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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considering the gude, trew and thankfull services done heirtofoir be his hienes richt trustie and weilbelovit cousing and counsaillour Johne, erle of Mar, lord Erskyne, Alloway and Gareoch, and his predecessouris, in thair great cair, vigilance and faithfulnes in all thingis that micht tend to the advancement of his majesteis honorable affairis, quhairof he and his umquhile father gaif evident and manifest pruif and experience in thair worthie, memorable and acceptable panis and travellis tane be them in the educatioun of his majesties maist royall persone fra his birth to his perfyte age, and in the lyk nochtable service done be the said erle himself in the educatioun of his majesteis darrest sone, the prince; and also his majestie, remembering the happie and prosperous jornayis and expeditiounes quhilkis the said erle hes tane in ambassages frome his hienes, quhilkis he has dischargeit na less dewtifullie nor he hes accomplisheit spedelie, to his hienes great contentment; and his hienes, being nawayes of mynd to forget the saidis great services nor leave the samin unrewardit, and finding na mene better to reward the same in sum pairt than be the dispositioun of sic rentis, proventis, proffeittis and emolumentis of the landis, kirkis and utheris particularlie underwrittin as did pertene of befoir to the monastereis of Inchmahomo, Cambuskynneth and Dryburgh, the samyn monastereis and superstitiounis thairof being now abolishit, and the kirklandis of the samin now annexit to his hienes crowne; and thairwith considering that the saidis monastereis have bene in all tyme heirtofoir commounlie disponit be his majesteis predecessouris to sum that wer cum of the House of Erskeyne; and that inrespect thairof his majestie, be his hienes chartour and infeftment under his hienes great seall, have grantit and disponit to his said richt traist cousing and counsaillour Johne, erle of Mar, his airis maill and assignayis heretablie, all and sindrie the landis, baroneis, castellis, touris, fortalices, maner places, mylnis, multuris, salmond fischeingis and utheris fischeingis, woddis, parkis, medowes, forrestis, teyndis, teyndscheves, annualrentis, fewfermes, maillis, dewteis, casualiteis, tennentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis and utheris quhatsumevir at lenth specefeit and contenit in the said chartour, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said priourie of Inchmahomo and abbaceis of Dryburgh and Cambuskynneth, and quhairof the priouris and abbottis of the samin hes bene in possessioun as pairtis of the rentis and patrimonie thairof in ony tyme bigane, togidder with the advocatioun, donatioun and richt of patronage of all and sindrie the parochkirkis, baith personages and vicarages, of the saidis monastereis with all thair pertinentis, all unitit, annexit and incorporatit in ane frie lordschip and baronie callit, and to be callit in all tyme cumming, the lordschip and barony of Cardroise, as in the said chartour contening sindrie utheris commoditeis, privilegis, articlis and clauses of the date the [...] day of [...], the yeir of God jM vjC and four yeiris mair fullelie is contenit; thairfoir, and for the uther gude causes underwrittin, oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the foirnameit chartour, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, grantit to his said richt trest cousing and counsaillour Johne, erle of Mar, his airis maill and assignayis foirsaidis heretablie, off all and sindrie the foirnameit landis, baroneis, castellis, touris, fortalices, maner places, mylnis, multuris, salmond fischingis and utheris fischeingis, woddis, parkis, medowes, forrestis, teyndis, teyndscheves, annualrentis, fewfermis, maillis, dueteis, casualiteis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun, donatioun and richt of patronage of all and sindrie the kirkis, baith personages and vicarages, and utheris alsweill generall and speciall mentionat in the said chartour, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the saidis priourie and abbaceis of Dryburgh, Cambuskynneth and Inchmahomo, in all and sindrie heidis, articlis, clauses, circumstances and conditiounes specefeit and contenit in the said chartour with the precept and instrument following thairupoun. Attoure, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, weyand and considering with them selffis the great and wechtie causes abonewrittin (quhilkis oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis) moweit his majestie to the granting of the said infeftment fra the beginning, quhilkis, being nochtour and manifest in them selffis, ar maist cleirlie verefeit and provin to his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis in plane parliament, ar now fundin, decernit and declarit to be greate, sene and ressonable causes tending to the advancement of his hienes honour and to the proffeitt of the commoun weill of this realme of Scotland; thairfoir and for the said Johne, erle of Mar and his foirsaidis better and perpetuall securitie of the landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie underwrittin, quhilkis of befoir wer annexit to his hienes crowne, oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, be the tennour heirof, expreslie dissolvis fra the act of annexatioun of all the kirklandis within this realme to his hienes crowne and fra the patrimonie of the said crowne, all and sindrie the landis, baroneis, castellis, touris, fortalices, manerplaces, mylnis, multuris, salmond fischeingis, utheris fischingis, woddis, parkis, medowes, forrestis, teyndis, teyndscheves, annualrentis, fewfermis, maillis, dueteis, casualiteis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis of the foirnameit priourie of Inchmahomo and abbaceis of Dryburgh and Cambutkynneth, with all thair pertinentis, allsweill under as abone expressit, sua far as micht have fallin, or may fall, under the said act of annexatioun, to remane separat and dissolvit thairfra in all tyme cumming to the effect the samin may be of new gevin, grantit and disponit to the said noble erle and his foirsaidis in maner eftir following. Lyk as for that effect, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis, be the tennour heirof, suppresses, extinguischis and abolisches for evir all and haill the saidis abbaceis of Dryburgh, Cambuskynneth and priourie of Inchmahomo and the monasteries, with the first ordour and monasticall institutiones thairof, and dissolvis and disunitis all and sindrie the kirkis underwrittin pertening thairto for evir thairfra; and thairfoir oure said soverane lord and his estaittis foirsaidis, be the tennour heirof, for the causes abonewrittin, of new gevis, grantis and disponis to the said noble lord Johne, erle of Mar, his airis maill and assignayis heretablie, all and sindrie the landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie eftirspecefeit quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie of Inchmahomo and to the saidis abbaceis of Dryburgh and Cambuskynneth as pairtis of the patrimonie thairof, viz: all and haill the landis, baroneis and utheris underwrittin quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie of Inchmahomo: that is to say, all and haill the place and mansioun of Inchmahomo, with houses, biggingis, yairdis, orchardis and doucattis of the samyn and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis and baronie of Cardrose, viz: the landis of Arnepriour, the landis of Eist Garden, the landis of Kepe, the landis of Wester Poldarie, the landis of Eister Poldarie, the landis of Gaitleddernie and Hiltoun Myln, the myln of Arnepriour with the astrict multuris, houses, biggingis, watter gangis, passages and pertinentis thairof, the landis of Arneviccar with the landis of Clerkcum, the landis of Gairttours, over and nather, the landis of Lochend, the myln of Cardrose, with the astrict multuris and suckin of the samin and all thair pertinentis, the landis of Ardinclerich, the landis of Drummancloch, the landis of Blairsesnocht, the landis of Ballingrew, the landis of Hornehaick, the landis of the Waird of Gudie, with the astrict multuris of all and sindrie the foirnameit landis, with tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis of the samin and all thair pertinentis, the landis of Bordland callit the Maynis of Cardrose, with cottages and cotlandis thairof, the loch and ilis of Inchmahomo, with the salmond fischeing and utheris fischeingis thairof upoun the watter of Forth and Gudie, all and haill the medow, callit the Priour Medow, the landis of Armavak with the pertinentis, the kirklandis of Poirt with houses and yairdis alsweill on the north as south syd of the kirk of Poirt lyand thairto, the kirkland of Leny, the priouris manse or tenement with the yaird and pertinentis thairof in Stirling, ane house and yaird with ane rude of land in Dunbartane, and the landis in Row with all and sundrie utheris landis, villages, fischeingis, annualrentis, privileges, liberteis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, maill dueteis, casualiteis and pertinentis quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said baronie of Cardroise and priourie of Inchmahomo or to ather of them, alsweill nocht nameit as nameit, quhilkis his majestie and his estaittis foirsaidis have haldin as expressit in this present act and chartour appointit to follow thairupoun, and declairis the samin generall clause sall be als sufficient as gif the foirsaidis haill landis with castellis, touris, fortalices, manerplaces, woddis, mylnis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, tennentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, maillis, fermes dewteis and casualiteis wer specialie expressit in the same, all lyand within the schirefdomes of Perth, Striviling, stewartrie of Menteth and [...] respective. And als all and sindrie the landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie underwrittin quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said abbacie of Cambuskenneth; that is to say, all and haill the place and mansioun of Cambuskynneth with houses, biggingis, orchardis, doucattis, toftis, croftis and all thair pertinentis, the towne, landis, akeris and hinde of Cambuskynneth, with the ward, damsyde, Nakit landis, the Craigmyln and mylnlandis thairof, the landis of Eist and West Granges with the medow thairof, togidder with the teyndscheves and small teyndis, baith personage and vicarage, of all the saidis landis includit, the landis of Cambus, myln, mylnlandis and pertinentis, the landis of Polhouse, the landis of Bolfernocht and fourtie akeris of land within the boundis of the baronie of Clakmannan, with the pasturage of ane sowmes gresse in the commountie of Clakmannane, the kirkland of Clakmannane, the kirkland of Tullibodie, the landis of Cowie and Cowiebank, myln, mylnlandis and pertinentis thairof, the landis of Badindaich and Cukispow with the teyndscheves and small teyndis, baith personage and viccarage thairof includit, the landis of Muirtoun, Mobiscroft and thair pertinentis, the landis of Popiltreis with the teyndscheves and small teyndis thairof includit, the landis of Saltcoittis, the tenement of land bak and foir with the yaird and pertinentis thairof lyand within the burgh of Striviling on the south syd of the Bakraw betuix the land of umquhile Alexander Crystesoun on the eist, and the landis of umquhile Robert Grahame on the west pairtis, the burrow maill of the burgh of Striviling, the landis of Kersie, Throsk, Ladyland, Donypace and Chappellandis thairof, the kirkland of Sanct Niniane, the kirkland of Alveth, the kirkland of Tullicultrie and ten akeris of land thair, the landis of Kintillis, Kettilstoun Myln, mylnlandis, multuris, sequelis and pertinentis thairof, the landis of Pitorthie and Balcormo and thair pertinentis, the landis of Dowglie, the landis of Maler, the kirklandis of Arnegosk Myln, mylnlandis, multuris, sequelis and pertinentis thairof, the kirklandis of Lenyie, the kirklandis of Kilmarannok, the kirklandis of Lekcropt, the kirkland of Kincairdin with Sanct Laurence croft, the kirkland of Forteviott and brewlands thairof, the kirkland of Kippen, the kirkland of Kintillocht, the kirkland of Crathie, the kirkland of Kynnowll, the house, land and pasturage of Camsheny, the hospitall of Sanct James at the calsyend of the brig of Striviling, with the landis thairof and all thair pertinentis, the tenement of land in Edinburgh, the tenement of land in Perth, the tenementis of land in Berwick, the tenementis of land in Lynlithqw, the tenementis of land in Caraill, the tenementis of land in Renfrew, with toftis, croftis and annuallis thairof, all and sindrie the salmond fischingis and utheris fischeingis quhatsumevir in and upoun the watter of Forth, with ane salmond net upoun the watter of Clyd pertening of auld to the said abbacie of Cambuskynneth as ane pairt of the rent and patrimonie thairof, fyve chalderis quheat and aucht pundis fyve schillingis stirling money furth of the landis of Bothkennan, the tent pairt of the fermes of Aythray, ane chalder meill yeirlie furth of the abbacie of Dunfermeling, the pensioun of fyve pundis money furth of the kirk of Blair, the pensioun of ten pundis money furth of the kirk of Glenleith, the pensioun of four pundis stirling money furth of the kirk of Kinclevin, ane annuall of fyve schillingis stirling money addebtit yeirlie be the Erle of Montrose, ane annualrent of ten pundis stirling money addebtit yeirlie furth of the landis of Playne, togidder with all utheris landis, baroneis, castellis, touris, fortalices, mylnis, multuris, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, tennentis, tenandreis, service of frie tennentis, annualrentis, fewfermes, maillis, dewteis, casualiteis, privileges, liberteis and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening of befoir to the said abbacie of Cambuskynneth as ane pairt of the rent and patrimonie thairof, quhilkis his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, grantis and ordinis to be als sufficient as gif the samin wer specialie nominat and exprest heirintill, all lyand within the schirefdomes of Striviling, Clakmannane, Fyf, Perth [...] respective. And siclyk all and sindrie the landis, baroneis and utheris respective underwrittin quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said abbacie of Dryburgh; they ar to say, all and haill the place and mansioun of Dryburgh, with houses, biggingis, yairdis, orchardis and doucattis of the samin and thair pertinentis, the towne and landis of Dryburgh, myln, mylnlandis, mylnhauch, suckin, yairdis, tenementis, housis, biggingis, toftis, croftis and all thair pertinentis, the landis of Gleddiswod, the kirklandis of Smelame and landis of Smelame Spittell, the landis of Broderstanis, the kirklandis of Erlistoun, the landis of Dogerslate, the landis of Sanct Johnes Chappell, Caddissie and Haggis, the kirklandis of Lauder, the landis of Ouer and Nather Scheilfald, the towne and landis of Ugistoun, the landis of Banylaw, the landis of Bernis, the landis of Elbottle, the landis of Inglisberrie Grange with the teyndis thairof includit, the landis of Ivilie, the landis of Foulden, the landis of Baggiswallis, the landis of Bouthatritt, the kirklandis of Saltoun, the kirklandis of Pencaitland, the landis of Sanct Leonard, the landis of Snawdoun, the landis of Triorne, the Channonis croft, the landis of Pettorthie and Innergellie, the akeris and house of Anstruther, the kirklandis of Mertoun, the landis of Kersmyre, the landis of Kingstoun, the yeirlie annualrent of threttie schillingis to be upliftit furth of the burgh of Edinburgh, fourtie schillingis furth of the priourie of Quhithorne, fourtie schillingis furth of Adingstoun be the laird of Craigmyller to be payit, threttie schillingis furth of the burgh of Dunbar be [...] Kellie to be payit, tuentie schillingis be the laird of Blakbaronie, threttene schillingis four pennies furth of St Johnes Chepell for Birkinsyd, tuentie schillingis furth of Ednem for the laird of Edmestoun, threttene schillingis four pennies furth of Dalcove be the laird of Schaw, sex schillingis aucht penneis be the Lord Yester out of Bothanies, threttene schillingis four penneis furth of Lessudane, sex schillingis aucht penneis furth of Huntrodlane, and sex schillingis aucht penneis furth of Flemingtoun, the salmond fischeing with all utheris fischeingis quhatsumevir upoun the watter of Tweid or ony pairt thairof pertening of auld to the said abbacie of Dryburgh, or quhilkis may be knawin to pertene thairto be quhatsumevir evident, infeftment, document or lauchfull probatioun quhatsumevir, and all utheris landis, baroneis, castellis, touris, fortalices, houses, biggingis, yairdis, mylnis, multuris, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, annualrentis, fewfermes, maillis, dueteis, casualiteis, privileges, liberteis, commoditeis and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening of befoir to the said abbacie of Dryburgh, alsweill nocht nameit as nameit, quhilkis his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, grantis and ordinis sall be als sufficient as gif the samin wer speciallie insert and expressit in this present act and chartour appointit to follow thairupoun, all lyand within the schirefdomes of Roxburgh, Berwick, Lanerk, constabularie of Hadingtoun, [...] respective. With power to the said noble lord Johne, erle of Mar, his airis maill and assignayis foirsaidis, to intromett with and uptak all and sindrie the fewfermes, maillis and dueteis of the foirnameit landis, baroneis, mylnis, fischeingis and utheris, baith generall and speciall befoir contenit, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie and abbaceis or ony of them fra the fewaris, tennentis and utheris subject and addebtit in payment thairof, and to ressave and enter the airis that salhappin to succede to them thairintill in immediat tennentis to them of the samin, and to grant them preceptis of clare constat or new infeftmentis thairupoun siclyk als frelie and amplie in all respectis as his majestie micht have done him self befoir the making of thir presentis. With power alsua to the said erle and his foirsaidis to call and persew all and sindrie the pretendit heretable fewfermoraris of the foirnameit landis, baroneis and utheris abonewrittin for productioun and reductioun of quhatsumevir pretendit infeftmentis, richtis and titillis grantit to them of the samin landis, baroneis and utheris abonespecefeit, or ony pairt thairof, for quhatsumevir ressone and cause now competent, or that may be onywayes competent be the lawes of this realme, ather throw nocht fulfilling of ony heid, article or provisioun contenit in thair infeftmentis, or throw ony uther cause or occasioun quhairby the samin may be onywayes reduceit, rescindit or annullit, ather be way of actioun, exceptioun, reply or utherwayes as may stand with the lawes and practique of this realme, siclyk as his majestie himself, or ony uther superiour within this realme, hes done or may do in sic caises. Mairoure, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, understanding that the paroch kirkis underwrittin, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie of Inchmahomo and abbaceis of Dryburgh and Cambuskinneth, and quhilkis disunit and dissolvit thairfra be the tennour of this present act in maner underwrittin, viz: the kirk of Kilmadok, Poirt, Leny and Lintrethin, baith personages and vicarages thairof, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie of Inchmahomo; the kirkis of Cambuskenneth, Tullibodie, Clakmannane with the pendicle thairof callit the chappell or kirk of Alloway, the kirk of the Kirktowne, alias Sanct Ninianes kirk, with the pendicles thairof, viz: the chapell or chappell kirkis of Laithbairt, Donypace, Mwre and Gargunnok, the kirkis of Kincardin, Kippin, Kilmaronnok, Lecropt, Lenyie, Alveth, Tullicultry, Kynnoull, Forteviott, Arngosk and Crathie, baith personages and vicarages thairof, [...] with all prebendareis and chaplanreis belanging thairto, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said abbacie of Cambuskynneth; and the kirkis of Smalham, Mertoun, Maxtoun, Lessudane, Lauder, Gullen, Chingilkirk, Saltoun, Pencaitland, Kilrany, Lanerk and Pettinane, baith personages and vicarages of the samin, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said abbacie of Dryburgh, ar and wer for the maist pairt destitute of precheing of the word of God and conforte of the samyn in defaulte of sufficient pastouris and ministeris thir mony yeiris bigane; and his majestie, willing that the samin parochkirkis be in all tyme heireftir plantit with sufficient and learnit ministeris for instructioun of the people in that faith presentlie professit within this realme and quhairof his hienes is maist zelous, and knawing the gude zeall and ardent affectioun of the said Johne, erle of Mar, and that he will omitt nathing quhilk may tend to the furtherance of Godis glorie, thairfoir oure said soverane lord hes erectit and erectis all and sindrie the particular parochkirkis of the saidis thrie abbaceis abonewrittin in severall and distinct personages and vicarages, and ordinis the samin in all tyme cumming to be callit the personages and vicarages of Kilmadok, Porte, Leny, Lintreithine, Cambuskynneth, Clakmannane, Kirktoun and Sanct Ninianes kirk, Kincarne, Kippin, Kilmarannok, Lecrop, Lenyie, Alveth, Tullicultrie, Kynnoull, Forteviott, Arngosk, Crathie, Smailhame, Mertoun, Maxtoun, Lessuden, Lauder, Gullen, Chingilkirk, Saltoun, Pencaitland, Kilrynnie, Lanerk and Pittinane; and willis and declairis that the foirsaidis personages and vicarages sall be provydit and plantit with qualefeit godlie and learnit persones apt and hable to instruct the parochineris thairof in the knawin veritie. And to that effect his hienes and estaittis foirsaidis hes gevin, grantit and disponit and, be the tennour heirof, givis, grantis and disponis to the said noble lord Johne, erle of Mar and his foirsaidis heretablie the advocatioun, donatioun and full richt and titill of all and sindrie the foirsaidis kirkis, parochinnes, alsweill personages as vicarages of the samin, and with all and sindrie privileges, liberteis and commoditeis quhatsumevir pertening thairto; and makis, constitutis and ordinis the said erle and his foirsaidis lauchfull and indoubtit patrones of all and sindrie the foirsaidis paroch kirkis, personages and vicarages thairof for evir, with full power to him and his airis maill and assignayis foirsaidis to present qualifeit and sufficient persones to all and sindrie the saidis kirkis according to the lawes, actis and constitutiounes of this realme in all tyme cumming, how oft and sa oft as the samin salhappin to vaik, ather be deceis, deprivatioun, dimissioun or for quhatsumevir uther cause or occasioun competent be the lawes of this realme, and generalie all and sindrie utheris liberteis and privileges quhilk be the said advocatioun and richt of patronage of the foirsaidis kirkis, parochinnes, personages and viccarages thairof, pertenis or belangis, siclyk and als frelie as ony uther patrone within this realme in the lyk caises may do, or dois. Attoure oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, for the cause abonewrittin, hes unite, annexit and incorporat and, be the tennour heirof, unitis, annexis and incorporattis all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baroneis, woddis, mylnis, fischeingis, annualrentis and utheris particularlie and generalie abonementionat, with castellis, touris, fortalices, maner places, woddis, forestis, mylnis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, tennentis, tenandreis, fewfermes and dueteis of all and sindrie the foirnameit landis and baroneis, woddis and fischeingis, quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said priourie of Inchmahomo and abbaceis of Cambuskynneth and Dryburgh, with advocatioun, donatioun and richt of patronage of all and sindrie the foirsaidis kirkis, personages and viccarages as said is in ane haill and frie lordschip and baronie, to be callit in all tyme cumming the lordschip and baronie of Cardroise; and ordinis the maner place of Cardroise to be the principall messuage thairof, and ane seasing to be tane thairat to stand and be sufficient seasing for the saidis haill landis and utheris abonewrittin, and gevis to the said noble lord, his airis and successouris that salhappin to be provydit be him to the said lordschip and baronie of Cairdroise, the honour, estait, dignitie and preheminence of ane frie lord of parliament, to be callit Lord of Cardroise in all tyme cumming, with all honouris and privileges belanging thairto, and that the said lordschip and baronie sall nawayes be accomptit amongis the ecclesiasticall landis of this realme, bot sall be taxt with the temporall landis thairof, and sall be estimat, judgeit and retourit in all brevis, services and retouris in tyme cumming to ane hundreth pundland of auld extent; and siclyk decernis and declaris that the said lordschip and baronie of Cairdroise sall be frie fra all payment of ony thriddis, first fruittis, fyft penny and monkis portiounes quhilkis may be askit and acclamit be quhatsumevir lawes, actis and constitutiounes furth of the saidis abbaceis and prioureis respective foirsaidis, and decernis the auld assumptioun or quhatsumevir new assumptioun thairof to be alluterlie extinguischit and extinct, for evir to be haldin all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, lordschip and baronie of Cardroise, comprehending as is abonespecefeit, in frie heretage, frie lordschip and frie baronie for evir, be all richtis, merches etc., payand thairfoir yeirlie the said noble erle and his foirsaidis to oure said soverane lord and his successouris the sowme of fyve hundreth merkis usuale money of Scotland in name of blencheferme alanerlie, reserveand alwayes to the saidis David, commendatar of the abbaceis of Dryburgh, Inchmahomo, and Adam, commendatar of Cambuskynneth, the rentis, proventis and emolumentis quhatsumevir of the saidis landis, baroneis and utheris particularlie abonewrittin siclyk and als frelie as they possessit and bruikit the samin befoir the making of thir presentis. And inrespect of the said reservatioun, his hienes exoneris the said erle and his foirsaidis of all payment of the said blencheferme duetie during all the dayes of thair lyfetymes, and heirupoun his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis ane chartour to be maid, grantit and exped to the said noble lord Johne, erle of Mar, his airis maill and assignayis foirsaidis, or to ony utheris quhome he sall nominat and think expedient, to be extendit in dew and ample forme, with all clauses necessar, contening sic utheris privileges and liberteis thairintill as it sall pleis his majestie to grant thairwith to them; quhilk new infeftment sua to be past his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaris to be sufficient, valiable and effectuall in all tyme cumming for bruiking, joising and possessing of all and sindrie the foirnameit landis, lordschippis, baroneis and utheris, baith generall and speciall, particularlie befoir expremit, with all thair pertinentis, as thair heretage at thair plesure; declairing be thir presentis that the foirsaid infeftment to be past as said is sall be ane sufficient richt to the said noble lord and his foirsaidis for bruiking and joising of all and sindrie the foirnameit landis, baroneis, tenementis and utheris generalie and specialie befoir expremit, quhairof the saidis commendataris and priouris be them selffis, thair tennentis and utheris in thair names, hes bene in possessioun be the space of fourtie yeiris bigane preceiding the date of thir presentis. Reserveand and exceptand alwayes furth of this present act and erectioun foirsaid all regaliteis and privileges thairof (gif ony be) possessit be the abbottis and titularis of the saidis abbaceis and priourie of Dryburgh, Cambuskynneth and Inchmahomo of befoir to remane with oure soverane lord and his hienes successouris and thair crowne inseparablie in all tyme heireftir.