Tertia dies parliamenti
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Parliamentum supremi domini nostri regis tentum in magna aula palatii regis de Linlythgow decimo die mensis Decembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo quinto per dictum supremum dominum nostrum regem et tres regni status unacum officiariis et Jacobo Mathesoun adjudicatore.
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Rege presente
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†Forsamekle as in the troublous tymes bypast, dyvers of oure soverane lordis liegis hes takin on thame a licentious libertie and presumptioun to speik and wryte mony thingis of his majestie uncumlie and na wayis allowable in any Christiane realme or commoun welth, quhilk hes bene in tyme past and may be in tyme cuming the occasioun of disordour and inquietnes, gif the like salbe sufferrit heirefter unpunissit, thairfoir oure soverane lord, with advyse of his thrie estaittis convenit in this present parliament, statuittis and ordanis that all his hienes subjectis contene thame selffis in quietnes and dewtifull obedience to his hienes and his auctoritie, and that nane of thame presume or tak upoun hand publictlie to declame or privatlie to speik or wryit ony purpos of reproche or sclaunder of his majesteis persoun, estait or governament, or to deprave his lawis and actis of parliament or misconstrue his procedingis, quhairby ony misliking may be moved betuix his hienes and his nobilitie and loving subjectis in tyme cuming, under the pane of deid; certifeing thame that dois in the contrair, thay salbe repute as sedicious and wicked instrumentis, enemeis to his hienes and the commoun weill of this realme, and the said pane of deid salbe execute upoun thame with all rigour in example of utheris.
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†The quhilk day Frances, erll of Erroll, lord Hay, constable of Scotland, declairit in presens of the kingis majestie and thrie estaittis of this present parliament that thair wes of auld one contentioun betuix the constable and admirall for the prioritie of thair voit and place in parliament in the dayis of umquhile Mary, quene dowriare and regent of this realme, at the quhilk tyme it wes concludit that the constable sould first voit in parliament, notwithstanding that he satt not amang the rest of the erllis, bot for doing of his office in parliament satt laich doun in the parliament hous, and thairfoir except the kingis majestie and estaittis restorit him to the ancient degrie and prioritie in voiting quhilk his predicessouris had, refusit to voit in this present parliament, and protestit that althocht Frances, now erll Bothuile at this tyme hes voittit befoir him, that it hurt nor prejudge not him.
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†The kingis majestie, considering that thair is na greittair occasioun of wrangis and disorderis amongis his subjectis nor the misknawlege of his hienes lawes and actis of parliament and the negligent executioun of the panis thairof upoun sik as worthelie deservis the same, quhairfoir his hienes, with advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, be the tennour heirof, for his hienes and his successouris, ratefeis, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis all and sindrie the lovable lawes and actis of parliament of this realme maid be his majestie and his maist noble progenitouris now standand in force, except sic as ar expresly derogat in this present parliament; and ordanis the same lawes and actis to be observit and to be put to full executioun in tyme cuming efter the forme and tennour of the same and under the panis contenit thairintill, chargeing all his hienes jugeis, officiaris and ministeris of the lawes and utheris quhatsumevir to quhome the executioun of the saidis† and actis appertenis, that they faithfully and diligentlie put the same to dew executioun in tyme cuming, to the confort of all† hienes guid and peceabill subjectis and punishment of the wicket; certefeing thame that salbe found remisse, negligent or corruptit in that behalf, thai salbe callit, persewit and punissit thairfoir with all rigour in example to utheris.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding of the grudge and complaint of divers his loving subjectis for allegit extorsioun usit on thame in taking of greittar feis seillis be the yschearis of his chalmer and for subscriptioun of his officiaris nor heirtofoir hes bene accustumat, howbeit the auncient lovable custome aucht not to be transgressit, thairfoir, be advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, gevis full powar and commissioun to his hienes thesaurair, maistir yschear, secretair, comptrollar, keipar of the privie seill, thesaurair depute, clerkis of justiciarie, registri, advocat and directour of the chancellarie, or thrie of thame, to convene, inquire and try be suith of registeris and informatioun of personis maist auncient and of best knawlege quhat wes the auncient and is the present forme of payment for seill feis, chalmerlane feis and subscriptionis of his saidis officiaris, and to appoint sic ressonable feis and deweteis as suld be payit be his subjectis in tyme cuming, that thai, knawand the certantie, may do that quhilk becumis thame without grudge or murmor; and incaice thay be extorsit, may the better compleine and seik remeid of his hienes and his counsale, quhilk ordinance allowit be his majestie and publishit salhave the lyke force and effect as gif it war statute be his hienes and his haill estaitis in parliament, ay and quhill his nixt parliament and further quhill the samin be dischargeit or reformit be parliament.
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†Oure soverane lord, considering that for the better wynning of the cornis in the harvest seasoun thair is a greit vacance of the sittin of the sessioun and college of justice fra the last day of Julii to the xij day of November, and sindrie utheris particular vacances appointit in the tyme of superstitioun for feisting, and now, considering that the intermissioun of the sitting of the sessioun at sic tymes is monywayis unproffitable and neidles, and that it is na less convenient to haif sumtyme of vacance at the tymes of the sawing as of the scheiring, thairfoir our soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that the sessioun and college of justice in tyme cuming sall begin thair sitting, calling and administratioun of justice efter the greit vacance of hervest upoun the first day of November yeirlie, and sall sit thereftir everie day (the Sondayes exceptit) quhill the first day of Marche, and that the haill monethe of Marche salbe vacance for the ait seid; thaireftir the sessioun to convene and sit during the haill moneth of Aprile, the Sondayes exceptit, and at the end thairof, to ryise and vacance to be for the beir seid during the moneth of Maii; and thaireftir, to convene and sit agane continewallie, the Sondayes except, fra the last day of Maii quhill the fyftene day of August, dispensand with all utheris tymes and diettis appointit in tyme bigane be the institutioun of the college of justice or quhatsumevir uthir actis heirtofoir maid.
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†The kingis majestie, considering the greitt and schamefull dilapidatioun of the rentis of the benefices of this realme, without respect of the posteritie, to the greit hurt of the croun and commoun welth of his realme, thairfoir, for sum stay of the said disordour quhill the inconvenientis past may be better tryit and the full remeid providit, be the advise of the thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that all personis to be providit heireftir to the bishoprikis, abbaciis, priories or quhatsumevir inferiour benefices, being at his hienes presentatioun, sall, befoir the expeditioun and registratioun of thair signatouris, find souirtie to the clerk, keipar of the register, that thai sall leve the said benefice at thair deceise and dimissioun unhurt or viciat in the quantitie of the yeirlie rent thairof, as thai find it at thair entrie thairto; and that thair signatouris and provisionis onnawayis be expeid or pas the seillis quhill the said souirtie be fundin and the same testifiit be the same clerk. And incaice ony of the saidis personis providit to the saidis benefices salhappin to do utherwayes and, be ony fewes, takis, pensionis or changeing of victuall for money or ony uthir dispositioun, sall mak thair benefice in worse estait nor the same wes at thair entrie thairto, all setting and dispositioun salbe of nane availe, force nor effect.
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Forsamekle as thair was ane act maid of befoir in the regiment of umquhile Marie, quene dowarrier and regent of this realme, oure soverane lordis guddame of worthie memorie, anent leaguis and bandis as being thocht aganis all law and obedience of subjectis towardis thair princes, quhilk act, sen the making, not weill observit, it hes gevin occasioun in a pairt of mony trubles that hes occurrit sensyne; quhairfoir our soverane lord, with advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and, for his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the said act of parliament and ordanis the same to haif full effect and executioun in tyme cuming; and als of new, with advise of his saidis thrie estaitis, dischargis and annullis all leagues and bandis maid betuix his liegis and subjectis in tyme bigane preceiding the dait heirof, and statutis and ordanis that in tyme cuming all† leagues and bandis be maid amangis his subjectis of ony degree upoun quhatsumevir collour or pretense without his hienes or his successouris privitie and consent had and obtenit thairto under the pane to be haldin and execute as movaris of seditioun and inquietnes, to the break and trouble of the publict peax of the realme, and to be callit and persewit thairfoir with all rigour in example of utheris.
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The quhilk day, in presens of oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of parliament, comperit personallie nobill and potent lordis George, erle of Huntlie, lord Gordoun and Badyenocht, and Jhonn, erle of Mortoun, lord Maxwell, in name and behalf of the erllis, lordis, baronis and gentlemen of this realme, and protestit that in respect all leagis and bandis maid betuix quhatsumevir oure soverane lordis liegis and subditis in tyme cuming ar dischargit, annullit be act of parliament this instant day, and als in tyme coming it is statut and ordanit be the samin act that na liggis nor bandis be maid amongis quhatsumevir our soverane lordis liegis of onie degre, under ane certane pane contenit in the samin act as said is at mair lenth beiris, that all feis, landis and casualiteis gevin furth be the saidis tua erllis and utheris foirsaidis to thair dependaris for thair lieggis, bandis and service may returne to thame selffis, to be bruikit and disponit be thame as thai think expedient; and therupoun the saidis Erllis of Huntlie and Mortoun, for thame selffis and in name and behalf foirsaid, askit instrumentis.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament, considering the greit harme and inconvenient quhilk diverse of his hienes guid subjectis hes incurrit and daylie sustenis throw chargeis purchast aganis thame be the inoportuitie and unressonable suit of previe personis to compeir befoir his hienes and his secreit counsale to anser de super inquirendis under the paine of rebellioun, and gif thai failyie, to put thame to the horne, or to do ony deid under the paine of tressoun or rebellioun, and gif thay failye, immediatlie to denunce thame to the horne, na cognitioun tane in the cause, or enter thame selffis in waird in sum of his hienes castellis or presonis in schort space under the panis of tressoun or horning, without ony calling or cagnitioun takin gif the caus for quhilk sic lettres ar direct be tressoun or of uther greit importance concerning the kingis majesties persoun or proper estait, bot rather oftintymes sic lettres ar purchast to satisfie sum pairtie of the malice of the pairtie, purchessar thairof, to the wrak and havie truble of thair pairtie or nichtbour for thair particular and civile causis that aucht to be decidit be the ordinar jugeis of this realme, abusand the ordour of justice and makand a cloik of his hienes name and auctoritie indirectlie and to collour thair privet rewenge, to the offence of God and greit contempt of his hienes gif tymous remeid be not providit; thairfoir, our soverane lord, with advise of his saidis thrie estaitis, statutis and ordanis that his hienes secretair or his deputis, keiparis of the signetis, pas na maner of sic lettres to charge ony personis to compeir super inquirendis, or to enter thair personis in waird, or to do ony deid under the panis of tressoun or rebellioun; and incaice of failyie, to denunce without calling or cognitioun tane of befoir, notwithstanding the subscriptioun of his hienes or ony twa or ma of his counsale, except the same lettres be speciallie subscrivit be the chief officiaris of the estait, at the leist be four of thame, quhairof the chancellar, thesaurair or secretair salbe allwayis ane, and sall perfytly understand and anser that sic lettres ar advisedlie directit for materis being in thame selffis tressoun in deid, or otherwayis of heichast importance concerning his hienes persoun and proper estait, that may suffer na delay; and that the secretair admonishe all his deputis and writtairis to the signet that nane of thame tak upon hand to writt or put in forme onie maner of signatour or lettre to be past his majesties hand that contenis novaltie or informalitie contrair the lovable and accustumat style and forme, notwithstanding the desir of ony pairtie under the pane of deprivatioun; and that everie writtair subscrive his name on the bak of the signatour or lettre as allowit be him that it is writtin according to the ordiner stile and forme; and that na signatour or lettre† unallowit or subscrivit be the writtar, as said is, as they will anser thairupoun at thair heichest charge and parrell.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thrie estaitis of parliament, ratefeis and apprevis the act maid befoir in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xxiiij day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxj yeiris, and the repetitioun of quhatsumevir landis or sowmes of money gevin to the keiparis of oure soverane lordis castellis and fortalices to the keiparis therof in his hienes minoritie and les age, being constranit thairto be the foirsaidis keiparis befoir the saidis castellis and fortalices micht be relevit furth of thair handis, as the said act in it selff at mair lenth beiris, in all pointis and clausis thairof, with this additioun: that the said act salbe extendit to all personis, quhilkis, in the regnne of oure soverane lordis dearest mother, beiring auctoritie for the tyme, ressavit landis, guidis, sowmes of money, band, obligatioun or souirtie thairfoir for deliverance of the saidis castellis and fortalices, and that the personis or thair airis oblist athir as principallis or as cautioneris for pament of the sowmes of money, or to mak infeftmentis of landis or to gif ony uther proffeit to the keiparis of the saidis castellis and fortalices, and can verifie and preif that the said obligatioun wes maid for that caus, salhave guid actioun to reduce the said band and obligatioun and ane competent exceptioun be vertew of this present act to mak the same null and of nane availl quhen evir thai salbe callit for the fulfilling thairof; and gif thai persew the said reductioun, thai salbe hard summarlie befoir the lordis of sessioun upoun xv dayis warning but dyet, table or continewatioun of uther summondis.
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†Forsamekle as thair was ane act maid in the last parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the monethe of August fourscoir four yeiris anent decreitis gevin upoun dowble poindingis and horningis, the ane pairt being lauchfullie summond comperis not in that instant and thaireftir desiris to be hard be way of reductioun, thay sall not be hard to retreat and reduce the said decreit, nor yit salbe restorit agane to the samin, nathir yit haif onie actioun for the byrun proffeitis intromettit with be the obtenar of the decreit, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said act, quhilk act is not onlie extendit to all sic questionis as may occur heireftir, bot also in all sic materis of the elike sort bigane, intentit or to be intentit, depending and indecidit, befoir the lordis of sessioun and uther judgeis ordiner, to ane greit hurt and prejudice of ane greit number of oure soveranis subjectis, secluding thame fra thair actionis of reductionis of decreitis, of dowble poindingis and horningis and frome the proffitis resultand thairupoun alreddie intentit and depending lang befoir the making of the said act, quha, of law and equitie, aucht not to be astrictit to observe onie statutes or ordinances befoir the making of the samin, seing lawes suld be extendit ad futura and non ad preterita; thairfoir our soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of his present parliament, decernis and declaris the foirsaid act of parliament onlie to be extendit to the reductioun of decreitis, of dowble poindingis and horningis as hes, or salbe, obtenit sen the making of the samin, and not to sic as wes intentit and depending lang of befoir; and that in respect oure soverane lordis subjectis culd not observe the said act befoir the making heirof; and ordanis lettres to be direct heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, considering how at sindrie tymes sen his hienes coronatioun and acceptatioun of the governament of his realme in his awin handis thair hes bene sindrie personis admittit and sworne to be of his privie counsale, althocht be sic a multitude making na residence bot quhen thai pleisit, the majestie and gravitie that aucht to be in his said previe counsale hes bene rather brocht in decay nor incressit, and the cair of his majesties effairis and of the commoun weill hes bene rather neglectit nor weill providit, his majestie, thairfoir, with advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, hes dischargit and, be the tennour heirof, dischargis all persoun heirtofoir being of his privie counsale and presentlie hes of new electit and nominat the personis underwrettin: thai ar to say, Johne, lord Hamiltoun, Archibald, erle of Angus etc., George, erle of Huntlie, etc., George, erle Marschall, Johne, erle of Mar, Andro, erle of Rothes, Johne, erle of Mortoun, lord Maxwell, Patrik, archiepischop of Sanctandrois, Adame, bischop of Orknay, William, lord Hereis, Claude, commendatair of Paislay, Patrik, maistir of Gray, Robert, commendatair of Deir, Alexander, commendatair of Pluscardin, and Schir James Home of Coldinknowis, knicht, capitane of the castell of Edinburgh, and Alexander, commendatair of Culross, with his hienes ordiner officiaris of his estait, to be of his hienes privie counsale in tyme cuming quhill his hienes nixt parliament, and further, ay and quhill thei be speciallie dischargit; and that fyve at leist salbe a sufficient number to heir, discuss and decerne onie mater belangand to the jugement of the privie counsale, and that the clerk sall not in his buik the names of thame present that sittis and the kingis majesties awin subscriptioun onlie, with the thesaurair, comptrollair or collectour or thair deputis to signatures or lettres properlie belangand to everie ane of thair offices, and his hienes subscriptioun, with the secretairis only, or his depute in his absence, to all utheris lettres salbe sufficient warrand to the signet, privie, greit and quarter seillis, without onie utheris subscriptionis or wrytting of sederunt on the bakis of the signatures of lettres, as hes bene laitlie accustumat; and that the saidis comptrollar, then collectour and secretair and thair deputis do thair deweteis faithfullie and diligentlie in everie ane of thair offices, attending that na thing pas his majesties hand or thairis that is a noveltie or of ony dangerous example aganis justice or his hienes honour and commoditie, or to the hurt of the commoun weill, and be anserable to his hienes and remanent of his counsale thairupoun als oft as thai salbe requirit.
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†Forsamekle as in the act of parliament laitlie maid anent the paking and peling of hering, quhite fische and uther fische slane on ather syde of the watter of Forth, it is expresly providit that all the saidis fisches salbe brocht to the portis of Leith or Craill allanerlie, thair to be grathit and handillit as in the said act at mair lenth is contenit, quhilk sensyne hes bene werray prejudiciall and hurtfull to the remanent frie burrowis and sey portis on athir syd of the said watter of Forth, thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, declairis, statutis and ordanis that it sall be lesum to the remanent of the saidis fre burrowis to haif the saidis fisches brocht to ilk ane of thame in tyme cuming, alsweill as to the saidis portis of Leythe and Craill, notwithstanding onie restrictioun maid thairanent be the said act or utherwayis of befoir, dispensand thairwith for evir; and ordanis lettres of publicatioun to pas heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Forsamekle as sindrie personis, under cullour of our soverane lordis licences grantit to thame, hes transportit and daylie transportis furth of this realme woll, talloun, victuall and sic uther forbiddin guidis, to the greit hurt and prejudice of his hienes customes and the commoun weill of this realme; for eschewing of the quhilk in tyme cuming, our said soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament decernis, statutis and ordanis that all sic licences for transporting of the saidis forbiddin guidis grantit or to be grantit be his majestie be subscrivit be his hienes comptrollaris, present and to cum, and utherwyis to be invalide and to haif na force nor effect; and ordanis lettres to be direct to the effect foirsaid.
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†Forsamekle as in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xxiiij day of October, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiiij† yeiris, thair was ane additioun maid to the actis maid aganis notorious thevis and soirneris of clannis, quhairin it is statute and ordanit that it salbe lefull to all our soverane lordis obedient and guid subjectis that sall ressave ony harme or skaith throw stowth and maisterfull reiff of thair guidis to be committit efter the dait of the said act be ony of the notorious thevis, brokin men or soirnaris of clannis of thevis in tyme cuming, to apprehend, stay and arreist the bodeis and guidis of the personis offending aganis thame, or ony utheris being of the same clan, thair servandis, defendaris or partakeris, quharevir they sall find thame in onie pairtis of this realme, ay and quhill the principallis and utheris of the said clan caus the saidis harmes and skaithis be redressit to the satisfactioun of the sustenaris thairof, or at leist find sufficient souirtie to that effect to the contentment of the persoun that hes sustenit the skaith, incaice it salbe found be ordour and triall, according to justice, that the offendar and deid doar was onnywayis ressait, suppliit and mantenit amongis the said clan efter the offence committit; quhilk act hes not tane executioun in mony pairtis of the realme be ressoun of the parteis susteniing the skaith apprehending the personis or gudis of the personis offending thame, or utheris being of the same clan, thair servandis, defendaris or partakaris, nor hes not found the concurrence of the ordiner magistratis or utheris personis being of powar to that effect, or utheris being of the same clan, thair servandis, defendaris or partakeris, hes not had sufficient force of thair awin to stay and arreist the bodeis or guidis of the personis quhilkis had offendit thame; for remeid and supplie quhairof in tyme cuming, it is statut and ordanit be oure said soverane lord, be advise of his saidis thrie estatis in parliament, that incaice onie of his hienes guid subjectis that ressavit onie harme or skaith throw stouth or maisterfull reiff of thair guidis be onie of the notorious thevis, brokinmen or soirneris of the saidis clannis of thevis in tyme cuming, sall happin not to be of power of thame selfis to stay and arreist the bodeis and guidis of the personis that hes offendit aganis thame or utheris of the same clan, thair servandis, dependaris and partakeris, being apprehendit be thame, that than the complenar sall desir the shereff, stewart, baillie or thair deputis, or provest and baillies with in burgh, or onie uther persoun being of power that happinis to be present for the tyme, to concur and assist to the same complenar in making of the same stay and arreistment, conforme to the said act of parliament, as thai will anser to his hienes upoun thair obedience and under the pane to†repute and estemit partakeris with the saidis thevis in evill deidis, quhairin gif thai failyie, his hienes, with advise of his saidis estaitis, declairis that the said complener, being his hienes obedient subject, salhave siclike actioun, criminallie or civillie, aganis the saidis shereffis, stewartis and ballies, provest and ballies within burgh, or utheris personis of power happynning to be present for the tyme and failyeing reddilie to concur and assist as said is, as aganis the principall theiff or robar; and further declairis, statutis and ordanis that it salbe lefull to his hienes trew and obedient subjectis having thair guidis stowin and reft be the saidis notorious thevis, brokin men or soirnaris of clannis, to apprehend, tak and intromet with the guidis and personis of the offendaris or ony utheris of the same clan, thair servandis, defendaris or partakeris with quhom the thevis and trew mennis guidis stowin or reft be thame wer ressait, and to reteine the samin as thair awin proper guidis ay and quhill the offendaris or utheris of the said clane cum to compt and rekning and mak sufficient suirtie for redreis of the trew mennis skaith, conforme to the said act of parliament, and assolyeis thame fra all danger of spuilye or violent proffeitis, bot onlie to be anserable for the principall guidis quhen thai sall have rekning, compt and dew redress of thair awin guidis with thair coistis and skaithis.
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†Forsamekle as it is understand be his hienes that diverse baronis, gentilmen, tennentis and possessouris of landis, rowmes, possessionis, teindis, teindschaves etc. hes bene compellit to mak payment of thair maillis and deweteis, teindis, teindschaves and utheris foirsaidis at command of oure soverane lord, and be vertew of charge direct in favouris of diverse personis haveand factories, giftis, provisionis or utheris securiteis of the saidis fruitis, quhilk pament was maid be thame bona fide efter the executioun of the saidis chargis and na utherwayis, notwithstanding quhairof diverse pairteis intendis heireftir upoun the occasioun of his majesties favour, grantit in the lawes and constitutionis of this present parliament as utherwayis, to move questioun aganis the saidis tennentis and utheris, and to cause thame be repellit, to repay the saidis mailes and deweteis, teindis, teindschavis and utheris aganis all guid ressoun; it is thairfoir statute and ordanit that all and quhatsumevir personis quha hes heirtofoir maid pament of the saidis fruitis to the factouris and utheris havand richt thairto, and hes reportit thair discharges thairof, salbe frie and fred in tyme cuming and of all actioun, instance or persute that may be pretendit aganis thame be quhatsumevir maner, dischairgeing the lordis of counsale and sessioun to grant proces in onie of the saidis persuitis in tyme cuming and all utheris judgeis and ministeris of the lawes within this realme.
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†Forsamekle as in our soverane lordis parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xxij day of August the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiiij yeiris, thair was ane act maid beirand that all fewis of kirklandis not confermit befoir be oure soverane lord, his predicessouris or be the Pape suld be dewlie confermit be his majestie within a certane space and under certane panes contenit in the said act, as the samin at mair lenth proportis; nevirtheless, sindrie troubles hes incressit sensyne and the pestilent seiknes spreading amongis diverse of the greitest baronis hes rasit the chief jugementis and jurisdictionis of this realme and the chancellarie had na established place; thairfoir, our soverane lord and thrie estaitis, willing nane of thame to be hurt thairby, hes prorogat and prorogatis the said act and haill force thairof for the space of ane yeir nixt eftir the dait heirof, within the quhilk all his liegis doing thair diligence for the saidis confermationis salbe, in all respectis, in als guid caice as the saidis fewis had bene confermit immediatlie efter the dait of the said act.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding how far his hienes is grudgit be the subscriving of sindrie signatures and lettres at the inoportun suit and desir of sindrie personis, his hienes not being foirwarnit nor trewlie informit of the effect and contentis of the saidis signatures and lettres; for remeid quhairof, his majestie, with advise of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that na signatouris or lettres quhatsumevir salbe presentit to his majestie to be subscrivit in tyme cuming bot be his ordinar officiaris unto quhais offices the same properlie belangis, and incaice onie signatures other ignorantlie or upoun inoportunitie salhappin to be subscrivit be his hienes utherwayis, commandis his saidis ordiner officaris to stay thame and on nawayis to subscrive or pas thame, as thai will anser at ther heichast charge and perrell; quhilk staying of the passing of sic signatouris salbe impute to thame for na offence, bot estemit be his majestie as acceptable and guid service tending to his hienes honour and common weill of this realme.
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†Forsamekle as be ane act of our soverane lordis parliament, haldin at Edinburgh, the xxij day of Maii, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiiij yeiris, anent the appreving of the constitutioun of certane officiaris of the estate, it is statut that nane of the saidis officiaris salbe removable fra thair offices in tyme cuming bot for just and worthie causis tryit be his hienes and his estaitis in parliament; and now his hienes chancellar being depairtit and in his majesties danger for his hienes jowellis undeliverit, his majestie, with advise of his thre estaitis, finds the office of chancellarie to vaik and that the samin may be servit in tyme cuming be sic a persoun and sic a maner as his hienes sall appoint.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the power, privilege, consent and auctoritie quhatsumevir competent to the saidis estaitis, gevin and grantit to our soverane lord, his counsall or sic thairof as his majestie sall cheis, for treating, conferring, contracting and concluding of ane league and confederatioun with his derrest sister and cousine, the Quene of England, at Sanctandrois, the fyft day of Julii bigane, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
We, the nobilitie and estaitis presentlie convenit, understanding the course of the present proceidingis in foreyn partis, and that diverse princes and potentactis terming thame selffis Catholickis haif joynit thame selffis under the Papes auctoritie in a maist unchristiane confederacie aganis the trew religioun and professouris thairof, with full intent to persecute thair ungodlie resolutioun with all severitie, not onlie within thair awin statutis† and dominionis, bot also in uther places and kingdomes quhair thai can pretend na lawfull power nor auctoritie to deale, a practize of lang projectit thocht heirtofoir cuninglie conductit and now at last, be oppin and joint forces of mony confederatis, planelie manifested to the warld quhat hes alwayis bene intendit be formare coverit and craftie coursis, quhilkis now thay have begun to put in executioun in diverse places with werrie hard effectis. And sen it had plesit God of his infinit mercie to blis this realme with the sinceritie of his holy Gospell (the defence quhairof is the maist just and lawfull caus that Christianes can mantene), na thing is moir requisite then not onlie to unite oure selffis sinceirlie and trewlie and joyne our haill powaris, forces and meanis quhilkis God hes grantit us under oure maist religious and Christiane soverane, for the better assurance of oure awin state and mair peceable injoying of sa greit a benefite of God, bot alsua for withstanding of sa pernitious and dangerous a course generallie intendit aganis all trew professouris of the treuth, it is necessar that a generall league and confederacie of all princes and staitis sincerlie professing the evangell wer opponit to the ungodlie conspiracie of the enemies of Goddis trewth, and speciallie that the crounis of Scotland and England, naturally jonit be blude and habitatioun and religioun, and thairby alike subject to the malice of commoun enemeis, be quhais union na less suirtie may be expectit to baith thair estaitis then danger be thair divisioun, wer inseparably united be mair firme and stricte league then hes bene heirtofoir betuix ony princes, their progenitouris, alsweill of the preservatioun of thame selffis as alsua for the better mantenance of trew, ancient and Christiane religioun quhilk thai now professe, aganis all that sall attempt onie thing aganis thame for the professioun and mantenance of the said religioun. We, thairfoir, the nobilitie and estaitis undersubscrivand, considerand the greit and urgent necessitie of the said league and how the same may be na langar protractit nor without parrell differit to a mair solempne conventioun of the haill estaitis in parliament, and reposing oure selffis upoun [...]†discretioun, wisdome and circumspectioun and maist ernist zeall borne be the maist noble and michtie prince King James the Sext, oure soverane lord, to the advancement of the said religioun and mantenance thairof, haif thairfoir, for us and in the name and behalf of the haill estaitis of this realme quhais bodie in this conventione we represent, fullilie gevin and grantit, like as be the tennour heirof we, for us and in name foirsaid, gevis and grantis to oure said soverane lord, his counsale or sic thairof as his majestie sall chuse, oure full power, privilege, assent and auctoritie quhatsumevir competent to us and estaitis foirsaidis to treat or caus treat, confer, contract and conclude the said Christiane league and all pointis, heidis, clausis and articlis thairof betuix his majestie and his hienes dearest sister and cousine, the Quene of England; and to nominat and appoint comissioneris to that effect, to meit at sic tyme and place as his hienes sall aggrie unto with comissioneris to be direct from his dearest sister of alike in rank and honour, quhais electioun, nominatioun and instructionis we have remittit and heirby remittis to oure soverane lord, and quhatsumevir his majestie sall aggre unto and quhatsumevir the saidis commissoneris sall promeise, contract, intend, subscrive or seale toward the said league and articlis thairof, aggreing with thair instructionis, we, for us and in name foirsaid, now as than and than as now, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis and, be the tennour heirof, be oure greitest and solempne athis upoun oure faith and trewth, promisis to allow, appreve, ratefie and conferme be oure consentis in the nixt parliament, without questioun or contradictioun quhatsumevir, providing alwayis the said league be without infringeing or prejudice in onie sort to onie formare league or alliance betuix this realme and onie ether auld freindis and confederatis thairof, except onlie in materis of religioun, quhairanent we do fullie consent the league be defensive and offensive and do solempnitlie avow in quarrell and mantenace thairof nather to spair lyves, housis, guidis, geir or quhatsumevir it hes plesit God to grant us. In witnes quhairof, in presence of his hienes, we have subscrivit thir presentis with oure handis at Sanctandrois, the last day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir and fyve yeiris. Sic subscribitur, P. Sanctandrois, Robert, archebishope of Glasgow, Peter Rollog, bischop of Dunkeld, James, erle of Arrane, lord Avane and Hamiltoun, chancellar, Robert, erle of Marche, Jhonn, erle of Athoill, George, erll Merschale, Jhonn, erle of Montrois, thesaurair, Andro, erle of Rothes, Robert, commendatair of Deir, William, commendatair of Dryburgh, Alexander, commendatair of Culross, Henrie, commendatair of Balmerinoch, Walter, abbot of Kinloss, William, commendatair of Pittinweme, Patrik, commendatair of Lundoris, Walter, commendatair of Blantyre, Laurence, lord Oliphant, Henrie, lord Sinclair, Patrik, lord Gray, James, lord of Down, Patrik, maistir of Gray, Schir Jhonn Maitland of Thirlstane, knicht, secretair, Andro Wod of Largo, comptrollair, Alexander Hay of Eister Kennet, clerk of register, Henrie Nisbet, commissioner for Edinburgh, George Hereis, commissioner for Edinburgh, Robert Forrestar of Boquhane, provest of Striviling, commissioner for the said burgh, William Norvel, commissioner of Striviling, Patrik Lermonth of Darsie, commissioner for Sanctandrois, Alexander Scrimgeor, commissioner of Dundie, William Duncane, commissioner of Dundie, George Cochrane, commissioner of Air, James Cokburne, commissioner of Hadingtoun, Robert Rorvat, commissioner of Glasgw, Johne Kircaldie, commissioner of Kingorne, Robert Hay, commissioner of Kircaldie, Johne Ramsay, commissioner of Carrell, James Andersoun, commissioner for Cowper.
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†Oure soverane lord and his thrie estaitis of parliament ratefeis and apprevis the lettres gevin under his hienes privie seall, of the dait the xxiiij day of November last bipast, gevand licence, power and facultie to certane personis laitlie foirfaltit to convene thair friendis and utheris of wisdome and jugement for thair advise and counsale in the restitutioun of thame aganis their saidis foirfaltouris, as in the lettres foirsaidis at mair lenth is contenit; and oure said soverane lord and thrie estaitis declairis the said lettre to be als sufficient to all intentionis as gif the [...] of the parliament had bene interponit thairto; and forder our said soverane lord and his saidis thrie estaitis ratefeis and apprevis all thingis done and conssultit be vertew of the said lettre, off the quhilk the tennour followis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to all and sindrie oure liegis and subjectis quhome it effeiris quhais knawlege thir oure lettres sall cum, greting. Forssamekle as we, for certane greit and wechty considerationis moving us, ar of will and mynd to restoire, rehabilitat oure richt traist cousingis Jhonn, lord Hamiltoun, Archibald, erle of Angus, lord Dowglass and Abirnethy and certane utheris, with thair posteriteis, as salbe contenit in the said restitutioun, quharupon we ar myndit to mak thame all securitie neidfull, and to that effect necessar it is that thai haif the advise and consultatioun of thair maist trustie frindis and utheris of guid knawlege and experience to that effect, thairfoir we, with expres advise of the lordis of oure secreit counsale, have gevin and, be thir oure lettres, gevis full licence, facultie and powar to quhatsumevir persoun or personis quhais counsale and advise salbe cravit anent the said restitutioun and rehabilitatioun, to travell, solist and gif thair advise and counsale thairto as sall seme maist necessar for the effect foirsaid, quhairanent thai, nor nane of thame, sall incur na penaltie nor fault, notwithstanding oure leit act of parliament or onie uther oure lawis or constitutionis maid in the contrair. Attour, we ordane and declair that this oure present licence salbe of als greit force and effect to all and sindrie personis quhilkis salbe employit in the premisis as gif thay wer expreslie namit in thir oure lettres, quhilkis, with all that sall fallow thairupoun, we promit salbe ratefeit and apprevit in this oure rinning parliament given under oure privie seill at oure palice of Linlythgw, the tuentie day of November, and of oure reigne the nyntene yeir 1585. Per signaturam manibus supremi domini nostri regis dominorumque sui secreti consilii subscriptam.
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†Oure soverane lord, having at sindrie tymes heirtofoir commandit ordour to be takin† the estait of his house and toward his propirtie quhairupoun the same suld be sustenit, as finding na thing effectuallie done thairanent as yit bot in default of the same diverse abuses enterit and still continewand in the said house and greit diminutioun of his hienes rentis, his majesties debtis in his awin house alwayis incressing, for remeid quhairof, his majestie, be advise of the lordis and of his estaitis alsua in parliament, hes maid and caussit publishe diverse revocationis, quhilkis notwithstanding, hes tane small effect to his hienes commoditie becaus the thingis appointit to be recoverit and brocht agane to the same revocationis wer alwayis newlie impetrat and purchast of his majestie be inoportun and unressonable suittis, quhair his hienes awin necessitie aucht first to be providit for; tharfoir his hienes, yit as of befoir, with advise of his thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, revokis, casis and annnullis all infeftmentis, takis, pensionis, giftis, assignationis, reversionis and exceptionis quhatsumevir maid of the rentis of his propirtie annexit and pertening to his croun in the dayis of his dearest guidschir, King James the Fyft of worthy memorie, or in ony tyme bigane preceiding the dait heirof, being of thair awin nature or be custome or lawes of this realme revocable, and declairis the saidis infeftmentis, takis, pensionis, giftis, asignationis, reversionis and exceptionis to haif bene and to be null and invalide for the crop and yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris instant, Witsonday and Mertimes termes of the same and in tyme cuming, notwithstanding ony ratificationis or confermationis thairof be parliament or utherwayis; and ordanis the saidis rentis to be chargeit for, intromettit with and inbrocht to his hienes proper use be his majesties comptroller and his deputis to his hienes use. Attoure, his majestie avowis in the word of a prince, promittis inviolably to observe this act and to abstene fra all new dispositioun of onie of his saidis rentis revokit as said is quhill his awin necessiteis be first of all dewlie and sufficientlie providit for, as alsua to allow of that guid forme in his house quhilkis the saidis lordis of his secreit counsale and officiaris of his estait appointit in this present parliament sall appoint, to begin the first day of Januarii nixttocum, dischargeing his hienes comptroller of all ansering or admitting of ony preceptis or feis, pensionis or wageis to ony personis of the termes foirsaidis, or in ony tyme cuming thaireftir, quhill it be newlie directit and speciallie appointit be his hienes, with advise of the saidis lordis of his privie counsale and officiaris of his estait sittand togidder in that number, quhilk, be his present parliament, is appointit his hienes necessiteis, being first considerit quhat pensionis, feis and wageis salbe allowit and payit in the office of comptrollarie of the yeir of God foirsaid and in tyme cuming, to the effect it may† sene that the thingis commandit to be anserit ar ressonable and proffitable to be done without his majesties hurt and inconvenient, his awin necessiteis being alwayis first considderit and providit for as said is, and consideratioun had also of the pament of his bigane debtis safar as is possible; certefeing the said comptroller gif he do in the contrair, he sall have na allowance of his doing, notwithstanding onie warrand past befoir the dait of thir presentis. Exceptand and reservand alwayis the infeftment of the erldome of Orknay and lordschip of Zetland to Robert, erle of Orknay, providing his majestie be satisfeit as appertenis; as alsua exceptand and reservand the infeftment maid to Andro, lord of Dingwell, of the castell and leving and landis of Dingwell, fischeing of the watter of Conan and utheris contenit in his infeftment, and the liferent maid and gevin be his majestie to William Murray, warlet in his chalmer, of the landis of Cornetoun according to the gift maid to him under the privie seill thairupoun, quhilkis his majestie will not sall fall (with provisioun and conditioun foirsaid for Orknay) under this his hienes revocatioun; and ordanis lettres to be direct to mak publicatioun of the premisis be oppin proclamatioun at the mercat croces of the heid burrowis of the schirefdomes of this realme and utheris places neidfull, that nane pretend ignorance of the same.
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†Oure soverane lord, deiplie considerand the monie trublis and calamiteis continewing within this realme sen his majesties coronatioun throw the civile truble beginning upoun the variable dispositioun of his hienes subjectis toward his service, and of the utheris mony dissentionis arrysing thairefter amangis the nobilitie of his realme, quhairby the estait of the commoun welth hes bene wonderfullie afflictit, his majestie of his princelie cair and affectioun, peyteing the trublit estait and being maist desirous of the unione and concord of all his subjectis and to continew thair hartlie luif and favour toward his majestie, and to gif all his guid subjectis the better occasioun to continew in their obedience in tyme cuming and being fullilie myndit, as he taketh God to witnes, to governe and rewle his subjectis and realme in justice and richt, and rather be luif nor be dreadour, considering thairwithall the maist humble behaviour of his lovit subjectis, Jhonn, lord Hamiltoun, Archibald, erle of Angus, lord Dowglass and Abirnethie, Frances, erle Bothwell, lord Hallis and Chreichtoun, greit admirall of this reale, Jhonn, erle of Mar, lord Erskin, Jhonn, erle of Mortoun, lord Maxwell, Alexander, lord Home, Thomas, maistir of Glammis, Lord Claude Hamiltoun, commendatair of Paislay, Williame Dowglas of Drumlangrig, Williame Ker of Cesfurde, James Hume of Coldenknowes, knichtis, David, commendatair of Dryburgh, Adame, commendatair of Cambuskinneth, Maister Willimam Erskin, persoun of Campsie, William Baillie of Lamingtoun, James Hamiltoun of Haggis, his brether, and servandis Alexander Hamiltoun of Innerweik, Robert Hamiltoun of Bathcat, Robert Hamiltoun of Sillertoun Hill, younger, James Hamiltoun of Stanehous, Jhonn Hamiltoun of Orbestoun, Robert Hamiltoun of Likprevik, Jhonn Hamiltoun, youngar of Prestoun, Patrik Hamiltoun of Kincavill, James Weir of Blakwod, James Lokart of Ley, Robert Hamiltoun of Dalsserff, youngar, Patrik Hamiltoun of Dalserff, Maistir Jhonn Hamiltoun of Barneclewch, Claude Hamiltoun of Brounehill, Robert Hamiltoun of Corss, Maistir Patrik Hamiltoun of Fairholme, Arthour Hamiltoun of Bothuellhawche, James Hamiltoun of Scherall, Johne Hamiltoun of Wodhall, Robert Hamiltoun, younger of Newhouse, James Baillie and Alexander Ballie, sonis to Alexander Baillie of Litlegill, Jhonn Hamiltoun, persoun of Craufurd Jhonn, James Hamiltoun of Twediesyd, Thomas Hamiltoun of Schoittis, Thomas Hamiltoun of Preist Field, with his brether Oliver Hamiltoun, burges of Hamiltoun, Johne Fairlie of [...], Richard Jhonnstoun, James Hamiltoun, youngar of Park Heid, James Muirheid, younger of Lawchop, Robert Baillie of Jervestoun, Robert Baillie of Park, Archibald Hamiltoun of Lethame, Walter MacAlester, George Douglas of Parkheid, James Dowglas and George Dowglas, his sonis, Jhonn Carmichaell of that Ilk, Robert Dowglas, brother to William Dowglas of Caveris, Walter Dowglas in Litle Sawquhy, Johne Lyoun of Cossynnis, James Lioun of Eister Ogill, Johne Ogiluy of Ballinscho, Henrie Ogilve, his son, James Arbuthnet of Lentushe, Johne Arbuthnot, his sone, David Arbuthnot, Alexander Lioun and utheris, thair friendis, servandis and dependaris being in their cumpany with theme at thair reparing to his grace at Sterling, the second day of November last bipast, their honest and cumlie demeanour continewallie sensyne his majestie hes found that thai have bene and ar his obedient lawtifull and trustie subjectis; thairfoir his hienes and thrie estaitis in parliament, for propagatioun of the Christiane religioun, extinctioun of all factions, seditionis and stryf and for the suirtie of all his liegis and especiallie of the personis above specifiit, their friendis, servandis and dependaris and utheris quhilkis salhave the benefite of this present act and establishing of ane universall peax and concord within this realme, hes resolvit upoun the remeidis following: first, our soverane lord and his thre estaitis in parliament for the weill and suirtie of his liegis and wechtie considerationis moving him tending to the furtherance and establisching of peax and justice, the quietnes of the realme and universall obedience to his auctoritie, haif declarit, decernit and ordanit and, be the tennour heirof, declairis, decernis and ordanis that all and sindrie processis and sentences of foirfaltour deducit and gevin in parliamentis, justice courtis and particular dyettis, all horningis and penalteis following thairupoun or proceiding at our soverane lordis instance for his particular enteresse, for quhatsumevir crymes, attemptatis, factis and deidis done or assistit being or that may be interpreit to be aganis his majestie sen his coronatioun, and for quhatsumevir uther crymes, causis and offences specefiit and contenit in the sentences of foirfaltour led and procesis of horning execut aganis quhatsumevir personis, men or wemen, exceptand as salbe declarit, at onie tyme heirtofoir sen his majesties coronatioun, ar, and salbe, void and of nane availl, strenth, force nor effect in all tyme cuming, exceptand alwayis the foirfaltouris led and standing in strenth and force aganis the personis convict for the cruell, horribill and tressonable murther of oure soverane lordis umquhile dearest father, the procesis of foirfaltour and barratrie led aganis James, sumtyme archiebischop of Glasgw, Jhonn, sumtyme bischop of Ross and Williame, sumtyme bishope of Dunblane, with all the consequentis and dependatitis thairof, quhilkis ar nawayis comprehendit in this present act bot ar exceptit expreslie thairfra and fra everie pairt thairof; in likemaner, all and sindrie infeftmentis, charteris, preceptis, instrumentis of sasing, presentationis, utheris richtis, titillis and dispositionis quhatsumevir of landis, heretageis, offices, rentis, teyndis and possessionis maid, grantit and proceiding be and upoun the saidis foirfaltouris, horningis and penalteis to and in favour of quhatsumevir personis, mediatlie and immediatly, with all decreitis and sentences gevin and pronuncit in quhatsumevir jugement, jurisdictioun or court be the lordis of his counsale and sessioun, utheris his jugeis and ministeris of his lawes consequent and dependand upoun the saidis foirfaltouris, horningis and penalteis ar and salbe in all tyme heireftir of na force, strenth nor effect, and that but onie speciall process of reductioun or uther declaratioun to follow thairupoun; and it is forder concludit that this present act of parliament is, and salbe, als valiable in all respectis to our said soverane lordis liegis standing under the saidis dangeris, thair airis, successouris and posteritie as gif the saidis procesis, sentences and domes of foirfaltour, horningis, penalteis, the foirsaidis infeftmentis, charteris, sesingis, presentationis, uthers richtis, titillis and dispositionis quhatsumevir, with the decreitis and sentences consequentlie following thairupoun, wer speciallie and ordourlie retreatit and reducit, all parteis havand enteress being specialie callit thairto. Mairover, oure said soverane lord and his saidis thrie estaitis of parliament, be the tennour heirof, [hes] rehabilitat, reintegrat and restorit and, be the tennour heir of, rehabilitatis, reintegratis and restoris sa mony of the saidis personis as ar levand and the memorie of thame quhilkis ar departit this lyff, thair airis, successouris and posteritie to thair guid fame and worldlie honour and to use all lefull actis and deidis in judgement and outwith, and to all and sindrie thair landis, rentis, heretageis, takis, stedingis, offices, benefices, pensionis and possessionis quhatsumevir quhilkis thai and everie ane of theme had the tyme of the leiding of the saidis proceses and geving of the domes of foirfaltour aganis thame. And als his hienes and thre estaitis foirsaidis decernis and declairis that the airis, successouris and posteritie, the bairnis, lawfull and naturall, of all and quhatsumevir personis foirfaltit sen his majesties foirsaid coronatioun, exceptand as is befoir exceptit, ar and salbe hable to bruik, enjoy and clame quhatsumevir landis, heretageis, teyndis, offices and possessionis pertening or that richteouslie may pertene to thame, and all and sindrie alienationis, infeftmentis, fewfermes, takis, rentallis, assignationis and dispositionis quhatsumevir of landis, heretages, annuelrentis, stedingis, rowmes, possessionis and guidis maid be ony of the saidis personis forfaltit to any utheris be als valiable and sufficient as gif thai had not incurrit the said sentance. Forder, it salbe lefull to everie ane of the saidis personis foirfaltit, yit being onlyff, and to the airis, successouris, bairnis and posteritie of thame quhilkis ar departed, to succeid to thair predicessouris or to ony utheris be quhome thai can pretend richt and title of successioun be brevis or utherwayis as accordis of the law, siclyke and als frelie as gif the saidis sentences and domes of foirfaltor had never bene gevin, and notwithstanding his hienes actis of parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of November lxxj yeiris and in the moneth of Maii lxxxiiij yeiris aganis the posteriteis of certane speciall personis and suir names, to the quhilkis actis and ordinances of parliament in generall and in speciall his majestie and estaitis foirsaidis hes maid and makis speciall and expres derogatioun be thir presentis, expreslie bidding and commanding that all the foirsaidis sentences of foirfaltour (exceptand as is befoir exceptit), with the saidis ordinances maid aganis the posteritie, quhais predicessouris be thir presentis ar restorit in generall and in speciale, baith anent the personis and surnames, salbe raisit furth of his hienes register and actis of parliament to the effect that na memorie remane thairof heireftir, bot the samin salbe buriit and put in perpetuall oblivioun with all the consequences and dependances thairof, siclyke as thai had nevir bene, and to be of na strenth nor effect in all tyme cuming. Siclyke all and sindrie personis yit on lyff, quhilkis wer providit to benefices or pensionis and we[...] [...]rit therfra be sentences of foirfaltour, barratrie or for non geving confessioun o[... ], or for non acknawlegeing of his majesties auctoritie according to the lait act of [...] maid thairanent at ony tyme sen his majesties foirsaid coronatioun, salbe restorit a[... ] integrum to thair saidis benefices and pensionis, the saidis personis quhilkis for this last caus ar deprivit of their benefices ether havand alreddie maid or offering to mak the confessioun of their faith and to acknawlege his hienes auctoritie; and his hienes and estaitis foirsaidis retratis and reducis quhatsumevir provisioun maid thairof to ony personis be ressoun of the saidis sentences, and restoris the personis first providit and debarrit thairfra in integrum to their saidis benefices and pensionis and in the samin estait and caice quhairin the saidis benefices and pensionis wer of befoir the saidis sentences, and as the samin had nevir bene gevin, notwithstanding quhatsumevir fewes, takis, rentallis and utheris dispositionis maid thaireftir be thame quha wer providit and obtenit title throw the saidis foirfaltouris or utheris decreitis abonespecifiit, and notwithstanding oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit thairupoun or quhatsumevir sentences or decreitis following thairupoun quhilkis his majestie and estaitis declairis, decernis and ordanis to be of na force, to the end that this restitutioun may tak full effect, providing alwayis that this present act be not extendit to beneficit personis that ar deid. And forder, the personis quhilkis haif obtenit fewis, takis, rentallis maid to thame be the personis quhilkis wer providit to benefices be the foirfaltour of utheris, as said is, salhave na actioun aganis the makeris thairof for warrandice of the samin takis, fewes, rentallis, nor yit for refounding of the money and gersum ressavit be thame thairfoir, nor yit sall the saidis fewaris be astrictit to pay onie of thair deweteis restand awand for thair landis and teyndis bot according to thair saidis fewes, takis and rentallis to this crope last bipast, jM vC lxxxv yeiris, and the males of the Mertimes terme last bipast exclusive, and nevirtheless for the said crope and terme and in tyme cuming thai sall pay thair deweteis in the quantitie as thei war accustomat befoir the saidis foirfaltouris and acquiring of thair new titles. And als because diverse beneficit personis within thir twa yeiris bipast ar hurt in the richtes of their benefices be decreitis gevin contrair thame be his majestie and lordis of his secreit counsale and be the judge ordinar upoun triall of the cause, his hienes, thairfoir, and thre estaitis in parliament, retreatis all and sindrie the saidis decreitis and decernis the same of nane availl, and ordanis the personis quhilkis wer dispossest thairby to be fullilie repossest thairto in maner foirsaid, but prejudice of ony parteis richt to be discussit thaireftir be the judge ordiner as effeiris, the personis foirfaltit befoir as said is (exceptand as is befoir exceptit), sa monie as ar onlyve and the airis of thame quhilkis ar deceissit and all utheris dispossessit of thair landis and levingis be the trubellis, salbe restorit to the same possessioun quhilkis they and their predicessouris respective had to ther landis, heretageis, castellis, touris, fortalices, rowmes, teindis, offices and possessionis befoir the foirfaltouris led contrair thame or truble movit to theme in their levingis, and the beneficit personis and pensionaris salbe restorit and repossessit to their benefices and pensionis in the same maner as thai war possessit befoir the saidis foirfaltouris and decreittis be lettres quhilkis salbe grantit in all four formes be deliverance of the saidis lordis of counsale and sessioun for repossessing of thame to thair levingis, and be lettres of horning upoun ane simple charge within the space of ten dayes for deliverance of castellis, touris, fortalices, and that notwithstanding quhatsumevir decreit or sentence intervening that micht appeir to impeid the full effect of the said repossessioun. It is alwayis understand and providit be thir presentis that quhair ane persoun was first foirfaltit and the uther succeiding to his richt was foirfaltit and upoun the second foirfaltour was dispossest be the thrid or last persoun, the persoun spirituall or temporall first foirfaltit and dispossessit sall alwayis have the prerogative of the said repossessioun and be preferrit to all utheris efter the mynd and intentioun of this present act, quhiarby it is menit that the persoun first foirfaltit and dispossessit sall returne in the same caice quhairin he was immediatlie befoir the foirfaltor, quhilk prerogative salbe extendit to the airis of thame quha wer first dispossessit, albeit thair predicessouris be deid, but prejudice alwayis of the richt of onie persoun to be tryit and judgeit efter the said repossessioun befoir the judge competent as accordis upoun the law; and this to have place in thair favour quha wer dispossessit be barratrie for non acknawlegeing of his majesties auctoritie and geving confessioun of their faith, the males, fermes, deweteis, proffeitis, emolumentis of landis, rowmes, possessionis, teindis, benefices and pensionis, the eschaet guidis of penalteis becum in his majesties handis and alreddie upliftit sall remane with the intromettouris thairwith, bot the personis presentlie restorit salhave power to call and persew for the restis not yit upliftit of the haill yeiris bipast and to the haill fermes of the crope and yeir of God lxxxv yeiris instant and to the manis and incres of the said yeir, occupiet and labourit be thame quha had richt be the saidis foirfaltouris and escheitis, with the cattell and plenissing being upoun the ground, gif thai left the same plenissit befoir; and gif thai find mair plenishing nor thai left, that thai sall mak the samin furthcumand and deliver it to the awneris; and to the meales of the Mertimes terme last bipast, it salbe als lauchtfull to thame to call and persew for all thair movable guidis extant, the debtis awand unto thame and not upliftit be the donatouris; and quhair the debttour haif purchessit the gift of the debt quhilk he was awand to him selff or to ony uther to his behuif, directlie or indirectlie, he sall nevirtheless stand obleist for his debt to his creditouris, defalkand alwayes the expensis and compositioun gif ony be debursit to oure soverane lordis thesaurair for the gift gif ony be payit thairfoir; the unlawes, penalteis and escheitis adjudgit in justice courtis, and all uther sowmes that may be askit for contraventioun of ony band or act maid to his majestie for the obedience of his auctoritie, ather fra the principallis or their cautionaris, quhilk as yit restis unupliftit and ressavit, salbe and ar be thir presentis frelie remittit and dischargeit; as als the actis, bandis and obligationis quhatsumevir maid for the assurit keiping of the pacificatioun accordit at Perth, the xxiiij day of Februarii jM vC lxxxij yeiris,† ratefeit and apprevit in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the moneth of Aprile nixt thaireftir, and all utheris actis and obligationis maid for intercomoning, assisting and suppleing with onie of his majesties subjectis foirfaltit and at the horne, and all bandis, actis and obligationis registrat be the quhilkis the personis, principallis, and their cautioneris and sourteis ar actit, bundin and obleist for entrie of thair personis in waird in ony castell or prescrivit place at the instance of oure soverane lord upoun his proper enteresse allanerlie, or be the quhilkis thai and thair cautioneris ar obleist to depairt and pas furth of the realme with all decreitis interponit thairto, gif ony be, with all penalteis and sequelles thairof ar fra the beginning declarit to be of nane availl and in all tyme cuming to be of na strenth, force nor effect. Our soverane lord, following his naturall guid inclinatioun to quietnes and peax, being now myndit to satle his estait in perfite unioun and concord, and be removing of all occasionis of further jelosie and dissidence betuix his hienes, his nobilitie and people to manifest him selff in deid a cairfull fader of his commoun weill, seiking be all loving meanis to win of his haill liegis ane inwaird luif and hartlie dispositioun to his obedience and service, hes decernit, declarit, statute and ordanit and, be the auctoritie of this present parliament, decernis, declaris, statutis and ordanis that all and quhatsumevir deid, fact, interpryse, devise and executioun inventit, done, assistit, execute and performit be ony of his liegis and subjectis of quhatsumevir estait, qualitie or degree they be of, in ony assemblyis, counsallis, tratises, conventionis, conferences, privat or publict gadderingis, convocatioun of his liegis in armes, rasing of bandis of men of weir, intelligences and treatises with foreyne princes or utheris in materis of estait, and quhatsumevir thing devised, attemptit, done or execute in ony commoun caus quhat his majesties liegis be numberis wer assemblit togidder for reformatioun of thingis miscontenting thame in the administratioun and governament of the realme, or for apprehensioun, searching and seiking of quhatsumevir personis or for actis to his hienes presence and all hurtis, slauchteris, multilationis, spuilyeis, reiffis, oppressionis, depredationis, direptionis, baith to burgh and land, damnageis and skaithis quhatsumevir committit, done or assistit at the tymes of the saidis conventionis, assemblies, interprises and commoun causis following and depending thairupoun, and all taking and assegeing of oure soverane lordis housis, castellis and fortalices, deteaning of the samin and intrometting with the guidis being thairin, taking of prisoneris, breking of wardis and prisones and releving of the presonaris being thairin, intercommoning of rebellis and personis foirfaltit, assisting, helping and suppleing of thame departing furth of this realme but licence, all actionis and causis of barratrie, deforcement of officiaris and all utheris crymes, offences, tressonis, transgressionis of quhatsamevir qualitie thai be, and for the quhilkis our soverane lord, his airis and successouris, upoun thair particular and proper enteresse micht or may move quarrell, or actioun perpetrat and committit, devisit, consultit, assistit, approvin and ratefiit be ony of his saidis subjectis of quhatsumevir qualitie and estait, as said is, sen the tyme of his majesties coronatioun, salbe and ar, be the auctoritie of this present parliament, buriit and put in perpetuall oblivioun and never to be moveit heireftir in jugement, nor utherwayis be his majestie, his airis and successouris to and aganis onie of his subjectis at ony tyme mair nor thai had never bene, bot the samin fra thyne furth is, and salbe, alluterlie extinct and expirat with all actioun and suit, criminall, civill or pecuniall, that may follow thairupoun, and all sequellis, dependances and consequences of the samin. And forder, be the advise of the saidis thrie estaitis in parliament, our soverane lord will and grantis that this present salbe als guid and effectuall in the law to all and everie one of his subjectis as gif the samin had contenit speciall mentioun be thair names of all offences, causis, materis, suittis, querellis, executionis, judgementis, penalteis and trespasis quhatsumevir done, committit or sufferit in the saidis commoun causis and debettis at ony tyme sen his majesties foirsaid coronatioun, bot ony obstacle, challenge or impediment, abolisching the same from all remembrance to cum simpliciter and for evir dischargeing the lordis of his hienes counsale and sessioun, his advocatis present and being for the tyme, his justice clarkis and all utheris, his officiaris and ministeris of his lawes, of all arreisting, persewing, trubling or accusing of onie of his liegis and subjectis in and for the premisis and of their offices in that pairt. It is alwayis providit that in the foirsaid oblivioun and abolitioun is not, nor salbe, comprehendit the horrible and tressonable murther of oure soverane lordis dearest father of guid memorie, nor onie utheris voluntar murtheris or slauchteris, fyre rasing, birning of cornis and housis, hoching of oxin, brekin of plewis, oppressionis, spuilyeis, ejectionis, intrusionis and all utheris actionis and suttis, criminall and civill, quhatsumevir preceiding betuix persoun and persoun upoun thair particular motioun and enteresse and nocht following and depending upoun the said commoun causis; exceptand alsua thift, incest, witchecraft, ravisching of wemen, streaking, inbringing and outputting of fals cunyie, men slauchter in housis, in the hie way and passage or beside the samin, not depending upoun the comoun caus as said is. And als reservand to oure soverane lord, his thesaurair, comptrollair and collector generall, thair suitis and actionis for his hienes propirtie, casualities and thriddis of benefices restand unto his hienes and for quhatsumevir jowellis, abuilyementis, guidis movable and unmovable pertening to his hienes dearest moder or him selff and all actionis depending or that may be movit thairupoun, penalteis and unlawes cuming upoun the saidis commoun causis allanerlie exceptit, quhilkis ar be the said abolitioun dischargit, and als exceptand all utheris crimes, actionis, materis, causis and offences betuix privat parteis upoun thair awin privat causis, nawayis proceiding and following upoun the saidis commoun causis, quhilkis ar not meanit to be comprehendit under the said generall abolitioun and oblivioun and quhairin ony of his subjectis ar dampnagit and offendit, quhilkis it salbe lawfull to the partie to persew as thai micht haif done befoir, notwithstanding the premisis. And becaus the saidis ordinances ar maid for the weill and tranquillitie of the realme and haill subjectis for ane universall concord and unioun to follow in tyme cuming, it is statute and ordanit, and oure soverane lord and his estaitis of parliament willing that the same be inviolably and irrevocably keipit to all his subjectis but onie restrictioun or interpretatioun, for him and his successouris, decernis and ordanis that the same sall, at na tyme heireftir, be abrogat in all or derogat in ony pairt thairof, nathir be his majestie and successouris, nor yit be the thrie estatis in parliament, and that na maner of persoun nor personis of quhatsumevir qualitie or degree thay be pretend to argun, impung, travell, solist or lawbour for the infringeing, breking, wrasting, abrogatioun or derogatioun thairof, directlie or indirectlie, under the pane of tressoun and lesemajestie to be execute with all rigour upoun the breakeris thairof. Siclike forsamekle as sen the proceses of foirfaltour led against the saidis personis sen thai wer denunceit rebellis and put to the horne, chargeit to waird and to depairte of the realme, or for uther necessar and probable causis wer absent or furth of the realme, had not suir access to compeir for persut and defence of thair actionis, sindrie process ar led and decreitis gevin, not only aganis thame selffis bot also aganis the minoris quhilkis wer in thair tutell and cum to their greit prejudice and hurt, thairfoir our soverane lord and his thrie estaitis, for remeid thairof, retreattis and rescindis sa mekle of the saidis proceses as ar led and deducit, and the haill decreittis and sentences quhilkis ar gevin within the tyme foirsaid and that necessitie and probabilitie of their absence salbe tryit, athir be way of suspensioun, exceptioun or reply in the first instance, but ony forder proceses or summoundis of reductioun, speciallie the decreit of removing at the instance of Jhonn Wischart of Pettarro and decreit of translatioun following thairupoun aganis Jhonn, erle of Mar for removing from ane part of the landis of the Bray of Mar; the decreit reductive at the instance of James Hamiltoun of Libertoun aganis James, erle of Arrane and his tutour, tuiching reductioun of certane contractis and infeftmentis of the landis of Draffeine; the decreit at the instance of Dame Margaret Maxwell, countesse of Angus, lady Lamingtoun, aganis Archibald, erle of Anguss and his tennentis for hir terce of the erldome of Anguss; the decreit at the instance of Schir Thomas Ker of Pharniehirst, knicht, aganis Archibald, erle of Angus for the teindis of Inverlethame; the decreit obtenit be David Balfour of Inchirie aganis Adame, commendatair of Cambuskinneth. Alsua becaus the landis cuming in oure said soverane lordis handis be the saidis foirfaltouris wer, befoir the leiding thairof, burdenit with diverse alienationis of annuelrentis and of the propertie haldin of thame selffis, and the personis quhilkis wer infeft be the foirfaltour have nevirtheless intromettit with the haill proffeit, havand na respect to the foirsaidis wodsettis and alienationes, quhairthrow the grund standis yit oblishit; thairfoir it is ordanit be his majestie and thre estaitis of parliament that the saidis personis infeft be the saidis foirfaltouris sall pay the haill deweteis, chargeis and wodsettis of the grund safar as is unpayit, and releif the grund thairof sa far as is restand awand of all yeiris of thair intromissioun with the saidis proffeitis, and that executioun pas heirupoun aganis the saidis intromettouris for the foirsaid pament and releif be lettres in all the four formes, at the instances of the personis, quhilkis wer foirfaltit and thair airis, or at the instances of the saidis personis quha hes richt be the saidis alienationis and wodsettis, alwayis but prejudice of thair recurse to the landis at thair optioun and plesir as thai sall think expedient; providing alwayis that thai quha hes alreddie gevin confessioun of thair faithis give the samin of new saoft as thai salbe requirit to do the samin be his majestie or the kirk.
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The quhilk day our soverane lord, with advise of the thre estaitis of this present parliament, decernit and ordanit that the decreit of the lordis of counsale gevin at the instance of William Sinclair of Galrwald Moir for redemptioun of the landis of Wodhouslie, tour and fortalice therof, and uther landis specifiit in the said decreit, sall stand in full, force and strenth, notwithstanding onie article grantit anent the reductioun and renewing of proceses or decreittis in generall or particular, fra the quhilk the foirsaid decreit is, and salbe, in all tyme cuming, exceptit; nathir sall it be lefull to quhatsumevir persoun or personis be the said generall restitutioun to clame tham to be repossessit in the foirsaidis landis, bot the same in propirtie and possessioun sall stand that Schir Lowes Ballenden of Auchinnowll, knicht, justice clerk to oure soverane lady, according to the said decreit of redemptioun and his infeftment following thairupoun, quhilk decreit, with the said Schir Lowes richtis and titillis of the saidis landis and all that hes followit therupoun, oure soverane lord and his thrie estaittis of parliament ratefeis and apprevis for him and his successouris for evir and evir.
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The quhilk day, Alexander, commendatair of Coldenghame, protestit that be the general act of abolitioun and restitutioun the richt quhilk he hes of the priorie of Coldenghame on nawayis be prejugeit; and Schir Jhonn Maitland of Thirlstane, knicht, secretair to our soverane lord, protestit that he micht bruik the benefite of the foirsaid acts and be repossessit according to the meaning thairof; and thairupoun ather of thame askit instrumentis.
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The quhilk day, in presence of our soverane lord and thrie estaitis of parliament, comperit personally Alexander Home, commendatair of Coldenghame, and protestit that albeit Schir Jhonn Maitland of Thirlstane, knicht, secretair to our soverane lord, may clame to be restorit to the priorie of Coldenghame be the present benefite of restitutioun that the samin prejuge not richt quhilk the said Alexander Home hes to the said priorie and speciallie of the said Schir Johne Maitland self; and thairupoun askit instrumentis.
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And the said Schir Jhonn Maitland protestit in the contrair and that he micht bruik the benefite of the said act of restitutioun safar as the samin may mak for him, and that he micht be repossessit according to the meaning thairof; and thairupoun the said Schir Johne also askit instrumentis.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament, understanding the guid, trew and efauld service done to his majestie at all tymes be his richt traist cousing and counsellour Jhonn, erle of Mortoun, lord Maxwell etc., and his constant affectioun to remane at his hienes obedience in tyme cuming, willing ane perfite peax to be establishit amangis the haill subjectis of this realme and that the particular factis and deidis done be way of hostilitie upoun preceis necessitie salbe extinct and buriit in perpetuall oblivioun, to the end his haill subjectis duelling upoun the bordouris may be reducit in ane uniforme obedience efter sua monyfald trubillis, sua that peace may continew amangis thame and the subjectis of the land, it is statute, ordanit, concludit and resolvit be his majestie, the thrie estaitis and haill bodie of this present parliament that the haill favour and benefite grantit and contenit in the lawes, actis and constitutionis of the said parliament maid in favours of Johne, lord Hamiltoun, Archibald, erle of Angus, Jhonn, erle of Mar, and remanent personis that reparit with thame towardis his hienes at Striveling, togidder with the generall abolitioun for extinguisching of all factis, deidis, interpryses or attemptattis committit or done in publict trubles and hostilitie sen his majesties coronatione, salbe extendit, have place and be maist lairgelie interpreit with all poyntis, passis, clausis, articles and conditionis of the samin in persoun of the said Johne, erle of Mortoun, his haill kin, freindis, men, tenentis, servandis, dependaris, assistaris, vassallis and partakeris, sua far as the saidis lawes, actis and constitutionis with the generall abolitioun foirsaid, or onie part thairof, may serve for thair better securitie. And forsamekle as the said erle and his foirsaidis ar in different conditioun fra the noble men and utheris befoir rehersit, and that the reparatioun of the particular factes and deidis done betuix pairtie and pairties quhilk ar exceptit in the said generall act of abolitioun sould have place aganis the said erle and his foirsaidis for quhatsmevir deidis betuix parteis, quharby greittar treble micht be ingenered heireftir in commoun weill thane onie danger that can follow upoun perpetuall abolitioun thairof, it is forder statute and ordanit be his majestie and thrie estaitis of this present parliament that the said erllis lait joyning of him selff and his forces in company with the said Jhonn, lord Hamiltoun and remanent noble men entering and cuming to his majestie at Striviling, and haill sequellis following thairupoun, with all thair factis, deidis or attemptatis devisit, interprysit, commitit or done be him or any uther persoun heireftir innumerat in this present ordinance, or that may be interpreit to enjoy the benefite of thir presentis of quhatsumevir natour, quality or conditioun thai be, sic as lifting and leiding men of armes on horse or fut, convocatioun of oure soverane lordis liegis, strangeris or utheris in greit number and in weirlike maner, rasing of fyre, halding and detening, seageing, supprising and demolischeing of housis, castellis, townis and fortalices, alsweill pertening to oure soverane lord as utheris, taking and impresoning of frie personis of quhatsumevir qualitie, stait, or conditioun, executioun to the death of personis apprehendit, without comissioun, out taking of prisonaris furth of thair wairdis, intercomoning, suppleing and assisting of personis foirfaltit rebellis, outlawes and fugitives fra the lawes, breking and eschewing furth of his hienes wairdes, non entering in waird being chargeit thairto, slauchteris, heirschipis, reffis, spuilyeis, depredationis direptionis rasing of men of weir with displeyit baner, using of fyre work, munitioun or artelliarie, intromissioun of cornes, wictuallis and money, electing of magistratis and gevin jugementis, with all uther factis and deidis in generall interprisit, devisit or done at ony tyme sen the moneth of Aprile in the yeir of God jM vC lxix yeiris to the day and dait of thir present, with ther sequelles, the murther of our soverane lordis dearest father allanerlie exceptit, sall abolishe and extinct far evir, the memorie thairof bureit in perpetuall oblivioun, nevir to be imputed at onie tyme heireftir be oure soverane lord or his successouris to the said erle, his kin, friendis, servandis and dependaris, thair airis nor successouris, bot frelie remitting the rancour of his hienes mynd, his majestie, with advise foirsaid, expreslie discharges, for him self and his successouris, thair advocatis and utheris pretending interesse in his hienes name, of all actionis, instance, persuit, criminall and civill, that may be pretendit or thocht competent to his majestie; or quhatsumevir partie grevit or pretending to haif enteress in particular, and that notwithstanding the particular deidis done betuix parties be speciallie attempted in the said generall act of abolitioun. And to the effect it may be cleirlie understandit to quhome the favour of this present ordinance sall properlie belang, his majestie, with advise foirsaid, willis that the benefeit thairof all† onlie appertene to the personis eftir following: that is to say, Jhonn, erle of Mortoun, lord Maxwell, Mernis Esdaill and Cartell, Robert Maxwell of Castlemilk, his brother, the baillies, counsale and communitie of the burrowis of Dumfreis Annand, Maistir David Maxwell, brother to Schir Robert Maxwell of Dunwidie, knicht, George Carrutheris of Holmendis and the haill companies of horsemen liftit be him, Edwart Maxwell of the Ile, Herbert Maxwell of Cavense, Robert Maxwell of Keltoun, Thomas Edyer in Bowhouse, Jhonn Brown of the Land, Walter Gledstanis of Craiges, Schir Robert Maxwell of Spotte, knicht, Johne Maxwell of New Land, his brother, and the haill companies of horsemen liftit be him, Capitane Johne Richert and William Maxwellis and Capitane James Fraser, thair lieutennentes, ansenyeis, officiaris and haill companies of futemen liflit be thame, Johne Maxwell in Balgreden, Alexander Maxwell in Logane, his sone, Charles Murray in Dalcohuik, James Hunter of Drumschynnoch, Johne Lindsay of Auchinsketh, James Charteris, younger of Kelwod, Schir Alexander Gerdan of Apilgirthe, knicht, James Dowglas of Drumlangrig, Edmond Maxwell of Lamingtoun, William Dunbar of Blantyre, James Lindesay of Sergirth, with thair haill kin and friendis, men, tennentis, servandis, vassallis and dependairis and all utheris noblemen, knichtis, barones and gentlemen, landit and unlandit, yeamen and commonis, that hes intercomonit, favorit, assistit or gevin supplie to the said erl or his foirsaidis in protectioun, counsale or assistance with men, money, victuals or munitioun, quhais names not being speciallie expressit in this present act, salbe gevin up be the said, in sufficient inventair subscrivit with his hand, to the clerk of register for thair better securitie, to quhome the benefite of thir presentis sall pertene properlie as gif thay war presentlie namit be thair proper names, dischargeing thairfoir the lordis off counsall and sessioun, the justice generall and his deputis and all utheris, his hienes judgeis and ministeris of lawes, to grant proces in any of the saidis persuitis intented or to be intent be his hienes advocattis or ether parteis havand actioun, civillie or criminallie, quhairby this present abolitioun may be prejudgeit or infringit in onie wayis, saulfand and reservand onlie redres to be maid for attemptattis committit on Englishe men in prejudice of the lawes of marche and providit that the benefeit heirof be not extendit to ony civill contractis lauchfullie maid betuix parteis upoun guid causis of mutuall consentis; and gif onie person salhappynn to attempt in the contrair, to be estemed as trublaris of the commoun peace and punishit in bodie and guidis conforme to the lawes of this realme. And forder our soverane lord, for extinguishing of all truble or occasioun of persuite in tyme cuming for thingis bipast, with advise of the saidis thrie estaittis, retreatis, rescindis, casis and annullis all and sindrie lettres and charges of horning and tressoun contenit therintill and executionis heirof execute heirtofoire at onie tyme sene the saidis monethe of Aprile the yeir of God 1569 yeiris aganis the said erle and utheris personis foirsaidis, thair freindis, defendaris and pertakeris, for delivering of housis, entering thair personis in waird, non entrie of personis duelling on thair ground to his majestie lieutennentis, justice or wardanis or upoun quhatsumevir uther grund or occasioun, the giftis of eschaetis, liferentis and penalteis following thairupoun, actis of cautioun and suerteis for entering of personis, unlawes, enteress and thair sequellis, bandis and obligationis interponit be quhatsumevir personis suspectit to be the saidis erllis favouraris, to desist fra his aide, intercommoning, supplie, mantenence or resistances or quhatsumevir uthir occasiones bigane, his majestie and thrie estaitis present decernis and declairis the said erle, his freindis, servandis, dependaris and partakeris foirsaidis to be fre and in sic estait and conditioun as gif the samin had nevir bene. Attoure, our soverane lord and thrie estaitis foirsaidis retreatis, rescindis and annullis all decreitis and deidis done, gevin and pronuncit aganis the said erle and his foirsaidis at onie tyme sen the space abonewrittin, quhair thay or ony of thame had just caus of thair absence and mycht not compeir in thair awin proper personis to haif stopit the same, and thairfoir reponis and restoris thame in integrum thair agane as gif the samin had not bene pronunceid in thair contrair. Finallie, to the effect the said erle, his freindis, servandis and pertakeris foirsaidis may find the full effect of his majesties present benefiet and favour grantit and concludit in this present parliament, his majestie, with advise foirsaid, hes statute and ordanit that they and ilk of thame sall bruik, joise and posseise thair landis, heretageis, rowmes, offices, benefices, honouris, jurisdictionis, digniteis, rentis and possessionis quhatsumevir in sensable maner as thai possessit the same of befoir, and gif thay be dispossessit therfra, ordanis that thay salbe fullie repossessit in the same and summar lettres to be direct to that effect upoun ten dayes allanerlie, and revokis, casis and annullis all deidis done be his hienes in the contrair. And forder oure soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the infeftment grantit to the said erle, his airis and successouris of the erldome of Mortoun, regalitie and jurisdictioun thairof, haill liberteis and privilegeis contenit thairintill, and revokis, casis and annullis quhatsumevir infeftment, rycht or title maid to ony uther persoun sen the dait of the said erles infeftmet of the said erledome of Mortoun, or onie pairt thairof, and namelie to Lodovik, now duke of Lennox, James Jhonnstoun, sone and appeirand air to Johne Jhonestone of that Ilk, Schir William Stewart of Carbistoun, knicht, or ony utheris, to the effect the said erle and his successoures may be fullie restablisched in thair full richt and propertie of the saidis landis and the said infeftment to stand in the awin strenth and nawayis impugnit. And seing his majesties intentione is that his favour and clemencie contenit heirin salbe maist largelie extendit to the weill of the said erle and his friendis, and not to be sinistarlie interponit, his majestie reservis the interpretatioun thairof to his hienes sua oft as neid beis and the thrie estaitis of parliament allanerlie, and that the said erle, him selff and his friendis, salhave recourse ather to this present securitie or to the generall lawes and constitutionis foirsaidis as best sall serve for thair weill, and ane not to be prerogative to the uther, quhairof, gif neid beis, forder securitie salbe maid in the nixt parliament; and ordanis lettres of relaxatioun of the said erle and his foirsaidis, with lettres of repossessiones and publicatioun heirof to be direct in forme as effeiris.
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The quhilk day, Jhonn, erle of Mortoun, personallie present, immediatlie efter the granting be the kingis majestie and estattis convenit in this present parliament of the speciall act of abolitioun, and that his hienes hes remitted to the said erle offences declarit in thair presence, that he wes presentlie contentit and consentit to releif and freth Schir Jhonn Johnestoun of Dunskellie, knicht, to pas as the kingis frie liege as he plesit; and siclyk that the said erle presentlie dischargeit and discharges all bandis of men of weir ressat be him and oblishit him to put thame furth of his companie and to use na hostilitie bot as the kingis grace gevis command and comissioun. And incaise the said Schir Johne Jhonestoune remane within his waird, that na offence be imput to him thairthrow.†
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[Although not explicitly referring to the above records, the following document is related, the text consisting of a list of lands and tenants over which John Maxwell, earl of Morton was superior.]
Robert Chartouris of Kelwod, James Chartouris, his sone, Alexander Levingstone of Kilarne, James Lindsay of Sergirth, James Lindsay, his sone, Johone Lindsay of Auchinskarth, Herbert Lindsay of the Manis, Johne Willsoun in Elistoun; Calaverok: Johne Maxwell of Conhath, Eduart Maxwell of Ile, Thomas Edyir in the Bowhouse, Johne Edyer in Blakschaw, Johne Martine thair, Johne MacQuhirrie thair, Mathew Nicolsone thair, Johne Furde thair, Peter Jeffra thair, Piter Nicolsone thair, Nicoll Martine thair, Mathew Martine thair, William Borsbe thair, Johne Broun thair, Johne Batie thair, Thom Martine thair, Andro Dune thair, Stein Blakstok thair, Peter Dune thair, Johne Foirsyth thair, Johne Diksone thair, Eduart Diksone thair, Willie Diksoun thair, Thome Diksone thair in Cheringtoun, Johne Dryisdaill in Blakschaw, Johne Edyir in Cheringtoun, Will Forgusone thair, Charle Edyir in Glenhowane, Johne Rawling thair, Johne Edyir thair, Johne Edyir in Hie Manis, Robert Edyer thair, Thomas Maxwell thair, Charle Rawling in Glencapill, Mark Rawling thair, Thomas Herroun thair, Johne Smith in Bankend, Johne Edyer in Carmuk, Herbert Edyir in Wodend, Simon Adamsone in Lochirwode, Gawin Foirsyth thair, Clemet Diksoun thair, Johne Diksoun thair, Cuthbert Diksone thair, Johne Edyeir, sone to Thomas Edyer in Bowhouse, Clemet Edyer, his brother, Thomas Maxwell, sone to Robert Maxwell of Keltoun, Johnn Maxwell, his brother, Johne Maxwell in Bowrlandis; Drumfreis: Robert Maxwell of Keltoun, Walter Gladstanis of Craigis, Johne Mosset in Gorpule, Johne Maxwell in Craigis, Johne Bety in Rig, Thomas Maxwell thair, Eduart MacKinnell in Auchincreith, Willie Sluithman thair, William Kirkpatrik in Cloisburne, Johne Murray, Clonyeart, Geordie Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Johne Edyir, writtar, Nicoll Dikson; Kirkmaho: William Maxwell of Carnstelocht, Homer Maxwell thair, Herbert Maxwell in Kirktoun, Robert Maxwell thair, Herbert Edyer thair, Johne Thomsoun in Milheid, Thomas Thomson, his brother, Johne Edyer in Chrystinghill, Thomas Edyer in Holme, Johne Edger in Carnscelot, Patrik Maxwell, Johne Wallace, elder in Caryeild, Johne Wallace, his sone, Nicoll Thomsone thair, Johne Wallace thair, Thomas Wallace thair, David Frissell thair, Robert Frissall thair, Johne Frissall thair, Johne Irland thair, Andro Irland thair, Johne Wallace thair, Thomas Wallace thair, Robert Wallace thair, William Wallace thair, Hob Wallace thair, Alexander Wallace thair, Thomas Wallace thair, Johnne Wallace, sone to Robert Wallace thair, William Woll in Kirktoun, Robert Schortrig thair, Adame Schortrig thair, Johne Chartouris in Riddenwod, Johne Nicolsoun in Correllwod, Will Robsone thair, Nicoll Aitkin thair, Roger Robsone thair, David Robsone ther, Roger Thomesone thair, Johne Thomesoun thair, Roger Thomesone thair, his sonis, James Thomesone, smithe thair, David Thomesone, his sone thair, Johne Thomsone of Know thair, Johne and Will Robsonis thair, Thomas Robsone, William, brother thair, Stein Robsone thair, Andro Robsone thair, Johne Robsone in Dumkow, Robert Robsone thair, Johne Scharpro thair, Roger Robsoun thair, Johne Wilsoun in Hawthorne thair, Johne Wilsoun, Nicollis Iok thair, Thomas Robsone thair, David Lowrie thair, Johne Robsone, miller thair, Robert Robsone in Brigend thair, Robert Lowrie thair, Johne Aitkin, Johne Wilsone Townheid thair, Audame Wilsone thair, Nicol and Thomas Wilsones thair, Johne Rodden thair, Jhonn Bek thair, Andro and Willie Hillis thair, Thome Glessill thair, Florence Bek thair, Robert Bek thair, Johne Wilsoun in Nuik, Johne and Herbert Willsonis thair, Johne Edyer, travellour thair, Johne Donald ther, Nicoll Donald thair, Andro Hill thair, Johne and Robert Adies; Halywod: James Maxwell in Prorak, Johne, Mingo and Eduart Maxwellis, his brether, Robert Maxwell, Fourmerkland, James Maxwell in Killielong, Robert, Thomas, George and Eduart Maxwellis, his sonis, George Maxwell in Blengaber, Johne Werslie in Burnfute, David Edyer in Gullyhill, Robert Edyeir in Brunrig, Geordie Edyer in Furde, Thomas Edyier thair, Andro Edyer in Newtoun, Johne Jaksone in Killylong, Johne Macmillane in Craiginputtok, Johne Smyth in Quhytesyde, Johne Smith thair, David Welshe thair in Collistoun, Johne Smith in Serdingrass, Robert Muirheid thair, Johne Maxwell in Straquhen, Andro Mackynnay in Skinfurd, Cube Welshe thair, David Wilsoun in Speddoch, Johne Scot in Stepfurde, Robert Lowrie thair, Johne Mwring in Meringtoun, Johne Muirheid in Barquhieggane, Juhone and Thomas Scottis thair, Adame Scot thair, Roger Grier under the Wod, Jame Pirll, Johne Maxwell in Stedstoun, Geordie Edyer in Gribtoun, David Haning thair, Alexander Haning in Burnesyde, David Jaksoun, Mursyd, Johnne Jaksone thair, Johne Jaksoun, younger, Homer Gillesone, David Carrellie, Johne Greir in Dallowodie, Robert Caill, Brattill Findlaw, Johne Carnis in Brumrig, James Maxwell in Bowhill, David Haning at the Brig, Robert Grier in Kirkbryid, Roger Grier in Barndanoch, Thomas Grier in Barjarg, Gilbert Grier in Midkeir, James Greir in Beochane, Malcolme Dalrumpill in Watterside, James Porter in Midkeir, Gilbert Grier in Capinhauch, Roger Grier in Buss, Roger Kirkpatrik in Clinstoun; Drumsleit: Adame Sturgeon in Millerlandis, Thomas Amilligane in Cargane, Willie Edyer thair, William Maxwell thair, Johne Wryt thair, Johne Sturgeon thair, Johne Pane thair, Johne Sturgeone thair, Johne Edyer thair, William Maxwell thair, Thomas Maxwell, Johne Kennand thair, James Andersoun in Terrauchty, William Cunnyghame in Linclowden; Newabbay: Maistir Gilbert Brown, abbot of Sueitheirt, Johne Macghee, noter, Thomas and Gilbert Brounis, brether, Thomas Brown of Lochhill, Thomas MacCartnay of Arbar, Johne Turnour of Ardwell, Thomas Maxwell in Litillwar, Johne Turnour of the Hill, Thomas Brown of Schambelly, Robert Brown of Englistown, Johne Stewart in Clauchane, Johne Gracie, Thome Nicolsone, Johne Padyen, Johne Dryisdaill, Johne Sandersoun, Johne Maxwell, Johne Diksoun, Johne Sandersone, Johne Archibalsonie, Andro Gibsoun, Johne Turnour in Carse, Johne Thomsone, Jhone Wilsone, Andro Bell, Robert Newall, Willie Edyer, Thome Turnour, Johne Maxwell, Willie Maxwell, Pait Newall, Johne Newall, Wattie Newall, Johne Padyen, Johne Murray, James Murray, James Kirkonnell, Wattie, Thome Gilbert and Johne Patesonis, Johne Donaldsone, Johne Albert, Johne Stute, Pait Herrone, Hery Clerk, Johne Blakstok, Johne Kennand, Johne Murray, Willie Sandersone, William Maxwell of Airdis, Dik Adame and Johone Turnoris, Johne Pane, Willie Diksoun, Johne Allane, Robert Clerk, Johne Breich, Johne Gregan, Johne Baty, Johne Garmery, Johne Maxwell, Hobbie MacKie, Johne Diksoun, Johne Davidsoun, Hoby Smith, Johne Padyen; Kirkbein: Herbert Maxwell in Cavens, Hew Maxwell in Prestone, Andro Sturgeon in Coreris, William Sturgeon thair, Andro Sturgeon, his sone, Herbert Sturgeon thair, Richert Michelsoun thair, Eduart Clauchrie thair, Andro Diksone thair, Johne Edyir thair, Johne Michaell thair, Barny Kaye thair, Johne MacKie thair, Johne Turnour thair, Hoby Wilsone thair, Mathew Clark thair, Mathow MacKie thair, Roger Maxwell in Ladieland, Johne Dronand thair, James Maxwell, Andro Sturgeon thair, Thome and Johne Dronnandis, James Maxwell thair, Robert Ewart in Litle Ardrie, Willie Vatsone thair, Pait Montgomry, Johne Edyer, David Ewart thair, Johne Williamsoun in Numbelly, Adame Turnour thair, Pait Tuirnour thair, Pait Willsoun thair, Johne Willsoun thair, Robert and Andro Marchellis thair, James Guirlay thaeir, David Newall thair, Andro Williamsoun ther, Henrie Williamsone thair, William Brig in Fallowair, Thome Brig thair, Willie Brig thair, Andro MacBrum in Kirkbein, Johne MacIlvein thair, Johne MacNihen thair, Willie Kenen thair, Johne Williamsoun in Prestoun, Hoby MacKie thair, Willie Costing thair, Hobie Douart thair, Hobe Martene thair, Johne Lanerik thair, Johne and Willie Martines thair, Peter Gilbesone thair, Johne Wilsone thair, Sandie Clark thair, Johne Diksone thair, Johne Newall, Thome Newall thair, Willie Williamsone thair, Christie MacIlren thair, Johne Michelsone thair, Edmont Andersone in Glenwada, Andro Foirsythe thair, Hobie Dawsone thair, Johne Gibsone thair, Adame Diksone thair, Thomas Maxwell thair, Willie MacKie thair, Jhonn Maxwell in Mirscheid, Mathow Costing thair, Willie Costing thair, Hobie Churrie thair, Jokie Wilsone in Mirheid, Mathow Blakstok thair, Johne Sturgeon in Wrathis, Herbert Sturgeon thair, Joke Watsone thair, Hobe Young thair, Willie Gregane thair, Willie Glasinuricht thair, William Sturgeon thair, Johne Sturgeon, younger, James Sturgeon thair, David Diksone in Cavens, Andro Broun thair, Johne MacCraith thair, Thom Calyell thair, William MacTraith thair, Sandie Sitleintoun, Johne McQuhirrie thair, [...] Wilsone thair; Kirkpatrik Duram: Johne Gordoun of Troquhane, Johne Edyir in Auchinhay, Andro MacCuben thair, Johne Gordoun thair, Andro Braturch thair, Thomas Braturche thair, Roger Gordoun in Owerbar, Geordie MacMollane in Nedder Bar, Roland MacMolland thair, Johne MacMoland ther, Niniane Chrehtoun thair, Andro MacClune in Drumtonquhra, Johne Croket in Nedder Drumtonquhra, William Braturche thair, Johne Gordown in Kirtilbride, Nicoll Maxwell in Kirkland, Roland Twynomie in Bardarroch, Alexander Gordoun in Margley, Johne MacKnicht of Kilquhennand, Robert MacKnicht in Twa Markland, Johnn Scot in Tarbraikoch, Patrick Dronnand in Barmosotty, Johne Dronand in Knokwalloch, Johne Wilsoun in Kirkland, Thomas Wilsone thair, William Sinclair in Garmarting, Albert Neilsoun in Tulshangane, William Hanay thair, Fergus Hanay thair, Johne Carmont, Hucheon Twynome thair in Kirkwalloch, Willie Twynomy thair, Willie Martesoun in Monydow, Thomas Mertesoun thair, Johne Wilsone thair, Johne Ousting thair, Fergus MacKnicht in Culsyde, Henrie MacKnaycht thair, Johne MacKnaycht thair, Johne MacKnaycht thair, Johne Smith in Mule, Roger Gordoun in Lochinkit, Johne Gordoun thair, Johne Scot in Croftis, William Hendersoun in Brokloch, James Henrison thair, Johne Henrisone in MacQuhir, Johne Williamsoun thair, Roger and Johne Neilsones thair, Gillespy MacKnaycht in Litill MacQuhir, Fergus Carsane thair, William Schort in [...], Fergus Andro and Johne Neilsones thair, Robert Auchinlek, William Gibsoun, Peter Hendersone, William Neilsoun in Bartalye; Corsmichell: James Grahame in Auchindolie, Johne Grahame thair, Thome Edyir thair, Johne Stewart thair, Edwart Maxwell in Glengopok, Gillespy MacKnaycht thair, James Callen in Trodell, William Brown thair, Johne Clinyeane thair, James MacKno in Largue End, Robert Grahame thair, Cuthbert Gilneif thair, Brattill William, Gilbert James, Roger and Dowin MacCartnayis thair, James Quhire thair, George and Johne MacCartnayis thair, James McKnaycht in Ernealmery, Johne MacKnaycht thair, Richert Brown in Mekill Dryburgh, David Gall thair, Johne Garmerie thair, William Hanay thair, Johne MacQuhirrie in Litle Dryburgh, Johne Carsane thair, Johnne Amilligane thair, Thome Amylligane in Dynharg, James MacGill thair, Andro Lewris in Blakerne, James Garren, Alexander Burne thair, Herbert MacCartnay in Ernesbie, Nicoll Dowby thair, Pall Martine thair, Arthur Hillo in Hillingtoun, Herbert MacCartnay thair, George Hillo thair, James Murray in Blakpark, George MacMynneis in Fussok, Thome MacQuha thair, William Grahame in Chepmantoun, Alexander Jarding thair, Simon MacQuhynne thair, Johne MacGill in Manis, Andro Grahame thair, Johne MacMolan thair, Arthur Stewart thair, Paull Scott thair, Andro Croik thair, Johne MacMyn thair, Alexander MacGuffok thair, Andro Gaw in Croftis, Johne Gaw thair, Johne MacKno thair, James Johnnstoun thair, Richert Stewart in Culgruff, Johne Andersoun thair, Johne MacCroik thair, James Crilland thair, Johne Mathesoun in Kirkland, Johne Purwes thair, Johne Martine thair, Johnn Muire thair, Gilbert Banoch thair, James MacQuhynnie thair, Johne Corie in Blarony, Johne Torrie thair, Mathew Corbik thair, Johne Callane in Drumcrago, Kirk Miller thair, Johne MacMychin thair, Johne Young thair, Thomas Thomesoun thair, William Andersoun thair, George Gall in Lulnotre, Johne MacKnaycht thair, Johne Garrane thair, Louk MacCubbein thar, James Murray in Erneamery, James Murray thair, Gilbert Camok thair, Johne Croket thair, James Banoch, James Williamsone in Nedder Ernealmerie, Johne MacCartnay thair, Johne Robert and Michell MacMacynnes thair, Johne Grenelaw in Clairbrand, Johne Brown in Mollance, Thome MacMynneis thair, Thome Martine thair, Donald Persoun in Arnemyning, Johne Greir thair, Joc Hair thair, George Brown in Garrentoun, Robert MacCartnay thair, Jonn Garren, thair; Butill: Johnne Maxwell in Balgredden, Robert Maxwell in Braikoch, George Mayre in Hawmyre, James Muir in Daldawing, Alexander Gordoun in Slognay, David Max[...] in Trewgrayne, Johne MacGill in Knox, Allane Muire, Robert Lowrie in Litle Knox, George Carnis in Muncheis, Johne Gorlay in Castelgour, Johne Gordown in Cuill, David Neilsoun in Hakaclathis, Thomas MacCartnay in Craigtoun, Johnn Smith in Guffokland, Johne Smithe in Corbartoun, Johne MacCallolby in Lochdougane, Herbert Patersoun thair, Johne MacGhee thair, Paull Foulair thair, Johne Ahanay thair; Ananderdaill: George Carutheris of Holmendis, elder, Johne Carutheris of Holmendis, younger, Christie Carutheris in Dormont, Sym Carutheris in Ramarscallis, Sym Carutheris in Ile, Robert Carutheris in Brydgill, Johne Carrutheris in Raffallis, Andro Carrutheris in Robequhat, Johne Carrutheris in Danebie, Robert and Johne Carrutheris ther, Rolland Lindsay thair, Johne Carrutheris in Butterquhat, Willie Carrutheris in Fourtene Aiker, Johne Carrutheris, his sone, Andro Carrutheris in Almtgill, Johne Carrutheris in Dormont, Robert Carrutheris thair, Johne Cunninghame in Dormont, Leonard Huchesoun thair, William Carrutheris in Middillraw, Rolland Carrutheris thair, Johne Carrutheris in Halydahill, Cuthbert Carrutheris ther, Johne Car thair, Johne Halyday thair, younger and elder, Robert and William Archihaldsouns, Herbert Walker in Daltoun, George, William, Gawin and Thomas Walkeris thair, Thomas Perk thair, Johnn Carrutheris thair, Mungo Carrutheris thair, Gilbert Hendersoun thair, Thomas Carrutheris in Dyk, Herbert and Johne Carrutheris thair, Nicoll Gask thair, Johne Ra thair, Johne Gask thair, William Moscrope their, Marke Gask thair, Simon Graham in Howchquhat, Mathew Bell thair, Johne Robsone in Raffellis, Johne Carrutheris thair, Johne Carruthis in Kirkhill, Johne Nicolsone thair, David Coipland thair, Johne Cau in Houp, Johnn Blythman thair, David Neilsone thair, Richart Nicolsone thair, Robert Ra thair, James Allansone thair, Nicoll Gask in Ischefauld, Johne Car in Hoill, Johne Dowbem thair, Johne Palmur in Butterquhat, Johne Palmer, younger, thair, James Carrutheris thair, George Hauch in Clois, James Nicolsone thair, Robert Nicolsoun, Johne Baty in Topwod, Johne Grahame in Daltounhuik, Thomas Grahame thair, Mathew Bell thair, Hew Baty thair, Archie Horne in Bengaw, Johne Bell thair, William Carrutheris in Kirkland, Johne Archibaldsone thair, Johne Rae thair, William Patersone thair, Thomas Rae thair, Mathow Gibsone thair, Thomas and Johnn Gibsonis thair, Johne Wrycht thair, Gilbert Bell in Gavilburne, Johne Bell in Middeschaw, Johne Park in Southsyde, William Bellit, callit Butler Willie, Andro Rae in Castellmilk, George Carrutheris in Egeschaw, Richert Carrutheris thair, Andro Bell in Langdyk, Johne Bell thair, Thomas Bell in Cowthquhat, Johne Davidsoun in Castelbank, Robert Carrutheris in Harthquhat, Johne Latymmer thair, James Coipland thair, Johne Fergussone in Rowell, Johne Clerk thair, Johne Patersoun thair, Thomas Craik in Carthwod, Johne Latymar thair, Johne Clerk thair, Patrick Clerk thair, Adame Johnstoun thair, Edvert Quheldone thair, Johne Johnstown thair, Edward Craik thair, Johne Wallace thair, Rob Diksone thair, Peter Clerk thair, George Gask thair, James Mons thair, Roger Kirkpatrick thair, Rowe Bell in Rokell, Adame Caldill in Cokisfeild, William Bell in Nuik Ranie, Johne and Wat, his brether, Osuall Bell, Thome Bell in Seidhill, Johne Bell in Dyk, Johne Bell, his brother, Thome Bell of Yettis, Johne Bell, sone to Thome Bell in Sheilgrein, Alexander Bell in Williambie, William, Johne and Thome Bellis, his brether, William Bell in Williambiehals, Johne Bell in Wodheid, David Bell, his brother, Mathe and William Calbartis, Johne Quhytheid, Jok Bell, Umphra Bell in Bank, Job Bell, William Bell, his sone, Wat Bell in Middilbehill, Johne Bell in Clynt, Thome and Jinkin Bellis, brether, Andro Bell in Langdyke, Dik Bell, Christie Bell in Clynthill, Arche Bell, his brother, Johne Bell of Land, Johne Davidsone, William Bell in Blakathous, Wat, Thome, Frances, Riche and Johne Bellis, brether to the said William, William Grahame, sone to Will Grahame, Christie Irving in Wodend, Edward Irving, his sone, David Irving in Vyisbie, Gib, Will and Johne Irving there, Mungo and William Robsones, Geordie and Johne Bellis, Andro Turnour, Nikie Bell, Gibis Nekie, Thome Blak, William Bell, callit Litle Willie, Edvert Irving in KirkPatrik, Wattie, Francie, Abrahame and Richert Irvingis, his sonis, Dik, Gawin, William, Walter and Johne Irvingis, sonis to Dik, amangis the Rasches, William Bell in Myrse, David, Richert, Eduart and William Bellis his sonis, Wattie Coltert, Umphra Phareis, Thome Gibsone, Johne Richertsone, Ediuart Richertsone, David and Dik Richertsonis, Richert Forgussone, Herbert Wilkein, Andro Litill, Cuthbert Patesone, Niniane Neilsone, Johne Phareis, Gawin Irving, Walter Irving in Robgill, Mathow David and Cuthbert Irvingis, Robert Rae, Cuthbert Murray, bailie of Annandale, Johne Dik, Johne and Archie Wilsonis, Ade Bell, James Splendergast, Ade and Robert Quhites, Richie Alesone, William Quhite, Mark Rae, Andro Turnour, Geordie Wilsone, Nikie Bell, Christie Wilsoun, Johne Rae, William Rae, Johne Rae, James Quhyte, Mathe Irving in Hurkildaill, Richie Irving thair, Jok Irving, his man, Mathe Hill in Stanebrigis, Christie Irving in Wod, Hobie Irving, his brother, Johne Johnstoun in Hychill, Richie Irving in Murrayis, Eduart Irving, his brother, Johne Gass, Johne Davidsone in Cummertreis, Mathe Irving, callit Meggis Mathe, Johne, brother sone to Meggis, Wat Bell in Wiltoun, Andro Davidsone, Christie Davidsone, William Thomsone in Clynt, Andro and Johne Thomsonis, his brether thair, Thomas Carrutheris of Wirmonbie, Charles and William Carrutheris, his sonis, Johne Irving, laird of Skaill, Dik Uruing, his sone, Hew Litill in Skaillis, Hobie Irving thair, Thome Dowglas thair, Willie Pott thair, Patoun Bell in Hiemure, Thome Bell in Cowthquhat, Andro Bell in Owllcoittis, Dik Bell in Clint, Niniane Bell in Middilbekirk, Alexander and Patone Bellis, his brether, Williame Johnnstoun in Reidhall, Johne David, Willie Edward, Gawin and Geordie Johnstonis, sonis to the said Williame, David Johnstown, brother to William of Reidhall, Charlie Johnstoun in Redhall, Gib and Johne Jhonestonis thair, Christie Bell thair, Johne Baty thair, Thome Murray thair, Hobie Diksone thair, Johne Jhonestone of Gretnay, Leny Irving in Gretnahill, Johne Jhonestoun in Righeidis, Jame Johnstoune in Brumhill, Mathe MacKeddirk in Cawartisholme, Johne Forgusone thair, Sym Dagleis thair, Geordy and Rwe and Johne Hoippis thair, Cubie and Johne Halidayis thair, Johne Irving in Sloistis, Leny Irving in Gretnay, Wat Irving in Gretnahill, Francie and [...] Irvingis, his sonis, Eduart Irving in Sowron, Thome Carrutheris thair, Willie Irving in Gretnahill, Johne, Mathie and Eduart Irvingis, his sonis, Richie Irving in Gretnahill, Joke Tully, Jok Browne, Niniane Irving, Eduart Irving in Gretnahill, Willie Irving, his sone, Adie Bell, Wat Irving in Gretnahill, younger, James Carrutheris, Mingo Irving in Braidleyis, Hobie Irving, his son, David Bell, Johne Irving in Steilhill, Hobie Irving, his sone, Wat Richertsone, David Irving, sone to Jokis Willie, Willie Browne, Andro Murray of Morequhat, David Murray of Morequhat, Herbert Irving in Sowwod, Peter Young in Morequhat, Geordie Murray thair, Riche Palimer thair, Johne Murray thair, Patrik Hoip thair, Geordie Irwing thair, James Pott in Annand, Johne Quarriour thair, Adame Hair thair, Willie Rig thair, Christie Irving of Cowthquhat, Johne Jinkin, Cubie, William and Cristie Irvingis, sonis the said Christie, Arthour Grahame of Blawart Wod, Johne and David Grahamis, his sonis, Thome Rome in Bidoch, James, Andro, Johne, Herbert, Jame and Johne Romes thair, Ade and Peter Brattonis thair, David and Johne Marschellis thair, Ade Rome, James Brattoun, Johne Wallace thair, Peter Rome, sone to Joke, Joke Birrell, elder, in Stokis, Johne Bell in Stokis, Johne Rome, sone to Nikie, Thome Gask in Hirst, Pet Keltoun in Bouchthill, Roger Lowsone thair, Thome Davidsone thair, Hobie and Jame Clerkis thair, Jinkin Lawsone in Blawartwod, Johne Richertsone thair, Richie Grahame in Langrigis, Robert Grahame, his sone, Jhone Crutoun in Langrigis, Geordie Steill thair, Jeffra Tullie thair, Geordie Lowsone thair, Thome Johnstoune in Preistwodsyde, Gilbert, Cuthbert, Francie and Thome Johnstonis thair, David Johnstown, sone to Gib; Esdaill, Ewisdaill, Wauchoipdaill: David Baty in Blakest Alie, Rowe, Hew, Johne and David Batyis, his sonis, Andro Baty in Blakest, Archie and Niniane Batyis thair, Niniane Ewart thair, James Thomesone thair, Thome Scot thair, Willie and Robie Batyis thair, Lowrie Pot thair, David Dalgleis in Wotcariok, David Baty thair, Jame Achesone thair, Ade Glendoning thair, Adie Grahame thair, David Baty in Cauldkin, Johne and Wat Batyis, his brether, Jhonn Baty of Burne, sone to Adame, Hew, Johne, Geordie, Jinkin, Wattie and Adie Batyis, the said Johnis brether, Jame Baty, Mungois Jame in Killclewis, Wattie and Mingo Batyis, his sonis, Johne Batie, sone to Mingo in Ronelburne, Wattie Rowe and Thome Batyis, his brither, Johne Batie, sone to Arthour, Johne Baty in Carlisgill, Geordie, Nikie, David, Wattie Sime and Wat Batyis thair, Jok Andro, Jame, Jok, Andro Batyis thair, Adame Baty in Yetbyre, Charlie Batie thair, Mathew Baty, his sone, Jame Baty thair, Nikie Baty in Quhithauch, Robe Baty thair, Robe Baty in Byre, Sim Baty thair, Mathew Batie, sone to Lang Andro, Geordie and Andro Baties, Steine, Sim and David Bateyis, thrie brether, Wat Batie of the Scheill, Jok Batie his brother, David and Neke Batyis, tua brether, Jhonn Batie in Bank Heid, Johne Baty, Braid, Johne Batie of the Corss, Andro, Sandie and Wattie Bateis, thre brether, Johne Batie his man, Jok Batie, sone to the Bra, Andro Batie, sone to Trurie, Adie Batie, his brother, Johne Batie in Glenbervell, Johne Glendoning, crowner, Johne Glendoning, als Felhour, Johne Batie of Davingtoun, Johne Willie, Wattie, Geordie, Hobbie Bateis, sonis to the said Johne, Robe, Joke, Johne, Peter, Andro and Hew Bateis, Joke Glespie, Adie Litill, Andro Baty, sone to Hew, David, Nicoll and Jok Aitkins, Johne Rae, Christe and Joke Litillis, Jame Bennet, Thome Rae, Jok Ranik, Jame, Jok and Syme Brigis, Ade Thomsone, Rowe MacCrie, Sym MacCrie, Naving Baty, Johne Aitkine, Johne Glendoning, Johne Dagless, Andro Baty, Eduart, Johne and Sym Thomsonis, Johne Thomsone, als Rowll, Johne, Peter and Jame Betyis, Dik and Will Thomsonis, Geordie and Wattie Batyis, Jhonn Batie, als Nekeis, Jhonn, Archie, Nekie, Adame, Wattie and David Baties, Alie Batie in Trowhoillis, Andro Batie, his brother, Johne and Jame Glendoningis, Johne Haliday, Mathew Glendoning in Castelhiil, Arche Glendoning thair, Rowe Baty in Waster Ker, Cristie, Archie and Willie Batyis, Jhonn Brown in Croisdykis, Jhonn Brown, younger, Peter Glendoning, Peter Grahame, Jok Glendoning, Wattie Crek, Jhonn Batie in Milgill, Bartill Glendoning, Syme Glendoning, Berny Cowpar, Andro Baty, Syme Scot, Syme Baty, Nikie Scot, Willie Banet, Johne Boy, Jhonn Litill, George Grahame in Carrutheris Park, Andro Grahame, his brother, Wattie and Thome Grahames thair, Jhonn Bek, Johne Bell thair, Richie Bell in Hottis, Nicoll Moffett, Adame Halyday, Ranie Bell, Jhonn Batie of the Linholme, Andro Batie, his servand, Thome Batie of the Lynholme, his brother, Jhonn Bell thair, Rowe Batie thair, Nikie Batie thair, Thome Litill, elder, in the Cuill, Thome Litill, youngar thair, Johne, Andro and Mathew Litillis thair, Nekie Title in Dalduran, Jok, Andro, Sym, Archie, Clemet and David Litillis thair, Johne and Jok Litillis thair, Pait Litill in Craigmekle, Wat Litill in Stankgait, Wat Litill thair, Johne Litill in Singland, Rowe, Jame, Alexander, Andro and Syme Litillis thair, Jhone Litill in Burnefute, Geordi Litle thair, Cuddy Litill in Stabilgortoun, Andro, Willie and Wattie Litillis thair, Johne Litle in Pollorane, Archie Litle in Potholine, Adie Litill in Dowglen, Nike Litill in Milholme, Wattie and Francie Litillis, his sonis, Rowe Litill thair, Rowe Litill, callit Archies Rowe, Thome Litill thair, Syme Litill thair, Syme Litill in Bankheid, Nikie Litle in Brekcanwray, Andro Litle thair, Archie Litiil thair, Rowe Litill thair, David Litill in Clois, Johne, Thome and Persell Litillis thair, Mathowis, Jhonn Litill thair, David and Jok Litles thair, Andro Litill, sone to Wat, Wat Litill in Igill, Rowe Litill thair, Johne Irving in Over Dowglen, Richie and Cristie Irvingis thair, Brattill Irving in Dowglencleuch, David Jok and Alexander Irvingis thair, Cristie Armestrang in Barnegleis, Jhonn Murray, his man, Christie Murray, Andro Carrutheris, Thome Bell, Robert Halyday, Will Bell the Stell, Jhonne Litill, Jok Huik, Johne Thomsone, Jok Bell, his servandis, Jhonn Armestrang of Calsfeild, Jhonn Rowclege, Dand Armestrang, James Roger, Will Michelsone, Thomas Aikinheid, Johne Huik, Niniane Armstrang of the Neis, Christie Armstrang, his sone, Jhonn Litill, Jhonn Crosset, Johne Armestrang in Hoilhous, Johne Armestrang in Glinyer, Andro Armistrang, his sone, Rowe William and Christie Armstrangeris, brether to the said Johne, Will Armestrang in Teikmie, Thome Armstrang in Glinyer, Geordie Armestrang in Blakbakheid, Johnn Irving in Sikheid, Geordie Johne and Christie Irvingis, sonis to Gib in Blakbaksyd, Johne Irving in Hag, Jok Moffet in Glinyer, Armstrang in Thornyquhattie, Jhonn Turnour thair, Niniane Turnour thair, Archie Armestrang in Tarkima, Archie and Robert Armestrangis, sonis to Cristie in Langholme, Iyngrie Armestrang of Raltoun, Richie Irving in Auchinruvok, Sandie Irving thair, Johne Carrutheris in Glinyer, Cristie Michelsone in Tuimschelburne, Johne Michelsone, his sone thair, Will Coltert thair, Thome Wilsone thair, Andro Turnour thair, Archie Armestrang, marcheand, William Armestrang callit Kynmont, Johne, Geordie, Francie, Thome, Sandie, Jhonn and Ringane Armestrangis, sonis to Kynmont, Robert Grahme, duelland on Serk Watter, William Scott thair, Thomas Reidpeth, Johne Lintoun thair, Willie Bell thair, Geordie Litill thair, Mertine Thomsone thair, Dave Baty thair, Jame Cowane thair, Andro Giffert thair, Robert Makillwitty, writter, to Kinmont, Archie and Adame Thomsonis, Nicoll Baty in Carlisgill, Will Litill, als Pyk Ekie, Dick and Wat Litillis, Niniane, Thome, George and Will Ellattis, Johne Armestrang in Wauchoipdaill, Henrie, Ade, Archie, Johne and Syme Litillis, Johne Armestrang, als Reltoun, Will, Sandie and Jok Armestrangis, George Baty in Nedder Croisdykis, Niniane Palmer, Johne Purdoun, Jame Irving, Dandy, Andro and Cristie Armestrangis, Johne Armestrang, Thome Grahame, Jame Armestrang in Capilgill, Jynkin Grahme in Logane, Peter Grahame thair, Pait Bell thair, Mathow Irving, Matho Baty, Johne Lindsay, Mark Alexander and Thome Carrutheris, Jok and Archie Batyis, Geordie Thomsone in Kirkgill, Joke Thomesone thair, Adie and Joke Thomsonis, his brether, Wat in Allebasterland, Johne Thomsone thair, Johne Thomsone in Kirkgill, Archie Thomsone in Allebasterland, Nikie and Jok Thomsonis thair, Johne Thomsone in Pollorane, Hectour Armestrang in Stubholme, Geordie Armestrang in Arkiltoun, Niniane, Geordie, Martine, Dandy and Mingo Armestrangis, his sonis, Niniane and Hobie Armestrangis, Andro Litill, Willie Brown, Willie Nielsone, Eduart Littill, Johne Armestrang alias Rakass, Willie Grahme, Thome Scott in Blakhall, Johne Scot, his sone, Johne Ellot in Wod End, Rowe Ellocht of the Hall, Hob and Will Ellottis, brether, Riche Grahme in Wodend, Willie Ellat, Lord Archie Armestrang in Arkiltoun, Johne Armestrang, his sone, Adam Scott in Mospebill, Jhonn Scott, his sone, Johne, Geordie and Will Scottis, Jok Scott in Arkiltoun, Archie Irving thair, Jok Ellat in Bowgranis, Niniane Armestrang, the lairdis Niniane, Joke, Armestrang, his sone, Johnn Armestrang Howgill, Andro Armestrang, Thome Kirkpatrik, Andro Turnour, Jhonn Armestrang in Munkbehirst, Johne, Niniane and Christie Armestrangis, brether, Rowe Armestrang, the lairdis Rowe, Johne and Ringane Armestrangis, his sonis, Jynkin, Archie and Willie Nicolsonis, Jhonn Johnstoun, Thome Armestrang of Gryngillis, Abe Ringane, Cristie, Archie, Thome, Jok and Ade Armestrangis, his sonis, Wattie, Mathew, George, Sim and Johne Litillis, Ade Glendoning, Thome Coltert, Ade Hoip, Rowe Armestrang of Brumholme, Thome Armestrang, sone to the lairdis Rowe, Geordie Thomesoun, George Armestrang in Catgill, William Wilsoun, Johne Moffet, Ade and Johne Batyis, Johne Purwess, James Wauch, Ringane Armestrang of Auchinbedrig, Sim, Thomas and Robert Armestrangis, James and Alexander Halydayis, Cristie, Johne, Arthour and Thome Bellis, Andro Lowrie, Arche Tawart, Adame Pott, George Armestrang in Betholme, Patone Armestrang thair, Rob Halyday, Andro Baty, Johne Grahme in Hoill, David and Archie Grahmes, Symon Grahme in Logane, George Robe and Jok Batyis, Mertein Moffet, Jok and Thome Wilsonis, Serge Halyday, Umphra Rewll, Johne Irving, Thome Hendersone in Brekanquhat, Umphra Bell, alias Lamb, Johne Corrie, Jhonne Kirkpatrik, Willie Millair, Serge Armestrang, brother to Kynmont, Johne Johnnestoun, Jeffra Irving, Archie Irving, Jok Grahme, Rob Clerk, Willie Kirkpatrik, David Watsone, Wattie Grahme, Thomas Jhonnstoune, Adame, George and Richie Raes, Cristie Armestrang in Carron, Quhintting, Andro and Geordie Armestrangeis, brether, Cristie Armestrang, sone to Quintine, Jok Armestrang, sone to Andro, Niniane Armestrang, sone to Patonis Niniane, Geordie Armestrang in Thornyquhatt, Cristie Armestrang, callit Armestrangis Cristie, Johne Turnour in Torniquhatt, Jame Armeistrang in Carrono, Thome Armestrang of Gyngillis, sone to Andro, Ade Murray, Willie Dryane, Jame and Archie Litillis, Archie Baty, Mathe Litill, Jame Litill, Eduart, Ringane and Lance Armestrangis, Willie Scott, Ade Scott, Ale, Archie and Georde Armestrangis, Ade and Jame Grahmes, Roger Armestrang, Ekie Armestrang, Gyngill, Andro Armestrange, his sone, Thome Armestrang, Hob and Alie Wilsonis, Geordie Arimestrang, Nekie Grahme, Jynkin, Davie, Gibbie, Johne, Jok, Bartie and Sandie Litillis, Peter, Jok and Alexander Bellis, Cudde Litill, Joke Irving, Andro Bell, Jame Bell, Alexander Armstrang of the Gingills, Thome Armestrang in Craig, sone to Alexander, Mathow Litill thair, Arche, Willie and Hewe Armestrangis, brether, of the Gyngliss, Sim Litill, laird of Mekill Daill, Archie, Wattie, Johne and Adie Litillis, Johne Scott, Andro Littil, Jok Turnour in Kirktoun, Cudde Litill thair, Johne Scot thair, Willie Stevinsone thair, George Armestrang, Howgill, Andro Hendersoun thair, Thome Armestrang of the Wray, Jok Armestrang, Will Litill in Bombie, Geordie and Johne Litles, brether, Jesper Geordie, Will, Rob, Nekie and Jok Litillis thair, Jok Litill, sone to Jhonn Litill, Wattie Litill thair, Niniane Armestrang in Brumholme, Johne, Ekie and Antonie Armestrangis thair, Herbert Irving thair, Capitane Jhonn Maxwell of Akynheid, Lieutennent Thomas Marteine, Anseinyie, Thomas MacBlair, Sarjand James Newall, Sarjand, Robert Gurlay, Corporell Thomas Salwricht, C. William Steil, C. William Sinclair, La. Jhonn Carrutheris, La. Johne Thomesone, La. Andro Glencorse, furreour, Thomas Welshe, Taburrie, Thomas MacCaddoun, Johne Kyd, Johne Wilsone, Gilbert Barncleuch, Thomas Gledstanis, [...] Gledstanis, his brother, Johnne Maxwell in Ile, Jame Carrutheris, Archie Boid, Cube Rodik, Willie MacCrie, Nicoll Edyir, Johne Maxwell in Barchell, Malcolme MacKynnay, Johne Naper, David Welshe, Jame Grier, Johne Glencors, Thome Carrutheris, Johne Edyer in Holme, Willie Edyer, Johne Maxwell, tailyeour, Thomas Martene, tailyeour, Willie Mertine, Johne Mertene, Mathow MacCrie, Johne Diksoun, Robert Maxwell, Geordie Maxwell, Pait Schitlingtoun, Thome Spence, Roger Muireheid, Thomas Wallace, Fergie Neilsoun, Herbert Carrutheris, Johne Wilsoun, cuik, Willie MacMorrin, Jhonn Thomesone, Watty Quhyt, Stein Robsone, Johne Browne, William Irving, Jhonn Lowrie, Jhonn Rodden, Andro Lowrie, Jhonn Maxwell, fourmarkland, Robert Smith, William Maxwell, Malcolme MacKynnell, David MacMath, Robert Raid, Herbert Carleill, Andro Diksoun, Herbert Donkane, Robert Frissell, Johne Andersoun, David Welshe, Jame Clerk, Jhonn Scott, Thomas Amilligane, Archibald Carrutheris, Adame Blak, Peter Millair, Thomas Wallace, Johne MacKein, William Stewart, Thomas Potter, Nicoll Hathow, George Maxwell, James Thomsone, Amer Grier, James Portair, Edvert Maxwell, Stein Glencorse, Archie Welsshe, Jhonn MacFadyen, James Reid, Robert Huchesone, Willie Andersoun, Thomas Hapyland, Cuthbert Millair, Edvert Duncane, Corporell Richert Lokhart, David Edyer, smyth, Jhone Maxwell, Craigis, Hew Moffet, James Dempstar, James Carmont, Patrik Sandersone, Andro Maxwell, James Amilligane, Peter Williamsone, Sandie Brattoun, James Cariok, Johne Edyer, Johne Keltoun, Johne Campbell, James Kennair, Andro Millair, Johne Davidsone, Johne Mein, Hew Mongomerie, Patrik Maxwell, Allane Hamiltone, Johne Gordoun, Thomas Kirkpatrik, Johne Scharpio, Johne MacKie, sword slyper, Martene Murdoch, Robert Millair, Geordie Latimer, Andro Brattoun, Thomas Wricht, Jhone MacKie, Herbert Maxwell, Andro Wilsone, Richert Hareis, Robert Hereis, James Irving, Robert Foirsyth, Herbert Clerk, Jame Gaw, Robert Horner, Willie Calye, Johne Gilsang, Lebody, Thomas Ahanay, Thomas Hereis, Roger MacMorie, Gilbet Wresone, Robert Fleming, Thomas Darioch, Robert Rogie, Robert Bomano, William Shankis, William Grahme, Jhonn Wodhall, David MacKein, Andro MacClellan, Sandie Lowrie, Alexander Blaik, Patrik Lewris, Mertene Murdoch, Mathew Tynding, Henrie Calseir, Johne MacWaltir, Johne Carmichell, Gilbert Edislaw, Richie Bell, Alexander MacCulloch, Johne Jhonestoun, Johne Pott, Lieutennent David Oliphant, C. Thomas Dawsone, C. Simon Moffet, S. James Heriot, S. Gilbert Caldwall, S. Johne Diksone, S. Robert Bukmyre, Capitane James Fraser, Lieutennent James Frend, A Johne Cunnghame, Co. Patrik Kay, Co. Thomas Barry, Johne Gaw, La. Johne Dempster, William Yuile, Edvert Mekill, William Phaop, Thomas Hanay, Jhonn Huik, Johne Barbour, Johne Gaychane, Cudbert Meik, Johne Libody, Donald Hay, William Grahme, William Cunnghame, Gillespie MacKnayth, Johne Stewart, Johne Cunnghame, Johne Lermonth, Alexander MacClellan, Ninian Muirheid, James Gibsone, Johne Mundell, David MacKein, Charles Craufurde, Thomas Chreichtoun, David Hay, Johne Wilsone, Co. Johne MacCulloch, William Herone, Andro Archibaldsone, Walter Irving, David Richertsone, Robert Gardner, Ringane Kirkpatrik, Adame Pauling, Homer Bodden, Patrik Asloane, Robert Stewart, William MacCulye, La. Alexander Bog, Thomas Doddis, Johne Edyer, James Rae, Williame MacKewn, Archibald Oliver, James Broun, Johne Kaill, Thomas Raning, James Grier, Robert Haning, James MacKewn, Thomas MacCairtnay, William Cunnghame, Johne Mertene, Perforce William Scot, Jhonn Montgomerie, George MacMyra, Thomas Spence, Edvert Law, Jame Grier, eldair, Johne Mure, Thomas Mure, Gilbert MacNelly, Johne Barry, Patrik Gibsone, Johne Pantoun, Fergus MacDowell, Andro MacBrum, James Baxter, William Coipland, Gilbert Mekill, Johne MacCawll, William Mongomery, Johne Huik, Adam Loch, David Richertsone, younger, Thomas Suirt, Captaine William Maxwell, L. David Oliphant, A. Thomas MacBrair, S. Johne Vauss, Johne Glessell, Robert Maxwell, C. Clement Edyer, L. David Andersone, L. Nicholl Scrimgeour, Mathew Hairstanis, Thomas Adamsone, Johne Litilljhone, James MacQuhune, Johne Smith, Adam Walkar, Alexander Glendoning, William Maxwell, William Maitland, Johne Schoirt, Andro Mane, Johne Charteris, Johne Wilsone, turnour, Andro Dargawell, Robert Craufurd, Robert Greg, Johne Fergussone, wobstair, Robert Wilsone, Johne MacMorren, Johne Edyer, Cuddie Kae, Johne Hunter, Elleis Maxwell, Gawin Kirkpatrik, Johne Hornet, Johne MacKynnell, Johne MacDowell, Andro MacKie, William Charteris, Patrick Hoslane, Edvert Rawling, William Guffok, Johne Ketoun, Thomas Richertsone, Thomas Williamsone, Johne Kae, Simon MacKnaycht, David Hynd, Johne Hynd, Johne Edyir, minister, Johne Kennand, Johnn MacBurnie, William Palmer, Johnn Quhite, Johnn Hochane, James Burne, Herbert Diksone, Johnn Haistie, Andro Asloane, Andro Aitkin, William Murray, Johnne Fyane, Jhonn Frude, Adam Raning, Fergus Reid, Thomas Moffet, James Kirkpatrik, Jame Schaw, Johne Wichtmane, Johne Hendersone, David Wilsone, Niniane Smart, Mathow Tynding, Michell Uchtersone, William Cowane, Johne Yair, Johne Michelsone, Johne Heron, Hobie MacKie, Robert Dune, James MacGill, William Abercrumme, William Clerk, Thomas Riche, Johne Wodhall, Adame Thomsone, Mathow Turnour, Henrie Amilligane, William Jhonnstone; Lochirby: Robert Fleming, Gilbert MacClammochin, Andro Johnstown, Richert Bell, Jhonn Moffett, Johne Tolibody, Mingo Maxwell, Andro Gray, Johne MacGub, Johne Rawling, Robert Craufurde, Johne and Roger Kirkpatriks, William Neilsone, Herbert Jhonnstoun, Robert Miller, Nicoll Forrest, James Lawsone, Thomas MacKie, Johne Diksone, Ingleshe, William Johnstone, Andro Browne, James Byris, Jhonn Palmer, Antonie Wild, Johnn Key, Fergus Reid, William Clerk, Johne Brich, George Moffett, Robert Edyer, Richie Thomesone, Johne MacCulloch, Johne Kae, Geordie Wollis, Johne Corshane, Johne Rowell, Johne Gledstanis, younger, Herbert Cunnighame, saidler, Cube Cuninghame, Robert Pantersone, Andro Robsone, Herbert Birkmyre, Andro Blakstok, Willie Schortrig, Michell Andersone, Robert Murdoch, Mark Wardlaw, Gilbert Baty, Johne Hairstanis, Johne Donkane, Jhonn Fergussone, Johne Louk, Johne Kirk, Mathow Irving, Johne Mundell, Robert Foirsyth, Johne Cunnghame, tailyeour, David Gordoun, Willie Hoip, Robert Greir, Hobie Diksone, Jame Welshe, Johne Rawling, Nicoll Foirsycht, Willie Edyir, Andro Grier, Adame Walkair, James Maxwell, David Maxwell, Johne Patersone, Robert Newall, Mathew Tait, Cube Hewat, Johne Patersone, Capitane Johne Maxwell of Newlaw, Cornet Alexander Maxwell in Logane, Quarter Maister James Hunter in Drumshynoch, Q. Andro Lindsay of Sergirth, Trumpet Willie Diksone, Roger Gordoun in Kirconniell, James Cannon, Johne Carrutheris in Holmendis, Herbert Hunter in Drumshynoch, James MacClellan in Neddirthrid, William Dowglas in Pennerie, Cudbert Murray, Charlie Murray of Aket, Wat Irving of Robgill, Francie Carleill, sone to Jok, Cubie Amilligane, laird Wormonbie, younger, Willie Carrutheris his brother, Thome MacBrair, Johne Kirkpatrick, Thomas Maxwell, James Maxwell, Prestislandis, Patone Bell, Hie Muire, David Bell, Holme Heid, Wattie Bell in Middilbehill, Stein Glencors of that Ilk, Johne Carrutheris of Danebie, Wattie Bell, sone to Jok, Richie Bell his brother, Will Grahme, claithman, Geordie Bell of Annand, Robert Murray of Clonyet, Alexander Camon, Johne Murray, Johne Gordoan, Leonard Rodik, Francie Armestrang of Kynmont, Jame Armestrang in Canobie, Francie Armestrang in Quhythauch, Francie Carleill, sone to Alexander, Jhonn Johnstoun of Land, Geordie Grahame of Carrutheris, Niniane Armestrang of Auchinbedrig, Francie Irving of Kirkpatrik, Wat Irving his brother, Dik Irving among the rashes, Richie Bell, Slagon, Umphra MacGowne, Johne Jhonnstoun in Cummertreis, Richie Murray aket Sandie Armestrang, Kynmont, Francie Armestrang, Flatt, James Hunter, Robert Murray, Johne Johnstoun, Tundergarth, Andro Johnsone, Myreheid Robert Armestrang, Hobe Grahme, Johne Grahme, Captaine George Carruthers of Holmendis, Cornet Charlis Carrutheris, his sone, Q. Hew Maxwell in Balgredden, Q. Edvert Irving of Kirkpatrik, Abrahame and Edvert Irvingis, his sonis, Cristie Carrutheris, Dormont, Willie Carrutheris, his brother, George Grahme, Meidhoip, Hobe Sturgeoun, Andro Sturgeon, Johne Carrutheris, Ramerschallis, Mathow Carrutheris, Johne Bell, David Irving, Robgill, Willie Armestrang, Twedane, Willie Johnstoun, Preistdykis, Richie Grahme, Meidhoip, Johne Francie, Sim, Fergus and Wattie Grahmes, his sonis, Wattie Grahme, Akinschawhill, William Grhame, Beddoskholme, William Blaikburne, Johne Robesone, Johne Carrutheris, Johne Gibsone, Willie Grahme, Blawartwod, Robert Grahme, Langrigis, Jame Rome, Cordoche, Sym Grahme, Serk Jeffrais, Will Irving, Wat Irving, Cawartisholme, Hobe Sturgeon, Richie Irving, Willie Irving in Milflat, Andro Bell, Holmheid, Andro Wresone, Geordie Grahme, William Wrycht, Sym Carrutheris, Patrik Dunbar, William Menzeis in Castelhill, Archibald Menzeis, Alexander Dowglais, Johne Maxwell, Mersheid.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of his thre estaitis convenit in this present parliament, will and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, decernis and ordanis that all ministeris, maistiris of collegis and skuillis quhilkis departit furth of this realme at ony tyme within the space of thrie yeiris bipast salbe restorit and repossessit to ther benefices, landis, levingis, offices and posessionis and to thair guidis and debtis extant, to be bruikit, josit and occupiet be thame as befoir the trubillis intervenit, notwithstanding ony actis or proces led or maid aganis thame or dispositionis maid of that quhilk pertenit to thame of befoir, quhilkis his hienes willis and commandis to hawe na force to thair hinder or prejudice; and ordanis lettres to be direct for thair repossessioun in like maner as ar grantit for the noblemen and utheris, his hienes subjectis, laitlie ressavit to his majesties favour and obedience, providing that the rentis of the saidis collegis yit extant in the tennentis handis and on intromettit with befoir the last feist of Martimes during the said space, be disponit fruitfullie ad pios usus and the commoditie of the said collegis, be the sicht and advise of the lordis of his hienes chekker; and ordanis lettres to be directit heirupoun, if neid beis, in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, be advise of this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that the nearest agnettis and kinsmen of naturall foulis, ideottis and furious salbe servit, ressavit and preferrit according to the dispositioun of the commoun law to thair tutorie and curatorie; and seing his hienes dearest cousing James, erle of Arrane is declairit ideot and impos mentis, and hes bene destitut of ane lawfull curatour be the lait exile and banishement of Johne, lord Hamiltoun, Claud, commendatair of Paislay, and utheris, his nearest kinsmen and friendis, oure said soverane lord, be the advise foirsaid, declaris the said Johnn, lord Hamiltoun able and capable as nearest agnet and kinsmen to the said James, erle of Arrane, to use and exerce the office of curatorie to him for the reull and administratioun of his landis, lordschipis, effaris and leving; and ordanis his hienes brevis to be direct to that effect, to serve the said Johne to the said office of curatorie, notwithstanding the dative gevin be his hienes to the lait chancellar, the quhilk is declarit be this present act to be retreatit, rescindit, cassit and annullit and sall be of na strenth, force nor effect in ony tyme heireftir.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, for wechtie and guid considerationis moving thame tending to the establisching of quietnes and universale obedience within this realme, thairwith considering and having tryit the constant affectioun and dewtifull obedience towardis his hienes of his weilbelovitt Lord Claude Hamiltoun, sone lauchfull to wmquhile James, duik of Chattelerault etc., have gevin, grantit and, be the tennour heirof, gevis and grantis to the said Claud Hamiltoun and his domestickis following, to wit, James Mureheid of Lauchope, Robert Hamiltoun of Dalserff, David Hamiltoun of Monketoun Manis, Andro Hamiltoun of Heleis, Jhonn Hamiltoun of Schawtoun and Robert Hamiltoun of Lethame, the lyke grace, benefite, favour, privilege and conditionis of pacificatioun as ar contenit in the articlis of pacificatioun maid and accordit upoun at the burgh of Perth, the xxiiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC thrie scoir tuelff yeiris, ratefeit and apprevit thaireftir in his hienes parliament in the moneth of Aprile, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeiris, concerning quhatsumevir crymes, offences and transgressionis committit or that may be estemat to be committit be the said Lord Claude Hamiltoun and utheris personis abone nominat upoun ony causis or occasionis mentionat in the saidis articlis of pacificatioun or utherwayis, within the tyme thairin specifiit or sensyn, for the quhilkis thay, or ony of thame, hes bene or may be accusit or foirfaltit or quhilkis ar comprehendit in onie domes or sentences of foirfaltor alreddie led aganis thame; and findis, decernis and declaris that the same pacificatioun and haill privilegeis, favour and conditionis foirsaidis be als largely and favorably interpret in favouris of the saidis personis for salftie and inoyning of thair lyves, landis, levingis, heretageis, benefices, honoris, possessionis and guidis as of ony utheris comprehendit in the said former pacificatioun and as gif the haill articles thairof wer expreslie inserrt heirintill; and ordanis this, oure said soverane lordis favour and pacificatioun, to be extendit and extendis the same to all crymes commitit be the said Claude and his foirsaidis, or that may be allegit to have bene commitit or assistit to or quhatsumevir art, pairt or consiling thairof, of quhatsumevir wecht thay be or may be interpreit to be of, sen the tyme of oure soverane lordis coronatioun to the dait of thir presentis, notwithstanding quhatsumevir exceptioun of ony cryme contenit in the articles of the said pacificatioune or ony of thame; and forder, findis and declairis that this present pacificatioun grantit to the said Lord Claude Hamiltoun and his foirsaidis sall not be ony derogatioun to the pacificatioun grantit to thame of befoir, bot to be ane ratificatioun, approbatioun and amplificatioun thairof. Off the quhilkis crymes oure said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, willis and declaris that this present favour and pacificatioun to be ane sufficient and ample remit and securitie to the said Claud and his foirsaidis, for thair lyf, honouris, landis, benefices, offices, privilegeis, guidis and geir, as gif the samin wer speciallie to thame under oure soverane lordis greit seill or quhatsumevir forme of securitie. And for thair better securitie, oure said soverane, with advise abonewrittin, of his speciall grace and clemencie, rehabilitatis, restoris and reintegratis the said Lord Claude Hamiltoun and utheris abonenominat, thair bairnis and posteritie fullelie to thair guid fame, honouris and digniteis, and to the full richt, jossing and possessing of all and sindrie thair landis, benefices, levingis, offices, guidis, rowmes, rentis and possessionis, debtis, reversionis, obligationis and actionis quhairof thay, or ony of thame hes bene, or may be, deprivit or dispossessit by ony caus or occasioun afoirhersit preceiding the dait heirof, with power to thame and everie ane of thame and thair foirsaidis to reenter in and to the samin, bruik, jose, use and dispone thair landis, benefices and utheris foirsaidis with all richt clame and enteress, and alwayis in sic stait in all behalfis as thai war befoir the saidis proces, dome and foirfaltouris led and deducit aganis thame, siclike and als frelie as ony ether oure soverane lordis liegis and as gif na dome nor sentence of foirfaltour had bene led aganis thame anent the premisis, and as gif the crymes and offences thairin contenit and utheris above exprimit had nevir bene commitit nor assistit to; and declairis that thir presentis be als sufficient and of als greit strenth, force and effect in all tymes cuming in favouris of the saidis personis and thair foirsaidis to the effect above writtin as gif the domes and sentences of foirfaltour at ony tyme bigane led and deducit aganis thame, and speciallie the domes of foirfaltour aganis thame in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh in the monethe of [...] the yeir of God jM vC lxxix yeiris, wer specially reducit, rescindit, cassit and annullit in parliament, notwithstanding of the same domes and proceses of foirfaltour and of quhatsumevir actis of parliament, lawes, constitutionis, alsweill aganis the posteritie as the principall actis of secreit counsale or utheris gif onie be; anent the quhilkis oure said soverane lord, be advise abonewrittin, for his hienes and his successouris, dispensis, annulling heirby the same safar as may concerne or be extendit to thame or onie of thame, renunceand all actioun and enteres competent to thame thairanent, commanding and chargeing the lordis of secreit counsale and sessioun to giff and grant to the said Lord Claude Hamiltoun and utheris abonenominat siclike lettres and als sumarlie for repossessing of thame to thair landis, levingis, benefices and utheris aboneexprimit, as hes bene or may be grantit in favouris of mony utheris to quhome the benefite of pacificatioun abonerehersit hes heirtofoir bene grantit, or ony utheris oure soverane lordis liegis hes obtenit of his hienes in quhatsumevir forme or for quhatsumevir causis or considerationis; with powar also to the said Claude Hamiltoun and utheris afoirspecifiit to call and persew anent the premisis and all actionis, contractis, suittis of benefices, obligationis and quhatsumevir guidis and geir extant in the handis of tennentis or ony utheris debtouris or utherwyis not intromettit with be thame selffis or utheris in thair names, alsoft and in sic maner as thay or ony of thame sall think expedient. And forder, oure said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, for the better securitie of the said Lord Claude and his foirsaidis, ratefeis, confermis and apprevis the haill premisis abonewrittin and everie point thairof, and decernis and declaris the samin to have full strenth, force and effect in all tyme; and ordanis lettres to be directit heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that be his hienes act and ordinance maid in the moneth of December, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir twa yeiris, restorit James, Archibald, George and William Douglass, sones naturall to umquhill James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, to thair haill landis, levingis, touris, offices, benefices, takis, teindis, possessionis, honouris, pensionis, digniteis and utheris commoditeis quhatsumevir amittit and tane away fra thame, ather be actis of parliament tuitching the disheridatioun of the posteritie, alsweill lauchfull as naturall of the said James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, and annulling and cassing of the dispositionis, infeftmentis and alienatiounis maid be the said umquhill Erll of Mortoun sen the tyme of the committing of the cryme for the quhilk he was forfaltit, or ellis be the sentence and dome of forfaltour led aganis the said James and Archibald in the moneth of November, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ane yeiris; in the quhilk restitutioun, oure said soverane lord alsua hes cassit and annullit all and quhatsumevir giftis, dispositionis and presentatiounis maid be his hienes of ony landis, lewingis, rentis, offices, bailliareis, teindis, takis, pensionis, benefices, honouris and digniteis pertening to the saidis personis, decerning the samyn null and of nane availl, as at mair lenth is contenit in the restitutioun and rehabilitatioun of the dait foirsaid, quhilk alswa oure said soverane lord promissit in verbo principis to ratifie in his hienes first parliament; and nevirtheles it is of veritie that pairtlie be the saidis twa actis of parliament and partlie be the said dome of forfaltour yit standing aganis the saidis James and Archibald thay have bene alluterlie secludit fra thair saidis haill levingis and utheris forsaidis and thair said restitutioun allanerlie ineffectuall, thairfoir, oure said soverane lord, considering the said act and his hienes promise abonewrittin, with avise and consent of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes ratifeit and apprewit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis and apprevis the said restitutioun and reintegratioun of the saidis James, Archibald, George and William Douglass, sones naturall to the said umquhill erll, to thair haill landis, levingis, benefices, offices, baillereis, touris, takis, teindis, pensionis, honouris and digniteis quhatsumevir in all pointis, headis, articles and clausis contenit in the same, with the annulling of the haill dispositionis, alienatiounis, presentationis and giftis disponit be our said soverane lord of the samyn, and siclyk cassis and annullis all actis of parliament quhatsumevir concerning the saidis dispositionis, presentationis and giftis, with all uther actis of parliament, quhairby the saidis personis may be prejudgit, damnefit concerning the saidis landis, leving and utheris forsaidis, sa far as the saidis actis may be extendit to thair prejudice as said is; and als casis and annullis the saidis twa actis of parliament, the ane anent the disheridatioun of the posteritie of the said James, sumtyme erll of Mortoun, the uther anent the annulling of all dispositionis and infeftmentis maid be the said umquhill James, erll of Mortoun during his lyftyme sa far as concernis thame to him, and declairis the saidis four sonnis na wayis to be comprehendit under the said act, nor yit ony dispositioun maid be the said erll to thame to be subject thairto; and siclyke ordinis lettres to be directit for caussing of thame be anserit and obeyit of all pensiounis, rentis, takis, teindis and dewteis and for entering and restoring of thame to thair landis, levingis, touris, honouris, offices, bailliareis and digniteis pertening to thame of befoir aganis quhatsumevir peronis, intromettouris thairwith, and dewateis thairof, and that of this instant crope and yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, conforme to oure said soverane lordis ordinance maid thairanentis, and siclyk to be bruikit and joisit be thame in all tymes cuming; providing alwayis that this act and ordinance ar na wayse prejudge Alexander Seytoun, commendatour of Pluscardin, anent his undoutit rycht to the priorie of Pluscardin, the quhilk or said soverane lord declaris and ordanis to stand in the awin strenth and effect, conforme to the generall actis of restauratioun in this present parliament, and to the actis of parliament grantit of befoir to the said Alexander in confirmatioun and ratificatioun of his first provisioun and decreit of reductioun, to the quhilkis this present benefite grantit to the said James Douglas and utheris foirsaidis sall na wayse dirogat nor prejuge, notwithstanding ony rycht obtenit or titill he mycht pretend to the said priorie, quhilkis the saidis estaitis declairis of new to be null and be the tennour heirof annullis, cassis and rescindis the samyn; reservand and acceptand to Matho Stewart of Mynto, his airis and assignais, the landis of Prior Lethame, pertening heretablie to David Orme, quhilkis war wodsett be him to umquhill James, erll of Mortoun and disponit be him to William Douglas, his sone naturall, be quhais forfaltour the samyn becumin in our soverane lordis handis was disponit to the said Laird of Mynto and quha hes annaleit the same to utheris swa that our soverane lord can not restor the said William Douglas to the saidis landis of Prior Lethame; and ordanis lettres of publicatioun to be directit heirupoun, gif neid be, in forme as efferis.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament, understanding that Archibald, erll of Angus, be vertew of ane decreit arbitrall gevin be his hienes and lordis of secreit counsall, was decernit to pay the sowme of ten thowsand markis for the restitutioun of the airis of the Laird of Quhitlaw, procurit be the mediatioun and travellis of the said Archibald, erll of Angus, quhilk sowme he reallie payit, togidder with diverse utheris sowmes of money for the rycht of the landis and levingis of Quhitlaw maid be the saidis airis to him sen the restitutioun forsaid, quhairof oure soverane lord willis and grantis that he sall nawayis be defraudit; thairfoir his hienes and thrie estaitis foirsaidis decernis and ordinis that this generall restitutioun concludit in this present parliament and haill actis and articles thairof be nawayis extendit to the saidis airis of Quhitlaw, quhill the said Archibald, erll of Angus be sufficientlie satisfeit, as accordis, ordaning the said Archibald, erll of Angus to be repossessit to the said leving in the samyn estait as he was in befoir the pronunceing of ony sentence of forfaltour aganis him, and to bruike and injoye the samyn according to the rychtis maid to him thairupoun ay and quhill he be sufficientlie satisfeit as said is; and that notwithstanding ony pacificatioun or restitutioun grantit to thame.
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The quhilk day Frances, erll Bothuill, lord Halis and Creichtoun, in name and behalf of the airis of Quhitlaw, protestit that the act grantit in favour of Archibald, erll of Angus anent the airis of Quhitlaw on nawayis hurt or prejiudge thame tuiching thair rycht quhilk thay have to the leving thairof.
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Anent the humeble petitioun of Johnne Carmychaell, younger of that Ilk, requiring that the landis of Fentoun, tour, myllis and pertinentis thairof pertening to him, mycht be alwayis exceptit furth of the generall restitutioun and repossessioun, and that our soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estaitis, suld decerne and declair that the said restitutioun and repossessioun and haill actis concludit upoun in this past parliament suld on nawayis be extendit thairunto, bot the said Johnne to be ordanit to be repossessit to the saidis landis, tour, fortalice, mylnis and pertinentis thairof in the same estait as he was befoir the pronunceing of ony dome of forfaltour aganis him and dispossessing of him of the same, notwithstanding ony pacificatioun or restitutioun grantit to the airis of Quhitlaw. The thrie estaitis referris the said exceptioun to be declairit be the kingis majestie, provyding that the same prejudge not the commoun pacificatioun and abolitioun.
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†The kingis majesttie, with advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, understanding that his traist cousing and counsellour Johnne, erll of Mortoun, lord Maxwell, with his haill kin, freindis and servandis, during the tyme of the feid and lait trublis betuix him and Schir Johnne Johnnestoun of Daskellie, knycht, maid thair speciall repair within the toun of Dumfreis, stuffit and garnissit the same with men of armes victuall and all uther furnitour neidfull for thair defence, quhairunto the inhabitantis of the said burgh mycht not oppone thame selffis in consideratioun of the multitude of the said noble lordis freindis duelling round about and within the said burgh, notwithstanding quhairof fault may be input be thame and thair successoris to the said erll in ony sort with men, mony or victuall and for ressait and intercommoning with thame and assisting thairfoir, of his speciall favour, clemencie and guid will, hes gevin, grantit and disponit and, be thir presentis, gevis, grantis and disponis to his lovittis the provest, bailleis, counsall and commonitie of the said burgh the lyk benefite, favour and guid will as is contenit in the actis of abolitioun, generall pacificatioun and utheris grantit and concludit in this present parliament in favouris of Johnne, lord Hamyltoun, Archibald, erll of Angus, Johnne, erll of Mortoun and remanent thair colligis, as also the particular actis Johnne, erll of Mortoun, his kin, freindis, pairtie and pairttakaris, and that the same salbe maist lairglie extendit and interpreit in thair favouris, with all pasis, clausis and conditionis contenit thairintill, as gif thay and everyilk ane of thame war specialie expressit and comprehendit in the saidis actis swa far as the same may serve for thair best securitie, quhilkis his majestie hauldis as gif thay war expressit in this present act; and forther, for his hienes and his successouris, presentlie abolishis all actioun, civill or criminall, and offences commitit be the saidis personis or that may be laid to thair chairge, ather be his hienes or ony partie for quhatsumevir caus or occasioun bygane sen the moneth of Aprill in the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir nyne yeiris, renunceis, dischairgeis and abolishis all actioun, civill and criminall, quhilkis may atherer be pretendit be his hienes or the saidis parteis alleging thame selffis grevit, declairis expreslie the samyn to be extinct and condamnit in perpetuall oblivoun and the memorie thairof nevir to be renewit in ony sorte; and dischairgis be thir presentis the lordis of sessioun, justice generall, justice clerk, advocat, thesaurer and all utheris judgis quhatsumevir to proceid aganis the saidis personis or ony of thame heiranent; and forder, declairis the electionis of Johnne Maxwell of Newlaw, in provest of the said burgh, to be guid and sufficient in the selff and to stand for him and his successouris sua lang as the said Johnne Maxwell salbe authorizeit be commoun electioun or consent of the inhabitantis thairof, dischairging quhatsumevir utheris rychtis and securitie maid at ony tyme bypast or to be maid to ony uther persoun of the samyne in the contrair.
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†Oure soverane lord and three estaitis of parliament, remembering the guid, trew and thankfull service done unto his hienes be his lovit familiar servitour Maister Williame Leslie, brother germane to Johnne Leslie of Balquhane, to his grite chairgis and expensis, in recompance oure said soverane lord gaif, grantit and disponit to the said Maistir William, his airis and assignais heretable all and haill the landis and annuelrentis quhilkis pertenit to the blakfreiris and quhite freiris sumtyme situat within the burgh of Abirdene, quhilk infeftment, be occassioun of the said Maistir Williamis absence in thair lait trublis, was revokit, and eftir the said revocatioun, the saidis† and annuelrentis war disponit to the provest, baillies, counsall and communitie of the said burgh of Abirdene, and sua, be the said revocatioun, in respect of the new dispositioun maid of the saidis landis and annuelrentis as said is, thair remanit na thing to the proffeit and commoditie of his majestie, and yit the said Maistir Williame remanis thairby unrecompansit. Thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise of his saidis thrie estaitis, be the tennour of thir presentis, revokis, retreatis, casis and annullis the forsaid infeftment, precept and instrument of sesing fallowing thairupoun, gevin and grantit to the saidis provest, bailleis, counsell and communitie of the forsaidis landis and annuelrentis with all utheris infeftmentis and dispositionis following thaireftir, gif ony be, and ordanis ane new infeftment thairof to be maid to the said Maistir William, his airis and assignais heretable, for payment to oure soverane lord and his successouris of the sowme of fourtie pundis yeirlie at twa usuall termis, Witsounday and Martimes in winter, be equall portiones, to be bestowit and imployit to the puir of the hospitall of the said burgh of Abirdene as his hienes and successouris sall appoint and think expedient.
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The quhilk day Alexander Rutherfurde, comissioner for the burgh of Abirdene, in presens of our soverane lord and thrie estaitis in parliament, protestit that† gift and dispositioun and confirmatioun, with the revocatioun thairin contenit, off the rentis, proffeittis and dewateis of the blak and quhit freiris of Aberdene grantit in this present parliament to Maistir William Leslie be nawayis prejudiciall to the gift thairof maid and grantit be our soverane lord and ratefeit in† hienes parliament to the burgh of Abirdene, for sustentatioun of thair puir and manteing of the hospitalitie of the said toun, and that in respect the said Maistir Williamis gift of the saidis freiris tuik nevir effect in his persoun be possessioun and als becaus the gift thairof maid and grantit to the said toun of Abirdene ad pios usus, viz., for sustentatioun of the puir and manteining of the hospitalitie as said is, can nawayis be revocable according to the lowable lawis and consuetude of this realme, inviolablie observit in all giftis, donationis and dispositionis maid to quhatsumevir burrowis within this realme off all and sindrie chaplanreis, prebendareis, freiris landis, annuelrentis, anniversareis and utheris quhatsumevir, quhilkis nevir hes bene callit in question be vertew of ony of oure soverane lordis revocatiounis, bot hes stand and yit standis in full force, strength and effect, notwithstanding the samyn.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise of the lordis of this present parliament, willis and ordanis that the same generall act of abolitioun and restitutioun be speciallie extendit in the haill headis, articlis and clausis of the samyn to umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, Dame Dorithie Stewart, countes of Gowrie, his spous, Johnne and James Ruthwenis, thair sonis, the haill remanent bairnis and posteritie, swa that notwithstanding quhatsumevir convictioun in justice courtis, dome or proces of forfaltour or uther proces quhatsumevir led or deducit aganis the said umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, the said Dame Dorithie, his spous, thair bairnis and posteritie, the said umquhill erll, be vertew of the said act, is fullelie restorit to his name, honour and fame and the said Dame Dorathie Stewart, his spous, till hir haill rowmes, possessiounis, landis and steadingis scho, in ony maner of wayis, had rycht to befoir the dome of forfaltour led aganis hir, and the said James and Johnne, thair sonis, and haill remanent their bairnis and posteritie maid frie to bruik and use quhatsumevir erledomes, lordschipis, landis, rentis, takis, officeis, digniteis, beneficis, giftis, dispositionis and utheris quhatsumevir the said umquhill Erll of Gowrie had the tyme of his deceis, or that they or ony of thame may in ony way succeid to, or utherwayis may fall or appertene to thame, or yit that the said James and Johnne and remanent thair bairnis and posteritie had rycht to in their awin personis befoir ony forfaltour led and deducit aganis thame, sua that at all tymes heireftir they may peceablie bruik and use the samyn according to the tennour of the said generall act in all pointis and haif the frie and fuill benefite thairof.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of his thrie estaitis of parliament, understanding that James Richertsoun of Smetoun realie and with effect debursit and payit to umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, lord Ruthwen and Dirltoun, the sowme of four thowsand pund of his awin propir money and bestawit be the said umquhill erll upoun his awin effaires, tending to his utilitie and proffeit; for securitie of the quhilk sowme of four thowsand pundis, the said umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, band and obleist him to infeft the said James in lyfrent and Robert Richartsoun, his sone lauchfull, his airis and assignais, in fee and heretaige in all and haill ane annuelrent of four hundreth pundis usuall money of this realme yeirlie, to be upliftit at twa termes in the yeir, Witsounday and Martimes in winter, be equall portionis, off all and haill the toun and landis of Cousland with the partis, pendiclis and pertinentis thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of him and his airis as in the contract maid betuix thame thairupoun at Edinburgh, the xxiiij day of Maii the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir yeiris, registrat in the buikis of counsell, at mair† is contenit, be vertew of the quhilk the saidis personis wer infeft in fee and lyfrent of the said annuelrent of ony yeiris and termes immediatlie thaireftir and obtenit oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun thairupoun, as the samyn of the dait at Halyruidhous, the xiij day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir twa yeiris, at mair lenth beiris; and nevirtheles, the said James has obtenit na payment of the said annuelrent of ony yeiris and termes sen the dait of the said infeftment be ressoun of the forfaltour led aganis the said umquhill Erll of Gowrie, the said annuell rent being haldin of him and his airis allanerlie, and under precept that our said soverane lordis confirmatioun was grantit betuix the xxij day of August, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir twa yeiris and the [...] day of Junii nixt thaireftir, quhairby he has hitherto bene frustrat of the said annuelrent and of the said greit sowme of money debursit thairfoir; and oure soverane lord, considdering lyk as the said umquhill erll was oblishit swa of guid rycht and conscience, his airis and successouris ar obleist for warrandice and securitie of the said annuelrent, rycht and infeftment thairof, namely, sen the samine sowme was debursit, the contract and infeftment foirsaid maid and perfytit befoir ony suspicioun or cryme quhairupoun the said umquhill Erll of Gowrie was attented, the said James evir remanand oure faithfull leig and subject but ony suspicioun or cryme (quhairupoun the said umquhill erll attented as said is), and haifing also the benefite of oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun and the alienatioun foirsaid proceiding upoun ane titill onerous nawayis suspect of ony fraude. And thairfoir his hienes, with advise, express consent and assent of the saidis thrie estaitis of parliament, upoun certane knawlege, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, for his hienes and successouris, be the tennour of thir presentis, ratefeis and apprevis the said contract, infeftment and seasing fallowing thairupoun, with the said chartour of confirmatioun grantit of befoir in maner forsaid, and will and grantis for his hienes and his successouris that the said James, for all the dayis of his lyftyme, and eftir his deceise, the said Robert, his airis and assignais specifiit in the said infeftment, sall frelie bruik and join the said annuelrent of four hundreth pundis yeirlie to be upliftit furth of the landis forsaidis, and that it sall be lefull to thame to call, fallow, poynd and distrinye thairfoir for all yeiris bypast sen the dait of the said infeftment and in tyme cuming, ay and quhill the lauchtfull redemptioun thairof be payment of the said sowme of four thowsand pundis, eftir the forme and tennour of the reversioun maid thairupoun, and that notwithstanding the proces of forfaltour led aganis the said umquhill William, erll of Gowry or quhatsumevir law, statute, act of parliament or uther constitutioun maid for annulling, rescinding, cassing and revoking of the alienatiounis maid be the said umquhill William, erll of Gowry and oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit thairupoun, to the quhilkis, and eviry ane of thame, oure said soverane lord, with advise and consent forsaid, will, decernis and ordanis thir presentis to mak expres and speciall dirogatioun and ordanis ane chartour to be maid under the greit seill in the mair forme, ratefeand and apprevand the said infeftment and seasing, with the said uther confirmatioun proceiding thairupoun, conteinand the haill narrationis, clausis and dirogatiounis forsaidis, ordaning this present act of parliament, subscrivit be the clerk of register, to be sufficient and immediat warrand thairto at the greit seall, but passing the signet and privie seill, and to be extendit in the best forme with all clausis neidfull.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis in this present parliament, understanding that James Johnnestoun of Elphingstoun reallie and with effect debursit grit sowmes of silver of his awin propir money to umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, lord Ruthwen etc., for payment and satisfactioun quhairof the said umquhill William, erll of Gowry, be contract and appointment past betuix him and Dame Dorithie Stewart, countes of Gowry, his spous, on that ane pairt, and the said James Johnnestoun of Elphingstoun on the uther pairt, the saidis umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, and his spous band and oblist thame to infeft sufficientlie the said James Johnnestoun of Elphingstoun, his airis and assignais heretable in all and haill the landis of Cousland, with the pertinentis, than occupiit with the propir guidis pertening to the said umquhill William, erll of Gowry, and his airis, as the said contract of the dait at Edinburgh, the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir thrie yeiris, registrat in the buikis of counsell, at mair length proportis; be vertew of the quhilk contract, the said James Johnnestoun was heretable infeft in all and haill the saidis manis of Coussland, with the pertinentis, and obtenit oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun thairupoun, as the samyn confirmatioun of the dait at Halyruidhous, the xxiiij day of December, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir thrie yeiris, in it self at mair length proportis; notwithstanding of the quhilkis contractis, infeftment and chairtour of confirmatioun fallowing thairupoun, the said James Johnnestoun hes obtenit na payment of the mailles, fermes and dewateis of the saidis landis and mailles of Cousland for ony yeiris and termes bygane sen the dait of the said infeftment be ressoun of the forfaltour of the said umquhill William, erll of Gowry, the saidis landis being haldin of him and his airis, and under precept that the said infeftment was grantit sen the xxiij day of August, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir twa yeiris, quhairby the said James Johnnestoun hes bein frustrat hidderto of the haill proffeittis of the saidis landis, he remanis continewallie our faithfull subject and leige but ony suspicioun of offence for his pairt, and haifing also the benefite of oure soverane lordis confirmatioun and the said alienatioun proceiding thairupoun ane titill onerous, nawayis suspect of fraud, thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise and consent of the saidis thrie estaitis in this present parliament, hes ratefeit, approvin and confirmit and, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, for his hienes and his successouris, apprevis and confermis the forsaid contract and infeftment, viz., chartour, precept and instrument of seasing fallowing thairupoun with oure soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit in maner forsaid, and for his hienes and his successouris willis and grantis that the said James Johnnestoun of Elphingstoun, his airis and assignais peceable bruik and joise the saidis manis and landis of Cousland, with the pertinentis specifiit in the said infeftment, mailles, fermes, proffeittis and dewateis thairof, and that it sall be lesum to thame to call, fallow, poynt and distrinyie for the mailles, fermes, proffeittis and dewateis of the saidis landis of all yeiris and termes bygane sen the dait of the said infeftment and in tyme cuming, conforme to the said infeftment in all pointis; and that notwithstanding of the proces of forfaltour led aganis the said umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, or quhatsumevir law, statute, act of parliament or uther constitutioun maid for annulling, rescinding, cassing and revoiking of the alienatiounis maid be the said umquhill Williame, erll of Gowrie, to the quhilkis, and eviry ane of thame, our said soverane lord, with expres advise and consent forsaid, willis, decernis and ordinis thir presentis to mak expres and speciall derogatioun, and ordanis ane chartour to be maid under the greit seall in the mair forme, ratefeand and apprevand the said infeftment and seasing, with the said uther confirmatioun proceiding thairupoun, conteinand the haill narratioun, clausis and dirogatiounis forsaidis; ordanis this present act of parliament, subscrivit be the clerk of register, be ane sufficient and immediat warrand thairto at the greit seill, but passing the signet or privie seill, and to be extendit in the best forme with all clausis neidfull.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of parliament, understanding that Johnne Carmychell, younger, of that Ilk, in name and behalf of James Carmychell, his sone, reallie and with effect debursit and payit to umquhill William, erll of Gowry, lord Ruthwen and Dirltoun, the sowme of sewin thowsand markis money and bestowit be the said umquhill erll upoun his awin effaires tending to his utilitie and proffeit, for securitie of the quhilk sowme the said James Carmychell was infeft heretable in all and haill the landis of Hiefeild and Arnotis Flatt, with the pertinentis, lyand within the lordschip of Dirltoun, under reversioun, contening the sowme of four thowsand markis, and siclyk in all and haill ane annuelrent of thrie hundreth markis to be taikin up yeirlie at twa termis in the yeir, Witsounday and Mertimes in winter, be equall portiounis, furth of all and haill the manis of Dirltoun, with the pertinentis, siclyk under reversioun, conteining the sowme of thrie thowsand merkis, as the samyn infeftmentis and oure soverane lordis confirmatioun fallowing thairupoun of the dait the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir yeiris, at mair lenth beiris; nevirtheles, the said James hes obtenit na payment of the said annuelrent of ony yeiris and termis sen the dait of his said infeftment be ressone of forfaltour, alsweill led aganis the said umquhill Erll of Gowry as aganis the said Johnne Carmychell, and under pretext that oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun was grantit betuix the xxij day of August the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir twa yeiris and the [...] day of [...] nixtthaireftir, quhairby he is hidderto frustratat of the said annuelrent and of the greit sowme of money debursit; thairfoir the said James Carmychell, being within the aige of xvj yeiris, evir remanand our soverane lordis faithfull leig and subject but ony suspitioun of offence, and haifing alswa the benefite of our soverane lordis confirmatioun and the alienatioun forsaid proceiding upoun ane titill onerous and nawayis suspect of ony fraud; and thairfoir his hienes, with expres consent and assent of the thrie estaitis of parliament upoun certane knawledge, hes ratefeit and apprevit and, for his hienes and his successouris, be the tennour of thir presentis, ratefeis and apprevis the said infeftment and seasing fallowing thairupoun, with the said chartour of confirmatioun grantit of befoir in maner forsaid, and will and grantis, for his hienes and his successouris, that the said James, his airis and assignais specifiit in the said infeftment sall frelie bruik and joise the saidis landis of Hiefeild and Arnottis Flatt, with the pertinentis, sett, use and dispone thairupoun at his plesure in tyme cuming, ay and quhill the lauchfull redemptioun thairof, conforme to the reversioun grantit thairupoun; and siclyk, it sall be lesum to the said James and his airis to call, fallow, poynd and distrinyie for the said annuelrent of thrie hundreth markis of all yeiris and termis bypast sen the dait of the said infeftment and in tyme cuming, ay and quhill the lauchtfull redemptioun thairof be payment of the said sowme of thrie thowsand markis, eftir the forme and tennour of the reversioun siclyke grantit thairupoun, and that nochwithstanding the proces of forfaltour led aganis the said umquhill erll and the said Johnne Carmychell or quhatsumevir law, statute, act of parliament and uther constitutioun maid or to be maid for annulling, rescinding and revoking of the alienationis maid be the said umquhill Erll of Gowry, for him self or in name of [...], his sone, and oure said soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit thairupoun; to the quhilk, and eviry ane of thame, our said soverane lord, with advise and consent forsaid, will, decernis and ordanis thir presentis to mak expres and speciall dirogatioun, and ordanis ane chartour to be maid under the greit seill in the mair forme, ratefeand and apprevand the said infeftment and seasing, with the uther confirmatioun proceiding thairupoun, conteinand the haill narrationis, clausis and dirogatiounis foirsaidis, ordaning this present act of parliament, subscrivit be the clerk of register, to be sufficient and immediat warrand thairto at the grit seall, but passing the signet and previe seall, and to be extendit in the best forme with all clausis neidfull.
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†Forsamekle as anent the supplicatioun gevin in befoir the kingis majestie and lordis of articles be Johnne Achisoun, sumtyme his hienes maistir cunyear, makand mentioun that quhair seing the said Johnne Achisone, his present miserable estait, is not unknawin to our said soverane and how he is fallin in this calamitie not be his awin government for his awin deid nor default, bot be the occasioun of his office and service umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, thesaurer to our soverane lord for the tyme, be quhome the said Johnne was inducit to tak upoun him the payment of divers debtis that he contractit for his graceis effaires, speciallie for his hienes apperrell to merchantis, surmunting the sowme of ten thowsand pund, the releif thairof the said Johnne luikit to have had be the cunyehous, as usuallie the maistiris thairof hes bene accustomat at desire of the thesaurer to deburse thair awin money and to employ thair credit for the princes service; bot the cunyehous being sett in tak to certane merchantis of Edinburgh, with power to cheis thair awin maistir cunyeour, the said Johnne was removit for refusing to be partiner with thame in making of sic money as provit thaireftir unproffitable and worthelie dischairgit; eftir the quhilk fallowit the death, forfaltour and removing fra office of the said umquhill William, erll of Gowrie, thesaurer, and swa all moyen of the Johnnis releif being cuttit away, he was denunceit to the horne at the instance to quhome he become debtour and compellit to flie his awin house, and for refuge evir compellit to remane in the girth sensyne, and, namelie, in this lait trubilsum tyme of pest, quhairby he is wraikit bayth in body and guidis, his bairnis remaning unhelpit and the s[...]er† heretaig that he him selff and his freindis conqueist to him for ane lyff thrallit and unable evir to be recoverit without the kingis majesteis gracious favour; beseikand heirfoir maist humeble his hienes to haif pitie and compassioun of the said Johnnis lang truble and appeirand utter wraik undeservit, and becaus the grittest pairt of the debt abonespecifeit, quhairunto the said Johnne is subjecte, is for his hienes awin effaires and utherwayis he wald nevir have subjectit him selff to that perrell, the said umquhill erll and his airis being alwayis oblist for his releiff, seing our said soverane lord of his hienes clemencie is now movit to restore the airis of the said umquhill erll, the Johnnis humeble petitioun is that his majestie, with the advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, wald presentlie tak sic ordour in granting thame thair favour and benefite that the said Johnne may be payit of the sowmes of money awand him be the said umquhill erll and his airis now to be restorit in this present parliament, and that he may have executioun upoun thair landis and guidis for payment thairof as accordis of the law, nochwithstanding the said umquhill erllis eldest sone was infeft in fie of his landis in his awin lyftyme, and als notwithstanding ony supersedereis or uther privelege quhatsumevir grantit to the said umquhill erll in his lyftyme, quhairby the said Johnne or his airis may be defraudit in the payment of the saidis sowmes, to the effect he may be releifit at his creditouris handis, and that our said soverane lord, with advise forsaid, wald decerne and declair all sic supersedereis and prevelegis sua far as concernis him null and of nane availl, force nor effect, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said supplicatioun. Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this parliament, knawing the treuth of the said complaint, ordanis and declairis that the said Johnne and his airis sall have executioun upoun the saidis landis quhilkis pertenit to the said umquhill Erll of Gowrie for payment of the said sowme of ten thowsand pundis (except samekle thairof as he salbe fundin be just calculatioun to be fred and relevit of), and that thay have lyke proces of comprysing of the samyn landis, or ony pairt thairof, or annuelrent furth of the same, as will extend to the payment of the sowme abonewrittin, or utherwayis executioun of horning aganis the persoun of now James, erll of Gowrie, restorit in this present parliament to the landis and leving of his said umquhill father, and executioun of his guidis and geir quhatsumevir be poynding, siclyke and in the same maner as the said Johnne mycht have had aganis the said umquhill erll being onlyve and standing seasit in fie of his landis, leving and heretaig, or as gif the said James, his sone, war seasit be brevis and enterit as air to his said umquhill father to his saidis landis and heretaige, notwithstanding that the said James was infeft in fie of the saidis landis and heretaig in the lyftyme of his said umquhill father, and notwithstanding ony supersedereis grantit to him or uther privelege quhatsumevir grantit to the said umquhill erll in his lyftyme, or to the said James, now erll of Gowrie, be his restitutioun, quhairby the said Johnne and his airis may be defraudit in payment of the saidis sowmes; quhilkis supersedereis his hienes and thrie estaitis declairis to haif na force nor validitie to stope or hinder executioun for the said Johnnis releif of the sowme abonespecifiit in maner forsaid; and ordanis lettres to be directit heirupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratifeis and apprevis the gift maid and grantit be his hienes to his rycht traist cousing Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, of his majesteis castell of Dunbartane, with all munitioun and ordinance thairin, quhairof the tennour followis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to the lordis of our counsall and sessioun and all utheris, our leigis and subdittis quhome it effeiris, quhais knawlege thir our lettres sall cum, greting. Wit ye us to have maid, constituit and ordanit and, be thir our lettres, makis, consitutis and ordanis our rycht, traist cousing and counsallour Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, capitane of our castell of Dunbartane, and giffis him the chairge and office thairof off all and sindrie feis, dewateis and casualeteis annexit, assignit or pertening thairto, and in speciall the rentis and levingis annext of auld to the keiping thairof, togidder with the sowme of fyve hundreth and fiftie markis augmentit and assignit thairto furth of the superplus of benefices within our realme, to be payit to him yeirlie be our collectour generall, his deputis and officiaris at the termis of payment usit and wount, beginnand his first payment at this instant yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, and swa furth yeirlie induring his said charge and office, commanding our said collectour generall and his forsaidis to anser, obey and mak thankfull payment to the said Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, capitane forsaid, of the said sowme of the riddiest of thair intromissioun this present yeir and yeirlie in tyme cuming during his said office, to be thankfullie allowit to thame in thair comptis be the auditouris thairof, quhome we command to desease and allow to thame yeirlie, thir our lettres being anis schawin upoun compt and registrat in our rollis as effeiris; with power to our said rycht traist cousing and counsalour to use and exerce the said office, bruik and injoye the saidis feis, dewateis and casualiteis pertening thairto, siclyk and als frelie as ony uther capitane did or mycht have done be vertew of the said charge and office; quhairfoir we charge straitlie and commandis yow, the saidis lordis of our counsall and sessioun, that ye grant and direct our uthers lettres at the instance of our said capitane for ansering and obeying him of the saidis rentis and mony forsaidis of this instant yeir and yeirlie heireftir induring his said charge in forme as effeiris, gevin under our previe seill at Lynlythgw, the xxiiij day of December the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, and of our regnne the nyntene yeir.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successoris, perpetuallie confermis the gift and commissioun maid be his hienes be his lettre under the privie seill to Schir James Home of Coldinknowis, knycht, of the capitanrie of the castell of Edinburgh, artaillary, munitioun and of the sceptour, suord and croun according to the same gift, off the quhilk the tennour fallowis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to the lordis of our counsall and sessioun and all utheris, our lordis of our chekker, all and sindrie the ordiner gunnaris and utheris officiaris astrictit to mak residence within our castell underwrittin or haifing ony charge thairin, ledgis and subdittis quhome it effeiris, quhais knawldege thir our lettres sall cum, greting. Wit ye us to have maid, constitute and ordanit and, be thir our lettres, makis, constitutis and ordanis our weilbelovit Schir James Home of Coldenknowis, knycht, capitane and keipar of our castell of Edinburgh and of all our artailyarie and munitioun being thairin, as alsua of our sceptour, suord and croun for all the dayis of the said Schir James lyftyme, and for keiping and custodie of our said castell and sustening of the officiaris and servandis necessar thairfoir, haif gevin, grantit, assignit and disponit and† thir our lettres gevis, grantis, assignis and disponis to him during the space forsaid the sowme of aucht hundreth pundis money, to be payit monethlie be equall portionis furth of the riddiest of our greit custumes of the tron of our burgh of Edinburgh be our customar thairof, present and being for the tyme, and als the wictuallis underwrittin of the riddiest and first of the superplus of the thirdis of benefices efterspecifiit: that is to say, the haill third of quheit of the archiebischoprik of Sanctandrois, sevin chalderis, twa bollis, iij firlotts, 1 pects; the rest of the third of the quheit of the abbay of Scone, thrie bollis; the haill third of the quheit of the Chairterhouse, twa chalder, fyve bollis, 3 parts bollis; the haill quheit of the third of Lundouris, thrie chalder, four bollis, thrie firlottis, iij pects; the haill third of the quheit of the kirk of Monyfuthie, ane chalder, fyve boliss, 3 part bollis; out of the third of the beir of the archiebischoprik of Sanctandrois, aucht chalder, fyve bollis, 3 part pectis; out of the third of the beir of the abbay of Scone, ane chalder, twa bollis, ane firlot, 2 part pectis; out of the third of the beir of the priorie of Chartouris, thrie chalderis, iij bollis, 2 pectis, 3 part pectis; out of the third of the beir of the abbay of Lundouris, sex chalderis, nyne bollis, ane firlot; out of the third of the beir of the abbay of Abirbrothok, ane chalder, nyne bollis, iij firlotis, 3 part pectis; out of the third of the beir of the bischoprik of Dunkeld, four chalderis, xiij bollis, 3 part bollis; the third of the meill of the archiebischoprik of Sanctandrois, four bollis; out of the third of the meill of the abbay of Scone, ellevin bollis, ane firlot; the haill third of the meill of the priorie of Chairterhouse, twa pairt boll; out of the third of the meill of the abbay of Lundouris, four chalderis, ellevin bollis, thrie firlottis, 2 part pectis; out of the third of the meill of the bischoprik of Dunkeld, four chalder; the third of the peis and benis of the archibischoprik of Sanctandrois, ane boll, third pairt boll; begynnand the first monethis payment of the said moneth upoun the last day of November last bypast and the first payment of the said wictuall at the tyme of payment usit and wount off this crope and yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris instant, and sua furth yeirlie and monethlie as is abonewrittin during the said Schir James lyftyme; with power to him, be his self, constable and officiaris, quhilkis we gif him power to mak and for quhome he sall be haldin to anser for, to use and exerce the said office of capitanrie of our said castell with all rychtis, proffeittis and commoditeis belangand thairto, siclyk and als frelie as ony uther capitanis had or bruikit the same of befoir. Quhairfoir we chairge straitlie and commandis yow, all and sindrie the ordinar gunaris and utheris officiaris astrictit to mak residence within our said castell, or haifing ony charge thairin, that ye riddilie anser, intend and obey to our said capitane as ye and eviry ane of yow will anser to us, upoun your obedience, at your uttermaist charge and perrell; commanding alsua yow, the lordis of our counsall, sessioun and chekker, that ye grant and direct our utheris lettres for ansering and obeying of our said capitane, his factouris and servitouris in his name, of the haill assignatiounis of money and wictuallis abonespecefiit within ten dayis efter the chairge, the termis or ony tyme of payment being bypast, siclyk as is usit and aucht to be gevin and grantit for payment of our propirtie. Attour we, be the tennour of thir our lettres, revokis all giftis and dispositionis maid of the money and victuallis befoirwrittin, gevin and assignit for furnissing and sustentatioun of our said castell, and quhairof the samyn hes bene in possessioun this tyme bypast, willing our said capitane to be anserit, obeyit and payit thairof in tyme cuming and nane utheris according to the effect and mening of our act of parliament maid thairanent, as gif na maner of dispositiounis had bene maid or gevin of the samyn; ordaining this our present commissiioun, gift and assignatioun to be ratefeit, apprevit and confermit in our nixt parliament; gevin under our privie seill at Lynlythgw, the xv day of November the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, and of our regnne the nyntene yeir.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis and apprevis the gift maid to Schir Williame Stewart of Caverstoun, knycht, anent custodie and keiping of the castell of Dunbartane during the tyme of the said Schir Williamis capitanrie, quhairof the tennour followis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to the lordis of our counsall and sessioun and all utheris our subdittis and liegis quhome it effeiris, quhais knawledge thir oure lettres sall cum, greting. Wit ye us, haifing perfyte knawlege be guid pruif and experience that our castell of Dunbartane, being commitit to the chairge and custodie of Schir Williame Stewart of Caverstoun, knycht, hes bene faithfullie, suirlie and diligentlie keipit be him and that he hes done trew and thankfull service and dewtie to his majestie in keiping thairof sen the first committing of the custodie of the same to his charge, but ony reproche or offence to be laid to his chairge in onywayis thairanent, and alsua his heines and the saidis lordis of his privie counsall acknawlege and confesses that Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, in our name and be our warrand, hes ressavit fra the said Schir William our said castell and all and sindrie munitioun and uther thingis quhatsumevir ressavit be him thairin at the first ressait thairof or thaireftir in his tyme in any wayis pertening to us, thairfoir, we and the saidis lordis of our privie counsell, be the tennour heirof, exoneris, quitclamis and dischairgis the said Schir William, for him self, his deputtis, servandis, airis, executoris and assignais, of thair intromissioun with our said castell, munitionis and utheris thingis quhatsumevir ressavit be him in tymes bygane befoir the dait heirof; and siclyk we and the lordis of our secreit counsall, be the tennour heirof, declairis that the said Schir William, nor nane of his servitouris and officiaris in our said castell, hes committit ony cryme or offence quhatsumevir that ony wayis may be laid to thair or ony of thair chairgis for neglecting of thair office and dewatie in keiping of our said castell, munitionis, service, prisoneris and uther thingis quhatsumevir committit to his keiping thairin, or for nonfullfilling of ony chairgis or command gevin to him or ony of his foirsaidis be us or ony uther haifand our power in tyme bygane; and thairfoir we† advise foirsaid, quitclamis and dischairgis the said Schir William and his foirsaidis thairof, and sall nevir move, clame or persew actioun or caus aganis him or ony of his thairfoir in tyme cuming, bot renuncis for us and our successouris all instance and actioun that had, hes or may haif aganis him or ony of his for the same for now and evir, and takis thame in his majesteis firme peace, supple, mantenance, defence and saulfgairde in bodeis, landis, possessionis and guidis be thir presentis. Attour, we, perfytlie understanding of the lang faithfull service done to his hienes and his umquhill darrest father be the said Schir Williame, not only in keiping of our said castell sen his entrie to the charge thairof, having bestowit upoun the beting and reparatioun of the wallis and houses of the samyn castell and ordinance within the same, and for certane uther necessar occasionis knawin to us, baith his awin propir money and that quhilk he procurit on his credit and tuik on his landis, being drevin thairthrow in greit debt, and now wanting the commoditie of his awin leving, thrallit be occasionis forsaidis, and that quhilk was gevin him for ane rewaird being restorit to the auncient possessour, now ressavit to our favour and obedience, and sa now wanting in effect rewaird or recompance according to his trew and honest deserving eftir sa lang tyme spent; thairfoir, we, nawayis willing that he sall be utterlie unprovydit for at this present quhill bettir occasioun serve to rewaird him, nethir yit that he sall want help and moyen to releif him of his dettis contractit in our name and service, and throw occasioun thairof hes provydit him to ane yeirlie pensioun furth of the thirdis of benefices quhill he may be provydit utherwayis and be rewairdit be the first casualiteis that sallhappin to vaik that may be ane sufficient and condigne recompanse for the samyn; as alsua willis and declairis that the said Schir William, his airis and assignais sall brouk and injoy the rycht and possessioun maid to him be umquhill his darrest cousing Esme, duik of Lennox, erll of Dernlie, lord Terboltoun, Dalkeyth and Aubigne, of sic landis, teindis and possessiounis quhairof he had titill and become in possessioun in his lyf, be vertew of our soverane lordis infeftmentis or giftis as fallin in eschet be him selff or the said Schir William in his name, quhilkis rychtis, titillis and possessioun we will and grantis and, for us and our successouris, decernis and declairis to stand in effect and to be valiable and sufficient titillis for bruiking of the same landis, teindis and possessionis as thay war possessit be thair authouris, fra quhome thair rychtis and possessionis proceidit to the said umquhill duik and the said Schir William and thair airis and assignayis and on nawayis to be impugnit or querrellit during the minoritie and les aige of Lewis,† now duik of Lennox, notwithstanding ony our revocatiounis, restitutiounis and rehabilitatiounis grantit or to be grantit be us to quhatsumevir persoun or personis of the saidis landis, teindis and possessionis or ony pairt thairof; out of the quhilkis we declair the landis, teindis and possessionis disponit to the said umquhill Duik of Lennox, notwithstanding ony our revocatiounis, restitutionis and rehabilitatiounis grantit and to be grantit be us to quhatsumevir persoun or personis of the saidis landis, teindis and possessiounis or ony pairt thairof, out of the quhilkis we declair the landis, teindis and possessiounis disponit to the said umquhill Duik of Lennox, and be him to the said Schir William, quhairof he become in possessioun, as said is, to be speciallie exceptit and reservit, declarand all fewis, takkis or uther pretendit titillis and dispositiounis quhatsumevir maid or to be maid that may appeir contrarious or prejudiciall to the same to be null, invalide and ineffectuall, quhairevir thay be producit in jugement or outwith, dischairging his hienes thesaurer and his depuit, present and to cum, of all granting or passing of confirmatioun upoun ony takkis, fewis or rentallis maid or to be maid upoun the landis, teindis or possessiounis to the hinder or prejudice of the said Lodovik, now duik of Lennox, or the said Schir William; quhilk lettre we will and ordane to be ratefeit and apprevit in our nixt parliament; gevin under our privie seill at Lynlythgw, the xxv day of November, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, and of our regnne the nyntene yeir.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of parliament, understanding that Patrik, lord Glammis is enormelie and hevilie hurte be the decreit reductive gevin aganis him befoir the lordis of counsell at the instance of maister David Carnegie of Colluthy, Elizabeth and Margaret Carnegeis, his dochteris, reduceand and retreatand ane uther decreit gevin be the saidis lordis at the instance of umquhill Johnne, lord Glammis, his gudschir, aganis umquhill Elizabeth Ramsay, dochter and air to umquhill Henry Ramsay of Colluthy, for molestatioun of the said umquhill Johnne, lord Glames, in his fisheingis callit the Puill Know and Johnne Sandis, utherwayis callit Fodderis, and Thanwell or Tentis Muris, and be the haill last processes of reductioun quhairupoun the said last decreit proceidit, quhilk decreit and processes being gevin and led in ane factious tyme, the said Patrik, lord Glames, being pupill, and Thomas, maistir of Glames, his tutour, being furth of the realme and utherwayis not being able to compeir ane lang tyme for the leiding of the said process; thairfoir, our soverane lord and thrie estaitis foirsaidis reducis and rescindis the said last decreit reductive and haill process quhairupoun the same proceidit and reponis and restoris the said Patrik, lord Glames, and his said tutour in integrum to the same place and estait quhairin thay war befoir the rasing of the summundis, quhairupoun the said last decreit proceidit, provyding alwayis that the said Lord Glammis and his said tutour for his entress preve the narrative of thir presentis befoir the juge competent as accordis of the law; and immediatlie thaireftir Maistir Johnne Russell, procutour for maistir David Carnegy of Colluthy, compeirit personallie in presens of the kingis majestie and thrie estaitis in parliament, and protestit that thir presentis on nawayis hurt nor prejuge the said maistir David, inrespecte the said lord and his tutour for his entres compeirit and maid defence in the said mater as he sall verifie befoir the juge competent, and thairupoun askit instrumentis.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament willis and grantis and, for his hienes and successouris, perpetuallie decernis and ordanis that Thomas, maister of Glammis, is and salbe speciallie contenit and comprehendit in the generall act of restitutioun presentlie maid, and that all and quhatsumevir clausis, heidis, poyntis and articlis thairof sall be extendit in favour of him, his airis, successouris and posteritie and sall be to thame als sufficient in all respectis for the suirtie of thame, thair landis, lyff and guidis as gif he war speciallie nominat thairin, or as gif the haill heidis, poyntis and articlis of the said generall restitutioun and abbolitioun war speciallie heirin expressit. And forder, our soverane lord, in presens of his hienes estaitis of parliament, hes maid plane declaratioun that quhatevir laitlie fell oute be ony interpryse of the said Maister Thomas, that was only be occasioun of particular dissentioun betuix him and sum utheris of his hienes leigis, quhilk his henes knawis perfytlie never to haif tendit ather to the danger of his hienes maist noble persoun nor yit to the imparing of his honour and estait, quhairof his hienes, be his dewtifull behaviour, hes had sic guid pruif as he hes found the said Maister Thomas evir to have bene and to be his faithfull and trew subject.
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Oure soverane lord, understanding that be his hienes actis, maid be the advise of the thrie estaitis in this present parliament, thay have abolissit thair remembrance past of quhatsumevir offences done be his hienes nobilitie and speciallie be Johnne, erll of Mar, and Maister of Glammis, thair kyn, freindis and servandis heirtofoir, and to restoir and reposses thame in thair landis, leveingis, rowmes and possessiounis, fra the quhilk thay have bene debarrit and dispossessit be occasioun of civill trublis within this realme sen our said soverane lordis coronatioun, and seing thair hes bene greit nowmer of the said Erll of Maris dependaris and freindis quha last eftir thair exile and banesement war challancit and persewit maist rigoruslie for juning and assisting with thame in thair commoun interpryses, quhairof sum being put to the tryell of ane assyise, sum fast in prissoun and utheris ejectit furth of thair kyndlie rowmes and possessiounis for thair service, wer inducit of werry necessitie to renunce and overgife thair landis, rowmes and possessionis to sic as wes thair grittest enimeis and procurit thame to be persewit of thair lyves, to the effect thay mycht obtene thair leveingis, and becaus mony hes bene inducit upoun the apperand perrell of thair lyves to dispone thair rowmes and possessiounis and to renunce thair heretable rychtis and titillis to sic as now possesses thame, and that upoun titillis onerous and sowmes of money althocht thair was na sowme debursit nor payit thairfoir, bot gentill men constranit up confessis the same to strenth thair securitie, thairfoir, our said soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, statutis and ordanis that all and quhatsumevir personis that hes bene challencit and persewit for the service of the said erll and maister of Glammes to be reponit, restorit and integrat and, be the tennour heirof, reponis, restoris and redintegratis thame and ilkane of thame in the same rycht and titill thai had to thair leveingis befoir the saidis erll and lordis departing furth of this realme, notwithstanding of quhatsumevir transactionis and appointmentis thay wer forcit to mak to thair greit hurte for necessitie of the tyme, provyding alwayis that they salbe haldin to deburse and redeliver befoir thay obtene the possessioun† sic sowmes of money as thay haif ressavit, or as may be provin numerat be the donatouris of thame leveand or ony utheris, obteinaris of the same, and alswa provyding that this present act and ordinance on nawayis be prejudiciall to William Keyth, servitour to the kingis majestie, nor to Mathow Stewart of Mynto, knycht, anent thair rychtis of the landis and heretaigis perteining to William Cunynghame, sone to the laird of Drumquhassill.
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†The kingis majestie, with avise of his estaitis of parliament, ratifeis, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis his utheris lettres of rehabilitrie gevin and grantit under his greit seill to his weilbelovit Gawin Hammyltoun of Roploch, be the quhilk his hienes, with avise of the lordis of secreit counsell, ressavit the said Gawin to his favour, mercy and grace, nochtwithstanding the sentence of forfaltour gevin aganis him upoun the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir nyntene yeiris, and fullelie restorit the said Gawin in integrum to his lyff, libertie, fame, honour, landis, heretaigis, rowmes, possessionis, siclyke, alsfrelie and in the same estait as he was befoir the geving of the said sentence of forfaltour, as the same lettres of the dait the xj day of Januar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxij yeiris at mair lenth contenis. And forder, his hienes, upoun suir knawlege and perfyte knawlege and tryell takin that the said Gawine, the tyme of the committing of the crymes contenit in the said process of forfaltour, wes ane servand and dependar to utheris and nocht ane devysar nor inventar of sic attemptattis as wer committit and fell oute be occasioun of the interpryses aganis his hienes auctoritie eftir his hienes coronatioan, quhilkis haill attemptattis and rebellionis, for the weill of his hienes, the quietnes of his subjectis and universall obedience of his legis wer abolisheit be the pacificatioun concludit at Perth, the xxiij day of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeiris, and ratefeit and apprevit be his hienes and the thrie estaitis in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, in the moneth of Aprill, the yeir of God jM vC lxxiij yeiris, in the quhilk pacificatioun the said Gawine was specialie comprehendit; and his majestie suirlie having knawlege, pruif and experience of the said Gawinis eirnest affectioun to abyde, remane and stand in his hienes guid grace and favour, as hes bene notifeit to his majestie be his darrest suster and cousignes, the Quene of England, being be hir recommendit unto his hienes clemencie, his majestie being alswa weill rememberit that in certane chief materis quhilkis followit upoun the saidis trublis it was thocht meit and expedient be ane speciall article of the said generall pacificatioun that his said darrest suster and consignes avise suld be followit; his majestie, thairfoir, be the tennour of the said lettre, hes of new ratifeit and apprevit and be the tennour heirof ratifeis and apprevis the benefite of the said pacificatioun grantit to the said Gawine and will and grantis that the same sall be and is extendit to all crymes and offences specifeit in the said lait process of forfaltour led aganis him, with all that hes fallowit or that may fallow thairupoun. And siclyke his majestie, of his speciall grace, clemency and favour, hes rehabilitat, restorit and reintegrat and, be the tennour of the said lettre, rehabilitatis, restoris and reintegratis the said Gawine to his guid fame, honouris, officeis, previlgeis and digniteis of the quhilkis he was prejugit and depryvit be the said forfaltour and takkis, ressavis and reponis him to his hienes mercie and grace aganis the said sentence crymes and offences contenit thairintill, renunceand the same for his hienes and his successouris in favour of the said Gawine, his airis and successouris. And mairover, his hienes reponis and restoris the said Gawine in and to all and sindrie his landis, takkis, stedingis, rowmes, possessiounis, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, woddis, mylnis, fisheingis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun and rycht of patronage of benefices, teindschavis, pensionis, takkis, assedatiounis, rowmes, possessionis, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, woddis, mylnis, fisheingis, actis, contractis, obligationis, debtis, rentallis, guidis and geir, movable and unmovable quhatsumevir, quhilkis pertenit to the said Gawine befoir the said sentence of forfaltour led aganis him. And als his hienes decernis and declairis the said Gawine hable, worthie and capable to ressave, enjoy, posseid and use quhatsumevir honouris, officeis and digniteis in jugement and outwith in all tyme cuming, siclyke and alsfrelie in all respectis and conditionis as gif the said sentence of forfaltour had nevir bene gevin. As alswa his hienes ratefeis and apprevis all and sindrie alienatiounis and dispositionis maid be the said Gawine to quhatsumevir personis of quhatsumevir his landis, rowmes, takis, stedingis and possessionis, and will and grantis that this his ratificatioun and present approbatioun salbe als sufficient in all respectis to the saidis ressavearis of the saidis alienatiounis and dispositionis as the same had bene confermit immediatlie eftir the making thairof, and as gif the said sentence nevir had bene gevin aganis the said Gavine. And mairover, our said soverane lord will and grantis that it salbe lauchtfull to the said Gavine presentlie to entir to his haill landis, rowmis and possessionis quhilkis wer bruikit be him befoir the said sentence and forfaltour, requiring the lordis of his hienes counsell and sessioun to grant lettres in competent forme to that effect, as als to all his houses and fortaliceis aganis quhatsumevir deteinaris or possessouris of the same, and in lykemaner to the effect thir presentis may tak full effect, for the weill and utilitie of the said Gawine and his airis, his hienes, with avise forsaid, hes cassit and annullit and, be the tennour of the said lettre, casis and annullis all and sindrie infeftmentis, titillis and rychtis maid be his hienes or quhatsumevir uther persoun of the said Gawinis landis, levingis, heretaig, rowmes, pensionis or possessionis quhatsumevir; and dischairgis him and Jeahne Dischingtoun, his spous, thair airis, of all payment of ony sowmes of money promist be thame to ony persoun or personis for thair restitutioun to the same landis and utheris forsaidis, or ony uther pairt thairof simple in tyme cuming. And forder, to the effect foirsaid, his majestie hes dischairgit and, be the tennour of the said lettre, dischairgis all and quhatsumevir lettres of factorie of the same grantit to quhatsumevir persoun or personis at ony tyme preceiding the dait heirof, and declairis, decernis and ordanis the same and effect thairof sall ceise for evir, and that nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir actis of parliament, secreit counsall or utheris gif ony be quhilkis may be extendit or interprete in prejudice of thir presentis, with the quhilkis his hienes hes dispensit and, be the tennour heirof, dispenses for evir be thir presentis. And for the grittar securitie of the said Gawine, his airis and successouris, his hienes promittis faithfullie in the worde of a king to ratifie the premisis in the parliament quhilk it sall happin his majestie to hald eftir his perfyte age, and sall mak fuill suirtie to the said Gawine, his airis and successouris of the saidis landis and leving, with supplement of all defectionis as he sall be requirit. Also our said soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estaitis, decernis and decreittis that the infeftmentis grantit to Johnne, archiebischop of Sanctandrois, abbat of Paislay, to Gawine, commendatour of Kilwynning, in lyverent, and to the said Gawine Hammyltoun of Roploch heretable, and our said soveranis confirmatioun past thairupoun, off all and haill the four pund land of Bernis, ellevin pund, ten schilling land of Culbowy Eister and Wester, lyand within the sherefdome of Dunbartane, and fyve merk land of Granis, lyand within the barony of Renfrew and regalitie of Paislay, salbe for evir in all respectis sufficient to the said Gawine and his airis heretable for the pament of the few dewatie contenit thairin, nochwithstanding ony diminutioun of the rentall proponit or to be proponit aganis the same. And alswa our said soverane, with avise foirsaid, decernis and declairis that it sall be lesum to the said Gawine Hammyltoun to ask, crave, ressave, intromet and uptak all and sindrie the mailles, fermis, proffeittis, canes, custumes, teindis, pensionis, emolimentis, and dewateis of quhatsumevir landis, rowmes and possessiounis pertening to him of all yeiris and termis bigane restand to him, and to raise, use and execute lettres and executioun aganis the personis addettit in pament of the same.
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†Forsamekle as anent the supplicatioun presentit to the kingis grace and lordis of articlis be Johnne, lord Hammyltoun and Claud, commendatour of Paislay, beirand that thay presentit of befoir ane uthir supplicatioun, humelie craving that as it hes bene oure said soverane lordis majesteis guid plesure to grant ane generall restitutioun to his hienes haill nobilitie and subjectis that hes bene greivit be occasioun of civill trublis within this realme fra his hienes coronatioun, and to redress sic lossis as thay have suffirrit be the injurie of the tyme; and that our said soverane lord wald wischeaf amangis the greit and commoun benefites impartit to thame to appoint to the saidis Johnne and Claude sum recourse and remeid for the recoverie and repititioun of sic sowmes of money as hes bene debursit to his hienes chancellair be thair speciall freindis, as cautioneris for thame, that the saidis Johnne and Claude sulde abyde at the kingis majesties obedience according to the articles of pacificatioun. And althocht it was supposit be the said chancellair, as donatour to this penaltie, that be the residence of certane of the saidis Johnnis and Claudis freindis within the house of Hammyltoun eftir thair escaping furth of the cuntrey that thay had contravenit thair bandis and obligatiounis of thair souerteis and that the saidis cautioneris had incurrit the panis contenit in the act be the saidis Johnne and Claudis contraventioun, quhilk house wes keipit without ony warrand of thame, and that thay depairtit furth of the cuntrey for saiftie of thair lyves, off intentioun to die and leif the kingis majesteis trustie and obedient subjectis, lyke as it hes pleisit the kingis majestie now to acknawlege thame for the same and to rescind the forfaltour sa inordorlie deducit aganis thame, quhairbe the contraventioun wes verifeit in prejudice of thair cautioneris and wes the caus thay wer decernit in that penaltie; and seing our said soverane lord hes delt sa graciouslie with the saidis personis in all respectis, and cheiflie that it hes pleisit his hienes to abolishe the rememberance of that forfaltour and offence quhairupoun the saidis Johnne and Claudis cautionereis and souteris wer adjugit in that penaltie, and seing the saidis cautioneris hes guid actioun and recourse of the law to persew the saidis lordis and commendatour for the recoverie of sic sowmes as they haif payit and delyverit to the said chancellair, and that it is our said soverane lordis intentioun that thay sall sustene na loss, damnage, injurie nor harme for ony deidis or occasionis preceiding this present parliament, thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise of his saidis thrie estaitis presentlie convenit, decernis and declairis that the saidis Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, and Claude, commendatour of Paislay, sall haif guid entress, rycht and actioun to convene, call and persew the said lait chancellair his airis, bairnis, successouris and assignais quhatsumevir, to ony of his landis, conquests or living, and to recover and repeit furth of thair handis sic sowmes of money as he ressavit fra the saidis cautioneris and quhairupoun he hes delyverit particulair acquittances; and siclyk declairis the gift of the said penaltie, insamekle as is not uptakin thairof, and all and quhatsumevir bandis and obligatiounis maid be ony of the saidis soverteis or ony utheris in thair names to quhatsumevir persoun or personis for pament of ony pairt of the said sowme and penaltie, to be null, retreittit, rescindit, and presentlie declairis the same to be null and retreitis and rescindis the same and to gif na rycht nor actioun to the donatour to persew thairfoir in ony tyme heireftir, provyding alwayis that our said soverane lord haif the prerogative aganis the said erll and his foirsaidis anent the repititioun of his jowellis intromettit with be him, quhilk, being recoverit and he satisfeit on his thesaurer or utheris haveand his majesteis power thairfoir, than and thaireftir this present act to haif fuill strenth and effect as is abonewrittin at the instance of the saidis lordis and commendatour aganis the saidis chancellair and his foirsaidis in maner and forme as is abonereheirsit.
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†The kingis majestie, with avise of the thrie estaitis and haill lordis of this present parliament, ordanis the lyke favour, grace and privelege to be grantit to George Carrutheris of Howmanis, Johnne Carrudderis of Harkwod, his sone, Symone Carrudderis of Rammelskellis, thair kin, freindis, servandis, dependaris and parttakaris, as was grantit and concludit at the burgh of Perth in the moneth of [...], the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir tuelf yeiris, in the pacificatioun maid and concludit at the tyme foirsaid, as gif thay or ather of thame wer speciallie comprehendit thairintill; as also that the haill lawis, constitutionis and securiteis grantit in this present parliament in favouris of Johnne, lord Hammyltoun, and his colligis, with the generall abolitioun comprehendit thairintill, salbe extendit to haif place in personis of the saidis George and utheris foirsaidis, with all clausis, articlis and conditionis contenit thairintill, to be als lairglie interprete for thair bettir securitie and in thair favouris as gif thay, or uther of thame, wer expreslie nominat and continit thairintill, swa that they may frelie bruik, joise and possess thair landis, rowmes, officeis, possessonis and digniteis, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir foirfaltouris led or deducit aganis thame, or ather of thame, for quhatsumevir crymes or offences, and as the samyn nevir had bene criminall, remitting frelie the rancor of his hienes mynd and dischairging expreslie all actioun, civill or criminall, that may be movit for ony of the saidis crymes or utheris that may result thairupoun to be intentit be his hienes or his advocattis or parteis quhatsumevir propunding entress, swa that the same sall nevir be imputit to thame be his hienes or his successouris in tyme cuming of quhatsumevir natuir or conditioun the same be committit and done at ony tyme sen his majesteis coronatioun. And forder, for thair bettir securitie and for establisching of ane perfyte peace in tyme cuming, swa that his hienes haill subjectis may be reducit to his perfyte obedience, and that the memorie of quhatsumevir deidis or factis committit heirtofoir sall nevir be renewit be ony of the saidis subjectis, bot extinctit and buriit in perpetuall oblivioun in all tymes heireftir, his majestie, with advise foirsaid, imponis perpetuall silence to all and quhatsumevir the saidis parteis to renew the memoreis of the saidis factis, dischairging all actioun, civill or criminall, that may be movit or intentit thairupoun, and that the contravenaris thairof sall be haldin and repute as perturbatouris of the commoun peace; and this to be extendit in maist ample forme.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of his thrie estaitis of parliament, hes ratefiit, apprevit and confermit and, for his hienes and his successouris, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be his hienes under his greit seill to his rycht traist cousing Frances, erll Bothuile and his airis maill lauchtfullie to be gottin of his body, quhilkis failyeing, to returne to his hienes and his successouris, off all and sindrie lordschippis, barroneis, landis, officeis and utheris underwrittin: thay ar to say, all and haill the lordschip and barrony of Haillis, with the castell, tour and fortalice thairof and with all tounis, partis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the kirk of Hauch, callit the prebendarie of Lintoun and chaiplanrie of Markle; the landis of Pitcokis, with the kirk and prebendarie of the same and chaiplanrie of the samyn callit Burnehouss; the landis and baroneis of Auldhamstokis, with townis, pairtis, dependentis, connexis, annexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis, service of tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, togidder with the kirk of Auldhamstokis, chaiplanrie of Cokbrandispeth and hospitale of the same; the landis of Eistcraig; the landis of Hoprik; all and haill the landis and barony of Morhame, with tour, fortalice, mylnis, tennentis, tennendriis, townis, pairtis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, pendiclis, outsettis and thair pertinentis, togidder with the kirk thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh and constabularie of Hadingtoun; all and haill the landis and lordschippis of Crichtoun, with castell and maner place thairof, and with all and sindrie townis, partis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, woddis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the provestrie of Crichtoun, prebendareis and chaiplanreis of the same quhatsumevir; the landis of Muirhouse and Caprestoun, with the pertinentis thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh principall, and als of the office of schirefschip of Edinburgh principall and Edinburgh within the constabularie of Hadintoun, with all and sindrie rychtis, dewateis, liberteis, immuniteis and privilegis pertening to the said office and belanging thairto; all and haill the landis and barrony of Quhitsum, with the kirk thairof; the landis of Prandergaist, Quhitrig, Obchestar, Sherefbigging, Shereflandis and with all tounis, landis, pairtis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, multuris, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Berwicke, and als of the office of sherefschip of the haill sherefdome of Berwick and baillerie of Lauderdaill, with all rychtis, proffeittis, dewateis, feis and privilegis usit and wount or that pertenis or may pertene thairto; and all and haill the landis and barronie of Tounyettame, with tounis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the samyn and thair pertinentis; the landis of Fermingtoun, with the hospitall thairof, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis of the same; the landis of Langnewtoun, with tour, mylne, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis; the landis and barronie of Weltoun, with the kirk of the samyn and all townis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, pertinentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the same and thair pertinentis; the landis and barony of Chalmerlanenewtoun, with townis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Roxburgh; the landis of Teindsyd, Harwod, Slaidhillis, Carlingpule, lyand within the said sherefdome of Roxburgh; the landis of Ailmuir, with tour, mylne with tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis thairof, with thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Selkirk; all and haill the landis and barony of Dryvisdaill and Carrutheris, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun of the kirk of Carrutheris, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the stewartrie of Annanderdaill and within the sherefdome of Dumfreis; all and haill the landis and barrony of Carmychaell, with townis, pairtis, pendiclis, pertinentis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis; the landis of Terrachlie, with toure and fortalice thairof, Drumlark, Maybie and Cruikis and thair pertinentis, with woddis, tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis thairof, lyand within the said sherefdome of Dumfreis; all and haill the landis and barrony of Erlistoun, callit Glenken, with townis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendiclis, dependentis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun and donatioun of the kirk of Dalry, lyand within the stewartrie of Kirkcudbrycht; all and haill the landis and lordschip of Bothuile, with the forrest, mure and pertinentis thairof and with tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the provestrie of Boithuile, prebendareis and chaiplanreis of the same, and of the kirk of Hawik and prebendareis in the said college, and of the kirk of Barthramshottis, lyand within the sherefdome of Lanerk; all and haill the landis and baroneis of Elgarigill, Wolstoun and Dolphingstoun, with advocatioun, donatioun of kirkis and chaiplanreis of Wolstoun and Dolphingstoun; all and haill the landis and barony of Dunsir, with townis, partis, pendiclis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the saidis landis and baroneis and thair pertinentis, lyand within the said sherefdome of Lanerk, with all and sindrie annexis, connexis, dependences, partis, pendiclis, mylnis, multuris, woddis, forrestis, fishingis, tennentis, tennandriis, frie service of tennentis, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, maner places, orchardis, yairdis, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronages of benefices, kirkis and chaiplanreis of all and sindrie landis, lordschippis and baroneis particularlie abonewrittin and thair pertinentis; and als of the office of sherefschip of this realme within all the boundis of the same, with all and sindrie liberteis, proffeittis, dewateis, casualiteis and escheatis thairof, usit and wount and pertening or that is knawin to pertene thairto, as in the said chartour and infeftment under the grett seill grantit to† our soverane lord to the said Frances, erll Bothuile, thairupoun of the dait the xvj day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ane yeiris at lenth is contenit, in all pointis, clausis and articlis, circumstances and conditionis specifeit thairin eftir the tenour thairof; and willis and expreslie declairis that the said chartour and infeftment or ony pairt thairof be nawayis subjectit to ony revocatioun or revocatiounis to be maid be his hienes in ony tyme heireftir, but that the samyn infeftment and chartour in all pointis and clausis thairof sall remane effectuall and be sufficient securitie to the said Frances, erll Boithuill, and his airis abonewrittin quhatsumevir, nochtwithstanding ony of the saidis revocatiounis, and als nochwithstanding quhatsumevir infeftment or infeftmentis, giftis or rychtis maid and grantit be our soverane lord to quhatsumevir uther persoun of the saidis landis, rowmes, townis, lordschippis, barroneis, kirkis, benefices, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, mylnis, fischingis, woddis, officeis, privilegeis and utheris abonespecifeit particularlie mentionat the said infeftment or ony pairt of the same at ony tyme sen the forfaltour of umquhill James, erll Bothuill; to the quhilkis infeftmentis, rychtis and giftis and eviry ane of thame our soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, willis, declairis, decernis and ordanis thir presentis to mak express and speciall dirogatioun; and siclyke our soverane lord, with avise and consent of the saidis thrie estaitis of parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be thir presentis, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the lettre, gift and assignatioun maid and grantit be our soverane lord, with avise of umquhill James, erll of Murray, lord Abirnethie, his hienes regent for the tyme, to the said Frances, erll Bothuill, of all and sindrie reversionis maid and grantit to quhatsumevir persoun or personis, to umquhill Patrik, erll Boithuill, the said umquhill James, sumtyme erll Bothuill, or ony of thair predicessouris, for redemptioun of ony of the landis, townis, lordschippis, baroneis, woddis, mylnis, fischeingis and utheris abonespecifeit or of any pairt thairof, as in the lettre of gift and assignatioun under the privie seill of the dait the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir and [...] yeiris, grantit to the said Frances, erll Bothuill thairupoun is contenit and rycht of redemptioun specifeit thairin in all poyntis, eftir the tennour thairof, swa that the samyn assignatioun salbe sufficient to the said Frances, erll Bothuill, for redemptioun of the saidis landis, lordschippis, baroneis and utheris foirsaidis, eftir the forme and tennnour of the saidis reversionis. Lyk as our said soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, be thir presentis, of new makis, constitutis and ordanis the said Frances, erll Boithuill and his airis maill abonewrittin, his hienes verray lauchfull, undoutit and irrevocable cessioneris and assignais in and to the saidis reversionis and eviry ane of thame and rycht of redemptioun contenit thairin, with power to the said erll and his foirsaidis to redeme the saidis landis, mylnis, fischeingis and utheris specifeit in the saidis reversionis and to use and dispone thairupoun siclyk and als frelie in all respectis as the said umquhill Patrik, erll Boithuill, the said umquhill James, erll Boithuill, or ony thair predicessouris at ony tyme in thair lyftyme mycht haif redemit, usit and disponit upoun the samyn; and ordanis ane new lettir of assignatioun, clausis and haill contentis conteinand of the said former assignatioun to be maid to the said Frances, erll Boithuill, and his foirsaidis thairupoun, ordaning this present act of parliament subscrivit be the clerk of register to be ane sufficient and immediat warrand to the said privie seill and tobe extendit in the best forme, with all clausis neidfull.
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†Anent the supplicatioun presentit to oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament be Andro Wod of Largo, his majesties comptroller, makand mentioun that quhair be vertew of contract and appointment maid at Edinburgh the tent day of November, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxiiij yeiris, betuix his hienes, Johnne Fentoun, iconomus of the abbay of Dumfermling for the tyme, and William, commendatour of Pittinweme, quhais advice was appointit to be gevin to the said Johnne in using the said office, on the ane pairt, and the said Andro Wod on the uther pairt, he renuncit at his hienes desyre the tak and assedatioun set be his majestie to the† Andro of the fewfermis and utheris dewateis addettit furth of the barrony of Largo of befoir, in recompance quhairof, his majestie, than haifing the said abbacie of Dumfermling and fruictis thairof in his awin handis, set, with advise of the said yconimus to the said Andro Wod, his airis and assignais specifeit thairin, all and sindry the mailles, fermis, canes, custumes, proffeittis and dewateis of the lordschip and baronie of Newbirneschir, with the teindschaves and utheris teindis, fruictis and rentis, bayth personaig and vicaraig, of the parochin and kirk thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Fyffe, sumtyme being ane pairt of the patrimonie and propirtie of the said abbacie of Dunfermling, for all the dayis of his lyftyme, and eftir his deceise for the lyftyme of his narrest and lauchfull air, and eftir the deceise of the said air, to his airis and assignais for the space of nyntene yeiris, with diverse and sindrie conditionis and provisionis contenit thairin, as in the samyn contract of the dait foirsaid at mair lenth is contenit; as also his majestie sensyne be contract maid at Dumfermling the xvj day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, with avise of the lordis of secreit counsall, collectour generall and iconomus of Dumfermling on the ane pairt, and the said Andro Wod on the uther pairt, past the samyn contract in the forme, effect and conditionis as is contenit in the uther contract foirsaid in all pointis, as in the samyn of the dait foirsaid siclike at mair lenth is contenit. And now trew it is that the said Andro Wode hes obtenit ane new tak and assedatioun to him, his airis and assignais in maner abonespecafiit of Patrik, maister of Gray, commendatour of the said abbay and convent thairof, of all and sindrie the saidis mailles, fermes and dewateis of the said lordschip and barronie of Newbirneschir, with the teindschaves and utheris teindis and fruictis of the kirk and parochin thairof, as in the samyn, ratefeand and apprevand the haill former takkis, rychtis and titillis set be our said soverane lord to the said comptroller thairof, and all conditionis and provisionis thairin contenit, of the dait the penult day of October last bypast siclyk at mair lenth is contenit, quhairfoir it is necessar and expedient for his bettir securitie that the saidis contractis and takis maid to the said Andro thairupoun be ratefeit and apprevit in this present parliament; quhilk supplicatioun being at length red and advisit be his majestie and estaitis foirsaidis, oure said soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaidis contractis and tak respective, haill articlis, clausis and conditionis contenit thairin, eftir the forme and tennour thairof in all poyntis.
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†Oure soverane lord, for the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his hienes be his rycht traist cousing and counsallour, George, erll of Huntly, lord Gordoun and Badyenoch, his hienes lieutennent in the north pairtis of this realme, with avise of his thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, confermis the commissioun of lieutennandrie and justiciarie gevin and grantit be his hienes to the said erll; and willis and ordanis the same commissioun to stand and continew in fuill force and effect, unrevokit or dischairgit in ony sort, during the space of ane yeir nixtocum eftir the dait heirof, and forther induring our soverane lordis will and quhill the same be speciallie dischairgit be his majestie be advise of his thrie estaitis in parliament.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis and apprevis and, for him and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the lettre of tak and assedatioun sett be our said soverane lord, with advise of the lordis of counsell, to Johnne and James Meldrumis, sonis lauchfull to James Segie of Meldrum, younger, of all and haill the victuall underwrittin, assumit out of the places eftir specifeit during the space of thair lyftymes, of the quhilk lettre of tak the tennour fallowis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to the lordis of our counsall, sessioun and chekker, wit ye us, understanding the guid, trew and acceptable service done to us be our trustie and weilbelovit counsallour James Meldrum of Segie, youngar, in tymes bigane, and willing to recompance the samyn in the persoun of his twa sonis, James and Johnne Meldrumis, for thair intertinement at the scoles, na occasioun being offerrit to haif recompansit thair said father utherwayis according to our guid will borne to him and his demeritis in awaitting upoun our service hithertillis, as we ar alwayis myndit, quhairas the same sall offer the selff, thairfoir settand and for maill lettand to James and Johnne Meldrumis, sonis lauchfull to the said James Meldrum of Segy, all and haill the victuall assumit out of the places underwrittin during the space of thair lyftymes, and the ane surviving the uther, the defunctis pairt eftir his deceise to accres to the uther being on lyfe, thair entrie thairto to be and begin at the instant crope and yeir of God jM vC lxxx fyve yeiris: that is to say, thrie chalderis beir, nyne bollis meill, sevin bollis quheit out of the superplus of Hadingtoun assumit upoun the kirk of Craill; sex chalder aittis out of the superplus of the bischoprik of Sanctandrois, fyve chalder and thrie bollis thairof assumit upoun Byrehill, and thrittene bollis upoun Kilrynnie; four chalderis beir out of the superplus of Dunkeld assumit upoun the kirk of Cargill; quhilk wictuall pertenit and was disponit of befoir to the said James Meldrum of Segy and now pertenis to our soverane lord and at our dispositioun be the simple dimissioun maid of the titill and rycht thairof in favouris of the saidis Johnne and James Meldrum, his sonis foirsaidis, with power to thame, thair factouris and servitouris in thair names, to intromet with and uptak the said wictuall and dispone thairupoun at thair plesure, and, gif neid beis, to call and persew thairfoir as accordis of the law, with all and sindrie commoditeis, fredomes etc., frelie, quietlie etc., but ony revocatioun; payand thairfoir yeirlie the said James and Johnne the sowme of fourtie pund to our collectour generall, present and for the tyme, at twa termes in the yeir, Witsounday and Martimes in winter, be equall portionis; commanding yow, the lordis of our counsall, sessioun and chakkar, to grant and direct sic lyk lettres for ansering and obeying of thame of the said victuall during the space foirsaid as thair said fader had of befoir be vertew of his said gift, dischairging alsua our collectour generall, present and to cum, and his depuitis, of all intromissioun thairwith during the space abonespecifeit; gevin under our privie seill at Striviling, the xiiij day of September the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris, and of our regnne the nyntene yeir; and decernis and declairis the said lettre of tak and assedatioun to haif fuill strenth, force and effect in all tyme cuming, during the yeiris and termes contenit thairintill, swa that the said Johnne and James Meldrumis may peceable bruik and joyse the commoditeis, proffeittis and dewateis contenit in the said tak during the space specifeit thairintill without ony impediment.
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†Anent the supplicatioun presentit be Alexander Wod, sone lauchfull to James Wod of Lambelethame, makand mentioun that quhair it hes pleisit our soverane lord to grant and dispone to the said Alexander the prebendarie of Lambelethame, sumtyme fundit within the college heuch besyde the citie of Sanctandrois, with the teindis and fruictis thairof during his lyftyme, and als be his hienes lettres and gift hes unit, annexit, incorporat and mortifeit the said prebendary, with the teindis and fruictis thairof, eftir his deceise, quhen it salhappin, to the college of Sanctleonardis foundit within the citie of Sanctandrois, to remane perpetuallie with the college for sustentatioun of ane bursar thairin in all tyme cuming, and modefeing the fruictis and rentis thairof to the sowme of xx lib. money yeirlie communibus annis, and makand, constituand and ordinand James Wod of Lambelethame and his airis maill gottin or to be gottin of his body, quhilkis failyeing, Andro Wod of Largo and his airis maill quhatsumevir, patronis and presentaris of the said bursary to the said college in all tyme cuming, quhilk bursarie is ordanit to be callit in all tyme cuming the bursarie of Lambelethame, as in the lettres of gift under his hienes privie seill maid thairupoun at mair lenth is contenit; and becaus it is ane mater of weicht and conscience and concernis the sustentatioun and provisioun for ane bursar and help of the† puir, it is necessar that the samyn gift be confermit in parliament; in consideratioun of the premisis, our said soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament ratifeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaid gift and mortificatioun to the said college thairin contenit, with the presentatioun of the said bursarie in all tyme cuming, efter the forme and tenour of the said gift in all pointis.
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†Oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament ratifeis, apprevis and confermis the gift and provisioun grantit be our soverane lord to Patrik, maister of Gray, of the abbacie of Dumfermling, in all clausis, heidis, articlis and conditionis thairof, and speciallie the claus of revocatioun thairin mentionat; and als revokis, casis and annullis all and quhatsumevir infeftmentis, takis, assedatiounis, giftis of pensionis or utheris dispositionis quhatsumevir grantit furth of the twa pairt of the patrimonie of the said abbacie at ony tyme sen the deceise of umquhill Robert, lait commendatour of Dumfermling, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said gift and provisioun and claus of revocatioun thairin expressit.
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Anent the supplicatioun presentit to oure soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament be Waltir Dundas, sone and appeirand air to George Dundas of that Ilk, makand mentioun that quhair his hienes and lordis of secreit counsall, understanding that the predicessouris of the house of Dundas, quhairunto the said Waltir is appeirand, war principall fundatouris of the place sumtyme possessit be the Carmeleit freiris upoun the south syde of the Quenis Ferry, and dottit the said place and maist pairt of the rentis pertening thairto furth of thair awin propir landis, and speciallie quhair the place, kirk and yairdis thairof ar situat with certane aikeris appointit for the buriall of the house of Dundas, in consideratioun heirof, his majestie, be advise of the lordis of secreit counsall, gaif, grantit and disponit to the said Waltir heretable, his airis and assignais, be chartour and precept under his hienes greit seill, all and haill the rentis, fermis of fewferme and utheris dewateis quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said Carmeleit freiris and to thair place quhairevir the same lyis within this realme, togidder with the haill kirk and boundis of the said place, with the stepill and houses thairupoun, with pertinentis quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit to the saidis freiris and place thairof; and for the mair corroboratioun of the saidis infeftmentis, requisite it is the samyn be confermit in parliament, thairfoir our said soverane lord and thrie estaitis of this present parliament, in consideratioun of the premisis, ratefeis, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis the foirsaid chairtor, precept and instrument of sesing grantit be his hienes, with advise foirsaid, of the foirnamit place, kirk, rentis pertening thairto and utheris abovespecifeit, in all the poyntis, clausis, articlis and conditionis thairof specifeit and contenit thairin.
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†Oure soverane lord, remembering the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be his lovit William Stewart, commendatour of Pittinweyme, willing that he salbe suir of all giftis and dispositionis maid and grantit to him be his hienes of befor, thairfoir his majestie, with avise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confirmis the gift and provisioun grantit to the said commendatar of the priorie of Pettinweme, as alswa the lettres of factorie maid and grantit to him be his majestie, with consent of Johnne Fentoun, iconymus of the abbay of Dumfermling for the tyme, off all and haill the landis of Rescobie, Weddergange, Gellottis Eister and Wester, Lymkillis, port town and heawin thairof, with the pertinentis, and of all and sindrie the teindis and teyndschavis of the paroche kirk of Carnbie, with the pertinentis, togidder with the lettres of bailyerie of all landis and lordschipis perteining to the said abbacie grantit to the said commendatour be his majestie, with consent foirsaid, with the grund and titill quhairupoun the samyn proceidit; and lykwayis the restrictioun and provisioun specifeit and contenit in the gift and provisione grantit to Patrik, maistir of Gray of the said abbacie of Dumfermling, tuicheing the titill and provisioun and securiteis maid to the said William Stewart of quhatsumevir landis or utheris securiteis pertening to the said abbacie of Dumfermling; and last, the gift and dispositioun grantit to him of the rest of the thirdis of all benefices within this realme assignit for payment of the gairdis, with the act of secreit counsall and commissioun maid and consavit for the bettir and mair speiddy obteinyng payment thairof, and all utheris giftis and dispositionis maid and grantit to the said commendatour of befoir (only except of the forfaltit landis perteining to the erll of Angus, maistir of Glammis and Lord Claud Hammyltoun, commendatour of Paislay), declairing and decerning the samyn to be valid and sufficient frome the begynning, with the grund quhairupoun the same proceidit and siclyke in tyme cuming swa that thairby the said William Stewart may peceable bruik, joise and possess the landis, teindis and office of baillirie foirsaid, without questioun, querrell or impediment to be movit be quhatsumevir persoun in the contrair, without prejudice of quhatsumevir personis rycht to quhatsumevir the premisis as accordis of the law befoir the juge competent, according to thair rychtis, and als without prejudice of the uther actis maid in this present parliament.
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†Oure soverane lord and his thrie estaitis of this present parliament, for the guid and thankfull service done unto him be his traist counsellour Schir Johnne Maitland of Thirlstane, knycht, his secretair, and at his speciall desir and requeist, restoris the memorie of umquhill William Maitland, sumtyme his hienes secretair, nochtwithstanding the proces and dome of foirfaltour led aganis him for quhatsumevir caus contenit in the sentence, as the same had nevir bene led nor pronuncit; and frelie restoris and reintegrattis James Maitland, sone and air appeirand of the said William, aganis the said sentence, and ratefeis and apprevis all and quhatsumevir actis of parliament maid of befoir for quhatsumevir caus or occasioun in favour of the said Schir Johnne and James Maitland, sone and air apperand to the said umquhill William, his wyff, bairnis and posteritie, the tennour of the quhilkis actis ar haldin for expressit heir, nochwithstanding quhatsumevir exceptioun in the act of generall restitutioun, quhilk sall onnawayis be extendit to ather of the personis foirsaidis.
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†Oure soverane lord and his thrie estaitis of parliament ratefeis and apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the act of his hienes parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the [...] day of Maii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir four yeiris, anent the memorie of umquhill Schir James Balfour of Pettindreich, knycht, his wyiff, bairnis, air and posteritie, with all conditionis, clausis and circumstances thairof, lyke as the said act in the selff at mair lenth proportis, the haill tennour quhairof is haldin heir as repetit, and ordanis the same to stand in full force and strenth and to haif dew executioun as effeiris.
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†Forsamekle as anent the supplicatioun gevin in be Alexander Lauder, sone and air appeirand of Schir William Lauder of Haltoun, knycht, makand mentioun that quhair it is not unknawin that the said Alexanderis predicessouris of auncient memorie succeding unto utheris be lang process of tyme, throw thair worthie service to our soverane lord maist noble progenitouris, acquirit and conqueist the lordschip, leving and barronie of Haltoun conteinand the particular landis underwrittin, to wit, all and haill the landis, manis and barronie of Haltoun, with the castell, tour and fortalice thairof; the landis of north croftis of Ratho, Westhall, Platt, Northtoun, Owir Gogar, with the mylne thairof, kirkmylne and mylnelandis of the samyn; the landis of Brouninsfeild, with tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis and thair pertinentis, all lyand within the boundis and sherefdome of Edinburgh, within the sherefdome and baronie of Renfrew be annexatioun; all and haill the landis and baronie of Cruigly, with the maner place and fortalice thairof; the landis of Owir and Nethir Kydstoun, Meldounhill, lyand within the sherefdome of Peiblis; all and haill the landis of Quhitislie, Quhitsleid, with the tour, fortalice, cornemylne and wakmylne of the same; the landis of Newbigging and Wellis, Quhitlaw and Burnegrange, the mylne of Lauder, lyand within the baillerie of Lauderdaill and sherefdome of Berwick, quhilkis being vertuuslie conqueist in our said soverane lordis predicessouris service as said is, lang befoir the said Schir William succedit thairto, that ancient hous this lang tyme bygane hes keipit the estait and degrie of ane honorable baron evir continewallie in obedience and fidelitie to our said soverane lordis predicessouris, but ony suspitioun; nevirtheles, Gilbert Lauder of Balbardeis, be lang consuetuid, perfytlie understanding the simple of the said Schir William, be certane malignand and craftie practises abusing the said Alexanderis fatheris ignorance to his awin gredie appetite and unhonest commoditie, within the space of sevin yeiris lastbypast allurit and intysit the said Schir William to annalie unto William Lauder, eldest sone to the said Gilbert, his airis and assignais heretable, all and haill the landis and barroneis foirsaidis, be simulat and cullerit venditioun, seing he nathir had money to pay nor payit ony money thairfoir; and the said Gilbert, foirseing that the said infeftment culd be on na force without our said soverane lordis confirmatioun, he lauborit ernestlie for the same, and the mater appering strange that the said Schir William suld annalie unto the said William the haill landis he had in the warld, he, having the saidis Alexander and James Lauder, brither germane, sonis procreat of his awin body be lauchfull mariage of thair mothir, quha is discendit of ane honorabill house, and thay nevir haifing offendit thair said father in word nor deid, the confirmatioun of the said pretendit infeftment was, for the ressonis foirsaidis, stayit be our said soverane lord as ane thing tending to the reproche of his majesteis conscience and honour; bot the said Gilbert schortlie thaireftir, insisting to bring his craftie devyise to ane end be conceiling of the treuth and ane false suggestioun be sic as ar acquentit with our said soverane lord, maid his majestie to understand the said infeftment to be nawayis hurtfull to the said Alexander, bot expreslie to have bene devysit for his weill and preservatioun of his majesties heretaig unto him selff, inrespect that the said Schir William to quhome he behuiffit to succeid had oblist him selff as sovertie for greit sowmes of money, for the quhilkis he affermit that the haill landis mycht be apprysit fra the said Alexander incaise he wer air to his said father, or at the leist, that he suld be relevit of that dait be that infeftment; and to justifie his narratioun and to persuaid our said soverane lord and his hienes thesaurer for the tyme that he culd not be hurte be the said infeftment, the said Gilbert schew ane reversioun maid be the said William to the said Schir William and his assignais, beirand that the saidis haill landis and barroneis suld be redemable upoun fourtie schilling allanerlie, quhilk was the only caus quhilk movit our said soverane lordis thesaurer to condiscend to the said confirmatioun, sensyne as als that the said Schir William, father to the said Alexander, hes renunceit his lyferent to the said William Lauder, quhairupoun he hes tane purpose to sitt doun upoun the haill landis, rowmes and heretaiges and to exclude the said Alexander and his posteritie perpetually thairfra, the lyk quhairof hes nocht bene sene within this realme in na aige past; the said Schir William, be his simple and craft of the said Gilbert, being sa misusit and having lauchfull issue of his awin body quha nevir offendit him as said is, and that the said Alexanderis fatheris deid quhatsumevir of it selff culd not haif debarrit him of his heretaig gif our said soverane lordis deid and confirmatioun had not bene interponit, and alsua the said confirmatioun being alwayis grantit in our said soveranis minoritie and be proponing of ane fals caus, quhair as gif the treuth had bene declairit, his hienes had nevir grantit the samyn, and being alsua safar aganis his majesties conscience and honour, the said alienatioun and confirmatioun following thairupoun ar revocable for dischairge of his hienes said conscience, for seing it is maist trew that chartouris of tailyie maid in the princes minoritie, be the quhilkis the airis femell ar debarrit to gif place to the airis maill, ar, be the lawes of this realme, decernit to be aganis the princes conscience and to be revocable; thair is ane greittair burdene of honour and conscience in this caise quhair all the rychteus airis quhilkis the law of God and man hes appointit to succeid ar debarrit fra thair native heretaig, that ane strangear may be prefarrit and specialie be sic deseatfull and craftie meanis as ar usit in this caise; desyring thairfoir the kingis majestie and his hienes thrie estaitis deiplie to wey and considder quhat singular fraud hes bene usit aganis the said Alexander in our said soverane lordis less aige, to the hurt of his honour and conscience and to the said Alexanderis utter wraik, and thairthrow, to regaird the pernicius exemple that may fallow upoun the preparative sa weikit and that the said ancient house, be that kynd of deling, be not transferrit in injust possessouris. Quhilk supplicatioun being sene and at lenth considderit first be the kingis grace, lordis of articlis and thaireftir be his hienes and thrie estaitis in this present parliament, quha presentlie decernis and declairis the foirsaidis pretendit alienationis, venditionis, chartouris, infeftmentis, preceptis and instrumentis of sesing quhatsumevir maid be the said Schir William Lauder of Haltoun, knycht, to the said William Lauder, sone to the said Gilbert, his airis and assignais heretable, of the landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie abonespecifeit, with our said soverane lordis confirmatioun grantit thairupoun of quhatsumevir dait, to haif bene fra the begyning and to be in all tyme cuming of nane availl, force nor effect with all that hes fallowit or may fallow thairupoun, the ressonis and causis foirsaidis, but prejudice alwayis of utheris confirmationis grantit be our said soverane lord of utheris infeftmentis to utheris personis quhair his hienes conscience and honour is nocht hurt; and ordanis lettres to be directit.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis for him and his successouris the gift and dispositioun of the office of thesaurarie gevin and grantit to Thomas Lyoun of Baldewky, maistir of Glammis, be dimissioun thairof in our soverane lordis handis be Johnne, erll of Montrose, lord Grahme, lait thesaurer, to the effect the said Johnne may joyse the said office induring his lyftyme; and decernis and declairis the said gift to have full strenth, force and effect in all tyme cuming eftir the forme and tennour thairof, of the quhilk the tennour followis:
James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to all and sindrie our subdittis and liegis quhome it effeiris quhais knawlege thir our lettres sall cum, greting. Wit ye us to haif maid, constituit and ordanit Maistir Thomas Lyoun of Balduky, maistir of Glammis, our thesaurer, and gevis him the office thairof for all the dayis of his lyftyme, with all and sindrie honouris, privilegis, feis, dewateis and casualiteis belanging thairto, and in speciall the sowme of ane thowsand pundis in yeirlie pensioun for exercing of the said office, to be upliftit be him of the first and reddiest of our casualiteis foirsaidis at twa termes in yeir, Witsounday and Martimes in winter, be equall portionis, begynnand the first payment at this last Martimes in this present yeir of God jM vC fourscoir fyve yeiris and swa furth yeirlie and termelie induring his lyftyme, to be thankfullie allowit to him in his yeirlie comptis be the lordis thairaf, quhome we chairge to allow and diffais yeirlie to him the said sowme of ane thowsand pundis as pensioun foirsaid, this present being anis schawin upoun compt and registratt in the rollis as effeiris; with power to our said thesaurer to use and exerce the said office, bruik and injoy the saidis honouris, privilegis and pensioun siclyk and als frelie in all respectis as ony uther his hienes thesaurer did or mycht haif done at ony tyme be vertew of the said office, with all and sindrie commoditeis, fredomes etc., frelie, quietlie etc., provyding alwayis that this present prejuge not our trustie counsallour, Schir Robert Melvill of Murdocarnie, knycht, in his office of thesaurar depuit and clerk, gevin him and confermit in parliament, bot that this may nochtwithstanding heirof use and exerce his saidis offices, intromet with and uplift the dewateis thairof specifeit in his said gift siclyke and alsfrelie as he did of befoir; gevin under our privie seill at Lynlythgw, the secund day of December, the yeir of God foirsaid and of our regnne the nynetyne yeir, provyding alwayis that the said gift on nawayis hurt nor prejuge Schir Robert Melvill of Murdocarnie, knycht, anent his office of deputrie in the said office, bot declairis the samyn to stand in fuill strenth and effect, and the samyn on nawyis to hurte and prejuge him during his lyvetyme.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise of his thrie estaitis of parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the gift and provisioun maid to William Douglas, sone lauchfull to [...] Douglas of Drumlangrig, of the benefice of prebendarie callit the provestrie of Lynclowden, lyand within the diocese of [...], and all proffeittis, mailles, fermis, dewiteis and emolimentis pertening thairto for all the dayis of his lyftyme; reservand alwayis the fruictis thairof to Maistir Robert Douglas, lait provest of the said provestrie, as the said gift and provisioun proportis. And forder, our said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, declairis, decernis and ordanis that the said provisioun salbe of fuill strenth and force to the said William for bruiking of the said provestrie, fruictis, mailles, fermis and dewateis thairof in maner foirsaid, salbe of fuill strenth and force to the said Maistir Robert for bruiking of the samyn during his lyftyme, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir constitutionis and actis of parliament maid of befoir, with the quhilkis his hienes, with advise foirsaid, hes dispensit and dispensis be thir presentis.
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†Oure soverane lord, with advise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis, confermis and apprevis the gift and dispositioun maid and grantit to Maistir Eduard Bruce, ane of the commisseris of Edinburgh, of the abbacie of Kinloss, with all fruictis, rentis, proffitis, kanis and dewateis perteining thairto; and decernis and declairis the samyn to have fuill strenth and effect in all tyme cuming, swa that thay may peceablie bruik, joise and possess the samyn, with all fruictis, rentis and dewateis pertening thairto, nochtwithstanding ony revocatioun maid or to be maid be our said soverane lord in ony tymes bygane or to cum; off the quhilk gift and dispositioun, the tennour is contenit in his lettre of gift.
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Walter, abbat of Kinloss, protestit that the ratificatioun abonewrittin grantit to Maistir Edward Bruce on nawayis hurte nor prejuge him anent the usufructuarie of the said benefice, nor utheris, his honouris and digniteis, bot that he injoise and posseid the samyng during his lyftyme; and thairupoun askit instrumentis.
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†Anent the supplicatioun gevin in be Johnne, lord Hammyltoun and Johnne Hamyltoun of Drumry to the kingis majestie and lordis of articles, beirand that the said lord, with ane greit numer of his surname, kyne and freindis, hes bene, of lang tyme past, baneist and exilit of our soverane lordis presens and, be the injurie of tyme and occasioun of the civill trublis of sa lang continewance within this realme, hes sufferrit greit loss and damnage in the possessioun of thair guidis, landis and levingis, all frie repair and access to our said soverane lordis persoun, counsall and sessioun and utheris his majesteis offices being alluterlie refusit to thame for expeditioun of thair benefices; and speciallie the said Johnne Hammyltoun of Drumry, quha, being undoutit fewar of the landis of Craigfudeis and Myddlefudeis, quha, be rycht of his infeftment (albeit unconfirmit be malice of the tyme), wes in possessioun thairof fra the dait of the samyn, quhilk was the tent day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC thriescoir sewin yeiris, he haifing maid instant sute be his freindis offering greit sowmes of mony at sindry and diverse tymes to our said soverane lordis thesaurar to haif the confirmatioun thairof exsped, unto the tyme that Patrik, now archiebischop of Sanctandrois, aganis the dewatie and professing of his calling, yea, eftir the said Johnne had obtenit the said signatour componit and exped, espying the tyme propir and commodious to mak his conques upoun the said Johnnes rowmes and possessionis of the saidis landis of Craigfudeis and Myddlefudeis, sett the samyn agane in few to his awin sone and spous and to certane utheris personis, the said Johnnis grittest inemeis for the tyme, procuring the laitest sett fewis to be first confirmit, that be the act of parliament procurit be him selff in prejudice of the said Johnnis few maid at Striviling, the xxv day of Julii the yeir of God jM vC lxxviij yeiris, anent double confirmatiounis of fewis, be the quhilk it is provydit that the first confirmatioun of the last few sall prevaill, the first few laitest confermit the said Johnnis infeftment cled with sa lang ane kyndes and possessioun mycht be maid unproffitable to him for evir; and thairfoir, to the end that sic fraud may be disapointit and the said Johnne reponit and reintegrat in the rycht of his infeftment, few and possessioun foirsaid, and for mony just and lauchtfull impedimentis quhilk he had to procure his confirmatioun at ony tyme befoir, our said soverane lord, with advise and consent of his thrie estaitis of this present parliament, hes statuit and ordanit and, be the tennour heirof, statutis, ordanis and declairis that it salbe lesum to the said Johnne Hammyltoun to purches confirmatioun of his said few, and that the samyn salbe als effectuall, valid and sufficient as gif the samyn had bene exped befoir ony uther few sett to† the said Patrik, archiebischop of Sanctandrois, to his spous, bairnis or quhatsumevir uther personis, nochtwithstanding the lait act of parliament maid anent double confirmationis of fewis or quhatsumevir uther law, statuit or constitutioun maid in the contrair, anent the quhilkis oure said soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis dispensis thairanentis be thir presentis, reservand alwayis to sik as hes tane ony portion of the saidis landis in few of the said archiebischop, thair actionis of warrandice, as accordis of the law, for repetitioun of the sowmes of money ressavit be him for thair saidis fewis allanerlie; and thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise foirsaid, ordanis his hienes thesaurer and his depuitis present and that salbe for the tyme to pas confirmatioun upoun the said Johnne Hammyltonis fewis without ony stop or impediment upoun his expensis, as accordis, for the ressonis and causis foirsaidis notourlie knawin to our said soverane lord and thrie estaitis, but prejudice of the said act of parliament in onywayis to utheris oure soverane lordis leigis, bot that thay may bruik the benefite thairof nochtwithstanding the premisis.†
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†Oure soverane lord and his thrie estaitis of parliament speciallie declairis that under his majesteis generall revocatiounis maid in parliament and secreit counsall is, and salbe, speciallie comprehendit the pretendit infeftment or infeftmentis of fewferme or utheris maid be his hienes in his les aige to William Stewart of Fyntillach, hes airis and assignais heretablie, of all and sindrie the landis of Almerlandis, extending to ten pund land of auld extent, lyand within the stewartrie of Kirkcudbrycht, as being sett in hurt of his office, in prejudice and hurt of William Douglas of Drumlangrig and kyndlie tennent, taxman and possessour thairof, and thairfoir declairis, decernis and ordanis that all and sindrie the saidis infeftmentis, with the preceptis and instrumentis of sesing fallowing thairupoun, haif bene fra the begynnyng, ar, and salbe in tyme cumyng, of na strenth, force and effect.
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†The kingis majestie, with consent of the thrie estaitis convenit in parliament, understanding that thair was infeftment grantit of lang tyme past to William Ker of Cesfurde, warden of the myddle marchis of this realme, and his airis heretablie, off all and haill the landis and barony of Ormstoun, with annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendiclis and pertinentis, outsettis, tennentis, tennendreis and service of frie tennentis, togidder with the tour, fortalice, manis and fischeingis of the same and all thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Roxburgh, and siclyke all and haill the tuentie mark land of Maxtoun, callit Gevanis Landis, lyand within the sherefdome foirsaid, quhilk infeftment, with all sesingis, rychtis and utheris titillis maid to the said William and his foirsaidis, was ratifiit, apprewit and confermit in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the xxviij day of November, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir ane yeiris, lyk as his majesteis intentioun and fuill mynd is that the samyn sall stand in full strenth and force in all tyme heireftir, albeit laitlie thair was ane pretendit rycht and infeftment maid of the saidis landis to James Ormstoun and his airis contenit thairintill, proceding upoun the revocatioun of the uther infeftment maid be us to the said William of befoir; thairfoir our said soverane lord, willing that the said William salbe fullie reestablissit in his rycht of the saidis landis in plane parliament, hes revokit and annullit and, be the tennour heirof, revokis, rescindis, casis and annullis all and quhatsumevir infeftmentis, chartouris, preceptis, instrumentis of seising, rychtis, titillis and utheris securiteis maid or grantit to the said James, his bairnis posteritie or freindis in quhatsumevir maner or ordour or ony utheris personis quhatsumevir of the saidis landis or ony pairt thairof, with all and quhatsumevir fallowing or proceiding thairupoun at ony tyme sen the first rycht thairof acquirit be the said William, quhilk was grantit to him upoun guid and wechtie considerationis, and for the trew and thankfull service done be the said William to his majestie at all tymes and in recompance thairof; and to the effect the said William and his airis may remaine in the fuill integritie of thair rycht foirsaid, oure said soverane lord, with advise of his haill three estaitis in present parliament, ratifeis, apprevis and confermis all and sindrie the infeftmentis, rychtis, titillis and securiteis maid to the said William and his foirsaidis of the saidis landis, with thair pertinentis, ather proceiding upoun ane resignatioun of umquhill Capitane Robert Anstruther or utherwayis grantit in quhatsumevir maner or ordour, decernis and declairis the samyn to haif fuill force, strenth and effect as is contenit thairintill in all tymes cuming, nochwithstanding of ony revocatioun, generall or speciall, maid be his grace heirtofoir and of the said James Ormestoun infeftment proceiding thairupoun, grantit ather to the said James, his bairnis, freindis or ony utheris personis foirsaidis, quhilk his majestie declairis sall nevir effect in tyme cuming; bot the said William and his airis to be in siclyke estait and conditioun as gif the samyn had nevir bene maid, and as the said Williamis infeftment had bene maid in his majesteis perfyte aige and sall not be subject to ony revocatioun in tyme cuming.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that James Murray of Pardowis hes ane yeirlie pensioun disponit to him furth of the third and superplus of the abbacie of Cowper, to be possedit and intromettit with be thame, and willing that he bruik and joyse the samyn in tym cuming, thairfoir our said soverane lord, with advise of the thrie esteatis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirsaid gift of pensioun maid and grantit to the said James, with decreit gevin be the lordis of counsall conforme thairto, swa that he may peceable bruik and joyse the samyn in all tyme cuming conforme to his gift of the same, nochwithstanding quhatsumevir revocatioun maid or to be maid be our said soverane, anentis the quhilkis his hienes, with advise of the thrie estaitis, dispensis be thir presentis, provyding alwayis that the said James wes in possessioun of his said pensioun the yeir imediatlie befoir his depairting furth of this realme.