The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
[1597/11/77]1
Act in favour of [Master William Melville, commendator of] Tongland
Our sovereign lord and estates of this present parliament, having seen and considered the infeftment granted by his highness to Master William Melville, commendator of Tongland, of the temporal lands of the abbacy of Kilwinning, and having considered the causes specified therein for which the same was granted, ratify, approve and confirm the same infeftment with all causes, privileges and conditions contained therein after the form and tenor thereof, with the advocation and donation of the kirks of the whole abbacy of Kilwinning, as at more length is contained in the said infeftment given under the great seal of the date 17 May 1592. And likewise, in respect of the said Master William's office of an ordinary senator in the college of justice and for other similar causes expressed in his rights, ratifies and approves any other dispositions, pensions or provisions made to the said Master William out of the temporal lands, thirds or spiritualties of the abbacies of Kilwinning and Tongland, or out of the bishopric of Galloway, and declares that none of the acts made in this present parliament nor in any parliament before shall prejudice nor hurt the said infeftment or any other dispositions, pensions or provisions made to the said Master William Melville of the temporal lands, thirds or spirituality of the abbacies of Kilwinning and Tongland, or out of the bishopric of Galloway, but that the said rights are excepted out of such general acts as are made generally in the contrary. And further our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid, having consideration of the causes set down in the said Master William's infeftment and for other causes and considerations moving them, give, grant and of new convey the temporal lands of the abbacy of Kilwinning specially set down in the said infeftment, with the advocation and donation of the benefices of the whole abbacy of Kilwinning, to the said Master William Melville after the form and tenor thereof in all points, and decrees and declares the same and the foresaid other rights to be valid and effectual in all time coming, notwithstanding whatsoever act of parliament at any time before made in the contrary; and discharges our said sovereign lord's collector, advocate and lords of the exchequer present and to come of all proceeding against the said Master William in contrary the premises and which may prejudice and make derogation in any manner of way to the said infeftment out of the said particular lands of Kilwinning, with the advocation and donation of the kirks thereof or other rights above-mentioned.
- NAS, PA2/15, f.79v-80r.