The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007-2024), date accessed: 29 March 2024
[1605/6/42]1
2Act in favouris of his majesteis vassellis for payment of thair blenshe dueties
Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembering the great favour schawin and borne be his hienes and his predecessouris to the nobill men, barones and utheris subjectis of this realme and thair predecessouris for thair nochtable and memorable factis and services done to his majestie and his predecessouris in defence and weilfair of the realme in making and granting to thame of heretable infeftmentis of thair landis, baroneis, lordschippis, castellis, touris, fortalices, woddis, mylnis, salmond fischeingis, offices and utheris thairin contenit, haldin of oure said soverane lord and his predecessouris in frie blenche ferme for payment of certane blenche ferme dueteis expressit in thair infeftmentis, nocht as ony burding or yeirlie duetie, bot be way of acknawlegeing and recognoscence, gif the samin dueteis beis requirit alanerlie; and that nochtwithstanding thairof within thir lait and few yeiris the saidis noblemen, barones and utheris oure soverane lordis liegis and subjectis quha haldis thair landis and utheris foirsaidis of oure said soverane lord in frie blenshe ar yeirlie, without ony just cause, burdenit, urgeit and compellit be charges to mak payment in his hienes chekker of certane sowmes of money as for the prices and valour of the saidis blenshe dueteis, thair being na sic sowmes of money nor prices contenit in thair saidis infeftmentis; for remede quhairof oure soverane lord, with advyse of the saidis estaittis, findis, decernis and declaris that the noblemen, barones and utheris liegis and subjectis quha haldis thair landis and utheris foirsaidis of his majestie in blensheferme, ar onlie justlie addebtit in payment of the blenshe dueteis expressit and sett doun in thair infeftmentis gif the samyn be requirit alanerlie, and that they aucht nawayes tobe burdenit, trublit or chargeit for sowmes of money as prices for the saidis blenshe dueteis, and that nochtwithstanding quhatsumevir act or ordinance maid be the lordis of his hienes chekker, or utheris actis or ordinances quhatsumevir of quhatsumevir yeiris bigane or tocum, to the quhilkis this present act sall mak and makis full derogatioun. And thaireftir Schir Thomas Hammyltoun of Monkland, knycht, advocat to oure soverane lord, in presens of the saidis estaittis, protestit in his hienes name that the blenche dueteis and spaces thairof contenit in the foirsaidis infeftmentis be conforme to the kingis majestie and his successouris estaite and dignitie; and thairupoun the said lord advocat askit instrumentis.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.53r.
- 'V 13' written in margin beside heading.