Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

30 ANNANIiAI,E CHAKTERS. [1571.
Item, for obsoruiiig, kcpiii? and fulfilliug of all and sindrc the preraissis, the said
Johne and his freindis sail entir sic plrgis to my lord regent as his grace sail name and
require to remanc in sic place and for sic space as salbe thocht gude.
35. Bo>-D OF Mankent by T)io>cas Joinstonk of Cragoburn and others to Jows
Johnstone of that Ilk. SOth June 1571.
Be it kend to all men be thir present letteris, vs, Thomas Jhonestone of Craigaburne,
and Jhone Jhonestone, his sone and appirand air, for our selffis, and takand the
burding \-ponc vs for our bairuis, sernandis and tennentis, Robert Jhonestone of the
Newtone for my .«elQ', and takand the burdin vpone me for my bairnis, brether and
brother bairnis, duelland \i-ithiii the Ijoundis of Aunerdaill, Andro Jhonestone of Kirk-
tone, for ray sclff, and takand the burding vpcue mc for my bairuis, brether and
brether bairnis and emeis bairuis, to be bound and oblist, and be thir presentis bindis
and obliss ms to ane nowblc man, Jhone Jhonestone of that Ilk, in manrent and
seruiee, for all the dayis of our lyftyrac for his -worththy meuteinance of ws, our
seruandLs and tennentis ; oblissing \vs and ilk aue of ws respectiue, during all our
dayis, to tak afauld and plane pairt with hym iu all his gud and kfi'uU actionis
aganis all deidlie (the authoratie of thisrealme only beand excepit), and sell defend hym,
be our seltfis, our bairnis, brether, brether bairuis and emeis bairnis, seniitouris and
tennentis, with our bodyis and gudis, and sell gyf hym our faithfuU and trew conscll iu
all his just actionis and lefull eflaris, quhair we [ar] askit or vtheris, as neid cravis,
and sell nowder knaw nor wit of his harme nor hurt, bot sell resist thairto at our
powaris, and mak hym to be aduerte.=it thairof, sa oft as neid beis ; and sell lelelie
and trwlie serve hym in all thing quhan vre be lauchfullie requirit thairto, but fraud or
gyle. In witnes heirof we haif subscriuit thir presentis for our selffis as efter fallowas,
and takand the burding 'v-pone for the personis aboue writtin, ilk ane for our awin pairt
respectiue, at Branxholme, the xs" day of Junii 1571, befor thir witnes, Walter Scot
of Branxliolme, knycl.t, Mr. Thomas "VVestone and Jhone Chalmerlane, with vthcris
diuers, viz., Walter Scot, sone nnturall to vmquhill Walter Scot of Branxholme, knycht,
and James Geddas.
Thom. Johnstoun of Cragoborn.
JoHNK Johnstoun of Corheid.
Anw.g Jhonistoun in Kyrktoun.
Ro'' JoNSTOUN of Xewtoun, with my baud at the pen, led
be the notar vnder wrytin becaus I could uocht writ.
Ita est Thomas Westoun, notarius in premissis, teste manu
propria.