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‹‹‹ prev (108) Illustrated plateIllustrated plateIndenture between Sir Hugh of Abernethy and Sir William of Douglas for the marriage of Hugh of Douglas and Marjory of Abernethy, 6th April 1259

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(109) Page 1 - Douglas and Angus charters in the Douglas Charter-Chest
THE DOUGLAS CHARTERS
(IN THE DOUGLAS CHARTER-CHEST.)
1. Indenture between Sir Hugh of Abirnythin and Sir William of
Duglas for the Marriage of Hugh of Duglas and Marjory Abirnythin.
[6th April] 1259.
Anno grade m° cc° quinquagesirno nono facta fuit hec conuencio inter dominum
Hugonem de Abirnythin ex vna parte, et dominum Willelmum de Duglas ex
altera, die dominica palmarum ad Castrum Puellarum ; videlicet, quod Hugo films
et heres dicti Willelmi de Duglas ducet in uxorem Margeriam sororem dicti
Hugonis de Abirnythin, immediate post Pascha eiusdem anni, ita ut perficiatur in
omnibus ante Ascencionem, prout vlterius in scripto continetur, ac condicione
scilicet quod dictus Hugo de Abirnythin dabit Hugoni de Duglas, filio et heredi
Willelmi de Duglas, cum sorore sua in liberum maritagium viginti marcatas terre
in villa de Glencros seu in feudo de Chabirlaynneutone, et dictus Willelmus de
Duglas dabit Hugoni filio suo et Margerie, vxori sue, viginti marcatas terre in
feudo de Duglas, ita quod dicta terra dicto Hugoni de Duglas post obitum patris
et heredibus dicti Hugonis insimul cum ceteris terris dicti Willelmi de Duglas
integre et hereditarie remaneat : ita quod dicte viginti marcate terre quas domi-
nus Willelmus de Duglas dabit dicto Hugoni, superstite patre suo, sine contradic-
cione plenarie remaneant. Efc sciendum est quod quadraginta marcate terre
predicte remanebunt in custodia dicti Willelmi de Duglas, per consilium et assensum
Hugonis de Abirnythin, ad commodum et profectum puerorum, a prima die huius
contraccionis usque ad terminum quatuor annorum plene completoruni : Et dictus
Willelmus de Duglas dicto Hugoni de Abirnythin saluos et securos fideiussores
inueniet, qui fideiussores dictis pueris terras suas et omnes fructus et commoditates
de dictis terris prouenientes, quodcunque de dicto Willelmo de Duglas contigerit,
termino prenominato elapso, restituent ; saluis racionabilibus estouariis dictorum
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