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Scope and Contents Charter by Queen Mary, with consent of James, Earl of Arran, governor of Scotland, granting to John Kennedy, grandson and heir-apparent of James Kennedy of Blairquhan, the lands and barony of Twyname in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, the barony of Myrton in the shire of Wigton, and the four-merk lands of Blairquhan, with others specially named and described, in the shire of Ayr, which lands had been resigned by the said James Kennedy; and erecting the said lands into one united barony to be...

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Instrument of Sasine following on the precept of clare constat, dated at Hamilton, 5th January 1573-4, by James, Earl of Arran, and James, Duke of Chatelherault, for infefting Robert Livingston, there designed, in the lands of Redding or Westquarter. Sasine given 13th April 1575. Witnesses, John Hart, William Hart, his son, Andrew Hart, and others. David Johnesoun, of St. Andrews diocese, by apostolic authority notary.

Scope and Contents Instrument of Sasine proceeding on a precept in a charter, dated at Edinburgh, 26th October 1559, by James, Earl of Arran, master of the lordship of Hamilton, fiar of the lands of Kerse, with consent of his father, James, Duke of Chatelherault, etc., granting to Alexander Livingstone in Westquarter, a fourth part of the lands of Bedding, commonly called Westquarter, in the barony of Kerse and shire of Stirling. Witnesses to charter, Robert Gurlaw, John Fostar, Alexander Muir of Skaithmuir,...

Scope and Contents Precept by Queen Mary, with consent of James, Duke of Chatelherault, as regent, directing the sheriff, etc., of Ayr to infeft Alexander, Earl of Glencairn, his heirs, etc., in terms of a charter, in the lands of Boystoun, Lambrochtoun, Langmuir, and Arnoldis Boddome, with meadow, extending to eleven and a half merks, in the lordship of Kilmaurs, bailiary of Cunningham, and shire of Ayr, formerly belonging to David Cunyngham of Robertland, and resigned by him. At Edinburgh, 8th December 1552....

Scope and Contents Precept of Clare Constat by James, Earl of Arran, with consent of his father, James, Duke of Chatelherault, etc., for infefting Robert Livingston, as nearest and lawful heir of his father, the late Alexander Livingstone of Westquarter, in the fourth part of the lands of Redding, commonly called Westquarter, as described in a previous charter dated 27th October 1559, held of the granter in feu-farm. Dated at the castle of Hamilton, 5th January 1573-4. Names of witnesses not given. Signed,...

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Precept of Sasine under the quarter seal for infefting John Kennedy in terms of a previous charter. Edinburgh, 13th February 1550-51. [Inclosed in this writ are three receipts by Robert Hamilton, bailie-clerk of Carrick, to John Whitefoord of Blachan for taxation imposed in August 1665. Dated 8th April 1667; 8th October 1667; 22nd July 1668 to 13th October 1670.]