[1594/4/75]¹

Act in favour of [Alexander Gaw], laird of Maw

Forasmuch as it is submitted to our sovereign lord and his estates of this present parliament by Alexander Gaw of Maw that the inhabitants and community of the town of Culross have lately purchased an infeftment of our sovereign lord erecting the said town of Culross in a free burgh regal and conveying to the inhabitants thereof the said burgh and common of the same within certain bounds and borders, within which there are contained and comprehended the lands, tenements, parks and others after-specified pertaining to the said Alexander Gaw of Maw heritably and were set in feu ferm to his predecessors and himself respectively by the commendator and convent of Culross for the time duly and lawfully confirmed, of the which the said Alexander and his predecessors are and have been in peaceable possession without any contradiction; they are to say the lands of Eschis, extending to one plough of land and acre of land in Nether Gogie, three acres of land called the Bawcroft and four acres of land beside the Barchappell, the cisterns or park, one house above the over port, with the greens at south and north parts thereof, the ground of the old tolbooth, two houses and yards and two salt-pans in the town of Culross; which infeftment granted to the said community of Culross is confirmed in the parliament held at Edinburgh on 5 June the year of God 1592, with a special provision that the said ratification should not be hurtful to Robert Bruce of Blairhall, Walter Callander of Bordie and John Colville, lawful son to Alexander [Colville], commendator of Culross. And seeing the said Alexander Gaw of Maw has as great interest as any of the foresaid particular persons, it is most reasonable that declaration should be made in his favour that the ratification foresaid should in no way hurt or prejudice him, his heirs or successor, therefore our said sovereign lord and his said estates of this present parliament decree and declare that the infeftment given to the community of the said burgh of Culross and confirmation and ratification thereof shall in no way hurt nor prejudice the said Alexander Gaw of Maw, his heirs nor successors in their rights, titles and possession of the foresaid lands, common, acres, tenements and others above-mentioned, and that this present declaration shall be as sufficient as if the same were inserted in the said infeftment granted to the said community of Culross and confirmation thereof in parliament as said is.