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tham, vsurpand therby out authoretie vpon thaim thai beand our 

 frie liges And the saidis theifis haifing na pouer nor comission 

 to talc thaim ; and siklik thai at the tyme foirsaid be vay of 

 stouthreif and manifest oppression reft stall away tuik foray 

 sevintun horsses qlk thai war Rydand followand ther guds, price 

 of the peale of ilk horss iiftie lbs ; and tuik ane sleuth hound Dog 

 qlk thai as zit withhalds and keipis, committand therby notor and 

 manifest thift vsurpation in or authoritie In taikin of owr f re Liges 

 and deteining of tham In waird in high contemption of ws and 

 or Lauis, and in ewill exempill to vythers our trew liges to comit 

 the lyk greouis attemptatis gif the comitters heirof Be suferit to 

 Remaine wn punistzit as is allegit. Our Will is theirfoir, And 

 we charg zou straitlie and commandis that Incontinent, ye our 

 letters sein, ze pas and in our name and auth[ority] tak seuer 

 sourtie of the saids. personis, comitt[er]s of the cryme abone 

 writin In maner foirsaid, that thai sail compeir befoir our Justice 

 or his Deputs and wnder ly our La wis for the samyn in our tol- 

 buith of Edgr the xx day of [Decem]ber nixt to cum In the 

 hors of causis, wnder the painis conteint in our actis of parlia- 

 ment, and that ye charg thaim be oppin proclemation at the 

 mercat corce of the held Burt of our Schyr qr thai duell to cum 

 and fand the said sourtie to zow wtin sex dayis nixt efter thai be 

 chargit be zow therto wnder the paine of Rebellion and putting of 

 thaim to or home, the qlk xv dayis Being Bypast and the said 

 sourtie not being fundin to zow In manner foirsaid that ze incon- 

 tinent therefter Denounce the Dissobeyars or Rebells and put 

 tham to or home and escheit and Inbring all ther mouabill guds 

 to or vse for ther contemption, we the qlk charge forsaid at the 

 mercat corce we dispence and remitts tne samyn to be as Lauch- 

 full as gif thai ver chargit personaly, or other vayis conforme to or 

 actis of parliament, Becaus the said personis duells vpone or 

 Borders qlks ar Broken be thaim vbi non est intus accessus, and 

 or officars dar not Repair to the perts qrin thai duell for fear of 

 ther lyf ; and that ze^summone ane assyse heirto, not exceidand the 

 nomer of xlv personis, quhais namis ze sail ressaif In Roll sub- 

 scryvit be the compleinars or ony of thaim conforme to or Lat act 

 of parliament maid ther anent, according to Justice as ze will 

 ansor to ws yrvpone, the qlk to do ve comit to zow conjunctlie and 

 seueralie or full power Be thir or le[tte]rs Delyuering thaim to 

 zow dewlie execut and Indorsit againe to the Beirar. Gewin 



