Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

.'i AXXAXPAI.K CHARTEUS. •
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striun of thnt Ilk, knyclit, and liis airis, againes all men, the kinges nuiieate allancrlie
being except, in all aetio\ines the said Rcbir James lies preseutle ado or sail liawe in
tyme cuming ; and for the quhilk cans I, the said Scliir James, bindis and oblisis me,
my iiiris, to mentcinc and dcbait the said France A rrastrang and his aids in all thair
actiounis leiffull and honest ; and for the mair suir keiping heirof I, the said France,
bindis and oblisis me and my foirsaidis to keip and furthfill tldr prcsentis, and to be
faithfull and vprycbt to the said Schir James and his foirsaidis, vnder the pane of
pcriurri&, opin tressonc and tynsell of perpetuall credit and honestie for ever ; And
siclyk I, the said Scliir James, bindis and oblisis me to keip tbis present band vnder
the panes foirsaid for my part ; and gewe neid beis baitht I, the foirsaid Schir James,
and France Armstrang, bindis and oblisis vs, as is foirsaid, to renew this band sua oft
as is ueidfnll. In witues of the quhilk we hav,-e subscryuit thir prcsentis witht our
baudis, at Lokcrbe, the sex of Feberuiry, ane thousand sex bonder tlirie yeiris, beflbir
thir witnessis, Watter Scott of Tuschalaw, Patrik Portcous of Halkschaw, William
JoLnston, sone to Mongo of Lokerbe, James Johnstoun, noter and vryter of the
samiu. Joiin'stouxe.
I, Fkanc Aemsteaxg foirsaid, witht my hand
at the pen led be James Johnstoun, noter,
PatrQc Portwse oiT Halkschaw, witnes. at my command, because I could uocht vryt
Willyam Jbonstouu, witues. my selff.
I, Water Scott of Tuschalaw foirsaid, \\ itnes,
with my hand at the pen led be James
James Johnstoun, noter, witnes. Johnstoun, noter, at my command, etc.
78. Notarial Insthument narrating the removal of Elizabeth Stewart, Lady Newbie,
from the Tower of !Newbie, and her discharge to the Laird of Johnstone. 2d
January 1 GOo.
At Newbie, the secund day of Januar 1G05.
The quhilk day, Elizabet Stewart, Lady Xeube, hes vpou her avin motywe vill
reraouit hir sclff, hir baruis, guiJis and geir, with kestis and insycht, furth of the towir
of Xeube into the leuche hall, quhilk sche allegit to be seasit iutill, and na geir left in
the towir except tua chaple bcdds in the heche hall and fywe stand bcddis in the heche
chambers, without ony furaesing, togiddcr with ane counter burd, ane ganieell in the
leuche seller without ony victuell, and hes promcist to be countable for hir fywe
youngest dochters to the Lard Johnnestouii ; lykas he hes oblist Liraselff to^ be
assurable to the counsaill bayth for the hous and the barnis : And siclyke hes grantit
the Lard Johnnestoun, his freyndis and seruandis, lies intromittit with na geir that