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and of his convent, for the fulfilment of the contract between the . 

 persons subscribed on the one part, and James Cairnis, son and 

 heir of the late Robert Cairnis, formerly in Colignaw, feuar of 

 the lands subscribed on the other part, registered in the book 

 of the commissariate of Kirkcudbricht of date at Glenschinnoch 

 29 Mar., 1577 — has granted in feu farm to Robert Lowrie and 

 Agnes M'Morand his wife, half, that is, 10 solidats of church 

 lands of his vicary of ancient extent, reserving to the rector of 

 the said rectory a small piece of the land and meadow according 

 to the tenor of the same deed, possessed by them in the parish 

 of Butill, stewartry of Kirkcudbricht; to be held by the said 

 Robert and Agnes, and either of them surviving the other, in 

 joint infeudation and by the heirs lawfully begotten between 

 them; failing whom, by the heirs and assigns of the said Robert 

 whomsoever, of the said vicar ; tq be paid yearly 20 shillings and 

 16 pence of augmentation, with precept of sasine, directed to 

 Robert Makmorane in Glenschinnioch. Witnesses, Wil. M'Cleron 

 of Utbride, Robert M'Morane of Kirkennan, Wil. Ramsay of 

 Sypland, Gilbert Broun. At the said monastery and at Butill. 

 8 Mar., 1577]. 



22nd of James VI. At Holierudehous, 25 Jan, 1589. 



The King has let at feufarm to Cuthbert Archibaldsoun, 

 burgess of Drumfreis, his heirs and assigns, the croft of lands 

 of Vanefurde, occupied by the late John Archibaldsoun, in the 

 barony of Lochkyndeloch, stewartry of Kirkcudbrycht, which 

 before the act of annexation was a part of the patrimony of the 

 monastery of Sweithart or Newabay ; to be paid 4 shillings of 

 ancient farm and 8 pence of augmentation; also the feufarm 

 to be doubled on the entry of heirs, and the tenths and multures 

 customary to be paid. 



24th of James VI. At Halierudehous, 26 Dec, 1590. 



The King has let at feufarm to William Maxwell of Aird, 

 his heirs and assigns the gate and croft of land containing 6 acres, 

 or thereabout, lying on the south side of the monastery of Sweit- 

 hart, between the pond and the external wall of the same, with 

 the large barn and large garden of the barn, lying upon the 

 Mathowis croft, with free entrance to the road and broad gate 

 of the said monastery, called the lower gate, with the tithes of 



