Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

1640.] TH?TAME\T OF JAMES, LOIiD JOHNSTOXE. 87
kirk of Johiistoun, and in caice of my deceis at the pllesour of God bcfoir my return
hame, that the samin be transported the moist convenient way thither Iher to be
interred. As concerning the nominatioun of ray exccutouris, I mak, nominat and apoint
James Jolmstoun, my clldcst laufuU sonc and apeirand air, to be my onlie executour
and intronietter ; and be tlie tennour hoirof leives, a.'signes and di.?pones to him my
haill niuvabill guds and geir, iusicht pllcui.scliing and vther.?, allsweill deids pairt as any
vthcr pairt or portioun therof. so that it is my will he have right be the foirsaid nomi-
natioun, Icgacie and assignatioun to the haill, and [that] the rather becaus I have
provydit my vther bairnes and chilldren bo band of the dait hcirof in satisfactiouu of
their portioun naturall and bairnes pairt. Item, I nominat and apoint the persones
vnderwrittin, videlicet, William, Lord Crcichtouu, Sir James Carmiehell of tliat Ilk,
thesaurar deputt, James Creiclitoun, sone to my Lord Drumfries, Wallter IMurray of
Levingstoun, and Robert Creichtoun, brother to my Lord Drumfries, whom I ordan to
be on in spcciall, and his advyse and consent takin thcrto in speciall to sie all per-
formit, and all of them conjunct-lie, and in caicc of any of thcr deceisses, the supervivours
to be tutours to the said James and to William, my vther sone, Mary, Jenatt, Margrett
and Boihia, my douchtcrs ; alls uoniinatt and apoiuts James Marques of HamniLletoun,
James ErU Hoom, 'William Erll of Dunifreis, James Erll of Qweiasberry, James
Leving.stoun of Boill, James and Robert Crcichtounis, brether to the Erll of Drumfreis,
and Sir Pattrik Murray of EUibank, over.sieeris, be whoes ad\'yse, counsall, and direc-
tioun tlie snids personis tutours sail administrat and executt ther said office, and at the
isch and exjiyring of the yeirs of tutonrie of my chilldren rcspectiue. It is my v.'ill
that the said James Marqwcs of Hamniilltoun, James Erll Home, Francis Erll of
Buckeleueh, "William Erll of Dnunfreis, James Erll of Qweinsberry, William Lord
Creichtoun, Sir James Carmicliell of that Ilk, thesaurar deputt, James Levingstoun of
Belli, on of his majesties bedchallmer, James Creichtoun, sone to the Erll of Dum-
freis, James and Kobert Creichtounis, his vucllcs. Sir Pattrik JIurray of Ellibank,
AVallter Murray of Levingstoun, and that nothing be done without the speciall advyse
and cou.^eut of the foirnameit tutours herein had and reqwyril Iherto, vthcrwaye-s to be
null ;
and sicklyk I nominatt and apoint Andro Johnstoun of Tummuir, Pobert John-
stoun of >\ewtoun, Robert Johnstoun of Stabilltoun, David Irving of Jlousknow, and
Francis Scott of Cairtertomi, or any of thir the said tutours thinks fiting, David Irving
and Francis Scott being two, to intromett with my maillis and dewties, plleni.