Newmilns was upgraded to a Burgh of Regality in 1707
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Burghs of regality possessed higher jurisdictional rights " in liberam regalitatem ", amounting to complete criminal jurisdiction except for treason.
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After the restoration of the monarchy under King Charles I the citadel at Ayr, as a burgh of regality and barony was given to the 7th Earl, Hugh who christened it'Montgomerieston'after his family's name.
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James II later rewarded WInchester by creating Spynie as a burgh of Barony on 24 July 1451; after James II murdered the ex-regent William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas in 1452, Spynie's status was raised to that of burgh of regality.
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Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown . ( In some cases, they might also be burghs of regality where the crown granted the leading noblemen judicial powers to try criminals for all offences except treason ).
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