Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

58 ANXANOALK CHAPTERS. [1590.
GO. KxiKACT Act ol' ihc A\'iinlL'i» Court of tlie West .Mavolies in favour of Jamks
JonxsTONF. of that Ilk to poiiiil for relief of his cautioinies. ICtli ^"ovember
1590.
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Curia .Tustieiarie supremi iloniriii nostri regis teiita et ineliciata iu pretorio
burgi cle Drumfrcis, xvi*" die meusis Novenibris 1590, per houorabilem
virum, clumiiium Johanncm Carmiehaell de eodein, inilitera, justiciarium
et guardiainmi dicti supremi dotnini nostri regis infra oniues bondas
merchiarum occidcntalinm huius regni versus Angliam ; sectis vocatis,
curia affirmata.
The qvhilk day James Jolninestoun of that Ilk requvrit act that he had presentit
befoir my loird vardane and justice lus men on peanell, and discesentit to the rcplageing
socht be my Loird of ilortouu as Stewart of Aunanderdaill ; and siclyik the said James
Johnuestoun of that Ilk requyrit act that llie juge ordanit and allowit him to poind
thame for the dowbill of all that he beis cautiouu for vpoun his freindis, in c:iis the
priucipall releitf hym nocht within xxi dayis. Lyik as the said James Johnnestoun of
that Ilk protestit that he and his sersvandis rayclit baue aetione of releiff of sic guidis
as thay war deceniit to pay being innocent, aganis quhatsumever persone or pertie
culpabill of the stowth of the samyn ;
and thairvpon askit actis and instrumentis of the
samyn, quhilk the juge adraittit. Extractum A. Millae.
61. Agf.eement between Joiix Maxwell, Eakl or Mohton, and Su; James
JoHXSTOKE of Dun.skollie, knight, for mutual amity, l.jth March 1592-3.
At Dkumfeeis, the thrcttine day of Marche, the yeir of God 1'" v^" fourescoir twell
yen's, it is finallie agreit betuix the rycht noble and potent loird, Johnne, Erie of
Mortoun, Loird jMaxwell, etc., for himself and takand burding O' him fur his haill kiu,
freindis, men, tenentis, seruandis, pairtio and pairtakerri-s on the anc pairt, and the
rycht honorable Schir James Johnnestoun of Dulskellie, kuycht, for him self anil
takand burding on him for his haill kin, freindis, men, tenentis, seruandis, depcndcrris,
pairtie and pairtakerris on the vther pairt, in maner following :—That is to say, the
said noble loird and the sade Schir James for thame selG.s, and takand burding on
thame as said is, faythfullie be the fayth and trewith in thair bodyis bindis and
obleissis thame and thair foirsaidis that thai nor nane of thame, nor thair foir.saidis, sail
trafficque, assuir or agrie with Schir James Dowglas of Drumlangrig, knycht, his kin,
freindis, men, tenentis, semandis, dependerris, pairtie and pairtakerris, without the