The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1585/12/71]1
Ratificatioun grantit to William, commendatour of Pettinweyme
2Oure soverane lord, remembering the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie be his lovit William Stewart, commendatour of Pittinweyme, willing that he salbe suir of all giftis and dispositionis maid and grantit to him be his hienes of befor, thairfoir his majestie, with avise of the thrie estaitis of this present parliament, ratefeis, apprevis and confirmis the gift and provisioun grantit to the said commendatar of the priorie of Pettinweme, as alswa the lettres of factorie maid and grantit to him be his majestie, with consent of Johnne Fentoun, iconymus of the abbay of Dumfermling for the tyme, off all and haill the landis of Rescobie, Weddergange, Gellottis Eister and Wester, Lymkillis, port town and heawin thairof, with the pertinentis, and of all and sindrie the teindis and teyndschavis of the paroche kirk of Carnbie, with the pertinentis, togidder with the lettres of bailyerie of all landis and lordschipis perteining to the said abbacie grantit to the said commendatour be his majestie, with consent foirsaid, with the grund and titill quhairupoun the samyn proceidit; and lykwayis the restrictioun and provisioun specifeit and contenit in the gift and provisione grantit to Patrik, maistir of Gray of the said abbacie of Dumfermling, tuicheing the titill and provisioun and securiteis maid to the said William Stewart of quhatsumevir landis or utheris securiteis pertening to the said abbacie of Dumfermling; and last, the gift and dispositioun grantit to him of the rest of the thirdis of all benefices within this realme assignit for payment of the gairdis, with the act of secreit counsall and commissioun maid and consavit for the bettir and mair speiddy obteinyng payment thairof, and all utheris giftis and dispositionis maid and grantit to the said commendatour of befoir (only except of the forfaltit landis perteining to the erll of Angus, maistir of Glammis and Lord Claud Hammyltoun, commendatour of Paislay), declairing and decerning the samyn to be valid and sufficient frome the begynning, with the grund quhairupoun the same proceidit and siclyke in tyme cuming swa that thairby the said William Stewart may peceable bruik, joise and possess the landis, teindis and office of baillirie foirsaid, without questioun, querrell or impediment to be movit be quhatsumevir persoun in the contrair, without prejudice of quhatsumevir personis rycht to quhatsumevir the premisis as accordis of the law befoir the juge competent, according to thair rychtis, and als without prejudice of the uther actis maid in this present parliament.
- NAS, PA2/13, ff.61v-62r.
- 'P.' written in margin.