202 Anderson's Protocol Book. 



Thomas Lebody, and Sir Robert Loarin (?), chaplain and 

 curate of Kirkpatrick Durane. 

 30th August, 1546. 



(43-) 

 ffrude. 



Memorandum narrating that Herbert Johnstoun, son of 

 Edward Johnstoun deceased, burgess of Dumfries, uncom- 

 pelled and of his free will resigned all right, claim, and 

 kindness to an acre of land lie Peisshill, within the lands of 

 Dumfries occupied by Margaret (?) Jardine between the acre 

 of John Newall deceased, occupied by Elizabeth Douglass, 

 spouse of James Andersoun deceased, on the north, and a 

 rood of land of Patrick Steile, now in the hands of his wife, 

 Joan M'Dill, on the south, in favour of Thomas Frude, bur- 

 gess of Dumfries, and this for a certain sum of money paid to 

 the said Herbert by the said Thomas. Done in the dwelling 

 of the said Thomas. Witnesses, Elias Cunynghame, 

 foi. 39] baillie of Dumfries, John Corre, Thomas Ranying, 

 Peter Rig, Ninian Jardine, and Cuthbert Macmannady. 



17th August, 1546. 



(44.) 

 On the same day, Herbert Johnstone constituted Thomas 

 Frude, his heirs, &c., his cessionaries and assignees, to a 

 three years' tack by the laird Conhayth, from this the date 

 of the said Herbert's entry and paying of the duty to the 

 said laird. 



(45-) 

 Memorandum narrating that John Carrutheris of Holm- 

 endis, cautioner of Mariota Carrutheris, wife of Gilbert 

 M'Clellane of Barmagaichane, who for herself and her hus- 

 band had entered into a contract with William Jardine of 

 Appilgarth, in regard to a charter and precept of sasine of 

 the forty shilling lands of Drumjowane in the parish of 

 Kirkanderis and stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in favour of 

 herself and her husband, under reversion of three hundred 

 merks, and had caused the said contract to be read and 

 published at Dumfries on the last day of July, 1546, that 

 she and her cautioner required the presence of William 

 Jardine so that he might receive one hundred rnerks of the 



