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Scope and Contents Charter by Henry and Mary, king and queen of Scots, in favour of Sir John Gordoun of Lochinver, knight, confirming to him a charter dated at Tongland, 20th May 1566, by Alexander, bishop of Galloway, and commendator of the monasteries of Inchaffray and Tongland, granting to Sir John Gordon for 10,000 merks the lands of Nether Barcapil, Kirkconnell, and Blakmark, Larmanoch, Beoch, and others, specially named and valued, the Mains of Tongland, etc., all lying in the parish of Tongland and...

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Charter by Henry [Darnley] and Mary, king and queen of Scots, granting to Robert Dickson, elder son and heir-apparent of Robert Dickson in Bowchrig, born of him and Elizabeth Macdowell, his wife, the six and a half husbandlands, described of date 4th June 1566, Edinburgh, 8th July 1566.

Scope and Contents Charter by Queen Mary confirming a charter (dated at Edinburgh, 2nd May 1548) by Hugh Kennedy of Girvenmanys, granting to Mr. James M'Gill, burgess of Edinburgh, and to Jonet Adamson, his spouse, the lands of Nosz and Quyetstane in the lordship and earldom of Caithness, in the sheriffdom of Inverness : To be held of the queen and her successors for ward and relief. Witnesses to charter, William Chene, James Makcartnay, James Nicholson, and John Young, notaries public. Confirmation dated 28th...

Scope and Contents Charter by Queen Mary confirming a charter (dated at Finlaystoun, 14th September 1545) by James Lile, lord of the fee of the lands, granting and alienating to William, Earl of Glencairn, the lands of Over Mains of Duchell, with tower, etc., Nether Mains of Duchell, Myltoun and mill, Hawtanrig and Corrucht, extending to a £10 land, lying in the barony of Duchal and shire of Renfrew: To be held blench of the queen for one pound of pepper and one pound of cucumber yearly at Whitsunday, if...

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Charter by Queen Mary confirming a previous charter to Alison Hume. Given under the Great Seal at Edinburgh, 12th February 1562-3.

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Charter by Queen Mary confirming Laing Charter GB-237-Coll-1/5/2367 (dated at Torphichen, 16th February 1534) cited in Laing Charter GB-237-Coll-1/5/465(1), by Walter Lindsay, knight, lord of St. John, preceptor of Torphichen, granting to James Dundas of Cragtoun and Elizabeth Hamilton, his spouse, the lands of Nether Newliston as described. Given under the great seal at Edinburgh, 8th June 1543.

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...

Scope and Contents Charter by Queen Mary in favour of John Fullertoun of that Ilk, in liferent, and David Fullertoun, his son and heir, of the lands of Corsbie and Craiksland, in the bailiary of Kile-Stewart and sheriffdom of Ayr, which had been in non-entry for eighty years, since the death of Adam Fullertoun or other last possessor - a gift of non-entries having been made for a time to David Blair of Adamtoun, and Margaret Hamilton, his spouse, and, moveable goods being sought by Patrick Neill, Serjeant and...

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Charter by Queen Mary to David [Home of Wed]derburne and Mariota [Joh]nstoun, his spouse, of the lands of Haitschaw in Berwickshire, resigned by them. Jedburgh, 7th November 1551.

Scope and Contents Charter under the Great Seal by Queen Mary confirming the charter, dated at Kilmaronock and Chapeltoun, 12th April 1567 and 15th April 1567, by Adam Cunynghame there designed, in terms of a contract dated at Irvine, 21st October 1566, alienating to John Schaw of Grenok the lands of Drummuling and others described: To be held of Prince James as Stewart of Scotland. Charter of confirmation [which is not in extant register] dated at Edinburgh, 12th May 1567. Witnesses, John, archbishop of St....