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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit, and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the lettre of assignatioun underwrittin maid and grantit be our said soverane lord to his darrest cousigne and counsalour Esme, duke of Levenax, erll Darnlie, lord Dalkeithe, Tarboltoun and Obegnie etc., hie and great chalmerlane of this realme, makand and constituand him and his airis his hienes verie lawfull and undowtit cessionaris and assignais in and to certane particulair reversionis mentionat in the assignatioun underwrittin, and als in and to all and syndrie utheris reversionis, obligationis, contractis and bandis for making and delivering of reversionis for redemptioun of quhatsumevir landis and heretageis pertening to the hous of Levenax, of befoir maid be quhatsumevir persoun or personis to our said soverane lordis darrest guidschir or his predicessouris, Erllis of Levenax, and lordis and erllis of the saidis landis siclike and in the samyn maner as they wer expreslie specefeit and contenit in the said assignatioun and in the redemptioun of the landis contenit thairintill, be vertew thairof, efter the forme and tennour of the said assignatioun in all pointis, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to all and syndrie our liegeis, to quhais knawlege thir presentis sall cum, greting. Forsamekle as we, having consideratioun that the erlldome of Levenax, lordship and landis of the samyn, with tennentis, tennendreis and service of frie tennentis thairof, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the provestrie of the college kirk of Dumbritane, prebendaris of the samyn and all utheris kirkis and chaiplanreis of the said erldome, the office of the schirefship of the haill schirefdome of Dumbritane, togidder with the lordship of Darnlie and utheris landis and baroneis quhilkis pertenit heretablie to our maist noble progenitouris, Erllis of Levenax, and bruikit be thame maist honorablie, and that they have bene verie necessar, trew and proffitable servandis in all aigis and frequent lieutennentis unto our predicessouris kingis of this realme and comoun weill thairof, and last bruikit be umquhill Matthow, erll of Lennox, lord Darnelie etc., his majesties guidschir, tutour and regent to our realme and liegis for the tyme, be quhais deceis and also be the deceis of umquhill his hienes darrest father, Henrie, king of Scottis, the saidis erlldome and landis thairof, withe the office and commoditeis abone specifeit, ar now becumin and pertenis to us as air to our said umquhill guidschir and fader, and that the noble, ancient and faithfull name of the said hous, togidder with the proffitable and necessar service thairof to the croun and republicte of our realme will ceis, gif remede be not providit thairof. And to the effect that the noble fame and memorie of the said hous may continow, the proffeit and commoditie of the freindis and dependaris thairof, we, mynding to restoir the said hous to siclike estait as it hes bene befoir, rather nor to consolidat the revennew thairof to the patrimony of our croun, hes, with avise and consent of the lordis of our secrete counsell, upoun mature deliberatioun had in the mater, and for luif and affectioun that we have and beris to our darrest and lawfull cousigne Esmy Stewart, lord Aubigny, narrest of kin, to succede to the saidis erledome of Levenox, landis, leving and lordship thairof, quha is cumming furth of the realme of France honorablie accumpaneit, to his great expense, beside the hasert of his lyf, onlie to knaw of our weilfair and to attend upoun our service, gevin, grantit and disponit to our said darrest cousigne the said erledome and lordship, with all and syndrie landis, lordshipis and offices quhilkis pertenit to our said umquhill darrest guidschir and our predicessouris, as the infeftmentis thairof proportis. And seing that ane great part of the propertie of the saidis landis ar annaleit to diverse personis under reversionis for redeming of the same, sua that the proffeitt thairof is, and wilbe, bot small quhill the samyn be redemit, thairfore we, with avise and consent of the lordis of our secrete counsell, makis, constitutis and ordinis and, be the tennour heirof, have maid, constitute and ordinit our said cousigne Esme Stewart, lord Aubigny, and his airis maill, lawfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis failyeing, to us and oure successouris, to returne our verie lawfull, undowtit and irrevocable onlie cessionaris and assignais in and to the reversionis particularlie after specifeit, maid for redemptioun of the landis nominat thairintill and to the redemptioun of the samyn be vertew thairof: that is to say, ane reversioun maid be Patrik Nepar of Kilmahew to umquhile Matthow, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the toun and landis of Inshinnane, contenand thairintill the soume of ane thowsand four hundreth merkis money, of the dait at Howstoun, the fyft day of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxvij yeiris; the reversioun maid be the said Patrik Nepar and Kathrene Noble, his spous, be the said erll of the landis callit the eister half of the Manis of Inchynnane, contenand the soume of nyne hundreth merkis, of the dait at Kirkmahew, the sext day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Johne Cunynghame of Drumquhassill to the said umquhile erll of all and haill the fourtie shilling land of Dormondsyid, contenand the soume of tua hundreth merkis money, of the dait at Glesgow, the xiij day of Maii the yeir of God jM vC lxvij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Annabell Campbell, lady of Auchinlek, to Johne, erll of Lennox, of the landis of the milne of Torboltoun and utheris landis contenit thairin, contening the soume of fyve hundreth merkis, of the dait at Edinburgh, the xv day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC and fyiftene yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Maister Johnne Portarfeild of that Ilk and Jeane Knok, his spous, to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of the manis of Dernelie and Nethertoun, contening the soume of sex hundreth poundis, of the dait at Glesgow, the twelf day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeris; ane reversioun maid be William Edmestoun of Duntreth to the said umquhill Matthew, erll of Levenax, of the landis of Balloch, with the mylne thairof, contenand the soume of ane thowsand merkis, of the dait at Glesgow, the xx day of Januar the yeir of God jM vC lxvj yeris; ane reversioun maid to† James Galbreith of Kilcruiche to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the freir landis of Fintrie, contening the soume of aucht hundreth merkis, of the dait at Glesgow, the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeris; ane reversioun maid be Johne Semple of Fowlwod to Johnne, erll of Lennox, of the landis of comounsyid and new waird of Inchynnane, contening the soume of threscoir tuelf poundis, of the dait at Inchynnane, the tuelf day of October the yeir of God jM vC xxiij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Patrik Danielstoun of Dalmair and Cathrene Colquhoun, his spous, to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of tua Tullychtquhonis, contening the soume of nyntene scoir merkis, of the dait at Dumbritan, the xix day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC xliij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Walter Dowglas of Kaistoun and Elizabeth Maxwell, his spous, to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of the manis of Cruikstoun, contening the soume of fyve hundreth merkis, of the dait at Lynlithgow, the first day of August the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeris; ane reversioun maid be Thomas Crawfurd of Jordanehill to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the fourtie shilling land of the grange and new manis of Inchinnane, contening the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, of the dait at Howstoun, the xxi day of Aprill the yeir of God jM vC lxvij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Margaret Cunnynghame, ladie Craganis, to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of Greinsydhauche, contening the soume of foure hundreth merkis, of the dait at Glesgow, the xiiij day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeris; ane reversioun maid be Mungo Lyndsay of Bonyll to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of Tulliquhonelindsay, contening the soume of sevin scoir merkis, of the dait at Dumbritane, the xix day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC xliij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Robert, lord Lyill to Johne, lord Dernlie, his airis of lyne or taillie and thair airis or assignais, of all and haill the landis of Lonebank, Heukheid, Rylandis, Falhoip, with comoun pasture in the hill of Drumcloche, with thair pertinentis, liand within the baronie of Strathaven and schirefdome of Lanerk, with the annuelrent of ane chalder maill yeirlie to be upliftit of the manis of Inchynnane, conforme to ane appointment contenit in the said reversioun, contening the soume of tuelf hundreth merkis, of the dait the xiiij day of December, the yeir of God jM vC lxxj yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Robert Lekprevik, sone to umquhill Robert Lekprevik, to Matthow, erll of Lennox, of the half of his landis of Kendisheid, extending to threttene shilling land of auld extent, with the pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Renfrew and lordship of Darnelie, contening the soume of fourscoir merkis to be deliverit in the kirk of Paslay, of the dait the penult day of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC and four yeris; ane reversioun maid be James Hammyltoun of Shawfeild to the said Matthow, erll of Lennox, lord Darnelie etc., for redemptioun of ane ferd pairt of all and haill the landis of Linbank, with the pertinentis, lyand within the west bank end of the samyn,† in the lordship of [...], baronie of Strathaven and schirefdome of Lanerk, contening thairintill the soume of thriescoir fyve merkis, of the dait at [...] the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God [...]; ane reversioun maid be Maister Johne Campbell, thesaurare to umquhill King James the Fyft off guid memorie, to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Darnelie, of all and haill the ten pound land of Craigthrostane, with the pertinentis, liand in the erldome of Lennox, contening the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, of the dait the vj day of Maii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiii yeris; ane reversioun maid be Matthew Wallace of Cragy to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the landis of Linbank, with the pertinentis, contening the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, under the said Matthewis seill and subscriptioun, of the dait the xxiiij day of September, the yeir of God jM vC nyntie aucht† yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Robert Crychtoun of Kynnoull, sone to Robert Crychtoun of Saunchair, to Johne, lord Darnelie of the landis callit Mekle Kyp, gevin in name of toccher with Marioun Stewart, dochter to the said lord, upoun the soume of fyve hundreth merkis, liand in the baronie of Strathaven and schirefdom of Lanerk, of the dait the fyft day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC sevintie tua yeris; ane reversioun maid be Archibald, erll of Ergyill etc. to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of all and haill the landis of Garlocheid, extend to fourt merk landis of auld extent, with the pertinentis, contenand the soume of tua hundreth merkis, with ane letter of tak etc., under his seall and subscriptioun, of the dait the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC and nyne yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Issobell Maxwell, lady Portarfeild, under hir seill and subscriptioun, to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Darnlie of the landis of Rosselie in Inchynnane, contenand the soume of ane hundreth merkis, of the dait the xxviij day of Aprill the yeir of God jM vC and fyftie yeiris; ane reversioun maid be James Stewart of Neilstounsyid to Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the thrid of the landis of Funningisneilstoun, upoun the soume of sex scoir merkis money, of the dait the fourt day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC and four yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Andro Lyndsay of Thorntoun and Jonett Pollok, his spous, to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Dernlie, for redemptioun of the fyve merk land of auld extent of Over Dernlie, upoun the soume of four scoir sex poundis xiij s. iiij d of the money of Scotland, off the dait the [...] day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeris; ane reversioun maid be James Stewart of Twedie to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Darnelie, for redemptioun of all and haill the xl s. land of Linkyp, lyand in the baronie of Evindaill and schirefdome of Lanerk, upoun the soume of ane hundreth twentie merkis, of the dait at [...] the [...] day of [...] the yeir off God jM vC [...] yeris; ane reversioun maid be Allane Stewart of Craighall and Margaret Stewart, his spous, to Johne, erll of Lennox, of all and haill the landis of Damshoit, with the pertinentis, contening the soume of sex scoir poundis, off the dait the last day of August, the yeir of God jM vC and xx yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be Johne Colquhoun of Luss, knycht, to Johne, erll off Lennox, lord Darnlie, for redemptioun of the xl s. land of Doverling, with the pertinentis, upoun the soume of lxxj poundis xiiij s., of the dait the xv day of Marche, the yeir of God, jM vC and xvj yeiris; ane uther reversioun maid be the said Johnne Colquhoun of Luss, knycht, to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of all and haill the mylne of Auldoneill, with the mylneland, housis and biggingis in Lettre Rowald, with the multuris, sequelis, proffittis and knaifshippis of the said mylne, contening the soume of fourscoir merkis, of the dait the tuelf day of October the yeir of God jM vC and sevin yeiris; ane reversioun maid be the said Johnne Colquhoun to the said Johnne, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the landis of Mawmuir, Mawbeg, Blair, Wadden, Forlincarrie and the Strone, extending to twentie twa merk land of auld extent, with the pertinentis, upoun the soume of sex hundreth merkis, of the dait the xv day of August the yeir of God jM vC xxiij yeiris; ane uther reversioun maid be the said Johne Colquhoun of Luss, knicht, to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Darnlie etc., for redemptioun of the landis of Auchingauche, with the lairg, extending to aucht merk land and ane half, and all and haill the landis of Auchinvennalmoir, extending to fyve merk land, all and haill the landis of Skukadow and Blairhannane, extending to xxx s. land of auld extent, upoun the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, of the dait the xix day of August, the yeir of God jM vC xxiij yeiris; ane reversioun maid be the said Johne Colquhoun of Luss, knycht, to the said Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Darnlie, for redemptioun of the landis of Letterewaldmoir, Stukindaff and Doverling, extending [to] xv merk land, upoun the soume of sex hundreth merkis, under the seill and subscriptioun of the said laird, of the dait the sevint day of Januar, the yeir of God jM vC xxiij yeiris; ane uther reversioun maid be the said Johnne Colquhoun of Luss, knycht, to the said Mattho, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of all and haill the landis of Letterwald and Stukindaf, with the pertinentis, upoun the soume of fourtene scoir merkis money, off the dait the ferd day of Maii, the yeir of God jM vC [...] yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be Robert Crychtoun of Sanquhair, knycht, to Johne, lord Darnlie, for redemptioun of the manis of Tarboltoun, upoun the soume of four hundreth merkis, of the dait the first day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC sevintie tua yeiris; ane obligatioun of reversioun gevin be Johnne Stewart of Halrig to the said Johne, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the landis of Over Dernlie, upoun the soume of ane hundreth xv merkis, under the said Johne Stewartis hand wreitt, of the dait the xj day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC xxij yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be James Blair to Johne, erll of Lennox, lord Dernelie, of the [...] merkland of Dreghorne, liand in the lordship of Cunnynghame and schirefdome of Air, upoun the soume of fiftie poundis, under the said James seill and subscriptioun, of the dait the xxvj day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vC and fyve yeiris; ane obligatioun maid be Johnne Campbell of Lundie to the said Mattho, erll of Lennox, contenand ane reversioun for redemptioun of the landis of Craigthrostane, of the soume of thrie hundrethe merkis contenit in the reversioun, and tua hundreth for the takkis, under the said erll and Johnne Campbellis handwryte, of the dait at Edinburgh the xx day of Januar the yeir of God jM vC lxiiij yeiris; ane reversioun under forme of instrument maid be Johnne, lord Cathcart to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the landis of Drumley and Rigwaldhill, upoun the soume of sevintenescoir merkis, under the signe and subscriptioun of Johne MacNapill, notair chaiplane, of the dait at Lynlithgow, the xxij day of September, the yeir of God jM vC sex yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Alexander Lyndsay of Dunrod to the said John, lord Dernelie etc., for redemptioun of the ten merk x s. land of Dreghorne, with the pertinentis, upoun the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, under the said Alexanderis seill, of the dait the secound day of August, the yeir of God jM iiijClxxij yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be Mattho Campbell of Killeithe to the said Mattho, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the landis of Newmanis, contening the soume of sexscoir merkis, of the dait the tuelf day of December, the yeir of God jM vC and aucht yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be Quintene Shaw of [...] for redemptioun of ane part of the toun of Dreghorne, with the pertinentis, to the said Johnne, erll of Lennox, contening the sowme of ane hundreth poundis, of the dait the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM iiijClxxv yeiris; ane reversioun maid be Johne Walkinsshaw of that Ilk to the said Johnne, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of certane partis of landis lyand in Inchynnane, upoun the soume of thriescoir poundis, of the dait the xxj day of October the yeir of God jM vC xxij yeris; ane reversioun gevin be Robert, lord Lyill, to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the toun and landis of Inchynnane and the landis of the park of Inchynnane, with the landis of Wrychtland Rassell, contenand the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, of the dait the penult day of Januar the yeir of God jM vC and sex yeris; ane reversioun maid be Robert Crichtoun of Sanqour to Johne, lord Dernelie, for redemptioun of the landis of Ardley, Regaldhill and manis of Torboltoun, contening the soume of four hundreth merkis, of the dait the first day of Junii the yeir of God jM iiijC sevintie twa yeiris; ane reversioun be appointment bering at quhat tyme the Erll of Lennox payis to the Loird Cathcart, his airis, executouris or assignais, the soume of tua hundreth merkis, that than the said lord sall renunce and oure gif the landis of Drumley and Rashbaldhill, under the said erll and lordis subscriptioun, of the dait at Linlithgw, the xxij day of September the yeir of God jM vC sex yeris; ane reversioun gevin be Malcolme Maxwell to Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of fyve pound land of Henderstoun Eister, upoun the soume of sevin scoir ten merkis, under the said Malcolmis seall and subscriptioun, of the dait the xxij day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC xiij yeiris; ane reversioun gevin be Archibald, erll of Argyill, lord Campbell and Lorne etc., to Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the l s. land of Craigneilstoun, contenand the soume of tua hundreth l merkis, under the said erllis seall and subscriptioun, of the dait the fyft day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC and nyne yeiris; ane uther reversioun gevin be the said Erll of Argyll to the said Erll of Lennox for redemptioun of the l s. landis of Craigneilstoun upoun the said soume; ane reversioun maid be Dame Margaret Cunnynghame, lady Luss, for redemptioun of ane annuelrent of xxiiij bollis maill, contening the soume of thrie hundreth merkis, to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, of the dait at Glesgow, the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM [...]; ane reversioun maid be Patrik Maxwell of Newerk to the said Matthew, erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the five pund land of Faslane, contenand thairintill the soume of four hundreth merkis, of the dait at [...], the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM [...] yeiris; ane reversioun maid be umquhill Williame Sterling to [...], erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the park of Inchynnane, upoun the soum off [...] money, of the dait at [...], the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM [...] yeiris; ane reversioun maid be [...] to umquhill [...], erll of Lennox, for redemptioun of the landis of Bellennkinow, with the pertinentis, contenand thairin the soume of [...] money foirsaid, of the dait at [...], the [...] day of the yeir of God jM [...] yeiris; and als to all and syndrie utheris reversionis, obligationis, contractis and bandis for making and delivering of reversionis, for redemptioun of quhatsumevir landis and heretage pertening to the said hous and erldome of Lennox of befoir maid be quhatsumevir persoun or personis to our said darrest guidschir or his predicessouris, Erllis of Lennox, lordis and erllis of the saidis landis, siclyk and in the samyn maner as and they wer expreslie specefeit in our present assignatioun, promittand in verbo regio that how oft ony knawlege cummis to us of ony uther reversionis of ony pairt of the saidis landis, that we sall mak new speciall assignatioun of the samyn to our said darrest cousing Esmy Stewart, lord Obegny, and his airis conforme to this our present assignatioun, turnand and transferrand fra us and all utheris oure assignais in our said darrest cousigne Esmy, lord Aubigny, and his airis maill abonewrittin, lawfullie gottin or to be gottin of his body heretablie, all rycht, titill, interes or clame of rycht that we or our predicessouris had, hes or ony wayis may have in and to the saidis reversionis, bandis, contractis and obligationis for making of reversionis, alsweill expressit as not expressit as said is, sua that the said Esmy, Lord aubigny, and his airis foirsaidis, may mak wairning to ressave the sowmes contenit in ilk ane of thame, severallie or at anis, and consigne the samyn with the lettres off tak mentionat in thame, and use the samyn efter the tennour thairof for reductioun of the landis thairin contenit, and thairefter call and persew for lawfull redemptioun of the landis, mylnis, woddis and fishingis contenit in the saidis reversionis as effeiris of the law, decreittis thairupoun to obtene and put the samyn to dew executioun in all pointis at thair pleasour, and generallie all uther and syndrie thingis to do, use, hant and exerce that we mycht have done as air foirsaid anent the redemptioun of the saidis landis be vertew of the reversionis foirsaidis, and to use the redemptioun of the samyn in all sortis als frelie as we or our predicessouris to quhom the samyn wer maid mycht have done in ony tyme bygane befoir the making of thir our letteris, frelie, quietlie etc., but ony revocatioun etc., providing alwayis that the said Esmy, lord Aubegny, and his airis maill abonewrittin, lawfullie gottin or to be gottin of his body, sall use this present assignatioun for redemptioun of the landis abonewrittin to the weill and commoditie of the said hous of the Lennox, and on na wayis to sell, mak dispositioun or renunce the saidis reversionis or ony part thairof, interdyting him self thairfra be thir presentis. Gevin under oure previe seill at our castell of Striveling, the fyft day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir nynetene yeris and of our regnne the threttene yeir.
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Oure soverane lord, with awise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermit, likas his hienes, with avise foirsaid, ratefeis, apprevis and, be the tennour of this present act, perpetuallie confermis the chartour and infeftment maid to our soverane lordis rycht traist cousigne and counsalour James, erll of Arrane, lord Avane and Hammyltoun, and his airis maill lawfullie gottin or to be gottin of his body, quhilkis falyeand, to our said soverane lord and his successouris frelie to returne, of all and haill the erldome of Arrane and all and syndrie the utheris baroneis and landis specefeit in the said infeftment, of the quhilk infeftment and of the declaratioun that the said erll sall bruik the honouris and privilegeis off the said erledome the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia ex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos tanquam regem principem et senescallum Scotie pro bono gratuito et laudabili servitio nobis per consanguineum nostrum et conciliarium Capitanum Jacobum Stewart de Bothwelemure nostri secreti consilii dominum impensis ac aliis rationibus causis nos movendis dedisse concessisse hereditarie et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse dicto Capitano Jacobo Stewart et heredibus suis subscriptis omnes et singulas terras baronias et comitatum infrascriptas viz: totum et integrum comitatum Arranie in libera baronia cum castris turribus fortaliciis silvis pratis forrestis piscationibus annexis connexis lie outsettis partibus pendiculis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentibus serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ac jure patronatus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Buit; omnes et singulas terras et baroniam de Hammyltoun cum castro fortalicio molendinis granorum et fullonum annexis connexis lie outsettis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum silvis forrestis pratis et omnibus suis pertinentiis; terras et baroniam de Curmannok cum molendinis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentibus serviciis et suis pertinentiis; terras de Kirkbregren et Rickart Johnnestoun extendentes ad centum et quadraginta acras terrarum cum suis pertinentiis; unum tenementum terre jacens in burgo nostro de Lanerk, terras de Moffithillis Caudoun vocatas Bronthous Forrest Eister et Wester Dunsistonis Gimmercroft cum molendino eiusdem, terras de Over et Nether Brako, terras de Eistend de Moffethillis cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes in baronia de Bothwell; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Mauchinschyre cum castris turribus fortaliciis molendinis multuris piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentibus serviciis eiusdem et omnibus suis pertinentiis, terras et baroniam de Drumfargat cum fortaliciis locis siluis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentibus serviciis advocationibus donationibus et jure patronatus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis, totum et integrum officium vici nostri de Lanerk, tota preveligia libertates et pertinentia eiusdem, et dimidietatem terrarum et baronie de Stanehous cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis eiusdem et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes omnes infra dictum vicum nostrum de Lanerk; totam et integram dimidietatem terrarum et baronie de Kirkinner cum molendinis multuris tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes infra senescalatum nostrum de Kirkcudbricht; omnes et singulas terras de Birkinsyde cum molendinis eiusdem tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentibus serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicum nostrum de Berwik; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Kinneill cum castris fortaliciis silvis pratis molendinis granorum et fullonum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis eiusdem et suis pertinentiis, terras et baroniam de Carribdin cum molendinis multuris tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum eiusdem et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicum nostrum de Linlythgow. Dando concedendo et committendo dicto nostro consanguineo et suis predictis nostram plenariam liberam et omnimodam potestatem ac mandatum generale et speciale pro nobis et nostro nomine curias vici dicti nostri vicecomitatus de Lanerk inhabitantibus eiusdem et omnibus aliis quorum interest et pertinere dinoscitur in pretorio burgi de Lanerk et aliis locis infra bondas dicti nostri vicecomitatus ut sibi videbitur magis expediens, affigendi inchoandi affirmandi et tenendi et quoties opus fuerit continuandi sectas vocari faciendi, absentes amerciandi, transgressores puniendi exitus amerciamenta et eschetas dictarum curiarum levandi et percipiendi, ac desuper compotum annuatim in scaccario nostro faciendi ac pro eisdem si opus fuerit namandi et distringendi namata seu appreciata vendendi et abducendi secundum formam juris, brevia capelle nostre recipiendi et apperiendi et debite proclamare mandari faciendi et ad cognitionem inquisitionum imponi et personas super dictis inquisitionibus summoniri faciendi, ac etiam ad perhibendum fidele testimonium in omnibus actionibus sub pena amerchiamentorum tenentes et inhabitantes dicti vici coram quibuscunque judicibus spiritualibus seu temporalibus attachiati seu arestati fuerint ad prevelegium et libertatem nostrarum vicecomitatus curiarum replegeandi, reducendi et reportandi cautionem de Collerach partibus conquerentibus infra juris terminum, ministrandi dandi et prestandi deputatos unum seu plures sub illis cum clericis serriandis ajiudicatoribus et aliis omnibus officiariis membris curie necessariis quibuscunque faciendi, substituendi, creandi et jurare causandi. Pro quibus dictus capitanus Jacobus et sui predicti rendere tenebuntur et generaliter omnia alia et singula faciendo, gerendo, dicendo et exercendo que ad officium vicecomitatus in similibus de jure aut regni consuetudine dinoscuntur necessarie pertinere, et quod nosmet faceremus seu facere potuissemus si personaliter presentes interessemus firmum atque stabile habens et habiturus totum et quicquid dictus capitanus Jacobus heredes sui eorum deputati et officiarii per eos constituendi pro quibus rendere tenebuntur ut predicitur nostro nomine in premisis rite duxerint, faciendo promittendo in verbo regio cum consensu trium regni nostri statuum in nostro proximo parliamento per nos tenendo hoc presens infeofamentum dicto Jacobo capitano et suis predictis ratificare. Et preterea obligamus nos nostro juramento regali ratificare dictum infeofamentum et facere prefato capitano Jacobo et suis heredibus novum infeofamentum et jus dictorum comitatus terrarum baroniarum officii, vicecomitatus et aliarum particulariter supra scriptarum post nostram completam etatem viginti unius annorum secundum tenorem presentis infeofamenti, cum supplemento omnium defectuum necessarie requirendi pro ipsius capitani Jacobi et eius heredum securitate earundem, tenendum et habendum totum et integrum dictum comitatum Arranie in libera baronia cum castris turribus fortaliciis silvis pratis forrestis molendinis piscationibus annexis connexis lie outsettis partibus pendiculis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus, et jure patronatus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum eiusdem et omnibus suis pertinentiis; omnes et singulas terras et baroniam de Hammyltoun cum castro fortalicio molendinis granorum et fullonum annexis connexis lie outsettis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum silvis forrestis et pratis eiusdem ac omnibus suis pertinentiis, terras et baroniam de Curmannok cum molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et suis pertinentiis, terras de Kirkbregren et Rikkart Johnestoun extendentes ad centum quadraginta acras terrarum cum suis pertinentiis, unum tenementum terre jacens infra dictum burgum nostrum de Lanerk; terras de Moffethillis Caudoun vocatas, Bronthous Forrest Eister et Wester Dunsistonis Gymmercroft cum molendino eiusdem, terras de Over et Nether Brako, terras de Eist end de Moffethillis cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et omnibus suis pertinentiis, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Machanschyre cum castris turribus fortaliciis molendinis multuris piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis, terras et baroniam de Drumfargart cum fortaliciis locis silvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus donationibus et jure patronatus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et suis pertinentiis; totum et integrum dictum officium vicecomitis de Lanerk; totas libertates preveligia et pertinentes eiusdem; dimidietatem terrarum et baronie de Stanehous cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis; totam et integram dimidietatem terrarum et baronie de Kirkynner cum molendinis multuris tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis; omnes et singulas terras de Birkinsyde cum molendino eiusdem tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Kinneill cum castris fortaliciis pratis silvis molendinis granorum et fullonum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis eiusdem et suis pertinentiis, terras et baroniam de Carribdin cum molendinis multuris tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et suis pertinentiis; omnes jacentes ut dictum est, prefato Capitano Jacobo Stewart et heredibus suis masculis de corpore suo proprio legitime procreatis seu procreandis quibus deficientibus nobis et successoribus nostris revertentes de nobis et successoribus tanquam rege principe et senescallo Scotie respective in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas prout jacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis silvis planis boscis moris marresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genestis silvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bludwittis et mulierum merchetis; cum libera forresta lie vert vennysoune et wair furka fossa soke sak thole theme infangtheiff outfangtheiff pit et gallous, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad predictum comitatum terras baronias officium vicecomitatus et alia particulariter suprascripta cum pertinentiis spectantia seu juste spectare valentia quomodo libet in futurum, libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace sine aliqua revocatione contradictione impedimento aut obstaculo aliquali. Reddendo inde annuatim dictus Capitanus Jacobus Stewart et heredes sui predicti nobis et successoribus nostris jura et servicia nobis et predicessoribus nostris solui solita et consueta per nostrum charissimum consanguineum Jacobum comitem Arranie dominum Hammyltoun pro dictis terris comitatu baroniis officio et aliis particulariter suprascriptis cum ille proprietarius earundem fuerat. In cuius rei testimonium huic carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Testibus predilectis nostris consanguineis et consiliariis Colino Ergadie comite domino Campbell et Lorne etc. cancellario ac justiciario nostro generali, Esmo comite Lennocie, domino Dernlie et Aubignie magni regni nostri camerario, reverendissimo et venerabili in Christo patribus Patricio Sanctiandree archiepiscopo Roberto commendatario monasterii nostri de Dumfermling nostro secretario, dilectis nostris consanguineis et consiliariis Alexandro Hay nostrorum rotulorum registri et consilii clerico, Ludovico Bellenden de Auchinnoull milite nostro justiciario clerico, Roberto Scott nostre cancellarie directore, et Magistro Thoma Buchannane de Ybert nostri secreti sigilli custode. Apud Halyrudhous vicesimo secundo die mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo secundo† et Regni nostri decimo quarto.
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes littere provenerint salutem. Sciatis quia cum avisamento dominorum nostri secreti consilii pro bono fideli et gratuito servicio nobis per predilectum nostrum consanguineum et consiliarium Jacobum Stewart de Bothwelmure nostri secreti consilii dominum impenso proque aliis magnis et gravibus considerationibus nos moventibus ratificavimus approbavimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmavimus cartam et infeofamentum factam prefato nostro predilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario et heredibus suis masculis de corpore suo legittime procreatis seu procreandis quibus deficientibus nobis et successoribus nostris libere reversuram, de toto et integro comitatu de Arrane et de omnibus et singulis aliis baroniis et terris specificatis in antedicto infeofamento de data vicesimo secundo Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo volentes autem et serio cupientes quod honos prefati nostri consanguinei et consiliarii in sui gratuiti servicii memoriam nostro merito incresset et augebitur non tantum ad contentationem et commodum prescripti nostri consanguinei et consiliarii qui tam bene a nobis eundem meritus est, sed ut aliis huiusmodi conditionis temporibus futuris fideliter serviendi occasionem prebemus, et quemadmodum comitatus terre dominia antedicta in prefato infeofamento contenta alias suprascripto predilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario per prefatas cartam et infeodationem disposita sunt. Sic volumus quod ille eisdem gaudeat cum omnibus honoribus dignitatibus et preeminentiis quibus sui predicessores dictorum comitatus dominiorum terrarum et baroniarum perprius gauisi erant; et ideo cum consensu et assensu predictorum de novo ratificavimus approbavimus tenoreque presentium ratificamus approbamus antiquam erectionem et creationem dicti comitatus de Arrane dominiorum de Avane et Hammyltoun cum omnibus terris et baroniis eisdem pertinentibus, prout per presentes de novo erigimus et creamus dictas terras in comitatum et dominia antedictas; et creavimus et constituimus quemadmodum nunc creamus et constituimus memoratum nostrum predilectum consanguineum et consiliarium et eius heredes masculos de corpore suo legitime procreatos seu procreandos Comites de Arrane dominos de Avane et Hammyltoun. Et ordinamus predilectum nostrum consanguineum et consiliarium et eius heredes masculos de corpore suo legitime procreatos seu procreandos intitulari vocari et nuncupari comites de Arrane dominos de Avane et Hammyltoun ac judicare et censuram habere in parliamentis generalibus consiliis conventionibus aliisque synodis, ita ut quilibet alius comes seu parliamenti dominus habet vel habere potest infra nostrum regnum, et signanter eundem locum seriem ordinem et gradus quos comites de Arrane et domini de Hammyltoun quovis tempore habuerunt; et quod dictus noster predilectus consanguineus et consiliarius et heredes eius masculi de corpore suo legitime procreati seu procreandi omnibus temporibus futuris gaudebunt habebunt et possidebunt omnes dignitates honores et preeminencias ad comitem et parliamenti dominum et specialiter locum et gradum quem comes de Arrane perprius occupavit. Non obstante quod nunc in comitem creatus est ac etiam verbo regio promittimus quod hec presens creatio et constitutio in persona dicti predilecti nostri consanguinei et consiliarii cum omnibus solempnitatibus requisitis erit sine mora perfecta et completa. Quare ordinamus eius nomen titulum stilum insignia dictorum in insigniorum libro inseri et registrari et loco in quo comes de Arrane perprius locatus erat. Preterea declaramus quod huiusmodi comitatus dominia et baronie antedicte in prescripta carta et infeofamento facte predilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario contente debite in manibus nostris fuerunt per resignationem factam ante prescripte carte et infeofamenti datam, et quod nos potestatem desuper disponendi habuimus, et quod eadem antedicto predilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario ob rationabilissimas causas nos ad id moventes disposuimus tenoreque presentium disponimus premissa omniaque et singula puncta et capita eorundem nos cum avisiamento et consensu antedictorum in verbo regio ratificari approbari et in presenti nostro parliamento de novo concedi cum extensione omnium clausularum necessariarum promittimus. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Apud palacium nostrum de Halyrudhous vicesimo octavo die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo secundo† et regni nostri decimo quinto.
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Forsamekill as oure said soverane lord and his thrie estaitis of this present parliament, haiffand perfytlie sene and considderit the infeftment heritabill maid be his darrest moder efter the declaratioun of hir perfyte aige in hir parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the [...] day of December, the yeir of God jM vC lxiiij yeiris, to hir weilbelovit brother Lord Robert Stewart, unkill to oure said soverane lord, and his airis lawchtfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis failyeing, to oure soverane lordis derrest moder and hir successouris frelie to returne, off all and haill the landis of Orknay and Zetland, with all and sindrie ylis pertening thairto and thair pertinentis quhatsumevir, with all and sindrie castellis, touris, fortalices, woddis, mylnis, multuris, fischingis, tennentis, tennendriis and service of frie tennentis, with the haill superioritie of the frie tennentis, advocatioun and donatione of kirkis, benefices and chaiplanreis of the samin and all thair pertinentis, and of the offices of the schirefschip of the schirefdome of Orknay, and of the schirefschip and fowdrie of Zetland, with all prevelegeis, liberteis, feis and dewteis quhatsumevir pertening to the saidis offices, as in the said infeftment at mair lenth is contenit, it is adwysit and concludit be this present parliament that the said infeftment wes maid and grantit to the said Lord Robert Stewart, his airis and assignayis heritablie, efter dissolutione maid in plane parliament of the annexatione of the saidis landis to the croun, that the samin micht be set in fewferme to the said Lord Robert Stewart and his airis foirsaidis, as oure said soverane lord, be the avise of the saidis thrie estaitis, hes dewlie and sufficientlie tryit; thairfoir oure said soverane lord and his saidis thrie estaitis in plane parliament haif ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour of this present act, ratefeis, appreves and affermes the said infeftment of fewferme in all the clausis, pointis, articlis and circumstances thairof, and haiffand consideratioun how far the saidis landis lyis distant fra the remanent partis of this realme and speciallie fra the ordiner place of the supreme justice thairoff, and that oure said soverane and his predicessouris haif had sindill resort thairto, the necessitie of justice daylie incressing as the multitude of the pepill growis, considdering alsua the grite trubill quhilk the inhabitantis of the saidis cuntreis hes sufferit and may suffer be the continuall invasione of thame be the heland and brokin men lyand upone the west and northwest partis of this realme, and be pyrattis and strangearis daylie oppressing oure said soverane lordis pepill and liegeis within the boundis of the saidis cuntreis, quhilk can not be opprest bot be the power of ane grite and nobill persone makand thair continewall residence, accumpaneit with force, amangis the inhabitantis of the saidis cuntreis; and als the yeirlie dewtie and few as contenit in the said infeftment, extending yeirlie to thrie thowsand and ten merkis in payment thankfull, being respectit and in sa far as oure soverane lordis predicessouris haif bene compellit to sustene ane ordinare chalmerlane for collecting of the dewteis of the saidis landis fra the inhabitantis thairof, to quhome ane grite portione of the samin hes bene of auld defalkit for the povertie of the tennentis and sterilitie of the ground, besydes the trawell and expensis sustenit be transporting, cariage and hazard of the ferm victuallis of the saidis landis by sey by and attour the grite fie and dewtie, quhilk wes yeirlie pait out of his hienes revenous to the schirreff of Orknay and kepar of the castell of Kirkwall, takismen, officiaris and ferriaris, yeirlie surmonting the sowme of fywe hundreth pundis in wictuall, flesche, butter and myln multuris, oure said soverane lord, be advise of the saidis thrie estaitis, efter tryell and full cognitione takin, haiff considderit the said infeftment to haif bene maid to the said Lord Robert Stewart and his foirsaidis for the weill of the croun and realme and, thairfoir, his majestie and thrie estaittis foirsaidis findis, declaris and decernis that the said Lord Robert, his airis and successouris foirsaidis, dewlie and ordourlie be cognitioun in the caus and for the weill of oure said soverane lord, his croun and realme, and speciallie of the inhabitantis of the saidis cuntreis of Orknay and Zetland, quhairof oure said soverane lord and his saidis thrie estaitis of this present parliament haif takin full cognitione of new as said is, and oure said soverane lord, be advise foirsaid, for him and his successouris, for the causis foirsaidis and utheris grite and wechtie considerationis presentlie tretit and tryit, findis, decernis and declaris that the said infeftment is in all respectes dewlie and lawchtfullie maid in the dayis of oure soverane lordis predicessour King James the Secund of maist nobill memorie, anent the alienatioun and setting in fewferme of landis annext to the croun, and thairfoir oure said soverane lord, be advise foirsaid, will and grantis that the samin is and salbe irrevocabill, of full effect, force and strenth in all tymes heirefter, decernand and declarand that the mentione of the said dissolutione contenit in the said infeftment and in this present act sall in all respectes be als sufficient to the said Lord Robert Stewart, his airis and successouris foirsaidis and the samyn to haif als grite fayth in jugement and outwith as gif the original act of dissolutioun wer schawin. Mairower, oure said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, hes takin full cognitioun that the said Lord Robert Stewart and his airis foirsaidis ar not abill to execute justice in sic maner as accordis to the quyetnes of the saidis cuntreis and inhabitantis thairof, with[out]† the casualiteis and escheittis of the personis, offenderis aganis the lawes, and the billis and customes of strangearis arryvand to the saidis landis be disponit, applyit and gevin to the said lord and his foirsaidis, quhairthrow that may the better occasione attend upoun thair offices; his hienes thairfore, haiffing takin full consideratioun of necessitie of administratioun of justice within the boundis foirsaidis and that the casualiteis, unlawes and escheittis of the saidis offendouris and transgressouris haif importit litill or na proffite to his hienes or his predicessouris in ony tymes bipast, and that thay may be better employit to thame quha, be thair selffis and thair deputtis, sall mak continewall residence for administratioun of justice and intertenyment of gude ordour within the boundis foirsaidis, his hienes and his saidis thrie estaittis of this present parliament, with full cognitioun in the caus and for the weill and proffite of the realme, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour of thir presentis, geves and grantis to the said Lord Robert Stewart and his airis lawchtfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, the office of justiciarie within the saidis boundis, schirefschip and foudrie, with all casualiteis, escheitis and unlawis pertening thairto or that of auld hes pertenit thairto and quhairof the schirreffis and foudis of Orknay and Zetland respective haif bene in possessione heirtofoir, with full and plane power to the said Lord Robert Stewart and his airis foirsaidis to exerce the saidis offices of justiciarie, schirrefschip and foudrie be thame selffis and thair deputtis, ane or ma, and with power alsua clerkis, seriandis, dempstaris and utheris memberis of court to creat and deprive as salbe neidfull and expedient, gevand, grantand and committand to the said Lord Robert Stewart and his foirsaidis heretabill justices, schireffis and fowdis foirsaidis his hienes full power, speciall mandment and charge, all and sindrie inhabitantis and induellaris within the saidis boundis, for quhatsumevir crymes and offenses dilaitit, meytit, accusit and convictit, to punische as the caus requiris, and to do justice upoun thame conform to the lawes of this realme as law will, preceptis for summoning of inquestis and assyises to compeir befoir the said lord and his foirsaidis justices, schirreffis and fowdis abone specefiit, under the pane of law, at quhatsumevir day and place convenient, to caus be derect and execute, and with full power to the said lord and his foirsaidis to uplift, ressave and intromet with all and sindrie escheittis, unlawes and uther penalteis dew unto oure said soverane lord be the inhabitantis of the saidis landis of Orknay and Zetland for transgressioun of his hienes lawes or for quhatsumevir uther caus the samin may be justlie askit, with the haill wraik and wayth that salhappin to be fund in ony tyme heirefter within the boundis of the saidis landis or sie cost thairoff, togidder with all the toill and hevin silver accustumat to be payit befoir be quhatsumevir strangear or utheris arryvand at ony pairt of the saidis landis of Orknay and Zetland, and to dispone thairupoun frelie to thair awin usis for thair said attendance in administratioun of justice and exercing of the saidis offices; it is alwayis declarit that the grite customes of gudis and merchandice transportit furth of this realme and appertening to oure said soverane lord ar not, nor sall not, be comprehendit under this present dispositione, bot sall remane with oure soverane lord and his successouris as the samin did befoir. And forder, oure said soverane lord, haiffand consideratione of the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his hienes darrest moder and him selff be his said traist cousing and thair neirnes of blude, and being of gude will and mynd that he salbe advancit in honouris as appertenis according to his hienes gude deserving and tendernes of blude to oure said soverane lord, hes, be the advise of the estaitis and this present parliament, erectit and creatit, lyk as his hienes, be the tennour heiroff, erectis and creatis the tennendrie and lordship of the saidis landis of Orknay and Zetland, with all and sindrie ylis pertening and belanging thairto and thair pertinentis quhatsumevir, with all and sindrie castellis, towris, fortalices, woddis, mylnis, multuris, fischeingis, tennentis, tenendreis and service of frie tennentis thairoff, the haill superioritie of the frie haldaris, advocatione and donatione of kirkis, benefices and chaiplanreis thairoff and all thair pertinentis, togidder with the offices of justiciarie, schirefschip of Orknay and foudrie of Zetland, with all prevelegis, liberteis, feis and dewteis belanging and pertening to the saidis offices, the haill unlawis, escheittis, casualiteis, wraik and wayth foirsaid, with all thair prevelegis, commoditeis and pertinentis, in ane erledome and lordship, to wit, the landis of Orknay, with the pertinentis, annexis and connexis thairof, to be callit the erledome of Orknay, and the landis of Zetland, annexis, connexis and pertinentis of the samin, to be callit in all tyme cuming the lordship of Zetland, and ordanis the said Lord Robert Stewart, his airis and successouris foirsaidis, to be callit in all tymes heirefter Erllis of Orknay and Lordis of Zetland, gevand and grantand to thame the titill, honour, place and preeminence of ane erll and lord in all parliamentis, counsallis, conventionis and assembleis quhatsumevir siclyk and als frelie as ony erll and lord of parliament within this realme hes bruikit the honour, dignitie and preeminence of ane erll and lord of parliament of befoir. And, for the caus foirsaid, oure said soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, hes uneit, annext, creat and incorporat and, be thir presentis, creatis, uneittis, annectis and incorporatis all and sindrie the foirsaidis erledome of Orknay and lordschip of Zetland, with all and sindrie ylis pertening thairto and thair pertinentis quhatsumevir, with all and sindrie castellis, touris, fortalices, woddis, mylnis, multouris, fischeingis, tennentis, tennendreis and service of frie tennentis, with the haill superioritie of the frie tennentis, advocatione and donatione of kirkis, benefices and chaiplanreis of the samin and all thair pertinentis of the offices of justiciarie, schirefschip of the schirrefdome of Orknay and of the schirrefschip and fowdrie of Zetland, with all prevelegis, liberteis, feis and dewteis quhatsumevir pertening to the saidis offices, toill hevin silver, wraik and wayth and utheris quhatsumevir particularlie abone specefiit, in ane tennendrie, erledome and lordschip to be callit as said is; and will and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, with avise foirsaid, perpetuallie decernis and ordanis that ane sesing now to be takin be the said Lord Robert Stewart and his airis foirsaidis in tyme cuming at the castell of Kirkwall sall stand, extend and be sufficient sesing for all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis of the said erledome of Orknay and lordschip of Zetland, ylis, castellis, touris, fortalices, woddis, mylnis, multuris, fischeingis, tennentis, tennendreis, service of frie tennentis, advocatione and donatione of kirkis, benefices and chaiplanreis of the samin superioritie, offices of justiciarie, schirrefschip of Orknay and foudrie of Zetland, prevelegeis, liberteis, feis, dewteis, billis, hevin silver, wraik, wayth and utheris quhatsumevir particularlie above specefiit, notwithstanding that the samin lyis not contigue; anentis the quhilkis oure said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, dispensis for evir be thir presentis and ordanis ane chartour to be maid heirupoun under the grite seill in forme as effeiris, and preceptis of sesing to be derect heirupoun, to the quhilkis thir presentis salbe sufficient warrand.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estaittis of this present parliament, hes ratefiit and apprevit, lyk as his hienes, by advise foirsaid, ratefiis, apprevis and, be the tennour of this present act, perpetuallie confermis the chartour and infeftment maid be his hienes to his richt traist cousing Frances, erll Bothwell, lord Haillis and Creichtoun, and his airis specefiit thairin, off the erledome of Bothwell and utheris landis, lordschippis and baronyis expressit in the same charter, off the quhilk, and of the declaratioun that the said erll sall brouk the honouris and prevelegiis of the said erledome, the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos cum avisiamento dominorum secreti consilii nostri dedisse concessisse hereditarie et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse dilecto consanguineo nostro Francisco commendatario de Kelso et heredibus suis masculis de corpore suo legitime procreandis, quibus deficientibus nobis et successoribus nostris reversura, omnia et singula dominia baronias terras officia et cetera infrascripta, viz: totum et integrum dominium et baroniam de Halis cum castro turre fortalicioque eiusdem ac cum omnibus villis partibus dependentiis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis unacum advocatione donatione et jure patronatus ecclesie de Hauch nuncupate prebenda de Lyntoun et capellania de Markill, terras de Pitcokis cum ecclesia et prebenda earundem ac capellania de Burnehouse, terras et baroniam de Auldhamestokis cum villis partibus dependentiis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis ac suis pertinenciis unacum ecclesia de Auldhamestokis capellania de Cokburnispeth et hospitali earundem, terras de Eistcraig, terras de Heprig, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Morhame cum turre fortalicio molendinis tenentibus tenandriis villis partibus dependentiis annexis connexis pendiculis lie outsettis et suis pertinentiis unacum ecclesia earundem, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Edinburgh et constabulariam de Hadingtoun, totas et integras terras et dominium de Creichtoun cum castro et manerie earundem ac cum omnibus et singulis villis partibus dependenciis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis silvis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis unacum advocatione donatione et jurepatronatus prepositure de Creichtoun prebendariarum et capellaniarum eiusdem quarumcumque, terras de Murehous et Caprestrum cum earundem pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Edinburgh principale, ac etiam officium vicecomitatus de Edinburgh principalis ac Edinburgh infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun, cum omnibus et singulis juribus devoriis libertatibus immunitatibus feodis et prevelegiis ad dictum officium pertinentibus et incumbentibus solitis et consuetis seu ad id quovismodo pertinere valentibus; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Quhytsum cum ecclesia earundem, terras de Prandergaist Quhytrig Abchester Schirrefbigging Schirreflandis ac cum omnibus villis partibus dependentiis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis multuris tenantibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Borthuik,† ac etiam vicecomitis officium totius vicecomitatus de Beruik et balliatus de Lawderdaill cum omnibus juribus prosicuis devoriis feodis et prevelegiis usitatis et consuetis ac pertinentiis seu ad huiusmodi pertinere valentibus, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Tounyettoun, cum villis partibus dependenciis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis [pertinenciis], terras de Fermingtoun cum hospitali earundem tenentibus tenendriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem, terras de Langnewtoun cum turre molendino tenentibus tenendriis et liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinenciis, terras et baroniam de Weltoun cum ecclesia earundem ac omnibus villis partibus dependenciis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenendriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinenciis, terras et baroniam de Chalmirlannewtoun cum villis partibus dependenciis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Roxburgh, terras de Teindsyde Harvode Slaidhillis Carlingpule similiter jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Roxburgh; terras de Ailmure cum turre molendino tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinenciis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Selkirk; totas et integras terras et baronias de Dryvisdaill et Caruthuris unacum advocatione et donatione ecclesie de Caruthuris tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinenciis, jacentes infra senescallatum vallis annandie ac vicecomitatum nostrum de Dumfreis; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Kirkmichaell cum villis partibus pendiculis dependenciis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinentiis, terras de Tarrachtie cum turre et fortalicio earundem Drumlark Maybie et Cruikis et suis pertinenciis silvis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem, jacentes infra dictum vicecomitatum nostrum de Dumfreis; totas et integras terras et baroniam de Erlestoun nuncupatas Glenkens cum villis annexis connexis partibus pendiculis dependenciis molendinis lie outsettis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis earundem et suis pertinenciis unacum advocatione et donatione ecclesie de Dalry jacentes in senescallatu de Kirkcudbricht; totas et integras terras dominium de Bothuell cum forresta moro ac suis pertinenciis ac cum tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis advocatione donatione et jure patronatus prepositure de Bothwell prebendarum et capellaniarum earundem et ecclesie de Hawik et prebendarum in dicto collegio ac ecclesia de Barthramschottis, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanark; totas et integras terras et baronias de Elgarigill Wolstoun et Dolphingstoun, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Dunsyre cum villis partibus pendiculis dependenciis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis dictarum terrarum et baroniarum ac suis pertinenciis, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanerk predictum, cum omnibus et singulis annexis connexis dependenciis partibus pendiculis molendinis multuris silvis forrestis piscariis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis castellis turribus fortaliciis maneriebus hortis pomariis advocatione donatione et jurepatronatus beneficiorum ecclesiarum et capellaniarum omnium et singularum terrarum dominiorum et baroniarum particulariter suprascriptarum et earundem pertinenciis; nec non officium admiralli totius regni nostri ac per omnes bondas et dominia eiusdem cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus proficuis devoriis casualitatibus et eschaetis eiusdem solitis et consuetis et ad id officium spectantibus seu quovismodo spectare valentibus. Quasquidem omnes et singulas terras dominia baronie et cetera suprascripta cum castris turribus fortaliciis villis partibus dependenciis pendiculis annexis connexis lie outsettis molendinis forestis silvis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et suis pertinentiis, ac cum advocationibus donationibus et juribus patronatus prepositurarum ecclesiarum collegiorum prebendarum hospitalium et capellaniarum earundem ad quondam Jacobum olim comitem de Bothuell pertinuerunt et dehinc ad nos pertinebant et in manibus nostris devenerunt ratione eschaete ob processum et forisfacture adiudicamentum contra ipsum quondam olim comitem de Bothwell rite deductum et latum pro quibusdam proditorie et lesemaiestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis de quibus in parliamento nostro convictus fuerat, prout in processu et forisfacture adjudicamento contra ipsum quondam Jacobum rite desuper deducto et lato continetur. Quequidem etiam terre dominia baronie et cetera omnia particulariter suprascripta posthac partim memorato nostro consanguineo Francisco commendatario de Kelso partim Archibaldo Angusie comiti et partim diversis aliis personis per nos disposita erant, quemadmodum etiam prescriptum officium vicecomitatus de Edinburgh principalis ac de Edinburgh infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun, nec non dictum officium admiralli quondam Jacobo olim comiti de Mortoun per nos disposita fuerant, ac etiam prefatum officium vicecomitatus de Beruik ac officium bailliatus de Lawdirdaill quondam Alexandro domino Home per nos etiam disposita erant, nunc autem ratione revocationis per nos desuper facte nobis pertinent et in manibus nostris deuenerunt. Quasquidem omnes et singulas prenominatas terras dominia baronias et cetera tam particulariter quam generaliter supraspecificata ac quascunque suas partes et pendiculas earundem particulariter suprascriptas ac etiam prenominata officia cum omnibus earundem juribus prevelegiis libertatibus casualitatibus et eschaetis eisdem pertinentibus nos pro specialibus amore et favore quos habemus et gerimus erga prefatum dominum Fransiscum nostrum predilectum consanguineum et pro ipsius gratuito servicio nobis hactenus impenso et impendendo de novo creamus erigimus unimus annexamus et incorporamus prout in temporibus preteritis comitatum de Bothwell in unum liberum comitatum et baroniam omnibus temporibus futuris comitatum et baroniam de Bothwell nuncupando, ac etiam volumus ordinamus et declaramus castrum de Halis principale fore messuagium dicti comitatus et baronie et sasinas earundem nunc et omni tempore affuturo tantummodo capiendas apud dictum castrum et messuagium de Haillis sufficere et extendere, prout ad omnes partes et remanentiam dicti comitatus et baronie absque alia aliqua particulari sasina apud aliquem alium locum earundem capienda, ac etiam volumus et ordinamus omnes et singulas tenentes et inhabitantes predicti comitatus et baronie nunc et omni tempore futuro fore et existere de vicecomitatu nostro de Edinburgh infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun, et quod non compellentur convenire neque vocentur coram aliquo alio vicecomite ratione habitationis, et quod universa brevia omnibus temporibus futuris deservienda de proprietatibus aut tenandriis antedicti comitatus et baronie deservientur infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Edinburgh infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun aut in presenti nostri consanguinei propriis curiis, exonerando et eximendo omnia predicta dominia terras et tenandrias ac earundem inhabitantes presentes et futuros a jurisdictione omnium aliorum nostrorum vicecomitatuum ubi prefate terre jacent, submittendo et imponendo eadem et eorundem inhabitantes immediate in dicto nostro vicecomitatu de Edinburgh infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun, exonerando omnes alios vicecomites presentes et futuros de eorum officiis in hac parte per presentes secundum preveligia et immunitates in antiquis infeofamentis per nostros predicessores comitibus de Bothuell prius desuper facta et concessa contenta. Insuper nos ex nostro proprio motivo libera voluntate et certa sciencia pro causis antedictis dedimus concessimus et confirmavimus et hac presenti carta nostra damus concedimus et confirmamus memorato domino Francisco nostro consanguineo et heredibus suis antedictis totum jus clameum interesse et iuris titulum tam petitorium quam possessorium que nos nostri predicessores aut successores habuerunt habemus seu quovismodo habere poterimus in et ad dictum comitatum et baroniam aut aliquam earundem partem in proprietate aut tenendria seu ad firmas proficua et devorias earundem quascunque seu advocationes donationes et jura patronatus prepositurarum ecclesiarum collegiorum hospitalium prebendarum et capellaniarum suprascripta de quibuscunque annis et terminis preteritis ratione recognitionis alienationis maioris partis forisfacture eschaete recognitionis maioris partis forisfacture eschaete resignationis heredum non introitus purpresture disclamationis bastardrie seu alias quovismodo aut ob quamcunque causam preteritam, cum supplemento omnium defectuum tam non nominatorum quam nominatorum quas tanquam pro expressis in hac presente carta habere volumus, cum pacto de non petendo renunciando quiete clamando et exonerando memorato domino Francisco nostro consanguineo et heredibus suis masculis antedictis omnem actionem jus et litispendentiam que nos aut nostri successores movere poterimus seu poterunt super predictum comitatum et baroniam aut aliquam earundem partem in proprietate vel tenandria vel super earundem firmas et proficua seu ad jura patronatus prepositurarum ecclesiarum collegiorum prebendarum hospitalium aut capellaniarum earundem ob quamcunque causam preteritam per presentes imperpetuum, ac etiam cum potestate memorato domino Francisco et heredibus suis masculis antedictis curias vicecomitis predictorum vicecomitatuum de Edinburgh principalis et infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun ac vicecomitatus de Beruik ac balliatus de Lauderdaill infra bondas earundem ad curias admiralli in omnibus locis et per omnia loca regni nostri ubi necesse fuerit prout ipsis videbitur expediens statuendi inchoandi affirmandi affigendi tenendi et easdem quoties opus fuerit continuandi sectas vocari faciendi absentes amerciandi transgressores puniendi amerchiamenta eschetas et deuorias predictas curiarum vicorum levandi recipiendi et nostro proprio usui et proficuo applicandi et importandi et annuale computum earundem in nostro scaccario reddendi et predicti balliatus et admiralli curiarum levandi et ipsius domini Francisci ac ipsorum heredum supradictorum propriis usui et proficuo applicandi et pro eisdem si opus fuerit namandi et distringendi, brevia summonitiones et alias nostras literas ipsis direct predicta officia concernentes recipiendi aperiendi proclamandi et debite executioni demandari faciendi, omnes et singulas actiones causas querelas placita et litispendentias in dictis curiis aut aliqua earundem movendas dicta officia concernendas audiendi decidendi discutiendi et determinandi inhabitantes infra dictum comitatum et baroniam aut aliquam earundem partem coram quibuscunque judice seu judicibus spiritualibus seu temporalibus arrestatos seu attechiatos ad prevelegium et libertatem dictorum vicecomitatuum balliatus et admiralli curiarum replegeandi reducendi et reportandi cautionem de collerath pro justicia administranda partibus conquerentibus infra juris terminum dandi et inveniendi, substitutos unum seu plures in quolibet dictorum officiorum prout ipsis videbitur expediens deputandi et substituendi, clericos seriandos adjudicatores et omnes alios officiarios membra et curie ministros necessarios pro justicia administranda faciendi creandi ordinandi et jurari faciendi pro quibus respondere tenebuntur, et generaliter omnia alia et singula faciendi dicendi gerendi et querendi que in premissis circa executionem dictorum officiorum necessaria fuerint seu quomodolibet oportuna; ratum et gratum firmum atque stabile habendum et habiturum totum et quicquid dictus noster consanguineus heredes sui masculi supradicti seu deputati officiarii et ministri seu eorum aliquis in premissis rite duxerint seu duxerit faciendo. Tenenda et habenda omnia et singula dominia baronias terras officia et cetera particulariter suprascripta viz dominium et baroniam de Haillis cum castro turre et fortalicio earundem, terras de Pitcokis, terras et baroniam de Auldhamestokis, terras de Eistcraig Heprig, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Morhame, terras et baroniam de Creychtoun cum castro et manerie earundem, terras de Murehous et Capestrum, ac etiam predicta officia vicecomitatuum de Edinburgh principalis et infra constabulariam de Hadingtoun et vicecomitatus de Bervic et balliatus de Lauderdaill et admiralli antedictas terras et baroniam de Quhytsum Prandergaist Quhitrig Obchester Schirref bigging lie Schirreflandis, terras et baroniam de Tounyettam, terras de Fermyngtoun, terras de Langnewtoun, terras et baroniam de Weltoun, terras et baroniam de Chalmerlannewtoun, terras de Teindsyde Harwod Slaidhillis et Carlingpule, terras de Ailmure, terras et baroniam de Dryvisdaill et Carutheris, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Kirkmichaell, terras de Tarrachtie Drumlark Maybie et cruikis, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Erlistoun nuncupatas Glenkenis, totas et integras terras et dominium de Bothuill, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Elgarriggill Welstoun et Dolphingstoun, totas et integras terras et baroniam de Dunsyre cum omnibus et singulis villis annexis connexis et dependenciis partibus pendiculis molendinis multuris silvis forrestis piscariis tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus hortis pomariis advocationibus donationibus juribus patronatus beneficiorum ecclesiarum prebendarum prepositurarum hospitalium et capellaniarum omnium et singularum terrarum et dominiorum et baroniarum particulariter suprascriptarum et suis pertinentiis, ac cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus et prevelegiis proficuis devoriis casualitatibus eschaetis officiorum suprascriptorum, memorato domino Francisco et heredibus suis masculis antedictis de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate ac liberis comitatu et baronia imperpetuum, prout eadem jacent in longitudine et latitudine, in boscis planis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivilis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genestis silvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bludewittis et mulierum merchetis, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, cum furka fossa sok sak thole thame infangtheif outfangtheif pit and gallous, cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis, montibus vallis campis, cum liberis forrestis vert vennesoun eschaetis et amerchiamentis earundem legibus forrestarum concordantibus cum wrac wair et wraith, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus et preveligiis liberi comitatus et baronie spectantibus seu juste ad easdem spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace, sine aliquo impedimento revocatione contradictione aut obstaculo quocunque. Reddendo inde annuatim memoratus dominus Franciscus et heredes sui masculi antedicti nobis et successoribus nostris pro omnibus et singulis prefatis dominiis baroniis terris et ceteris particulariter suprascriptis nunc in unum liberum comitatum et baroniam ut dictum est creatis et erectis unum denarium argenteum usualis monete regni Scotie apud dictum castrum de Haillis in festo penthecostes nomine albefirme secundum tenorem antiquorum infeofamentorum comitibus de Bothuill prius desuper concessis si petatur tantum, ac pro dictis officiis vicecomitatum balliatus et admiralli antedictorum debitum justicie administrationem nostris liegiis et aliis quorum interest legibus et statutis nostri regni congruentibus, ac etiam faciendo computum in nostro scaccario annuatim pro antedictis vicecomitibus ut promittitur secundum tenorem dictorum antiquorum infeofamentorum pro omnibus aliis serviciis exactionibus questionibus seu demandis que de eisdem exigi poterint seu quomodolibet requiri. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Testibus ut in aliis cartis consimilis date precedentibus. Apud Dalkeyth decimo sexto die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, ac regni nostri anno decimo quarto.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermit, lik as his hienes, with avise foirsaid, ratefeis, apprevis and, be the tennour of this present act, perpetuallie confermis the charter and infeftment maid to oure soverane lordis rycht traist cousigne and counsalour Johne, erll of Mortoun, lord Maxwell etc., and to his airis maill and assignais quhatsumevir, of all and haill the landis, baronie, erledome and regalite of Mortoun, with tennentis, tennendreis, service of frie tennentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, partis, pendicles and pertinentis thairof, with advocatioun and donatioun of kirkis and chaiplanreis of the samyn, of all and syndrie landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie specifeit in the said infeftment, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus propis† hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos cum auisamento et consensu trium nostri regni statuum in parliamento convenientium quandam cartam per nos cum consensu dominorum nostri secreti consilii factam predilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario Joanni Comiti de Mortoun domino Maxwell etc. heredibus suis masculis et assignatis quibuscunque de omnibus et singulis terris baroniis comitatu regalitate et aliis respective subtus specificatis, viz, de totis et integris terris baronia comitatu et regalitate de Mortoun cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus hortis pomariis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocatione donatione ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem cum omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Drumfreis; terris et baronia de Prestoun terris de Borg cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocatione et donatione et suis singulis pertinentiis jacentibus infra senescallatum de Kirkcudbright; terris et baronia de Hutoun sub mora terris de Moffetdaill cum maneriebus hortis pomariis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et singulis suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra nostrum senescallatum vallis Annandie et vicecomitatum predictum de Dumfreis; terris et baroniis de Newlandis Lyntoun et Kilbotho cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus hortis pomariis sylvis molendinis lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et singulis suis pertinentiis; terris de Eschillis cum turribus fortaliciis manerie sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis [earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Peblis; terris et baronia de Robertoun cum manerie fortalicio hortis pomariis silvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis et liberetenentium serviciis]† et singulis suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanerk; terris de Edmonstoun cum manerie sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et singulis suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra baroniam de Bigger et vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanerk predictum; quequidem integre terre baronie comitatus regalitas et alia suprascripta pertinebant prius hereditarie quondam Jacobo olim comiti de Mortoun domino de Dalkeyth et fuerunt contenta in eius infeofamento cum diversis aliis terris et baroniis in eodem specificatis, et nunc nobis pertinentibus et in manibus nostris devenientibus et ad nostram dispositionem ratione eschaete per processum forisfacture rite deductum contra dictum quondam Jacobum olim comitem de Mortoun pro certis lesemaiestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis, de quibus convictus fuit, prout in processu et laudo forisfacture desuper deductis latius continetur, una cum unione et incorporatione omnium et singularum prefatarum terrarum baroniarum regalitatis et aliarum prius specificatarum in unam liberam baroniam comitatum et regalitatem omni tempore affuturo comitatum et regalitatem de Mortoun nuncupandum; et quod una sasina capienda apud castrum de Mortoun dehinc stabit et sufficiens erit sasina pro omnibus et singulis prescriptis terris baroniis castris turribus fortaliciis et aliis particulariter suprascriptis absque ulla alia particulari sasina earundem capienda; non obstante quod invicem et contigue non jacent; tenendas et habendas de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum 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.
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos cum avisamento dominorum nostri secreti consilii dedisse concessisse hereditarie et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse nostro consanguineo Joanni domino Maxwell heredibus suis masculis et assignatis quibuscunque omnes et singulas terras baronias comitatum regalitatem annuos redditus et alias respective subscriptas, viz. omnes et singulas terras comitatum baroniam et regalitatem de Mortoun cum castro turre fortalicio manerie pomariis hortis silvis molendinis piscariis lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocatione et donatione ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earund et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Dumfreis; terras et baroniam de Prestoun, terras de Borg cum castro turre fortalicio manerie sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes infra senescallatum nostrum de Kirkcudbright; terras et baroniam de Hutoun sub mora, terras de Moffaitdaill cum manerie pomariis hortis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes infra senescallatum nostrum de Annandardaill et vicecomitatum de Dumfreis predictum; terras et baronias de Newlandis Lyntoun et Kilbotho cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus pomariis hortis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocatione et donatione ecclesiarum de Newlandis et Kilbotho ac omnium aliarum ecclesiarum et capellaniarum dictarum terrarum et baroniarum et suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Peblis; [...] partem terrarum de Kirkwrde et Lochwrde cum suis pertinentiis, terras de Escheillis, terras de Quilt et terras de Fethane cum turribus fortaliciis maneriebus sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis; sex libras tredecim solidos et quatuor denarios monete Strivilingensis annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de totis et integris terris de Horsburgh cum suis pertinentiis, sex libras tredecim solidos et quatuor denarios eiusdem monete annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de terris de Eister Hopcalyo, quatuor libras monete antedicte annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de terris de Newby cum suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra viceconitatum nostrum de Peblis; terras et baroniam de Robertoun cum manerie fortalicio hortis pomariis sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanerk; et terras de Edmonstoun cum manerie silvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentes infra baroniam de Bigger et vicecomitatum nostrum de Lanerk predictum; quequidem integre terre baronie comitatus regalitas annui redditus et alia particulariter prescripta prius pertinebant hereditarie quondam Jacobo olim comiti de Mortoun domino de Dalkeith etc. et fuerunt in eius infeofamento cum diversis aliis terris et baroniis in eodem specificatis unitis et incorporatis baronie de Dalkeyth; tenendas in libera regalitate cum una sasina capienda apud castrum de Dalkeyth que sufficiens esset pro omnibus et singulis terris baroniis particulariter suprascriptis et aliis in dicto infeofamento specificatis, prout in eodem latius continetur, et nunc nobis pertinentibus in manibus nostris devenientibus et ad nostram dispositionem ratione eschaete pro processum forisfacture contra dictum quonque Jacobum olim comitem de Mortoun rite deductum pro certis lesemaiestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis de quibus convictus fuit, prout in processu et laudo forisfacture desuper deductis latius continetur, insuper nos pro bono et fideli servitio nobis per dictum nostrum consanguineum impenso et aliis rationabilibus causis nos moventibus univimus creavimus anneximus et incorporavimus, prout tenore presentis carte nostre unimus creamus annectimus et incorporamus omnes et singulas predictas terras baronias comitatum regalitatem annuos redditus cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus pomariis hortis silvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium serviciis advocationibus et donationibus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis in unam liberam baroniam comitatum et regalitatem comitatum de Mortoun omni tempore affuturo nuncupandum, ac volumus ac concedimus, ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus quod unica sasina nunc per dictum nostrum consanguineum Joannem dominum Maxwell et heredes suos predictos capienda apud dictum castrum de Mortoun omni tempore affuturo stabit et sufficiens erit sasina pro omnibus et singulis predictis terris baroniis annuis redditibus castris fortaliciis turribus et aliis particulariter suprascriptis, absque aliqua alia particulari sasina dictarum terrarum baroniarum et annuorum reddituum seu alicuius partis earundem capienda, non obstante quod eadem non jacent invicem et contigue, penes que nos cum avisamento predicto tenore presentis carte nostre dispensamus et similiter promittimus in verbo regio cum consensu trium regni nostri statuum ratificare hoc presens infeofamentum dicto Joanni domino Maxwell et heredibus suis predictis in nostro proximo parliamento per nos tenendo ac etiam juramento nostro regali obligamus nos non solum ratificare et comprobare dictum infeofamentum sed etiam ad perfectam nostram etatem viginti quinque annorum completam facere novum infeofamentum dicto Joanni domino Maxwell et suis predictis hereditarie donationis dictorum comitatus terrarum baroniarum annuorum reddituum regalitatis ac aliarum particulariter suprascriptarum, cum supplemento omnium defectuum ut necessarie invenietur pro dicti domini et eius heredum securitate earundem; tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas dictas terras comitatum baroniam et regalitatem de Mortoun cum castro turre fortalicio manerie pomariis hortis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenencium servitiis advocatione et donatione ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis; terras et baroniam de Prestoun, terras de Borg cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et suis pertinentiis; terras et baroniam de Howtoun sub mora, terras de Moffetdaill, cum manerie pomeriis hortis silvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis et suis pertinentiis, terras et baronias de Newlandis Lyntoun et Kilbotho cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus pomariis hortis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis liberetenentium servitiis advocatione et donatione ecclesiarum de Newlandis et Kilbotho ac omnium aliarum ecclesiarum et capellaniarum dictarum terrarum et baroniarum cum suis pertinentiis, [partem terrarum de Kirkwrde et Lochwrde cum suis pertinentiis],† terras de Eschoillis terras de Quilt et terras de Fothone cum turribus fortaliciis maneriebus sylvis pomariis hortis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et omnibus suis pertinentiis; sex libras tredecim solidos et quatuor denarios monete Strivilingensis annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de totis et integris terris de Horsburgh cum suis pertinentiis, sex libras tredecim solidos et quatuor denarios monete predicte annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de integris terris de Eister Hopcalyo cum suis pertinentiis, quatuor libras monete antedicte annui redditus annuatim percipiendum et levandum de terris de Newby cum suis pertinentiis; terras et baroniam de Robertoun cum fortalicio manerie pomariis hortis sylvis molendinis piscationibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis earundem et suis pertinentiis, et terras de Edmanstoun cum manerie sylvis molendinis piscationibus ac suis pertinenciis omnes jacentes ut predicitur, prefato nostro consanguineo Joanni domino Maxwell heredibus suis masculis et assignatis [quibuscunque predictis]† de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et suas diuisas prout jacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis bondis sylvis planis boscis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genestis sylvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapidibus lapide et calce, cum curiis querelis hereyeldis bluidwitis merchetis eschaetis curiarum, cum privilegio cancellarie et regalitatis, cum liberis forestis vert venesoun et wair sok sak thole theme infangtheiff et outfangtheiff pit et gallous, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ec cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram, procul et prope ad predictas terras baronias comitatum regalitatem annuos redditus et alia particulariter prescripta cum suis pertinentiis spectantia seu juste spectare valentia quomodolibet in futurum, libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace, sine aliqua revocatione contradictione impedimento aut obstaculo aliquali. Reddendo inde annuatim prenominatus noster consanguineus Joannes Dominus Maxwell heredes sui masculi et assignati prescripti nobis et successoribus nostris jura et servitia et devorias nobis et predecessoribus nostris solui debita et consueta per dictum quondam Jacobum olim comitem de Mortoun cum ille proprietarius earundem fuit. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus predilectis nostris consanguineis et consiliariis Colino Argadie comite domino Campbell et Lorne etc. cancellario ac justiciario nostro generali, Esmo Lennocie comite domino Dernlie Dalkeithe et Aubygny etc. magno regni nostri camerario, reverendissimo ac venerabili in Christo patribus Patricio Sanctiandree Archiepiscopo, Roberto commendatario monasterii nostri de Dunfermling nostro secretario, dilectis nostris familiaribus et consiliariis Alexandro Hay nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Ludovico Ballenden de Auchnoull milite nostro justiciarie clerico Roberto Scott nostre cancellarie directore, et Magistro Thoma Buchannane de Ybert nostri secreti sigilli custode. Apud Halyruidhous quinto die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, et anno regni nostro decimoquarto. Quamquidem cartam in omnibus suis punctis et articulis conditionibus et modis ac circumstantiis suis quibuscunque in omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut premissum est approbamus ratificamus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmamus. Insuper nos cum avisamento predicto pro bono fideli et gratuito servitio nobis per dictum nostrum predilectum consanguineum et consiliarum Joannem comitem de Mortoun dominum Maxwell etc. impenso de novo damus concedimus disponimus et confirmamus sibi heredibus suis et assignatis prescriptis totas et integras prescriptas terras comitatum baronias regalitatem et alia particulariter suprascripta, cum toto iure titulo interesse juris clameo tam petitorio quam possessorio que nos predicessores ac successores nostri habuimus habemus seu quovismodo habere vel acclamare poterimus in et ad eadem vel quamlibet eorundem partem, redditus firmas lie canis custumas proficua emolumenta et devorias ipsorum ratione non introitus alienationis recognitionis reductionis revocationis forisfacture purpresture disclamationis bastardie eschaete vel ob quamcunque aliam causam preteritam, renunciando et tranferendo eadem a nobis et successoribus nostris prefato Joanni comiti de Mortoun heredibus suis et assignatis prescriptis imperpetuum cum supplemento omnium defectuum necessariorum tam non nominatorum quam nominatorum quos volumus tanquam in hac carta nostra expressos, cum pacto de non petendo. Preterea nos cum consensu prefatorum de novo univimus creavimus anneximus et incorporavimus prout tenore presentis carte unimus creamus annectimus et incorporamus omnes et singulas prefatas terras baronias comitatum regalitatem cum castris turribus fortaliciis maneriebus hortis pomeriis sylvis molendinis piscationibus lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis connexis tenementis tenandriis libereteneritium servitiis advocatione donatione ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem in unam liberam baroniam comitatum et regalitatem omni tempore affuturo comitatum de Mortoun nuncupandum, ac volumus et concedimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus quod sasina alias capta per dictum Joannem comitem de Mortoun et per heredes suos et assignatos suprascriptos capienda omni tempore futuro, apud castrum de Mortoun stabit et sufficiens erit sasina pro omnibus et singulis predictis terris baroniis comitatu castris turribus fortaliciis ac aliis particulariter suprascriptis, absque ulla alia particulari sasina per ipsum aut eius predictos capienda [de predictis terris baroniis comitatu regalitate aut aliis particulariter suprascriptis aut aliqua parte earundem],† non obstante quod huiusmodi non jacent invicem et contigue, penes quod seu que nos cum avisamento predicto tenore presentis carte dispensamus. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus predilectis nostris consanguineis et consiliariis Esmo, Lennocie duce comite de Dernlie domino Torboltoun Dalkeyt et Aubigny etc. magno regni nostri camerario Colino Argadie Comite domino Campbell et Lorne etc. cancellario ac justiciario nostro generali, reverendissimo ac venerabili in Christo patribus Patricio Sanctiandree archiepiscopo, Roberto commendatario monasterii nostri de Dunfermling nostro secretario, dilectis nostris familiaribus et consiliariis Alexandro Hay nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Ludovico Ballenden de Auchnoull milite nostre justiciarie clerico, Roberto Scott nostre cancellarie directore, et magistro Thoma Buchannane de Ybert nostri secreti sigilli custode. Apud Halieruidhous nono die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, et regni nostri decimoquinto.
And further, our said soverane lord, being of guid will and mynd that the honor of his rycht traist cousigne and counsalor be his majesteis benefite sall incresce and be augmentit, in safar as the erledome, landis, baroneis and regalitie foirsaid contenit in the said infeftment ar already disponit to his richt traist cousigne and counsalour be his said chartor and infeftment, as alsua in consideratioun that his hienes cousigne and counsalour foirsaid is oy and apperand air to umquhill James, erll of Mortoun, his guidschir, and thairby maist able to succede to him, his landis, honouris and dignities, his majestie thairfoir is maist willing that he bruik the samyn, with all honouris, dignitie and preeminenceis quhilk his said umquhill guidschir, James, erll of Mortoun and his predecessouris of the said erledome, landis and baronis brukit the samin of befoir; and thairfoir our soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, of new hes ratefeit the erectioun and creation of the erlldome of Mortoun, with all landis, baroneis and utheris apertening thairto, likeas his majestie, be the tennour heirof, of new erectis and creatis the saidis landis and baroneis, with thair annexis and pertinentis specefeit in the said infeftment, in ane frie erldome and regalitie in all tymes cumming, to be callit the erledome and regalitie of Mortoun, and hes creat and constitute, likas his hienes creatis and consitutis his said rycht traist cousigne and counsalour and his airis maill Erllis of Mortoun, and ordinis his richt traist cousigne and counsalour and his airis abone mentionatt in all tymis cumming to be intitulatt, callit and styllit Erllis of Mortoun and to have vote in parliament, generall counsellis, conventionis and generall assembleis as ony uther erll or lord of parliament had, hes or may have within this realme, and namelie the samyn place, rank, ordour and degrie quhilk his said umquhill guidschir, James, erll of Mortoun and his predicessouris of the said realme have had in ony tyme heirtofoir, and that his said rycht traist cousigne and counsallour and his airis abonerehersit in all tymes cumming sall have, bruik and injoy all dignities, honouris and preeminenceis pertening to ane erll and lord of parliament, and speciallie in the place and degrie quhilk his said umquhill guidschir, James, erll of Mortoun, occupyit of befoir. Attoure, our said soverane lord, with advise of the saidis thrie estaitis, be the tennour of this present act, declaris that the said erldome, baronies, landis, regalitie and utheris specefeit and contenit in the said chartour and infeftment maid to his richt traist cousigne and counsalour and his airis abonewrittin wer dewlie in his hienes handis be foirfaltoure of umquhill James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, that last decessit for diverse crymes of treasoun and lesemajestie conmmittit be him, off the quhilkis he wes convicte, as at mair lenth is contenit in the proces and dome of foirfalture gevin in thairupoun, and that his majestie had power to dispone thairupoun and disponit the samyn to his rycht traist cousigne and counsallor and his foirsaidis for maist reasonable cause moving his majestie heirto, quhilk dispositioun and infeftment of the saidis landis, erledome, baroneis, regalitie with tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, annexis, connexis, partis, pendiclis and all thair pertinentis, our said soverane lord, with avise of the saidis thrie estatis, ratefeis, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis in all pointis, clausis, articles and conditionis, and siclike willis, grantis and, be thir presentis, decernis and ordinis that his said richt traist cousing and counsalor and his airis abone writtin sall bruik, injoy and posses the samyn as his propre part and portioun of his said umquhill guidschir, James, erll of Mortonis heretage and leaving in all tyme cumming, with all dignities, honouris, liberteis and preeminenceis forsaidis, in the samyn maner and with als greit force, strenth and securitie in all respectis and conditionis as his umquhill guidschir forsaid and his predicessouris of the said erlldome in ony tyme brukit or possessit the same, or as his said rycht traist cousigne and counsalor had succedit heretablie or enterit be his majesties brevis thairto, notwithstanding the interruppit possessioun and foirfalture of the† said umquhill James, lait erll of Mortoun, anent the quhilkis and the creatioun, erectioun and unioun of the saidis landis, baroness, erledome, regalitie, with thair annexis and connexis foirsaidis, and everie pairt of new in ane frie erledome and regalitie, his hienes, with deliberat avise of his thrie estaittis foirsaidis, dispensis perpetuallie, notwthstanding quhatsumevir uther law, canone or civill, or obiectioun that may be maid or movit in the contrare; and forder promittis in verbo regio to ratefie and approve the premisis and everie point thairof at his hienes lawfull and perfite aige, for the full securitie of the said Johne, now erll of Mortoun, lord Maxwell etc. and his airis and assignais abonewrittin in all tymes heirefter, and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to be direct heirupoun, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the gift and dispositioun maid of befoir be our soverane lordis darrest moder to Maister James Halyburtoun, provest of Dundie, of all and haill the townis and landis of Clin, with the place, yairdis, orchyairdis, medois, cornis, croft, mylne and aikeris adjacent to the toun of Clin, with the wod and park thairof, and the sheip stedingis adjacent and apertening thairto, callit the Manis Hill and Pettelwie, and als the toun and landis of Over and Nedder Durdeis, with all thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirrefdome of Perth, quhilkis were sumtyme ane part of the patrimony of the abbacie of Scone and wer disponit to the said Maister James for all the dayis of his lyftyme, with all punctis, articles and clausis specifeit thairin. And forder, oure soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, now of new after his hienes general revocatioun, gevis, grantis and disponis the samyn pensioun abonewrittin to the said Maister James for all the dayis of his lyftyme, with power to him to bruik the landis and utheris specefeit afoir alsfrelie in all respectis as ony lyfrentar dois within this realme; and William, erll of Gowrie, lord Ruthven and Dirltoun, now erll of the landis foirsaidis, hes acceptit the said Maister James rycht and titill with the provisioun foirsaid, conforme to the said provestis auld gift and na utherwayis; and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to be direct heirupoun, gif neid be, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord and thrie estatis of this present parliament hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the heretable infeftment and chartour grantit to Williame, erll of Gowrie, lord Ruthven and Dirltoun, thesaurare to our soverane lord, of the titill and haill leving of the said erldome of Gowrie, with all privilegeis and dignities grantit to him thairof, with all clausis, articles and haill pointis contenit thairin efter the forme and tennour thairof, promittand also faytfullie to ratefie and appreve the samyn of new at our said soverane lordis perfite aige, for the said erllis grittar securitie in all tymes cumming heirefter, of the quhilk chartour and infeftment the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis quia nos ac domini nostri secreti consilii, intelligentes quod omnes et singule terre molendina sylve piscarie et alia subscripta ad monasterium nostrum de Scone nuper pertinentia ex antiquo comitibus de Gowrie hereditarie pertinuerunt, et per comites eiusdem pro tempore cum confirmatione nostrorum predecessorum ad dictum monasterium dotate seu concesse fuerunt, pro talibus suffragiis que nunc abolita et sublata sunt, cum authoritas potestas et iurisdictio Romane ecclesie et pape supremitas infra regnum nostrum abrogetur, et nos cum auisamento dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii estimantes cum equitas et ipsa conscientia postulet, ut dicte terre et alia inferius specificata revertere debent dilecto nostro consanguineo et consiliario Willelmo domino Ruthven et Dirltoun etc. nunc comiti de Gowrie creando qui proximus est ex posteritate dicti antiqui fundatoris, ac etiam respectum habendo quod prefate terre et alia subtus specificata per commendatarium dicti monasterii cum avisamento yconomi et conventus eiusdem pro omnibus interesse iure et titulo que ad easdem et eadem pro eorum vita pretendere poterint per procuratores suos eorum nominibus pro diversis rationabilibus causis in eorum procuratorii literis specificatis in manibus nostris, in fauorem dicti nostri consanguinei et consiliarii suorumque heredum masculorum et tallie subscriptorum libere resignate et dimisse sunt, ideo cum avisamento dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii dedimus concessimus et disposuimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre damus concedimus et disponimus prefato nostro consanguineo et consiliario Willelmo domino Ruthven et Dirltoun etc suisque heredibus masculis et tallie subscriptis, omnes et singulas terras et baroniam ex antiquo baroniam de Gowrie vocatam et nunc baroniam de Scone vulgo abone the watter of Ila under the watter of Ila under the bra of Anguse nuncupatam, continentem terras praedia croftas et alia particulariter subscripta, viz terras de Over Cloquhat, Midill Cloquhat, Nethir Cloquhatt, terras dominicales vulgo lie manis de Cruquhy, Woltoun de Cruquhy, Haltoun de Crwquhy, terras dominicales vulgo lie Maynes de Maws, terras de Muretoun de Crwquhy, terras de Mekle Blaer, Abden de Blaer lie Brewland de Blaer, granorum molendinum de Blaer, lie Newtoun de Blaer, Parkheid, Woltoun de Blaer, Litill Blair, terras de Lochend cum lacu de Blaer, terras de Wester Bauchrie cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, lie Eister Bauchrie, Morgostoun et Roquhalyie cum salmonum piscaria de Keyth ac lie wodland eidem adiacente, omnes supra aquam de Ila; terras de Fothrinis cum fullonum molendino earundem, terras de Kynnochrie cum granorum molendino earundem, terras de Craigmakerane cum lie Cwthill earundem, terras de Byrris, terras de Pitlochre, Cambusmichaell cum granorum molendino earundem ac sylvam de Cambusmichaell cum lie wodland ac salmonum piscariis earundem, terras de Aikinheid, Over Collane, Nether Collane cum salmonum piscariis earundem, Inverbuse cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, Lethinde, Argulyeane, Freirtoun, Barclayhillis, novum molendinum alias Bossinde Gordrummis, terras de Schireftoun cum salmonum piscariis earundem, Lochtoun, Balbuchte, Spoutwollis, et lie Sheipsteidis, terras dominicales vulgo lie Maynis ac villam terras et acras de Scone, necnon locum seu olim Coenobium cum domibus edificiis hortis pomariis agris viridariis partibus et pendiculis eiusdem loci de Scone, una cum valle de Scone ac salmonum piscaria eiusdem ac lie Heidis et lie Brwme Parkis de Scone cum annuis redditibus et devoriis earundem, ac etiam cum advocatione donatione et jurepatronatus beneficiorum ecclesiarum capellaniarum et alteragiarum de Scone cum annuis redditibus et hospitiis earundem in Perth, Scone, Dundie et infra aliquas alias regni huius partes dictis terris spectantes seu spectare valentes, terras de Bouhard, Boghall, Balgarvie, totas terras de Pokmilne, terras de Kincarroquhy cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem una cum croftis et quatuor acris earundem, Balquharmok, Amerland, Chapelhill, Chapelyaird, Scones Hauch, Auchnapopill, Braco, Workland, et Hole, Sandehill, Brnard, Scones Croft, Priouris Croft, Dowcat Croft, Guss Croft, croftas Jacobi Hendersoune ac domos conventus in Scone cum hortis earundem, croftas magistri Andree Strang, croftam Willelmi Monypennie, croftam Andree Merchell, croftam Joannis Carver, lie kingis orchard, Braidscroft, Scawcroft, Watterband, Acras de Balbuchtie, mansionem nuncupatam Lympottis et lie Sheipsteidis, omnes subtus aqua de Ila; terras de Craigtoun cum piscariis earundem, et terras templarias de Kinfanis, secundas decimas vulgo lie secound teyndis de Kinfanys, Segyden et lie Kirkstyill, terras de Inchira, terras de Clene cum acris et granorum molendinis ac terras molendinarias earundem una cum manerie pomariis hortis pratis sylvis et lie Park Waird et Myre de Clene, terras de Arnbothie, Pawnishill lie Sheipsteid, Nether Pitlowie, Over Pitlowie, Over Fingask, lie Kirkland de Rait, secundas decimas de Rait, lie Kanequheit de Glendowok, lie Canequheit de Inchemartene, Nedder Durdie, over Durdie, ac molendinum de Dundaff, omnes subtus lie bray; terras et villam de Kirktoun de Liffe cum lie Brewland lie Brighous ac molendinum granorum earundem, Nether Liffe, Eister Liffe, Wester Gurdie, Myddill Gurdie, Eister Gurdie, Pettelpy, Dryburgh, Blaknes, Balgowie, Balgartnay, Logie, Eister Innergowrie, Wester Innergowrie cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, dene myln Smiddiecroft et Darge, omnes in hac parte dicte baronie vocata Anguse cum universis et aliis singulis terris locis prediis et possessionibus dicte baronie tam non nominatis quam nominatis castris turribus fortaliciis sylvis molendinis salmonum piscariis et aliis piscariis quibuscunque partibus pendiculis lie outsettis tenentibus tenandriis libereterentium servitiis feudifirmis et aliis devoriis lie canis customis dargis annexis connexis advocationibus donationibus et jurepatronatus ecclesiarum capellaniarum alteragiarum hospitalium et beneficiorum earundem jacentibus infra quoscunque vicecomitatus seu partes regni nostri eisdem pertinentes, nec non cum privilegio et plena libertate regalitatis de omnibus prefatis terris et baronia cum omnibus juribus et juris titulis immunitatibus commoditatibus et proficuis eiusdem regalitatis infra dictam baroniam et quamlibet eiusdem partem, cum potestate utendi gaudendi et possidendi eisdem, adeo libere in omnibus respectibus ac conditionibus sicuti in donatione et erectione dicte regalitatis per prius ad dictum monasteriuin continetur et concessum est, ac etiam cum decimis denariis de omnibus wardis releviis extractibus curiarum itineris justiciarie camerarie vicecomitum et de omnibus escaetis ex accidentiis et casualitatibus que nobis infra vicecomitatum de Perth quovis modo deveniunt cum contigerint, insuper pro bono fideli et gratuito servitio nobis per prefatum nostrum fidum consiliarium prestito et impenso ac pro diversis aliis rationabilibus causis et considerationibus nos mouentibus cum avisamento dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii fecimus creavimus univimus annexavimus et incorporavimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre facimus creamus unimus annectimus et incorporamus predictas terras et baroniam ex antiquo baroniam de Gowrie nuncupatam ut premissum est cum omnibus et singulis aliis terris locis prediis et possessionibus eiusdem baronie tam non nominatis quam nominatis castris turribus fortaliciis sylvis molendinis salmonum piscariis et aliis piscariis quibuscunque parcis wardis partibus pendiculis lie outsettis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis feudifirme firmis et aliis devoriis canis custumis et lie dairgis advocationibus donationibus et jure patronatus ecclesiarum capellaniarum alteragiarum hospitalium et beneficiorum earundem intra quemcunque vicecomitatum seu partem nostri regni ad huiusmodi spectantem jacentibus, unacum pleno privilegio et libertate regalitatis cum omnibus immunitatibus juribus proficuis casualitatibus escaetis et aliis dicte regalitatis infra dictam baroniam, ac cum decimis denariis predictis et omnibus suis pertinentiis, in unum integrum et liberum comitatum et regalitatem omni tempore futuro comitatum de Gowrie nuncupandum. Ordinando villam de Invergowrie principale fore messuagium et maneriem dicti comitatus omni tempore futuro, ac volumus et concedimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus quod unica sasina nunc per prefatum nostrum consanguineum et per heredes suos subscriptos successive omni tempore affuturo ad idem messuagium capienda stabit et sufficiens erit sasina pro omnibus et singulis predictis terris baronia privilegio regalitatis decimis denariis et aliis predictis nunc unitis et annexatis ut premissum est, absque ulla alia speciali seu particulari sasina de eisdem ad quamcunque aliam partem earundem sumenda; non obstante quod prefate terre non jacent in simul contigue, super quo pro nobis et successoribus nostris tenore presentis carte nostre dispensamus, ac etiam nos cum avisamento predictorum tenore presentis carte nostre nominamus facimus creamus constituimus et ordinamus prefatum nostrum fidum consanguineum et consiliarium Willelmum dominum Ruthven et Dirltoun etc. suosque heredes subscriptos in comitibus dicti comitatus de Gowrie, ordinando et declarando quod ipse et sui heredes denominabuntur (vulgo sal be styllit) et nomen habebunt comitum eiusdem, et quod utentur et gaudebunt dicto comitatu libertatibus privilegiis honoribus et dignitatibus eiusdem in parliamento secreto consilio et sessione et in omnibus aliis partibus et alias ut uni comiti regni nostri decet et spectat; praeterea nos cum avisamento predictorum dedimus concessimus et disposuimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre damus concedimus et disponimus de novo prefato nostro fido consanguineo suisque heredibus masculis subscriptis omnes et singulas prefatas terras et baroniam et alia specialia et generalia predicta et comitatum earundem nunc unitum annexatum et incorporatum in uno comitatu ut premissum est; ac etiam totum ius titulum interesse iuris clameum proprietatem et possessionem tam petitorium quam possessorium que nos nostri predicessores aut successores ad easdem seu ad aliquam earundem partem habuimus habemus seu habere vel clamare poterimus, firmas proficuas et devorias earundem seu cuiuslibet eiusdem partis ratione escaete forisfacture recognititionis totius aut maioris partis alienationis purpresture disclamationis bastardie aut virtute quorumcunque parliamentorum seu secreti consilii actorum legum constituionum seu regni nostri practicarum aut aliarum legum quarumcunque canonicarum seu civilium factarum seu fiendarum, ob que nos tanquam patronus dicti monasterii seu superior dicte baronie quoduis ius ac titulum in eisdem habemus seu habere poterimus aut alias est seu erit declaratum dictum monasterium terras baroniam predia et possessiones earundem specialiter seu generaliter directe aut indirecte nobis devenisse, seu in manibus nostris devoluta et ad nostram dispositionem esse seu fore quouismodo ob quamcunque aliam causam seu occasionem preteritam ex quibus nos aut nostri successores habemus seu pretendere aut acclamare quodvis ius in eisdem habere poterimus aut poterint; renunciando quieteclamando et exonerando eisdem pro nobis et successoribus nostris cum omnibus actione et instantia eorundem prefato nostro consanguineo et suis heredibus cum pacto de non petendo, ac cum supplemento omnium defectuum tam non nominatorum quam nominatorum quos tanquam pro expressis in hac presenti carta nostra habere volumus; tenendas et habendas totas et integras praefatas comitatum terras et baroniam predictas, viz dictas terras de Over Cloquhat, Middilcloquhat, Nedercloquhat, terras dominicales vulgo lie Maynis de Crouquhy, Woltoun de Cruquhy, Haltoun de Cruquhy, terras dominicales vulgo lie Manys de Mawis, terras de Murtoun de Cruquhy, terras de Mekle Blaer, Abden de Blair, lie Brewland de Blaer, granorum molendinum de Blaer, lie Newtoun de Blaer, Parkheid, Woltoun de Blaer, Litill Blaer, terras de Lochend cum lacu de Blaer, terras de Wester Bauchrie, cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, Eister Bauche, Morgestoun et Roquhalye, cum salmonum piscaria de Keith et lie wodland eidem adiacente, omnes supra dictam aquam de Yla; terras de Fothrinis cum fullonum molendino earundem, terras de Kynnochrie cum granorum molendino earundem, ac silvam de Cambusmichaell, terras de Craigmakerane cum lie Cwthill earundem, terras de Byris, terras de Pitlochrie, Cambusmichaell cum granorum molendino earundem ac silvam de Cambusmichaell cum lie wodland ac salmonum piscariis earundem, terras de Aikinheid, Over Collane, Nether Collane cum salmonum piscariis earundem, Inverbuse cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, Lethinde, Argulyeane, Friertoun, Barclayhillis, novum molendinum alias Bossinde Gordrummis, terras de Schireftoun cum salmonum piscariis earundem, Lochtoun, Balbuchte, Spoutwollis et lie Sheipsteidis, terras dominicales vulgo lie Manys ac villam, terras et acras de Scone, necnon locum seu olim coenobium cum domibus edificiis hortis pomariis agris viridariis partibus et pendiculis eiusdem loci de Scone una cum valle de Scone ac salmonum piscaria eiusdem ac lie Heidis et lie Brume Parkis de Scone cum annuis redditibus et deuoriis earundem, ac cum advocatione donatione et jure patronatus beneficiorum ecclesiarum capellaniarum et alteragiarum de Scone cum annuis redditibus et hospitiis earundem in Perth, Scone, Dundie et infra aliquas alias huius regni nostri partes dictis terris spectantes seu spectare valentes; terras de Bowhard, Boghall, Balgarvie, totas terras de Pokmylne, terras de Kyncarroquhy cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem unacum croftis et acris earundem quatuor, Balquharmok, Amerland, Chapelhill, Chaipellyaird Sconishauch, Auchnapopill, Braco, Workland et Hoill Sandiehill, Bernard, Sconis croft, Priouris croft, Dowcat croft, Guse croft, croftas Jacobi Hendersoun ac domos conventus in Scone cum hortis earundem, croftas Magistri Andree Strang, croftam Willelmi Monypenne, croftam Andree Merchell, croftam Joannis Carver, lie kingis orchard, Braidcroft, Skawcroft, Walter Land, Acras de Balbuchtie, mansionem nuncupatam Lymepottis, lie Sheipstedis, omnes subtus dicta aqua de Ila; terras de Craigtoun cum piscariis earundem, et terras templarias de Kinfawnis, secundas decimas lie secund teyndis de Kynfawnis, Segyden et lie Kirkstyll, terras de Inchera, terras de Clene cum acris et granorum molendino ac terris molendinariis earundem una cum manerie pomariis hortis pratis sylva et lie Parkwaird et Myre de Clene, terras de Arnbothe, Pawnishill, lie Sheipsteid, Nether Petlowie, Over Petlowie et Fingask, lie Kirkland de Rait, secundas decimas de Rait, lie Canequheit de Glendewok, lie cane Quheit de Inchemartene, Nether Durdie, Over Durdie, ac molendinum de Dundas, omnes subtus lie bray, terras et villam de Kirktoun de Liffe cum lie Brewland ac lie Brighous et molendinum granorum earundem, Nether Liffe, Eister Liffe, Wester Gurdie, Litill Gurdie, Eister Gurdie, Pettelpy, Dryburt, Blaknes, Balgawie, Balgartnay, Logy, Eister Invergowrie, Wester Invergourie, cum granorum et fullonum molendinis earundem, Den Myln, Smiddecroft et Darge, omnes in hac parte dicte baronie vocata Anguse, cum universis et singulis aliis terris locis prediis et possessionibus tam non nominatis quam nominatis dicte baronie, castris turribus fortaliciis silvis molendinis salmonum piscariis et aliis piscariis quibuscunque partibus pendiculis lie outsettis annexis connexis tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis feudifirme firmis devoriis lie canys customis dargis advocationibus donationibus et jure patronatus ecclesiarum capellaniarum alteragiarurn hospitalium et beneficiorum earundem una cum privilegio et plena libertate regalitatis de dicto comitatu nunc ut premissum est unito terrarum et baronie prescriptarum, cum omnibus immunitatibus juribus proficuis escaetis casualitatibus et deuoriis earundem, ac cum decimis denariis prescriptis et omnibus suis pertinentiis, nunc unitis annexatis creatis et incorporatis in uno integro et libero comitatu, cum privilegio regalitatis eiusdem omni tempore affuturo comitatum de Gowrie nuncupandum ut premissum est - prefato nostro consanguineo et fido consiliario Willelmo domino Ruthven et Dirltoun etc. suisque heredibus masculis de corpore suo legitime procreatis seu procreandis, quibus deficientibus suis legitimis et propinquioribus heredibus masculis arma et cognomen de Ruthven gerentibus quibuscunque de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo hereditate liberis comitatu baronia et regalitate imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas prout iacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis boscis planis moris morresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis riuolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genestis sylvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bludewitis et mulierum merchetis cum furca fossa sok sak thoill theme infangtheif outfangtheif pit et gallous wrak et wair wair vert et vennesoun, ac omnibus aliis libertatibus libere baronie et regalitatis, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad predictas terras comitatum et baroniam cum suis pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, adeo libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace, in omnibus et per omnia sicuti dicti commendatarius et conventus dicti nostri monasterii ac eorum yconomus et sui predecessores easdem de nobis vel predecessoribus nostris ante dictam resignationem liberius tenuit seu possedit tenuerunt seu possederunt, absque ulla revocatione contradictione impedimento aut obstaculo aliquali. Reddendo inde annuatim dictus Willelmus dominus Ruthven suique heredes masculi predicti nobis et successoribus nostris summam centum librarum usualis monete regni nostri ad festa Penthecostes et Sancti Martini in hyeme per equates portiones una cum servitio unius comitis nomine albe firme tantum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus ut in aliis cartis consimilis date precedentibus, apud Halyruidhous vicesimo die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, regnique nostri anno decimo quinto.
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†Forsamekle as anent the supplicatioun gevin in be Andro, erll of Rothes, lord Leslie etc., and Dame Margaret Leslie, countes of Angus, his dochter, to our soverane lord and thrie estatis of parliament, makand mentioun that quhair mariage being of lang tyme bygane solempnizat betuix Archibald, erll of Angus, and the said Dame Margaret, dochter to the said Erll of Rothes, thair wes pait be the said Andro, erll of Rothes to the said Archibald, erll of Angus the soume of twelf thowsand merkis, in name of toicher with his said dochter, as the contract of mariage and discharge of the said sowme baith registrat in the bukis of the lordis of our soverane lordis counsell and sessioun present to schaw at mair lenth beris, for the quhilk sowme and mariage foirsaid compleit, the said Erll of Angus, be contract of mariage maid betuix him and his curatouris on the ane part, the said Andro, erll of Rothes, and his said dochter on the uther parte, band and oblist him to infeft the said Androw, erll of Rothes dochter in hir virginitie, for all the dayis of hir lyftyme, in the haill propertie of all and haill the landis, lordship and baronie of Abernethie lyand within the schirefdome of Perth, and als in all and haill the propertie of all and haill the landis and baronie of Bothwell liand within the schirefdome of Lanerk, with castellis, towris, fortalices, maner places, yairdis, orcheardis, mylnis, multuris, woddis, fishingis, outsettis, partis and pendiclis quhatsumevir of the saidis landis, lordshippis and baroneis of Abernethie and Bothwell and all thair continentis, be his awin charter, with our soverane lordis confirmatioun, or be resignatioun thairof, in our soverane lordis handis as best suld pleis the said Andro, erll of Rothes; and becaus Margaret Maxwell, the relict of umquhill Archibald, erll of Angus quha last decessit, wes and is lyfrentar of the foirsaidis landis and baronie of Bothwell, with the castellis, towris and utheris abonewrittin, quhairthrow the said Dame Margaret, in cace of the deceis of hir said spous befoir the said Dame Margaret, countes off Cassillis, eldar, micht have na interes nor proffitt of the saidis landis and baronie during the said Dame Margarettis lyftyme, thairfoir the said Archibald, erll of Angus, be the said contract, faithfullie band and oblist him to infeft the said Margaret, his spous, far all the dayis of hir lyftyme insamekle of the landis and baronie [of]† Dunsyir as will extend to the soum of fyve hundreth merkis money of this realme yeirlie, in speciall claus of warrandice of the saidis landis and baronie of Bothwell and ay and quhill the said Margaret, spous to the said Archibald, erll of Angus, micht enter thairto efter the deceis of the said Margaret Maxwell, as the said contract mair lairgelie beris; and seing the said Archibald, erll of Anguse at the dait of the said contract wes faithfull subject to our soverane lord and lang thairefter committit the crymis for the quhilkis he is now to be foirfaltit, off the quhilkis the said Andro and his said dochter ar maist innocent, in respect alsua of the afald, trew and thankfull service done to our soverane lord at all tymis be the said Andro, erll of Rothes, and thairwithall weying the said soume debursit for the said Androis dochter, extending as said is, and being alsua assurit of the like clemencie, favour and grace to be shawin to the said Dame Margaret be our said soverane lord as he hes shawin to the spous of certane utheris personis foirfaltit for heiche offenceis, they beand na wayis participant thairof, and becaus the said Dame Margarettis securiteis of the saidis landis and baroneis hitthertofoir have not bene perfytit for greit and wechtie occasionis, lik as at mair lenth is contenit in the said supplicatioun, oure soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estaitis of this present parliament, grantis and gevis the lyfrent of the saidis landis, baroneis and utheris abonespecefeit, principall and warrandice, to the said Dame Margaret Leslie, countesse of Angus, to be bruikit and joisit be hir during all the dayis of hir lyftyme and to be haldin of our said soverane lord siclike as the said Archibald, sumtyme erll of Angus held the same of his majestie of befoir, conforme to the said contract of mariage maid betuix the said Archibald, sumtyme erll of Angus and his curatouris for the tyme, and the said Andro, erll of Rothes and the said Dame Margaret, his dochter, and that notwithstanding quhatsumevir rycht, titill, confirmatioun, ratificatioun or dispositioun grantit of the saidis landis or ony part thairof to Deame Jane Hepburne, maistres of Caithnes, lady Morehame, Maister James Durrhame or ony utheris personis quhatsumevir, declaring be thir presentis that the samyn on na wayis prejuge or hurt the said Dame Margaret Leslie, countesse of Anguse, bot that sho may bruik and joise the foirsaidis haill landis disponit to hir be our said soverane lord and contenit in hir said contract of mariage according to the tennour thairof in all pointis; and ordinis ane charter to be maid heirupoun under the great seall contenand as clausis neidfull, in dew forme as effeiris, and that this present act salbe sufficient warrand to the signett for passing of the precept thairupoun, siclike as the samyn had past be way of signature; and ordinis lettres to be direct heirupoun, gif neid be, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the act of secrete counsell underwrittin maid in favouris of Dame Jane Hepburne, maistres of Caithnes, lady Morehame, and Frances, erll Bothwell, lord Halis etc., hir sone, in maner contenit in the said act, declaratioun and promeis thairin contenit and haill pointis and clausis specifeit in the same, and forder decernis and declaris that it salbe lesum and sufficient to the said Dame Jeane, be hir self and utheris in hir name only, to persew all actionis intentit or to be intentit concerning hir in all tyme cumming, notwithstanding any cryme committit be Maister Archibald Douglas, hir spous, or proces of foirfalture led, or to be led aganis him thairfoir, or the mariage presentlie standand betuix thame or uther perrell, dangier or inconvenient quhilk may be objectit in the contrare, admittand the said persute sufficient in all respectis, of the quhilk act of secrete counsell the tennour followis:
At Halieruidhouse, the sext day of Aprill the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ane yeiris, anent the supplicatioun presentit to the kingis majestie and lordis of secrete counsell be Dame Jeane Hepburne, maistres of Caithnes, lady Morhame, makand mentioun that quhair sho is, like as sho hes bene continowallie sen hir youtheid, trew and faithfull subject to his hienes and his predicessouris, governouris and regentis for the tyme, sa far as appertenit ane sober gentlewoman to be efter hir power, without ony cryme or offence committit be hir aganis his majestie, his realme or liegeis in ony wys, and albeit for crymis and offenceis committit be Maister Archibald Dowglas, hir spous, his and hir guidis ar disponit as eschaet and conpositioun pait thairfoir, likas the said Maister Archibaldis benefices and possessionis ar alsua disponit be his majestie; nochttheles, sho beleiffis that his hienes of his tender mercie, favour and grace, wilbe sa guid and gratious to hir that is ane gentlewoman, that hir awin puir leving, takis and possessioun pertening properlie to hir self be na wayis takin fra hir or disponit to ony creature, bot sho may peceablie bruik the samyn during hir lyftyme, sa that efter hir deceis his hienes richt traist cousigne Frances, erll Bothwell, hir lawfull sone, may succede, enter and cum thairto, likas his hienes hes shawin sic petie and favorable mercie and kyndnes to utheris gentlewemen havand thair husbandis foirfaltit and convict of crymis of treasoun and utheris laitlie bypast, quhilk mercie and favour sho belevis likwayis to obtene at his majesties hand; humblie beseking, thairfoir, his hienes and lordis foirsaidis to grant hir that favour and grace that scho micht bruik peceablie hir puir leaving, rowmis and takkis properlie belanging to hir selff during hir lyftyme, and that his majestie wald grant nor gif na dispensatioun thairof nor any part thairof to ony personis, to the effect that his hienes said cousigne, hir sone, presentlie absent, efter hir deceis mycht frelie enter thairto and bruik the samyn be rycht and just titill thairof, and alsua that hir said sone, now in his absence, be not hurt nor defraudit of ony rowmis, offices or utheris quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the Erllis Bothuell and suld now succeid and apertene to him as erll thairof, conforme to guid conscience and equitie, likas at mair lenth is contenit in the said supplicatioun. Quhilk being red, hard and considerit be the kingis majestie and lordis foirsaidis, and his hienes movit partlie of clemencie and favor and partlie upoun the apperance that his majesties said cousigne hes to succeid to the rowmis and possessionis properlie appertening to his said mother thairfoir, and for diverse utheris considerationis, his majestie, with avise of the saidis lordis, grantis and declaris that the said Dame Jane may bruik and enjoy peceablie hir leving, rowmes and takis peceablie properlie appertening to hir self in tyme cumming during hir lyftyme, and that his majestie sall grant nor gif na dispositioun thairof, or of ony part of the samyn, to ony persoun, to the effect that his hienes richt traist cousigne foirsaid, presentlie furth of this realme, efter hir deceis may frelie enter thairto and bruik the samyn be richt and just titill thairof; likas his hienes promittis, decernis and declaris that his said cousigne now in his absence furth of this realme as said is, sall not be hurt nor defraudit of ony rowmes, offices or utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis appertenit of befoir to umquhill James, sumtyme erll Bothuill, and that suld now succeid and apertene to him as erll thairof be ony maner of way, providing alwayis that this present ratificatioun on nawayis prejuge Dame Margaret Leslie, countess of Angus, bot that sho may bruik and jois the haill landis disponit to hir be our said soverane lord and contenit in hir contract of mariage, nochtwithstanding ony gift ratificatioun grantit to the said Ladie Morhame, Maister James Durrhame or ony utheris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis and apprevis the lettre of presentatioun, giftis and dispostionis quhatsumevir maid be his hienes, with avise of his regentis for the tyme, to Patrik, lord Lyndsay of the Byris, his airis and assignais, of all and syndrie the landis underwrittin, viz., the landis of the manis of the abbay of Hadingtoun, the landis of Muretounhall, the landis of Westhope and Wodend, the landis of Eisthoip and the landis of Newlandis, the landis of Ryndeslaw, the landis of Snawdoun and Houndhill, the landis of Lytill Newtoun and the landis of Carfra, with the teyndis of the saidis landis thairto includit, alsweill personage as vicarege, and thair pendiclis and pertinentis quhatsumevir, lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, togidder with the office of baillierie of all landis, lordshippis, baroneis, mylnis, woddis, propertie and tenandrie, places, rowmis and possessionis of the priorie and abbay of Hadingtoun, with all feis, dewties, liberteis and privilegeis of the samyn, to be haldin of the priores and convent of the abbay of Hadingtoun and thair successouris, quhilkis pertenit to umquhill Williame Maitland, sumtyme of Lethingtoun, youngar, of befoir, and fell in our said soverane lordis handis and pertenit to his hienes dispositioun be the lawis and practik of this realme and privilege of the croun throw being of the said umquhile William ordouirlie foirfaltit for certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be him, quhairof he wes convict in parliament, as the proces and dome of foirfalture led thairanent at mair lenth proportis, and quhilkis wer grantit, gevin and disponit thairefter be his hienes and his regentis for the tyme to the said Patrik, lord Lyndsay, his airis and assignais, and alsua the gift of the said umquhile Williamis eschaet guidis, grantit and maid in maner abonewrittin to the said Patrik, lord Lyndsay and his foirsaidis, togidder with all and quhatsumevir infeftmentis of fewferme obtenit be the said Patrik, lord Lyndsay, fra the saidis priores and convent off Hadingtoun, of the landis, teyndis or utheris abonewrittin, quhidder the samyn be maid to him and his foirsaidis be vertew of his hienes saidis lettres of presentatioun, giftis and dispositionis maid thairof in maner foirsaid or utherwayis obtenit be him sensyne upoun his awin resignatioun, in quhatsumevir maner the samyn be grantit, with his hienes confirmationis of the saidis infeftmentis of quhatsumevir dait and daittis the samyn be. Attoure, our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, willis and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, decernis and ordinis the saidis lettres of presentatioun, giftis or dispositionis and the landis, teyndis, office of baillierie, eschaet guiddis and utheris expreslie afoirnamit maid be his hienes and his saidis regentis for the tyme, and the infeftmentis of fewferme and utheris infeftmentis quhatsumevir follow and thairupoun maid be the saidis priores and convent of Hadingtoun, with our soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit upoun the samyn infeftmentis, to the said Patrik, lord Lyndsay and his foirsaidis, to be guid and sufficient titillis and richtis fra the begynning as thei now ar and that thei sall subsist and stand of full strenth force and effect to the said Patrik, lord Lyndsay, his airis and assignis in all tymes cumming for bruking of the saidis landis, teyndis, office of baillierie and utheris afoirnamit, notwithstanding quhatsumevir his hienes revocationis maid or to be maid, yea, and notwithstanding quhatsumevir uther grace, benefite of pacificatioun grantit or to be grantit be his hienes to the airis of umquhile William Maitland, sumtyme apperand of Lethingtoun, and declaims that the samyn be his hienes approbatioun in verbo regio is and salbe speciallie exceptit and reservit to the said Lord Lyndsay and his foirsaidis thairfra, notwithstanding ony actis or statutis maid or to be maid in the contrair; anent the quhilkis, his hienes dispenses be thir presentis, and that this present ratificatioun be als sufficient to that effect as gif the saidis lettres of presentatioun, giftis, dispositionis, infeftmentis and confirmationis respective wer all speciallie and at lenth contenit thairin, and that the said act be largelie interprett in favouris of the said Lord Lyndsay and his foirsaidis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the dispositioun, charter and infeftment maid, gevin and grantit be our soverane lord, with avise of his regent for the tyme, to Capitane Robert Anstrudder and his airis heretablie of all and haill the landis and baronie of Ormestoun, with annexis, connexis, partis, pendiclis and pertinentis, outsettis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis, togidder with the tour, fortalice, mylnis and fishing of the samyn and all thair pertinentis, liand within the schirefdome of Roxburgh, and siclik all and haill the xx merk land of Maxtoun callit Gevennis landis, lyand within the said schirefdome, togidder with the heretable infeftment of the samyn landis respective, with thair pertinentis, grantit be our said soverane, with avise foirsaid, to William Ker of Cesfurd, wardane of middill merches of this realme, be resignatioun of the said Capitane Robert Anstruther, with all sesingis, rychtis and utheris titillis quhatsumevir maid, gevin and grantit to thame and everie ane of thame of the foirsaidis landis respective, with thair pertinentis, in all pointis, pas, clausis and articles, and decernis and declaris the same to have full strenthe, force and effect as is contenit thairintill in all tymes cumming, efter the forme and tennour thairof, expreslie declaring be thir presentis that the foirsaidis landis, with thair pertinentis, nor na part thairof, is not, nor salbe, ony wayis comprehendit under our soverane lordis revocatioun maid at this present parliament, bot that the samyn is and salbe exceptit, likas our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, be the tennour heirof, exceptis the samyn furth of the said revocatioun, and also decernis this present declaratioun and exceptioun is and salbe of als greit strenth, force and effect as gif the same had bene contenit and insert thairin, to the effect the said Williame and his airis may peceablie bruik and joise the saidis landis, with thair pertinentis particularlie abonewrittin, conforme to the titillis thairof foirsaidis with lettres of publicatioun to pas heirupoun, gif neid be, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the heretable infeftment and charter maid to Sir James Home of Coldinknowis, knicht, and his airis, of all and haill the landis and baronie of Blyth, with the tour, a fortalice, maner place, orchyairdis, yairdis, mylnis, multuris, woddis, fishingis, outsettis, partis, pendicles, tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis thairoff, and speciallie the pendicles and tennandreis of the said baronie, viz, the landis of Gairmuir Thirlstane, with the mylne of the samyn, the landis of Hewche, Thirlstane Manys, the West Kirklandis, callit West Manys, Widdanclewth, Wantoun, Wallis, Lamileche, Egrop, Armiscleuth Lie, Forrest Hauche, Over Tullouse, Nether Tullouse, with all thair pertinentis, lyand within the lordschip of Laudirdaill and schirefdome of Berwik; and als all and haill the landis of Weinpark, Lady Park and ten merk land lyand within the toun and territorie of Lawder, with all and syndrie thair pendicles and pertinentis lyand as said is, as becumand in our said soverane lordis handis be proces of foirfalture led and deducit aganis umquhill William Maitland, youngar of Lethingtoun, and Johne Maitland, sumtyme prior of Coldinghame; and siclike the lettres of pensioun grantit to the said Sir James of the thrid of the priorie of Eccles, disponit to him be our said soverane lord and his umquhill father for the tyme (except sa far as is speciallie exceptit thairintill), and all utheris takis, rychtis and tytillis quhatsumevir of the said thrid of the said benefice in all pointis, pas, clausis and articles specefeit thairintill efter the forme and tennor thairof, expreslie declaring be thir presentis that the same is not, nor sall not, in ony wayis be comprehendit under our soverane lordis said revocatioun presentlie maid at this present parliament, bot that the same is, and salbe, exceptit, likas our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, be the tennour heirof, exceptis the samyn furth of the said revocatioun and also decernis this present declaratioun and exceptioun is, and salbe, of als greit force, strenthe and effect as gif the samyn had bene contenit and insert thairin, and siclike declaris the foirsaidis infeftmentis, lettres of pensioun, with the lettres of tak and assedationis and utheris abone specefeit, maid, gevin and grauntit to the said Sir James in maner abonewrittin, to have full force, strenth and effect in all tymes cumming, to the effect that he and his airis may peceablie jois and bruik the saidis landis, pensionis, takis and utheris respective foirsaidis, conforme to his former titillis thairoff, with letteris of publicatioun to pas heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the heretable infeftment and chartour maid to Alexander Home of Manderstoun and his airis of all and haill the landis of Quhitsum, with the pertinentis, as becum in our said soverane lordis handis be reasoun of foirfalture led and deduceit aganis umquhile James, sumtyme erll Bothuell, and siclike the presentatioun grantit be our said soverane lord to the said Alexander of all and haill the landis and baronie of Auldhamestokis, with thair pertinentis, haldin of Frances, now Erll Bothuell, be foirfalture of the said umquhile erll, togidder also with the said erllis infeftment of the saidis landis past upoun the said presentatioun, and all utheris rychtis and titillis of the samyn in all pointis, pas, clausis and articles specefeit thairintill efter the forme and tennour thairof, expreslie declaring be thir presentis that the samyn is not, nor salbe, ony wayis comprehendit under our soverane lordis revocatioun presentlie maid at this present parliament, bot that the samyn is, and salbe, exceptit, likas our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, be the tennour heirof, exceptis the samyn furth of the said revocatioun and also decernis this present declaraoun and exceptioun is, and salbe, of als greit force and availl as gif the samyn had bene contenit and insert thairin, and siclike declaris the foirsaidis infeftmentis, presentatioun, rychtis and titillis maid, gevin and grantit to the said Alexander in maner abonewrittin to have full strenth, force and effect in all tyme cumming, to the effect that he and his airis may peceablie bruik, joise and use the saidis landis and utheris foirsaidis, conforme to his former titillis thairof, with lettres of publicatioun to pas heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estaittis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the charter and infeftment maid, grantit and gevin be our soverane lord to Alexander Home of Manderstoun, in lyfrent, and to Alexander, commendatar of Coldingahame, his sone and apperand air, of all and haill the landis of Symprene, Over and Nether Toftis, with thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Berwik, as becum in his hienes handis be reasoun of foirfalture ordourlie led and deduceit aganis umquhill William Maitland, sumtyme apperand of Lethingtoun, and Johne Maitland, sumtyme priour of Coldinghame, his brother, for certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be thame, quhairof they were convict in parliament, as the proces led and deduceit thairupoun proportis, and all utheris rychtis and titillis of the samyn in all pointis, pas, clausis and articles specefeit thairintill, efter the forme and tennour thairof, expreslie declaring be thir presentis that the samyn is not, nor salbe, ony wayis comprehendit under our soverane lordis revocatioun presentlie maid at this present parliament, bot that the samyn is, and salbe, exceptit, likas our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, be the tennor heirof, exceptis the samyn furth of the said revocatioun, and also decernis this present declaratioun and exceptioun is, and salbe, of als great force and availl as gif the samyn had bene contenit and insert thairin, and siclike declaris the foirsaidis infeftmentis, presentatioun, rycht and titillis maid, gevin and grantit to the said Alexander and his sone, commendatar foirsaid to have full force, strenth and effect in all tyme cumming, to the effect that thei and thair airis may peceablie bruik and use the saidis landis and utheris foirsaidis, conforme to thair former titillis thairoff, with lettres of publicatioun to pas heir upoun in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the dispositioun, charter and infeftment grantit and gevin be our soverane lord, with avise of his regent for the tyme, to Andro Ker of Faudounsyid and his airis heretablie of all and haill the thrid part of the landis and baronie of Boltoun, with the tour, maner place, partis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis, orchyairdis, yairdis, mylnis, multuris, with donatioun of chaiplanreis and alterages of the samyn and their pertinentis, lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, and siclike the presentatioun obtenit be the said Andro of the heretable infeftment maid to him of the landis of Dernik and Brigend, with all thair pendicles and pertinentis, liand within the lordship of Melrose and schirefdome of Roxburgh, as in the infeftmentis and titillis maid and grantit to the said Andro thairupoun at mair lenthe is contenit, with the haill pointis, pas, clausis and articles specefeit thairintill, efter the forme and tennour thairof, expreslie declaring be thir presentis that the same is not, nor salbe, ony wayis comprehendit under our soverane lordis revocatioun presentlie maid at this present parliament, bot that the samyn is, and salbe, exceptit, likas our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, be the tennour heirof, exceptis the samyn forth of the said revocatioun, and also decernis this present declaratioun and exceptioun is, and salbe, of als greit force and availl as the samyn had bene contenit and insert thairintill, and siclike declaris the saidis infeftmentis, presentationis, richtis and titillis maid, gevin and grantit to the said Andro, in maner abonewrittin, to have full force, strenth and effect in all tymis cumming, to the effect that he and his airis may peceablie jose and bruik the saidis landis and utheris foirsaidis, conforme to his former titillis thairof, and letteris of publicatioun to pas heirupoun, gif neid be, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis and confermis the lettre of presentatioun, gift and dispositioun maid be our said soverane lord, with avise of the lordis of his secrete counsell, to Harie Stewart, brother germane to his hienes richt traist cousigne and counsalour James, erll of Arrane, lord Hammyltoun, and his airis heretablie, of all and haill the ferd part of the landis of Gogar Nether, with their partis, pendicles and pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Edinburgh, quhilkis contenit heretablie befoir to umquhile James, sumtyme erll Mortoun, or ony of his naturall sonnis, haldin be thame of Robert Logane of Restalrig, as immediat superiour to thame thairof, and become in our soverane lordis handis and pertenit to his hienes dispositioun throw proces of foirfaltour ordourlie led aganis the said umquhile James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, for certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be him quhairof he wes convict, and be reasoun of the act of parliament berand that nane of the bairnis, lawfull nor naturall, gottin or to be gottin, be quhatsumevir persoun or personis convict or that heirefter sall happin to be convict of art, part, knawlege and conceling of the horrible murthuris of our soverane lordis umquhile darrest father and twa regentis salbruik na heritages, rowmes nor possessionis within this realm, as in the saidis lettres of presentatioun direct be our said soverane lord under the testimoniall of the great seall to the said Robert Logane of Restalrig, superiour foirsaid, for infefting of the said Harie Stewart and his saidis airis in immediat heretable tennentis to him thairof at mair lenthe is contenit, togidder with the infeftmentis and uther rychtis maid be the said Robert Logane of Restalrig, superior foirsaid, to the said Harie Stewart for obeying of the saidis lettres of presentatioun, or be quhatsumevir uther way, of the said ferd part towne and landis of Nether Gogar, with the partis, pendicles and pertinentis thairof, at ony tyme bypast sen the said foirfalture. Attoure, our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, willis and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, decernis, ordinis and declaris that this his hienes ratificatioun is now and salbe heirefter of als great strenthe, force and effect to the said Harie Stewart and airis as gif the saidis lettres of presentatioun and infeftmentis followand thairupoun wer at lenth contenit heirin, and that the samyn lettres of presentatioun and infeftment ar guid and sufficient titillis, and now is and salbe heirefter in all tymes cumming of full strenth, force and effect to the said Harie and his airis for bruiking and joysing of the said ferd part of the toun and landis of Nether Gogar, with the pertinentis, notwithstanding quhatsumevir his hienes revocationis, generall or speciall, maid or to be maid, yea, notwithstanding quhatsumevir benefite, grace or pacificatioun grantit or to be grantit in the contrair, under the quhilkis his hienes willis that the saidis titillis salbe nawayis comprehendit, notwithstanding quhatsumevir actis or constitutionis maid in the contrare, anentis the quhilkis his hienes dispens be thir presentis and that this act be largelie interprete in favouris of the said Harie and his foirsaidis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the infeftment, gift and dispositioun thairin contenit maid be our said soverane lord to Harie Stewart of Gogar, brother german to James, erll of Arrane, lord Hammyltoun etc., of the heretable gift of all and haill the landis and baronie of Braidwod, the toun of Braidwod, Langshaw, mylne of Masthok, extending in the haill to ane xx lib. land, with toure, fortalice, maner place, orcheardis, yairdis, woddis, mylnis, fishingis, outsettis, partis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis, coillis, coilhewchis thairof, and all the landis adjacent thairto, with all thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Lanerk, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to James, sumtymis erll of Mortoun, or to ony uther persoun or personis, speciallie to ony of the said sumtyme erllis sonnis naturall be thair dispositioun and conqueis, and become in our said soverane lordis handis and dispositioun be sentence and dome of foirfalture ordourlie led and deduceit aganis the said umquhill James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, for airt, part, foirknawlege and conceling of the horrible murthure of our soverane lordis darrest father, for the quhilk he was convictit and justefeit to the deithe, or be foirfalture of Archibald, erll of Angus, sumtyme immediat tennent to our said soverane lord of the said baronie, quhom of the perfonis abonewrittin, or utheris quhatsumevir hold the same, for certane crymes of treasoun committit be him, quhairof he wes convict alsua in parliament, and tueching the act of parliament declaring the inhabilitie and invaliditie of the posteritie as than or suld happin to be thaireftir convict for the horrible murthoris and slauchteris of our said soverane lordis darrest father and regentis, and for quhatsumevir caus or occasioun bygane quhairby the saidis landis and baronie of Braidwod, or ony part thairof, with all thair pertinentis, ar becum in our said soverane lordis handis and at his majesties dispositioun, alsweill be recognitioun as utherwayis to be haldin of our said soverane and his successouris, as in the said infeftment at mair lenth is contenit. Attoure, our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, willis and declaris and, for his hienes and successouris, decernis and ordinis the said infeftment to be guid and sufficient in the self and that this his hienes ratificatioun thairof be of als greit strenth, force and effect as gif the samyn infeftment wer at lenth insert thairin, and the said Harie and his foirsaidis to have guid rycht and titill to the landis, baronie and utheris abonewrittin, with thair pertinentis, be vertew thairof, notwithstanding quhatsumevir revocatioun maid, or to be maid in the contrare, or quhatsumevir benefite, grace or pacificatioun to be grantit in the contrare, under the quhilkis his hienes, with avise foirsaid, will on na wayis have the said infeftment comprehendit, notwithstanding actis, statutis or constitutionis maid or to be maid anentis the quhilkis our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, dispens be thir presentis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the charter of infeftment maid, grantit and disponit to William Stewart, youngar, writtar, burges of Edinburgh, of all and haill the landis and baronie of Thuristoun, Wodhall and Wadelie, with mylnis, multuris, tennentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis of the samyn, pendicles and pertinentis thairof, liand within the schirefdome of Edinburgh and constabularie of Hadingtoun, and be annexatioun within the schirefdome of Renfrew, as becum in or soverane lordis handis throw proces and dome of foirfalture ordourlie led and deduceit aganis umquhill James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, lord Dalkeyth etc., or be dispositioun to his sonnis naturall efter the committing of certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie quhairof they ar convict, as in the proces ordourlie led and deduceit thairupoun at mair lenth is contenit, with the haill pointis, pas, clausis and articles contenit thairintill, quhilk is of the dait at Halieruidhous, the thrid day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeiris, sua that the said Williame, his airis and assignais may peceablie bruik and jois the foirsaidis landis, with the pertinentis, conforme to his said infeftment maid to him thairof in all tymes cumming efter the forme and tennor of the samyn, notwithstanding his hienes generall revocatioun, as gif the samyn had bene speciallie exceptit furth thairof, and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to be direct heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, be the avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, being trewlie informit of the guid, trew and thankfull service done unto his hienes be his weilbelovit Andro Monro of New Newmoir, to his great chargeis, coistis and expense, quhairof he had promeis of recompance be his hienes umquhill darrest guidschir, Matthew, erll of Lennox, lord Dernlie and James, erll of Murray, our darrest uncle, regentis for the tyme, quha being baith preventit be death, culd not tak sua guid consideratioun of the said Androis service, hes ratefeit, apprevit and affermit and, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and affermis the charter and infeftment maid be his hienes, with avise and consent of his said darrest uncle, James, erll of Murray, lord Abernethie, regent to his hienes, his realme and liegeis for the tyme, to the said Andro and Cathrene Urquhard, his spous, the langar levar of thame twa, and to the airis maill lawfullie gottin or to be gottin of the said Androis body, quhillkis failleand, to the said Androis airis maill and assignais quhatsumevir, of all and haill the landis underwrittin: they ar to say, the toun and landis of Casteltoun, with the croft, fishingis and pertinentis thairof; the toun and landis of Balmadicthie; the toun and landis of Suddie, with the croft and ane uther croft thairof callit the Brewland croft, with the mylne of the samyn; the toun and landis of Ochtercloy; and all and syndrie thair pendiclis and pertinentis quhatsumevir, lyand within the erldome of Ross, lordship of Ardmanoche and schirefdom of Innernes, quhilkis pertenit befoir the said infeftment to Maister David Chalmer, sumtym chancellair of Ross, haldin be him immediatlie of our said soverane lord in fewferme and become in his hienes handis and at his dispositioun throw proces and dome of foirfalture ordourlie led aganis the said Maister David for certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be him, of the quhilk he wes convict in parliament, as the said infeftment at mair lenth proportis, of the quhilk chartour the tennour followis. Attour, or said soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis foirsaidis, now efter his general revocatioun, have found and declarit and, be the tennour of this present act of parliament, findis and declaris that the said infeftment is maid for the augmentatioun of his awld rentaill of the saidis landis and utheris particularlie abonespecefeit and, thairfoir, that his hienes and patrimonie is nawayis hurt but proffit thairby, decerning and ordining for his hienes and his successouris that the said infeftment is, and salbe, to the said Androw, his airis and successouris foirsaidis of als greit strenth, force and effect as gif the samyn had bene maid to him at the begynning, with consentis of the saidis thrie estaitis, with cognitioun in the caus, and thairfoir declaris that the samyn cummis not nor in ony tyme heirefter salbe comprehendit under his hienes generall revocatioun.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the infeftment and charter maid be umquhile James Mosman, goldsmyt, burges of Edinburgh, to Jonet King, dochter to Alexander King, advocatt, burges of the said burght, his spous, of all and haill the aucht oxin gang of land of the landis of Wray, with the pertinentis, liand in the lordship of Lynlithgow and schirefdome of the samyn, in lyfrent, for all the dayis of hir lyftyme, of the dait at Lynlithgow, the xx day of Februar the yeir of God jM vC lxx yeris, with confirmatioun grantit be our said soverane lord upoun the said umquhill James Mosmannis chartour and new gift and dispositioun contenit thairintill of the dait the xxiiij day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeris lastbypast, with the instrument of sesing past thairupoun, conforme to the tennour and effect thairof in all pointis, and of new grantis and disponis the foirsaidis landis to the said Jonet, to be brukit and joisit be hir induring hir lyftyme with all richt that our said soverane lord hes or may have thairto, and decernis and declaris the same to be sufficient to hir for bruking of the saidis landis during the space foirsaid, efter the forme and tennour of the said infeftment, confirmatioun and new dispositioun grantit to hir thairof in all pointis, and ordinis lettres to be directit heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the letteris of presentatioun gevin under the testimoniall of the great seall to Williame Mosman, sone lawfull to Johne Mosman, writtar, direct to Maister Robert Spens, chaiplane of Sanct Johannis Ille, situatt within the college kirk of Dumbar, superiour of the landis underwrittin, for resaving of the said William in immediat heretable tennent of all and haill the landis of Bowrhouse, with thair pertinentis, liand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to James, sumtyme priour of Pluscardene, haldin of the said chaiplane and becum in our said soverane lordis handis throw reasoun of eschaet throw being of the said James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, his father, convict for airt, part, counsell, foirknawlege and conceling of the treasounable murthour of umquhile or soverane lordis darrest father or being of the said sumtyme priour forfalt for certane crymis of treasoun committed be him, as in the lettres of presentatioun grantit to the said William at mair lenth is contenit, togidder with the heretable infeftment of the samyn landis grantit to the said William Mosman haldin of the said superiour, with the sesing following thairupoun, sua that the samyn may be effectuall to him in all pointis efter the forme and tennour thairof.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the infeftment and chartour maid be our said soverane lord to Capitane James Fraser, his airis and assignais, of all and haill the landis and baronie of Lugtoun, with the fortalice and maner place thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Edinburgh, as becummin in our soverane lordis handis be proces of foirfalture ordourlie led and deduceit aganis James, sumtym erll of Mortoun, lord Dalkeith, or James Dowglas, his sone naturall, for certane crymis of treasoun comittit be thame, as at mair lenth is contenit in the proces of foirfalture ordourlie led and deduceit thairupoun, quhilkis landis pertenit to the said sumtyme erll and his said sone naturall of befoir, as the said chartour and infeftment mair fullelie proportis, of the dait the tent day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeiris, togidder with the chartour and infeftment of alienatioun maid be the said Capitane James Fraser to Patrik Creichtoun of Lugtoun, his airis and assignais, of the samyn landis, with thair pertinentis, lyand as said is, togidder also with our said soverane lordis chartour and infeftment of confirmatioun past upoun the said chartour of alienatioun, of the dait the xxix day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeiris foirsaidis, with the preceptis and instrumentis of sesing respective past thairupoun, with all pointis, articles, clausis and conditionis respective contenit thairintill sua that the said Patrik may bruik and jois peceablie the saidis landis, with the pertinentis, conforme to his saidis titillis maid to him thairof, in all tyme cumming, efter the forme and tennouris thairof.
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse hereditarie dilecto nostro Capitano Jacobo Fraser heredibus suis et assignatis totas et integras terras et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio et manerie earundem et suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Edinburgh, quequidem terre cum fortalicio manerie pomariis hortis sylvis nemoribus partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis antedicto quondam Jacobo olim comiti de Mortoun domino Dalkeithe, vel Jacobo Dowglas eius filio naturali perprius hereditarie pertinuerunt, ac nunc nobis pertinent et in manibus nostris ratione escaete deuenerunt ob processum et adjudicamentum forisfacture contra dictum [quondam] comitem de Mortoun latum et deductum pro quibusdam proditorie traditionis et lesemaiestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis de quibus in justiciarie curia tenta apud Edinburgh primo die mensis Junii instantis convictus extiterat vel per leges et constitutiones nostri regni per nostros nobilissimos progenitores confectas et editas penes severam punitionem statutam pro criminibus proditionis et lesemaiestatis non solum in personas actuales perpetratores earundem verum etiam in personis eorum posteritatis ac presertim per actum parliamenti nostri confectum penes punitionem crudelium et proditoriarum murthurarum quondam charissimi nostri patris ac dominorum nostrorum regentium quo expresse declaratum est quod nulle prolium tam naturalium quam legitimarum de personis dictis murthurarum [perpetratoribus procreati seu procreandi ullas hereditates dominia terras nec possessiones infra nostrum regnum possidebunt nec acclamabunt quacumque ratione eadem acquiri et pertinere dictis prolibus contigerit post perpetrationem dictarum murthurarum],† sed eedem hereditates dominia terre ac possessiones ad nos nostramque dispositionem tanquam escaete pertinere debent simili modo omnibus respectibus, ac si perpetratores dictarum abominabilium murthurarum in titulo earundem tempore perpetrationis dictorum criminum extitissent, prout in processu et adiudicamento forisfacture rite contra dictum quondam Jacobum olim comitem de Mortoun et actis nostri parliamenti antedicti latius continetur; tenendas et habendas totas et integras prefatas terras et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio et manerie earundem et suis pertinentiis ut predicitur dicto capitaneo Jacobo Fraser heredibus suis et assignatis de nobis et successoribus nostris in feodo et hereditate inperpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas prout iacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis boscis planis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivulis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genestis silvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bludwitis et mulierum merchetis ac amerchiamentis, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad predictas terras et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio et manerie earundem ac suis pertinentiis spectantibus seu spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, adeo libere et legitime sicuti dictus quondam Jacobus olim comes de Mortoun vel eius predecessores easdem ante dictam forisfacturam tenuit seu possedit tenuerunt seu possederunt. Reddendo inde annuatim prefatus Capitanus Jacobus Fraser heredes sui et assignati nobis et successoribus nostris iura et servitia nobis de prenominatis terris et baronia ac aliis suprascriptis ante dictam forisfacturam debita et consueta. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Testibus ut in aliis cartis consimilis date precedentibus. Apud Dalkeith decimo die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, et regni nostri decimo quarto.
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Sciatis nos quandam cartam alienationis et venditionis factam per nostrum servitorem Capitanum Jacobum Fraser dilecto nostro Patricio Crichtoun de Lugtoun suis heredibus et assignatis hereditarie de totis et integris terris et baronia de Lugtoun cum fortalicio manerie partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis jacentibus infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Edinburgh, tenendis de nobis et successoribus nostris 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 omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris.
Capitanus Jacobus Fraser hereditarius terrarum subscriptarum salutem in domino sempiternam. Noveritis me pro perimpletione unius clausule mee partis cuiusdam contractus initi et confecti inter honorabilem virum Patricium Creichtoun de Lugtoun ab una et me ab altera partibus penes alienationem dictarum terrarum et infeofamentum earundem, prout in dicto contractu de data presentium latius continetur, dedisse concessisse vendidisse tituloque pure venditionis alienasse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse, necnon tenore presentis carte mee dare concedere vendere, tituloque pure venditionis alienare et hac presenti carta mea confirmare prefato Patricio Creichtoun heredibus suis et assignatis hereditarie totas et integras terras meas et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio manerie partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis jacentes infra vicecomitatum de Edinburgh, tenendas et habendas totas et integras predictas terras et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio manerie partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis prefato Patricio Creichtoun heredibus suis et assignatis a me [et] heredibus meis de supremo domino nostro rege et suis successoribus meis superioribus dictarum terrarum et baronie in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas, prout iacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis boscis planis moris marresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivulis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonariis carbonibus cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis genestis silvis nemoribus virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bluidwitis et mulierum merchetis et amerchiamentis, cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad dictas terras et baroniam cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, libere quiete plenarie integre bene et in pace, sine aliquo impedimento obstaculo revocatione aut contradictione quacunque. Reddendo inde annuatim dictus Patricius Creichtoun heredes sui et assignati prefato supremo domino nostro regi et suis successoribus iura et servitia debits et consueta tantum pro omni alio onere exactione questione demanda seu servitio seculari que de prescriptis terris et baronia cum pertinentiis per quoscunque jure exigi poterint quomodolibet vel requiri. Et ego vero prefatus Capitanus Jacobus Fraser heredes mei et assignati totas et integras prefatas terras et baroniam de Lugtoun cum fortalicio manerie partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis prenominato Patricio Creichtoun heredibus suis et assignatis in omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut premissum est secundum tenorem prescripti contractus contra omnes mortales warrantizabimus acquietabimus et imperpetuum defendemus. Insuper dilectis meis Jacobo Giffart de Shirefhall ac vestrum cuilibet conjunctim et divisim balliuis meis in hac parte constitutis salutem. Vobis precipio et firmiter mando quatenus visis presentibus indilate statum sasinam hereditariam pariter et possessionem realem actualem et corporalem totarum et integrarum predictarum terrarum et baronie de Lugtoun cum fortalicio manerie partibus pendiculis et suis pertinentiis prefato Patricio Creichtoun vel suo certo attornato latori presentium per terre et lapidis fundi earundem ut moris est traditionem secundum tenorem suprascripte carte mee juste deliberetis et habere faciatis sine dilatione, et hoc nullo modo omittatis. Ad quod faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet balliuis meis in hac parte antedictis meam plenam et irrevocabilem tenore presentium committo potestatem. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte mee sasine preceptum in se continentis manu mea subscripte sigillum meum est appensum. Apud Edinburgh decimoquarto die mensis Julii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, coram his testibus Jacobo Gray filio Patricii domini Gray, Capitano Roberto Spens, Thoma Broun servo dicti Jacobi Gray, Cuthberto Kincaid servo dicti domini de Lugtoun, Jacobo Williamesone, Magistro Roberto Williamsoun eius filio et Joanne Wardlaw scribis cum diversis aliis.
Quamquidem cartam alienationem et venditionem in eadem contentem in omnibus suis punctis et articulis conditionibus et modis ac circumstantiis suis quibuscunque in omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut premissum est approbamus et ratificamus, ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmamus, salvis nobis et successoribus nostris juribus et servitiis predictarum terrarum et baronie cum pertinentiis nobis aut predicessoribus nostris ante presentem nostram confirmationem debitis et consuetis. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus ut in aliis cartis consimilis date precedentibus, apud Dalkeith vicesimo secundo die mensis Julii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo, ac anno regni nostri decimo quinto.
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Forsamekle as be diverse actis of parliament maid of befoir concerning the reformatioun of religioun within this realme, the monkreis ar altogidder abolishit and thair places and abbayis for the maist part left waist, namelie the abbay of Sanctcolmis Insh, quhilk of ancient tyme, quhen the samyn wes inhabit be the abbay and convent thairof, wes at diverse tymis takin be the Englishmen, than enemeis to oure realme, and servit unto thame as ane fortalice and strong hold aganis our soverane lordis guid subjectis, be occasioun quhairof the cuntreis liand about wer be the enemie infestit and trublit, and at sum uther tymis sen the reformatioun of the religioun within this realme, sen the quhilk tyme this abbay wes left desert, the same hes bene receptakle to piratis and may heirefter be diverse apperance serve to the elyke inconvenientis, and can na wayis be proffitable to our soverane lord nor his realme, except the samyn be in the handis of ane speciall tennent, quha may foirsie and provide that the said ille with the abbay, mansioun, dowcat and yairdis being thairin may be put to sum proffitable use; and thairfoir our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the infeftment off fewferme of the said ille, abbay, mansioun howse, yairdis and dowcatt thairof, with all thair pertinentis, maid be Sir James Stewart of Downe, knycht, commendatar of the said abbay, with consent of the convent thairof, to umquhill Archibald Ergyill, his airis and assignais, togidder with the infeftment maid be the said erll to James, now erll of Murray, his airis and assignais, with all that followit thairupoun, to the effect the said ille, abbay, mansioun house, yairde and dowcat thairof, with all thair pertinentis abonewrittin, may remane with the said James, erll of Murray, his airis and assignais abone mentionat, as thair propertie in all tyme cumming.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis and apprevis the provisioun and lettres maid be our said soverane lordis dearest mother, under the great seall, to Maister Mark Ker, maister of his hienes requeistis, makkand him undowtit abbat and commendatar of the abbay of Newbottill, with the new gift and dispositioun grantit to him be our soverane lord of the said abbay, fructis, proffitis and emolumentis thairof, during his lyftyme, with the reservatioun maid to the richt venerable Mark, than commendatar of the said abbay, of the haill fructis and emolumentis thairof, for all the dayis of his lyftyme, with frie ingres and acces, incace of the deceis of the said Maister Mark befoir him efter the forme and tennour thairof in all pointis, of the quhilk the tennour followis: [...]†
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the gift and dispositioun maid to Harie Stewart, sone lawfull to James Stewart of Downe, knycht, makand him undoutit abbay and commendatar of Sanctcolmis Insh and to the haill fructis and emolumentis thairof during his lyftyme, with the reservatioun and ingres grantit to James, commendatar of Sanctcolmis Insh, his father, of the samyn fructis and emolumentis incace of his said sonnis deceis befoir him, according to his said gift and dispositioun in all pointis, and declaris the samyn to have full strenth and effect in all tyme cumming, of the quhilk the tennour followis: [...]†
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the provisioun gevin, grantit and disponit to Alexander, commendatar of Pluskardin, of the said priorie be our soverane lordis darrest mother in all pointis, clausis and articles of the samyn, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and decernis and declaris the pretendit gift maid to James Dowglas, sone naturall to umquhill James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, of the said priorie to be of nane availl, force nor effect fra the begynning and in all tymes to cum conforme to the decrete of reductioun gevin be the lordis of sessioun in favouris of the said Alexander; and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to be directit heirsupoun, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the provisioun and gift maid to Alexander, commendatar of the priorie of Coldinghame, be his hienes, with avise and consent of umquhill his darrest guidschir Matthew, erll of Lennox, lord Darnlie etc., regent to his grace, his realme and liegeis for the tyme, of the said priorie and benefice thairof, to be brukit and josit be him, with the haill proffitis, emolumentis, teyndis and fructis quhatsumevir pertening thairto, during all the dayis of his lyftyme efter the forme and tennour of the said provisioun in all pointis, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos presentes litere pervenerint salutem. Sciatis quia cum avisamento consensu et authoritate charissimi nostri avi Matthei Lennocie comitis domini Dernelie etc. nostri legitimi tutoris ac nostri nostrorumque regni et liegeorum regentis dedimus concessimus et disposuimus ac tenore presentium damus concedimus et disponimus dilecto nostro Alexandro Home filio et heredi apparenti Alexandri Home de Manderstoun pro omnibus vite sue diebus monasterium nostrum locum et prioratum de Coldinghame cum omnibus et singulis terris dominiis baroniis molendinis multuris silvis piscariis annexis connexis annuis redditibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium [servitiis] decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus juribus proventibus emolumentis advocatione donatione jure patronatus ecclesiarum beneficiorum capellaniarum aliisque quibuscunque ad dictum locum et prioratum spectantibus et pertinentibus; ac cum regalitate ac cum omnibus libertatibus et privilegiis eiusdem; et omnibus suis pendiculis et pertinentiis ubicunque intra regnum nostrum jacent, una cum annua pensione quingentarum marcarum monete regni Scotie de promptioribus de decimis fructibus et redditibus dicti nostri monasterii et prioratus de qua Magister Thomas Maitland frater Joannis olim prioris de Coldinghame provisus fuit, quequidem monasterium et prioratus de Coldinghame cum omnibus et singulis terris dominiis baroniis molendinis multuris silvis piscariis annexis connexis annuis redditibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus juribus proventibus emolumentis advocatione donatione jurepatronatus ecclesiarum beneficiorum capellaniarum aliisque quibuscunque predictis cum dicta regalitate omnibus libertatibus commoditatibus et privilegiis eiusdem ac omnibus suis pertinentiis fuerunt dicti Johannis olim prioris de Coldinghame, et nunc nobis pertinent et in manibus nostris ratione escaete devenerunt per privilegia corone nostre regnique nostri jura et praxin, ob forisfacture processum et judicium seu laudum contra prefatum Joannem pro nonnullis proditionis et lesemaiestatis criminibus per ipsum commissis rite deductum et latum de quibus in parliamento nostro convictus extitit; et quequid annua pensio predicta fuit prefati magistri Thome Maitland perprius et nunc nobis pertinet et in manibus nostris etiam ratione escaete devenit ut predicitur, ob processum et judicium seu laudum forisfacture processibus et judiciis seu laudis contra prefatos Johannem et Magistrum Thomam respective desuper rite deductis et latis plenius continetur; ac nominando et constituendo prefatum Alexandrum Hume juniorem commendatarium dicti monasterii nostri et prioratus, eidemque locum votum et preheminentiam unius commendatorii aut prioris omni tempore affuturo dando et committendo; tenenda et habenda tota et integra prenominata monasterium nostrum et locum ac prioratum de Coldinghame ac annuam pensionem eiusdem antedictam cum omnibus et singulis terris dominiis baroniis molendinis multuris silvis piscariis annexis connexis annuis redditibus tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus prouentibus emolumentis advocatione donatione iure patronatus ecclesiarum beneficiorum capellaniarum aliisque quibuscunque superius specificatis dicte abbacie et prioratui ac pensioni pertinentibus et spectantibus eidem suisque camerariis factoribus et servitoribus in eius nomine; omnes et singulas feudifirme firmas aliasque firmas victualia canas deuoria, cum dicta regalitate ac omnibus libertatibus commoditatibus et privilegiis eiusdem ac omnibus suis pertinentiis, prefato Alexandro Home commendatario antedicto pro omnibus sue vite diebus, cum potestate eidem suisque camerariis factoribus et servitoribus eius nomine; omnes et singulas feudifirme firmas aliasque firmas victualia canes deuoria decimas garbales alias decimas fructus redditus emolumenta et proficua quascunque prefato monasterio et prioratui quovismodo incumbentes et pertinentes una cum dicta annua pensione in terminis solitis et consuetis omni tempore futuro durante vita ipsius Alexandri, colligendi postulandi recipiendi intromittendi levandi et desuper ad sue voluntatis libitum disponendi, eisdem loco et prioratu utendi occupandi et disponendi, omnes et singulas terras baronias dominia molendina multuras silvas piscarias decimas garbales alias decimas fructus redditus et proficua quecunque prefati nostri monasterii et prioratus in toto vel in parte cuicunque persone vel quibuscunque personis in feudifirma hereditate vitali redditu longis aut brevibus assedationibus aut alias prout dicto commendatario videbitur expediens assedandi locandi disponendi; omnes et singulas pretensas hereditarias infeodationes vel feudifirme locationes vitales redditus pensiones assedationes vel titulos quoscunque per dictum Joannem olim commendatarium aut predecessores suos per seipsos dumtaxat vel cum consensu et assensu conventus dicti nostri monasterii aut alias quovismodo cuicunque persone vel quibuscunque personis de quibuscunque terris dominiis baroniis molendinis multuris silvis piscariis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis fructibus redditibus et proficuis quibuscunque dicti prioratus in diminutionem rentalis eiusdem aut lesionem vel prejudicium prefati nostri monasterii et prioratus dictique commendatarii et conventus eiusdem ac successorum suorum datas assedatas vel quouismodo dispositas reducendi cassandi vel prout de jure annullandi; omnes et singulas tenandrias warde albefirme aut feudifirme dicti prioratus vacantes, aut cum eedem vacare contiguerit dandi et disponendi cum maritagiis si que sunt vel contigerint; et omnia proficua earundem liberos tenentes ut congruit intrandi dictam regalitatem, cum omnibus libertatibus et privilegiis eiusdem in omnibus utendi et exercendi, cum curiis et earum exitibus hereyeldis bludewitis et mulierum merchetis, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis asiamentis ac iustis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad predictum monasterium locum prioratum et pensionem, cum omnibus et singulis terris dominiis baroniis ac suis pertinentiis respective suprascriptis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace, et adeo libere in omnibus et per omnia sicuti dictus Joannes olim commendatarius de Coldinghame aut aliqui sui predicessores prefati nostri monasterii priores seu commendatarii dictum nostrum monasterium et prioratum ante dictam forisfacturam habuit seu possedit habuerunt seu possederunt. Mandamus igitur Georgium Gray in Coldinghame et Thomam Gray in Aymouth conjunctim et divisim ad exeundum ad dictum locum et monasterium nostrum de Coldinghame et ibidem institutionem et possessionem eiusdem cum omnibus et singulis terris dominiis baroniis molendinis multuris silvis piscariis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus et proficuis quibuscunque dicti prioratus cum tenentibus tenandriis liberetenentium servitiis advocatione donatione iure patronatus ecclesiarum et capellaniarum earundem ac dicte regalitatis et omnibus suis pertinentibus, prefato Alexandro commendatario de Coldinghame antedicto vel eius actornato aut legitimo suo procuratore eius nomine pro omnibus vite sue diebus, secundum formam et tenorem presentis nostre donationis et dispositionis; ac etiam mandamus nostri consilii et sessionis dominis literas nostras in omnibus quatuor formis ad instantiam dicti commendatarii concedendo ipsum camerarios suos factores et servitores eius nomine responderi obediri et gratuitam solutionem et deliberationem de omnibus et singulis firmis feudifirme aliis firmis proficuis deuoriis fructibus redditibus juribus et aliis emolumentis dicti nostri monasterii et prioratus ac annue pensionis antedicte in terminis solitis et consuetis omnibus temporibus affuturis durante dicti Alexandri vita et nullis aliis in debita et amplissima forma haberi causandi, secundum formam dicte nostre donationis et provisionis. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Apud Haliruidhous decimo nono die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo septuagesimo primo, et regni nostri anno quarto. And ordinis the lordis of counsell to direct letteres of publicatioun heirupoun, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the donatioun and chartour maid and grantit of the priorie of Portmollok possessit be Maister Johne Winrahame, priour thairof, ane annexatioun of the samyn to the principall maisteris and memberis of Sanctleonardis College within the Universitie of Sanctandrois, the lyfrent of the said priorie being reservit to the said Maister Johne, with all pointis, articlis and claussis contenit thairintill, efter the forme and tennour thairof, as the said donatioun and charter of the dait the xxix day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir yeris, at mair lenth proportis; as also of all utheris rentis and dewties disponit to the said college be our said soverane lord and his predicessouris in tymis bygane, providing alwayis that this present ratificatioun and confirmatioun on nawayis hurt nor prejuge Maister Johne Stewart, provest of Striveling and constable of the castell thairoff, anent his pensioun of xx lib. grantit to him furth of the said priorie, quhairof he hes bene in possessioun thir diverse yeiris bygane; and ordinis lettres to be direct to mak publicatioun heirof, gif neid beis.
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Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, for diverse considerationis moving thame tending to the quietnes of this realme, universall obedience of his hienes to be followit and obeyit, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis the benefite and libertie of pacificatioun to umquhile William Kircaldie of Grange, knycht, maid and concludit at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, and ratefeit and apprevit thairefter in parliament in the moneth of Aprill nixt thairefter in the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeris, and willis the samyn to be als amplie extendit in favouris of the said umquhill Sir Williame and to his airis maill and provisioun as to his airis of lyne in all respectis, conditionis, clausis and circumstanceis thairof as he had bene speciallie comprehendit thairin and alsua as gif he wer now in lyf, and siclike, with advise foirsaid, willis and grantis that the said pacificatioun be maist amplie interpret and extendit to the said umquhill Sir William now, as gif he wer on lyfe in this mortall lyf, and to his apperand airis, alsweill maill taillie as of lyne, in thair awin rank and respectis to succede to him be provisioun, or utherwayis thair airis and successouris in all clausis thairof, as said is, and speciallie that this present act of parliament, according to the said pacificatioun, be sufficient to rescind and retracts, likas our said soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estatis foirsaidis, be thir presentis, rescindis and retractis the proces and dome of foirfalture led and deduceit aganis the said umquhile Williame, in the moneth of [...] the yeir of God jM vC [...] yeiris, for certane crimis of treasoun committit be him, as at mair lenth is contenit in the proces and dome of foirfalture led thairupoun, and restoris and reintegrattis the apperand airis to succede to the said umquhill Sir Williame, be provisioun or utherwayis, thair airis and successouris quhatsumevir, siclike and als frelie in all respectis as gif the said proces of foirfalture had nevir bene led and dome of foirfalture had never bene gevin nor pronunceit aganis him, efter the forme and tennour of the said pacificatioun, quhilk, and everie point, claus and article thairof, is heirin haldin as speciallie expressit; and forder ordinis this present act to be extendit largelie in competent and dew forme as effeiris, restoring fullelie the memorie, honour and fame of the said umquhill Sir Williame in the persoun of his apperand airis, to succede to him be provisioun or utherwayis, thair airis and successouris, likas our said soverane lord and thrie estatis foirsaidis rehabilitatis and restoris thame thairto, and findis and declaris thame hable to enter and succede as air or airis maill, taillie as of lyne, to the said umquhile Sir William be brevis of our soverane lordis chepell and utherwayis to all landis, rowmis, possessionis, takis, offices and utheris to the quhilkis the said umquhile Sir William had rycht, notwithstanding the said proces of foirfalture or ony ether thing following thairupoun; and, for thair better securitie, our said soverane lord, with avise of the saidis thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said umquhile Sir Williame Kircaldie of Grange, knicht, now as he wer in this mortall lyf and to his saidis apperant airis to succeid to him be provisioun or utherwayis, thair airis and successouris, in maner abonewrittin in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the samyn to have full strenth, force and effect in tyme cumming, and extendis the said pacificatioun to thame in all sortis as the samyn is extendit or may be extendit to ony uther persoun of befoir, obtenar of the like benefite, providing alwayis that the samyn on nawayis be extendit to the odious murthouris of our soverane lordis darrest father and tua regentis the Erllis of Murray and Lennox, witchecraft and incest, quhilk is aluterlie exceptit, providing in like maner that the granting of the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun on nawayis hurt nor prejuge Robert Scott, writtar, anent the soume of ane thowsand pondis money awand to him be umquhill Sir Williame Kircaldie of Grange, knycht, conforme to his obligatioun of the dait the [...] day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxj yeris, for the quhilk soume the said umquhill Sir Williame laid in plege to the said Robert ane garnissing, circuat about with perllis, rubeis and diamomtis, pertening to our soverane lordis darrest mother, quhilk plege the said Robert wes compellit to deliver to umquhile James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, regent to our soverane lord for the tyme, quha, at his dimissioun of his guvernament to our said soverane lord, deliverit the said garnessing to his hienes commissionaris deputt for reserving of his jowellis, munitioun and utheris guddis and geir being in the castell of Edinburgh, with the said castell, quhair the samyn yit remanis withe the rest of the jowellis, bot that the airis quhatsumevir, baithe of lyne, taillie or provisioun, or utheris personis quhatsumevir succedant to the said umquhill Maister Williamis landis and heretage, be quhatsumevir rycht, titill or provisioun or ony part thairof, be detbound in the said sowme, pay and deliver the same to the said Robert, his airis, executouris and assignais realie and with effect befoir they obtene ony commoditie or proffitt of the said benefeit of pacificatioun; and thairfoir our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, decernis, declaris and ordinis that the effect of the said pacificatioun sall ceis and be suspendit in the personis of the airis of provisioun, lyne, taillie and utheris successouris quhatsumevir that salhappin to succeid, be servit, retourit or kent to quhatsumevir rycht of the said umquhill Sir Williamis landis and heretage for repossessing of thame thairto, or to quhatsumevir his uther rowmis, possessionis, bailliereis or offices ay and quhill the said Robert be compleitlie pait of the said sowme; dischargeing alsua the lordis of counsell and sesioun expreslie be thir presentis of granting of ony lettres to the saidis airis or utheris to that effect in the meantyme. And becaus it wes cleirlie tryit be our soverane lord and lordis of secrete counsell that the said umquhill Sir William borrowit and receavit from Alexander Clerk of Balbirnie, now provest of Edinburgh, the soume of tua thowsand and sex hundreth merkis money of this realme, and for suir pament thairof deliverit to the said Alexander certane plegeis, quhilkis the said Alexander wes compellit to deliver to our said soverane lord and thesaurare, quhilkis thaireftir wer imput in our soverane lordis cofferis as at mair lenth is contenit in ane act of our soverane lordis secrete counsell of the dait at Halieruidhous, the thrid day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeris, be the quhilk our said soverane lord, with avise of the lordis of secreit counsell, tuik upoun his hienes that the said Alexander suld be satisfiit of the said sowme with the reddiest of the said umquhill Sir Williamis landis and heretage throw his foirfalture becummin in our said soverane lordis handis, or be the airis of the said umquhill Sir Williame incace they, at ony tyme, suld happin be restorit; thairfoir our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estaitis in parliament, now having takin full cognitioun in the said mater, ratefeis and apprevis the said act of secrete counsell of the dait foirsaid in all pointis, articles and clausis thairof, and als have, be the tennour of thir presentis, providit and providis the airis and successor of the said umquhill Sir Williame, of lyne and tailyie and utheris succedant to his landis and heretage be quhatsumevir titill or provisioun, quhilkis ar now restorit in this present parliament as said is, salbe simpliciter oblisit to the said Alexander, his airis, executouris and assignais for pament of the said sowme of twa thowsand and sex hundreth merkis money foirsaid, without ony exceptioun to be proponit in the contrare. Alsua our said soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estatis, have declarit and declaris that the said benefite of pacificatioun now grantit to the airis and successouris of the said Sir Williame is, and salbe, annext to the conditioun of thankfull pament of the said sowme of tua thowsand sex hundreth merkis to the said Alexander Clerk, his airis and assignais, be the airis of lyne and tailyie and successourie to the said umquhill Sir Williamis landis and heretageis be quhatsumevir rycht, titill or provisioun, and als decernis and declaris that the effect of the said pacificatioun sall ceis and be suspendit in the persoun of the airis of lyne and of tailye and utheris successouris to the said umquhill Sir Williame, and discharges the lordis of secreit counsell and sessioun to† grant ony lettres for repossessing of thame in thair landis, heretageis, rowmis and possessionis ay and quhill the said Alexander be compleitlie pait of the said sowme as said is. And als becaus the said sowme wes lent money as said is, our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, ordinis lettres of horning or poynding at the pleasour of the said Alexander to be direct aganis the airis and successouris foirsaidis of the said umquhill Sir Williame, now restorit, for compelling of thame to mak pament to the said Alexander thairof gif neid be, and ordinis lettres to be direct heirupoun to the effectis respective abone writtin, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, for diverse considerationis moving thame tending to the quietnes of this realme and universall obedience of his hienes to be followit and obeyit, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis the benefite and libertie of the pacificatioun to umquhile Maister James Kircaldy, brother germane to umquhill Sir William Kircaldy of Grange, knicht, maid and concludit at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeiris, ratefeit and apprevit thaireftir in parliament in the moneth of Aprill nixt thairefter in the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeiris, and willis and grantis the same to be als largelie and favorablie extendit in favouris of the said umquhill Maister James in all respectis, conditionis, clausis and circumstanceis thairof as he had bene speciallie comprehendit thairin, and as gif he wer on lyf in this mortall lyf; and siclike, with advise foirsaid, willis and grantis that the said pacificatioun be maist amplie extendit and interprets to the said umquhile Maister James, his apparent aris and bairnis, quhatsumevir in all clausis thairof as said is, and speciallie that this present act of parliament, according to the said pacificatioun, be sufficient to rescind and retract; likas our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, be thir presentis, rescindis and retractis the proces and dome of foirfalture led and deduceit aganis the said um[...]† Maister James in the moneth of [...] the yeir of God jM vC [...] yeris, for certane crymis of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be him, as at mair lenthe is contenit in the said proces and dome of foirfalture led thairupoun, and restoris, reponis and reintegratis the bairnis, airis and posteritie of the said umquhill Maister James, sua that thay may succeid in all sortis to him siclike and als frelie in all respectis as gif the said proces of foirfalture had nevir bene led nor pronunceit aganis the said umquhile Maister James, efter the forme and tennour of the said pacificatioun, quhilk, and everie point, claus and article thairof, is heirin haldin as speciallie expressit; and farder ordinis this present act to be extendit largelie in competent and dew forme as effeiris, restoring fullie the memorie, honour and fame of the said umquhile Maister James in the personis of his saidis bairnis, apparent airis and posteritie to succeid to him be provisioun or utherwayis quhatsumevir, likas our said soverane lord and thrie estaitis foirsaidis rehabilitatis and restoris thame thairto, and findis and declaris thame hable to enter and succeid as air or airis to the said umquhill Maister James, be brevis of our soverane lordis chapell and utherwayis, to all landis, heretageis, rowmis, possessonis, takis, offices and utheris to the quhilkis the said umquhile Maister James had richt or ony utheris his predicessouris quhom to he mycht have lawfullie succedit, notwithstanding the said proces of foirfalture or ony uther thing following thairupoun; and for his better securitie, our said soverane lord, with avise of the saidis thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said umquhile Maister James Kircaldie now as gif he wer in this mortall lyf and to his saidis bairnis, apparent airis and posteritie to succeid to him in maner abonewrittin in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the samyn pacificatioun to have full strenthe, force and effect in tyme cumming, and extendis the samyn to thame in all sorts as the samyn is extendit or may be extendit to ony persoune of befoir, obtenar of the like benefite, providing alwayis that the samyn on na wayis be extendit to the murthouris of umquhill our soveranis darrest fader and tua regentis the Erllis of Murray and Lennox, nor to the crimis of wichecraft and incest, bot be thir presentis speciailie and expreslie forbiddis the samyn, providing in like maner that the granting of the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun and ratificatioun thairoff on nawayis hurt nor prejuge Robert Scott, writtar, anent the sowme of ane thowsand poundis money awand to him be umquhile Sir Williame Kircaldie of Grange, knycht, conforme to his obligatioun of the dait the [...] day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxj yeris, for the quhilk soume the said umquhill Sir Williame laid in plege to the said Robert ane garnessing, circuat about with perllis, rubeis and dyamontis, pertening to our soverane lordis darrest mother, quhilk plege the said Robert wes compellit to deliver to umquhile James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, regent to our soverane lord for the tyme, quha, at his dimissioun of his guvernament to our said soverane lord, deliverit the said garnessing to his hienes commissionaris deput for receaving of his jowallis, munitioun and utheris guidis and geir being in the castell of Edinburgh for the tyme, with the said castell, quhair the samyn yit remanis with the rest of the saidis jowallis, bot that the airis quhatsumevir baith of lyne, taillie or provisioun or utheris personis quhatsumevir succedant to the said Sir Williames landis or heretage, be quhatsumevir rycht, titill, provisioun or ony part thairof, be detbound in the said soume, pay and deliver the samyn to the said Robert, his airis, executouris and assignais realie and with effect befoir they obtene ony commoditie or proffit of the said benefite of pacificatioun. And als our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, decernis, declaris and ordinis that the effect of the said pacificatioun sall ceis and be suspendit in the personis of the airis of provisioun, lyne, tailyie and uther successouris quhatsumevir that salhappin to succeid be servit, retourit or kent be quhatsumevir richt to the said umquhill Sir Williamis landis and heretage, for repossessing of thame thairto or to utheris quhatsumevir, his rowmis, possessionis, bailliereis and offices ay and quhill the said Robert be compleitlie pait of the said sowme; dischargeing alsua the lordis of counsell and sessioun expreslie be thir presentis of granting of ony lettres of the saidis airis or utheris to the effect in the meantyme. And becaus it wes cleirlie tryit be our soverane lord and lordis of secrete counsell that the said umquhill Sir Williame borrowit and receavit from Alexander Clark of Balbirnie, now proveist of Edinburgh, the soume of tua thowsand and sex hundreth merkis money of this realme, and for suir pament thairof deliverit unto the said Alexander certane plegeis quhilkis the said Alexander wes compellit to redeliver to oure said soverane lord and thesaurare, quhilkis thairefter wer imput in oure said soverane lordis cofferris, as at mair lenth is contenit in ane act of his hienes secrete counsell off the dait at Halyruidhous, the thrid day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeris, be the quhilk our said soverane lord, be avise of the lordis of the secrete counsell, tuik upoun his hienes that the said Alexander suld be satisfiit of the said sowme with the reddiest of the said umquhill Sir Williamis landis and heretage throw his foirfaltoure becummin in our said soverane lordis handis, or be the airis of the said umquhill Sir Williame, incace they at ony tyme suld happin to be restorit; thairfoir our said soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estatis in parliament, now having takin full cognitioun in the said mater, ratefeis and apprevis the said act of secrete counsell of the dait foirsaid in all pointis, articles and claussis thairof, and als have be the tennour of thir presentis providit and providis the airis and successouris of the said umquhill Sir Williame, of lyne or taillie and utheris succedant to his landis and heretage be quhatsumevir titill and provisioun quhilkis ar now restorit in this present parliament as said is, salbe simpliciter oblist to the said Alexander, his airis, executouris and assignais for pament of the said sowme of tua thowsand sex hundreth merkis money foirsaid, without ony exceptioun to be proponit in the contrare. Alsua oure said soverane lord, with advise of his hienes thrie estatis, have declarit and declaris that the said benefite of pacificatioun now grantit to the airis and successouris of the said umquhile Sir Williame is, and salbe, annext to the conditioun of thankfull pament of the said sowme of twa thowsand sex hundreth merkis to the said Alexander Clark, his airis and assignais be the airis of lyne and taillie and successouris to the said umquhile Sir Williamis landis and heretages, be quhatsumevir rycht, titill or provisioun, and als decernis and ordinis that the effect of the said pacificatioun sall ceis and be suspendit in the persoun of the airis of lyne and of tailyie and utheris successouris to the said umquhill Sir Williame, and dischargeis the lordis of counsell and sessioun to grant ony lettres for repossessing of thame to thair landis heretageis, rowmis and possessionis ay and quhill the said Alexander be compleitlie pait of the said sowme as said is. And also because the said sowme wes lent money as said is, our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, ordinis letteris of horning or poynding at the pleasour of the said Alexander to be direct aganis the airis and successouris foirsaidis of the said umquhill Sir Williame, now restorit, for compelling of thame to mak pament tothe said Alexander thairof, gif neid be, and ordinis lettres to be direct heirupoun to the effectis respective abonewrittin, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, for guid considerationis moving his hienes tending to the establissing of peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his hienes auctoritie within this realme, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis to Sir Thomas Ker of Farnihirst, knycht, Thomas Ker off Caweris, Andro Kirktoun, Johne Shaw, Johne Ker of Kershisteris, Williame Hemmislie of Fawla, George Pyill of the mylne of Mewche, Adam Trumbill of Bullirwall and Rauff Hemislie of Thyksyid, all freindis and servandis to the said Sir Thomas, the like grace, benefite, privilege, favour, libertie and conditionis of the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perth, the xxiiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeiris, betuix his hienes commissionaris on the ane part and umquhill George, erll of Huntlie, and certane utheris his collegis on that uther pairnt, ratefeit and apprevit in parliament in the moneth of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeiris, and willis and grantis that the said pacificatioun and approbatioun thairof in parliament be als largelie extendit in favouris of the said Sir Thomas, his freindis and servandis foirsaidis, for saiftie of thair lyvis, landis, heretages and guidis, as gif they and everie ane of thame wer speciallie comprehendit and contenit thairintill; and also his hienes, with avise foirsaid, will and grantis that the said pacificatioun be maist amplie extendit and interprete to thame in all clausis and circumstances thairoff, and speciallie that this present act of parliament according to the said pacificatioun, be sufficient to rescind and retrait, likas our said soverane lord and estatis foirsaidis, be thir presentis, retratis and rescindis all process and domis of foirfalture gif ony be led aganis thame or ony of thane for quhatsumevir crymis bygane for the crymis specefeit thairin, and restoris and reintegrates thame, thair bairnis and posteritie aganis the samyn siclike and als frelie in all respectis as gif the saidis process of foirfalture had nevir bene led and domis of foirfalture had nevir bene gevin aganis thame or ony of thame, efter the forme and tennour of the said pacificatioun, and also reponis, restoris and rehabilitatis thame, thair bairnis and posteritie fullelie to thair honoris, fame and dignities, and als to the full richt and successioun to thair landis, heretageis and estate of thair personis, offices, guidis and possessionis, and declares the samyn pacificatioun to be als largelie and favourablie extendit and interprete in thair favouris for the suirtie of thame, thair lyvis and bruking of thair honouris, offices, heretageis, guddis and possessionis as gif they and everie ane of thame wer speciallie nominat and comprehendit thairin, or as gif the haill articles, clausis and conditionis of the samyn pacificatioun wer heirin expreslie specefeit; and forder declaris the samyn pacificatioun to be extendit to the saidis personis and everie ane of thame, thair bairnis and posteritie foirsaidis, for quhatsumevir crymis of quhatsumevir wecht or qualitie committit be thame or ony of thame in the tyme of the lait trublis, fra the xv day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC lxvij yeris to the first day of November the yeir of God jM vC lxxiiij yeiris. And for thair better securite, oure said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaid benefite of pacificatioun and rehabilitatioun gevin and grantit to the said Sir Thomas, his foirsaidis freindis and servandis and everie ane of thame in maner abonewrittin, their bairnis and posteritie, in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof and declaris the samyn to have full strenthe, force and effect in tyme cumming; and extendis the samyn pacificatioun to thame in all sortis as the samyn is extendit or may be extendit to ony uther persoun of befoir, obtenar of the like benefite, providing alwayis that the samyn on nawayis be extendit to the murthouris of our soverane lordis darrest fader and tua regentis, Erllis of Murray and Lennox, wichecraft and incest, quhilk is aluterlie exceptit, and also providing that thir presentis sall not extend for restoring and repossessing the said Sir Thomas to the half merk land of Kirklandis of Bedrowll and gift of the patronage of the personage and vicarege thairof and teyndis of the samyn, quhilk, be decreittis gevin be the lordis of counsell and sessioun befoir the said foirfalture, wes decernit to aptene to Sir Johne Stewart of Tracquhair, knicht, and thairfoir is speciallie exceptit, likas oure said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, speciallie exceptis the samyn out of the paid pacificatioun, and ordinis lettres to be direct heirupoun, gif neid beis, in forme as effeiris.