Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

34 ANNANDALE CHARTERS. [1573.
3S. Oeligatio.v by Fergus Guaham of the 'Moid nnd Edwaed of Kip.ErATEicK to
Jonx JonNSTOXE of that 111c, to fultil their agreements. Uudated, but c. 1573.
Bk it K}-:xd be thir present vrytin, I, Furgus the Grams of the Jloit, and Educrd of
Kyrkpatrik, that wc sail fuithfyll all our speikiu that we maid to that maist honorabill
mau, the lard of Bukdevcht, and till the lard of Johnstouii, one Craikmoir at owr last
rueitiu, and sail put it in tlio lard of Bukclcwchis hand, and sail keip it faythfuUe
be the tre\Ytht of our bodyis, and sail had it in owr myudis as ane douu mater,
and sail keip poyntit day and place quliru ye think expedient ; and desyris yow to
send ws siklyk sekarty till ^Ts with Heche of Ballze that sa the poyntiu of the tryst
with Eechy of the Ballc quhen ye think best, and forder he will tell yow owr stop.
Subcryuis this wrytin, I, Furgus the Grame of the Moit, with my hand at the pen, and
Eduard of Kyrkpntryk with my hand at tlie pen, befoir thir witnesis, Williame
Johucstoun of Uayhill, and Thomas of Fj-ngland and Pieche the Balle with vther diucr.s.
39. BoxD OF Maintexaxce by .Jonx Johxstoxe of that Ilk to Johx Joixstoxe
in GreenliUI. 2d July 1573.
Be it KEXD till all men be thir present vrittingis, ine, Jobnne Johnnstouu of that
Ilk, that forsamekle as Johnne Johnnstoun in tlic Greinhill is becummit my man and
servaud in aU tymes cumin, lelilie and trculie to niak me faithtfull seruice on horse or
on fute, as he beis requirit ; Hcirfor be the tcnnour heirof bindis and obliceis me iu
the straitast stile of obligatioun, and faythtfullie promittis to fortife, menteyin, supple
and debait the said Johnne Johnnstoun, my man, contrare aU man haifaud questioun,
querrell and actioun aganis him, lik as ane faithtfuU maister aucht to debait his trcw
seruand in all takkis, rovmys and possessiounis, guidis movable and vnmouable,
present and to cum ; md in speciall in the heritable ryclit of the saxt merk land of
Batok with the pertinentis, the kindnes cf tua merk land and ane half in Greinhill,
auc merk land iu Kirkpatrik occupiit be the Taitis quhOk the said Johnne hes of me,
but fraud or gile, be this my band of menteinens, subscriuit with my hand at the
Lofihtuod, the secund daye of Julij 1573, befoir thir vitnes, Dauid Johnnstouu in
Moling, and Dauid Mayn, notar, with vtheris diuerse.
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