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1.526.] THE DOUGLAS CHARTERS. 227
192. Discharge by David Earl of Crawford to Archibald Earl of
Angus, of contract made between Archibald Earl of Angus,
deceased, and John Earl of Crawford, anent the lands and lordship
of Craufurdmuir, and superiority of lands in Angus. 20th February
1526.
To all and sindry, quhais knawlege thir presentis sail tocum, Dauid Erie of
Craufurd lord Lyndesay, etc., greting in God evirlesting. Wittis ze, that albeit
it was contractit betuix vmquhile noble and mychty lordis, Archibald erle of
Angus lord Douglas, etc., and Johne erle of Craufurd lord Lyndesay, etc., that the
said vmquhile Archibald erle of Angus band and oblissit him, his ayris, succes-
souris, and assignais, to infeft the said vmquhile Johne erle of Craufurd, his ayris,
successouris and assignais, heretable be charter and sasing, in perpetuall, in
superiorite of certane landis and vtheris, to re-mane with thame in propriete, lyand
in the erledome of Angus ; for the renunciacioun and owrgevin of the landis and
lordschip of Craufurdmur and superiorite of the sammyn to the said vmquhile
Archibald erle of Angus, as the writtis, letteris, and documentis maid thairupone
mair fullelye contenis : Neuirtheles for certane greit plesouris, gratitudis, gud
deidis, done to ws, and sovmes of money payit for ws be ane noble and mychty
lord, Archibald now erle of Angus lord Douglas, etc., nepho, ayr and successour to
the said vmquhile Archibald erle of Angus lord Douglas, we the said Dauid erle of
Craufurd lord Lyndesay, for ws, our ayris, successouris and assignais, quytclamis,
dischargis and exoneris the said Archibald now erle of Angus, his ayris, succes-
souris and assignais, of all bandis, obligacionis, contractis, indenturis, writtis,
instrumentis, and quhatsumevir vtheris documentis, maid betuix the saids vmquhile
Archibald and Johne erles of Angus and Craufurd, concernyng the superiorite and
propriete of landis in Angus, to haue bene gevin in maner forsaid ; and of all sovmes
of money and panis quhilkis war contractit and convenit betuix thame for non
fulfilling of the said contract ; and renuncis be the tenour of thir presentis all
actioun, clame, rycht and titill of rycht, quhilkis we, our ayris, successouris and
assignais, has or ma haue be virtu of the saidis band, contract, indenturis, and
obligatioun ; and als renuncis and owrgevis frelie for evir all clame, rycht and
titill of rycht quhilkis we haue or, ma haue to the saidis landis, lordschip and
superiorite of Craufurdmur ; sauffand to ws, our ayris and successouris, erles of
Craufurd, our style of erledome of the sammyn ; and promittis nevir to persew
nor clame rycht nor titill in, nor to the saidis landis, lordschip, and superiorite of