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Ane uther of the Erle of Melros of his infeftment of Melros with a new dissolutioun

Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of the estaittis off this present parliament, ratiefies, apprevis and confermes the chartour and infeftment off the date at Roystoun, the fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and tuentie ane yeiris, grantit be oure said soverane lord to his majesties right traist cousing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, lord Byres and Bynning, president of the colledge of justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, and his aires maill and off tailyee specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and baronye of Bynning, and his assigneyis quhatsumevir heretablie, of all and haill the lordschip and baronye of Melros, comprehending all and sindrie the landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, medowes, forrestis, mansiones, maner places, yairdis, orcheartis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, kaynis, custumes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis of the same and all thair pertinentis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the abbacie and monasterie off Melros, patrimonie and propertie thairoff, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the same, and quhairoff the commendatouris and convent of the said abbacie hes bene possessoures in any tyme bygane, quhairevir the same ly within his majesties kingdome of Scotland; and namelie the landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, tennentis, annuelrentis and utheris particularlie specifit in the said infeftment, with all and sindrie thair castellis, toures, fortalices, mansiounes, maner places, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, parkis, forrestis, medowes, haningis, milnes, multoris, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles, annexis, connexis, dependences, tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, with all thair pertinentis, quhilkis pertenit of auld to the abbacie and monasterie of Melros as temporalitie and pairt of the patrimonie thairoff; and off all and haill the tour and fortalice off Melros callit of auld the monasterie and abbay place of Melros, with all and sindrie housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbacie and boundis thairoff, with all thair pairtes, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir, togidder with all and sindrie teindschevis, uther teynde fruittis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir of the kirk and parochin of Melros; and off the landis of Gaitschaw, Havenangrange, Cliftoun Coit, Southe Coit, Autoneburne, Hownangrange Milne and Brewingis, alsueill personage as viccarage of the same, with all thair proffittes and commodities quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said monasterie of Melrose as spiritualitie and pairt of the patrimonie and propertie thairoff; and lyikwayis of all and haill the heretable office of bailyerie of the regalitie of Melrosland, Eist Teviotdaill and Woginche, with all and sindrie escheittis, priviledgis, liberties and immunities pertening and belanging thairto, exceptand and reservand alwayis as is exceptit and reservit in the said infeftment, togidder with the burgh of Melros erectit in ane frie burgh of regalitie, togidder with ane oulklie mercate on Setterdaye and thrie yeirlie faires, viz: the first thairoff yeirlie upoun Skyirthurisdaye, the secund thairoff at Lambes, the third thairoff at the feast of Martimes in winter, grantit and disponit be his majestie in favores of the said burgh and all uther liberties, priviledges and immunities grantit in favouris of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis, and of the foirsaid burgh off Melros, particularlie and generalie specifit in the said infeftment, all erectit in ane frie lordschip and baronye, to be callit the lordschip and baronye of Melros in all tyme cuming, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche ferme, gevand to his majestie and his successouris the frie service of ane lord and baroun in his majesties parliament and paying yeirlie to oure said soverane lord the soume of fourscore and auchtene merkis usuall money of Scotland yeirlie at the feist of Witsonday in name of blenche ferme; quhilk soume of fourscore and auchtene merkis, togidder with the particular soumes of money and dewties underwrittin, compleittis the soume of tua hundereth merkis money abovespecifit quhilk is the haill blenche ferme contenit in the originall infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip of Melros grantit in favoures of Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, now erle off [...], authour and predicessour to the said Thomas, earle of Melros, of the same, and that in respect thair is allowit in the said blenche dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money foirsaid the soume off fiftie tua pundis money foirsaid for the blenche dewtie off the toure and fortalice callit Hassindene Toure, als Monkistoure, with the bairnis, yairdis, grenis, medowes, toftis, croftis, housis, biggingis and pertinentis of the samene, with the landis and steddingis of Ringwodefeild, Cauldcleuch, North Hous, Braidhauche, Crawishope, Stobbit, Coitburgh, Sudanrig, Coilburne, West Coitrig, Bowanehill, Preistishauche and Penangowishope, with thair pertinentis now pertening heretablie to Walter, erle off Bucleugh etc., haldin be him immediatelie off oure said sovarane lord upone the resignatioun of the said Thomas, erle of Melros in frie blenche ferme for yeirlie payment of the said soume of fiftie tua pundis money; and als thair is allowit in the remanent of the said blenche dewtie off the said soume of tua hundereth merkis the soume of fyve merkis, thrie schillingis, four pennyes money abovewrittin for the blenche dewtie of the toun and landis of Langschaw, with the milnes, multeris, sequellis, knaifschipe, maner place and pertinentis thairoff and fewferme dewties of the same resignit and disponit off before in favouris of Schir Gedeoun Murraye of Elibank, knicht, his majesties thesaurer depute, to be haldin of oure soverane lord; and also that thair is allowit in the rest of the said blenche ferme dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money foirsaid the soume of thrie pundis, ten schillingis money abovewrittin as the blenche dewtie off these fyvemerk landis callit the kirklandis of Caveris disponit and resignit of before in favoures of Williame Dowglas, fear of Caveris, to be haldin also of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successouris for yeirlie payment of the said soume off thrie pundis, ten schillingis money foirsaid; and in lyikmaner that thair is allowit in the remanent of the said blenche dewtie off tua hundereth merkis moneye the soume of nyne pundis money abovewrittin quhilk Johnne, erle of Wigtoun is obleissit to pay to oure soverane lord for the blenche dewtie of the landis of Kingildurres, being a pairt of the lordschip and baronye of Melros, resignit be the said Earle off Melros in favoures of the said Johnne, earle of Wigtoun, to be haldin off oure soverane lord in frie blenche ferme for yeirlie payment of the soume of nyne pundis money abovewrittin, and sua restis de claro of the said blenche dewtie of tua hundereth merkis money abovewrittin as the said haill blenche dewtie off the said infeftment of erectioun the soume of fourescore auchtene merkis moniez abovespecifit, quhilk soume of fourscore auchtene merkis money foirsaid the said Thomas, erle of Melrose, be vertew of his said infeftment, is obleist to paye for the said lordschip and baronie of Melrose, burgh of regalitie, office of bailyerie and utheris abovewritten to oure soverane lord and his majesties successouris yeirlie at the feist of Witsondaye in name of blenche ferme, gif the same beis askit allanerlie. And als the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis paying yeirlie to the minister present and to cum serveing the cure at the said kirk of Melrose the soume of sex hundereth and threttye fyve merkis as ane pairt of the haill yeirlie stepend of fyve hunderethe pundis money foirsaid, quhilk is the haill stepend destinat and prowydit to the said minister of Melros be vertew of the infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip and baronye of Melrose grantit in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, and that in respect be vertew of the said infeftment thair is allowit and deducit of the haill stepend of fyve hundereth pundis money all and haill the soume of ane hundereth and fyvetene merkis money, quhilk the said Schir Gedeoun Murraye, be vertew of his infeftment, is oblesit to paye yeirlie to the minister serveing the cure at the said kirk of Melros as ane pairt of the said haill yeirlie stepend off fyve hundereth pundis money abovewrittin at the termes of payment useit and wont. And als the said Thomas, earle of Melros and his foirsaidis furneising breid and wyne als oft as neid beis for celebratioun of the holie communione at the said kirk of Melros, and exonering and releiving the said minister and his successouris of all taxatiounes and burdingis quhatsumevir that may be imposit upoun the teyndis, fructis and rentis of the said kirk of Melros, and of all repairing of the said kirk of Melrose in all tyme cuming, as in the said chartour and infeftment at mair lenth is contenit; togidder with the chartour and infeftment of erectioune of the said lordschip and barony of Melros grantit be his majestie in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount of Hadingtoun, now erle of [...], with ane subsequent infeftment of the samene lordschip and baronye of Melros grantit be oure said soverane lord upoun the resignatioune of the said Vicount of Hadingtoun to and in favoures of George, lord Ramsay of Dalhoussie, authour to the said Thomas, erle off Melros, and fra quhome the said Thomas, erle off Melros, his richt proceidis, with the preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following upoun the saidis chartouris and infeftmentis, in all and sindrie heiddis, poyntis, clauses, articles and conditiounes specifit and conteanit in the saidis infeftmentis and ilk ane of thame. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis willes and decernis and declairis that this present ratieficatioun is and salbe als valide and effectuall to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis off the landis, lordschippes, baronyes, kirkis, teyndis, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and utheris abovewrittin contenit in the saidis infeftmentis, and ilk ane of thame, as gif the saidis chartouris, preceptis and instrumentis of seasing following thairupoun wer at lenth insert and ingrossit heirintill ad longum et de verbo in verbum. Attoure, forsamekle as the said Thomas, erle of Melros, for his farder securitie of the said lordschip and baronye of Melrose and but prejudice or dirogatioune of his former infeftmentis off the same, hes purchesit ane dimissioune fra Maister Johnne Hammiltoun, commendatour of Melrose, for dimitting of the said abbacie of Melros and benefice thairoff, with the monasterie and abbey place of the same, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbey, togidder with all and sindrie kirkis, tendeschevis, uther teyndis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, mailles, fermes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsmievir pertening and belanging to the said abbacie and benefice thairoff and spiritualitie of the same in his majesties handis or in the handis off the lordis of his majesties secreit counsell as commissionaris appoyntit for ressaving of resignationes and dimissiounes in his majesties name, to the effect his majestie may dissolve and supprese the said abbacye and off new erect the same in ane temporall lordschip and thairefter dispone the same in favouris of his majesties right traist cousing Thomas, erle of Melros and his aires maill and of tailyee specifit and contenit in his infeftment of the lordschip and baronie of Bynning, and assignais quhatsumevir heretablie, in dew and competent forme as use is; lyik as thair is dew and lauchfull dimissione maid be the said Maister Johnne Hammiltoun, commendatour of Melros, and his procuratouris in his name conforme thairto in maner and to the effect foirsaid, as the said procuratorie and instrument of dimissioun mair fullie proportis, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis all and haill the said abbacye of Melrose and benefice thairoff, with the monasterie and abbay place of the same, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbaye, togidder with all and sindrie kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the said abbacye and benefice thairoff and spiritualitie of the same, togidder with the kirkis of Melros and all and sindrie teyndschevis and wither teyndis, fructis, rentis, proventis, proffittes and emolumentis of the samen kirk and parochine of Melros, and of the saidis landis of Gaitschaw, Hownanegrange, Cliftoun Coit, South Coit, Autoneburne, Hownanegrange Milne and Brewingis, alsueill personage as viccarage of the samen, with thair proffittes and commodities quhatsumevir, and hes supprest and extinguischit and, be thir presentis, suppressis and extinguisches the said abbacie and memorie thairoff in all tyme cuming. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis fra his majesties croun and fra the act of annexatioun of kirklandis to his majesties croun in his majesties parliament haldin in the monethe of Julii, the yeir of God j^M v^C fourscore sevin yeiris, and fra all uther actis and statutes made before the date heiroff, all and sindrie the landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis, castellis, toures, fortalices, maner places, burgh of regalitie, office of bailyerie of regalitie and utheris particularlie and generalie specifiet and conteanit in the former infeftment off the said lordschip and baronye off Melros maid and grantit to the said Thomas, erle of Melros, off the date at Roystoun, the said fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God j^M vj^C tuentie ane yeiris, to the effect that his majestie may dispone the samene haill landis, baronies, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, office of bailyerie, burgh of regalitie and utheris foirsaidis, togidder with the said kirk of Melros, personage and viccarage thairoff, and utheris teindis abovespecifit, togidder with the said abbay place and monasterye of Melros, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said abbaye to and in favoris off the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis, to be haldin of oure soverane lord and his majesties successoures for the yeirlie payment of the soume of fourscoir auchtene merkis money of Scotland in name of blenche ferme, giff the same beis askit allanerlie, and for yeirlie payment to the minister of Melros present and his successoures that salhappin to be for the tyme the said soume of sex hunderethe threttie fyve merkis money of this realme as his pairt of the said haill stepend of fyve hundereth pundis money foirsaid destinat to the said minister be vertew of the said infeftment of erectioun. Lyikas his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis ane new infeftment to be past and exped to the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis of all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, kirkes, teyndis and utheris particularlie and generalie specifit and expressit in the said Thomas, erle off Melros, his said former infeftment of the said lordschip and baronie off Melros, to be haldin in maner and for payment of the said blenche dewtie and utheris thairin exprest in sick dew and competent forme as effeiris. And als his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaris that the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis to be frie of all the rest and remanent of the said blenche dewtie off tua hundereth merkis money contenit in the said first infeftment of erectioun of the said lordschip of Melros grantit in favoures of the said Johnne, vicount off Hadingtoun, except the said soume of fourscore auchtene merkis money, quhilk the said Thomas, earle of Melros is oblesit to paye be vertew of his said last infefment, and als to be frie of the remanent of the said stepend off fyve hundereth pundis money appoyntit for the said minister of Melros and his successoures, except allanerlie the said soume of sex hundereth threttie fyve merkis money quhilk the said Thomas, erle of Melros is obleisit to pay be vertew of the said last infeftment of the said lordschip, and ordanis the remanent of the said blenche dewtie and stepend foirsaid to be exactit fra the remanent persounes abovewrittin, thair aires and successoures addettit in payment thairoff, to quhome the saidis landis and teyndis ar disponit. And siclyik his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and declaires the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis to be frie in all tyme cuming of all payment of all taxatioun to be imposit upoun anye landis, kirkes, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis and teyndis pertening of auld to the said abbacy of Melros or lordschip of the same, except allanerlie in sa far as the saidis taxatiounes may be cravit of the said Thomas, erle of Melros and his foirsaidis for the saidis landis, kirkes and teyndis of the said lordschip of Melros conteanit in his said last infeftment of the same, quhilk is of the date the said fourtene day of Februare, the yeir of God j^M vj^C and tuentie ane yeiris, and na farder, excepting in favouris of the erles of Mortoun and Bukcleugh, thair infeftmentis of the landis of Esdelmure and pertinentis thairoff, with the teindis thairoff, the landis disponit be the said Thomas, erle of Melrose to Walter, erle of Bucleughe, of his landis of Ringwodefeild and utheris, and of the kirk of Hassindene and teindis, both personage and viccarage, of the same, the landis of Kingildurres, with the pertinentis disponit be the Earle of Melros to Jhonne, earle of Wigtoun, the kirk of [...] disponit be the said Erle of Melros to Schir Robert Scott of Thirlestane, knicht, the landis and teindis pertening to the abbacie of Melros wherin umquhile Schir Gedeone Murray of Elibank wes infeft haldin of his majestie, the landis of Kyillismure and Baremure with the kirk of Machlen pertening to the Lord off Loudoun.