334 Grkyfkiars' Convent of Dumfries. 



my lord maxwell for the zard and kirksted vi zeii' ane terme 



liiij ss iij d 

 James lauders place listis vi zer ane tei-nie viij ss iiij d zerlie 



51 21 May, 1572. 



The Comondvelth. 



The qlk Day the consall convenit in the ovirtolbuy* and thair 

 finds tham and the comondvelth greatly hurt be James rig qiiha 

 analys and sells the lands of the freirs zards qlk thai ar infeft of be 

 charter and sesing be gift of or souerane lord havand respect for 

 remeid therof hes assignit to the said James ane cort xl dayis viz the 

 sicond Day of July nixt to cum to the said James to produce his 

 evadent ryt therof geif ony he hes of the saids lands to be con- 

 siderit and sene geif he hes jvist titill therto. . . [23 leaves from 

 2nd July to 23rd September, 1572, torn out.] 



14 January, 1575/6. 



Comone weill. 



The qlk day the Jugeis and counsell assignis this day xv dayis 

 to James Rig to produce his evidents of the zard occupjat be him 

 lyand betuix syme Jonstoun and sandi m'gown together w* his 

 evident of an aikir of land of the freiris lands lyand on corbrayhill 

 to be seine and consydderit how he haldis the samyn and heirvpon 

 Jugeis decernit act. 



52 Bryce, II., p. 119. 



53 Copy of Protestation, 9th May, 1573, Burgh Charter Room, 

 Dumfries. 



54 Document endorsed " Gift of the Warden of the freii's 

 escheitt," Burgh Record Room, Dumfries. 



55 17th November, 1573. 



Discharge be Herbert Ranying zounger. 

 item deliuerit to the ridding to Edr in August last was x li and 

 xl sh to herbert ranying elder to kep parliament, item to andro 

 cunyngham quhen he rade to Edr y lis for to keip the day of horning 



56 Burgh Court Books, 17th November, 1573. 



57 17 August, 1574. 



The qlk day conveint in the tolbuyt of Drumfres the xvij day of 

 august and ther decernit tham and ilk ane of thame to pay to 

 George law freir for this Instant zeir i;lie sowme of xij punds for 

 his stipend Qlk names ar as followis viz Johne richartsone Johne 

 Thomsone herbert ranying elder Wm paterson herbert skaills thomas 

 Johnston michaell baty thomas baty andro morison thomas 

 m'mynnes thomas newall And this to stand for ther decreet ther- 

 vpon ordaint act. 



58 22 December, 1575. 



Ranyngis Compt of the frie 



menis Silver. 



Discharge. 



Item to geordie lawe In composition of his byrin pencion of the 



