[1593/4/71]¹

²Act in favour of the Lard of Bass

Forsamekle as oure soverane lord, with expres advise and consent of his hienes trustie and weilbelovit counsellour, Johnne, lord Thirlestane, his hienes chancellair, Schir Thomas Lyoun of Auldbar, knicht, thesaurair, umquhile Schir Ludovic Bellenden of Auchnoule, knicht, justice clerk for the tyme, and Maister Robert Douglais, provest of Lincluden, collectour generall and thesaurair of his majesties new augmentationis, hes maid and grantit under his majesties greit seill ane charter and infeftment contenig ane new dispositioun for dyvers and sindre guid caussis contenit thairintill to his hienes trustie and weilbelovit counsellour Maister George Lauder of Bass, his aris maill berand the armes and surename of Lauder and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie off all and sindre the landis of the lordschip of Tynninghame undirwrittin, viz: the manis of Tynninghame, tuentie husband landis, tuentie coit landis, fyve brewlandis, the mylne of Tynninghame, wardlandis, Gillieischot, the suyth land with the fisching in the wattir of Tyne, alsweill fresche as salt within the sey flude, the lochis and cuningharis of the saidis landis of Tynnighame, all and haill ane annuellrent of ten markis money of this realme, to be upliftit at tua termes in the yeir, Witsonday and Mertimes in winter be equall portionis furth of all and haill the half of the toun of Auldhame liand in the said lordschip of Tynninghame, all and haill the principall mansioun, tour and fortalice, barnis, yardis and doucait of Tynninghame, the landis of Briggis eister and waster, Grenespott, baxter landis, als doucott aikair liand in the toun of Tynninghame, off all and haill the landis of Lochhous extending to tua husband landis and sex aikaris of land with all and haill the landis callit Harkarislandis, Spenslandis and Gilleislandis, with tennentis, tennandries and service of frie tennentis of the foirsaidis haill landis, partis, pendicles and pertinetis thairof lyand as said is. And alsua the office of balliarie of all and haill the foirsaid lordschip of Tynninghame, alsweill of the propirtie as tennandrie thairof; off all and haill the ile of Bass with the pertinetis, all liand within the lordschip of Tynninghame, regalitie of Sanctandrois, constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh; off all and haill the landis of Newgrange, Penscheillis, Preistlaw, Kingisyde, Frieris Dykes and Winter Scheillis, with tennentis, tennandries and service of frie tennentis, partis, pendicles and pertinetis thairof, togidder with the commoun pasture in the east and west mures of Lammermure, callit the commounties of Innerweik, Thornetoun and Dunbar respective, with privilege to cast and win peittis, turffis, fewall, faill and dovatt in and throw the partis and boundis of the saidis mures and commounties quhairevir the said Maister George and his foirsaid sall think maist expedient, liand within the said constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh; and of all and haill thre aikaris of arable land with the pertinetis, lyand beside the burgh of Hadingtoun in the sched callit Baxterflat besyde the nugait of Hadingtoun, togidder with the foirsaid office of balliarie of the landis of Knowis, Scowgall, Broxmouth, Auldhame, Halkerslandis, Spenslandis, Gillieislandis and of the haill lordschip of Tynninghame, alsweill of the propirtie as tenendrie of the foirsaidis haill landis and utheris abonewrittin, and hes maid, creat and erectit the toun of Tynnighame in ane frie burgh of baronie and regalitie, to be callit in all tymes cuming the burgh of Tynninghame, gevand, grantand and committand to the said burgh in all tymes cuming frie libertie and privilege to by and sell and to have and hald within the same ane mercat day ilk oulk and frie fair yeirlie upoun the xxj day of September, to continew aucht dayis, with all and sindre uthair fredomes, privilegis, liberties, commodities and immunities quhatsumevir pertening or knawin justlie to pertene to ane frie burgh of baronie, with power to big ane port and heavin upoun ony pairt of the saidis landis of Tynninghame quhair the sey flowis and quhair the samyn may be maist convenientlie biggit, with all and sindre fredomes, anchorages and custumes pertening or knawin justlie to pertene to ane port and heavin at lenth specifiit and contenit in the said charter. And siclyk hes maid and constitute the said Maister George, his aris maill and assignais foirsaidis his majesties heretable justiciaries and lordis of the direct lordschip of all and sindre the landis and utheris abonewrittin contenit in the said charter, alsweill of the propirtie as tennandrie thairof within and throw all the boundis of the samyn, and hes gevin and disponit to him the heretable jurisdictioun and direct lordschip thairof, with frie chapell and chancellarie with escheittis, unlawes and utheris commodities contenit thairin; and hes unite, erectit, creat and incorporat the foirsaidis haill landis of burgh and baronie and utheris respective contenit thairin in ane frie baronie and regalitie, to be callit in all tymes cuming the baronie and regalitie of Tynninghame; ordaning the foirsaid castell to be the principall messuage of the said haill baronie, and ane sesing to be tane thairat to be ane sufficient seasing of the foirsaidis haill landis and utheris abonerehersit, to be haldin of his majestie in fie and heretage, frie baronie and regalitie heretablie for evir for ane certane yeirlie few dewty thairin contenit, as the said charter of the dait the sext day of August the yeir of God j^M v^C lxxxxj yeris in the self at mair lenth proportis. Thairfoir oure said soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament, for the causes contenit in the said charter, and for the guid, trew and thankfull service done to his majestie and his hienes maist noble progenitouris of worthie memorie be his hienes said trustie and weilbelovit counsellour Maister George Lauder of Bass and utheris his predicessouris quhome of he hes lineallie discendit in all tymes bygane, as become trew and faithfull subjectis without defectioun frome thair loyall and dewtifull obedience, hes ratifiet, apprevit and confermit and, be the tennour of this present act, for him and his hienes successouris, ratifies, approvis and perpetuailie confermis the foirsaid charter and infeftment in all the heidis, pointis, clauses, articles, circumstances, immunities, privilegis and conditionis at lenth contenit thairin, efter the forme and tennour of the same in all pointis. And als his majestie and estaitis foirsaid, be the tennour heirof, decernis, declaris and ordanis the samyn to be als effectuall, valide and sufficient to the said Maister George and his foirsaidis for thair peceablie bruiking, joysing and possessing of the saidis haill landis, office of balliarie, port and heavin, burgh of baronie, privilegis, liberties and immunities and all utheris speciallie and particularlie contenit in the said charter perpetuallie in all tymes cuming siclyk as gif the said charter and infeftment wer at lenth insert and contenit word be word in this present act, notwithstanding that the samyn is not insert nor contenit heirin. Anent the quhilk, and with supplement of all faultis and defectionis that may be proponit and objectit aganis the said charter, validitie and effect thairof, oure said soverane lord, with advise of the saidis estaitis, hes dispensit and be the tennour heirof irrevocablie dispenses for evir.