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2. Charter by James, Earl of Douglas, to William of Douglas, his
son, of the barony of Drumlangryg, [1384-1388.1
Omnibiis banc cartam visuris vel audituris, Jacobus, comes de
Douglas, dominus Vallis de Lydait et baronie de Drumlanryg, salutem
in Domino sempiternam. Xoueritis nos dedisse, concessisse et hac
presenti carta nostra confirmasse Wilielmo de Douglas, filio nostro, pro
homagio et seruicio suo, omnes terras nostras tocius baronie nostre de
Drumlangryg predicte, infra vicecomitatum de Drumfres : Tenendas et
liabendas omnes dictas terras prefate baronie cum pertinenciis eidem
Wilielmo et heredibus suis de corpore suo legitime procreandis, quibus
deficientibus Archebaldo de Douglas, filio nostro, et heredibus suis de
corpore suo legitime procreandis, de nobis et heredibus nostris, in feodo
et hereditate imperpetuum, per omnes rectas metas suas et diuisas, in
boscis et planis, pratis, pascuis, et pasturis, in moris, marresiis, viis et
semitis, aquis et stagnis, venacionibus, aucupacionibus et piscacionibus,
molendinis, multuris, curiis, escaetis et curiarum exitibus, cum bondis,
boiidagiis et natiuis, et liberetenentium seruiciis, cum socco et sacca,
tolle et theme, et infangandthefe, et cum omnibus aliis libertatibus,
conimoditatibus, aysiamentis ad omnes dictas terras tocius baronie
predicte pertinentibus sen quoquomodo pertinere valentibus in futurum,
adeo libere et quiete, bene et in pace, sicut nos vel aliquis predecessorum
nostrorum dictas terras cum pertinenciis aliquo tempore tenuimus vel
tenuit, sine aliquo retinemento imperpetuum, regalitate eiusdem nobis et
heredibus nostris reseruata. Volumus eciam quod in casu, quod absit,
si
prefati Willelmus vel Archibaldus absque heredibus decorporibus suis
vt predictum est decedant, quod omnes dicte terre cum omnibus suis
pertinenciis nobis et heredibus nostris reuertantur. Faciendo inde
nobis et heredibus nostris predictus Willelmus et heredes sui predicti,
quibus forte deficientibus, predictus Archebaldus et heredes sui prefati,
seruicium vnius militis in exercitu nostro, nomine albe firme tantum, pro
omnibus aliis seruiciis secularibus, exactionibus vel demandis que de
dictis terris aliqualiter exigi poterit vel requiri. Nos vero Jacobus, comes
predictus et heredes nostri, omnes dictas terras cum omnibus suis
pertinenciis predicto Wilielmo et heredibus suis predictis, quibus
deficientibus eidem Archebaldo et suis heredibus prefatis, in omnibus
prout suprascribuntur, contra omnes homines et feminas warrantizabimus,
acquietabimus et imperpetuum defendemus. In cuius rei testimonium
huic carte nostre si gillum nostrum fecimus apponi ; hiis testibus, dominis
Archebaldo de Douglas, domino Galwidie, elacobo de Douglas, domino
de Dalketh, Jacobo de Lyndessay, domino de Crawforde, Wilielmo de
Lyndessay, Roberto Coluyle, Willemo de Borthewyk, consanguineis
nostris, militibus, Adam Forstere, Adam de Hopyringiii, Alano de
Lawedre, et multis aliis.
[Seal attached in good preservation.
de Douglas."
Translation of the foregoing charter.
Legend " Sigillum Jacobi comitis
To all who shall see or hear this charter, James Earl of Douglas, lord
of Liddisdale and of the barony of Drumlanrig, greeting in the Lord
everlasting : Know ye that we have given, granted, and, by this our
present charter, have confirmed to William of Douglas, our son, for his
homage and service all our lands of our whole barony of Drumlanrig foresaid,
within the shire of Dumfries : To be held and had all the said lands
of the foresaid barony wiili the pertinents by the same William and the
heirs of his body lawfully to be procreated, whom failing, by Archibald
of Douglas, our son, and his heirs to be lawfully procreated of his body,