The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 229 



Ixxo and thom M'brair (]uhen he gaed to lothlinquho and to 

 cherle oor v sh to pass wt Jon maxwell to newbye Summa abone 

 vrittin of him resauit. pater forthr, andro edzar, peter dauidson, 

 mungo hamilton, andro cunyngham andro morison wt vtheris 

 diuerss. Ita est Herbertus cunnyngham manu propria. ^^ 



The Gordons in the North and the Herries' power in the 

 South-West had not yet suffered from the growing power of the 

 King's party supported by the resources of England. Morton 

 now attacked the northern strength, taking the town of Brechin 

 and shocking Sussex by hanging thirty-one of the garrison. The 

 Castle of Doune on the Teith also fell before the King's party, 

 and immediately thereafter the attack on the South-West took 

 place. 



Some intelligent anticipation of the approaching storm there 

 must have been in Dumfries, for the Council at the end of July, 

 not content with having sent a body of men to Linlithgow en- 

 deavoured to make its position clearer and safer. On the last 

 day of July the Council prepared a " band " of allegiance to the 

 King and the Regent, required the inhabitants to sign it, repudi- 

 ated its responsibility for those who refused, and brought ofificials 

 to witness to its action. 



" Apud Drumfreis vltimo July ado etc. Ixxo 



The qlk day comperit in the tolbuyt of Drumfreis ard mak- 

 brair provest James rig and patrik newall balleis wt diuerss vtheris 

 personis of counsale and cummunitie therof and producit in 

 presens of thaim ane band subscrivit be thaim maid to or sourane 

 lord James be the grace of god King of Scotts and to his derrest 

 gudschir mathow erle lenox lord dernlie, etc. And to the effect 

 callit Jon hendry officar and helis mcilrewe his college to preve 

 and ratifie the varning gevand at command of the provest and 

 balleis on the communite of the said Burt to heir and se the band 

 aflfirmyt be tham to or sourane lord, his derrest gudschir, etc, be 

 thair hande writt ; of the qlks communitie to the novmber of four 

 scoir of persones or therby comperit and subscriuit as the band 

 beris. And tuixand the rist the provest balleis riply awisit 

 decemit noitt and act to be maid anents the rist of the comunitie 

 qlkis had no affirmyt be ther hands as the band beris protestand 



29. Op. cit., 10 xi., 1570. 



