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underwritten personally appeared Sir John Skrymgeour, Constable of
Dundee, handed to the said notary to be read a certain letter on paper,
whole and entire, and not vitiated or cancelled, free from all fault and
suspicion and sealed with the signet of the king in red wax, which he
handed to the said notary, whereof the tenor follows. (Here follows
the precept in the vernacular.) After the reading of which letter the
foresaid Sir John craved a copy thereof in the form of a public instrument.
These things were done in the Church of the Friars of the town
of Dundee, year, day, month, indiction and pontificate above mentioned.
XX. Notarial Transumpt, dated April 27, 1427, of
Precept of Recognition of the third part of the
lands of Glastir, and the lands of Edirlyng, March 31,
1427.
In nomine Domini amen Noverint universi presens
instrumentum publicum inspecturi quod anno ab incarnatione
ejusdem millesimo quadringentesimo vicesimo
septimo mensis aprilis die sexto Indictione quinta pontificatus
sanctissimi in Christo patris et domini nostri Domini
Martini divina providentia pape quinti anno decimo
in mei notarii publici et testium subscriptorum presentia
personaliter constitutus nobilis vir dominus Johannes
Skrymgeour miles constabularius de Dunde quamdam
litteram papiream sanam et integram non vitiatam non
cancellatam omni prorsus vitio et suspicione carentem
signetoque domini nostri regis in cera rubea signatam
mihi notario publico infrascripto tradidit perlegendam
cujus litterae tenor sequitur et est talis. Rex Dere frende
we charg yhou yat yir Iris sene but delay yhe recognis I
our handis ye third part of ye lands of glastir and ye lands
of Edirlyg with ye ptines noth lattand ye said landis to
borch x quhil yhe hafe comaundmet of us givi und r our
1 Here it will be noticed there is no citation of the parties to the dispute.
The precept merely directs the sequestration of the lands, and declares that they
are not to be given out on security until further instructions. Borch, according
to Skene, sub voce, is 'ane cautioner, pledge or sovertie in Latine Fidejussor,'
and under Plegius he says, ' to let landes to borgh is quhen ony controversie,
being for the possession of landes, the samin after inquisition and tryall taken there-
anent, given and committed to the last lauchfull possessour of the samin lands
under borgh and caution, that he sail restore the samin to him quhom sail be
found to have richt thereto,' and then he repeats the statement made in note
as to the intervention of the superior.