williame lorde abirnethi in Rothimay and williame lorde Borthwic
(j)ustices til oure Souerane lorde on southhalffe Forth constitute
Til al & sindri quhais knawlege thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res sal to cum
{\} greting wit yhe that thare comperit before vs in ye (j)ustice±ayre
of oure sou(er)ane lord ye king(is) be vs haldin at (j)edwort the xxij
day of ye moneth of (j)anuare ye yhere of oure lorde {\} a thousand
foure# #hundir sexti & foure (z)eris williame of douglas of drumlangrig
& his forespekare maistir Dauid±guthre of kincaldron & present
til vs in (j)ugement a Rolment of courte {\} of ye (j)ustice±ayre
ganging before vndir ye sele of office of (j)usticiare twching ye
process(s) of a breffe of mortantecessory purchesit be ye said willia(m)
apon ye land(is) callit ye kyrktone"±manys with {\} ye mylne" of
yat ilk & yare p(er)tinent(is) & the land(is) of ye Flekk(is) w^t ye
p(er)tinent(is) liand in ye barony of hawic within ye s(er)refdome of
Roxburgh agan(i)s Alexander of gledstanys & askit it to# #be red
{\} in court ye±quhilk beand red be ye clerc" of ye said court
ye said maistir Dauid forespekare to ye said willia(m) askit at
vs yat ye said brefe mycht p(ro)cede to ye Recognicione" of ane
assise & be yis reson {\} because±yat at ye last (j)ustice±ayre
of±before ye said Alexander allegit a warant" & ye (j)ustice(z) assignit
him yis day to p(ro)duce his warant & nane comperit quharefore he
had renu(n)cit his rycht {\} & put it til ane±othir and for that
reson sen it was ye last excepcione" thair acht na plede borowis
na recontir to# #be herd bot ye (j)ustice(z) suld ger ye breffe p(ro)cede
to ye recognicion of ane assise {\} Yan Comperit Alexand(er)
of gledstanys and his forespekare s(er) Thomas of comistone" of
y^t ilk kny^t and allegit y^t ye breffe acht no^t to p(ro)cede to
the recognicione" of ane assise and be yis reson because {\} ye
said Alexander had allegit oure souera(n) lorde to# #be warant
til him & he was within age quhare±fore he my^t no^t convene his
hienes to mak him warandi(z)e vnto ye tyme he war of lachful {\}
age & for yat reson ye said breffe acht no^t til pass(s) as (z)it
til ane assise & y(ar)to p(er)offirit til haue fund a borgh in ye
s(er)reff(is) hand To ye±quhilk ye said maist(er) Dauid forespekar
to ye said willia(m) {\} ansuerit sayand as of±before yat it was
imp(er)tine(n)t to the cause al thing(is) considirit gangand before
to find ony borowis & beso^t vs as (j)ustice(z) to# #be auysit w^t
ye barons" & frehaldar(is) of ye court {\} quhey(er)±at sic borowis
acht to# #be ressauit as ye mater was p(ro)cedit or no^t yan we
gert denoyde baith ye said part(is) oute of court & was auysit w^t
ye barons" & frehaldar(is) in ye said cause {\} ye±quhilk(is) beand
diligently & riply auysit ye partis agane in# #call#it decretit
& deliuerit y^t sic borowis p(er)offirit be ye said Alexander of
gledstanys & his forespeakare forsaid was imp(er)tinent {\} & acht
no^t to# #be admittit as ye cause was procedit & at ye breffe
acht til pass(s) to the rec[o]gnicione" of ane assise And in±contine(n)t
we gert chese ane assise of yir p(er)sons" folouand yat is to say
{\} s(er) waltere±scot of kyrkuri(n) knycht Androu±ker of altonburne"
(j)ames of ruthirforde of yat ilk s(er) Robert±coluil of oxi(n)name
kny^t Androu±ker (z)ungare (j)ames of tuedy of dru(m)melior Dungal\makdowel
of malkerston waltere of tuedy Androu±ormstone" of yat ilk Qui(n)tine±ridd[a]le
of yat ilk Robert±ruthirforde of chatto George of douglas of
buneiedwort Thom±ker george±tayt {\} of ye pren Archbald of
douglas waltere±scot hector of lauedyr wil of pringil Robin±[s]cot
of ye haying" (j)ohne" of ruthirforde of hundwellee Adam±scot Archbald±neuton
of y^t ilke {\} (j)ohne"±turnbule of ernhuych george of abirnethi
& Thomas of grymislaw ye±quhilk [a]ssise beand sworne" be yare
grete athis ye said breffe beand red ye richt(is) & merit(is) of ye
cause {\} diligently & riply considerit be yare forespekare Androu±ker
Deliuerit in wirt y^t sum±tyme s(er) willia(m)±douglas of drumlangrig
knycht ye grantsire of willia(m) of douglas of dru(m)±langrig {\}
deit vestit & sesit as of fee of ye land(is) quhilk ar callit kirkton~±manys
w^t ye myln~ of ye sam w^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) & of ye land(is) of ye
flekk(is) w^t ye pertine(n)t(is) liand in ye barony of hawic within
{\} ye s(er)refdome of Roxburgh And at ye said willia(m) is lachful
& nerast ayre of ye said sum[t]yme s(er) willia(m) his grantsyre of
ye said land(is) & myln~ w^t ye p(er)tinent(is) and at Alexander of
gledstanys {\} had wrangwisly haldin ye said land(is) & mylne" with
ye p(er)tinent(is) quharefore ye said willa(m) of douglas acht til haue
sic sesine of ye said land(is) & mylne" w^t ye p(er)tinent(is) sic as
sumtyme ye {\} said s(er) willia(m) his grantsire had of ye sam land(is)
& mylne" w^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) ye day he was quyk & dede Eftir ye±quhilk
deliuerance it was gifin for dome be ye mouth of (j)ohne"±stodart
soyto(ur) of halden {\} yat ye said willia(m) of douglas acht til
haue sic sesine of ye land(is) of kirktonmanys & ye myln~ of yat
ilk w^t ye p(er)tine(n)t(is) & ye land(is) of ye flekk(is) w^t ye p(er)tinent(is)
sic as su(m)tyme s(er) willia(m) of douglas {\} his grantsire had of
ye sam land(is) & mylne~ w^t ye p(er)tinent(is) ye day he was quyk &
dede & at ye said alexand(er) of gledstanys nor his ayris acht neuyr
to# #be herd in (j)ugement apon ye said land(is) {\} apon a breffe
of mortantecessory in tyme to# #cum And yare±eftir we gafe sesine
be state ryil to ye said willia(m) of douglas of ye said land(is)
& mylne" w^t ye p(er)tinent(is) in plane court And (com)ma(n)dit {\}
ye s(er)ref or his mare of fe to pas(s) to ye chemys of ye said land(is)
& myln~ & thare to gif corporale sesine state & possessione" of
ye said land(is) & mylne" eftir ye tenor of ye said dome as aferis
{\} apon law And yis til al men quhilk(is) it aferis we mak kend
be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res (j)n witnes of ye±quhilk±thing ye sele of
oure office of (j)usticiare is to# #put ye day moneth yhere & {\}
place before writin {\\} {(Et ego Alexander de foulis clericus
s(anct)i andree dioc(esis)(} {(public(us) auc(torita)te imp(er)iali notarius(}
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