to the maltmen of Aberdeen for yeirlie payment of ten Peterstoun maill duetie. Peterstoun, tuo pairt theroff, belonging to the colledge, set to George Andersone and other tennantis for the cropt 1637, paying CASUALITIES. From Glenmucke four stein of Buttar, cropt 1637, estimat to 3 lib. the stein, inde For the grass of Peterkirkyeard 1637 Summa Summa of Greenendis teynd beir in silwer, Piterstoun, meale, and casualities Summa totalis of all præceidding silver dueties ex Summa totalis of the haill victuall, bear and meall . 406 bolles 1 fir. Gift of the bishop's house to the principal. 111 Charles by the grace of God king of Great Britane France and Ireland defender of the faith to all and sundrie our liedges and subjects whom it effeirs to whose knowledge thir our letters shall come greeting: wtt ye us understanding that the late bishop's house of Aberdene in the tyme of these bygone troubles has been ruined and made uninhabitable and that the principall of our college there has as yet no house for the residence of his family within that our citie; therefore that the said house may be inhabited or keeped from farther ruine to have given and granted likeas we be thir our letters give and grant the use of the said house to the said principall together with the yaird and waird belonging thereto: And be thir presents ordaines the entrie thereto to begin at the terme of Martinmas nixt in the instant yeare of God M. vi fourtie and ane yeirs to be possessed be him thereafter during our pleasure after the forme and tenor of thir our letters in all poynts. Given under our privie seall at our palace of Haliroodhouse this fourth day of October the yeare of God M. vie fourtie-ane years. Per signaturam manu S.D.N. regis supra signatam . Signature for a charter by K. Charles I. in favour of the university of Old Charles R. 112. Our soverane lord considering that the estaitis of bishopricks and benefeices thairof are by the lawis and actis of parliament of this kingdome abolisched and supprest and therby the fruitis and rentis perteining therto ar fallen in his majestie's handis and to his majestie's disposing; and his majestie out of his pious and religious dispositione being resolved to apply sutch pairt of the rentis of the said bischopricks and benefices therof as sall be fund necessar for the help and supplie of the universities and colleges within this his majestie's antient kingdome quhilk are the seminaries of pietie and religioune, wes pleased to give warrand to certane of his majestie's nobilitie and uthers to survey and tak notice of the present estait of the university of Auld Aberdene and king's college therof and als of the new college of Aberdene callit merschall's colledge and quhat wes requisit for supplie and helpe of the samen in tyme cuming; quha efter tryall hes maid report to majestie be the quhilk it is fund that by and attour the present rents therof the competent maintinance in a ressonable way to the professors and fundit persones of the saids universitie and colledges foirsaid respective will amount to the soume of five hunderethe pundis sterling or therby; and his majestie being graciouslie pleased in some measour to supplie the saidis colledges be disponeing and mortifeing to thame the haill fruitis and rents of the lait bischoprick of Aberdene in maner efter specifeit: thairfor his majestie with advyse and consent of his hienes traist cusines and counsellours John erle of Lowdoun lord Terrinziane and Machlane, heigh chancellar of this realme, Archbald marqueis of Argyle erle of Kintyre lord Campbell and Lorne, William erle of Glencairne lord Kilmauers, John erle of Lindsay lord Parbroth and sir James Carmichaell of that ilk knicht, theasurer deput, commissionaris for the thesaurarie, and als with advys and consent of the remanent lords commissioneris of his majestie's exchequer of this his hienes' said kingdome, ordaines ane charter to be maid past and expede under his majestie's great seill in dew and competent forme uniting and erecting, lykas his majestie be thir presents units and erects, the saidis colledges of Auld and New Aberdene in ane universitie, to be callit in all tyme cuming King Charles' universitie of Aberdene; and giveing granting founding mortefeing and disponeing, lykas his majestie with advyse and consent forsaid be thir presentis gives grantis foundes and mortefies and dispones, to the said universitie of Auld Aberdene consisting of the saids colledges of Auld and New Aberdene, now unit in ane joynt universitie, and to the principalls professors regents and utheris members of the said joynt universitie, according to the distributioune efter specifeit, viz.; tua pairtis to the use of the said auld colledge, and ane thrid pairt to the use of the said new colledge, of all and sundrie the few-maills few-fermes caynes customes and utheris rents and deweties of the lands barronies and uthers efter specifeit, perteining of befoir to the lait bischoprick of Aberdene, viz. the few-maills few-fermes caynes customes annuel rents and utheris deweties of the landis and barronie of Aberdene, and of the lands and barronies of Murthill, Fetterneir, Clett, Tullinissle, Daviot, Rayne, and Berss, all lyand within the sheriffdome of Aberdene, and of the lands and barronie of Fordyce, lyand within the sheriffdome of Banffe, and of the landis and barronie of Mortlache, lyand within the sheriffdome of and of the aikers of the auld toune of Aberdene, and of all uther landis tenementis houssis and utheris whatsumevir, quhilk pertenit of befoir to the said lait bischoprick of Aberdene, togidder with the few-maills few-deweties and utheris deweties of all and whatsumevir salmound fischingis and nets of the samen upone the waters of Die and Done, perteining to the said bischoprick; togidder also with all and sundrie the personage and viccarage teyndis of the kirks of Sanct Maucher and Sanct Nicolas, and of all uther kirks and parochines that perteinit to the said bischoprick; togidder with the teyndis of all and sundrie salmound fischingis and uther fischingis in the saidis waters of Die and Done, or within the sea or uther places elsquhair, that perteinit of before to the said bischoprick; togidder with all uther fruitis, rentis, teyndis, kirkis, and uthers quhatsumevir, provydit to the said bischoprick, temporalitie or spiritualitie of the samen, or quhairof the lait bischopes of Aberdene, and ther predicessors hes bein in possessione at any tyme bygane; with full power to the saids principalls, professors, regents, and uthers members of the said universitie now present, and thair successors in all tyme cuming, be thameselffis and ther commoun factor and comissioner and uthers in thair names, to uplift |