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quoquo modo spectare valentibus in futurum per rectas suas metas et diuisas quas eisdem fecimus per meliores et antiquiores patrie perambulari · videlicet a loco vbi Lagyne descendit in Hylaf ascendendo per altum sicum in rubeo musso vsque ad summitatem orientalis Belache et per summitatem vtriusque Belache vsque eque vltra fontem qui vocatur Lesking Ewin et ab eodem fonte sicut riuolus ipsius fontis descendit per Gradokis in Hylef et sic ascendendo per Hylef vsque Gethe et vsque vbi Forgyn descendit in Hylef et inde ascendendo per Forgyne vsque Algars et sic vsque Aldrochyn et ab inde vsque Algargadyn et ita vsque Ferthekene et vsque Telinire et Badnagir et sic per ascensum aque vsque Hachindaling et ita vsque Polenterf. et inde vsque Elangyrloy et sic vsque Tubirnamene et sic vsque Clochindistone et ab inde descendendo per Lagyne in Hylef Tenendam et habendam eisdem monachis et eorum successoribus in perpetuum in liberam puram et perpetuam elimosinam in bosco et plano in terris et aquis in pratis et pascuis in moris et maresiis in siluis et venacionibus in aucupacionibus et piscacionibus in stagnis et molendinis et omnibus aliis ad predictam terram iuste pertinentibus ita libere et quiete plenarie et honorifice sicut prefati monachi vel alii viri religiosi Cisterciensis ordinis aut cuiuscunque alterius religionis elemosinas suas in regno meo liberius quiecius plenius et honorificencius tenent et possident Testibus · R · episcopo Morauie J episcopo de Cathenia R episcopo Rossensi

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cum predecessore suis rebus, ex Kynlos Edinburgum rediit, et illic apud Minores Fratres domini Gavini Dumbar Aberdoniarum praesulis ministerio in abbatem inunctus est . . . . Contra dominum a Fynlater nomine Ogylvium lite quam ante annos sexaginta ceperant abbates a Kynlos de quodam agro in baronia Strathily nuper vicit. . . Anno, 1538, idem dominus Robertus Reid abbas particulam quandam terrarum in Strathily quam occupabat Alexander Ogylvius a Fynlater jam ante multos annos, post varias juris disceptationes coram dominis parliamenti et Rege, tandem recuperavit." (Id., pp. 38, 39, 40, 47.)

"The Abbots of Kinloss had in Grange a castle in which they frequently resided, built on the top of a small mount, partly natural, partly artificial, surrounded with a dry ditch, upon the south side of a rising ground, overlooking extensive haughs, and the small river Isla meandring through them for several miles. Of this castle there now remains nothing but a heap of rubbish. At the foot of a small natural mount called The Ladyhill, adjoining the eminence on which the castle stood, is a spring called The Ladywell. Another spring on the south bank of the Isla, directly opposite to the church door, is called The Croikwell. The Gallowhill, a small hill lying north of the church, is so called because it was the place of execution for criminals tried and condemned in the Abbot's regality court." (The Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. ix., pp. 550, 552, 555, 581.)]

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Comite Patricio .

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Roberto de Quinci

Freskini Willelmo Cuming Willelmo de Haya

Phylippo de Lundin Waltero Murdache.

callo Apud Elgyne vltimo die Julij.

Carta confirmacionis Regis Alexandri donacionum predecessorum suorum et aliorum ecclesie Sancte Marie de Kinlos et monachis factarum (A.D. 1226.) Alexander Dei gratia Rex Scottorum episcopis abbatibus comitibus baronibus justiciarijs vicecomitibus ministris et omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem Sciant presentes et futuri nos concessisse et hac carta nostra confirmasse Deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Kinlos et monachis ibidem Deo servientibus et servituris omnes terras et tenementa et redditus eis a predecessoribus nostris et alijs datoribus rationabiliter data et concessa videlicet Ex donatione pie recordationis Regis David Kinlos et Inuerlochketin per rectas divisas suas in bosco et plano in pratis et pascuis in aquis et piscarijs et omnibus alijs ad predictas terras juste pertinentibus et preterea terram quam ipse Rex David perambulavit sicut rivulus descendit in Maffath et sicut maresia descendit ad nemus et terram super quam stabat Scoticum molendinum cum piscarijs et omnibus alijs pertinencijs suis ex dono etiam ejusdem Heth quam Twothel tenuit per easdem divisas per quas ipse tenuit in bosco et plano et aquis et unum rete in aqua de Eren simul cum burgensibus de Foreis et boscum de Inche Damin per easdem divisas per quas ipse Rex David eis ostendit coram Episcopo Katanensi et alijs probis hominibus suis. Preterea ex dono pie memorie Regis Malcolmi unam sedem molendini super Maffath cum proxima landella duarum acrarum et in landella de Burgyn unam carucatam terre legittime mensuratam

1 [From the Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis, pp. 457–459.

In the charter room at Slaines, there is a copy of a transumpt of a charter by King Robert I. confirming to the abbot and monks of Kinloss "omnes illas terras donaciones et possessiones suas quas habent ex collacionibus serenissimorum principum Regum Scocie predecessorum nostrorum et aliorum fidelium oblacionibus infra Morauiam et infra vicecomitatum de Banf. " together with all other their rights, immunities, and privileges. The charter is dated at Air, on the second of May 1312: the transumpt bears to be made at the instance of Adam, abbot of Kinloss, on the fifteenth of February, 1413.]

et ex dono ejusdem tria tofta scilicet unum in Inuernis unum in Foreis et unum in Elgin Et ex dono Alani filij Walteri dapiferi illos quinque solidos quos ipse de firma trium toftorum suorum de Elgin Foreis et Inuernis eis dedit. Et ex dono Walteri Murdach et assensu Murielis sponse sue totam illam partem terre de Halech de Dundurcus quam proprijs manibus et sumptibus excoluerunt anno et die quo Petrus de Polloch fuit vivus et mortuus per easdem divisas per quas tunc tenuerunt et de incremento illam particulam terre quam Johannes de Hastingis et dictus Walterus Murdach et alij probi homines eisdem monachis assignaverunt cum pastura in carta dicti Walteri Murdach super hoc confecta plenius expressa Et ex dono Roberti Corbeth tres bovatas terre inter ecclesiam de Gamerin et Trup juxta mare scilicet Lethenoth per rectas divisas suas cum communi pastura et omnibus alijs aisiamentis ad predictam terram juste pertinentibus. Preterea ex donatione domini Willelmi Regis patris nostri totam terram illam in Burgin que est ex aquilonali parte vie regie que vadit de Foreis versus Elgin per divisas contentas in carta predicti domini Regis Willelmi⚫ et terram illam de Inuereren quam Matheus Aberdonensis episcopus et comes Dunecanus de Fif et Hugo clericus predicti domini Regis et Willelmus filius Fresekin eis perambulaverunt per easdem divisas per quas ipsi terram illam eis perambulaverunt et terram prepositure de Inuereren sicut Willelmus filius Fresekin et Petrus de Polloch illam eis perambulaverunt ita tamen quod retinemus ad opus nostrum piscarias omnes illius terre et duas acras cum piscarijs et preterea unum toftum in Eren unum in Aberdon - unum in Banef unum in Berewych unum in Strivelin • unum in Perth · unum in Munros ita ut homines eorum super ipsa tofta manentes liberi sint et quieti ab omnibus auxilijs servicijs consuetudinibus et exactionibus secularibus ad nos pertinentibus per servicium quod eis facere debent. et preterea ex dono ejusdem Regis Willelmi Strathilif per rectas divisas suas et cum omnibus justis pertinencijs suis. Item ex dono David filij comitis Dunecani de Fif totam illam partem terre de Belach de qua inter ipsum David et monachos nominatos quondam fuit contraversia per divisas in carta predicti David expressas Quare volumus ut prefati monachi omnia prescripta in liberam et perpetuam elemosinam teneant et possideant ita libere et quiete plenarie et honorifice sicut aliqui viri religiosi Cisterciensis ordinis in tota terra nostra elemosinas suas liberius quietius plenius et honorificentius tenent et possident sicut carte datorum

testantur. Salvo tamen servicio nostro de terris de quibus servicium habere debemus sicut carte et confirmatio domini Regis Willelmi patris nostri inde facte testantur et confirmant Testibus Thoma de Strivelin cancellario domini Regis . Willelmo Cumyn comite de Buchan justiciario Scotie Rogero de Quinci Henrico de Strivelin filio comitis David. Waltero Cumin Willelmo de Brus Alexandro de Seton. Michaele Scoto apud Sconam duodecimo die Februarij anno regni nostri duodecimo

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Anent the maillis of the abbacie of Kynlos (16 October 1493.) Anent the actioune and cause persewit be the Abbot and convent of Kynloss aganis William lord of Sanct Johnis for the wrangwis detentioune and withhalding fra thaim of the soume of four hundrethe merkis vsuale money of Scotland in the quhilkis he is bundin be ane attentik instrument / for the malez fermez and dewitez of the kirkis of Alvath in Ross and Ellone in Buchane and of the landis of the barony of Straithylay of a yere bipast as wes allegiit baith the saidis partiis beand present be thaim self and` thair procuratouris / The said Abbot grantit him to be emplessit and content of the soume of fiftj merkis of the said soume sa that the said William lord of Sanct Johnis walde bring to him ane acquittance and discharge of maister Hew Martyne to quham he allegiit he had deliuerit the said · 1 · merkis in the naim of the said Abbot And tharfore the lordis assignis to the said William lord of Sanct Johnis the thrid day of Februare nixt tocum with continiatione of dais to bring the said acquittance and discharge of the said maister Hew of the said 1 merkis / And because

1 [From the Acta Dominorum Concilii, pp. 302, 303. "Huic operi successit cum quodam M. Hugone Martini contentio plena laboribus. Acceperat ille, nescio an industria majore an dolo malo potius, subscriptum a Rege diploma, quo cavebatur ut eidem Hugoni quamdiu viveret definitam quotannis pecuniam, hoc est, libras Scoticas centum septuaginta annumeraret abbas a Kynlos. Negabat abbas se quicquam homini debere quod suo monasterio damnosum esset. Contra ille, suum jus et Principis favorem, quo tunc pro arbitrio utebatur, objectabat. Post septennii contentionem et impensam mille librarum Scoticarum in lite per abbatem, M. ille Hugo, causae suae, mutatis utcunque rebus, diffidens pacis conditiones ab abbate propositas lubens accepit: et poterat opprimi, si abbas coeptam litem usque in finem persequi voluisset. Sed secum reputabat vir prudens nequaquam esse fortunae blandienti nimirum fidendum, ne si reflaret denuo cum M. Hugone novam litem intendere oporteret. Itaque expensis bene ad utramque partem conditionibus, annuum illum censum et perpetuum, libris Scoticis octoginta semel traditis, in totum sopivit." (Ferrerii Historia Abbatum de Kynlos, p. 67.)]

the said William lord of Sanct Johnis allegiit that he had payit to the said maister Hew in the naim and of the command of the said Abbot the soume of ije ducatis extending in Scottis money be thir compt to iije merkis and denyit be the said Abbot that he gaf ony command to deliuer the said soume to the said maister Hew And alse because the said William lord of Sanct Johnis allegiit that he haid payit to the said Abbot and convent threskore of pundis or thareby be assignacioune to certane landis of the said abbay quhilkis wer assignit to him of before and that the said Abbot tuk payment and contentacioun thairof The lordis of consale thairfore assignis to the said William lord of Sanct Johnis the said day with continiatioune of dais to pref sufficiently that he payit to the said maister Hew of the said Abbotis command the said ije ducatis and alse that he assignit to him the saidis landis for the payment of the said threskore of pundis and that the said Abbot wes emplessit of the said assignacioune and intromettit thairwith And ordinis thaim to haf lettrez to summond thair witnes and the partiis ar summond apud acta ·

The assedatioun of the landis of Burroleris and The Corbecraig to Androw Pattoun (A.D. 1539.)

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Be it kend till all men be thir present lettres we Walter abbot and conment of Kinloss to our louittis Alexander Jamesoun [etc.] constant greting /

1 [From the original in the possession of the Club.

Of almost all the brethren who subscribe this deed, some notice occurs in Ferrerius' history of the monastery.

"Dominus Jacobus Pont, aliquando subprior, nunc confessor, vir probus; de quo in vita Thomae abbatis plura scribimus." (p. 37.) "In primis, dominum Jacobum Pont, studiose utpote hominem, Aberdonias in Fratrum Praedicatorum collegium formandumi literisque divinioribus imbuendum, Dominus Thomas Abbas transmisit. Erat tum temporis in eo loco vir pius Frater Joannes Adami, Dominicani ordinis in Scotia primas, et theologiae scholasticae doctor insignis, cuius auditor nequaquam ineptus fuit Dominus Jacobus. Ubi accepisset abbas illum proficere, non multo post alterum similiter monachum ad literas apposite natum, cui nomen est domino Waltero Hethon, eadem cura instituendum, eo destinavit. Postquam comperit abbas utcunque in illis literis sufficienter promovisse, ut jam posset uterque domi studendo et docendo per se graviora indies cognoscere, ad monasterium ambos revocavit. Dominus Jacobus subinde, aliquot ex junioribus fratribus domi in diatribis non segniter scholasticis exercuit; domino autem Waltero cessit cantoris chori provincia quam etiam nostro tempore retinet. Uterque bonus, et nostrorum (nisi fallat opinio) studiorum non fucatus admirator." (p. 80.) Dominus Gulielmus Browne, nunc aacrista." (p. 37.) "Dominus Richardus Sand, nunc oeconomus conventus." (p. 38.)