230 The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 



that thai var not vnder thair cherge in tyme to cum thervpon 

 registrat noitt and act. Ita est Herberties Cunnygham notarius. "^o 

 The " band " itself has been preserved: — 



" The Band of Drumfreis 



We, the Provest, Bailleis, Counsall, and Communitie of the 

 burche of Drumfreis sail in all tyme cuming, lykas we do pre- 

 sentlie, reverence, acknawlege, and recognosce the maist excel- 

 lent and mychtie Prince, James the Sext, be the grace of God, 

 King of Scottis, as our onlie Soverane Lord. His Hienes his 

 authoritie, and his darrest guidschir Mathow, Erie of Levinox, 

 Lord Darnelie, his Majesteis lawchfull Tutour and Regent to his 

 Hienes his realme and leigis, we sail serve and obev as becummis 

 debtfuU subjectis, our landis and lyffis in the defence and advance- 

 ment of his said authoritie, and in perse wing of the just revenge 

 and puneisment of the murthereris of umquhill King Henry, his 

 darrest father, and of James, Erie of Murray, etc., his Hienes 

 uncle and Regent, we sail bestow and wair ; the skaythe or harme 

 of the persounes of his Majestic and of his said guidschir and 

 Regent, nor the subversioune of his stait and royall auctoritie, we 

 sail nivir knaw nor procure be only meanes direct or indirect, 

 bot sail reveill and resist the same to the uttermost of our power. 

 All former bandis, richtis, and subscriptionis gevin be us for 

 obedience of ony uther auctoritie we renunce and dischairge for 

 evir, assuring and sweiring solempnitlie upoune our faithes and 

 honouris to reserve and keip this our declaratioune and plaine 

 professioune and everie point thairof be God him selff , and as we 

 will answeir at his generall jugement ; quhairn gif we failzie we ar 

 content to be countit faythles, perjurit, and defamit for evh, 

 besyd the ordinare paine of the lawis to be execut upoune us 

 without favoure, as a perpetuale memorie of our unnaturall defec- 

 tioune and inexcusabill untrewthe. In witnes of the quhilk thing, 

 to this our band and faythfull obleissing subscryvit with our 

 handis the commoune seill of our said Burche is affixit at the same 

 burche the last day of Julij the yeir of God jmvc threscoir ten 

 veiris. Sic Subscribitur : Archibald M'[b]rair, provest of Drum- 

 freis ; Andro Conynghame ; James Rig, baillie, with my hand; 

 Patrik Xowle, baillie; Williame Conynghame ; James Wallace 



30. Burgh Court Books, 31 vii., 1570. 



