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teneant, et possediant pro perpetuo, crucem et forum, singulis ebdomadis, die 

 Mercurii : et nundinas publicas, singulis annis in perpetuum, die Lune proximo 

 et immediate sequente festum Sancte Trinitatis post Penthecostem, et per 

 octavas ejusdem, cum omnibus theoloneis et aliis libertatibus ad bujusmodi 

 nundinas spectantibus seu spectare valentibus in futurum. Tenendum et 

 habendum prefatam villam de Duns cum pertinenciis, perpetuis futuris tem- 

 poribus, in merum et liberum burgum in baronia, cum dictis privilegiis, 

 libertatibus, et concessionibus, ac universis aliis libertatibus, proficuis, com- 

 moditatibus, asiamentis, ac justis pertinenciis suis quibuscunque, tarn non 

 nominatis quam nominatis, ad burgum in baronia spectantibus, seu juste 

 spectare valentibus in futurum. Et adeo libere, quiete, plenarie, integre, 

 bonorifice, bene, et in pace, in omnibus et per omnia, sicut aliquis burgus in 

 baronia in regno nostro quibuscunque temporibus retroactis liberius inf eodatur 

 seu tenetur, sine revocatione quacunque quovis modo inde faciendo in futu- 

 rum. Strictius inbibens ne quis in contrarium premissorum aliqualiter de- 

 venere presumat, sub omni pena que competere poterit in bac parte. In 

 cujus rei testimonium presenti carte nostre magnum sigillum nostrum apponi 

 precipimus. Testibus ; Eeverendis in Cbristo patribus Roberto Episcopo 

 Glasguense, Willielmo Episcopo Aberdonense ; Dilectis consanguineis nostris, 

 David Duce de Montrose, Comite de Crawfurdie ; Colino Comite de Ergile, 

 Domino Campbell et Lome, Cancellario nostro ; Patricio Comite de Boith- 

 vile, Domino Halys, magistro hospicii nostri; Jobanne Domino Glammys, 

 Jobanne Domino Drummond, justiciariis nostris ; Alexandre Hume de 

 Eodem, magno' camerario nostro ; venerabili in Christo patre Jobanne priore 

 Sancti Andree, nostri secreti Sigilli custode ; Andrea Domino Gray ; Laurentio 

 [Domino] Oliphant ; Willielmo Domino Sancti Jobannis tbesaurario nostro ; 

 et dilectis clericis nostris, magistris Ricardo Murbede decano Glasguense, 

 nostrorum Rotulorum et registri ac concillii, clerico ; et Arcbibaldo Quhite- 

 law, subdecano Glasguense, secretario nostro : Apud Edinburgh, vicesimo 

 tertio mensis Februarii, anno Domini, millesimo quadrigentesimo, octuagesimo 

 nono, et regni nostri secundo. 



TRANSLATION. 

 James, by tbe grace of God King of Scots ; To all worthy men in the 

 whole land whether clergy or laity, to whom these present writings shall 

 come, Greeting : Know ; that with advice of the Lords of our Council, for 

 the special favour we bear to our beloved household esquires George Hume 

 of Aytoun, and John Hume his son and apparent heir, and for the good, faith- 

 ful, and voluntary services they have done us, We have ordained, appointed, 

 and constituted, as by the tenor of our present charter we do ordain, appoint, 

 and constitute the Town of Duns with the pertinents thereto belonging, 

 lying within our Sheriffdom of Berwick, a free Burgh of Barony for ever ; 

 which Town and also the lands of Duns, with the pertinents heritably belong 

 to the said George and John, by completed charters of our late most serene 

 Father, on whose soul may God have mercy. We have granted likewise, 

 and by the tenor of this our present charter, we do grant to the Inhabitants 

 of the said Burgh, and to the indwellers in time coming, full power and 

 liberty to buy and sell in this Burgh, wines, wax, woollen and linen cloth, 



