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ABSTRACT OF THE DOUGLAS CHARTERS.
[1427.
eight merks Scots, due to her at terms bypast, and the said David
thereafter to pay to her during her lifetime twelve merks yearly from his
lands of Ogilby in the shire of Angus, or from his lands of Cary in the
regality of Abernethy, on account of her renunciation of her conjunct-fee
of the lands of Tyrbeg, Balmaschener, and an annualrent out of the town
of Innerychty, and of all other her conjunct-fee lands, as the widow of
Alexander of Forfar, which renunciation the said Agnes made to the said
Sir Patrick and David in her pure widowhood, the said Agnes to be
secured in the said sum ; further, the said Sheriff promises to cause
Alexander Bonkil render justice to the said Agnes as to a certain sum of
money paid to him, etc. Done in a garden on the south side of the
Friars' Church of Dundee, 24th November 1427, 61
67. Indenture between Sir Nicholas Kydde, chaplain of the chaplainry of St.
Salvator, in the parish church of St. Mary's, Dundee, and John Canty,
burgess of Dundee, whereby the former, with consent of William of Blare
of Ardeblare, patron of the said chaplainry, set in feu- farm to the said
John Canty and his heirs and assignees two acres of land belonging to
the said chaplainry, lying on the north side of the west field of Dundee,
within the boundaries described : To be held in fee and heritage for ever,
for rendering to the said Sir Nicholas and his successors, chaplains of the
said chaplainry, 6s. 8d. Scots yearly. Dundee, 12th December 1428,... 62
68. Charter by Archibald, Earl of Douglas and Longauile, granting to William
Stewart, son of the deceased Sir Robert Stewart, knight, Lord of Dursdere,
for his counsel and aid rendered and to be rendered during his lifetime to
the said Earl, the whole barony of Kirkandris, in the lordship of Eskdale,
within the shire of Dumfries : To be held the said barony, with the
superiority thereof, by the said William and the lawful heirs-male of his
body ; whom failing, by Sir David Stewart of Dursdere, knight, and the
lawful heirs-male of his body ; whom failing, by the lawful heirs whom-
soever of the said William and Sir David successively, of the Earl and
his heirs, in fee and heritage for ever, for rendering the services due and
wont. Linlithgow, 6th December 1431, 63
69. Discharge by William of Douglas, Earl of Angus, Lord of Jedworth Forest,
etc., to John Synclare, Lord of Hyrdmanistoune, of all the mails that the