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(Jhapeltouu, twenty shilling- land of Aucliiubinnye, Nether Kerik, 

 the 40s land of Fawgray, 40s land of Mekill Balmangand, the 

 half merk land of Little Balmang'and, the 40s land of Ross- 

 carrel, 40s land of Auchleck, the £3 15s of Forrest, 40s land of 

 Stockane, the two forty shilling lands of Auchencairn, £4 land of 

 Culdoch, all situated in the Barony of Rerik, and the Stewartry 

 of Kirkcudbryt. Witnesses and notaries the same as in the other 

 charters already mentioned. 



Apud Druinfries the 2gth of January, isdy. — Schir Johne 

 Turnor, in Dundrennan, acts as attorney for John Cunynghame, 

 son of David Cunynghame, burgess of Drumfries, alienated and 

 disponed, by sale, &c., to Edward Maxwell, of Drumcoltran, the 

 two-and-a-half merk land of Nether Rerik, in the parish of Rerik, 

 otherwise of Dundrennan, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbryt, as 

 now presently occupied by John Horner. The charter was dated 

 the 26th of January, 1567. One of the witnesses named was an 

 otherwise well-known Schir John Brice, vicar of the vicarage of 

 Drumfries. On the 15th of August, 1572, the Lord Edward 

 Maxwell, commendator of the Monastery of Dundrennan, granted 

 a charter in favour of Michael Houston of Culreoch, in liferent 

 and in fee to William Houston, his eldest son, containing the five 

 merkland of old extent of Culcloy, situated in the Barony of 

 Busbie, and parish of AVhithorn, in the shire of Wigtown, the 

 needful relative seisin following upon this charter, bearing date 

 the 28th of April, 1573. (Hutton MSS.) 



At Drumfries 13th September I5g6. — Constitute ane honorabil 

 man, Maister Edward Maxwell, Commendator of the Monastery 

 of Dundrennan, who owns and remembers that Robert Maxwell, 

 of Nether Rerik, of befoir by the special desire of the said Com- 

 mendator had renouncit in his favour the twa merk land and ane 

 merk land of the Five merk land of Nether Rerik. (^Records.) 



At Kirkcudbryt the 4th of June, 156s ■ — Maister Alexander 

 • fordon, the Lord Bishop of Galloway, grants the renewal of an 

 L-xpired nineteen years tack which had been previously granted to 

 Janet Cairns, the spouse of Alexander Inglis, servand to the said 

 Bishop of Galloway, containing right to the lands of Sanct 

 Michael's Cloiss besyde the Monastery of Dundrennan. Among 

 the witnesses mentioned was a certain John Accarson in Galtway. 

 {Reg. Ho. Records.) 



