Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

1540.] JUSTICK EYRE OF DUMFRIES. 19
Ewisdaill and Waucliopdaill, maid aud divisit by me lord iusticc and vtlmiiis being
with him, be speciale coramissiomi aud charge of oure said souerane lord for haldiug of
the said air, and \vitli consent and assent of Robert, Lord Maxvell, Williame, Lord
Hcreis, and vthirris lordis, barronis and vthirris gcirtilmen, havand landis, rowmes
and bailiieries within the saidis cuntreis of Aunanderdaill, Eskdaill, Ewisdaill aud
Wauchopdaill, and qulia hes subscriuit thir prescntis with tliair handis.
In the first, it is statute and ordauit be my said lord iustice and vthirris being
with him for balding of the said air, aud with the consent and assent of Kobert, Lord
Slaxveill, stewart of Anuanderdaill, greit wardane of the West Marchis foranentis lug-
land, and als havand of oure souerane lord the rewle, cure and gydiug of Eskdaill,
Ewisdaill and Wauchopdaill, WiUieame, Lord Herreis, and vthirris lordis, lardis,
baronis and gentOmeu, that hes subscriuit heirefter thair names, for thame sclffis,
thau- landis and rewuies aud baiUiercis, liand within the foirsaid cuntreis, as efter
followis, that is to saye :—Forsamekle as oure said souerane lord of his speciale grace
and fauouris hes grauttit and gevin full pardouu and remissioun to all the inhabitantis
of the saidis cuntreis of Annandirdaill, EskdaiU, Emsdaill and Waucbopedaill, that ar
cumin and gottiu thair componitouris for all cryme, transgrcssionis and offeusis, done
aud committit be thame befoii- the begynning of this iiistaut air of Drumfrcis, befoirthe
daittis of the saidis componitouris and remissionis, as in the sammeu mauer (sic) speciale
is contenit : swa that all the saidis inhabitantis may perfitlie knaw and vuderstaud the
last pietie, mercie and clemence, that oure said souerane lord beris towart thame, and
that thai maye be his gratious trew licgis in all tymes curaing, aud Icif at his hieucs
lawis and obeysance as vthairris trew liegis dois, aud nocht to commit in tyme cumiug
ony enorme fait or offence as thai haue done in tymes bigane : And als all the saidis
inhaliitautis being accusit in iugemcnt aud takaud thame to componitouris for ouvc said
souerane lordis panloun aud rcmissiouu grauttit and gevin to thame and vsit be thame
in tlie said air, at the iuterrogatiouu of my said lord iustice, planelie aud at lenth schewit
and espouit be the iustice clerk, promittit be the exteutiouu aud vphaldiug of thair
rj'cht handis to leif in all tyracs cumiug as oure souerane lordis tre v licgis, and to be
obedient Ito his lawis, and neuir to commit ony cryme or ofi'enssis agauis his maiestie,
his realme nor liegis, sic a.s tressoun, thift, resset of thifr, murthur, slauchter, reif,
fyirraR[ing] and vthairis siclike enorme aud obhominable crymes : And geif [it hap]piu
thame to commit ony siclike, thai to be realy pvnist thairfoir acco[rdiug] to thair
demereti? and lawis of this realme. Quhairfoir the saidis lordis, lairdis, baronis, laudit
men aud gentilmen, hes bunding and oblist thame and ilk ane of thame, for the eise,
rest and trauquilitie of realme and of all our souerane lordis liegis, that gif ony man
duelland or salhappin to d[uell] one thair landis, rowmes or baillicreis, quhairof thai
bere cure, liappiunis to c[ommitJ in ony tymes to cum ony sic crymes, transgressionis,