The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
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Ratificatioun to the commendater of Kinloss
2Oure soverane lord and estaitis of parliament, having for guid considerationis ratifiet, affirmit and approvin in the last parliament haldin in Julii, the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir sevin yeiris the tak and assedatioun maid and grantit be his hienes to Maistir Eduard Bruce, commendater of Kinloss, off all and haill the thriddis of the said abbacie for all the dayis of his lyftyme for the yeirlie dewtie of fyve hundreth markis, to be payit to his hienes and his collectour generall, and the stipendis and sustentatioun of the ministeris serving the cure at the haill kirkis of the said abbay, likwayis, be advise of the saidis estaitis in this present parliament, ratifies and apprevis of new the said tak and assedatioun, nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir act or constitutioun maid in the contrair to the quhilkis his hienes, be advise of the saidis estaitis, dirogattis be thir presentis; and of new gevis, grantis and disponis to the said Maistir Eduard the thriddis of the said abbacie for the said sowme of fyve hundreth markis yeirlie to his hienes and his collectour generall, and sustentatioun of the ministeris of his awin kirkis in maner foirsaid for all the dayis of his lyftyme. And that the samyn may be mair effectuall to the said Maistir Eduard, his hienes, with avise foirsaid, decernis and declaris the auld assumptioun of the thriddis of the said abbacie to be convertit and changeit in the dewtie of the tak foirsaid, and the samyn thrid, baith in monie and wictuallis and custumes, to extend to the sowme of fyve hundreth merkis allanerlie by and attour the sustentatioun of the ministeris of the propre kirkis of the said abbay; and ordanis his hienes collectour generall in his comptis to charge and discharge him yeirlie with the said silver dewtie as for the thriddis of the said abbay allanerlie, and commanding the lordis of chekker to ressave and allow the same for the just thrid thairof for all the yeiris sen the dait of the said tak, and siclyk yeirlie in tyme cuming. Siclyk, his hienes, with advise of his saidis estaitis, in respect of the small rent of the said benefice, grantis and disponis to the said Maistir Eduard full power to entir the frie tennentis and fewfermoraris halding of the said abbay with the haill proffettis, commodities and casualities thairof in sic sort as he micht have done incaise the temporall landis haid nocht bene annext, for all the dayis of the said Maistir Eduartis lyftyme, declaring the same to be als sufficient to the ressaveris as gif thay haid bene enterit and ressavit be his hienes, nochtwithstanding the act maid in the moneth of Februar, the yeir of God jM vC lxxxvij yeris anent the revocatioun of takkis and pensionis of the thriddis, quhairunto thir presentis makis expres derogatioun.
- NAS, PA2/14, f.49r.
- Written in margin: 'P'.