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WILLIAME LORDE ABIRNETHI IN *ROTHIMAY AND WILLIAME LORDE *BORTHWIC
jUSTICES TIL OURE *SOUERANE LORDE ON SOUTHHALFFE *FORTH CONSTITUTE
*TIL AL & SINDRI QUHAIS KNAWLEGE THIR PreseNT LettRES SAL TO CUM
{\} GRETING WIT YHE THAT THARE COMPERIT BEFORE VS IN YE jUSTICE-AYRE
OF OURE SOUerANE LORD YE KINGis BE VS HALDIN AT jEDWORT THE XXIJ
DAY OF YE MONETH OF jANUARE YE YHERE OF OURE LORDE {\} A THOUSAND
FOURE+ +HUNDIR SEXTI & FOURE zERIS WILLIAME OF DOUGLAS OF DRUMLANGRIG
& HIS FORESPEKARE MAISTIR *DAUID-GUTHRE OF KINCALDRON & PRESENT
TIL VS IN jUGEMENT A *ROLMENT OF COURTE {\} OF YE jUSTICE-AYRE
GANGING BEFORE VNDIR YE SELE OF OFFICE OF jUSTICIARE TWCHING YE
PROCESSs OF A BREFFE OF MORTANTECESSORY PURCHESIT BE YE SAID WILLIAm
APON YE LANDis CALLIT YE KYRKTONE"-MANYS WITH {\} YE MYLNE" OF
YAT ILK & YARE PerTINENTis & THE LANDis OF YE *FLEKKis W^T YE
PerTINENTis LIAND IN YE BARONY OF HAWIC WITHIN YE SerREFDOME OF
*ROXBURGH AGANiS *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 WILLIAm ASKIT AT
VS YAT YE SAID BREFE MYCHT ProCEDE TO YE *RECOGNICIONE" OF ANE
ASSISE & BE YIS RESON {\} BECAUSE-YAT AT YE LAST jUSTICE-AYRE
OF-BEFORE YE SAID *ALEXANDER ALLEGIT A WARANT" & YE jUSTICEz ASSIGNIT
HIM YIS DAY TO ProDUCE HIS WARANT & NANE COMPERIT QUHAREFORE HE
HAD RENUnCIT 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 jUSTICEz SULD GER YE BREFFE ProCEDE
TO YE RECOGNICION OF ANE ASSISE {\} *YAN *COMPERIT *ALEXANDer
OF GLEDSTANYS AND HIS FORESPEKARE Ser *THOMAS OF COMISTONE" OF
Y^T ILK KNY^T AND ALLEGIT Y^T YE BREFFE ACHT NO^T TO ProCEDE TO
THE RECOGNICIONE" OF ANE ASSISE AND BE YIS RESON BECAUSE {\} YE
SAID *ALEXANDER HAD ALLEGIT OURE SOUERAn LORDE TO+ +BE WARANT
TIL HIM & HE WAS WITHIN AGE QUHARE-FORE HE MY^T NO^T CONVENE HIS
HIENES TO MAK HIM WARANDIzE VNTO YE TYME HE WAR OF LACHFUL {\}
AGE & FOR YAT RESON YE SAID BREFFE ACHT NO^T TIL PASSs AS zIT
TIL ANE ASSISE & YarTO PerOFFIRIT TIL HAUE FUND A BORGH IN YE
SerREFFis HAND *TO YE-QUHILK YE SAID MAISTer *DAUID FORESPEKAR
TO YE SAID WILLIAm {\} ANSUERIT SAYAND AS OF-BEFORE YAT IT WAS
IMPerTINEnT TO THE CAUSE AL THINGis CONSIDIRIT GANGAND BEFORE
TO FIND ONY BOROWIS & BESO^T VS AS jUSTICEz TO+ +BE AUYSIT W^T
YE BARONS" & FREHALDARis OF YE COURT {\} QUHEYer-AT SIC BOROWIS
ACHT TO+ +BE RESSAUIT AS YE MATER WAS ProCEDIT OR NO^T YAN WE
GERT DENOYDE BAITH YE SAID PARTis OUTE OF COURT & WAS AUYSIT W^T
YE BARONS" & FREHALDARis IN YE SAID CAUSE {\} YE-QUHILKis BEAND
DILIGENTLY & RIPLY AUYSIT YE PARTIS AGANE IN+ +CALL+IT DECRETIT
& DELIUERIT Y^T SIC BOROWIS PerOFFIRIT BE YE SAID *ALEXANDER OF
GLEDSTANYS & HIS FORESPEAKARE FORSAID WAS IMPerTINENT {\} & ACHT
NO^T TO+ +BE ADMITTIT AS YE CAUSE WAS PROCEDIT & AT YE BREFFE
ACHT TIL PASSs TO THE REC[O]GNICIONE" OF ANE ASSISE *AND IN-CONTINEnT
WE GERT CHESE ANE ASSISE OF YIR PerSONS" FOLOUAND YAT IS TO SAY
{\} Ser WALTERE-SCOT OF KYRKURIn KNYCHT *ANDROU-KER OF ALTONBURNE"
jAMES OF RUTHIRFORDE OF YAT ILK Ser *ROBERT-COLUIL OF OXInNAME
KNY^T *ANDROU-KER zUNGARE jAMES OF TUEDY OF DRUmMELIOR *DUNGAL\MAKDOWEL
OF MALKERSTON WALTERE OF TUEDY *ANDROU-ORMSTONE" OF YAT ILK *QUInTINE-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" jOHNE" OF RUTHIRFORDE OF HUNDWELLEE *ADAM-SCOT *ARCHBALD-NEUTON
OF Y^T ILKE {\} jOHNE"-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 RICHTis & MERITis OF YE
CAUSE {\} DILIGENTLY & RIPLY CONSIDERIT BE YARE FORESPEKARE *ANDROU-KER
*DELIUERIT IN WIRT Y^T SUM-TYME Ser WILLIAm-DOUGLAS OF DRUMLANGRIG
KNYCHT YE GRANTSIRE OF WILLIAm OF DOUGLAS OF DRUm-LANGRIG {\}
DEIT VESTIT & SESIT AS OF FEE OF YE LANDis QUHILK AR CALLIT KIRKTON~-MANYS
W^T YE MYLN~ OF YE SAM W^T YE PerTINEnTis & OF YE LANDis OF YE
FLEKKis W^T YE PERTINEnTis LIAND IN YE BARONY OF HAWIC WITHIN

{\} YE SerREFDOME OF *ROXBURGH *AND AT YE SAID WILLIAm IS LACHFUL
& NERAST AYRE OF YE SAID SUM[T]YME Ser WILLIAm HIS GRANTSYRE OF
YE SAID LANDis & MYLN~ W^T YE PerTINENTis AND AT *ALEXANDER OF
GLEDSTANYS {\} HAD WRANGWISLY HALDIN YE SAID LANDis & MYLNE" WITH
YE PerTINENTis QUHAREFORE YE SAID WILLAm OF DOUGLAS ACHT TIL HAUE
SIC SESINE OF YE SAID LANDis & MYLNE" W^T YE PerTINENTis SIC AS
SUMTYME YE {\} SAID Ser WILLIAm HIS GRANTSIRE HAD OF YE SAM LANDis
& MYLNE" W^T YE PerTINEnTis YE DAY HE WAS QUYK & DEDE *EFTIR YE-QUHILK
DELIUERANCE IT WAS GIFIN FOR DOME BE YE MOUTH OF jOHNE"-STODART
SOYTOur OF HALDEN {\} YAT YE SAID WILLIAm OF DOUGLAS ACHT TIL
HAUE SIC SESINE OF YE LANDis OF KIRKTONMANYS & YE MYLN~ OF YAT
ILK W^T YE PerTINEnTis & YE LANDis OF YE FLEKKis W^T YE PerTINENTis
SIC AS SUmTYME Ser WILLIAm OF DOUGLAS {\} HIS GRANTSIRE HAD OF
YE SAM LANDis & MYLNE~ W^T YE PerTINENTis YE DAY HE WAS QUYK &
DEDE & AT YE SAID ALEXANDer OF GLEDSTANYS NOR HIS AYRIS ACHT NEUYR
TO+ +BE HERD IN jUGEMENT APON YE SAID LANDis {\} APON A BREFFE
OF MORTANTECESSORY IN TYME TO+ +CUM *AND YARE-EFTIR WE GAFE SESINE
BE STATE RYIL TO YE SAID WILLIAm OF DOUGLAS OF YE SAID LANDis
& MYLNE" W^T YE PerTINENTis IN PLANE COURT *AND comMAnDIT {\}
YE SerREF OR HIS MARE OF FE TO PASs TO YE CHEMYS OF YE SAID LANDis
& MYLN~ & THARE TO GIF CORPORALE SESINE STATE & POSSESSIONE" OF
YE SAID LANDis & MYLNE" EFTIR YE TENOR OF YE SAID DOME AS AFERIS
{\} APON LAW *AND YIS TIL AL MEN QUHILKis IT AFERIS WE MAK KEND
BE THIR PreseNT LettRES jN WITNES OF YE-QUHILK-THING YE SELE OF
OURE OFFICE OF jUSTICIARE IS TO+ +PUT YE DAY MONETH YHERE & {\}
PLACE BEFORE WRITIN {\\} {(*ET EGO *ALEXANDER DE FOULIS CLERICUS
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