Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn

SAINTECLAIRES OF ROSSLYN. 159
of the mafon-craft within the lodges, and for the commiflionars before
mentioned, viz. David Skowgall, Alexander Gilbert, and David Spens,
for the lodge of Saint Andrews ; Andrew Alifone, and Archibald Angone,
commiffioners for the lodge of Dumfermelyng ; and Robert Baillie for
the lodge of Hadington, with our hands lad on the pen be the Notar un-
derwritten, att our commands, becaufe we could not wreat.
Ita eft Laurentius Robertfon, Notarius Publicus, ad pnemiffa requifi-
tus de fpecialibus mandatis diftarum perfonarum fcribere nefcientium,
ut afferuerunt, tefte manu mea jtropria.
Ita eft Henricus Bannantyne, Conotarius, ad proemiffa de mandatis an-
tedidtarum perfonarum fcribere nefcientium, ut afferuerunt, tefte manu
mea, Chyrographo Walance, Andrew Sympfon, John Robertfon, Saint
Andrews; Hadingtone, P. Campbell, Will. Aytoune; Achifones Heauen,
George Attone, John Kufewer, Thomas Petteriew ; Dumfermeling,
Robert Peires.
CHARTER GRANTED BY THE MASONS TO SIR
WILLIAM SAINTCLAIR.
Be it kend till all men be thir prefent lettres, us, the Deacons, mafters
and freemen of the mafons and hamermen within the Kingdome of Scot-
land, that forfameikle as, from adge to adge, it has been obferved amongft
us and our predeceffors, that the Lairds of Roflin has ever been patrons
and protedtors of us and our priviledges, likeas our predeceffors has obey-
ed, reverenced, and acknowledged them as patrons and protedtors, wher-
of they had lettres of protection and other rights granted be his Ma-
jeftie's moft noble progenitors of worthy memory, whilk with fundrie uthir
of the Lairds of Roflins, his wreats, being confumed in ane flame of fire,
within the Caftle of Roflin, anno the confumation
and burning therof being clerly known to us and our predeceffors,