242 The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 



Art toad on monenday afor the army and he promisit to tak that 

 same to the myle on tuesday nixt therefter. 



The qlk day Amer fergusson admyttit and suorne deponis 

 that he by vas herd and saw quhen James breiche brot the clayth 

 foirsaid on monenday and arthor toid promist to tak u to his myle 

 on the nixt tuesday therefter. ^^ 



Maxvell vicar. 



The qlk day the provest bailie present in Jugement hes 

 decernit and decreit arbitrale to be gevin to Schir James 

 Maxvell agains art toad.^^ 



The next two cases are concerned with the non-delivery of 

 malt. In the first Sir John Sinclair, for sometime Chaplain, and 

 then life-renter, of the Chapel of St. Ninian in St. Michael's 

 Church, 6''' sued Bessie Cunningham, wife of John Bell, for nine 

 firlotts of malt ; but she brought witnesses to prove that she had 

 asked Sir John to take away the malt which subsequentlv was 

 destroyed by the English. 



Sinclar. 



The qlk day besse cunnyngham spous to Jhon bell present 

 in Jugement confessit sche resauit f ra Schir Jon Sinclar ix furlotts 

 of malt for payment ef xxiiijs ilk furlott and thervpon the said 

 Schir Jon requirit noitt and act and protestet for costs and skayth 

 sustenit and to be sustenit be hvm.^^ 



Cunnygham. 



The qlk day elizabetht cunnyngham forsaid allegeit ane greit 

 pert of the ix furlotts malt tane away and distroyit be the army 

 of Inglang in august last bypast and that sche afoir the cummyng 

 of the army foirsaid requirit the said Jon to seycht and away tak 

 that samin qlk sche offerit hir to preff at the nixt cort and corts 

 qlks the Jugeis hes assigneit the xx of this Instant . . .^^ 



Depositions of vitnes led betuix elizabeth 

 cunnyngham and Schir Jon Sinclar. 



The qlk day Jon paterson admyttit and suorn deponit that 



66. Burgh Court Books, 15, xi., 1570. 



67. He was afterwards "Reader" in St. Michael's. 



68. Burgh Court Books, 13, xii., 1570. 



