FllOM THE EARLIEST TIMES. 17 



neghbours of four halve aljoutli them, all fraude or gyle away 

 putte. Also yt es accordit that the sayd Thomas and his wyfe and 

 thair servands dwellyng wythin the sayd wode and landys, sail 

 have reasonable esement of fewell of fallyn and dede wod for 

 outyn waste of whk wod, whilke may serve for tymbre, durand 

 the termes of xv yer by for sayd, by the deliverance of the 

 Priour of Coldyngham or his ofhcers. Also it is accordit that 

 the sayd Thomas and his wyfe sail have tymbre for bygging of 

 new liowsys and reparelyng of tham when that it needs by 

 reson, and also for plewes and harrowes for tylth made within 

 the sayd land by bydyng of the Priour of Coldyngham and de- 

 lyverance of his officers, gyve silk tymbre may be fun within 

 the sayd wode ; also it is accordyt that the sayd Thomas nor his 

 wyfe nor nane of thar servandes sail bald nor have no swyne 

 nor gayte within the sayd woddys and landys durand the termes 

 of XV yer befor sayd ; and gyve thai do thai sail be echetit to 

 the Priour of Duresme and of Coldyngham and thayr suc^-es- 

 sours. Also yt es accordit that the servands of the said 

 Thomas and his wyfe dwellynd within the sayd wod and landys 

 sail be sworne to be lele and trew to the kepyng of the sayd 

 woddys waran and venyson for the tyme that thai dwell within 

 the sayd wods and landys. In wytnes of whilk thing the 

 partyes byfor said to ther indentres have sett to thair seles. 

 Gevyn at Duresme the day and yer byforsayde." 



Wigtownshire Lrasc, 1677 — {Copy of Original). 

 " At Stranraer the twentie-eight day of Apprill sixtyng 

 seventie sevine yeirs it is appointed agreed and finalli endit 

 betwixt Sir Andrew Agnew off Lochnaw, Knight Barronett, on 

 ye ane pt. and Andrew JM'Maister in Kirkland on ye other pt. 

 In manner following to witt : The sd. Sir Andrew setts in tack 

 and assidation letts to the sd. Andrew M'Maister his aires extors. 

 or assgs. being of no higher degree : All and liaill the tw^entie- 

 shilling land of Kirkland and twentie shilling land of Aughtafie 

 with houss biggings pts. pendicles and ptinents yroff*. And that 

 for ye haill space and yeirs underwin. To witt the fsd. lands ot 

 Kirkland for the sj^ace of fyve yeirs and the fsd. lands of 

 Aughtafie for the space of thretteine yeirs ffra Whitsonday 

 sixvyng seventie sevine qlk. is heirby declared to be fds. lands 

 of Kirkland and Aughtafie wh. ye ptinents, and fra thence 

 furth to be peieable bruithed and laboured by him and his fsds. 

 during ye ^ fsd. without any interruptione qtsoever. As 



also the sd. Sir Andrew obleicjes him to freith and relieve the 

 sd. Andrew M'Maister and his foirnaits^ of all taxationes public 

 burdines and other impositions qdsoever due and peyable furlli 



^ Some word meaning term. 



- The spelling is correct, iJossibly meaning successors. 



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