104 The Raid at Dumfries on Lammas Even. 



lettres predicaid, we, the saids John charters of amisfeld, William 

 maxwell, John caruthers of liolmends and John rip. baize of Drum- 

 fress, Jugcs arbitors and amable compositors forsaids, and robert 

 lord maxwell, oursman, has affixt our sells, tcgiddei' wyt the seli& 

 of the said Johne maxwell of oarnsallach, and of tlie commone selo 

 of the said burgh of Ui-umfress In taking of thar consents and 

 assents, day, montli, zeir and place forsaid. 



APPENDIX III. 



THE BURGH AND LORD MAXWELL. 



" The secret consale chosin and suorn befoir my lord maxwell the 

 xxvij day of may in the zeir of God Jajvc xxiij zcris for tlic 

 common wele of the gude toun. 

 Roger m'brair alderman Cuthbert m'byrne Eduard Jonstoun 

 John rig baize Robert ijatrikson Thom m'clarin 



Dauid newall baize Thomas cunygliam Tliom [ J 



John maxwell David cunygham Robin edzair 



Ad. AYallace William welsehe James lawdir 



herbert patriksone John bate .John corsbe 



AVilliam bryss 

 The samyn dure the secret consale forniimit be the awiyss of 

 my lord maxwele in .Jugement sittand hais statuit and ordanit that 

 all fremen and inhabitants in the burgh of Drumfress for the 

 common wele and singulair proffett of the samyn that na man 

 dissobey the officiars and ministars of justice ; that it sail not be 

 lefull to na fre man to causs nor solist na perty to burgh nor land 

 to cum in the contrary [of] the ministars of justice and thair 

 decrets acts and sentence, and quhen the ministars of justice and 

 officiars procediss in the executen of thair office be the precepts f f 

 thair office and thair witness men, that na manyr of man to burghe 

 nor land be thair maenyt perty cum in thair contrair vndir ex- 

 pelling of thaim of the burglie, tynsale of thair fredoume and 

 l>utting of thar per&onis in ijreson. 



The samyn daye my lord maxwele present in jugement siTorn 

 in the presence of the secret consale that giff ony man to burgli 

 or land dissobeys the mimistars of justice and thair office in the 

 execution of justice and quhat tym the saids ministars of justice 

 menys thaim to the said lord of ony perticular person to burgh or 

 land beand Inobedient to the qlk thai may not minister justice that 

 the said lord sail wy* his kyn and frends pas apon thaim and bring 

 thaim, he beand present and the perteis be thai not present, alss 

 sone as thai can be apprenhendit wytin the toun, that he sail 

 be redy and bring thaim to justice. 



The samin daye it is statuit and ordanit be the said lord and 

 secret console that quhen the common bell beijs rung that all 

 maner of man and nycbours inhabitants of the burghe for the tyme 

 cum incontinent to the prowest and bailliez of the samin: cum to 



