Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

1590.] JOHNSTONKS OF MIl.l.ltANK AND AUrHI N'SI.OCK. 57
the king tiud his vaiJenii i'oi- al! :xttcn)i)tatis comiiiittit or to be cominittit, and that
we ealbe presentit to jii-itico iiiul satesfe 25ai'teis sliuithit according to the act of parlia-
ment maid thairanout ; and our said cheiff and his succcssouris is oblist to keipe the
said Robert Duglas skaithle=, and of all pane and danger he may sustein thairthrow.
And for rcleiff of our said cheiiV, his successoris and cautiouneris, we, our airis and
sucoessouris, ar bound and oblist, as be the tenuour heirofi bindis and oUissis ws and
eiieri ane of v s to freith and releiff and keipe skaithles the said Schir James, and his
foirsaidis, and of all pane and danger that thai may fortouu to sustene be the said act
of cautionre or act of parliament maid anent the Bordouris for ouy attemptattis com-
mittit or to be committit be ws or ony of our foirsaidis, and sail satcsfe parteis offendit
to, conforrae to the saidis actis j and for fuUfilling, keipiiig and obseruyng of this
present band we ar content and conscnttis the samen be actit and regestratc i]i the
buikis of consall, and to haiff the streuth of ane decreit with executoriallis to pas thuirvjion
in forme as efleiris, and for consenting lieirto makis and constituttis
tharae or ony of thame, our procutouris, to compeir in our names to consent to the
regostring of the samyn, with power to tliamo or ony of thame, etc. In witues of this
our present band we liayf subseryvit the sam with our handis as followis at Dunwidde-
grene, the thrid day of November, yeir of God 1590, bofoir witnesis, James Jhouistoun
of Brekensyd, David Jhouistoun in Gubhill, Matte Jhonistouu, his brother, Andro
Jhouistoun, elder of Lokerbe, and Thomas Scott, notar, with wthcris diucrse.
Indor.-ied : Watterheidis bande.
WiLLE JnoNiSTOUN, soue to I'aitti in Milbank,
David Jhomstoux, Juoxe Jjioxistoun, brether
and souns to Cirste, Wille Jhoxistoun, sons
to Aid Dave of Jlilbank, Pattie Jhoxstoux
in Auchinslok, for our sellfMs as principallis of
our brenchis, with our handis at the pen beeaus
we can nocht wryte. Cieste Jhonnstoun in
Auchin.slock with ray liand at the pen.
Ita est Tho>[as Scott, notarius publicus, de mandato
dictarum personaruio, scribere nescientium, teste
manu propria.' T. Scott.
' A similar bond was granted u lUtl; Xovcinbei- 1500 by Jolin JokuitouH, Syuioii
Johnstone, .-ind Cav.in .Johnstone, brotlirr and .son.s to ThonKis Jolinstoiie of Finc;land.
[Oiiginal hr.i.d in Ann.-indale Charter-chest.]