[1585/12/64]¹

Ratificatioun of the Erll Bothuillis infeftment

²Oure soverane lord, with advise and consent of his thrie estaitis of parliament, hes ratefiit, apprevit and confermit and, for his hienes and his successouris, be the tennour heirof, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the chartour and infeftment maid and grantit be his hienes under his greit seill to his rycht traist cousing Frances, erll Bothuile and his airis maill lauchtfullie to be gottin of his body, quhilkis failyeing, to returne to his hienes and his successouris, off all and sindrie lordschippis, barroneis, landis, officeis and utheris underwrittin: thay ar to say, all and haill the lordschip and barrony of Haillis, with the castell, tour and fortalice thairof and with all tounis, partis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the kirk of Hauch, callit the prebendarie of Lintoun and chaiplanrie of Markle; the landis of Pitcokis, with the kirk and prebendarie of the same and chaiplanrie of the samyn callit Burnehouss; the landis and baroneis of Auldhamstokis, with townis, pairtis, dependentis, connexis, annexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis, service of tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, togidder with the kirk of Auldhamstokis, chaiplanrie of Cokbrandispeth and hospitale of the same; the landis of Eistcraig; the landis of Hoprik; all and haill the landis and barony of Morhame, with tour, fortalice, mylnis, tennentis, tennendriis, townis, pairtis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, pendiclis, outsettis and thair pertinentis, togidder with the kirk thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh and constabularie of Hadingtoun; all and haill the landis and lordschippis of Crichtoun, with castell and maner place thairof, and with all and sindrie townis, partis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, woddis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the provestrie of Crichtoun, prebendareis and chaiplanreis of the same quhatsumevir; the landis of Muirhouse and Caprestoun, with the pertinentis thairof, lyand within the sherefdome of Edinburgh principall, and als of the office of schirefschip of Edinburgh principall and Edinburgh within the constabularie of Hadintoun, with all and sindrie rychtis, dewateis, liberteis, immuniteis and privilegis pertening to the said office and belanging thairto; all and haill the landis and barrony of Quhitsum, with the kirk thairof; the landis of Prandergaist, Quhitrig, Obchestar, Sherefbigging, Shereflandis and with all tounis, landis, pairtis, dependentis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, multuris, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Berwicke, and als of the office of sherefschip of the haill sherefdome of Berwick and baillerie of Lauderdaill, with all rychtis, proffeittis, dewateis, feis and privilegis usit and wount or that pertenis or may pertene thairto; and all and haill the landis and barronie of Tounyettame, with tounis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the samyn and thair pertinentis; the landis of Fermingtoun, with the hospitall thairof, tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis of the same; the landis of Langnewtoun, with tour, mylne, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis; the landis and barronie of Weltoun, with the kirk of the samyn and all townis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, pertinentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the same and thair pertinentis; the landis and barony of Chalmerlanenewtoun, with townis, pairtis, dependences, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Roxburgh; the landis of Teindsyd, Harwod, Slaidhillis, Carlingpule, lyand within the said sherefdome of Roxburgh; the landis of Ailmuir, with tour, mylne with tennentis, tennandriis, service of frie tennentis thairof, with thair pertinentis, lyand within the sherefdome of Selkirk; all and haill the landis and barony of Dryvisdaill and Carrutheris, togidder with advocatioun, donatioun of the kirk of Carrutheris, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, lyand within the stewartrie of Annanderdaill and within the sherefdome of Dumfreis; all and haill the landis and barrony of Carmychaell, with townis, pairtis, pendiclis, pertinentis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis; the landis of Terrachlie, with toure and fortalice thairof, Drumlark, Maybie and Cruikis and thair pertinentis, with woddis, tennentis, tennandreis and service of frie tennentis thairof, lyand within the said sherefdome of Dumfreis; all and haill the landis and barrony of Erlistoun, callit Glenken, with townis, annexis, connexis, pairtis, pendiclis, dependentis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis thairof and thair pertinentis, togidder with advocatioun and donatioun of the kirk of Dalry, lyand within the stewartrie of Kirkcudbrycht; all and haill the landis and lordschip of Bothuile, with the forrest, mure and pertinentis thairof and with tennentis, tennandreis, service of frie tennentis, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronage of the provestrie of Boithuile, prebendareis and chaiplanreis of the same, and of the kirk of Hawik and prebendareis in the said college, and of the kirk of Barthramshottis, lyand within the sherefdome of Lanerk; all and haill the landis and baroneis of Elgarigill, Wolstoun and Dolphingstoun, with advocatioun, donatioun of kirkis and chaiplanreis of Wolstoun and Dolphingstoun; all and haill the landis and barony of Dunsir, with townis, partis, pendiclis, dependentis, annexis, connexis, outsettis, mylnis, tennentis, tennandriis and service of frie tennentis of the saidis landis and baroneis and thair pertinentis, lyand within the said sherefdome of Lanerk, with all and sindrie annexis, connexis, dependences, partis, pendiclis, mylnis, multuris, woddis, forrestis, fishingis, tennentis, tennandriis, frie service of tennentis, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, maner places, orchardis, yairdis, advocatioun, donatioun and rycht of patronages of benefices, kirkis and chaiplanreis of all and sindrie landis, lordschippis and baroneis particularlie abonewrittin and thair pertinentis; and als of the office of sherefschip of this realme within all the boundis of the same, with all and sindrie liberteis, proffeittis, dewateis, casualiteis and escheatis thairof, usit and wount and pertening or that is knawin to pertene thairto, as in the said chartour and infeftment under the grett seill grantit to³ our soverane lord to the said Frances, erll Bothuile, thairupoun of the dait the xvj day of Junii, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscoir ane yeiris at lenth is contenit, in all pointis, clausis and articlis, circumstances and conditionis specifeit thairin eftir the tenour thairof; and willis and expreslie declairis that the said chartour and infeftment or ony pairt thairof be nawayis subjectit to ony revocatioun or revocatiounis to be maid be his hienes in ony tyme heireftir, but that the samyn infeftment and chartour in all pointis and clausis thairof sall remane effectuall and be sufficient securitie to the said Frances, erll Boithuill, and his airis abonewrittin quhatsumevir, nochtwithstanding ony of the saidis revocatiounis, and als nochwithstanding quhatsumevir infeftment or infeftmentis, giftis or rychtis maid and grantit be our soverane lord to quhatsumevir uther persoun of the saidis landis, rowmes, townis, lordschippis, barroneis, kirkis, benefices, castellis, touris, fortaliceis, mylnis, fischingis, woddis, officeis, privilegeis and utheris abonespecifeit particularlie mentionat the said infeftment or ony pairt of the same at ony tyme sen the forfaltour of umquhill James, erll Bothuill; to the quhilkis infeftmentis, rychtis and giftis and eviry ane of thame our soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, willis, declairis, decernis and ordanis thir presentis to mak express and speciall dirogatioun; and siclyke our soverane lord, with avise and consent of the saidis thrie estaitis of parliament, hes ratefeit, apprevit and confermit and, be thir presentis, ratefeis, apprevis and confermis the lettre, gift and assignatioun maid and grantit be our soverane lord, with avise of umquhill James, erll of Murray, lord Abirnethie, his hienes regent for the tyme, to the said Frances, erll Bothuill, of all and sindrie reversionis maid and grantit to quhatsumevir persoun or personis, to umquhill Patrik, erll Boithuill, the said umquhill James, sumtyme erll Bothuill, or ony of thair predicessouris, for redemptioun of ony of the landis, townis, lordschippis, baroneis, woddis, mylnis, fischeingis and utheris abonespecifeit or of any pairt thairof, as in the lettre of gift and assignatioun under the privie seill of the dait the [...] day of [...] the yeir of God j^M v^C thriescoir and [...] yeiris, grantit to the said Frances, erll Bothuill thairupoun is contenit and rycht of redemptioun specifeit thairin in all poyntis, eftir the tennour thairof, swa that the samyn assignatioun salbe sufficient to the said Frances, erll Bothuill, for redemptioun of the saidis landis, lordschippis, baroneis and utheris foirsaidis, eftir the forme and tennnour of the saidis reversionis. Lyk as our said soverane lord, with avise and consent foirsaid, be thir presentis, of new makis, constitutis and ordanis the said Frances, erll Boithuill and his airis maill abonewrittin, his hienes verray lauchfull, undoutit and irrevocable cessioneris and assignais in and to the saidis reversionis and eviry ane of thame and rycht of redemptioun contenit thairin, with power to the said erll and his foirsaidis to redeme the saidis landis, mylnis, fischeingis and utheris specifeit in the saidis reversionis and to use and dispone thairupoun siclyk and als frelie in all respectis as the said umquhill Patrik, erll Boithuill, the said umquhill James, erll Boithuill, or ony thair predicessouris at ony tyme in thair lyftyme mycht haif redemit, usit and disponit upoun the samyn; and ordanis ane new lettir of assignatioun, clausis and haill contentis conteinand of the said former assignatioun to be maid to the said Frances, erll Boithuill, and his foirsaidis thairupoun, ordaning this present act of parliament subscrivit be the clerk of register to be ane sufficient and immediat warrand to the said privie seill and tobe extendit in the best forme, with all clausis neidfull.