Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 327 



Dun vpon the west syde of the sade WilJiamis tenement in grenehede 

 he payand therfore fortie ss of entress silver in hand and zereHe to 

 the comone purss of Drumfreis fowre ss thre d annuell rent sourtie 

 for the zereHe payment ef the sade annuell rent at witsunday and 

 mertenemess be equale portiones Dauid rawlyng. And the sade 

 William byndis and obleisses hym and his airis exers and assignayis 

 to releve and kepe harmeles the sade Dauid and his airis of the pay- 

 ment of the sade annuell rent zerelie at the townes handis And 

 ordainis sesyng to be gevin to the sade William and his airis of the 

 sade rude of land with the pertinentis in deu form as offeris qrvpon 

 the sade William requyrit act note and Instrument of me scrybe of 

 cort . 



26 Last day of April, 1578. 



Commonweill. 

 The qlk Day ane aiker of land lyand in the towne of traquere 

 sumtyme pertenand to the freiris of Drumfreis and now to the 

 provest ballzeis and communitie occupyit be vmqle Johne M'Gowne 

 and now be amer maxwell elder burgess of Drumfreis is to be set in 

 few for helping of the biggyng of the plege chalmor and to be 

 ropit. And becauss the sade amer nor wane vther will bid for the 

 samyn. Tharefore James ryg ane of the procurators for the com- 

 mone weill of this burgh protestis it may cum in the townes handis. 



14 May, 1578. 



Commoneweill . 

 The qlk day provest bailzeis and cunsell lies assignit this day 

 XV dayis as cort peremptor for ropyng of ane aiker of land lyand 

 in the toune of traquere sumtyme of the freiris landis of Drumfreis 

 and now pertenand to the communitie of the sade towne presentlie 

 occupyit be Amer Maxwell elder and hes warnit the sade Amer 

 personalie in Jugement and all vtheris havand entress therto be 

 oppin proclamatione at the tolbuy* stair To compere the sade day in 

 the tolbuyth of Drumfreis before the Jugeis and cunsell to here and 

 sie the samyn ropit and to bid therfore as accordis wt certificatione 

 and Intimatione gj'f na man will compere and do for the samyn the 

 sadis Jugeis and cunsell will decerne the samyn to pertene to the 

 said towne of Drumfreis and thare successors in propertie forever. 



27 The following are descriptions of these properties. The ex- 

 tended entries are typical examples of the process of distraint for 

 non-payment of annual rent. The case had to be brought before 

 the court three times ; on the third, public intimation at the Market 

 Cross was ordered, and if payment was not forthcoming within forty 

 days a "court of property" was held and the subject disponed to 

 the feu holder. 



15 January, 1521/2. The quliilk daye the bailie Eduerd Jolin- 

 stoun hais reconquest ane tenement of wniqll William craik lyand 

 in the bui'gh of Drumfress in the tounheid on the est part of the 

 samin lyand be tuix ane tenement in the quliilk duellis Janot Duran 

 on the soiitht part on the ta part and ane tenement of Shr William 



