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1582.] EDWARD IRVINE OP BONSHAAV AND OTHERS. 45
uoble man, and reraanc quhill lawfull ciitre be tnkin off him ; and in this tyra is oblist
that Willo and Syme Jhounstonis, his soiiis, sal! remaue in the said townc quhill the
said Thomas returue ; and geyf the said Thomas or his sonis foirsaidis does in tlie
contrair, the said Jlioue and Thomas is oblist to the said noble man and his foir-saidis,
that all thair landis, rowmcs and possessionis sail cum in Ids handis for evir and vndcr
pane of tressoun and pciiurc in tym [to] cum. In witness of the quhilk thing we half
caussit tlie notar vndei-writtin subscryv this present obligatioun with our handis laid
at the pen becaus we cidd noclit wryt, and at our speciall command, befor thir
witnessis, George Hendersoun, Jhoue Iruing in Tolquhat, and Thomas Scot, notar
publict, with wthcris diuerse.
Jhoxe Jiionstoux in Cartertoun and Thomas Jhonstoun of Finglaue, with our
handis at the pen becaus we culd nocht wryt.
Ita est Thomas Scot, notarius, do mandato dictorum virorum ut sujira, teste manu
propria.
48. Offeks by Edward Ikvixg of Bonshaw, George Graham of lienpatrick, and
John Irving of Kuockhill, to John Johnstone of that Ilk, on account of
the slaughter cf William Johnstone in Hayhill. February 15S1-2.
Thir av the ofl'eris that we, Eduard Irving of lionschaw, George Grahme of Een-
patrik, and Johne Irving of Knokhlll, maikis to the rycht honerabill the
layrd of Jonstone, and to the wyif and bayrnis of vmquhile Williame
Johnstoun in llayhill, thair kyn, freyudis, payrte and pairttakeris, for ws,
oure kin, freyndis, payrte and payrttakeris, for being on the feild at the
viihappe Llauchtter of the said vmquhile AVilliame, quhilk we sayrlie repent.
In the first, we offer full repentance in our harttis, besciking God of his infinit
giidenes that we be newar on the fcyld quhare ewar siclyike offensis be committit, and
eruistle crawls forge nes for Godis sake.
Secuudlie, we offer to try oure innocons and to acquite ws and all ouris that nane
of ws Echot that vnhappie schot quhareby the said Williame was slayne, nor burc the
said Williame na raukour in our harttis, and that be sic sufficient men as the layrd of
Johnstoun will appoynt that we ar able to get or vill do for ws.
ThriJlie, we offer George Irving, sone to the said Eduard, Christe the Grahme, sone
to George the Grahme, to be enterit in the hous of the Lochuodc to the layrd of
Joustoun, and thaire to byide sic tiyale as the layrd will appoynt that nane schot the
sayde schot ; and in ca.se ony of thamc be found culpable of the schutiug of the said
Williame, we ar contentit that thay be punischit for the samyn as ewar the layrd of