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On 10 July in the aforementioned parliament the same most excellent prince, in the presence of the lords of the three estates of the realm, cancelled, annulled and specially revokes, cancels, annuls and specially and expressly revokes all donations, alienations, infeftments of all and singular lands, all rents, advocations of lands, wards, reliefs in blench ferme, all alienations of lands in feu-ferme, all donations and grants of lands in regality, all tailzies to the lawful heirs made by them, all donations and grants of keeperships of castles for long terms, and especially the castles that are the keys of the kingdom, and generally all manner of alienations which are or may be prejudicial to his royal majesty, his heirs, successors and the crown in any part, or against good conscience. Notaries David Lutherdale, Alexander Scott and William Connerland.
[1476/7/5]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
That day the same most excellent prince - at the singular and express requests of the most illustrious lady Margaret, the queen, and of the aforesaid three estates of the realm, and with their express consent, assent and deliberation - restored and rehabilitated John of Islay, formerly earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles - forfeited and [sentenced] to lose his life for his treasonable crimes in the lord king's parliament held and begun at the said burgh on 27 November [14]65, [and] whose lands, revenues, possessions, superiorities and offices, with pertinents, and all his moveable and immoveable goods, [were] confiscated and applied to the use and profit of our same lord the king, his successors and assignees heritably in perpetuity - to his honours, life, fame and dignity, and by royal authority restored him, and decreed that he be restored and rehabilitated, to his former estate in all things concerning the person of the said John.
[1476/7/6]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
On which day the same John of Islay, personally appearing before our same lord the king and the three estates of the realm - by his pure and spontaneous will - surrendered and - purely, simply and of his own will - resigned from himself and his heirs and assignees to our same lord the king and his successors in perpetuity, the earldom of Ross with pertinents, tenements, tenandries and services of freeholders, with pertinents; all and sundry the lands of Knapdale and Kintyre with pertinents, tenements, tenandries and services of freeholders; the office of sheriff of Inverness and Nairn, with all and sundry their other pertinents, [and] their castles and fortalices; and all right, claim, property and possession of the same, which the same John or his predecessors have, had or used to have. Notaries as above.
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On which day also the same most illustrious prince approved and ratified all the grant and gift of lands lying in the earldom of Ross previously made by his royal majesty to Elizabeth [Livingstone], countess of Ross, notwithstanding the abovewritten revocation. Notary: Alexander Scott.
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On which day also the same most illustrious prince made, constituted, created, nominated and caused to be named by heralds, John of the Isles a baron-banrent and lord of his parliament.
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Also on the same day, the same most illustrious prince, with the consent, assent and deliberation of the said three estates of the realm, united, annexed and perpetually incorporated the said earldom of Ross, with pertinents, to his heirs and successors, and to the royal crown, so that it will not be permitted for his royal majesty, his heirs or successors, in any manner to alienate, divide or dismember the said earldom, with pertinents; saving that the king, his heirs and successors may, at the pleasure of any of them, give and grant the said earldom, with pertinents, to one of his or their second-born [sons] legitimately procreated between them and a queen, their consort. Notaries as above, and with the promise of seals, as perpetual reminder.
[1476/7/10]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Continuation of parliament
Our sovereign lord, with the advice and consent of his three estates personally present in the tolbooth of Edinburgh on the said day, chose and named these persons underwritten, to the which persons full power is committed by the whole body of the parliament to discuss, treat and conclude on matters that our sovereign lord's embassies are sent abroad for, the marriage of our sovereign lord's sister and other [matters], and to discuss dooms if there are any, and also to discuss other important matters if any occur at the time, and if necessary to conclude thereupon or to refer again to the next parliament or next general council as they shall be thought expedient by them for the common profit of the land, and these persons undernoted or 24 of them in conjunction are to have the whole power of the parliament in these matters aforementioned, and the parliament has been continued until 4 October next in the same force and strength as it is now for these persons.
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