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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD28/144}
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{=Yester Writs=} jAMES BE YE GRACE OF GOD KING OF *SCOTTIS *TILL
OURE LOUETE DAUID YE HAYE OF zESTIR KNICHT GRETING {,} *FOR-SAMEKIL
AS YARe {\} IS CERTANE CONTENSIOUN~S AND DEBATis BETUIX zOW ON
YE-TA+ +ParTE AND OURE *COUSING *ROBERT LORDE FLEMInG AND HIS
SOUNYS ON YE\-TO-Yer ParTE TWECHING YE PATRONAGE OF YE KIRK OF
*BIGARE {.} *DEPENDING {"in process, awaiting decision"} AS YHIT
DEBATABLE~ IN YE COURTE OF *ROME & {\} BEFORe jUGis *DILIGATE
LImMIT & DEPUTE FRA YE SAmMYn *ANDE {<S<} WE AR INFORMYT YAT zE
AND zOur FREInDis PURPOSs ON YE\-TA+ +ParTE {,} AND YE SOUNYS
OF OURE *COUSING *ROBERT LORDE FLEMInG {.} ON YE-TOYer ParTE {,}
TO MAK COnUOCATIOUNE~ AND GADERING OF Our {\} LIEGIS IN FERE OF
WERE IN GRETE MULTITUDE {,} FOR YE GADERInG OF LAmMYS WOLL AND
VYer TEYNDIS AND DEWITEIS PerTENInG TO YE {\} SAID PerSONAGE {,}
HABLE~ TO *CAUSE GRETE BREKE {"breach"} TROUBLE~ AND DISCORDE
AMANGis OURE LIEGis {.} *FOR YE-QUHILK CAUSs {.} WE {\} HAUE comMONIT
W^T YE VICARe GENerALE OF GLASGEW TO PUT SEQUESTRATION~ & TO SEQUESTer
YE FROITis OF YE SAID KIRK OF BY\GARE In YE HANDIS OF OURE LOUET
MAISTer *ADAm OF COKBURN~ OF *SCRALINE {,} TO BE OBSerUIT BE HIM
{.} TO YE VTILITE & {\} PROFFIT OF YE PerSONE" Y^T FINALY OPTENIS
YE SAID PerSONAGE QUHARe IT EFFERis {.} *AS YE LAW DETerMYS {.}
& OR\DANIS YarUPPOn *OURE WILL IS HEIRFORe AND WE CHARGE zOW STRAITLY
AND COmMAUNDis YAT zE DESIST AND CESSs {\} OF ALL conUOCACIOUNE~
& GADerING OF OUR LIEGis IN FERE OF WERE OR VYerWAYIS {.} OR OF
CUmMInG TO YE SAID KIRK NOW AT {\} YIS NEXT FESTE OF WITSONDAYE
{,} FOR YE jNTROMITTING W^T YE SADis FROITTis *BOT Y^T zE MAK
YE SAID SEQUSTRA\CIOUNE~ BE OBSerUIT & KEPIT VNBROKIn BE zOW OR
ONY VYerIS PerSOUN~S OF zOURE BEHALUE {.} VNDIR ALL YE HIEST PAIn
{\} AND CHARGE zE MAY COmMIT &+ +FURe AGANYS WS IN Y^T ParTE {,}
*FOR WE HAUE WRITTIn IN LYKEWISs TO YE SOUNYS & ParTY {\} OF OURE
SAID *COUSING *ROBERT LORDE FLEMInG TO DESIST AND CESSs IN LYKE-WISs
{.} AND TO KEPE & OBSerUE YE SADE {\} SEQUESTRATION~ {.} VNTO
YE TYME Y^T YE SAID CAUSs BE DECerNIT QUHARe jT EFFERis {.} *GEVIN
VNDIR OURE *SIGNET *AT *EDIn\BURGH~ YE XIIIJ DAYE OF MAIJ *AND
{<OF<} OF OURE *REGNE YE *NYNTE zERE {\\} {=subscription=} {)jAMES

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