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Prayers said, rolls called.
The estats of parlement etc., having heard the petitioun of the toune of Edinburgh desyring, inrespect of their great and unsupportable burthens, that the act of the late committee of estats for ane impositioun upon wyne, strong liquors and tobacco might be ratified, together with the report of the committee of bills thereanent; and having taken in consideratioun the vast soumes of mony expended and employed by the good toune of Edinburgh for the use of the publict toward the advancement of the publict cause, the hudge expence they have beene at in rearing up the edifice of the parlement house and in building and repairing thair kirks and colledge and upon other pious and publict warks, and the great losses they have sustayned by the stope and decay of trade by sea in these publict distractions and by burning and by the Lord's visitatioun of them by pestilence, thairfor, for their better encowragement to continow their best affection and asistance in the wark of reformatioun and publict cause wherin thay have bene so eminently instrumentall and exemplary to the best in the kingdome, after serious consideration of the premises and of the said petition of the good toune and report made thereanent, the said estats (out of the great respect and sense they have of their singular deservings and of the great burthen of debt they ly under, which, when occasioun shall offer, they will tak to further consideratioun) doe heereby ratifie and approve the said act of the committee of estats of the 27th of October lastpast, and the gift and graunt to the counsall and community of the said burgh of an impositioun of eight pennies upon every pynt of French wyne and sixtene pennies upon everie pynt of Spanish wyne and other strong liquors and of four shillings upon everie pound of tobacco vented and sold within the said burgh, liberties and territories therof therinmentioned. Likeas the said estats of parlement doe heereby give and graunt unto the provest, baillies, counsall and commoun good of the said burgh the soume of eight pennies Scottish mony upon every pynt of French wyne and sixtene pennies upon everie pynt of Spanish wyne, aquavite, Renish wyne, strong waters and other strong liquors, and four shillings Scottish mony upon ilk pound weight of tobacco that shall happen to be vented and sold in all tyme comeing within the said burgh of Edinburgh and liberties theirof and within the tounes, villages, lands and territories belonging to the said good toune or holden of them lyand within the paroches of South and North Leethes, St Cuthberts and Cannogate, but prejudice alwise of the excise of his maties impost; which imposition heereby granted, the said estats gives full power and liberty to the said provest, baillies, counsall and their collectors and others having power from them to uplift and receive from the first of November lastbypast and in all tymecomeing from the vintners of the saids wyns, waters and liquors and the venters and sellers of tobacco according to the proportion of 8 pennies, 16 pennies and 4 shillings for the said wyns, liquors and tobacco respective, and doe heereby ordaine the forsaid persons subject in paiment to give up inventarie of the said comodities respective to the said provest, baillies and counsall and others having power from them, and to pay the forsaid impositioun monethlie or quarterlie as the said toune counsall shall appoint, with certificatioun and under the same paines now standing imposed upon the not tymous upgivers and payers of the said excise which are haldin as heerin exprest. With power also to the said provest, baillies and counsall and ther forsaids to call and persue therefor, commanding heereby the lords of sessioun to graunt letters of horning, poinding and others executorialls necessarie; and the horning upon a simple charge of six dayis onelie, with this declaratioun alwise: Inregaird thair are diverse great soumes of mony owing be the publict to the good toune and which for the present cannot be convenientlie satisfied, that untill some effectuall course be takin for full paiment and satisfactioun of the great soumes resting to the said toune, their colledge and hospitall, the forsaid impositioun is and shall be accepted be the good toune for the soume of ten thousand merks yearlie in part of paiment of these great soumes, principall and annualrents, restand awand be the publict to them, provyding alwise the good toune intertayne in the colledge of Edinburgh three able and qualified expectants of good spirite and pious conversatioun and such as are admitted to the publict exercise of the ministrie, who shall fit and enable themselves by ther study in the said colledge for the holy calling of the minstrie and preach in the pulpits of Edinburgh as they shall be required be the magistrats or ministers of Edinburgh, allowing heereby to everie one of the saids expectants for their intertaynement the soume of eight hundreth merks yearlie, the said three expectants being alwise named and chosen by the counsall of the said burgh and ministers therof joyntlie, to whom it is seriouslie recommended to mak choyse of the ablest and rairest spirits and endowments for the said employment that can be had. And this present gift and impositioun forsaid is affected with the burthen of the said allowance for entertayneing three expectants in maner foresaid ay and whill the lyk maintenance for three expectants be obtained and provyded by some other way. And it is further declared, inrespect of the great deservings of the good toune and the great burthens thay ly under, that when the publict shall happin to pay the great soumes of mony restand to them be any other way, yet the same impositioun upon ther wynes, strong liquors and tobacco shall remayne notwithstanding therof with the said good toune as a part of the patrimony and commoun good theirof in all tyme therafter, and is heereby given graunted and secured to them for ever.
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The estats of parlement etc. nominats and appoynts the lairds of Wauchtoun and Ormstoun, the lairds of Elvingstoun and Bairfurd, the laird of Craig, the laird of Keyth, Mr Johnne Butler of Blanse, Thomas Turnbull of Skatsbush and Mr Johnne Pringill of Wodhead, persons given in and condiscended upon be the lairds of Ormstoun and Keyth, commissioners for the shirefdome of Eastlowthiane, for revaluatioun and rectifying the valuatioun of the said shyre, both of casuall and constant rent, to be a committee for that effect; to whom, or any fyve of them as the quorum, the estats of parlement be thir presents graunts power to revalue and rectifie the valuatioun of the wholl shirefdome of East Lowthiane and to mak the samyne equall and proportionall for all according to the rent and duty, both constant and casuall, for the quhilk maintenance hes beene, is or shall be paied, to the effect that none may be undervalued or overvalued in the said shyre, bot that everie one may bear burthen and pay the maintenance and other publict dewis in ane equall and proportionall way. And the estats of parlement declaires that the forsaid revaluatioun or rectifying of the former valuatioun shall be alwise without prejudice and diminutioun to the publict anent the quantity and payment of the monethly maintenance and other publict dewis of that shyre, with power to thame to choyse ther owne clerk and others officers and members of court and to appoint such tymes and places of meeting as they shall think fitting. And ordaines letters of horning to be direct at the instance of any of the heritors of the said shyre, quho shall crave the samyn aganst the saids commissioners on six dayes charge onlie.
Angus: the lyk commissioun to Patrik, earle of Panmoor, George, lord Brechin, Robert, vicount of Arbuthnot, Johnne Lindsay of Edzell, George Symmer of Balyordie, [...] Arbuthnots, elder and younger, of Findowrie, Peter Young of Seytoun, George Symmer of Brathinche, Johnne Skinner in Brechin, James Guthrie of Pitforthie, David Soutar of Wardmilne, Mr Johnne Pilmour in Garmishe, Robert Arbuthnot, younger, of Arbekie, David Alexander of Rensbie, [...] Alexander, his brother, James, lord Coupar, the lairds of Brigtoun, Cossins and Ruthvens, Johnne Ogilvy of Balfour, Alexander Arbuthnot of Blakstoun, Patrick Anderson of Burnemouth, James Guthrie, servitor to the earle of Kinghorne, Mr George Haliburtoun, baillie of Dundie, [...] Scot in Forfar, Alexander Feithie in Aberbrothok, Johnne Yrons, elder, of Baldovie, Alexander Ogilvie of Sheilhill, Andro Gray in Montrosse, William Durhame, elder, of Grange, David Ogilvy, younger, of Persie, Andro Lyell in Dalgaty, Alexander Carnegy of Coukstoun, Patrick Murray in Carden, Johnne Scrymgeor of Kirktoun, or any seven of them a quorum for revaluatioun of the shyre of Angus.
Aberdene: the lyk commissioun for Johnne Forbes of Asloun, Johnne Kennedy of Kermucks, [...] Dalgarno of Garnistoun, Johnne Gardyne in Craigstoun, Johne Forbes of Largie, Mr Robert Mairtine, James Cumyng at the milne of Crouden, the tutor of Pitsligo, Thomas Forbes of Watertoun, Walter Graunt of Mellers, Gilbert Skeene of Dyce, Johne Forbes, elder, of Leslie, Alexander Moresoun of Bognie, the laird of Monymusk, Alexander Keyth of Midbeltie, Arthure Forbes of Innernauchtie, Frances Fraser of Kinmundie, [...] Strachan, elder, of Glenkindie, Alexander Erskine of Rothney, James Ogilvie of Wasthall, [...] Seytoun of Meldrum, Thomas Forbes of Aquhythie, Thomas Johnstoun of Craig, [...] Forbes of Corsindae, Mr Alexander Douglas of Drumdolo, Knoquharne, William Garrie of Tilliquhaetlie, Auchintoull, Quhythauche, William Forbes, younger, of Leslie, or any fyve of thame a quorum for revaluatioun of the shyre of Aberdene.
Roxburgh: the lyk commissioun to Sir Thomas Ker of Cavers, Archibald Douglas, fiar of Cavers, Robert Pringill of Stitchell, Sir Andro Ker of Greenhead, the laird of Newtoun, Gideon Wauchope and Robert Scot of Braidhauch, for revaluatioun of the shirrefdome of Roxburgh.
Pearth: the lyk commissioun to Mr David Kinloch of Aberbothrie, Sir George Prestoun of Valeyfield, the barone of Auchyle, elder, the laird of Duncrub, elder, Johnne Campbell of Aberlednoch, Johne Oliphant of Bachiltoun, Mr Harie Stewart, Alexander Menyeis of Combrie, the lairds of Ardblair, elder, Leyis, elder, and Inchstuir, elder, laird of Easter Moncrieff, or any fyve of thame a quorum for revaluatioun of the shirefdome of Pearth.
Stirline: the lyk commissioun to the Lord Elphinstoun, Sir Charles Erskine, [...] Elphinstoun of Carsie, Mr Johnne Rollok, commissar of Dumblane, Kincaid of that ilk, [...] Kincaid of Auchinreoch, James Stirling of Baldernoch, the lairds of Buchannan, Barrinschogle, Johnne Buchannan of Rosse, James Leckie of Mey, Thomas Bruce, provest of Stirling, Captan Johnne Short, the lairds of Boquhane and Leckie, Sir William Bruce of Stenhous, Archibald Edmonstoun, Edward Buchannan of Spittell, the lairds of Quarrell, Powfoulls, Auchinbowie, Duncan Nerin and Robert Rollok, or any [...] of them for revaluatioun of the shyre of Stirling.
Beruick: the lyk commissioun to the lairds of Wedderburn, elder and younger, Suintoun, elder and younger, Blacader, Tofts, Netherlie, younger, William Home of Law and Johnne Ker of Mersingtoun, or any fyve of them a quorum for revaluatioun of the shirefdome of Beruick.
Clakmannan: the lyk commissioun to Arthour Erskin of Scottscraig, Sir James Rollok, Sir Charles Erskine, Mr Robert Bruce of Kennet, Thomas Rollok, shireff deput, Mr William Blakburne, Johnne Broun in Freirtoun, Thomas Andersone in Alloway, Archibald Don thair and Robert Coustoun, or anie fyve of them a quorum for revaluatioun of the shyre of Clakmannan.
Fyff: the lyk commissioun to the lords Elcho and Burghlie, the lairds of Balfour, Creich, Spenserfield, Pitfirran, Fingask, Caskibarrian, Arnot, Balbedie, Inchdernie, Kirknes, Fairnie, Denmilne, Rankeillor McGill, younger, Cleish, Cullarny, Mr William Seytoun, Scotscraig, Earlshall, Nauchtoun, Pitlethie, Kincraig, Pitmillie and Sir James Lumisden, or anie seven of thame a quorum for revaluatioun of the shirefdome of Fyff. And ordaines Sir William Scot, clerk of parliament, to give out commissiounes to any other shyres, the commissioners giving in a list of revaluers conforme to ane ordinance of parliament of the 3rd of March instant.
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The estats of parlement etc. doe heereby ratifie and approve all and quhatsoever acts of parlement formerlie made anent the superioritie of kirklands, declareing the same to pertayne to his matie and his successors or annexing the same to his hienes croune, declairing the haill casualities of the saids superiorities not disponed before the 17th of Januar 1627, with the haill fewmailles, fewfermes and others rents of the said superiorities sensyne, to belong to his matie. Reservand alwayes to the lords and titulars of erectioun mentioned in the 14th act of his maties first parlement, the few maills and fewfermes untill they be satisfied in maner therincontained, and but prejudice [to them] of whatsoever lands and others belonging to thame in propertie, in maner mentionat in the said act. And farder, the saids estats of new declaires the forsaids superiorities of all and whatsoever kirklands, milnes, woods, fishings and haill pertinents of the samene pertayning of before to quhatsoever archbishops, bishops, pryors, pryoresses, preceptories and whatsoever other benefice of quhatsoever other estate, degrie, title or designatioun thay be, erected or not erected in temporall lordships, baronies and livings, to pertayne to his matie and his hienes croune, thairwith to remaine in all tymecomeing, and be thir presents casses and annulls the reservatioune mentionat in the forsaid act of the superiorities of the lands and others pertaining to the archbishops, bishops and the chapiters for the tyme. And als declaires all and whatsoever graunts, rights or infeftments of anie of the said superiorities, with all warrants, taks, commissiounes, bailliaries or deputatiounes for entering of vassalls therto made and graunted be his matie in any tyme bygane since the surrander in anno 1627 or to be made in tyme comeing, with all other gifts and donationes of the saids few dewties formerlie belonging to the saids lords of erectioun and made be his matie after the surrander and before the redemptioun theirof fra the saids lords, and all heritable and irredeimable rights graunted be his matie after the redemptioun quherby the profits, casualities and emoluments of the superiority of the saids kirklands may be conferred to any other persone except the proper vassall theirof, directlie or indirectlie of whatsoever name, title or designatioun they be, and all gifts of new regalities or jurisdictiounes, to be null be way of exceptioun or reply. Reservand alwise to these persons who hes right to the few duties thair right and title therto quhill the same be redeemed fra thame, ather be his matie or the vassalls in manner afterspeit. And discharges the thesaurer principall and deput commissioners of thesaurie and remanent lords of exchequer, wryters to and keepers of the seals from all passing and expeding of any such new graunts, rights, infeftments, taks, warrants, commissiounes, bailliaries or deputatiounes for entering of vassalls, excepting allanerlie such infeftments and signators as shall be graunted be the lords and others who had formerlie right to the said erections and superioritie quherby they may have right to claime the fewfermes and few dewties addebted be the vassalls and others subject in payment theirof allanerlie ay and whill they be satisfied thairfor in maner forsaid, conforme to the reservatioun contained in the said act in anno 1627. Reservand also to thame their owne propertie of lands, rights and jurisdictiounes in maner speit in the 14th act of his maties said first parlement. Exceptand alwise heirfra the duke of Lennox, his right of superioritie of the baronie of Glasgow, conforme to the forsaid act. Exceptand lykwise heirfra all mortificatiounes and lands therin contayned to universities, colledges, schools, hospitalls and other pious uses, and siclyk all and whatsoever donatiounes or mortificatiounes and lands therincontayned pertayning to his maties royall burrowes, in maner contayned in the 33 act of his maties parlement in March 1647, and all other rights of superiorities of kirklands and others forsaids acquired and pertayning to the burrowes royall or to thair colledges, schools or hospitals preceiding the day and dait heirof and what they shall acquire heirafter. Exceptand also from this present act (in lyk maner and forme as is excepted for the burrowes in the forsaid act 1647) the rights of the lands of Lurg and Kincardin and sevinteene aikers of land lyand about the burgh of Culrose, with the fewfermes thairof and superiorities therinspeit pertayning to Mr Alexander Colvill, professor of divinity in the New Colledge of Sanctandrews, conforme to the infeftment and rights made to him and his predicessors theirof. Exceptand lykwise the signator graunted to the earle of Eglintoun and the Lord Montgomerie of the abbacie of Kilwyning, with the declaratioune and conforme to the tenor of the said 33 act of his maties parlement upon the 24 of March 1647. Exceptand lykwise from this present act the infeftment and right of the few duties of the abbacie of Aberbrothok graunted to Patrick, earle of Panmoore inrespect hee hes not right to the fewduties of the said lordship be vertue of his matie of worthie memorie, his decreit arbitrall and reservatioun contained in the same, as lykwise in the act of parlement 1633, but his right to the few dewteis were acquired be him at a verie dear rate from William Murray, his maties servant, who had right from his matie as lord of the erectioun. Lykas the said William Murray, his infeftment and the chartors and infeftments upon his resignatioun graunted to the said Patrick, earle of Panmoore are not onlie ratified, bot also the few duties are dissolved from his maties croune and from all annexatioun therof, conforme to an act of the date the 27 of July 1644; and the said Patrick, earle of Panmoore cannot be ordained to dispone his right to the vassalls of the said lordshipe for any soume as being lyable to accept the samen lyk soume from his matie for redemptioun therof becaus hee hes not right to the saids few duties be the reservatioun forsaid, neither is he lyable be his right to receive anie soumes of mony from his matie for redemptioun theirof and the saids vassalls cannot crave to be in a better case then his matie. For the quhilks causes, the exceptioun forsaid is graunted as said is, and be thir presents annulls that clause quherby the estate did then remit all bygane rights, infeftments, warrants, comissiounes and others therin mentioned of the superiorities of kirklands alreadie past since the year 1633 to the decisioun of the lords of sessioun. And farder the estats of parlement decerns and ordans the saids lords of erectioun and others in whose hands the saids few maills and few duties remaynes untill they be redeemed by his matie to accept the samyn soumes from the vassalls thameselffis quhilk thay are lyable and bound to accept from his matie for redemptioun thairof, and to dispone all right and title they have to the saids few maills, few fermes and casualities and few duties of the saids superiorities and denude thameselffis of the same within fourtie dayes after they shall be required thairto. And incais of refuisall be the saids lords and titulars of kirklands, the soumes of mony quherupon the said few maills and few duties are redeimable shall be offerred and consigned in the dean of gild, his hands, of Edinburgh upon the perrill of the consigner for redemptioun thairof, whereby the saids proprietars may be in the same case anent the right and possessioun of the saids fewfermes and few duties as the said lords and titulars of kirklands now are. Reservand alwise the right to his matie to redeeme the samene upon the forsaids soumes, conform to the act of parlement. And it is heereby declaired that the vassalls shall have the benefite of this act, thay paying yeirlie to his matie a fyft part more of his feuduetie nor his present feuduty is, and als, after retentioun of the same few duty be the space of fyfteene yeires (the vassall in the meantyme making payment to his matie of a fyft part more forsaid), that the fewduty forsaid shall be declared to be laufullie redeemed therby be his matie without payment of anie soumes of mony and his matie in all tyme therafter to have the full right to the few duty forsaid and fyft part abonwrittin. It is lykwise declared that the vassalls of archbishops, bishops, pryors, pryoresses, preceptories and other benefices of whatsoever estate or degree, title or designatioun they be and are not erected in temporall lordships, whose few duties have beene given and disponed be his matie be gift or other right to any persons be whatsoever manner of right, shall have the same benefite of redeeming the forsaids few duties from the saids persons having right therto by payment to thame or consigning as aforsaid incais of ther refuisall the lyk yeirs purchasse as is abonespeit, quhilk shall be alwise redeimable agane from and expyre to thame in favors of his matie in the same maner as is above exprest. And it is heereby ordained that the heritor who gets the buying of his few duty fra the lords of erectioun or others having right therto shall releive him of the blench duty paied be him to the king and of the contribution payable to the colledge of justice and that proportionallie, and declares and ordaines the lords of counsall and sessioun, or his maties commissioners of thesaurie and lords of exchequer at the optioun of the persewars, to be judges competent to all citatiounes and actiounes to be intented at the instance of any of the saids vassalls after the offer and consignatioun abovementionat aganst the saids lords and others titulars for denudeing thame of the saids fewmaills and few duties and for securing the saids vassalls therintill. And in the meantyme ordaines the saids lords of erectioun and titulars of kirklands to accept the same or lyk pryces for the saids few fermes and few maills fra the saids vassalls as are or shall be ordained and modified be the saids commissioners of exchequer to be paied for his maties other rents of the lyk kynd. And becaus the benefite of this present act will be of no effect to such vassalls as have small and meane portiounes of lands, inrespect they are not able to bear the expenses for passing ther infeftments throw the seals, for remeid quherof the saids estats statute and ordaine that the infeftments of all tennents and proportiounes of lands of the saids kirklands not exceiding the yeirlie rent of three hundreth merks shall pas and be exped be the exchequer and great seal per saltum without any necessity of the other seals; and ordaines the precept of saising to be contained in the infeftment; and declaires the same so passed to be als valide as if they had past the samyn throw the haill seals. And the estats declares that hee in whose favors the said infeftment is past shall be only lyable in payment of the soume of four pounds for parchment to wryte the samen on and wax for the seall, and four merks for wryting the same infeftment, quhilk soume of ten merks is lykwise declaired to be sufficient for the pryce of the brieve, retour and precept graunted in favors of anie of the saids persons at the tyme of ther entering airs to ther predicessors, and that ther shall be onlie one breve, retour and precept of airs portioners, quhilk is to be given out and exped for the lyk soume allanerlie. And the saids estats ordanes the compositiounes of the infeftments forsaids of the saids meane vassalls to be past gratis be the lords of exchequer, and to be written out and past the great seall within six dayes after the giving in thairof to the director of the chancellarie. And if the same be not exped be wryting therof and appending the seall to the same within the space foirsaid, that the wryter to or appender of the great seal in quhose default the failzie is shall content and pay ane yeirs rent of the lands contained in the infeftment craved to be exped, the one halff therof to be paied to the partie in quhose favors the infeftment is graunted, and the other halff to the exchequher for his maties use. And siclyk the saids estats decernis and ordaines that all vassalls of the said kirklands quhose tenements being houses, yeards, roods or aikers of land not exceeding tuelff aikers, the samyn being within regalitie or burgh of baronie or regalitie, shall have libertie to exped ther infeftments be the baillies of the saids regalities and burghes respective, quho shall be obleist to mak compt and paiment in exchequer for the few duties and casualities belonging to his matie foorth of the saids tenements and shall receive the saids vassalls gratis.
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The quhilk day in presence of the estats of parlement compeired personallie Mr Johnne Algeo, procurator for and in name and behalff of the earle of Abercorne, and gave in the protestatioun following, quherof the tennor followes: The earle of Abercorne to the estats of parlement, James, earle of Abercorne, understanding that thair is ane act of parlement given in and desyred to be past be the honorable estats of parlement in favors of the fewars and vassalls of kirklands anent the superioritie of the saids lands, annexing the same to the croune and annulling all infeftments therof graunted be his matie or his father of worthie memorie in any tyme bygaine, and that the said earle is in a singular conditioun and different from any others who hes right to the saids superiorities, inrespect the temporality of the abbacie of Paisley, pertaining to the said earle and his predicessors, was never annexed to the croune bot expreslie excepted out of the generall act of annexatioune anno 1587 and out of all other acts of annexatioun, and could never have pertayned to his maties father be his revocatioun, bot onlie be the earle, his voluntarie surrender and the act of parlement following therupon anno 1633; and the said earle made the forsaid surrender and sufferred the said act to pas without anie publict protestatioun in parlement upon expres pactioun, promise and conditioun made be his matie that the earle should have right to the superioritie of the small vassalls and that the said act should not be prejudiciall to him theranent. Lykas his majestty of worthie memorie did give a right to the said earle of the superiority of the small vassalls, not friely and gratis, but at ane high rate, the said earle having disponed and renounced in favor of his matie his right to the great vassalls, ther few duties and casualities since the yeir of God 1642, quhilk hes beene uplifted be his matie be vertue of the right graunted therto be the said earle. For which reasons, which the said earle shall instruct in tyme and place be acts of exchekquer, diverse his maties letters and others, the said earle in all humility craves and protests that if the honorable estats shall think fit to pas the said act, that the samyn may not be prejudiciall to his right and infeftment of superioritie of the saids small vassalls, especiallie it being considered that those small vassalls are most desyrous to hold still of the said earle and does nowise concur with the followers of the forsaid act craved to be past be the saids honorable estats, and that it be not prejudiciall to his right of property of the temporality of the said abbacie and to the right of regalitie therof and bailliarie of the same and to his actioun of reductioun and improbatioun and others competent to the said earle aganst such as pretend right to any part of the temporality forsaid be pretendit fewis or other rights, and especially aganst such aganst whom the said earle hes intented actioun of reductioun and improbatioun of ther pretendit rights before the tyme limited be the act of prescriptioun; and that the said act may not prejudge the said earle anent any reservatioun in favors of the earle and his predicessors contenit in the fewis and rights graunted be thame respective to the toune of Paisley and thair other vassalls of the property of any part of the lands, coalles, coalheuches, mosses, commounties and others reserved in the saids rights; and that the said earle, his right to the haill premises, may be unprejudged be the said act. Quhilk being red in audience of the parlement, the said Mr Johnne Algeo, in name of the said earle of Abercorne, asked instruments therupone.
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The estats of parlement etc., having heard the supplicatioun given in to thame be Colonell Walter Scot, humblie shewing that the estats of parlement of this kingdome haldin in anno 1648, having taken to thair serious consideratioun the many good and thankfull services done to thame be the said Colonell Walter Scot thir nyne yeires bygane in the armies, both within and without the countrey, answerable to the trust thairof, did be thair act of the 9th of June 1648 not onlie ratifie and approve his haill cariage and behaviour in the saids imployments, bot also knowing of his intentioun to goe foorth of the kingdome to forraigne natiounes, upon his humble supplicatioun, did graunt unto him frie liberty ather to goe forth of this kingdome or to remayne within the same as hee thought most expedient, as the said act produced before the said estats of parlement more fullie proports; as also shewing that the said Colonell Walter Scot is desyrous to have the said act roborat with his maties great seall of this kingdome, to the effect the samyne may have the greater effect, faith and splendour abroad amongst strangers if it should happin him to goe out of the kingdome, and thairfor humblie craving the saids estats to graunt warrant to the director of the chancellerie to wryt his said passe in the most ample forme to the great seall and to the lord chancellor for appending the great seall therto without passing of anie other seals or registers, as in the said supplicatioun at mair length is contained. Quhilk supplicatioun being takin in consideratioun be the saids estats of parlement, they have givin and graunted and be thir presents gives and graunts warrant to Sir Johnne Scot, director of the chancellerie, to wryte the said passe to the great seill in most ample forme, and to the earle of Lowdoun, lord chancellor, for appending the said great seall therto without passing of anie other sealls or registers.
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The estats of parlement etc., having takin to consideratioune the supplicatioun of Alexander Forbes of Auchintowle and Alexander Brodie of Lethin, shewing the said Alexander Forbes to have laufullie apprysed fra Alexander Dumbar of Kilboyack his toune and lands of Over and Nether Blaires, Markcassie, Russert, Cuthilhead, Grainrie, Kilboyak, Tulloch and certane other lands, milnes and pertinents therof for payment of the soumes of mony principall, annualrent, expenses and shereffie mentionat in the apprysing led and deduced theranent within the tolbuith of Edinburgh upon the first day of November 1632 years, quhilk was seene and approvin be the lords of sessioun upon the [...] day of the said year, and conforme therto and to the chartor and infeftment following therupon the said supplicant was heretabllie infeft in the lands and uthers forsaids. Lykas the said supplicant, having disponed to the said Alexander Brodie of Lethin and his aires and assignayes heretabllie the forsaids lands of Kilboyack and Nether Rewis and made him cessioner and assignay to the said apprysing so far as may be extended therto, and the said Alexander Forbes of Auchintowle, ane of the saids supplicants, delyvered to the said Alexander Brodie of Lethin, the other of the saids supplicants, the forsaid apprysing and infeftments following therupon; quhilk being in the said Alexander Brodie, his house of Kinlosse, as was cleared before the parliament anno 1647 years and before the committee of estats respective in maner speit in the acts made therupone, and inrespect the said apprysing is a necessar evident that concernis both the saids supplicants for ther security of the saids lands and others contayned therin, and the same was formerlie allowed and approvin be the lords of counsall and sessioun in maner speit in the records made therupone be umquhill Mr Johne Skeene, clerk to the bills, and that the supplicant hes a just double of the said apprysing subscribed both be the messaer that was judge and be the notar that was clerk therto, as at mair length is contained in the said supplicatioun. Quhilk being takin in consideratioune be the estats of parlement, the saids estats gives and graunts warrant to Mr George Gibsoun of Bowffie, quho is now clerk to the bills, to insert on the bak of the double of the said apprysing the former allowance and approbatioun therof extract furth of the book of records made therupone of that same date, tennor and contents, and to exped and subscryve the samen in commoun forme, quheranent thir presents shall be to him ane sufficient warrant.