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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2Act in favouris of Sanctandrous archibischop in satisfactioun of Monymaill
Forsamekle as oure soverane lord hes movit be his princelie directioun George, archibischop of Sanctandrous to quit and renunce the fewmaillis of Lethame, with the patronage of the kirk of Monymaill, in favouris of his hienes trustie servand and counsaillour Schir Robert Melvill of Murdocarnie, knycht, quhairby the said archibischoprik is deteriorat and prejudgeit, thairfoir his hienes, with advyse of the estaittis of this present parliament, in pairt of recompense and satisfactioun of the saidis fewmaillis and kirk of Monymaill dissolvit as said is, hes gevin, grantit and disponit and be the tennour heirof gevis, grantis and disponis and perpetualie mortifeis in favouris of the said George, archibischop of Sanctandrous, for all the dayes of his lyfetyme, and to his successouris ad perpetuam remanentiam, all and haill the personage and vicarage of Kynnell, the personage and vicarage of Logy Montroise, the personage and vicarage of Idwy and the personage and vicarage of Kynnetillis, all lyand within the schirefdome of Forfar and diocie of Sanctandrous, to be incorporatit and perpetualie unitit as ane propir and substantiall pairt of the patrimonie of the said archibischoprik, with frie, plane power to the said George and his successouris to sett, dispone, intromettwith and uptak the haill rentis, fruittis and emolumentis, manses, gleibis and kirklandis of the saidis personages and vicarages, als frelie in all respectis as ony persone or vicar of the saidis kirkis micht have done at ony tyme frome the beginning, reserveand alwayes to the present ministeris, titularis of the saidis benefices, and to the fewaris, tennentis and takismen thairof, thair haill richtis, titillis, provisionis, presentationis, assedationis for lang or schort takkis, fewis, confirmationes and all and sindrie richtis or securiteis maid to thame be oure soverane lord or be the titulares of the saidis benefices in ony tyme bigane insofar as they may stand and indure according to the present lawes and constitutionis, haveing force and authoritie in this realme at this present, provyding alsua that the said archibischop and his successouris sall provyde sufficient mantenance and stipend to the ministeris that sall serve the cure of the saidis kirkis sasone as it salhappin the saidis kirkis or ony of thame to fall in to the patrimonie of the said archibischoprik be the death, dimissioun or deprivatioun of the present titulares or ony uther lauchfull cause. And siclyk oure said soverane lord, with advyse of the saidis estaittis, ratifeis, appreves and confermis that gift and provisioun maid and grantit be oure said soverane lord, with advyse of his hienes ordinar officiaris, to the said archibischop of all and haill ten chalderis and aucht bollis victuall to be payit furth of the priourie of Sanctandrous to the said archibischop yeirlie for his service in the ministrie at the paroch kirk of Sanctandrous during all the dayes of his lyfetyme, conforme to the said gift and lettres conforme grantit thairupoun, quhairof the said archibischop hes bene in possessioun thir diverse yeiris bigane, quhilk gift is of the date at Roistoun, the sewint day of December, the yeir of God jM sex hundreth and four yeiris, and eftir the forme and tennour of the samyn in all pointis.
- NAS, PA2/16, f.60v-61r.
- 'P 26' written in margin beside heading.