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the sowme of ane thousand merkis monie of Scotland at the Termis follow- 

 ing, to wit sex hundredth merkis thereof betuix and the solemnizatioun of 

 the. said mariage, and four hundredth merkis in compleit payment of the 

 said tocher, within twa yeiris nexte hereftir. At the payment of the 

 quhilk four hundredth merkis, it is appointit that the said four hundredth 

 merkis sal be laid wairit and bestowit upon sufficient landis annualrentis 

 and other securities to the weill and utilitie of the saidis William and Jeane 

 spouses futur, and the langest leivar of thaime twa in conjunct fie and the 

 aires lauchfullie to be gotten betuix thaime and their bodeis quhilkis 

 failzeand to the narrest and lauchfull aires and assignais of the said William 

 quhatsumevir. And because the said soume of sex hundredth merkis 

 quhilkis are to be payit betuix and the solemnization of the said mariage 

 are to be warit and bestowit upon the purchasing of ane heretabill tytil of 

 the fortie scliilling land of Kirkbryid lyand within the baronie of Haliwod, 

 Sherifldom of Drumfries : it is appointit that how sone the said William 

 obteinis the heretabill tytill thairof he sail infeft and seise dewlie and 

 sufficieutlie by sufficient securities and infeftment agreabil to the lawis of 

 this realme the said Jeane, his futur spouse, in lyferent during her lyfe- 

 tyme either in fortie poundis monie afoiresaide of annualrent yeirlie to be 

 upliftit furth of the said lands of Kirkbryid at Vitsunday and Martymes 

 in winter be equal portionis. Or ellis in the equal half of the said landis of 

 Kirkbryid with the pertinentis. And heirto the pairties obleissit thaime 

 thair airis, executoris, and assignais severallie to [each] uthers. And for the 

 mair securitie the jjarties consents that thir presentis be registrat in the 

 buikis of Counsell or the Commissarie Court buikis of Drumfries, and haif 

 the strenth of ane decreit with letteris and executionis to be direct here- 

 upon on ane simple chairge of ten dayis and for that efiect statutis. Thir 

 presentis conjunctlie and severallie firm and stabill. In witness (luhairof 

 the pairties hes subscrivit thir presentis as followis, writin be Herbert 

 Cunynghame, notar, tyme and plaice above wryttin, befoir thir witness, 

 John Lyndsay of Laggane ; George Maxwell, merchand ; Herbert Cunyng- 

 hame, younger ; and David Nelsoun. 



"I, the said WiUiam Griersoun, with my liand at tlie pen, led by the 

 Notar, underwrittin at my command, because I can not wryte. 



" Ita est Herbertus Cunynghame, notarius mandas dicti, Willielmi 

 Greirsoun, &c., &c." 



