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PAPERS RELATING TO THE MEARNS 153
saidis writis war su of yame distroyit and uther su caryit
heir & yair qrof yair can na certaintie be had. Awayis
we belleif that for yl cans ye lordis suld gif ye better credit
to ye said Mr Petrie Panteris fundatioun and for proba-
tioun of ye saidis fundatioun ze may offer in the townis
name to prove possessioun of ye saidis anuell contenit in
ye foirsaid fundatioun Be poynding yrfoir and payment
maid be su of ye Laird of ballandrois predecessors. Sua
we belleif it sail be fund sufficient befoir ye lordis ye saidis
tua concurant & togidder to wit ye said Mr Petrie Panteris
auld fundatioun & possessioun be paymet and poinding
as said is albeit we can not fullelie preue ye haill quantitie
contenit in ye said fundatioun and qr it is allegit be
ballandro That he hes ane fre infeftment of King James
ye foird in the zeir of god 1m vc & tua zeiris for seruice
and dewitie usit & wount We belleif yat that will not
cut away or fundatioun of ye saids anuelrent not with¬
standing ye samen be not resseruit in his infeftmet ffor as
ye know it is ye dayle custum yat ane may gif anuell out
of his landis and his heir or successor may cu yrefter and
tak his possessioun and mak na resseruatioun nor metioun
of yr anuell giffin be his predicessor Ye sail ressaue ane
commissioun to convene with ye remanent borrowis at
yis conuentioun upoun ye tuentie seuint day of Julij
instant Thairfoir we pray zow to keip the same Ze may
lat Mr Oliver Coult sie yis present Ire Sua comittis zow
to ye protectioun of God frome Montross ye twentie tua
day of July 1590.
For the baillzeis & counsall of ye bur11 of Montross,
J. Guthre.
Gossep, efter my hairtlie commendatioun it will pleis you
to ressave yis uther tikit direct to Arthur Raa and caus him
send me hame my buk qlk he suld haue writtin to me & gif
he has not writtin ye same send me haime my awin qlk I
delyuerit to him I haue bene lang aneche frustrat yranent
thairfoir I luk y1 ze will further me yl I be not langer
frustrat.
To yair traist freind,
Johne Scot, burges in Montross.

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