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Forsamekle as it is meanit be the inhabitantis of the toun of Faythlie in Buqhane that oure soverane lordis dearest mothir, for the tyme haveing the authoritie, obtenit infeftment of the said toun of Faythlie in ane frie burgh of barony, with sufficient privilegis thairinto to sell wyne, walx, woll, clayth and lynning clayth, to pak and peill fisches, to sell and by all kynd of merchandice, with mercatt day and fair, as at mair lenth is contenit in thair infeftment maid to thame thairupoun; like as alsua it hes plesit oure said soverane to erect the samin toun in frie burgh and barony with the like privilegis as of befoir, conforme to the quhilkis infeftmentis they and thair predicessouris not onlie hes bene in use of the saidis privilegis continewallie sen the granting thairof, bot alsua upoun thair greit chairges hes reformit and biggit ane sufficient heavyne for all schippis, alsweill strangearis as utheris, not onlie to the greit decoratioun of the policie of this realme, bot alsua for the greit necessitie and releif of all schippis that sall happyn heirefter to be troublit with tempest or stormis of the sey in they partis, to quhome the said heavyne wilbe ane sufficient harbery, thair being nane siclike to be found betuix the Stanehyve in the Meirnis and the schirefdome of Invernes, and intendis be the grace of God to proceid dailie further in furthsetting of the commoun weill sa fer as the samyn lyis in the power of the saidis inhabitantis; desiring thairfoir the kingis majestie and estaitis, in respect of the saidis commodities, alsweill publict as privat, and the erectioun first grantit to the inhabitantis of the said toun, as thair infeftmentis will testifie, that the kingis hienes and estaitis will ratifie the said infeftment in parliament and privilegis contenit thairintill, sua that the daylie incres of the said toun, alsweill in number of inhabitantis allurit thairto throw the commoditie of the said port and heavyne as in furthsetting of the buylding thairof, may be advancit, to the greit honnour of the commounweill and policie thairof, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said supplicatioun. Quhilk being sene and considerit, oure soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estaitis in this present parliament, hes ratifeit and apprevit and, be the tennoure heirof, ratifeis and apprevis the foirsaid infeftment and erectioun of the said toun, port and heavyne maid and grantit to the inhabitantis thairof, and all privilegis and commodities contenit thairintill pertening to ane burgh of barony and to ane frie port and heavyne; and for the mair corroboratioun of thair said infeftment and erectioun, quhilk tendis to the policie and commounweill of this realme and to the commoditie of the kingis majesties custumis, and thairfoir decernis and declaris the said infeftment and erectioun to have full strenth, force and executioun efter the forme and tennour thairof in all tymes cuming, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia Rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos quandam cartam factam et concessam per nostram charissimam matrem in sua minoritate cum consensu Jacobi Comitis Aranie domini Hammyltoun sui tutoris et gubernatoris nostri regni pro tempore quondam Alexandro Fraser de Phillorth faciendi creandi erigendi et constituendi dicti quondam Alexandri villam de Faithlie iacentem infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Aberdene in liberum burgum baronie in perpetuum, dando et disponendo inhabitatoribus eiusdem ville presentibus et qui pro tempore fuerint plenam potestatem et facultatem speciales in eodem burgo vinum ceram pannum laneum et lineum latum et arctum pisces lie pak et peill ac omnes alias merces utendi, et infra idem burgum pistores brasiatores carnifices et omnes alios artifices ad burgum in baronia necessarios tenendi et habendi, et ad habendum etiam infra idem burgum liberos burgenses qui creabunt ballivos seriandos et alios officiarios pro eiusdem regimine annuatim necessarios, cum potestate prefatis burgensibus et dicti burgi inhabitatoribus in eodem crucem foralem perpetuam et forum hebdomadatim diebus lune et sabbati, cum liberis nundinis annuatim ad duo anni tempora, cum omnibus tollis et libertatibus ad liberas nundinas pertinentibus seu pertinere valentibus. Tenendam et habendam prefatam villam de Faythlie cum pertinentiis in liberum burgum et baroniam cum privilegiis libertatibus et donationibus suprascriptis, cum privilegio carceres et patibulum vulgo lie presoun houses et gallous conficiendi, cum infangtheif et outfangtheif, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus proficuis aisiamentis ac justis pertinentiis quibuscunque ad liberum burgum baronie spectantibus. De mandato nostro visam lectam inspectam et diligenter examinatam sanam integram non rasam non cancellatam nec in aliqua sui parte suspectam ad plenum intellexisse sub hac forma. Maria Dei gratia regina Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis quia dilectus noster Alexander Fraser de Phillorth pro nostrorum subditorum eius vicinorum infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Abirdene commorantium commodo portum versus mare infra bondas terrarum suarum de Faithlie in huiusmodi nostro vicecomitatu iacentium in quo naves et cymbe in hisce partibus per tempestates invase saluum et securum refugium habere poterint construxit, et propterea cum avisamento consensu et authoritate charissimi nostri consanguinei et tutoris Jacobi Aranie comitis domini Hammyltoun regni nostri protectoris et gubernatoris pro bono fideli et gratuito servicio per dictum Alexandrum nobis inde et aliusmodi impenso, necnon pro hospitalitate subditis nostris ad villam de Faythlie et portum eiusdem antedictum venientibus habenda, ex nostris reginalibus potestate et authoritate tenore presentis carte nostre facimus erigimus creamus et constituimus dictam villam de Faythlie in liberum burgum baronie inperpetuum. Damusque et concedimus inhabitatoribus eiusdem presentibus et qui pro tempore fuerint potestatem et facultatem speciales in eodem burgo vinum ceram pannum laneum et lineum latum et arctum pisces lie pak et peill, ac omnes alias merces emendi et vendendi, ac in prefato burgo pistores brasiatores carnifices omnesque alios artifices ad burgum in baronia necessarios tenendi et habendi. Concedimus etiam quod in dicto burgo liberi erunt burgenses quibus potestatem committimus omni tempore affuturo ballivos seriandos et ceteros officiarios pro eiusdem regimine necessarios annuatim eligendi, ac cum potestate et libertate prefatis burgensibus et dicti burgi inhabitatoribus in eodem crucem foralem perpetuam et fora hebdomadatim diebus lune et Sabbati cum liberis nundinis annuatim ad duo anni tempora festa viz Sancti Michaelis Archangeli et Sancti Joannis Baptiste et per eorundem festorum octavas tenendi et habendi, cum omnibus tollis libertatibus et devoriis ad liberas Nundinas pertinentibus, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis devoriis custumis proficuis et privilegiis ad liberos burgos in baronia spectantibus seu quomodolibet pertinere valentibus. Tenendam et habendam huiusmodi villam de Faythlie cum pertinentiis in libero burgo in baronia cum privilegiis libertatibus et concessionibus suprascriptis, cum privilegio carceres et patibulum conficiendi cum infangtheif outfangtheif, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus proficuis aisiamentis ac justis pertinentiis quibuscunque ad liberum burgum in baronia spectantibus seu pertinere valentibus, et adeo libere sicut aliquis burgus in baronia per nos aut predicessores nostros infra regnum nostrum infeodatur sine quauis revocatione aut contradictione quacumque. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus reverendissimo et reverendo in christo patribus Gavino archiepiscopo Glasguene etc. Joanne episcopo Dunkeldene etc. thesaurario nostro dilectis nostris consanguineis Georgio comite de Huntly domino Gordoun et Baidyenoch etc. cancellario nostro Archibaldo comite Ergadie domino Campbell et Lorne etc., Malcolmo domino Flemyng magno camerario nostro, dilectis nostris familiaribus magistris Jacobo Fowlis de Colintoun nostrorum rotulatorum registri ac consilii clerico Thoma Bellenden de Auchnoull nostre justiciarie clerico et Jacobo Hammyltoun de Stanehous nostre cancellarie directore. Apud Sanctandrois secundo die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo sexto et regni nostri quarto. Quamquidem cartam in omnibus suis punctis et articulis conditionibus ac modis et circumstanciis suis quibuscunque In omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut premissum est approbamus ratificamus ac pro nobis et successoribus pro perpetuo confirmamus. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus predilectis nostris consanguineis et conciliariis Joanne Atholie comite domino de Balvany etc. cancellario nostro Colino comite Ergadie domino Campbell et Lorne etc. justiciario nostro generali Jacobo comite de Mortoun Domino de Dalkeyth etc. magno regni nostri admirallo, reverendissimo ac venerabili in christo patribus Patricio Sanctiandree archiepiscopo Roberto commendatario monasterii nostri de Dumfermling nostro secretario dilectis nostris familiaribus et conciliariis magistris Jacobo Makgill de Rankelloure Nethir nostrorum rotulatorum registri ac concilii clerico, Ludovico Bellenden de Auchnoull milite nostre justiciarie clerico, Alexandro Hay nostre cancellarie directore et magistro, Thoma Buchannane nostri secreti sigilli custode. Apud castrum nostrum de Striveling penultimo die mensis decembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo septuagesimo octavo et regni nostri duodecimo.