Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

648 KINNAIRD WRITS.
the liferents of Edward Bruce and . . . Crauforde, his spouse, as above, and Sir Alex-
ander's own liferent. Dated at Edinburgh, 28th November 1582. Robert Bruce, younger
of Larbertscheilles, a witness.
Assignation and disposition made by Edward Bruce, of his lyfrent of Kynnaird to the
Laird of Kilsyth : —
Dec. 23, Be it kend till all men be thir present letteris, me, Edwarde Bruce of Kynnarde, haivand
: 5°7- reservit to me, during the dayes of my lyftime, be virtue of ane contract endit and
done betwix me on the ane pairt, and ane honorabill man, Sir Alexander Bruce of Airthe,
knycht, on the itlier pairt — the lyferent and frank tenement of all and haill the fyve
pund lands of Kynnarde, with the manor place, orchartis and yairdis, with tenantis,
tenendries service of free tenentis thairof with thair pertinentis, lyand in the parochin of
St Ninian within the sheriffdom of Struiveling, to be bruicked, joysit and possessit be me,
bott (without) any molestation, trouble, or impediment — sa friely as my predecessories
bruicket the samen of befoir, to have sauld, assignit, and disponit, and by the tenour
heiroff, selles, assigns and dispones fra me, simpliciter and for ever, to the right honorabill
Sir William Levingstoune of Kilsyth, Kt, and his airis, all and haill my lyfrent of the said
lands, with manor place, orchardes and yairdis thairof — and all haifand upon the said
landis, gudis, geir, comes, cattel, and plenishing underwritten : That is to say, ten
drawing pleuch oxen, twelve milke kye, four work horses, and six yowis (ewes), three-
score bolls of beer, twelve chalders of oattis, twelve bollis of quheitt (wheat), sax bollis
of peas, with divers and sindrie ither gudis and geir, moveable and plenishing, being
upon the said landis oneywayes pertening to me. I grant me to have sauld and disponit
to the said Sir William, as I, be the tenor heiroff sellis and dispones to him and his foir-
saides the samen, with actual and reall deliverance thairoff, &c. &c. &c. In witness
quhairoff to thir my letteris of assignation subscrivit with my hand, and by the notaries
underwritten in corroboration of the same, my seal is affixit, at Glasgow, the 23d day of
December, the year of God I m V c fourscore and seven yearis. Before thir witnesses,
William Levingstone, fiar of Kilsyth; John Graham, burgess of Glasgow; Thomas Callen-
dar and William Levingstone, his secretaries, &c. &c.
(Signed) Edward Bruce of Kynnaird.
William Levingstone, witness.
John Graham, witness.
Wm. Hegart, notary, &c.
Be it kend to all men be thir present letteris, me, Sir William Levingstone of Kilsyth,
Jan. 29, Kt., to be bund and obliest, and be the tenor heirof bindis and oblissis me, my aires,
1 5 8 7-88. executor is, and assignayes, to my lovit friend Edward Bruce of Kynnarde and Elizabeth
Levingstone his future spouse, in their awin persones allerlie, that forasmekle as the said
Edwarde, for certaine greatt, weychtie causis and considerations moving him, hes made
me his irrevocable cessioner and assignee in and to the lowne of twa thousande merks
quhairintill Alexander Bruce of Arth, Kt., is indettit to him — in the power of me to resaife
the same and giff my acquittance thereupon — and als hes sauld and disponit to me his
lyfrent of the lands of Kynnarde within the parochin of St Ninians and sheriffdom of
Struiveling — with orchardis, yairdis, and manor place thairof, togidder with cornes and
cattel, guidis, gear, and plenishing, being thairon, as the particular assignations and dis-