Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

54 AXXANDALK CHARTJCRS. [15S9.
It is of voritic that .Mertcnois Tbutue auJ his biothir Syunnie, with ihair compliccis,
come to Dallphcbill ami thair reft fra Will Ilaistie hi.s haill insicht, cxteiuling to xx lib,
about the tent of September 1588.
It is ofl' veritio that Thome Juhmicstoun callit Merteneis Thome, with Syaimie his
brothir, come to the Jlekleholmc and thair reft fra Thome Jlathousoim ane kow, to the
taikin thay draillhir throw Auuaud at the Kirkfuird of Johnnestoun, about the fyft day
of September IDSS.
It is of veritic that Symmie Johunestoun, Joke Joliniiestoim of Kirkhill, AVillie his
brother, Gawic Johunestoun, brother to the said Symmie, sonues to Thome a Fingleii,
Syrae Johnnestoun, sonno to Eiugaiie a Finglen, Joke Johnestoun, his brother, Petir
Johunestoun iu Molcin, come to the Kivkland of Mortoun and thair reft fra Thome
Dobliie xviij ky and oxiu, ane gray uaigc worthe xx lib, and insicht worthe xx lib,
about the fourt day of December 1587.
It is of veritie that George Johnne.stoun, [sone] to !Mvngo of Lokarbie, !Mvugo
Johnnestoun of Castellhill, Joke Johnnestoun thair, Willie .Johnnestoun iu M3-irhcid,
Gibbeis Joke, Jolmnestoun of Scliaw, with thair compliceis, come to the laudis of JIv.sald
and thair reft fra William Brattoun of Brokethirst foure kye and oxiu, twa naigi.s, ane
gray and ane vthcr blak, aud insicht worthe xx lib. And this saidi.s pcrsounis and
thair complices within thrie nichtis thaireftir reft and awaytuik fra the said William
Brattcn thrie ky aud ane uaig. And this was done about the sevint and allevint dayi5
of December 1587. J. Dr.uMLi>'Crr.iG.
57. GL.A.IM made by James Joiixstoxk of that Ilk, against Joux, Lor.D Maxwell,
for burning Lochwood, and other spoliation, [c. r\larch l-JiQO.]
Thir ar the aclames that I, James Johnstone of that Ilk, askis aud clames off
Jhone, Lord ^Maxwell (for a part) to be decernit aud discussit be yow,
gudc r\en arbitouris.
Item in the first, that quhair it is of vcrrittie that Rubert Maxwell, brother uaturall to
Jhonue, Lord Maxwell, and wmqnhill Mr. David Maxwell, with thair complices
Engless and Scottis rebellis, to the number of sax scoir personis, came to the place of the
Louchtwood wponc the saxt day of Apprylc, or therby, iu the yeirof God four scoir four
yeiris [15S5J and thair in thair pretcndit mancr tressonable brint the place, mantioun,
and haill houss thairof, with the haill insycht thairin, bedding, pleneschiug, and briut
and distroyit my chartour kist with my haill cvedentis and wreittis, be.syJ wther
jowellis, committit wuder silence of iiycht be the command aud spetiall dircctioun of the
said Jhone, Lord Maxwell, and be his handing, sending and command, etc.