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Christiane Makdowall, the heirs above mentioned, should 

 resign the said lands to the superior in favour of the said 

 John, his heirs and assignees, to be held according to the old 

 infeftment ; and the said Gilbert renounced all right therein 

 in favour of John, his heirs and assignees ; for which causes 

 John bound himself to pay Gilbert 90 marks at the making 

 of the resignation and agreed " that this contract be maid in 

 the maist swyr form can be devisit for the securitie yrof." 

 9th February, 1567-8. 



(67.) 

 Hannay, Prestoun. 

 foi. 104] Memorandum of an instrument by which for certain 

 sums of money paid to him before hand by William Hannay, 

 his brother, Harbert Hannay, son of John Hannay in Pres- 

 toun, deceased, renounces all title, right, &c., in a merkland 

 of Prestoun, lying in the parish of Kirkbene, and Stewartry 

 of Kirkcudbrycht. Done in the dwelling-house of Amer 

 Maxwell, bailie of Drumfres. Witnesses, William Tailzor 

 in Drumlangrik, and Alexander Foster. 

 15th March, 1567-8. 



(68.) 

 Heris, Maby. 

 Memorandum narrating an instrument by which William 

 Sinklar of Auchinfranko, heritable possessor of the ;^5 land 

 of Auchinfranko, in the parish of Lochrutoun and Stewartry 

 of Kirkcudbrycht, for certain sums of money paid to him 

 by Robert Heris of Maby assigned to him (i) a reversion, 

 dated December, 1566, made to the said William by James, 

 second son of Alexander Gordoun of Troquhane, containing 

 the sum of 300 merks, of two merklands of Auchinfranko 

 called the maniss ; (2) a reversion, dated July, 1558, made to 

 the said William by Thomas Thomsoun and Marion Don- 

 golsoun, his spouse, containing the sum of 100 merks, of an 

 annual rent of ^10 to be uplifted by them out of the ;^5 land 

 of Auchinfranko; {3) a reversion, dated December, 1561, 

 made to the said W^illiam by William Heres in Litillbogrie 

 and Helena Sinklar, his spouse, containing the sum 

 foi. 105] of 100 merks, of a merkland of the mains of 



