The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 28 March 2024
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Ratificatioun to Maistir Gilbert Moncreif, mediciner to his majestie
2Oure soverane lord, remembring that his majestie, upoun ane speciall, guid consideratioun mentionat in the infeftment efter specefeit, with advise of Andro Wod of Largo, his hienes comptroller for the tyme, in the moneth of Januar jM vC fourscoir fyve yeris, gaif and disponit heretablie in fewferme to his graces lovit Maistir Gilbert Moncreif, his hienes mediciner, his aris and assignais, all and haill the landis of Myrsyd and Bachiltoun, with thair partis, pendicles and pertinentis, lyand in the lordschip of Methven and schirefdome of Perth, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in fewferme, for payment of certane yeirlie dewtie specefiit in the infeftment grantit thairupoun to the augmentatioun of his hienes rentall; and als that his hienes, respecting the particuler caus mentionat in the said former infeftment in the moneth of Julii, fourscoir sevin yeiris, efter his majesties perfite aige of xxj yeris compleit and generall revocatioun maid in parliament, with avise of his grace comptrollair for the tyme, gaif and disponit in fewferme to the said Maistir Gilbert, his aris and assignais heretablie, all and hail the saidis landis of Myresyd and Bachiltoun with thair partis, pendicles and pertinentis lyand within the lordschip and schirefdome foirsaidis, to be haldin of his hienes and his successouris in fewferme; and siclyk that his majestie, in the moneth of September, fourscoir ellevin yeris, efter his hienes lauchtfull and perfite aige of tuentie fyve yeris compleit, with advise of David Seytoun of Parbroth, comptrollair, upoun the said Maistir Gilbertis resignatioun, not onlie gaif and disponit heretablie in fewferme to the said Maistir Gilbert Moncreif, his aris and assignais quhatsumevir, all and haill the foirsaidis and pertinetis lyand within the lordschip and schirefdome abone rehersit, bot als for the guid and thankfull service done and to be done be the said Maistir Gilbert to his hienes, off sure knawlege and frie will off new, gaif and disponit to the said Maistir Gilbert, his aris and assignais, all and haill the saidis landis of Myresyd and Bachiltoun, with housis, biggingis, yardis, partis, pendicles, anexis, connexis, toftis, croftis, outsettis and all thair pertinentis, togidder with all richt, tytill, entress, clame of richt alsweill petitour as possessour, quhilkis his hienes, his predicessouris or successouris haid, hes or onywyis micht clame or haif thairto or ony pairt thairof or to the few males, few fermes, proffittis and dewties of the samyn, off quhatsumevir yeiris and termes bygane be ressone of ward, nonentres, releif, escheit, foirfaltour, recognitionis, purprusionis, disclamationis, bastardrie, provisionis of tailyie, reductionis of infeftmentis, seasingis or retouris, alienatioun of haill or maist pairt, or for quhatsumevir uther caus, actioun or occasioun bigane, renunceand and dischargeand the samyn with all actioun and instance thairof for his grace and his successouris to the said Maistir Gilbert, his aris and assignais, for than and evir cum pacto de non petendo, and with supplement of all faultis, alsweill not namit as namit, quhilkis his hienes hes haldin as expressit in the said last infeftment, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in fewferme for payment of the yeirlie ferme and dewtie contenit in the first and secund infeftmetis, nawyis to the diminutioun of his hienes rentaill, bot to the augmentatioun thairof, as in the saidis thre infeftmentis of fewferme under the greit seill and seasingis respective following thairupoun is at mair lenth contenit; thairfoire oure said soverane lord, considdering the lang, guid, trew and faithfull service done to his hienes and his graces darrest cousing Ludovic, duke of Lennox, at his hienes speciall comand and directioun, quhair of his majestie hes guid experience, and willing to gif him the better occasioun to continew thairin in tyme cuming, with avise of the estaitis and haill bodie of this present parliament, ratifies, apprevis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie confermis the haill thre infeftmentis of fewferme respective abonewrittin maid and grantit be his majestie, with avise of his graces comptrollaris, to the said Maistir Gilbert Moncreif, his aris and assignais quhatsumevir, off all and haill the saidis landis of Myresyd and Bachiltoun, with housis, biggingis, yardis, partis, pendiclis, annexis, connexis, toftis, croftis, outsettis and all thair pertinentis lyand within the lordschip and schirefdome foirsaidis, haill articles, clausis and conditionis specefiit and contenit in the samyn infeftmentis of fewferme, togidder with the seasingis respective following thairupoun efter the formes and tennouris thairof; and willis and grantis and, for his hienes and his successouris, perpetuallie decernis and ordanis that this present generall ratificatioun, approbatioun and confirmatioun is, and salbe, als sufficient as gif the foirsaidis infeftmentis and seasingis respective following thairupoun wer at lenth, word be word, insert heirintill for the said Maistir Gilbert, his aris, successouris and assignais better securitie of the premissis.
- NAS, PA2/14, ff.54r-v.
- Written in margin: 'P'.