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Our soveraigne lord, with advice and consent of the estates of this present parliament, ratifies and approves and, for his majestie and his successors, perpetuallie confirmes, the chartor and infeftment granted be our said soveraigne lord, with advice and consent of the lords and others of his majesties' thesaurie and exchequer of the kingdome of Scotland, to his majesties' lovite Alexander Cochrane of Barbachlaw, and the aires male lawfullie procreat or to be procreat of his body, which failyieing to William Cochrane, second lawfull sone to William, now lord Cochrane, and the aires maill lawfullie to be procreat of his body, whilkis failyieing to Thomas Cochrane, thrid lawfull sone to the said William, lord Cochrane, and the aires male lawfullie to be procreat of his body, whilkes failyieing to the said Alexander Cochrane his other nearest aires male, quilkis all failyieing to his aires and assigneys whatsumever, heretablie and irredeimablie, off all and haill the fourtie shilling land of Barbachlaw, with the maner place, houses, biggings, orchyairds, yairds, milne, milnelands, multurs, tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents, pairts, pendicles and pertinents therof, lying within the parochine of Bathgait and shirrefdome of Renfrew be annexation; and also, of all and haill the lands of Westcraige of Ogilface, with the pertinents, with tennents, tennandries and service of frie tennents therof, lying within the barronie of Ogilface, sherifdome of Linlithgow; and siclyke, of all and haill the undoubted and irrevocable heretable bailliarie of all and haill the forsaids lands of Westcraige of Ogilface, with the pertinents therof, which office of bailliarie pertained of befor to the monasterie of Halyrudhous, and theraftir pertained to our said soveraigne lord, be vertew of the annexation of the kirk lands of this kingdome of Scotland to the croune, with speciall and full power to the said Alexander Cochrane, and his forsaids, there deputs and officers, to affix, begin, affirm and hold the courts of the bailliarie of the forsaids lands upon the tennents and inhabitants therof, and other complainers whom it concernes, and to continow the same als oft as neid beis, and to punishe transgressors according to the lawes of this kingdome, and to intromett with and uplift the fynes, amerciaments and escheats of the forsaids courts, and to apply the same to their owne propper use and, if neid beis, to poynd and distreinyie therfor, and to creat and choyse serjeants, dempsters and all other members and officers of court necessar, and generallie all and sundry other things anent the premises to performe, use and exerce siclyke and alse frielie as any other heretable baillie within this kingdome of Scotland does or may doe; and lykewayes, of all and haill the halfe of all and sundry the toune and lands of Eister Whitburne and Croftmalloch, with houses, biggings, yairds, toftis, crofts, parts, pendicles, annexis, connexis, outsettis, priviledges of commounties and all other priviledges, commounties and pertinents therof whatsumever, lying within the parochine of Livingstoun and shirrefdome of Linlithgow, as the samine are now possest or may and awght to be possest be the tennents and possessors therof particularlie nominat in the said chartor, with this declaration and provision allwayes, that ane tuelve pairt of the saids lands of Easter Whytburne, pertaining or which did pertaine to Sir James Murehead of Lauchop and Claud Murehead, his sone, which tuelve part was possest be [...] Houstoun of that ilke and Patrick Murray of Livingstoun, and their tennents, is noewayes comprehended in the lands and others above specified, bot reserved furth therof, and lykwayes, with this provision, that the aires of taillie who shall happin to succeid to the forsaids lands shall take upon them and bear the sir-name of Cochrane, with the style and armes of Barbachlaw wherin, if they failyie, they shall amitt and tyne all benifite of the lands and others above exprest, and the same shall accress and pertaine to the nixt persone appointed be the forsaid taillie to succeid aftir the contraveiner, and who shall have right to succeid in the lands and others abovementioned, siclyke as if the partie failyieing had nevir bein infeft therin nor had had right therto, and shall have power to persew actions of reductione, declarator, adjudications and all other actions necessar for establishing the right of the saids lands and others in their persone, upon the said contravention; and also, to the said Alexander Cochrane, his aires and assigneys whatsumever heretablie, of all and sundry the lands and others undirwrittin, viz, the lands commonlie called the wood quarter of Ogilface, the lands of Woodend, the lands of Gaitmore, the lands of Cantiescraigs and the lands of Craigmarvie, with houses, biggings, orchyairds, yairds, pairts, pendicles and all their pertinents whatsumever, lying within the barronie of Ogilface, regallitie of Broughtoun and shirreffdome of Linlithgow; and in lykmaner, of all and haill the quarter or fourth pairte of the toune and lands of Drumcrose, commonlie called the Maynes quarter, somtime occupyed and possest be the deceast Ladie Ballincreiff, Andrew Nimmo, William Scott and there cottars, and sometime pertaining to umquhile Alexander Coupar of Foulfoord, writer to his majesties' signet, with the maner place, houses, biggings, yairds, cottages and pertinents therof whatsumever, lying within the sherifdome of Linlithgow, togidder with the commountie and commone pasturage upon the eastmuire and loane of Drumcrose upon the northside of the toune therof, with priviledge of fewall, peitts and other necessars upon the said mure, according to the raite, proportione and quantitie of the saids lands, reserving allwayes to Helen Bruce, spous to the said Alexander Cochran, hir lyfrent of such partes and portions of the forsaids lands or anualrents out of the same, conforme to hir contract of mariage and infeftments following therupon, whilke are, be the forsaid chartor, ratified and confirmed; [and] which chartor conteins ane new gift of the haill lands, milnes, office of heretable bailliarie and others abovexprest, with ane dissolution of them from all barronies, wherunto they wer formerlie annexed, or wherin they wer united or quarof they wer pairts and pertinents, and ane erectione of them in ane haill and frie barronie, called the barronie of Barbachlaw, wherof the maner place of Barbachlaw is ordained to be the principall messuage to be holden as followes, viz, the said fourtie shilling land of Barbachlaw, with the maner place, houses, biggings, yairds, orchyairds, milnes, milnelands, multurs, tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents, and all their pertinents lying as said is, of our said soveraigne lord, as prince and stewart of Scotland and his successors princes and stewarts therof, and the forsaids lands of Westcraig of Ogilface, with tennents, tennandries, service of frie tennents therof, and haill pertinents of the same, and also the heretable bailliarie of the lands of Westcraig of Ogilface and priviledges therof abovespecified, and likewayes the forsaid halfe of the toune and lands of Easter Whitburne and Croftmalloch, with houses, biggings, yairds, partes, pendicles, tofts, croftis, annexis, connexis, priviledges of commounties and all other priviledges, commodities and pertinents therof whatsumever, [of] our said soveraigne lord, and his highnes['s] successors kings of Scotland in fie and heritage for evir and the saids lands, commonlie called Woodquarter of Ogilface, lands of Woodend, lands of Gaitmore, lands of Cantiescraigs, lands of Craigmarvie, with all their pertinents abovewrittine, lying as said is, of our said soveraigne lord, and his highnes['s] successors superiors therof in frie blench ferme and heritage for evir, and the forsaid quarter or fourth pairt of the toune and lands of Drumcorse, lying and possest as said is, with the maner place, houses, biggings, yairds, cottages and pertinents therof whatsumever, with the commountie and comone pasturage abovewrittine, of our said soveraigne lord, and his highnes['s] successors, in fewferme, fie and heritage for evir; lykeas, the forsaid chartor conteans ane change of the holding of the said fourtie shilling land of Barbachlaw, with the milne and pertinents therof abovespecified, and of the forsaids lands of the Westcraige of Ogilface and heretable bailliarie with the priviledges and pertinents therof above exprest, and of the forsaid halfe of the toune and lands of Easter Whiteburne and Croftmalloche, from simple waird to taxt waird, for payment of the taxt dewties aftirmentionedionat, viz, for the waird and nonentrie of the haill lands and others immediatlie above exprest, when it shall fall, the soume of ane hundreth pounds yeirlie, dureing the haill tyme of the said waird and nonentrie, or either of them, to be payed at two termes in the year Whitsunday and Martimes in winter be equall portions, and for the releiff therof the soume of ane hundreth pounds, and for the mariage of the aires male and successors abovementioned of the said Alexander Cochrane, als oft as the samyn shall happin, the soume of four hundreth merkis, off which taxtdewties either halfe of the forsaid halfe of the forsaids lands of Eister Whiteburne and Croftmalloche is appointed, be the forsaid chartor, to pay the soume of thrie pounds yearlie dureing the haill tyme of the said waird and nonentrie or aither of them, and the soume of thrie pounds for the releiff therof and the soume of six pounds for the mariage of the aire allanerlie, and the remander of the forsaids dewties of waird, nonentrie, releiff and mariage is appointed to be payed out of the saids lands of Barbachlaw and Westcraiges of Ogilface, for payment of the which yearlie waird and nonentrie dewties and soumes of money above rehearsit, as the taxt availl of the mariage and releiff allanerlie, our said soveraigne lord, for himselfe as king and as prince and stewart of Scotland, doeth by the forsaid chartor declaire that it shall be leisum to the said Alexander Cochrane, his aires male and of taillie and successors abovespecified, perpetuallie in all tyme comeing to bruike, joyse and possess the forsaid lands and others and to intromett with and dispose upon the haill mailles, fermes, kaynes, customes and casualities, profeits and dewties therof, of all years and termes that the samyn shall happin to fall in the hands of his majestie or his successors as kings and princes and stewarts of Scotland, be reassoun of waird and nonentrie, or aither of them frae tyme to tyme, in all tyme comeing; lykeas, the forsaid chartor containes ane discharge to the said Alexander Cochrane, his aires and successors of the benefite of the said waird, nonentrie, releiff and mariage when the samine shall happin, for payment of the said taxt availles with ane prohibitione to his majesties' thesaurers, thesaurer deputs, receavers, collectors and others whatsumever, who shall have power for the tyme to uplift the rents or casualities belonging to his majestie and his successors kings and princes and stewarts of Scotland, to trouble and mollest the said Alexander Cochrane, and his forsaids, for the waird, releiff, nonentrie and mariage of the saids lands, any farder then as to the payment of the taxt availles therof above mentioned, and also ane dispensation to the appearand aires of the said Alexander Cochrane, from tyme to tyme perpetuallie in all tyme comeing, to procuire themselvis to be dewlie and lawfullie served, retoured, infeft and saised in the lands and others abovewrittine, notwithstanding that they shall happin to be minors for the tyme; queranent our said soveraigne lord, by the forsaid chartor, hath dispensed for evir; and for the forsaids lands comonlie called Woodquarter of Ogilface, lands of Woodend, lands of Gaitmore, lands of Cantiscraiges and lands of Craigmarvie and pertinents therof abovespecified, ane pennie of silvir in name of blensh ferme, at the feist of Whitsunday, upon the ground of the saids lands if it be asked allanerlie, for all other burden that may be exacted furth therof, and for the forsaid quarter of fourth pairt of the toune and lands of Drumcorse, comonlie called the Maynes quarter and pertinents therof abovespecified, the soume of ten merks and five shilling[s] money of Scotland, as the old few ferme dewtie aught and wont formerlie to be payed to his majestie and his predicessors therfor, togidder with the soume of tuentie pennies in augmentatione of the rentall more then the saids lands payed formerlie to him and his predicessors, at twa termes in the year Whitsunday and Mertimes in winter be equall portions, and also, the aires of the said Alexander Cochrane doubling the said fewferme the first yeir of there entrie to the saids lands, as use is of fewferme, togidder with the other rights, services and dewties contained in the old infeftments of the samyn, undir the name alwayes, nature and quallitie of fewferme holding allanerlie, as the forsaid chartor of the dait at Whitehall, the fourteinth day of December jM vjC, thriescore [and] elivine years more fully proportis; togidder with the precept of sasine direct furth of his majesties' chancellerie therupon, undir the testimoniall of the great seall, and instruments of sasine following upon the samyn, in all and sundrie heads, pointes, articles, circumstances and conditions conteind in the said chartor, and aftir the formes and tennors therof in all pointes. And his majestie, with advice and consent forsaid of the estates of this present parliament, statuts and ordaines the forsaid chartor, containing the said new gift, erectione in ane barronie and change of holding abovementioned, precept and instrument of sasine following therupon, to stand and subsist and to be good, valide and sufficient rights to the said Alexander Cochrane, and his forsaids, in swa fare as concernes the interest of his majestie and his successors kings, princes and stewarts of Scotland, and that the said change of holding, erectione and new gift shall be noewayes prejudiciall to the said Alexander Cochrane, his infeftments and securities and shall nevir be revocked or quarrelled be his majestie, nor his successors in tyme comeing; and als, with advice and consent forsaid, wills and grants and, for his majestie and his successors, decernes and ordaines this present ratificatione is and shall be als valide, sufficient and effectuall to the said Alexander Cochrane, and his forsaids, as if the said chartor, precept and instrument of sasine following therupon wer heirin at lenth de verbo in verbum speciallie insert and ingrossed; wheranent our said soveraigne lord, with advice and consent forsaid, for his highnes and his successors, hath dispensed and, be thir presenttis, dispenses for evir.