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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt:...their tenants and tenandries, freely, quietly, fully, wholly, honourably, well, and in peace, without any withholding, again calling, and contradiction whatever. Rendering therefor yearly the said Thomas Earl of Arran, and our dearest sister Mary his spouse, and the survivor of them, and the heirs lawfully gotten or to be gotten between them, in name of ward and relief, three suits at the three head pleas of the court of our bailiary of Cunynghame; and rendering yearly to the friars of our burgh of Irvine thirty-three shillings and fourpence, usual money of our kingdom, as the said sum was wont to be paid; and also rendering to our lovite John Chalmer of Gaitgirth, knight, and his heirs, two chalders? of meal, at the usual terms only: In witness of which thing, to this our present charter we have commanded our great seal to be affixed: witnesses, the reverend fathers in Christ Andrew bishop of Glasgow; Thomas bishop of Aberdeen; our beloved cousins Andrew Lord Avandale, our chancellor; John Earl of Athole, our uncle; Colin Earl of Argyll, lord Campbell, master of our household; James Lord Livingstone, our high chamberlain; Robert Lord Lisle; Mr. James Lyndsay, Provost of Lincloudane, keeper of our privy seal; David Guthrie of that ilk, enroller of our accounts; and Archibald of Quhitlaw, dean of Dunbar, our secretary: At Edinburgh, the 26th day of the month of April, the year of the Lord 1467, and of our reign the seventh. 4. Charter by King James the Third to Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, and Mary, his spouse, of the lands of Cawrtoun, etc1 26th April 1467. Jacobus dei gracia Rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse dilecto...