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SASINE to William Turnbull, Procurator for
Helen Rutherfurd, of the Lands of Maxton-
Crag, 1504.
TRANSLATION.
In the name of God, Amen : By this present public instrument
be it plainly known to all, that in the year of the Lord's Incarna-
tion one thousand five hundred and four, the tenth day of the
month of July, the seventh indiction, and the first year of the
pontificate of the Most Holy Father in Christ and our Lord
Julius II., by Divine Providence Pope ; in the presence of me,
notary public, and witnesses underwritten, personally compeared a
discreet man, AVilliam Turnbull, son and apparent heir of Adam
Turnbull of Phillophauch, procurator, and in the name of a noble
damsel, Helen Rutherfurd, heir of the late James Rutherfurd, her
grandfather, as to me, notary public, clearly and evidently ap-
peared, by instrument of Mr. John Sawchquhy, notary public,
containing in itself the form of a procuratory, and going to the
presence of a prudent man, George Douglas of Bun Jedward,
presented to him a certain precept of sasine of a noble man, Sir
William Colwil of Wchiltre, Knight, requiring, with instance as
was meet, the said George, that he would give to him the said
William, procurator in name as above, heritable state, possession,
and sasine : which George, bailie in that part, received the same
precept into his hands, and delivered to me, notary public, to be
read ; of which precept the tenor follows in the vulgar, and is
thus : AVilliam Colvill of Wchiltre and Oxnem, Knycht, to my
lovittis George Douglas of Bun Jedward, Andro Douglas of Tyni-
pyndeane, George Rutherfurd, sone and apperand air to Jhonc
Rutherfurd of Hunduelle, my balye in that part specialie con-
stitute, greting : Forsamekill as it is evidentlie knauin to me be
our soverane lord the kingis brevys execut and retowryt, that
Helyne Rutherfurd is nearest and lawfull air to James Rutherfurd,
hir grandschir, the quhilk deit last westit and saissit of the landis
of Maxtoun Crag, with the pertinence, haldin of me as barone of
Oxnem ; quharfor I charge yow and commandis you, and ilk ane
of you conjunctlie and severalie, to pas to the said landis of
Maxtoun Crag, lyand within the shirefdom of Roxburch, and thar
that ye gif and deliver to the said Helyn or hir actornay heretabil
stait, seising, and possessione of the saidis landis of Maxton Crag,