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1. Jacobus dei gracia Rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominib[us] tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem. Scia[tis] nos dedisse concessisse
2. et hac presenti carte [n]ostra confumasse dilecto et fideli nostro Johanni Menzeis filio et heredi dilecti et fidelis nostri David Menzeis mi-
3. litis et mona[chi] monasterii de Melros [o]mnes et singulas terras baronnie de Rawar cum pertinentiis terras de le Weym terras de
4. Abirfallabeg terras de Cumrey terras de thanagia de Crennych cum pertinentiis infra vicecomitatum de Perth et
5. comitatum Atholie. Que quidem terre cum pertinentiis fuerunt dicti David Menzeis hereditarie. Et quas idem David non vi aut
6. metu ductus nee errore lapsus sed mera et spontanea voluntate sua in manus nostras per fustem et baculum cum consensu et assen-
7. su abbatis sui et conventus apud Edinburgh personaliter sursum redd[i]dit pureque simpliciter resignauit ac totum ius et cetera
8. meum sue in dictis terris cum per[t]inentiis habuit seu habere potuit pro se et heredibus suis omnino quittum clamavit impwe-
9. tum tenendas habendas omnes et singulas prenoffiinatas terras baronie de Rawar cum pertinenciis terras de le Weym terras de
10. Abirfa[llab]eg terras de Cumrey et terras de thangia de Crennych cum pertinenciis prefato Johanni et heredibus suis de nobis
11. hered[i]bus nostris in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas cum omnibus et singulis liber-
12. tatibus commoditatibus et asiamentis ac iustis pertinentiis suis quibuscumque ad predictas terras cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu iuste
13. spectare valentibus quomodolibet in futurum adeo libere et quiete plenarie integre et honorifice bene et in pace in omnibus et per omnia
14. Sicut dictus David aut aliquis predecessorum suorum pronominatas terras cum pertinentiis de nobis aut predecessoribus nostris ante dictam re-
15. signationem nobis inde factam liberius tenuit seu possedit faciendo inde nobis et heredibus nostris dictus Johannes et heredes sui
16. servicia debita et consueta Reservato tamen libero tenemento dictarum terrarum cum pertinenciis predicto David pro toto tempore
17. sue vite fu cuius rei testimonium presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus T[es]tibus dilecto corrsanguineo
18. nostro Waltero Reg Crechtoun cancelario nostro A[le]xandro de Levingstoun de Calentare Johanne de Willelmo de
19. Crocistoun militib[us] .... Ricardo Crag vicar de <d>onde clerico nostri apud Edinburgh vicesim[o] primo die Jan[uar]ii anno
20. domini millesimo qu[adra]gentesimo quadragesimo [re]gni nostro quarto.

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1. Charter
2. Sr John (David crossed out underneath) Menzeis of ............ands......
3. the barronie of Rawar
4. Menzies ................
5. 1440
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James, king of the Scots by the grace of God, sends greetings to all good men, clerics and laymen, of his land. Let it be known that we gave, conceded, and confirmed, in this our present charter, to our beloved and faithful John Menzies, the son and heir of our beloved David Menzeis, knight and monk of the monastery of Melrose, all and individual lands of the barony of Rawar with pertinents, the lands of Weem, the lands of Aberfeldy, the lands of Cumrie, the lands of the thanage of Crennych with pertinents, lying within the sheriffdom of Perth and the county of Athol; and that these lands with pertinents were of the inheritance of said David Menzeis and which this same David neither by force, nor brought by fear, nor slipped into error, but by his pure and spontaneous will, surrendered purely and simply, resigned into our hands personally , according to the staff and baton, with the consent and assent of his abbot and convent at Edinburgh. And for himself and his heirs he renounced all right and claim which he had or could have on the said lands with pertinents in perpetuity. To have and to hold all and individual aforenamed lands of the barony of Rawar with pertinents, the lands of Weem, the lands of Aberfeldy, the lands of Cumrie, the lands of the thanage of Crannyk with pertinents, to the aforementioned John and his heirs, from us and our heirs, in fee and permanent heritage, according to all rights, his ancient boundaries, lands and devises, with all and individual liberties, commodities, and easements, and his just pertinents, whatsoever, for said lands with pertinents, belonging or justly to belong to said lands in the future, freely and quietly, fully, wholly, and honorably, well and in peace in all and for all. Just as said David, or anyone of his predecessors, held and possessed the aforementioned land with pertinents from us and our predecessors before said resignation, having been made freely, to us. Making, thereafter, David and John and their heirs, owed and accustomed service to us and our heirs. Reserving, nevertheless, liferent of said lands with pertinents to the aforementioned David, for the whole time of his life. In witness of this, we ordered that our great seal be placed on our present charter. Witnesses: Our beloved, relative, William, Lord Crichton, our chancellor, Alexander of Livingston, John of . . . , William of Croston, knights, Richard Crag, vicar of Dundee, our cleric, at Edinburgh on the 21st day of January, the year of our lord, 1440, the fourth year of our reign.]]> ]]> Crannyk (V)]]> Verso: Later handwriting]]> ]]> 1. Iacobus dei gracia Rex stotorum Omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue cle<ri>cis et laicis salutes Sciatis nos dedisse et concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse dilecto nostre Iohanni Menzeis
2. de ennath terras de Weme cum pertinentiis terras de Abbirfallybeg terras de glassy d<e> fernoble <d>e fergill de glengolantyne de kynnaldy de cumre de fernathty de anthilly de morynch de
3. Edromukie de le thanage de Crannyk cum duobus le voras iacentes infra vicecomitatum nostrum de pertha in vnam meram et liberam baroniam cum suis pertinentiis Necnon officium de teschondorouschip
4. de artholony cum pertinentiis Qu<e> quidem terre cum officio predicto cum suis pertinentiis fuerunt dicti Iohannis heredi[s] terre et quas et quod idem Iohannes non vi aut metu ductus nec et errore Capsus
5. sed sua mera et spontanea voluntate in manus nostras apud Edinburghum coram subscriptis testibus per fustem et baculum
personaliter sursum reddidit pureque simpliciter resignauit Ac totum Ius
6. et clamenum que in eisdem terris et officio cum pertinentiis habuit seu habere potuit pro se et heredibus suis omnino qu<>tt cl<am>auit in perpetuum quas terras supradictae cum pertinentiis in
7. vnam meram liberam et integram baroniam de ceteris baroniam de Weme nuncupandam interporamus anne<>timus et Vnimus Tenendas et habendas totas <et> integras supradictas terras cum pertinentiis
8. in vnam meram et liberam baroniam nuncupandam baroniam de Weme ac dictum officium de teschondorouschip de artholony cum pertinentiis dicto Johanni le <> et heredibus suis de nobis here[-]
9. dibus et successoribus nostrum in feodo et hereditate in
perpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas prout iacent in longitudine et latitudine in boscis planis moris marresiis
10. v<ii>s s<emi>tas aquis stagneis riuolis pratis pascuis et pasturis molendiis multuriis et eorum seque<lis> <...>
<pi>scationibus petariis turbariis carbonariis lapicidiis lapide et calci
11. fabrilibus bracinis brueriis et genestis <c>um furca et fossa sok et sak thole theim infangandtheif et antefang<andt>heif <>riis et earum exitibus < . . . > et marchetis mulierum
12. Cum tenetibus tenandiis et libere te<entium> seruise cum libera foresta et Warenna Ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus et asiamentis ac iustis pertinentiis suis quibuscumque
13. tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad dictas terras et officium
cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu quouismodo iuste spectare vale<ntib>us in futurum Et adeo libere quiete plenarie integre honorifice
14. bene et in pace sicut dictus Iohannus aut sui predicessores prenominatas terras et officium cum pertinentiis de nobis aut predecessoribus nostris ante dictam resignacionem nobis inde factam liberius
15. tenuit seu possedit tenuerunt seu possiderunt faciendo inde annuatim dictus Iohannes menzeis et heredes sui nobis et successoribus nostris tres seccas curie apud pertha in tribus curiis cap<itibus>
16. talibus vicecomitatus nostri de pertha annuatim tenendas tantum In cuius Rei testimonium presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus Testibus Reuerendo in cristo patre Willelmo
17. Episcopo glasguensi Willelmo domino Creichionne nostro Cancellario et consanguinio dilecto dilectis consanguineis nostri Willelmo domino Someruile Alexandro domino montgomery patricio domino
18. glammys magistro hospitii nostri venerabili in christo patre Andrea abbate de melrose nostre confessore et thesaurarie Willelmo de Edmondstonne de Collodin Iohanne logane de lestalryk
19. georgeo Cambell de londonne militibus magistris Johanne arons Archidiacono glasguensi et georgeo de sigoriswod (Sheriswod) Rectore de cultro clerico nostro apud Edinburghum sexto die mensis
20. Iunii Anno domini millesimo quadragentesimo quinquagesimo primo Et Regni nostri Decimoquinto

Verso:
1. Charter
2. John Menzies of Enuch
3. off the barone off Weme 4. 1348 6th June 1451
5. 1211
]]> James by the grace of God, King of the Scots sends greetings to all good men, laity and clergy, of all his lands. May ye know that we had given and conceded and confirmed with this present letter to our beloved John Menzies of Ennath lands of Weme with pertinents, lands of Aberfeldy, lands of Glassy, Fernoble, Fergill, Glengowlandie, Kynnaldy, Cumrey, Fornachty, Anthilly, Morenish, Edramuckie, of the thanage of Crannyk with two voras situated within our sheriffdom of Perth into one pure and free barony with its pertinents and also its office of toscheochdoraship of Artholony with pertinents. Which lands indeed with the aforesaid office with its pertinents had been of the said John the heir of the land and which that same John, neither led by force, fear nor fallen into error but rather by pure and unaided will, surrendered purely and simply resigned into our hands at Edinburgh in front of the underwritten witnesses by staff and baton. He also surrendered all right and claim which he had or could have had in those lands and the office with pertinents for himself and his heirs <...> We incorporate, announce and unite those aforesaid lands with pertinents into one pure, free and whole barony of the rest of the barony called Weme. We unite all and whole of the aforesaid lands with their pertinents into one pure and free barony called the barony of Weme and the said office of toscheochdoraship of Artholony with its pertinents to the said John and his heirs to be held and possessed from us, our heirs and successors in fee and heritage in perpetuity by their rights, ancient and divided boundaries as they are situated in longitude and latitude in woods, plains, moors, marshes, ways, paths, waters, lakes, rivers, meadows, pastures and pasturages, mills, multures, and sequels of the same <...> fishings, peats, turfs, coal-pits, quarries, stone and lime, smithies, kilns, breweries, and brooms, with pits and gallows, soc and sak, tolls and teams, infangandtheif and outfangandtheif and their issues <...> and womens' merchets with tenants, tenantries and service of free tenants, with free forest and warren and with all and singular other liberties, commodities and easements and just pertinents are whatsoever, both not named and named, belonging to the said lands and office, or which shall in any way happen to belong justly to them in the future, freely, quietly and honourably well and in peace as the said John or his predecessors more freely held or possessed the aforesaid lands and office with the pertinents before the resignation made to us. Thence by rendering annually the said John Menzies and his heirs to me or my witnesses three suits at court at Perth in the three chief courts of our sheriffdom of Perth such to be held annually. In witness thereof we order that our great seal be applied onto this present charter. Witnesses: the Reverent in Christ Father William, Bishop of Glasgow; William, Lord Creichton, Chancellor, beloved kinsman of our kinsman William, Lord Somerville; Alexander, Lord Montgomery; Patrick, Lord Glammys, master of the King's household; the venerable in Christ Andrew, Abbot of Melrose, our confessor and treasurer; William of Edmondstone of Collodin; John Logan of Lestalryk and George Campbell of London, knights, Masters John Arons, Archdeacon of Glasgow and George of Sheriswod, Rector of Cultir and our cleric. At Edinburgh, the sixth day of June, the year of Our Lord 1451 and the fifteenth year of our reign.]]> Calendar date within charter]]> Middle Scots, Gaelic and Anglo-Saxon words and phrases used throughout]]> ]]>
Seal is missing but a parchment tongue is attached to the charter, looped through a cut in the turnup.
]]> 2. in domino Noveritis nos dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse dilecto et fideli confiderato nostro domino Roberto
3. de meygneres militi filio domini allexandri de meygneres pro homagio et servicio suo totum thanagium nostrum de cranach
4. in comitatu nostro Athollie cum omnibus terris de cranach achmore kynknock duabus Rothrolges et achnethrosck una cum omnibus aliis
5. pertinenciis suis libertatibus et aysiamentis inter et extra tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad ipsum thanagium et terras predictas pertinentibus seu
6. aliquo modo pertinere valentibus in bosco plano moris marisiis pratis pascuis pasturis stagnis vinariis lacubiis molendinis mult (-)
7. uris uiis semitis aquis rivulis saxis venationibus aucupacionibus piscariis et cum omnibus aliis et singulis commoditatibus libertatibus et
8. aysiamentis tam non nominatis quam nominatis ad predictum thanagium et terras prenominatas pertinentibus seu aliquo iure vel t[i]tulo pertinere valentibus
9. Tenendum et habendum eidem domino Roberto et heredibus suis de corpore suo legitime procreatis de nobis et heredibus nostris per omnes rectas metas et
10. diuisas suas in bondis et bondagiis et cum omnibus [..}atinis ipsarum terrarum libere quiete plenarie honorifice bene et in pace in feodo et here (-)
11. ditate in perpetuum faciendo inde nobis et heredibus nostris servicium unius architenentis in exercitum domini nostri Regis scocie et tres sectas cur
12. ie ad tria placita nostra capitalia per annum apud Rath in comitatu nostro athollie pro omni alio onere seruicio consuetudine exactione seculari
13. seu dananda q[ue] de dicto thanagio et terris predictis per nos seu heredes nostros exigi poterunt uel r[e]quiri in futurum Nos vero deinde et heredes
14. nostri totum thanagium predictum de cranach cum omnibus terris de cranach achmore kynknock duabus Rothrolges et achnethrosck cum
15. omnibus pertinenciis suis ut plenarius supradictum est predicto domino Roberto et heredibus suis predictis contra omnes homines et feminas. Warran(-)
16. tizabimus acquietabimus et in perpetuum defendemus. In cuius Rei testimonium presenti carte nostre sigillum nostrum apposuimus. Hiis testibus
17. *Roberto senescallo scocie domino Iohanne* Ranulphi comiti moravie patricio de donbarus comite marchie. Andrea de moravia domino de
18. *betheuyl patricio de carnoco militibus symone de sawelton tunc camerario nostro Thoma* de Wollor et multis aliis

Verso:
1. Carta Thenagii de Cranach
2. C In favorum
3. Domini Roberto Meygnes Mi ( - )
4. litis--
5. 151
]]> Seal is missing but a parchment tongue is attached to the charter, looped through a cut in the turnup.]]> 1. Sciant presentes et futuri pro ego alexander de meygneres filius et heres domini roberti de meygneres dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea
2. confirmaui domino Roberto de meygneres filio meo et heredibus suis pro homagio et servicio suo domino meo superiori comiti athohollie et heredibus suis faciendo totam
3. terram meam del Weme et de allirfeallibeg in athollia videlicet duas davatas et dimid davatas del Weme et dimid davatas de allirfeallibeg cum
4. omnibus suis pertinentiis libertatibus et aysiamentis ad dictas terras spectantibus uel de iure spectare valentibus in bosco plano moris marisiis pratis
5. pascuis pasturis stagnis vinariis molendinis multuris aquis rivulis saxis viis semitis auibus feris piscariis et in omnibus aliis
6. commoditatibus et aysiamentis ad easdem terras pertinentibus uel aliquo modo pertinere valentibus sine aliquo retenemento Tenendum et habendum eidem domino
7. roberto filio meo et heredibus suis de domino m[eo] superiore comite Atholhe et heredibus suis in feodo et hereditate adeo libere quiete integre plenarie
8. honorifice bene et in pace sicut carta [m]ei domini lohannis quondam comitis athollie mihi inde confecta plenius in se proportat et testatur Red (-)
9. dendo inde annuatim domino comite Atholl[ie et here]dibus suis unum denarium sterlingorum ad pentecoste et faciendo forinsecum servicium domini Regis
10. quantum ad tantam terram pertinet et tres [sectas] curie domini comitis athollie et heredum suorum ad tria placita capitalia per annum apud Rath in Athollis
ll . pro dictis ambabis terris del Weme et de [Allirfe]allibeg pro omnni alio seruicio exactione et demanda Ego vero allexander prefatus et heredes
12. mei predicto domino roberto filio meo et heredibus suis totam dictam terram del Weme et de Allirfeallibeg cum onmibus suis pertinentiis libertatibus et aysia (-)
13. mentis ut predictum est contra omnes homines et feminas Warrantizabimus acquietabimus et in perpetuum defendemus in cuius Rei
14. testimonium presenti carte mee sigillum meum apposui Hiis testibus roberto senescallo scocie dominus iohanne rannulph
comite
15. moravie patricio de donbarr comite marchie andrea de moravia domino de bothevyle roberto de keth marrescallo scocie iohanne
16. *de cambron domino* de ballgernach militibus allexandro de meygneres nepote meo domino de forchirgyll et multis aliis--
Verso
1. Carta Terrarum de Versu
2. In favorum
3. Domini Roberti Meygires
4. 141 ]]> Let all present and future know that I, Alexander Menzies, the son and heir of laird Robert Menzies gave, conceded and by this my present charter I confirmed to my son laird Robert Menzies and his heirs, for his homage and service to be made to my superior lord, the Earl of Atholl and his heirs, the whole of my land of Weem and of Aberfeldy in Atholl, namely two and half davachs in Weem and a half davach in Aberfeldy with all their pertinents, freedoms and easements belonging or coming to belong by right to the said lands in wood, plain, moors, marshes, meadows, hainings, pastures, ponds, fish ponds, mills, multures, waters, stones, rivers, ways, paths, birds, wild animals, fish and in all other benefits and easments belonging or coming to belong to the same lands without any reservation. To be held and possessed for the same laird my son Robert and his heirs from my superior lord the Earl of Atholl and his heirs in fee and inheritance indeed freely, quietly, undivided, fully, honorably well and in peace just as the charter of my lord John, the deceased Earl of Atholl, made for me then among more fully proports in it and attests. From the lands to render yearly to the lord Earl of Atholl and his heirs one silver penny at Pentecost and to make forinsec service of the lord King as much as pertains to the lands and three suits of court of the lord Earl of Atholl and his heirs at three head courts each year at Logierat in Atholl for both the said lands of Weem and Aberfeldy for any other service, tax and demand. Indeed I, the aforementioned Alexander and my heirs will warrant and settle title to all said land of Weem and Aberfeldy for my aforementioned son Robert, and his heirs and we will defend them in perpetuity against all men and women. In witness of this deed, I have affixed my seal to my charter. With these witness, Robert the Steward of Scotland; John Randolph, Earl of Moray; Patrick Dunbar, Earl of March; Sir Andrew Moray, laird of Bothewyle; Sir Robert Keith, Marshal of Scotland; Sir John de Cambron, laird of Ballgernach; my kinsman, Alexander Menzies, laird of Forchirgyll and many others.]]> Seal: 10.5 cm x 11.2 cm]]> Seal: 4.7 cm x 5 cm]]>