106' The Raid at Dumfries on Lammas Even. 



nycholaus prepositus antedictus hec verba subsequentia in wlgari 

 protulit : sene ze, sheref depute, sais and allegis that the bluyd of 

 Drumfreis is heritages to my lord crechtoun of the sanquhair 

 quhame to ze are depute ae sheref principale of Drumfreis he and 

 ze are suspect Jugis till ws And wpone law may nocht sytt thair 

 wpone becauss ze manifest and schawls zr self pertie and pretendis 

 to be Jugis till our fee and heritagis of the blud of Drumfreis And 

 correctioun of the samyn the quhilk correctioun our predecessoris 

 and we hais wsitt all tymes bigane And neuer naine sheref of Drum- 

 freis attour the mynd of man ; Heirfor, shr notaris, in the name and 

 of the behalf of the haill comunitee of this biirgh of Drumfreis I 

 excep eganis the said Sheref and his depute that heir is present 

 and declynis tham as Jugis in this mater and actioun of bluyd And 

 impungnis all process lede or to be lede be thaim or ony ane of 

 thaim in this actioun of bluyd And appelis till our souerane lord 

 the kyng for the causs and correctioun of the said sheref deput 

 maid of befoir and protestis quhat euer the said sheref or his deput 

 that heir is present or any wtheris of his deputis dois in the contrar 

 of ws and our fredome turne ws or o^" freedome to nane preiudice 

 oonsdderane we are and ay o^ predecessors hais bein in ws and 

 possessioun of the correctioun of the said bluyd and that we may 

 have Remeid of law of all process lede or to be lede in the said 

 actioun of bluyd At or souerane lord the Kingis hand as our 

 immediat superior. Super quibus omnibus et singulis premisses sic 

 dictis gestis et Recitatis prelibatus nycholaus prepositus antedictus 

 ac procurator et prelocutor totius eommunitatis de drumfreis ante- 

 dictus nobis notariis publicis subscriptis sibi fieri petiit publicum 

 et publica instrumentum et instrumenta Acta erant hec apud Drum- 

 freis in tolloneo eiusdem hora quasi nonena ante meridiem veil ea 

 circa sub anno die mense Indictione et pontificatu quibus supra. 

 Presentibus ibidem magistro herberto gledstanis rectore de Drun- 

 nock willelme cunynghame et dauid welch burgensibus de Drum- 

 freis Willelmo Dalzel© de eodem Johanne oarmychell filio et herede 

 Willelmi carmychell de eodem et Domino Johanne Steynsone 

 capellano ac notario publico testibus ad premissa vocatis. 



Et ego Johannes makhome presbiter diocesis glasguensis publi- 

 cus auctoritatibiis apostolica imperiali et regia notarius premissis 

 omnibus et singulis diim sic ut premittitur fierent dicerentur et 

 agerentur unacum notariis subscriptis et testibus superscriptis 

 presens personaliter interfui eaqu© omnia et singula premissa sic 

 fieri scivi vidi et audivi ac in notam unacum notariis subscriptis 

 cepi Et esinde hoc presens publicum instrumentum alterius manu 

 fideliter scriptum confeci et publicavi signoque nomine meis solitis 

 et consuetis signavi rogatus et requisitus in fidem et testimonium 

 omnium et singulorum premissorum. 



[Here follow, in similar terms, the attestations of Rogerus 

 m'gilhauch, presbiter of Carlisle [?] and Johannes Durane, curate 

 of Glasgow, with their respective paraphs.] 



