Instrument, Facsime
Quinque libra terrarum de
Templeland

In favorem
Williami Crawfordi Silij Williami
Crawford de Liffnoris (1º Aug. 1603)

All Triveine the held day of September the year
of llyd Saivig and thine years Comperil William
Crawfurde Son to the Laird of Lefnoris and foro-
ducit the Instrument of Seising underwritten to
be registrate in the Secretaris Register of the Sher-
: rifdom of Air conforme to the late Act of Parlia-
: ment made thereanent which is registrate their-
- intil as follows beginnand upon the Two hun-
- dred and ninteenth Leade of the said Register

In Dei Nomine. Amen per hoc pro sens
publicum Instrumentum cunetis pateat eviden-
ter et sit nolum Quod anno Dominico incarna-
tionis millesimo sexcentesimo tertio mensis
vero Augusti die quinto Regni S. D. N. Ja-
cobi Dei lyratia Anglio Francio et Hibernio
Regis illustrisimi Defensoris qidei anno
Regni Seolio tricesimo septimo et Regni Anglio


Thaybunes

gallio

Montgomorie de Lepalee
Delinioasiti 1603

2. Gallio & Hibernio anno Primo In nostrorum lo:
notariorum publicorum et Testium subscriplorum
prosentijs personaliter accedit providus et discere-
tus vir David Durie de Garpol ad Terras suas
subscript. Et ibid pro implemento in hac parte
cujusdam literam Renunciationis et Obligatoriofac
per ipsum Davidem Willielmo Grawfurdofilio
legittimo Willielmi Grawfurde de Lefnoreis de
dala decimo tertio die mensis Novembris
anno Domini millesimo Sexcentesimo Secun-
do suis propriis manibus Slatum sasinam
hæreditariam pariter et pofeflionem corpo-
ralem actualem & realem Tolarium et inte-
grarum quinque libratarium Terrarum
de Tempilland antiqui extentus cum molen-
dinis earund lam granorum quam fullonum
astric Multuris et Sequelis ejusdem accum
Mansione Hortis pomeriis et Domibus earund
et singulis suispendiculis et pertinens jaceat in
Parochia de Auchinleck Balliatu de Kylestewart
et infra Vicecomitatum de Air Prænominato
Willielmo Grawfurde Filio dicti Willielmi Graw-
furde de Lefnoreis ibid personaliter proscendi

RayWhite et

3. et acceplanti per Terro et Lapidis fundi dict. Ter- est secundum lenorem dicte Litera Renunciationis et Obligatione de data qua supra in omnibus Nec non secundum lenorem dicto Willielmo suis Hæredibus et aſsignatis de su- per conficien Super quibus omnibus et sin- gulis promifsis profatus Willielmus brau- gurde a nobis conotariis publicis subscriplis sibi fieri petiit hoc proſens publicum Instru- mentum seu plura publica instrumenta Acta erant hoc die prodicto super fundum dict. Ter- rarum de Tempilland horam circiter sexlam post meridiem Proſentibus ibidem Rooberto Brauogurde de Smuddieshau Magistro Georgio Dunbar Rectore de bunnok lyberto lly suo Servitore et Joanne Tempittoun in Tempilland- shau Testibus ad Promifsa vocatis pariterque vogatis (sic subscribitur) Et ego vero Roobер- tus Phillip Blericus eſlasquen Diocesis pub- licus authoritate regali Notarius ac per Dominos concilij admifsis Quia promifis omnibus et singulis dum sic ut promittitur

A.

agerentur dicerentur et fierent una cum pro-
nominatis Testibus pro sens personaliter in-
terfui eaque omnia et singula sic fieri vidi -
scivi et audivi ac in notam cepi Ideoq hoc pro-
sens publicum Instrumentum manu mea
propria fideliter scriptum exinde confeci signo-
que Nomine et cognomine meis solitis et
consuetis signair et subscripsi in fidem Ro-
bur Testimonium veritatis omnium et sin-
gulorum promiforum rogutus et requisi-
lus Et ego vero Robertus Lokhart Blencus
Iyasquen Diocesis auíctoritate regali ac per
Dominos concilij secundum tenorem Acti -
Parliamenti usus admifus creatus notarius
publicus Quia promifis omnibus et singu-
lis dum sic ut promittitur dicerentur agerent
tur et fierent una cum prænominatis les-
Tibus personaliter interfui Eaq omnia et
singula sic fieri vidi scivi et audivi ac in
notam cepi -Ex qua hoc pro sens publicum
Instrumentum manu Roberti Phillip bo-
nolani publici antedic. fideliter scriptum
exinde confeci et in hanc publicam formam

3

per premiflsis in Registro Cartarum Cantellaræ
I D M regis Registra! Et de codem deverbo in ver-
bum &c. Copia? et Colla? per me Gulielmann

Smith Peribam Edinet. Substitut honorabilis
Arti Roberti Kerr Armigeri ejus Cantellarioæ
Directors Sub. hat mea subscriptione manuall

William Smith

8. Constitut virtute procuratoris Resignationis in Contractu Mabie monij perfect inter dictum quondam Dominum Thomam Wallace cum consensu dict demortui Gulielmi Wallace, et Agneto, Boyd ejus spona ab una, et quondam Euphhamiam Gemmill solam filiam legitimam et just Redem, demortuno Gulielmo Gemmill de Templeland, ab altera partion de data, penultimo die Mensis Decembris Anno Domini Millesimo Sexcentesimo quinquagesimo quarto, content, debite et legittime

Resignat, Renunciate, sursum reddit, et Extranadat, fierunt pure et simpliciter per justim et baculum, ut moris est, secundum Unperum Actum Parliamenti, apud Edinburghum, vigesimo octavo die Mensis Juny, Anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo sexto, una cum omni jure titulo et interese quod dictus quondam Gulielmus Wallace et dicta ejus sponsa corum authores et predecesores, higueredes Afsignati et Successores habent seu quovis modo ad dictas terras vel aliquam par tem earum haberunt, vel quovis modo prætendere poterint. In Manibus Jacobi Marchionis de Montrose Secreti nostri Concilij pressidis, pro seipso et in nomine Reliquiar, Dominorum aliorum, nostri Thesaurarij et Scaccarij, infra dictum Nostrum Regnum Scotis Commissionariorum, Resignationes recipiendi et nova Infeofamenta desuper dandi potestatem habent, tanquam in Manibus nostris Immediatis legittimis Superioribus eorum, In parvorem, proq. novo Infeofamento eorum dicto Domenico Thomas Wallace, mune de Valgic ejusdem presidic hereditate, rie facien et conceden, tanquam jus haben ad dictam procedurem, virtute Afsignationis et Translationis supra nazarat ad eum concefs per dict Magistrum Joannem. Stewart, qui ad eadem jus habuit virtute Secreti. Adjudicationis ad ejus ins tantiam supramentionat de datis respectivis supra script. Prout Authentica Instrumenta super dicta Resignatione in Manibus Roberti Wallace, Signeto nostro Scribo, Notariij publici suscep latius proportionat. Quo quidem, terra de Smith stoun, Lady yard Adamcroft, et litte Auchinweet, dict terra de Middletoun &onderston Reidcraig, Outlands Newlands cum Molendino, Salmonum, piscationibus, aliesq. Supra script cum per tine, jacen infra dict Baroniam de Torboltoon, tanquam par tibus et pertine earum, cum dicto Ture et privilegio Regalltatis.

William Smith

Dicto quondam Domino Gulielmo Wallace respective venunciarum, ut predicitur, in solutionem et satisfactionem dicto Gulielmo Bigger, Summarum Monets, principalium annuorum reddituum et liquidat, expensarum respective inibi content. Extenderim in integro apud datam dicti Decreti, ad summam quadragesima duarum Millium Septem Centum, et octodecim librarum, Monets, dicti Regni nostri, Prout, dict Decretum de data propter scriptum, cum abbatia ejus debite recordata, secundum Actum Parliamenti de data vigesimo secundo die Decembris subseque latius proportant. Quo super dictus Gulielmus Bigger, cartam sub maqno sigillo regni scotis in ejus favorem, obtinuit, primo die Mensis Januarii anno Domini millesimo Septingentesimo tertio. Virtute ejus quidem et precepti sasins, inibi content dict Gulielmus Bigger, debite et legittime infeodatus et sasitus fuit, in terris baronys decimis alysq, supra scriptum cum pertinem, secundum ejus Instrumentum sasins desuper suscep, sub subscriptione dicti Roberti Wallace. Notariij publici et registrat in registro Sasinarum, infra vi. cecomitatum de Air, de data quatuor die Januarii, millesimo Septingentesimo tertio. Prout idem cum dicta Carta etiam, proportant. Ac etiam dictis, quinque Adjudicationes supra narrata, cum Singulis Dispositionibus earundem supra mentionem, terris baronys alysq, supra scriptis inibi content, secundum literas Dispositionis et Afsignationis, per dict Gulielmum Bigger propter Domino Thoms Wallace nunc de Craigie de data tridecimo die Mensis Februarii, anno Domini millesimo Septingentesimo sexto concefs NON SOLUM disposit, Afsignat, et Translats, fuerunt, utecnon omnes et Singula Teris Baronis Decimis, aliaq, supra mentionat, cum pertinem per dictum Gulielmum Bigger ejus procuratores suo nomine ad hunc effectum specialiter constitut, virtute procuratoris, Resignationis in dictis literis Dispositionis content per eum dict Domino Thoms Wallace de data supra mentionat concefs Resignat, fuerunt una cum omni iure titulo et interesse quod habuit, vel ad eisdem prescendere.

William Smith

6 Solidorum novem denariorum, cum Summa quatuordecem solidis et undecem denariorum, in rentalis angumentationem nomine fendi- firma, plusquam propter terræ perprius persolverunt, apud duos anni terminos festae viz. Pentecostes et Sancti Martini per equa- les portiones, Et duplicam dictam fendifirmam, apud cujuslibet heredis introitum, ad dictas terras ut usus est fendifirma. In Super Vicecomiti et Balivis suis de Air, Balivis Baliz- vatus de Kingskyle, et Kyle stewart, et eorum Deputatis, Necnon Dilectis nostris

Et vestrum cuilibet conjunctim et divi- sim, Vicecomitibus nostris Vicecomitatus de Air, et Balivis nostris Balivatus de Kingskyle, et Kyle stewart in hac parte specialiter constitut, Salutem. Vobis pro se ipimus et Mandamus quatenus prefato Domino Thomas Wallace, vel suo certo Acta- nato, latori presentium,isinam Totarum et integrarum prepat quinque librat terrarum, antiqui extentus de Temple- land, aliarumque terrarum, particulariter supra dispositarum. Ine cum Omnibus et Singulis Castris Turribus hortaliقis, Man- reri locis maresijs Domibus difficilis hortis pomarijs, silvis pis- cationibus Columbarijs, decimis, patronatibus officijs, Jurisdictio- nibus Molendinis multuris, partibus pendiculis et pertineat, dic- tarum totarum terrarum, Jacen et extendenut pro serfutur, secundum formam et tenorem antedicta, Carts nostræ quam de Nobis inde habet, et Dispensationis predicti juste haberi facia- tis sine dilatione, et hoc nullo modo Omittatis. Id quod faciant Vobis et vestrüm cuilibet conjunctim et divisim, Vicecomitibus nostris Vicecomitatus de Air, et Balivis Balivatus de Kingskyle, et Kyle stewart, in hac parte antedicti comitimus potestatem. Itc cujus rei Testimonium huc pro se senti Carts, Nostræ, Sigillum nostrum per Unionis Tractatum custodien et in Scotia vice et loco Magni Sigilli ejusdem utem ordinate Appendi Mandavimus. Testibus predicto nostro Consanguin- neo, Alexandro Comite de Marchmont, Nobis ab Archivis et Registris Clerico, Et predilectis nostris Adamo Cockburn, de Ormiston, Nostræ Justitiariæ Clerico, et Roberto

Roberto

William Smith

7. Roberto Herr Armigero, nostre cancellari, Directores,
Apud Edinburqum, duodecimo die Mensis February, Anno-
Domini Millesimo septingentesimo Trigesimo Secundo,
Regniqz nostri Anno Quinto.

Sec est vera Copia principalis Cartæ superiori
pramifsis in RegiOTris Cartarum Camellaria
L. Q. R., Registra! Et de cœmèm de verbo in verbum
Ex! Copia! et Colla! per me Gulielüm Smith
Scribam Edين¹ Substitu Phororabilis viri
Roberti Herr armigeri ejus & Camellaria Direttoris
Sub huius mea subscriptione manuMI -

Disposition
of the Lands of Temple-land

Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie Bar,

To

N James Boswell of Auchinleck Advocat independent
& his son W Alexander Boswell in feb, 16th Nov. 1734

Att Edinburgh the twenty sixth day of
July Seventeen hundred and fifty one years pre-
sence of the Lords of Council and Belfren Compeared Mr.
Alexander Rockhart Advocate as Prior for Sir Tho-
Wallace of Craigie And Gave in the Disposition-
after written being upon Stamp Paper Desiring the
Same to be Registrate in their Lordships Books to
the Effect Wherein Specified Which Desire the Seids
lords finding reasonable They Ordain the Same
to be Registrate accordingly Whereof the Tenor
follows 23 it known to all Men by these
presents me Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie
Baronet heritable Proprietor of the lands Seids
and others after dispond Foras inuchas Mr
James Boswell of Auchinleck Advocate has
Instantly advanced and paid to me An Certain
Sum of money as the Agreed worth and price of
the lands and others after dispond Wherein I
hold me well content And renonce all Exceptions
of the law proponable in the Contract Therefore
Att ye me to have Sold Annuitied and Dis-
pond, As I hereby at the desire of the said Mr

Scots upon the Ground of the said Lands at the term
of Whitsunday in name of bench farm if asked altenarly
And the other of the said Infeftments
to be holden from me and my forsaids of our Am-
mediate lawfull Superiors thereof sicklyke and
also freely in all respects as my predeceſsors &
Authors held hold or might have holden the same
at any time heretofore
And That Either by
Reſignation or Confirmation or both the one but
prejudice of the other And for that Effect to
make Grant Enſource and Deliver to the said
Mr James 13 of well All other Wryts and Jurisdictions
Legisite and ſtateſary anent the Premifes The
Charters and Infeſtments thereupon being all
ways to be ſupede upon the said Mr James his
own Charges and Expences Lykeas for the bet-
ter obtaining the said Inſeſtments by Reſignation
If the faid Sir Thomas Wallace hereby Make Con-
ſtitute and Ordain
an of them conjunctly and severally my very lawfull
indoubted and Irrevocable Pror's Actors H factors and
Speriaſl Errand bearers to the Effect underwritten
Givin g Cranting and Committing to them and
ilk an of them conjunctly and ſeverally as faid is
my very full free Plain power ex preſo bidding
Mandate and Charge ſſorme and in my name
and upon my behalf To Compear before my imme-
diate lawfull Superiors of the said lands and others
abovewritten

and that Acre of Land Call'd the Linnocke Merk land
lying contiguons to the said Writing acro on this
South side of the said Water of Lugar with the
houses built thereupon part of which lands are
presently posses'd by the said Mr. John Stad and
part of the houses and lands posses'd by the heirs
and Representatives of the said Charles Duncan
lying within the said parish of Cunmock Bailli-
ary of Kings kyle and Sherriffdome of Ayr fore said
Together with the Seats or Desks in the Church of
Auchinleck or Cunmock belonging to me or posses'd
by me and my tenents on my account as heritor of
the said lands in any of the said respective parishes
with all and sundry the Times great and small
personage as well as Witarage of the said lands
Together with all right little Interest claim of right
property and possession of a Petitor as possessor which
Tony predeceſsors Cedents and Authors heirs or Suc-
defors had have or any ways may have Claim or
pretend thereto intume coming in favours and for
new Anfeftments thereof to be made given and grant.
ed to the said Mr. James Boſwell in Liferent for his
liferent use altenarly and Mr. Alexander Boswell
Advocate and the heirs male to be procreat of the said
Mr. Alexander Boswell his body in fee which faild:
ing to such person or persons and with such order of
succession

Carta
Andreae Dominy Uchiltre
Erigenturas de Erabeanch
in Boroniam

18º Dec. 1542

Jacobus dei prutia Rex decotorum Omnibus probis hominibus totius Terro suo blericis et Laicis salutem salutem nostanquam princeps senescallus Scotio quod post nostram Legittimam et perfectam statem viginti quinque annorum complelam Revocationemque generalem numeri per in Parliamento nostro factam nec non post Difso: lutionem per nos cum Avisamento et consensu trium Regni nostri statuum in Parliamento nostro factam super annexationibus Terrarium coronæ nostræ pro carundus in feodiforma et hereditate Afsedatione pro Po-licia et edificationibus infra Regnum nostrum habendus in nostri Renteris Augmentationem et proficium patrimoniij coronæ nostræ cum Avisamento et consensu commularium nostrorum Rotulatoris Decimus boces simus et ad feodiformam dimisimus et huc pro senti barta nostra Damus bocedimus et ad feodiformam dimittimus hore-dilarie dilecto consanguineo nostro Andreo Domino

Uchiltre

3.

Terras de Trabeauch et blonstange cum Turre Fortalicio, molendinis Piscarijs lie outsettis partibus pendiculis An-nexis bonnexis tenen tenan ac libere tenen servitijs / si que sunt omnium predictarum terrarum et suis pertinen- In unam integram el liberam Baroniam omni lem-pore futuro Baroniam de Trabeauch nuncupand Or-dinand turrim ejusdem nunc construc seu construendore principale Mefsuagiumdiecto Baronio ac volumus el conce-dimus ac pro nobis et nostris succef soribus pro perpetuo Decernimus el ordinamus quod unica Sasina nunc per profatum consanguineum nostrum et per ejus Horedes el aſsignatos omni tempore affuturo apud profatum princi-pale Mefsuagium sumenda stabit et sufficiens erit Sasina pro Fotis el integris profalisteris de Trabeauch et blonstang cum Turre fortalicio molendinis Piscarijs lie outsettis parti-bus pendiculis annexis connexis tenen tenan ac libere tenen Servitijs / si quo sunt omnium predictarum terrarum et suis pertinen et qualibet ipsarum parte absque illa alia speciali seu particulari Sasina de ijsdem apud illum alium Locum pro perpetuo in futurum capienda non obstante quod omnes profato terro non jacent in simul contigue Nec Non Nos lanquam Princeps el senescallus supra script. Vo-lumus et boncedimus ac pro nobis et succef soribus nostris

Decernimus.

Illa libra et horedibus suis subscripτis pro suo bono fideli et
gratuito servitio per ipsum nobis impenso ac pro certis
pecuniarum summis et compositione per ipsum compo-
torium nostrorum Rotulatori persolutis Totas et in-
tegras Terras nostras de Frabeauch et Blonstange, que-
quidem Terro de Blonstange per Hectorem Dunbar nume
occupantur) cum Turre Fortalicio molendinis (piscarijs
lie outsettis partibus pendiculis annexis tenentibus —
tenandrijs libere tenentium servitijs omnium produc-
tarum Terrarum (si qui sunt el suis pertinere jaceat
in Kingiskyle unica vicecomitatium nostrum de lio-
extendendo annualiter nostro in rentali antiquo in omni-
bus proficuis ad summam centum librarum tres —
decem solidorum et quatuor denariorum et sic in
Augmentationem nostri antiqui Rentalis ad summam
quatuor mercarum in fecundia per prius habuit
prout ipsius Indeofamentum earundem tatiis in se
proportat. Insuper nos languam Princeps et senes-
callus antedicunt pro bausis suprasonscriptis ac certis alips
bausis et considerationibus nos ad hoc movens Tenore
prosentis baron nostro Facimus Unimus Annectimus
creamus et Incorporamus Totas et Integras prodatas.

J. W. Cornyn

5.

- sicua et diversa earundem elapfs ob quodcunque jus
seu Titulum ob quamcunque Actionem seu bausam re-

- hactam exonerando quiete clamando et renuncian-

- do eisdem pro nobis et nostris imperpetuum cum sup-

- plemento omnium defectuum lam non nominat -
quam nominat quos tanquam pro ex prefsis in hac
presenti barla nostra habere volumus et nunquam
placitum nec actionem illu tempore aftuturo desuper
movebimus Tenendas et Habendas Totas et In -

- legras prodatas Terras de Traubauch et Blonstang cum
Turre fortalicio molendinis 18 scarijs lie outsettis parti-
bus pendiculis annexis connexis tenen lenam ac libere
tenen serirlijs (81 quo sunt) omnium prodic terrarum
et suis pertinere nunc unitas annexatas creatas et in -
corporatas in unam integram et liberam Baroniam
ut promifum est dicto consanguineo nostro Andreo Do-
mino Uchittre et Horedibus suis masculis Quibus
deficiens seniore horedum suarum femnearum absque
Divisione prodic terrarum et Baronio De Novis lan-

- quam principe et senescallo Scottio et nostris ducefe-
- soribus in feodifirma et horeditate ac libera Baronia
imperpetuum per omnes reitas metas suas antiquas
et

4

Decernimus et Ordinamus quod si contigerit pro-
-fatum nostrum consanguineum aut ejus Hæredes
aliquam partem prodiëlarium Terrarum et Baronio de
nobis tanquam Principe et senescallo antedicet et nostris
Succeſsoribus tenend- in conjuncta inſeodatione seu vitali
Reditu tradere aut sub Reversione alienare profatis ſeris
redemptis seu Domina conjuncto inſeodationis aut vitalis
redditus in data decedente eadem pars prodiëlarum terra-
-rum dicto Baronio de Trabeauch vrusus revertel ac
eadem ut prius unit anexat: stabit et permanebit quo-
ties prodiëto lerro in conjuncta Inſeodatione seu vitali
redditu dabuntur aut ut promifsum est alienabun-
tur Ac Eliam noslanguam princeps et senescallus
antedicet Damus concedimus ac pro nobis et nostris
Succeſsoribus pro perſpetuo confirmamus dicto consan-
-guineo nostro Andreo Domino Alchiltre hæredibus
suis et aſsignatis Tolum Jus titulum interefse et puris de:
meum tam petitorium quam pofefſorium proprietatem
et pofeſſionem ac jus lite et bausam que et quas nostan-
-quam Rex princeps aut Sectio Senescallus respective
nostri predeceſsores aut Succeſsores habuerunt habuimus
habemus seu quovis modo habere vel clamare poter-
-mus in et ad prodiatas terras turrim molendinum et for-
talicium aut aliquam upsarum partem formas pro-
dicua

7. antedicuntel nostris Successoribus summam Centum et tribum Librarum monetopredicto ad duos anni terminos penticostes et sancti Martini in hieme per equales, poriones nomine feodifirmo in Augmentationem nostri novi et novifsimi rentalis annuatim ad summam sex solidorum et octo denariorum ac horedes supra scripti profati consanguinei nostri duplicando dictam feodifirmam primo anno eorum Introitus ad predictas terras prout usus est feodifirmo Nec non Inso et ejus horedes edideant et sustentand super predictis terris sufficiantem mansionem cum aula bumera boquina horизео boscaricolumbario et alijspolicijs necessarijs solo correspondenlibus secundum formam nostri Acti Parliamenti desuper confecti Insuper nos nostro in primo Parliamento per nostenend faciemus dictum nostrum consanguineum et ejus horedes subpraescriptosecuros de predictis terris per bonificationem presentis barto nostro seu ipsos noviter interris in -feodand ut poteis melius libuerit Et ad hoc obligamus nos fide media in verbo regio per presentis barto nostro tenorem In bujus Rei Testimonium huic presenti barto nostro magnum Sigillum nostrum apponi prociipinnus Testibus Reverendissimo et

J. F. Ernley

el divisas proul jacent in Longitudine et Latitudine in
Boscis planis moris maresiis iris somilis aquis slagnis
rivolis pratis pasciis et pasturis molendinis mulluris
et eorum sequelis aucupationibus venationibus piscationi-

-bus petarijs urbarijs carbonarijs lignis Lapicidiis La-

-pide el balce Habrilibus brasinis brueris et genestis

cum cuirys et eorum exitibus Zerelzedis bludevitis et
mulierum marchelis Cum furca fofsa sok sak thote,
theme infangthief outfangthief & pil & gallows Cum com-

-muni pasturis libero introitus et exitus ac cum omni-

-bus alijs et singulis Libertatibus Commoditatibus pro-

-ficiis et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinenen quibus-

-cunque tam non nominalis quam nominalistam
sub Terra quam supra Terram procul et prope ad pro-
dict Terras et Baroniam cum Surre fortalicio molen-

-dinis piscarijs lic outsetts partibus pendiculis an-

-nexis connexus tenen tenam et libere lenen servilijs
prædict et suis pertinenen spectan seu juste speciare vo-

-len quommodolibet in euturum libere quiete plenarie
integre honorifice bene et in pace sine aliqua Revo-

-catione aut contradictione quacunque solvendo
inde annualim dictus noster consanguineus et Horedes
sui subpræscripti nobis tanquam Principi et senescallo

anterius

8

el reverendo in Christo patribus Iavino, Archiepiscopo
Iglasquen, bancellario nostro, Georgio Episcopo Duni-
kelden dilectis nostris fratre naturali et consanguineis.
Jacobo Moravio, bomite; Archibaldó Comité
Ergadió Domino Kampbel et Lornó. Malcolmo
Domino Flemyng magno nostro bamerario
Dilectis familiaribus nostris Thoma Erskine de
Brechin. Milite secretario nostro, Jacobo Kirkcaldy de
Iprange. Thesaurario nostro, David Wod de Brag bom-
pulorum nostrorum Rolulatore Magistris Jacobo
Toulis de Collinton nostrorum Rolulorum Registri
ac bonci lij blerico el Thoma Ballenden de Auch-
noul nostro bancellario Directore. A. P. Edin-
virg decimo Octavo die mænsis Decembris
anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadra-
gesimo secundo et Regni nostri trigesimo. Extraxi:
et from the Records in his Majestät general Register
house upon this and the seven preceding pages by
me one of the Principal blerks of session having
Commission for that Effect from the Lord blerke (Re-
gister).

7

probabitur. Si cum ac tonu-
noruntur, et eumdem
Familiam. Aliumque
Loram, etiam quod
Fuerunt, et 18 lie-
dem, etc.
PostERO,
Et quod ut a
os ad mea
In domum
Marum
pure
meum
et h

Hanc nostram generalem Confirmationem, tanti valoris Ro-
boris et efficacis fore in Omnibus ac si antedict Contractus et,
Instrumentum Sasin desuper sequen verbatim et, ad longum,
in hac præsenti Carta nostra insererentur. Et ac si hæc nostra
Carta Confirmationis Carta ante Sasinam predict Ferrarum,
(ubi quæ sit) hactenus captam concepsa fuit set, Denes quæ et pe-
nes omnes alias Culpas Defectus et, Imperfectiones quæcunque
quæ contra validitatem, antedict Contractus et, Sasin desuper
sequen, vel hujus nostræ Confirmationis Carta Objici poterint,

Nos Dispensavimus, perq[ui] præsenti, cartam nostram, pro Nobis et Successoribus nostris, cum consensu quo supra in, perpetuum Dispensamus. Insuper Vicecomiti et, Balivis Acta de Air Necnon dicitis nostris

et eorum,
cuilibet, conjunctim et, divisim, Vicecomitibus nostris Viceco-
mitatus de Air, in hac parte, Salutem. Vobis præcipimus
et Mandamus quatenus præfato Willielmo (ochran, vel, suo
certo, Actornato latori) præsentium Sasinam Totarum et,
Inteqvarum, Ferrarum, Baronarum, Decimarum, aliorumque
respective, supra scriptum, pertinem, Unit et jaceat ut supra
secundum, formam et, tenorem, Antedicta Carta nostræ, quam de
Nobis inde habet, Unionis et Dispensationis predict. Et
cum et sub Provisionibus Conditionibus Reservationibus
et, Restrictionibus supra specificat juste haberi faciatis.
Sine dilatione, et hoc nullo modo omittatis. Ad quod faciendum
Vobis et vestzum, cuilibet, conjunctim et, divisim, Vicecomi-
tibus nostris Vicecomitatus de Air in hac parte antedict
comittimus potestatem. In Cujus Rei Testimonium, huc
præsenti Carta nostræ Magnum Sigillum nostrum Appendi
Mandavimus. Testibus prædilectis nostris (onsanq[ui]
neis et, Consiliaribus Willielmo Comite de Glencairn, nostro (an
cellario, Willielmo Mariscalli Comite nostri Secreti Sigilli
Custode Joanne Comite de Zauderdale, nostro Secretario
Dilecto nostro et, Familiari Consiliario, Domino Azchibaldo
Primrose de Chesters, nostrorum Rotulorum, Registry Conci-
l[ui] Sessionis, Scaccarii et Parliamenti Clerico et, Domino
Willielmo

William Smith &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gulielmo

14.

Julieto, Herr de Hadden, Milite, nostris cancellariis, Dizze-tore, Apud Edinburgum, tertio die Mensis Augusti, Anno Domini, Millesimo sexcentesimo Octogesimo primo, et Anna Regni nostri Trigesimo Tertio.

Et est uera Copia principalis Cartæ super præmifio in Registris Cartarum Cantellariæ. Regis Registra? Et de cœm deverbo in verbum Ext? Copia? et Colla? per me Gulphum Smith. Scribam &dino? Substitu? honorabilis viri Roberti Kerr armigeri ejus Cantellariæ. Dirittoris Sub hat mea subscrip- tionem manuallı -

William Smith. Sub

Of this Current Parliament, the Sixteenth day of June,
One Thousand six hundred and Eighty five years, and shall
have the force strength and effect of a General Law and
Act of Parliament, and shall be of valid and effectual
to the said William Cochrane, and his Forzaids for their se-
curity of the said Lands and Estate, as any Dis solution grant
ed by His Majesty or Royal Ancestors, with advice, and
consent of their States of Parliament, for the time, in fa-
yours of whalsomever person at any time heretofore,
And that notwithstanding of any Clauses Conditions or
Qualifications contained in the said Act of Annexation.
Likewise His Majesty and States of Parliament finds
and Declares, That this present Act, shall not fall un-
der the Act Salvo jure, to be past in this or any other
Session of this Current Parliament. But is hereby Ex-
cepted therefrom, in all time, coming. Extracted from
the Records of Parliament, in the Lower Parliament,
House, upon this and the three preceeding pages by ~ ~
Thomas gibson ~ ~ One of the principall Clerks of
Session, as having Commission from the Lord Clerk Register
for, that effect.

Chap. III.

j6. Rei Testimonium, huc, præsenti Cartæ nostræ Magnitudinis, gillium nostrum, Appendi Mandavimus. Testibus predicto nostro Consanguineo et consiliario Georgio Vice-comite de Tarbet Nobis ab Archivis et Registris Clerico, prodilecto nostro et familiari consiliario Domno Jacobo Foulis de Collingtoun, nostræ Justitiarum no Domno Carolo Stewart de Piltendrich, Milite Clerico et Domno Gulielmo Kerr Equite, Aurato Baronetto et Domno Gulielmo Kerr. Nostre Cancellaris Directoribus. Apud Aulam nostram, de Whitehall, vigesimo quarto die Mensis May. Anno Domini Millesimo sexcentesimo Octogesimo sexto, et Anno Regni nostri secundo.

Ita est vera copia printipalis Cartæ su- per præmisso in Registris Cartarum Causa tollariæ § 9 N. Regis Registra! Et de eodem de verbo in vobum Ex! Copia! et Colla! posuere Gulielsum Smith Stribam &lineam Bubstitum honorabiliter viri Roberti Kerr Armigeri ejusdem Cans tollariæ Directoris. Sub hat mea subscrip tione manuali.

William Smith

Mr. Alexander Boswall their eldest son, and the last male of his Body,
which failing to the Substitutes therein mentioned in fee of all and
hailed the Lands & Barony of TrabEOth with the Title Portulice
Mannour plaine Houses Biggings yeare's fishings parts & pertin-
ents thereof, whatsoever comprehending the several Rooms
without Prejudice of the said Generality particularly there&
hereafter Specified, with the TrabEOch Miln, being the Miln
of the said Barony, and Astrited Multures & other Multures
used & wont Belonging to the said Miln Exept the
lands of Llongolang & five merk land of the Mains of
TrabEOch, and Twenty shilling land of Farbowie and all the
parts and pertinents thereof now pertaining to the Earl
of Stair as also Exepting the Lands of Garrochill Bank,
Head and Show being parts of the said Barony formerly
said off and then Belonging in property to John Senex
and his Duky respectively and fees payable out of
the Samen Delaving always the said Lands shall continue
thirled to the said Miln of the Barony as formerly together
with the Teinds parsonage & Timarage of the said lands
and Annuities thereof, with Room in the parish Plunch of,
Ochiltree for Breuing a hommous seat therein, for the use
of the said Disponentes, & their forseids, all lying in the parish
of Ochiltree & Shire of Ayr as also of all and haill the Twenty
pound land of Farbello, comprehending the lands & others
after mentioned, with the Houses Yeare's & pertinents thereof
with the Teinds, Great & small of the same included, Exept:
ring from the said Disposition the Merth land of
Gash Sine Disponed by me, to the said Mr. Alexander Bos
as also Exepting from the tvarrandie any Prior Rights
of

Precept In tothres whereof (written be John Boswell tother
in Edinbigh on Stampit paper conform to Law) Both the
said parties have Subscribed these Presents consisting
of this and the three preceding pages hereof all Subscribed
by them, with another Dupliicate of the same dittc
tenor & contents with this presents Jilene cleay Month
and year of God above to written Before these tothneses
David Boswell of fraiebton James Boswell fand
 lensfuee Son, to the said MR. James Boswell &
the said John Boswell tother hereof tothneses also
to one Marginal Note, on the second page, Sub-
scribed by the said Parties (Signed) Charles
foughrane Ja: Boswell Elizabeth Boswell Jo:
Boswell tothnes David Boswell tothnes James
Boswell tothnes. Extracted upon this and the nine
Preceding pages By

Seasine
In James Boswell of Auchinleck
and Lady Elisabeth Bruce his Spouse
In the Lands of Drumtork & Dallingap 1714

Alt. Air the twenty second, day of May.
Taivijc and fourteen years. The Seasine following presented by William Morries Apothecary in, Killmarnock is registrate in, the seventh book of the New Register of Seasins, within, the Merifdom, of Air conform, to the Act of Parliament, whereof the tenor follows. In the name of God, Amen, be it known to all, Men, by this present, publick Instru-ment, that upon the twenty day of the Month, of May Taivijc and fourteen years. And, of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann, by the grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, the thirteenth year. In presence of me, Notar, publick and witnesses underscryying Compeared, personally upon the ground, of the lands particularly aftermentioned, and discreet, Man Robert Common, Wright in, Air Baillie in, that part, specially con-stitute by the precept of Seasin, after insert to the effect after mentioned, And sicklike compeared personally upon the ground of the said lands in John Key Servitor to the Laird of Auchinleck, his Act-torney for, and in, name and behalf of Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck, Advocate and Lady Elisabeth, Bruce, his Spouse, whose power of Actorney,

Attorney was sufficiently known to me. Having and holding in his hands ane heretable and irredeemable Disposition, made and granted by Adam, Aird, of Tatzine with the consent of Jean Dunbar his sponse to and, in favours of the said, Mr James Boswell and, Lady Elisabeth, Bruce his sponse and longest liver of them, two in conjunct, fee and ligerent, for the ligerent use altenarly of the 8 Lady Elisabeth, and, the said, Mr James his heirs andSIGNEWS what somever heretably and, irredeemably of, All and haill, the thirty four shilling and five penny land, of old extent, of Drumfork and Ballingape, compre hending the particular rooms therein, mentioned viz the two Drumforks pofsest by Livingstoun, and, James Miller, the Hearn pofsest, by Andrew Hutchinson, and, the Gullein, mailling pofsest by Andrew Miller, with houses bigg ings yards orchyards parts pendicles and pertinents, thereof, all, lying within the parish of Manchline, Lordship of Kylesmur and, Sheriffdom of Air with the tynds parsonage and, vicarage of the saids haill, lands included, therewith in manner mentioned in the said Disposition, As in the samine of the date aftermentio ned, att more length, is contained. And, whilk Dispo sition, the said, Mr John, Key Attorney forsaid, pre sented, and, delivered, to the said Robert, Common, requiring and, desiring him, as Baillie in that part forsaid to put the precept of Seasine therein, contained, to due execution, after the form and te nor thereof in all points. Like as the said Baillie did,

and, five penny land, of old extent, of Drummfork and,
Ballengape, with the pertinents, including as aforesaid,
lying and possess, as said, is, with, the said lands parsonage
and, vicarage therewith, included to the said Mr.
John, Key as Attorney for and, in name and, behalf of
the said Mr. James Boswell, and Lady Elisabeth,
Bruce his spouse and, longest liver of them, two, in,
conjunct, fee and, liperent, for, the liperent use of the
Lady Elisabeth allenarly, and, the said Mr. James his
heirs and, Afsigneys, by delivering to him, of Earth and,
stone of the ground, of the said lands and, ane hand,
full of graps and, corn, thereof and, other symbols reque:
life and, necesar as use is, to be holden, of the said Adam
Aird, or, from him, of his Immediate lawfull, Superiors
in manner mentioned in, the said, precept. After the
form, and, tenor of the said, Disposition, and, precept
of Seasine above written, therein, contained in all points.
Whereupon, and, upon all and, Sunday the premises, the
said, Mr. John, Key Attorney for and, in name and,
behalf of the said, Mr. James Boswell, and Lady
Elisabeth, Bruce, for, their respective interests,
above mentioned, asked, and, took Instruments ane
or moe in, the hands of Mr. John, publick under,
serving. Their Things were done upon, the ground,
of the said lands, betwixt the hours of Eight and Nine
in, the forenoon, or, thereby, day, month, year of God,
and of His Majesties Reign, respective forso. In pre-
sence of Andrew Bruce, gardither aft. Auchinleck,
James Bruce his Brother german, and James Sam-
son, Servitor to the said, Andrew Bruce, witnesses,
specially

specially called and required, to the premises. In sub-
Et Ego vero Jacobus Ferguson, Clericus Diocesis
Glasquensis Diocesis Notarius publicus Authority:
the Regali, ac per Dominos Concilii et Selsionis se-
tendunt, tenorem Acti Parliamenti, admittens, quia pre-
nisis omnibus et singulis dum, sic ut præmittitur, ad-
igerentur, dicerentur et, fierent, sìna cum prænomi-
natis testibus præsens personaliter inter pui, eaque
omnia et singula præmissa sic fieri, sciri, sidi,
et audiatis, in notam cepi. Ideoq. hoc præsens —
publicum Instrumentum quanm, mea fideliter scrup-
tum exinde confeci, et in hanc publici Instrumenti,
Formam redeqi, signoq. nomine et cognomine meis
solitis et consuetis Signavi, et subscripsi, in fidem,
robur et testimonium, veritatis Omnium et Singulorum,
præmiforum rogatùs et requisitùs. Non est mor-
tale quod Opto. In. Ferguson: N. P. James Denne
witnes Andrew Bruce witnes James Samson, witnes.
Extracted from the Records in the Lower Parlia-
ment, House upon this and the five preceding pages
by Thomas Gibson. — One of the principal
Clerks of Selsion, as having Commission from the Lord
Clerk Register for that effect.

E. Winy

Of the said several lands and each of them respective
and successive as said is, betwixt, eleven, and twelve
hours in the forenoon, day, month, year of God, & year
of His Majesties reign, & ive above specified. In pre-
sence of M John, Hey Chaplain, in, Anchinleck Andrew
Bruce Gardiner there, and David, Jamison, Servitor,
to the said M James Boswell, witnesses specially called,
and required to the premises. Sit, Subt, Et, eto vero -
Jacobus Ferguson, Clericus Diocesis Glasquensis Nota-
arius publicus Authoritye Regali, ac per Dominos Con-
cili et Sesionis secundum, tenorem Acti Parliamenti,
admissus, quia promisis omnibus et singulis dum, sic ut,
primitur agerentur dicerentur et fierent, In hac cum
pragnominatis testibus præsens personaliter interfui,
eaque omnia et, singula præmisæ, sic fieri, sciri, vidi,
et, audivi, ac in notam, cepi, Ideo, hoc præsens pub-
licum, Instrumentum, manu mea super pergamenum,
Sigillatum. Fideliter scriptum, exinde confecti, et in hanc
publicam, Instrumenti formam, redegi, signo, nomine,
et cognomine, meis solitis et, consuetis, signavi, et, sub-
seripsi, in fidem, robur et, testimonium, veritatis Omnium,
et Singulorum præmisorum, rogatus et, requisitus. NON,
Est Mortale quod opto. In: Ferguson, H. P. John, &
Key witnesses. Andrew Bruce, witness, David, Jameson, &
witness. Extracted from the Records in the Lower
Parliament, House upon this and the six preceding
pages by Thomas Gibson.— One of the
principal Clerks of Session as having commission from
the Lord Clerk. Register for, that effect.

To Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Of his Claim to the Patronage of Auchinleck
The 7th October 1736

At Edinburgh the fourteenth day of June
one thousand seven hundred and forty nine years.

In Presence of the Lords of Council and Session Com-
Peare and Mr Robert Dundas Advocate as Procurator for
John Cochran of Waterside and gave in the Disposition
underwritten Desiring the same might be registrate in
their Lordships Books conform to the Clause of Registration
after mentioned therein contained Which Desire The said
Lord's Hound reasonable And ordained and hereby Or-
claim the same to be done accordingly, whereof the tenor
follows, Know All Men by these Presents Me John
Cochran of Waterside Forasmuch as by two several
Contracts of agreement & sale the first whereof dated in
the year seventeen hundred and thirty one and the other
upon the fourteenth day of October which was in the -
a year seventeen hundred and thirty two both past and next -
Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck & me upon the one &
Other Parts it was thereby Agreed particularly by the Jo-
last mentioned Contract That inter alia should upon
the

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the said Mr James Boswel his paying to me at Marlimas
then next The sum of Two hundred and fifty merks Scotts money
with the annual rent there of from and after the said term
of payment A sign & Dispone to the said Mr James and
his Heirs or A signees any Right or Title for the deceast
John Lochran of Waterside my Father had to the Patro-
nage of the Kirk & Parish of Auchinleck as I then per verba
de presenti afo signed and Disponed the same to the said
Mr James and his foresaids for ever and delivered up
to him the Writes I had of and concerning the same con-

form to an inventory signed by us both and became
obliged to grant a valid Disposition to the same when
required As the said two several contracts particularly
the last mentioned at length testify And now seeing

The said Mr James Boswel has instantly made pay-
ment to me of the foresaid sum of Two hundred and
Fifty Merks with the interest there of since the same
due whereof I grant the receipt and discharge him
and of the said two contracts purtanto renouncing all
exceptions in the contrary. Therefore Will ye me in
Pursuance of the said two contracts and particularly the last
mentioned and without prejudice the veto in any sort but
in corroboration there of to have sold A figned and Dis-
poned As I hereby Sell A fign and Dispone to the said
Mr James Boswel and his Heirs or A fsignees whatsoev-
er All and Haill the Advocation Donation & Right
of Patronage of the Parish Kirk and Parish of Auchinleck
lying within the Shire of Air with the whole Privileges and mo-
lments Benefits & Advantages thereto belonging or
arising therefrom as well bygone a sin time commen
with

3

119

with all right Title Interest claim of Right Property and
Of sefson as well Petitory as Of sefory which For myf.
deeast Father our Predeceſors Bedents & Authors heirs
and Succeſors had have or any ways may or can have
claim or pretend to the said Patronage or any part -
thereof Declaring always that the said Mr James
Boswel his accepting of this present Right from me shall
noways be understood a homologation of any Right I -
had to the said Patronage or a pafing from his own
Right to the same. But that nevertheless it shall be
free leusum and lawful to him to found his Right
and Title to the said Patronage either upon his own pro-
per Rights or this present Right or both the one without
Prejudice of the other In the which Advocation Dona-
tion & Right of Patronage and others hereby Disposed
I the said John Kochran Oblige me and my Heirs &
Succeſors duly to infedt and sease the said McFarne's
Boswel and his foresaid by two several Injeſtments
and manner of Holdings the one thereof To be holden of
me and my fore saids in free Blench for the yearly
Payment of a penny Scots money at Whitsunday if
asked only and the other from us of four immediate
laneous Superiors thereof in the same way and man -
ner that I do or may or can hold the same myself,
either by Resignation or confirmation or both the one
without prejudice of the other, And for that end to grant
all Writs and Titles neceſsary and for effectuating the
said Injeſtments by Resignation Thereby Make consli-
tute & Appoint.

and

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and each of them conjointly and severally my Proctors loap
bear before my immediate lawful Superiors of the said
Patronage and there with such Relevance as becomes
purely and simply by Staff and Baston as use is
to resign As Thereby instantly Resign All & Hail
the foresaid Advocation Donation and Right of Patro-
nage of the foresaid Parish Kirk and Parish of Au-
chinleck lying within the Shire of Air with the e
whole privileges Emoluments Benefits & Advantage
there to belonging or arising therefrom as well by
gone as in time coming with all Right Tute Interest
Claim of Right Property and Pofeflion as well petitory
as Pofefory which For my said deceast Father our Pre-
decesors Bedents and Authors heirs and succefsons had
have or anywise may or can have claim or pretend
to the said Patronage or any part the reof and Benefits
arising therefrom as well these that are bygone as shall
be in time coming. But alwise with and under the
Declaration before written conceived in favours of
the said Mr James In the hands of my immediate
lawful Superiors thereof or their lawful Commiff
SIONERS In favours and for new Indebtment of
the same to be made given and granted to the said
Mr James Boswel and his Heirs or Afsignees whalso
ever heretably & irredeemably in such due & competent
Form as heirs Acts Instruments & Documents
one or more needful thereupon to ask & raise And gener-
ally every other thing thereanent to do which loap
pror

Mr. J. Frit

pror in the
form & like
Indebtedness
Disposed to
be good a
BoWel an
due in
constitute
and To the
and decurii
the said Pal
in our favou
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Procuratory
writes and
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thereon as
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belonging to the

["122.", "belong and accrue thereto in time coming of all years &\nterms by past and yearly and termly in time coming forever.\nSurrogating and substituting the said Mr James & his\nin my full right and place of the premises with power\nto him to do everything thereanent which I could have\ndone myself before the Date of the said contracts and\ngranting hereof which a signacion Poblige me to\nwarrant from my own proper fact & Deed and the fact\nand Deeds of my said deceast Father only And the said\nMr James by Acceptation hereof does hereby Confejo &\nacknowledge that he has received the aforementioned\nDisposition by James Dunlop of that Elk and certain\nother writes mentioned in an inventory thereof signed\nby us at the Date of the last mentioned contract. And\nI consent to the Registration hereof in the Books of\nDelsion or any others competent to have the strength of\na Decree interponed That Morning upon Six days\nCharge and all;s needful may pafs hereon in form\nas effects and for that End, I constitute Mr Robert\nDundas Advocate my Prors Attour thereby De-\nside and require you - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

of Air with the whole Privileges Benefits & Advantages thereto belonging or that shall belong thereto To the said Mr James Boswel of Auchinleck and his heirs or his- nees whatsoever by Delivery to him or them or his- or their certain Attorney or Attorneys in his or their names Bearers hereof of a Psalm Book and other Sym- bols necessary To be holden either of me or from me in manner fore said always with and under the De- claration abovementioned conceived in favours of the said Mr James And this on noways ye neglect The which to do I commit to you my full power by this my Precept. In Witnefs whereof I have subscribed this and the three preceding pages whereof these pre- sents consist written upon stamped Paper by James Boswel Writer in Edinburgh Att auchinleck this Seventh of October in the year Seventeen hundred and thirty six before these Witnefes Mr Alexander Boswel and Mr James Cochrane both Advocates John Boswel Writer in Edinburgh and the said James Boswell (signed) John Cochrane Alex'r Boswel Witnefes James Cochrane witnefes. Extracted from the Records in his Majestiy's general Register house upon this and the sia preceeding pages by me one of the Principal Clerks of Session as having Commission for that- Hect from the Lord Clerk Register.

Sina cum prænominatis testibus pressens personaliter
interfuit, eaq. omnia et singula promisera sic fieri Vidi
scir, et andivi, ac, in, notam, cepi. Ideoq. hoc, pressens
publicum, Instrumentum, de hæc, et quatuor procederem:
tibus paginis consistem (manu mea fideliter scriptum)
exinde confeci, et in, hanc, publici, Instrumenti formam
redegn, signoq. nomine et cognomine meus solitis et con:
suitis signavi, et subscripsi. Im fidem, robur et testi:
monium, veritatis Omnium et singulorum promisorium,
rogatus et requisitus. Invia virtuti, pervidam.
James Boswell, N. P. And: Boiswell wituæ James
Boswell wituæ Robert Aithen, wituæ. ~ ~ ~

Extracted from the Records in his Majesty's General
Register House upon this and the eight preceding pages
by me, one of the principal Cards of Session having committed
for that effect from the Lord Clerk, Register.

Teg VVillny

Disposition
Of the Lands of Whiteflatt & Funds be
Joseph Wilson
to
Mr. Alex. Boswell

12" Sep. r. 1739

Att Edinburgh, the fourteenth day of
June, Seventeen hundred and forty nine years,
In presence of the Lords of Council and&Sedition
Compeared Mr. Robert Dundas, Advocate, as Pro-
cessor for Joseph Wilson after designed And gave
in the Disposition underwritten being upon Stamp-
paper to be legistrate in their Lopf 1300ks. 10 such
defire the lands Lords found reasonable And ordain
and hereby Ordains the same to be done accordingly,
Whereof the tiner follows. Knowo all men by
their presents Mr. Joseph Wilson Merchant and
late probotf of Ayr chiefest Son and heir in generall,
Serbed and letonred to the deceast James Wilson Mير:
chant in Ayr my father who soas heritable Proprieta
of the lands teinds and others hereafter dispond with
the portiments and as such having good and undoubled
right to the same. For a Summeha's in Alexander

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23 ofwell younger of Anchinleck, advocate, had
instantaneously advanced and paid to me a certain sum
of money, as the agreed price of the lands and tenancy
of Tonnage and Witterage, hereof and others hereafter
disposed with the pertinents. Of the which price I
hereby grant the receipt and 지charge the said Mr.
Alexander Boiswell, renomining all Exceptions
whatsoever in the contrary.
Therefore, Witt ye
me the said Joseph Wilson, Merchant and late Pro-
voxt of Tyr to be Obligated As I hereby Oblige me
upon the expences of the said Mr. Alexander Boiswell
to purchase and procure myselfe duly and just.
Ficiently Served and Letonerd heir in special to my
bereast father in the lands, tenancy and others hereaf-
er dispond with the pertinents. And I being so Served
and Letonerd to Sell and Dispone Lykeas now as if
I were already so Served and Letonerd And then as
now Witt ye me to have Sold As I hereby Sell and
Dispone to the said Mr. Alexander Boiswell young
er of Anchinleck his heirs and Assigneys whatso-
ever heretofore and irredeemably All and Daill
that My Mine Milling land of Neither Catrin
called Whytflatt And All and Daill That My
Six Shilling land of Henety which is apart and
pendinte of the said Mine Milling land of Neither-
Catrin called Whytflatt of Old Extent; With the
houses, Bingings, Years, Parts, Purdines and per-
tinents of

partments of the same As also All and Baill that
my three Chilling Land of Middle Muffett of old
extent With the houses biggings Yards parts Pen:
dulies and portinents of the fami Mofsis Muirs Mead
ows Wood and other Kribel edges belonging to the
haill lands and others above written and dispond All
lying within the parish of Born Bailliary of Skyli:
stewart and shyre of Ayr. As also All and Baill the Teyns
Parsonage and Vittarage of the
haill fiberall lands above written hereby dispond
with the pertinents included Hurewith And the An:
ninutys of the said Teyns. With the Feats oz Disks
in the Clinilies of Nanilin and Born belonging
to the said lands; With all right tittle interest claim
of light property and possession as well Petitory as
possession Johnmy predecesors Cedents oz authors
had have oz any ways May oz can have Claim oz pre-
tend to the subjects above written hereby dispond with
the pertinents oz any part thire of. On the which
lands Teinds Parsonage and Vittarage thireof in
cluded therewith and Amnutys of said teyns and
others for said hereby dispond with the pertinents, Oth
paid Joseph Wilson do hereby bind and Oblige me
my lours and predecesors ducely and sufficienty to In:
tift and Fease the said Mr Alexander Hofwell and his
torfaids by two Deverall Infe stments and manner of hol
ings The one thire of to be holden of me and my for:

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forsoars Blench Her payment of a penny Scots money in
name of blench farm duty upon any part of the said lands
at Whitunday yearly if asked alliarily. And the other
from Ms Off one immediate lawfull Superiors thereof
in the same way and manner That O held or that I
may or can hold the famen my self Either by Resigna-
tion or Confirmation or both the one without preju-
dice of the other. And for that end to Grant all
Wryts and Titles necessary upon the Expenents all
ways of the said Mr. Alexander Knofwell and his fords
And for Procuring me the said Joseph Wilson ducely
Served and Retoned him in speciall to my said denast
father in the Subjects above Written and Dispond and
Ented and Infeft in the same And also for Effectuat-
ing the said Infeftment by Resignation I heriby
Make Constitute and Appoint

And Earl of them conjointhly and Deberally
my lawfull Prior To Purchase and Procure me the
said Joseph Wilson ducely Served and Retoned him
speciall in the Subjects before written and Dispond-
to the said James Wilson my father who died last best
and biassd as of his thirein And also to procure me
Ented and Infeft thirein And for that end to raise
Breives furth of his Majestys Chantry. Cause Exente
the same and Return the same Breives And Appair at
the day of the Service And take Anftruments in my
Mame And generally to do all other things necessary
therein which I Contd do my Self if present or which to his

to his

To the Office
and to be
left to be
served a
Time as ne
and as
and Mine
said Min
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gave and
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do All an
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the houses
and the
and haill for
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 respective for
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To the Office of Procurator in the like cases appertains, and I being so Served and Retained Entred and In: left to Resign Lykeas now as if I were already so Served and Retained Entred and Inleft And when as now I thereby Instantly Resign and Smrender all and Baill that my said Mine Shilling land of Rether Catzin called Whytflatt Comprehending therein as a part and pendule thereof All and Baill the said six Shilling land of Kensty of old Extent also All and Baill that my said three Shilling Land of Mible Whytflatt also of old Extent to the houses Biggings Years parts pendules and pertinents thereof Mofes Muirs Meadows Woods and haill privelages of and belonging to the said haill Deberall Lands and others before written and dispend As also All and Baill His Teinds parfonage and bitarage of the same included therewith And Anmunities of the said Teinds All lying within the parish of Born Bailiary of Dylestewart and Shyre of Ayr respectively forfaid With the Feats or Defks in the Church's of Manthlin and Born belonging to me and the said lands With all right title interest Claim of right property and possession As well Petitory as Wofeffery which Amy Prede:

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Professors Gedens and Authors had hable or any way
may or can hable claim or pretend thereto or any part
Hereof In the hands of my immediate lawfull Sir
perions of the vamen In fabers and for new In
feyftments of the vamen to be made given & granted
to the said Mr. Alexander Boiswell his hirs and
Aſſigneys whatſoever in ſinſh due and competent
form as ſſeirs Acts Inſtruments and Documents
one or more neeſtfull in the ſoremilſes to ask lift
and Raise And generally every other thing anent
the fame to do ſo ne and &uerre as fully and freeely
in all ſ respects as Deuind domy ſelf if preſent
or which to the Office of a Procurator in Nu like
Cases appertains. Which Dispoſition Re
ſignation and Inſeftments to follow hereuſen
and lands Teinds Parſonage and Vitarage there
and Anmities of the said Teinds In regard the
said Mr. Alexander Boiswell has paid as great a
ſtore for the said Teinds as for the ſtock and other
forfaid afor dispond with the pertinents, the
said Joseph Wilson Bind and Obliſe me my hirs
and Intrefors to Warrand Atquitt and ſeſend
to be good Valid and ſufficient free ſafe and ſure
to the ſaid Mr. Alexander Boiswell and his forſaides
from all and ſundry Mullitys deſects and Impet
ſections Eſtions and grounds of Eviction whatſo
ver

What ſeere
Wolſers
Perſons
dam
 hands and
ways Out
and and
the ſaid la
comprehen
years there
fifth day of
Seuen. A
Middle Wh
for the year
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and Impor
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which shall
be against
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leive the
Here and
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paresing of his

Whatsoever, future Augmentations of Stipend School,
Masters Ballarys Burdens Antumberances Herbitas,
Perils dangers and Antonbennes whatsoever att all
hands and against All deadly. Excepting all:
ways Out of the Warrandire above written the 31st:
pend And affiendity prefiely Payable out of this
said lands. As also Excepting a Tack of
the said lands of Arthur Catrin called Whytflatt,
comprehending as said is to A single Mirry for the
years thereof yet to run bearing date the twenty
fifth day of October Sebenteen hundred and thirty
Seven. As also a Tack of the said lands of
Middle Whytflatt in favours of Mungo Lennox)
for the years thereof yet to run dated the
...... day of January Sebenteen hundred and thir-
ty mine. Without prejndire allways to the said
Mr Alexander 25 of wrell and his forsaids to Quarrel
and Impugn the premises which are excepted out
of the said Warrandire upon any ground of law
which shall not Infer a Contravention of Warran-
dire against me. Affirder the said Joseph
Wilson Oblioge me and my forsaids to free and
Relieve the said Mr Alexander 25 of wrell of all
ffirw and Teind duties Ministero Stipends School:
Masters Ballarys Efeis, Land tax, Building And Re-
pairing of Kirks, Manses and all other Burdens
and

["200", "And Impositions whatsoever as well incident as incum-\nbent imposed upon and due and payable on that shall\nbe imposed upon and be due and payable for or further of\nthe subjects hereby disposed of any part there of att and\npreceding the term of Martinnaſs next to come which\nis hereby declared to be the term att with the said2201 altho'\nander3000well and his forsaids their Entry to the said\nLands shall comment and report and deliber to the said\nMr Alexander 300well and his forsaids sufficient dis-\ncharges thereof. 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Mentioned with the said Tacks themselves with all that may or can follow thereon. With power to the said Mr Alexander Boofwell and his forsaids to do every thing in relation to the premises hereby assigned that it could have done myself before granting hereof. Admittedly Afsignation & Oblige Mr and my forsaids to Warrant his Niz. An so far as conerns the Writs and Evidents, att all hands And so far as the fame concerns Mr Maills and Dutys from my own and the facts and deeds of my Predecessoors and antients. And I have hirewith Dibereed up to this Mr Alexander Boofwell the haill Writs and Evidents have of and Concluding the subjects aforesaid, Conform to an Enbentary thereof Subscribed by him and me of this date relativiby hereto which is lodged in his hands to be disposed of by him and his as their own in all tyme Coming. And I consent to the Registration hir of in the Books of Fess ion or any others Competent to have the strength of a Deed interpond That morning upon the first days charged and all Executorialls needful may pafs hireryon in form as E矣rs And forth that end Constitute me Robert Dundafs Adborat my Pro Rata. At tour of the Said Joseph Wilson hereby deirs and require you And each of you conjunctly and Seberally my Baillies in that part to the Effect underwritten hereby specially constituted That

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That upon eight hours of the pafs to the ground of the
Subjects before disposed And there give and deliver
heritable and irredeemable State and Reason
To Adnall Riall and Corporall possession of All
and Haill the said Mine Shilling land of Nither
Catrine called Whytftatt Comprehending thereon
as a part and pertinent there of All and Haill
the fip Shilling land of Rensty of old Extent As
also All and Haill that my Niece Shilling land
of Nidli Whytftatt also of old Extent with the
honsis Ziggings yards parts pendiles and per-
tinents Nofis Muirs Meadows Woods and Haill
privelages of and belonging to the said Haill live:
all lands and others before Written and disposed
As also all and Haill the said Teinds Par-
sonage and Vintarage of the same included
therein, And Annuities of the said Teinds All
lying within the Parish of Born Bailliary of fly:
Stemark and Blanks of Ayr to have for said
To the said W. Alexander Boiswell his heirs or Assignee
that ever By the Debitery to him or them or
their certain Attorney or Attorneys in his or their
Mames bearers hereof Of Earth and Stone of the
ground of the said Deberall lands and handfull of
grafs or Corn and All other Symbollo necessary To
be holden and with Warrantee in manner before lo-
pridely

D.G.W. MNP

Espreys, An
will to do it
is said is my
concept of Sea
which is whi-
fe pricicing
of upon
the third
all written up
in the title
the twelfth do
thirteenth do
fourteenth do
fifteenth do
sixteenth do
Seventeenth do
Eighteenth do
Nineteenth do
Boiswell Writer
in Engish for the
pages by

Expressed. And this on no account to leave undone The which to do I Commit to you conjointly and severally as said is my full and irrevocable power by this my precept of Season direct to you for that effect. An Witneſs whereof I have Subscribed this and the five preceding pages with two Marginall Notes on: whereof upon the former page And the other thereof upon the third page Whereof these presents do consist All written upon stamped paper by James Boswell Writer in Edinburgh Att Auflinleck this 15 day of September in the year One Thousand and Seven hundred and thirty Mine, Before this Witneſs John Mitchell of Langhiglenmuir James Ffringuscon Writer in Ayr And the said James Boswell Writer hereof Sir Subſcribitur por.irlſone Ja. Ferguson witness John Mitchell witness James Bofwell witness Extracted upon this and the ten preceding Pages By

Disposition
Alexander Mitchell of Halglenmuir
Lord to
Hochinleck
Of the Lands of Walltruss

In Edinburgh, the twenty-first day of Novem-
ber one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven years
In presence of the Lords of council and de s i s o n e,
Compeared Mr. David Rae, Advocate as Professor
for Alexander Mitchell after designed and gave in
the Disposition underwritten desiring the same,
might be registrate in their Lordships Books con-
form to the clause of Registration therein contained
Which Desire The saids Lords found reasonable
And omtained the same to be done accordingly
whereof the tenor follows; Know All men by these
Presents S. Alexander Mitchell of Halglenmuir e
heritable Prokrietor of the Lands and others afterdis
bowed For the sum of Three hundred and Fifty five
Pounds Sterling paid to me at Martinmas Onethous:
and seven hundred and sixty six and twenty pounds
Sterling of Gratuity instantly paid to me by Alex.
Boswel of Auchenleck Esquire one of the Senators -

of the College of Justice as the agreed price and value
of the Lands and others after mentioned whereof
I grant the Recipient and discharge him thereof for
ever. I have sold and Disposed as by these Pre-
sents sell, alienate and simply Disposed from
me my Heirs and Successors So and in favours
of the said Alexander Boswel & require his heirs and
Abergnees whatsoever heretofore & irredeemably All &
IHaill the Thirty Three Shilling Sowe Ienny Land of old
Extent of barbellow called Maltrees with houses Big-
gings Yards Parts Pendicles & Pertinents of the same
lying within the Parish of Auchinleck, Baillair/Thyle:
Stewart & Sherriffdom of Avr with the Feunds Parson-
age and Vicarage of the said Lands together with
all Right Title and Interest claim of Right Pro-
perty and Palsession which I my Predecessors &
Authors had have or could any wise claim or pretend
thereof or any part thereof in all time coming in
the which Lands Feunds & others before Disposed
Ibind and oblige me and my foresaids to infeft
and sease the said Alexander Boswel & require
and his foresaids upon their own proper Charges
and Expences to be holden by two several Infeft-
ments and Manner of Holdings the one thereof
to be holden of me and my Heirs & Successors in
free

free Blench for payment of a penny Scots in name
of Blench Farm at the term of this Sunday yearly
if asked altenarly and the other to be holden from
me and my foresaids of my immediate lawful superos
thereof in the same manner as I hold or might
have holden the same myself which Disposition
before written In feftment to follow hereon lands
Teinds and others before disponed I bind and oblig me
my Fleirs and Succefsors to warrant from my own
proper Facts and Deeds done or to be done in preju-
dice hereof and to free and disburden the same of all
Heu dity befs and other public Burdens payable furth
and due at and preceeding the term of Martinmas
Seventeen hundred and sixty sixa which is the said
Alexander Boswel Esquire his Entry thereto and
further here by make and constitute the said
Alexander Boswel Esquire his Fleirs & Donators
my undoubted beſioners and Aſsignees In and
To not only all and Sundry Charters Dispositi-
ons Precepts and Instrum ents of Sasine Procura-
tories and Instrum ents of Resignation and all
other Writs and Evidents whosoever granted
to me my Predeceſsors or Authors of or concerning
the

299

300

the said Lands Seinds and others foresaid and par-
licularly in and To a Disposition thereof of Date the
fourteenth day of August Seventeen hundred &
Sixty five years made and granted in my
favours by John Beggs of Dornal Procuratory
of Resignation therein contained with power to
him and his foresaids to procure themselves
in defect by virtue thereof of Clause of absolute
Warrandice therein contained under the Ex-
ception of the Jack therein mentioned and haill
other heads and clauses thereof with all that
has or may follow on any of the said Writes But
also in & To the Rents mails & Duties of the said Land
& others before disponed from and since Martin-
mas Seventeen hundred & sixty six and in all time
coming and in & To the Jack of the said Lands
& Jack Duties thereof for the haill years a jet to
run and to the Share of the Seal in the Kirk of
Auchinleck eſeiring to the Valuation of the said
Lands Surrogating & Substituting the said Aleat.
Boswell Esquire and his foresaids in my full
Right Title & place of the Premises for noiv &
ever with full power to them to call & pursue
the said Alexander

for Exhibition of the Writes and payment of the 301
Bents mails and Duties and generally every

Bents mails and Duties and generally every
other thing thereanent to do which I could do,
myself before the granting hereof which Al-
signation before written I bind & oblige me &
my fore saids to warrant from my own proper

Facts & Deeds done or to be done in prejudice
hereof And I have here with delivered up the,
haill Writes I have of or concerning the said
Lands & others before disponed to be used and
disposed of by the said Alexander Boswell
Esquire & his fore saids at their pleasure in

all time coming- -consenting to the Re-
gistration hereof in the Books of bouncl & Self-
sion or any other judge's Books competent
therein to remain for Preservation & if need
bees that the Strength of a Decree be interponed
here to that Letters of Homing & all other exe-
cution needfull may pafs thereon in form as
effeirs and thereto I constitute Mr David Rae
Advocate my Proctors & Attour to the Effect
the said Alexander Boswell Esquire and his
foresaids,

302

foresaid may be more conveniently infed in
the foresaid Lands, Teinds and others before
disposed of, hereby desire and require you...
and each
one of you conjunctly and severally my Bail-
lies in that Part specially constituted that on
Sight hereof aye pafs to the ground of the Lands
and others beforementioned and there give
and deliver heretable state & saine with real
actual & corporal Posseion of All & Haill the
said Thirty three Shilling four penny of old
Extent of barbellow called Waltrees with the
Teinds there of both Parsonage & Viccarage with
houses Biggings yards parts Pendicles &
perlinents of the same lying & described in
manner foresaid to the said Alexander Boswel
Esquire and his foresaids and that by Deliverz
=ance to them or their certain Attorney or,
Attorneys in their names Bearers hereof of
Earth & Stone of the ground of the foresaid
Lands an handful of lyrafs & born for the said

Lands and other
like bases and
which to do
nally as said is
forsinme directed
nelse whereof I
the presents
causing pages of
writer in Edin
month day of Nov
thirty seven years
ince gardner of
lief writer he
of Bruce Witne
on this & the six

Tends and other symbols necessary and used in,
the like bases and this on noways ye leave undone,
the which to do I commit to you conjunctly & seve-
rally as said is my full power by this my precept
of Seasine directed to you for that Effect In Lieu-
of Nefs whereof I have subscribed each page of
these Presents wrote on this and the two pre-
ceeding Pages of stampet Paper by John Stobie,
Writer in Edinburgh At Auchinleck the
nineth day of November Seventeen hundred &
Sixty seven years before these Witnefes James
Bruce gardner at Auchinleck & the said John
Stobie Writer hereof (signed) Alex. Hitchel,
Jas Bruce Witnefs To: Stobie Witnefs - Extracted
upon this & the six preceeding pages By