[1605/6/113]¹

²Act in favour of Master William Scott of Elie regarding his lands of Grangemuir Wester

Our sovereign lord and whole estates of this present parliament ratify and approve and, for his highness and his successors, perpetually confirm the confirmation and new infeftment of feu ferm granted by his highness under the great seal of all and whole the lands of Grangemuir and whole muir of the same, crofts, acres and all other lands therein contained, with the pertinents, to Master William Scott of Elie and to the late Isobel Durie, his spouse, and to their heirs and assignees specified therein, pertaining of before to the late Thomas Dishington of Ardross and John Strang of Balcaskie respectively, lying within the barony of Pittenweem and sheriffdom of Fife, in the whole heads and clauses specified therein, and after the form and tenor thereof in all points, of the date 8 October 1591. And also, our sovereign lord and estates foresaid ratify and approve the disposition made by the late William Scott of Abbotshall to the said Master William Scott and to his heirs mentioned therein, of all and whole the 16th part of all and whole the said lands of Grangemuir, with the pertinents pertaining to the said late William Scott of Abbotshall. And likewise our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid ratify and approve all infeftments of feu granted by the priors or commendators of Pittenweem, with advice of the convent, to the said late Thomas Dishington of Ardross and to John Strang of Balcaskie and to the said late William Scott of Abbotshall and to their authors, their heirs or assignees specified therein, of the said lands of Grangemuir, or any part thereof, and whole muir of the same and others above-written, with the pertinents and whole infeftments made by them or any of them, their heirs or successors to the said Master William Scott and to his heirs specified therein, in the whole heads, clauses, tenors and contents of the same of whatsoever date or dates the same be of, and decree and declare the same whole infeftments foresaid of the same lands, with the precepts and instruments of sasine following thereupon, granted to the said Master William Scott and to his authors foresaid, their heirs and assignees specified therein, to be as effectual, valid and sufficient in the self to the said Master William Scott and to his foresaids for holding, enjoying and possessing of the said lands, muir and others foresaid particularly above-expressed in the said infeftments, as if the said infeftments of feu ferm granted by his highness to the said Master William and his said late spouse of the said lands of Grangemuir, with the pertinents, and as if his whole authors and predecessors' infeftments and the said Master William's own infeftments and dispositions made by them to him of the same lands were inserted word for word in this present act. And further, our sovereign lord and estates foresaid find, decree and declare that the said whole lands of Grangemuir and whole muir thereof, and others foresaid now pertaining to the said Master William Scott heritably as said is, is in no way to be comprehended nor contained in the act of parliament made this instant day in favour of Frederick Stewart, son to the late Sir William Stewart, lord Pittenweem, whereby the lordship and barony of Pittenweem and others pertaining of old to the priory of Pittenweem are given and erected to him and his heirs therein specified in a temporal lordship and barony, and in no way to be comprehended nor contained in any of the infeftments to follow thereupon, in favour of the said Frederick, his heirs and successors, to the effect the said Master William Scott and his heirs specified in his said infeftments already passed, or in his infeftments to be passed and their successors, may hold the same of his highness and his successors in a free tenancy, to be called in all time coming the tenancy of Wester Grangemuir, for the yearly payment to our sovereign lord and his successors and their comptrollers in their names of the yearly duties as is contained therein only. And in like manner, our said sovereign lord and estates foresaid, for the said Master William's better security, ordains a new infeftment to be passed his highness's register and seals to the said Master William Scott and to his heirs and successors as shall please him to design, of all and whole the foresaid lands of Wester Grangemuir, whole muir of the same and others foresaid, acquired and conquest by the said Master William from the said late laird of Ardross, laird of Balcaskie and laird of Abbotshall, to be held of his highness and his successors in free tenancy, to be called the tenancy of Wester Grangemuir in all time coming, and with all other privileges contained in the said Master William's former infeftments, and with any other privileges may stand with the laws and custom of this realm, for the yearly payment to his highness and his successors and to their comptrollers of the yearly duties as is contained therein only.