Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

82 ANXANDALE CHARTERS. [1621.
togidder with Johne Erie Mnr, AValtcr Erie Rucleugh, Robert Erie Louthiaiie, James
Jolmeitoiin of "Wcstraw, aud \VilliaTn Jlnrray of Duncrnic, fyvc of his curatouri?, ou
the aiie pairt, ami Kobt-rt Jolinestoun of llaecleiigh. callit tutour of Johiiestoun, for
himself and takand the bi\rdiiig vpoun hiiii for Itobcrt Johncstoiiu, sonc and apparand
air to viiiquliil Mungo Johiiestouu of llowcleiigh, that he sail fulfill the decreit
arbitrall to follow vpouu the vniierwrittiu siibmis.sioun ; and baith the saidis pairteis
beiug pei>:onalis present, as said is, submittit thaine selffis to the amicabill dccisiouu
and sentence of the iudges VTiderwrittin, videlicet, Thomas Eric Melrose, David Lord
Carnegie, and Sir George Hay of Kinfawnis, kuiclit, clerk of register, or ony tv.a of
thame, for the pairt of the said James Johnestoun of that Ilk, and Sir William
Oliphaut of Newtouu, kuicht, advooat to our soverane lord, Sir James Skein of Currie-
hill, luiieht. Sir C4eorge Erskyne of luucrteill, kuicht, or ony twa of thame, for the
pairt of the said Robert Johnestoun of Raecleugh, anent all actionis, controversies,
questiouns, quarrellis, pleyis and dcbaitis quhatsumcvir, quliilk tliey or ather of thame
layes or may lay to vthcris chairgc? for ony cans or occasioun quhatsumcvir; and
specialHe anent tlie said tutour, his intromi.=sioun with the landis and living of Joliue-
Btoune during the said Laird of Johnestouncs minoritie, and richt quhilk the saidis
James Jolinestoun of that Ilk, Robert Johnestoun of Raecleugh aud Robert Johnestoun
of Howcleugh, or ony of thame, hes or can pretend in and to the landis of Ncffbie,
with the pairtis and pertincntis thairof. And baith tlic saidis pairteis ar content to
stand and abyde at the said amicable sentence aud decreit of [the] saidis lordis, to be
prouuncit betuix thame in tlie premissis, bctuix the date [heirof] and the fyfteiu day
of Julii ntst to cum in this instant yeir of God I vj"= twentie ane yeiris, but revoca-
tiouu or coutradictioun quhatsumcvir ; aud Li caice of variance betuix the saidis
judges, the saidis pairteis hes iiominat and chosin the haUl remanent lordis of sessioun
odismen and ovirsmen for decisionn of the [saidis] controverscis. And the saidis sax
iudges . . . all personallie present ai.[eeiitit of th.e] otHce [of] arbitouris in and
vpoun thame . . . ncnt ... of vari[ance appoyn]tit tlic saiilis [remanent] lordis
. . . appoTiit to gif in thair mutuall clames, defences . . . cind the said Robert
Johiiestioun of Raecleugh to caus the said [Robert] Johnestoun, his brother sonc, for
whom he takis burding in maner foirsaid, also [to] compeir personallie in presens of
the saidis lordis, and consent to the said submissioun betuix and the last of Merche
instant . . . the saidis lordis declair that the present accejitatioun in and vpoun thame,
or the saidis . . . speciall arbitouris abuncmentionat, of the said ofhce of arbitrie, is
not, nor sail not, furnisch ony laufuU declinatour in ony tyme cuming for declyning of
thame or ony of thame, gif by deserting of this present submissiouu ony questioun
anent the premissis heirefter aryse. The said James Johnestoun of that Ilk and Lis
saidis curatouris compeirand personallie, togidder with Mr. Thomas Nicolsoun, his