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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of parliament presentlie convenit, ratiefies and approvis the actis of the generall assemblie of the kirk haldin at Pearthe, the tuentie fyve day of August the yeir off God jM vjC auchtene yeiris, and concluded the tuentie sevint day off the samene monethe, sessione secunda, quhairoff the tennoure followethe:
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Since we ar commandit by God him selff that quhen we cum to worschip him we fall doun and kneill before the Lord our maker, and considdering with all that thair is no pairt of dewyne worschip moir heavinlie and spirituall then is the holie ressaving of the blessed bodye and blude of oure lord and savioure Jesus Chryst, lyik as the most humble and reverend gesture of the bodie in our meditatioun and lifting up of our heartis best becommethe so divyne and sacred ane actioun, thairfore, nochtwithstanding that our kirk hathe used sence the reformatioun of religioun to celebrat the holie communione to the people sitting, by reasoun of the grychte abuse of kneeling used in the idolatrous worschip of the sacrament by the papistes, yit now seing all memorie of bypast superstitioun is past, in reverence of God and in dew regairde of so divyne a misterie and in rememberance of so misticall ane unione as we ar maid partakeris of, the assemblie thinketh goode that the blessed sacrament be celebrated heirefter meiklie and reverendlie upone thair knees.
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Item, if onye gude Christiane visited with long seiknes and knawin to the pasture by reasoun of his present infirmitie unhable to resorte to the kirk for ressaveing of the holie communione, or being seik sall declare to the pastor upoun his conscience that he thinkis his seiknes to be deidlie and sall earnestlie desyre to receave the same in his hous, the minister sall not denye to him so gryit a confort, lauchfull warneing being gevin to him upoun the night before. And that thair be thrie or foure of goode religioun and conversatioun, free of lauchfull impedimentis, present with the seike persoun to communicat with him, who must also prowyde a convenient place in his house and all thingis necessarie for the reverend administratione thairoff according to the ordoure prescryvit in the kirk.
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Item, the minister sall often admonische the people that thai defer not the baptezing of infantis anye longer then the nixt Lordis day efter the chyild be borne, unles upoun a gryit and resonable caus declared to the minister and by him approved. As also they sall warne thame that without gryit cause they procure not thair chylderene to be baptized at hame in thair houses, bot quhen gryit neid sall compell thame to baptize in private houses (in whiche cace the minister sall not refuis to do it upoun the knawledge of the gryit neid and being tymelie requyrit thairto), then baptizme salbe administrated efter the same forme as it suld have bene in the congregatione, and the minister sall the nixt Lordis day efter anye suche privat baptizme declare in the kirk that the infant wes so baptized and thairfore ought to be ressavit as one of the trew flok of Chryistes fold.
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Item, forasmuche as one of the most speciall meanis for stayeing the incres of poperye and setling of trew religioun in the heartis of the people is that ane speciall care be takin in tryell of young childrene, thair educatioun and how they ar catechesit, whiche in tyme of the primitive kirk wes most carefullie attendit as being most proffitable to caus young childrene in thair tender yearis drink in the knawledge of God and his religioun, bot is now altogidder neglectit in respect of grychte abuse and erroures whiche creipt in the popische kirk by making off a sacrament of confirmatione, thairfore, that all superstitiounes built therupone maye be rescindit and that the mater it selff, being most necessarie for the educatioun off the youth, may be reducit to the primitive integritie, it is thocht gude that the minister in everie paroche sall cathecheis all young childrene of aucht yeiris of age and see that thai have the knawledge and be hable to mak rehersall of the Lordis prayer, beleif and ten commandimentis, with ansueris to the questiones of the small catechisme useit in our kirk; and that everie bischope in his visitatioun sall censure the minister who salbe fund remiss thairin, and the said bischopis sall caus the said childrene be presented before thame and blese thame with prayer for the incres off thair knawledge and continewance of Goddis heavinlie graces with everie ane of thame.
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Item, as we abhore the superstitious observatioun of festivall dayes be the papistes and deteist all licentious and prophane abuse thairof by the commoun sorte off professoures, so we think that the inestimable benefites receaved frome God be our Lord Jesus Chryist, his birthe, passioun, resurrectioun, assensioun and sending doun of the holie ghost wes commendablie and godlie remembered at certane particuler dayes and tymes by the whole kirk of the warlde and may be also now; thairfore the assemblie ordanis that everie minister sall upoun these dayis have the commemoratioun of the foirsaid inestimable benefites and mak chois of severall and pertinent textis of scripture, and frame thair doctrine and exhortatiounes thairto, and rebuke all superstitious observatioun and licentious prophanatioun thairoff.
Whiche articles and ordinances oure soverane lord, with the advyse and consent of the estaittis, statutes and ordanis to be obeyit and observit be all his majesties subjectis as lawis in tyme cuming, annulling and rescinding quhatsumevir uther actis of parliament, constitutiounes and custumes in sa far as they ar dirogative to any of the articles abovewrittin.
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In the parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the fourt day off August the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie ane yeiris, the estaittis of parliament presentlie convenit, considdering the infinite expensse and gryit burding whiche the kingis most sacred majestie, thair dreade lord and soverane, hathe bene constraint by the straite bandis of religioun to undergoe of late and in all likliehode sall lyunder a long tyme by procureing by treatise or armes ease and libertie to those quho suffer for the Gospell of Chryist Jesus professit within this land, and thairwithall calling to mynd the long peace, florischeing with religioun and justice, whiche they have enjoyed these manie yeiris past and do yit still enjoye in this universall combustioun of the Christiane worlde, and that by the wyse, just and happie governament of his sacred majestye and that they have nothing to be returned to so gryit a king for so exceiding grychte and raire benefites bot heartlie and zealous affectiounes, ceeding to no natioun, evir reddy with thair guidis, landis and lyves to mantene trew religioun, his majesties royall persoun and posteritie, thair honnouris and crounes, thairfore in most humble maner the saidis whole estaittis of this realme do eirnestlie beseik his most sacred majestie gratiouslie to accept this thair offer of ane taxatioun to be imposit, collectit and payit to his hienes by the saidis estaittis in maner and at the four termes following: that is to say, the earles, lordis and commissionaris of schyiris for the temporall estate have grantit that thair salbe uplifted of everie pound land of auld extent within this realme pertening to erles, lordis, barrounes, frieholderis and fewaris of his majesties proper landis the soume of threttie schillingis money at everie ane of the four termes following, viz: the soume of xxx s. at the feast and terme of Candlemes nixtocum in the yeir of God 1622, the soume of uther xxx s. at the feist and terme of Mertimes in the yeir of God 1622, the soume of uther xxx s. at the feist and terme of Mertimes 1623, and the soume of uthir xxx s. at the feist and terme of Mertimes in the yeir of God 1624. The archebischopis and bischopes for the spirituall estate have grantit that thair salbe upliftit of all archebischoprikes, bischoprikes, abbacyes, pryouries and uther inferiour benefices within this realme at everie ane of the four termes abovespecified the just taxatioun thairof as they have bene accustumed to be taxed unto at all tyme bygane quhensoevir the temporall landis of this realme wer stentit to threttie schillingis of auld extent, and the same taxatioun to be payed at everie ane of the four severall termes abovespecifit. And the commissioneris of borrowes for thair estate have grantit that thair salbe uplifted of all borrowes within this realme at everie ane of the four termes abovewrittin the just taxatioun thairoff as they have bene accustumed to be taxed in all tyme bygane quhensoevir the temporall landis within this realme wer stentit to threttie schillingis the pound land of auld extent, and the said taxatioun to be payit at everie ane of the four severall termes abovewrittin. And in regarde that his majestie hathe erected sindrie prelacies in temporall lordschipis quhairby the awneris thairoff may clame to be taxed with the barounes of the temporall estate, and thairthairow his hieghnes wilbe defraudit of a gryit pairt of the same taxatioune, thairefore it is statute and ordanit that all erectiounes of prelacies and utheris small benefices, in whole or in pairt, in temporall lordschipis sall in payment of the said taxatioun pay to the collectoures thairoff sa mekle of the same taxatioun pro rata as giff they wer nawayes erected and as they wer subject to do before the erectioun off the same. And siclyik it is statute and ordanit that all dissolved benefices within this realme, in whole or in pairt, salbe subject in payment of samekle of the same taxatione pro rata as they wald have bene subject to pay so the same had not bene dissolved, and that the pairties quha have gottin onye pairt or portioun of anye prelacyes or uther inferiour benefices dissolved and new securities maid unto thame by his majestie of that pairt and portioun thairoff so dissolved salbe subject to the payment of the taxatioune thairoff to the prelate or uther beneficeit persoun for his releiff of the same taxatioune as they wald have bene so the same had not bene dissolved, nochtwithstanding of onye conditioun conteanit in the infeftmentis and securities maid be his majestie to thame in the contrair heiroff. And forder, the saidis estaittis annullis and dischargis all priviledges and immunities quhatsoevir quhairby anye persones may think thame selffis frie of payment of this present taxatioun (the priviledgis grantit to the ordiner senatoures of the colledge of justice and the taxatioun of the benefices gevin, disponed and mortified for intertenement of the universities and colledgis within this kingdome onlie exceptit). As also the saidis estaittis, considdering that besydis the ordinarie chargis whiche his majestie doethe daylie undergo for the mantenance of the honnour, estate and dignitie of his hienes kingdomes, the extraordinarie burdingis whiche now ly upoun his majestie by the occasiones before writtin are so gryit and do so neir concerne everie loyall and trew hearted subject of this kingdome as memberis of that bodye quhairoff his majestie is the heid, that in dewtie they think thame selffis bund to beir a pairt of that burding and to releive his majestie thairof; thairfore, besyidis the ordiner taxatioun abovewrittin, the saidis estaittis have, for the space of four yeiris nixt and immediatlie following the terme of Martimes nixtocum, voluntarlie and frielie grantit to his majestie a yeirlie extraordiner taxatioun of the tuentie pennye of all annuelrentis whiche any persoun or persounes within this kingdome have frielie dew and payable to thame yeirlie or termelie (thair awin annuelrent quhairin they ar addettit to utheris being first deducit), the first termes payment quhairoff salbe and begin at the said feist and terme of Martimes nixtocum and so furthe yeirlie and termelie at Witsonday and Martimes quhill the saidis four yeiris and the aucht termes payment thairoff be fullie and compleitlie outrune. And for the better tryell of everie man, his annuelrent whiche he hathe yeirlie or termelie dew to him, it is ordanit that this act be publischit at the mercate croce of the burgh of Edinburgh and of the haill heid borrowes of the schirefdomes, stewartries, bailyeries and regalities within this kingdome, quhairby all his majesties liegis may have trew notice thairoff, and thairwithall the saidis estaittis willis, ordanis and commandis all his majesties liegis that have anye annuelrent payit to thame that thai compeir within the said heid burgh of the schirefdome, stewartrie, bailyerie or regalitie or the heid burgh in onye of these jurisdictiounes quhair the heid courtis ar haldin and quhair the saidis annuelrenteris duell or have thair ordiner residence in anye court day in ane of the last weekis immediatlie preceiding Witsonday or Mertimes, at whiche tyme the schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis and bailyeis of regalties and provest and bailyeis of borrowes who ar heretable schirreffis within thame selffis within the boundis of thair jurisdictiounes salbe obleist to hald courtis weiklie to the effect efter specifit, and the liegis resoirting to the saidis courtis sall giff up inventoures to the clerk thairoff of the haill soumes of money for whiche annuell is dew to thame yeirlie and termelie, the names of the dettoures, as also the whole soumes of money for the whiche they ar subject in payment of annuelrent to utheris, with the names of thair creditouris to quhome the same is dew, quhidder the same annuelrent be in victuell or silver; the annuelrent of victuell to be estimat according to the stok of money for the whiche it is payit at ten for ilk hundereth thairoff, and sall caus the pairties, upgevaris of the saidis inventoures, everie pairtie subscryve his awin inventar him selff, gif he can wreate, and gif he can not wreat, the clerk of the said court sall subscryve the said inventer in face of court before the memberis thairoff. And also the schirreff, stewart, bailyee, bailyee of regalitie, provest and bailyeis of borrowes who ar heretable schirreffis within thame selffis within the boundis of there jurisdictiounes and clerkis thame selffis, sall mak and giff up ane inventar of the dettis awand to theme selffis and by thame selffis as said is. It is alwayes prowydit that if anye persoun impeadit by reasoun of seiknes or distractit by sum uther just† occasioun sall not be present him selff to gif up the said inventar, it salbe lauchfull for him to caus anye honest, responsall man within the jurisdictioun quhair he duellethe compeir and giff up his inventar, prowyding the same be subscryvit be him selff or a notar at his command, whiche the ingevar sall declair to be a trew deid and abyid at the same on the lyik hasert and danger as the principall pairtie suld underly, whiche salbe als sufficient as giff the inventour hade bene personallie gevin up† by the principall pairtye him selff; and ane inventoure being anis maid and gevin up sall still stand and be a ground to charge anye persoun during the tyme of the foure yearis off the said taxatioun unles the pairtie cheinge or utherwayes employe his soumes, and then he sall giff up a new inventar whiche salbe a new ground of a chairge, and the former sall cease. And the said clerk sall mak a recorde in his register of the saidis haill inventouris, quhilkis inventoures being so recorded salbe extractit by the said clerk and subscryvit with his hand, and thrie extractis made of the same; one to be gevin to the pairtie, if he requyre the same; another to be send be the said clerk to the collectour of the same taxatioun; and the third to be lyikwayis send by the said clerk to the clerk of his majesties register, to be still keipit amangis the recordis of his hieghnes exchequer, to the effect it may be knawin how far everie pairtye is lyable in payment of the said extraordinarie taxatioun. For the whiche extract and note maid in register, the said clerk salhave of everie persoun upgevar off ane inventoure the soume of four schillingis Scottis money. And gif by sleuthe or malice the clerk salhappin to delaye or schift the liegis resorting to the saidis courtes to the effect foirsaid, complante being made thairaff to the lordis of his majesties secreit counsell, the saidis clerkis salbe punischit accordinglie at the discretioun of the saidis lordis. And at anye court day preceiding anye terme, it salbe lauchfull for anye persoun to compeir and offer to giff up his inventour whiche the clerk and judge salbe astrictit to ressave. Farder, for the bettir observatioun of the said statute, it is declairit that whosoevir ressaveth, reteaneth or conditioneth to ressave anye annuelrent and concealleth the same or ony part thairoff, or in geving up of his inventour of dettis and anuellis auchtand be him to his just creditouris gevis up mair then he is justlie addettit unto, whosoevir first discoveris and reveillis ather the annuell concealit or annuell quhilk is more then the upgevaris just debt, sall for his reuarde have the halff off that termes concealled annuell and alse mekle as the halff of that annuell quhilk salbe discovered to have bene unjustlie gevin up. And incace it salhappin anye persone quhatsoever be vertew of his upgevin inventour to be chargit for payment of his taxatioune and at the tyme of his charge to declare in presens of a judge be his gryit aithe solemlie sworne that his dettour is a bankrupt, quhairby he is disablit to mak payment of his taxatioune and is contentit that the kingis majestie salhave the haill annuelrent addettit to him be his bankerupte dettor of that terme, his said declaratione salbe a sufficient liberatioun to him of the same and for eschewing of malicious dilatouris off these quha had omittit or concealled thair soumes. It is ordanit that quhensoevir anye persone sall accuse or dilate anye uther of concealling or omitting of sowmes the tyme of making his inventoure, he sall condiscend upoun sum probable cause of his dilatioun and sall find cautioun de judicato solvi incace he faill in proving that quhilk he dilaittit. And thair sall not suche actiounes of dilatiounes be lauchfull† aganis deid persounes, thair aires nor executouris; nather sall it be lauchfull efter yeir and day efter the expyring off the said taxatioune to intende anye suche actioune. And incace anye persoun purches wodsett off landis and sett the same bak agane in tak unto him quha wodsett the same to him, the takisman possessour of the landis sall pay for the stent of the landis and the havear of the wodsett sall pay for the annuelrent of his money whiche he hes on the land as giff the same wer employed for annuelrent. Attoure, it sall not be lauchfull by no maner of way for any creditour to gett releiff of his dettour of this taxatioun quhilk is imposit upoun annuelrentis by this statute, under the paynes conteanit in the actis off parliament maid aganis usureris and concerning minoures. It is declarit that thair minorities sall nawayis priviledge thame, bot thair tutouris and curatouris sall giff up the inventouris of ther annuelrentis in thair names, whiche, giff the saidis tutoures and curatouris faill to do, the saidis minoures sall incure the lyik danger as utheris and at thair perfyit aige sall have actioun of releiff aganis thair saidis tutouris and curatouris for that caus. And incace anye persone depairt out of this kingdome efter the publicatioune of this present act, the same sall nawayis excuis him frome geving up of ane inventar off his annuelrentis and payment of the said taxatioune and underlying of the danger conteanit in this present act, bot these quha ar presentlie furthe of this realme and sall not returne before the feist of Martimes nixt they sall not cum under the danger of this act untill the terme of Witsonday nixt, prowyding that at that terme they giff up thair inventar and pay thair taxatioun as gif thai hade bene present within this realme before the foirsaid terme of Mertimes nixt. And for the uplifting of the foirsaid taxatioun grantit upoun annuelrentis, and to the effect his majesties generall collectoure thairoff may knaw now quhome to crave and charge for the same, it is statuted and ordanit that within everie schirefdome, stewartrie, bailyerie or regalitie quhair the office of schirreffis, stewartis and bailyeis ar heretable and the provest and bailyeis of borrowes quha ar heretable schirreffis within thame selffis, these heretable officeris and thair deputtis for quhome they salbe haldin to answer sall collect the said taxatioun and mak payment thairoff to his majesties collectour generall of the foirsaidis taxatiounes; and quhair these offices ar not heretable bot cheingeable, the clerkis within the saidis jurisdictiones haveing thair offices ad vitam salbe collectouris theroff. And incace the saidis clerkis have not alreddie found sufficient cautioun for dischargeing of thair dewties in thair offices, they salbe halden before they have anye intromisioun with the same taxatioun to find sufficient cautioun for that effect. And quhair there ar na heretable officeris nor clerkis haveand thair offices ad vitam, the said collectour generall of his majesties taxatiounes (and his deputtis in his name, sufficientlie authorized be him and for quhome he salbe haldin to ansuere), and quhais names he sall caus publische at the mercate croce of the heid burgh off that jurisdictioune quhair thair is no heretable officer nor clerk ad vitam, that his majesteis liegis may knaw unto quhome they sall mak payment, sall collect and uplift the same taxatioun; whiche payment being made, the ressaver thairoff salbe obleisit to delyver unto the payer thairoff ane acquittance upoun the ressett of the same gratis, without payment of onie money for the same. It is lyikwayis prowydit that the fees of the collectouris and ressaveris of the same taxatioun of annuelrentis salbe lyikas, heirby they ar remitted to the discretioun and arbitriment of the lordis of his majesties previe counsell, to be sett doun and aggreit upone be thame. And the saidis estaittis heirby decerne and declare that all burgesses and frie men within burghis, albeit they be taxit in the ordinarie taxatioun abovewrittin with thair nightboures conforme to the ordour prescryvit for collecting of the borrowes pairt off the said ordinarie taxatioun, yit the same sallnawayis liberat nor freith thame frome payment of thair pairtis off this extraordinarie taxatioune also according to the proportioune off the tuentie pennie of thair annuelrentis, bot thai salbe lyable in payment thairoff as utheris his majesties liegis ar. Attoure, the saidis estaittis annull and discharge all priviledgis and immunities quhatsumevir whereby anye persounes may think thame selffis frie of payment of any pairt of this present extraordinarye taxatioun (the priviledges and immunities grantit to the ordinarye† lordis of sessioun with the annuelrentis dew to be payit to colledgis, scuilles and hospitallis, or mortified for sustentatioun and uphalding of kirkis and bridges, with the annuelrentis whiche may be clamit of the pure people whois stoke exceidis not the soume of fyve hundereth merkis onlie exceptit). And the saidis estaittis decerne and ordane the extraordinarye lordis of the sessioun, togidder with the haill advocattis, clerkis of the sessioun, writteris to the signet, previe and gryit seallis and utheris memberis of the colledge of justice to contribute to the saidis taxatiounes siclyik as giff they wer not exemit, and that of thair awin consentis and conforme to thair voluntarie offer made be thame to his majestie and the saidis estaittis upoun this speciall provisioun: that thair said voluntarie offer sall not prejudge nor impair thair liberties, priviledgis and immunities in anye tyme cuming. Quhilk offer the saidis estaittis accepted and accept and will and declare that thair said offer sall nawayes dirogate to thair priviledges and immunities, bot that thair saidis priviledges and immunities salbe keipit and observit to thame and thair successoures in all tyme cuming unprejudgit be the said offer.
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Forasmuche as the estaittis of this present parliament, upone gude and wechtie consideratiounes whiche moved thame, have freelie and voluntarlie offerit and grantit to the kingis most excellent majestie, oure soverane lord, for suppleing of a pairt of the gryit chairgis and expenses whiche his majestie hes bene constraned evin by the straittest bandis of religioun to undergo of late and by all likliehude sall ly under a lang tyme by procuring be treatie or armes ease and libertie to those whiche suffer for the Gospell off Jesus Chryist professed in this land, a taxatioun to be payit, collectit and upliftit in maner and at the four termes following: that is to say, for the barrounes and friehalderis pairtis of the same taxatioun, threttie schillingis Scottis money to be uplifted of everie pund land of old extent within this realme pertening to earlis, lordis, barrones, friehalderis and fewareis of oure soverane lordis proper landis halden by thame immediatlie of his majestie and payit by theme at everie ane of the four severall termes following, that is to say: the soume of threttie schillingis money at the feist and terme of Candlemes nixtocum in the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie tua yeiris, the soume of uther threttie schillingis monie at the feist and terme of Martimes in the yeir of God 1622 yearis, the soume of uther threttie schillingis monie at the feist and terme of Martimes in the yeir of our God 1623 yeiris, and the soume of uther threttie schillingis monie foirsaid at the feast and terme of Mertimes the yeir of God 1624 yeiris. And for the spirituall men and the borrowes pairtis of the same taxatioun, that thair salbe uplifted of everie archebischoprik, bischoprik, abbacye, pryourie and uther inferiour benefice and of everie frie burgh within this realme, at everie ane of the saidis four termes off payment, the just taxatioune thairoff and as they have bene accustumed to be taxed unto in all tymes bygane quhensoevir the temporall landis within this realme wer stentit to threttie schillingis money the pound land off auld extent, and the same taxatioun to be payit at everie ane of the four severall termes abovewrittin. And for inbringing of the spirituall mennis pairtis of the same taxatione, ordanis lettres to be directit chargeing all and sindrie archebischopes, bischopes, abbottis, pryouris, as lyikwayis all noble men and utheris in quhais favour the erectione of onye prelacie or uther inferiour benefice, or anye pairt or portioun thairoff, be it in landis, kirkis or teyndis, or in quhais favouris the patronage of ony benefice, kirkis or teyndis is past, and all uther beneficed persounes conteanit in the taxt rollis, thair chalmerlanes, factouris and intromettouris with thair rentis and leving, to mak payment of that soume that they and everie ane of thame ar taxed unto for everie ane of the saidis four termes payment to the collectour generall to be appoyntit be his majestie for ressaveing of the said haill taxatioun, or to his deputtis and officeris in his name haveing his power to ressave the same, at the particuler termes abovewrittin under the payne off rebellioun and putting of thame to the horne; and gif they faill thairin at the by passing of everie ane of the saidis termes, to denunce the dissobeyaris rebellis and put thame to the horne and to eschete etc. And that the prelattis and beneficed persones and suche noble men and utheris in quhais favouris the erectiounes and patronages abovewrittin ar past, for thair releiff, have lettres chargeing thair vassallis, subvassallis, ladies of terce, conjunctfearis, lyverentaris, fewaris, takismen and pensioneris to mak payment of thair pairtis of the said taxatioun, eache one of thame pro rata according to the soume that they salbe taxed unto, to the saidis prelattis and utheris beneficed persounes and to the saidis noblemen and utheris haveing power to ressave the samen within tuentie dayes nixt efter the charge under the pane of rebellioun etc.; and giff they faill, to denunce and eschete etc. and to poynd and distreingyie thairfore as they sall think most expedient. Prowyding alwayes that the first termes payment of the said taxatioun be ever past before the nixt termes payment be chargit for, alwayes declairing that the productioun of sufficient horneingis aganis the saidis vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris salbe a releif to the saidis prelattis, lordis of erectiounes and beneficed persounes and sall exoner thame pro tanto frome payment off the said taxatioun, prowyding that the same horningis with thair taxed rollis autentiklie made and subscryvit be the saidis prelattis, lordis of erectiounes and beneficed persounes, and by thair fewaris, vassallis, takismen and pensionaris in maner heirefter prescryvit, conteaning the particular soume whiche eiche ane of thame ar taxed unto, be delyverit to the collectoure of the same taxatioun within the space of thriescore dayes efter everie terme, utherwayis he salbe nowayis obleisit to ressave the same; nather sall the prelate, lord of erectioun and beneficed persoun be exonerit by productioun of the same at anye tyme thairefter. And farder, that the saidis prelattis and suche nobilmen and utheris in quhais favoures the erectiounes and patronages abovewrittin ar past and all uther beneficed persones may have thair releiff of thair saidis vassallis, subvassallis, ladies of terce, conjunctfearis, lyverentaris, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris, to the gryiter ease and lese truble to thair saidis vassallis and utheris foirsaidis, and to the effect that everie ane proportionallie may pay his pairt off the said taxatioun according to the quantitie and availl of the free rent whiche he hes of his benefice, landis, pensioun, kirke and teyndschevis pertening to him, alsweill the prelate, lord of erectioun, patrone and uther beneficed persounes thame selffis as the fewar, takisman and pensioner, it is thocht expedient, statute and ordaned that the saidis prelattis and utheris above rehersit, everie ane of thame severallie, sall convene his haill fewaris, vassallis, takismen and pensionaris† at the particular places heirefter designit: they ar to say, the Archibischope off Sanctandros at the citie off Sanctandros, the Archibischope off Glasgow at the citie off Glasgow, the Bischope of Orkney at the toun of Kirkwall, the Bischope of Cathnes at the toun of Dornoche, the Bischope of Ross at the toun of Chanrie of Ross, the Bischope of Murray at the toune of Elgene, the Bischope of Abirdene at the burgh off Abirdene, the Bischope of Breichin at the burgh of Breichin, the Bischope of Dunkeld at the toun of Dunkeld, the Bischope of Dumblane at the toun of Dumblane, the Bischope of Galloway at the toun of Wigtoun, the Bischope of Argyill at the burgh of Inverarye, the Bischope of the Yles at the burgh of Rothesay in Bute, the abbote of Icolmekill at the burgh of Invernes, the pryour of Ardchattan at the burgh of Inverarye, the abbote of Ferne at the burgh of Thaine, the Lord off Bewlie at the burgh off Invernes, the Lord of Kinlos at the burgh of Forres, the pryour of Pluscarden at the burgh off Elgene, the Lord of Deir at the toun off Petirheid, the pryour of Fyvie at the toun of Turreff, the pryour of Monymusk at the toun of Monymusk, the Lord of Abirbrothok at the burgh of Abirbrothok, the Lord of Scone at the burgh off Pearthe, the Lord of Couper at the toun off Couper in Angus, the pryour of Restenneth at the burgh of Forfar, the collectour of the taxatioun in place of the priour of Charterhous, the seat now vacand, at the burgh off Pearthe, the pryour of Elcho at the same burgh of Pearthe, the pryour of Straphillane at the burgh of Inverrarye, the Lord of Incheffrey at the burgh of Pearthe, the pryour of Inchemahomo at the burgh of Stirling, the pryour off Sanctandros at the citie of Sanctandros, the bailyee of the regalitie of Dumfermling at the burgh of Dumfermeling, the Lord of Balmerinoche at the burgh of Couper in Fyiff, the Lord of Lundoris at the burgh off Couper in Fyiff, the maisteris of Sanct Leonardis colledge in Sanctandros for the pryour of Portmook at the burgh of Couper in Fyiff, the pryour of Pettinweyme at the burgh of Pettinweyme, the Lord of Sanctcolme at the burgh of Inverkeithing, the Lord of Culros at the burgh of Culros, the abbote of Cambuskennethe at the burgh of Striviling, the lord of Torphechin at the burgh of Linlithgow, the pryour of Manuel at the burgh of Linlithgow, the Lord of Halierudhous at the burgh of Edinburgh, the Lord of Newbotle at the burgh of Edinburgh, the pryoures of Hadingtoun at the burgh of Hadingtoun, the lord of the temporall landis of the pryourie of Northberuick at the burgh of Northberuick, the patrone and persoun at the kirk of Kinnocher, dissolved frome the pryourie off Northberuick, at the toun off Ely, the patrone and persone of the kirk of Largo, dissolvit frome Northberuick, at the toun of Largo, the patrone and persoun of the kirk of Mayboill, dissolvit frome Northberuick, at the burgh of Mayboill, the patrone and persoun of the kirk of Logy, dissolvit frome Northberuick, at the burgh of Striviling, the Lord of Kelso at the toun of Kelso, the Lord of Coldinghame at the toun of Eymouthe, the Lord of Dryburgh at the toun of Dryburgh, the pryour of Ecclis at the toun of Dunce, the pryour of Cauldstreame at the toun of Dunce, the Lord of Jedburgh at the burgh of Jedburgh, the Lord of Melros at the toun of Melros, the Lord of Paislay at the toun of Paislaye, the Lord of Blantyre at the burgh of Glasgow, the lord and bailyee of the temporall landis of Kilwynning at the burgh of Irrowing, the patrones and persounes at the kirkis of Kilwynning, dissolvit frome the abbaye of Kilwynning, at the said burgh of Irrowing, the abbote of Croceraguell at the toun of Mayboill, the pryour of Quhithorne at the burgh of Quhithorne, the abbote of Saulsett at the burgh of Quhyithorne, the pryour of Sanctmarieyle at the burgh of Kirkcudbright, the Lord of Dundrenane at the burgh of Kirkcudbright, the Lord of Glenluce at the burgh of Wigtoun, the abbote of Toungland at the burgh of Wigtoun, the abbote of New Abbey at the burgh of Dumfries, the abbote of Haliewode at the burgh of Dumfries, the pryour of Cannabie at the burgh of Annand, the barone and bailyee of the baronie of Brochtoun, dissolvit frome the lordschip of Halierudhous, at the burgh of Edinburgh, the heritouris of the ane hundereth pund land of the baronie of Monkland, dissolved frome the lordschip off Newbotle, at the citie of Glasgow, the ministeris of Failfurde at Air, Scotlandwell at Sanctandros, Peiblis at Peiblis, the patrone and persoun of the kirk of Dundie, dissolvit frome the abbacie of Lundoris, at the burgh of Dundie and all utheris small beneficed persones at the paroche kirkis of thair particular benefices, and that thai convene to the effect abovewrittin upoun the penult day off October nixtocum in the yeir of God ane thouand sex hundereth tuentie ane yeiris, whiche is declared to be the precise day appoyntit for all thair vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris to keip the said meiting, and that no farder citatioun nor sumonding salbe requisite then the proclamatioun and publicatione of this present act at the mercate croces of the heid borrowes of this realme. And heirwith it is resolved by the saidis estaittis that gif anye vassall, subvassall, fewer, takismen of teindis, pensionar or onye uther justlie bond to mak releiff to the prelate, lord of erectioun, patroun or uther beneficed persoun off anye pairt of the said taxatioun sall send anye procuratouris in his name sufficientlie authorized to the said meiting, the same sall not onlie excuis the absentis of the principall pairtie, bot the procuratour in all thingis salbe admittit and ressavit to do and performe in the distributioun of the said taxatione quhat culd or lauchfullie might have bene done by him quha sent him. It is in lyik maner declared that the prelate, lord of erectioun, patrone or uther beneficed persoun impeidit by disease or distractit upoun sum uther necessarie occasioun frome attending that meiting, haveing his absens suppleit that day by any sufficient worthie persone quhome he sall appoynt and authorize to that effect, salbe als lauchfull as giff he wer personallie present him selff, and the pairtie so authorized salbe admittit and ressavit in all thingis to do and performe in the distributioun of the same taxatioun quhat culd or lauchtfullie might have bene done by him quha sent him. It is farder statute and ordanit that at the said day of meiting the saidis prelattis, lordis off erectiounes, patrones and utheris beneficed persounes sall by thame selffis, or there procuratouris lauchfullie authorized as said is, fens and hold a courte, call by name and surname upoun everie ane of thair vassallis, subvassellis, fewaris, takismen of teyndis, pensionaris and utheris obleisit to releiff thame of anie pairt of the same taxatioun, and lauchfull tyme of day being biddin, sall schaw to thair saidis vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris, or thair procuratouris compeiring for thame, the quantitie off the taxatioun imposed upoun thair prelacie, erected lordschip or uther benefice autenticklie subscryvit be the clerk of the same taxatioun; and they all (at the least sa manye of thame as sall conveyne for this effect) with ane consent sall distribute the same to be payit by everie man, alsueill by the prelate, lord of erectioun and present possessoure of small benefices for the frie rent that everie ane of thame hath of thair prelacies, erected lordschippis and small benefices, as by the vassall, fewer, takisman and pensionar according to the gryit or small quantitie of the free rent whiche everie ane of thame hath ather of thair landis, teyndis or pensiounes. Withe certificatioun to anye of the saidis persounes, fewaris, vassallis, takismen or pensionar that compeireth not by thame selffis or thair procuratoures at the day and places abovespecifit to the effect afforesaid, that suche as sall convene with the saidis prelattis, lordis of erectiounes, patrones and uther beneficed persounes or thair procuratouris sall proceid in the equall distributioun of the same taxatioune, alsueill amangis thame as ar absent as present, and sall mak and subscryve ane authentik taxt roll thairupoun. And incace that nane of the saidis vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris sall convene at the day and places abovespecifit to this effect by thame selffis or thair procuratouris, bot sall wilfullie absent thame selffis frome the said meiting, it salbe lauchfull for the saidis prelattis, lordis of erectiounes, patrones and utheris beneficed persounes being present by thame selffis or thair procuratouris at the day and places abovespecifit to mak, sett down and subscryve the same taxt roll. And incace anye of the saidis prelattis, lordis of erectiounes, patrounes and utheris beneficed persounes sall not convene by thame selffis or by thair procuratouris at the day and places abovespecifit particularlie designit to everie ane of thame, it salbe lauchfull for the saidis vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensionaris (at the leist sa manye of thame as sall conveyne by thame selffis or thair procuratouris) to mak, sett doun† and subscryve the said taxt roll, whiche taxt roll sall conteyne the particular soume that everie ane salbe fund justlie to be addebtit to pay, the pairties name addebtit to pay the same and the cause quahirfore the same aucht to be payed; and being so sett doun either by the prelate, lord of erectioun, patrone and uther beneficed persoun or thair lauchfull procuratouris, with so manye of thair vassallis, subvassellis, fewaris, takismen of teyndis, pensionaris and utheris oblischit to releve thame of onye pairt of the said taxatioun as sall convene with thame to this effect, and incace that nane sall conveyne with thame, the same roll being then sett doun by the prelate, lord of erectioun, patrone and uther beneficed personis or thair lauchfull procuratouris, or, incace of thair absens, being sett doun, made and subscryvit by sa manye of the saidis vassallis, fewaris, takismen and pensioneris as by thame selffis or thair procuratouris sall conveyne thame selffis for this effect, the saidis estaittis decernis to be alslauchfull in all respectis as giff the whole number of persones haveing entres thairin hade convened, made, sett doun and subscryvit the same. Whiche taxt roll being so sett doun, made and subscryvit in maner abovewrittin (and no utherwayis) and delyverit to the clerk of the taxatioune, the saidis estaittis ordanis him to giff warrand for geving of lettres of releiff thairupoun, dischargeing him in anye cace to giff warrand for geving of onye lettres of releiff upoun anye roll presented unto him not made and autentiklie subscrivit in forme abovewrittin as he will answer to the contrarie upone his perrell. It is lyikwayes statute and ordanit that takismen of teindis sall have releiff upoun thair subtakismen pro tanto, respect being had to the gressume payit by the saidis subtakismen. And for inbringing of the barones and friehalderis pairtes of the samen taxatioune and of the fewaris and rentallaris of oure soverane lordis proper landis, thair pairtes thairoff, ordanis lettres to be directed chargeing all and sindrie schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis, thair deputis and clerkis, fewaris, chalmerlanis and ressaveris of oure soverane lordis propir landis that thai and everie ane of thame within the boundis of thair offices rais and uplift the soume of threttie schillingis money of this realme of everie pund land of old extent lying within the boundis of thair jurisdictiounes for everie ane of the four termes abovespecifit, and inbring and delyver the same to the collectour foirsaid or to his deputies and officeris in his name haveing his power to ressave the same at the particular termes abovespecifit under the pane of rebellioun etc. And gif they faill at the bypassing off everie ane of the saidis termes, to denunce and eschete etc. And for thair releiff, that lettres be directit chargeing all and sindrie earles,† lordis, baronis, friehalderis, fewaris and rentallaris of oure soverane lordis proper landis personallie or at thair duelling places and be oppin proclamatioun at the mercate croces of the heid burgh of the schirefdome, stewartrie or baillerie where thair landis ly, gif they be† within this kingdome; and giff they be without this kingdome, by oppin proclamatioun at the mercate croce of Edinburgh, peir and schore of Leith upoun thriescoir dayes warning to mak payment unto the saidis schireffis, stewartis and bailyeis, thair deputtis and clerkis, chalmerlanis and ressaveris of oure soverane lordis proper landis, everie one of thame for thair awin pairtis respective of the said soume of threttie schillingis money foirsaid for everie pund land off auld extent pertening unto thame for everie ane of the saidis four termes payment within tuentie dayis nixt efter they be chargit thairto under the payne of rebellioun etc. And giff they faill, to denunce and eschete etc. And, gif neid be, that the saidis schireffis, stewartis, bailyeis, thair deputtis and clerkis, chalmerlanis and ressaveris of oure soverane lordis proper landis poynd and distreinyee the reddiest guidis and geir being upoun the saidis landis thairfore as they sall think most meit and expedient; and that the saidis earles, lordis, barones, freeholderis, fewaris and rentalleris of oure soverane lordis proper landis have lettres for thair releiff to charge thair vassallis, subvassallis, ladyes of terce, conjunctfearis and lyverentaris to mak payment of thair pairtis of the said taxatioune within tuentie dayes nixt after the charge under the payne of rebellioun etc. And giff they faill, to denunce and eschete etc. And gif neid be, that thai poynd and distreinyee, prowyding alwayes that the first termes payment off the said taxatioun be evir past before the nixt terme be chargit for. And for inbringing of the borrowes pairt of the same taxatioun, ordanis lettres to be directed chargeing the provest and bailyeis of ilk burgh to mak payment of the taxt and stent thairoff to the collectour generall foirsaid, his deputtis and officeris in his name haveing his power to ressave the same at the particular termes abovespecifit under the payne of rebellioun etc. And gif they failyee, to denunce and eschete etc. And for thair releiff, that lettres be directit chargeing all and sindrie inhabitantis within ilk burgh to convene and elect certane persounes to stent thair nichtboures; and the said electioun being made, to charge the persounes electit to accept the charge upoun thame in setting of the said stent upoun the inhabitantis of everie burgh, and to convene and sett the same and mak a stent roll thairupoun as efferis within tuentie four houres nixt efter thair charge under the payne of rebellione etc. And gif they faill, to denunce and eschete etc. And siclyik the said stent roll being made and sett doun as said is, to charge the burgesses, induellaris and inhabitantis within ilk burgh to mak payment of thir pairtis off the said stent to the saidis provest and bailyeis conforme to the taxt roll to be gevin out thairupoune within thrie dayes nixt efter the charge under the payne of rebellioun etc. And giff they faill, to denunce and eschete etc. And, gif neid be, that the saidis provest and bailyeis poynd and distreingye thairfore as they sall think most expedient. It is alwayes prowydit that no persone quhatsoevir be stentit or taxed within burgh except according to the avale and quantitie of his rent, leving, guidis and geir whiche he hes within the burgh, nowayes respecting his landis nor possessiounes whiche he hes to landward, for the quhilk he wilbe obleisit to pay taxatione to utheris officeris, prowyding alwayes that the first termes payment of the said taxatione be evir past before the nixt be chargit for. Attoure, his majestie and his saidis estaittis decernis and declairis that the chairges to be gevin for payment of the said taxatioun salbe executed before the termes of payment abovespecifit for everie termes payment, particularlie be it selff, and that the denunciatioun of horneing following thairupoun sall not be executed untill the termes of payment be bypast; whiche denunciatioune so following upoun the charges gevin before the saidis termes of payment, the saidis estaittis decernis and declairis to be valide and sufficient. Attour, his majestie and the saidis estaittis, considdering the gryit abuse quhilk hes bene useit in all tymes bygane by sindrie of the liegis of this realme aganis all goode conscience in causing thair puir tennentis, fermoraris and laboreris of thair ground, being removeable, who ar subject in payment of verie deir fermes and uther dewties, to releive thame of the haill burding of the bygane taxatiounes, whiche hes bene the occasioun of impoverisching of a gryit number of the saidis fermorares, laboreris and tennentis and bringing of thame to witter wrak and ruine, wheras of reasone they suld be altogidder frie frome the payment of onye taxatioun and the samene suld be payit by suche as have frie rentis, landis and guidis of thair awin; for remeid quhairof, it is statute and ordanit that no persounes whatsoevir exact or compell his tennentis or fermoraris removable quha pay ferme or uther deir† dewties for the landis occupied be thame to pay anye pairt of this present taxatioun or to sute releiff at thair handis of the samene; and gif the samene be fund done by ony persounes, that they salbe callit and convenit thairfore before his hienes justice and his deputtis as violent and masterfull oppressouris of his hienes subjectis and punischit thairfore according to justice. As also the saidis estaittis, considdering that besyiddis the ordinarie† chargis whiche his majestie doeth daylie undergo for the mantinance of the honour, estate and dignitie of his hienes kingdomes, the extraordinarie burdingis whiche now lyeth upoun his majestie by the occasione before writtin ar so gryit and doethe so neare concerne everie loyall and trew hearted subject of this kingdome as memberis of that bodie quhairoff his majestie is the heid, that in dewtie they think thame selffis bund to beir a pairt of that burding and to releiff his majestie thairoff; thairfore, besyid the ordinarie taxatioun abovewrittin, the saidis estaittis have for the space of foure yeiris nixt and immediatlie following the terme off Mertimes nixtocum voluntarlie and frielie grantit unto his majestie a yeirlie extraordinarie taxatioun off the tuentie pennie of all annuelrentis whiche anye persoun or persounes within this kingdome hathe frielie dew and payable unto thame yeirlie or termelie (thair awin annuelrentis quhairin they ar addettit to utheris being first deduced); the first termes payment quhairoff salbe and begin at the feist and terme of Mertimes nixtocum, and so furth yeirlie and termelie at Witsonday and Mertimes untill the saidis four yeiris and the aucht termes payment thairoff be fullie and compleitlie outrune. And whereas the saidis estaittis have by act of parliament authorized all and sindrie heretabill schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis and bailyeis of regalities and thair deputtis and the provest and bailyeis of borrowes who ar heretabill schirreffis within thame selffis within the boundes of thair jurisdictiounes, and lyikwayis the clerkis within the jurisdictiounes where these offices ar not heretable, quhilkis clerkis have thair offices ad vitam, to collect the said extraordinarie taxatione and mak payment thairoff to the collectour generall to be appoyntit by his majestie for ressaveing of the same, thairfore, and for inbringing of the same extraordinarie taxatioun, the saidis estaittis ordanis lettres to be directit chargeing all and sindrie the saidis heretable schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis, bailyeis off regalities and thair deputtis and the saidis provest and bailyeis who ar heretable schirreffis within thame selffis, as lyikwayes the clerkis within the jurisdictiounes quhare the offices ar not heretable, that thai and everie ane of thame be northe the revar of Dee within the space of fyvetene dayes efter everie terme of Martimes and Witsondaye, and that thai and everie ane of thame be southe the revar of Dee within the space of ten dayes efter everie terme of Martimes and Witsonday, delyver to his majesties said collectour generall a trew and just accompt and inventar of the haill soumes off money dew† to be payit by any persoun within the boundis of thair jurisdictioun for his pairt of the said extraordinarie taxatioun, and that they gif up the samin compt and inventar upoun thair aithe solemlie sworne that the same is just and trew, and mak payment unto his majesties said collectour generall or to his deputtis in his name haveing his powar to ressave the same off the whole moneyis dew to be payit to his majestie conforme to the said compt and inventare within tuentie dayes efter ilk terme, under the payne of rebellioun etc. And incace the saidis schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis,† bailyeis of regalities and clerkis fayill, to denunce and escheate etc., for whois releiff that lettres be directit chargeing all and sindrie the saidis annuelrentaris to mak payment to the saidis schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis, bailyeis of regalities, clerkis, provest and bailyeis of borrowes off the said tuentie pennie of all annuelrentis frielie dew and payable to thame within tuentie dayes nixt efter the charge, under the payne of rebellioun etc. And gif they failyee, to denunce and eschete etc. And gif neid be, that the saidis schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis, bailyeis of regalities, clerkis, provest and bailyeis of borrowes poynd and distreingyie thairfore as they sall think most meit and expedient. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis the lordis of sessione to be onlie judges to all suspensiounes to be cravit and suittit be anye of oure soverne lordis liegis tuicheing the saidis taxatiounes, whiche suspensiounes his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis findis may be grantit upoun lauchfull and equitable ressones to be considderit by thame; and dischargis all uther judges within this realme of granting of anye suspensiounes thairanent. With powar to the saidis lordis to diligate fyve at the leist of thair ordiner number as they think expedient, to sitt, cognosche and decyid the saidis suspensiones in tyme of vacance gif neid be.
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Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of the estaittis of parliament, ratifies, approvis and for him and his succesouris perpetuallie confermis all and whatsoevir infeftmentis, giftis, donationis and utheris rightis and tytilles maid and grantit by his majestie or anye utheris his most noble progenitouris to his hienes Charles, prince and stewart off Scotland, his majesties derrest sone, or onye utheris his hieghnes the prince predicessoures, princes and stewartis of Scotland, of whatsoevir landis, lordschipis, baronies, superiorities, offices, teyndis, annuelrentis, advocatiounes, donatiounes and rightis of patronage of kirkis, benefices, chaiplanries, alterages and utheris whatsoevir quhairevir they ly within the kingdome of Scotland, togidder with all actis of parliament, utheris actis, lawes, statutes, consuetudes, immunities, honouris, priviledgis, prerogatives and liberties quhatsoevir made, introduced or joysit be his hienes, the prince, or anye his hienes predicessoures princes of Scotland in anye tyme bygane, nochtwithstanding quhatsoevir actis of parliament, utheris actis, lawes or constitutiounes whiche may appeir to derogate to the same, or that may or can be extendit or be interpreit in the contrarie thairoff, ather speciall or generall. And further declairis that this generall ratificatioun salbe als effectuall as giff all and sindrie the saidis infeftmentis, giftis, donatiounis, actis, priviledgis, immunities, prerogatives and utheris foirsaidis wer at lenth heirin expressed, named and numberit. Anent the whiche, his majestie, with advyse and consent off the estaittis, have dispensit and dispens by these presentis, reserveing alwayes the landis and utheris assignit for the intertenement of the castell of Dumbartene to be applyit to that use untill sum uther provisioun be made thairto in place of the same.
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Oure soverane lord, understanding that thair be dyverse kirkis within this kingdome whiche by the late commissioun appoyntit for plantatioun off kirkes in the parliament holdin in Junii 1617 wer not setled nor prowydit with constant stependis, but whiche yit remayne disfurnischit and unprowydit off anye competent meanis to be gevin to the ministeris quha salbe prowydit to the charge and functioun of the cure of the same; and thairwith also his majestie, considdering that thair have bene heirtofore sindrie kirkis united togidder and conjoyned in ane, albeit upoun goode consideratiounes it may be fund more expedient that the same unione be dissolved and that the saidis kirkes be prowydit severallie with distinct functiounes and seperate services at suche places quhair the commoditie may afforde in the same maner as gif no suche unioun hade bene made; and siclyk becaus thair be sum kirkes quhairoff the parochin is of sa lairge boundis that manye of the parochoneris, duelling in roumes of the parochin so remote frome the kirk, who, for the gryit distance of the place or for the interjectioun of wateris betuix thair roumes and the kirkis whiche often tymes, and in speciall in winter, ar not passable, or for sum suche uther knawin impediment can not have access and repair to the paroche kirkes at the ordinarie tymes appoyntit for divyne service and worschipe, and enjoye the confort of the exercise thairoff; and oure soverane lord, according to the princelie and godlie indewmentis quhairwith his majestie is singularlie blessed, being most carefull to establische all gude and propagate the religious and trew worschip of God universallie throchtout this whole kingdome, quhairthairow all his people maye have occasione to participate the benefite of the worde without feeling of anye of these prejudices growing frome the abovewrittin occasiounes, whiche his majestie in his royall and fatherlie care over his peple is most desyrous to have removeit; thairfore his majestie, with expres advyse and consent of the estaittis of parliament, hathe granted full power and commissioun to the lord chancelar for the tyme and to the reverend fatheris in God, Johnne, archebischope of Sanctandros, James, archebischope of Glasgow, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld, Adame, bischope of Dumblane, Andro, bischope of Gallowaye, Jhonne, bischope of Cathnes, sex persounes nominat for the clergie and prelattis, and, incace of deceis off anye of thame, to Patrik, bischope of Ross and Patrik, bischope of Abirdene, whiche tua persounes the estaittis have nominated to supplie and becum in the place of anye of the uther sex aforesaidis if anye of thame salhappin to deceas before this commissioun be finischit, to wit, the first of the tuo in place of the first of the sex deceissing: to Johne,† erle of Wintoun, Robert, earle of Louthiane, Thomas, earle of Melros, Johne, vicount of Lauderdaill, Johnne, lord Balmerinoche, David, lord Carnegie, sex persounes nominate for the nobilitie, and, incace of anye of thir deceas, to Johnne, earle of Wigtoun, nominate to becum in the place of the first deceissing, and Walter, erle of Bucleugh, nominat to becum in the place of the secund. To the commissioneris underwrittin nominate for the barones, to wit: Schir Richard Cokburne of Clerkingtoun, knycht, lord previe seall, Schir Williame Levingstoun of Kilsyith, knycht, Schir James Dundas of Arnestoun, knycht, Schir Archebald Naper off Merchinstoun, knicht, Schir Andro Ker of Pharnehirst, knycht, Alexander Lawder of Haltoun, and, incace of any of thair deceis, to David Crichtoun of Lugtoun and Schir Johnne Hammiltoun off Prestoun, persones nominat to becum in ordour as thai ar† named in place of anye of the sex deceissing, and to Johnne Byres, burges of Edinburgh, Maister Williame Fergusone, burges of Dundye, Andro Bell, burges of Linlithgow, Robert Tailyeour, burges off Sanctandros, Maister James Cokburne, burges of Hadingtoun, and Schir George Bruce of Carnok, knycht, burges of Culross, sex persounes nominat for the borrowes, and, incace of anye of thair deceis, to Alexander Clerk, merchand burges off Edinburgh, and Maister Alexander Wodderburne, clerk of Dundie, persounes nominat to supplie in ordour anye of the uther sex commissioneris foirsaidis deceissing. Whiche foirsaidis commissioneris, or onye four of ilk estate nominate as said is, consenting and aggreing in one voce, sall have power to consult, convene and ditermine upoun the materis and in maner underwrittin, prowyding alwayes that thair is and salbe requisite to the validitie of anye act, conclusioun, ordinance and determinatioun of the saidis commissioneris the conjunct assent of foure of everie ane of the saidis foure estaittis, all aggreing togidder in ane voce, without the whiche consent of the saidis foure of everie estate so aggreing the rest of the saidis commissioneris sall have no power to mak anye valide or effectuall conclusioun by vertew of this present commissioun, bot quhatsoevir salbe utherwayis done is declairit to be of nane avale, force nor effect. That is to say, oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, by the tennour heiroff, gevis, grantis and committis full power and auctoritie to the saidis commissioneris to meit and convene in the toun of Edinburgh at suche tyme and tymes as they sall appoynt and find convenient, and thair to call and summond before thame all patrones, takismen of teindis, gryit and small, and utheris heavand right by quhatsoevir tytill to the teindis of anye of the kirkis within this kingdome whiche ar not alreddye planted by the foirsaid first commissioun and whiche sall anye wayes be medlit with by this present commissione as they sall think necessarie and expedient, to exhibite and produce before them thair rightis and titles quhairby they clame the saidis teyndis, to be sene and considderit be the saidis commissioneris. With power unto thame out of the saidis teyndis of everie parochin and kirk not alreddie planted to appoynt and assignne at thair discretiones a perpetuall locall stepend to the ministeris present and to cum at all the saidis kirkis unprowydit as said is, and that nochtwithstanding anye right or tytill pretendit by the saidis takismen or utheris in quhois favoures teyndis have bene erected. With powar also to the saidis commissioneris to disunite suche kirkis, ane or mae, as war united of before and appoyntit to be servit by ane minister and as theye, upoun guid consideratiounes, sall find requisite to appoynt the same to be servit by severall functiounes and chargis as distinct parochines efter suche maner as salbe found by thame most expedient, prowyding alwayes that all pairties haveand enteres in the unione and disuniting of the saidis kirkis and plantatioun thairof giff thair expres warrand and consent thairunto. In the whiche cace of plantatioun and provisioun of the kirkes whiche salbe disjoyned as said is, the presentatioun of the ministeris salbe appoynted by the saidis commissioneris to pertene to the patrones conforme to thair right thairoff to be produced before thame, and as the saidis lordis commissioneris sall find most aggreable with reasoun and equitie. With power lyikwayis to the saidis comissioneris to appoynt and sett doun suche solide ordour for erecting and building of new kirkis in anye parochines quhair they sall find necessitie and conveniencie to do the same and where the parochoneris not presentlie weill and commodiouslie served at the present kirkes of the parochine, as they sall find maist expedient. And the saidis kirkes being erected, with power to the saidis commissioneris to prowyde the same with suche proportioun of stependis as they sall find may be with† least prejudice and best commoditie made out of the fruitis of the said parochines to the ministeris to be appoyntit to serve at the saidis new buildit kirkes. To the whiche building and making off new kirkis and prowyding the same with competent stependis, the saidis estaittis findes and declaires that it salbe expreslie necessarie that the patrones, takismen and utheris parties† haveing interesse in the erectioun and building off the saidis new kirkes and in planting and provisioun thairoff foirsaid gif thair expres warrand and consent thairunto; whiche being so had and obtenit, with power to the saidis commissioneris to procede thairin as is most aggreable with ressoun. It is alwayes declared that in all and everie one of the caces abovewrittin, that is to say, ather in prowyding of kirkis not plantit of before, or in disuniting of kirkes formerlie joyned and appoynting of severall and distinct stependis to the same, or in the erecting of new kirkis and provisioun of thame with ministeris and stependis, the saidis commissioneris salhave expres power and warrand to determine and appoynte suche proportioun and quantitie as they sall find expedient, ather amounting over the sowme off fyve hundereth merkis or benethe and under the same as they sall find may most convenientlie and commodiouslie be hade efter the consideratioun off the quantitie and estate of the fructis of the kirk, and the cace quhairin the same is and as may be with leist prejudice spared out of the same. And the saidis estaittis findes and declaires that the saidis commissioneris sall have no power by vertew of this commissione to alter or medle with ony kirk whiche wes setled be vertew of the foirsaid commissoun grantit in anno 1617 yeiris, or to cheinge the estate thairoff in onywayes, or yit to erect, build or prowyde anye new kirk without the speciall and expres consent of all parties haveing interes had and obtenit thairunto, without quhois consent it sall not be lauchfull for the saidis commissioneris in onywayes to tuiche the saidis kirkis so prowydit, bot the same ar expreslie excepted (except incace of consent foirsaid) out of this present commissioun. And also forasmuche as the saidis estaittis of parliament, considdering the particular petitiounes and supplicatiounes efterspecifit, it gevin in to thame be the persones underwrittin to the effect following, to wit: a petitione gevin in by Thomas Burnet of Leyis desyring ane new kirk to be erected and builded within the parochin of Fetteresso upoun anye pairt within the same parochin most ewest for the instructioun of the parochoneris of Fetteresso quha duell most remote frome the present kirk thairoff; item, ane supplicatioune gevin in by the gentlemen and parochoneris off the parochin of Rosnethe desyreing that the kirk of Rosneth, for the causes specifit in thair supplicatioun foundit upoun the incommodius situatioune of the said kirk, might be transportit out of the Yle of Rosnethe quahair it presentlie standis to that part of the maneland of the said parochin callit the landis of Ardinconnell, as place most convenient and indifferent for the haill parochoneris to resorte unto; item, a petitioun gevin in be Johnne, earle of Wigtoun, lord Fleming and Cummernald and remanent parochoneris of the parochin of Leinyee craveing licence to transport, found, build and erect† the kirk of the said parochin of Leinyie, presentlie standing at the west end of the parochin thairoff, to anye uther pairt of the same parochin neir the middis thairoff most convenient for the ease of the whole parochoneris, and, being buildit, to be declairit to be the onlie kirk of the said parochin of Leinyie; item, tuo warrandis gevin in under his hieghnes hand concerning the appoynting and determinating whiche of the tua kirkis off Lairbair and Donypace, formerlie united, suld be the ordinarie place of publict divine service of the saidis tua parochines, as in the samene tua patentis conteaning thair awin several desyres at mair lenth is conteanit; item, a petitione gevin in by the parochoneris of the parochines of Kilcharrane, Kilmichell and Kilchusland united by the former commissioune and off the parochones off Kilcolmekill and Kilblane, also united by the same commissioun, all lyand within Kintyre, desyreing libertie for building and erecting of a kirk for serveing of the first thrie parochenis with anye uther kirk for serveing of the tua last parochines, bothe united as said is; item, ane supplicatioun gevin in by Johnne, lord Hay of Yester and the possessoures of the landis of Rodonno, desyreing† that the samene landis of Rodonno, with the pertinentis, suld be declarit to have bene and to be in tyme coming a pairt of the parochin of Lyns; as also craveing that it might be lauchfull to the said Johnne, lord Hay of Yester to build a kirk upoun the maist commodius place of his landis of Roddono or Meggat for serveing of the inhabitantis thairoff at suche tymes as they suld be impedit by storme of wether frome coming to the kirk of Lynes; item, a supplicatioun gevin in to the saidis estaittis desyreing that the dissolutioun of the fourtie pund land off Buchannan frome the kirk of Luss and unione thairoff to the kirk and parochin of Inchecalyieoche done by the former commissioun might be now ratified and the same fourtie pund land declarit to remayne in tyme cuming as a pairt of the parochin of Inchecalyieoche; item, a petitioun gevin in by Patrik, bischope of Abirdene desyreing the estaittis to giff power to the foirsaidis commissioneris to ratiefie and appreve the voluntarie dissolutiounes of the former uniones of these kirkis within his diocie to the severall provisiounes, quhairoff the pairties haveing interes thairintill have consentit, and to admit these who mak offer at the sight of the bischope and presbiterie quhair the kirkis ly to prowyde the same severallie, albeit they sall not mak out the full rate and stepend appoyntit by the last commissioun; and last, a petitioun gevin in by the minister of the kirk callit Cryistis Kirk at Udney craveing the same kirk to be sufficientlie plantit and prowydit with a constant and locall stepend, and the same made sure to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk, as the foirsaidis supplicatiounes, petitiounes and patentis respective abovewrittin in thame selffis more fullie proportis. And finding the desyres foirsaidis ressonable, oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament gevis, grantis and committis full power and authoritie to the saidis commissoneris to appoynt, determine and sett doun suche solide ordour anent the whole particularis abovementionat and everie ane of thame as they efter consideratioun and tryell had and takin by theme thairanent sall find most expedient and aggreable with reasoun, to the doing quhairoff in everie ane of the particularis foirsaidis (except anent the building of ane new kirk within the parochin of Fetteresso as is† desyrit be the laird of Leyis), the estaittis findis and declairis that it salbe onlie necessarie to summond all patrones, takismen and uther pairties whatsoevir haveing enteress in the particularis foirsaidis to heir and see ordoure takin in the premisses thairanent, that efter citatioun the commissioneris may considder of the interesse and prejudice, if anye salbe, qualifiet by any persoun before thame anent the particularis abovementionat and may then proceid thairin as they sall find most expedient. Bot the estaittis findes and declaires that in the setling and determinatione of the first particular abovementionat anent the building of a new kirk within the parochin of Fetteresso, there salbe expreslie requisite the speciall and expres consent and warrand of the pairties haveing interesse thairintill by and besyid the citatioun and summonding of thame to that effect, and findes and declairis that the decreit and sentence of the saidis commissioneris to be gevin by thame in all the particularis foirsaidis, and everie ane of thame, sall have the strenthe, force and authoritie of ane sentence and act of parliament siclyik as the same had bene done and determined by the saidis estaittis thame selffis. And becaus reasoun and equitie craveth that recompense suld be made unto the takismen and uther persones quhatsoevir quho salbe by the sentence of the saidis commissioneris hurt and prejudgit of thair present proffeit whiche they may lauchfullie bruik by vertew of thair tytillis and richtes establischit in thair persounes, and upoun quhome by vertew of the said sentence any burthing of the sustentatione and provisione of the saidis kirkis and ministeris is to be imposed, thairfore oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament gevis full power and commissioun to the saidis commissioneris so to proceid in the determining of the said recompence, that incace the lord or ony uther haveing rycht to erected prelacies who salbe citat before thame refuis to tak the burthing of plantatioun of any kirkis belonging to the saidis erected prelacies whiche ar in anye of the cases abovewrittin, and that upoun thair refusall (the same refusall being first fund ressonable by the saidis commissioneris), the burding of the said plantatioun salbe laid and imposed by the saidis commissioneris in haill or in part ather upoun the principall takismen of any of the fruitis of the saidis kirkis, or, incace of the takismenis refusall, the burthing be imposed upoun the subtakismen thairoff. The saidis commissioneris sall have power to decerne, appoynt and ordane suche particular recompens to be gevin unto the saidis takismen or subtakismen by renewing of thair takis or subtakis efter the expyring thairoff upoun sick conditiounes as the saidis commissioneris sall find ressonable, respect being hade to the qualitie and proportioun of the burding to be imposed upoun thame within the tyme off thair takis and rightis farther then they ar astricted by thair saidis rightis or by appoynting sick uther ressonable satisfactioun as they sall find the said burthing and distres undergone by onye of thame sall deserve and requyre. Lyik as the saidis commissioneris salhave siclyk power to determine, decerne and appoynt suche particular satisfactioun and recompence to be gevin ather to layik patrones or to the takismen of the fruittis of the kirkis belonging to the lyik patronages, and subtakismen thairoff, as they sall think may be answerable to the burthing, to be imposed upoun ather of thame for the caus abovewrittin proportionallie. In the prescryveing of the whiche recompence, the saidis commissioneris sall have speciall respect quhat consideratione they find ressonable to be gevin to the saidis patrones for thair consentis to the takis, gif anye salbe appoynted and decernit to be sett and gevin to the saidis takismen for recompence foirsaid. And gif anye beneficed persone upoun just and ressonable causes refuis to prowyid onye kirk belonging to thair benefice according to the ordour heirby prescryvit, quhairby the burthing of plantatioune or farder provisioun of the kirk must necessarlie ly upoun the takismen or subtakismen of the fruitis thairoff, the saidis commissioneris in that cace also sall decerne suche recompense to be gevin to the saidis takismen and subtakismen for thair loss and prejudice sustenit, as the saidis commissioneris sall find the same sall merite, by renewing of takis unto thame upoun suche conditiones as may requyte thair loss, or by finding out sum uther ressonable meine whiche may repare the same. And oure said soverne lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estaittis, declairis, statutes and ordanis that all takis whiche salbe decerned by the saidis commissioneris to be gevin in recompance to anye persone whatsoevir for the causes abovewrittin, and whiche salbe sett for obedience and conforme to the said decreit and sentence quhatsoevir yeiris or long space the saidis takis sall comprehend, salbe gude, lauchfull and sufficient securities to the persones in whois favoures the same ar appoyntit to be gevin and conceavit; nather sall the same be anywayes prejudgit by the act made in the parliament haldin in anno 1617, by the whiche it is statuted that no archebischope, bischope or prelate suld sett in tak anye pairt of thair patrimonie for longer space nor nyntene yeiris, and that no inferiour beneficed persounes sall sett in tak anye pairt of thair benefice for langer space nor thair awin lyiftymes and fyve yeiris thairefter, as the said statute proportis; frome the whiche statute the saidis takis so appoynted to be sett and gevin in recompence ar and salbe exceptit and reservit and sall nowayes cum under the compas of the same act and statute nor in any thing thairin conteanit, bot the same sall remane and abyid valide and sufficient rightis for the haill space and yeiris appoyntit thairin according to the tennour thairoff, nochtwithstanding of the said act and statute. And becaus it may fall furthe that in the recompence to be appoyntit by the saidis commissioneris to the patrones, takismen and subtakismen for the aforesaid burthing to be imposed upoun thame mae yeiris may be assignit for prorogatioun of thair present takis nor may lauchfullie or convenientlie be sett by the present beneficed persones to quhome by law the setting of takis of teyndis belongis, for remeid thairoff, oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the saidis estaittis, declaires, statutes and ordanis that it salbe lauchfull for the commissioneris foirsaidis to appoynt als manye yeiris efter the expyring off the present takis to the takismen of the saidis kirkis and teyndis, or to the patrones and subtakismen respective, for bruiking of the saidis teyndis for recompence of the said burthing as they sall think ressonable, whiche salbe als gude, valide and sufficient rightis to the saidis patrones, takismen or subtakismen respective, and unto thair airis and assigneyis, for bruiking, possessing and disponing on the saidis teyndis during the saidis yeiris of prorogatioun as giff gude, lauchfull and valide takis and rightis of the saidis teyndis had bene sett and made to thame by the titularis off the benefices to quhome the same belongeth, with consent of all pairties haveing interesse. With expres provisioun and declaratioun that at the expyring off all the saidis yeiris, the right of the saidis teyndis and power to sett takis thairoff sall returne and appertene to the foirsaidis titularis of the foirsaidis benefices as they did before the making of this present act. And oure said soverane lord, with advyse of the estaittis, declairis and ordanis this present commissioun to begin upoun the tent day of Januare nixtocum, with continewatioun of dayes, and to lest and indure during the space of yeir and day thairefter; and efter the whiche tyme the same sall cease and expyre. And ordanis the decreit and sentence of the saidis commissioneris in all the particularis foirsaidis and everie ane of thame to have the strenthe, force and authoritie of ane decreit, sentence and act of parliament. For obedience quhairoff, the lordis of sessioun sall direct and grant lettres in forme as effeiris and according as salbe necessary. Whiche commissioun abovewrittin,† taking force and full effect in all the saidis particularis thairin conteanit as the same ar sett doun and comprehendit thairin by pronunciatioun of decreit and sentence upoun the same, conforme to the powar thairin† comprehendit gevin unto the saidis commissioneris, oure soverane lord, with expres consent and assent of the estaittis in that cace, findes and declairis that no persoun in quhois favoures the teyndis of kirkis and benefices ar erected, nor no uther quhatsoevir bruiking teyndis by vertew of rightis lauchfullie made to thame off the same according to the lawes of this realme then standing, salbe evir farder alterit or querrellit in anye of thair saidis rightis in any tyme to cum farder then salbe appoyntit by the said decreit and sentence to follow upoun this present commissioun, bot the saidis rightis and securities incace foirsaid sall remayne in thair awin strenth, force and effect as gude, lauchfull and sufficient rightis and securities to thame and everie ane of thame for thair awin pairtes for bruiking and enjoying of the saidis teyndis conforme to the tennour off the saidis rightis for now and evir.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering that his majesties liegis ar gryitlie damnified and prejudgit be the abuse and evill custome whiche heirtofore hes bene observed in comprysingis, whareby lordschipes, baronies and uther gryit portiounes of landis ar comprysit for small soumes of moneye and thairby the compryser hes right to the mailles, dewties and proffittes of the landis, nochtwithstanding that they far exceid the proffite of that soume of money for the whiche the saidis landis ar comprysed; for remeid quhairof, it is statute and ordanit that the compryser sall have no farder right to the mailles, fermes and dewties of the comprysit landis by vertew of the comprysing led at his instance during the yeiris and space that the same is redimable, bot onlie to suche pairt and quantitie thairoff as will correspond to the annuelrent of the soume at ten for the hunderethe, for the whiche comprysing is led with this provisioun alwayes and expres declaratioun: that giff the mailles and dewties off comprysed landis exceed the proportioun of the annuelrent of the foirsaidis soumes for the whiche the comprysing is deducit, and that the compryser pleis to intromet thairwithe and according thairunto that he have intromissioune with the same, in that cace his foirsaid farder intromissioun whiche sall extend to anye gryiter quantitie than will justlie satisfie him of the foirsaid annuelrent salbe ascryvit in payment and satisfactioun off his principall soumes pro tanto. Lyikas the estaittis findes and declaires that the same farder intromissioun salbe ascryvit in that payment off the said principall soume so that giff it salhappin that the quantitie of the mailles and dewties to be intromettitwith by the compryser to extend unto asmuche as will satisfie the haill principall sowmes with the ordinarie annuelrent thairoff according to ten for ilk hundereth, and the expenses bestowit be the compryser in passing and obtening infeftment of the superiour off quhome the landis ar holden, togidder with the annuelrent off the saidis soumes so gevin be the compryser to the superiour for entering of him to the comprysit landis and the necessarie expenses and chargis wairit and bestowit by the said compryser in leiding and deduceing the said comprysing, in that cace thairefter the comprysing to expyre ipso facto and to ceas in all tymes† following; and giff that the persoun aganes quhome comprysing is led be minor and of lesser aige, it is statute and ordanit that it salbe lauchfull to him at onye tyme within his perfyit aige of tuentie fyve yeiris compleit to redeme the saidis comprysit landis by payment of the soumes for the whiche the said comprysing was led and of the lauchfull annuelrentis thairoff according to ten for ilk hunderethe, togidder with the expenses bestowed in passing and obtening of the infeftment frome the superiour and ordinarie annuelrent off the same, togidder also with the necessarie expenses bestowed in leiding and deduceing off the said comprysing as is above writtin; and that nochtwithstanding of the preceiding lawes and practike of this kingdome by the whiche the legall reversioun of comprysit landis expyrit within sevin yeiris efter the leiding of the comprysing, frome the whiche his majestie and estaittis hes by this present act and statute excepted minoures in all tymes cuming, declairing the same nawayes to rune aganes thame; bot it is declared that gif a minor redeme not landis comprysit (the right of reversioun quhairoff is competent in his persoun) within sevin yeiris efter the leiding of the said comprysing, bot, according to the benefite grantit unto him by this present act, suffer the comprised landis to remane unredemit with the compryser during all the yeiris of his minoritie and less age, then and in that cace the compryser sall have gude right to medle and intromet with the haill maillis and dewties of the comprysed landis off all these yeiris subsequent efter the expyring off the saidis sevin yeiris and intervening betuix thame and the saidis yeiris of his majoritie and perfyit age of tuentie fyve yeiris compleit, nochtwithstanding that the dewties of the landis extend to more then will answer to the annuelrent of the money for the whiche the landis is comprysed. And gif it salhappin a minor haveing right to redeme comprysit landis as said is to deceis before he be of perfyit age off tuentie fyve yeiris, and that a uther minor be heire or succede unto him in his right of reversioun and tytill competent to him for redemptioun of the saidis comprysit landis, that minour so succeiding in the rightis salhave the same libertie and priviledge abovewrittin for redemptioun of the saidis landis siclyke and in the same maner as gif they had bene comprysit frome him selff, quahirin he sall nawayes be prejudgit by the yeiris whiche ran efter the comprysing in the lyiftyme of that persoun minour in quhois right he succedit, bot that he may siclyik lauchfullie redeme the same at anye tyme before his majoritie as said is. And it is declaired that incace anye minour haveing the right of the said reversioun competent unto him salhappin to deceas efter the expyreing off sevin yeiris outrune efter the said comprysing, and that a persoun of perfyte yeiris succeide to the said minour in the right of his reversioun aforesaid, in that cace the said persoun major so succeiding salbe halden and astricted to redeme the saidis comprysed landis within the space of yeir and day efter the deceis of the said minor in quhois right he succeidit, utherwayis the said redemptioun not being useit by him within that space he salbe perpetuallie secludit frome all benefite quhilk he may clame by the reversioun and successioun thairto foirsaid and all power of redemptioun of the saidis landis by vertew thairoff; bot gif at the tyme off the minoures deceis all the saidis sevin yeiris wer nocht expyred, it salbe lauchfull for his said successoure (being major) to redeme within the space of so manye of the saidis sevin yeiris as wer not outrune the tyme of the minoris deceis, siclyik as gif the saidis landis had bene comprysit frome the said minour him selff; whiche tyme being expyrit and he doing no diligens, he salbe excludit frome the benefite of his reversioun. And it is speciallie prowydit that in all the abovewrittin† caces, gif the comprysed landis be not worthe such yeirlie quantitie of maill and dewtie as will proportionallie effeir to the annuelrent of the said money at ten for everie hunderethe, for the whiche comprysing is led, or, being worthe that, the same is exhaustit by uther lauchfull deidis whiche may render the same unproffitable to the compryser and unansurable to the annuelrent of the soumes for whiche† he hath comprysed, ather in haill or in pairt, then and in that cace the redemer, quhidder he be major or minor, salbe haldin before he can redeme or outquyte the saidis landis frome the compryser to refound and pay to him the full annuelrent and proffite off the soumes for the whiche the landis wer comprysed so far as he wanteth and inlaiketh by the benefite of his said comprysing. And gif the rent of the land so comprysed consist in victuell, the estimatioun and consideratioune thairoff salbe had according to the commoun pryces of victuell in those schyres quhair the comprysed landis ly according as the same geveth betuix Yule and Candlemes. And the saidis estaittis declairis that this abovewrittin statute sall nowayes extend nor be prejudiciall to comprysingis quhilkis ar alreddye prescryvit before the date of this present act.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off parliament, considdering the greit prejudice sustenit be dyverse and sindrie creditoures by deceas of thair debtoures, who, being prevenit by the diligens of thair concreditoures by obtening of sentences of adjudicatioun of thair defunct debtoures landis and estate inrespect of the refusall of the nerrest of kin to enter aires to thame, ar secludit frome participatioun of anye pairt off the landis and guidis pertening to thair saidis defunct debtoures, they being commoun dettoures to the saidis haill creditoures contrarie to all equitie and ressoun; for remeid quhairoff, it is statute and ordanit that all adjudicatiounes to be obtenit by anye persoun at anye tyme heirefter off anye of thair defunct dettouris landis and estate quhatsoevir, with all rightis and infeftmentis following thairupoun, salbe redimable frome the pairtie obtenar of the saidis sentences of adjudicatioun, thair aires and assigneyis at ony tyme efter the pronunceing of the same at the instance of anye conncreditoure of the said defunct dettour, or of anye creditour of the said persoun quha renunceth to be heire to his predicessoures quho sall happin thairefter to obtene decreit of adjudicatioun aganis the appering air of the defunct dettour; and that within the space of sevin yeiris nixt and immediatlie following the obtening of the saidis sentences off adjudicatione by payment of the soumes of money specifit in the saidis sentences, togidder with the annuelrent of the same soumes according to ten for ilk hundereth thairoff during the tyme of the not redemptioun off the same, and off the expenses sustenit by thame in obtening of the saidis sentences to be taxed and modifiet by the lordis of counsell and sessioun. By payment of the whiche soumes, the said concreditoure sall cum in the place and right of the pairtie frome quhome he redemeth and sall bruke the same by vertew thairoff perpetuallie thairefter, except it salhappin ane uther concreditour quha sall obtene the lyik sentence of adjudicatione to redeme the same frome him within the space abovewrittin; in the whiche cace it is declarit that the pairtie redemer in the secund, third or fourt roume and so furth so long as thair ar onie concreditoures salbe obleisit not onlie to pay the soumes conteanit in the adjudicatiounes obtenit at the instance off the pairtie frome whome he redemethe, bot also the haill soumes whiche wer payit by him unto the former concreditoures for redemptioun of thair adjudicatiounes with the annuelrent and expenses in maner abovespecifit. It is alwayes declared that gif the pairtie frome whome the saidis adjudicatiounes salbe redemit did uplift the fermes and dewties off the landis and utheris contenit in the adjudicationes, that then and in that cace the pairtie redemer sall not be holdin to pay anye annuelrentis or expenses bot in sa far as the same annuelrentis and expenses excede and ar mair then the maillis, fermis and dewties intromettitwith by the pairtie frome quhome the same is redemit. And giff the saidis maillis, fermes and dewties exceede bothe the annuelrent and expenses, it is declairit that the superplus salbe allowed in the principall soume by the sicht of the lordis of counsell, consideratioun being hade of the pryces of the fermes and victuell as the same wer commonlie sauld betuix Yuill and Candlemes in the schirefdome quhair the landis ly. It is alwayes declaired that these presentis sall nawayes be extendit to decreitis and sentences of adjudicatioun alreddie recovered. And siclyik it is declared that incace anye minor quha hes renuncit in his minoritie be reponit in integrum aganis the same renunciatioun, that then and in that cace he sall have place to redeme frome the haill creditoures by payment off the saidis haill soumes auchtand unto thame and quhairupoun they obtenit adjudicatioun in maner and with the provisiounes abovespecifit; and all the rest of the priviledgis grantit to minouris in comprysingis to be lyikwayes grantit in adjudicationes, quhilkis ar heir haldin as repeittit.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that sindrie his majesties liegis who for gryit soumes have comprysit thair dettoures landis ar hevielie prejudgit throw the fraudfull abstracting or distroying of the wreatis, infeftmentis or confirmationes of the saidis comprysit landis, the saidis wreatis, infeftmentis and confirmationes not being registrated in the register of the gryit seall; heirfore wheras anye creditour hes comprysit landis haldin of his majestie and cannot recover furthe of the persounes handis frome quhome the same ar comprysit the kingis richt and confirmatioun of the same infeftment gevin unto thame thairoff, least the negligens of the pairtie not registrating the infeftment or confirmatioune efter the passing thairoff at the great seall, secunded with the subsequent fraude in abstracting and distroying the principall right and confirmatioun, suld injustlie indamnadge the trew creditoure and compryser, his majestie, with advyse and consent of the saidis estaittis, willis and declairis that gif the saidis infeftmentis and confirmatiounes of the saidis persones fra quhome the saidis landis ar comprysed have past the prevye seall and be registerated in the register thairoff, that, nochtwithstanding the want of the infeftment and confirmatioun under the gryit seale or the extract thairoff, the extract of the said infeftment or confirmatione furthe of the register off the previe seall, the same thairefter being past the greit seall, at anye tyme salbe a sufficient right to the compryser wherby to posses and enjoye the landis comprysed conforme to the lawes made anent comprysingis, als frielie in all respectis as gif the saidis infeftmentis and confirmatiounes wer extant and registerated in the register of the gryit seale. Prowyding alwayis that this present act sall nawayes hurt nor prejudge anye third persone quha hes infeftment or confirmatioun of the saidis comprysed landis past the gryit seale of ane anterioure date to the said infeftment so past the greit seale in maner aforesaid, bot salbe onlie of force and effect aganis that persone frome whome the landis ar comprysed, his airis and successouris.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, understanding that a guid number of kirk landis pertening unto bischoprickes and thair cheptoures ar disponit of old to be haldin be service of warde and releive, whiche forme of halding yeildis no present nor constant rent and commoditie bot is onlie a casualitie whiche waiketh not often, and quhen it waikethe, is gifted and disponit by the present titularis to thair awin particulare use without anye benefite to thair successoures; whereas gif the saidis kirklandis wer sett in few ferme for a competent yeirlie dewtie, the same wald not onlie augment and meliorat the estate off the benefice, bot also diminische the occasione of applying of kirk rentis to particular useis. And his majestie, out off his royall care and princelie dispositioun, intending the preservatioune of the estate off the saidis bischoprikes and there chaptouris, and thairfore being most eirnest to avoyde and remove this evill, his majestie and estaittis statutes and ordanis that it salbe lauchfull for all bischopes and memberis of chaptouris who have landis haldin of thame by service of warde and releiff to sett the same in fewferme for payment of a competent fewferme dewtie and doubling the same at the entrie of the air, prowyding that the said few ferme dewtie be answerable to the retoured dewtie of the landis; and quhair the landis hes not bene retourit, that the retoure be rewlit according to the custome of retoures of landis in the cuntrey of the lyik valoure where the saidis landis ly. And declairis that this present statute sall remayne in full force and effect for the space of thrie yeiris efter the dait heiroff onlie and no longer quhill farder ordoure be takin thairanent.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering in the fyift parliament haldin be his majestie upoun the tuentie fyve day of Julii in anno jM vC fourscoir auchtene yeiris, cap. 62, his hienes, with advyse and consent off the estaittis, found and declared that the ministeris and reidaris aucht and suld pay no teynd for thair gleibis and kirklandis extending to four aikeris of land designit unto thame, conforme to the act of parliament, bot decernit and declared thame to be frie of thair saidis teindis and dischargit thame simpliciter thairoff in all tyme cuming. Lyikas in the parliament haldin at Perth, the nynt day of Julii in anno jM vjC and sex yeiris, cap. 7, it is ordanit that thair salbe designit to the minisiteris serveing the cure at kirkis quhair thair is no arable land adjacent thairunto the number of foure sommes grese for everie aiker of four aikeris of glebe, extending to sextene sommes grese for the four aikeris of land, and that of the most commodius and best pasturage of anye kirk landis lying nixt adjacent and most ewest to the kirk; and ordanit lettres to be directed for the removeing the possessoures therefrome in suche lyik forme as aganis the possessoures of mansis and glebis. And in respect that the ministeris gleibis ar teynd frie, and that, by consequence, the soumes grese abovementionat designit in sted thairof, quhair no arable land is adjacent unto kirkis, aucht lyikwayis of all equitie and reasoun to be teyndfrie in respect the same is dedicated and appoyntit ad pios usus, heirfore oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the whole estaittis of this present parliament, by the tennour heiroff, declairis that the ministeris and reidaris aucht and suld pay no teynd for thair soumes grese designit unto thame in place of thair glebe quhair no arable landis ar adjacent to kirkis, and decernis and declairis thame to be frie of thair teyndis and dischargis thame simpliciter of all payment thairoff in all tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and approvis the act of parliament made in the monethe of Junii the yeir of God jM sex hundereth and sevintene yeiris anent restitutioun of cheptoures of cathedrall kirkis in all the heiddis, clauses, exceptiounes, limitatiounes and restrictiounes thairoff, and farder ordanis and declairis that all deiddis done sence the date of the said act, or to be done heirefter, whereby any member of anye cathedrall kirk being ane office of dignitie hathe or salbe supprest, or onye land, personage, viccarage or uther leving belonging to the said dignitie dissolved frome the same without ane expres warrand frome his majestie and consent of parliament, ar and salbe with all that have followed or sall follow thairupoun null and of na force nor effect, and salbe so fund in all tyme heirefter be way of actioun, exceptioun or reply. Prowyding alwayes the Merques of Hammiltoun, his right to the personage of Hammiltoun and Dalserff, the Earle of Marr, his right to the personage off Carnewathe, and anye uther persone haveing lauchfull rightis conforme to the lawes of the cuntrey before the act of parliament in anno ane thousand sex hundereth and sevintene yeiris be nowayes hurt or prejudgit heirin.
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Forasmuche as by dyvers actis of parliament it is statute and ordanit that no persone use paking nor peeling of woll, hyiddis nor skynnes, loss nor layde outwithe free borrowes and priviledgis of the same, nochtwithstanding quhairoff dyverse strangeris and utheris inhabitantis within this realme do continewallie resorte to the yles and uther places thairabout with thair schippes, barkis and crearis and utheris veschellis and do not onlie pack and peell skynnes and hyiddis, bot also do transport frome thence butter, talloun and uther forbiddin guidis, to the gryit contempt off the saidis lawes, in manifest defraud of oure soverane lord, his customes. For remeid quhairoff, oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of the estaittis of the present parliament, statutes and ordanis that no strangeris nor inhabitantis within this realme tak upoun hand to pak or peell anye hyiddis or skynnes in the saidis places off the yles, outwithe the free borrowes, nor that thai transport, tak away or carye furthe off this cuntrey anye butter, talloun or uther foirbiddin guidis under payne off tynsell and confiscatioun of the hyddes and skynnes so packed and peeled by thame and of tynsell and confiscatioun of the schipe and whole guidis that the awner of the saidis foirbiddin guidis hath within the same. And ordanis the schirreffis of the schyres and thair deputties and overlordis off the landis where the saidis skynnes and hyiddis ar packit and peeled, or frome whence the saidis forebidden guidis ar transported, to put this present act to executioun as they will answer unto his majestie upoun thair office and obedience.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, understanding that thair may sindrie protexiounes be socht by bankruptis and utheris who ar addettit in gryit soumes of money, quhairby the executioun dew unto the creditour by the lawes of the cuntrey aganis the dettour may be frustrat, to the gryit damnadge of the creditour; for remeid quhairoff, it is statute and ordaned that heirefter the lordis of sessioun sall grant no protectioun frome anye executioun dew and competent aganes any man of the law, and declairis that gif anye salbe heir efter grantit, the granter of the same salbe subject and lyable off the law to the creditour for the sowme frome the whiche he hath grantit protexioun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering the monyfold evillis and inconvenientis whiche ensew upoun carding and dyceing and horse races whiche ar now over muche frequented in this cuntrey, to the gryit prejudice off the liegis, and becaus honest men ought not expect that anye wynning hade at anye of the games abovewrittin can do thame guid or prosper, have thairfore statute and ordaned that no man sall play at cairdes nor dyce in any commoun hous, toun ostlarye or kuikis housis under the payne off fourtie poundis money off this realme, to be exacted off the keiper of the saidis innes and commoun housis for the first fault, and loss of thair liberties for the nixt. Mairover, that it sall not be lawfull to play in onye uther private manis house bot quhair the maister of the famielie playes him selff. And giff it salhappin anye man to win anye sowmes of money at carding or dyceing attoure the soume of ane hundereth merkis within the space of tuentie four houres, or to gayne at waigeris upone horse races anye soume attoure the said soume of ane hundereth merkis, the superplus salbe consignit within tuentie four houres thairefter in the handis of the thesaurer for the kirk (if it be in Edinburgh), or in the handis of suche of the kirk sessioun in the cuntrey parochines as collectis and distributis money for the poore of the same, to be employed alwayis upoun the pure of the paroche quhair suche wynning sall happin to fall out. And to the effect that ather excess in playe may be thus restrayned, or at the leist that excessive winning may be employed as said is, oure soverane lord, by actis of his supreme court of parliament, gevis full power and commissioun to the bailyeis and magistrattis of borrowes, the schirreffis and justices of peax in the cuntrie to persew and convene all suche persounes for all wynning at cardes or dyce and horse races whiche salhappin to be made by any persoun by and attoure the said soume of ane hundereth merkis money foirsaid. And incace the magistrat informed thairoff refuis to persew for the same, the pairtie informer sall have actioun aganis the said magistrat for double of the lyik soume, the ane half quhairof to be gevin to the pure and the uther halff to the pairtie informer.
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Oure soverane lord and the estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that dyverse beneficed persounes under the degrie of prelattis have taken occasioun upoun the act made in our late parliament holden at Edinburgh, the tuentie aucht day off Junii ane thousand sex hundereth and sevintene yeiris, intitulated 'Anent the setting of takis by prelattis and utheris beneficed persounes', to sett takis and assedatiounes of the landis and teindis of thair saidis benefices or sum pairtes and portiounes thairoff unto dyverse and sindrie persounes for the said beneficed persoun, his lyifetyme, and for the space off fyve yeiris efter his deceis, without consent of the patrone, albeit the said act of parliament geveth no suche libertie to anye beneficed persounes under the degree of a prelate to sett suche takis, bot onlie declaireth for quhat spaces a bischope or uther prelate may sett and for quhat spaces a beneficed man under the degree of a prelate may sett, whiche was done by the estaittis to restrict the unbounded libertie useit in setting off takkis for many lyverentis and nyntene yeiris; and the said declaratioun nowayes taketh away the lauchfull solemnities required to the setting of the saidis tackis ather by consent off the cheptoure or patrone, whiche still remaynethe in the owen force, underogate, utherwayis it suld be lauchfull for a prelate to sett tackes for nynetene yeiris without consent of the cheptoure, whiche is altogidder absurde. And seing by ane expres act maid in oure soverane lordis fourtene parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the aucht day off Junii jM vC fourscore fourtene, it is fund and declaired that no beneficed persone under a prelate within this realme may in tyme thairefter sett longer tackis of teyndis or uther pertinentis of thair benefice without consent of thair patrounes bot for the space of three yeiris onlie, whiche act standeth in full force, strenthe and effect and is nawayis annullit nor takin awaye by the said posteriour act abovespecifit, thairfore his majestye and estaittis foirsaidis, for eschewing of all controversie that may arryse upoun the said last act, declairis that the said last act makis no dirogatioun unto the said first act, and that all takis sett by beneficed persounes under the degrie of prelattis sence the said aucht day off Junii 1594 off anye pairt of thair saidis benefices langer nor for the space of the saidis thrie yeiris, without consent of thair patrones, ar null and off nane availl, conforme unto the said first act above specified.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering that by the act of parliament haldin in Junii 1617 thair wes a commissioun grantit unto certane persounes thairin nominat for appoynting and establischeing a constant mett and measour for bying and selling off victuell within this realme, whiche commissioneris gave out thair sentence and determinatioun declairing the measour and firlote of Linlithgow to be the just and onlie firlote quhilk suld be used by all his majesties lieges in buying and selling of victuell, nochtwithstanding quhairoff thair ar manye and gryit abuses committit in this kingdome contrarie to the said act and determinatioun of the saidis commissioneris to the prejudice of his majesties lieges; for remeid quhairoff, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis has ratiefied and approved and, be the tennour heiroff, ratefies, approves and confermis the act and statute respective abovewrittin in the haill heiddis and conditiounes of the same after the forme and tennour thairoff, and commandis and chairgis all his majesties lieges and subjectis to acknawledge, embrace, obey and observe the same act and statute respective in the haill heiddis and conditiounes of the same in forme and maner speciallie and particularlie mentionat and sett down thairintill efter the formes and tennoures thairoff under all hiest payne, charge and offence whiche they may incur throw thair dissobedience and as they wilbe answerable thairanent.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off parliament, understanding of the fraude and frequent abuse committed by many of his majesties subjectis, byeris and blokeris of victuell, who, knawing that thair ar constant and setled measures laufullie establischit by the lawes and statutes of this kingdome by the whiche all sortes of victuell universallie ought to be bocht and solde according to the quantitie appoynted by the saidis mettis, without adding of anye quantitie to the same or diminischeing thairfrome, yit nochttheles, when they mak thair barganis and conditiounes anent the buying of anye particular quantitie of victuell, they, by thair indirect dealing, manye tymes caus the seller aggree to superadde and delyver unto thame by and attour the trew quantitie that is bocht and solde at the pryces convened upoun sum certane farder quantitie off victuell, less or mair, as they may best move the seller to condiscend to and for the whiche they ar not subject in payment of anye pryce, to the gryit prejudice of the liegis and the manifest abuse and elusioun of the law. For remeid quhairoff, it is statute and ordanit that it sall not be lauchfull for anye of his majestyes subjectis to blok or aggrie upoun the pryce of victuell, more or less, except thai first aggrie and condiscend upoun the pryce of the first boll off the bargane, whiche, being so aggreit upone, the said pryce sall reull the haill quantitie of the rest of the bollis to be resavit by the buyer, who sall have no eik nor additioun of anye farder quantitie except upoun the payment off that same pryce as is conditionat for the said first boll. And gif anye persoun contravene this present act, he sall pay the soume of fourtie schillingis for everie boll of victuell ressavit by him contrarie to the tennour of this act, and that by and besyid the pryces of the victuell; the halff of the said soume to his majestie and his thesaurer and the uther halff thairoff to the pairtye dilatour of the same.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent off the estaittis convenit in this present parliament, ratiefies and apprevis and for his hienes and his successoures perpetuallie confermes the act of the lordis of counsell and sessioun made aganis dyvoures and bankruptis at Edinburgh, the tuelff day of Julii 1620, and ordanis the same to have and tak full effect and executioun as ane necessarie and proffitable law for the weill of all his hieghnes subjectis, off the quhilk act the tennoure followes:
The lordis off counsall and sessione, understanding by the grevous and just complayntis of many of his majesties gude subjectis that the fraude, malice and falshoode of a number of dyvoures and bankruptis is becum so frequent and awowed and hathe alreddy taikin sick progres to the overthairow of many honest menis fortounes and estaittis that it is liklie to dissolve trust, commerse and faythfull dealing amang subjectis, quhairupoun must ensew the ruine off the whole estate gif the godles deceatis of those be not preventit and remeidit, who, by there apparent welth in landis and guidis and by thair schow of conscience, credite and honestie drawing into thair handis upoun trust the money, merchandice and guidis of weilmeaning and credoulous persounes, do no wayes intend to repaye the same, bot ather to leiff ryioutouslie by wasting of uther menis substance, or to enriche thame selffis by that subtile stealthe of trew menis guidis, and to withdraw thame selffis and thair guidis furth of this realme to elude all executioun of justice; and to that effect, and in manifest defraud of thair creditouris, do mak simulate and fraudfull alienationes, dispositiounes and utheris securities of thair landis, reversiounes, teyndis, guidis, actiounes, dettis and utheris belanging unto thame to thair wyiffes, childrene, kynnismen, alleyis and uther confident and interposed persounes without anye trew, lauchfull or necessarie caus and without anye just or trew pryce intervening in thair saidis barganis, wherby thair just creditoures and cautioneris ar falslie and godleslie defraudit off all payment off thair just dettis and manye honest famelies liklie to cum to utter ruine. For remeid quhairoff, the saidis lordis, according to the powar gevin unto thame by his majestie and his most noble progenitoures to sett doun ordouris for administratioun of justice, meaning to follow and practize the guid and commendable lawis, civill and cannone, maid aganis fraudfull alienatiounes in prejudice of creditouris and aganis the authoures and partakeris of suche fraude, statutes, ordanis and declairis that in all actiounes and causes depending or to be intentit by any trew creditour for recoverie of his just debt or satisfactioun of his lauchfull actioun and right, they will decreit and decerne all alienatiounes, dispositiounes, assignatiounes and translatiounes whatsoevir made by the dettour of ony of his landis, teyndis, reversounes, actiounes, dettis or guidis quhatsoevir to anye conjunct or confident persoun without trew, just and necessarie causes and without a just pryce realie payit, the same being done efter the contracting of lauchfull dettis frome trew creditoures, to have bene frome the beginning and to be in all tymes cuming null and off nane availl, force nor effect at the instance of the trew and just creditour be way off actioun, exceptioun or replye, without farder declaratour. And incace anye of his majesties gude subjectis (no wayis pertakeris of the saidis fraudis) have lauchfullie purchesit anye of the saidis bankeruptis landis or guidis by trew barganis frome just and competent pryces or in satisfactioun of thair lauchfull dettis frome the interposed persounes trusted by the saidis dyvoures, in that cace the right lauchfullie acquyrit be him quha is nawayes partaker of the fraude sall not be annulled in maner foirsaid, bot the ressaver off the pryce of the saidis landis, guidis and utheris frome the buyer salbe haldin and obleisit to mak the same furth cuming to the behuiff of the bankruptis trew creditouris in payment of thair lauchfull dettis; and it salbe sufficient probatioune of the fraude intended aganis the creditoures if they or onie of thame salbe hable to verefie by wreate or by oathe of the pairtie receaver of anye securitie frome the dyvoure or bankrupt that the samen wer made without anye trew, just and necessarie caus or without anye trew or competent pryce, or that the landis and guidis of the dyvoure and bankrupt being sold by him who bocht thame frome the said dyvoure, the whole or the maist pairt of the pryce thairoff wes converted or to be converted to the bankruptes proffite and use, prowyding alwayes that so muche of the saidis landis and guidis or pryces thairof so trusted by bankruptis to interposed persounes as hathe bene reallie payit or assignet by thame to anye of the bankruptis lauchfull creditoures salbe allowed unto thame, they making the rest forthcuming to the remanent creditoures who want thair dew paymentis. And if in tyme cuming anye of the saidis dyvoures or thair interposed partakeris of thair fraude sall mak anye voluntarie payment or right to ony persoun in defraude of the lauchfull and more tymelie diligence of ane uther creditoure haveing servit inhibitioun or useit horning, arreistment, comprysing or uther lauchfull meane dewlie to affect the dyvoures landis or guidis or pryce thairoff to his behuiff, in that cace the said dyvoure or interposed persone salbe holdin to mak the same furthcumand to the creditour haveing used his first lauchfull diligens, who sall lyikwayis be preferrit to the concreditour, who being posteriour unto him in diligence hathe obtenit payment by partiall favoure of the dettour or of his interposit confident, and salhave gude actione to recover frome the said creditour that whiche wes voluntarlie payit in defraude of the persewaris diligens. Finallie, the lordis declairis all suche bankruptis and dyvoures and all interposed personis for covering or executing thair fraudis and all utheris who sall gif counsell and wilfull assistance unto the saidis bankruptis in the dewysing and praktiezing of thair saidis fraudis and godles deceittis to the prejudice of thair trew creditoures salbe reputed and holden dishonest, fals and infamous persones, uncapable of all honoures, dignities, benefices and offices or to pas upoun inquestis or assysses or to beir witnes in judgement or outwith in anye tymes cuming.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent off the estaittis off parliament, haveing considderit the act and ordinance of secreit counsell made anent pryces sett doun to be takin by all wreateris, clerkis, keiparis of seallis and utheris particularlie expressed in the said act, whiche is of the date at Edinburgh, the fourte day of Februare jM vjC and sex yeiris, hath ratiefied and confermit the same in everie poynt and article thairoff, which all and sindrie the premisses oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent foirsaid, ratiefies and apprevis in all poyntis in maner as the same proportis, and gevis unto thame the strenthe of lawes and actis of parliamient, and ordanis executioun to pas upoun the same as effeiris. Off the whiche the tennour heirefter followethe:
Apud Edinburgh, quarto die mensis Februarii 1606. The lords of secreit counsell and sessioun, considdering the gryit extorsioun useit by the wreateris and clerkis of all judicatories within this realme in extorting frome the subjectis of the cuntrey suche unressonable and exhorbitant pryces for thair wreatis as ought not to be sufferit in a weill governit commoun wealthe, procuring thairbye not onlie privat grudgis bot publict exclamatiounes aganis the withgait and libertie grantit unto suche shamefull scafferie and extorsioun, heichlie to his majesties offence and contempt, hurt and prejudice of his majesties gude subjectis and to the reproache and slander of the judges under whois office and judicatories the saidis clerkis and wreateris serve; for remeid quhairoff in tymes cuming, the lordis of secreit counsell and sessioun have sett doun the pryces off all lettres, actis, infeftmentis and wreatis proper unto quhatsoevir clerkschip within this realme, togidder with the pryces of the signet, previe and grychte seallis quhairby the subjectis of the cuntrey may knaw and understand quhat pryces they ought to giff for everie letter, wreat, extract and seall heirefter and be nowaye subject to undiscretioun of the wreateris and keiparis of the seallis, whiche pryces now sett doun by the saidis lordis for the† ease, benefite and releiff of the subjectis of the cuntrey, the saidis lordis ordanis and commandis all and sindrie wreateris and clerkis and the keiparis of the seallis, everie one in thair awin severall charge and office, to observe and keip and in nowayis to exceede the saidis pryces upoun quhatsoevir cullour or pretence, under the payne of deprivatioune off the contravenar frome the office and seale whiche he possesseth; and ordanis and commandis the saidis clerkis and wreateris to wreat all thair letteris, actis, wreatis, registeris and suche uther thingis as pas throw thair office and handis compactlie, and in nowayis to abuse the people with disperse wreating, under the payne to be censured and punischit as abuseris of his majesties subjectis and as contravenaris of the saidis lordis ordinance now sett doun anent the saidis pryces. Commanding and chargeing also all and sindrie clerkis and writteris beiring publict functioun and charge within this kingdome that thai, and everie ane of thame, within the space of a moneth efter the date heiroff, have the just and autentik [double]† of this act and of the pryces following thairupoun affixit in sum publict and patent place of thaur buith and chamber quhair they wreate, quhairthairow all his majesties subjectis haveing adoe with thame may have inspectioun of the same and accordinglie knew quhat to pay. And that the saidis wreateris and clerkis sall wreate upoun the backis of all wreatis to be gevin out by thame the just and ordinarye pryce whiche they ressave frome the pairtye for thair paynes, and subscryve the same with thair handis under the said payne of deprivatioun of the contravenare.
The pryces sett down to the clerkis of oure soverane lordis signet to be takin heirefter for all signatoures to be formed and writtin by thame
Pryces sett doun to the keiparis of the thesauraris register to be takin heirefter of all sick giftis and signatouris as pas the said register
Prowyding that the payment (per capita) exceed not ten persones, thair eschete and lyverent to pay the double of the same soumes.
Prowyding that the payment (per capita) excede not ten persones, and thair eschete and lyverent to pay the double of the same sowmes.
Prowyding that the payment (per capita) exceid not ten persones, thair eschete and lyverent to pay the double of these soumes.
Pryces sett doun to the keiparis of the collectoures register to be takin heirefter off all sick lettres as pas that register
Pryces sett doun to the keiparis of the register off benefices to be takin heirefter of all sick lettres as passis that register
Pryces sett doun to the writteris to the previe seill to be takin heirefter of all suche lettres and wreatis as passis that office
Pryces sett doun to the directour of the chancelarye to be takin heirefter of all sick lettres and wreitis as passes that office
Prowyding that the whole payment exceid not tuentie poundis.
Prowyding that the whole payment exceid not l lib.
Pryces sett doun to the writteris to the signett to be takin heirefter of all lettres, summondis and wreatis quhilkis passes thair handis, excepting alwayis signatouris, the pryces quhairoff ar alreddy sett doun
Pryces sett doun to the ordanarie clerkis of the sessioun to be takin heirefter of all suche lettres, actis and wreatis as passis that office
And in materis of contentious disputatioune hard in presens of the saidis lordis, the pryce of the act of litiscontestatioune to be at the discretioun of the pairtye.
Pryces sett doun to the clerk of the billis before the sessioun to be takin heirefter off all billis and actis proper to that office
Pryces sett doun to the clerk of previe counsell to be takin heirefter of all sick lettres and wreitis as passes that office
Pryces sett doun to the clerkis of the exchekquer to be takin heirefter of all wreatis whiche pas that office
Pryces sett doun to oure soverane lordis signet to be takin heirefter be the keipar thairoff for all lettres and wreatis whiche pas the signet
And accordinglie for everie persoun relaxed or compositioun at the discretioun of the keipar of the signet.
A patronage being insert in a baronye, to pay the halff pryce that the baronye payis at the signet.
A taxt warde being insert, to pay likwayes the halff pryce that the landis or baronye payeth at the signet.
A regalitie, to pay the whole pryce that a baronye payis at the signet.
Pryces sett down to the keiparis of the previe seall to be takin heirefter for all lettres and wreitis that passis the seale
The lyverent and eschete to pay the double of this soume.
Thair eschete and lyverent to pay the double of this soume.
Thair eschete and lyverent to pay the double of this soume.
And accordinglie for everie persoun and everie cryme conteanit in the signatour.
And accordinglie for everie persoun mae of that rank and for everie cryme contened in the signatour.
And accordinglie for everie persoun of that rank and for everie cryme conteaned in the signatour.
For a patronage, insert in a baronye the halff pryce of the previe seale.
For a taxt warde, the halff pryce that the land or barony payeth at the previe seall.
For ane regalitie, the haill pryce that the baronye payeth at the previe seale.
Pryces sett doun to the gryit seall to be takin heirefter for all sick infeftmentis and wreatis as passis that seale
That the keipare of the gryite seale exceide not the quadrupill off the previe seale, bot conforme thame selff thairunto in all poyntes.
Anent chamber fees
The lordis off secreit counsell and sessioun findis that in tymes bygane quhen the dewtie of the chamber feis first came in custome that† no infeftment nor signatour payed chamberfee except onlie resignatiounes made in the kingis handis and, thairfore, the saidis lordis declare, statute and ordane that in all tyme cuming no infeftment nor signatour sall paye chamber fee except onlie resignatiounes of landis haldin of his majestie, and that the dewtie of the chamber fee to be takin for the saidis resignatiounes salbe equall and proportionall unto the dewtie and pryce dew to the previe seale for the landis whiche salbe resigned. Commanding heirby his majestyes uscheris and thair deputtis appoyntit for collecting of thair said fee that thai onnawayis violate this present act bot conforme thame selffis thairunto in all poyntis as thai will answer upoun thair obedience, and that the keipare of the signet and previe seale in nowayes staye nor hinder anye letter of wreate at thair seallis for alledgit not payment of the chamber fee under the payne of deprivatioune.
Pryces set doun to the procutouris fiscall to be takin heirefter for formeing off testamentis
Pryces sett doun to the commissarie clerkis to be takin heirefter of all suche lettres and wreatis as passis thair office
And further as the wreating salbe of quantitie at the discretioun off the judge, and the extract of the same as muche and further at the discretioune off the said judge.
The extract thairoff subscryvit be the principall clerk, halff as muche.
Pryces sett doun to the schirref clerkis, stewart and bailyie clerkis and clerkis of regalitie and to clerkis in services by comissioun to be receaved by thame for all sick lettres, actis and wreatis as pas thair offices
And the lordis of secreit counsell expreslie prohibite and discharge that no act of revocatioune or renunceatioun be resavit by judiciall compeirance without a warrand in wreat beiring registeratioune.
Prowyding alwayis that the decreit exceid not xl s. how long soevir the decreit be.
And not to exceid xx s. how long soevir the horning be.
Pryces sett doun to the clerkis of the admiralitie to be takin heirefter for all lettres, actis and wreitis as passis that office
And incace it be more then a scheite, that the payment excede not xx s.
It is alwayes ordanit and commandit by the saidis lordis that the payment exceid not xl s. how long soevir the decreit be.
Pryces sett down to the keiparis of the secretaries register to be takin heirefter for all sick lettres as passis that office
The lordis of secreit counsell and sessioun command and ordane the clerkis keiparis of the saidis registers of the secretarie that thai and everie ane of thame conforme thame selffis in thair pryces to the actis of parliament made anent the pryces of sick lettres and wreatis as pas throche thair registeris, and that thai onnawayes presume to exceid the saidis pryces under the payne of deprivatioun.
Pryces sett down unto the clerkis within burgh to be takin heirefter for all suche lettres, actis and wreittis as pas the office of commone clerkschipe within burgh
Prowyding that the whole payment exceid not iij lib.
And incace of ma landis not to exceid liij s. iiij d.
The lordis of secreit counsell and sessioun ordanis and commandis that no proces be granted before inferiour judges in the first summondis bot upoun lybellit preceptis and citatioun of fyvetene dayes warning conforme to the act of parliament, and ordanis these presentis to be publischit and imprinted. Attoure oure soverane lord, with consent foirsaid, hes simpliciter dischargit the haill subjectis and liegis of this realme of all sick bygane penalties, unlawes and punischmentis whiche they, or ony of thame, have incurred throw breking and violating off the said act of counsell in anye tyme bygone preceiding the date heiroff, and decernis the same to be of strenthe, force and effect aganis the transgressouris tharoff in all tyme cuming onlie. And farder, oure said soverane lord, with consent foirsaid, geveth and granteth full power and commissioune unto the lordis of his hienes previe counsell to tak ordour for setting down and appoynting of suche particular pryces as ar omittit to be sett doun by the said act of counsell; and quhatsoevir the saidis lordis of previe counsell sall determine and ordane in the premisse, decernis the same to have the strenth and force of ane act of parliament in all tyme thairefter.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering the gryit prejudice whiche dyverse of his majesties liegis sustene by the want of thair money lent and gevin furthe upoun band or contract or utherwayis justlie awand to thame by thair dettouris, quha, haveing useit all executioun competent to thame by law aganis thair dettouris by chargeing and putting of thame to the horne, ar forced efter many yeiris to receave thair principall soume and penaltie without anye satisfactioun of there annuelrent and interes of thair money in the meane tyme, whiche, as it is a prejudice unto the trew creditouris, so it is ane occasioun to the dettouris to coneteine his majesties charges and lettres of horning who resolve in end to pay na mair for releif of the horning efter manye yeiris delaye then they wer obleist unto at the begynning. For remied quhairof, his majestie, with advyse and consent off the estaittis of parliament, statutes and ordanis that whensoevir anye persone is denunceit rebell and put to the horne for not payment of soumes of money awand by him be band, contract or utherwayis, that efter the said denunciatioun the said persoun so denuncit salbe subject in payment off annuelrent for the saidis soumes for the whiche he is put to the horne, and that off all yeiris and termes frome the date of the said denunciatioun unto the tyme of the payment off the same; and that nochtwithstanding thair be no pactioun nor conditioun of annuelrent maid betuix the saidis pairties whiche may bind the said pairtie who is denuncit rebell unto the payment thairoff. And suche persones as ar now standing rebellis and at the horne, this act sall not worke aganis thame quo ad preterita, bot sall have strenthe and force aganis thame in tyme cuming frome the feist of Martimes nixt in this instant yeir of God jM vjC tuentye and ane yeiris; and they sall begyne to be subject in payment of annuelrent at that tyme and yeirlie and termelie thairefter untill the payment of the principall soume.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittes of parliament, understanding the gryit streatis and necessities quhairinto the pure laboreris of the ground ar drevin and constranit, especiallie by the fraude and malice off servandis who ather refuis to be hyired without gryit and extraordinarie waiges promeisit unto thame, or utherwayis hyre thameselffis onlie frome Mertimes to Witsondaye, efter the quhilk terme of Witsonday they cast thame lowse, of purpois and intentioun to mak thair gayne and advantage by the extraordinarie warkis whiche befall in that seasone betuix Witsonday and Mertimes, suche as casting and wynning of peittis, turves, faill, dovettis, building of fold dyikes, scheiring in the harvest, for doing quhairoff they knaw the saidis husband men who have necessarlie ado thairwithe wilbe forced to hyre thame at daylie and oulklie wages and suche heigh raite as they pleis, to the gryit harme off the laboreris of the ground and all his majesties subjectis. For remeid quhairoff, it is statute and ordanit that it sall not be lauchfull for anye hyred servand frome Mertimes to Witsondaye to leiff his maister at the said terme of Witsonday and to rune louse in that service except he be hable to verefie to the justice of peace or constable of the boundis that he is hyred to ane uther maister frome the said feist off Witsonday to Martimes thairefter; and gif it be fund that he is not hyred to ane uther maister, then and in that cace it is declared that it salbe lauchfull unto his present maister to keip and detene him frome the said feast of Witsondaye unto Martimes for payment to him of sick wages as he payit unto him of before; and gif he refuis to serve, that the justice of peax sall have power to compell him thairunto; and gif the said servand off the qualitie foirsaid brek louse frome his maister, it salbe lauchfull for his maister to tak and apprehend him wheresoevir he findeth him and present him unto the constable or justice of peace upoun the ground quhair he salbe fund, who sall have power to compell the servand to returne unto his former maister (if it be fund that he be maister les and no uther wayis). And siclyk, his majestie and estaittis findes and declares that it salbe lauchfull unto all his majesties liegis who have necessarlie ado with laboure to tak, apprehend and employe in thair warkis quhatsoevir louse and maister les men and wemen quhome they sall find within thair awin boundis; and siclyik that the justices of peace and constable sall have power at the instance and desyre of quhatsoevir persoun, his majesties liegis, to force and compell all and quhatsoevir louse men and wemene to serve for competent hyre and wages.
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For eschewing the danger quhairin manye of his majesties liegis stand by counterfuteing and falsefeing of evidentis, it is statuted and ordanit that whosoevir maketh and usethe a false wreate, or is accessorye to the making thairoff, salbe punischeit with the paynes dew unto the committeris of falshoode; and it sall not be lauchfull for anye persoun, counterfuter, falsiefer or accessorie quhatsoevir to declare in judgement that he passeth frome the wreate querrellit of falshoode, bot gif efter the tryell the wreate querrelled be fund false, the passing frome or declaratioun of the pairtie that he will not use the same sall nawayis freith him frome the punischement whiche is dew unto those who commit falshoode.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament, considdering the complaynt made by the barrounes, schirreffis, stewartis, bailyeis and utheris friehalderis within this kingdome concerning the danger whiche all oure soverane lordis liegis do daylie underly for haveing transgressed penall statutes whiche have a pecuniall or arbitrarie payne adjected thairunto, and the gryit hurte and prejudice sustened by granting commissiounes unto private persounes for executioun of the same statutes whiche hath bene used amang the commoun people at sindrie tymes with intollerable rigour and exactioun of before, have dischargit, frielie pardonit and remittit, dischargis, frielie pardonis and remittis all contravenaris of anye of the saidis penall statutes for all deidis done by thame contrarie to the tennour of the same statutes in tymes bygane, except onlie the statutes concerning wearing and beiring of hagbuttis and pistoletis, taking of unlawfull usurie, transporting of money and gold and slaying off red and blak fische, whiche ar nowayis dischargit by this present statute nor comprehendit heirintill. As also oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent off the saidis estaittis, statutes and declairis that heirefter commissioun for putting of penall statutes to executioun sall onlie be grantit unto honest men of gude qualitie who salbe sufficientlie authorized by the lordis of secreit counsell for dischargeing of thair office, and absolutely dischargis in tyme cuming James Cranstoun, his deputtis or officiaris to call or convene onye persoun or persounes for slaying of red or blak fische, and frome hence furthe declaires the power of his commissioun grantit unto him to that effect to be quyte, extinguischit and abolischit.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off parliament, understanding that thair ar sindrie infeftmentis and utheris wreatis whiche pas his hienes gryit seale that in tyme bygane, efter the expelling thairoff and appending of the seale thairunto, have, throw the oversight and negligens off the ressaveris thairoff in the not returning of the same to the directour of his hienes chancelarie and his deputtis, bene omitted to be registerated in thair buikis and the registeris appoyntit for that effect; and considdering that the not registratioun of the same infeftmentis and wreatis tendeth to the gryit hurt and prejudice of the persounes unto quhome the same ar grantit and pertene, thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, for remeid heiroff, statutes and ordanis that in tyme coming when ony infeftment or uther wreate or evident whiche passis his hienes gryit seale salbe formed and wreatin by the directour of his hienes chancellarye or his deputtis, the same efter the wreating thairoff salbe delyverit by thame unto the pairtie ingevar of the saidis infeftmentis or uther wreatis foirsaidis, to the effect he may get his hienes gryit seall thairunto appendit; at the delyverie quhairoff, the pairtie ressaver of the same sall onlie be haldin and astricted to pay at that tyme to the directour of the chancelarie or his deputtis that one half of the pryces allowit unto him by the buike of raittis for wreating of evidentis to the gryit seill, and that onlie in consideratioun of the paynes takin in formeing and wreating of the saidis wreatis and evidentis, without paying before hand the uther halff of the saidis pryces, whiche heirby is appoyntit to be reservit unpayit quhill the same be registerated in maner eftermentionate. Whiche infeftmentis and evidentis being delyverit to the keipar of the gryit seale, and he haveing appendit the same seale thairto, and being satisfiet of the pryce dew to him, thairfore ordanis the keipar of the gryit seall to returne and redelyver the same infeftment or uther wreat foirsaid so sealled by him bak agane to the directour of his hienes chancellarie or his deputtis, to the effect the same infeftmentis, evidentis or uther wreatis foirsaidis by† be registerated by him in the registeris and buikis appoyntit for that effect; whiche being so registerated, ordanis the directour of his hienes chancelarye and his deputtis to delyver the same to the pairtie, he being satisfiet of the uther halff of the pryce foirsaid reteined by the pairtie and unpayit by him at the tyme of the wreating of the saidis evidentis to the gryit seall as dew for the registeratioun thairof in maner abovewrittin. And also oure said soverane lord statutes and ordanis all and quhatsoevir persounes who have anye infeftmentis, wreatis or securities grantit unto thame and alreddy past the gryit seale and whiche ar not as yit registerated to returne the same back agane unto the directour of his hienes chancelarie within the space of a yeir efter the publicatione of this present act, to the effect the saidis infeftmentis and wreitis may be registerated by the said directour of his hienes chancelarie and his deputtis and that gratis and without anye payment to be gevin unto him thairfore.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering the gryit hurt coming unto this cuntrey by the superflous usage of unnecessarye sumptuousnes in meat, apparell and utherwayis, and that by all soirtis of pepill promiscuislie, without distinctioun of persounes of rankis or qualitie, for repressing the said abuse in tyme cuming, doe statute and ordane that nane of oure soverane lordis liegis of whatsoevir qualitie or degrie sall wear anye cleithing gold or silver cloathe, or any gold or silver lace upoun thair apparellis or ony pairt of thair bodies heirefter, and that no maner of persoun salhave anye apparell of velvote, satine or utheris stuffes of silk except noblemen, lordis of parliament, prelatis, his majesties counsellouris, lordis off sessioun, baronis of qualitie haveing of frie yeirlie rent fourscore chalderis victuell or sex thousand merkis of silver, and the provestis off the principall borrowes within this kingdome, or these who have bene provestis, with suche also as salhappin to be or have bene provestis, bailyeis, deane of gild and thesaurer within the toun of Edinburgh, excepting also rectoures of universities. And it is statuted and ordaned that these persounes whiche ar permittit to weare the saidis apparelling of silk sall nawayis have embrodering or ony lace or pasmentis upoun thair cloathis, except onlie a playne walting laice of silk upoun the seamis or bordouris of thair cloathis, with beltis and hatbandis embrodered with silk; and siclyik that the said apparrell of silk be nowayis cut out upoun uther stuffes or silk except upoun a singill taffietie, and that the wyiffes of the saidis priviledgit persounes, thair eldest sones and eldest dauchteris unmaried and the childrene of all noble men be licentiat to weare thair apparrell in maner aforesaid only under the payne of a thousand pundis toties quoties.
2. Item, that no persoun of whatsoevir degrie salhave pearling or ribbening upoun thair ruffes, sarkis, neipkines and sokkis except the persounes before priviledged, and the pearling and ribbening to be so worne by thame (if anye be) to be of those made within the kingdome of Scotland under the payne off ane hunderethe pundis toties quoties.
3. Item, that nane weare upoun thair heiddis or buskingis any featheris, and nochtwithstanding it is permittit that anye persoun may weare cheynis or uther goldsmith warke haveing no staines nor pearles within the same. And that no persoun weare onye pearles nor precious staines except the persounes before priviledgit under the payne of ane thousand merkis to be payit be the contravenaris toties quoties.
4. And it is statuted that no persoun nor persounes except the priviledgit persones foirsaidis weare lanes or cambrike, and that no persoun whatsoevir wears upoun thair bodies tifneis, cobwebe, lanes or slyires under the payne off ane hundereth pundis toties quoties.
5. Nevirtheles, the kingis majestie, prince and thair ordinarie houshald servandis ar exemit fra this act and all the clauses thairoff.
6. It is moreover statuted that no servantis, men or women, weare anye cloathing except those that ar made of cloathe, fusteanis, canves or stuffes made in the cuntrey, and that thai sall have no silk upoun thair cloathis except silk buttones and buttoun hoillis and silk garteris without pearling or roses, under the payne of ane hundereth merkis toties quoties.
7. It is alwayis declaired that it may be lauchfull for thame to weare thair maisteris or mistressis olde cloathis.
8. It is heirby ordanit that no [cloathes]† be guildit with gold.
9. It is also declared that herauldis, pursevantis and lyikwayis trumpetouris be exemit fra this act.
10. Item, it is siclyke statuted that minstrellis be exemit.
11. Item, it is farder statuted that nane, except the priviledgit persounes foirsaidis, use damask naprie brocht frame beyound sey, under the pane of ane hundereth pundis toties quoties.
12. It is lyikwayis statute that no mae duilweiddis be made at the deathe off anye earle or countes, bot tuentie four at the maist; or for ane lord of parliament or ane lordis wyiff, bot sextene onlie; and for all other priviledged persounes before named, tuelff at the mais. And that nane except the priviledgit persounes have any honoures careit and these according to thair qualities. And that na duillweidis be givin to herauldis, trumpetouris or saullies, except by the earlis and lordis and thair wyffes; and the number of the saullies to be according to the number of duilweiddis, under the payne of ane thousand pundis toties quoties.
13. It is statuted that the faschioun of cloathes now presentlie used not to be cheingit by men or women, and the weareris thairoff under the payne of foirfaultrie of the cloathis and of ane hundereth pundis to be payed be the weareris and asmuche by the makeris of the saidis cloathis toties quoties.
14. It is ordaned that no castor hattis be usit or worne bot be the priviledgit persounes, under the payne of ane hundereth pundis toties quoties.
15. It is farder inacted that no cloathis sall be made efter the publicatioun of the act, bot according to the maner and conditioun before expremed. And that nane of the former dischargit cloathing be warne be no persoun efter Mertimes the yeir of God jM sex hundereth tuentie thrie yeiris, under the paynis respective abovesett down toties quoties.
16. Item, it is ordaned that the housband men and laboreris of the ground weare no cloathing bot grayes, quhyit, blew and selff blak claithe maid in Scotland, and that thair wyiffis and childrene weare the lyik under the payne of fourtie pundis toties quoties.
17. It is further statuted and ordaned that no persoun use anye maner of deserte of wett and dry confectiounes at banqueting, mariages, baptismes, feasting or anye meallis except the fruittis growing in Scotland; as also feggis, raisingis, plumdames, almondis and other unconfected fruittis under the payne of ane thousand merkis toties quoties, excepting suche lyik the use off the foirsaid foirbidden confectiounes to be lauchfull for the intertenement of his majestie, prince and thair traynes being within the cuntrey, and for ambassadouris and strangeris off gryit qualitie.
18. And it is statuted moreover that no persoun of quhatsoevir qualitie use anye feasting at buriallis or offer of other meatis except braid and drink; as lykwayis no persoun use anye eating or drinking at night wakingis or lyikwaikingis under the payne of ane thousand merkis toties quoties.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that sindrie persounes of meane qualitie acquyre unto thame selffis the heretable right of sindrie ruinous landis and wastes within the town of Edinburgh, and for want of meanes to build the same sufficientlie thaickes the same with straye and daillis, quhairby the landis nixt adjacent unto the same, builded upone the gryit chairgis and expenses of the heritoures, ar oftentymes brocht in gryite hazert and sometyme to decaye in tyme of suddane fyir; thairfore, and for further decoratioun off the said burgh, being the heid burgh of this realme, oure soverane lord, with consent of the saidis estaittis, statutes and ordanis that in all tyme to cum no maner of persoun or persones salbe suffered or permitted to builde anye housis within the said burgh of Edinburgh bot suche as salbe covered with sklaite or skailyee leid tyild or thakstane; and also statutes and ordanis that the heritouris of suche housis as ar alreddye thaicked with thack and straw (if the same thack or straw ruifes sall heirefter at anye tyme becum ruinous) salbe astricted to thaick the same agane with sklait or skailyee leade tyild or thackstone; and ordanis lettres of horning to be directit heirupoun aganis the heretouris of the saidis landis in forme as effeiris; and siclyik ordanis the provest and bailyeis of the said burgh to put this act to executioun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies, apprevis and confermes the 106 act of the sevint parliament of King James the Fyift of worthie memorie, intitulated 'The creditour may persew him who is chargit to entir and enterit not', in all the heidis, articles and clauses thairof, with additioun and explanatione following: that the same salbe extended unto dettis awing by anye persoun him selff as weill as to those whiche wer addettit by his predicessoures, for the whiche debt it salbe als lauchfull for a creditour to charge anye persoun to entir air to his predicessoure and with the lyik certificatioune as gif the predicessour had bene dettour thairintill, quhairupoun comprysing may follow in maner specified in the said act.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament, considdering that nochtwithstanding usurie and taking of unlauchfull annuel more then ten for ilk hundereth hathe bene by sindrie actis of before dischargit and foirbiddin, yit it hes bene usuall by ane evill and corrupt custome to tak or retene the annuelrent the tyme of the borrowing the money, quhilk in effect is ellevin of ilk hundereth at least; for awoyding quhairoff, statutes and ordanis that no persoun who lendis or gevis out money and ressavis annuel thairfore sall retene the tyme of the lending, exact, crave or ressave frome thair dettouris the annuel of thair lent soumes untill the terme of payment appoyntit by thair bandis be first cum; and it salbe lauchfull at the tyme of lending of money and making of bandis to ade the annuell unto the principall soume, prowyding alwayes nather principall nor annuell be exacted or cravit before the terme of payment appoyntit to the said band; and the contravenaris of this present statute salbe punischit as unlawfull usureris.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis off this present parliament, by the tennour heiroff, ratiefies, apprevis and confermes the act of secreit counsell of the date the sevintene day of Februare jM sex hundereth and auchtene yeiris maid and sett doun by his majestie, with consent of the lordis of his hienes secreit counsell, aganis the baxteris, browsteris, flescheris, candlemakeris and utheris thairin conteanit, induellaris within Edinburgh, with the publicatioun and proclamatioun following upoun, in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, passages, circumstances and utheris specifit thairintill, conforme to the tennour thairoff in all poyntis; and willes and declaires the same to have bene in all tyme bygane sine the making and publicatioun thairoff, and to be and stand in all tyme cuming, gude, valiable and effectuall in the selff and to have the dew benefite and executiuon thairoff conforme thairunto aganis all who have transgressed or salhappin to transgres and contravene the tennour of the same, off the [quhilkis the] tennour followes:
Apud Edinburgh, decimo septimo die mensis Februarii anno Domini millesimo sex centesimo cecimo octavo. Forasmuche as the kingis majestie and lordis of his previe counsell, considdering the dangerous and fearfull abuse whiche hathe bene of continewance these many yeiris bygane within the burghe off Edinburgh by the tollerance, connivance and oversight whiche hathe bene gevin unto baxteris, browisteris and utheris to build and keip stakkis of haither, brome, quhinnes and uther fewall in the heart of the said burgh and in the vennallis and closses of the same, quhair sindrie of his majesties gude subjectis, inhabitantis of the said burgh, have, with gryit chairges and expenses, builded many guidlie housis and buildingis, to the credit of the said burgh and for the policie and decoratioun of the same. By the whiche stackis of heather, broome, quhinnes or uther fewall builded and keipt within the said burgh, not onlie ar the nightboures of the nixt adjacent pairtes thairunto haldin in continewall feare and dreddour and ar in verie great hazard and danger gif ather by negligens or wilfull malice (as God forbid) fyre suld be sett in the saidis stakes (as fell out by the fyring of sum stackis in Peibles Wynd in the 1584 yeir of God), bot a gryit number off pepill who ar inclyned and disposed to bestow sum pairt of thair estate upoun building within the said burgh ar with haldin therefrome for feare of the saidis stakkis. And besyiddis this abuse, whiche is bothe fearfull, dangerus and hes produced manye inconvenientis and gryit skaithe frome tyme to tyme to the said burgh, thair is ane uther schamefull abuse thairin whiche, altocht it be not altogidder so fearfull and dangerous as the uther, yit it is noyesum to the whole civill and honest nightboures and to all the nobilitie and cuntrey pepill whiche cum hither for thair privat adoes, and with that it is detestable in the sight of strangeris, corrupteth the air and cariethe manye disgracefull and schamefull imputatiounes aganis the said burgh as being a pudle of filthe and filthienes, to wit, the oversight whiche is gevin unto candlemakeris to keip thair chopes and housis quhair they melt thair talloun and craklingis within the heart off the said burgh, and to flescheouris to keip thair slauchter choppes within the town and to toome the filthe of the slauchterit goodis upoun the hie streittis and in oppin vennellis and closses, quhairby it often tymes falleth out that in manye streittis and vennellis of the said burghe the filthe of slauchterit goodes is in suche abundance, exposed unto the view of the pepill, and the closses and streittis ar so filled thairwith as thair can no passage be had throw the same. For removeing of the whiche tuo abuses so dangerus and disgracefull to the said burgh, the kingis majestie, with advyse of the lordis of his secreit counsell, hath resolvit, concludit, commandit and ordanit that frome the first day off Maii nixtocum thair salbe no stackes of heather, broome, quhynnes nor uther fewall keipit nor sufferit to be in anye of the vennellis, wyndes or closses of the said burghe, nor within housis nor upoun the streitis of the samene; and that no flescheris salbe sufferit by thame selffis, thair servandis or utheris in thair names to keip anye slauchterhousis within this burgh, nor in anye wynd, close or vennall of the same, nor to toome the blude and filthe of thair slauchterit guidis upoun the streittis or in closses or vennallis, nor that no candlemakeris keip thair melting houses within the said burgh, bot that the saidis stakis of hather, broome, quhynnes and uther fewall salbe varied, sett at some remote pairtes of the said burgh besyid the portis, wallis or northe loche syid where there ar no housis, and that the saidis flescheouris sall prowyid thame selffis of slauchter houses at the northe loche syid quhair they may have the use of the water for the awaytaking of the filthe off thair slauchterit guidis, and that the candlemakeris prowyid thame selffis of housis for melting of thair talloun and cracklingis at some remote pairtis of the toun frome the commoun streitis, closses and vennellis of the same. And ordanis lettres to be directit to mak publicatioun heirof by oppin proclamatioun at the mercate croce of Edinburgh, quhairthairow nane pretend ignorance of the same, and to comand, charge and inhibite all and sindrie persounes, inhabitantis within the said burgh, of quhat tred or calling so evir they be, that they, nor nane of thame, nor nane by thair command and directioun, found, build or keip any stakis or rukkes of haither, broome, quhynnes or uther fewall within anye of the closses, vennallis or wast places of the said burgh, nor within thair housis, and that thai remove the stackes whiche they alreddy have and builde the samen at sume remote places about the poirtis and wallis of the said burgh where there ar no housis or at the north loche syid betuix and the said first day off Maii nxytocum under the payne of confiscatioune of the same hather, brome and quhymes so to be stacked aganis the meaning and intent of this act; and further, under the payne of fyve hundreth pundis to be payit by thame so oft as they salhappin to faill. And siclyik to command all and sindrie flescheoures, inhabitantis within the said burghe, that thai prepare thame selffis of slauchter houses at the north loche syid quhair they may have the commoditie of water for thair use, and that thai in nowayes presume nor tak upoun hand efter the said day to toome the filthe or bloode of thair slauchterit goodes upoun the streittis, nor in the vennellis, closses and wyndis of this burgh. As also to charge all candlemakeris that thai betuix and the day foirsaid prowyid thame selffis of housis for melting of thair talloun and craklingis at sum remote pairtis of the town frome the commoun streitis, closses and vennellis of the same under the payne of fyve hundereth pundis money to be incurrit by everie persoun, flescheour or candlemaker, sa often as they sall faill. And siclyik to command and charge the provest and bailyeis of Edinburgh that thai have a speciall care and regarde to see this present act to be preceislie and inviolablie keipit as they will answer to his majestie and the saidis lordis upoun the dewtiefull discharge of thair office.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis off parliament, considdering the gryit abuse and libertie whiche hes bene useit these dyverse yeiris bygane by the subjectis of this realme in buying and selling of wyild foulles of the particular species following, to wit: of powithis, pertrikes, murefoulles, blakcokes, gray hennis, termigantis, quailyeis, caperkailyeis etc., for restrayning of the whiche abuse in tyme cuming oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent foirsaidis, statutes and ordanis that no persone quhatsoevir within this realme presume nor tak upoun hand to buy nor sell at anye tyme heirefter anye wyild foulles off the species foirsaid under the payne of ane hundereth pundis money to be incurred by the contravenar thairoff, buyar or sellar; and ordanis this present act to have the strenthe and force of ane act of parliament to be inviolablie observit in all tyme heirefter ay and quhill the same be lauchfullie dischargit or altered.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament statutes and ordanis that no man hunt nor haulk at any a tyme heirefter quha hes not a pleughe of land in heretage under the payne off ane hunderethe pundis; ordanis his majestie to have the ane halff of the penaltie of the contravenaris of this present act and the dilatour to have the uther halff of the said penaltie.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifies and approvis the act of parliament maide be King James the Third off worthie memorie in the sevint parliament anent the unlaw of stealing of haulkis, houndis, pertrickis and duickis in all and sindrie poyntis, heiddis, articles and clauses thairoff with this additioun: that the payne and penaltye of ten poundis thairin conteanit salbe now in all tyme coming augmentit aganis the contravenaris of the said act under the payne of ane hundereth poundis money of this realme; and also ratifeis and approvis all actis of parliament maid of before by his majesties most noble progenitoures anent the slaying and hounting of hairis, daes and rayes in tyme off snow, and statutes and ordanis the payne and penaltie aganis the contravenaris thairoff to be under the payne of ane hunderethe poundis money toties quoties as they salhappin to contravene the same; and ordanis the one halff of the payne to be incurred by the contravenaris of this present act to be gevin unto his majestie, and the uther halff to the persounes dilatoures of the contravenaris of the same.
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Forasmuche as in this present sessioun off parliament thair ar many ratificatiounes and actis in favoures of particular persounes past, quhairin dyvers and new clauses ar insert whiche may be prejudiciall to particular pairties rightis and dirogative unto manye and sindrie lawes lawfullie made and establisched of before, albeit the meaning of the estaittis be at this tyme (as it wes evir in all preceiding parliamentis) that by no act of ratificatioun or act grantit to anye particulare persoun any uther pairtie suld be hurt or prejudgit. For remeid quhairoff, it is statuted and ordaned that no ratificatioun nor uther act made in favoures of any particular persoun salbe prejudiciall to anye private pairties right, bot that the saidis ratificatiounes and actis made in favoures of particuler persounes be alwayis understude salvo jure cujuslibet.
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Forsamekle as the present scairsitie of money can not convenientlie in schort tyme be redressit and all thingis tending to the inbringing of money and to the incres and aboundance thairoff within this kingdome can hardlie be foirsene and ordered without gude and mature advyse and deliberatioun, thairfore oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament hes gevin and grantit full power and commissioun to the persounes following, viz: the Archebischope of Sanctandros, the Archebischope of Glasgow, the Bischope of Brechin, the Bischope of Ross, the Erle of Mortoun, the Erle of Roxburgh, the Lord Elphingstoun and Lord Carnegie, [...] Murray off Balvaird, George Afflect off Balmanno, Maister Jhonne Leslie of Newithoun and Schir Alexander Naper of Laurenstoun, David Aikinheid, provest, and Johnne Byires, dene of gild off Edinburgh, Andro Gray, provest of Pearthe, and Maister Alexander Wodderburne, toune clerk of Dundie, togidder with the four officers off estate following, viz: the lord chancelare, the lord thesaurer, the lord secretare and the lord clerk of register, or onye thrie off everie ane off the foirsaidis rankis of persounes, for trying and cognosceing the maist proffittible and usuall waye for the weill of this kingdoms to inbring money and mak the samene incres and abounde within this cuntrie. With power to thame to convene and meit at sick tymes as they sall think meitest and to call before thame and inquyre of any persoune best skilled in materis of money, alsueill traddismen as cunyearis, and all utheris quha can giff greatest licht and knawledge thairintill, and to do all uther thingis maist expedient for furtherance off that quhilk is committit heirby to thair charge. And quhatsoevir the saidis commissioneris, or thrie of everie ane of the saidis rankis togidder, appoyntis, statutes and ordanis in the premises, oure said soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament declairis to be of als gryit force, strenthe and effect as gif the samen wer now presentlie concludit, actit and ordanit in this present parliament.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering the supplicatioun presentit be Williame, lord Keith, schirreff principall off the schirrefdome of Kincairdin, beiring him to have bene chairgit be the collectouris of sindrie bypast taxatiounes to mak payment for ane fyvetene pund land mair nor the retoures off the haill landis of the said schirefdome of Kincardin will extend to, craveing thairfore that commissioun micht be gevin for setting doun ane trew and perfyit taxt roll of the just extent of all landis lyand within the said schirefdome, conforme quhairunto his majesties taxatiounes may be payit in all tyme heirefter; and, thairfore, oure soverane lord, with consent of the saidis estaittis, hes gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heiroff, gevis and grantis full power and commissioun to David, lord Carnegye, Schir George Hay of Kinfawnes, knycht, clerk of his hienes register, Schir George Erskin of Inverteill, knycht, Maister Johnne Weymes of Craigtoun, Maister Alexander Gibsoun of Durie, all senatoures of the colledge of justice, and to [...] Arbuthnet, younger, of that Ilk, [...] Burnet of Leyis, [...] Douglas of Glenbervie, [...] Ramsaye of Balmane, or ony four of thame conjunctlie (tua of the saidis senatoures off the college of justice being alwayes tua of the said number), to convene togidder in ane court, quhilk the saidis lordis does by these presentis ordane to be haldin within the tolbuyth of Edinburgh upoun the first Tuysday of December nixtocum, and thair to call before thame the haill heritouris off landis lyand within the said schirefdome, tak inspectioun of thair auld retoures and infeftmentis and confer the samen with the auld taxt rollis off the said schirefdome, and to use sick uther meanis for making ane trew and perfyite stent off all landis lyand within the said schirefdome as to thame sall seime maist expedient, to the effect that the schirreffis of the said schirefdome of Kincairdin be not at any tyme heirefter chairgit be the collectoures of the taxationes or thair deputtis for payment making of ane grychter or less proportioune off stent nor the retoures of the haill barounes and friehalderis off the said schirefdome, being joynit togidder, will amount unto. For the better effectuating quhairoff, the saidis lordis ordanis lettres to be direct to messingeris off armes, schirrefis in that pairt, chargeing thame to pas to the mercate croce of Stanehayve (being the heid burgh of the said schirefdome of Kincairdin) and thair be oppin proclamatioune in his hienes name and authoritie mak publicatioun heiroff that nane pretend ignorance of the samene; and thairwithall to warne all and sindrie erlis, lordis, friehalderis, heretouris and fewaris of land lyand within the said schirefdome, quhais names salbe gevin in roll subscryvit be ony tua of the saidis commissioneris personallie, or at thair duelling places, to compeir before the saidis commissioneris in the said burgh off Edinburgh the said first Tuyisday of December, with continewatioune of dayes, bringand with thame and exhibitand before the saidis commissioneris all and sindrie thair saidis auld retoures and infeftmentis of thair saidis landis within the said schirefdome, to be sene and considderit be the saidis commissioneris to the effect foirsaid. With certificatioun to sick as compeiris not befoir the saidis commissioneris at the said day and place and produce not thair auld retoures and infeftmentis upoun thair aithe solemlie gevin that thai had na uther bot sick as they sall produce at the said day, that the rollis to be made and sett down be the saidis commissioneris salbe acceptit and allowit of as just and perfyit taxit rollis of the samene schirrefdome and be decernit to be registrat in his majesties register and nevir to be impugnit nor querrellit heirefter, bot the samene to stand in full force and affect, nochtwithstanding of ony infeftment or retour to be producit in anye judgement or court quhatsumevir for preving of ony of the landis within the saidis rollis sua to be sett down be the saidis commissioneris to be retourit at any lawer raite nor they ar extentit to or to ly within anye uther jurisdictiounes nor they ar designed to ly be the saidis taxit rollis to be sett down be the saidis commissioneris in maner abovespecifiet. And in the meane tyme, the saidis lordis findis and declairis the granting off this present comissione salbe no lett nor impediment to the collectoure off the taxatiounes or his deputtis to charge and compell the said schirreff of the said schirefdome of Kincairdin, present and to cum, to mak payment of the taxatioun of the landis lyand within the said schirrefdome of Kincairdine according as they have bene in use and custome of payment off the samene before the granting of this present commissioune unto the tyme the said commissioune tak full effect, conforme to the tennour thairoff abovespecifit.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off parliament, considdering the evident appeirance of harme to the haill liegis of this realme gif coale, quhilk is our best fewall, inlaik or be utterlie exhaustit within this kingdome, and speciallie besyid the coistsyid quhair the samene may be easiest transportit; and being willing to tak sum goode solide ordour for preventing the said danger, quhilk can not be convenientlie done without sum tryell and cognitioun be first made and takin thairanent, have thairfore gevin and grantit and, be the tennour heiroff, gevis and grantis full power and commissioun to the persounes following: [...], James, archebischope of Glasgow, Adame, bischope of Dumblane, Jhonne, erle of Wigtoun, David, lord Carnegie, Schir Johnne Skrimgeour of Dudope, knycht, Alexander Lauder off Haltoun, Mungo McCall and Schir George Bruce off Carnok, knight, to sicht, view, try and considder the present estate off all and everie coilheuche lyand within tua myillis to the water of Forthe and coist syid thairoff on baithe the syiddis of the samene, gif the samene coilheuchis be coistlie and dificill to wine and in danger of drowning, gif they be not spedielie wroght and the work manteaned by forrayne sale, or gif the samene may be easelie wrocht with ressonable chairgis and have a competent sale in the cuntrie aboute and towardis Leithe and all the coistsyid about, quhairby it may be the more perfyitlie knawin gif the restraynt of exporting of coale be necessar or nocht. And ordanis the saidis commissioneris to meit in the toun of Edinburgh upoun the first Tuyisday of Apryill, and thair sett down and appoynte thair tymes of visitatioun and all uther thingis requisit and expedient for furtherance of that quhilk is heirby committit to thair charge. And as they try and find the estate of the saidis heuches and quhat is maist necessar to be done thairanent, ordanis thame to reporte thair proceiding in wreat in presens of the lordis of counsell upoun the first counsell day in the monethe of Junii thairefter, to the effect the samene may be recordit in the buikis of counsell and at the first occasioun of ane uther parliament be offerrit to the consideratiounes of the estaittis, that thai may tak sick ordour thairanent as the mater it selff salbe found to requyre.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering that thair is sindrie benefices pertening of auld to abbotis, pryoures and nunnes dissolvit and erectit to sindrie persounes in this present parliament be his majestie, with advyse of the saidis estaittis, in lordschippis and baronies; and als that the patronages off the kirkis pertening to the saidis abbacies, pryouries and nunries ar gevin and annexit to the samene lordschippis and baronies to the foirsaidis persounes; as alsua that thair ar dyverse utheris patronages of benefices gevin and disponit be his majestie, with advyse foirsaid, in this present parliament, to sindrie particular persounes; and oure said soverane lord and estaitis foirsaidis, being maist willing that thair be ane yeirlie dewtie contenit in everie ane of the saidis erectiounes quhilk salbe payit yeirlie to his hienes and his successouris, and also being willing that the ministeris serveing or that heirefter sall serve at the kirkis of everie personage or vicarage quhairoff the patronages ar now disponit in this present parliament to quhatsumevir persoun, ather in thair erectiounes or utherwayes, be prowydit of sufficient stependis, and that the haill kirkes be plantit with sufficient ministeris to serve the cure at ilk kirk, sua money of thame as ar yit unplantit, thairfore, and that the premisse may be performit, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes gevin and grantit and, be this present act, gevis and grantis full power and commissioune to Alexander, erle of Dumfermeling, chancelare of this realme, Johnne, erle of Marr, gryit thesaurer off this realme, George, erle of Wintoun, Robert, earle of Lowithiane, Thomas, erle of Melros, Jhonne, vicount Lauderdaill, David, lord Carnegie, Schir George Hay of Kinfawnes, knycht, clerk of register, and Schir Williame Oliphant of Newithoun, knycht, advocat to oure soverane lord, or ony fyve of thame, to modifie, decerne and declare the yeirlie dewtie to be contenit in everie ane of the foirsaidis erectiounes to be payit yeirlie to oure said soverane lord and to his majesties successoures, and the samene dewtie to be insert be the clerk of register and his deputtis in everie act of erectione grantit in this present parliament. And the saidis estaittis declaires that the yeirlie dewties to be modiefiet, decernit and declairit be the saidis persounes in maner foirsaid be vertew of this present commissioun salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in the selff as gif the samene yeirlie dewties hade bene modifiet, decernit and declairit be the saidis haill estaittis and had bene presentlie insert and conteanit in evrie ane of thir erectiounes. And siclyik, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes gevin and grantit, lyikas by the tennour of this present act gevis and grantis full power and commissioun to Johnne, archebishope of Sanctandros, James, archebischope of Glasgow, Patrik, bischope of Aberdene, Adame, bischope of Dumblane, Andro, bischope of Gallowaye, Johnne, bischope of Cathnes, the saidis Alexander, erle of Dumfermeling, chancelare, Johnne, erle of Marr, thesaurer, Robert, erle of Louthiane, Robert, erle of Roxburgh, Johnne, vicount Lauderdaill, and David, lord Carnegie, or ony thrie of the saidis bischopes and any thrie of the saidis erles and lordis, to modifie, decerne and declare to everie minister serveing or that heirefter sall serve at everie kirk the cure thair yeirlie stependis in all tyme cuming, by thair manse and gleib off all thair kirkes quhairoff the patronages ar disponit be oure said soverane lord in this present parliament in the erectiounes of temporall lordschippes and baronies or utherwayes quhatsumevir, to the effect that the haill kirkis, baith alreddy plantit or as yit unplantit, may be prowydit to sufficient stependis in all tyme cuming; and that everie kirk may be prowydit of ane minister to serve the cure at ilk kirk, and that thai have sufficient and competent stependis, at the leist fyve hundereth merkis money of this realme or fyve chalderis victuell prowydit to everie ane of thame to serve the cure in all tyme cuming as said is; prowyding nevirtheles that gif the present standing stependis at ony of the saidis kirkis be above fyve hundereth merkis or fyve chalderis victuell, that the samene stependis sall nawayes be diminischit, bot to stand in the same estate as they ar presentlie. And it is heirby declarit that it salbe lesum to ony persone or persones of thair awin gudwill and plesour to augment and increase the stependis now to be modifiet be vertew of this present commissioune. And oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis dischargis the clerk of register and his deputtis of all buiking and extracting of anye actis of the saidis erectiounes or ony uther act of this present parliament quhairin the patronages of the benefices ar disponit; and als dischargis the keiparis off the registeris and seallis to expeid ony of thir saidis infeftmentis unto the tyme that oure said soverane lordis yeirlie dewtie and the ministeris sufficient and competent stependis be first modiefiet, decernit and declarit be the persounes foirsaidis conforme to the tennour of this present act of commissioun in all poyntes.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that be act of parliament holdin in the monethe of Junii 1617 yeiris, his majestie, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of the said parliament, gave full power to certane comissionaris mentionat thairin, or to ony aucht of thame, to meit and convene togidder at sick tymes and place as they suld think expedient and to consult, advyse, appoynt and determine upoun maist convenient meanis how thair suld be ane just measure and wecht throchout all the pairtis of this kingdome universallie to serve all his hienes liegis, by the quhilk they suld buy, sell, ressave and geve out in all tyme thairefter; quhilk measour his majestie, with advyse foirsaid, fand suld be that measour of Linlithgow, quhilk wes than and is now commonlie useit, and quhilk hes bene useit maist custumablie throchout the greitest pairt of this kingdome fiftie or thriefcore yeiris bypast; and for setling of perfyite ordour quhairby all the measouris that ar now useit may be reducit to the conformitie off the said measure, and for making of proportioun answerable betuix lesser measoures and the greitest, as the said act at lenth beiris. Conforme to the quhilk act the comissioneris mentionat thairintill appoyntit be his hienes and estaittis foirsaidis, haveing met and convenit within the burgh of Edinburgh, and the said measure and firlote of Linlithgow with the jedge, quhilk is the warrand thairof, being exhibite and producit before thame, and having sene, considderit and met the same, they, after gude advyse and deliberatioun had be thame thairanent, fand the same measour and firlote to contene tuentie ane pyntis and ane mutchkin of just Sterline jug and measoure, and declarit, statute and ordanit the same firlote to be the just and onlie firlote quhilk suld be useit be all his majesties liegis in all tyme thairefter for metting of quheit, ry, beines, peis, meill, quhyt salt and sick uther stufe and victuell as has bene in use to be measored by straik mett within this kingdome, as the act, statute and ordinance made thairupoun be the saidis commissioneris of the date the nyntene day of Februare, jM vjC and auchtene yeiris mair fullie proportis. And in respect thair is ane gryit abuse and contempt baithe be these persounes quha has embraced and obeyit the saidis actis and statutes in inlargeing of the measure mair nor is prescryvit in the act, as be these quha will not obey and acknawledge the same, being solidlie concludit, sett doun and determined be the saidis commissioneris efter guid tryell and deliberatioune, quhilk is to the gryit hurt and skaithe of the gentlemen and laboreris of the ground within this kingdome; for remied of the quhilk contempt and dissobedience, his majestie, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of this present parliament, hes ratiefied and approvin and, be the tennour heiroff, ratiefies, apprevis and confermis the actis and statutes respective abovementionat in the haill heidis and conditiounes of the samene efter the formes and tennouris thairoff, and commandis and chargis all his majesties leigis and subjectis to acknawledge, embrace, obey and observe the samene actis and statutes respective in the haill heiddis and condiciounes of the samene in forme and maner speciallie and particularlie mentionat and sett doun thairintill, efter the formes and tennouris thairoff under all hiest payne, charge and offence quhilk thai may incure and inrin throcht thair dissobedience and as they wilbe ansurable thairanent.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering that for the better effectuating of the commendable purpois intendit be the toun of Edinburgh of inbringing water frome a far off to thair said toun, it wilbe necessar for the convoying of the said water that seuchis and ditches be cassin in the landis and heretage pertening to thair nichtbour gentlemen, for the quhilk of all equitie thair aucht sum recompence to be made to the saidis heretore, thairfore, and for bettir ordour to be takin heirin, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes remittit the said mater and consideratioun thairoff to the lordis of his majesties previe counsell and, be the tennour heiroff, gevis and grantis full power and commissione to the saidis lordis of previe counsell to determine and appoynt quhat particular recompence salbe gevin be the said tone of Edinburgh to suche heritouris of landis throcht the quhilkis the water man be convoyed as said is, quhais decreit and determinatione to be gevin heirupone sall have the full force, strenthe and authoritie off ane act of parliament ay quhill the halding of the nixt parliament and farder quhill the same decreit be dischargit.
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Thrie references suld be heir ar nocht and behind, viz: a reference to the secreit counsall anent the Clangregour, a reference to the secreit consell anent the taxatioun of the schirefdome of Linlithqw, a reference to the secret counsell anent the professouris of medecine.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament ratifies and apprevis the infeftment maid and grantit be umquhile James the Fourt, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, under the gryit seall to umquhile James, lord Hammiltoun, grandschir to his hienes right traist cousing and counsellour James, marques of Hammiltoun, earle of Arrane and Cambridge, lord Aven and Inverdaill etc., off the landis and erledome of Arrane lyand within the schirefdome off Bute, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, advocatione and donatioun of kirkes and chaplanries thairoff, castellis, fortalices, milnes, fischeingis and all thir pertinentis belanging to the saidis landis and erledome, to be haldin off the said umquhile James the Fourt, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, and his successouris in fee heretage and frie baronie for evir, for the yeirlie payment of ane silver pennye at the feast of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme, giff it wer askit, off the date the ellevint day of August, jM vC and thrie yeiris; and siclyik the infeftment made and grantit be oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of Charles, prince of Scotland and Wallis, duke of Rothesaye and Albanye and of Cornuall and Yorke, and stewart of Scotland, and als be the said Charles, prince and stewart of Scotland, for him selff and for all right and tytle quhilk he had, hes or may pretend in and to the landis and utheris above and efterspecifit, with advyse and consent of oure said soverane lord, his derrest father and lauchfull administratour for his interes, and be thame baithe with ane consent and assent, and lyikwayes with consent of Johnne, erle of Marr, lord Erskin and Garioche etc., heigh thesaurer, comptrallar, collectour and thesaurer of his hienes new augmentationes of the said kingdome of Scotland, and of the remanent lordis of his hienes previe counsell, his majesties commissioneris, and of the lordis of the prince his hieghnes counsell, commissioneris nominate be his hienes, with advyse of his said derrest father, for administratione of the prince his hienes effairis within the said kingdome of Scotland under thair gryit seallis, infeftmentis made to the said James, marques of Hammiltoun, umquhile James, erle of Arrane, his uncle, and umquhile James, duke of Chatterarolt, erle off Arrane, his guidschir, quha wes sone and air to the said umquhile James, lord Hammiltoun, off the landis and erledome abovewrittin, with the retoures and preceptis of seasing quhairupoun the samene proceidit, and ane new gift and dispositioun to the said James, merques of Hammiltoun, his airis maill and assignais quhatsumevir off the landis and earledome abovespecefied proceiding upoun his awin resignatioun, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing respective following upoun the saidis tua infeftmentis, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiones thairin conteanit efter the formes and tennouris thairoff, and statutes and ordanis this present ratificatione to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the infeftmentis respective abovespecifit, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenthe and worde be worde insert heirintill. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, for the guide, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie and his hienes maist noble progenitouris be the said James, marques of Hammiltoun and his predicessouris, quhilk service his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes tryed and fund to have bene verie proffitable to his majestie and to this realme and liegis thairoff and worthie of remuneratioun, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis the foirsaidis landis and erledome of Arrane with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennetis, advocatioun and donatioune off kirkis and chaplanries thairoff, castellis, fortalices, milnes, fischeingis and all thair pertinentis belanging to the saidis landis and erledome fra his majesties croun and patrimonie thairoff, and fra the principalitie and fra all actis of annexatioune made be his majestie or his hienes predicessouris quhairby the landis and utheris foirsaidis, or anye pairt thairoff, wer annexit to his majesties croun, or to the principalitie, to the effect that his majestie may gif, grant and dispone the samene to the said James, marques of Hammiltoun, his airis maill and assignais foirsaidis heretablie, togidder with all rycht, tytill, entres and clame of right quhilk his majestie, his hienes predicessouris or successouris had, have or may anye wayes have or clame thairto, or ony pairt thairoff in tyme cuming, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in frie blenche for payment of ane pennye at the principall messuage of the said erledome at the feast of Witsondaye in name of blenche ferme, gif it beis askit allanerlie. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis off this present parliament ratiefies, apprevis and perpetuallie confermes the infeftment made and granted be his majestie under his hienes gryit seall to the said umquhile James, erle of Arrane, uncle to the said James, merques of Hammiltoune, and his aires maill thairin conteanit, of all and sindrie the landis and baronye off Hammiltoun, with the castell, fortalice, corne mylnes, walk milnes, annexis, connexis, pairtes, pendicles, outseattis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun and donatioune of kirkes and chaplanries, woddis, forrestis and parkis of the samene, lyand within the schirefdome of Lanerk, and of all and sindrie the landis and baronie of Mauchanschyre, with toures, fortalices, fischeingis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair partinentis lyand as said is, with the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the deanerie off Glasgow, callit the personage of the kirkes of Hammiltoun and Dalserff, off the date at Hammiltoun, the xxiiij day off Junii jM vC fourscore nyne yeiris, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiounes thairin contenit efter the forme and tennour thairoff; and statutes and ordanis this present ratificatioune to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the infeftment abovewrittin, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun wer at length and worde be worde insert heirintill. And als his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes exceptit and, be thir presentis, exceptis the rightis and infeftmentis made and grantit be his majestie and his hienes maist noble progenitouris to the said James, merques of Hammiltoun and his predicessouris abovenominat off the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the said denerie of Glasgow, callit the personage of Hammiltoun and Dalserff, and of the remanent kirkes and chaplanries abovementionat fra the act off parliament made in the monethe of Junii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscore threttene yeiris, intitulat 'Anent infeftmentis gevin be his majestie with new right of patronage', and declaires the said act of parliament nawayes to be extendit to the infeftmentis, rightis and titles made be his majestie and his hienes maist noble progenitouris to the said James, merques of Hamiltoun and his predicessouris abovespecifit of the said denerie of Glasgow, callit the personage of Hamiltoun and Dalserff, and of the remanent kirkes and chaplanries above mentionat and right of patronage thairoff† at any tyme bygane preceiding the date of thir presentis, and that the saidis infeftmentis and rightis made and granted be his majestie and his predicessores to the said James, merques of Hamiltoun and his antecessouris abovenominat of the saidis denerie of Glasgow, kirkis and chaplanries abovementionate, and right of patronage thairoff abovewrittin, ar and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samen hade bene made and grantit be his majestie and his predicessouris with consent of the titularis thairoff for the tyme, and as gif the samen had bene speciallie and expreslie exceptit furthe and fra the foirsaid act of parliament made in the said monethe of Junii, jM vC fourescore threttene yeiris, quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis dispenses for evir.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and approvis the actis and statutes made of before anent the uniting of the provestrie of Kirkheuche, place and landis pertening thairto, with all thair pertinentis, to the archbischoprik of Sanctandros, in the haill heiddis and articles thairoff, and willes that the samene sall stand unite and annexit thairto in all tyme cuming, and to that effect hes dissolvit and dissolvis the haill landis, baronies, milnes, fischeingis and utheris pertening to the said provestrie frome the act of annexatione maid in anno jM vC fourscore sevin yeiris, and frome all actis made of before or sensyne quhilkis his majestie annullis in sa far as the samen may be extendit to the saidis landis, baronnes and utheris foirsaidis; and als of new unites and annexis the said provestrie with the place thairoff, haill landis, baronies, milnes, fischeingis and utheris pertening thairto to the said archebischoprik of Sanctandros, to remane thairwith inseperablie in all tyme cuming as ane proper pairt of the patrimonie of the same, excepting alwayes furthe of this present act the kirk of Seres, personage and viccarage thairoff, quhilk is seperated and dismemberit frome the said provestrie and quhilk is erectit in ane severall benefice, quhairoff the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage is disponit be his majestie in favoures of umquhile Robert, lord Lindsaye, his airis maill and assignais, conforme to his rightis and infeftmentis maid to him thairupoun, quhilk his majestie and estaittis ratiefies and apprevis and declaires sall nawayes be comprehendit in this present act, bot altogidder exceptit thairfra, with reservatioun of the kirkis of Strabrok, Arbuthnet, Dysert, Benholme, Fetteresso.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and apprevis the tua infeftmentis respective efter specifit: the ane thairoff made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes grychte seall to his hienes right traist cousing and counsellour Williame, earle of Angus, lord Douglas and Abirnethie, in lyverent for all the dayes of his lyftyme and his hienes right traist cousing Archbald, lord Douglas, maister of Anguse, his eldest lauchfull sone, his airis maill and of tailyie thairin contenit, off all and haill the landis and baronie of Wandell, with the annexis, connexis, outseattis, partis, pendicles and pertinentis, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, milnes, milnelandis, woddis, fischeingis, advocatioun, donations and right of patronage of the kirkis, benefices and chaplanries thairoff, and all thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Lanerk, contening ane new gift with supplement off all faultis and imperfectiounes to be haldin off oure said soverane lord and his successoures in frie blenche, fie and heretage for evir, for the yeirlie payment of ane pennye usuall money of this realme of Scotland upoun the ground of the saidis landis at the feast of Witsondaye in name of blenche ferme, gif it beis askit, of the date at Theobalis, the sextene day of September, jM vjC and sevintene yeiris; and the uther of the saidis infeftmentis made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes grychte seall to the said William, erle of Angus, his aires maill, successouris and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, off all and haill the landis of Milnemure, with the pertinentis, being proper pairt and pertinent of the lordschip off Douglas lyand within the said schirefdome of Lanerk, and siclyik off all and sindrie the teindschevis of the toun, landis, territorie and boundis of the burgh of Lanerk, callit the inteyndis of the said burgh of Lanerk, with the pertinentis of the samen quhatsumevir lyand within the parochin and schirrefdome of Lanerk foirsaid, conteaning ane new gift with supplement of all faultis and imperfectiounes to be haldin off his majestie and his successouris in frie blenche for payment of the blenche dewtie thairin contenit, off the date at Halierudhous, the sevint day of Merche, jM vjC and tuentie yeiris, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie poyntis, heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiounes thairin contenit efter the formes and tennoures thairoff. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis statutes and ordanis that this present ratificatioun and confirmatione of the saidis infeftmentis, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the saidis infeftmentis, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupone wer at length and worde be worde insert and ingrossit in this present act.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse of the estaittis off parliament, haveing consideratioun of the causses and crymes for the quhilkis umquhile Johnne, lord Maxuell wes foirfault, and that the sentence of foirfaultour was not pronuncit aganis him for crymes committit aganis his majesties sacred persoun nor estate of the cuntrey (quhilk justlie might have closit up the durris of his majesties favoure to the said Lord Maxuellis posteritie), and thairwith haveing gude prufe and experience of the dewthifull behaveour, loyaltie and affectioun caryed towardis his hienes and gude estate off the cuntrie be his majesties weilbelovit cousing and trustie counsellour Robert, earle of Nithisdale, lord Carlyill and Eskdaill, brother germane to the said umquhile Lord Maxuell, and that his majestie has alreddye be his lettres patentis under his gryit seale restoirit and reintegrat the said Robert, earle of Nithisdaill (thairin styillit Robert Maxuell and Robert, lord Maxuell) to the haill landis, rentis, teyndis, leving, honoures, offices and dignities of auld belanging to the hous of Maxwell, thairfore his majestie, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of parliament, ratiefies, approvis and confermis the thrie lettres patentis grantit be his majestie under the gryit seale anent the restoiring of the said earle to his landis, leving, teyndis, honoris, offices and dignities belonging to his predicessoures, ane thairoff daittit at Roystoun, the fyift day of October, jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, the secund daittit at Newmarket, the threttene day of Marche, the yeir of God jM vjC nyntene yeiris, and the third dated at Ferhame, the tuentie nynt day of August, jM vjC and tuentie yeiris, in everie heid, article, claus and conditioun thairoff, siclyik and in the same maner as giff the saidis lettres patentis wer insert heirin. Lyikas, be the tennour of this present statute, his majestie and the estaittis of this realme rescindis, reduces, casses, retreitis and annullis the foirsaid sentence and dome of foirfaltour led and deducit aganis the said umquhile Johne, lord Maxuell in his majesties parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the [...] day of [...], the yeir of God jM vjC and [...] yeiris, and findes and declairis the same to have bene frome the begynning, to be now and in all tyme cuming of nane availl, force, strenthe nor effect with all that hes followit or that maye follow thairupoun, and restoires the said earle, his airis and successoris aganis the samen and to all landis, rentis, teindis, possessiounes, honouris, offices, dignities and utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit to the said earle, his predicessoures and quhairin they wer in possessioun before the said foirfaultour siclyik and in the same maner as gif the said dome of foirfaultour had nevir bene pronunced; and als declairis thir presentis to be als effectuall to the said Earle of Nithisdale, his aires and successoures for brukeing, injoying and possessing off thair saidis landis, teyndis, leving, possessiounes, honoures, offices and dignities as gif the same sentence and dome of foirfaultour hade bene reduceit and takin awaye be way of ordiner actioun off reductioun, quhairanent his majestie and estaittis dispensses. And als willis and declairis this present statute be als effectuall for repossessing of him and his foirsaidis to thair saidis landis, rentis, teindis, possessiounes, honoures, offices and dignities as gif everie particular war insert heirin, and als nochtwithstanding of ony band, act, statute or constitutioun maid in the contrair, quhilk his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis annullis in sa far as the samen may be prejudiciall to thir presentis. And for thair bettir repossessing thairintill, ordanis lettres of horneing to be direct heiron on ane simple chairge off ten dayis aganis all and quhatsumevir persones now possessoures of the saidis landis, rentis, teyndis, possessiounes, offices, honoures and dignities for repossessing of the said earle and his foirsaidis thairintill and to the maillis and dewties thairof, and that summerlie without ony forder proces or actione of law, excepting furthe heiroff the landis disponit be his majestie be vertew of the said foirfaultoure to Williame, lord Cranstoun, Schir Jhonne Cranstoun, his sone, Schir Gedeone Murraye, Schir Patrik Murray, his sone, and the landis disponit to Schir Thomas Penrodoke and to James Maxuell conteanit in the chartour grantit to him, daittit at Grenewhiche, the xxviij day off Junii 1621, allanerlie, for thair guid service, quhilk is declairit nawayes to cum under the compas of this present act, nor na former act nor statute, bot to remayne and be bruikit be thame and utheris haveing thair right according to the securities maid to thame thairupoun, and with the haill priviledgis competent to donatoures of foirfault landis be the lawes and actis of parliament of this realme, to the quhilk this present act annulling the said foirfaultour sall mak na dirogatioun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that the toun of Kirklistoun is and hes bene thir mony yeiris bygane the heid burgh of the lordschip and regalitie of Sanctandros upone the southe syid off the water of Forthe, and that George, earle of Wintoun, lord Seatoun and his predicessoures ar and have bene thir monie yeiris bipast heretable bailyeis and justiciaris of the said regalitie to the archebischopes off Sanctandros and thair predicessouris, and als heretable fewaris to thame of the said toun and landis of Kirklistoun, with the pertinentis, thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament have ratiefiet and approvin and, be the tennour heiroff, ratiefies and approvis the said toun of Kirklistoun in heid burgh of the said lordschip and regalitie off Sanctandros upone the said southe syid of the said water off Forthe, with all chartouris, infeftmentis, rightis and tytillis maid to the said George, earle of Wintoun and his predicessouris be the said Archebischope off Sanctandros and his predicessoures, baithe of the said office of bailyerie and justiciarie of the said regalitie of Sanctandros on the southe syid of the said water of Forthe, and als of the said baronye of Kirklistoun. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declaires the said burgh off Kirklistoun to have bene and to be in all tyme coming the heid burgh off the said regalitie of Sanctandros upoun the said southe syid of the said water of Forthe, and of new makis, constitutes, creatis and erectis the said toun of Kirklistoun, with all and sindrie housis, biggingis, yairdis, toftis and croftis lyand within the boundis of the saidis landis of Kirklistoun in ane haill and frie burgh of regalitie, to be callit now and in all tyme cuming the burgh of Kirklistoun, and gevis and disponis to the said burgh of Kirklistoun the haill priviledgis, liberties and immunities pertening to ane heid burgh of regalitie; and statutes and ordanis the samen burgh of Kirklistoun to remayne in all time cuming the heid burgh off the said lordschip and regalitie of Sanctandrois upoun the said southe syide of the said water of Forthe and of the haill landis pertening to the bischoprik of Sanctandros in propertie or tenandrie lyand upoun the said southe syide of the said water off Forthe. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis gevis and disponis to the said burgh off Kirklistoun and to the heretable fewaris thairoff, present and to cum, full power and libertie to big, have and hald within the said burghe ane tolbuithe, ane mercate croce and ane oulklie mercate upoun Frydday and tua frie faires yearlie, the ane thairoff to begin yeirlie upoun the tuentye day off Julii, callit Sanctmargaretis Day, and the uther off the saidis frie faires to begin yeirlie upoun the tuentie aucht day of October, callit Symone and Jude, and ather of the saidis fairis to continew and indure for the space of aucht dayes; with full power to thame to intrometwith, uplift, collect and apply to thair awin use the toillis, custumes, gryit and small, of the said burgh and of the oulklie mercate and yearlie frie fairis thairoif above specifit.
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Maister Thomas Nicolsone, elder, advocat, procuratour for Johnne Murray of Lochmaben, grome of his majesties bed chalmer, protestit that quhatsoevir certificatioun is grantit to the Earle of Wintoun of the bailyerie and justiciarie of the landis lyand be southe Forthe, pertening to the archebischoprik of Sanctandros, that the same sall nawayes prejudge the said Johne and his infeftment he hes of the Archebischope of Sanctandros off the heretable bailyerie of the lordschip of Tynninghame and fees and casualities thairoffe.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that be ane speciall act maid in his hienes parliament haldin at Peirthe in the moneth of Julii, the yeir of God jM vjC and sex yeiris, and for the causes thairin specifit, his majestie and estaittis of the said parliament dissolvit the landis and rentis of the temporalitie of the abbacie of Jedburghe and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto fra the actis of annexatioun thairoff to his majesties croun and fra all uther actis of annexatioune thairoff quhatsumevir, to the effect the samen micht be disponit heretablie to umquhile Alexander, earle of Home, lord Dunglas, his aires maill and assigneyis thairin specifit, as in the said act of parliament at mair lenth is conteanit; lyik as the said umquhile Alexander, erle of Home, being lauchfullie prowydit to the spiritualitie of the saidis benefices with the kirkes, teyndis and utheris pertening thairto, maid dew and lauchfull resignatioun and dimissioun of the samene in the handis of his majestie, to the effect that his majestie might geve, grant and dispone the samen to the said umquhile Alexander, erle of Home, his airis maill and assigneyis heretablie, as the provisioun made to the said umquhile Alexander, erle of Home of the spiritualitie of the saidis benefices, procuratorie of dimissioun of the samen maid be him and ane instrument of dimissioun following thairupoun at mair lenth proportis. Upone the quhilk act of parliament and dimissioun, the said umquhile Alexander, erle of Home wes dewlie and heretablie infeft and seasit in the haill landis, teindis and utheris quhilkis pertenit of old to the saidis benefices, temporalitie and spiritualitie thairoff, be vertew and conforme to ane chartoure maid and grantit be his majestie under his hieghnes gryit seale to the said umquhile Alexander, erle of Home thairanent, off the date the tuentie day off Merche, the yeir of God jM vjC and ten yearis, as the samyne chartour, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun at mair lenth beiris. Thairfore, and for the gode, trew and thankfull service done to his majestye and his hienes maist noble progenitoures be the said umquhile Earle of Home and his predicessoures in tyme bygane, tending to the contentment of his majestie, tranquillitie and peace of this realme and weall of the liegis thairoff, oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and approvis the foirsaid act of dissolutioun off the landis and utheris quhilkis pertenit of auld to the temporalitie off the said abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto, the foirsaid procutorie of dimissioun maid be the foirsaid umquhile Alexander, erle of Home off the spiritualitie of the saidis benefices and instrument of resignatioune and dimissioun following thairupoun, the foirsaid chartour maid and grantit be his majestie to the said umquhile Erle of Home of the date abovewrittin, with the precept and instrument of seasing following upoun the samen, in all poyntis, articles and clauses thairin contened, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun in sua far allanerlie as the samyne concernis or may be extendit to the landis, teyndis and utheris quhilkis pertenit of auld to the saidis benefices off the abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto and na farder; declaring this present generall ratificatioun to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as giff the act of parliament, chartoure and utheris evidentis abovespecifit wer at lenth insert heirintill, anent the not inserting quhairoff his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis, be thir presentis, dispensses for evir. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that Schir David Home off Wodderburne, knycht, being lauchfullie prowydit to the spiritualitie off the saidis benefices of the abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto, with consent of the convent thairof, hes made ane lauchfull resignatioun and dimissioun thairof in the handis of his majestie, or gif the lordis of his hienes secreit counsell of the kingdome of Scotland, haveing his majesties full power and commissioun to ressave resignatories and dimissiounes in his majesties name to the effect that his majestie may gif, grant and dispone to his majesties right traist cousing James, now erle off Home, his airs maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie all and haill the abbacye places, clausteris, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis and all utheris lyand within the precinctis of the saidis abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie, and siclyik all and sindrie the teindschevis and utheris teindis, fructis, rentis, proventis, emolumentis and dewties pertening and belanging thairto sa far as concernes the spiritualitie thairof, as the provisioun maid to the said Schir David Home to the spiritualitie of the saidis benefices, procutorie of dimissioun off the samen maid be him with consent foirsaid and instrument of dimissioun following thairupoun at mair lenth proportis, thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament have of new dissolvit and, be the tennoure heirof, of new dissolvis all and sindrie the landis, baronies, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, milnes, multouris, woddis, fischeingis, coillis, coilheuchis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, feufermes, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening and belonging of auld to the temporalitie of the said abbacie of Jedburgh and cell of Cannabie annexit thairto fra the said act of annexatioun made upoun the tuentie nynt day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourescore sevin yeiris, annexand the temporalitie of all benefices within this realme to the patrimonie of his hienes croun; and siclyik hes off new dissolvit and, be thir presentis, off new dissolvis the saidis abbaye places, clausteris, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and all utheris lying within the precinctis of the saidis abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto, and siclyik all and sindrie the teyndschevis, utheris teyndis, fruitis, rentis, proventis, emolumentis and dewties, alsueill of the personage as viccarage, of all and sindrie the paroches kirkes efterspecified pertening to the saidis abbacye of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thair to, to wit: all and sindrie the teyndschevis and utheris teyndis, personage and viccarage, of the kirkis of Jedburgh, Ekfurde, Howname, Oxnem, Hopkirk, Nisbite, Craling, Spittell and Cassiltoun, quhilkis ar kirkis of the said abbacye of Jedburgh lyand within the schirrefdome of Roxburgh, and all and sindrie the teyndschevis and utheris teyndis, personage and vicarage, of the kirkis of Wauchope and Cannabie, quhilkis ar kirkis of the said cell or pryourie of Cannabie lyand within the schirrefdome of Dumfries, fra the saidis abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto and fra the benefices thairof, quhairunto the samen pertenit of auld as the spiritualitie thairoff, to the effect that his majestie may gif, grant and dispone to the said James, erle of Home, his airis maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie all and sindrie the landis, baronies, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yeardis, orcheardis, doucattis, milnes, multeris, woddis, fischeingis, coillis, coilheuchis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening and belonging of auld to the temporalitie off the said abbacye of Jedburgh and cell of Cannabie annexit thairto, togidder with all and haill the foirsaidis abbey places, clausteris, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and all utheris lyand within the precinctes of the saidis abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto, and siclyik with all and sindrie the foirsaidis teindscheavis, utheris teindis, fructis, rentis, proventis, emolumentis and dewties, alsueill of the personage as viccarage, of all and sindrie the paroche kirkis abovespecifiet pertening to the saidis abbay of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto, togidder with all rycht, tytill, entres and clame of richt quhilk his majestie, his predicessoures or successoures had, hes or onywayes may have or clame thairto, or ony pairt thairoff in tyme coming, and als to the effect that the samen may be erectit, unite and incorporat in ane haill and frie baronye, to be callit now and in all tyme coming the baronie of Jedburgh. Attoure, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis, according to the tennoure of the foirsaid anteriour infeftment grantit to the said umquhile Alexander, earle of Home and of the act of parliament quhairupoun the samene proceidit, ordanis sufficient and qualifiet persounes to be nominat and presentit be his majestie and his successoures to serve the cure at the saidis kirkis and that thai, for thair stependis and honest sustentatioun, salhave thankfully payit to thame be the said James, erle of Home and his foirsaidis the yeirlie stependis underwrittin, viz: the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Edinburgh for the tyme sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun aucht chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff ait meill, guid and sufficient merchandise with the haill viccarage, manse and gleib of the said kirk; the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Ekfurde for the tyme sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun fyve chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff ait meill, gude and sufficient merchandise with the haill manse and gleib [...] viccarage of the said kirk; the minister serveing the cure at the kirk off Howneme for the tyme sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun thrie chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff ait meill, gude and sufficient merchandise with the haill viccarage, manse and gleib off the samene kirk; the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Oxnem for the tyme salhave and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun thrie chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff ait meill, gude and sufficient merchandise with the haill viccarages of the said kirk of Oxnem and off the kirk off Prenderleithe, togidder with the manse and gleib off the said kirk off Oxnem; the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Hopkirk for the tyme sall have and ressave yearlie for his sustentatioun thrie chalderis victuell, half beir, halff ait meill, gude and sufficient merchandise, togidder with the viccarage, manse and glebe of the said kirk; the minister serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis of Nisbit, Craling and Spittell, unite be his majesties commissioneris, sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun four chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff ait meill, gude and sufficient merchandise, togidder with the haill viccarages of the saidis kirkis and with the manse and gleib of the said kirk off Nisbite; the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk off Cassiltoun for the tyme sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustentatioun the soume of sevin hundereth merkis usuall money of the said realme of Scotland; the minister serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis of Wauchope and Cannabie, unite togidder be the saidis lordis commissioneris, sall have and ressave yeirlie for his sustenatioune for serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis the soume of fyve hundereth merkis money abovewrittin. And lyikwayes to the effect that the saidis abbacie of Jedburgh and cell or pryourie of Cannabie annexit thairto may be suppressit and extinguischit perpetuallie in all tyme coming, and that na persoun nor persounes be prowydit thairto in na tyme heirefter, renunceand and dischargeand all right and tytill quhilkis his majestie or his successoures had, hes or may pretend in and to the monkis portiounes, thriddis, first yeiris fructis and fyft pennie of the saidis benefices be quhatsumevir rightis, actis of parliament or lawes of this realme, dischargeing his hienes collectoures present and to cum of all uplifting of the samene, revokeand, dischargeand and annulland all pensiounes disponit furthe of the thriddis off the said abbacie and cell thairof abovewrittin in any tyme bygane, and decernand the samen to be null in all tyme coming; ordaning the abbey place of Jedburgh to be the principall messuage off the said baronye for taking of seasing thairat in all tyme heirefter, and that the samen sesingis to be takin thairat sall stand and be sufficient seasingis for the abbey places, teyndis and utheris abovespecifit, with the pertinentis and for everie pairt thairoff, without anye uther speciall or particular seasing to be takin at anye uther pairt or place thairof, nochtwithstanding that the samene lyes not contigue togidder bot within severall schirefdomes and jurisdictiounes, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his successoures in frie blenche, fie, heretage and frie baronie for evir; payand thairfore yeirlie the said James, erle of Home, his aires maill and assigneyis foirsaidis to oure said soverane lord and his successoures the soume of tua hundereth merkis usuall money of the said realme of Scotland at the feist of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme, and siclyk payand to the ministeris present and to cum serveing the cures at the kirkis abovementionat the yeirlie stependis abovespecifit, ilk ane of thame for thair awin pairtis as is before dewydit; and als relevand the saidis ministeris of all taxatiounnes and impositiones imposit and to be imposed upone the saidis kirkis, and of the reparatiounne thairoff, and of the furnesing of the elementis of bread and wyne to the celebratione of the comunione within the samen kirkis in all tyme cuming allanerlie. With declaratione that it nawayes extendis to the pryourie off Restennethe nor to the right quhilk Thomas, earle of Melros hes to the kirk, landis and teyndis of the parochin of Dummenye, and with speciall provisioun that heirby the saidis landis ar not erectit in ane temporall lordschip.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of this present parliament, for gude respectis and considerationes, be thir presentis ratifies and apprevis the chartoure and infeftment maid and grantit be his hienes, with advyse and consent off the lordis his hienes commisioneris of this kingdome under the gryit seale thairoff, to his right traist cousing and counsellour Robert, earle of Lowithiane, lord Ker of Newbotle and Morphet, his aires and assigneyis specifit thairintill, of all and haill the lordschip of Newbotle off the date the tuentie nynt day of Merche lastbypast, in all and sindrie the heiddis, poyntis, clauses and conditiounes contenit in the said infeftment efter the forme and tennour thairoff, with all and sindrie utheris infeftmentis maid and grantit be his hienes off the said lordschip of Newbotle to the said Robert, earle of Lowithiane and umquhile Mark, erle of Lowithiane, his father, and thair aires off quhatsumevir daittis, tennoures or contentis the samene be off or beiris, with the haill rightis quhairupoun the same proceidit, with all that hes followit thairupoun; and willis, grantis and declairis that this present ratieficatioun thairoff in generall salbe als sufficient and effectuall as gif the same and everie ane of thame wer heirin specialie expressit, ratifiet and approvin.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off parliament ratiefies and apprevis the act of parliament maid upoun the ellevint off August, jM vjC and sevin yeiris, quhairby his majestie and estaittis off parliament hes dissolvit the haill landis, baronies and utheris rentis of the temporalitie of the abbacie of Kelso and cell of Lesmahago, togidder with the haill kirkis and teyndis pertening to the said abbacye of Kelso and cell of Lesmahago, fra the said abbacye and fra his majesties croun (except certane landis, kirkis and teyndis pertening to Alexander, erle of Home and Schir Johne Cokburne of Ormestoun, knicht), to the effect the samene might have bene erectit and disponit in favoures of his majesties traist cousing Robert, erle of Roxburgh, his aires maill and successoures, as at mair lenth is conteanit in the said act of the date foirsaid; togidder with the chartouris, infeftmentis, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun maid be his majestie to the said Robert, erle of Roxburgh and his foirsaidis in the haill poyntes, articles, clauses and conditiounes off the samene. And farder, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes of new dissolvit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis the foirsaidis haill landis, baronies, annuelrentis and utheris temporall landis pertening off before to the said abbacie of Kelso and cell of Lesmahago, togidder with the haill kirkes and teyndis quhilkis pertenit of before to the said abbacie of Kelso and cell of Lesmahago, except the landis, kirkis and teyndis pertening to the saidis Erle of Home and Schir Johnne Cokburne of Ormistoun, quhilkis ar exceptit furthe off the said former act off dissolutioun and infeftmentis following thairupoun made to the said Erle of Roxburgh respective, fra his majesties croun and patrimonie thairoff, and fra all actis of annexatioun by the quhilk the foirsaidis landis, baronies, kirkis, teyndis and utheris abovespecifit wer annexit to his majesties croun at any tyme before, and to the effect his majestie may of new dispone the samene to the said Robert, erle of Roxburgh and his foirsaidis, to be haldin in maner and for payment of the dewtie contenit in his said former infeftment, or utherwayes at his majesties plesour.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratifeis and apprevis the chartoure and infeftment under his majesties gryit seale to his majesties trustie counsing Thomas, erle of Kellie, vicount off Fentoun, lord Dirletoun, his aires maill and assigneyis off all and sindrie the lands, milnes and utheris landis thairin conteanit quhilk pertenit of before to the freris predicatoures off Striviling and all unite and erectit in ane tenandrie callit the tenandrie off Royall Croft, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in fewferme for payment of certane particular fewferme dewties extending in the haill to threttie sex pund, fyve schillingis usuall money of this realme, and doubling of the samene at the entrie of the air, as in the said chartour and infeftment of the date at Edinburgh, the tuentie sevint day of Junii jM vjC and sex yeiris at mair lenth is contenit; togidder with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun in the haill heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiones thairin conteanit; and willis and grantis that this present ratieficatioun salbe als valide and effectuall as giff the said chartour and infeftment, with the precept and seasing following thairupoun, wer insert heirin de verbo ad verbum. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis hes dissolvit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis the saidis haill freir landis, milnes and utheris foirsaidis conteanit in the said infeftment fra his majesties croun and fra all actis of annexations made for annexing of the samene thairto, to the effect the samyne may be of new disponit to the said Thomas, erle of Kellie and his foirsaidis, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in fewferme for payment of the said fewferme dewtie of threttie sex pundis, fyve schillingis money foirsaid and doubling of the samyne at the entrie of the air; and ordanis infeftmentis to pas heirupoun, giff neid be, in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifeis and approves the chartoures and infeftmentis grantit be his majestie under hienes gryit seale to his majesties rycht traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melrose, lord Byiris and Bynning, president of the colledge of justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, and his airis maill and of tailyee specifit in the saidis infeftmentis, of the landis, baronies and utheris efter following, viz: the chartour and infeftment of all and haill the landis, lordschip and baronie of Bynning, comprehending the landis and baronie of Byiris, Dummeny, Inverkeithing, the landis of Bynning, Drumcroce, Preistiffeild, with the teyndis thairof includit, temple landis of Drem, togidder with the teyndis, alsueill personage as viccarage, of the kirkis of Hadingtoun and Dummenye, withe advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage thairoff, togidder with all uther landis, milnes, wodes, fischeingis, kirkis, teyndis and right of patronage thairof and utheris annexit to the said lordschip and baronye of Bynning, with castellis, toures, fortalices, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, coillis, coilheuchis, seypoirtis, burghis, annuelrentis and all utheris specifit and conteanit in the said infeftment and quhilkis ar unite, annexit, create and incorporate in ane frie lordschip and baronye callit the lordschip and baronye of Bynning, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in maner and for the payment off the yearlie dewtie thairin expressit, as in the said infeftment off the date at Carlyill, the fyift day off August, the yeir of God jM vjC sevintene yeiris, at mair lent is contenit. And siclyik ane uther chartour and infeftment grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties said right traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros and his aires maill and assigneyis specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and barronye of Bynning and assigneyis quhatsumevir off all and haill the landis of Samuelstoun, with the maner place, toure, fortalice, yairdis, orcheardis and mylnes of the samene, advocatioune and donatioun of the chaplanrie of Sanct Nicolas of Samuelstoun, with all thair pertinentis, and of all and haill the landis of Lie Aikeris, with thair pertinentis, lyand contigue to the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, all lyand within the constabularie off Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in free blenche for yeirlie payment of ane quhyit rose at the feist of Schir Johnne the Baptist in name of blenche ferme, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie, as the samene, of the date at Quhyithall, the fyift day of Januare, the yeir of God jM vjC and nyntene yeiris, at mair lenthe beiris. Togidder with ane uther chartour and infeftment grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties said right traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, his saidis aires maill and assignais abovespecifit of the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, with the maner place, toure, fortalice, yairdis, orcheardis and milnes of the samene, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis thairoff, with advocatione, donatioun and right of patronage of the chaplanrie of the foirsaid chapell of Sanctnicolas of Samuelstoun, and of all and haill the foirsaidis landis of Lie Aikeris, with the pertinentis, lyand contigue adjacent to the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome foirsaid, and of all and haill the paroche kirk and parochin of Athilstanefurde, and haill teyndis, gryit and small, pertening and belanging thairto, lyand within the said constabularie and schirefdome foirsaid, all erectit in ane frie baronye callit the baronie of Samuelstoun, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche for yeirlie payment off ane quhyit rose upoun the ground of the saidis landis of Samuelstoun at the feast of Schir Jhonne the Baptist in name of blenche ferme, gif it beis askit allanerlie, quhilk chartour is of the date the sext day of October, the yeir of God jM vjC and nynetene yeiris, as the said chartour mair fullie proportis, in all and sindrie heiddis, clauses, articles and conditiounes contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun. Lykas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, decernis and declaris that this present ratificatioun is and salbe als valide and effectuall to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis in all respectis as gif the samen chartouris, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth insert and ingrossed heirintill ad longum et de verbo in verbum. Attoure, oure said soverane lord, with consent of the estaittis foirsaidis, decernis and ordanes ane new infeftment, gif neid beis, to be past and exped to and in favoures of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis of the landis, lordschippis, baronies, kirkis, teyndis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovewrittin contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame to be haldin in maner and for payment of the dewtie thairin exprest. Lyik as his majestye and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and, be the tennoure heiroff, dissolvis the saidis haill landis, baronies, kirkis, teyndis, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovementionat fra quhatsumevir act of annexatioun in sua far as the same or ony part thairoff wes annexit to the croun; and als dissolvis and dismemberis the foirsaidis kirkis of Hadingtoun, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the pryourie of Sanct Andros, the said kirk of Dummenye, quhilk pertenit of auld to the abbacie of Jedburgh, and the said kirk of Athilstanefurde, quhilk partenit of auld to the pryourie of Hadingtoun, togidder with the haill teindis, personage and viccarage, of the saidis kirkes fra the saidis abbacyes and monasteries respective foirsaidis to the quhilkis the same wer annexit, to the effect the saidis landis, barronies, kirkes, teindis and utheris abovementionat may be of new disponit be his majestie to his majesties said rycht traist cousing and counselloure Thomas, erle of Melros, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in maner and for the payment of the dewties particularlie conteanit in the saidis infeftmentis. And als forsamekle as be speciall act and decreit gevin and pronuncit upoun the third daye of Julii, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris be the commissionaris of parliament appoyntit be oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis for plantatioune of kirkes, the modifiet stepend of the kirk of Hadingtoun is declarit as followes, viz: ane hundereth fourscouris sex pundis xiij s. iiij d. moneye; sex bollis, tua firlottis, tua peckis quhyit; ane chalder, ane boll, tua firlottis beir; tua chalderis, tua bollis, tua firlottis, tua peckis meill; and tua chalder aittis out of the personage teyndis of the said kirk of Hadingtoun pertening heretablie to the said Thomas, erle of Melros, togidder with the viccarage teyndis of the saidis paroche kirkis. And becaus the saidis viccarage teyndis wer of auld sett in tak and assedatioun togidder with the personage of the same to umquhile William Douglas of Lochlevin, therefter erle of Mortoun, his aires and assignais for dyverse yeiris and spaces and for payment of ane certane yeirlie dewtie of silver contenit in the said tak, the right of the quhilk tak is transferrit in the persoun of the said Thomas, erle of Melros be William, now erle of Mortone, oye and air to the said umquhile William, erle of Mortoun, his guidschir; according to the quhilk tak, the dewtie of the saidis viccarage teyndis proportionallie will extend to the soume of tuentie merkis monie allanerlie, and that be the said act of modificatioun the said Erle of Melros hes voluntarly additt and augmentit to the said stepend of Hadingtoun the soume of uther tuentie merkis to be payit out of the saidis viccarage teindis, makand in the haill the soume of fourtie merkis monie, togidder with the soume off tuentie pundis moniey out of the fructis of the saidis personage teyndis to be payit for the furnesing of the elementis to the celebratione of the communione; thairfore and in respect thairoff, the saidis commissioneris, in recompence of the said augmentatioun, hes addit unto the space and yeiris to rin of the tak producit before thame be the said Thomas, erle of Melros of the saidis viccarage teyndis tua lyverentis and tua nyntene yeiris to be and begin at the ischew of the said tack thairoff than producit. Lyikas also be ane uther decreit gevin and pronuncit be the saidis commissioneris of parliament upoun the tuentie ane day of Januare, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, the saidis lordis commissionaris hes unite and annexit the kirk of Auldcathye to the said kirk of Dummenye to be ane pairt and pertinent off that parochin in all tyme cuming, and hes modifiet the locall stepend thairoff to be in all tyme cuming tua chalder victuell, halff meill, halff beir, with four hundereth merkis money, quhairoff they ordanit ane hundereth merkis money to be payit yeirlie out of the saidis teindis of Auld Cathye be Thomas, lord Bynning, takisman thairoff, and the rest of the said stepend, extending to thrie hundereth merkis money and tua chalder victuell, halff meill, halff beir, to be payit yeirlie out of the teyndis of the said parochin of Dumenye be the said Thomas, erle of Melros, patrone of the said kirk and heretabill proprietar of the saidis teyndis. Thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and apprevis the foirsaidis decreittis of the saidis lordis commissioneris in the haill heiddis, poyntes, clauses and articles thairoff, and findes and declairis that the stependis abovewrittin modifiet to the said kirk of Hadingtoun and to the foirsaidis kirkes of Dummenye and Auldcathye now unite in ane kirk as said is to stand and abyid as ane constant locall and perpetuall stepend to the saidis kirkes and ministeris serveing the cure at the same in all tyme cuming, conforme to the said act and decreittis of the commissioneris of parliament abovespecifit. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that the ministeris present and to cum sall have na farder right to the saidis teyndis, gryit and small, off the saidis kirkes or anye pairt thairof, except allanerlie to the modifiet stependis conteanit in the saidis actis and decreitis of the saidis commissioneris off parliament, and that nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir claus or provisioun conteanit in the said Thomas, erle of Melros, his authoris and predicessoures rightis and infeftmentis conceavit and introducit in favores of the saidis personage and viccarage teindis or ony pairt thairoff.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis off this present parliament, ratiefies, apprevis and confermes the chartour and infeftment off the date at Roystoun, the fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie ane yeiris, grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties right traist cousing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, lord Byres and Bynning, president of the colledge of justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, and his aires maill and off tailyee specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and baronye of Bynning, and his assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie, of all and haill the lordschip and baronye of Melros, comprehending all and sindrie the landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, medowes, forrestis, mansiones, maner places, yairdis, orcheartis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, kaynis, custumes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis of the same and all thair pertinentis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the abbacie and monasterie off Melros, patrimonie and propertie thairoff, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the same, and quhairoff the commendatouris and convent of the said abbacie hes bene possessoures in any tyme bygane, quhairevir the same ly within his majesties kingdome of Scotland; and namelie the landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, tennentis, annuelrentis and utheris particularlie specifit in the said infeftment, with all and sindrie thair castellis, toures, fortalices, mansiounes, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, parkis, forrestis, medowes, haningis, milnes, multoris, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, dependences, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, with all thair pertinentis, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the abbacie and monasterie of Melros as temporalitie and pairt of the patrimonie thairoff; and off all and haill the tour and fortalice off Melros callit of auld the monasterie and abbay place of Melros, with all and sindrie housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbacie and boundis thairoff, with all thair pairtes, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir, togidder with all and sindrie teindschevis, uther teynde fruittis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir of the kirk and parochin of Melros; and off the landis of Gaitschaw, Havenangrange, Cliftoun Coit, Southe Coit, Autoneburne, Hownangrange Milne and Brewingis, alsueill personage as viccarage of the same, with all thair proffittes and commodities quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said monasterie of Melrose as spiritualitie and pairt of the patrimonie and propertie thairoff; and lyikwayis of all and haill the heretable office of bailyerie of the regalitie of Melrosland, Eist Teviotdaill and Woginche, with all and sindrie escheittis, priviledgis, liberties and immunities pertening and belanging thairto, exceptand and reservand alwayis as is exceptit and reservit in the said infeftment, togidder with the burgh of Melros erectit in ane frie burgh of regalitie, togidder with ane oulklie mercate on Setterdaye and thrie yeirlie faires, viz: the first thairoff yeirlie upoun Skyirthurisdaye, the secund thairoff at Lambes, the third thairoff at the feast of Martimes in winter, grantit and disponit be his majestie in favores of the said burgh and all uther liberties, priviledges and immunities grantit in favouris of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis, and of the foirsaid burgh off Melros, particularlie and generalie specifit in the said infeftment, all erectit in ane frie lordschip and baronye, to be callit the lordschip and baronye of Melros in all tyme cuming, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche ferme, gevand to his majestie and his successouris the frie service of ane lord and baroun in his majesties parliament and paying yeirlie to oure said soverane lord the soume of fourscore and auchtene merkis usuall money of Scotland yeirlie at the feist of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme; quhilk soume of fourscore and auchtene merkis, togidder with the particular soumes of money and dewties underwrittin, compleittis the soume of tua hundereth merkis money abovespecifit quhilk is the haill blenche ferme contenit in the originall infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip of Melros grantit in favoures of Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, now erle off [...], authour and predicessour to the said Thomas, earle of Melros, of the same, and that in respect thair is allowit in the said blenche dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money foirsaid the soume off fiftie tua pundis money foirsaid for the blenche dewtie off the toure and fortalice callit Hassindene Toure, als Monkistoure, with the bairnis, yairdis, grenis, medowes, toftis, croftis, housis, biggingis and pertinentis of the samene, with the landis and steddingis of Ringwodefeild, Cauldcleuch, North Hous, Braidhauche, Crawishope, Stobbit, Coitburgh, Sudanrig, Coilburne, West Coitrig, Bowanehill, Preistishauche and Penangowishope, with thair pertinentis now pertening heretablie to Walter, erle off Bucleugh etc., haldin be him immediatelie off oure said sovarane lord upone the resignatioun of the said Thomas, erle of Melros in frie blenche ferme for yeirlie payment of the said soume of fiftie tua pundis money; and als thair is allowit in the remanent of the said blenche dewtie off the said soume of tua hundereth merkis the soume of fyve merkis, thrie schillingis, four pennyes money abovewrittin for the blenche dewtie of the toun and landis of Langschaw, with the milnes, multeris, sequellis, knaifschipe, maner place and pertinentis thairoff and fewferme dewties of the same resignit and disponit off before in favouris of Schir Gedeoun Murraye of Elibank, knicht, his majesties thesaurer depute, to be haldin of oure soverane lord; and also that thair is allowit in the rest of the said blenche ferme dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money foirsaid the soume of thrie pundis, ten schillingis money abovewrittin as the blenche dewtie off these fyvemerk landis callit the kirklandis of Caveris disponit and resignit of before in favoures of Williame Dowglas, fear of Caveris, to be haldin also of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successouris for yeirlie payment of the said soume off thrie pundis, ten schillingis money foirsaid; and in lyikmaner that thair is allowit in the remanent of the said blenche dewtie off tua hundereth merkis moneye the soume of nyne pundis money abovewrittin quhilk Johnne, erle of Wigtoun is obleissit to pay to oure soverane lord for the blenche dewtie of the landis of Kingildurres, being a pairt of the lordschip and baronye of Melros, resignit be the said Earle off Melros in favoures of the said Johnne, earle of Wigtoun, to be haldin off oure soverane lord in frie blenche ferme for yeirlie payment of the soume of nyne pundis money abovewrittin, and sua restis de claro of the said blenche dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money abovewrittin as the said haill blenche dewtie off the said infeftment of erectioun the soume of fourescore auchtene merkis moniez abovespecifit, quhilk soume of fourscore auchtene merkis money foirsaid the said Thomas, erle of Melrose, be vertew of his said infeftment, is obleist to paye for the said lordschip and baronie of Melrose, burgh of regalitie, office of bailyerie and utheris abovewritten to oure soverane lord and his majesties successouris yeirlie at the feist of Witsondaye in name of blenche ferme, gif the same beis askit allanerlie. And als the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis paying yeirlie to the minister present and to cum serveing the cure at the said kirk of Melrose the soume of sex hundereth and threttye fyve merkis as ane pairt of the haill yeirlie stepend of fyve hunderethe pundis money foirsaid, quhilk is the haill stepend destinat and prowydit to the said minister of Melros be vertew of the infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip and baronye of Melrose grantit in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, and that in respect be vertew of the said infeftment thair is allowit and deducit of the haill stepend of fyve hundereth pundis money all and haill the soume of ane hundereth and fyvetene merkis money, quhilk the said Schir Gedeoun Murraye, be vertew of his infeftment, is oblesit to paye yeirlie to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Melros as ane pairt of the said haill yeirlie stepend off fyve hundereth pundis money abovewrittin at the termes of payment useit and wont. And als the said Thomas, earle of Melros and his foirsaidis furneising breid and wyne als oft as neid beis for celebratioun of the holie communione at the said kirk of Melros, and exonering and releiving the said minister and his successouris of all taxatiounes and burdingis quhatsumevir that may be imposit upoun the teyndis, fructis and rentis of the said kirk of Melros, and of all repairing of the said kirk of Melrose in all tyme cuming, as in the said chartour and infeftment at mair lenth is contenit; togidder with the chartour and infeftment of erectioune of the said lordschip and barony of Melros grantit be his majestie in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, now erle of [...], with ane subsequent infeftment of the samene lordschip and baronye of Melros grantit be oure said soverane lord upoun the resignatioune of the said Vicount of Hadingtoun to and in favoures of George, lord Ramsay of Dalhoussie, authour to the said Thomas, erle off Melros, and fra quhome the said Thomas, erle off Melros, his richt proceidis, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following upoun the saidis chartouris and infeftmentis, in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, clauses, articles and conditiounes specifit and conteanit in the saidis infeftmentis and ilk ane of thame. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willes and decernis and declairis that this present ratieficatioun is and salbe als valide and effectuall to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis off the landis, lordschippes, baronyes, kirkis, teyndis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovewrittin contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame, as gif the saidis chartouris, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth insert and ingrossit heirintill ad longum et de verbo in verbum. Attoure, forsamekle as the said Thomas, erle of Melros, for his farder securitie of the said lordschip and baronye of Melrose and but prejudice or dirogatioune of his former infeftmentis off the same, hes purchesit ane dimissioune fra Maister Johnne Hammiltoun, commendatour of Melrose, for dimitting of the said abbacie of Melros and benefice thairoff, with the monasterie and abbey place of the same, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbey, togidder with all and sindrie kirkis, tendeschevis, uther teyndis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, mailles, fermes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsmievir pertening and belanging to the said abbacie and benefice thairoff and spiritualitie of the same in his majesties handis or in the handis off the lordis of his majesties secreit counsell as commissionaris appoyntit for ressaving of resignationes and dimissiounes in his majesties name, to the effect his majestie may dissolve and supprese the said abbacye and off new erect the same in ane temporall lordschip and thairefter dispone the same in favouris of his majesties right traist cousing Thomas, erle of Melros and his aires maill and of tailyee specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and baronie of Bynning, and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, in dew and competent forme as use is; lyik as thair is dew and lauchfull dimissione maid be the said Maister Johnne Hammiltoun, commendatour of Melros, and his procuratouris in his name conforme thairto in maner and to the effect foirsaid, as the said procuratorie and instrument of dimissioun mair fullie proportis, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis all and haill the said abbacye of Melrose and benefice thairoff, with the monasterie and abbay place of the same, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbaye, togidder with all and sindrie kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the said abbacye and benefice thairoff and spiritualitie of the same, togidder with the kirkis of Melros and all and sindrie teyndschevis and wither teyndis, fructis, rentis, proventis, proffittes and emolumentis of the samen kirk and parochine of Melros, and of the saidis landis of Gaitschaw, Hownanegrange, Cliftoun Coit, South Coit, Autoneburne, Hownanegrange Milne and Brewingis, alsueill personage as viccarage of the samen, with thair proffittes and commodities quhatsumevir, and hes supprest and extinguischit and, be thir presentis, suppressis and extinguisches the said abbacie and memorie thairoff in all tyme cuming. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis fra his majesties croun and fra the act of annexatioun of kirklandis to his majesties croun in his majesties parliament haldin in the monethe of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscore sevin yeiris, and fra all uther actis and statutes made before the date heiroff, all and sindrie the landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, burgh of regalitie, office of bailyerie of regalitie and utheris particularlie and generalie specifiet and conteanit in the former infeftment off the said lordschip and baronye off Melros maid and grantit to the said Thomas, erle of Melros, off the date at Roystoun, the said fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie ane yeiris, to the effect that his majestie may dispone the samene haill landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, office of bailyerie, burgh of regalitie and utheris foirsaidis, togidder with the said kirk of Melros, personage and viccarage thairoff, and utheris teindis abovespecifit, togidder with the said abbay place and monasterye of Melros, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbaye to and in favoris off the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his majesties successoures for the yeirlie payment of the soume of fourscoir auchtene merkis money of Scotland in name of blenche ferme, giff the same beis askit allanerlie, and for yeirlie payment to the minister of Melros present and his successoures that salhappin to be for the tyme the said soume of sex hunderethe threttie fyve merkis money of this realme as his pairt of the said haill stepend of fyve hundereth pundis money foirsaid destinat to the said minister be vertew of the said infeftment of erectioun. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis ane new infeftment to be past and exped to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis of all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, kirkes, teyndis and utheris particularlie and generalie specifit and expressit in the said Thomas, erle off Melros, his said former infeftment of the said lordschip and baronie off Melros, to be haldin in maner and for payment of the said blenche dewtie and utheris thairin exprest in sick dew and competent forme as effeiris. And als his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaris that the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis to be frie of all the rest and remanent of the said blenche dewtie off tua hundereth merkis money contenit in the said first infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip of Melros grantit in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount off Hadingtoun, except the said soume of fourscore auchtene merkis money, quhilk the said Thomas, earle of Melros is oblesit to paye be vertew of his said last infefment, and als to be frie of the remanent of the said stepend off fyve hundereth pundis money appoyntit for the said minister of Melros and his successoures, except allanerlie the said soume of sex hundereth threttie fyve merkis money quhilk the said Thomas, erle of Melros is obleisit to pay be vertew of the said last infeftment of the said lordschip, and ordanis the remanent of the said blenche dewtie and stepend foirsaid to be exactit fra the remanent persounes abovewrittin, thair aires and successoures addettit in payment thairoff, to quhome the saidis landis and teyndis ar disponit. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaires the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis to be frie in all tyme cuming of all payment of all taxatioun to be imposit upoun anye landis, kirkes, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and teyndis pertening of auld to the said abbacy of Melros or lordschip of the same, except allanerlie in sa far as the saidis taxatiounes may be cravit of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis for the saidis landis, kirkes and teyndis of the said lordschip of Melros conteanit in his said last infeftment of the same, quhilk is of the date the said fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie ane yeiris, and na farder, excepting in favouris of the erles of Mortoun and Bukcleugh, thair infeftmentis of the landis of Esdelmure and pertinentis thairoff, with the teindis thairoff, the landis disponit be the said Thomas, erle of Melrose to Walter, erle of Bucleughe, of his landis of Ringwodefeild and utheris, and of the kirk of Hassindene and teindis, both personage and viccarage, of the same, the landis of Kingildurres, with the pertinentis disponit be the Earle of Melros to Jhonne, earle of Wigtoun, the kirk of [...] disponit be the said Erle of Melros to Schir Robert Scott of Thirlestane, knicht, the landis and teindis pertening to the abbacie of Melros wherin umquhile Schir Gedeone Murray of Elibank wes infeft haldin of his majestie, the landis of Kyillismure and Baremure with the kirk of Machlen pertening to the Lord off Loudoun.
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Oure soverane lord, with avise and consent of the estaittis of this present parliament, hes ratifiet, approvin and confermit and, be the tennour of this present act, ratifies, apprevis and confermis the chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie under his gryit seall to his hienes right traist cousing and counsellour Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, lord Thirlestane and Dame Issobell Seytoun, his spous, and the langest levar of thame tua in conjunctfie, and to the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin betuix thame, quhilkis failyeing, to the said vicount, his aires maill to be lauchfullie† gottin of his bodie, quhilkis alsua failyeing, as God forbid, to Maister Robert Maitland of Auchincreif and his aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis all failyeing, to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill and his aires maill beirand the armes and surname of Maitland and thair assignais quhatsumevir, off all and sindrie the landis and baronye of Boltoun, with the maner place, orcheartis, yairdis, milnes, milnelandis, multeris, knaifschip thairoff, with partis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, outseattis, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis thairoff, with all and sindrie thair pertinentis comprehending of auld the particular landis underwrittin, viz: all and sindrie the manis of Boltoun with the maner place, fortalice, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, milnes, milnelandis, with the pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis of Hayfurde, alias Brigand; all and sindrie the landis of Walkerland; all and sindrie the landis of Egliscarno; all and sindrie the landis of Overboltoun; all and sindrie the landis of Inglisfeild; all and sindrie the landis of Knichtknow; all and sindrie the landis of Braidwodesyid; all and sindrie the landis of Markland; all and sindrie the landis off Wodeheid; all and sindrie the landis of Plewlandis; all and sindrie the landis off Ewingstoun; all and sindrie the landis of Pilmure, with all and sindrie thair annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir respective lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in frie blenche for payment yeirlie off [...], quhilk chartour is of the date the fourtene day off Junii, jM vjC and sextene yeiris, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiounes thairoff, with all that has followit or may follow thairupoun. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, grantis and declairis that this present ratificatioune is and salbe in all tyme cuming of als gryit availl, strenth, force and effect to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill and Dame Isobell Seytoun, his spous, thair aires maill and of tailzee abovewrittin, as gif the saidis chartour, precept and instrument of seasing wer at lenth insert in this present act. And farder, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and, be the tennour of this present act, dissolvis all and sindrie the saidis landis and baronye off Boltoun with the principall maner place, orcheartis, yairdis, milnes, milnelandis, multouris, knaifschip thairoff, with pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, outseittis, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis thairoff, with all and sindrie the pertinentis comprehending the particular landis above rehersit, with thair pendicles and pertinentis lyand as said is, fra the act of parliament made in the moneth off [...], the yeir of God jM vjC yeiris, in sa far as the samen wer annexit to the croun be the foirfaultour of umquhile Johne, sumtyme erle of Gowrie, or any utherwayes quhatsumevir, and fra all uther actis of annexatioun of the samene to the croun for quhatsumevir caus, or of quhatsumevir daittis or tennouris the saidis actis be off, at ony tyme bygane preceiding the date heiroff, to the effect the samene may be disponit be his majestie to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, to be haldin blenche of his majestie its maner abovespecifit; and ordanis new infeftment to be made and grantit to the said Johne, vicount of Lauderdaill and his spous and thair aires maill and of tailzee abovespecifit of the samen, to be haldin in frie blenche in all tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that the abbacie and pryourie of Hadingtoun, quhilk consistis pairtlie of temporall landis and pairtlie of kirkis and teyndis, is alreddy for the maist pairt disponit to his majesties traist cousing and counsellour Jhonne, vicount of Lauderdaill, lord Thirlestane, conforme to his infeftmentis thairoff, quhilkis ar ratiefiet in parliament, and that thair is na benefite, proffite nor commoditie to be reapit of the said pryourie, except allanerlie off the superioritie of the landis and baronyes pertening thairto, quhairoff the propertie for the maist pairt is establischit in the persoun of the said Jhonne, vicount of Lauderdaill as said is; and als that the kirkis and teyndis of the said pryourie ar disponit or sett in tak and assedatioun for manye yeiris, sua that scairslie thair is sa mekle frie as will sustene the ministeris serveing the cure at the saidis kirkes; and his majestie, remembering the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his hienes be umquhile Johnne, lord Thirlestane, chancellar of this realme, father to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, togidder with the continewall service of the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, his sone, in his attendance of the publict effairis, both of sessione and counsell, quhilkis his majestie and estaittis findes to deserve ane condigne recompence and remuneratioun, and becaus his majestie findis not for the present ane proper occasione to benefite the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill according to the worthines of his service, and his majestie understanding that Maister Patrik Maitland of Auchincreif, quha is lauchfullie prowydit to the said pryourie, is willing to dimite the said pryourie, monasterie place, kirkis and utheris pertening thairto in his majesties handis, in favouris of Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill, eldest lauchfull sone to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, to the effect his majestie may erect and dispone the samene to the sade Johne, maister of Lauderdaill and his aires, and his majestie being maist willing thairwith to dispone the superioritie off the saidis haill baronyes and landis pertening of auld to the said abbacye of Hadingtoun, to the effect the samene, togidder with the kirkis and teyndis pertening thairto, may be all erectit in ane temporall lordschip in favouris of the said Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill, his aires maill and assigneyis, and that as ane testimonye of his majesties gracious favoures and rememberance of the faithfull services done to his hienes be the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill and his said umquhile father; thairfore his majestie and estaittis of parliament, for the causes foirsaidis, hes dissolvit and, be the tennour of this present act, dissolvis all and haill the landis, baronies and utheris underwrittin quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said pryourie of Hadingtoun, viz: fyve oxingate of land of the lordschip of Hadingtoun pertening to the said monasterie; all and sindrye landis lyand on baith the syiddes of the water of Tyne, with thair pertinentis, in the territorie of Stevinstoun; item, the landis of Bagbie, with the pertinentis; item, tua oxingate of landis and sevin aikeris with thair pertinentis in the territorie of Pilmure besyid Bagbie; item, tua oxingate of land with thair pertinentis besyid the toun of Hadingtoun; item, the landis and tenementis of Sanctmartinisgate with the milnes and utheris pertinentis; item, ten aikeris of land with the pertinentis in the territorie of Sagrestoun, with tuelff rude of moss land in Wynningden; item, ane pleughgait lyand besyid the kirk of Garvat with the pertinentis; item, the landis and tenementis of Garvat, Eistgrange, Snawdoun, Foulles, Glentarff, Carfra, Newlandis, Lesnunhoopes, quhilkis wer callit of auld Eister Hoopes, Neiwithoun, Groseley, Slaide, with ane pece of land of the territorie off Baro, with mylnes; item, ane tenement of Harveistoun with the pertinentis; item, tua oxingate of land with the pertinentis in the territorie of Benestoun and thrie rudes of moss land in the territorie of Merkill; item, ane toft and ane certane pece of land with the pertinentis in the territorie off Stayntoun; item, ane toft and ane gardine with ellevin aikeris of land in the territorie of Popill, withe the pertinentis; item, ane coster of land with the pertinentis in the territorie of Stanypethe; item, the land of Nunsyid, with the partinentis, besyid Hadingtoun; item, ane merk of annuelrent furth of ane certane feild land besyid Giffart Gait; item, sindrie borrow tenementis and rentis in the burghis and tounes of Hadingtone, Beruick, Roxburgh, Edinburgh, Inverkeithing, Northberuik, [...], Abirlauddye and Ranfrew, with the fischeing of ane nett thair in the water off Clyid, with the pertinentis; the kirklandis off Carraill; the halff of the fischeing of the haill parochin, with the landis and pertinentis annexit to the chappell of Sanct Rufe; the landis of Salchos, Newithoun, Pitcorthe, furde and halffrude of land of Croftrie; sindrie borrow tenementis and rentis of the kirk off Carraill; ellevin aikeris of land of Redermen, Pittenweymes with the partenentis; libertie of multouris in the mylne of Carraill, alsueill teind multer as utheris, with commoun pasturage in the commoun of Carraill and fewall in the Kingis Mure besyid Carraill; and with all and sindrie uther easmentis and pertinentis pertening to the saidis landis, togidder with the milnes, corne and walkmilnes, of the saidis landis with the teindis, personage and viccarage, of all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis and milnes thairin includit, togidder with all uther landis, milnes, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis and utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of before to the said pryourie of Hadingtoune as ane pairt of the patrimonie thairoff and quhairoff the pryoures and pryoureses of the said pryourie wer in possessioun at any tyme before; togidder also with the heretabill right and superioritie of all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, tenementis, teindis, milnes and utheris above expressit and siclyik all and haill the place and ground upoun the quhilk the said monasterie and abbacie of Hadingtoun wes sumtyme situat and haill precinct thairoff, housis, biggingis and pertinentis of the samene, togidder with the kirkis of Garvate and the chapell of Sanct Rufe within the castell of Carraill, and haill teyndis of the samene, personage and viccarage thairoff, with the teyndis of ane oxingate of land quhilk sumtyme belangit to the territorie of Drem and now to the territorie of Athelstanefurde, the teyndis of multouris, the teindis of the landis off the Barnes and the Byires besyid Hadingtoun quhilkis wer callit of auld the Grange of Hadingtoun and Garmiltoun, with the pertinentis, personage and viccarage thairoff; the teindis off certane croftis of Hadingtoun and Harperfeild, alsueill gryit as small; item, the teyndis of the milnes of Hadingtoun, togidder with all uther teyndis, gryit and small, quhilkis pertenit of before to the said pryourie of Hadingtoun, with advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the saidis kirkis, chapellis and chaplanries, personages and viccarages and utheris quhatsumevir pertening to the said pryourie of auld, fra the act of parliament maid in the moneth of September 1571 intitulated 'Anent landis, rowmes and possessiounes haldin off freiris or nunnes within this realme anent the annexing of all freiris and nunnes landis to his hienes croun', and als fra the generall act of annexatioun made in the monethe of Julij 1587 anent the annexatione of all kirklandis to his majesties croun, and fra all uther actis of annexatioun quhairby the landis, baronyes and utheris foirsaidis or anye pairt thairoff is or may be estemit to be annexit to his majesties croun and fra the said abbacie and pryourie of Hadingtoun, and hes suppresit and extinguischit the name, title and memorie of the said pryourie and that to the effect following, viz: to the effect his majestie may dispone and erect the saidis landis, baronies, kirkes, teindis and utheris foirsaidis particularlie and generalie abovespecifit in ane temporall baronye to the said Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill and his aires maill lauchfullie to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis failyeing, to the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, his bodie, quhilkis all failyeing, to the said vicount, his aires maill and of tailyee conteanit in his infeftment of the lordschip of Thirlestane off the date at Linlithgow, the sevint day off Marche 1593, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in frie blenche for payment of the soume of fourtie merkis usuall money of Scotland of blenche dewtie, and als payand to the minister serveing the cure at the kirk of Garvat and his successoures the stepend modifiet be the commissioneris appoyntit be parliament in Julii, jM vjC and sevintene, for plantatioun of kirkes, as thair decreit at lenth beiris. And his majestie and estaittis disponis to the said Jhonne, maister of Lauderdaill and his aires maill foirsaidis the heretable right and superioritie off all and sindrie the foirnamit landis, baronies, tennentis, teindis, milnes and utheris above expressit, and decernis and ordanis him and his aires to be superiouris to the heretable tennentis of the saidis landis and utheris foirsaidis in all tyme cuming. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis declairis the saidis teyndis, kirk, baronies and utheris foirsaidis to be frie of all thirdis and utheris dewties nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir act or statute maid in the contrair, and erectis the saidis landis, kirkis, teyndis and utheris foirsaidis in ane haill and frie baronye to be callit in all tyme cuming the baronye of Hadingtoun. And becaus the saidis landis, baronies, mylnes, fischeingis, kirkis, teindis and utheris foirsaidis wer of auld doted, mortefied and gifted to the said abbacie and monasterie of Hadingtoun, pryoures and pryouresses thairoff before the yeir of God jM [...] yeiris or thairby, and therefter be King James the First† of worthie memorie, his majesties grandschir, ratiefied and confermit be his majesties chartour under the gryit seall off the date the last day of August, jM iiijC lviij yeiris, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes ratifiet and approvin and, be this present act, ratiefies and approvis the samene confirmatioun off the said mortificatioune in all and everie heid, article and claus of the samene; and willis and declairis that the benefite of the said mortificatioun and confirmatioun, haill immunities, priviledges and liberties thairin conteanit introducit in favouris of the saidis pryoures and pryouresses sall redound and be competent to the said Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill and his foirsaidis as being cum in thair place siclyik and als frielie in all respectis as the samene in anye tyme bygane wes competent to thame or thair predicessouris be vertew of the foirsaid mortificatioune and ratificatioune, quhilkis ar be thir presentis declarit to be als sufficientlie ratiefiet and approvin as the samene wer ingrossit de verbo in verbum heirintill. And his majestie and estaittis gevis and grantis full power to the said Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill and his foirsaidis to dispone and present pleno jure the saidis particular paroche kirkes and parochines, personages, viccarages and chaplanries thairoff, sua oft as the samen salhappin to waik be deceis, dimissioun, inhabilite, not residence or utherwayis quhatsuevir, and it is expreslie declairit be thir presentis that in respect the foirsaidis kirkis pertening to the said abbacie, dissolvit and erected in maner foirsaid, and ministeris serveing the cure thairat ar weill and sufficientlie prowydit in gude and competent stependis be the present takismen of the teindis off the saidis kirkis, thairfore the said Johnne, maister of Lauderdaill and his foirsaidis salbe frie of the said burding off prowyding the saidis kirkis sua lang as the saidis takismene, thair richtis thereto salhappin to stand and indure in thair awin strenthe and force, and that nochtwithstanding any act of parliament maid in the contrair; and speciallye nochtwithstanding the commissioun grantit in anno 1606 for erecting off prelacies, modificatioune of his majesties dewtie to be ressavit furthe thairoff and off the ministeris stependis serveing the cure at the kirkis of the samen, or any uther act of parliament quhatsumevir quhilkis his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis be thir presentis declairis sall nawayes be prejudiciall, hurtfull or dirogatorie heirto in ony soirte. And it is declairit that this present act sall nawayes be prejudiciall to the said Johnne, vicount of Lauderdaill, his heretabill rycht of the saidis landis, baronies, kirkis and teyndis with the haill priviledgis and immunities disponit to him of before be his majestie in the monethe of Marche 1593 conforme to his infeftment thairoff, quhilk his majestie and estaittis ratefies and approvis be thir presentis, but prejudice to the Erle of Melrose and to the Lord Lindesay of thair rightis.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembering the constant and faithfull services done and performit be his majesties right traist cousing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, lord Byiris and Bynning, president of the colledge off justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, quhairoff he hes gevin notable prufe and testimonie not onlie in his continuall attendance in his places of sessioun and previe counsell to the quhilk he wes promoveit† be his majestie for administratioun of justice to all his majesties liegis, bot also in uther services quhairin he hes bene formerlie employed be his majestie tending to the sene weill and proffitte of this realme, quhairoff he hes acquite him selff with sick singular wisdome and dexteritie that his majestie, in regarde thairoff, does giff unto him the testimonie of approbatioun of a faithfull and loyall subject; and his majestie, now considdering that Johnne Hammiltoun, third lauchfull sone to the said Thomas, erle of Melrose, being prowydit be his majestie to the monasterie and abbacie of Cauldstreame, benefice and haill kirkes, teyndis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittis and dewties pertening and belanging thairto, and that the said Jhonne Hamiltoun, pryour of Cauldstreame, with consent of his yconimus and of the convent of the said pryourie, hes made and subscryvit dew and lauchfull procuratories of resignatioune and dimissioun for resigning and dimitting in his majesties handis or in† the handis off his majesties lordis of secreit counsell, commissioneris appoyntit for ressaveing of dimissiounes and resignatiounes in his majesties name, and according thairto hes resignit and dimittit all and haill the said pryourie of Cauldstreame and benefice thairoff, with the monastery and abbay place off the samene, howssis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, doucattis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said pryourie, with all and sindrie uther landis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, kaynes, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the said pryourie and benefice thairoff, to the effect his majestie may dissolve, suppres and extinguische the said pryourie, name and memorie thairoff, and of new erect the samene with the landis, milnes, baronies, woddis, fischeingis and utheris generalie and particularlie efter rehersit pertening of auld to the said benefice as temporalitie thairoff and pairt of the patrimonye and propertie of the samen formerlie annexit to his majesties† croun and now to be dissolvit thairfra in maner underwrittin in ane temporall barony, and that his majestie may dispone the samene in favoures of the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his aires maill lauchfullie to be gottin of his awin bodie, quhilkis failyeing, [...]† heretablie in dew and competent forme as use is, as the said procuratorie and instrument of dimissioun mair fullie proportis. And his majestie, being now graciouslie pleased to remunerat the saidis services done be the said Thomas, erle of Melros with the dissolutioun of the said benefice of the said pryourie, landis, kirkis and teindis of the samene and erectioun of the samen de novo in ane temporall baronye in favouris of the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis as ane note of his majesties guid acceptance of the saidis bygane services, and thairwithall to encourage and incite him in the progres of his course so faithfullie begune and continewit, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis fra his majesties croun and fra the act of annexatioun of kirklandis made to his majesties croun in his majesties parliament haldin in the monethe of Julii, jM vC fourscore sevin yeiris, and fra all uther actis of annexatioun made of before or sensyne, all and sindrie the landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis, castellis, toures, fortalices, manerplaces, yairdis, orcheardis, kirkis, teyndschevis and all uther teyndis, fruittis, rentis, emolumentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, kaynes, custumes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, and all thair pertinentis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreme, patrimonie and propertie thairoff, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the samene, and quhairoff the commendateris and conventis of the said pryourie hes bene in possessioun in anye tyme bygane, quhairevir the samene ly within the said kingdome of Scotland; and speciallie all and haill the landis callit the Manis of Cauldstreame and fischeingis of the same upone the water of Tueid; all and haill sevintene housband landis in Strathmure; all and haill the landis of Snwke, with the teindis of the same includit, with the salmond fischeing in Tilmoirthauche and Lytlehauche on the water of Tueid; all and haill the landis of Auldhirsell and ane carrucate of land in the toun and territorie of Hirsell, Vulgo Lie, Countes Croft, Cauldstremeflett and pece land lyand besyid the burne of Liett upoun the southe syid of the brig of the samene, within the territorie of Hirsell Panneshauche, tuelff aikeris of land of the samene territorie of Hirsell Roundis and Braidspottis; all and haill the landis of Braidhauche, Dedriche and Leyis lyand on the southe syid of the burne of Leitte towarde the monasterie; thrie housband landis in Darnechester; four housband landis of Hutchetnes, with the haill teyndschevis of the samene landis includit; tua housband landis in Brigend; the milne of Byirburnemilne and the milne of Cauldstreme, with the multouris, sequelis and proffittis thairoff, and with the fischeingis of the wateris within the saidis landis and pairtis and pendicles of the samene and off the saidis mylnes, all lyand within the schirefdome of Beruick; and with all and sindrie thair castellis, toures, fortalices, mansiones, maner places, yairdis, orcheardis, doucattis, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the landis, baronies and utheris abovespecifit, togidder with all uther landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, castellis, toures, fortalices, annuelrentis, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, medowes, forrestis, parkis, haningis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, fermes, kaynis, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit off auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as temporalitie and ane pairt of the patrimonie and propertie thairoff. And sicklyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolves all and haill the abbay place off Cauldstreame, bairnes, byres, barneyairdis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis and litle croft callit the Lytle Orcheard and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said pryourie and boundis thairoff, togidder with all and sindrie the teindschevis, utheris teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis and dewties quhatsumevir, alsueill personages and viccarages, off all and sindrie the kirkes and parochonis of Cauldstreame, alias Lannell and Bassinden, pertening to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as ane pairt of the spiritualitie of the samen, and with all uther kirkes and teyndis pertening of auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as spiritualitie thairoff fra the said abbacie and monasterie in all tyme cuming, and hes suppressit and extinguischit and, be thir presentis, suppressis and extinguisches the said pryourie of Cauldstreame, benefice thairof, with the haill name and memorie of the same, for evir to the effect the said pryourie, with all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, medowes, forrestis, mansiounes, maner places, yairdis, orcheartis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, few fermes, annuelrentis, kaynes, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir and utheris generalie and particularlie abovewrittin pertening of auld to the said pryourie, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the samene, may be erected be oure said soverane lord in ane baronie and thairefter disponit be his majestie to the said Johne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche ferme for the yeirlie payment to his majestie and his successoures off the soume off fourtie pundis usuall money of the realme of Scotland yeirlie at the feist of Witsonday in name off blenche ferme, giff the same beis requyrit allanerlie; and for payment to the ministeris serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis of the stependis modifiet and to be modifiet to thame in maner efterspecifit. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis ane chartour and infeftment after the said dissolutioun to be past and exped to the said Jhonne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis in dew forme as use is thairupoun. And becaus the saidis kirkes pertening of auld to the said abbacie of Cauldstreame ar not as yit prowydit to constant and locall stependis, except the said kirk or chapell of Bassindene, quhilk be speciall act of the commissioneris of his majesties parliament, of the dait the auchtene day off Februare, jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, is unite to the kirk of Gordoun, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that the said Johne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis salbe haldin and astricted to prowyid and pay to the ministeris present and that salhappin to be for the tyme serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis sick constant and locall stependis furthe of the reddiest fruitis and rentis of the saidis kirkes as salbe modifiet and appoyntit be the commissioneris and utheris haveing power off his majestie and estaittis of parliament to that effect. And as to the said kirk of Bassindene, quhilk is unite and annexit to the said kirk of Gordoune as said is, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and ordanis the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis to pay to the ministeris serveing the cure at the said kirk of Gordoun and Bassindene unite thairto as said is, and thair successouris, that pairt and portioun of the stepend of the saidis unite kirkis quhilk is appoyntit to be payit out of the teindis of the said kirk of Bassindene be the said act of the commissionaris of parliament of the date abovespecifiet.
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Oure soverane lord, with consent of the haill estaittis of this present parliament, ratifies and apprevis and perpetuallie confermes the gift and grant of the denerie off the chapell royall of Stirling maid to ane rycht reverend father in God, Adame, bischope of Dumblane off the denerie of the chapell royall, haill antient fundatiounes thairof and new augmentationes eikit thairto, and als the chartour, gift and grant of mortificatioun and dotatioun of all and quhatsumevir landis, teyndis, rentis, proventis and emolimentis, annuelrentis and anniversaries contenit and expressit in the foirsaid new gift and chatour maid and grantit be his majestie to the said right reverend father in God, with the haill priviledgis and immunities thairin conteanit, of the daite at [...], togidder with the sasing to follow thairupoun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successoures, perpetuallie confermis the chartour maid and grantit be his majestie, with avise and consent of his hienes principall thesaurer, collectour and comptroller within the realme of Scotland, and of his hienes thesaurer, collectour and comptroller depute within the said realme, and of the remanent lordis of his hienes secreit counsell off the said realme of Scotland, his hienes commissioneris under his hienes gryit seale, to ane reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and Barbara Bruce, his spous, and to the langest levar of thame tua in conjunctfee, and to the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin betuix thame, quhilkis failyeing, the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld, his aires maill quhatsumevir lauchfullie to be gottin of his awin bodie, quhilkis also failyeing, to Patrik Lindsay, elder, brother germane to the said reverend father in God, and the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his awin bodie, quhilkis all failyeing, to returne to the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and his nerrest and lauchfull aires maill quhatsumevir bruiking and beiring the surname and armes of Lindsay heretablie, of all and haill the dominicall landis of Baltroddie, with the mylne, milnelandis, multouris, knaifschipis, sucken, sequellis and dewties of the said milne with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis of the saidis dominicall landis of Baltroddie and mylne thairoff allanerlie lyand within the baronie off Baltroddie and schirefdome of Pearthe, and maid be his hienes, with advyse and consent foirsaid, to the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and to his aires maill and off tailyee respective above designit, off all and sindrie the rest of the tounes, landis, milnes and utheris particularlie underwrittin off the said baronie of Baltroddie viz: off all and haill the landis of Evilick, with the toure, fortalice, maner place thairoff and thair pertinentis; the landis of Montago and Bowhous, with the mylne, milnelandis and pertinentis thairoff; the landis of Melgynsche, with the pertinentis; the landis of Pitskellie and Balgray, with the mylne, mylne landis and pertinentis thairoff; the landis of Achmagw; the landis of Gothunis and Turhillis, with thair pertinentis respective; the landis of Pitfoure, with the maner place, fischeingis and thair pertinentis; the landis of Pitgook, with the milne, milnelandis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff; and the landis of Drumgrane, with the partinentis; togidder with the fewfermes, fermes, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis of the saidis landis, tounes, milnes and utheris abovewrittin, with all thair priviledgis and pertinentis, and of all and sindrie the teindschevis of all and haill the tounes and landis off Baltroddie, Craigersche, Evilick, Montago and Bowhous, with the mylnes and milnelandis thairoff respective, with all and sindrie the outseattis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff pertening heretablie to the said reverend father in God, lyand within the baronie and schirefdome foirsaidis; and that upoun the resignatione maid be the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and his procutouris in his name, off all and sindrie the saidis landis and baronie of Baltroddie and off the haill tounes, landis, mylnes and utheris abovewrittin comprehendit within the said baronye, alsueill of the said dominicall landis of Baltroddie with the mylne, milnelandis and pertinentis foirsaidis as of the saidis landis of Evilick and haill remanent tounes, landis, milnes and utheris abovewrittin, with all thair pertinentis (except the saidis teindschevis abovewrittin) quhilkis pertenit of before to the said reverend father in God and upoun resignatioun maid be his hienes traist counsing and counsellour David, lord of Scone, with expres consent and assent of Schir Andro Murraye of Balvaird, knycht, and Stephane Patersoun of Myres for all thair rycht, title and enteres quhatsumevir in and to the teindschevis underwrittin, and thair procuratories in thair names, of all and sindrie the saidis teyndschevis of the particular tounes and landis abovewrittin, with the pertinentis quhilkis pertenit of before to the said David, lord of Scone, all in the handis of the saidis lordis of his hienes said secreit counsell of Scotland, his hienes commissioneris of the said kingdome, in his majesties name, in favouris and for the said infeftment thairoff to be gevin to the said reverend father in God and his said spous in conjunctfee and thair aires foirsaidis in maner respective abovewrittin, with the unione and erectione contenit in the said chartour unitand, annexand and incorporatand all and sindrie the saidis tounes, landis, milnes, teindschevis, toures, fortalices, maner places, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis and haill pertinentis thairoff abovementionat in ane haill and frie baronie callit and to be callit the baronie of Baltroddie, quhairoff the toune, fortalice and maner place of Evilick is ordanit to be the principall messuage, quhairat ane seasing is ordanit to be tane of all and sindrie the saidis tounes, landis, baronye, milnes, teindis and utheris abovewrittin in all tyme cuming in maner specifit in the said chartour, to be haldin off oure soverane lord and his hienes successouris in fee heretage and frie baronye for evir, as the said chartour and infeftment under his hienes gryit seall off the date at Halierudhous, the lest day off Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie yeiris beiris. And siclyik the uther chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent foirsaid, under his hienes gryit seill to the saidis reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and Barbara Bruce, his spous, the langest levar of thame tua in conjunctfee, and to the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of the said reverend father his bodie, quhilkis failyeing, to the said Patrik Lindsay of Ardinbathie, his brother, and the airis maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, quhilkis all failyeing, the said reverend father in God his nerrest and lauchfull aires maill and assignis quhatsumevir heretablie, off all and sindrie the landis of Durdie Inglis, alias Nethir Durdie, with the housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, doucattis, toftis, croftis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, dependences and haill pertinentis thairoff, togidder with all and sindrie the teindis of the saidis haill landis, and als with the fewfermes and utheris renter fermes, kaynis, custumes, casualities, services and uther dewties quhatsumevir off the foirnamit landis and teyndis with all thair pertinentis, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis of the saidis landis lyand within the lordschip of Scone and regalitie thairoff of auld and now callit the stewartrie of Huntingtour and within the schirefdome of Peirthe; and that be resignatioun thairoff maid be Maister Petir Hay of Nethir Durdye, George Hay, his eldest lauchfull sone and apperand heir, and Marjorie Hay, spous to the said Maister Petir, all with ane mynd, consent and assent and with expres consent and assent of George Hay of Ross, father to the said Maister Petir and Andro Blair in Rosse Ochill, for all right, tytill or entres they or ather off thame hes or may pretend to the saidis landis and teyndis abovewrittin with the pertinentis, or onye pairt thairoff, and be thair procuratouris in thair names, in the handis of the saidis lordis of his hienes said secreit counsell off Scotland, his hienes commissionaris in his majesties name, in favoures and for the said infeftment thairoff to be gevin to the said reverend father in God and his spous in conjunctfee and thair aires foirsaidis in maner abovewrittin, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his hienes successoures in fewferme and heretage for payment of ane certane yeirlie fewdewtie mentionat in the said chartour, as the samen under his hienes gryit seale off the date the [...] day of Maii lastbygane also at mair lenth beiris; with the resignatiounes quhairupoun the saidis chartouris and infeftmetis abovewrittin and ather of thame proceidit, and the preceptis of seasing and sasingis following upoun the saidis chartoures and infeftmentis, and ather of thame off quhatsumevir dait or daittis, tennour and contentis the samen resignatiounes and seasingis be off, in all and sindrie the heiddis, poyntis, clauses, articles and conditiounes thairin contenit, and efter the formes and tennouris thairoff in all poyntes. And oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament willis and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, decernis and ordanis that this present ratificatioun is and salbe als effectuall and sufficient to the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and Barbara Bruce, his spous, thair aires maill and of tailyee abovewrittin, for bruiking of the saidis landis, baronie, teindis and all utheris abovewrittin as giff the saidis haill chartouris and infeftmentis with the sasing following thairupone wer worde be worde at lenthe heirin insert and conteanit; and als willis, grantis and ordanis that the saidis chartouris and infeftmentis with the seasing following thairupoun and this present ratieficatioun thairoff is and salbe guid, valide and sufficient rightis and securities to the said reverend father in God, Alexander, bischope of Dunkeld and his spous and his aires maill and off tailyee abovewrittin and thair assignais for bruiking of the saidis landis, baronie, mylnes, teyndis and utheris abovewrittin thairin conteanit without anye actioun, clame, objectioun, exceptioun or alledgeance to be acclamit, proponit or alledgit be his hienes or his successoures aganis the samene infeftmentis and sesingis following thairon, or ather of thame, or this present ratificatione thairoff, validitie or invaliditie of the samen, or aganis the persounes makaris of the resignatiounes quahiron the saidis infeftmentis proceidis, or aganis the persounes in quhais favoures the saidis infeftmentis and seasingis ar maid, or anye of thame for quhatsumevir caus, fact or deid bygane, or anye uther contradictioun or impediment to be made be his hienes or his successouris thairanent in thyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament, for diverse gude causes moveing his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis and for the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be ane reverend father in God, Adame, bischope of Dumblane, ratiefies and apprevis the chartour, donatioun and concessioun thairin conteanit with the precept of seasing insert in the samene made, gevin and grantit be umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros, with consent of the cheptour of the metrapolitane kirk of the said archibischoprik, to the said Adame, bischope of Dumblane, thairin designit Maister Adame Bellenden of Kilconquhar, persoun of Falkirk, his aires maill and assigneyis, off all and haill the landis and [...] of Kilconquhar, with the loche thairoff and fischeingis of the samen loche, with libertie and priviledge of ane yeirlie frie fair upoun the third day of Maii in the toun off Kilconquhar, with all toillis, custumes and priviledgis of the samene fair, all and haill the landis of Pitcorthie, the landis of Balgrommo, the landis off Cauldcoittis and the landis of Kilmukes, with all and sindrie toures, fortalices, maner places, milnes, milnelandis, multouris and sequellis thairoff, woddis, fischeingis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun and donatioun off benefices and chaplanries off the same, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis quhatsumevir lyand within the regalitie of Sanctandros and schirefdome of Fyiff, to be haldin of the said umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros and his successouris for the yeirlie payment off service of warde and releiff quhen it salhappin, and off the soume of sex merkis usuall moniez of the realme of Scotland at tua termes in the yeir, Witsonday and Mertimes in winter, be equall portiounes in name of kayne, with commoun sute in the courtis of the said regalitie of Sanctandros to be haldin at the citie off Sanctandros yeirlie, and for the foirsaid libertie off the saidis fairis, with toillis, custumes and priviledgis thairoff, off the soume of threttie schillingis money foirsaid at the saidis termes allanerlie; be the quhilk chartour the warde and nonentres of the landis and utheris foirsaidis ar taxt yeirlie to the soume of ane hunderethe thriescore thrie pundis and the mariage of the air to the soume of tua hundereth and aucht pundis of the date at Leith, the secund day of Juli, jM vjC and nyne yeiris, with the instrument of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie poyntis, articles, clausses and conditiounes thairin conteanit, efter the forme and tennour thairof. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declaires that this present ratificatioun of the said chartour and instrument of seasing following thairupoun is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samene chartour and instrument of seasing abovementionat wer at lenthe insert heirintill, nochtwithstanding the not inserting of the samene, quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dispensit and, be thir presentis, dispensses for evir. And lyikwayes his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis the foirsaid chartoure, precept of sasing thairin contenit and instrument of seasing following thairupoun with this present ratificatioun thairoff to be gude, valide and sufficient rightis and titles to the said Adame, bischope of Dumblane, his aires maill, assigneyis and successoures in the saidis landis, for bruiking and joising off the samen landis and utheris foirsaidis, with the foirsaidis priviledgis and liberties of frie fairis and taxting of the said wairde and mariage, and with all uther priviledgis and liberties thairin contenit as thair awin proper heretage at thair plesour in tyme cuming; but prejudice to Schir William Scott of his rightis and possessioun off the landis and baronie of Ardros and loch abovementionat adjacent thairto; as also to Maister Alexander Gibsoun of his landis of Balgrummo and the laird of Balcarhous of his rightis to the landis of Pitcorthie and patronage of the kirk of Kilconquhare, all quhilkis rightis ar nawayes to be prejudgit be this present act as accordis of the law.
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In the said parliament haldin at Edinburgh, day, monethe and yeir respective foirsaidis, compeirit Maister Thomas Nicolsoun, elder, advocate, procuratour for Archebald, lord Lorne, and solemplie protestit that the kirk off Rosnethe suld nawayes be transportit out of the Yle of Rosnethe quhair the samene presentlie standis to that pairt of the mayneland of the said parochin callit the landis of Ardinconnell, bot that the same suld remayne quhair it presentlie standis, nochtwithstanding of the supplicatioun gevin in to that effect be the gentle men and parochoneris of the said paroche kirk of Rosnethe foundit upoun the alledgit incommodius situatioun of the said paroche kirk; quhairupoun the said Maister Thomas, in name of the said Archebald, lord Lorne, askit instrumentis.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis off this present parliament, understanding that ane right reverend father in God, Jhonne, archebischope of Sanctandros, commendater of the abbacie of Kilwynning, with consent of the convent of the said abbacie, be his lettres of dimissioun and procuratorie of resignatioun thairin contenit, subscrivit with his hand of the date the [...] day of [...], the yeir of God jM vjC and [...] yeiris, and be instrument of dimissione and resignatioun following thairupoune of the date the [...] day off [...], for the ressonable causes thairin conteanit, hes dimittit, resignit, renuncit and simpliciter overgevin fra him and his successouris, commendateris of the said abbacie of Kilwinning, to and in favuoures off ane reverend father in God, Andro, bischope off Argyill and his successoures bischopes of the said bischoprik the kirk of Kilmachormuk, personage and viccarage thairoff, advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the same, with all and sindrie teyndis, fructis, rentis, proffittes, emolumentis and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging thairto lyand within the schirefdome of Tarbert, pertening and belanging to the said abbacie of Kilwinning as ane pairt of the patrimonie thairof in the handis of oure soverane lord and his hienes commissionaris in his majesties name, in favoures of the said reverend father in God, Andro, bischope of Ergyill and his successouris bischopes of the said bischoprik, to the effect that the said kirk of Kilmachormuk, personage and viccarage thairoff, advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the same, with all and sindrie teindis, fructis, rentis, proffittes, emolumentis and dewties belanging thairto may be dissolvit and seperat fra the said abbacie of Kilwynning and patrimonie thairoff, quhairunto the samen pertenit and wes unite and annexit off before, and cease to be comptit, repute or haldin ony pairt of the said abbacie or patrimonie thairoff in tyme cuming, and may be unite, annexit and incorporat in and to the said bischoprik of Argyill and patrimonie thairoff, to remane inseperablie thairwith and with the said Andro, bischope of Argyill and his successoures bischopes of the said bischoprik in all tyme cuming, as the saidis lettres off dimissioun and resignatioun and instrument of dimissione and resignatioune following thairupoun in thame selffis respective at mair lenth beiris. Thairfore his majestie and estaittis of parliament ratefies and approvis the saidis lettres off dimissione and resignatione and dimissioun and ressignatioun following thairupoun maid be the said right reverend father in God, Jhonne, archebischope of Sanctandros, with consent of the said convent of the said abbacie, of the said kirk of Kilmachormuk, personage and viccarage thairoff, with all and sindrie teyndis, fructis, rentis, proffittes, emolumentis and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging thairto, in favoures of the said reverend father in God, Andro, bischope of Argyill and his successouris bischopes of the said bischoprik in maner and to the effect abovewrittin, in all and sindrie the heiddis, poyntis, clauses, articles and conditiounes thairoff, and efter the forme and tennour thairoff in all poyntes. And als his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis the said kirk of Kilmachormuk, personage and viccarage thairoff, with all and sindrie teyndis, fruittis, rentis, emolumentis and dewties pertening and belanging thairto fra the said abbacie of Kilwinning and patrimonie thairoff quhairunto the samen pertenit and wer unite and annexit of before, and unites, annexis and incorporatis the samene kirk, personage and viccarage, with all and sindrie teindis, fruittis, rentis, proffittes, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and balanging thairto in and to the said bischoprik of Argyill and patrimonie thairoff, to remayne inseperablie thairwith; and willes and grantis that the said Andro, bischope of Argyill and his successoures bischopes of the said bischoprik sall bruke, jois and posses the said kirk, haill teindis and fructis of the samene as ane pairt and pertinent of the said bischoprik of Argyill and patrimonye thairoff in all tyme cuming, and gif neid beis ordanis ane infeftment to be exped heirupoun under his hienes gryit seale in favoures of the said Andro, bischope off Argyill and his successoures bischopes of the said bischoprik in dew and competent forme as effeiris. And it is declairit that this present ratificatioun salbe no wayes prejudiciall to the Earle of Eglintounes right quhilk he now hes to the kirk of Kilmachormuk, nor sall nevir be useit or opposit be the Bischope of Argyill to mak his standand right before this act any stronger nor it wes before this act to the Erle of Eglintounes prejudice of his present rightis, quhairunto the Bischope of Argyill, being personalie present, consentit, and ordanis the constent and declaratioune to be insert in the extract of this act, quhilk consent and declaratioun the said bischope, than being present, subscryvit with his awin hand.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and approvis the chartour and infeftment made and grantit be his majestie to his† hienes traist cousing Williame, lord Kilmaweris, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie off all and haill the landis of Duntryne, with the pertinentis lyand within the baronie of Kilmarnok and schirefdome of Dunbartene, upoun his awin resignatione, and of the advocatioun, donatione and right of patronage of the kirk of Dreghorne, personage and viccarage thairoff, manse, gleib, housis, biggingis, teindis, fructis, rentis and emolimentis quhatsumevir belanging thairto, as becuming in his majesties handis and at his hienes dispositioun ather be dimissioun maid thairof in his hienes handis be Johnne, archebischope of Sanctandros, commendater of the abbacie of Kilwynning, with consent of the convent thairoff, or be quhatsumevir uther dimissioun maid in his majesties handis of the said kirk of before, or be vertew of quhatsumevir dissolutioun made of the said abbacie of Kilwynning, kirkis, teindis, fructis, rentis, emolimetis, proffittes and dewties of the samene at ony tyme bigane, or be vertew of quhatsumevir uther rycht or title quhairby the said kirk, personage and viccarage thairoff, advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage, manse, gleib, housis, biggingis, teindis, fructis, rentis and emolimentis of the samene or anye pairt thairoff hade vaikit, fallit and pertenit or micht vaik, fall and pertene to his majestie in maner specifit in the said chartour and infeftment, as the samen of the date at Edinburgh, the tent day off Maii, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie yeiris in the selff at mair lenth proportis; togidder with the uther chartour and infeftment made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes greit seale of the date at Quhyithall, the tuentie sext day of Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC tuentie and ane yeiris, ratiefeand and apprevand the said former chartour and infeftment and of new disponand the saidis landis, advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the said kirk of Dreghorne, als weill personage as viccarage thairoff, manse, glebe, housis, biggingis, teindis, fructis, rentis and emolimentis pertening and belanging thairto to the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris, his aires and assignais foirsaidis, with all rycht quhilk his majestie culd pretend to the samene advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage ather as being ane pairt of the said abbacie of Kilwynning and dissolvit thairfra, or as being ane severall and distinct personage and viccarage and off auld at his majesties presentatioun, or be quhatsumevir uther maner off way the samene pertenit, pertenis or might pertene to his majestie be the lawes and pratik of this realme, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and circumstances of the saidis chartouris, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willes and declaris that this present generall ratieficatioun is and salbe als sufficient to the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris and his foirsaidis for bruiking and joising of the foirsaid advocation, donatioun and right of patronage of the said kirk of Dreghorne, personage and viccarage thairoff, as giff the samen infeftmentis, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing wer at lenth worde be worde insert heirintill; quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foir saidis hes dispensit and, be thir presentis, dispensses for now and evir. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estatttis of parliament hes dissolvit, dismemberit and seperatit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis, dismemberis and seperatis the said kirk of Dreghorne, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the samen, manse, gleib, housis, biggingis, teindis, fructis, rentis and emolimentis quhatsumevir belanging thairto, togidder with the said viccarage of Dreghorne in sa far as the samen is or may be estemit to have bene ane pairt of the said abbacie of Kilwynning at ony tyme bigane, fra the samene abbacie of Kilwynning and benefice thairoff in all tyme cuming, to the effect that his majestie may dispone the advocatione, donatione and right of patronage off the samene kirk, personage and viccarage thairoff, manse, gleib, housis, biggingis, teindis, fructis, rentis and emolimentis quhatsumevir belanging thairto to the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in frie blenche for payment of ane Scottis pennye yeirlie†at the feast of Witsonday, gif the samen beis askit allanerly in all tyme cuming; and als willis, grantis, decernis and ordanis that the right of patronage off the said kirk of Dreghorne, personage and viccarage thairoff, in sa far as the samene, or ather of thame, wer severall and distinct benefices of before at his majesties presentatioun salbe at the presentatioun of the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris and his foirsaidis in all tyme cuming, and that nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir actis of parliament maid of before requyring the consent off the titularis, fra the quhilk his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis exceptis the saidis infeftmentis maid and to be made to the said William, lord Kilmaweris and his foirsaidis of the said advocatione, donatioun and right of patronage of the said kirk of Dreghorne, personage and viccarage thairoff, for evir; and ordanis ane new chartour and infeftment gif neid beis to be made and past to the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris and his foirsaidis thairupoune in sick dew forme as effeiris, and that for the lang, gude, trew and thankfull service made and done to his majestie and his maist noble progenitouris be the said Williame, lord Kilmaweris and his predicessouris heirtofore; and it is declairit that this present ratificatioune salbe nawayis prejudiciall to the Earle of Eglintounes right quhilk he now hes to the kirk of Dreghorne, nor sall nevir be opposit or used to mak the Lord Kilmaweris former right stronger nor it wes of before, to the Erle of Eglintounes prejudice of his richtis quhilkis he now hes, and ordanis the Lord Kilmaweris to consent to the abovewrittin declaratioun personalie before the extracting of this act and the samen declaratioun and consent to be insert in the extract of this act be the clerk of register; conforme to the quhilk ordinance the said Lord Kilmaweris hes consentit be his subscriptioun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and apprevis the infeftment made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seall to his hienes right traist cousing Alexander, lord Spynie, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie off all and sindrie the landis and toun of Ballysak, with the maner place, fortalice, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucate and the tua corne milnes of the samen landis, togidder with the multouris and sequellis of the saidis milnes and uther pairtis, pendicles, outseatis and pertinentis of the saidis landis and milnes respective; all and sindrie the landis of Braidfuttisgardine, with housis, biggingis, yairdis, outseittis and pertinentis of the samene quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis and fewfermes of the saidis landis respective and all thair partis and pertinentis; all and haill the mure adjacent to the saidis landis or besyid the samyne now callit Lindsayes Mure and of auld commonlie callit Douglas Mure and pertinentis of the samene; as also the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the chaplanrie of Quhyitfeild, with all landis, mansiounes, housis, biggingis, yairdis, teyndis, annuelrentis, proffittes, casualities, priviledgis and utheris dewties pertening or belanging or that ar knawin to partene and belong to the foirsaid chaplanrie of Quhyitfeild and right of patronage thairof; all and sindrie the landis of Murehous, with housis, biggingis, toftis, croftis, pairtis and pertinentis of the samene; all and sindrie the landis of Burnesyid, with housis, biggingis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis of the samene lyand within the baronie of Reidcastell, Coghoillis, als Inverkelour, and within the schirefdome of Forfar; and als the advocatioun, donatioune and richt of patronage off all and sindrie the paroche kirkis and benefices underwrittin, to wit: of the deanrie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Aulderne and Narne; of the chantorie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Alves and Langbryid; of the thesaurarie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Kinedwart and Essill; of the chancelarie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Kirkmichell, Inverrawin, Knokando, Urquhart and Gleynmoristoun; of the archedenerie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Forres and Edinkelyie; of the subdenrie of Murray, comprehending the kirk of Dolles and viccarage of Aulderne; off the subchantorie of Murray, comprehending the kirkis of Raffort and Ardclaich; and off the paroche kirkis, personages and viccarages of Bonoche, Abirloure, Skeirdustane, Advye, Cromdell, Dippill, Ruthven, Inverkeithnye, Lundichtie, Moye, Spynie, Kingusie, Croye and Moye, Uthill, Unthank callit the chaplanrie of Duffus, Bolleskin, Kynnoir, Dumbennan, Botarie, Elchis, Glassessie, Kincardin and Duffus, and siclyik of the kirkis off Alter Alloway, Braaven, Farneway, Lagane, Abirnethie, Edincailyie and Birney, and off all and haill the personages and viccarages of the haill kirkis abovewrittin lyand within the schirefdomes of Elgene, Forres, Narne, Invernes [...] respective, togidder with all and sindrie priviledgis, liberties and commodities pertening or that may be knawin to pertene be the law and consuetude of this realme to the said advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the kirkes abovementionat, personages and viccarages thairoff, all unite, create and incorporat in ane haill and frie lordschip callit the lordschip and baronye of Spynie, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in frie blenche, fee heretage, free lordschip and frie barony for evir for the yeirlie payment of the blanche dewtie thairin specifit, off the date the [...] day off [...], with the precept and instrument of seasing following, or to follow thairupoun, in all poyntes, heiddis, articles and clauses thairin contenit efter the formes and tennouris thairoff; and declaris and ordains this present ratificatioun and confirmatioun of the saidis infeftmentis, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samen infeftment, precept and instrument of sesing following thairupoun wer at lenth and worde be worde insert and ingrossit heirintill; quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis dispensses for evir. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis abovewrittin declaris, statutes and ordanis that the exceptione of the infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to umquhile Alexander, lord Spynie, father to the said Alexander, now lord Spynie, of the patronages of the benefices and kirkes abovementionat fra the act of parliament maid in the moneth of Junii, jM vC fourscoir threttene yearis, intitulat 'Anent infeftmantis gevin be his majestie with new right of patronages', togidder with the foirsaid infeftment grantit be his majestie to the said Alexander, lord Spynie off the advocatione, donatioun and right of patronage off the kirkis and benefices abovewrittin to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient rightis and securities to the said Alexander, lord Spynie and his foirsaidis for bruiking and joising of the heritable right of patronage of the kirkis and benefices abovementionat as gif the samen infeftmentis respective had bene maid and grantit to the said Alexander, lord Spynie and his said umquhile father be his majestie, with consent of the titularis of the saidis benefices and kirkis and of the bischope and cheptour of the cathedrall kirk of Murray for the tyme, nochtwithstanding the act of parliament frome quhilk his majestie and estaittis hes exceptit and exceptis the said infeftment grantit be his majestie to the said Alexander, now lord of Spynie, of the kirkis and benefices abovespecifiet.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies, approvis and perpetuallie confermes the act of dissolutioune maid in his hienes parliament haldin at the burgh off Peirth, the nynt day of Julii, jM vjC and sex yeiris, dissolvand all and haill the landis, lordschip and baronies of Kyillismure and Barmure, with castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair pertinentis lyand within the bailyerie of Kylestewart and schirefdome of Air fra the act of annexatioun maid at Edinburgh, the tuentie nynt day off Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscore sevin yeiris, anent the annexatione of the temporalitie of all benefices within this realme to the patrimonie of his hienes croun; and als dissolvand the paroche kirk of Machlene, personage and viccarage thairoff, lyand as said is, with the haill teindis, fruittis, rentis, proventis and emolumentis pertening thairto fra the abbacie or monasterie of Melros to the effect mentionat in the said act of parliament, togidder with the chartour past under his hienes gryit seall maid and grantit be his majestie, with advyse and consent of umquhile Maister Johnne Prestoun off Penniecuke, collectour generall and thesaurer of his hienes new augmentatiounes for the tyme, to his hienes right traist cousing Hew, lord of Lowdoun and his aires maill thairin specifit, off all and haill the saidis landis, lordschip and baronies of Kyillismure and Barrowmure, with castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartes, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair pertinentis lyand as said is, with all and sindrie teindschevis, utheris teyndis, alsueill personage as viccarage, fruittis, rentis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir of the said paroche kirk of Machlene lyand as said is, contening also ane erectioune of the toun of Machlene in ane frie burgh of baronie, with the precept and instrument of sesing following upoun the said chartour, quhilk chartour is daittit at Grenewitche, the last day of Junii, the yeir of God jM vjC and aucht yeiris, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses, conditiounes and circumstances quhatsumevir thairin contenit efter the formes and tenouris thairoff, with the haill liberties and priviledgis thairin conteanit; and declairis this present ratificatioun to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the saidis actis of parliament, chartour, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth insert in this present act, dispensand with the not inserting thairoff heirin be thir presentis for evir. And lyikwayis findes, decernis and declaris that the foirsaidis landis, lordschip and baronies of Kyillismure and Barrow Mure, with castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, mylnes, woddes, fischeingis, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair partinentis lyand as said is, with the said paroche kirk of Machlene, personage and viccarage thairoff, and haill fructis, rentis, praventis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir pertening thairto, as lauchfullie dissolvit fra the said act of annexatioun and abbacie of Melros be vertew of the said act off dissolutioun made in the foirsaid parliament haldin at Pearthe, the said nynt day off [...], the yeir off God jM vjC and sex yeiris; and that oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent foirsaid, hes lauchfullie gevin, grantit and disponit to the said Hew, lord of Lowdoun and his foirsaidis all and haill the saidis landis, lordschip and baronies of Kyillismure and Barmure, with the castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, annexis, connexis, dependences, pairtis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair pertinentis lyand as said is, with the foirsaid paroche kirk of Machline, personage and viccarage thairoff, with the haill fructis, rentis, proventis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir pertening thairto in maner exprest in the foirsaid chartour; and that the act of dissolutioun (gif anye be maid in this present parliament or that salhappin to be maid in onye parliament heirefter) to and in favoures of Thomas, erle of Melros, lord Bynning etc., or of quhatsumevir persoun or persounes, dissolvand the lordschip off Melros with all utheris lordschipis, baronies and kirkis of auld pertening to the said abbacy and monasterie of Melros fra the said act of annexatioun and fra the said abbacie and monasterie of Melros, nor the infeftmentis alreddie maid, nor to be maid to the said Thomas, erle of Melros, nor quhatsumevir uther persoun or persounes thairupone, is not nor sall nawayes be hurtefull nor prejudiciall to the said Hew, lord of Lowdoun, his aires, successoures nor assignais, nor to thair rightis and heretabill infeftmentis maid and grantit to thame be oure said soverane lord in maner before rehersit off the saidis landis, lordschip and baronies of Kyillismure and Barmure, paroche kirk of Machlene, personage and viccarage thairoff, nor to na pairt of the samene; and that the saidis actis of dissolutioun maid or to be maid of the remanent landis, lordschip and utheris foirsaidis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said abbacie and monasterie of Melros in favoures of the said Thomas, erle of Melros, or of quhatsumevir uther persoun or persounes, is not nor sall nawayes be hurtfull nor prejudiciall to the rightis and securities maid in favoures of the said Hew, lord of Lowdoun and his foirsaidis off the saidis landis, lordschip and baronyes of Kyillismure and Barrowmure, paroche kirk of Machlene, personage and viccarage thairof, nor na pairt of the samene.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and apprevis the chartour and infeftment grantit be his majestye to his hienes trustie counsellour David, lord of Scone and to his airis maill and off tailyee specifit thairintill, off all and haill the landis and baronie of Drumduff, comprehending thairintill the particular landis, kirkes, teindis, offices and superiorities at lenth specifit and conteanit in the said infeftment, all unite and annexit in ane haill and frie baronie callit the baronie of Drumduff, to be haldin of his majestie in maner and forme mentionat in the said infeftment, as the samene infeftment of the date at Quhyithall, the tuentie nynt day off Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuelff yeiris, at mair lenthe beiris, in the haill heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiounes thairin contenit; and willis and grantis that this present ratificatioune salbe als valide and effectuall to the said David, lord of Scone and his foirsaidis as giff the said infeftment de verbo ad verbum wer insert heirintill.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis of parliament, statutes and ordanis that na ratificatioune off the abbacie of Jedburgh or ony pairt thairoff be exped in favoures off Schir Jhonne Ker of Lytledene, knicht, or his assigneyis till first he have gevin assurance for setting of the laird of Phernehirst in his awin teyndis off Phernehirst, Oxname, Hopkirk, Fewrewll, Over and Nethir Wallis, Over Crailing, Swynesyid and the pertinentis pertening to the said Schir Andro heretablie, in suche maner as the said Schir Andro Ker of Phernehirst and his aires may heirefter enjoye and posses the saidis teyndis for payment to the said Schir Johnne, his airis and assigneyis quhatsumevir off sum ressonable dewtie, and to the ministeris serveing the kirkis quhair the saidis landis lyes lyikwayes sum ressonable dewtie pro rata according to the modificatioun that is alreddie or heirefter salbe maide for stependis to the samyne.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and apprevis the chartour maid and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to his majesties right traist cousing and counsellour David, lord Carnegye of Kynnarde, his aires maill and assigneyis off the landis and baronie off Ferne, comprehending the landis conteanit in the said chartour, with the advocatioun, donatioun and rycht off patronage off the kirk of Ferne, personage and viccarage thairoff, alsueill off all landis lyand of auld within the said parochin of Ferne as of the personage and viccarage off the landis of Waterstoun, with the pertinentis underwrittin, viz: of the manis of Waterstoun, Eister and Wester Hertounes, milne and milnelandis of Waterstoun, Windisoir and Blaklawes mortiefied and annexit to the said kirk, off the date the tuentie tua day off Apryill, jM vjC and nynetene yeiris; the lettres of procuratorie, dispositioun and mortificatioun of the teindis of the saidis landis of Waterstoun, with the pendicles and pertinentis thairoff abovewrittin, to the said kirk off Ferne and to the personage and viccarage thairoff maid and grantit be umquhile Alexander, bischope of Breichin, titular of the personage teindis of the saidis landis, as ane pairt of the patrimonie of the said bischoprik, and be Robert Kinnear, vicare of the said kirk of Breichin, titular of the viccarage teindis of the saidis landis, with consent of the deane, channones and cheptour of the cathredrall kirk off Breichin, off the date in anno jM vjC and ane yeiris, with the chartour of mortificatioune following thairupoun, maid and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale off the date the fourt day of Junii, jM vjC and sex yeiris, with the preceptis and instrumentis of sasing following upoun the saidis tua chartouris and with all infeftmentis, rightis and tytilles maid and grantit to David Lindsay of Edyell, umquhile Schir David Lindsay of Edyell, knycht, his father, thair predicessoures or authoures of the foirsaid advocatioun, donatioune and right of patronage of the said kirk of Ferne, personage and viccarage thairoff, in all and sindrie poyntis, articles and clauses thairin contenit, efter the formes and tennouris thairoff; and declairis this present ratieficatioun to be als sufficient in all respectis as gif the infeftmentis, rychtes and tytillis abovementionat wer at lenthe insert heirintill, dispensing withe the not inserting thairoff.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament of the kingdome of Scotland, understanding that albeit Jhonne Stewart, sone lauchfull to umquhile Frances, sumtyme erle Bothuell, wes be the lawes, actis and constitutiounes of this realme dishabilitat and maid unhable to have bruikit and possessit landis, offices and honoures within this kingdome throw or be the occasioun of the foirfaultoures of the said umquhile Frances, his father, quha wes convict and foirfaultit for certane crymes of treasoun and lesemajestie committit be him, nevirtheles it pleasit his majestie of before, out of pitie and commiseratioun had be his majestie to the said Jhonne Stewart as ane persoun altogidder innocent of the saidis crymes, being onlie ane infant the tyme of the committing thairoff, within the age off [...] yeiris, be his majesties lettres of restitutioun and rehabilitatioun under his majesties greit seale, to grant the benefite of restitutioune and rehabilitatione to the said Jhonne Stewart, restoring and rehabilitating him to his gude name and fame and all and sindrie landis, benefices, offices, honoures, dignities and priviledgis quhairofft he wes depryvit and prejudgit be the saidis lawes, actis and constitutiones, as at mair lenth is contenit in the saidis lettres of rehabilitatione and restitutioun, quhilkis ar of the date the [...] day off [...], the yeir of jM vjC and [...] yeiris. And now his majestie, following his naturall clemencie, considdering that the said Jhonne Stewart hes continewallie frome his youthe behaveit him selff as ane trew, luiffing and dewtiefull subject and servand to his majestie, depending altogidder upoun his majesties gracious will and plesour, thairfore oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the haill estaittis and bodie of this present parliament, ratiefies and apprevis the lettres of rehabilitatioun and restitutioun grantit be his majestie under his majesties gryit seale to the said Jhonne Stewart in maner and to the effect aboveswrittin in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, clauses and articles thairoff; and decernis and declaires this present ratificatioun to be als valide and sufficent to the said Jhonne Stewart as gif the saidis lettres of rehabilitatioune wer ad longum de verbo in verbum ingrossit and insert heirintill. And farder, oure said soverane lord, withe consent foirsaid, hes retreittit, rescindit, cassit, annullit and, be the tennour heiroff, retreitis, rescindes, casses and annulles now and fra the begynning all and quhatsumevir lawes, actis off parliament, statutes and constitutiounes quhatsumevir made anent the dishabilitatioun off the bairnes and posteritie of the said umquhile Frances, sumtyme erle Bothuell, in sua far as the same may be extendit to the said Johnne Stewart and to the aires lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, and in sua far as thairby the said Johnne Stewart wes in onywayes maid unhable to bruke, use and posses any benefice, landis, roumes, possessiounes, dignities or honoures, togidder with all actis of parliament, decreittis and sentences following upoun the saidis actis off dishabilitatioune for annexing of quhatsumevir landis, baronies or benefices pertening to the said Johnne Stewart, and to the quhilk he wes prowydit to his majesties croun; and speciallie all and quhatsumevir actis of parliament made for annexing of the abbacie of Coldinghame, temporalitie and spiritualitie thairoff, to his majesties croun, maid in the yeir of God jM vC fourescore tuelff yeiris or fourscoir fourtene yeiris, to the quhilk the said Johnne Stewart wes prowydit, declairing the saidis actis and statutes to be and to have bene null and of nane availl fra the begynning, with all rightis, infeftmentis and dispositiounes grantit be his majestie to quhatsumevir persone or persounes following and depending thairupoune in sua far as the same may prejudge the said Johnne Stewart of his right and tytill of the said abbacie and pryourie of Coldinghame, spirtualite and temporalitie thairoff, or of the fruittes, rentis and emolimentis of the same; and that the said nullatie of the saidis actis in generall salbe als sufficient and valide as giff the same actis wer speciallie expressit and insert thairintill, and that the same salbe als weill ressavit be way of exceptioune and reply as be way of actioune. Mairover, oure said soverane lord, with consent of the saidis estaittis, hes ratifiet and approvin and, be the tennour heiroff, ratifes and apprevis all and quhatsumevir giftis and provisiounes grantit be his majestie in favoures of the said Johnne Stewarte of the said priorie of Coldinghame, spiritualitie and temporalitie of the same, in ony tyme bigame be quhatsumevir maner of way, of quhatsumevir date or daitis, tenour or contentis the same be off in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntes, clauses and articles of the same; and decernis and declairis this present ratificatioun to be als valide and sufficient to the said Jhonne Stewart and his foirsaidis as giff the saidis giftis and provisounes wer all at lenth et per expressum de verbo in verbum ingrossit and insert heirintill.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that Johnne Stewart, sone lauchfull to umquhile Frances, sumtyme earle Bothuell, wes lauchfullie prowydit to the benefice of the pryourie of Coldinghame, spiritualitie and temporalitie thairoff, and that his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis in this present parliament hes alreddie restoired the said Johnne Stewart aganis quhatsumevir lawes, actis of parliament, statutes and constitutiounes quhatsumevir made anent the disshabilitatioun of the bairnes and posteritie of umquhile Frances, sumtyme erle Bothuell in sa far as the same may be extendit to the said Johnne Stewart and the aires lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his bodie, and in sa far as thairby the said Johnne Stewart wes in anywayes maid unhable to bruke, use and posses the said benefice of the pryourie of Coldinghame or ony uther benefices, landis, roumes, possessiounes, dignities or honoures; lyikas the said Johnne Stewart, be his lettres of procuratorie and dimissione seillit and subscrivit with his hand, and be his procuratouris speciallie constitute for that effect, is to mak lauchfull resignatioune and dimissioun in the handis of oure said soverane lord of the said benefice of the foirsaid pryourie of Coldinghame, with the monasterie and abbaye place of Coldinghame, closter, houssis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, close and haill boundis, commodities and easmentis within the precinct of the same and all thair pertinentis, with the haill landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, kirkis, teyndis, castellis, toures, fortalices, tenementis, annuelrentis, croftis and aikeris pertening to the said pryourie of Coldinghame, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the same, quhairevir the samene ly within this realme, to the effect that his majestie may dissolve, extinguische and suppres the said pryourie, name and memorie thairoff, and of new erect the samene in ane temporall lordschip and dispone the same heretablie to the said Jhonne Stewart, his aires and assigneyis in dew and competent forme as effeiris, as the said procuratorie and instrument of dimissioun mair fullie proportis. Thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis fra the said pryourie and monasterie of Coldinghame and fra all and quhatsumevir statutes and actis of parliament quhairby the said pryourie or ony pairt of the samene, spiritualitie or temporalitie thairoff, wes annexit to his majesties croun, all and sindrie landis, barronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, croftis, aikeris, annuelrentis, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, yairdis, orcheardis, kirkis, teindschevis and uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolimentis, feufermes, kaynes, custumes, casualities, profittes and dewties quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis quhilkis pertenit off auld to the said pryourie of Coldinghame, and quhairoff the commendatouris of the said pryourie hes bene in possessioun in any tyme bygane, quhairevir the same ly within the kingdome of Scotland, and namelie all and haill the maner place of Coldinghame, closter, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, clausteris and haill boundis, commodities and easmentis within the precinct of the same, with all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Coldinghame, with the mansiounes, cottages, tenementis, housis, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis, milnes, pairtis, pendicles, outseattis, gress, landis, parkis, annexis, connexis off the same and thair pertinentis; the landis callit Halbank, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Northfeild, with the loches and teindis of the same includit and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Fewallis and Sanct Tabbis, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Steill, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis callit Capone Land and Sacristane Croft, with thair pertinentis; the croft of land callit Grevestyill, with thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis callit Hawcroft, Armistranges Park and Bea Park, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Pressis, with thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis of Binrig, Floures, Helidand, Hielawes, Mawisbalk and Mawisaiker, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Blakhill, with thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis of Quhyitfeild, eister and wester, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Eymouthe, with housis, biggingis, yairdis, cottages, tenementis, milnes, multouris, toftis, croftis, pairtis, pendicles of the same and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Suynewode, with housis, biggingis, toftis, croftis, cottages, milnes, pairtis, pendicles and all ther pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Hilend, with the woddis of the same and thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Hunwode, Howlaw and Lambdene, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, woddis, milnes, outseittis, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the toun and landis of Rentoun, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, tenementis, cottages, yairdis, orcheartis, woddis, milnes, pairtis, pendicles, outseattis, annexis, connexis of the same and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Auld Cambus, with housis, bigingis, toftis, croftis, woddis, milnes, pairtis, pendicles and outseattis, annexis, connexis of the same and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Eister Lummisdene, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles of the samene and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Auchincraw, with housis, biggingis, milnes, multouris, cottages, partis, pendicles, outseittis, annexis, connexis of the same and thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis of Suanfeild and Scheilhopdyikes, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of West Restoun, with housis, biggingis, milnes, multouris, cottages, pairtis, pendicles, outseattis, annexis, connexis of the samene and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis off Eistrestoun, with housis, biggingis, milnes, multouris, cottages, pairtes, pendicles, outseittis, annexis, connexis of the samene and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Aytoun, with toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, tenementis, cottages, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, outseattis, annexis, connexis, pairtes, pendicles of the same and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the manis of Aytoun, with thair pertinentis; all and haill the sey poirtis and havening places of Eymouth and Coldinghame, with all uther poirtes and hevning places within the boundis of the landis respective abovewrittin, with ancorages, custumes, proffittes, commodities and dewties of the same; all and sindrie the landis of Paxtoun, with housis, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis, milnes, outseattis, annexis, connexis, pairtes, pendicles and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis of Fischeweik, with the fischeingis of the same upoun the water of Tueid, with housis, biggingis, yairdis, toftis, croftis, milnes, outseatis, annexis, connexis of the same, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the landis and lordschip of Swyntoun, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, toftis, croftis, milnes, outseittis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles of the same and all thair pertinentis; all and sindrie the landis of Eistnisbite, comprehending the landis and utheris particularlie† efterspecifit, viz: the landis callit the Eistquarter, the landis of Brumedyikis, the landis of Craigiswallis, the landis of Quhytmyre, the landis callit Wolquarter and Maynequarter of Eist Nisbite, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, multouris, pairtis, pendicles of all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, with thair partinentis; all and haill the toun and landis of Eddreme, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, milnes, multouris, outseittis, pairtes, pendicles of the same and all thair partinentis; all and haill the landis of Bromehous, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, tour, fortalice, yairdis, milnes of the samene and all thair partinentis; all and haill the landis of Horsley and Grenewode, with the haill teyndis of the same included; the manis of Fastcastell or Wester Lummisden; Dowlaw; Duddoholme, alias Cauldsyid; Auldtoun; Newithoun, with the mylnes, multouris, fischeingis and haill teyndis of the samene includit; with the castell and maner place of Fastcastell and with all thair pertinentis; the landis of Flemingtoun callit Nethir Aytoune, Reidhall, Nethir Byre, Brumesland and Gunnisgrene, with the corne milne and walkmylne, milnelandis of the same, multouris, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis, with the haill teyndis of the same includit; the landis of Fairnysyid and teyndis of the same includit; the landis of Lambertoun, with the milnes, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis and pertinentis of the same, with the haill teyndis thairoff includit, all lyand within the schirefdome of Beruick; togidder with all uther landis, croftis, tenementis, aikeris, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, annuelrentis and utheris quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of before to the said pryourie of Coldinghame and temporalitie of the same quhairevir the same ly within the said kingdome of Scotland, with all and sindrie castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, tenentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, castell, wairdis, kaynis, customes, casualities and dewties quhatsumevir of all and sindrie the foirsaidis tounes, landis and utheris speciallie and generalie above mentionate, and all thair pertinentis. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis all and sindrie the teyndschevis, uther teyndis, fructes, rentis, proventis, emolumentis and dewties, alsueill personage as viccarage, of all and sindrie the paroche kirkis underwrittin pertening to the said abbacie and pryourie of Coldinghame, viz: all and sindrie the teyndschevis and uthair teyndis, personage and viccarage, of the kirk of Coldinghame, the kirk of Aytoun, the kirk of Fischeweik, the kirk of Swyntoun, the kirk of Eddreme, the kirk of Ednem, the kirk of Stitchell, the kirk of Ersiltoun, the kirk of Auldcambus, the kirk of Lambertoun and als all and sindrie the teindschevis and uther teyndis, personage and viccarage, of the landis of Edringtoun with thair pertinentis, with all uther kirkis and teyndis pertening of auld to the said pryourie and abbacie of Coldinghame as spiritualitie thairoff and patrimonie of the said abbacie, and quhairoff the pryouris and commendatouris of the said abbacie and thair conventis hes bene in possessioun, quhairevir the same ly within the said kingdome, fra the said abbacie and monasterie of Coldinghame and first fundatioun and erectioun thairoff, and fra all and quhatsumevir the saidis actis and statutes of parliament quhairby the said pryourie of Coldinghame, landis, kirkes or teyndis of the same, temporalitie or spiritualitie thairoff, wes annexit to his majesties croun in ony tyme bygane; and hes suppressit and extinguischit and, be the tennour of this present act, suppressis and extinguisches the name, title and memorie of the said pryourie for evir, to the effect that his majestie may giff, grant and dispone to the said Johne Stewart, his aires and assignais heretablie all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, mylnes, fischeingis, rentis, kaynis, custumes, casualities, castell, wairdis, fewfermes, portis, hevening places, annuelrentis, croftis, aikeris and utheris specialie and generalie abovewrittin, with thair castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, milnes, woddis,† fischeingis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, kaynes, custumes, casualities and dewties quhatsumevir, of all and sindrie the foirsaidis townes, landis, baronyes and utheris speciallie and generalie above expremit, and all thair pertinentis, togidder with all and sindrie the foirsaidis teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, proventis, emolumentis and dewties of all and sindrie the foirsaidis paroche kirkis and parochines abovementionat, personage and viccarage of the same, and all rycht, tytill, entres and clame of right quhilk his majestie, his predicessouris or successouris had, hes or ony wayes might have, clame or pretend thairto, or to ony pairt of the same be ony maner of waye in tyme cuming; and als to the effect the same may be erectit, unite, create and incorporat in ane haill and frie baronie to be callit now and in all tyme cuming the barony of Coldinghame, ordaning the maner place of Coldinghame to be the principall messuage for taking of seising thairat in all tyme heirefter; and that the said seasing salbe sufficient for all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, milnes, multouris, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis, croftis, aikeris, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, kirkis, teyndis and utheris generalie and particularlie abovementionat, without any uther particular seasing to be takin at ony uther place or pairt thairoff, nochtwithstanding that thai ly not contigue togidder, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successouris in frie blensche ferme, fee and heretage for evir; payand thairfore yeirlie the said Johnne Stewart, his aires and assignais foirsaidis to oure said soverane lord and his majesties successouris the soume of tua hundereth merkis guid and usuall money of this realme of Scotland at the feist of Witsonday in name of blensche ferme, gif the same be askit allanerlie; and als payand to the present ministeris serveing the cure at the said kirkis and thair successoures the yeirlie stependis efter rehersit, ilk ane of thame for thair awin pairtes as is efter dewydit at the termes off payment useit and wont, viz: to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Coldinghame, thrie chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff aitmeill, besyid and attour the viccarage of the said kirk; to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Aytoun and kirk of Lambertoun unite and annexit thairto, four chalderis victuell, halff beir, halff mukit land aittis, with the haill viccarages, manse and gleibis of the saidis kirkes; to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Swyntoun, four chalderis victuell, halff beir, half mukkit land aittis, with the haill viccarage, manse and gleib of the said kirk; to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Edreme, four chalderis victuell, halff bair, halff mukkit land aittis, with the haill viccarages of the said kirk; to the ministeris serveing the cure at the said kirk of Ednem yeirlie the soume of fyve hundereth merkis, with the haill viccarage of the said kirk, with sick uther augmentationes and dewties as ar alreddye or sall heirefter be appoyntit be the commissionaris and utheris haveand power of his majestie and estaittis of parliament to that effect. And becaus the said kirk of Stitchell is unite to the kirk of Home, quhilk is ane kirk of Kelso, and the said kirk of Fischewick is unite to the kirk of Hutoun, quhilk is ane kirk of the provestrie of Dunglas, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaires that the said Johnne Stewart and his foirsaidis salbe onlie haldin to pay to the saidis ministeris serving the cure at the saidis kirkes the proportionall pairtes of the saidis ministeris stependis efter following, to wit: to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Stitchell and kirk of Home unite thairto, tuentie tua bollis victuell, halff beir, halff mukkit land aittis, and fiftie four pundis money as his proportionall pairt of the soume of ane hundereth merkis money of augmentatioune augmentit for the saidis unite kirkis of Home and Stitchell be the lordis commissioneris of his majesties last parliament, besyid and attour the viccarages, manses and gleibis of the saidis kirkis; and to the minister serveing the cure at the saidis unitit kirkis of Fischeweik and Huttoun, the soume of thrie hundereth merkis money as the proportionall pairt off that yeirlie stepend of sex hundereth merkis money prowydit to the minister serveing the cure at the said unitit kirkes of Fischeweik and Huttoun; and als furnesand the elementis of breid and wyne yeirlie to the celebratioun of the holie communione at the kirkes abovewrittin sua oft as said sall requyre, and relevand the saidis ministeris of all taxatiounes and impositiones quhatsumevir that may be imposit upoun the saidis teindis, fructis and rentis of the saidis kirkes or for repairing of the same in tyme cuming. And ordanis ane infeftment to be past and exped heirupoun to the said Johnne Stewart and his foirsaidis in dew and competent forme as efferis, but prejudice to the Bischope of Dumblane as deane of the chapell royall off his richt to anye dewtie addettit to the chepell royall out of the landis off Coldinghame. And Jhonne Belchis, for the lairdis of Aytoun and Blacader, protestit that the foirsaid act suld not be prejudiciall to thair rightis of anye teyndis or landis pertening to Coldinghame; and the said Johnne Stewart, being present with Maister Lues Stewart, his procuratour, protestit in the contrair. And siclyik Schir George Home, the laird off Wodderburne and the laird of Rentoun gave in thair protestatiounes in wreit, quahiroff the tennoures followes:
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In presence of my lord commissioner and estaittis of parliament, comperit Schir George Home of Manderstoun, knycht, heretabill proprietar of the landis of Flemingtoun callit Nethir Aytoun, Reidhall, Nather Byre, Bromesland and Gunnisgrene, coirne and walk mylnes and mylnelandis, multoures, pairtis and pertinentis thairoff, with thair teyndschevis includit, the landis of Fairnysyid, with the teyndis thairoff includit, all lyand within the baronie of Coldinghame and schirefdome off Beruick, and protestit that the dissolutioune off the pryourie of Coldinghame, haill landis, kirkis and teindis thairoff maid in this present parliament and erectioun and dispostioune thairoff in favoures of Johnne Stewart, sone to umquhile Frances, sumtyme earle of Bothuell suld nawayes be hurtfull nor prejudiciall to the said Schir George Home of Manderstoun, his infeftmentis, rightis, tytillis and securities maid to him and his predicessoures of the foirsaidis landis and teyndis includit, and to umquhile George, erle of Dunbar, his author of the samen, bot that the samen may remayne to him and thame gude and valide in thame selffis, nochtwithstanding of the said dissolutioune and erectione of the said pryourie made in favouris of the said Johnne Stewart as said is. And siclyik protestit that the foirsaid dissolutione and erectione might nawayes be prejudiciall to ony right or tytle the said Schir George hes to ony utheris landis or teyndis lyand within the said abbacye and baronye of Coldinghame and schirefdome of Beruick, bot that the samene may lyikwayes remayne to him gude and valide in thame selffis, nochtwithstanding of the said dissolutioune and erectione in favouris of the said Johnne Stewart as said is. And the said Johnne Stewart, being present with Maister Lues Stewart, his procuratour, protestit in the contrair.
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I, Schir David Home of Wodderburne, knight, for my selff and in name and behalff of George Home, my sone, protestis that quhatsumevir erectione salbe past and exped in this present parliamet of the lordschip of Coldinghame in favouris of Jhonne Stewart sall nawayes be hurtfull nor prejudiciall to ws and our aires off our infeftmentis, takis and richtis of ony landis, teyndis and possessiounes pertening to ws, bot that the samene sall remayne in the awin full strenthe, force and effect siclyik as giff the said erectione had nevir bene grantit. And the said Johnne Stewart, being present with Maister Lues Stewart, his procuratour, protestit in the contrair.
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In presence of my lord commissioner and estaittis of parliament compeirit Johnne Home of Rentoun, heretable proprietar of the landis of Horsley and Grenewode, with all thair teindis includit, all lyand within the baronie of Coldinghame and schirefdome of Beruick, and protestit that the dissolutioun of the priorie of Coldinghame, haill landis, kirkes and teyndis thairof made in this present parliament and erectioun and dispositioun thairoff in favoures of Johnne Stewart, sone to umquhile Frances, sumtyme erle of Bothuell, suld nawayes be hurtfull nor prejudiciall to the said Johnne Home of Rentoun, his infeftmentis, rightis, tytillis and utheris securities made to him and his prediceisouris of the saidis landis and teyndis includit, and to umquhile George, earle of Dunbar, his author of the samene, bot that the same may remayne to him and thame gude and valide in thame selffis, nochtwithstanding of the said dissolutioun and erectione of the said pryourie made in favouris of the said Johnne Stewart as said is. And the said Johnne Stewart, being present with Maister Lues Stewart, his procuratour, protestit in the contrair.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and apprevis the chartour and infeftment grantit be his majestie, with avise of his hienes collectour generall and thesaurer of new augmentatiounes for the tyme, to his majesties trustie and weilbelovit counsellour Schir Richert Cokburne of Clerkingtoun, knicht, keiper of his hienes previe seale, and his airis maill specifit thairin, of all and haill the landis off Clerkingtoun, with the maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, coirnemilnes and walk milnes thairoff and all thair pertinentis lyand within the parochin and constabularie of Hadingtoune and schirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin off his majestie and his successouris in frie blenche for payment of ane pennie upoun the ground of the saidis landis at the feist of Witsonday yeirlie in name of blenche ferme, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie, nochtwithstanding that the saidis landis wer haldin in fewferme of before, daittit at Roystoun, the nyntene day off Januare, the yeir of God jM vjC and ten yeiris, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoune, togidder with the act of his majesties parliament haldin at Edinburgh, the tuentie third day of October, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuelff yeiris, quhairby his hienes and estaittis ratifiet and approvit the said chartour and infeftment, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, and decernit the said act to be ane sufficient dissolutione for securitie to the said Schir Richert and his foirsaidis of the landis and utheris abovewrittin, to be haldin blensche of his majestie in all tyme cuming in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and circumstances thairoff; and willis and declairis that this present generall ratificatioune is and salbe als sufficient as giff the saidis chartour, infeftment, precept and instrument of seasing and act wer at lenth worde be worde insert heirintill. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foisaidis, for the causes specifit in the said act, hes off new dissolvit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis the saidis landis off Clerkingtoune, with the maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, cornemilnes and walkmylnes thairoff and all thair partinentis, and als hes dissolvit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis the landis of Spittelrig with the pertinentis fra his majesties croune and fra all actis of annexatioun quhairby the samen ar and have bene annexit to his majesties croun at ony tyme heirtofoir; and specialie fra the act of parliament maid in the moneth of September, the yeir of God jM vC thriescore ellevin yeiris, anent the landis, roumes or possessiounes haldin of freiris or nunnes and fra the generall annexatioun of kirklandis maid in the monethe of Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscore sevin yeiris, to the effect the samene may be disponit be his majestie to the said Schir Richerd, his aires maill and assignais, to be haldin of his hienes and his successoures in frie blensche for payment of ane pennye upoun the ground of the saidis landis at the feist off Witsonday yeirlie in name of blensche ferme, gif the samen beis askit allanerlie, nochtwithstanding that the samene landis wer haldin in fewferme of before; and ordanis chartouris and infeftmentis to be past heirupoune to the said Schir Richard and his foirsaidis in sick dew and competent forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, haveing sene and considderit the infeftment maid and gevin be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale off the date the fourtene day off August, the yeir of God jM vjC and threttene yeiris to his hienes trustie and familiare counsellour Schir Robert Melvill of Brunteland, knight, and Dame Jeane Hammiltoune, ladye Ross, his spous, and thair aires mentionat thairin off the toun and landis of Lethame and mylne off Monymaill, with the propertie, superioritie and few fermes off the said toun, landis and mylne, with thair pertinentis, lyand within the schirefdome of Fyiff, and of the landis of Monkismyre, and als of the landis and mure callit Edinismure, with thair pertinentis, and lyikwayes of the maner place of Monymaill, housis, biggingis, yairdis and grenes of the same; as als of the teindschevis and utheris teyndis, fruittis and rentis of the kirk and parochin of Monymaill, personage and viccarage thairoff, and erecting and uneitting all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, teyndis and utheris above expressit in ane frie temporall baronye callit the baronie of Monymaill; and being ryiplie advysit thairwith, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes ratiefiet and approvin and, be the tennour heiroff, ratiefies and approvis the foirsaid infeftment, dispositioun and erectioun thairin contenit in the haill heiddis, articles, clauses, conditiounes and circumstances quhatsumevir specifit and mentionat in the same and haill contentis thairoff; and decernis and ordanis the generalitie heiroff to be als guid, valide, effectuall and sufficient in the selff as gif the said infeftment wer at lenthe worde be worde insert heirin, dispensand thairanent be thir presentis; and decernis, declairis and ordanis the said Schir Robert and his said spous and thair aires to have full rycht to the saidis landis and baronie, milnes, maner places, orcheartis, yairdis, mures, teyndis and utheris, thair priviledges and pertinentis, to be bruikit and josit be thame efter the forme and tennour of the said infeftment in all poyntis.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifies and approvis the infeftment made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to his majesties trustie and weilbelovit counsellour Schir George Haye off Kinfawnes, knight, clerk of his hienes register and rollis and ane of his hienes secreit counsell, his airis and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie off all and haill the landis and baronie of Kinfawnes, comprehending the landis and utheris eftermentionat, viz: all and haill the landis and lordschip of Kinfawnes and Pitsindie, with the mansioun, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis and orcheartis thairoff; Over Kinfawnes and remanent pendicles of the samene; the landis of Guktoun, Tillehow, Ribnow, Haggishall, Murehall, Windie Edge, Over Manis of Pitsindie, Kingiswallis, Pyperis Aiker, with the mylne, mylnelandis, multouris and sequellis thairoff, with all and sindrie thair pairtis, pendicles, cottages, annexis, connexis, dependences and pertinentis of the samene quhatsumevir, with the fischeingis in the water of Taye, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis and all thair partinentis quhatsumevir lyand within the schirefdome of Pearthe as for the principall; and siclyik all and haill the landis of Carretstoun callit Furdetoun, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, yairdis, orcheartis and all thair pertinentis; the landis of Nethir Carretstoun, with the corne and walk milnes of the samen and thair pertinentis; the landis of Litill Watterstoun, Braklaw and Bollehillok, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis of the samene lyand within the schirefdome of Forfare; and that in speciall clause of warrandice and securitie off all and haill the foirsaidis landis and lordschip of Kinfawnes and Pitsindie, with the mansione, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis and orcheardis thairoff; Over Kinfawnes and remanent pendicles of the samene; the foirsaidis landis of Guktoun, Tilliehow, Ribnow, Haggishall, Murehall, Windie Edge, Over Manis of Pitsindie, Kingiswallis, Pyperisaiker, with the milne, milnelandis, multouris and sequellis thairoff, with all and sindrie thair pairtis, pendicles, cottages, annexis, connexis, dependences and partinentis of the samene quhatsumevir, with the fischeingis in the said water of Tay, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis and all thair pertinentis quhatsumevir lyand as said is; and siclyik in speciall clause of warrandice and securitie off all and haill the landis of Craigtoun, with the brewhous, brewlandis and fischeingis of the samene callit Pilgartheuch, Cambuspule and Cruke, with all uther fischeingis in the said water of Taye betuix the wode dyike of Kynnoule and limittes or bounder of the landis of Lytlesegedene in all pairtis within the foirsaidis landis of Craigtoune, with all thair partinentis lyand in the lordchip of Scone and within the said schirrefdome of Pearthe; and siclyik all and haill the heretable office of keiping of the said water of Taye on baithe the syiddes of the water thairoff within the haill boundes of the samene, beginnand at that pairt thairoff callit Drumlaw Sandis to the heid of the said water, with all feyis, casualities, priviledgis and dewties pertening and belanging thairto speciallie mentionat in the said infeftment, all unite, create and incorporat in ane haill and frie baronye callit the baronie of Kinfawnes, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in frie heretage and frie barony for evir for payment of the yeirlie dewtie thairin specifit, off the date at Halierudhous, the tuentie day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie yeiris, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoune, in all and sindrie pointis, articles and clauses thairincontenit efter the formes and tennouris thairoff. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernes and declairis that this present ratieficatione and confirmatioun of the said infeftment, with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoune, salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samene infeftment, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupone wer at lenthe insert in this present act of parliament.
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Oure soverane lord, estaittis and haill bodie of this present parliament ratifies, apprevis and perpetuallie confermis the chartour grantit be his majestie for the causes thairin exprest to his familiare clerk†and trustie counsellour Schir Williame Oliphant of Newithoun, knycht, his hienes advocate, in lyverent for all the dayes of his lyiftyme, and to Maister James Oliphant of Murehous, advocate, before the lordis of counsell and sessioun of the kingdome of Scotland, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir in fee heretablie, off all and haill the toun and landis of Kildonyng, with housis, biggingis, toftis, croftis, pairtis, pendicles, outseittis, cottages, prviledgis and commodities thairoff quhatsumevir lyand within the parochin of Fertiveote and schirefdome of Pearthe; and off all and haill the landis of Collindreme and Maw, with the milne of Maw, milnelandis and multouris thairoff lyand within the schirefdome of Fyiff, gevin in speciall warrandice and securitie of ane pairt of the foirsaid toun and landis of Kildoning; and siclyik of all and haill the landis of Baldoneis, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis of the samene, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff lyand within the schirefdome off Pearthe, quhilkis haill landis speciallie above rehersit, with the salmond fischeing in the water of Erne and commontie in and throw the haill commontie of Forgundenye, with pairtis, pendicles, priviledgis and commodities thairoff, ar erectit in ane haill and frie baronye callit the baronye of Kildoning, and to the said Schir Williame in lyverent and to Maister Williame Oliphant, his secund sone, his aires maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir in fee heretablie off all and haill the halff landis and baronie of Strabrok, with the halff milne thairoff, advocatioune and donatioune off the kirk and chaplanrie of Strabrock, alternatis vicibus, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and thair partinentis lyand within the schirefdome of Linlithgow, erectit in ane frie baronye callit the barronye off Strabrok Oliphant, quhilk chartour conteanis ane claus de novo damus and is gevin, grantit and disponit to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his hienes successoures in frie blensche ferme for payment of the blensche ferme dewtie expressit in the samene, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following upoun the said chartour, quhilk is of the date at Newmercate, the fourt day off Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, articles, clauses, circumstances, conditiounes, priviledges, liberties and immunities quhatsumevir conteanit in the foirnamit chartour; and willes, declairis, statutes and ordanis this present ratificatioune to be of als gryit strenthe, force and effect as gif the said chartour, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun, haill tennouris and contentis thairoff wer worde be worde at lenthe insert heirin; quhairanent oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament dispensis be thir presentis.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, respecting and considering the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be his trustie and weilbelovit counsellour Schir Andro Hammiltoun of Reidhous, knycht, ane of the senatoures of the colledge of justice, in the publict effairis in this realme in tyme bygane, and his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willing to encourage him and to gif him occasioun to continew in the lyik thankfull service in tyme cuming, thairfore his majestie hes ratiefiet, approvin and confermit and, be the tennour of this present act, with avise and consent of his estaittis and haill bodie of this present parliament, ratiefies, approvis and perpetuallie confermes the chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie, with avise and consent of his majesties principall thesaurer and comptroller, thesaurer and comptroller depute and of the remanent lordis commissioneris within the said kingdome, under his majesties gryit seale thairoff, of the date at Newmercate in England, the tuentie day off Februar, the yeir of God jM vjC nyntene yeiris, to the said Schir Andro Hammiltoun, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, off all and haill the landis of Eister Spittell, alias Eister Reidspittell, with the maner place thairoff callit Reidhous, houssis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, toftis, croftis, medowes, outseittis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff quhatsumevir; all and haill that housband land of the landis of Ballincreif callit Wester Bissetleyis; all and haill the halff of the manis of Ballincreiff sumtyme pertening to Johnne Borthuik, portionar off Ballincreif, with the cornemilne biggit be umquhile Frances Borthuik, father to the said Johnne Borthuik, upoun the foirsaid halff of the manis of Ballincreiff, with the multouris and sequellis of the said mylne, with the mansioun, yeardis, doucattis and medowes of the samene, halfis landis and maynes lyand within the lordschip of Ballincreif, constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh; and als of all and haill the heretable office off bailyerie of all and sindrie the landis, milne and utheris abovewrittin, with the haill liberties, priviledges, casualities and commodities pertening to the said office sua far as concernis the landis, milne and utheris abovespecifit allanerlie, conteaning ane new gift and dispositioune of the foirnamit landis, milne†and utheris abovementionat and heretable office of bailyerie thairoff foirsaid, erecting, creating, uniting and incorporating the samene in ane haill and free barronye to the said Schir Andro, his aires maill and assignais, callit the baronie off Reidspittell, with the precept of seasing under the testimonye of the greit seale and instrument of seasing gevin conforme to the said chartour, and als the lettres of procutorie of resignatioun made and grantit be Robert Trottar, prebender of the prebendarie of Reidspittell, foundit within the colledge kirk of Dunglas, with avise and consent of the provest and remanent prebendaris of the said colledge kirk, and siclyik with speciall avyse and consent of James, earle of Home, lord Dunglas, undouttit patrone of the samene colledge kirk, provestrie and prebendaris thairoff, and of Dame Marie, countes of Home, his mother and tutrix testamentar for hir entres, off all and sindrie the landis of Reidspittell, als Wester Reidspittell, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, milne, multeris, milnelandis, medowes, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis, and off all and haill the landis of Coittis, with pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, and all thair pertinentis, quhilkis landis and fewferme dewties thairof wer of before proper pairtis and partinentis of the patrimonie of the said prebendarie of Reidspittell in the handis of the lordis of secreit counsell within the kingdome off Scotland, his majesties commissionaris haveing power and commissioun of his hienes to ressave all resignatiounes in his majesties name, togidder with all rycht, tytill, entres and clame of rycht quhatsumevir quhilkis the saidis prebendar and provest or patrone of the colledge kirk of foirsaid, or any of thame, thair aires or successouris, had, hes or any wayes may have clame or pretend in and to the landis and utheris abovewrittin, propertie or superioritie of the samen or onye pairt thairoff, or to the maillis, fermes, gressumes, rentis, proffittes and dewties of the samene in speciall favouris of the said Schir Andro Hammiltoune of Reidhous, knight, his aires maill and assignais. And to the effect that his majestie may dismember, dissolve and seperate all and sindrie the landis and utheris foirsaidis frome the said prebendarie of Reidspittell and colledge kirk of Dunglass and gif, grant and dispone the samen to the said Schir Andro and his foirsaidis heretablie, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in frie blensche for payment of ane pennie money of Scotland upoun the ground of the saidis landis or ony pairt thairoff yeirlie at the feast of Witsonday, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie, off the date the 23, 27, 13, 7 dayis of Marche, Maii, Junii, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie ane yeiris instant, with the instrument of resignatioun following thairupoun; and als the band of alienatioun and procuratorie of resignatioune thairin insert, maid and grantit be Johnne, lord Halierudhous off all and haill the teindschevis of the landis callit the Eist Outfeildland of Langniddree, pertening heretablie to the said Schir Andro Hammiltoun, in favouris of the said Schir Andro, his aires maill and assignais foirsaidis, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in free blensche for payment of ane pennye usuall money of Scotland yeirlie at the feist of Witsonday, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie, with the instrument of resignatioun following thairupoun, togidder with the chartour under the gryit seall grantit be oure soverane lord to the said Schir Andro Hammiltoune and his foirsaidis off all and sindrie the landis, maner places, milnes and utheris respective and particularlie above expressit, conteaning ane new gift and dispositione and ane new unione and erectioun of the samene in ane haill and frie baronye callit the baronie of Reidhous, with the precept of seasing under the testimonie of the gryit seale gevin conforme to the foirsaid chartour and instrument of seasing following thairupoune in all and sindrie heiddis, clauses, articles, provisiounes, conditiounes and circumstances off the saidis chartouris, procuratories, instrumentis, preceptis and utheris wreatis and evidentis before mentionat, specifit and contenit thairintill, efter the formes, tenouris and contentis thairoff in all poyntis, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoune. And oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis decernis, willes and declaires that this present ratificatione is and salbe als gude, valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis to the said Schir Andro Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis as gif the samene haill chartouris, procutories, instrumentis and utheris wreatis and evidentis wer at lenth worde be worde insert heirintill and expreslie ratiefiet, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir actis, statutes, ordinances or constitutione made or to be made in the contrair. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis, be the tennour of this present act, have dismemberit, dissolvit and seperatit and dismemberis, dissolves and seperattis all and haill the saidis landis of Reidspittell, als callit Wester Reidspittell, with the maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis, mylne, mylne landis, multouris, medowes, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis, and als all and haill the saidis landis of Coittis, with pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff, quhilkis and fewferme dewties of the samene wer of before proper pairtis and pertinentis of the patrimonie of the said prebendarie of Reidspittell and pertenit thairto before the resignatioun foirsaid frome the said prebendarie of Reidspittell and colledge kirk of Dunglass foirsaid, to the effect the samene landis respective and few dewtie thairoff may be the more effectuallie establischit in the persone of the said Schir Andro and his foirsaidis; and gif neid beis ordanis ane new chartour and infeftment to be made and grantit off the samene to the said Schir Andro Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis under his majesties gryit seale, to be haldin of his hienes and his successoures in frie blenche for payment of ane pennye money of Scotland upoun the ground of the saidis landis or ony pairt thairoff yeirlie at the feast of Witsondaye, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and apprevis the tua infeftmentis respective eftermentionat, viz: ane of the saidis infeftmentis maid, gevin and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to his majesties trustie and weilbelovit familiar servitour Jhonne Murray off Lochmaben, his aires and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie off the landis and barony of Lochmaben, comprehending the landis, baronies and utheris particularlie and generalie efter specifit, viz: the landis and baronie of Lochmaben; the heretable office of custodie and keiping of the castell and fortalice of Lochmaben; the heretable office of the stewartrie of Annandaill; the advocatione, donatione and right of patronage of the paroche kirk of Lochmaben, personage and viccarage thairoff; all and sindrie the teindschevis and utheris teindis, alsueill personage as viccarage, fructis, rentis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir of the paroche kirkis and parochines of Reidkirk and Gratney, with thair pertinentis; the landis and baronye of Arikstane; the advocatione, donatioun and right of patronage of the paroche kirk of Wanfrey, personage and viccarage thairoff; the landis and baronie off Bruchtoun; the castelsted of Faulkland; office of forrestarie of Faulkland and of all woddis, medowes, schawis and deiris thairoff; the office of bigging and uphalding of the saidis wallis, dyikis and pealling of the said medow and woddis with the feyis, casualities, proffittes and dewties pertening and belanging to the said office; all and haill the sex merk land of the manis of Lincluden, the sex merk land of Crochane, alias Carrowchane, with the milne of Staikfurde and certane uther landis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the provestrie of Lincluden; the advocatioun, donatione and rycht of patronage of the paroche kirk of Annand, personage and viccarage thairoff, togidder with certane uther landis, baronies, kirkis, teindis, offices and utheris mentionat in the said infeftment, quhilk is of the date at Quhytehall, the fourt day off Marche, the yeir of God jM vjC and sevintene yeiris; and the uther of the saidis infeftmentis maid, gevin and grantit be his majestie under his hienes great seall to the said Johnne Murraye of Lochmaben, his aires and assignais foirsaidis, off the landis and baronie of Haliewode, comprehending the landis, kirkis, teyndis and utheris particularlie and generalie thairin mentionate, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the abbacie of Haliewode, spiritualitie and temporalitie thairoff, quhilk infeftment is of the date at Quhyithall, the nynt day of Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, togidder with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following upoun the saidis infeftmentis respective in all and sindrie heiddis, articles, clauses and conditiounes thairin contenit efter the formes and tennouris thairof; and statutes and ordanis this present ratificatione to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the infeftmentis respective above specifit, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth and worde be worde insert heirintill. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, for the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be the said Johnne Murraye in attending upone his majesties sacred persone continewally sen his majesties youthe, quhilk service his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes tryit and found to have bene verie proffitable to his majestie and to this realme and liegis thairoff and worthie of renumeratione, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis all and sindrie the baronies, offices, kirkis, teyndis, with the advocatiounes, donationes and right of patronages and utheris mentionat and contenit in the saidis tua infeftmentis, and lyikwayes all and sindrie the landis and utheris efterspecifit, viz: the aucht merk land of Hilmanis, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, milne thairoff, milnelandis, multouris and sequellis of the samene; the advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the paroche kirk and parochin off Lytle Datoun, personage and viccarge thairoff; the fourtie schilling land of [...]; fourtene aikeris of the aucht merk land off Auldtoun; the tua merk, sex schilling, aucht pennye land in the toun of Ruthvell, with the saltcoittis thairoff; the landis of Kirkstyill; the landis of Raffetlis, Robiequhat and Howchattis; the milne of Mekle Datoun, milnelandis, multouris and sequellis thairoff, with the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage of the paroche kirk and parochin of Mekle Datoun, personage and viccarage thairoff; the fourtie schilling land of Copewode; the fourtie s. land of Bengalhill, with thair maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, mylnelandis, multeris and sequellis thairoff, woddis, fischeingis, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, annexis, connexis and outseattis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis off the samen quhatsumevir lyand within the said stewartrie of Annandaill; the tenementis, housis and yairdis lyand besyid the Brigend of Drumfreis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the sacristeris and prebendaries of the colledge kirk of Lincluden, lyand within the stewartrie of Kirkcudbright; and all and haill the fyve pund land of Traqueir, with the annexis, connexis, pairtes, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff, lyand within the stewartrie of Kirkcudbright, fra his majesties croun and patrimonie thairoff and fra all actis of annexatioun maid be his majestie or his hienes predicessouris quhairby the landis and utheris foirsaidis, or onye pairt thairoff, wer annexit to his majesties croun and fra all abbacies and benefices quhairunto the samene wes annexit or pertenit of before, to the effect his majestie may giff, grant and dispone the samen to the said Johnne Murraye and the aires maill lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his awin bodie; quhilkis failyeing, to his aires quhatsumevir lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin of his awin bodie; quhilkis failyeing, to his nerrest and lauchfull aires maill beiring the surname and armes of Murraye and thair assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie, togidder with all richt, title, interes and clame of right quhilk his majestie, his hienes predicessouris or successouris hade, have or onywayes may have or clame thairto, or ony pairt thairoff, in tyme cuming; to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in forme and maner as followes, viz: the landis, baronies, kirkis, offices, teyndis and utheris contenit in the saidis tua infeftmentis to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in forme and maner and for payment of the dewties mentionat in the saidis tua infeftmentis respective, and the remanent particuler landis and utheris abovementionat to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in frie blenche for the yeirlie payment of the soume of fourtie schillingis at the feast of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme. And als his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes exceptit and, be thir presentis, exceptis the rightis and infeftmentis maid and grantit be his majestie to the said Johnne Murray of the advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronages of the foirsaidis kirkis of Lochmaben, Wanfray and Annand, personages and viccarages thairoff, and of all uther kirkis and teyndis mentionat in the saidis infeftmentis fra the act of parliament made in the monethe of Junii, jM vC fourescore threttene yeiris, intitulat 'Anent infeftmentis gevin be his majestie with new right of patronage', and declairis the said act of parliament nawayes to be extendit to the infeftmentis, rightis and tytillis maid be his majestie to the said Johnne Murraye of the saidis kirkis and right of patronages thairoff at anye tyme preceiding the date of thir presentis, bot that the saidis infeftmentis and rychtes made and grantit be his majestie to the said Johnne Murraye off the saidis kirkes and rightis of patronages thairoff ar and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samene had bene made and grantit be his majestie with consent of the titularis thairoff for the tyme; quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis dispensses for evir.
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Oure soverane lord, estaittis and haill bodie of this present parliament ratiefies, apprevis and perpetuallie confermes the chartour and infeftment gevin and grantit be his majestie to his hienes trustie and familiar servitour Jhonne Levingstoun off Kynnarde, his aires maill and of tailyie thairin exprest heretablie, off all and haill the landis and baronye of Kynnairde, with castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, orcheardis, yairdis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, dependences, advocatioun, donatioun, rycht of patronage and utheris particularlie and generalie specifit and contenit in the said infeftment, with tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair pertinentis; and als of all and haill the paroche kirk of Kynnairde, with all and sindrie the teyndschevis and utheris teindis, alsueill personage as viccarage, fruittis, rentis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir of the said paroche kirk and haill parochin thairof lyand within the schirefdome of Pearthe, all erectit in ane frie baronie callit the baronie of Kynnairde; quhilk chartour conteanis ane claus de novo damus and is maide, gevin, grantit and disponit to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his hienes successoures in taxt warde for payment of the taxt waird dewtie thairin exprest, with the precept and instrument of seasing following upoun the said chartour, quhilk is of the date at Hinchinbrooke, the sext day of December, jM vjC auchtene yeiris, in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, articles, clauses, circumstances, conditiounes, priviledgis and immunities quhatsumevir contenit in the foirnamit chartour; and willis, declairis, statutes and ordanis this present ratificatioun to be of als gryit strenth, force and effect as gif the said chartour, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupone, haill tennouris and contentis thairoff war worde be worde at lenthe insert herin; quairanent oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament dispensses be thir presentis.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that the landis and leving off Scougall lyand within the lordschip of Tynninghame, schirefdome of Edinburgh and constabularie of Hadingtoun, now pertening heretablie and irredimablie to his hienes† right trustie and weilbelovit servitour Johnne Auchmowtie of Scougall, ane of the gromes of his majesties bedchamber, ar and wer haldin of auld of the archebischopes of Sanctandros and thair successouris in frie blenche for payment yeirlie of the soume of tuentie schillingis usuall money of Scotland at Witsonday and Mertimes be equall portiounes in name of blenche ferme allanerlie, and his majestie and estaittis, considdering that the toure and fortalice of Scougall, haill housis and biggingis thairoff wer brunt be ane suddent fyir be the space of threttie yeiris syne or thairby, be the quhilk fyre the haill chartouris and evidentis for the maist pairt of the saidis landis and leving of Skougall, being within the said toure and fortalice thairoff, wer brunt and distroyit; and his majestie and estaittis being alwayes willing that the want and inlaik of the saidis auld evidentis and wreatis sall infer na hurt nor prejudice to the said Jhonne Auchmowtie, his aires nor successouris, thairfore his hienes and† estaittis foirsaidis hes ratiefiet, approvin and confermit and, be the tennour heiroff, ratiefies, approvis and confermis all and sindrie infeftmentis, chartouris, preceptis, instrumentis of seasing, confirmatiounes, resignatiounes and utheris wreittis, rightis, tytillis and securities quhatsumevir maid and grantit to the said Johnne Auchmowtie of Skowgall, or anye utheris his predicessoures and authoures of the saidis landis and leving of Skowgall, with the toure, fortalice, linkis, cuninghair, doucat, pasturage, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis be quhatsumevir persoun or persounes in all tyme bygane, in the haill heiddis and conditiounes thairof, and in speciall, but prejudice of the generall ratificatioun foirsaid, his majestie and estaittis ratiefies and apprevis the chartour and infeftment grantit be the right reverend father in God, umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros, with consent of the chaptour thairoff for the tyme, to umquhile Johnne Scougall, sumtyme of that Ilk, his aires maill and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, off all and haill the saidis landis of Skougall, with the toure, fortalice, housis, biggingis, doucatt, yairdis, cunninghair and haill pertinentis, priviledgis and commodities thairoff, alsueill be sey as land within the auld boundes and merchis of the samene, and with libertie in the commoun mure of Tynninghame to pasture goodes and to cast fewall thairupoun, and utheris dewties pertening to the said commountie, with all thair pertinentis, to be haldin of the said umquhile Archebischope off Sanctandros and his successouris in frie blenche for payment of the said soume of tuentie schillingis usuall money of Scotland at Witsonday and Mertimes in name of blenche ferme allanerlie, quhilk infeftment is of the date at Sanctandros, the tuentie fyift day of Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC and sevin yeiris, togidder with his majesties confirmatioun past thairupoun under the gryit seale off the date the auchtene day off Junii, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuelff yeiris; togidder also with the contract, chartour and infeftment maid and gevin be the said umquhile Johnne Scougall, sumtyme off that Ilk, of the saidis landis and leving of Scougall and utheris foirsaidis to the said Johnne Auchmowtie, his aires† and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie and irredimabill, and with the chartour and infeftment of resignatioune maid and grantit be the said umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros to the said Johnne Auchmoutie, his aires and assignais off the saidis landis and leving of Scougall and utheris abovewrittin, with thair pertinentis, proceiding upoun the resignatione of the said umquhile Johnne Scougall of that Ilk, lyikwayis haldand of the said umquhile archebischope and his successouris in frie blenche for payment of the said soume off tuentie schillingis in name of blenche ferme allanerlie, quhilk infeftment of resignatioun is of the date the tuelff day off Junii, the yeir of God jM vjC and threttene yeiris; togidder with the haill instrumentis of seasing and utheris rightis and securities following upoun the saidis infeftmentis respective in the haill heidis, clauses and circumstances thairoff with all that hes followit or may follow thairupon. And his majestie and estaittis declairis, decernis and ordanis that this present ratieficatioune and confirmatione salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient to the said Johnne Auchmowtie, his aires and successouris for bruiking and joysing of the saidis landis and leving of Scougall with the pertinentis as gif all and sindrie the saidis infeftmentis, chartouris, instrumentis of seasing, contractis, procuratories and utheris rychtes, titles† and securities particularlie and generalie foirsaidis wer speciallie and expreslie insert heirin; anent the quhilk, and all inconvenientis that may follow thairupoun, and with the inlaik and want of the saidis evidentis, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dispensit and dispensses be thir presentis. And als declares that the want and inlaik of the said old and originall evidentis of the saidis landis salbe no caus of querrelling, annulling and impunging of the said Johnne his present rightis and securities thairoff, bot that the said Johnnes present rychtis and securities of the samene, with the said chartour and infeftment grantit to the said umquhile Johnne Scougall, sumtyme of that Ilk, his authoures thairoff, sall remayne, abyid and be als sufficient to the said Johnne and his foirsaidis as gif the saidis principall and originall evidentis wer extant; and that the said infeftment grantit to the said umquhile Johnne Scowgall, sumtyme of that Ilk, is and salbe fra this tyme furthe repute and haldin the originall infeftment of the saidis landis, and the productioun thairoff sall serve the said Johnne, his aires and successouris in place of the haill auld evidentis and wreatis brunt and destroyed as said is, quhilkis auld brunt evidentis and wreatis the said Johnne nor his foirsaidis sall nawayes be haldin to exhibite nor produce in any judgement at na tyme heirefter.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies, apprevis and confermes the particulare and severall chartoures and infeftmentis underwrittin maid and grantit be his hienes most noble progenitouris under thair gryit seale to and in favouris of the provest, bailyeis, counsell and deacones off craftis and communitie of the burgh off Edinburgh for the tyme and thair successoures for evir, off all and sindrie landis, offices, customes, liberties and utheris particularie thairin conteanit, that is to say: the chartour made and grantit be umquhile Robert, king of Scotland, under his gryit seall to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair suceessouris off the burgh of Edinburgh, poirt of Leith and pertinentis thairoff, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his hienes successoures in maner conteanit in the said chartour off the date at Cardros, the tuentie aucht day of Maii, and of his regnne the tuentie fourt; and als the chartour grantit be umquhile King James the Third of famous memorie under the gryit seall to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh off the office of schirrefschip within the said burgh and liberties thairof, with all and sindrie utheris priviledgis and immunities thairin conteanit, of the date the sextene day of November 1482 yeiris, to be haldin as is thairin contenit; and siclyke the chartour grantit be the said umquhile King James the Third of famous memorie to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successoures for evir, off all and sindrie customes of the poirt of Leithe and raid of the samene mair at lenth particularlie insert thairin, to be haldin off his hieghnes and successoures in maner thairin conteanit, of the date the foirsaid sextene day of November 1482; and siclyik ane chartour and infeftment grantit be umquhile Schir Robert Logane of Restalrig, knycht, under his seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh off all and sindrie the passages and wayes leidand to and fra the poirt and harberie of Leithe, conteaning also sindrie utheris liberties, priviledges and immunities thairin contenit, to be haldin in maner thairin specifit off the date the last day off Maii, jM thrie hundereth nyntie aucht; togidder with the chartour of confirmatione maid and grantit be umquhile King James the Fourt of famous memorie under the gryit seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris off the foirsaidis tua chartouris particularlie abovewrittin maid be the said umquhile King James the Third of famous memorie and the said Schir Robert Loganis chartour maid be the said umquhile Schir Robert Logane to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successoures, quhilk is of the date at Stirling, the nynt day off Merche 1510; and siclyik the chartour maid and grantit be umquhile King James the Fourt, his hienes grandfather, under his gryit seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh for the tyme and thair successouris, off all and haill the landis and harberie of Newhevin lyand and boundit as is thairin conteined, with the heavin silver, uther proffittis and dewties thairto appertening, with all and sindrie liberties and immunities thairin contenit, to be haldin in maner thairin specifit off the date at Stirling, the nynt day off Marche jM vC and ten; and siclyik ratiefies, approvis and confermis the chartour maid and grantit be his hienes umquhile derrest mother efter hir perfyit aige compleit under the gryit seale to and in favouris of the provest, bailyeis, counsell and deacones of craftis and communitie off the burgh off Edinburgh and thair successoures off all and haill the superioritie of all and haill the toun of Leith, with the pertinentis, alsueill inhabitantis and induellaris within the samene as of the housis, tenementis, annuelrentis, lynkes, orcheartis, proffittes, dewties, services, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis of the samene and all thair pertinentis, mair at lenth mentionat and sett doun in the said infeftment off the date the fourt day of October 1565 yeiris, to be haldin in maner thairin conteanit in all and sindrie poyntis, passages, heiddis, articles, clauses, conditiounes, priviledgis, liberties and immunities and utheris circumstances quhatsumevir thairin contenit, efter the forme and tenour thairoff. And siclyik oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis ratiefies and approvis oure soverane lordis lettres under his hienes gryit seale gevin to his umquhile rycht traist counsellour Schir Johnne Maitland of Thirlestane, knight, his majesties chancelar and secretare, makand him and his aires his hienes undouttit cessioneris and assigneyis in and to the lettres of reversioun made be the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh to oure said soverane lord umquhile derrest mother, hir aires and successouris for redemptioun fra thame off the said superioritie of the toun of Leithe annaliet be oure said soverane lord, his derrest mother, under reversione of the soume of ten thousand merkis usuall monie of this realme, as at mair lenth is contenit in the said assignatioune of the date the tuentie sevint day of Julii 1587; togidder with the act of parliament ratifieing and appreving the samene, of the date the tuentie nynt day off the saide monethe of Julii the yeir of God foirsaid; togidder with the renunceatioun of the said reversioun maid be Johnne, lord Thirlstane, sone and air off the said umquhile Schir Johnne Maitland, lord chancelair, with advyse and consent of Schir Richert Cokburne of Clerkingtoun, knycht, his tutour testamentar, in favouris of the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell, deacones of craftis and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, of the date the 28 day of December 1604 yeiris; togidder with the ratificatioun of the same discharge and renunciatioun of the reversioun maid be the said Jhonne, lord Thirlestane to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell, deacones of craftis and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, the 24 of November 1614; togidder with the chartour grantit be his majestie under the gryit seall to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of the jurisdictioun of the poirt and harberie of Leithe, with the libertie of the prymgilt to be uplifted for sustentatioun of the pure and decayit marineris within the said toun of Leith, with all and sindrie liberties, priviledgis and immunities thairin conteaned, to be haldin in maner therin conteaned, of the date above writtin. And als ratiefies, approvis and confermes ane chartour grantit be oure said soverane lord under his gryit seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of all and haill that pairt of the landis of Hieriggis, conteaning ten aikeris of land or thairabout, lyand boundit, conteaning and to be haldin in maner conteanit in the said chartour, of the dait the threttie day off Julii 1618, in all and sindrie passages, heiddis, articles, clauses, conditiounes, priviledgis, immunities and utheris circumstances quhatsumevir conteanit in the chartouris, infeftmentis, actis and utheris particularlie abovespecifit, and everie ane of tham, efter the forme and tennour thairoff. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis statutes and ordanis that this present ratificatioune is and salbe valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the foirsaid haill chartouris, infeftmentis, actis and utheris abovewrittin of the daittis respective abovespecifit wer at lenth worde be worde ingrossit in this present act. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, grantis, statutes and ordanis that the foirsaidis chartouris, infeftmentis, actis and utheris particularlie abovespecifit and this present ratificatione thairoff ar and salbe goode, valide, effectuall and lauchfull rightis and securities to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and there successouris for bruiking and joysing of the said burgh of Edinburgh, mylnes thairoff, poirtis, harberie of Leith and Newhevin, boundis of the samene, wayes and paissages leidand to and fra the samene throwche the boundis of Restalrig, and of the said superioritie of Leithe, and of the said office of schirrefschip and justiciarie of peace within the said burgh of Edinburgh, toun of Leith, poirt of Leithe and Newhevin, and liberties thairoff, and utheris boundis particularlie above expressit, jurisdictioun of the said porte and harberie of Leithe, togidder with the prymgilt to be uplifted to the use foirsaid, and of the saidis ten aikeris of land or thairabout; ordaning the clerk of register and his deputtis to extend ane act of parliament heiron and to insert and ingrose thairintill, ather joyntlie or severallie, the haill chartouris abovespecifit in ample forme. Lyik as his majestie, with the advyse of the estaittis of this present parliament, of new gevis, grantis and disponis to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris the said burgh, porte and harberie of Leithe and Newhevin, boundes of the same and passages leidand to and fra the samen burgh throw the said landis of Restalrig, and als the said superioritie of Leithe, and als the said office of schirrefschip and justiciarie of peax within the said burgh of Edinburgh, toun of Leithe, poirt of Leith and Newhevin and liberties thairoff and utheris boundis particularlie above expressit, jurisdictioun of the said porte and harberie of Leith, togidder with the prymgilt to be upliftit to the use foirsaid, with the saidis ten aikeris of land with the Hie Riggis, with als ample liberties, priviledgis and immunities as is conteanit in the particular chartouris, infeftmentis, actis and utheris abovespecifit, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in maner contenit and expressit in the severall infeftmentis and tytillis abovespecifit. And for thair farder securities, his majestie and estaittis hes dissolvit and dissolvis the saidis haill burgh, poirtis, harberies, offices, prymgilt and ten aikeris of land and utheris particularlie abovespecifit frome his majesties croun and fra all actis of parliament made thairanent, in sa far as the samen or ony pairt thairoff is or may appear to have bene annexit thairto in any tyme bygane, to the effect particularlie abovespecifit; and annullis all and quhatsumevir actis and statutes quhilkis may be prejudiciall or dirogatorie to the premisses, and, gif neid be, ordanis new chartouris and infeftmentis to be exped thairupoun, but prejudice of the haill remanent royall borrowes, thair haill richt, liberties and immunities useit and wount as accordis of the law.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifeis, approvis and confermes the particular and severall giftis underwrittin maid and grantit be his majestie under his gryit seall to and in favouris of the provest, bailyeis, counsell, deaconis of craftis and communitie of the burgh of Edinburgh for the tyme and thair successoures for evir, off all and sindrie offices, custumes, liberties and utheris particularlie thairin contenit; that is to say: the gift maid and grantit be oure soverane lord under his gryit seale to the provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of beiring ane sworde before the provest of Edinburgh within the liberties of the said burgh, ryding of the merchis of the samine, off the office of justiciaries of peax in maner thairincontenit, and of all and sindrie utheris liberties and immunities thairin specifit, off the date at Quhyithall, the tent day of November, jM vjC and nyne yeiris; and siclyik the gift of justiciarie of peace grantit be oure said soverane lord to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh within the toun of Edinburgh and Leithe and boundis thairin contenit, of the date at Hamptoun Court, the tuentie nyne day of September, jM vjC and tuelff yeiris; and siclyik the gift grantit be his majestie to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of all unlawes, amerciamentis and unlawes† pertening to the office of schirrefschip and justiciarie of peace within the boundis of thair schirrefschip and justiciarie of peace, of the date at Quhyithall, the sevintene day off Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC and threttene yeiris; and siclyik the lettres of gift grantit be his majestie under the gryit seale to and in favores of the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh off Edinburgh and thair successouris off the custome and exsyise of the soume of four pundis usuall money of Scotland of ilk tune of wyne to be toppit, ventit and sauld in smallis within the said burgh, libertie and jurisdictioun thairoff to be upliftit be thame, thair thesaureris, collectouris and utheris in thair names fra the ventineris, topsteris and selleris thairoff in all tyme cuming, off the date at Quhyithall, the tent day of November, the yeir of God jM vjC and nyne yeiris; togidder with the ratificatioun off the said gift and new dispositioune of the said custome and excyse of four pundis of ilk tune of wyne to be toppit, ventit and sauld in smallis within the said burgh, libertie and jurisdictioun thairoff and within the toun of Leithe in all pairtis of the same on the southe syid of the water of Leith, to be upliftit fra the ventineris and topsteris of the said wyne in all tyme cuming, of the date at Hamptoun Courte, the tuentie fyift day of September, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuelf yeiris; and siclyik the gift and priviledge grantit be oure said soverane lord under the quarter seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris of erecting of ane weyhous at the over trone of this burgh, with sindrie liberties, priviledgis and immunities and dewties thairin contenit, of the date at Roystoun, the nynt day of December, jM vjC and ellevin yeiris; and siclyik ratiefies, approvis and confermes the gift made and grantit be oure said soverane lord under his gryit seale to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of the jadgerie of salmond, herring and quhyitfische packit and peillit within the kingdome of Scotland, of the date the auchtene day off October, jM vjC auchtene; and siclyik ratifies, approvis and confermes ane gift grantit be oure said soverane lord under his gryit seill to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh of making of thame oversearis of all warkis and visitouris, seirchearis, aulnagers and sealleris of all cloath, stemming, stuffes and stokkingis maid in thair said burgh, the toun of Leith and schirefdome of Edinburgh in maner conteanit in the said gift, contening dyverse and sindrie utheris liberties, immunities and dewties, of the date the 8 day of Merche 1621, in all and sindrie passis, heiddis, articles, clauses, conditiounes, priviledgis, immunities and utheris circumstances quhatsumevir contenit in the giftis and utheris particularlie abovespecifit, and everie ane of thame, efter the forme and tennour thairoff. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis statutes and ordanis that this present ratificatioune is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the foirsaidis haill giftis and utheris abovewrittin off the daittes respective abovespecifit wer at lenth worde be worde ingrossit in this present act. And siclyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willes, grantis, statutes and ordanis that the foirsaidis giftis and this present ratieficatioun thairoff ar and salbe guide, valide, effectuall and lauchfull rightis and securities to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successoures for bruiking and joising of the particular giftis respective abovespecifit, ordaning the clerk of register and his deputtes to extend ane act of parliament heirupone and to insert and ingrose thairintill, ather joyntlie or severalie, the haill giftis abovespecifit in ampill forme. Lyik as his majestie, with the advyse of the estaittis of this present parliament, off new gevis, grantis and disponis to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris the particuler giftis conteaning the severall priviledges, liberties and immunities contenit in the samene giftis and utheris abovespecifit, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in maner contenit and expressit in the severall giftis abovespecifit. And for thair farder securitie, his majestie and estaittis hes dissolvit and dissolvis the foirsaidis haill giftis and utheris particularlie abovespecifit fra his majesties croun and fra all actis of parliament maid thairanent in sua far as the same, or onye pairt thairoff, is or may appeir to have bene annexit thairto in all tyme bygane, to the effect particularlie abovespecifit; and annulles all and quhatsumevir actis and statutes quhilkis may be prejudiciall or dirogatorie to the premisse, and, gif neid beis, ordanis new giftis to be exped thairupoun, but prejudice to the toun of Abirdene of thair right of the jadgerie and measour off salmond conforme to ane act of secreit counsell conceavit in thair favoures; as also but prejudice to the haill remanent burghis royall within this kingdome of all thair fredomes, priviledges and immunities dew to thame and quhilk they have heirtofoir enjoyed, quhilkis ar nowayes heirby derogate.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, considdering that his majestie, with avise of the lordis of his hienes secreit counsell, for the gude and thankfull service done to his hienes and his most noble progenitoures be the provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the burghe of Edinburgh and for the gryit zeale quhilk his majestie cariet to see the youthe tranit up in learning and vertew, gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successoures licience and libertie to erect ane colledge and builde and repair sufficient housis and places for receptione of professoures of humane letteris and toungis of philosophie, theologie, medicine, the lawes and of† all uther liberall sciences, and to erect and chuis sufficient professouris for teiching the saidis professiounes; and to that effect, gave, grantit and disponit to thame and thair successoures the provestrie of the Kirk a Feild with the landis, tenementis, fruittis, possessiounes, rentis, dewties and pertinentis of the same, as at mair lenth is contenit in the chartour and infeftment grantit to theme thairupoune under his hienes gryit seale of the date at Stirling, the fourtene day of Apryill jM vC fourscore tua yeiris. Lyikas, conforme thairto, the saidis provest, bailyeis and counsell of Edinburgh biggit, edifiet and repairit ane gryit ludgeing, togidder with the manse and housis of the said provestrie of the said Kirk of Feild to the use of ane colledge for professioun of philosophie, theologie and humanitie, quhilk colledge hes continewallie sensyne flurischit now be the space of threttie fyve yeiris; and his majestie, schortlie efter the bigging and edifeing of the said colledge, viz: in the moneth of [...] 1584, considdering the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh had bestowit gryit chargis and expenses in erectioun of the said colledge, building of housis and had doted gryit sowmes of money for intertenement off professouris of humanitie, philosophie and theologie within the samene, for instructing of the youthe thairin, gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh to the use of the said colledge and for sustentatioune off the rectour and regentis within the samene all and haill the archedenerie of Louthiane, conteaning thairin the personage of Currye, with manse, gleib, kirklandis, teindis, fructis, rentis, proffittes and dewties of the samene, as at mair lenth is contenit in the chartour grantit thairupoune off the dait the fourt day off Apryill 1584 yeiris under his hienes grychte seale. Lyik as his majestie, considdering the great chargis and expenses debursit be the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie off the said burgh of Edinburgh in erectioun of ane hospitall upoun intertenement of thair ministerie and colledge foirsaid, gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris all and haill the provestrie of the Trinitie Colledge, landis, housis, rentis, kirkis, teyndis, utheris fructis, rentis and emolimentis thairto annexit, mair at lenth contentit in the said chartour under his hienes gryit seale off the date the tuentie sext day of Maii 1587 yeiris. Lyik as his majestie, efter his perfyit age of tuentie ane yeiris compleit, be his lettres patentis under his gryit seale, ratiefiet, apprevit and confermit the foirdaidis chartouris off the contentis, daittis respective foirsaid, as at mair lenth is contenit in the chartour of confirmatioun off the samene under his hienes gryit seall off the date the 29 of Julii 1587. Lyik as his majestie, be his new chartour under his hienes gryit seale, off new gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie off the said burghe of Edinburgh and thair successouris, for intertenement of the said colledge, ministrie and hospitall, all and haill the foirsaid provestrie of the Trinitie Colledge, with utheris certane benefices, kirklandis, teyndis, annuelrentis, tenementis and utheris mair at lenth sett doun in the said chartour and infeftment to be haldin in maner thairin conteaned, quhilk is of the date at Bearvoir Castell, the sevint day off August 1612. Lyik as his majestie, considdering that sindrie and dyerse godlie and wieldisposed persounes hes doted and mortiefied dyerse and sindrie gryit soumes of money to the use of the said colledge and for sutentatioun of professouris of humanitie, theologie and certane bursaris within the same, and his majestie, out off his gratious lufe, affectioun and royall care quhilk he beiris to the grouthe and incres of leirning within this realme, and speciallie within the said burgh of Edinburgh, being his majesties principall toun and burgh within this his kingdome, being maist willing that the formar giftis and particularis grantit thairto be confermit and all farder immunities grantit thairto in als ample forme as any uthair colledge hes or bruikes within this realme, thairfore his majestie, with advyse of the estaittis of the present parliament, ratifies and approvis the foursaidis infeftmentis grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale, togidder with the erectioune of the said gryit ludgeing, manse and hous of the Kirk of Field in ane colledge for professioun of thelolgie, philosophie and humanitie, togidder with the foirsaids mortificatiounes maid be his majestie ather to the use of the colledge or to the use of the ministrie and hospitall of the said burgh, in all and sindrie poyntis, passis, heiddis, articles, conditiounes, pruivledgis, immunities, liberties and utheris circumstances quhatsumevir thairin contenit, efter the forme and tennour thairoff. Lyik as his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis statutes and ordanis that this present ratificatioun is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as giff the forsaidis infeftmentis of the dates respective abovewrittin wer at lenthe and worde be worde ingrossit in this present act. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willes, grantis, statutes and ordanis that the foirsaidis chartouris and this present ratificatioun of the samene ar and salbe guide, valide, lauchfull and effectuall rightis and securities to the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris for bruiking and joising of the landis, benefices, teindis and for erectioun of the said colledge and all uther priviledgis, liberties and commodities contenit in the saidis chartouris in all tyme cuming efter the forme and tennour thairoff; ordaning the clerk of register and his deputtis to extend ane act off parliament heirupoun and to insert and ingrose thairintill the chartouris abovespecifit in mair ample forme. Lyik as his majestie, off his princelie and royall favour and for gude service done to him be the saidis provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, and for thair further encouragement on repairing and reedifeing off the said colledge and placeing thairin sufficient professoures for teiching of all liberall sciences, ordaning the said colledge in all tyme to cum to be callit King James Colledge, and als with advyse of the saidis estaittis, hes of new agane gevin, grantit and disponit to thame and thair successouris in favoures of the said burgh off Edingurgh, patrones of the said colledge and off the said colledge and of the† rectouris, regentis, bursaris and studentis within the samene, all liberties, fredomes, immunities and priviledgis appertening to ane free colledge, and that in als ample forme and lairge maner as any colldge hes or bruikis within this his majesties realme; and, gif neid beis, ordanis ane new chartour to be exped under his hienes gryit seall for erecting of the said colledge with all liberties, priviledgis and immunities quhilk anye colledge within this realme bruikis, joises or to the samene is knawin to appertene. And for thair farder securitie, his majestie and estaittis hes dissolvit and dissolvis the foirsaids haill giftis and utheris particularlie abovespecifit fra his majesties croun and fra all actis of parliament maid thairanent in sa far as the samene or any pairt thairoff is or may appeir to have bene annexit thairto in tyme bigane to the effect particularlie abovespecifit, and annullis all and quhatsumevir actis and statutes quhilk may be prejudiciall or dirogatorie to the premisse, and, giff neid beis, ordanis new giftis to be exped thairupoun.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, considdering that thair is sum pairtis off the burgh of Edinburgh within the poirtes of the samene quhairoff the inhabitantis and induellaris have in tyme bygane bene repute and haldin parochoneris off the paroches of Sanctcuthbertis Churche and Halierudhous, albeit they duelt within the poirtes and jurisdictioun of the said burgh of Edinburgh, and that be the samene divisoun of the inhabitantis of the said burghe frome the ordinarie paroche churches thairoff thair hes occasioun bene gevin in tyme bygane to many insolencies, the inhabitantis of these pairtis thairoff whiche wer of before of the paroche of Sanctcuthbert and Halierudhous not yeilding thair dew obedience to the ordinarie pastoures of the said burgh, bot resorting in tyme of divyne service and at all uther occasiounes to thair saidis severall paroches outwith the jurisdictioun and poirtes of the said burgh, quhilk hes bred gryit disturbance to the policie and discipline of the churche establischit thair and quhairby thair ensewis also hevie domage and hurt to the burgh off Edinburgh, being the cheiff burgh off the kingdome. For remeid heiroff, oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent off the estaittis of this present parliament, statutes and ordanis that the inhabitantis within the poirtis off the said burgh of Edinburgh sall in all tyme cuming be subject under the governament of the pastures and sessiounes of the churches of the same burgh and astrictit to the discipline thairoff as ordinarie parochoneris of the samene, and thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis off parliament hes dismemberit and disjoyned these pairtis of the foirsaid burgh lyand within the poirtis thairoff and quhilkis wer off before of the saidis parochis off Sanct Cuthbertis churches and Halierudhous fra the samen kirkis and parochines off Sanct Cuthbert and Halierudhous, and unitis, annexis and incorporattis the samene to the paroche kirkis of the foirsaid burgh of Edinburgh, to remayne thairwith as ane pairt of the parochines thairoff. And ordanis and appoyntis the inhabitantis of these pairtis off the said burgh now unite thairto to resorte and repair to the paroche kirkis of Edinburgh to be servit thairat proportionallie as they dwell and ly maist ewest and convenient to the saidis kirkis quhairunto they ar now incorporat as thair awin paroche kirkes; and findes, decernis and declairis that the saidis inhabitantis of these pairtes of the said burghe off Edinburghe, now unite to the parochines thairoff, salbe subject to the ordinarie pastures and discipline of the saidis paroche kirkes off the samene burgh as the rest of the inhabitantis of the samen in all tymes heirefter.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament findes and declaires that na ratificatioun grantit in this parliament in favoures off the toun of Edinburgh or any burgh within this realme salbe prejudiciall oniewayis to the kingis majesties castellis and palaces and housis and to the landis, rentis and dewties belanging thairto, or to the captanes and keiparis off the saidis castellis and thair servandis, haill priviledgis and immunities presentlie joysit and possesst be thame.
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We, schipperis of Leith undersubscryveand, for our selffis and in name of the rest of the skipperis and sailleris, inhabitantis of Leith, quha hes the right and proffessioun thir manye yeiris bygane past memorie of man of the right of collectioun and distributioun to the pure, distrest seyfairing people of the prymegilt within the port of Leith, be vertew of his majestie and his predicessouris right under the gryit seall disponit to ws and our predicessouris, protestis that quhatsumevir gift or infeftment is or salbe grantit and purchesit be the burgh of Edinburgh, provest, bailyeis, counsell and communitie therroff, or onye utheris quhatsumevir, off the said prymgilt quhilk is desyrit to be ratiefiet in this present parliament, sall not prejudge our former rightis grantit to ws thairupoun, bot that the samene may be reservit as accoirdis off the law. Lyikas we also protest that na uther right, gift, article or provisioun now to be ratiefiet sall prejudge ws of our rightis, liberties, and priviledgis grantit to ws be his majestie and his predicessoures. And this our protestatioun, we humblie intreat my lord commissioner, his grace, and the remanent honorable estaittis of this parliament to considder, that all ratificatioun of giftis, rightis and dispositiounes prejudiciall to ws may be impeidit.
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My lord commissionar, unto your hieghnes and lordis of articles convenit in this present parliament, humblie meanis and complanes the commissionaris nominat for the royall frie borrowes on ather syide of the water of Forthe upoun the provest, bailyeis and magistrattis of the burgh off Edinburgh, quha, according to thair custumable maner, seiking thair awin advantage, to the hurt and detriment of thair nichtbouris, hes laitlie within thir† thrie yeiris or thairby purchesit ane new chartour and infeftment under his majesties gryit seale anent the visiting, searcheing, wraking, burneing, gadgeing and marking of barrellis and tries packit with heiring and quhyit fische slayne on uther syiddis of the water off Forthe and remanent sey coistis of the haill realme of Scotland, with full power to the saidis magistrattis of Edinburgh and thair successoures to appoynt visitouris, searcheris and utheris officeris for inbringing and uplifting the haill commoditie and proffite arrysing thairby to the weill and exaltatioun of the said burgh of Edinburgh allanerlie; quhilk chartour, as we ar informit, they intend to have ratiefiet and approvin be your highnes and lordis in this present parliament aganis all equitie and ressoun, in regarde that the said new chartour and liberties contenit thairin is grantit be oure gracious soverane lord tacita et suppressa veritate, and the magistrattis of his majesties frie royall borrowes on ather syid off the said water of Forthe nawayes being callit to the granting thairoff, we haveand speciall entres in the said mater as being gryitumlie prejudgit and hurt thairby. Lyik as be expres and speciall act of parliament haldin at Linlithgow, the tent day off December anno 1585, cap. 14, makand mentioun forsamekle as in the act of parliament laitlie than afore maid anent packeing and peiling of heiring and quhyit fische slayne on ather syid of the wateris of Forthe, it wes prowydit that the saidis fisches suld be brocht to Leithe or Carraill allanerlie, quhilk act wes fund hurtefull and prejudiciall to the remanent frie borrowes and sey poirtes on ather syid off Forthe; thairfore oure said soverane lord and thrie estaittis declairit, statute and ordanit that it salbe leasume to the remanent frie borrowes to have the saidis fisches brocht to everie ane of thame in tyme cuming, alsueill as to the saidis portis of Leith and Craill, nochtwithstanding ony restrictioun maid thairanent maid be the said former act or utherwayes of before, dispensand thairwith for evir as the samen act mair fullie proportis. Lyikas be sindrie former actis of parliament maid be his majestie and be his hienes most noble progenitoures of worthie memorie, King James the Fyift and Quene Marie, the seircharis, markeris and utheris siclyik officeris requysit in that mater ar appoyntit for everie royall frie burgh and sey poirt within thair awin boundis and jurisdictioun, as salbe cleirlie verifiet be the samen particular actis. In consideratioun of the quhilkis premisses, it may pleis your hienes and lordis onnawayes to grant ony ratificatioun or approbatioun in favoures and to the said burgh of Edinburgh of and concerning thair said new chartour, including the priviledgis abovewrittin, to the hurt, prejudice and detriment of ws compleneris, thair nichtbouris, magistrattis and incorporatioun of his majesties frie royall burghes and sey portis on baith the syiddis of the said water off Forthe; bot gif ony ratificatioun be grantit to Edinburgh, that the samen be with expres reservatioun of our rightis and priviledgis, ilkane within our awin territories and jurisdictioun, conforme to the said last act of parliament abovewrittin maide the 10 December 1585. Efter the reiding of the quhilk supplicatioune, the estaittis of parliament declared that whatsumevir ratificatioun be past to the toun of Edinburgh, it salbe with expres reservatioun of the borrowes abovespecifit, thair rightis and priviledgis, ilk ane within thair awin territories and jurisdictiounes conforme to the last act off parliament made the tent day off December 1585.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of parliament, for gude and sene causes and off certane knawledge, ratifies, approvis and perpetuallie confermes the chartour maid be umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandrois, to umquhile Maister George Lauder of Bass and his aires, off all and haill the landis of Scony, Monflowrie, Bambeith, Threipland, Levin, porte and heavin of Levin, and of the toun and burgh of baronie of Levin, customes and dewties belanging thairto, mylnes, milnelandis, multouris and fischeingis off the water of Levin, and off the uther liberties, priviledgis and donatiounes mentionat in the said chartour and disponit to the said Maister George Lauder and his aires heretablie, to be haldin of the said umquhile archebischope and his successoures efter the forme and maner of halding and for payment off the particular taxt dewties and utheris speciallie expressit in the said chartouris, as the samene off the date the fourt of Julii 1608 at lenth proportis, with oure soverane lordis confirmatioune off the said chartour of the date the sextene day of October, jM vjC and nyne; and als the chartour and heretable dispositioune of the saidis landis and utheris foirsaidis, and of the landis of Balgrummo and astrictit multouris off the landis of Inverlevin, and of certane utheris liberties, priviledges and concessiounes mentionat in the said chartour maid and grantit to Maister Alexander Gibsoun of Durie and his aires be ane reverend father in God, Jhonne, now archbischope of Sanctandros, to be siclyik haldin off him and his successsouris archebischopes of Sanctandros for payment of the taxt dewties and utheris dewties specifit in the said chartour, quhilk is of the date the nynt day off Apryill, the yeir of God jM vjC and nyntene yeiris, according to the forme and tennour thairoff in all poyntes; and oure soverane lordis chartour and confirmatioun of the chartouris abovewrittin conteaning thairin also the new donatiounes, ratieficatiounes and heretable dispositioun grantit† to the said Maister Alexander Gibsoun and his aires off the landis, teyndis, liberties and uther donatiounes specifit at lenth in his hienes chartour and confirmatioune foirsaid, quhilk is of the date the nynt day off Marche, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie yeiris; and siclyik ratiefies and apprevis the tack and rightis of the viccarage teyndis off the parochin of Sconye, now standing in the persoun of the said Maister Alexander Gibsoun, with the decreit and sentence of prorogatioun off the said tack, at mair lenthe mentionat in his hienes chartour of confirmatioune abovewrittin and according to the tennour and contentis off the samene; and also the chartour maid to the said Maister Alexander Gibsoun off the landis and baronie of Durie and landis of Donyface, unite and annexit thairto, with the haill rychtes and liberties thairin contenit according to the tennour and halding thairin mentionat off the date the nyntene day off August, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, in all the poyntis, articles, clauses and heiddis of the foirsaidis evidentis and wreatis, and everie ane of thame, and according to the tennour of the haldingis and contentis of the samene in all thingis. And willis and declaires this present ratieficatioun to be of als gude force and effect and als sufficient in all respectis as gif the haill tennouris of the saidis chartouris, confirmatiounes, tackis, decreit and utheris evidentis and wreatis abovespecifit wer at lenth worde be worde ingrossit heirin, and quhilkis ar haldin as particularlie heir repeittit and expressit. And oure soverane lord and estaittis findes, decernis and declaires the foirsaidis chartouris, confirmatiounes, donatiounes, dispositiounes, tackis and rightis of teyndis and utheris wreatis and evidentis before rehersit, with the infeftmentis, seasingis and uther securities following and depending thairupoun, to be guid, valide and sufficient rightis and tytillis to the said Maister Alexander Gibsone, his aires and successouris for bruiking and injoying of the saidis landis, baronye, milnes, multouris, fischeingis, teyndis and all the liberties and priviledgis and immunities and utheris donatiounes quhatsumevir contenit in the foirsaidis evidentis and wreatis conforme to the tennour and contentis of the same, and everie ane of thame respective in all poyntes, but dirogatioun now and in all tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the haill estaittis of the kingdome of Scotland convenit in this present parliament, hes ratiefiet, approvin and perpetuallie confermit, lyikas, be the tennour heiroff, ratiefies, approvis and for his hienes and his successouris perpetuallie confermes ane chartour and infeftment made and grantit be his majestie under the gryit seale to his lovit Schir Patrik Hepburne of Wauchtoun, knycht, his aires male and assignais therin mentionat, off all and haill the landis and baronie of Wauchtane, comprehending thairin the particular landis, baronies, richtis of patronage and utheris largelie expremit thairintill, and speciallie the advocatione, donatione and rycht of patronage of the paroche kirk of Athelstanefurde, haillie and altogidder unitite and annexit to the said baronie of Wauchtoun, lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of his majestie and his successoures in frie blenche and fewferme respective in maner thairin conteaned, as the samen infeftment off the date the ellevint day of Januare, the yeir of God jM vjC and tuentie yeiris in the selff mair fullie proportis, togidder with the precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoune, in all and sindrie poyntis, clauses, heiddis, articles and conditiounes thairin expremit; and wills and grantis that this present ratificatioune salbe als valide and effectuall to and in favoures of the said Schir Patrik Hepburne of Wauchtane, knicht, his aires and assigneyis thairin mentionate as gif the foirsaidis chartouris, precept and seasing wer worde be worde at lenth ingrossit and insert heirintill.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and approvis the infeftment made and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to his majesties lovit Schir Robert Gordone of Lochinvar, knycht, his aires maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie off all and haill the baronie of Crocemichaell, comprehending the landis and right of patronage, teyndis and utheris thairin mentionat of the date the [...] day off [...], the yeir of God jM vjC and [...] yeiris, with the precept and instrument off seasing following thairupone, in all and sindrie poyntes, heiddis, articles and clauses thairin contenit efter the formes and tennouris thairoff, and statutes and ordanis this present ratificatioune to be als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the infeftmentis abovespecifit, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth and worde be worde insert heirintill. And farder, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, for the guide, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be the said Schir Robert Gordone of Lochinvar, knycht, quhilk service his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes tryit and fund to have bene verie proffitable to his majestie and to this realme and liegis thairoff and worthie of renumeratioun, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis all and sindrie the landis and utheris underwrittin, to wit: all and haill the tua merk land and ane halff merk land of Suffok, alias Suffok; the fyve merk land off Erne Almerie; the fyve merk land of Auchindole; the fyve merk land of Largneane; the tua merk and ane halff merk land of Ernephillane; the fyve merk land of Culgruiff; the fyve merk land of Cradell, alias Crodell; the fyve merk land of Mollane; the fyve merk land of Hillintoun; the fyve merk land of Harybrand; the ten merk land of Croftis; the fyve merk land of Glengopok; all and haill the landis and manis of Grenelaw, with the kayne peittis and bonday warkis of the haill baronie of Crocemichaell and dew service of the samene baronye and all thair pertinentis; all and haill the fyve merk land of Ernisbie; the ten merk land of Chapelerne; the tua merk and ane halff merk land of Clarebrand, with partis, pendicles and partinentis of the same quhatsumevir; the fyve merk land of Lytill Dryburgh; the fyve merk land of Drumjarg; the fyve merk land of Ernephillane; the fyve mark land off Eirnecraig; the fyve merk land of Blaironye; the fyve merk land of Mekle Dryburgh; the fyve merk land of Chapmantoun; the fyve merkland of Blakerne; the fyve merk land of Ernemunyie; the fyve merk land of Culnotrie; the corne mylne of Crocemichaell; the fyve merk land of Garrantoun; the tua merk and ane halff merk land of Blakpark, with all and sindrie thair castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnis, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, outseattis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, kaynis, custumes, services, casualities and all uther commodities of all and sindrie the landis, milne, woddis, fischeingis and utheris above rehersit, all lyand within the stewartrie off Kirkcudbright, all unite, create and incorporat in ane haill and frie barronie callit the barronie of Crocemichaell fra his majesties croun and patrimonie thairoff, and fra all actis of annexatioune maid be his majestie and his predicessouris quhairby the landis and utheris foirsaidis, or ony pairt thairoff, wer annexit to his majesties croun, and exceptis the samen landis and utheris above rehersit furth of the saidis actis of annexatioun. And siclyik has dissolvit and disunitit and, be thir presentis, dissolvis and disunittes all and sindrie the teyndschevis and uther teyndis, alsueill personage as viccarage, fruittis, rentis, emolimentis and dewties quhatsumevir off the paroche kirk of Kirkmabrek lyand within [...] fra the abbacie of [...], and fra all uther abbacyes and benefices quhairunto the same wes annexit or pertenit off before, to the effect that his majestie may giff, grant and dispone to the said Schir Robert Gordoun of Lochinvar, knycht, his airis maill and assignais foirsaidis heretablie all and sindrie the landis, kirkis, teyndis and utheris particularlie and generalie abovespeit, togidder with all richt, tytill, enteres and clame of right quhilk his majestie, his hienes predicessoures or successoures had, hes or onie wayes may have or clame thairto, or ony parte thairoff, in tyme cuming; and siclyik to the effect that his majestie may off new unite, creat and incorporat all and sindrie the landis, kirkes, teyndis and utheris particularlie and generalie abovespecifit, and all thair pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis abovespecifit in ane haill and frie temporall baronie to be callit now and in all tyme cuming the baronye of Crocemichall, ordaning the foirsaid maner place off Grenelaw to be the principall messuage of the said baronie and that ane seasing now to be takin be the said Schir Robert Gordone of Lochinvar, knycht, and be his aires maill and assigneyis foirsaidis in all tyme cuming at the said principall messuage sall stand and be sufficient sesing for all and sindrie the landis, kirkis, teyndis and utheris particuiarlie and generalie abovewrittin, with all thair pertis, pendicles and pertinentis above expremit, but onie uther speciall or particular sasing to be takin be him or thame at ony uther pairt or place thairoff, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his successoures in frie blenche, fie, heretage and frie barrony forevir, payand yearlie the said Schir Robert Gordoun and his aires maill and assignais foirsaidis to oure said soverane lord and his successouris for all and sindrie the landis and utheris abovespecifit, with all† thair pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis above expremit (except the foirsaidis teyndis, personage and viccarage, of the said kirk of Kirkmabrek), the soume off tuentie pundis usuall money of this realme of Scotland at the feast of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme allanerlie, and for all and sindrie the foirsaidis teindschevis, utheris teindis, alsueill personage as viccarage, fructis, rentis, emolimentis and dewties off the said paroche kirk of Kirkmabrek ane pennye money foirsaid at the feist of Witsonday at the said maner place of Crocemichaell in name of blanche ferme, if it beis askit, and lyikwayes payand to the minister present and to cum serveing the cure at the said kirk of Kirkmabrek thair yeirlie stependis and dewties conteanit in the infeftmentis grantit to Jhonne Murraye of the said kirk and teyndis thairoff, and relevand the said Johnne Murray and his foirsaidis of the samen stependis and of the reparatioun of the said kirk and of all taxatiounes, impositiounes and uther burdingis imposit and to be imposit upoun the said kirk and teyndis thairoff, and of the furnesing of the elementis of breid and wyne to the celebratioune of the communione within the said kirk in all tyme cuming allanerlie, with this declaratioun: that this present ratieficatioun extendis not to the kirk of Crocemichaell, quhairunto the laird of Lochinvar, present, consentit. And my lord Nithisdaill presentlie protestit for Dame Agnes Maxuell, spous to Williame Douglas, his sister, that this present act prejudge not hir in hir right to the manis and hous and landis off Grenelaw and pertinentis; quhilk protestatioun the lordis admittit.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament convenit, haveing sene and considderit the infeftment maid and gevin be his majestie under the gryit seale of the date the tuentie ane day of November, the yeir of God jM vjC and fourtene yeiris, to his hienes trustie and obedient subject Schir Johnne Campbell of Calder, knycht, and his aires maill heretablie in fewferme, of all and haill the yle and landis off Ylay and Rynnis, and midle waird of Ylay Ilyntassan, alsueill rentallit of before as unrentallit, at lenth particularlie mentionat in the said infeftment, with all thair pertinentis, togidder with the castell, toure, fortalice and maner place of Dwnyvaig and with the haill salmond fischeingis and utheris fischeingis of the saidis landis and yle of Ylay; and lyikwayes conteaning thairin ane erectione of the saidis landis, yles and utheris thairin mentionat in ane haill and frie barronie callit the baronye of Yla, togidder also with ane burgh of baronye to be biggit upoun onye pairt within the boundis of the said yle quhair the said Schir Johnne or his airis sall think maist expedient, with all priviledgis, liberties and immunities of ane frie burgh of baronie, as in the said infeftment at lenth is contenit. And being ryiplie advysit thairwith, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes ratiefiet and approvin and, be the tennour heirof, ratefies and approvis the said infeftment in the haill heiddis, clauises, articles, circumstances and conditiounes contenit thairin and haill contentis thairoff, decerning and ordaning the said Schir Johnne, his aires male and successouris to have undouttit right to the foirsaidis landis and yle particularlie mentionat and contenit in the foirsaid infeftment, with thair haill pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir to be peciablie bruikit and joysit be thame efter the forme and tennour of the samene infeftment in all poyntes perpetuallie in all tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembering and considdering the gude, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be his hienes right weilbelovit Schir Archbald Douglas off Quhittinghame, knycht, late senature of his majesties colledge of justice, in the publict effairis of this realme thir monie yeiris bygane, and speciallie his majestie calling to mind the lovable service done be the said Schir Archbald in passing with his hienes to the kingdome of Denmark and thair remaning the haill tyme and space of the solemnizatioun of that happie mariage celebrat betuix his majestie and his hienes late spous and quene of most worthie memorie, thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis and haill bodie of this present parliament hes ratiefiet, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour of this present act, ratiefies, approvis and perpetuallie confermes the chartour of donatioun and fewferme, dispositioune and locatioun thairin contenit, made, gevin and grantit be oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the lordis commissioneris of the kingdome of Scotland and of Schir Gedeoun Murraye of Elibank, knycht, his majesties thesaurer, controller and collectour depute of the said kingdome, to the said Schir Archbald Douglas of Quhittinghame, knycht, his airis maill and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie off all and sindrie the landis off Quhittinghame, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, milne, milnelandis, multouris, sequellis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles and all thair partinentis, and of all and haill the kirklandis and gleib of Quhittinghame, with housis, biggingis and all thair pertinentis lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, and of all and haill that carrucate or pleughgait of land callit Cauldsyid Land, with the pertinentis lyand within the toun and territorie of Quhittinghame within the lordschip of Haillis be annexatioun, constabularie and schirefdome foirsaidis; and als of all and haill that pece and portioun of land callit the Birkis, with the pertinentis lyand contigue betuix the landis of Quhittinghame and the landis of Stanypethe, togidder with the advocatioun, donatioun and right off patronage of the paroche kirk of Quhittinghame, alsueill personage as viccarage of the samene; and siclyik of all and haill the landis of Stanypethe, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, milnes, milnelandis, multouris, sequellis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff; and of all and haill the landis of Hartremwode, with the pertinentis with commoun pasture in the mure of Lammermure, with priviledge and libertie to the said Schir Archebald and his foirsaidis and to thair tennentis of the foirnamit landis to cast and wine faill, fewall, peittis and dovettis upoun the said mure with frie usage and entrie and utheris eismentis quhatsumevir specifit and contenit in the chartour and infeftment maid be umquhile Patrik, sumtyme erle of Marche to umquhile Issobell [...] of Stanypethe, or be anye utheris erles of Marche to quhatsumevir persounes within the meithis and marches of the commontie of Lammermure contenit in thair infeftmentis; quhilk chartoure beiris and contenis ane erectione and unione of all and sindrie the landis and utheris abovementionat in ane haill and frie baronie callit the baronie of Quhittinghame, as the samen under the gryit seill of the kingdome of Scotland of the date at Grenewiche in England, the third day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vjC and sextene yeiris mair fullie proportis, togidder with the precept of seasing gevin conforme to the foirsaid chartour under the testimonie of the gryit seale and instrument of seasing following thairupoune in all and sindrie the heiddis, clauses, articles, provisiounes, circumstances and conditiounes thairoff, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis, decernis and ordanis this present ratificatioun to be of als gryit availl, force, strenthe and effect and to be als lauchfull and effectuall in all respectis to the said Schir Archebald Douglas and his foirsaidis as giff the said chartour and infeftment, precept and instrument of seasing had bene at lenthe worde be word heirin ingrossit and at lenth ratiefiet, nochwithstanding quhatsumevir actis, statutes, constitutiounes or ordinances maid or to be maid in the contrair.
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Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent off the estaittis of parliament, ratiefies, apprevis and for his hienes and his successoures perpetuallie confermes the chartour and infeftment grantit be his majestie, with consent of his hienes thesaurer, comptrollar, collectour generall and thesaurer of the new augmentatiounes of the kingdome of Scotland and remanent lordis commissioneris under his hienes gryit seale to his lovit Schir George Forrester of Corstorphin, knycht, his aires maill and assignais thairin designit of all and haill the landis and baronye off Corstorphin, comprehending thairin the particular landis and utheris mentionat in the said chartour, with advocatioun, donatioun and right off patronage of the provestrie, prebendaries and chaplanrie off the colledge kirk of Corstorphin lyand within the schirefdome of Edinburgh, proceiding upoun the said Schir George, his awin resignatioun; be vertew of the quhilk infeftment, his majestie, with advyse abovewrittin, hes dissolvit the paroche kirk of Corstorphine, personage and viccarage thairoff, with manse, gleib, teyndis, fructis and rentis of the samene, quhilk wes of auld ane of the proper kirkes of the abbacie of Halierudhous, fra the samene abbacie and benefice thairoff, and hes create and erectit the samene in ane severall and distinct personage and viccarage callit the personage off Corstorphin, quhilk paroche kirk wes demittit and resignit in the handis of the saidis lordis commissioneris be Schir Johnne Spottiswode, eldest lauchfull sone to ane reverend father in God, Jhonne, archebischope off Sanctandros and undouttit abote and commendater of Halierudhous, to the effect above writtin; as also his maist excellent majestie hes dissolvit the foure prebendaries of the said colledge kirk off Corstorphine callit Halff Dalmahoye and Halff Haltoun, Halff Bonytoun and Halff Plat, teyndis, gryit and small, and fruittis thairoff, fra the said colledge kirk of Corstorphin, and hes unite and annexit the samene four prebendaries with the teyndis thairoff to the said paroche kirk of Corstorphin, reservand ane certane soume of money to be payit be the ministeris of Corstorphin furth of the fructis of the saidis prebendaries yeirlie to the actuell minister at Ratho, the right of presentatioun, donatioun and advocatioune off the quhilkis four prebendaries pertenit be the auld fundatioun to the saidis Archebischope of Sanctandros and Schir George Forrester, thair predicessoures and successouris alternatis vicibus, and wer lyikwayes resignit in the handis of the saidis lordis commissioneris be the saidis Jhonne, archebischope of Sanctandros and Schir George Forrester to the effect above mentionat. And siclyik, his maist excellent majestie, be the said chartour, hes unite, annexit and incorporat the advocatioun, donatioun and right off patronage of the said paroche kirk of Corstorphine, personage and viccarage thairoff, to the foirsaid baronie of the samene, and hes made and constitute the said Schir George, his aires maill and successoures undouttit and irrevocable patrones of the said paroche kirk of Corstorphine, personage and viccarage thairoff, and prebendaries foirsaidis annexit thairto, as in the said chartour off the date at Halierudhous, the penult day of Julii, the yeir of God jM vjC and auchtene yeiris, at mair lenth is conteaned, togidder with the procutories and instrumentis off resignatioun quhairupone the said infeftment proceidit, with the instrument of seasing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie heiddis, articles and clauses mentionat thairintill. Lyik as his maist excellent majestie, with consent abovewrittin, willes, grantis and declairis that this present ratieficatioun is and salbe als suffcient to the said Schir George and his foirsaidis siclyik as gif the said chartour, procutories and instrumentis of resignatioune wer heirin speciallie exprest, dispensing thairanent be thir presentis; prowyding that thir presentis prejudge not the present prebendares during thair lyvetymes.
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Oure soverane lord, with consent and adwyse of the estaittis of parliament, ratiefies and approvis the act off the commissionaris appoyntit for establischeing and plantatioun of kirkes, off the date at Edinburgh, the xiij day off December, jM vjC sevintene yeiris, quhairby they have ratifiet certane uther actis dissolving the landis of Buchannane whiche wer ane pairt of the parochin of Luss frome the said kirk, and annexand the samene in all tyme cuming to the paroche kirk of Inchecalleoch, in all the haill heiddis, clauses and articles thairoff, quhairbye the saidis landis of Buchannane may in all tyme cuming remayne ane proper pairt off the said parochin of Inchealleoche, salvo jure cuiuslibet.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and apprevis the chartour, donatioun and concessioun thairin conteanit, with the precept of seasing insert in the samene, maide, gevin and grantit be umquhile George, archebischope of Sanct Andros, with consent of the chaptour of the metrapolitane kirk of the said archebischoperik, to his majesties lovit Williame Sandelandis of Sanctmonans, his aires maill and assigneyis off all and sindrie the landis of the halff of Sanctmonanis, utherwayis callit Inverie, with the milne, fortalice, house, poirt and harberie of the samene, and anchorages of the said poirte and harberie, with the wrak, wair and all uther priviledgis and pertinentis, togidder with aucht aikeris of ane uther halff off the saidis landis nixt adjacent to the samen fortalice and hous, and bray and landis betuix the said hous and the sey, and siclyik off all and haill that fyve merk land of Inverie, utherwayis Sanctmonanes, extending to threttene aikeris of land, with the toft and croft adjacent thairto and thair partinentis, with the annexis, connexis, pendicles and pertinentis off all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, milne, hous, fortalice and harberie with the pertinentis; and siclyik off all and haill ane uther halff off all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis of Inverie, utherwayes callit Wester Sanct Monanes, with the halff of the milne thairof, with toftis, croftis, yairdis, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis lyand within the regalitie of Sanctandros and schirefdome of Fyiff, contening ane erectioune off the toun of Sanctmonanis with all and sindrie housis, biggingis, toftis, croftis and outseattis thairoff, in ane frie burgh in baronie with ane frie porte and harberie in all tyme cuming, and als conteaning ane unione of the haill landis and utheris foirsaidis in ane haill and frie tenandrie and lordschip callit the tenandry and lordschip of Sanct Monanis, to be haldin of the said umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros and his successouris, payand yeirlie to the said umquhile George, archebischope of Sanctandros and his successouris, thair chalmerlanis and factoures, for the foirsaidis fortalice, hous and harberie, with the saidis aucht aikeris of land nixt adjacent to the saidis fortalice and hous and braye betuix the said hous and the seye and burgh off baronie foirsaid, ane pennie usuall money of the kingdome of Scotland at the said fortalice and hous at the feast of Witsondaye in name of blenche ferme, giff it beis askit, and for the foirsaidis halff landis of Sanctmonanis, utherwayes callit Inverie, and fyve merk land of Inverie, utherwayis Sanctmonanis, and the foirsaid toft, croft and milne abovespecifit, and the foirsaid uther halff off all and sindrie the saidis landis of Inverie, utherwayes callit Wester Sanctmonanes, with the halff of the milne thairoff, toftis, croftis, yairdis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis, with the annexis, connexis, pendicles and pertinentis off all and sindrie the saidis landis and milne, the soume of foure merkis usual money foirsaid at tua usuall termes in the yeir, Witsonday and Mertimes in winter, be equall portiounes in name of kayne, with services useit at the courtis of the said regalitie of Sanct Andros allanerlie; be the quhilk chartour the wairde, releiff and nonentres of the landis and utheris haldin be service of warde and releiff as said is ar taxt yeirlie to the soume of tuentie ane pundis, sex schillingis, aucht pennyes, and the mariage of the air to the soume of ane hundereth pundis, off the date at Sanctandros, the first day of Apryill, jM vjC and ellevin yeiris, with the instrument of sesing following thairupoun, in all and sindrie poyntis, articles, clausses and conditiounes thairin contenit, efter the forme and tennour thairoff. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that this present ratieficatioun of the said chartour and instrument of sesing following thairupoun is and salbe als valide, effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as gif the samene chartour and instrument of seasing abovewrittin wer at lenthe insert heirintill, nochtwithstanding the not inserting of the samene, quhairanent his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dispensit and, be thir presentis, dispensses for evir. And lyikwayes his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declaires the foirsaid chartour, precept of seasing thairin contenit and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, with this present ratificatioune thairoff, to be guide, valide and sufficient rightis and tytillis to the said Williame Sandelandis of Sanctmonanis, his airis maill, assigneyis and successoures in the saidis landis, for bruikeing and joysing of the samene landis and utheris foirsaidis as thair awin proper heretage at thair plesour in tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifies and apprevis and, for his majestie and his successoures, perpetuallie confermes the chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be his majestie under his hienes gryit seale to his majesties lovit Schir Jhonne Scott of Scottistarvett, knicht, directour of his hienes chancelarie, his aires maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie off all and haill the landis and baronye of Scottistarvet, comprehending the landis and utheris efterspecifit, to wit: all and haill the landis and barronie of Tarbert, with the toure, fortalice, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, cunningar, doucat, milne thairoff, milne landis and multouris of the samen, annexis, connexis, outseattis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis off the samene quhatsumevir lyand within the parochin of Seres and schirefdome off Fyiff; and siclyik of all and haill the landis and baronie of Caiplie, comprehending the landis and utheris eftermentionate, viz: all and haill the landis of Caiplie Overtoun, alias callit Third Pairt, with the pendicle thairoff callit Stavert; the landis of Nethirtoun of Caiplie, with the milne landis, multouris and sequellis thairoff, togidder with the fischeingis pertening to the saidis landis and with toure, fortalice, maner place, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucat, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis lyand within the baronie off Tarvet be annexatioun and schirefdome of Fyiff foirsaid; and lyikwayes all and haill the landis of Eister Pitcorthie, with housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, annexis, connexis, pairtes, pendicles and pertinentis thairoff quhatsumevir lyand within the parochin of Kylrynnie and schirefdome of Fyiff foirsaid, with full right, libertie and priviledge off commontie and commoun pasturage and casting, wynning and away leiding of fewall, faill and dovett in and upoun the mures, commonlie callit the Kingis Mure and Craill Mure, within the haill boundis, meithis and marchis thairoff, conforme to the said Schir Johnne, his predicessoures and authoures, thair possessioun of the samene; and als all and sindrie the teindschevis and viccarage teindis of the saidis landis of Over Kaiplie, als Third Pairt of the foirsaid toun† and landis of Nethir Caiplie, with the milne thairoff and milnelandis of the samene; and off the foirsaid toun and landis of Eister Pitcorthie, withe the cottages, pairtis, pendicles and all thair pertinentis includit thairwith pertening to the said Schir Jhonne heretablie, all unite, annexit, create and incorporat in ane haill and frie baronye callit and to be callit the baronye off Scottistarvet, conteaning thairintill ane new gift, with ane unione thairoff, in ane haill and frie baronie callit the baronye of Scottistarvet as said is, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his successouris in fee and heretage for evir, lyik as at mair lenthe is contenit in the said chartour and infeftment of the dait at Edinburgh, the ellevint day off Februare, the yeir of God jM vjC and nynetene yeiris, togidder with the precept of seasing maid conforme to the said chartour and instrument of seasing following thairupoun, off quhatsumevir date or daittis, tennour and contentis the samen be, in all and sindrie poyntis, passis, heiddis, articles, clauses, circumstances, provisiounes and conditiounes quhatsumevir thairin contenit, with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun; willing and granting and, for his majestie and his successoures, with advyse and consent of the haill estaittis of this present parliament, decerning and ordaning this present generall ratificatioun to be als gude, valide, effectuall and sufficient to the said Schir Johnne Scott and his foirsaidis for bruiking and joysing of the landis, baronye, teyndis and utheris with the pertinentis thairoff abovementionat as thair heretage at thair plesour in all tyme cuming, siclyik as giff the foirsaid chartour and infeftment, precept and instrument of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth and worde be worde ingrossit heirintill; quhairanent his majestie, with advyse and consent foirsaid, have dispensit and, be thir presentis, for his hienes and his successouris, dispensses for evir, saiffand and reservand alwayes to his majestie and his successoures the few blenche and uther dewties off the landis, baronie, teyndis and utheris abovespecifit with the pertinentis thairoff abovewrittin aucht and wount to his hienes and his predicessoures before this present ratificatioun. Attoure, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis, understanding that umquhile King James the Fyift off worthie memorie, his majesties guidschir, gave and grantit speciall licience, facultie and friedome to umquhile Alexander Inglis of Inglistarvet, heretable proprietar of the landis and baronie above expremit, with the pertinentis for the tyme, to ditt up, remove and distroy that pairt of his hienes hie streit and commoun gaite passand betuix his place and his barnes, barneyairdis and stablis of Inglis Tarvet, now callit Scottis Tarvet, on the west syid off the place thairoff, and to mak the said hie passage and commoun gate als lairge and wyid as it wes of before and als commodius upoun the eist syid off the said place of Inglischtarvet, now callit Scottistarvet, and to hald the samene als large in all tyme cuming to be useit be his majestie and his hienes liegis resorting thairto as his hienes commoun gate wes and is at the west end of the said place, and willit and grantit that he suld not be accusit nor incure any skaithe or danger in his persoun, landis, guidis or geir thairthairow in anye tyme thairefter, nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir actis of parliament, lawes, statutes or constitutiones of this realme maid or to be maid in the contrair, as the said licience of the date subscrivit be his majesties awin hand and gevin under his hienes signet at Sanctandros, the secund day of Junii and of his majesties reignne the tuentie nynt yeir, at mair lenth beiris. Quhilk licience, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis ratiefies and approvis in all poyntis conforme to the tennour thairoff, and of new agane his majestie, with advyse and consent foirsaid, be thir presentis, gevis and grantis full licience, frie facultie and libertie to the said Schir Johnne Scott and his foirsaidis to remove, divert and distroye that pairt of the foirsaid hee streit and commoun way quhilk lyis fra the ferrie syid to the burgh off Cooper on the west syid of the said Schir Johnne, his place of Scottistarvet, at quhat tyme he or thai best pleis, prowyding alwayes that he and they mak als lairge, ample and commodius ane hie way and commoun streit upoun the eist syid of the said place of Scottistarvet for serveinig of his majesties liegis as the foirsaid commoun hie passage and gait is at the west end off the said place, and willes and grantis and, for his majestie and his successouris, with advyse and consent foirsaid, declairis that the said Schir Johnne nor his foirsaidis sall not be accusit nor incure ony skaithe, damnadge or danger in his persoun, landis, guidis or geir thairthairow be ony maner of waye in tyme cuming, nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir actis of parliament, lawes, statutes or constitutiounes off this realme maid or to be maid in the contrair; quhairanent, and anent all paynes thairin conteanit, oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent foirsaid, have dispensit and, be thir presentis, for his hienes and his successoures, dispensis for evir. Dischargeing lyikwayis be thir presentis the lordis off his hienes previe counsell and sessioun, justices, schirreffis and all utheris officeris and ministeris off the lawes within this his majesties kingdome, and all and sindrie thair deputtis and substitutes present and to cum, off all calling, accusing, simmonding, atteicheing, arreisting and persewing off the said Schir Johnne Scott or his foirsaidis, thair tennentis and servandis thairfore be ony maner of waye in tyme cuming, and off thair offices in that pairt for evir, and that the said confirmatioun and licience stand as said is.
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Oure soverane lord and the estaittis of this present parliament ratiefies and approvis the chartour and infeftment made and grantit be his majestie, with advyse and consent off his hienes right traist cousing and counsellour Johnne, erle of Marr, lord Erskine and Garioche etc., his hienes principall thesaurer, comptrollar and collectour or thesaurer of his new augmentatiounes within the realme of Scotland, and of his hienes trustie counsellour Schir Gedeoun Murray of Elibank, knycht, his hienes depute in the saidis offices, and of the permanent lordis off his hienes secreit counsell of Scotland, his hienes commissionaris, to Alexander Cranstoun of Morestoun, his aires maill and assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie off all and sindrie the landis of Burnecastell, with the tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis thairoff and all thair pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis; and off all and sindrie the halff teynd schevis, halff teynd woll and halff teynd lamb off the kirk and parochin of Chingilkirk, alsueill personage as viccarage thairoff, with all and sindrie proffites and emolimentis quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the said halff teyndis and now possessit be the said Alexander Cranstoun of Morestoun, all lyand within the bailyerie of Lauderdaill and schirefdome of Beruick. Quhilkis landis off Burnecastell, with the tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis and pertinentis thairoff pertenit of before to the said Alexander Cranstoun him selff and wer resignit be him and his procuratouris, and quhilkis halff teindscheavis, halff teind woll and halff teynd lambe of the said kirk and parochin of Chingilkirk, with the pertinentis, pertenit of before to the said Johnne, erle of Marr as ane pairt of the patrimonie of his lordschip of Cardros, and wer resignit be him with expres advyse, consent and assent of Henrie Erskin, his secund lauchfull sone procreate betuix him and Dame Marie Stewart, countes of Marr, his spous, for all right quhatsumever quhilk he hes or may pretend to the said halff teyndis, with the pertinentis, or ony pairt thairoff; and be the said Henrie Erskin, for him selff, his awin right and entres, with advyse and consent off his said father, and be thame baithe with ane consent and assent, and thair procuratouris in thair names, in the handis of the saidis lordis of his hienes said secreit counsell of Scotland, his hienes commissioneris in his majesties name, in favouris and for the said infeftment thairoff to be made and gevin to the said Alexander Cranstoune of Morestoun and his foirsaidis in maner thairin contenit, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his hienes successouris in fee heretages and frie blenche ferme for evir, as the said chartour and infeftment under his hienes gryit seale, of the date the tuentie day off December lastbypast 1620 yeiris, at mair lenthe beiris, with the resignatiounes quhairon the said chartour and infeftment proceidit and seasing following on the said chartour in all and sindrie the heiddis, poyntes, clauses, articles, circumstances and conditiones thairin contenit and efter the formes and tennouris thairoff in all poyntes. And willes, grantis, decernis and ordanis the said chartour and infeftment to be ane gude, valide and sufficient right to the said Alexander Cranstoun [of] Moreistoun and his foirsaidis for bruiking of the saidis landis, halff teyndis and utheris abovewrittin thairin contenit conforme thairto in all tyme cuming without ony objectioun, exceptioune, impediment or contradictione quhatsumevir to be maid be his hienes or his successoures in tyme cuming.
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Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, haveing consideratioun that the paroche kirk of Liggertwode, being of auld ane of the paroche kirkis of the abbacye of Paislay, quhilk abbacye in lang tyme bygane wes erectit in ane temporall lordschip in favoures off umquhile Claud, lord Paislay and his aires, and quhilk kirk of Liggertwode, togidder with the kirklandis of the said parochin of Liggertwode, being ane proper pairt of the patrimonie of the said abbacie of auld and off the said lordschip sen the erectioun wes sensyne resignit in the handis of oure said sovearane lord his hienes commissionaris of this kingdome be umquhile James, earle of Abircorne, procuratour and commissioner for the said umquhile Claud, lord Paislay, his father, in favoures off Alexander Cranstoun of Morestoun and his aires specifit in the said resignatioun, quhairupoun oure said soverane lord hes gevin and grantit to the said Alexander ane infeftment under his hienes gryit seale off the foirsaidis kirklandis of Lidgertwode and paroche kirk thairoff, with the teyndis of the said kirk, baith gryit and small, togidder with the advocatioune, donatioun and right of patronage of the said paroche kirk and parochin of Lidgertwode, personage and viccarage thairoff, (exceptand and reservand to the minister off the said kirk present and to cum the manse and glebe of the said kirk conforme to the act of parliament). And to the effect that the said infeftment may be the more valiable and that the saidis kirklandis and teyndis, gryit and small, togidder with the advocatioune and donatioune of the said paroche kirk, baith personage and viccarage thairoff, (except before exceptit) may remayne perpetuallie with the said Alexander Cranstoun and his aires in all tyme cuming, unquerrellit or impugnit in any soirte, oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes ratiefiet, approvin and confermit and, be this present, ratiefies, approvis and confermes the foirsaid infeftment in all and sindrie heidis, poyntis, articles, clauses and circumstances thairoff, and declairis the samene to be ane gude, valiable and sufficient tytill and securitie to the said Alexander and his foirsaidis for bruikeing, joising and possessing of his said landis and teyndis, gryit and small, with the advocatioun, donatioune and right of patronage off the said paroche kirk and parochin of Liggertwode, personage and viccarage thairof, in all tyme cuming, nochtwithstanding of anye law, cannone, civile or municipall, made in the contrair, to the quhilk thir presentis sall mak expres derogatioun. And declairis this present ratificatioun to be als sufficient as gif the said infeftment wer at lenthe insert heirintill word be worde; quhairanent oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis hes dispensit and, be thir presentis, dispenses for evir.