96 EarLy SHERIFF Court Book OF DUMFRIES. 
Crechtoun, Master George dalzell, Johne maxwell, John 
charteris, andro kirkpatrik, lard of craufurdtoun, John 
cunynghame of birkshaw, cuthbert fergussoun, lard of ross, 
Johne cunynghame, lard of creachane, Alexander Cottis. 
The samyn day the accioun movit be ye lard of blakmyr 
aganis ye lard of ballagane is continuit to ye nixt court wt 
consent of bayt ye parteis. 
The samyn day gilbert greir hes dischargit ye process 
led in ye consistory aganis andro portar anentis ye clame of 
xxii Lib. or ony pt. yairof acclamit apone ye said Andro be ye 
said gilbert. 
The samyn day it is assignit to andro portar to acquiit 
hym lachfully at ye nixt court yat he acht nocht to unquhile 
nichell thomsoun ye tyme of his decess xxii Lib. or ony pt. 
yairof and failzeand yrof to answer gilbert greir and ye said 
nichell wiff. 
The samyn day Jhone clerk alias amwligane is in amercia- 
ment of yis court for falt of entre as he yat wes lachfully 
attechit to Willeam fergussoun chalantir for ye spuilze of 
certain zowis. Dome gevin be Johne connell. 
The samyn day pait corssoun hes renuncit ye process led 
in ye consistory be hym aganis Johne Greyr, &c. 
fol. 6] The samyn day William Jhonstoun hes producit Jhon 
Jonstoun for his warand of ye meir acclamit be Mathow 
broune, and ye said Johne hes allegit Nicholl Jonstoun to be 
his warand, and it is assignit to him to produce his warand ye 
said Nicholl & ye said meyr and to do ye samyn Edward 
Jonstoun is boundin souerte. 
The sherif court of drumfres haldin at penpont the ferd 
day of June in anno xxxviii be Johne Crechtoun & Edward 
Jonstoun sherif deputis. Sutis callit. Court lachfully affer- 
mit. Absentis amerciit. 
Inquisitio. 
Johne greirsone of ye lag, Johne matland of achingassell, 
andro Roresoun of bardennot, thomas fergussoun of craigdat, 
william kyrkpatrik of kirkmychell, archibald douglas, andro 
