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 REVENUE 
 
 OF 
 
 THE SCOTTISH CROWN, 1681 
 
 BY 
 
 SIR WILLIAM PURVES 
 
 EDITED BY 
 
 D. MURRAY ROSE 
 
 WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS 
 
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 Accompt of his Majesties Propper Rentes 
 
 arryseing froin the few & blench duties 
 of the severall landes holdeii 
 few & blench of his 
 Majestic in his King- 
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 Scotland 
 
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 The Deditctiones, Alteratio7ies & Differences 
 
 betwixt the presentt rentall and the former. 
 
 preceeding King y antes of blissed 
 
 7neinory /lis goeing into 
 
 England in 
 
 Anno 
 
 1603 
 
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 in anno 
 
 1681
 
 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Sir William Purves of Woodhouselee, who became Solicitor- 
 General for Scotland in the reign of Charles II., was directed 
 to inquire into the condition of the King's revenue. In 1667 
 his researches in this connection resulted in a folio volume of 71 
 pages, entituled " Ane Abbreviat of his Majesties proper and 
 constant rent peyit be several feuars for the respective lands, 
 and be the sheriffs for the blench dew ties, castlewairds and 
 others out of the respective shires as the same compts in the 
 present Rolls, with the deductions and differences betwixt the 
 same and the former Rolls preceding King James of blissed 
 memorie his troeinjr to Enirland in anno 1603." 
 
 The question of the condition of the patrimony of the Crown 
 possessed great interest for Sir William, and in 1681 he drew 
 up a more elaborate account of the Revenue, which is now in 
 the British Museum. The authorities of this great institution, 
 with that courtesy for which they are distingiiished, at once 
 consented to the publication of the volume. The title is — " An 
 Accompt of his Majesties Propper Rentes arryseing from the 
 few blench duties of the severall landes holden few blench of his 
 Majestie in his Kingdome of Scotland ; with the Deductiones, 
 
 b
 
 VI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Alteratlones & Differences betwixt the presentt rentall and the 
 former, preceeding King James of blissed memory his goeing 
 into England in anno 1603." There are four copies of this MS. 
 in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, but they, with others 
 elsewhere, are incomplete. 
 
 The volume has been drawn up in the usual canting and 
 servile style of the period ; and as there is always a certain 
 curiosity to know something of the man, or of his forebears, 
 who acted in an official character in the reign of the Stuarts, 
 it is well, before entering upon details in regard to this work, 
 to tell what is known of the career of Purves. 
 
 Sir William claimed to represent the family of Purves of 
 Purveshauch, a race long settled in Berwickshire, of whom, 
 through the loss of family papers, no connected genealogy can 
 now be given. They appear to have been vassals of the great 
 Earls of March, and originally had their seat at Ercildoune, 
 now Earlston, on the banks of the Leader, " whose waves," 
 sang the bard, "dance shimmering in the ray," ere it joins 
 and becomes lost in the classic Tweed. An element of romance 
 is attached to the cradle of the race ; it is a place of eerie mem- 
 ories — the home of the prophetic bard, Thomas the Khymer, 
 the father of Scottish poetry. The weird story which circles 
 round the grey ruin, still pointed out as the remains of his 
 *' high and ancient hall," even yet fascinates the people of the 
 Borders, and one cannot gaze on the spot where stood the 
 Eildon tree without recalling the scene depicted 'neath its 
 shade when " True Thomas " gallantly kissed the lips of the 
 Fairy Queen. The legend runs that seven years spent in Elf- 
 land was the penalty he paid for his rashness, being only 
 permitted to revisit the earth on condition of returning to
 
 INTRODUCTION. Vll 
 
 his mistress when called upon. It will be remembered in how 
 strange a manner that call was given on the evening when, 
 with knights of great renown, he held high revel in his 
 ancestral hall, little dreaming that in so short a space he 
 would be roused from slumber to bid 
 
 " Farewell to Leader's silver tide, 
 Farewell to Ercildoune," 
 
 and never again be seen in the haunts of living man. 
 
 We have no knowledge of the lineage of Thomas, although 
 a remarkable personage in his o^vn day, and his surname has 
 been given as Learmonth and Rhymer. In regard to the first, 
 the charter of his son Thomas, to the Trinity House of Soltra, 
 in 1299, as well as his o\m\ signature to a charter by Petrus de 
 Haofa to the monks of Melrose, show that if his name was Lear- 
 month, he discarded it for the more popular designation of 
 Rhymer or Rimor, by which he is now known. If any weight 
 be attached to the traditionary name of Learmonth, and the 
 circumstance that the armorial bearings of the Purveses and 
 Learmonths were similar, it is an open question whether the 
 Purveses of Earlston were not the immediate relatives or 
 descendants of Thomas. It is vain to speculate as to how they 
 became possessed of the lordship of Ercildoune. From the 
 Liber de Dryhurgh we know that before 1318 it was held by 
 Alan Purves, whose daughter Margaret is said to have married 
 Petrus de Haga of Bemersyde. One would expect to find 
 (considering the family must have occupied the Rhymer's 
 Tower at a time when the glamour he had tin-own around it 
 was still fresh) that they were not unknown to fame in the 
 stirring days of the gallant Brus, when neighbouring lairds
 
 Vlll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 were earning undying honour ; but they never were a leading 
 family, and took no conspicuous part in the chivalrous exploits 
 which have made the memories of the gay Gordons, Swintons, 
 and others the theme of song and story. Three names only 
 occur — that of Alexander, probably the son of Alan, who was 
 member of a sanguinary band associated for the purpose of 
 killing every Berwickshire man found across the Border ; 
 Boger, who, for his stout defence of Bolton Pele, was reckoned 
 the greatest evil-doer on the Scottish March, and was sen- 
 tenced, on the capture of the place, to be hanged and drawn 
 for resisting the English in 1318 ; Ucthred, whose lands were 
 confiscated and bestowed on his cousin John because he let 
 a prisoner escape who had been intrusted to his care by 
 Edward of England. These were ordinary everyday incidents 
 in the life of the men of the Merse, and were beneath the 
 notice of the historians and the ballad-mongers of the time. 
 
 Alan Purves of Ercildoune was succeeded by his son Alex- 
 ander, who in 1333, for the salvation of his own soul, as well 
 as that of his father and mother, his ancestors and his descen- 
 dants, conveyed to the church of St Mary of Dryburgh a 
 messuage of land in Ercildoune — a grant which was afterwards 
 confirmed by Patrick, Earl of March, his superior. Having 
 thus invoked the prayers of the saintly monks of Dryburgh, 
 the family settled down to peaceful vocations, and we trace no 
 further record of them until 1428, when a John Purves appears 
 as witness in the process between the monks of Melrose and 
 the Haliburtons relating to the neighbouring lands of Hassing- 
 ton and Pittlesheugh. Another interval elapses, and in 1466 
 we find the Abbot of Kelso convey to Alexander Purves and 
 his brother Hugh certain rights in the lordship of MeUerstain
 
 INTRODUCTION. IX 
 
 and Fans. Two years later, on 21st June, David Purves 
 appears as a witness along with lairds of high standing — 
 Cockburns, Nisbets, and Ormistons — in a process as to the 
 division of the lands of Crailing between the Homes, Ruther- 
 fords, and Kerrs. David died before 1479, when his children — 
 William, John, Janet, and Margaret — were defendants in an 
 action before the Lords of Council. In 1483 William Purves 
 and his son William were witnesses to the sasine of tlie lord- 
 ship of Earlston in favour of Archibald, Earl of Angus, and 
 two years later William, evidently the elder, was obliged to 
 pay the teinds of the lands of Fans, while in 1499 another 
 William had sasine of Earlston. Five years later Os\\'ald 
 Purves had sasine of the same lands, and on 14th May 1537 he 
 is desiofnated "of Purveshauch " in a charter under the Great 
 Seal of the lands of Huntshaw in Earlston, which he received 
 along with his spouse, Elizabeth Kerr. 
 
 From 1539 to 1580 there is notice, as serving on retours of 
 inquest, of Alexander Purves of that ilk, styled occasionally 
 "Alexander Purves, portioner of Earlston," and "Alexander 
 Laird Purves " in Earlston. Whether these were father and 
 son has not been ascertained, but on 29th June 1580 Alexander 
 Purves, portioner of Earlston, with consent of John his sou and 
 heir, sold to his third son Thomas in Earlston the four carucates, 
 or sixteen husband-land, in Earlston, of which Thomas had charter 
 of confirmation under the Great Seal on 25th February 1581. 
 
 John Purves, the son of this Thomas, was served heir to his 
 father in the above carucates on 19th November 1G12. lie 
 married Agnes, daughter of Thomas Redpath of that ilk, and 
 on 30th November of the following year there is a charter 
 under the Great Seal confirming the liferent disposition he had
 
 X INTRODUCTION. 
 
 made In completion of his contract of marriage with Baid Agnes, 
 He was a man addicted to violence, and possessing supreme 
 contempt for law and order. On 21st July 1623 he, with 
 consent of Agnes Redpath his spouse, Isobel Home his mother, 
 and Charles Cairncross her spouse, sold his lands to his near 
 kinsman, Hector Purves, eldest son of Andrew Purves, burgess 
 of Edinburgh, who had charter under the Great Seal on 1st 
 October 1623. The carucates thus disponed were Purveshauch, 
 Whitfield, Earlston, and Huntshaw. This Andrew Purves 
 possessed the " Temple lands " in Earlston, apparently by 
 inheritance from Alexander Purves of Earlston. He married 
 Marion Cramond, daughter of Mr John Cramond, Advocate, 
 burgess of Edinburgh, in 1601, and was admitted a burgess in 
 her right on 9th August 1603. On 22d March 1631 Andrew 
 Purves resigned the " Temple lands" of Earlston into the hands 
 of Thomas, Earl of Haddington, for new infeftment in favour of 
 his son Hector of Purveshauch, who had charter from the Earl 
 on same day. 
 
 Hector of Purveshauch married Isobel Adair, and had two 
 sons — Andrew (baptised 5th February 1630) and Robert. 
 Hector died soon afterwards, and his son Andrew was served 
 heir before the Sheriff of Berwick on 21st February 1656. He 
 married Marion Aikman, and, dying without issue, was succeeded 
 by his brother Robert, who, on 24th February 1665, was charged 
 to enter himself as heir in special, when Andrew Aikman, W.S., 
 apprised the estate of Purveshauch from him for £5075, 7s. 5d. 
 Scots. Aikman on same day received charter under the Great 
 Seal ; but the lands were acquired on 9th December 1671 by Sir 
 WiUiam Purves of Woodhouselee from Marion Aikman, spouse 
 of the " deceased Andrew Purves of that Ilk."
 
 SIR WILLIAM PURVES. 
 
 The connection of Sir William with the family of Purves- 
 hauch has not been traced. His father, Robert Purves, was 
 probably nephew of Andi'ew of Edinburgh, the father of Hector 
 of Purveshauch : it is, however, certain that neither the father 
 nor grandfather of Sir William were designated " of Abbeyhill," 
 as represented in the various pedigrees of the family. The 
 above Robert was apprentice to John Hepburn, and was 
 admitted a burgess of Edinburgh on 21st October IGIG, 
 through payment of £5, and appearing sufficiently well armed 
 with hagbut and pistols. Robert's surety on this occasion 
 was Patrick Douglas, baxter, Edinburgh, who afterwards 
 became his father-in-law. It was usual in those days for the 
 younger sons of gentle families to engage in mercantile pursuits, 
 and through being tradesmen they did not lose their social 
 status. Innumerable instances might be given where timely 
 aid from burgess kinsfolk prevented the old acres from passing 
 to other names, and through such means many historic families 
 acquired a new lease of life. Three times this has been the 
 fate of the house of Purves : first, in the person of Thomas in 
 Earlston ; secondly, when in 1G23 Hector Purves purchased 
 the family estate from John of Purveshauch ; thirdly, when it 
 was acquired by Sir William, the son of another Edinburgh 
 merchant. 
 
 Robert Purves, on 4th February 1018, received sasine from 
 Patrick Hepburn of Fineven of six acres of temple lands in 
 Kemston, within the constabulary of Haddington, possessed
 
 XU • INTRODUCTION. 
 
 by his late brother George, who had been admitted a burgess 
 of Edinburgh on 12th April 1615. Robert had nine children, 
 of whom William, the fifth but eldest surviving son, baptised 
 1 9th October 1623, was served his heir on 15th July 1630 at 
 an unusually early age. On 17th November William had 
 sasine, proceeding on a charter of same date granted by his 
 grandfather, Patrick Douglas, his curator, of four acres of 
 land in the barony of Restalrig, together with the lands of 
 Craigchat and others ; the liferent of Isabel Logan, the spouse 
 of Patrick, being reserved, as well as the provision made for 
 her daughters Isabel, Janet, and Catherine. Patrick Douglas, 
 as curator, alienated the Kemston lands in favour of Francis 
 Hepburn, a disposition which William Purves became bound 
 to ratify on attaining his majority ; undertaking at the same 
 time to relieve the said ladies of all damag-e which mio-ht be 
 sustained through the transaction. He was, on 12th November 
 1640, a pkrtj to the marriage - contract of his sister Sibilla, 
 who married James Matheson of Broughton, to whom she 
 brought as tocher the sum of 11,600 merks. The settlement 
 provided that the sum of 15,000 merks should be set apart 
 in case there might be daughters of the marriage, in which 
 event the eldest was to receive 8000 merks, the remaining 
 7000 merks to form the portions of the others. 
 
 William Purves became a writer, and secured a lucrative 
 practice. On 16th December 1642 he entered into a contract 
 of marriage with Marjory Fleming, daughter of Thomas Fleming 
 of Longherdmiston. Those acting on Marjory's behalf were 
 Sara Miller, her mother, Thomas Fleming, her brother, and 
 her uncle, Patrick Fleming of Cowburne. Sara MiUer, with 
 consent of her son Thomas, assigned to Purves, as his wife's
 
 INTRODUCTION. Xlll 
 
 tocher, the sum of 2300 merks, due by Su- William Dick of 
 Braid by obligation to said Sara, dated 28th December 1639 ; 
 also the sum of 5000 merks contained in an obligation by the 
 late Sir James Sandilands, and Francis Wauchope of Niddry, 
 his cautioner, to the late Alexander Miller, Master Tailor to 
 the King, dated the last day of July, and registered 2d 
 January 1610. She made him assignee to other sums, ex- 
 tending in all to 10,000 merks, of which 8000 were to be 
 secured on heritable lands, with the advice of said Sara Miller, 
 Thomas and Patrick Fleming, for behoof of Purves, his spouse, 
 and their heirs. Purves, on the other hand, constituted Marjory 
 his assignee to the annual rent of 10,000 merks, decerned as 
 due to him by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum. 
 
 The marriage was celebrated on 12th January 1643, the 
 contract being registered in the Books of Council and Session 
 on 29th January 1644. Immediately after his marriage Purves 
 took a lease of the mansion-house of Drumsheugh from John 
 Aitchison, advocate, at a rental of £100 Scots per annum. 
 There is little trace of him during the next few years, save 
 through the payment of tradesmen's bills, and the baptism 
 of his children — a ceremony gone through in those days with 
 elaborate preparations and a profuse hospitality. It is note- 
 worthy, as evidence of his social advancement, that while the 
 witnesses to the baptism of the elder children were burgesses 
 of the city, the baptism of his daughter Margaret, on 8th July 
 1649, was attended by the elite of Edinburgh society, lords and 
 ladies of high rank — such as John, Lord Balmeriiu^, James, 
 Lord Coupar, Sir Archibald Johnstone of Warriston, Sir 
 Alexander Belches of Tofts, and others. Charles, Earl of 
 Loudoun, the Earl of Wigtown, Lord Kamsay, and Sir Henry 
 
 c
 
 XIV INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Nisbet, were prominent among the guests attending the baptism 
 of the younger children. 
 
 Fickle fortune had, however, evil days in store for the 
 ambitious writer, and he who in the full tide of prosperity 
 turned his back on burgess friends was now obliged to seek 
 protection from his enemies in many a " lowly land." He had 
 embraced the Royalist cause, but the unhappy struggle between 
 Charles I. and his subjects proved disastrous to the King's 
 partisans, for Cromwell took possession of Edinburgh and 
 became Master of Scotland. Purves designated himself " of 
 Abbeyhill " in those days, and the houses he had erected there 
 were destroyed by order of the Committee of Estates. He has 
 been held by some to be the prototype of Sir William Worthy 
 in Ramsay's pastoral, " The Gentle Shepherd," but, while the 
 opening scene in the third act would certainly represent his 
 condition at this time, there is no reason to conclude that 
 Purves and Sir William Worthy are identical. 
 
 When Charles II. and his Parliament met at Stirling' in 
 1651, Purves sent a humble supplication to the king repre- 
 senting what loss he sustained through the destruction of his 
 property by command of the Committee then with the army. 
 The Estates requested Lord Coupar and Lord Tofts to comprise 
 the damage done, so that reparation might be given. They 
 assessed the loss at 6178 merks, but of this money Purves 
 received no part, save a few sheep which belonged to the 
 Laird of Dundas. He therefore prayed that, seeing he is put 
 from any kind of subsistence, all his "LyfSy-hood" being on 
 the other side ; also considering the extraordinary charges 
 he has been put to, in attendance on the Committee of Griev- 
 ances and provisions for the army, the King and Estates of
 
 INTRODUCTION. XV 
 
 Parliament would consider his case, and take some effectual 
 course for his further payment, by constituting the balance 
 due as a public debt. 
 
 The Committee of Bills who dealt with the matter, on 28th 
 March 1651 recommended that the G178 merks should be 
 regarded as a public debt — the sheep he had already received 
 being apprised. In respect to attendance on the Committee, 
 they thought the sum of 100 merks per month ought to be 
 allowed to him out of the general Commissary or other pul)lic 
 dues of the Burgh of Aberdeen. Three days later the King 
 and Estates ordered steps to be taken for his satisfaction. 
 
 Purves in this time of trouble had good reason to bless 
 his mother-in-law for her generous assistance : she advanced 
 him considerable sums, so that shortly afterwards he purchased 
 lands adjoining his property at Abbeyhill. He acquired in 
 June 1652 seven acres in the Cannoflat from Finlay Taylor 
 and Margaret Boswell, his spouse, a conveyance which on 
 16th June was confirmed by the Magistrates of Edinburgh, 
 who, in consideration of the good service he had rendered 
 to the city, passed a special Act discharging the Master of 
 the Trinity Hospital from uplifting £120 due as composi- 
 tion for entry to the lands. About the same time he had a 
 liferent disposition, from John Stirling of Orchardfield, of 
 eight acres of land with bog and meadow, and four rigs de- 
 scribed as lying on the north side of the bog, in the barony 
 of Bestalrig. 
 
 As there appeared but little prospect of the restoration of 
 Charles during the life of Cromwell, Purves, remembering how 
 his political leanings had brouglit him into troul)le, determintK;! 
 to secure some appointment in the service of the Common-
 
 XVI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 wealth, accepting in 1655 a clerkship in the Exchequer, with 
 which he had some previous connection. He never took kindly 
 to the Protector's rule, and in private gave vent to his feelings 
 by endorsing various bonds as being registered in the "pre- 
 tendit Court Books of Justice " ! 
 
 Soon after his appointment it became necessary to issue 
 a proclamation charging all possessed of any part of the Kirk 
 lands, or King's property, to exhibit their titles before the 
 Lords of Exchequer — an ordinance which gave rise to very 
 great feeling, as well as to unjust reflections upon Purves. It 
 was entirely due to the fact that, " through the great dis- 
 tractions and disturbances, many of the registers, rentals, and 
 rolls of the revenue are lost — at least for the present cannot 
 be found — whereby a true and perfect rental and condition of 
 the revenue cannot now be known." The measures adopted 
 were regarded as solely due to Purves's malevolent designs, 
 for his signature was appended to the proclamation, and 
 contemporary writers refer to these proceedings, known as 
 " Purves's Production," as one of the twenty hardships under 
 which the nation suffered. The exhibition of titles was 
 especially obnoxious, for those who failed to produce their 
 rights were dealt with in arbitrary fashion. Purves's influence 
 was exerted in many instances on behalf of needy Royalist 
 families ; yet the ability he displayed in his difficult position 
 won him the friendship of Cromwell, and led to his appointment 
 in the following year as Head Clerk of the Exchequer. 
 
 The Executive in Scotland had protested in vain against the 
 removal of the national muniments to London, but on this point 
 Cromwell was as firmly resolved as Edward I. Great incon- 
 venience was consequently felt, particularly in regard to fiscal
 
 INTRODUCTION. XVll 
 
 matters, and In May 1658, when Purves was in London with 
 proposals for the improvement of the revenue, the Master of the 
 Rolls was ordered to appoint a fit person to aid him in the 
 separation of the Records sent from Scotland, so far as related 
 to the revenue, from others in the Tower. 
 
 During the years 1658 and 1659 there were signs of deep- 
 rooted discontent, indications that the country would not 
 much longer submit to the military desjDotism under which 
 it groaned. There were expectations of a Royalist attempt, 
 and a renewal of the terrible struggle between Cavalier and 
 Roundhead ; but the death of Cromwell, the feeble rule of 
 his son, the dissensions between the heads of the English 
 army, paved the way for Monck's master-stroke and the 
 peaceful restoration of Charles II. The true proclivities of 
 Purves now found vent in various ways : he hastened to 
 London to await the issue, and through the friendship of 
 Monck was among the first to congratulate Charles when he 
 entered London. The King's reception of him was not en- 
 couraging, for he was ordered back to Scotland to he tried 
 by the Scots Parliament. Fortunately he had good friends 
 in Edinburgh, and the Estates on 21st June 1661, having 
 considered the Report made to them by the Committee ap- 
 pointed to investigate his conduct during the troubles — 
 
 Find that he, being in charge before the incoming of the Usurper, liath 
 public testimony from the King's Majesty and Committee of Estates at 
 Stirling of his good service, and albeit, by the burning of liis houses, 
 destroying of his lands, and other losses, lie was induced to serve in some 
 employment under the Usurper, yet his service was rather an advantage 
 than otherwise, for, by his kindness and care to the loyal subjects — 
 whereof many persons of known honor and integrity have given many 
 testimonies — promoted some public good for this country. And as to
 
 xvui [NTRODiTcrrroN. 
 
 the maUer of prodnction oi: Evidciits, they found after trial that lie did 
 not project the same, and wlieu it fell in his hands to officiate, he did all 
 the advantage he could to tlie subjects, without any considerable advantage 
 to himself; and therefore the King's Majesty, with advice and consent of 
 the Estates, do acquit him from all question of his services. 
 
 This public testimony to his integrity led to the sarcastic 
 remarks of Lord Fountainhall. 
 
 He regained the royal favour through the friendly offices 
 of Sir John Gilmour and the Earl of Lauderdale, and on 2d 
 September 1662 a warrant was issued appointing him his 
 Majesty's Solicitor for life : he also became Procurator of the 
 Church of Scotland, being admitted advocate on 13th Nov- 
 ember of same year. This advancement of a Cromwellian 
 official proved annoying to such as had been more steadfast in 
 their loyalty. Attempts were made to prevent the warrants 
 passing the seals ; and hearing of these intrigues, Purves wrote 
 the following curious letter to his friend and patron, the Earl 
 of Lauderdale : — 
 
 Eight Honourable and my most nobill Lord, 
 
 Seeing it is by yor lordeship's favor that I enjoy that place which 
 yor lordeship obtenned from his Majestie to me, I presume the more when 
 I apprehend prejudices to arryse to shelter myself under yor lordeship's 
 patroncie. I wes so happy at being with yor lo: that I do confedently 
 rest upon yor favor. Whenever yor lo: shall think me unworthye, ayther 
 of his Majesties or yor lo: favor let me only esteme it my happiness to lay 
 it at yor lo: feit, and to beg yor lo: continuance to preserve me from the 
 malice of my enemies till then. 
 
 I am informed that Sir John Gilmour not yet satisfyed with what his 
 Majestie hes done to me (by yor favor) in nominating me his Solicitor and 
 not his brother-in-law. Mr James Windred heath written to yor lo:, and 
 som oythers, letteris to my prejudice. If I knew what they were I could
 
 INTRODUCTION. XIX 
 
 easily answer them. I do not apprehend any prejudice from them, if they 
 do not robe me of yor lo: favor, but finding so much nobilitie and gener- 
 osity from yor lo: I shal ever rest upon yor lo: favor and patroncie till 
 yor lo: discharge me thereof. 
 
 May I most humbly entreat yor lo: to acquaint my brother if ther be 
 anything of this nature — not so much out of any desyr to knowe the matter 
 as out of ane feare of yor lo: alteracion to him who is no more his owne 
 then he is, 
 
 Yor lo: most faithful, real and humble servant. 
 
 Edinburgh, 
 5th February 1G63. 
 
 Charles created him a knight baronet on Gth July ; on 12th 
 August he had a receipt for forty merks from the Macers of the 
 Council and Session in full satisfaction of their dues " for the 
 title and dignity conferred upon him, be his sacred Majesty, 
 as Knight and Baronet most deservedlie." His residence at 
 this time was the house of Sir John Henderson of Fordell, and 
 here he gave a grand entertainment which was attended by many 
 nobles. Fortune again smiled upon him ; he received a joint 
 gift with the Earl of Lauderdale of Wards and Marriages, 
 amounting to upwards of £20,000 Scots per annum, besides 
 large sums for ** his pains and zeal." He was frequently In- 
 trusted with affairs of great delicacy, his conduct throughout 
 inspiring implicit confidence. In the following year he drew up 
 his first account of the Revenue, which forms the basis of tlu' 
 present work.
 
 XX INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Between Purves and William, Earl Marischal, a warm friend- 
 ship had long subsisted, and the Earl on 25th August 1668 
 appointed him, and, in the event of his death, his eldest son 
 Alexander, to subjoin and append the Privy Seal to all writs, 
 &c., as should be sealed thereby ; to receive all fees, casualties, 
 and dues belonging to the Lord Privy Seal, and to employ said 
 fees and dues to their own proper use as freely as the said Earl 
 or his deputies might do. They were to enter upon these 
 duties at Martinmas, and Sir William and his son became bound 
 to be careful of, and become responsible for, the said seals, and 
 to relieve and skaithless keep the said noble Earl. 
 
 Hitherto we have been chiefly concerned with Purves's 
 official connections. His sole ambition seems to have been 
 family aggrandisement, and in recording the steps taken to this 
 end, we deal with one of those quiet, unobtrusive men whose 
 energy and industry enabled them gradually to lay the founda- 
 tion for the future greatness of their descendants. Had it not 
 been for the fortunate discovery of certain family papers, as 
 little would have been known of him as of the " dark grey " man, 
 reputed founder of the house of Douglas. Soon after accepting 
 office under Cromwell, he acquired the lands of Fulford and 
 others through the renunciation in his favour by Helen Belches, 
 sister of Alexander, Lord Tofts, spouse of John Hume of Man- 
 derston, and by Marjory Coupar, lawful daughter of deceased 
 Andrew Coupar, of Fenton, by his wife Janet Belches, sister of 
 Helen. Cromwell, who loved to style himself "The keeper 
 of the liberties of England," granted precept of sasine for his 
 infeftment in these lands on 13th May 1657 ; while a charter 
 under the Great Seal was expede on 17th August following, 
 settling the lands on himself in liferent, and conveymg the fee
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXI 
 
 thereof to his son Alexander — reserving power of redemption, 
 what time he pleased. Purves soon afterwards took up his 
 residence at Woodhouselee, a beautiful and romantic place on 
 the banks of the North Esk, of which he had charter under the 
 Great Seal on 31st December 1658, proceeding on the resig- 
 nation of Alexander Bothwell of Glencorse and his son. The 
 lands had been impignorated by William, Earl of Roxburgh, for 
 20,000 merks, and although possessed of the property since 
 1658, Purves only received sasine on 31st August 1665. On 
 29th January 1667 he acquired the lands and barony of 
 Thankerton, with the tower, fortalice, manor -place, and per- 
 tinents lying within the sheriffdom of Lanark, from John, Earl 
 of Wigtown — a disposition confirmed by the King and Estates 
 of Parliament two years later. He also received sundry lands 
 from the Laird of Tofts as security for his advances, and took 
 advantage of an opportunity which presented itself of getting a 
 disposition of the estate of Purveshauch from Marion Aikman, 
 relict of deceased Andrew Purves, now spouse to James M'Lurg, 
 on 9th December 1671 : charter under the Great Seal being 
 passed on 22d January thereafter. This purchase led to the 
 prospect of his owning large estates in his native country, and 
 apparently induced him to dispone the barony of Thankerton to 
 James Carmichael of Bonnington. About the same time he got 
 absolute title to the lands of Nether Tofts, Cruicklaw, Over 
 Tofts, Plewlands, and others from Belches, which, with the lands 
 of Lambden, purchased from Hume of Kaims, were afterwards 
 erected into the barony of Purves ; the mansion-house of Tofts 
 henceforth to be called Purves-hall. 
 
 The transaction with Tofts involved Purves in much trouble, 
 for creditors led a process against him for reduction of the 
 
 d
 
 XXll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 sale. Sir William in a curious memorial charges Tofts with 
 concealment of the true rental, the deception going so far that, 
 he alleged, the Laird actually advanced money to the tenants 
 to make up the rental to the sum affirmed by him. For a 
 time this ruse was successful, but the facts coming to Sir 
 William's knowledge, he compelled Tofts to give bond " to 
 furnish tenants to the said lands for the space of five years 
 at the rental he had given up " — an unsatisfactory arrangement. 
 Sir William bitterly complained of Belches' dilapidating the 
 mansion of Tofts, " which was reduced to a shell of a house 
 and would not hold out a drop of rain. But worst of all, the 
 dovecot was so ruinous that although it was in his posses- 
 sion for a twelvemonth, not one pair of doves had he gotten 
 out of it yet. Further, the dykes would not keep out a 
 mouse ! " 
 
 The Berwickshire estates of Purves comprised the lands he 
 purchased from Belches, Pittlesheugh, Mersington, lands of 
 Purveshauch, Whitfield, Earlston, and Huntshaw, lands of 
 Lambden, Plewlands, and others. As he had to make pro- 
 vision for his younger children, he decided to sell Wood- 
 houselee and Fulford, and his rights in these were bought up 
 by his son-in-law, James Deans, only son of James Deans of 
 Highrigs. Accordingly he resigned the lands in favour of the 
 Lords of Exchequer for new infeftment to be granted to James 
 Deans, dated 21st August 1674. James Deans had married 
 Bosina Purves, and on 10th August 1675 he signed a discharge 
 for her tocher of 8000 merks. 
 
 Sir William's ambition seems to have been satiated when 
 at length he was able to designate himself, with doubtful 
 propriety — " Purves of that Ilk." The infirmity of his eldest
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXIU 
 
 son was a bitter sorrow, which the King with kindly consid- 
 eration tried to alleviate by substituting the name of his third 
 son, John, as joint-Solicitor for life, an appointment specially 
 included in the confirmation he had from Parliament, in 1681, 
 erecting and consolidating his lands into the barony of Purves. 
 
 The Treasury authorities were very remiss in the audit 
 of their intromissions with the Crown Revenue. Charles in 
 October 1681 directed the Commissioners of the Treasury to 
 audit the accounts, especially to call Purves " to accompt for 
 such of the wards and other casualties as he has uplifted since 
 Lammas 1674." 
 
 This communication no doubt led to the preparation of the 
 volume now published. Although dated in 1681, it was not 
 completed until the autumn of the following year. It is fuller 
 in details than the account drawn up in 1667, but unfortun- 
 ately the portion relating to the " Improvement of the Revenue " 
 with the " Record of Concealment" has either been lost or was 
 never completed. The following letter from the Duke of Queens- 
 berry shows that it was looked forward to with not a little 
 interest : — 
 
 Sanquhar, 20th Augicst 1682. 
 Sir William, 
 
 Since coming here I have read your book with very great satis- 
 faction, and do wish the other pieces there mentioned may be readie again 
 the winter. I hope ye will not forget towards November to have in 
 readinesse a full information in write of what I recommend to you at part- 
 ing relating to imbeuzelments and concealments of the Eevenue, and the 
 particular caises of all persons who have in possession lands and others 
 belonging to the Crowne : this I do assure you will be acceptable both 
 above and to me, but I desyr and expect non alive save yourself know it. 
 Take eflective ways to discover the value of Douglas escheat lately 
 execute, as also those convict for the Syce of Error, and be able at meeting
 
 XXIV INTRODUCTION. 
 
 to give me an account of all. Faile not to let me hear frequentlie from 
 you, and inform what is fitt for me to know relating to Treasury business 
 during my absence. So expecting you'll do everything effectually and 
 closely, and write fully and frequently to me, which Wallace will get 
 weekly conveyed. 
 
 The King's Advocate told me at parting he was to raise several reduc- 
 tions upon the King's account this vacation, and have them readie against 
 November, whereof mynde him, and whats done, or designed therein, let 
 your first bear. I desire among other things ye'll exactly mynde against 
 meeting to have a list of Council and Justice Court where money is to be 
 expected. This I am much concerned in, and do absolutely trust to your 
 care. I am, your most reall and affectionate friend, Queensberry. 
 
 Purves was no favourite with James, Duke of York, and it 
 was probably due to the latter that on 10th April 1683 the 
 Privy Council were desired to apjDoint Mr George Bannerman 
 joint-Solicitor with Sir William. This naturally roused the old 
 man's indignation : he stoutly declared he would " yield up his 
 rights to none " ; the Council sided with him, and he held his 
 position successfully against the King. This opposition to the 
 royal will brought about a situation of great delicacy, which 
 was not improved when Veronica, Countess of Kincardine, made 
 complaints against him. The disagreement between her and 
 Sir William arose out of the settlement of accounts with the 
 late Earl of Kincardine. In February 1671 Charles II. had 
 granted to the Earl a gift of the Wards and Marriages which 
 fell due between November 1666 and 1st August 1671, of the 
 vassals holding of his Majesty as King, Prince, and Steward of 
 Scotland, whether the said vassals were marriageable or not, 
 with power to uplift the same from Purves. Similar gi^ants in 
 favour of Kincardine were dated from 1st August 1671 to 
 August 1674.
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXV 
 
 Dame Veronica de Airsin Van Summersdyck, relict of the 
 Earl, obtained a gift of her husband's escheat from the King, 
 under Privy Seal, dated 9th March 1681, and brought an action 
 of declarator against Alexander, Earl of Kincardine, Lady Mary 
 Bruce, and William Cochrane, her spouse. Lady Ann and Eliza- 
 beth Bruce, lawful daughters of the late Earl. Sir Alexander 
 Bruce of Broomhall had acted throughout for the Earl of Kin- 
 cardine, and between him and Sir William there was so gi'eat a 
 difference that they could come to no agreement. Lady Veron- 
 ica was a woman with some pretensions to beauty, of vigorous 
 character, and, however unwilling to harass the friend of her 
 dear lord in any way, she " hated extremely the delays which 
 are so common in Scotland." Writing to Purves on 16th June, 
 she hinted that lately she " got very much kindness from 
 above," which gave her ground to hope for all assistance from 
 those who are in authority. The case was not settled for many 
 years, and it would be foreign to the scope of this volume to 
 trace it further. SuflBce it to say, that perhaps the representa- 
 tions of the Countess led to the retirement of Sir William from 
 the Solicitorship in the following July, for Charles, as is well 
 known, was very susceptible to female influence. 
 
 The infirmities of age warned Sir William to give directions 
 for settling his worldly affairs ; and to this end the closing 
 days of his life were occupied. In September he gave Purves- 
 hauch in wadset to his second son James ; other dispositions of 
 his property were also made, and on the 8th November 1684 
 he sifjned the followinfj deed : — 
 
 Be it known to all men by their present letters me, Sir William Pnrves 
 of that Ilk, kniglit and baronet, for the love and favour that I have and 
 bear to William Purves my grandchyld, and other good causes and con-
 
 XXVI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 siderations moving me, to liave granted and delivered, as I do hereby give, 
 grant, and dispone, to tiie said William Purves and his heirs who shall 
 succeed to my Estate, all moveables, as well moveable airschip as other 
 moveables, horse, nolt, sheep, maills, ferms, profits and duties of land, 
 household plenishing outside and inside, coache, jewels, gold, silver coinged 
 and uncoinged, watches and other moveables of whatsomever name or 
 nature now pertaining, or that shall pertain, to me at my deceis, dispensing 
 with the generalities and admitting the same to be as valid as if every 
 particular were specially named and exprest ; Eeserving always to me my 
 liferent of the haill premiss, and power to alter and to dispone otherways 
 upon all, or any part thereof, as I shall think expedient. 
 
 The curators he appointed were : Dame Marjory Fleming, his 
 spouse ; Sir Roger Hog of Harrears, Senator of the College of 
 Justice ; Mr Charles Hume of Aytoun ; John Hume of Mander- 
 ston ; John Hume of Ninewells ; James Deans of Woodhouselee ; 
 Mr David Hume, Tutor of Blackadder ; Mr James Daes of 
 Coldingknows ; Mr John Purves, his son ; Thomas Fleming of 
 Dalquhain ; James Hay, W.S. ; Mr John Belches of Tofts. On 
 8th December he transacted his last piece of business. He 
 called to mind the many kindnesses and faithful services of his 
 dear friend Sir George Lockhart during a long period of years, 
 and, anxious to encourage him in looking after his legal busi- 
 ness, he granted him an annuity of £100. Sir William died a 
 few days later, and was succeeded in the title by his son Alex- 
 ander, the names of whose descendants will be found in the 
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 THE REVENUE OF THE CROWN. 
 
 In this Introduction It Is not Intended to deal In any 
 detail with the revenue of the Scottish Crown, for the lapse 
 of time and the consequent loss and destruction of Important 
 papers have further Increased the difficulties which Sir William 
 Purves had to encounter. We can therefore only briefly refer 
 to the financial position of the Scots sovereigns at various 
 periods. 
 
 Sir William Purves gives the sources of Crown revenue 
 in his remarks, pages 30-35, and from these it will be seen 
 how admirably adapted the feudal system was as a means 
 of oppression and extortion. The extraordinary financial state 
 of James VI., to which Purves draws attention in so discreet 
 a manner, was not new in the history of our kings. In the 
 days of the Alexanders the estates of the Crown were large 
 and valuable. We know from the Exchequer Rolls, as well 
 as from other sources, that they were possessed of castles and 
 manors In almost every county in Scotland, but It Is impossible 
 now to estimate the gross revenue of the time. 
 
 It is Brus who is primarily responsible for the chronic Ini- 
 pecunioslty of his successors. His own princely possessions, 
 as well as the Crown lands, he gifted in reckless manner to 
 those who fought with him for national Independence. He 
 himself was the first to feel the evil fruits of his generosity, 
 and was obliged in 1326 to apply for a grant of money because 
 the Crown lands were diminished through the causes stated. 
 The Parliament on 15th July of that year granted him for life
 
 XXVlll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 the tenth penny of their rents, according to the Old Extent 
 of lands in the t'me of Alexander III., — a gift, they declared, 
 would be null if the King defeated its object by application 
 beforehand. They further decreed that payment ceased on 
 the death of the King, and that it was not to be drawn into 
 a precedent. David II., through his extravagance and evil 
 fortune, was also obliged in 1367 to ask for a grant; but 
 Parliament decided that "the King can and ought to live 
 on the revenues of the Crown," and all donations of the royal 
 property, since the time of Alexander III., were revoked. 
 Through David's ransom heavy burdens were placed upon the 
 people, and to a great extent the Crown revenues were dis- 
 located. The Stuarts on their succession to the kingly 
 functions were possessed of considerable estates, and the ad- 
 dition of these to the patrimony would have placed the reign- 
 ing family in at least affluent circumstances. A portion of 
 their property was, indeed, set apart for the maintenance of 
 the heir-apparent as Prince of Scotland ; but extensive lands 
 were gifted to favourites, or divided among illegitimate 
 children. 
 
 James I., whether on account of poverty or not, retained 
 the wards of his subjects in his own hands, and adopted 
 measures for the recovery of his patrimony by directing the 
 sheriffs to make diligent inquiry into the property of the 
 Crown, requiring the vassals to exhibit their charters. These 
 methods were regarded as oppressive. The untimely death 
 of James and the youth of his successor tended to render 
 his proceedings abortive ; but they were not without advantage, 
 for Parliament recognised the justice of the proceedings, and 
 in 1431 declared that the Governor had no power to give
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXIX 
 
 away lands, so steps were taken to recover those alienated, and 
 provide for the scantiness of income of James II. In 1449 
 there is a grant for dower to the Queen of James II. of the 
 earldoms of Athol and Strathearn, the lordships of Linlithgow, 
 Menteith, Doune, Strathgartney, Drummond, Duchray, Kin- 
 clevin, and others, extending in all to the sum of 10,000 crowns. 
 Two years later there is another grant to the Queen of 
 
 £500, the earldom of Tife, with Castle of Falkland, the lands of Fife 
 forfeited by the Earl of Athol ; the great customs of Coupar, the earldom 
 of Stirling; great customs of Perth, Stirling, and Linlithgow, and £100 
 from Aberdeen, the sheriffdom of Stirling and Linlithgow, the barony 
 of Tullicultry, with 20 merks out of Cragorth. 
 
 Parliament in 1455 declared the following lands to be Crown 
 property, inalienable without consent of the Estates : — 
 
 The customs of Scotland, the lordships of Ettrick and Galloway, 
 with the Castle of Thrieve, the Castle of Edinburgh, the lands of BalHn- 
 crieff and Gosford in Lothian, Castle of Stirling and King's lands there, 
 the Castle of Dunbarton, the lands of Cardross, Roseneath, pension of 
 Cadzow with the pension of ferm-meal of Kilpatrick, the earldom of Fife 
 and Strathearn, lordships of Breicheu, Inverness, and Urquhart, superi- 
 ority of Cortachy ; lordship of Abernetliy with water-mails of Inverness, 
 baronies of Urquhart, Bonech, Bonacher, Annoch, Ardmauoch, Petty, 
 Brachhe, Strathnairn, Redcastle, and the lordships of Eoss. 
 
 These extensive appropriations might be held as making 
 ample provision for maintaining the dignity of the Crown ; but 
 while James III., his son, and grandson revoked all alienations 
 which were to the detriment of their soul and conscience, or pre- 
 judicial to their rights, yet their prodigal expenditure and reck- 
 less gifting reached such a pitch that, although the earldom ni' 
 March with the extensive baronies of Dunbar and Cockburns-
 
 XXX INTRODUCTION. 
 
 path, together with the lordship of Annandale, were subsequently 
 included, the Comptroller in 1525 protested the expenses of the 
 King's household " cannot be met out of the property, as it is 
 greater than it can bear." He had often represented the state 
 of things to the Lords of Council of Regency, and now intimated 
 that he will not hold himself responsible for the consequences. 
 James V. in 1524 annulled all gifts, on the ground that his whole 
 estates were required for his household. James Colville of Ochil- 
 tree, the next Comptroller, — successor in that office to Robert 
 Barton of Overbarton, — undertook to furnish the household if a 
 sum of £3000 out of the casualty was made over to him besides 
 the other revenues. 
 
 In 1540 the Crown acquired great estates, such as Cromar and 
 Braemar, Henderland, the Isles, Kintyre, Orkney, and Shetland ; 
 the lordships of Douglas, Bolton, Prestoun, Tantallon, Dunsyre, 
 Jedburgh, Kerrimure, and Both well ; superiority of Angus, 
 Avondale, Liddesdale, and others. But these annexations do 
 not seem to have been of much advantage, for after King 
 James's death the Comptroller stated that the revenue had 
 diminished by want of the customs, extending to £5000 ; the 
 kirk tax, amounting to £10,000 ; the Queen's dowry, £10,000 ; 
 the lands of Lord Angus and Lord Glamis, the Coalheughs of 
 Waliford and Prestoun, estimated at 1100 merks ; besides the 
 profits of the sheep and nolt, amounting to 2000 merks, and the 
 revenue of Guienne in France, together with the casualties of St 
 Andrews, Holyrood, and the fruits of the abbacies belonging to 
 the King's sons given to sustain the royal house. 
 
 James Y. is supposed to have been an opulent king, gifted 
 with shrewd common-sense, and well able to manage his affairs ; 
 but the papers of his reign do not bear any great proof of
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXXI 
 
 shrewdness in regard to his own concerns. It is true that he 
 endeavoured by a system of farming and stock - raising to 
 augment his revenues ; the forest of Ettrick and the parks of 
 Holyrood, Stirling, and Torwood, as well as Falkland, were 
 stocked to their utmost capacity, yet the returns were in- 
 considerable. Like his father, he was a strange mixture of 
 saint and devil, — the latter, unfortunately, predominating, — 
 and it is certainly due more to his mad pranks and gallantries 
 than to his virtues that his memory has been cherished in 
 Scotland. 
 
 The ill-fated Queen Mary revoked all alienations of the patri- 
 mony in 1555, and in 1556 the Lords Auditors of Exchequer 
 calculated her rents at £15,522, 8s. They appraised the victual, 
 capons, poultry, mutton, salmon, &c., at £2020, 13s. lOd.; the 
 grassums and entry silver of the earldoms of Moray, Mar, and 
 Strathearn being £1592, 17s. 4d., the whole extending to 
 £17,515, 4s. 4d. Thus at a most critical time Mary of Guise, 
 with diminished resources, entered on her determined struggle 
 against the Lords of Congregation and the intrigues of England. 
 When Queen Mary returned to Scotland she found an empty 
 exchequer and her affairs in great confusion. 
 
 Mary Stuart was, without doubt, one of the ablest monarchs 
 of her race ; had she been brought up in the rough and brusque 
 ways of the Scottish Court, productive of a more masculine tem- 
 perament, her fate might have been different. She upheld 
 her dignity by means of her dower as Queen of France, and for 
 a time she baffled the schemes of her enemies in Scotland and 
 England. In a curious Memorial drawn up in 1561 then^ are 
 various proposals " whereby the rentes of the Queen's Grace 
 Crown may be augmented without grudge, hurt, or feeling of
 
 XXXll INTRODUCTION. 
 
 the people." The methods advocated in this Memorial proceed 
 on the principle that the " well that is meikle taken of will 
 go dry if there be no springs brought to it," and to prevent this 
 the Queen was advised to retain the great abbeys, wards, and 
 marriages in her own hands for a certain space ; to prohibit the 
 exportation of goods unless for her own profit, and to reform the 
 mint, which was farmed out. It was especially impressed upon 
 her how advantageous it would be to work the mines at her 
 own expense, or at least to let them to the highest bidder. 
 Another thing was that her affairs were managed by a stranger 
 instead of a Scotsman. The coal-mines were fairly profitable ; 
 but owing to the price, and the methods adopted, it was feared 
 that the supply would become exhausted in a few years unless 
 the Queen took the industry into her own hands, so as to pro- 
 vide labour and cheap fuel for the poor. Queen Mary was 
 strongly advised to get vessels built and manned for the 
 prosecution of fishing, then altogether in the hands of strangers 
 and foreigners. 
 
 There had been enactments passed at various times to prevent 
 the flow of Scots money to Eome (the people were sorely tried by 
 the demands made upon them by the Church), and Mary was told 
 she would " win the treasure of all princes — the hearts of her 
 subjects " — if she would solicit the Pope that Churchmen would 
 abandon claim to " the upmost clothes and corseprefands, which 
 the rich subjects of no other realm pay. This exaction amounts 
 to £20 in the year, if there were only five persons in a parish 
 who gave 40s. for both. The establishment of a legate would 
 result in a revenue of over £10,000." The kirkmen of all other 
 countries paid the tenth penny of their fruits to their prince, 
 besides the fifth penny which they pay as subsidies in time of
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXXIU 
 
 war ; this matter if well handled would possibly result in the 
 clergy being persuaded to give the twentieth penny for purposes 
 of administration and national defence, which would bring in 
 about £20,000 per annum. The Bishops should be deprived of 
 the Registers of Commissariot, and the duties pertaining thereto, 
 so that the revenue from this source might be devoted to the 
 discharge of the Queen's debt, and in return she would discharge 
 them of the £30,000 they promised to the late King at the Raid 
 of Solway ; this being equivalent to £10,000 per annum, if 
 there die but five persons in each parish whose goods are worth 
 £20. Another curious proposal was that to enable the clergy 
 to know " all those who worship not the Sundays and saint days, 
 they might be persuaded to grant all such offerings to the Queen 
 for some years ; and if every householder be made to offer for 
 himself, his wife, bairns, and family, but a penny on the saint 
 days, and the hired servants one halfpenny in the week, the 
 Crown would possess a revenue of £146,000 per annum," which 
 shows that the number of delinquents must have been consider- 
 able, even calculating upon "2000 parish churches and 120 
 householders in a jDarish." 
 
 The protection of property formed a heavy burden upon the 
 landowners of the time, and it was therefore proposed that the 
 heritors should be taxed 2d. every week to pay for all " quick 
 goods " that are stolen. This tax would be no burden, for they 
 already paid twice as much in blackmail and to watchers, and 
 the result would be a revenue of £100,000 per annum, collected 
 by the sheriffs, who would be held responsible for good rule. 
 The value of lands would increase, and the lairds being secured 
 against depredations, will give the twentieth penny of their 
 rents for four years, this being at the rate of £20,000 yearly.
 
 XXXIV INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The Memorial concludes thus : — 
 
 That your Grace may the better understand this calculation : there are 
 2000 parish Kirks, and if they are worth £100 overhead, and the manses 
 and glebes worth 40s., the sum-total will be £204,000 per year. But the 
 profit of every parish Kirk should be worth double as much, seeing all the 
 lords' lands in the parish are no better than the Kirks if the said lords 
 play not the part of a ploughman or herd. There are 13 Bishops, a Lord 
 of St John, 60 Abbots and Priors, and reckoning the living of all at £1000 
 overhead it will be £74,000 per annum; yet some say that five abbots 
 have given as much in a year. Then there are Trinity Friars, Carmelites, 
 and others which would bring £5000, while from Provostries and Deaneries 
 there would be £10,000. So that the total to the Queen's Grace by this 
 calculation would be £302,300 [sic] a year besides what they have by law, 
 the confirmations, upmost clothes, herezelds, and offering. 
 
 The Memorial indicates the trend of public feeling, but 
 various influences at work completely upset the calculations 
 of the Reformers ; hence Knox and his party could not 
 secure such advantages to the country as they believed would 
 accrue through the downfall of Roman Catholicism. Mary had 
 unwillingly consented to the appropriation of the Thirds of 
 Benefices to public purposes. Stipends were set apart for the 
 maintenance of the clergy, but difficulties and disputes arose 
 with those who possessed kirk lands by rights derived from the 
 Bishops, and as these retained possession the ministers had 
 generally the worst in the contest. It was this which led to 
 Knox's remark, " Two parts are freely given to the devil, and 
 the third must be divided between God and the devil." The 
 advantage to the Crown was but small. ^ 
 
 ^ The curse of the Stuarts was their generosity ; they indulged in princely munifi- 
 cence through feelings which do them credit, but they were surrounded by artful and 
 greedy courtiers — people who, according to an Act of Privy Council in 1566, " mair
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXXV 
 
 The troubles which marked the close of Mary's reign, and 
 the administration of the property by successive regents, led 
 to reckless alienation. No wonder, therefore, that in 1584 
 James VI,, realising the enormous hurt and prejudice he had 
 sustained through yielding to the importunity of his subjects 
 during his minority, revoked the grants made of the property. 
 Under these circumstances one need not be surprised that 
 James accepted the subsidy of £4000 from Queen Elizabeth. 
 In the following year his financial position was so precarious 
 that he made revocation of all pensions and dispositions, and of 
 everything done in his minority in " detriment of soul and 
 conscience " or prejudicial to the privileges and patrimony of 
 the Crown. Things were going from bad to worse with him, 
 so that in 1590 he confesses he " was meikle fashit and troublit " 
 with the difi&culty of providing necessaries for his household. 
 Being greatly indebted to the wine merchants, they resolutely 
 refused to supply his wants until they got security for the sums 
 already due. He felt his position very keenly, and to save 
 himself further annoyance he entered into a contract with his 
 Comptroller, who undertook to provide the household for three 
 months to the King's satisfaction, and afterwards for the re- 
 maining nine months. Notwithstanding all he could do, " a 
 great heap of debt was still growing upon him," and in June 
 1591 he determined to take advantage of the common law 
 which permitted all manner of persons to revoke things done 
 
 regarded thair awiu particular protit nor the honourable estait of her Majestic and 
 commonweal of the realm." Nothing can be plainer than the words of an Act of 
 Privy Council on 21st July of same year, wherein it is explained how Mary and 
 Darnley were moved by the shameless and indiscreet asking of their subjects to 
 make disposition of that " quhairon thair awiu livin consists :is well in jirojiertie as 
 casualtie."
 
 XXXVl INTRODUCTION. 
 
 In their youth which heavily damaged their heritage ; there- 
 fore seeing that he had attained his twenty-fifth year on the 
 19th instant, he determined to maintain the right and privi- 
 leofes of the Crown conform to the coronation oath he had 
 sworn, and for the better observation of the oath he revoked 
 all manner of dispositions and infeftments made by himself and 
 his mother. 
 
 Although the difficulties which beset the Comptroller, David 
 Seton of Parbroth, were great, yet he was " nawise mindit" to 
 relinquish his post; for in October 1591 he agreed to provide 
 the royal household as heretofore, but stipulated that the King 
 would cause him to be obeyed and see that he was paid the 
 assignation made out of the Isles. James was not to intromit 
 with this, and became bound to see that the Session did justice 
 in regard to its inbringing. The Queen was to receive £2000 
 of the tocher for the Martinmas term and £4000 at Whitsunday 
 term from the Provost of Edinburgh. If these provisions were 
 not observed, and especially the payment of the rents in due 
 time, the King was to permit Seton to demit office at the end 
 of three months. By the end of October it became apparent 
 that there were no rents available for the subsistence of the 
 household during the next two months, and orders had to be 
 given for the immediate sale of the fermes of Ross. James, as 
 he might well be, was thoroughly alarmed at the straits in 
 which he found himself On 7th December he sent a Memorial 
 to the Lords of Exchequer in relation to his affiiirs. On the 
 following day the lords replied that the whole case must be 
 taken into consideration. They thought the revenue could be 
 greatly saved by a reduction of the feus and questionable rights 
 by which the royal parks were held by subjects. It is monstrous,
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXXVll 
 
 they declared, that the King should have to purchase hay and 
 straw for his forty horses, and the parks must supply all that is 
 necessary. Falkland could support 140 fed slaughter marts, 
 besides kye, as it did in the Queen Regent's time ; Holyrood 
 was in possession of the Laird of Balvaird, who must be evicted 
 and the place plenished with sheep bought, or horrotved, from 
 well-affected barons, or taken use of by escheat — just penalties 
 for breach of the laws. 
 
 In regard to the household the matter was of a very delicate 
 nature, yet, as they were determined to do all in their power to 
 further the royal affairs, they resolved to visit Holyrood House 
 on the following Monday at 8 a.m. for the purpose of hearing 
 Sunday's accounts. King James's Lords of Exchequer were 
 as easy-going individuals as himself. They had again and 
 again remonstrated with him about his prodigal extravagance, 
 and whether it was that they could not be "fashed" with his 
 private affairs, or forgot all about the appointment, certain it is 
 none of them appeared at Holyrood. Such insulting treatment 
 — of frequent occurrence apparently — roused his wTath, and he 
 sent the following passionate letter to the Clerk Register : — 
 
 Clerk of Eegister, 
 
 Becaus the Chancellor is occupied in his dispatches I maun drese 
 uiy complent to you. I heve been Fryday, Setterday, and this day waith- 
 ing upon the directioun of my affairs, and nevir man comand. Thame of 
 the Chekker that wes ordainit to tak the compts nevir one. Tlie turns 
 of the hous sould have bene endit this day, na man comes down. I sent 
 for the advocat baith Fryday and Setterday — nather met nor answer. 
 Siclyk efter the bailies of this toun for the matter of the tocher— the lyk 
 answer. I ordainit as ye hard a ccrtane number to mak aue writing for 
 reforming of the Session — ua sic thing mcditut. 1 ordainit the Thesaurcr 
 
 /
 
 XXXviii INTRODUCTION. 
 
 to gar mak chargis about the Sorneris — I hav hard nathing of that as yit. 
 In schort na trayst or tlayet is keeped. Quhat is spokin this nicht is 
 forgot the morne. In the morninge I sec nathing menid but to gurne. 
 Na mair of this work beholding of als lang as I am earnestlie vaiting on, 
 and quhen I am compelled to rest myself then to [illegible] abon gek; 
 [sic] nan cannot be always vcn4. Therefore let this writ be a witness for 
 my part. Quhen evir it beis called in question I protest I may do na mair 
 nor I may, gif I war thaim vaiting on als lang I cannot be vayted. Fair- 
 yfeiW — shaw this lettre to the Chancellor and als mony of our folkis as ye 
 meit with. 
 
 We cannot deal here with the ludicrous scenes which were 
 witnessed in Edinburgh when King James hunted up the 
 bailies of the town to compel them either to lend him money 
 or borrow from him at extortionate interest. His Lords of 
 Exchequer, though they did not imitate the bailies by escaping 
 through the West Port, yet treated his peremptory summons 
 with so little respect that it was not until Monday the 3d 
 January following they appeared at Holyrood. They investi- 
 gated the state of affairs in a spirit that was thorough if not 
 commendable, and were determined to ply the pruning -knife 
 with a vengeance. Their retrenchments so flustered and grieved 
 the soul of honest Andrew MelviUe, the Master of the House- 
 hold, that the shock of prospective parsimony caused him to 
 forget many things. They actually cut down the supply of 
 wild-fowl to five pair daily, " and it will be disagreeable to any 
 order unless there be six pair." But worst of all was their 
 neglect to note the proper amount of his Majesty's wine allow- 
 ance. It savours of a species of revenge to read that they did 
 "not allow him a quart to his afternoon, and one pint after 
 collation," which was necessary. 
 
 From this account we learn that there was prepared and set
 
 INTRODUCTION. XXXIX 
 
 on the King's table on Sunday " six cunings, five partridges, 
 four plovers, two wild ducks, one muir-fowl, one dozen laverocks, 
 one goose, one groys (? grise), two quarters cow-beef, one great 
 veal, and nine muttons." The provision for the Queen's table 
 was similar to the above, but had in addition " two woodcocks, 
 two capons, and four poultry." The prices charged are of 
 interest, the "cunings" or rabbits cost 12s. each, partridges 
 10s., plovers and wild ducks 6s. 8d. each ; the dozen laverocks 
 cost 3s., the goose 10s., and the woodcocks 8s. each. The 
 money set apart for the expenses of the household was about 
 £40,000 per annum, being— Property, £10,000 ; fees, £10,000 ; 
 import, £13,000 ; of the tocher (besides the £6000 given to the 
 Queen), £3800 ; sold victual, £2200 ; while the expenditure 
 was as follows : " The King's table, £3870 ; Master of House- 
 hold's table, £3627, and others connected therewith, £765 ; 
 officers of his hienes, £1256 ; the porters, £772 ; the Duke 
 of Lennox' table, £3074 ; in satisfaction of same ordinaries, 
 £4033, 6s. 8d. ; in place of meat and fees, £4906 ; fees to cer- 
 tain having ordinar in the house, £3100 ; the King's stables, 
 £1851, 7s. 5d. : total, £27,254, 14s. Id." The expenses of the 
 " Queen's table, £5418 ; the . . . £1886, 13s. ; the beer, £543 ; 
 her Master of Household's table, £980 ; ditto, £116 ; the second 
 table for the Danish, £1440; maidens of Queen's chamljer, 
 £7Q7 ', her hienes master cook, £576 ; the ladies' table, 
 £2682, 10s.; for meat and fees, £584 ; for fees in the house, 
 £2844; the Queen's stables, £835, 10s.: total, £18,672, 3s. 
 The total expenditure as above was £45,926, I7s. Id.," besides 
 which there were a great deal of miscellaneous expenses for 
 coals, candles, &c., the napery account alone being £666, 12s. 
 From the foregoing a good idea may be had of tlu; state of
 
 xl INTRODUCTION. 
 
 affairs. The Lords In their report declared that all amendment 
 must depend upon the skill, care, and goodwill of the officers, 
 and they recommended James to look to the state of his living 
 " before it com to ower instant necessitie." They saw that the 
 present revenue was inadequate to maintain the establishment, 
 and thought the King ought to intromit with the property of 
 the Crown which had been disponed to his own use, according 
 to the 43d Act of James II., "and not to seke the supply of 
 that quhilk wants fra your other gude subjects that hes not 
 offendit." James seemingly had a project to "squeeze" the 
 Islesmen, but the Lords scouted the idea of visiting the Isles, 
 " because he had the principals and the pledges and let them 
 loose without suretie, and to bring them in agane would be 
 most difficult, most paneful, and costly to the country and him." 
 
 They next proceeded to reprove him for the extravagance of 
 his own and the Queen's dress, declaring in plain language 
 " we see na possibilitie how yor Majestie's and the Queen's 
 cleithing, in the state the same is, and hes bene sen yor return 
 fra Denmark, can be sustenit upon ony rent that is to be found 
 in Scotland, and theirfore we traist that baith yor Majesties 
 being weel and discreetly informit shall allow that this matter 
 be reformit according to the loveable examples of yor guidsir 
 and hir moder." James, who had some pretensions to be a 
 " dandy," was wroth at this " meikle reproche " ; but they paid 
 little attention to the royal feelings, and next declared that the 
 system of permitting persons who had been rebels to possess 
 royal property and houses " was a plane illusion of justice, 
 defrauding his Majesty, and should not be permitted in time 
 coming." 
 
 The next to come " under their scorpion-sting" was Andrew
 
 INTRODUCTION. xH 
 
 Melville, the Master of the Household. They proposed to cut 
 down his salary and allowances to a minimum, and he wrote 
 them indignantly : " We haif guid experience of the commoditie 
 we haif of our office alreadie, quhilk is grite pane and continual 
 querrelling and flyting, and everie day subject to fal in his 
 Majestie's displeasaur for the faultis that other men comittis. 
 Swa that to consent to serve his Majestie any langer therein, 
 and sustene all thir panes, danger and inconvenence, and want 
 our fee we will na ways consent thereto." Indeed from this 
 report it would appear that Melville's office was no sinecure, 
 and the Lords animadverted on the prodigal consumption and 
 confusion in the maintenance of the house. Accordincr to late 
 regulations, those dining at the Master of the Household's table 
 " had neither bread nor drink allowed to them, and insufficient 
 meat which must be augmented ; and besides, the maid-servants 
 and porters of the kitchen could not live on bread and drink 
 only." In times past they had an allowance of mutton, and must 
 either have meat or silver. The consequences attending recent 
 reforms were such as are almost beyond belief Free fights for 
 food were of daily occurrence, and sometimes these disturbances 
 assumed proportions which required the presence of the guard 
 to quell, and frequently terminated in not a few of the King's 
 servants being placed hors de comhat. James, who was any- 
 thing but a hero, lived in constant dread of treachery, and in a 
 state of nervous apprehension. The Lords therefore took tlit- 
 matter into consideration, and in order to put an end to the 
 " schameful and unhonest reving of meat betwixt the kitchen 
 and the tables," proposed that Melvilh^ should have authority 
 to punish "the makaris of querrells and tumults as he will 
 answer to his hienes."
 
 xlii INTRODUCTION. 
 
 They tried in vain to soothe the Master's ruffled feelings ; he 
 indignantly repelled their advances, and declared they meant to 
 leave him without food and fees, " for your wisdomes can veill 
 consydder rysing in symmer at our accustomat hour we cannot 
 attend our service without our dischone till that time of day " — 
 2 P.M., the dinner-hour. He was not the only one to complain : 
 the Lairds of Melgund and Carraldston were in the same plight, 
 and remonstrating against their treatment, signified their 
 willingness to relinquish his Majesty's employ because of their 
 evil luck after nine years' service, without fees, they received 
 no reward. The servants were not paid with any regularity, 
 and in consequence the King's French footman, and another 
 who was deeply in debt, took possession of some of the Queen's 
 jewels. The poverty of James is all the more bewildering when 
 it is taken into consideration that between 1586 and 1594 he 
 received £33,000 sterling from Queen Elizabeth, besides the 
 taxation levied in January 1593 of 30s. per pound-land of old 
 extent, together with a large sum as surplus of Thirds ol 
 Benefices. Yet in December of the latter year, after receiving 
 £2000 in November, he was obliged to borrow other £2000 
 from the lawyers of Edinburgh with which to entertain a noble 
 of Almaine, a near kinsman of his Queen. 
 
 It is perhaps undesirable to further draw aside the veil which 
 shrouds the private affairs and life of the monarch who for so 
 many years held the destinies of Britain in his grasp, and it is 
 hoped that the brief glimpse we have given of the management 
 of his revenues sufficiently explains the reasons which led to the 
 appointment of the Octavian Commission in 1595. The story, 
 as told in Ty tier's ' History of Scotland,' is that " on New Year's 
 day 1595 the Queen's Commissioners presented her with a
 
 INTRODUCTION. xl 
 
 Xllll 
 
 thousand pieces of gold, and coming playfully to the King, she 
 shook a purse of gold in his face and bade him accei3t it as a 
 gift. He asked her where she got it. ' From my Counsellors,' 
 she replied, ' who have but now given me a thousand pieces in a 
 purse. When will yours do the like ? ' ' Never ! ' said the King, 
 and calling instantly for his Collector and Comptroller, he dis- 
 missed them on the spot, and chose those who afterwards be- 
 came known as the Octavians." These Commissioners were well 
 acquainted with the character of their Sovereign, so they took 
 care that he became bound neither to " menace or boast " them 
 to do things tending to his own detriment or against the terms 
 of their oath. Yet with all their precautions they carried out 
 their duties but indifferently, their proceedings rousing so much 
 popular indignation that the life of James was endangered, at 
 one of their meetings, on 17th December 159G, which led to his 
 famous threat to transfer the seat of Government from Edin- 
 burgh — a politic resolution, no doubt, adopted for the purpose 
 of filling his coffers in view of the fine of 20,000 merks levied 
 on the city. 
 
 It was diflScult for any commission to carry out recommenda- 
 tions for putting the revenue into a proper condition, because 
 James was of so easy and facile a temjjerament that through 
 the medium of favourites gifts could be extorted from him at 
 any time. After his accession to the English throne the 
 material increase of wealth was of little advantaofe to him, .ind 
 he was so annoyed by his Scottish creditors demanding pay- 
 ment in person at Whitehall, that he got the Privy Council to 
 issue an Ordinance prohibiting such impertinent peo])le from 
 resorting to him, as it was " derogatory to the honour and 
 credit of his ancient kingdom."
 
 xliv INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Although he had promised in St Giles' to visit Scotland every 
 third year, financial difficulties prevented his doing so ; hut 
 when in 1617 he could no longer restrain his "salmon-like in- 
 stinct and his vehement and unchangeable desyre to revisit his 
 native land (which troubled not onlie his waking hours but 
 often his sleep)," he was obliged to borrow 80,000 merks from 
 William Dick, burgess of Edinburgh, and other 20,000 merks 
 from Alexander Morrison. As he was ashamed to appear as 
 the borrower, and thus expose his poverty, he got his Treasurer 
 and others to borrow in their own names, and these sums were 
 ordered to be repaid out of the taxation of £200,000 raised in 
 1616. Before he started on his journey he endeavoured to 
 lessen his expenses by writing curious letters to North Country 
 lairds, desiring them to forward him all sorts of game "be way 
 of present, ye ken." He was never out of pecuniary difficulties, 
 and at his death his debts, amounting to £400,000, were paid 
 by a special taxation of 30s. on every pound-land of old extent. 
 
 The accession of Charles was marked, so far as Scotland was 
 concerned, by the requisition of a like sum to defray the 
 expenses of his visit. It was on this occasion that he took the 
 first steps towards the establishment of Episcopacy. For the 
 purpose of endowing a bishopric in Edinburgh, he induced the 
 Lords of Exchequer to consent to his purchase of the barony of 
 Broughton from the Earl of Boxburghe, to whom the King 
 granted a bond on 4th August 1630 for 100,000 merks as part 
 payment of 120,000 merks, the price of the lands. 
 
 An account for the years 1628, 1629, is interesting as show- 
 ing the amount of revenue at this time. " Ferms, victuals, &c., 
 amounted to £24,581 ; compositions, £12,580 ; property and 
 casualty, £24,860 ; extra rents, £821 ; excise of wine.
 
 INTRODUCTION. xlv 
 
 £74,666, 13s. ; great customs, £59,000 ; or a total revenue of 
 £196,608, 13s." This proves how effectual were the measures 
 adopted by James VI. The ferm or victual rent would certainly 
 amount to over £50,000 had it not been for recent pensions, 
 but the expenditure for public business became vastly increased 
 through gratuities to servants for their pains and zeal. 
 
 Thus in June 1633 there was another taxation levied of 30s. 
 Scots out of every pound-land of old extent. The Duke of 
 Hamilton having paid the sum of 300,000 merks to Sir William 
 Dick, and 52,000 merks to the Earl of Morton so loner as he 
 was debarred from the rents of Orkney and Zetland, was 
 appointed collector of this taxation, with instructions to repay 
 himself a sum equivalent to the amount of the debt due by the 
 Kino-, 
 
 o 
 
 A Commission was issued in the following May for in- 
 vestigating the state of the revenue in Scotland. It was found 
 that the decrease in the rents, through assignations, conversions, 
 and erections, assumed the most serious proportions. How 
 extensive were the burdens may be gathered from the following 
 statement as contained in the original MS. : — 
 
 The pensions paid yearly amounted to £169,130, 5s. 4d. ; the fees and 
 ordinary allowances out of Exchequer annually, £44,490 ; the gifts and 
 precepts and other debts and burdens yet unrelieved extended to the sum 
 of £9:^2,087, of which precepts and debts there is that pays annual rents 
 £786,487, the interest thereof being £78,648, which being added to the 
 foresaid sums of pensions and fees extends to £292,279. The pensions 
 paid in victual extends yearly to 148 clialders, but by and attour tlie fore- 
 said burdens there is paid and allowed yearly out of the royal rents in 
 pensions for maintaining the royal household the sum £10,r)G2, 9s. 8d., 
 besides 127 clialders of victual. The whole foresaid sums extend in money 
 to £302,859, whereof there is assigned in money £9681, 13s. 4d. The 
 
 9
 
 Ivi INTRODUCTION. 
 
 XlVl 
 
 whole victual being 275 clialders is by assigrication, which being converted 
 at Exchequer prices is yearly £32,300. Of the foresaid sums there is 
 ratified in Parliament £33,333, and renewed under the King's hand the 
 sum of £109,973. 
 
 This extract shows at once the state of the royal finances ; 
 and besides the above heavy burdens there were allowances 
 for transaction of business, the affairs of Council and Ex- 
 chequer, with the maintenance of prisoners — a great annual 
 expense in itself Such, then, was the condition of Charles's 
 exchequer at a time when he schemed for the establishment, 
 by force, of Episcopacy in Scotland. He fell back on the 
 usual method of rendering null and void all pensions and 
 unnecessary offices, and curtailing the fees all round. These 
 retrenchments were not carried out to any great extent, but 
 certain it is they were highly unpopular, and, together with 
 religious questions, fostered a feeling of resentment which found 
 expression in 1638 when the Earl of Traquair had to meet 
 "Twenty -two articles of Grievances." It was thus with an 
 empty treasury, and much in debt, that Charles entered into 
 the contest with his subjects which proved so disastrous to 
 himself and his country. 
 
 In 1643 an attempt was made to raise £800,000 by way of 
 loan. The proceedings were, however, of so arbitrary a nature 
 as to provoke great feeling, inasmuch as the names of those 
 declining to lend were to be publicly read over in Parliament, 
 their goods escheat, and their persons imprisoned. These things 
 caused general disaffection, and ended in the delivery of Charles 
 to the English, who dealt with him in so summary a fashion. 
 
 Scotsmen under the iron grip of CromweU were, if anything, 
 in even a worse condition; they were ordered in 1652 to raise
 
 INTRODUCTION. xvlii 
 
 £10,000 sterling per month, a burden against which they 
 energetically protested. From a return made to Parliament in 
 1658 we can form an idea of the revenue at this time. The pro- 
 perty and constant rent amounted to £5324 ; casualties and 
 uncertain rent, £576 ; compositions on signature, £929 ; customs, 
 £12,500 ; customs of sea-coal, £2216 ; excise, &c., £1674 ; excise 
 of beer, ale, &c., £47,444 ; forfeitures, £600 ; interest on money 
 set apart for judges' salaries, £390. 
 
 Parliament after the Ilestoration granted Charles II. an 
 annuity of £40,000 for life, to be raised by an excise on beer 
 and ale. On 19th January 1661 Charles appointed the Earl of 
 Crawford his Treasurer at a salary of £4000 yearly, on account 
 of the faithful service he had rendered when the royal revenues 
 and income from the kingdom of England were withdrawn by 
 the " insolency of the prevalent power of the army." Sir 
 William BeUenden was made Depute Treasurer, and a few days 
 later Charles issued a commission to William, Earl of Glencairn ; 
 John, Earl of Rothes ; John, Earl of Lauderdale ; John, Earl of 
 Middleton ; Lord Halkerston, and others, desiring them to 
 assist the Earl of Crawford and his depute in all matters con- 
 cerning the royal revenues. On 16th January 1664 another 
 Commission was issued for auditing the Treasurer's accounts, 
 because of the great prejudice it has been to the King's afi'airs 
 that the Treasurer's accounts had not been audited since 1626, 
 whereby '* not onlie the rare lidelitie and faithfulness of his 
 Majestie's servants employed therein, but also how tlie same 
 has been expended, might appear to his Majestic." ( )wing to 
 great confusion in the accounts the Commission had to be 
 renewed two years later. It was also at this time discovered 
 that the taxation of 1633 had not been paid, and that the King
 
 xlvili INTRODUCTION. 
 
 was due the representatives of the Duke of Hamilton the sum 
 of £124,181, so on 20th January 1G64 instructions were issued 
 for uplifting the balance. 
 
 By Act of Convention of Estates there was an additional 
 supply granted to Charles of £2 on each pound-land of old 
 extent, for the space of five years, which came to £133,000, and 
 two years later another supply was granted of £72,000 monthly 
 for a year, so that Scotland paid in taxes in 1667 a total of 
 £1,477,000 Scots, or £123,083, 6s. 8d. sterling. In 1672 the 
 Scots Parliament voluntarily offered twelve months' cess, 
 amounting to £72,000 sterling, to aid the King in his war with 
 the States-General ; so that, according to Scrope and Clerke, 
 " Scotland paid a land tax of eight months' cess yearly for the 
 King's life, which in all amounted to £88,000 sterling." 
 
 The Convention of 1678 granted a new supply to the King 
 of £150,000 sterling, to be raised in the space of five years, and 
 in this Act the whole supply is called twenty-five months' cess : 
 thus five months' cess, or £30,000 sterling, was to be raised for 
 each of these five years, besides the £40,000 sterling before- 
 mentioned ; while in 1681 a supply of same amount was offered 
 to James YII., the total sums levied in Scotland between 1670 
 and 1681 amounting to £5,688,000, or £474,000 sterling. At 
 the Union the revenue was estimated as follows : Customs and 
 excise, £100,000 ; Crown rents and casualties, £8500 ; post- 
 office, £2000; coinage, £1500 ; land tax, £48,000. 
 
 An examination of this volume shows that the gross revenue 
 of the Crown from blenches, property, and casualty amounted 
 to £89,821, 4s. 9d. Scots in 1681. Of this sum there was, as 
 usual, a large amount retained as pensions and fees, so that the
 
 INTRODUCTION. xHx 
 
 free money only amounted to £47,445. It Is thus apparent that 
 during the reign of James I., his son and grandson, there had 
 been considerable improvements effected, and the Register of 
 Exchequer shows that to Sir William Purves was due no small 
 share of credit. His zeal is attested by the many processes 
 pursued against holders of the patrimony by questionable 
 titles. 
 
 There is one feature which, while peculiarly Interesting, is yet 
 disappointing. Stories of curious blenches and tenures abound. 
 There are none such recorded by Purves, yet it is certainly 
 strange that, in a country where archery was so unpopular as to 
 necessitate the intervention of Parliament, the duties should 
 Include so great a number of arrows and arrow-heads. It is 
 evident that many duties had lapsed, or the holdings changed 
 to ward during the reigns of James I. and Charles I. There is 
 charter evidence to prove that " six horse shoes " were paid from 
 the smithy lands in Auldearn, while a " falcon " was due from 
 neighbouring lands in Ardclach. There were also the chaplets 
 of white roses from Gask and Balvenie, while there is no mention 
 of the two pair of shoes given to the fleetest of foot in the 
 barony of Carnwath, nor of the mirrors for flushing larks due 
 from lands in Stirllnof and Perth shires. There are two redden- 
 dos which were as common at one time as they were acceptable 
 to the sovereign — " the Leopars " or greyhounds fi^om lands near 
 Jedburgh and Perth. The Stuarts when engaging in sport 
 were frequently obliged to borrow hounds from their nobles, 
 and the famous breeds possessed by the Earls of Home and 
 Huntly were especially in request, while to own a falcon of any 
 repute and not to present it to the king was a sure way to
 
 1 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 lose the royal favour. James VI. did not hesitate to ask 
 either hounds or falcons from his subjects, and his letters on 
 such occasions conclude with the hint — " Seeing thay is but 
 gifting geir and na otherwise to be accompted betwixt us and 
 you. 
 
 In comparing the rental of 1683 with the earlier rentals, the 
 greatest difference appears in that relating to E,oss and Ard- 
 manoch. The earldom of Hoss and lordship of Ardmanoch were 
 dissolved from the Crown for feuing purposes in 1587, and it 
 was from this district that the chief supply of wood and fuel 
 seems to have come. For instance, the lands of Ardville and 
 others were charged as follows : — 
 
 Ardville — 60 girthstings ; 60 loads fir and 100 draughts of fuel ; Kynhard 
 — 4 loads fir, 100 girthstings, 100 loads of fuel ; Halton of Tarradale — 60 
 loads of peats ; Garguston — 8 loads of fuel ; Hilton — 8 loads of fuel ; Drum- 
 qiiidrin — 80 loads of fuel ; Wester half Davoch — 40 loads of fuel ; Drynie — 
 80 loads of fuel; Drumderfit — 80 loads of fuel ; Wester Kessock — 100 loads 
 of fuel ; Snarden (sic) — 200 loads of fuel ; Acrow (sic) — 2 loads of fir, 60 
 girthstings, 160 loads of peats, 100 draughts of fuel; Pitconnich — 80 loads 
 of fuel, &c. 
 
 These items do not appear in this rental, and it is interesting 
 to note them as throwing some light on the condition of the 
 district in early times. 
 
 To most of the copies of Purves's work there is added a 
 manuscript entitled " The He toured duties of the Haill Shyres," 
 which is given in Appendix I., and forms an interesting 
 addition as showing the old extent and value of lands through- 
 out Scotland. The value of the lands in the sheriffdom of 
 Inverness and Koss was the subject of a special inquiry at
 
 INTRODUCTION. ll 
 
 Inverness in 1555 by the lairds of the district, while the rolls 
 of the other Shires seem to have been made up at later periods 
 — Aberdeenshire for instance in 1579. 
 
 Among the Letters of the Reign of James VI., published by 
 the Abbotsford Club, there is one dated 6th October 1614, from 
 Sir Alexander Hay, which proves how great was the prejudice 
 the King sustained especially in regard to the " Retoured duties." 
 In Appendix II. will be found the "General Tax Roll of 1633," 
 which forms a fitting conclusion to this volume, which it is 
 hoped will prove of some advantage to those engaged in anti- 
 quarian and topographical research. It may be remarked that 
 while the example of the Record Office has been followed in 
 extending contractions, care has been taken to preserve the old 
 spelling of place-names. In this connection it will be seen that 
 the names of many farms and estates have become obsolete, 
 and are not now to be found in maps, or surveys. This is due 
 to the absorption of the smaller holdings through the extinction 
 of minor lairdships, so prominent a feature in the territorial 
 history of our country during the last two centuries. 
 
 In concluding these notes, the Editor cannot but express 
 grateful acknowledgment to the authorities of the British 
 Museum — especially to the Librarian, Sir E. Maunde Thompson, 
 and to Messrs Scott and Bickley of the Department of MSS. — 
 for the courtesy with which at aU times they so willingly gave 
 information and assistance. Sir Stair Agnew and I )r Dickson 
 of H.M. Register House gave access to Records under their 
 charge, thus enabling the Editor to give an account of the family 
 of Purves, with a pedigree constructed from the Sasine and other 
 Registers of Edinburgh and Eccles. Tluinks are also due to the
 
 Hi INTRODUCTION. 
 
 Faculty of Advocates and their Curator — Mr Clarke — for the 
 kind way in which facilities were afforded for collating Purvess 
 Revenue with copies in their possession, and for permitting the 
 publication of the General Tax E,oll of 1633. Mr John Ferguson, 
 Duns, when he heard of the printing of this volume, generously 
 sent a Manuscript relating to the Tax Rolls, which had belonged 
 to Boswell of Auchinleck. 
 
 D. M. R 
 
 Edinburgh, Albany Street, IZth March 1896.
 
 THE EEVENEW OK PATRIMONY OF 
 THE CKOUN. 
 
 PATRIMONIUM principis aliud est })ii]jliciim stni aiinexuin 
 Coronae : aliud est privatum, seu nou annexum. 
 
 Publicum est quod ex toto regno ad regiam dignitatem et regni 
 onera sustinenda sepositum et separatum est, quod patrimonium 
 Corona) nuncupatur, quod alienari omnino ex jure prohibetur. 
 
 Privatum vel non ainiexum liabetur, aliud quod ratione 
 private vel jure successionis, vel per forisfacturam, bastardias 
 et alias casualitates rationte Eschetre obveniuiit, vt in his habet 
 liberam administrationem rex. 
 
 The patrimonie of the Croun being such as is before discribed; 
 first, consisting in Landes & Rentes once annexed to the Croun 
 which cannot be taken away therfrae, to the }>reiudice of the 
 succeeding King. 2'^° Off sucli casualities as fall in to the King 
 casuallie, which may be disposed by the King for gi-atifyiug any 
 of his loyall subjects. 
 
 These two beino* the naturall branches of the revenew the 
 
 o 
 
 first wherof is intended be tlie following rules to be cleired : thf 
 2d with conveniencie shall follow. It shall be necessar tlu-n for 
 
 A
 
 tttt: revenew of the croxjn'. 
 
 cleiring of tlie first, not only in the generall, that these landes 
 which are annexed to the Croun, for support of the dignitie 
 therof, may not be given away, but also being given away may 
 be brought back againe to the first condition by severall Acts of 
 Parliament, Acts of Counsell & practiques of the session. 
 
 The annexed patrimonie of the Croun is that which by 
 speciall Acts of Parliament is annexed to the same, therewith 
 to remaine perpetuallie as is befor exprest. Craig sayes, that 
 the King lies only the ryght of administratione of these landes, 
 and may not dispone therupon in fee & heretage, without 
 advyce and decret of the Parliament, for the great sein good 
 & reasonable causes of the Kingdome ; whilk if uthir wayes, it 
 shall be lawfuU for the King for the tyme to enter to the posses- 
 sion of the samyne landes without any proces of law ; and the 
 possessores to make payment of the profitt of the samyne 
 dureing their intromission, as the 41 Act of the 11th parliament 
 James 3'\ and uthir Acts of Parliament made for that effect 
 bears. So this annexed proppertie may not be given away 
 from the Croun. And albeit the Kings, ether throw the im- 
 portunitie of some, or for rewairding of, or encourageing of 
 uthirs in thair faithfull services to them, have been induced to 
 dispone part of the said patrimonie to severall persones, & 
 therupon given grantes therof, confirmatione & dissolutione of 
 the samyne ; yet such wes the loyall caire of these Poyall 
 Ancestors, for the tyme to uphold the revenew for support & 
 dignitie of the Croun, & for preventing the prejudices that might 
 aryse therto, that no dissolutione made be any King continued 
 longer than the lyfetyme of the King dissolver. Ffor Skein, in 
 his Verhorum de Signifoatione, sayes that the dissolutione en- 
 dureing the lyfetyme of the King ceases, & att his death the
 
 THE REVENEW OF TUE CROUN. 3 
 
 annexatione revives and begines to quiken, as Is decyded in aue 
 action betwixt the King and the Earle of Crawfurd. So that 
 it is cleir the revenew cannot be disposed to the prejudice of the 
 Croun, both be the forsaides Acts of Padiament and be the 41 
 Act King James 2^^ Pari. 11, and James 3'^ Pari. 14 Act 112, 
 and be the 84 Act Pari. IG James 5*^ and by the 115 & 11 G 
 Acts of the 7th Pari. James 5^^'. By which Acts not only the said 
 first act Is ratified & approven, bot also the landes therin annexed 
 are declaired to remaine with the Croun, and cannot be disponed 
 therfrae, except in few for augmentatlone of the rentall. And 
 the very nixt Act, which is the 116 Act of the said Pari. It Is 
 statute and ordained that it shall be lawfull for the King to 
 sett the landes in few with this provisione : that the samyne be 
 in augmentatlone of the rentall. As also by the 176 Act & 
 203 Act of the 13 & 14 Parliaments James 6, and be the 234 
 Act Pari. 15 James 6, it is so cleire the King cannot dispose 
 any of his landes in whole, or diminish the rentall ether by con- 
 versione, allocatione, dischalrge, or any uthir maner of way, but 
 that the samyne are null & of no efiect, and the Thesaurer 
 may intromett with the rent therof without any proces of law. 
 And the intromettors with the rentes shall be comptable for 
 thair Intromlsslone, which is cleir by the Law and Acts of 
 Parliament aforesaid ; so liy these severall practiques viz. — 
 
 In the action of Pteduction att the Kings Advocats instance 
 against Wm. Scott of Tushielawes the Lordes, upon the 9th 
 Junij 1G12, faiid the infeftment null, being within the Stewartrie 
 of Annandalll as a pairt of his Majestis proppertie. And 
 sicklyk(^, be ane utliir decri^t of the Lordes, ane infeftment 
 granted be tlie Kiui"- wes reduced att his oun instance. As 
 also ane uLhir infeftment of the piupperlie wes reduced because
 
 4 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 made with a diminutlone of the rentall, as the Acts of Sederunt 
 In anno 1541 page 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, & 26 bears, notwith- 
 standing that the same wes twise ratifyed in parliament, be- 
 cause no ratificatione of parliament is sufficient to make up ane 
 ryght of the annexed proppertie. Ffor, by the 293 Act Pari. 
 15th James G, it Is provyded that whatsomever generall lawes 
 shall be made of dissolutiones, or ratificationes of the proppertie, 
 or annexed temporallitie, in favoures of any persone shall be 
 null, notwithstanding of the ratificatlone & new dispensatione : 
 except the said ratificatlone & dispensatione be made with 
 express & specialle dispensatione of the generall lawes, & 
 by the advice of the States to be mentioned therin, ordaining 
 the Lords to judge according to the generall lawes without 
 respect therto. Albeit these former Acts and practiques be 
 sufficient to cleir his Majestis interest concerning the dilapidat 
 revenew, or that which is converted to small pryces, or uthir 
 wayes disponed be his Majestis Ancestors to the prejudice of 
 the revenew. Yet, for the further cleiring of his Majestis 
 interest, and the caire his Majestis Koyall father, of ever 
 blissed memory, had for reduceing of his revenew to its ancient 
 integritie, it will be necessar to sett doune what was then 
 ordered be his Majestic in pursewance therof 
 
 First, in anno 1629 his Majestic by his instructiones to his 
 Theasaurer and Advocat for the tyme ordained them to persew ane 
 reduction of his annexed proppertie, which was accordingly done 
 in ane action, 24th March 1631, persewed be the Kings Advocat 
 against severall of the Kings vassalls and fewers (whose names 
 might be heir insert whilk for brevitie is forborne) upon the 
 forsaids Acts of Parliament for reduction of the infeftment of 
 the annexed proppertie therin contained ; and the unannexed
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CKOUX. 5 
 
 proppeitle wherof cumpt had bein made in Exchequer since 
 anno 1455, which hath been taken in few with diminutione of 
 the rentall, & omission of thair marriages contained in thair 
 former infeftments. In which actiones the Lords reduced con- 
 forme to the Acts of Parhament as to the annexed proppertie ; 
 but as to unannexed they continued the same, & ordained the 
 Advocat to condescend in speciall on the landes wherof compt 
 had been made in Exchequer. And sicklyke be severall in- 
 structiones given be his Majestie to liis Theasaurer and Advocat 
 for the tyme being, in anno 1610, and the 19th day of November 
 1630, and loth February 1635 (all which might be heir insert if 
 it were not too prolix) whereby his Majestis care to have the 
 revenew of the Croun brought in to its wonted conditione is 
 most clear. 
 
 Haveing thus farr cleired the nature of his Majesties 
 Kevenew, and that the samyne cannot be taken away from the 
 Croun, it shall be necessar in the first place to point att the 
 Judicatorie who have the managment of the revenew which is 
 called the Court of Exchequer. 
 
 Exchequer vcl Scacarium. 
 
 Excliequer cometli of tlie French word l^xchecjuir, which 
 signifieth the court or })lace in which the Kings rents & 
 patrimonie are brought in k conipted for. Some take the 
 name so in respect that, in ancient tymes, the Accomptants in 
 that office used sucli tables as Arithmeticans in old used for 
 thair calculationes. iSkem, in liis \'crhoriiiii dc Si(/uijicntio}iCy 
 gives severall reasones of the nainc whilk shall not l)e necessar 
 heir to sett doune ; it IjL'ing patent to every oiic sci'Ing in iho
 
 THE UEVENEW OE THE CllOUN. 
 
 f^-enerall lio condescends that it is a court used in Scotland for 
 i-eceaveing of the Kings Rents, and compting for the same. 
 Whilk compts are made after the forme that Tahulce accejytcB 
 is esteemed to be the chairge, and Tcchulm Expenses to be 
 the discharge, which being made & the charge and discharge 
 equal!, either by giveing out as mucli as the charge, or other- 
 wayes by presentt payment to the Pteceavers, such sommes as 
 doeth ballance the same, wherupon the Treasaurer or Pteceaver 
 subscrybs the syde of the Exchequer thus — Pesp. Thesaurarius ; 
 or if the same be receaved by the Peceavers they subscribe the 
 same, wherupon the Exchequer is closed with eqz eqz eqz sic ; 
 wherof more particularlie it shall be spoken to in its oun place. 
 
 In England the Court of Exchequer is taken from the 
 Normands, which was called ane assembly of Justiciaries to 
 whom it pertained to correct & amend that which under- 
 Paillies and Shiriffs had committed in receaveing of, or compt- 
 ing for the revenew. Ockham, in his Lucubixitiones, doeth defyne 
 it to have two parts wherof the one is conversand in the 
 Judicial! hearing & determining of all causes whatsoever 
 pertaining to the King's annext revenew. , The other is called 
 the recept of Exchequer, which is propperly imployed in the 
 I'ecept & payment of money. Cromj)tum, in his Jurisdictiones 
 folio 105th, defyneth it to be a court of Ptecord wherin all causes 
 touching the revenews of the croun are handled, and Polidor 
 Virgin lib. 9 liisto. Anglo, sayeth that the trew word in 
 Latine is scatarium, and by abuse is only called Scacarium. 
 And some say it is taken from the German word Scaez, signi- 
 lieing as much as Thesaurarius or fiscus, but the comone name 
 now used is Exchequer, the Judges wherof are called Barrens 
 of Exchequer wherof there are four. The Lord cheif barron,
 
 THE REVEN'EW OF THE CROUN. 7 
 
 called capitalis haro, hath tlie prime determininrr of causes 
 betwixt the King and his subjects in relatione to the revenew 
 & the uthir three his assistants. 
 
 Haveinij; thus deduced the etimoloi-ie of the name befor 
 wee speake to the constitutione of the Exchequer as it hath 
 been of laite, it is to be remembered that in old the King's 
 Secret Counsell exerced the dewties therof, as the Acts of Coun- 
 sell in anno 1571 Pari. 23d and 27 & uther acts made theranent 
 will cleir. But the Jurisdiction of Exchequer, as it hath been 
 constitute in Scotland, Skein sayes, was ane Court certaine, 
 stable, & not deambulatorie as the Session was befor King Ja. 
 5*^'', and had the determinating of all actiones concerning the 
 Kings Majesties proppertie, & discussing of suspensiones & 
 letters conforme ; breaking of arriestments, deforcmeuts off 
 officiers, as is more fully sett downe in the not printed Act 
 of Pari, the 22 of May 1584 pa. 90 & ratified by King 
 Cliarles of blissed memorie in his Parliament holden in anno 
 1G33. This Act is wherby the Exchequer was constitute ane 
 Court for decyding his Majestis whole efiaires as wvW ol' the 
 proppertie as of tlie casualitie. And sickly ke by ane statute 
 of the Session 5th Junij 1538. 
 
 Haveinof thus farr in fjenerall insisted on the name & 
 Jurisdictione of the Exchequer, forbearing to speak to the duty 
 therof as it was discharged be the Lords of the Secret Counsell 
 preceeding the year 1599, wee shall proceed as the samym? hath 
 been constitute by Parliament & Commissiones, which wee find 
 to have been in anno 1595, att which tyme the abuses of the 
 Exchequer, the urgent necessities of the King's familic, did 
 force a more particular & exact care of improveing the revtMiew 
 then before. Wherupon ther was a Connnissionc granted to 8
 
 8 TUE llEV^ENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 persones, called the Octavians, with particular instructiones for 
 th{^ managehig therof, & an oath requyred for the faithfull 
 dlschari^e of the same, which for informatione is heir sett doune 
 as followes : — 
 
 " Our Soveraigne Lord ordaines ane Commissione to be 
 made under the testimonial! of the Great Seall, makeing men- 
 tion that his Grace understanding perfytly the decay of his 
 Majestis rents by unprofitable dispositiones out of the Proppertie 
 & Collectorie, & be neglecting of the commoditie of the casu- 
 alities ; togither with the non plenishing of his Majesties parks 
 & steids. The increase of all fies & pensiones for keeping of 
 castles & uthirs, with diminishing of his Majesties customes 
 notwithstanding the increase of ships & sailers, the interest of 
 all ; the dearth of all merchants & ventiners with the decay 
 of his rents, spilling of the coynzie ; the decay & mine of his 
 jDolicies, castles, and munitiones, with the daily spending and 
 wearing away of his Majesties moveables, without anie helping 
 or repairing therof As also that the estate, order or spending 
 within his heines house is nowayes comptrolled, nor keeped 
 according to the ordinance of his Counsell and Exchequer, 
 swa that all things is come to such confusion that, efter tryall 
 taken, it is found that ther is not wheatt, bear, silver nor other 
 rent to serve his highnes sufficiently in bread & drink nor uther- 
 wayes. Ffor remeading of the whilk disorder his Highnes gives 
 grants & dispones, appoints & destinats to the holding of his 
 Majestis house the haill rents, maills, dewties, fermes, caynes, 
 customes, fishings, coall - heughs, casualities, and profeitts of 
 somever of his proppertie, collectorie, of the superplus of the 
 benefices & third therof & new Augmentationes be the annex- 
 atione of the temporallitie of the Kirk to the Croun. And his
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 9 
 
 Highnes haveing presenttlie all the saids offices of Comp- 
 trollerie, Collectorie & new augmentatione freely resigned, de- 
 mitted & overgiven by the former officers, possessors therof 
 in his hands to be disponed att his pleasure. And, haveing 
 good prooff of the good quality of the persones following, has 
 nominat, elected, & chosen Alex"". Lord Vrquhart president of the 
 Colledge of Justice, Walter, Commendator of Blantyre, Lord 
 Privie Seall, Mr David Carneagie of Colluthie, Mr John Lind- 
 say parson of Minimuire, Mr James Elphingstonne of Inner- 
 neathie, Mr Tho. Hamiltonne of Drumcairnie, Mr John Skein 
 Clerk of Registers, Senators of the Colledge of Justice, & Mr 
 Peter Young of Seatoune : Giveand, grantand, & committand to 
 them the full and free administratione of the forsaid haill rents 
 & dewties pertaining to the forsaids offices, in sic ample forme 
 & mauer and with alse great power auctoritie & jurisdiction, as 
 was granted of befor to a part of them by an Act of Parliament, 
 & articles of Instructiones adjoyned therto, anent the Admin- 
 istratione of the rents of the croun & recompensatione therof to 
 his Majestis dereast Queen & bedfellow promittit. And Ivkas 
 our Soveraign Lord be the tenor heirof promitts, in verbo 
 2yrincipis, that, for eschewing of confusion & disorder which 
 commonly follows the overgreat multitude of Counsellors, his 
 Majestie will not appoint any more Counsellors or obtrud any 
 more to be insert or adjoyned to this presentt commission att 
 any tyme heirefter. And also that in case of any vacant place 
 by decease of any of the presentt ordinar commissionars, or 
 utherwayes, in that case his Majestie shall presentt no utlier 
 Comissionars to be received & admitted be the saids Lords 
 of Exchequer except with their oun advice & consent. Willi 
 pouer to them to depute & dischairge all infi'riour Chamberlaines, 
 
 B
 
 10 THE REVENEW OF THE CROHN. 
 
 under-CoUectors, Customers, Searchers, Officiers & Intromettors 
 whatsomever with any of the saids rents of the Proppertie, 
 CoUectorie, or Augmentatione. And sicklyke deprive all in- 
 feriour clerks of the said offices & to appoint new Clerks, 
 Receavers, and Intrometors with all the forsaids rents belong- 
 ing to the forsaids offices for whom they shall be answerable 
 to his Highnes & to the estaites of this realme. Excepting 
 alwayes the Clerk of Registers his office, fies, priviledges & uther 
 commodities whatsoever, pertaining or belonging to any of his 
 predicessors. With power also to hear the Compts of Shirriffs, 
 Stewarts, Baillies, Provosts, Eldermen & baillies of burrowes 
 Customers, Clerks of conquests. Searchers, Chamberlaines, 
 Receavers, Fewers, & Intromettors with the fermes, maills 
 profeitts, and dewties, kaynes, customes, fishings, coallheughs, 
 parks, steidings, orchards, & uther rents of the proppertie, 
 or order of new augmentatione annexed, or unannexed, belong- 
 ing in any wayes to the Patrimonie of the Croun ; And also to 
 hear all the Theasaurers & Comptrollers compts of the Thea- 
 saurer and his deputts, of the generall & wardane of the Coynzie, 
 of the taxmen, labourers of the mines, mettalls, & mineralls, 
 of the Master of work, of invention & plenishing of castles, 
 of the Monks portions, of the payment of the guairds & men 
 of warr, of the rents of colledges, hospitalls, & schools, of 
 the common good of the burrowes & of his Majestis tocher. 
 And of his highnes haill money whatsomever, as weell within 
 the realme as comeing from uther countryes, & to allow or 
 refuise allowance therof With power also to appoint &, sett 
 fynes & penalities for offences, and to make & sett doune the 
 pryces of wynes yearly, & of his Majestis victuall & uthers, 
 kaynes, customes. And to make & performe the order of his
 
 THE REVEXEW OF THE CROUN. 11 
 
 Majestls Equirle & stable, & provision of the sayme with the 
 fees & wages to be payed to whatsoever persons. To consider 
 & repair the decayed customes, and appoint the order of the 
 uptakeing therof ; & to sett and roup the samyne. To consider 
 the profeitt & skaith by the presentt coynzie to his grace & 
 commonweall, & to direct theranent as thev shall think most 
 requisit ; with power also and express Commission to the saids 
 Lords, or anys of them, to be assessors to the Theasaurer & 
 Commissioners in all signators concerning the Theasaurer with- 
 out whose advyce nothing shall pass. The dilligence of Sliirritls 
 or other inferiour Judges, to enquire & examine thair offences 
 & negligences, togither with states of officiers of armes ; to 
 cause correct & punish. With power also to intromett, uptake, 
 compone, transact, & agree be sic as they shall agree, or 
 sic as they shall appoint to his Majestis behoof & utilitie, all 
 escheats of such persones as shall be denunced to the home by 
 thair oun decrets, acts & letters ; & to consider doe & per- 
 forme all things committed of befor to the Exchequer with 
 sic place in Counsell & Parliament as the saids ofliciers had 
 of befor. And with all jurisdiction, power, & priviledges, honors 
 & immunities belonging to the Exchequer of old be Acts 
 of Parliament or consuetud of this realme. Declarand k \wo- 
 mittand, in verho ^)/"mc?^;w, that his Grace shall not subscribe 
 any letters or signators concerning the dispositione of any 
 of his rents of proppertie, collectorie, or now augmentationes 
 forsaids ; renewings or ratificationes in any forme, as gifts, 
 dispositiones, pensiones or infeftments therof, or of any uther 
 part of the same ; or Letters & signators shall not be valid, 
 nor admitted hi any Judgement, or to be ane warrand to any 
 Ivegister or signett or sealls wiLhoul the samyne be tirst read,
 
 12 THE llEVENEW OF TIJE CROUN. 
 
 heard, allowed & subscribed be the saids Lords Auditors of 
 the Exchequer or anys of them sittand in Counsell, & then 
 presentit to his Highnes be them, or any of them haveing power 
 from the rest, & now succeeding in the place of the ordinarie 
 officiers to whom the said presentting & subscribing of the 
 signators pertained of befor ; or in case any signators or Letters 
 pass otherwayes it shall be null be way of action, exception or 
 reply albeit the seall be appended therto. Dischargeing the 
 keepers of the Registers Signet, Privie Seall, or Great Seall 
 of all urgeing of the saids letters & signators, & of all affixing 
 or appending of seall, or signet, therunto. Except the samyne 
 be first subscribed be the number of the Lords & in maner 
 rehearst, under the paines of the tinsell of thair offices, by & 
 attour the nullitie of the letters wrongouslie past, & registrat 
 be them, otherwayes then is heir exprest. And farder our 
 So. Lo. declares that no suspensione of any charges, for in 
 gathering of any pairt of the saids patrimonies, shall pass 
 Exchequer or Session sittand & 3 of the saids Lords Auditors 
 subscribeing the same as said is. And for the man' securitie 
 Our So. Lo. hes ordained this presentt Comissione to be acted 
 & registrat in the books of Secret Counsell & Session in token 
 of all thair consents therunto & approbatione of this presentt 
 Commission. In contrair & to the derogatione therof the 
 saids Lords shall nothing doe nor discerne, but shall proceed 
 conforme therunto in all points till the nixt parliament att 
 the whilk tyme Our So, Lo. promitts, in verho principle, to 
 cause ratifie the same by the estates & ordaine that in the 
 mean tyme Letters of publicatione therof, att the mercat cross 
 of Edinburgh, tanquam communis partis, pass hereupon that 
 non of the leidges pretend ignorance heirof. And that the
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUX. 13 
 
 said Lords of Exchequer shall have power to direct Letters 
 of horning, poynding, wairdlng & also captione upon thair oun 
 decrets, acts & ordinances in sic ample forme as any Lords 
 Auditors of Exchequer had of befor, firme & stable, holding 
 & to hold all & whatsoever his hlorhnes Commlsslonars in 
 
 o 
 
 maner & in number forsald sitting togither shall think ex- 
 pedient to be done or necessar. And this said Letter to be 
 extended in most ample forme with all clauses, neidfull. Sub- 
 scrlbt by our S. L. att Hallyroodhouse the 19th January 1595." 
 
 If the Commission <& the cause of the granting therof be 
 considered, which doeth more jDartlcularlle hold out the causes 
 of the decay of the revenew. And the courses intended for 
 the improveing of the same, with the present condition of the 
 revenew, may incite a new prosecutlone of these wayes & rules 
 then laid doune, especlallie when both his Majestis effairs, & the 
 condltione of the revenew requyreth the same. As it is my in- 
 tention to give the best discoverle for the Improveing of the 
 revenew, so doe I conceave no probable means so advantaglous 
 therto than to hold out first that which hath been formerly 
 practized and ordered therin ; wherfor I must creave leave 
 further, for informatlone, to beg the conslderatione of Listruc- 
 tlones following, viz. — 
 
 First — that the salds Lords shall con vein for putting ordi-r 
 to his Majestis affaires in some spcclall place appointed for that 
 effect as oft as occasion shall requyre, att least [blank] tymes in 
 the week, dureing the tyme of the sitting of the Lords of Session. 
 
 2^ Item, they shall take exact tryall of the presentt numln'r 
 & qualities of the persones who lias tlie pn'sent cliairge of tlie 
 intromission and inbringing of his Majesties rents & patrimonie ; 
 and sett doune such a convenient number as may connnodiously
 
 14 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 bring in the same to his Majestis use ; swa that a great pairt 
 therof be not exhausted by a superfluous number of unprofitable 
 officers. And for that effect they shall erect & choise the meet- 
 est & most qualified persons, and shall appoint such reasonable 
 fies & allowances wherby his Majestie may be weell and profit- 
 ablie served. 
 
 3°. Item, they shall retrinch the superfluous number of ser- 
 vants in his Majestis house, as weell of gentlemen as of officiers 
 and servants of all degrees, dischairgand their fees & allowances. 
 And shall reduce his household to the estate of the tyme of such 
 of his noble progenitors as it has been governed. And if the 
 presentt officiers be honest & cairefull they shall continue swa 
 many of them as shall be thought fitt & necessar, they finding 
 sufficient cautione for thair honest service. And shall discharge 
 the supernumerarie & under-servants that are not necessarie, & 
 shall modifie to them honest fies and allowances & shall take such 
 order anent those premises which they shall cause to be keeped 
 & observed in tyme comeing. 
 
 4°. Item, they shall see & provyd that his Majestis house be 
 stoked & served with his caine, victuall, wheatt, bear, meaU & 
 corne, hay, mairts, muttons, conneys, capons, poultrie, butter, 
 cheese, salmond, herring, & uther caynes & customes, swa farr 
 as the samyne may extend ; that non of them be sold nor uther- 
 wayes disponed till his Majestis house be first sufficiently served. 
 And the superplus, if any be, resting of victuall & uthers for- 
 saids shall be sold to the utter availl & for such pryces as the 
 like stuff' shall give in the Shirriffdomes wher they lye. And 
 the saids Auditors of Exchequer shall doe thair exact dilligence 
 that all sort of provision requisit that his Majestis house may 
 be weell & easily stalked.
 
 THE 11EVEN"£W OF THE CrtOUN. 15 
 
 5°. Item, for the more easie intertainment of the house they 
 shall consider how his Majestis parks and forrests may be plen- 
 ished, with all kind of store convenient for them, Ijefor beltyme 
 next. 
 
 6°. Item, that his Majestis Brewsters & uther officiers accus- 
 tomed to furnish his Majestis house, shall give as much bread 
 drink & furnishing of his wheatt, bear & uther stuff wherof they 
 have the furnishing as uther provident subjects within the realme 
 accustomed to receave, the stuff being of equall goodness. 
 
 T. Item, that weekly, once or twise, one of the saids Lords 
 shall sitt upon the saids accompts of the house, & dyett books ; 
 shall mark & comptroll the expenses, & shaU repair the abuses as 
 shall be found contrair to the order sett doune anent the house 
 holding. 
 
 8°. Item, that all pensiones, rewards, fees, & gratuities, pro- 
 ceeding from his Majestis liberallitie to any of his servants or 
 uthers his subjects, be no otherwayes admitted or allowed in Ex- 
 chequer except they be reduced and allowed to a speciaU liqudat 
 soume of usuall money of this realme. And if they be excessive 
 to be reduced to such mediocritie as his Majestis liberallitie Ix' 
 not hurtfull to his estate. 
 
 9. Item, that the saids Lords sliall no wayes consent to any 
 Licences for transporting of forbidden goods untill first tryall be 
 taken if the inhabitants of the Countrie being weell staked ma}'' 
 spare the same. And, they being well served, next regaird shall 
 be had to his Majestis commodities in compounding of the saids 
 Licences as the weightines of the cause shall requyre. 
 
 10. Item, that nothing shall pass the Thesaurers Register 
 without consent of the saids Lords, att the least 5 of them con- 
 veined in Exchequer, & that they sliall be Compositors with tlu^
 
 16 TTTE RE\^ENEW OF TTTE CROUN. 
 
 Thesaurei' in all things concerning his office, & that non of the 
 Compositiones b(^ disponed without his advyce. And that they 
 shall assist &; concurr with his Majestis Thesaurer & his doputts 
 in all things of his office which may redound to his Majestis 
 Commodities. 
 
 11. Item, all compts of his Majestis rents, proppertie, causu- 
 alitie, collectorie, & uthers they being ordinarie officiers conforme 
 to the Comission given to them, they shall take dilligent heid 
 that no just chairge be omitted, nor unjust admitted, but such 
 as shall be necessarie, lawfull & instantly verified with presentt 
 accquittances swa that his Majestie be not prejudged with wrong 
 compt or unreasonable allowance. 
 
 12. Item, that no obligators, gifts, or dispositions whatsover 
 be granted or given, but conforme to the ordinance of the Lords 
 of the Counsell and Exchequer, subscribt by his Majestie & pub- 
 licklie proclaimed att the mercat cross of Edinburgh 25th of 
 Mertch last by past. 
 
 These aforesaid Instructiones being exhibited to the Comis- 
 sioners, togither with an oath for the faithfull performance of the 
 Comission and Instructiones, whilk they conceaveing themselves 
 not able to dischairge that dewty, which either the trust his 
 Majestie was pleased to gyve them, nor the necessity his affaires 
 requyred, unlesse his Majeste would condescend in some measure 
 for the utilitie of his decayed revenew to some proposall proposed 
 be them for the enableing them to performe the duty. Wherfore 
 befor accepting of the said Comission or giveing oath, haveing 
 humbly represented the proposalls following, to which his Maj- 
 estie condescendinp-, for informatione & the more cleirino- of what 
 shall be heirefter spoken, wee shall heir insert togither with the 
 oath wherby wee may perceave not only the bonds & tyes whicli
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 17 
 
 the King himselfe was pleased to condescend to, but also the 
 strait oath by which they were bound to dischalrge thair duty 
 in that Comission. All which being afterward compared with 
 our presentt conditione & managment of the revenew, will make 
 way in some measure to discover from whence the decay of the 
 revenew doeth proceed ; which, tho in some things are not very 
 necessarie to our presentt conditione yet will in uthers serve for 
 informatione. 
 
 Articles craved be his Majestis Counsel!, whom he hurdiued 
 with the Comission of Exchequer, to he promised & 
 'perform^ed, in verho princijns. 
 
 " For the first it is desired be the saids Lords Auditors that 
 his Majestie for the better furtherance of his affairs will 
 promise never to soUicit, nor request, boast nor menace, 
 directly nor indirectly any of the saids Lords to doe any thing 
 contrair to the tenor of the Comission gi'anted to them, or 
 the forme of oath made be them, in favours of any persone to 
 his oun hurt & prejudice. 
 
 " Item, that his Majeste w^ill promise fiiithfully to subscrive 
 nothing concerning the Collectorie, ComptroUerie, nor The- 
 saurie of Augmentationes untill the same be first sein & found 
 reasonable by the saids Lords sitting in Exchequer in ordinarie 
 number. Att least by the Thesaurer & therefter presented 
 to his Majeste be him. 
 
 " Item, his Majeste denuds himselfe att this tyme of the 
 choyceing and electing any persone to be his Highnes Advociit, 
 but shall give pouer to the saids Lords to elect & choyce a 
 qualified man to be his Advocat in case of death, or depii\a- 
 
 c
 
 18 tin: revenew of the croun. 
 
 tioiie, or dimission, of any of them who presenttlie serves in 
 the said otHce. 
 
 "Item, his Majeste shall approve and allow the order 
 which shall be sett doune anent the House & Equirie, number 
 of persones, & necessar expenss, hearing, comptrolling of the 
 dyett book, & weekly accompts ; and shall not for the im- 
 portunitie of any person desyre the same to be broken. And 
 that his Majeste will cause my Lord Duke of Lennox as Cham- 
 berlaine of Scotland to hold hand to the keeping of good order 
 in the house, & punishing of transgressors therof as his Lo/ may 
 goodly doe the same & shall be requisit for that effect. 
 
 " Item, seing the proppertie when it was in the best estate 
 was not sufficient to sustaine the chairges of his Majestis 
 house, but that ther was yearly great soumes of money taken 
 furth of the Thesaurie for the entertainment therof, as the 
 profitt of the Cunzie thir 2 year bygone, to the soume of 50,000 
 merks yearly." 
 
 The oath taken hy the Comissioners of Exchequer. 
 
 " "Wee under subscrivers Comissioners, Auditors of his 
 Majestis Exchequer : Alexr. .Lord Vrquart president of the 
 Colledge of Justice, Walter Commendator of Blantyre Lord 
 Privie seaU, Mr David Carneagie of Colluthie, Mr John Lind- 
 say parson of Minnimuire, Mr Ja. Elphingstoune of Inner- 
 neathie, Mr Tho. Hamiltoune of Drumcairnie, Mr John Skein 
 Clerk of Register, Senators of the Colledge of Justice, & Mr 
 Peter Young of Seatoun, Elimosinar, faithfullie promises, and 
 in the most faithfull & sure forme, & maner of oath obligdes 
 & binds us & every one of us, as wee shall answere to the great
 
 TUE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 19 
 
 God our Maker & Creator, that wee shall have no respect in 
 the administratioue of our offices as Comissioners and Auditors 
 of his Majestis Exchequer, by Comission ^iven & granted to 
 us the day and date of thir presentts, to do nothing nixt God 
 & good conscience but for the advancement of his Highnes 
 Majestis estate & weell allenarlie ; and shall procure in all 
 things in us lyes cairfally that belongs therto by reduceing his 
 Majestis patrimony, pertaining to the Comptrollerie, CoUectorie 
 annexed temporallitie of Kirk Landes, to the greatest profitt 
 they may be putt to, or hes been in any tyme of any his pre- 
 decessors of worthy memory conforme to the lawes of this 
 realme. And shall not give our consent ether for tennandrie 
 or friendship, or particular profitt of any persone or commoditie 
 to ourselves for feir of any respect of any persone, to the alien- 
 atione or dispositione of any of his Majestis rents, landes, 
 superplus of thirds of benefices, customes, caynes, casualities, 
 whatsomever in few, reall rentall, tack long or short, or under 
 whatsomever precept wherby his Highnes rentall may be any 
 wayes diminished, untill his house be first provyded, and fur- 
 nished effeirand to his Majestis estate & honor. And for the 
 better executione of all and haill the articles and tenor of the 
 old Comissione of Exchequer granted to us : Wee, & every one of 
 us, shall dilligently and lawfullie dischairge our dewties as trew 
 & honest Counsellors to his Majestes great weill & honour, so far 
 as wee know & understand. And shall not give consent, nor 
 Bubscriptiones severallie, nor out of counsell, in any thing that 
 may tend to his Majestis hurt or prejudice, but shall pass 
 subscrive & allow all things necessar & expedient anent the 
 premisses in counsell sittand convehied for that eifect, att least 
 5 in number. With no less consideratioue of his Majestis
 
 20 THE UEVENEW OF THE OROUN. 
 
 profitt in all respects, nor gife it were our oun particular 
 wherof wee shall have no particular consideratione, bot only to 
 doe honorable & profitable service to his Majestie as it becomes 
 obedient subjects & faithfull Counsellors. 
 
 " Pro vy ding allwayes that this our presentt obligatione & 
 oath made for the causes forsaids to his Majeste, shall be no 
 declinator, exceptione, against us, or any of us, anent our office or 
 jurisdiction in the Session or Colledge of Justice in any actione 
 or cause wherin his Majeste hes or shall have interest in any 
 tyme heirefter, seing that non of us hes [blcmJc] or intromissione 
 with his Majestis rents, bot only being his Majestis naturall 
 subjects and bound to serve him efter our full power allenarlie. 
 The oversight and directione of the intrometors with the saids 
 rents of the patrimony, who shall be comptrollers therfor to the 
 eifect they may be imployed to the weell of his Majestis realme 
 and croun ; which all & sundrie the premises befor God Al- 
 mighty to performe fullfull and underly efter our power and 
 knowledge be thir presentts subscribt with our hands att Hally- 
 roodhouse the 19th January 1595." 
 
 Haveing from the Comissione & instructiones aforsaid 
 holdeii out what wes intended for improveing of the revenew, 
 which from thir groundes ther may be some considerationes 
 that may move a prosecuting of the same. So the Comis- 
 sioners in this Comissione seemed to lay doune att the begin - 
 ing such grounds. Yet they were soon blasted, and thair caire 
 throw the multitude of the Comissioners, each of them acting 
 for their interest & friendes. The samyne Comissione had no 
 endurance, but for about 2 yeirs, ffor, in December 1597, ther is 
 a new Comissione granted to the Thesaurer & uther Comis-
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 21 
 
 sioners of the Exchequer & so it came to its own chaiinell. 
 And in the yeir 1603 att King- James his goeing to England 
 ther is also a new Comissione wanted to the Thesaurer & 
 Comissioners of the Exchequer. And in absence of the 
 Thesaurer, because he wes to goe with the King, to John 
 Arnot burges of Edinburgh, Thesaurer depute nominat be the 
 Thesaurer. All these Comissiones may be heir particularlie 
 sett doune if it were not too tedious. Therefore it shall only 
 be our work, as wee intend, to branch out the revenew in its 
 severall particular branches & so to prosecute the same, accord- 
 ing as they fall in the way. Bot as wee have sett doune ane 
 discriptione of the Exchequer of Scotland which is a court 
 wherin the affaires of the revenew are treated and handled ; 
 and altho wee have a resolutione in its dew & propper place to 
 speake to the severall offices & officers, nature, aryse, and 
 dewtyes of the same imployed in the managment therof, whicli 
 in its propper place wee resolve to prosecute. Yet in respect 
 that the two great offices of the Exchequer were the Thesaurer 
 and Thesaurer Depute, who are employed in the management 
 of the revenew in its severall branches, wee humbly offer to 
 sett doune the arryse, dewtie, and dignitie of these respective 
 offices, and doe forbear the remainder offices att presentt 
 which will, from the dewty of thair place, the more illustrat 
 what the revenew is. And for the better cleiring therof it 
 would be considered that in old tyme the revenew wes man- 
 aged by these offices : Thesaurie, Collectorie, & Comptrollerie, 
 so by cleiring these will give the greater dignitie o\' the ofHce 
 of the Thesaurer. The one being joyned for the uther and tlie 
 power of both consolidate in the persone of the Tliesaurer. 
 
 And (1°) to the name Comptroller quasi Contra RotnJittor
 
 22 THE REVENEW OF TUE CllOUN. 
 
 which of old wes used for him as Budeus sayes, in his Annota- 
 tiones de officio, Questoris cui id muneris conjunctum erat et 
 observaret pecuniam quam in usum principis vel Civitatis Col- 
 Icirerunt exactores ; there are severall distinct offices under this 
 name used in England as Comptroller of the Kings house, 
 Comptroller of the Navie & Comptroller of the Customes, 
 Comptroller of the Mint & uther offices. In Scotland wee have 
 no mentione of any but Comptroller, whose office wes to dis- 
 chairge the dewtie of all these particular offices, he wes 
 esteemed in greater accompt then the Thesaurer, he haveing 
 the management of the whole proppertie, the placeing of all 
 Receavers, Challmerlaines, & uther officers, the takeing of a 
 cautione for thair fidelitie, the censureing & punishing them 
 for abuses & disposeing them of thair offices, passing of all 
 infeffcments of the proppertie, & the managing of the haill 
 affaires pertaining & belonging therto. And the Thesaurer 
 haveing only the managment of the casualitie aryseing out of 
 Kirk landes, & blench dewties. 
 
 To speake further of this office, than to cleir what wes the 
 distinctione betwixt the Comptroller & the Thesaurer, is not our 
 purpose, nether shall wee digress so farr to presume what hath 
 been the cause of this alteratione ; it being wholly att his 
 Majestis disposall, save only this farr that it hath been for 
 preventing of divisione. And therefore haveing cleired what 
 the Comptrollers office wes, wee shall speake to the office of 
 Thesaurie. 
 
 1° to the name ; Thesaurer or Thesaurarius cometh from ane 
 French word Thesairier : Id est questor Prefectus Fisci, and 
 signifieth ane officer to whom the Thesaurie of any uther is 
 comitted to be keeped. To speake to this office as it is estab-
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 23 
 
 lished now, haveing both the office of Comptrollerie, Thesaurie 
 & CoUectorie, would prove a large extent. 
 
 Wee shall only touch the office in generall, to whom the 
 managment of all the wealth and revenewes belonging to the 
 King under whatsoever name is comitted, who haveing not 
 only all the priviledges which formerly belonged to the Comp- 
 troller & Collector but also to the Thesaurer doeth evidence so 
 much the more greatnes dignitie & auctoritie of him who is The- 
 saurer. Haveinof thus farr touched the former constitutione & 
 distinction betwixt the Thesaurer & Comptroller wee shall now 
 speak to them as they are joyned in one. And (1°) As it is his 
 propper dewtie, as said is, to have the managment of the whole 
 proppertie, casuallitie, & revenew of the King, so to nominat & 
 appoint all under officers, and to make acts for the better man- 
 agement & improvement therof He is President in Exchequer 
 tho' of old the Kings Majestie did nominat & appoint ane 
 President, as in the comissione 1G08 (l3th Junij) did nominat 
 the Archbishop of Glasgow to be President, and in uther com- 
 missiones of that nature, but with that provisione that the 
 Thesaurer & Thesaurer depute sine quihus non. And that of 
 late the Chancellor as claiming the priviledge to be President 
 in all courtes did challenge this ; yet his Majeste be his letter 
 the 24th January 1635, and one uther of the 5th Mertch 1G35, 
 wherby in the first he did ordaine the said Thesaurer & depute 
 Thesaurer to be President in Exchequer in absence of the Arch- 
 bishop of St Andrews. Bot in the uther more particularlie 
 ordaining them to be President in Exchequer in all tyme come- 
 inir. From both which, and from the nature of the judicatorie 
 being the Kings oun particular court concerning the manag- 
 ment of his revenew to whose care the same is comitted & to
 
 24 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 whom a negative voyce in the regulating therof is granted, & 
 that the members of that court are but Assessors to him in the 
 manao-ment therof; it will appeare that the same seemeth to 
 be most consonant with, & agreeable to, his Majestis service that 
 the Thesaurer be President seing without him they cannot 
 meet nor act. 
 
 As he hath not only the whole pouer of regulating and man- 
 ageing the revenew as said is, the stoping all signaturs that is, 
 or may be, past in that Court of Exchequer so hath he been 
 allowed by the Kings Majeste to stop any signature which 
 shall come from his Majestis handes, which he apprehends to 
 have been obtained upon a misrepresent atione to the prejudice of 
 the revenew, wherof many instances may be given as well wherin 
 his Majestis predecessors for the profitt and utilitie of the 
 croun have oblidged themselves, de verho j^rincipis, not to passe 
 any gift, nor grant without the trew condition of the same be 
 represented by his Thesaurer to him, as by severall Acts made 
 declairing the same to be null in case the samyne sould be so 
 granted. But seing this priviledge cannot so much be granted 
 as a priviledge dew to that office, but as ane act of favour flow- 
 ino- from the KingfS wise consideratione of his oun affaires so 
 shall wee forbear to speak to them, & only for informatione 
 shall touch what wes the practice of his Majestis father of 
 blissed memory, which is evidenced in that conference betwixt 
 his Majeste & the E. of Dunfermling then Chancellor & the E. 
 of Dunbar Thesaurer att Eoyston, the 12th of October 1610, 
 wherin amongst uther particulars concerning the revenew then 
 offered and approven by his Majeste this is expressed in thir 
 wordes viz. " That your Majeste give no gift nor gTant of any 
 casualitie which may ether fall to the croun, or may prejudge
 
 THE KEVENEW OF THE CROUN. 25 
 
 the revenew, bot by the speclall advyce of the Lord Thesaurer 
 to whose chairge the same pertaineth." To which his Majeste 
 graciously condescendes in these wordes : " That in case through 
 the importunity of any persone wee give any such gifts of that 
 nature wee doe allow thee our Thesaurer to stop the same till 
 wee be informed t her of." 
 
 And, sicklyke, the same prejudice being represented to his 
 Majeste, in anno 1638 & 1635, by this Thesaurer his Majeste by 
 his particular instructiones in May 1633 and July & December 
 1635, by which instructiones they are not only allowed, bot posi- 
 tively comanded the Thesaurer as a dewty to stop these signa- 
 tures. And seing the stoping of such may very much conduce 
 to the advantage of the revenew, as wee have cleired the allow- 
 ance & comand of the samyne wee shall only represent how 
 gracious & acceptable such office wes esteemed as the letter 
 following evidences : — 
 
 "C. R 
 
 " Right trustie & well beloved Cousin & Counsellor 
 and trustie & well beloved Counsellors Wee grelt yow well. 
 Wee receaved your letter touching the stoping of that signature 
 of the Abbacy of Lyndores till our pleasure should be known in 
 that purpose, wherin wee approve your proceeding, & give yow 
 thanks for the same. And still it is our j^leasure (as of late 
 wee did signlfie to yow our Treasaurer depute) that no signatur 
 pass unlesse yee receve a speclall warrand from us for expeding 
 therof And in the meanetyme that yee fayle not to call for 
 the signature & keejDe it In your custody, ffor all which these 
 presentts shall be your warrand." 
 
 D
 
 26 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 As he is not only allowed to stop the signaturs passing his 
 Majestis oun handes as said is, hot also natura officij hes the 
 priviledge to stop all signaturs and process wherin his Majeste 
 is, or may be, concerned befor the Lordes of Session, which 
 being questioned in some measure by the Lordes in a par- 
 ticular of the E. of Murrayes anent the Lordschip of Doune. 
 His Majeste haveing wrytten to them challenging it as his 
 prerogative, the saides Lordes did by thair Act of Sederunt, 
 in January 1637, make ane Act that whensoever any action 
 or busines whatsoever occurs wherin his Majeste in his prop- 
 perty, customes, impost, or casuallitie or any uther part of his 
 rentes or revenew be concerned that the Thesaurer, or in his 
 absence the Thesaurer depute, shall be aquainted & that the 
 proces shall sist till they give order theranent. 
 
 As he hath the priviledge of stoping all proces befor the 
 Lordes of Session, wherin his Majestis revenew may be con- 
 cerned, so hath he the power to raise & intent actiones against 
 all persones detainers of his Majestis revenew. As also reduc- 
 tiones of his Majestis proppertie, or any uther landes wherin 
 his Majeste hes ryght as may appeare (1°) be the severall Acts 
 that have been granted of old be the Comptroller wherof one 
 of the 12 Junij 1593, the Comptroller wes ordained by the 
 Kings Majeste to present t his Majestis revocatione to executione, 
 & to cause raise reduction theron as he would answere with 
 the priviledges of his office. And sicklyke by ane uther Act 
 the Kings Majeste, on the 7th December therefter, being in 
 Exchequer did ordaine the Comptroller to informe himselfe of 
 all pensiones, wodsettes, of the proppertie, and to give order to 
 persew & reduce the same, but more particularlie in these 
 latter tymes by speciall instructiones given to the Thesaurer to
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 27 
 
 cause raise reductione agaynst severall particular laiides as of 
 the Lordschlps of Torphicheii, Abercorne, Douiie, Scoon, Blan- 
 tyre, Kintyr, Jura & uthers of that nature which accordingly 
 hath been raised, tho through the distraction of the tymes small 
 progres made. 
 
 (2°) By the severall orders given by his Majeste to his 
 Advocat, not only comanding him to consult with his Thesaurer 
 in all things concerning his aifaires, bot also that he shall re- 
 ceave orders from him from tyme to tyme theranent. And 
 that before he shall docquet any Signatures to be presented or 
 passed by his Majeste, he shall comunicate the same to the 
 Thesaurer. 
 
 (3°) By a more particular Instructione the Thesaurer Is Im- 
 powered in case of matter of difficulty, or In case of neglect, 
 to make use of ane uther Advocat. In which instructione 
 Sir Lewes Stewart Is particularlie named. 
 
 Thesaurer Depute. 
 
 Haveing spoken something too large, tho not according to 
 the Eminencie of the place, nor so full as ether it ought, or 
 should be, wee shall only say as to the priviledges therof that 
 the Thesaurer Depute may challenge In absence of the Thesaurer 
 principall the same, bot tho it be sufficient that wee endeav- 
 oured to branch out the Thesaurers office which consequently 
 in his absence as said is, is the Thesaurer Deputes, yet least 
 wee may be adjudged short In dewtie, if wee shall alltogither 
 passe It, wee shall therfor crave leave to speake a lltle to the 
 aryse of the same k liow it came to be a distinct office. 
 
 Wee find in non of the old records any meutioue made of
 
 28 THE llEVENEVV OF THE CROUN. 
 
 the Thesaurer Deputes office, ther seeming to be no necessity 
 of any such office, in respect that the revenew being divided, 
 in a Comptrollerie, Thesaurie & CoUectorie the officers ther- 
 uf were sufficient to dischairge the dewty & manage the 
 severall parts of the revenew belonging to thair chairge. 
 The first Thesaurer depute that is named is in Nov^. 1583 
 wherin Eobert Melvell of Cairnes is nominat Thesaurer Depute 
 & Thesaurer Clerk wherby it semes this place hes not been 
 of such power & account as now. Bot in more late tymes 
 wher through the absence of the Thesaurer or Comptroller, 
 or upon what uther occasione wee find ether of them have 
 Deputes viz S^ James Hay of Kinglassie then Comptroller 
 did in anno 1589 nominate S^ John Arnot Depute-Comptroller, 
 who efterwards wes nominate Thesaurer Depute ; bot passeing 
 this wee shall come to the office now in hand, which is the 
 Thesaurer Deputes office. Both by the frequent altering & 
 nominating sometyme one, and sometyme another, the samyne 
 hath not been any setled office as may appeare by the nom- 
 inating of the persones following viz : Wee find, on the 28 
 December 1597, Tho. Foules, Goldsmith burges of Edinburgh 
 to be nominate by Walter Comendator of Blantyre then 
 Thesaurer, to be Thesaurer Depute wherof the wordes of his 
 Comissione & nominatione bears as foUowes viz : Giveing him 
 full power to receave all Compositiones of Signatures & haill 
 casuallities of the Thesaurie : to indorse the recept on the 
 back ; deburse & furnish unto his Majeste & his affaires such 
 things as are necessarie as shall be commanded from tyme 
 to tyme by the Thesaurer Principall. Lykwayes wee find, 
 in Mertch 1598, M^ George Young to be nominate by the 
 said Walter Comendator of Blantyre bearing in his Comissione
 
 THE REVENEVV OF THE CROUN. 29 
 
 the forsaides express wordes. As also, in anno 1599, wee 
 find John Arnot, therefter designed Sir John Arnot, to be 
 nominat Thesaurer Depute be the Kings Majeste and Ex- 
 chequer per expressum only in absence of the Thesaurer 
 principall pro tempore, with this provisione that the Thesaurer 
 shall relieve him of any sommes of money that he shall depurse 
 in his absence, in case he shall happen to receave non. And 
 lastly in anno 1603 be Comissione to the Exchequer, whilk 
 is particularlie befor Insert, he is nominat John Arnot burges 
 of Edinburgh Thesaurer depute in absence of the Thesaurer 
 with consent of the Thesaurer. And also wee find that the 
 E. of Dunbar being Thesaurer & residing much att Court 
 doeth (least his Majestis affaires should be prejudged by his 
 absence) obtalne commlssione to Sir John Arnot as Thesaurer 
 Depute, with power to him to dischairdge the dewtyes of 
 the said oflice as fully as he might doe If he were presentt. 
 And also wee find that, efter the death of the E. of Dunbar, 
 the E. of Somerset haveing obtained ane gift of the Thesaurer 
 principall office, In respect that he constantly remained att 
 Court & did not come to Scottland, to exerce the dewtyes of 
 the same, he obtained ane comissione of the Thesaurer Deputes 
 place to Sir Gideon Murray which both from his oun knowledge 
 of the dewtyes therof & the Thesaurer principall, lils constant 
 absence not only gave the first luster to that office but the 
 aryse therof In honor & estate. 
 
 Haveing, from the comissione, Instructlones & oath forsaid, 
 given some informatlone of what wes done In these tymes I 
 sliall forbear to proceed to the severall Acts made be them. 
 Thair caire towardes the Improvement and managment of 
 the revenew is fully evidenced, rather choyceing as the oc-
 
 30 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 casione shall offer in the severall particulars to speake therto. 
 Ilaveiiig already spoken in generall to the jurisdiction of Ex- 
 chequer for managment of the King's revenew, it will be 
 necessar to give ane more particular accompt therof, in its 
 severall branches. But seeing it is ane subject of ane large 
 extent we shall lay doune for methodes sake these following 
 generall heides, which wee resolve to follow so farr as wee can 
 in this litle informatione viz. — 
 
 1. What is to be agitate in Exchequer. 
 
 2. What offices are to be imployed therin, 
 And the aryse, nature, & dewty therof. 
 
 3°. The reasone of the decay of the Revenew. 
 
 4°. Articles & propossalls for the improvement of the same. 
 
 For the first what is, or ought to be, agitate in Exchequer. 
 Haveing befor in generall cleired what the Exchequer is, and 
 that it is ane court wherin all thinges concerning the Kinges 
 revenew were to be agitate, it will therefore be necesar for 
 informatione to cleir wherin this revenew consistes to the 
 effect wee may take aryse therefrom particularlie to speake 
 therof. 
 
 ( Proppertie. 
 Which consistes in < Casuallitie. 
 
 ' Gratuitie. 
 
 Pro2')pertie may be called two fold ; the old proppertie, & 
 the annexed proppertie. The old Proppertie is also twofold 
 viz : ffii'st such landes as did propperly of old belong to the 
 King, and were his propper heretage and sett to tennents 
 for payment of the full value therof. 2° Such landes as are
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 31 
 
 only for payment of yeirly few dewties ; the rent of which 
 landes and the few dewties payable furth therof, consisting 
 in few dewtyes victuall, caynes, and uthers are yeirly payed : 
 att least ought & should be payed to the Comptroller. 
 
 The annexed Proppertie is also threefold. 
 First, Customes. 
 Secondly, Kirk landes. 
 Thirdly, Forfaulted landes. 
 
 First, Customes are, and ever have been, either formed 
 for Tackdewtyes, or gathered in by commissione. Which 
 Tackes and Commissiones so granted are, immediatly befor 
 they be delyvered to the parties, registrat in the Bookes of 
 Exchequer, which doeth become a chairge to the partie for 
 payment of the soumes contained in the Tack or Commissione. 
 The parties haveing so compted and enrolled in the roll 
 called the Custome Roll, the Thesaurer, Comptroller, and 
 others are chairged thereby, wherein also the bullzion is 
 compted for. 
 
 Kirklandes whither paying few or blench dewties are yeirly 
 chairged as uthers of the Prop2:)ertie, and compted for in the 
 roll called the Proppertie Roll, which is ane chairge to tli«' 
 Thesaurer of the new augmentationes. 
 
 Casuallitie may be said to be f First, Propper Casuallitie. 
 twofold. i Secondly, Casuall, 
 
 Propper Casuallitie may be adjudged to be blench dewtyes 
 of all temporall landes, and which are yeirly comptrd for in 
 Exchequer, be the severall Shirriffes BailHes, and Stewartes, 
 and so inm-ossed in the roll called the Shirrilf Roll, which is a 
 chaircre to the Thesaurer and others. 
 
 o
 
 32 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 Casuall may be said to be of sundrie sorts. First wairdes 
 and Mariasres which are of two sorts viz taxed and untaxed. 
 
 Taxed, are chairged by the Register of the Thesaurie or 
 Comptrollerie or Thesaurie of new augmentationes. Untaxed, 
 are either compounded for in the Exchequer or not, if com- 
 pounded for then the compositiones therof are ingrossed in 
 the Thesaurers Register by which the Register Thesaurer is 
 chairged. Those not compounded for, the Thesaurer may in- 
 tromett with the haill rents of the lands dureing the tyme of 
 the waird, and doeth compt for the same in the Proppertie Roll 
 which is a chairge to him, or the intromettors therwith. But 
 this hes not been these many years prosecute. 
 
 Escheatts, compositiones of infeftments, Tutories, Bastardies, 
 & uthers of that nature which passeth be way of signatur & 
 compounded for in Exchequer which compositiones are to be in- 
 grossed in the Thesaurers Register which is a chairge to the 
 Thesaurer or Receaver therof. 
 
 Nonentries are of 3 sorts : (1°) either such as are be 
 way of Signatur passed & compounded in Exchequer which 
 is chairged in the Thesaurers Register as in uther signaturs ; 
 (2*^*^) are such as are entered in the Exchequer by the Responde 
 books which are a chairge to the respective Sheriffs who 
 compting therfor in the Shirriff Roll which is ane chairge to the 
 Thesaurer or Recevars ; (3°) such as are conceilled which ought 
 to be tryed for & uplifted. 
 
 Fynes which are of sundrie sorts (1°) Those which are befor 
 the Counsell chairged by the Clerk of Counsells Register. (2°) 
 Those befor the Justice called the Justice aire, circuit Court be 
 Comissione, or uther wayes ought to be compted for in the Ex- 
 chequer & chairged by the Register of the court. (3"^) Those
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 33 
 
 befor the hie Comissione are chairt^ed be the Recrister of the 
 Judo^ment seatt. 
 
 Licences are granted in two nianer of wayes as the meritts 
 of the cause requyres. (1°) Great matters are passed by signa- 
 tur & so compounded for in Exchequer, and so regis trat & 
 chairged be tlie Thesaurers Register. (2"^") Small causes by 
 delyverance upon Supplicationes, Acts of Counsel! & Exchequer. 
 
 Unlawes which are of 2 sorts (1°) Those that are of a 
 certaine cause to a definit tyme ; such as are unlawed before 
 the Justice may be befor the Counsell Exchequer, & uther 
 Judges. These are chairged be the Roll of the judicatorie. 
 (2*^^) Indefinit must abyde ane declarator of the Advocats 
 instance wherein all paines & unlawes of laborrows are 
 included whither decerned or not. 
 
 Gratuitie is that which is imposed by King & Parliament 
 upon the Leidges as Taxationes which are not of ane constant 
 revenew or appropriat to the Croun. 
 
 The Revenew being thus branched out & divyded in its 
 severall heids & articles, it would be a prolix work to begine 
 & compose a rentall for these branches from the first anexa- 
 tione of the patrimony of the Croun, & would therin oc- 
 casion a confusion of the rentall. Tho something of this 
 nature may be done heirefter, as is intended both as to the 
 old patrimony of the Croun, the blench landes, k of walrd 
 landes taxed, ether or converted to few blench. Yet at 
 presentt the following rentall is only to cleir what the presentt 
 fewers of the propperty in the old landes yeirly payes ; and 
 how farr the same is altered diminished or converted from 
 the old rentalls preceeding 1603, which was the tyme of 
 King James his goeing into England. 
 
 E
 
 34 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 
 
 The subject matter of this rentall is only the constant 
 rent which consisteth of these dewtyes which are yeirly 
 compted for be the Shirriffs, bailhes, & Stewarts, and is called 
 the propper casuallitie, aryseing from the blench dewtyes of 
 all temporall landes, which is particularlie befor mentioned 
 in that heid called Propper CasuaUitie & which is compted 
 in the shiriff Roll. The 2*^ is the fewers of the proppertie 
 compted in the Proppertie Roll. The 3*^ is the burrow maills 
 & fewes which is also proppertie. The 4*^ is the custome, 
 all which is called the annexed proppertie. 
 
 As for the first the Shirriffs charges themselves with these 
 three which is a constant rent not differing, nor altering, yeirly 
 viz. : 
 
 1. With the blench dewtyes of the Blench landes in every 
 
 shyre. 
 
 2. With the Castlewairds in every shyre. 
 
 3. With the book. 
 
 First as to the blenches. It is so unconsiderable a dewt}^ 
 that it would be ane great prejudice to the vassalls to come in to 
 the Exchequer & pay the same yeirly, for preventing wherof 
 it was ordained that ilk shirriff should uplift the said blenches 
 within thair respective shyres, & for that effect ther was ane 
 List given of them to the said Shirriffe by which they^ did 
 compt ratione officij yeirly whither they got payment or not. 
 
 Castlewairds is a dewty or taxatione very old, neir 300 
 yeirs since the samyne was first imposed on waird landes for 
 the provyding & mentaining of Castles in tyme of warr viz. : the 
 Castle of Edinburgh, Dumbar, Berwick, Blaikness, Roxburgh, & 
 Lanrik. Ffor the mentainance of which castles this small taxa- 
 tione or imposition was imposed & ordained to be collected by
 
 THE REVENEW OF THE CROUN. 35 
 
 the respective Shirriffs & paid in be them to the saids severall 
 castles and so called castlewards, or rather castle gnardes, 
 which is also charged on the Shirriff & compted be him yeirly 
 ratio7ie ut supra. 
 
 The Book. — The shirrifF did yeirly compt for the fynes of 
 the courts, and produced thair book of the ffynes & gave thair 
 oath on the trew extract of the samyne. Bot the King, with 
 advyce of the Lordes of Exchequer, did indulge that favoui- to 
 the shirriffs to compone for the saids fynes for ane modified 
 soume yeirly to be payed in place of the said Book. 
 
 The uther two being the propper fewes of his Majestis rents 
 doeth compt yeirly, ether by themselves or uther wayes by 
 Chalmerlaines. These being the subject of the following 
 rentall are sett doune as followes viz : fii'st what it paid 
 yeirly by the Shirriff. And nixt, what is paid be the proppertie 
 ether by the Fewars themselves, Challmerlaiues, or Burrowes : 
 the soumes therfrae aryseing being sett doune as they pay 
 be the presentt rentall. Nixt is sett doune what deductiones 
 is deduced to the compters & upon what grounds ; and then 
 is sett doune the free money paid ; and the last is the differ- 
 ences & alterationes aryseing betwixt the old rentall & the 
 presentt rentall. 
 
 This method being prescribed is essayed to be prosecute 
 throw the severall Shyres as follows : —
 
 36 
 
 ACCOMPT OF Ills MAJESTIES I'llOrPEK RENTES. 
 
 BERWICK. 
 
 BERWICK SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirrilf for book blenches and Castellwairdes as followes ; 
 Money 
 Argents 
 
 Gilt spurrcs 2 p"^ 
 Broad Arrowes 4 
 
 Pepper one ptmd . 01 10 00^101 17 01 
 
 Cumin seed one pund 
 Gloves one pair 
 Castlewairds . 
 Book . 
 
 Of the which soume of lOl'*'- 
 there wes to be deduced 1 2*''- 1 4s 
 of Edringtoun ; 42 shilling out of Shirreff- 
 bigging, Eeid-pleugh Land, & Bonetoune. 
 And 20s. of Castlewairds because these 
 landes are bounded within England & 
 estimate waist; extending in all to the 
 soume of . . . . . 015 16 11 
 
 The ShirrifF of Berwick doeth only 
 compt yeirly for 8 1'''- which is 4^^- 19s. I*'- 
 less, for which he ether must compt or 
 instruct how the same is taken away 
 
 BAILLIAEIE OF LAUDERDALE. 
 
 For book & blenches viz : 
 
 Money . . 00 00 
 
 Argents S'^' in scotts money 00 03 
 
 Peper 2 pund . 03 00 
 
 1 Leopar . . 05 OG 
 
 ■008 10 07 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Earledome of March . 
 
 Coldinghame Lordschip 
 
 of blench dewtie 
 of few dewtie . 
 
 Cranshawes 
 
 Couldstreame 
 
 153 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 040 00 00 
 159 10 00 
 021 00 00
 
 BERWICK SHYRE. 
 
 37 
 
 Fewar of Theripland . 
 
 Graden .... 
 
 026 00 00 
 010 13 01 
 
 Graystonrig .... 
 
 Colbrandispeth 
 
 Item of wheat 8 chaU. att 100"'- 
 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 800 00 00 
 
 Item of beir 8 chaU. att 100"^- 
 
 800 00 00 
 
 Husband landes of Colbrandispeth 
 Teyndes of Lauder 
 
 001 06 06 
 003 00 00 
 
 Fascastell by the E. of Home . 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 Flemingtoune .... 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 Bot now the samyne hold blench & so 
 
 
 is deduced 
 
 
 Farnisyde .... 
 
 010 13 04 
 
 Burgh of Lauder 
 
 005 09 00 
 
 BERWICK. 
 
 Suma of the haill chairge of the 
 
 shyre . . . 2236 07 02 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to 
 
 "Which being deduced from the charge 
 ther remaines of free money . 
 
 04 00 00 
 
 19 16 11 
 
 2216 10 3 
 
 Differences betwixt the old & present reii tails. 
 
 The Earldome of March wes annexed to the Croun be K. Ja. 
 3*^ par. 14 act 112 "And did compt in the proppertie roll ac- 
 " cording- to the rentall efter sett doune in anno 1502 bearintr 
 " particularlie as foUowes : 
 
 RENTALL op the particular fewars of the Earldome of March. 
 
 Earlestoune & Phillipstounc .... 
 
 Greinlaw & millne thcrof Greinlaw-den & Grcinlawhamo 
 
 Annuitie of "Wliitsyde 
 
 22 husband landes of Dunce . 
 
 Anuitie of the mylnc of Dunce 
 
 Coattages of Dunce 
 
 Plenderleuch . 
 
 Annuitie of the toune of Dunce 
 
 Dunce park 
 
 19 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 46 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 02 
 
 03 
 
 22 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 05 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 00
 
 38 ACCOMrT OF Ills MAJESTIES ritOPrEK RENTES. 
 
 
 BERWICK. Calslioll ...... 
 
 0.5 
 
 06 08 
 
 Cockburnc ...... 
 
 20 
 
 00 00 
 
 Tochrig ...... 
 
 15 
 
 00 00 
 
 Thornesydo ...... 
 
 32 
 
 00 00 
 
 Mylne therof ...... 
 
 04 
 
 00 00 
 
 2 part of the dominicall landcs of Thornsyd 
 
 04 
 
 08 00 
 
 Novie terra; iu Cliirnisydo .... 
 
 01 
 
 13 04 
 
 Lethamo ...... 
 
 73 
 
 00 00 
 
 Minsingtounc ...... 
 
 20 
 
 00 00 
 
 Mylne therof ...... 
 
 03 
 
 00 00 
 
 Hirsell ...... 
 
 26 
 
 13 04 
 
 Lochbrighame & Brighame-Sheills 
 
 40 
 
 00 00 
 
 Meikle Brighamc ..... 
 
 50 
 
 00 00 
 
 Colbrandispeth ..... 
 
 51 
 
 12 00 
 
 Landes of Duiice which belonged to the E. Tweddell 
 
 01 
 
 06 08 
 
 Upsadleingtoune ..... 
 
 10 
 
 00 00 
 
 Forrest of Dunce & Handaxwood 
 
 10 
 
 00 00 
 
 Peccox ...... 
 
 20 
 
 00 00 
 
 Meilde & Litle Pincartoun .... 
 
 50 
 
 00 00 
 
 IMilne of Eist Barnes ..... 
 
 05 
 
 06 08 
 
 !RIiIne of West Barnes .... 
 
 08 
 
 00 00 
 
 Mylne of "Wliitinghame .... 
 
 05 
 
 06 08 
 
 Burgh of Dumbar ..... 
 
 04 
 
 00 00 
 
 Annuitie of Lambden ..... 
 
 01 
 
 06 08 
 
 Eigg & Flures ..... 
 
 03 
 
 00 00 
 
 Annuitie of W"- Eduardsons tenements in Dumbar 
 
 00 
 
 08 00 
 
 Ge. Aikens aikers in Dumbar .... 
 
 00 
 
 04 00 
 
 Annuitie of the assyse of Watsland in Pinkartoun 
 
 00 
 
 06 08 
 
 Annuitie of the assyse of Bincarton in Pincartoun 
 
 00 
 
 04 00 
 
 Woodsland in Budslie .... 
 
 00 
 
 01 00 
 
 Annuitie of Popill ..... 
 
 00 
 
 04 00 
 
 Annuitie of Hallyburtoune .... 
 
 00 
 
 10 00 
 
 Hairlaw ...... 
 
 00 
 
 03 04 
 
 Annuitie of the tennendries of Ja. Ingles in Greinlaw . 
 
 00 
 
 06 08 
 
 Ja. Glintlawe's land payes ..... 
 
 00 
 
 01 00 
 
 Popill by vendition of 2 pair gilt spurs payes . 
 
 00 
 
 13 04 
 
 Hoprig ....... 
 
 01 
 
 00 00 
 
 Auguland in Hoprigg ...... 
 
 00 
 
 03 00 
 
 Five husband lands in Birgham .... 
 
 00 
 
 03 00 
 
 Larrinks in Ballheaven of blench ferme 
 
 00 
 
 01 06 
 
 Graden by venditione of one pund cumin 
 
 00 
 
 01 00 
 
 Annuitie of Stanipeth ..... 
 
 00 
 
 08 00 
 
 Lowsheill one pund pepper . . ' . 
 
 01 
 
 00 00
 
 BERWICK SHYRE. 39 
 
 Goldingstaine 1 puncl pepper . . . . 01 00 00 Berwick. 
 
 Fisliing of Erighame 72 salmond att 10s. the peice . . 3G 00 00 
 
 Grainge, eister & wester of Barrings & Oxaus den & Newtoune 
 Leycs payes, viz. : — 
 
 of wheat 30 chall. att lOO'*^- is . . . 3000 00 00 
 
 of beir 15 chall. att 100"'- is . . . 1500 00 00 
 
 Suma of the Earledome of ^lardi according to 
 
 the abonewritten rental! is . . 5121 OG 00 
 
 The Earledome of March according to the preceiding old 
 
 rentall payes . . . . . 5121 00 00 
 
 But according to the presentt rentall payes only . . 153 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be the soume of . . 19G8 00 00 
 
 Observations. 
 
 It is found in anno 1582 that the Earle of Home did compt 
 for the Earledome of March att 174}^- yeii'ly which doeth differ 
 from the presentt rentall be 20^^- Nether hes the one, nor the 
 uther compted these 60 yeirs, except Graden & the bm-gh 
 of Dumbar. The cause of the not compting for some of these 
 yeirs being conceived to be because a part of these few dewties 
 wer allocat to Archbald Hay his Majestis Chirurgion who is 
 dead long since. As to the particular rentall befor sett doune, 
 contained in the rentall 1582, it is conceaved that the Earle 
 of Home hes no ryght now to these few dewties, but any ryght 
 he had to the same wes be way of lease which is expyred 
 long since. And w^hich wes sett for payment of the forsaid 
 few dewtie of 174^^- as the tacke dewty therof & which tacke 
 dewtyes were assigned to the said Archbald Hay. 
 
 Coldinghame of old ane Priorie of the order of the Black 
 fryers founded be Edgar K. of Scotland falling in his Majestis 
 handes be the Act of Annexationo of Kirk Landes, and was 
 sett out to Francis Stewart who paid 200 nicrks of few dewtie. 
 
 y
 
 40 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 BERWICK. Ill anno 1634, there wes ane action of Reduction & Improba- 
 tione raised att the Kings Instance agaynst the vassalls of the 
 said Priorie & agaynst the said Francis Stewart his ryght. 
 
 The 28 Nov^ 1636 there is ane contract past betwixt the 
 King and the said Francis Stewart, be the whilk contract the 
 said Priorie is wodsett, and disponed to the said Francis ay & 
 whill the King should make payment to him of the soume 
 of 5000^''- ster. And did assign him to the benefit of the 
 reduction & improbatione agaynst the vassalls ; & dispones 
 the haill casualities of the superiorities & the compositiones 
 of all the infeftments to be past in the Exchequer with his 
 consent & the compositiones paid in to him. The blench 
 dewtie therof wes formerly 200 merks, bot by the forsaid 
 contract it was reduced to 100 merks which hes not been 
 paid these mony yeirs. 
 
 Cauldstreame of old ane Cloister Ordinis Cistertiensis 
 founded be the Countes of Merch paying of blench dewtie 
 40^^- & of few dewtie 159"^- 5s., which is in all 199^^. ^qs. as is 
 before charged. 
 
 Cranshawes payes monete sterlingor. There hes been 
 great debate what this monete sterlingorum wes, some al- 
 leadgeing that the Kings dews should be paid in white money, 
 in respect of the great plentie of copper coyne then used. 
 Uthers say that it should be paid in Sterling pennyes which 
 wes decyded, the last of Febry. 1600, to be according to the 
 intrinsick value of the money att 10^^- scotts for each 20s. ster. 
 as in ane action persewed be Da. Murray of Gospertie, knight, 
 comptroller agaynst William Barckley burges of Montrose. 
 In the which action the comptroller persewes the said burgh 
 for payment of their few dewtie in Sterling money att 12'^-
 
 SELKIRK SHYRE. 
 
 41 
 
 scotts for each 20s. ster., but the Lords decerned att 10"^- as is Berwick. 
 befor exprest. 
 
 Fascastell belonged to the Laird of Restalrig and was 
 disponed to the E. of Home, as a part of the fforfaulter of 
 Restalrig, who disponed the same to the Laird of Wauch- 
 toun. Of old it was compted as a fyft part of the Abbacy 
 of Coldinghame, bot the house of Fascastell & some aikers 
 besyde it holds few of the King for payment of 3^^^- yeirly, wliich 
 hes not been compted nor paid thir many yeirs. 
 
 Fairnisyde hes not compted thir many yeirs, bot should 
 be compted for & paid be Alexr. Home of Hunwood & [? John] 
 Kerr of Morisone. 
 
 Fleiningtoun is a part of the Lordschip of Coldinghame 
 which belongs now to the Lord Rentoun, who by ane new 
 Chartour hes gotten these & uther landes holden blench so 
 that the forsaid soume of 4^^'- of few dewtie is now to be deduced 
 in maner forsaid. 
 
 SELKIRK SHYRE. 
 
 SELKIRK. 
 
 Paid be the Shirriff for book Sc blenches viz. : 
 Argentes lO*^- in scotts money . . 00 10 00^ 
 
 Money 
 
 Gilt spurres one pair 
 
 1 broad arrow 
 
 1 broad arrow held 
 
 Book . 
 
 00 00 03 
 08 00 00 
 00 10 00 
 00 02 00 
 10 00 00. 
 
 019 0-1 0?, 
 
 Proppertte. 
 
 Dumfedling by a charter to the E. of Buccleuch 
 
 dated 7th April 1007 (sic) 
 Longshaw ..... 
 
 2G 1.3 01 
 03 10 00
 
 42 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 SELKIRK. Hassinden & Kiiigwood fcild . 
 
 — Burgh of Selkirk .... 
 
 Challnicrlanrie of Etrick Forrest conforme to 
 the rentall following — 
 "Wester Montbenge 
 Eistcr JNIonthcnge t^ Eastlacknow [?] 
 P^astlackburue [?] & Shutting Leyes 
 Black graine . 
 Laidhop 
 
 "Wester Dolorian & "Wordihop 
 ^Tylne of Nework 
 "Whythillbrae 
 Auldwoi'k 
 Carterhauch . 
 Glengath 
 
 Softheugh [? Eastheugh] 
 Fawsyde 
 Tynnes 
 "Wliythop 
 
 Augmentatione of the said haill landes 
 Ilirtherne 
 Auldishop 
 Elibank 
 Glenport 
 Priesthop 
 Eister Dollorian 
 Eldinghop 
 Kirkhop 
 Deiphop 
 Inner Huntli(,' 
 Ilellvellan 
 Eltrieff 
 
 Gamascleuch . 
 Corsileuch [Corscleuch] 
 Burehop 
 
 S' IMarie Loch in the Lewes 
 Hangit shaw . 
 Levinghop 
 Howhard 
 
 Augmentatione of tliir landes 
 "Hayning 
 
 Midlesteid & Black "Middings 
 Hartwood burne 
 
 52 00 00 
 06 00 00 
 
 70 10 00 
 70 10 00 
 70 03 04 
 70 10 00 
 
 31 00 00 
 26 00 00 
 06 00 00 
 
 32 00 00 
 24 00 00 
 36 00 00 
 08 00 00 
 30 00 00 
 26 13 04 
 50 00 00 
 24 00 00 
 01 00 00 
 30 00 00 
 
 14 00 00 
 30 00 00 
 
 24 00 00 
 05 10 00 
 20 00 00 
 59 00 00 
 40 02 00 
 
 10 03 04 
 
 11 00 00 
 13 06 08 
 50 00 00 
 
 15 00 00 
 
 12 00 00 
 20 06 08 
 01 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 01 00 00 
 
 25 06 08 
 30 06 08 
 
 26 00 00
 
 SELKIRK SHYRE. 
 
 Langliop 
 
 Utter Ilimtly 
 
 Ilartwood myres 
 
 Ilyndhop 
 
 Aikwood 
 
 Southbowhill . 
 
 Westsyd landcs of Karhop 
 
 Hetrieburne . 
 
 "Wlijiihauchbrae 
 
 Ilowfurd 
 
 Helen burne & shawes 
 
 Baii'lielie 
 
 Earnheucli 
 
 Singlie 
 
 Augmentationc of the said 2 landes 
 Dodhead alias Dodbank 
 Gilminscleucli 
 Fawoodsydhill 3 part of 
 Barterburgh . 
 Fawood Grange 
 Fawoodhill 2 part 
 Tuschelaw & Cumblaw 
 Cackrabank . 
 
 Augmentationc of the said 2 landes 
 ])ryhop & Farniebo}) . 
 Ivii'ksteid 
 Glensax 
 Soundhop 
 
 Halfe landes of Keishop 
 The uther halfe therof 
 Deuchar 
 Breadmeadowes 
 AVilliam hop . 
 Northbow hill 
 Keidfiird grein 
 Drycleuch sheill 
 Gallowsheills & Mossey leyes 
 Blindley 
 Cadenhcid 
 Byrhop 
 
 Augmentationc of the said 3 landcs 
 Corslic 
 ^Vhytbank . 
 
 18 15 00 
 
 11 00 00 
 28 03 04 
 
 15 13 04 
 28 00 00 
 14 00 00 
 
 12 05 00 
 IG 03 04 
 
 17 10 00 
 
 25 03 04 
 44 02 00 
 24 06 08 
 28 00 00 
 28 00 00 
 00 06 08 
 
 18 05 00 
 
 20 10 00 
 
 16 03 04 
 
 21 06 08 
 
 12 03 04 
 33 06 08 
 
 32 00 00 
 18 00 00 
 00 13 04 
 52 03 04 
 
 14 03 04 
 24 00 00 
 24 00 00 
 06 02 06 
 06 03 04 
 46 00 00 
 
 33 06 08 
 
 26 00 00 
 
 13 06 08 
 
 15 13 04 
 15 13 04 
 90 05 00 
 50 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 08 00 00 
 00 06 08 
 21 04 00 
 
 27 06 08 
 
 SELKIRK.
 
 44 
 
 ACXJOMPT OF Ills MAJESTIES rROlTER RENTES. 
 
 SELKtHK. KllOWOS 
 
 Tor wood ley . 
 
 Cardouloy 
 
 Nnwliiill alias Craigleith 
 
 Windieduros . 
 
 ]Uaikhauch 
 
 Caiildkiiowes . 
 
 Holiclie & Thornilic . 
 
 Fairnilie 
 
 Yair . 
 
 Eschesteil 
 
 Eister Flora . 
 
 Gaithop 
 
 Sceithop 
 
 Garlacleuch & Blackhousc 
 
 Douglas Craig 
 
 Wester Flora . 
 
 Berribus 
 
 Eister & Wester Fauldhops 
 
 Augmentatione of tliir landcs 
 It. the augmentatione of S""- W" Scotts land be his 
 
 last Infeftment . 
 of the which Challmerlanrie ther is deduced 
 For Challmerlane fee . 
 For the Landes of Hyndhop because ther is no such 
 
 landes in Etrick Forrest 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of the Shyre as 
 the samyne compts in the burrow 
 Shirriff & Proppertie Eolls 
 
 Suma of the deductions 
 
 So ther rests of free money . 
 
 12 00 00 
 30 00 00 
 
 30 00 00 
 15 13 04 
 
 26 13 04 
 32 00 00 
 24 00 00 
 52 06 08 
 50 06 08 
 40 06 08 
 
 27 00 00 
 
 13 00 00 
 44 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 50 00 00 
 13 00 00 
 12 00 00 
 
 31 00 00 
 
 01 00 00 
 
 02 07 04 
 
 100 00 00 
 015 13 04 
 
 2886 10 11 
 
 115 13 04 
 
 2770 17 07
 
 SELKIRK SHYRE. 
 
 45 
 
 Observations & differences 
 
 betwixt the presentt preceeding rentall & the old rentalls 
 
 of Ettrick Forrest in 1502 & uthers. 
 
 SELKIRK. 
 
 wedders att 40/ , 
 13 04 
 
 050 00 
 
 00 
 
 Monthenge eister & wester be the old 
 
 rentalls paid . . . 266 13 01 
 
 And be the presentt rentall payes only . 21 1 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 Dcxichar be the old rentall . . 06 13 01 
 
 Be the presentt .... 046 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 Garlachuch alias Blackhouse be the old 
 
 rentall . . . 0G6 13 04 
 
 And be the presentt rentall . . 050 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 
 With 160 muttones wherof the one halfe 
 Tynnes bo the old rentall . .066 
 
 And by the presentt rentall 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 Leum^/iO/) be the old rentall . . 66 13 04 
 
 And be the presentt rentall . . 050 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 
 //rt??/7i7 s/iai^; be the old rentalls . 66 13 04 
 
 By the presentt rentall ... 050 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 
 Yair by the old rcntaUs . . 47 00 00 
 
 And by the presentt rentall . . 040 06 08 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 
 I'lace of G^aiY/iO^; be the old rentalls . 66 13 04 
 
 And be the presentt rentall . . 044 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ bo .... 
 
 Ilcmlet of Gaithop be the old rentals . 05 06 08 
 
 Bot it is not in the presentt rentall 
 Middsyde of Windiedures be the old 
 
 rentaU . . . 26 13 04 
 
 And 1)0 the presentt rentall tenet 
 Westfii/de of Windicdiire^ hytho old rcntaW 11 10 00 
 
 Bot it is not in the presentt rentall 
 Cadenhead be the old rentalls . . 66 13 01 
 
 Be the presentt rentall . . . 050 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be . 
 
 055 13 04 
 
 020 13 04 
 
 016 13 04 
 320 00 00 
 
 016 13 04 
 
 016 13 04 
 
 016 13 04 
 
 006 13 04 
 
 022 13 04 
 005 06 08 
 
 14 10 00 
 016 13 04
 
 46 ACCOMIT OF HIS MAJESTIES PllOrrEK RENTES. 
 
 sm.KmK. Bejilemm of Cadeiiheid ho i\iG old TentiiM 05 OG 08 
 
 Lot it is not in the prcscntt rcntall . . . 005 OG 08 
 
 Cmvjleith be the old reutall . . 23 00 00 
 
 Bot be tbe prcscntt it is called Newhall alias 
 
 Craiglcith . . . . 015 03 Oi 
 
 So the rentalls differ bo . . . .007 10 08 
 
 Rcidheid be the old rentalls payes . 23 00 00 
 
 Bot it is not in the prcscntt rcntall . . . 23 00 00 
 
 Galloivslieills be the old rentaU C G 13 01 
 Blindlcy Sf Moseyley be the 
 
 old rentaU . 133 OG 08 200 00 00 
 
 Bot be the presentt rentalls Gallow- 
 
 sheills & Moseley payes . 090 00 00],.^ 
 And Blindlcy . . .030 00 00 j' 
 
 So the rentaUs differ be . . . . OGO 00 00 
 
 /Zow7iar(Z be the old rentalls . . 66 13 04 
 
 Be the presentt rcntall . . . 050 00 00 
 
 So the rentaUs differ be . . . . 016 13 04 
 
 Warnewood be the old rentalls . 14 00 00 
 
 Bot it is not in the presentt rental! . . . 014 00 00 
 
 Eister Langliop be the old 
 
 rentaU . 16 00 001 
 
 Midle Langhop be the said 
 
 rcntall . 20 00 00 \ 52 00 00 
 
 West Langliop be the said 
 
 rentaU . 16 00 00 
 
 Bot be the presentt rentaU ther is only uientionc 
 
 made of Langhop which payes . . 018 05 00 
 
 So the rest are supprest & the difference is . . 033 15 00 
 
 G'ildliouse called Bairlielie be 
 
 the old rentaUs 20 00 00 \ 
 
 Midle part therof be the said f ^.^ ^^ r^n 
 
 rentaU . 16 00 00 H'^ ^^ ^^ 
 
 West place therof . 17 00 00* 
 
 And be the presentt rentaU ther is only mentione 
 
 made of Bairlilie which payes . . 024 06 08 
 
 So the rest being supprest the difference is . . 028 13 04 
 
 Reidfurd, 3 places of, be the old rentaU is 44 00 00 
 Bot be the presentt rental! ther is no mentione 
 made tlierof except it be Reidfurdgrein whicli 
 payes ..... 015 13 04 
 
 So the difference is . . . . . 028 06 08
 
 ROXBURGH SHYRE. 
 
 47 
 
 Fawoodsheill 4' Grange be the old rentall 75 13 04 
 Bot be the presentt rentall 2 part 
 
 Fawoodsheill . 
 Item, 3*" part thcrof 
 Item, Fawood Grange 
 
 So the rentulls differ be 
 Edinghop & h therof be the old rent . 70 11 04 
 Be the presentt rentall Edinghop is 
 So the rentaUs differ be 
 J^Z^my be the old rentalls . . GG 13 04 
 
 Be the presentt rentall 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 
 
 SELKIRK. 
 
 0G2 03 04 
 
 059 00 00 
 
 050 00 00 
 
 013 10 00 
 
 OIG 11 Of 
 
 016 13 04 
 
 Sunia of the haill differences betwixt the old and 
 presentt rentalls of Etrick Forrest extends to 
 
 822 IS OS 
 
 ROXBUEGH SHYIIE. 
 
 ROXDunnii. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book, blenches, & Castellwairdes viz. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 24*'- in scotts money 
 
 GQt spures one pair 
 
 Pepper one pund 
 
 Cumin seed one pnnd . 
 
 One broad arrow 
 
 One p"" gloves . 
 
 For Yetton & "\Yauchop 
 
 Castellwairdes 
 
 Book 
 
 04 18 09\ 
 01 04 00 
 08 00 00 
 01 10 00 
 00 13 04 
 00 10 00 
 03 00 00 
 23 IG 02 
 39 03 09 
 10 00 00 
 
 92 IG 00 
 
 Projipertie. 
 
 _ „ , r 7 7 • f of blench dewtio 
 Jedhurqli Lordscini) ■{ -, c r i x- 
 •' -' ( and of few dcwtie 
 
 118 12 02 ) 
 
 2GG 13 04 I 
 
 of the which blench dcwtie of 400 niorks ther is 
 
 to be deduced for the causes contained in tin- 
 
 following observationes 300 merks 
 
 -, , _ , , . (of few dewtie 
 I\.asu Lordseliif) < c\^ u i i- 
 ^ (of blench dcwtie 
 
 133 OG 08 
 375 IG 08 
 
 385 05 OG 
 
 200 OO UU
 
 48 ACCOMPT OF niS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 RoxBUROii. Cardrosfi Lordschip, including Dryburgli, Caml)us- 
 
 konncth, «S: Inclimachamach . . 200 00 00 
 
 Afj T 7 7- f of few . 1148 07 02) ,^-^ ,„ ,„ 
 
 Me/rons Lo7'dsc/np< „,, , ^„-,_^„^y/121.3 1olO 
 
 ^ ( of blencli . 00G5 00 08 j 
 
 IluKfimr/den ^ Rcignetoood. fcild . . 0052 00 00 
 
 BurnhofJrdhnrgh .... 0003 00 00 
 
 245,5 
 
 18 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 
 re- 
 
 200 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 e ther 
 
 
 
 
 f 
 
 • 
 
 2255 
 
 18 
 
 OS 
 
 Suma of the liaill Cliairge of this shyre aryseing 
 from the SliirrifT, hiuTow and propi)ei'tic rolls 
 extends to . 
 
 Suma of the deductiones is 
 
 Which being deduced from the Chairge ther re 
 maines of free money the soume of 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 Jedburgh or uther wayes Jedward of old ane Monastrie of 
 the order of St Augustine founded be David I. King of Scotland 
 comprehending the priorie of Coldinghame and Camnabie ; all 
 which were erected in ane Lordschip, to Alexr. Earle of Home 
 in anno 1610 for payment of the blench dewtie of SGG^'^- 13s. 4^^- 
 wherof Jedburghes is ISS^*^- 6s. 8*^-, which hes not been paid thir 
 40 yeirs. 
 
 There is also few dewties which have been of old the prop- 
 pertie befor the Erection & which were compted for be the Earle 
 of Haddingtoune in anno 1635, 37, & 1638 att the said soume 
 of 375^'^- 16s. 8'^- befor charged, which ought yet to be compted 
 for whereof the particulare foUowes & hath not bein compted 
 since 1638. 
 
 Imprimis for the Landes of Ulstoun, Over maynes of Ulstoun, 
 of the Great hill ; Meadow of the prior ; of Chapmansyd with 
 the woods of the same ; landes of Spittlestaines ; the 3 husband 
 landes is Nether Crailling with the halfe of one husband land in 
 Over-Nisbet ; the landes of Plewlandes ; the landes of Swyne-
 
 ROXBURGH SHYRE. 49 
 
 lawes called Newhall ; the landes of Hauchheid, Cesfurdburne ; Roxburgh. 
 Justlceley with the teyndes of the samyne ; the landes of Old 
 Jedburgh, Rowcastell, & peice land in Langnewtoune ; the landes 
 of Abbot srewell, Bowatsyde, Grange with the mylne ; the landes 
 of Fodderley, Over Bonchester Nether Bonchester ; the landes 
 of Makisyde, Gaithousetake with the woodes ; the landes of 
 Hartishauch, Langraw with the teyndes therof ; the landes of 
 Rapperlaw ; the landes of Firth with the teynds & woodes ther- 
 of; the landes of Westbyres with the teyndes ; the landes called 
 Brewlandes in Rapperlaw ; the landes of Bellshes with the mylne ; 
 the lands of Over Ancrum with the mylne and Cottages of the 
 same ; landes of Hyndhouse, Castellwood with the aikers of land 
 lyand att Glencos ; the Friers of Jedburgh & tenements back 
 and foir with the Taill of the samyne lyand in the burgh of Jed- 
 burgh & Monastrie therof, adjacent to the eist part the soume of 
 220^'^- 13s. 4^^- 
 
 Item, for the landes of Widingtounhall, mylne therof & mylne- 
 landes &c. : the landes of Pearchead, Hosley ; the landes of 
 Turneacknow, Widdingtonrig, Over & Nether Swynstead ; the 
 landes of Dedburne, Over & Nether Kirkwood, Brandisydbrae, 
 Newbiging, and Sycks with the mylne &c. The landes of Ox- 
 noue, Castellhill, Crooks and Harcas ; 2 husband landes & ane 
 halfe & Oxnautoune-heid ; 3 & ane quarter land in Langtoune ; 
 the landes called Abbotishauch & Lampland in Over Crailling ; 
 the 3 mylnes of Jedburgh with the waulk mylne ; the peice land 
 called the Virgin yairds, Orchyairds of the Conventus called 
 Seilrawyairds et Virgine with the barneyaird, k Friers-yaird of 
 the landes called Elschauch ; the 2 husband landes of Harden ; 
 the landes in the villaire of Blende rleith viz : Priestfeild- Knock 
 & Hennysfeild, Button land with 2 aikers called Linthaucli in the 
 
 G
 
 50 ACCOMrX OF Ills MAJESTIES mOl'PER RENTES. 
 
 RoxBURGu. barronie of Delphingstoune. The landes of Over & Nether Wells 
 of the one husband land in Scraisburgh with the teynd barnes 
 & yaird of Ormistaine, Cavertoun, and Cesford, The landes 
 of Baxtounleyes, Cleisthope, Over & Nether Whytkirk, Allul- 
 land, Ormeistcluch, Abbotsyde, & Abbotishawes the soume of 
 155^^- 3s. 4^- 
 
 Hie Forrest of Jedburgh did compt in anno 1538 & uther 
 yeirs att 300^^^- yeirly, bot the reason & cause of the not compting 
 now, & the maner how the samyne shall be brought in againe to 
 his Majeste shall be sett doune in the discoveries & improvements 
 of the revenew. 
 
 Kelso, or Kellhoa, of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Cistertiensis 
 founded be K. David the first and was erected in ane Lordschip 
 to Robert Earle of Koxburgh, the 10th day of December 1607 
 for payment of the forsaid blench dewtie of 400 merks. 
 
 In anno 1634 ther wes ane Contract betwixt the King^ & 
 the Earle of Roxburgh bearing relatione to the said Earle 
 his infeftments not only befor his erectione of Kellso, both 
 temporallitie and spirituallitie therof, bot also befor the annex- 
 atione therof except the landes of Over & Nether Howdens, 
 Humby, Eist & Wester Duddingstounes & certaine uther parcells 
 of kirklands, and tenements pertaining thereto ; and the landes 
 & teyndes of the Cell of Lesmahago. And bearing relatione of 
 the payment of 8000 merks to Francis Stewart be the Kings 
 Majeste decret arbitrall betwixt his Majeste & the said Earle 
 for his pretended ryght to the said Abbacy. And also bearing 
 that the said Earle had made ane offer to accept of ane new 
 infeftment of the said haill temporall landes, both property 
 & superioritie, pertaining some tyme to the said Abbacy : to 
 be holden in few ferme for payment of the old dewties con-
 
 ROXBURGH SHYRE. 51 
 
 tained in the infeftments granted be the Abbotts of Kellso Roxburgh. 
 to the said Earles Authors (except the Cell of Lesmahago) 
 & to accept of aue infeftment of the teyndes, kirks, & spiritu- 
 allitie of the said Abbacy, for the yeu'ly payment of 400 merks, 
 be the whilk the Kings Majeste is only prejudged in the 
 superioritie of the said landes of Howdens, Humby & Dud- 
 dingstounes ; & for quyting therof the said Earle doeth intaill 
 to his Majeste & his successores, faylzieing of aires maill of 
 his oun body & Henry Lord Kerr his sone, the haill Lordschip 
 temporallitie & spirituallitie therof (except Lesmahago) & the 
 halfe landes of Sproustoun which wes his proppertie & per- 
 tained to the Chartourhouse of befor. Whilk offer his Majeste 
 with consent of his Thesaurers did accept, & the said Earle 
 for performing of his part oblidged himselfe & his aiers 
 to resigne the haill temporall landes, teyndes & kirks, per- 
 taining to the said Abbacy with the ojffices, pertaining to the 
 same, & uther landes abone specifeit. Lykeas he makes ane 
 procuratorie to resigne the same for new infeftment to be 
 given therof to himselfe, and his aii-es maill ; & faylling 
 therof to returne ijleno J2ire to the Croun. And for the 
 Kings securitie hes purchesed resignatione be the airs of 
 umquhile [blank] IVIr of Roxburgh. Therefor, the King 
 ratified the said Earles authores ryghts of the said Abbacy 
 & promitts, in verho 'pHncipis, to passe ane infeftment under 
 the Great Seall gratis to the said Earle & his airs maill, whilk 
 faylzieing to return to the King of the haill landes proppertie 
 & superioritie. Kirks & teindes with the offices of Justiciarie 
 & Bailliarie of all the said landes, with ane new ffift erectinir 
 Kellso in ane burgh of barronie, uniting the saids landes in 
 ane free Lordschip k barronie to be called the Lordscliip of
 
 52 ACCOMl'T OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPrER RENTES. 
 
 uoxBUROM. Halcydcii : paying therfor yeirly the few fermes & uther dewties 
 contained in the old infeftments, granted to the said Earle 
 & his authores befor the said act of annexatione, & for the 
 personage & viccarage teyndes of the kirkes therof the soume 
 of 400 merks in name of blench ferme with the ministers 
 stipends. And for the said offices ane reid rose ; but prejudice 
 of his Majestis annuities furth of the teyndes. And containes 
 ane obliesment of the said Earle to doe no deid in prejudice 
 of the said taillie ; Reserveand power to the said Earle & 
 his forsaids to few the saids lands & sett the same in tacke 
 & rentall, provyding it be not in diminutione of the presentt 
 rentall given in, & subscribt be him & the Kings Thesaurer 
 & registrat in the books of Exchequer. And also reserveand 
 power to the said Earle to dispone the teyndes of uther mens 
 landes according to the Act of Parliament, with ane promise be 
 the Kings Majeste to ratifie the same in the nixt parliament. 
 This contract is dated at Theobalds & Edinburofh the 18 & 
 17 dayes of September & November 1634 yeu^s. Conforme 
 to the whilk contract, & infeftment following theron, the said 
 Earl of Roxburgh compeired befor the Lordes of Exchequer, 
 & exhibite and produced the true rentall of the said Lord- 
 schip of Kellso which wes registrat accordingly ; and if necesar 
 should be heir insert. Bot since his Majestis gratious res- 
 tauratione the said Earle of Eoxburo^h hes obtained ane new 
 Chartour from the King in favoures of himselfe, his aires maill, 
 or taillie containing ane de Novodamus. 
 
 There is ane uther contract betwixt the Kino- & the said 
 Earle of Roxburgh & Henry Lord Kerr his sone, dated the 10th 
 July 1637, in which contract they did surrender in favoures 
 of the King the teyndes of 20 Kirks viz. : Lauchtoune, Sym-
 
 ROXBURGH SHYRE. 53 
 
 prem, Fogo, Gordon, Hame, Newthorne, Calder Cler, Muirtoune, uoxburgh. 
 Dunsyrs, Todslait, Closebuine, Robertoune, Henstoune, Earl- 
 noch, Killmares, Dumfries, Symingtoune, Drungrie, Steplegor- 
 toun, Piterculter, for which the King restricts the blench 
 dewtie of Kellso to 100 merks. Which teynds of the saids 
 Kirks should be looked efter ; and both as to the number valew 
 & quantitie shall be more fully exprest amongst the improve- 
 ments of the rentall. So the forsaid soume of 200 merks ouofht 
 to be deduced. 
 
 Melross Lorclschi]^ of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Cistertiensis 
 founded be David I. King of Scottes in anno 1136, & erected in 
 ane Lordschip to the Earle of Hadingtoune, 29 Aug*- 1609, for 
 payment of the forsaid blench dewtie, and the few dewties 
 being as is befor chairged, which are made up partly of the 
 Lordschip of Melross & partly of the Lordschip of Tunnighame 
 added to the same, & which is particularlie mentioned & sett 
 doune in the rentall 1611, extending in the haill, the said few 
 & blench dewties, to the soume of 1213"'- 13s. 10'^- befor chairged, 
 which shall be more fully spoken to in the improvements & 
 rentall of Kirklandes. 
 
 Cardross Lordschip containing Dry burgh, Cambyskenneth 
 & Inchmachamach wes erected [27 March 1604] in ane Lord- 
 schip to the Earle of Marr for payment of the blench dewtii^ of 
 200^^'- Cambyskenneth of old wes ane Monastrie of the order 
 of St Augustine founded be K. David the first in anno 1140. 
 Dryburgh ane Monastrie Ordinis Premonstratensis founded be 
 Heugh Morvell [Moreville] one of the four slayers of Tho. 
 Bacquet Archbishop of Canterburie. 
 
 This few dewtie is payable partlie be the relict of the Earle 
 of Marr, as lyferentrix of a part of the saids landes, & partly be
 
 64 
 
 ACCOMPT OF IIIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 RoxBuiiaii. the Lord Cardross, & some uthers, of the Earle of Marr who 
 hes ryght to severall parcells of the same landes as Is particu- 
 larlie divyded in the severall Infeftments. 
 
 PEEBLES. 
 
 PEEBLES SHYEE. 
 
 Paid yeirly be the Shirriff for book and blenches viz. : 
 
 Money . . . . . 02 04 04 
 
 Argentes 14**- in scotts money . . . 00 14 00 
 
 3 broad arrowes . . . . 01 10 00 
 
 4 broad arrow heids . . . . 00 08 00 
 Book. . . . . . 30 00 00 
 
 034 IG 04 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Cross Kirk of Peibles ...... 
 
 Stanehop be S--- David Murray . . 29 10 00 ) 
 
 with 5 carriages att 30s. the peice . 07 10 00 j 
 
 Kingledoores ....... 
 
 Lethinhop & Morphingstonne of blench dewtie 66 13 04 
 
 And of few dewtie . . . 167 06 08 
 
 Bur"h of Peebles ...... 
 
 V 
 
 03 06 08 
 37 00 00 
 09 01 00 
 34 00 00 
 09 10 00 
 
 Suma of this shyre as it compts in the Shirriff 
 
 burrow & Proppertie Polls extends to . 327 14 00 
 
 Which is all free money ther being no deductione. 
 
 Difference betwixt the old & presentt Rentalls. 
 
 The Monastrie of Peibles, or Croce Kirk therof, wes formerly 
 assigned to Walter Hendersone and his sone in pension, who 
 are both dead long since, and be the old rentall did pay of 
 Victuall viz. : 
 
 of wheat 8 bolls ^ 2 chall. 1 boll at lOO^''- p' chall. is in money 
 of beir 17 bolls >- 206^^- 5s. by which soume it diflfers from the 
 of Ey 8 bolls j presentt rentall .... 
 Suma of the dififerences patet. 
 
 206 05 00
 
 DUMFRIES SHYRE — STEWARTRIE OF ANNANDALE. 
 
 00 
 
 DUMFKIES SHYRE. 
 
 DUMFRIES. 
 
 Payed yeirly to the Shirritf for book & blenches viz. : 
 Money . . . . . 00 04 04 
 
 Argentes 4s. 7^ in scotts money . . 02 15 00 i qjq 1904 
 
 Gilt spurres ane pair . . . . 08 00 00 
 
 Book. . . . . . 30 00 00 
 
 Pvopiicrtu', 
 
 Castlemilk and Broomhill 
 
 Dunwoodie 
 
 Burgh of Dumfries 
 
 038 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 021 01 00 
 
 STEWARTEIE OF ANNANDALE. 
 
 AXKAXDALE. 
 
 Argentes 10^- in scotts 
 Gume one pund 
 Pepper one pund 
 Book 
 
 mor 
 
 'y • 
 
 
 • 
 
 
 00 10 
 
 00 10 
 
 01 10 
 10 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 
 ^012 10 00 
 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 
 
 Allmagill 
 
 . 
 
 
 012 OG 08 
 
 Newbie 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OGO 00 00 
 
 Bodisbcck 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 022 00 00 
 
 Kirk Landes of lljcrt 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 016 06 08 
 
 Ibert . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 001 10 00 
 
 Penpount 
 GaUowbanks . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 010 13 04 
 000 10 00 
 
 Burgh of Aiinand 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Lochmaban 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Sanchar 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 Suma of tliis Sliyre & Stewarti 
 
 J extendos to tlie 
 
 
 so 
 
 umc 
 
 of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 285 01 00
 
 66 ACCOM rr of his majesties ruorrEii rentes. 
 
 ANNANOALK. Mcmorandum that ther are severall few dewties in the 
 Stewartrie of Annandale, which doe not compt be the rolls, 
 nor hath ever bein chairged therby which are allocat for keep- 
 ing of the castell of Lochmaben to the Earle of Annandale, 
 which shall be more fully & particularlie sett doune amongst 
 the improvements so that ther being no castell now uphold en 
 the rent which will be about 400^^'- which with 32 mairts att 
 lO^''- the peice will extend to 720"^- 
 
 LAMucK. LANKICK SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriflf for book blench & Castellwairdes viz. 
 Money . . . . 01 1.3 04^ 
 
 Argentes 19^- in scottes money 
 
 off wax halfe ane stane 
 
 OiH spurres 2 pair 
 
 more of blench ferme 
 
 one Harie noble 
 
 Castellwairdes 
 
 Book 
 
 00 19 00 
 08 00 00 
 16 00 00 
 02 00 00 
 08 00 00 
 20 00 00 
 20 00 00/ 
 
 076 12 04 
 
 Projjpertie. 
 
 Lesmahago by Duke of Hamiltoun of few . 154 00 00 
 
 And of blench dewtie . . . 0-50 00 00 
 
 Viccars Landcs by Lindsay . . 001 06 08 
 Hamiltoune & Ku-kleyring viz. : 40'''- for Hamiltoune 
 & 6^- for ilk aiker of 140 aikers of Kirklering 
 
 3'^- . . . . . 043 10 00 
 
 HospitaU of Glasgow . . . . 033 06 08 
 
 Barronie of Glasgow . . . . 333 06 08 
 Bot now as being a part of the Bishoprick of 
 
 Glasgow the saniyne is not paid but deduced . . 333 06 08 
 
 Monkland of blench dewtie . . . 100 00 00 
 
 Thankertoune by Ja. Hamiltoun . . 010 00 00
 
 LANRICK SnYRE. 5*7 
 
 Proven of money 95'''- 7s. & for 32 bolls corn win att lanrick, 
 
 5s. the boll . . . . 103 07 00 — 
 
 Lead minerall . . . . 333 06 08 
 
 bot now it is not payed for the cause mentioned 
 in the following observationcs & so ought to 
 be deduced ...... 333 06 OS 
 
 Burgh of Eutherglen . . . . 013 00 00 
 
 wherof ther is deduced which is payed to the 
 
 Colledge of Glasgow . . . . . Oil 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Glasgow . . . . 013 06 08 
 
 Burgh of Lanrick . . . . 040 00 00 
 
 The Medrops . . . . . 014 06 08 
 
 Glentores of money . . . 04 00 00 \q-,.-} np no 
 
 It. 2 bolls oats att 4»b- 3s. 4^- . . 08 06 08 ^^^"^ 
 
 } 
 
 Suma of the Charge of this Shyre 
 
 extends to . . 1331 16 00 
 
 Suma of the deductions extend to . . 677 13 04 
 
 So ther rests of free money the soume of . 654 02 08 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 Lesmahago is a part of the Abbacy of Kellso, and the red- 
 dendo insert in the Marquis of Hamiltones new chartor, extend- 
 ing to 200^''- consists of the old few dewties contained in the 
 Marquis Chartor of his oun proppertie. And the particular 
 few dewties contained in the remanent Vassalls of the saids 
 landes ther old infeftments are ordained by ane decreet of the 
 Lordes of Session, in anno 163G, to be payed in to the said 
 Marquis for his relieff of the forsaid few dewties, with 4*''- 10s. 
 in augmentatione of the same, which maks in all 154^''- And 
 50^^- for the teyndes great & small of the saids landes, which 
 is the just blench dewtie contained in the chartor, of new 
 erectione, granted to the Marquis of namiltoun(\ So it would 
 appear that ther hes bein no particular blencli dewtie paid 
 
 H
 
 58 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 LANRicK. for that erectione, nether for a proportionall relieff of Kellso 
 — wherof it wes a pairt. And in anno 1614 it compts with 
 Kellso for the soume of 266^^- 13s. 4^^- 
 
 The blench dewtie of Monkland wes never compted for in 
 the roUs, these landes being ane 100^^- land, and a pairt of the 
 Lordschip of Newbottle, who by his chartor is oblidged to free 
 the Lord Lothian as a pairt of blench dewtie of Newbottle, 
 and for which the said Lord Lothian in anno 1625 had a 
 deduction. This blench dewtie wes allocat to Doctor Baillie, 
 Keeper of the Liberarie of Hollyrood - house, bot since is 
 compted for & paid in. 
 
 liospitall of Glasgow did compt in anno 1658 & ought yet 
 continually to compt tho it hes not compted since the Kings 
 restauratione. 
 
 Tlie Lead Mineralls are not now compted, tho above in the 
 Charge, because the Lord Hoptoune pretends ane ryght to 
 the same upon ane grant from the King for building of ane 
 Kirk in that place. The originall few is a proportionall pairt 
 of the Lead or gold myne that should be win, bot of late 
 his Majestie hes granted this few to the Laird of Hattoun & 
 so ought to be deduced in manner forsaid. 
 
 Proven, uther wayes called the prebendarie of Ballamarkie, 
 did formerly belong to Mr Wm. Baillie president of the Col- 
 ledge of Justice, as prebendar therof, who for the bettering & 
 augmentatione of the rentall, and in speciall for the soume 
 of 1000^^- paid to him did dispone the samyne landes & haill 
 few dewties therof to Tho. Baillie for yeirly payment of 95^'"- 
 7s., & 32 bolls of horse corne or 5s. for ilk boll ; 8 duzone 
 pouUtrie or 12'^- for the peice. The chartor is dated the 10th 
 Aprill 1562, and it is provyded that no reductione or nullitie
 
 LANRICK SHYRE. 59 
 
 of the Infeftment shall be persewed except for the payment laxrick. 
 of the few dewties, & also shall not uther wayes intend any 
 reductione on the same untill such tyme as the forsaid sounie 
 of lOOO^'^- be first repayed. 
 
 This few dewtie of Proven falling in to the King be Act 
 of Annexatione of Kirklandes the King dispones the few dew- 
 ties to Sir John Prestoun of Pennicook, president of the Session, 
 & to his sone efter his decease, who is dead within thir 5 or G 
 yeirs, & therfor these few dewties ought to be compted for, and 
 paid in according as is above said. 
 
 Tlie Medroijcs (fe Glentores are a pairt of the barronie of 
 Monkland, bot it is conceaved not to be included in the blench 
 dewtie, bot rather to be of the old few, & so ought to compt 
 for the same now, by & attour the forsaid blench dewtie. They 
 have never as yet compted, bot of late since his Majestis 
 restauratione. There are severall uther fewers of the Monkland 
 that tho they be not oblidged to pay a proportional! pairt of 
 the blench dewty forsaid, yet they are lyable for payment of 
 the severall few dewties contained in thair chartors, as the pro- 
 portion of the old fewes befor the erectione, which shall be more 
 enlarged in the improvements.
 
 60 
 
 ACCOMi'T OF Ills MAJESTIES PIlOPrER RENTES. 
 
 KIRKCUD- 
 li 11 veil IT. 
 
 KIEKCUDBEYGHT STEWAETRIE. 
 
 Payed for boolc and blenches ycirly viz. 
 Money 
 Argentes 
 Gloves one pair 
 Whytt spiirres one pair 
 Lroad arrowos 7 
 2 bolls oatts . 
 one spar haulk 
 Book . 
 
 00 13 04 
 
 01 OG OG 
 03 00 00 
 01 00 00 
 03 10 00 
 
 [blank] 
 
 [blank] 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 39 09 10 
 
 St Marie He, of few . 
 Burgh of Stronraver . 
 Burgh of Kirkcudbryght 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Suma of this Stewartrie is . 
 
 Which is free money ther being no deductiones. 
 
 121 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 009 13 04 
 
 174 02 10 
 
 WIGTOUN. 
 
 WIGTOUN SHYRE. 
 
 Payed yeirly for book and blenches viz. 
 
 Money 
 Argentes 
 Book . 
 
 Duncow 
 
 Burgh of "Wigtoun 
 
 Burgh of Newgalloway 
 
 00 00 02) 
 
 00 04 00 [-030 04 02 
 
 30 00 00 j 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Challmerlane of Galloway conforme to the particular 
 rentall following : 
 
 Suma of this particle is 
 
 082 13 04 
 020 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 
 139 10 10
 
 WIGTOUN SHYEE, 
 
 61 
 
 LOEDSCHIP OF GALLOWAY. 
 
 WIGTOUN. 
 
 The Landes and barronie of Buthill 
 
 Thrave Grainge & Kelltoune GraLnge 
 
 Airdes-Over, Midle & Xether 
 
 Halfe of Kether Sanik 
 
 Utlier halfe of Xether Sanik 
 
 Halfe of Whytpark . 
 
 The uther halfe therof 
 
 Grainge of Sanik 
 
 Dunrod Sanik 
 
 MeHlfeild 
 
 Largevey 
 
 Craginvey 
 
 Cressok 
 
 Barskey 
 
 Logan e 
 
 Augmentatione therof 
 Meikle & Litle Clothege 
 Cloyark 
 Corsock 
 
 Largemoir, Knockskenny, Barskeoch, midle & 
 Stranglaskein with the fishing 
 
 Augmentatione therof 
 Over Barskeoch 
 Drumbey ... 
 
 Augmentatione therof 
 Barnetaggart . 
 Garvarie 
 Stewindew 
 Ardinlosk 
 Cubboyes & Dalcamethame 
 
 new augmentatione of Ardinlosk 
 L)alcarnethamc 
 Culcraiges 
 Corscraig, Cassinvey, Cauldale & Barley 
 
 Augmentatione of the saids landes 
 Cullvon 
 Pollinzask 
 ChappeUtoun 
 Barskeant 
 Craigtoune 
 Glenrie 
 
 nether 
 
 Cubboyes & 
 
 245 06 08 
 10.3 OG 08 
 
 024 0.3 02 
 
 008 03 04 
 
 009 OG 08 
 
 007 16 08 
 
 008 03 04 
 004 13 04 
 028 13 04 
 004 17 00 
 004 13 04 
 051 13 04 
 002 00 00 
 
 001 06 08 
 016 00 00 
 
 002 04 04 
 008 00 00 
 
 001 14 08 
 006 06 08 
 
 025 00 00 
 
 002 13 04 
 006 08 08 
 
 006 00 00 
 001 15 08 
 
 007 04 00 
 
 008 00 00 
 
 008 06 08 
 004 16 00 
 
 007 04 00 
 
 001 13 00 
 
 009 12 00 
 036 00 00 
 
 004 08 00 
 
 005 06 08 
 000 18 00 
 
 008 00 00 
 015 11 08 
 
 006 13 04 
 
 002 08 00
 
 62 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 wiGTOUN. Logano 
 
 Barscracth 
 
 Tostrio 
 
 IJrumstincliell 
 
 Reidbank 
 
 Oversanik 
 
 Milno of Sanik 
 
 Almernes 
 
 Craigmoir 
 
 Augmcntationc therof 
 Corkanders 
 Auchinskeant . 
 Auchinvey 
 Auchinloss 
 Glentoskin 
 Closbyart 
 
 augmentationo Auchinskeant & the last 4 
 South Aveek 
 Broadland 
 Barclay 
 Eist Medie . 
 TuUindach . 
 Park & Largevey 
 Moit & Dallry 
 Pluntoun 
 
 Gaittwell & Knockinvayne 
 Pockincrew 
 
 Forrest of Buchine & libertie of fishing 
 Grainge of Spottes 
 Castellmaynes of Kirkcudbryght 
 Logane 
 
 Milne of Culvene 
 Knockeane 
 Killdarach 
 Kervattock 
 Lesnocks, Lochtappine, Carmultburgh, & Tanny 
 
 Augmentatione therof 
 Kereghirne 
 Cairnesckeoch 
 Clontarch 
 
 Pollvey & Dirlleskin vocat 
 The halfe of Cammy Laddot & Clancliarrie 
 Kerrieburne .... 
 
 006 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 024 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 030 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 009 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 000 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 021 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 002 
 
 04 
 
 04 
 
 002 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 001 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 08 
 
 04 
 
 007 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 000 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 000 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 023 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 035 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Laddott 048 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 013 
 
 15 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 007 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 13 
 
 04
 
 WIGTOUN SHYRE. 
 
 075 00 00 
 
 340 00 00 
 
 Lidisdale ..... 024 00 00 
 
 Arboig . . . . . 017 13 04 
 
 Fintallot, Beanch, Glenruther, Glenluthdy, and Garberow 024 14 08 
 
 Killadane . . . . . 002 IG 08 
 
 Knockfrick ..... 005 16 08 
 
 Newtoune, Gulldimo & Ardwhat . . 020 OG 08 
 
 Stellnndonald, Dallmcrk, and Dalbauchtein . 025 00 00 
 
 Auldtoun ..... 009 06 08 
 
 Fultis, Talynes, Largis, Ballgregant & Blairmaking 026 13 04 
 
 Grainge of Balldouue .... 042 00 00 
 
 Madincroft . . . . . 003 10 00 
 
 Blaidnot . . . . . 003 10 00 
 
 It. for Knockfin of oatmeill— 6 bolls f att 100"'- \ 
 
 Grainge of Balldoune oatmeill — 1 2 bolls ( tho chall. j 
 Landes above Crie, of Mairts — 13 j att lO'**- \ 
 Landes under Crie . 21 ( the peice J 
 
 Suma of the challmerlainrie of Gallo- 
 way as it is presenttlie compted 
 extends to . . . 1687 17 8 
 
 Wherof ther is to be deduced as followes : 
 First of old Challmerlaine fee . . . . . 120 00 00 
 
 And by ane Contract betwixt the Thesaurer and the ChaUmcr- 
 lane in anno 1633 ther is allowed him, by and attour the 
 said old fee, for his extraordinary paines 
 Item, for the Landes of Culveu 
 Item, for Southweek .... 
 Item, for Borland .... 
 
 Item, for Logane .... 
 
 All which are chairged be the old & presentt rcntalls And 
 by ane act of Exchequer upon the production of ane Chartor 
 dated the last day of ApriU 1557, it is found that Ja. Lindsay of 
 Wauchop holds the said landes waird, and so ought to be deduced. 
 Item, for the landes of Gaitwells & Knockinvaine because the 
 
 samyne landes ly not in Galloway . . . 002 00 00 
 
 Item, for Craiginvey as superfluently chairged conformc to ane 
 
 Act of Exchequer dated 29th July 1612 yeirs . . 043 05 00 
 
 Suma of this Shyro of Wigtoun as it 
 presenttlie compts in the Sliirriff 
 burrow & proppcrtie rolls extends 
 to the soumo of . . 1837 08 06 
 
 Suma of the haill deductioncs extend to . 284 IS 04 
 
 So ther rests of free money the soume of . 1552 10 02 
 
 WIGTOUN. 
 
 100 00 00 
 
 005 06 08 
 
 006 00 00 
 004 06 08 
 004 00 00
 
 64 ACCOMPT OF ms MAJESTIES rROPPER RENTES. 
 
 wioTouN. Ohservationes & differences 
 
 betwixt the forsaid presentt rentall & the old rentalls 
 m anno 1522, 1601 & uthers. 
 
 The Lordschip of Galloway being the Kings proppertie feudi 
 firma feudifirmarum, and, by Act of Pari. Ja. 6, Par. 11th 
 Cap. 30; and Ja. 6, Pari. 15th Act 230, all dispositiones 
 made & granted therof are declaired voyd & null as is more 
 particularlie inlarged in page 1. The victuall by the abone- 
 writin rentall being only 18 bolls, and that was formerly paid 
 be the old rentall extending to 30 challders is ether supprest 
 in this presentt rentall, or utherwayes given away for further 
 clieiring wherof the particular differences follow : — 
 
 Grainge Sf Spottes be the forsaid presentt rentaU payes 
 
 only . . . . . 035 10 00 
 
 Bot be the old rentalls it payes over & above 
 the said money of victuall 5 chall. att 100'^- 
 p'^ chall. . . . . . . 500 00 00 
 
 Milne of Culven be the presentt rentall payes only 005 06 08 
 
 Bot be the old rentalls it payes also 1 chaU. 
 
 meiU . . . . . . . 100 00 00 
 
 Milne of Kellton compts not be the presentt rentall 
 
 Bot be the old rentaU it payes 8 bolls meill . . 050 00 00 
 
 Milne of Sanik be the presentt rentall payes only 009 12 00 
 
 Bot be the old rentall payes also 1 chaU. 4 bolls 
 
 meill . . . . . . . 125 00 00 
 
 Grainge of Balldoun be the presentt rentall payes of 
 
 mony .... 042 00 00 
 
 And of victuall 12 boUs is . . 075 00 00 
 
 Bot be the old rentall it payes of money 42'^- 
 
 And of meill 1 9 chall. 
 So the rentaUs differ be 18 chall. 4 bolls is in 
 
 money ...... 1825 00 00 
 
 Mylne of Blednocht compts not be the presentt rentall 
 Bot be the old rentaUs it payes 1 chall. 6 bolls 
 
 meill ....... 0137 10 00
 
 AIR SHYRE. 
 
 65 
 
 Liddisdale be the presentt rentall paycs only . 024 00 00 
 
 Eot be the old rontalls it paycs 24'^- of money 
 And of meill 7 chall. is . 
 
 So the differences betwixt the presentt & old rentalls 
 extend to the soiinie of 34 chall. 6 bolls which att 
 lOO^''- per chall. is .... 
 
 WIGTOUN. 
 
 0700 00 00 
 
 3437 10 00 
 
 AIE SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriffe for book & blenches, viz. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 
 
 One pair gilt spurres . 
 
 One pair whyt spvirres 
 
 Book . 
 
 05 17 07- 
 
 00 12 00 
 08 00 00 V045 09 07 
 
 01 00 00 
 30 00 00. 
 
 BAILLIARIE OF CAERICK. 
 
 Argentes 4^- in scotts money . 
 1 pair Gilt spurres 
 wheat 8 bolls att lOO'*'- per chall. 
 Book .... 
 
 088 04 00 
 
 BAILLIARIE OF KYLSTEWART. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 6**- in scotts money 
 
 2 pair Avhyt spurres . 
 
 Book 
 
 01 07 07 
 00 06 00 
 
 02 00 00 
 10 00 00 
 
 l, 
 
 3 13 07 
 
 BAILLIARIE OF CONNINGHAME. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 22'*- in scotts money 
 
 pepper 1'^- 3 quarters . 
 
 One pair whyt spurres 
 
 Book 
 
 034 17 10
 
 
 100 00 00 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 020 06 08 
 
 
 083 06 08 
 
 00> 
 
 i 
 
 04 
 
 
 66 ACCOMPT OF niS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 Projjpertie. 
 
 Keccavor of Carrick, Leswet & Monybridgc 
 
 Tlicrinzcan l)y ilie E. of Loudoun 
 
 A part of Trabench by tlie said Earlo . 
 
 Tho uthor part of Trabench be tbe Lord Cochrane 
 
 Kylsmuro Lordscliip be the Earle of 
 
 Loudon of few ' . 200 00 
 
 of blench dewtie . . . 066 13 
 
 of blench dewtie for the teyndes of 5-286 13 04 
 
 the liaill Landes lying in Barne- 
 
 muiro . . . . 020 00 00, 
 
 Wherof ther is deduced conforme to anc Contract be- 
 twixt the King and the said Earle, dated 4th 
 
 Sepf- 1630, and ratified be Act of Parliament 
 
 in anno 1633 200 00 00 
 
 And for the blench dewtie of the saids teinds because 
 
 it is presumed that they are a pairt of the 
 
 blench dewtie of Kyllsmijire Lordschip . . 020 00 00 
 
 Kilwinning Lordschip of blench dewtie 
 Dundonald by the Lord Cochrane 
 Burgh of Air . . . . . 
 
 Burgh of Irving .... 
 
 Sunia of this Shyre & bailliaries ex- 
 tends to . 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to 
 
 So ther rests of free money 
 
 Differences betwixt the old and present rentalls. 
 
 Leswalt and Monibridge in the rentall 
 
 1603 payed of money . . 179 06 10 
 
 with 18 bolls oat meiU att 100 merk 
 
 the boU is . . . 075 00 00 
 
 Bot be the presentt rentall it payes only of money 100 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be the soume of . . 154 06 10 
 
 Alex'^. Stewart of Garley pretends a ryght to the said victuall, 
 bot it hath never been produced nor instructed, & therfor it 
 ought to be compted in. 
 
 Suma of the differences patet. 
 
 040 
 
 03 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 
 032 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 007 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 
 792 
 
 03 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 220 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 • 
 
 
 572 
 
 03 
 
 -21
 
 AIR SHYRE. 67 
 
 Ohservationes. a i r. 
 
 Kylsmuir by the rentall 1611 payes oiily of blench ferme 
 56^^- 13s. 4^ conforme to ane Chartour granted to the E. of 
 Loudoun, dated the last day of Junij 1608, and in the rentall 
 1613 it payed 66"^- 13s. 4^ of blench dewtie. The said Lord- 
 schip of Kylsmur paid 200^^- of few dewtie, bot be ane contract 
 betwixt the King & the Earle of Loudoune, dated the 4th day 
 of September 1630, the few dewties are dischairged, bot it shaU 
 not att this tyme be convenient to sett doune the heids of that 
 Contract, but reserved to be placed amongst the discoveries & 
 improvements of the revenew. 
 
 There is also ane uther contract betwixt the King & the 
 Earle of Lowdoune dated the 10th Martch, in anno 1634, in 
 which contract the Earl of Lowdoune resignes his ryght of 
 the Lordschip of Kyllsmure in favoures of his Majeste for 
 payment of 3200 merks, off the which ther is 1400 merks to be 
 payed out of the Exchequer for the Shirriffship of Air. Whilk 
 two contractes, groundes, & causes therof & the maner of the 
 payment of the soumes of money therin contained, shall be 
 enlarged amongst the discoveries & improvements. 
 
 This 200^^'- of few dewtie of Kyllsmure with the few dewtie 
 payable out of Killwining, gives occasion, from the severall 
 Conceallments therof, to touch in generall the nature of those 
 fewes which ought to be payed notwithstanding of the blench 
 dewties compted for. Be the Act of Parliament 1633 ther 
 is ane particular clause declairing that the Lordes of Erect iones 
 shall bruik these landes which were the proppertie befor the 
 date of the generall surrender, they holding the same of his
 
 68 ACCOMPT OF IITS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 Majeste & paying the few fermes and few dewties contained in 
 the old infeftments. 
 
 Amonofst uther abuses of the revenew this was not the 
 least, that, after the Kings generall decreet & determinatione, 
 severall lordes of Erectione did purchase & buy in parcells of 
 landes from thair respective vassalls, who resigning in thair 
 favoures obtained new infeftments of the same, and so consoli- 
 date the ryght of the superioritie in thair persones. 
 
 There hes been much debate in the Exchequer about this 
 busines & uther points of the Lordes of Erectione, which shall 
 be more propperly spoken to in ane uther place then heir, 
 bot in respect that it concernes the revenew & few dewties 
 which should be payed in (tho now altogither supprest) the 
 Kings care by his Letters & the Exchequers dilligence by thair 
 acts will (notwithstanding they containe severall uther things) 
 evidence the preventing of the prejudice & give ane arryse 
 in the persewance of the same. 
 
 Coppie of his Majestis Letter anent Erectiones that no signatur 
 passe theranent in prejudice of the late Acts of Parliament 
 in anno 1633, presented the 9th Nov^- 1633 : — 
 
 " C. R 
 
 " Whereas divers good & profitable acts & statutes 
 were made in our favoures, in our late parliament holden 
 in Junij last, & speciallie anent the Superiorities of Erectiones, 
 Regallitie of Erectiones, chainging of holdings from waird to 
 blench ; annulling of infeftments of our annexed proppertie 
 disponed be any uther holding then in few ferme, Prohibitione 
 to our Vassalls to dispone waird landes without our consent,
 
 AIR SHYRE. 69 
 
 & ane act that all the Church Landes pertaining in projDpertie 
 to the Lordes of Erectiones should hould of us in few ferme, 
 for payment of the old few ferme dewties. Therfore it is our 
 pleasure that no signatur be past in Exchequer, which may 
 derogate to the saids acts & statutes made in our favoures 
 except wee be speciallie consulted theranent, and that yee 
 have our particular warrand for that effect. Whythall the 
 5th October 1633." 
 
 Ane uther of his Majestis Letters. 
 "C. E. 
 
 "Kight trustie & well beloved Cousin & Coun- 
 sellor, Kight trustie & well beloved Cousines & Counsellors 
 wee greitt yow well. Forasmuch, as the superiorities of all 
 erectiones pertaineth to us by the late Act of Parliament made 
 in our favoures : reserveand to such titulars of erectiones who 
 subscribt the generall surrender these few maills till they be 
 satisfied therfor, conforme to our generall determinatione. 
 And forasmuch as divers of the Vassalls of Erectiones, as wee 
 are informed, are willing to advance the money for buying 
 the few maills to our use, they haveing retentione in thair 
 handes of thair few maills for such yeirs, efter the advanceing 
 of the money, as in reason & equitie may compence the money 
 to be advanced be them. And seeing wee approve this course, 
 and are willing that those that advance have retention for 
 ther few maills for such space of yeirs as yow shall think 
 fitt & reasonable : therefor, it is our speciall pleasure that yow 
 cause intimatione heirof to be made to all our leidges, who 
 have interest, be open proclamatione att the mercat cross of 
 Edinburgh to the effect such of the vassalls as is, or slinll ])e,
 
 70 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 willing may come in befor yow & agree with our Thesaurer 
 or Thesaurer depute for advanceing of such moneyes, & receave 
 warrand & securitie be Act of Exchequer for retentione of the 
 saids few maills & few fermes for the space to be agreed 
 upon. And because ther hath bein heirtofore some scruple 
 made what shall be compted superioritie, whereanent wee 
 shewed our royall pleasure be 2 severall Lettres registrat in 
 our books of Comission : therfore, wee have thought good to 
 acquaint yow therwith, & with the equitie of our proceedings 
 therin, which is that in justice all is to be compted superioritie 
 to which the Titulars of Erectiones had not lawfull ryght 
 of propperty befor thair erectione, or whereof they had not 
 acquired ryghts of proppertie, & be vertue of these ryghts 
 had bein in possession befor the generall surrender. And 
 wee will yow to proceed according to these generall rewells, 
 and in the meane tyme it is our speciall pleasour that yee 
 passe no signatur of any Kirklandes, pertaining to erectiones, 
 in favoures of the saids Lordes of Erectiones, or in favoures 
 of any uther on thair resignatione, hot of that which wes thair 
 proppertie in maner forsaid to be holden alwayes of us in few 
 ferme, according to the late Act of Parliament made theranent. 
 And because wee are informed that some Titulars of Erectiones 
 intend to ingrosse againe to them thair superiorities, in haill 
 or in part, be prosecuting resignationes from thair Vassalls 
 wherupon they intend to passe new infeftments & then to give 
 subaltern ryghts & fewes to those who have resigned : it is 
 our will & pleasour that no such signatur be exped of the 
 said superiorities in our prejudice, which recommending to your 
 caire w^ee bid yow fairwell. From our court at Whythall 8th 
 October 1633."
 
 AIR SHYRE. 71 
 
 The Lordes of Exchequer ordained the same to be registrat air 
 in thair bookes, & also ordained Letters of publicatione att 
 the mercat croce of Edinburgh to be direct therupon, except 
 that part of the Letter anent what shall be compted superi- 
 oritie. The Lordes referred the samyne to ane further con- 
 sideratlone & were desired to think on ane answere therto. 
 There wes also ane Act of Exchequer made in December follow- 
 ing wherof the tenor followes : — 
 
 Act anent Superiorities of Erectiones. What is to be compted 
 superioritie ? The Lordes ordaines all to be compted superioritie 
 to which the Titulars of Erectiones had not lawfull ryght of 
 proppertie before ther Erectiones, or wherof they had not ac- 
 quired ryghts of proppertie & be vertew of these ryghts had 
 bein in possession therof befor the generall surrender, and 
 Letters to be directed heiron if neid be. There is no report 
 of this made to the King till August 1634 att which tyme 
 the King gave a particular Comissione to the then Lord Chan- 
 cellor & uthers to consider the abuses of the revenew & Ex- 
 chequer. In returne wherof, & for preventing of the same 
 they amongst uthers gave returne to this article which shall 
 be more fully enlarged in the discoveries & improvements of 
 the revenue as well toward the redeeming the few dewties of 
 Erectiones as to the severall particulars aforsaid. 
 
 Kilhvining of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Th-onensis founded 
 be Hugo Morvell Constabularius Scotice, one of the four slayers 
 of Thomas Bacquet, Archiepis. Cantuariensis. Off late KIU- 
 wining payed nothing bot 40 : 03 : 04 of blench dewtie, hot it 
 ought to compt for 12'^- 12s. ; 3 hens; 13 capones ; 2 cariages 
 as in the rentall 1642 of few, which ought to be added to the 
 forsaid charge & differeth therfor in . . 17 02 00
 
 72 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PIlOPrER RENTES. 
 
 LUMBAR. DUMBARTOUNE SHYRE. 
 
 TOUNK. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book & blenches viz. : 
 Money . . . . 00 00 01 ^ 
 Argentcs 3^- in scotts money . . 00 03 00 
 One jjair gilt spurres . . . 08 00 00 
 One pair gloves . . .03 00 00 
 Book . . . . . 20 00 00 . 
 
 031 
 
 03 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Assysc aill of the west sea 2 bolls malt 
 Cardross & Comrie 10 mairts att 10^^- the peice 
 Which mairtes are allowed to the Keeper of Dum- 
 
 bartoun castell and so ought to be deduced 
 Burgh of Dumbartoune 
 
 012 
 100 
 
 007 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 04 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Suma of this Shyre extendes to 
 Suma of the deductiones 
 
 150 
 
 13 
 
 05 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 So there restes of free money 
 
 . 
 
 • 
 
 
 50 
 
 13 
 
 05 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 The Assyse Aill of the west sea is ane old dewtie payed 
 to his Majeste, for the aill that is drunken & spent att the 
 fishing of the west sea, and hes been sett ordinarlie for 2 
 bolls of malt yeirly. In anno 1509 k 1519 k of late the 
 same wes sett to Arnecaple for yeirly payment of the saides 
 2 bolls malt. This dewtie ought to be sett, hot ther is hardly 
 anything payed since anno 1646. 
 
 The mairts of Cardross & Comrie, with the fermes of 
 dewties therof, are assigned to the Castell of Dumbartoun be 
 act of parliament K. Ja. 6, par. 9, Act 8th.
 
 BUTE SHYRE — ARGYLL SHYRE. 
 
 BUTE SHYRE. bute. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirriff for book & blenches ^'iz. : 
 Ai-gentes in scottes money 3'^- . . 00 03 00 ^ 
 
 2 pair whyt spurres . . . 02 00 00 [-012 03 00 
 
 Book . . . . . 10 00 00 J 
 
 Projypertie. 
 
 Burgh of Eothsey . . . . 006 00 00 
 
 Bute Lordschip, of money . .162 
 
 11 chall. 15 bolls beir att 100 merks 795 
 
 10 chall. oats pryce forsaid . .666 
 
 r of menu eh. 8 bolls 100 
 
 Milne of Eothsye4 of mairts 41 att 10'^- 
 
 (, the peice . 410 
 
 All which money victuall money and mairtes of the 
 said Lo. of Bute is assigned for keeping of 
 the Castell of Dumbartoune be Act of Pari*- 
 Ja. 6. pa. 9 Act 8th And thcrforc ought to 
 be deduced . . . . . . 2134 18 08 
 
 Suma of the haill money victuall 
 money & uthers arrysing from 
 the Shirriff burrow & proppertie 
 rolls for this Shyre extendcs to 2153 01 
 
 Suma of the deductiones 
 
 2134 18 08 
 
 08 
 2 
 
 134 
 
 18 
 
 08 
 
 
 IS 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 So ther rests of free money yeirly payed 
 
 ARGYLL SHYRE. arcvll. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for blenches yeirly : 
 Money . . . . 00 00 1 1 ^ 
 
 one p''- gloves out of KiUmouns . 00 00 00 ' ^^„ ^^ 
 
 One chalomond Eeid out of Lome ^ 
 
 Argentes 3^- in scotts money . • 00 03 00 
 
 \
 
 74 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ATioYr.i>. Proppertie. 
 
 CouU & Rosncctli payes as followcs : 
 
 Dumrauino within the Lo. of Cowell 
 
 018 00 00-^ 
 
 \ 
 
 
 
 
 Glcndcrowallio 
 
 013 06 08 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barronio of Eosnooth . 
 
 041 00 00 
 
 l512 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 
 2 p*- of Glenderowallic of mairts 44 att 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10'^- the peice. 
 
 440 00 00. 
 
 / 
 
 
 
 
 Iimeramble & Ballinab 
 
 
 062 
 
 02 11 
 
 
 
 Colonsey Ardnamurchan & Swynart . 
 
 
 457 
 
 14 01 
 
 
 
 Oronsay .... 
 
 
 005 
 
 01 08 
 
 
 
 Arrosso in Mull 
 
 . 
 
 130 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 Kintyre & Jura 
 
 
 2400 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 Terrio. .... 
 
 
 1666 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 
 Ila . 
 
 , 
 
 6000 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 "VVherof deduce for the cause mentioned in the fol- 
 
 
 
 
 
 lomng observationes . 
 
 . 
 
 
 . 5500 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Largie .... 
 
 . 
 
 0200 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 Assyse herring of the west seas 
 
 . 
 
 1000 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 Burgh of Inverayray . 
 
 . 
 
 0006 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 
 Suma of this Shyre as 
 
 it comptes in 
 
 
 
 
 
 the Shirriff burrow & Proppertie 
 
 
 
 
 
 rolls extendes to . 
 
 1 
 
 2,440 
 
 08 07 
 
 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to 
 
 . 
 
 . 5500 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 So ther restes of free money 
 
 . 
 
 . 6940 
 
 08 
 
 _07 
 
 Observationes & differences 
 betwixt the old & presentt rentalls of this Shyre. 
 
 Colonsey Ardnamurchan ^ Swynart be the presentt 
 
 rentall .... 0457 14 01 
 
 Be the old rentalls they payed as followes, viz. : 
 
 1287 stone meUl being 143 bolls 
 att 48s. the boll is 
 
 1287 stone cheise att 263. 8**- is . 
 
 81 bolls 2 f. 1 p. I- 1 malt att 6'^ 
 the boU . 
 
 60 mairtes att 10"^- the peice 
 
 34 wedders att 40s. the peice is . 
 
 All which extendes to 
 So the rentalls differ be the soume of . . . 30920710 
 
 0343 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 2049 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 0489 
 
 11 
 
 03 
 
 0600 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 0068 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 3550 
 
 01 
 
 11
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 04 
 
 73 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 14 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 02 
 
 09 
 
 04 
 
 01 
 
 03 
 
 04 
 
 180 
 
 09 
 
 04 
 
 ARGYLL SHYRE. 75 
 
 /«i;eraw We ^ 5a7/zwaZ* be the presentt rentall payes 0062 02 11 Argyll. 
 
 Be the old rcntalls they payed as foUowes, viz. : — 
 
 Mairtes 7 & -„V/o P*' mairt att 
 
 lO'*'- the peice' . . 75 01 08 
 
 Weders 7 & -^J^ p*- att 40s. the 
 peice .... 
 55 stone cheise att 26 s. 8^- the stone 
 55 stone nieill being 6 bolls at 48s. 
 
 the boll 
 
 Geise 7 & ^jVV p*- att 6s, the peice 
 
 Foulls 7 & '^^ pt- att 3s. the 
 
 peice .... 
 
 All which extendes to the 
 
 soume of 
 
 So the rentalls differ be the soume of . . . 0118 06 08 
 
 Kintyre ^ Jura be the presentt rentall . 2400 00 00 
 
 Be the old rentall North Kintyre payed, viz. : 
 4 chall. 13 bolls malt att 6'^- the 
 
 boll is . . . 462 00 00 
 
 311 & \ stones meill being 34 
 
 boUs & ^ att 48s. the boU . 082 16 00 
 605 & |- stones cheise att 26s. 8*^- 
 
 the stone 
 one kow pryce therof 
 6 mairtes att lO"'' the peice 
 41 «& ^- wedders att 403. the peice 
 
 South Kintyre payes 25 chalL 9 bolls 
 
 2 f. malt att 6^^- the boll is . 2454 00 00 
 868 & -J- stones meill being 96 i 
 
 bolls pryce 
 326 «& -J stones cheise pryce forsaid 
 57 & f mairtes pryce forsaid 
 47 & f weders att 40s. the peice . 
 
 Jtira payes 20 mairtes pryce forsaid 
 
 180 stone of meill being 20 bolls 
 
 pryce forsaid . 
 80 stone cheise pryce forsaid 
 
 All Avliicli extendes to the 
 soume of 
 
 So the rentalls dillor be the soume of . . 3256 08 00 
 
 807 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 060 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 083 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 231 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 435 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 577 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 094 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 200 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 048 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 106 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 5656 
 
 OS 
 
 00
 
 76 ACCOMrT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 AROYLF,. Atroii.^ ill Mulo bo the prcscntt rcntall paycs . 130 00 00 
 
 — Dot bo tho routall in anno 1G49 it 
 
 payed. . . .230 00 00 
 
 So tbo reutalls differ be the soume of . . 0100 00 00 
 
 Suma of the haill differences betwixt the old and 
 presentt rcntalls, as is particularlie above 
 sett doune, extendes to . . . 6567 02 03 
 
 Assyse of herring of the west seas being a dewtie which 
 is a pairt of his Majesties proppertie, and wes annexed to 
 the Croun in anno 1593 be Act of Pari. Ja. 6, par. 13 Act 
 176. And in anno 1632, 33, 34, 35, 36, & 1634 [sic] it 
 payed of tack dewtie 44 last of herring. And in anno 1620 
 the samyne paid yeirly 1000^^- of tacke dewtie be Mr Jo"- 
 Archbald. 
 
 This assyse of herring being a dewtie which is payed both in 
 this Shyre & in the Shyre of Haddingtoun & in uther places 
 wher ther is any fishing of herring, it is thought necesar to cleir 
 the nature of it, & what uther dewties are payed for the fishing. 
 And first the Excyse of every boat that slayes herring upon 
 the west coast payes 5^^^-, and on the eist coast every boat payes 
 6^^- as they are distinguished be the distance of place & difference 
 of tyme. 
 
 Secondly, the ground leive payes 36s. upon every last. 
 
 Thirdly, the teithes of the herring for the He fishing 40s. 
 And at Dumbar the teith herring is taken up ipsa corpora. 
 
 Fourthly, the gadge is 4s. each last. 
 
 Fifthly, the Admiralls dewtie is 20s. on each boat. 
 
 Sixthly, the customes of herring transported is 24s. for ilk 
 last. 
 
 1. As to the first, ther is but one excyse payed for Dumbar 
 & the Heiks, because it is bot one fishing of the very same 
 scooUs of herring, a litle differing both in tyme & place, bot
 
 ARGYLL SHYRE. 77 
 
 if these boats happen that same yeir to goe to the lies they argyll. 
 pay a new excyse because it is a severall & distinct fishing. 
 
 2. The ground Leive, is for a piece of ground designed 
 be the Landlord to the merchant upon agreement to make 
 herring- on thair ground for devottes & sea wair to cover the 
 heides of thair barrells while the grein herring setle & be suffici- 
 ently pyned for packing & barrelling. 
 
 3. The teithes, befor the proces att the instance of the 
 Laird of Craigie, ther wes never any teind dewtie craved in 
 the lies from the slayers of the herring ther ; bot in Clyd 
 ther is some Churchmen & uthers haveing ryght from them, 
 who hes some small dewtie of every boatt according to the 
 bignes & quantitie of the boatt & success of the fishing. In 
 Dumbar the teindes of the herring is payed to 2 severall 
 persones viz : the one halfe therof of late wes payed to the 
 Laird of Aitkine as haveing ryght therto be the minister as 
 parson of Dumbar ; the uther halfe payed to the parson of 
 the parish from whence the fish boatt comes. 
 
 4. The gadge belonging to the toune of Edinburgh & thair 
 deputes who receaves 4s. for ilk last, and 13s. 4'^- for the act of 
 cautione bearing that the 3'^ pairt of the herring to be salted 
 shall be sold within this Kingdome conforme to the Act of 
 Parliament. 
 
 5. The Admiralls dew, of old called Veruni, which is 10s. 
 for the coble, bot now in Dumbarr they take 20 or 40s. 
 And it seimes agreeable to reason that all boatts, birleinges 
 and buschss, pay not alyke, bot that they pay according to 
 ther burding & be the last. Off old ther wes litle or no 
 respect had to the Admirall in lie fishing, because the mer- 
 chants choyced ane Admirall amongst themselves who uplifted 
 all these fynes dew to the Admirall ; bot the Tacksmen of the
 
 78 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ARGYLL, excyse doe oftymes behave themselves as Admirall, & uplifts the 
 dewties therof. 
 
 This small custome of 24s. on the last is never altered, 
 nor highted that the merchants may be encouraged to venture 
 on such a hazardous & uncertaine a commoditie both for tyrae, 
 which falls out sometyme late, sometyme aire, & for place some- 
 tyme heir somtyme ther. And this is taken up rather for 
 acknowledgement then custome ; as ane ship pound of wax 
 inward & 16s. outward for drawing in comerce & money be 
 tradeing with a forraigne & not native commoditie. 
 
 Ila: the few dewtie therof is set in tack to the Duke 
 of Lennox for yeirly payment of the soume of 500^^- bott 
 the propper few dewtie of the same is 600 0^*^- befor chairged 
 so ther is deduced 5500^^- And the said soume of 500^^- payed 
 in yeirly. 
 
 RENFREW. 
 
 RENFREW SHYRE. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirriffe for book Sc blenches viz. : 
 
 Money . . . . . 10 15 00> 
 
 Argentes 24^- in scottes money . . 01 04 00 
 
 Gloves one pair taxed 4'*- . . . 00 00 04 
 
 One pair whyt spures . . . . 01 00 00 
 
 one pund pepper . . . . 01 10 00 
 
 one pund cumin seed . . . . 00 13 04 
 
 Broad arrowes 6 pair . . . . 03 00 00 
 
 Eook . . . . . . 30 00 00. 
 
 '048 02 08 
 
 ProppeHie. 
 
 Craig of Blantyre . . . . . . 002 00 00 
 
 Lordscliip of Paislie of blench dewtie . . . . 133 06 OS 
 
 Burgh of Eenfrew ...... 005 06 8 
 
 Suma of this Shyre extendes to . . 0188 16 00 
 
 Which is all free money ther being no deductiones.
 
 STIRLING SHYRE. 
 
 79 
 
 STIRLING SHYRE. 
 
 STIRLING. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirriff for book & blenches viz. 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 11^- in scotts money 
 Gilt spures 3 pair 
 Gloves one pair 
 pepper one pund & 7 pairts of 
 Whyt spures one pair . 
 one Cairt full of hay . 
 Book . 
 
 wherof the haill blenches 
 allocat to the E. of Marr in 
 
 a pund 
 
 050 15 02 
 
 048 15 02 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Burgh of Stirling .... 
 Barronie of Fallkirk .... 
 Hayning . . . . 94 15 04 ) 
 
 Duniepeace . . . .110304) 
 
 wherof deduce as payed to the minister of Morving- 
 syde as a pairt of his stipend 
 "Winsheillhauch 
 Kirk Landes of Bothkemier 
 Polmond 
 
 Torwood or Torwoodheid 
 Kirk Landes of Tillicultric 
 Dennie 
 Challmerlanrie of Stirling of money 
 
 8 chall. 4 bolls wheat att lOO^''- the 
 chall. 
 
 3 1 chall. 5 bolls 1 f . 2 p. beir & malt 
 pryce forsaid . 
 
 4 chall. oats att 100 mcrk the chall. 
 
 188 Capones att 6s. 8^- the peico 
 
 36 poidtrie att 4s. the peice 
 
 30 salmond att 10s. 
 
 wherof deduce of Challmerlane fee 
 Item, to the Serjeand .... 
 Item, for Craigingorth as belonging to the Lord 
 Elphingstouno 
 
 006 
 010 
 
 13 
 00 
 
 04 
 00 
 
 106 08 08 
 
 
 
 
 006 13 04 
 
 
 
 
 004 04 00 
 
 
 
 
 030 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 [blank] 
 
 
 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 010 00 00 
 
 442 
 
 14 
 
 07x 
 
 
 825 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 3133 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 >4759 10 05 
 
 0266 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 0069 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 0007 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 
 0015 
 
 00 
 
 00/ 
 
 
 042 12 10 
 
 010 
 002 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 013 06 08
 
 80 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 STIRLING. Item, for the lialfc of the landcs of Invcrallone bclong- 
 
 iiig to the Laird of Keir in money 
 Wheatt one chall. .... 
 Beir One ChaU. .... 
 
 Oatts Olio chall. .... 
 
 Item, to the watchmen of the castell of Stirling 
 Item, of beir & malt to the SerjeauJ 1 chall. 4 bolls 
 Item, of beir & malt allowed to the Lord Garden 
 
 1 chall. is . 
 Item, of Capones 15 evicted be the E. of Airth be 
 
 decreet dated the last of f ebrij 1611 
 Item, the haill remanent dewties of the said Lordschip 
 
 of Stii-ling extending to 4058"^- 00^- 05^- is 
 
 payed in to the E. of Marr & therfor ought 
 
 to be deduced .... 
 So the said Lordship payes only 10 merks of yeirly 
 
 tack dewtie in maner mentioned in the follow- 
 ing observationes 
 
 Suma of the presentt rentall extendes 
 to . . . 
 
 Suma of the deductiones is 
 So ther restes of free money 
 
 Observationes. 
 
 The blench dewties of this Shyre extending to 48^'^- 15s. 
 2^ is allocat as pairt of the Lordschip of Stirling to the E. 
 of Marr & so ought to be deduced. 
 
 Falkirk payes the forsaid soume of 10^^- as a pairt of the 
 Lordschip of Hallyroodhouse, and barronie of Brughtoune, con- 
 forme to ane Chartour dated 13 Dec^- 1607 which shall be 
 further enlarged in Edinburgh Shyre wher Hallyroodhouse 
 Lordschip is compted for. 
 
 Torivood, or TorivoodJieid, payed be the old rentalls 3"'- 
 6s. 8'^ with 20 cariages of beiff, and ther wes allocat to the 
 Keeper of Torwood ane Chalder victuall, bot be ane contract 
 
 , 
 
 007 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 100 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 100 
 
 00 00 
 
 ^ , 
 
 066 
 
 13 04 
 
 ^ 
 
 172 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 125 
 
 00 00 
 
 . 
 
 100 
 
 00 00 
 
 • 
 
 005 
 
 00 00 
 
 • 
 
 4058 
 
 00 05 
 
 0006 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 4992 18 
 
 03 
 
 
 . 
 
 4850 
 
 19 05 
 
 . 
 
 141 
 
 19 10
 
 STIRLING SHYRE. 81 
 
 betwixt the King & the Lord Forster, dated the 4th Nov"^- Stirling. 
 1636, the King did sett to him the Torwood and Torwoodheid 
 in few, for payment of the soume of 333^^- 6s. 8'^ which is now 
 assigned and payed to the E. of Man- as Keeper of the castell 
 of StirUng. It ought not to be allowed bot yeirly compted 
 for in the proppertie roU, because it wes the Kinges propper 
 wood, for which he gave to the Keeper therof out of the 
 Lordschip of Stirling one chalder of victuall, which victuall the 
 said E. of Marr hes now. And the Kino- haveinff sett out 
 this Torwoodheid in few for yeirly payment of the said few 
 dewtie 333^^^- 6s. 8^ which ought not to be allowed to the 
 said E., bot compted for & payed in, in respect that he hes 
 both the said chalder victuall formerly allowed to the Keeper 
 & also the said few dewtie of 500 merk. 
 
 Clialmerlane of Stirling; As to the serjeands fee botli 
 money & victuall, ther should no such thing be allowed, 
 because ther is no such office now in use. And wher the 
 office ceases the benefite should cease. 2*^*^- All heretable offices 
 are discharged be Act of parliament, and be the Kinges 
 Revocatione particularlie revocked. And by several! instinic- 
 tiones from his Majeste and Actes of Exchequer dischairged 
 to be allowed in any comptes. 
 
 Craig ing orth : ther is allowed for thir landes 13'^'- 6s. 8'^, 
 ]jot ther is no reasone nor gfround for allowino^ the same ; it 
 being in all preceeding Rentalls charged & compted. 
 
 Haifa Landes of Inverallon : both victuall and money of 
 thir landes is evicted be ane decreet of the Lordes of the 
 Session alleadgeing that the same holdes blench ; bot be the 
 contair in the rentalls in anno 1502, 1503, 1600, 1612 the 
 haill landes of Inverallon payes 10*^- of money 2 chalder wheat 
 
 L
 
 82 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 HTinuNG. 2 chalder beir, 2 chalder oats. The one halfe of the landes of 
 Inverallon constantly payes & comptes & how the uthir halfe 
 can be dlschari^ed it is thought hard. Bot in respect it is 
 alleaffit to be founded on ane decreet of the Lordes of the 
 Session it may att presentt be past, and shall be more exprest 
 in the improvements. 
 
 For the allowance given to the watchmen of the castell 
 of Stirling, it is found be the Comisioners appointed for con- 
 sidering of the burdings & unnecesar chairges of the revenew, 
 7th May 1634, that the Captaines & Keepers of the Castells 
 haveing great fees & allowances for keeping of the same ought 
 to have no allowance for the watchmen & souldiers except it 
 appear uther wayes be thair infeftments. 
 
 TJie Lordscliij:) of Stirling rentes are divyded in money & 
 victuall. The money rent is assigned for keeping the Castell 
 of Stirling be Act of Pari. K. Ja. 6 par. 9th, Act 8th, and 
 by ane Contract betwixt the King & the E. of Marr in 
 anno 1641, by which Contract the said Earle oblidges him- 
 selfe to resigne the heretabill offices of Shirriff and Baillie of 
 Stirling for which the King wes to pay him the soume of 
 5000^^^' sterling; and 3000"^- sterling restand to him as the 
 arreiars of his pensione of 300^^- sterling yeirly, makeing in all 
 the soume of 8000^^- sterling. By the forsaid contract the 
 King did sett to the said E. of Marr the haill victuall fermes 
 of the said Lordschip of Stirling for the space of 25 yeirs for 
 yeirly payment of 10 merks. And by ane new signatur, under 
 his Majestis hand in anno 1660, His Majeste in consideratione 
 that the rents of said Lordschip were uplifted be the Englishes 
 the tyme of the usurpatione did adde ten yeirs to the said 
 tack. And so the haill rentes of the said Lordschip of Stirling
 
 CLACKMANAN SHYRE. 83 
 
 ought to be deduced, except the soume of 10 merks of tack Stirling. 
 dewty which is payed yeirly be the E. of Marr. 
 
 And because the said E. of Marr his ryght to the said 
 Lordschip was not thought legall, bot may be recalled and 
 reduced be his Majeste, att leist being but ane tacke for ane 
 certaine & determinate tyme the same will fall in againe to the 
 Exchequer. It is therfor thought fitt to observe the differences 
 betwixt the rentalls of the said Lordschip of Stirling, as it 
 payed and compted, befor the allocatione therof in maner for- 
 said. And as it payed be the rentall 1612 & 1603 viz. : 
 
 By the said old rentall it payed of beir 35 chall. 4 bolls ; bot be 
 the presentt rentall it payes 31 chall. 5 bolls 1 f. 2 p. 
 So the rentalls diiier be 3 chaU. 14 bolls 2 f. 2 p. att 
 lOOii*- per chaU. is . . . . . 391 08 00 
 
 By the old rentalls of wheatt 9 chalL ; bot be the presentt rentall 
 8 chaU. 4 boUs. So the rentalls differ be 1 2 bolls wheat 
 pryce forsaid . . . . . . 075 00 00 
 
 By the old rentall 4 chall. oates which agrees with the presentt 
 rentall. By the old rentall 10 chall. meill & 12 bolls; 
 bot be the presentt rentall ther is no meill payed. So 
 the rentaUs differ be the haill meill Avhich at 100 merks 
 per chall. extendes to the soume of . . . 714 13 04 
 
 Suma of the differences of this Shyre is . 1181 01 04 
 
 CLACKMANAN SHYRE. clack. 
 
 MAN AN. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book & blenches yeirly viz. 
 For the Landes of Hiltonc & Bread croft 
 For AUoway one pair Gilt spurres 
 
 For the Landes of Chamburry l**- monctii" . ^^ ^^ ^^ 1 18 1 02 
 
 For Broomliills & Rosholmo 1''- inonet;e 
 For the blenches of lavestoune 1^- argcntis 
 Book ..... 
 
 SHYRE. 
 
 
 3 yeirly 
 
 viz. : 
 
 
 
 
 00 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 01 
 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 01 
 
 
 00 
 
 01 
 
 00 
 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 00
 
 84 
 
 ACCOMrT OF HIS MAJESTIES rilOPrER RENTES. 
 
 CLACIK- 
 MANAN. 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Arrablc landcs of Clackmanan . 
 Eistcr Kenneth 
 Stewart Bank 
 
 Suma of this Shyre extendes to 
 
 Which is all free money ther being no deductiones. 
 
 004 03 04 
 002 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 
 024 14 02 
 
 LINLITHGOW. 
 
 LINLITHGOW SHYHE. 
 
 ■0010 05 04 
 
 Payed yeu'ly be the Shirriff for Blenches book and Castellwairdcs as f ollowes 
 Money . . . . 00 03 04" 
 
 Argentes 12^^- in scottes money . 00 12 00 
 
 Whyt spiirres one pair . . 01 00 00 V 28 13 04 
 
 Castellwairdcs . . . 06 17 08 
 
 Book. . . . . 20 00 00. 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Bining Lordschip of blench 1 pair gloves 03 00 00 
 Teynds of Priest feild . . . 01 00 00 
 
 Ivii-k Landcs of Bining . . 02 13 04 
 
 Knock «& midle quarter . . 03 12 00 
 
 Coalls of Meidhope by S'"- Eob. Drummond . 0000 13 04 
 
 Torphichen of yeirly few . . . 0066 13 04 
 
 Nether Newlistoune .... 0027 03 05 
 
 Carlo wrie be Samuel Drummond . . 00001304 
 
 Over Newlistoune .... 0009 00 00 
 
 Briestmylne ..... 0003 00 00 
 
 Craigtoune ..... 0000 10 00 
 
 Panstead alias Salin .... 0004 00 00 
 
 Viccars landcs of Lennic . . . 0007 13 04 
 
 Lordschip of Linlithgow of money . 218 13 04 
 Wheat 6 chall. 5 bolls 2 f. 2 p. att 
 
 lOO^"^- . . .635 03 00 
 
 Beir, malt, & meill 8 chaU. 9 bolls is . 857 16 03 V2179 08 01 
 Oats, 6 chall. 14 bolls 1 fir. att 100 
 
 merks . . .459 07 06 
 
 Poultrie 42 att 4s. the peice . . 008 08 00.
 
 LINLITHGOW SHYRE. 85 
 
 All which ought to be deduced as being allocat Linlithgow. 
 
 and assigned for keeping the palace of Lin- 
 lithgow in maner specifit in the following 
 observationes . . . . . . 2179 08 01 
 
 Burgh of Queensferry .... 0003 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Linlithgow .... 0052 10 00 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 
 Shyre . . . 2393 03 02 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to . . 21790801 
 
 So ther remaines of free money yeirly payed in . 213 15 01 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 Torphichen Lordschip is thought to be iion of the Lordes 
 of Erectiones, hot only for the Landes called St Johne Landes, 
 which landes were mortified and founded of old for the men- 
 tainance of the Knights of the Hospitall of Jerusalem, whose 
 chairge wes to defend and conduct such devote Christians 
 who were in use to take pilgrimage, from all places of the 
 Christian world, to visite the grave & sepulchere of our Saviour 
 Jesus Christ in Jerusalem from incursions & roberies of the 
 Hagarines & uther Brigaines & guarding also the pilgrimes 
 within the Hospitall then builded in Jerusalem for receaveing 
 of them, which Hospitall was dedicat to St John & which 
 Knights were no wayes Ecclesiasticall persones, but one 
 Christian fraternitie of Noblemen & Gentlemen professing 
 armes. Wherupon the Lor/d Torphichen did supplicat the 
 parliament, in anno 1633, desireing that the Lordschip of 
 Torphichen nether as to the superioritie, nor proppertie, 
 should be included in the Generall act of his Majestis de- 
 terminatione anent the Lordes of Erectiones, which Petition 
 the Parliament did remitt to the Secreet Counsell to try and
 
 86 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 LINLITHGOW, consider the same, but not to determine therin till his Majeste 
 should be further acquainted therwith. 
 
 In anno 1635 the Lord Torphichen compts for the blencli 
 dewtie of the said Lordschip att 333 : 06 : 08. Bot he haveing 
 represented to the Exchequer that ther was severall persones 
 who ought to relieve him of a pairt of the said blench dewtie. 
 And therfor desired that they might be chairged for the same 
 yeirly ; and to that effect gave up a list of severall persones 
 heritors of the landes followino- viz. : 
 
 C5 
 
 Hallyairdes . 
 
 . 
 
 
 QQ 13 04^ 
 
 
 Arnestoune . 
 
 
 
 40 00 00 
 
 
 Maines of JMarie Cultcr 
 
 
 
 08 10 00 
 
 
 Kincousie 
 
 
 
 01 06 08 
 
 
 Tilburies 
 
 
 
 01 06 08 
 
 
 Aucliinlowines 
 
 
 
 01 06 08 
 
 -209 03 08 
 
 Thankertoune 
 
 
 
 10 00 00 
 
 
 Temple 
 
 
 
 49 00 00 
 
 
 Temple hall . 
 
 
 
 17 13 08 
 
 
 Inglistoune 
 
 
 
 10 06 OS 
 
 
 Briestmylne . 
 
 
 
 03 00 00; 
 
 
 Which reliefe of 209 : 03 : 08, with the soume of 120^^. 04s. 
 06'^- then payed in be the said Lord Torphichen, will not make 
 up the totall of the said blench dewtie be 4^^- 6s. 8*^^ 
 
 In anno 1642 & 1647 and since, the said Lord Torphichen 
 only compts for 66^^- 13s. 4*^- and that conforme to ane Act 
 of Parliament in anno 1633. In which case the forsaid blench 
 dewty of 500 merks will not be made up be the soume of 
 57^^- 9s. 8^^- for which he is to compt— 57 : 09 : 08. For it 
 seemes strainge that any pretence of ane Act of Parliament 
 in anno 1633 can be allowed in anno 1645. Wheras it was 
 requisit in anno 1635 & he necessitat to compt for the haill. 
 
 Linlithgow Lordschip, and severall fewars therof, hes not
 
 BATHGATE SHYRE — EDIXBURH SHYRE. 87 
 
 compted in Exchequer thir many yeirs ; It being allocat and linlithgow. 
 assigned for keeping the Palace of LinHthgow, and so ought 
 to be deduced, which shall be more fully & particularlie spoken 
 to amongst the improvements. 
 
 Suma of the difierences patet. 
 
 BATHGATE SHYRE. 
 
 BATHGATE. 
 
 Lochtwill l*^- monetce 
 Eook . 
 
 : ?:^n;]°o'««oo> 
 
 EDINBURH SHYRE. 
 
 EDIXBURH. 
 
 Payed yeirly for blenches book & CastollwairJes viz. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 3'^- i^- in scottes money 
 
 Pepper one pund 
 
 Gume one pund 
 
 Libri Thuris . 
 
 Gloves 3 pair. 
 
 One haulkheid (sic) 
 
 Gilt spures one pair 
 
 Castell wairdes 
 
 Book . 
 
 00 
 02 
 01 
 00 
 03 
 09 
 00 
 OS 
 18 
 20 
 
 06 
 00 
 00 
 10 
 06 
 00 
 13 
 00 
 14 
 00 
 
 08 \ 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 / 
 
 > 63 10 00 
 
 Book . 
 
 Arnestoune 
 Howburne 
 Kinges stables 
 Kinges meadow 
 
 REGALITIE OF ]MUSSILBUEGH. 
 
 . 02 00 00 0002 00 00 
 
 Projypertie. 
 
 040 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 004 08 08 
 014 OG 08
 
 88 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 EDiNBURii. Cannogiito & Leitli be the provost & baillics of 
 — Edijiburgh .... 
 
 Kings work in Lcith .... 
 Ilcriotes Ilospitall .... 
 The peice ground neir Hallyrood-house 
 Nowbottlc Lordscbip .... 
 Inglestouuo & Briestmylne 
 Hallyairdes . . . . GG 13 
 
 New augmentatione . . .00 03 
 
 A\dd Listoun for the rigges . . 00 03 
 
 Wherof ther is only 100 merk to be allowed 
 for relieff of the Lordscbip of Torphichcn 
 the augmentatione being lately added 
 Tocksheid boll .... 
 
 Temple 
 
 Eister Temple for one pair gilt spures . 08 00 
 And of few dewtie . . .0819 
 
 Todishauch .... 
 Teyndes of the Deane 
 Kirknewtoune 
 Cramonnd mure 
 
 Hallyrood-house Lordscbip of blench dewtie 
 Wherof ther is deduced for the causes 
 
 mentioned in the following observationes . 
 Park of Hallyrood-house 200 bulks of 
 
 mutton att 40s. the peice is .4000000 
 
 Hay 6000 stone att 2s. the stone . 600 00 00 
 
 Which ought to be deduced as being disponed to S''- 
 
 Ja. Hamiltoun in manner mentioned in the 
 
 following observationes . 
 Burgh of Edinburgh payes sterlingorum monetae 
 
 34^^* 13/4^- extending in scottes money to 
 Wherof ther ought to be deduced as payed to the poor 
 
 of Corstorphin 20^*'- ster. extending in scottes 
 
 money ..... 
 Item, to the Abbot & Convent of Dumfermling 
 Item, to the Trinitie HospitaU of Edinburgh 
 
 Suma of the Shyres of Bathgate & Edinburgh 
 and Regallitie of Mussillburgh extendes 
 to . 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to . 
 
 So ther remaines of free money 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 005 16 00 
 
 
 033 06 08 
 
 
 000 06 08 
 
 
 283 00 00 
 
 
 013 06 08 
 
 04^ 
 
 
 04 > 
 
 - 066 19 08 
 
 00 J 
 
 
 009 08 
 049 00 
 
 08 
 00 
 
 0016 19 00 
 
 0001 04 
 
 0002 00 
 0010 15 
 0002 00 
 0200 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 04 
 00 
 00 
 
 100 00 00 
 
 1000 00 00 
 
 1000 00 00 
 
 0346 13 04 
 
 0200 00 00 
 0050 00 00 
 0061 13 04 
 
 2197 02 01 
 
 1411 13 04 
 785 08 09
 
 EDINBURH SHYRE. 89 
 
 The Barronie of Brughtoune, being comprehended within EmyBunn. 
 the Lordschip of Hallyrood -house did pay GO"^- as ane pro- 
 portionall pairt of the blench dewtie of the said Lordschip. 
 And now the toune of Edinburgh possesseth and enjoyes the 
 haill barronie of Brughtoune, and comptes & payes yeirly therfor 
 under the designatione of Cannogate & Leith 20"'-, so that the 
 old & presentt rentalls differ be the soume of . 0400000 
 
 Neivhottle Lordschip, of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Cister- 
 tiensis founded be David I. King of Scotland in anno 1140, 
 and erected in ane Lordschip to the E. of Lowthian be chartour, 
 dated 15th October 1591, for payment of the blench dewtie 
 of 400^^^- Bot by ane chartour granted to Robert E. of 
 Lowthian, dated 3d Febrij 1620, the said blench dewtie 
 is reduced to 283^'^- befor chairged which shall be more 
 fully enlarged amongst the improvements. So that the old 
 & presentt rentalls differ be . . . 117 00 00 
 
 Hcdyroodhous, of old ane Monastrie called S. Crucis Hally- 
 ruidhouse of the order of St Augustine founded by Da. L 
 King of Scotland in anno 1144. And erected in ane Lordschip 
 to John Lord Hallyroodhouse, be Chartour dated att Whytthall 
 the 10th Dec^- 1607, for payment of the soume of 200^''- of 
 blench dewtie ; of the which soume the landes of Auldhammer 
 called Whitkirk payes lOO^'^-; the landes of Polmond belonging 
 to Duke Hamiltoune jiayes 30^^-; Falkirk payes 10^^'- & Brugli- 
 toune payed QQi^^- which makes up the haill 200^''- All which is 
 particularlie sett doune in the rentall 1618, bot ther is nothing 
 now compted for the same; except Falkirk for 10^'^-, Polmond 30"'-, 
 and Brughtoune under the name of Cannogate & Leith 20"'- 
 
 Park of Hallyrood house payed of old 600 mutton bulks 
 which wes plenished and reserved for keeping of his Majestis 
 
 M
 
 90 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 EDiNuuRH. house, with 6000 stone of hay which is compted for in anno 
 1633 att 40s. for ilk mutton bulk, and 2s. for ilk stone of 
 hay. Extending in all to 1000"'- befor chairged, bot the same 
 being now disponed to Sir James Hamiltoune as Keeper therof, 
 who payes nothing for the samyne tho the former Keepers 
 payed as said is. And to be deduced, bot it is strange that 
 the Keeper shall pretend such a ryght therto, as if it were his 
 proppertie, & not to make the samyne furthcoming to his 
 Majeste ether by paying what formerly it paid or give his 
 Majeste the use of the same. So by this the Keeper of any of 
 his Majestis house may extrude him fra the possession of the 
 same. 
 
 Suma of the differences betwixt the old & presentt 
 rentalls as is befor sett doune extendes to 157 00 00 
 
 HADDING- 
 TOUNB. 
 
 HADDINGTOUNE SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book blenches & Castellwairdes viz 
 Argentes 3s. 1*^- in scottes money . 01 17 00 
 
 One broad arrow 
 Gilt spures 3 pair 
 
 Castellwairdes . . . 29 00 00 
 
 Eook. . . . . 20 00 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 24 00 00 V075 07 00 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Clialmerlaine of Dunibar of money . 134 11 08^ 
 390 pair Cunings att 13s. 4^- the 
 
 pair ... 260 00 00 
 30 chall, wheat small mett att 
 
 100"^- the chall. . 3000 00 00 
 
 30 chaU. beir att 100^*'- . 3000 00 00 
 2 chall. 1 p. oats att 80'''- per 
 
 chall. . 01 GO 06 03. 
 
 -6554 17 11
 
 HADDINGTOUNE SHYRE. 
 
 91 
 
 Wherof deduce for a pairt of tlie Links that is 
 overblowcn — 
 Conings 153 pair att 13s. 4^- the 
 
 pair . . . . 102 00 00 
 
 Item to the chalmer. of fee of wheat 
 
 1 chaU. 4 bolls . . 125 00 00 
 
 Item to him of bcir 1 chall. 4 bolls . 125 00 00 
 To the Serjeand of wheat 2 boUs . 012 10 00 
 
 of beir . . . 2 bolls . . . 012 10 00 
 
 To the aires of M'' W"- Kellie 13 
 
 chall. 2 f. wheat . 1303 02 06 
 
 Item of beir to him— 13 chall. 2 f. 1303 02 06 ^^ 
 The assyse of the herrring of the east sea . 1200 00 00 
 
 "\Antiich ought to be deduced for the causes con- 
 tained in the following observationes 
 Ballincrieffe of money 
 
 3 chall. 12 bolls beir att lOO'''- . 
 49 Capons att 6s. 8**- the peice 
 251 poultrie I at 4s. the peice 
 300 pair doves sold heretabillie for 
 
 4 merk . . .002 13 04 
 
 1000 cherryes payes nothing. 
 Loch-hill of few & augmentatione 
 Prora & Fenton of blench dcwtie as a pairt of the 
 
 Lordschip of Newbotlo . . 0017 
 
 Prestouno Grainge of few ) . . . 0044 
 
 And of blench dewtie j . . . 0060 
 
 40 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 375 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 016 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 050 
 
 06 
 
 00 
 
 44 
 00 
 24 
 
 04 
 08 
 00 
 
 I 
 
 06 
 
 00 V0068 
 
 00 J 
 
 0009 
 
 HADDING- 
 TOUNE. 
 
 2983 05 00 
 
 1200 00 00 
 
 ^0484 14 00 
 
 0013 10 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 
 12 06 
 
 13 04 
 
 •0033 12 00 
 
 C of money 
 Beill< 8^- argentes in scotts money 
 
 (^ 3 pair Gilt spures 
 S*- Germaines be the Earlo of Wintoune 
 
 (of few . . . 16 00 00 ) 
 
 Gosfuird< 24 Capones att 6s. 8^- . 08 00 00 
 
 I 48 poultrie att 4s. . . 09 12 00 j 
 
 Friers landes of Lufncs . . . 0014 00 00 
 
 Puch-law of yeirly few . . . 0026 13 04 
 
 Wester Gamellsheills of few . . . 0013 06 08 
 
 Staniepeth & Hartrumwood . . . 0026 13 04 
 Templehall and Paistoune payed be the Laird of 
 
 Arnestoune John Pringle & Robert Hepburno 001 8 15 08 
 
 Parisflatt & Viccarsfauld . . . 0002 16 08 
 
 Friers Landes of Dumbar . . . 0020 00 00 
 
 Priorio of Northberwick of blench ferme . 0154 10 00
 
 92 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 TiADniNG- Kingstouno as a part of tho Lordschip 
 
 TOUNE. of Cardros of blench dcwtio . 20 08 00 ) ^^^^ ^^ ^ j^ 
 
 Friers Landes of Divletounc of few . 20 13 04 | 
 Kirk Landes of Lauder and teynds therof . 0001 00 00 
 
 Kirk Landes of Cavers . . • 0003 00 00 
 
 Lordschip of ITaddingtouno of blench dowtie , 002G 13 04 
 
 Tuuinghanic Lordschip of money . 115 09 00 \ 
 
 of wheat 5 chall. att lOOi"^- . 500 00 00 { -^^. . .^ ^^ 
 
 of meiU 3 chaU. att lOO^''- . 300 00 00 (''•'' '^ 
 
 onopund wax . . . 000 10 00^ 
 
 which ought now to be deduced for the causes 
 
 specifit in the following observationes . . . 09151905 
 
 Burgh of Dumbar 
 Milnes of Dumbar 
 
 0004 00 00 
 0013 06 08 
 
 ?^ J??!! 0008 06 08 
 
 -, . . , 1 r of burrow maill 
 
 Cockenie burgh | ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^1 13 04 j 
 
 Burgh of Northberwick . . . 0001 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Haddingtoune . . . 0130 00 00 
 
 Suma of the prescntt rent of this 
 
 Shyreis . . . 9988 09 10 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to . . 5099 04 05 
 
 So ther restes of free money . . . 4889 05 05 
 
 Observationes. 
 
 First, as to the blenches, ther Is only compted of late be the 
 Shirriff for the blenches the soume of 1 8^^- ; for Castellwairdes 
 29^^- ; for book 20^^- ; which in the haill exteudes only to the 
 soume of 67^^- 7s. So ther is a differ of S^^- which is for a 
 pair of gilt spurres that is payed out of the Landes of Byres, 
 and which was remitted to the Lord Binning the Secretarie in 
 the compts in anno 1615. And in that same compt ther is 
 remitted to Ormistoune, then Justice Clerk, ane uther pair 
 gilt spures, but therefter the one pair is compted for and the 
 uther ought to be lookt efter. 
 
 Castell ivairdes be the presentt rentall paves 29^*^- as is
 
 HADDINGTOUNE SHYRE. 'Jo 
 
 befor chaimed, bot be the ren tails in anno 1450, and uthers, hadding- 
 they are compted for att 51"'- 19s. so the rent, differ be — 
 22: 19 :00. 
 
 Challmerlanrie of Dumhar : ther is allowed & allocat to 
 the aires of Mr W"^- Kellie the number of 2G. chall. 1 boll 
 wheat & beir. This victuall being few ferme, as a part of 
 the Lordschip of Uumbar, wes given to the Lord Holdernes 
 be King James G, for his good service, in saveing his Majeste 
 from Gowries Conspiracy. King Charles of blessed memorie 
 wes most desirous to have these few fermes in againe, and 
 by his severall letters directed to his Thesaurers, which may 
 be sein, he desired them to transact for the saides few fermes 
 or utherwayes to reduce them legallie. Att last by ane letter 
 from his Majeste, dated 10th Nov'^- 1634, ther wes ane trans- 
 action that they should sell the few fermes att 2000 merks per 
 challder. Conforme therunto Mr Cornelius Ingles for himselfe, 
 and as haveing warrand from the rest of the aires portioners 
 of the said Mr W°^- Kellie gave in the rentall which extends 
 only to 22 chall. 12 bolls 2 pecks victuall as the rentall yet 
 extant bears. Bot how ther is now 26 chall. one boll wheat 
 & beir allowed to them is uncertaine ; wherfor it Avould be 
 inquired for. 
 
 There is also 2 bolls wheat and 2 bolls beir allowed to the 
 serjeand of Dumbar, but ther is no such office att presentt and 
 with the demission of the officer benefits cease. 
 
 Tlie Assyse Herring of the east seas thir 3 or 4 yeirs 
 hes payed nothing, the samyne wes sett to Sir Adam Blair 
 and Sir John Strachen, bot they justly had deduction of thair 
 tacke dewtie & this yeir it wes in Collectorie, and nothing 
 gotten for the same. In anno 1656, 57, 58, and 1659 it
 
 40 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 
 006 
 
 16 
 
 08 
 
 375 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 
 403 
 
 02 
 
 06 
 
 
 
 1308 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 16 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 
 . 
 
 002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 94 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 HADDiNo- payed 130^^- ster. ; and in anno 1598 it payed 1120 dry killing, 
 '^^—^' and in anno 1614 it payed 2000^^. g^otts and ISOO^'^- of Gras- 
 sunie. 
 
 Ballincricffe be the prcscntt rcntall payes only . 
 
 Bot be the old rcntall it payed . 47 08 08 
 So the rentalls differ be 
 Be the presentt rentalls of beir 3 chall. 1 2 bolls is 
 
 Be the old rent. 7 chall. 12 bolls 
 
 2 f. is . . . 778 02 06 
 So the rentaUs differ be 4 chall. 2 f. is 
 
 Be the presentt rent, no wheat payed, bot be the 
 old rent, it payes 13 cha. 1 boll 1 f. 
 
 3 p. is 
 Be the presentt rentall 49 Capons is . 
 
 Be the old rent, 55 capons is . 18 16 08 
 So the rentalls differ be 6 capons is . 
 
 Loch-hill is a pairt of the Lordschip of BaUincriefFe and is 
 sett in few to Mr David Borthwick for payment of 13^^- 6s. 8*^ 
 as is befor chairged. 
 
 Prestoun Grainge be the presentt rentall payes of blench 
 dewtie 60^^- and 44^^^- of few dewtie. Bot it has not compted 
 for the few dewtie these many yeirs ; yet it ought to compt 
 for the same as a part of the old few before the erection. 
 
 Noi^thherivick of old ane Cloister Ordinis Cistertiensis founded 
 be Duncane Earle of Fyfe, and wes erected in ane priorie to 
 S'^- John Home conforme to his chartour, dated the 7th July 
 1609, for payment of 154^^- of blench dewtie, which blench 
 dewtie wes assigned to Sir John Prestoun of Pennicook and 
 his sone, dureing thair lyfetymes who are both lately dead ; 
 and so the same ought to be compted for, and payed in. 
 There is also compted for in anno 1623, 26, and 1630, over 
 and above the forsaid blench dewtie, the soume of 23^'^- 16s. 8^-,
 
 HADDINGTOUNE SHYRE. 95 
 
 which seemes to be for few dewtie, in respect that ther are haddixg- 
 
 . ^ . TOUNE. 
 
 severall fewars lyable in payment of thair particular fewes : — 
 as Etherine Craig of Ballgoun & uthers ; for in the rent all 
 1515 this 154^'^- is compted in the Shirriffe Roll as the blench 
 dewtie of the maines of Northberwick. 
 
 Tuninghame Lordschvp did compt for, in anno 1603, the 
 particulars contained in the chairge, bot now it ought to he 
 deduced as being allocat to the Archbishop of St Andrewes 
 & to the Lordschip of Mellrose as is more particularlie sett 
 doune in the rentall 1611. 
 
 Burgh of Dumhar payes 4^^-, & for the mylnes therof 17^'^- 
 6s. S^ And that conforme to aue Act of Exchequer wherof the 
 tenor foUowes : — 
 
 Apud Striveleing the 20 July Anno mdcxxviii per Cancel- 
 larium &c. Item, it is divysed & ordained that forsameikle 
 as the toune of Dumbar were summonded be our So: Lords 
 precept to compeir & make compt reckoning & payment of 
 thair burrow maills, mylne & uthers thair intromissione, the 
 baillies of that burgh being personallie presentt alleadged 
 that they were never in use, since the forfaulter of the Earle 
 of March to make compt of the premiss. And therfor the 
 Lordes Auditores of Exchequer made the rolls to be sought, 
 in the which it was found, in ane compt made be umquhile Hew 
 Spencer, Stewart of Merch, holden att Edinburgh the first day 
 of September the year of God [illegible — ? 1536] & xxxvi. wher 
 the said Stewart was chairged in his comptes of 4^^'- of bm-row 
 maill of the said burght, and of 15^*'* 6s. 8^ for the mailles 
 of the mylnes of Dumbar. And therfor ordained the Bailies, 
 Councill, & Comunitie of the said burgh of Dumbar to compeir 
 yeirly to make compt reckoning & payment of thair buiTow
 
 96 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 iiADDiNG- mailles, mylne mailles, & uthers thair intromissione ilk yelr 
 
 TOIINK 
 
 — in tyme comeing, sickly ke as uther burro wes of this realme doe, 
 & that under the paine of the unlaw of the Exchequer & 
 tinsaill of thair freedome. 
 
 Suma of the differences betwixt the old & present t 
 rentalls extend to . . . 17431000 
 
 PEAUTU. 
 
 PEARTH SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book & blenclies viz : 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 2s. 8^- in scottes money 
 
 One Leopard or Gray hound . 
 
 One pair gilt spures 
 
 One pund pepper 
 
 Book .... 
 
 17 13 04 
 01 12 00 
 05 06 08 
 08 00 00 
 01 10 00 
 30 00 00^ 
 
 064 00 00 
 
 STEATHEENE STEUAETEIE. 
 
 Payed yeirly to the Shirriff for book & blenches viz : 
 Money . . . . 00 00 07 ^ 
 
 Argentes 1 3*^- in scottes money . 00 1 3 00 
 
 Broad Arrow heids . . . 00 04 00 
 
 Book . . . . . 30 00 00 
 
 030 19 07 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Stratherne Challmerlanrie of money . 910 
 Mairtes 44 & ^ mart att 10'^- 
 the peice 
 Wherof deduce of Challmerlane fee 
 Landes of Tillibanchorie 
 Landes of Auchtertyre 
 Discheor & Toycor of money . 
 Item, 2 mairtes 
 
 -1355 05 09 
 
 0194 00 00 
 
 0190 00 00
 
 PEARTH SHYRE. 
 
 97 
 
 Scoonc &: Elcho Loidschip 
 Archalony 
 
 • 
 
 
 
 1000 
 0048 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 PEAKTH 
 
 00 — 
 
 Culross Lordschip 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 00G6 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 CoUheughs of Culross . 
 
 
 
 
 0002 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 Huntingtour of money 
 
 0192 
 
 10 
 
 00\ 
 
 
 
 
 Wheat 14 bolls att 6'*'- os. tlic boll 
 
 0087 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 Eear 32 chall. 1 boll 1 f. 1 p. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 att 100 merks the eh. . 
 
 2138 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 MeU 71 chall. 9 bolls 3 p. att 
 
 
 
 
 >7374 
 
 06 
 
 10 
 
 100 mark the cha. 
 
 4771 
 
 12 
 
 02 
 
 Capones 154 att Gs. 8^- the peicc 
 
 0051 
 
 00 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 
 Poultrie 568 att 4s. 
 
 0113 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 Geese 30 att 10s. 
 
 0015 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 One boar 
 
 0004 
 
 00 
 
 ooy 
 
 
 
 
 All which is deduced as is 
 
 specifit 
 
 in 
 
 the 
 
 
 
 
 following Observationes 
 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 . 
 
 7374 06 10 
 
 176 
 063 
 026 
 
 The peice ground Avithin the sea mark att "WaUi- 
 
 feild ..... 
 Muiredge fewar .... 
 
 Strathbrane of money . 
 
 Stirks 21 att 3^^- the peice 
 Kiddes 52 att 10s. the peice 
 Butter 29 stone & h att 40s 
 
 stone . 
 Capons 24 att 5s. 
 Sw}Tic 2 att 4^''- . 
 Item, of old and new augmentatione 
 
 All which is deduced for tlie reasones men- 
 tioned in the following observationes 
 Kinclevin Lordschip .... 
 
 which is deduced as in the following observa 
 tiones is contained 
 Eglismagrigill 
 Cidmalundies 
 
 Couper Lordschip < ,. , , , *, ,. 
 '■ ^ (^ of blench dewtie . 
 
 Monteith Chalmerlanric of money 
 
 oat meill & beir 10 chall. 9 bolls 
 
 at 3s. 4^^ per boll 
 
 Gates 5 chall. at 3s. 4^ the boll . 
 
 Mairtes 24 att lO"*- the peice 
 
 muttoncs 15 att 3s. the peice 
 
 N 
 
 0001 
 0010 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 0340 06 08 
 
 0340 06 08 
 
 0484 00 00 
 
 0484 00 00 
 
 [blank] 
 0000 07 
 
 08 
 
 04 03 08 ) 
 204 00 00 / ^-^^^ ^^ 
 
 08 
 
 526 13 04 < 
 
 
 28 03 04 1 
 013 06 00 r^^^ ^^ 
 
 04 
 
 240 00 00 1 
 
 
 002 05 00/ 

 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 00 \ 
 
 014 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 478 
 
 11 
 
 01 
 
 98 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES rHOPPER RENTES. 
 
 PEARTii. Wlicrof thcris deduced of chalmerlancfie 
 — Item to him as more fee . 
 
 Item for the montainance of Stir- 
 ling castle 
 Item, for tlie landes of Letter belonging 
 
 to the Laird of Kippenrose because ARrv'? nv no 
 
 they hold waird . . . 000 IG 08 ^ * " ^^^"^ ^' ^-^ 
 
 Item, to the Keeper of the castcll of 
 Douno out of the fermes of the 
 mylne & mylne Landes of Canmes 
 & uther landes 3 chall. 12 bolls 
 oatmeill pryce forsaid . .0100000/ 
 
 Burgh of Culross . . . . 0010 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Pcarth .... 0240 00 00 
 
 Which is deduced as is mentioned in 
 
 the following observationes . . . . 0240 00 00 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of tliis Shyre 
 
 extends to . . 12,235 16 02 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extend to . . 9236 00 07 
 
 So ther restes of free money . . . 29991507 
 
 Observationes. 
 
 Stratherne Challmerlanrie : There is deduced to the Chall- 
 merlane for the landes of Auchtertyre 10^^-, which ought not 
 to be deduced in respect these landes are chairged in the 
 rentall only for 20^^- in anno 1612, the haill Challmerlanrie 
 being in the rentall 910"'- of money. And so ther being no 
 more chairged ther ought no more to be deduced, for the 
 reason which is given for deduction therof (is as being over- 
 chairged with 30^^-) is not to be respected because ther is no 
 more chairged nor compted for but 20^^- 
 
 Item, there is allocat to the Challmerlane of fee 180"'- 
 which exceedes the old fee ther being, be all former accompts,
 
 PEARTH SHYRE. 99 
 
 only allowed to him 100^''-, bot this addition is for his extra- pearth. 
 ordinary paines. 
 
 Scoone Lordschijy of old ane Monastrie of the order of S*- 
 Augustine founded be K. Alex^- I. Cognomen fers, Rex Scotice, 
 and erected in ane Lordschip to S'"- David Murray now Lord 
 Scoone be Chartour, dated the 18th August 1608, for pa}Tiient 
 of the forsaid blench dewtie of 1000^^- 
 
 Culross Lordschi2) of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Cistertiensis 
 founded be William M^duff Earle of Fyfe, and erected in ane 
 Lordship to John Lord Colvell be chartor, dated att E-oystoune 
 the 20th January 1609, for yeirly payment of 100 merks, bot 
 he hes not compted thir many yeirs alleadgeing that he ought 
 not to compt therfor, bot that the severall & particular fewars 
 should compt for the same which is ane mistake for he as Lord 
 of the Erection ought to compt therfor. 
 
 Huntingtour falling in to his Majeste be the forfaulter of 
 the Earle of Gowrie wes annexed to the Croun in anno 1600 
 Ja. 6, Par. 16, Act 2^ & did yeirly compt as is befor chairged, 
 & wes disponed to William Murray one of his Majestis bed 
 chamber, who disponed the samyne to the Earle of Tillibardine, 
 who sinsyne, by his Majestis favour, hes gotten the whole lands 
 holden blench of his Majeste. 
 
 Strathhrane, being a pairt of the Earle of Gowries landes 
 wes disponed be his Majeste to S^- W™- Stewart for his good 
 service done to his Majeste the tyme of Gowryes Conspiracy, 
 for payment yeirly of the few dew ties befor chairged, Sc wes 
 allowed as being allocat to him in all former compts till anno 
 1634. Att which tyme ther wes ane actione intented of reduc- 
 tion & improbatione of his ryght, wlio therupon did take ane 
 new Chartor from his Majeste containing ane reddendo of the
 
 100 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 rBARTiT. few dewties befor charged, & accordingly did compt for the 
 same then, but never since, & therfor they ought to be called 
 for, notwithstanding that he pretendes that pairt of the salds 
 few dewties are now allocat & assigned to the singers of the 
 Chappell Eoyall, & the pryces of the casualitles converted 
 to small soumes, which shall be more fully enlarged In the 
 Improvements. 
 
 Kinclevine Lordschip is a pairt of his Majestis proppertie 
 disponed be his Majeste to the late Lord Kinclevin as keeper 
 of the castell therof, & thereffcer disponed be the King to 
 Kobert Leslie as Captaine & Keeper of the said castell for the 
 space of two 19 yeirs. Thereffcer the said Kobert Leslie as- 
 slgnes his ryght & tacke, which is dated 4th Nov''- 1646, to S"*- 
 W™- Stewart under this provisione & declaratione, that, if the 
 same should be quarrelled, the said Robert Leslie oblidged him 
 to refound the soume receaved from the said S^- W™* for the 
 same. The few dewties therof did alwayes compt, as is befor 
 chairged, k ought yet to com23t & not to be deduced as shall 
 be more fully inlarged amongst the improvements. 
 
 Eglismagrigill is yeirly called in the Exchequer table, but 
 it never compts because the same is included in the Lordschip 
 of Lyndors & so ought not to compt per se. 
 
 Burgh of P earth payes 24^^- st., but the same is allowed to 
 
 the Hospitall, and for upholding the Land staills of the bridge. 
 
 And now they have no Hospitall nor bridge to be upholden 
 
 & therfor it ought to be called for, which is in scotts money 
 24oib. 
 
 Coupar Lordschip) of old ane Monastrle Ordinis Cistertiensis 
 founded be Malcolme, Cognomine Virgo, King of Scotland & 
 erected in ane Lordschip to Ja. Lord Coupar be ane Charter,
 
 PEARTH SHYRE. 101 
 
 dated the 20 December 1607, for payment of the blench dewtie pearth. 
 of 2001''- ~ 
 
 Monteith Lordscliip be the presentt rentall payes of 
 
 money . . . 52G 13 04 
 
 Be the rentall 1502 it payes 'of 
 
 money . . . 707 00 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ bo . . . . 1 80 OG 08 
 
 Be the presentt rentall of beir & oatmeill 10 chall. 9 bolls. 
 Be the old rentall 20 chall. 7 bolls 
 
 beir & meill . . . 1302 10 00 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 9 chall. 14 bolls pryce forsaid G58 OG 08 
 Be the presentt rentall of oats 5 chall. pryce forsaid. 
 Be the old rentall 19 chall. oats is 1900 merks. 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 14 cliall. is . . . 933 OG 08 
 
 Be the presentt rentall 24 niairts att lO^''- the 
 
 peice is ... . 240 00 00 
 
 Be the old rentaU 68 mairts att lO"'- is 680'*'- 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 44 mairts is . . . 440 00 00 
 
 Be the presentt rentall 15 muttones att 26s. %^- the peice. 
 Be the old rentall 43 muttones is . 37 06 08 
 
 So the rentalls differ bo 28 muttones is . . 037 06 08 
 
 Be the presentt rentall ther is no calves payed. 
 
 Bot be the old rentall 9 calves att 2'^- . . . 018 00 00 
 
 Be the presentt rentaU no wedders payed. 
 
 Bot be the old rentall 20 wedders att 2Gs. 8'*- the peice is . 026 13 04 
 Be the presentt rentall no salmond payed. 
 
 Be the old rentall 260 salmond att 10s. the peice . . 130 00 00 
 
 Be the presentt rentall no swyne payed. 
 
 Bot be the old rentall one swyne att 4'*'- . . . 004 00 00 
 
 Be the presentt rentall tlio Chalmerlaino hes of 
 
 fee . 
 More to him of fee . 
 
 Be the old rentall ther is only allowed of fee 
 
 ther is 1 4"'- which ought not to bo allowed to him seeing 
 
 no Challmerlaine had the said office had more fee . 014 00 00 
 
 Suma of the difference betwixt the presentt rent. 
 
 and the rentall in anno 1502 extendes to . 2442 00 00 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 014 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 100'^' 
 
 so 

 
 102 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 FYFFE SHYHE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for Book & blenches viz. 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 7 s. in scottes money 
 
 One pund wax 
 
 Gloves 2 pair . 
 
 Pepper 2 pund 
 
 Cucunier seed 1 pund 
 
 2 hens 
 
 Book . 
 
 10 
 04 
 00 
 06 
 03 
 00 
 00 
 30 
 
 00 
 04 
 10 
 00 
 00 
 13 
 12 
 00 
 
 03 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 04 
 00 
 00 >* 
 
 ^054 19 07 
 
 Book 
 
 REGALITIE OF DUMFERMLING. 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 Book . 
 
 REGALITIE OF PITTIN^WEYIME. 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 Proppertte, 
 
 Grainge Muir fewer . . . . 019 10 03 
 
 Fewar of the Kirk Landes of Dairsie . . 003 06 08 
 
 Fewar of the Kirk Landes of Kinghorne eister 024 00 00 
 
 BaUmerinoch Lordschip of few . 20 06 08 ^ 
 
 Item, 26 poultrie att 4s. the peice 05 04 00 [-126 10 08 
 
 Item of blench dewtie . . 101 00 00 J 
 
 Cumerlands . . . . . 000 13 04 
 
 St Colme Lordschip . . . . 066 13 04 
 Birkinsyde, besydo Faulkland, called Ladyes chappeU 002 01 00 
 
 Kinghorne Barronie 3^^- 15s. ster. in scotts . 045 00 00 
 
 Tenement & Hospitall in Inverkeithing . 004 06 08 
 
 Friers Landes in Inverkeithin" . . 000 13 04
 
 FYFFE SHYRE. 
 
 103 
 
 Fyffe Chalmerlanrie of money . 1100 00 00 
 
 wheat 32 cliall. 9 bolls 3 f. att 
 
 lOO'b- p>-- chall. . 3257 08 05 
 
 of beir & meiU 64 chall. 9 boUs 
 2 f. 3 p. 2 Lep. att 80'^- p""- 
 chall. . . . 5167 11 10 
 
 oats 5 chall. 5 bolls 1 f, 3 p. att 13469 17 04 
 
 100'^- p^- chaU. . 3489 06 05 i 
 
 Capons 643 att. 6s. 8^- the peice 
 
 compting 5 score to the 100 0214 06 08 
 
 Poultrie 946 att 4s. the peice is 0189 04 00 | 
 
 of Geese 96 att 10s. the peice is 0048 00 00 • 
 
 one Boar pryce therof . 0004 00 00 I 
 
 Deductions out of the Challmerlainric of Fyffe — 
 For the Chalmerlaines fee of money 
 To the ChaUmerlaine of wheat 2 chall. 
 To him of beir & meill 2 chall. is . . . 
 
 Item, for reparatione of the Pallace of Faulkland of money 
 
 of beir & meill 6 chall. pryce forsaid 
 
 of oats 9 chall. pryce forsaid 
 
 Poulltrie 96 att 4 s. the peice 
 
 Geese 16 att 10s. 
 Item, for Landes impeallit to the park of Faulkland of money 
 
 of beir & meill 2 chall. 8 bolls 
 
 of oates 11 chall. is 
 
 Capones 16 is . 
 
 Poulltrie 72 . 
 
 Geese 12 
 Item, to the minister of Faulkland of money 
 
 One boll wheat ..... 
 
 of beir & meill one boll .... 
 Item, disponed be infeftment to the Laird of Creich in money 
 
 of beir & meill 1 chall. 4 bolls 
 
 of oates 2 chall. is ... . 
 
 Capons 12 . 
 
 Item, disponed be infeftment to the Lord Bawaird of money 
 
 of oates 2 chall. 8 bolls 2 p. is . 
 
 Poultrie 18 pryce forsaid 
 Item, disponed to the E. of KeUie, of money 
 
 of wheat 9 chall. 900"'- .... 
 
 beir & meill 1 1 chaU. is . . . 
 
 Capones 120 pryce forsaid 
 
 FYFFE. 
 
 . 0200 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0200 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0160 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0032 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0480 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0600 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0019 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 . 0008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0029 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 . 0200 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0733 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 . 0005 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 . 0014 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 . 0006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0006 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 . 0005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0100 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0133 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 . 0004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0167 
 
 03 
 
 09 
 
 . 0003 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 . 0048 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0900 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0880 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 . 0040 
 
 00 
 
 00
 
 104 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HJB MAJESTIES PROPrER RENTES. 
 
 rvFFB. Item, to the castoll of Etlinhni-f,'!) of wheat 14 chall. 5 
 — bcir & meill 17 cliall. 12 bolls . 
 
 Lyndors Challmerlainrie of money 173 IM 04 j 
 
 of beir 14 bolls 2 f. 8 p. att G"'- [ 
 
 5s. theboUis . . 091 07 06 j 
 
 whcrof deduce of Challmerlaino fee 
 Dumfermling Lordschip sett to the E. of Dumferm- 
 ling for yccrly payment of 100 merks of 
 tack dewtic 
 Burgh of Dumfermling 
 Burgh of Inverkeithing 
 Burgh of Earles Eerrie 
 Burgh of Bruntisland . 
 Burgh of Kinghorne . 
 Burgh of Kirkcaldie . 
 Burgh of Dysart 
 Burgh of Pittenweyme 
 Burgh of Craill 
 Burgh of Anstruther ester 
 Burgh of Anstruther wester 
 Burgh of St Andrewes 
 Burgh of Coupar 
 
 Suma of the present rent of this 
 shyre of Fyffe & EegaUities of 
 Dumfermling & Pittenweyme 
 extend to 
 
 Suma of the deductiones 
 
 So ther restes of free money yeirly paid in 
 
 » bolls 1 fir. 
 
 1432 
 
 16 
 
 03 
 
 
 
 1420 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 02G5 
 
 05 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 • 
 
 0066 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 OOGG 
 
 1.*} 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 0000 
 
 OG 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0001 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 0002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0001 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0011 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0000 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 OOOG 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 0017 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 
 14209 
 
 11 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 7908 11 04 
 6301 00 00 
 
 Ohservationes & differences betwixt the old & present E/entalls. 
 
 Grainge Muir by the presentt rentall payes 19^^- 10s. 03'^- 
 as is befor chairged as the pryce of 4 bolls 3 pecks wheat ; 
 1 chall. 8 bolls 1 fir. beir ; one chall. 8 bolls 1 fir. oates ; 12 
 geese, 8 capones, 12 poulltrie, 12 dukes, all which victuall & 
 graine is liquidat to 6s. 8^^ the boll, the geese 12*^ the peice, 
 capons & poulltrie to 8^- the peice & the dukes to 6*^- the peice, 
 makeing in the haill the said soume which makes ane dim-
 
 FYFFE SHYRE. 105 
 
 luutione of the old rentall, bot if they were estlmat att the fyffe. 
 ordinar rates the same would extend to the soume of 263^''- 2s. 9'^- 
 so the rentalls differ be the soume of . . 243 12 06 
 
 Balmerinoch Lordschip, of old ane Monastrie Ordiuis Cister- 
 tiensis founded be Emergarda Queen to William King of Scot- 
 land, erected in ane Lordschip to James Lord Balmerinoch be 
 Chartour, dated att Whithall the 10th day December 1607, for 
 payment of the forsaid blench dewtie of lOl^'^- 
 
 St Colme, called the He or Monastrie of St Colme Ord- 
 inis Cistertiensis founded be Murdoch E. of Fyife & erected 
 in ane Lordschip to Henry Stewart be Chartor, dated the 7th 
 Martch 1604, for payment of the blench dewtie of 100 merks, 
 which blench dewtie hes not been compted nor payed thir 
 many yeirs. Bot of late the Countes of Murray as lyfe-rentrix 
 hes compted for the same for some few yeers. And for the 
 preceeding yeirs, yet resting, the E. of Murray is to be called. 
 
 Chalmerlane of Fyffe comptes be the presentt rentall in 
 money victuall & uthers as is befor chairged for 13,469"'- 17s. 4*^- 
 which differs from the old rentalls in anno 1512, 1526, 1600 & 
 1612 in maner particularlie following viz. : 
 
 Be the presentt rentall in that quarter 
 
 of Lindors the Landes called 
 
 Old Lindores payes of money 
 
 Item 64 pouUtrie is 
 
 Be the said old rentalls it payed of money 
 offponlltrie 100 . 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 
 Be the presentt rentall in that quarter 
 
 landes of Ardet payes . 
 Be the said old rentalls it payed 
 
 8o the rentalls difler he 
 And by ane Act, dated the 2d January 161G, the Commissioners 
 deduces them 5"^- 6s. 8'^- 
 
 . 40 00 00 
 
 .0046 OS 00 
 
 . 06 08 00 ' " " 
 
 y 50 00 00 
 
 
 . 12 IG 00 
 
 . 
 
 
 0017 01 00 
 
 of Edin the 
 
 
 , 
 
 0027 06 08 
 
 . 29 06 OS 
 
 
 
 . . 0002 00 GO
 
 106 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 FYFFE. And in anno 1612 it payed in augmentationo of the 
 — rontall of tliat pairt of tlie landes of Ardctt 
 
 belonging to M"" W"- Murray, which is not 
 chairged in the said rentall one quarter peck 
 wlieat and als much beir. Be the presentt 
 rentall in that quarter of Eden the landes 
 called Luthrie payes . . . 0074 06 08 
 
 Be the said old rentall it payed . 80 06 08 
 
 So the rentalls difl'er be . . . . 0006 00 00 
 
 Which 6"^- was deduced be the saids Lord Commissioners in 
 anno 1516 for the sterilitie of the ground. 
 Be the presentt rentall in that quarter of Largo the 
 
 landes called Kings barnes payes . 0040 00 00 
 
 Be the said old rentalls it payed . 66 13 04 
 
 So the rentalls differ be .... 0026 1304 
 
 Off the which 40 merks ther Aves 20 merks given doune and 
 deduced for the sterilitie of the ground. 
 Be the presentt rentall ther is deduced as payed to 
 the Minister 1 boll wheat & 1 boll beir ; and 
 to the Chalmerlane 2 chall. wheat & 2 chall. 
 beir. 
 Be the rentall 1635 ther is nothing deduced as paid 
 to them. 
 
 So the rentaUs differ be 4 chall. 2 bolls victuall . 0412 10 00 
 
 Be the presentt rentall ther is no oynions payed. 
 Bot be the old rentaUs ther is 4 barreUs onions payed 
 att 1 Os. per barrell. 
 
 So the rentalls differ be the said oniones . . 0002 00 00 
 
 There are severall uther particulars which might be observed 
 ill this rentall which shall be enlarged amongst the Improvements. 
 
 Lyndores Lordschii^ of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Cister- 
 tiensis founded be David Earle of Huntingdun, brother to 
 William King of Scotland, & erected in ane Lordschip to Pat- 
 rick Lord Lyndors be Chartour, dated att Pearth the last day 
 of Merch 1600. It is divyded to witt : One pairt therof lying 
 att Lyndores & the uther pairt therof l3dng beyond the Cairn ie- 
 month, which is called Logie Fintray, and Compts in Aberdein 
 shyre. There might be very much debate of this in behalfe
 
 FYFFE SHYRE. 
 
 107 
 
 of his Majeste and his interest, which in its propper place ftffe. 
 shall be enlarged. 
 
 Dumfermling Lordscliij) of old ane Monastrie St Benedicti 
 Monachi Nigri found[ed] be David I. King of Scotland and 
 Margret his Queen. It is now sett in tacke to the Earle 
 of Dumfermling for payment of the yeirly Tacke dewtie of 
 ee^'^- 13s. 4^^ befor chairged. Bot in respect the said Tacke 
 will expyre, & the same may fall in againe it is thought neces- 
 sar to sett doune the particular rentall therof as is compted 
 and payed befor the said Tack viz. 
 
 First of money 
 
 of wheat 15 chall. 15 boUs 5 p. att lOO'^- 
 of beir 57 cliall. 9 bolls att 80'^- the ch. 
 whyt oatts 65 chall. 5 bolls 9 p. att 100"'- 
 black oatts 39 chaU. 1 boll 10 p. att 40"'- 
 oatmeiU 9 chall. 4 boUs 2 f. 2 1. att lOO"'- 
 Pepper 3 pund att 30s. the pund 
 Cheise 30 stone att 40s. the stone 
 Eutter 7 stone att 3"'- the stone 
 Coalls 22 Loades att 3s, the Load 
 Lyme 20 chall. att 48s. the chall. 
 Capons 298 att 6s. 8<^ the peice 
 Poulltrie 918 att 4s. the peice . 
 
 Extending to the soume of 
 
 4731 
 1583 
 4605 
 4356 
 1564 
 0618 
 0004 
 0060 
 0021 
 0003 
 0048 
 0099 
 0183 
 
 04 08 
 04 00 
 00 00 
 10 02 
 00 00 
 17 06 
 10 00 
 00 00 
 00 00 
 06 00 
 00 00 
 06 08 
 12 00 
 
 17,878 11 00 
 
 So the presentt rentall differs from the forsaid old rentall 
 
 in the soume of ... . 17,811 17 08 
 
 There wes severall deductiones & allocationes out of this 
 old rentall, which would have exhausted a great part therof, 
 which (in respect the same is now sett in tacke) shall not 
 be necesar to mentione bot shall be more fully enlarged 
 amongst the Improvements of the Revenew. 
 
 Suma of the differences betwixt the old i!s: pre.'^entt 
 rentalls of this Shyre extendes to . 18,521 17 OG
 
 108 
 
 ACCOMi'T OF IJIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 FORPAB. 
 
 FOEFAR SHYRE. 
 
 Payed bo the Shirriflf yeirly for book & blenches viz 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 18^- in scottes money 
 
 One pair whyt spurres 
 
 One pair gilt spurres 
 
 One pair gloves 
 
 One pund ginger 
 
 One broad Arrow 
 
 Peits 3 Cairtfull 
 
 One Duke [duck] 
 
 Book . 
 
 0047 08 05 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Abirbrothok Lordschip of blench ferme . 0500 00 00 
 
 Bot now it is allocat & so ought to be deduced as is con- 
 tained in the following observationes . . . 0500 00 00 
 Brechin & Navarr .... 0333 06 08 
 
 Bot now it ought to be deduced for the cause mentioned in 
 
 the following observationes . . . . 0333 OG 08 
 
 Eestennet ..... 0020 00 00 
 
 Fettercairnie Challmerlam-ie of money . 57 06 ^^ ) 0059 11 04 
 Item, 3 mairts att 15s. the peice . 02 05 00 / 
 wherof deduce for the causes specifit in the following obser- 
 vationes ...... 0003 06 08 
 
 Teilling and PoUgavie of money . 66 13 04 '\ 
 
 Of oats 2 chall. att 100 merks par Lno^o c\(\ on 
 
 chaU 133 06 08 p""^" ^^ "^ 
 
 of Capons 96 att 6s. S**- the peice 032 00 00 3 
 Burgh of Forfar .... 0008 13 04 
 wherof ther is deduced as payed to the Chapline of Finevine . 0006 13 04 
 Burgh of Abirbrothok . . . 0002 00 00 
 Burgh of Dundee .... 130 00 00 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 
 Shyreis . . . 1332 19 09 
 
 Suma of the deductiones extendes to . . 0843 06 08 
 
 So ther rests of free money yeirly payed in the 
 soumc of . 
 
 489 13 01
 
 FORFAR SHYRE. 109 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 FORFAR. 
 
 Aberhrothok Lordschip of old ane Monastrie Ordinis Tiron- 
 ensis founded be William King of Scotland, and erected in ane 
 Lordschip to the Marquis of Hamiltone conforme to his Chartor, 
 dated the 8th Febry. 1G08, for the yeirly payment of 500^^- of 
 blench dewtie befor chairged, which hes not bein payed now 
 thir 40 yeirs. Bot since that tyme the King was pleased 
 to buy in these landes, and gave & disponed the same to the 
 Earle of Panmuir. 
 
 Breichen & Navarr in anno 1600 compted for 288 : 17 : 04, 
 and in Augmentation therof 34^^- 10s. 4*^ which extendes in 
 all to the soume of 323 : 7s. 8^^ ; and in the rentall 1614 it payes 
 the soume of 333^^- 6s. 8^^- befor chairged, which few dewtie 
 is be Act of Parliament King Ja. 6 Par. 9 Act the 8th assigned 
 k allocat to the Captaine and Keeper of the Castell of Stirling 
 & therfor ought to be deduced. 
 
 Restennet of old ane cell of the Monastrie of Jedburgh 
 founded be K. Alex^. I. Cognomen fers, and erected to the 
 Earle of Dirltoune, 10th Merch 1615, for payment of the blench 
 soume of 20^^- befor chairged, which wes assigned to severall 
 persones & last to William Law who is dead. 
 
 Fettercarne of old called the Thanage of Fittercarne did 
 compt in the rentall 1520, 1534, & 1600 for 77^^- with 3 mairts 
 att 15s. the peice : is in all 79^^- 5s., wherof ther is deduced 20"'- 
 for the landes of Durney or Killmakewin, and 3"^- 6s. 8'^- t<^ tlie 
 Chapline of the Cathedrall Kirk of Breichen for praying for 
 the soull of Robert Erskine. And in that rentall the compter 
 wes ordained to instruct tlie warrandes for the saids dcductinnes 
 att the next compt.
 
 110 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 KTNCAIR- 
 
 UlNK. 
 
 Rl JN U A J 
 
 L K U 1 IN i^^ 
 
 »±1 
 
 1 niii. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Payed to the Shirriff for book & blenches viz. : 
 Money ..... 
 Argentes 9*^- in scottes money 
 1 p""- gloves ..... 
 1 cliall. oatmeill .... 
 Book ..... 
 
 02 11 
 00 09 
 00 03 
 66 13 
 20 00 
 
 09 \ 
 00 
 00 
 04 
 00 J 
 
 ■ 089 
 
 17 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Altrie Lordschip 
 
 Craigmyle 
 
 Burgh of Montrose 
 
 • 
 
 
 • 
 
 • 
 
 140 
 041 
 037 
 
 00 
 07 
 06 
 
 00 
 06 
 08 
 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 to . . . 
 
 Shyre 
 
 extendes 
 
 308 
 
 11 
 
 03 
 
 Wliich is all free money. 
 
 In the blenches of this Shyre ther is one chall. meill att 100 
 merks which hes not bein compted for, nor payed, thir many 
 yeirs bygone, because the same is alleadged to be dew to 
 the Earle of Marschall, bot ther wes ane band granted be 
 Robert Keith, Shirriff depute of Kincairdine, of the date the 
 2d August 1636, wherby he bindes & oblidges him in name 
 of the said Earle Marschall, Shirriff principall of Kincairdine, 
 that he shall ethere make compt & payment to the Exchequer 
 of the said chall. meill wherwith the said Shirriff wes yeirly 
 chairged in his comptes, for the yeirs resting then last by 
 past, betwixt the date of the said band & the 14th day of 
 Nov'^- then nixt 1636, or els should instruct that the said 
 Shirriff wes not lyable in payment therof ; he getting Letters 
 of relieff for chairging the partis lyable to refound the same
 
 ABERDEESr SHYRE. HI 
 
 as the said band yet extant. It seemes this particular hes k'ncair- 
 never bein cleired, both in respect of the said band yet extant, — 
 & that ther is no act found wherin the same is determined. 
 
 Altrie by charter, dated 29 September 1592, granted to 
 the Lord Keith payes of blench dewtie 140^''- befor chairged, 
 which hes not bein payed thir 20 or 30 yeirs, bot ought to be 
 compted for & payed be the E. of Marischal. 
 
 Craigmyle payes 41^^- 7s. six'^- which hes not beein compted, 
 nor payed in Exchequer since the yeir 1633, because the 
 samyne wes allocat to Mr Henry Cheap, Advocat who is 
 dead 14 yeirs or therby, so that now the fewar therof ought 
 to be chairged for the same. 
 
 ABERDEIN SHYRE. aberdein. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for Book & blenches yeirly viz. 
 Money . . . . 05 10 00 
 
 Argentes 2s. O*^- in scottes money . 01 13 00 
 
 Gilt spurres 2 p^- . . . 16 00 00 '054 13 00 
 
 Ginger ane pund . . . 01 10 00 
 
 Book. . . . . 30 00 00^ 
 
 Prox>pertie. 
 
 Kinnimiick . . . . . 021 09 02 
 
 liuthvcins & Over & :N"ether Ballnatrad . 002 00 00 
 
 2 pairt of Cowell . . . 06 13 01") 
 
 with 2 pairt of a mairt sold by in- j-OOT 03 01 
 
 feftmentfor . . . 00 10 00 j 
 
 Pcttmcdden by the Baillics of Aberdeen . 006 00 00 
 
 Pittendreich . . . . . 009 06 08 
 
 Deir Lordschip .... 005 11 00 
 
 Greincoattes & Tullilair . . . 0003 1 1 08
 
 112 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ABERDEiN. Miirio Cultor . 
 — Tillilairies 
 
 Niithcr Dycf! . 
 
 Eallbytliun as a pairt of Uic Challmerlanie of Logic 
 
 Fintray 
 Kincowsio 
 Auchlownies . 
 Eister & Nather Disblair 
 Wester Disblair 
 ^Mylne of Fintray of money 
 
 Capones 6 att 6s. S*^- the peice 
 Poulltrie 6 att 3s. 
 1 wedder att 40s. 
 One boll oats 
 Kintoire Garvioch of money . 
 of mairts 1 1 att S'''- the peice 
 6 duzon Capons att 6s. the peice 
 1 chall. 2 bolls beir att 100 the 
 
 chall. . 
 6 duzon poulltrie att 3s. the 
 peice • 
 All which is deduced for the causes 
 in the foUowing observationes . 
 Logie Fintray payes 563^^- 7s. 2^ with one boll 
 meill att 48s. wherof 2 1'''- 9s. 2^- befor 
 chairged be the fewar Kinnimuiks & 22^^- 
 16 s. 8*^- be the fewar of Bally than is a 
 pairt. So ther is payed be the Challmer- 
 laine yeirly .... 
 with one boll meill att 48s. 
 wherof deduce of Challmerlaine 
 
 fee of money . 
 And the said boU meill . 
 OneiU Croce of money 
 
 mairts 2 liquidat to 1 5s. the peice 
 wherof deduce as paid to the Bishop of Aber- 
 dein & uthers haveing ryght 
 Kinnadies ..... 
 
 Bot it is aUocat to the Earle of ]\Iarr as a pairt 
 of the Thanage of Kintoir and so ought to 
 be deduced .... 
 ICirtoiine of Bourtrie .... 
 Taveltic ..... 
 
 
 0008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 0001 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 0008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 anie of Logie 
 
 
 
 
 
 0022 
 
 16 
 
 08 
 
 
 0001 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 0001 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 0045 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 0018 
 
 18 
 
 04 
 
 07 05 08\ 
 
 
 
 
 01 16 00 
 
 
 
 
 00 18 00 
 
 >-0014 
 
 01 
 
 08 
 
 02 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 02 02 00 J 
 
 
 
 
 213 10 00 \ 
 
 
 
 
 088 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 021 12 00 
 
 
 
 
 0423 18 00 
 
 072 00 00 
 
 028 16 00 
 mentioned 
 
 0423 18 00 
 
 0519 
 0002 
 
 01 04 
 08 00 
 
 63 
 00 
 19 
 01 
 
 00 
 08 
 03 
 10 
 
 00) 
 00/ 
 04 I 
 00 J 
 
 0065 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 0065 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 0020 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0001 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 0008 00 00 
 
 0008 00 00 
 
 0011 
 0006 
 
 17 00 
 13 04
 
 ABERDEIN SHYRE. 113 
 
 Burgh of Aberdein . . . 02 H 06 08 aberdein. 
 wherof deduce as paid to the poor of the Hos- 
 
 pitall of S* Mayor . . . . .0100 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Kiiitoir . . . . 0006 00 00 
 
 Burgh of Inverurie .... 0004 13 04 
 
 Suma of tho presentt rent of this 
 
 Shyreis . . . 1448 02 08 
 
 Suma of the deductiones . . . 0-")9S 12 08 
 
 So ther rests of free money tho soume of . 849 19 10 
 
 Ohservationes & differences betwixt the old & presentt rentalls. 
 
 Ruthvens, Ballnatrad & 2 part of Co well payes be the 
 presentt rentall as is befor chah-ged 9^''- 3s. 4^-, wdth the 2 
 part of ane mairt sold be Infeftment for 10s. And In the 
 rentall 1635, 38, 42, 45, and 1647 Ruthveines and 2 part of 
 Cowell payes 9^^- 3s. 4'^'- with 2 part mairt. Bot in the rentall 
 1606 Cowell compts be itselfe att 10^''- & one mairt; and in 
 the rentall 1588 & 1614 Ruthveines comptes be itselfe att 
 2^^- conforme to ane Chartour granted to Robert Dugood of 
 Auchinhove. 
 
 Deir Lordscliip of old ane Monastrie Ordlnis Cistertiensis 
 founded be William Cumin Earle of Buchane in anno 1218. 
 
 Kintoir and Garioch payes yeirly as is befor chairged, 
 wherof ther is allocat to the Bishop of Aberdein 4"'- 4s. and 
 to Alex^- Ogllvie of Auchterhous 3'^-, & the rest therof to 
 the Earle of Marr, and so the samyne ought to be deduced In 
 maner forsaid. 
 
 Locjie Fintray is that part of the Lordship of Lyndors 
 lyand beyond the Mounth, and bo the presentt rentall as 
 is befor chairged, payes 503"'- 7s. 2''-, bot be the rentall
 
 114 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ADERDEiN. 1G49 it payGS 57^^^- 7s. 2'^- So the rentalls difter be 
 "~ 1 0^1'- . . . . . . 10 00 00 
 
 There is deduced 63"'- with one boll meill of Challmerlairie 
 fee off the preseiitt rentall, and the few dewtie of Kiminmucks 
 extending to 21"^- 9s. 2'^-, and 22^'^- 16s. 8^'- for the few dewtie 
 of Ballbythane as is befor chairged is a part of the dewty of 
 Logie Fintray. 
 
 Suma of the differences patet. 
 
 BAMFP. BAMFF SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff for book & blenches as f ollowes : 
 Money . . . . 00 06 09 ) 
 
 Argentes 7'*- in scotts money . . 00 07 00 V 10 13 09 
 
 Book . . . . . 10 00 00 ) 
 
 Projjpertie. 
 
 Pittendreith be the Lord Oliphant . . 00 03 04 
 
 Burgh of Bamff payes yeirly . . . 33 06 08 
 
 wherof ther is deduced as payed to tlie Kings 
 
 Colledge of Aberdein . . . . 12 13 04 
 
 Burgh of Cullen payes yeirly . . . 21 12 00 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 
 Shyre is . . . 65 15 09 
 
 Suma of the deductiones is . . , 12 13 04 
 
 So ther rests of free money . , . 53 02 05
 
 ELGIN & FORRES SHYRES. 
 
 115 
 
 ELGIN & FORRES SHYRES. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirr: 
 Money 
 
 Argentes lO'^- in scotts money 
 Broad Arrowes 7 
 Pepper 1 unce 
 Book . 
 
 ff for hook and blenches viz. : 
 05 00 04 \ 
 
 00 
 03 
 00 01 
 
 10 00 
 10 00 
 
 10 
 30 00 00 J 
 
 .0039 02 02 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Unthank .... 
 
 3 boUs 2 f. beir att 4'^- 3s. 4^- the boll 
 
 14 
 200 
 
 Kinloss Lordship i „ , , %_ . , 
 
 ^ (of blench yeirly . 
 
 Saltcoats . , . . 
 
 2 part Duflfes & 3^^- part of Saltcoats . 
 One chaU. beir & 12 bolls 2 f. att 100 
 
 merk per chall. 
 
 3 parts of Duffes 4 chall. 9 bolls beir is 
 
 T,, , . f of few dewtie 
 
 Pluscardm ^ j. , , , , , . 
 ( of blench dcwtie 
 
 Levinshauch fewar 
 
 Beafort & Beulie 
 
 Vrquhart Lordschip be the Earle of 
 
 Dumfermling of blench dewtie . 
 Item, for the fishing of Spey . 
 Item, for the few dewtie of the mans 
 
 dowcoatt and yairdcs in Elgine 
 Item, for the few dewtie of the presentors 
 
 house ther 
 Item, for ane house in Inverkeithing . 
 Item, for the Kirktoune of Fyvic & 
 
 prior mylne 
 Item, for the Mairs landes of Pittencrieff 
 
 1^- argent. 
 Item, for the blench dewtie of the Lord- 
 schip of Fyvie l*^- argeutis 
 Item, for the landes of ^Moynes I''- 
 
 argent. 
 Item, for the Patronage of thi^ Kirk of 
 
 Fyvio l'^- Argent. 
 
 26 00 
 
 118 15 
 
 0002 
 0014 
 
 00 j ^-^^^ 
 
 0010 
 00) 
 
 V0144 
 00 J 
 
 0304 
 
 100 
 020 
 
 36G 
 004 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 13 
 00 
 
 00) 
 00 j 
 
 -0120 
 
 0002 
 0013 
 
 00 00 
 11 08 
 
 15 00 
 
 00 00 
 
 15 00 
 
 03 04 
 
 00 00 
 
 00 00 
 OG 08 
 
 \ 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 
 
 004 
 
 13 
 06 
 
 04 
 
 OS 
 
 085 00 00 )0464 17 04 
 000 01 00 
 000 01 00 
 000 01 00 
 
 000 01 ooy 
 
 ELGIN & 
 FORRES.
 
 IIG ACCOM I'T OF IIIH MAJESTIES IMIOPI'ER RENTES. 
 
 KLQIN & Burgh of El-iu .... 0013 OG 08 
 
 KOURES. Burgh of Forres .... 0002 IG 00 
 
 Suma of the preseutt rent of this 
 
 Shyre . . 1345 13 10 
 
 Which is all free ther being no deductiones. 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 Kinloss of old wes a part of the Thanage of Kintoir erected 
 in ane Monastrie by David I. King of Scotland of the order of 
 St Augustine in anno 1136; and erected in ane Lordschip 
 to the Lord Bruce of Kinloss be Charter, dated 3d May 1608, 
 for payment of the blench dewtie befor chairged. These landes 
 are wodsett be Thomas Earle of Elgin to Brodie of Lethane 
 who hes ryght to the few dewties of the samyne be vertew of 
 the said wodsett ryght, ay and while the landes be redeemed 
 be payment of the soume for which they are wodsett. Bot 
 the said Earl of Elgin and Brodie of Lethane thair ryghts 
 therto shall be more fully enlarged & cleired in the rentall 
 of the Kirk Landes. 
 
 Pluscarden of old ane Priorie Ordinis Yalliscaulium and 
 therefter Ordinis Nigri Monachi founded be Alex^- 2d King 
 of Scotland & John Bisset, & payes the blench dewtie befor 
 chairged conforme to ane Charter dated 25th July 1636. 
 
 Beaufort <& Beulie of old ane Priorie Ordinis Yalliscaulium 
 founded be the said King Alex''-, k payes the blench dewtie 
 befor chairofed conforme to ane Charter in anno 1581.
 
 NAIRNE SHYRE — ROSS & INVERNES SHYRES. 
 
 117 
 
 NAIRNE SHYRE. 
 
 Payed be the Shirriff yeirly for the book 010 00 00 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Pittendreich be [blank] Douglass 
 Vrquhart & Glenchairne 
 Eurcrh of Nairne 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 Shyre extendes to 
 
 Which is all free money. 
 
 001 00 00 
 144 13 04 
 004 00 00 
 
 1G2 13 04 
 
 NAIRNE. 
 
 ROSS & INVERNES SHYRES. 
 
 R0S9 & 
 INVERNES. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirriff for Ross Shyre : 
 One pair gloves . . 03 00 00 ) 
 
 1 pund pepper . . 01 10 00 j 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Shirriil" for book & blenches out of Invernes as 
 f oUowes : 
 
 0004 10 00 
 
 Money 
 
 Argentes 15''- in scotts money 
 
 Ctevuni called greese one pund 
 
 Pepper 2 pund 
 
 Gloves 2 pair . 
 
 Book . 
 
 00 01 04^ 
 
 00 15 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 03 00 00 
 
 06 00 00 
 
 30 00 00 
 
 ] 0010 OG 04 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Glenmoristoun 
 Trouternes of few 
 Pewar of ^orthuist & Slait 
 Fewar of the Lewes 
 Chalmerlane of Ross & Ardmanoch 
 of money 
 
 877 G 
 
 0027 OG 08 
 0266 13 04 
 0257 06 08 
 2000 00 00
 
 0212 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 0420 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 0047 
 
 05 
 
 
 
 0017 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 118 AOCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ROSS & Beir & mcill 43 chall. 14 bolls 
 
 INVEUNES. 1 f. 1 p. att 100 merk tho 
 
 — chall. is . . 2926 06 07 
 
 Oats 6 cliall. 6 boUs att 50 
 
 merk the chall. 
 Mairts 42 att lO"'- the pcice 
 Duittones 47 & ^ p*- att 20s. \ 46-'''' 14 04 
 
 the peice 
 Capons 5 score & 2 att 3s. 4'^- 
 Hens 74 score att Is. 8*^- the 
 
 peice . . . 0123 06 08> 
 
 wherof deduce to the Challmerlaine of fee . . . 0963 06 08 
 
 Delnie, of money . . 0098 19 OOs 
 
 beir & meill 53 chall. 7 bolls 
 
 3 f. 3 p. att the forsaid pryce 3566 08 02 
 Oats 5 chall. 4 bolls pryce for- 
 said . . . 0150 00 00 V 4102 10 06 
 Mairts 25 pryce forsaid . 0250 00 00 
 Muttones 22 pryce forsaid 0022 00 00 
 Capones 48 pryce forsaid . 0008 00 00 
 Hens 86 pryce forsaid . 0007 03 04/ 
 Miltoun of Meddat 6 chall. 3 bolls beir att 100 
 
 merk ..... 0412 10 00 
 Bvirgh of Invernes of money & 1 pund pepper 
 
 att 30s. .... 0058 16 08 
 
 wherof deduce as paid to the poor of the said toune . 0010 00 00 
 
 And formerly paid to the Chaplaine of Murray 
 
 & now to the said poor . . . . 0000 08 08 
 
 Suma of the presentt rent of this 
 
 Shyreis . . . 11793 14 06 
 
 Suma of the deductiones is . . . 09731504 
 
 So ther restes of free money . . . 10819 19 02 
 
 Ohservationes. 
 
 Northuist & Slait pays of few dewtie be the presentt rentall 
 the soume of 257^^- 06 : 08, and be the rentall 1647 & 1655 it 
 payes 259 : 06 : 08 ; so the rentall differs be 40s. 
 
 Leives by ane chartor, dated the 11th July 1610, wes holden
 
 ROSS & INVERNES SHYRES. 119 
 
 taxit waird for payment of 180 merks of taxt dewtie dureing ross & 
 the tyme of the waird, & 900 merks for the manage with " — 
 80 merks for the reheffe. In anno 1633 the Kinff haveino- 
 intended action of Reduction & Improbatione against the Earle 
 of Seaforth for reduceing of thir landes to the Croun which 
 wes accurately dispute. And the Earle of Seaforth not willing 
 to contend with his Majeste, or fearing his oun ryght, did 
 petition the King for a ratificatione of the same, which his 
 Majeste refuseing he did againe petition his Majeste to take 
 his condition & ryght to his Majestis consideratione. In 
 August 1635 the King, by his reference & letter, did referr 
 the tryall of that busines to a select number of the Lords 
 of Counsell, togither with some of the Lords of Session for 
 takeing tryall of his said ryght and to make report to 
 him. Which Lords haveing both heard the Kings Advocat 
 and the said E. att large they returned a report to his Majeste 
 on the 20th January 1636. Wherupon the said Earle of 
 Seaforth by his humble supplicatione and submissione, sub- 
 mitted his ryght to his Majestis oun determinatione. Wher- 
 upon his Majeste wes pleased to enter in ane contract, with 
 the said Earle, in the which contract the said Earle tackes & 
 accepts these landes holden few of his Majeste for yeirly pay- 
 ment of the said few dewtie of 2000'^- And resimies the toune, 
 Castell and Port of Stronua [Stornoway] in favoures of the 
 King ad perpetuam remanentiam. Which contract was regis- 
 trat the 13th March 1637, and ane Chartor past therupon of 
 the same date. The Kings Majeste wes att that tyme ex- 
 ceedingly earnest for the recovering of that castell, burgh and 
 port of Stronnua intending to make the same very advantagious 
 to his Majestis Kiugdomes, and to stop the fishing of uthers
 
 INVEKNBS. 
 
 120 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PIIOPPER RENTES. 
 
 ROSS & in these seas. Yet, notwithstanding that his Majeste now hes 
 undoubted ryght to the same, throw the distractiones of the 
 tymes his Majestis ryght has not been looked efter. 
 
 Boss & Ardmanoch is a part of his Majestis proppertie, 
 and is annexed to the Croun be Act of Pari. K. Ja. 3d Par. 
 8 Act 71. And the haill lands of the said Lordschip of Ross 
 and Ardmanoch (except some few) are in non entrie thir 60 
 yeirs. In the rentall 1503 Ross compts be itselfe & payes 
 of victuall 105 chall. 8 bolls. And in the rentall 1507 Ard- 
 manoch compts be itselfe att 25 chall. 10 bolls makeing in the 
 haill 131 chall. 2 bolls victuall; bot be the presentt rentall 
 they compt only as is befor chairged 115 chall. 3 bolls 1 fir. 
 
 So the RentaUs differ be 15 chall. 14 bolls 3 f. att 50"^- per 
 
 chalL is 795 14 06 
 
 Be the said old rentalls Ross & Ardmanoch payed of mairts 69. 
 
 Bot be the presentt rentall they pay only 67 mairts. 
 
 So the rentalls differ be 2 mairts att 10^^- the pels is . . 020 00 00 
 
 Suma of the differences of the old & presentt rentalls of 
 
 Rosse and Ardmanoch extendes to . . . 8151406 
 
 There is also deduced out of the Challmerlainrie of 
 Ross & Ardmanoch which wes assigned in 
 Pension to the Earle of Desmond of money 381 00 00 
 Item, of beir malt & oatmeill 9 chall. 8 bolls is 633 06 08 
 
 oats 1 chall. 8 bolls att 50 merks per chall. 050 00 00 
 
 mairts 8 att lO^^- the peice . . 080 00 00 
 
 muttones 12 att 20s. the peice 
 PouUtrie 23 att 20'^- the peice . 
 
 Extendinfc in all to the soume of 
 
 012 00 00 
 001 18 04 
 
 1158 05 00 
 
 Bot now the said Earle is dead severall yeirs since & therefore the Challmer- 
 laine ought to compt for the same.
 
 CROMARTIE SHYRE — SUTHERLAND SHYRE— CAITHNES SHYRE. 121 
 
 CROMARTIE SHYEE. 
 
 CROMARTIE. 
 
 Payed yeirly be the Sliirriff for the book . 006 00 00 
 
 Burrow ^ Proppertie MailU. 
 
 Burgh of Croraartic 
 Burgh of Eoseniarke 
 Burgh of Dingwall 
 
 Suma of the Rent of this Shy 
 tendes to . 
 
 "Which is all free money. 
 
 013 06 08 
 003 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 027 06 08 
 
 SUTHERLAND SHYRE. 
 
 One pair gilt .spurres . 
 
 ^loney 
 
 Book 
 
 Mullochie Fewar [sic] 
 Bur'di of Dornoch 
 
 08 00 
 
 00 00 U^ r 
 
 10 00 00 j 
 
 00) 
 
 02 V 18 
 
 00 Oi 
 
 Proppertie. 
 
 Suma of this Sliyrc i.s . 
 
 Which is all free money. 
 
 04 00 00 
 02 00 00 
 
 24 00 02 
 
 8UTHER- 
 LAN P. 
 
 CAITHNES SHYRE. 
 
 CAITHKES. 
 
 Two pair doves 
 Book 
 
 00 10 00) 
 
 10 00 00 j -! ■ 
 
 SuiiKi of this Shyro patot. 
 Q
 
 122 ACCOMPT OF Ills MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ORKNEYS ORKNEY & ZETLAND. 
 
 ZETLAND. 
 
 In anno 1606 the Lordschip of Orkney wes sett out in few 
 to Patrik Earle of Orkney for the few dewtie of 2073^^- 6s. S^ 
 yeu'ly. 
 
 The Earle of Orkney haveing efter this contracted severall 
 debts, and becomeing insolvend for the payment of which debts 
 ther were severall executiones of law against him ; and particu- 
 larlie att the instance of S''- John Arnot, Thesaurer Depute, 
 who not only did compryse the Lordschip of Orkney from him, 
 hot also obtained the gift of his escheate and lyferent, and 
 declarators therupon Anno 1611. And the said comprysing 
 wes expyred for the soume of 300,000^^- scotts. The Earle 
 of Orkney then reteiring for obviating the payment of that 
 and uther debts S^- John Arnot addresses to the King and 
 Counsell, and uses all kynd of legall dilligence, and att last 
 obtained Letters of Treasone, fyre, and sword. And therupon 
 sends ane Herauld with displayed coatt & trumpet chairgeing 
 him to rander his persone & house, which also he opposed 
 with force & disdaine. Wherupon the King and Counsell 
 sent forces and took both him & his sone, and for this 
 and uther gros acts of treasone and oppression they were 
 forfaulted. 
 
 In anno 1610 there is Commissione given to the Bishop 
 of Orkney (being on the place) to take up the rent of the 
 said Earldome of Orkney besyde what was payed to himselfe, 
 and to be comptable. The King haveing resolved to make 
 purchase of this Earldome, and to cleir the ryghts and wryttes,
 
 ORKNEY & ZETLAND. 123 
 
 His Majestie by adyce of his Counsell anrl Advocat for the orkney i 
 tyme did transact with S'- John Arnot. And therupon wTytes ^^^11^ '^'* 
 to S^- Gideon Baillie, the Thesaurer Depute, to agree with S""- 
 John Arnot, who accordinly did compt and reckon with him ; 
 and therefter payed and gave him securitie for what wes 
 resting. And S'^- Gideon took assignatione from S""- John 
 to his Majeste ad remanentiam as the contract superscryved 
 be his Majeste att Thebolls in England and Edinburgh, the 
 21 September & 29th October 1612 bears: ratifyed in Parlia- 
 ment the 3d October 1612. 
 
 The ryght of the landes being now consolidat in the Kings 
 persone, the first of Aprill 1622 there was a tack gi-anted 
 to S""- John Buchanan for 45,000 merks, and the Customes att 
 1600 merks. 
 
 In anno 1623 the Lordschip of Orkney wes sett to William 
 Dick for the lyke soume of 45,000 merks & Customes 1600 
 merks, which tacke wes assigned to John Stewart of Coldinf- 
 hame who transferred that ryght to S""- Robert Douglass of 
 Blackerstoune & uthers. 
 
 The 13th January 1632 there is ane pensione of 50,000"'- 
 granted to the Earle of Mortoune ad vitam, in recompence of 
 10,000^^^- sterling dew by precept to the said Earle, for pay- 
 ment wherof his Majeste assignes the said Earle to this Tack 
 dewty of Orkney. 
 
 On the 23d December 1636 Orkney wes sett to S*"- William 
 Dick for 35,733^''-; to which Tack the Earl of Mortoune also 
 getts ryght. 
 
 Att Oxford, 22d Aprill 1643, by ane contract his Majeste 
 wodsetts and dispones to the Earle of Mortoune the said 
 Lordschip of Orkney & Zetland redeemable for 30,000'''- ster.
 
 124 
 
 ACCOMPT OF HIS MAJESTIES PROPPER RENTES. 
 
 ORKNEY & viz. 10,000"'- ster. as the redemptione of Zetland & 20,000^''- 
 zEnLANi). ^^^^_ ^^ ^^^^ redemptione of Orkney. This contract containes 
 
 severall uther clauses. 
 
 The 23d Aprill 1G62, ane signature of new is granted to the 
 Viscount of Grandishome upon the conditiones aforesaid, and 
 ane Band given be him declaring the same to be for the use 
 of the Earle of Mortoune & Lady Grisell Middletoune & thair 
 children. 
 
 His Majeste haveing taken the Condition of his revenew to 
 consideratione ordaines the Commissioners of the Thesaurie to 
 doe all legall dilligence for reduceing the forsaid ryght, as 
 appears by the Kings letter dated the 29th September 1668 
 yeirs ; which accordingly wes done, and the said ryght re- 
 duced, and in the parliament therefter 1669 annexed to the 
 Croun. And ever since Orkney & Zetland were rouped, and 
 sett in Tack as ane part of his Majestis Proppertie. 
 
 Haveing spoken so farr of the first branch what is to 
 be agitate in Exchequer, which is his Majestis proppertie, with 
 a distinctione what it wes befor King James went into England ; 
 and what the presentt Conditione of it is, I shall only sett doune 
 for the further cleiring a particular List of what of his Majestis 
 proppertie is disponed of late, leaving the particulars of the 
 same with the severall conversiones & uther allocationes to be 
 sett doune in the article of the decay of the revenew viz. : — 
 
 Out of Air Shyre 
 Galloway . 
 Dumbartone 
 Argyll . 
 Stirling . 
 Linlithgow 
 Edinburgh Shyre 
 Haddingtoune Shyre 
 
 3,000 
 0,G00 
 1,200 
 8,000 
 [blank] 
 1,300 
 1,860 
 3,333 
 
 Out of Pearth Shyre 
 
 . 14,991 
 
 II Fyffe Shyre 
 
 . 32,468 
 
 II Forfar Shyre 
 
 . 00,114 
 
 II Nidisdale . 
 
 . 00,400 
 
 II Annandaile 
 
 . 00,500 
 
 67,766
 
 ORKNEY & ZETLAND. 125 
 
 This Is bv & attour of convertinc:: the rentes from ordlnarie orkxey & 
 
 •^ ^ . ° ZETLAND. 
 
 pryces to small, and inconsiderable ; and of many great & con- — 
 siderable conceallments to which both shall be spoke in thair 
 propper place ; and so haveing closed this of the proppertie 
 wee shall hasten to speake of the uther particulars, and conclude 
 this with, 
 
 God bliss his Sacred Ma.jestie.
 
 APPENDICES
 
 I. 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE 
 HAILL SHYRES FOLLOWS 
 
 B
 
 INVERNESS AND EOSS. 
 
 IKVERNK8S 
 AXD ROSS. 
 
 Lih. s. d. 
 
 Imprimis, The Earldome of Ross and Lordship of Ai'dmanoch 
 
 in the queens hands worth yearly in time of peace . 313 08 00 
 
 The Lordship of the Isles . . . . . 11 2 00 00 
 The lands of Petty, Breachly and Strathnern in the queen's 
 
 hands by reason of feu . . . . . 012 10 00 
 
 The lands of Urquhart and Glenmoriston in the queen's hands . 046 00 00 
 The lands of Cullard be west of Inverness in the queens hands 
 
 be reason of feu . . . . . 016 13 04 
 
 The lands of Leffaris in the Queens hands . . . 016 13 04 
 
 The Earldom of Caithness with tennents & tennandries . 200 00 00 
 
 The lands of Olryk and Greenland . . . . 029 06 08 
 The lauds of Strathullie pertaining to Earldome of Caithness 
 
 lying within Earldome of Sutlierland . . .036 00 00 
 
 Lands of Akergill pertaining to Earl IMarischal . . 030 00 00 
 
 Lands of Balnagown with tenents & tennendries . . 200 00 00 
 
 Tlie Earledorae of Sutherland with tenents and tenendrit's . 200 00 00 
 
 The lands of Lewes, Assint, Coygyet & "Waternes . . 0G9 06 08 
 
 The lands of Dunveggan and Glenelgic "Ward . . . 036 05 00 
 
 The lands pertaining to Donald M'Kay of Ear . . 013 04 00 
 The lands of Ardurynes pertaining to said Donald holden of the 
 
 Cathedral Kirk of Caithness . . . . 016 13 04 
 The lands pertaining to said Donald holden of the Cathedral 
 
 Kirk of Murray . . . . . . 002 10 00 
 
 The lands of Strathourdill . . . .013 06 08 
 
 The lands of Ardnamurchis ..... 020 00 00 
 
 The lands of ]\roydert . . . . . 020 00 00 
 
 The lands of Knoydert . . . . . 020 00 00 
 
 The lands of Ardgour . . .008 00 00 
 
 The lands of Locheil . . . . .010 00 00 
 
 The lands of Lochquhaber pertaining to Earl of lluntly . 020 00 00 
 
 The lands of Lochquhaber pertaining to Alister IVI'Cane M Allister 005 00 00 
 
 The lands in Lochquhaber pertaining to Maclean . . 026 13 1
 
 132 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTTES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 INVERNESS The lands pertaining there to William Mackintosh 
 AND uoss. -pj,^^ lands of Achdrome pertaining to John Mackenzii; 
 
 The lands of Bcrridaill 
 
 Tiie lands of Dunbeucht [Dunboath] . 
 
 The lands of Freswick 
 
 The lands of Drumry pertaining to the Bishop of Orkney 
 
 The lands of Garloch holdcn ward 
 
 The lands of Freuchie 
 
 The lands of Inverallan holden ward . 
 
 The lands pertaining to the Baron of Cromdal 
 
 The lands of Kingcairne 
 
 The lands of Spanziedow [Spanziedale] 
 
 Lordship of Badzenoch with tenents and tenendries 
 
 The lands of Strathnairii with tenents and tenendries 
 
 The lands of Coulmony 
 
 The lands of Largs 
 
 The lands of Culloden 
 
 The lands of Culcabock 
 
 The lands of Killene . 
 
 The lands of Durris . 
 
 The lands of Moneak, Cubreact and Obrick 
 
 The lands of Drumcharding 
 
 Lordschip of Lovat with tenents and tenendries 
 
 The lands of Cumer and Strathglas 
 
 The lands of Kyntaill, Strathconane, Strathcarron, Kindlochewe, 
 Ferret, the half Drym, halfe Cultelerye pertaining to Mac- 
 kenzie .... 
 
 Lands of Incherorey and Dallachnettey 
 
 The lands of Foulis . 
 
 The lands of Meikle Tarrell . 
 
 The lands of Innerbreakie 
 
 The lands of Kasteard [sic] 
 
 Lands of Lochslyne . 
 
 Lands of Artboll pertaining to James Dunbar 
 
 Lands of Artboll pertaining to John Denoon 
 
 Lands of Ussoy [Strathpeft'er] . 
 
 The lands of Braychar pertaining to the Laird of Ivildun 
 
 The lands of Kildun pertaining to the Kirk of Dunfermline 
 The lands of Pladdis ..... 
 Lands of Bochloche, Lochcarron, Kisseran, & Loch eayne 
 The lands of Artboll pertaining to James Corbet 
 The lands pertaining to the Prior of Bewling [Beauly] . 
 
 Lib. a. d. 
 
 053 06 08 
 
 002 03 04 
 030 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 009 10 00 
 008 00 00 
 024 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 007 00 00 
 254 06 08 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 032 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 032 00 00 
 002 06 08 
 
 002 06 04 
 
 003 06 08 
 001 10 00 
 001 08 08 
 
 001 08 08 
 
 000 03 06 
 
 002 10 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 022 00 00 
 
 001 08 08 
 009 15 06
 
 THE SHIRE OF NAIRNE. 
 
 133 
 
 The lands of Bewfort pertaining to my lord Lovat 
 
 The lands pertaining to the Abbacy of Fearn . 
 
 The lands pertaining to the Bishop of Ross 
 
 The lands of Skibo pertaining to Bishop of Caithness within the 
 
 Earldom of Sutherland .... 
 The lands within the bounds of Caithness 
 The lands of iS^uemore holding of the chaplain of the Kirk 
 
 Tayne in feu pertaining to George Munro 
 The lands of Kilmorak held of B. of Ross 
 The lands of the Kirk holden feu 
 The Kirklands pertaining to the Bishop of Moray except the 
 
 lands of Laggan, Ballyeinespick [Balnespick] in Badzenoch 
 The Kirklands of Kilmorack holden of the Bishop of Ross 
 The lands of Logan [Laggan] and Ballyeinespick [Balnespick] . 
 
 Lib. s, d. 
 
 002 10 00 IKAERKKSS 
 
 100 00 00 Axu^oss. 
 110 07 00 
 
 020 03 04 
 220 00 00 
 
 007 10 00 
 
 003 OG 08 
 010 00 00 
 
 038 00 00 
 003 06 08 
 002 06 08 
 
 2743 12 00 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHIRE OF NAIENE. 
 
 NAIRNE. 
 
 The Thayndom of Calder 
 
 The lands of Geddes and half Rait 
 
 The baron of Kilraivoks lands 
 
 The lands of Bryghtmony &, Kinstere 
 
 The lands of Moynes & Golford 
 
 The barony of Lethen 
 
 The barony of Lochloy 
 
 The lands of Kynneud 
 
 The Bellands and Bellems lands 
 
 The lands of Pitquhey 
 
 The lands of Little Urchney . 
 
 The Lands of Clavage pertaining to Lord 
 
 AtlH.l 
 
 040 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 001 06 08 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 121 OG 08
 
 134 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 ELGIN AND 
 FORRES. 
 
 THE TAXT ROLL OF THE SHERIFEDOM OF ELGIN 
 AND FORRES. 
 
 The lands of Rothes .... 
 
 The lands of Inneis .... 
 
 The lands of Miilben, Balnabrayht, and Aulchaish 
 
 The lands of Balmukatio 
 
 Tlie lands of Ernsyd .... 
 
 The Lairds third of part DulFus 
 
 Third Part of Duffus belong to Earle Marischal 
 
 Lands of Correlwood, Greishop, Brytmore and Kinstary 
 
 The lands of Kilmalenok 
 
 Pittendreich, Easter Sheriftoun, Levinhauch, Darch 
 
 Cauldcotts 
 The lands of Ogstoun & Plewlands 
 The lands of Westfield 
 The lands of the half of Pediesfield. 
 The Muir of Forrest of Longmure 
 The lands of Fochabers 
 The Mure of tire boat of Spey 
 The lauds of Innerallau & Glenbeg 
 The lands of Alter and Dollas 
 The lands of TuUieglennis 
 The lands of Sanquhar 
 The Laird of Burdsyards 
 The lands of Fleuris . 
 Lands of Grieshop and Brumyshope 
 The lands of Brodie . 
 The lands of Cowbin . 
 The lands of Drumreach 
 The Sea croft of Kyntessok 
 
 of Dernway 
 
 The Laird of Calder for Moyland 
 The lands of Hills & Haynings 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 014 00 00 
 
 013 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 014 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 013 06 06 
 013 06 08 
 
 013 06 08 
 010 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 [Blank] 
 [Blank] 
 004 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 014 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 004 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 000 06 08 
 002 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 
 186 06 06
 
 THE SHERRIFDOME OF 13AMFE. 
 
 135 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHEERIFDOME OF BAMFE. 
 
 BAMFE. 
 
 The lands of the Forest of Enzie propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Lands of the Forest of Boync propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Lands of Strathoun propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Grandonachtie [Glendowachie] propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Eothiemay and Corakenow [?] 
 
 The lands of Troup propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Inverugie propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Lands of Deskfuird propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Lands of Thaynedom of Boyne 
 
 The lands of Kilburne 
 
 The lands of Tulliecallon 
 
 The lands of Inverbroche [sic] 
 
 The lands of Lesmurdie 
 
 The lands of Keithmuire propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Corromes propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Ahericher [Abirchirder] propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Drumnakeith propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Eatty .... 
 
 Inde to the Kirk xiijs 1 1 1 Id. 
 The lands of Xetherdale 
 
 Inde to the kirke 
 Lands of Druirbright and Glenbeg 
 The lands of Carnousies 
 
 To the Kirk 
 The lands of Conway . 
 Lands of Inchervin and Cuvirme [Ivilburno] 
 
 To the Kirk 
 The lands of Gartule . 
 Lands of Balvenie propertie and tenendrie 
 The lands of Sandlant 
 The lands of Durne . 
 
 To the Kirk 
 The lands of Baldavie 
 
 To the Kirk 
 The lands of Achanasse 
 Tlie lands of Ardmallio and Culsarly . 
 Tlie lands of Bunchlaw [Brenilaw] 
 The lands of Outlaw and Tibert 
 
 Lib, i. d. 
 
 100 00 00 
 060 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 04G 13 04 
 003 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 016 13 04 
 
 008 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 001 06 08 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 08 04 
 012 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 00") 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 005 00 00
 
 136 
 
 THE IlETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 BAMFE. The lands of Muldavit 
 
 Tho lauds of Auchinhamperis . 
 
 The lands of Strathalvet propertie and tenendrie 
 
 To tlie Kirk 
 The lands of Findlater 
 
 To the Kirk 
 The fourt part and eighteen part of Castle field 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 
 The queen's lands that pays yearly to the Exchequer : — 
 
 The lands of Pittendrech . . . . 008 00 00 
 
 The lands of Ordie . . . . . 004 00 00 
 
 to the Kirk . . . 001 06 00 
 
 The lands of Blairshinnoch . . . . 005 00 00 
 
 to the Kirk . . .007 00 00 
 
 THE SPIRITUALL LANDS OF THE SHIRE OF BAMFF. 
 
 The Kirklands of Eothven . . . . 
 
 The Bishop of Aberdeen's lands 
 
 The lands of Strathieley pertaining to Abbot of Kinloss 
 
 The lands of Strathieley pertaining to Bishop of Moray 
 
 The lands of Galbots pertaining to my Lord Aberdeen 
 
 The lands of Dunlugus and Muirden . 
 
 Kirktoun of Strathalvet and Innerichen 
 
 The lands of Cuterick [aic, Aucliorsk] . 
 
 The lands of Lychinok [Lithnet] 
 
 The lands of Forgline 
 
 010 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 001 06 08 
 001 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 737 01 08 
 
 ABBRDEIN. 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHIEEFEDOM OF ABEEDEIK 
 
 The barony of Huntly or Strathbogie . 
 
 The barony of Slains the Earle of Erroll's 
 
 The Lord Elpbinston's lands of Kildrumy 
 
 The Lord Erskine's lands of Kelly and Balhagardy 
 
 The Earle Marshall for Aden . 
 
 Item, for Kyntore and Skeyne 
 
 The lord Sinclair for the lands of i^ewburgh . 
 
 200 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 060 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 043 00 00 
 021 10 00 
 021 00 00
 
 THE SHIREFEDOM OF ABERDEIX. 
 
 137 
 
 The Lord Forbes propcrtie and tenandrie 
 
 The Lord Borthwick for Aherdoure 
 
 James Gordon of Methlick for tlie same 
 
 The Laird of Tulliegowny 
 
 The Laird of Johnisleys for the same . 
 
 The laird of Pitsligo .... 
 
 The Laird of Tulquhon for the same . 
 
 The Laird of Tollies forbes 
 
 The Laird of Brux for the barony thereof 
 
 The Laird of Asloun for Syunaboth . 
 
 John Forbes of Bairness 
 
 The Laird of Skene .... 
 
 The Laird of Madler for the same and Foulshuntcr 
 
 The Laird of Thanestoun and Kinnellar 
 
 The Laird of Clocaroquteyes Forbes 
 
 The Laird of Johnstoun propertie and tenendrie 
 
 Laird of Geicht for barony of Sheves . 
 
 The Laird of Pitodrie for Carvechin and Gilcumstouu 
 
 James Gordon for the lands held of the Queen 
 
 The Laird of Littlefoley 
 
 The Laird of Aberzeldie 
 
 The Laird of Dalgctty 
 
 The Laird of ]\Iuiresk for part of xVuchterless 
 
 The Laird of Esselmonth 
 
 The Laird of Bokgollie [sic, Bucholy] . 
 
 The Laird of Dunbreck 
 
 The Laird of Achmaly [] Achmacoy] . 
 
 The Laird of Craigiefintry 
 
 The Laird of Pitmedden Abercrombie . 
 
 The Laird of Geight for Fetterletter 
 
 The Laird of Balnacraig 
 
 William Blakhall for Barraucht and Fiuersie 
 
 The Laird of Frendraucht 
 
 The Laird of Philorth 
 
 The Laird of Feddcrat 
 
 The Laird of Fyvie for the barony thereof 
 
 The Laird of Invermarkie for Ardgraine 
 
 The Laird of Schechin for Balgouny and Fingask 
 
 The Laird of Auchinhuitr 
 
 The Laird of Foverun 
 
 The Laird of ]\Ieldrum 
 
 The Laird of Udny and Auchlcviii 
 
 S 
 
 Lib. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 040 
 
 00 
 
 00 ABERDEI.V 
 
 030 
 
 00 
 
 00 — 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 0-10 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 018 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 050 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00
 
 138 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 ABBRDEiN. William King for Barraucht and Bourtie 
 
 The Laird of Drum .... 
 
 The Laird of Creichie 
 
 The Laird of Balquhen 
 
 The Laird of Pitcapill 
 
 The Laird of Garntullie for Slee, MuncufFer, and Fortrie 
 
 Thomas Tullocli for part of MuncufJer . 
 
 The Laird of Glenbervie for Kemnay . 
 
 The Laird of Inneraloquhy 
 
 Andro Chamber of Strequhcn . 
 
 The Laird of Halzaird 
 
 The Laird of Innermarkie for jjart of Creithie . 
 
 The Laird of Dalgarnofiutrie . 
 
 The Laird of Bodom .... 
 
 The Laird of Straloche for part of Creithie 
 
 The Laird of Fyvie for part of Auchterless 
 
 The Laird of Mayne .... 
 
 Thomas Menzies of Pitfoddels 
 
 Jon Grant of Baldallai;cht for Liveravan 
 
 William Strauchau of Glenkindie for the same . 
 
 John Leith portioner of Barns for his part 
 
 The Laird of Locht for his part of Kyndrocht . 
 
 John Panton of Pitmedden for his lands of Allachin 
 
 Ochterellon ..... 
 
 Towie Barclay .... 
 
 Ochtertoun and Logyruif [Logie Euthven] 
 
 Rainstoun and Mosstoun 
 
 The Laird of Stanewood for the same & Muchells 
 
 The Laird of Ouchterculle 
 
 The Laird of Craigor [? Craigievar] for the same 
 
 Patrick Leith for his lands of Harthill 
 
 Jonnet Leith for Aberzeldie and her part of Barnes 
 
 William Blackhall of that Ilk . 
 
 Thomas Crawfuird [sic, 1 Copland] for the lands of Udauch 
 
 Thomas Urrquhart for the lands of Fisherie 
 
 Thomas Chalmer for Lands of Cults and Methlik [?] 
 
 Portioner of Lautheris [Laithers] for the same 
 James Innes for the lands of Touchs and Pitfour 
 Gilbert Innes and Alexander Irvine for Eothiebrisbane , 
 Alexander Fraser of Durrous for Beltie 
 Johii Strauchan of Lenturk for the same 
 Andro Wood for his part of Fynersie . 
 
 Lib. 8, d. 
 
 003 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 009 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 009 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 009 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 001 00 00
 
 THE SHIREFEDOM OF ABERDEIN. 
 
 139 
 
 The Laird of ^laj'^ne for his lands of Eothven . 
 
 The Laird of Pitcurre for Drumljlait . 
 
 Alexander Dunbar for Peltfomerie [sic, Pitfindrie] 
 
 George Creichton for Conzie .... 
 
 Laird of Rattie for lands of Ardeone and Buchanstoun . 
 
 The Laird of Porterstoiin for the same . 
 
 James Wood for his lands of "Wauss and Birness 
 
 William Burnett for Gask .... 
 
 The Laird of Colleroroquhie, Lesley 
 
 Lord Glamis for his lands of Buthilrie, Courtistoun, and Drumgowan 
 
 The Laird of Kinfaunes for his lands of Lumphanan 
 
 The Laird of Innermarkie for Monycabell [Monycabok] 
 
 The Laird of Crabstoun .... 
 
 William Hay of Urie for Cromongorth 
 
 Geo. Gordon for his lands of Durlatheris 
 
 The Lord Innermeith for his lands of Durlatheris 
 
 Ros of Auchlossin, for Auchlossin 
 
 Alexander Gordon for Brakely and Midletoun of Knokmelows 
 
 Alexander Cuming of Culter for his lands of Culter Cuming 
 
 The lands of Drumers pertaining to W'"- Gordon 
 
 Lib. s. 
 
 d. 
 
 006 00 
 
 00 ABERDEIN 
 
 009 00 
 
 00 — 
 
 001 10 
 
 00 
 
 001 10 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 10 
 
 00 
 
 -an 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 015 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 THE KINGS LANDS WITHIN THE SHIRE OF ABERDEEN. 
 
 The lands of Stradie [Strathdee] Cromarr and Braemarr gives 
 
 yearly to the Exchequer ..... 
 Alexander Leslie of Wardess gives yearly by Exchequer 
 Item, His Graces lands in Cowll holden feu in Laird of Drums 
 
 hands ....... 
 
 Item, His Grace's fewlands of O'neill, Kincraigie Muirtoun 
 
 Whereof lib. 13, 10s. to the King and lib. 1, 6s. to the 
 
 Bishop of Aberdeen which lands are in the hands of 
 
 Patrick Forbes. 
 Item, The barons of Inqueist forsaid kenns not perfytlie the 
 
 Queen's Grace's lands forsaid of old extent, but referrs 
 
 the same to the Rolls of Exchequr. 
 
 600 00 00 
 220 00 00 
 
 009 00 00 
 Oil 16 00 
 
 THE SPIRITUALL MEN'S LANDS WITHIN SAID SHIRE. 
 
 The Archbishop of St Andrews his lands and baronies of 
 
 Moniemusk . . . . . . 040 00 00 
 
 The bishop of Aberdeens lands of Wnsv, Tiillincsstl, ]\ayne, 
 
 Davioch. ...... 080 00 00
 
 140 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRE8. 
 
 ABKRDEiN. Tlic Abbot of Abberbrothick lands of Tarves and Fyvie 
 — Tlic Abl)ot of Lyndores lands of Fintry and Coolsamoney 
 The Abbot of Deirs lands .... 
 The Abbot of Cowpars lands .... 
 The Abbot of Kinloss lands .... 
 The Pryor of Moniemusk lands and Mayns thereof 
 The Parson of Kingcardins lands and barony of O'neill 
 The Parson of Turiifs lands of Kirktoun of Turilfe 
 The Prior of St Andrew's lands of Kirktoun of Bortie . 
 The Dean of Aberdeen's lands of Deantown and Dilspro 
 The Parson of Balhelvies lands of Blairtoun 
 The Principall of the College of Aberdeen's lands of Colyn 
 
 Badnakeddle Ardrail and Kirktoun of Slains 
 The lands of Westshall .... 
 
 The Parson of Oyne's lands of Kirktown of Oyne 
 Mr Arthur Telfer's lands of Kirktoun of Obyne 
 The Viccar of Porogis [Forgue] lands of the Kirktoun thereof 
 The Theasaurer of Aberdeens lands of Kirktoun of Daviot & 
 
 Mounie ...... 
 
 The Archdean of Aberdeen's lands of the Kirktown of Rayne 
 
 Tlie lands of Spittell of the Sub-chantorie 
 
 The Parson of Innernochty lands of Kilbothick 
 
 The Chantor of Aberdeens lands of the Kirktown of Auchtcrlcs 
 
 The Kirktoun of Kikrymorie [sic, Kildrummie] 
 
 Pittentorg pertaining to the parson of Cuishny 
 
 The Kirktoun of Glenbucket .... 
 
 The Parson of Cletts lands, ane plough of Christs Kirk 
 The Parson of Moniemusks lands of Bavak 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 020 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 000 13 04 
 
 005 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 003 06 08 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 000 10 00 
 000 10 00 
 000 10 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 2571 02 08 
 
 KINCARDIN. 
 
 EETOUR OF THE LANDS IN THE SHEEIFFDOM 
 OF KINCAEDIN. 
 
 The Barrony of Tullieboy 
 
 Park of Drum and Badarow 
 
 Straichan and Culperso 
 
 Leyes 
 
 Durris 
 
 Crechnitillie Regis 
 
 Fineone [also Findone] 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 008 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFFDOM OF KINCARDIN. 
 
 141 
 
 The Baronie of Cowie viz. Elsich, MuchaUs and Urie 
 Fettereso ..... 
 
 Uras ...... 
 
 Dunottar ..... 
 
 Hiltoun and Linniger .... 
 
 Barony of Glenbervy and Banes, Auchkedic and Inchmarlo per 
 
 taining to the Laird of Glenbervy in all retoured to 
 Thanestoun ...... 
 
 Easter Kynneff, Buitift and Largisland with the pendicles 
 Pitcarvy ...... 
 
 AUerdes ...... 
 
 The barony of Arbuthnot .... 
 
 The other nine parts of Innerbervy pertaining to Earl Marischall 
 
 the laird of Arbuthnot, Halgreen & Mr David Lindsay 
 Benholme 
 
 Slain s and Fawside 
 The lands of Arbirnie 
 Balhauder [Balhandro] 
 Laurantoun . 
 Jaickistoun Skidrickmur 
 Craigie 
 
 Bardrepertoun [Wardropertoiui] 
 Canterland & Cuningstoun 
 Morphie !Meikle 
 ]\Iorphie Eraser 
 Haltoun and Balmalidie 
 Englishmadie 
 The Baronie of Barnis 
 Dulledies 
 
 Dissoloun [Discloune] 
 Woidcomes [Woodtone] 
 Xewdesk 
 Balfour 
 Balmayre 
 
 Craignestoun & Drumellie 
 Glenshauch . 
 Drumtochtie . 
 The Barony of Monydnis 
 Cairntoun 
 Coulie 
 Portertoun 
 "Whiterigs and liedniyre 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 020 00 00 KIXCARDIK. 
 
 020 00 00 — 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 027 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00
 
 142 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 Lib. 
 
 d. 
 
 KiNOARDiN. Middleton 
 
 Ilalkortoun . 
 
 Tliornetoun . 
 
 Easter Strache 
 
 Pittarow 
 
 Drumnager 
 
 Garvock 
 
 Nether Craigneston 
 
 Wester Kyneff 
 
 The thanedom of Fettercairn, Aberlethnot pertaining to John 
 Wood, John Strachan, and to tlie Laird of Brodland in the 
 haill ....... 
 
 006 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 378 00 00 
 
 ANGUS. 
 
 THE TAXT ROLL OF AXGUS. 
 
 QUARTER OF DUNDIE. 
 
 Imjyinmis, The barony of Iveithymore pertaining to the Earl of 
 Buchan his pairt thereof . . . . , 
 
 The barony of ISTewtyre and Ochtertyre in the hands of my 
 Lord Oliphant and Pitcur 
 
 Tullibodies part of Keithymore 
 
 The barony of Xevay .... 
 
 The barony of Esse . . . . 
 
 The Haltoun of do. . 
 
 The barony of Glaniis 
 
 The lands of Powrie-Ogilvie with Wester Powrie 
 
 The lands of Thornetoun 
 
 The lands of Wester Drumnone 
 
 The lands of Easter Drumnone 
 
 The lands of Haystoun & Scrogiefield . 
 
 The lands of Brigtoun Straichane 
 
 The lands of Irmerichtie 
 
 lands of Eancaldrum with tenents and tenendries 
 
 The barony of Innerarity 
 
 The lands of Meikleour 
 
 The lands of Kirkbuddo 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 025 00 00 
 018 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 002 10 00 
 
 002 10 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 020 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00
 
 THE TAXT ROLL OF ANGUS. 
 
 143 
 
 The barony of Duny . 
 
 The lands of Achinleck 
 
 The lands of Easter Brightie . 
 
 The lands of Ardowrie 
 
 The lands of Lawis and Baldowy 
 
 The Kirktoun of Monyfuith 
 
 The Grange of Monyfuith 
 
 The lands of Athebetoun [] Auchedin] 
 
 The lands of Balmossy and Eglismuth 
 
 The lands of Balgillo Gray 
 
 The lands of Lumlathin 
 
 The lands of Kingany with Legisland 
 
 The lands of Unoquhy 
 
 The lands of Finlarge . 
 
 The lands of Wester Brichtie . 
 
 The lands of Garryes . 
 
 The lands of Maynes of Balumbie 
 
 The Westtield of Dundie 
 
 The barony of Uudhope -with teneuts and tenendries 
 
 The lands of Drumgeith 
 
 The lands of Pitcarro . 
 
 The lands of Gotherestoun 
 
 The Maynes of Strathduchtie [i^'c] 
 
 The lands of Whyteiield 
 
 The lands of Balmurie 
 
 The halfe lands of Tiling, Campbell 
 
 The other half therof, ^Maxwell 
 
 The lands of Balkello 
 
 The lands of Baltherome [fie] . 
 
 The barony of Auchterhous 
 
 The lands of Scottistoun 
 
 The lands of Hedderlaw alias llenrystoun 
 
 The lands of Adamestoun 
 
 The barony of Lundie 
 
 The lands of Ardblair and Baldowrie 
 
 The lands of Erlistradichtie jNIaynis 
 
 The lands of Petty 
 
 The lands of Pitcur, Gask, and Balgovie 
 
 The lands of Balewry [sic] 
 
 The lands of Wester Kelor 
 
 The lands of Balgillowy, Blair 
 
 The lands of Ledcrietl" 3 lib. . 
 
 Lib, s. 
 
 d. 
 
 050 00 
 
 00 ANGUS. 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 OOG 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 015 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 13 
 
 ot 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 10 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 06 
 
 OS 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 012 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00
 
 144 TJ^E KETOUllED DEWTIES OF THE UAILL WIIYRES. 
 
 ANGUS. The lands of Baldovan 
 — The third part lands of Miltoun Craij 
 The lands of Clavcrhouse 
 
 Lih. s. il, 
 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 QUARTER OF KYKEMURE. 
 
 The lands of Panlathie and third part of Pitcomry 
 
 The two part lands of Pitcomry 
 
 The lands of Pitmowis 
 
 The barony of Craigs, Glenegley Wester Dary, Easter Craigs 
 
 and Overcraigs 20 lib. 
 The lands of Wester Craigs 
 The lands of Drumsloquyes 
 The lands of Auchrany beside Airlie . 
 The lands of Baithlowmanes . 
 The lands of Formnal and Fornathie . 
 The barony of Linthrathin 
 The lands of Glenquharitie 
 The lands of Easter Campsie and Balnavele 
 The lands of Wester Campsie . 
 The lands of Cruden Barclay . 
 The Maynes of Airlie . 
 The land of Redy & Kynaltie . 
 The lands of Baikie, propertie and tenendrie 
 Longlands quarter of Brydestoun 
 The lands of Cuikston and halfe of Blacktoun 
 The lands of Euthven Davie . 
 Brigtoun of Euthven with the Mill 
 The barony of Clova . 
 
 Lands of Cortaquhey propertie and tenendrie 
 The lands of Glenprossen 
 The Kirktown of Keyremuir with the Mill 
 The Laird of Logics part of Kirktoun 
 The barony of Innerquharitie . 
 The lands of Cramonthynche \sic\ 
 The lands of Kintyre . 
 The lands of Balnagarno 
 
 The lands of Ivineroquhies Easter and Wester 
 The lands of Auchluhie 
 
 The lands of Glaswell and Carnbirnis ['? Tulbirnis 
 The lands of Balmukatics 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 010 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 000 05 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 006 00 00
 
 THE TAXT ROLL OF ANGUS. 
 
 145 
 
 The barony of Logie Wischart 
 
 The barony of Finaven and Forest of Platane with tenendries 
 
 The halfe lauds of Ealingstor loyes 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 010 00 00 ANGUS. 
 
 010 00 00 — 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 QUARTER OF ABERBROTHOK. 
 
 The lands of Eossie of that Ilk 
 
 The lands of Ullishawin 
 
 The lands of Laldovie, Melville 
 
 The lands of Dysert . 
 
 Lands of Anainie 
 
 The lands of Fullertoun 
 
 The lands of Bonytoun 
 
 The landes of Baynemoyes [also Balnamounis] 
 
 The lands of Little Carcary 
 
 The lands of Fetheys . 
 
 The lands of Kynnell, propertie and tenendrie 
 
 The lands of Kynblathmont . 
 
 The barony of Innerkelor 
 
 The lands of Kinnaird Carnegy 
 
 The lands of Connansyth 
 
 Tlic barony of Guthry 
 
 The lands of Gardin with Preseock and Leock 
 
 The lands of Lunan, Ruthven and Drumkilbo each of them £5 
 
 The lands of Balmashanar .... 
 
 Tlie lands of Flymingtoun .... 
 
 The lands of IModway [Woodway] and Pochgarroch [Polgaroch] 
 
 The lands of Incheoch, Annastoun Bowlane 
 
 The lands of Achterforfar 
 
 The lands of ]>alglassy 
 
 The lands of Melgund Craniond 
 
 Lands of Melgund, Beaton 
 
 Innerpelferis and Haltoun 
 
 Barony of Kellio 
 
 Barony of Pan mure with tenendries, etc. 
 
 The lands of Panbryd 
 
 The lauds of Curings, Tiruugis 
 
 Tlie lands of Balgyes, M'Gill . 
 
 The lands of Old IMontrosc 
 
 The lands of Muir IMylnis 
 
 Lands of Mcikle Carcanry 
 
 Lands of Muir Leddriwood 
 
 008 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 007 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 008 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 OOG 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 001 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00
 
 140 
 
 THE llETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 ANGUS. QUARTER OF BUECHIN. 
 
 Tlic lands of Newbigging, Chambers . 
 
 The halfe lands of Arrot of that Ilk . 
 
 The lands of Luchland 
 
 The lands of Cuikston beside Brechine 
 
 The lands of Carreldston 
 
 The lands of Balnabreich 
 
 The lands of Watterston 
 
 The lands of Kynaber 
 
 Lands of Burnfield 
 
 The barony of Tanadaes 
 
 The lands of ]\Iemas . 
 
 The lands of Wester Ogil 
 
 Ivinzaltie propertie and tenendrie pertaining to the 
 
 Buchan .... 
 The barony of Ferney 
 
 Barony of Menmuir propertie and tenendrie 
 Lands of Boigtoun and Balhavie 
 Lands of Glenesk 
 Lands of Dunloppie . 
 Lands of Pearth and Balloquhy 
 Lands of Gallauray, Oliphant , 
 Lands of Craigois 
 Barony of Dune 
 Lands of Pitforkie 
 Feu lands of temporality of Brechin 
 
 Earle of 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 001 10 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 014 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 050 00 00 
 013 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 1129 18 04 
 
 PEARTH. 
 
 THE TAXT EOLL OF THE SCHIEEFDOM OF PEAETH. 
 
 Foulis in the hands of Gray 
 Kingudie in hands of Scrymgeor 
 Longforgan in hands of Lords Gray and Glamis 
 Inchistures Lord Glamis & Kinnaird . 
 Polgavie in hands of Hay of Yester and Maxwell 
 Barony of Balegirno, Lord Crichton & Dirleton 
 Foss in hands of Earl of Athol 
 Kinnaird in hands of Lord Kinnaird . 
 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 014 00 00
 
 THE SCHIREFDOM OF PEARTH. 
 
 14' 
 
 Eait in the hands of Bruce 
 
 Cardney held by the Earle of Rothes , 
 
 Buttergask, Colace, Kinossie Langlands 
 
 Buttergask in hands of Lord Gray 
 
 Barony of Aberdalgie, Gask and Dupplin licld by Lord Oliphant 
 
 Barony of Euthven & pertinents 
 
 Barony of Craigie in hands of Ross 
 
 Barony of Kinfauns in hands of Charteris, Chambers and Ross 
 
 Gairntullie in the hands of Stewart 
 
 Monyvaird in hands of Toshach 
 
 Glastoun in the hands of Herring 
 
 Callie in the hands of Butler . 
 
 Muirtoun of Ardblair in hands of Blair 
 
 Barony of Rattray in the hands of Atholl 
 
 Tullibarnie -with the pertinents in the hands of !Murray 
 
 Kincairn in hands of Lord Graham 
 
 Strowan in the hands of Athol, Robertsons of i'askally and 
 
 Strowan 
 Lude in the hands of Inchmartin 
 Earledom of Atholl 
 Lochwood and Forest of Cluney 
 Barony of Weyme held by Menzies 
 Moncriefe 
 
 Quarterum Oliphant of Pitcathlie 
 Barony of Ogilvie in hands of Murray 
 Barony of Alyth in hands of Earl of Crawford 
 Barony of Baltrodie in hands of Crawford 
 Ardormey in Scrymgeors hands 
 Inchmartin in the hands of Ogilvy 
 Abernethy (exceptis terris admiralitatus) 
 Logieamond held by Hay 
 Hiltoun and Kirktoun INIuillars 
 Aberuthven in Lord Grahams hands . 
 Kelty in the hands of Bonar . 
 Blair-strowie in hands of Barclay 
 Kippenross in hands of Kinross 
 Ardargie in hands of Oliphant 
 Polmais, Cunningham ^lurray 
 Rodger fieldie held by Livingston 
 Ochtermuchany in hands of Cunniugliam 
 Eingask in hands of Dundas . 
 Kcir in the hands of Stirling . 
 
 Lib. s. (I. 
 
 014 00 00 PEARTH. 
 
 010 00 00 — 
 
 015 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 032 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 OIG 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 050 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 OIG 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 050 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 025 00 00
 
 148 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 PBARTH. Glenegles in hands of Haldane 
 Fordell in hands of Scrynigeor 
 Bandoch in Earl of Crawfords hands 
 Pitfour in hands of Cochrane . 
 Abernytie in hands of Crichton 
 Meigle in Earl of Crawford's hands 
 Monorgan, do. 
 
 Knceland in hands of Earl Marischal 
 Wester Eslundie [Esindy] in hands of Blair 
 Eorleyis held by Laird of Moncur 
 Easter Eslundie held by Dowhill 
 Unthank in hands of Moncur . 
 Kinloch in hands of Lindsay «S; Scrymgeor 
 Ivinmonth in hands of Tullie and Ramsay 
 Archalzao in hands of Oliphant 
 Drumlocliie in hands of Chamber 
 iN'orth & West Ballo held by Scrymgeor 
 Duncrub in the hands of Eollok 
 Three quarter of Monzie (Scotts) 
 Thanesland of Dynning in hands of EoUock 
 Kippens held by Haldan 
 Murthlie held by Abercromby 
 Muling held by Ferguson 
 Eorgendenie held by Crichton and Halliburton 
 The Lordship of Methven 
 The Lordship of Monteith 
 The barony of Errol ... 
 Lands of Kinnoiill 
 Barony of Innermeith 
 Lands of Balhousie 
 Cartock held by Barclay of Towie 
 Luncartie held by Pitscottie . 
 Bamffe held by Ramsay 
 Pitwhannartie held by Keir 
 Barony of Drummond, Cargill and Kingcardin held by Lord 
 
 Drummond 
 Gormock held by Butter 
 Einlarit held by Campbell 
 Auchmayat held by James Campbell 
 Glensheoch, Glendorcli in hands of Arthur Campbell 
 Bovane, Craigor, Easter Arquhalzie in hands of Macnab 
 Lands of Ardchastle and Defaunes, held by Liverpeflfrey 
 
 Lib. 8. d. 
 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 012 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 100 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00
 
 THE SCHIREFDOM OF PEARTH. 
 
 149 
 
 Tulliechetill in hands of Riddoch 
 
 Barony of Strathyre held by Buchanan 
 
 Ardowan held Ijy Haldan & K'apier 
 
 Ragortoun held by Crichton and Ruthven 
 
 The Ladie Banden 3rd part therof 
 
 Cortley held by Methvcn 
 
 Barony of ^loncur 
 
 Easter Elcho, Balchabrane and Craigtown Wey 
 
 The temple lands of Muthill . 
 
 Moness held by Fleming 
 
 Drumsewan .... 
 
 Fandowie .... 
 
 Glendovack held by Balwearie 
 
 Strathardle in hands of IMaxwell Weymes & Scott 
 
 Lukie, Strowie held by Bishop of Dunblane 
 
 Cultmalindie held by Bruce 
 
 Carnbaldie in hands of Bonar . 
 
 Barony of Ochtergavin (Ross) . 
 
 Cuthilgourdie held by Douglas of Pitcairn 
 
 Ratovin (?) held by Rattray . 
 
 Barony of Kelor held by Lochleven 
 
 Easter Moncreiffe 
 
 Wester do. ... 
 
 Til)bermalloch 
 
 Dalpatrick 3 parts 
 
 Lib. s. 
 
 d. 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 PEARTH 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 — 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 030 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 030 00 
 
 00 
 
 OO;') 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 015 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 10 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 15 
 
 00 
 
 1598 15 00 
 
 RETOUR OF FREEHOLDERS OF STRATIIERNE. 
 
 Boirland pertaining to Drummond .... 060 00 00 
 
 Wester Cambuschiney pertaining to James Chisholm of Cromlix 
 
 and Malcolm Kinross of Kippenrate equallie . . 003 06 08 
 
 Pitzellony pertaining to John Drummond . . . 003 00 00 
 
 Coudoun pertaining to John ^Murray of Aberuchill . . 002 00 00 
 
 Comry . . . . . . . 005 00 00 
 
 Duclilag in hands of Alex. Drummond of Megor . . 002 00 00 
 
 Orchill pertaining to Mungo Graham .... 004 00 00 
 
 Cowgask pertaining to my Lord Gowrie . . . 005 00 00 
 
 Cultiequhcy ....... 005 00 00 
 
 Half of Ardoch pLTtainiiig to Cultiequhey . . . 000 13 04 
 
 Dundovan Lindsay pertaining to Lord Lindsay . . 005 00 00 
 
 Quarter of Moiizio pertaining to Andro Toscheoch . . 004 00 00
 
 150 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 PEARTH. Fossoqiihcy ..... 
 — Auclilinistyes pertaining to Lord Marr 
 
 Strathie-chaniber pertaining to iJothayock youngtir 
 
 Strathie-boyes .... 
 
 Pitmadie pertaining to Walter Tullock 
 
 Rossie Elphinstouu .... 
 
 Colquhylie pertaining to John ])rumniond and .Fanios Chisholni 
 
 of Cromlin .... 
 
 ]\Iegors pertaining to Alexander Druniruond 
 Clauchadroinn pertaining to Patrick Cairney . 
 Panholls pertaining to "William Graham 
 Tullieallan ..... 
 Carnbo Stewart pertaining to Garntullie 
 Arnebeg pertaining to the Laird of Glenurchie . 
 Darro pertaining to him 
 
 Edinkip „ „ . . . 
 
 Kingartmor „ „ . . . 
 
 Eisthill with the hill pertaining to James Chisholm 
 Dauchlewny pertaining to Henry Stirling of Ardoch 
 Balhaldie pertaining to the Laird of Drumquhasill 
 Drumess [Drumness] pertaining to the Laird of Keir 
 Kippenrate ..... 
 Culyngs Drummond pertaining to Alex. Drummond of Megors 
 Kilbryd pertaining to my Lord Grahame 
 Dullaries pertaining to Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre 
 Ouchinpheloch pertauiing to John Murray of Strowan and Alex 
 
 ander Drumond of IMegors 
 Straid pertaining to Strowan . 
 Pinglen pertaining to him and William Eeddoch 
 Auchinboyes and Ballinlews pertaining to the Laird of Durie 
 French [or Eornoth] pertaining to James Chisholm 
 Drumshork pertaining to Alexander Drummond of Me, 
 Garvoch held by Graham 
 
 Summa 
 
 Lib. 8. d. 
 
 015 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 005 06 08 
 
 002 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 13 04 
 
 003 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 003 06 08 
 020 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 000 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 
 268 06 09 
 
 RETOUR OF THE FREEHOLDERS IN MONTEITH. 
 
 Burnbank, Boirfield, Culziechat, and Easter Arnat pertaming to 
 
 Laird Muschet . . . . . . 005 00 00 
 
 Arnegivoun, Forrester and Campbell .... 005 00 00 
 
 Gartmoir pertaining to Elizabeth Erskine . . . 005 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFDOME OF FFYFE. 
 
 151 
 
 Gartavcrtoun pertaining to Aiidro Macfarlane . 
 
 do. „ to William Graham 
 
 Achyle pertaining to James Stirling 
 Brochoill pertaining to Baron Leitch . 
 Boquhoples pertaining to Laird Xorie . 
 Drumgzie pertaining to John Drummond 
 Drumgzie pertaining to Patrick Graliam 
 The lands pertaining to George Graham of Boquhople . 
 Torrie Wester pertaining to "Walter Graham 
 Dullator pertaining to my Lord Argyll 
 
 Callintowie [sic] and Camluiswallace pertaining to Duntreath 
 Boquhople and Brockland "Wester pertaining to Keir . 
 Leny pertaining to the Laird of Leney 
 Drumgzie pertaining to Donald CampbeU alias RoLerts(jn 
 Balemart pertaining to "Walter Buchanan 
 
 Lifj. s. d. 
 
 002 00 00 PEARTU. 
 
 001 00 00 — 
 001 00 00 
 000 OG 08 
 008 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 000 OG 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 003 OG 08 
 008 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 001 05 00 
 
 060 04 04 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHERIFDO:\IE OF FFYFE. 
 
 KKVKE. 
 
 QUARTER OF EDYN. 
 
 The barony of Arngosk with Kippo 
 
 Cathokill 
 
 Bacanquell [Balcanquill] 
 
 Pitincartie and Lady Urquhart 
 
 The Easter part of Strathmeglo 
 
 Easter Pitlour 
 
 "Wester Pitlour 
 
 Demperstoun with Digytslands 
 
 Westerdron . 
 
 Redie 
 
 Hildron 
 
 The barony of Balnabreich 
 
 Dunltug 
 
 Cullerney 
 
 Balmediesydc 
 
 Pitanchope 
 
 Eister Lumbany 
 
 "Wester Lumbany 
 
 016 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 01.') 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00
 
 152 THE RETOURED DEWTIE8 OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 FFYFE. Pitcairlcy [Pittarlio] 
 Mugdruni 
 
 Parbioth, Ladisfrone, Seatouu 
 Ladisfrone Barclay 
 Lochmalenny 
 Creich 
 
 The barony of Monquliany with the annuell of Ferney 
 The two Kynsleiif 
 Myrecarny 
 Pitblado 
 Hilcarny 
 Kilmarone 
 Tor . 
 
 Killock [also Lilock] 
 The Month . 
 Cringask [Kingask] 
 Pittincreiff 
 Foxtoun 
 "Wester Ferney 
 Drumclothop . 
 Wester Eankellor 
 Kilquhiss 
 
 Carslogie with Tornakitcrs 
 Easter Forret with the annuell 
 Torcaithlock with the annuell . 
 K^ittedie and Craigfarquhar 
 Cruvy, Brighouse and Logie . 
 The barony of Cruvy in propertie 
 Lucklaw 
 Torforret 
 Neather Caithlok 
 Segy . 
 
 Lucliers Bruce 
 
 Luchers Forbes with the tenendrie 
 Luchers Eamsay 
 Muncuris lands 
 The Ptynd . 
 
 Thaynslands [vocat Tliamslands] 
 Strauchanrig lands [sic] 
 The quarter of Mortoun or Kippeshaid 
 The barony of IMachatoun with tenents and tenendries 
 Litle Friertoun [sic] .... 
 
 lAb. 8. d. 
 004 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 024 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 001 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFDOME OF FFYFE. 
 
 153 
 
 FloshiU 
 
 Innerdavet Lightoun 
 
 The Ferrie boat 
 
 The Xewtoun 
 
 Innerdavet Lessells 
 
 Laverock law 
 
 Sandfurd Xairne and 
 
 Balcomonth . 
 
 Kinneir 
 
 Ballmullo 
 
 Pitcullo 
 
 The fie lands of Lindores 
 
 Craiglands of Friertoun 
 
 Litle Newton 
 
 Lib. t. d. 
 
 002 00 00 FFYFE. 
 
 003 00 00 — 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 THE CONSTABULARIE OF CRAILL. 
 
 Bawbett 
 
 Kilduncan 
 
 Cuikstoun 
 
 The barony of Cammo 
 
 N"ewhall and Letham . 
 
 Balcomy 
 
 lianderstoun . 
 
 Wilmestoun . 
 
 Pincartoun and Pittcowie 
 
 Ardrie 
 
 Reidwalls 
 
 Barnis 
 
 Caplowy [also Caplie] 
 
 Anstruther 
 
 Balhousie and Gordounshall 
 
 Balmonth 
 
 Driimravock . 
 
 The barony (jf Carnbie 
 
 The barony of Kellie . 
 
 Abercrombie . 
 
 Balcaskie and Ewingstoun 
 
 Ardross 
 
 Kilbratliniont 
 
 Rcrris [Rires] 
 
 Sandfuird Duddingstoun 
 
 Kingcrai':' 
 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 u
 
 154 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 FFYFE. Lathallan 
 Bannidl 
 Cassingray 
 Stratharlie 
 Pitcruvie 
 Ediiidownie , 
 Gibblistoun . 
 Cameron 
 
 Balcornie [BalconiKj] 
 Langsyd 
 Keirns 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 001 10 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 003 00 00 
 000 10 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 QUAllTER OF LEVIN. 
 
 The barony of Lundie 
 
 The barony of Tassis . 
 
 The barony of Craighall 
 
 The third part of the barony of Craighall 
 
 Easter Pitscottie and Duray . 
 
 Eumgallie 
 
 Wester Tarbet and halfe of Balwearie [] Balbirnie] 
 
 Sipsies 
 
 The two parts of Cassindillie . 
 
 Carskendow . 
 
 Skelpie 
 
 The barony of Quyhtlie 
 
 The barony of Pitlessie 
 
 Burnturk 
 
 Dabufield [1 Downfield] 
 
 Cletty 
 
 Castlefield of Cowpar . 
 
 Coleistoun 
 
 Dury 
 
 Drumare 
 
 Kennowie 
 
 Donyface 
 
 Litle Balcurroquhey [Balcuryquhy] 
 
 Meikle Balcurroquhey 
 
 Duving 
 
 Auchtermorny 
 
 Caraldstoun . 
 
 Pyetstoun 
 
 020 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 012 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 006 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 00 i 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFDOME OF FFYFE. 
 
 151 
 
 Eamelry 
 
 Ballingall 
 
 HolkethiU . 
 
 Ramsays Forther 
 
 Wester Lathrisk 
 
 Orky . 
 
 Easter Lathrisk 
 
 Fairley's lands 
 
 The south syde of Balbirny 
 
 Bruntoun and Dalginche 
 
 Markinch Easter 
 
 Markinch Wester 
 
 Tretoun and Kewtoun 
 
 Schethin 
 
 Balgony, Miltoiin ITospitall ■with portiii 
 
 The Maw 
 
 Wemyss Easter 
 
 Wemyss AYester 
 
 Tulliebreck . 
 
 The East part of Dysert 
 
 The West part of Dysert 
 
 Ravinscraig, Wilstoun and Carnbarry 
 
 Wester Touch 
 
 Innerteill 
 
 Skeithney 
 
 Easter Strathour 
 
 Auchinmontie 
 
 Kymmonth [Kinninmonth] 
 
 Cardownie 
 
 The barony of Leshe with Strathanny 
 
 Ghisslie 
 
 Ballo . 
 
 Coneland 
 
 Bandone 
 
 Coule 
 
 Powrane 
 
 Kilgour 
 
 Cashc 
 
 Wester U"r(|uhart and Mithlle Ur([uhai 
 
 Lippe Urquliart 
 
 Corstoun 
 
 onts 
 
 md Pitcairne 
 
 Lib. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 FlYFE 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 — 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 i 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 OU 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 1 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 U05 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00
 
 15 G THE IlETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 FFYFE. THE QUARTER OF INNERKEITHING. 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 Balraine . . . . . . . 002 00 00 
 
 Wester Balelie . . . . . . 001 00 00 
 
 The barony of Aberdour — viz., the Maynes, Dauchic, Ilumbers 
 
 and two Balbartains . . . . . 020 00 00 
 
 Glasmouth with the pertinents .... 020 00 00 
 
 The Castlerigs of Kinghorne ..... 000 10 00 
 
 Easter Pittedie ". . . . . . 001 10 00 
 
 Wester Pittedie . . . . . . 001 10 00 
 
 Tyrie, Sefield, and Grange . . . . . 010 00 00 
 
 Lord Glaniis land in Kingliorne . . . . 012 00 00 
 
 Dalgathie . . . . . . . 005 00 00 
 
 Cowcairny ....... 003 00 00 
 
 The barony of Fordell . . . . . 016 00 00 
 
 Pittadro ....... 005 00 00 
 
 Balbrogie and Castelland . . . . . 007 00 00 
 
 Deulls (]) and Spenserfield ..... 004 00 00 
 
 Hillfield, Brodland, and Mill land . . , . 010 00 00 
 
 The barony of Rossyth . . . . . 016 00 00 
 
 The Wester part of Lochersrie [Locherschyre] . . . . 014 00 00 
 
 The Loch heid . . . . . . 001 00 00 
 
 Lochgellie ....... 003 00 00 
 
 Ludfinnante [or Lumphanan ?] .... 003 00 00 
 
 Pitcarne and Cowquhales ..... 006 00 00 
 
 Eaith, Glenistoun and Powgull . . . . 003 00 00 
 
 The Easter part of Lochorshire .... 004 00 00 
 
 The Muirtoun, Strarudie, and Drumdonakl . . . 002 00 00 
 
 The two part of East Newtoun . . . . 001 00 00 
 
 Balbathie . . . . . . . 002 00 00 
 
 THE QUARTER OF DUNFERMLING. 
 
 PittencriefFe, Galorig and Clune 
 
 Urquhart 
 
 The twa part of Pitfirreu 
 
 Pitconnaquhies 
 
 Pitdones 
 
 Half Carno (also Garno) 
 
 Bredhmd, Sawline, Sandiedub (?) 
 
 Black Saulen . 
 
 Cleishes 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 004 00 00
 
 SHERIFDOME OF CLAKMANAN — SHERIFFDOM OF STIRLING. 15V 
 
 The lands of Crambeth except Lindsay's part 
 
 Lindsay's part of Crambeth and Cleisli 
 
 Touchindad (?) 
 
 Allardyce with annuell of Cranbeth 
 
 Cowdrane witli the !Maw 
 
 Tullieboill .... 
 
 Lib. t. d. 
 
 004 00 00 
 00.5 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 Gso^ilToo 
 
 FFTTE. 
 
 TAXT ROLL OF THE SHERIFDOME OF CLAK^LVXAN 
 
 The barony of Menstrie 
 
 The barony of Tulliebody 
 
 The barony of Sauchie 
 
 The barony of Alloay and Forrest 
 
 The barony of Clakmanan 
 
 The barony of Shambodie 
 
 The barony of Kennet 
 
 V.N AX. 
 
 CLAK- 
 
 
 MANAS 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 040 00 00 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 
 KIRKLANDS IN THE SHERIFDOME. 
 
 The patrimony of Cambuskennetli 
 
 jMaynes of Doller, Bank, Craighead, and Sheiidale, held of tin 
 
 Abbey of Duufennline .... 
 The lands of Dollerkill, held of the Bishop of JJunkeld 
 The barony of Tulliecultrie the King's propertie 
 
 02 G 1.3 04 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 00.') 00 00 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 2i;i 1:5 01 
 
 TAXT ROLL OF SHERIFFDOM OF STIRLIXCJ. 
 
 Tlie barony of llayning 
 
 The barony of Callender 
 
 Auchincloich . 
 
 Cattesclouch . 
 
 I'olknaif Levingston . 
 
 Ramsay Lands pertaining to '^V Henry 
 
 Daders \><ic, Dalderse] 
 
 Fouli.- 
 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 00") 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 oor. 00 00 
 
 006 13 04
 
 158 
 
 THE JIETOUUED UEWTIES OF THE IIAILL SllYIiES. 
 
 STiinjNO. Skailhmuro 
 
 Castlecary ..... 
 
 Tho barony of Alvcth and l^orse 
 
 The barony of Artlibissat with Sandiland's ]auds 
 
 Tlie barony of Ilarbertshyre in propertio and tcnendrie 
 
 The Laird of Garden for a piece of land of Torwood and Gunershaw 
 
 The barony of Elpliinstoun 
 
 The lands of Quarrcll .... 
 
 The barony of Eeam with pertinents . 
 
 Polniais Cunningham .... 
 
 His lands in Slamanan 
 
 His lands in Arthbc, Powfouls, and Powknave 
 
 His lands of Bothaldie 
 
 His lands of Bissetlands beside Stirling : Heddefield, Torbrcx 
 
 and Levielands .... 
 The barony of Baquhadrock 
 
 The barony of Bannockburn with tenents & tenendries 
 Cambnsbarron .... 
 
 Goldenlmif [Cultinhuiff] 
 
 Cangler ..... 
 
 Meikle Sauchie .... 
 
 Dundaffeniur ..... 
 Half of Inverallen .... 
 Athray ..... 
 
 Queenshauch ..... 
 Morningside ..... 
 Whyterig ..... 
 The barony of Touchfrazer 
 
 Gargunnoch ..... 
 Leckies Easter and Wester 
 Culbeg and Culmore .... 
 The barony of Boquhan 
 Torrenterran with part of Slamanan 
 Garden witli the annexis 
 
 The barony of Bochlyvie with the tenendries . 
 The barony of Fintrie 
 
 The barony of Mugdock with the tenendries 
 Kilsyth ..... 
 
 The barony of Auchtermony . 
 The barony of Buchanan 
 INIy Lord Kilmaurcs lands with Croyes 
 The Laird of Merchisionns lands 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 002 10 00 
 002 10 00 
 040 00 00 
 
 015 00 00 
 OGO 16 08 
 002 00 00 
 026 00 00 
 002 10 00 
 
 025 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 026 06 08 
 008 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 012 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 001 10 00 
 
 019 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 016 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 020 00 00 
 
 007 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 
 013 06 08 
 040 00 00
 
 THE SHIRE OF LANERK. 
 
 159 
 
 The lands of Blairinvaddes 
 
 Drummekill Buchanan 
 
 Drumquhassils lands . 
 
 Glengarnoch lands with Camer 
 
 Duntreith lands 
 
 The Letter 
 
 Brainshogle . 
 
 Ballikinraine . 
 
 Glenegles lands of the barony of Haldan 
 
 Emboig, Cunningham and Kessane 
 
 Houstoun's lands 
 
 Auchintroig .... 
 
 Finnick, Cashie, and Gartscairy 
 
 Garthnell . . . - 
 
 Gartquharran, or Gartfarran, Buchanan 
 
 Buhvhynning, Cameron and Camquhell 
 
 Culcreigh [1 Culcreuch] 
 
 Balcorroch 
 
 Glorat and Baldrain . 
 
 Craigbarnet with the tenendries 
 
 Bandeith 
 
 Ballewne Buchanan 
 
 Ballewne Lennox 
 
 Bardowrie with the tenendries 
 
 Auchinhowie with the tenendries 
 
 Colquhouns Glen 
 
 Craigroskan . 
 
 Kilmardenny . 
 
 Fergustoun 
 
 Lib. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 STIRLING 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 — 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 036 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 023 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 030 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 003 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Oil 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 016 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 030 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 
 
 OS 
 
 1046 OG 08 
 
 EETOUR OF THE SHIRE OF LANEEK. 
 
 NETHER WARD OF CLIDSDALE. 
 
 Cambusnethan 
 
 Dalzell 
 
 BothwcU 
 
 i\runk]and 
 
 The Town of liuthcr; 
 
 LAXEKK. 
 
 040 00 00 
 
 040 00 00 
 300 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 010 00 00
 
 100 THE llETOURED DEWTIES OF THE 11 A ILL SHYRE.S. 
 
 LANERK. Aikcnlicid 
 
 Crawfuirds fcrmo 
 Coutts 
 Cassiltoun 
 Cai'inuniiock . 
 Catclikiii [Cathkin] 
 Cambuslang . 
 Blantyre 
 Hamiltoun 
 Machanshire . 
 Kilbryd and Glassfuird 
 Avaiidale 
 Stanelious 
 Lesmahagow . 
 
 TAh. .9. d. 
 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 013 06 08 
 013 06 08 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 090 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 200 00 00 
 160 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 200 00 00 
 
 THE OVER WARD OF CLIDSDALE. 
 
 Douglas 
 
 Crawfuird Douglas 
 
 Lamyntoun . 
 
 "VYistouii 
 
 Symontouu 
 
 Eobertoun 
 
 Cowter [Culter] 
 
 Pittenaue 
 
 Carnwath 
 
 Jerviswood and Lroomlic 
 
 Cleghorne 
 
 The Lye 
 
 The Breadwood 
 
 Maulslie 
 
 Crawfurdjohn 
 
 Bonytoun 
 
 Carphyn [sic] 
 
 Stevenstoun . 
 
 200 00 00 
 200 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 200 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 050 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 020 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 002 00 00 
 
 2393 13 04
 
 THE SHERIFEDOM OF RENFREW. 
 
 161 
 
 THE TAXT ROLL OF THE SHERIFEDOM OF RENFREW. Renfrew. 
 
 The Lordship of Eglisham pertaining to Lord Montgomery 
 
 The Mernis pertaining to Lord Maxwell 
 
 Eastwood pertaining to Lord Montgomery 
 
 Cathcart 
 
 Cruixse and Inchenano 
 
 Lie Cuningham heid . 
 
 Cardonald and Easter Hendriestoun 
 
 Wester Hendriestoun . 
 
 Lord Eoss, Halkheid and Kalystoun 
 
 Saserhill and Hunterliill 
 
 Eaislogan [Logan-Rais] 
 
 Eaisstewart 
 
 Blackhall, Argownie, Anchingown and Fermock 
 
 Eamforlie, Knox & Griffiscastell 
 
 Selviland 
 
 Griffiscastell Monfyde . 
 
 Houstoun 
 
 Earochan 
 
 Boighall 
 
 Fulwood Birkenheid . 
 
 The Lordship of Erskine 
 
 Barscub 
 
 Donermuir [T\ 
 
 Finlaystoun, IMaxwell . 
 
 The Lordship of Douthquhell [x/r] 
 
 Craigbett, Tar and Threiplie . 
 
 Ladmure 
 
 Greenoch and Fyniiart 
 
 Greenoch Stewart 
 
 Spangoks 
 
 Dunrod 
 
 Kellie Bannatyno 
 
 Lundrisland . 
 
 The town of Eenfrew . 
 
 Thornielie, Blair 
 
 Stantlie and Thornielie part of Kitchland 
 
 Ellerslif! 
 
 Fowar [lAmllar] 
 
 X 
 
 Lib, s. d. 
 
 066 13 04 
 160 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 Oil 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 032 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 001 03 04 
 020 00 00 
 018 13 04 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 003 00 08 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 10 00 
 047 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 026 13 04 
 026 13 04 
 012 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 001 04 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 13 04 
 012 15 06 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 00 00
 
 1G2 THE JIETOURED DEWTIES OF THE ilAILL SHYRES. 
 
 RENFREW. Loicliland, Eoss and LoiclilanJ, Knox . 
 Aucliingrcwt .... 
 Craiginfeouch Chambers 
 Laidtoun .... 
 Knockmaid and Caldwell Easter 
 Caldwell Wester 
 Authinbothie Sempill. 
 
 Authinbothie Wallace and Neather Jolinstoun 
 Girvane and Risk 
 
 The lordship of Sempill propertie and tenandrie 
 Easter Cochran 
 Wester Cochran 
 Cauldershauch 
 
 Auchnemes .... 
 Over Johnstoun 
 Lauchliebosyde 
 
 Artherlie .... 
 Porterfield .... 
 Ratnforlie, Coningham, Waterstoun and Finlaystoun 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 002 04 04 
 
 003 06 08 
 003 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 008 06 08 
 003 06 08 
 003 06 08 
 
 009 06 08 
 008 00 00 
 080 13 04 
 
 006 13 04 
 003 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 
 002 10 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 002 00 00 
 061 06 08 
 
 THE KIRKLANDS OF THE SHIRE OF RENFREW. 
 
 The Lordship of Paisley, Glen and Auldhouss . . . 109 06 08 
 
 The Lordship of Govaue and the lands of Glasgow . . 040 00 00 
 
 The Deanfield and the Chanon lands of Glasgow .. . 004 00 00 
 
 The Lyon cross of the Abbot land of Kilwining . . 006 13 04 
 
 THE TEMPLE LANDS. 
 
 The chapel Rig 
 The two Freelands 
 
 006 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 
 THE KINGS PROPER LANDS— F7Z.; 
 The Blawhill, Zoker, and Kings meadow 
 
 010 00 00 
 1239 00 06
 
 THE SHIRE OF AIR — THE BALYIERE OF KYLE STEWART. 
 
 163 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHIRE OF ATlf. 
 (Called Kings Kyle.) 
 
 Dalrymplc 
 
 Mai'tnan 
 
 Siindrum 
 
 Gaitgitli 
 
 Ochiltree 
 
 Cumnoch 
 
 Langlands 
 
 Carnistoun 
 
 Drumdow 
 
 Wrighthill . 
 
 Duchrays 
 
 Stair Montgomery 
 
 Stairqiihite 
 
 Drongane 
 
 Polquhairnc . 
 
 Knokgulrimes 
 
 Monyhagane . 
 
 Lochinssic 
 
 Shankistoun . 
 
 Glasnock 
 
 DalmelinKtoun 
 
 Lib. s, d. 
 
 032 00 00 
 080 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 066 l;3 04 
 108 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 002 13 04 
 
 002 13 04 
 
 005 06 08 
 014 00 00 
 
 006 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 010 08 04 
 
 003 06 08 
 005 06 08 
 008 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 06 08 
 
 033 06 08 
 
 498 15 00 
 
 TAXT ROLL OF THE BALYIERE OF KYLE STEWART. 
 
 The Soriibeg ..... 
 The Galstorn ..... 
 Dcnholme, Acliiiiruglcn, Sorncliill, Some and !Mihi^ 
 The l->ar and Galshohncs 
 The liarony of Craigic and Kiccartoun . 
 Cappringtonn ..... 
 Ardneill ..... 
 
 Drejihome ..... 
 
 YAT 
 
 .T. 
 
 
 KYLE 
 STEWART 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 036 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 133 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 
 002 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 

 
 1G4 
 
 THE liETOURED UEVVTIES OF THE II A ILL SllYIlES. 
 
 KYriK 
 BTBWAUT. 
 
 Scwdllouii .... 
 
 Clavciico .... 
 
 Corrayt .... 
 
 Corsbio and Craigistane 
 
 The Mares and Gallis . 
 
 ThoTronc .... 
 
 The Fullartoun 
 
 Adamestoun .... 
 
 Barneill, Ilamiltoun, and Barneill, Hemes 
 
 The barony of Auchinleck 
 
 Glenmuir .... 
 
 Auchintrniffs [Aucliincruive] . 
 
 Giffen and Wriglithill 
 
 Previck .... 
 
 Bruntwood Campbell . 
 
 The Laird of Sanquhar his lands in the Laich of Kyle by and 
 
 attour the barony of BarneUl-Hamiltoun & BarneUl-Hcrries 
 Colynane .... 
 Hillious and Holmes . 
 Helhies and Haly 
 
 Cesnock .... 
 
 Dundonald being the Kings lands 
 Torboltoun .... 
 The 20 merk land called Meikle Dreghorn lying in Cuningham 
 
 and annext to bailycrie of Kyle Stewart 
 The Hayning .... 
 Camieslane .... 
 
 Lib. .s. d. 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 08 
 025 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 082 00 00 
 033 06 08 
 020 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 012 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 041 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 
 020 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 
 789 00 08 
 
 THE RETOURS OF THE FREEHOLDERS OF CUNYNHAME. 
 
 Loudoun .... 
 Grugor .... 
 
 Robertoun pertaining to Earl of Eglintoun 
 Kilmaures, Stevingstoun and Corsbie . 
 Eowallan .... 
 Kilmarnocli and Dawry [Dairy] 
 Powkellie .... 
 Cunynghameheid 
 Peirstoun, Barklay 
 Stane .... 
 
 100 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 100 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 100 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00
 
 CARRICK. 
 
 165 
 
 Knochintibber and Bushbio 
 
 Colinskeith [x<V-] 
 
 Eglintoun 
 
 Fairle-Crevoch 
 
 Meiklo Dreghorne 
 
 Dunlop 
 
 Aikit 
 
 Glengarnoch . 
 
 Laird of Langshaw 
 
 Fairley 
 
 Ladyland 
 
 Laird of Kobertland 
 
 Kilburny 
 
 Pitcon 
 
 Lochrig 
 
 Brumelands . 
 
 Kclburn 
 
 Giffertland . 
 
 Ardrossane 
 
 Blair . 
 
 RyshoLme 
 
 Southenane . 
 
 Tarbet 
 
 Monfoid 
 
 Hunterstoun . 
 
 Aradill and Portincross 
 
 Montgrenan . 
 
 Largis bishoptoun 
 
 Knock 
 
 Kelsoland 
 
 Lord Casills lands of Stewartoun, Irvine, and Dunloj) 
 
 Lib. 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Oil 
 
 13 
 
 04 KYLE 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 QQ STEWART 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 OOG 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 OS 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 001 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 026 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 017 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 033 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 004 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 053 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 007 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 013 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 OOG 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 006 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 006 
 
 13 
 
 04 
 
 005 
 
 06 
 
 08 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 022 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 991 00 00 
 
 THE TAXT EOLL OF CAIMMCK. 
 
 CARIJICK. 
 
 The barony of Cassills, projiertic and tenendric 
 
 The barony of Dunure and Cairnleck 
 
 The barony of Culzean 
 
 The barony of Bargany 
 
 The barony of Ardsher [.s^-] 
 
 The barony of Kirkoswell 
 
 148 00 00 
 036 13 04 
 020 00 00 
 026 13 04 
 050 00 00 
 012 00 00
 
 166 
 
 THE ItETOURED DEWTIES OF THE 
 
 CAriRiCK. Tlic barony of Glenassil, J)aliippan(l, and Newark 
 The Laird of Blairquhaue 
 The Laird of Knockdolian 
 The Laird of Carltoun 
 
 The barony of Glenstinclicr and Mt. Cinnyno 
 The Laird of Dah^nharran 
 The Laird of Drumelland 
 The Laird of Balmaclonehan . 
 The Laird of Trochrig 
 fl'he Laird of Girvanmaynes 
 Montgomerystoun 
 The BaUoch . 
 The lands of Prymont 
 The lands of Kirkpatrick Glenassill 
 The lands of Trolorg . 
 The Laird of Dimdas . 
 The Laird of Kcires . 
 The Laird of Kirkmichaell 
 The lands of Cumray . 
 The lands of Brochlach 
 
 Lands of Machriemore, Balinleuch, Burnlitt and 
 The Laird of Kelwood 
 The Laird of Corverbae 
 The Laird of Craigcaffic 
 The lands of Callochwreich 
 The Laird of Barneill, Maclane 
 The Laird of Barneill, MacCrymill 
 The Lands of Garfoir 
 The Laird of Midle Auchindryne 
 The Laird of Bridgend 
 The lands of Auchinflor 
 The Laird of Kilquhenzie 
 The Laird of Grumet . 
 The Laird of Benan . 
 The Laird of Carslo . 
 The Laird of Conclad [Cloncaid] 
 The Laird of Kerss 
 The lands of Dalquhand 
 The lands of Gass 
 The Laird of Camragan 
 The Laird of Corsays . 
 
 11 AJLL KUYRES. 
 
 
 Lib. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 054 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 055 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 066 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 066 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 020 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 006 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 012 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 020 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 002 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 004 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 003 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 005 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 002 
 
 10 00 
 
 
 021 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 015 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 013 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 008 
 
 00 00 
 
 hspallander 
 
 008 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 014 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 016 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 001 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 003 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 003 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 002 
 
 13 04 
 
 
 007 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 008 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 004 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 003 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 010 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 003 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 003 
 
 06 08 
 
 
 005 
 
 00 00 
 
 
 002 
 
 06 08 
 
 819 13 04
 
 THE SHERIFEDOM OF WIGTOWN. 
 
 167 
 
 THE TAXT EOLL OF THE SHERIFEDOM OF WIGTOWN. Wigtown. 
 
 The Laird of Corswells lands 
 Bonchtrig [aic] 
 Laird of Gartlilands . 
 Laird of Kinhilts lands 
 Laird of Freuchs lands 
 Laird of Stroiii'awers lands 
 Laird of Knockincross 
 Laird of Lesmuir 
 Laird of Portincross . 
 Laird of Craigcassie . 
 Laird of Craich 
 Laird of Craichlaw, M'Kee 
 Laird of Mochrum Park 
 Laird of Mochrum Loche 
 Laird of Merton, M'Culloch 
 Laird of Glassartoun . 
 Laird of Fcrsigill 
 Laird of Polmallart 
 Laird of Coutts 
 Laird of Brochtoun 
 Laird of Egerns [?] and Balcu 
 Laird of Sorbie 
 Laird of Clouch 
 Laird of Eennistoun . 
 Laird of Libreck 
 Laird of Barnbarroch . 
 Laird of Capanoch 
 Laird of Clugestoun . 
 Laird of Curhous, M'Culloch 
 Laird of Curhous, jM'Kee 
 Laird of Curhous, Mure 
 Laird of Drumquliat alius Co; 
 Laird of Barrawer [sic^ 
 Laird of Auchlown 
 Laird of Glenturk 
 The Laird of Kilcreach 
 ShcrilTo of Wigtouns lands 
 Laird of Logan 
 
 thuid 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 038 06 00 
 006 13 04 
 026 00 00 
 021 13 04 
 
 015 06 08 
 003 06 08 
 
 001 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 002 06 08 
 
 016 13 04 
 053 06 08 
 050 13 04 
 053 06 08 
 025 00 00 
 
 003 06 00 
 003 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 008 13 04 
 023 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 043 06 08 
 
 006 13 04 
 013 06 08 
 
 003 10 00 
 025 13 04 
 
 007 06 08 
 002 13 04 
 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 007 13 04 
 006 13 04 
 004 13 04 
 
 039 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 025 06 08
 
 168 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE IIAILL SHYRES. 
 
 WIGTOWN. Laird of Croichlaw Gordon 
 The Laird of Cairnefield 
 The Laird of Muireth , 
 Laird of Mcrtoun's heirs 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 O.'H 13 04 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 020 00 00 
 
 025 13 04 
 
 G98 15 04 
 
 KiRKcuD- THE TAXT EOLL OF STEWAKTPJE OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT. 
 
 BRIGHT. 
 
 The Laird of Garleys lands 
 
 Kenmure and Lagan . 
 
 Balmaclellan and Park 
 
 Torskrothand and Dalbate 
 
 Dunrod Sannik 
 
 Glenshyreburne & Over Pollcrie 
 
 Ewiugstoun, Blackcraig & Kiiocknow 
 
 Llarlands and Moneboy 
 
 Nether Poleree and Creech. 
 
 Catbullie 
 
 Laird of Camlodan, Murdoch 
 
 Laird of Larg 
 
 Laird of Camlodan, M'Lurg 
 
 Laird of Mathrinioire . 
 
 Laird of Cockpool 
 
 James M'Culloch of Barholme 
 
 Laird of Msbet of that Ilk 
 
 Laii'd of Cuiltoun, Pittillo 
 
 John Gordon of Holme 
 
 Laird of Craigo-Gordon 
 
 Lau-d of Craigo-JM'Eligan 
 
 Alec Gordon of Hardlands 
 
 Laird of M'Kittrick for Callathic 
 
 Laird of Gaitgirtli for Eintilloch 
 
 Laird of Gailstoun 
 
 Laird of Brochtoiin 
 
 Laird of Cardineis 
 
 Laird of Bombie 
 
 Laird of Apilgirth 
 
 Thomas M'Lellan of Auchlene 
 
 Laird of Lag . 
 
 051 00 00 
 
 012 13 04 
 
 013 06 08 
 010 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 022 13 04 
 
 002 13 04 
 
 004 00 00 
 004 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 014 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 030 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 007 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 017 06 08 
 042 00 00 
 040 13 04 
 062 13 04 
 070 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 012 13 04
 
 STEWARTRIE OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT. 
 
 169 
 
 Lib. 
 
 Duchra 
 
 Laird of Livingstoun for Little Aides 
 
 The Aires Portioners of Blaithet 
 
 The Laird of Spotts . 
 
 The Laird of Ochartoun 
 
 The laird of Kirkdale , 
 
 Laird of Calie for Calie Kirkenan 
 
 Maynes . 
 Laird of Fairgirth 
 Laird of Barscob 
 Laird of Elairquhan . 
 Laird of Lag for Drumhoward 
 Laird of Lauchop for Balgreddaii 
 Laird of Dalbatie for Barkarrow 
 James Gordon for Gaidzell 
 
 II II for Barnbarrow & Barnhowrie 
 
 Laird of Kirkconncll . 
 Laird of KiL^uhanadie 
 Lachinquhing \si(^\ 
 Brown of Carsluth 
 Littletoun ... 
 Laird of Drumconcren for Coklex, etc. 
 Laird Sipoland [1] . 
 Midlethryd . 
 Herries of Maidenpapos 
 Laird of Partoun 
 Laird of Balmagliio 
 M'Torrie in Keltone . 
 Maxwell of Hillis 
 Laird Garro . 
 
 Daltoime, Castlemady Sc Kelmoney [au 
 Laird Troquhane 
 Laird of Killerno 
 Castramen and Dirregoun 
 Culcrcoch and Grobdaill 
 Gordon of Auchinrcoch 
 Laird of Barnsoul 
 Gordonston . 
 Earlestoun 
 Grenan 
 
 Kirkpatrick Iniegray 
 Borijis 
 
 Ballochan, Blackbullie & 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 KIRKCUD 
 
 020 00 
 
 QQ BRIGHT. 
 
 009 OG 
 
 08 
 
 012 13 
 
 04 
 
 015 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 00 
 
 00 
 
 041 OG 
 
 08 
 
 OU 13 
 
 04 
 
 003 OG 
 
 08 
 
 050 00 
 
 00 
 
 037 06 
 
 08 
 
 006 13 
 
 04 
 
 003 06 
 
 08 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 06 
 
 08 
 
 006 13 
 
 04 
 
 003 06 
 
 08 
 
 012 13 
 
 04 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 13 
 
 04 
 
 OOG 13 
 
 04 
 
 006 13 
 
 04 
 
 OOG 00 
 
 00 
 
 040 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 13 
 
 04 
 
 012 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 OOG 13 
 
 04 
 
 005 06 
 
 08 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 06 
 
 OS 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 06 
 
 08 
 
 003 06 
 
 08 
 
 026 13 
 
 04 
 
 026 13 
 
 04 
 
 014 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00
 
 170 
 
 THE IlETOURED DEWTIES OF THE UAILL SHYRES. 
 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 iiRKCUD- Barnbathic ..... 
 
 OOG 00 00 
 
 BiuGiiT. chapmanloyes .... 
 
 000 1.3 04 
 
 Prostouno ..... 
 
 040 00 00 
 
 Kirkguinzeano .... 
 
 040 00 00 
 
 ITalf Ijarony of Urhorries [sic] 
 
 05.3 06 08 
 
 
 11G3 00 00 
 
 DUNFREIS. 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHIEE OF DUNFEEIS. 
 
 Carlaverock . 
 
 Carneshalloch and Duriesqueens 
 
 Tynwald 
 
 Dunow [Duncow] 
 
 Millheid within Kirkmacho 
 
 Lord Maxwell's land within Dunfreis 
 
 Haliwood barony 
 
 Terriglis 
 
 Kirkinizeane . 
 
 Torthorwald . 
 
 Dalswinton . 
 
 Keltoun Maxwell 
 
 Kelwood Charters and Lowrie lands 
 
 Glencorss 
 
 Auldgirth 
 
 Kelwoodcraiggs 
 
 Barony of Sanquhar . 
 
 Crawfuirdtoun 
 
 Kirkpatrick of the Gait 
 
 Barony of Glencarn . 
 
 Auldgirth Dunduff 
 
 Monkland 
 
 Clossburn 
 
 Brigburgh 
 
 Aleisland 
 
 Assleck Sundrum and Layne 
 
 Kirkland of Dalgarno 
 
 The Eoss 
 
 Drumlanrig . 
 
 Tibbers 
 
 053 06 08 
 014 13 04 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 120 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 
 040 00 00 
 053 06 08 
 
 041 00 00 
 
 008 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 10 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 120 00 00 
 028 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 120 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 040 00 00 
 048 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 009 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 048 00 00 
 120 00 00 
 093 06 08
 
 THE SHIRE OF PEEBLES. 
 
 171 
 
 Dalgarnock . 
 
 Over Glencorss 
 
 Mortoun 
 
 Halydayhill . 
 
 Knocke [Enoclic] 
 
 Carzell and Kirktoun 
 
 WindieliiUs, Charteris 
 
 John M'Brears lauds wilhiu tlio territoric of D 
 
 Conhaitrig 
 
 Lag . 
 
 Aird . 
 
 Dalgarno holme 
 
 Windichills Grcirson 
 
 Collyne 
 
 Tibbers called Messengers laud 
 
 Dimraggan and Bardony 
 
 Laird of Kirkmichaels lands . 
 
 Durrisdeir 
 
 Hempisfield . 
 
 Snaid 
 
 Ealis [aic, Eccles ?] 
 
 unfrcis 
 
 Lib, s. d. 
 006 13 04 DUXFREIS. 
 
 002 00 00 — 
 040 00 00 
 002 00 OU 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 004 13 04 
 014 00 00 
 013 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 005 00 00 
 
 030 00 00 
 
 031 13 04 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 1408 03 01 
 
 TAXT ROLL OF THE SHIRE OF REELLES. 
 
 PEEBLES. 
 
 Caverstoun 
 
 Purveshill 
 
 Pym 
 
 Bold . 
 
 Traquair 
 
 Erleischortchcrt [Earle-orchai'd] 
 
 Glen . 
 
 Grestonn 
 
 Gillieshauch . 
 
 Cardron 
 
 Hopkello 
 
 Henderstouu . 
 
 ITornehuntersland 
 
 Ormestoun Easter 
 
 OOo 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 016 00 00 
 012 00 00 
 002 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00
 
 172 
 
 TUE RETOUllED DEWTIES OF THE IIAILL SHYRES. 
 
 PEEBLES. IIorsl)urgh 
 
 Lcrmoiidshancli 
 
 Smithficld . 
 
 Corscuningfeild 
 
 Hutchingficld 
 
 Melviiigland . 
 
 Winkiestoun . 
 
 Fullage 
 
 Blackbarony . 
 
 Kidston and Wormestoun 
 
 Stewartoun . 
 
 Curhoip 
 
 Dean. Easter . 
 
 Eomanno and quarter of Curlioif 
 
 Bogcnd 
 
 Holmyre 
 
 Two Acre fields 
 
 Kingsland 
 
 Bonyngtoun . 
 
 Cruikstoun 
 
 The barony of Halyeards 
 
 Maner pertaining to the Luwis and Hopringle 
 
 Posso 
 
 Glenrath 
 
 Henderland . 
 
 Dawick 
 
 Drunielzior 
 
 Glenbrack 
 
 Glenvinfuird . 
 
 Halkshaw 
 
 Earlsliaucli 
 
 Glcncraig 
 
 Langlandhill . 
 
 Baron of Bruchtoiui 
 
 Stoikfield 
 
 Skirling 
 
 Kircurd, Ladyurde 
 
 Glenholme 
 
 Swynhoip 
 
 Burrowfield . 
 
 Eddarstoun [s^c] 
 
 Jedburghfield 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 010 00 00 
 
 000 13 04 
 002 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 001 05 00 
 
 001 13 04 
 
 002 10 00 
 
 003 06 08 
 040 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 007 13 04 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 008 00 00 
 000 06 08 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 005 06 08 
 015 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 000 10 00 
 008 00 00 
 002 00 00
 
 SHERIFEDOM OF SELKIRK — SHERIFDOM OF ROXBURGH. 173 
 
 Lynhoprcws and Meggart 
 
 Oliver Castle . 
 
 Esthells 
 
 Lintoun and Newlands 
 
 Kilbocho 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 020 00 00 PEEBLES 
 
 013 OG 08 — 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 066 13 04 
 
 711 18 04 
 
 THE TAXT EOLL OF THE SHEEIFEDOM OF SELKIKK. Selkirk. 
 
 The lands of Craig 
 
 The lands of Robcrtoun and Howcleuch 
 
 The lands of Borthwickbrae and Slake 
 
 The lands of Greenwood and Lyne 
 
 The lands of Almure . 
 
 The lands of Todrig . 
 
 The lands of Iloistcoitts 
 
 The lands of Whitslands 
 
 The lands of Philhope 
 
 The lands of Bellendcan and Buccleuch 
 
 The lands of Southsyntoun 
 
 Sonderland and Sonderlandhill 
 
 The lands of Philiphauch 
 
 The lands of Holldane 
 
 The lands of Iladderslie and Baits 
 
 The lands of the Lordship of Selkirk 
 
 013 OG 08 
 006 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 OOG 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 13 04 
 
 113 13 04 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHEEIFDOM OF EOXBUEGH. 
 
 ROXBUKGH. 
 
 The Laird of Cessfurd's lands 
 The Laird of Buccleuch's lands 
 The Laird of Fernihirst's lands 
 The Laird of Cranstoun's lands 
 The Laird of Mow's lands 
 Laird of jNIinto's lands 
 Laird of liunthills lands 
 The Laii'd of Mackerstouns lands 
 
 180 00 00 
 063 13 04 
 007 00 00 
 077 08 04 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 060 00 00
 
 17-4 
 
 THE RETOURED DE WT1E8 OF THE HAILL SUYRES. 
 
 ROXDUUGii. Tlic- Laird of Gladstancs lands 
 
 Tlio Laird of Newtouns lands 
 
 Laird of Riddell's lands 
 
 Tho Laird of Langlands 
 
 The Laird of Lochinvar's lands 
 
 The Laird of Coldingknow's lands 
 
 The lands of Clistoun in tlie hands of Drumelezor ; tlie goodman 
 of Torwoodlic ; David Ilappringle of llownand Walter 
 Pringle in Clistoun and Pringlo of Ashetrees 
 
 The Laird of Overtoun 
 
 The lands of Bedrewle 
 
 The lands of Over and N"cthcr Newhall 
 
 The Laird of Fulmashe's lands 
 
 The Goodman of Gallowsheill's lands . 
 
 The Laird of Midlesheills lands 
 
 The Sheriff of Twedale's lands 
 
 The Laird of Hadden's lands . 
 
 The Laird of Edmistoun's lands 
 
 The Laird of Hundyke's lands [sic, also Lumleye's] 
 
 The Laird of Edzartoun's lands 
 
 The Lord Mortoun's lands of Longnewton 
 
 The Laird of Drunilenrig's lands 
 
 The Laird of Clock's lands 
 
 The Laird of Eayknow's lands 
 
 The Laird of Harwood's lands 
 
 The Laird of Litledeans lands 
 
 The Laird of Bonjetbiirt's lands [Bonjeddars] 
 
 The Laird of Greenhead's lands 
 
 Laird of Wanchops lands 
 
 The Laird of Dowcates lauds . 
 
 Lifj. s. d. 
 
 010 00 00 
 008 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 040 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 018 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 113 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 Oil 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 006 13 04 
 
 997 08 04 
 
 LAWDER- 
 DALE. 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE BAILYARIE OF LAWDEEDALE. 
 
 TulloiishiU .... 
 Barony of Blyth 
 
 Thirlestane .... 
 Eastmayuis, Westmaynis, and Woodencleuch 
 Egrop .... 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 002 00 00
 
 THE SHIRE OF BERWICK. 
 
 1V5 
 
 Nenetharne . 
 
 Litle Newtouns 
 
 Laird of Wachtovins lands 
 
 Laird of Haygitsyde's lands 
 
 Lands of Dalcove pertaining to Thomas Ker of tlie Shaw 
 
 Six husbandlands of Robert Lauder of that Ilk 
 
 Andro Ker of the Schcird's lands 
 
 For his lands in IMyretoun 
 
 Lands of Myretoun, Boutcher; Coitt and Lochflatt, Henry 
 
 Halliburton 
 Lands of Bemersyde . 
 Whyterig and Brotherstanes . 
 Forrest of Lauther 
 Ladiepart 
 
 Whytlaw pertaining to Laird of Haltoun 
 Trabroun 
 Pilmuir 
 
 James Borthwick of Cocklaw . 
 Hartsyde 
 Kirktounhill . 
 Greingilt 
 Haitshaw 
 Carfray 
 Adinstoun 
 
 Lord Saltouns lands in Ugstoun 
 His lands of Qulioliplaw 
 His lands of Eylistoun [Lylestoun] 
 John Cranstoun of Burncastle 
 Nowbigging . 
 
 DALE. 
 
 Lib. s, d. 
 010 00 00 LAWDER- 
 
 003 OG 08 
 003 06 OG 
 003 OG 08 
 005 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 152 10 10 
 
 KETOUR OF THE SHIRE OF BERWICK. 
 
 BBUWICK. 
 
 West Nisbet . 
 
 Wcdderburn . 
 
 Balcaddcr and Ilatoun 
 
 Aytoun 
 
 Ershell 
 
 Cockburn 
 
 015 00 00 
 017 00 00 
 017 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00
 
 176 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE IIAILL SIIYRES. 
 
 nicuwiCK. Cuniloge 
 
 Lotliington 
 
 Fonlden 
 
 Hoiiiden and Half Hartoun 
 
 Edinosdains . 
 
 Iloprigs and the sheills 
 
 EUein [Ellem] 
 
 Cranshaws 
 
 Longformachouse 
 
 Ryslaw 
 
 Messingtoun [Mersiugton] 
 
 The west qiiartcr of AVhystonn 
 
 Riccartouns, Hopburn 
 
 Growelldyks . 
 
 Bassinden 
 
 Meikle Harlaw 
 
 Eanburn 
 
 Reidpath 
 
 Burnhouss 
 
 Easter Winsheills 
 
 Barony of Boncle 
 
 Langtoun 
 
 Lord Home's, lands 
 
 Coldenknows 
 
 Purves of Purveshauch 
 
 Laird of Touch 
 
 Spottiswood . 
 
 Thornedykes . 
 
 "Woderlie 
 
 Mellestanes . 
 
 Hopringle for Faroms [?] 
 
 Legertwood . 
 
 Birkinsyde 
 
 The barony of Bouno 
 
 The barony of Haliburtoun 
 
 The Laird of Greenlaw 
 
 The Laird of Reidbraes & Polwart 
 
 Brentoun, Welsitland [szc] & Quickwood 
 
 Laird of Bowmaker 
 
 West Borthwick 
 
 Butterdane 
 
 Blackburn e 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 001 10 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 003 10 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 002 10 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 000 10 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 050 00 00 
 009 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 
 001 10 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 012 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 007 00 00 
 004 10 00 
 
 003 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 003 00 00
 
 THE CONSTABULARIE OF HADDINGTOUN. 
 
 177 
 
 Darchester and Graden 
 
 Whytsounlaws 
 
 Prandergeist . 
 
 Wyliecleuch . 
 
 Easter BortliAvick 
 
 Labroshiell ['?] 
 
 John Skeith of Overburn 
 
 Belchester 
 
 Richard Edgar for Bassindane 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 003 00 00 BERWICK. 
 
 005 00 00 
 012 00 00 
 002 10 00 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 
 001 00 00 
 
 002 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 387 10 00 
 
 THE TAXT TtOLL OF CONSTABULAKIE OF 
 HADDINGTOUN. 
 
 The Laird of Bass 
 
 The Laird of Wachtoun 
 
 The Laird of Hermistoun 
 
 Eistcraig 
 
 Fentoun Tellor 
 
 Laird of Neather Sydserssc 
 
 Cokairis now Home in Pincartoun 
 
 Blanss 
 
 Staniepeth 
 
 Lanerweik 
 
 Gilkerstoun . 
 
 Petkoks Thorncdyks 
 
 Wliytelaw 
 
 Spott 
 
 Gamesheills . 
 
 Roiithlaw 
 
 Newton 
 
 Hoprig and Penstoun 
 
 Alderstoun 
 
 Ormestoun 
 
 Laird of CoUiston 
 
 Laird of Leucliie 
 
 Lctham 
 
 Hartriewood . 
 
 Easter Gairmtoun 
 
 Thuristoun 
 
 
 HADDING 
 
 
 TOUN. 
 
 030 00 
 
 00 
 
 030 00 
 
 00 
 
 030 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 10 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 013 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 10 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 13 
 
 04 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 OOG 13 
 
 04 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00
 
 178 
 
 THE HETOURED DEWTIES OF THE UAILL SHYRES. 
 
 HADDING- Ilumbic 
 ^'^N. Spotshcill . 
 Coldenstaiics . 
 "Wait in Belheavcii 
 Aitkin in Dunbar 
 Earle of Botliwell 
 Lord Yester . 
 Lord Seatoun 
 Lord Dirletoun 
 Lord Lindsay 
 Lord Saltoun . 
 Lord Keith . 
 Lord Home of Thornetoun 
 Lord Home of Douglas 
 The Earle of Angus for Thometallon 
 Lord Oliphant for Hedderwick 
 Lord of Leithingtoun . 
 Boltoun 
 Stevingstoun . 
 Laird of Whittinghame 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 000 00 00 
 000 0:5 00 
 000 13 04 
 066 13 04 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 13 04 
 OOo 00 00 
 
 006 03 04 
 
 565 12 04 
 
 EDINBURGH. 
 
 TAXT EOLL OP THE SHERIFFDOM OF EDINBURGH. 
 
 The barony of Bortlnvick 
 
 The lands of Lord Creichtoun . 
 
 The lands of CranstoundoAv 
 
 The lands of Cranstoun-Eiddell, Murray 
 
 The Laird of Dalhousies lands 
 
 Laird of Eoslings 
 
 The barony of Pennicuick 
 
 The lands of JSTewhall . 
 
 The lands of Halhous . 
 
 The lands of Gilmertoun i^ertaining to the Laird of Whythill 
 
 AYhythill pertaining to the Laird of Cambusnethem 
 
 Lands of Gilmertoun pertaining to the Laird of Mddrie 
 
 Marshall 
 Lands of Gilbertoun . 
 Lands of Niddrie-Mershal, Wachope . 
 Lands of Niddrie-Mershal, Edmistoun 
 Laird of Craigmillar's lands 
 
 040 00 00 
 030 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 003 06 08 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 040 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFFDOM OF EDINBURGH. 
 
 179 
 
 Lands of Straitoun and Southouss belong to Laird of Straitoun 
 Lands of Straitoun pertaining to the heirs of George Henderson 
 
 of Fordell .... 
 
 Lands of Over Libertoun pertaining to John Carkettle 
 The barony of Glencross 
 
 Lands of Over Libertoun pertaining to Dalmahoy 
 The lands of Fulfuird 
 The lands of Priestfield 
 The lands of St Gely Grange . 
 The barony of Dalmahoy 
 The barony of j\Iaule . . 
 
 The Earle of Mortoun's lands . 
 The lands of Cousland 
 Lands of Balarno and Newtoun 
 The Laird of Calder's lands 
 Lands of Bonyntoun and Piltoun pertaining to Earle of Eglington 
 The Laird of Plaltoun's lands . 
 Warristoun and Spittellstoun . 
 Lands of Malcolmstoian 
 Lands of Eatho, Marjoribanks 
 The barony of Currie and Longhirdmestoun 
 Lands of Currie and Longhirdmestoun pertaining to James 
 
 Mossman 
 Lands of Reidlious 
 Lands of Riccartoun . 
 Lands of Hill 
 Lands of Whytelaw . 
 Lands of Kilbawbertoun 
 Lands of Malleny 
 The barony of Collington 
 
 The lands of Redhall pertaining to John Morburn 
 The lands of "VVoodhall and Bonaly 
 Lands of Colraaston .... 
 Auchingane belonging to the Laird of Craigmiller 
 Lands of Craiglockart 
 Lands of Gorgy 
 The lands of Merchiston 
 The lands of Wrights houss 
 The barony nf Braid . 
 The Laird of Corstorphin's lands 
 The lands of Leny, Houstoun and Borthwich 
 The Laird of Innerleith's lands 
 The Laird of Restalrigs lands . 
 
 Lib. s. 
 
 d. 
 
 00-i 00 
 
 00 EDINBURGU 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 015 00 
 
 00 
 
 040 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 040 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 006 00 
 
 00 
 
 007 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 005 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 10 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 002 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 000 10 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 017 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 008 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 001 00 
 
 00 
 
 003 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 004 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 040 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00 
 
 020 00 
 
 00 
 
 010 00 
 
 00
 
 180 
 
 THE RETOURED DEWTTES OF THE IJATLL 
 
 EDINBURGH. The lands of Craighous 
 
 The lands of Lawriestoun 
 
 The lands of Muirlious 
 
 Grantoun lands 
 
 Ealvillaw and Over Barntoun 
 
 Lands of Lugtoiin-Douglas 
 
 Lands of Lugtoun-Creichtoun 
 
 Land of Lockerwortli and Middleton pertaining to Lor 
 
 Keitherd lands pertaining to Murray . 
 
 Lands of Harlaw, Crosbic and Adamestoun 
 
 Lands of Cramond Eegis, Adamesone . 
 
 Cramond Eegis pertaining to Laird of Carmok 
 
 GifFertlands in Cramond 
 
 Douglas lands there . 
 
 Edwards lands there . 
 
 Clistoun and Clistoun hall pertaining to Laird of Pumphrastoun 
 
 The lands of the Dean pertaining to Lord Lindsay 
 
 .SHYRES. 
 
 
 Lib. 
 
 .9. d. 
 
 001 
 
 00 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 00 
 
 003 
 
 00 00 
 
 005 
 
 00 00 
 
 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 ter 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 002 
 
 00 00 
 
 001 
 
 00 00 
 
 000 
 
 10 00 
 
 000 
 
 10 00 
 
 000 
 
 10 00 
 
 )un 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 004 
 
 00 00 
 
 651 16 08 
 
 LINLYTH- 
 GOW. 
 
 TAXT EOLL OF THE SHEPJFDOM OF LINLYTHGOW. 
 
 The barony of Kinneill with tenonts and tenendries 
 
 The barony of Carriden with tenents and tenendries 
 
 The barony of Dalmeny with do. 
 
 Tortraven 
 
 Prestoun 
 
 Waterstoun 
 
 Carriber 
 
 Portersyde 
 
 Dechmont 
 
 Muirhouse 
 
 Grugfut 
 
 The barony of Abcrcorn, Avith tenents and tenendries 
 
 The barony of Winchburgh with tenents and tenendries 
 
 Strabrock 
 
 The barony of Kinpont 
 
 Eleistoun 
 
 Little KettHstoun 
 
 The barony of Levingstoun 
 
 Blackburn and Whytburn 
 
 100 00 00 
 018 06 08 
 040 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 061 00 00 
 038 00 00 
 040 00 00 
 015 00 00 
 005 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00
 
 THE SHERIFDOM OF LTNLYTHGOW. 
 
 181 
 
 Polkennet 
 
 Binnings 
 
 Bormey 
 
 Bonsyde 
 
 Bathgate 
 
 Lochtullo 
 
 Meikle-Blaikburn 
 
 Bancreife 
 
 Riccartoun 
 
 Litle Parklie 
 
 HUtlie 
 
 Hilhous 
 
 EthliB" 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 005 00 00 LIKLYTH- 
 
 007 00 00 ^^'• 
 005 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 020 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 001 00 00 
 003 00 00 
 010 00 00 
 
 KIRKLANDS IN LINLYTHGOW, 
 
 Kirklistoun with tenents and tenendries 
 Ecclesmachan .... 
 KUleith .... 
 
 Queensferry .... 
 The barony of Ogilface in propcrtie and set in feu 
 
 In tenendrie Cockburn's part 
 Westcraigs 
 Eastcraigs 
 Baldlomiy 
 
 The barony of Ketlestoun 
 Torphichin 
 Meikle Parkley 
 The Kirklands of Strabrock 
 The Kirkland of Abercorne 
 Kirkhill 
 Kinglass 
 Lochhous 
 The Grange . 
 Part of Bynnings 
 
 024 00 00 
 02G 13 0-1 
 020 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 033 06 08 
 
 005 00 00 
 004 00 00 
 002 00 00 
 
 004 00 00 
 014 13 04 
 066 13 04 
 
 006 00 00 
 
 001 06 OS 
 
 002 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 
 003 00 00 
 006 13 04 
 010 00 00 
 
 005 00 00 
 
 THE KINGS PROPERTIE— F/Z. 
 
 Bonyntoun . . 
 
 Blackness . . . . 
 
 Maynes of Abercorn, Morton and Mill 
 
 Kingcavil and the park 
 
 The Weard . . . . 
 
 003 06 08 
 
 004 00 00 
 013 06 08 
 006 13 04 
 002 00 00
 
 182 THE RETOURED DEWTIES OF THE HAILL SHYRES. 
 
 Lib. s. d. 
 
 LINLYTH- Kingsfield . . . . . . . 000 10 00 
 
 °^- lloustoun . . . . . . . 010 00 00 
 
 Drumcorse ....,,. 006 13 04 
 
 837 16 08 
 
 THE ISLES. EENTAL OF THE ISLES. 
 
 SHERIFFDOM OF AIR. 
 
 The Land of Kintyre is . . . . . 480 merle land 
 
 of the which 240 mcrk land pertains to the Lord of 
 the Isles' own house; and the other 240 given be him 
 to James Kaynoch [sic] and his forebears 
 
 Islay is . . . . . . . 360 merk land 
 
 whereof 20 lib. land pertanes to Macleane holden of the 
 Lord of the Isles, and 40 merk land pertanes to James 
 Kaynoch and 10 lib. land to Mackayne of Ardmorthyn 
 [Ardnamurchan] and the remanent to the Lords own 
 house 
 
 The Isles of Teray is ..... 140 merk land 
 
 The Lahararsis [sic] in the Isle of Mull . . . 20 lib. land 
 
 The Morargne . . . . . 80 merk land 
 
 Swonartis . . . . . .20 lib. land 
 
 Summa 1100 merk laud of auld extent 
 
 SHERIFFDOM OF INVERNESS. 
 
 Lands of Lochaber is . . . . .300 merk land 
 
 pertaining to the Lord of the Isles, Mamore and 
 Garisdavock 
 
 The Isle of Ouiss is . . . . .160 merk land 
 
 Slaite is . . . . . . .20 lib. land 
 
 Trotirness is ..... . 81 merk land 
 
 Summa of the haill Isles is . . 1590 merk land 
 
 Item, the Lieutenandrie of the south and north Isles of Scotland, with the 
 Lieutenandrie of the north side of the water of Spey ; Commission to hold justice 
 aires and courts of justiciarie with the execution and punishment of rebells both 
 be fire and sword that contemneth our sovereign lord, his regiment, and authority, 
 with the escheatcs of the barons and rebells that shall happen to be forfaulted 
 and speciaUie those who hold land of said lord of the Isles within the bounds of 
 the Lieutenandrie foirsaid.
 
 11. 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1633 
 
 (SHERIFFDOMS, STEWARTRIES, KING'S PROPERTY, 
 BENEFICES, AND BURROWS)
 
 SHERIFFDOMS, STEWARTPJES, ETC. (TERMLY). 
 
 Inverness 
 Caithness 
 Cromarty- 
 Nairn 
 
 Elgin & Forres 
 Aberdeen 
 EanfF 
 
 Kincardine 
 Forfar 
 Perth 
 
 Strathern Stewartry 
 Menteith 
 Fife . 
 Kinross 
 Clackmanan . 
 Stirling 
 Lanark 
 Renfrew 
 Dunbarton 
 Argylc and Lorn 
 Bute . 
 Arran 
 Ayr . 
 
 Kylostewart Bailiary 
 Cuninghani 
 Canick 
 Wigtown 
 Kirkcudbright 
 Dumfriess, Eskdalc & 
 Annandale Stewartry 
 Liddesdale Lordsliip 
 
 AVauchopdale 
 
 £2209 
 
 
 
 
 
 514 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 73 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 182 
 
 
 
 
 
 310 
 
 
 
 
 
 2732 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 799 
 
 
 
 
 
 570 
 
 
 
 
 
 1649 
 
 
 
 
 
 2306 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 344 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 129 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 1476 
 
 
 
 
 
 101 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 213 
 
 
 
 
 
 1062 
 
 
 
 
 
 3129 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1581 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 937 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1233 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 103 
 
 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 
 
 
 703 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1106 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1590 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 1244 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 1059 
 
 
 
 
 
 1714 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2354 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2385 
 
 
 
 
 
 400 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 A
 
 18G 
 
 GENERAL TAX IIOJ.L OF 1G33. 
 
 Linlithgow 
 
 Edinburgh 
 
 Haddington . 
 
 Berwick 
 
 Lauderdale Bailiary 
 
 Eoxburgh 
 
 Selkirk 
 
 Peebles 
 
 £742 
 
 
 
 
 
 931 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 850 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 1567 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 215 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 3133 
 
 2 
 
 G 
 
 183 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1089 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 £43,138 8 8 
 
 THE KINGS PKOPERTY (TERMLY). 
 
 Earldom of Orkney and Lordship of Zetland 
 
 Earldom of Koss 
 
 Lordship of Ardmanocli 
 
 Petty Braichlie, Strathnern and Cullaird 
 
 Beaufort .... 
 
 Earldom of Murray . 
 
 Abernethy .... 
 
 Urquhart, Glencarnie, Glenmoriston & BallindaUoch 
 
 Pittendreich, Sheriffston, Levenhauch, and Darclene 
 
 Lands of Duff us 
 
 One hundred merk lands of Braemar 
 
 Garioch and Kintore . 
 
 Lands of Wards 
 
 Lands of Warthill 
 
 Six-pound lands of Euthven 
 
 The lands of CouU . 
 
 The lands of Kincardine-Oneill 
 
 Brechin and Navar 
 
 Kinclevin 
 
 Lordship of Dissoir and Toyer 
 
 Lordship of Strathern 
 
 Thanedom of Fettercairn 
 
 TiUing-Campbell 
 
 Polgavie 
 
 Monteith 
 
 Stewartrie of EyflFe 
 
 Lordship of Stirling . 
 
 Castle of Dumbarton . 
 
 £900 
 
 
 
 
 
 363 
 
 
 
 
 
 140 
 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 240 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 
 
 152 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 
 
 
 169 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 221 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 196 
 
 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 

 
 THE KINGS PROPERTY, 
 
 18' 
 
 Howcleuch £6 land . 
 
 Hormangill, Whitcgill and Soutlnvood 
 
 Zoker (5-merk land) . 
 
 Blavathill (Blawhill) (5-merk land) 
 
 Kings meadows 
 
 Cowal and Kosenealli 
 
 Isle of Bute . 
 
 Little Cumhray (5-merk land) 
 
 Dundonald (£20 land) 
 
 Stewartoun (40-merk land) 
 
 Trabench and Tarinzean (£40) 
 
 Thomastown (£10 land) 
 
 Glenhead (£10 land) 
 
 Carrick, Leswalt and Monebrigs 
 
 Lordship of GalloAvay 
 
 Duncow £20 land 
 
 Lordship of Linlithgow 
 
 Lordship of Balincreiff 
 
 Dunbar and Colbranpath 
 
 Earldom of ]\Iarch 
 
 Lordship of Ettrick Forrest 
 
 Henderland (£5 lands) 
 
 Lordship of Kintyre . 
 
 Isle of Jura . 
 
 Trotterness (80-merk land) 
 
 Slate £20 land 
 
 North Uist, etc. (78 : 13 : 4 land) 
 
 Isle of Islay . 
 
 Tyrie and Aitos in Mull & Morven 
 
 Colonsay 
 
 Isle of Swonart 
 
 Ardnamurchan 
 
 Summa of Kings Propertie 
 
 £9 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 127 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 683 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 96 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 
 
 
 334 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1000 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 361 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 118 
 
 
 
 
 
 236 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 258 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 73 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 £7370 13
 
 188 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF IG33. 
 
 PEELACIES AND SMALL BENEFICES (TERMLY). 
 
 ORKNEY. 
 
 CAITHNESS. 
 
 ROSS. 
 
 MORAY. 
 
 Eishopric of Orkney . 
 Archdeacon of Zetland 
 
 Bishopric 
 
 Deanery 
 
 Chantorie > p /-. -n 
 
 ^, 1, > of Uaithness 
 
 Chancellor 
 
 Archdeanry 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 Prebendary of Dunett 
 
 Parsonage of Kirkmichael 
 
 Bishopric of Ross 
 
 Abbacy of Pern 
 
 Priory of Beauly 
 
 Dean 
 
 Chantor 
 
 Chancellor 
 
 Treasurer \ of Ross 
 
 Sub-dean 
 
 Sub-chantor 
 
 Arch-dean 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 Rosken . 
 
 Kiltearn . 
 
 Logie Easter 
 
 Kirkmichael 
 Vicarage of Kilmuir 
 Provostry of Tain 
 
 Bishopric of Moray 
 Lordship of Kinloss 
 Priory of Pluscarden 
 
 ORKNEY. 
 
 CAITHNESS 
 
 ROSS. 
 
 MORAY. 
 
 £344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 413 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 137 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 39 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 688 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 447 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 275 
 
 10 
 
 10
 
 PRELACIES AND SMALL BENEFICES. 
 
 189 
 
 Dean 
 
 Chantor 
 
 Chancellor 
 
 Treasurer > of ]\Ioray 
 
 Archdean 
 
 Sub-dean 
 
 Sub-chantor 
 
 Parsonage of- 
 
 Dipple 
 
 Duffus 
 
 Spynie 
 
 Moy 
 
 Botarie 
 
 Kinnoir 
 
 Aberlour 
 
 Rothes . 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 Duthil . 
 
 Inverness 
 
 Bishopric of Aberdeen 
 Priory of — 
 
 Pyvie 
 
 Monymusk 
 Lordship of Deer 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 Philorth 
 
 Kinkell . 
 
 Kincardine O'Neil 
 
 Urie 
 
 Banchorie 
 
 Lunmey 
 
 Belhelvie 
 
 Coldstane 
 
 Clatt 
 
 Invernochtie 
 
 Cruden . 
 
 Tureff . 
 
 Metlick , 
 
 Aberdeen 
 
 Tullinessil 
 
 ABERDEEN. 
 
 £109 
 
 17 
 
 G MORAY. 
 
 113 
 
 6 
 
 8 — 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 ABERDEEN 
 
 688 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 68 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 68 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 206 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 137 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 49 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 49 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4
 
 190 
 
 CiENKRAL TAX ROLL OF 1G33. 
 
 ABERDEEN. Pai'sonago of 
 
 
 
 
 
 — Ruthven ...... £82 13 4 
 
 Murthlak 
 
 
 
 
 49 10 
 
 Fetteresso 
 
 
 
 
 103 6 8 
 
 Arbuthnot 
 
 
 
 
 68 17 6 
 
 Fettercairn 
 
 
 
 
 68 17 6 
 
 Conveth 
 
 
 
 
 68 17 6 
 
 Durris . 
 
 
 
 
 25 16 8 
 
 Fordoun 
 
 
 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pitevugio 
 
 
 
 
 25 16 8 
 
 Longley . 
 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Aberchirder 
 
 
 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 Inverurie 
 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Tarves . 
 
 
 
 
 35 6 6 
 
 Logie durno 
 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Coul . 
 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Aboyne . 
 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Benholme 
 
 
 
 
 51 13 4 
 
 Dean 
 
 
 
 
 122 6 8 
 
 Cbantor 
 
 
 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 Chancellor 
 
 
 
 
 47 IS 9 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 
 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 Archdean 
 
 
 
 
 68 17 9 
 
 Common Kirks of Aberdeen (viz., Fordyce, Logie buchan, 
 
 Eathin, Glenbucket, Logie-mar, Kildrumie and Drumeth) . 139 6 1 
 
 BRECHIN. BRECHIN. 
 
 Bishopric \ ...... 344 8 10 
 
 Dean 
 
 
 
 55 8 
 
 Chan tor 
 
 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 Chancellor ^ of Brechin 
 
 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 Treasurer 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Archdean 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Vicar 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 
 
 
 Finaven 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Glenbervie 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Lethnot 
 
 
 
 51 13 4 
 
 Dundee . 
 
 
 
 68 17 6 
 
 Nevay . 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 20 13 4
 
 PRELACIES AisD SMALL BENEFICES. 
 
 191 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 
 
 BRECHIN. 
 
 Esse . . . . . . . £27 10 4 — 
 
 Kinettles .... 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Inverarity .... 
 Tannadies .... 
 
 
 
 41 6 8 
 68 17 6 
 
 Dunloppie .... 
 Logic Montrose .... 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 41 6 8 
 
 Inchbrek .... 
 
 
 
 68 17 G 
 
 Edvie ..... 
 
 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 Kinneil ..... 
 
 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 Edzell ..... 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Diunbarnie .... 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 Kinnoull .... 
 
 
 
 55 8 
 
 Forteviot .... 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 Cults .... 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 
 
 
 Dundee ..... 
 
 
 
 68 17 G 
 
 Panbride .... 
 
 
 
 21 13 4 
 
 Lintrathen 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 
 Glanais .... 
 
 
 
 28 6 8 
 
 Kerriemuir 
 
 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 Longforgund 
 Lordship of — 
 
 Scone .... 
 
 
 
 20 13 4 
 861 2 2 
 
 Arbroath 
 
 
 
 2066 13 4 
 
 Coupar .... 
 Priory of — 
 • Eestennet 
 
 
 
 861 2 2 
 275 10 10 
 
 Charterhouse 
 
 
 
 334 8 10 
 
 Elcho .... 
 
 
 
 103 6 8 
 
 Provostry of Methven 
 
 
 
 82 13 4 
 
 D U N K E L D. DUXKELD 
 
 Bishopric of Dunkeld 
 Abbey of St Colme 
 Priory of Straphillan . 
 Chantor \ 
 
 
 
 1033 6 8 
 
 234 16 8 
 
 35 5 6 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 Chancellor | . . . 
 
 
 
 35 5 G 
 
 Treasurer I r -r^ i 1 1 • 
 -p V of Dunkeld 
 
 
 
 35 5 6 
 123 16 8 
 
 Archdean 1 . . . 
 
 
 
 52 2 6 
 
 Sub-chantor / . . . 
 
 
 
 34 10
 
 192 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1033. 
 
 DUNKBLD. Parsonage of — 
 
 Menmuir 
 
 ]\lonydie 
 
 Mucliarsie 
 
 Fern 
 
 Lundiff . 
 
 Crieff . 
 
 Weems . 
 
 Strowan . 
 
 Blair 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 Strogaith 
 
 Tibbermuir 
 
 Logierait 
 
 Don 
 
 Cargill . 
 Prebendary of — 
 
 Pongorth 
 
 Porguendenie 
 
 Alveth . 
 Common Kirks of Dunkeld — 
 
 Aiichterhouse 
 
 Meigil . 
 
 SawKng . 
 
 Pothergill 
 
 £51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 23 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 40 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 23 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 26 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 34 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 DUNBLANE. 
 
 DUNBLANE 
 
 Bishopric of Dunblane 
 Lordship of — 
 
 Inchaffray 
 
 Inchmahome 
 
 Culross . 
 Dean ^ 
 
 Archdean > of Dunblane 
 Chancellor J 
 Provost of Abernethy 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 TuUieallan 
 
 St Madoes 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 Aberfoyle 
 
 Abernethie 
 
 334 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 275 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 334 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 23 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4
 
 PRELACIES AND S:MALL BENEFICES. 
 
 193 
 
 ST ANDREWS. 
 
 Archbishopric of St Andrews 
 Priory of — 
 
 St Andrews 
 
 Portmook 
 
 PittcnAveena 
 
 Eccles 
 
 Coldstream 
 
 Nqyth-berwick 
 
 Haddington 
 
 Manuell 
 Lordship of — 
 
 Dunfermline 
 
 Lindores 
 
 Balmerino 
 
 Holyroodhouse 
 
 Newbottle 
 
 Kelso 
 
 Coldingham 
 
 Dry burgh 
 Barony of Brughton 
 ^linistry of — 
 
 Scotlandwell 
 
 Peebles . 
 Archdean of — 
 
 St Andrews 
 
 Lothian . 
 Provost of — 
 
 Craill . 
 
 Kirkeuch 
 
 Corstorphin 
 
 St Giles . 
 
 Trinity College 
 
 Crighton 
 
 Dalkeith 
 
 Bothans . 
 
 Dunglas . 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 Tarbet . 
 
 Kemback 
 
 Dunno . 
 
 
 
 ST ANDREWS 
 
 £1722 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 1722 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 55 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 172 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 172 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 516 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 516 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 55 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 1722 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 861 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 275 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 877 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 516 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 1377 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 688 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 688 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 500 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 165 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 t 
 
 1 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 37 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 B
 
 194 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1633. 
 
 ST ANDREWS. Pavsonago of — 
 — Flisk . 
 
 Dysart . 
 Guilt . 
 Auchterarder 
 Baliiigrie 
 Muckhart 
 Slamaiian 
 Strabrock 
 Inchmaclian 
 Caldercoats 
 Kirknewton 
 Gogar 
 Pentland 
 Pennicook 
 Leswalt . 
 Melville . 
 Kestalrig 
 Carrington 
 Keithmarshal 
 Liiiton . 
 Oldhamstocks 
 Dunbar 
 Moran 
 Pitcoks 
 Belcome 
 Spott 
 Upsetlington 
 Whitstone 
 Dunse 
 Ednam . 
 Polwarth 
 Chiruside 
 Fowlden 
 Minto . 
 Ashkirk . 
 Auldroxburgh 
 Newbottle 
 Ancrum . 
 Hawick . 
 
 wnton . 
 
 Lempetlaw 
 Sudrum . 
 
 £51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 66 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 62 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 51 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 26 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 26 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 37 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4
 
 PRELACIES AND SMALL BENEFICES. 
 
 195 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 Lintown 
 Stobo . 
 Kilbucho 
 Stenton . 
 Earkard . 
 Bedrule . 
 Newlands 
 Lyn 
 
 Vicarage of — 
 Kilrynnie 
 Kinneuchar 
 Largo 
 Sconny . 
 Kenair . 
 St AndreAvs 
 Leuchard 
 Coupar . 
 Markinch 
 Kirkcaldie 
 Kinghorn 
 Lathrisk 
 Stirling . 
 Falkirk . 
 St Cuthberts 
 Crimond 
 Linlithgow 
 Aberlady 
 Tranent . 
 Tinningham 
 Gulane . 
 Pencaithlaud 
 Haddington 
 Musselburgh 
 Earlston 
 Lindeau 
 Castletown 
 Ettleston 
 Peebles . 
 Inverleitben 
 Linton . 
 Stobo . 
 
 Sacrist of Cleisli 
 
 
 ST ANDREWS 
 
 £20 13 
 
 4 
 
 134 8 
 
 10 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 27 10 
 
 1 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 6 
 
 8 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 10 15 
 
 
 
 68 17 
 
 6 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 32 5 
 
 7 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 55 
 
 8 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 17 17 
 
 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 i:? 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 68 17 
 
 G 
 
 27 10 
 
 1 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 27 10 
 
 1 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 68 17 
 
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 196 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1633. 
 
 ST ANDREWS. Abbey of — 
 
 Cambuskennotli . 
 
 Jedburgh 
 
 Melrose . 
 Preceptory of — 
 
 Torphichen 
 
 St Anthony's 
 Archpriestry of Dunbar 
 Prebendary of — 
 
 Pin carton 
 
 Falaw 
 Dean of Dunbar 
 Kirk of Houston 
 
 £861 2 2 
 
 516 13 4 
 
 1124 
 
 516 13 4 
 
 34 7 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 27 10 4 
 
 34 7 1 
 
 68 17 6 
 
 41 6 8 
 
 GLASGOW. 
 
 GLASGOW 
 
 of Glasgow 
 
 Archbishopric of Glasgow 
 Lordship of — 
 
 Paisley . 
 
 Kilwinning 
 Abbey of — 
 
 Corsrugall 
 
 Holiwod 
 
 New Abbey 
 Dean 
 Chantor 
 Chancellre 
 Treasurer 
 Arch dean 
 Subdean 
 Ministry of Faill 
 Priory of — 
 
 Blantyre 
 
 Cannabie 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 Glasgow 
 
 Air 
 
 Kenfrew 
 
 Govan . 
 
 Carstairs 
 
 Cardross 
 
 Eaglesham 
 
 Kilrennie 
 
 1033 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 1387 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 688 
 
 17 
 
 10 
 
 275 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 239 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 175 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 8
 
 PRELACIES AND SMALL BENEFICES. 
 
 197 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 
 Douglas 
 
 Cambuslang 
 
 Torbolton 
 
 Cumnock 
 
 Luss 
 
 Sanquhar 
 
 Kirkmalio 
 
 Durisdeer 
 
 Stanhouse 
 
 Strathaven 
 
 Glasford 
 
 Crawford-john 
 
 Culter . 
 
 Biggar . 
 
 Hartsyde 
 
 Lamington 
 
 Carmichael 
 
 Liberton 
 
 Covington 
 
 Dolphington 
 
 Thankerton 
 
 Colyquhen 
 
 Inchalleoch 
 
 Monieabroch 
 
 South wick 
 
 Kirkquhian 
 
 Kirkpatrick Irongray 
 
 Tynwald 
 
 Kirkmichael 
 
 Garvald . 
 
 Kilpatrick Juxta 
 
 Apilgeirth 
 
 Lochmaben 
 
 Kuthwill 
 Vicarage of — 
 
 Glasgow 
 
 Moffat . 
 
 Erskinc . 
 
 Earlandrig 
 
 Mearns . 
 
 Eastwood 
 
 Kilburchan 
 
 
 GLASGOW 
 
 £55 
 
 8 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 82 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 13 
 
 4 
 
 82 13 
 
 4 
 
 51 13 
 
 4 
 
 94 10 
 
 
 
 41 6 
 
 8 
 
 51 15 
 
 
 
 86 5 
 
 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 41 G 
 
 8 
 
 35 5 
 
 6 
 
 35 5 
 
 6 
 
 35 5 
 
 6 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 51 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 47 10 
 
 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 41 6 
 
 8 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 34 7 
 
 1 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 10 
 
 4 
 
 51 13 
 
 4 
 
 ■10 9 
 
 
 
 41 G 
 
 8 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 13 
 
 4
 
 198 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1G33. 
 
 GLASGOW. Vicarage of — 
 
 Kilmacolm 
 
 Innerkip 
 
 Erskine 
 
 Calder & Monkland 
 
 Kilcalton 
 
 Kilpatrick 
 
 Dairy 
 
 Dunlop . 
 
 Kilmaurs 
 
 Kilburn 
 
 Gawston 
 
 Dreghorn 
 
 Dundonald 
 
 Stewarton 
 
 Mayboll 
 
 Kirkbean 
 
 Ure 
 
 Dumfriess 
 
 Penpont . 
 
 Dunscor . 
 
 Kirkbrid 
 
 Kirkconnell 
 Provostry of — 
 
 Bothwell 
 
 Hamilton 
 
 Dumbarton 
 
 Lincudden 
 Common Kirks of Glasgow 
 
 £27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 47 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 61 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 28 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 165 
 
 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 GALLOWAY. 
 
 GALLOWAY. 
 
 Bishopric of Galloway 
 Abbey of — 
 
 Thongland 
 
 Dundrennan 
 
 Glenluce 
 
 Saulset , 
 Priory of — 
 
 "Whithorn 
 
 St Mary's Isle . 
 Archdean of Galloway 
 
 344 8 10 
 
 206 13 4 
 
 516 13 4 
 
 344 8 10 
 
 138 8 6 
 
 1033 6 8 
 
 103 6 
 
 82 13 4
 
 BURROWS. 
 
 199 
 
 Parsonage of — 
 Kirkeanor 
 "Wigtown 
 Dairy 
 Partown . 
 Kirkcrist 
 Kellis . 
 Balmaclellan 
 
 Vicarage of — 
 Moniegaff 
 Anwith . 
 
 Bishopric of the Isles . 
 Abbey of Inchcolmkill 
 
 Bishopric of Argj'le 
 Prior of Ardchattan . 
 Archdean of Argylo 
 Parsonage of Glassiter 
 
 THE ISLES. 
 
 ARGYLE. 
 
 
 
 
 GALLOWAY. 
 
 £4138 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 
 55 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 THE ISLES. 
 
 206 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 ARGYLE. 
 
 172 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 103 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 27 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 £48,342 8 7 
 
 BUEEOWS (TEEMLY). 
 
 Edinburgh 
 
 Perth 
 
 Dundee 
 
 Aberdeen 
 
 Glasgow 
 
 St Andrews 
 
 Dysart 
 
 Stirling 
 
 Lithgow 
 
 Ayr . 
 
 Haddington 
 
 Kii'kaldie 
 
 £4791 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 917 
 
 
 
 
 
 1555 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 1333 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 91G 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 500 
 
 
 
 
 
 250 
 
 
 
 
 
 300 
 
 
 
 
 
 250 
 
 
 
 
 
 344 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 300 
 
 
 
 
 
 388 17
 
 200 
 
 GENERAL TAX ROLL OF 1G33. 
 
 Montrose 
 
 Coupar 
 
 Anstruthor East 
 
 Dumfries 
 
 Inverness 
 
 Brechin 
 
 Irvine 
 
 Elgin 
 
 Jedburgh 
 
 Kirkcudbright 
 
 Wigton 
 
 Pittenweem . 
 
 Dunfermline . 
 
 Dunbarton 
 
 Renfrew 
 
 Lanark 
 
 Arbroth 
 
 Burntisland . 
 
 Peebles 
 
 Cryle [sic, Crail] 
 
 Kinghorn 
 
 Tayne 
 
 Anstruther W. 
 
 Selkirk 
 
 Culross 
 
 Dunbar 
 
 Banff 
 
 Whithorn 
 
 Forfar 
 
 Rothsay 
 
 Forres 
 
 Rutherglen 
 
 North berwick 
 
 Cullen 
 
 Nairn 
 
 Lauder 
 
 Inverkeithing 
 
 Kilrennie 
 
 Lochmaben 
 
 Sanquhar 
 
 Annan 
 
 New Galloway 
 
 444 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 258 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 366 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 333 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 116 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 191 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 166 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 150 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 166 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 125 
 
 
 
 
 
 125 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 83 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 133 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 83 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 138 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 83 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 122 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 41 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 55 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 33 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 33 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 33 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 41 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 83 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 25 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 27 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 £16,613 18 7
 
 INDEX. 
 
 
 PAGE 
 
 
 PACE 
 
 Aberdeen 
 
 111-114, 136-140 
 
 Invernes & Ross 
 
 117-120, 131, 132 
 
 Air 
 
 . 65-71, 163 
 
 Kirkcudbryght Stewartrie . 60, 168-170 
 
 Argyll . 
 
 73-78 
 
 Kyllstewart Bailliarie 
 
 . 65, 163-165 
 
 Annandale Stewartrie 
 
 55-56 
 
 Kincairdine 
 
 110,111, 140-142 
 
 Berwick 
 
 36-41, 175, 176 
 
 Linlithgow 
 
 84-87, 180-182 
 
 Bute . 
 
 . 73 
 
 Lanrick 
 
 56-59, 159, 160 
 
 Bathgate 
 
 . 87 
 
 Lauderdale Bailliarie . 
 
 36, 37, 174, 175 
 
 Bamff . 
 
 114, 135, 136 
 
 Mussillburgh Eegalliti 
 
 e . .87 
 
 Caithnes 
 
 121, 131 
 
 Nairne . 
 
 117, 133 
 
 Cv'romartie 
 
 121, 131 
 
 Orkney & Zetland 
 
 122-125 
 
 Clackmanan . 
 
 . 83, 84, 157 
 
 Peebles 
 
 . 54, 171-173 
 
 Carrick Bailliarie 
 
 65, 165, 166 
 
 Pearth . 
 
 96-101, 146-149 
 
 Coninghame Bailliarie 
 
 65, 66, 164, 165 
 
 Pittenweyme Regalliti 
 
 e . .102 
 
 Dumfries 
 
 55, 170, 171 
 
 Roxburgh 
 
 47-54, 173, 174 
 
 Dumbartoune . 
 
 . 72 
 
 Renfrew 
 
 78, 161, 162 
 
 Dumfermling Eegallitie 
 
 . 102 
 
 Ross & Invernes 
 
 117-120, 131, 132 
 
 Edinburgh 
 
 87-90, 178-180 
 
 Selkirk 
 
 . 41-47, 173 
 
 Elgin & Forres 
 
 115, 110, 134 
 
 Stirling 
 
 79-83, 157-159 
 
 Fyffe . 
 
 102-107, 151-157 
 
 Sutherland 
 
 121, 131, 132 
 
 Forfar . 
 
 108, 109, 142-146 
 
 Stratheme Stewartrie 
 
 96-98, 149, 150 
 
 Haddingtoune . 
 
 . 90-96, 177 
 
 Wigtoune 
 
 60-65, 167, 168 
 
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