[1585/12/30]¹

The kingis majesties revocatioun of his hienes propertie, the Lord Dingwell, Erle of Orknay and Williame Murray exceptit

²Oure soverane lord, having at sindrie tymes heirtofoir commandit ordour to be takin³ the estait of his house and toward his propirtie quhairupoun the same suld be sustenit, as finding na thing effectuallie done thairanent as yit bot in default of the same diverse abuses enterit and still continewand in the said house and greit diminutioun of his hienes rentis, his majesties debtis in his awin house alwayis incressing, for remeid quhairof, his majestie, be advise of the lordis and of his estaitis alsua in parliament, hes maid and caussit publishe diverse revocationis, quhilkis notwithstanding, hes tane small effect to his hienes commoditie becaus the thingis appointit to be recoverit and brocht agane to the same revocationis wer alwayis newlie impetrat and purchast of his majestie be inoportun and unressonable suittis, quhair his hienes awin necessitie aucht first to be providit for; tharfoir his hienes, yit as of befoir, with advise of his thrie estaitis convenit in this present parliament, revokis, casis and annnullis all infeftmentis, takis, pensionis, giftis, assignationis, reversionis and exceptionis quhatsumevir maid of the rentis of his propirtie annexit and pertening to his croun in the dayis of his dearest guidschir, King James the Fyft of worthy memorie, or in ony tyme bigane preceiding the dait heirof, being of thair awin nature or be custome or lawes of this realme revocable, and declairis the saidis infeftmentis, takis, pensionis, giftis, asignationis, reversionis and exceptionis to haif bene and to be null and invalide for the crop and yeir of God j^M v^C fourscoir fyve yeiris instant, Witsonday and Mertimes termes of the same and in tyme cuming, notwithstanding ony ratificationis or confermationis thairof be parliament or utherwayis; and ordanis the saidis rentis to be chargeit for, intromettit with and inbrocht to his hienes proper use be his majesties comptroller and his deputis to his hienes use. Attoure, his majestie avowis in the word of a prince, promittis inviolably to observe this act and to abstene fra all new dispositioun of onie of his saidis rentis revokit as said is quhill his awin necessiteis be first of all dewlie and sufficientlie providit for, as alsua to allow of that guid forme in his house quhilkis the saidis lordis of his secreit counsale and officiaris of his estait appointit in this present parliament sall appoint, to begin the first day of Januarii nixttocum, dischargeing his hienes comptroller of all ansering or admitting of ony preceptis or feis, pensionis or wageis to ony personis of the termes foirsaidis, or in ony tyme cuming thaireftir, quhill it be newlie directit and speciallie appointit be his hienes, with advise of the saidis lordis of his privie counsale and officiaris of his estait sittand togidder in that number, quhilk, be his present parliament, is appointit his hienes necessiteis, being first considerit quhat pensionis, feis and wageis salbe allowit and payit in the office of comptrollarie of the yeir of God foirsaid and in tyme cuming, to the effect it may⁴ sene that the thingis commandit to be anserit ar ressonable and proffitable to be done without his majesties hurt and inconvenient, his awin necessiteis being alwayis first considderit and providit for as said is, and consideratioun had also of the pament of his bigane debtis safar as is possible; certefeing the said comptroller gif he do in the contrair, he sall have na allowance of his doing, notwithstanding onie warrand past befoir the dait of thir presentis. Exceptand and reservand alwayis the infeftment of the erldome of Orknay and lordschip of Zetland to Robert, erle of Orknay, providing his majestie be satisfeit as appertenis; as alsua exceptand and reservand the infeftment maid to Andro, lord of Dingwell, of the castell and leving and landis of Dingwell, fischeing of the watter of Conan and utheris contenit in his infeftment, and the liferent maid and gevin be his majestie to William Murray, warlet in his chalmer, of the landis of Cornetoun according to the gift maid to him under the privie seill thairupoun, quhilkis his majestie will not sall fall (with provisioun and conditioun foirsaid for Orknay) under this his hienes revocatioun; and ordanis lettres to be direct to mak publicatioun of the premisis be oppin proclamatioun at the mercat croces of the heid burrowis of the schirefdomes of this realme and utheris places neidfull, that nane pretend ignorance of the same.