Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

1587.] KIJZABKTU JOHN.STOiXJ':, LADY APrLEGIUTlI. 51
51. Bo.\D In- Elizackth Joiixstoxi: and her husband, Ai,i:xani>i:h .Jai;uine, j-oiingcr
cf Applogirth, rcsiLjiiiiig all claims they have over the estates of the late Sir
John Johnstoue of Dunskcllic. "21111 Uccembcr 1-5S7.
Be it kexi) till all men be thir prcsciit letters, mo, Elizabeth Johuncstoun, lauchfiiU
docliter of vraquhile Schir Johune Johuuestouii of Duskcllie, kiiycht, and Alexander
Jardiug, my spous, for liis iutercs, to be biiud and' oblci.st, and be thir }n'esentis bindis
and oblfiss w.s, our airi.s and assignais, to James Johnuestouu of that Ilk, soue and air
of the said vmquhilo Schir Johnue, and to his airis maill quhatsraneuer, iu mauer cfter
specifeit : Forsamckte as I, the said Elizabeth Johnuestoun, and the said Alexander
Jarding, my spows, for the preseruatioun, wcill and standing of the surname of
Johunestoun and of the hows quhairoff I am dcsceudit, being of guid mynde that
extraneand persounis possess nocht the landis or loving pcrtenyiig to the said vwquhilc
Schir Johune Johuncstoun, my father, bot that the samyu may remane with the sur-
name of .Johnuestouu in all tymes cuming : Thairfoir I, the said Elizabeth, and the
said Alexander, my spows, for his interes, be Ihir presentis consentis, willis and grantis,
that in caise the said James Johnnestouu of that Ilk dcpairt this present lyiff without
lauchfull airis maill to be procreat of his body, that the nerrest and lauchfull air maill
of the said James or of the said vinquhile Schir Johune, his father, sail enter aud be
seriiit to thame as nerrest and lauchfull airis in aud to all thair landis, rowmes and
possessionis, guidis aud geris, ony niancr of way pertening to the sade James or to Iiis
said vmquliile fatljcr : Lyikas be thir presentis I and my sade spous for his interes,
than as now aud now as than, bindis and oblissis ws, our airis aud assiguais, to
renunce, resignc and frelie geve over fra ws, our airis and assiguais, all rycht, titill,
entres, clamc, propertie and possessiouu, that we had, hes, or ony mauer of way may
haue, in aud to quhatsumeuer landi.s, rowmes and possessionis, pertenyng ony mauer of
way to the sade James or to his said vmquhile father, iu favouvis of ihair nerrest and
lauchfldl air maill quhatsunievcr j renuuceand all benefeit thairoff, jure, lite et causa for
ever. And siklyik I aud my sade spous for his interes makis, constitutis and ordnnis
the sade James Johnncstoun of that Ilk and his aris maill foirsadis my vcric lauchfuU
vndowtit aud irreuocabill cessioneris, assiguais and procuratouris iu rem suam, in aud
to the gyft of the waird, noneutrie, releiii' and mariagc of the sade James, grantit to
me aud my airis, with powr to the sade James aud his foir.saidis to intromeit thair-
with, browik, vse aud dispone friele at thair plesour the samyu %\ith all profleit aud
comraoditie thairoff j and be thir presentis trau.sferris aud overgevis the samyn fia ws,
our airis aud assiguais, to the sade James aud his foirsaidi-s for ever. And for the
mair securatie 1 and my sade spous for his interes is content aud conseatLs that thir
presentis be rcnewit in maist ampill forme, quhilk wc oblciss ws and our foiisaidis to