336 Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 



forthcoming. Witnesses—" George Oliuer, vicar pensioner of 

 suthik, James Harlaw, writer, Maister Petir Watsoun, minister of 

 Drumfreis, and Wm. Cunningham bailze therof." Burgh Record 

 Room, Dumfries. 



61 " Discharge Charles home." Dated last of November, 1574. 



Burgh Record Room, Dumfries. 



Be it kend till all men be this present letter me charles home 



wardane of the cordeleir freris of Dumfreiss fforsamekle as be ane 



contract and appownttnameous maid betuix me on that ane part 



James rig patrik newale baillies of the said bur* of Dumfreiss John 



richartsoun and Johne maxwell burgesses of the said bur* for 



thameselffis and taking burding vpoun thame for the commonitie of 



the said hurt of Dumfreiss on that vther part. The forsaidis personis 



war bundin and obleist coniuntlie and seueralie for thaim selifis and 



remanent of the commonitie of the said burgh thair aris executors 



assignis and successors to content pay and thankfullie deliuer to me 



the soAvme of twenty pundis money of this realm zearlie at twa 



termes in the zeir Witsounday and Mertymes in Wynter be equale 



portionis zeirlie to be payit within the bur* of Edinburt within 



xl dayis nixt efter ilk term induring all the dayis of my lyiftyme 



to be payit to me be the forsaidis personis and that for ane tak ana 



assidation sett be me to thame and ther siTCcessors of all and haill 



the annual rents zardis housses and ther pertinents w* the half 



customes of the bur* of Dumfreiss w* all mailles fermes gains 



proffetts and dewteis quhatsomevir perteining to me the said charles 



as Warden forsaid for all the space of thre zeris and fra thre zeris 



in thre zeris induring my lyiftyme as at mair lenth is conteiuit in 



the said appounttment maid betuix ws per ties thervpon. Quhilk is 



insert and registrat in the bukis of counsale and decernit to half 



the strenth of ane act and decreit of the cords therof of the dait 



at Edinburgh the xxvij day of Nouember the zeir of god Jmyc Ixix 



zeris and now becauss Ai-d m'brair of Balmagill [sic] prouest of the 



said bur* of Dumfreiss in name and behalf of the consale and com- 



munite therof hes realie and w* effect contentit and payit to me 



instantlie the sowme of ane hundret and ten pundis money of this 



realm in full and compleit payment of all sowmes of money res band 



awand to me of all zeris bigane sen the dait of the said coritraot 



and als in compleit payment and satisfactioun of all zeris and termos 



to cum during my lyiftyme of the said xx li zei-lie contenit in the 



said lettre of tak. Theirfore I be thir presents exoneris quitclaimes 



and dischargeis the said Alexr lsic~\ m'brair prouest forsaid in name 



and behalf of the bailleis consale and commontre of the said bur* 



of the forsaid sowm of ane hundred ten punds money forsaid in 



compleit payment of all zeris and termes bigane and siclyke of all 



zeris and termes in tyme cuming induring all the dayis of my 



lyiftyme and haldis ws weill content satisfeit and payit therof for 



now and euir and is content and consentis that the forsaid contract 



contenand the forsaid tak be deleit and excuitt (?) fur* of the saidis 



