[1592/4/196]¹

Ratification to [James Stewart], earl of Moray of his infeftments

²Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, now after his majesty's perfect age of 25 years complete, and after all his revocations, both special and general, for the good, true, thankful and honourable services done as well to his highness's self as in the common and public affairs of the realm many and diverse times by his late well-beloved cousin James [Stewart], lord Doune, and his right trusty cousin James [Stewart], earl of Moray, lord Abernethy etc., son and heir to the said late James, lord Doune, as also for great love, favour and affection which his majesty bears to his right trusty cousin James, now earl of Moray, son and apparent heir to the said late earl of Moray that last deceased; and to the effect the said James, now earl of Moray, and his heirs may succeed to hold, enjoy and possess heritably the lands and others underwritten, and likewise for sundry other reasonable causes and considerations moving our sovereign lord and estates foresaid, and namely for the causes specified in the charter and infeftment mentioned below, now wholly read, seen and considered by them, and the same causes above-mentioned, being presently tried and verified sufficiently in parliament, therefore have ratified and approved and, by the tenor hereof, ratify, approve and perpetually confirm the charter and infeftment of feu ferm with the locations, donations and dispositions therein contained, made and granted by our said sovereign lord under his great seal to the said late James, lord Doune, his male heirs and assignees therein designed, of all and whole the lordship and barony of Doune therein erected, of all and sundry the particular towns, lands, mills, multures, woods, fishings, annexes, connexes, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants, offices and others whatsoever specified in the said charter made thereupon, all lying within the stewartry of Menteith and all erected, united and incorporated in a whole free lordship and barony, called and to be called in all time coming the said lordship of Doune, with sundry other privileges, liberties and commodities specified in the said charter, to be held of our said sovereign lord and his successors in fee heritage, free lordship and barony forever, for yearly payment to them and their comptrollers of the feu ferms, mails and duties respectively specified in the said charter made thereupon, as the same of the date at Holyroodhouse, 6 January 1587 [1588], at more length purports; together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon to the said late James, lord Doune, and also the retour, precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon, passed, given and granted to the said James, late earl of Moray that last deceased, with the act of dissolution mentioned in the said charter whereupon the same proceeded, and whole contents of the same charter and other evidents above-written in all their points, clauses, articles, conditions and circumstances specified therein; and also, by the tenor hereof, ratify, approve and confirm the charter and infeftment made by [Henry Stewart], our sovereign lord's late father, and [Mary], his mother to the late James, earl of Moray, lord Abernethy, first regent to our said sovereign lord and grandfather to the said James, now earl of Moray, late Dame Agnes Keith, his spouse, and to the said late earl's heirs therein designed, of all and whole the lands, lordship and earldom of Moray, containing therein all and sundry the particular lands, mills, multures, woods, fishings, castles, towers, fortalices, annexes, connexes, tenants, tenancies, service of free tenants and others whatsoever specified in the said charter made thereupon, lying within the sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres as that same charter, of the date 1 June 1566, likewise at more length purports; together with the precept and instrument of sasine following thereupon and all other charters, infeftments, retours, precepts and instruments of sasine made, granted, passed and given to the said late James, earl of Moray, regent foresaid, and to the late Dame Elizabeth Stewart, countess of Moray, his lawful daughter, and mother to the said James, now earl of Moray, upon the forenamed lands, lordship and earldom of Moray, with the annexes, connexes and others thereof above-rehearsed, and whole contents of the same in all and sundry their clauses, points, articles and conditions and circumstances specified therein. And our sovereign lord, with the estates of parliament foresaid, have interposed and interpose their decreet and authority to the forenamed charters, infeftments, retours, precepts and instruments of sasine, likewise they find and declare the same to have been from the beginning and to be in all time coming good, valid, sufficient and effectual rights and titles, as well to the said James, now earl of Moray's late predecessors above-nominated and their predecessors foresaid, as likewise to himself, as heir, by progress to them and to his heirs, successors and assignees, for holding, enjoying, using and possessing of all and sundry the forenamed lands, lordships, earldom, baronies and others above-rehearsed, specified in the said infeftments heritably and perpetually after the tenor thereof; notwithstanding of whatsoever acts of annexation, other acts, statutes, constitutions, proclamations and revocations, as well special as general, made heretofore that might or may be interpreted in the contrary, and notwithstanding of whatsoever other defections with which his majesty and estates foresaid dispense forever by this ratification; and find and declare the forenamed charters and infeftments to be held and judged in all time coming as excepted and presently except the same out of all revocations made by our sovereign lord and his predecessors respectively; and ordain the charters above-mentioned to be inserted as need be word by word in this present act, of the which two special charters above-mentioned the tenor follows:

James, by the grace of God, king of Scots, gives greetings to all good men, both clergy and laity, throughout his land. Let it be known that we, after our complete and lawful achievement of the age of 21 years as proclaimed in our parliament, and the dissolution of lands annexed to our crown, for this kind of lease in feu ferm, with the advice of Lord John Seaton [of Barns], knight, comptroller of our rolls of accounts, have given, granted, conveyed and by this present charter of ours confirmed to our beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and Lady Margaret Campbell, his wife, and to either of them surviving the other, in joint infeftment, and to their joint and legitimate male heirs born or to be born, whom failing to any male heirs of our said kinsman James, lord Doune bearing the arms and name of Stewart, whole and complete, the lands of Wester Argaty, the lands of Easter and Wester Frew, whole and complete the five pound land of Milton of Cambus, with the mill and pertinents of the same, whole and complete forty shillings worth of the lands of Calziebohalzie, whole and complete the three pound land of Murdieston and Ballindornik, whole and complete the four merk land of Duart, whole and complete the lands of Greenock, with castles, towers, fortalices, houses, buildings, mills, woods, fisheries, parts, pendicles, annex and connex, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of, all and singly, the foresaid lands respectively, with their pertinents, all lying within our stewartry of Menteith. All and singly the forementioned lands with castles, towers, fortalices, mills, woods, and other things mentioned above with their pertinents (except the lands of Greenock with their pertinents) formerly belonged to our foresaid kinsman James, lord Doune and the said Lady Margaret Campbell, his spouse, in joint infeftment held immediately from us, and the foresaid lands of Greenock with their pertinents formerly belonged to the same, held immediately from the bishop of Dunkeld, and now by a transfer of superiority of church lands into our hands and thus annexed to our crown, belong to us by acts of parliament, laws and the customs of our realm; these lands they through their procurators lawfully constituted for this purpose and their letters patent, had on their own initiative rendered into our hands at Holyroodhouse as if into the hands of their superior, and purely and simply, by staff and baston, surrendered them, and all right and claim, property and possession which they had, have or could in any way have over them, and completely renounced them in perpetuity, in return for this new charter of ours and infeftment to them and their foresaid male heirs, to be given and complete in due form under our great seal. Further, we have given, granted and conveyed, and by this present charter of ours confirmed, to our foresaid beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and his legitimate male heirs born or to be born, whom failing to any of his closer male heirs bearing the arms and name of Stewart, whole and complete, the five pound land of Brae of Cambus, whole and complete fifty shillings worth of Balvorist, whole and complete forty shillings worth of the lands of the Wards of Goodie, whole and complete forty shillings worth of the lands of Blairgarie, whole and complete the lands of Coilantogle, whole and complete twenty shillings worth of the lands of Easter Bridgend, whole and complete the two merk land of Easter Bridgend, whole and complete the two merk land of Grodiche, whole and complete the six merk land of Auchinhard, whole and complete the one merk land of Glenmeann, whole and complete twenty shillings worth of the lands of Cambusbeg, all and singly the feu ferms and dues of the lands of Baxtertoun, otherwise known as Boghall, the feu ferms and dues of twenty shillings worth of the lands of Mackrieston, the feu ferms and dues of twenty shillings worth of the lands of Monechstown, the feu ferms and dues of the five merk land of Makcorraustown and of the two merk land of Murdieston and of the mill of Cessintully, with their pertinents, whole and complete the lands of Kerse of Cambus, whole and complete the lordship lands of Doune, commonly called the Mains of Doune, or Doune Campsie, and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, whole and complete the mill of Doune with its lands, multures and sucken, whole and complete the lands of the Brewlands of Doune, whole and complete the lands of the Parktoun of Doune, whole and complete the office of steward of Menteith, together with the office of warden of our castle of Doune, and with all feus, casual payments and any dues relating to them, together with the guardianship of the forests and woods of Glen Finglas and of other woods, groves and bushes relating to us within our stewartry of Menteith, with the fisheries of the cruives of Doune, together with advocation, donation and the right of patronage of the chapel of St Fillan situated within our church of Doune, and of the chapel of St Fillan situated outside it on the bank of the Water of Teith, with, all and singly, the lands, houses, annualrents, fruits and emoluments relating to them, and also the fisheries of Loch Venachar and Loch Lubnaig and the Waters of Teith and Goodie, together with all castles, towers, fortalices, manors and mills, woods, fisheries, annex and connex, outsets, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of, all and singly, the foresaid lands, offices and other things detailed above with their pertinents, all lying within our said stewartry of Menteith. All and singly, the lands just specified, the offices and other things specified above with their pertinents, and with advocation, donation and right of patronage of the forementioned chaplaincies, formerly belonged in heritage to our foresaid kinsman James, lord Doune, and were held by him immediately of us. He through his procurators lawfully constituted for this purpose and his letters patent rendered them into our hands at Holyroodhouse on his own initiative, as if into the hands of their lord superior, purely and simply surrendered by staff and baston, and completely renounced in perpetuity all right and claim, property and possession which he has, had or could in any way have towards them, in return for this our new charter and infeftment which is to be made and completed in the due form in favour of him and his foresaid male heirs, under our great seal. Further, we, after our complete and lawful achievement of the age of 21 years as proclaimed in our parliament, and the forementioned dissolution, now from certain knowledge and from a proper motive, have given, granted and conveyed, and do by the contents of our present charter give, grant and convey, for good, loyal and gracious service to us offered and given to us by our said kinsman, to our foresaid beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and his foresaid male heirs and assignees, all and singly, the foresaid lands and offices, with castles, towers, fortalices, feu ferm, ferms, mills, woods, fisheries, saltworkings, forests, mansions and other things detailed above, with advocation, donation, right of patronage of the forementioned chaplaincies, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of, all and singly, the foresaid lands and others mentioned above with their pertinents, together with all right, title, interest, legal claim whether of claimant or possessor, to which, or to any part of which, we or our predecessors or successors had, have or in any way could have or claim to have, or to the taxes, ferms, profits and dues of the same, by means of ward, non-entry, escheat, forfeiture, recognition, purpresture, disavowal, return, reduction of infeftments and sasines, of alienation of the whole or the majority, or for any other cause or event in the past, by making renunciation on behalf or ourselves and our successors in favour of our beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and to his foresaid male heirs, for now and in perpetuity, with an agreement not to claim, and with supplement of all errors whether mentioned or not which we wish to include in our present charter as if expressly stated. Further, we have ratified, approved and for ourselves and our successors in perpetuity confirmed, and by the wording of our present charter do ratify, approve and for ourselves and our successors confirm in perpetuity, all the infeftments, charters, sasines, rights, titles and any dispositions made, given and granted in the past by our late dearest mother and our other predecessors of most noble memory, in favour of our foresaid kinsman James, lord Doune and all his predecessors, and afterwards ratified by us regarding the foresaid lands, offices, castles, towers, fortalices, feu ferm, ferms, mills, woods, fisheries, groves, forests, mansions, and other things specified above, with the said advocation and donation and right of patronage of the chaplaincies mentioned above as appropriate, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of the same, with all their pertinents, and regarding the union and annexation of the same into one free lordship and barony more properly to be called the lordship of Doune; these in the said lordship, elevation and by the contents of our present charter we declare did not, nor did any part of them, nor will they ever come under our general revocations, special or general, made in any way at any time in the past during our minority, nor shall they so come or be included; besides we by the contents of our present charter anew and for the foresaid reasons from certain knowledge and for a proper motive, as has been said, have elevated, unified and incorporated and by the contents of our present charter do elevate, unify and incorporate, all and singly, the foresaid lands and offices, together with castles, towers, fortalices, feu ferm, ferms, mills, woods, fisheries, advocation, donation and right of patronage of the above-mentioned chaplaincies, and other things detailed above, namely: whole and complete, the lands of Wester Argaty, the foresaid lands of Easter and Wester Frew, whole and complete the foresaid five pound land of Milton of Cambus, with their mill and pertinents, whole and complete the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Calziebohalzie, whole and complete the foresaid three pound land of Murdieston and Balindornik, whole and complete the foresaid the four merk land of Duart, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Greenock, whole and complete the foresaid five pound land of the Brae of Cambus, whole and complete the foresaid fifty shillings worth of the lands of Balvorist, whole and complete the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of the Wards of Goodie, whole and complete the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Blairgarie, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Coilantogle, whole and complete the foresaid twenty shillings worth of the lands of Easter Bridgend, whole and complete the foresaid two merk land of Grodiche, whole and complete the foresaid six merk land of Auchinhard, whole and complete the said one merk land of Glenmane, whole and complete the said twenty shillings worth of the lands of Cambusbeg, all and singly the foresaid ferms, feu ferm and dues of the lands of Baxtertoun, also known as Boghall, the foresaid ferms, feu ferm and dues of the said twenty shillings worth of the lands of Monechstown, the foresaid ferms, feu ferm and dues of twenty shillings worth of the lands of Mackrieston, the foresaid ferms, feu ferm and dues of the said five merk land of Mackeanston, and of the two merk land of Murdieston, and of the said mill of Cessintully, with its pertinents, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Carse of Cambus, whole and complete the foresaid lordship lands commonly called the Mains of Doune or Doune Campsie and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, whole and complete the foresaid mill of Doune with the mill lands, multures and sucken, whole and complete the foresaid lands of the Brewlands of Doune, whole and complete the lands of the Parktoun of Doune, whole and complete the foresaid office of steward of Menteith, along with the said office of warden of our castle of Doune, and with all feus, and any casual payments and dues relating to them, together with the said wardenship of the forests and woods of Glen Finglas and of other woods, groves and bushes relating to us within our said stewartry of Menteith, with the said fisheries, the cruives of Doune, together with the said advocation, donation and right of patronage of the said chaplaincy of St Fillan situated inside our castle of Doune and the said chaplaincy of St Fillan situated outside it, on the said bank of the Water of Teith, with, all and singly, the lands, houses, annualrents, fruits and emoluments relating to them, and also the said fisheries of Loch Venachar and Loch Lubnaig and of the said Waters of Teith and Goodie, along with all castles, towers, fortalices, manors, mills, woods, fisheries, annex and connex, the outsets, tenants, tenancies, and services of freeholders, of, all and singly, the foresaid lands, offices and other things detailed above together with their pertinents - into one complete free lordship and barony, to be called the lordship of Doune for all time to come; this by giving and granting to our foresaid beloved kinsman as formerly to his foresaid male heirs, the title, honour and status of a free baron, and lord of our parliament, having a vote and right to vote in all our parliaments, councils general and conventions, similarly and as freely as any other lord of parliament had, has or could have at any time in the past or future, and that the said lordship is to be honoured and decorated in symbols and arms as is appropriate, for the future to be called the lordship of Doune, and that our said councillor and his foresaid male heirs shall be called lords of Doune. Likewise we have given, granted and conveyed, and by the contents of our present charter do give, grant and convey to our beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and to his male heirs and successors in the said lordship of Doune, full right of patronage of the said two chaplaincies of St Fillan respectively whenever at any time in the future for any reason they fall vacant, with authority to our said kinsman and to his foresaid male heirs in relation to the retraction, surrender and annulment of any infeftments, feus, leases or other things regarding lands, annualrents, teinds, fruits, profits and emoluments of the said chaplaincies, as is consistent with the law, to call and to prosecute, and thus to restore to their former status. Also we wish and grant, and for ourselves and our successors in perpetuity decree and ordain, that a single sasine shall stand to be considered at the said castle of Doune in favour of our foresaid kinsman James, lord Doune and Lady Margaret, his wife, and for all time to come of his said male heirs, and it shall be a sufficient sasine for the entire said lordship, lands, castles, towers, offices, feu ferm, ferms, mills, woods, fisheries, annex and connex, outsets, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of the same, with advocation, donation and right of patronage of the foresaid chaplaincies with each of their pertinents, notwithstanding that they do not lie together and contiguously. On this and in respect of all errors which may follow from it, we by the contents of our present charter, for ourselves and our successors, grant exemption. They are to hold and have, whole and complete, the foresaid lands of Wester Argaty, the foresaid lands of Easter and Wester Frew, whole and complete the five pound land of Milton of Cambus, with their mill and pertinents, whole and complete the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Calziebohalzie, whole and complete the foresaid three pound land of Murdieston and Ballindornik, whole and complete the foresaid four merk land of Duart, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Greenock, with castles, towers, fortalices, houses, buildings, mills, woods, fisheries, parts, pendicles, annex and connex, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders of, all and singly, the foresaid lands as appropriate with their pertinents, in favour of our foresaid beloved kinsman James, lord Doune, his wife Margaret Campbell, and either of them surviving the other, in joint infeftment, and of the legitimate male heirs born or to be born to them both, whom failing of the nearer male heirs of our said kinsman, bearing the arms and name of Stewart; and also, whole and complete, the foresaid five pound land of the Brae of Cambus, whole and complete the foresaid fifty shillings worth of the lands of Balvorist, whole and complete forty shillings worth of the lands of the Wards of Goodie, whole and complete forty shillings worth of the lands of Blairgarie, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Coilantogle, whole and complete the foresaid twenty shillings worth of the lands of Easter Bridgend, whole and complete the foresaid two merk land of Wester Bridgend, whole and complete the two foresaid merk land of Grodiche, whole and complete the foresaid six merk land of Auchinhard, whole and complete the foresaid merk land of Glenmeann, whole and complete the foresaid twenty shillings worth of the lands of Cambusbeg, all and singly the foresaid feu ferms and dues of the lands of Baxtertoun otherwise known as Boghall, the foresaid lands and feu ferms and dues of the twenty shillings worth of the lands of Mackrieston, the foresaid feu ferms and dues of twenty shillings worth of the lands of Monaschetoun, the foresaid feu ferms and dues of the said five merk land of Mackeanston, and of the two merk land of Murdieston, and of the said mill of Cessintully, with pertinents, whole and complete the foresaid lands of Carse of Cambus, whole and complete the foresaid lordship lands commonly called Mains of Doune or Doun Campsie and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, whole and complete the foresaid mill of Doune with its mill lands, multures, and sucken, whole and complete the foresaid lands of the Brewland of Doune, whole and complete the foresaid lands of the Parktoun of Doune, whole and complete the foresaid office of steward of Menteith, together with the office of warden of our castle of Doune, and with all feus, casual payments and any dues relating to them, together with the said wardenship of the forests and woods of Glen Finglas, and of other woods, groves and bushes relating to us within our said stewartry of Menteith, with the said fisheries of the cruives of Doune together with the said advocation and donation and right of patronage of the said chaplaincy of St Fillan situated within our said castle of Doune and of the said chaplaincy of St Fillan situated outside it on the said bank of the Water of Teith, with, all and singly, the lands, houses, annualrents, fruits and emoluments relating to them, and also the said fisheries of Loch Venachar and Loch Lubnaig, and of the said waters of Teith and Goodie, together with all castles, towers, fortalices, mills, manors, woods, fisheries, annex and connex, the outsets, tenants, tenancies and services of freeholders of, all and singly, the foresaid lands, offices and other things specified above with their pertinents, all united, elevated and incorporated into one free lordship and barony as has been said, in favour of our beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and his male heirs legitimately born or to be born, whom failing any closer legitimate male heirs bearing the arms and name of Stewart, as has been said, from us and our successors in fee and heritage in free lordship and barony in perpetuity, by all their ancient measures and divisions, as they lie in longitude and latitude, in houses, buildings, woods, plains, muirs, marshes, roads, paths, waters, pools and streams, meadows, pastures and grazings, mills, multures and their consequents, fowling, hunting, fishtraps, peat mosses, turf beds, coals, coal workings, rabbits, warrens, pigeons, dovecotes, workshops, breweries, brewhouses, whins, woods, groves and thickets, wood and timber, stoneworkings, stone and lime, with courts and their outcomes, inheritance payments, bloodwit, and marriage of women, with furca et fossa, soke and sak, toll and theame, infangthief, outfangthief, pit and gallows, with common pasture, free entry and exit, and with, all and singly, the liberties, advantages, profits, easements and any just pertinents, named or not, under or over ground, far or near, [relating to] or justly capable of relating in any way in the future to the foresaid lands, offices and other things mentioned above with their pertinents, freely, quietly, fully, wholly, honourably, well and in peace, without any revocation, contradiction, impediment or obstacle whatsoever. In return, each year our foresaid kinsman James, lord Doune and his said wife Margaret and his foresaid heirs shall render to us and to our successors and to our comptrollers present and future for the foresaid lands of Wester Argaty, with their pertinents, the sum of 5 merks, for the foresaid lands of Easter and Wester Frew the sum of £10, for the foresaid five pound land of the Milton of Cambus, with their pertinents, for the foresaid five pound land of the Brae of Cambus, for the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Balvorist, with their pertinents, for the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of the Wards of Goodie, for the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Calziebohalzie, with their pertinents, the sum of £9 10s, for the foresaid mill of the Milton of Cambus, with its pertinents, four bolls of oatmeal, or 40d to be paid in lieu of each boll, for the foresaid three pound land of Murdieston and Ballindornik the sum of £8 3s, for the foresaid four merk land of Duart, with their pertinents, the sum of 23s 4d money, three bolls of barley or 40d money to be paid in lieu of each boll, one sheep or 3s money to be paid in lieu, for the foresaid lands of Greenock, with their pertinents, the sum of £20 money, for the foresaid forty shillings worth of the lands of Blairgarie, with their pertinents, the sum of £6 money, for the foresaid six merk land of Auchinhard, with their pertinents, the sum of £4 13s 4d money, three bolls of barley or 40d money to be paid in lieu of each boll, three sheep or three shillings for the value of each, for the foresaid lands of Coilantogle, with the pertinents, the sum of £3 6s 8d, two bolls of barley or 40d to be paid in lieu of each boll, or 3s to be paid in lieu of each, for the foresaid twenty shillings worth of the lands of Easter Bridgend, with their pertinents, the sum of 23s 4d, one boll of barley or 40d to be paid in lieu of each boll, one sheep or three shillings money to be paid in lieu, for the foresaid two merk land of Wester Bridgend, with their pertinents, the sum of 26s 8d, one boll of barley, or 40d to be paid in money in lieu of each boll, one sheep or 3s money to be paid in lieu, for the foresaid two merk land of Grodiche, with their pertinents, the sum of 26s 8d, one boll of barley or 40d money in lieu of each boll, one sheep or 3s money in lieu, for the foresaid merk land of Glenmeann, with its pertinents, the sum of £4 money, four bolls of barley or 40d to be paid in lieu of each boll, four sheep or 3s money to be paid in lieu of each, for the foresaid twenty shillings worth of the lands of Cambusbeg, with their pertinents, the sum of £3 money, for the foresaid feu ferms and dues of the foresaid lands of Baxtertoun or Boghall, the twenty shillings worth of the lands of Macrieston, the twenty shillings worth of the lands of Monaschstoun, the five merk land of Mackeanston, the two merk land of Murdieston and the mill of Cessintully, with all their pertinents, four chalders of oatmeal, or the sum of £10 money to be paid in lieu of each chalder, for the foresaid lands of the Kerse of Cambus, with their pertinents, the sum of £5 money, for the foresaid lordship lands of Doune commonly called the Mains of Doune or Doune Campsie and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, the sum of £8 6s 8d, for the foresaid Mill of Doune, mill lands, multures and the sucken of the same, with the pertinents, three chalders of oatmeal, or 40d per chalder in lieu, for the foresaid lands of Brewlands of Doune, with their pertinents, the sum of 6s 8d money, for the foresaid lands of the Parktoun of Doune the sum of 20s money, for the foresaid office of steward of Menteith and the office of warden of our castle of Doune, the forests and woods of Glen Finglas and other shrubs and woods specified above, with the fisheries of Loch Venachar and Loch Lubnaig and of the above-mentioned Waters of Teith and Goodie, with their pertinents, one penny as blench ferm if sought, for the foresaid fisheries of the cruives of Doune the sum of £10 only as it is clear to us that the said cruives and fisheries are totally worked out, to the extent that all the fish caught over a period of three years do not meet the expense and cost which ought to be incurred in the repair and maintenance of the said cruives and rent of the same in any year, and for the said advocation, donation and right of patronage of the foresaid chaplaincies of St Fillan respectively one penny as blench ferm only if sought; all the foresaid sums, victual and multure detailed above are to be paid annually at the following terms of the year, namely the money at the two accustomed terms, namely the feast of Pentecost and Martinmas [11 November] in winter in equal proportions, and the said victuals annually between Christmas and Candlemas [2 February], and the foresaid sheep annually to be rendered at the usual and customary terms, as feu ferm. Further, the heirs of our said kinsman shall double the said feu ferm of, all and singly, the foresaid complete lands, fisheries and other things mentioned above, with their pertinents, in the first year of their entry as is customary with feu ferm, except in relation to the foresaid lordship lands commonly called the Mains of Doune or Doune Campsie and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, the lands of the Carse of Cambus, the lands of Wester Argaty, the lands of Easter and Wester Frew with the Mill of Doune, and the fisheries of the cruives of Doune and the two merk land of the Parktoun of Doune with their pertinents, because the foresaid lands do not properly double the said feu ferm. Further, we, with the advice of the forementioned, have given, granted, assigned and conveyed and by the contents of our present charter do give, grant, assign and convey in favour of our foresaid beloved kinsman James, lord Doune and his foresaid male heirs, all and singly, the foresaid feu ferms specifically mentioned above, of the lordship lands of Doune commonly called the Mains of Doune, Doune Campsie and called Balkerach, with their saltworkings, the lands of the Kerse of Cambus, the lands of Wester Argaty, the lands of Easter and Wester Frew, the two merk land of the Parktoun of Doune with the Mill of Doune, the fisheries and cruives of the same, and all their pertinents, for the wardenship of our said castle of Doune and its maintenance as immune from rain (water tight). In testimony of this we have instructed our great seal to be applied to this present charter of ours. Witnesses were our beloved kinsmen and councillors John [Hamilton], lord Hamilton, commendator of our monastery of Arbroath, Archibald [Douglas], earl of Angus, lord Douglas, Dalkeith and Abernethy, Lord John Maitland of Thirlestane, knight, our chancellor and secretary, the most reverend and venerable fathers in Christ Patrick [Adamson], archbishop of St Andrews and Walter [Stewart], prior of Blantyre, warden of our privy seal, our beloved familiars and councillors Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, clerk of our rolls of registry and council, Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchnoull, our justice clerk, and Master Robert Scott, director of our chancellery, at Holyroodhouse on 6 January in the year of the Lord 1587 [1588], and in the twenty-first year of our reign.

Henry and Mary, by the grace of God, king and queen of Scots, give greetings to all good men throughout their realm. Let it be known that we have given, granted and by this present charter of ours confirmed to our beloved kinsman and councillor James, earl of Moray and his wife Agnes Keith, and to either of them surviving the other, in joint infeftment and to their heirs as mentioned below, whole and complete the lands, lordship and earldom of Moray, containing the lands mentioned below, namely: the lands of Easter Boyndie, the brewland of the same, Kincorth, Little Tarry, Forest of Darnaway, Kintessack, Meikle Tarry, Berryley, the fishery of Sluie Pool, Wester Dunduff, Easter Dunduff, Carny Croft, Carsmans Croft, Moyndow, Balnageith, Balnaferry, Knokattenoche, Auchendore, Logyhauche, Tarras, brewlands of the same, Meikle and Little Brumquheillis, Craigtoun, with mill, multures, the brewlands and crofts of the same, Logie, Urwall, Presley and Drumine, the Newlands of Manachie, the brewhouse of Easter Alves and the brewhouse of Wester Alves, the brewhouse of Ardgye, the brewhouse of Kintrae, the grieveship of Forres, Rosehaugh, the nine crofts of Elgin, the grieveship of Elgin, the lands of Pettisfeild, the Kirkton of Langmorhame,³ Easter Whitewreath,⁴ the brewlands of the same, Wester Whitewreath,⁵ the Mill of Langmorhame,⁶ Clackmarras, Thornhill, the brewlands and croft of the same, Darnaway called the Mains, with Whitemire, Garners Croft and the croft behind the orchard, Conicavel, Smythisland, Newtoun, Rawtrafurd,⁷ Stakaris Croft, Couparis Croft, Rheeves, Inchstelly, Monaughty, Wester Alves, Easter Alves, Ardgye, Kintrae, Brewlands, Blackhills, Redhall, Stynie, Cotts, Troves, Coxton, Haltoun of Lhanbryde, Orbliston, Mill of Lhanbryde, Kers, Haltoun, Grewistoun, Newton on Spey, Halnacrinly, Haugh, Westerton on Spey, Milton on Spey, Crofts on Spey, Incheneill on the river Spey, salmon fisheries in the waters of Spey, Findhorn, Sluie Pool and Lossie, with customs of the same, the burgh mails and customs of Elgin and Forres, with the castle of Darnaway, with the forest, the park and shaws of the same, the lands of Pittendreich, one third of the lands of Duffus, with castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fishtraps, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocation and donation of the churches and chaplaincies of the said lands of the lordship and earldom and their pertinents, lying within our sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres. Also, whole and complete, the lands and lordship of Abernethy, with annex, dependencies, pendicles and pertinents of the same, whole and complete the lands and lordship of Strathdearn, namely: the lands of Petty, Brackley and Strathdearn, with, all and singly, the outsets and pendicles of the same, and pendicles, and also the mill of Connage, with right of patronage, advocation and donation of the churches of Petty and Brackley, and also the tower and fortalice of Halhill, with all their pertinents, lying within our sheriffdom of Inverness; the lands of Cardell, the township and lands of Culaird, with tower and fortalice of the same, the Brodland, half of the lands of Holm with salmon and other fisheries in the Water of Ness, with castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fisheries, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocation and donation of churches, benefices, chaplaincies and hospices of the same and all their pertinents, lying within our sheriffdom of Inverness. All and singly, the earldom, lordship and above-mentioned lands, with castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fisheries, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocations of churches, benefices, chaplaincies and hospices of the same and all their pertinents formerly belonged to our foresaid kinsman James, earl of Moray in heritage. He spontaneously rendered them by staff and by baston into our hands in Edinburgh as if into the hands of his lord superior, and purely and simply surrendered them, and renounced completely and peacefully all right and claim which he had or could have on behalf of himself and his heirs, in perpetuity. He is to hold and have, all and complete, the forenamed lands, lordship and earldom of Moray comprising the lands mentioned below, with castles, towers, woods, mills, fisheries, forests, the parks, shaws, burgh mails, customs and offices as mentioned, the parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocation and donation of churches, chaplaincies and hospices of the said lands and lordship and their pertinents; also, whole and complete, the lands and lordship of Abernethy, with annex, dependencies, pendicles and pertinents of the same, whole and complete the lands and lordship of Strathdearn, comprising the lands mentioned below, namely: the lands of Petty, Brackley and Strathdearn, with, all and singly, their outsets, pendicles and pertinents, and also the Mill of Connage, with right of patronage, advocation and donation of the said churches of Petty and Brackley, and also the tower and fortalice of Halhill, with all its pertinents, the foresaid lands of Cardell, the foresaid lands and township of Culaird, with their tower and fortalice, the lands of Brodland, half of the lands of Holm, with salmon and other fisheries of the same in the Water of Ness, with castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fisheries, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocation and donation of churches, benefices, chaplaincies and hospices of the same and all their pertinents - in favour of the forementioned James, earl of Moray and the foresaid Lady Agnes, his wife, as mentioned above and of either of them surviving the other, in joint infeftment and of their joint legitimate heirs already born or to be born, whom failing any legitimate and closer heirs or assignees of the said earl, from us and our successors in fee and heritage in perpetuity by all their correct ancient measures and divisions, as they lie in longitude and latitude, in woods and plains, muirs and marshes, roads and paths, waters, pools and streams, meadows, pastures and grazings, mills, multures and their consequents, fowling, hunting and fishtraps, peat mosses, turf beds, coalworkings, wood, stoneworkings, stone and lime, workshops, breweries, brewhouses and whins, with courts and their outcomes, inheritance payments, bloodwit, and marriage of women, with furca et fossa, soke and sac, toll and theame, infangthief and outfangthief, pit and gallows, wrack and waith, with free forests in all places within the bounds of the said lands, vert, venison, wardenships of forests and their amercements, and with, all and singly, any other freedoms, advantages, profits, easements and just pertinents, whether named or not, under or over ground, far and near, relating or able to relate in any way in future to the foresaid earldom, lordship and lands, with castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fisheries, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders and advocations of churches, benefices, chaplaincies and hospices of the same and all their pertinents, as freely, quietly, fully, completely, honourably, well and in peace, in and through all, just as the foresaid earl of Moray or his predecessors held or possessed the said lands, lordship and earldom or any part of them before the foresaid surrender. In return, annually the foresaid James, earl of Moray and his wife Agnes Keith and either of them surviving the other, in joint infeftment, and their joint legitimate heirs already born or to be born, whom failing any legitimate closer heirs or assignees of the said earl, shall render to us and our successors the rights and services due and customary to us and our predecessors before the foresaid surrender. Further, we wish and grant, and for ourselves and our successors decree and ordain, that if it should happen that the foresaid James, earl of Moray should die before his wife, the foresaid Agnes, and leave after his death any male heirs legitimately born or to be born of both of them, in this case, when the said male heir or heirs reach the age of 14, this present infeftment, in so far as it extends, in relation to the joint infeftment only, to the said Lady Agnes, of the lands of Petty, Brackley and Strathdearn, with, all and singly, the outsets, pendicles and pertinents of the same, the lands of Culaird, with tower and fortalice of the same, a half of the lands of Holme, with their salmon and other fisheries in the Water of Ness, castles, towers, fortalices, woods, mills, fisheries, parts, pendicles, tenants, tenancies, services of freeholders, advocation and donation of churches, benefices, chaplaincies and hospices of the same, the foresaid lands and lordship of Abernethy, with annex and connex, dependencies, pendicles and pertinents of the same, the customs of Spey and Findhorn, the grieveship of Elgin and Forres, the said lands of Inchneill, the crofts on the Spey, Milton on Spey, Westerton on Spey, the lands of Haugh on Spey, Newton on Spey, Grenistoun, Balnacoul, Haltoun of the Mylntoun, the lands of Kerse, the mill and mill lands of Lhanbryde, Cotts, Troves, Coxton, Haltoun of Lhanbryde, Orbliston, Thornhill, with the brewhouses of the same, Clackmarras, Easter and Wester Whitewreath, Rosehaugh, Kirkton of Langmorgund, the lands and township of Kintrae, with the Newlands of the same township, and the lands of Ardgye, and the lands and township of Inchstelly, with all their pertinents, shall be of no value, efficacy or effect; also that the foresaid Lady Agnes shall be deprived of lifetime rent in the above case, to the effect that the said male heir or heirs born or to be born jointly of the foresaid James, earl of Moray and herself, being of the said age of 14, will be able to enter upon their ownership as if already heirs to them, and shall enjoy them thenceforward hereditarily as if in heritage, notwithstanding that the foresaid is infefted as has been said in them by virtue of the present infeftment. In testimony of this we have instructed our great seal to be applied to this present charter of ours. Witnesses were the reverend father in Christ John [Hamilton], archbishop of St Andrews, etc., our beloved kinsmen George [Gordon], earl of Huntly, lord Gordon and Badenoch, our chancellor, James [Hepburn], earl of Bothwell, lord Hailes, Crichton and Liddesdale, great admiral of our realm, our beloved familiars and councillors Richard Maitland of Lethington, warden of our privy seal, James Balfour of Pittendreich, clerk of our rolls of registry and council, and John Bellenden of Auchnoull, our justice clerk, knights, in Edinburgh on 1 June in the year of the Lord 1566, and in the first and twenty-fourth year of our reign.