94 Charters Relating to Lincluden College. 



mercats of Ernecraig, 5 mercats of Blairony, 5 mercats of Chap- 

 mantoun, 5 mercats of Blakerne, 5 mercats Erneneiny, 5 mercats 

 of Culnotrie, the grain mill of Corsmichaell, 5 mercats of 

 Glarrantoun, and 2|- mercats of Blakpark, in the barony of 

 Corsmichaell, stewartry of Kirkcudbrycht, 15 solidats of Staik- 

 furde, 40 solidats of Newtoun, a mercat of Cluny of Skelling- 

 holme, 6 mercats of Terrauchtie, 6 mercats of Drumganis, 5 

 mercats of Troqueir, a mercat of Stotholme, 5 mercats of Nun- 

 land, 5 mercats of Crufstanes, 6 mercats of Holme, 20 solidats 

 of Marieholme, 4 mercats of Nunholme, in the barony of Drum- 

 sleit, stewartry of Kirkcudbrycht; with the castles, manors, mills, 

 woods, fishings, tenants, tenancies, feu farms, &c., which belong- 

 ing formerly to the provostship of Einclouden, and specially 

 excepted in the annexation of the church lands to the Crown, 

 Master Robert Dowglas, provost of Linclouden, and the preben- 

 daries of the same have resigned in favour of the said James, the 

 feu farms, services, &c., being reserved to the said Robert and 

 William Dowglas, younger of Drumlanrig, successor nominated 

 to the said provostship, and to either of them surviving the other. 

 Moreover the King has wished that they should hold their lands 

 at feu farm of the said James, and he has released the said lands 

 from the said provostship, and has wished that they should not 

 be taxed with the church estate, but with the baronies and 

 temporal lordships; from which taxes each feu farmer and 

 hereditary tenant should pay his share for the relief of the said 

 James, and he has wished that one sasine to be taken at Litill 

 Dryburgh, should stand for all. To be paid 100 marks of white 

 farm. 



24th of James VI. At Falkland, 13 Aug., 1590. 

 The King has granted at feu farm to David Welsche, servant 

 of the collector general Master Robert Douglas, provost of 

 Linclouden, and to his heirs and assigns, the portion of land 

 called the Grene, with the houses, bakehouse, and brewery, the 

 malthous, amounting to 2 acres or thereabout, lying at the gate 

 of the monastery of Sweithart, called New Abbey, between the 

 limits specified, witli the onset, called Malie-Brownis onset and 

 20 the davwerkis of peets of feu farm of the lands of Barelay 

 being excepted, with the barn outside the lower gate at the south 

 side of the same (except the corn mill, the house, the Muleturis 



