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Concerning the supplication given in to the king's majesty and lords of articles in this present parliament by Robert, lord Boyd, making mention that where he has bought from Gavin Hamilton of Raploch since the pacification made and concluded at Perth, on 23 February 1572 [1573], ratified and approved in parliament, since he then being our sovereign lord's obedient subject, all and sundry the lands and parks underwritten in good faith, which were set in feu of old to the said Gavin by the late Gavin [Hamilton], commendator of Kilwinning, as his infeftment and confirmation thereof purports, of the dates respectively at Kilwinning, on 26 June 1559, 10 October 1566 and 27 September 1563, namely, all and whole the wood called the Innerwood and new park of Kilwinning, lying within the parish and regality of Kilwinning and sheriffdom of Ayr; the meadow called the Swandame Meadow; the meadow called Dean William Wood's Meadow; the meadow called the Rowne Meadow; the meadow called Dalglen Meadow; eight acres of land called the Beirflat; the ward called Meikle Ward, alias Bogward; the meadow called the Prior's Meadow and Parson's Fauld; the meadow called Meikle Meadow, alias Braid Meadow; and nine acres of land called Kilrig, alias Oxenward; the mill called Synacrie Mill, with four acres of land adjacent thereto and astricted multures thereof used and wont, and all and sundry their pertinents, together with the teinds of all and sundry the aforesaid lands, with their pertinents, lying as said is; the nineteen shilling, four penny land of new extent of Whitehirst; three shilling, six penny land of old extent of Over Whitehirst; twenty penny land of Brigend Easter; twenty-four shilling land of old extent of Overhill of Beith, with the teinds of the same; twenty shilling, four penny land of new extent of Bogside, within the parish of Beith and regality aforesaid, with the teinds of the same; two shilling, eight penny land of the said lands of Bogside of old extent; eight shilling, four penny land of the same lands; eleven shilling, eight penny land of the said lands of Bogside of new extent; four shilling, two penny land of the lands aforesaid, lying in the parish of Kilwinning, regality and sheriffdoms aforesaid; and because the said Gavin is to be forfeited in this present parliament for certain crimes of treason and lese-majesty committed by him, which, by reason of the late act of parliament concerning the dispositions made or to be made by any manner of person or persons convicted, or that hereafter shall happen to be convicted of treason, will prejudice the infeftments and rights acquired by the said Lord Boyd of the aforesaid lands and parks, who loyally and truly served our said sovereign lord at sundry places and now lately at Hamilton and abides at his majesty's obedience, notwithstanding that the same lands are cost by the said lord in good faith as said is, unless our sovereign lord and lords of articles provide remedy; beseeching therefore our said sovereign lord and lords of articles, in consideration of the premises, to declare, decree and ordain that the infeftments and rights acquired by the said lord of the aforesaid lands and meadows may stand in effect and to be sufficient and valid in the self, notwithstanding any process of forfeiture led or to be led against the said Gavin, acts, laws or statutes made or to be made in the contrary; and that the said lord may have an act of parliament thereupon according to justice, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being seen and considered by the king's majesty and three estates of this present parliament, they declare, decree and ordain that the aforesaid infeftments and rights acquired by the said Robert, lord Boyd of the aforesaid lands, mills and meadows shall stand in effect and be sufficient and valid in the self, notwithstanding any process of forfeiture led or to be led against the said Gavin Hamilton, sometime of Raploch, acts, laws or statutes made or to be made in the contrary.