Holyrudehouse the nynth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years
A1695/7/5
A1695/7/51
Procedure
Lord Yester’s gift to be Shirriff of East Lothiane
A gift under his Majesties great seall in favors of John Lord Hay of Yester appoynting and nominating him Shirreff principall of the Shirriffdome of East Lothiane dureing his majesties pleasure Read and ordered to be recorded in the books of privie Councill and the Lord Yester being present did swear the oath of alleadgeance and signe the assureance to his majestie and the Lord president of privy Councill did administrat the oath to him de fideli Follows the tenor of the gift
Gulielmus Dei gratia Magnae Brittaniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex fideique defensoris omnibus probis Hominibus suis ad quos has presentes literae nostrae pervenerint Salutem Sciatis nos considiantes2 officium vicecomitis principalis vice comitatis nostrae de East Lothian in antiquo regno nostro Scotiae nunc vaccare in manibus nostris et ad donationem et dispositionem nostram existere cumque nobis ab eunde3 satisfactum sit de fidelitate et integritate Joannis Domini Hay de Yester et de ejus facultatibus et aptitudine adictum munus et officium obeundum igitur dedisse dedisse concessisse et disposuisse secuti tenore presentium damus Concedimus et Disponimus4 Dicto Joanni Comiti Hay de Yester durante nostro beneplacito solummodo dictum officium vicecomitis principalis vice comitatis de East Lothian cum omnibus feodis proficijs emolumentis privilegijs immunitatibus et Casualitatibus quibuscunque eo spectantibus tam plene adeoque libere in omnibus respectibus et conditionibus quam quilibet alius vicecomes cujuscunque alijs vice comitatiis5 indicto nostro regno simuli officio gaudebat guadet6 seu gaudere poterit seccundum leges et Constitutiones ejusdem speciatim vero cum potestate illi durante spacio ante dicto Deputatos et substitutos indi[c]to officio pro quibus respondere tenebitur omniaque allia Cur[i]ae membra necessaria (exceptis Clericis) nominandi et constituendi provisio7 omni modo quod et spondebit8 pro Collectione cumputatione et solutione9 Thesaurarij et s[c]accarij nostri Commissio[na]rijs feudifirmarum Retornatuum et alba firmae divoriarum aliarumque Casualitatum ad nos spectantium vel perp[r]ius ad Regios nostros Predicessores pertinentium et10 nunc solvi et computari solet et Consuet[?as] Et pro praestatione reliquorum officiorum et servitiorum quibus vicecomes vicecomitatuum per leges dicti nostri Regni et officiorum suorum naturam et officium obligantur In cujus Rei testimonium presentibus magnum sigillum nostrum appendi mandavimus apud Aulam nostram de Kensingtoune vegesimo11 octavo die mensis Februarij anno Domini melesimo12 sexcentesimo nonagesimo quinto et anno Regni nostri sexto Per signaturam manu S D N Regis suprasignatam Wryten to the great seall and registratt the nynth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and five years sic subscribitur Dun: Ronald deput sealled at Edinburgh the nynth day of July Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur John Dicksone
1. NRS, PC1/50, 210-211.
2. Sic.
3. Sic. Recte abunde.
4. The word ‘de’ scored out here.
5. Sic. Recte alii vicecomitatii.
6. Sic.
7. Sic. Recte proviso.
8. Sic. Recte respondebit?
9. The phrase ‘Thesuaraij et’ scored out here.
10. The word ‘nuc’ scored out here.
11. Sic.
12. Sic.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 210-211.
2. Sic.
3. Sic. Recte abunde.
4. The word ‘de’ scored out here.
5. Sic. Recte alii vicecomitatii.
6. Sic.
7. Sic. Recte proviso.
8. Sic. Recte respondebit?
9. The phrase ‘Thesuaraij et’ scored out here.
10. The word ‘nuc’ scored out here.
11. Sic.
12. Sic.