The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 



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Apd Drumfres xxij die mensis Aprilis Ixxio 



lennaris of money the xv of April ado Ixxjo. 



Wm cunnyngham Jons sone xx sh 



Thomas mcmynneis xx sh 



herbert skalis xx sh 



thomas bate xx sh 



Jon Irvyng xx sh 



Thomas Trustrie xx sh 



Wilhani paterson xx sh 



herbert ranying xx sh 



thomas newall xx sh 



Wm paterson xx sh 



Jon Kirkpatrick balle xx sh 



this sowm gavin to 

 the vageors that 

 heid to the blaik- 

 shaw for four dayis 

 to tua hagbutters 

 item to viii pikmen 

 and bo^Ymen 



vi libs 

 viij sh 



Item resaiuit the v of merch be Jon Kirkpatrick balle fra 

 Symon jonson x;t sh, fra Jon merheid elder xx sh, frae Wm Gled- 

 stanis xx sh, fra dauid raa xx sh, fra mycoll bate xx sh, fra peter 

 dauidson, fra Jon reid xx sh, fra Jon gilleson xx sh, fra roger 

 Kirkpatrik xx sh, . . .^^ 



But, after the immediate trouble was over, hearing, perhaps, 

 a rumour of Scrope's threat, the Burgh looked to the future with 

 dread and on the 10th of May hurried the Provost, Bailie Rig, 

 and William Cunningham, a burgh ofificer, to " or souerane to 

 saif the toun fra fyre." 



The burrow cort callit the Vitsonday cort . . haldin in 

 the tolbuyt of Drumfreis . . the tent day of Maij Jmvc Ix ten 

 zeris. 



Commonvele. 



The qlk day convenit in the tolbuyt of Drumfreis Ar<i 

 M'brair provest, James rig and patrik newall balleis, hew cunyng- 

 ham, Jon M'cleir, Jon gledstanis, Wm Paterson, mychell bate, 

 amer maxwell, elder, Jon Kirkpatrik Ard velsche, adam Walkcar, 

 peter dauidson, thomas bate, nicholl newall, Jon merchell 

 younger, Jon richartson, rot mcKynnell, Wm cunyngham, dauid 

 rawlying, thos mcmynneis, Jon newall, Jon maxwell thomas sone, 

 thomas newall, Wm maxwell Wm: Irving, James anderson Jon 

 wells, wt diuerss vtheris of the communitie, and efter lang resson- 

 able common veying in the causs movit and exponit tuixande 



21. Burgh Court Books. 



