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o6. Charter by Robert the Third, King of Scots, granting to his
beloved and faithful Robert Mautuleut, knight, the lands of Tybrys
with the pertinents, in the sheriffdom of Dromfres, falling to the King
by reason of forfeiture or escheat, without any other royal riglit, to be
held to the said Robert and his heirs, of us and our heirs, in fee and
heritage, for ever, in the same way, and by the same services as Greorge
of Dunbarre, sometime Earl of March, freely held the lands of the King
in times bypast. The King commands his seal to be affixed. Witnesses,
Matthew, bishop of Glasgow, Gilbert, bishop of Aberdeen, chancellor,
Robert, Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and Meneteth, the King's brother
german, Archibald Earl of Dougla.*, lord of Galloway (Galwidie), James
of Douglas, lord of Dalketh, and Thomas of Erskyne, the King's cousins,
knights, at Renfrvi', 1 1*^'* October 1401. Fragment of Seal attached.
[This charter is not included in the present Register of the Great Seal.]
57. Procuratory of Resignation by Edward of Craufurd of the
lands of Dalgarnok, 31 March 1423.
*' Be yt kenyt tyl al be thire present letteris, me, Edward of Craufurd,
sun and ayre of John of Craufurd, lord of Kyrkanderis in Portoum, tyl
haf mad, stabylysyt and ordanyt my lufyt frendis Adam of Dalzell,
Steuyn of Kyrkpatrick, and Hu of Spens, togeder and syndery, my
procuraturis and special mesangerris ;
gyfand and grantand my ful and
playn pouere to tha ilkis, Adam, Steuyn, and Hu, togeder or syndery,
ray landis of the toun of Dalgarnok, wyth thaire pertinens, lyand in the
barony of the Tyberis in the sherafdoum of Dumfres, wyth staf and
bastoun tyl vpgyf and purly and symply resyng in the handis of ane he
and mychty lord, George of Dunbare, Erl of the March and lord of
Man, my oure lord of the sayd landis. Hafand and for to haf ferm and
stabyl quat thyng so euer the saydis Adam, Steuyn or Hu, togeder or
syndery, as ray procuraturis and special mesangerris in my nan [sic,
nam] in thaire ofis of procurature ledis to be doun. In the wytnes of
the quhilk thyng to thire my present letteris of procurature, I haf
hyngyt my sel, at Kylosbern, the last day of March, the yere of oure Lord
M'^ccccxx*^ iij." Seal wanting.
[In the same year a charter is given by G3orge of Dunbarre, Earl of
March and lord of Man, to his beloved cousin, George of Kyrkpatrick, son
of Thomas of Kyrkpatrick, knight, lord of Kylosbern, of his whole lands
of the town of Dalgarnok, in the barony of Tybris, &c. for his service,
resigned by Edward of Craufurd : to be held by him and the heirs male
of his body, whom failing the said Thomas, knight, and the heirs male
of his body, whom failing the lawful heirs of the said Thomas whomsoever,
of the Earl and his heirs, in fee and heritage, for paying a silver
penny at Michaelmas in the church of St. Michael of Dalgarnok, in
name of blenchferm, if asked only. Sealetl at Dunbarre, 10 October
1423. Witnesses, Patrik of Dunbarre, the Earl's son and heir, Columba
of Dunbarre, the Earl's brother, bishop of Moray, Patrik Dunbarre,
knight, lord of Bele, Patrik of Dunbarre, his son, Gilbert Grersoun,
the Earl's bailie of Ty^[r]is, and Hugh of Spens, the Earl's esquire.
[Seal wanting.] A precept of sasine is issued by the same Earl where
he is styled George of Dunbarre, Earl of March only, directed to
Gilbert Grersoun, his bailie of Tybris, on the resignation of Craufurd,
and before the date of the charter. For it is given under the Earl's
seal at Dunbarre, 20tli August 1423. [Seal remaining—Shield, a lion
rampant ; crest, a horse's head.]
58. Charter by William Mavteland of Thirlstane, whereby for zeal
of fraternal aftection, he grants to his dearest brother german, James
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