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Earty SHERIFF CourT Book or DuMERIES. 95 
The samyn day Jhone clerk alias amwligane and thom 
clerk ar in amerciament of yis court for falt of entre as yai 
yat wes lachfully attechit to William fergussoun chalener ffor 
ye spuilzeing of kow. Dome gevin be andro makcron. 
The samyn day andro portar offerit hym to preiff lachfully 
at ye nixt court yat paite glesseld promittit to pay him xxvii s. 
ix d. yat he wes in awin to thom greyr bastard ye tyme of his 
decess and yat becauss ye said Andro has ye Kingis gift yrof. 
The samyn day all actionis movit betwix thom gordoun 
and thom momersoun ar continuit with consent of bait ye 
pteis unto Witsounday nixt tocum. 
The samyn day Johne gracy and thom wilsoun are com- 
promittit, bund, and oblist to stand and abyde at ye decrete, 
_ Gonsale, sentence arbitrale, & finale deliverance of yir personis 
underwrittin yt is to say of Gilbert Wilsone for ye said thomas 
wilsone & of Johne Wilsone for ye part of ye said Johne gracy 
and of andro Wilsone oursman anentis all questionis 
fol. 5) and quereles indoit betwix yame, and sall meit yair- 
upone all in ane voce at ye kirk of tynrone ye xii day eftir 
zuile and deliver yairuntill betwix yat day and candelmas day 
yeftir followand. 
The samyn day in ye accioun and causs movit betwix 
matho gledstanis of Kelwod of yat ane part and Margaret 
Jardyng lady of Kelwod upon yat uthir pt. anentis ye terss 
of v crovinsworthe of land acclamit be ye said Margaret, the 
Inquest above written decernis and deliveris all in ane voce 
the said mathow to brouk ye said lands and ye said Margaret 
to have na terss yof, and yat becauss ye said mathow hes 
producit chartir and sasing of ye samyn maid to hym for 
liferent be umqule thomas gledstanis his father, and wes in 
possessioun yrof befoir ye decess of umquhile Johne gledstanis 
hir husband. 
The sherif court of drumfres haldin at penpont ye xxviii 
day of Januar ye zer of god Imvexxxvii zeris be Niniane 
crechtoun of bellebot sherif wardor. Sutis callit. absentis 
amerciit. 
Inquisitio. 
Lard of Closburn, lard of Lag, lard auchingassill, Johne 
