[1600/11/27]¹

²Anent dissolutioun of the coilhewchis of the propirtie and landis quhair demolessit strenthis and castellis wer biggit of auld

Oure soverane lord, understanding that the ground and boundis quhair diverse castellis, strenthis and foirtis pertening to his majesteis maist nobill progenitouris wer of auld situat is now altogidder waist, deforme and unproffitabill to his majestie, the saidis castellis and forthis being sua demoleissit that thair remanis na kynd of bigging thairin ather for strenth or duelling to his majestie, as lykwayes that his hienes coilheuches within the boundis of his annexit propirtie being unhabill tobe wrocht without advancement of great expense ar sa neglectit that his majestie nather ressaves furnitour of coillis to his hienes house thairby nor ony uther proffeitt or commoditie of the samyn; for remede quhairof oure said soverane lord, with advyse and consent of his estaittis of parliament, statutis and ordinis that it sall be lesum to his hienes to sett all and sindrie the saidis landis and boundis with the pertinentis quhairupoun ony of the saidis auld, demoleissit and unhabitabill castellis and forthis war situat, togidder with the medowes and loches belanging thairto and coilheuchis being within the boundis of his annexit propirtie, in fewferme heretablie, sa that it be nocht in diminutioun of his hienes rentall, gressum or utheris dueteis, bot in augmentatioun thairof, and to that effect, with consent foirsaid, makis present dissolutioun thairof. And that the landis, medowes, loches, coilheuches and utheris sett be his majestie be vertew of this act in maner foirsaid sall stand perpetualie and eftir his deceis, the annexationis maid of befoir to returne again to the awin nature sua that his successouris, eftir his deceis, sall have na forder power to annalie nor sett in few ony of the saidis landis, boundis, loches, medowes, coilhewches and utheris foirsaidis nor they had befoir the making of this present dissolutioun. And his hienes and estaittis of parliament declaris that the foirsaid dissolutioun sall nawayes hurte nor prejudge Alexander, lord Levingstoun, his richt quhilkis he hes to the coill of Bonytoun, besyd Lynlythgw, and to his richt quhilk he hes to the castell of Blaknes, with the grenis and pertinentis belaning thairto.