[1592/4/23]¹

Act in favouris of Maister Johnne Moncreif, advocat

²Oure soverane lord, with advise of the estaittis of this present parliament, understanding that Maister Johnne Moncreif, advocat, be contract and appointment past betuix him and David Orme of Mugdrum sould haif bocht the said Davidis landis of Clayis, and in warrandice thairof all and haill the landis of Mugdrum with tour, fortalice, houses, biggingis, orcheardis, fischeingis and pertinentis thairof, for certane soumes of money, of the quhilkis the said Maister Johnne hes ressavit the soume of tua thousand merkis; thairfoir his hienes, not willing that the said Maister Johnne in ony wayes be hurte or prejugeit, notwithstanding of ony cryme of tressoun or lesemajeitie comittit be the said Davis Orme, statutes, willis and ordanis that infeftment be maid and grantit to the said Maister Johnne Moncreif, Jeane Spens, his spous, and to the langest levare of thame tua, in conjunctfie, and to the airis lauchfullie gottin or to be gottin betuix thame, quhilkis failyeing to the said Maister Johnnes airis and assnais quhatsumevir, off all and haill ane annuelrent of bollis victuall, half meill, half beir, to be takin furth of the saidis landis of Clayis etc., and in warrandice thairof furth of the said Davidis landis of Mugdrum and utheris abonespecefiit in satisfactioun of the soumes debursit be him, and that the samin stand effectuall to the said Maister Johnne, his said spous and thair foirsaidis at all tyme heirefter; and siclyke that his hienes presentatioun be direct to Schir James Scott of Balwery, superiour of the saidis landis of Mugdrum, for infeftment to be gevin to thame thairupoun incais of evictioun of the saidis landis of Clayis etc., sua that thay may be thankfullie answerit and obeyit of the said yeirlie annuelrent of thriescoir bollis victuall foirsaid, and that thay be preferrit to quhatsumevir persone or personis pretending richt or interes thairto; and the foirsaidis infeftmentis, baith of principall and warrandice, to valide and sufficient securitie to the said Maister Johnne, his said spous and thair foirsaidis for peceable bruiking and josing of the foirsaid annuelrent, notwithstanding of quhatsumevir act or constitutioun maid in this present parliament, redemeable alwayes to his hienes and his successouris and utheris haifand his power upoun the soume of tua thowsand merkis.