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James, etc., greeting. With the mature deliberation of our parliament held at Edinburgh on 28 June, we have granted and confirmed by this charted to our beloved kinsman Sir James [Hamilton] lord of Hamilton, the lands of the baronies of Cadzow and Machan and the superiority of the lands of Hamilton Farm and the lands of Corsbaskat† in the sheriffdom of Lanark and barony of Kinneil in the sheriffdom of Linlithgow. Which lands were James's hereditarily, and which he resigned into our hands in our parliament, [with us] sitting in royal garment and majesty on the platform, in the presence of the three estates, and quitclaimed all right for himself and his heirs in perpetuity. And we created, annexed and united the baronies, lands and superiority into a free and integral lordship, to be called the lordship of Hamilton. And James's manor, now known as the Orchard, in the barony of Cadzow, shall be the principal messuage of all the baronies, superiority and lands, and of all the lordship, and shall be called Hamilton. And we create and name James a hereditary lord of parliament. James holding all the baronies, etc., as formerly he held of us in chief as baron of Kilbride, of us in fee and heritage in perpetuity, with all rights, etc., as freely as James or any predecessor held the barony of Kilbride before the resignation. Making the due and customary service to us, and saving to us and our heirs the rights and services of the baronies, superiority and lands of the lordship of Hamilton customary before the resignation. Under testimony of the great seal. Witnesses: John [Cameron], bishop of Glasgow, James [Bruce], bishop of Dunkeld, John [Winchester], bishop of Moray, John [Crannach], bishop of Brechin, and Michael [Ochiltree], bishop of Dunblane, William [Douglas], earl of Douglas, David [Lindsay], earl of Crawford, Archibald [Douglas], earl of Moray, Hugh [Douglas], earl of Ormond and Alexander [Seton], earl of Huntly, our beloved kinsmen, Duncan [Campbell], lord Campbell, Patrick [Graham], lord Graham, William [Somerville], lord Somerville, Herbert [Maxwell], lord Maxwell, Alexander [Montgomery], lord Montgomery, lords of our parliament, John Dalrymple, burgh commissioner for Edinburgh, John Scroggs, burgh commissioner for Aberdeen, and James Parkle, burgh commissioner for Linlithgow, Mr William Turnbull, keeper of the privy seal, John Scheves, clerk of the rolls and register, John Railston, secretary. At Edinburgh 3 July 1445, ninth year of our reign.