(j) 'Patrik \ Lord 'lyndisay of ye ;byr(is) s(er)ref of ;fiffe (j)n=to my place

& at ye sa(m)my(n) of ye ;stroth" \ Creat (con)stitute maid & ordan#it

'Thomas=ferry burges of ;Coup(er) s(er)ref±clerk of ye \ s(er)ref#dome" of ;fiffe

for al ye t(er)m#es da#is & way#s quhil be discharge#it be me \ of ye

said office And ye sa(m)my(n) day maid him be sworn" be ye haly

ewangell#(is) \ yat he sould be leile & trew to ye said office And (j) maid

yis acc and \ creacioun to be acck#it & inc(er)t#it in yis my court buke

of s(er)ref#s(s)#schip And \ for ye mair(e) haboundans hes ordan#it &

(com)mand#it 'willia(m)=lyndesay my sone" and 'Thomas=grundiston my

sworn~ deputt#(is) to fenss(s) and s(er)ref court at ye \ burgh" of ;Couper(e)

ye pe(n)ult day of maij (j)nsta(n)t And in y^t fens#yt court to \

tak newling(is) agane" ye aitht of ye @for(e)±said

'Thomas my clerk y^t he sal±be \ trew in ye vs#ing" of ye office in

court or(e) vtoutht court ay & quhil he be \ Discharge#it be me

And ordan#is his aitht tak#ine" be (z)^v in (j)ugeme(n)t be acck#^t \ in

yis buke And (z)it as of=befor (j) discharg(e) 'Dauid=greg" bay^t of

deputrie \ & office of s(er)ref clerk allut(er)lie & al vy(er)#is

hav#and office of clerk#schip or(e) deput\=rye except 'willia(m)=ly(n)desay

'Georg(e)=strang" of ;balcasky 'Andro=lundy 'Tho(ma)s\=gru(n)distoun &

'Thomas=ferry my clerk @for(e)±said And for to testefye ye verite \ of

al ye p(re)mis#s(s) (j) hef subsc(ri)u#it yis acc & al ye p(re)mis#s(s) wy^t my

p(ro)pir(e) hand (z)er(e) day & place for(e)#said \

{Patryk lord lyndessa of byr(is) \ s(er)ef of fyff etc}


{Court dated 30 May 1520 at Cupar - one Latin entry confirming Thomas
ferry as sheriff clerk until excused by the sheriff}

# 124{Fife Sheriff Court Book: at Cupar 26 June 1520 f56v}

{In the lh margin Latin: <con>ti<nuatur> ad cu<riam> cap\<ita>l<em>
p<ost> fest<um> michael<is>}

@The=quhilk day ye accioun & caus(s) p(er)sew#it be 'Andrew=lundy of

;straherly \ vpon" 'johne"=lu(m)misd(en) of ;Arde" (j)s be ye said s(er)ref

deput for debilite of \ court (con)tinew#it to ye nixt heid court

eft(er) michaelmes y^t nixt cu(m)m#is eft(er) ye \ forme" & tenor(e) of ye

said 'Andrew#is p(re)cept direcc" y(ar)±upon" in al effecc as (j)t \ now

(j)s And y^t (j)ntimacion" to be maid to ye said '(j)ohne" y(ar)vpon" !Ap^d=acc(a)


@The=quhilk day ye accion" and caus(s) p(er)sew#it be 'william"=lyndesay of

of \ ;pyotston" '(j)ohne"=clapam" of ;kerslogy be ane p(re)cept

of su(m)mond(is) y(ar)#vpon" \ direcc" as he

y^t com" sou(er)te to ye said 'william~ for maist(er) 'Alex"=ky(n)ny(m)montht \

for y^e gyrs(s) maile of cattell pastor#it in ye lord#schip of ;craghall

as ye \ acc#(is) of court y(ar)#vpon~ of=befor p(ro)port#(is) And ye said

'(j)ohne" oft=tymes su(m)mon#d & \ call#it y^t is to say to ye fyrst

secund thrid & now as to ye ferd court {In lh margin: ly(n)desay \ & clapa(m)}