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a2 EARLY SHERIFF CourRT Book oF DUMFRIES. 
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SHERIFF CourRT Book OF DUMFRIES (2ND OCTOBER, 1537- 
2rST JULY, 1538): 
fol. 2] The Sherif Court of Drumfres, haldin in ye tolbuyt of 
ye samyn be ane honorable man Niniane Crechtoune of bella- 
byt, sherif wardir, the secund dai of ye monetht of October, 
in ye zer of god Imycxxxvii zeris—Sutis callit. Court lacht- 
fully afferrmnit, absentis amerciit. 
Inquisitio. 
The lard of closburne, the lard of kyrkmychell, Jhone 
Creichtoune, Master George dalzell, Jhone Cunynghame of 
birkshaw, Lard of dalquhat, lard of creachane, Alexander 
cottis, alexander kirkpatrik, oswald cunynghame, Andro 
wilson, Barthole Smart, lard of Inglistoun, James crechtoun, 
petir macquhone. 
The samyn day Jhone gordoun & Jhone greirsone are 
chargit in plane court to compeir in ye nixt sherif court to heir 
& see cognitioun tane eftir ye form and tenor of our souerane 
Lordis lettres purchest be ye said Jhone gordoun aganis ye said 
Jhone greirsone. 
The samyn day all accionis movit betwix ye lard of Kyrk- 
mychell and all uthir glencorss are continuit to ye nixt court 
wt consent of bait ye parteis and warrant to keep ye samyn 
eftir ye forme and tenor of ye preceptis institit upone of befoir. 
The samyn day Jhone reir and thomas gordoun for 
hymself and Katherin greir are compromittit to stand and 
abyde at ye decrete, consale, sentence arbitrale, and finale 
deliverance of ye lard of craigdarroh & symon cunynghame 
for the part of the said thomas and katherin, & of cuthbert 
greyr and robert greir for ye part of ye said Jhone greir and 
george cunynghame oursman anentis all accionis movit betwix 
yame all tyme bygane to yis day, & in speciale anentis ye 
spuylze of certane brekanis spuilzeit of ye said Jhonnis ground, 
quhilkis Jugis and oursman hes tane apoune yame ye saidis 
actionis, and sall meit ffor to decide ye samyn at-castelpharne 
ye xii day of October instant, and deliuer and decerne yr 
upone fourty dais yreftir. 
