Charter of Confirmation under the great Seal by King Robert II to Ferchard, the King's Physician of a gift of the lands of Melness and Hope by Alexander Stewart, the king's son, to the said Ferchard, 4th September 1379.

A copy held in the Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh has the following information:

"Charter of confirmation under the Great Seal granted by Robert King II of Scots to Ferchard his Physician"

Dated at Perth 4th September 1379

Lands of Melness and Hope

Copied from the original belonging to Lord Reay Edinburgh October 18th 1830

Written at the back of Document

Chartour of confirmane under the greatt seall granted be Robert King of Scots in the 9th year of his reigne of ye gift of the lands of Melness granted be his ???? Sone - my Italics Alix Steward of Scotland to Ferquard the Kings Phisitian

Also printed in the Book of Mackay Appendix No2 p370

THE REAY PAPERS

Charter of Confirmation under the great Seal by King Robert II to Ferchard, the King's Physician of a gift of the lands of Melness and Hope by Alexander Stewart, the king's son, to the said Ferchard, 4 Sep., 1379.

Robertus Dei gratin rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue salutem. Sciatis nos approbasse ratificasse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse donationem illam et concessionem, quas dilectus filius noster Alexander Senescallus miles dominus do Badenach fecit et concessit Ferchardo medico nostro de terris de Mellenes et duabus partibus del' Hope cum pertinentiis, Tenend. et habend.

Ferchardo cum omnibus et singulis libertatibus commoditatibus aysiamentis et justis pertinentiis suis quibuscunque ad predictas terrras cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu quomodo juste spectare valentibus in futurum adeo libre et quiete plenarie integre et honorifice in omnibus et per omnia sicut carta dicti filii nostri eidem medico exinde confect. in se plenius juste continet et proporat.

In cuius rei testimonium presenti carte nostre confirmationis nostrum precepimus apponi sigillum testibus venerabillibus in Christo patribus Willielmo et Johanne, Cancellario nostro, ecclesiarum Sancti Andrae et Dunkelden. episcopis, Johanne primogenito nostro de Carrie senescallo Scotie, Roberto de Fyffe et de Menteth filio nostro dilecto, Willielmo de Douglas, de Marr consanguineo nostro, comitibus , Apud Perthe quarto die mensis Septembri et anno regni nostri nono.