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Act in favour of Maister Williame Drumond

Oure soverane lord, with advyse and consent of thrie estates of this present parliament, be thir presents ratifies and approves the chartor maid and grantit be his majestie wnder his hienes great seale to Maister William Drumond of Hathornden, his airs and assignais of all and haill that half of all and sundrie the lands of Newtoun of Rires and haill portioun thairof, with the maner place, houses, biggings, outsetts, orcheards, yeards, dowcatts, toftes, croftes, colls, coallheuches, mylnes, multurs, annexis, connexis, pairts, pendicles, priveledges, pastures and all thair pertinents quhatsumever, lyand within the lordschip and stewartrie of Fyffe, quhilkes pertenit of befor to umquhile Sir Williame Scott of Elie, knicht, ane of the ordinar clerks befor the lords of counsall and sessioun, or to some uthers, his pretendit mediat or immediat authors thairof, haldine be him or thame immediatlie of his majestie or his hienes predicessors, as being become in his majesties hands at his hienes gift and dispositione be diminutione of his hienes rentall thairof, and be omissioun be the said umquhile Sir Williame Scott and be some of his pretendit authors thairof, mediat or immediat, at the least be the said umquhile Sir Williame himselff in his or thair infeftments thairof grantit be his majestie or his predicessors of the claus anent the mariag of the fewars thairof contenit in the originall infeftment of fewferme of the samyne thairin specifiet in maner thairin mentionat. Quhilk chartor conteines ane new gift and few of the lands and uthers forsaidis maid, grantit and sett be his majestie to the said Maister Williame Drumond and his abonementionat of the lands and uthers abonespecifiet, cum supplemento omnium defectum in ample forme, and quhilk chartor is daitit at Denmarkhous, the tuentie day of July, j^M vj^C and tuentie nyne yeirs, with the precept and instrument of sasing following thairupon in all pointes, heads, articles and claus thairinmentionat, and decernes and ordaines this present ratificatioun thairof to be als sufficient in all respects as if the samyne war at lenth insert heirintill. And for the said Maister Williame Drumond and his forsaidis, thair better richt and secuiritie of the lands and uthers abonespecifiet, his majestie, with advyse and consent abonewrittine, be the tennor, heirof dissolves the lands and uthers abonewrittine fra his majesties crowne and patrimonie thairof, to the effect that his majestie may give, grant, dispone and sett in fewferme to the said Maister Williame Drumond and his abonespecifiet the lands and uthers abonementionat as being become in his majesties hands, at his hienes gift and dispositione in maner abone writtine, to be haldin of his majestie and his successors in fewferme for the yeirlie payment to his majestie and his successors, thair comptrollers, collectors, chamberlanes and factors present and that sall be for the tyme of the soume of thretteine punds usuall money of this realme of Scotland at tua termes in the yeir, Whitsunday and Mertimes in winter be equall portiones, ten bolls quheitt, tuelf bolls and tua firlottes beir, tuentie four pultries and tuelf capones at the termes of payment usit and wont, in name of fewferme, and also the airs of the said Maister Williame Drumond doubland the said fewferme the first yeir of thair entrie to the saidis lands, with the pertinents, as use is of fewferme, and lykwayes biggand and uphalding a sufficient mansioun, with hall, chalmer, kitchein, barne, byre, dowcatt and uther place necessar upon the grund of the saidis lands corresponding thairto, togider with the mariage of the airs of the said Maister Williame Drumond and his forsaidis quhen it sall happin, and payand all uthers dewties and keipand and fullfilland all uther clauses and conditiones (gif any be) contenit in the auld infeftments, takes or rentalles of the saidis lands, quhilks ar haldin as expressit in the said chartor, ordaining thir presents to be ane sufficient warrant to the clerk of register and his deputtes for extending of ane act of parliament heirupon in dew forme.