U)'2 The Raid at Dumfries ox Lammas Evex. 



Such, as far as we can g-ather, was the Raid of Lammas 

 E\en, its cause and its conclusions. 



In writing- this paper I have been greatly assisted in the 

 transcribing- and translating- of the Latin documents by Mr 

 Peter Marshall, M.A., who has my grateful acknowledg--. 

 ments. 



APPENDIX I. 

 THE BURGH AND THE SHERIFF 



The act is as follows: 27 April, lo36. "The iiiquess deliueris 

 iind ordanis that geif it beis fundm in tyme cumin that ony nychbor 

 induellar fre or wnfre callit ane w^-ther afoir the Sheriff for ony 

 actione quhill thai be denyit justice be the ovu-smen that the saids 

 t'onipleinaris be exijellit the tone for the space of an© zeir and not to 

 <iccupy na pert of tlie fi-edom iuduriug the said zeir." In 1525 an 

 action was heard by, the Town Council, in which William Carina 

 accused .John Marjoribanks of having summoned him before the 

 Sheriff. This Marjoribanks denied and took oath, Cartna being 

 iined for the slander: 13 Jime, 1525. "The samyn daye Johno 

 Maxwell off Carnesellocht forspekar for Wille cartna in jugement 

 accusit John meriorebanks that he suld liaif causit the shereff ofl&chev 

 till ateche the said Wille cartna to the Shereff cort and that he was 

 Lhair vnlawit at the said Johne meriorebanks challace for fait of 

 <ompcrance off the qlk causing of ateching be the shereff officher 

 forsaid the said Johne meriorebanks alluterly deniyit and oblist 

 hym faithfully in presence of the alderman and bailies till paj- the 

 said Wille cartna vnlaw to the shereff the said Wille cartna makand 

 oi^pinly kennyt and knawin that the said .Johne meriorebanks causit 

 the shereff officher forsaid to ateche hym to his challace to the said 

 shereff cort. 



The samin day Johne mei'iorebanks defei'rit till Wille 

 cartna hands giff the shereff officher atechit him to the said Johne 

 challace to the shereff cort or not the qlk the said Wille refusit and 

 deferrit to the said Johne meriorebanks hands of the quhilk the 

 said Johne maid faitht in jugement befor the alderman and balleis 

 that he causit nocht Wille cartna to be atechit be the shereff 

 officher to the sheref cort till his challace and the said Wille cartna 

 is in amerciamet of the cort for the wranguss folloving of the samin, 

 -dovm gevin be .John m'brar." 



APPENDIX II. 

 BURGH BITNDARY AT DALSCONE AND BROUNRIG. 



This affair must have cau.sed disturbances foi- a considerable 

 period. On 23rd Feb., 1483, we find Herbert M'Braar pursuing 

 AVilh;im iMaxwell, brother to George Maxwell of Carnesalloch, " for 



