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payment reserved something of their rights. The means by 
which this charter came into possession of the Denton family 
I have already alluded to. 
IV.—LETTER PATENT OF EDWARD DE BALLIOL, KING oF Scots 
FROM 29 SEPT., 1332 TILL 20 JAN., 1356, CONTAINING 4 
GRANT TO JOHN DE DENTON. 
Edwardus Dei gratia rex 
Scottorum omnibus ad quos 
presentes litere pervenerint 
salutem. Sciatis nos dedisse 
concessisse et hac presenti 
carta nostra confirmasse dilecto 
valetto nostro Johanni' de 
Denton pro bono et laudabili 
servicio suo nobis impenso et 
impendendo forestam de Gar- 
nery que fuit Willi Gasguensis 
episcopl cum pertinentiis 
inimici et rebellis nostri et que 
per forisfacturam ejudem Epis- 
copt ad manus nostras jam 
devenerit, habendam et tenen- 
dam eidem Johanni et heredi- 
bus suis de corpore suo legitime 
procreatis de nobis et heredibus 
nostris per servitia inde debita 
et de jure consueta, ac etiam 
secundum legem et consuetu- 
dinem regni nostri Scotie in 
valore 20 marcarum per 
annum, et si quid ultra exten- 
tam predictam inveniatur nobis 
et heredibus nostris remaneat. 
Ita tamen quod dicta foresta 
cum pertinentiis non sit de 
corona seu hereditate nostra 
nec alicui vel aliquibus ante 
hec tempora per nos donata, ac 
salvo jure cujuslibet. In cujus 
rei testimonium huic presenti 
carte nostre sigillum nostrum 
privatum apponi  fecimus. 
Datum _apud insulam_ de 
Estholium xxi die Sept, anno 
Edward by the grace of God 
King of the Scots to all to 
whom the present letters come, 
health. Know ye that we have 
given and granted and by this 
present charter of ours have 
confirmed to our beloved ser- 
vant John de Denton for his 
good and praiseworthy service, 
given and to be given, the 
forest of Garnery which with 
all its belongings was possessed 
by William, bishop of Glasgow, 
an enemy and rebel against us, 
and which by forfeiture of the 
same bishop came into our 
hands: to be had and held by 
the same John and the heirs of 
his body lawfully engendered, 
of us and our heirs by the ser- 
vices therefrom owed and 
customary, and also according 
to the law and custom of our 
Kingdom of Scotland, in value 
of 20 marks yearly, and if any 
value beyond this is discovered 
it shall remain to us and our 
heirs. Provided also that the 
said forest with its belongings 
shall not be crown possessions 
nor hereditary nor shall have 
been granted by us before this 
to any one or more persons; 
and reserving every one’s 
right, In attestation of which | 
we have caused our privy seal 
to be affixed to this present 
charter.. Given at the isle of « 
