GRANT TO GEORGE SINCLAIR 285 



(From) Copy made by Mr J. Maitland Thomson from 

 the register (in the ordinary charter-hand) in the writing 

 of Thomas Sinclair, the father of the recipient of the 

 grant — who was himself an official in the Scotch Register 

 House — of the appointment of George Sinclair to an office 

 in Edinburgh, made by Queen Mary at Hermitage Castle, 

 on the 16th of October 1566. The office seems to be 

 that of the writer of wills, which has no exact modern 

 representative. 



" Ane letter maid to Maister George Sinclare, sone 

 lauchfull to Thomas Sinclar, writtare, of the gift of the 

 office of the formyng, writting and perfiting of all and 

 quhatsumevir testamentis and inventaris thairof quilkis 

 heirefter salhappen to be confirmit be the commissaris of 

 Edinburgh, ffor all the day is of his lyfe ; quhik office 

 pertenit to umquhile Maister Williame Kowy advocat of 

 befoir and was usit be him be virteu of our Soverane ladyis 

 gift under hir gracis prive seile maid to him thairuponne, 

 and now throw his deceis becume again in thier hienes 

 hands and at thair dispositioune : with power to the said 

 Maister George to use and exerce the said office, and to 

 intromet with and uplift all feis, dewties and casualiteis 

 aucht and wount thairof, siclike and als frelie as the said 

 umquhile Maister Williame had for using of the samin in 

 tymes bipast, induring his lifetyme, as said is, but ony 

 revocatioune, &c. ; with command in the samin to the saidis 

 comissaries of Edinburgh, procuratour fischall and collectouris 

 of the cottis of saidis testamentis, to resave and admit the 

 said Maister George in the foirsade office, fortifie, assist 

 and manteine him theirintill, and that thai conferme nor 

 admit to be confermit na manor of testamentis nor inventaris 

 but sic as onlie ar formit, written or subscrivit be the 

 said Maister George eftir the tennour of the gift, as thai 

 will anser to thair majesteis upon thair obedience, &c. 

 At Armetage, the xvi day of October the yeir of God 

 jmvclxvj yeiris." 



Per Signaturam. 



