parochine modifiet to the said minister of Coldinghame be the infeftment of erectione of the said lordschip in maner specifiet in the said assignatione and augmentatione; and be the quhilk, for the causes specifiet thairin, they assignit the saidis thrie chalders victuall of augmentatione to be locallie payit to the said Maister Cristopher and his successors ministers at the said kirk furth of the teinds wnderwrittine lyand within the said parochine of Coldinghame, according to the localitie following, viz: furth of the teindscheaves of the haill towne and lands of West Reston, with thair pertinents, lyand within the said parochine of Coldinghame and shirefdome of Bervick (except the teindscheaves of thes fyve husband lands and ane half husband land, with the pertinents, lyand in the said towne of West Reston perteining heretablie to Patrick Craw in Huchead and occupyit be him and his tennents); and incaice the saidis teindscheaves of the said towne and lands of West Reston, with the pertinents (except befor excepted), sall not extend to and be able and sufficient to pay the saidis thrie chalders victuall of augmentatione yeirlie or in any yeir in tyme coming, than and in that caice the superplus thairof quhilks the saidis teinds of the said towne and lands of West Reston (except befor excepted) be is not able to pay yeirlie or in any yeir in tyme coming, to be uptakine furth of the teindscheaves of thes fourteine husband lands lyand in Swynwood, with the pertinents, lyand withine the parochine and shirefdome forsaid perteining to James Craw of Quhytfield and Maister Alexander Smith, minister at Shirinesyde, and the airs and successors of umquhile Williame Craw of Fallowbank for payment of the saidis thrie chalder of victuall of augmentatione abonewrittine of the said ald measure of Duns as said is, beginnand the first yeirs payment thairof of the crope and yeir of God jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, and sua furth yeirlie in all tyme coming in maner specifiet in the said augmentatione and assignatione to the localitie thairof, as in the samyne beirand consent to be ratifiet and allowit be the lords commissioners for the surranders and teinds, and that decreit be givin thairupon be thame in favours of the said Maister Cristopher and his successors according to the localitie forsaid in sick dew and suire forme as effeirs. And als that the said augmentatione and assignatione to the localitie thairof, and decreit to have followit thairupon, wer ratifiet and approvine in this his hienes present parliament, with sundrie uthers heads, conditiones, articles and clauses at mair lenth is contenit, togider with the saidis lords of counsall and sessioun, their decreit and authoritie interponit thairto, and with the said procuratorie, commissioun and power givin be the said Johne Stewart to the said Johne Home of Rentoune for agreing and consenting to the said augmentatione, with the decreit of the saidis lords interponit thairto, in all and sundrie the heads, articles, clauses and conditiones thairof respective. And wills and declairs that this present generall act, ratificatione and approbatione thairof is and sall be als lawfull, effectuall and sufficient, as if the samyne wer at lenth word be word heirin exprest; anent the quhilks and all faults and imperfectiones thairof, if any be or that may be proponit or alledgit againes the validitie thairof or this present act, ratificatioun and approbatioun of the samyne, his majestie, for him and his successors, with advyse and consent of the estates of this present parliament, hes dispensit and, be the tennor of this present act, dispenses for ever; and statuites and ordaines that the said augmentatione of stipend and assignatione to the localitie thairof sall stand as ane perpetuall law and act of parliament and have full executione for payment thairof in all tyme coming.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament ordaines ane ratificatioun to be maid thairin ratifiand, approveand and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmand, lykas, be the tennor heirof, our said soverane lord and estates of parliament ratifies, approves and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmes the letters of gift and mortificatioun maid, givine and grantit be his majesties umquhile darrest father of eternall memorie James, king of Great Britane, France and Ireland, defendar of the faith etc., with consent of umquhile Maister Johne Prestoun of Pennycuik, than his hienes collector generall of the thrids, superplus and omitted benefices within the realme and kingdome of Scotland, and als thesaurer to his majestie of his hienes new augmentationes of the kirklands of the said realme of Scotland to the crowne, wnder the privie seale, of the dait at the court at Roystoun, the tuelt day of October, the yeir of God jM vjC and nyne yeirs, quhairby his hienes said umquhile darrest father, with consent forsaid, for his hienes and his successors, gave, grantit, assignit, disponit and mortifiet to the new paroche kirk of Bruntiland thairin mentionat and to the minister serving the cure thairof than present, and quha sould happine to be for the tyme perpetuallie in all tyme coming, the soume and yeirlie stipend of fyve hundreth merks money of this realme of Scotland, to be payit to thame yeirlie furth of the reddiest and best payment of his hienes saidis thrids, superplus and omitted benefices within the said realme of Scotland, and of the fewmaills, fermes, rents and dewties of the kirklands annexit to the crowne be his hienes said umquhile darrest father and his successors, and be thair generall collectors, thesaurars of thair augmentationes and uthers intromettors thairwith, and addebted in payment thairof than present and that sould happine to be for the tyme yeirlie at the terme of Mertimes, beginnand the first yeirs payment at the terme of Mertimes nixt thairefter, the said yeir of God jM vjC and nyne yeirs, and sua furth yeirlie thaireftir at the terme forsaid perpetuallie in all tyme coming, as the saidis letters of gift and mortificatioun maid thairupon of the dait forsaid in thameselfes at mair lenth beirs in all and sundrie the heades, pointes, pases, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairincontenit, and efter the forme and tennor thairof in all pointes. And oure said soverane lord and estates of parliament wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie decernes and ordaines that this present ratificatioun of the saidis letters of gift and mortificatione abonewrittine is and sall be of als great strenth, force and effect to the said minister of Bruntiland, present and to come, for bruiking of the said yeirlie soume and stipend of fyve hundreth markes to be payit yeirlie furth of the saidis reddiest and best payment of the saidis thriddes, superplus and omitted benefices within the said kingdome of Scotland, and of the saidis few maills, fermes, rents and dewties of the saidis kirklands annexit to the said crowne be his hienes and his successors, thair collectors, thesaurars of thair augmentationes and uthers intromettors thairwith, and adebted in payment thairof, present or that sall happine to be, for the tyme yeirlie at the said terme of Mertimes perpetuallie in all tyme coming, as if the saidis letters of gift and mortificatioun abonewrittine war all at lenth de verbo in verbum heirin ingrossit and contenit; quhairanent oure said soverane lord and estates of parliament hes dispensit and, be thir presents, dispenses for ever, and that the said ratificatioun be farder extendit in dew forme as effeirs.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the thrie estates of this present parliament, be thir presents ratifies and approves the act maid befor the lords and uthers of his majesties commissioun appointed for surranders and teinds and dissolving and uniting of kirks, of the dait the aucht day of Februar, jM vjC and threttie tua yeirs, quhairby they supprest, extinguischit and dissolved the paroche kirk and parochine of Sanct Androis thairinmentionat, and dismemberit, dissolved and disjoined the townes and lands of Lugtoun and Melvill, with thair pertinents, haill lands, teinds, fruites, provents and emoluments thairof fra the said kirk of Sanct Androis, and united, annexit and incorporat the saidis haill teinds, personage and viccarage, of the saidis towne and lands of Lugtoun to the paroche kirk of Dalkeith to remaine thair with in all tyme coming inseparablie, and astricted and ordanit the haill inhabitants of Lugtoun and thair successors to repair and resort to the said paroche kirk of Dalkeith in the samyne forme and maner as they aucht and sould have done at any tyme bygaine befor the said dissolutione at the forsaid kirk of Sanct Androis and to be subject to the discipline thairof; and siclyk unitit, annexit and incorporat the saidis haill teinds, personage and viccarage, of the saidis towne and lands of Melvill to the paroche kirk of Laswade to remaine thairwith in all tyme thaireftir inseparablie, and astricted and ordanit the haill inhabitants of Melvill and thair successors to repair to the said paroche kirk of Laswade in the samyne forme and maner as they aucht and sould have done befor the said dissolutione at the said kirk of Sanct Androis, and to be subject to the discipline thairof, wnder the reservatione and provisione eftirmentionat thairin contenit, in all and sundrie points, heads, articles and clauses thairin contenit efter the forme and tennor thairof; and wills and grants and, for his majestie and his successors, with consent forsaid, decernes and ordaines that this present ratificatioun of the forsaid act is and sall be als valeid, effectuall and sufficient in all respects as if the samyne act war at lenth insert heirintill, dispensand heirby with the not inserting thairof in this present ratificatioun. And siclyk his majestie, with advyse and consent forsaid, hes supprest, extinguisched and dissolved and, be the tennor heirof, suppreses, extinguisches and dissolves the said paroche kirk and parochine of Sanct Androis in all tyme coming, and hes dismemberit, disunited and disjoynit and, be thir presents, dismembers, disunites and disjoines the forsaidis townes and lands of Lugtoun and Melvill, with thair pertinents, haill lands, teinds, fruites, provents and emoluments thairof fra the said kirk of Sanct Androis, and unites, annexis and incorporates the saidis haill teinds, personage and viccarage, of the saidis towne and lands of Lugtoun to the said paroche kirk of Dalkeith, to remaine thairwith in all tyme coming inseparablie; and astrictes and ordaines the haill inhabitants of Lugtoun and thair successors to repair and resort to the said paroche kirk of Dalkeith in the same forme and maner as they aucht and sould have done at any time bygane befor the said dissolutione at the said kirk of Sanct Androis and to be subject to the discipline thairof, and als unites, annexis and incorporats the saidis haill teinds, personage and viccarage, of the said towne and lands of Melvill to the said paroche kirk of Laswade, to remaine thairwith inseparablie in all tyme coming, and astricts and ordaines the haill inhabitants of Melvill and thair successors to repair to the said paroche kirk of Laswade in the samyne forme and maner as they aucht and sould have done befor the said dissolutione at the forsaid kirk of Sanct Androis and to be subject to the discipline thairof; reservand alwayes to Maister James Porteous, minister at Laswade and Sanct Androis, titular during his lyftyme, the teinds, rents, fruits, maills and dewties thairfor, and provyding that Williame, earle of Mortoun etc., his airs and assignais, releive him of his majesties ordiner taxatione of the teinds of the lands of Lugtoun abonespecifiet, with the pertinents. And ordaines thir presents to be ane sufficient warrand to the clerk of register and his deputtes for extending of ane act of parliament heirupon in dew and competent forme.
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Oure soverane lord and the thrie estates of this present parliament, considering that the teinds of the towne, lands, lordschip and baronie of Dalkeith, the fruites, rents and emoluments thairof, hes beine dissolved frome the deanrie of Restalrige, quhairof the saidis teinds war ane pairt of auld, and have beine erected in ane severall personage, callit the personage of Dalkeith, and that the dissolutione and erectione ar ratifiet in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh one the fyft day of Junii, jM vC fourscoor tuelf yeirs, and that notwithstanding thairof, the persounes of the said personage of Dalkeith have beine stenttit be the deanes of Restalrige to the thride pairt of the taxationes imposed one the said deanrie of Restalrige, and hes payit the samyne thride pairt of the saidis taxationes in tyme bygaine to the saidis deanes of Restalrige and persones of Laswade, quhairas of equitie the saidis persones of Dalkeith sould have payit the taxatione of the said personage of Dalkeith to his majesties collector, inrespect of the dissolutione of the said personage of Dalkeith fra the said deanrie of Restalrige and erectione thairof in ane severall personage be it sellf. Thairfor, oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the thrie estates of this present parliament, statuites and ordaines that the personage of Dalkeith in all tyme coming sall pay to his majesties collector generall and his deputtes the just thride pairt of the taxatione imposit and to be imposit one the said deanrie of Restalrige, and that the saidis persones of Dalkeith sall not be subject to pay the thride pairt of the said taxatioune of the said deanrie of Restalrige, nather to the saidis deanes of Restalrige nor na uther persone nor persones, except onlie his majesties collector generall and his deputtes.
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Oure soverane lord and estates of this present parliament, having consideratione of the trew and thankfull service done to his majestie and his hienes most noble progenitors of blissed memorie be Sir Richard Murray of Cokpull, knycht barronet, and his predicessors, ordaines ane act to be maid ratifiand and approvand and, for his hienes and his successors, perpetuallie confirmand that chartor and infeftment of fewferme grantit be oure umquhile soverane lord, King James the Saxt, of blissed and eternall memorie, wnder the great seale, of the dait at Edinburgh, the fyfteine day of Marche, jM vjC and fourteine yeirs, to and in favours of umquhile Sir James Murray of Cokpull, knicht, brother germane to the said Sir Richard, his airs and assignais quhatsumever, of all and sundrie the lands and uthers particularlie wnderwrittine, to witt: the fourtie schilling land of Searigis of auld extent, with the Forrester Medow possest for the tyme be Alexander Cairlell and his subtennents; the half merkland of Howthat, lyand withine the parochine of Mouschill; the tua merk land and half merk land of the towne and lands of Revell, with the saltcott, sandfluires and hous stead thairof; the ten schilling land of Kirkstyle, lyand within the said parochine; the tuentie schilling land of Lochmaben callit Lambertlands; and the fourtie schilling land of Innerfeild, lyand betuix the Castellet and Marjoriesyith, within the parochine of Lochmaben, all lyand within the stewartrie of Annandaill and shirefdome of Dumfreis, all unite and erected be the said infeftment in ane tennandrie, callit the tennandrie of Seariges, with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon, togider with ane decreit of improbatione recovered at the instance of his majesties advocat for the tyme. And the said umquhile Sir James Murray, befor the lords of counsall and sessioun upon the tuentie thride day of Marche, jM vjC and saxteine yeirs, againes Johne Caruthers of Howmaines, George Caruthers, his sone, Johne Fergusone in Rivell, Johne Patersone thair, Johne Clerk thair, Cudbert Gask in Kirkstyle, Johne Gask thair and Wilkeine Jonstoun of Elschescheills, decerning and ordaining all and sundrie pretendit infeftments, chartors, rentalls and uthers wreatts particularlie and generallie mentionat in the said decreit maid and grantit to the foirnamit persones, or any of thame, or thair umquhile fathers, guidsirs or any uthers thair predicessors to quhome they micht succeid jure sanguinis, of the lands and uthers particularlie abonewrittine or of quhatsumever pairts or portiones thairof, or of quhatsumever annuelrents or pensiones furth thairof be the foirnamit persones, thair authors and predicessors, or any of thame, to mak na faith in judgment nor outwith in tyme coming; togider also with the submissioun and decreit arbitrall following thairupon sett downe betuix the said Sir Richard one the ane pairt, and Dame Jonat Dowglas, relict of the said umquhile Sir James, Margaret, Elizabeth and Marion Murrayes, thair lawfull dochters, one the uther pairt, of the dait the tuentie nyne day of Junii, jM vjC tuentie ane yeirs, quhairby the saidis pairties submitted thame and all lands and heretages quhilks the saidis dochters as airs of lyne to the said umquhile Sir James micht clame, pretend or have richt to be successione or utherwayes, and anent quhat soumes of money the said Sir Richard sould pay to thame, thairfor to the decisione of Johne, earle of Annandaill etc., than designit Johne Murray of Lochemaben, as onlie judge arbitrator commounlie chosen be baith the saidis pairties, quha, be his said decreit arbitrall pronuncit thairintill be vertew thairof, and of ane prorogatione of the samyne submissione grantit be the saidis pairties, decernit and ordanit the saidis Margaret, Elizabeth and Marione Murrayes to renunce, dispone and overgive to and in favours of the said Sir Richard Murray, his airs male and successors all and sundrie lands, baronies, mylnes, wodes, fischings, advocationes, donationes and richt of patronage of the kirks, benefices, cheplanries, tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents, annexis, connexis, pairts, pendicles and pertinents of the samen, steidings, taks of lands and teinds, alsweill personage as viccarage, reversiones, rowmes and possessiones quhatsumever quhilks pertenit to the said umquhile Sir James Murray, thair father, umquhile Charles Murray, thair guidssir, or any uthers thair predicessors to quhome they micht succeid jure sanguinis, as the same, conteining divers uthers heads, sett downe in favours of the said Sir Richard, of the dait the nynteine day of November, jM vjC tuentie tua yeirs, quhilk, with the said submissione and prorogatioun quhairupon the samyne proceidit, wer upon the first day of Februar, jM vjC tuentie thrie yeirs registrat in the buikes of counsall and sessioun, mair amplie proports. And inlykmaner that chartor and infeftment wnder the great seale, grantit be oure said umquhile soverane lord, King James the Saxt, of blissed memorie, in favours of the said umquhile Sir James Murray, his airs male and assignais quhatsumever, of the dait the threttie day of Januar, jM vjC and sevine yeirs, of all and haill the salmond fisching and uther fische within the water of Annand, betuix the marche of Brydkirk and the fute of the said water of Annand rinnand in the water of Sulway under the Barnekirk, comprehending the garthes and pules wnderwrittine, viz: the Kings Garthes, Blak Pule, Pule wnder Gallobank, Brig Pule and Mot Pule, togider with all uthers garthes, pules, halds, laiks and netts within the bounds forsaidis, lyand within the stewartrie of Annandaill and shirefdome of Dumfries; as also of all and haill the salmond fisching and uther quhyt fish of the skarris and coupes of Cumertries, betuix the burne callit the Meirbank of Newby rinand in the said water of Sulway, and the skar callit the Brewing Skar perteining to the Lord of Torthorwald, comprehending the skarres wnderwrittine, viz: the Hall Garth Skarre, Litle Hall Skarre, Duchall Skar, Pow Skar, New Skar and Watt Skar, with all uther skarres, drauchts, haulds, laiks and netts within the bounds abonewrittine, lyand withine the parochine of Cumertries and stewartrie forsaid of Annandaill, with all and sundrie uthers pairts, pendicles, priveledges, commodities, easments and richteous pertinents quhatsumever perteining and belonging to the saidis fischings, with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon, togider with the service and retour quhairby the said Sir Richard is servit and retourit air male to the said umquhile Sir James, his brother, in the saidis fischings, with the pertinents, with the precept direct furth of the chancellarie for infefting of him thairintill, of the dait the second day of Apryll, jM vjC tuentie ane yeirs, with the instrument of sasing givin conforme thairto; togider also with that act of parliament of the dait the tuentie fourt day of Junii, jM vjC and nyne yeirs, ratifiand to the said umquhile Sir James, his airs male and assignais the first infeftment abonewrittine grantit to him be our said umquhile soverane lord of the said fischings particularlie abonementionat in all and sundrie heads, articles, clauses, obleisments, pointes, pases, circumstances, articles and conditiones of the samyne quhatsumever specifiet and contenit thairintill, dispensand with the generalitie forsaid, and admittand, decernand and declarand the samyne to be als valeid and sufficient in all respects as if everie particular chartor, infeftment or uther writtine wer speciallie at lenth verbatim insert heirintill. Lykas our said soverane lord and estates of this present parliament willes, grants, declairs, statuites and ordaines that the infeftments and uthers richts particularlie and generallie abonementionat, alreadie grantit and quhilkes ar to be obtenit be the said Sir Richard and his forsaidis fra the saidis airs of lyne and uthers haveand entreis, of the lands, fischings and uthers abonewrittine, with the pertinents, ar and sall be ane valeid and sufficient heretable richt and secuiritie to the said Sir Richard Murray, his airs male and assignais forsaidis for bruiking, joysing and possessing of the samyne lands, fischings and uthers abonewrittine, with the pertinents, peaciblie in all tyme coming, as thair awin proper heretage, but any stope, trouble or impediment quhatsumever to be maid or moved in the contrair be any persone or persones, notwithstanding of any defect or infirmitie (if any be) contenit in the saidis infeftments and wreatts; quhairanent our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent forsaid, for his hienes and his successors, hes dispensit and dispenses, ordaining the forsaid act to be ane sufficient supplement of all faults and defects (if any be) contenit in the saidis infeftments, and againes all actione and questiones quhatsumever that can be maid or moved in the contrair; and to be registrat in the buikes of parliament to have the force of ane law and statuite in all tyme coming.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the thrie estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves the act or decreit pronuncit and maid be the lords and uthers of the commissioun for surranders and teinds anent the plantatione of the kirk of Colbrandspeth, of the dait the tuentie aucht day of Januar, the yeir of God jM vjC threttie ane yeirs, quhairby they modifiet the soume of ane hundreth punds to be payit be the Earle of Home to the minister of the said kirk of Colbrandspeth and his successors as ane pairt of the stipend of the said kirk; quhilk soume of ane hundreth punds thairby augmentit, being joyned to the former stipend of the said kirk quhairof Maister George Sydserffe, minister thairat, was in possessione of befor, extending to four chalders victuall and ane hundreth punds of silver, quhairof tuentie thrie bolles aittes, nynteine bolles beir and four bolles quheitt payit be the said Earle of Home, and auchteine bolles victuall, quhairof nyne bolles beir and nyne bolles aittes, with ane hundreth punds of silver, payit be the persone of Auldhamestockes, besyde the small teinds callit the viccarage teinds estimat to be worth yeirlie ane hundreth markes, quhilkes the said minister intrometts with and uplifts, will mak the stipend of the said kirk to be four chalders victuall and four hundreth markes of silver, comprehending thairin the viccarage teinds quhilkes ar estimat to be ane hundreth markes, in all pointes, articles and clauses thairin contenit, effir the forme and tennor thairof, except in sa far as the samyne is innovat and dischargit in manner following; and declairs and ordaines this present ratificatioune thairof to be als sufficient in all respects as if the samyne wer at lenth and word be word insert and ingrossit heirine. And forsameikle as be the said decreit the making of ane particular locall assignatione for payment of the said soume of ane hundreth punds augmentit as said is, and the directing of letters and chairges for payment of the samyne, was superseidit and continewit till the actes and proceidings of the saidis commissioners in executione of the commissioune grantit wnto thame war exhibit to the estaits of parliament and approvine be thame, againes the quhilk suspensione and continewatione thair was ane protestatione maid in presence of the saidis commissioners, of the dait the nynt day of Februar, jM vjC threttie ane yeirs forsaid, be Johne, bischope of Murray, Adame, bischope of Dumblane and Johne, bischope of Caithnes, in thair awin name and in name of the remanent bischopes and ministers throuchout this kingdome, and appellatione maid to his majestie for redres, as the protestatione maid thairanent beirs at lenth. And his majestie and estates of this present parliament, being willing that the said haill stipend, alsweill auld stipend as augmentatione thairof forsaid, be payit to the said minister and his successors, alsweill of the said crope and yeir of God jM vjC threttie ane yeirs as of all yeirs and cropes sensyne and perpetuallie in all tyme coming, thairfor his majestie, with advyse and consent forsaid, be thir presents, rescinds, annulls and dischairges the forsaid superceiding and continewatione contenit in the said decreit or act anent the plantatione of the said kirk, and decernes and ordaines the said haill stipend, alsweill ald stipend as augmentation thairof abonespecifiet, to be payit to the said minister and his successors conforme to the said decreit of plantatione, alsweill of the said crope jM vjC threttie ane yeirs and of the crope jM vjC threttie tua yeirs lastbypast as of this instant crope jM vjC threttie thrie yeirs, and in all tyme coming. And ordaines the said decreit of plantatione and this present ratificatioun thairof to be sufficient richt and secuiritie to the said minister and his successors for bruiking and joysing of thair said stipend, baith ald stipend and new augmentatione thairof forsaid, perpetuallie in all tyme coming, ordaining thir presents to be ane sufficient warrant to the clerk of register and his deputtes for extending of ane act of parliament heirupon in dew forme.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of parliament presentlie convenit, ratifies, approves and perpetuallie confirmes the chartor wnderwrittine maid, givin and grantit to Sir Johne Charteris of Aimesfield, sone to umquhile Sir Johne Charters of Aimesfield, knicht, styillit in the said chartor Johne Charteris, eldest lawfull sone and appeirand air to the said umquhile Sir Johne Charteris of Aimesfield, knicht, his father, and his airs male, be his majesties umquhile darrest father, King James the Saxt, of eternall memorie, of the dait at Edinburgh, the sevinteine day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vjC thretteine yeirs, of all and haill the lands and baronie of Aimesfield, comprehending the particular lands and uthers mentionat in the said chartor, togider with the burgh of baronie, erectione thairof, haill liberties, friedomes and priveledges of the samyne, with the unioun and erectione of the saidis lands and uthers abonewrittine in ane frie baronie, to be callit in all tyme coming the baronie of Aimesfield, and the towne and village of Aimesfield to be the burgh of the said baronie, with sasing to be takine at the maner place of Aimesfield for the saidis haill lands, baronie and uthers forsaidis to be haldine of oure said soverane lord and his hienes successors in frie heretage and frie baronie for ever, togider with the castells, toures, fortalices, maner places, houses, biggings, dowcatts, yeards, orcheards, parkes, medowes, mures, moses, marrests, commounties, pasturages, priveledges, mylnes, wodes, fischings, pairts, pendicles, outsetts, annexis, connexis, dependences, tennents, tennandries and service of frie tennents of all and sundrie the lands, baronie, burgh of baronie and uthers respective forsaidis, with the pertinents, all lyand within the shirefdome of Dumfreis, with the precept and instrument of sasing following upon the said chartor, in the haill heades, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairof quhatsumever, efter the formes and tennors of the samyne in all pointes, saiffand alwayes and reservand to his majestie and his hienes successors richts, dewties and services of the lands and uthers abonementionat aucht and vont to his hienes and his predicessors befor this present confirmatione. Attour, our said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of this present parliament convenit as said is, decernes and ordaines that this present confirmatione is and sall be of als great availl, force, strenth and effect to the said Sir Johne Charteris of Aimesfield, knicht, his airs male, successors and assignais as if the said chartor, precept and instrument of sasing following thairupone wer word be word and per expressum insert heirintill, anent the quhilkes, and all and sundrie uther defects, imperfectiones and impediments (if any be) that may be objectit againes the validitie of the said chartor, precept and instrument of sasing following upon the samyne or this present confirmatione thairof, oure said soverane lord, for his hienes and his successors, with advyse and consent abonewrittine, hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the thrie estates of this present parliament, hes ratifiet and approvine and, be thir presents, ratifies and approves the letter of take and assedatioun sett, maid and grantit be ane reverend father in God, Johne, archiebischop of Sanctandrois, with consent of the chaptor of the metrapolitane kirk thairof, to umquhile Sir Williame Hairt of Prestoun, knicht, justice deputte of this realme for the tyme, Dame Margaret Cairnecroce, his spous, and to Johne Hairt, thair sone and than appeirand air, and to the said Johne, his neirest and lawfull air succeiding to him, and efter that airs deceise to the same air, his air, during all the space, yeirs and termes of all thair lyftymes respective and successive efter uthers, and to the said last air, his airs and assignais for all the dayes and termes of nynteine yeirs nixt following the same last airs deceis, and efter the ische of the saidis nynteine yeirs, for the space of uther nynteine yeirs, and efter the ische and expyring of the said last nynteine yeirs, for the space of uther nynteine yeirs, of all and sundrie the teindscheaves of the towne and lands of Litle Prestoun, with pairts, pendicles and pertinents thairof, lyand within the parochine of Prestoun and schirrefdome of Edinburgh, of the dait the nynteine day of Januar, the yeir of God jM vjC saxteine yeirs, togider with the letters of assignatione and dispositione maid be the said Dame Margaret Cairnecroce to his hienes lovitt Sir Patrick Hamiltoun, now of Prestoun, knicht, heretable proprietar of the saidis lands, his airs and assignais, of hir lyfrent of the said tak and richt of the saidis teinds of the lands abonespecifiet contenit in the contract and appointment maid betuix the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun, thairin designit Maister Patrick Hamiltoun, brother germane to his hienes richt traist cowseine, Thomas, earle of Hadingtoun, lord Bining and Byres etc., one the ane pairt, and the said Dame Margaret, with consent of certane persones specifiet thairin, one the uther pairt, of the dait the auchteine day of Junii, jM vjC nynteine yeirs; togider also with the letters of assignatione maid be the said Johne Hairt, sumtyme of Litle Prestoun, sone and air of the said umquhile Sir Williame Hairt, to the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun and his forsaidis, of the forsaid tak and assedatione sett, maid and grantit be the said reverend father in God, with consent abonespecifiet, to the said umquhile Sir William Hairt and his saidis spous and sone and thair forsaidis, of the saidis teindscheaves of the said towne and lands of Litle Prestoun, with thair forsaidis, and of all uthers takes, richts and titles of the saidis teinds sett, maid and grantit to the said Johne and his said umquhile father, and to Williame Hairt, his brother, or any of thame, of the saidis teinds, quhilk assignatione is daittit the sevint day of December, jM vjC tuentie ane yeirs; togider lykwayes with the letters of ratificatioun maid and grantit be Sir James MacGill of Cranstoun Riddell, knicht, ane of the senators of the colledge of justice, of the tak and assedatioun abonespecifiet of the teindscheaves forsaidis, and assignatione and dispositione of the samyne respective abonementionat, maid and conceavit in favours of the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun and his forsaidis, and assignatione maid be the said Sir James MacGill to the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun and his forsaidis of the takes and richts of the teinds of the saidis lands of Litle Prestoun contenit in the contract and appointment maid betuix the said Sir James MacGill, thairin designit Maister James MacGill of Cranstoun Riddell, with consent of Hew MacGill, ane of the prebendars of the colledge kirk of Corstorphine, one the ane pairt, and the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun, one the uther pairt, of the dait the tuentie aucht day of August, jM vjC tuentie tua yeirs, registrat in the buikes of counsall upon the samyne day and yeir, in all and sundrie heads, clauses, articles and conditiones contenit in the saidis tak, assignationes, dispositiones and ratificatioun thairof forsaidis, efter the formes and tennors of the samyne in all pointes. And his majestie, with consent forsaid, wills and grants and, for his hienes and his successors, decernes and declairs that the forsaid tak and assedatioun and assignationes, dispositiones and ratificatioun thairof respective abonespecifiet ar good and valeid richtes to the said Sir Patrick Hamiltoun, his airs and assignais for bruiking and joysing of the saidis teindscheaves of the towne and lands of Litle Prestoun, with thair forsaidis, in all tyme coming, ordaining thir presents to be ane sufficient warrand to the clerk of register and his deputtes for extending of ane act of parliament heirupon in dew and competent forme.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estates of parliament, ratifies and approves the chartor and infeftment grantit be his majestie to Maister Andro Murray of Balvaird and to his airs male and of taillie specifiet thairintill, of all and haill the lands and baronie of Drumduff, comprehending thairintill the particular lands, kirkes, teinds, offices and superiorities at lenth specifiet and contenit in the said infeftment, all unite and annexit in ane haill and frie baronie, callit the baronie of Drumduff, to be haldine of his majestie in maner and forme mentionat in the said infeftment, as the samyne infeftment of the dait at Halyrudhous, the fourteine day of July, jM vjC threttie tua yeirs, at mair lenth beirs, in the haill heads, articles, clauses and conditiones thairin contenit; and wills and grants that this present ratificatioun sall be als valeid and effectuall to the said Maister Andro Murray of Balvaird and his forsaidis as if the said infeftment wer de verbo in verbum insert heirintill, notwithstanding the not inserting thairof; quhairanent oure said soverane lord hes dispensit and be thir presents dispenses for ever.