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244 THE DOUGLAS CHARTERS. [1550.
admittimus quatenus per nostros predecessores prius fuerint ratificata, obfirmata, et
admissa ; ac eciam volumus dictam capellaniam cum vniuersis et singulis suis per-
tinenciis, emolumentis, juribus, et obuentiouibus quibuscunque imperpetuum, in
omnem vsque aeuiternitatem duraturam itidem per nos nostrosque heredes quos-
cunque tutam et defensam : Quamquidem capellaniam de nouo per nos obfirmatam,
ratificatam, et confirmatam, nunc in hoc instanti tempore dilecto nobis in Christo
seruo, Domino Joanni Maxuel, sacellano, libere, pure, et simpliciter conferrimus et
donamus, per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et diuisas quaquales fuerit, cum
vniuersis et singulis commoditatibus et pertinentiis que ad dictam capellaniam
spectare valent, vt latius in suprascripto instrumento euadit manifestum. In
quorum omnium et singulorum robur, euidentiam, et testimonium, hisce scriptis
sigillum meum proprium, vna cum subscriptione mea manuali est appensum, apud
Dowglass, die xvii mensis Januarii, anno nostre salutis millesimo quingentesimo
et quincpiagesimo ; coram hiis testibus, Johanne Dowdlas de Blentagart, Carolo
Carmycbell, Dawid Aikillis, Willelmo Dowglas de Bankend, et Johanne Wemyis,
cum diuersis aliis. Ar d Erl of Anguss.
203. Memorandum relative to the succession to the lands of Glenberwy.
[Circa 1550.]
Memorandum.
Fowr schor of zeris syn or thar by, Schir Johann Auchinlek, Lard of Auchinlek,
haid ane brothir callit Jamis. The said Schir Johann marit Deme Elspat Meluill,
and the said James his brother marit Gelis Melwill, zungar sister to Deme
Elspat Meluill, heritoris of Glenberwy.
Item, this zungast sister had na suksessioun nor heres to the half landis of
Glenberwy.
Item, Schir Johann Auchinlek had diueris barnis, amang the quhilkis his
eldast son, callit Jamis, gat ane dochtyr callit Elesabit Auchinlek, the Lard of
Glenberwis modir that now is, quhilk Jamis, Schir Johanns Auchinlekis eldast
son, deid befor his fadir and was newir enterit to na landis of Glenberwy bot
alenarlye to certen landis of Auchinlek.
Item, Elesabet Auchinlek, dochtir to Jamis Auchinlek, owr modir, enterit as
heyr to Deme Elesabet Meluill, hir Gudem, and Gelis Meluill hir Gudemis sistir, to
the haill landis of Glenberwy, be rasoun that nothir hir Guchar nor hir father was
newir sesit thar in, bot alenarly brukit thame be the curtossy of Schotland.