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 THRETTENTH PARLIAMENT. XXI. of fug. 1593. 3 % 9 as valide and fufficient in all refpeftes, and to proove als fufficientlie the libel! , exception or reply admitted , although the partie be burdened with production of the Taips, or his Hienefle Confirmation, as gif anc lauchfull confirmation, maiftfolemneliepafteintheCourtofifow, be proces of Commiflion , or uther- vvife, be his Hienefle or his Predeceflbures, in maift ample forme , with all folemnities requillte, were pro- duced : And the libell exception or replie, founded upon the faid infeftment, or upon our faid Soveraine Lordis Confirmation, or the Taipis Confirmation alleged requifite thereto , To be als fufficientlie provin in all refpeftes, be production of the faid infeftment , with this prefent Aft of Parliament, as gif ane ordinar Confirmation were produced : And this prefent Afte of Parliament to be received in all judgementes here- after, alfweill intented and depending in quhat-fumever part of the proces, as to be intented, and to be ob- ferved univerfallie, as ane perpetuall Law , in all times hereafter : And willis and declaris , that thir pre- fentis fali make expreile derogation, to quhat-fumever adles , ftatutes or conftitutiones of Parliament pre- ceding, anent the Confirmation of the f ewes of Kirk-landes , or anent double Confirmationes and preroga- tive thereof. O 188. i^Ac~i in favour of the Burgh of Aberdene, for confirmation of their annualks. U R Soveraine Lord, and Eftaites of this prefent Parliament , ratifies , apprievis and confirmis , and of new gives, grantis, WJifponis, totheBurghofo^^w/i?//*', all and findrie the annualles, few- fermes, Chaplanaries and Prebendaries, quhilks belanged of before , to the Chaplaines of their Paroche Kirke of Aberdene, conteined in the gift maid to the faid Burgh of before. 189. Annexation of the Abbay of Dumfcrmeline to the Crown. ITEM, Becaufe it is underftand, that the povertie of the Crown, isthefpcciallcaufeof the povertie of the Realme , and inhabitantes thereof: and that the Patrimonie of the Crown being augmented; it is great vveiil and profite baith of the Kingis Grace, and to his lieges : Therefore our Soveraine Lord , with confent of his Eftaites, unitis , annexis and incorporatis to the Crown of this Realme , to remaine therewith , as pro- pertie annexed Patrimonie and propertie thereof, in all time dimming: and with our Soveraine Lord , and liis Succeflbures for ever -. All and haill the Lands, Lordihips, Barronies, milnes, multures, fchawes, vvooddes, parkes, fifchinges, Tounes, Villages, Burrowes, Regalities, Barronies, annual-rentes, ten- ements, reverfiones, Cuftoms great and fmall, few-fermes, places, houfes, bigginges, Caltlcs, toures, manour-places, zairdes, orchardes, Kirkes, tcindes great and fmall , fruitcs, rentes, emolumentes, and all and findrie utheris commodities and profites quhat-fum-cver, tennentes, tennendries, and fervice of free-tennentes; alfweill to Burgh as Land, quhilkis in ony maner ol way perteined, or may perteine to the Abbacie or Monafterie of T)u?nfermeline : lyand upon the North-fide of the water of Forth aWancvly. to be, in all times hereafter repute and halden, the propertie and Patrimonie of the Crown: to remaine therewith inalltimecumming, after the forme, tenour ana ordour of the acls of annexation, maid in the time of our Soveraine Lordis Predeceilbures, King James the Second , and King James the Fifth, and conforme to all the claufes, conditiones and circumftances thereof; quhilk is in all poynts halden and underftand, as expref- fed, and fpeciailie conteined in this prefentAcl:, in ail time hereafter : It is likewife declared , that in the faid annexation oftheTemporallLandesoftheforefaid Abbacie of c Dumfermeline , lyand upon the North- fide of the water of Forth, ar na-wayes comprehended , The Barronnies of Brunt-Band, alias wefter Kinghorne, and Newbime , with annexes and connexes thereof , quhilkis perteined to the faid Abbacie of liumfermeline of before, and lyes upon the North-fide ofthcw r ater of Forth : And quhairin Sir Robert Mal-vill of Murdocarny Knight, and Sir Robert Mal-vill his eldeft fonne, and appeirand aire : And AndroWood of Largo, weKinidtreJpefiive. And furder, our faid Soveraine Lord, and his faidis E- ftaites, willis and declaris , that die faidis Barronnies , with their annexes and connexes , fail remaine in time cumming, as feparate Barronies , and na-wayes to be comprehended in the faid annexation : With fpeciall provifion, that all the teindes of the faidis Landes and Lordfhip oiTiumfermelme, fail be underftand , be vertew of this act , annexed to the Crowne , after the forme and tenour of the faid generall act of annexation, maid in die zeir of God, 1587. zeires, and all die teindes of the remanent prelacies and Kirk-landes of this Realme, ar annexed to the Crown. It is alwayes declared, be our faid Soveraine, and his Eftaites of Parliament, diattheLordfliipandBarronieofcyJf^/^^Schire, with annexes and connexes, free Re- galitie, partes and pendickles of the famin : Ar nocht comprehended'in the faid annexation: nor fall not be comprehended in ony annexation, to follow thereafter, becaufe the faid Lordfhippe and Barronnie , with annexes, connexes, freeRegalitie, partes and pendickles of the famin, being ane part of the Patrimonie of the faid Abbacie oi c Dimfermeline, was excepted furdi of the firft generall annexation of the Kirk-landes to the Crown. And John Lord oiThirleJlane, Chancellar to O U R faid S O V E R A I N E L O R D, and Dame Jane Fleming his fpoufe , for them and their aires were heretablie infeft therein. Quhilks Lord- fhippe and Barronie, they have laideierefigned in our faid Soveraine Lordis handes, for infeftment of lyfe- rent thereof, given to the Queenis Majeftie for all the dayes of hir Hienes life-time. And for ane uther in- feftment of the heritabill fee thereof, given to the faid John 'LotdThirkfane Chancellar forefaid, his faid Spoufe, and th«ix aires maill and of tailzie heritablie. Quhilkis infeftmentes, our faid Soveraine Lord, Zz 3 with