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Dissolutioun of the pryourie of Cauldstreame in favoures of Schir Jhone Hammiltoune of Trabroun, knycht

Oure soverane lord and estaittis of this present parliament, remembering the constant and faithfull services done and performit be his majesties right traist cousing and counsellour Thomas, erle of Melros, lord Byiris and Bynning, president of the colledge off justice and secretare to oure soverane lord, quhairoff he hes gevin notable prufe and testimonie not onlie in his continuall attendance in his places of sessioun and previe counsell to the quhilk he wes promoveit² be his majestie for administratioun of justice to all his majesties liegis, bot also in uther services quhairin he hes bene formerlie employed be his majestie tending to the sene weill and proffitte of this realme, quhairoff he hes acquite him selff with sick singular wisdome and dexteritie that his majestie, in regarde thairoff, does giff unto him the testimonie of approbatioun of a faithfull and loyall subject; and his majestie, now considdering that Johnne Hammiltoun, third lauchfull sone to the said Thomas, erle of Melrose, being prowydit be his majestie to the monasterie and abbacie of Cauldstreame, benefice and haill kirkes, teyndis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, proffittis and dewties pertening and belanging thairto, and that the said Jhonne Hamiltoun, pryour of Cauldstreame, with consent of his yconimus and of the convent of the said pryourie, hes made and subscryvit dew and lauchfull procuratories of resignatioune and dimissioun for resigning and dimitting in his majesties handis or in³ the handis off his majesties lordis of secreit counsell, commissioneris appoyntit for ressaveing of dimissiounes and resignatiounes in his majesties name, and according thairto hes resignit and dimittit all and haill the said pryourie of Cauldstreame and benefice thairoff, with the monastery and abbay place off the samene, howssis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheardis, doucattis and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said pryourie, with all and sindrie uther landis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, kaynes, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the said pryourie and benefice thairoff, to the effect his majestie may dissolve, suppres and extinguische the said pryourie, name and memorie thairoff, and of new erect the samene with the landis, milnes, baronies, woddis, fischeingis and utheris generalie and particularlie efter rehersit pertening of auld to the said benefice as temporalitie thairoff and pairt of the patrimonye and propertie of the samen formerlie annexit to his majesties⁴ croun and now to be dissolvit thairfra in maner underwrittin in ane temporall barony, and that his majestie may dispone the samene in favoures of the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his aires maill lauchfullie to be gottin of his awin bodie, quhilkis failyeing, [...]⁵ heretablie in dew and competent forme as use is, as the said procuratorie and instrument of dimissioun mair fullie proportis. And his majestie, being now graciouslie pleased to remunerat the saidis services done be the said Thomas, erle of Melros with the dissolutioun of the said benefice of the said pryourie, landis, kirkis and teindis of the samene and erectioun of the samen de novo in ane temporall baronye in favouris of the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis as ane note of his majesties guid acceptance of the saidis bygane services, and thairwithall to encourage and incite him in the progres of his course so faithfullie begune and continewit, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolvis fra his majesties croun and fra the act of annexatioun of kirklandis made to his majesties croun in his majesties parliament haldin in the monethe of Julii, j^M v^C fourscore sevin yeiris, and fra all uther actis of annexatioun made of before or sensyne, all and sindrie the landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, tenementis, annuelrentis, castellis, toures, fortalices, manerplaces, yairdis, orcheardis, kirkis, teyndschevis and all uther teyndis, fruittis, rentis, emolumentis, fewfermes, annuelrentis, kaynes, custumes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir, with tennentis, tenandries and service of frie tennentis, and all thair pertinentis quhilkis pertenit of auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreme, patrimonie and propertie thairoff, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the samene, and quhairoff the commendateris and conventis of the said pryourie hes bene in possessioun in anye tyme bygane, quhairevir the samene ly within the said kingdome of Scotland; and speciallie all and haill the landis callit the Manis of Cauldstreame and fischeingis of the same upone the water of Tueid; all and haill sevintene housband landis in Strathmure; all and haill the landis of Snwke, with the teindis of the same includit, with the salmond fischeing in Tilmoirthauche and Lytlehauche on the water of Tueid; all and haill the landis of Auldhirsell and ane carrucate of land in the toun and territorie of Hirsell, Vulgo Lie, Countes Croft, Cauldstremeflett and pece land lyand besyid the burne of Liett upoun the southe syid of the brig of the samene, within the territorie of Hirsell Panneshauche, tuelff aikeris of land of the samene territorie of Hirsell Roundis and Braidspottis; all and haill the landis of Braidhauche, Dedriche and Leyis lyand on the southe syid of the burne of Leitte towarde the monasterie; thrie housband landis in Darnechester; four housband landis of Hutchetnes, with the haill teyndschevis of the samene landis includit; tua housband landis in Brigend; the milne of Byirburnemilne and the milne of Cauldstreme, with the multouris, sequelis and proffittis thairoff, and with the fischeingis of the wateris within the saidis landis and pairtis and pendicles of the samene and off the saidis mylnes, all lyand within the schirefdome of Beruick; and with all and sindrie thair castellis, toures, fortalices, mansiones, maner places, yairdis, orcheardis, doucattis, mylnes, woddis, fischeingis, pairtis, pendicles and pertinentis quhatsumevir pertening and belanging to the landis, baronies and utheris abovespecifit, togidder with all uther landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, castellis, toures, fortalices, annuelrentis, housis, biggingis, yairdis, orcheartis, medowes, forrestis, parkis, haningis, tennentis, tenandries, service of frie tennentis, fewfermes, fermes, kaynis, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir quhilkis pertenit off auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as temporalitie and ane pairt of the patrimonie and propertie thairoff. And sicklyik, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis hes dissolvit and dissolves all and haill the abbay place off Cauldstreame, bairnes, byres, barneyairdis, yairdis, orcheartis, doucattis and litle croft callit the Lytle Orcheard and utheris lyand within the precinct of the said pryourie and boundis thairoff, togidder with all and sindrie the teindschevis, utheris teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis and dewties quhatsumevir, alsueill personages and viccarages, off all and sindrie the kirkes and parochonis of Cauldstreame, alias Lannell and Bassinden, pertening to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as ane pairt of the spiritualitie of the samen, and with all uther kirkes and teyndis pertening of auld to the said pryourie of Cauldstreame as spiritualitie thairoff fra the said abbacie and monasterie in all tyme cuming, and hes suppressit and extinguischit and, be thir presentis, suppressis and extinguisches the said pryourie of Cauldstreame, benefice thairof, with the haill name and memorie of the same, for evir to the effect the said pryourie, with all and sindrie the foirsaidis landis, baronies, milnes, woddis, fischeingis, medowes, forrestis, mansiounes, maner places, yairdis, orcheartis, kirkis, teindschevis, uther teindis, fructis, rentis, emolumentis, few fermes, annuelrentis, kaynes, customes, casualities, proffittes and dewties quhatsumevir and utheris generalie and particularlie abovewrittin pertening of auld to the said pryourie, alsueill temporalitie as spiritualitie of the samene, may be erected be oure said soverane lord in ane baronie and thairefter disponit be his majestie to the said Johne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis to be haldin of oure said soverane lord and his majesties successoures in frie blenche ferme for the yeirlie payment to his majestie and his successoures off the soume off fourtie pundis usuall money of the realme of Scotland yeirlie at the feist of Witsonday in name off blenche ferme, giff the same beis requyrit allanerlie; and for payment to the ministeris serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis of the stependis modifiet and to be modifiet to thame in maner efterspecifit. And his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis ordanis ane chartour and infeftment after the said dissolutioun to be past and exped to the said Jhonne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis in dew forme as use is thairupoun. And becaus the saidis kirkes pertening of auld to the said abbacie of Cauldstreame ar not as yit prowydit to constant and locall stependis, except the said kirk or chapell of Bassindene, quhilk be speciall act of the commissioneris of his majesties parliament, of the dait the auchtene day off Februare, j^M vj^C and auchtene yeiris, is unite to the kirk of Gordoun, thairfore his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis declairis that the said Johne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis salbe haldin and astricted to prowyid and pay to the ministeris present and that salhappin to be for the tyme serveing the cure at the saidis kirkis sick constant and locall stependis furthe of the reddiest fruitis and rentis of the saidis kirkes as salbe modifiet and appoyntit be the commissioneris and utheris haveing power off his majestie and estaittis of parliament to that effect. And as to the said kirk of Bassindene, quhilk is unite and annexit to the said kirk of Gordoune as said is, his majestie and estaittis foirsaidis decernis and ordanis the said Johnne Hammiltoun and his foirsaidis to pay to the ministeris serveing the cure at the said kirk of Gordoun and Bassindene unite thairto as said is, and thair successouris, that pairt and portioun of the stepend of the saidis unite kirkis quhilk is appoyntit to be payit out of the teindis of the said kirk of Bassindene be the said act of the commissionaris of parliament of the date abovespecifiet.