228 The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 



burrowis mentionit in the said lettres and vtheris placeis nedfuU 

 and be oppin proclamation his countenance and authoritie com- 

 mands and charge all and sundrie his maties legeis betnix sixtie 

 and sixtene zeris and vtheris fensseble men personis alswele to 

 burt wtin realte as regalite that thai and ilk ane of thaim veill 

 bodin in feir of weir in the maist substantial manner alss vele on 

 fuyt as on horss with xx dayis vittall and prouision wt palzeons 

 to ly on feild addres thaim to convene and meitt his derest 

 gudschir mathow erle lenox lord darnle tutor and regent to his 

 realm and leigis and vtheris lewtenentes and counsalors at lin- 

 l}-thgwo vpon the secund day of august nixt to cum And swa to 

 attend and pass forvart as thai salle command for resisting of 

 the tressonable attemptats as to etc. vnder the pane of tinfall 

 of lyif lands and guds as the said messinger vald anser ther- 

 vpon as in the said lettres of the dait forsaid mair fullely is con- 

 teint of the production of the saids lettres dewle execut and 

 Indorsit be the said messinger the said balleis registrat noitt and 

 chargeit the personis of burt to obbey the samin efter the tenor 

 therof vuder perell foirsaid. Ita est Herbertus cunyngham 

 notarius et scriba dicti burgi. "^'^ 



The Council decided to furnish twenty-four men to the 

 Regent, paying them five shillings for each day's service. 



Anseris of the persouns of burt to Seruice at linlythquo 



The qlk day comperit in Jugement Amer maxwell herbert 

 ranying Wm patrikson Jon richertson, Jon thomson, Jon schortrik 

 mychell batie Jon schortrik James Wallace dauid rawlyng Alexr 

 merheid Jon merheid Jon makjoir, William cunnygham dauid 

 raa robert makKynnell Jon merdocht. 



The foirsaids personis wtout discrepance decernis and 

 ordainis xxiiij able fenssible persones to be chosin and pass to 

 the effect foirsaid and to haife vs ilk day that he is furt during 

 the tyme of the lettres sa lang as the order requires. "^^ 



The accounts were paid in the following November : — 



James Wallace, last lyftar and collector of the ixxx [nine 

 score] libs taxt and maillis ; compt of xxxix libs ix sh ii penneis 

 gevin to the gunnaris that held to lynlithquhoo in July ado etc. 



27. Burgh Court Books, 25 vii., 1570. 



28. Burgh Court Books, 25 vii., 1570. 



