^a-\ Columbia Wini\itvsiitp intfjcCitpof^etDgorfe Sec o J \J.lg LIBRARY m:-^:v.;c,^ CHARTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH AND HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, AND THE TRINITY HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. EDI.\BLJiaB: PBIXIED BT JOBX GSEla <£• SOy. CHARTERS AND Ddf'UMENTS RELATING TO THE COELEiaATE ('HURCH AM) HUSI'lTAL (IE THE HOEV TIllXITY, AND THE TRLMTV HOSPITAL, EDIXBIKGH. A.D. 1460-1661. EDII^BURGH: printp:d for the .Scottish nviuiH records society. MDCCCLXXI. This collectiou of Charters was j;...; ,. primarily for the l\»rpor»tion of Kdinbui^, as administrators of Trinity Hospital, and the Scotiisli Bnr>rl» Records Society xrere courteously authorised t» prim " copies (or the use vn" the Meml>eis of the Society ■A' TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pages PREFACE ......... xi ABSTRACT of Bulls, Charters, Acts of Parliament, and other Documents relating to the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, and the Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh ....••• xiii BULLS, CHARTERS, d-c. I. PROMULGATION by the BISHOP of GLASGOW of a BULL by POPE PIUS the SECOND, requiring him to unite and incorporate the Hospital of Solti-ay with the Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity of Edinburgh. Bull dated Rome, 23d October 1460, and Promulgation made at Linlithgow 6th March 1461-2. Nos. I. and II. of Abstract .... 3-15 n. LETTER by QUEEN MARY of GUELDRES, dated Perth, 25th March 1462, craving the Archbishop of St Andrews to confii'm the founding and endowing of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, with Ratification and Confirmation thereof by the Archbishop. Dated St Andrews, 1st April 1462. No. III. of Abstract 15-29 III. BULL by POPE PIUS the SECOND confirming the annexation of the Hospital of Soltray to Trinity Hospital. Dated 18th June 1462. No. IV. of Abstract ........ 29-34 IV. BULL by POPE PIUS the SECOND confirming the foundation of the Col- legiate Church and Hospital of the Trinity, and the union to the said Hos- pital of the Hospital of Sultray ; as also uniting to Trinity Hospital the Chapel of Utherogall in Fife. Dated at the Abbey of St'Salvator, 10th July 1462. No, V. of Abstract ...... 35-39 V. BULL by POPE PIUS the SECOND granting a plenary indulgence to all who should visit the Collegiate Church or Hospital of the Trinity during the 2 vi TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pages feast of the dedication of the Church, on the 10th of July or its octaves, for the period of five years, and on the successive recurrence of the day of dedi- cation every fifth year for the period of fifty years. Dated at Tibur, 29th August 1403. No. VI. of Abstract ..... 39-43 Vr. TEAXSUMPT, dated 21st March 1525, of CHARTER by JAMES, Arch- bishop of St Andrews, annexing the Church of Dunnottar to the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, fur the support of two prebendaries in the said College. Dated Edinburgh, 14th November 1502. No. VII. of Abstract 44-54 VII. LETTER by KING JAMES the FIFTH to Pope Clement the Seventh praying his Holiness to grant indulgences to those who, during the lifetime of John Dingwall, then provost of Trinity College, should visit the said College on the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and aid in the completion of the building. Dated Stirling, 22d March 1531. No. IX. of Abstract . 54-55 VIII. CHARTER by QUEEN MARY, under her Great Seal, whereby she granted the kirk-livings to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of Edin- burgh, for the sustentation of the ministry and hospitality within the Burgh. Dated Edinburgh, 13th March 1566-7. No. XL of Abstract . . 56-63 IX. LETTERS of REMISSION by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, dispensing with the erection of an hospital on Blackfriars yards, and granting the site and buildings of Trinity College to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of Edinburgh for the purposes of an hospital. Dated Edinburgh, 3d January 1566-7 [1567-8]. No. XIII. of Abstract 03-66 X. CHARTER by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby he granted the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, with the churchyard, houses, buildings, orchards, yards, and pertinents of the same to Sir Simon Preston, provost, and his successors the provosts, and to the P.ailies, Coun- cillors and Community of Edinburgh, for the building of an hospital thereon, and for the support of the poor who might be placed therein. Dated Edin- burgh, 12th November 1567. No. XIV. of Abstract . . . 67-72 XI. CHARTER by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, known as " The Foundation Charter of the College of Edinburgh," whereby he con- firmed Queen Mary's charter of 13th March 15GG-7, and of new granted the subjects thereby conveyed, to the I'rovost, Bailies, Councillors, and Com- munity of Edinburgh, for the sustentation of the ministry, the help of the poor, the repairing of schools, and the increase of letters and science at their dis- TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pages cretion. ivith power to appoint and dismiss professors, and to provide suitable places for them in which to reside and teach. Stirling, 14th April 1582. No. XVI. of Abstract 73-79 XII. CONTEACT between the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Deacons of Edin- burgh on the one part, and Mr Robert Pont, provost of Trinity College, on the other part, by which the latter agreed to resign the provostry of the said College, with the whole rights, profits, and duties thereof to be applied fur the hospitals, college, and schools of Edinburgh, the poor and scholars of the same, and the former agreed to pay Pont three hundred merks sterling and an annual rent of .£160 secured over the common mills of the Burgh. Edin- burgh, 20th April 15S5. No. XVII. of Abstract . . . 80-83 XIII. CHAPTER by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby he granted to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of Edinburgh, the provostry of Trinity College, and whole rights, profits, and duties of the same, including the parish churches of Soltray and Lempitlaw, and the place and yards of Dingwall Castle, for the sustentation of the poor within the hospitals, and of poor scholars within the college and schools of the Burgh. Dated Dunfermline, 23d June 1585. No. XVIIl. of Abstract . . 83-88 XIV. CHAETEE by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby he confirmed his Charter of 23d June 1585, and, being resolved to alter the destination of the whole fruits, profits, and emoluments of Trinity College, as well those pertaining to the provost as to the prebendaries, chaplains, and other members thereof, and to transfer the same to the use of the ministers, the teaching of literature, and the sustaining of the poor, he of new granted to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of Edinburgh, the whole property, revenues, and rights which belonged to Trinity College, and to the provost, prebendaries and other members thereof, to be applied at their dis- cretion for the sustentation of the ministers, college, grammar schools, and poor. Dated Holyrood, 26th May 1587. No. XX. of Abstract 89-99 XV. CHARTER by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby he confirmed, inter alia Queen Mary's charter of 13th March 1566-7, and the charters by himself dated 12th November 1567, 23d June 1585, and 26th May 1587, and of new granted to the Provost, Bailies, Coun- cillors and Community of Edinburgh, the whole subjects contained in the charters thereby confirmed, for the support of the ministers and poor, and the upholding of the College lately erected by them. Dated Holyrood, 29th July 1587. No. XXIII. of Abstract ..... 100-105 viii TABLE OF CONTE^vTS. Pages XVI. CHARTER by KING JAINIES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, known as " The Golden Charter," whereby he confirmed all charters, infeft- ments, rights, titles, grants, liberties, and immunities made, granted, or confirmed by him and his predecessors to the Burgh of Edinburgh, and to the churches, colleges, ministers, and hospitals of the same, and spocially inter alia Queen Mary's charter of 13th March 15GG-7, and his own charters, dated respectively 14th April 1582, 23d June 1585, 2(Jth May 1587, and 12th Xovember 1567, with the whole subjects therein contained ; and he of new granted to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of Edinburgh, and their successors, the Burgh of Edinburgh, with the ports and havens of Leith and Xewhaven, and the several lands, rights and privi- leges therein specified ; and he united and incorporated with the said Burgh inter alia the several church lands and others therein set forth, with the provostry and prebends of Trinity College and Hospital, etc., constituting the whole a free royal burgh. Dated Holyrood, 15th l\Iarch 1603. No. XXVI. of Abstract 106-125 XVII. CHARTER by KING JAMES the SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby he confirmed all infeftments, mortifications, gifts, and dispositions made by him, and by his mother and others his predecessors, in favour of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and of the College, schools, and hospital thereof, for the sustentation of the ministry, and of the masters, regents, and other professors in the College, and of poor scholars and other poor within the Burgh ; and of new granted to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Com- munity of Edinburgh, the several subjects therein specified for tho sustenta- tion of the ministers and of the poor within the Burgh and hospitals thereof, and of poor scholars within tho College and schools of the same ; and he farther conveyed to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, the Kirk of Field, with the Archdeaconry of Lothian and Church of Currie annexed thereto, and their respective pertinents, for the htility and advant- age of the (,'ollege of the said Burgh. Dated Beauvoir Castle, 10th August 1612. No. XXIX. of Abstract ..... 120-148 XVIII. CHARTER of CONFIRMATION and NOVODAMUS by KING CHARLES the FIRST, under his Great Seal, whereby he confirmed inter alia Queen Mary's charter of 13th March 1560-7, and the charters by King James tho Sixth, dated 14th April 1582, 26th May 1587, 2'Jth July 1587, and 10th August 1012, excluding any right of regality comprehended in the said charters, and restricting the office of Sheriff and Coroner, and jurisdic- tion of the same, and the right to hold C!uild Courts to tho bounds therein described. Dated Newmarket, 23d October 1636. No. XXXI 11. of Ab- stract 149-167 TABLE OF CONTENTS. ix APPENDIX. Pages 1. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, " Act in fauoris of the Hospitall of Edinburgh." Passed at Edinburgh on llth November 1579 [1579, c. 51.] 109 2. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, " Annexatiouu of the temporalities of benefices to the Crown." Passed at Ilolyrood on 29th July 1587 [1587, c. 8.] 171 3. GENERAL REVOCATION presented by King James the Sixth to Par- liament at Holyrood, 29th July 1587 [1587, c. 14.] . . .175 4. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, " Ratificatioun of the landis and annuellis mortifiet to the Ministerie and Ilospitall of Edinburgh." Passed at Edinburgh on 5th June 1692 [1592, c. 82 ] 176 5. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, " Conflrmatioun to the Burgh of Edin- burgh of thair annuellis." Passed at Edinburgh on 21st July 1593 [1593, c. 41.] 178 6. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, " Act in fauoris of the Burgh of Edin- burgh." Passed at Edinburgh on llth July IGOG [1606, c. 31.] . . 179 7. WARRANT for au ACT OF PARLIAMENT, superscribed by King James the Sixth. Dated 22d October 1012 . . . . .181 8. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, "Ratificatioun of diners infeftmentis grantit to the toun of Edinburgh for sustentatioun of Colledge, Ministeris, and Hospitallis." Passed at Edinburgh 4th August 1C21 [1021, c. 79.] . 182 9. ACT OF PARLIAMENT, intituled, "Eatification of his Majesties new Charter of Confirmation in favors of the Burgh of Edinburgh." Passed at Edinburgh 22d March 1661 [1661, c. 123.] 186 PEEFACE. N attempt has been made to collect in this volume the several Bulls, Charters and other documents which relate to the constitution of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, and to the gifts by successive Sovereigns to the Magistrates and Town Council of the City, after the Reformation, of the property and revenues of Trinity College and other ecclesiastical establishments for the support of the charity still known as the Trinity Hospital, and for other pious uses. Most of these documents have been previously printed in one form or another, and at different times, to serve temporary purposes, but so inaccurately as to render the meaning obscure. It is hoped that the present collection will be found more accurate and complete than any hitherto made. The labour involved in making this collection has been greatly increased by the disappearance of several of the Charters, which seem to have been in the archives of the City at a period not very remote. It would have been satisfactory to have verified the translations of the various charters now given, by a reference xii PREFACE. to the Signatures on which the Charters proceeded. Only one of the Signatures, however, — that of the charter of 1612, — has been found. The disappearance of such docunients, and the decay of those that remain, is the best possible inducement to the Corporation to persevere in the duty of having all its more important muniments printed ; and it may be hoped that the present collection will be useful in the administration of the important charity which has been entrusted to the Magistrates and Council. J. D. MARWICK. 10 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh, 10th October 1870. ABSTRACT OP BULLS, CHAETERS, ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS KELATING TO THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH AND HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, AND TO THE TRINITY HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. [The Asterisks denote those Charters or Documents which have not been found in the Archives of the City, or are dei)osited elsewhere.] ABSTEACT, &c. BULL by POPE PIUS THE SECOND, setting forth the erection of the Hospital of Soltray into a dignity named the Chancellorship in the Church of St Andrews, the foundation of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity near Edinburgh by Queen Mary of Gueldres, widow of King James the Second, and the desire of the Queen and of her son King James the Third that the Hospital of Soltray should be suppressed as a Chancellorship, and be united and annexed to the Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, and requiring the Bishop of Glasgow, after due enquiry, and on obtaining the consent of the parties interested, to suppress the said Chancellorship, and after reducing the Hospital of Soltray to its former state, to unite and incorporate the same with the Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity. Dated at Rome the 10th day before the Calends of November [23d October] 1400. Copy in the Axchires of the City. Charters relating to Trinity College and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. I., pp. 4-10. II. PROMULGATION by ANDREW, Bishop of Glasgow, of the above Bull, which is therein engrossed verbatim, setting forth the proceedings had by him under the Papal Commission, suppressing and extinguishing the said Chancellorship, reducing the Hospital of Soltray to its former state, and uniting, annexing and incorporating the same with the CoUege and Hospital of the Holy Trinity. Promulgation made at Linlithgow on 6th March 1461-2. Transumpt in the Archives of the City. Charters relating to Trinity College and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. I. , pp. 3-15. *in. LETTERS by QUEEN MARY OF GUELDRES, under her Great Seal, dated at Perth 25th March 1462, whereby, for the causes therein set forth, she craved James Kennedy, Archbishop of St Andrews, to confirm the founding and endowing of the CoUegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity of Edinburgh ; with ABSTEACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO Ratification and Confirmation by the said Arclibisliop of the said foundation and endowment. Dated at St Andrews 1st April 1402. Sir Lewis Stewart's MS. Collections. Charters of the Collegiate Churches of Midlothian, pp. G3-71. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. II., pp. 15-29. *1V. BULL by POPE PIUS THE SECOND, addressed to Queen Mary of Gueldres, con- firming the annexation of the Ilo.spital of Soltray to the Ho&pital of the Holy Trinity of Edinburgh. Dated 14 Kal. Julii (18th June) 14G2. Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibemorum et Scotorum, No. 818, p. 439. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. III., pp. 29-34. «V. BULL by POPE PIUS THE SECOND, reciting the foundation by Queen Mary of Gueldres of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, the erection of the Hospital of Soltray into a Ch.ancellorship of the Church of St Andrews, the suppression of the said Chancellorship, and the union of the Hospital of Soltray to the Trinity Hospital, confirming the said foundation and union, uniting the Chapel of Utherogall, in the County of Fife to Trinity Hospital, and of new erecting Trinity Church into a Collegiate Church, with Collegiate insignia. Dated at the Abbey of St Salvator, in the diocese of Clu.sium, the 6th Ides of July (10th July) 14C2. " Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibemorum et Scotorum, No. 821, p. 442. Munimenta Britannica ex Autographis Eomanoriun Pontificum deprompta, vol. xx3dv., p. 2C6 (MS. British Museum, addit. MSS. 1,5,.3.51 and 15,400 Plut.) Charters, &o., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. IV., pp. 35-39. *VI. BULL by POPE PIUS THE SECOND, granting a plenary indulgence to all who in a devout spirit of contrition should visit the Collegiate Church or Chapel or Hospital of the Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, in the course of five years, during the feast of the dedication of the Church, on the 10th of July, or the following week, called its Octaves, and to those who should liave been lawfully prevented from making such visitation as they had wished to do, likewise to the poor faithful in Christ dwelling in the said Church or Hospital for the time, who had died there, and who at tlie moment of death and at other times were contrite in heart, and confessed with their mouth to the best of tlieir remembrance. This Bull was appointed to come first into effect on the day of dedication in tlie year next ensuing, and to continue in force on its successive recurrence every fifth year for the period of fifty years only. One-third of the offerings of eacli person during the Octaves was reserved for the Pajial treasury, to a.ssist in carrying on war witli the infidels ; the other two-thirds were to be applied towards completing the building of the TRINITY CHURCH AXD HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. svii Church itself. Dated at Tibur the 6th of the Kalends of September (27th August) 1463. Munimenta Britanjiica ex Autographis Eomanorum Pontificum deprompta, vol. .^lodv., p. 266 (MS. British Museum, addit. M.S.S. 15,351 and 15,400 Plut.) Charters of the CoUegiate Churches of Midlothian, p. civ. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospit.il, Edinburgh, No. V., pp. 39-43. VII. TRANSUMPT of CHARTER by JAMES, Archbishop of St Andrews, whereby, with advice of the Prior and Chapter of St Andrews, he created and erected two prebendaries to officiate in the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, Edinburgh under the title of Dean of the said Church and Prebendary of Dunnottar respec- tively, and annexed thereto, and incorporated therewith, the Church of Dunnottar for the support of the said prebendaries. Charter dated Edinburgh 14th Novem- ber 1502. Transumpt from the Register of the Monastery of St Andrews, made in the Trinity Church of St Andrews, in presence of James Symson, official of St Andrews, on 21st March 1525, under the subscription of Robert Lauson, notary. Original Transumpt in the Arcluves of the City. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, Js"o. VI., pp. 44-54. Inventory of City Charters, vol. v. p. 248. *VIII. CONFIRMATION by POPE JULIUS THE SECOND, of the annexation and incorporation of the Church of Dunnottar with the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity. Dated in 1504. Eegistrum Sancte Trinitatis de Edinburgh, fol. 20. Charters of the CoUegiate Churches of Midlothian, p. 143. *IX. LETTER by KING JAMES THE FIFTH to POPE CLEMENT THE SEVENTH, praying his Holiness to grant indulgences to those who, during the lifetime of John Dingwall, then provost of Trinity College, should visit the said College on the feast of the Holy Trinity, and aid in the completion of the building. Dated at Stirling the 22d day of March 1531. Theiner, Vetera Monumenta Hibemorum et Scotorum, No. 1025, p. 597. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. VII., pp. 54-55. »X. CHARTER by QUEEN MARY, under her Great Seal, whereby she gave, granted, and disponed to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, the place and yards which belonged to the Black- friars, formerly called the Preaching Friars, with the cemeteries and other pertinents xviii ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO of the same, for the construction and erection of an Hospital thereon for the rcliel and assistance of the poor ; which Hospital was appointed to be commenced within a year from the date of the infeftment on the Charter, and to be finished within ten years next thereafter. Dated at St Andrews IGth March 1562-3. This Charter is described in the Letters of Remission, No. XIII., but has not been dis- covered in the Ai'chives of the City. Neither is it recorded in the Keglsters of the Great Seal or of the Privy Seal. XI. CHARTER by QDEEN MARY, under her Great Seal, whereby with the advice of the Lords of her Privy Council, she gave, granted, disponed, and for ever confirmed to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, for the sustentation of the ministry and hospitality within the said Burgh, all lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, rents, alms, daill-silver, obits, and anni- versaries whatsoever which pertained of before to any chaplainry, altarage, and pre- bend founded in any church, chapel, or college within the liberty of the said Bui-gh, with the manor, places, orchards, lands, annual rents, emoluments, and duties whatsoever which formerly belonged to the Dominican or Preaching Friars, and to the Minorite or Franciscan Friars of the said Burgh ; together with all lands, houses, and tenements lying within the said Burgh and liberty thereof, with all annual rents leviable from any house, land, or tenement within the said Burgh, given and doted to any chaplainries, altarages, churches, burials, or anniversaries within the kingdom, or owing furth of the said Burgh or tenements thereof to whatsoever other benefice or chaplainry. And she united and incorporated the subjects thereby conveyed, into one body, to be called in all time coming the Foun- dation of the Ministry and Hospitality of Edinburgh, and declared that one sasine, taken at the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, should be a sufficient sasine in all time thereafter. Dated at Edinburgh 13th March 1566-7. Original Charter in the Archives of the City. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. VIII., iiji. 56-63. Inventory of City Charters, vol. iii, \i. I. Xn. INSTRUMENT of SASINE taken in the upper Tolbooth of the Burgh of Edinburgh by "William Stewart, notary, proceeding upon the said charter and precept therein. Dated 29th March 1567. Original Instrument in the Arcliivos of tlie City. Inventory of City Charters, vol. iii. p. 5. *XIII. LETTERS of REMISSION by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, narrating the Charter by Queen Mary of 16th March 1562-3 [No. X.], dispens- ing with the erection of an Hosidtal on the Blackfriars' Yards, and granting the TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. xix site and buildings, etc., of Trinity College to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh for the purposes of an Hospital. Dated at Edinburgh 3d January 1566-7 [1567-8], and of the King's reign the first. This Charter has not been discovered in the Archives of the City, nor is it recorded in the Registers of the Great Seal or Privy Seal. The print here given is taken from a copy engrossed without much accuracy in a Memorial to Counsel in 1S33. The date is obviously erroneous, as the King's reign commenced on 29th July 1567. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. IX., jip. 63-66. *XIV. CHARTER by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby with the advice and consent of the Lords of his Privy Council, he gave, granted, and disponed to Sir Simon Preston, provost of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and his successors the Provosts, and to the Bailies, Councillors and C'ommnnity of the said Burgh for the time being, the church called the Collegiate Church of the Trinity, with the churchyard, houses, buildings, orchards, yards, and pertinents thereof, formerly occupied and possessed by the provost and prebendaries of the said Collegiate Church, together with the place and part, with the buildings and yards of Trinity Hospital lying contiguous to the Church, with the yard lying on the west side thereof, for the building and construction of an Hospital thereon for the maintenance of such honest poor and impotent persons, aged and advanced in years, or sick, indwellers and inhabitants within the said Burgh, and also for such other old, indigent, and impotent people as should be found fit for receiving such benefits and charity in the said hospital so to be founded ; but always without prejudice to the rights of the provost and prebendaries of Trinity College to present so many of the poor, commonly called beidmen, as were then placed and endowed in Trinity Hospital in terms of the old foundation. Dated Edinburgh 12th November 1567. Eegistrum Magni Sigilli, Book xrxii.. No. 613. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinbxu-gh, No. X., pp. 67-72. *XV. ACT of PARLIAMENT in favour of the Hospital of Edinburgh, whereby, after reciting Queen Mary's Charter of 13th March 1566-7 [No. XI.], and setting forth that there were chaplainries founded in certain places outwith the Burgh of Edin- burgh, of which the Provost, Bailies, and Council were undoubted patrons, but that the service of these chaplainries had altogether ceased, the Provost, Bailies, and Council, and their successors, were empowered to uplift the profits and duties of the said benefices, and to bestow the same to the sustentation of the Ministry and Hospitality of the Burgh. License was farther given to all persons who, " pitying the miserable estate of the poor, and delighting in that good work of erec- tion of an Hospital within the said Burgh," might be disposed to supply the said Hospital with their alms, and support of annual rents, lands, and tenements ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO lying within the Burgh, to be annexed thereto, for the entertainment of the poor, weak, aged, and sick persons to be sustained therein. Passed at Edinburgh on 11th November 1579. Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. iii., ]>. 169, c. 51. Charters. &c., relating to Tiinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, App. No. I., p. 169. XVI. CHARTEK by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby with the advice of the Lords of his Privy Council, he confirmed Queen Mary's Charter of 13th March 156C-7 [No. XL], and of new gave, granted, and disponed to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, the several subjects conveyed by that charter, to be by them applied in all time coming to the sustentation of the ministry, the help of the poor, the repairing of schools, the increase of letters and science, at the discretion of them and their successors as should seem to them most advantageous. They were also empowered to accept of whatsoever other annual rents and yearly profits, as well without as within the Burgh, might be given by any persons for the maintenance of the ministers of the gospel, the help of the poor, and the sustentation of schools for the increase of science and learning. The King further ratified and confirmed the renunciation and demission made by John Gibb in favour of the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community, for themselves and their successors, and in name and on behalf of the ministers and poor, of all right and title which Gibb had to the provostry of the Kirk of Field. The said Provost, Councillors, and their successors were further empowered to build and repair sufficient houses and places for the reception, habitation, and teaching of the professors of the schools of grammar, humanity, and the languages, philosophy, theology, medicine, and law, or any other liberal sciences, and these several purposes it was declared should be held to be no invasion of the original mortification. By this Charter also, the Provost, Bailies, and Councillors, and their successors, with advice of their ministers, were empowered to choose the professors of the College of Edinburgh, and also to place and remove them as should be expedient : and all others were discharged from professing or teaching the said sciences within the liberty of the Burgh unless they were permitted to do so by the Town Council ; but it was provided that the ministers present and to come, serving in the churches thereby conveyed, should be sustained out of the readiest fruits of the same. Dated at Stirling 14th April 1582. Original Charter in the Archives of the City. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. XL, pp. 73-79. Inventory of City Charters, vol. iii. p. 12. XVII. CONTRACT between the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Deacons of the Burgh of Edinburgh, for them and their successors, on the one part, and Mr Robert Pont, provost of Trinity College, on the other part. By this contract the said TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. xxi Eobert Pont demitted, renounced, and resigned into the hands of the King, the benefice of the Trinity College, with all and sundry churches, teinds, glebes, build- ings, yards, annual rents, advocation, donation, and right of patronage of prebend- aries, chaplainries, and donation of beidmenships, bedlyars, and other officers pertaining to the said provostry and Hospital, with the parish kirk, parsonage, and vicarage of Soltray and Lempitlaw, and with the place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall Castle, and all and sundry other fruits, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, and duties belonging to the said provostry, in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of Edinburgh, and their successors, to remain with them perpetually in all time coming in pure and perpetual alms. To be applied and disponed upon by them to the maintenance, help, and support of their said Hospitals, College, and Schools, the poor and scholars of the same, as they should think expedient, and as they should answer to God at the latter day. He further undertook to deliver to them the writs, evidents, and rentals of the Provostry College, and Hospital, and consented that they should enter into immediate possession thereof, with power to appoint all officers needful for managing the same, and to uplift the revenues thereof. On the other hand, the said Provost, Bailies, and Councillors paid the said Robert Pont three hundred merks sterling " in contentation of all grassums, entry silver, and other casualties which he might have received of the said benefice during his lifetime;" and they further agreed to pay him yearly during his life £100 Scots at Whitsunday and Martinmas by equal portions, beginning the first term's payment at Martinmas 1585 ; which annuity they engaged to secure by infefting him in an annual rent of corresponding amount out of the common mills of the Burgh. The Contract contains a clause of warrandice by Pont that the yearly rent of the Provostry was fully worth the said sum of £160 Scots. Dated at Edinburgh 2Gth April 1585. Original in the Archives of the City. Charters, kc, relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. XII., iip. 80-83. Inventory of City Charters, vol. v. p. 101. ^XVni. CHARTER by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby, with the advice of the Lords of his Privy Council, he granted to the Provost, Bailies, and Councillors of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, the benefice of the Provostry of the Collegiate Church of the Trinity, with the churches, teinds, glebes, manses, buildings, orchards, yards, annual rents, advocations, donations, and the right of patronage of prebendaries and chaplainries, and donations of poor oratours, commonly called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other officers of the said provostry and Hospital of Trinity College, founded near the same ; with the parish churches of Soltray and Lempitlaw, and other churches and teinds annexed to the said provostry, with the place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall Castle, and all other fruits, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, and duties belonging to the said provostry. To be intromittcd with and disponed upon by the said Provost, 4 xxii ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, Sec, RELATING TO Bailies, and Councillors, and their successors in all time coming, as they would answer to Almighty God at the last day, for the sustentation of the aged, decrepit, orphans, and poor within the Hospitals, and of poor scholars within the College and t^chools founded by them within the Jjurgh, as they should answer to God in the last judgment. To be holden to the effect foresaid in pure and perpetual alms, under burden of sustaining the ministers serving the cure of the churches belonging to the said provostry, and their successors, or of paying the third part of the fruits of the provostry for their sustentation, at their option and choice. Dated at Dun- fermline 23d June 15S5, in the eighteenth year of the King's reign. Eegistrum Magni Sigilli, xxxvi., No. .3G0. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. XIII., pp. 83-88. Inventory of City Charters, vol. v. p. 164. *XIX. INSTRUMENT of SASINE, taken at the Kirk of the said College, in favour of the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, under the hands of Mr David Guthrie, notary, and Jlr Alexander Guthrie, notary and town clerk of Edin- burgh. Dated at Edinburgh loth August 1585 Original Instrument in the Archives of the City. Inventoiy of City Charters, vol. v. p. 1G4. *XX. CHARTER by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, whereby, with the advice and consent of the Lords of his Privy Council, he confirmed his Charter of the provostry of Trinity College dated 23d Juno 1585 [No. XVHI.], and farther, after mature deliberation, being fully resolved to alter the destination of the whole fruits, profits, and emoluments of Trinity College, as well those pertiiining to the provost as to the prebendaries, chaplains, and other members thereof, the services for which those were formerly founded being nowise necessary, and to transfer the same to the use of the ministers, the teaching of literature, and the sustaining of the poor, he, with advice foresaid, of new granted to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and T'ommunity of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, the provostry of Trinity College and whole pertinents thereof, including the dona- tion and right of patronage of prebends and chaplainries of the said College, with the donation of beidmen and bedlyars, and of other officers of the said provostry and Hospital of the said College founded near the same, together with the churches of Soltray and Lcmpitlaw, &c., with the place, orchard, and yard of Dingwall Castle, &c., and all other pertinents belonging to the said provostry, and also the whole properties and revenues belonging to, or which were formerly jiossessed by, the prebendaries and ehajilains of tlio said College, with all the properties and revenues fouiulcd and niortilied to the said College, provost, prebendaries, and members thereof, or to the upholding of the church houses and buildings of the said College ; TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. xxiii ■with power to uplift the whole profits and produce of the subjects conveyed, and to apply the same to the sustaining of the Ministers, College, Grammar Schools, and Poor people, at their own good discretion, whereanent the King burdened their con- sciences. And the grantees were relieved from the obligations imiiosed by any clauses in the foundation of Trinity College to present any prebendary or chaplain to the prebends or chaplaim'ies then vacant, or that might thereafter become vacant, or to grant to them any special title to the same ; which clauses were thereby annulled and abrogated, that the mortification contained in the Charter might receive effect, and that the foresaid profits might be all collected and ingathered together in one rental and disponed to the foresaid uses. Moreover, the King willed and granted that the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, should have the full right of property in all the subjects thereby con- veyed, with the superiority of the whole lands, and all the rights incident thereto, as fully as the provost, prebendaries, and hospitallers could have enjoyed or exercised the same, by reason of their foundation or otherwise. Farther, the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors,' and Community, and their successors, were empowered to sustain -within the Hospital lately built and repaired by them within a part of Trinity College Church, as many poor persons as could be conveniently sustained upon the rents of the Hospital of Trinity College, and to apply Trinity Hospital, which was then in a ruinous condition, to whatever other profitable use should seem most expedient. To be bolden in pure and perpetual alms for ever, as in the Charter of 23d June 1585, the grantees being always bound to lay out and expend the whole annual produce of the subjects conveyed to the foresaid uses, and to account therefor to the King and his successors whenever required. But the life- rent rights of the prebendaries of the said College then living were expressly reserved. Dated at Holyrood 2Gth May 1587, in the twentieth year of the King's reign. Eegistnim Magni Sigilli, Lib. xxxvi.. No. SCO. Charters, &c., relating to Triuity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. SIV., pp. 89-99. Inventory of City Charters, vol. v. j). 168. «XXI. ACT of PAELIAMENT intituled, " Annexation of the temporalities of benefices to the crown," whereby King James the Sixth and the three estates of Parliament united, annexed, and incorporated to the crown, to remain therewith in all time coming, all lands, lordships, baronies, etc., and all other commodities, profits, and emoluments whatsoever, as well to burgh as to land, which, at the date of the Act (29th July 1587), belonged to any ecclesiastical or beneficed person of whatsoever degree, or to any abbey, convent, cloister, friars, nuns, monks, or canons, or to any college-kirk founded for singing, or to any prebendary or chaplainry within the realm, etc. The execution of the act in the levying of the profits was appointed to take effect as at the term of Martinmas 1587. From the annexation there was excepted a variety of subjects therein enumerated, and specially all lands and other sxiv ABSTEACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO subjects granted for the entertainment of masters and students in colleges and grammar schools, and for sustontation of ministers residing in Burghs where there ■was no other stipend appointed to them ; as also all lands and other subjects granted by the King and by his predecessors before the date of the act, or by any other persons, to any hospital or maisondieu within the realm, and that in favour of the poor and needy, providing the same were not disponed to any other use. Passed at Holyrood on 29th July 1587. Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. iii., p. 4.31, c. 8. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburyh, App. No. II., p. 171. *XXII. GENERAL REVOCATION, presented by KING JAMES THE SIXTH to Parliament, whereby, having attained the perfect age of twenty-one years, he revoked all infeftments, gifts, and dispositions set, given, and granted by him in his minority to any persons in fee, feu-farm, or lifrrent of any hospitals, maisondieus, lands, or rents appertaining thereto, in hurt and prejudice of his conscience, to the end that the said hospitals might be reduced to their first institution for upholding of the poor, excepting from that revocation the rents of the hospital of the Trinity College consigned and given to the new hospital erected by the Provost, Bailiesi and Council. And he farther revoked all infeftments made by him in his minority, or by his governors and regents in his name, of any kirk's lands, friar's lands, men's lands, or common lands which anyways fell to the crown, except the infeftments made by Queen IMary and him for the erection and sustontation of hospitals and ministers within burghs where there is no assignation or stipend allowed furth of the thirds of benefices for sustontation of the ministers thereof. Passed at Holy- rood, 29th July 1587. Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, vol. iii. pp. •139-442, c. 14. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hcspital, Ediuburgli, A]ip. No. III., p. 17.5. *XXIII. CHARTER by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, whereby he confirmed for ever to them, inter alia, Queen Mary's Charter of 1.3th March 15G3' [No. XL], and the Charters by himself dated respectively 12th November 15G7 [No. XIV.], 23d June 1585 [No. XVIIL], and 2Gth May 1587 [No. XX.J. More- over he of new gave, disponed, and mortified to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, for the support of the Ministers and Poor, and for the upholding of the College by them lately erected, all lands, rents, teinds, and other profits and emoluments particularly contained in the charters, &c., so confirmed, to remain with them for ever for the uses therein specified, and not otherwise, according to the form and tenor of the same. Hut it is provided that the grantees and their successors should be held bound to support the ministers in their churches then serving there, and similar qualified persons who should be ordained ' Should be 1566-7. TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDIXDURGH. xxv to serve in the said cures for ever, according to the tenor of the donations and mortifications formerly made to that effect. Dated at Holyrood, 29th July 1587. Registrum i^Iagni Sigilli, Lib. xxxvi., No. 534. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hosiiital, Eilinburgh, No. XV., pp. 100-105. *XXIV. ACT of PARLIAMENT, intituled, " RatiBcation of the landis and annuallis mortifiet to the ministrie and hospitall of Edinburgh," whereby King James the Sixth, with the advice of his estates in Parliament, ratified and approved the dona- tions and mortifications made by Queen Mary and by himself, at divers times, of the lands, benefices, and rents given for sustentation of the Ministry within the Burgh of Edinburgh, and for entertaining the Hospitals thereof ; and with the advice of the said estates, he of new annexed the said lands, benefices, and rents to the com- munity of the said Burgh and their successors in favour of their Ministry and Hospital, and ordained a new infeftment to be espede thereupon for their security if it were thought expedient. And he dissolved his general annexation, in so far as it might appear to be extended to any of the premises, or to the annexation pre- viously made in favour inter alia of the lands, annual rents, houses, yards, and biggings of the Trinity College, pertaining as well to the pi'ovost as to the pre- bendaries thereof, and common lands and annual rents of the same, which annexation the King, with advice of his said estates in parliament, duly ratified and approved. And he farther annexed other ecclesiastical properties, to remain with the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of Edinburgh, and their successors in time coming, for sustentation of the said Ministry and Hospital, and declared that none of the subjects previously disponed and newly annexed for sustentation of the said Ministry and Hospital '' ever ar or salbe euir comprehendit in the generall annexatioun of the eoclesiasticall landis and rentis to the croun ;" and the grantees were declared to have the full right of property and superiority of the foresaid lands, &c., notwithstanding any act or constitution preceding the date of said Act of Parliament. Dated at Edinburgh on 5th June 1592. Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. iii., p. 582, c. 82. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgli, App. No. IV., p. 17C. *XXV. ACT of PARLIAMENT intituled, " Confirmation to the Burgh of Edinburgh of their Annuallis," whereby the King, with the advice of his estates in Parliament, ratified and approved the act of Parliament passed on 5th June 1592 [No. XXIV.], and revoked and rescinded all and sundry infeftments, gifts, and dispositions made by him to any persons of the lands and other subjects mentioned in the said act since the dates of the respective infeftments, gifts, and dispositions made thereof to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh for the sustentation of the said Ministry, Hospital, and College. Passed at Edinburgh on 21st July 1593. Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. iv., p. 31, c. 41. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, App. No. V., p. 178. sxvi ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO XXVI. CHARTER by KIXG JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, known as the " Golden Charter," in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Com- munity of the Burgh of Edinburgh, by which, for the reasons therein set forth, he, with the advice and consent of the Lords of his Privy Council, as also with the express advice and consent of his treasurer and comptroller, and of his collector general and treasurer of the new augmentations of the church lands of the kingdom to the crown, ratified, approved, and for ever confirmed all charters, infeftments, rights, titles, gifts, grants, liberties, and immunities made, granted, or confirmed by him and his predecessors to the said Burgh, and to the C'hurches, Colleges, Minis- ters, and Hospitals of the same, and specially inter alia Queen Mary's Charter of 13th March 15(56-7 [Xo. XI.], and the Charters by himself dated respectively 14th April 1582 [No. XVI.], 23d June 1585 [Xo. XVIII.], 2t;th ,\'ay 1587 [No. XX.], I2th Xovember 1507 [No. NIV.], with the whole subjects and others contained in the said Charters, &c. He further, with advice and consent foresaid, conveyed of new to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, the Burgh of Edinburgh, with the ports and havens of Leith and Newhaven, and the several lands, rights, and privileges therein specified, and he united and incorporated with the said Burgh inter alia the several church lands and others therein set forth, with the Provostry and Prebends of Trinity College and Hospital, etc., constituting the whole a free Burgh royal to be held in feu-farm and free burgage for ever. Dated at Holyrood 15th March 1603, in the thirty-sixth year of the King's reign. Original Charter in the Archives of the City. Kegistrum Magni Sigilli, Lib. XLIV., No. 3G3. Charters, kc, rehvting to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. SVI., pp. 106-125. Inventory of City Charters, vol. i. p. 679. XXVII. INSTRUMENT of SASINE under the hand of Mr Alexander Guthrie, town clerk of Edinburgh and notary, proceeding upon the said precept. This instrument bears that Sir John x\rnot of Berswick, knight, provost; AVilliam Speir, John Jackson, bailies ; Richard Dobie, dean of guild ; Thomas Speir, treasurer, all of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and Andrew Kneeland, sheriff of Edinburgh, specially ap- pointed by the said Precept passed to the Market Cross, and there the said Sheriff gave to the said Provost for himself, and in name of the Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the Burgh, sasine of the subjects and others contained in the said charter. Dated 5th October 1611. Original ia the Archives of the City. Inventory of City Charters, vol. i. p. 733. •XXVIII. ACT of I'ARLIAMENT intituled "Act in fauores of the Burgh of Edinburgh," whereby King James the Sixth and his estates of Parliament, ratified, approved, and confirmed to the Provost, Bailies, CouDcillors and Community of the Burgh all TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. xxvii and sundry gifts, mortifications, and infeftments made by liis mother and by him- self to them of all lands, annual rents, tenements, teiuds, provostries, prebendaries, altarages, and other benefices, teinds, rents, and emoluments, with all acts of Parliament made in favour of them, and of the Jlinistry, College, and Hospitals ■H-ithin the Burgh, subject to the provision that a reasonable and sufficient stipend should be modified to the minister of Currie and his successors. Passed at Edinburgh on 11th July 1606. Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, vol. iv. p. 303, c. 31. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital. Edinburgh, App. No. VI., p. 179. XXIX. CHAETER by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, under his Great Seal, in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edin- burgh, -(vhereby with the advice and consent of the Lords of his Privy Council of his kingdom of Scotland, his Commissioners representing the Officers of State of the said kingdom, he confirmed to them all and sundry infeftments, mortifications, gifts, and dispositions whatsoever made by him, and by his mother and others his predecessors, in favour of them, the College. Schools, and Hospital of the said Burgh, for the sus- tentation of the Ministry serving the cure at the churches of the said Burgh, of the master regents and other professors serving the cure of the foresaid College and Schools, of poor scholars and other poor, aged, decrepit, indigent persons, orphans and children deprived of their parents, within the said Burgh, of all and sundry benefices, lands, tenements, annual rents, teinds, fruits, rents, and other emoluments therein expressed. Moreover the king, with advice and consent foresaid, of new g;avo, granted, disponed, mortified, and perpetually confirmed to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, all and sundry lands and other subjects described in the several Charters thereby confirmed, likewise the provostry of Trinity College, and whole prebends pertaining and belonging to the same, with the churches, &c., of Solti-ay and Lempitlaw annexed to the said provostry, and the churches, &c., of Ormiston, Kirkurd, and Wemyss annexed of old to the Church of Soltray, the place, &c., caUed Dingwall Castle, and whole other pertinents of the said provostry ; as also the provostry of St Giles' Church, with theclmrches of Dum- barnie, Potie, and Moncreif, &c., pertaining thereto ; the Nunnery of the Schiennes, and the Hospital of St Paul's Work, at the foot of Leith Wynd, with the respective pertinents, to be intromitted with, uplifted, used, and disponed upon in all time coming by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their succes- sors, for the sustentation of the ministers serving the cure at the churches of the said Burgh, and of the aged, decrepid, orphans, and poor within the said Burgh and Hospitals thereof, and poor scholars within the College and Schools of the same. The King further conveyed the Kirk of Field with the Archdeaconery of Lothian and church of Currie annexed thereto, and their respective pertinents, to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their successors, to be intromitted with, used, and disponed upon by them, in all time coming, for the utility and xxviii ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, &c., RELATING TO nilvautage of the College of the said Burgh, masters, regents, and other profcssoi-s doing duty within the same. And the whole subjects of the grant are thereby incorporated into one Body, to be called " The foundation of the Ministry and Hospitality of Edinburgh " ; and one sasine, to be taken at the Tolbooth of the Burgh, is thereby appointed to be a sufficient sasine in all time coming. To be holden in perpetual alms for ever. Dated at Beavoir Castle 10th August 1012, in the forty-sixth and tenth years of the King's reign respectively. Original Cluu-ter in the Archives of the City. Eegistruui Magni Sigilli, Lib. xlvii. No. 34. Charters, &c., relatiug to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, No. XVII., pp. 126-HS. XXX. INSTRUMENT of SASINE, under the hand of Mr Alexander Guthrie, town clerk of Edinburgh, notary, following upon the said Precept. The infeftment bears to have been taken within the Laigh Tolbooth of the Burgh of Edinburgh, and the su,sine to have been given to Sir John Arnot of Berswick, knight, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, for himself, and in name of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the said Burgh. Dated 3d October 1612. Original Instrument in the Archives of the City. Inventoiy of City Charters, vol. III., p. 63. *XXXI. WARRANT for an ACT of PARLIAMENT superscribed by KING JAMES THE SIXTH, in which his Majesty and his estates of Parliament are stated to have ratified and approved the Charter dated 10th (erroneously stated 7th) August 1612 [No. XXIX.]. And the Lord Clerk Register and his deputes are ordained to extend an Act of Parliament thereupon, and to engross the Charter thereby con- firmed in more ample form. Dated 22d October 1612. Inventory of City Charters, vol. iii. p. 63. This AVarrant has not been found in the Archives of the City. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, Edinburgh, App. No. VII., p. 181. *XXXII. ACT of PARLIAMENT intituled " Eatificatioun of divers infcftmentis grantit to the Toun of Edinburgh for sustentatioun of Colledge Ministeris and Hospitallis," whereby King James the Sixth, with advice of the estates of Parliament, i-atilied and a|iproved the several charters granted liy him to the I'rovost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors, and inter alia, those of the following dates, viz., 14th April 1.382 [Xo. XVI.], 20th May 1587 [Xo. XX.], 29th July 1587 [Xo. XXH.], 7th [10th] August 1012 [Xo. XXIX.J, and further rati- fied and approved the erection of the College for profession of theology, philosophy, and humanity, together with the foresaid mortifications made by him, either to the use of the College or to the uso of the Ministry and Hospital of the burgh. Moreover, TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. xxix the King ordained the College of Edinburgh to be called in all time coming "King James' College," and disponed to the grantees and their successors, in favour of the said Burgh and of the said College, and of the rectors, regents, bursars, and students within the same, all liberties, freedoms, immunities, and privileges appertaining to a free college, and that as amply as any college had or enj'oyed within the realm. Passed at Edinburgh 4th August 1021. Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, vol. iv. p. 070, c. 79. Charter.-!, &c., relating to Ti-iuity Climxh and Hosiiital, Edinburgh. Apii. No VIII p. 182. o . iJ XXXIII. CHARTER of CONFIRMATION and NOVODAMUS granted by KING CHARLES THE FIRST, under his Great Seal, in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, whereby, on the narrative of the Charter of King .Tames the Sixth, dated 15tli March 1G03 [No. XXVI.], and of a renunciation and resignation by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors,' and Community of certain rights conferred, or alleged to be conferred upon them by the said Charter, and of a petition by them to his Majesty to ratify the said Charter, and all their ancient infef tments therein contained, the King ratified and ap- proved inter alia Queen Mary's Charter, dated 13th March 15CC-7 [No. XI.], and the Charters of King .James the Sixth of the following dates, viz., llth April 1582 [Xo. XVI.], 26th May 1587 [No. XX.], 2C»th .July 1587 [No. XXIII.], 7th [10th] August 1612 [No. XXIX.], providing always that the said Confirmation should not be ex- tended to any right of regality comprehended in the said charters, nor should be farther extended to the offices of Sheriff and Coroner, and jurisdiction of the same, and to the holding of Guild Courts beyond the bounds therein described, nor to other matters therein set forth. Farther, the said Ch.arter inter alia conferred upon the grantees the patronage of all tlie churches within the Burgh, and united and incor- porated the whole subjects therein described into a royal city, with all the liberties, privileges, and immunities belonging to a city or royal burgh. Dated at Newmarket 23d October 1636, in the twelfth year of the King's rei"-n. Original in the Archives of the City. Eegistrum Magni SigilU, Lib. LV. , No. 82. Charters, &c., relating to Trinity Church and Hospital, EtUuburgli, No XVIII im 149-167. ' Inventory of City Charters, vol. i. p. 32. *XXXIV. INSTRUMENT of SASINE following thereon, under the hand of Mr Francis Hay and Mr Peter Alesso, notaries, dated Cth February, and recorded in the Par- ticular Register of Sasines at Edinburgh, 13th March 1637. Original Instrument in the Archives of the City. Inventory of City Charters, vol. i. p. 832. xxs ABSTRACT OF CHARTERS, &c. *XXXV. SIGNATURE granted and supersigned by KING CHARLES THE SECOND, ordaining a Charter to be passed under the Great Seal ratifying, approv- ing, and confirming in favour of tlie Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the Burgli of Edinburgh and their successors, jiU charters, gifts, grants, and other writs and evidents made by any of the Kings or Queens of Scotland, Governors or Regents thereof for the time, or by their Commissioners, or by any other persons to the Burgh, or to the Kirks, C 'Ollege, Blinisters, and Hospitals of the tiurgh, or to the Magistrates, Councillors, Burgesses and Commonalty of the same, together with the whole erections, liberties, rents, lands, tenements, jurisdictions, superiorities, mortifications, patronages and others pertaining and disponed to them. Dated at "Whitehall 10th September 1C60. This Signature has not been found in the jVrcliives of the City. SfXXXVr. ACT of PARLIAMENT intituled " Ratification of his Majesties new Charter of Confirmation in favour of the Burgh of Edinburgh," whereby King Charles the Second, with the advice and consent of his estates of Parliament, ratified, approved, and confirmed the Signature dated 10th September 1660 [No XXXV.], and willed and declared that the said act should be as valid and sufBciont as if the said signature, and the charter to follow thereupon, were already extended and passed under the Great Seal. It is also decerned and ordained that the foresaid signature, and the charter to pass thereupon, with the confirmation thereof contained in the said Act of Parliament, should be a good and perfect right to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Commonalty and their successors, for bruiking and joysing conform to their rights the whole lands and others granted by King Charles the First, or any others his royal predecessors, to the said Burgh, or to the Kiiks, Colleges, Min- isters, and Hospitals thereof ; and the Lord Treasurer and Lords of Exchequer were ordained to pass to the said Burgh and Colleges and Hospitals thereof the particular infeftments and grants foresaid. Passed at Edinburgh 22d March 1661. Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, vol. vii. p. 84. Charters, kc, relating to Trinity Church and Hospit.al, Edinburgh, App. No. IX., p. 18G. CHARTERS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH AND HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, EDINBURGH, AND THE TRINITY HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. I. Promulgation by Andrew Bishop of Glasgow, on 6th March 1461-2, of the Bull of Pope Pius the Second dated 23d October 1460, authorising the annexation of the Hospital of Soltray to the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity. Andreas Dei [et] apostollce sedis gratia episcopus Glasguensis, iudex et executor vnicus ad iufrascripta auctoritate apostolica specialiter deputatus, Vniuersis Cliristi fidelibus ad quorum noticias presentes nostra litere perueneriut, sahitem. Sciatis nos quasdam literas apostolicas sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri domini Pii diuina fauente clemencia Pape secundi eius vera bulla plumbea cum cordula cauapis more Eomane curie impendente sigillatas, non viciatas non cancellatas nee iu aliqua sui parte suspectas, sed omni prorsus vicio et suspicions careutes, super suppressione et extinctione nominis et dignitatis cancel- larie Sanctiandree alias erectorum, et reduccione hospitalis pauperum de Soltre dicte Sanctiandree diocesis in statum pristinum, illoque reducto ANDEEW, by the grace of God and of tlie Apostolic See, Bishop of Glasgow, sole judge and executor in the matters underwritten specially deputed by apostolic authority, to all the faithful in Christ to whose notice our present letters shall come, greeting : Know that we have with becoming reverence received certain Letters Apostolic, of the most holy father in Christ, and our Lord the Lord Pius the Second, by favour of the divine clemency Pope, sealed with his true leaden bull attached with a hempen cord, after the manner of the Roman court, not vitiated, cancelled or suspected in any part, but absolutely free from all vitiation and sus- picion, concerning the suppression and extinction of the name and dignity of the Chancellorship of St Andrews otherwise erected, and the reduction of the Hospital for the poor at Soltray in the said diocese of St Andrews into its former state. 4 CHARTERS RELATING TO [14G0. vnione anueccione ct incorporacione illius Collegio et Hospital! Saucte Trinitatis nouiter per sereuissimam priucipissam et domiuam domiuam Mariam Eeginam Scocie iuxta Burgum de Ediubui'gh ex parte boreali eiusdem dicte diocesis fuudatis nobis ex parte eiusdem dicte nostra regiue preseutatas cum ea qua decuit reuerencia recepisse tenorem qui sequitur coutinentes. PIUS episcopus seruus seruorum Dei venerabili fratri episcopo Glas- guensi salutem ct apostolicam benediccionem. Ad apostolice sedis dignitatis apicem quanquam insufdcentibus meritis diuina disposicione vocati ad ea ex suscepte servitutis officio nostra propensius conuertimus solercie curas per que bospitalium et aliorum piorum locorum necnou pauperum et miserabilium persouarum commoditatibus consulatur et ut ilia optatum sorciantur affectum cum a nobis petitur fauorem apostolicum libenter impertimur. Sane peticio pro parte carissime in Cbristo filie nostre Maria Eegine Scocie illustris nobis nuper exbibita contiuebat quod olim postquam falicis recordacionis Nicolaus Papa quintus pradecassor noster ex certis tunc expressis causis Hospitale pauperum de Soltra Sanc- tiandree diocesis in unam dignitatem Cancellariam nuucupatam in ecclesia and, after its reduction, for tlie union annexation and incorporation of it -witli the College and Hospital of the Holy Trinity lately founded near the Bm-gh of Edin- burgh, of the said diocesG, on the north side, by the most Serene Princess and Lady, Lady Mary Queen of Scotland, which letters -were presented to us on the jiart of our said Queen, and of -which the tenor follows : — PIUS Bishop, Servant of the servants of God to his venerable brother Bisliop of Glasgow, greeting and the apostolic benediction. Called, although with insuffi- cient merits, by divine dispensation to the highest dignity of the Apostolic See, we, on accoimt of the duty of service undertaken by us, the more readily turn our anxious cares to those measures by which provision is made for the ad- vantage of hospitals and other pious places, as well as of poor and miserable persons, and, that thoy may accomjilish the desired end, we willingly impart the apostolic favour when it is sought from us. The petition lately presented to us on behalf of our most dearly beloved daughter in Christ, Mary the illustrious Queen of Scotland, shewed that sometime after our predecessor Pope Nidiolas fho Fifth of happy memory, for certain causes then expressed, had of apostolic authorit}' by his letters erected the Hospital for the poor at Soltray in the dio- 1460 ] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 5 Sauctiandree, cle consensu quondam Alani Cant ipsius bospitalis tunc rectoris, per suas literas ajjostolica auctoritate erexerat ac do ipsa cancel- laria eidem Alano prouiderat, cancellaria predicta que de iure patronatus laicorum Eegis Scotorum pro tempore existentis fore noscitur per obitum dicti Alani qui vsque ad vltimum vite sue diem cancellariam ipsam pacifice tenuit ac possedit, et tandem extra Eomanam curiam decessit, vacante, clare memorie Jacobus Scotorum Rex dum viueret verus et unicus patronus dicte cancellarie existens in pacifica possessione seu quasi iuris present- andi personam ydoneam ad cancellariam ipsam dum pro tempore vacaret, dilectum filium Jobannem Tyry clericum Sanctiandree baccalarium in decretis ad cancellariam ipsam sic racantem ricario Teuerabilis fratris nostri episcopi Sanctiandree in spiritualibus generali infra tempus debitum presentauit, ipseque vicarius ad presentacionem buiusmodi prefatum Jobannem in cancellariam dicte ecclesie ordinaria auctoritate instituit, ac idem Jobannes presentacionis et institi;cionis buiusmodi vigore dictam cancellariam extitit pacifice assecutus. Cum autem sicut eadem peticio subiungebat prefata Maria Eegina ad laudem Omnipotentis cese of St Andrews into a dignity named the Cbancellorsliip, in the chiu'ch of St Andi-ews, with consent of the late Allan Cant then rector of the said hospital, and had provided the said Allan with the said chancellorship ; the chancellorship foresaid, wliich is known to belong by right of laic patronage to the King of Scotland for the time being, becoming vacant by the death of the said Allan, who to the last day of his life peaceably held and possessed the said Chancellorship, and at length died oiitwith the Eoman Coiu-t, James King of Scots, of illustrious memory, the true and only patron of the said chancellorship, while he Uved being in peaceable possession of the virtual right of presenting a fit jJerson to the said Chancellorship, when it was vacant presented within due time oiu- beloved son John Tyry, clerk of St Andrews, bachelor in canon law, for the said Chancellorship thus vacant, to the Vicar General in things spiritual of our venerable brother the bishop of St Andrews, and the said vicar on that presentation, by his authority as Ordinary inducted the foresaid John in the Chancellorship of the said church, and the said John in virtue of such presentation and induction peaceably holds the said Chancellorship. Since, morover, as the said petition subjoined, the said Queen Mary, of the goods bestowed on her by God, has of new founded and in splendid manner has caused to be constructed and erected for the praise of 6 CHAKTEKS RELATING TO [1460. Dei vnam Collegiatam Ecclesiam cum Hospitali pauperum prope Burgum de Edinburgh ex parte boriali dicte diocesis pro diuini cultus augmeuto ac Christi paupcrum et aliarum miserabilium persouarum recepcioue et sustentacione de bouis sibi a Deo collatis de uouo fundauerit, ac egregio quodam opere construi et edificari fecerit, et tarn carissimus in Christo filius noster Jacobus modemus Scotorum Eex illustris cuius progenitores ipsum Hospitale de Soltre ad vsum Christi pauperum fundarunt vokiutates progenitorum pro posse obseruari facere, quam Eegina predicta ut prefatum in caucellariam erectum hospitale ad statum pristinum restituatur ipsique nouo Hospitali erecto perpetuo incor- poretur feruenter exoptent, prefatusque Eex ad hoc conseusum suum prestare paratus sit, et sicut accepimus ipse Johannes in fauorem vnionis huiusmodi et ut eciam caucellaria i23sa ad hospitale de Soltre sicuti prius erat reducatur, eandem caucellariam quam obtiuet sponte et libere resignare proponit, pro parte eiusdem regiue asserentis quod fructus redditus et prouentus dicte caucellarie sexaginta librarum sterlingorum secundum communem estimacionem valorem annuum non excedunt nobis fuit humiliter supplicatum ut uomen et dignitatem Almighty God, a Collegiate Church with an Hospital for the jjoor near the Burgh of Edinburgh, on the north side, in the said diocese, for the fiu-thoring of divine worship, and the reception and maintenance of Christ's jioor, and other miserable persons ; and both our dearest son in Christ, James the present illustrious King of Scots, whose forefathers founded the said Hospital of Soltray for the use of Christ's poor, in order that the will of his ancestors maj' as far as possible he ob- served, aud the said Queen, fervently desire that the foresaid Hospital, which has been erected into a Chancellorship, should be restored to its former state, and be incorporated with the said newly erected Hospital for ever, and the foresaid King is prejiared to give his consent to this coiu'so, aiul, as we have learned, the said John proposes willingly and freely to resign the said Chancellorship, which he holds, in favour of such union, and also, that the said Chancellorship should revert to the Hospital of Soltray as it formerly was, on the pai-t of the said Ciucen assert- ing that according to the common estimation the fruits, rents aud iiroceeds of said chancellorship do not exceed the annual value of sixt}' pounds sterling, it was humbly supplicated of us, that of our apostolic benignity, we should be pleased to suppress altogether and extingidsh the name and dignity of said chancellorship in U60.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 7 huiiismodi cancellarie in prefata ecclesia penitus supprimere et ex- tinguere et hospitale ipsum de Soltre in statum pristinum restituere illudque in omnibus iuribus et pertinenciis prefato nouiter erecto Hospitali perpetuo incorporare vnire et annectere aliasque in premissis oportune prouidere de beuignitate apostolica dignaremur. nos qui duduni inter cetera voluimus quod petentes beneficia ecclesiastica aliis vniri teneantur expremere verum valorem annuum fructuum tarn bene- ficii vniendi quam illius cui vniri petitur alioquin vnio non valeat de premissis tamen certam noticiam non babentes buiusmodi supplicationi- bus inclinati fraternitati tue per apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus vocatis episcopo predicto necnon dilectis filiis capitulo dicte ecclesie Sanctiandree et aliis quorum interest de premissis omnibus et singulis eorumque circumstanciis vniuersis auctoritate nostra te diligenter informes et si per informacionem buiusmodi ita esse repereris ab ipso Jobanne vel procuratore suo ad boc ab eo specialiter constituto resigna- cionem buiusmodi si illam in tuis inanibus sponte et libere facere voluerit ut prefertur auctoritate nostra hac vice duntaxat recipias et said church, and restore the said Hospital of Soltray to its pristine state, and to incorporate, unite and annex it in all its rights and pertinents to the foresaid nowly erected Hospital for ever, and otherwise to make suitable provisions in the premises. We, who long ago have among other things resolved, that those petitioning for ecclesiastical benefices to be united to others should be bound to declare the true annual value of the fruits, as well of the benefice to be united, as of that to which it is sought to be united, otherwise the union to be of none effect, although not having certain notice of the premises, being favourably disposed to these supplications, do by our apostolic writings, charge your fra- ternity to call the Bishop aforesaid and also our beloved sons the chapter of said church of St Andrews and others interested, and on our authority diligently to inform yoiirself of all and sundry the jiremises, and of their whole cii-cuni- stances, and, if by such information you find it so to be, to receive and accept from the said John or his prociu-ator specially constituted by him for this pui-pose, such resignation, if he shall volimtarUy and freely determine to make the same in yoiu' hands as aforesaid, by our authority granted for this occasion only, and the said resignation being received and accepted by you, to 2 8 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1460- admittas eaque per te recepta et admissa cancellariam ipsam cum per buiusmodi resignacionem vacauerit dummodo tempore date presencium iiou sit in ea alias alicui specialiter ius quesitum ac jirefati Jacobi moderni sen pro tempore existentis Eegis Scotorum ad id expressus accedat assensus nomine et dignitate ipsius cancellarie in dicta ecclesia per te siippressis penitus et extinctis eodemque Hospitali de Soltre in statum pristinum reducto illud cum omnibus iuribus et pertinenciis suis nouo Hospitali buiusmodi cuius et eiusdem ecclesie fructuum reddituum et prouentuum veros annuos valores presontibus babcri volumus pro expressis eadem auctoritate nostra perpetuo vuias aunectas et incorpores ita quod liceat ex tunc rectori dicti noui Hospitalis per se vel alium seu alios corporaliter Hospitalis de Soltre iuriumque et pertinenciarum predictorum possessionem propria auctoritate appre- hendere et perpetuo retinere ac illius fructus redditus et prouentus in sustentaciouem pauperum et infirmorum ac alias in vtilitatem ipsorum bospitalium iuxta formam constitucionis pie memorie dementis pape V. eciam predecessoris nostri super hoc in consilio Viennensi edite com- take over tbe said Chancellorship, when by such resignation it shall bo vacant, provided at the date of these presents no one shall have otherwise acquired a special right in it, and if the express consent to that effect of tlie foresaid James, who now is, or of the Xing of Scots for the time being, shall be accorded, and, having totally suppressed and extinguished the name and dignity of the said Chancellorship in the said church, and having reduced the said Hospital of Soltray to its pristine state, by our said authority, to unite, annex, and incor- porate for ever the same with all its rights and pertinents to the said new Hospital, the true annual values of the fruits, rents and profits of that Hosijital and of that church, we will shall be held for expressed in these presents, so that it maj' be lawful thenceforth for the Hector of the said now Hosjiital by himself or others one or more on his own aaithority to take and retain for ever corporal possession of the Hosj)ital of Soltray and its rights and pertinents aforesaid, and to receive its fruits, rents and proceeds, to bo aiqiliod for the maiutouance of the poor and the infirm, and otherwise for the use of said hospitals according to the form of constitution of Pope Clement V., of liious momoiy, our i)rodeceijsor, given forth regarding tlus matter in the council 1460.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 9 mittendos percipere diocesani loci et euiusuis alterius licencia super hoc minime requisita non obstantibus constitucionibus et ordmacionibus apostolicis ac predicta nostra voluutate necnon statutis et cousuetud- inibus eiusdem ecclesie iuramento confirmacione apostolica vel quauis firmitate alia roboratis contrariis quibuscunque aut si aliquis super prouisionibus sibi facieudis et diguitatibus ipsius ecclesie speciales vel aliis iienefieiis ecclesiasticis iu illis partibus generales dicte sedis vel legatorum eius literas impetrauerit eciam per eas ad inbibitionem resignacionem et decretum vel alias quomodolibet sit processum quas quidem literas et processus habitos per easdem ac quecunque inde secuta ad dietam cancellariam volumus non extendi sed nullum per hoc eis quoad assecucionem dignitatum vel beneficiorum aliorum preiudicium generari et quibuslibet priuilegiis indulgenciis et Uteris apostolicis generalibus vel specialibus quorumcunque tenorum existant per que presentibus non expressa vel totaliter non inserta effectus earum impediri valeat quomodolibet vel differri et de quibus quorumcunque totis tenoribus de verbo ad verbum habenda sit in nostris literis mencio of Vieane, the permission of the diocesan of the place or of any other whatever to this effect not being in any way required, notwithstanding constitutions and ordinances apostolic, and our foresaid will as also the statutes and customs of the said chiu'ch strengthened by oath, confinnation apostolic, or any other security to the contrary whatsoever, or though any one shall have obtained special letters for the provisions to be made to himself and dignities of the said church, or general letters of the said See or its Legates to other ecclesiastical benefices in those jiarts, even though in virtue of these, or in any other way ■whatsoever, the matter has gone the length of inhibition, resignation and decree ; which letters indeed and proceedings taken in virtue of the same and all that follows thereupon, we ordain not to be extended to the said chan- cellorsliip, but that no prejudice be caused to them by this provision as to the acquisition of other dignities or benefices, and notwithstanding whatsoever privileges indulgences and apostolic letters, general or special of whatsoever tenor they be, not expressed or altogether not inserted in the present letters, by which their effect can be impeded in any manner or delayed, and of which, and the whole tenors of which, special mention should be made word for word 10 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1460. specialis prouiso quod propter vnionem anneccionem et incorporacionem buiusmodi si vigore presencinm fiant et effectum sorciautur predictum hospitals de Soltre debitis non fraudetur obsequiis sed illius con- grue supportentur onera consueta. Ceterum cum non sit verisimile quod quis bencficia sua multis forsan laboribus acquisita ex quibus percipit vite subsidium absque magna causa sponte resignet attente prouideas ne in resignacione buiusmodi si fiat aliqua prauitas inter- ueniat seu eciam corruptela nos enim si extinctionem siajipressionem reduccionem vnionem anneccionem et incorporacionem buiusmodi per te vigore presencium fieri contigerit ex nunc irritum decernimus et inane si secus super biis a quoquam quauis auctoritate scienter vel ignoranter contigerit attemptari. Datum Eome apud Sanctum Petrum anno incarnacionis Dominice millesimo quadringentesimo sexagesimo decimo kalendas Nouembris pontificatus nostri anno tercio. Nos vero Andreas episcopus index et executor prefatus tanquam obediens filius volentes mandatum apostolicum nobis in bac parte directum reuer- in our letters, provided that on account of such imiou, annexation, and incor- poration, if they shall, in virtue of these presents, be brought about and receive effect, the foresaid Hosjjital of Soltray shall not be defrauded of its due ser- vices, but its accustomed burdens shall be suitably supported. But since it is not Hkely, that any one will, withovit good cause, of his own accord ^\-iU resign his benefices acquired perhaps with much laboui- and from which ho obtains the sup- port of his life, j'ou shall make carefid provision, that in such resignation, if it shall be made, no wrong or corruption shall happen ; for if it come about that such extinction, suppression, reduction, union, annexation, and incorporation be made by you in virtue of these presents, we declare it henceforth nidi and void if any attempt towards this has been wrongfully made by any one, by any authority whatever, either knowingly or ignoiantly. Given at Romo at 8t Peter's in the year of tho incarnation of our Lord one thousand four hundred and sixty, the tenth day before tho calends of November, and of our routificate the third year. And we Andrew, Bishop, judge and executor aforesaid, as an obedient son wishing reverently to carry out tho apostolic commission, directed to us in this 14G0.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 11 enter exequi ut tenemur ad prefate serenissime principisse clomine nostra regiue suorumque procuratorum hoc requirencium instanciam reuerendo in Christo patri et domino domino Jaeobo miseracione diuina episcopo Sanctiandi-ee venerabilibusque patre et viris priore et conuentu Sancti- andree ac aliis interesse babentibus per nos debite citatis atque vocatis ipsorum claro et expresso consensu ad infrascripta accedente diligente informacione omnium singulorumque in prefatis literis apostolicis contentorum et relatorum per nos habita terminia substancialibus in causa et materia prefatis de iure seruandis debite seruatis conclu- sioneque in eadem facta ad nostre sentencie diffinitiue in causa et materia prefatis prolacionem processimus eamque tulimus et promul- gauimuB forma subsequente. Nos Andreas Dei et apostolice sedis gracia episcopus Glasguensis iudex et executor vnicus a sede apostolica cause et partibus infrascriptis specialiter deputati pro tribunali sedentes in quadam causa super estinccione et suppressione nominis et dignitatis cancellarie Sanctiandree alias erectorum et reduccioue Hospitalis pauperum de Soltre dicte diocesis in statum pristinum illoque reducto part, as we are bound to do, at the instance of tlie said most serene Princess our Lady tlie Queen and her prociu-ators so demanding, the reverend father and lord in Chi-ist Lord James by divine mercy Bishop of St Andi-ews, and the venerable father and men the Prior and the Convent of St Ajidrews, and others having interest having been duly cited and called by us, and their clear and express consent to the underwritten being accorded, diligent infoi-mation of all and sundry iu the foresaid letters apostolic contained and related being obtained by us, the substantial limits which ought of right to be observed in the cause and matter foresaid having been duly observed, and a conclusion in the same having been formed, we have proceeded to pronounce our definite sentence in the cause and matter aforesaid, and have passed and promulgated the same in the fol- lowing form: We Andi-ew, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See Bishop of Glasgow, judge and sole executor to the cause and to the parties under\\'ritten specially deputed by the Apostolic See, sitting in judgment in a certain cause regarding the extinction and suppression of the name and dignity of the Chancel- lorship of St Andrews formerly established, and of the reduction of the Hospital of the poor of Soltray of said diocese to its pristine state, and after its reduc- 12 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1460. vnione anneccione et iucorpoi'acione Collegio et Hospitali nouiter per sereuissimam principissam et clomiuam domiiiam Mariam Dei gracia Keginam Scocie illustrissimam iuxta Burgum de Edinburgh ex parte boriali eiusdem fundato per dictam serenissimam principissam actricem ab Tua et reuereudura in Christo patrem et dominum Jacobum miseracione diuina episcopum Sauctiaudree venerabilesque patrem et viros priorem et conuentum eiusdem et alios quorum interest reos l^artibus ab altera coram nobis iudicialiter ventilata cognoscentes auditis prius pro parte dicte domine Eegine propositis iuribus et probacionibus ipsius ex parte productis visis rimatis et iutellectis ac ad plenum discussis et consideratis et quia omnia et singula in huiusmodi Uteris apostolicis narrata et expressa veritate fulciri comperimus ac resigna- cionem prefate cancellarie per dictum Johannem possessorem eiusdem alias sponte et libere factam consensuque serenissimi principis et domini nostri domini Jacobi moderni Scotorum Regis illustrissimi dicti hospitalis de Soltre patroni vnici et indubitati ad hoc reuerendi eciam in Christo patris et domini domini Jacobi episcopi Sanctiandree prioris tion, for its union, annexation, and incorporation with the College and Hospital newly founded by the most serene Princess and lady Lady Mary by the grace of God the most illustrious Queen of Scotland, near the Buri;h of EtUnburgh on the north side of the same, examining the pleas raised judicially before xis by the said Most Serene Princess, pursuer, on the one part, and by the reverend father in Chi-ist and Lord James by divine mercy Bishop of St Andrews, and the vener- able father and men the Prior and the Convent of the same, and others interested, defenders, on the other part, having first heard what was set fortli on the part of the said Lady the Queen, and having seen, investigated, and understood and fully discussed and considered the rights and proofs brought foi-ward on her part, and whereas we have found the matters all and sundry narrated and expressed in the said Letters Apostohc to bo foiiudod in truth, and the resignation of the foresaid Chancellorship to have been freely and spontaneously made ]ty tlio said John, the possessor of the same, and with the consent of the most Serene Prince and our lord Lord James the present most illustrious King of Scots, sole and undoubted joatron of the said hospital of Soltray, as also with the clear express consent of the reverend father in Christ and lord. Lord James 1460.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 13 et conuentus euisdem prefatorum claro et expresso accedente consensu Deum pre oculis babentes eiusque nomine sauctissimo primitus iuuocato iurisperitorum eciam consilio secuto auctoritate apostolica qua fuugimur in bac parte per banc nostram sentenciam cliffiuitiuam quam ferimus in biis scriptis pronuuciamus decernimus et declaramus nomen et dignitatem dicte cancellarie in dicta ecclesia Sauctiandree extinguenda et suppremenda fore prout supprimimus et extiuguimus et Hospitale pauperum de Soltre in statum pristiuum reducendum fore et reducimus et sic reductum cum omnibus iuribus et pertinenciis suis Collegio et Hospitali Sancte Trinitatis nouiter fundato perpetuo vuimus annectimus et incorporamus aliasque in premissis et eorum circumstanciis pro- uidendum fore decernimus. Lecta lata et promulgata fuit bee nostra sentencia diffinitiua in ecclesia parocbiali Beati Micbaelis de Linlitbqw Sanctiandree diocesis sexto die mensis Marcii anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo sexagesimo prime indiccione decima pontificatus sauctissimi in Cbristo patris et domiui nostri domini Pii diuina prouidencia Pape secundi predicti anno quarto. In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium premissorum bas literas nostras Bishop of St Andrews, tLe Prior and the Convent of the same aforesaid, having God before oiu- eyes and having first invoked his most holy name, hav- ing followed also the advice of those skilled in law, by the apostolic authority which we exercise in this part, by this our definite sentence which we pass in these writings, pronounce, decern, and declare the name and dignity of the said Chancellorship in the said Church of St Andi-ews to be extinguished and sup- pressed, as we suppress and extinguish the same, and the Hospital of the poor of Soltray to be reduced to its pristine state, and we reduce it; and it being so reduced we unite, annex, and incorporate it for ever with all its rights and per- tinents, with the newly founded College and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, and otherwise decern provision to be made in the premises and their circumstances : This our definite sentence was read, passed, and promidgated in the Parish Church of St Michael of Linlithgow, in the diocese of St Andrews, on the sixth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand four hundi-ed and sixty-one, the tenth indiction, of the pontificate of the most holy father in Christ and oiu- Lord, by divine providence Pope Pius the Second aforesaid, the 14 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1460. sigillo nostro roboratas signo et subscripcione notarii piiblici subscripti subscribi et publican manclauimus. Datum et actum apud burgum de Lynlithqw predictum anuo die meuse indiccione et pontificatii prefatis presentibus ibidem discretis et bouestis viris dominis Tboma de Kirkpatrik, Patricio Broune, Johanue Pettygrew, presbyteris Jacobo Stewart, Johauue Neilsoue, Audrea Grynlaw et Georgio Clerc, testibus ad premissa vocatis et rogatis. Et ego Eicardus Pioberti presbyter Sanctiandree diocesis publicus auctoritate imperiali notarius et coram dicto reuerendo patre domino episcopo iudice in huiusmodi causa scriba iuratus quia dictarum literarum apostolicarum preseutacionem recepcionem causeque huiusmodi deduccionem et seutencie prolacionem ceterisque omnibus et singulis dum sic ut premittitur dicerentur et iierent vnacum prenominatis testibus presens interfui eaque omnia et singula sic fieri et dici vidi et audiui ac in notam fourth year. In faith and testimony of all and each of these premises we have ordered these oiu- letters, confii-med by our seal, to be subscribed with the seal and subscription of the notary underwritten and to be published. Given and done at the burgh of Linlithgow aforesaid, the year, day, month, indiction, and pontifi- cate aforesaid, in presence of discreet and honest men Sirs Thomas of Kirkpatrick, Patrick Brown, John Pettigrew, Priests, James Stewart, John Neilson, Andi-ew Greenlaw, and George Clark, witnesses to the premises called and required. And I Richard Eoberta, priest of the diocese of St Andrews, by imperial authority. Notary Public, and in presence of the said reverend father, the Lord BishojJ, judge in tliis cause, sworn scribe, inasmuch as at the pre- sentation and reception of the said letters apostolic, the deduction of said cause, and the passing of sentence, and the other things all and sundi-y while as is premised, they were said and done, along with the forenamed witnesses, being present, I saw and heard them all and each so done and spoken, and took a note of the same, and have theu made out this 1462.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 15 recepi ideoque hoc presens publicum instrumentum siue presentes literas buiusmodi proeessum in se continentes siue continens exiude confeci et in banc publicam formam redegi signoque et nomine meis solitis et consuetis vnacum appensione sigilli dicti domiui episcopi et iudicis signaui rogatus et requisitus in fidem et testimonium omnium et singulorum premissorum. present public instriimeiit or the present letters containing in themselves such process, and have reduced them into this public form, and have signed them with my name and seal, used and wont, as well as affixed the seal of the said Lord Bishop and Judge, being called and required in faith and testimony of all and sundry the premises. IL CoNFiKMATioisr by James Kennedy, ArchbishoiD of St Andrews, of the Foundation of tlie Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, St Andrews, 1st April 1462. Jacobus Dei et apostolice sedia gracia Sanctiandree episcopus vniuersis sancte matris ecclesie filiis ad quorum noticias presentes litere peruenerint salutem in omnium Saluatore. Splendor eterne James, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See, Bishop of St Andrews ; To aU the sons of holy mother church to whose notice the present letters shall come, greeting in the Saviour of aU. The splendour of the eternal glory which with 3 16 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1462. glorie qui sua mundum illuminat ineffabili claritate pia vota fidelium de sue maiestatis clemencia turn benigno fauore prosequitur cum deuota ipsorum humilitas et siucerus affectus in diuiui cultus aug- mentum feruore dinoscuntur. Nos vero de superis ad inferiora deriuatis exemplis piis desideriis iustisque supplicancium precibus quos fides spes et caritas ad deuocionis affectum continue solicitaut ut ad graciam dispositi et ad gloriam inuitati in piis actibus accuracius perseuerent tarn vigor et feruor equitatis quam ordo racionis fauere nos inducunt. Literas igitur prepotentissime principisse et domine domine Marie Die gracia Eegine Seocie suo sigillo sigillatas pium et laudabile eiusdem principisse Propositum perpetuum Collegium siue Ecclesiam Collegiatam vnius propositi et octo capellanorum ac duorum puerorum ibidem diuino cultui deputandorum prope Burgum de Edinburgh ex parte boreali eiusdem cum Hospitali tresdecim pauperum in eodem sustinen- dornm perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturum super terris et ecclesiis beneficii de Soltre Collegio et Hospitali suo apostolica auctoritate vnitis et incorporatis necnon et super terris de Ballernow et hospitali de its ineffable brightness illuminates tbe world, of the clemency of its majesty accompanies ^vith benignant favour the pious vows of the faithfid -when their devout humility and sincere zeal for the furthering of divine worship are distinguished for fervour. We, therefore, deriving example for things below from those above, are induced, both by the vigour and zeal of equity and the coiu-se of reason, to favour the pious desires and earnest prayers of supplicants whom faith, hope, and charity continually stir up to zeal of devotion, so that being disposed to grace and in\'ited to glory they may the more diligently per- severe in pious actions. We have received the letters of that most potent Princess and lady, Lady Mary, by the grace of God Queen of Scotland, sealed with her seal, containing the pious and laudable proposal of the said princess, desiring to constitute and found a perpetual College or Collegiate Church, of one provost and eight chaplains and two boys to perform divine worshij) therein, near the Burgh of Edinburgh, on the north side of the same, with an Ilosiiitid for the maintenance therein in all time coming of thirteen poor persons, from the lands and chur shall bo two clerks, who shall obey the commands of the Provost, and shall liavo for their maintenance ten pounds of the lands of Ballerno, to bo defined by us, and to be eqiinlly 1462.J TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 23 per nos limitaiidas equaliter inter eosdem diuideudas qui remouebiles eruut ad placitum prepositi et collegii autedictorum. Et pro tresdecim pauperibus iu uostro Hospitali sustinendis limitamus et ordinamus hos- pitale de Vthirrogill et rectoriam de Weymis Sanctiandree diocesis et decern libras annul redditus ville de Edinburgh de communi eiusdem ac decern libras de certis terrls et tenementis cum acris et annuls redditlbus nobis in villa de Leyth debltis et pertinentibus . Insuper ordinamus jn'o reparacione Ecclesle Collegiate prefate et necessariis in eadem supportandis quadraginta sex libras nouem solidos de fructibus rectorie de Kirkurd Glasguensis diocesis [et] resta terrarum nostrarum de Ballerno. Onera vero episcopalia arcbidiaconalia et alia solui consueta cum reparacione et sustentacioue ecclesie de Kirkurd subibit Sacrista dicti collegii qui habebit recepcionem omnium bonorum prescriptorum vt superius est expressum. Quiquidem prebendarii predict! omni die anni matutinas magnam missam vesperas [et] completorium cum nota cantabunt. Prepositus vero matutiuis misse [et] vesperis festiuis diebus interesse teneatur. Omnes autem prebendarii predicti residenciam facient personalem et per seipsos et nou per alium seu alios premissa divided between them, and who shall be removeable at the pleasure of the Provost and College aforesaid. And for the maintenance of thirteen poor persons in our hospital we set aside and ordain the Hospital of Uthirrogill and the rectory of "Wemyss, in the diocese of St Andrews, and ten pounds of the annual rents of the town of Edinbiu-gh fi'om the common good of the same, and ten pounds from certain lands and tenements, -with acres and annual rents due and pertaining to us in the town of Leith. Moreover, we ordain for the repair of the Collegiate Church aforesaid, and for the supply of necessaries in the same, forty- six pounds nine shillings of the profits of the rectory of Kirkiu-d, in the diocese of Glasgow, and the remainder of our lands of Ballerno ; and the Sacristan of the said Collegiate Church shall bear the burdens of the dues used to be paid to the Bishop, Archdeacon and others, with the repair and upholding of said chiu-ch of Ejjrkurd, and shall have the receiving of all the goods aforesaid, as is above expressed. The Prebendaries aforesaid, more- over, shall every day in the year sing matins, high mass, vespers, and compline, ■with notes. The Provost shall also be present at matins, mass, and vespers on festival days. All the foresaid prebendaries shall also make personal resi- dence, and shall implement and discharge the duties aforesaid by themselves 4 24 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1462 lierimplebimt siue administrabunt. Ipse vero prepositus ad reBidenciain obligetui- personalem ita quod- si ipsnm per quindecim dies contiuuos abesse contiugat capitulum dieti Collegii vt ad re'sideuciam reuertatur apud patronum instabit vt ipsnm ad residenciam compellat et si infra quindecim dies alios post denunciacionem patrono factam ad residouciam non reuertatur animo permanenti ex hoc ipso ipsa prepositura siue strepitu et figura iudicis vacare censebitur et si infra quindecim dies post huiusmodi vacaciouem patronus ordiuario prepositum nouum non presentauerit capitulum alium prepositum ordinario presentabit. Et ordinamus quod nuUus prebendariorum aut clericorum sine licencia prepositi desuper obteuta se absentet . vltra vero quindecim dies pre- posito aliquem licenciare non licebit nisi ex magna et ardua causa et hoc cum consensu capituli sui desuper requisito et obtento . contrarium autem faciens ipso facto a iure suo prebende cadet et sua prebenda censebitur vacare et realiter vacet per prepositum et capitulum ct prouisionem ordinarii libere conferenda. Et si quis prebendariorum concubinam seu focariam detinuerit et illam per prepositum tcr mouitus non dimiserit cum effectu eo viso censeatur sua prebenda vacare et personally, and not by others one or more. Tlie Provost himself, shall like- wise be bound to personal residence, in such manner that if he shall happen to be absent for fifteen successive da3-s, the Chapter of the said College, shall, in order that he may retirrn to personal residence, urge upon the Patron to compel him to residence, and if within fifteen other days after denunciation made to the patron, he shall not retui'n to residence with the intention of remaining, the said provostshij) shall, from that fact alone, bo considered vacant without trouble or formal delivorauce of the judge ; and if within fifteen days after such vacancy the Patron shall not have presented a new Provost to the Ordinary, the Chapter shall present another Provost to the Ordinarj-. And wo ordain that none of the prebendaries or clerks shall absent lunis(-lf without leave of the Provost first obtained ; but it shall not bo lawful lor the Provost to licence any one bej'ond fifteen days, unless for gruat and pressing reason, and this with consent of the Chapter thereto required and obtained. One doing the contrary shall /pso facto fall from his right of prebend, and his pre- bend shall bo considered, and shall bo in reaUty vacant, and at the free disposal of the Provost and chapter, and the provision of the Ordinary. And if any of tlic jirebendaries shall keep a coniiibino or a cliaiuborwciiiuin, rmd slutll not 1462.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 25 vacet modo premisso per ordinarium confereuda. Prepositus vero dicti Collegii quocies dictam prepositaram vacare contigerit per nos at succes- sores nostros Eeges Scocie ordinario presentabitur. Vicarii ad extra ecclesiarum predictarum per prepositum et capitulum suum et prebend- arii dicti Collegii ordinario preseutabuutur a quo recipiant cauonicara institucionem . et nuUus prebend ar ins instituatur nisi sufficiens fuerit legendo [et] coucineudo piano cantu et discantu. Pueri vero dociles ad premissa existant. Volumus eciam et ordinamus quod quilibet pre- bendariorum cum dispositus fuerit missam celebret qui post missam sacerdotalibus indutus ornamentis cum isopa ad fundatricis sepulchrum accedet ibique De •profundls cum oracione fidelium et populorum ad deuociouem exortacione deuote perleget . Volumus eciam et ordinamus quod matutina a festo Penthecostes vsque ad festum Sancti Michaelis hora inclioentur quinta de mane et a festo Sancti Michaelis vsque ad Peutbecosten bora de mane sexta inicium accipiant et quod statim matutinis finitis ad altare Beate Virginis eadem missa ebdomidalis secundum tabulam pro itinerautibus celebretur et similiter fiat missa ebdomidalis in capella bospitalis hora nona pro pauperibus et infirmis dismiss her on being- tbrice admonished bj' tbe Provost, bis prebend sliall be held to be, and shall be vacant and at the coUation of the Ordinary in manner aforesaid. Moreovei-, a Provost of the said College, as often as the said pro- vostry shall happen to be vacant, shall be presented to the Ordinary by us and our successors the Kings of Scotland. The extra-collegiate A'icars of the churches aforesaid, and the Prebendaries of the said CoUege shall be presented by the Provost and his Chapter to the Ordinary, fi-om -whom they shall receive canonical institution ; and no prebendary shall be appointed unless lie shall be capable of reading- and singing in plain chant and descant. The boys, more- over, shall be capable of learning- these. We will also, and ordain that each of the prebendars, -when he shall be disposed, shall celebrate mass, and after mass, robed in his sacerdotal habiliments, shall go -with hyssop to the tomb of the foimdress, and there shall devoutly read the Be profunih -with the jirayer of the faithful and an exhortation of the people to devotion. We -will also and ordain that from Whitsunday to Michaelmas matins shall begin at the fifth hour in the morning, and from Michaelmas to Whitsunday at the sixth hour in the morning, and that immediately on matins being concluded, at the altar of the blessed Virgin, the -n-eeHj' mass, according to the table, shall be celebrated 26 CHARTERS RELATING TO [liC>'2. ibidem clegentibus. Yolumus eciam et ordiimmus vt prepositus et pre- bendarii autedicti tempore vite nostra amiiuersarium pro quondam illustrissimo principe Jacobo Scotorum Eege nostro tenerrimo coniuge denote impendaut et post nostrum decessum auniuersarium suum et nostrum pro nobis et nostris liberis autecessoribus et successoribus nostris die obitus sui et nostri necnon pro prefato reuereudo in Cbristo patre Jacobo moderno episcopo Sanctiandree post suum decessum per- petnis futuiis tcmporibus decantent et celebrent. Insuper statuimus et ordiuamus quod dicti prebeudarii in Ecclesia Collegiata antedicta administraturi in suo primo introitu prei^osito pro tempore existenti obedienciam prestent mnnualcm. Reformaciones et correcciones defec- tuum circa regimen diuini cultus in ii)so collegio contingencium ad prepositum cum cohercione debita pertineant qui eciam defectus in penis pecuuiariis seu aliis secundum statuta jjrepositi et capituli desuper coudenda permutari ac leuari valeant et debeant. Postremo statuimus et ordinamus vt nobis facultas omuimoda et i^lena potestas quoad vixerimus addendi diminuendi et permutaudi et singula obscura et minus clara illucidandi in premissis singulis eorum articulis et for travellers ; and similarly a weekly mass shall be jierformed in tbe chapel of the Hosiiital, at the ninth hour, for the poor and infirm living there. We Tvill also, and ordain that the Provost and Prebends aforesaid shall, during our life- time devoutly observe an anniversary for the late most illustrious prince, James King of Scots, oiu* most tender husband, and, after our decease, shall, on the days of his and our decease, sing and celebrate his and our anniversaries for us and our children, our ancestors, and successors, as also for the foresaid reverend father in Christ, James the present bishop of St Andrews, after his decease in all time to come. Moreover, we statute and ordain that the said Prebendaries, who are to minister in the Collegiate Church aforesaid, shall, on their first entrance, give manual obedience to the Provost for the time being. The reformation and correction of defects occurring in the order of divine worship in the said College shall pertain to the Provost, with duo coercion, and these do- faidts also can and ought to be atoned for and discharged bj' pecuniary and other penalties according to the statutes to l)o framed by the Provost and Chapter thore- anent. Lastly, wo statute and ordain that evci-y kind of faculty and full power be reserved to us so long as we live to add, diminish, and alter, and to elucidate everj'thing obscure and not sufficiently clear, in all the several premises, their 146-2.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 27 membris incidentibus depeudenciis et connexis in vberiori forma se- cundum iurisperitorum et virorum prudencium consilium reseruetur. Vestram igitur reuerendam paternitatem bumiliter precamur et re- quirimus quatenns dicti Collegii fundacionem dotacionem et diuisionem sen distribucionem per nos vt premittitnr factas in omnibus suis punctis membris et articulis per vestram solicitudinem pastoralis officii ad affectum debitum perduceudas approbare ratificare et con- firmare dignaremini gracia speciali. In cuius rei testimonium magnum sigillum nostrum presentibus est appensum testibus reuereudo in Cbristo patre Andrea episcopo Glasguensi, venerabili patre Henrico abbate de Pasleto, Andrea domino Avoudale caucellario Scocie, Georgio comite Augusie, Alexandre domino Montgomery et Joanne Eos de Halkheid milite, apud Perthe vigesimo quinto die mensis Marcii anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo sexagesimo secundo. Post quarumquidem literarum premissarum in'esentacionem et recep- cionem pro parte dicte illustrissime priucipisse nobis fuit humilter suplicatum quatenns ipsius Collegii fundacionem dotacionem ordina- cionem disposicionem diuisionem et distribucionem sic vt premittitiir factas in omnibus articulis puuctis et membris nostra pastorali auctori- articles, members, incidents, dependencies, and connections in fuller form, according to the ad'V'ice of men of legal skill and prudence. We therefore humbly pray and rec^uire you, reverend father, that, of special grace, you, of the solicitude of your pastoral oiSce, wiU be pleased to ajiprove, ratify, and confii-m the foundation and endowment of the said College, with the division or distri- bution made by us as aforesaid in all their points, members, and articles, to be carried to due effect. In testimony of which, our great seal has been affixed to these presents, witnesses, the reverend father in Christ, Andrew Bishop of Glasgow, the venerable father Henry Abbot of Paisley, Andrew Lord Avondale Chancellor of Scotland, George Earl of Angus, Alexander Lord Montgomery, and John Eoss of Halkhead, Knight, at Perth, the twenty-fifth day of the month of March, the year of our Lord one thousand foiu- hundred and sixty- two. After the presentation and reception of which Letters aforesaid, on the part of the said most Ulustrious Princess, it was humbly supplicated of us that of our pastoral authority we should be pleased to ratify, approve, and confirm the foun- dation, endowment, ordinance, disposition, division, and distribution of the said 28 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1462. tate ratificare approbare et confirmarc dignaremuv. Nos vero Jacobus Sauctiaudree episcopus supradictus ipsius excellentissime priucipisse et domine uosti'e deuotis precibus et piis inclinati desideriis ad Dei Omniijoteutis laudem et houorem et perpetuaiu animanuu predictarum memoriani et salutem matura deliberacioue et solempni tractatu cum priore et capitulo nostre ecclesie in talibus arduis fieri solitis prehabitis prefatam Collcgii Sancte Trinitatis prope Edinburgum ipsius ilhistris- sime priucipisse fundacioneru dotacioncm ordiuaciouem et disposcionem ac reddituum terrarum ecclesiarum et fructuum earundem donaciones concessiones ordinaciones diuisioues distribucioues ruodo et forma quibus premittitur factas in omnibus suis punctis membris et articulis in vberrima forma que per iurisperitorum prudeuciam excogitari poterit pro nobis et successoribus nostris perpetuis futuris temporibus cum consensu et asseusu expresso nostri capituli approbamus ratificami;s et confirmamus saluis nobis et successoribus nostris obediencia et iuris- diccione ae aliis iuribus ordinariis episcopalibus et archidiaconalibus nobis de iure communi ante huiusmodi annexacioucm debitis et con- suetis. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum nostrum aucteuticum vnacum College, made as aforesaid in all articles, points, and members. Wherefore we, James, Bishop of St Andrews aforesaid, listening favourably to tlio devout prayers and pious desires of the said most oxcoUeut Princess and oiu- Lady, for the praise and honour- of Almighty God, and the perpetual memory and weal of the souls aforesaid, having held mature deliberation and solemn conference witli the Prior and Chapter of our Church as is wont to be done in matters of such difficulty, for ourselves and our successors in aU time to come, with the express consent and assent of our Chapter, approve, ratify, and confii-m the foresaid foimdation, endowment, ordination, and disposition, by the said most illustrious Princess, of the College of the Holy Trinity, near Edinburgh, and the donations, grants, ordinances, divisions, and distributions of the revenues, lands, churches, and fruits of the same, made in manner and form as aforesaid, in aU their points, members, and articles, and in the fullest form which could be devised by the prudence of persons sldllod in law, reserving to us and our successors, the obedience and jurisdiction and other rights ordinary, episcopal and archidiaconal due and wont to pertain to us of common law before sucli annexation. In testimony whereof our authentic seal, along witli the common seal of our chapter, has 1462.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 29 sigillo cominuui capituli nostri presentibus est appensum apuci Sanctu- mandream primo die mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quadrin- gentisimo sesagesimo secundo et consecracionis nostre vigesimo quinto.* been affixed to these presents, at St Andi-ews, the first day of the month of April, the j-ear of our Lord one thousand foiu- hundred and sixty-two, and of our consecration the twenty-fiith j'ear. IIL Bull by Pope Pius II. addressed to Queen Mary of Gueldres, confirming the annexation of the Hospital of Soltray to the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity. Dated 14 Kal. Julii (18th June) 1462. Pius EPISCOPUS etc. Carlssime in Christo filie Marie Eegine Scotorum Illustri, salutem etc. Siugularis devotionis affectus, quern ad nos et Piomanam ecclesiam gerere comprobaris, uou iudigne meretur, ut his, que ad divini nominis laudem et gloriam, pauperum quoque et x lUS the Bishop, etc. To our most beloved daughter in Christ, Mary, Illusti'ious Queen of Scots, greeting, etc. The disposition of singular devotion which thou art shewn to bear towards us and the Church of Eome, not unworthily, well deserves that we shoidd add the confu-mation of our apostolical muniment to * [Note hy Sir Lewis Stewart. — " I extractit this fundatione furth of ane registrie given me in len be Mr Alexander Guthiie towne clerk of Edinburgh and the same is subscryved be Thomas Cottis nottar piiblict as ane just extract of the origiuall fundatioune vi >fovember im iiiic Ixxxiiu befor Donald Ross dean of Caithnes, Clement Cor, Alexander Elphinstoun and George Newtoun — The nottars subscription hes na signe."] 30 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1462. egenorum profcctum atque auimarum salutem pia sunt ordiuationo disposita, ut continuis proficiaut iucremeutis ac perpetua illibata per- sistant, apostolici muuimiuis adiiciamus firmitatem. Dudum siquidem pro parte tua nobis exposito, quod olim postquam felicis recordatiouis Nicolaus papa V. predecessor noster, ex certis causis tunc expressis, bospitale pauperum de Soltre Sancti Andree diocesis in unam digni- tatem, Caucellariam noncupatam, in ecclesia Sancti Andree de consensu quondam Alani Cant, ipsius bospitalis tunc Eectoris, per suas litteras auctoritate apostolica erexerat, ac de ipsa Caucellaria eidem Alano providerat, Cancellaria predicta, que de iure patronatus Eegis Scotorum la-o tempore existit, per obitum dicti Alani, qui usque ad ultimum vita sue dictam Caucellariam ipsam pacifice teuuit et possedit, ac tandem extra Eomanam Curiam decessit, vacante, clare memorie, lacobus Scotorum Eex, verus, dum viveret, et unicus ipsius Caucellarie patrouus, dilectum filium lobannem Tyri clericum Sancti Andree diocesis, bacallarium in decretis, ad Cancellariam ipsam sic vacautem Vicario Venerabilis fratris uostri Episcopi Sancti Andree in spiritualibus generali infra tempus legitimum presentaverat, ipseque Vicarius euudem those arrangements which have been made by pious ordinance for the praise and glory of the Divine name, as well as for the advantage of the poor and necessitous, and the weal of souls, so that they may be eniichud by continual additions, and remain for ever unimpaired. Inasmuch as it was explained to us a short time ago on thy behalf, that after our predecessor, Popo Nicholas the fifth of happy memory, for certain oxjjUcit reasons at the time had, with apostolic authority, by his letters erected the Hospital for the poor of Soltray, in the diocese of St Andrews, into an ofiBce of dignitj- in tlie Church of St Andi'ews, named the Chancellorship, with consent of the late Allan Cant, then rector of the said hosjiital, and had provided the said AUan with the saTno chancellor- ship, the chancellorship foresaid, which belongs by right of patronage to the King of Scotland for the time, becoming vacant by the death of the said AUan, who, to the last day of his life, peaceably held and iwssossed the said chan- cellorship, and at length died outwith the Roman Court, James, King of Scots, of famous memory, the true and only patron of the said chancellorship wliile he lived, had presented, within the lawful time, our beloved son John of Tj're, clerk of the diocese of St Andrews, balcholor-in-laws, for the chancoUor- sliip thus vacant, to the Vicar-general in things siiirituiil of our venerable brother 14G2.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 31 lohanuem in Cancellarium eiusdem ecclcsie ordinaria auctoi'itate iustitiierat, quarum quidem preseutatiouis et iustitutiouis vigore idem lohannes Cancellariam predictam pacifice fuerat assecutus ; ac sub- inncto, quod tu ad laudem Omuipoteutis Dei uuam Collegiatam ecclesiam cum liospitali pauxDerum prope burgum de Edymburg ex parte boreali, dicte diocesis, pro divini cultus augmento, ac Cbristi pauperum et aliarum miserabilium personarum receptione et sustenta- tione, de bonis tibi a Deo collatis de novo fundaveras, ac egregio quodam opere coustrui et edificari feeeras, et tarn carissimus in Christo filius noster lacobus Scotorum Eex Illustris, cuius progenitores ipsum hospitale de Soltre ad usum Cbristi pauperum fundarunt, voluntates suorum progenitorum pro posse observari facere, quam tu, ut prefatum in Cancellariam erectum hospitale ad statum pristinum restitueretur, ipsique novo hospitali erecto incorporaretur, ferventer exoptabatis, prefatus quoque Eex ad hoc consensum prestare paratus existeret, et prout accepimus, ipse lohannes in favorem dicte unionis, et ut etiam Cancellaria ipsa ad hospitale de Soltre, sicuti prius fuerat, reduceretur, eandem Cancellariam, quam obtinebat, sponte et libere resignare pro- the Bishop of St Andrews, and the said vicar, by his authority as Ordinary, had inducted the said John to the Chancellorship of the same chiu-ch, by virtue of ■which presentation and induction tlie said John had peaceably obtained the said Chancellorship; and it being subjoined that thou, of the goods bestowed on thee by God, hadst anew founded, and in splendid manner hadst caused to be con- structed and erected, to the praise of Almighty God, a Collegiate Chiu-eh with an Hospital for the poor, near the Burgh of Edinburgh, on the north side, in the said diocese, for the furthering of divine worship, for the reception and main- tenance of Christ's poor and other miserable persons ; and both oiu- most beloved son in Chi-ist, James, illustrious King of Scots, whose forefathers founded the said Hosj)ital of Soltray for the use of Christ's poor, in order that the wishes of his ancestors might be observed as far as possible, and thyself, fervently desired that the foresaid Hospital, which had been erected into a Chancellorship, should be restored to its pristine state and be incorporated with the same newly erected Hospital for ever, and that the foresaid King was prepared to give his consent to this, and, as we understood, the said John proposed of his own will and freely to resign the said Chancellorship which he held, in favour of such union, and also in 5 82 CHAETEllS RELATING TO [1462. poneret : Nos tuis iu ea parte precibus inclinati, Episcopo Glasgucnsi, eius proprio nomiue non expresso, per alias nostras litteras dedimus iu maudatis, ut vocatis Episcopo Sancti Audroe prefato, ac dilectis filiis Capitnlo dicte ecclesie Sancti Andree, et aliis, quorum interest, do premissis omnibus et singulis, eorumque circumstantiis universis auctoritate nostra se diligenter iuformaret, et si per informationem liuiusmodi ita esse reperirct, ab ipso lobanne vel procuratore suo ad hoc ab eo specialiter constitute resignationem huiusmodi, si illam in suis manibus sponte facere vellet, auctoritate nostra ea vice dumtaxat reeiperet et admitteret, eaque per ipsum recepta et admissa, Cancel- lariam ipsam, cum per resignationem ipsam vacaret, dummodo tunc non esset in ea alicui specialiter ius quesitum, ae prcfati Eegis ad id expressus assensus accederet, nomine dignitateque ipsius Cancellarie in ipsa ecclesia per eum suppressis et penitus extiuctis, codem bospitali do Soltre iu statum pristiuum reducto, illudque in omnibus iuribus et pertinentiis suis novo liospitali prefato eadem auctoritate perpetuo uniret, annecteret et incorporaret ; ita quod liceret ex tunc Rectori dicti novi bospitalis per se, vel alium sou alios corporalem possessionem liospitalis de Soltre, iuriumque et pertinentiarum prcdictorum auctori- ordor that the said Qiancellorship should bo reconverted into tho Hospital of Soltray, as it had boon formerly : Wo, being favourably disposed to thy petition in that regard, by others our letters commissioned tho Bishop of Glasgow, Ms pro- per name not being expressed, that tho Bishop of St Andi-ows aforesaid, and our beloved sons the Chajjter of the said Chiu-ch of St Andrews, and others whom it concerns, being summoned, ho might inform himself diligently on oiu* authority concerning all and sundry tho things aforesaid .and all their attendant circum- stances, and if by such information he should find it so to bo, to receive and accept such resignation, by our authority, from the said John or his procurator appointed by him for this pm-poso, but only in case ho should wish fi-eely to make the same at his own hands ; and the said resignation being received and accepted by him, to take over the said Chancellorship, when, by such resignation, it should Locomo vacant, provided no one shoidd then have any special right in it, and that tho express consent of tho said King should bo added ; and tho name and dignity of tho same Cliancellorship in the said churcli having been by liim totally suppressed and extinguished, and tho same Hospital of Soltray being reduced 1462.] TRINITY CHURCH AND^HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 33 tate propria apprehendere et perpetuo retinere, ac illius fructus, redditus et proventus in susteutationem pauperum ct infirmorum, ac alias in utilitatem ipsorum bospitaliuni iuxta formam constitntionis pie memorie dementis pape V. predecessoris super hoc in concilio Viennensi edite convertendos percipere, diocesaui loci et cuiusvis alterius super hoc liceutia minime requisita, prout in dictis litteris, in quibus quod Alanus Cant tunc ipsius hospitalis de Soltre Rector existeret, et illud in Cancellariam predictam erigi fecisset, espressum fuit, plenius continetur. Cum autem pro parte tua nuper nobis exhibita petitio contiuebat, [quod] Venerabilis frater noster Thomas modernus Episcopus Duukeldensis, et non Alanus prefatus, dictam Cancellariam erigi procuraverit, ac tempore date litterarum earundem ecclesia prefata nondum in coUegiatam totaliter erecta, neque sumptuosis structuris com- pleta fuerit, ac prius dictus lohannes resignationem ipsam in manibus prefati Episcopi Sancti Andree, et deinde eiusdem Episcopi.Glasguensis fecerit, propter que de ipsarum litterarum viribus posset forsitan hesitari : to its pristine state, by the same autbority, to unite, annex, and incorpor- ate it, in all its rights and pertinents, to the said new Hospital for ever ; so that it might be lawful thenceforth to the Eector of the said new Hospital, by himself or others, one or more, on his own authority, to take and retain for ever corporal possession of the Hospital of Soltray and its rights and pertinents aforesaid, and its fi-uits, rents, and profits, for the sustentation of the poor and infirm, and otherwise for the use of the same Hospitals, according to the form of constitution of our predecessor. Pope Clement V. of pious memory, promidgated regarding this matter in the Council of Vienne, the permission of the diocesan of the place, or of any other whatever, to this ejfect, not being in any way required, as in the said letters (in which it was expressed that AHan Cant was then rector of the said Hospital of Soltray, and had caused it to be erected into the foresaid Chancellorship) is more fully contained. But since the petition lately presented to us on thy behalf set forth that oiu- venerable brother Thomas, present Bishop of Diinkeld, and not the foresaid Allan, pro- cui-ed the said Chancellorship to be erected, and at the time of the date of the same letters the foresaid chiu'ch had not as yet been wholly coUegiated, nor completed in splendid structure, and that the forementioned John made the said resignation in tho hands of the foresaid Bishop of St Andrews, and 34 CHARTERS RELATING TO L1-1C2. Nos ne propter ea dicte littere de surreptione notari valeant, providere voleutes, tuis in Lac parte supplicatiouibus inclinati, volumus et apo- stolica auctoritate decreviinus, quod littere nostra predicts ac processus babiti per easdem, et quecunque inde secuta a data presentium valeant, pleuamque roboris firmitatem obtineant in omnibus et per omnia, ac si in illis, quod Thomas et non Alanus erectionem predictam fieri procurasset, ac lohannes prefatus dictam resignationem in manibus prefati Episcopi Sancti Andree loci ordinarii primo ad effectum buiusmodi, et subse- queuter in ipsius Glasguensis Ejjiscopi manibus fecisset, expressum estitisset, quodque tempore litterarum nostrarum earundem dicta ecclesia totaliter expleta et in coUegiatam ecclesiam erecta foret, nulla mentio facta fuisset. Non obstantibus premissis, ac omnibus illis, que in dictis littcris non obstare voluimus, ceterisque contrariis quibus- cunque. NuUi ergo etc. nostre voluntatis et constitutionis infringere etc. Si quis autem etc. Datum Viterbii Anno etc. m.cccc.lxii. quartodecimo Kal. lulii, Pontificatus nostri anno quarto. thereafter in those of the same Bishop of Glasgow, on account of whifli doubts might perchance be entertained regarding the validity of the said letters. We, being favoui-ably disposed towards thy supphcations in that regard, desii-ing to guard against the possibility of the said letters being on that account branded as sui-reptitious, will, and by apostolic authority have decreed, that oui- foresaid letters, and the proceedings had in respect thereof, and whatsoever has followed thereon, may from the date of those presents have force, and may obtain the full force of validity in all and through all, as if in them it had been expressly set forth that Thomas, and not Alan, had procured the said erection to be made, and that the foresaid John hud made the said resignation to this effect, fh-st in the hands of the foresaid liishop of St Andrews, tlio Ordinary of the fc'eo, and afterwards in those of the Bishop of Glasgow, and that at the time of our said letters, no mention had been made that the said church was wholly complete, and had boon erected into a Collegiate Church. The premises, and all those things in the said letters which we wish not to stand in the waj-, and cvortliing else to a contrary purpose notwithstanding. Let no one, therefore (dare) to infringe (the tenor) of our will and constitution. But if any one, etc. Given at Viterbo in the year etc. m.ccco.lxii. the fourteenth calend of July, of our pon- tilicate the fourth year. 1462.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 35 IV. Bull by Pope Pius the Second reciting the foundation by Queen Mary of Gueldres of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity, and confirming the annexation thereto of the Hospital of Soltray, and the Chapel of Utherogall in Fife. Dated 6th Idus Julii (10th July) 1462. 1 lUS EPISCOPUS, etc. Ad futuram rei memoriam. luter multiplices curas que nobis ex Apostolatus officio censentur iiicumbere, illas Ubenter amplectimur per qnas in ecclesiis quibuslibet devote soUcitudinis studio benedicatur Altissimus ac in hospitalibus et aliis piis locis pauperum et aliarum miserabilium persouarum necessitatibus succuratur, uec non hiis que propterea processisse comperimus ut perpetuo ilhbata persistant Apostolici muniminis adjicimus firmitatem. Sane pro parte dilecte in Christo filie nostre Marie Regiue Scotorum iUustris nobis nuper exbibita petitio continebat, quod olim ipsa de propria salute recogitans et ad caritatis opera masime circa egenos et pauperes manus juxta evangehca documenta exteudeus, dum adhuc clare memorie Jacobus II. Ees Scotorum vir ejus ageret in bumanis, quoddam Hospitale pro susceptione -L lUS the Bisliop, etc. For future memorj' of the fact. Among the manifold cares which are deemed to be iucunibeut ou lis, by reason of our apostolic office, we wUlingly embrace those by ^hich, in all chui-ches, with the zeal of devout soli- citude, the Most High is praised and succour rendered to the necessities of poor and other wretched persons in Hospitals and other pious places, and to those foimdations which we find have made progress in this respect, that they may remain unimpaired for ever, we have added the strength of apostolic confirmation. Truly the petition, lately presented to us on the part of our beloved daughter in Christ, Mary the illustrious Queen of Scots, contained, that formerly she, having regard to her own weal, and for works of charity, especially to the poor and needy, stretching out her hands according to the lessons of the Gospel, whilst as yet James II. of distinguished memory, King of Scots her husband was ali^•(■, 86 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1462. pauperum et egenorum eorundem extra oppidum regium de Edinburgh Sancti Audree diocesis construi et edificari fecit, illudque dotavit ct successive boni operis fructum provida consideratioue attendens et ad majora pietatis officia ferveutius aspirans juxta Hosintale predictum quandam insignein ecclesiam sive capellam pro Collegio fuudato uuius videlicet prepositi et decern aut duodecim presbyterorum et clericorum inibi coUegialiter et perpetuo Altissimo serviturorum erexit, ac ecclesiam predictam magnifico et sumptuoso opere continuavit, et quautotius illaiu divina cooperante gratia perficere intendit, nee non quandam bonam baroniam atque alias possessiones census annuos redditus et bona usque ad Bummam centum mercarum vel circiter in dotem eidem ecclesie assignavit et annuente Domino multo amplius in posterum dotem ipsam ampliare intendit. Cum autem felicis recordationis Nicolaus Papa V. predecessor noster quoddam Hospitale pauperum de Soltre nuncupatum dicte diocesis, quod de jure patronatus Eegis Scotorum pro tempore existentis fore dignoscitur, et deformi ruine subjacebat, et in quo nulla liospitalitas servabatur, in Cancellariam ecclesie Sancti Andree, per quas- caused to be constructed and built a certain Hospital for tbe reception of poor and needy persons outTvith tlie royal City of Edinburgh, in the diocese of St Andrews, and endowed the same, and afterwards waiting with provident con- sideration for the fruit of good works, and more fervently aspiring to greater offices of piety, she erected near the Hospital aforesaid a noble church or chaj)el for the College that had been founded, viz., of one Provost and ten or twelve priests and clerks there in coUegiato manner, and poqiotuaUy to servo the Most High, and has continued the church aforesaid with magnificent and sumptuous work, and intends as soon as possible, with the assistance of divine grace, to finish the same. She has besides assigned for tho ondo\\Tnont of the said church a good barony and other possessions, propcrtj', annual rents, and goods to the sum of one himdred merks or thereby ; and with the favour of God intends more amply to enlarge the said endowment in future. Since, moreover, our predecessor, Pope Nicholas V. of happy memory, by certain letters .of his, ordered a certain hospital for the poor, called the Hospital of Soltray, of said diocese, which in right of patronage is known to belong to tho King of Scots for tho time being, and lay in shapeless ruin, and in which no hospi- tality was kept, to be erected into a Cliancellorship of tho church of St 1462.J TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 37 dam suas [literas] erigi, primo et cleinde nos ex certis rationabilibus causis tunc espressis, Hospitale predictuin quod de jure patronatus prefati Kegis existit, ad liumiles supplicatioues ipsius Eegine, rescissa unione et erectione Caucellarie hujusmodi, novo Hospitali prefato per alias nostras literas uniri mandavimus, prout in singulis Uteris predictis ac super illis decretis processibus dicitm- plenius contineri : Pro parte carissimi in Christo filii nostri Jacobi moderni Eegis Scotorum, ipsius Eegine primogeniti, ac etiam prefate Eegine, nobis fuit humiliter supplicatum ut fundationi dotationi annexationi et unioni predictis, ac etiam capelle de Otheroga[ll]e dicte diocesis, que similiter de jure patronatus prefati Eegis existit, et cujus ac Hospitalis de Soltre predicti fructus reddi- tus et proventus sej^tuaginta librarum sterlingorum secundum com- munem estimationem valorem annuum ut asseritur non excedunt, eidem Hospitali ordinaria auctoritate unire et pro eorum subsistentia firmiori robiu* Axjostolice coniirmationis adjicere nee non ad abund- antem cautelam ecclesiam predictam in Collegiatam cum insigniis Collegialibus de novo erigere, et alias su]jer hiis opoi-tune providere de Andrews, and we afterwards, in answer to the humble suj>plications of the foresaid Queen, for certain reasonable causes then expressed, by our other letters commanded the Hospital aforesaid, which in right of patronage belongs to the foresaid King, the union and erection of such Chancellorship being annulled, to be united to the new Hospital aforesaid, as ia the several letters aforesaid, and the decrees and processes regarding them is said to be more fully contakied. It was hiunbly supplicated of us, on the part of our most deai-ly beloved son in Christ, James the present King of Scots, the eldest son of the said Queen, and also of the foresaid Queen, that we shoxdd of our apostolie benignity vouchsafe to confirm the foundation, endowment, annexation, and union aforesaid, and to unite to the same Hospital by authority of the Ordinary, the chapel of Utherogall of said diocese, which in like manner belongs in right of patronage to the said King, and of which, and of the Hospital of Soltray, the foresaid fruits, revenues, and proceeds do not, as is asserted, exceed the annual value of seventy pounds sterling, according to the common estimate, and also, for the more secirre subsistence of these foundations to add the strength of apostolic confirmation, and also, for abundant seciu-ity, of new to erect the foresaid church into a CoUegiate Church with collegiate insignia, and otherwise to make suitable 88 CHARTERS RELATING TO [U62. beniguitate Apostolica dignaremur. Nos igitur, qui divini cultus aug- mentum ac pauperum et miserabilium i^ersouarum commoda tota mente appetimus, hnjusmodi supplicationibus inclinati, fundationem dotationem uniones et annexationes predictas ratas, habentes et gratas eas et quecunque inde secuta auctoritate Apostolica, ten ore presentium, appro- bamus et confirmamus, suppleutes omnes defectus, si qui forsan iutcr- venerint iu eisdem, et uicbilominus pro potioris cautbele suiiVagio eandem ecclesiam in Collegiatam cum insignibus Collegialibus de novo erigentes, necuon quascuuque oblationes iidelium que eidem ecclesie pro tempore obvenient in ejus fabricam et reparationem committendas fore, decerneutes ipsius uovi Hospitalis magistro sive rectori moderno et qui pro tempore erit quod uuiveris ct singulis utriusque sexus fidelibus iu eo pro tempore commorantibus et decedentibus in eodem nee non aliis in illo servientibus omnia et singula ecclesiastica sacrameuta ministrarc libere et licite valeat plenam et liberam auctoritate presentium potestatem concedimus et facultatem, Non obstantibus constitutionibus et ordina- tionibus Apostolicis ceterisque contrariis quibuscunque. Nos enim exnunc irritum decernimus et inane si secus super biis a quoquam provision regarding tliese matters. "We, therefore, who, with our whole mind, desire the increase of divine worship, and the advantage of poor and miserable persons, listening favourably to these supplications, of apostolic authority, by the tenor of these presents, approve and confirm the foundation, endowment, union, and annexation aforesaid, holding them, and whatsoever has followed thereupon, fixed and ajiproved, supplying all defects, if any perchance shall bo found iu the same, and nevertheless for the purpose of greater security, erecting of new the said church into a Collegiate Church, with collegiate insignia. Decreeing, more- over, that whatever offerings of the faithfid shall for the time fall to the said church, shall be applied upon its fabric and the repair thereof ; and we, by the authority of these presents, grant full and free power and authority to tho Master of tlio new Hospital, or to the Hector for the time, to administer all and each of the sacraments of the Church, to all tho faithful of both sexes, dwelling therein for a time, and those dying there, as well as to others serving therein, notwithstanding any apostolic constitution, ordinances and others con- trary whatsoever. For wo from tins time forth declare whatever may bo attempted to the contrary in these matters, by any one, on any authority, knowingly or 14G2.] TRINITY CHURCH AxND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 39 quavis tmctoritate scienter vel ignoranter contigerit attemptari. Nulli ergo etc. uostre confirmatiouis aijprobationis suppletionis erectionis con- stitutiouis et voluntatis infringere. Si quis autem etc. Datum in Abbatia Sancti Salvatoris Clusiueusis diocesis Anno etc. mcccclxii. Sexto Idus Julii. Poutiticatus nostri anno Quarto. ignorant!}^, mill .and void. Let no one, therefore, etc., dare to infringe the tenor of our confirmation, approbation, restoration, erection, constitution, and will. If any one, moreover, etc. Given in the Abbey of St Salvator, in the diocese of Clusium, the year, etc. mcccclxii. sixth of the Ides of July. Of our pontificate the fourth year. V. Bull by Pope Pius the Second, granting a plenary indulgence to all who in a devout spirit of contrition visit the Church of Trinity College in the course of five years during the Feast of its Dedication, on the 10th of July or its Octaves, &c. Dated 27th August 1463. X lUS II. etc. — Universis Christi fidelibus preseutes literas inspecturis Salutem etc. Maximum certe munus Christiano populo eonferri solet cum ei ad diluendas mentium maculas et celestem beatitudinem con- sequendam opportuna pietas misericorditer se offert presertim ubi simul et domus Dei amplietur et indigentie pauperum Christi succuratur; X lUS II. etc. To aU the faithful in Christ, who shall see these present letters, gi-eeting, etc. A very great gift certainly is wont to be conferred on a Christian people, when an opportime piety comes forward compassionately to wash away the stains of soiils, and to procure celestial liapjiiness, especially when at the same time both the house of God is enlarged and succour is afforded to the indigence of 6 40 CHARTERS RELATING TO [14G8. quippe vero OmnipoteBS ipse multo ampliora meritis uimiera indcsin- euter ipsis fidelibus retribuit, tamen ad eoriim coiiilrmaiidos excitaud- osque animos beniguum nostrum et Apostolice Sedis pie matris gremium clemeuter patefacere consuevimus. Igitor iutellccto quod per cbarissimam in Cbristo liliam Mariam clare memorie Jacobi Secuudi Scotorum Kegis relictam viduam insignis Collegiata ecclesia sive capella aut Hospitale pauperum Sancte Trinitatis extra oppidum regium de Edinburgh Sancti Andree diocesis fundata, et pro vno preposito ac decern vel duodecim personis ecclesiasticis presbyteris et clericis inibi collegialiter et perpetuo Altissimo famulautibus erecta ac magnifico et sumptuoso opere continuata extitit, et quam seu quod divina cooperante gratia carissimus in Cbristo filius noster Jacobus tertius etiam Scotorum modernus Eex illustris ejusdem Jacobi Secundi et Marie jjrefate natus perficere iutendit ; Nos etiam tarn Jacobi tertii quam Marie illustris genetricis sue predictorum consideratione ac ut ipsi fideles ad bujusmodi devotionem et subsidia prestanda promptius inducantur atque inflammentur quo ex hoc ibidem dono celestis gratia Christ's poor ; but altliougli the Almighty himself incessantly repays the faithful with gifts much greater than their merits, yet for confirming and stimulating their minds, we have in our clemency been wont to open our benignant bosom and that of our pious mother the Apostolic See. Having, therefore, learned tliat a famous Collegiate Chmxh, or Chapel, or Hospital of poor of the Holy Trinity outwith the royal town of Edinburgh, in the diocese of St Andrews, has been founded by our dearest daiighter in Christ Mai-y, the widow of James the Second of renowned memory. King of Scots, and has been erected and carried on by magnificent and expensive workmanship for one provost and ten or twelve eccle- siastics, presbyters, and clerks, who there in a collegiate manner and perpetually serve the Most High, and which, with the assistance of divine grace, our most dearly beloved son in Christ, James the Third, the present illustrious King of Scots, son of the said James the Second and of the foresaid Marj', intends to complete. We also — in consideration both of James the Third and of his illus- trious mother Mary aforesaid, and that the faitliful luay be the more readily induced and incited to similar devotion, and to render assistance, when, from this gift of divine grace there made, they have seen themselves more abundantly 1463.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 41 uberius conspexeriut se refectos cle Omnipoteutis Dei inisericordia ac beatorum Petri et Paiili apostolorum ejus auctoritate confisi, universis utriiisque sesus undecuinque existentibus vere penitentibus et coufessis Christi fidelibus qui decima die mensis Julii qua dedicatio ipsius ecclesie existit et illius die ootava, a primis vesperis usque ad secundas vesperas inclusive, hujusmodi ecclesiam capellam aut Hospitale corde contriti et ore confessi in prefixo quinquennio visitaverint atque manus adjutrices huic pio operi pro modo facultatum suarum et de consilio confessoris sui existeutis ex deputatis ut infra dicitur porrexerint, ac eis qui legitime impediti visitationem banc ut voluissent facere non potuerint, necnon pauperibus Christi fidelibus in eadem ecclesia sive Hospitali pro tempore degentibus qui inibi decesserint, in mortis articulo alias etiam corde contritis et quantum recordarentur ore confessis, omnium peccatorum criminum et excessuum suorum etiam in casibus Sedi Apostolice reser- vatis plenariam absolutionem ac indulgentiam tenore presentium con- cedimus et elargimur ; presentibus in die dicte dedicatiouis auui proximi futuri primum inchoaturis ac ut deinceps sequitur de quinquennio in refreshed, being assured of the mercy of Almighty God, and the warrant of St Peter and St Paid his apostles — by the tenor of these presents, grant and bestow on aU the faithful in Christ of both sexes whencesoever they may come, being truly penitent and making confession, 'who, on the tenth day of the month of Julj', which is the day of dedication of the said church, and on the octave of the same, from the first vespers to the second vespers inclusive, shall, within the appointed five years, have visited the said church, chapel, or hospital, contrite in heart and confessing with the mouth, and shall have stretched out helping hands to this pious work according to their abilities, and by advice of their confessor, being one of those deputed as after-mentioned ; and to those who shall have been lawfidly prevented from making this visitation as they had wished to do ; like- wise to the poor faithful in Christ dwelling in the said Church or Hospital for the time, who have died there, and who at the moment of death, and at other times, were contrite in heart, and confessed with the mouth to the best of their remembrance, plenary absolution and indulgence of all their sins, crimes, and excesses, even in cases reserved to the Holy See ; these presents first to come into effect on the day of the said dedication in the year next ensuing, and to continue in force on its successive recurrence every fifth year for the space of 42 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [14G3. quiuquennium usque quinquaginta aunos tautum duraturis. lusupcr quoque ut dicti fideles sicuti prediximus visitautes et porrigentes facilius auimarum suarum salutem et divinam misericordiam consequi valeant, coufessoribus ydoneis per dilectum filium prepositum dicte ecclesie et collectorem Apostolice Camere pro tempore existentes juxta coDfluentium fidelium concursum prout expediens videbitur deputandis secularibus vel quorumcunque ordinum regularibus, in dicta quinquennali die dedicationis hujusmodi quatuor diebus ante et quatuor post et in octavis eorum, confessionibus diligenter auditis, pro commissis debitam absoluti- onem impendendi et penitentiam salutarem injungendi plenam et liberani etiam tenore presentium concedimus facultatem. Volumus autem quod pecunie quas pro iudulgeiitia hujusmodi cousequenti per fideles ipsis erogari contigerit in una capsa duabus clavibus claudenda fideliter et vigilanter eonserventur, ipsarumque clavium unam prepositus prefatus et duo seniores ejusdem Collegii alteram vero dicto Camere in regno Scocie collector pro tempore existentes tenere debeant, omniumque pecuniarum et rerum ex hujusmodi oblationibus et elemosiuis pro- venientium tertia pars Integra et sine uUa t'raude pro defensione et fifty years only. Moreover, that the said faithful, as we have said above, visiting and assisting, may the more easily obtain the salvation of their souls and the divine compassion, wo also, by the tenor of these presents, grant to suitable confessors, seculars or regulars of whatsoever order, to be deputed, as shall seem exijedient, by our beloved son the Provost of the said church, and the Collector of the Apostolic Chamber for the time being, according to the con- course of the faithful flowing thither, on the said quinquennial day of the said dedication, four days before and four days after, and on their octaves, after care- fully hearing their confessions, full and free power of granting duo absolution for sins, and of enjoining salutary penance. We will, moreover, that the moneys which for such subsequent indulgence nuiy bo paid to them by the faithful, shall bo faithfully and vigilantly kept in a box, to be locked with two keys, and of the said keys the I'rovost aforesaid and two seniors of the said college for the time being should keep one, and the C(dl('ctor of the said Chamber in the kingdom of Scotland the other, and of all niuncys and efTcx'ts arising fi-om sucli ollerings and alms, a third part, eutiru and without any 1463.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 43 augmento fidei Catholice adversus impiissimos efferatissimosque Christi nomiiiis inimicos eidem Apostolice Camere reservetur et continuo per euudern collectorem fidelissime efficacissimeque percipiatur reddatur et consiguetur, relique aiitem due tertie per prepositum et duos seniores antedictos iu bujusmodi perficienda edificia supplenda ornamenta muuiendumque et mauuteneudum Collegium pauperesque atque locum bujusmodi dumtaxat et non aliter quoquo mode couvertantur ; alioquiu collector prepositus et seniores ipsi duo qui quod absit secus facere aut oblationes elemosinas ac alia bujusmodi in alios usus aut aliter quoquo- modo disturbare vel agere presumpserint indignationem ejusdem Omni- potentis Dei et Apostolorum Petri et Pauli predictorum eo ipso incurrant NuUi ergo etc. nostre concessionis elargitionis et voluntatis ini'ringere etc. Si quis autem boc attemptare presumpserit indignationem ipsius Omuipotentis Dei et Apostolorum Petri et Pauli predictorum se noverit incursurum Datum Tibur anno etc. mcccclxiii. Sexto Kalendas Septembris Pontificatus nostri anno Quinto. fraud, shall be reserved to the same Apostolic Chamber, and shall immediately be most faithfully and effectually taken possession of, handed over, and consigned thereto by the said Collector, for the defence and furtherance of the Cathobc faith against the most impious and fierce enemies of the name of Christ ; but the two remaining thirds shall be applied by the Provost and two seniors aforesaid for the completion of the said buildings, for supjalj'ing ornaments, for rejjairing and upholding the College, and the poor and said place only, and not in any other way ; otherwise the collector, provost, and said two seniors, who shall presume, which heaven forbid, to pervert or use the offerings, alms, and other things of this sort for other purjjoses, or in any other way whatsoever, shall by such deed incur the indignation of Almighty God, and of the apostles Peter and Paul aforesaid. Let no one, therefore, dare to infringe the tenor of oiu- concession, grant, and will, etc. But if any one shall presume to attempt this, let him know that he will incur the indignation of Almighty God himself, and of the apostles Peter and Paul aforesaid. Given at Tibur the j'ear, etc. MCCCCLXIII. the sixth of the Kalends of September, of our pontificate the fifth year. 44 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1502. VI. Transumpt, on 21st March 1526-6, of Charter by James Arch- bishop of St Andrews, annexing the Church of Dunnotter to Trinity College, for the support of two Prebendaries, to be called respectively "the Dean " and " the Prebendary of Dunnotter." Edinburgh, 14th November 1502. VNIUEESIS et singulis Saucte Matris Ecclesie filiis presentes literas inspecturis lecturis visuris pariterque audituris : Jacobus Symsoun, rector de Kyrkforthir ac officialis Sanctiandree principalis salutem in Domino sempiteruam : Noueritis quod nos ad instanciain venerabilis viri magistri Alexaudri Kynuyumoud procuratoris specialiter constituti pro venerabili et egregio viro Domino Johanne Dingwaill preposito Ecclesie Collegiate Sancte Triuitatis prope Edinburgh Sanctiandree diocesis, omues et siugulos iuteresse babeutes seu habere putantes, et quos iufra- scriptum tangit negotium seu taugere poterit quomodolibet in futurum, ad comparendum coram nobis seu commissariis nostris, pluribus aut vno, certis die et loco iuferius designatis, ad videndas et audieudas quasdam literas recolende memorie ac quondam reuerendissimi in Cristo patris et To all and sundry sons of Holy Motber Cliurc-li who shall examine, road, see, and likewise hear these present letters, James S_)Tnsouu, rector of Kyrkforthir, and Official principal of St Andrews, eternal salvation in the Lord : Know yo that we, at the instance of the venerable man Jfastor Alexander Kynnyn- mond, procurator specially constituted for a venerable and worthy man Sir John Dingwall, provost of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity near E(linburf;h, in the diocese of St Andrews, have caused to be summoned by public edict, affixed to the walls of the Metropolitan Church of St Andrews, all and sundry having, or thinking they have interest, and whom the matter hereafter mentioned affects, or may in any way affect in time to come, to appear before us or our commissaries, one or more, on a certain day and place hereinafter set forth, to see and hear certain letters — of the late most reverend father in Christ, and lord of venerated memory, James by divine 1502.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 45 domini, Jacobi miseratione diuina Sanctiandree Arcliiepiscopi totius regui Scotie primatis et apostolice sedis legati uati Ducis Eossie ac commendatarii perpetui monasterii de Dunfermling, in originalibus pergainino scriptas, eius sigillo rotundo roboratas, cum consensu et asseusu venerabilium et religiosorum virorum, dominorum prioris ac con- uentus Sanctiandree, capitulariter congregatorum, eorum sigillo capitulari munitas, ac signo et subscriptione quondam circumspecti viri magistri Patricii Middiltou notarii publici etiam subscriptas et roboratas, de et super erectioue creatione et deputatione ecclesie perrochialis de Donnottir dicte Sanctiandree diocesis, tarn rectorie quam vicarieeiusdem, ac vnione annexatione et iucorporatione eiusdem ecclesie per dictum reuerendissi- mum in duabis prebendis pro duobis prebendariis perpetuo Deo serui- turis in ecclesia Collegiata Sancte Trinitatis prope Edinburgh antedicta, prout in hujusmodi Uteris erectionis desuper confectis et conscriptis in libro regestri monasterii Sanctiandree, et ibidem ad perpetuam rei memoriam registratis, plenius contiuetur, transsumi copiari publicari et exemplari ac in publicam transsumpti formam redigi, aliaque fieri et execiitioni demandari, que in hac parte de jure requiritur, in valuis mercy Archbisliop of St Andrews, primate of tlie whole kingdom of Scotland, and legate natus of the apostolic see, duke of Eoss, and perpetual commendator of the monastery of Dunfermling, written in the original on parchment, confirmed b}' his seal, with the consent and assent of venerable and religious men, the lord prior and convent of St Andrews assembled in chapter, sealed with the chapter seal, and subscribed and affirmed with the sign and subscription of the late circum- spect man Master Patrick Middilton, notary public, of and concerning the erection, creation, and deputation of the parish church of Dunnotter in the said diocese of St Andrews, as well parsonage as vicarage of the same, and of the union, annexation, and incorporation of the same church, by the said most reverend, into two prebends for two prebendaries to serve God for ever in the foresaid Collegiate Church of the H0I3' Trinity near Edinburgh, as in the same letter of erection made thereupon and engrossed in the register book of the monaster}' of St Andrews, and registered there for perpetual memory of the fact, is more fully contained, — transumed, copied, published, and drawn up in the the form of a public transumpt, and other things done and demanded to be done as in this part is required by law; On which 46 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1502. ecclesie metropoHtaiie Sauctiandrce per cclictum publicum ibidem affixum, citari fecimus : Quo die aducnieute et compareute coram nobis dicto ijrocuratore prefati domiui propositi et huiusmodi librum regestri prefati monasterii Saiictiaudrce coram nobis judicialiter eshibente et vocatis iuteresse habentibus et uou comparentibus, ij)sis contumacibus reputatis, huiusmodi librum regestri, neenon prefatam erectionem coram nobis collationatam in eodem expressatam, cum originali de uerbo in uerbum concordantem, per testes juratos suffi- cienter in forma juris recognitam, traussumi, copiari, publicari, et per notarium publicum subscriptum exemplari, et in formam juris redigi decreuimus, cum omni juris solemnitate, quodpresenti transsumpto sine instrumento publico, erectionem antedictam in se continenti, tanta fides in judicio et extra ac vbique locorum de cetero detur et adhibeatur qualis et quanta prefate erectioni originali daretur et adhiberetur si in medium produceretur. Sequitur tenor prefate erectionis dicte Ecclesie de Donnottir, cum suis pertiuentiis, prout in huiusmodi libro regestri dicti monasterii Sanctiandree registratur et contiuetur, de quo suj^ra fuit mentio. JACOBUS miseratione diuina Sanctiandree Archiepiscopus,totiusregni day, compearing before us the said proem'ator of tlie foresaid Provost, and exhibiting before us judicially the said register book of the foresaid monastery of St Andrews, and those having interest having been cited, and not comi>earing, being reckoned disobedient, wo decerned with all solc'mnity of law that the said register hook, and the foresaid erection contained in the same, having been collated before us, and acknowledged b}"^ witnesses duly sworn in legal form as agreeing with the original word for word, sliould bo transumcd, copied, published, and transcribed, and drawn up in legal form, by the underwritten notary public, that as much credit may be given and accorded, both in and out of court and everywhere else, to the present transumpt or public instrument, containing in it the foresaid erection, as would bo given and accorded to the original erection if it were puhhcly produced. Here follows the tenor of the foresaid erection of the said church of Dun- notter with its pertinents, as registered and contained in tlio said register book of tlic monastery of St Andrews, of whicli mention has been above made : — J.(VMES by divine mercy Archbishop of St Andrews, I'rimate of the whole 1502.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 47 Scotie primas et aiiostolice sedis legatus, Dux Eossie, et commendatariua perpetuus monasterii de Duufcrmling etc. vuiuersis sancte matris Ecclesie filiis ad quorum notitias preseutes liters perueneriiit, salutem in omnium saluatore. Ut ecclesiarum omnium et presertim collegiatarum per prouinciam et diocesim nostram consisteutium, et ad illarum decorem inibi dignitates obtiuentium persouarum status salubriter dirigi seruarique possit honestius, ac uumerus personarum diuinum ibidem psallentium officium oportunior habeatur, nostri libenter fauoris impertimur presidium, potissime cum temporum requirit necessitas, cause persuadeut rationabiles, et diuiui cultus augmentum salubriter id exposcit : Exhibita siquidem nobis nuper per dilectum nostrum clericum magistrum Jobannem Brady prepositum Ecclesie Collegiate Sancte Trinitatis prope Edinburgh uostre diocesis, petitio continebat, quod in dicto CoUegio tantum octo prebendarii pro nunc existunt, et si numerus prebendariorum augeretur, in non modicum diuini cultus augmentum et ipsius ecclesie collegiate honorem et vtilitatem cederet et deueniret, et sieut eadem petitio subiungebat si parochialis ecclesia de Donnottir nostre diocesis, ad nostram coUationem et plenariam dispositionem spectans et kingdom of Scotland, and Legate of tte apostolic see, Doke of Eoss, and perpetual comniendator of the monastery of Dunfermling, etc. : To all tlie sons of Holy Mother Chm'ch to whose notice these ^jresent letters shall come, greeting in the Saviour of all : We willingly grant our friendly aid, especiaUj' when the necessity of the times requires, reasonable causes induce, and the salutary advance- ment of divine worship demands, that the condition of aU churches, esjDecially collegiate, throughout our province and diocese, and for their honour, of jier- sons holding dignities therein, may be wholesomely regulated, and more credit- ably maintained, and that the number of persons chanting divine service in the same may be more adequate ; inasmuch as a petition lately presented to us by our beloved clerk, Master Jolm Brady, provost of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity near Edinburgh, in our diocese, set forth that in the said College there are now only eight prebendaries, and that if the number of prebendaries were increased, it would tend to the great advancement of divine worship, and to the honour- and profit of the Collegiate Church itself, and as the same petition went on to saj', if the parish church of L>uunuttir in our diocese, belonging and jiertaining to our collation and free grant, were 48 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1502. IDertincus, dicto Collcgio rniretuv et iucoqiorarctur, duequc prebende pro duobis prcbeudariis ex fructibus dicte ecclesie parochialis, in augmentum dictonim octo prebendariarum iuibi existeutium constituerentur, cre- arentur et erigerentur, ipsi ecclesie collegiate plurimum prouideretur, cultusqne diuiuus exiude augmentaretur in eadem ; quare per dictum magistrum Johannem nobis fuit bumiliter supplicatum ut super hiis prouidere de ordinaria autoritate dignai-emur : Nos vero attendentes petitiouem huiusmodi justam et rationi consonam, de premissis omuibns et singulis ac eorum circumstantiis vniuersis inqiiisiuimus, et nos diligeuter informauimus, et per informationem eandem reperimus omnia et singula per dictum magistrum Johannem asserta et narrata, ut premittitur, vera et veritate fulciri : Idcirco autoritate nostra ordinaria qua fungimur in hac [parte] matura deliberatione et solempni tractatu cum priore et capitulo nostre ecclesie in talibus fieri solitoprcbabitis, ad Dei laudem et Sancte et Indiuidue Trinitatis gloriam et houorem, et in diuini cultus augmentum, duas prebendas pro duobis prebendariis per- petuo Deo seruituris in eadem ecclesia Collegiata Sancte Trinitatis, de united to and incorporated witb the said College, and two prebends for two prebendaries were constituted, created, and erected out of the fruits of the said parish church, in addition to the said eight prebendaries which are now therein, the said Collegiate Church would be well provided for, and divine worship in the same advanced thereby ; wherefore we were humbly besought by the said Master John that we would deign of our authority as Ordinary to provide in regard to these matters. And we, considering the said petition to be just and ao-reeable to reason, have diligently inquired and infoi-mcd ourselves concerning all and singular the premises and their circumstances, and by the same infor- mation have found all and singular the things so asserted and narrated by the foresaid Master John to be true and supported by the truth : Therefore by our authority as Ordinai-y, which we exoi-ciso in those parts, after mature doliboralinn and solemn consultation previously had with the pi-ior and chapter of our church, as is wont in such cases, to the praise of God and the glory and honour of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, and for the advancement of divine worship, wo have created, erected, and deputed, as bj* those presents we create, erect, and depute two prebends for two prebendaries, to be described below, to serve God for ever in the said Collo"iate Church of the Holy Trinity out of the fruits of the said parisli 1502.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 49 fructibus dicte ecclesie parochialis de Donnottir per uos iuferius desig- naudis, creauimus eresimus et deputauimus, prout per presentes creamiis erigimus et deputamus, ac dietam ecclesiam parrochialem de Douuottir, cum omnibus juribus et pertinentiis suis, imperpetuum, dictis duobis prebendariis pro suis prebeudis, vniuimus anneximus et incorporauimus, ac exnunc vnimus aunectimus et incorporamus ; ita quod cedeute vel decedente Magistro Valtero Stratoun moderno ipsius parochialis ecclesie rectore, seu illam aliis quomodolibet dcmittente, etiam si actu quouis- modo nunc valet, liceat dictis duobis prebendariis corporalem realem et actualem possessionem dicte parrocbalis ecclesie jurium etpertinentiarum eiusdem autoritate propria apprehendere, ac in suos dictarum pre- bendarum ac vicarii per nos creaudi vsus et vtilitatem conucrtere et perpetuo retiuere, alterius superioris licentia super hoc minime requisita : Primus vero istorum prebendariorum vocabitur Decanus, qui in abffencia prepositi erit principalis et presidens in choro ac capitulo eiusdem ecclesie, habebitque jurisdictionem iis, prepositi totalem ipso abseufce, preposito vero presente cessabit omnis jurisdictis et potestas dicti decani ; sed primus et principalis post prepositum in ecclesia ac capitulo church of Dunnottir ; and we have united, annexed, and incorporated, and now unite, annex, and incorporate the said parish chui'ch of Dunnottu-, with all its rights and pertinents for ever to the said two prebendaries for their prebends, so that upon the resignation or decease of Master Walter Stratoun, the present rector of the said parish church, or his demitting it to others in any way, even if he now has any power to do so, it shall be lawful to the said two prebendaries to take corporal, real, and actual possession of the said parish church, and of the rights and pertinents of the same, by their proper authority, and to convert and for ever retain the same for the use and profit of the said prebendaries them- selves'and of a vicar to be appointed by us, the licence of any other superior being nowise required for that effect. Moreover, the first of these jJrebendaries shall be called the Dean, who, in the absence of the provost, shall be principal and president in the choir and chapter of the same church, and shall have aU tho jurisdiction of the provost in the same, the provost himself being absent, in his presence however the whole jurisdiction and power of the said Dean shall cease, but he shall have the first and principal place after the provost in the chxu-ch and 60 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1502. inter ceteros prebenclarios babeatur, babebitque pro sua sustontatione medietatem omnium et sin,!:!ulorum fructuum oblationum et decimarum tam rectorie quod vieiirie dicte ecclesic de Dunuottir vuite. Secundus vero prebendarius vocabitur Prebendarius de Dunnottir, eritque expertus ac bene eruditus in organis et ludet in illis festis congruentibus, qui celi- brabit pro Jacobo moderuo Arcbiepiscopo Sanctiandree fratre germane Eegis Scocie, missam cum dispositus fuerit, in vndecima hora ante meri- diem, babebitque pro sua sustentatione aliam dimedietatem fructuum decimarum et oblacionum vicarie et rectorie eiusdem ecclesie de Dunuottir. Et ambo isti prebendarii erunt sacerdotes ac docti et experti in legendo et construendo piano cantu preket not et discantu, et faciant obedientiam proposito in primo introitu jurabuntque seruare statuta ac omnia et singula in primeua fundacione dicte Ecclesie Collegiate ordinata, ac personalem et continuam facient residentiam apud dictam ecclesiam collegiatam per seipsos et non per alios, sieuti ceteri prebendarii dicte ecclesie. Et ne dicta nostra parrocbialis ecclesia de Dunnottir propter presentem nostram erectiouem et vuionem chapter among the other prebendaries ; and shall have for Iiis maintenance the half of all and singular the fruits, oblations, and teinds, as well parsonage as vicarage of the said united church of Dunnottir. The second prebpiulnry shall be called the prebendary of Dunnottir, and shall bo expert anersons, orphans and children dein-ived of their parents, may be maintained within our said Burgh, did, on attaining our majority, with the advice of the lords of our Privy Council, give, grant, dispone, and for us and our successors for over 1566-7.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 57 tenore presentium damus concedimus disponimus, et pro nobis et nostris successoribus pro perpetuo confirmamus predilectis nostris Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh et ipsorum successoribus imperpetuum, Omnes et Siugulas terras tenementa domos ediiicia ecclesias capellas bortos pomaria croftas annuos redditus fructus devoria proficua emolumenta firmas elimozinas lie daill silver obitus et anniversaria queciinque, que quovismodo pertinuerunt aut pertiuere dinoscuntur ad quascuuque capellanias alteragia prebendarias, in quacunque ecclesia capella aut collegio infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh fundata sen fundatas per quemcunque patronum, in quarum possessione capellani et prebendarii earandem per^^rius fuerant, ubicunque prefate domus tenementa edificia pomeria horti annul redditus anniversaria fructus proventus et emolumenta jacent aut prius leuata fuerunt respective, cum maneriis locis pomeriis terris annuls redditibus emolumentis et devoriis quibuseunque que Fratribus Dominicalibus seu Predicatoribus et Minoribus seu Franciscanis dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh perprius pertinuerunt ; unacum omnibus et singulis terris domibus tenementisque jacentibus infra dictum nostrum Burgum et confirm, and do by the tenor of these presents give, grant, dispone, and for us and our successors for ever confirm to our well beloved the Provost, Baihes, CounciUors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors for ever, All and Singular the lands, tenements, houses, braidings, churches, chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emohmients, rents, alms, daUl-silver, obits, and anniversaries ■whatsoever, ■which anywise belonged or are kno-wn to belong to any cliaplainries, altarages, and prebends, founded in any church, chapel, or college ■within the Hberty of our said Burgh by -whatsoever patron, in possession ■whereof the chaplains and prebend- aries of the same formerly were, wheresoever the foresaid houses, tenements, buildings, orchards, yards, annual rents, anniversaries, fruits, profits, and emoluments lie, or were formerly uphfted respectively, with the manor places, orchards, lands, annual rents, emoluments, and duties whatsoever which formerly belonged to the Dominican or Preaching Friars, and to the Minorites or Franciscans of oirr said Bui-gh of Edinburgh ; together with all and sundry lands, houses, and tenements lying within oiu- said Burgh and the liberty of the same, with all annual rents leviable from any housej lands, or tenement 68 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1566-7. libertatem ejusdem, cum omnibus annuls reclditibus de quacunque domo ten-is aut teuemento infra dictum nostrum Burgum leuandis, datis fundatis et donatis quibuscunque capellaniis alteragiis ecclesiis mortuariis aut anniversariis, ubicunque sint infra regnum nostrum ; ac etiam cum omnibus et singulis annuls redditibus et allls devoriis solltls aut que per quamcunque ecclesiam extra dictum nostrum Burgum a Preposlto aut Ballivis ejusdem de communi reddltu ejusdem pro suffragiis celebrandls demandari poterint, cum pertinentiis. Tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas prcfatas terras tenementa domos edificia pomcria hortos croftas annuos redditus fructus devoria proficua emolumenta firmas elemozlnas obltus anniversaria ecclesias capellas fratrum loca hortos cum pertin- entiis prefatis Preposlto Ballivis Consullbus et Commuultati et corum successoribus de nobis et successoribus nostrls imperpetunm, prout eadem jacent in longltudine et latitudlne, in domibus edificils muris muremlls llgnls laplde et calcc, cum llbero Introitu et exltu etc. ac cum omnibus allls et singulis llbertatlbus commoditatlbus proficuls et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tam non nominatls quam nominatls, tam sub terra quam supra terram, ad predlctas terras tenementa domos edificia pomeria hortos croftas annuos redditus fructus within our said Burgh, given, founded, and granted to whatever chaplainries, altarages, churches, burials or anniversaries, wheresoever they may bo within our kingdom, and also with all and sundry annual rents and other dues customary, or that could be demanded by any church outwith our said Burgh from the Provost or baihes of the same out of the common good of the samo for celebrating suffrages, with the pertinents. To hold and to have all and singular the foresaid lands, tenements, houses, buildings, orchards, yards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, rents, alms, obits, anniversaries, churches, chapels, friars' places, and yards with the foresaid pertinents to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, of us and our successors for ever, as the samo lie in length and breadth in houses, buildings, walls, timber, wood, stone, and lime, with free ish and entry, etc., and with all and sundry liberties, commodities, profits, and easements, and their just per- tinents whatsoever, as well not named as named, as well under the grouiul as above the ground, belonging to the foresaid lands, tenements, houses, buildings, orchards, yards, crofts, annual rc^nts, fruits, duties, and otlior things aforesaid. 1566-7.J TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 59 devoria et alia prescripta cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet, in futuruin, libere quiete plenarie integre bonorifice bene et in pace absque revocatione aut contradictione quacunque. Cum potestate memoratis Preposito BalliYis Consulibus et communitati et ipsorum successoribus, per seipsos et ipsorum coUectores quos constituent, prefatos annuos redditus fructus devoria proficua emolumenta quecuuque levaudi et recipiendi ubicunque perprius levata fuerant, prefatas terras et tenementa locandi et removendi, loca diruta extruendi et reparandi, eademque in hospitalia aut alios similes usus legitimos, prout ijjsis cum avisamento ministrorum et seniorum dicti nostri Burgi videbitur, reducendi et applicandi, adeo libere in omnibus sicuti prefati prebendarii capellani et fratres prescript! eisdem perprius gaudere easdemque possidere potuissent ; memorati autem Prepositus Ballivi Consules et eorum successores tenebuntur et astricti erunt ministros lectores et alia ecclesiastica onera prefatis annuls redditibus proficuis et devoriis secundum valorem et quantitatem earundem sustinere, locaque et edificia reparanda in hospitalitatem et alios usus prescriptos applicare. Considerantes itaque quanta fraude ingens with their pertinents, or which may justly belong thereto in any manner of way, freely, quietly, fiilly, wholly, honourably, well, and in peace, for the time to come, without revocation or challenge whatsoever. "With power to the above mentioned Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community, and their successors, by themselves and their collectors whom they shall appoint, to uplift and receive the said annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, and emoluments whatsoever, wherever they were foi-merly uplifted, to let and remove [fi-om] the foresaid lands and tenements, to build and repair the ruinous places, and to restore and apply the same to hos- pitality or other similar lawfid uses, as to them, with the advice of the ministers and elders of our said Burgh, shall seem fit, as freely in all respects as the said prebendaries, chaplains, and friars before written might have enjoyed and pos- sessed the same aforetime. Moreover, the said Provost, Bailies, Coimcillors, and their successors shall be liolden and obliged to support the ministers, readers, and other ecclesiastical charges out of the said annual rents, profits, and duties, according to the value and quantity of the same, and to apply the places and buildings to be repaired for hospitality and other uses foresaid. Besides, considering how dishonestly a great number of the said prebendaries, chap- 60 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1566-7. Humerus dictorum prebendariorum capellanorum et fratrum pre- scriptorum, qui post alterationem religionis terras annuos redditus et emolumenta ipsorum capellaniis prebendis et aliis locis respective perprius mortificata disposuerunt alienarunt ct in mauibus quorundam particularium virorum estradonarnnt ; ac etiam quod plerique legii nostri quarundem terrarum tenementorum et annuorum reddituum per ipsorum predecessores mortificatorum jus sibi acclamarunt per brevia capelle nostre aut alias sasinam tanquam heredes suorum predeccssorum (qui easdem ecclesie perprius dotarunt) recuperarunt, quod eveuit partim negligentia ofEciariorum dicti nostri Burgi et partim collusione dictorum prebendariorum capellanorum et fratrum prescriptorum. Quocirca cum avisamento preseripto omnes et siugulas liujusmodi alienationes dispositiones et sasinas quibus primum propositum ct animus fundatorum infringitur alteratur et variatur, deducendo easdem in particulares usus, ad effectum quod eedem in usus suprascriptos con- vert! poterint per preseutes rescindimus et auuullamus. Quamquidem banc nostram declarationem volumus tanti esse roboris et eflicacie ac si persone que easdem dispositiones obtinuerunt particularitcr citate essent ipsarumque infeofamenta absque ulteriori processu rescinderentur. lains, and friars foresaid, have, since the change of religion, disponed, alienated, and given away into the hands of certain particular persons, the lands, annual rents, and emoluments previousl}' mortified to their chaplainries, prebends, and other places respectively ; and also that very many of our lieges have claimed for themselves, by brieves of our chancery, the right to certain lands, tenements, and annual rents mortified by their predecessors, or otherwise have obtained sasiue as heirs of their predecessors, who previously gifted the same to the church, which has happened partly by the negligence of the officers of our said Burgh and partly by the collusion of the said prebendaries, chaplains, and friars, foresaid. Wherefore, with advice aforesaid, we, by these presents, rescind and annul all and sundry such alienations, dispositions, and sasines, by which the first purpose and will of tluj founders is infringed, altered, and changed, by perverting the same to individual (or private) uses, to the effect that the same may be converted to the purposes above set forth. And this our declaration we will to be as strong and effectual as if the persons who obtained the same dispositions had been j)articu- larly cited and their infeftments rescinded without further process. As also, witJi 1566-7.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 61 Ac etiam cum avisamento prescripto unimus et incorporamus omnes et singulas terras tenementa doinos edificia ecclesias cimiteria capellas pomaria bortos croftas aunuos redditus fructus devoria proficua emolumenta firmas elenaozinas obitus anniversaria fratrum loca bortos eorundem cum suis pertinentiis in unum corpus, imposterum appellandum Fuudatio nostra Ministerii et Hospitalitatis de Ediuburgb. Vokimus etiam quod unica sasina, per prefatos Prepositum et Ballivos aut ipsorumaliquem, dicti ministerii et bospitalitatis nomine, apud Pretorium dicti uostri burgi semel accepta, tam sufficiens erit sasina perpetuo in futurum ac si eadem super particuLares terras ad dictos capeUanos pre- beudarios ^et] fratres pertiuentes aut ipsis in prefatos anuuos redditus anniversaria firmas proficua et devoria prescripta debitas sumeretur, non obstante locorum distantia. Preterea per presentes nokimus capellauos jirebeudarios et fratres qui ante dictam alterationem provisi erant per boc presens nostrum infeofamentum prejudicari, sed reservamus illis usum dictorum fructuum et devoriorum durante eorum vita tantum. Precipiendo itaque nostrorum computorum rotulatoribus presentibus et futuris ipsorum collectoribus factoribus et aliis quorum advice foresaid, we unite and incorporate aU and singular, the lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, cemeteries, chapels, orchards, yards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, rents, alms, obits, anniversaries, friars' places, j'ards of the same, with their pertinents, into one body to be called in all time coming our Foundation of the Ministry and HospitaHty of Edinburgh. "We will also that one sasine, taken once for all at the Tolbooth of our said biu-gh by the foresaid Provost and Baibes, or any of them, in name of the said ministry and hospitaUty, shall be as sufficient sasine for all time coming as if the same were taken upon the particular lands belonging to the said chaplains, pre- bendaries, and fiiars, or in the foresaid annual rents, anniversaries, rents, profits, and duties foresaid due to them, the distance of the places notwithstanding. Besides, by these presents, we wUl that no injury be done to the chaplains, pre- bendaries, and friars who were in possession before the said change of religion by this our present infeftment, but we reserve to them the use of the fore- said fi-uits and duties during their bves only. Directing, accordingly, our comptrollers, present and future, and their collectors, factors, and others 62 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1566-7. interest in genera necnon in specie, quod ne quis eorum recipere aut leuare presumat dictos fructus particulariter suprascriptos pro quovis tempore preterite seu futuro, neve impediant aut impedimentum ullum faeiant memoratis Preposito Ballivis Consulibus Communitati et ipsorum successoribus in pacifica possessione eorundem. Eequirendo et ordiuando etiam dominos Sessionis nostre quatenus literas in omnibus quatuor formis ad iustautiam dictorum Prepositi Ballivorum Consulum Communitatis et ipsorum successorum ad effectum suprascriptum dirigaut. Necnon precipiendo quibuscunque intromissoribus cum dictis fructibus quatenus ipsis de eisdem prompte iutendant pareaut et gratam solutionem faeiant. In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus, reverendissimo in Cbristo patre Jobanne arcbiepiscopo Sanctiandree etc. ; dilectis nostris consanguineis, Georgio comite de Huntlie domino Gordoun et Badyenacbt, cancellario nostro, Jacobo comite de Boitbuill domino Haillis Creycbtoun et Liddisdaill, regui uostri magno admirallo; dilectisuostris familiaribus consiliariis, Piicbardo Maitland de Lethingtoun, nostri secreti sigilli eustode, Jacobo Balfoure de Pettindreicb, nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, et Jobanne Bellenden de Aucbuoule whom it concerns in general as well as in special, tbat none of them presume to receive or to levy the said fi-uits particularly above described for any time what- soever, past or future, or offer any obstruction or impediment to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Counsellors, Community and their successors in the peaceable possession of the same. Eequiring and ordaining also oiu- lords of Session that they direct letters in all the four forms at the instance of the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Community and their successors to the effect above written. Also commanding all intromittors with the said fruits that that they give prompt attention, (and that they) obey, and make willing and ready payment to them of the same : In witness whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed to this our present charter. "Witnesses, the most reverend father in Chi-ist John archbishop of St Andi-ows, our beloved cousins, George earl of Iluntly, lord Gordon and Badyenacht, our chancellor, James earl of BothweU, lord Hailes, Crichton and Liddisdale, high admiral of our kingdom, our familiar councillors, Eichard Maitlaud of L(jthingtou, keeper of our privy seal, James Balfour of Pittendreich, clerk of oui- rolls register and coimcil, and John 1566-7.] TEINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 03 nostre justiciars clerico, equitibus auratis; Apud Edinburgh decimo tertio die mensis Martii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo sexto et regni uostri vicesimo quinto. BeUendenof AuchnouU, our justice-clerk, knights. At Etliuburgh, tlie tbirteenth. day of the month of March in the year of our Lord One thousand five hundred and sixty-sis, and the twenty-fifth of our reign. IX. Letters of Remission by King James VI., dispensing with the erection of an Hospital on the Blackfriars Yards, and grant- ing the site and buildings, &c., of Trinity College to the Provost, Bailies, Council and Community of Edinburgh for the purposes of an Hospital. 3d January 1566-7. J ACOBUS Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Universis et singulis ad quorum notitias presentes litere pervenerint, salutem. Universitati nostre constet et uotum sit quod charissima nostra mater pro tempore Eegina per suam cartam suo sub magno sigillo Totum et Integrum locum et pomeria que fratribusthe Blackfreiris, predicatoribusolim nuncupatis, burgensibus Burgi nostri de Edinburgh pertiuuerunt, cum cimiteriis et aHis perti- nentibus ejusdem, pro constructione et plantations unius Hospitalis J AMES, by the grace of God King of Scots : To all and sundry to whose knowledge the present letter shall come, greeting. Be it certified and known to our whole community, that oiu- dearest mother, for the time Queen, did, by her charter, under her great seal, give, grant, and dispone AH and Whole the place and yards which belonged to the Black friars, formerly called Friars Preachers, burgesses of our Burgh of Edinbiu'gh, with the cemeteries and other pertinents of the same, for the construction and erection of an Hospital 9 64 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1566-7. desuper pro adjuvamine sen auxilio pauperum, Preposito Ballivis Con- sulibus et Commuuitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh presentibus et eoruni successoribus qui pro tempore fore contigerint, de nobis et successoribus nostris in libero burgagio pro servitio burgi usitato et consueto tenenda hereditaria dedit, concessit, et disposuit. Et quod in dicto iufeofameuto promissum est quod ipsi dictum Hospitale infra annum uuum post datam dicti iufeofameuti inchoarent ac idem intra sijatium decem annorum depost proxime sequentium complerent, quem- admodum in memorato infeofamento sub magno sigillo de data apud Sanctumandream decimo sexto die mensis Martii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo secundo latius continetur. Et quia nobis et Kegenti autedicto evideuter monstratum et declaratum extat quod prefatus locus fratrum uou tam commodus uec conveniens i^ro editica- tione vel constructions et erections dicti Hospitalis sicuti locus CoUegii diviui Triuitatis, orti, domus, et edificia ejusdem existit, ratione grandis frequentationis et coufluentiffi tam alienigenorum quam legeorum nostri Eegni qui prope per eundem indies accedunt, vel pertranseunt et frequentant, psr quem sen quod emolumentum et auxilium ad dictum thereupon, for the relief or assistance of the poor, to the present Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh of Edinbiu-gh, and those who shall happen to be their successors for the time being, to be held perpetually of us and our successors in free burgage, for service of burgh used and wont. And because it was promised in the said infeftment that they should begin the said Hospital within one year after the date of the said infeftment, and shoidd finish the same within the space of the ten years thereafter next following, as in the said infeftment, under the great seal, dated at St Andi-ews, on the sixteenth day of the month of Marcli, in the year of our Lord One thousand five himdred and sixty-two, is more fidly set forth ; and because it is clearly shewn and declared to us and the aforesaid Regent, that the friars' place before mentioned is not so suitable or convenient for the building or construction and erection of the said Hospital as the place of the College of the Holy Trinity, and the yards, houses, and buildings of the same, by reason of the groat crowd and concourse, both of strangers and of the lieges of our kingdom, who daily approach or pass tlirough and fre(|uent the same, by whom some profit and aid may dail}' accrue to the said Hospital imd 1566-7.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 65 hospitale quotidie redundare et indigentibus personis in eodem pervenire poterit. Quodquidem dicti Prepositus Ballivi et Consules et Com- mimitas in promptu construere et reparare iucboarunt, atque volentes inde quod proficuum et commoditas illius uuius loci seu bondarum aut continentie cum loco fratrum super dicto Hospitali CoUegii prescript! expendantur et exponantur. Ideo, et pro diversis aliis bonis seu divinis occasionibus et considerationibus nos et memoratum Kegentem nostrum moventibus, cum prelibatis Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Communitate dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh et eorum successoribus, penes illam partem et clausulam predicti infeofamenti iuchoationem completionem ac edificationem antedicti Hospitalis concerneutem super loco et bondis prefatorum fratrum intra spatium prescriptum, atque penes omne damnum lesionem et prejudicium que ipsis eorum infeofa- mento supradicto pro non completione seu perimpletione ejusdem succedere et sequi poterunt, tenore presentium dispensavimus ac dispensamus. Necxon volumus et concedimus per presentes quod dictum infeofamentum in robore et effectu iis et eorum successoribus stet et remaneat non obstante dicta clausula ac provisione in eodem, ut reach, the indigent persons within the same ; which [Hospital] the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community have promptly commenced to bmld and repair, and the more willingly, because the profit and advantage of that particidar site, or of its bounds or continnity with the friars' place, may be expended and laid out on the said Hospital of the aforementioned CoUege : Therefore, and for divers other good or pious reasons and considerations m.oving lis and oiu- Regent aforesaid, by the tenor of these presents, we have dispensed, and do dispense, in favour of the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, with that part and clause of the foresaid infeftment relating to the commencement, completion, and building of the foresaid Hospital upon the place and bounds of the forementioned friars within the time before-written, and with all loss, injury, and prejudice which can accrue to and fall on them fr'om their infeftment above mentioned, for the non-completion or implementing of the same. Moreover, we, by these presents, will and grant that the said infeftment shall stand and abide in force and effect to them and their successors, the said clause and provision contained in the same, as aforesaid, notwithstanding, with which, by these presents, we for ever 66 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1566-7. prefertur, contenta, cum hujasmodi (clausula) per presentes perpetuo dispensamus ; ac etiam dainus, couccdimus, et committimus antedicto Preposito, et Ballivis, Consulibus, et Communitati, eorumque successori- bus, uostram pleuam liceutiam et potestatem super prefato loco ponierio ortis, domibus, cemeterio et bujusmodi pertinentibus ad eorum majorem commoditatem et proficuum et valorem, in feodifirma annuo redditu annuatim assedaudi uteudi et quemadmodum eiis expediri videbitur disponendi, sic quod annuum proficuum redditus et devoria eorundem ad susteutatiouem dicti bospitalis divini Trinitatis Collegii et pauperum in eodem existentium ac uullis aliis reduudare et applicari poterint ; Ratificamus approbamus confirmamus nunc prout ex tunc, et ex tunc prout ex nunc, omnia talia feuda sive feodiJirmas et dispositiones per ipsos Prepositiim Ballivos Consules Communitatem et eorum suc- cessores, de prefatorum loco fratrum ortis domibus cemeterio et pertinentibus, quibuscunque persone vel personis, ad effectum supra specificatum duutaxat factas seu faciendas. Datum sub testimonio nostri magni sigilli apud Edinburgh tertio die mensis Januarij anno Domini millesimo quinqnagesimo sexagesimo sexto [septimo ?] et regni nostri primo. dispense ; and we also, give, gi'ant, and commit to tlie aforesaid Provost and Bailies, Councillors and Community, and theii- successors, our fidl license and power of leasing, using, and disponing upon the foresaid place, yai-d, gardens, houses, cemetery, and such pertinents, in feu-fai-m [or] for a yearly rent, as shall seem to them expedient, for their greater advantage and profit, so that the annual profit, rents, and duties of the same shall increase and be applied to the sus- tentation of the said Hospital of the College of the Holy Trinity, and of the poor residing in the same, and of no others. And wo tlicn as now, and now as then, ratify, approve, and conth'm all such feus or feu-farms and disjiositions of the place of the foresaid friars, gardens, dwellings, cemetery, and pertinents, made or to be made, to the effect above specified only, by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Community, and their successors, to whatsoever person or persons. Given under the testimony of our great seal, at Edinburgh, the third day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand five hundred and sLstj-'Six [seven ?], and the first of our reign. 1567.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 67 Charter by King James VI. granting Trinity Church and Hospital to Sir Simon Preston, provost, and his successors the Pro- vosts, Bailies, and Council of the Burgh of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, 12th November 1567. Jacobus Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutem. Sciatis quod nos et charissimus consanguineus Jacobus comes Morauie dominus Abirnethy etc. nostri regni Eegens animo ferventi et zelo ducti ad supportaudum et adjuvandum paupertatem penuriam et inopiam multarum et diver sarum honestarum senium et impoteutium personarum a quibus in earum senectute per eventum et adversam fortunam res et bona deciderunt, ne propter extremam famem penuriam et indigentiam sue necessarie sustentationis omnino perirent et morirentur, Nos propterea pietate et bona conscientia moti ad prestandum eis juvamen et auxilium prout eorum indigentia et necessitas requirit, ac etiam intelligentes quod bee predicta in omnibus commoda principia et initia capere non poterunt uec commode performari et ad iinem perfectum pervenire valeant absque J AMES, by the grace of God King of Scots : To all the good men of his whole land, clerics and laics, greeting, Know ye that we and our dearest cousin James earl of Murray lord Abernethie, &c., Eegent of oiir kingdom, moved by fervent and zealous purpose to support and assist the poverty, penury, and want of many and divers honest, aged, and imjiotent persons, who in their old age have lost their means and substance by accident and bad fortune, so that they may not utterly perish and die thi'ough extreme himger, penury, and want of their necessai-y sustenance ; we therefore, moved by i^iety and good conscience to afford them such help and assistance as their- indigence and necessity requu'es ; as also understanding that the aforesaid purpose cannot in all respects be conveniently begun and commenced, nor conveniently perfected and accomplished, without our 68 CHAETEES EELATING TO [1567. nostro supplemento auxilio et auctoritate ; intelligentesque quod dominus Sj-mon Prestoun de eodem miles animo est deliberato firmo et constanti proposito ad edificandum coustrueudum ac cum omni cura et diligentia dotaudum uuum Hospitale cum rationabili sustentatione talibus predictis honestis indigentibus et impotentibus personis senibus et etate provectis egrotis, iucolis et iuhabitautibus iufra nostrum Burgum de Edinburgh, ac etiam aliis senibus indigentibus et impotentibus qui idonei fuerint inventi ad acceptandum talia beneficia et gratitudines in dicto hospitali fundando. Nos propterea et Eegens uoster predictus intelligentes predictum propositum et opus omnibus modis non solum bonum et divinum fore, sed etiam volentes prestare occasionem aliis nostris subditis et ad alliciendos animos quorundam aliorum uostrorum ligeorum et subditorum ad simile propositum et opus talem divinam Tocationem acceptandum, cum avisamento et consensu dominorum nostri secreti consilii espediens et necessarium fore dusimus ad gratificandum dictum domiuum Symonem prepositum dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh dono et donatione talis loci nunc in nostris mauibus vacantis et ad nostram donationem spectantis et pertinentis, magis convenientis et idonei ad construeudum et edificandum reparandum et supplement, aid, and authority ; and understanding' that Sir Simon Prestoun of that nk, knight, intends with deliberate, firm, and set purpose to build, erect, and with all care and diligence endow an Hosintal, with reasonable support for such foresaid honest poor and impotent persons, aged and advanced in years, or sick, indwollers and inhabitants within our Burgli of Edinburgh, and also for such other old indigent and impotent pcojjle as shall be found fit for recei'v-ing such benefits and charity in the said Hospital so to be foimded : Therefore, we and our foresaid Regent perceiving that tho said pm'pose and work will be in every respect not only good and divine, but also willing to give occasion to others our subjects, and to incline the minds of certain others of our lieges and subjects to accept such a divine call to a similar purpose and work, with tho advice and consent of tho lords of our Privy Council, have doomed it expedient and neces- sary to gratify the said Sir Simon, provost of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, with the gift and donation of sucli a place now vacant in our hands, and belonging and pertaining to our gift, as shall bo most fit and convenient for constructing and building, repairing and perfecting the said Hospital, witli (ho houses, 1567.J TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 69 performanclum dictum Hospitale cum domibus edificiis et hortis eiusdem, ubi major populi et gentium multitude et confluentia tam extraneorum quam aliorum nostrorum ligeorum Luius nostri oppidi frequentare videutur, et prope dictum locum quotidiauum accessum ad dictum nostrum oppidum ac etiam regressum a dicto nostro oppido maxime habent, occasione cuius quotidiana elemosyna et auxilium ad dictum Hospitale augetur et increscet. Quare nos propter bonum fidele et gratuitum servitium nobis nostro Regenti predicto et etiam predictis dominis nostri secreti consilii per dictum dominum Symonem Prestoun prepositum predictum temporibus retroactis et preteritis factum et impensum, ac etiam propter nonnullas alias occasiones et considerationes animum nostrum moventes erga dictum dominum Symonem Prestoun Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Communitatem dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh, dedimus concessimus et disposuimus, ac tenore presentis carte nostra, damus concedimus et disponimus dicto domino Symoni Prestoun nunc preposito dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh et successoribus suis Prepositis Ballivis Consulibus et Commuuitati eiusdem Burgi pro tempore existentibus, totam et integram ecclesianj vocatam Ecclesiam Collegiatam Trinitatis cum cimiterio domibus edificiis ruiuatis et buildings and yards thereof, -n-hich the greatest midtitude and concoiu'se of people, as well strangers as others our lieges of this our toTni, are seen to frequent, and near which they chiefly have daily access to and egress from the town, whereby the daily alms and contributions to the said Hospital are increased and will increase : Theeefohe, for the good, faithfid, and gratuitous service rendered and performed by the said Sir Simon Prestoun, provost foresaid, towards oui-self, oiu- foresaid Regent, and the said lords of our Privy Council, in times bygone and past, as well as for other causes and considerations moving us in favoirr of the said Sir- Simon Prestoun, Provost, the Bailies, Councillors, and Community of oiu' said Burgh of Edinburgh, we have given, GRANTED, and DISPONED, and, by the tenor of our present charter, give, grant, and DISPONE, to the said Sir Simon Prestoun, present provost of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and his successors, the Provosts, BaiHes, Councillors, and Com- munity of the said Burgh for the time being, All and Whole the church called the Collegiate Church of the Trinity, with the churchyard, houses, build- ings, ruinous and built, orchards, yards, crofts, dovecot, and pertinents thereof 70 CHARTEES RELATING TO [1567. edificatis pomariia hortis croftis columbario et pertinentiis eiusdem quibiTscunque per prepositum et prebendarios dicte Ecclesie Collegiate Ijerprius occupatis et iubabitatis, uuacum loco et parte cum edificiis et bortis bospitalis vocati Hospitalis Triuitatia vulgo Trinitie Hospitall dicte Ecclesie Collegiate coutigue adjacentibus cum borto ex parte occidentali eiusdem jacente ad caudam sive finem vici seu vinelle uostre vocati Leytb Wyude, iu mauibus uostris nunc existente et ad nostram donationem seu dispositiouem deveniente tanquam jn-efati Collegii et loci iudubitati patroni, per ordinem actorum et statutorum a tempore reformationis religionis nuper factorum et ordinatorum, ac pro ediiicatione et constructione dicti bospitalis domorum bortorum et policiorum eiusdem pro sustentatioue pauperum et egrotorum per ipsos infra eandem locan- dorum et nuUi alio usui tantummodo. Tenend^ui et habendam totam et integram prefatam ecclesiam vocatam Ecclesiam Trinitatis cum bortis domibus edificiis pomariis croftis columbario ac domibus dicti bospitalis vocati Hospitalis Trinitatis cum omnibus locis partibus et possessionibus earuudcm per prepositum et prebendarios dicte Ecclesie Collegiate j)er- prius occupatis et possedatis [possessis], dicto domino Symoni Prestoun nunc preposito dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh et successoribus suis Pre- whatsoever, formerly occupied and inhabited by the provost and prebendaries of the said Collegiate Church, together with the place and part, with the buildings and yards of the hospital, called the Hospital of the Trinity, lying contiguous to the said Collegiate Church, with the yard lying on tlio west side thereof, at the foot or end of our street or vennel called Loith Wynd, now in our hands, and at our gift or disposal as undoubted patron of tho said College and place, according to the tenor of the acts and statutes made and ordained shortly after the time of tlio Eeformation of religion, and for tho building and construction of the said Hospital, houses, yards and policies of the same, for tho susten- tation of the poor and sick to be placed by them within the same only, and for no other use whatever. To have and to uold all and whole tho said church called the Church of the Trinity, with the j'ards, houses, buildings, orchards, crofts, dovecot, and houses of the said hospital called Trinity Hospital, with all the places, parts and possessions of the same, formerly occujucd and possessed by the provost and prebendaries of the said CoUegiato Church, to the said Sir Simon Prestoun, now jirovost of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and 1567.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 71 positis Ballivis Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi pro tem- pore existentibus, de nobis et successoribus nostris in libera alba firma im- perpetuum per omnes rectas metas et divisas prout prefata ecclesia cum pomariis hortis columbario et aliis prescriptis et earundem pertinentiis jacent in longitudine et latitudine in domibus edificiis hortis etc. cum libero introitu et exitu viis et passagiis earundem usitatis et cousuetis cum omnibus aliis et singulis commoditatibus libertatibus asiamentis privilegiis et justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunquespectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus seu que in futurum pertinere dinoscuntur, libere quiete plenarie integre bonorifice bene et in pace absque revocatione aut coutradictione quacunque ; cum plenaria potestate dicto domino Symoni nunc preposito et successoribus suis Prepositis Ballivis Consulibus et Communitati dicti Burgi pro tempore existentibus desuper disponendi prout ipsis visum fuerit ; proviso tamen quod astricti erunt ut loca et alia prescripta usui prescripto et nullo alio modo nee usui applicabuntur. Eeddendo inde annuatim dictus dominus Symon Prestoun nunc prepositus dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh et siiccessores sui Prepositi Ballivi Consules et Communitas dicti nostri Burgi pro tempore his successors, the Provosts, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinbm-gh for the time being, of us and our successors in free blench farm for ever, by aU the just marches and divisions, as the foresaid church, -with the orchards, yards, dovecot, and others before written, and their pertinents, lie in length and breadth, in houses, buildings, yards, etc., with free ish and entry, ways and passages of the same used and wont, with aU and singular com- modities, liberties, easements, privileges, and their just pertinents whatsoever, belonging, or which ought justly to belong, or which are known to belong, to the same, in futirre, freely, quietly, fully, wholly, honourably, well and in peace, witho^it any revocation or gainsajTiig whatsoever ; with full power to the said Sir Simon, now provost, and his successors, the Provosts, Bailies, Councillors and Community of the said Burgh for the time being, to dispone thereupon as to them shall seem good : PEOvroiNG always that they shall be bound to apply the places and others foresaid to the use before set forth, and to no other pui-pose. GrvnsTQ therefor yearly, the said Sir Simon Prestoun, now provost of om- said Burgh of Edinburgh, and his successors, the Provosts, Bailies, CounciLLors andCommxmityof our said Burgh for the time being, to us and our successors, a sUver penny, on the 10 72 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1567. existentes, nobis et successoribus nostris unum denarium argenti super fundo prefati loci iu festo Pentbecostes nomine albe firme si petatur tautum. Proviso omnimodo quod liec preseus donatio et dispositio, preposito et prebendariis dicte Ecclesie Collegiate, juxta ipsorum infeof amenta jura et donationes tantorum pauperum vocatorum vulgo beidmen in dicto bospitali, vocato Tbe Trinitie Hospitale predicto, nunc locatorum et dotatorum, secundum tenorem erectionis desuper facte, miuime prejudicet. In cuius rei testimonium buic present! carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus, reverendissimo in Christo patre Jobanne Archiepiscopo Sanctiandree etc. ; dilectis nostris consanguineis Jacobo comite de Mortoun domino Dalkeytb cancellario nostro, "Wilclmo comite Mariscalli domino Keytb ; venerabili iu Cbristo patre Jobanne commcndatario monasterii nostri de Coldingbame nostri secreti sigilli custode ; dilectis nostris familiaribus consiliariis Magistro Jacobo M'^Gill de Rankelour Netber nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, et Jobanne Bellenden de Aucbnoule milite nostre justiciarie clerico. Apud Edinburgh duodecimo die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo, et regni nostri anno primo. ground of the said place and others, at Whitsunday, in name of blench farm, if asked only. PROvroiNG always that this present gift and grant shall bo in no degree prejudicial to the provost and prebendaries of the said Collegiate Church, in regard to their infeftments, rights, and donations to so many of the poor, commonly called beidmen, now placed and endowed in the said hospital, called the Trinity Hospital foresaid, after the tenor of the erection made thereupon. In witness whereof we have ordered our Groat Seal to be appended to this our present charter. Witnesses, the most reverend father in Chi-ist John archbishop of St Andrews, etc. ; our beloved cousins, James earl of Mortoun lord Dalkeith, our chancellor, William carl !Mariscliall lord Keith ; the venerable father in Christ John commeudator of oiu- monastery of Colding- ham, keeper of our privy seal ; our beloved familiar councillors, Mr James M'Gill of EankeiUour Nelher, clerk of our rolls register and council, and John Bellenden of Auchnoulo knight, our justice clerk. At Edinburgh, the twelfth day of the month of November, in the year of cm- Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-seven, and in the first year of our reign. 1582.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 73 XI. Charter by King James VI. confirming Queen Mary's charter of loth March 1566, and of new granting the Kirk-livings to the Provost, Bailies, Council, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh. Stirling, 14th April 1 582. Jacobus Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus probis bomiuibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutem : Sciatis uos, cum avisamento dominorum nostri secreti consilii, quandam cartam et infeofamentum l)er nostram cbarissimam matrem pro tempore regui nostri Eeginam post suam perfectam etatem cum avisamento et consensu dominorum ejus secreti consilii factam datam et concessam dilectis nostris Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Commuuitati Burgi nostri de Edinburgh et eorum successoribus super douatione dispositioue et confirmatioue omnium et singularum terrarum teuemeutorum domorum edificiorum ecclesiarum capellaniarum hortorum pomariorum croftarum annuorum reddituum fructuum devoriarum proficuorum emolumentorum firmarum eleemozi- narum lie daill sylver obituum et anniversariorum quorumcunque, que quovismodo pertinuerunt aut pertinere dinoscuntur ad quascunque James, by the grace of God King of Scots : To aU good men of his whole land, clerics and laics, greeting. Know ye that we with the advice of the lords of our Privy Council have fidly understood a certain charter and infeftment, made, given, and granted by our dearest mother, Queen of our realm for the time, after her perfect age, with the advice and consent of the lords of her Privy Council, to our lovites the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of oui- Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors, in regard to the gift, grant, and confirmation of all and sundry lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, rents, alms, daiU silver, obits, and anniversaries whatsoever, which any time belonged or are known to belong to any chaplainries, altar- ages, [or] prebends, founded or to be founded in any church, chapel, or college 74 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1582. capellanias alteragia prebendas in quacunqne ecclesia capella aut collegio infra libertatem clicti Burgi nostri cle Edinburgh, fundata sen fundanda per quemcunque patronum, in quarum possessione capcllanii et prebendarii earundem perprius fuerunt, ubicuuque prefate domus tenementa edificia pomaria horti annui redditus anniversaria fructus proventus et emolumenta jacent, aut prius leuata fuerunt respective, cum maneriebus locis boiiis pomariis terris annuis redditibus emolumentis et devoriis quibuscunque que Fratribus Dominicalibus seu Predicatoribus et Minoribus seu Franciscauis dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh perprius pertinuerunt ; unacum omnibus et singulis terris domibus tenementis et hortisjacentibus infra dictum nostrum Burgumet libertatem ejusdem,cum omnibus annuis redditibus de quacunque domo terris aut tenemento infra dictum nostrum Burgum leuandis, quibuscunque capellaniis alteragiis ecclesiis mortuariis aut anniversariis ubicuuque sint infra reguum nostrum donatis dotatis et fundatis ; Ac etiam cum omnibus et singulis annuis redditibus et aliis devoriis solitis, aut que per quamcunque ecclesiam extra dictum nostrum Burgum, a Preposito aut Ballivis ejusdem de communi redditu ejusdem pro suffragiis celebrandis demandari poterint, cum ]3ertinentiis, ac de omnibus aliis privilegiis within the hberty of our said Burgh of Edmburgh, by any patron, in the posses- sion of which the chaplains and prebendaries of the same formerly wore, whei-e- ever the said houses, tenements, buildings, orchards, jards, annual rents, anni- versaries, fi-uits, profits, and emoluments are situated, or were formerly upUftcd respectively, with the manor places, yards, orchards, annuah-ents, emoluments, and duties whatsoever, which formerly belonged to the Dominican or I'roaching Friars and the Minorites or Franciscans of our said Burgh of Ediuburgli ; together with all and simdry lands, houses, tenements, and yards lying within our said Burgh and the liberty of the same, with all anuuahents ujiliftcd fi-om any house, lands, or tenement, within oui- said Burgh, given, granted, and donated to chaplainries, altarages, churches, burials, or anniversaries, wherever they be within our kingdom ; as also with aU and singular annuabonts and other duties customary, or that could bo demanded by, any chiuch outwilh our said Burgh, from the provost or baUies of the same out of the common good of the same, for the celebration of suITragos, with the pertinents ; and 1582.] TRINITY CHURCH AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 75 libertatibus et facultatibus in carta et infeofamento donationis et dispositiouis predictis desuper confectis ad longum specificatis et con- tentis tenendis de dicta charissima nostra matre et successoribus suis, de mandato nostro visam lectam inspectam et diligenter examinatam sanam integram non rasam non cancellatam nee in aliqua sui parte suspectam ad plenum intellexisse, sub hac forma : MAEIA Dei gratia Eegiua Scotorum : Omnibus probis bominibus totius terre sue clericis laicis, salutem [etc. as in No. VIII.] . QuAMQuiDEH cartam et infeofamentum in omnibus suis punctis et articulis conditiouibus et modis ac circumstantiis suis quibuscunque iu omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu ut premissum est, approbamus ratificamus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmamus. Insuper nos cum avisamento predicto pro diversis ratiouabilibus causis bonis et considerationibus nos moventibua de novo tenore presentium damus concedimus et disponimus prefatis Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Communitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh et eorum successoribus, omnes et siugulas prenominatas terras tenementa domos edificia annuos redditus capellas loca boi'tos of all other privileges, liberties, and faculties at length specified and contained in the said charter and infeftment of gift and disposition made thereupon, to be held of our said dearest mother and her successors, — by our command, seen, read, inspected, and diligently examined, perfect, whole, not erased, not cancelled, nor in any part suspect, in this form : MAET, by the grace of God, Queen of Scots : To aU good men of her whole land, clerics and laics, greeting [etc. as above, No. VIII. p. 56]. "WHICH charter and infeftment in aU its points and articles, conditions and modes and circumstances whatsoever, in aU and by all, in the Uke form and effect, as premised, we approve, ratify, and for us and our successors confirm for ever. Further we, with advice foresaid, for divers good and reasonable causes and considerations moving us, of new by the tenor of these presents, give, grant, and dispone to the foresaid Provost, Baibes, Councillors, and Community of our said Biirgh of Edinburgh and their successors, aU and sundi'y the before named lands, tenements, houses, buildings, annualrents, chapels, places, yards, orcharda, 76 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1582. pomaria croftas census firmas proficua emolumenta et alia respective et IDarticulariter superius specificata, per ipsos imperpetuum applicauda in sustcutationem ministerii, jmuperum auxilium, reparationem scolarum, propagationem literarum et scientiarum, pro eorum et successorum suorum arbitrio uti eis tnagis utile videbitur. Quibus etiaru pro nobis et successoribus uostris plenariam ac liberam committimus potestatem quoscunquo alios annuos redditus annua proficua quecunque tarn extra quam intra dictum nostrum Burgum, que in posterum per quoscunque bono zelo ac liber [alijtate sua motos ad alimeutum ministrorum evangelii, auxilium pauperum, ac sustentationem gymnasiorum pro instaurandis ecientiis et doctrina, douari et dotari contigerint acceptandi ; Quas etiam terras annuos redditus et proficua suprascripta perprius donata et fundata ac in posterum donanda et fundanda ut premissum est, nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris nunc prout extunc et tunc prout exnunc confirmamus ratificamus et admortizamus ac easdem adeo libcre mortificamus sicuti alique terre redditus tenementa et possessiones ecclesie ullo tempore precedenti mortificate fuerunt. Peeterea nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris ratificamus approbamus et confirmamus crofts, dues, rents, profits, emoluments, and others severally and particularly above specified, to be ajiplied by them in all time coming to the sustentation of the ministry, the help of the poor, the repairing of schools, the propagation of letters and sciences, at the discretion of them and their successors as shall seem to them most advantageous. To whom also wo, for ourselves and oiu' suc- cessors, grant full and free power to accept whatever other annualrents and yearly profits, as well without as within oiu- said Bui-gh, may in time coming happen to be given and doted by any persons, moved by good zwd and their own liberality, for the maintenance of the ministers of the gospel, the help of the poor, and sustentation of schools for the increase of science and learn- ing ; which lands, annualrents, and profits above written, formerly doted and founded and to be hereafter doted and founded as aforesaid, we, for us and our successors, now as then and then as now, contu-m, ratify, and mortify, and the same we mortify as freely as any lands, rents, tenomunts, and possessions of the church were mortified in any time bygone. Mokeoveii, we for us and our successors ratify, approve, and confirm the renunciation and demission made 1582.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 77 renunciationem et dimissionem per familiarem servitorem nostrum Joanuem Gib factam de omnibus jure et titulo que ipse virtute nostre donatiouis pretendero potuit ad preposituram Ecclesie beate Marie de Campis, (vulgo lie Kirk of Feild), cum fructibus terris possessionibus redditibus et devoriis ejusdem preteritis presentibus et futuris, in favorem dictorum Prepositi Ballivorum Consulum et Communitatis pro seipsis et eorum successoribus ac nomine et ex parte ministerii et pauperum. Ac quia intra privilegia et libertatem dicti nostri Burgi nunc diversa extant vasta et spatiosa loca que preposito prebendariis sacerdotibus et fratribus tempore preterito pertinuerunt maxime apta et commoda pro constructione domorum et edificiorum, ubi professores bonarum scientiarum et literarum ac studentes earundem remanere et suam diuturnam [dim-namj exercitationem habere poterint ultra et preter alia loca convenientia pro hospitalitate ; Ideo nos, enixe cupientes ut in honorem Dei et commune bonum nostri regni literatura indies augeatur, voliimus et concedimus quod licebit prefatis Preposito Consulibus et eorum successoribus edificare et reparare sufficientes domos et loca jDro receptione habitatione et tractatione professorum scolarum grammati- by our familiar servitor, Jolin Gib, of aU right and title to which he, by virtue of our gift, could pretend to the provostry of the Eark of Saint Mary in the Fields, commonly called the Kirk of Field, with the fruits, lands, possessions, rents, and duties thereof, bygone, present, and to come, in favour of the said Provost, BaUies, Councillors, and Community, for themselves and their successors, and in name and on behalf of the ministers and the poor. And because there are now within the privileges and liberty of our said biu'gh divers waste and .spacious places which formerly belonged to the provost, prebendaries, priests, and friars, very fit and commodious for the construction of houses and buildings where the professors and students of the liberal sciences and letters might stay and have their daily exercise, besides and beyond other places convenient for hospitality [or charity]. Therefore, we, earnestly desiring that for the honour of God and the common good of our kingdom literature should daUy increase, will and grant that it shall be lawfid to the said Provost, Councillors, and their successors, to bmld and repair sufficient houses and places for the reception, habitation, and entertainment of the professors of the schools of grammar, humanity, and the 78 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1582. calium, humanitatis, et linguarum, philosopbie, theologie, medicine, et jurium, aut quarumcunque aliarum liberalium scientiarum, quo declaramus nullam fore rapturain predicte mortificationi ; Ac etiam prefati Prepositus Ballivi et Consules ac eorum successores cum avisamento tamen eorum ministrorum pro perpetuo imposterum plenam habebunt libertatem personas ad dictas professiones edoccndas maxime idoneas uti magis convenienter poterint eligendi cum potestate imponendi et removendi ipsos sicuti expediverit, ac inhibendo omnibus aliis ne dictas scientias intra dicti nostri Burgi libertatem profiteantur aut doceant nisi per prefatos Prepositum Ballivos et Consules eorumque successores admissi fuerint ; Proviso quod presentes nullatenus prejudi- cabunt nee actoribus nee reis nee aliis interesse babentibus in ejectione et causa prosequuta penes decimas garbales de Dumbcruy Potie et Moncreif ad capellanos Ecclesie Beati Egidii de Edinburgb pertinentes neque juri patronatus ejusdem, sed quod utrique parti et omnibus interesse babentibus usque ad fiualem exitum et decisionem in bujusmodi ut congruit prosequi et defendere liceat presentibus aut quibuscunque in eisdem contentis non obstantibus. Proviso etiam quod ministri languages, philosophy, theology, medicine, and law, or any other liberal sciences, whereby we declare there shall be no abstraction from the foresaid mortification. And also the said Provost, Bailies, and Councillors, and their successors, with advice, however, of their ministers, shall have full power in time coming to choose the most suitable persons as they can most conveniently for teaching the said professions, with power to place and remove them as shall be expedient ; and discharging all others from professing or teaching the said sciences ■n'ithin the liberty of our said Burgh, unless they shall have been permitted to do so by the said Provost, Bailies, and Councillors and their successors. Providing that these presents should nowise prejudice either the pursuei'S or defenders or others having interest in the ejection and cause instituted nuent llio toind sheaves of Dumbemy, Potio, and Moncreiff belonging to the chaplains of the church of Saint Giles of Edinburgh, nor the right of patronage to the same, but that it may bo lawful to either party and all having interest to prosecute and defend tlio said pleas to the final issue and decision as in such case is meet, these presents, or anything contained in the same, notwithstanding. Providing also 1582.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 79 deservientes apud dictas ecclesias pro present! et in futurum sustenta- buntur de promptioribus fructibus earundum secundum ordinem desuper sumptum seu sumendum. In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibtjs, predilectis nostris consanguineis et consiliariis Esmo Lennocie duce comite de Dernlie domino Tarboltoun Dalkeith et Aubigny, &c., magno regni nostri camerario, Colino Argadie comite domino Campbell et Lome, &c., cancellario ac justiciario nostro general! ; reverendissimo ac venerabili in Christo patribus Patricio Sanctiandree arcbiepiscopo, Eoberto commendatario mouasterii nostri de Dunfermling, nostro secretario ; dilectis nostris familiaribus et consiliariis Alexandro Hay, nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Lodovico Bellenden de Auchnoule milite, nostre justiciarie clerico, Eoberto Scott, nostre cancellarie directore, et magistro Thoma Buqubannane de Ybert, nostri secret! sigilli custode. Apud Castrum nostrum de Striviling, decimo quarto die mensis Aprilis, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo secmado, regnique nostri anno decimo quiuto. that the ministers present and to come serving in the said chiirches, shall be sustained out of the readiest fruits of the same according to the orders made or to be made thereupon. In witness whereof we have caused our great seal to be affixed to this our present charter of confinnation. Witnesses, our well beloved cousins and councillors, Esme duke of Lennox earl of Darnley lord Tarbolton Dalkeith and Aubigny, etc. great chamberlain of our kingdom, CoUn earl of Argyll lord Campbell and Lome etc., our chancellor and justice general ; the most reverend and venerable fathers in Christ, Patrick archbi.shoji of St Andrews, Robert eommendator of our monastery of Dunfennline, our secretary ; our beloved servants and councillors, Alexander Hay, clerk of our rolls register and council, Louis Bellenden of Auchnoide knight, our justice clerk, Robert Scott, director of our chancery, and Master Thomas Buchanan of Ybert, keeper of our privy seal. At our castle of Stirling, the fourteenth day of the month of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-two, and in the fifteenth year of our reign. 11 80 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1585. XII. Contract between the Provost, Bailies, Council, and Deacons of the Biu'gh of Edinburgh, and Mr Robert Pont, Provost of Trinity College, in regard to the renunciation of the Pro- vostry. Edinburgh, 2Gth April 1585. At Edinburgh the sxvj day of Aprile, the j'eir of God, ji" v<= four scoir fyve yeirs, it is appoiutit aggreit and iinaUe coutractit betuix the honorable parteis following, to witt, the Provest, Bailleis, Counsale, and Deacouis of the Burgh of Edinburgh for thame and thair successouris on the ane parte, and Maister Eobert Pont, provest of the Trinitie College beside Edinburgh, on that vther pairt, in maner eftir specifiit : That is to say, the said Maister Eobert, movit be gude zeale, conscience, and eirnest affectioun to advance the Hospitallis and Colleges of the said Burgh, foundit or to be foundit be the saidis Provest, Balleis, and Counsale, and thair successouris within the samin for help and susteutatioun of the puir, seik, ageit, decrippit, faderles and orphenis, and for iustructioun of the youth in letteres and virtew, quhairby cheritie may incrcsce to the glorie of God and his trew relligioun within this realme : Thairfore the said Maister Robert sail personalie be himselff or be his jjatent letteres of procuratioun seillit and subscriuit with bis hand in dew forme, puirlie and simple dimitt, renunce, and resigne, lyke as the said Maister Eobert be the teunour of this present contract, puirlie and simple dimittis, renunces, and resignis in the handis of our Souerane Lord all and haill the said benefice of the Trinitie College beside Edinburgh, with all and sindrie kirkis, tej'ndschaves, vtheris te;yiidia, gleibis, manssis, biggingis, orcheardis, yairdis, annuelrentis, advocatioun, donatioun, and richt of patronage of prebendaries, chaiplainreis and donatioun of boidmeu- Bcbippis, bedlyaris and vtheris offices pertening to the said Provostrie and Ilospitall of the Trinitie College foundit beside the samin, togiddcr with the paroche kirk, personage, and vicarcge of Sowtra and Lempet- law and vtheris kirkis and teyndis annext to the said provestrie ; and 1585.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 81 with the place, orcheard, and yaird callit Dingwall Castell, pertening to the samiu, and all and sindrie vtheris fructis, emolumentis, richtis, casualiteis, proffittis and dcwiteis qnhatsumeuir pertening and belanging to the said provestrie, quhaireuir the samin lyis within this realme, in favouris of the saidis Provest, Bailleis, Counsale, and Communitie of the said Burgh of Edinburgh, and thair successouris to remane with thame perpetualie in all tyme cumiug, in puir and perpetuall almous, to be applyit and disponit be thame to the mantenance, help, and support of thair saidis hospitallis, college, and scuillis, the puir and scolleris of the samin, as thai sail think expedient, and as thai will ansuer to God at the lattir day; and all richt and titill of richt quhilk the said Maister Robert had, hes, or ony wyis may clame and haif to the said benefice and pertinents thairof forsaidis in tyme cumiug, renunceand and dischargeaud the samin for him and his successouris in fauouris and to the effect foirsaid for euir ; And sail deliuer to the saidis Provest, Bailleis, and Counsale, the foundatioun, erectioun, charteris, sesiugis, giftis and vtheris evidentis and writtis quhatsumeuir quhilk he has presentlie in his handis or salhappin heireftir to obtene, with the rentallis, decreittis, and letteres concerning the said provestrie, college, and hospitall, and sail mak or renew the said dimissioun and resignatioun at quhat tyme or howoft he salbe requirit thairto. And the said Maister Robert is content and consentis that the saidis Provest, Bailleis, and Counsale sail enter presentlie to the possessioun of the said college, hospitall, place, castell, houssis, biggings, yairdis, and pertinentis of the samin ; with power to thame to mak and constitute bailleis, chalmerlains, factouris, maisteris of the hospitall, clerkis, seriandis, beddellis, and vtheris officieris neidfuU, and to hald courte and courtis vpoun quhat place and als oft as thai sail think expedient ; and to intromett and vptak the teyndis, fructis, males, fermes, annualrents, and vtheris emolumentis and dewiteis pertening to the said provestrie and hospital presentlie and in all tyme cuming, begynnand the first intromissioun at the said xxvj day of Apprill instant ; and to do all vther thingis concerning the premissis, siclyke and als frelie as the said Maister Robert micht haue done befoir the making of this present contract. For the quhilkis caussis, and for divers vtheris gude deidis, gratitudis 82 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1585. ' and plesouris, done and scbawin be the said Maister Eobert for the ■Weill of the said Burgh, and to the effect he sail nocht be preiugeit nor hurte in the j'eirlie de^yitie that he ressauit of the said benefice, or at the Icist ncir the valour thairof, the saidis Provest, Bailleis, and Counsale hes instantlie payit and deliuerit to the said Maister Eobert the sowme of thre hundreth merkis vsuale money of this realme in coutentatioun for all gressumes, entres syluer, and vtheris casualiteis quhilkis he mycht half ressauit of the said benefice during his liftyme ; of the quhilkis he haldis him weill content and payit and discharges thame thairof be thir presentis. And forder bindis and oblissis thame and thair successouris to content and thankfullie pay to the said Maister Eobert yeirlie during all the dayis of his liftyme the soume of ane hundreth threscoir imndis money foirsaid at tua termes in the yeir, Witsounday and Martymes in ■winter be equale portiones, begynuaud the first termes ^myment at the feist of Martymes nixttocum. And for the mair suir and thankfull payment of the said yeirlie dewitic to the said Maister Eobert, the saidis Provest, Bailleis, and Counsale, for thame and thair successouris, bindis and oblissis thame ■within the space of ane moneth eftir the dimissioun of the said benefice, to infeft the said Maister Eobert or ony vther he pleissis in his name, in ane annuelrent of ane hundreth threscoir pundis money foirsaid yeirlie, to be vpliftit during his liftyme at the termes foirsaidis, furth of thair commoun mylnis pertening to thair said toun of Edinburgh, sufficientlie be charter and sesing or at the leist be ane sufiicient sesing to be given thairupoun ; and to cans James Eos thair thesaurar present be actit in the commissaris buikis of Edinburgh for yeirlie payment of the said annuell salang as ho bruikis the said office, and lykewyis thair thcsauraris to cum ■n'ithiu ane moneth eftir thair entre to the same actit as said is, to pay the said annuell dur- ing the tyme of thair offices bering respectiuc and that during the said Maister Eobcrtis liftyme. And the said Maister Robert binds and oblissis him to ■warrand and mak the yeirlie rent of the said benefice frelie to be ■worth yeirlie the said soume of ane hundreth threscoir pundis ; and incais the samin benefice salbe of les availl heircftcr be ony occasioun of his fact and deed or his predecessouris, in that cais the said Maister Robert bindis and oblissis him to defalk samelyke yeirlie of the soume 1585.] TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 83 aboue speeifiit qubilk the saidis Provest, Balleis, and Counsale ar oblist to pay to him as said is, according as thai sal bappin to want of the reutall and yeirlie dewitie of the said benefice through occassioun of the said Maister Eobert or bis predecessouris as is aboue speeifiit ; and siclj'ke to warrand the said dimissioun and resignatioun to be gude and sufficient in the seLff to the effect foirsaid fra all richt and fact done be him in preiudice thairof. And for the mair securitie, bayth the saidis pairteis ar content that thir presentis be actit and registrat in the builiis of counsell, or commissaris, or townis builds of Edinburgh, and thair autoritie to be interponit thairto with executorialis to be direct thairupoun in forme as elferis, and for the registering heirof makis and constitutis thair lauchfuU procuratouris in communi forma promittenJo de rata etc. In witnes heirof bayth the saidis parties hes subscriuit thir presentis •with thair handis, day, yeir, and place foirsaidis, befoir thir witnesses, Alexander Borthuik of Nether lany. Patrick Logy. M. EoBEET Pont, prouest off the Trinitie College. Alexander Borthuik of Nethir lany. XIIL Charter by King James VI. to the Provost, Bailies, and Council of the Burgh of Edinburgh, of the Provostry of Trinity College. Dunfermline, 23d June 1585. J ACOBUS Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem : Sciatis quod nos et domini nostri J AMES, by the gi-ace of God King of Scots : To all good men of his whole land clerics and laics, greeting : Know ye that we and the lords of our Privy Council 84 CHAETEES EELATING TO [1585. secret! consilii divinum animi zelum Prepositi Balliuorum et Consulum Burgi nostri de Edinburgh pro propagations et decoratione suorum bospitalium collegiorum et ludornm literariorum infra dictum Burgum fnndatorum cousiderautes, et hoc pro sustentatione pauperum et instruc- tione juventutis in virtute humanisque literis, animoque voluentes nostro quam sit necessarium vti ipsis cum quodam patrimouio annuoque censu supportemus. Igitur uos cum auisamento predicto dedimus coucessimus et in perpetuum mortificauimus disposuimus et confirmauimus tenoreque presentis carte nostre damus concedimus ac in perpetuum mortificamus disponimus et confirmamus dictis predilectis nostris Preposito Balliuis et Consulibus Burgi nostri de Edinburgh nunc presentibus et eorum successoribus totum et integrum benefieium prepositure Ecclesie Colle- giate Trinitatis prope Edinburgh cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus alijs decimis glebis mansis edificiis pomariis hortis annuis redditibus aduocatiouibus donationibus et jure patronatus pre- bendariorum et capellaniarum et donatione oratorum pauperum voca- torum vulgo beidmen et bedlyaris aliorumquc officiorum dicte prepositure et Hospitalis Collegii Trinitatis, prope eundem fundatorum spectantibus considering the holy zeal of the Provost Bailies and Councillors of our Burgh of Edinburgh for the extension and decoration of their hospitals colleges and grammar schools founded within the said Burgh, and that for the sustentatiou of the poor and instruction of youth in virtue and polite literature, and also pondering in our mind hoir necessary it is tliat we should support them with a certain patrimony and yearly income. Therefore we, with advice foresaid, have given, granted, and for ever mortified, disponed and confirmed, and by the tenor of our present charter, give, gi-ant, and for over mortify, dispone and confirm, to our said lovites the present Provost Bailies and Councillors of our Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, All and Whole the benefice of the provostry of the Collegiate Chm-ch of the Trinity near Edinburgh, with all and singular the churches, teind sheaves, and other toinds, glcljos, manses, buildings, or- chards, yards, annualronts, advocations, donations, and right of patronage of prebends and chaplainries, and presentation of poor orators, in Scots called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other ofiicers of the said provostry and hospital of Trinity College founded near the same ; together with the parish chiu-ches of 1585.] TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 85 vnacum ecclesiis parocbialibus cle Sowtray et Lempetlaw aliisqiie ecclesiis ac decimis dicte prepositure annexatis cum loco pomario et horto vocato Dingwall Castell eidem spectantibus omnibusque aliis et singulis fructibus emolumentis juribus et casualitatibus proficuis devoriis tenentibus teuaudriis et justis pertiuentiis dicte prepositure spectantibus vbicumque infra regnum nostrum jacent ; per dictos Prepositum Balliuos et Cousules eorumque successores pro sustentatione seniorum decrepi- torum orpbanorum et pauperum infra dicta bospitalia ac pauperum scolasticorum infra dictum collegium et scolas omni tempore future iutromittendis colligendis vteudis et disponendis, prout Deo Omni- potenti in extreme judicio respondere voluerint ; Quodquidem beueficium prejiositure Collegii Trinitatis cum omnibus et singulis pertiuentiis eiusdem suprascriptis dilecto nostro oratori Magistro Eoberto Pont vltimo preposito et possessori eiusdem perprius pertinuit, et per ipsum eiusque procuratores et pateutes literas in manibus nostris ad effectum prescriptum per fustim et baculum apud Dunfermeling vicesimo tertio die mensis Juuii iustantis dimissum et resignatum fuerat ; ac totum jus et jurisclameum proprietatem et possessionem que et quas in eodem Soltray and Lempitlaw, and other cliurclies and teinds annexed to the said provostry, with, the place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall Castle belonging to the same, and all other and singular fruits, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandi-ies, and just pertinents belonging to the said provostry, wheresoever they lie within our kingdom : To be intromitted, in- gathered, used, and disposed of by the said Provost Bailies and Councillors and their successors, for the sustentation of the aged, decrepit, orphans, and poor within the said hospitals, and of poor scholars within the said college and schools in all time coming, as they shall answer to God in the last judgment. "Which benefice of the provostry of Trinity College, wdth aU and sundi-y per- tinents of the same above written, formerly belonged to our beloved orator Mr Robert Pont, the last provost and j)ossessor thereof, and has been demitted and resigned by him and his procurators and letters patent in our hands to the effect foresaid, by staff and baton, at DimfermUne, on the twenty-third day of the ciu'rent month of June, and he has for ever entirely upgiven aU right and claim of right property and possession in the same which he has, had, or could 86 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1585. habuit babet seu quouismodo babere potuit omnino quiete clamauit in perpetuum. Tenendum et habendum totum et integrum dictum beneficium prepositure Ecclesie Collegiate Trinitatis cum omuibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus alijsque decimis glebis mansis pomariis bortis annuis i-edditibus aduocationibus donationibus et jure patrouatus jjrebendariorum capellaniarum et pauperum oratorum cum ecclesiis parocbialibus rectoriis et vicariis de Soutra et Lemjjetlaw aliisque suprascriptis, dictis Preposito Balliuis et Consulibus eorumque suecessoribus ad effectum prescriptum in puram et perpetuam elemosi- nam de nobis et suecessoribus nostris in perpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas prout jacent in longitudine et latitu- dine, in domibus edificiis boscis planis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis riuolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis aucupationibus venatiouibus piscatiouibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasinis brueriis et genistis siluis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis querelis et earum cxitibus herezeldis bludewitis adiudicamentis dictarumque curiarum escheatis, have in any manner of way. To have and to hold all and whole tho said benefice of the provostry of the CoUegiate Chiu-ch of the Trinity, with all and sundi-y churches, teind sheaves and other teinds, glebes, manses, orchards, yards, annual rents, advocations, presentations and right of patronage of prebends chaplainries and poor beadsmen, with the parish churches parsonage and vicarage of Soltray and Lempetlaw and others above written, to the said Provost Bailies and Council- lors and then- successors, to the effect foresaid, in pure and perpetual alms, of us and our successors for ever, by all their just ancient boimds and marches as they lie in length and breadth, in houses, buOdings, woods, plains, moors, marshes, ways, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, pastui-os, mills, multures and their se- quels, hawkings, huntings, fishings, peats, turfs, coals, coal pits, rabbits, rabbit- warrens, doves, dovecots, forges, malt-kUns, breweries, heaths, woods, groves, thickets, firewood, timber, stone quarries, stone and lime, with courts suits and their issues, herezelds, bludowites, adjudgments and escheats of the said courts, with common pasturage, free ish and entry, and with all other and singuliu' liber- ties, commodities, profits and easements and their just pertinents whatsoever, us 1585.] TKINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 87 cum communi pastura libero introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libei-tatibus commoditatibus proficuis et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus terra quam supra terram, procul et prope ad predictum beneficium prepositure antedicte cum omnibus et singulis eiusdem pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet, in futurum adeo libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice bene et in pace, in omnibus et per omnia, sicuti dictus magister Robertus aut alii sui predecessores dicto beneficio gauisi sunt, absque reuocatione contradictione aut obstaculo quocunque. Faciendo inde annuatim dicti Pvepositus Balliui Consules et Commimitas dicti Burgi pauperesque dicti hospitalis scolasticique dicti collegii et scolarum eorumque suceessores deuotas et bumiles quotidianas preces Deo Omnipotenti pro preseruatione nostri success- orumque nostrorum ac sustentando ministros cui'am dictarum ecclesi- arum seruientes dicte prepositure spectantium eorumque suceessores, vel soluendo tertiam partem fructuum dicte prepositure pro eorum Bustentatione ad eorum optionem et electionem tantum : Insuper cum potestate dilectis nostris Magistro Joanni Craig verbi Dei min- istris eorumque alicui conjunctim et diuisim quatenus institutionem et well named as not named, as well above the earth as below the earth, far and near, belonging or that could justly belong in any manner of way, to the foresaid bene- fice of the foresaid provostry, with aU and singular the pertinents of the same for ever, as freely quietly fully wholly honourably weU and in peace, in all and by aU, as the said Master Eobert or others his predecessors enjoyed the said benefice, without revocation contradiction or obstacle whatsoever. Rendeeing therefore yearly, the said Provost Bailies Councillors and Commimity of the said Burgh, and the poor of the said hospital, and scholars of the said college and schools, and their successors, devout and humble daily prayers to God Almighty for the pre- servation of us and our successors, and sustaining the ministers serving the cure of the said churches belonging to the said j)rovostry, and their successors, or paying the third part of the fruits of the said provostry for theii- sustentation, at their option and choice allenarly. Moreover, with power to our lovites Master John Craig ministers of God's word, and to any one of them conjunctly and severally, that ye give and deliver, or that any one of you give and deliver, 12 88 CHAETERS RELATING TO [1585. possessionem dicte beneficii dictis Preposito Balliuis et Consulibus dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh vel eorum certo actornato latori preseii- tium secundum tenorem preseutis carte nostre tradatis et deliberetis seu aliquis vestrum tradat et deliberet sine dilatione et hoc nullo modo omittatis. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. Testibus, predilecto nostro con- sanguinco et consiliario Jacobo Arranie comite domino Evane et Hamiltoun etc. cancellario nostro ; reuerendissimo ac venerabili in Christo patribus, Patricio Sanctiaudree arcbiepiscopo, Waltero com- mendatario prioratus de Blantj're nostri secreti sigilli custode ; dilectis nostris familiaribus et consiliariis domino Joanne Maitland de Thirlstane milite nostro secretario, Alexaudro Hay de Eister Keuuat nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Lodouico Belleuden de Aucbnoule milite nostre justiciarie clerico, et Eoberto Scott nostre cancellario directore ; Apud Dunfermeling vicesimo tertio die mensis Junij anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo quiuto et regni nostri decimo octauo. institution and possession of the said benefice to the said Provost Bailies and Councillors of otu- said Burgh of Edinbm-gh, or to their certain attorney, bearer of these presents, according to the tenor of our present charter, without delay, and this in no^vays ye leave undone. In witness whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed to this our present chai-ter. Witnesses oui- well beloved cousin and councillor James earl of Arran lord Evane and namtlton etc., our chancellor ; the most reverend and venerable fathers in Christ, Patrick arch- bishop of St Andrews, "Walter commendator of the priory of Blantyre, keeper of oiu- privy seal ; our beloved servants and councillors. Sir John Maitland of Thii-1- stano knight, our secretary, Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, clerk of our rolls register and council, Louis Bellenden of Auchnoulo knight, our justiec^-clork, and Robert Scott director of our chancery ; At Uumformline the twenty-third day of the month of June in the year of om- Lord one thousand five hundi-ed and eighty-five, and the eighteenth of our reign. 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 89 XIY. Charter by King James VI., confirming his previous Charter of 23d June 1585, and of new granting Trinity College and the whole endowments and property thereof, to the Provost, Baihes, Council, and Community of the Burgh of Edin- burgh. Holyrood, 26th May 1587. Jacobus Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus probis hoiniuibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutera : Sciatis nos cum auisamento et con- sensu dominorum nostri secret! consilii quandam donationem disposi- tionem et mortificationem per nos lactam per nostram cartam nostro sub magno sigillo de data apud Dunfermeling vicesimo tertio die mensis Junij Anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo quinto dilectis nostris Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Communitati Burgi nostri de Edinbui-gb et eorum successoribus de toto et integro beneficio prepositure Ecclesie Collegiate Trinitatis prope Edinburgh cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis glebis mansis ediiiciis pomariis bortis annuls redditibus advocationibus donationibus et jure patrouatus prebendariorum et capellauiarum dicti CoUegij, ac cum donatione oratorum pauperum vulgo vocatorum beidmen et bedlyaris aUorumque o AMES, by the grace of God King of Scots : To aU good men of ids whole land, clerics and laics, greeting : Know ye that we, with the advice and consent of the lords of our Privy Council, have fully understood a certain gift, disposition, and mortification made by us by our charter, under our great seal, dated at Dunfermline on the twenty-third day of the month of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundi-ed and eighty-five, to our lovites the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, of All and Whole the benefice of the provostry of the CoUegiate Church of the Trinity, near Edinburgh, with all and sundry churches, teind sheaves, and other teinds, glebes, manses, buildings, orchards, yards, annual rents, advocations, donations, and right of patronage of the prebends, and chaplaini-ies of the said College, and with the presentation of poor orators, in Scots called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other ofiicers of the said provostry 90 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1587. officiorum dicte prepositure et hospitalis Collegii Trinitatis prope eundem fundatorum spectantibus, ynacum ecclesiis parocliialibus de Sowtray et Lempitlaw aliisque ecclesiis et decimis dicte prepositure annexatis, cum loco pomario et horto vocato Dingwall Castell eidem spectantibus, omni- busque aliis et singulis fructibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus prolicuis devoriis teuentibus teuandriis et justis pertineutiis dicte pre- positure spectantibus, vbicunque infra regum nostrum jacent, de mandato nostro visam lectam inspectam et diligenter esaminatam, sanam integram nou rasam non cancellatam nee in aliqua sui parte suspectam ad plenum intellexisse sub hac forma : — JACOBUS Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutem [etc. as above No. XIII.] : Qdamquideji donationem dispositionem et mortiiicationem in omnibus suis punctis et articulis conditionibus et modis ac circumstantiis suis quibuscunque, in omnibus et per omnia forma pariter et effectu \t premis- sum est, approbamus ratificamus ac pro nobis et successoribus uostris pro perpetuo coniirmamus : Insdper nos pro bono fideli et gratuito seruitio nobis et nostris predecessoribus bone memorie per dictos Prepo- situm Balliuos Consules et Communitatem dicti nostri Burgi eorumque and Hospital of Trinity College, founded near the same, together with the parish churches of Soltray and Lempitlaw, and other churches and teinds annexed to the said provostry, with the place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall Castle, belong- ing to the same, and all other and singidar fi-uits, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandries, and just pertinents belonging to the said provostry wheresoever they lie within our realm, — by oiu' command read, in- spected, and diligently examined, whole, entire, not erased, not cancelled nor suspected in any part, in this form : — JAMES, by the grace of God King of Scots : To all good men of liis whole land, clerics and laics, greeting [_ctc. as above, Nu. XIII. p. 83]. WuiCH gift, disposition, and mortification in all its points, articles, con- ditions, and modes and circumstances whatsoever, and in all and by all, in the like form and effect as aforesaid, we approve, ratify, and for us and our suc- cessors for ever confirm. Mokeo\'er wo, for the good, faithfid, and free service rendered and perfoimed to us and our predecessors of happy memory by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of oiu- said Burgh, and their pro- 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 91 predecessores omnibus temporibus retroactis prestito et impenso ; Ac cousiderantes bouum et diuinum animi zelum quern erga sustenta- tionem miuistrorum evangelii iude residentium habent et gerunt et [qui] postea Deo volente infra dictum nostrum Burgum remanebunt, ac etiam vt studia humanarum literarum infra idem liorere et increscere possunt et quod per hospitalium sustentationem indigentes morboque laborantes confortari possunt ; super quibus diuinis respectibus et causis et alijs ad publicam honestatem decorationemque dicti nostri Burgi tendentibus pro reipublice eiusdem propagatione burgum principale regni nostri existentis, vbi nos nostrique tres status regni sepissime residentiam liabemus, dicti Propositus Balliui Consules et Communitas magnas pecuni- arum summas hactenus contulerunt, et absque nostro rationabili juvamiue et supportatione suas diuinas animi intentiones periicere et complere non sunt habiles nee personas officia ministrorum coUegii et ludorum literariorum gerentes cum pauperibus imbecillibus impotentibusque sustentare possunt ; Ideo nos nobiscum plene resoluti maturaque deli- beratione et auisamento prehabita omnes fructus proficua et emolumenta dicti coUegii CoUegii Trinitatis nuncupati permutare tarn ad prepositum decessors, in all time bygone ; and considering the good and godly zeal whicli they have and bear towards the sustaining of the ministers of the gospel now residing, and who by the will of God shall afterwards reside, in our said Burgh, as also that the studies of polite letters may floiu'ish and increase within the same, and that by the upholding of hospitals the poor and those labouring under disease may be comforted ; Upon which godly accounts and causes, and others tending to the public credit and decoration of our said Burgh, and for the advancement of the commonweal of the same, being the principal burgh of our kingdom, where we and the three estates of oiu- realm very often reside, the said Provost, BaUies, Councillors, and Community have heretofore contributed gi-eat sums of money, and without our reasonable help and support they are not able to perfect and complete their pious intentions, nor can they sustain the persons filling the offices of the ministry, college, and grammar schools, with the poor, imbecile, and impotent. Therefobe we, after mature deliberation and advice, being fuUy resolved with oiu-selves to alter the destina- tion of the whole fruits, profits, and emoluments of the said College called Trinity College, as well those belonging and pertaining to the provost as to the 92 CHARTEES RELATING TO [1587. quam ad prebendarios capellanos et alia eiusdem membra spectantia et pertinentia, seruitia pro quibus bujusmodi fuudate fuere prius nunc minime necessaria existentia et easdem in usum ministrorum profes- Boriim literarum et pauperum sustentationem transferre cum uuisameuto et consensu antedicto de nouo dedimus eoncessimus et mortificauimus tenoreque presentis carte nostre damus concedimus et mortificamus prefatis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Commuuitati Burgi nostri de Edinburgh antedicti eorumque successoribus in perpetuum ad vsus sub- scriptos tantummodo, totam et integram predictam preposituram Trinitatis Collegii cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus ac aliis decimis glebis mansis edificiis pomariis hortis annuis redditibus aduocatiouibus donationibus ac jure patrouatus prebendariorum et capel- lauiarum dicti Collegii cum donatione oratorum pauperum vulgo beidmen et bedlyaris nuncupatorum, aliorumque officiorum dicte prcpositure et Hospitalis dicti Collegii prope eaudem fundatorum spectantibus, unacum ecclesiis parocbialibus de Sowtraw et Lempitlaw aliisque ecclesiis et decimis dicte prepositure anuexatis cum loco pomario et borto vocato Dingwall eisdem spectantibus omnibusque aliis et singulis fructibus emolumeutis juribus casualitatibus proficuis deuoriis tenentibus ten- prebendaries, chaplains and otlier members thereof, the services for which these were formerly founded being now nowise necessary, and to transfer the same to the use of the ministers, the teaching of literature, and the sustaining of the poor, with advice and consent foresaid, of new have given, granted, and mortified, and by the tenor of oiu- present charter, give, grant, and mortify to tlio said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors for ever, for the uses underwritten only, AU and Whole the foresaid provostry of Trinity College, witli aU and sundry churches, teind sheaves, and other toinds, glebes, manses, buildings, orchards, yards, annual rents, advocations, donations, and right of patronage of prebends, and cluqi- laLnries of the said College, with the presentation of poor orators in Scots called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other officers of the said provostry and Hospital of the said College, founded near the same, together with the parish churches of )Soltray and Lempitlaw, and other churches and teinds annexed to the said provostry, witli tlio place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall, belonging to (ho same, and all other and singular fruits, emoluments, rights, 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 93 andriis et justis pertinentiis diete prepositure spectantibus vbicumque infra regnum nostrum ad burgum sen terras jacent. Ac cum omnibus et singulis ecelesiis decimis fructibus deuoriis emolumeutis annuis redditibus et prolicuis quibuscunque ad omnia et singula prebendaria et capellania dicti Collegii aut ad singulos predictos prebendarios in com- munitate, sen alicui vni eorum in proi^rietate spectantibus, aut per ijisos ipsorumve aliquem possessis antea, cum omnibus redditibus proficuis emolumentis terris et tenementis ad prefatum Collegium prepositum prebendarios et membra eiusdem vel ad sustentationem ecclesie domorum edificiorumque dicti Collegii fundatis et mortificatis, cum potestate dictis Preposito Balliuis et Communitati ac Consulibus eorumque successoribus leuandi recipiendi et intromittendi per seipsos eorum factores et pro- curatores eorum nomine omnes et singulos fructus proficuos et emolu- menta predicta ac bujusmodi ad ministrorum sustentationem Collegii ludorum literarum et pauperum secundum eorum bonam discretionem super quam eorum conscientiam oneramus applicandi ; Necnon volumus et concedimus tenoreque presentis carte nostre decernimus et ordinamus quod pref'ati Prepositus Balliui Consules et Communitas eorumque suc- casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandriea, and just pertinents belonging to the said provostry, wheresoever they Ue -within our realm, to burgh or to land, and with all and suncb-y chiu'ches, teinds, fruits, duties, emoluments, annualrents, and profits whatsoever belonging to all and sundry the prebends and chaplainries of the said College, or to each of the said prebendaries in common, or to any one of them in particular, or formerly possessed by them or any one of them, with all the rents, profits, emoluments, lands, and tenements founded and morti- fied to the foresaid College, provost, prebendaries, and members of the same, or to the upholding of the church, houses, and buildings of the said College. With power to the said Provost, BaUies, and Community, and Councillors, and their successors, to uplift, receive, and intromit with, by themselves or their factors and procurators in their name, all and sundry the foresaid fruits, profits, and emolu- ments, and to apply the same to the sustaining of the Ministers, CoUege, Grammar Schools, and Poor, at their own good discretion, whereanent we burden their con- sciences. As also we will and grant, and by the tenor of our present charter decern and ordain, that the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, shall nowise be bound or obliged, any clauses contained in 94 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1587. cessores ad aliquem prebendarium sen capellanum ad prebcndaria seu capellauia dicti collegij nunc vacantia seu que postea quando vacare contigerit aut contigerint aliquodvo particulare titulum ipsis liujusmodi concedendum, minime astricti aut obligati erunt, quibusvis clausulis in dicta fundatione contentis non obstantibus, quas tenore prescntis carte nostre desohiimus et abrogamus vt hec presens nostra mortificatio validum effectum capiat, et quod predicta proficua simul iuuicem collecta et congregata in vno rentale ad vsus prescriptas disponautur ; preterea nos cum auisamcnto predicto volumus et conccdimus quod prefati Pre- positi Balliui Consules et Communitas dicti nostri Burgi eorumque succes- sores plenum jus proprietatis habent et omni tempore futuro babebunt in et ad omnes et singulas terras teuementaque ad predictum collegium prepositum prebendarios hospitalarios et membra eiusdem annexata seu spectantia, et similiter ad superioritatem omnium terrarum de ipsis eorumve aliquo tentarum, feodatarios et alios tenentes earundem intrandi, iirmas et deuorias per ipsos debitas leuandi, pro reductione recognitione et nouintroitu citandi, simili modo sicuti aliqui alij supe- riores per leges nostri regni fecerunt seu facere possunt, et sicuti dicti prepositus prebendarii et hospitalares ratione eorum fundationis vel alias the said foundation notwithstanding, to present any prebendary or chaplain to the prebends or chaplainries now vacant, or that may hereafter become vacant, nor to grant to them any special title to the same ; which clauses wo by the tenor of these presents annid and abrogate that this our present mortification may receive valid effect, and that the foresaid profits may be all collected and gathered together in one rental and disponed to the foresaid uses. Besides we, with advice foresaid, will and grant that the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Com- munity of our said Burgh, and their successors, have and shall have the full right of property, for all time coming, in and to all and sundry lands and tenements annexed or belonging to the foresaid CoUego, provost, prebendarios, hospitallers, and members of the same, and likewise to the suiieriority of all the lands holden of them or any of them, of entering fouars and others tenants of the same, of uplifting the rents and duties duo by them, and of summoning for reduction, recognition, and non-entry in the same manner as any other superiors by the laws of our kingdom have done or may do, and as the said provost, prebendarios, and hospitallers did or might have done by reason of 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 95 uUo tempore preterito fecerunt seu fcacere potuerunt, Et quia domus dicti hospitalis Trinitatis Collegii nuncupati nunc ruinosa extat et absque magnis expensis minime reparari potest, et eiusdem reparatio nunc minime est necesse quia dicti Prepositus Balliui Consules et Comu- uitas bospitale magis idoueum in vna parte dicte Ecclesie Collegiate situatum magis aptum et conueniens quam dictum vetus hospitale fuit construxerunt et reparauerunt, ac illud cum sufficienti furnitura et necessariis pro asiamento pauperum et morbis laborantium in eadem recipiendorum, nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris volumus et concedi- mus quod licebit prefatis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Communitati eorumque successoribus tot pauperes infra Hospitale per ipsos nuper reparatim sustentare, ut per eos super redditibus dicti hospitalis Trini- tatis Collegii conuenienter sustentari possunt, pro quibus tenore presentis carte nostre obligati et astricti erunt ; necnon dictum uetus ruinosum Hospitale quocunque proiitabili vsui ipsis magis videbitur expediens applicare ; Tenendam et Habendam totam et integram predictam preposi- turam Trinitatis Collegii cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus et aliis decimis glebis mansis edificiis pomariis bortis aunuis their foundation or otherwise any time bygone. And because the hoiise of the said Hospital called Trinity CoUege is now ruinous and cannot be repau-ed in any- wise without great expenses, and the repairing thereof is now in no wise neces- sary, because the said Provost, Bailies, Coimcillors, and Community have built and repaired a more suitable Hospital, situated in a part of the said CoUegiate Church, more fit and convenient than the said old Hospital was, and have pro- ■vdded the same with sufficient furniture and necessaries for the relief of the poor and those labouring under disease to be received into the same, we, for us and our successors, will and grant that it shall be lawful to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors to sustain as many poor within the Hospital lately repaired by them as may be conveniently maintained upon the rents of the said Hospital of Trinitj' College, for which, by the tenor of this oiu" present charter, they shall be obliged and astricted ; as also to apply the said old ruinous Hospital to whatever profitable use shall seem to them most expe- dient. To HOLii and have all and whole the foresaid provostry of Trioity CoUege, with aU and sundry churches, teiad sheaves, and other teinds, glebes, manses, 13 96 CHAETERS RELATING TO [1^7- redditibus aduocationibus douationibus et jure patronatus preben^u riorum et capellaniarum dicti CoUegii cum donatione oratorum pare perum vulgo beidmen et bedlyaris nuncupatorum aliorumque officiorum dicti prepositure et Hospitali dicti Collegii prope eaudem fundatorum spectautibus vnacum dictis ecclesiis parocbialibus de Sowtray et Lemp- itlaw aliisque ecclesiis et decimis dicte in-e^wsiture annexatis cum prenominato loco pomario et horto vocato Dingwall Castell eidem spectautibus, omnibusque aliis et singulis fructibus emolumentis juribus proficuis deuoriis tenentibus tenandriis ac justis pertinentiis dicte prepositure spectantibus vbicunque infra dictum regnum nostrum ad burgum seu terras jacent, ac cum omnibus et singulis dictis deuoriis decimis fructibus ecclesiis emolumentis annuls redditibus et proficuis quibuscunque ad omnia et singula dicta prebendaria et capellania dicti Collegii aut ad singulos predictos prebendarios in communitate seu alicui eorum -vni in proprietate spectantibus, aut per eos ipsorumque aliquem antea possessis, cum omnibus redditibus in-oficuis emolumentis terris et tenementis ad predictum Collegium prepositum prebendarios et membra eiusdem vel ad sustentationem ecclesie domorum edificiorumque buildings, orchards, yards, annual rents, advocations, donations, and right of patronage of prebendaries, and chaplains of the said College, with the pre- sentation of poor orators in Scots called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other officers of the said provostry and Hospital of the said College, founded near the same, together with the said parish churches of Soltray and Lempitlaw, and otlier churclios and teinds annexed to the said provostry, with the fore- named place, orchard, and yard called Dingwall Castle, belonging to the same, and all other and sundry fruits, emoluments, rights, profits, duties, tenants, tenantries, and just pertinents belonging to the said provostry, wheresoever situated within our kingdom, to biu-gh or to land; and with all and sundry the said duties, teinds, fi-uits, churches, emoluments, annual rents, and profits whatsoever belonging to all and sundry the said prebends and chaplainries of the said College, or to each of the foresaid prebendaries in common, or to any one of them in particular, or previously possessed by them or any of them ; with all the rents, profits, emoluments, lands, and tenements founded and mortified to the said College, provost, prebendaries, and members of the same, 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 97 dicti CoUegii fuudatis et mortificatis, prefatis Preposito Balliuis Con- sulibus et Comunitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh eorumque suc- cessoribus, ad vsus et effectum suprascriptos solummodo, de nobis et nostris successoribus in pura et perpetua elemosiua in perpctuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas prout jaceut iu longi- tudine et latitudine in domibus edificiis boscis plauis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis riuolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasiuis brueriis et genestis siluis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce cum curiis et earum exitibus herezeldis bludewitis et mulierum marchetis cum communi pastura liberoque introitu et exitu ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proiicuis et asiamentis ac justis suis per- tinentiis quibuscunque, tarn uou nominatis quam nominatis tarn subtus terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad predictam preposituram cum vniuersis et singulis ecclesiis decimis et deuoriis antedictis cum suis pertinentiis particulariter prescriptis spectantibus seu juste spectare or to the maintenance of the chui-ch houses and buildings of the said CoUege to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors, to the uses and effect above written only, of us and our successors in piu'e and perpetual alms for ever, by all their just and ancient marches and divisions as they lie in length and breadth, in houses, buildings, •woods, plains, moors, marshes, 'ways, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, pastures and feeding grounds, mUls, multures, and their sequels, hawkings, himtings, fishings, peat and turf, coals, coal pits, rabbits, rabbit-warrens, doves, dovecots, forges, malt kilns, breweries, heaths, woods, groves and thickets, fir-ewood, timber, stone quarries, stone and lime, with courts and their issues, herezelds, bludewites, marchets of women, with common pasturage, and free ish and entry, and with aU other and singular liberties, commodities, profits, and easements, and their just pertinents whatsoever, as well not named as named, as well below the earth as above, far and near, belonging or that could justly belong in any manner of way to the foresaid provostry, with all and sucdiy churches, teinds, and duties aforesaid, with their pertinents particularly 98 CHAETEKS RELATING TO [1687. valentibus quomodolibet, in futurum libere quiete plenarie integre hono- rifice bene et in pace absque ulla reuocatione contradictione impedimeuto aut obstaculo quocunque; Faciendo iude anuuatim dicti Prepositus Balliui et Commuuitas dicti uostri Burgi pauperesque dicti bospitalis scolas- ticique dicti collegii et scolarum eorumqne successores deuotas et bumiles quotidianas prcces Deo Omnipotenti pro preseruatione nostri successor- umque nostroruin ac sustentatioue miuistrorum curam dictarum cccle- siarum seruientium dicte prepositure spectantium eorumque successores, vel soluendo tertiam partem fructuum dicti prepositure pro eorum sustentatioue ad eorum optionem et electionem; Ac preterea quod prefati Prepositus Balliui Consules et Communitas eorumque successores omnes fructus annuos redditus et proficua prescripta ad vsus predictos im- pensare et conferre astricti et obligati erunt ; et quod nobis et succes- soribua nostris pro bujusmodi computabiles existent quaudocunque requisiti fuerint ; reseruando nibilominus totis prebendariis dicti Collegii adbuc viuentibus tantas deuorias aunuatim ut vnusquisque eorum recipere consueuit, de quibus deuoriis prefati Prepositus et Balliui illis responderi facientur durante eorum vita tantum . In cuius rei testimonium before written, freely, quietly, fully, whoUy, honourably, well and in peace in all time coming, without any revocation, contradiction, impediment, or obstacle whatsoever. Giving therefor annually the said Provost, Bailies, and Com- munity of our said Burgh, and the poor of the said Hospital, and scholars of the said College and Schools, and their successors, devout and humble daily prayers to Almighty God for the preservation of us and our successors, and the sustaining of the ministers serving the ciire of the said churches belonging to the said pro- vostry, and their successors, or paying the third part of the fruits of the said pro- vostry for their sustenance, at their option and choice. And, moreover, that the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors shall be bound and obliged to lay out and expend aU the foresaid fi-uits, annual rents, and profits to the foresaid uses ; and that they shall be accountable to us and our successors for the same whenever they shall bo required ; Reserving noverthcloss to all the prebendaries of the said College at present living so much of the said duties yearly as each of them was in use to receive, for which duties the said Provost and Bailies shall be made answerable to them dui-Lug their lifetime only : 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 99 buic present! carte nostre confirmationis magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus : Testibus, predilectis nostris consanguineis et con- siliarijs Joanne domino Hamiltoun etc. comendatario monasterii nostri de Abirbrotbok, Arcbibaldo Angusie comite, domino Dowglas Dalkeyth et Abirnetbie, reuerendissimo ac venerabili in Cbristo patribus Patricio Sancti Andree arcbiepiscopo, Waltero priore de Blantyre nostri secreti sigilli custode ; dilectis nostris familiaribus et consiliariis domino Joanne Maitland de Tbirlstane milite nostro secretario, Alexandro Hay de Eister Kennat nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Lodouico Bellenden de Aucbnoule milite nostre justiciarie clerico, et magistro Eoberto Scott nostre cancellarie direetore, Apud Halierudebous vicesimo sexto die mensis Maij anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo septimo et regni nostri vicesimo. In ■WTTirass ■whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed to this our present charter of confirmation : Witnesses, oui- well beloved cousins and coun- cillors, John lord Hamilton, etc. eommendator of our monastery of Arbroath, Archibald earl of Angus lord Douglas Dalkeith and Abernethy; the most reverend and venerable fathers in Christ, Patrick archbishop of St Andrews, Walter prior of Blantyre, keeper of our privy seal ; our beloved servants and councillors. Sir John Maitland of Tbirlstane knight, our secretary, Alexander Hay of Easter Kennet, clerk of our roUs register and council, Louis BeUenden of Aucbnoule knight, our justice clerk, and Master Eobert Scott, director of our chancery: At Holyroodhouse, the twenty- sixth day of the month of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven, and the twentieth of our reign. 100 CHAETEKS RELATING TO [1587. XV. Charter by King James VI., confirming his Charter of 23d June 1585, and of new granting to the Provost, Bailies, Council, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, the whole revenues of Trinity College. Holyrood, 29th July 1587. J ACOBUS Dei gratia Ees Scotorum : Omnibus j^robis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, sahitem : Sciatis quia nos post nostram perfectam et legitimam etatem viginti \Tiius annorum completam in parliamento uostro declaratam, et generalem reuocationem nostram in bujusmodi factam, nunc moti ardenti zelo et diuina iuteusione Prepositi Balliuorum Consulum et Communitatis Burgi nostri de Edinburgh in suorum ministrorum euangelii prouisioue infra dictam nostram Burgum seruientium qui nulla certa aut constituta stipendia ex nostris tertijs beneficiorum habent ; et quod ipsi magnas pecuniarum summas pro edi- ficatione vuius hospitalis vbi Collegium Beginale vulgo the Quenis College perprius stetit pro pauperum et miserabilium personarum sustentatione contulerunt, et quod preterea Collegium infra dictum nostrum Burgum nuper erexerunt in quo bone litere scientieque professe sunt pro regui James, by tho grace of God King of Scots : To all good men of his vrhole land, clerics and laics, greeting : Know ye that we, after our perfect and lawful age of twenty-one years complete declared in our parliament, and our general revocation made in the same, now moved by the ardent zeal and godl}' purpose of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our Burgh of Edinburgh in providing for their Ministers of the gospel serving within our said Burgh who have no certain or ascertained stijaends out of our thirds of Leneflces ; and that they have contributed large sums of money for the building of an Hospital where the Queen's College formerly stood, for the sustentation of poor and miserable persons ; and that besides they have lately erected a College within our said Burgh, in wliith polite letters and sciences are taught, for the benefit of the kingdom, and for the public credit and decoration of our 1587.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 101 commoditate et acl publicam bonestatem et decorationem dicti nostri Burgi pro refijpublice eiusdem propagatione burgum principale huius nostri regni existentis vbi nos nostrique tres status regni sepissime residentiam habemus ; Quiquidem ministri hospitale et collegium ante- dicta absque nostro rationabili juvamine et supportatione minime bene sustentari possunt non obstantibus magnis expensis tarn de communi bono dicti nostri Burgi quam de particulari contributione ex his qui ad juvamen et supplementum dicti diuini operis se prebuerunt per predictos Prepositum Balliuos Consules et Communitatem hactenus de- super confecti. Et considerantes nos nostramque quondam charissimam matrem diuersas terras redditus decimas et anuuos redditus ad susten- tationem dicti ministerii bospitalis et collegii dotasse concessisse et mortificasse quas volumus cum prefatis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus Communitati et eorum successoribus in perpetuum remanere, Et intelli- gentes easdem minime sub annexatione ten-arum ecclesiasticarum nostre corone comprehendi, et quod e nostra geuerali reuocatioue nuper facta excepte sunt ; ideo ratificauimus appi'obauimus ac pro nobis et succes- soribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmauimus tenoreque presentis carte said burgh, for the advancement of the commonweal of the same, being the principal burgh of this our kingdom, where we and the tliree estates of the realm very often reside ; which Ministers, Hospital, and College foresaid could not be well sustained without oiu- reasonable help and supjiort, notwithstanding the great expenses, as well from the common good of our said Biu-gh, as from the particular contributions of those who have devoted themselves to the support and aid of the said pious work thus far executed thereanent by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community. And considering that we and our late dearest mother have given granted and mortified divers lands, rents, teinds, and annual rents for the sustentation of the said Ministry, Hospital, and College, which we wish to remain with the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Community, and their successors for ever. And understanding the same not to be comprehended in the annexation of the church lands to our Crown, and that they are excepted from our general revocation lately made. Therefore, we have ratified, approved, and for us and our successors, con- firmed for ever, and by the tenor of our present charter, ratify, approve, and 102 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1587. nostre ratificamus approbamus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmainus donationera infeofamentum et mortificationem per nostrum quondam charissimam matrem in sua perfccta etate factam datam et concessam predictis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Commu- nitati dicti nostri Burgi et eorum successoribus pro ministrorum et pauperum infra idem supportatione et juvamine, de omnibus et singulis terris tenementis annuis redditibus alijsque proficuis et emolumentis quibuscunque jacentibus infra dictum nostrum Burgum et libertatem eiusdem que quouismodo perprius pertinuerunt ad quascunque capellanias collegia prebendaria fratres cuiuscunque ordinis aliasque personas bene- ficiatas, prout dicta donatio et mortiiicatio de data decimo tertio die mensis Martij anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo tertio sub magno sigillo dicte nostre quondam charissime matris latius proportat. Necnon aliam donationem et dispositionem prefatis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Communitati| dicti nostri Burgi et eorum successoribus per nos nostro sub magno sigillo factam datam et concessam de Ecclesia Collegiata Triuitatis vulgo the Trinitie College nuncupata cum eiusdem cimiterio mansionibus domibus et hortis, cum hospitale Hospitalis for us and our successors confirm for ever the gift, infeftment, and mortification made, given, and granted by our late dearest mother in her perfect age to the foresaid Provost, BaQies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh and their successors, for the support and help of the Ministers and Poor within the same, of all and sundry lands, tenements, annual rents, and other profits and emoluments whatsoever lying within our said Burgh and the liberty of the same, which formerly belonged in any manner of way to any chaplainaries, colleges, prebends, friars of whatsoever orders, and other beneficed persons, as the said gift and mortification, of date the thirteenth day of the month of l^Fanh in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-three, ' under the great seal of our said late dearest mother more fully sets forth. As also another gift and dis- position given and granted by us under our great seal, to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh and their successors, of tlie Col- legiate Church of the Trinity commonly called the Trinity College, with the cemetery, mansions, houses, and yards of the same, with the Hospital called the Hospital of Trinity CoUege and yard of the same, so that the said Provost, ' Should be 1566. loST.l TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 103 Collegii Trinitatis nuncupato et liorto eiusclem, sic ut dicti Prepositus Balliui et Consules vnum hospitale desuper construere et erigere possimt pro sustentatione pauperum honestorum seniorum et indi- gentium personarum infra dictum Burgum, prout dicta donatio et dispositio de data duodecimo die mensis Novembris anno Domini mille- simo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo similiter latius continet ; Et etiam aliam donationem mortificationem et annexationem prepositure dicti Collegii Trinitatis cum omnibus terris redditibus proiieuis et emolumentis, ae cum aduocatione et donatione oratorum pauperum Yulgo lie beidmen et bedlaris dicti hospitalis, et omnibus aliis juribus et preuilegiis dicte prepositure spectantibus prout in dicta mortilicatioue de data vicesimo tertio die mensis Juuii anno Domini millesimo quingen- tesimo octuagesimo quinto latius continetur: vnacum nostra confirmatione et nova donatione diete prepositure cum singulis terris proficuis et emolumentis eidem ac prebendariis et capellanis eiusdem collegii in pro- prietate seu communitate spectantibus, prout dicta donatio et noua dis- positio de data vicesimo sexto die mensis Mail anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo septimo latius proportat. Nec Non annexa- Bailies, and Coimcillors may construct and erect an Hosjjital thereupon for the sustentation of honest, poor, aged, and indigent persons Tvitbin the said Biu-gh, as in the said gift and disposition, of date the twelfth day of the month of November in the year of oiu' Lord one thousand five himdi-ed and sixty-seven, is Hiewise more fully contained. As also another gift, mortification, and annexation of the provostry of the said College of Trinity, Tvith all lands, rents, profits, and emolu- ments, and with the advocation and presentation of poor orators, in Scots called beidmen and bedlaris of the said Hospital, and all other rights and privileges belonging to the said provostry, as in the said mortification, of date the twenty- third day of the month of June in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-five, is more fully contained. Together with our confirma- tion and gift of new of the said provostry, with singular lands, profits, and emoluments belonging to the same, and to the prebendaries and chaplains of the same college, in particular or in common, as the said gift and disposition of new, of date the twenty-sixth day of the month of May in the j-ear of our Lord one housand five hundred and eighty-seven, more fully sets forth. As also the an- 14 104 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1587. tionem archidiaconatus Laudouic cum terris redditibus decimisque garbalibus eidem spectantibus ad prefatum collegium infra dictum nostrum Burgum pro juventutis iustructione nuper erectum annexatis et mortificatis prout hujusmodi de data quarto die. mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quiugentesimo octuagesimo quarto proportat ; Vnacum decreto dominorum nostri consilii et sessionis per quod decernitur et declaratur quod dicti Propositus Balliui Consules et Communitas jus ad decimas fructus emolumeuta rectorie ecclesie de Dunbarny habent pro rationibus et causis in dicto decreto contentis, de data decimo nono die mensis Martii anno Domini millesimo quiugentesimo octuagesimo tertio, in omnibus et singulis punctis capitibus et clausulis ac circum- stantiis in eisdem particulariter et respective contentis. Insuper nos de nouo dedimus disposuimus et mortificauimus tenorcque preseutis carte nostre damns concedimus disponimus et mortificamus prefatis Preposito Balliuis Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edin- burgh eorumque successoribus pro ministrorum et pauperum sustentatione ac pro intertenemento dicti collegii per ipsos nuper erecti, omnes et singulas terras redditus decimas aliaque proficua et emolumenta de nexation of the archdeaconry of Lothian, with the hands, rents, and toind sheaves belonging to the same, annexed and mortified to the foresaid College latelj' erected within our said Burgh for the instruction of youth, as the same, of date the fourth day of the month of April in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-four sets forth. Together -with the decree of the Lords of our Council and Session, by which it is decerned and declared that the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community have right to the teinds, fruits, and emoluments of the parsonage of the church of Dunbarny for the reasons and causes contained in the said decree, of date the nineteenth day of the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-throe, in all and singular the points, chapters, and clauses, and circumstances in the same jiarticularly and respectively contained. Moreover, we of new have given, disponed and mortified, and bj' the tenor of this our present charter, give, grant, dispone, and mortify to (ho said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of oui- said Burgh of Edinbui-gh and their successors, for the support of the Ministers and I'oor, and for tlio upholding of the said College by them lately erected, all and sundry lands, 1587.] TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBUKGH. 105 particularibus in dictis superioribus donatiouibus et mortificationibus contenta ac in prefato decreto per dictos dominos consilii promulgato de data antedicta cum ipsis jiro usibiis in hujusmodi specificatis et contentis et non aliter, juxta formam et tenorem earundem in perpetuum remansura. Prouiso quod dicti Prepositus Balliui Consules et Comunitas et eorum successores tenebuntur sustentare ministros apud suas eccle- sias pro presenti ibidem seruientes, et similes qualiiicatas personas [qui] in bujusmodi curas in posterum ordinati eruut deseruire, secundum tenorem donationum et mortificationum dictis Preposito Balliuis Con- sulibus et Comunitati eorumque successoribus perprius ad hunc effectum factarum \'i premissum est. In cuius rei testimonium buic presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus, Testibus etc. apud Halyrudebous vicesimo nono die mensis Julii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo septimo, et regni nostri vicesimo primo. rents, teinds, and other profits and emoluments, particularly contained in the said former gifts and mortifications, and in the foresaid decree pronounced by the said Lords of Coxmcil of the date aforesaid, to remain with them for ever for the uses therein specified and contained, and not otherwise, according to the form and tenor of the same. Providing that the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community, and their successors, shall be held bound to support the ministers in their churches serving there at present, and similar cpialified per- sons who shall be ordained to serve in the same cures for ever, according to the tenor of the donations and mortifications to the said Provost, BaUies, Coun- cillors, and Community, and their successors, formerly made to this effect as is premised. Ln" witness whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed to this oiu- present charter. Witnesses etc. At Holyroodhouse, the twenty- ninth day of the month of July in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven, and the twenty-first of oiu- reign. 106 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1G03. XVI. Charter, commonly called "The Golden Charter," granted by King James VI., under his Great Seal, to the Provost, Bailies, Council, and Community of Edinburgh. Holyrood, 15th March 1C03. Jacobus Dei gratia Eex Scotorum : Omnibus ijrobis bominibus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutem: Sciatis quia nos post justam et legiti- mam yigiuti quinque annorum etatem, jam diu aclimpletam, pcractasque omnes tarn generales quam speciales nostras revocationes ; pro regia quam habemus sollicitudiue considerantes insignem Civitatis nostre Edinburgene antiquitatem, quam illustrissimi felicissime memorie majores nostri in Eegie Vrbis dignitatem et eminentiam erexerunt et sublimarunt, tum quod civium in exteras regiones navigantium, et negotiationem exercentium cura et industria, et indefessis laboribus Eegii patrimonii nostri census adauctus sit, regnum locupletatum, et subditi nostri eorum exemplo ad humaniorem cultum tradueti ; eaque urbs in publicis oueribus subeundis, vectigalibus et tributis pendendis, exactionibus ceterisque impositionibus prestandis maximum pre ceteris J AMES, by the grace of God king of Scots : To all good men of liis wliole land, clerics and laics, greeting: Know ye that we, long after wo had completed the just and lawful age of twenty-five years, and had accomplislicd all our revocations as well general as special : considering for the royal solicitude which we have, the remarkable anticputy of our City of Edinburgli, which our most illustrious progenitors of most happy memory advanced and erected into the dignity and eminence of a royal City, and that through the care, industry, and indefatigable labours of the citizens sailing to foreign regions and exercisinp; trade, tlie revenue of our royal patrimony has been increased, the kingdom enriched, and our sub- jects by their example led to more refined way of living, and that the said City in bearing public bui-dens, in jiaying taxes and tributes, and in furnishing exactions and other imposts, is subject to and sustains the greatest burden com- 1603.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 107 urbibus onus impositum sentiat et sustinet, que non bac tempestate modo sed et multis retro seculis primaria princeps et totius regni maxime memorabilis, et ad patrie diguitatem illustraudam, et gloriam amplilicandam aptissima extiterit, vtpote commodissimus publicis comitiis celebrandis locus, vbi nos et consiliarii, priucipes et aulici nostri, majore cum frequentia versamur, et solennes omnium conventus indici consueverunt ; adeoque supremus senatus ciuilibus controuersiis judicandis constitutus, ab ipsis institutionis primordiis, et summus capitalium seu criminalium causarum judex, stationem et continuam sedem delegerunt. Ad hec memoria repetentes et certissime iutelli- gentes, strenuam fidelem et acceptam operam, egregia facinora, beneficia memorabilia, seruitia et obsequia officii plena, ab hac inclyta vrbe ejusque civibus prestita, et per omnem oblatam oecasiouem tam pacis quam belli temporibus, tum nobis ipsis, tum illustrissimis prede- cessoribus nostris impensa, non tantum in regno bocce contra hostes externos propugnando, verum etiam corporum suorum objectu et facultatum dispendio, jura Majestatemque Eegiam contra rebellium subditorum insultus protegendo, qui ciuilium discordiarum, internorum motuum, et intestinorum bellorum temporibus, aduersus regale diadema. pared with other cities, and that it not only now is, but for many ages past has been, the first principal and most distinguished of the whole kingdom, and most fitted to shew forth the dignity and increase the fame of our country, as being the place most commodious for holding the public assemblies, where we, our coun- cillors, nobles, and courtiers most frequently reside, and the stated general conventions are usually appointed, which also the supreme court constituted for the trial of civil suits, from its first institution, and the supreme judge of capital or criminal causes have chosen as their fi:sed quarters and seat : Moreover, calling to mind and perfectly understanding the strenuous, faithful, and accept- able endeavours, illustrious deeds, memorable benefits, services, and perform- ances full of dutifulness, rendered by this renowned City and its citizens, and expended as well upon oui-selves as on our most illustrious predecessors, on all occasions that offered in times both of peace and war, not only by fighting against foreign enemies in this kingdom, but also by the esposiu-e of their bodies and the expenditure of theii- substance in defending oui- royal rights and majesty against the attack of rebellious subjects, who in times of civil discords, internal 108 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1G03. imrtim pubesceutibus, partim ad majorem etatem prouectis principil)iis, aliquid moliebantixr cum cruenta sanguinis sui effusione, vite ciuium jactura, urbe sepius incendio absumpta, diuturna et summa solitudine, vastatione et facultatum direptione, in debita obsequii erga celsitudinem et Majestatem Eegiam perseuerentia, majora detrimenta et damna equo animo ferendo, quam cetere pene uniuerse regni nostri vrbes sustinere potuerunt. Quemadmodum harum rerum monumenta in nonnullis vrbis inuestituris et regiarum donationum Uteris, ad perpetuam eorum laudia et fame in posteros propagationem transmissa reperiuutur, et nos ipsi post regalem a nobis apicem susceptum non obscura eorum fidelitatis et intimi erga nos amoris et spontanee obedientie documenta multoties experti sumus atque etiamnum in dies experimur ; cognoscentcs preterea hujus nostre urbis magistratus et cives instaurationem et extensionem pire et portus sui Letbensis, coustructionem fori et idonce apteque aree ingentibus trabibus uudiquaque septe ad continenda et venumdanda ligna, tigna, et omnis generis materiam ligneam edificiorum usui maxime necessariam, refectionem platearum, structuram plurium sacrarum edium et templorum, et eorum cum convenieuto pastorum commotions, and intestine wars, attempted anything against tlie roj'al crown, sometimes when the princes were infants, sometimt^s when thoj' had attained a greater age, with cruel effusion of their blood, loss of the lives of the citizens, the City itself often consumed by fire, with long-continued and extreme desola- tion, the wasting and j)lundering of their goods, in duo perseverance in their duty towards the King's Highness and ^lajesty, bearing with equanimity greater damage and loss than almost aU the other cities of our kingdom together were able to sustain. As memorials of these things are found preserved for the per- jjetuation of their praise and fame to posterity, in divers of their infeftments, and in letters of royal gifts : And we ourselves since wo received the roj'al dignity, have many times experienced, and still daily exjiorience, no obscure proof of their fidelity, hearty affection, and wiDing obedience to us : Under- standing moreover, that the magistrates and citizens of this our City liaving not long ago undertaken the renovation and extension of their i)ier and jjort of Leith, the construction of a market place, and of a fit and proper area enclosed on aU sides with a wooden fence for receiving and selling wood, logs, and timber of aU sorts most needful for the erection of buildings, the repairing of streets, the 1603.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 109 numero plantationem, clatis ex publico stipendiis non levibus, erec- tionem et fundationem academiarum, ad literarura studia promovenda, hospitaliorum et tochodochiorum cum sufficienti redditu structuram et suppeditatiouem, aliaque magna et preclara opera publica, non ita pridem aggressos ad divini numinis gloriam, religionis et pietatis incrementum, et tocius regui nostri utilitatem, magna turn sedulitate promovisse, et majora quotidie moliri : In quibus perficiendis, ac majestati nostre maximi moment! negotiis per ingentium summarum numerationem adjuvandis, publici urbis census et redditus expensi, et privatorum civium patrimouia attenuata [et] facultates attrite sunt. No3 ueque nulla in re majoribus nostris impares, neque munificentia liberalitate nee grati animi siguificatione erga eos omnes ditioni nostre subjectos, qui industria virtute et maguanimitate sua, quicquam de nobis promereri possunt inferiores, decreuimus huic nostre ciuitati ejusque ciuibus ob eorum sincerum erga nos amorem et fidelitatem, et obsequia et facta premiis et commendatioue dignissima, perpetuum posteris monumentum et gratitudinis et fauoris nostri regii testimonium futuris seculis duraturum relinquere, non solum priscarum immuni- tatum et privilegiorum ratihabitione,inuestiturarum publicorumagrorum building of more kirks and churches, and the planting of them with a sufficient number of ministers, liberal stipends out of the public funds being given to them, the erecting and founding of colleges for promoting the study of letters, the buUding of hospitals and houses for orphans, and sujiplying them with sufficient revenues, and other great and distinguished public works for the glory of the Divine name, the increase of religion and piety, and the advantage of our whole kingdom ; promoted by them at that time with great^^dUigence, and are daily con- triving to do greater things : In completing which, and helping on affairs of the greatest moment to our Majesty, by the paying down of large sums of money, the common good and revenue of the city were expended, and the patrimonies of private citizens diminished and their means impaired : And we being neither in any wise unlike our predecessors, nor inferior to them in munificence, liberality, and the exhibition of gratitude towards all our subjects who by their industry, virtue, and magnanimity can at all deserve well of us, have resolved to leave to this our City and its citizens, for their sincere love and fidelity towards us, and services and deeds most worthy of reward and commendation, a perpetual monu- 110 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1603. censuum et regiarum largitionum approbatione, verum etiam nouorum majorum et digniorum preter supraque ceteras regni nostri vrbes et civitates ampliticatioue et augmentatione. His et aliis quam plurimis causis et rationibus equissimis nos moventibus et impelleutibus, post nostram perfectam etatem, et diu post omnes revocationes nostras predictas, ex certa scieutia et proprio motu, cum auisamento et consensu dominorum nostri secreti consilii, ac etiam cum expressis avisamento consensu et assensu nostrorum fidelium et familiarium consiliariorum domini Georgii Home de Spott militis nostri tbesaurarii, ac domini Davidis Murray de Gosperdy militis nostrorum rotulorum computatoris, et Magistri Joannis Prestouu de Fentounbarnis nostri generalis collectoris ac tbesaurarii nostrarum novarum augmenta- tionum terrarum ecclesiasticarum bujus nostri regni ad nostram coronam, ratificavimus apiDrobavimus ac pro nobis et nostris suc- cessoribus pro i^erpetuo confirmavimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre ratiiicamus approbamus ac pro nobis et nostris successoribus pro perpetuo confirmamus omnes et quascunque cartas et infeofamenta, in-ecei)ta, sasinarum instrumenta, confirmationes, acta, sententias, decreta, jura, titulos, securitates, literas, scripta, euidentias, donationes, ment to posterity, and a testimony of our royal gratitude and favour that shall last to future generations, not only bj- ratifj-ing their original immunities and privileges, confii'ming their infeftmonts in public lands, revenues, and royal gifts, but also by the enlargement and augumentation of new, greater, and more worthy [xn-ivileges] beyond and above the other cities and towns of our kingdom : For these and very many other most just causes and reasons us moving and impelling, after our perfect age, and long after all oui- foresaid revocations, of our certain knowledge and proper motion, with the advice and consent of the lords of our Privy Council, as also with the express advice, consent, and assent of our trusty and famUiar councillors Sir George Home of Spott, knight, our treasurer, and Sir David Murray of Gosperdy, knight, our comptroller, and Master John Preston of Funtonbarns, our collector general and treasurer of our new augmentations of the church lands of this our kingdom to our ci'own, we have ratified, approved, and for us and our successors confirmed for over, and by the tenor of this our present charter ratify, approve, and for us and our successors for ever conlirm, all and whatsoever charters and infeftments, precepts, instruments of sasine, con- 1603.J TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. Ill concessiones, libertates, commoditates, immunitates et privilegia in eisdem contentas, factas et concessas seia confirmatas per nos nostrosque nobilissimos predecessores Eeges et Eeginas liujus nostri regni eorumqiie Gubernatores, et pro tempore Eegentes, predicto nostro Burgo de Edinburgh, Prepositis, Aldermannis, Balliuis, Decanis Gilde, Thesaui-ariis, Consulibus, Burgensibus et Conimunitatibus ejusdem eorumque successoribus, ac ecclesiis collegiis miuistris et hospitalibus dicti nostri Burgi, ex quacunque forma sen formis, contento sen con- tentis, data seu datis, sint ; Et presertim minime generalitatem ante- dictam prejudicandi particulares cartas, infeofamenta, confirmationes, scripta et evidentias subtus specificatas, donationes, concessiones, libertates, immunitates et privilegia in eisdem contenta, videlicet. Caetam factam datam et concessam per nostram quondam cliarissimam matrem, de data decimo tertio die mensis Martii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo sexto, regnique sui anno vigesimo quinto, dictis Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh eorumque successoribus, de omnibus et singulis terris, tenementis, domibus, edificiis, ecclesiis, capellis, hortis, pomariis, croftis, frrmations, acts, sentences, decrees, riglits, titles, securities, letters, writs, evi- dents, gifts, grants, liberties, commodities, immunities, and privileges therein contained, made and granted or confu-med by us and oiu' most noble predecessors, the Twiners and Queens of this our kingdom, and their Governors or Regents for the time, to our said Burgh of Edinbui'gh, the Provosts, Aldermen, Bailies, Deans of Guild, Treasurers, Councillors, Burgesses, and Communities thereof and their successors, and to the churches, colleges, ministers, and hospitals of our said Burgh, of whatever form or forms, content or contents, date or dates they be, and specially and without prejudice to the foresaid generahty, the particular charters, infeftments, confirmations, wT^its and evidents after specified, gifts, grants, liberties, immunities, and privileges therein contained, videlicet : — A CHAETEE made, given, and granted by our late dearest mother, of date the thirteenth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-sis, and of her reign the twenty-fifth, to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinbui-gh and their successors, of all and sundry lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, 15 112 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1603. annuis redditibus, decimis, fructibus, devoriis, proficuis, emolumentis, firmis lie almos dailsilver obeittis et anniversariis, que quovismodo pertinueruut prius ad quascunque capellanias alteragia sen prebendarias in quascunque ecclesias capellas seu collegia, infra libcrtatem dicti nostri Bnrgi fundata per quoscunque patronos, quorum dicti capellani seu prebendarii in possessione fueruut, ubicunque infra nostrum regnum aut infra seu extra nostrum Burgum de Edinburgh jacent ; ac de omnibus et singulis terris, perprius ad Fratres Predicatores et Carmelitanos spectan- tibus, cum diversis aliis ad longum in dicta carta contentis. Cabtam Confirmationis per nos concessam, antcdictam cartam confirman- tem de data decimo quarto die mensis Aprilis anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo secundo, regnique nostri anno decimo quinto. Caktam per nos factam et concessam de data vigesimo tertio die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo quinto, regnique nostri anno decimo octavo, dictis Preposito Ballivis et Consulibus dicti nostri Burgi eorumque successoribus, de toto et integro beneiicio prepositure Ecclesie Triuitatis Collegii prope predictum nostrum Burgum yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, teinds, fruits, duties, profits, emoliunents, rents, alms, dailsilver, obits and anniversaries wliicli in anywise belonged of-be- fore to any cbaplainries, altarages, or prebendaries founded in any cbnrches, chapels, or colleges, within the liberty of our said l!iu-gh, by whatsoever patrons, in possession whereof the said chaplains or prebendaries were, wherever they lie within our kingdom, either within or without oiu- Burgh of Edinburgh ; and of all and suncb-y lands formerly belonging to the Preaching Friars and Carmelite Friars, with sundry others contained at length in the said charter. A CHARTER of confirmation granted by us confirming the foresaid charter of date the fourteenth day of the month of April, in the year of our Lord Ono thousand five hundi-ed and eighty-two, and of our reign the fifteenth year. A CHARTER made and granted by us of date the twenty-third day of the month of Juno, in the year of our Lord ono thousand five himdrod and eighty-five, and of our reign the eighteenth year, to the said Provost, Bailies, and Council of our said Burgh, and their successors, of all and whole the benefice of the provostry of the church of Trinity College, near our said Burgh of Edinburgh, with all 1603.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 113 rle Edinburgh, cum omnibus preclictis terris ecclesiis decimis ac aliis ad idem spectantibus, ac cum ecclesiis parocbialibus de Sowtray et Lempet- law decimis et redditibus earundem ab antique ad dictam preposituram annesatis. Cartam Confirmationis per nos concessam, antedictam cartam confirmantem unacum nova douatione in eadem conteuta de dicta preposi- tui'a, ac etiam de omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis fructibus et red- ditibus omnium partium et pertinentium dicte prepositure ; necnon de omnibus fructibus et redditibus ad omnes et singulos prebendarios et capellanos dicti Collegii spectantibus et pertinentibus seu ad integros prebendarios in communia vel ad eorum aliquem in proprietate, de data vigesimo sexto die mensis Maii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octuagesimo septimo, regnique nostri anno vigesimo. Caetam per nos factam et concessam, de data duodecimo die mensis Novembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo septimo, prefatis Preposito BalliYis Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh eorumque successoribus, de Trinitatis Collegio, cum cemiterio ejusdem, mansionibus domibus et hortis, ac cum Hospitale nuncupate The Hospitall of the Trinitie College, et hortis ejusdem cum pertinentiis. the foresaid lands, churches, teiuds, and others belonging to the same, and with the parish churches of Soltray and Lempetlaw, teinds and rents of the same annexed of old to the said provostry. A charter of confirmation granted by us confirming the foresaid charter, together with a new gift contained in the same, of the said provostry, as also of all and sundry chui-ches, teinds, fi-uits, and rents, and of all parts and pertinents of the said provostry ; as also of all fruits and rents belonging and pertaining to aU and singular the prebendaries and chap- lains of the said college, either to the whole of the prebendaries in common, or to any one of them in particular, of date the twenty-sixth day of the month of May, in the j'ear of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven, and of our reign the twentieth year. A chartee made and granted by us of date the twelfth day of the month of November, in the year of oiu* Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-seven, to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Commimity of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors, of Trinity College with the cemetery of the same, mansions, houses, and yards, and with the hospital called The Hospitall of the Trinitie College, and yards of the same with the pertinents. 114 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1608. TJnacum omnibus et singulis aliis cartis, infeofamcntis, coucessionibus, donationibus, privilegiis, immunitatibus, et juribus, parliamentorum, generalis conventionis, secretique consilii actis, sententiis et decretis per nos nostrosque uobilissimos progcnitores, seu per quamcuuque aliam personam seu personas, factis et concessis, ad et in favorem Aldermani, Prepositi, Ballivorum, Consiliariorum et Commuuitatum dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh pro tempore, eorumque pi'edecessorum et success- orum quorumcunque, erga et concernentibus erectionem antedicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh in unum liberum Burgum regale, cum omnibus juribus, titulis, privilegiis ad idem spectantibus per leges et consue- tudinem nostri regni, ac de omnibus terris, viis, plateis, meniis, muris, passagiis, moris, censubus, devoriis, lacubus, domibus, tenementis, hortis, dominiis, possessionibus, annuls redditibus, molendinis, terris molendinariis, multuris, amnibus, vulgo. lie dammys rii^is prccipiciis ct omnibus earundem pertiuentiis ac de omnibus aliis libertatibus, redditibus, terris et jurisdictionibus, quas dicti Aldermani, Prepositi, Ballivi, Conciliarii et Communitas dicti nostri Burgi per seipsos eorumve predecessores, ullo tempore preterito, possidebant seu utebantur, aut quas pro presenti quovismodo utuntur et possident. Together witli all and sundiy other charters, infeftmeuts, grants, gifts, privi- leges, immunities and rights, acts of Parliament, of General Convention, and of Privy Council, sentences and decrees made and granted by us and by our most noble progenitors, or by any other person or persons, to and in favour of the Alderman, Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh for the time being, and their predecessors and successors whomsoever of and concerning the erection of our said Bm-gh of Edinbiu-gh into a free Eoyal Burgh -with all rights, titles, privileges belonging to the same by the laws and custom of our kingdom, and of all lands, ways, streets, bulwarks, walls, pas- sages, muirs, rents, duties, lochs, houses, tenements, jnrds, lordships, posses- sions, annual rents, mills, mill lands, midtures, dams, banks, haughs, and all the pertinents of the same and of all other Ubertics, routs, lands, and jurisdictions which the said Aldermen, Provosts, Bailies, Councillors, and Com- munity of our said Burgh by themselves or their predecessors possessed, or used in any time past, or which they at present use, and possess in any manner of way. 1603.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 115 Necnon cum omnibus et singulis mortificationibus, patronatuum juribus, infeofamentis, donationibus et dispositionibus per nos et nostros prede- cessores, seu per aliquas alias personas spirituales seu seculares, factis et coneessis, dictis Aldermano Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Com- munitati dicti nostri Burgi, ministris, hospitalio et pauperibus ejusdem, eorumque predecessoribus, de omnibus et quibuscunque terris tene- mentis domibus edificiis hortis pomariis ecclesiis capellis capellan- ariis patronagiis collegiis annuls redditibus feudifirme firmis lie obeittis anniversariis lie dailsilver decimis tam rectoriarum quam vicariarum, ubicunqne infra seu extra predictum nostrum Burgum jacent particulariter seu generaliter in eorum dispositionibus mortificationibus seu eorum aliquo contentis secundum formam et tenorem earundem ; ac cum omnibus Parliamentorum seu generalis Consilii actis et aliis actis sententiis et decretis earundem aliquam partem seu easdem concernenti- bus. Ac volumus et concedimus, ac pro nobis et nostris successoribus cum avisamento predicto pro perpetuo decernimus et ordinamus, quod Antedicta generalitas specialitati minime damno seu prejudicio fuerit, et quod specialitas generalitati nullatenus derogaverit eamve pre- judicaverit ; et quod hec presens nostra confirmatio et premissorum Also with, all and simdi-y mortifications, rights of patronage, infeftments, grants and dispositions made and granted by us and our predecessors, or by any other persons, ecclesiastical or secidar, to the said Alderman, Provost, Bailies, Coun- cillors and Community of our said Burgh, the ministers, hospital, and poor of the same, and their predecessors, of all and whatsoever lands, tenements, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, churches, chapels, chaplainries, patronages, col- leges, annual rents, feufarm rents, obits, anniversaries, daiU silver, teinds as weU parsonage as vicarage, wherever the same lie within or without our foresaid Bui-gh, as particularly or generally contained in their dispositions and mortifications, or any of them, after the form and tenor of the same : and with aU acts of Parliament, or General CouncU, and other acts, sentences, and decrees concerning the same, or any part thereof: And we will and grant, and for us and our successors with advice foresaid for ever decern and ordain, that the aforesaid generality shall not in the least degi-ee hurt or prejudice the sjieciality, and that the speciality shall not in any degree derogate from or prejudice the generality; and that this our present confirmation and approbation of the premises no CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1G03. aijprobatio sit et omnibus temporibus futuris fuerit tanti valoris roboris et in se efScacie et efl'ectus in omnibus respectibus dicto Burgo nostro de Edinburgh, ac Preposito Ballivis Consulibus Burgensibus et Communitati ejusdem, eorumque successoribus, collegiis, ministris hospitalio ejusdemque pauperibus, ac si omnia et singula antedicta infeofamenta concessiones dispositiones mortificationes confirmationes, jura tituli securitates litere scripta et evidentie acta decreta et sententie omnesque donationes dispositiones libertates commoditates, immunitates et privilegia specialiter sive generaliter in eisdem men- tionata ad longum de verbo in verbum hie insererentur ; nou obstante quod ratione multitudinis numerositatis longitudiuis et eorundem pro- lixitatis miuime hie inserta sint : super quibus nos pro nobis et succes- soribus nostris dispensavimus ac per presentis carte nostre tenorem dispensamus, pro nunc et imperpetuum. Insuper nos absque damno derogatione seu prejudicio antedictarum priorum cartarum, infeofa- mentorum, mortificationum, confirmationum, jurium, titulorum, securi- tatum, literarum, scriptorum et evidentiarum, actorum in Parliamentis, conventionibus et in secretis consiliis confectorum, seutentiarum, actorum, decretorum, donationum, concessionum, libertatum, commoditatum, and in all time coming shall be of as much force, strength, and effect in itself, in all respects to our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and to the rrovost, Bailies, Counrillors, Burgesses, and Community of the same, and their successors, [and to the] colleges, ministers, hospitals, and poor of the same, as if all and sundry the foresaid infoftments, grants, dispositions, mortifications, confirmations, rights, titles, securities, letters, writs, and ovidents, acts, decrees, and sontouces, and all gifts, grants, liberties, commodities, immunities, and privileges, specially or generally mentioned in the same, had been herein inserted at length word for word, notwithstanding that, by reason of the multitude, number, length, and prolixity of the same, they have not been hero inserted, whereanent we, for us and our successors have dispensed, and by the tenor of this our present charter dispense now and for ever. Moueovek we without hurt, derogation, or prejudice to the aforesaid fonnor charters, infeftmcnts, morti- fications, confmnations, rights, titles, soeuritios, letters, writings, and ovidents, acts of Parliament, Convention, and Privy Council, sentences, acts, decrees, gifts, grants, liberties, commodities, innuunitics, and privileges, and in farther 1603.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 117 immunitatum et privilegiorum,' ac in earundem majore corroboratione, accumulando jura juribus, de novo cum avisameuto et consensu antedictis pro bono fideli et gratuito servitio nobis nostrisque nobilissimis progenitoribus, per dictos Prepositum, Ballivos, Consiliarios, et Com- muuitatem dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh, eorumque predecessores, prestito et impenso ; ac lit ipsis in dicto servitio perseverandi meliorem occasionem prebeamus, dedimus, concessimus, assedavimus, arrendavi- mus, locavimus, et ad feudifirmam seu emphiteosim bereditarie dimisi- mus, et hac presenti carta nostra confirmavimus, tenoreque presentiuui cum avisamento predicto, damns, concedimus, assedamus, arrendamus, locamus, et ad feudifirmam seu emphiteosim hereditarie dimittimus, et hac presenti carta nostra coufirmamus, prefatis predilectis nostris et fidelibus servitoribus, Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus, Burgensibus et Communitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinbui-gh, eorumque successoribus pro perpetuo, totum et integrum antedictum Burgum de Edinbui'gh, cum meniis, miu'is, fossis, portis, viis, plateis, passagiis, viis, stratis, terris, territoriis et communitate ejusdem, molendiuis, terris molendin- ariis, multuris, amnis lie dammis, ripis, precipiciis, partibus et pertin- entiis, antedictum Burgum in unum liberum Burgum Eegale creando erigendo et constituendo cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus, privi- corroboration thereof, accumulando jura jurilus, of new, with advice and consent foresaid, for the good, faithful, and gratuitous service performed and rendered to us and our most noble progenitors, by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their predecessors, and that they may have the more occasion to persevere in the said service, have given, granted, set, let, leased and in feu-fai-m heritably demitted, and by tliis our present charter have confirmed, and by the tenor of these presents, with advice foresaid, give, grant, let, rent, lease, and in feu-farm heritably demit, and by this our present charter confirm, to oiu- foresaid well-beloved servants, the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Burgesses, and Commimity of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and their successors for ever, Aii and Whole the foresaid Burgh of Edinbui-gh with walls, bulwarks, ditches, gates, ways, streets, passages, causeways, lands, territories, and community of the same, mills, mill- lands, multures, dams, banks, haughs, parts and pertinents, creating, erecting, and constituting the foresaid Burgh into a free Royal Burgh, with all and 118 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1G03. legiis, immunitatibus et jurisdietionibus, que per leges et consuctuclinem nostri regui ad uuum liberum Burgum Regale pertinuerunt, pertinent seu juste spectare poterint, infra citraque dictum nostrum Burgura, ac in et per omnes bondas in quantum vicecomitatus principalis de Edin- burgh estenditur, seu in latitudine et longitudiue tarn regalitate quam regali, extendi poterit ; ac specialiter a ripa vulgo nuncupata Edge Buklingbray ex orientali, ad aquam nuncupatam Almound Watter ex occidentali, et in quantum antedictus vicecomitatus cxtenditur versus austrum,ac ad medium aque, vulgo to the myd watter of Forth, ad boream. Preteeea nos cum avisamento et consensu predictis ex certa seientia et proprio motu univimus annexavimus et incorporavimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre pro nobis et successoribus nostris unimus, annexamus et incorijoramus ad et cum dicto nostro Burgo de Edin- burgh, statu, privilegiis et libertatibus predictis eidem concessis, omnea et singulas predictas moras communes etc. sundry liberties, privileges, immunities, and jurisdictions whioh by the laws and custom of our kingdom have pertained, pertain, or can justly belong to a free Royal Burgh, in and within our said Burgh, and in and through all the bounds as far as the sheriffdom principal of Edinburgh extends, or may be extended, both in length and breadth, as well regality as royalty ; and specially from the brae commonly called "Edge BukUngbray" on the cast, to the water called " Almound Watter " on the west, and as far as the foresaid sheriffdom extends towards the south, and " to the myd watter of Forth " to the north. MoREOVEK wo, with advice and consent foresaid, of our certain knowledge and proper motion, have united, annexed, and incorporated, and by the tenor of our present charter, for us and our successors unite, annex, and incorj)orato to and with our said Burgh of Edinburgh, the estate, privileges, and liberties foresaid granted to the same, all and sukdky the foresaid common muu- etc. 1G03.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBITRGH. 119 Ac etiam cum omnibus et singulis predictis terris ecclesiasticis annuis redditibus aliisque redditibus decimis et aliis supra recitatis infra et extra predictum nostrum Burgum, uuacum dicta prepositura et prebendariis antedictis Trinitatis CoUegii et hospitalis ejusdem, ac cum dicto Archidiaconatu Lowthonie, rectoria et vicaria de Currie, decimis et redditibus ejusdem, et cum dicto Collegio nuper infra predictum nostrum Burgum fundato, ac cum omnibus terris, eeclesiis decimis et redditibus ad eundem dotatis et annexatis, cum pertinentiis, in unum liberum Burgum Eegale tenementum et tenandriam; ac volumus et concedimus ac pro nobis nostrisque successoribus pro perpetuo decernimus et ordinamus quod dicti Prepositus, Ballivi, Decanus Gilde, Tbesaurarius, Consules, Communitas, et Burgenses dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh, eorumque successores omnibus temporibus futuris, libere et pacifice gaudebunt et possidebuut idem Burgum nostrum de Edinburgh, cum communibus moris, etc. Cum integris antedictis terris ecclesiasticis beneficiis decimis redditibus ac aliis particulariter et generaliter supra recitatis, ci;m omnibus earundem pertinentiis quibuscunque, hie pro brevitate minime repetitis, tanquam As ALSO with ALL and sundry the foresaid church lands, annual rents and other rents, teinds, and others above recited, within and without our foresaid Biirgh, together with the said provostry and prebends of the foresaid Trinity College and Hospital of the same, and with the said Archdeaconry of Lothian, parsonage and vicarage of Curry, teinds and rents of the same, and with the said College lately founded within our said Burgh, and with aU lands, chirrches, teinds, and rents given and annexed to the same with the pertinents, into a free Eoyal Biu-gh, tenement and tenandry ; And we wiU and grant, and for lis and our successors for ever decern and ordain that the said Provost, BaiUes, Dean of Guild, Trea- surer, Councillors, Community, and Burgesses of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors in all time coming shall freely and peaceably enjoy and possess oiu' said Biu-gh of Edinbm-gh, with the common muirs, etc. With the whole foresaid church lands, benefices, teinds, rents, and others par- ticularly and generally above recited, with aU pertinents of the same whatsoever, here for brevity not repeated, as a free tenement and tenandry, in feu farm and 16 120 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1603. uuum liberum teuementum et tenaudriam iu feudifirma et libero burgagio imperpetuum : et quod uuica sasina semel danda virtute hujus presentis infeofamenti modo et in forma subsequenti, Preposito seu alicui uni Ballivorum prefati nostri Burgi de Edinburgh i^ro tempore, apud crucem foralem dicti nostri Burgi, stabit et ipsis eorumque successoribus sufficiens sasina erit, px'O antedicto Burgo ac pro iutegris annexis connesis incorporationibus ac aliis particulariter et generaliter sujjra recitatis nunc ad idem unitis et annexatis ut pre- missum est, non obstante quod autedictum Burgum terre portus vie platee passagia custume privilcgia libertates jurisdictiones ecclesie decime redditus ac alia particulariter et generaliter siiprarecitata ad idem spectantia non jacent insimul et contigue sed in diversis partibus, super quo nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris dispensavimus, ac per presentis carte nostre tenorem dispensamus pro nunc et imperpetuum. Et nos considerantes dictos Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Com- munitatem dicti nostri Burgi Universitatem et Communitatem esse que in sua natura permaneat nullum particularem successorcm habentem, ideo declaramus volumus et concedimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus quod antedicta sasina semel capta free burgage for ever. And that one sasine once given by virtue of this present infeftment in manner and in form following to the Provost or any one of the Bailies of our foresaid Burgh of Edinburgh for the time, at the market cross of our said Burgh, shall stand and be sufficient sasine to them and their successors for the foresaid Burgh, and for the -whole annexis, connesis, incorporations, and others particularly and generally above recited, now united and annexed to the same as is premised, notwithstanding that the foresaid Burgh, lands, ports, ways, streets, passages, customs, privileges, liberties, jurisdictions, chiu'ches, teinds, rents, and others particularly and generally above recited belonging to the same, do not lie together and contiguous, but in divers parts, where- anent we for us and our successors have dispensed, and by the tenor of our present charter dispense for now and over. And wo, considering the said Provost, BaUies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh to bo a Corporation and Community which in its own nature endures, having no particular successor, therefore we declare, wUl, and grant, and for us and our successors decern and ordain, that the foresaid sasine once taken, by virtue of this our present new 1603.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 121 virtute bujus presentis nostri uovi iufeofamenti per Prepositum seu per unum Ballivorum dicti nostri Burgi nomine omnium Burgensium et Communitatis ejusdem eorumque successorum, per deliberationem fundi et lapidis pro antedicto Burgo, terris molendinis et aliis accessori- bus et ejusdem dependentiis, ac per deliberationem unius aurei nummi pro censubus devoriis custumis ac aliis accessoribus et eorum dependen- tiis, et per deliberationem unius basti pro officiis et jurisdictionibus predictis ac superioritate antedicte ville de Leith ac aliis accessoribus et eorimdem dependentiis ; ac per deliberationem unius libri psalmorum pro antedictis beneficiis ecclesiis decimis redditibus ac aliis accessori- bus et eoruudem dependentiis stabit et pro perpetuo erit sufficiens, sine ulla renovatione reiteratione seu recuperatione nove alicujus sasine imposterum. Tenendum et habendum totum et integrum predictum Burgum de Ediuburgb. Necnon omnes et singulas predictas terras tenementa domes edificia ecclesias capellas hortos croftas anuuos redditus fructus devorias proiicua emolumentafirmas elimozinas.lie almosdail silver obeitis,et anniversarias ad quascunque capellanias alteragia seu prebendarias in quibuscunque infeftment, by tbe Provost or by one of tbe Bailies of our said Bm-gh, in name of all the Burgesses and Community of the same and their successors, by delivery of earth and stone for the foresaid Burgh, lands, mills, and other accessories and dependencies of the same, and by the delivery of a golden penny for the rents, duties, customs, and others their accessories and dependencies, and by the delivery of a baton for the offices and jurisdictions foresaid, and for the superiority of the foresaid town of Leith, and others their accessories and dependencies, and by the delivery of a psalm book for the foresaid benefices, churches, teinds, rents, and others the accessories and dependencies of the same, shaU stand and be for ever sufficient, without any renovation, retaking, or obtaining of a new sasine here- after: To HAVE and to hold all and whole the foresaid Biu-gh of Edinburgh, etc. As ALSO all and sundry the foresaid lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, yards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, rents, alms, dail silver, obits, and anniversaries pertaining and belonging to what- soever chaplainries, altarages, or prebends, belonging or pertaining to what- 122 CHAETERS RELATING TO [1603. ecclesiis capellis seu collegiis iufra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi fundatas spectantia et pertinentia; ac omnes et singulas antedictas terras ad Fratres Predicatores et Carmelitanos dicti uostri Biirgi spectantes cum omnibus earuudein pertinentiis quibuscunque ; totum et integrum ante- dictum beneficium prepositure antedicte ecclesie Trinitatis CoUegii, pre- bendariarum et capellauiarum cjusdem, cum omnibus et singulis terris ecclesiis, decimis ac aliis ad idem in communia seu proprietate spectautibus et pertinentibus ; Ac cum antedictis ecclesiis parochialibus de Sowtray et Lempetlaw decimis et redditibus earuudcm ab antique ad dictam prepositiu-am annexatis ; Ac cum predicto Trinitatis Collegio cemiterio mansionibus domibus et liortis ejusdem ac cum dicto Hospitali dicti Trinitatis Collegii, liortis et omnibus ejusdem pertinentibus, et totum et integrum predictum Ai'chidiacouatum Lowthonie, rectoriam et vicariam de Curry, cum decimis fructibus redditibus mansione gleba et terris ecclesiasticis ejusdem prefatis Preposito, Ballivis, Decano Gilde, Thesaurario, Consulibus, Burgensibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh eorumque successoribus, de nobis et successori- bus nostris, in feodo hereditate et libero burgagio, ac liberis ofliciis vice- soever churches, chapels, or colleges founded -within the liberty of our said Burgh ; and all and sundry the foresaid lands belonging to the Friars Preachers and Carmelites of our said Bm-gh, with all the pertinents of the same whatso- ever ; all and whole the foresaid benefice of the Provostry of the foresaid church of Trinity College, prebends and chaplainries of the same, with all and sundiy lands, churches, teinds and otLers belonging and pertaining to tho same in commcmty or property ; and with tho foresaid parish churches of Soltray and Lemjiitlaw, teinds and rents of tho same, annexed of old to tho said provostry ; and with tho foresaid Trinity College, cemetery, mansions, houses, and yards of tho same, and with the said Ilospital of the said Trinity College, yards, and all the perti- nents of tho samo, and aU and whole the foresaid Ai-chdeaconry of Lothian, parsonage, and vicarago of Curry, with the teinds, fruits, routs, manse, gk'be, and chm-ch lands of the same to the said Provost, BaiUes, Dean of Guild, Treasurer, Councillors, Burgesses, and Community of our said Burgh of Etliuburgh and their successors, of us and om- successors, in fee, heritage, and free biu'gago, and with tho free offices of sheriff, justiciaiy, and 1603.] TKIXITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 123 comitis justieiarii et corouatoris infra predictas bonclas pro nunc et imperpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas, prout jaceut in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis hortis boscis planis moris marresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivolis pratis pascuis et pasturis moleudinis multuris et eorum sequelis, aucupationibus veuatiouibus piscationibus, petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis, cuniculis cuniculariis columbis columbariis, fabrilibus brasiuis brueriis, et genestis silvis nemoribus et virgultis lignis tignis lapicidiis lapide et calce, cum curiis et earum esitibus, berezeldis bludewitis et mulierum merchetis, cum pit et gallons, infangtbief et outfangtbief, cum communi pastura liberoque introitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus proficuis et asiameutis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tam non nominatis quam nominatis, tam subtus terra quam supra terram, procul et prope, ad predictum Bui'gum, terras molendina officia portus libertates privilegia superioritatem annuos redditibus beneficia decimas ac alia particulariter et generaliter respective supra specificata, cum suis pertinentiis spectantibus sen juste spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum, libera quiete pleuarie integre honorifice bene et in pace absque ulla revocatione contradictione coroner within the foresaid bounds now and for ever, by aU their just ancient inarches and divisions, as they lie in length and breadth, in houses, buildings, yards, woods, plains, muu-s, marshes, ways, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, pastures and pasturages, mills, multures and their sequels, hawkings, huntings, fishings, peats, tiu-fs, coals, coalpits, rabbits, rabbit warrens, doves, dovecots, forges, malt kibis, breweries, and heaths, woods, groves, and thickets, wood, timber, quarries, stone and lime, with courts and their issues, herezelds, bloodwits and merchets of women, with pit and gallows, infangthief and outfangtbief, with common pastirrage and free ish and entry, and with all and simdi'y liberties, commodities, profits, and easements, and their just perti- nents whatsoever, as well not named as named, as well under the earth as above the earth, far and near, belonging or that could justly belong in any manner of way in time coming to the foresaid Bui'gh, lands, mills, ofiices, port, liberties, privileges, superiority, annual rents, benefices, teiads, and others, particularly and generally respectively above specified, with their pertinents fi-eely, quietly, fuUy, wholly, honoiu-ably, well, and in peace, without any 124 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1603. impedimento aut obstaculo qnocunque. Reddendo annuatim dicti Prepositus Ballivi Consules Decauus Gilde Communitas Burgenses et luhabitatores dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh, eorumque successores, nobis et successoribus nostris pro antcdicto Burgo de Edinburgh, etc. quinquagiuta duas mercas sterliugas ad terminos Penthe- costes et Sancti Martini in hieme pro equali portione, nomine feudi- fcrme Et etiam pi'o omnibus et singulis predictis terris ecclesiasticis beneficiis decimis annuis redditibus aliisque redditibus et dependentiis earundem, dicti Prepositus Ballivi Consules et Communitas dicti nostri Burgi, et miuistri apud dictas ecclesias pauperesque autedictorum hospitalium, scolasticique dictorum collegiorum et scolarum, eorumque successores, faciendo quotidie devotas et humiles preces Deo Omnipoteuti, pro preservatione nostri successorumque nostrorum, secundum formam et tenorem priorum infeofamentorum earundem respective tantum. In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti carte nostre, magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precipimus. Testibus, predilectis nostris consanguineis revocation, contradiction, impediment, or obstacle wliatsoevor : Paying yearly the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Dean of Guild, Community, Burgesses, and Inhabitants of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and then- successors to us and our successors for the foresaid Burgh of Edinburgh fift}'-two merks sterlings at the terms of Whitsunday and Martinmas bj' equal portions in name of feu farm. And Also for all and sundry the foresaid church lands, benefices, teinds, annual rents, and other rents and dejiendencies of the same, the said Provost, Baihes, Councillors, and Communitj' of our said Burgh, and the ministers at the said churches, and poor of the said hospitals, and scliolars of the said colleges and schools and their successors making devout and humble prayers daily to Almighty God for the preservation of us and our successors according only to the fonn and tenor of the prior infcftmcnts of the same rcspectivelj'. In ■WITNESS whereof wo have commanded our groat seal to bo affixed to this our present charter. Witnesses, our -well-belovod cousins and councillors, John 1603.] TKINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 125 et consiliariia, Joanne marchione de Hammiltoun comite Arranie domino Evane, Joanne comite de Montrois domino Grahame, etc. cancellario nostro, Georgio comite Mariscalli domino Keyth, etc. regni nostri mariscallo ; dilectis nostris familiaribus consiliariis, dominis Jacobo Elphinstoun de Barntoun, nostro secretario ; Eichardo Cokburne juniore de Ormistoun militibus, nostre justiciarie clerico ; et Magistro Willelmo Scott de Elie, nostre cancellarie dii'ectore. Apud Halyrudehous decimo quinto die mensis Martii, anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo tertio, regnique nostri anno tricesimo sexto. marqiiis of Hamilton earl of Arran lord Evane, John earl of Montrose lord Graham, etc., our chanceUor, George earl MarischaU lord Keith, etc., marischaU. of our kingdom ; our beloved familiar councillors, Sirs James Elphin- stoun of Barntoun, our secretary, Eichard Cokburn younger of Ormiston, knights, our justice-clerk ; and Master "William Scott of Elie, director of our chancery. At Holyrood House the fifteenth day of the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and three, and in the thirty-sixth year of our reign. 126 CHAETEES EELATING TO [1612 XVII. Charter by King James the Sixth, under his Great Seal, con- firming previous Grants of the Kirk-livings, and of new granting the same to the Provost, Bailies, Council, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh. Beauvoir Castle, 7th August 1G12. J ACOBUS Dei gratia Magne Britannie Francie et Hibernie Eex fidei- que defensor : Omnibus probis horainibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis, salutem : Sciatis quia nos, cum avisamento et consensu dominorum nostri secret! consilii regni nostri Scotie, nostrorum com- missiouariorum, oiSciarios status ejusdem regni represeutautium, intelli- gentes quod uos et quondam nostra cbarissima mater Maria Dei gratia Eegiua Scotorum, aliique nostri preclarissimi progenitores bone memorie, virtute diversorum infeofamentorum mortificationum anncxati- onum donatiouum et dispositiouum in favorem Prepositi Ballivorum Consulum et Commuuitatis Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, eorumque successorum, faetorum datorum et coucessorum, pro iucremento policie iufra dictum Burgum, honesta sustentationo ministrorum vcrbi Dei curam apud ecclesias ejusdem Burgi inservientium, magistrorum regeu- JAMES, by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland, King, and Defender of tlio Faith : To aU good men of his whole land, clerics and laics, greeting : Know ye that we, with the advice and consent of the lords of our Privy Council of our kingdom of Scotland, our commissioners representing the officers of state of the same kingdom, understanding that wo and our late dearest mother Mary, by the grace of God Queen of Scots, and others our most noble progenitors of worthy memory, by virtue of divers infi>ftmonts, mortifi- cations, annexations, gifts and dispositions, made, given. and granted in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our Burgh of Eiliuburgh and their successors, for the increase of policy within the said Burgh, honest sustentation of the ministers of God's word serving the cure at the churches of the same Biu:gh, the masters, regents and others professors of Hboral sciences, and 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 127 tium aliorumque liberalium scientiarum professorum et curam infra Collegium dicti Bui'gi iuseruientium, et pro sustentatione hospitalis pauperum miitilatorum et indigeutium personarum orpbanorum et infantum infra dictum Burgum parentibus orbatorum, dedimus con- cessimus et disposuimus prefatis Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Communitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, et eorum successoribus imperpetuum omnes et singulas terras tenementa domos edificia eccle- sias capellas hortos pomaria croftas annuos redditus fructus devorias proficua emolumenta census eleemosinas lie dailsiluer obitus et auui- versaria quecunque que quovismodo ad quascunque capellas alteragia et prebendas fundatas in quacunque ecclesia capella aut collegio infra libertatem dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, per quoscunque patronos eorundem, pertiuuerunt aut pertinere dignoscentur, in quorum possessione eapellani et prebendarii eorundem per jprius fueruut, ubicunque dicta tenementa domus edificia horti pomaria annul red- ditus anniversaria fructus proventus et emolumenta jacent, aut antea levata respective fueruut, cum maneriorum locis pomariis terris annuls redditibus emolumentis et devoriis quibuscunque, que per prius ad Fratres Dominicanos Predicatores et Minores seu Franciscanos dicti serving the cure within the College of the said Burgh, and for the entertainment of the Hospital's poor, mutilated and indigent persons, oi-phans and infants desti- tute of parents, within the said Burgh, have given, granted and disponed to the foresaid Provost, BaOies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh of Edin- burgh and their successors for ever, All and sundry lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, maiUs, alms, daillsilver, obits and anniversaries whatsoever, which in any way pertain or are known to pertain to whatsoever chaplainries, altarages and prebends founded in whatsoever church, chapel, or college within the liberty of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, by whatsoever patrons of the same, in possession whereof the chaplains and prebendaries of the same formerly were, wheresoever the said tenements, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, annual rents, anniversaries, fruits, prevents and emoluments lie, or were formerly uplifted respectively, with the manor places, orchards, lands, annual rents, emoluments and duties whatsoever which formerly belonged to the Priars Dominican Preachers and Minorites or Franciscans of our said 17 128 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. Burgi nostri de Edinburgh pertinuerunt ; unaeum omnibus et singulis terris tenementis et domibus infra dictum Burgum et libertatem ejusdem jaceutibus, cumque omnibus aunuis redditibus de quibuscunque domibus terris sen tenementis infra dictum Burgum levandis, quibuscunque capellaniis alteragiis ecclcsiis mortuariis seu anniversariis fundatis datis seu mortificatis, ubicunque eadem jacent infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie : Et similiter cum omnibus et singulis aunuis redditibus aliisque devoriis solitis et consuetis, aut que per quamcunque ecclesiam extra dictum Burgum a Preposito et Ballivis ejusdem e communibus redditibus dicti Burgi, pro suffragiis faciendis cum pertinentiis, peti seu acclamari poteraut ; nee uou totum et integrum beneficium prcpositure Collegii Trinitatis prope dictum Burgum situati, cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis mansis domibus edificiis hortis pomariis annuls redditibus advocationibus donationibus et juribus patronatuum prebendariarum et capellaniarum, ac donatione oratorum pauperum vulgo lie beidmen et bedlyaris nuneupatorum, aliorumque officiariorum dicte prepositure et Hospitalis Trinitatis Collegii, ejusdem spectantibus et incumbentibus ; unaeum ecclesiis parocbialibus de Sowtray et Lempitlaw aliisque ecclesiis et decimis ad dictam preposi- Burgh of Edinburgh ; together with all and sundry lands, tenements and houses 13'ing -within the said Bm-gh and liberty of the same, and -n-itli all annual rents to be uplifted furth of whatsoovor houses, lands, or tenements within the said Burgh, founded, given and doted to whatsoever chaplainries, altarages, churches, burials, or anniversaries, wheresoever the same lie within our said kingdom of Scotland ; and likewise with all and sundry annual rents and other duties used and wont, or which may be asked or claimed by wliatsoever church outwith the said Burgh from the Provost and Bailies of the same, furth of the common rents of the said Burgh, for making of suffrages, with the pertinents ; also All and Whole tlie benefice of the provostry of tlie Trinity College situated near the said Bm-gh, with all and sundry churches, teind sheaves and other teinds, manses, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, annual rents, advocations, donations, and rights of patronage of prebendaries and chaplainries and presenta- tion of poor orators, in Scots called beidmen and bedlyaris, and other officers of the said Provostry and Hospital of Trinity College, belonging to, and incumbents of the same ; together with the parish churches of Soltray and Lemi^itlaw, and 1612.] TKINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 129 turam annesatis, cumque loco pomario et horto nuncupato lie Dingwall Castell ad dictum beneficium spectante, omnibusque et singulis fructibus redditibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis devoriis teuentibus tenandriis et justis pertiuentiis ad dictam preposituram pertinentibus, ubicunque infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotia eadem jacent, per dictos Prepositum Ballivos Consules eorumque successores, pro sustentatione ministrorum dicti Burgi, seniorum decrepitorum orpbanorum et pau- perum infra dicta bospitalia, et pauperum scbolasticorum infra dictum Burgum et scholas ejusdem, iu futurum iutromitteudis colligendis utendis et disponendis : Et similiter quum nobis dictisque nostri secret! consilii domiuis innotescat uos perprius annexasse ad Collegium dicti Burgi acras terrarum locum et tenementa Ecclesie de Campis lie Kirk of Field, infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi situate, uuacum rectoria et vicaria ecclesie de Currie decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis fructibus emolumentis et devoriis quibuscunque eedem spectantibus et iucumbenti- bus, manso gleba terris ecclesiasticis et earundem pertineutiis pro magistrorum regentium aliorumque professorum curam infra dictum Collegium inservientium, sustentatione, per dictos Prepositum Ballivos other churclies and teinds annexed to the said provostry, with the place, orchard and yard called Dingwall Castell belonging to the said benefice, and all and sundry fruits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandries and just pertinents belonging to the said provostry, wherever the same lie within our said kingdom of Scotland, to be intromitted with, collected, used and disponed upon by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and their successors, for the entertainment of the ministers of the said Burgh, of the aged decrepit, orphans and poor within the said hospitals, and of poor scholars within the said Burgh and schools of the same, in time coming; And in like manner since it has become known to us and to the said lords of our Privy Council that we had for- merly annexed to the College of the said Burgh the acres of land, place and tene- ments of the Church of the Pields, or Kirk of Field, situated within the liberty of our said Burgh, together with the parsonage and vicarage of the church of Curry, teind sheaves and other teinds, fruits, emoluments and duties whatsoever pertaining and belonging thereto, manse, glebe, church lands and pertinents of the same, for sustentation of the masters, regents and others professors serving the cure within the said College, to be intromitted with, uplifted, used and disponed upon by 130 CHAETERS RELATING TO [1612. Consoles et Communitatem dicti nostri Burgi, ad utilitatem dicti CoUegii magistrorum regentium aliorumque professorum curam in eodem Collegio insei'vieutium iutromittendis levandis utendis et disponendis, prout infeofamentis mortificationibus annexationibus donationibus et dis- positionibus respective, tarn per nos quam nostram charissimam matrem aliosque nostros preclarissimos progenitores super premissis factis et concessis, latius continetur : Quemadmodum nos cum avisamento dicti regni nostri Scotie statuum in Parliamento congregatorum tento apud Edinburgum infra Pretorium ejusdem, quinto die mensis Juuii anno Domini millesimo quiugentesimo nonagesimo secundo, ratificavimus et approbavimus donatioues et mortiiicationes factas per dictam quondam nostram charissimam matrem, terrarum beneficiorum et reddituum fundatorum et mortificatorum pro ministrorum infra dictum Burgum nostrum de Edinburgh et hospitalium ejusdem sustentatione, ac etiam de novo ad Communitatem dicti Burgi eorumque successores, in favorem dicti ministerii suorumque hospitalium, annexavimus omnia et singula predicta tenementa aunuosque redditus infra libertatem dicti Burgi jacentes, beneficia fundata et admortizata, omnesque terras et annuos redditus [extra libertatem] ejusdem Burgi jacentes annexatas ad quod- the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh for the use of the said College, masters, regents and other professors serving the cure in the same College, as in the infeftments, mortifications, annexations, gifts and disposi- tions respectively made and granted as well by us as by our dearest mother and others our most noble progenitors concerning the premises, is more fully contained. Likeas we, with the advice of tho Estates of our kingdom of Scotland convened in the Parhamcnt hold at Edinburgh witliin the Tolbooth of tho samo on the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand five himdred and ninety- two, have ratified and approved the donations and mortifications made by our said late dearest mother, of the lands benefices and rents founded and mortified for the sustentation of the ministers within om- said Burgh of Edinburgh and hospitals of tho samo ; and also have of new annexed to tho Community of tho said Burgh, and their successors, in favour of the said ministry and their hospitals, all and sundry the foresaid tenements and annual rents lying within the fi-eedom of the said Burgh, benefices founded and mortified, and all lands and annual rents lying [outwith the freedom] of the said Burgh, 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 131 cunque beneficium prebendam aut locum, religiosum situatas infra libertatem dicti Burgi, cum omnibus proficuis emolumentis feudifirme firmis censibus et devoriis bujusmodi, dictosque Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Commuuitatem eorumque successores surrogavimus in pleno jure et titulo omnium terrarum annuorum reddituum et emolument- orum infva libertatem dicti Burgi, que per prius ad quemcunque epis- copum abbatem commeudatarium priorem aut aliquam aliam personam ecclesiasticam infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie, pei-tinuerunt, et novum infeofamentum pro eorum securitate, si expediens fuerit, desuper expedire ordinavimus ; nee non ad effectum predictum, nos cum avisa- mento dictorum statuum nostri Parliamenti dissolvimus generalem annexationem in ilia parte ejusdem, in quantum eadem extendi apparere poterit ad aliqua premissorum, sive ad annexationem perprius faetam in favorem dicti Collegii et Hospitalis dicti nostri Burgi, ecclesie de Dum- barnie cujusquidem ecclesie de Dumbarnie ecclesie de Potie et Moncreif sunt pendicula, jacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Pertb, rectorie et vicarie de Currie cum decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis proficuis et devoriis ad easdem spectantibus et pertinentibus, ac etiam terrarum annuorum reddituum domorum edificiorum et bortorum dicti annexed to any benefice, prebend, or religioiis place situated \ritliin the freedom of the said Burgh, with all profits, emoluments, feu-fermes, maills and duties thereof ; and we have smrogated the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their successors in the fuU right and title of all the lands, annual rents, and emoluments within the freedom of the said Burgh, which formerly pertained to whatsoever bishop, abbot, commendator, prior, or any other ecclesiastical person within oui- kingdom of Scotland ; and we have ordained a new infeftment to be expede thereupon for their security, if it shall be thought expedient. Also for the foresaid efiect, we, with the advice of the said estates of otu- Parliament, have dissolved the general annexation in that part of the same, in so far as the same might appear to be extended to any of the premises, or to the annexation previously made in favour of the said College and Hospital of our said Bui'gh, of the church of Dumbarnie, of which church of Dumbarnie the churches of Potie and MoncreLff are pendicles, Ij'ing within our sheriffdom of Perth, of the parsonage and vicarage of Currie with the teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments, profits and duties belonging and pertaining to the same, as also of the lands, 132 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. Trinitatis Collegii infra dictum Burgum situati, tarn ad prepositum quam ad prebendarios ejusdem spectantium, nee non communium terrarum et annuorum reddituum hujusmodi ct integre vicarie dicto ecclesie de Dumbarnie cum decimis fructibus redditibus emolumeutis proficuis et devoriis ad eandem spectantibus et pertinentibus, cum prefatis Preposito Ballivis Consulibus et Commuuitati dicti nostri Burgi eorumque successoribus, in futurum remansuris, pro dicti sui ministerii et hospitalis sustentatione ; Ac etiam nos cum avisamento dictorum statuum nostri Parliameuti declaravimus quod prefati Prepositus Ballivi Consules et Communitas eorumque successores omni temjiore future habuerunt babent et habebunt tale plenum jus proprietatis et superioritatis dictarum terrarum annuorum reddituum et revenuorum tenentium tenendriarum et libere tenentium servitiorum earundem, sicuti habuerunt episcopi abbates priores fratres monacbi sorores moniales capellani et prebendarii ad quos dicte terre et annui redditus per^n-ius pertinuerunt, non obstante aliquo acto aut coustitutione dictum actum nostri Parliamenti precedeute, prout in eodem latius continetur : Igitur nos cum avisamento et consensu dictorum dominorum nostri secreti consilii, nostrorum commissionariorum predictorum, nunc, post nostram annual rents, houses, buildings, and yards of tlie said Trinity College situated witliin tbe said Burgh, pertaining as well to the provost as to the prebendaries of the same, and of the common lands and annual rents of the same, and of the whole vicarage of the said church of Dumbarnie, with teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments, profits and duties belonging and pertaining to the same, to remain with the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh and their successors in time comiug, for the sustcutation of their said ministry and hospital. And also we, with the advice of the said estates of our Parliament, have declared that the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community, and their successors, in aU time coming, had, have, and sliall have as full right of property and superiority of the said lands, annual rents and revenues, tenants, tenandries and service of free tenants of the same, as had the bishops, abbots, priors, friars, monks, sisters, nuns, chaplains and jn-ebendaries to whom the said lands and annual rents formerly belonged, notwithstanding any act or constitution preceding tlio said Act of our Parliament, as in the same is more fully contained. Therefore we, with the advice and consent of the said 1612.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 133 legitimam et perfectam etatem omnesque nostras revocationes tarn speciales quam generales, ratificavimus approbavimus et confirmavimus tenoreque presentis carte nostre ratificamus aj^probamus et confirmamus omnia et singula infeofamenta mortificationes donationes et dispositiones quascunque per nos dictamque nostram quondam charissimam matrem aliosque nostros preclarissimos progenitores, in favorem dictorum Prepositi Ballivorum et Cousulum dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, coUegii scbolarum et hospitalium ejusdem, confectas, pro ministerii curam apud ecclesias dicti Burgi inservientis, magistrorum regentium aliorumque professorum curam infra predictum Collegium et Scholas inservientium, pauperum scholasticorum, aliorumque pauperum seni- orum decrepitarum indigentium personarum orpbanorum et infantium parentibus orbatorum infra dictum burgum, sustentatione, de omnibus et singulis beneficiis terris tenementis annuls redditibus decimis fruc- tibus redditibus emolumentis aliisque, particulariter et generaliter supra expressis, aut aliquibus parte seu partibus eariindem, de quibuscunque data seu datis tenore seu coutentis eadem existuut, in omnibus et singulis punctis passis capitibus articulis clausulis conditionibus et circumstantiis suis quibuscunque in eisdem contentis, secundum formas lords of our Privy Council, our commissioners foresaid, now after our lawful and perfect age, and all our revocations as well special as general, have ratified, approved and confii-med, and by the tenor of oiu- present charter ratify, approve and confirm, all and sundry infeftments, mortifications, gifts and dispositions whatsoever made by us and our said late dearest mother and others our most noble progenitors in favour of the said Provost, Bailies and Councillors of our said Btirgh of Edinburgh, the College, Schools and Hospitals of the same, for the entertainment of the Ministry sei-ving the ciu-e at the churches of the said Burgh, of the masters, regents and other professors serving the cure within the foresaid College and Schools, of i^oor scholars and other poor, aged, decrepit, indigent persons, orphans and infants destitute of parents, within the said Burgh, of all and sundiy benefices, lands, tenements, annnal rents, teinds, fruits, rents and other emoluments particularly and generally above expressed, or any part or parts of the same, of whatsoever date or dates, tenor or contents, the same may be, in all and sundry their points, passes, heads, articles, clauses, conditions, and circumstances whatsoever therein contained, after the forms and tenors thereof 134 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. et tenores earunderu, cum omnibus iude sequutis vel que desuper sequi possunt : Insuper nos pro bono fideli et gratuito servitio nobis nostrisque preclarissimis progenitoribus per Prepositum Ballivos Consulcs et Com- munitatem dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh eorumque predecessores, tem- poribus retroactis, prestito et impenso, proque assidua cura magno amore et affectione per nos ad dictum Burgum nostrum de Edinburgh habita, ejusdemquo decoratione, proque bonesta sustentationo ministrorum cui'as ajiud dictas ecclesias inservientium, et magistrorum regeutium aliorumque professorum liberarum scientiarum infra Collegium et Scholas ejusdem Burgi, et pauperumbospitalium,aliarumque decrepitarum mutil- atarum et indigentium persouarum, orpbanorum et infantum parentibus orbatorum, quotidie infra dictum Burgum crescentium, ac etiam pro diversis aliis bonis causis et consideratiouibus nos moventibus, cum avisamento et consensu predicto, de novo dedimus concessimus, dis- posuimus, mortificavimus proque nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmavimus, tenorequo presentis carte nostre, de novo damns concedimus disponimus mortificamus proque nobis et successori- bus nostris pro perpetuo confirmamus prefatis Preposito Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, eorumque with all that has followed or may follow thereupon. Moreover we for the good, true and thanhful service done and rendered to us and to our most noble pro- genitors by the Provost, Bailies, CounciUors and Community of oiu- said Burgh of Edinburgh and their predecessors in times bygone, and for the earnest care and great love and affection borne by us to our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and for decoration of the same, and for the honest sustentation of the ministers serving the cures at the said churches, and of the masters, regents and others professors of liberal sciences within the College and Schools of the same Burgli, and of the poor of the hospitals and otiier decrejiit, mutilated and indigent persons, orplians and infants destitute of parents, daily increasing within thn said Burgh, and also for divers other good causes and considerations moving us, with advice and consent foresaid, wo have of new given, granted, disponed, mortitled, and for us and our successors for ever confirmed, and by the tenor of our present charter of new give, grant, dispone, mortify, and for us and our successors for over confirm, to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgli of Edinburgh and then- successors in all time 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 135 successoribus omni tempore futuro, omnes et singulas predictas terras tenementa domos edificia hortos pomaria croftas ecclesias capellaa aniiuos redditus fructus devorias proficua emolumenta census elimo- sinas lie dailsilver obitus et anniversaria quecunque, que quovismodo ad quascunque capellanias alteragia et prebendas in quacunque ecclesia capella aut collegio, infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi, per quoscunque patronos eorundem fundatas, pertinuerunt seu pertinere dinoscuntur, in quorum possessione capellani et prebendarii earuudem perprius fuerunt, ubicunque dicta tenementa domus edificia horti pomaria terre annui redditus anniversaria fructus proventus et emolumenta jacent aut per prius levata respective fuerunt, cum maneriorum locis pomariis terris annuis redditibus emolumentis et devoriis quibuscunque, que per- prius ad Fratres Dominicales Predicatores, et Minores seu Franciscanos dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh pertinuerunt, unacum omnibus et singulis terris tenementis et domibus infra dictum Burgum et liber- tatem ejusdem jacentibus, cum omnibus annuis redditibus de quibus- cunque domibus terris seu tenementis infra dictum Burgum levaudis, quibuscunque capellaniis alteragiis ecclesiis mortuariis seu auniver- sariis fundatis datis et mortificatis, ubicunque eedem infra dictum coming, all and sundry the foresaid lands, tenements, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, crofts, churches, chapels, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emolu- ments, maills, alms, dailsilver, obits and anniversaries whatsoever, which in any- way belonged or are known to belong to whatsoever chaplainries, altarages and prebends, founded in whatsoever church, chapel, or college within the liberty of our said Burgh, by whatsoever patrons of the same, in possession whereof the chaplains and prebendaries of the same formerly were, wherever the said tenements, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, lands, annual rents, anniversaries, fruits, prevents and emoluments lie, or were formerly uplifted respectively, with manor places, orchards, lands, annual rents, emoluments and duties whatsoever which formerly belonged to the Friars Dominican Preachers and Minorites or Franciscans of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, together with all and sundry lands, tenements and houses lying within the said Burgh and liberty of the same, with aU annual rents to be uplifted furth of whatsoever houses, lands, or tenements within the said Burgh, founded given and mortified to whatsoever chaplainries, altarages, churches, biu-ials, or anniversaries, wherever the 18 186 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. regnum nostrum Scotie jacent aut existimt, una etiam cum omnibus et singulis annuis rcdditibus aliisque devoriis usitatis ct consuetis, aut que per quamcunquc occlesiam extra dictum Burgum, a prefatis Preposito et Ballivis ejusdem e communibus redditibus bujusmodi Burgi, pro suffragiis celebrandis, peti aut requiri possunt : Ac similiter totam et inte- gram predictam preposituram Trinitatis CoUegii prope dictum Burgum situate, integrasque prebendas eidem spectantes et incumbentes, una cum predictis ecclesiis parocliialibus rectoriis et vicariis de Sowtray et Lempitlaw, ad dictam preposituram aunesatis, cumque ecclesiis rectoriis et vicariis de Ormestoun, jacentis infra vicecomitatum nostrum de , Kirkurde jacentis infra vicecomitatum nostrum do Pcblis, et Weymis jacentis infra vicecomitatum nostrum de Fyiff, ex antiquo ad dictam ccclesiam de Sowtray annexatis, unacum omnibus et singulis aliis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis fructibus redditibus glebis domibus edificiis hortis pomariis annuis redditibus, cum loco pomario et borto nuncupato Dingwall Castell, eidem spectautibus et incumbentibus, cum omnibus et singulis tcrris tenementis fructibus emolumentis communiis juribus casualitatibus proficuis devoriis tenenti- bus tenandriis et justis pertinentiis dicte prepositure quibuscunque, same lie ov exist within our said kingdom of Scotland ; together also with all and sundry annual rents and other duties used and wont, or which may bo asked or claimed by whatsoever church outwith the said Burgh from tlio fore- said Provost and Bailies of the same fm-th of the common rents of the same Burgh, for making of sufEragos ; And likewise all and whole the foresaid provostry of Trinity CoUego situated near the said Burgh and the whole prebends pertaining and belonging to the same, together with the foresaid parish churches, parsonages and vicarages of Soltray and Lempitlaw annexed to the said provostry, and with the chm-ches parsonages and vicarages of Ormiston lying within our sheriffdom of , of Kirkurd lying within our sherifTdom of Peebles, and Wemyss lying within our sheriffdom of Fife, annexed of old to the said church, of Soltray, together with all and suudi-y other churches, teind sheaves and other teinds, fruits, rents, glebes, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, annual rents, with the place, orchard and garden called Dingwall Custoll pertaining and belonging to the same, with all and sundry lauds, tenements, fruits, emoluments, commons, rights, casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandries 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 137 ubicunque eadem infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie sunt aut jacent ; Nee non totam et iutegram jjreposituram ecclesie Sancti ^Egidii infra dictum nostrum Burgum situate, cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis prebendis et capellaniis ad eandem spectantibus et pertinentibus, et si^ecialiter ecclesias de Dumbarnie Pottie et Moncreif, rectorias et vicarias hujusmodi ad eandem ex antique annexatas, cum omnibus terris tenementis annuis redditibus domibus edificiis bortis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis et devoriis teneutibus tenandriis et libere tenen- tium servitiis, ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, eisdem spectan- tibus et incumbentibus, ubicunque eadem sunt aut infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie jacent ; Et similiter totum et integrum locum monialem de Scbeynis, vulgo nuncupatum tbe Nunrie of the Scheyuis, jacentem infra libertatem et territorium dicti nostri Burgi, cum loco et hortis ejusdem, omnibusque terris tenementis domibus edificiis ecclesiis capel- laniis prebendis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis casualitatibus jui'ibus proficuis tenentibus tenandriis libere tenentium servitiis, et justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, ad eundem pertinentibus et spectantibus, ubicunque sunt aut infra dictum regnum and just pertinents of tlie said provosti-y whatsoever, wherever the same are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland. Also aU and whole the provosti-y of the church of St Giles situated withiu our said Burgh, with aU and sundry churches, prebends and chaplainries belonging and pertaining thereto, and specially the churches of Dumbarnie, Potie and Moncreif, parsonages and vicarages of the same annexed thereto of old, with all lands, tenements, annual rents, houses, buildings, yards, teind .sheaves and other teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits and duties, tenants, tenandries and services of fi-ee tenants, and then- just pertinents whatsoever, pertaining and belonging thereto, wherever the same are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland ; And likewise aU and whole the nuns place of Scheynis commonl}- called the Nunrie of the Schej-nis lying within the freedom and territory of our said Burgh, with the place and yards of the same, and all lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chaplainries, prebends, teind sheaves and other teinds, frrdts, rents, emoluments, casualties, rights, profits, tenants, tenandries and services of free tenants, and then- just pertinents whatsoever, 138 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. nostrum Scotie jacent ; Ac etiam totum et integrum hospitale operis Sancti Pauli, vulgo nuucupatum Sanct PauUis Work, jacens apud finem venelle, vulgo lie Leytli Wynd appellate, prope dictum Burgum nos- trum de Edinburgh, ex parte orientali ejusdem venelle, cum omnibus terris tenementis annuls redditibus ecclesiis prebendis capellaniis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis tenentibus tenandriie libere tenentium Bervitiis et justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, eidem spectantibus et incumbentibus, ubicunque eadem infra dictum nostrum regnum Scotie sunt aut jacent, per prefatos Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Communi- tatem eorumque successores, pro sustentatioue ministrorum curam apud ecclesias dicti Burgi inservientium, et seuiorum decrepitorum orphan- orum et pauperum infra eundem Burgum, hospitalium ejusdem, et pauperum scholasticorum infra Collegium et Scholas ejusdem, omni tempore affuturo, intromittendis levandis utendia et disponendis ; Et similiter totam et integram predictam ecclesiam de Campis, nuncupatam lie Kirk of Field, cum acris loco et bortis eidem spectantibus et jacenti- bus, infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi situatam, cum Archidiaconatu Lowthiane et ecclesia de Currie eidem auuexatis, rectoria et vicaria pertaining and belonging to tlie same, wherever the same are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland ; And also all and whole the hospital of the work of St Paul, commonly called Sanct Paiillis Work, lying at the foot of the vennel commonly called Leyth Wynd near our said Burgh of Edinburgh, on the east side of the same vennel, with all lands, tenements, annual rents, churches, prebends, chaplainries, teind sheaves, other teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, tenants, tonandries, services of free tenants, and their just pertinents whatsoever, pertaining and belonging to the same, wherever the same are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland, to be intromitted with, uplifted, used, and disponed upon by the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their successors for the sustentation of the ministers servLug the cure at the churches of the said Burgh, and of the aged, decrepit, oi-phans and poor within the same Burgh of the hospitals of the same, and of the poor scholars within the College and Schools of tl^o same, in aU time coming ; and likewise all and whole the foresaid Church of the Fields called the Kirk of Field witli the acres, place and yards belonging and adjacent thereto, situated within the 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 139 ejusdem, unacum omnibus aliis ecclesiis capellaniis prebendis ad dictam ecclesiam de Campis et Archidiaconatum Lowthiane spectantibus, cum omnibus terris annuis redditibus tenementia domibus edificiis bortis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus proficuis proventibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus et devoriis tenentibus tenandriis libera tenentium servitiis et justis pertinentiis quibuscunque, eisdem spectantibus et incumbentibus, ubicunque infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie sunt aut jacent, per prefatos Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Communitatem eorumque successores, ad utilitatem et com- modum predicti Collegii dicti uostri Burgi, magistrorum regentium aliorumque professorum curam infra Collegium prescriptum inservi- entium, omni tempore affuturo, intromittendis levandis utendis et disponendis, unacum omni jure titulo interesse et juris clameo, tarn petitorio quam possessorio, que uos predecessores aut successores nostri habuimus babemus seu quovismodo habere vel clamare poterimus vel poterint in et ad terras anuuos redditus ecclesias decimas aliaque specialiter et generaliter supra mentionata cum pertinentiis, aut aliquam earundem partem, sive ad census firmas proficua et devorias hujusmodi, de quibuscunque annis seu terminis preteritis seu futuris, ratione warde liberty of our said Burgh, with the Archdeaconry of Lothian and church of Currie annexed thereto, jjarsonage and vicarage of the same, together with all other churches, chaplainries, [and] prebends belonging to the said church of the Fields and Archdeaconry of Lothian, with all lands, annual rents, tenements, houses, buildings, yards, teind sheaves, other teinds, fruits, rents, profits, prevents, emoluments, rights, casualties and duties, tenants, tenandries, services of free tenants, and just pertinents whatsoever pertaining and belonging to the same, wheresoever they are or lie within oiu- said kingdom of Scotland, to be intro- mitted with, uplifted, used and disponed upon by the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community, and their successors, for the utility and advantage of the foresaid College of our said Bui-gli, of the masters, regents and others pro- fessors serving the cure within the foresaid College in all time coming, together with all right, title, interest, and claim of right as well petitory as possessory, which we our predecessors or successors had, have, or in anyways cotJd have or claim in and to the lands, annual rents, churches, teinds and others specially and generally above mentioned, with the pertinents, or any part thereof, or to the 140 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1612. relevii nonintroitus eschete forisfacturc recognitionis reductionis dis- clamationis bastardie et tanquam ultimus heres aut ob iion solutionem firmarum et devoriarum terrarum aliorumque prescriptorum, quorum- cunque annorum seu terminorum preteritorum, diem date presentis carte nostre precedeutium, aut defectus coufirmationis debito in tem- pore, aut Tirtute acti annexationis omnium terrarum ecclesiasticarum ad coronam uostram, aut quorumcunque aliorum actorum legum statutorum aut dicti regni nostri Scotie constitutionum in contrarium factorum vel faciendorum, aut ob quamcuuque aliam causam crimen aut occasionem preteritam, diem date presentis carte nostre precedentem, renunciando transfereudo et extradonando eadem, cum omnibus actione et instantia earundem, pro nobis et successoribus nostris, in favorem prefatorum Prepositi Ballivorum Cousulum et Communitatis eorumque Buccessorum pronunc et in perpetuum, cum pacto de non petendo, ac cum supplemeuto omnium defectuum et imperfectionum, tarn non nomiuatarum quam nominatarum, quas tanquam pro expressis in hac presenti carta nostra haberi volumus : Et similiter nos cum avisa- mento et consensu predicto univimus anuexavimus et iucorporavimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre uuimus annexamus et incorijoramus maills, femies, profits and duties of the same, of -n-hatsoever years or terms past or to come, by reason of ward, relief, nonontry, escheat, forfeiture, recognition, reduction, disclamation, bastardy, and as last lieir, or for non-pajTuent of maills and duties of the lands and others beforewritten of Tvhatsoever years or terms byegone, preceding the date of oiu- present rliai'tor, or of want of confirmation in due time, or by virtue of the act of annexation of all chui'ch lands to our crown, or of whatsoever other acts, laws, statutes, or constitutions of our said kingdom of Scotland made or to be made in the contrary, or for whatsoever other cause, crime, or occasion byegone, preceding the date of our ju'esont charter; renouncing, transferring, and overgiving the same, with all action and instance of the same, for us and our successors, in favour of the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their successors for now and for ever, awi pacto de non petendo, and with supplement of all defects and imperfections as well not named as named which wo will to be held as expressed in this our present charter. And likewise we, with advice and consent foresaid, have united, annexed and incorporated, and by the tenor of our present charter unite, annex and 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 141 omnes et singulas predictas terras et tenementa domos edificia ecclesiaa preposituras prebendas capellanias hortos pomaria croftas annuoa redditus decimas fructus proficua emolumenta aliaque particulariter et generaliter supra expressa cum earundem pertinentiis, in unum corpus, nunc et omni tempore future, nostram Fundationem Ministerii et Hospi- talis Edinburgi nuncupandum ; Ac volumus et concedimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus, quod unica sasina, nunc semel per presentes Prepositum et Ballivos dicti Burgi nostride Edin- burgh eorumve aliquem, apud Pretorium dicti nostri Burgi capienda, sta- bit et suificiens erit sasina pro perpetuo omni tempore affuturo pro omni- bus et singulis terris tenementis ecclesiis decimis aliisque specialiter et generaliter supra mentionatis, cum pertinentiis, absque aliqua alia speciali aut particulari sasina apudaliquam aliam partem seu partes bujusmodi, in futurum capienda, non obstante quod insimul et contigue minime jacent ; quocirca nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris dispensavimus tenoreque presentis carte nostre dispensamus in perpetuum : Tenendas et HABENDAS omnes et singulas predictas terras tenementa domos edificia ecclesias capellas hortos pomaria croftas annuos redditus fructus devorias proficua emolumenta census eleemosinas lie daill silver obitus incorporate all and sundry tlie foresaid lands and tenements, houses, buildings, cliurclies, provostries, prebends, cbaplaiuries, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, teinds, fruits, profits, emoluments and others particularly and generally above exj)ressed, ■with the pertinents of the same, into one Body to be called now and in all time coming our Fouxdatiox of the Mixistrt and Hospitaiitt of Edinburgh ; and Tve will and grant, and for us and our successors decern and ordain, that one sasine now once to be taken by the present Provost and Bailies of our saidBurgh of Edinburgh, or any of them, at the Tolbooth of our said Burgh, shall stand and be sufficient sasine for ever in all time coming for all and sundry the lands, tenements, churches, teinds, and others specially and generally above mentioned, with the per- tiuents, without any other special or particular sasine to be taken in future at any other part or parts of the same, notwithstanding that they do not lie contiguous and together, whereanent we for us and our successors have dispensed and by the tenor of our present charter dispense for ever To have ajhd to hold all and sun- dry the foresaid lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, fruits, duties, profits, emoluments, maills, alms. 142 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. et anniversaria quecunque que quovismodo ad quascunque capellauias alteragia et prcbcndas in quacimque ecclesia capella aut collegio infra libertatem dicti iiostri Burgi, per quoscunque patronos eoruudem fun- datas, pertinuerunt Beu pertinere dinoscentur, in quorum possessione capellani et prebendarii earuudem perprius fueruut, ubicunque dicta tenementa domus edificia borti pomaria terre anuui redditus anniversaria fructus proventus et emolumenta jacent aut perprius levata perprius fuerunt, cum maneriorum locis pomariis terris annuis redditibus emolu- mentis et devoriis quibuscuuque, que perprius ad dictos Eratres Pre- dicatores Dominicales, et Minores seu Fi'auciscanos dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh pertinuerunt, unacum omnibus et singulis terris tenementis et domibus infra dictum Burgum et libertatem ejusdem jacentibus, cum omnibus annuis redditibus de quibuscunque domibus terris aut tene- mentis infra dictum Burgum levandis quibuscunque capellaniis alter- agiis ecclesiis mortuariis seu anniversariis, fundatis datis et mortifi- catis, ubicunque eedem infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie jacent aut existunt ; una etiam cum omnibus et singulis annuls redditibus aliisque devoriis usitatis et consuetia, aut que per quamcunque eccle- siam extra dictum Burgum a prefatis Preposito et Ballivos ejusdem, dailsilver, obits and anniversaries whatsoever, Tvhich in anyways pertained or are known to pertain to whatsoever cbaplainries, altarages and prebends, iu whatsoever chui-ch, chapel, or coUege within the liberty of our said Burgh, by whatsoever patrons of the same they were founded, in possession whereof the chaplains and prebendaries of the same formerly were, wheresoever the said tenements, houses, buOdings, yards, orchards, lands, annual rents, anniver- saries, fruits, prevents, and emoluments lie or wore formerly uplifted, with the manor places, orchards, lands, annual rents, emoluments and duties what- soever, wliich formerly pertained to the said Friars Dominican rroacliors and Minorites or Franciscans of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, together with all and sundry lands, tenements and houses lying within the said Burgh and liberty of the same, with aU the annual rents to be uplifted furth of any houses, lands, or tenements within the said Burgh, founded, given and mortified to whatsoever chaplainrios, altarages, churches, burials or anniversaries, whei- ever the same lio or are within our said kingdom of Scotland, together also with all and sundry annual rents and other duties used and wont, or which may 1612.] TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBUKGH. 143 e communibus- redclitibus hujusmodi Burgi pro suffragiis celebranclis peti aut requiri possunt; nee non totam et integram predictam preposituram Trinitatis Collegii prope dictum Burgum situatam, integrasque pre- bendas eidem spectantes et incumbentes, una cum predictis ecclesiis parochialibus rectoriis et vicariis de Sowtray et Lempitlaw ad dictam preposituram annexatis, cumque ecclesiis parochialibus rectoriis vicariis de Ormestoun jaceutis infra dictum vicecomitatum nostrum de , Kirkurde jacentis infra dictum vicecomitatum nostrum de Peblis, et Weymis jacentis infra dictum vicecomitatum nostrum de Fyff, ex antiquo ad dictam ecclesiam de Sowtray annexatis, uuacum omnibus et singulis aliis ecclesiis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis mansis glebis fructibus redditibus domibus edificiis bortis pomariis annuls redditibus cum loco pomario et borto nuncupato lie Dingwall Castell eidem spectante et incumbente, cum omnibus et singulis terris tene- mentis fructibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis devoriis tenentibus tenandriis et justis pertinentiis dicte prepositure quibus- cunque, ubicunque eadem infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotia sunt aut jacent : Ac etiam totam et integram predictam preposituram dicte ecclesie collegiate Sancti Egidii infra dictum nostrum Burgum situate, be asked or claimed by whatsoever cliiu'cb outwitli the said Burgh from the foresaid Provost and Bailies of the same, furth of the common rents of the said Burgh, for making of suffrages ; As also all and whole the foresaid provostry of the Trinity College situated near the said Burgh, and whole prebends pertaining and belonging to the same, together with the foresaid parish chiirches, parsonages and vicarages of Soltray and Lempitlaw annexed to tho said provostry, and with the parish churches, parsonages and vicar- ages of Ormiston lying within our said sheriffdom of , of Kirkurde lying within our said sheriffdom of Peebles, and "Wemyss lying within our said sheriffdom of Fife, annexed of old to the said church of Sol- tray, together with all and sundry other churches, teind sheaves and other teinds, manses, glebes, fruits, rents, houses, buildings, yards, orchards, annual rents, with the place, orchard and yard called Dingwall Castell, pertaining and belong- ing to the same, with all and sundry lands, tenements, frrdts, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, duties, tenants, tenandries and just pertinents of the said provostry whatsoever, wherever the same are or lie within oiu' said kingdom 19 144 CHAKTEKS RELATING TO [1612. cum omnibus et singulis ecclesiis prebendis et capellanis ad eandem pertinentibus et spectantibus, et presertim jiredictas ecclesias de Dum- baruie Potie et Moucreif, rectorias et vicarias earundem ad easdem ex antique annexatas, cum omnibus terris tenementis annuis redditibus domibus edificiis bortis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis et devoriis tenentibus tenandriis et libere tenentium servitiis ac justis suis pertin- entiis quibuscunque ad easdem spectantibus et i^ertinentibus, ubicunque eedem infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie sunt aut jacent; nee non totum et integrum predictum locum monialem de Scbeynis, vulgo nuncupatum the Nunrie of the Scbeynis, jacentem infra liberiatem et territor- ium dicti nostri Burgi, cum loco et hortis ejusdem omnibusque terris tenementis domibus edificiis ecclesiis prebendis capellaniis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis jui-ibus casualitatibus proficuis tenentibus tenandi-iis libere tenentium servitiis et justis pertiueutiis quibuscunque ad eundem pertinentibus et spectanti- bus, ubicunque sunt aut infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie jacent ; ae etiam totum et integrum predictum bospitale operis Saucti Pauli, vulgo nuncupatum Sanct Paullis Work, jacens apud finem dicte venelle of Scotland ; And also all and whole the foresaid provostry of the said coUegiate church of St Giles situated within our said Burgh, with all and simdry churches, prebends, and chaplainries pertaining and belonging to the same, and specially the foresaid churches of Dunibarnie, Potie and Moncreif, parsonages and vicarages of the same, annexed thereto of old, with all lands, tenements, annual rents, houses, buildings, yards, teind sheaves, otlier teinds, fruits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, and duties, tenants, tenandi-ies and services of free tenants, and their just pertinents whatsoever, belonging and pertaining to the same, wheresoever the sumo are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland ; Also all and whole the foresaid nuns' place of Scheynis, commonly called the Nunrie of the Scheynis, lying within the freedom and territoiy of our said Burgh, with the place and yards of the same, and all lands, tene- ments, houses, buildings, churches, prebends, chaplainries, teind sheaves, other teLnds, fi-uits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, in-ofits, tenants, tenandries, services of free tenants, and just pertinents whatsoever pertaining and belonging to the same, wherever they are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland ; and 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 145 vulgo lie Leyth Wynd appellate, prope dictum Burgum uostrum de Edinburgh, ex parte orientali ejusdem venelle, cum omnibus terris tenementis annuis redditibus ecclesiis prebendis capellaniis decimis garbalibus aliis decimis fructibus redditibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus proficuis tenentibus tenandriis libere tenentium servitiis et justis pertinentiis quibuscunque ad eandem spectantibus et per- tinentibus, ubicunque infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie eadem sunt aut jacent ; per prefatos Prepositum Ballivos Consules et Commuuitatem eorumque successores, pro sustentatione dictorum ministrorum curam apud dictas ecclesias predicti nostri Burgi inser- vientium, et seniorum decrei^itorum orphanorum et pauperum infra eundem Burgum, hospitalium ejusdem, pauperum scholasticorum infra Collegium et Scholas bujusmodi, omni tempore affuturo intromittendis ievandis utendis et disponendis : Et similiter tenendas et habendas totam et integram predictam Ecclesiam de Campis, nuncupatam lie Kirk of Field, cum acris loco et bortis eidem spectantibus et jacentibus, infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi situatis ; unacum predicto Arcbidiaconatu Lowtbiane et ecclesie de Currie eidem annexate, rectoria et vicaria ejusdem ; unacum omnibus aliis ecclesiis capellaniis prebendis ad also all and whole the foresaid hospital of the work of St Pa\il, commonly called Sanct Paullis Work, lying at the foot of the said vennel commonly called Leith Wynd, near oiu- said Burgh of Edinburgh, on the east side of the said vennel, with all lands, tenements, annual rents, churches, prebends, ehaplainries, teind sheaves, other teinds, fi-uits, rents, emoluments, rights, casualties, profits, tenants, tenan dries, services of free tenants, and just pertinents whatsoever, pertaining and belonging to the same, wheresoever they are or lie within our said kingdom of Scotland, to be intromitted with, iiplifted, used and disponed upon in all time coming, by the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Coimcillors and Com- munity, and their successors, for the sustentation of the said ministers serving the cure at the said chiu-ches of our foresaid Burgh, and of the aged, decrepit, orphans and poor, within the same Burgh of hospitals of the same, [and] of poor scholars within the College and schools thereof. And likewise to have and to hold all and whole the foresaid Church of the Fields, called the Ku-k of Field, with the acres, place, yards, belonging and adjacent thereto, situated within the liberty of our said Burgh ; together with the foresaid Archdeaconry 146 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1612. dictam Ecclesiam de Cainpis et Ai'chidiaconatum Lo^i;hiane spectantibus, cum omnibus terris teuemeutis amiuis redditibus domibus edificiis laortis decimis garbalibus aliisque decimis I'ructibus redditibus proficuis proventibus emolumentis juribus casualitatibus et devoriis tenentibus tenandriis libera tenentium servitiis et justis pertinentiis quibuscuuque eisdem spectautibus et iucumbentibus, ubicunque eadcm iufra dictum regnum nostrum Scotia sunt aut jacant, prefatis Praposito Ballivis Con- sulibus at Commuuitati eorumque successoribus, per ipsos, ad utilitatem et commodum predicti CoUegii prefati Burgi, magistrorum regeutium aliorumque professorum curam iufra idem Collegium iuservientium, omni tempore future iutromitteudis levandis utendis dispoueudis, de nobis et successoribus nostris in puram et perpetuam eleemosinam im- perpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas autiquas et divisas, prout jacant in longitudine et latitudine, in domibus edificiis boscis planis moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivulis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis aucupatiouibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis carbonibus carbonariis cuniculis cuni- culariis columbis columbariis fabrilibus brasiuis brueriis et genistis silvis nemoribus et mgultis liguis tiguis lapicidiis lapide et calce cum curiis et of Lothian and church of Cnrrie annexed to the same, parsonage and vicarage thereof; together ^yilh all other chui-chos, chaplainries [and] prebends belonging to the said Chui'ch of the Fields and to the Archdeaconry of Lothian, with all lands, tenements, annual rents, houses, buildings, yards, teind sheaves and other teinds, fi-uits, rents, profits, prevents, emoluments, rights, casualties and duties, tenants, tenandries, services of free tenants, and just pertinents whatso- ever pertaining and belonging to the same, wheresoever the same are or Ue within our said kingdom of Scotland, to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Coun- cillors, and Community, and their successors, to be intromitted with, uplifted, used and disponed upon in aU time coming by them, for the utilitj- and profit of the foresaid CoUego of the foresaid Bui-gh, masters, regents and other professors serving the cure within the same College, of us and ovuc successors, in pure and perpetual alms for ever, by all their just ancient marches and divisions, as they lie in length and breadth, in houses, buildings, woods, plains, moors, marshes, ways, paths, waters, ponds, streams, meadows, pas- tures and pasturages, mills, multures and their sequels, hawkings, huntings, 1612.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 147 earum exitibus herezeldis bluduitis et mulierum merchetis, cum libero iutroitu et exitu, ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commodi- tatibus proficuis et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinentiis quibuscunque, tarn nou nominatis quam nominatis, tarn subtus terra quam supra terram, procul et prope ad predictam nostram fundationem aliaque premissa, cum pertinentiis spectautibus seu juste spectare valeutibus quomodolibet in futurum, libere quiete pleuarie integre honorifice bene et in pace sine aliqua revocatioue contradictione aut obstaculo quo- cunque : Eeddendo inde annuatim prefati Prepositus Ballivi Consules et Commuuitas dicti uostri Burgi eorumque successores, et pauperes dicti Hospitalis, ministri magistri et dicti Collegii regentes et scholarum, eorumque successores, devotas et humilcs quotidianas preces Deo Omni- poteuti pro preservatione nostri et successorum nostrorum, et susten- tando ministros curam apud ecclesias respective predictas eorumque successores inservientes, aut solvendo pro eorum sustentatione tertiam partem fructuum et devoriarum ecclesiarum et beneficiorum superius mentionatorum, in optione Prepositi Ballivorum Consulum et Communi- tatis eorumque successorum tantum : In cujus rei testimonium huic present! carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus. fishings, peats, tiu-fs, coals, coal pits, rabbits, warrens, doves, dove cots, forges, malt kilns, breweries, and heaths, woods, groves, thickets, wood, timber, stone quarries, stone and lime, with courts and their issues, herezelds, blude- wites, marchets of women, with free ish and entry, and with all and sundry other liberties, commodities, profits, and easements, and their just pertinents whatsoever, as well not named as named, as well below the earth as above the earth, far or near, belonging or that could justly belong in any manner of way in future, to our foresaid foundation and others the premises, with the pertinents, freely, quietly, fidly, whoUj', honourably, well and in peace, without any revocation, contradiction, or obstacle whatsoever ; Rendering there- for yearly, the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh, and their successors, and the poor of the said hospital, the minis- ters, masters and regents of the said College and schools and their successors, devout and humble daily prayers to God Almighty for the preservation of us and our successors, and sustaining of the ministers serving the ciu-e at the said churches respectively, and their successors, or paying for their sustentation the 148 CHARTEKS RELATING TO [1612. Testibus predilectis nostris cousanguineis et consiliariis, Jacobo mar- chione de Hamiltoun comite Arraiiie domiuo Evan, Georgio comite Mariscalli domino Kej-th, regni nostri Scotie mariscallo, Alexandro comite de Dunfermline domino Fyvie et Vrquhat &c. cancellario nostro, dilectis nostris familiaribus consiliariis, dominis Thoma Hamiltoun de Byris, nostro secretario, Eicardo Cokburne juniore de Clerkingtoun, nostri secret! sigilli custode, Alexandro Hay, nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Joanne Cokburne de Ormestoun, nostre justiciarie clerico, militibus : magistro Joanne Scott de Caiplie, nostre cancellarie directore. Apud Beauvoir castell septimo die mensis Augusti anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo duodecimo, regnorumque nostorum annis quadragesimo sexto et decimo, respective. third part of the fruits and duties of the churches and benefices above mentioned, at the option of the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community and their successors only. In ■mcTirass whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed to this our present charter. Witnesses, our well beloved cousins and councillors, James marquis of Hamilton earl of Arran lord Evan, George earl Marshal lord Keith marischal of our kingdom of Scotland, Alexander earl of Dunfermline lord Fyvie and Urquhart etc. our chancellor; our beloved familiar councillors. Sir Thomas Hamilton of Byres our secretary. Sir Eichard Cockbui-n younger of Clerkington keeper of our privy seal. Sir Alexander Hay clerk of our rolls register and council. Sir John Cockburn of Ormiston our justice clerk, knights, Master John Scott of Caiplie director of our chancery. At Beauvoir Castle, the seventh day of the month of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twelve, and in the forty-sixth and tenth years of our reign respectively. 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 149 XVIII. Charter granted by King Charles the First, under his Great Seal, to the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the City of Edinburgh. Newmarket, 23d October 1636. vvAEOLUS Dei gratia Magne Britannie Francie et Hibernie Eex, fideique defensor : Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem : Sciatis nos memoria recolentes et perfecte intelligentes multa bona notabilia et gratuita servitia, per Prepositum Ballivos Con- sules Communitatem et Incolas Civitatis nostre Ediuburgi, que est prin- cipalis et capitalis Civitas et Burgus antiqui regni nostri Scotie, prestita et impensa, non solum nobismetipsis a tempore felicis nostre succes- sionis ad regnum, verum etiam quondam nostro cbarissimo patri eterne memorie et aliis nostris preclarissimis progenitoribus Scotie Kegibus, quorum jjarticulares et notabiles expressiones, in antiquis infeofamentis ipsis, per predecessores nostros eterne memorie concessis, contente sunt, que posteritati tanquam signa eorum iideHtatis, et ingentium et egregi- orum servitiorum per ipsos bono et bonori regni prestitorum et impens- orum, remanent. Necnon nos considerantes, quod quedam questio ChAHLES by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Eang, and Defender of the Faith, To all good men of his ■whole land, clerics and laics, greeting : KJNOwye that we, calling to mind and perfectly understanding the many good, notable, and thankful services rendered and performed by the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, Community, and Inhabitants of our City of Edinburgh, which is the principal and capital City and Burgh of our ancient kingdom of Scot- land, not only to us from the time of our happy succession to the kingdom, but also to our late dearest father of eternal memory, and to others oiu- most noble progeni- tors, Kiugs of Scotland, of which particular and notable expressions are contained in ancient infeftments granted to them by our jjredecessors of eternal memory, which remain to posterity as memorials of theii- fidelity, and of the great and re- markable services rendered and performed by them to the advantage and honour of the realm. Also we, considering that a certain question has been raised in our said 150 CHAETEES EELATING TO [1686 facta dicte Civitati nostre Eclinburgcne penes amplitudinem et extenti- onem novi infeofamcnti per dictum quondam nostrum cbarissimum patrem ipsis concessi, de data apud Halyruidhous [decimoj quiuto die mensis Martii anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo tertio, utrum is scrupulus et controversia que super dicta carta moveri poterit vel in co quod tendere potest prejudicio nostro in particulari vel reipublice et regno in generali removeretur, ipsi voluntarie et ex ipsorum proprio motu omni cum bumilitate in presentia dominorum nostri secreti consilii, vigesimo octavo die mensis Januarii anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo trigesimo, comparuerunt et ibidem produxerunt in pre- sentia dictorum dominorum, quoddam actum per Prepositum, Eallivos, Consules et Communitatem dicte nostre Civitatis factum, sub subscrip- tione ipsorum communis clerici, de data dicto vigesimo octavo die mensis Januarii anno Domini predicto, virtute cujus acti ratificaruut oblationcm per dilectum nostrum consiliarium Dominum Joanncm Hay nostri registri clericum, pro tempore desiguatum Magistrum Joannem Hay ipsorum clericum et commissionarium ipsorum nomine, penes restrictionem officii Vicecomitis et Coronatoris in dicto infeofamento concesso anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo tertio predicto continentem City of Edinburgh concerning the effect and extent of a new infeftment granted to them by our said late dearest father, of date at Holyrood house, the iifroenth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hiuulred and tlireo, and to the end that all scriiple and controversy which can be raised concerning the said charter, which may tend either to our prejudice in particidar or to that of tho commonweal and kingdom in general, may bo removed, they voluntarily and of their own free will appeared with all humility in presence of the lords of our Privy Council, on the twouty-oighth day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand six lumdred and thirty, and tlioro produced in presence of the said lords a certain Act made by the Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Connnunity of our said City, under the subscription of their Common Clerk, of date the said twenty- eighth day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord foresaid, by virtue of which act they ratified tlio offer made by our beloved councillor, Sir John Hay, clerk of our register, for the time designed Master Jolni Hay, tlieir clerk and commissioner in their name, concerning the restriction of the office of SheriM' and Coroner contained in the said infeftment, granted in the year of our liOid 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 151 et jurisdictionem ejusdem cum tentione suarum gilde curiarum, ad bondas subsequeutes contiuentem in oblatione per dictam nostram Civi- tatem nobilibus et generosis Lotbiane occidentalis facta, que compre- bendit terras subsequentes, viz. Burgum nostrum de Edinburgh, com- munia molendina, communem moram, commune marresium lie myre, lacus, menia et fossas ejusdem, villas de Leitb et Newbevin, portus, navium, stationes, propugnacula lie peires scboires raides lie liukis eister et wester ejusdem, terras nuncupatas lie Commoun Clossetts Burssis Hoilf Hallis et alias terras ad dictum Burgum nostrum proprie spectantes vias, semitas, stratas, plateas et passagia ad dictum nostrum Burgum, et ab eodem, et ad Leith et Newbevin, vel ab eisdem respective, ducentes, per eorum communem moram et marresium, et que per ipsos constructa seu reparata sunt, quousque dicta mora et marresium ex- tendunt, cum viis et plateis ducentibus ad ipsorum communia molendina super aquam de Leitb, et ab iisdem quousque dicta molendina, cum terris molendiuariis ad dictum nostrum Burgum proprie spectantibus ibidem extendunt ; Ac etiam penes renunciationem in favorem nostrum omnis juris regalitatis ipsis vel eorum predecessoribus dispositi, si quod sit, cum omni jure quod habent ad escbaetas personarum criminalium one thousand six hundred and thi-ee foresaid, and jurisdiction of the same, with the holding of their Guild coxu-ts, to the bounds after set forth, contained in an offer by our said City to the nobles and gentiy of West Lothian, which compre- hends the lands following, namely, our Burgh of Edinburgh, common mills, com- mon muir, common march, or myi'e, loch, walls and fosses of the same, towns of Leith and Newhaven, ports, stations of ships, bidwarks, peires, schoires, raides, links eister and wester of the same, the lands called the commoun clos- setts, bm-ssis, hoUf hallis, and other lands properly belonging to our said Burgh, waj's, paths, sti-eets, places and passages leading to our said Burgh and fi-om the same, and to Leith and Newhaven, or from the same respectively, through their common muir and marsh, and which have been either constructed or rej)aired by them so far as the said muir and marsh extend, with the ways and places leading to theii- coromon mOs upon the Water of Leith, and from the same as far as the said mills with mil l lands properly belonging to om- said Burgh there extend. And also concerning the renunciation in our favour of all right of regality granted to them or their predecessors, if such there be, with aU right which 20 152 CHARTEES RELATING TO [1636. coram ipsis morti convictarum ; necnon escbaetarum quarumcunque incolarum dicti Burgi nostri ad cornu pro civilibus causis denuuciatarum, cum omnibus aliis extraordinariis libertatibus, si que sint, iu dicto iufco- famento contentis, que subdito non competent nee conceduntur, nee hucusque concesse fuerunt vicecomitatibus coronatoribus seu liberis Burgis ; necnon penes renuuciationem omnis juris quod ad australem seu borealem ripas lie bankis Castri nostri de Edinburgh habent, absque l^rejudicio omnimodo alicujus prions legitimi juris quod dictus Burgus aut aliqui burgenses ejusdem ad easdem habent, et absque innovatione usus dicte australis ripe conformiter prout omnibus temporibus retroactis, ultra homiuum memoriam consuetum fuit; necnon contincnte humilcm petitionem quatenus nobis placeret ratificare dictam cartam et ipsorum universa antiqua infeofamenta inibi contenta, cum libera libertate et sola seu unica negociatione lie sole tread infra bondas Lotbiane occidentalis ad liberum burgum regale pertinente, unacum dictis officiis Vicecomitis et Corouatoris infra bondas dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, dictas villas de Leith et Newhevin, aliasque supra et subtus specificatas, unacum custumis minutis custumis et aliis inibi contentis, quorum dictus they have to escheats of criminals condeniued before them to death ; also of the escheats of ■whatsoever inhabitants of our said Burgh are put to the horn for civil causes, with all other extraordinary hberties, if such there be, contained in the said infeftmcnt, which are not competent nor granted to a subject, nor have hitherto boon granted to sheriffs, coroners, or free burghs ; also concerning the renunciation of all right which they have to the south or north banks of our Castle of Edinburgh, without prejudice in any way to any prior lawful right wliicli the said Burgli or any burgesses of the same liavo to the said banks, and without any change in the use of the said south bank iu conformity with the practice in all time by past, beyond the memory of man ; also containing a humble petition that wo would bo pleased to ratify the said charter, and all their ancient infoftmeuts therein contained, with fi'oo Hberty, and the sole or exclusive trade " sole tread" within tlie bounds of West Lothian per- taining to a free royal burgh, together with the said ofTiecs of Sherifl" and Coroner within the bounds of our said Burgh of Edinburgli, f lie said towns of Leitli and Newhaven, and others above and under sjiccified, togotlier with the customs, potty customs, and others tliorcin contained, of which tlio said Burgh was in posses- 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 153 Burgus fuit in possessione, unacum ceteris libertatibus privilegiis et aliis in dicto infeofamento contentis, tenore ejusdem conformiter ; Quemadmodum, dicto acto conformiter, Prepositus, Ballivi, Cousules et Conimunitas dicti Bui-gi nostri j^lenariam et amplam renunciationem et resignationem premissorum, in favorem nostrum nostrorumque suc- cessorum, fecerunt et siibscripseruut, et nos es nostris gratioso respectu et favore erga dictam nostram Civitatem Edinburgeuam, et ad ipsos incitandos in ipsorum bono et gratuito servitio nobis et successoribus nostris continuare, acceptare volentes dictam ipsorum renunciationem, ac ratifieare dicta sua infeofamenta, cum universis libertatibus et privilegiis inibi contentis, exceptis in particularibus supra mentionatis ut dictum est renunciatis, igitur nos post nostram legitimam et perfectam etatem viginti quinque annorum completam, et post omnes nostras revocationes, cum avisamento et consensu predilecti nostri consanguineietconsiliarii Joannis comitis de Traquair domini Lintoun et Caverstoun, &c. nostri supremi thesaurarii, computorum nostrorum rotulatoris, collectoris novarumque nostrarum augmentatiouum regni nostri Scotie, necnon cum avisamento et consensu reliquorum dominorum nostri Scaccarii dicti regni nostri Scotie sion, together ■with the other liberties, privileges, and others contained in the said infeftment, conform to the tenor thereof. And whereas the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said Bui-gh have, conform to the said act, made and subscribed a fuU and ample renimciation and resignation of the premises in favour of us and of our successors, and we, out of our gracious respect and favour towards our said City of Edinburgh, and as an incitement to them to continue in their good and thankful service to us and oiu" succes- sors, have been pleased to accept their said renunciation, and to ratify their said infeftments with all liberties and privileges therein contained, except in the particulars above mentioned, renounced as aforesaid, therefore after our lawful and perfect age of twenty-five years complete, and after all our revo- cations, with the advice and consent of our beloved cousin and councillor, John earl of Traquair, lord Lintoun and Caverstoim, etc., oiu- High Treasurer, our comptroller and collector of our new aiigmentations of oirr kingdom of Scotland, as also with advice and consent of the rest of the lords of oiu' Exchequer of our said kingdom of Scotland, our commissioners, have ratified, approved, and by this our present charter have confirmed, and by the tenor 154 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1636. nostrorumcommissionariorum ratificavimus approbavimuset hac presenti carta nostra confirmavimus, tenoreque ejusclem ratificamus approbamus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris pro perpetuo confirmamus in favorem Prepositi, Ballivorum, Consulum et Communitatis dicte Civitatis nostre Edinburgene, eorumque successorum, particulares et severales cartas, infeofamenta, clonationes et alia subscripta, viz. Cartam factam et concessam, per quondam Eegem Eobertum Bruce, Scotie Kegem. Et similiter caetam factam et concessam per dictam quondam nostram charissimam aviam Eeginam Mariam, sub sue magno sigillo, dictis Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi, et eorum successoribus, de omnibus et singulis terris, tenementis, domibus, edificiis, ecclesiis, capellaniis, hortis, pomariis, croftis, annuis reddi- tibus, decimis, servitiis, proficuis, devoriis, emolumentis firmis lie almous daillsilver obites et anniversariis, que ad quascunque capellanias, alteragia et prebendarias in quibuscunque ecclesiis, capcllis seu collegiis, infra libertatem dicti nostri Burgi, per quemcunquo patronum fundatas, pertinueruut, in quorum possessione dicti capellanii seu prebendarii fuerunt, ubicunque eadem jacent, infra dictum regnum nostrum Scotie, vel extra vel intra dictum nostrum Burgum de Edinburgh, et omnium of the same ratify, approve, and for us and our successors for ever confirm, in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said City of Edinburgh and their succossors, the particidar and several charters, infeftmonts, gifts, and others underwritten, videlicet, A Cttartek made and granted by the former King Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. And likewise a Charter made and granted by our said late dearest grandniotlior Queen Mai-yundorhor great seal, to the said Provost, UaQies, Coiuicillors and Com- munity of our said Burgh, and their successors, of all and sundry lands, tenements, houses, buildings, churches, chaplainrios, yards, orchards, crofts, annual rents, teinds, services, profits, duties, emoluments, rents, almous, daiUsilvor, obites, and anniversaries, which belonged to whatsoever chai)lainrie8, altarages, and prebends, founded in whatsoever chiu'chos, chapels, or colleges within the liberty of our said Burgh, by whatsoever patron, in possession whereof the said chaplains or prebendaries were, wheresoever the same He within our said kingdom of Scot- land, either without or within our said Burgh of Edinburgh, and of aU lands wliich 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 155 terrarum que ad fratres Dominicanos et Franciscanos vulgo the Blackfrieris et Grayfrieris pertinuerunt, cum diversis aliis in dicta carta plenius specificatis, que est de data, decimo tertio die mensis Martii, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo sexto. Ac etiam Caktam concessam per dictum quondam nostrum charissimum patrem, sub suo maguo sigillo, de data apud Striveling, decimo quarto die mensis Aprilis, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octogesimo secundo, per quam ratificat et confirmat dictam priorem cartam, con- cessam per dictam quondam suam charissimam matrem, de dictis terris et aliis predictis, de data dicto decimo tertio die mensis Martii, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo sexagesimo sexto, necnon ratificat et approbat dimissionem et renunciationem factam per Joannem Gib in favorem dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, de ipsius jure ad preposituram de Eii-kafield, universas domos, terras et edificia ad eandem pertinentes; et per quam dictus quondam noster charissimus pater dedit, concessit et disposuit dictis Preposito, 'Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh, eorumque successoribus, licentiam et liber-tatem erigendi Collegium, construendi et reparandi sufficientes domos et loca, pro receptione professorum humanitatis, literarum et belonged to the Friars Dominican and Franciscan, commonly [caUed] the Black- fi-iars and Greyfriars, with sundry others more fiiUy set forth in the said charter, ■which is dated the thirteenth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-six. As also a Chahter gi-anted by oiu' said late dearest father, under his great seal, dated at Stirling, the fourteenth day of the month of Api-il, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-two, by -which he ratifies and confirms the said former charter, granted by his said late dearest mother of the said lands and others foresaid, of date the said thirteenth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and sixty-six, also he ratifies and approves the demission and renun- ciation made by John Gib in favour of our said Biu-gh of Edinbm-gh of his right to the provostry of Kirk of Field, whole houses, lands, and buildings pertaining to the same ; and by which our said late dearest father gave, granted, and dis- poned to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of oiu- said Bm-gh of Edinburgh and their successors permission and liberty to erect a CoUege, to construct and repair siutable houses and places for the reception of professors 156 CHAKTERS RELATING TO [1630. linguarum philosophic, theologie, medicine, legum, omniumque aliarum scieutiarum liheralium, ac eligendi sufficieutes professores ad dictas ])rofessiones docendas, et ad hunc efl'ectum, dodit concessit et disposnit ipsis et eorum successoribus, preposituram de lie Kirk of Field cum terris, tenemeutis, fructibus, possessionibus, redditibus, devoriis et pertinentiis cjusdem. Necuon Cartam factam et concessam per dictum quondam nostrum charissimum patrem, sub suo magno sigillo, de data quarto die mensis Aprilis, anuo Domini millesimo quingentesimo oeto- gesimo quarto, per quam dictus quondam noster charissimus pater, considerans quod dicti Prepositus, Ballivi, Consules et Communitas dicti nostri Burgi de Edinburgh magnos sumptus et expensas impend- erunt in erectione dicti CoUegii, domorum constructioue, et magnas monete summas dotarunt pro sustcutatione professorum humanitatis, philosophic et theologie, infra idem, pro instructione juventutis inibi, dedit, concessit et disposuit dictis Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus et Commuuitati dicti nostri Burgi, ad usum dicti Collegii, ac pro sustenta- tione rectoris et regentium infra idem.totum et integrum Archidiaconatum Lothiane, inibi continentem rectoriam de Currie, cum manso, gleba, of humanity, letters and languages, pliilosopliy, theology, medicine, laws, and all other liberal sciences, and to elect comj)etent professors to teach the said pro- fessions ; and to that effect gave, granted, and disponed to them and their suc- cessors the provostry of the Kirk of Field with the lands, tenements, fruits, possessions, rents, duties, and pertinents of the same ; also a CnAKTEU made and granted by our said late dearest father under his great seal, of date the foui'th day of the month of April in the year of our Lord one thoiisand five hundred and eighty-four, by -which om- said late dearest father, considering that the said Provost, liaihes. Councillors and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh incurred great charges and expenses in the erection of the said College, [and] in the building of the liouscs, and gave great sums of money for the sustentation of professors of humanity, philosophy and theology within the same for the instruction of youth therein, gave, granted and disponed to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors, and Community of our said Burgh, for the use of the said College, and for the support of the rector and regents within the same, all and whole the archdeaconry of Lothian, containing therein tho parson- age of Curry, with tho manse, globe, church lands, toinds, fruits, rents, profits 1636.] TEINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBUKGH. 157 ten-is ecclesiasticis, decimis, fructibus, redclitibus, proficuis et devoriis ejusdem. Et similiter Cabtam factam et coucessam per dictum quondam nostrum charissimum patrem, sub suo maguo sigillo, de data, vigesimo sexto die mensis Maii, auuo Domini millesimo quingentesimo octogesimo septimo, per quam dictus quondam noster cbarissimus pater considerans magnos sumptus et expensas per dictos Prepositum, Ballivos, Consules et Communitatem dicti uostri Burgi de Edinburgh impensas, in erectione hospitalis, in sustentatione suorum ministrorum et CoUegii predictorum dedit, concessit et disposuit dictis Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, eorumque successoribus, totam et integram jn-eposituram CoUegii Triuitatis, terras, domos, redditus, ecclesias, aliosque fructus, redditus et emolumenta eidem annexata. Ac etiam Caktam factam et concessam per dictum quondam nostrum charissimum patrem, sub suo magno sigillo, de data, vigesimo nono die mensis Julii, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo octogesimo septimo, ratificantem infeofameuta concessa per seipsum ac per dictam quondam Mariam Pieginam, ipsius matrem, de dictis terris ecclesi- asticis CoUegii Trinitatis, prepositure de Kirkalield, et Archidiacon- atus de Louthiane, necnon continentem novam donationem, de omnibus and duties of the same ; and Kkewise a charter made and granted by our said late dearest father, under his great seal, of date the twenty-sixth day of the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand five himdred and eighty-seven, by which our said late dearest father, considering the great charges and expenses incurred by the said Provost, Baihes, Councillors and Community of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, in the erection of an Hospital, in sustaining their ministers and College foresaid, gave, granted and disponed to the said Provost, Badies, Councillors and Commimity of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their succes- sors, aU and whole the provostry of Trinity College, the lands, houses, rents, chiu-ches, and other fruits, rents and emoluments annexed to the same ; and also a chaeter made and granted by oui- said late dearest father, under his great seal, of date the twenty-ninth day of the month of July in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven, ratifying the infeftments granted by himself and by the said late Queen Mary, his mother, of the said church- lands of Trinity College, provostry of Kirk of Field, and archdeaconry of Lothian, also containing a new gift of all the said church lands, provostry. Trinity 158 CHAKTEES RELATING TO [1636. dictis terris ecclesiasticis, prepositura, CoUegio Trinitatis, et Arcbidia- conatu Lotbiane, et dc universis terris et dccimis ad easdem pertiuentibus, ad usum miuistrorum, Collegii et pauperum. Ac etiam Cartam factam et concessam per dictum quondam nostrum cbarissimum patrem, sub suo magno sigillo, de data, apud Beauvoir Castell, septimo die meusis Augusti, anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo duodecimo continentem ratiticationem omnium priorum jurium, dicto Burgo nostro de Edin- burgb confectorum, de dictis terris ecclesiasticis, prepositura de Kirka- lield, prepositura Collegii Trinitatis et Arcbidiaconatu Loutbiane, unacum nova donatione dictarum iutegrarum terrarum ecclesiasticarum et beneficiorum, aliorumque inibi contentorum, applicandorum per dictos Prepositum et Ballivos eorumque successores, ad sustentationem suorum ministrorum collegii et pauperum respective : In omnibus et singulis punctis, passis, capitibus, articulis, clausulis, couditionibus, privilegiis, libertatibus, immunitatibus et circumstantiis quibuscunque in dictis infeofamentis, cartis, donationibus et aliis particulariter supraspeci- ficatis et eorum unoquoque contentis secundum formas et tenores earundem. Proviso quod ratificatio dictarum cartarum, infeofamentorum et aliorum predictorum nuUatenus comprebendet nee extendetur ad quod- Oollege, and archdeaconry of Lothian, and of the whole lands and teinds belong- ing to the same, for the use of the ministors, collogo and poor ; and also u CHAETER made and granted by oui- said late dearest father, under his great seal, of date at Beauvoir Castle, the seventh day of the month of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twelve, containing a ratification of aU prior rights granted to om- said Burgli of Edinburgli, of tlio said church lauds, provostry of Kirk of Field, provostry of Trinity College, and archdeaconry of Lothian, together with a new gift of the said whole churcli lands and bouolices and others therein contained, to bo applied by the said Provost and Bailies and their successors to the sustontation of their ministers. College, and poor rosi)ec- tively : IN ALL and sundry points, passes, heads, articles, clauses, conditions, privileges, liberties, immunities, and circumstances wliatsoever contained in the said infeftments, charters, gifts, and others particularly above specified, and in every one of them according to the forms and tenors of the same. Providing that the ratification of the said charters, infeftments and others foresaid shall nowise comprehend nor be extended to any right of regality, if any such be com- 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 159 cunque jus regalitatis, si quod sit in clictis iufeofameutis et juribus con- firmatis, eorumve aliquo comprehensum, nee ultra extendetur penes bereditarium officium Vicecomitis et Coronatoris, et jurisdictionem hujusmodi, nee ad tentionem curiarum gilde, sed solummodo, infra bondas dicti Burgi nostri de Edinburgh, communia molendina, com- munem moram, commune marresium, lacus, menia et fossas ejusdem, et intra villas de Leitb et Newhevin, portus, reeeptaeulum propugnacula lie schoires peires raides lie linkis eister et wester, terras nun- cupatas, lie commoun clossettis, Burse Hoilff Hallis et alias terras ad dictum Burgum nostrum in proprietate spectantes, vias, semitas, stratas plateas et passagia ad et a dicto Burgo nostro de Edinburgh ad et a dictis villis de Leitb et Newbevin, et plateas vias et passagia ducentes per ipsorum communem moram et marresium, et que per ipsos constru- untur et reparantur, quousque dicte mora et marresium extendunt, et ipsorum vias et plateas ducentes ad et ab ipsorum communis molendinis, super dictam aquam de Leitb, quousque dicta molendina, terre moleu- dinarie et omnes ad ipsos proprie spectantes extendunt. Et quod ratifi- catio dictarum cartarum nullatenus inferret impedimentum nee prejudi- cium nobis et successoribus nostris in nostro jure et prerogativa regali, pretended in the said infeftments and confirmed rights, or in any of them, nor farther shall be extended to the heritable offices of Sheriff and Coroner and jurisdiction of the same, nor to the holding of courts of Giuld, but only within the bounds of our said Burgh of Edinburgh, common mills, common moor, common marsh, lochs, walls and ditches of the same, and within the towns of Leith and Newhaven, ports, harbour, bidwarks, schoires, peires, raidis, linkis easter and wester, lands called the commovm clossettis. Burse Hoilff Hallis, and other lands belonging to our said Burgh in property, ways, paths, streets, places, and passages to and from our said Bm-gh of Edinbio-gh, and to and from the said towns of Leith and Newhaven, and places, ways, and j)assages leading through their common moor and marsh, and which were constructed and repaired by them, as far as the said moor and marsh extend, and their ways and places leading to and fi-om their common mills upon the said water of Leith, as far as the said mills, mill lands, and all belonging to them properly extend. And that the ratification of the said charters shall nowise infer imjaediment nor pre- judice to us and our successors in our right and royal prerogative to erect 21 160 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1686. ad erigendum burgos regalitatis seu burgos baronie in aliqua alia parte Lotbiane occidentalis, extra bondas dicti Vicccomitatus et Coronatoriatus, ad quas idem roodo predicto restringitur, cum hac declaratione omnimodo, quod restrictio dictorum officiorum Vicecomitis et Coronatoris et aliorum predictorum ad bondas supraspecificatas, nullum inferret i^rejudicium dicto Burgo nostro de Edinburgh et incolis ejusdem penes privilegium et libertatem sole seu unice negotiationis mercature infra universas bondas Loutbiane occidentalis, ad ipsos tanquam liberum burgum regalitatis pertinentis. Et similiter quod dicta ratifi- catio infeofamentorum cartarumque supraspecificatorum nullatenus extendetur ad quodcuuque jus, quod dicta urbs et eorum successores inde babent, seu pretendere potorint ad esebaetas criminalium person- arum, coram ipsis morti convictarum, neque ad esebaetas quarumcunque incolarum, infra bondas dictorum suorum Viceeomitatus et Coronatori- atus, ut dictum est restrictorum bactenus denuuciatis, aut qui imposterum denunciati erunt ad cornu vel ob criminales vel civiles causas ; Nccuon quod dicta ratilicatio nullatenus extendetur ad australem et borealem ripas lie bankis Castri nostri de Edinburgh, absque prejudicio omni- burghs of regality or burghs of barony in any other part of West Lothian beyond the bounds of the said Shoriifship and Coroncrship, to -which the same is restricted in manner foresaid, with this doelaration always, tliat the restriction of tlie said offices of Sheriff and Coroner and others foresaid, to the bounds above specified, shall infer no prejudice to our said Burgli of Edinburgh and inhabitants of the same, concerning their privilege and liberty of the sole or exclusive trade of merchandiso within the whole Ijounds of West Lothian belonging to them as a free bui-gh of regaUty And likewise that the said ratification of the infeftments and charters above specified shall in noways be extended to any right that the said City and their successors thence have or can pretend to the escheats of criminals condemned before them to death, nor to the escheats of any of the inhabitants within the bounds of tlioir said Shoriifship and Coronership, restricted as said is, ab-eady put or who shall after- wards be put to the horn either for civil or criminal causes ; also that the said ratification shall nowise be extended to the south and north banks of our Castle of Edinburgh .without prejudice always to any lawful right that 1636.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 161 modo cujuscunque juris legitimi, quod ipsi seu burgenses dicti nostri burgi ad easdem habent quiutum diem mensis Martii, anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo tertio, precedentem, et absque iunovatione aut prejudicio dicto nostro Burgo et eorum successoribus, de usu dicte australis ripe lie bank conformiter prout solitum fuit, omnibus temporibus retroactis, ultra bominum memoriam ; quemadmodum declaratur, quod particularia supraspecificata a dicta ratificatione excepta sunt, et tene- buutur tanquam excepta, nou solum e dictis cartis et infeofamentis per preseutis carte nostre teuorem ratificatis, verum etiam e quibuscunque aliis infeofamentis, juribus aut titulis factis et concessis, per predeces- sores nostros dicto nostro Burgo, pro quoeunque tempore diem date presentis carte nostre precedente; absque prejudicio predilecto nostro con- sanguineo et consiliario Jacobo Lennocie Duce, etc. supremo regni nostri Scotie Admirallo et Camerario, beredibus suis et successoribus, in ji;re dictorum of&ciorum, de quoeunque jure, titulo seu clameo que babere poterint ad quascunque libertatum privilegiorum jurisdictionum com- moditatum aut aliorum quorumcunque couteutorum in infeofamentis supraspecificatis concessis dicto nostro Bm-go de Ediuburgb, et eorum predecessoribus, et per nos in ipsorum favorem ratificatorum, prout de they or the burgesses of oui- said Bm-gh have to the same, previous to the fifth day of the month of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundi-ed and thi-ee ; and without innovation or j)rejiidiee to oiu* said Bui'gh and their suc- cessors of the use of the said southern bank, conform to the practice of time past beyond the memory of man. Moreover, it is declared that the particulars above specified are excepted fi-om the said ratification, and shall be held as excepted not only from the said charters and infeftments ratified by the tenor of t bis oiu" present charter, but also from whatsoever other infeftments, rights, or titles made and granted by our predecessors to our said Bui-gh, at any time preceding the day of the date of oiu- present charter ; without prejudice to ova- beloved cousin and councUlor James duke of Lennox, etc., High Admiral and Chamberlain of our kingdom of Scotland, and his heirs and successors in right of the said offices, of whatsoever right, title, or claim which they can have to any of the liberties, privi- leges, jurisdictions, commodities or others whatsoever, contained in the infeft- ments above specified, granted to oiu- said Bui-gh of Edinbui-gh and their prede- cessors, and ratified by us in their favour as accords of law. And that the said 162 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1636. jure congruit. Et quod clictus Admirallus et Camerarius suique predicti et dicta Civitas nostra Edinburgeusis et eorum successorcs erint in iisdem statu et conditione, penes omnia jura et privilegia dicta officia tangentia sicuti ante diem date presentis carte nostra erant, et sicuti presens nostra ratificatio nunquam concessa fuisset. Ex similiter nos cum avisamento et consensu predicto, volumus et concedimus, ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris decernimus et ordinamus, quod hec presens nostra ratificatio cartarum, iufeofameutorum, donationum, aliorumque particulariter supraspecificatorum, cum restrictionibus omnimodo exccptionibus, reservationibus et provisionibus suprascriptis, que in hac presenti carta nostra pro repetitis babentur, sit et erit tanti valoris, roboris, efficacie et effectus, in omnibus respectibus, ac si predicta universa infeofamenta, carte, donationes et alia prescripta ad longum et verbatim in hac presenti carta nostra insererentur, non obstante, eorundem minime insertiono, penes quorum non iusertionem et omnia desuper sequuta vel que desuper sequi poterint, nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris dispensavimus, ac per presentis carte nostre tenorem, dispensamus in perpetuum. Necnon nos cum avisamento et consensu predicto, tenore presentis carte nostre, ratificamus et appro- Admiral and Chamberlain and his foresaids, and owe said City of Eilinburgh and thoir successors shall be in the same state and condition, concerning all the rights and privileges touching the said offices, as they were in before the day of the date of our present charter, and as if our present ratification had never been granted. And in like manner wo, with advice and consent foresaid, will and grant, and for us and our successors decern and ordain tliat this our present ratification of the charters, infeftments, gifts, and others particularly above speci- fied, always with the restrictions, exceptions, reservations, and jirovisions above ■written, which are held as repeated in this our present charter, is and shall be of as much force, strength, efficacy and effect in all respects as if the whole foresaid infeftments, charters, gifts, and others foresaid were inserted at length and word for word in this our present charter, notwithstanding tlio not insertion of the same, concerning the not insertion of which and all following or that can follow thereupon, we for us and our successors have dispensed, and by the tenor of our present charter, dispense for ever. Likewise we, with advice and consent foresaid, bj' the tenor of our present charter, ratify and ajiprovo the heads and 1636.J TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 163 bamus capita et articulos concordatiouis coufecta inter dictos Prepositum, Ballivos, Cousules et Commuuitatem dicte Civitatis uostre Edinburgeue et ministros intra dictam Civitatem, in acto nostri secreti concilii eatenus confecto de data, primo die mensis Novembris, anno Domini millesimo sexceutesimo vigesimo quinto, contenta, et dictum actum concilii, de data i^redicta, eatenus confectum, in omnibus et singulis punctis clausulis et conditionibus iuibi contentis ; et specialiter absque prejudicio predicte generalitatis, illam clausulam ejusdem per quam concordatum fuit quod dicti Prepositus, Ballivi, Consules et Communitas dicte Civitatis nostra Edinburgene, eorumque successores, habebunt jus titulum et privilegium presentatiouis et nominationis miuistrorum ad inserviendum curas uuiversarum ecclesiarum infra dictum Burgum nostrum de Edinburgh, omnibus temporibus affuturis; ac volumus, conce- dimus, declaramus et ordinamus, quod presens bee nostra ratiiicatio dic- torum capitum et articulorum concordationis particulariter et generaliter supraspecificatorum sit et erit tanti valoris, roboris, ef&cacie et effectixs in omnibus respectibus, sicuti eadem ad longum in hac presenti carta nostra insererentur, penes quorum non insertionem, nos pro nobis et successoribus nostris, tenore presentis carte nostre dispensamus in per- axticles of agreement made between the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of oiu- said City of Edinbiu-gh, and the ministers within the said City, in an act of oiu- privy council made concerning the same, of date the first day of the month of November in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty-five, and the said act of council made concerning the same of the date aforesaid, in aU and sundry points, clauses, and conditions contained therein, and specially, and without prejudice to the foresaid generality, that clause of the same by which it was agreed that the said Provost, Bailies, Coun- cillors, and Community of our said City of Edinburgh and their successors shall have the right, title, and privilege of nomination and jaresentation of the ministers to serve the cure of all the chiu-ches within oux said Burgh of Edinburgh in aU time coming ; and we will, grant, declare, and ordain that this our present ratifi- cation of the saidheads and articlesof agreement, jjarticiJarly and generally above specified, is and shall be of as much force, strength, efiicacy, and effect in aU. respects as if the same were inserted at length in this our present charter, concerning the non-insertion of which we, for us and o\ir successors, by the tenor 164 CHARTERS RELATING TO [1636. lietuum. Qucmaclmodum nos cum avisamcnto et consensu predicto tenore presentis carte nostrc, damns et concedimus dictis Preposito, Ballms, Consulibus et Communitati dicte Civitatis nostre Edinburgene, eorumque successoribus, in perpetuum presentationem et nominationem minis- trorum ad iuserviendum curas, in universis ecclesiis infra dictam Civitatem nostram Edinburgenam, vel hactenus constructuram vel quas in ijosterum constructe contingent, aliquibus temporibus affuturis, infra dictam urbem, et in uuaquaque earum, omnibus temporibus affuturis, unacum jure patronatus dictarum integrarum ecclesiarum, omni tempore futuro, cum plenaria potestate prefatis Preposito, Ballins, Consulibus et Communitati dicte Civitatis nostre Edinburgene, eorumque successoribus pro perpetuo, qualificatas ad inserviendum curam intra dictas universas ecclesias dicte Civitatis nostre, toties quoties easdem per decessum, deprivationem, demissionem seu quocuuque alio modo vacaro contigerit, nominaudi et presentandi. Igitur proque multifariis bonis servitiis, nobis per dictam Civitatem nostram Edinburgenam, temporibus retroactis, prestitis, et ad incit- andum ipsos in eodem, omnibus temporibus affuturis continuari, nos ex of our present charter, dispense for ever. Moreover we, with advice and consent foresaid, by the tenor of our present charter give and grant to the said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said City of Edinburgh, and their suc- cessors for ever, the presentation and nomination of ministers to servo the euro in aU the churches within our said City of Edinburgh, either already built, or •which may hereafter happen to bo built in all time coming, within the said City, and in each one of them in all times coming, together with the right of patronage of the whole of the said churches in all time coming, with full power to the fore- said Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said City of Ediubui'gh and their successors for ever, to nominate and present qualified persons to serve the cure within the whole of the said churches of oiu' said City as often as they shall happen to become vacant by death, deprivation, demission, or in any other Therefore and for the many good services rendered to us in times past by our said City of Edinbui-gh, and for inciting thom to continue in the same in all time to 1636.] TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 1G5 nostra scientia et proprio motu, cum avisamento et consensu predicto, de novo dedimus, concessimus, disposuimus, et liac present] carta nostra confirmavimus, tenoreque ejusdem, de novo, damus concedimus et dis- ponimus ac pro nobis et successoribus nostris, pro perpetuo confirmamus prefatis Preposito, Ballivis, Consulibus et Communitati diets Civitatis nostre Edinburgene, et eorum successoribus, Totam et integrant dictam Civitatem nostram de Edinburgh, menia, fossas, portus, stratas, etc. Ac univimus ereximus et incorporavimus, tenoreque presentis carte nostre unimus, erigimus et incorporamus dictas integras terras, portus, receptacula, custumas, propugnacula, et alia predicta ad dictam Civi- tatem nostram Edinburgenam, ac erigimus eadem in Civitatem regalem, cum integris libertatibus, privilegiis et immunitatibus ad Civitatem seu Burgum Kegalem pertinentibus. Eeddendo inde annuatim, dicti Prepositus, Ballivi, Consules et Com- munitas Burgi dicti nostri de Edinburgh, eorumque successores, nobis et successoribus nostris, pro dicta Civitate nostra de Edinburgh, portubus et receptaculis de Leith et Newhevin, cum universis privilegiis come, we of our kaowledge and free will, with advice and consent foresaid, of new have given, granted, disponed, and by this our present charter confirmed, and by the tenor of the same of new give, grant and dispone, and for us and our successors for ever confirm, to the foresaid Provost, Bailies, Councillors and Community of our said City of Edinburgh and their successors, all and whole our said City of Edinburgh, walls, ditches, ports, streets, etc. And we have united, erected and incorporated, and by the tenor of our pre- sent charter, unite, erect, and incorporate the said whole lands, ports, havens, customs, bulwarks and others foresaid to our said City of Edinburgh, and have erected the same into a royal City, with all Uberties, privileges, and immunities belonging to a City or Burgh Eoyal. • • • » • Paying therefor yearly, the said Provost, BaiHes, Councillors and Com- munity of our said Burgh of Edinburgh and their successors, to us and our successors, for our said City of Edinburgh, ports and havens of Leith and 166 CHARTEKS RELATING TO [1636. libertiitibus, jiirisdictionibus, officiis, aliisque supraspecificatis dietc Civitati uostre annexatis, summam quiuquagiuta duarum mercaruui monete sterlingorum, tanquam pro autiquo censu biirgali contento iu dicto iufeofament dicti Burgi, dicte urbi concesso j^er Regem Eobert Bruce, ad duos anni terminos festa viz. Peutecostes et Sancti Martini in hyeme, per equales i^ortiones ; ac etiam administrationem justicie in dictis officiis Yicecoinitis et Coronatoris ac Justiciarii pacis cum servitiis burgi solitis et consuetis. Ac pro dictis decern acris terrarum de Hierigis, et pro dicto presentatione et nominatione ministrorum curam intra universas ecclesias intra dictam Civitatem nostram con- structas et construendas inserviturorum, eidem i;t dictum est, unitas et annexatas, duos denarios nomine albelirme, si jjetatur tantum. In cujus rei testimonium buic prescuti carte coniirmationis, magnum sigillum nostrum, appoui precepimus. Testibus, reverendissimo in Christo patre et predilecto nostro consiliario Joanne miseratione diviua Sancti Andree Archiepiscopo, primate et metropolitano dicti regni nostri Scotie, et nostro cancellario ; predilectis nostris consanguineis et con- Newhaven, with the whole privileges, liberties, jurisdictions, offices, and others above specified annexed to our said City, the sum of fifty-two merks money of sterlings, as for the ancient burgh maill contained in the said infeftmeut of tho said Burgh, granted to the said City by King Eobert Bruce, at two terms of the year, to wit, Whitsunday and Martinmas in winter, by equal portions ; and also tho administration of justice in tho said offices of Sherilf and Coroner and Justice of the Peace with the services of burgh used and wont ; and for the said ten acres of tho lands of Hierigs, and for the said presentation and nomination of ministers to serve tho cure within aU the churches built and to be built in oiu" said City united and annexed to the same as said is, two pennies iu name of blanch farm if asked only. In witness whereof we have commanded our groat seal to bo appended to tliis our present charter of confirmation. Witnesses, tho most reverend fatlu'r in Christ and our well beloved councillor Jolin, b}^ divine mercy Archbisliop of St -Audrows, primate and metropolitan of our said kiugdom of Scotland, and oui- chaucellur; TRINITY COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, EDINBURGH. 167 siliariis, Jacobo marchione de Hamiltouue comite Arranie et Canta- brigie domino Aven et Innerdaill, Thoma comite de Hadingtoun domino Binning et Byris, nostri secreti sigilli custode, Willielmo comite de Sterling yicecomite de Cannada, domino Alexander de Tullibodie, nostro secretario, dilectis nostris familiaribus consiliariis, dominis Joanne Hay de Barro nostrorum rotulorum registri ac consilii clerico, Joanne Hamiltoun de Orbieston nostre justiciare clerico, et Joanne Scott de Scottistarvet, nostre cancellarie directore, militibus. Apud Newmercatt vigesimo tertio die mensis Octobris anno Domini millesimo sexcentesimo trigesimo sexto, et anno regni nostri duodecimo. our well beloved cousins and councillors, James marquis of Hamilton, earl of Arran and Cambridge, lord Aveu and Innerdaill, Thomas earl of Haddington lord Binning and Byres, keeper of our jirivy seal ; William earl of Stirling, viscount of Canada, lord Alexander of Tulliebodie, our secretary ; our beloved familiar councillors Sirs John Hay of Barro, clerk of our rolls register and council, John Hamilton of Orbieston, our justice clerk, and John Scott of Scottistarvet, director of our chancery, knights. At Newmarket the twenty-third day of the month of October in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and thirty-six, and in the twelfth year of our reign. APPENDIX. I. [1679, c. 51.] Act in fauoris of the Hospitall of Edinburgh. r OESAMEKLE as oure Soueraue Lordis clearest motbir, with auise of bh- secreit counsale, after bir perfyt aige of tueuty live yeris, gaif and grantit to tbe Provest Baillies Counsale and Communitie of tbe burgb of Edinburgh, for tbe sustentatioun of tbe ministrie and bospitalitie witbin the samyu, all landis annuellis obitis and daill syluer mailis rentis proventis and dewiteis qubatsumeuir, pertening of befoir to qubatsumeuir benefice alterage or cbaiplanrie within tbe said burgb and fredome thairof, or awand furtb of tbe said burgb or tenementis tbairof to qubatsumeuir vtber benefice or cbaiplanrie, as tbe said gift in itself at mair lentb beris. And albeit thair be certane cbaiplanriis foundat in certane places lyand ■without tbe said Burgb vnto tbe qubilkis tbe saidis Provest Baillies and Counsale ar vudoubtit patronis, tbe seruice of tbe qubilkis cbaiplanriis bes altogitber ceissit and ceissis throw tbe abro- gatioune of tbe papisticall superstition within this realnie, swa that tbe fruictis rentis and dewiteis of the saidis cbaiplanriis of gude ressone aucbt now to be applyit to sum better vse. Qubairfoir oure Souerane Lord, with auise and consent of tbe thrie estatis of this present Parlia- ment, grantis and gevis full libertie and fredome to the saidis Provest Baillies Counsale and Communitie and thair successouris to ressaue and vplift tbe profiittis and dewiteis of tbe foirsaidis benefices alterages and cbaiplanriis to tbe qubilkis tbay and thair predecessoris were patronis 170 APPENDIX. [1579, c. 51. phmojitre, to be besto-5\-it to the sustentatioune of the said ministerie and hospitalitie, and to call follow and jjersew for the saidis fruictis and proffeittis of all yeiris and termes hipast sen the samyn vaikit, and in t3'me cuming for euir, with sic priuilege for recouering thairof as ony ecclesiasticall persone hes for recovering of the fruictis and rentis of thair benefices. Prouiding alwayis that thai be comptable yeirlie to the chekker, and gif thair be ony benefices of cure that they dispone the same to qualifiit personis. And mairover becaus thair ar diuerse per- sonis godlie and zelouslie mouit, petying the miserable estate of the puyr, and delyting in that gude werk of erectioun of ane hospitall within the said burgh, myndit to sujiplie the said hospitall with thair almous and support of annuell rentis landis and tenementis Hand within the said burgh, to be annexit thairto for the intertenyment of the puyr walk aiget and seik jjersonisto be sustenit thairin. Thairfoir our said Souerane Lord, with auise of his saidis thrie estaittis, gevis and grantis licence to all personis quha may be movit to support the said hospitall in landis tenementis or annuelrentis Hand within the said burgh sa to do. And that this act of Parliament salbe to the effect foirsaid sufficient in all respectis to all giftis and donationis maid or to be maid of landis or annuelrentis Hand within the said burgh to the said hospitall, and salbe of als greit streuth as gif particuler confirma- tionis wer gevin vpoune euery ane of the saidis donationis as mortifiit to the said hospitall in manner foirsaid, because the samyn can nawiso hurt oure said Souerane Lordis profl'eitt quha hes na yeirlie proffeit furth of the said burgh bot hes borrow maillis and seruice of burgh. 1587, c. 8.] APPENDIX. 171 II. [1587, c. 8.] Annexatioun of the temporalities of benefices to the Crown. OUEE SOUEEANE LORD and bis thrie estaitis of parliament perfitely vnderstanding the greitest pairt of bis proper rent to baif bene gevjn and disponit of auld to abbayis monasteries and vtberis personis of clergy, qubairby the crown bes bene sa greitly burte that tbairefter bis maist noble progenitouris bad not sufficient meanis to beir furtb tbe honour of thair estait as thai had befoir, quhilk bes bred sindrie incon- venientis within this realme, And seeing the causes of the dissolutioun of the patrimonie of the croun to the kirk efter the trewth knawin ar fund natbir necessar nor proffitable, and that be mony occasionis throw a lang process of tyme tbe dertb has sa gritlie increscit, not onlie in this realme bot in all cuntries, that tbe princes chairges ar not able to be vpbaldin be that part of tbe patrimonie quhilk now restis in bis handis : And his Hienes for the grite luif and favour quhilk he beiris to his subiectis being nawayes myndit to greve thame with importable taxa- tionis specialie for bis royall [supportej, It is fund maist meit and expedient that be salbaue recourse to bis awin patrimonie, disponit of befoir (tbe cause of the dispositioun now ceissing), as ane help maist honourable in respecte of bim selff and leist grevous to his people and subiectis, And thairfoir our said Souerane Lord and his saidis thrie estaitis of parliament be tbe force of this present act haif vnit annext and incorporat, and vnitis and annexis and incorporatis to tbe crown of this realme to remane thairwith as annext and as it wer propirtie tbaii'of in all tyme cuming and with our said Souerane Lord and bis successouris for evir. All and sindrie landis, lordscbippis, baronies, castellis, touris, fortalices, mansiouis, maner places, milnis, multuris, woddis, schawes, parkis, fiscbeings, townis, willages, burrowis in regalitie and baronie, annuelrentis, tenementis, reuersionis, custumes greit and small, fewfermes, tennentis, tennendries, and seruice of frie 172. • APPENDIX. [1587, c. B. tennentis, and all and siudrie vtheris commodities proffittis and emolu- meutis qubatsumeuir, alsweill to burgh as to laud (except as bcirefter salbe exceptit in tbis present act) qubilkis at the day and dait of tbir presentis, viz., tbe tuentie nyne day of Julii the yeir of God J™ v'^ foure- seoir sevin j-eiris pertenis to qubatsumeuir arcbibiscbope, biscbop, abbot, priour, prioresse qubatsumeuir vtber prelate vtber ecclesiasticall or beueficit persoun of qubatsumeuir estait, degrie, bie or law, And at tbe day and dait of tbir presentis pertenis to qubatsumevir abbay, convent, closter, qubatsumeuir ordour of freris or nvuis, monkis or cbannonis, howsoeuir tbai be nameit, and to qubatsumeuir college kirk foundit for cbantorie and singing, or to qubatsumeuir prebeudarie or cbaiplanrie qubaireuir they ly or be situate within tbis realme and dominioun tbairof, And siclike All and sindrie commouu landis bruikit be cbaptouris of catbedrall kirkis and cbantorie colleges as commoun, and qubairof the saidis cbaptouris half bene in posscssioun befoir in commountie, to be in all tymes heireftir takin baldin and reput as it wer tbe propertie and patrimonie of tbe croun, To remanc thairwitb in all tyme cuming cfter tbe forme, tenour, and ordour of tbe act of annexatioun maid in the tyme of oure Souerane Lordis maist noble jn-edicessour King James the Secund, and according to all clausis, conditionis, and circumstances tbairof, quhilk in all pointis is baldin for expressit in tbis present act, And als it is statute and ordainit that the executioun of this act in levying of tbe proffittis sail begin and tak effect at the terme of Mcrtimes nixtocum, that our said Souerane Lord may ressaue the rentis and deweties of the said terme and sua furtb to continew in tyme cuming. Further oure said Souerane Lord and bis said tbric estaittis of Tarlia- ment hes declairit and be tbe tennour heirof dcclairis, dccernis, and ordanis that the landis, lordscbippis, and baroneis vnderwrittin, erectit be his Hienes in temporall lordscbijipis and baronies befoir tbe dait of this present act, quhilk is the tuentie nine day of Julii the yeir of God jm yc fourscoir seven yeiris, ar not nor sail not be comprchendit in the said annexatioun, oxcluiding tbe samin alluterlie tbairfra, To remane with the personis to qubome tbai wer first disponit efter the forme and tenour of thair infeftmentis maid to thamc tbairof, thay are to say 1587, c. 8.] APPENDIX. 178 The baronies of Brocbtoun and Kerse, the burgh of the Cannogait, and ane pairt of the toun of Leyth . . . quhilkis landis and lordscbippis are disponit to diuerse personis as thair particulare iufeftmentis beiris. In lyevianer our Soueraue Lord with auise of bis saidis thrie estaittis ratifies and apprevis the gift and dispositioun maid be bis Hienes to John Bothuell sone lauchfull to Adame bischope of Orknay of the abbacie of Halyruidhouse and haill fructis tbairof, with the baill fredomes, jurisdic- tionis, liberties, rentis, proventis and emokimentis of the samiu, with the haill reservationis, claussis, couditionis and circumstances of the same, efter the tennour tbairof, as the same of the daitt the tent day of December the yeir of God j™ v° Ixxxij ye'iris beires It is alwayes vnderstand, lyk as our said Souerane Lord and his thrie estaittis declairis, that vnder the said annexatioun or ony claus heirin specifiet the teyndscheves and vtheris teyndis of quhatsumeuer landis within this realme pertening to ony persounage or vicarage, ar not nor sail not be comprehendit, except quhair the teyud and stok is sett togidder as is heirefter declairit, bot that the samin sail remane with the present possessouris having richt thairto and quha salhave ricbt to the samyn heirefter, notwithstanding the said annexatioun, or any generall claussis thairin specifeit, quhilkis sail nawayes be extendit to the saidis teyndis mair nor gif the said annexatioun had never been maid Eeservand alwayes and exceptand to all archibiscboppis, bischoppis, .abbottis, priouris, prioresses, commendatairis and vtheris posses- ''Souris of greit benefices of the estait of prelattis and quhilkis befoir had or hes voit in parliament thair principall castles, fortalices, houssis, and mansionis, with the biggingis and yairdis tbairof as thai ly and ar situat within the precinctis and clausuris of thair places, quhilkis sail remane with thame and thair successouris heirefter for thair residence and habitatiouu notwithstanding the said annexatioun qubilk sail nawayes include the samin Provydiug alwayes they keip and mantene the samin in the estate quhairin they presentlie ar. Exceptand alsua furth of the said annexatioun all and quhatsumeuer mansionis of personnages and vicarages annext to parroche kirkis with four aikeris of the gleib maist ewest to the kirk and commodious for the 174 APPENDIX. [1587, c. 8. minister serving the cuir thairof for his hetter residence thairat, quhilkis sail not be nor ar comprehendit in the said aunexatioun, hut sallvemane M'ith the minister, person, or vicare, or vther quha salbe prouidit thairto for serving of the cuir, according to the actis of Parliament maid thair- aucut of befoir, ESCcrTAXD in lykmauer all and sindrie landis proffittis, tenementis, annualrentis teyudscheves and vtheris emolumentis and proffittis quhatsumeuir gevin, grantit and disponit for intertenement of maisteris and studentis in colleges erectit for exercise of lerning, and for grammer senilis, and for sustentatioun of ministeris makand thair residence in burrowis quhair thair is ua vther stipend appointit to thame, Akd siclike exceptand and reservand all landis, teyndis, proffittis, annuel- rentis and commodities quhatsumeuer grantit befoir the dait heirof be our Souerane Lord, or quhatsumeuer his Hieues predicessouris, or be quhatsumeuer vtheris personis to ony hospitale or masondieu' within this realme, and that in favouris of the puir and neidy, Provyding that the same be not disponit nor applyit to ony vther vse. And finalie except- and and excluidand furth of the said annexatioun all landis, baronies, tenementis, annuelrentis and vtheris commodities quhatsumeuer quhilkis pertenit of befoir to quhatsumeuer benefice greit or small being of laic patronages, to the quhilkis the said annexatioun sail not be extendit nor comprehend the same, to the effect that nana of the saidis laic patronis be hurte or damnefiet thairby. The QuniLK day our Souei'ane Lord sittand in jugement in plane'parlia- ment be his declaratioun maid in presence of his thrie estaittis saulffit to him selff liberty and priuilcgc to except and reserue furth of the actis of the annexatioun of the temporalities of benefices to the croun, of the satisfactioun of the temporalities annext, of his Hicnes reuocatioun generall, and of the ratiflcatioun of the restitutioun, pacificatioun, and abolitioun, all sic personis caussis and materis, and with sic prouisionis, limitationis, and restrictionis as to his Majestic sail seme expedient, quhilkis his Hienes ordanis and commandis his Clerk of Register to insert and incorporat within the bodies of the saidis actis, the same exceptionis and reseruationis being delyuerit to him subscriuit be his Hienes and his chancoUair befoir the fyftene day of August uixtocum. 3 587, c. 14.] APPENDIX. 175 III. [1587, c. 14.] The Kingis Maiesties generall Revocatioun. We JAMES be the grace of God Kiug of Scottis beiug now of perfite aige of tuentie ane yeiris compleit, and knawiug the remeid competent to ws be the commoun law and lawes of our realme, in revocatioun of all and sindrie alienationis, donationis, venditionis, or vtheris dispositionis quhatsumever maid be ws in our minoritie and lesse aige, or be our l^redicessouris in thair tymes in hurt and detriment of our croun, our saull and conscience, aganis all lawis of our realme, and thairin following the example of our maist noble progenitouris in thair generall reuoca- tionis ; and being laitlie past our said perfite age of xxi yeiris, and ane large space within our aige of xxv yeiris, during the quhilk the remeid of our reuocation is competent to ws, We mat our generall reuocatioun in maner following. Item we revoik all infeftmentis, giftis and dispositionis quhatsumeuer sett, gevin and grantit be ws in our minoritie to quhatsumeuer persoun or personis in fie fewferme or lyfrent of quhatsumeuir hospitallis maison- dewis, landis, or rentis apperteuing thairto in hurt and preiudice of our conscience, to the end that the saidis hospitallis may be reduceit to thair first institutioun for vphalding of the puir ; Prouiding alwayes that the rentis of the hospitall of the Trinitie College besyde the burgh of Edin- burgh, quhilk is now decayit, assignit and gevin to the new hospitall erectit to the Prouest, Baillies, and Counsall of the burgh of Edinburgh be nawayes comprehendit vuder this present reuocatioun. Item we reuoik all and quhatsumeuer infeftmentis maid be ws in our minoritie our governouris and regentis in our name of ony kirkis landis, freris landis, nvnis landis, or commoun landis, quhilkis onywayes fell and become in our handes as our propertie, except the infeftmentis maid be 23 176 APPENDIX. [1587, c. 11. our vmqubilo derrest moder and ws for erectioun and sustentatioun of hospitallis and miuisteris within burrowis qubair tbair is ua assignatiouu nor stipend allowit furth of the tbridis of benefices for sustentatioun of the ministeris tbairof. IV. [1592, c. 82.] Ratificatioun of the landis and annuellis mortifiet to the Ministerie and Hospitall of Edinburgh. OuPiE SOUEEANE LOED now cftcr his perfite aige of tuentie fyve ycris compleit, with auise of his estaitis in parliament, Eatifies and Apprevis the donationis and mortificationis maid be his Hienes vmquhilc darrest mother in hir perfite aige, and be his Hienes self, at djmerse tymes, of the landis, benefices and rentis dotit for sustentatioun of the ministerie within the burgh of Edinburgh, and for iuterteneying of the hospitallis tbairof, and speciallie of all annuellis landis and tenementis lyand within the frcdomc of the said burgh, foundat to quhatsumeuir benefice, and of all landis and annuellis lyand outwith the libertie of the said burgh annexit to ony benefice, prebendario or religious place, situat within tlio fredome of the said burgh. And oure said Souerane Lord for his pitifuU zeale, quhilk he hes to the sustentatioun of the hospitallis and ministrie within the said burgh, with aduise of his saidis estaitis of parliament, now eftir his perfite aige of tuentie fyvc yeris compleit, hes of new annexit to the commountic of the said burgh and thair successouris, in fauouris of thair ministrie and hospitall, all and baill the saidis landis, tene- mentis, annuelrentis, proflittis and cmolumentis foirsaidis, fewfermes, males and dewtics tbairof. And surrogattis thame in the full richt of all landis annualrentis and emolumcntis situat within the fredome of the said burgh, qubillds pertenit of befoir to quhatsumouir biscboip. al)bot, priour, or quhatsumeuir ecc^esiasticall persoun within this roalmc, And 1592, c. 82.] APPENDIX. 177 orda^nis ane new infeftment to be exped tliairvpoun for thair securitie, gif it be thocbt expedient, And for tbe said godlie effect bis Hienes dissoluis tbe generall anuexatioun in tbat pairt insafar as tbe samyu may appeir to be extendit to ony of tbe premissis, or to tbe annexatioun maid of befoir in fauouris of tbe said college and bospitall of tbe kirk of Dumbar'niej, qubairof tbe kirk of Potie and Moncreiff ar pendicles, lyand witbin tbe sberefdome of Pertb ; tbe personage of Curry, and tbe ane balf of tbe vicarage tbairof, pertening to tbe Arcbedeine of Low- tbiane ; tbe landis, anuuelrentis, boussis, yardis and biggingis of tbe Trinitie College situat witbin tbe said burgb of Edinburgb, alsweill per- tening to tbe provest as to tbe prebendaris tbairof, and commouu landis and annuelrentis of tbe same, qubilk anuexatioun bis Hienes witb aduise of bis saidis estaitis in parliament ratifies and apprevis, as als bis Maiestie, witb auise of bis saidis estaitis, off new annexis tbe vtber balf of tbe vicarage of Curry, to tbe qubilk na persoun is prouydit, and tbe baill vicarage of tbe said kirk of Dumbarnie qubilk alsua vaikis be depriuatioun of last possessour of tbe same. To remane witb tbe Provest, Bailies, Counsall, and Commvnitie of tbe said burgb and tbair successouris in tyme cuming for sustentatiouu of tbair said ministrie and bospitall. And oure said Souerane Lord and estatis foirsaidis decernis and declaris tbat uane of tbir particularis befoir writtiu disponit of befoir, and newlie annexit for sustentatioun of tbe said ministrie and bospitall, wer, ar, or salbe euir comprebendit in tbe generall annexatioun of tbe ecclesiasticall landis and reutis to tbe croun, bot wer, ar, and sail be exceptit tbairfra Ij'k as bis Maiestie and estaitis foirsaidis off new exceptis tbe samj'n nocbt onlie fra tbe said annexa- tioun, bot fra all bis Hienes reuocationis maid in tyme bypast, or maid in tbis present parliament. And declaris alsua tbat tbe saidis Provest, Bailies, Counsaill and Commwuitie and tbair successouris in all tymes cuming, bes and salbaue sic full ricbt of propirtie and superioritie of tbe foirsaidis landis annuelrentis and revenewis, tennentis and tenan- dries, and seruice of frie tennentis tbairof, as baid tbe biscboipis, abbottis, ijrioris, freiris, monkis, nvnis, cbaiplanis, and prebendaris to qubome tbe saidis landis and annuelrentis pertenit ofbefoir, uocbtwitb- standing ony act or constitutioun preceding tbe dait beirof. 178 APPENDIX. [1593, c. 41. [1593, c. 41.] CoNFiRMATiouN to the Burgh of Edinburgh of thair annuelhs. UUEE SOUEEANE LOED with avise of his estaitis in parliament hes ratifict and apprevit, and by the teunour of this present act ratifies and apprevis the act maid ofbefoir in the parliament haldin at Edinburgh the fyft day of Juuii the yeir of God J"' v" fourscoir tuelf yeiris, in fauour of the Provest, Bailies, Counsaill and Communitie of the burgh of Edinliurgh, be quhilk oure said Souerane Lord and his estaitis foir- saidis than ratiliet and apprevit the douationis and mortihcationis maid be his Hienes vmquhile darrest mother in hir perfite aige, and be his Hienes self at dyuerse tymes sen his Maiesties coronatioun, oil' all landis, tenementis, anuuelrentis, ytheris proffeittis and commodities quhatsumeuir mentionat in the said act, quhilkis wer gevin and doitit for sustentatioun of the ministrie, hospitallis, and college of the said burgh, as at mair lenth is contcnit in the said act in all pointis, claussis, articles, and circumstances thairof, quhilkis ar haldin for expressit in this present act. Attour our said Souerane Lord and his saidis estaitis revoikis, retreittis, and rescindis all and sindric infeftmentis, giftes and dispositionis maid be our said Souerane Lord to quhatsumeuir persoun or personis, off the saidis landis, tenementis, annuelrentis, vthers dewties and commodities quhatsumeuir sen the daitis respectiue of the infeft- mentis, giftes and dispositionis maid thairof, to the saidis Provest, Bailies, Counsaill and Comwnitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh for sustentatioun of the said ministrie, hospitallis and college, And deelaris the same, with all that followit thairvpoun, to be in all tymes cuming, and to haue bene in all tymes bigane, null and of nane availl [force nor effect]. And that the personis obtenaris of the saidis infeftmentis, giftis, and dispositionis sail neuir be hard to move actioun nor quarrcll thair- vpoun, nor found ony exccptioun or defence be vertew thairof aganis the 1593, c. 41.] APPENDIX. 179 saidis Provest, Baillies, Counsaill and Commwuitie, and thair success- ouris, to the effect that thai in all tj^mes heireftir, without ony impedi- ment or obstacle, may peceablie bruik the saidis landis, teuementis, annuelrentis, vtheris emolumentis and proffeittis, to the vse quhairto thai wer eerin ofbefoir as said is. VI. [1606, c. 31.] Act in fauouris of the Burgh of Edinburgh. OuEE SOUEEANE LOED and estaittis of parliament calling to mynd the great charges and expenssis quhairwith the burgh of Edinburgh, bur- gessis and inhabitantis thairof ar burdenit in sustening of the Ministrie of the said burgh, thair being na pairt of the thriddis of benefices assignit to thame for thair sustentatioun, and intertenying of the colleges, hospitallis, and pure of the samin burgh ; and that for releif of ane pairt of the saidis charges and expensis his Hienes vmquhile darrest mother eftir hir perfyte age and oure said Souerane at dyuers tymes gaif, dotit mortefeit and disponit to the Provest, Bailleis, Counsaill, and Communitie of the said burgh for sustentatioun of thair said ministrie, and intertenying of thair college, hospitallis and pure, sindrie landis annualrentis, tenementis, provestreis, alterages, benefices, and vtheris fruittis and rentis, generalie and specialie comprehendit and exprest in sindrie giftis, mortificationis, infeftmentis, actis of parliament, and vtheris richtis and securiteis maid to the saidis Provest, Bailleis, Coun- saill and Communitie for sustening and intertenying of thair said ministrie, college, and hospitallis ; and being cairfuU that the foirsaidis godlie necessar and profitable workis decay nocht for laik of expenssis, oure said Souerane Lord, with advyse of the estaittis of this present parliament, hes ratefeit approvin and confermit, and be the tenour heirof, for his Hienes and his successouris, ratefeis, appreves, and per- petualie confermes all and sindrie giftis, mortificationis, infeftmentis, vtheris securiteis and richtis quhatsumeuir maid, gevin, grantit and dis- 180 APPENDIX. [160G, c. 31. ponit be our said Soueraue Lord his vmqnliilc darrest mother, or be bis Hienes self, at ouy tyme befoir the date boirof, to the saidis Provest, Bailleis, Couusaill aud Communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh and thair successouris, of quhatsumeuir biudis, auuuah-entis, tcucmeutis, teyudis, in-ovcstries, prebendarcis, alterages or vtberis benefices, teyndis, rentis, and cmohimentis, Togiddcr with all and sindrie actis of parlia- ment maid ill fauours of the said burgh, Provest, Bailleis, Couusaill and Communitie thairof, miuistrie, college and hospitallis -within the samin, in all and sindrie heidis, pointis, artielis, claussis, circumstances and conditionis thairof, Lyk as our said Souerane Lord Mith advyse foirsaid ffiudis deceruis and declaris the foirsaidis giftis, mortificationis, infeftmeutis, actis of parliament, aud vtberis ricbtis aud securitcis maid gevin and grantit to the saidis Provest, Bailleis, Counsaill and Com- munitie of the said burgh and thair suecessours, and in thair fauours, to be gude, valide, lauchfull and sufficient ricbtis for thame and thair successouris for bruildng and joising of all and sindrie landis, tene- mentis, annualrentis teyndis, benefices, provestreis, prebendarcis, chap- lanreis, alterages, fruittis, rentis, and emolumentis quhatsumeuir, alsweill generally as speciallie comprehendit and contenit in the foir- saidis giftis, mortificationis, actis of parliament, or ony of thame. And that the samin sail remane and abyd in thair awin full strenth force and efl'ect, and nawayes to be taue away hurte nor prejudgeit in ony sorte, nochtwithstanding quhatsumeuir act or statute made in this present parliament, with speciall provisiouu that thair be ane ressonalde and Bufiicient stipend modefeit be George arcbibischop of Sanctandrous, Master Johne Prestoun of Pennycuk, coUectour, and Sir John Skene of Curryhill, knycbt, clerk of register, or be ouy twa of thame, the said arcbibischop of Sanctandrous being alwayes ane, to the present minister at Currie for him selff aud to his successouris ministeris thairat, to be payit thankfullie to thame yeirlie in all tyme cumming be the towne of Edinburgh, The qubilkis thrie persoues being all present in parliament acccptit the modificatioun of the said ministeris stipend at the said kirk of Curry in and vpoun thame, to be payit to the present miuister and to bis successouris ministeris thairat yeirlie in all tyme cumming abonespeceleit. 1612.] APPENDIX. 181 VII. Warrant for an Act of Parliament superscribed by King James the Sixth, ratifying all previous Grants of Kirk livings to the Burgh of Edinburgh. 22d October 1612. V V AEKANT for an Act of Parliament superscribed by King James the Sixth, whereby His Majesty and estates of Parliament ratify and approve the iufeftment granted by His Majesty under the Great Seal, with advice and consent of the Lords of Privy Council, to and in favour of the Provost, Bailies, Council and Community of Edinburgh, and their successors, for entertainment of the Ministry serving the cure at the kirks of the said burgh, and of the Masters and Eegents of the College thereof. Schools and Poor within the samin burgh, of All and Haill the benefice of Trinity College situate beside the said burgh at the foot of Leith Wynd, and of certain other benefices, kirks, lands, teinds, annualrents, tenements, profits, emoluments and others at length men- tioned and set down in the said iufeftment. To be holden of his Majesty and his successors in free alms for ever, of the date at Edin- burgh (but it ought to be at Beavoir Castle, being so named in the Sig- nature), the 7th of August last bypast, viz. 1612, in the haill heads, articles and clauses thereof. And His Majesty and estates foresaid willed and granted, statuted and ordained that the foresaid iufeftment, and this ratification thereof, were and should be good valid and eflectual rights and securities to the said magistrates and their successors for bruiking and enjoying the lands, benefices, teinds, and all other privi- leges, liberties, and commodities contained in the said iufeftment in all time coming ; ordaining the Lord Clerk of Piegister and his deputes to extend an Act of Parliament thereupon, and to insert and engross the iufeftment before specified in more ample form thereintil. This bears date 22d October 1612, and underneath is written thus : — " This contaiueth a ratification of all church lauds granted at any time heretofore to the burgh of Edinburgh. (Signed) lo. Doxjglasse," and is superscribed by the King as said is. 182 APPENDIX. [1621, c. 79. Till. [1G21, c. 79.J Ratificatioun of diners infe ft mentis grantit to the toun of Edin- burgh for sustentatioun of Colledge, Ministeris and Hospitallis. OUEE SOUERANE LOP.D and cstaittis of this present parliament con- siddering that bis Majestie with anise of the Lordis of bis Hienes secreit counsell, ffor tbe gude and tbankfull seruice done to bis Hienes and his most uoble progenitoures be the Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Com- munitie of the burghe of Edinburgh, and for the gryit zeale quhilk his Majestie cariet to see the youthe tranit vp in learning and vertew, gave, grantit and disponit to tbe saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Com- munitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, and thair successoures, licience and libertie to erect ane Colledge, and builde and repair sufScient housses and places for receptions of proffessoures of humane lettcris and toungis, of philosophie, theologie, medicine, the lawes, and of all vtbcr liberall sciences, and to erect and chuis sufficient professoures for teiching the saidis professiounes ; and to that effect gave, grantit and disponit to thamc and thair successoures tbe provestrie of tbe Kirk a Feild with the landis, tenemeutis, fruittis, possessiounes, rentis, dewties and per- tinentis of tbe same, as at mair lentb is contenit in tbe cbartour and infeftmcnt grantit to thame thairupounc, vnder his Hienes gryit scale, of the date at Stirling the fourtcnc day of Apryill J'" v*" fourscore tua yeiris. Lyikas conforme thairto the saidis Provest, Bailyeis and Counsell of Edinburgh biggit, edifiet, and repairit ane gryit ludgeiug, togiddor with the manse and bouse of tbe said provestrie of the said Kirk of Feild to tbe vse of ane Colledge for professioun of pbilosoi^bie, theologie, and humanitie, quhilk Colledge bes continewallic sensyne iluriscbit now be the space of threttic fyve yeiris. And bis Majestie scbortlic efter tbe bigging and edifeing of tbe said Colledge, viz. in the moneth of 1584, considdering tbe saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Com- munitie of tbe said burgh of Edinburgh bad bcstowit gryit cbargis and 1621, c. 79.] APPENDIX. 183 expensses in erectioun of the said Colleclge, building of housses, and had doted gryit sowmes of money for iutertenement off professouris of humanitie, philosopbie and tlieologie within the samen, ffor instructing of the youthe thairin, gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Communitie of the said burgh to the vse of the said Colledge, and for sustentatioune off the rectour and regentis within the samen, All and Haill the Ai'chedenerie of Louthiane, conteaning thairin the personage of Currye with manse, gleib, kirklandis, teindis, fructis, rentis, proffittes and dewties of the samen, as at mair lenth is contenit in the chartour grantit thairvpouu, off the dait the fourt day off Aprj-11 1584 yeiris, vnder his Hienes gryte seale. Lyik as bis Majestie considdering the great chargis and expenssis debursit be the saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Communitie off the said burgh of Edinburgh in erectioun of ane hospitall vpoun intertenement of thair Ministerie and Colledge foirsaid, gave, grantit, and disponit to the saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Communitie of the said burgh of Edin- burgh and thair successouris All and Haill the provestry of the Trinitie Colledge, landis, houssis, rentis, kirkis, teyndis, vtheris fructis, rentis, and emolimeutis thairto annexit, mair at lenth contenit in the said chartour vnder his Hienes gryit seale off' the date the tuentie sest day of Mali 1587 yeiris. Lyik as his Majestie efter his perfyit age of tuentie ane yeiris compleit, be his lettres patentis vnder his gryit seale, ratiefiet, apprevit, and confermit the foirsaidis chartours off the contentis and daittis respectiue foirsaid, as at mair lenth is contenit in the Chartour of Confirmatioun off the samen vnder his Hienes gryit seal off the date the 29 of Julii 1587. Lyik as his Majestie be his new chartour vnder his Hienes gryit seale off new, gave, grantit and disponit to the saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Communitie off the said burghe of Edinburgh and thair successours, for intertenement of the said Colledge, Ministrie and Hospitall, All and Haill the foirsaid provestrie of the Trinite Colledge, with vtheris certane benefices, kirklandis, teyndis, annuelrentis, tenementis and vtheris mair at lenth sett doun in the said chartour and infeftment, to be haldin in maner thairin conteaned, quhilk is of the date at Bearvoir Castell the se\'int day off August 1612. Lyik as his Majestie considdering that sindrie and dyuerse godlie and weildis- 24 184 APPENDIX. [1G21, c. 79. posed persoimes hes doted and mortiefied dyuerse and sindrie gryit soumes of money to the vse of the said Colledge, and for sustentatioun of professouris of humanitic, thcologie, and certane bursaris -within the same. And his Majestie out off his gratious lufe, affectioun, and royall care quhilk he beiris to the grouthe and incres of leirning -within this realme, and speciallie within the said burgh of Edinburgh, being his Majesties principall toun and burgh within this his kingdome, being maist willing that the formar giftis and particularis grantit thairto be confermit, and all farder immunities grantit thairto in als ample forme as any vther colledge hes or bruikes within this realme. Thair- fore his Majestie with aduyse of the estaittis of this present parlia- ment, ratifies and approvis the foirsaidis infeftmentis grantit be hi3_ Majestie vnder his Hienes grj-it seale, togidder with the erectiouu of the said grj'it ludgeing manse and hous of the Kirk of Feild in ane Colledge for professioun of theologie, philosophie and humanitie, togidder with the foirsaidis mortificatiouues maid be his Majestie ather to the vse of the Colledge, or to the vse of the Ministrie and Hospitall of the said burgh, in all and sindrie poyntis, passis, heiddis, articles, conditiounes priuiledgis, immunities, liberties and vtheris circumstances quhatsumeuir thairin contenit, efter the forme and tennour thairoft'. Lyik as his Majestie and estaittis foirsaidis statutes and ordanis that this present ratificatioun is and salbe als valide effectuall and sufficient in all respectis as giff the foirsaidis infeftmentis of the dates respectiue abonewrittin were at lenthe and worde be worde ingrossit in this present act. And sielj-ik his lyiajcstie and estaittis foirsaiddis willes, grantis, statutes and ordanis that the foirsaidis chartours and this present ratificatioun of the samen ar and salbe guide, valide, lauchfull and effectuall rightis and securities to the saidis Provest, Bailyeis, Counsell and Communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, and their successours, for bruikiug and joising of the landis, benefices, teindis, and for erectioun of the said Colledge, and all -vther priuiledgis, liberties, and commodities contenit in the saidis chartours in all tyme cuming, efter the forme and tennour tliairoli'. Ordaning the Clerk of Register and his deputtis to extend ane act of Parliament heir- upoun, and to insert and ingrose thairintill the chartouris aboncspccifiet in mair ample forme. Lyik as his Majestie off his princelic and royall 1621, c. 79.] APPENDIX. 185 fauour, and for gude seruice done to bim be the saidis ProTest, Bailyeis, Coimsell and Communitie of the said burgh of Edinburgh, and for thair further encouragement in repairing and reedifeing off the said Colledge, and plaeeing thairin sufficient professoures for teiching of all liberall sciences, ordaning the said Colledge in all tj^me to cum to be callit King James Colledge, and als with aduyse of the saidis estaittis hes of new agane gevin, grantit and disponit to thame and their successouris in fauores of the said burgh off Edinburgh, patrones of the said Colledge and off the said Colledge, and of the rectouris, regentis, bursaris, and studentis within the samen, all liberiies, fredomes, immunities, and priuiledgis appertening to ane free Colledge, and that in als ample forme and lairge maner as anye colledge hes or bruikis within this his Majes- ties realme : And gif neid beis ordanis ane new chartour to be exped vnder his Hienes gryit seall for erecting of the said Colledge, with all liberties, priuiledgis, and immunities quhilk anye colledge within this realme bruikis, joises, or to the samen is knawin to appertene. And for thair farder securitie his Majestie and estaittis hes dissoluit and dissoluis the foirsaidis haill giftis and vtheris particularlie abonespecifeit fra his Majesties croun, and fra all actis of Parliament maid thairanent, in sa far as the samen or anye pairt thairoff is or may appeir to have bene annexit tbairto in tyme bigane, to the effect particularlie abonespecifeit. And auuullis all and quhatsumeuir actis and statutes quhilk may be preiudiciall or dirogatorie to the premisses. And giff neid beis ordanis new giftis to be exped thairvpoun. 186 APPENDIX. ICGl, c. 123. IX. [16G1, c. 123.] Ratification of his Majesties new Charter of Confirmation in favors of the Burgh of Edinburgh. Our SOVERANE lord with advice and consent of his estates of parlia- liament, ratifies, approves and coiifinncs ane sigiiatonr granted and supersigned be bis Majestic at Whitehall the tent day of September 1G60 yeers, ordaineing ane charter to be past vnder the Great Scale of Scotland ratifieing and approveiug, and for his Hienes and his succes- sours perpetually confirmeing in favours of his Majesties antient burgl? of Edinburgh, Provost, Baillies, Council! and Communitie thairof ana thair successours, all and whatsoever charters, infeftmeuts, confirma- tions, gifts, grants, donations, mortifications, decreits and sentences, acts of Parliament, acts of Geuerall Conventions, acts of Secreit Coun- cill and others writts and evidents whatsomever made, granted, or con- firmed by any of the Kings or Queens of Scotland, Governours or Regents thairof for the tyme, or by thair Commissioners, or by what- somever other persone or persones to the forsaid burgh of Edinburgh, or to the Kirks, Colledgo, ^Hnisters, and Hospitalls of the said Burgh, of whatsumever forme or maner tenor or contents date or dates the same be of, in the haill heids, articles, clauses and conditions thairof, or to the Magistrats, Councill, Burgesses and Commonalitic of the same burgh of Edinburgh, or in favours of the Ministers, Kirks, CoUedges and Hospi- talls thairof, together with all erections, liberties, rents, lands, tene- ments, jurisdictions, superiorities, mortifications, patronages and others whatsoever perteaning and disponed to them, and whairof they or thair prediccssours are or have been in possession. And his Majestic willed and declaired that the said generall confirmation is and shall be in all tyme comeing of als great strenth, force, and effect to the said burgh of Edinburgh, and to the Provest, Baillies, Councill and Communitie 16G1, c. 123.] APPENDIX. 187 thairof and thair snccessom-s, and to tbe Ministers, Colledges, Hospitalls and Poore thairof, as if all and sindrie tbe saidis infeftments, gifts, dispositions, mortifications, alienations, acts, decreits, confirmations and other securitys wer tbcrin at lentb ingrossed and repeited (Reserve- and to bis Maiestie and bis successours tbe dewties, rights and services vsed and wont to have been payed of befor) together with the forsaid charter appointed to passe vnder tbe Great Seall vpou tbe said signatour, in the baill heids, articles, clauses and conditions thairof : Willing, declareing and ordaineing thir presents to be als valeid and sufficient as if tbe said signatour and charter to follow tbairvpon wer alreadie extendit and past vnder tbe Great Seall, and that tbe same, together with all and sindrie infeftments, gifts, dispositions, mortifications and other rights, tytles and securities forsaids therby ratified and approven, wer beirin at lentb word be word insert and ingrossed. And his Maiestie, with advice and consent of bis estates of parliament, decernes and ordaines the forsaid signatour and charter to passe thervpon with this present confirmation thairof to be ane good and perfyte riglit to the saids Provest, Baillies, Councill and Communaltie of Edinburgh and thair successours for brookeing and ioyseing conform to their rights, the baill lands, tenements, liberties, rents, iurisdictions, superiorities, mortifica- tions, patronages, ofEces and others whatsumever granted be bis Majesties dearest father of blessed memorie King Charles tbe First, or any others his royall predicessors to the said burgh of Edinburgh, or to the Kirks, Colledges, Ministers and Hospitalls thairof. And ordaines bis Majesties thesaurers principall and deput and remanent Lords of Exchequer to passe to tbe said burgh of Edinburgh thair Colledges and Hospitalls the particular infeftments and grants forsaid. w^mmmmm, f .^:Lii::ii ^•j\\.\-.\-..^i \lr~:?\\t-\f\{.\\