314 Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 



The first cryptic entry, of date 3rd November, 1570, is 

 as follows : — 



" Pertenaris of freir quheir. 



The qlk day it is ordainit that the frer Kirk quier be 

 roppit and sett therefter the valeu therof to be applyit to the 

 common verk and detts payit sa far as it streaks 



pertiners therof 

 John Johnston Jon m'cleir James Wallace archd. velshe James 

 rig bailie." 



What these gentlemen were going to do with the Kirk 

 Choir is not condescended upon, and it would hardly be wise 

 to speculate. They were left in possession for a year when, 

 on the penultimate day of October, 1571, the following trans- 

 action took place : — 



" Commondville. 



The qlk Day tuixand the vsing of the frer Kirk and takin 

 done therof compereat in Jugement the provost William 

 cunyngham Jon sone James vallace thomas Johnson Jon 

 richertson Jon rig litster Dauid rawling herbert ranying 

 younger pertinars and offerit to the commondvell ten scoir 

 merks vsuale money of Scotland for slaett tymmer staines 

 and the balleis and consale aduisit wt the bond and offir hes 

 sauld the samin to the saids pertiners that is to the provest 

 Jon richartson Wm. cunyngham Dauid rawlyng, Jon cunyng- 

 ham Wm. bruder James Wallace herbert ranying younger 

 thomas Johnstoun James Wallace [sic] John rig litster andro 

 cunyngham qlkis perteners hes acit thirsuelffs ilk ane of tham 

 for thair awn pertt to content pay and deliuer to the rist of 

 tone consall and commonete the said sowm of ten scoir merks 

 vsual mony of this realm and deliuer the said sowm in redy 

 monye to tham betuix this Day and the xxv. Day of December 

 anno Ixxj zeris and therto hes bund and acit ther selffs ther 

 aris executors and assignes to the tone of Drumfries consale 

 and commonete and this all contradiction away putt heirvpon 

 the balleis interponit ther decreet wt force and effect wft 

 execution and poinding to follow thervpon, for mair securate 

 the saids persones hes subscriuit this act and thairto hes affixit 

 ther merchand merk. 



