past under our great seall of Scotland, that infeftment and seasing may pas thereupon in manner underwritten: therefore we with consent of the commissioners of our excheker have given grantit disponed, and be this our present chartour, dotted and mortified, likeas wee be the tenor hereof give grant dispone, and for us and our successors perpetuallie dote and mortifie, to the said universitie of Aberdene, and to the principall professors regents and remanent members thereof, and to their successors for ever, according to the divisione of the afoirsaid act, viz. to the colledge of Old Aberdene two pairts in thrie to be divyded, and to the colledge of New Aberdene one third pairt in thrie to be divydit, all and sundrie the superioritie of the lands belonging to the late bishoprick of Aberdene: that is to say the superioritie of the lands of Aberdene, formerly called the baronie of Aberdene, off the lands of Murthill, Fetterneir, Clett, Tillienessill, Daviote, Rehne, and Birsse, all lyand in the sherrefedome of Aberdene; as also the lands of Fordyce and Murtlauch, lyand within our shirrefedome of Bamff; togither with the superioritie of the aikers of Old Aberdene, and of all other lands tenements and housses with the pertinents, formerlie belonging to the late bishoprick of Aberdene; the few-ferms few-dueties kaynes customes casualties teynds personage and vicarage teynd-dueties, and all other dueties of the lands churches and parochs afoirsaid; together with the other dueties of the churches of Machir and Sanct Nicolas, and of all other churches and paroches which formerlie belonged to the said bishoprick; togither with the teynds of the samond-fishing and other fishings upon the waters of Die and Don, or on the sea, or any other places, formerlie belonging to the said bishoprick; togither with the haill fruits and teythes church-rents and all other dueties anywise belonging to the temporalitie or spiritualitie of the said bishoprick: with power to the saids principalls professors and regents and remanent members of the said universitie, present and to come, and there successors for ever, according to the divisione afoirsaid, to receave resignationes, enter the few-holders tennents and all others formerlie called the vassalles of the said bishoprick lands and others, be due chartours of resignation confirmation or otherwayes; to compone transact and aggrie anent the fynes and compositions due for the same, and to receave and uptak the same, and to do all and sundry other acts and things therein that any superior or over-lord in Scotland may do to the few-holders tennents and all others formerlie called the vassalles, according to the law in such And likewayes wee have given granted doted mortified, and be this

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our present chartour, disponed, likeas wee, be the tennour hereof, give grant dote mortifie, and for us and our successours, with consent foirsaid, perpetuallie dispone to our said universitie for ever the summe of two hundreth merks sterling yearlie, to be payd quarterlie to the saids principall professors and others members, or to such as they sall appoynt, forth of the first and readiest of the customes of Aberdene, to be employed for augmentation of the provisiones and mantenance of the saids principall professors regents and others members of our said universitie, in manner following: to witt, two pairts thereof to our colledge of New Aberdene, and the other thrid pairt thereof to the colledge of Old Aberdene; with provisione that the principalls of the said colledges sall have twyce as much augmentatione of the said yearlie summe added to there provisiones, as is added to the provisiones of the professors and remanent members of our saids colledges: moreover wee will and grant, and for us and our successors decernes declaires and ordaine, that ane seasing now to be taken be the saids principalls and others members of our said universities at the principall gates of the same sall stand valid, and be ane sufficient seasing to them and their successors in all tyme comeing, for the haill superiorities lands teynds fewdueties and others above exprest, without any other particular seasing to be taken thereanent, notwithstanding the samyne lie not contigue but in divers pairts and places: whereanent wee have dispenced, and be this our present chartor, for us and our successours, wee do dispence for ever. And lykewayes wee ordaine our others letters of horning to be direct upoun ane simple charge of ten days against all and sundrie the heritors fewars liferentars titulars tennants tacksmen, and others lyable in payment of the saids few-dueties rents and casualties, of the foirsaids lands and others belonging to the said late bishoprick, and against our customers of Aberdene, for readie answering and paying the saids dueties and yeirlie summe afoirsaid, ilk ane for there owne pairts, to the saids principall professors regents and remanent members of our said universitie of Aberdene present and to come, according to the provisione and proportione above written. To be holden and to be had all and sundrie the foresaids superiorities lands teynds and others generallie and speciallie above written, of us and our successours in fie and heritage for ever... Rendering and paying therfore yearlie to us and our successours the summe of ten shillings money, and that for all other duetie or due service that can anywise be requyred forth thereof... In testimonie whereoff we have caused append our great seall

to this oure present charter of mortificatione at Edinburgh the eightene day of June, the yeir of our Lord ane. thousand sex hundreth and fiftieeight yeirs.

121. Copy of the latter will of William Ross of Rossyle by which, after special bequests, he gves the residue of his estate real and moveable to the universities of Aberdeen and Glasgow, two thirds to Aberdeen and one third to Glasgow, and that for breading and mentaineing of the most quick and accurat spirits of the name of Rosse, who sall be found after disput to be most qualified, without respect of persones; all such schollaris as shall crave the benefet as bursiers in the said universitie of Aberdein to disput befor the lairds of Belnagoun, Kilraick, and Auchlossin, the ministers of Aberdein, new toun and old, and the maisters of the universitie; and who amongst the saids disputants shall have the approbation of any two or more of the foirsaids lairds, and tuo or more of the foirsaids ministers and principall of the colledge, they to be preferred; and ane bursar of philosophie to have tuo hundreth merks yeirlie, and ane student of divinitie thrie hundreth merks yearlie, and both to indure for four yeires . . . and the number not to exceid nor be under four students of philosophie, and als many of divinitie, at the raits above exprest But it is heirby speciallie provydit that non of the forsaids persones shall have power to sell dilapidat put away. . . any pairt of the baronie of Rossyle or wther lands, bott may improve the rent therof and collect the same for the ends forsaids . . . and the saids estait to redound and accress to a second brother of the Lord Ross, or which failzeing to a second brother of the laird of Belnagown. Dated at Prestoun 25 January 1659.

Ratification of the rychts of the university and college.

122. At Edinburgh the twenty-twa day of August one thousand six hundred three score and ten years: our soverane lord and the estaits of this present parliament remembering and calling to mind the many acts of parliament

be his majestie's predecessoris of worthy memorie in favour of the auld universities of this realm, whilks are the seminarys of the kirk and policie within the same: and his majestie being moved with fervent zeal of the propagation and advancement of religion, and with an earnest love of increase of policie, and having therewith an special regard to the education and upbringing of the youth in this kingdom in piety and learning, and specially within the north parts of this realm, whereof our soverane lord's university and king's college in Auld Aberdene has been special instructor for the space of eight score eighteen years or thereby since the first foundation of the samin: and understanding that the said university and college was of old founded and erected be umquhile king James the fourth of worthie memorie for serving the north parts of this realme, and endowed by him with most ample privileges of teaching and professing divinity canon and civil laws medicine philosophy and all other lawful facultys and liberal sciences, and also giving of degrees of bacallaureat licentiat and doctorat to those that are worthy and capable of the said degrees in all and sundry the facultys and sciences above expresst; with full power and liberty to the persons promotit and graduatit in the samyn to reid teich do and exercise all things whatsomever the persons promotit to the same degrees within the university of Paris, in the university of Bononia, or any other university whatsomever, may do or exerce, both in the university where they received their degrees and also in whatsomever other university ubicunque terrarum absque alio examine vel approbatione; and generally with all and sundry whatsomever other rights privileges liberties immunities and exemptions given and grantit to the saids universitys of Paris and Bononia or to any other university of this realme, or pertaining and belonging to any other university or general study: togidder with conservatorys specially ordanit and constitute for conserving and maintaining of the saidis rights privileges liberties immunities and exemptions of the said university and college, as is at greater length exprest and set down in the first foundations and erections of the said university and king's college of Old Aberdene, of the dates one thousand four hundred ninty-four, and one thousand four hundred ninty-seven years respective; and that the said university and king's colledge of Old Aberdene were of old giftit and dotit by the said umquhile king James the fourth of worthy memorie, and be the bishops of Aberdene and certain others of his majestie's subjects, with the kirks and benefices, patronages and personages, with the vicarages

thereof, lands and annualrents following, mortifeit unitit annexit and incorporat thereto, viz., the personage and vicarage of Abirluthnot, the parsonage and vicarage of Glenmuik and Glengardin, the parsonage and vicarage of Slains, the parsonage and vicarage of Snaw, the parsonage and vicarage of Auchindor, the vicarage of Tullinestin; together with the patronage of the saids kirks, the half-town and lands of Drumlugus, the towns and lands of Adiel, Balmakettil, Collynie, and Andeat, Berrehill, Mundurno, certain croftis and tenementis of land lying in the east and west territorys of New Aberdeen, an annualrent of twenty pounds out of the barony of Balhelvie, nineteen merks out of the waters of Banff, twelve pounds six shillings eight pennys yearly furth of the lands of Ord, Monbray, Blair Shinnie, and Pittenbrunzeons in Boyne, an annualrent of five pounds out of Udoch, an annualrent of four pounds yearly out of the lands of Pettie; the lands of the hospitall of St. Germans, with the haill fruits rents and dutys whatsomever belonging thereto, wherever the samin bees or lyes within this realme; the lands whereupon the said college is founded, with the yards crofts and haill precinct of the samin; with the manses yards and crofts of the canonist civilist mediciner and grammarian of the said university and college, and others particularly specifiet and contained in the old foundations of the saids university and college, chartours and donations of the same, of the several dates respective; whilks privileges and libertys with the saids old foundations and mortifications were afterward ratifyed and approvin be umquhill king James the fifth of worthy memorie, in the year of God one thousand five hundred twenty-seven years, and be his royal daughter queen Mary of blessed memorie, in the year of God 1562, and be umquhill king James the sixth of worthy memory, be an act of his parliament holden in the year of God 1617; and lastly, be his majestie's umquhill dearest father king Charles the first of worthy memory, be an act of his parliament holden in the year of God 1633; and likewise that the said umquhile king James the sixth, his highness' said umquhile gudshir of worthy memory, having consideration and respect that the means of the said auld rents and dutys, being greatly diminished and impaired be diverse alienations and impropriations and other dilapidations of the samin, was naways able nor sufficient to entertain in ony competent manner or measor the masters and members of the saids university and college as the samin were first foundit: therefore his majestie's said umquhile darrest gudshir of worthy memory, of his majesty's princely liberality love and affection