Historical summary of the Roger Tenants of Coupar

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petis quhilkis salbe led into our place of Cowper All on ane
day And thai sail nwrice ane rethe 5 for tod and wolf with
all other arage cariage dewiteis And dew seruice vse and
wont And thai sail put our said tak and landis to all polecie
thay may in biggin of houses planting of birkin treis eschis
osaris And Sauchis with thair defensouris keipand guid
nychtbourheid. And thair land fra guld eftir thair powar
And thai salbe reddy to all seruice in pece and weir and
hunting and sail accept the office of stodhirdrie vpoun
thame for the old feall give thai be requirit thairto And
give It happen as god forbeit at ony of thame hold ony
opinniones of hereseis agains the ordinance of Haly Kirk
and bydis obstinatlie thairat or give ony ef thame beis
apprehendit with thift resset of thift or sornaris 6 or beis
noterlie knawing adulteraris sway the saidis Crymmes be
sufhcientlie Previn vpoun thame It salbe tinsall of thair
takkis to the Committer of the said cryme and sail tyne
thair place and rycht in this present letter of tak And we
the said Abbot and convent bindis and oblisses ws and our
successouris to Acquit warand and defend this our said
Assedatioun to the persounis abune writtin induring thair
lyftymes as said Is Aganis all deidlie As Law will Attour we
the said Abbot and convent hes maid constitut and ordand
&c. our veray lauchfull and vndoutit bailze or bailzeis &c. to gif
stait and possessioun be thak and diffat &c. In witnes heirof
to this present writ subscriuit with our handis the commoun
seile of our Cheptour Is appensit at the Abbay of Cowper
the ix day of Marche in the zeir of god Ane Thowsand five
hundretht fifty and sewin zeiris et ad fabricam monestarii
soluerunt vi. lib."
5 A species of blood-hound.
6 The crime technically known as Sorning was the masterful
quartering of brigands, by which many parts of Scotland were
oppressed.