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†Forsamekle as it† not lauchfull to ony of the kingis vassallis to sell and annalie thair landis in prejudice of his majestie, thair superiour, evin sa it is fund expedient, statute and ordanit be oure soverane lord and thre estaittis in this present parliament that it sall not be lauchfull to ony of his hienes frie burrowis to sell or annalie thair fredome and privilege, in haill or in pairt, to ony uther burgh or utherwyse quhatsumevir, without expres licence and consent of his hienes and thrie estaittis in parliament, under the pane of amissioun and tinsall of the fredome of the burgh othir byand or selland the saidis fredomes in haill or in part as said is.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the thrie estaittis of this present parliament, ratifies and apprevis the gift grantit be his hienes, under his privie seill, of the dait the thrid day of Januar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxvj yeiris, to the deacone and maistir of the goldsmyth craft and thair successouris and haill privilegeis, liberties and immunities thairin specefiit concerning the said arte and craft, providing alwayes the samin gift and ratificatioun thairof in this present parliament onnawayes salbe prejudiciall to the appointment and decreit arbitrall laitlie gevin and pronuncit be his hienes and certane uthers juges, arbitratouris, betuix the merchandis and craftismen of Edinburgh, and siclyk that the powar grantit to thame thairin for convening of quhatsumever persoun, contravener of thair actis etc., on na wayes salbe forder extendit bot to sic personis that duellis, remanis and contravenis ony of thair actis within the said burgh of Edinburgh, libertie and jurisdictioun thairof.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that the creatioun and erectioun of the port and town of Brint Iland in ane frie burgh regall is not onlie very commodious and convenient for the policie and decoirment of this realme, bot also is and hes bene maist proffitable, alsweill to his hienes subjectis as to uther strangearis for suir harbrie and saulftie of thair schippis, veschellis and guidis reparing to the same; as also considering that his hienes in the lait charter of confirmatioun and erectioun of the said burgh hes, in the word of ane prince, faithfullie promittit to ratifie and appreve the erectioun and creatioun of the said burgh and port be ane speciall act of parliament efter his perfyte aige, heirfoir, with advise of the thre estaittis and haill body of this present parliament, his hienes, now in his perfite aige, for him, his airis and successouris, be thir presentis, ratifies, apprevis and confermis the lettres of dimissioun, resignatioun and owergeving maid be umquhile George, archiedene principall of Sanctandrois and commendatair perpetuall of the abbay of Dunfermling and convent thairof, in favouris of his hienes derrest guidschir, King James the Fyft of maist noble memorie, his airis and successouris, of all and haill the said port and heaven of Brintyland (callit the Port of Grace) and of the stane hous, toure and fortalice, sumtymes callit the Abbotishall, with the landis nixt adiacent thairto, quhairupoun the said toun is biggit, as the saidis lettres at lenth beiris. Item, the charter, infeftment, precept and instrument of seising grantit be the said King James the Fift of the said burgh to the provest, baillies, burgesis and inhabitantis thairof, erectand, makand and constituand the samin ane frie port and burgh regall with all privilegeis, fredomes and liberties of ane frie burgh, togidder with the lait act of parliament maid with advise of the thre estaittis thairupoun at Linlythgw, the [...] day of December anno etc. lxxxv yeiris, and the ordinance contenit in oure said act anent the ressaving and admitting of the commissioneris of the said burgh in all parliamentis, conventionis, counsallis and assemblies quhair burrowis hes voit, alsfrelie as the commissioneris of ony uther burgh within this realme, with all thingis that hes followit thairupoun; and in speciall, with avise foirsaid, ratifies and apprevis for his hienes and his foirsaidis the said lait and new charter of confirmatioun, dispositioun and erectioun laitlie grantit be oure said soverane lord, with avyse of the lordis of his hienes secreit counsall, to the provest, baillies, counsall and communitie of the said burgh and thair successouris heretable of all and haill the samin burgh and port, landis, tenementis, burrow ruidis and communities thairof, and thair haill liberties and pertinentis, with all boundis, methis and fredomes, claussis, circumstances and articles contenit thairintill, as the said charter beiris; togidder with the lettres of ratificatioun and approbatioun of the haill premisis maid be Patrik, maistir of Gray, than commendatair of the said abbay of Dumfermling and convent thairof, for thame and thair successouris, with the renunciatioun and discharge contenit in the samin lettres of all actioun, rycht, title or clame quhilk thai or thair successouris had, or may haif, aganis the said port or burgh, or onie pairt thairof, in favouris of the saidis provest, baillies, counsall and communitie and thair successouris, and all utheris pointis and claussis contenit in the samin lettres registrat in his hienes buikis of [...] beiris; and ordanis the same to be effectuall in all tymes cuming, and als with advise foirsaid, ordanis the burgesis and fremen of the said burgh admittit and to be admittit, to be usit acceptit and handlit in all partis and places of this realme siclyk and als frelie in all respectis, privilegeis and liberties as the burgesis and fre men of ony uther burgh within this realme.
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†Oure soverane lord and thre estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that the burgh of Craill is infeft of auld be his hienes umquhile derrest predicessour Robert, king of Scottis, in the libertie, privilege and fredome of ane fre burgh, boundit betuix the mid watter of Levin to the burne of Putekin, with ane fre mercat to be haldin upoun Sonday, as the extract of thair infeftment under the greit seill at mair lenth proportis; and his majestie, haifing consideratioun that all mercattis haldin upone Soundayes ar dischargit be act of parliament, thairfoir oure said soverane lord, with advise of the thre estaittis of this present parliament, alteris and changes the said mercat of Craill, quhilk wes haldin upoun Sonday of befoir, to be haldin now and in all tyme coming upoun Satterday, dischargeing be thir presentis all uther mercattis to be haldin to burgh or to land betuix the said mid watter of Levin and the burne of Putekin foirsaid outwith the said burgh of Craill for ever, quhilkis boundis is the proper libertie and privilege of the said burgh of Craill, grantit thairto of auld be the said infeftment and now fundin and declairit be this present act to be sufficient in all tyme coming, under the pane of escheiting of all maner of guide that salbe apprehendit to be sauld at ony part within the saidis boundis upoun ony day quhatsumever outwith the said burgh of Craill for evir, the ane half to his hienes use and the uther to the commoun guid of the said burgh, and ordinis lettres to be direct thairupoun in forme as effeiris.
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†Oure soverane lord, understanding that in the parliament haldin in December, the yeir of God jM vC fourescoir fyve yeiris, thair wes ane act maid erecting the toun of Anstruther in ane frie burgh regall, with all privileges belanging thairto, quhilkis privileges the inhabitantis thairof haif bruikit, conforme to thair said libertie, and ar maist willing to contribute and beir siclyk charges for thair part pro rata as uther frie burghis of ryalities having the lyk immunities grantit to thame; thairfoir his hienes, with advise of the estaittis of this present parliament, considering how proffittable the said erectioun hes bene to the commoun weill and lieges of this realme, specialie to the burrowis thairof in paying of extentis and impostis with thame, hes thairfoir creatit, erectit and confermit the said burgh of Anstruther in ane frie burgh royall, with all privilegeis, liberties and immunities grantit thairto to be bruikit be the present inhabitantis within the same and thair successouris in all tyme heirefter alsfrelie as ony uther frie burgh of ryaltie is within this realme, quhilk ratificatioun oure said soverane lord and thrie estaittis foirsaidis declairis be thir presentis sall nawayes be prejudiciall nor hurtfull to the rychtis of uther baronis.†