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†Oure soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis of this realme and haill body of this present parliament, ratifies, apprevis and, for his majestie and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the tua giftis undirwrittin with the confirmatioun past upoun the secund thairof, maid, gevin and grantit to and in favoris of the provest, ballies, merchandis, burgesses, counsell and communitie of Hadingtoun, the ane under the gret seill be his hienes maist noble progenitor James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to the merchandis, burgesses and communitie of the said burgh, makand thame and thair successouris saulf, frie and quite fra all payment of custume of salt and skynnis undirwrittin, callit in the vulgar toung scorlingis, scaldingis, futefaillis, lentrenvare, lambskynnis, todskynnis, calfskynnis, cuning skynnis, otterskynnis and fwmartskynnis, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said gift; and the secund of the saidis giftis grantit be umquhile Richert Guthre, abbot of the monasterie of Sanct Thomas the Martire of Abirbroth, quhilk umquhile Richart foundit, the hospitall of Sanct Laurance bewast the said burgh of Hadingtoun, and dotit sindrie rentis and possessionis thairto, be the quhilk gift and fundatioun of the said hospitall it is speciallie providit that furth of the possesionis and proventis of the said hospitall, the master thairof sall gif yeirlie to the leprois of Hadingtoun remaning in the leprois housis thairof, ane chalder of wictuall, meill, beir or quheit for thair sustentaoun and support, and to be faithfullie payit to thame yeirlie at tua termes be evin portionis, viz: at Witsonday in somer and Martimes in winter, as in the said gift or fundatioun contening sindre uther dewties to be payit furth of the said hospitall of St Laurance to the saidis leprois at mair lenth is contenit, quhilk was also ratifiet and confermit under the greit seill be his hienes maist noble progenitor umquhile James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, as the samyn confirmatioun in the selff beris, in all and sindrie pointis, heidis, passes, articles, clauses, immunities, privilegis, conditionis and circumstances quatsumevir thairin mentionat, alsweill not expressit as expressit, and willis and declaris that this present ratificaoun is, and salbe, als sufficient as gif the foirsaidis giftis and confirmationis abonewrittin, past upoun the last thairof as said is, wer at lenth ingrossit heirin, and that the samyn with thir presentiz ar, and salbe, effectuall, guid, valide and sufficient to the saidis provest, ballies, merchandise† and inhabitantis of the said burgh of Hadingtoun and thair successouris, for bruiking of thair privilegis foirsaidis concerning the salt and skunnis foirsaidis to be custumefrie, and all uther privilegis contenit thairin, alsweill not namit as namit, in all tyme cuming; as alsua that the fundatioun foirsaid contening the provisioun abonewrittin maid in favoris of the saidis leprois salbe effectuall, sufficient and guid securitie for the saidis provest, ballies, counsall and communitie and thair successouris to uplift the foirsaid chalder victuall furth of the rentis of the hospitall abonewrittin and all uther dewties contenit in the said fundatioun of all yeris bygane and to cum, nochtwtstanding quhatsumevir act, statute or constitutioun maid in the contrair, under the quhilkis the premisses ar, nor sall nawayis be comprehendit. Lyk as his majestie, with avise foirsaid, renuncis, gevis, grantis and disponis fra him and his successoris to the saidis provest, ballies, counsaill and citie, in name of the saidis leproises, all richt, titlie and clame of richt quhilkis his majestie, his predicessouris or successoris foirsaidis haid, hes or may have to the foirsaid chalder wictuall or utheris dewties mentionat in the fundatioun foirsaid, mortifiit to the saidis leprois as said is, for now and evir, but prejudice alwayes of the infeftment of fewferme maid be the prioress and sisteris of the Schenis beside Edinburgh to umquhile Sir Lues Bellenden of Auchnoule, knicht, clerk of his hienes justiciarie, his airis and successouris, off all and haill the landis callit Sanct Laurence House lyand at the wast end of the toun of Hadingtoun and within the constabularie thairof, off the dait the xv day of Februar, jM vC lxij yeiris, and siclyk but prejudice of ane uther infeftment off fewferme maid be the said Sir Lues of the foirsaidis landis to Mr Thomas Craig, advocat, and Helene Heriott, his spous, in conjunctfie and the aris laufullie to be gottin betuix thame, quhilkis failyeing, to the said Mr Thomas airis and assignais quhatsumevir, off the dait the xxiij day of Marche jM vC lxxxvij yeris, with the seasingis and confirmatonis following upoun ather of the saidis infeftmentis as accordis of the law.
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†Oure soverane lord, now eftir his perfite aige of tuentie fyve yeris compleit, generall and last revocatioun, maid with advise and consent of the estaitis of this present parliament, having be his majesties chancellair, thesaurair, comptroller, collector generall and utheris his hienes trustie and weilbelovit counselloris, perusit and considderit the charter, infeftment and confirmatioun under his hienes greit seill off the dait at Edinburgh, the tuentie nynt day of Julii, jM vC lxxxvij yeiris, maid, gevin and grantit be his majestie, with advise of his chancellair, thesaurair, comptroller and collector generall, to the puir memberis of Jesus Christ than and in all tymes thaireftir cuming, duelland and resident wthin the burgh of Perth, off all and sindrie landis, tenementis, houses, biggingis, kirkis, kirkyardis, chapellis, collegis, yardis, orcheardis, croftis, annuelrentis, few males, fewfermes, pensionis, mylnis, mylne landis and thair sequellis, fischingis, fruittis, rentis, dewties, proffittis, proventis, emolumentis, fermes, canis, services, almesses, daill silver, obitis and anniversariis and utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis onywayis pertenit, or ar knawin to pertene, or micht or may pertene to quhatsumevir chaplanries, alterages, vicarages, prebendaries and benefices foundat in quhatsumevir kirk, chapell, college or place within the fredome, terriritorie, suburbis or parochin of the said burgh of Perth, be quhatsumevir patrone or patronis, or quhilkis onywayis pertenit, or ar knawin to pertene, or micht or may pertene to quhatsumevir hospitallis, masoundewis, almous houses, leperfolk or puir wthin the said burgh of Perth, fredome, territorie, suburbis or parochin thairof, in possessioun quhairof the chaiplanis, prebendaris, vicaris and utheris beneficit personis of the same or the saide hospitallis, masoundewis, almous houses, lepair folk or puir respective wer or micht have bene of befoir, quherevir the saidis landis, tenementis, houses, biggingis, kirkis, kirkyardis, chapellis, collegis, yardis, orcherdis, croftis, annuelrentis, few males, fewfermes, pensionis, mylnis, mylnelandis and thair sequellis, dewtes, proffittis, proventis, emolumentis, fermes, cainys, services, almeses, dailsilver, obitis, anniversares and utheris quhatsumevir lyis or wes liftit of befoir respective, with places, maner places, mansionis, kirkis, kirkyardis, yardis, orcheardis, landis, akaris, croftis, annuelrentis, pensionis, fischingis, mylnis, mylnelandis and thair sequellis, dewties, proffeittis, proventis, emolumentis and utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of befoir, or micht or may pertene to the blak freris or predicatoris, or to the freiris minoris or Franciscane, or to the quhite freiris of the said burgh of Perth, togidder with the yardis, monasterie or place of the charterhouse situat beside the same burgh, and with all and sindre uther landis, houses, tenementis, annuelrentis, pensionis, fruittis, rentis and dewties lyand or upliftit wthin the said burgh of Perth, fredome, territorie, suburbis or parochin of the same, gevin, dotat, fundat or usit to be payit to quhatsumevir chaiplanries, alteris, alterages, monasteries, places, collegis, kirkis, benefices, mortuaries or anniversariis quherevir thai ar or ly wthin this realme; and alsua all and sindrie annuelrentis, pensionis and utheris dewties usit to be payit be the provest, ballies or inhabitantis of the said burgh of Perth, or wthin the fredome, suburbis, territorie or parochin thairof, to quhatsumevir kirk, chapell, college, alter, monasterie, prebendarie, place or benefice without the said burgh, for quhatsumevir caus or occasioun, and speciallie for celebratioun of suffragis; and lykwyis weill and ryplie perusit and considderit the act of parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the said xxix day of Julii, the foirsaid yeir of God jM vC fourscoir sevin yeris, quhairin the said charter, infeftment and confirmatioun ar insert, and quhairby the same ar deulie ratifiet, approvin and confermit and decernit and ordanit to have the strenthe of ane act of parliament in tyme cuming; and lettrez and executoriallis to pas thairupoun eftir the forme specifiet thairin as the saidis chartor, infeftment, confirmaoun and act of parliament in thame selffis respective mair fullelie proportis; thairfoir oure said soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis, yit as of befoir, hes ratifiit and approvin and, be the tennor theirof for his hienes and his successouris, ratifies, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis the charter, infeftment and confirmatioun, donatioun, dispositioun, poweris, privilegis, reductionis, declarationis and all utheris thingis thairin contenit, with the seasing following thairupoun, and the said act of parliament in all and sindrie pointis, passes, articles, clauses and conditionis, immunities, privilegis, liberties and circumstances quhatsumevir thairin contenit, and willis, declaris and ordanis the samyn to be extendit to and with the clauses of tennentis, tennandries and service of frie tennantis, siclyk as gif the same clauses wer speciallie insert thairin, notwithstanding that the samyn clauses, be the negligence of writtaris, be omittit; and decernis and declaris for his majestie and his hienes successouris that the samyn charter, infeftment and confirmatioun, donatioun, dispositioun, poweris, privilegis, reductionis, declaratoris and all utheris thingis thairin contenit, with tennantis, tenandriis, service of frie tennantis and the said speciall clauses thairof to be insert, repute and estemit to be insert theirin, is and salbe in all tyme cuming, effectuall, valide, guid and sufficient to the saidis puir memberis of Jesus Chryst present and to cum within the said burgh of Perth for the peceable bruiking and joysing of all thingis mentionat in the same chartor, infeftment and confirmatioun, with tennentis, tennandries and services of frie tennentis, perpetuallie and in all tyme cuming, according to the tennor, substance and meaning thairof in all pointis; and for nonentress, ressaving and admitting of tennentis, nochwtstanding his majesties revocatioun maid in this present parliament, or ony uther revocatioun maid of befoir or to be maid in ony tyme heirefter, or ony utheris his hienes actis, lawis, statutis and constitutionis generall or speciall maid or to be maid to the prejudice or derogatioun thairof, or of ony thing expressit in the same, under the quhilkis the said charter, infeftment nor confirmatioun, nor na pairt thairof, sall nevir be comprehendit be na maner of way; and willis, decernis and ordanis the said charter, infeftment and confirmatioun wth the additioun of the said clauses (of tennentis, tennandries and service of frie tennantis) to have the strenth of ane act of parliament; and lettres and executoriallis to pas thairupoun in forme specifiet thairin.
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†Oure soverane lord, now efter his perfite aige of tuentie fyve yeris compleit, with avise of his estaitis in parliament, ratifies and apprevis the donationis and mortificationis maid be his hienes umquhile darrest mother in hir perfite aige and be his hienes self at dyvers tymes, of the landis, benefices and rentis dotit for sustentatioun of the ministrie within the burgh of Edinburgh, and for interteneying of the hospitallis thairof, and speciallie of all annuellis, landis and tenementis lyand within the fredome of the said burgh, foundat to quhatsumevir benefice, and of all landis and annuellis lyand outwith the libertie of the said burgh annexit to ony benefice, prebendarie or religious place situat within the fredome of the said burgh. And oure said soverane lord, for his pitifull zeale quhilk he hes to the sustentatioun of the hospitallis and ministrie within the said burgh, with advise of his saidis estaitis of parliament, now eftir his perfite aige of tuentie fyve yeris compleit, hes of new annexit to the commountie of the said burgh and thair successouris, in favouris of thair ministrie and hospitall, all and haill the saidis landis, tenementis, annuelrentis, proffittis and emolumentis foirsaidis, fewfermes, males and dewties thairof; and surrogattis thame in the full richt of all landis, annuelrentis and emolumentis situat within the fredome of the said burgh, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to quhatsumevir bischoip, abbot, priour or quhatsumevir ecclesiasticall persoun within this realme; and ordanis ane new infeftment to be exped thairupoun for thair securitie gif it be thocht expedient. And for the said godlie effect, his hienes dissolvis the generall annexatioun in that pairt insafar as the samyn may appeir to be extendit to ony of the premisis, or to the anexatioun maid ofbefoir in favouris of the said college and hospitall of the kirk of Dumbar,† quhairof the kirk of Potie and Moncreiff ar pendicles, lyand within the schirefdome of Perth, the personage of Curry, and the ane half of the vicarage thairof pertening to the archedeine of Lowthiane, the landis, annuelrentis, housis, yardis and biggingis of the Trinitie College, situat within the said burgh of Edinburgh, alsweill pertening to the provest as to the prebendaris thairof and commoun landis and annuelrentis of the same; quhilk annexatioun his hienes, with advise of his saidis estaitis in parliament, ratifies and apprevis. As als his majestie, with avise of his saidis estaitis, off new annexis the uther half of the vicarage of Curry, to the quhilk na persoun is provydit, and the haill vicarage of the said kirk of Dumbarnie quhilk alsua vaikis be deprivatioun of [...], last possessour of the same, to remane with the provest, ballies, counsall and communitie of the said burgh and thair successouris in tyme cuming for sustentatioun of thair said ministrie and hospitall. And oure said soverane lord and estatis foirsaidis decernis and declaris that nane of thir particularis befoir writtin, disponit of befoir and newlie annexit for sustentatioun of the said ministrie and hospitall, wer, ar, or salbe evir comprehendit in the generall annexatioun of the ecclesiasticall landis and rentis to the crown, bot wer, ar and sall be exceptit thairfra. Lyk as his majestie and estaitis foirsaidis off new exceptis the samyne, nocht onlie fra the said annexatioun, bot fra all his hienes revocationis maid in tyme bypast or maid in this present parliament; and declaris alsua that the saidis provest, ballies, counsaill and communitie and thair successouris in all tymes cuming, hes and salhave sic full richt of propirtie and superioritie of the foirsaidis landis, annuelrentis and revenewis, tennentis and tenandries, and service of frie tennentis thairof, as haid the bischoipis, abbottis, priouris, freiris, monkis, nunis, chaiplanis and prebendaris to quhome the saidis landis and annuelrentis pertenit ofbefoir, nochtwithstanding ony act or constitutioun preceding the dait heirof.
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†Anent the supplicatioun gevin in and presentit to the lordis of articles of this present parliament be Williame Menteith of Kers, makand mentioun that quhair he and his predicessouris, schireffis of the schirefdome of Clakmannane, hes in all tymes bygane usit and exercesit the said office to the inhabitantis within the boundis of the jurisdictioun thairof dewtifullie as effeirit, and albeit that in all utheris schirefdomes in this realme thair ar tolbuithis appointit and biggit within the heid burghis of the same quhair courtis may be haldin, justice ministrat and malefactouris and transgressouris may be kepit and wardit quhill justice may be ministrat upoun thame according to thair demerities, nevirtheles thair wes na tolbuith within the boundis of the jurisdictioun of the said schirefdome, bot the said Williame and his predicessouris hes bene compellit to hald courtis opinlie at the mercat croce of Clakmannane, quhilk is the heid burgh of the said schirefdome, and to keip in ward the transgressouris and malefactouris within his duelling hous outwith the same schire expres aganis all guid ordour and policie, deserand thairfoir that ane act suld be maid in this present parliament ordaning ane tolbuith to be biggit within the said burgh of Clakmannane upoun the commoun hie streit thairof be wast the croce, quhair the samyne may maist commodiouslie serve and be best sparit; and that ane taxatioun suld be gadderit of the haill landis of the schirefdome, quhilk extendit to sevin scoir tua pund land of auld extent, viz: fourtie s. of everie pund land thairof, quhilk will extend in the haill to the sowme of tua hundreth fourscoir and four pundis; and that lettres be direct be the lordis of sessioun of poinding and horning upoun ane semple charge for inbringing thairof, that justice may be the better ministrat in tyme cuming, as the said supplicatioun at mair lenth beris. Quhilk being hard, sene and considderit, oure soverane lord, with avise of his estaitis of this present parliament, hes ordanit, lyk as be the tennour heirof, statutis and ordanis that ane tolbuith salbe biggit within the said burgh of Clakmannane upoun the commoun hie streit thairof be wast the croce, quhair the same may maist commodiouslie serve and be best sparit. Forder oure said soverane lord, with avise foirsaid, statutis and ordanis that ane taxatioun be gadderit of the haill landis of the said schirefdome, quhilk extendis to sevin scoir tua pund land of auld extent, viz: xl s. of everie pund land, quhilk extendis in the haill to the sowme of tua hundreth fourscoir and four pundis, and that lettrez be direct be the lordis of sessioun of poinding or horning upoun ane semple charge for ingetting thairof.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis of this present parliament, having considderatioun of the gude and thankfull service done to his majestie and umquhile oure darrest mother be umquhile Schir James Cokburne, father to Williame Cokburne, now of Skirling, and for dyvers utheris consideratiounis moving his majestie, and speciallie having consideratioun that thair is dyvers and sindrie inhabitantis within the schirefdome of Peiplis far distant fra the principall burgh of the said schire quhairby thay can not guidlie repair at the faires and marcat dayis of the said burgh for doing of thair lesume effayres and traffique of thair guidis, cornis and utheris merchandise; and that the toun of Skirling is ewest to the maist pairt of the said schirefdome farrest distant fra the said toun of Peiplis; thairfoir his majestie, with avise foirsaid, ordanis the said toun of Scraling to be erectit in ane frie burgh of barronie with all easmentis, liberties and commodities, and in als ample and large forme as ony burgh of baronie within this realme, with power to keip and proclame ane fair day to be observit within the said burgh upoun the fourt day of September yeirlie and ane mercat day oulklie upoun Fryday; and for the said Williamis better securitie, gif neid beis, ordanis ane new infeftment to be grantit to him upoun his awin resignatioun, off all and haill the landis and baronie of Skirling with toure, fortalice etc. and towne of the samyne, with erectioun of the same in ane frie burgh of baronie in maner foirsaid in ample and large forme; and in the meantyme ordanis publicatioun to be maid heirof at the mercat croces of the burghis of Peiplis and Lanerk and utheris places neidfull.
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†Oure soverane lord, being informit of the greit skaith and dannage sustenit be the inhabitantis of the toun of Dornoche in Sutherland and the boundis nixt adjacent throw the halding of the fair of Barrisfair upoun the xxv day of September at the said toune of Dornoche, quhen as the cornis ar standand upoun the ground stoukit and sa commonlie eittin and distroyit be the guidis reparing to the said fair, quhilk dyvers tymes engenderis dyvers stryffis and contentionis betuix the awneris of the cornis and the awnaris of the guidis; for remeid quhairof, and to put away the occasioun of the said skaith and truble in tyme cuming, oure said soverane lord, with avise of the estaitis convenit at this present parliament, hes prorogat and alterit the said fair haldin of befoir at Dornoche upoun the xxv day of September to the tent day of October thaireftir, that thairby the cornis upoun the ground may be inbrocht and the skaith and truble sustenit of befoir may be preventit; and that lettrez be direct for publicatioun heirof that nane pretend ignorance of the same.
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†Oure soverane lord, with avise of his estatis convenit in this present parliament, having consideratioun that upoun the xxj day of October, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir sevin yeiris, for the policie and weilfair of the cuntrie, his hienes erectit Anstruther be wast the burne in ane frie burgh regall, gevand and grantand to thame all liberties, fredomes, privilegis and immunities that in onywayis to ane burgh regall micht apertene, and than ratifiet and apprevit to thame all infeftmentis and richtis quhatsumevir grantit be his hienes predicessouris and pryoris and conventis of Sanctandrois and Pettinveme, as thair said infeftmentis of the dait foirsaid at mair lenth beris; and willing the same at all tymes heireftir to stand effectuall and the said burgh to bruik and joys all fredomes and privilegis that in onywayis to ane burgh regall micht pertene, with advise of the estatis of this present parliament, hes ratifiet and approvin and, be the tennour heirof, ratifies and apprevis the foirsaid erectioun and infeftment conforme to the tennour thairof as gif the samyn wer ingrossit and expressit heirin word be word. And siclyk, be thir presentis of new, makis, erectis and creattis the foirsaid burgh of Anstruther bewast the burne, port and heavinning place thairof, with all boundis pertening thairto, as the induellaris and inhabitantis thairof presentlie possess the samyn, in ane frie burgh regall at all tymes heireftir; and gevis and doittis thairto all privilegis, liberties, immunities and proffittis pertening to ane burgh regall as ony uther burgh regall hes within this realme.
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†Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, considdering that it hes pleasit his hienes upoun dyvers guid causis and considerationis moving him, with avise of the lordis of secreit counsaill, to creat and erect the burgh of Culros, being ane burgh of baronie of befoir, in ane frie burgh royall, and hes dotit the same with dyvers and sindre privilegeis, liberties and fredomes, as the charter and infeftment of the said burgh under the greit seill at mair lenth beris; thairfoir, and seing the said erectioun and creatioun of the said burgh as said is in ane frie burgh royall is done upoun guid considerationis tending to the incres of policie and augmentatioun of oure soverane lordis patrimony, oure soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis ratifies and apprevis the said infeftment and haill privilegis, conditionis, clausis and provisionis thairof, decerning and declaring the same infeftment to be als valiable and sufficient as gif the said burgh, landis and utheris specifiet thairin had bene speciallie dissolvit in the act of annexatioun of the kirklandis to the croun. And forder, his hienes and estatis foirsaidis be thir presentis dissolvis the said burgh, landis, akaris, tenementis and all utheris privilegis, liberties and continentis thairof, and utheris thairin specefiit, to the effect the samyn gif neid beis may be of new erectit in ane frie burgh royall be his majestie and ane infeftment may be grantit thairupoun efter the forme and tennour of the infeftment abonespecefeit alreddie maid thairanent, providing alwayis that this present ratificatioun be not hurtfull or prejudiciall to Robert Bruce of Blairhall and Walter Callender of Boody, off the quhilk infeftment the tennour followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue, clericis et laicis, salutem. Sciatis quia nos intelligentes nostre corone annuos redditus seu census non solum industria et incremento liberorum burgorum infra regnum nostrum augmentatos sed etiam legios eiusdem commercio extraneo et navigatione burgensum et liberorum inhabitatorum dictorum burgorum maxime locupletatos esse, ac etiam perpendentes villam de Culross et territorium eiusdem nunc in manibus nostris tanquam superioris eiusdem divolutam esse per annexationem temporalitatis terrarum ecclesiasticarum dicte nostre corone factam, eandemque villam a nostris nobilissimis digne memorie progenitoribus in liberum baronie burgum antiquitus erectam atque super aquam de Forth in loco navigandi aptissimo situatam precipuumque portum in illis stricte aque partibus evehendi et transportandi sal et carbones fuisse, sic quod dicta villa de Culross in liberum regalem burgum erigeretur dicti nostri annui census, per carbones carbonum salisque custumas ad summam ducentarum librarum annuatim augmentetur, ac etiam fretum ordinarium lie ferrie apud dictam villam legiis nostris inter burgum nostrum de Striviling et Quenis Ferrie adventibus commode serviret, igitur ac etiam pro diversis aliis causis et considerationibus nos moventibus, ex certa scientia et proprio motu, post nostram perfectam et legittimam etatem viginti unius annorum completam in parliamento nostro declaratam et generalem nostram revocationem in eodem confectam, cum avisamento et consensu dilectorum et fidelium nostrorum consiliariorum Johannis domini Thirlestane, nostri cancellarii, Domini Roberti Melvill de Murdocarny, militis, nostri thesaurarii, Domini Johannis Cokburne de Ormeistoun, militis, nostre justiciarie clerici, et Magistri Roberti Douglas, prepositi de Lincluden, nostri collectoris generalis, fecisse, constituisse, creasse, erexisse et incorporasse, necnon facere, constituere, creare, erigere et incorporare, totam et integram dictam villam de Culross infra territorium eiusdem, cum omnibus et singulis domibus, edificiis, tenementis, hortis, acris, toftis, croftis, vastis, locis, ecclesiis, semiteriis, salinis, salinariis, sive salis patellis, aliisque infra limites seu bondas subscriptas jacentibus viz inter terras de Valayfeild ex orientali, terras vocata Vallis et Castelhill ex occidentali, terras de Blairhill vocatas et commune morum dicti burgi ex boreali, et mare ex australi partibus, jacentes in baronia de Culross olim monasterium et dominium de Culross vocata, et infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Perth, cum libero portu omni tempore affuturo burgum de Culros nuncupandum (exceptis tamen septem decim acris et dimidia acra terrarum arabilium infra dictum territorium jacentem nuper Johanni Colvill filio legittimo Alexanderi Colvill dicti monasterii commendatarii, per nos concessis, atque in acto annexationis dicti monasterii per expressum reservatis et exceptis), ac etiam dedimus, concessimus, assignavimus, disposuimus et incorporavimus dicto burgo, ballivis, consulibus et burgensibus eiusdem suisque successoribus in proprietate et hereditate, omnes et singulos annuos redditus, firmas, feudifirmarias, introitum, deuorias, aliaque proficua et commoditates quascunque ad nos seu successores nostros virtute dicti acti annexationis dictarum ecclesiasticarum terrarum prefate nostre corone pertinentes seu quovismodo spectantes, unacum toto et integro communi moro de Culross, gramine, pastura, aliisque commoditatibus, privilegiis, et divoriis eiusdem quibuscunque, ac omnibus suis pertinentiis per bondas et metas speciales in antiquo infeofamento per commendatarium et conventum de Culross pro tempore incolis et inhabitantibus dicti burgi suisque successoribus desuper confectas limitatas, ac per ipsos et suos predicessores ultra hominum memoriam possessores cum dicto nostro burgo in proprietate remansuris, unacum annuis proficuis et commoditatibus eiusdem firmis, feudifirmariis, annuis redditibus, introitu, proficuis, et divoriis aliisque commoditatibus dicti burgi terrarum tenementorum, domorum, edificiorum, hortorum, toftarum, croftarum, vastorum, salinarum et suis pertinentiis, cum custumis et anchoragiis dicti portus ad rempublicam seu commune bonum dicti burgi decorationem et policiam eiusdem ac reparationem dicti portus omni tempore affuturo applicandis. Ac etiam ratificavimus, approbavimus et confirmavimus ac tenore presentis carte nostre ratificamus, approbamus et confirmamus omnia et singula infeofamenta, sasinas, alia jura titulosque quoscunque per dictos abbates et conventus eiusdem de Culros pro tempore existentes suosque predicessores de dictis terris, tenementis, hortis, acris, toftis, croftis et aliis infra dictum burgum et libertatem eiusdem jacentibus, aliquibus inhabitantibus, burgensibus seu aliis quibuscunque temporibus praeteritis ante diem date presentium facta, data et concessa; cum plena et speciali potestate inhabitantibus, liberis et burgensibus dicti burgi suisque successoribus, tres ballivos, inhabitantes eiusdem, una cum thesaurario, gilde decano, consulibus, burgensibus, serjandis aliisque officiariis necessariis intra dictum burgum pro gubernatione eiusdem, faciendi, eligendi, constituendi et creandi, eosque toties quoties expediens videbitur pro causis rationabilibus deponendi; cum libera etiam et speciali potestate dictis burgensibus et liberis inhabitantibus per consules et gilde decanum eiusdem presentes et futuros ad libertatem dicti burgi debite electos, receptis et admissis intra dictum burgum et libertatem eiusdem lie pak et peill, vinum, ceram, pannum, tam lineum quam laneum, arctum et strictum, latum et longum, aliaque commercii genera et bona, lie stapill guidis nuncupanda, emendi et vendendi; ac etiam cum potestate dictis balliuis, consulibus dicti burgi suisque successoribus infra dictum burgum, pistores, brasiatores, laneos, piscatores, piscium macellarios, sartores, calcearios, textores, fullones, fabros, omnesque alios artifices et operarios necessarios ad libertatem liberi burgi pertinentes et spectantes admittendi et recipiendi; cum potestate etiam dictis operariis dictis artibus suis adeo libere utendi et exercendi, sicut in aliquo infra dictum nostrum regnum burgo regio utuntur et exercentur; ac similiter cum potestate dictis balliuis, consulibus et burgensibus liberis, inhabitantibus et suis successoribus infra dictum burgum pretorium, carcerem, unum seu plura, et crucem foralem edificandi, forum singulis hepdomadis die Saturni, unacum binis nundinis liberis, bis in anno, viz primo die mensis Julii, festo Sancti Seruani, et undecimo die mensis Novembris festo Martini nuncupatis, et easdem per octavas tenendi, custumasque seu thelonias earundem intromittendi, levandi et recipiendi ac colligendi, et ad dicti burgi publicum bonum applicandi, necnon omnes et singulas custumas minutas predicti portus praefati burgi tam per mare quam per terram intromittendi, levandi, recipiendi et colligendi, et ad usum prescriptum applicandi; ac etiam cum potestate dictis ballivis et suis successoribus resignationes omnium et singularum terrarum, tenementorum, annuorum reddituum, hortorum, toftarum, croftarum, aliorumque infra dictum burgum et libertatem eiusdem jacentium, et eadem cuicunque persone vel personis cum infeofamentis, cartis, sasinis, aliisque evidentiis necessariis concedendi, et disponendi, curias burgales infra dictum burgum et libertatem eiusdem ter in hepdomada, viz diebus Martis, Jouis et Saturni, statuendi assigendi, inchoandi, affirmandi, tenendi ac quoties opus fuerit continuandi; clericos, serjandos, adjudicatores omnesque alios officiarios et curie membra necessaria creandi; transgressores secundum juris formam puniendi; eschaetas et amerciamenta dictarum curiarum levandi et ad suos proprios usus applicandi; et si necesse fuerit, pro iisdem namandi; acta, leges et statuta intra dictum burgum et libertatem eiusdem pro bono ordine, custodia et observatione faciendi et ordinandi, omnes transgressores et delinquentes attachiandi, arrestandi, incarcerandi, puniendi, et secundum leges regni nostri decollandi et pendendi, cum pit, gallous, infangtheif, outfangtheif, et generaliter omnia alia et singula utendi exercendi, cum omnibus privilegiis, immunitatibus et libertatibus quibuscunque, adeo libere in omnibus respectibus ut aliquis alius liber burgus regius infra dictum nostrum regnum; tenendum et habendum totum et integrum predictum burgum de Culros, cum omnibus et singulis domibus, edificiis, tenementis, hortis, acris, toftis, croftis, vastis, locis, ecclesiis, semiteriis, salinis, salinariis, annuis redditibus, firmis, feudifirmariis, devoriis, introitu, proficuis, aliisque terris infra bondas et libertatem eiusdem jacentium unacum dicto portu, anchoragiis et custumis eiusdem, cum dicto etiam communi moro, gramine, pastura et privilegiis eiusdem, ac omnibus aliis et singulis predictis immunitatibus, libertatibus et privilegiis dicti burgi predictis, balliuis, consulibus, burgensibus et liberis inhabitantibus eiusdem et suis successoribus de nobis et successoribus nostris in libero burgagio imperpetuum; per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas, prout iacent in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus, edificiis, boscis, planis, moris, maresiis, viis, semitis, aquis, stagnis, rivolis, pratis, pascuis et pasturis, molendinis, multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus, venationibus, piscationibus, petariis, turbariis, carbonibus, carbonariis, cuniculis, cuniculariis, columbis, columbariis, fabrilibus, brasinis, brueriis et genestis, silvis, nemoribus et virgultis, lignis, tignis, lapicidiis, lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum exitibus, hereyeldis, bludevittis, cum communi pastura, libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus, commoditatibus, proficuis et asiamentis, ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis, tam subtus terra quam supra terram, procul et prope, ad predictum burgum spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, honorifice, bene et in pace, sine revocatione, contradictione, impedimento aut obstaculo quocunque; solvendo inde annuatim dicti balliui consules burgenses et liberi inhabitantes dicti burgi nunc presentes et futuri, nobis et successoribus nostris, summam decem librarum usualis monete huius regni in festo Penthecostes nomine albe firme, una cum servitio burgali solito et consueto tantum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre [magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus testibus etc. apud Halyrudhous quinto die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo secundo, et regni nostri vigesimo quinto].†