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'the west of the Merecluch (Merebuvne), as it falls into Payltrayl (Polentrayl, Powtrail,) thence
by the course of the water as Payltrayl falls into Deiher, according to the old marches between
Smethwod and Glenhumphar (Glenphumpward,) thence upwards by Deiher to Kyrckhopmuth
(Kyrkmuthop,) thence upwards by the burn of Kyrchop to the little burn of the Buchswyre,
and so ascending to the head of that burn, thence by the hill top between the Cumblau and
Kyrkhop, and thence by the hill top of the Cumblau to the Mereburne.'^ These boundaries,
for the most part, may still be traced, and they show that the Cistercians of Newbottle possessed
nearly all the western half of the parish. In July 1467, David earl of Crauford and lord
Lyndyssay, appeared before the King at Perth, in the fore-chamber of the dwelling-place of John
of Haddingtoune, and there, in consideration of the zeal, gratitude, and devotion which his noble
forefathers had in their time shewn towards the monastery of Newbotyll, resigned in the King's
hands the lordship of the lands of Fremure in the domain of Craufurdlyndissay, given to the abbey
by his progenitors aforesaid, together with all right to the property or possession of the same, and
to the mine and lead-pit (mineram et plumbifodinam) in the lands which were claimed by the
monks. The Sovereign thereupon gave livery of the lands, with the mine and lead-pit, to the
monastery;^ and, on the 15th of November following, issued a charter erecting the whole lands,
both lordship and property, into a free barony, to be holden of the crown, with all accustomed
privileges, without any other service than the orisons of the monks for the King and his succes-
8ors.3 Under this charter the monastery had seisin on the 21st of December following, at
' Leglencapilswyr,' the chief messuage of the lands, in presence of David Lyndissay and Andrew
Blayr, esquires ; Alexander Levingstoune being the sherifl', the proctor for the abbey being Dene
William Cawdinhed, the cellarer.^ About the year 1328, AVilliam abbot of Newbottle granted
to Adam Hunter and his heirs, the office of chief sergeant in all matters of life and limb throughout
the monastery's laud of Craufurd, but so that he should not exercise any right within the said
land by any authority other than that of the monks, nor make summons or attachment, nor take
prise, talliage, or carriage, nor do any other thing against the liberties of the abbey.' A note
which follows this grant in the Register shews that in surrendering the game of the lands, David
of Lynddesay took from the convent a licence of hunting in it during his own lifetime.® In
the year 1479, John Hunter, bailie of Crawfurd, was ordered to enter his person in ward in the
Blackness, for contempt of a sentence by the Lords Auditors of Council, enjoining him to restore
to Master John Slaxwell, eight oxen and a cow, which he had taken from Maxwell's servants in
the town of Craufurde.^ In the year 1595, John Carmichel of Medowflat was served heir of his
father in ' the office of bailiery of the lands of Crawfurdmure otherwise Friermure, with the yearly
fee of ten pounds from the fermes of the aforesaid lands.'* At the Reformation, the monastery of
Newbottle had nine several possessions in Crawfordmure, yielding it in all £111, 5s. yearly."
The Lindsays had lay vassals under them. In the year 1370, King David II. confirmed the
' Regist. de Newbot., foil, xxxiv, xxxv. ^ Regist. de Neubot., fol. xxxvi.
- Regist. de Neubot., ad fin. " Regist. de Neubot., fol. xxxvi.
^ Regist. de Neubot., ad fin. ' Act. Dom. Concil., pp. 11,32.
"* Kegist. de Neubot., ad fin. ^ Retour, no. 6. ^ Book of Assumptions.