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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, perfectly understanding that his highness's dearest cousin Ludovic, duke of Lennox etc., being lawfully provided to the abbacy and priory of St Andrews, whole kirks and teinds of the same, made, sealed and subscribed a procuratory, with advice of the convent of the said priory for the time, for demitting of the same priory of St Andrews with the monastery place and precinct thereof, together with the whole kirks and teinds, both parsonage and vicarage belonging thereto, to the effect his majesty might dispose thereupon at his gracious pleasure; according to the which procuratory, demission was made thereof in his majesty's hands, as an instrument taken thereupon of the date the [...] day of [...], the year of God 16[...] at more length purports. Likewise, by a special act of parliament made in the month of [...], the year of God 16[...], his majesty and estates of parliament not only dissolved the whole temporal lands of the said priory of St Andrews from his highness's crown, but also dissolved the monastery place and precinct of St Andrews, with the whole kirks and teinds of the same priory, from the benefice thereof, and suppressed and extinguished the name and memory of the said benefice to the effect the same might be given by his majesty to the said lord duke of Lennox, his male heirs and successors mentioned therein, to be held of his majesty in manner contained in the said act; likewise, according thereto, his majesty, by his highness's infeftment under the great seal of the date 11 April, the year of God 1611, gave, granted and conveyed to his highness's said dearest cousin Ludovic, duke of Lennox and his male heirs mentioned therein, the whole lands and kirks, both temporality and spirituality, pertaining and belonging to the said abbacy and priory of St Andrews, whereupon he was seised therein, as the sasine granted to him of the same of the date 16 April, the year of God 1613, at more length bears. And because that since the passing of the said infeftment the procuratory of demission of the said benefice is lost, therefore the said lord duke has of new, with consent of the convent of the said priory, demitted the monastery place and precinct of St Andrews, together with the whole kirks and teinds, both parsonage and vicarage, pertaining and belonging thereto in his majesty's hands, to the effect his highness may of new dispose thereupon at his gracious pleasure, as the procuratory of demission of the date the [...] day of [...], the year of God 16[...], and instrument of demission following thereupon of date 19 June, the year of God 1617, at more length bears. Therefore his majesty and estates of this present parliament have ratified and approved and by this act ratify and approve the foresaid first procuratory of demission with the instrument following thereupon, together with the said former act of dissolution made according thereto with the foresaid great infeftment granted by his majesty in favour of the said Ludovic, duke of Lennox and his male heirs specified therein, of the foresaid lordship of St Andrews, both spirituality and temporality thereof, according to the said act of dissolution, with the instrument of sasine following thereupon, which are of the dates respectively above-rehearsed, in all and sundry the heads, points, clauses, articles, privileges, prerogatives, circumstances and liberties whatsoever specified and contained therein, and in every one of the same after the forms and tenors thereof in all points; ordaining this general ratification to be as effectual and sufficient to his highness's said dearest cousin, his male heirs and assignees specified in the said infeftment as if the foresaid former procuratory and instrument of demission, act of dissolution, great infeftment and instrument of sasine above-specified following thereupon were word by word inserted herein and ratified hereby in particular. In addition, his majesty and estates, for further security and confirmation of the said erection to his highness's said dearest cousin Ludovic, duke of Lennox, his male heirs and successors specified in the foresaid infeftment granted to him thereupon, and to all others having right from him of any of the kirks of the said benefice and without prejudice or derogation thereto, have of new dissolved and by this present act dissolve all and whole the foresaid monastery place and precinct of St Andrews, together with the whole kirks and teinds, both parsonage and vicarage, pertaining and belonging thereto, from the benefice of the same; and have suppressed and extinguished and by this act suppress and extinguish the name and memory of the said benefice in all time coming, to the effect his majesty may of new erect and convey the same to his highness's said dearest cousin Ludovic, duke of Lennox and such male heirs as he pleases design in the same form and manner as the same was conveyed of before, to be held and for payment of the duties contained in the said former infeftment of the date above-mentioned.
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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament ratify and approve the infeftment granted by his majesty, with consent of his highness's commissioners, to his majesty's right trusty cousin and councillor Alexander, earl of Dunfermline, lord Fyvie and Urquhart etc., chancellor of this realm of Scotland, his male heirs and of tailzie therein specified, of all and whole the earldom of Dunfermline and lordship of Fyvie and Urquhart, comprehending the lands, baronies, teinds, mills, fishings and others particularly mentioned and set down in the said infeftment of the date at Newmarket, 13 April the year of God 1616, to be held of our said sovereign lord and his successors in manner and for payment of the yearly duty therein contained, in all and sundry conditions, heads, articles and clauses specified in the same charter, together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon; and declare that this present ratification shall be as sufficient, valid and effectual in all respects as if the said infeftment, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon were at length and word by word inserted herein.
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Our sovereign lord and estates of parliament, having seen and considered the infeftment granted by his majesty to his highness's trusty cousin Archibald, earl of Argyll, his male heirs and assignees of all and whole the lands and lordship of Kintyre, comprehending the Isle of Jura and other particular lands, isles, fishings and others therein mentioned, all united and annexed in a lordship called the lordship of Kintyre, to be held of his majesty and his highness's successors in feu ferm for payment of the feu mails, feu ferms, kanes, customs and other duties therein expressed, as in the said infeftment of the date 30 May 1607 at more length is contained; and also having seen and considered the act of the lords of his majesty's exchequer of the date the [...] day of [...] years, whereby the said lords, after due and mature consideration, have liquidated and set down the prices of the malt, meal, cheese and other customs mentioned in the said infeftment, to be paid to his majesty and his successors in all time coming for the prices of the said victuals and customs, namely: the sum of 31s for the price of each boll of malt, the sum of 7s 4d for the price of each stone of meal, the sum of 11s for the price of each stone of cheese, the sum of £7 6s 8d for the price of each mart, the sum of £7 6s 8d for the price of each cow, and the sum of 11s for the price of each wether, according to the which there is a signature superscribed by his majesty's hand ordaining a new infeftment to pass of the said lands and lordship of Kintyre and Isle of Jura with the whole particular lands and isles and others of before annexed to the said lordship of Kintyre to the said Archibald, earl of Argyll and to James Campbell, his eldest lawful son, procreated between him and Dame Anna Cornwallis, countess of Argyll, his spouse, to be held of his majesty and his successors in feu ferm for payment of the feu ferm duties contained in the foresaid first infeftment or of the prices of the said victual and customs contained in the said act and ordinance of exchequer in the option of the said earl, his said son and their foresaids. And his majesty and estates of parliament, perfectly understanding the great charges, pains and travails sustained by the said earl, his kin and friends by his majesty's express command and warrant in the pacifying of the said isles of Kintyre and Jura, and reducing of the same and the inhabitants thereof to his majesty's obedience, and that the prices of the foresaid victual and customs are rated and extended by the lords of his majesty's exchequer to the said prices after due trial and consideration of the worth and value of the same; therefore his majesty and estates of parliament have dissolved and by this act dissolve the foresaid lands and lordship of Kintyre, comprehending the said isles of Jura and other lands, isles and fishings contained in the said infeftment and united and annexed to the said lordship of Kintyre of the date above-specified, from his majesty's crown, and from all acts of annexation by the which the same or any part thereof was annexed to his highness's crown in any time bygone, to the effect the same may be gifted and conveyed by our sovereign lord to the said Archibald, earl of Argyll and to the said James Campbell, his son, their male heirs and assignees, or to either of them upon the resignation of the said earl, with a gift of novodamus in most ample form, with all clauses needful, to be held of his majesty and his highness's successors in feu ferm for payment of the feu mails and feu ferms of money, victual, kanes and customs mentioned and contained in the said infeftment, and upon the provisions and restrictions therein contained, or of the prices of the said victual and customs to the which the same is liquidated by the said act of exchequer in the option of the said Earl of Argyll and his said son and their foresaids, without prejudice always to the said earl, his said son and their foresaids of the infeftment of 20 chalders of victual of the said feu ferms conveyed to the said Earl of Argyll by his majesty, according to a special act of parliament made by his majesty and estates of parliament in the month of August 1607, and infeftments following thereupon; which 20 chalders of victual his majesty and estates decree and ordain to be deducted and subtracted of the said feu ferm duties. It is always provided by our sovereign lord, with the consent of the estates of this present parliament, and it is declared that this said act of dissolution made of the lands foresaid to the end a new infeftment thereof may be given to the said Archibald, earl of Argyll and his said son, and either of them and their foresaids, is only with this quality and condition: that the infeftment and sasine following thereupon and whole lands therein contained shall be subject, burdened and affected with whatsoever debts and sums of money owing by the said earl to his honourable friends, they are to say: Colin Campbell of Lundie, Sir John Campbell of Cawdor, knight, Sir John Scrimgeour of Dudhope, knight, Sir James Campbell of Lawers, Colin and Archibald Campbell, his brother, and in payment of all sums wherein any of the foresaid friends are bound as cautioners for the said earl. And that if the said lands shall be conveyed by his majesty to the said James, it shall be lawful to the said friends to poind and apprise the said lands for the said debts and sums of money in like manner as they might have done in case the said lands had been conveyed to the said Earl of Argyll himself. Likewise the said James shall have the said infeftment and accept the same with the foresaid burden and this condition and no otherwise, reserving the lands of Scadell and all other lands pertaining to [James Hamilton], marquis of Hamilton within Kintyre held of the Bishop of Argyll and kirk. And his majesty and estates ordain infeftments to be issued hereupon in due form in favour of the said earl and his said son, or either of them and their foresaids, at the pleasure of the said earl.
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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, understanding that the office of great constabulary of this realm of Scotland pertains heritably to his highness's trusty cousin Francis, earl of Erroll, lord Hay and Slains, and that he and his predecessors have dutifully used and discharged the said office, and by themselves and their deputes have possessed and enjoyed all honours, dignities, liberties, privileges, profits and casualties belonging thereto, continually from time to time, past many ages and memory of man; and his majesty, being always careful that the said office remain and continue in the own integrity, and that the same by his highness or his successors' absence out of this realm of Scotland and their remaining within the kingdom of England be not hurt, prejudiced or impaired in any of the privileges or dignities thereof; and considering also how necessary and requisite the discharge of the said office and execution of the privileges thereof is for the repressing and punishing of all persons transgressors therein, therefore his majesty, with advice and consent of the estates of this present parliament, has ratified, confirmed, allowed and approved and by the tenor hereof for his highness and his successors ratifies, confirms, allows and approves the foresaid office of constabulary of this realm of Scotland with all rights and titles granted to the said Francis, earl of Erroll, or to any of his predecessors thereof, together with all dignities, honours, liberties, privileges, pre-eminences, profits, casualties and duties belonging thereto, and wherein the said noble earl or his predecessors or their deputes in their name have been in use and possession at any time of before; and also by this present act finds, declares and, with consent foresaid for his highness and his successors decrees and ordains that the said office of constabulary is and shall be possessed, used and discharged by the said Francis, earl of Erroll and by his successors and their deputes in all times coming within this realm of Scotland likewise and as freely and with as great liberty in all respects as if his highness or his majesty's successors were still resident and personally present, and notwithstanding of his majesty and his successors' absence forth thereof, by the which the said Francis, earl of Erroll and his successors and their deputes shall in no way be hurt nor prejudiced, but that the said office of constabulary shall be in all time coming in the same form and manner possessed and discharged by the said noble earl and his successors and their deputes with all dignities, liberties and privileges belonging thereto as they have done at any time heretofore, or as if his majesty and his successors were still resident and remaining within this realm and were in no way absent nor forth thereof as said is; and that during his majesty and his successors' absence out of this realm, the resident place appointed or at any time or times to be appointed hereafter for council shall represent and be equivalent to his majesty's royal person and presence in that case; and the said Francis, earl of Erroll, his successors and deputes to enjoy and possess the said office of constabulary with all honours, privileges, immunities, casualties, dignities and liberties belonging thereto likewise and in the same manner as if his majesty or his successors were present in proper person at the said place or places of council appointed or to be appointed as said is.
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Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, considering that his majesty and estates of parliament by a special act of the date at Edinburgh, 11 August, the year of God 1607, dissolved the whole temporal lands of the abbacy of Kelso and cell of Lesmahagow from his majesty's crown with the whole kirks and teinds of the same, to the effect the same might be erected in a temporal lordship in favour of his highness's trusty cousin Robert [Ker], then lord Roxburghe and now earl of Roxburghe, according to the which dissolution infeftment thereafter followed in favour of the said Earl of Roxburghe, in the which act of dissolution and infeftment following thereupon there is special exception of the lands, kirks and teinds following in favour of his highness's trusty cousin Alexander, earl of Home, namely: the lands and mill of Fogo, with their pertinents, the mains of Bogend, with the tower and fortalice of the same, the kirklands of Mellerstain, the kirklands of Home and the kirklands of Gordon lying within the sheriffdom of Berwick, and kirklands of Nenthorn, with the thirty shilling land of Newton lying within the bailiary of Lauderdale; and likewise excepting the kirks of Home, Gordon and Fogo, parsonages and vicarages thereof. And his majesty and estates, willing that the said Alexander, earl of Home, according to the tenor of the said exception, shall hold and enjoy and possess the said lands, kirks and teinds held immediately of his majesty in all time coming, have ratified and approved and by this act ratify and approve the said act of dissolution and exception contained in the same; and further by this act have dissolved and dissolve the foresaid lands, kirks and teinds from his majesty's crown and all annexations made relating thereto and also from the patrimony of the said abbey of Kelso, to the effect the same may be of new conveyedby his majesty to his said trusty cousin, his male heirs and successors, to be held of his majesty for payment of such duty as it shall please his highness to convey the same, with this provision: that the foresaid kirks and each one of them be planted according to the commission of planting of kirks.