Thi-: Raid .\r Dimiriks on I,amma.s Evex, lUJ 



the w iim<j;\vis sjioliatiDTi iiiul i»\va\"tiikinj^ ol \ oxiii anci ky out ot tlic 

 lands of Duncsqneii [Dalscoiu'] i'la tlic ti'iiiiants (lucUiii^ oti tlio 

 saiuyn." (Acta Audttunini .) 



The l'ollo\viti<r is a transcription of tlu' DccrfH.' ol tlie Arl)it ratois 

 Iroin tlie oiiiiinal in tlio Huiyli C'iiaitir Room, Dunilrit-s. 

 " DiH-reot ol' perambnlatione ancnt the Lands ol' BrounritJ hctnixt 



tlio toun ot Dninifjios and the Laiid ol Caitisallocli,"' dated 



11th January, 1518/19. Seals awantiny. 



At Diunit'ross the alevin day of th<' monoth of Januar In tlu^ 

 zeir of god ane thovsand fyve hundreth and achteine zcris We 

 Johne cliarteris of aniiisfeld and Willianio Max\vt>l broder of 

 vmquhilo ano honorable man Kdward niaxwel of tynwald and tutor 

 of Edward maxwell his sone and are, Jngis arbitors and amable 

 conipositors chosin for the i)art of ane honorable man Johne maxwell 

 of carnesalhuh ; and John carrutheis of liolmends and John rig 

 baize that tyme of the burgh of Drumfress, Juges arbitors and 

 amable compositors chosin f(u- the jiart of the hale communitt: of 

 the said burgh of Drumfress, and robeit Lord maxwell <<)mmonly 

 chosin oursinan ; Anejits the perambidations decisiotin and 

 diuesioun of th*^ meris and mei'ches of certaine landi;s and mosses 

 debatable betuix the said Johne maxwell of carnsallach ajxni tlie ta 

 part and the said hale communite of drumfress apone tlie toder 

 part wyt consent and assent of the said Johne maxwell of carn- 

 sallach for him and his ayrs, and wyt consent and assent of ane 

 worshipfull man Roger makbrar provest of Drumfress and of the 

 hale communite of the said burgh for thame and thair successors 

 pii) innris ilerietis de liniris and ordains that the dyke and 

 •swth ordaint be ws to be castin as the mei-ks ar sett now be ws throw 

 the moss est or to the lands of Dargavile salbe the merch betuix the 

 lands and moss of Duiiscjwen pertenyng in heretage to the .sai<I 

 lard of carnsalloch and to the comone lands and moss of the said 

 burgh of Drumfress one that sowth ])art for evir : and at the moss 

 Ij^and betuix the hardland and langbiiggs iK>rtenand to the said 

 burgh of Drumfress and the lands of brovnrig pertenand to the 

 said hud of carnsallach sal ly in commone for pasturing of the guds 

 and catal of baith the saids perteis; and th«> said lard of carnsallach 

 nor his ayrs sal tak na male fra ony induellar of the said burgh for 

 the said moss in tyme to cum bot quhar he tuk it of befor And it 

 salbe lefuU to the said communite and thar successors to cast jietis 

 in the said moss and to brok it at thar avin plesors fre but ony male 

 in tyme to cum as said is And sidik to the said lard of carnsallach 

 and to his ayres and tenents ; And at all th(> hardland on the est 

 syde of the said moss sal pertene in heretage to the said laid of 

 cai-nsallo<-h and to his ayrs for euir in tyme to cum. And at all the 

 hardland one the west syde of the said moss sal pertene in propirt.» 

 to the said bin-gh for euir in tyme of Drumfress; and the forsaids 

 things to all and sindry quhar it offeris we mak knawin be this o"" 

 present decreet. In witness of the quhilk thing to thir o"" ])resent 



