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THE WORKS OF SIR DAVID LINDSAY
13. Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1478-1495. P. *91. 27 October 1484.
The lordis of consale decretis and deliueris that Dauid lindissay alderman
of cowper sail content & pay to Johnne baxter the some of fourty twa
pundis / of the Rest of a mare some / of viijxx of merkis aucht be the
said Dauid to the said Johnne be his obligacioun shewin & producit
befor the lordis And ordanis that lettrez be writtin to distren^e him
his landis & gudis tharefor & the said Dauid was summond to this
actioun & comperit nocht. [For identification of David Lindsay,
Alderman of Cowper, with David Lindsay of the Mount, see post
No. 20.]
14. Reg. Mag. Sig., II. 1962. David Lindissay de Month witness to a
charter dated Cupar, 8 May 1490, confirmed at Perth, 7 July 1490.
15. Acta Dom. Con., 1478-1495. P. 154. 23 October 1490. In the
accioun and causs persewit be Patric Erie of Bothuile on the ta part
aganis John of Dischinton of Ardros, Henry Wardlaw of Torres, David
Boswill of Glasmonth, George Dury of that Ilk, George Ramsay of
Clatty, George Clapham of Cleschlogy, Michael Strathenry of Gibbes-
town, Alexander Admulty of that Ilk, Alexander Lochmalony of that
Ilk, Gilbert Hay of Futhy, Robert Forett of that Ilk, John Borthwick
of Gordounhall, David Lindissay of Month, John Turvet of that Ilk,
Peter of Petblatho of that Ilk, quhilkis past of befor apoun the suing
of a breve of inquest of our soueran lordis chapell purchest be George
Erie of Rothes apon certane landis & annuell [rents] be the decess of
vmquhile his grandschir for thare errour & wrangwis deliuerance in the
suing of the said breve becauss thai haue nocht Retourit these landis
vnderwrittin to the avale as tha ar jerely worth, that is to say, quhy
tha Retourit the baronry of Ballinbrech to the avale of ij(; merkis, the
quhilk extendis ^erly to vc merkis; the landis of Fethys to xx li.
quhilk extendis merely to Ixxx mercas ; the landis of Quisny & Fowliss
Mowat to xlvij mercas & a half quhilk extendis in the jer to Ixx mercas ;
the landis & baronry of Lesly to Ixxx of li quhilk extendis to to [sfc]
j° & lx li. ; and the landis of Balmulo to ten li quhilk extendis to xx li,
as wes allegit. The said Inquest beand personaly present & als the
said Patric Erie of Bothuile beand present quhilk had the Releif of
the said landis be gift of our soueran lord & the malis and proffitis
thareof quhil the lauchfull entre of the said George thareto & thare
Ressonis & allegaciouns herd & vnderstandin, & als the said George
Erie of Rothes beand summond for his entres & ofttymys callit & nocht
comperit The lordis of consale decretis & deliueris that the said personis
has errit & done wrang in the suing of the said breve becauss thai haue
nocht Retourit the said landis to the avale as thai ar merely worth, eftir
the form of the act of parliment as wes clerely befor the lordis prefit
And tharefor decernis the Retour sesing & al that folowit thareupon
to be of name avale force nor effect in tyme to cum.
16. Reg. Mag. Sig., II. 2101. Dav. Lindesay de Month witness to a
charter of Peter Petblado dated Cupar, 30 May 1492, confirmed at
Edinburgh, 22 June 1492.