The Raid at Dumfries on Lammas Even. 109 



theikaris; the gyldyne pryme lialdin befoir the deyne and bailzoi» 

 in the tolbuyt of Drumfreis tlie xxij day of the mom-t of Janiiar 

 the zeir of god etc. Ixxxix zeris curt affermit sutis callit absentes 

 sunt hi] ; the samyu day it ordanit andro patriksone till acquyit 

 him lauchfuUie at the nixt <-urt that he straik not thome wilwjnis 

 wif wranguslie nor drew not hir bluyd and of the wranguss takin 

 of her guyd that is to say a stand. The borow curt haldin in the 

 tolbuj'^t of Drumfreis befoir the bailzeLs of the samyn the penult 

 day of the nionet of maij in the zeir of god ane thousand iiij 

 [hundred] nyntie and iiij zeris curt aflfermit sutis callit absentes 

 sunt hij ; The samyn day Dane blak is in a merciament of tlie curt 

 for the wrangus tribulance of thome blakwoud and drawin of ane 

 knyfe till him and said thomes xx s to be pait that is to say v s- 

 wtin terme of law and the laif at the syt of the toun betwix this 

 and lammes dome gevin be Robert homyltoun ; The borow curt 

 haldin in the tolbuj-t of Drumfreis befoir the alderman and bailzeis 

 of the samyn the xvi day of the mone* of nouember in the zeir of 

 god ane thousand iiij<^ nyntie and iiij zeris curt aflermit sutis callit 

 absentes sunt hij ; The samyn day daue corsbye is in a merciament 

 of the curt as he that falit in his acquittance to the quhilk he wes 

 assignit the last curt quhair for he is ordanit be tlie toun in x s of 

 amends to be pait to besse blakwoud at thir termes wnder writtin 

 that is to say v s at zuyll and v s at fasternis cyne becauss he 

 drew besse blakwouds bluyd, doyme gevin be Johne of how. Et 

 nos vero notarij infra scripti attendentes desiderum dicti balliuui 

 prejustum et rationi consonum omnia et singula prescripta acta in 

 Judicio perlegimus copiavimus exemplavimus et in hanc publicam 

 transumpti formam Redegimus ac ut Veritas mains luceret et vt 

 tanta fides adhibeatur huic presenti transcripto sicut originalibus 

 actis dictus Dominus deputatus sigillum commisseriatus de nyt- 

 coram nobis notarij s publicis subscriptis huic presenti transcripto 

 appendit. Super quibus omnibus et singulis premissis actis factis 

 gestis et Recitatis prelibatus balliuus a nobis notarijs publicis sub- 

 scriptis sibi fieri petiit publicum instrumentum sine publicum trans- 

 sumptum. Acta erant hec in ecclesia fratrum minorura de Drum- 

 freis in loco Judiciali eiusdem hora quasi decima ante meridiem sub 

 anno die mense indictione pontificatu quibus supra presentibus 

 ibidem venerabilibus et circumspectis viris dominis Johanne symsone 

 Johanne lauchlinsone et stephano ameligane capellanis ; Jone greir- 

 sone willelmo mcbrair nycholao purdoun willelmo gilhespie laicis, 

 thoma welch et herberto dwne clericis testibus ad premissa vocatis 

 pariter et Rogatis. 



Et ego Johannes makhomme presbiter diocesis glasguensis publicus 

 auctoritatibus apostolica imperiali et Regia Notarius prescrip- 

 torum actorum perlectorum copiatorum exemplatorum et tran- 

 sumptorum, certi.sque omnibus et singulis premissis dum sic vt 

 premittitur fierent dicerentur et agerentur unacum preuomina- 

 tis testibus presens personaliter interfui vnacum notariis publicis 



