Anderson's Protocol Book. 243 



crewe ; in No. ^2 " Carruchan " appears as " Crouchaine;" 

 and in No. 74 " Knockinshang " appears as " Knokilshang." 

 In the introduction to Herbert Anderson's protocol book, 

 piinted in the Society's Transactions of last year, a question 

 was raised as to the interpretation of a contraction — " o'"s 

 ma " or " o^'s ma " — which occurs in two of the instruments, 

 viz., Nos. I and 2. Mr Shirley suggested that it represented 

 the word " ovirsman," and there is no doubt but that he is 

 right, for I have found the same contraction written in char- 

 acters which are easily legible in Lord Flemyng's will, ore- 

 served in the Riddell MSS. (No. 44, Advocates' Library), the 

 word being used there in the sense of overseers entrusted with 

 the duty of superintending the execution of a deceased's 

 testamentary dispositions. 



foi. 44] Fragment of sasine given apparently by Greirsone of 

 Dalgoner to John Kirkaucht of Bogrie. Done on the lands 

 at the dwelling place of Thomas M'Clig. Witnesses, Adam 

 Kirkaucht of Gleneslane, Thomas M'Clerg, and John 

 M'Clerg. 



Date probably early part of 1566. 



fol. 45] ^2.) 



Sasine by Richard [obliterated] on precept granted by 

 Roger Kirkpatrik of Cloisborne [dated April i6th, 1566. 

 Witnesses, Robert Heries of Maby, John Greirsone in 

 Croichmoir, Richard Makkennane, and Harbert Andersoun, 

 notary public] of one merkland of the lands of Carne to 

 Roger Kirkpatrik of Auldgairth Drumduffe. Done on the 

 lands in the place of Peter Kirkpatrik in Holmeheid. Wit- 

 nesses, David Kirkpatrik, son of Cuthbert deceased ; John 

 Edzar in Freircars, and Peter Kirkpatrik above named. 



Date after April, 1566. 



On the which day in presence of the above witnesses, 

 the said Roger Kirkpatrik of Auldgairth Drumduffe gave 

 sasine of the said lands to Marion Johnstoun, his spouse, in 



