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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 schilling land of Kirkbryid lyand within the baronie of Haliwod, 
Sheriffdom of Drumfries : it is appointit that how sone the said William 
obteinis the heretabill tytill thairof he sall infeft and seise dewlie and 
sufficientlie 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 parties 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 effect statutis. Thir 
presentis conjunctlie and severallie firm and stabill. In witness quhairof 
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. 
“*T, the said William Griersoun, with my hand at the pen, led by the 
Notar, underwrittin at my command, because I can not wryte. 
“‘Tta est Herbertus Cunynghame, notarius mandas dicti, Willielmi 
Greirsoun, &c., &c.” 
