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Ratificatioun in favouris of the Erle of Melros of his infeftment of Bynning

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament ratifeis and approves the chartoures and infeftmentis grantit be his majestie under hienes gryit seale to his majesties rycht traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melrose, lord Byiris and Bynning, president of the colledge of justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, and his airis maill and of tailyee specifit in the saidis infeftmentis, of the landis, baronies and utheris efter following, viz: the chartour and infeftment of all and haill the landis, lordschip and baronie of Bynning, comprehending the landis and baronie of Byiris, Dummeny, Inverkeithing, the landis of Bynning, Drumcroce, Preistiffeild, with the teyndis thairof includit, temple landis of Drem, togidder with the teyndis, alsueill personage as viccarage, of the kirkis of Hadingtoun and Dummenye, withe advocatioun, donatioun and right of patronage thairoff, togidder with all uther landis, milnes, wodes, fischeingis, kirkis, teyndis and right of patronage thairof and utheris annexit to the said lordschip and baronye of Bynning, with castellis, toures, fortalices, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, coillis, coilheuchis, seypoirtis, burghis, annuelrentis and all utheris specifit and conteanit in the said infeftment and quhilkis ar unite, annexit, create and incorporate in ane frie lordschip and baronye callit the lordschip and baronye of Bynning, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in maner and for the payment off the yearlie dewtie thairin expressit, as in the said infeftment off the date at Carlyill, the fyift day off August, the yeir of God j^M vj^C sevintene yeiris, at mair lent is contenit. And siclyik ane uther chartour and infeftment grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties said right traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros and his aires maill and assigneyis specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and barronye of Bynning and assigneyis quhatsumevir off all and haill the landis of Samuelstoun, with the maner place, toure, fortalice, yairdis, orcheardis and mylnes of the samene, advocatioune and donatioun of the chaplanrie of Sanct Nicolas of Samuelstoun, with all thair pertinentis, and of all and haill the landis of Lie Aikeris, with thair pertinentis, lyand contigue to the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, all lyand within the constabularie off Hadingtoun and schirefdome of Edinburgh, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in free blenche for yeirlie payment of ane quhyit rose at the feist of Schir Johnne the Baptist in name of blenche ferme, gif the samene beis askit allanerlie, as the samene, of the date at Quhyithall, the fyift day of Januare, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and nyntene yeiris, at mair lenthe beiris. Togidder with ane uther chartour and infeftment grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties said right traist counsing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, his saidis aires maill and assignais abovespecifit of the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, with the maner place, toure, fortalice, yairdis, orcheardis and milnes of the samene, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis thairoff, with advocatione, donatioun and right of patronage of the chaplanrie of the foirsaid chapell of Sanctnicolas of Samuelstoun, and of all and haill the foirsaidis landis of Lie Aikeris, with the pertinentis, lyand contigue adjacent to the saidis landis of Samuelstoun, lyand within the constabularie of Hadingtoun and schirefdome foirsaid, and of all and haill the paroche kirk and parochin of Athilstanefurde, and haill teyndis, gryit and small, pertening and belanging thairto, lyand within the said constabularie and schirefdome foirsaid, all erectit in ane frie baronye callit the baronie of Samuelstoun, to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche for yeirlie payment off ane quhyit rose upoun the ground of the saidis landis of Samuelstoun at the feast of Schir Jhonne the Baptist in name of blenche ferme, gif it beis askit allanerlie, quhilk chartour is of the date the sext day of October, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and nynetene yeiris, as the said chartour mair fullie proportis, in all and sindrie heiddis, clauses, articles and conditiounes contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun. Lykas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willis, decernis and declaris that this present ratificatioun is and salbe als valide and effectuall to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis in all respectis as gif the samen chartouris, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth insert and ingrossed heirintill ad longum et de verbo in verbum. Attoure, oure said soverane lord, with consent of the estaittis foirsaidis, decernis and ordanes ane new infeftment, gif neid beis, to be past and exped to and in favoures of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis of the landis, lordschippis, baronies, kirkis, teyndis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovewrittin contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame to be haldin in maner and for payment of the dewtie thairin exprest. Lyik as his majestye and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and, be the tennoure heiroff, dissolvis the saidis haill landis, baronies, kirkis, teyndis, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovementionat fra quhatsumevir act of annexatioun in sua far as the same or ony part thairoff wes annexit to the croun; and als dissolvis and dismemberis the foirsaidis kirkis of Hadingtoun, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the pryourie of Sanct Andros, the said kirk of Dummenye, quhilk pertenit of auld to the abbacie of Jedburgh, and the said kirk of Athilstanefurde, quhilk partenit of auld to the pryourie of Hadingtoun, togidder with the haill teindis, personage and viccarage, of the saidis kirkes fra the saidis abbacyes and monasteries respective foirsaidis to the quhilkis the same wer annexit, to the effect the saidis landis, barronies, kirkes, teindis and utheris abovementionat may be of new disponit be his majestie to his majesties said rycht traist cousing and counselloure Thomas, erle of Melros, to be haldin of his majestie and his successouris in maner and for the payment of the dewties particularlie conteanit in the saidis infeftmentis. And als forsamekle as be speciall act and decreit gevin and pronuncit upoun the third daye of Julii, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and auchtene yeiris be the commissionaris of parliament appoyntit be oure said soverane lord and estaittis foirsaidis for plantatioune of kirkes, the modifiet stepend of the kirk of Hadingtoun is declarit as followes, viz: ane hundereth fourscouris sex pundis xiij s. iiij d. moneye; sex bollis, tua firlottis, tua peckis quhyit; ane chalder, ane boll, tua firlottis beir; tua chalderis, tua bollis, tua firlottis, tua peckis meill; and tua chalder aittis out of the personage teyndis of the said kirk of Hadingtoun pertening heretablie to the said Thomas, erle of Melros, togidder with the viccarage teyndis of the saidis paroche kirkis. And becaus the saidis viccarage teyndis wer of auld sett in tak and assedatioun togidder with the personage of the same to umquhile William Douglas of Lochlevin, therefter erle of Mortoun, his aires and assignais for dyverse yeiris and spaces and for payment of ane certane yeirlie dewtie of silver contenit in the said tak, the right of the quhilk tak is transferrit in the persoun of the said Thomas, erle of Melros be William, now erle of Mortone, oye and air to the said umquhile William, erle of Mortoun, his guidschir; according to the quhilk tak, the dewtie of the saidis viccarage teyndis proportionallie will extend to the soume of tuentie merkis monie allanerlie, and that be the said act of modificatioun the said Erle of Melros hes voluntarly additt and augmentit to the said stepend of Hadingtoun the soume of uther tuentie merkis to be payit out of the saidis viccarage teindis, makand in the haill the soume of fourtie merkis monie, togidder with the soume off tuentie pundis moniey out of the fructis of the saidis personage teyndis to be payit for the furnesing of the elementis to the celebratione of the communione; thairfore and in respect thairoff, the saidis commissioneris, in recompence of the said augmentatioun, hes addit unto the space and yeiris to rin of the tak producit before thame be the said Thomas, erle of Melros of the saidis viccarage teyndis tua lyverentis and tua nyntene yeiris to be and begin at the ischew of the said tack thairoff than producit. Lyikas also be ane uther decreit gevin and pronuncit be the saidis commissioneris of parliament upoun the tuentie ane day of Januare, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and auchtene yeiris, the saidis lordis commissionaris hes unite and annexit the kirk of Auldcathye to the said kirk of Dummenye to be ane pairt and pertinent off that parochin in all tyme cuming, and hes modifiet the locall stepend thairoff to be in all tyme cuming tua chalder victuell, halff meill, halff beir, with four hundereth merkis money, quhairoff they ordanit ane hundereth merkis money to be payit yeirlie out of the saidis teindis of Auld Cathye be Thomas, lord Bynning, takisman thairoff, and the rest of the said stepend, extending to thrie hundereth merkis money and tua chalder victuell, halff meill, halff beir, to be payit yeirlie out of the teyndis of the said parochin of Dumenye be the said Thomas, erle of Melros, patrone of the said kirk and heretabill proprietar of the saidis teyndis. Thairfore oure said soverane lord and estaittis of parliament ratiefies and apprevis the foirsaidis decreittis of the saidis lordis commissioneris in the haill heiddis, poyntes, clauses and articles thairoff, and findes and declairis that the stependis abovewrittin modifiet to the said kirk of Hadingtoun and to the foirsaidis kirkes of Dummenye and Auldcathye now unite in ane kirk as said is to stand and abyid as ane constant locall and perpetuall stepend to the saidis kirkes and ministeris serveing the cure at the same in all tyme cuming, conforme to the said act and decreittis of the commissioneris of parliament abovespecifit. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that the ministeris present and to cum sall have na farder right to the saidis teyndis, gryit and small, off the saidis kirkes or anye pairt thairof, except allanerlie to the modifiet stependis conteanit in the saidis actis and decreitis of the saidis commissioneris off parliament, and that nochtwithstanding of quhatsumevir claus or provisioun conteanit in the said Thomas, erle of Melros, his authoris and predicessoures rightis and infeftmentis conceavit and introducit in favores of the saidis personage and viccarage teindis or ony pairt thairoff.