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APPENDIX D.
IV.
[RENUNCIATION and DISCHARGE by Aexander Mont¬
gomery in favour of Henry Gyllis, Merchant of South¬
ampton, Registered 30th December 1584.]
In presens of the lordis of Counsale, compeirit personallie alexander
Montgomerie, fVrmtour to the Kingis Mai^tie, and gawe in this
renuweeatioun and dischairge vnderwrittin, subscryveit w/t/2 his hand,
and desyreit the sami/2 to be insert and registrat in ]?e buikis of
counsale, To remane ]>erin ad fterpetuam rei memoriam. To haif the
strentA, force, and effect of ane act and decreit of the lordis J/airof in
tyme tocum. The qw^flk desyre the saidis lordis thocht ressonable,
and ])er(o\r hes ordanit and ordanis the said renu/zeeatioun and
dischairge to be insert and regw/rat in thair saidis buikz>, To remane
'perin ad perpetuain rei memoriam, To hawe J>e strent/z, force, and
effect of pair act and decreit in tyme tocum, and hes interponit and
intz’/'poneis pair decreit and aut^rz’tie [>a’rto, Off the qzz/zzlk the
tennour followis : I, Alexander Montgomeray, fVruitor to the kingis
maiestie, be the tennor heirof renuncis, dischargeis, and simpliciter
reuokis all and quhatsumeuer dischargeis and acquittances quhat-
sumeuer allegeit gevein and grantit to me be henry gyllis,
Inglisman, merchand of the toun and comptie of Southhamptoun
In england; and speciallie ane allegeit discharge, maid and gevein
be the said he/zry gellis to me, of ane band and obligatioun maid
and subscryuit be me to him anent the payment of the sovvme of thre
hundrethe pundis sterling, as for the pryce of ane bark callit the
James bonaventor of southhamptoun, coft be me, Richart ramsay,
and andro martene, as equall portionaris, byaris, and Intromettoris
thairof, as the said obligatioun of the dait the second day of
December 1580 Jeiris at mair lenth proportis: And forder, I am
content, and be thir presentis consentis, that the said allegeit acquit¬
tance and discharge be null and of nane availl In the selff, and the
samin to haiff na strenth, force, nor effect, nather In lugment nor
outwith in ony tyme cuming; And to that effect I am content and
consentis that the said henrie haiff full powar and libertie to call and
persew for the haill contentis and poyntis of pz said obligatioun and
sowme of money thairin conteinit, befoir quhatsumeuer ludge or
lodges within this realme siklyk, and als frelie as he micht haiff done
In ony tyme befoir the making of the said allegeit discharge, not¬
withstanding of the saminn. And for the mair securitie, I am content
and co/zsenttis that this my revocatioun and discharge be insert and
registrar in the bukis of oure souz?/-ane lordis counsale and sessioun
ad perpetuam rei memoriam, To hawe the strent/z of ane act and