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Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thrie estatis of parliament, remembring that be the ordinance maid be his hienes and lordis of previe counsell at Striveling immediatlie efter the recovering thairof, it wes ordinit that na signature of infeftment, confirmatioun or richt of ony landis quhairby his majestie mycht be interessit suld be exped but advise of his secrete counsall sittand, and that Adame Hepburne of Ballinhard hes obtenit ane confirmatioun of the infeftment of fewferme maid to him be umquhill Patrik, bishop of Murray, commendatare of the abbay of Scone for the tyme, off all and haill the landis of Durdeis and utheris contenit thairin, lyand within the regalitie of Scone and sherefdome of Perth, quhilkis ar ane part of the landis laitlie annexit to the erldome of Gowrie, now becummand in his majesties handis be proces and dome of foirfalture ordourlie led aganis umquhill Williame, sumtyme erll of Gowrie, lord Ruthven and Dirltoun, quhilk confirmatioun his hienes and thrie estatis foirsaidis have considerit to be purchessit contrare the forme and tennour off the said ordinance and to the great prejudice and hurt of our soverane lord; and thairfoir his majestie, with avise of his hienes thrie estatis, decernis and declaris the said confirmatioun, with all that followit or may follow thairupoun, to be null and of nane availl.
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Anent the supplicatioun presentit to the kingis majestie and his thrie estatis be Maister Robert Montgomerie, makand mentioun that quhair he, havand faithfullie travellit in the ministrie of the evangell sen the reformatioun of the religioun and being ane pasture almaist the space of xxij yeris bypast, it pleasit our soverane lord gratiouslie to bestow upoun the said Maister Robert the archiebishoprik of Glesgow, then vacand be deceis of umquhill Maister James Boid of guid memorie, at the quhilk tyme the said Maister Robert, humblie craving of the ministeris, his fellow lawboraris, to have obtenit thair consent and agriement thairunto, conforme to his hienes lawis, not onlie wes delayit in that point contrare to equitie and justice, bot likwayis wes in ane pretendit maner excommunicat be Maister Johne Davidsoun, minister at Libertoun kirk, be ane pretendit allegeit commissioun from the generall assemblie to that effect; efter that, his majestie, with avise of the lordis of his hienes secrete counsell, be ane expres act, the parties having interes being callit, comperand and thair reasonis and allegationis hard and considerit, dischargeit the pretendit presbytereis of Edinburgh, Linlithgow and Dalkeyth and all utheris presbytereis, eldershippis, generall and synodall assembleis of all proceding aganis the said Maister Robert for allegeit aspyring of the said bishoprik of Glesgow or trubling or persewing of his brethir for the same or for ony promis maid be him thairanent or ony uther thing depending thairupoun in tyme bygane and of thair offices in that part; and albeit thir yeris bypast the said Maister Robert hes maid maist ernist and humble suit to the said generall assemblie to have bene absolvit fra the foirsaid pretendit sentence, yit wald he not at ony tyme be hard, for quhat caus he is ignorant; thairfoir his majestie and thrie estatis, being assemblit as the soverane jugement of his estate, and the speciall confort and releif to the afflictit and oppressit hes maist humblie suppliit to tak consideratioun of his petious complaint, and speciallie quhen besyid all guid ordour usit in onie reformit estate or be ony warrand of the word of God he wes in pretendit maner foirsaid excommunicatt, albeit in verie deid the said Maister Johne Davidsoun did at na tyme admonis the said Maister Robert to amend or repair ony offence committit be him aganis the law of God and his halie commandementis, with the breking quhairof he wes na wayis chargeit be the said ministrie, bot onlie upoun ane pretendit act of the generall assemblie, quhairby the estate of bischopis is be thame in thair pretendit maner declarit unlawfull, to the quhilk, becaus the said Maister Robert wald not subscrive and renunce oure soverane lordis benefice bestowit upoun him, he wes at that tyme sua wranguslie entraitit, the quhilk he sufferit with the grittar patience becaus our said soverane lord and his maist honorable previe counsell wes at that same verie tyme chargeit in ane presumptuous maner be certane pretendit commissionis, as from the kirk, that his hienes suld not in ony tyme cumming appoint onie bischopis to beir rule or charge in the kirk or comoun welth, threatning the same sentence aganis his hienes and counsell quhilk wes pretenditlie execute aganis the said Maister Robert, quhilk sentence albeit he had justlie deservit be his stubburne disobedience as he hopis, in Goddis merceis, nevir to do, yit guid ordour wald haif requirit that efter diversis admonitionis he suld had bene denunceit at his awin paroche kirk quhair he duellis and not in ane furtiuus maner at the paroch kirk of Libertoun, quhairof he culd haif na knawlege to provyid ony lawfull or godlie remeid thairfoir; and seing the sentence of excommunicatioun is maist feirfull and terrible and be his hienes lawis men thairby debarrit from all civill societie and benefite of his hienes lawis, it appertenis cheiflie to his princelie cair to sie that the same be not abusit to serv the indiscrete appetite of ony men under quhat cullour or pretext so evir; in respect quhairof, fallin downe maist humblie at the feit of his majesties clemencie and wisdome of his thrie estatis, craving that be gratious consideratioun of the treuth he may be relevit and fred from the said pretendit sentence and declarit be his majestie and his estatis capable sum benefice as he, off his gratious guidnes, pleisis to bestow upoun him, likas at mair lenth is contenit in the said supplicatioun. Oure soverane lord and his thrie estatis, efter mature deliberatioun of the contentis thairof, decernis and declaris that his majestie and previe counsell procedit ordourlie in commanding the censure of the ministeris upoun the said Maister Robert to be stayit during his hienes will, for syndrie great and wechtie considerationis moving him, conforme to the said act of secrete counsell; and sen the estate of bishopis is establissit now of new in this present parliament, it is found and declarit be our soverane lord and his estatis that the excommunicatioun deduceit aganis the said Maister Robert, in contempt of our soverane lordis foirsaid act of counsell, is null and of nane availl, force nor effect, and that he may bruik all honouris, dignities and benefices as gif the samyn had never bene done. Alwaysis to tak away all excuis, it is statute and ordinit that the bishoppis and commissioneris to be appointit be his majestie for deprivatioun of ony unworthie in the charge sall try the said Maister Robert in all uther thingis that may be layit to his charge; as alsua it is ordinit and statute that as his majesties counsell did in this mater, sa sall his hienes, his successouris and previe counsell heirefter haif power to stay and suspend the decreittis of ony jugementis inflicting pane and punisinent, alsweill ecclesiasticall as temporall, for ane certane space, upoun speciall causis knawin to him and his foirsaid previe counsell.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, upoun wechtie and guid considerationis 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 his weilbelovit cousigne Johne, lord Flemyng, the like favour, grace and benefite of pacificatioun sua that he may bruik and jois the like privilege and conditionis as ar contenit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perth the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris; and hes declarit the same pacificatioun to be als largelie and favorablie extendit and interprete in favouris of the said lord for suirtie of him selff, his lyff, landis, heretageis and possessionis, or as gif he had bene speciallie nominat or comprehendit thairin, or as gif the haill articles, clausis and conditionis of the samyn pacificatioun wer expreslie specefeit thairin; thairfoir, our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estatis, hes ratefeit, confermit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaid pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said Johne, lord Flemyng, in maner abonewrittin, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and decernis the samyn to have full strenth, force and effect in all tyme cumming; and forder declaris the samyn pacificatioun to be extendit als largelie and favorablie to the said lord as to ony uther personis, obtenaris of the like benefite, of befoir, in ony of oure soverane lordis parliamentis preceding, to the effect the said lord may obtene and get siclike possessioun, richt and titill to all landis, heretageis, takis, stedingis, rowmis, possessionis, teyndis and utheris quhatsumevir takis quhilkis pertenit to umquhill Johne, sumtyme lord Flemyng, his fader, at the feild of Carbarrie Hill, as gif he had never bene foirfaltit of befoir; and ordinis the lordis of counsell to direct lettres to that effect in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, for diverse and guid considerationis moving his hienes tending to the quietnes of his realme and universall obedience thairof, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis to Schir Johne Maitland of Thirlstane, knicht, his hienes secretare, the like favour, grace, privilege and benefite of pacificatioun concludit at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, in the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeiris, and ratefeit and apprevit in parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of Aprill nixt thairefter in the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeris, and willis the samyn be als amplie extendit†in his favouris in all respectis, conditionis, clausis, circumstanceis and privilegeis thairof as gif the said Schir Johne had bene expreslie comprehendit thairin; and also we will and grantis that the same pacificatioun be maist amplie interprete and extendit to him in all clausis thairof that may tend to his securitie, notwithstanding of ony restrictioun or limitatioun comprehendit thairin, and speciallie that the samyn be sufficient to rescind, retract, casis and annull, likas his majestie be thir presentis retratis, casis and annullis the proces and dome of foirfalture led and pronuncit aganis the said Schir John for quhatsumevir crymis of quhatsumevir wecht, committit, done or assistit be him in ony sort, and to restore and reintegrat the said Schir Johne aganis the samyn, siklike 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 pronuncit againis him; and will and grantis that thir presentis be als sufficient and valiable in all respectis as gif everie claus of the said pacificatioun had bene heirin contenit and expreslie comhendit, quhilk his majestie haldis heirin for expressit, fullie rehabiliting, reintegrating and restoring the said Schir Johne to his same honour, heretageis, offices, rowmis, takis and possessionis quhatsumevir, the priorie and benefice of Coldinghame onlie exceptit, remitting and for his hienes and his successouris frelie forgeving all crymis, transgressionis and offenceis of quhatsumevir wecht, lesemajestie and utheris committit, perpetrat, done or assistit to be him fra the moneth of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC lxvij yeris to the moneth of November in the yeir of God jM vC lxxiiij yeris, providing alwayis that thir presentis be not extendit to the murthouris of the kingis father and twa regentis.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, upoun guid and wechtie considerationis tending to the establissing of peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his hienes auctoritie within this realme, hes gevin and grantit to Marie Flemyng, relict of umquhill Williame Maitland, youngar, of Lethingtoun, secretare to our soverane lord, James Maitland, thair sone, and the remanent of the said umquhill Williamis bairnis, and ilk ane of thame, to have, bruik and injoy the same and like favour, grace and privilege and conditioun as is contenit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at Perthe, the xxiij day of Februare, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, and ratefeit and apprevit sensyne in parliament, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said pacificatioun; thairfoir, our said soverane lord, with avise and consent of his saidis thrie estatis, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the said pacificatioun maid and grantit to the said Marie, hir said sone and remanent personis in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the same pacificatioun and ratificatioun thairof foirsaidis to be als largelie and favorablie extendit and observit to thame and ilk ane of tham in all respectis as gif the said umquhill William or that had bene speciallie comprehendit and namit thairin, and as gif the haill clausis, conditionis and articles thairof wer expreslie expressit and mentionat in thir presentis; and decernis and declaris the samyn to have full effect for saiftie of thame and ilk ane of thame in bodie, landis and guddis; and ordinis the lordis of counsell to direct lettres for repossessing of thame, according to the accustoumat use, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, upoun wechtie and guid considerationis tending to peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his hienes auctoritie within this realme, hes gevin and grantit to umquhill Patrik, bischop of Murray, commendatar of the abbay of Scone, his airis and bairnis procreat of his body, the benefite, richt, privilege and libertie of our said soverane lordis pacificatioun maid and concludit upoun at the burgh of Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, quhilk is ratefiit and apprevit be his hienes and thrie estatis thairefter in parliament; and forther, our said soverane lord and thrie estatis, for him and his successouris, hes grantit that the airis of the said umquhill Patrik, bischop of Murray, salbe enterit and servit be brevis of his hienes chancelarie to all landis and annuelrentis in the quhilkis the said umquhill Patrik deit vest and sesit, and sall succede to him to all his debtis and movable guddis and bruik all honouris, privilegeis, dignities quhilkis they micht have brukit befoir the proces of foirfalture led aganis the said umquhill Patrik; and that all infeftmentis, fewis, dispositionis, pensionis, takis and utheris richtis maid be the said umquhill bischop to quhatsumevir persoun or personis during his lyftyme salbe als valiable to thame and thair airis as gif the said proces of foirfalture had never bene led aganis the said umquhill Patrik, bischop of Murray, and gif his name had bene expreslie specefeit in the said pacificatioun as at mair lenth is contenit thairin. Thairfoir, our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estatis, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the said benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said umquhill Patrik, bischop of Murray, his airis and bairnis in maner abonewrittin in all pointis, efter the forme and tennour thairof, and declaris the samyn to have full force, strenth and effect in all tyme cumming, safaras the same concernis all landis, annuelrentis, debtis and movabill guddis pertening to the said umquhill bischop and utheris abonewrittin concerning the said bischoprik of Murray alanerlie.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit be his hienes to Margaret Borthuik, dochter and air apperand to umquhill James Borthuik, apperant for the tyme of Newbyris, willing and declaring that the same pacificatioun salbe als larglie and favorablie extendit to the saidis umquhill James and Margaret, his dochter, as gif thair namis wer speciallie nominat thairin, in all pointis and conditionis thairof, as the samyn gift of the dait the xvj day of Maii instant at mair lenth proportis; likas alsua our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estatis foirsaidis, be thir presentis, willis, decernis and declaris that the reservatioun, exceptioun or provisioun contenit in ane formar benefite of pacificatioun grantit to the said umquhill James in his tyme (with provisioun it suld not be extendit to the soum of thrie thowsand and four hundreth poundis money disponit as ane pairt of his eschaet of befoir to umquhill Maister James MacGill of Rankelour Nethir, clerk of register, than consignit for redemptioun of certane landis of Arnolstoun) sall not be, nor is not allowit nor apprevit in this present benefite of pacificatioun and ratificatioun thairof, bot that the said reservatioun and exceptioun in the uther pacificatioun salbe null and of nane effect, and that this pacificatioun and ratificatioun of the samyn salbe als valiable and effectuall to the said Margaret tueching the bruking and joising of the full liberties, benefites, privilegeis and conditionis of the said pacificatioun, without ony exceptioun or derogatioun to be opponit or admittit in the contrare, quhairby the said Margarettis, dochter and apparent air foirsaid, may succeid to bruik, jois, intromet with and call for all and quhatsumevir landis, guddis, geir and sowmis off money, conforme to the said pacificatioun, quhilkis ony wayis appertenit or micht appertene to the said umquhill James, hir fader, als largelie and without ony exceptioun as ony utheris quhomto the said benefite of pacificatioun hes evir bene grantit, and als frelie as gif the said exceptioun or reservatioun of the samyn abonespecifeit had not bene reservit nor exceptit in the said first benefit of pacificatioun grantit to the said umquhill James of befoir as said is; quhilk exceptioun or reservatioun our said soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, be thir presentis, revokis, annullis and simpliciter dischargeis in favouris of the said Margaret, incace the said sylver wes not tane up befoir the said pacificatioun accordit upoun at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, be the said umquhill Maister James MacGill; and ordinis lettres to be direct to mak publicatioun heirof, gif neid beis.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that Maister David Chalmeris of Ormount hes obtenit his hienes pacificatioun, restorand him thairby to all landis, rowmis, possessionis, offices, benefices, lyfrentis, takis, dignities, honouris and privilegeis quhilkis pertenit or ony wayis micht pertene to him befoir the dome of foirfaltour led aganis him for ony caus or occasioun preceding the dait of the said pacificatioun, quhilk is at Falkland, the fourt day of September, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiij yeiris, promisand in the said act and benefite to ratefie and appreve the samyn in the nixt parliament, for his better securitie, as the said benefite in the self mair fullely [...]; thairfoir our soverane lord, with avise of the saidis thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefiit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the said benef[...] pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said Maister David in maner foirsaid, and willis and grantis the samyn to be als sufficient and to have the like force, strenth and effect in all thingis to the said Maister David and to be als largelie and favorablie extendit to him for bruking and possessing of quhatsumevir landis, rentis possessionis, rowmis, housis, benefices, offices, lyfrentis, honoris, privilegeis and dignities quhilkis he usit at ony tyme befoir quhatsumevir proces of foirfaltour led aganis him, for ony caus or occasioun bygane preceding the dait heirof, or utherwayis as gif the same wer speciallie mentionat and comprehendit in the said pacificatioun, or as gif the haill clausis, articles and conditionis thairof wer heirin expressit and contenit; and alsua ordinis the lordis of counsell to direct lettres at his instance to that effect siklike and in the samyn maner as utheris obtenaris of the like benefite hes gottin of befoir, and lettres of publicatioun to be direct heirupoun in forme as effeiris, providing alwayis that the granting of the said pacificatioun on na wayis extend to the odious murthouris of oure soverane lordis darrest fader and tua regentis, bot be thir presettis speciallie and expreslie exceptis the samyn.
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Oure soverane lord, understanding that David Melvill of Newmylne obtenit his hienes benefite of pacificatioun, restorand him thairby to all landis, rowmis, possessionis quhilkis pertenit to him or ony wayis micht pertene to him befoir the dome of foirfalture led aganis him for ony caus or occasioun preceding the dait of the said act of pacificatioun, and also hes grantit the lik grace, favour and privilege and benefite as is contenit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar in the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeiris, ratifiit and confermit in parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of Aprill nixt thairefter, thairfoir our said soverane lord, with avise of the saidis thrie estatis off parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, by the tennour heiroff, ratifeis and apprevis the said benefite of pacificatioun gevin and grantit to the said David in maner foirsaid, and ordinis the samyn haill clausis and articles thairof to be als largelie and favorablie extendit in favouris of the said David and his airis as he wer speciallie nominat and comprehendit thairin, or as gif the saidis haill articles and clausis of the samyn wer herein expreslie contenit; and decernis and declaris the samyn to have full effect and force for saiftie of him in body, landis and guddis, and siclik for repossessing of him to quhatsumevir his landis, rowmis or possessionis quhilk he had befoir the tyme of his foirfalture, providing that the granting of the said pacificatioun on na wayis extend to the odious murthouris of our soverane lordis darrest fader and tua regentis, bot be thir presentis speciallie and exceptis the samyn; and ordinis lettres of publicatioun to be direct heirupoun 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, ratifeis and apprevis the remissioun grantit and gevin be our said soverane lord under his hienes great seall to George, erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Baidyenoch etc., in maner and forme underwrittin, and declaris and decernis the samyn to have full faith, strenth and effect in jugement and outwith in all tyme cumming, efter the forme and tennour of the samyn in all pointis, off the quhilk the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus [suis]† ad quos presentes litere pervenerint salutem. Sciatis quia nos intelligentes post diutinas disturbationes et civile bellum que in hoc nostro regno in nostra tenera etate evenerunt facta et conclusa fuit pacificatio apud burgum nostrum de Perth vigesimo tertio die mensis Februarii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo septuagesimo secundo, ratificata et approbata in nostro parliamento apud Halieruidhous tento duodecimo die mensis Aprilis† proxime sequentis in favorem quondam nostri consanguinei Georgii comitis de Huntlie domini Gordoun et Baidyenauch suorum hominum domesticorum amicorum seruorum vassalorum et tenentium continens certas exceptiones et limitationes que tanti ponderis et importantie judicate non absolute remittebantur Sed promissum fuit quicquid nostra charissima soror regina Anglie princeps in hoc seculo nobis tam consanguinitate et habitatione propinquior penes eadem auisaret et consuleret sed† cum consensu nostri parliamenti pro nostra utilitate et universali obedientia totius regni nostri performari obseruari et perimpleri, et dicta nostra soror et consanguinea Anglie regina suo consilio et avisamento materiam nobismet remittens ad in hoc faciendum quod nobis conveniens appareret eo tempore quo ex etate et per leges et regni nostri consuetudinem gubernationem in nostra propria persona acciperemus, ac nunc favore omnipotentis dei gubernatione nostri regni in nostra propria persona accepta, et eadem per trium annorum spatium nunc preteritorum accepta et administrata, recordantes bonum fidele et egregium seruitium nostris nobilissimis progenitoribus per antecessores dilecti nostri consanguinei Georgii nunc comitis de Huntlie, domini Gordoun et Baidenauch etc., factum tam in defensione huius regni nostri contra forinsecorum inimicorum invasionem quam in assistentia supremorum principum huius regni nostrorum progenitorum predictorum in repressionem insolentie et rebellionis suorum rebellororum et inobedientium subjectorum pro quibus honorabilibus monumentis pro suis premiis et favoribus gaudent et possident, nos ob hec et desiderantes stabilitatem et continuationem antiquarum dominorum nostrorum nobilitatum et procerum de nostro sanguine seu stirpe processorum, ac moti ex nostri speciali gratia, misericordia et clementia ob etatem et innocentiam dicti nostri consanguinei Georgii nunc comitis de Huntlie infantis tempore dictarum disturbationum et civilis belli existentis, respectu etiam sue ardentis affectionis erga nos nostrumque servitium commodum et preservationem geste seu habite, cum avisamento et consensu dominorum nostri secreti consilii volumus et concedimus, ac pro nobis et nostris successoribus [pro] perpetuo declaramus quod beneficium dicte pacificationis est et erit omni tempore affuturo adeo ample et favorabiliter extensum et interpretatum in favorem dicti nostri consanguinei Georgii nunc comitis de Huntlie pro sua plena securitate et remissione de omnibus actionibus criminibus, proditionibus, transgressionibus et offensionibus cuiuscunque ponderis et qualitatis de quibus dictus quondam suus pater ex arte seu parte quouismodo fuit, seu sibi quovismodo ullo tempore preterito imputare potuisset absque omnibus exceptione, limitatione, restrictione seu reservatione temporum aut persone, ac sicuti eadem pacificatio ad primum prefato quondam suo patri per parliamentum simpliciter et absolute pro quibuscunque criminibus commissis dictam pacificationem precedentibus facta, acta, et ratificata extitisset, ac uti nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris declaramus eandem adeo validam et sufficientem dicto nostro consanguineo et sue posteritati suisse et fore pro omnibus proditionibus et offensis quibuscunque per dictum quondam suum patrem aut ullos alios progenitores aut per seipsum ullo tempore preterito diem date presentium precedentem commissis. Necnon nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris ratificavimus, approbavimus, et confirmavimus tenoreque presentium ratificamus, approbamus et affirmamus dictum nostrum consanguineum Georgium nunc comitem de Huntlie tanquam propinquiorem et legitimum heredem dicti quondam sui patris et aliorum suorum predicessorum quorumcunque quibus propinquior attingit, ac concedimus, decernimus et ordinamus quod ipse et eius posteritas ipsis et dicta sua posteritas et successores sui suisque agnatis et cognatis quibus ipse aut ipsi propinquiores de sanguinitate erint succedent in omnibus et singulis terris, hereditatibus, officiis, honoribus, dignitatibus et possessionibus et sua posteritas ipsis in eisdem succedere simili modo et adeo libere in omnibus sicuti nostri liegii quicunque poterint, non obstantibus quibusuis actis parliamenti seu secreti consilii aliisque legibus seu constitutionibus specialibus aut generalibus factis seu fiendis aut quibusuis provisionibus seu conditionibus specificatis in eisdem vel reservatione vel exceptione in dicta pacificatione limitata, que quovismodo in presentium contraria interpretari poterint. Super quibus nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris per presentes dispensamus ac etiam pro nobis et successoribus nostris nos ex nostris gratia et favore specialibus rehabilitamus, reponimus, restituimus et reintegramus prefatum nostrum consanguineum Georgium nunc comitem de Huntlie adversus omnes forisfacturas, processus et sententias quascunque pronunciatas, divulgatas et deductas contra prefatum quondam suum patrem quovismodo pro quibuscunque criminibus seu offensis per ipsum aut suos predicessores tempore elapso comissis, que prefato nostro consanguineo Georgio nunc comiti de Huntlie aut sue posteritati nullo modo ullo tempore affuturo imputari volumus. Insuper promittimus in verbo regio causare presentes in nostro proximo parliamento ratificari et approbari pro securitate et corraboratione premissorum in effectu et sufficiente validitate imperpetuum omni tempore affuturo stare seu permanere. In cuius rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus apud Dalkeith decimo sexto die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo regnique nostri anno decimo quarto.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of his hienes thrie estatis in this present parliament, hes ratifiit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the remissioun underwrittin, maid, gevin and grantit to the servandis of umquhill George, erll of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Baidyenocht contenit thairin under the great seall, and decernis and declaris the same to have full force, strenth and effect in all tyme cumming, of the quhilk the tennour followis.
Jacobus etc. Quia nos cum avisamento dominorum nostri secreti consilii recordantes nostram gratiam et favorem erga fidum nostrum consanguineum Georgium comitem de Huntlie dominum Gordoun et Baidyenocht pro plena sua securitate, remissione et restitutione prius extensam secundum literarum nostrarum tenorem sibi desuper nostro sub magno sigillo concessam, prout huiusmodi litere de data decimo sexto die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo primo et regni nostri decimo quarto latius proportant ac firmam habentes experientiam de dicti nostri consanguinei propenso animo et affectione erga nos nostram obedienti [...] ac in rempublicam et regni nostri tranquillitatem habito et inclinato nosque eo respectu intenden[...] favorem erga ipsum et pro securitate sue domus amicorum et servorum continuandam, ac m[...] volentes quod tales qui dicti nostri consanguinei quondam patri in sua vita deservierunt, nunc de [...] remaneant sub periculo nostri juris pro his que turbulentis temporibus in nostra minoritate occurre [...] maxime in consideratione nostre gratie et favoris antea dicto nostro consanguineo eorum magistro [...] existente filio et heredi cui illi tunc inserviebant ostense, que gratia et favor als restringi et diminui apparere potuit quamvis nos omnimodo inclinati sumus huiusmodi ipsis libere omnibus procul dubio et ambiguitate concedere, ideo cum avisamento dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii remisimus rancorem animi nostri, sectam regiam et omnem actionem quem seu quas concepimus habuimus habemus seu habere vel clamare poterimus adversum Alexandrum Drummound de Medhope, Robertum Bruce, Thomam Ker, Robertum Ker et Patricium Gordoun alias paige existentes domesticos servitores dicti quondam comitis pro tempore sicuti nunc domestici sunt servi dicti nostri consanguinei, pro arte et parte quorumcunque criminum factorum seu offensionum commissorum quando dictus quondam comes de Huntlie presens et super fundo fuit ac ipsi secum fuerunt pro tempore durantibus nuper civilibus turbationibus incipientis decimo quinto die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo usque ad earundem pacificationem vicesimo tertio die mensis Februarii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo septuagesimo secundo, ac pro omnibus actione et crimine que inde sequi aut ipsis eorumve alicui ob id imputari poterint, ipsa pacificatione aut quamvis exceptione seu reservatione in huiusmodi limitatis aut quibusuis parliamentorum seu secreti consilii actis aliisque legibus, statutis seu constitutionibus specialibus seu generalibus factis seu fiendis que in contrarium extendi seu interpretari poterint non obstantibus. Super quibus nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris per presentes dispensamus etc., apud Halieruidhous decimoquinto die mensis Februarii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo secundo et regni nostri decimosexto.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estatis of this present parliament, hes ratefiit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the remissioun underwrittin, maid, gevin and grantit to Schir Thomas Ker of Farnihirst, knycht, and his servandis contenit thairin under the great seall, and decernis and declaris the same to have full strenth, force and effect in all tyme cumming, of the quhilk remissioun the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia Rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus suis ad quos present es litere pervenerint salutem. Sciatis quia nos cum avisamento dominorum nostri secreti consilii intelligentes ob varietatem et discensionem inter proceres huius regni nostri in tenera etate evenit ut ipsi proceres inter seipsos diversis factionibus divisi inierunt civile bellum idque diversis annis hinc inde prosequebantur omnimodis hostilitatibus ad eorum extraniam potentiam adversus alios utentibus sicuti inter extraneas nationes et inimicos extitisset, in quibus temporibus infelicissime evenit quod noster quondam charissimus avus Mattheus comes de Lennox pro tempore regens occisus erat in conflictu apud Sterling ubi dominus Thomas Ker de Farnihirst miles in societate erat sed, ut notum est, neque consulem prescientem vel inventorem dicte infelicis murthure fuisse, et quod eadem contra suam voluntatem integre commissa erat, ac nunc nos recordantes bonum et gratuitum servitim per dictum dominum Thomam et suos predicessores ante has tribulationes nobis et nostris nobilissimis progenitoribus tam in defensionem regni nostri adversum extraneorum inimicorum invasiones quam in assistentia serenissimorum principum huius regni in repressionem insolentie rebellorum et dissobedientium ipsorum subditorum prestitum, nos potius continuationem quam exitum domus et familie dicti domini Thome volentes, ac etiam pro aliis rationabilibus causis et considerationibus nos moventibus ad universalem obedientiam omnium nostrorum legiorum, et maiorem quietem et commoditatem reipublice tendentibus, igitur nos ex nostris gratia, misericordia et clementia specialibus moti cum avisamento dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii remisimus tenoreque presentium remittimus dicto domino Thome et Thome Ker de Caveris, Andree Crichtoun, Joanni Schaw de Tillicultrie, Johanni Ker de Karshesteris, Williamo Ainslie de Falaw, Georgio Pyill de Mylnhuich, Adamo Turnbill de Bullerwell, Thome Kirktoun, Joanni Pyill, Joanni Hall, Georgio Pyill de Lieraw, Williamo Hall, Williamo Weddell, Rodopho Ainslie de Thaksyid et omnibus aliis dicti domini Thome domesticis, tenentibus, seruitoribus, dependentibus, assistentibus et participantibus cum illo in dicto civili bello rancorem animi nostri sectam regiam et omnem actionem quem seu quas erga ipsos concepimus, habuimus, habemus, seu quovis modo habere poterimus pro arte et parte interfectionis quondam nostri charissimi avi et regentis pro tempore predicti infra burgum nostrum de Striviling quarto die mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo septuagesimo primo commissi, et pro omnibus actione et crimine que desuper sequi vel ipsis vel eorum alicui inde imputari poterint, ac pro omnibus aliis actionibus criminibus proditionibus transgressionibus et offensis quibuscunque per dictum dominum Thomam vel aliquem personarum specialiter vel generaliter predictarum aliquo tempore diem date presentium precedente commissis et perpetratis (proditoria in nostram propriam personam, detestabili murthura et interfectione nostri quondam charissimi patris et quondam nostri charissimi regentis Jacobi comitis de Murray, incantatione, incestu tantummodo exceptis), et supra dictum dominum Thomam ceterasque personas suprascriptas sub firma pace et protectione nostra juste suscipientes firmiter inhibemus ne quis eis occasione predicte interfectionis ac omnium aliarum actionum, criminum, proditionum, transgressionum et offensionum quarumcunque antedictarum malum, molestiam, injuriam aut gravamen aliquod inferre presumat injuste super nostram plenariam forisfacturam aut mortem eis inferat sub pena amissionis vite et membrorum. In cuius rei testimonium has literas nostras remissionis pro toto tempore vite prefatarum personarum duraturas sub nostro magno sigillo eis fieri fecimus patentes apud Halieruidhous vicesimo sexto die mensis Nouembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo tertio Et regni nostri decimoseptimo.
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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 act of parliament maid in the parliament haldin at Halieruidhous, the last day of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiii yeiris,† berand that our said soverane lord, with avise of his saidis thrie estatis, upoun wechtie and guid considerationis moving his hienes tending the furthering of peax and quietnes and universall obedience of his graces authoritie, decernit and declarit that Robert Balfour, son lawfull to Andro Balfour of Montquhanie, suld have, bruik and joy the like benefite, favour, privilege and conditionis as ar contenit in the pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perthe in the yeir of God jM vC lxxij yeris, ratefeit and apprevit in the samyn parliament, and that the said pacificatioun suld be als larglie and favorablie extendit and interpret in favouris of the said Robert for the securitie of his lyff, leving, honour and guddis as gif he had bene speciallie nominat and comprehendit thairin, or as gif the haill articles, clausis and conditionis thairof had bene expreslie specifeit in the said act of parliament as the samyn of the dait the xxiij day of Februar, jM vC lxxij yeris, mair fullelie contenis, in all the pointis, articles, clausis, and circumstanceis of the same. And als forsamekle as oure said soverane lord, of his speciall grace, have remittit and forgevin the said Robert all actioun and cryme quhairwith he micht be chargeit for being in cumpanie of thame quhilk chanceit to be at the slauchter of his hienes darrest guidschir, Matthew, erll of Lennox, lord Dernlie, regent to him, his realm and liegeis for the tyme in the moneth of September, the yeir of God jM vC lxxj yeris, for the quhilk procesis and dome of foirfalture wes led and gevin aganis the said Robert in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xx day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxix yeris, as in the proces and dome of foirfalture at mair lenth is contenit; in the quhilk parliament it was alsua statute and ordinit be oure said soverane lord, with avise off the thrie estatis thairof, that the bairnis, alsweill naturall as lawfull, suld bruik nor acclame ony heretageis, rowmis nor possessionis within this realme, howsoevir the samyn is or sall happin be acquirit to pertene to the saidis bairnis sen the committing of the said slauchter, as in the said act of parliament and lettres of remissioun of the dait the xxviij day off August, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiij yeris at mair lenth is contenit; quhilkis lettres of remissioun, in all pointis and clausis thairof, our said soverane lord, with advise of the saidis thrie estatis be thir presentis, ratefeis and apprevis and hes restorit and rehabilitat, likas be thir presentis restoris and rehabilitatis the said Robert, his bairnis, airis and posteritie quhatsumevir aganis the said proces and dome of foirfalture and all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun, restoring and reponing the said Robert and thame to thair same honour, landis, rowmis, possessionis, pensionis and utheris commodities quhatsumevir quhilk the said Robert had or injoyit befoir the dait of the said foirfaltour, and that he, his saidis bairnis, airis, successoris and posteritie may, and salbe, in all tyme heirefter habill to obtene, conqueis, bruik and jois quhatsumevir landis, heratageis, takis, steddingis, rowmis, possessionis and utheris commodities within this realme, and to succeid to ony utheris, thair agnatis or cognatis, or everie ane of thame, to uther siclike and als frelie in all resspectis as ony uther our soverane lordis subjectis within this realme, notwithstanding the saidis proces of foirfaltour led aganis the said Robert and of the act abonespecifeit maid aganis his posteritie as said is, quhilkis, and all utheris actis and constitutionis generallie and speciallie tending to the contrare heirof, the kingis majestie, with avise of the saidis thrie estatis of this present parliament, of certane knawlege, upoun wechtie considerationis and his hienes propre motive, have dispensit and dispensis for ever, providing alwayis that thir presentis be not extendit to repone and restoir the said Robert to ony rycht he hes or may pretend to the provestrie of the Kirk of Feild, sumtyme situat within the libertie of the burgh of Edinburgh, fructis, dewteis and emolumentis thairof quhairsoevir the same ly of, ony termis bypast and to cum, but that the same remane and abyid perpetuallie heirefter with the provest, baillies, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh according to the donationis, richtis and titillis maid be oure said soverane lordis darrest mother and his hienes to thame thairof, secluding the said Robert thairfra and fra all proffitttis and dewties thairof bygane or to cum perpetuallie for ever.
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Oure soverane lord and his thrie estatis in parliament, for the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his hienes and his darrest mother be Schir Johne Maitland of Thirlstane, knicht, now his majesties secretair, ratefeis and apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the charter and infeftment maid be Schir Richard Maitland of Lethingtoun, knycht and barone of the baronie of Blytht, to the said Schir Johne and the airis maill lawfullie to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis failleand, to Johne Maitland, sone and air apperand to Johne Maitland of Auchingassill and his airis maill lawfullie to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis failleand, his narrest and lawfull airis maill quhatsumever berand the armes and surname of Maitland, of all and haill the landis and baronie of Blytht, with annexis, connexis, partis, pendiclis, milnis, woddis, tenentis, tenandreis and service of frie tennentis of the samyn and all thair pertinentis, liand within the lordship of Lawderdaill and sherefdome of Berwik, to be haldin of his hienes and his successouris be service of warde and releve, as the said charter of alienatioun and previe venditioun of the dait at Edinburgh, the xv day of Marche the yeir of God jM vC lxxx yeris, at mair lenth bearis, with the instrument of sesing following thairupoun; and siclike the charter of confirmatioun maid be his hienes, with advise of the lordis of secrete counsell under his great seall of the dait the xix day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiij yeiris, ratifeand and apprevand the said infeftment and charter of venditioun and alienatioun maid to the said Schir Johne in maner foirsaid; and siclike his hienes and thrie estatis foirsaidis hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the uther charter and infeftment under his great seall to the said Schir Johne and Maistres Jeane Flemyng, his spous, the langar levar of thame twa in conjunctfie, and to the airis lawfullie gottin or to be gottin betuix thame, quhilkis failyeand, to the said Schir Johnis airis quhatsumever, off all and haill the landis and baronie of Thankartoun and Biggar, with the partis and pertinentis thairof, liand within the sherefdome of Lanark, and of all and haill ane annuelrent of fiftie poundis money of this realme yeirlie to be upliftit at twa usuall termes in the yeir, Witsounday and Martimes in wynter, be twa equall portionis, of all and haill the landis of Abbottiskers, with thair pertinentis, liand within the sherefdome of Striveling, as the said infeftment of the dait at the castell of Striveling the penult day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiij yeiris, at mair lenth proportis, with the instrumentis of sesing following thairupoun; and als his hienes and thrie estatis of parliament ratefeis and apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confirmis the charter of alienatioun and venditioun maid be the said Schir Richard Maitland of Lethingtoun, knycht, to the said Schir Johne and his airis maill and of taillie befoir specifeit of all and haill the landis of Lethingtoun, with the tour, fortalice, maner place, orchyairdis and yairdis thairof, with the pleuch of land callit the West Feild, with tenentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis and all thair pertinentis, liand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh and constabularie of Hadingtoun, to be haldin of William, lord Hay of Yester, and his airis in frie blanche, as the said infeftment and sesine following thairupoun in like maner at mair lenth proportis, the said William, lord Hay of Yester, his confirmatioun gevin thairefter ratefeand the said infeftment of venditioun and alienatioun thairin contenit in all pointis, clausis and articles of the samyn; and decernis and ordinis that this present ratificatioun in forme of act of parliament is and salbe in all tymis heirefter als valiable and sufficient in all respectis as gif all and syndrie the saidis infefmentis, charteris, confirmationis and sesingis wer at lenth insert thairin, and that, be vertew thairof, the said Schir Johne, his airis, assignais and successouris sall peceablie bruik and jois the landis, baroneis and annuelrent abone specefeit in all respectis as ony utheris, his hienes subjectis, brukis and possesis thair landis and heretageis withi this realme, notwithstanding quhatsumevir sentencis of foirfaltour gevin and pronuncit in ony tym bypast aganis the said Schir Johne and umquhill Williame Maitland, his brother, and als notwithstanding the actis maid in his hienes parliament haldin at Striveling in the moneth of August, the yeir of God jM vC lxxj yeiris, and at Edinburgh in the moneth of November, the yeir of God jM vC lxxix yeris, as alsua at Edinburgh in the moneth of November, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ane yeiris, anent the disherising of the posteritie of the personis foirfaltit in the saidis parliamentis or ony uther parliamentis; and notwithstanding quhatsumevir uther lawes, actis and constitutionis of this realme quhairinto his hienes, be avise of the saidis thrie estatis, hes maid and be thir presentis makis plane derogatioun in that behalff.